Shen Liang was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, a little surprised. He blinked, and then slowly reached out and took it: "You don't want to eat it, why did you run over and buy it again... It tastes pretty good, would you like to try it?"
After he finished speaking, he handed the other intact half of the ice cream to Shao Quhan, indicating that he should also take a bite.
Shao Fanhan didn't move, staring at the ice cream, looking a little hesitant. However, before he could say anything, the waiter at the front desk reported their table number. Hearing this, Shen Liang no longer cared about the ice cream, and quickly dragged Shao Fanhan into the store and sat down.
The ice cream was not eaten at all, and it all went into Shen Liang's stomach the second before it turned into water.
So Shao Fanhan discovered that sometimes hesitation can delay things.
Not long after they sat down, the waiter brought the menu. Shen Liang ordered a few light dishes, and Shao Quhan ordered a few spicy dishes. So when waiting for the dishes to be served, the dishes on both sides were clearly distinct.
The sun shines through the floor-to-ceiling windows and into the edge of the table. The air conditioner in the restaurant continuously emits cold air, making you feel bright and warm while blocking out the scorching sun outside.
Shao Fanhan doesn't like spicy food, so these dishes can only be ordered for Shen Liang.
It wasn't until this moment that Shen Liang was shocked to realize that the other party had really changed a lot without realizing it. He raised his eyes and looked at the lonely man eating quietly across the table. He was a little lost in thought, and suddenly remembered what Han Shaobai once said in the bar:
"The door is unlocked and he doesn't want to come out."
It's him who doesn't want to come out.
Shao Fanhan has always felt that if you love someone, you should keep him and stay with him forever. To him, the people lying in that room may not be two cold corpses, but the people he is closest to.
It's a pity that his mother loves the painter and his father loves his mother. In the end, these two people died for each other's true love, and Shao Quhan seemed redundant.
Living may be abandonment in another sense.
Shen Liang suddenly understood the source of Shao Quhan's stubbornness. He slowly held the chopsticks, then took some food for him and told him, "Eat more."
Shao Fanhan raised his eyes, imitating his example, and picked up a few chopsticks for him, with a serious look on his face.
Shen Liang suddenly smiled.
Shao Fanhan automatically understood it as ridicule and immediately put down his chopsticks: "Why are you laughing?"
Shen Liang pretended to be stupid: "I didn't laugh."
He said: "I just feel that you are about to leave the army."
After leaving the army, you can go after Shen Yan.
Shen Liang has actually carefully calculated the plot. If there are no errors in the development, Su Qingyan should be discussing breaking up with Shen Yan due to pressure from the family and preparing to get engaged to another woman.
Shen Yan will be in a state of despair for a long time. Shao Quhan takes advantage of this opportunity and has a high chance of success.
As the saying goes, don't talk about people behind their backs. Just when Shen Liang was silently calculating in his heart, he saw a hurried man suddenly coming down from the second floor of the restaurant. He opened the door and rushed out. If I had to describe it, it felt like he had been hit by something, and he almost covered his face. Cried.
A man in a suit followed closely and chased after him.
With sharp eyes, Shen Liang realized that the two people happened to be Shen Yan and Su Qingyan. He was stunned and the chopsticks in his hand fell to the table with a clang: "..."
Damn it, what kind of ridiculous plot is this? How can I meet these two people and break up after going out for a date? Is the world too small? !
Shen Liang once again had a more intuitive feeling about the bloody extent of his work, and was extremely shocked inside.
Shao Fanhan frowned when he saw this, and turned around to look behind him as if he was aware of it. Shen Liang's quick eyes and hands quickly pulled his face away: "Stop looking around, lower your head and eat."
Su Qingyan and Shen Yan were standing at the entrance of the street before they had gone far. One was deeply shocked, the other was trying to comfort them, hugging each other and crying, not knowing what to do. You can see clearly from the floor-to-ceiling windows of the restaurant.
Shao Fanhan had a strange intuition: "What's going on?"
Shen Liang was afraid that his darkening level would increase again, so he didn't let him see anything. He simply moved his position next to Shao Quhan: "It's nothing, a young couple was quarreling."
Shao Fanhan didn't believe it: "Why don't you let me watch the quarrel?"
"Tsk," Shen Liang said nonsense, "We are going on our first date today. It is unlucky to see other people quarreling."
He was afraid that Shao Fanhan would turn around and look outside, so he turned sideways to block the glass window tightly. Shao Fanhan didn't like to join in the fun. He glanced at Shen Liang's hand on his shoulder and said nothing.
They just finished their meal awkwardly.
During this period, Shen Liang kept looking out, and finally realized that the breakup farce ended with Shen Yan slapping Su Qingyan, and the two finally left the door of the restaurant.
It’s really hilarious and bloody.
Shen Liang finally let go of Shao Quhan and asked nonchalantly: "Are you full? Let's go watch a movie when we are full."
Shao Quhan: "Well, I'm full."
The cinema was on the seventh floor of the mall, and they took the elevator directly up. Before leaving the restaurant, Shao Fanhan looked at the street without a trace, not knowing what he was thinking, but then he looked back.
Shen Liang didn't have any preference when it came to watching movies. He just watched the ones with high ratings, and chose a suspenseful crime film that was currently popular.
It was obviously the first time for Shao Fanhan to come to such a place. When the movie opened, he stood in the dark theater and didn't even know where to find it.
Shen Liang stood behind him and reminded: "Seventh row, move forward."
Shao Quhan was used to the darkness and could walk without any worries. Hearing this, he walked towards the seventh row. Shen Liang was afraid that he would fall, so he followed closely.
They sat down at the back, and by this time the theater was already filled with people. Shao Fanhan looked around and found that there were only two of them in this row, and they were incompatible with the surroundings: "Is our position bad?"
Shen Liang looked at him: "What's wrong?"
Shao Fanhan: "Why are there only two of us?"
Shen Liang said: "Because I have bought all the seats in this row. Don't you like being next to strangers?"
“…”
Shao Fanhan said nothing, and slowly leaned back into the chair. Advertisements were playing on the big screen in front of him. White light spots danced in front of my eyes, so eye-catching in the dark theater.
"Hey," Shen Liang sat next to him and suddenly said, "Is there anything else you want to do? I'm in a good mood today, so I'll do it with you."
Shao Fanhan didn't even raise his eyebrows: "Does breaking your leg count?"
This was the thought that had been lingering in Shao Fanhan's heart since Shen Liang was caught after he escaped.
Brutal.
Shen Liang had a bucket of popcorn in his hand. He was chewing it. He didn't know why, but he didn't want to eat it. He reminded Shao Fanhan with a half-smile: "Just say this in front of me. Don't say it to others, it will scare you easily." "
They all know in their hearts who that "other" refers to.
When Shao Fanhan heard this, he didn't know why, but he became irritated again for no reason. He closed his eyes and adjusted his sitting posture, forcing his attention to the screen. As a result, the beginning of the movie was a dark and claustrophobic room, with blood slowly flowing on the floor.
Shao Fanhan's hand holding the armrest slowly tightened.
The movie opens with a man killing his wife and disposing of the body in an orderly manner. Probably because the picture was bloody, the director blurred it out and kept the camera pointed at the floor, so that the audience could only see the murderer's footsteps walking back and forth and the mottled bloodstains on the ground.
It's easy to guess what's going on.
Shen Liang paused slightly while eating. He didn't expect that the movie would have such content. He glanced sideways in the darkness, frowning slightly, inexplicably worried about Shao Quhan. However, because his vision was dim, he couldn't see the man's expression clearly.
The movie continues.
While the man was disposing of the body, his six-year-old daughter stood behind the door and witnessed the whole process. Later, he suffered from aphasia due to fright. When the police came to investigate, he could not speak even a word.
The entire movie slowly unfolds around this case.
Shen Liang felt that every frame in it was like an invisible knife. He suddenly regretted choosing this movie and slowly put down the popcorn bucket.
"It doesn't look good,"
Shen Liang said,
"How about we go..."
He just likes to watch the fun and doesn't like to rub salt into other people's wounds.
Shao Fanhan didn't move. He sat where he was, his dark eyes staring at the flickering and changing pictures in front of him. Each frame seemed to be slowed down: "... Don't leave until you finish watching."
The sound is as usual.
Shen Liang had no choice but to accompany him. They watched the whole process of the police guiding the little girl to tell the truth and finally arresting the murderer. During this period, Shao Fanhan had no reaction, but being too calm made people feel uneasy.
Two hours later, the movie ended, and the lights overhead flickered on. The audience still felt sad about the tragedy in the movie, talked in low voices, and left the theater one after another.
Shen Liang stood up and saw that Shao Quhan didn't move, so he reminded him softly: "Let's go, the movie is over."
Shao Quhan finally came to his senses after hearing this. He stood up slowly from his seat with his hands on his hands. For a moment, it seemed as if all his strength had been drained out of him. His body swayed twice and it was difficult to even stand. Shen Liang quickly supported him with quick eyes and hands: "Are you okay?"
Shao Fanhan took a breath, his face so white that it was almost transparent under the light. He stared at Shen Liang, then twitched his lips and said six words: "The movie is quite good."
No matter how naive Shen Liang is, he knows that he must not say at this time: Yes, that's right, it's pretty good-looking.
In fact, he now wants to fight the person who recommended the movie.
"Let's go."
Shen Liang saw the cleaning lady come in and pulled Shao Quhan out of the cinema. It's dark outside now, and it's the rush hour after get off work. The streets are full of crowded pedestrians, and they will be crowded away if you don't pay attention.
The car is parked across the road.
Shen Liang held Shao Quhan's hand, and then realized that his palm was sticky and cold. She paused and continued to lead him to the opposite side, not letting go even if the crowd was crowded.
"Look, if you hold on tightly, you won't get lost." Shen Liang said.
Shao Fanhan remained silent for the first time, letting Shen Liang lead him, and said nothing from the beginning to the end. It wasn't until he got in the car that he closed his eyes and leaned against the window, and suddenly asked: "Do you have a mother?"
Hearing this, Shen Liang paused when he started the car, and couldn't help but look at himself in the rearview mirror doubtfully: Does he look like a motherless person
This question is really inappropriate.
Shen Liang glanced at Shao Quhan with a subtle expression, raised his eyebrows and said, "I don't have a mother. If you don't believe it, I jumped out of a crack in the stone."
Shao Fanhan actually smiled when he heard this. It was not a sneer or a sneer, but an indescribable complexity mixed with incomprehensible meanings, but he quickly returned to expressionless.
Shen Liang started the car. He regretted watching this movie two hours ago, and he still regrets it now.
Shao Fanhan took the initiative and said, "The movie is good, what do you think?"
Shen Liang nodded: "Yeah, it looks good."
Shao Fanhan added: "The first time I watched a movie in my life, the first time I held hands, the first time I kissed, the first time I went to bed, it seemed like it was all with you..."
The scenery outside the window receded, and the crowds of people were crowded. He said this without thinking, and he didn't know what he wanted to express.
Hearing this, Shen Liang rubbed the steering wheel, his throat felt inexplicably dry. His Adam's apple rolled up and down. He didn't realize that he had done so much, but he still kept a joking tone habitually: "Believe it or not, if this was in a novel, we might be a couple."
When Shao Fanhan heard this, he slowly turned his head to look at him. The afterglow of the setting sun gave his thick eyelashes a layer of golden light, and he said in a serious tone: "Really..."
Shen Liang smiled heartlessly: "Fake, I lied to you."
Shao Fan twitched his lips coldly: "I hate people lying to me the most."
Shen Liang changed his mind again: "This is not a lie, this is a joke."
They returned home in a subtle atmosphere. Shen Liang sent Shao Fanhan to the door of the room as usual. When he was about to leave, he was suddenly stopped: "Shen Liang—"
"Huh?" Shen Liang turned around subconsciously, "What's wrong?"
Shao Quhan stared at him with dark eyes. He placed his left hand on the door handle and hesitated to press it. After a long while, he asked aloud: "Do you think the little girl's mother hates her?"
"When the incident happened, she clearly could have called the police, but she didn't..."
"You can tell the truth to the police, but you can't because you're afraid... "
Shao Fanhan moved his lips silently, with a dead look on his face: "Will she hate her?"
His focus was different from that of all the viewers. Everyone else was lamenting the murderer's cruelty. He was the only one to ask such a mindless question about what happened to the girl.
"Won't,"
Shen Liang didn't even hesitate and said slowly,
"The murderer's crime should not implicate innocent people. If the mother is the first victim, then the girl is the second victim."
It was rare for Shen Liang to be so serious: "Shao Quhan, there are no such perfect people in this world. We are all afraid and frightened, but this is not a sin."
The sky darkened completely, and the light cast a diagonal shadow behind Shao Quhan, twisting and deforming.
Shao Fanhan didn't speak. He didn't know how long he remained silent. It was so long that Shen Liang's legs were numb from standing, and then he finally raised his lips and said, "Really?"
The voice was very soft, and I didn’t know who he was asking.
After he finished speaking, he opened the door, revealing a sliver of darkness inside. Just as he was about to step in, a familiar voice sounded behind him:
"Shao Fanhan, one month has come and I have nothing left to teach you..."
Shen Liang said: "I'm right next door. If you have anything, call me anytime."
Shao Fanhan didn't look back when he heard the words. It wasn't until the sound of Shen Liang going back to his room and closing the door was heard in his ears that he finally slowly raised his head, stared at the chandelier above with wide eyes, his eyes were red, and he took a hard breath -
It was as if a pair of invisible hands were strangling his throat, not giving him a chance to breathe for twenty years. He once tried to escape, but the dead man grabbed his ankles and pulled him hard to leave. Finally, he fell into the mud bit by bit.
Shao Fan returned to the room as if fleeing, his steps hurried and panicked. His chest rose and fell, his breathing quickened, and finally he slowly slid to the ground against the cold wall. The familiar darkness gave him a sense of calm, and there was endless desolation.
Ignoring the doctor's instructions on how much medicine to take, Shao Fanhan found the medicine bottle from the drawer, then poured out the pills with trembling fingertips, and took them directly without counting them—
But I didn't taste the familiar bitterness.
A hint of sweet and sour taste came from the tip of his tongue, spreading silently between his lips and teeth, becoming sweeter and sweeter. It's like the candy I ate as a child, which has a long and familiar feeling, but has long faded in my memory.
“…”
Shao Fanhan sensed something was wrong and froze for a moment. His eyelids trembled slightly, he slowly turned on the desk lamp, and poured the remaining medicine in the medicine bottle into his palm, only to see that it was filled with colorful candies.
Light pink, translucent, sugar.
The medicine he should no longer take was replaced by sugar...