"I didn't even know that the school would pay so much attention to the news of the surrounding stores."
Xu Ran took a bottle of water for everyone, and said calmly, "The lease renewal of the store is a matter between me and the landlord, and it should have nothing to do with the school."
Everyone else looked at the dean, who coughed lightly, "You are right, but since this kind of thing has a greater impact on students, we think..."
"Greater influence?" Xu Ran interrupted him, smiling incredulously, "Don't say whether the rumor is true, even if it is, why do you say it has a greater influence?"
The dean took a look at him, "Most high school students are underage, they have not yet achieved complete independence in thought, and it is easy to imitate the behavior of adults."
Xu Ran nodded, "Do you think this kind of thing can be imitated by imitation?"
Several people looked at me and I looked at you, but none of them answered this question.
Xu Ran sighed softly, "I know what you are worried about. This is the third and last time I tell you that I have no so-called 'intimate relationship' with that man. If you don't want to see him, I will let him Don't come again, is that okay?"
"...Actually, we received a complaint one and a half months ago, saying that there were fights in your store."
When the topic changed, Xu Ran was caught off guard.
He settled down, "That was a misunderstanding, the matter has been resolved, don't worry."
"Can you be more specific?"
"This… "
He thought about how to explain the grievances between himself and Mai Xing, and finally he backed away from the table, pointed to his legs and said, "That matter is related to my legs. There is only so much I can say, the rest The following involves privacy, and I guarantee that the personal safety of the students will not be threatened."
Several other people frowned, obviously, this was not the answer they wanted.
A parent wanted to say something, but suddenly the noodle shop uncle shouted at the door, "Xiao Xu, guest!"
Xu Ran turned around and saw a little girl standing outside the door, looking inside in surprise, not daring to come in.
Xu Ran waved to her, said sorry to those people in a low voice, and returned to the bar to wait for the bill.
"Ten yuan." He smiled and handed back the pen and notebook to the little girl, took ten yuan from her hand, and said softly, "Be careful on the road."
The little girl ran away step by step, turning her head three times, Xu Ran took a deep breath and returned to the desk area.
"Where were we talking?"
The parent who was interrupted said dissatisfiedly, "Having said so much, do you simply have nothing to do with that man, or are you not that kind of person at all?"
If it's not gay, just say it straight.
Xu Ran didn't say it because he couldn't say it.
He has never lied to anyone in his life, and now he doesn't want to waste the time of lying to make meaningless struggles.
He asked back, "Is this the real reason why you guys came to me? Not because of He Cheng, but because of me?"
A cripple paralyzed in a wheelchair, whose origin is unknown, suddenly opened a shop, had passive violence, and was rumored to have had an affair with a man. This kind of thing would be breaking news on any street.
He answered lightly, but his hands hidden under the table were tightly clasped together, fingers intertwined.
He didn't know why he had to explain his private affairs to these people, it was like tearing open the scabbed wounds on the apex of his heart one by one, revealing the bloody flesh, naked | in front of everyone.
The pain from the fingertips reached his heart, and for a moment Xu Ran couldn't tell whether he was in pain or not.
In their eyes, he had to disappear on his own initiative, which made Xu Ran very upset.
It's true that he has a good temper, but that's based on not touching the bottom line.
"I will not cancel the lease." He said firmly, "If you want to negotiate with the landlord, please do so, but here, I can't find a reason to leave."
The dean's face turned ugly for a moment, "We didn't mean to force you to leave, just to discuss, please don't make things so rigid."
Xu Ran smiled, turned the wheelchair and wandered around in the book bar.
For three years, he has never done anything unfavorable to the students, and he has never heard a single person speak ill of him. Just because of his sexuality, he didn't admit it, so it can only be regarded as a rumor at best, and these people openly used the name of "student" to drive him away, why
Are these people making a big fuss, or did he do something wrong, a man who likes men is not qualified to open a shop in front of the school
In fact, he didn't know whether he should persevere or not.
It will be sooner or later that this kind of thing is discovered, even if he is really single for the rest of his life, he will be discussed why he didn't get married in a few years. It is very doubtful for a bachelor to do business among the students every day. He has been accepted in the past few years because he has no ability to act. After that, if he stands up again, will there be fewer censures like this
Only possible more.
Suddenly, an uncertain thought rose in Xu Ran's heart, and it became more and more intense, eventually occupying his entire atrium.
He was a little flustered, and quickly turned his back to those people, quickly adjusting his mood.
No, you cannot be influenced by them.
The dean cleared his throat, "You haven't answered the most important question yet."
Do you like men or not
Xu Ran looked down at his toes. It has been a long time since he felt the strength of these legs, and he almost forgot the feeling of walking.
He has forgotten many things over the years. The obsession with He Cheng, the obsession with the past, and the longing for the future. He became more realistic, but also more resilient.
There is an impulse in my heart, I want to try to say, "I like it."
I am doing business here, neither stealing nor robbing, I am upright and upright, but I like men naturally, why can't I say that
Several people are waiting for his answer. Even the sound of breathing is hard to hear, it seems that everyone knows that the next sentence will be the key.
Xu Ran turned around slowly, and said to those people, "I..."
"etc!"
Suddenly there was a man's cry from behind, and they were stunned for a moment, and all looked towards the door, only to see He Cheng holding on to the door, gasping for breath, his gaze lingering.
Xu Ran's heart skipped a beat. He wanted to tell He Cheng not to cause trouble, but He Cheng stared back.
I don't know if it's because he ran out at work, but at this moment, He Cheng felt an inexplicable sense of oppression, and no one asked him who he was from a few meters away. He took a breath, straightened up, straightened his clothes and said in a deep voice, "This matter has nothing to do with him. I am pestering him unilaterally."
"what?"
Xu Ran clenched the armrest tightly. Does this person even know what he's talking about? !
"Everything is my problem, uncle can testify," He Cheng pointed to the noodle shop uncle beside him, "I have been stalking him from the very beginning, and he allowed me to stay here entirely because I forced him to Get involved in his life. Xu Ran is not that kind of person."
What he said was upright, and his expression was calm, as if it was just a very common thing that could be easily said.
He took a deep look at Xu Ran, turned to the dean, and asked, "I'm in the coffee shop across the road, can I continue to drive?"
The dean's face instantly became ugly. He was able to manage Xu Ran, but he couldn't interfere with the store across the road.
The expressions of several parents were already very uncomfortable, and they whispered something in dissatisfaction. Xu Ran couldn't hear their words clearly, he just felt his ears buzzing, his attention was fixed on He Cheng, and he couldn't look away for a long time.
He Cheng straightened his back, standing in the sunlight, a long shadow was cast on the ground, extending to the front of Xu Ran's wheelchair.
Seeing no one answered, He Cheng asked again, "Can my shop still be open?"
"We need to discuss this with the landlord opposite before making a decision." The dean stood up with a straight face, "But there are a lot of high school students in this store, I hope you can pay attention to the impact."
"I will." He Cheng raised his chin and replied neither humble nor overbearing.
The director turned to Xu Ran again, "Mr. Xu too, since you know your friend is abnormal, please restrain his behavior at all times."
This sentence made Xu Ran's mind explode.
Before he could speak, He Chengdao, "You can rest assured, I won't appear here again."
Xu Ran frowned at him, He Cheng nodded slightly, indicating that he was fine.
The dean nodded and called the others to leave. He Cheng just stood there, watching them rub shoulders with him one by one with cold eyes.
Finally, Xu Ran was the only one left in the shop. The uncle of the noodle shop poked his head out, his expression very troubled, "Little Xu, this..."
Xu Ran gave him a relieved smile, "It's okay, it's not a big deal."
He Cheng was still there, the two of them looked at each other, neither of them spoke first.
The uncle slapped his head, "Oh, look at me, and you want to ask Xiao He to explain, this... I didn't expect that blaming me and blaming me will only add to the chaos."
"Uncle, don't blame yourself," He Cheng said, "It was originally my problem."
He said to Xu Ran, "Talk about it?"
Xu Ran nodded.
He Cheng closed the door of the book bar with his backhand.
The sound outside was instantly blocked, and Xu Ran's ears buzzed, forcing him to close his eyes.
He Cheng squatted down in front of him, and asked worriedly, "Are you uncomfortable?"
Xu Ran shook his head, "Why did you say that?"
Admitting your sexual orientation and taking all the blame on yourself, if the dean really convinced the landlord across the street and the university administrators, the coffee shop would definitely not be able to continue.
They are just starting out, and the store can't keep going. What should Tong Fangfang and the others do
He Cheng smiled lightly, with an arrogance that didn't match his age, "So what if I say it, if I don't want to move, can they stop me from doing business?"
Xu Ran frowned, "It's not that simple."
"Yes, it's not easy." He Cheng looked at him quietly, "How can it be so simple? We have come all the way, and among the things we have encountered, which one can be done easily? Why do we need to be afraid? A bunch of bravado guys?"
"A bluff?" Xu Ran was taken aback, "Why do you say that?"
He Cheng smiled, "I've seen this kind of person a lot. Do you think it's so easy for people to understand my temperament in the He family? My dad only stays at the stage of 'Don't make trouble', but there is still Seventh Aunt Auntie Eight, if there are too many people, they will always break their mouths. They want to take my place, they want my shares, and what they have done openly and secretly is much more than those people just now. "
This is something Xu Ran didn't know. He was dumbfounded, he didn't expect that He Cheng would face these nasty things in a place he couldn't see.
He Cheng stretched out his hand and gently placed it on Xu Ran's palm, "So, it doesn't matter to me. The company is doing well. Even if a coffee shop closes for half a year, I can afford to support those employees. It's okay."
He touched Xu Ran's hand, paused suddenly, and frowned, "How did you make yourself like this?"
There are arc-shaped marks on the tips of several fingers, which are scars from scratching with fingernails.
He Cheng got up immediately, took out a bottle of ice water from the freezer to give him a cold compress, and ordered a little forcefully, "Hold it, don't let go."
Xu Ran leaned his fingertips on the water bottle one by one, feeling a bit of biting cold flowing down his skin into his body, which made his chaotic brain shiver.
He said slowly, "You... saved me again."
He Cheng originally wanted to laugh, but suddenly his expression froze, as if thinking of something, his face turned pale.
He squatted down again, grabbed Xu Ran's hand tremblingly, and asked in a low voice, "You don't think this is a scene I wrote and directed, do you?"
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