Turbid Light
On Monday, Chen An returned home from the hospital. Shen Changqing returned the days he had not taken off before under the pretext of recuperation. The serious crime team was naturally handed over to Cheng Xiaoxiang. The boy repeatedly assured in the hospital that he would lead the team well. Chen An's lips curled slightly, and he had high hopes for him.
His leg was in a cast, making it difficult for him to move, so he brought crutches and a wheelchair home with him. When he opened the door, there was still dust floating in the air, as if no one had lived there for a long time.
Jiang Li helped him sit on the sofa, poured him a glass of water, and then told him what he had been thinking about for the past few days, "I've applied to the school. I won't be staying at home, and I'll go home every day. Aunt Xu will come home to cook during the day, and I'll be back at night."
Chen An looked at his thin face, and the words of refusal were about to come out of his mouth, but the other party took away the right to speak.
"It's settled. I have classes in the afternoon and will be back in the evening. Aunt Xu will be here in a while. Tell her what you want to eat. If you want to do anything, wait until I get back from class. Contact her by phone if you have anything!" After saying that, he picked up the schoolbag on the chair and rushed out.
The police academy is more strict than other schools. He just wanted him to stop running back and forth, but being arranged like this actually made him feel like he was being protected by someone.
Jiang Li: [Remember to contact me!]
Jiang Li: [Picture]
Chen An clicked on the picture and found that it was his class schedule. He smiled, jumped on one leg, sat in the wheelchair and ran to play with the melon seeds.
When it comes to pets, you can play with them when you have free time, but when you are busy, you just keep them nearby to listen to the noise.
Her cage is dark-proof and she sleeps during the day, her furry body breathing deep and shallow, looking magical.
Her other parent was less steady, "Report!"
A shout of "Report" attracted everyone's attention. Jiang Li got off the bus with his schoolbag on his back and ran as fast as he could. He even ran into the wrong teaching building at one point.
The teacher didn't recognize him because he had been absent from most classes in the previous week. He strained his eyes and looked at him for a long time before letting him in. He came late and there was no place to sit except in the first row. It didn't matter anyway because it didn't matter where he sat.
He hadn't rested well recently, and after listening to the first class listlessly with his head tilted, he was about to lie down when Li Ziyang suddenly jumped out at him, "Did you go steal a chicken? You're so sleepy?"
Jiang Li didn't have time to deal with him and just lay down on the table. Ten minutes was very short. When the bell rang and he got up, he found that there were people sitting around him!
No, let me ask you, what do you mean?
He was attacked from both sides by Li Ziyang and Fu Cun. Li Ziyang was followed by Li Ziyin, who looked at him unfriendlyly.
Seeing that he had woken up, Li Ziyang gave him a bright and cheerful smile and asked, "Want some chocolate?"
Jiang Li was somewhat helpless. "Don't you have classes? Is it so easy to get into the police academy?"
Li Ziyang pulled his brother over and said, "Thanks to his face, I can accompany you better~"
Jiang Li returned the chocolate and said righteously, "I don't need anyone's company." Then he packed his schoolbag and prepared to change seats.
If he and Li Ziyang were friends before, then after he let Li Ziyang run away first, their friendship became increasingly distorted. He was not a fool, and Li Ziyang's behavior was so obvious that he would not fail to see that he did not like Li Ziyang and did not want him to waste his time on him, so he chose to stay away from him.
He pushed himself up and moved to the second row. Fu Cun turned around and said to him, "Don't leave after school. I have something to ask you."
He didn't give Jiang Li a chance to refuse, and blocked him at the back door after class. Jiang Li glanced at the incident and impatiently threw his schoolbag on the table, "If you have something to fart about, do it now."
Fu Cun asked seriously, "Have you known about my family's affairs for a long time?"
Because of the manipulation of Weiyun Villa, which was under the name of the Fu family, his father was punished accordingly, and the family business plummeted. Looking back now, Fu Cun even suspected that this guy had been preparing to mess with his family since the first time he went to Weiyun Villa.
Jiang Li frowned, feeling like he was looking at a mentally retarded person.
"I have a grudge against you? I really don't like you, but I haven't done anything to you, right? You have to..." Fu Cun's tone was as if he was a victim. Jiang Li could no longer tolerate it. "So you think the trouble in your family is because of me?"
The other party remained silent.
Jiang Li snorted and chuckled twice, "Your family was punished because you provided a base for drug production. It has nothing to do with any personal grudges. If I wanted to deal with you, it wouldn't be that simple." After saying that, he picked up his schoolbag and left without listening to what Fu Cun was scolding him behind him.
He was in a rush to catch the bus again. He almost missed it after talking to Fu Cun for a few words. Although Gongda University was not far from home, it was not his style to walk back instead of taking the bus.
Following the wafting aroma of food, Jiang Li opened the door to his bright living room. Aunt Xu and Chen An had been waiting for him for a long time, and his expression softened. Although he had lived here for the past few months, it still didn't feel like home. Chen An was very busy, and when he had a case, they wouldn't see each other for days. Later, he was also busy at the start of the school year, and when he came home during the holidays, they would just stare at each other and eat their own meals.
Aunt Xu was found by Han Ming on a recruitment website. She was fifty years old, kind-looking, and a good cook. Today was her first day on the job, and Chen An didn't let her go home, so he invited her to have dinner with him. After washing the dishes and closing the door, they were the only two left in the room.
After running all day, Jiang Li was covered in sweat. He went to take a shower and threw his schoolbag on the sofa without zipping it up. A pile of papers and textbooks fell out, and he sorted them out. He took out a thick book on criminal investigation and a box of exquisitely packaged chocolates.
Chocolate, who sent it?
Only one person flashed through Chen An's mind, but there might be others besides him.
Given Jiang Li's conditions, there should be a lot of people around him, but he can't even find a "suspect".
Only then did he realize that he seemed to know too little about Jiang Li. He had only sent him to school and had never been to his school again. He knew nothing about his social circle, what he did every day, and even his preferences. The strong sense of crisis pulled him out of the slow pace of their relationship and exposed the truth nakedly: if you don't take action, it will no longer be you to stand by his side.
The hot steam from the bathroom was brought out, and Jiang Li saw the box in his hand at a glance. He didn't explain anything and silently put the box back into his schoolbag.
The heat touched his hand, leaving some imperceptible water stains. Following his raised hand, Chen An saw the boy's lean body under the wide cuffs. The chocolate was stuffed back. Jiang Li ignored his fiery gaze and refused to explain the origin of the box of chocolates.
"Are you going to take a shower today?" he asked Chen An.
He had just been discharged from the hospital and the nurse changed his dressing. He couldn't take a shower today and could only wipe his body. It was inconvenient to do anything when he was injured. Before entering the bathroom, Jiang Li confirmed again and again that he would not be allowed to help. For some reason, Chen An refused to let him help. After half an hour, he successfully completed a task that was very simple for ordinary people.
It was already half past twelve in the evening when both of them lay down in bed. Jiang Li took his pillow and slept beside him. Soon, the sound of even breathing could be heard in the room. He was too tired. Chen An reached out and brushed away the hair scattered on his forehead. A delicate and well-behaved face appeared in the moonlight. The longer he looked at it, the warmer his heart felt. His self-control seemed to be getting worse and worse. Just looking at this face would make him have the urge to get close to it. The lack of emotion was reflected in every look he gave Jiang Li after he woke up.
The back of his hand caressing the smooth skin woke up the person who was about to fall asleep. Jiang Li held his hand and put his face in his open palm and continued to sleep. He thought he was really about to fall asleep, but his trembling eyelashes betrayed him. Chen An spoke softly and brought up a topic.
"I dreamed during the time I was unconscious."
Jiang Li really opened his eyes, "What dream?"
"I dreamed that you were crying." Chen An turned sideways to face him. "You were crying so hard in the rain. You were chasing after a figure. No matter how I called you, you couldn't hear me."
Jiang Li flatly denied she shed tears the day she sent him to the hospital, and said stubbornly, "I didn't cry."
Even though he said this, his mind still flashed back to the horizontal line of the instrument on the operating table and the 24-hour beeping sound in the ICU. Crystal tears flickered in his eyes as he lowered his gaze to avoid the doctor.
Chen An grabbed his palm and placed it against his warm chest, pressing hard. There was a beating heart there, vigorous and powerful.
"Jiang Li, you woke me up. I'm alive as long as you're alive."
Chen An pulled Jiang Li into his arms, and in this embrace, Jiang Li resumed his previous peaceful sleep. The days of dozing with eyes closed and staying awake until dawn were completely a thing of the past.
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