Bo Jin leaned against the balcony railing, looking at the windows of the houses across the building that were lit up, and asked Xie Ruan with a chuckle, "What's wrong? Do you need me for something?"
It was nearly ten o'clock in the evening, and the whole city was quiet, no longer noisy as it was during the day.
Bo Jin lives in a nice residential area with a garden downstairs. There are young men and women holding hands.
Bo Jin turned on his phone, unscrewed the bottle of mineral water and took a sip: "Why aren't you talking?"
Xie Ruan was still in a daze. He licked his dry lips and asked, "How did you know I was going to send you a message?"
"What do you think?" Bo Jin asked, paused, and smiled, "Of course I have been paying attention to you."
The words "Always paying attention to you" were like a floodgate, allowing Xie Ruan to instantly find an outlet for the suppressed emotions in his heart. All the grievances and frustrations surged up, so violent that he could hardly control himself.
People are like this. When they are alone, they can hold on no matter how difficult it is.
But once I receive a little care, those negative emotions can no longer be suppressed.
Xie Ruan took a deep breath, not wanting to lose his composure in front of Bo Jin. He rubbed his face vigorously and made up an excuse: "Nothing, I just wanted to ask you, do you often go out with Sun Haoxiang and the others?"
He thought he had disguised himself very well, but he didn't know that Bo Jin knew him very well and had already noticed that something was wrong.
At this time, the only reason that could make Xie Ruan in a bad mood was probably the conflict with his family.
Because of his good looks and his relationship with Shen Xingyun, Xie Ruan was considered a well-known figure in school, so his family information was not difficult to find out with just a little inquiry.
His father died young, his mother remarried, and he has a half-brother.
It is normal for a family like this to suffer grievances.
Bo Jin did not expose Xie Ruan's lie, but continued with his words: "No, this is the first time. Ah Xun used to love playing games just like your friends. How serious was it..."
He chuckled, "At the beginning of this semester, his father put away all the computers at home in order to make him study hard. It happened that there was an epidemic in our city, and all the Internet cafes were closed. He was jealous of the computers in the milk tea shops when he was walking on the street. Then he did something big—"
Xie Ruan was originally in a mess and had no energy to do anything. After hearing what he said, his appetite was immediately whetted: "What's the big deal?"
Bo Jin said: "He went into a small real estate company on the roadside and asked to borrow their computer."
Xie Ruan couldn't believe it: "He went in directly to borrow it?"
"Well," Bo Jin suppressed his laughter, "the top management of that small company was fighting among themselves, and the front desk thought he was sent by the rival to steal information, and almost called the police to have him arrested."
Xie Ruan couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Is that funny? Let me tell you another story," Bo Jin lit a cigarette and took a puff. "Old He, hasn't he always been pursuing Lin Lu? One night, Lin Lu sent him a message saying that she had a stomachache."
At this point, Bo Jin revealed an expression that he couldn't bear to look at.
Xie Ruan's attention had been completely diverted by him, and he urged: "Then what?"
"Then-"
He Mingjie felt that his chance to show off had come. Other boys would only say things like drink hot water or keep warm, but he was different. He wanted to be a unique firework to attract Lin Lu's attention.
So, He Mingjie replied to Lin Lu in a self-proclaimed humor: Women are meant to be loved.
Bo Jin flicked the ash off his cigarette and said, "Since then, Lin Lu has never paid any attention to him again."
Xie Ruan couldn't help laughing: "Is this true?"
"Really? If you don't believe me, go ask him yourself tomorrow." Bo Jin suddenly received a new message on his phone, which was sent by Wen Yong. He ignored it and continued to talk to Xie Ruan, "Mr. He has a lot of dark history. Last time, our class went to the pear orchard to pick pears. Teacher Sun was far away from the basket of pears, so he handed the picked pears to him and asked him to help put them in."
"As a result, Old He misunderstood."
He Mingjie thought Sun Fuan was partial to him and wanted to give him the pears while all the classmates were far away. He was flattered and refused: "Thank you, teacher, I don't want it, I don't want it."
Sun Fuan: “…”
Sun Fuan looked at him speechlessly, then walked over and put the pears into the basket.
Xie Ruan laughed so hard that her breath became unstable: "Isn't He Mingjie embarrassed to see Teacher Sun now?"
"No," Bo Jin stretched out his hand and turned on the light on the balcony. The light that came on instantly made him squint unconsciously. "He is very thick-skinned, unlike some of my classmates who would hesitate for a long time even to send a message to their deskmate. Tsk."
Xie Ruan felt that he was being implied, so he coughed and said stubbornly, "Then I was just afraid that you would be busy and disturb you."
"Wow," Bo Jin heard his tone and guessed that he should have almost forgotten all those messy things. He raised his eyebrows and deliberately teased, "Are you so cautious?"
He nodded: "I see, I am so important to you."
Xie Ruan said in a daze: "You are not much more shameless than He Mingjie."
Bo Jin was not ashamed but proud of it. He said lazily: "That's right, birds of a feather flock together. If you want to live a happy life, you have to lose some face."
Xie Ruan: “…”
You kinda rhyme.
Xie Ruan was speechless. Just as he was about to say something else, he heard Bo Jin's gentle voice: "Are you feeling better?"
Xie Ruan was stunned, and then he realized that because of Bo Jin's interruption, all the bad emotions in his heart had disappeared without him noticing.
No wonder Bo Jin suddenly brought up the embarrassing incident between Sun Haoxiang and He Mingjie. It turned out that he was helping him regulate his emotions.
Xie Ruan held the phone, feeling hot and warm in his heart. His Adam's apple rolled up and down for a few times, and after a while he stabilized his voice and said "hmm" softly.
He suddenly didn't want to pretend anymore or be stubborn anymore.
It seems that showing a little weakness in front of Bo Jin is not as difficult as imagined.
"Well, I..." Xie Ruan thought for a moment and wanted to thank Bo Jin. If it weren't for him tonight, I don't know how long I would be depressed alone.
At this time, there was a knock on the door.
"Xingxing, are you asleep?"
Xie Ruan pursed his lips unconsciously, and after a pause he said, "No."
Although Xie Ruan covered the receiver, Bo Jin still heard the noise: "Your family?"
Xie Ruan said “hmm”.
"Okay, I won't say any more to you then." Bo Jin put out his cigarette, stood up and walked back to the house. "Go to bed early, and don't forget to bring your holiday homework tomorrow."
After a pause, he smiled and said, "Of course, none of this is important. The most important thing is..."
Xie Ruan subconsciously answered: "What is it?"
Bo Jin curled his lips: "Remember to think of me."
This person is simply amazing! Xie Ruan choked: "I'm dead."
"Yeah." Bo Jin smiled, "Good night."
The bedroom door was pushed open, and Chen Wei walked in with a plate of cut oranges: "Were you talking to your classmates on the phone just now?"
Xie Ruan didn't say anything, just nodded.
Chen Wei put the fruit plate on the table and handed an orange slice to Xie Ruan: "Try it, this is what your uncle He just bought downstairs, it's quite sweet."
Xie Ruan took the orange and held it in his hand without eating it.
He loves sweet things and can't stand anything sour, so he never touches fruits like oranges.
Seeing this, Chen Wei thought he was still angry at her for being partial, and felt helpless. Her eldest son's personality was too similar to her ex-husband's, both of them were very pure and stubborn.
This is of course a good thing, otherwise Xie Wangnian, a good young master, would not have ignored everyone's opposition and insisted on marrying me, who was working as a receptionist in a hotel.
But there are not so many black and white things in life.
Her current husband doesn't like her paying too much attention to her eldest son, and he has quarreled with her several times because of this. It has made the family a mess, what can she do
Having experienced the ups and downs in the past, she cherishes the plain and ordinary days like now.
"Mom is not partial," Chen Wei sighed and sat down on the bed, "It's just that Chenchen is still young, and your uncle He wants me to devote more energy to him, so sometimes it seems inevitable that I take better care of him. But in mom's heart, you are all the same, and..."
She reached out and touched Xie Ruan's head: "Mom doesn't have a job, and this family still depends on your uncle He to support it, do you understand?"
Xie Ruan did not hide, but just raised her eyes and stared at the dark green and translucent jade bracelet on her wrist.
Although his father committed suicide due to bankruptcy, he did not leave any debt. On the contrary, a lean camel is bigger than a horse, and there were still a lot of valuable jewelry left in the family at that time.
This jade bracelet is it.
He doesn't need He Jinqing to support him.
So Xie Ruan never understood why his mother always told him to listen to Uncle He and not to make Uncle He angry, otherwise he would be kicked out.
But now he understood. His mother loved him, but she loved her new family more. She hoped to use his concessions to achieve superficial peace in this family.
Is she really not partial? Then why is she indifferent to his improvement in grades? Why does she treat even a bowl of noodles differently? Why doesn't she know his preferences
It's just a lie told a hundred times, and even you start to believe it.
Xie Ruan pulled the corner of his lips sarcastically.
Chen Wei subconsciously retracted her hand when he looked at her, and somehow she couldn't stand it any longer. She stood up and said, "You will understand your mother when you grow up."
Then he turned and left.
The bedroom door snapped shut, and Xie Ruan smiled sarcastically. After a moment, he stood up and threw the orange slice into the trash can.
He thought he would feel bad, but somehow, when he saw the call record with Bo Jin on his phone, he suddenly didn't care.
That night, Xie Ruan unexpectedly slept well, and was awakened the next day by the sunlight coming through the gap in the curtains.
He rubbed his eyes, sat up and relaxed for a while, then got out of bed to wash up.
The house was quiet and no one was there.
He Jinqing went to the store to check on the store. In the morning, many office workers would come to the convenience store to buy breakfast, which was a small peak. Damn... Xie Ruan splashed water on his face. He should have gone to send He Chen to school.
Xie Ruan wiped the water off his face with a towel and went into the kitchen to find something to eat.
Maybe because they left in a hurry, the table was not cleared. The used dishes and chopsticks were piled together, and there were a few egg skins on the table, which looked a mess.
Xie Ruan walked over and got an egg, and a bowl of half-cold porridge. Just as he was about to take a bite, the phone suddenly rang.
He lowered his eyes and saw that it was Bo Jin.
Why is he calling so early? Is there something urgent
Xie Ruan quickly put down the bowl and nodded to accept it: "What's wrong?"
Bo Jin asked him, "Have you eaten?"
The temperature has dropped recently, and the weather is gloomy and cold. Xie Ruan felt a little cold, so he clamped the phone on his shoulder and said while pouring hot water: "Not yet."
"That's great." said Bo Jin.
Xie Ruan's eyebrows raised. No, this guy called in early in the morning just to laugh at him for not having breakfast? How childish! He drank a sip of water and was about to have a good talk with him when he heard Bo Jin's smiling voice from the other end of the phone: "I didn't come here in vain."
Xie Ruan opened his eyes slightly, a possibility suddenly flashed through his mind, and his heart started beating rapidly.
Bo Jin put one hand in his pocket and stood in a place sheltered from the wind. He raised his phone and took a photo of the surroundings and sent it to Xie Ruan: "Little classmate, come to the gate of your community to pick me up."
Xie Ruan didn't know how he got downstairs, nor did he remember how long it took him. When he came to his senses, he was already standing opposite Bo Jin.
The man was wearing a light grey sweatshirt and was walking towards him with the sun behind his back. He was tall, had long legs and was very handsome.
"Your takeaway has arrived. Please give it a five-star rating." Bo Jin held Xie Ruan's wrist and smiled as he stuffed a small thermos bucket into his hand.
Seeing Xie Ruan staring at him blankly without any reaction, Bo Jin reached out and tapped him lightly on the forehead: "Come back to your senses."
Xie Ruan tightly held the thermos bucket, and it took him a while to find his voice: "You..."
He adjusted his breathing and tried to appear calm, not to look like a hypocritical idiot: "Did you come here on purpose?"
"No." Bo Jin turned his head to avoid a leaf that had fallen from the tree, and said casually and naturally, "I made too much porridge this morning, so I'll share some with you."
Xie Ruan opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but found that he couldn't say anything. In the end, he could only utter two words dryly: "Thank you."
"You're welcome," Bo Jinyun said calmly, "We are family, so we don't have to talk about different things."
Xie Ruan was stunned: "A family?"
Wait, when did they become a family? How come he didn't know
"What's wrong?" Bo Jin, the old rogue, had no idea what modesty was, and asked back without blushing or beating his heart, "Can two families sleep in the same bed?"
He lowered his eyes to look at Xie Ruan, raised his eyebrows and said, "Hey, what's with that expression on your face? Didn't you feel this way before?"
He sighed and concluded, "I still don't get enough sleep. I guess I need to sleep more in the future."
Xie Ruan: “…”
Get away, you bastard, and give him back his gratitude!