Chapter 110 Part 3

He must have been too preoccupied.

Don't look back at me later, Jiang Cheng said.

If Jiang Cheng hadn't said that, he wouldn't have looked back either. He was afraid that if he did, his tearful boyfriend would be crying at the station entrance.

Then he might not be able to hold back either.

Two grown men crying while facing each other from either side of the station entrance, it would be quite a scene.

He didn't want anyone to see something like that.

From entering the station to boarding to calling Jiang Cheng and then answering Li Yan's call, up until now when the train was moving, he had been in a somewhat numb state the whole time.

Stifled.

Not knowing what he was thinking.

Not knowing if he was reluctant, sad, or something else.

Just stifled and empty.

On the way here, Jiang Cheng was on his left. Now when he turned left, all he saw was the fat uncle's cheek covering his nose.

He could only keep looking out the window to his right.

The scenery outside sped by faster and faster. Staring at something close by for too long would make one dizzy.

He pulled down the window curtain and leaned his head against the window, closing his eyes.

The train sped along, and the distance between him and Jiang Cheng grew bit by bit.

Going one way and coming back another, two directions. He had accompanied Jiang Cheng to where he needed to go, and now he was heading back to the small city he had lived in for nineteen years and would continue living in.

Hard to describe what it felt like.

Actually there wasn't any feeling at all.

There were no emotions either. All the emotions - joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, loss, loneliness - disappeared in an instant when he turned around and walked into the station entrance.

I miss a step and I'm about to take flight You say the world is empty as I fall upwards in confusion

He groped around in his bag for a good while before finding a piece of candy in a side pocket. He unwrapped it and put it in his mouth.

Then he took out his phone and sent Jiang Cheng a message.

- Boyfriend, the train departed

- Be careful with your bag when napping

Jiang Cheng replied very quickly, he was probably holding his phone the whole time.

- Got it

- Let me know when you arrive

- Mm, Li Yan and Liu Fan are bringing Er Miao to pick me up, we're eating lunch together

- I'll go to the school cafeteria at noon to try the food

- Okay, I'll nap for a bit then

- Mm

Jiang Cheng had been holding his phone the whole journey, afraid he wouldn't hear Gu Fei's message come in. Only after replying to Gu Fei did he put his phone back in his pocket.

Now he finally had the mindset to look around. It felt like it had been a long time since he'd seen so many people.

Tall buildings, busy streets, the crowds of people coming and going around him. He had been away from all this liveliness and excitement for quite some time now.

For the past year or so, he had mainly just been around the steel factory. It was fine during the day, but after dinner, the cars and people around them disappeared at a visible rate. What enveloped that place, which seemed to have fallen far behind the times, was nothing but quiet and loneliness.

But now, suddenly coming back to the hustle and bustle, he actually felt a bit unaccustomed.

There were too many sounds in his ears, too many sights before his eyes. At times like this, he would unconsciously worry that he would turn his head and no longer see Gu Fei.

...Now he really couldn't see him.

After picking up his luggage from the hotel, Jiang Cheng dragged his melancholy back to the dorm at a snail's pace.

It looked like everyone was in the dorm already. Aside from his bed and desk, the others' stuff was laid out, just that the people weren't there. Only Zhao Ke was on the computer.

After greeting each other, Jiang Cheng glanced at the computer screen. He was actually playing computer Candy Crush.

"You..." Jiang Cheng's mind was mush at the moment, he almost blurted out "idiot". "You like playing this?"

"Mm," Zhao Ke grunted, probably too focused to say more. His mouse clicks were nonstop, making it seem to an outsider like he was competing in some international eSports tournament.

After Jiang Cheng finished putting his things away, he didn't really know what to do.

Gu Fei was probably napping right now. He didn't want to bother him with messages... After standing blankly at his desk for a good while, he reopened his suitcase and took out his laptop.

He should organize all the photos Gu Fei took of him.

When he placed his laptop on the desk and sat down, he realized there was something between the screen and keyboard. Opening it, he froze when he saw what it was.

A red envelope?

What the hell?

Did Gu Fei leave the red envelope he gave him here?

When did Gu Fei find the red envelope?

Impossible!

He quickly grabbed the red envelope. Upon picking it up, he realized it wasn't the one he had left for Gu Fei. That one said "Big Luck", while this one had the characters for... "Long Life".

This was from Gu Fei to him.

When he opened the red envelope, his hands shook badly, though he didn't know why he was shaking.

Inside was a stack of money.

He counted it.

Eight thousand yuan in total, the same as what he had left Gu Fei.

Great minds think alike, boyfriend.

At that moment, he truly could not describe how he felt. He kind of wanted to laugh, but after staring at the money for less than three seconds, tears welled up in his eyes.

Zhao Ke beside him glanced over but didn't say anything, and continued playing his game.

Jiang Cheng stuffed the money back into the envelope. Disregarding appearances, he grabbed a tissue and pressed it to his eyes, forcibly pushing the tears back then blew his nose.

Zhao Ke swiftly kicked over a small trash can next to him.

Jiang Cheng threw away the tissue. Coming back to his senses, he felt a bit ashamed.

After what just happened, Zhao Ke probably thought he had gone crazy from poverty.