"Cough, cough—"
"Mom, this kid is really ruthless, doesn't he say that he is a good student? Why does it seem like he is dying?"
"Damn it. Third, are you all right?"
The young man with a blushing face and a thick neck waved his hand, apparently unable to speak for a while.
"Boss, are we just leaving?"
"Otherwise. Didn't you give him all the phone numbers of Boss Qiu?"
"I... didn't I see him grabbing the third child's neck and trying to fight with us... "
"Boss, I don't think he's trying to scare people. This kid is really crazy. This kind of person can't be killed. We don't need to be tough with this kind of person for a single deal."
"I think so too..."
A few young people went downstairs with a gloomy face while talking. The leader who was called the boss had a gloomy expression and walked to the corner of the second floor with his trouser pockets in.
As soon as he turned around, he stopped.
A few people in the back bumped into it unnoticed, and "Ouch" sounded several times.
"Hey, don't you have long eyes when you walk! Do you know how to see the road!" The boss was hit with a backache, turned his head and slapped the young man behind him on the head, and then turned back fiercely.
He pointed to the boy in front of him who was leaning lazily on the corner railing, "The road is so wide, how much the hell did you block it and didn't see it? Are you courting death!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his outstretched hand was suddenly pinched, twisted back suddenly, and his body involuntarily twisted his back and knelt on the ground. The iron hoop-like force squeezed him so much that he could almost hear the sound of his bones being dislocated, and the young man howled in pain.
“Let… let go, let go—I was wrong I was wrong—”
"You're wrong? No, you're right."
When he twisted the young man's wrist into a twist and twisted it behind his back, the person who was leaning against the railing also leaned forward. He was half-pressed over the kneeling youth and laughed lazily.
"I'm really looking for death. You don't know if you can take me there?"
He looked up as he spoke, grinned like a lunatic.
"Why don't we try it together?"
The person he was staring at was the young man who provoked Yu Rui before, and he was still covering his neck. I don't know if he was frightened or not, but he took two steps back under Xie Li's eyes before he stood firm.
If it was said that Yu Rui's eyes from upstairs gave them the feeling of death, then at this time, the person in front of them who seemed to be enjoying themselves in the wailing of their boss was still laughing... Horror arose in my heart.
Either crazy or perverted.
Possibly both.
In such a dead silence, some of the young people suddenly thought of something and shivered. He tentatively took two steps forward to the brighter light.
"Yes, is that Li Ge?"
"… "
Xie Li smiled faintly and looked over.
I got enough information from this look, and the man almost burst into tears, "Brother Li, we and Boss Kan just recognized and knew the Boss Kan of the Internet cafe... I went there before. Blame me, I didn't recognize you just now because of my bad eyesight, this is, it's my brother, I only offended you if I didn't know you..."
This man "saved" the man from Xie Li's hands while begging for love.
The rest of the people obviously knew something. After hearing the name of "Hee Hee Internet Cafe" and what their companions called Xie Li, they all looked at Xie Li in horror.
Xie Li straightened up regretfully, "Really know?"
"How dare we lie to you."
"Why don't you try it together?"
"No no no no no no."
"Tsk."
"… "
It was as if a beast that was only aroused by something, chased its prey and wanted to be full, and found that at the last moment it was impossible to swallow, and its regret was palpable.
They could even hear the disgruntled hiss of the beast's huge claws on the ground.
The one who was bent over was about to cry.
Xie Li glanced at it, and turned sideways in annoyance, "I'm a little curious about this order in your hands. Just come out and find me at an Internet cafe at night."
"..." Several people looked at each other.
"Oh," Xie Li twitched the corners of his mouth, "it's okay to go together."
"No, no, Li Ge, don't worry, we will definitely go at night, we will definitely go."
After two sentences of forgiveness, several people lined up and quickly passed through the narrow gap beside Xie Li.
At the penultimate one, Xie Li suddenly moved his eyes. "wait."
"!" The young man who stopped beside Xie Li shook.
"Hands down."
"Hey? Oh, oh good." The young man's voice was still a little hoarse after being pinched, and he lowered his hand tremblingly. The base of the neck is a reddish patch of finger prints.
Xie Li lowered his eyes.
After staring at him for two seconds, a smile slowly appeared on his expressionless face.
"Does it hurt?"
Xie Li raised his hand and rubbed the finger mark with his fingertips, as if he was sensing the temperature left on it.
"No, no, no... it doesn't hurt..." The young man's hair stood on end when he saw the smile, and the coolness ran straight to the back of his head.
"What did he look like when he pinned you on the steps?"
"...Ah?" The young man's head was blank, his voice trembling and he raised his head blankly.
Xie Li was no longer looking here. He lowered his head and laughed hoarsely, his eyes covered by the drooping eyes were dark black.
"It's a pity I didn't see it."
But it's okay, didn't see it.
After all, I haven't seen it before. If he sees it, then he really doesn't know if he can hold back and what else he will do.
Xie Li licked the tip of his canine teeth and let out a low laugh. He lowered his head and picked up the bag beside his feet, turned his head and walked upstairs.
Until the sound of the door closing upstairs, several young people were able to return to their senses.
"Did you see what Brother Li was carrying just now?"
"Long, hard..."
"Like a stick."
"It seems to be white radishes and green onions, right?"
"… "
"???"
There are rumors in the rivers and lakes that these people have had nightmares for several months after they went back.
In the nightmare, there is a very handsome pervert who chases and kills them all night long. The weapons are a radish and a bundle of green onions.
—
Yu Rui stepped into the house.
The place where the line of sight can be seen, the entrance, the living room, the bedroom with the open door, the corridor leading to the kitchen... All are in a mess, and the debris is dumped and scattered.
And Yu Lunsheng was flushed with drinking and lay half dead on the ground. He was humming, yelling and scolding something, all of which were unpleasant words.
Yu Rui stood calmly at the door.
After standing for dozens of seconds, he walked through the entrance without changing his shoes, picking up the clutter at his feet one by one.
The small bedroom door creaked.
Yu Rui didn't look up, and said quietly, "Lunch will be a little later. You go back to your room to do your homework first. My brother will call you later."
Yu Li was lying by the door, her eyes were a little red, but she nodded vigorously.
The door creaked again and closed.
Silence returned to the living room.
It's actually not that quiet.
If Yu Rui pricked up his ears carefully, he should still be able to hear the neighbors who were implicated talking about returning home, or sighing, or complaining, or showing sympathy and pity.
But no one would come and ask. Even the kind-hearted Grandma Zhang's family knows what kind of family it is best not to get involved in.
It's hard to live a life, and it's not that easy to just take care of yourself. So when you are desperate, don't put your hopes on anyone, don't think about relying on anyone, only yourself is your only straw, and only you will do your best not to let yourself down and despair.
Yu Rui has learned this principle for many years.
After Yu Rui calmly cleaned up all the rubbish on the floor of the room, only the one lying in the center of the tile was left. When he turned around and thought about what to do, he saw a figure leaning by the door.
Yu Rui seemed to be stunned for two seconds before he remembered the question of why Xie Li was here and why he was here.
"I'm sorry, I forgot. You're in the living room... No, go to my room and wait for a while. I'll finish cleaning up soon." Yu Rui got up and walked to Xie Li's side. He reached out to pick up the fruit and vegetables in Xie Li's hand. The bag looks calm and natural.
The bag could not be taken out smoothly and was hooked before leaving Xie Li's hand.
Yu Rui stopped and raised his eyes.
His dark eyes were crystal clear, clean and quiet.
Xie Li's eyes sank.
Xie Li couldn't even see the slightest panic, embarrassment, sadness, anger or any other emotion on this beautiful face so close at hand.
If it wasn't for facing him, Xie Lichai Yu Rui could even show a warm and sunny smile like in school.
This is Yu Rui.
This is Yu Rui.
Yu, Rui.
Xie Li heard the madman in his heart roaring and shouting the name, wanting to rush through his body, almost tearing himself apart before he could calm down.
That lunatic longed for that name, and all that it stood for.
He craved him like no other.
The voice in his ear pulled back his consciousness from the sky.
"If you like this bag so much, then I'll take the vegetables out and give them to you later."
Xie Li didn't speak, afraid that he couldn't hide the desire in his voice. He slowly released his tense and stiff hands.
Yu Rui got the vegetable bag and turned to go to the kitchen.
"Across the bathroom is my bedroom, you can go in and wait."
"… "
There was no response from behind until the door slammed shut.
Yu Rui stopped and turned around.
The door to his bedroom was still open, and it was closed to the bathroom a few steps away. Two seconds later, the door lock clicked and snapped shut from the inside.
Yu Rui was stunned and sneered.
"Are you scared outside? I won't do anything to you."
"… "
Without a response, Yu Rui walked into the kitchen with the bag.
And in the bathroom behind him, inside the closed door, Xie Li slowly leaned against the cold wall, and let out a deep breath from his chest.
Then there was a hoarse whisper of laughter.
"—I'm here to protect you."