Chapter 706: Tragic past, sudden arrival of Lin Luoxue
Zhong Bai's proposal was unanimously approved by Ren Yifan and Lu Qiaochuan, and Zhou Chen did not object.
So Zhong Bai used his mobile phone and quickly pulled Lin Luoxue, Li Shuci and Gu Yixin into the winter vacation game group established by Zhou Chen.
With the addition of three girls, the game group suddenly became very lively, and all kinds of information were constantly refreshed.
Zhong Bai happily took photos of the hot pot and various dishes on the table and uploaded them to the group, arousing the envy of Lin Luoxue and others.
Yu Hao even shouted, "I didn't call him for such a good thing. I should have known that he would also go to Su City to travel with me."
Zhong Bai was chatting happily in the group, while Zhou Chen and the others started to add vegetables to the hot pot and prepare the purchased seasonings.
The hotpot was still very fast, and it didn't take long for Zhou Chen and the others to start.
"Hey, didn't you say this half is slightly spicy? Why is it so spicy?"
The hot pot was a mandarin duck pot, and Ren Yifan had a spicy hot pot. After just two bites, it became extremely spicy, so he quickly picked up the drink next to him and drank it down.
Zhong Bai looked disdainful: "Ren Yifan, can you do it? If not, don't show off."
Ren Yifan waved his hands repeatedly: "No, this is really not good. You can't eat it. It's spicy. You'll get acne if you eat it. I'll still eat the mushroom soup."
"I'm not afraid of spicy food or acne as a girl, but you, a man, are afraid of it. It's really embarrassing." Zhong Bai became even more disdainful.
Lu Qiaochuan retorted: "Zhong Bai, you can't say that. Not eating spicy food has nothing to do with whether you are a man or not. I don't like spicy food either."
Zhong Bai: "Look at you two bitches, look at Zhou Chen, he's so hot."
When Lu Qiaochuan and Ren Yifan saw Zhou Chen eating spicy hot pot, he didn't even breathe, as if he couldn't feel the spicy hotpot. Their eyes widened with admiration on their faces.
Zhou Chen said very calmly: "What are you looking at? It's a little spicy. It's just a joke. You haven't been to Gan Province. There is a place there where the spicy food is amazing."
He has lived for so many years and has been to most of the places across the country. He has been to many spicy places and eaten a lot of spicy food. In Sujiang Province, even the most abnormally spicy places are probably not as spicy as those places.
"awesome."
What else could Ren Yifan and Lu Qiaochuan say, they could only scream in admiration.
The four of them ate hot pot together without worrying about so much. You came and went, you snatched from each other, and it was a lot of fun. A large table full of dishes was all eaten up.
"Oh, I can't do it anymore. I'm so full that I can't move anymore."
Ren Yifan slumped on the chair, his stomach was bulging, and his body was covered in sweat.
Lu Qiaochuan and Zhong Bai are similar, but Zhou Chen has a big appetite, which is not as exaggerated as them.
Zhou Chen politely directed them: "Don't waste time, drink some water, sit for a while, and quickly clear the table. If you don't clean it up, you don't know what will happen to the room after one night."
"Just rest for a while, rest for a while."
By the time Zhou Chen and the others finished packing, it was already past nine o'clock.
Lu Qiaochuan glanced at the time and said to Zhong Bai: "Zhong Bai, we should go back. It's already past nine o'clock."
Ren Yifan said: "Why are you going back? Zhou Chen has three rooms here. Mr. Lu, you can sleep in one room with me and Zhong Bai sleeps in the other room."
Lu Qiaochuan gave Ren Yifan a hard look and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? I don't care, but Zhong Bai is a girl. Are you crazy if you let her live with us?"
Ren Yifan chuckled and said, "I just said it casually, but you took it seriously. I'm not really stupid. I was just joking."
Lu Qiaochuan also knew Ren Yifan's temperament, and there was nothing he could do against him.
"Zhong Bai, let's go back together. It's not far from here anyway. We'll be there soon by taxi."
Of course Zhong Bai would not refuse Lu Qiaochuan, and she had never thought of staying. After all, she was a girl, so how could she stay outside, even with a familiar good friend.
"Okay, let's leave now."
Lu Qiaochuan and Zhong Bai packed up their notebooks, carried their bags, said goodbye to Zhou Chen and Ren Yifan, and took the elevator to leave.
"Okay, now it's just the two of us left."
Ren Yifan was a little helpless, but there was no sad look on his face. In any case, at least he still had Zhou Chen with him. If he returned home, he would really be alone.
"It's only around nine o'clock. I'm not sleepy now. Let's play some more and call Xiao Haiyang and Yu Hao."
"Send a message in the group to see if they are available."
"good."
After chatting in the prestige group for a while, both Yu Hao and Xiao Haiyang did not refuse and went online again. Yu Hao was at home, but Xiao Haiyang went to an Internet cafe to spend the night.
Originally, four people played together. After Lu Qiaochuan returned home, he also went online. The five-person team gathered again and started the dungeon group elimination mode again and again.
It was past eleven o'clock when Yu Hao, Lu Qiaochuan, Zhou Chen and Ren Yifan all went offline. Only Xiao Haiyang continued.
Time flies so fast, ten days passed in the blink of an eye.
In the past ten days, Ren Yifan has been staying at Zhou Chen's house. He was either playing games with Zhou Chen at home, or going to eat downstairs at Lu Qiaochuan's house, and even went to Zhong Bai's house.
As for the meal issue between him and Zhou Chen, Zhou Chen provided meals directly at the restaurant at the entrance of the community, for lunch and dinner.
Lu Qiaochuan and Zhong Bai also come to Zhou Chen's place often these days. His place seems to have become a gathering place for the four of them. If they have anything to do, they come to get together, play games, brag, play cards, and eat.
The Spring Festival is getting closer and closer, and the community and streets are becoming more and more lively, but all of this has nothing to do with Zhou Chen and Ren Yifan.
During this period, they became homebodies. Zhou Chen was okay and would get up for a run in the morning to exercise. However, Ren Yifan, apart from going out to eat, only went out twice. He still went on a general cleanup and bought a lot of snacks and daily necessities.
He Feifei and Lin Luoxue, who said they might come over before the holiday, never came.
He Feifei said she couldn't leave because of something at home, and Lin Luoxue gave the same reason, which made Zhou Chen quite helpless.
That is to take care of Ren Yifan's mood. Otherwise, he would not be able to accompany Ren Yifan at home every day and would have gone out to be cool.
In the blink of an eye, the last day of the Lunar New Year has arrived.
When he woke up early that morning, Zhou Chen clearly felt that Ren Yifan's mood was not right. He understood that although Ren Yifan said he didn't care about that home, in fact, he still had some expectations in his heart. After all, he was there.
Relatives.
It's just that I've been heartbroken too much over the years, so I no longer have any expectations, and I don't have much emotion anymore.
After lunch, Lu Qiaochuan and Zhong Bai were called to Zhou Chen's place by Ren Yifan, and then they made another hot pot meal and two boxes of beer.
After everyone is here, we can start working directly.
"Come on, let's do one thing before we start. Say goodbye to the old and welcome the new. In the new year, I wish everyone a happy new year!"
Ren Yifan was the first to raise his wine glass, and Zhou Chen and the other three also raised their wine glasses and drank them down in one gulp.
Zhou Chen, as the host, said with a smile: "This meal should be our last dinner of the year. To be honest, I am very grateful to you. Without you, I would probably only be able to celebrate New Year's Eve."
I can go through it alone, thank you, I'll do it, you can do whatever you want."
Even if he has lived for many years, he can still endure loneliness, but if he has a choice, he still doesn't like to spend the New Year alone.
During the New Year, other people’s families are having family reunions, but you are alone, watching the fireworks outside, and it’s impossible not to be touched in your heart.
The three of them, Lu Qiaochuan, had known Zhou Chen's situation for a long time. When they heard Zhou Chen's words, they didn't know how to persuade him, so they all raised their glasses.
"Don't say that. In fact, we should be thanking you. We have disturbed you a lot during this period. You are the one eating and drinking at your place. If it had been anyone else, I'm afraid they would have driven us away.
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"Hahaha……"
All four of them laughed.
"drink."
"..."
This drinking lasted from about three o'clock in the afternoon until nearly six o'clock.
However, although the time was not short, the efficiency was really low. It took more than two hours to drink one and a half boxes of beer from two boxes, and there was still half a box left.
"No, I really can't drink anymore. I really can't drink anymore."
Lu Qiaochuan was the first one to get scared. He usually doesn't drink. This time he drank nearly five bottles, which meant that it took a long time and evaporated a bit. Otherwise, he might have been drunk.
Zhong Bai's cheeks were even redder. She was a girl and drank the least, but she also drank more than three bottles.
"I can't drink anymore. I've eaten so much hot-boiled meat and vegetables, and drank so much beer. My stomach is bloated. How can I have the New Year's Eve dinner when I go back later?"
"Yes, I want to have New Year's Eve dinner when I go back. My parents are still waiting for me at home."
Ren Yifan's face was also rosy, and he rolled his eyes: "Look at you like that, where are you now? Two boxes of wine haven't been finished yet."
Lu Qiaochuan waved his hand and said: "Don't drink anymore, and you don't drink either. Zhong Bai and I live quite close to here, but you live so far away. How can you go back if you drink too much?"
She meant well, but when Ren Yifan heard this, he screamed on the spot.
"Who wants to go back? I won't go back, I don't want to go home, let's keep drinking."
After that, he drank a drink by himself.
Lu Qiaochuan and Zhong Bai both saw something was wrong with him and asked with concern: "Ren Yifan, what's wrong with you?"
Ren Yifan was silent for a few seconds, and then said: "I don't want to go home today, Zhou Chen, I will stay with you, and we two brothers will spend New Year's Eve together, how about it?"
Zhou Chen shrugged and said, "I don't care. Anyway, you have lived here for more than ten days. You can continue to live here if you want."
Ren Yifan immediately put his arms around Zhou Chen's shoulders, his expression was moved, and his voice choked with sobs: "Good brother, Zhou Chen, I don't need to say more, you will be my best brother, Ren Yifan, today, we brothers will spend New Year's Eve together."
He and Zhou Chen lived under the same roof for more than ten days, and he knew clearly that although Zhou Chen was alone, he was more open-minded than him.
It was said that he stayed with Zhou Chen, but in fact it was more that he wanted Zhou Chen to accompany him.
But Zhong Bai didn't understand: "No, Ren Yifan, what are you thinking about? You can forget about it normally. Today is New Year's Eve. If you don't go home to accompany your parents during the Chinese New Year, why are you staying at Zhou Chen's house? Are you and your parents?
in argument?"
Hearing this, Ren Yifan remained silent for a few seconds, and then showed a bitter smile.
"I've quarreled with my dad and I've quarreled with my mom, but I've never quarreled with my parents."
Lu Qiaochuan and Zhong Bai looked at each other, then looked at Zhou Chen, who folded his arms and remained silent.
Finally, Zhong Bai asked in confusion: "Why?"
Ren Yifan struggled for a moment and decided to show his worst side to his best friend.
"When I was seven years old, my parents divorced. I was very good before the age of seven."
Zhou Chen had known about it for a long time, so he didn't show any expression of surprise. However, as Ren Yifan's two best friends, Lu Qiaochuan and Zhong Bai were both confused.
They have known Ren Yifan for several years, but they never knew that Ren Yifan's family was in this situation.
At this moment, the two of them finally understood why Ren Yifan just said that he didn't want to go home, and they also understood to some extent why he would rather spend New Year's Eve with Zhou Chen than go home.
"You never told us?"
Ren Yifan said indifferently: "You didn't ask."
Lu Qiaochuan was speechless. Now thinking about it, when they were together, he and Zhong Bai often talked about their families and parents, but Ren Yifan seemed to have never mentioned it once, and he and Zhong Bai were indeed
Never asked once.
Ren Yifan continued: "I also have a younger brother and a younger sister, one is seven years old and the other is nine years old. The younger brother's surname is Ren and the younger sister's surname is Feng."
With that said, he drank another drink by himself.
Zhou Chen silently raised his glass and drank it down in one gulp. He has traveled through so many film and television worlds. Although he is often an orphan, if he has parents, his family is pretty good. At least someone will care about him.
As for Ren Yifan, although he is related to both families, in fact, he cannot integrate into both families. He is simply an outsider with a blood relationship.
"Have you ever seen Guanqian Street at twelve o'clock on New Year's Eve? Zhong Bai, it's the street opposite your house. Have you ever seen what it looks like at twelve o'clock on New Year's Eve?"
Zhong Bai didn't understand why Ren Yifan asked this question and shook his head blankly.
Ren Yifan showed a self-deprecating smile.
"On New Year's Eve, the streets are very lively during the day. People bring their children to buy New Year's goods and ingredients. But once it reaches 12 o'clock in the evening, there is no one on the street. Even the shops that are open for 20 hours are closed.
, only the street lights are still on, and they stand there in groups, as if they are laughing at your loneliness, one after another, year after year, and eleven years have passed like this."
"Isn't it ironic? In this city, the moment when every family is reunited is actually the time when the city itself is the emptiest."
Listening to Ren Yifan describing his misery and mocking his loneliness, Lu Qiaochuan and Zhong Bai remained silent, not knowing how to persuade Ren Yifan.
Zhou Chen was touched in his heart, but it was very limited. It was not that he had no sympathy, but that he had lived a long time and had seen a lot.
In Ren Yifan's own opinion, he lived a miserable and lonely life, but he never thought that there were too many people in this world who lived worse lives than he did.
He has no family ties and no family, but at least he can still get living expenses from both parents, which can guarantee his superior life.
And many people living at the bottom do the heaviest work and earn the least money.
At least he can still go home to celebrate the New Year. There are many people who still have to work and struggle even during the Chinese New Year.
There are even many people who don’t know the meaning of living, but they still live like zombies.
Having seen so many tragic things, if you look at Ren Yifan, you won't feel how miserable he is.
But for Lu Qiaochuan and Zhong Bai, two people who live in an ivory tower and under the care of their parents, Ren Yifan is really miserable.
Ren Yifan seemed to want to complain enough. Seeing that Lu Qiaochuan and the other three had no intention of asking, he took the initiative and said, "Ask me why I know."
Lu Qiaochuan said cooperatively: "Why?"
"After my parents got divorced, they seemed to really not want to see each other, so one lived in the west of the city and the other lived in the east of the city. Every year before 32 o'clock on New Year's Eve, I would spend time at my dad's house. After 12 o'clock, I would spend the night at my dad's house.
I'll go to my mom's house."
"Therefore, when every Chinese family reunites, I travel across the city to coordinate the reunion of two families. But in fact, they can reunite without me."
Seeing that the atmosphere at the dinner table was getting more and more miserable, Zhou Chen couldn't sit still anymore, so he patted Ren Yifan on the shoulder.
"I have complained so much. You are a little miserable, but look at me. I am alone. Why can't I still live well? Why do I think so much? According to my character, if I were you, they would make me unhappy.
I also made it difficult for them to have a bad New Year."
"ha."
Ren Yifan laughed loudly and said: "Don't tell me, I really had this idea before. Since they don't care about me, I will torment them hard. So I was a jerk in the past few years and did a lot of bad things."
But since I got to know Mr. Lu and Zhong Bai, I understand why I have to torment myself in order to retaliate against them, you think so, right?"
"right."
Lu Qiaochuan and Zhong Bai both nodded in agreement.
"But I'm still very happy today. It's the first time since I was seven years old that I'm so happy during the Chinese New Year because I have three good friends to drink with me and someone to spend New Year's Eve with me, so I'm really grateful.
you."
As he said this, Ren Yifan couldn't help but choked up.
Lu Qiaochuan and Zhong Bai drank another bottle of beer with Ren Yifan. After seeing that the time was almost up, they left together.
Zhou Chen and Ren Yifan were the only two people left in the room. Ren Yifan suddenly shook his head and was shaken.
"Tidy up, are we going to stay at home tonight, or are we going out to have fun?"
Zhou Chen said: "If you don't want to go out to play during the Chinese New Year, just stay at home."
The two of them simply tidied up, which took them twenty minutes, and then they lay down on the sofa together.
"Zhou Chen, I just complained so much, and you have always been a listener. Don't you have anything to complain about?"
"To be honest, not really. It's mainly because I'm used to it."
He has passed that period of complaining about others. If Ren Yifan hadn't been here, he might have gone to the bar at this time and brought back a girl he liked more to spend the New Year together.
When it was almost eight o'clock, Ren Yifan's cell phone kept ringing. Every time he hung up impatiently, but it still rang after hanging up.
"Go back. No matter why your father asks you to go back, at least it can show that he still remembers you, his eldest son."
Ren Yifan said disdainfully: "He asked me to go back just because he wanted me to act with him and put on a good show for family reunion."
"Then you just act with him, brother, be open-minded and bear with it for a few more years. When you graduate and can make money on your own, you don't need to look at his face anymore."
Zhou Chen's words silenced Ren Yifan. Yes, he also understood his situation, and he also wanted to muster up the courage to say that there was no need for their harsh words.
But he can't do it. If he really cuts off the relationship with his parents, how can he have such a leisurely life now.
In the end, Ren Yifan decided to go back. Zhou Chen knew that it was not his persuasion that worked, but Ren Yifan himself wanted to go back.
Even if he couldn't see any hope, he still wanted to pray for that little bit of family affection.
After Ren Yifan left, Zhou Chen opened the windows in the living room and kitchen for ventilation. He went into the bedroom, opened his laptop, and prepared to watch a movie.
At about ten o'clock, there was a sudden knock on the door outside. Zhou Chen was stunned, thinking it was Ren Yifan coming back again.
But when he opened the door, his expression instantly became dull.
Lin Luoxue asked with a smile on her face: "Are you surprised? Are you surprised?"
Zhou Chen came back to his senses instantly and picked up Lin Luoxue. Lin Luoxue was suddenly picked up. She was startled at first, but soon let Zhou Chen hold her. At the same time, he also stretched out his arms to hug Zhou Chen.
head of.
He hugged Lin Luoxue and turned her around several times before putting her down, but before Lin Luoxue could say anything, Zhou Chen kissed her.
Two minutes later, their mouths parted. Lin Luoxue still had a smile on her face, but it was a little more charming.
"Looking at your reaction, you should be really happy."
Zhou Chen said softly: "Yes, I am happy from the bottom of my heart. I am so happy. You really gave me a big surprise."
The moment he saw Lin Luoxue, he couldn't help but feel a strong emotion. This girl could come to him across hundreds of kilometers on New Year's Eve. This was warmer than any love words.
human heart.
"It's cold outside, you don't want me to stay outside all the time, do you?"
"I was so happy that I forgot."
Zhou Chen held Lin Luoxue with one hand and carried Lin Luoxue's suitcase into the house with the other hand.
Walking into the living room, Lin Luoxue took a sniff.
"It smells like alcohol. Have you been drinking tonight?"
Zhou Chen said: "Lu Qiaochuan and the other three were here in the afternoon. We drank all afternoon and they only left for three or four hours."
Lin Luoxue smiled and said: "It seems that you have been getting along very well recently. You still drank together on New Year's Eve, and you discussed in the group every day. There were thousands of messages every day. I don't know if you are tired.
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"Haha, it's not bad. Ren Yifan and Yu Hao can say it best."
Zhou Chen laughed. In the beginning, their game group mainly focused on discussing games, but slowly, it turned into bragging and spanking. They talked from morning to night, and from night to early morning. Anyway,
There's always someone there.
"But why did you come suddenly without saying hello to me in advance so that I could pick you up? It's very dangerous at night. Are you too brave?"
I was happy just now, but now I have calmed down. Even though I saw Lin Luoxue safe and sound, I was still a little scared.
Lin Luoxue enjoyed Zhou Chen's concern and said softly: "I just want to give you a surprise. Seeing you happy like a child just now, I feel very satisfied."
She is somewhat similar to Ren Yifan in that they both long for family affection but cannot get it, so when she meets someone who cares about her, she will find ways to repay them.
"You are so silly and cute."
If before this, the status of Lin Luoxue and He Feifei in his mind was slightly lower than that of Lin Luoxue, then at this moment, Lin Luoxue's status in his mind suddenly exceeded