Princess

The small yellow croaker in the takeaway box was still hot. Zheng Cheng opened the lid, held it carefully, and got into Lao Chen's car.

"Mr. Cheng." Old Chen was just about to take a nap, but when he saw Zheng Cheng coming, he immediately straightened the back of his chair.

"I'll send you an address, wait a moment." Zheng Cheng made a phone call.

"Hello, what's going on?" A voice sounded lazily from the other side, and the background noise around was noisy.

"Are you at your dad's place?" Zheng Cheng asked. "Send me the address."

"...Isn't it a bit too soon to meet the parents now?" Hu Hanyu said.

"No! I'll only see you. I'll tell you when we're almost there, and you can find a reason to slip out." Zheng Cheng was a little impatient.

"Okay." Hu Hanyu agreed and sent the address after hanging up the phone.

Hu Tianren's home is in a famous villa area in the suburbs, close to the airport. Zheng Yuan disliked the location and did not buy it at the time. Later, the price skyrocketed.

Hu Hanyu asked Zheng Cheng to meet him in the green space in the middle of the community. He stood by the fountain and waited until he was almost melted by the sun, then he saw a big guy over three meters tall wandering towards him in the distance.

No, three meters! ?

"You...are your father and aunt in such good health?" When Zheng Cheng got closer, he saw that there was a child riding on Hu Hanyu's neck, and there were two people holding water guns and making a noise behind him.

"I'm next!"

"It's me, it's me. You just lost the rock-paper-scissors game."

"We'll talk about it when we get back." Hu Hanyu squatted down to let the children down and told them first, "You can only play where brother Hanhan can see you, and you can't hit your eyes with water guns. Do you understand?"

"I hear it!" the children answered loudly.

"Disband!" Hu Hanyu clapped his hands, and the children scattered. He then looked at Zheng Cheng with a smile, "They are all neighbors' children, not my dad's."

"Why are you taking care of the neighbor's child?" Zheng Cheng was puzzled.

"What are you doing with this?" Hu Hanyu pointed at the takeaway box in Zheng Cheng's hand.

He was afraid that the hot small yellow croaker would become soft if he covered it, so he held it in his hands all the way until his hands were almost shaped.

"Auntie Zhang made this and wanted to give it to you to try." Zheng Cheng handed it to him and shook his hand.

Hu Hanyu raised his eyebrows.

"No, it's just by the way. Actually... this is delicious." Zheng Cheng's mouth moved faster than his brain again, but halfway through the sentence, his brain and mouth suddenly stopped.

"Thanks. I'll add a dish to my dinner." Hu Hanyu took it. "Anything else?"

"I also want to ask you," Zheng Cheng said, "Will you accompany me to the consultation tomorrow?"

"Okay, what time?" Hu Hanyu asked.

"Ten o'clock."

"Shall I pick you up at your house?"

"Well, I'll go back after my mom leaves." Zheng Cheng looked at the three children playing in the distance. "You have a good relationship with your neighbors."

"That kid with a Mohawk is Tianyi's son." Hu Hanyu pointed. "They live here too."

"Oh my God, they're married? And their child is this big already?" Zheng Cheng was shocked.

"Well, I went abroad to study and left a wife behind." Hanyu smiled and shook his head.

Mohawk ran back with a water gun to suck water from the fountain, then stopped and looked at Zheng Cheng.

"Don't hit me, I'm fragile and I'll be dead if you hit me." Zheng Cheng raised his hands.

"Of course I won't hit you." Mohawk said, "You are a princess and need to be protected."

"Huh? I'm a boy." Nowadays, children are nearsighted at the age of four or five?

"Men can also be princesses, as long as they are handsome." Mohawk raised his gun and said, "Hanhan, protect him for me."

"It's included." Hu Hanyu made an OK gesture.

"What are you making? Are you making shengjian or xiaolongbao, Hu Hanyu?" Zheng Cheng was so angry that he laughed and punched him.

"Let's go for the bean curd rolls." Hu Hanyu said with a smile, "So, are you done? See you tomorrow."

"There's one more thing." Zheng Cheng took his precious packing box and placed it by the sink.

"Anything else..." Before Hu Hanyu finished asking, Zheng Cheng rushed over.

It was a strong, intense hug, so strong that Hu Hanyu took a step back. Zheng Cheng buried his face in his shoulder, breathing in the pleasant scent of bamboo leaves on him, and slowly relaxed.

"We just separated this morning, right?" After the children ran away, Hanyu touched his head.

"What's wrong with just breaking up? I got angry just after we broke up." Zheng Cheng lay there motionless.

"You are so angry that you come to me across Shanghai. Do you want me to help you beat him up?" Hu Hanyu smiled.

"No need. She's not tough, and she's expensive." Zheng Cheng wrinkled his nose, thinking of the two jade Maotai eggs on Chen Min's ears, which looked like a Cullinan. "If I have to talk until dark now, I'll tell you tomorrow."

"Okay." Hanyu smiled and hugged him tightly.

On a hot afternoon, there was no one else in the community except them. The child looked at the two grown men hugging each other with curiosity.

Mohawk wiped his nose.

"I haven't seen my good friend for a long time, I want to hug him," said Hu Hanyu.

The children were persuaded and ran away laughing to continue fighting.

"Let's go back to the Zheng Mansion. I'll go back to my own place after my mother leaves." Zheng Cheng instructed as he got into the car. The car smelled of sweet and sour fish, and he remembered, "Have you eaten, Lao Chen?"

"I've eaten," Old Chen replied politely, his eyes crinkling in the rearview mirror. "Mr. Cheng has made a good friend, and he's very caring now."

Well, they are good friends, the kind you start to miss after not seeing each other for even a short while. Zheng Cheng leaned against the car door and looked out the window, covering his mouth intentionally or unintentionally.

"That's great, Big Orange." Yin Nai brought a cup of Rooibos tea. The yellow and blue polka dot mug matched the consultation room very well. "Why don't you let him come up? I'll meet him."

"No." Zheng Cheng took the teacup and placed it on his stomach while lying on the consultation chair. He felt like an otter. "Can we get down to business first?"

The interval between the two attacks during the trip to Hainan was very short. After listening to this, Dr. Yin's expression became serious and he made notes in his notebook.

"The frequency is too high. We can't keep going like this." Doctor Yin shook his head as he took notes. "Chengcheng, this will cause damage to the brain."

"I know, that's why I came to see you right away." Zheng Cheng pinched the cup and whispered, "Can I not take the medicine?"

"Let me confirm again," Dr. Yin asked, "Did your boyfriend help you recover both times?"

Boy friend.

Zheng Cheng's heart still skipped a beat when he heard this name.

"Hmm." He raised his head and took a sip of tea.

"Why are you with him?" Dr. Yin asked with a smile.

"Aren't you really the one who wants to gossip?" Zheng Cheng put down the teacup suspiciously.

"No, I really think that child will help you recover." Yin Naiting answered seriously.

Believing it for the time being, Zheng Cheng lay back down in silence.

"Because he's a disgusting person."

Suddenly, he didn't know where to start, so he told everything about how he met Hu Hanyu, which made Dr. Yin's eyes full of pink bubbles.

"You two are so cute. It's great to be young." Dr. Yin took a honey candy from the candy jar and put it in her mouth. Her cheeks puffed out lively.

"Can you eat candy while you work?" Zheng Cheng stretched out his hand, and Dr. Yin gave him one.

"Are you going to tell him about what happened in the past?" asked Dr. Yin.

"I wanted to say it." Zheng Cheng pinched the honey candy wrapper and didn't eat it right away, "but I'm a little scared."

"I believe you are not afraid to learn the truth."

"Of course not. I long for the truth," Zheng Cheng said, prodding the corners of the candy wrapper with his fingertips. "It's just that I'm afraid he's really involved in this."

"For example, is Hu Hanyu related to the kidnapping?"

"Well, even if we can be sure that he is not the kidnapper, what if we really have crossed paths before?"

"So you're worried that because of your past interactions, you two won't be able to be together?"

"Yes, but not entirely." Zheng Cheng shook his head. "I'm more afraid that this feeling isn't actually love, but some strange attachment to the past."

"No," Dr. Yin rarely denied him, but at this moment she smiled and turned the candy to the other side. "Whether it's because of the past or because of the present, you like him, you just like him."

"Can anyone mistakenly think they're in love or something else?" Zheng Cheng asked. "For example, yesterday I had the sweet and sour small yellow croaker that Zhang's mom made, and I really wanted him to have it too. My mom was mad at me, but I also wanted him to be by my side so badly that I actually went to find him. That feeling is love, right?"

"Of course, Big Orange." Doctor Yin patted him. "I've decided to let you go for now and let the dopamine take effect. We'll observe for another two weeks. Now, come over and give me a goodbye hug."

As the school term neared its start date, students began to arrive. Zheng Cheng walked out of the teaching building and saw Hu Hanyu chatting with a female classmate. The two were talking and laughing, so he walked over quickly.

"Are you Master Guan Er?!" The female classmate's eyes widened when she saw Zheng Cheng. "Oh my god, are you really... this tall? I thought you were very small."

"Ah, hello." Zheng Cheng was a little surprised, but immediately greeted politely, "It's me."

The female classmate was really a die-hard fan. She went there when Jiangkou Old Street opened, so she recognized Hu Hanyu who was wandering around downstairs.

"Can you take a photo with me? I really like you." The girl took out her cell phone.

"Sure." Zheng Cheng smiled and smoothed his hair, "But don't post it."

"Yeah, no, no!" The female classmate nodded frantically with a red face.

"I'll take the photos for you," said Hu Hanyu.

They took two photos downstairs of the teaching building.

"I'm so lucky, so happy." The female classmate covered her mouth and laughed non-stop. "By the way, is Guan Guan our senior from Qingjiang?"

"I just came to see a friend." Zheng Cheng waved his hand and said goodbye to her.

As noon approached, more students gathered on campus. Perhaps they had witnessed the group photo. Zheng Cheng could feel the polite, confirming glances from everyone around him, and some whispered, "Who is this?" This made him feel a little uneasy. He subconsciously tugged at his collar.

Suddenly, everything went dark.

Hu Hanyu's basin hat appeared on his head, directly covering half of his face.

"Better than nothing, star." He helped Zheng Cheng pull up the brim of his hat and combed his hair. "There are too many people and too many eyes."

"Not really, with so few fans." Although Zheng Cheng said this, he still pressed the top of his head and pulled his hat down even lower.

Maybe it was because his vision was blocked, or maybe it was because he was wearing his hat, but Zheng Cheng's previous discomfort really disappeared.

"Are we going to the river to sunbathe today?" Hanyu asked.

"What are you going to do? To be a sitting duck?" Zheng Cheng put his arm around his shoulder. "I'm hungry. What are you going to take me to eat?"