Xiao Jinang didn't know that he was missing a box of the things he bought. He held the bulging plastic bag, hesitating where to hide it. He wandered around the living room like a headless fly. After thinking for a while, he finally stuffed it into the back of the closet.
Sang Feiwan said that when buying these things, you must not let your partner see you, otherwise he or she will feel embarrassed, so just hide them in the most convenient place to get to them.
When Ming Zhou came out of the shower, Xiao Jin'ang had already destroyed the "evidence" and was sitting on the ground playing with the cat. Ming Zhou tacitly did not ask anything, but followed the cat's cry to Xiao Jin'ang's side, then slowly squatted down and asked: "Do you want to give it a name?"
Xiao Jinang was stunned when he heard this: "Who?"
Ming Zhou whispered, "Cats. Every adopted cat should have a name."
Xiao Jinang thought about it and realized that just like the system, the interstellar space station had many small systems, and each small system had a different name. He looked down at the cat in his arms, then looked at Ming Zhou, and after a long moment of contemplation, he suddenly asked tentatively, "Can I call you King Kong?"
Ming Zhou was stunned, almost suspecting that he had heard it wrongly: "What?"
Xiao Jinang said seriously: "King Kong."
Ming Zhou: “…”
Although Ming Zhou couldn't quite understand why Xiao Jinang gave a cat such a domineering name, he could only attribute it to Xiao Jinang watching too many Transformers and asked tactfully, "Would you like to change to a cuter name?"
Xiao Jinang thought for a moment and said, "Diamond?"
Ming Zhou: "Seems a bit strange?"
Xiao Jinang: "Sparkling?"
He likes shiny things.
Ming Zhou: "Anything else?"
Xiao Jinang: "Amber? Agate? Jade? Tourmaline?"
It seems even weirder...
Ming Zhou couldn't help but find it a little funny: "Why do you have to call it so many... jewel names?"
Xiao Jinang touched the tip of his nose, thinking that those were the names of other small systems. He said a little embarrassedly: "But I don't know how to name them."
Ming Zhou: "Then let's call her Sparkling."
This seems to be the only acceptable one among that bunch of messy names. Ming Zhou is not very good at naming.
The kitten on the ground heard the words "Liang Jingjing" and suddenly meowed twice, not knowing whether it was expressing its love or protest. Xiao Jinang assumed that it liked the name and carefully put the kitten in its nest: "Liang Jingjing, can you be called Liang Jingjing from now on?"
The kitten lowered its head and licked its paw. Its blind right eye was still a little swollen under the light: "Meow~"
Ming Zhou could not see the cat, nor could he see Xiao Jinang. He squatted quietly on the ground, his chin on his knees, his eyelashes casting a shadow under his eyes, his expression seemed to be a little distracted, and after a moment he whispered, "You won't abandon it...right?"
When Xiao Jinang heard this question, he looked at Ming Zhou curiously, then shook his head seriously: "It's my cat now, I won't throw away my things."
Humans are a very smart species, but they are also very good at giving up. From the moment they are born, they discard something of themselves every year. At first, they are ignorant and immature, then innocent and immature, and finally romantic and carefree.
This road of discarding should have ended here, but humans still felt burdened when moving forward, so they began to try to discard more things, kindness, conscience, ideals, beliefs...
In the end, when they have nothing left to lose, they will start to abandon their cats, then their families and lovers, until only an old, weak, empty shell is left. Many years later, when they look back, they suddenly realize that they will eventually be abandoned too.
This world seems unfair, but it is fair in some way. What you have betrayed and discarded will be repaid in another way after many years.
Xiao Jinang would not throw away anything that belonged to him, including Ming Zhou and the cat.
At night, when they went to bed, the bedroom was completely dark. Ming Zhou was only wearing a white shirt, and then he slipped into Xiao Jinang's arms, his body still wet with moisture.
Xiao Jinang felt like he was holding a slippery fish. He buried his face in Ming Zhou's neck and spoke with a slight nasal tone, like sticky honey: "Doctor Ming..."
Xiao Jinang is acting coquettishly again.
Ming Zhou knew what he wanted to do. After hesitating for a moment, he finally didn't want him to suffer too much, so he patted his head lovingly: "Do it gently?"
However, to his surprise, Xiao Jinang refused. He raised his head from Ming Zhou's arms and gently patted his back, as if to comfort him: "Shh, it will take a few days."
He added: "Otherwise it will hurt you."
Xiao Jinang looks stupid, but it seems that he has remembered everything he should remember.
So Ming Zhou thought hard for a long time, wondering if anyone had ever said something caring to him, fearing that he would get hurt, but the answer was no.
Those people would only leave indelible scars on him, like these eyes blinded by needles.
Ming Zhou hugged Xiao Jinang tightly in the darkness, hoping that he would hug him tightly as well. For a moment, he even wanted to embed himself into this person's bones and blood, sharing even their breath and blood, and never being able to separate.
Ding! Please note that the villain's blackening degree has dropped to 30. Please continue to work hard~
The system notification sounded quietly in the quiet night, and then it became quiet again. Unfortunately, Xiao Jinang didn't hear it. He fell asleep holding Ming Zhou, and even the kitten in the living room fell asleep in its new nest.
For a period of time afterwards, Xiao Jinang worked diligently. Although his last work "The Adventures of Little Diamond" was severely criticized by editor Lin, this still could not stop his hobby of writing, and he kept submitting manuscripts perseveringly.
A month passed and his manuscript still wasn't approved, but fortunately he got his first salary.
When I got home from work that day, I heard Xiao Jinang sitting on the sofa, counting money seriously: "One hundred, two hundred, three hundred..."
He was so absorbed in counting that he didn't notice Ming Zhou had come in. So Ming Zhou stood at the entrance and listened quietly until Xiao Jinang finished counting 3,500 pieces and was about to count again for who knows how many times, then he deliberately made some noises.
Ming Zhou groped his way into the door and asked, "What are you doing?"
When Xiao Jinang saw Ming Zhou coming in, his eyes lit up and he immediately ran up to him and said, "Doctor Ming, I got my salary!"
Salary! Salary! His first salary in his life!
It turns out that the Star Executive used to take advantage of him for free!!
Ming Zhou felt Xiao Jinang stuff a stack of money into his hand. He knew it was three thousand five without counting. He smiled, his eyebrows and eyes became more elegant and gentle, and he exclaimed: "Very impressive."
Xiao Jinang looked at him with bright eyes, like a large dog: "All for you!"
Ming Zhou seemed to raise an eyebrow when he heard this: "Give it all to me? Then what about you?"
Xiao Jinang was very generous: "It doesn't matter, I can earn it again."
Anyway, he doesn't need to eat, so he doesn't need food expenses.
Ming Zhou did not refuse. In front of Xiao Jinang, he stuffed the stack of money into his wallet one by one, then fumbled to pull out a card from the side and handed it to Xiao Jinang: "Here."
Xiao Jinang took a look and found that it was a human bank card: "What's the use of this?"
That card was Ming Zhou's supplementary card. He ruffled Xiao Jinang's fluffy hair and whispered the password to him: "Next time you go out to buy something, just swipe this card. You don't need to carry so much cash."
Like Jiang Weimian, he did not approve of Xiao Jinang's behavior of putting all the cash in his pocket every time he went out, as it was too easy to lose it.
However, Xiao Jinang did not want the card. He shook his head and returned it: "No, I can make money myself."
He can't live off others, he can't.
In fact, this was not the first time he refused Ming Zhou's money. Ming Zhou was always worried that Xiao Jin'ang was penniless and had no money to buy food outside, so he gave him cash and bank cards, but Xiao Jin'ang never took them.
Ming Zhou held the bank card in his hand, thought for a moment, and asked, "How much money do you have in total?"
Xiao Jinang subconsciously said, "Three thousand five."
Ming Zhou seemed to be confirming something: "Give me all? Not a cent left?"
Xiao Jinang looked at him with sparkling eyes, showing his undisguised love for him: "Yes, all for you."
Ming Zhou suddenly asked, "How do you eat outside?"
It's impossible to breathe wind and drink dew, right
Xiao Jinang remained silent, not wanting to reveal the fact that he didn't need to eat. He lost his temper after being asked this question and stood there with a wandering look in his eyes.
Ming Zhou gently put the card into his hand, leaned over and kissed him, and whispered, "Be obedient and take it."
Perhaps it was due to his occupational disease, Ming Zhou always spoke with a subtle gentleness that made people open their hearts without realizing it.
Xiao Jinang suddenly remembered the original novel. In fact, he had already read the ending of the book "Ming Zhou". He also knew that if the trajectory of fate had not changed, Ming Zhou would meet a liar.
The man cheated Ming Zhou of all his money, and was eventually slashed by Ming Zhou's throat. He died on a rainy day with his mouth filled with coins.
Ming Zhou was still calm, even gentle: You like money, I'll give it to you, it's okay, after all I'm a blind man, this is all I can give you...
When Xiao Jinang saw this part, he should have been scared because he didn't like blood or death, but the only thing in his mind was the scene when Ming Zhou jumped from the stormy night.
In the end, he chose the same ending as his mother, ending his broken life with death. This was the only path he could choose.
Xiao Jinang suddenly felt the bank card in his hand was a little hot. He shook his head vigorously and frowned, saying, "I like you, but I don't like your money."
He stuffed the bank card into Ming Zhou's hand, as if he was afraid that the other party would continue to pester him, and turned back to the room in a hurry: "I'll go fold the clothes."
Ming Zhou was stunned, feeling a little at a loss for what to do with Xiao Jinang's words that sounded like a confession but didn't seem like a confession. He groped his way into the room and was about to say something when he suddenly heard the sound of rummaging through boxes and cabinets.
That doesn't sound like folding laundry at all.
Ming Zhou asked in confusion, "What are you doing?"
During this period of time, Ming Zhou was "recovering from his injuries" and the two had not been close to each other. Xiao Jinang just opened the closet and wanted to take a look at the condoms he bought last time. He wanted to pick out a box to use at night, but when he counted them, he was shocked to find that a box of pink condoms was missing.
Did the waiter give me too little
But he put those things into the shopping bag one by one with his own hands.
Did it fall on the road
But there are no holes in the shopping bag.
Xiao Jinang searched the entire closet, but couldn't find the pink box with convex spots. He was a little confused. He sat cross-legged on the floor. When he heard Ming Zhou's voice, he subconsciously looked up and asked, "Have you opened the closet? I put a bag of things here, and one box is missing."
Ming Zhou was stunned when he heard this, and he understood what Xiao Jinang was asking almost instantly. After all, Xiao Jinang was not very good at housework, and Ming Zhou was the one who did the folding of clothes and cleaning. He could not hide the fact that Xiao Jinang had hidden a bag of condoms in the drawer.
Ming Zhou heard Xiao Jinang say that a box was missing, and for some reason he remembered the box he had thrown into the trash can last time. He felt a little confused and was surprised at Xiao Jinang's memory: "You..."
Ming Zhou paused and said, "I have never opened the closet. Could you have remembered it wrongly?"
Xiao Jinang continued to search with his head down, like a hamster digging at his own granary: "It may have fallen somewhere else. I'll look for it again."
The system's storage function is far stronger than the human brain. What's more, those condoms were picked out by Xiao Jinang one box at a time, so he would definitely not remember them wrongly.
Ming Zhou didn't expect Xiao Jinang to be so persistent, and said awkwardly: "Did you lose it yourself? Is it expensive? If it's not expensive, forget it..."
However, Xiao Jinang was determined to find the box of condoms. His idea was simple: since he didn't lose it and Ming Zhou didn't take it, the thing must still be in the room.
So in the next half hour, Xiao Jinang searched every corner of the room, and Ming Zhou was so restless that he could not sit still. He listened to the ping-pong noises coming from his ears, and finally couldn't help but say, "Don't look for it anymore..."
Xiao Jinang raised his head subconsciously: "What's wrong?"
"I..." Ming Zhou used a lame excuse, "I was tidying up my closet the other day and accidentally lost a box."
He fell silent after he finished speaking, waiting for Xiao Jinang's reaction. However, the other party remained silent for a long time. Ming Zhou couldn't help but feel a little nervous: "Are you... angry?"
"… "
Xiao Jinang didn't say anything. He wasn't really angry, just a little unhappy. He went back to rummaging through the closet without saying a word.
Never mind, he has something else.