【Lin Xiao Extra-10】

Chen Qianlin was silent for a long time before he picked up his brain with expressionless expression and looked at the photo carefully.

I still remember when I went to deliver medicine to Chen Xiao that day, Chen Xiao's face was pale, his voice was choked, and his fingers kept holding the coffee cup tightly, looking very embarrassed. However, Chen Xiao in the photo was full of vitality and a smile, which was completely different from the previous period.

Such intuitive comparison made Chen Qianlin finally realize that Chen Xiao could live a relaxed and happy life only when he was not by his brother's side, and as his brother, he only brought him despair and pain.

He was the root of his brother's pain. This perception made Chen Qianlin's heart sting. He took a deep breath and calmed down, typing and asked, "When did you meet?"

Chen Xiao said: "His name is Zheng Yang. He is my friend when I was a child. He has been in touch for many years. Last month, we all went back to the orphanage on the dean's birthday. Zheng Yang said that he has admired me since he was a child and knew that I am single at the moment and wanted to chase me to try, so I agreed."

Zheng Yang? This name is Chen Qianlin. There are two boys who had a good time with Chen Xiao when they were young. One was Zheng Yi, who was born with a heart attack and was thin and small. Chen Xiao often fought with others to protect him. The other was Zheng Yang, who followed Chen Xiao's butt every day and treated Chen Xiao as the boss and fought with Chen Xiao.

Is it him? The man in the photo is tall and strong, not like the follower he was a child.

Chen Qianlin frowned slightly: "I remember you are just friends."

Chen Xiao quickly sent a series of explanations: "I used to be just a friend, but Zheng Yang took the initiative to chase me. I think it can be tried. After all, we have known him for so many years, and I know him well. Now it seems that my choice is not wrong. Zheng Yang is quite funny, he speaks straightforwardly, and is very relaxed with him. He loves fitness very much. We exercise together every day, and I have improved a lot during this period."

This is a fact. Since the start of the new season, Chen Xiao has indeed become more energetic.

Chen Qianlin asked incisively: "Do you like him?"

Chen Xiao did not reply.

Chen Qianlin: "I hope you can meet a suitable person and find your own happiness, rather than just finding someone to make do with it."

Chen Xiao laughed: "Brother, what is happiness?"

Chen Qianlin: “…”

This problem stumped him. There was never the "marriage and childbirth" in his life plan - he hated being close to people, sleeping with people every day, covering the same quilt, and even more hated the child who kept crying and pestering him for this and that.

Perhaps in the future, he will inherit his father's property and focus on his work.

As for what most people think of happiness? He never thought of it.

After Chen Xiao asked this, Chen Qianlin suddenly felt that he seemed a little sick. Even if most people are indifferent, they will not reject people as close to others as they do, and even insist on celibacy - this is no longer just indifference, but psychological flaw.

Chen Qianlin was silent for a moment before asking back: "What do you think?"

Chen Xiao smiled and said, "It's very simple. Zheng Yang and I are relaxed and happy together. Now I feel quite happy."

Chen Qianlin: “…”

Are you happy now?

This line of simple characters seemed to suddenly turn into a sharp sword, piercing straight into Chen Qianlin's heart. The tingling pain in his heart was so strong that it was hard to ignore. Chen Qianlin narrowed his eyes and looked at the line of words. The mind, which had always been calm and clear, was confused for the first time. He didn't even know how to continue chatting with Chen Xiao.

The next moment, Chen Xiao sent two more words in a row—

"Zheng Yang is a very simple person. He treats me very well. He cares about me and respects me. I am really relaxed to be with him. I am not just a little bit. I do like him a little, and I believe that over time, I will like him more and more."

"Brother, don't worry, I thought it very clearly. I have completely let go of my feelings for you and just think it was a fool in the past. From now on, I will not cause any emotional troubles to you again."

"..." The words on the screen became scattered. Chen Qianlin closed his eyes and didn't want to read the comments about his boyfriend sent by Chen Xiao, so he simply turned off his brain and ended the conversation.

The daring to talk to my brother about his boyfriend calmly means that Chen Xiao has really let it go.

It was his suggestion to ask Chen Xiao to find a new relationship, but Chen Xiao really found a boyfriend, but Chen Qianlin found that he couldn't be happy at all. He pinched his eyebrows and went to the bathroom to take a shower, but when he returned to bed, he couldn't sleep.

He never had insomnia before, and his daily routine was very regular. After careful calculation, it was the third time he had insomnia during this period.

The first time was the night after he had sex with his younger brother. He was worried that Zhang Peng would post the recorded video to destroy Chen Xiao, so he quickly contacted the network resources he could mobilize to check Zhang Peng's black material and didn't sleep all night.

The second time was the day when I saw the video, I found that Chen Xiao was injured. He suddenly felt distressed, so he went to deliver medicine to Chen Xiao. After returning home, I kept thinking about the scene of my brother being injured and bleeding. I tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. I was worried that Chen Xiao's injury had healed? Will he take medicine on time? I didn't fall asleep in a daze until three o'clock in the morning.

Today is the third time.

My younger brother said he had found a new boyfriend and was very happy to be with him.

Chen Qianlin felt very uncomfortable when he thought of someone holding his younger brother to do something more intimate. This feeling was like tightly tying the heart with a very thin thread. Every time he breathed, he felt heavy in his chest.

He remembered that when Chen Xiao first came to the Chen family, he was full of curiosity about everything. He took his younger brother to the bedroom on the second floor, touched the child's head and said, "From the future, my brother will be your family. My brother will protect you and prevent you from being wronged."

But the one who hurt Chen Xiao the most in his life was his brother.

I thought I could shelter my younger brother from the wind and rain, but as a result, all the wind and rain that Chen Xiao experienced was brought by his brother.

Every time Chen Qianlin thinks of Chen Xiao limping and bleeding to take a bath in the bathroom, Chen Qianlin feels heartbroken.

He never felt sorry for anyone, and it seemed that he was born cold-blooded. Even when facing the separation of friends and relatives, he did not have any strong emotional fluctuations.

But recently, he seemed to have changed - the first time he tasted the feeling of heartache; the first time he was nervously staying in front of Guang's brain, fearing that Zhang Peng would destroy Chen Xiao; the first time he mobilized all his connections and quickly dealt with the culprit in three days; the first time he went to buy medicine himself, worried about his brother's injury and insomnia.

All of this is because of Chen Xiao.

His parents were often away from home over the years. He was both brother and parent, and personally raised Chen Xiao to adulthood. From the age of seven to eighteen, he and Chen Xiao were "dependent on each other" for eleven years. That kind of relationship was not comparable to that of others. Even his parents and Chen Qianlin were not as deep as that.

Chen Xiao is the most special person to him. He has made an exception for this younger brother more than once.

The more Chen Qianlin thought about it, the more headache he felt. In the end, he couldn't sleep, so he simply took a pill of sleeping pill before going to bed.

***

The next day, the club happened to be resting. Chen Qianlin slept until noon before waking up. When he went downstairs to have dinner, he saw Chi Yingying and asked casually: "Where is Chen Xiao?"

Chi Yingying whispered: "Brother Chen drove out early in the morning, carrying a gym bag, and probably went to exercise again."

Chen Qianlin didn't say anything anymore, and the lunch in his mouth seemed to suddenly lose its taste. He turned around and left the restaurant. Chi Yingying looked at half of the food left on his plate and scratched her head in confusion - Lin Shen ate very clean every time he ate, what's wrong today?

The team members also noticed that Chen Qianlin's face was colder than usual, and they all avoided it.

After returning to the office, Chen Qianlin suddenly sent a message to Tang Muzhou, asking: "Have Chen Xiao repaid the money he borrowed from you?"

Tang Muzhou said: "No, he bought a house and was renovating it. Doesn't the master know?"

Chen Qianlin: "Where did you buy it?"

Tang Muzhou sent Chen Xiao's photos of the villa to him and said, "I don't know where the villa is."

Chen Qianlin took the photo and checked it online - it was indeed near the orphanage.

Chen Xiao bought a house near the orphanage, obviously because he wanted to live closer to old friends such as Zheng Yi and Zheng Yang, so it was convenient for him to go back to visit Mr. Zheng.

Chen Qianlin suddenly felt a little uneasy.

Back then, 18-year-old Chen Xiao confessed rashly after drinking. He decisively drew a line with Chen Xiao and left the next day. Before leaving, he left Chen Xiao a house and a bank card. The house was later changed to a training studio by Chen Xiao, and Chen Xiao had never touched the money on that card.

Now, Chen Xiao has bought a new house, what does it mean?

This shows that Chen Xiao also wants to draw a clear line with his brother - he will not live in the house left by his brother in the future. Maybe he will return the money left by his brother in the same way.

Chen Qianlin frowned: "Have he told you what else? For example, when will he retire?"

Tang Muzhou was surprised that his master would ask this and said in confusion: "Retired? Chen Xiao is in such a good state now and is in an upward period. Don't he still have to form a team with Azhe to play doubles this season? I think there is no need to retire before he is thirty."

The reason is that, but Chen Qianlin had a bad premonition in his heart.

When buying a house and falling in love, the next step is definitely retirement.

With Chen Xiao's personality, if he really decides to draw a clear line with his brother, he will not stay in Nirvana Club again. Seeing his brother every day will remind him of the painful experience of being violated by Chen Qianlin that night. This is not a good association.

Leaving is the only way to completely free him.

When Chen Qianlin thought of this, he felt a chill in his heart - his younger brother was as evasive as a snake and a scorpion, and this feeling was extremely uncomfortable. He drank a glass of water to calm himself down and sent a message to Chi Yingying: "After Chen Xiao comes back, let him come to the office to see me immediately."

Chi Yingying quickly replied: "I know coach!"

***

It was not until eleven o'clock in the middle of the night that Chen Xiao finally returned to the club.

Chi Yingying was waiting for him at the club department, and when she saw him, she said anxiously: "Brother Chen, what's the matter? She can't contact you!"

Chen Xiao smiled and said, "Sorry, I went swimming in the afternoon and didn't see the message you sent. What's wrong?"

Chi Yingying said with a bitter face: "Shen Lin said, let you go to the office to see him immediately after you come back. He... He has been waiting for you in the office since the afternoon, so go quickly!"

Chen Xiao was stunned for a moment, turned around and came to the office with some confusion.

When he opened the door, he found that the lights were not turned on in the office, and it was pitch black. Chen Qianlin stood in front of the window and looked at the night view outside. In the middle of the night, the man's upright back looked indescribable loneliness. Chen Xiao felt sad and immediately calmed down and said, "Coach is looking for me? Is there anything wrong?"

Chen Qianlin turned around and asked expressionlessly: "I'm back so late?"

Chen Xiao said: "On vacation today, Zheng Yang asked me to go swimming. After swimming, I went to have a self-service barbecue, so I came back late."

Chen Qianlin now had a headache when he heard the name "Zheng Yang", and simply interrupted him: "Chen Xiao, are you planning to retire after the end of this season?"

Chen Xiao did think so, but he had never told anyone about this, but his brother guessed it. Since the topic had been opened, Chen Xiao didn't want to hide it, so he simply nodded: "That's right."

Chen Qianlin's pupils suddenly shrank, and his expression was extremely serious: "You are in your peak period now. You can play at least three to five years of competition. You will end like this. Are you really willing? Besides, Nirvana cannot be without you. I hope that you can consider the problem more rationally in this matter and not make decisions impulsively."

"I'm very rational. I have been thinking about this for a long time." Chen Xiao said calmly: "Nirvana has recruited six newcomers with outstanding talents, with Azhe here and you as a coach to check. Even if I leave, the newcomers will make up for it immediately. Xiao Liu and Xiao Qi can control 80% of my plant cards, and I will continue to teach them. Yu Ke and Qin Xuan are also helping to lead the newcomers when they are idle. Every club will face the problem of new and old alternating between new and old. I believe Nirvana can successfully pass this level."

Chen Qianlin frowned and said, "Chen Xiao, you are in a hurry to leave. Is it because you don't want to see me?"

Chen Xiao was silent for a long time before whispering: "I really want to forget the past, let go completely, and give myself a new environment and start over. I won the third place in the individual competition and the championship in the team competition. This year, I might even win a prize when playing doubles with Azhe. As a professional player, I have realized my dream and there is nothing to regret. From now on, I just want to spend more time with my lover. Xiaoyang said that I want to travel the world with me, and I also want to cherish this relationship. I hope the coach can fulfill my wish."

Chen Qianlin: “…………”

After hearing Chen Xiao say this quietly, Chen Qian and Lin were stolen.

It turns out that the feeling described by the word "Heart is like a knife torn" really exists. Every word Chen Xiao said was like a knife stirring in his heart. The heart was spasming and the pain made his face colder. He could only take a deep breath to keep himself calm.
To be continued...