Chapter 17 Chapter 17 Obsession Chen

Zhi was caught on the spot but still pretended: "I just got here."

"Okay, you're still stubborn, everyone has seen you," Feng Ran pinched him, and a red mark soon appeared on his fair skin, "I'm really annoyed by your bad habit of talking nonsense everywhere." Chen

Zhi covered his face and said, "It hurts."

"You deserve it." Feng Ran glanced inside the door, "There's barbecue inside, do you want to go in?"

"What do you think?"

Chen Zhi never eats barbecued meat or other foods. He said that this is a habit he developed since he was a child. For a long time, he only ate cold meat.

Feng Ran hesitated again and again, but didn't persuade him.

"I'll get you a bottle of milk, blueberry-flavored baked milk."

"No," Shen Zhi shook his head, "You should finish eating early, and we'll go home."

Feng Ran said, "It will probably be very late, you should go back first."

Shen Zhi stood still, resisting with silence.

"Really, don't wait for me. I'm not a child, I won't run away. What are you worried about?" Chen

Zhi held his hand, his expression very focused: "You must promise me that you will go home after dinner."

"I know."

He quickly regretted: "No, I'm still worried... I'll wait for you here, no matter how late it is."

Feng Ran took a cigarette from the cigarette box, but did not light it, just put it in his mouth.

"Chen Zhi, if you want me to stay with you, it's not like this. It's not that you can't run away just by watching me day and night. If I want to leave, there are ten thousand ways, and I can always leave." "

Then what do you think I should do?"

"What you have to do now is go home and rest. How about we go out for the weekend tomorrow?"

After a long struggle, Chen Zhi finally left, looking back every few steps.

As expected, the group of people did not leave until late at night. Feng Ran drove a motorcycle and went straight to the silver shop.

The boss was not going home on Friday, and Feng Ran was worried about disturbing his sleep on the way. Unexpectedly, he saw from a distance that the lights were on inside, and there were crowds of people shouting non-stop.

He pushed the door open and went in. The people in the room fell silent. The boss was surrounded at the back, sitting on a low stool with disheveled hair, looking like a homeless person, miserable and pitiful.

There were fewer things in the shop, leaving a large empty space, which was much neater than before.

He looked around and finally stopped at the boss: "What a coincidence."

Why is it that every time he comes, it's always the same group of people.

The boss tilted his head slightly: "Unfortunately."

The leader was still the same person from last time. He also recognized Feng Ran and said arrogantly: "See, I told you that you are a group! I tell you that this time we are not looking for trouble. This kid owes rent!"

Feng Ran said: "Owe you?"

"The landlord is my friend. I came to get the money for him. Do you want to take care of this?"

"Where is the landlord?"

"You don't need to ask. It's not convenient for him to come."

"Is that the case?" Feng Ran looked at the boss.

"Almost."

He called the boss out and asked what was going on.

"It's the second half of the year that hasn't been paid. We agreed to pay it by the end of the year, but they found out. The landlord can't do anything about it."

"The emperor is not in a hurry, but the eunuch is." "Don't worry about it, I'll find a way to mortgage it. " 

"Haven't you opened the store recently?" 

"No." 

He blurted out: "You sell your things so expensively, how can you not pay the rent in advance?" 

The boss silently lowered his eyes. 

There was only one way left. "Call the police." Feng Ran said, "That's the only way. " 

"No." The boss said something earth-shattering, "The police are still looking for me." 

"No, buddy." 

"My family called the police and said I was missing. I want to delay it for another two days." He said softly. 

"..." 

Feng Ran paid for the second half of the year's rent for him. 

The store was empty. He sat on the only bed in the room, looked at the boss with contempt, and said: "Tell me, am I the kind of person who doesn't keep his word?" 

"No." 

"Will you urge me to pay back the debt in the future?" 

"No." 

"Are you still forcing me to sign?" 

"No." 

Feng Ran was very satisfied: "That's right." 

The boss buried his head in searching and took out the customized necklace from the secret compartment. 

"Now that we've made up, take it." 

Feng Ran realized belatedly that he probably drank too much tonight. 

The boss's fingers were hooked on the thin and long chain, swaying, and his eyes were chasing the fragmented light flowing on the butterfly's wings. He had been thinking about it day and night for several months, but now he didn't want to reach out to take it. 

"Have you ever liked someone?" 

The boss was not a suitable person to confide in. "No." 

"I don't want it anymore." Feng Ran said, "I don't seem to know him at all. We may have to start from scratch, or... I don't know. Anyway, I don't want it anymore." 

"You can wear it yourself." 

Feng Ran had nothing to say. "No, forget it, I'll leave it with you. You can just keep it for me, okay." 

The boss said, "There's no need to be hard on money." 

"Not really." Feng Ran shook his head. Money was never the most important thing to him. "I just suddenly felt that he was not worthy of it." 

This necklace only belonged to one person. 

The obsession in his memory. 

Over the weekend, Feng Ran bought two movie tickets. 

Chen Zhi rarely came to the mall to watch movies. It was summer vacation, and the number of children increased sharply. They were noisy and chased each other from time to time. Parents only scolded them once or twice, but did not restrain them. After two and a half hours, he was visibly exhausted. 

"I have never watched such a tiring movie." 

The two of them did not finish a bucket of popcorn. Feng Ran held him in his arms, hooked his finger with his other hand, and said, "Let's play games and take a break." 

He exchanged two thousand game coins and got into the state in a short while. He only had ten coins left in his hand. Chen Zhi was standing outside the game hall, holding the half bucket of popcorn in his arms. 

Feng Ran put the coins in his pocket and walked towards him. "Why did you come out?" 

"Too noisy." Chen Zhi frowned slightly, "My head hurts." 

Feng Ran approached him, stretched out his hand, and gently massaged his forehead. This behavior was very intimate. They were two adult men. Passers-by cast glances at them secretly. Chen Zhi was a little at a loss, but Feng Ran was very frank. 

"There are still ten left. How about we go grab some dolls?" 

"Forget it." Shen Zhi spent 500 coins on the claw machine and got nothing. He was so frustrated that he pulled Feng Ran's hand and said, "I want to go home." 

"You want to go back now?" Feng Ran smiled and said, "Wait a little longer."

Chen Zhi watched him go to the milk tea shop and get two beautifully made drinks. He inserted straws into each and handed them to him: "Try them both and see which one tastes better." Chen

Zhi hesitated: "I never drink this."

"I know, you try it."

He tried both as he was told. They were both milk teas and the taste was pretty much the same. After choosing one cup, Feng Ran took the other cup and finished half of it in a few sips.

"Very sweet." He licked his lips and commented.

Chen Zhi looked at him and suddenly became curious.

"Then what? Where to go next?"

"To the park."

The parks in every city might be similar, with old people, children, and runners.

They walked by the river, watching the birds flying up and down in the lake, and no one spoke for a while.

Walking along the water, crossing some hillsides and stone bridges, and crossing countless men, women, young and old, this green path seemed to have no end.

The atmosphere was weird. Chen Zhi was always uneasy.

Feng Ran started a topic: "People often go fishing here."

"The water is quite clear."

"Someone cleans it every month. I used to do this job."

"Really? How much is the salary?"

"Temporary worker, paid by the day."

"You have so many jobs, which one is the best?"

"Tutoring."

"What do you teach?"

"Everything. Physics in high school paid the most money back then."

"You always seem to be short of money."

"That's not true. I'm in debt."

"Exaggerated." He talked

about this and that, and it was irrelevant.

Feng Ran suddenly stopped and Shen Zhi's heart was beating wildly.

Sure enough, he said, "I plan to leave."

Shen Zhi didn't say anything. He was still holding the cup of milk tea, and his fingers creaked with some force.

"I think... I've been here long enough, I want to go home." Feng Ran said to himself, "Actually, the matter of falling in love is similar to everyone. During the week, we are busy with our own things, sending messages to say good morning and good night, what we are doing and whether we have eaten. On weekends, it's like today. It's boring, right?"

The disposable plastic cup was tightened, and the liquid was squeezed, leaking out of the straw mouth, dripping onto the ground.

"Something more upscale, go have a drink, travel, or play some more expensive activities... Anyway, it's all the same. I'm too lazy to talk about it, maybe I'm tired of it."

He suddenly felt a little tired, and leaned his arms on the railing by the river. He suddenly remembered a song by Ren He and hummed it, but forgot the name.

It was a song from a few years ago. Ren He couldn't make up his mind, so he asked him to think of a title.

Was it called "Shelter" or "Idiot"?

Or maybe neither, or...

"How many people have you talked to?"

"Not many, probably one hand." Feng Ran scratched his head, "There's not much time left. Want to talk about my love history? This topic is not very good."

"I'm a very boring person, right?" Shen Zhi asked suddenly.

"No."

"You don't like me anymore." A statement.

"How can I put it——"

"I don't like it anymore." Shen Zhi said firmly, "You didn't refute it the first time."

"You are unique. But my liking is not a rare thing." Feng Ran turned around and said with a smile, "You deserve everyone to like you, not just me." Shen

Zhi suddenly stepped over quickly, and his voice trembled in his surprised eyes.

"How can you, how can you say such a thing?"

Since he was planning to leave from the beginning, why bother to repeatedly stir people's hearts.

He lost. Knowing that he was fooled, he jumped into the trap and willingly became a captive of this person.

A perfect conspiracy. He had no chance of winning from the beginning.

But this was definitely not the ending he wanted.

The shimmering lake light fell into his eyes, and when their lips touched, the stunning beauty touched the water surface, and the ripples of eyelashes flowed down, soaking Feng Ran's cheeks.

Feng Ran closed his eyes instinctively. In this infatuated kiss, how could it not be a sin to sink into it.

Feng Ran bought a ticket for the next day at noon.

He thought about saying goodbye to his mother and his boss.

But no. I lingered too long in this place with too many memories, and I didn't have enough time, so I finally left.

When I left, Shen Zhi slept soundly because he had eaten authentic soufflé.

He made it.