Seeing Chen Xingze coming, Mi Sheng introduced them to both parties.
"This is my sister Mi Jie, this... this is my friend."
"My name is Chen Xingze, hello."
"Hello."
Mi Jie's voice was neither high nor low, very cold. She was wearing high heels about the same height as Mi Sheng, her back was straight, and she looked very strict in a standard light gray OL outfit. She pursed her lips into a sharp line, and looked at Chen Xingze with the scrutiny of the elders in her eyes, which was very oppressive.
Chen Xingze was a little nervous.
Mi Sheng is also much older than Chen Xingze, but Chen Xingze and Mi Sheng will not be nervous when they are together. He often ignores Mi Sheng's age, and sometimes even thinks that some of Mi Sheng's actions are very immature and cute.
"Who is the family member, come and get the medicine." The nurse called someone, and Mi Sheng responded, "Here..." He followed the nurse to get the medicine, Chen Xingze screamed inwardly and didn't want him to go.
Only Mi Jie and Chen Xingze were left, and Chen Xingze had the feeling of facing the director of the junior high school teaching department alone.
"Well, I'll go in and see Auntie." Chen Xingze wanted to hide in the ward, but Mi Jie said from behind, "I'll take care of my mother from today, and I'll pick her up when she's discharged from the hospital."
Chen Xingze stopped, "You want to pick up Auntie? What about Mi Sheng?"
Mi Jie sneered, "Let him take care of it is the result of the current situation, I should have thought of it long ago."
Chen Xingze felt that Mi Jie's smile was cold. He knew that he should not interfere in other people's housework, but he couldn't help but speak for Mi Sheng.
"He took good care of Auntie... This time, this time it was an accident."
"What about next time?"
"There will be no next time!"
"What's your guarantee?"
"I… "
Mi Jie's gentle voice put a lot of pressure on Chen Xingze. He didn't dare to look into Mi Jie's eyes and muttered softly, "... Are all legal practitioners like you?"
icy...
Mi Jie's expression remained unchanged, "How do you know that I do legal work, Mi Sheng told you?"
Chen Xingze: "Well, he mentioned it."
Mi Jie still looked at Chen Xingze, but Chen Xingze didn't dare to breathe. After a while, Mi Jie said, "Come here, let's talk in another place."
Mi Jie took the lead, and Chen Xingze had to follow behind. Mi Jie came to the end of the corridor, pushed open the door of the safe passage, and closed it again when Chen Xingze came in. The iron door blocked the sound of the outside world, and the smell of damp cement also covered the smell of disinfectant. Mi Jie leaned against the window. There is a large crane outside the window, the hospital is expanding the inpatient department, and construction workers are walking around.
Mi Jie took out a cigarette, lit it, and pointed the cigarette case to Chen Xingze's side. Chen Xingze shook his head, "I don't smoke."
Mi Jie put away the cigarette.
Chen Xingze said: "Your smoking posture is very similar to Mi Sheng..."
"You know Mi Sheng well?"
"I don't know much either."
Mi Jie's slender fingers were holding the cigarette, and her eyes narrowed slightly in the smoke.
"Are you his boyfriend?"
Chen Xingze was startled, "Ah? No, no." Shouldn't be...
When Mi Jie heard his denial, she chuckled and said, "That's right, how could a boy like you be with someone like him."
This sounded a bit harsh. Chen Xingze said, "Mi Sheng is a good person. Many people like him."
"Is it?"
Chen Xingze pursed his lips, summoned up his courage and said, "Actually... Actually, I have heard a little about your family. I can't say anything if I am an outsider, but I know that Mi Sheng really loves you and wants to rebuild the relationship with the family. Can you-"
"cannot."
Chen Xingze was interrupted before he finished speaking. Hearing this "can't" made his heart go cold.
"But Mi Sheng didn't do anything wrong, it's too unfair to let him bear it all..."
"Let him do it all?" Mi Jie repeated with some humor. She took another puff of cigarette, slowly exhaled the smoke, and recalled: "Our family used to be in good condition. In the 1980s, it was a household of 10,000 yuan. You may not have heard the word. At that time, my parents were very healthy, and they were also able to work. It went well, and my brother and I did well in school. Everything was perfect, but it all ended when I was fifteen."
Her tone was flat, and time had smoothed out the anger, leaving only the bitter fruit.
She asked Chen Xingze in a matter-of-fact manner: "In the law, it is very important to determine responsibility. When things become like this, someone should always be responsible. You said he was not at fault, but my home is gone. Who do you tell me to blame?"
Chen Xingze didn't like this kind of conversation, he felt depressed and breathless.
"Actually..." Chen Xingze lowered his head and said with difficulty, "Actually, have you ever thought that if his family could support him, things might not be like this, at least not as bad as they are now."
"You mean it's our fault?"
"I didn't say that."
Mi Jie laughed, the smoke was half lit.
"There are four people in our family, and he should compromise according to the 3-1 vote."
"You can't look at it that way..."
"Then what do you think? Do you think the majority should obey the minority?"
"no."
Chen Xingze felt as if he was caught in a vicious circle. He was eager to find an exit, but he couldn't find it.
"Only a kid like you who is completely on his side can say 'he's not wrong'."
Chen Xingze lowered his head in defeat.
Mi Jie leaned against the window and said lightly: "Actually, I hate him, not because he is gay. Whether he likes a man or a woman doesn't mean much to me. I hate him because he betrayed his family for others, and he came out of the closet. At that time, my father was running for the party secretary of the unit, and I was preparing for the exam. He didn't care about these, he only thought about himself, he destroyed the family, any reason is an excuse. "
Mi Jie concluded this matter, and Chen Xingze's heart was empty.
The smoke is out.
Mi Jie twisted the cigarette butt in the crack of the window, turned around and walked out.
"If he likes girls, there probably won't be any of these things..."
When Mi Jie walked to the door, Chen Xingze spoke softly.
"Actually, I once thought about whether homosexuality is a disease."
Mi Jie stopped.
Chen Xingze: "In the final analysis, human beings are also a kind of living things. The most basic instinct of living things is to reproduce. If we look at it this way, maybe we really have a problem."
His voice was very light, with a heaviness and helplessness that did not belong to this age group.
"... But it's already like this, what can we do about things that can't be changed. And I think no matter what people say, it's different from other animals. With the development of civilization, we can always find some way to contribute some other things. things, to compensate the family to compensate the society.”
Mi Jie unscrewed the iron door handle, but did not go out.
She whispered: "No wonder he is so fascinated."
Chen Xingze didn't hear clearly, "What?"
Mi Jie turned her head and said lightly: "You are very different from Mi Sheng. He doesn't think about these issues. He doesn't reflect or introspect himself. He is an extremely selfish person when he treats his feelings. He only thinks about himself."
Chen Xingze: "Don't talk about him like that, he's not selfish, he treats me well, and he treats you both very well."
Mi Jie smiled.
"When my father kicked him out, he once gave him a sum of money. He didn't tell you this, did he?"
"… No."
"My father wanted to cut ties with him, but in the end he thought of his family and gave him money. He could have started over in a place where no one knew him, which would be good for everyone. Maybe when everyone calms down, there will be more talk in the future. A day of reconciliation. But he never leaves. As long as he is free, he will go home. He will come back if he is scolded and beaten. In the end, he forced his home to be like this. Do you know why?"
Chen Xingze said: "I don't know..."
Mi Jie continued: "I married my boyfriend last year, and then I wanted to take my mother over. Obviously he can relax like this, but Mi Sheng still doesn't agree. Do you think he did this because of filial piety?"
Chen Xingze was speechless.
"No." Mi Jie replied, "That's because he couldn't live without people around him. When he was a child, there were no lights in the corridor, so he had to hold someone's hand every time before he dared to go upstairs. It was the same when he grew up, since Song Bo Yang betrayed him, and his problem became more and more serious, and you will know it when you get along with him for a long time."
The two fell into silence together, Mi Jie didn't want to talk any more, and took steps to leave, Chen Xingze stopped her again.
"Right! You reminded me!"
Mi Jie turned back.
Chen Xingze: "Song Boyang! Don't you know who should be held responsible? Blame him!"
Mi Jie raised her eyebrows, and Chen Xingze broke the jar.
"Blame him, blame him! Let's blame him together! Don't blame Mi Sheng!"
The principle of the opposite of things comes in handy. Chen Xingze's speech was extremely naive, but he looked very convincing. Mi Jie thought for a moment, then nodded with a smile, "Well, okay, you can blame him if you want."
Chen Xingze was satisfied.
When Mi Jie left, Chen Xingze didn't dare to go with her, and waited for a few minutes before going back. Mi Jie had taken over from Mi Sheng to take care of her mother, and Mi Sheng was sitting on a chair in the corridor waiting for Chen Xingze. He hasn't had a good rest recently and is always in a daze. Chen Xingze sat next to him before he regained his senses.
"Where have you been? I asked Mi Jie and she didn't tell me."
"Go to the stairs and chat for a while."
"What are you talking about?"
"Nothing to talk about."
"Then why so long?"
Mi Sheng was like a primary school student who was afraid of being isolated by his classmates, and kept asking questions. Chen Xingze held his hand and said warmly, "Tell me about Auntie's condition and the day of the accident."
"Oh." Mi Sheng lowered his head, "She is very angry."
"It'll be fine for a while, it won't be mad all the time." Chen Xingze pulled Mi Sheng's hand to his lap, and saw that Mi Sheng's neck was a little red.
"Your skin is so white."
"yes… "
"Change a little color to see clearly."
Mi Sheng knew what he was talking about, turned his face to the other side, and wanted to pull out his hand, but Chen Xingze didn't let it go. Mi Sheng seemed to sigh lightly and whispered, "Are you over for the exam?"
"Um."
"Are you going home?"
"No, I called my family. I won't be going back this holiday."
Mi Sheng turned back at once, and Chen Xingze felt a tickling in his heart when he saw his reaction.
"Why don't you go back?"
"Leave to watch over you."
"I don't need you to look after me."
"Really, then I'd better go back."
Mi Sheng did not speak again.
Chen Xingze smiled, took Mi Sheng's hand, leaned his head against the wall behind him, closed his eyes and rested.
The sun was very warm, Chen Xingze let out a long breath and fell asleep. "What's the matter, I suddenly want to write a score..." He tried to hum a few minor tunes, and tapped the beat with satisfaction.