During the year outside, Lian Jun must have secretly learned a lot of things - this is the conclusion Shi Jin came to when he accompanied Lian Jun to the supermarket.
It sounds a bit exaggerated, but before, Lian Jun had never been to the supermarket by himself... But now Lian Jun enters the supermarket as if he is at home, pushing the cart, and skillfully holding the shopping list to buy things according to the area, and also carefully classifying all the things to avoid pressing each other.
Shi Jin became the boss of the counter, only responsible for taking the snacks he likes to eat, and Lian Jun takes care of everything else. He was secretly happy, but tried hard not to show his happiness so obviously. He also felt that if he continued like this, Lian Jun would definitely turn him back into the ignorant young master he used to be...
"Ah, really... Don't push, don't push... Oh, don't push!"
A series of muffled voices came from behind the shelf not far behind him. Shi Jin's distracted thoughts instantly came back to his senses, and he turned to look in the direction of the voice.
The two girls who were peeking from behind were caught off guard when Shi Jin suddenly turned his head. They were caught in the act and their eyes widened in fear. Then the girl standing in front suddenly straightened her clothes, gave Shi Jin a slightly embarrassed smile, and took the initiative to pull her companion over.
Shi Jin was confused: "Huh?" Is it a supermarket employee?
Lian Jun noticed that the person following him stopped, so he also stopped and looked over at him while pushing the cart in confusion.
"That, that..." After the two girls approached, one of the girls with longer hair stood in front of Shi Jin, blushing and lowering her head, saying, "Senior Shi Jin, I am the junior who you took care of during the training. I, I... that, long time no see! Thank you for your care before! Is the scratch on your hand better?"
Lian Jun's eyes moved, and he glanced at the cute girl with a red face in front of him, and then looked at Shi Jin who obviously didn't remember who the other person was, and moved his fingers.
Junior?
Shi Jin was surprised. He looked at the girl carefully. It was difficult to distinguish her true appearance from her curled and dyed hair and girlish makeup. Finally, he remembered where he had seen her before and said, "Are you the girl who was teased by the troublemaker? You have become much prettier. I almost didn't recognize you. You're welcome. It's normal for alumni to help each other. My scratch has healed a long time ago. Thank you for your concern."
After speaking, he turned his head to look at Lian Jun and explained, "This is my junior schoolmate. I met her during the semester training."
Lian Jun looked down at him, his expression unchanged, but his eyes were not right.
Shi Jin blinked: "Huh?" Why did he feel that Lian Jun was angry? Why?
The junior schoolgirl over there was about to faint, and she said excitedly: "Thank you, thank you for praising me for my beauty, then, then I won't disturb you and your family from shopping in the supermarket, Happy New Year, see you at school!" After saying that, she held her red cheeks, pulled her friend who was almost drooling at Lian Jun, turned around and ran away like the wind.
"This junior schoolgirl has a good physique, and she runs really fast." Shi Jin didn't forget to comment.
"Is she the person you are looking for?" Lian Jun asked, with the calm tone of a boss he used to give orders. Shi
Jin was puzzled: "What do you mean by don't..."
He stopped halfway, looking at Lian Jun's slightly wrinkled brows and drooping mouth, the doubt on his face was slowly replaced by a smile, and he asked: "Are you jealous?"
Lian Jun looked at him deeply, raised his hand to cover his face and pushed him back, turned around and pushed the cart, and left. Shi Jin
leaned back, became even happier, chased after him to look at his face, and said: "I just helped that school girl once, and it was convenient. I believe that if you see a girl being bullied by a hooligan, you will definitely go up to help. There is no one else, I was just saying it angrily before, I only have you."
Lian Jun looked forward, his thin lips moved slightly: "See you at school?" Shi Jin
was already going crazy with joy, looking at his jealous look, his heart itched, and he couldn't help but hook his neck Lian Jun kissed him, not caring that they were outside, and said with a smile: "But we see each other every day, and the school is so big, and different grades have different teaching buildings for classes, and it is not easy for students of different grades to meet each other. Don't worry, I only like you like this."
Lian Jun slightly tilted his body and let him hook her, his expression barely looked better, and he stretched out his hand to hold his waist, pulled him to his side, and helped him avoid a customer coming from the opposite direction, and said: "Go buy that one."
"Which one?" Shi Jin was still immersed in Lian Jun's jealous joy, and smiled like a fool.
Lian Jun's hand on his waist slowly moved down, and seemed to deliberately or unintentionally brushed his lower back, and said: "This one." Shi
Jin's smile froze: "...Huh?" It was not what he thought...
"Buy more." Lian Jun supplemented.
Shi Jin... Shi Jin couldn't laugh anymore.
…
Life in their world of two is sweet and leisurely. Every day, they sleep until they wake up naturally, then Lian Jun gets up first to make breakfast, and Shi Jin stays in bed for a while before getting up to eat. After breakfast, they will walk around the community to see if there is anything else that needs to be changed. At noon, they will cook together, do housework together after dinner, and then go out together in the afternoon to go to the supermarket, go shopping, watch a movie, or just stay at home. In the evening, they will occasionally eat out, take a walk after eating, come back to wash up, play mahjong together for a while, or do some light exercise, and then fall asleep in each other's arms.
Life is simple but happy, and both of them are very satisfied. The only flaw is that the community is too deserted.
Judging from the standards of self-use communities, the overall area of Wanpu Garden is relatively large. Apart from all kinds of necessary and unnecessary public infrastructure, there are nearly 30 villas for people to live in. Although Lian Jun never said it, Shi Jin knew that those empty villas were actually prepared by Lian Jun for Gua Yi and Uncle Long. When
sending Gua Yi and others away, Lian Jun verbally told them that they must completely cut off the past and fly away, but in his heart, he should also secretly hope that these people can come back after they are safe. Occasionally,
Lian Jun would sit in front of the large French window in the living room of the villa, staring blankly at the deserted corner of the villa area outside. Whenever this happened, Shi Jin would be sensible enough not to disturb him.
After a few days of being alone together, one morning, when the two of them were walking around the community as usual, Lian Jun suddenly said, "Please ask a property management team to come over first. Someone has to take care of the sanitation in the community, and we also need a security guard at the gate."
Shi Jin was stunned, and looked at his calm appearance with a little heartache. This is Lian Jun's compromise with life. Wanpu Garden is the home he prepared for everyone. With Lian Jun's sense of territory, allowing outsiders to come in here is almost equivalent to forcing him to face the fact that Gua Yi and others may never come back. This
last bit of hope cannot be broken, and Lian Jun cannot compromise the last piece of private territory. A place like home should only be inhabited by people you can trust, so that people can completely relax after returning. If a strange team was invited over, Lian Jun would definitely be on guard unconsciously even if he was just walking in the community.
"No need." Shi Jin held Lian Jun's hand tightly, made him look at him, and said with a smile, "It's just some fallen leaves and dust. We can just sweep it up ourselves and consider it as exercise. Besides, the landscaping hasn't been done yet. Let's ask the property management to arrange it after the landscaping is done."
Lian Jun frowned and said, "But the community is so deserted..."
"If it's deserted, we can invite people to come and play. Besides, it's almost the New Year's Eve, and it's about time to arrange a reunion dinner." Shi Jin took out his mobile phone, clicked on the contact list and started to browse, "After moving into a new home, ordinary people will invite relatives and friends to come over to get together and get to know each other. I wanted to spend the New Year with you before, but I didn't mention it... By the way, I promised to invite Fifth Brother to come and celebrate the New Year with me every year. We moved to a new home this time. If you don't like it..." He looked at Lian Jun with a little flattery.
No one who has just moved into a new home with his lover would want his lover to suddenly invite a light bulb to live with him for a long time, but he had promised Li Jiuzheng, and it was indeed pitiful for Li Jiuzheng to spend the New Year alone...
Lian Jun looked at his flattering look, his eyes warmed up a little, stretched out his arms to hug him, kissed his forehead, and said: "Then let's hold a party, a lively one, you can invite anyone you want to live at home... As for the property management, I'll listen to you, and wait until the landscaping is completed before making arrangements. And... thank you." Thank you for handing over the ladder.
Shi Jin heard the slight relaxation in his tone, smiled, hugged him and shook him.
...
Shi Jin set the party time on the second day of the Little New Year, and the final guests invited were the five brothers, Liu Yong and Luo Donghao. He wanted to invite Aunt Lu to come, but Aunt Lu disappeared so completely after her fake death that even Lian Jun didn't know where she had gone, so he had to give up. As a result, Shi Jin counted and found that all the people he invited were people he knew, and Lian Jun didn't have any relatives or friends to invite.
He once again deeply realized how much Lian Jun had taken away from him in his life as the leader of a violent organization over the past 20 years. He felt very sad and couldn't help but secretly make a homemade poster and posted it at the gate of the community.
"We are hiring the Yihuo Property Team. We will sell the house to you based on your luck. I am number 4, and you are number ..." Liu Yong stood at the gate of Wanpu Community with the gift, looking at the ugly poster on it, confused, "What is this? A house sale advertisement? What is Yihuo Property? There is no contact number on the poster, and the address of the sales office is not written. It is so unprofessional. Does Shi Jin really live here?"
Luo Donghao also read the poster and said, "It is Shi Jin's handwriting. He must live here. Let's call him."
Liu Yong took a closer look and found that the handwriting on the poster was indeed Shi Jin's. He frowned and called Shi Jin.
A minute later, the gate opened automatically, and Liu Yong and Luo Donghao returned to the car driven by Luo Donghao and drove into the villa.
Shi Jin was waiting for the two at the fork in the road. When he saw Luo Donghao's car coming, he pointed in the direction of the villa where he lived, motioning him to drive there, and then turned around and ran to lead the way.
Luo Donghao slowed down a little and followed behind Shi Jin.
"Why do I feel that Shi Jin has gained some weight?" Liu Yong muttered. After looking at Shi Jin, he looked at the environment of the community again, puzzled, "And what's going on with this community? Why is it so bald..."
"After all, it's a newly built community, and it hasn't been decorated yet." Luo Donghao replied. Seeing Shi Jin running towards a villa on the side of the road, he turned the steering wheel and followed him.
After the car drove into the yard of the villa, Liu Yong saw a row of luxury cars parked on the side of the yard. He couldn't help showing an envious expression, muttering angrily: "Rich people are so hateful, Shi Jin actually has so many cars, and I am the only one without a car. My father refused to buy me one, I am so pitiful..."
Luo Donghao was speechless: "This is obviously the car driven by other guests, wake up."
Liu Yong didn't want to wake up. Since he got his driver's license, cars have become his obsession. He has been crazy about buying a car.
The two arrived late, and other guests had already arrived. So when Liu Yong and Luo Donghao stepped through the door, they saw a room full of celebrities who had only seen financial news/entertainment news/legal channels...etc. platforms, suddenly alive and swaying in front of them. And without exception, these people are very handsome!
The most eye-catching Rong Zhouzhong sat at the outermost place, occupying a double sofa like a lord, and was picky about Li Jiuzheng who was helping Lian Jun get fruit snacks. Li Jiuzheng was so angry that he picked up an apple and smashed it on his face. Xiang Aoting was squatting in the corner of the living room, helping Shi Jin assemble a shelf purchased online, with tool parts scattered all over the floor. Fei Yujing and Shi Weichong were sitting on the sofa drinking coffee and talking seriously.
Liu Yong and Luo Donghao scanned them one by one, and then looked at Shi Jin who was helping them get slippers. Liu Yong spoke first: "Shi Jin... your genes are so terrible." What kind of monsters are these.
They regrettably missed the grand scene of handsome men entering the dormitory last time, and could only make up for it from rumors. Now seeing it with their own eyes... It's so scary, so scary. Staying in such an environment, they can't help but doubt whether they are still human. Shi Jin
glanced at his brothers in the living room, nodded sympathetically, and said, "My family's genes are really scary." Specialized student, a problem child with a twisted personality.
Liu Yong looked at his equally handsome face: "..." The annoying winner of life.
...
Since it was a moving party and a reunion dinner, the food and drinks had to be prepared by the host and his family to be more meaningful. So when they were chatting around ten o'clock, with a call from Lian Jun, the Shi brothers scattered around the living room suddenly stopped talking and their work and walked towards the kitchen together.
Liu Yong and Luo Donghao were abandoned in the living room by the handsome guys, and they were all foggy.
"What did they do?" Luo Donghao asked Shi Jin who was still curled up on the sofa beside him.
"Let's go cook. Today's dinner will be prepared by Lian Jun as the main chef, my fourth brother as the deputy chef, and the others will help out. We are the younger generation, so we just need to wait for the meal." Shi Jin explained, took out the game console, and said excitedly, "I recently found a very fun new game, a shooting game, do you want to play it?"
Liu Yong and Luo Donghao looked at each other and nodded vigorously: "Play!" Anyway, they didn't want to cook, and they didn't know how to cook! They must make good use of this privilege of young people!
...
The kitchen finally left Shi Jin's sight. Rong Zhouzhong frowned and asked with a frown: "Are you really safe?"
He didn't point out anyone in particular, but all the brothers of the Shi family looked at Lian Jun.
Lian Jun paused while taking food out of the refrigerator, turned around and glanced at them, and said, "From now on, I am just Lian Jun, the chairman of Wanpu. The leader of the violent organization who died was called Lian Jun, the Lian of Lian, the Jun of the army."
Everyone was stunned, and then Xiang Aoting reacted first and asked, "Was it done by Chairman Wang?"
"He owes me a favor." Lian Jun took out the food and closed the refrigerator door, "Of course he will help me."
Xiang Aoting was relieved and nodded to show that he understood. He said, "This is the safest way. I heard that the whereabouts of the missing Qi Yun have been tracked down. He is in a small city in Country H, and Zhang Zhuoyuan has already sent people to capture him. Once he dies, the situation will be completely stable."
"I know." Lian Jun was not surprised at all. He seemed to have known about this for a long time and said, "The situation has been stable for a long time, otherwise I would not have come back."
Xiang Aoting was stunned, then quickly realized something, looked at him, said nothing more, and ended the topic.
The other brothers listened to the conversation between the two. Shi Weichong and Fei Yujing showed thoughtful expressions. Li Jiuzheng was completely out of his mind. Rong Zhouzhong's eyebrows twitched when he heard it, and he smashed onions with a bang: "What are you talking about on New Year's Day? Let's cook. It's getting late." And they only talked about topics that he couldn't get involved in. Who are you bullying?
...
The villa was very lively all day. Everyone cooked lunch together. After lunch, they walked around the community together. After walking around, they went their separate ways. Some played mahjong, some played games, and some chatted. In the evening, everyone set up a few grills in the backyard of the villa and started barbecuing. Shi Jin also lit a bonfire and made roasted lamb for everyone.
During the barbecue, Rong Zhouzhong pretended to approach Luo Donghao and Liu Yong casually, trying to inquire about Shi Jin's school life from them. Shi Jin quickly saw through his intention, approached with a dark face, grabbed his collar, and threw him next to Xiang Aoting, asking him to help Xiang Aoting.
Rong Zhouzhong was so angry that he snorted through his nostrils, and swiped three layers of chili oil on the almost grilled chicken wings in front of him. Xiang Aoting twitched his eyebrows, grabbed him again and threw him to Li Jiuzheng who was cutting vegetables.
Li Jiuzheng glanced at Rong Zhouzhong indifferently, picked up a green pepper and stuffed it into his mouth. Rong Zhouzhong quickly spat it out, and was so angry that he wanted to beat him.
Shi Weichong, who was carrying wine out, saw this series of scenes, his eyes were dazed for a moment, then he lowered his head and put the wine on the table.
"Is it good?" Fei Yujing followed him out with two bottles of juice and asked casually.
Shi Weichong looked back at him, smiled slightly, and replied, "Yeah, it's good."
After eating and playing, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening. The brothers of the Shi family had all drunk and couldn't drive back. Liu Yong and Luo Donghao only drank juice, but they were tired after a day of fun, so Shi Jin simply let everyone stay overnight.
While cleaning the room for everyone, Shi Jin avoided the crowd and went to Lian Jun, gently pinched his shoulders and waist, and asked, "Are you tired? You've been busy all day."
"Not tired." Lian Jun turned his head to look at him, with warmth on his face that had not yet dissipated, "Shi Jin, thank you." Shi Jin
pretended to be puzzled: "Thank you for what? Thank me for not doing anything for you today?"
"No." Lian Jun shook his head, turned around and touched his face, explaining, "Thank you for sharing your family and friends with me... I understand your intentions, and I'm very happy." Shi Jin
didn't expect that he could really understand his intentions. He felt a little embarrassed for some reason. He coughed softly, frowned and said with a stern face: "You should not say thank you now, but I love you."
Lian Jun smiled, lowered his head and kissed him.
…
Shi Jin slept soundly that night and did not dream at all. The Shi brothers slept very uncomfortably. They did not know whether it was because they were used to their beds or what, but they all dreamed that night. This dream was very strange and very real. In the dream, they were living in Shi Jin's body and felt everything from Shi Jin's perspective. They knew very clearly that they were dreaming, but they just could not wake up.
The dream started from the time Shi Jin could remember. Through Shi Jin's eyes, they saw Shi Xingrui, who looked like a kind father, and saw themselves as teenagers.
When they saw the past scenes again, they felt strangely that in addition to sighing, they completely lost their previous hatred. More importantly, they focused their attention on the young Shi Jin.
Shi Jin learned to ride a pony, Shi Jin learned to eat by himself, Shi Jin learned to write his own name... Shi Jin learned to use a paintbrush, he drew five supermen, saying that these are his brothers, and his brothers are his heroes... So cute, they smiled unconsciously. Then the smile was tinged with sadness. Sorry, they are not good brothers.
They watched Shi Jin grow up little by little, watched Shi Jin trust and rely on them more and more under their deliberate care, and then they found something very strange - Shi Xingrui didn't seem to love Shi Jin as much as they thought. He often stared at Shi Jin in a daze, forced Shi Jin to eat a lot of things, trained and guided Shi Jin's words and deeds almost harshly, and even did not allow Shi Jin to make friends other than those he designated. A
terrible father, Shi Xingrui is cultivating a substitute.
They soon realized what Shi Xingrui was doing, and began to hate him again - it turned out that even in front of Shi Jin, Shi Xingrui was still an incompetent father. They wanted to remind Shi Jin not to be so obedient, but because of their status as bystanders, they could do nothing.
Shi Jin finally grew up, and he was raised by Shi Xingrui to be a simple fat man with no ability, no friends, and nothing except his father and brother. Then, Shi Xingrui died.
They saw Shi Jin was shocked and called them one by one crying. Five calls, Shi Weichong hung up hurriedly on the grounds of a meeting, Fei Yujing could not be contacted, Rong Zhouzhong hung up with a sneer, Xiang Aoting could not be contacted because he was on a mission, and Li Jiuzheng only replied with an "Oh".
No one cared about Shi Jin, no one comforted him, and no one was sad for his father's death. Shi Jin stared at his phone stupidly, not realizing that this was a sign of abandonment. He suppressed his tears and, with the help of Xu Tianhua, who was then the vice president of Ruixing, he held a funeral for Shi Xingrui.
They were silent, watching Shi Jin holding his phone with sadness and helplessness and standing in a trance at the cemetery. They recalled the times when they received Shi Jin's call or missed his call, and felt as if a ball of cotton was blocking their chests, making them unable to breathe. It's
so sad, how could they be so cruel at the time.
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