Chapter 47: The goods have been delivered and the settlement has been settled. Return Luo Shu to me.
During exam week, Fang Qingzhuo became a regular at the library thanks to his girlfriend.
When Luo Shu was fighting hard, he opened Unity to design a small program game; when Luo Shu was scratching her head, he was looking for inspiration for NPCs in the Classic of Mountains and Seas; when Luo Shu was too tired to take a nap, he gave her a coat and took a lot of close-up photos of her; when Luo Shu was going home, he called it after-class practice, but actually took her to the stairwell and kissed her passionately for ten minutes.
When you are so addicted to each other that you wish you could grow on each other's body, the unromantic winter vacation comes with a strong impact.
On the last night, Fang Qingzhuo sent him to the bottom of the dormitory building as usual.
"My ticket is for tomorrow at noon. We'll be apart for the next two months, so please behave yourself and behave yourself."
Luo Shu explained slowly and even prepared a memorandum, just like a big boss assigning work tasks to his subordinates.
"First, no smoking. I've already stopped smoking for a month or so, so I can't give up all my efforts. I have to make a final push to quit smoking during this holiday."
"Second, no more flirting, no more going to random places, and you must answer my messages and calls immediately."
"Third, you are not allowed to kill my little h, little c, little l, little b... The water in the fish tank must be changed once a week, otherwise you will be held responsible."
"fourth……"
"Kiss me."
"What?" Luo Shu was interrupted by this sudden order.
Fang Qingzhuo was already right in front of her, observing her slightly dazed expression in the light from the foot of the building. Her two rosy lips had been swollen from being bitten by him half an hour ago. "Kiss me."
Luo Shu looked around in confusion. There were only a handful of couples who were breaking up like them. They were in a dilemma and were mentally preparing themselves.
Unfortunately, Fang Qingzhuo's patience was limited. After waiting for about three seconds, she didn't even think of coming over, so she took him to a corner of the building, a secret place where no one would notice, saying that she wanted to whisper something to him.
Luo Shu looked around and saw that the light was getting darker. It was so secluded that no one would notice her even if she did something bad. Her heart rate became slightly abnormal.
In the dim light, Fang Qingzhuo hugged her and pushed her against a corner of the wall, with one palm resting on the back of her head and the other hand supporting her lower back. At such a close distance, he felt that his love for Luo Shu was growing more and more intense, becoming more and more uncontrollable and about to burst out.
Perhaps because it was lonely and silent at the moment, Luo Shu didn't dare to raise her voice, for fear of disturbing the quiet atmosphere around her. She lowered her voice: "What do you have to say here?"
Fang Qingzhuo let out a faint laugh: "Why are you being so quiet? It makes it seem like we're having an affair."
The echo of the word "affair" continued to spread through his laughter and into the flowing air.
"Stop talking."
Luo Shu was so agitated that she wanted to cover his loose mouth with her hands. Unexpectedly, she was a little too late. Fang Qingzhuo was faster. His scorching kiss had already pressed against her red ears. The restless blood vessels on her neck were even more intense. He moved all the way down along the loose neckline, and then rubbed her smooth skin meaningfully: "Oh, so you like this."
Luo Shu called his name coquettishly.
"Yeah, I'm here." Fang Qingzhuo buried his face in her collarbone, breathing heavily. "Every time I send you back, your roommates always like to stay in the balcony and peek at us dating."
"It's like watching monkeys in a zoo. I can't even kiss them if I want to."
Luo Shu's legs were so weak from his teasing that she could barely stand. "What on earth are you going to say?"
"Let's date seriously in the future, not ask about the past or care about others, and do what we should do at each age. When you graduate and want to continue your studies, you can continue your studies. If you don't want to work, I will wholeheartedly serve you." Fang Qingzhuo planned their future in an orderly manner, and at the same time pressed down the body that was about to slide down and out of control.
Luo Shu wanted to retort what was meant by serving her, as she was not an octogenarian who could not take care of herself. However, before she could open her mouth, Fang Qingzhuo caught her and kissed her gently. Luo Shu had no choice but to cooperate and opened her mouth to respond awkwardly. Under his guidance, they entangled with each other and exchanged each other's breath. Her mind was blank, but she could clearly feel that with every response she made, the force of his lips on her lips became stronger.
Ever since he unlocked the new skill, Fang Qingzhuo has been addicted to it every day and can't stop. He does it in the library, in the car, and on the way. But tonight he feels like something is missing. Maybe it's addiction or maybe it's because they are about to part. He tentatively stuck out his tongue, and the moment the tip of his tongue touched Luo Shu, she shuddered slightly and unconsciously raised her chin to let him deepen this passionate kiss.
Just like a mayfly living in the universe, even if it faces the helpless fate of living and dying in a day, it will still risk everything in exchange for a short but brilliant passion.
On the day of their separation, Fang Qingzhuo drove Luo Shu to the airport early. His original intention was to accompany her to the security check and give her a kiss goodbye. However, the reality was far less romantic than he had imagined. He told Luo Shu in detail not to be reluctant to leave after returning home.
Luo Shu was in a hurry to catch a flight, so she couldn't bear to hear his nagging. She tossed the boarding pass and said, "Can you please stop bothering me? The boarding gate is far away and in the satellite terminal. What else can you do except make things worse?"
After being yelled at, Fang Qingzhuo immediately wilted. He dared not even breathe and focused on performing his duties as a baggage handler. He did not forget to silently complain in his heart, "Damn airport, why don't they build the security checkpoint to France?"
In the evening, Fang Qingzhuo folded his arms and rested his head on the backrest of the driver's seat, his chest rising and falling continuously. It seemed that he was taking a leisurely nap, but in fact, he was staring at the large and small planes passing by his head through the windshield with his eyes wide open. When he counted to the 52nd plane, the news of Luo Shu's safe landing came as expected.
It is like a sweet rain falling on the barren heart.
Fang Qingzhuo sat up straight and typed quickly on the 26-key keyboard with his two thumbs.
The next second after the message is sent successfully, messages from other friends will pop up first.
It was Gu Yang's invitation to meet him in the group.
The cool evening breeze sneaked in through the window and attacked unexpectedly. The strong smile on Fang Qingzhuo's mouth seemed to dissipate little by little with the wind. An idea emerged in his mind very clearly: tonight is no longer a Hongmen Banquet that is as light as a feather, but a confession game. Once the confession is made, everything will collapse at any time.
At an age when their values were not yet fully formed, he, Gu Yang and Guan Siqi were already known for their tyranny. What was the secret to maintaining friendship? Was it sincerity or just like-mindedness? He believed that there was one more essential point: they had too much dark history with each other.
The so-called closeness and distance were vividly reflected in the junk food that we loved and hated in our childhood. So, when the bag of fragrant fried food was placed on the table, Gu Yang felt an indescribable emotion in his heart.
As if returning to the days when there was no estrangement, Fang Qingzhuo walked into his work area with ease and sat across from him, opening the package. "Is it the old formula?"
Gu Yang didn't say anything, but watched him open the pull rings of two bottles of Coke.
Taking a couple of sips of Coke before eating fried chicken to whet the appetite is an unspoken ritual among them.
"Why did you come directly to the company?"
"I've seen you kept after class and failed a course, but I've never seen you working seriously. Come and broaden your horizons." Fang Qingzhuo jokingly pushed a bottle of Coke over.
Gu Yang smiled and took a sip of the cola: "I still want to learn from you."
"Come on..."
The conversation proceeded in the form of questions and answers while reminiscing about the past.
"You didn't break up?"
"Thanks to you, almost."
Fang Qingzhuo thought that if he hadn't been more careful, maybe what he wanted would have happened.
"That's quite a pity."
"Oh, maybe it's God's will that makes people beautiful."
Before we knew it, the Chinese side gradually took the initiative.
"It's been a week since New Year's Eve, why did you only think of looking for me tonight?"
"It happens not to be busy tonight."
"Then why did you send me a meeting message in the group?"
"I just don't want to see the notification that I've been deleted and blocked."
Fang Qingzhuo shook the can of Coke in his hand: "Will we ever get to that point?"
The two of them faced each other silently across the coffee table for a few seconds.
"I'm not sure." After a moment's deliberation, Gu Yang added sincerely, "But I hope not."
"Tell me the truth. What on earth did you want by sending those text messages to Luo Shu?"
Gu Yang narrowed his eyes and accepted his interrogation under the bright lights: "What else can I want? Break you up."
"You still like Luo Shu."
"No."
Fang Qingzhuo spoke faster: "You never thought of giving up on her from the beginning to the end."
"I said no."
"You want to use those people's gossip to threaten her and destroy her to vent your anger, right?" Fang Qingzhuo kept asking.
"I don't."
"Have you ever considered the consequences of your wishful thinking? Aren't you worried that she'll dislike you and hold a grudge against you because of it?"
"Nonsense." Gu Yang's voice rose and he jumped up from the sofa excitedly. "I never thought of destroying her. I just wanted to prove that I was the only one in this group who loved her unwaveringly."
The moment the truth poured out, he was stunned for five or six seconds, realizing that his trump card had been exposed and he had fallen into a trap. He gritted his teeth, wondering how he could have been ignored. Fang Qingzhuo was best at playing psychological warfare, pressing forward step by step under the guise of emotional cards, and then using anger to get the other party's true thoughts, making himself feel at ease.
When it comes to scheming, who can compare to Fang Qingzhuo?
At this point, Gu Yang no longer cared about pretending. He sat down again with a smile, praising: "If I had your skills and cunning, you two might have been finished long ago."
Fang Qingzhuo treated him coldly, put it down and shook it until it was flat, then said to himself, "So, you punctured my tire."
"Yes, I secretly texted Luo Shu to expose you because I was still thinking about her. Are you satisfied?"
"Then when you were discharged from the hospital and went to your house..." Fang Qingzhuo's eyes flashed with a cold light as he recalled the past. His dry voice suppressed a bit of grief and anger. "Was it part of your plan that you took the initiative to let me get close to Luo Shu?"
"Plan, plan..."
The secret hidden deep in his heart was revealed. Gu Yang accepted it calmly and laughed uncontrollably. "The dumbest decision I've ever made in my life is asking you for help. Back when I had the car accident, she immediately linked it to Duan Ran. I was so angry. Why would someone you defeated be qualified to compete with me? Then I thought of you, my good brother, a good brother who is not on good terms with Duan Ran and has a mental disorder. First, you can kick that loser out for me. Second, once you confirm your relationship, I will appear on the side of justice and save her from the dire situation. She has no reason to refuse me."
"What a perfect hand of cards, but somehow, you were missed."
Fang Qingzhuo fell into a prolonged silence. The doubt that had troubled him for so long was finally confirmed. He wasn't surprised nor curious. He armed himself with the peace of mind that came from having done his best. "Since you've admitted it, I no longer owe you anything."
Gu Yang frowned as if he disagreed: "Azhuo, this is not how the account is calculated. You are still the one who has let me down."
"It's true that my intentions are not pure, but it's also an indisputable fact that you've turned your fake into real."
For the first time ever, Fang Qingzhuo didn't defend himself and nodded. "Then tell me, how do we settle this account?"
"Give Luo Shu back to me."
Under the light, Gu Yang's serious expression was clearly visible.
"return?"
This word was like a drop of water in a frying pan, blowing away Fang Qingzhuo's remaining patience. He sneered, feeling absurd, "She's not an object, let alone your property."
"Then let's compete fairly."
"I advise you not to embarrass yourself."
There is undisguised arrogance between the lines.
After a brief moment of concentration, Gu Yang burst into laughter again, rocking back and forth slightly. He pointed his index finger at him fiercely from the armrest of the sofa: "Look at you, look at you again with such a selfish, heartless, and self-righteous face. I really can't do anything about you."
Feeling that there was no need to continue the conversation, Fang Qingzhuo stood up and left, comforting himself that he had gained a lot from this trip.
Halfway through the journey, Gu Yang slowly began to speak, but the topic was completely unrelated: "Last month, I happened to pass by our high school alma mater. Guess who I met?"
Fang Qingzhuo didn't stop, obviously not very interested.
"The thug you beat up almost paralyzed me back then."
Fang Qingzhuo paused when he heard this, this action was full of confusion, not understanding what he meant. He turned around, met his playful gaze, and waited for his next words.
Gu Yang took a long stride towards him. "He dropped out of school, opened a restaurant nearby, got married, and recently had a son. Three generations of his family live happily together. Oh, and he also asked me to tell you to attend his son's full moon banquet when you're free. I'm wondering why he's thanking you when he should hate you to death."
He was neither cold nor warm, staring intently at Fang Qingzhuo's fearless eyes, "How many things have you hidden from everyone?"
"He asked me to thank you. Thanks to your financial help, his mother was able to enjoy her old age. A beating in exchange for a life-saving sum of money, this is a good deal. I was wondering why that group of people suddenly came to trouble us. I guess it was your idea."
"I remember your family lost a lot of money in the end."
"Wow, my stereotype of Fang Qingzhuo has been elevated. Internally, he's unreasonable and blindly protects his shortcomings. Externally, he's always ruthless and merciful, capable of scheming and scheming while also saving face."
For those who prioritize profit, Fang Qingzhuo would be a qualified partner, but for those with narrow minds, he is too meticulous and complex to be a close friend. Indeed, Gu Yang calls himself that narrow-minded person.
He spoke in a casual tone, lowered his head and scoffed, "I really want to interview you now. What's it like to be an unsung hero?"
Fang Qingzhuo exudes a kind of deterrent power when he is still, and his brows are furrowed sharply.
But Gu Yang was fearless and continued to commit the crime. "I can't understand why you, an egoist, can understand empathy. Later I came to the conclusion that it was because my mother was about to die that she touched your heart. No wonder you don't pity me."
"Gu Yang, have you said enough?" Fang Qingzhuo raised his hand and pulled his neck to warn him.
Unsettled, Gu Yang took a small step forward, angrily saying, "Hit me if you dare. I'm tired of your behavior. You're pretending to be a romantic who's bent on love."
Like pressing the switch of the automatic fire extinguishing system in his body, Fang Qingzhuo stopped arguing, pushed Gu Yang away, turned around, put his hand on the door handle, and acted as if he didn't care about his nonsense.
Unexpectedly, the person behind the scenes threw the most fatal blow to him, regardless of their years of relationship: "No wonder your mother doesn't want you."
The more familiar people are with each other, the more they know where the blade will hurt the most.
The veins on the back of my hand that touched the door handle were instantly exposed.
Fang Qingzhuo looked up at the sky, took a deep breath and took off his watch. Well, he couldn't calm down. With a bang, he threw the watch against the door panel and the surface glass shattered.
Then there was another click, the crisp sound of the door lock locking.
Gu Yang felt a darkness in front of him, and an overwhelming murderous aura rushed towards him. He did not try to dodge and took several punches head-on. He fell to the ground and spat out blood foam. Faced with Fang Qingzhuo's desperate posture, he instantly became furious and rushed forward to fight back without any hesitation.
The two big men, who were over 1.8 meters tall, quickly started to wrestle with each other, punching and kicking each other. Maybe they were tired, but Fang Qingzhuo gave up struggling and lay flat on the ground, letting Gu Yang vent his anger without leaving any room for him.
When Guan Siqi and his secretary broke in, both of them had bruises on their faces. Gu Yang was riding on Fang Qingzhuo with red eyes, his arms raised in the air and clenched into fists, shaking violently. In comparison, Fang Qingzhuo on the carpet looked horrible. The end of his eyebrow looked like it had been hit by something hard, forming a shocking column of blood, and the collar of his clothes was also stained with blood.
The unimaginable scene of internal strife came into view. Guan Siqi was so frightened that his soul trembled and his feet felt weak. With the help of the male secretary, he finally dragged Gu Yang off Fang Qingzhuo.
Without the burden, Fang Qingzhuo coughed a few times in pain, inhaled and exhaled weakly, his eyes were vacant but he stared at the ceiling without blinking. The whole world seemed to have ceased to exist. The tables and chairs around him, the surging blood, the strange looks that swept across his body were all gone. He was supported only by a wisp of thought. He was emotional and slow to warm up, rational and sensitive, he was the one who weighed the pros and cons, and he was also indecisive. Despite this extreme personality, there was one person who never thought of giving up on him.
At this moment, he missed her so much.
Fortunately, the dust has settled. As I thought about it, I couldn't help laughing out loud.
This laughter was so strange amidst the bloody scene that Guan Siqi suspected it was a last gasp of energy. He trembled as he ran over to check, "Azhu, don't scare me."
He struggled to sit up with the help of Guan Siqi's arm, wiped the hot blood from the corner of his lips with his knuckles, glanced at Gu Yang, who was also in a state of injury, and said: "You begged me to help you conceal your ulterior motives, and I promised you that I also had ulterior motives. We are both the same. Besides, it is true that I broke the agreement, but you also beat me up."
"The goods have been delivered and we have settled the matter. I don't owe you anything anymore."
These words made him very calm, and his face even calmer. Finally, with the support of Guan Siqi, he walked out of the office door with difficulty.
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