◇ Chapter 65 Are you feeling sorry for me?

The electronic reminder sounded, "Take the rightmost lane to exit the xx highway. The estimated arrival time is still fifteen minutes from the destination."

Lu Fangchi turned on the right turn signal and drove out of the highway. Perhaps because it was a remote area, there were only two lanes. There was no car at this time, and even the security guard at the window was drowsy.

Lu Fangchi took the artificial intelligence and after leaving the toll station, the navigation took him to a small one-way road with trees and ridges on both sides. It was really a village ditch.

Looking up at the horizon, the morning sun rose quietly, dyeing the sky a warm pink. Lu Fangchi rolled down the car window, and the fresh air blew away the fatigue of the night.

That’s right, Lu Fangchi packed up his things last night and headed straight to the address given by Assistant Liu.

Now thinking about it, it was a bit impulsive, but I don’t regret it.

"Destination reached, navigation ended." As the electronic prompt sounded, Lu Fangchi slowed down his car and stopped by the roadside.

There were many low bungalows in front and behind, and I didn't know which one was which. It was impossible to locate it accurately in the countryside. Lu Fangchi took out his phone and checked the time. It was 4:30 in the morning.

He did something he had never done in his life and made a harassing call to Zhou Zheng at an inappropriate time.

Just call once, and if no one picks up, forget it.

"Beep-beep-beep..." Three times, the phone was answered.

"What's wrong, at this time?" Zhou Zheng's voice was a little hoarse.

"Come out and pick me up." Lu Fangchi said concisely.

"What..." Alpha was interrupted by Lu Fangchi before he could finish his words, "Longhe Street, I'll stop by the roadside and flash my hazard lights, come pick me up."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Fangchi heard a "bang", as if a cell phone had fallen to the ground, followed by a series of "squeaking" sounds, accompanied by gasps between breaths.

After a while, about three or four minutes, a tall figure appeared on the path illuminated by car lights and ran quickly towards him.

Lu Fangchi unbuckled his seat belt and was about to get out of the car when this tall figure ran to the side of the car, put his hand on the door, and raised his eyes breathlessly to meet his gaze. It was Zhou Zheng.

Lu Fangchi unlocked the door and let him in.

Zhou Zheng opened the car door and got in, smelling the morning dew. Lu Fangchi saw his appearance at the moment, his hair was messy and flying, his eyes were red and bloodshot, there was a dark patch under his eyes, and there was a lot of stubble on his chin, as if he hadn't slept for several days.

Zhou Zheng was very surprised by Lu Fangchi's sudden appearance. His eyes were shining and he wanted to say something, but when he met Lu Fangchi's slightly wrinkled brows, his words died in his throat.

The atmosphere became silent, the alpha's lips were pursed into a straight line, and his eyelids drooped.

Lu Fangchi didn't come here to call for accusations, and seeing Zhou Zheng's ferocious appearance, he felt a sour ripple in his heart. He put his hands around Alpha's strong waist and answered Alpha's questions and purpose of coming on the phone, "I missed you, so I came to see you."

Zhou Zheng's body was stiff at first, but it relaxed after just one or two seconds. He buried his head in Lu Fangchi's neck and reached out to hug him back, his arms clenching tighter and tighter.

Zhou Zheng used too much force. Lu Fangchi felt he couldn't breathe and two of his ribs were almost broken. When he raised his hands to get some distance, the arms clenched behind his waist suddenly lost their strength. The alpha buried his forehead in Lu Fangchi's neck and rubbed it flatteringly, whispering, "I'm sorry..."

Here he goes again, talking after the fact. Lu Fangchi raised his hand and pinched his earlobe, saying, "Then do you want to give me an explanation?"

The alpha hummed and rubbed his neck, acting coquettishly and cutely, trying to get away with it by being shameless.

Lu Fangchi didn't buy his trick. He reached out and pushed Zhou Zheng's restless head away, saying with a hint of disdain, "Stabbing someone."

Zhou Zheng raised his hand and touched his chin which had not been shaved for two days. It didn't feel good. He rolled his eyes around and moved closer like a jerk, deliberately poking Lu Fangchi with his beard.

Lu Fangchi found it both infuriating and funny, so he reached out to push the alpha's face, saying something very disgusting but with a smile in his eyes, "Get out of here. Are you childish or not?"

"Who told you to dislike me?" Zhou Zheng muttered.

"You're not going to give up after stabbing someone." Lu Fangchi turned around and raised his eyebrows. "So you haven't answered the question just now?"

The topic was brought back, and the atmosphere suddenly became solemn. Zhou Zheng stopped laughing, his Adam's apple moving up and down. He licked his lips and said softly, "Can you stop talking?"

Lu Fangchi didn't reply, but with four big words in his eyes, he asked back, "What do you think?"

Seeing Lu Fangchi's serious expression, Zhou Zheng knew he couldn't escape this time. He sat up straight, looked away, rubbed his nose with his hand, and said casually, "My mother is dead."

Lu Fangchi's pupils shrank slightly and he opened his mouth. He didn't expect to get such an answer.

Alpha sneered and continued, "It happened the day before yesterday. I was just about to get off work when I received this call. I rushed back without stopping."

"The cause of death is also quite absurd." Alpha raised his hand and wiped his face, "She died in a man's bed, which is particularly shameful. How can I explain it to you?"

Lu Fangchi's eyebrows knitted together, and he listened to Zhou Zhengdao again: "I wanted to go back after solving this problem quickly, but I really can't stand these feudal dregs in the countryside." His chest rose and fell, and he exhaled heavily, and explained in a few words, "We have weddings and funerals here, and we need to hire people to play gongs and drums and suona. But she is young, so it's not her turn."

Zhou Zheng's eyes turned red when he thought about it, and his breathing became heavier when he spoke, "She likes those things. She was ostentatious and loved to have fun when she was young. I am unfilial if I don't even do this for her."

The alpha clenched his fists. "They did it on purpose, they are such bad people. Yes, I admit she deserved it, but she is still..."

Zhou Zheng couldn't continue and concluded: "Anyway, I had a quarrel with them and smashed their phones."

He took out a cell phone of unknown brand from his pocket and handed it to Lu Fangchi to prove himself. He couldn't help but complain a little: "I lost contact for two days because I didn't have a cell phone. The first thing I did when I bought a cell phone was to find you, but you... didn't... give it to me..."

Zhou Zheng's voice became lower and lower, and finally he was completely hoarse in his throat. Because he saw Lu Fangchi's long eyelashes blinking at a high frequency, and such beautiful eyes were covered with a layer of crystal clearness, and a large transparent round pearl fell from her eyes when she lowered her eyes.

What happened? Zhou Zheng was very flustered for a moment. He didn't know what to do with his hands and feet. He didn't even dare to ask Lu Fangchi why he was crying. In the end, he could only reach out and press the person into his arms.

Zhou Zheng felt his chest wet, he really cried. Alpha frowned, and gently stroked Lu Fangchi's back again and again to comfort him.

After about five minutes, Lu Fangchi was ready. He raised his hand and pushed Zhou Zheng's chest, pulling away a little, and said with a red nose, "I'm hungry."

Usually Lu Fangchi never showed his emotions, and his mood was always calm. The only two times he shed tears were last time and this time. Every time he shed tears, Zhou Zheng had no way to stop him. Whatever he said was what he meant, and he wished he could pick all the stars in the sky and give them to him.

Hearing Lu Fangchi complaining about being hungry, Zhou Zheng quickly said, "I'll take you to eat. Can I have rice noodles? We also have fried dough sticks, steamed buns, and pan-fried dumplings."

Lu Fangchi didn't hesitate and nodded.

"Then you get off and let me drive." Zhou Zheng raised his chin.

The two of them switched seats, Zhou Zheng sat in the driver's seat, and Lu Fangchi moved to the co-pilot seat.

The countryside is small and the roads are pitifully narrow. Cars can only back up to the corner to let others pass first. The good thing is that it is only two steps away by car. Rural people are diligent and can quickly eat hot food at this point.

Zhou Zheng ordered a lot of things, including rice noodles as the staple food, and one portion each of fried dough sticks, buns, and pan-fried dumplings as side dishes, filling the entire table.

Lu Fangchi said he was hungry, but he actually ate very little. He stopped after taking a few bites and watched Zhou Zheng sitting opposite him wolfing down his food.

When Zhou Zheng heard Lu Fangchi say he was full, he moved the bowl of rice noodles in front of him to himself and slurped up the food. He then quickly finished the rest of the food on the table.

After a meal, Zhou Zheng regained his sanity after the joy of meeting. He looked at Lu Fangchi's bloodshot eyes and asked him, "Did you drive all night to get here?"

"Yeah." Lu Fangchi admitted.

"Are you sleepy?" Zhou Zheng stood up to pay the bill and noticed that Lu Fangchi also stood up, walked to his side and held his left hand.

He replied, "Sleepy."

Zhou Zhenghui held Lu Fangchi's hand, clasped their fingers together, and pulled him out of the breakfast shop. His fingers couldn't help but rub the smooth back of his hand. Why was Lu Fangchi so obedient now... ?

Zhou Zheng took Lu Fangchi to the most expensive hotel on the street and booked a room. Although it was not as good as a star hotel, it was said that the accommodation conditions were very good in this backward village.

Zhou Zheng pulled the suitcase in one hand and held Lu Fangchi's hand in the other as they took the elevator upstairs to find a room.

Lu Fangchi was very clingy from the beginning. He didn't move when he was busy moving the suitcases or paying. He just pulled it up again when he had free hands. Of course, Zhou Zheng also enjoyed this feeling.

"Ding", I swiped the room card and entered. The hygiene in the room was much better than I had imagined, and the hardware facilities were not bad either, worthy of the word "luxury" marked on the door frame outside.

Lu Fangchi and Zhou Zheng went to the bathroom one after the other to take a bath. After they came out of the bath, Zhou Zheng helped Lu Fangchi blow dry his hair, turned the light to soft light mode, reached out to tuck in the quilt for him, patted him gently and said, "Go to sleep."

After driving all night, Lu Fangchi was so sleepy that he could hardly open his eyes, but he still reached out and grabbed Zhou Zheng's wrist, which was leaning on the edge of the bed, and asked, "Are you leaving?"

... Logically speaking, he should leave. The ice coffin should be kept at home for three days before cremation, and Zhou Zheng, as the only son, should stay by the side to receive the relatives who come to mourn.

But with Lu Fangchi looking at him like that, how could he leave?

After hesitating for two or three seconds, Zhou Zheng gave up struggling, reached out to lift the quilt and climbed onto the other half's bed, "No, let's sleep."

Lu Fangchi moved to Zhou Zheng's side and rested his head on his shoulder. The alpha took advantage of the situation and opened his arms, hugged Lu Fangchi, tilted his head, and stuck close to Lu Fangchi.

After a long while, Zhou Zheng was half asleep, and a thought flashed through his mind. He asked, "Are you feeling sorry for me?"

【Author’s words】

I'm so slow