[twenty one]
Today, 25-year-old Chi Qiu recalls the accident, and many memories in his mind are gradually blurred. He couldn't remember the specific scene, the specific appearance of the characters.
The only thing he remembers most clearly is that the rain was particularly heavy that day.
Outside the coffee shop, there was a loud thunder, and heavy rain fell on his and Ji Yanchen's heads, clothes, and shoes.
The two children were about the same age and about the same height. The heavy rain made their hair wet, so that even their tender cheeks began to be difficult to distinguish from each other.
Under the dark sky, Chi Qiu and Ji Yanchen looked like twin brothers.
Ji Yanchen laughed loudly, stepping through puddles, having a great time.
"Your shoes will get wet!"
Chi Qiu hurriedly took Ji Yanchen's hand with an umbrella, but before he could take it, a man in a black windbreaker stood in front of them. A tall shadow fell into Chi Qiusheng's blind left eye, and it was pitch black.
The haggard man held out his hand towards them...
Speaking of this, Chi Qiu moved his lips, still feeling fearful about it.
The pickled noodles in front of Lu Ming were mostly cold, he almost lost his appetite, got up hastily, put one hand on Chi Qiu's shoulder: "If you don't want to say it, then don't say it."
He said: "It's not a good memory for you, forget it."
Chi Qiu lowered his head, he probably will never be able to forget this bad past.
But he also didn't want to hide something from Lu Ming about this kind of matter.
Lu Ming stood beside him, not knowing how to comfort him.
After a pause, Lu Ming asked Aunt Zhang to prepare some fruits. He sat on the sofa with Chi Qiu, who was not in a stable mood, and handed a cup of hot tea to Chi Qiu.
"When you're in a bad mood, it's better to drink something hot." Lu Ming seemed to be very experienced in this situation. His fingers covered Chi Qiu's fingers, and they fit together, allowing Chi Qiu to hold the teacup firmly, " The tea is no longer hot."
Chi Qiu smelled the aroma of tea, but his tense nerves were not completely relieved, but the temperature of Lu Ming's fingertips made him bow his head involuntarily, and obediently sipped his tea.
Lu Ming had no intention of uncovering Chi Qiu's scar, let alone being overly curious about it. The information about Chi Qiu had been clearly presented to him as early as when he was about to return to China, so he didn't need to read it again.
"Chi Qiu." Lu Ming couldn't speak nice words, "Do you... want to eat cake?"
Chi Qiu didn't want to eat it, but he could feel Lu Ming's efforts to comfort him. Chi Qiu was very moved by even a small gesture.
"Okay." Chi Qiu pursed his lips, and the gloom on his face dissipated a little. He didn't want bad memories to occupy too much of his time and waste his time with Lu Ming.
In a way, Chi Qiu has a positive and optimistic personality.
"I'll let Xiao Yan buy it now." Lu Ming asked, "Same as last time?"
"It will be all right."
Lu Ming called Xiao Yan directly, and after the call ended, he sent a message to Xiao Yan: [Buy two more cups of the same milk tea as last time, all sugar. ]
Xiao Yan thought that he was dazzled, or that Lu Ming made a typo, so he quickly replied to confirm: [Mr. Lu, do you want all sugar? ]
Lu Ming: [Yes. ]
Xiao Yan was full of question marks: [Two cups? ]
Lu Ming asked: [Need I repeat it again? ]
Xiao Yan swallowed all doubts into his stomach, dare not ask, dare not ask...
Aunt Zhang brought out the prepared fruits. Seeing that the weather was good today, she suggested, "Boss Lu, sir, do you want to drink tea in the front yard? There are a lot of flowers blooming, and it smells very fragrant."
Lu Ming didn't care, he asked Chi Qiu, "Do you want to go?"
Chi Qiu likes flowers, remember that when he just lost his sight, Chi Xia would buy flowers for him every day and put them in his ward. She held Chi Qiu's hand in her small hand, and told him that today is rose and tomorrow is peony.
Chi Qiu misses that time very much, and misses the younger sister who still has no estrangement from him. Now, under the pressure of the family environment, it is difficult for him to go back to his relationship with Chi Xia.
He nodded to Lu Ming: "Okay."
Aunt Zhang brought the coat for Chi Qiu and handed it to Lu Ming. The weather is not too warm now, Chi Qiu can't be cold, if he is not careful, he will catch a cold.
Under her signal, Lu Ming took the initiative to put a coat on Chi Qiu: "Be careful of catching a cold."
Chi Qiu's heart warmed up: "You should also be careful of catching a cold."
Lu Ming's villa was lived in by his mother Lu You before.
Lu You lived in this villa with Lu Ming for a long time. Later, when Lu You passed away, Lu Ming lived abroad with his grandfather's family, and the villa was abandoned.
After he returned to his country, he spent a lot of money to restore it.
He covered up Lu You's traces little by little, as if by doing so, the once sad and painful emotions would not have the opportunity to explode and smash him to pieces.
Lu Ming turned around and looked at the brand-new villa. The moment he turned around, the wind blowing in front of him had a faint fragrance of apricot blossoms.
Aunt Zhang replaced them with new hot tea.
Chi Qiu smelled the freshly brewed jasmine tea, stretched out his hand and called out, "Lu Ming."
Lu Ming held his hand and collected his thoughts.
The apricot petals fell into Chi Qiu's teacup, causing ripples. It was rare for Chi Qiu to meet Lu Ming who was not surrounded by work, and asked him happily, "What are you going to do today?"
"At home..." Lu Ming wanted to say, resting at home.
Realizing that this answer might not be correct, and looking at Chi Qiu's expectant expression, Lu Ming changed his words: "I'll stay with you at home."
Accompany you.
This is obviously a good answer, at least Chi Qiu likes it very much. He was happy for a while, and talked more with Lu Ming. Even the news about Ji Feining, Chi Qiu completely forgot.
"Lu Ming, my uncle contacted me a few days ago. He said that because of work, he will go back to China soon."
"I know."
"I heard from my uncle that his place of work this time is not far from our home. I think your uncle has a good relationship with you, and you don't usually see him often. How about letting him live in our house this time?" Chi Qiu and Lu Ming, the young uncle, had a lot to talk about.
Every time the other party saw Chi Qiu when he returned home, he would always tell him a lot about Lu Ming. Including Lu Ming's emotional apathy, it was also kindly informed by his uncle when Chi Qiu was disheartened after marriage.
Chi Qiu is very grateful to him, and hopes to entertain him once. In the past, because of various things, every meeting was in a hurry, and Chi Qiu failed to fulfill the friendship of the landlord.
Lu Ming thought for a while: "He is easily stressed, so staying in a hotel is more comfortable."
Chi Qiu was dumbfounded. He thought that Lu Ming was telling him tactfully that his uncle, whom he had only met a few times, was not familiar with him. Chi Qiu's invitation will undoubtedly add to people's troubles.
Just as Chi Qiu was thinking, Lu Ming suddenly asked him, "Have you already told him?"
"No!"
Chi Qiu almost forgot that he was different from ordinary people. If a guest comes to live with you, there may be real pressure: "It's because I didn't think carefully, but fortunately I asked you in advance."
Lu Ming saw his embarrassment and explained: "Don't get me wrong. He is used to being free, and he is not used to living with other people. It is not your reason."
At this moment, the gate to the front yard opened automatically.
Xiao Yan drove in, and he took out two bags from the co-pilot, one was a cake, the other was two cups of full sugar milk tea. Xiao Yan warmly greeted Chi Qiu, and he handed the things to Lu Ming in a polite manner: "Boss Lu, here are cakes and..."
Before the word "milk tea" could be pronounced, Xiao Yan was startled by Lu Ming's eyes and swallowed it back instantly.
Lu Ming was quite satisfied with Xiao Yan's cleverness: "Thanks for your hard work."
"No, no, it should, it should." Xiao Yan put oil on the soles of his feet and slipped fast.
Lu Ming put the cakes one by one on the open-air table in the front yard, then put a cup of milk tea into Chi Qiu's hands with a straw. The most terrible thing is that today he told Chi Qiu very intimately: "This is your favorite full sugar milk tea."
Chi Qiu felt a "thump" in his heart, but Lu Ming didn't tell him that he bought milk tea by himself.
And what Lu Ming did next made Aunt Zhang on the side even more confused. I saw him holding another cup of milk tea, and entered the room calmly, and when he came out again, he had already poured the milk tea into a larger mug.
He sat down with a glass in his hands and took a sip.
Chi Qiu was curious: "What are you drinking?" He remembered that the sound of the tea cup falling on the table was not like this.
"Coffee." Lu Ming continued to take a second sip without blushing, "It's very bitter, you can't drink it."