The sudden appearance of Lucas Zhang put Nathan Tao into a huge panic. He didn't expect to meet this person suddenly here. He was so miserably deceived by him. He originally thought that he would never meet again in this life, so he took it as a lesson, but , how could he be held hostage again here?
Fortunately, someone rescued him in the alley. At that time, Nathan Tao was gripped by nervousness and shouted in a panic that he was not robbed. When he calmed down and wanted to go find the person who helped him, there was only an empty yellow street under the street lamp. light.
Nathan Tao returned home and couldn't sleep all night. He thought what should he do? Should he leave here? No, he hasn't found Caleb Tao yet. Do you want to move? It's so cheap here, and the transportation is convenient. In Linhai, where land is at a premium, where should he move...
The summer nights were unbearably hot, and there was only a squeaky electric fan blowing cool wind in the small space. The air was like a bubble of hot water, moist and sticky. Nathan Tao was so hot that he took off his clothes, but he wrapped his body tightly in a blanket out of fear. He was worried and in a daze, thinking about the past and the future. In the end, he could only rely on memories to escape from the sweltering heat and reluctantly Caleb Tao, I will leave when I see you, and I will never come here again.
Nathan Tao had just paid the monthly rent payment, so he couldn't leave. He thought, don't be afraid. What are you afraid of? What else can Lucas Zhang do to him? Don’t you just want money? But he didn’t have any money, so what else could he do?
In this way, Tao Zhiqiang cheered up and went to work the next day. Due to his hand injury, he could only do some non-water jobs, but how can there be non-water jobs in a barbecue restaurant? Soon he felt that he had nothing to do, and in desperation, he could only take a few days off.
Fortunately, the job of playing dolls could continue, so Nathan Tao asked his kind colleagues to find him a few similar hourly jobs. They were basically simple jobs such as handing out flyers and selling balloons. The money was not much, but it was better than nothing. good.
Things at work have eased, but problems in life have become more serious, because Nathan Tao discovered that someone was following him these days.
The footsteps behind him at night, the black cat jumping inexplicably in the alley, and the figure that flashed past when he turned back, all of these made Nathan Tao's panic reach the extreme. Who is it?
The cicadas chirped noisily, and the elongated trembling sound lasted for a long time, and Nathan Tao's forehead was covered with hot sweat. It was eight o'clock in the afternoon, just after dusk, and the horizon was covered with uneven red and purple clouds. The scenery was beautiful, but Nathan Tao didn't even dare to look up.
He took quick steps, but every step seemed to be in slow motion, looking so heavy and sticky. He just felt like there was an invisible animal lying behind him, as fierce as a wolf, as ferocious as a tiger, and as fierce as a leopard. He was so agile, and it was like there were thousands of eyes hanging in the air, all looking at him. This feeling of being looked down upon was really frightening and suffocating for him.
Just when he was about to walk out of the alley, Nathan Tao suddenly turned around and shouted: "Who!"
A dozen meters away, a middle-aged woman carrying a handbag covered her chest and said loudly: "You're crazy, what are you shouting for? You're scaring me to death!"
Nathan Tao's face turned red, and he said sorry several times to people from a distance, and then walked out of the alley without looking back.
He comforted himself, no one was there, who was following him and doing what? The only possible person is Lucas Zhang, but he is even less afraid of Lucas Zhang.
Despite this, Nathan Tao still spent dozens of dollars to install a lock in his room. His room, which was only 10 square meters, contained a bed, several large boxes for clothes, and a bed. There are tables and stools, the stove is placed on the table, and the ventilation fan is installed on the top of the window. At night, Nathan Tao hurried to the toilet while others on the floor were still asleep, and hurried back. He didn't dare to drink more water, and fell asleep immediately.
The toilet was at the end of the corridor and he didn't dare go out.
A few days later, the wound on Nathan Tao's hand finally improved, but he was worried because after returning to work at the barbecue restaurant, he had to go home early every morning. The fear of being followed recently has not disappeared at all. It seems that there is a pair of eyes watching him all the time. However, there is no trace anywhere, which makes him feel that he is hallucinating.
Just be patient, school will start soon, Nathan Tao thought, as soon as school starts he will go to Caleb Tao and leave as soon as he sees him. I have saved six to seven hundred dollars, and I can buy that watch just a little bit closer.
On the first day back at the barbecue restaurant, Nathan Tao was very busy and had no time to think about other things. At about three o'clock in the morning, there were gradually no more customers in the restaurant, and he began to get nervous while washing dishes in the kitchen.
He looked outside, thinking that he would go to the convenience store to buy a flashlight later. Just after taking a few glances, the landlady outside suddenly shouted "Welcome". Nathan Tao's thoughts were interrupted. He turned around and saw The young boy who impressed him so much.
Nathan Tao's hands washing the dishes slowed down. He saw the young man sitting at the table and picked up the menu, and then he thought, why would he come to eat alone so late? He had a good impression of him, because he looked so clean and handsome, and he was very kind and cared about his hand injury. He must be an excellent child raised in a harmonious big family. He wanted to give him another bottle of soy milk, but wasn't it a bit presumptuous?
The barbecue chef muttered something and had to work overtime. Nathan Tao wiped his hands and served the boy a dish of cold dishes. He said, "Please use it slowly." When he turned to leave, he was stopped: "Your hand is healed." ?"
Nathan Tao was a little surprised, and he said shyly: "Okay, thank you."
"Why thank me? You have to thank the doctor."
Nathan Tao pursed his lips and smiled, and the boy said again, "Aren't you getting off work yet?"
"It's time to get off work if there are no customers." After Nathan Tao said this, he felt that this sentence was inappropriate and quickly made up for it: "Uh, I don't mean anything else. I'm sorry, your barbecue will be ready soon."
The boy said: "It's okay, I'll leave after eating."
While talking, the boy looked up at Nathan Tao slightly, his face was clean and cheerful, and there was a sense of familiarity between his brows. Nathan Tao suddenly thought of his Nian Caleb Tao. Nian Caleb Tao was eighteen years old, so she should be that old.
Out of this inexplicable feeling of familiarity, Nathan Tao took the liberty to ask one more question: "Are you a student?"
"Um."
Nathan Tao nodded and said something that was not a compliment: "You must be good at studying." He wanted to ask him which school he was from, but he felt that it was inappropriate to ask too much, so he stopped talking. Go on to work.
Half an hour later, the boy finished his meal, then paid and went out. Nathan Tao looked at his back and felt inexplicably relieved. He always had a sense of trust in good people, but this young man who had cared about him had nothing to do with it. Doubt is a good person.
After cleaning up, Nathan Tao finally got off work. Today was a rare cool night in summer. The smell of rain was in the air. Nathan Tao took a breath to relax himself, but as soon as he took two steps, he saw There was a man standing at the bicycle parking lot at the corner of the road.
Isn't this, that boy?
Nathan Tao looked around at the quiet surroundings, then walked over: "It's you, why don't you go home?"
The boy turned his head and looked at Nathan Tao and said, "My home is a bit far away. I'm thinking about how to get back."
Far? Nathan Tao suddenly had the idea of helping, so he asked, "Where is your home? How far is it?"
"Taoyuan Middle Road."
Nathan Tao suddenly opened his eyes wide and said, "I know that place. It's not far from my home. You have to take the No. 28 bus, but it's a few kilometers away from the bus station. If you want to go there, you have to ride a bicycle."
Nathan Tao didn't have the concept of taking a taxi in his life experience, so after he finished speaking, he looked at the empty street and said, "You come with me. It's too unsafe to be alone at night. I also take bus 28. Let's go together." "Stand down."
The boy remained silent, and his handsome face was cast into a blurry shadow by the street lamp. Nathan Tao added: "Don't worry, I know this road well and I won't make a mistake."
As he spoke, he took out his bicycle and swiped it at the unlocking area, and then said: "You can use your mobile phone to swipe it. It's very convenient, but before driving, you have to squeeze the front brake. Some brakes are broken and you can't ride." Then straighten the front of the car and check the direction. Some cars are not easy to ride if the front is crooked. "
The boy took out his cell phone, and after a long moment, he said, "Thank you."
"Unkind."
Nathan Tao pushed the bicycle out, parked it, walked over and squeezed the brakes of the cars next to him, then fiddled with the fronts of the cars, and finally chose one and said, "This, this car is new."
The boy came over and imitated Nathan Tao's example, he pressed the brake and moved the front of the car. Then he scanned the code with his mobile phone. When the car lock opened, it made a "bang" sound. Then he said, "Thank you, I "Liam Zhao, what's your name?"
When he was suddenly asked his name, Nathan Tao was confused for a moment, and then said: "Liam Zhao, your name sounds so literate. My name is Nathan Tao, Tao for ceramics, Zhi for knowledge. I should be a few years older than you." Woolen cloth."
Tao Xingxuan was very happy. This joy of making friends swept away his recent gloom. He raised his seat, stepped on the bicycle in front, and said, "Classmate Zhao, just follow me. I will take this road." Go every day."
Liam Zhao nodded and said, "Thank you, just call me Liam Zhao."
"Okay, just watch the road."
Using the light and shadow cast by the street lamp, Nathan Tao rode on the creaking car. The wind was like a veil, blowing on his exposed skin. His heart felt spacious and quiet. He had not felt so relaxed for a long time.
Perhaps because he was with someone, Nathan Tao was not afraid at all tonight. He looked back from time to time to see if Liam Zhao was following. He only caught a glimpse of a shadow, and his heart rested peacefully in his stomach. The street lights would stretch their shadows, then shorten them, and finally disappear. Soon the next street light would continue to stretch their shadows apart. Nathan Tao just observed his feet and back, and took Liam Zhao to the bus stop. .
He looked at the time and said, "There should be a bus in ten minutes soon. I often take it."
Liam Zhao said: "Okay."
He looked towards the roadside but did not speak. Nathan Tao felt that the silence was a bit strange. He thought that this child was quite stable, so he took the initiative to talk: "Classmate Zhao, why do you live so far away? You should be in the university town." Go to school there."
Liam Zhao did not answer, but asked: "What about you, why do you live so far away."
"Ah..." Nathan Tao was speechless, but he thought about it and told the truth, "Because it's cheaper to rent a house in the suburbs, but it's too expensive here for me to afford it."
"Houses in Linhai are indeed very expensive. Because my home is on Taoyuan Middle Road, I went to the south to get into college."
"You are a local. I think you are from a big city." Nathan Tao smiled silly.
Liam Zhao looked into the distance again, as if looking for traces of the bus, and said, "He is a local from the suburbs. The houses in Taoyuan are much cheaper."
Nathan Tao felt that Liam Zhao's temperament was too good. He couldn't help but think about his own Nian Caleb Tao. Nian Caleb Tao was very thin and short when he was a child, all because he had no money to buy meat, eggs and milk. And because of his negligence, Nian Caleb Tao's His teeth didn’t look good either. At that time, he had been trying to save money for Nian Caleb Tao to have his teeth straightened, but before he could, the Zhong family’s parents took him away. They were from a good family, so they should have done this for Nian Caleb Tao. Bar.
This boy had very nice teeth. Nathan Tao really hoped that his Caleb Tao Caleb Tao could look like this. As he was thinking, Liam Zhao said, "The car is here."
So the two of them got in the car and sat down next to each other in the double seat at the back. Nathan Tao was next to the window and Liam Zhao was sitting next to him. As soon as he sat down, Nathan Tao suddenly felt a sense of oppression coming over him. It was not because of anything else. , but the seat is narrow and Liam Zhao is too tall.
He leaned out and Nathan Tao hurriedly said, "It's okay."
"How about I sit in the back?" Liam Zhao said.
"No, no, it's not crowded. How tall are you, Mr. Zhao? You're about 1.8 meters, right?"
"I don't remember very well. I had a physical examination before the college entrance examination. It seemed that I was 85 or 86."
Nathan Tao showed envious eyes: "It looks good to be tall, but I'm too short. I'm only 1.73 meters tall."
Liam Zhao said: "Not short, just right."
Although he always had no emotion when he spoke and had a tough look, Nathan Tao was deeply moved. He felt that classmate Zhao was really a college student of extremely high quality and how kind he was!
As a result, Nathan Tao's mind became active. He thought for a while and carefully asked the slightly transcendent question: "Classmate Zhao, which university are you from?"
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