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Chapter 16

When Xia Yulian ran in front of Ji Yanfei, she was out of breath, sweat slid down her forehead, and a few strands of black hair stuck to the side of her cheek.

He bid farewell to Luo Zhen with a short reason, reasoning that he was not feeling well, maybe he had eaten something bad, went to the bathroom and hurriedly sent a text message to Ji Yanfei, asking about the purpose of the call, but failed to get an answer, so he had to do what Ji Yanfei said.

When he came out of the bathroom, he hesitated a little whether to go back to Luo Zhen. If he heard about his health problems and asked him about his daily diet and possible causes of illness in detail, or sent him directly to the doctor, what should he do? What to do.Ji Yanfei was the explosive that ignited Luo Zhen. If he told the truth, the situation would become even more out of control for both of them.

Luo Zhen said that he was going to buy a hamburger to satisfy his hunger first, and leaving at this time was to create an opportunity for him.Xia Yulian simply walked in the other direction after leaving the house, avoiding Luo Zhen far away, waited until she got to the side of the road, and took a taxi before sending Luo Zhen a long overdue text message.

Too many people, I didn't find you, I was really unwell, so I left first, sorry.

Lies are sometimes just a shortcut to the goal, Xia Yulian thought.If there is another dispute between Ji Yanfei and Luo Zhen, the hard-won friendship will fall apart again.Luo Zhen, who was arguing with him, must be in a much worse mood than after he put the pigeons on him, more gloomy than overwhelming dark clouds.

The only possibility that Ji Yanfei came to him was about the aborted kidnapping case.Xia Yulian's heart was uneasy, shaking like a swinging pendulum.Thinking about it carefully, Ji Yanfei's letting him go home that day was definitely not showing mercy, it was probably creating an opportunity for observation and surveillance.Ji Yanfei also let go of the other kidnappers caught by him, and did not turn them over to the judiciary, and even dealt with them privately with disgraceful means.

What kind of medicine is sold in his gourd.

It should be a good thing for Luo Zhen to keep a secret from Luo Zhen. The disputes in the gray area, the competition between crows and vultures, no matter how you think about it, it is better not to intervene.

Pressed the screen of the black phone, but refused to turn it off.Xia Yulian knew that he was looking forward to the vibration of the phone.

The expected caller was not Luo Zhen, but the number that had never been stored in his phone book.

Even ten thousand reasonable excuses could not cover up his desire to see Ji Yanfei.I want to hear Ji Yanfei's voice, I want to breathe a piece of air with him, I want to see the most beautiful scenery he has ever seen in this life.

In the building where Ji Yanfei is located, layers of inorganic glass reflect the color of sunlight.Dazzling and cold, lacking warmth, just like that guy.

Xia Yulian saw the roof of that building from afar. Unfortunately, it was the rush hour for commuting. As a bustling area in the city center, the level of vehicle congestion was comparable to that of a sewer that hadn't been opened for ten years.

Really unable to stand the taxi crawling like worms, Xia Yulian used running instead of walking after paying the bill, just to reach that destination as quickly as possible.Looking at the metal watch on his wrist, he still has 7 minutes left.

The moment she unscrewed the round doorknob, Xia Yulian forgot her fear and hesitation, and only the possible dialogue with Ji Yanfei played out in his mind.

After entering the door, all he was given was the back of a leather seat.Did you go to the wrong room?he thought so.Ji Yanfei turned around Shi Shiran, crossed his hands on the table, said nothing, and an unpredictable smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

In the huge room, only Ji Yanfei's desk was lined up.Xia Yulian's rapid panting echoed in the closed room, looking out the window, the darkness began to encroach on the sunset in the sky, and the city lights began to light up.The city built of reinforced concrete has a panoramic view.

"You let those people go back to catch big fish for a long time, or let the losers who didn't complete the task accept their own punishment, don't bother you to do it? Presumably, after these days of investigation, you already know the identity of the comer well— —same to me.”

Xia Yulian's palms were covered with sticky cold sweat.The beads of sweat on the forehead did not decrease but increased, and the premature exposure of the cards that were still in the speculation stage was good or bad?If Ji Yanfei's attempt was not what he imagined, how embarrassing would that scene be.

Ji Yanfei hummed vaguely. "You're a little smarter than I thought, and that's a good point. But that's not what I came to talk about today."

Take a tour around, the surroundings are wide and the lighting is good.

"This is not a good place to kill and silence." His body was slightly approaching the door, with his toes turned outward, eager to escape.

"Ha." Ji Yanfei was surprised by Xia Yulian's guess. "I don't need to get my hands dirty for you."

The last romantic partner brought him nothing but time-consuming exhaustion.After being in the vortex of feasting and feasting for a long time, it is time to look down at the shadows under your feet.

"Stay with me." This is a declarative sentence, not an interrogative sentence asking for opinions.

Xia Yulian thought that there was an obstacle in her auditory system, and now he is Alice who has entered the fantasy world, and Ji Yanfei is the devil who lured him into going astray, and deceived him according to his wish.

"What do you mean?" He acted defensively, as if there was a scourge in front of him, about to devour him.He wished that a dagger would grow out of his hand and stab the virtual image in front of him.

Can't promise can't promise can't promise.Once he agrees, he will fall into the trap of seduction. The evil witch will tie him to the stake and execute him, and the crows will peck at the still wet eye sockets on his charred corpse.

"You understand what it means." The end of this answer was accompanied by a cool kiss.

He still underestimated Ji Yanfei's attachment once he became interested in something.Under the watchful eyes of everyone, led by Ji Yanfei, his truth-or-dare confession completely declared his surrender.

How many people can meet the opportunity where their dreams are within reach?

Xia Yulian didn't know if she saved the Milky Way in her previous life, and he got his wish.

There is still a voice in his heart, calling faintly, is this really what he expected.

Luo Zhen finally discovered the clues, and fiercely pressed him step by step to question him.Xia Yulian was ambiguous, saying that she was bitten by Ji Yanfei because she saw some of Ji Yanfei's secrets.When Ji Yanfei loses interest in him after a while, everything will be fine.

He shrugged his shoulders pretending to be relaxed, people from different worlds, even if there was an intersection, it was just an accident.

Luo Zhen's eyes were sad and lonely, as if the firewood had lost the last spark, and its vitality was extinguished in the cold winter.

"You've changed. You weren't like this before."

Xia Yulian was suddenly a little surprised by Luo Zhen's lines.The heart beat suddenly, like a wild deer meeting a beast.

"What's wrong with me." The tone was suddenly surprised, and he tried his best to pretend innocently.Don't put your inner expectations of me on the real me.

I have always been a hypocritical and vicious villain, you just know today.Look less familiar with me.I am not your criminal, there is no need to report to you.

He couldn't understand why Luo Zhen interfered a lot in matters related to Ji Yanfei.Speaking of likes and dislikes, in Luo Zhen's circle of friends, there are many people who Xia Yulian doesn't like or even hate.Some people, Xia Yulian had expressed her disgust in front of Luo Zhen in private, but the relationship between Luo Zhen and those people was still the same as before, and there seemed to be no disharmony.

Xia Yulian had asked Luo Zhen what he thought of those people, Luo Zhen looked quite nonchalant, and didn't see that he was that kind of person when he was talking, and sometimes echoed a few words, or kept silent, and then contacted as usual.

Why do you turn a blind eye to my disgust, but I have to give in again and again for your disgust.

Luo Zhen was the closest person to him, and besides his parents, he was the one who traumatized him the most.It was Luo Zhen who let him know that everyone in reality is a different individual after all.In the distant past, when Xia Yulian was a slender and fragile child dependent on others, he once had unrealistic fantasies about Luo Zhen.

With her petite and feminine appearance, her gloomy and self-contained personality, and her distorted family, Xia Yulian was bullied on campus, which was commonplace.He didn't know how to resist, the magic circle of his father's murder bound him like a curse.He feared that one day, once he took action against those who bullied him, he would repeat the mistakes of his father, and the iron cage made of metal was his future.Lacking courage, he resignedly accepted all malicious jokes, curled up in a corner and licked his wounds, like a wild cat that lost its tail by the trash can.

Wild cats at least have agility and sharp claws. Xia Yulian, it is more appropriate to call it a mass of colorless and odorless carrion.

His thin body just found an excuse for his cowardice.Anyway, you can't beat it, so it's better to admit defeat honestly.

At this moment, Luo Zhen appeared.Conforms to the setting of all hot-blooded comic protagonists, fearless, eliminates the strong and supports the weak, and upholds justice, at least Xia Yulian's justice.At that time, Luo Zhen was much taller than his peers, and since he was active in sports all the year round, he naturally would not neglect to exercise.He was the only one who stood in front of Xia Yulian and told the villain who looked like a monster with a bloody mouth that you should stop bullying him.

Luo Zhenhui will take the initiative to talk to him, call him up in group activities, and hand him snacks to share.

He thought that Luo Zhen was omnipotent, and that whatever Luo Zhen said must be correct, he just obeyed obediently.He thought that Luo Zhen was his own hero, even though he didn't completely drive away the villains, in the days to come, he intentionally or unintentionally ignored his embarrassment of being bullied.

At that time, Xia Yulian found ten thousand reasons for Luo Zhen's indifference, and she still didn't understand the true meaning of the words "youthful and frivolous" on a whim.Luo Zhen just didn't see it, he just encountered some troubles, not because he didn't want to help me.

Wrong self-comfort, until he saw Luo Zhen hooking shoulders with others, talking and laughing.The content of the joke is about him.

He hid at the top of the stairs and heard all the content. The immature him hoped that it was all his auditory hallucinations.

A boy who had just finished playing basketball and wiped his sweat with a T-shirt teased: "You care so much about Xia Yulian, do you mean that you are interested in that damn bitch?"

Xia Yulian's blood rushed instantly, her face became flushed, she covered her face with her hands, anxiously waiting for Luo Zhen's response.

"How is it possible. Even if I'm blind, I can't possibly like an ugly and stupid dwarf. You have something wrong with him, right?" Luo Zhen's voice sounded rather annoyed, as if he was eager to get rid of the boundaries.There were laughter and playful sounds from all around, only Xia Yulian was alone in the scorching summer, like falling into an ice cellar.

The current Xia Yulian, no matter how her heart is turned upside down, she can respond with a smile on the surface, which proves that he has much more room for improvement than you, and by the way, make a funny face to make herself even uglier.At that time, Xia Yulian's chills spread from her feet to her head, soaking into the marrow of her bones. He tried hard to tell himself to be strong. There were too many words that were too much for Luo Zhen, and he could manage to be indifferent.In the end, I couldn't hold it back and wept loudly.

He wanted to run away, appear in front of Luo Zhen, stop his way, and ask him face to face why he wanted to help him.But the figures of Luo Zhen and his friends drifting away disappeared from his vision.If he appeared at an untimely moment, would Luo Zhen run away, or would he not care?

To this day, Xia Yulian still doesn't know the answer.That cowardice prevented him from humiliating himself, which might be a good thing.

After crying hoarsely, her tears ran dry, and her sleeves were all wet, Xia Yulian staggered and staggered back home.

The next day, when Luo Zhen took the initiative to ask him to borrow stationery, he decided to forgive Luo Zhen.

No matter what Luo Zhen did to him, he would always forgive Luo Zhen's mistakes and always agree to Luo Zhen's request.Xia Yulian couldn't refuse the first person who offered an olive branch to her imprisoned self.

A few years later, when Xia Yulian was able to face the scar directly, he asked Luo Zhen about him.Luo Zhen only gave him blank eyes and unintelligible questions, "Did I say that?" Then he apologized very sincerely, even though he had forgotten his stubborn past.

For the belated apology, Xia Yulian didn't care, just treat it as a daily greeting, and forget it after hearing it.Luo Zhen at this time was no longer that important to him, and the weight of an apology was lighter than a feather.

"When did you become used to lying to me? I thought you were someone who could confide in you." Luo Zhen's voice trembled imperceptibly, and the eye sockets were red, and water droplets condensed in the eye sockets, making them wet eyelash.

Most of Xia Yulian's accumulated impatience and anger were extinguished by his unshed tears.The wounding reply was held back to the chest again, the rotten roots buried in the soil, if they were pulled out in broad daylight, they would only emit the stench of the decomposition of the colony.

If you don't want to tell me, do you really think I don't know anything?

No one is perfect, Xia Yulian knows this better than anyone else.The ignorance faded away, and he realized that Luo Zhen was just a somewhat impulsive and stupid boy. His emotions controlled his behavior more than his reason. Today's events can't be remembered tomorrow. With good luck, and occasional mistakes, he can always save himself from danger.Getting along with each other for a long time made Xia Yulian almost ignore that Luo Zhen is actually a kind of person whose family background and looks are not bad.

Xia Yulian felt a sense of powerlessness towards Luo Zhen, he couldn't let You Yu know what it's like to fly, just like a happy person, it's impossible for him to understand him.

At that time, Xia Yulian, who had just made friends and could barely be regarded as a friend, had a completely different view of Luo Zhen than today.He almost told Luo Zhen, what I hate is not just those who name you, but everyone who is close to you.

That was the longing and admiration for Ji Yanfei, a completely different feeling.He feels conflict and jealousy towards Luo Zhen's friends other than him, and his desire for monopoly is exhausted in the boiling day by day.

Obviously you already have me who can come and go when you call, why do you need other friends.

And returning to the person who was crying in front of him, Xia Yulian picked up a tissue and gently wiped the teardrops from the corners of her eyes.

Why did he almost ask stupid questions more than once to such a powerless poor thing, who is more important in your heart, me or others.

What did you think of yourself at that time?Xia Yulian was occasionally reminded of that lush time, and suddenly felt like a lifetime away.

He exhausted his enthusiasm for real human beings on Luo Zhen in his youth, and finally found that mortals could not achieve his ideals.

"I don't know what kind of relationship I have with him." These were the most sincere words Xia Yulian said to Luo Zhen.

After a few words of casual coaxing, Luo Zhen, who was comforted by him, immediately stabilized his mood.As if marching for three days and three nights and exhausted all his strength, he leaned against his shoulder.Luo Zhen's weight was not light, and his bones were also extremely hard. Xia Yulian suddenly felt a little uncomfortable under the hot weight of others, but she didn't break free.

It is almost impossible for him to refuse Luo Zhen, that is his benefactor.Including educating him that illusions are meant to be shattered.

"Then do you know what it has to do with me?"

Luo Zhen was still as stupid as ever, just now he had stopped to show his weakness, and in a blink of an eye he was not willing to fall into the disadvantage and asked.

impromptu relationship.Xia Yulian thought coldly.What came out of his mouth was another answer, "Friends."

Luo Zhen rubbed against the side of his neck and pressed a kiss on his lips.An eager posture, like a cub thirsting for blood.

Xia Yulian punched him in the stomach, Luo Zhen was in pain, but still didn't let go.So Xia Yulian took more violent actions, strangled Luo Zhen's neck, and pushed him away from her side.

Time is fair to everyone, Xia Yulian doesn't think so.He has grown up, and Luo Zhen is still the child who is full of emotions and anger.Acting like a baby in his own way, only the state officials are allowed to set fire and the people are not allowed to light lamps.

Nothing to be surprised about.If you don't want to tell me, do you really think I don't know anything?