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    Chapter 36 The person you like, Wei Zhi, has been lying to you about everything…

    Continuing to climb up in the afternoon, Tan Lou persisted in exploring Cheng Cheng’s work and life from all aspects, like a chirping and unreasonable bird.

    Cheng Cheng said speechlessly: “We’re almost at the top of the mountain, aren’t you tired of talking all the time?”

    “I’m not tired,” Tan Lou ran forward a few steps, “Look, I can still run. The guide just said that we just have to climb up the stone steps for the rest of the journey. Should we compete to see who can run faster?”

    “You’re so childish.”

    “Where am I naive? Do you understand Alpha’s competitive spirit? I can’t lose to a beta!” Tan Lou was aroused and wanted to win. “Hurry up and prepare. If you don’t agree, consider it as your loss.”

    Cheng Cheng climbed quite easily, thinking to himself, it’s just a competition, it’s not certain who will win and who will lose.

    He raised his chin and nodded: “Okay, let’s start from the pavilion in front and end at the top of the mountain.”

    Tan Lou snorted twice in success: “Just wait and see, I will convince you that I have lost.”

    The two walked to the pavilion, looked at each other silently, and started running towards the top of the mountain.Tan Lou’s explosive power was very strong, and he rushed out very fast, knocking Cheng Cheng down a lot in the first minute.

    But Cheng Cheng did not take the explosive route, but relied on endurance to win.He kept a relatively even speed and unknowingly speeded up his pace. After about five minutes, he was walking side by side with Tan Lou.

    Tan Lou turned his head and glanced at Cheng Cheng, who was catching up. He gritted his teeth and continued to rush forward. He started taking three steps at a time, determined to defeat Cheng Cheng.

    Cheng Cheng also took the time to look back and saw that the main force was far behind them. He glanced at Tan Lou with a little worry, worried that he would strain his muscles if he took such long and fast steps.

    “Slow down, I’m going to die!” Cheng Cheng shouted loudly.

    The corners of Tan Lou’s mouth raised, and he turned back shamelessly, wanting to mock Cheng Cheng like a winner, but he didn’t see a branch lying in front of him. His toes were lightly hooked, and he fell forward and fell to the ground. The right side of his face was scratched hard on the rough ground.

    “Ouch!”

    “Tan Lou!” Cheng Cheng opened his eyes wide and quickly caught up to check on him.

    “How are you?” Cheng Cheng turned over Tan Lou who was lying on the ground to see what was happening on his face.

    Tan Lou covered his face tightly to prevent Cheng Cheng from seeing it, and said feebly and sadly: “It’s going to be disfigured…”

    “No, he’s still handsome,” Cheng Cheng comforted him and persuaded him to take his hands away. “Your face needs to be disinfected. Let’s deal with it quickly. You have rescued many omegas. You must know the basic procedures after injury.”

    Tan Lou seemed really sad. He reluctantly took his hand away, revealing a large scratch of blood on the side of his face, which looked shocking.

    Cheng Cheng pulled him up and helped him rest on a bench nearby. He took out the first aid kit from his mountaineering bag, took out alcohol and wet wipes to disinfect him. He did so very gently, for fear of inflicting another blow on Tan Lou’s already injured heart.

    Tan Lou frowned so hard that he could kill mosquitoes. He held up his mobile phone and opened the front screen to observe himself. After a while, he put down his mobile phone and said resentfully: “It’s all your fault. I’m disfigured now, and you are responsible.”

    Cheng Cheng frowned: “Am I not helping you treat your wounds?”

    “My arms and legs hurt. They are probably broken and I will become a cripple. And now that I am ugly, no one wants me…” Tan Louyou started to chatter.

    “Tsk,” Cheng Cheng suddenly stopped what he was doing, “apply the medicine yourself!”

    It’s really annoying. He’s covered in tendons, and he says he has broken arms and legs. How can he be so pretentious? Has he really tasted the feeling of having broken legs and arms?

    Tan Lou himself proposed the competition, and now he wants to blame himself for falling. Cheng Cheng glanced at him impatiently: “I’m going to the top of the mountain. If you are really in pain, tell the guide to go down first.”

    He also wanted to take pictures of the beautiful scenery for Wei Zhi before the sun went down, so he had no time to fool around with this pretentious person here.

    “You want to leave me here?” Tan Lou looked at him in disbelief, “I thought you were an honest person!”

    “Do you deserve to be an honest person?” Cheng Cheng sneered, “You’ve been prying into my privacy for a day, and now you want to pay me some money? Who knows if you dropped it on purpose? Come and touch me!”

    After Cheng Cheng finished yelling, his original sullen mood became much smoother.

    There seemed to be tears flashing in Tan Lou’s eyes. He moved his lips and lowered his head lonely: “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it, and I don’t want to blackmail you. You can go.”

    Cheng Cheng also realized that what he said was a bit too much. Tan Lou might have just spoken a little and had no bad intentions.

    Alas, Cheng Cheng walked forward alone, and turned back to glance at Tan Lou, who was sitting alone on the stone bench. He did not continue to apply medicine, but just sat there, like a statue of a meditator.

    I can’t bear it…

    Cheng Cheng still felt compassion and walked back to Tan Lou: “Can I still leave?”

    Tan Lou raised his head in surprise: “How did you…”

    “If we can still walk, let’s go together. Didn’t we agree to go to the top of the mountain together? We can’t give up halfway.”

    Just when Cheng Cheng thought Tan Lou couldn’t move and started thinking about how to call an ambulance on the mountain, Tan Lou stood up.

    “Let’s go!” He laughed heartlessly again.

    When we reached the top of the mountain, the sun was setting.

    Standing on the top of the mountain, you have a panoramic view of the entire town, which is shining with golden light under the setting sun. Looking from a distance, you can also see the continuous green mountains rising slightly, shrouded in a light golden halo.

    Cheng Cheng couldn’t wait to take out his mobile phone and take pictures, 360 degrees around without blind spots, almost wanting to record all the beautiful scenery and send it directly to Wei Zhi.

    “I really envy you,” Tan Lou looked at Cheng Cheng’s excited profile, “I have someone to share my happiness with.”

    “Don’t you have any friends?” Cheng Cheng asked casually. He not only wanted to send hair to Wei Zhifa, but also to Xu Zhiping. He is probably still lying in bed and can only get out of bed to move a little, and cannot climb mountains.

    “…No.” There was only one colleague who was sarcastic to him all day long. If he sent it to her, she would definitely question why he went out to play during working hours.

    Cheng Cheng put down his cell phone: “Then take a picture and show it to your parents.”

    Tan Lou smiled and pointed upward: “They can probably see it without taking pictures.”

    Cheng Cheng was stunned. He didn’t expect that Tan Lou’s parents also died. He thought that with a character like his, he should be in a very happy and happy family.

    “Then just call them in your heart to come and see.” Cheng Cheng squinted his eyes and looked at the horizon, then gently closed his eyes and prayed silently in his heart.

    Dad, Mom, have you seen it? It’s really beautiful here.

    When going down the mountain, Tanlou became a lot quieter. I don’t know what I was thinking. Cheng Cheng was at ease. While looking at the different scenery, he slowly followed the large troops down the mountain.

    Before they could say goodbye, Tan Lou answered an urgent-sounding phone call and left in a hurry.

    Cheng Cheng returned to the suite and found Wei Zhi missing. After listening carefully, he found that he was having a meeting in the study.

    Being a boss is full of things to do.

    Cheng Cheng packed up his backpack, took a shower and changed his clothes and came out. Wei Zhi was still in a meeting, so he didn’t bother him. He took out the study materials and exercise book to review his knowledge.

    After studying for more than two hours, Wei Zhi pushed a wheelchair to his side without noticing.

    When he raised his head from the sea of ​​questions, the sky was as dark as ink.

    Cheng Cheng touched his growling stomach and felt hungry. He remembered that he hadn’t had dinner today and it was already past eight o’clock.

    Remembering that there was Coke in the small refrigerator, he subconsciously wanted to drink it.

    “I ordered pasta, don’t drink Coke when you’re hungry.” Wei Zhi stopped him.

    Cheng Cheng saw the corner of Wei Zhi’s mouth raised and he was in a good mood, and poked him with his elbow: “Brother Wei, you seem to be very happy?”

    Wei Zhi remained silent, with a smile on his face: “There is a cultural industry zone being developed recently in Beijiang District of Pujiang. The district government is recruiting cultural and creative planners, and Zhiyu Media is officially preparing to bid.”

    “A project from the district government!” Cheng Cheng exclaimed, “If it succeeds, it will be of great help to the company!”

    Wei Zhi: “Yes, industrial design has always been our shortcoming. If we can win this project, Zhiyu Media will have a firm foothold.”

    Also, the opponent they were going to compete with was Shengxing Entertainment, and he was looking forward to it.

    And as far as he knows, Shengxing Entertainment and Han Jiguang’s Le Yunhui will participate in the bidding together this time, which is very interesting…

    “Ding dong~Your meal has been delivered~” the smart assistant in the room prompted.

    Cheng Cheng opened the door to take his meal. Standing at the door was an apologetic restaurant waiter.

    “I’m really sorry about what happened in the morning…”

    Wei Zhi interrupted him expressionlessly: “Just put the things here.”

    The waiter put down the delicately plated pasta in the thermal bag and left immediately.

    “It’s creamy mushroom pasta! It’s so fragrant!” Cheng Cheng took a deep breath, and his nose was filled with the sweetness of cream. “By the way, what did the waiter want to say just now? What happened this morning?”

    “It’s nothing, the restaurant made a mistake, just a little hiccup,” Wei Zhi handed the fork to Cheng Cheng, “I heard it’s very good, try it!”

    Cheng Cheng didn’t pay attention to what just happened. He was so hungry that he ate most of the noodles in one go.

    Wei Zhi ate a tomato pasta, and it took a long time before the noodles suffered any skin injuries.He looked at the noodles in the bowl, the yellow noodles wrapped in red sauce, and felt like vomiting for no reason.

    But so far today he has only eaten the morning meal, and he should be hungry.

    Wei Zhi quietly put his hand close to his stomach, where there seemed to be signs of spasm.

    But he felt no hunger.

    “Brother Wei, aren’t you hungry?” Cheng Cheng looked at his unmoved face.

    Wei Zhi put down his fork and smiled: “It’s true that you came back late. I’ve already eaten something in advance.”

    “Don’t eat if you’re not hungry. If you eat too much at night, you’ll easily accumulate food.” Cheng Cheng didn’t notice anything strange. “I’ll put it in the refrigerator for you. You can still eat it when it’s hot tomorrow morning.”

    “Okay.”

    Wei Zhi went to the bathroom and put on his glasses again when he came out: “Xiaocheng, I have to work soon, and I may be very late. You should go to bed tonight.”

    Cheng Cheng stopped him: “Wait!”

    “What’s wrong?” Wei Zhi asked gently.

    Cheng Cheng’s palms were sweating and he was a little nervous. He booked the fireworks at ten o’clock tonight and prepared to confess to Wei Zhi. What should he do if Wei Zhi had to work tonight…

    “I went hiking today and heard that there will be a fireworks show tonight. Do you want to watch it together?” Cheng Cheng asked cautiously, his eyes shining with anticipation.

    Wei Zhi looked at him for a second, his lenses flashed with light, and the next second, his stomach showed signs of cramping again.Fortunately, the warm light in the living room provided cover, and Wei Zhi’s face turned pale.

    “I’ve been working all day today, and I’m a little tired. I still have things to do in the evening, so I won’t go.” He refused lightly.

    “But…” Cheng Cheng wanted to invite again.

    There is no such shop after passing this village. It is really romantic to express love under the fireworks.

    “Xiao Cheng,” Wei Zhi interrupted, “I really can’t go.”

    “Okay.”

    Cheng Xiang looks like a golden retriever with a slender head. If there is a tail, it must be hanging down at this time.

    He could vaguely feel that Wei Zhi was a little cold, but he didn’t know what the reason was.

    “Wait!”

    Cheng Cheng subconsciously stopped Wei Zhi and ran to him in a few steps: “Brother Wei, are you feeling unwell today? Can I give you a massage after you finish work in the evening?”

    Wei Zhi paused and shook his head: “You can watch the fireworks in peace, I’ve spoiled your fun.” After saying that, he turned around and entered the study.

    Cheng Cheng watched Wei Zhi leave blankly and slumped on the sofa dejectedly.Wei Zhi didn’t want to watch the fireworks. What was the point of going alone? He took out his mobile phone and played a few games, but he couldn’t get interested.

    After a while, he received a call from the hotel front desk: “Is this Mr. Cheng Cheng?”

    “Yes.” He deservedly said casually.

    “Hello, the fireworks show you booked will start soon, and you need to be present to confirm and sign.”

    “Can’t you just let it go?”

    The voice at the front desk was hesitant and said, “I’m sorry, Mr. Cheng, this is required by safety regulations and you must sign for confirmation.”

    “Okay, just wait a moment, I’ll be there soon.” Cheng Cheng hurriedly put on his coat.

    But when I arrived at the front desk, the reception desk that was supposed to have the heating lamp on was empty, and the receptionist who had just called me was nowhere to be found.

    The unique sulfur aroma of the hot spring hotel came over with a hint of coldness, and suddenly there were very light footsteps approaching from behind, with the rustling sound of cloth rubbing against each other.

    “Who!” Cheng Cheng froze and turned his head subconsciously.

    “Tan Lou? Didn’t you say there was an emergency and you left first?” After seeing the person clearly, his tight shoulders relaxed slightly, but he still felt a little doubtful.

    Tan Lou’s face was darker than when he was on the top of the mountain in the evening, and the gauze on his forehead glowed white under the corridor lamp.

    He couldn’t help but grab Cheng Cheng’s arm: “It’s you indeed, I have something important to tell you!”

    “What’s going on?” Cheng Cheng was pulled staggering by him, his wrists were so painful that he felt a slight uneasiness in his heart like a tide.

    Tan Lou pulled him into the reception room in the back hall of the hot spring hotel and carefully locked the door.

    Cheng Cheng was forced to sit on the chair and looked up at Tan Lou, who was standing with his arms folded across his chest. His brows were furrowed as if he was interrogating some prisoner.

    “What happened?”

    “Let me ask you, is the boyfriend you talked about today called ‘Wei Zhi’?”

    Cheng Cheng looked at him in surprise: “You investigated me!”

    “I didn’t investigate you, and I don’t bother to do such a thing!” Tan Lou said, “My colleague came here to meet someone today. Do you know who she met? It’s your Wei Zhi!”

    Cheng Cheng was confused: “What does Wei Zhi have to do with the Omega Protection Association? Why do you want to see your colleagues?”

    “I was transferred to the Pujiang Branch half a year ago. I didn’t get along with that colleague and I never asked her about the project she was working on.” Tan Lou took a few steps, his voice a bit solemn. “It wasn’t until she mentioned it casually today that I found out that she had been following an intended adopter for more than a year. That person had a very strange mind and was not designated to adopt a seven-year-old omega boy named Qiu Yao. The child’s parents are dead and he has no relatives. He has long been in the care center of our association.”

    “My colleague felt there was something fishy about this matter, so she kept rejecting the application. Five months ago, she rejected the adopter’s application again on the grounds that a stable marriage relationship was required. When the adopter applied again recently, it was already a marriage. The adopter also told my colleague today that we can arrange a home visit by our inspectors at any time.”

    Cheng Cheng listened to Tan Lou’s story in silence, lowered his eyes, and his eyes fell on the back of his intertwined hands, and every word hit his heart.

    When Tan Lou’s footsteps stopped in front of him, he slowly raised his eyes, and his voice was as dry as a layer of sandpaper: “So, you used the front desk phone to trick me into coming down, just to say that Wei Zhi is the adopter?”

    “It’s not a lie, it’s a confirmation.” Tan Lou sat down on the chair next to him, and the wooden chair made an overwhelming soft sound. “I have to make sure that the Cheng Cheng who booked the fireworks and shared a room with Wei Zhi is the Cheng Cheng who went hiking with me in the evening and said he had a boyfriend.”

    Cheng Cheng could clearly hear his own heartbeat, “dong dong” and “dong dong”, as if it was about to burst through his chest.

    A chill shot up from his tailbone and crawled down his back and across his neck, making the hairs on the back of his neck stand up.

    He recalled how Wei Zhiqian had urged him to get his certificate. At that time, he naively thought it was to avoid the hefty single tax.Now that I think about it, that reason is as ridiculous as a bad joke.

    So, what is the purpose of Wei Zhi’s kindness to him in the past three months, which can almost be called doting?

    Cheng Cheng didn’t want to think about it in detail, but a terrible thought suddenly flashed in his mind.

    It was to, to make myself fall in love with him… He was a poor man who came from a small fishing village and lacked love. He was alone and a beta with no sense of existence. He had neither the strength of an alpha nor the weakness of an omega. He was the easiest being to be manipulated.

    In this way, there will be no flaws when the inspector visits the home.

    Because he was really moved, and Wei Zhi, a former movie star who had won numerous international awards, was quite capable of playing the role of a loving couple.

    Cheng Cheng dug into his fist tightly and pinched a red mark on his palm with his rounded nails. The sharp pain made him regain some consciousness.

    He suppressed his trembling voice, but he didn’t realize that his cheeks were already stained with tears and his heart was throbbing in pain.

    “Tan Lou, why are you telling me this?”

    The side of Tan Lou’s face was still covered with white gauze. His fingertips gently rubbed the gauze and his tone was softer: “Because I think you are my first friend after being transferred to Pujiang.”

    He paused for a moment: “Cheng Cheng, do you believe me? Everything I said is true. My colleague casually told me an episode while they were having dinner today, and I became interested in looking at the file. I found that the column for Wei Zhi’s partner was filled with your name. I felt something was wrong when I thought about it.”

    Cheng Cheng didn’t say anything. He raised his hand to wipe away the tears on his face. His fingertips brushed against his hot cheek, leaving a few traces of embarrassment.

    He sniffed and said in a hoarse voice: “You didn’t tell your colleagues that you knew me, right?”

    “No,” Tan Lou replied. Suddenly, he remembered something again, “Cheng Cheng, you don’t want to help him hide it, do you? Are you a love brain?”

    Cheng Cheng raised his eyes to look at him, his eyes still covered with water, but with a bit of stubbornness: “If you really treat me as a friend, just keep this matter in your stomach.”

    He wanted to hear it from Wei Zhi himself.No matter how true the words of others are, they cannot be compared to the honesty of the person involved.

    If what Tan Lou said is true, then the relationship between him and Wei Zhi can only return to the way it was at the beginning, without the illusion of tenderness, the illusion of heartbeat, and the unspoken confession.

    “But Cheng Cheng, there are some things that you can’t hide if you want to.” Tan Lou’s voice deepened, “You can’t forget even if you want to. This thorn is there as long as it’s there. Even if it’s a transparent thorn, it’s still stuck in your heart.”

    Tan Lou has seen too many such examples, where the victim was kept in the dark, knowing that it might be a scam, but still protecting the scammer with a trace of illusion.

    He wanted to use the sharpest language to point out Cheng Cheng’s secret thoughts.

    Cheng Cheng’s breath suddenly stopped, and Wei Zhi’s cold look before he went out appeared uncontrollably in front of his eyes.

    He just thought Wei Zhi was tired from work, but now that he thought about it, was it because the adoption was about to be completed, so he didn’t even have the patience to continue acting?

    So every gentle smile, the tenderness during the susceptible period, the specially peeled grapefruit, the intimate call… are everything staged?

    His heart throbbed again, and he bent down, resting his forehead on his cold knees, and his shoulders trembled uncontrollably.

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    The author has something to say: Boss Wei: (crying) Wife, don’t leave

    Xiaocheng: Just leave me alone

    Boss Wei: Wife, you won’t abandon me, right?

    Xiaocheng:…(turning to look at the author)

    Boss Wei: (My wife watches and I watch too)

    Pancake-eating Guazhong: (Confused) It all depends on what I do!

    Banxia novel, a lot of fun

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