Chapter 21 Chapter 21
Before Jiang Yuxia could finish her words, her breath was taken away again.
"Zhou... um..."
His eyes were slightly red, and his hands were on Zhou Boye's shoulders, unable to resist.
He looked at Zhou Boye, a hint of embarrassment flashed in his eyes, and his teeth bit hard on his lips. He wanted him to let him go.
In an instant, the iron smell of blood filled my mouth.
Zhou Boye lowered his eyes and looked at him. Their gazes met, and Zhou Boye paused. He understood immediately. The madness in Zhou Boye's eyes intensified, as if something was uncontrollable, ready to break free.
Perhaps because he was afraid of scaring Jiang Yuxia, he raised his hand and turned off the lights in the room, and suddenly the room was pitch dark.
In the darkness, the two of them could hear each other's breathing, both panting a little. Zhou Boye chuckled and rested his head on his shoulder, and his warm breath sprinkled on Jiang Yuxia's neck.
The next moment, Jiang Yuxia's pupils trembled slightly, and Zhou Boye kissed his neck.
Zhou Boye's voice was hoarse, "Jiang Yuxia, I want to kiss you."
"May I?"
His eyes looked a little scary in the darkness. Before Jiang Yuxia could answer, he tightened his grip, pried open his teeth with his tongue, and kissed him again.
Blood oozed out of the wound and instantly disappeared in the kiss between the two.
Jiang Yuxia's eyelashes trembled slightly, and the strength of his resistance gradually weakened. His heart seemed to hit his eardrums heavily, and he slowly closed his eyes.
This moment was like a doomsday carnival, all the suppressed things surged out, unbridled and indulgent.
It was unknown how long it took before Zhou Boye slowly let go.
The lights come on and the carnival ends.
“You…why…”
Jiang Yuxia pursed her lips. At that moment, countless memories came flooding back. Her originally astonished eyes gradually became dull, and her mind went blank for a moment.
He curled his fingers, slowly lowered his head, and the tips of his ears instantly turned red. He looked like a cooked prawn that had been fished out.
grass!
Zhou Boye spoke, his voice a little hoarse than usual, "What's wrong?"
Jiang Yuxia: "..."
"fine."
The veins on Jiang Yuxia's forehead were throbbing with excitement. He subconsciously took the most cowardly approach and pretended to be still conscious.
He raised his eyes to look at Zhou Boye, and just as he was about to say something, he suddenly found himself still sitting in someone else's arms...
He almost crawled to his feet and stood barefoot on the concrete floor. The coolness made Jiang Yuxia calm down a little. He opened his lips, then pursed them, opened them again, pursed them again, and finally gave up. At this time, he couldn't say a word.
Zhou Boye's gaze fell on his bare feet, and his fingers unconsciously tapped the armrest of the chair, but he quickly retracted his gaze, and that nonchalant smile appeared on his face again, just like when he first met Jiang Yuxia. "The doctor said you have to go to the hospital for a follow-up check tomorrow, and someone will come to pick you up then."
He stood up and said, "I have something to do, so I'll leave first."
Jiang Yuxia moved the fingers hanging at his side and said "hmm".
After coming out of Jiang Yuxia's room, the smile on Zhou Boye's face slowly disappeared. He glanced in the direction of Jiang Yuxia, his peach blossom eyes gloomy, and the wound on his lip felt a little painful.
After Zhou Boye left, the room became completely quiet.
Jiang Yuxia's mind kept flashing back to the scenes of the two of them getting along over and over again, as if they were whipping a corpse over and over again. What substitute, what Youyou, fuck, I really want to die.
He really wanted to pull Zhou Boye by the collar and ask him why he didn't cooperate with him? Why didn't he send him to a sanatorium?! He would accept sending him to a mental hospital if all else failed!
He sat on the sofa, hugging his knees with his hands, looking hopeless. He really couldn't imagine that he had really done those stupid things.
I can't be a human being anymore, not at all.
He touched his neck with his hand, where there was a very faint red mark. His eyes drooped slightly, but even if he was confused... Was Zhou Boye a little too immersed in the role?
He clearly said he had forgotten it long ago when we were at the bar.
Jiang Yuxia snorted and said, "Don't think about it. The fact that they broke up and Zhou Boye was his ex will never change."
The most important thing now is the incident on the Internet. He opened the social software and the rhythm had already been set. Most of the comments were scolding him. He looked through it roughly. Fortunately, no media released the photos of Zhou Boye in the evening.
the next day.
Zhou Boye arrived very early. The two of them didn't talk much in the car, which was much quieter than usual.
Jiang Yuxia was wondering in his heart whether he should imitate his own illness to prevent Zhou Boye from getting suspicious.
Before he could mutter out a result, he arrived at the hospital.
This time they didn't go back to Nan'an City, as it was too far away and inconvenient. Zhou Boye took Jiang Yuxia to a private hospital. The hospital had been contacted the previous night, so the case had already been transferred.
Jiang Yuxia's attending physician gave him a very comprehensive examination. The private doctor was very efficient and the report was ready in just one hour.
"There's no change in the blood clot in the brain for now. It's fine. It's best not to do overly strenuous exercise." The attending doctor said to the two of them, holding the film.
The attending doctor paused as he spoke, then smiled and said, "Look at my memory. Mr. Jiang, did you break your leg? Do you still feel uncomfortable when you walk now?"
Jiang Yuxia moved his leg and said, "It's okay." It wasn't painful, but he subconsciously reduced the force psychologically.
The attending physician looked at his foot and said, "It's best to get an X-ray to see the results. I'll have the nurse take you there."
Jiang Yuxia followed the doctor's instructions and had no objection, so he followed the nurse.
After Jiang Yuxia left, the doctor said, "Mr. Zhou, there's nothing serious."
Zhou Boye hummed, his gaze falling in the direction Jiang Yuxia had just left, and whispered, "He should be conscious now."
The doctor paused. "According to the examination report, none of his values have changed much, even the most significant blood clot."
"My personal guess is that his regained consciousness was temporary. He must have been brought back to consciousness by encountering something familiar or stimulating."
Zhou Boye: "You mean, his consciousness will still be confused?"
The doctor paused for a moment, "Probably. I need to keep an eye on his changes. Compared to this problem, I actually have something more important to worry about."
Zhou Boye: "What?"
"Did the patient suffer any injuries around this time, two years ago?"
Two years ago, Zhou Boye and Jiang Yuxia broke up. Zhou Boye frowned slightly and asked, "Why do you say that?"
The doctor took out a report and said, "He has relatively large wounds on his left shoulder and ankle. The wound on his left shoulder is particularly obvious, having been sutured..."
Zhou Boye had seen the injury on the ankle. Jiang Yuxia subconsciously shrank back at that time and just said it was a scratch, but he did not see the more private parts such as the shoulder.
The doctor then took out a scan report filled with technical numbers. He spoke a bunch of technical terms and then, somewhat hesitantly, stated his conclusion: "So, I strongly suspect the blood clot in his brain isn't new. It might have been there two years ago."
Zhou Boye suddenly stopped moving. "You mean, he might have been confused two years ago?"
The doctor frowned, as if drawing such a conclusion in such a short time was too much for him. He pondered the report for a moment, then nodded gently. "It's very likely. As for whether he's become delirious, it's more difficult to confirm, as I can't be sure whether the blood clot in his brain has improved."
Zhou Boye's pupils trembled. Did the accident happen to Jiang Yuxia before or after their breakup?
So...why did he break up with him in the first place?
My heart felt like it was being squeezed by a big hand.
He stood up and walked out. Jiang Yuxia had just finished filming and was walking towards him supported by a nurse. Her cat-like eyes were slightly drooped, and she looked lifeless until she raised her eyes and saw him.
Zhou Boye just looked at that pair of eyes that lit up slightly, and there seemed to be a flicker of uneasiness in them. He pursed his lips and said with some difficulty: "Zhou..."
"Zhou Boye, I've finished filming."
It’s not Mr. Zhou, it’s Zhou Boye.
"Sun Quan just called me and said he would post the evidence soon and asked me not to go on Weibo yet."
Zhou Boye leaned over and hugged Jiang Yuxia as the nurse whispered to him, his hands slowly tightening.
Jiang Yuxia was startled and subconsciously wanted to push the person away, but just when he was about to do so, he stopped abruptly. It seemed that the role he was playing was not suitable for him to do so.
Canary!
Damn, why does he have to suppress himself like this?
Out of his sight, Zhou Boye's eyes were filled with a frightening murderous intent. He whispered, "Why did Jiang Yuxia break up with me two years ago?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuxia's body froze instantly, and the wound on his left shoulder felt a dull pain. He opened his mouth, but when he thought about it carefully, his memory of that part was blank.
Why break up?
Jiang Yuxia's brows furrowed little by little, why?
He tried hard to access that part of his memory, but his brain felt like it was being pricked by needles. He grabbed Zhou Boye's clothes with both hands, and cold sweat instantly covered his forehead.
Zhou Boye waited a long time for his answer, and slowly loosened the grip on his hand. He stood up, lowered his eyes to look at him, and moved his lips, but he still said nothing. He just said, "The doctor said there's nothing serious. I can go home after looking at the bone x-ray."
Jiang Yuxia met his eyes, was stunned for a moment, and said "hmm".
…
On the other side, a man wearing black-framed glasses who looked very dull and honest was kneeling huddled in the corner, his eyes red and his body shaking uncontrollably.
It was the man who looked at Jiang Yuxia with slightly crazy eyes in the photo that Zhou Boye saw at the door of the bar. It was also him who drugged her.
Qin Zhixing had narrow eyes and thin lips. He was dressed in pure white and exuded a scholarly air. He smiled and said, "I just asked you to help me watch over him and take care of him. Who told you to drug him?"
The man with glasses shuddered, his eyes bulged slightly, and he kowtowed hurriedly, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was wrong, I won't dare to do it again."
He spoke softly and in a gentle tone, "If you do something wrong, you must accept the punishment."
As soon as he finished speaking, screams were heard in the house.
After a while, Qin Zhixing glanced down at the man lying on the ground, checked his watch, and when the time came, he said lightly, "Send him to the hospital."
…
After leaving the hospital, Zhou Boye and Jiang Yuxia drove to the filming location of the program.
At the same time, Jiang Yuxia Company responded to the short essay posted by the marketing account yesterday.
The first thing to do was to go to the local Market Supervision and Administration Bureau to get a table of changes in waist mango purchase prices for this quarter. The table listed all the details clearly, and the document to be compared with it was the purchase price given by Jiang Yuxia.
It can be seen that Jiang Yuxia offered a purchase price higher than the market price for each kind of fruit.
Another document is an interview video of the grandparents. The video is very short, so short that the grandfather only said a few words of thanks to Jiang Yuxia. This is not a separate interview conducted after the incident, but some previously unbroadcast footage.
Yu Chi: [[Repost] This is the truth. By the way, I also participated in this project later. V@江与夏]
Qian Jingjing: [[Repost] Those two are such bastards, secretly doing something big without even bringing me along! @江与夏@宇驰]
Because of Yu Chi and Qian Jingjing’s reposts, the click rate and viewing rate increased instantly.
The "Deep in the Forest" production team also added a behind-the-scenes clip: [[Repost] There's been a lot of discussion about Sen Sen lately, but Sen Sen urges everyone to distinguish between malicious rumors and the truth and not be swayed by them. Sen Sen has attached a complete timeline.]
It soon became a hot topic with the entry: #Clarification of the Jiang and Xia aid to farmers incident#.
[Hmm? Why is this completely different from what I saw before?]
[Any project that my brother Yu participates in must be a good project! ]
[Why don’t you bring my sister Jingjing to play? Is Jingjing unworthy?!]
[Didn't they say they were going to keep the price as low as possible? ...How come the purchase price is even higher?]
At this time, the local government’s official media suddenly issued a document, which roughly meant that Jiang Yuxia and the local agricultural bureau had officially launched a project to assist farmers, as well as some details on expanding the industrial chain and sales channels.
[I don’t trust others, but I do trust the official media!]
【Since the official media has published it, I have to believe it!】
[So who was the person who led the rhythm before? ]
[Did the official media help clarify this? Hahaha, this is pretty awesome.]
[Fuck, do you know what Xia Xia's fan's mindset is right now?! I haven't eaten a single grain of rice since yesterday. I've been saying Xia Xia can't possibly be that kind of person! Damn, this moment is so refreshing!!]
[That is, the agricultural support platform had already spoken out yesterday! It's just that no one listened. And regardless of the outcome, the hundreds of thousands of pounds of Chinese mango sold yesterday weren't fake. Good things don't go unsold! I'm so pissed.]
【Feel proud!!!】
[Fuck, I cried so hard my eyes are swollen. My son is finally cleared of all charges! The haters are so heartless! Apologize! !]
【Apologize!! [Very loud]】
[Can you check the marketing account? Is there really no one behind this?]
[Speaking of which, did the other two members of "The Forest" really not say a word? Don't say you don't know. I don't believe you don't know the truth, even though you're in the same group.]
[Don't try to use moral blackmail above. It's up to you to post it or not. No one says you have to post it.]
Now I know this is moral blackmail. You Song fans were so excited before. As fate would have it, that day will come. When that time comes, we'll start the fight. Just don't say anything.
[Xia Xia is awesome! ! ]
[From now on, I, Xia, will be a person of status. Haters, please go away!]
…
Not long after, there was new news on the hot searches.
[Holy crap, big news! Song Mo's endorsements have been terminated three times!]
【? ? ?Why? 】
[Four now! They didn't say why, I really want to eat some melon!]
[At this point... Sorry, I can't help but think about Jiang Yuxia.]
[My Xia Xia was taken away! You Songs should handle your own affairs.]
[Report! Five! And one of the top names!]
[At a time like this, I really want to have connections in the entertainment industry. I want to eat melons!]
…
Song Mo looked at the message on his phone, his eyes bloodshot. He called his agent and asked him what was going on.
The agent sighed, "I've hit a wall, Song Mo. There's nothing I can do this time."
Song Mo tightened his grip on the phone, "Is it Zhou Boye?"
"Yeah," the agent said. "If it was just about canceling the endorsement, that would be easy to deal with. I'm worried he might have a backup plan. The company has also received the news, and they haven't taken any risky measures this time."
Song Mo: "They unilaterally terminated the contract. Don't they have to pay the penalty?"
The agent said, "The reason for the termination is that someone reportedly told the product company about you bullying newbies and having affairs while you were an idol. When we signed the contract, there was a clause in it that you must not damage the product's image, otherwise the contract could be unilaterally terminated."
"As expected of a businessman, after this wave of favors is sold out, these things will probably spread across the internet."
Song Mo: "..."
"If these were just matters of principle, there might still be a chance for recovery, but someone just told me that the tax bureau has received a report about you." The agent paused, "Do you... understand?"
He understood, of course he understood. He knew that he was not innocent and could not withstand the investigation. Once the law was involved, there would be no chance of recovery.
Song Mo was silent. "What if I fill the gap?"
Agent: "Let's not even talk about whether you can get that much money at once. Even if you can make up for it all at once, they are already investigating. You don't have that much time."
Song Mo's mind raced. "If I report it now, saying that someone below me hid it from me, everyone will probably believe it. As long as I pay the tax, everything will be fine."
Agent: "...Then who do you want to take the blame for you?"
Seeing that Song Mo didn't speak for a long time, the agent sighed and said, "I will do my best. That's it. I'll go get busy first."
After he finished speaking, he hung up the phone. Hearing the busy tone, Song Mo threw the phone to the ground. Damn it!
…
On the other side, Jiang Yuxia and Zhou Boye were halfway through their drive when it suddenly started to rain heavily, and the heavy rain hit the car.
Jiang Yuxia stared at the water droplets hitting the window, watching them bloom one by one, feeling a little depressed. While waiting for the report in the hospital, he looked at the trending searches. His incident had caused a lot of controversy, but to be honest, it was actually a very small matter. He didn't understand why it was blown out of proportion.
He sighed, a little tired.
Just now, Sun Quan sent him a message saying that everything had calmed down and asked him to thank Zhou Boye very much because it was thanks to him that the matter was resolved so quickly.
It was a happy thing that the problem was solved.
But... Jiang Yuxia's breathing stagnated slightly, and his face reflected in the car window became very ugly. How could Zhou Boye help him?
If it was Zhou Boye who left back then, he didn't know what he would become, but at least he wouldn't be as magnanimous as him. He shamelessly came back to him in a state of confusion.
Jiang Yuxia closed his eyes and then opened them again.
Zhou Boye came for him, and he was a little shocked. He was shocked that Zhou Boye didn't just turn his back on him, but was willing to lend a hand. But he also felt distressed. Why would Zhou Boye, such a person, do such a thing for him?
But this also gave rise to a bit of secret joy, joy that he was still willing to come for him, and the more joyful he was, the more guilty he felt.
The chaotic emotions hit him like a slap in the face, leaving him speechless. He didn't even dare to speak when he was sober, and could only pretend to be crazy and stupid.
It’s better not to wake up...
The visibility on the road was extremely low, so we had to park the car in an open space on the side. We waited for a while, but the rain showed no sign of stopping.
Driver: "Mr. Zhou, the weather forecast says this rain will last for another three hours. The road conditions are too bad right now, so we can't drive for the time being."
Zhou Boye glanced at his watch and then looked at Jiang Yuxia. Jiang Yuxia was sitting aside with his eyes downcast. It was unknown what he was thinking. His expression did not look very good, making people feel that he was a little listless.
"Are you hungry?"
Jiang Yuxia said "Hmm?", then realized Zhou Boye was asking him a question and shook his head. "Not bad."
Zhou Boye remembered that he had a little hypoglycemia and his mood had been fluctuating greatly in the past few days. He saw that he didn't eat well and there was no food in the car.
"Let's go down and take a look."
Fortunately, there was a residential area nearby, and the three of them hid under the eaves of a nearby house. When the owner saw them, he enthusiastically invited them into the house to take shelter from the rain.
After entering the house, the rain got heavier and heavier, with no sign of stopping.
The distance from the city to the filming location is quite far, about an hour and a half, and there is a difficult mountain road to drive on.
As it was getting dark, the hostess was very straightforward and decided to let them stay overnight.
Zhou Boye was rarely polite, "Excuse me."
"It's nothing to bother you or not, it's just a matter of having two more pairs of chopsticks."
While eating, the old lady looked at them with a smile, "You three boys are really handsome. You are rare in this town. Are you married? If you haven't, you should hurry up. It's hard to find a wife for men over 30."
Jiang Yuxia: "..."
Zhou Boye was very calm: "I have a partner, but we are not married yet."
Jiang Yuxia glanced at him sideways. When did he have a partner?
Auntie: "It's good to have a partner."
"Eat this." The old lady saw Jiang Yuxia eating like a cat and pointed at the taro on the table and said, "I grew it myself. It's delicious."
Zhou Boye didn't stop eating, but said calmly: "He can't eat this, he's allergic."
Jiang Yuxia slightly retracted his hand holding the chopsticks. He was allergic to taro and milk, and almost got into trouble when he was a child. Zhou Boye actually still remembered it.
The old lady pointed at the bacon with garlic sprouts and asked Zhou Boye, "What about this?"
Zhou Boye: "He can eat this."
Jiang Yuxia: "..."
So why not just ask him? He's right here.
The old lady turned to Jiang Yuxia with a smile and said, "Then eat more. Eating that little bit is like eating cat food."
Zhou Boye nodded in agreement, "It's just like a cat. It will only eat a few more bites if it finds something it really likes."
The old lady said: "My little grandson is the same. Asking him to eat is more tiring than asking him to work. Children nowadays are picky eaters. Raising them is too precious. When we were young, they ate everything and we always rushed to eat it."
Jiang Yuxia: "..." What's with Zhou Boye's parental déjà vu? He's already a few years old, why is he still being treated like this?
He silently picked up a piece of bacon with chopsticks while the old lady complained. He buried his head in eating and did not notice that Zhou Boye had a smile on his lips and was quietly watching his movements.
After the meal, the old lady and Zhou Boye became familiar with each other, and the only thing left was to teach him how to knit a sweater.
After dinner, Jiang Yuxia went out to look at the sky, but it looked like the sky was leaking. The rain showed no sign of stopping and was even getting heavier.
It seems I have no choice but to stay here today.
Because the old lady had limited rooms, the two of them and the driver had to squeeze into one room.
Fortunately, there are two beds in this room, so one of the beds must be used by two people.
The driver looked at the bed, then at the two of them, and immediately suggested, "Boss, I'll sleep on the floor."
Zhou Boye: "No need, you sleep on that bed, and he and I will sleep on this one."
Jiang Yuxia: "..."
He didn't want to sleep in the same bed with Zhou Boye. It would have been fine if he hadn't regained consciousness, but now that he had, it felt indescribably... weird for the two of them to sleep together.
He wanted to say that if all else failed, he would sleep with the driver, but that was impossible because his current personality was that of a delicate and clingy dodder.
The old lady brought in three quilts. The house here was quite old and the floor was made of wood, but the old lady was a clean person, so she cleaned the room spotlessly and the floor was shiny.
Each person claimed a bed and prepared to rest.
Jiang Yuxia sat on the edge of the bed, his body slightly stiff.
Zhou Boye glanced at him, raised his hand to turn off the light, and touched his head with his big hand, "Go to sleep, I'll sleep on the floor."
The place where his hand touched felt numb, and Jiang Yuxia felt as if he had missed a beat. He heard a slight rustling sound, which was the sound of the quilt being stretched out, followed by the sound of Zhou Boye lying down, and his mat was placed next to his bed.
Jiang Yuxia pursed her lips and lay down as well.
The raindrops hit the green bricks and tiles, dripping sound. A little light from the street lamp not far away outside came in through the window, and there was a little light in the room.
There was a very light breathing sound next to his ear. It was obviously nothing amid the sound of the rain, but it was very annoying. His ears uncontrollably picked up this breathing sound amid the noise.
Jiang Yuxia couldn't sleep, but he didn't dare to turn over. The bed would make noises if he moved, and he was afraid of disturbing others. He glanced sideways at where Zhou Boye was sleeping on the floor. The bed was actually quite wide, so it wasn't impossible for them to sleep together.
But he couldn't bring himself to say it...
"Afraid of the dark?"
Zhou Boye's voice suddenly rang out. There was another person in the room and he spoke in a very low voice.
"I really can't do anything about you."
Jiang Yuxia saw Zhou Boye stretch out his hand through the dim light. His fingers had distinct joints and there was a small mole on the inside of his index finger.
He turned to look at the driver, who seemed to have fallen asleep.
For some unknown reason, Jiang Yuxia slowly shook that hand.
Zhou Boye was stunned for a moment. He was just teasing him and didn't expect Jiang Yuxia to actually shake hands with him.
Jiang Yuxia was only five years old when the two met for the first time. The look in the five-year-old's eyes when he looked at her was not one of innocence, but of vigilance and alertness that should not appear on the face of such a young child. Later he learned that it was a habit formed from living in an orphanage for a long time.
Because of his experience in the orphanage, Jiang Yuxia is very independent and it is rare to see him relying on anyone. For a while, this incident made him feel sad and distressed, and it took him a lot of effort just to get close to him.
But now he had an illusion that Jiang Yuxia was trying to rely on him.
Feeling the strength of the fingertips, his heart skipped a beat, and he gripped it with his backhand and tightened it.
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