leaving marks

Chapter 34

"Chen Jie." When the name was called out, Song Wenran felt a little dazed, as if he had returned to the army several years ago, and spent time with the comrades in the same squad day and night.

Chen Jie took off his hat. His hair was very short, and there were sparse stubbles on his chin. He looked a bit decadent, but still handsome.

Xu Chu said at this time: "I just said that I remember that you two have a very good relationship!"

Wen Wenqian lay on Song Wenran's back and hugged his neck unconsciously.

Chen Jie glanced at Wen Wenqian and asked Song Wenran, "Your daughter?"

Song Wenran laughed, "No, it's my sister."

Chen Jie raised his hand and touched Wen Qian's face. His fingers were rough, which made Wen Qian's face a little painful. He quickly lay down on Song Wenran's other shoulder to avoid it, and then he said, "You have such a young sister. ? Why didn’t I hear you mention it before?”

Song Wenran didn't answer this question, but changed the subject and asked, "Are you going upstairs to the Muay Thai gym?"

Chen Jie nodded and said, "Didn't I teach you before? I remember that you learned very well, and later you played better than my master."

Song Wenran just smiled.

Chen Jie raised his head to look at the signboard of the Muay Thai gym hanging on the wall, and suddenly understood, he said, "Are you also here to box?"

Song Wenran said: "Come here once in a while as a training partner."

Xu Chu said at this time: "Hey! Why are you still punching? Brothers have not seen each other for so long, let's go have a meal together!"

Chen Jie looked at Song Wenran and asked, "Is there anything wrong? Let's have dinner together."

Song Wenran lifted Wen Qian to the top and said, "Okay."

Xu Chu cheerfully stretched out his hand to embrace Chen Jie's shoulder, and pulled Song Wenran's arm with the other hand, "Let's go, let's go to eat first, it's rare for the brothers to have a chance to get together, and we must have a good drink later." cup."

Wen Qian grabbed Song Wenran's shoulder and asked in a low voice, "Don't you want to eat pizza?"

Song Wenran turned his head and whispered in her ear, "Let's eat at night."

Wen Qian leaned her head on his shoulder and replied softly, "Okay."

Xu Chu took the two of them to find a Chinese restaurant nearby, and as soon as he entered, he asked the boss if there was any private room, and he wanted one.

Song Wenran took Wen Qian to the bathroom first, and asked her to go in by herself, while he stood outside and waited.Just at this time, Chen Jie came over, saw him waiting at the door, and said, "Such a young sister is almost like taking care of a daughter, right?"

Song Wenran smiled helplessly, "Yes, there is no way."

Chen Jie asked him: "Are you married?"

Song Wenran shook his head, hesitated a little and asked, "What about you?"

Chen Jie said: "I am living an unstable life, how can I get married?"

After he finished speaking, Wen Qian came out of the bathroom and ran towards Song Wenran.Chen Jie reached out and patted Song Wenran's arm, and went into the bathroom next door.

Song Wenran took Wen Qian back to the private room and sat down. Xu Chu had already ordered a table of dishes and was waiting for them.Seeing Song Wenran, he asked, "Do you want a drink, little sister?"

"No need," Song Wenran led Wen Qian to sit on the chair, "Just drink some water."

Wen Qian didn't eat the pizza, she was not very interested, and sat quietly beside Song Wenran.

After a while, Chen Jie also came back from the bathroom, sat down opposite Song Wenran, took out a cigarette case to smoke for the two of them, Song Wenran refused, "I don't smoke, thank you."

Chen Jie looked at him and said, "It's rare that it hasn't changed for so many years."

Song Wenran also looked at Chen Jie, but felt that Chen Jie was not quite as he remembered him, he looked mature and haggard.In fact, no matter whether it was Chen Jie or Xu Chu, who seemed to spend a lot of money, he could tell that he was not doing very well in this society, which made Song Wenran a little sad.

Xu Chu lit a cigarette and said to Chen Jie, "Song Wenran was demobilized before he changed jobs."

Chen Jie was a little surprised, and asked, "Why?"

Song Wenran said: "There is nothing to do about the family affairs."

Hearing his tone of reluctance to go into details, Chen Jie didn't ask any more questions, but just nodded and said, "At that time you were the best, and you ranked first in all grades. It's a pity."

Song Wenran shook his head, "It's meaningless to say these things."

"That's right," Xu Chu raised his finger and pointed at him, "It's all in the past, it doesn't make any sense to talk about it now, people have to look forward, right?"

Song Wenran said, "Yes."

Chen Jie seemed to be very interested in Song Wenran, he asked him: "Then what do you do now?"

Song Wenran said, "I'm driving someone."

Chen Jie propped his chin with one hand, and with a cigarette between his fingers, he asked, "Driving? For whom?"

Song Wenran suddenly felt unwilling to mention Bai Chong in front of them, and just said, "A professor in a school."

After hearing this, Xu Chu said, "The professor also wants to hire a driver these days?"

Song Wenran smiled and said, "He has an administrative position in the school, so he arranged for a driver."

Xu Chu said "Oh", tilted his head and stared at Song Wenran, "An official?"

Song Wenran could only say: "Yes."

Xu Chu nodded and flicked the ash in the ashtray.

Wen Qian was not used to people smoking. She frowned slightly and looked at Song Wenran. Song Wenran didn't want to keep Wen Qian in such a smoky environment. He touched Wen Qian's head and said, "I'll ask the waiter to order some food. You eat first, and I'll ask my elder brother to pick you up, okay?"

Xu Chu laughed and asked, "Are you used to being treated, little sister?"

Song Wenran said: "She is going to take a nap after lunch, I will ask my brother to pick her up later."

Chen Jie picked up the spoon on the table, stood up and asked Song Wenran to hand him the small bowl in front of Wen Qian, and said, "Have some soup first."

Song Wenran picked up the bowl and gave it to him, saying, "Thank you."

Chen Jie raised his head towards Song Wenran, "Do we need to be so polite?"

Indeed, they ate and slept together for a long time, the two of them hid secretly and he smoked with Chen Jie, they knew all the secrets of each other almost without reservation, he even felt that even if they separated in the future, they would be like friend forever.

As a result, many things cannot withstand the slow erosion of time, and feelings are no exception.

There is another thing Song Wenran never told Chen Jie, that is, he pays too much attention to Chen Jie's body.It wasn't there at the beginning, but gradually developed during getting along. He found that Chen Jie's tight chest and abdomen, arms and the smell of sweat after exercise were all attractive to him, which made him admire him for a long time. So confused.He was also a little confused whether this attraction was caused by this person, or simply because of this male body.

Chen Jie scooped up a bowl of soup for Wen Qian, and when Song Wenran took it, he taught Wen Qian to thank her brother.

Wen Qian raised her head and said to Chen Jie, "Thank you brother."

Chen Jie smiled and said nothing.

Song Wenran ordered rice for her again, and called Wen Wenyao while letting her eat.

Seeing that he was taking care of his younger sister, Chen Jie took the initiative to help him pick up food and said, "You can eat more yourself." Then he put down his chopsticks and asked Song Wenran, "You drive for the school leader. How much is your income?"

Song Wenran thought for a while and replied: "More than 3000 a month."

"Do you want to buy social insurance?" Xu Chu asked.

Song Wenran nodded, and then he saw Chen Jie and Xu Chu look at each other.I don't know why, but Song Wenran felt a little uncomfortable when they looked at each other. From the time they met to now, they asked a lot about his recent situation. He always thought it was just ordinary greetings, but now he felt like he was being chased to inquire about his privacy.

He lowered his head and picked up a piece of sausage for Wen Qian.

Xu Chu sighed: "It's not easy to work outside now. Everyone has to look at education and work experience. People like us come out, or we can do some business, or we can sell some labor."

Chen Jie smiled, and said indifferently: "Who told you not to study hard, and to join the army if you don't go to college?"

Xu Chu said "Tsk", "Who will be a soldier when they all go to college? Let the college students carry guns to fight?"

Chen Jie stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder, "There is a division of labor in society, and different people have to do different things."

Xu Chu said: "Then we are sacrificing our youth for the country in vain!"

He spoke quite loudly, Wen Qian didn't understand why, so she raised her head to look at him, and then looked at Song Wenran nervously.

Song Wenran picked up the wine glass in front of him and said, "Come on, let's not talk about this, brothers and sisters have not seen each other for so long, we should have a few more drinks to cheer ourselves up."

Chen Jie also said: "Yeah, it's useless to talk about what to do." He picked up the wine glass and touched Song Wenran first, then bumped Xu Chu with his elbow, "Come on, pick up the glass ah!"

Xu Chu then picked up the wine glass, touched them, and drank it down.

When putting down the wine glass, Xu Chu's mobile phone in his pocket rang suddenly. He took out the mobile phone and glanced at it, and said, "I'm going out to answer a call," then grabbed the mobile phone and walked outside.

Wen Qian still doesn't know anything, just burying her head and sipping food.

The whole private room suddenly fell silent, as if he and Chen Jie were the only ones left.Chen Jie was addicted to cigarettes. He didn't eat much while sitting on the seat, but he smoked one cigarette after another. While smoking, he looked at Song Wenran. His eyes were covered by the smoke, and his eyes were blurred.

Song Wenran couldn't bear this kind of silence, he asked Chen Jie: "What are you doing now?"

Chen Jie smiled and said, "I'm also a teacher."

"Be a teacher?" Song Wenran was a little surprised.

Chen Jie's smile became a bit self-deprecating, and he said: "I teach physical education in elementary school. Didn't I go to a junior college after I retired from the army? It is true that it is difficult to find a decent job without a degree. My parents were not in good health and couldn't go far, so I decided to study for two years and stay."

Song Wenran listened quietly. He remembered something and asked a little strangely: "I remember that your hometown is not here."

Chen Jie shook his head, "No, I just came out last year."

"Why did you suddenly decide to come out again?" Song Wenran asked.

Chen Jie said: "My father passed away early last year, and my mother moved to my sister's place to take care of the children. There happened to be some unpleasant things at the school, so I quit my job. Xu Chu contacted me and asked me to come and work with him. I I thought it was just an opportunity, so I came here.”

Song Wenran sighed softly, "I'm sorry, I didn't know my uncle had passed away."

Chen Jie waved his hand, "He has been in poor health, and we are mentally prepared, so you don't have to worry about it. But, you don't want to ask what kind of business Xu Chu and I are doing now? Are you interested in doing business with us? ?”

Song Wenran was about to ask them what they were doing when his cell phone rang suddenly.He apologized to Chen Jie and connected the phone.

This is an incoming call from an unfamiliar number. After connecting, Bai Yangyu's voice came from inside, saying to him, "I'm here to pick up Wen Qian."

Song Wenran said, "Wait a moment."

He hung up the phone and said to Chen Jie: "I'm going out for a while, my brother is here to pick me up."

Chen Jie nodded, "Go."

Song Wenran asked Wen Qian, "Have you eaten yet?"

Wen Qian rubbed her belly and said, "I'm full."

He then took Wen Qian's hand and led her out of the private room.There is a small balcony on one side of the corridor. Xu Chu was standing there on the phone. When Song Wenran passed by him, he heard him say in a fierce tone: "What are you afraid of? Find some people to stop him, block the car and pull them down !"

Wen Qian raised her head and looked at Song Wenran with some fear.

Song Wenran put his index finger to his lips to signal her to keep quiet, and walked out with light steps. When he reached the end of the corridor, he couldn't help but turn his head and glance at the closed private room door.

He didn't know what kind of business Xu Chu and Chen Jie were doing now, but those probably weren't what he wanted to do.

Coming out of the restaurant, Song Wenran saw Wen Wenyao's car parked by the side of the road, but Bai Yangyu was the only one in the car.

Bai Yangyu opened the door to get out of the car, and said, "The teacher asked me to come and pick up Wen Qian."

Song Wenran brought Wen Qian over, and when she was hugging her into the back seat, Wen Qian grabbed Song Wenran's sleeve and said, "Second Brother, aren't you going back?"

Song Wenran looked at her with some hesitation.

Bai Yangyu was still standing by the car, and asked Song Wenran, "Do you want to go back? I can wait for you."

Song Wenran hesitated for a while and made up his mind. He said to Bai Yangyu, "Wait for me a little bit." Then he went back to the restaurant.

When he entered the private room, Xu Chu had already finished his phone call and came back to sit down. When the door opened, he heard Xu Chu whisper to Chen Jie, "That man is in trouble. I've asked someone to take care of him."

Chen Jie held the small wine glass and shook it, but said "um" and said nothing.

Song Wenran walked in, saw the two of them looking at him, and said: "I'm really sorry, my brother is in a hurry, I'm afraid I have to go back now. I've settled the bill, next time we have a chance Get together again."

Xu Chu said "Ouch", "What happened? Do you want brothers to help?"

"It's all a family matter," Song Wenran quickly refused, "I don't need to bother you. It's just that I have to go now, and I'm sorry to spoil the fun."

Chen Jie said: "No one can expect something unexpected. If there is any embarrassment, go back quickly."

Song Wenran said: "Then eat slowly, I'll go first." After speaking, he waved to the two of them and left the private room.

Song Wenran walked towards the outside of the restaurant along the corridor in front of the private room. Just as he stepped out of the restaurant door, he heard Chen Jie's voice behind him: "Song Wenran!"

He had to stop to see Chen Jie chasing him.

Chen Jie chased after him, took out his mobile phone and said, "Leave a contact information, I will stay in this city in the future, and we can often go out for drinks when we have the chance."

Song Wenran took out his mobile phone and said, "Do you still remember the mobile phone number you left me when you left the army?"

Chen Jie looked at him inexplicably.

Song Wenran said, "I still have that number, but you don't seem to be using it anymore."

Chen Jie recalled for a while, and said: "Oh, that number has been suspended for several years, and then I lost my mobile phone, and many friends' numbers disappeared, and I didn't have a chance to notify when I changed the number."

Song Wenran smiled and wrote down his mobile phone number.

Chen Jie suddenly put his hand on his shoulder and looked outside, and asked, "Which one is your brother? Let me see what he looks like."

Song Wenran told him: "He didn't come, but his students came."

"Oh," Chen Jie's tone sounded a little regretful, "I always heard you mention that you have an older brother, so I want to see what he looks like."

Song Wenran could only say: "Next time, I will introduce you when I have a chance."

Chen Jie let go of the hands on his shoulders, looked at him and said in a deep voice: "Seeing that you can get along well with your brothers now, I am also happy for you. No matter what your father has done, you are brothers after all. They should take care of each other.”

Song Wenran nodded silently.

Chen Jie patted him on the shoulder, "Go back quickly." After speaking, he turned and walked into the restaurant.

"Chen Jie!" Song Wenran couldn't help calling out to him.

Chen Jie stopped and turned around, "Huh?"

Song Wenran struggled in his heart, and finally said: "It's nothing, I'll go first."

Chen Jie smiled and waved to him.

Song Wenran opened the passenger car door full of thoughts and got in.

Bai Yangyu asked him: "Can I go?"

Song Wenran said, "Let's go."

Bai Yangyu started the car, stepped on the accelerator and coasted into the driveway.

Song Wenran was still thinking about hearing the phone call from Xu Chu. He stopped Chen Jie just now and wanted to ask if he and Xu Chu were doing some illegal business, but in the end he didn't ask. I was a little afraid to hear the answer, and felt that I had no position to dissuade anyone.

The reunion with Chen Jie today was really too sudden. He is still in a daze. He feels that he still has a lot to say to Chen Jie, but he doesn't like the feeling of being alone with Chen Jie. , which made him slightly uncomfortable.So in the end, he decided to find an excuse to leave early, and save some words for later, if there is a chance to say them.

Song Wenran was in a daze all the way, until Bai Yangyu backed the car into the parking space, turned off the engine and said to him: "Here we are." He raised his head to look outside, and asked strangely, "Where is this?"

Bai Yangyu said, "The underground parking lot."

Song Wenran suddenly realized that this was the underground parking lot of the community Wen Wenyao lived in. He didn't tell Bai Yangyu where he was going, and Bai Yangyu brought them all back.

"Is my brother at home?" Song Wenran asked Bai Yangyu.

Bai Yangyu opened the door and got out of the car, saying, "Yes."

Now that they were all here, Song Wenran decided to sit with Wen Wenyao for a while. He opened the car door and got out of the car, went to the back row to pick up Wen Wenqian who had fallen asleep, and walked towards the elevator with Bai Yangyu.