The dark gray city was shrouded in heavy rain, and the cars on the road gradually decreased, and slowly only the sound of raindrops fell in my ears.

Everyone was in a hurry, and the little station on the street seemed to have been forgotten.

Chen Ge carried his backpack and looked down at the reflection of the two in the stagnant water.

Zhang Ya held the umbrella, her eyes were full of surprise, she didn't seem to expect Chen Ge to say that.

Bus No. 104 leaves the platform, and bus No. 4 arrives a few moments later.

"Teacher Zhang, bus No. 4 is here, see you tomorrow." Chen Ge waved his hand with a very happy smile on his face.

He watched Zhang Ya walk towards the No. 4 bus, while he leaned on the stop sign, and the smile on his face slowly disappeared.

"I can't go home, the moment I open the door, the night will fall, and when I come out, it's a new day."

"When the city plunges into darkness, the hidden filth and evil should be exposed, and hopefully there will be a harvest tonight."

Raising his head, Chen Ge was the only one left on the platform.

The whistle sounded, the car started, and the No. 4 bus quickly drove off the platform, leaving only a woman holding a red umbrella in the rain.

"Zhang Ya?"

The bus had already left, but Zhang Ya stayed where she was and didn't get on the bus.

"Why don't you go?" Chen Ge looked at Zhang Ya suspiciously, and the other party returned to the platform with an umbrella.

"Every day I would prepare for classes in the office and then take the last bus to leave." Zhang Ya pointed to the stop sign: "It seems to be the last No. 104 bus just now, you didn't catch up, and you didn't bring an umbrella, I'm afraid you won't be able to go home, and it's the same as last time." ”

"I ......" Chen Ge, who was eloquent, was speechless for a while at this time, and he didn't know how to refute it.

"You seem scared to go home." Zhang Ya walked up to Chen Ge: "Can you tell the teacher the reason?" ”

"Nothing."

"Got into a conflict with your family? Or are you in trouble with your life? Zhang Ya's voice was full of concern, her kindness was innate, and people couldn't bear to deceive: "You are essentially a very good child, the teacher can see it, but you seem to have a lot of things in your heart, and you never seem to be really happy to laugh." ”

Chen Ge didn't speak, the rain became heavier and heavier, and even if he hid in the platform, his clothes were still wet.

Neither of the two left, and after a while, Zhang Ya opened the umbrella and looked at Chen Ge helplessly: "You don't want to say it, and I don't force it." ”

She beckoned to Chen Ge: "Let's go." ”

"Where are you going?" Chen Ge was stunned for a moment, he really didn't react.

"Go to my house first and change out of wet clothes, don't catch a cold."

"Isn't that okay?"

"Can I leave you alone on the platform? It's raining so hard, it's too dangerous. Zhang Ya shook her umbrella, she was like a mature big sister in the neighbor's house, and even her helpless expression was very good-looking: "You should really communicate with your family, many things are caused by poor communication, especially conflicts between family members." Alright, don't ink, hurry up. ”

Chen Ge's own door couldn't be opened casually, so in order to delay more time, he walked to Zhang Ya's side half-pushing.

The two walked along the road for a long time and finally saw a taxi.

By the time they got home, it was completely dark.

"Is this your home?" Chen Ge didn't have any memory of Zhang Ya's room in his mind, and he had the impression that Zhang Ya had been living in the dormitory.

Push open the security door, inside is a 60-square-meter cottage, although the area is not large, but all kinds of furniture is complete.

"I used to live in the city, and then my parents were in a car accident. I lived in their house and always thought about the past, so I sold that house and bought a small house here. Zhang Ya seems to have come out of her grief, and she can tell it calmly.

Of course, it is also possible that she is trying to set an example for Chen Ge, and after she knew the reason why Chen Ge kept wearing high heels in the morning, she actually felt very uncomfortable.

Because I have experienced it, I can appreciate that feeling even more.

Putting away the umbrella, Zhang Ya turned on the light in the living room: "I arranged these furniture by myself, how about it?" Pretty good, right? ”

While Zhang Ya was talking, Chen Ge looked at the trash can, which was filled with several cans of beer that had been drunk, as well as chipped-down carrot skins: "You still like to drink?" ”

This hobby was something that Chen Ge did not expect.

"Occasionally, only a little bit once in a while." Zhang Ya changed her shoes and tied the mouth of the garbage bag: "I'll go get you dry clothes, you wait here." ”

After a while, Chen Ge changed into the clothes that Zhang Ya brought over, a wide-mouth T-shirt of Zhang Ya's own: "You make do with it first, you may not be able to wear my other clothes." ”

"It's okay, this one is good." Chen Ge glanced down, only to find that he and Zhang Ya were wearing the same style of clothes, but in different colors.

"Give me wet clothes, I'll iron you with an iron, you go to the sofa to do your homework first, it's going to be a thorough exam soon, and you have to put some pressure on yourself."

Zhang Ya took Chen Ge and her own wet clothes into the bathroom, Chen Ge looked left and right, he put his half-wet backpack next to the sofa, opened it and checked it.

"Fortunately, the comic book and Zhang Ya's storybook are not wet." Chen Ge also wanted to write homework to leave a good impression that Zhang Ya could be saved, but he didn't even bring back the textbooks.

A few minutes later, Zhang Ya walked out of the bathroom, and she looked at the watch on the wall: "Hungry, right?" Let me see what else I can eat in the fridge, let's pad it first. ”

Zhang Ya took out a few tomatoes and eggs from the refrigerator, she should rarely cook, she felt like she was in a hurry, and when she beat the eggs, she also got the eggshells into the bowl, and quickly picked them out with chopsticks.

"Teacher, why don't I do it?" Chen Ge watched Zhang Ya cook, his eyes full of smiles.

"You know how to cook?"

"Well, you have worked hard in class for a day, I will make you a meal, just thank you for taking me in today." Chen Ge gently pushed Zhang Ya aside, opened the refrigerator and took a look, it was full of very common things.

A few tomatoes, a few shaved carrots, two cucumbers, a whole piece of tofu, half a chicken breast that had been sitting for a long time, a piece of lean meat, and half a bag of leftover mustard.

"It turns out that the food that the fierce god eats is similar to what I usually eat."

"Need my help?" Zhang Ya was very skeptical of Chen Ge's ability, after all, there were not many high school students who could cook now.

"You sit on the couch and take a good rest, the kitchen is a man's romance." Chen Ge first took out two Xiaowan, put egg mixture, salt, and various seasonings in a bowl, and then cut the half of the chicken breast that had been left for a long time into cubes and marinated.

Pour water into another small bowl and soak half a bag of mustard into it.

Then heat the oil, cut the tofu into pieces, fry until golden brown, take out the tofu and set aside, then use this oil pan to fry the chives, ginger and garlic, and finally add the seasoning and golden tofu to simmer.

Closing the lid of the pot, Chen Ge took the knife and refined the tomatoes that Zhang Ya had cut before, and sprinkled them with sugar.

He took out the cucumber again, peeled it with a knife and cut it into rounds, and sprinkled it with a little salt and spices.

The same plate, white sugar tomatoes on the left, cold cucumbers on the right, one salty and one sweet, two flavors.

After doing this, Chen Ge set up another wok, cut the lean meat into shreds, put it in the pot and stir-fry, and then took out the crystal clear old mustard after soaking.

Chop and stir-fry together and add the seasoning.

At this time, the tofu simmered next to it is ready, and it is put on a plate and taken out of the pot.

After a simple cleaning, pour in water, and Chen Ge put the remaining noodles in the refrigerator into the pot.

When the noodles are good, the aroma of stir-fried meat wafts out.

Out of the pot to serve rice, the noodles as thin as a dragon's whiskers are placed on the crystal clear mustard stir-fried meat, which makes people appetize.

"Teacher, let's serve dinner." Chen Ge glanced to the side: "Iron plate tofu, mustard and shredded pork noodles, and there will be a homemade chicken rice flower of mine later, I think that chicken breast is about to go bad, I think it is better to eat it early." ”

Zhang Ya's eyes widened, and the fragrance continued to tease her taste buds.

The chicken breasts soaked in the egg wash are almost marinated, and the final step is simple: the diced chicken breasts are coated in starch and fried.

Golden and crispy, with a fragrant aroma, Chen Ge was still a little dissatisfied: "It would be nice if there were breadcrumbs, and it would be more tender and fragrant if fried twice." ”

All the dishes were out of the pot and slowly placed on the coffee table, Zhang Ya still couldn't believe that these meals were made from the leftovers in her refrigerator.

"The staple food is noodles, sizzling tofu and chicken rice if you feel greasy, there are cold cucumbers to relieve greasy, if you don't like to eat salty cold vegetables, I also prepared white sugar tomatoes, sweet and sour is very refreshing." Chen Ge looked at Zhang Ya, whose eyes were shining, and smiled even more happily.

He cleaned up the kitchen briefly and sat next to the coffee table, although Zhang Ya wanted to eat, but he didn't move his chopsticks, obviously waiting for Chen Ge to come along.

"You're welcome, then." Zhang Ya first ate a bite of sizzling tofu, which was charred on the outside and tender on the inside, and the soup oozed out after biting.

"Is it delicious?"

"It's delicious!"

Chen Ge sat opposite Zhang Ya, he looked at Zhang Ya eating, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously began to rise: "If only I could cook for you every day."

Outside the window, the rain was pouring down, thunder and lightning, but the two people in the room were enjoying a very simple and almost difficult to reproduce dinner.

After all the meals were eaten, Zhang Ya went to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, while Chen Ge sat on the sofa, he forced himself not to look at Zhang Ya, but his eyes always fell on Zhang Ya involuntarily.

As if sensing something, Zhang Ya raised her head when she put the dishes and chopsticks, and happened to meet Chen Ge's eyes.

It was about a few tenths of a second, Chen Ge had already lowered his head and flipped through Yan Danian's comic book.

"Did you draw it yourself? It's amazing! Zhang Ya, who had finished washing the dishes and chopsticks, walked to the side of the sofa, the living room of the room was not big, and there was not much space after putting down the sofa and coffee table.

"My friend drew it."

Chen Ge closed the comic book, but Zhang Ya didn't believe it.

"Really? Actually, I like people who have a wide range of hobbies and are versatile. ”

"Then that's what I painted, and you found out." Chen Ge admitted very decisively, anyway, Yan Danian can't appear now.

"You, I don't know what to say about you." Zhang Ya made two cups of tea and put them on the coffee table: "How do I feel that you seem to know everything except studying?" ”

"Pretty much." Chen Ge thought about it carefully, and he could indeed be said to be versatile and proficient in many industries.

"You're welcome." Zhang Ya shook her head: "It's good, it's a good thing to have your own interests and hobbies, and you will work hard for them, unlike my ......"

Chen Ge heard that Zhang Ya was a little lost, and he suddenly remembered one thing, in reality, Zhang Ya was born in dance and won the first prize in the competition, but now she has become an English teacher, which is a profession that has nothing to do with dance.

He moved towards Zhang Ya, picked up the cup of hot tea, and handed it to Zhang Ya: "Actually, I understand that you have always deliberately made yourself strong, and the first time I saw you, I knew that there were many things hidden in your heart, and you just didn't say it." ”

The tea in the cup was steaming, and the two sat together.

A hand-made dinner shortened the distance between the two, and Zhang Ya, who was supposed to be a teacher, enlightened Chen Ge, but he didn't know that from that moment on, Chen Ge began to try to slowly open Zhang Ya's heart.

"Others just think you have a good character, gentleness, and kindness, but what I care about is whether you have been wronged."

Sitting quietly beside Zhang Ya, Chen Ge picked up Zhang Ya's bedtime storybook: "I have never had such an idea before, but when I see you, when I approach you, when I listen to your persuasion, and when I walk with you, I always have a feeling that you are obviously covered with scars, but you still have to force yourself to show a smile to comfort others." ”

After a long time, Zhang Ya raised her head, she looked at Chen Ge, and wanted to smile habitually, but she couldn't.

"The first time I saw you, I thought you were familiar, probably because we had the same experience." Zhang Ya took a sip of tea: "The teacher used to learn dance, I like dancing very much, I really like it, I feel like I have become a breeze when I dance, I can stretch freely, I don't have to think about anything." ”

"Then you ...... later"

"When my teachers were in school, no one wanted to make friends with me, they said that my dancing was for showmanship and kept making up rumors that were getting more and more outrageous, but that wasn't the reason why I gave up dancing in the end." Zhang Ya put down the teacup in her hand: "One evening there was an incident, I was practicing in the dance studio, and a drunk guy rushed in, I was so frightened that I ran around, shouting loudly, hoping that someone could save me, but no one came." ”

"I ran downstairs in my dancing dress and finally saw my teacher, who helped me stop the drunk man behind me."

"I thought I was finally saved, but who knew the nightmare had just begun. When I came to school the next day, everyone pointed fingers at me, and before the first class was over, I was called to the office, and the drunk man was there, and he slandered me along with the teacher who saved me, saying that everything was directed and acted by me, and no one wanted to testify for me, and everyone in the class felt that this was the truth. Zhang Ya couldn't say any more: "Since then, I don't dare to enter the dance studio again, I don't dare to practice dancing alone, and I don't even dare to be alone for a long time." ”

Chen Ge gently patted Zhang Ya's slightly trembling shoulders and let her lean on him.

"It's okay, inseparable, I won't let you be alone again in the future."