He likes me

Li Keran was sitting on the rooftop with red eyes.

She still held the phone tightly in her hand.

Hearing the noise, she tilted her head to look at Chen Chu and the others, a little surprised, opened her mouth, and said in a hoarse voice: "I'm sorry..."

"I'm so tired."

"Can you guys please not come over here yet..."

"Okay, okay, Sister Ke Ran, we won't go over there yet."

Qi Yuansi was a little nervous: "Don't do anything impulsive--"

"I don't know, I just...I don't know."

Li Keran looked dazed, even confused: "My parents called me again at midnight yesterday."

"They asked me to go back, saying that if I didn't get married and have children at my age, they would cut off all ties with me..."

"How ridiculous! You can even say such things now."

"But I knew they weren't kidding, it was hysterical..."

"They said I should go back to fulfill my filial duties, but it's not like I don't want to go back. I just want to make enough money, make more money..."

Li Keran opened his mouth, looked at Chen Chu and the others, and suddenly didn't know what to say.

"sorry......"

"I shouldn't have told you—"

"Sister Ke Ran, you can tell us."

Chen Chu immediately interrupted: "Why don't you come down first? Let's talk about it, okay?"

"I......"

“Ding-ling-ling——”

An abrupt ring rang out suddenly, and Chen Chu could clearly see that Li Keran's expression tensed.

It was as if I suddenly couldn't breathe and my hands were shaking.

"I don't want to talk to them anymore! I don't want to talk anymore—"

"Why do they keep pushing me?! I have always done things according to their requirements since I was a child, studied hard, and got into the university they wanted me to go to, but why do they keep urging me to get married and have children after graduation?! Is my life just to have a good education so that I can marry rich?!"

"I've done this countless times. Why do they think that every time I refuse I'm just being angry and not wanting to listen to them?!"

"Why can't they understand my thoughts and explanations!"

"Why are you getting me engaged without even asking me?!"

The ringing sound would stop and then continue, as if it was constantly chasing someone and urging them to stop. Before the call was automatically hung up, it would suddenly stop and ring again.

It was as if he couldn't even wait for the call to be automatically disconnected.

It was as if he knew that the other party was deliberately not answering the call, so he deliberately used this method to urge them.

Not only Li Keran, but even Chen Chu and Sen Wanjie couldn't help but frowned when they heard this——

It could be more than one thing.

There are many things that are hard to explain... When put together, they become a huge burden that crushes Li Keren.

Then it suddenly exploded, and the collapse happened at that moment.

If this continues, it will be disastrous...

"Sister Ke Ran!"

Shen Chu shouted: “In fact, when you face them, are there things you can’t say to them?”

"There are some things you can't say in front of your parents and relatives, right?!"

Li Keran's face was covered with tear marks and she looked broken-hearted. She looked at Chen Chu for help, as if asking him to save her.

Shen Chu took a deep breath: “Sister Ke Ran, I understand this very well.”

When he heard this, Xie Shiming couldn't help but glance at Shen Chu and frowned almost imperceptibly.

"There are some things that you really can't say to people you are close to."

“It’s hard to go into too much detail, it’s hard to say too much, and I don’t know how to explain it.

When they don't understand, even if you're angry, you can't say a lot of things because of family affection and face, right?"

"Maybe you want to talk, but they can't listen..."

"Or maybe you feel like you want to talk, but you don't know how or where to start."

"But why did you agree to film with me? Don't you want to take this opportunity to let them listen to you and see a different side of you?!"

Although the nature is completely different——

In the past, his family members’ misunderstanding of his desperate efforts to catch up was mostly his “own fault”, and he was too embarrassed to talk about the reasons, thinking that he was just being too stubborn. But sometimes, Chen Chu really wanted to speak out, but he really didn’t know how to start, and was afraid and timid to speak out.

Afraid of not being understood, afraid of being laughed at.

I'm even more afraid that after I tell him, he will think he's making a fuss and it's totally unnecessary...

In fact, there is really no need for that. He just needs to do his best.

But he kept it to himself and didn't know how to say it...so he became more and more "obsessed" with the desire to catch up.

If it wasn't for the re-start...

But Li Keran had no chance to start over, and she couldn't end it here...

"Sister Ke Ran, at least say everything you want to say."

"Don't worry about anything, don't hesitate, just be yourself."

"If you don't break something once, how do you know there isn't another passage behind this wall?"

At this moment, what Shen Chu said seemed not what he should say at his age.

I don’t know since when, Xie Shiming has been turning his head to look at him.

The look in his eyes became darker and darker, I don't know what he was thinking...

Chen Chu's words seemed to have touched Li Keran's heart -

With his words of comfort, Li Keren's emotional breakdown finally subsided.

"Can anything really be changed?"

Before, when Jian Yan asked, Shen Chu's answer was "I don't know, I'm not sure, I'm not clear", but now he nodded affirmatively.

"We can work hard together, Sister Ke Ran, can we work hard together?"

"Yes! Let's work together!"

Qi Yuansi also spoke up beside him -

What they are doing now is still too simple, they can do more.

No matter how close the people around you are, there are some things you can’t see too much of.

But his camera can record more——

Those things that are always ignored, cannot be seen, cannot be communicated, cannot be expressed in words, and cannot be conveyed...his camera will help record them.

Let their "voice" be truly vented and revealed.

Li Keran’s hard work...Why would he rather squeeze in such a small room and not go back?

Why do people of this age usually go out to play and relax occasionally, but Li Keran has to stay in a cramped space all day and study until late unless it is necessary during non-working hours?

Maybe she would call and tell him, and the other party might ask back -

Since it's so hard out there, why don't you come back?

......Since you can't catch up, why bother chasing?

He knew that a lot of it was due to himself and his own obsession, but whether he was good or bad, he would also feel aggrieved and resentful, unreasonable, and occasionally secretly complain about something.

And yet he still refuses to take the step of changing.

The more something cannot be changed, the more we should go against it.

It seems that this is the only way to realize my sense of existence.

Just like Li Keren would rather continue to suffer than be the first to lower his head.

Otherwise it's like giving up something...

Chen Chu blinked and slowly walked towards Li Keran——

"Sister Ke Ran, can you come down first?"

If the power of words is too weak, use other means.

“We’re actually already doing that, right?”

Chen Chu complained to Li Keran like a spoiled child: "Sister Keran, today is our first mock exam for senior year, and we haven't had time to participate yet."

"ah."

Li Keran's emotions had already calmed down a bit, but now he felt a little helpless after hearing this——

"Then I, I...I'll come down right away—"

Sitting for too long.

Li Keran's legs felt weak, and he was about to fall backwards without paying attention.

"careful!"

“Be careful!!”

Chen Chu was the first to pounce, and he had been slowly approaching Li Keran. At this time, he was much faster than Xie Shiming and Qi Yuansi.

——He almost rushed to the edge of the rooftop and grabbed Li Keran.

"It's okay, it's okay..."

Li Keran was still in shock, and Shen Chu also broke out in a cold sweat.

"It's okay, let's go downstairs first--"

Before he finished speaking, Shen Chu was suddenly pulled into the arms of someone who was breathing rapidly.

It was as if she was trying to embed him into her body.

He pushed so hard that he could almost hear his heartbeat.

Bang, bang, bang…bang, bang, bang…

Beating rapidly, with a rapid and clear frequency.

The chin was forced to press against the shoulder, the chest pressed against the chest, the other person's arms and hands tightly wrapped around him, and the slightly trembling body... everything was telling something -

They were all sending a strong signal to Shen Chu...

Shen Chu's eyelashes trembled slightly, and a look of disbelief gradually emerged in his eyes.

Xie Shiming......

Could it be... that you like him?

Does he like him?

Otherwise why does he feel this way...

The back of my head was pressed so tightly and my body was confined so tightly that it was even difficult to breathe.

Shen Chu's heart also began to beat wildly.

I can't tell if it's too shocking, unbelievable, incredible, unimaginable, or because of something else...

He was somewhat panicked and confused.

It was a long while before I remembered that I still had a mouth to speak.

"Thanks...brother?"

Are you scared?

"I'm fine."

Shen Chu thought about it, then raised his arm and gently patted Xie Shiming on the back.

He still found it incredible and couldn't believe it.

He even dared not to continue to imagine why Xie Shiming was so worried and frightened about him, and why he was so hesitant and wavering...

After a while, Xie Shiming finally spoke in a hoarse voice:

"Chu Chu, have you ever felt wronged?"

Shen Chu paused as he patted Xie Shiming's back.

"elder brother......"

Shen Chu paused, then shook his head gently on Xie Shiming’s shoulder: “No.”

At least not since I came back.

Qi Yuansi had no idea when he helped Li Keran down the stairs.

Now there are only him and Xie Shiming left on the rooftop.

Shen Chu said softly again: “Don’t take what I just said to Sister Ke Ran seriously.”

After a while, Xie Shiming raised his head, lowered it slightly, and met Shen Chu's gaze.

He said in a low voice: "But I am very sad."

"Chu Chu, even just hearing you say that makes me sad."

At that moment, Shen Chu finally determined something——

Xie Shiming really likes me.