The newspaper slowly revealed its face. Ye Gu, as solemn as before, folded the newspaper and walked to the center island.
"You are the only one with a mouth."
Xi Jinzhou, among other things, has a first-class and innate skill of hurting others.
He nonchalantly sat down opposite Ye Gu, turning the water glass in his hand and tapping his knuckles on the tabletop of the island table, making a dull sound.
"You want her to stay and you still want to use my name. It's because you have no words."
These two apartments were Ye Gu's real estate. When they were built here a few years ago, he had chosen the location. At that time, he had conflicts with his family for a period of time, and he encountered another problem in company affairs. Misfortunes never come singly. .
Ye Gu was not the type to complain to others, so he moved here to live by himself, which also gave himself time to calm down and space to solve problems.
After living in one place for a long time, I got used to the living environment here and didn't bother to move back. I just went back to Ye's house every week to see my elders.
He didn't want ignorant people to live across the street, so he simply bought both rooms at that time to cut off the trouble.
But I didn't expect it would be as useful as it is today.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Xi Jinzhou just swallowed helplessly, "Ye Gu, why didn't I realize that you were such a shy person before?"
It was well known that Ye Gu liked to tease Luo Yang when he was in school. At that time, Ye Gu looked like an annoying little kid. He liked to grab people's ponytails and also liked to come back from the teacher's office in Luo Yang. While walking, he quietly stretched out his foot and deliberately tripped her.
Luo Yang has a gentle temper. Except for the occasional warning in his eyes, he is the only girl who has not said harsh words to him.
Ye Gu is an out-and-out mischievous person who always says what he wants. I don’t know when he started to speak with caution and maturity became his normal state.
Xi Jinzhou was once very unaccustomed to his changes, but after Luo Yang left, Ye Gu's state of mind became even more ingrained, and Xi Jinzhou roughly guessed the reason.
As he spoke, the silent calico cat walked proudly from the study and curled up in the cat nest at Ye Gu's feet, combing its fur quietly.
Ye Gu lowered his eyes and looked at the cat, vaguely remembering that night of heavy rain.
That day was the day Luo Yang's mother was cremated. The fire in the funeral home was as big as the sudden rainstorm that day, but it was much hotter than the rain.
Ye Gu attended Yang Yue's final farewell ceremony together. Standing on the outside of the circle, he could only vaguely see Luo Yang standing in front of Yang Yue, who was lying peacefully.
The expected tearful eyes or collapse and crying did not appear in front of him, and Ye Gu felt like he didn't recognize her in a daze.
In the past, Luo Yang was a soft but simple girl who could cry but also unconsciously failed to hide her fragility.
But that day, he saw the probing look in Luo Yang's eyes mixed with weighing the pros and cons, so calm that it was scary.
Yang Yue treated Ye Gu very well during his lifetime, and the farewell ceremony was officially over, which meant that there was no longer a gentle and smiling woman named Yang Yue in this world.
Although Ye Gu is not a sentimental person, he is not without the ability to perceive emotions. He can clearly distinguish what is good and what is bad.
On the way home, the rain from the sky fell overwhelmingly without warning, washing away the people and the earth by surprise.
While Ye Gu was taking shelter from the rain, he saw Luo Yang squatting quietly near the park. She was squatting in front of the flower bed without an umbrella.
She was wearing a white dress, the hem of which was stained with mud and mottled.
Seeing the rain falling unchecked, and she not looking for a place to take shelter, Ye Gu was furious and wanted to go up and ask her what she was doing.
But suddenly I saw a scrawny calico cat in the flower bed. Because of the rain, it had been soaked and had ugly patches of hair clinging to its body that had been artificially shaved.
The kitten meowed weakly and was very weak. Luo Yang seemed to be unaware of the heavy rain. He just followed the kitten's back, whispered comfort and talked to him: "Don't you have a home too? But I can't raise you either. Well, because I didn’t have a home just now, it doesn’t matter, I will give you delicious food, you have to live well.”
Not knowing how much water had penetrated in the rainy day and how soaked his clothes were, Luo Yang slowly stood up when the heavy rain gradually stopped.
Perhaps he had been crouching for too long and was a little congested. A black circle of light surrounded his eyes. His feet were light and he was about to fall over.
Ye Gu almost rushed out, but Luo Yang grabbed the thick and wet tree trunk next to him with quick eyes and hands. Because he was too scared, he dug his nails on the tree trunk and half of his nails were broken off.
Seeing Luo Yang disappear at the end of the turn, Ye Gucai dared to step out of the darkness.
My eyes wandered in front of the flower bed, and finally I saw the thin kitten. After a closer look, I saw a small handkerchief was placed under the kitten. The handkerchief was already a little yellow, but I could still tell that the owner valued it. It was clumsy. The embroidery skills are excellent, but there is no sign of stitches coming off.
That was a birth gift given to Luo Yang by Yang Yue's best friend when she was born.
Looking at the calico cat squatting on the handkerchief and meowing, Ye Gu fell into silence.
It turned out that she was not sad, but because she was too sad, she showed her most vulnerable side in front of a kitten on a rainy day, telling her that she had no home.
But at that time, Ye Gu didn't know how to get back the old Luoyang, so he could only secretly watch her while she was feeding the cat.
Later, Luo Yang wanted to take the cat home quietly and keep it in the utility room, but Luo Ke, who occupied the magpie's nest, threw the box and handkerchief into the garbage truck.
Fortunately, Ye Gu stopped the car and secretly took the cat and handkerchief home.
He was not good at naming, and he had never raised a small animal before. He simply followed the crowd and called him "Mimi", and he has been calling him "Mimi" ever since. Luo Yang still doesn't know that the cat did not actually die unexpectedly, but Ye Gu has never told anyone about this matter. Only Xi Jinzhou knew about Ye Gu's secret when he broke into the matter one time.
"So it was Rocco who did it?"
Ye Gu turned a deaf ear to Xi Jinzhou's temptation and filtered it automatically.
Xi Jinzhou acquiesced, "That's right, so what are you going to do? After your marriage is decided, it will no longer be a matter for two people, but a matter for two families."
In terms of mental age, Xi Jinzhou is obviously still a few years older than Ye Guxu. He has a clear mind and is better at weighing pros and cons and staying calm.
Ye Gu had said before that if Xi Jinzhou also went into business, he might not be Xi Jinzhou's opponent.
Because he is too thoughtful, a person who takes the wrong approach will eventually be defeated by a thoughtful opponent.
The cat probably squatted at his feet for a long time without getting the caress it wanted. It meowed "meow" and walked slowly away with elegant steps.
Ye Gu suddenly snorted softly, the cup in his hand fell on the shiny countertop, and his finger joints clicked.
That penetrating and careless look reappeared.
"Who is her family?"
Xi Jinzhou was stunned for a second, then lowered his head and smiled, "As expected of you, you're really good. Anyway, you just have to be measured."
Before leaving, Ye Gu stopped Xi Jinzhou, his eyes wandering and his hands in his pockets.
"Hey, is she...crying?"
With a "Pfft" sound, Xi Jinzhou laughed. He held on to the door frame to slow down the rising force, and then slowly spoke.
"Are you kidding me? How old is she? She can cry? Besides, if she wants to cry, she won't cry in front of me. Really, why don't you worry about yourself and go and see it? You're a coward."
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"You!" Ye Gu was furious, the ends of his eyes were red, and the corners of his mouth trembled slightly, but he soon became defeated.
"I won't argue with you. If you want my wine next time, don't even think about it!"
Xi Jinzhou: "..."
Those who don't know think that Ye Gu is only ten years old and always likes to use things to threaten others.
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The midnight moon was covered, no light could be seen, and the whole room was empty. No one really lived there, but an aunt should come to clean it regularly. The room was spotless, and the objects were neatly placed.
Luo Yang suffered from insomnia and paced around the room aimlessly. The floor slippers were men's and they were inevitably not suitable for her feet. They were sloppy and the white insteps had clear bones.
Xi Jinzhou still loves reading books as always. There are many books on medicine on the bookshelf. She has only heard of them in school, but they are not in her field, so she has not understood them in depth.
Luo Yang likes to listen to the sound of turning books. The texture of the turning pages and the blowing wind carry the unique smell of ink, which always calms her down when she is anxious and bored.
Like a magical magic.
I randomly picked out a book of poems and took it out.
——"Moonlight falls on the left hand"
The name is very beautiful, and Luo Yang is naturally irresistible to good-sounding book titles.
When I was bored, I sat cross-legged on the sofa with this book in my arms. There was a cup of steaming boiled water on the table.
The pages are very flat, but the overall color of the book is a little yellowed. It seems that Jin Zhou has purchased this book a long time ago.
Looking at page after page, Luo Yang gradually immersed himself in it. Every poem was filled with mud and sand. Under the roar of smoke and fire, what he wrote was real life. Pain coexisted, but he still had to go on.
Dragging the mortal body, I kept walking in pain.
Fortunately, Miss Xiuhua has a puppy, Xiaowu.
Thinking back, she was once accompanied by a docile kitten. In the days when Yang Yue left, feeding the kitten every day became her last expectation that would not disappear on her way home from school every day.
But then...
Forget it, Luo Yang didn't want to think about those disgusting people and things anymore.
The dog-eared page suddenly appeared in front of Luo Yang as the spine of the book was folded excessively. The title of the book was concise and clear, only the word "Youth".
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He wants to chase a butterfly over the mountain
His white sneakers are dirty
There are sweat stains on the shirt too
At that time, my home was in the countryside, with smoke rising from the kitchen
Birds singing sideways
At that time he did not know that he would have an old lover in the future
He ran in the fields, carrying the wind
He runs in the sky, carrying the clouds
It is a green butterfly, born in the water of childhood
At that time he didn't believe he would grow up
He wants to go over the mountain to chase a butterfly
He didn’t know that a middle-aged man had dreamed of him
The middle-aged man became old and dreamed of him again
He didn’t know the road he ran
Curling up in a ball
Soon after, he threw it away and let it gather dust year after year
After Luo Yang finished reading, he was silent for a long time, then breathed a sigh of relief and murmured softly: "Is Dr. Xi so sentimental?"
She was stunned until she saw a signature signed on it.
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: Recorded on February 7, 2016. I wish you good health and good luck, and hope you can get your boy back.
Ye Guliu
(End of chapter)
The author said: Note: He wants to chase a butterfly over the mountain
His white sneakers are dirty
There are sweat stains on the shirt too
At that time, my home was in the countryside, with smoke rising from the kitchen
Birds singing sideways
At that time he did not know that he would have an old lover in the future
He ran in the fields, carrying the wind
He runs in the sky, carrying the clouds
It is a green butterfly, born in the water of childhood
At that time he didn't believe he would grow up
He wants to go over the mountain to chase a butterfly
He didn’t know that a middle-aged man had dreamed of him
The middle-aged man became old and dreamed of him again
He didn’t know the road he ran
Curling up in a ball
Soon after, he threw it away and let it gather dust year after year
Selected from "Youth" in "Moonlight Falls on the Left Hand" by Yu Xiuhua