68. There are so many men in the world
Around four in the morning, Xu Wenqiang woke up as usual.
What caught my eye was Xiao Cheng's face with his eyes closed.
Xu Wenqiang's heart beat violently at first, then she remembered everything that happened last night, and her heartbeat slowly calmed down.
In the dim morning light, Xu Wenqiang looked at Xiao Cheng's face quietly.
She had long known that Xiao Cheng was good-looking. It was just that she didn't usually get the chance to look closely at him. This rare opportunity was a rare one, so Xu Wenqiang took it and looked at him without restraint. When she had seen enough, she quietly got out of bed, went to the bathroom to wash up, and then sat down at the desk with her schoolbag.
After Xu Wenqiang sat down at the desk, Xiao Cheng opened his eyes.
He had barely slept all night, and when he finally felt a little sleepy, Xu Wenqiang woke up again. He knew she had been looking at him, that she had fiddled with his eyelashes, and that she had tucked him in after getting up.
Xiao Cheng almost couldn't bear it anymore.
After finishing her tasks for the day, Xu Wenqiang stretched. Turning back, she saw Xiao Cheng still asleep, so she went to the kitchen. There was nothing there, not even pots and pans. Unable to make breakfast, Xu Wenqiang took the key Xiao Cheng had given her last night and went out to buy breakfast.
Because she didn't know what Xiao Cheng liked to eat, Xu Wenqiang bought some steamed buns, fried dough sticks, porridge, soy milk, etc. When she staggered up to the second floor with all the breakfast, she was startled by a scream from behind.
"Xu Wenqiang? Why are you here?"
Gao Zhe also called Xu Wenqiang with a bag of breakfast.
Xu Wenqiang turned around, looked down at Gao Zhe who looked surprised, and said with a dry laugh, "Gao Zhe, you live here?"
Gao Zhe walked across to Xu Wenqiang and said, "Yes, we live in 302."
Xu Wenqiang almost couldn't hold back the smile on her face. Xiao Cheng lived in 301, which was actually across the street from Gao Zhe's house.
Gao Zhe looked at the embarrassed Xu Wenqiang, then at the breakfast in her hand. Suddenly, he had an idea that he found incredible but also logical, "Could it be that you are living in Xiao Cheng's house?"
As Gao Zhe finished speaking, the door of 301 opened. Xiao Cheng stood at the door and looked at Xu Wenqiang and Gao Zhe standing on the staircase landing and said, "Gao Zhe, what a coincidence, let's have breakfast together."
"Then I'd rather obey than be disrespectful." Gao Zhe's eyes were ablaze with gossip.
Gao Zhe first sent his own breakfast back home, then turned around and went to Xiao Cheng's house.
Xu Wenqiang looked at Xiao Cheng's eyes and told Gao Zhe that she had a conflict with her family and met Xiao Cheng when she was desperate. Xiao Cheng kindly took her in.
Gao Zhe ate his buns and watched Xu Wenqiang and Xiao Cheng exchange glances in front of him. He knew that they hadn't said everything. But out of a sense of being a light bulb, he considerately didn't ask any further questions.
"So, Xu Wenqiang, are you considered to have run away from home?" Gao Zhe asked after taking a bite of the bun.
"Not really." Xu Wenqiang took a sip of soy milk and said, "I was kicked out of the house."
"So what are you going to do tonight?" Gao Zhe asked.
Xiao Cheng was drinking millet porridge slowly. Hearing this, he said, "Xu Wenqiang, I won't charge you rent. You can come here anytime."
"Thank you in advance." Xu Wenqiang gave Xiao Cheng a flattering smile, then looked at Gao Zhe and said, "Whether I sleep here tonight or not is not up to me."
She had to go home and talk things out with Xu Yanmei first.
After the evening self-study ended, Xu Wenqiang put on her schoolbag and walked out of the classroom.
Xiao Cheng watched Xu Wenqiang's lonely figure disappear into the night, feeling unwilling, but he also knew that some things could only be solved by her herself.
When Xu Wenqiang returned home, she saw Chen Long again as expected.
Chen Long was noticeably more relaxed when he saw Xu Wenqiang this time. He greeted her warmly, like an acquaintance and elder, "Wenqiang, you're back."
Xu Wenqiang chose to ignore it.
Chen Long still said shamelessly, "Wen Qiang, you didn't go home last night, and your mother was worried sick. She's been missing you all day."
"Who misses her? She has grown up a long time ago and can go wherever she wants." Xu Yanmei said loudly.
Xu Wenqiang looked at Xu Yanmei and said, "Mom, I have something to tell you." "If you have something to say, say it quickly. If you have to fart, fart quickly!" Xu Yanmei said unhappily and winked at Chen Long.
Chen Long then said, "Oh, Chen Yang should be back soon. I'll go back first."
"Come for dinner tomorrow night, I'll make you steamed sea bass." Xu Yanmei walked over and leaned against Chen Long and said gently.
"I will definitely come." Chen Long said, touching Xu Yanmei's arm.
Xu Wenqiang turned away in disgust.
After Chen Long left, the gentle look on Xu Yanmei's face disappeared. She looked at Xu Wenqiang indifferently as usual, "What do you want to say?"
Xu Wenqiang felt that this kind of Xu Yanmei was normal. The Xu Yanmei in front of Chen Long just now seemed like someone had taken away her body.
"Mom, when did you hook up with Chen Long? When Aunt Lu was still alive—"
"When Lu Xue was alive, I didn't do anything wrong to her." Xu Yanmei interrupted Xu Wenqiang, "Chen Long did have feelings for me back then, but I didn't agree."
"What about the underwear Aunt Lu found in her house?"
Xu Yanmei smiled smugly and said, "That time my conscience was awakened. Chen Long and I both took off our clothes, but I regretted it and refused to let him touch me."
Xu Yanmei felt she had a good conscience, but Xu Wenqiang found it ironic. Even if they hadn't had sex, Xu Yanmei had still betrayed Lu Xue long ago.
"Xu Wenqiang, I'll tell you the truth. After Lu Xue died, I broke up with Chen Long. We broke up a few days ago because I had a stomachache and rolled around on the ground in the market. He sent me to the hospital and that's when we got back together," said Xu Yanmei.
"You have a stomachache? How come I didn't know?" Xu Wenqiang was stunned.
"When I left in the morning, you were still lying in bed. When you came back from school, I was lying in bed again. You and I never meet all day long, so what can you know?" Xu Yanmei sneered.
Xu Wenqiang was speechless.
After a long pause, she finally spoke, "Mom, I don't object to you finding a companion, but why do you have to find Chen Long? Can't you find someone else? Don't you feel uncomfortable with Aunt Lu's death between you and him?"
"Change someone?" Xu Yanmei said as if she had heard some ridiculous joke. "Xu Wenqiang, do you think I have anyone else to look for besides Chen Long?"
"With so many men in the world, why isn't anyone looking for one?"
"There are so many men in the world..." Xu Yanmei smiled miserably. "Xu Wenqiang, look at me. I'm old. My face is full of wrinkles, my body is full of fat, and half of my hair is white. How many men in the world would be interested in me?"
"Even if I were a few years younger, I would spend all day at the farmers' market, getting up early and going to bed late. There are so many men in the world, but how many of them would I know besides the men at the farmers' market?"
Xu Wenqiang was silent and couldn't say a word.
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