Chapter 164: Friends and Not Lovers

readx; Hearing Lan Fucai's vicious questioning, Lan Yecheng did not let go of the hand covering Xu Zhen's mouth. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

He turned around and said to Lan Fucai: "Everything is just my mother's guess, and she hasn't confirmed it at all." ”

"Hmph, what's the matter if the certificate doesn't confirm it?" Lan Fucai raised his eyebrows, waved his hand impatiently, and warned Lan Yecheng and said: "Stinky boy, don't be embarrassed, hurry up and get out of the way for me, I have lost a lot of money at the poker table recently, and I need someone to help me pay back this account." I don't care if she's the dead girl or not, I just want to get money. ”

Seeing Lan Fucai's attitude, Xu Zhen was stunned, she thought of what Lan Yecheng had just said, that's right, even if Chu Xinyi is her daughter, they also recognize each other, and her daughter is also very filial to give her money to spend, but the money will definitely not go to her hands.

No matter how much money there is, it's not enough for Lan Fucai to lose.

This is not the first time this kind of thing has happened, and every lesson from the past is a bloody lesson.

If it weren't for Lan Fucai's gamble, before he married him, how could there be no money left that he had saved so hard to keep for his two children to go to school?

Although Xu Zhen didn't think that it was wrong for her to want her daughter back, she now felt that at least she shouldn't let Lan Fu know, but now it's too late to change her words.

Listening to Lan Fucai's meaning, he didn't care if that girl was Ye Meiyu at all, he just wanted to get some money from someone "One", "Ben", "Read" the novel ybdu.

However, Chu Xinyi's background is not easy to mess with. In case she is of military blood, everything is her own wishful thinking, then neither her mother's family nor her mother-in-law's power will let her go. Thinking of this, Xu Zhen shuddered.

"The reason why I didn't want my mom to go to that girl was because I was sure that she wasn't my lost sister at all, and her background wasn't something we ordinary people could afford to mess with." Lan Yecheng couldn't think of any other way, all he could do was to use Chu Xinyi's back, hoping to scare them, "Even if you live enough, my mother and I don't have enough, we don't want to get into trouble because you provoked someone you shouldn't provoke." ”

"I'll just say that you are a little white-faced wolf, and when it comes to a critical time, you only know how to eat inside and crawl outside." Lan Fucai scolded, didn't take off his shoes, and went directly to the kang, kicked Lan Yecheng away, pulled Xu Zhen's hair and asked, "Say, who do you suspect?" ”

At this time, Xu Zhen still took care of a lot, and the regret just now was forgotten in a blink of an eye.

In order not to let herself suffer from flesh and skin again, she hurriedly said, "Yes...... It's Chu...... Chu Xinyi...... A great composer......"

"Mom-!" Lan Yecheng yelled, and as soon as he heard Xu Zhen say Chu Xinyi's name, he was almost about to collapse.

Lan Fucai tugged at the corners of his mouth and sneered, Lan Yecheng was only nineteen years old in the end, and he was still a child, so he couldn't hide too much at all.

Through his expression, Lan Fucai had almost identified that the Chu Xinyi Xu Zhen was talking about was Ye Meiyu who had escaped from home back then.

And Lan Yecheng already knew this, so he would do everything possible to prevent Xu Zhen from going to her.

"Hahaha......" Lan Fucai suddenly laughed wildly, his hand patted Xu Zhen's head fiercely, and said to himself: "Xu Zhen, your second-hand goods are finally a little useful, and it is not in vain that I wasted so much rice to raise you for so many years." I really didn't expect that you would give birth to such a promising daughter, and there will be hope for Lao Tzu in the future. ”

As soon as he saw Lan Fucai's frantic appearance, Lan Yecheng's ** who wanted to protect his sister gradually took over, and the shadow of his childhood and his fear of this man were suppressed.

Mustering up the courage to get up, Lan Yecheng rushed to Lan Fucai, pulled his collar and yelled: "Don't you want to hurt my sister again, I won't ......"

Before he finished speaking, Lan Fucai shook off his hand and slapped him hard.

Lan Yecheng took a few steps back, and the slap made his ears buzz, and the corners of his mouth were oozing blood.

"No one wants to stop Lao Tzu's way to get rich, you should also go to a rich woman for me as soon as possible when you are young and strong, it is not a shameful thing to be a little white face, or you are also a little white face wolf." Lan Fucai's words became more and more ugly, but he didn't notice that Lan Yecheng's fists were getting tighter and tighter.

"I said, I won't let you hurt my sister again." Lan Yecheng slowly straightened up, and suddenly swung a punch at Lan Fucai.

"Ahh Xu Zhen screamed in fright, whether it was her or Lan Fucai, no one expected that Lan Yecheng would hit someone.

This punch was really hard, hitting Lan Fucai from the kang to the ground, fortunately he used to do labor, and his body was quite dexterous, and he suddenly jumped down from such a high place, except for a slight kick, he was only a little frightened.

"Little bunny, get out of here, I'm going to teach you a good lesson today." Lan Fucai looked around, trying to find his leather whip.

Lan Yecheng didn't give him a chance, jumped off the kang, and threw another punch at Lan Fucai.

This punch instantly knocked Lan Fucai to the ground, he covered his face and screamed, I don't know if it was because it was too painful or because he was too angry. Feeling the fishy smell in his mouth getting stronger and stronger, he took a sip and actually spit out a tooth.

"How dare you hit me...... I don't think you want to live anymore......" Lan Fucai has always only been beaten by him, and he has never been beaten like this, especially Lan Yecheng, who has been beaten by him since he was a child.

Xu Zhen came back to his senses, hurriedly got off the kang, and walked to Lan Fucai's side to help him up.

But when she saw his angry and angry appearance, she didn't dare to move forward again.

"Xiaocheng, how can you hit someone? And also put down such a heavy hand. Xu Zhen reprimanded Lan Yecheng, wanting Lan Fu to know that he was on his side, so as to save himself from being beaten up.

Lan Yecheng didn't seem to hear Xu Zhen's words, he looked at the fist he had just beaten Lan Fucai.

I...... I've really grown up. I already had enough strength to resist him. So, does this mean that I can also protect the people I want to protect?

Raising his sparkling eyes, Lan Yecheng slowly walked towards Lan Fucai.

"You...... Don't come...... What do you want? Lan Fucai felt the aura of danger from Lan Yecheng, he didn't expect that he would fall to this point one day.

At this moment, he actually felt that Lan Yecheng was terrifying.

"Xiaocheng, don't, you can't hit him anymore." Xu Zhen grabbed Lan Yecheng's arm, trying to stop him from continuing to make mistakes.

Lan Yecheng shook off Xu Zhen's arm, walked up to Lan Fucai, and waved his hand at him again.

The fist stopped less than two centimeters away from Lan Fucai, and Lan Yecheng said coldly: "I'm not you, I won't attack an old man who has no ability to fight back." However, I hope you will remember my warning today, it was my sister who protected me before, and now it is me who protects her. If anyone dares to hurt her, I will do whatever it takes to protect her. Even if it's for her to kill someone, I won't hesitate to do it. ”

After speaking, he withdrew his fist and looked at Xu Zhen, "Mom, let me say it again, Chu Xinyi is not my sister, I don't allow you to harass her again." ”

Out of the hospital, Lan Yecheng's mood was unprecedentedly relaxed, he lowered his head, looked at his right hand that had been trembling, and moved his red and swollen knuckles slightly, and now he felt some pain.

This was the first time he had the courage to resist Lan Fucai, and it was also the first time he threw his fist at Lan Fucai in order to protect his sister.

He glanced back at the closed door and muttered, "Sister, this time, I may really be able to protect you." ”

Suddenly, Lan Yecheng's heart was a little more confident, now he was no longer a weak child, and unconsciously, he had grown into a man who could protect the people he loved.

The corners of his mouth raised a proud smile, he looked at his watch, although it was not yet time to go to work, he decided to go back to the bar, he had a plan in his heart, he wanted to talk to Pei Shengwei.

Xu Zhen helped Lan Fucai, who was knocked to the ground by Lan Yecheng, to the kang and took the potion to clean his wounds.

During the whole process, she was cautious, for fear that she would accidentally provoke Lan Fu to get mad, and her son beat him like this, so it would be strange if he didn't get angry with himself.

However, it wasn't until she finished taking the medicine and sat on the kang for a long time that Lan Fu showed no sign of retaliating against her.

He just stared at the ceiling with his eyes wide open, and if it weren't for the occasional blink, Xu Zhen really thought he was dead.

Although Lan Fucai's whole body was sore, and he longed to eat Xu Zhen and Lan Yecheng and drink their blood, he had more important things to consider now.

What kind of composer should be the little girl who ran away from home back then, right? Lan Yecheng, the little white-faced wolf, didn't notice that the last warning had already leaked out.

If that's the case, then you can make a lot of money.

Not to mention the gambling debts he owes, he can even go to the big casinos in Macau to see the world. With such a good daughter, it is equivalent to having an ATM.

He had to tread carefully, though. He wasn't afraid of Lan Yecheng, but before it was done, there would be one less obstacle to it.

When he gets the solid evidence, whether it is the little girl or the little white-faced wolf, who dares to treat him?

Thinking of this, Lan Fucai laughed gloomily a few times, only to hear Xu Zhen's straight hair.

Zhao Hengyi was busy with work before three o'clock, and was about to leave the gallery to go to the bar, when he received a call from Lan Yecheng, and the caller ID was his home landline number.

"You haven't gone to work yet? Uncomfortable? Zhao Hengyi's concern was beyond words.

"No, are you going to the bar? Can you go home first? After a pause, Lan Ye Chengcai said nervously: "Something...... I wanted to talk to you about it. ”

"Okay, no problem, wait for me for ten minutes." Zhao Hengyi was already wearing a coat when he spoke, but he was faintly uneasy in his heart.

Ending the call with Zhao Hengyi, Lan Yecheng returned to the guest room where he lived and took out a small duffel bag from it, which was the luggage he had packed when he came back in advance.

As soon as Zhao Hengyi entered the door, he saw the duffel bag belonging to Lan Yecheng on the sofa, his heart tightened, and his bad premonition was verified.

He walked quickly into the living room, looked around, and was relieved when he saw Lan Yecheng coming out of the kitchen with a glass of water.

"I thought you wouldn't say goodbye." Zhao Hengyi smiled bitterly, he knew that Lan Yecheng was finally leaving, and from the beginning he knew that he would not be able to keep this child.

"You know that I have such a little possessions, how can I not take my things away." Lan Yecheng smiled lightly, but the corners of his eyes and eyebrows showed a little apology, "I...... There are some things I want to say to you. ”

"Okay, let's sit down, I'm almost running back, I'm a little tired." Zhao Hengyi took off his coat half-jokingly and half-seriously, and sat comfortably on the sofa.

Lan Yecheng also walked over, but chose the sofa opposite Zhao Hengyi.

He didn't speak, Zhao Hengyi didn't urge, just looked at him with a smile, for himself, he really hoped that the other party would not speak, or because it was difficult to speak, and it would be delayed for a long time, so that he would have more time to be alone with him.

And this may be the last time we will be alone together.

"Thank you for so many days." Lan Yecheng was silent for a while before he sincerely expressed the gratitude in his heart, "If you hadn't taken me in, I really didn't know where I could go." ”

"So, you know now?" Zhao Hengyi looked at Lan Yecheng, and he suddenly had a feeling that this child seemed to have grown up.

Before today, even if Lan Yecheng wanted to hide it, his eyes betrayed the uneasiness, hesitation and fear in his heart.

But at this moment, those negative emotions disappeared, and he became brave, determined and confident.

What the hell is going on? Although Zhao Hengyi was curious, he was used to not asking questions.

Suddenly realized, it seemed that when he was getting along with Lan Yecheng, he didn't dare to ask about him easily. Is it because I'm afraid he'll get angry and leave, or do I want to keep his mystery?

Lan Yecheng didn't want to hide anything from Zhao Hengyi, so he answered his question truthfully, and said: "I advanced three months' salary from Boss Pei and rented a plug room near the bar, although the place is not big, it is very clean, and the most important thing is that the rent can be settled monthly." ”

"You want to live alone?" Zhao Hengyi originally wanted to go home, but he didn't expect to choose independence.

"yes." Lan Yecheng nodded lightly, looked at Zhao Hengyi calmly with a pair of big eyes, and hesitated for a while before saying what was in his heart, "I've relied on you too much for this time...... I...... Things at home are a bit complicated, and when I came to you that day, I was really desperate. Thankfully, you took me in and took care of me when I was sick. ”

As he spoke, he looked around the room and said seriously: "You are really the best place I have ever lived. In addition to the warm room, the comfy big bed, and the steaming hot meals...... What I miss the most is the feeling of safety and peace of mind, which I have never felt since I was a child......"

Zhao Hengyi listened to Lan Yecheng's words, slowly stood up, and motioned for him to continue, but he walked to the cabinet in the corner of the living room.

Zhao Hengyi, who walked back with a medicine box, sat next to Lan Yecheng, took out disinfectant and potion, then took his hand and said softly: "The corners of your mouth and hands are injured, I'll help you wipe the medicine." ”

Lan Yecheng nodded, watched Zhao Hengyi carefully medicate his knuckles, his lips moved, and he said in a low voice, "I fought with someone." ”

"Hmm. You can see it. Zhao Hengyi chuckled, thanking him for answering one of the doubts in his heart.

"That's someone I never dared to resist." Lan Yecheng said again, "Before today, I didn't dare to think that I would resist him." ”

Zhao Hengyi took the medicine, he put the potion back in the medicine box, but he already understood a little in his heart, this may be the reason why Lan Yecheng looks like he has grown.

"So, I feel like I can take care of myself." Lan Yecheng said the last thing he wanted to say, he stood up and wanted to leave.

Suddenly, Zhao Hengyi grabbed his wrist, looked him in the eye, and asked seriously, "What if I want you to stay?" Wouldn't it be better for me to take care of you? If you only care about the world's eyes in your heart, if you have the same feelings in your heart as I do, then I can take you out of here, let's go to Denmark, to Norway, to the Netherlands...... Or anywhere in the world where we can be accepted. ”

"This is the first time I have the confidence to live an independent life, and I just said that I was too dependent on you the other day, knowing that you were ...... me Unlike my feelings for you, but still accepting your care, I only realized my cruelty today. It's obviously impossible, but it still gives you hope, and this is also the ...... I feel most guilty about you" Lan Yecheng pulled out his hand from Zhao Hengyi's palm and patted his chest, "I don't want to go anywhere, because there are people I want to protect." ”

Zhao Hengyi looked at his empty palm and felt that his heart was also empty.

Obviously impossible? Yes, he himself knows that Lan Yecheng is different from himself, but he is still willing to stay with that child.

It's not that he gave him hope, it's that he doesn't want to face reality and fantasize...... No, it should be enjoying this ambiguous relationship.

Although he frequented the bar every day, he only occasionally teased Lan Yecheng, but he never confessed or put pressure on him, also because from the beginning Zhao Hengyi knew that the ending between him and Lan Yecheng must be. Therefore, I am not in a hurry to get a result, or even to develop.

With a long sigh, Zhao Hengyi raised his head and looked at Lan Yecheng who was standing on his own, and couldn't help but squint his eyes.

He stood with his back to the light, so that he could not see his face clearly, but at this moment, he gave himself a kind of manly charm that he had never had.

Such a blue Yecheng is already more suitable to be his friend to Zhao Hengyi, rather than a lover.

"If anything, you can still come to me, although you can't accept my feelings, but I hope you can accept me as a friend." Zhao Hengyi stretched out his hand to Lan Yecheng.

"You've been my friend for a long time." Lan Yecheng also stretched out his hand and shook it tightly with his.

"Well, then, go back to your house and clean up, and you'll have to go to work in a while." Zhao Hengyi reluctantly let go of his hand, as if he was letting go of Lan Yecheng in his heart, "I'm sorry, I won't send you over, I think, for the time being, it's better for me not to know your family." ”

Lan Yecheng knew that Zhao Hengyi still needed time to change the relationship between the two, so he nodded and walked to the other side of the sofa to pick up his luggage.

"I'm leaving." He finally said goodbye to Zhao Hengyi.

"Walk slowly...... I do not send it. Zhao Hengyi lowered his head, didn't watch Lan Yecheng leave, but asked him for something in a deep voice, "Help me talk to Sheng Wei, I won't go to the bar these days." ”

Lan Yecheng turned his head, glanced at Zhao Hengyi apologetically, and nodded silently.

didn't promise him in the way of saying it, because Lan Yecheng knew very well in his heart that Zhao Hengyi's words were not for Pei Shengwei, but for the two people in this room.

him, and himself.

Leaving Zhao Hengyi's home, Lan Yecheng took the bus to his rented house for the first time.

From now on, he will be independent.

Occasionally go back to the place that is not considered home to see Xu Zhen, if she wants to leave Lan Fucai, he will take her over to live with her.

After three months, he paid off the borrowed salary, and he saved up for a few more months to rent a cheap self-contained apartment.

After that, he would always work at Pei Shengwei's bar, because Chu Xinyi would come here occasionally.

And he can watch her from afar, and he can guard her up close.