Gentlemen's Friends

Chapter 19 Part 4: Lu ([-])
Qu Tongqiu felt like his heart was about to jump out of his mouth: "You, where are you now? Are you okay?"

"Hey, I arrived at school very early. I was packing my things just now. I didn't hear you calling. Sorry, my phone is dead and I'm charging it. By the way, Dad, I'm lucky this time. I met Last time, that person happened to have a car at home to go back to T City, so she took me for a ride, it was super smooth, super fast..."

Qu Ke was still innocently talking about her luck, but she didn't know that her father had made a false alarm for her.Qu Tongqiu breathed a sigh of relief, and his body softened all of a sudden. Hearing her rambling, he couldn't bear to tell her how scared he was just now, so he murmured: "It's fine, it's fine..."

After hanging up the phone, Qu Tongqiu realized that he was drenched in sweat from the inside. Looking at the man sitting behind from the rearview mirror, he still couldn't see his expression clearly.The atmosphere in the car was a little awkward.The driver also slowed down, waiting for Ren Ningyuan's instructions.

"I-I'm sorry to trouble you. I'm right here..."

Qu Tongqiu swallowed half of what he said, and swallowed back in embarrassment, his face was a little ugly, the driver reacted faster than him, braked immediately, he finally had time to open the car door, and vomited on the side of the road.

"What's wrong."

Qu Tongqiu vomited for a while, his stomach was still churning, he raised his head, feeling dizzy, and whispered, "I'm a little dizzy."

Ren Ningyuan was quiet for a while, and said, "You are such a trouble."

Qu Tongqiu didn't want to be said that in person, so he was a little embarrassed, so he forced a smile.

Ren Ningyuan's unwavering indifference and aloofness made him a little humble, and he felt shocked and disappointed.Those emotions blended in the depression, and gradually turned into a kind of aggrieved faint anger.

The past two days have been extremely useless and confused, and he has indeed behaved poorly and stupidly.

But a wise man like Ren Ningyuan never had a fever and vomited.

He wanted to say that when people have short-circuited brains, who will not be unlucky when luck is low, and who will not make jokes when care is chaotic.I think his low profile in the car is ridiculous, that is someone who has never been a father.

Of course, with Ren Ningyuan's superiority, it is reasonable not to recognize these.

"I just got off here. Thanks for today."

Hearing his thanks, Ren Ning took a long look at him.

"You are welcome."

"Thank you."

Qu Tongqiu didn't mean to be polite.Since Ren Ningyuan said those words, he has really become unfamiliar.

In fact, similar things have happened before. Ren Ningyuan said at that time that he was pretending to be a tiger, and he was not necessarily more relaxed than now, but he still ran after Ren Ningyuan.

When you are a teenager, you can act stupid without any scruples, and you are often shameless. At that age, no amount of uselessness can be rationalized because it is childish.

But that's not the case when you're in your thirties.Although gentleness and good temper are similar, an adult man has responsibility and corresponding self-esteem.

I remember a classmate who was addicted to video games at that time, and there was always no food money left. When it was time to eat, he would cheekily rub a chopstick or two chopsticks everywhere, no matter how he was chased away, he always smiled.

He was obsessed with Ren Ningyuan, just like the man was with the three meals, with a bit of shyness and brazenness.

After so many years, when he has grown up, that classmate must be unable to ask for a meal even if the old habit relapses and he is too cash-strapped.He did the same with Ren Ningyuan.

Different ages require different levels of self-esteem, but Ren Ningyuan didn't seem to think about it for him.

It is reasonable for Ren Ningyuan to remind him not to take advantage of him.

But he had never experienced such embarrassment and disappointment.

He was in a daze at the entrance of the convenience store for a while today, just thinking that if he had the ability, he would pay back all the benefits he had received from Ren Ningyuan.

"Wait," Ren Ningyuan said again, "Do you have a fever?"

"Just a little bit. It's all right."

"If you don't feel well, go to the hospital."

"This is a minor illness, no need to take medicine."

In the past, Ren Ningyuan told him to go east, so he dared not go west.This failure to obey immediately made Ren Ningyuan frown slightly.

"If you are sick, you should go to the hospital."

"Hey, it's really not necessary. I just drink a few big cups of hot water and cover it under the quilt. Now when I see a doctor, even if I have a cold, as long as I register, the money will be indispensable. It's not worth it."

Ren Ningyuan frowned and said, "Don't be stingy. I'll pay for the medical expenses. You can go."

Qu Tongqiu was taken aback for a moment, and quickly said, "It's not that I'm really reluctant to give up money..." Looking at Ren Ningyuan, he finally sat down and stopped talking.He was faintly disappointed.

It didn't take long for Qu Tongqiu to prescribe antipyretic medicine in the hospital, and he even gave him an injection.After one injection, he should have improved soon, but he followed Ren Ningyuan all the way down the stairs, but his face became more and more gloomy.

"What's wrong."

"No……"

"Your face is pale."

Qu Tongqiu couldn't stand it any longer, hesitated for a while, and said, "I'm in pain."

"Where does it hurt?"

Qu Tongqiu pointed with his finger in embarrassment.After doing that movement, the body shrunk in shame unconsciously.

Ren Ningyuan seemed to grind his teeth slightly, and then said calmly: "Follow me to see a doctor."

Qu Tongqiu was very embarrassed when he heard the words, but if the defense seemed wrong, he was speechless for a while, and could only say, "Is this a doctor you know well?"

"Yes, we often cooperate," Ren Ningyuan smiled, "All the employees in my store are looking for him."

Qu Tongqiu was startled again, stopped, and followed his steps.

The doctor had already seen the strangeness, and Ren Ningyuan stood in the room regardless of the strangeness, and examined it boldly.That feeling made people tense up uncomfortably, but Qu Tongqiu felt ashamed more, closed his mouth and waited silently.

"It's better to have surgery."

"Ah?" Qu Tongqiu was taken aback, "Is this so serious?"

"Don't you feel any pain?" asked the doctor.

"……fine……"

Pain is pain, but for a weak person like him, if he shows something sick, he will be considered too cowardly.

"It's quite tolerable. But if you don't have surgery, the recovery will be slower, and it will affect the business."

Qu Tongqiu was a little embarrassed: "I, I didn't do that."

"Huh? I'm sorry, I'm sorry," the doctor laughed, "That's right, you were brought by Ning Yuan himself. Ning Yuan, you look so refined, yet you don't know the severity of your shots."

Qu Tongqiu was too ashamed to speak out, but hearing the doctor's misunderstanding, he still explained for Ren Ningyuan: "This is none of his business."

"Ah, evil..."

Qu Tongqiu came out with the medicine list, followed Ren Ningyuan silently as before, walked a few steps, and suddenly heard Ren Ningyuan say: "What's going on?"

"what?"

"Why is it so serious?"

"……I have no idea."

Ren Ningyuan seemed a little angry: "You are such an old man, you don't know what you do? Do you know the importance?"

Qu Tongqiu hurriedly said, "We drank together, I got drunk, and that's it."

Although to him, that was out-and-out violence, but at this time, it would be too evasive to insist on how wronged he was, so he did not sue Zhuang Wei, only saying: "So I really don't want to I remember. It should be a misunderstanding."

Ren Ningyuan glanced at him, didn't make a sound, and said after a while: "How can you be confused about this kind of thing."

Qu Tongqiu smiled awkwardly.

People who heard about him would think he was stupid, but who would be wary of an old acquaintance who never looked at him seriously, and how many people would not be confused when he was drunk.

When he got into the car, he said, "Ren Ningyuan, I really didn't dirty your house."

Ren Ningyuan looked out the window: "I misunderstood."

Qu Tongqiu let out a "hmm".There was no sense of relief.He is not disappointed with Ren Ningyuan, Ren Ningyuan is still perfect, and all his admiration is still there.

Just the illusion of intimacy is gone.

He is such a simple person who is easy to see through. They have misunderstood him one way or another because they are unwilling to put in more effort to understand and confirm it.

Ren Ningyuan and Zhuang Wei are the same.

He is discouraged with himself.

There is a sense of loneliness in the insignificance.

When he reached the intersection, Qu Tongqiu was ready to walk back by himself. Fortunately, Ren Ningyuan gave him an extra ride and took him downstairs to the apartment dormitory.

Although he knew the address, it was the first time for Ren Ningyuan to come here. He looked downstairs at the old exterior of the building and said, "It was quite windy and windy last night."

"Well, I heard that some places are flooded."

"Your house is a mess."

"Ah..." Ren Ningyuan's previous suspicions made him become more cautious, as if he was begging for something from Ren Ningyuan once he showed signs of trouble.

"No, the windows are quite tight."

Ren Ningyuan looked at him: "Then I'll go up and have a look."

"The dormitory is pretty good, nothing special, just like an ordinary apartment. Besides, you're in a hurry."

"Let's go."

"no need."

It was the first time he rejected Ren Ningyuan, and the other party was also a little surprised, looked up at him, smiled, and sat back in the car.

"Does it hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt anymore."

Ren Ningyuan looked at him: "If you feel uncomfortable, I'll take you for surgery."

"No, I can do it myself."

Ren Ningyuan glanced at him again, nodded, and closed the car door.

Qu Tongqiu watched the car drive until it was out of sight, then turned and went upstairs.He didn't know if this could be regarded as a better performance in Ren Ningyuan's opinion.Up to now, he is still the same as before, looking forward to Ren Ningyuan's recognition and appreciation.

Walking upstairs slowly, I started to fumble for the key when I arrived at the floor, but saw that there was already a person standing at the door of the apartment, with one hand in his pocket, and the other repeatedly knocking on the door bored.

When Qu Tongqiu saw that person, he was startled and took a step back unconsciously.The man was waiting impatiently, and when he saw him, he cursed: "Where did you die. You just came back now."

"...I went out for a while. What do you want?"

Zhuang Wei snorted, "I'll bring some food to rescue the refugees."

Qu Tongqiu also saw the two bags at his feet and knew that they contained food, but he was still reluctant to approach Zhuang Wei.

"...How do you know I live here?"

Mentioning this Zhuang Wei was a little proud: "Ask Ning Yuan's Xiaoqiu, who is delivering the goods, and you will know."

Qu Tongqiu hesitated whether to thank him for his troubles: "Thank you for your hard work..."

"Then why are you still standing there, open the door and invite me to sit in."

Qu Tongqiu had no choice but to tense up and took out the key, and opened the door.

Zhuang Wei picked up the things on the ground and entered the house, changed his slippers in a regular manner, found a table to put down the bag, and then looked around. There was a lot of rain in the house. Before going out, Qu Tongqiu had already mopped the floor and cleaned it up. But the rudimentary interior can be seen at a glance, not to mention small and old, and a few pieces of wall under the window sill have been turned up.

"It's too broken. Can people live in this kind of place?" Zhuang Wei seemed to be watching a big joke, "You can bear it too?"

Qu Tongqiu said: "I live very well and it is very convenient. I live in this kind of place just right."

Zhuang Wei glanced at him: "That's true."

He has only lived a few days in the light of Ren Ningyuan, and he has become delicate.Not to mention the cleanliness of this place, even if it was ten times worse, he had lived there before.

If Ren Ningyuan and the others are compared to a mansion, then he was born into this kind of old apartment.

After Zhuang Wei was invited to sit down, Qu Tongqiu went to boil some water. There was nothing to entertain, so he had to take the grapefruit honey tea bought by Zhuang Wei to brew.

The two sat opposite each other, and turned on the small TV left by the previous tenant to watch. There were no programs, and the atmosphere was a bit awkward.

Zhuang Wei tried to tease him, but Qu Tongqiu was always on guard.Zhuang Wei will not treat him well for no reason. Last time, he invited a barbecue and a movie, and his price was that he went to the hospital.This time I brought him quite a lot of food, I don't know what I want.

Qu Tongqiu was in pain, he was absent-minded when chatting, and he was a little anxious. When he realized that Zhuang Wei was getting close, he hurriedly moved back.

After going back and forth for a while, Zhuang Wei probably felt bored, so he got up to leave after sitting for a while.

Qu Tongqiu sent him to the door, said "walk slowly", and watched him bend down to support the wall with one hand and put on his shoes with the other.When the shoes were all put on, Zhuang Wei put his other hand on the wall, just holding Qu Tongqiu between his arms.

The cold hairs on Qu Tongqiu's back stood up all at once, and his face became stiff.

Zhuang Wei only looked at him from a close distance, eye to eye, with a half-smile.

"Why, are you afraid of me?"

As soon as he opened his mouth to speak, his breath softly brushed against the tip of his nose, provocatively, and Qu Tongqiu was frightened, unable to speak for a while.

"Or are you nervous?"

"..."

"Why don't you dare to look at me all of a sudden?"

"How is it possible," Qu Tongqiu urged him with goosebumps all over his body, "Your shoes are also put on, hurry up and go."

"What are you afraid of?"

The other party's bewitching voice really stuttered, Qu Tongqiu couldn't explain clearly: "I, I'm just not used to being so close to people..."

Zhuang Wei was still approaching and teasing him: "Oh, how close is it?"

Qu Tongqiu was flustered, and suddenly mustered up his courage, pushing Zhuang Wei hard: "Enough, I don't like this kind of joke."

He was bullied badly in the past, and if he wanted to resist or something, it was Ren Ningyuan who defended him lightly, and only those people were eligible for equal dialogue.Now he can no longer count on relying on Ren Ningyuan.

In the end, I still didn’t say harsh words. I felt uneasy, and my voice was a little weak: "The incident last time is over, let’s forget it. But I won’t let it happen again in the future. I’m serious. If you don’t respect me, I won't be polite to you."

Zhuang Wei was taken aback for a moment, and sure enough, his face sank, and he gritted his teeth: "You're welcome? Who do you think you are? If you want to climb up to me, that's just a daydream. I'm the swan you It's a toad, okay?"

That being said, it seems to be true, but...

"Sorry...but I'm not..."

Zhuang Wei stared at him for a long time, then suddenly pinched his face forcefully, and cursed in a low voice, "You're stupid."

When Zhuang Wei left, Qu Tongqiu was still nervous.Feeling unsafe, I closed the door tightly and checked the lock twice before going to bed.

He's not stupid either.I know Zhuang Wei doesn't like him, but I just like to tease him.

Thinking of the two big bags of food, like the compensation left by Zhuang Wei, with some unclear meanings in it, he felt a little scared.

He chose a position under the quilt to sleep in a position that was not too painful, thinking of Ren Ningyuan's purposeless kindness to him, he felt a lot of comfort, and fell asleep slowly.

In order not to lose the perfect attendance award, Qu Tongqiu did not ask for leave, and went to work as usual on weekdays.Anyway, it won't heal for a while, and waiting for the wound to heal slowly will not affect his earning money to support his family.

He is the most diligent person working overtime in the company.Of course, the daily expenses are not a problem, but it is different if there is a child in the family, especially a child who is good at reading and has a wide range of interests.There are always plenty of places to save money.Nearly the cost of studying abroad in the future, as far as the future dowry.

As a father, I save money little by little, and save it once a month, looking forward to the future.

When I was working overtime that day, my daughter called and told him that he had just come back from a voluntary blood donation and that he and his classmates were secretly cooking pork liver soup in a small electric pot in the dormitory.

This is what makes my colleagues envious—the thoughtfulness of giving birth to a daughter, the boy grows wings as soon as he leaves the house, and remembering to call home once a week to report the situation is already very good, not to mention being able to chat with parents often.

Qu Tongqiu repeatedly told her to be careful when using prohibited electrical appliances, and taught her that some spinach and pepper would be more delicious, then hung up the phone, and said to the colleague next to him: "Today, my daughter's school organized a blood donation. I just found out that she is rare. Blood type is really not a good thing. Type O RH negative, how rare is this rare?"

"Wow, panda blood," my colleague was frantically copying the materials, "it's very rare. You have to be careful. Little blood is a troublesome thing. Then you are also negative blood, or is your wife?"

Qu Tongqiu thought for a while. He himself was not reminded that blood is precious. He also remembered that Yang Miao's postpartum blood transfusion went smoothly, and it was the most common blood type for the public.

"It seems not. My wife is only type O."

"how about you?"

"I'm also an ordinary AB type. Maybe this rare blood type can be passed down from generation to generation."

(End of this chapter)