Cleanliness

Seven o'clock, early in the morning, the alarm clock rings.

Jing Xing closed his eyes and pressed the bedside alarm clock in a daze, buried his head in the pillow for a while, and then sat up reluctantly when he heard Xiao Tong's soft knock on the door, and scratched the alarm clock. Messed hair, looking at the wall in a daze.

"Ah Xing, if you don't get up again, you won't be able to catch the plane!" Xiao Tong stood at the door for a while, but didn't hear Jing Xing's sound, thinking she was still sleeping, so he knocked on the door twice, "We'll see how you get to Hong Kong then, It's almost as good as running!" She thought about the scene of Jing Xing running behind the plane's buttocks wearing pajamas with his head on his head, and she was so happy that she first held the doorknob and giggled loudly.

Jing Xing had a nightmare last night, he didn't sleep well, his eyes were sore, he was irritable, and he was still sitting on the bed in a daze, when he heard Xiao Tong's laughter outside the door, most of his sleepiness went away in an instant, his eyes didn't hurt anymore, and his heart didn't hurt anymore. Annoyed, even the corners of his mouth raised unconsciously following Xiao Tong's laughter, he jumped out of bed with his messy hair, and reached the door with one step, and opened the door abruptly.

Xiao Tong was still holding on to the doorknob, laughing forward and backward, the door shrank in unexpectedly, Xiao Tong was completely unprepared, and fell forward with his head, but was caught by Jing Xing's sharp eyes, and the smile on her face was too late to take back, even with the smile Hit Jing Xing.

"What are you thinking so cheerfully?" Jing Xing hugged Xiao Tong's shoulders, and also smiled, his eyes narrowed, "Tell me too?"

Xiao Tong was caught straight by Jing Xing, feeling a little embarrassed, he quickly pulled himself out of Jing Xing's arms, "Go wash up when you wake up, breakfast is ready, finish eating quickly, and you have to catch the plane."

"Deling!" Jing Xing had already smelled the smell of fried eggs, and pretended to salute Xiao Tong, humming a song and briskly walked into the bathroom, in a bright mood.

At this time, it has been more than two months since they returned from Paris. Xiao Tong got a long vacation with no time limit. Jing Xing also handed over part of his work. With more free time, Jing Xing often took Xiao Tong to Chen Walk around there.Chen Luo is a very good guide, Xiao Tong is happy or unhappy, when she encounters any troubles, she sits drinking tea and chatting, she actually tells Chen Luo, every time she finishes speaking, she feels a big stone in her heart It is lighter, it seems that breathing is smoother than before, and there are more smiles on his face. People who used to suffer and hate deeply can now occasionally joke with Jing Xing.

Jing Xing spat out the toothpaste froth in his mouth, and felt that there was no better time than now, even the sky was brighter than before.

Xiao Tong got up very early, at six o'clock every day, and it was exactly seven o'clock after breakfast, and he and Jing Xing finished breakfast together and cleaned up the dishes.When Jing Xing was free, the two of them would go to Chen Luo's place to sit together. When Jing Xing became busy, she would read a book and clean the room by herself. After that time, she never drew anything again. The paint and the drawing board were thrown away together, she never mentioned it, and Jing Xing didn't ask.

Jing Xing hasn't been on a business trip for a long time, and he doesn't want to go this time, but after all, it's the studio's new product launch conference, and the chief designer is absent, so Jing Xing has to go to make some money. During breakfast, Xiao Tong said: "I heard that there is a typhoon blowing over there for the past two days. You should bring some more clothes and go back to the hotel early in the evening."

"En." Jing Xing responded, and took a bite of the fried egg, "I'll go there for at least a week, hey, I really don't want to travel that far."

"It's not the first day you've been doing this job, so you're only complaining now, isn't it too late?" Xiao Tong sipped a bowl of porridge slowly, and said with a smile, "Don't be so bitter, Hong Kong is such a good place Huh? How many people want to go but can’t go.”

"Since it's so good, why don't you go with me?"

Xiao Tong paused with the spoon in his hand, got up and went to the kitchen to fill another half bowl of porridge without saying a word.

Jing Xing didn't wait for her reply, and continued: "Speaking of which, we have known each other for so many years, it seems that we have never gone out to play together?"

Xiao Tong thinks about it, don't say it, it seems to be true.On the contrary, she often went on business trips with Jing Xing. Today she went here and there, and the day after tomorrow she might fly to the other half of the earth. Every time she went there in a hurry, as if rushing back, but she never had a good time.

"When I come back this time, let's go and have a good time?"

"Okay."

"Really?" Jing Xing just mentioned something casually, but Xiao Tong didn't expect Xiao Tong to really agree, his eyes lit up, "Where do you want to go?"

"You can go anywhere. We'll talk about it when you come back. Let's eat quickly. I really won't be able to catch the plane later."

"Okay!" Jing Xing lowered his head and concentrated on eating her bread. She had never been like this for a moment, and she wanted to go home before she went out.

Jing Xing went out after breakfast, Xiao Tong sent her to the first floor, the car was already waiting downstairs, when they went down, the driver got out of the car to help them carry their luggage together, Xiao Tong saw that it was still the old order, so he called He said hello: "Long time no see."

"Long time no see." Lao Shan put the suitcase in the trunk, slammed the trunk door shut, then turned to look at Xiao Tong, and said, "You look much better than before."

"Eat and play all you want every day, it's no wonder you look bad." Xiao Tong smiled and opened the car door for Jing Xing, "Stop chatting, let's go, the plane waits for no one. Safe journey."

Jing Xing got into the car, poked his head out again, and lay on the window to look at Xiao Tong, "Xiao Tong, I'm leaving, don't you have anything to say to me?"

"Didn't you already say, safe journey."

"this one?"

"Uh... Remember to call me when you arrive?" Xiao Tong hesitated.

"anything else?"

"..." Xiao Tong said helplessly, "Let's go, I don't want to see you chasing planes."

"Xiao Tong, don't you miss me?"

How come Jing Xing used to be quite a stable person, but now he's getting more and more alive.Xiao Tong didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said perfunctorily: "I miss you, I definitely miss you. Old Dan, drive quickly, and be careful on the road."

"Xiao Tong, I miss you too!" Jing Xing shouted after the car drove a long way.

After shouting this, Jing Xing sat upright contentedly, there was no change on Lao Dan's face, he just glanced at Jing Xing sideways.

Xiao Tong had been standing downstairs watching, until their car drove out of sight, then turned and entered the building.

She didn't pay attention to a pair of binoculars on the opposite floor, the lens was fixed on her.

Yu Qinghan has lived in this dilapidated place for more than two months. She has hardly left the room for more than two months. The first thing she does when she wakes up every morning is to run to the balcony and point the telescope at Jing Xing's house .

The place where she lives is almost a small garbage dump. The leftover instant noodles and fast food boxes are placed from the coffee table to the floor, and the sofa is covered with dirty clothes. New arrivals, extravagant, elegant new season products, worn only once, are rolled up like rags and thrown on the sofa, piled up with other equally expensive fabrics into a mountain of garbage.Yu Qinghan lived in this pile of rubbish, she didn't realize it, all her attention was on the pair of binoculars on the balcony.

In the past, someone helped her organize everything meticulously and properly. Now that she lost that person, Yu Qinghan finally turned her life into a mess.

She hasn't been home for more than two months, and she hasn't seen her brother or her father.Mo Xiyuan came here once, and before he could say a word, Yu Qinghan closed the door with a cold face, without any hesitation.She used to like Mo Xiyuan so much. Ever since she knew that Mo Xiyuan loved someone else, her liking for Mo Xiyuan was like an ebbing tide. It quickly receded from her heart without any nostalgia. When the door was closed, the mole of tears flashed through the crack of the door, dangling back and forth in front of Yu Qinghan's eyes, making Yu Qinghan's heart ache and itchy.

Yu Qinghan has been dreaming for the past two months. For a while, he dreamed that Xiao Tong broke up with her. Xiao Tong's eyes were full of contempt, which made Yu Qinghan's chest hurt, and for a while, he dreamed of Xiao Tong crying and begging her not to leave. Yu Qinghan looked down at Xiao Tong again, smiled smugly, stretched out her hand to hug Xiao Tong, her arms were empty, when she woke up, the corner of her mouth was still grinning on her face, the surrounding was pitch black, except for her pile of rubbish, there was nothing.Feeling empty in her heart, her chest was so tight that she couldn't breathe, she ran to the balcony and sat looking at the telescope until dawn.

Xiao Tong in the telescope is getting brighter and plump, his cheeks are round and plump, and his eyes are bright again, but Yu Qinghan is getting thinner day by day, his complexion is sallow, his eyes are dark, his hair is unkempt, and even his shoulders are becoming more and more bent.

Without Xiao Tong, Yu Qinghan is nothing.

Yu Qinghan desperately wanted to see Xiao Tong.She washed her face, combed her hair, and put on makeup to cover her sallow complexion and black eye circles. She added some blush and lip gloss to modify her sunken cheeks and dry lips. Feng found out a neat outfit from Feng's clothes and put it on, and the person in the mirror managed to recover a bit of his spirit.

She went downstairs, crossed the boulevard, went upstairs again, stood in front of Xiao Tong's door, tidied up her appearance, and rang the doorbell.Her hands were clutching the corners of her clothes, and her palms were wet.

What would Xiao Tong's first words be when he saw her? "How did you come"?Or, "roll off"?Yu Qinghan's heart ached waiting outside the door, the time had never been so long.

Inside the door, Xiao Tong was reclining in the rocking chair on the balcony reading a book, it was not yet summer, the sun was still gentle, Xiao Tong was cold, and even covered the bed with a thin blanket, her feet were warmed by the sun. The book became more and more crooked, and his eyes gradually narrowed, so that he didn't hear the distant doorbell.

Yu Qinghan waited anxiously for 10 minutes before he dared to press the button a second time.

This immediately woke up Xiao Tong.

Xiao Tong picked up the book that fell on the floor, stood up rubbing his eyes, and asked as he walked, "Who is it?"

No one answered.

She walked to the door and looked through the cat's eyes. It was a tall and thin woman with a familiar face. She turned on the monitor at the door. Unfortunately, the woman was standing in a blind spot of the camera, only half of her body was visible. , I can't see the specific appearance.

"Who is it?" Xiao Tong muttered and opened the door, leaning out half of his body questioningly.

"Xiao..."

"who are you looking for?"

The two spoke together, Yu Qinghan opened his mouth, and the rest of the words were blocked in his throat.

Yu Qinghan thought about how Xiao Tong would treat herself, or scolded, or humiliated, or resented, or sad, but none of the scenes were like this.

In this way, vigilance, politeness, and alienation.

As if I were a stranger.