Hate The Bright Moon Chapter 89

Chapter 93

Chen Shilu adjusted his mood, answered the phone, and asked Han Xiao, “What’s the matter?”

“I have a terminal illness…”

Chen Shilu paused and repeated his words, raising his voice an octave higher: “Are you terminally ill?”

Han Xiao burst out laughing: “…I’m kidding you.”

Chen Shilu didn’t smile at all, and said with a stern face: “You are making such a joke, are you mentally ill?”

“Don’t you insist on asking me something? If it’s not a terminal illness, I can’t come to you?”

It’s not that you can’t find him, but the two of you are time-distant and generally don’t have many opportunities to chat when you have free time.Chen Shilu glanced at the sky: “It must be midnight over there. Are you awake or did you wake up early?”

“I miss you so much that I can’t sleep.”

“If you have nothing to say, I’ll hang up. I have other things to do.” He still had to find a place to stay tonight.

Hearing that he was about to hang up the phone, Han Xiao finally got back to the subject: “Are you not at home?”

“How do you know?”

“It was your birthday two days ago and I sent you a gift, but the courier said no one was home.”

“I went back to my hometown to see my parents.”

Han Xiao was as surprised as he was just now: “When you go back to your hometown to see your parents, haven’t you already severed ties with them?”

“…” That’s what he said and planned. Chen Shilu didn’t know why he suddenly came back.

He didn’t want to talk about it: “Next time you send something, leave my phone number and let the courier contact me directly.”

“If you ask the courier to call you, won’t the surprise be ruined?”

“You’re not spoiling it by calling me now to surprise me?”

Han Xiao laughed loudly: “Can you come back before the day after tomorrow? If not, I will forward it to you and give me your parents’ home address.”

“No need, just ask the courier to place it directly at the property.”

“No, this thing has to be handed over to you personally, and only the day after tomorrow.”

“What the hell.”

“Secret.”

Chen Shilu frowned. He couldn’t stand Han Xiao’s pestering, so he left him his parents’ address and asked him to write down his phone number.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Shilu looked at the calendar on his phone and remembered that it was his 33rd birthday in two days.

When I was in my twenties, I loved having fun. I had a party every birthday and caroused all night with my friends.After turning 30, it seems that I don’t want to be reminded by this day that I am one year older. It’s just my birthday, and I gradually forget about this day.

Even if he forgets, there will still be some friends who will remember and send him blessings and hello when the day comes.Only Han Xiao has prepared all kinds of weird birthday gifts for him every year since they met. Sometimes they are medieval jewelry found, or a beautiful and strange stone.It didn’t cost a few dollars, but it was sent to him all the way from the other side of the ocean.

I don’t know what it was that caused such trouble this time. I have to say that Chen Shilu did have some expectations because of how good he was.

The hotels in the old city were all old. He finally found a chain hotel, but it was in the new city.

When the taxi drove into the new city, he was somewhat surprised.He didn’t expect that the new area of ​​​​this small county town would be so prosperous, with eight lanes and tall buildings everywhere.I heard that his eldest brother bought his house in this new city, but I don’t know what the housing prices are in these beautiful and brand-new communities.

He got up early the next morning and walked around the new city. He ate some local snacks along the way, all of which had flavors he was familiar with and liked.

I didn’t plan to go see the teacher when I came back this time, but when I mentioned it yesterday, I thought I should go see him.

Speaking of which, when he was caught having a puppy love, it was only thanks to his class teacher that he hid the fact that he was gay, so that he could pass the final stage of his high school career smoothly.He always remembered this kindness.

Chen Shilu bought a souvenir. Although he had not been back to school for more than ten years, he still found his teacher’s home by a familiar route.The teacher was still in class, and her lover opened the door.

At about ten o’clock, the teacher came back from class and called out his name exactly as soon as he saw him.

Chen Shilu was a little happy: “Teacher Yan, do you still remember me?”

“Why don’t you remember that I will never encounter many excellent students like you in my whole life?” Teacher Yan looked at him. “You can see that he is a successful person. It shows that I didn’t make a mistake back then.”

“Don’t make fun of me.”

The two chatted and chatted for a while, and the teacher asked casually: “Are you married?”

An embarrassed smile appeared on Chen Shilu’s face: “Teacher Yan, don’t you know my situation?”

“You haven’t changed after all these years.”

Chen Shilu smiled even more awkwardly, but it was just embarrassing. He knew that the other party had no ill intentions: “This is not something that can be changed.”

“Oh. Then why don’t you have a partner? An excellent man like you.”

“…”

“You don’t have a partner either?” The teacher frowned and said with some sincerity, “It’s better to find a companion while you are young. What do you mean, young couples always come to accompany you. When you reach my age, you know that the children have left home and friends are all looking after their own families. The only one who can be a companion is the old man in the family.” The teacher nodded towards the master who was cooking in the kitchen.

Then he talked about another boy who was involved in the exposure of his puppy love.The teacher told him that the boy had been out of school for a few months and had not taken the college entrance examination. He repeated his studies the next year and passed the exam, which was a blessing in disguise. He asked again, “Do you still have contact with him?”

Chen Shilu shook his head.

After having a casual meal at the teacher’s house, and the teacher had class in the afternoon, Chen Shilu walked around the campus by himself.Looking at those youthful faces, I couldn’t help but recall the past.

Throughout his teenage years, his life was gloomy.It’s not miserable, just depressing.Only the days in school are his only bright spots.Studying is easy for him. Being a top student always brings aura, so his classmates and teachers are kind to him, and he also has a boy he likes.

He taught the boy to study, took him to play games, and helped him secretly escape from the closed management… The two of them had a close relationship in private, and there was already a layer of ambiguity. In the end, the boy fell in love with him, which was what he expected.

At that time, everything was so simple. Just find ways to pursue and get the person you like, without considering whether the other person is a straight man or whether your actions have the huge power to change the other person’s life.

But life is like this, and it becomes extra complicated when you grow up.

Just liking is not enough, it is also necessary to be suitable; being happy is not enough, it is also necessary to be right; being in love is not enough, it is also necessary to be long-lasting… Those joys and happiness that are inappropriate, incorrect, and cannot last long are vain, and they are fleeting and ephemeral. Just look at them and don’t need to be obsessed with them.

I understand the truth, but I can’t deceive myself about the sadness in my heart.

He cheered up and got his life back on track, trying to live the same life every day, but he was always sad in his heart.

He has experienced separation and knows that it will be sad and painful.He also knows what it means to start over, and he believes that one day he will get through it and there will be days when he will be happy.But he didn’t expect the downturn to last this long.

That empty feeling is like a hole in my heart, and there is always a cold wind passing through it, endlessly.He was tired of waiting for the hole to grow.

Chen Shilu already knew that going home was a mistake, and planned to leave early on the third day, but Han Xiao had already sent the gift again.If he left, his family would definitely not send it to him again after receiving it, so he would have to stay for one more day and wait for the items to be received before leaving together.

So at noon on the third day, he had to go home for dinner again.

Mother is busy in the kitchen.After his retirement, my father worked as a security guard in a nearby park and had to wait until 12 o’clock to get off work.The eldest brother was still driving out of the car and was waiting for dinner before coming over.There were only Chen Shilu and his sister in the living room.

Chen Xiangrong was lying on the sofa scrolling through his cell phone. Chen Shilu remembered the “task” his father had given him to persuade his sister, but he looked at her twice and swallowed the words before he spoke.

Chen Xiangrong unconsciously said without moving his eyes from his phone: “The boss will ask you to borrow money soon. If you don’t want the money to go to waste, it’s best not to lend him money.”