Late at night.
The bustling commercial street was already dimly lit, and a few cars drove by from time to time on the quiet street, making it even more deserted and lonely on this bustling street during the day.
Qi Leren, who was smoking an unlit cigarette under the street lamp, pressed down on the brim of his hat, rejecting the third Liu Ying who came towards him.
He doesn't know when Ning Zhou will come, but he will definitely come.
During the fleeting glimpse in the afternoon, the two had no time to leave any messages to each other, but out of the tacit understanding between the lovers, Qi Leren waited near the store where the two met after nightfall, and he was going to When dawn came, if Ning Zhou didn't come, he would leave him a secret sign.
Ning Zhou's current identity is Du Qiao's illegitimate son, only seven years old, to get rid of the control of the family and sneak out to meet him, it is no less difficult than Romeo's meeting Juliet. Therefore, the people of Qi Le were mentally prepared that Ning Zhou would not be able to come.
With such a comparison, Qi Leren immediately felt that his current status was quite good, at least he was a healthy adult.
Poor Ning Zhou, probably infected by his luck, actually possessed a seven-year-old kid.
No matter how outstanding the combat awareness is, when one-on-one with an adult in close combat, if you are short-handed and short-footed, you will really be demoted by one force.
A whistle came from the shade of the trees, and Qi Leren immediately realized that it was Ning Zhou, and he often used this voice to summon Yuying. It's a pity that in this dungeon, all props and items from the game cannot be used, and naturally the Whispering Eagle cannot be summoned.
Qi Leren turned his head, and in the faint shadow of the trees in the park, a small figure squeezed out from the bushes, and Qi Leren was stunned by his outfit.
"Why did you bring so many things?" Qi Leren asked in shock.
With a large backpack on his back and a large suitcase in his hand, the expressionless blond hair was too stern, and he said with an unhappy face, "Because it can't be stored in the inventory."
Qi Leren understood something: "You don't plan to go back?"
That's why I brought so many things, this is to pack up and go to him!
Ning Zhou looked at him quietly, his expression made Qi Leren feel like a scum who kicked out his homeless girlfriend who came to seek refuge for no reason.
But, but, but... It's really cute! ! !
A seven-year-old golden retriever! blue eyes! The height only reaches his waist! And a little baby fat! the most important is! This is Ning Zhou!
For the first time in his life, Qi Leren experienced what it is like to be so cute that he faints.
"Let's go, let's go home!" Qi Le people decisively snatched Ning Zhou's backpack and drag box. Ning Zhou may have protested, but the strength of a seven-year-old child is not enough to compete with an adult. All the luggage on his body was disarmed, leaving only an empty left hand, which was tightly wrapped by Qi Leren's right hand.
Qi Leren dragged the trailer box with one hand, and took Ning Zhou's hand with the other, talking to him while walking.
In a calm voice, Ning Zhou narrated what he experienced after entering this copy—going to school, attending classes, eating, sleeping, playing the piano under the supervision of his tutor—almost exposed because he couldn’t play the repertoire of this world.
Qi Leren felt that Ning Zhou was a little sad and angry.
Imagine an adult in his twenties who has lived independently for many years and has seen all kinds of ups and downs. Once he enters the dungeon, he actually lives the life of a primary school student. He is followed by bodyguards when he goes in and out. It was very frustrating.
"My apartment is a bit small, but it's no problem to accommodate you... Uh, wait, what if Willow comes?" Qi Leren suddenly remembered this question.
Ning Zhou looked at him silently: "Is it the person who went shopping with you in the afternoon?"
This... How should I answer this
Qi Leren's palms were sweaty, and he was inexplicably nervous.
"I don't know her well! My current body is a killer of the Irish gang. I have known Willow since childhood, but I have only met her twice." Qi Leren said nervously.
"En." Ning Zhou responded and nodded.
The street lights were dim, and it was difficult for Qi Le people to see too much emotion from this baby-fat Zhengtai's face. Maybe this hesitation was too obvious, Ning Zhou asked: "Aren't we leaving?"
"Oh, let's go, let's go." Qi Leren felt that he was a little nervous. Based on his understanding of Ning Zhou, he was not the kind of person who would eat vinegar for no reason at all. Why was he so nervous? .
Because there was no way to find a new residence for Ning Zhou at this time, Qi Le people secretly took him home like a thief, and planned to find a place nearby for Ning Zhou to settle down the next day so as not to be caught by Gavin. He and Willow discovered that he had kidnapped the only son of an Italian gangster, and if he said it, it could be regarded as kidnapping.
The weather was not good, and it started to rain in the middle of the night. Qi Leren, who didn't have an umbrella, took off his hat and put it on Ning Zhou's head. Ning Zhou shook his head, saying no.
"Wear it, children are prone to catch a cold." Qi Leren said, and opened his coat to cover Ning Zhou in order to prevent him from getting wet.
Ning Zhou obviously showed displeasure, and was coaxed and persuaded by the Qi Le people. When he returned to the car parked in the nearby parking lot, he was still a little depressed.
Qi Leren returned home in a car that was not very convenient, and first stuffed Ning Zhou into the bathroom: "Take a hot bath, and I will find you some clothes."
"It's in the suitcase, I'll take it myself." Ning Zhou said, tactfully but firmly expressing that he doesn't need the clothes provided by Qi Leren, after all, his body has shrunk and he can't wear the clothes of adults.
While Ning Zhou was taking a bath, Qi Leren went to the kitchen to warm up two cups of milk and toasted toast. The sound in the kitchen is against the crackling rain outside the window and the faint thunder in the distance. This midnight is quiet and warm.
Qi Leren took the prepared supper and was about to go to the restaurant. When he turned around, he found that Ning Zhou was standing straight at the door of the kitchen looking at him at some point. Although his body has turned into a seven-year-old boy, his standing posture is still the same as he is used to, standing straight and never leaning against the door lazily like Qi Le people.
"Come and eat something." Qi Leren said, and put the supper on the dining table.
The two ate quietly, Qi Le didn't eat much, but Ning Zhou looked hungry, he ate his share gracefully, like a well-bred little gentleman . Qi Leren rested his chin in one hand, and looked at Ning Zhou with a gentle smile in his eyes. This smile deepened after Ning Zhou put down the milk glass. He took a handkerchief and wiped Ning Zhou's milk-stained lips. After wiping, he couldn't help laughing and said, "Milk mustache."
"I don't have a beard." Ning Zhou said.
Putting this seriousness on the face of an adult Ning Zhou will only deepen his serious and serious temperament, but on the face of a seven-year-old Zhengtai, it can only highlight the cuteness of a child imitating an adult. People in Qi Le must Only by secretly pinching my thighs can I force myself not to be so cute that my boyfriend faints. The little devil in my heart is still madly bewitching him: pinch his face! Baby fat face! If you miss this time, you will regret it for a hundred years! Just squeeze it! If you pinch it, you will not suffer, and if you pinch it, you will not be fooled!
There was a bang, and the distant thunder was approaching, and this time it actually hit the power supply facility, and the night lights in this area were all extinguished.
Qi Leren stood up from his seat all of a sudden, and wanted to go out to check the situation, but Ning Zhou grabbed his hand unexpectedly.
In the darkness, a childish voice said in an adult tone: "Don't be afraid, it's just thunder."
Qi Leren suddenly remembered the little lie he told Ning Zhou a while ago, and was hesitating whether to confess, Ning Zhou said again: "I'll sleep with you, the thunderstorm will pass soon."
Don't confess anymore, I won't confess in this life!
So this night, the people of Qi Le received a treat they had never received before—someone to sleep with during thunderstorms.
Because the power supply facilities were damaged, the lights at home could not be turned on. Only the occasional lightning flashes outside the window illuminated the small bedroom. Qi Leren's excited mood gradually calmed down, and he even felt a little drowsy.
Ning Zhou seemed to be asleep, lying quietly beside him. For a seven-year-old child, staying up until the early morning was enough for him to fall asleep immediately when he touched the pillow, even if there was an adult living in his body temporarily. the human soul.
The thunderstorm has gone away, and the lightning has gradually ceased to light up, but the tenderness in Qi Leren's heart is overflowing.
He felt a slight change in the relationship between the two. If it is said that before tonight, his feeling for Ning Zhou was a kind of fierce love, a fire was burning in his soul, and a claw was scratching in his heart, making him restless and anxious, even if They already live under the same roof, and he can't help but pay too much attention to Ning Zhou's existence—because he is an intruder in his life, they are in a relationship, but they are not building a family.
But following this unexpected thunderstorm night, following Ning Zhou's changes, there was a kind of tenderness in this love, as if suddenly, Ning Zhou became his family.
family.
Qi Leren thought of his parents. Although in his childhood, his mother was filming outside all the year round, and his father was always busy, but when the family sat together, he could still feel the warmth of his memory.
He also thought of Ning Zhou's childhood.
It was not a happy childhood, the father who only existed in a few words and even did not know his name, and the mother who was lingering in the bed and would die at any time. Ning Zhou's childhood ended when he went to Neverland at the age of thirteen.
What was Ning Zhou doing when he was seven years old
Learn swordsmanship from teacher Arnold? Caring for a sick mother? Pray to God for mother's recovery
It will never be such a happy memory, because those memories will always be shrouded in a layer of afterglow that is doomed to fall-death will eventually take his only relative, his mother, a child no matter how pious. Things that no effort can change.
Qi Leren stared at the sleeping Ning Zhou, he didn't want to reach out and pinch his face secretly, he was afraid of waking him up.
He suddenly lost the impulse to be willful and reckless as a lover, and became anxious and sentimental. Some soft, warm, but tingling emotions flowed back and forth in his heart. A sense of mission and a desire to protect filled his chest, making him eager to give Ning Zhou the warmth and love he had.
He wanted to bring him all the love Ning Zhou had and never had.
The sandy beach at dusk appeared in Qi Leren's mind, he secretly walked towards Ning Zhou with that beautiful sapphire ring in his arms...
On the shore under the setting sun, they had a home.