Chapter 48
Xu Xun's head lowered a little more. Shen Tingzhou held his breath, and the sound of his heart pounding against his chest was deafening.
The other person's gaze made him feel uncomfortable, and he felt panicky as if the other person could hear his heartbeat.
Shen Tingzhou was eager to get rid of this embarrassment. His blank brain twitched and he did something that he himself couldn't understand -
He raised his head and hit Xu Xun on the head.
Seeing Xu Xun taking a half step back in shock, Shen Tingzhou turned into a screaming chicken.
——Ahhhhh, what on earth is he doing!
——Why did you give Xu Xun a headbutt? Was it because of Zhou Zitan’s influence this morning?
——Ahhhhhhh, help!!!
Even if you dug ten Badalings out of the ground, it would not reduce Shen Tingzhou's inner sense of shame.
Xu Xun covered his forehead, looking confused and shocked, "You... hit me?"
Shen Tingzhou wished he could crawl into the crack in the ground.
Zhou Zitan's movements were so smooth at the time that Shen Tingzhou forgot basic physics knowledge and felt a dull pain in his forehead.
But Xu Xun seemed to be in more pain than him. He even felt weaker. He kept staring at Shen Tingzhou with a strong accusatory tone, "You hit me!"
This time it becomes an affirmative sentence.
Shen Tingzhou's heart shuddered, and he hurried forward to rub Xu Xun's forehead.
Regret and shame intertwined in his heart, "I'm sorry."
Xu Xun leaned his head towards Shen Tingzhou, like a scammer lying in front of a luxury car, and said weakly, "I've been in meetings all day, my head is about to explode, and you hit me."
Shen Tingzhou was so ashamed that he didn't know what else to say except a dry "I'm sorry".
Xu Xun turned his head, rested his face on Shen Tingzhou's shoulder, and looked up at Shen Tingzhou.
Shen Tingzhou's cheeks were slightly red, and his eyelashes kept moving up and down. He was no longer as mature as before. He looked like he was about to break, with a look of "someone come save me, someone come save me".
There was a small corner of Xu Xun's lips sunken.
Shen Tingzhou seemed to notice and lowered his gaze to meet Xu Xun's dark, shining eyes.
Xu Xun immediately straightened his lips and continued to accuse, "You hit me!"
Shen Tingzhou felt a little disappointed and looked away a little.
After the panic wore off, human instinct took over and he began to make amends for himself.
"How can this be considered a fight?" Shen Tingzhou said in a low voice, "At most it was just... an accidental bump."
Why does Yu Jurong look like nothing happened to her?
Shen Tingzhou's eyes moved down again and fell on Xu Xun's handsome face. He was a little suspicious whether Xu Xun was too vain.
Shen Tingzhou's meaning was too obvious. Xu Xun's eyes darkened and he pressed hard on Shen Tingzhou's shoulders.
He said fiercely: "I want you to be tired too!"
This revenge seemed a bit childish, Shen Tingzhou couldn't help laughing, and his body was no longer so tense.
Shen Tingzhou asked, "Aren't you tired standing like this?"
Hearing this, Xu Xun raised his head, pulled Shen Tingzhou to sit on the sofa, and then pressed his head heavily on Shen Tingzhou.
After a few minutes, Xu Xun released his strength and closed his eyes.
Shen Tingzhou still felt a little bit awkward. He was rarely so close to others. Even during his most noisy teenage years in high school, no one would throw themselves at him like this.
But Xu Xun just stayed close to him, resting his head on his shoulder, without any other movements, and Shen Tingzhou gradually got used to it.
After more than twenty minutes, Shen Tingzhou thought Xu Xun had fallen asleep, but he suddenly spoke.
He asked, "Are you tired?"
Shen Tingzhou said, "It's OK."
After saying that, Shen Tingzhou felt something was wrong and immediately changed his tone, "A little tired."
Xu Xun opened his eyes and said, "I want you to be tired on both sides."
Shen Tingzhou didn't understand what this meant. Xu Xun stood up and sat on his other side and leaned closer.
Shen Tingzhou: ...
When the housekeeper returned to the living room after applying the fertilizer, he saw Shen Tingzhou holding a cat in his arms with a scar on its neck.
He shook his head and smiled, then turned and went upstairs.
The result of making both of Shen Tingzhou's shoulders tired is that neither side is very tired.
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When he returned home in the evening, Shen Tingzhou took out two more notes from his pocket.
[On March 7, 2024, at about 4 p.m., Shen Tingzhou hit Xu Xun on the head. ]
【But Xu Xun forgave Shen Tingzhou. 】
Shen Tingzhou's eyes were filled with smiles. He sat down at the desk and took a pen to write down -
[On March 7, 2024, at about 8 p.m., Shen Tingzhou thanked Xu Xun for his forgiveness. ]
Next to the note, Shen Tingzhou drew a simple cat, then took a photo and sent it to Xu Xun.
Xu Xun replied quickly: [The handwriting is beautiful, but the cat is ugly. ]
Shen Tingzhou: ...
Xu Xun sent another message: [I was just kidding you, cats are also very pretty. ]
Shen Tingzhou smiled and replied: [Go to bed early. ]
Xu Xun: [Drink more hot water. ]
Shen Tingzhou felt that Xu Xun was teasing him, but he had no evidence, so he could only send him a good night message.
Xu Xun: [Drink more hot water. ]
Well, now the evidence is confirmed!
But drinking more hot water is good for the body. Shen Tingzhou poured himself a cup of hot water and took a photo of himself drinking water for Xu Xun.
Xu Xun sent a voice message, Shen Tingzhou opened it and heard the other party say good night in a low voice.
Shen Tingzhou felt inexplicably itchy, and the itchiness spread from his ears to his heart.
He was a little uncomfortable with this feeling, so he drank another half cup of hot water and opened the flower district forum.
When Shen Tingzhou saw the first post on the forum, his heart suddenly stopped beating.
[Prosopagnosia is really annoying for the twins. Today, I recognized the wrong boyfriend again and accidentally kissed his brother! Can you weld your glasses to your face, brother? I really have prosopagnosia. I'm not trying to seduce you! ]
Shen Tingzhou inexplicably thought of Su Yu's second uncle and third uncle.
The same twins, the same confession of guilt.
It’s obvious from the second post that Qin Shiyao liked it.
[What bad luck! I went on a trip for my fifth wedding anniversary and ended up meeting my partner’s lover. His lover was my first love, damn that dog, we even had dinner together at night.]
Shen Tingzhou opened his mouth, and then opened it again.
No, why is life in the Flower District so colorful, almost to the point of being dramatic?
The third post was a mad post—[Ahhhhhh, I'm so pissed off, ahhhhhhhh. 】
Shen Tingzhou didn't think the title was that shocking, so he clicked on the post out of curiosity.
[Damn it, give this old thing some face, you lame and old man, I'm marrying you and you can just be happy about it, but you still think I'm a stupid second-generation with only a face, ah ah ah, I'm so pissed off.]
The Huaqu Forum displays the street for each IP.
Based on the neighborhood shown by the OP and the information revealed, it didn't take long for someone to figure out who he was.
【Oh~ From the 9th District, I know who it is. 】
[At 32 years old, you can’t call him old and lame. Although he has a bit of a weird temper, at least he has a pretty face.]
The host immediately responded: [What's the use of having a pretty face, you're still just a piece of trash! ]
【Talking about waste in detail, where is the waste? 】
[This guy is truly a flower district male god, but unfortunately he is sick and can only sit in a wheelchair. ]
[To be honest with you, I loved someone when I was young and ignorant, but it didn’t work out.]
The host continued to get mad and angry.
[The more I think about it, the angrier I get. What's wrong with eating, drinking and having fun? I have money and time. What's wrong with eating, drinking and having fun? Who am I bothering? You want to eat, drink and have fun, but can you afford it? ]
[If you don't like me so much, don't marry me! ]
[I'm so pissed off, ahhhhhhh, no, I have to smash his wheelchair, otherwise I won't be able to relieve the hatred in my heart.]
Then the host disappeared.
Other neighborhoods in the Flower District have launched a search for people from District 9—
[District 9, calling District 9, is there anyone breathing? Come out quickly, go to his house and broadcast live!!!]
[Ahhhh, if I can’t eat Yu Jingyun’s melon, I will be crazier than the OP,]
【Second Uncle Yu was my first generation male idol when I was a kid. If I can’t see him lying on the ground, tears in his eyes, pursing his moist lips, being bullied and broken, I will bite everyone in District 9 who is online today! 】
Shen Tingzhou was amazed. It turned out that people there loved to eat melons.
People in the Flower District are even crazier when it comes to eating melons than those in other places. They even go to other people's homes to live broadcast the gossip.
[Uh, the people from District 9 are here, let’s go over and take the photo.]
[Report, I have arrived at Uncle Yu's house and am sneaking into his house from the backyard.]
[Hahaha, I'm here too. The administrator won't block us, right? He's his uncle after all.]
[Does anyone dare to knock on Brother Xiaoyu? With him in control, Yu Laoer doesn't dare to block our post.]
Administrator, Brother Xiaoyu...
Shen Tingzhou frowned. Could it be Yu Jurong and Su Yu? Could it be that this Yu Jingyun was Yu Jurong’s second uncle?
Soon someone uploaded a video.
Because it was shot with a drone, the lens was a little unstable at first.
The video scene is a study, where a pretty boy with red lips and white teeth, wearing a home hoodie, is angrily pulling a cold-tempered man sitting in a wheelchair.
Although the boy had all his limbs intact, he had never learned any self-defense techniques, and the man quickly tied his arms behind his back.
The man's voice was a little cold, "What are you making a fuss about!"
The boy struggled to get out of the fight, his eyes red with anger, "Why are you pretending to be a gentleman? I'll let you pretend."
As she said this, she sat astride the man's legs, arched her body and kissed him sloppily.
The man's eyes suddenly darkened, and his voice became a little hoarse, "What are you crazy about?"
"Is it okay for me to be flirty? If you have the guts, don't be so tough. You still dare to look down on me." The boy said bitterly: "Yu, I tell you, there are so many people chasing me. I've had enough of this kind of life where I can only suck oranges. I want a divorce!"
As soon as the boy finished speaking, his neck was grabbed.
Next...
There was no next, the web page suddenly pulled.
Looking at the interface that jumped to the forum homepage, Shen Tingzhou:?
When I went back to that section, the post was gone.
【Ahhhhhhh, damn Yu Er, the person who deleted the post has no JJ! I wish you a bumpy career and a rough love life, you bastard.】
When you click on this post, it's full of insults against Yu Jurong.
[God damn it, Yu Jurong, just when I was getting excited, you spit out the post for me. ]
【早就知道他會删帖了，恨自己沒能去把小魚哥叫過來。】
【大家別罵虞二了，這麽年輕就得帕金森很不容易的。（微笑）】
【我願意用我二十個追求者，換一個能讓虞二頭疼一輩子的人，求求了。】
沈亭州沒想到虞居容在花區論壇，居然是人人喊打的存在。
不過這也正常，哪個論壇都不喜歡封貼禁言的管理員，更別說封的還是八卦貼。
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看完花區的帖子，沈亭州感覺自己的靈魂都得到了升華，他飄飄然進浴室泡了一個澡。
剛從裏面出來，就接到了李牧野的電話。
沈亭州摁下接通，李牧野開場就是那句經典對白，“沈醫生，我有一個朋友……”
現在的沈亭州已經能微笑面對這位“朋友”的故事，“請講。”
李牧野似乎走到一個安靜的地方，聲音都清晰了很多，“我這個朋友把他喜歡的人約到外面過夜，沈醫生，你說今天晚上……”
沈亭州瞳仁微震，果斷道：“不可以！”
李牧野糾結，“可是機會難得，現在只有他們倆，平時都是四個……不是，平時人多不方便，錯過這個機會，以後就很難找到了。”
沈亭州摁了摁眉心，還是那句話，“不可以。”
“好吧。”李牧野嘆了一聲，又不甘心地問，“今晚真的不可以表達一下自己的感情嗎？我真憋好久了，不是，我朋友憋好久了。”
原來是表白，沈亭州還以為……
沈亭州為自己的腦子呆在花區而感到羞愧，他咳了一聲，以此掩飾尴尬。
“這個怎麽說呢——”沈亭州正經八百道：“你……朋友今天為什麽要帶對方出來，只是為了表白？”
李牧野：“不是，他最近學習很辛苦，我……朋友想他的心上人放松一下。”
沈亭州立刻道：“這就是問題的關鍵！”
李牧野沒懂，“啊？”
沈亭州認真給他分析，“你想啊，現在他專注學業，有心思想其他事嗎？雖說你……朋友只是表達感情，不是要對方回應，但只要是表達了，那就是在給他壓力，現在這個時機你覺得合适嗎？”
李牧野恍悟，“原來是這樣，那我……朋友該怎麽做？”
沈亭州：“陪他好好學習。”
李牧野：“哦哦哦，那我……讓我朋友也考個研？”
共同學習話題還多，李牧野簡直覺得自己是天才。
沈亭州鼓勵，“加油，早日上岸。”
李牧野信心暴增，“謝謝你沈醫生，我……朋友一定會好好努力。”
挂了電話，沈亭州心情平和地上床睡覺。
半夜李牧野發來消息，沈亭州迷迷瞪瞪看了一眼，見不是什麽大事，又鑽進毛茸茸的被窩繼續睡。
隔天早上，他邊刷牙邊看手機。
李牧野昨晚十一點發消息，內容非常繞，昨晚沈亭州困得大腦根本轉不動。
今早捋了兩遍，才弄明白李牧野短信的內容。
他還是以朋友的口吻講自己家裏的事，但偶爾還會露出一點破綻。
大致內容是，李景杭一個人在家生病了，宋青寧知道後很擔心，想打車回家看看他。
李牧野怕耽誤宋青寧休息，繼而影響他第二天的學習進度，表示自己回家去照顧李景杭。
等李牧野回到家，李景杭壓根不在家。
李牧野給他打電話才知道，對方自己去醫院了，讓李牧野早點睡。
到這裏一切都還算正常。
但李牧野到底還有點良心，擔心他哥一個人待在醫院不方便，準備去醫院照顧李景杭。
打了這通電話才知道，李景杭沒去醫院，也沒生病，他把李牧野騙回去，自己去找宋青寧了。
李牧野憤恨難當，他拿李景杭當骨肉兄弟，對方卻拿他當二百五！
李牧野氣不過，找沈亭州抱怨了幾句。
花區主打一個直球，再亂的關系也是直來直去，李牧野家則是《宮心計》，沒點腦子的小李特別吃虧。
沈亭州同情李牧野三秒鐘，然後裝作沒看到消息，把手機放下了。
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今天周三，沈亭州開車去了蘇俞家。
蘇俞抱着一個平板，開門問的第一件事就是：“沈醫生，你昨天逛論壇了嗎？”
沈亭州仿佛踩住尾巴的貓，表情一悚。
蘇俞看了他一眼，笑道：“看樣子是看了，那看了阿宴二叔那個視頻嗎？我這裏有完整版哦，你要不要看？”
沈亭州拒絕三連：不用了、不需要、不是很有興趣。
蘇俞露出惋惜之色，“拍得很刺激。”
就是怕太刺激才不想看！
蘇俞蠱惑道：“因為虞居容删了帖子，好多人來問我要呢，你真的不要看看嗎？”
沈亭州的關注點跑偏，“為什麽問你要？你也是論壇的管理員？”
蘇俞努努嘴，“如果我是管理員，我才不會删這個帖子，是拍視頻的人怕虞居容找他麻煩，所以打電話讓我幫他求情。”
沈亭州笑了，“那你在這個家很有帝位。”
“因為他聽阿宴的話嘛。”蘇俞單手摸着下巴，“不過最近他好像戀愛了，阿宴給他介紹對象他都沒見。”
沈亭州一時不知道該先驚訝他們花區居然還會相親，還是虞居容那個的“對象”是不是周子探。
蘇俞突然問沈亭州，“沈醫生，你認識他的對象？”
沈亭州不是很确定周子探跟虞居容怎麽回事，把頭搖了搖。
蘇俞陷入了沉思，“其實，大薔跟虞居容挺配的。”
沈亭州被蘇俞這個神奇的腦回路驚到了，這倆人哪裏配了？
蘇俞說，“虞居容可以做大薔的狗，大薔可以做虞居容的……”
他最後一句聲音有點小，沈亭州沒聽清，“做什麽？”
蘇俞彎唇一笑，“沒什麽，不過是虞居容的一些小癖好而已。”
沈亭州被他笑得心裏發慌，忍不住為周子探問了一句，“什麽癖好？”
蘇俞把頭別到一旁，酸溜溜道：“你好關心他。”
沈亭州：……
蘇俞哼了一聲，“我都要吃醋了，我還沒吃過阿宴的醋呢。”
沈亭州：“……我們還是做孕夫操吧。”
蘇俞立刻往沙發上一癱，可憐兮兮看着沈亭州，“昨晚好累，今天一點力氣都沒有。”
沈亭州也不敢問蘇俞為什麽累，就怕聽到什麽少兒不宜的話題。
沈亭州謹慎地轉移話題，“那聽會兒胎教歌。”
蘇俞勾着抱枕上的流蘇，歪頭看着沈亭州，“沈醫生，你都不問問我為什麽沒休息好嗎？”
沈亭州充耳不聞，擺弄着自己的手機。
“沈醫生最近對我好冷漠，我知道你已經膩了。”蘇俞落寞地抱着自己的孕肚，“也是，這樣的我還怎麽能讓你有新鮮感。”
沈亭州播放胎教歌曲。
蘇俞傷心落淚，“我知道你來這裏不過是因為這個孩子，為了責任。”
沈亭州把音樂聲調大一些。
配着這麽舒緩的音樂，蘇俞還能演出恨海情天的味道，“你的心早已經不在我這裏，大薔跟虞居容才是你真正喜歡的吧？”
噗——
破功的沈亭州微笑，“……要不我親自給你唱一個胎教歌兒？”
蘇俞立刻把嘴閉上，乖巧等着沈亭州唱歌。
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晚上回去後，沈亭州意外收到了小桑管家的問候短信。
傅家很早就移居國外，但每年都會回來過年，今年也不例外，過兩天他們就要回來了，桑岩想約沈亭州。
沈亭州擔心他又想撮合自己跟傅懷斐，謹慎地問了一句，就他們兩個嗎？
桑岩倒是一愣：【沈醫生，你不跟許先生一塊過來？】
似乎覺得這條不妥當，很快他又發過來一條：【我一直想請您吃飯，私下約當然沒問題，只是剛回去有很多事要忙，可以定在一個星期後嗎？】
看着這一長段話，沈亭州甚至都能想象到他的語氣，笑着回道：【都可以。】
隔天沈亭州去許殉家時，許殉也說起這件事。
一旁的管家忽然插了一句，“哦，桑擎也要回來了。”
察覺到他語氣的微妙，沈亭州問，“桑擎是？”
管家頭也不擡，“不值得一提的人。”
許殉湊到沈亭州耳邊說，“桑岩的父親，他的一生之敵。”
管家似乎對一生之敵這個說法頗為不屑，咔嚓咔嚓剪掉了幾根多餘的枝葉。
沈亭州眼睛閃爍，吼吼吼。
原來管家還有對手，這算不算是黑執事界的較量？
許殉看向沈亭州，“你要去嗎？”
沈亭州愣了一下，“這個……你們一家人團聚，我去不好吧。”
許殉說，“可能有熱鬧看。”
沈亭州小小心動了一下，他蠻想見識一下管家的一生之敵，桑岩的父親桑擎。
嘴上仍舊有些猶豫，“我還是覺得不太好。”
許殉“哦”了一聲，沒有再勸什麽。
沈亭州看了他一眼，又看了他一眼，然後把腳邊的橘貓抱了起來，心不在焉地撸着貓。
身側的許殉繃不住，笑了起來。
沈亭州立刻明白他是在揶揄自己，不好意思地埋頭撸貓。
許殉摁住了沈亭州的手，“別撸了，你把它的毛都要薅下來了。”
How could he...
Xu Xun tapped the back of Shen Tingzhou's hand with his fingers and asked again, "Are you going?"
Shen Tingzhou curled his fingers and whispered, "Butler Xiao Sang asked me to meet him, so I'll go see him and Mr. Fu. I miss them a lot."
Of course, I also went to see the butler's lifelong enemy.
Upon hearing this, Xu Xun turned away, turned his back to Shen Tingzhou and said nothing.
Shen Tingzhou looked up at the back of Xu Xun's head, not understanding what was wrong with him.
At this time, Shen Tingzhou's cell phone rang. It was Fu Huaifei calling.
Shen Tingzhou was startled and subconsciously glanced at Xu Xun. He didn't know when the other party turned around and stared at Shen Tingzhou's mobile phone with a frown.