Gentlemen's Friends

Chapter 58 Extra Story: The World of the Store Manager

When Ren Ningyuan entered university, he already had a very clear positioning of his life direction and principles, and he also had a set of efficient and unique solutions to troubles.

However, his later troubles are that he has always been the law of survival of wolves, but suddenly a little white sheep came to worship him from nowhere.

He didn't know why this man's eyes were blinded by something, so that he couldn't see his evil, and he followed him whole day wholeheartedly, thinking that he was a great hero, as if he could protect him.

Ren Ningyuan doesn't like to put on airs, he doesn't need to.

But the man's enthusiasm for being close to admiration gradually trapped him like a spider web that was getting thicker and stronger.

At first he thought the man's blind worship of him was childish and ridiculous, but after a long time, he was too used to it and couldn't get rid of it.

But in fact, his perfection is just a false appearance, an illusion of that man.

Who has no weaknesses, no emotions and desires, not to mention that he can hardly be called kind.But in the eyes of that man, he is the biggest and best god in the world.

Unconsciously, he began to cover up more or less. He didn't like to pretend, but he also began to be afraid of the feeling of stepping down from the altar.

Qu Tongqiu is fat, and he can't tell whether it's good-looking or not, his appearance is just a vague existence, as long as he knows who it is.As a result, Qu Tongqiu lost weight and became better-looking, and his feeling was no different.

Zhuang Wei's reaction to the change in the man's appearance was quite sharp.While on vacation in Island H, Zhuang Wei secretly touched the sleeping man.The scene he had accidentally glimpsed made him feel very weird, an indescribable feeling.

Zhuang Wei touched that man secretly. He felt that it was like discovering for the first time that the pet dog at home was edible.

Some things are not food, and that cognition is deeply ingrained.However, one day he was reminded of what others did, so that he was a little shaken.

Of course he would not have the idea of ​​eating the pet dog.

One night he received a call from Chu Mo, saying that Qu Tongqiu and Chu Xian had caused trouble in the bar, and asked him to fetch his little follower back.

When Chu Mo saw him coming, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "You're finally here, this guy is really troublesome."

Qu Tongqiu's degree of trouble can be seen at a glance, but he is polite first: "Is Chu Xian okay?"

"She's fine, but she was frightened. I sent her back first. As for this guy, it's too difficult to deal with. There's no place for him to sleep when I take him back. I'll leave it to you," Chu Mo said before leaving. Patted him on the shoulder before, "He helped my sister tonight, I will thank him next time."

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In the middle of the night, Qu Tongqiu was sent to the hospital and sat waiting outside the operating room. For the first time in his life, he felt at a loss.Chu Mo and Zhuang Wei also came, and their surprised expressions made him slightly embarrassed.

He could understand Chu Mo's blatant disbelief; and Zhuang Wei's restrained anger, he could understand it too.He even knew better than Zhuang Wei himself the trace of animalism under that haughty and indifferent appearance, maybe it wasn't necessarily out of liking, but Zhuang Wei's restless affection for that man had only increased and remained unabated.

And unexpectedly, he did what Zhuang Wei had always wanted to do, but didn't even bother to do it.

When Qu Tongqiu woke up, he was still ignorant, and when he knew what happened to him, he was stunned.In embarrassment, the three of them kept an ambiguous silence about the truth.

In fact, it would be all right to let Qu Tongqiu know the real culprit, he is so cowardly and timid, and he is used to it.

It's just that Ren Ningyuan didn't expect him to be in such pain, and in the pain, he still worshiped himself so superstitiously.

When he cried and said, "Boss, will you look down on me", suddenly, even I lost the courage to speak.

He was never afraid of anything, but at that time, he was really afraid of disappointing this man.

If he wronged him, he should make it up to him in equal measure.

He knew that Qu Tongqiu had wanted to have a girlfriend for a long time, but he had never been favored by girls.In fact, Qu Tongqiu is also very handsome and tidy, but he follows him all day long, busy courting a big man, how could he possibly have the chance to date a girl.

Ren Ningyuan felt distressed to realize this man's wish.It may not be difficult to find gentle, mature and beautiful women, but he is not 100% sure that they will also like Qu Tongqiu.

And he doesn't like to fail in front of Qu Tongqiu.Because the man has always sincerely believed that he is omnipotent.

When Ren Ningyuan saw Yang Miao for the first time, he only thought that this woman was wonderful.She is obviously a courteous dancer, but she has the face of a good girl from a good family, with a gentle smile, just like the sister next door.

During that time, he often went to the store to drink, and his mood was obviously gloomy.The friend was hospitable and wanted to win him over, so he bought her clock for him, recommending her in every possible way, saying how good she is at understanding and making people happy.

He is still looking for a mature woman who can make Qu Tongqiu happy, and he also understands in his heart that the only way to be gentle and considerate is to rely on acting skills.Among the women he knew, Yang Miao was not the most suitable, but she could do the best job.

He spent money to hire Yang Miao to please that man, so that the man could regain some masculine dignity.

Sure enough, the two of them were progressing smoothly, and Qu Tongqiu really became happy again, like a romping puppy, wagging his tail all day long.

But one day, his "little dog" came to him and announced to him happily and a little bit shyly that he had a relationship with Yang Miao.

Even after many years, Ren Ningyuan still remembers how he felt on that day.

At that time, he began to realize that what he did was wrong.

He was 19 years old that year, and he was just a mortal, not a god.He cannot foresee the future.Not everything can happen according to his arrangement.

He made a mistake first, and then made another mistake in order to make up for it, and then he could only go on like this, and he couldn't go back and make mistakes.

Yang Miao was pregnant, and the man was very happy.Ren Ningyuan wanted to ask, which man and which guest did that child belong to?Maybe even Yang Miao herself didn't know.

Only a fool like Qu Tongqiu would accept the identity of the prospective father without any doubt, and would even give up his degree if he wanted to get married and support a family.

It was easy to remind that man, even if he had to admit that he had made a mistake, it might not be better than watching them get married.

It's just that the man's happy face made him a little unbearable, he took a step back and thought, maybe there is a better way than tearing his face.

However, he hesitated for a moment, and he missed the opportunity to speak.Qu Tongqiu injured Qiao Si in order to save him, and there is no place for this man in S City.

After all, he did not expose Yang Miao, and only gave Yang Miao a large sum of money to treat that man well.

He wanted to maintain the illusion of a good world for that man.

Qu Tongqiu regarded him as a god, and he really played this role, so that he could no longer distinguish between the role and reality.

He had to stand high on the altar alone and work hard to keep this scam going.

During the more than ten years of separation, he was still playing Ren Ningyuan in that man's heart.He didn't think there was anything wrong, he promised the man that he would punish the prisoner that night.

It has been more than ten years, and there is nothing that Ren Ningyuan can't stand.

And even if that person becomes a husband, a father, and a grandfather in the future, he will still be able to miss him day after day and look forward to it—he thinks this is his best achievement.

Only by keeping a distance can the feelings in this world last forever.

But one day, the man brought his daughter to T City to look for him, and then everything changed.

Only he could see the shadows in those daily happiness, that man was happy because of ignorance, so he tried his best to make that man happy and ignorant.

It is easy to tell a lie, but it takes more and more lies to make up.The man's trust and admiration for him grew day by day, and the dangerous abscess became more terrifying every day.

He has played the hero for more than ten years, and he also feels slightly tired.

When the accumulated truth finally exploded, he still didn't give up, he wanted to find out where the matter had come from.

He asked Qu Tongqiu: "What do you know?"

The man trembled and said, "I don't want to know."

So he knew that everything was irreparable.

"I'll go back," the man said.

Impossible, there is no going back, no one can turn back.He couldn't let him escape by himself and leave him here alone.

"It's me. Qu Tongqiu, that person is me."

At the moment of pleading guilty, he actually felt a little relaxed.

The man struggled like crazy, and gave him a hard "pooh" in the face.

He also felt completely relieved when the beautiful world he created was completely torn apart and collapsed.

Finally, he can no longer act.

There was a big hole in the sky, the rain was pouring, and he didn't know if there might be sunshine in the future. He could pick up something from the ruins.

It is not a solution for him to put the man who lost his temper under house arrest.Zhuang Wei has been following him, vowing to find that man, Chu Mo told him "you are his disease", even Su Zhiyu said that the man is crazy.

He was used to being omnipotent, but he was powerless against that man.

When Qu Tongqiu bit his neck, almost breaking his carotid artery with his teeth, he suddenly felt clearly how much this man hated him.

This deep-seated hatred is almost as deep as the admiration back then.And he couldn't even think of a way to make the man feel better.

He stayed in the hospital all afternoon because of excessive blood loss, and Qu Tongqiu had already become Zhuang Wei's.He can't grasp the changes of this world every minute.

He knew what Zhuang Wei would do to that man. Unlike him, Zhuang Wei only wanted to be a mortal.

And he couldn't move.

He is the only one in this world who is the least qualified to say "Please treat Qu Tongqiu kindly", because he himself has ruined Qu Tongqiu.

He didn't even have the right to feel pain.

Finally Zhuang Wei let go and agreed to let him take Qu Ke to meet Qu Tongqiu.

He said to Qu Ke, "Your father should be back soon", and Qu Ke was overjoyed.He still remembers the hopeful joy they both had at that time.

Qu Ke immediately picked up the scarf that had been left there for a long time, forgot to eat or sleep, and it took only one day to weave almost.

It's a pity that she was holding her feet temporarily, and her skills were not enough after all. She got stuck at the end. She couldn't narrow the needle, so she couldn't knit endlessly.

"Okay, let's cheat a little."

Ren Ningyuan took her to a tailor's shop and asked someone to help knit the edges.

Although there were a couple of small holes in the finished scarf, it still looked good if you didn't look closely. Qu Ke hugged it happily all the way, and couldn't help but take it out again when eating.

"I don't know if my dad would wear it properly or not?" Just thinking about it made her very happy, "Uncle Ren, please help me try it on."

He also tried on the scarf with a smile, it was very warm, and he thought the man would like it.

But Qu Tongqiu refused to see them.

After waiting for a few days only for this result, Qu Ke hid back in the room almost immediately.He could understand her sadness and disappointment.

He didn't know what went wrong again, the man obviously loved her so much, maybe the man hated him even more than he loved her.

Everything about that man is becoming more and more uncontrollable and unpredictable.People's hearts are really beyond his control.Every day he felt more powerless.

He didn't really want much.

He only wanted that man to look up to him all his life, be by his side, and cook him a breakfast.

He feels that he can do or not do many things, and he doesn't have to force it too much, as long as he can be with him when he grows old, that's enough.

There was no way he and his name would appear on a wedding invitation together.

So being able to appear on the tombstone together is also a kind of stable happiness.

But the man died before him.

(End of this chapter)