Jiang Beiyuan turned over with difficulty, not wanting to pay attention to the noisy sound, and subconsciously wanted to cover his whole body with a quilt, only to find that he was lying on the cold floor, empty, where was the quilt.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
The knocking on the door became more and more impatient.
Jiang Beiyuan frowned and stood up, stepped on the empty wine bottle, and went out to open the door.
The moment they looked at each other, Xu Kuangjie was stunned.
Is the man in front of me with messy hair, sloppy beard, gray face, and red bloodshot eyes really Jiang Beiyuan
That Jiang Beiyuan who always struck him as extremely neat and meticulous in everything?
Xu Kuangjie rubbed his eyes several times, thinking he was dreaming.
Just rub your eyes and you will wake up from the dream.
“…”
Jiangbeiyuan remained silent and tried to close the door impatiently.
"Hey - wait a minute!"
The moment he was about to close the door, Xu Kuangjie hurriedly opened the door and came in.
The eyes that he had not had time to retract a moment ago suddenly widened even more!
this…
Empty wine bottles and cigarette butts were piled all over the floor, and the air was filled with the thick smell of cigarette ash. The furniture was rickety and messy, and there was no place clean enough to sit in the house. It would be an understatement to say it was smoky.
"Jiangbeiyuan"
Xu Kuangjie issued a torture from the depths of his soul.
Jiang Beiyuan ignored him, walked to the window sill and opened the curtains.
The long-lost dazzling sunshine made him subconsciously close his eyes, his long eyelashes fluttering non-stop.
It turned out to be sunny.
He quietly stared at the fountain and green space in the distance. The long and cold sunlight outside the window fell on him, feeling lazy, but so lazy that it was almost suffocating.
He remembered.
I've told her I'm getting a divorce.
For the rest of my life, there will be no more of her.
He curled up the corners of his lips, feeling self-deprecating. His eyes were waveless and deadly empty, like two deep whirlpools.
I don't know how much time passed before Jiang Beiyuan slowly turned around when he heard some movement behind him.
Xu Kuangjie is cleaning.
The cleaning is almost done, the empty wine bottles have been thrown into the trash can, the floor has been swept, and the only thing left is to mop it again.
Jiang Beiyuan looked at him calmly. He was like a skinny dead man with no soul and only a remaining body.
"I just don't understand. Wasn't it just your mother who asked someone to hit her ten years ago? She's living a good life now. What are you afraid of?! Can't you understand this?!" Xu Kuangjie glared. Looking at the man by the window sill.
"What if there is still her father."
Jiang Beiyuan's voice was hoarse and dry, as if it had been roasted by fire.
He hadn't spoken a word for several days.
"What do you mean?!"
“…”
No matter what.
Jiangbeiyuan did not explain.
He leaned against the window, motionless, as if he had turned to stone.
Xu Kuangjie sighed heavily, then threw away the broom in his hand. Without saying a word, he walked over and put his arms around Jiang Beiyuan's neck, leading him towards the bathroom.
Looking at it from such a close distance, the man who used to be so high-spirited now seemed to be dying. He felt angry and distressed!
Drag him directly to the sink, turn on the faucet, and wash his face himself.
"Jiang Beiyuan, this is my first time to wash a man's face!!!"
“…”
Jiangbeiyuan remained motionless.
The handsome face was reflected in the mirror. After washing his face, he looked fresh and cheerful.
He hadn't shaved for several days, and the green stubble on his chin gave his whole person a sense of vicissitudes of life.
Xu Kuangjie took the foam shaving cream on the side and applied a layer of it on Jiang Beiyuan's angular chin.
“This is my first time to shave a man’s beard!!!”
“…”
The person involved still didn’t respond.
Xu Kuangjie felt frustrated. The next second, he suddenly raised his hand and punched Jiangbeiyuan on the cheekbone.
Jiang Beiyuan staggered back for half a step, then stood up straight quickly, but still had no reaction.
Xu Kuangjie was speechless.
"What do you want?! If you want to die, just jump off the building. If you don't want to die, just stop acting like a disgusting dead person!"
"Do you still remember that I drowned when I was a child and you saved me?"
"Actually, they didn't know that I really wanted to die at that time. My parents were arguing every day. I was fed up and wanted to die. Others thought I was really drowning. Only you, Jiang Beiyuan, saved me after I came ashore. Punch me—"
"Tell me it won't happen again."
"At that time, I knew that you, Jiangbeiyuan, really understood me!"
"That's why I want to be your brother!"
"I am also willing to be plotted and bullied by you!"
"Now I'm going to give you a punch too. If I tell you otherwise, you'll come back alive. Do you hear me!!!"
“…”
There was a slight fluctuation in the latter's calm eyes.
Like a faint flame burning.
(End of chapter)