An Accident in Broad Daylight

Yi Zhe stood outside the hotel, the traffic never stopped, but he didn't see a taxi that could carry passengers for a long time.The waiter trotted over to ask if he needed to call a taxi. Yi Zhe shook his head, thanked him, then turned around and walked along the road.

His ability to recognize the road is very good, but for some reason, he has been here many times, but he has very little impression of the road in Shanghai.Standing at a crossroad, Yi Zhe thought for a long time which way to go to the station.After turning around twice in the same place, he still gave up and stopped the taxi aside.

There was no direct train from Shanghai to City C, so Yi Zhe bought a ticket to Beijing as usual.The earliest train was at [-] o'clock tomorrow morning. Yi Zhe stuffed the ticket and the money back into his pocket, and found a place to sit in the lobby.The rest of the time was spent almost in a daze, sometimes staring at a certain suitcase wheel that was grinding back and forth on the ground, sometimes it seemed that I didn’t see anything, the seams of the floor, the pairs of feet that stepped on, were out of sight, and I couldn’t see it. I don't know how time passed.

After zero o'clock, Xu Tangcheng replied to his message, saying that the phone was charging, and he hadn't seen it just now.

Holding the phone in his hand, Yi Zhe read this very ordinary line of words back and forth several times.Before he could reply, Xu Tangcheng asked again: "Are you asleep?"

A child's cry was heard not far away, Yi Zhe looked up, his eyes flickered, and finally, the phone screen went dark.

There was a vacant seat in the corner, Yi Zhe got up holding the phone, and moved there.

Six hours later, the train departed on time, and Yi Zhe went through the long queue for ticket inspection. For the last time, he looked up at the LCD screen—"Shanghai Hongqiao—Beijing South".

His seat was by the window, and when he missed things outside the window one by one, Yi Zhe found that he no longer had the emotions of last night.Shocked, disappointed, unwilling, and sad, it seemed that he had completely disappeared in his life in just over six hours of waiting for the bus. His heart was terribly calm, as if he was just taking a bus, and this big city Never had anything to do with him.

Calm down and think about it, Yi Yuanzhi and Yi Xun's attitudes are not without revealing. In many cases, they didn't even hide their indifference. It's just that Yi Zhe has been selectively ignoring it, and has been deceiving himself and others.It was like a problem that he couldn't solve. He fell into a misunderstanding. He always felt that the solution could be solved by the last step, but it wasn't until he saw the answer that he realized that he had thought wrong from the first step. will never be solved.Then follow the answer back and find that the conditions given in the question are not ambiguous.

In the final analysis, he is stupid.

What's more, the answers are only available after handing in the papers, and the time and energy wasted in solving the questions have been irretrievably wasted.

It's ridiculous that so many years of business maintenance and longing are just wishful thinking and misunderstanding.

Yi Zhe looked away and closed the curtains.

At 08:30, he made a phone call to Xu Tangcheng.The phone was picked up quickly, and Xu Tangcheng's voice was a little hoarse, as if he hadn't woken up.

"Why don't you talk?" Xu Tangcheng asked him this way, clearing his throat.

After sitting for a whole night without making any sound, Yi Zhe coughed and asked smoothly, "Are you up yet?"

"No, I just woke up, and I still don't remember."

Xu Tangcheng spoke slowly, and Yi Zhe could imagine that he should be pulling the quilt and turning over now, holding the phone in a lying position on his right side.Listening like this, Yi Zhe unconsciously brought the phone closer to his ear.

"What did uncle and aunt say yesterday?"

After asking, he nervously waited for a reply.Xu Tangcheng quickly told him: "It's okay, it's still the same."

If it was in the past, Yi Zhe might really have believed in Xu Tangcheng.He clenched his fists, wondering how naive his former self was.

"what are you doing?"

Xu Tangcheng naturally led the conversation to the next topic, while Yi Zhe lowered his eyelids and remained silent.

On the side, a conductor pushed the dining car past, yelling the drinks and snacks on the car over and over again.The last time Yi Zhe ate was the uncomfortable lunch at noon yesterday, his stomach growled amidst the yelling, accompanied by the discomfort of not having eaten for a long time.

The dining car stopped, and a man opposite bought two ham sausages and a bag of milk.When paying, a small hand suddenly stretched out in the air. Yi Zhe didn't hear what the little boy said, but the father laughed twice and said, "I want another bag of peanuts."

In many cases, it is not heart-piercing questioning or crying that triggers emotional shocks, but trivial and ordinary life pictures.

It has been too calm since last night, and the pain that has accumulated a little bit just broke out at this time.Yi Zhe gritted his teeth and turned his head away. It suddenly occurred to him that he would have to wait for this train to arrive in Beijing, and then transfer to the train from Beijing to City C. Maybe even when he got home, he would still secretly wait for a while in the downstairs of the community before he could get the train. May see Xu Tangcheng.

He felt that the train was still going too slow, too slow—he wanted to be able to hug him now, before he woke up and was sleepy.

Yi Zhe closed his eyes and lowered his head. After a long time, he suddenly whispered into the phone: "I'm hungry."

"Huh?" At the other end, Xu Tangcheng sensed something was wrong with Yi Zhe very sensitively, and quickly asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Yi Zhe pressed his lips together tightly because his throat was choked up, unable to make a sound for a while.

"Yi Zhe." Xu Tangcheng called out to him, and his voice was fully awake, with a slight rush.Perhaps through the phone, he heard some voices in the carriage, and he asked, "Where are you?"

"I'm on the train." The Adam's apple twitched, and Yi Zhe repeated, "I'm on the train. Go back to Beijing first, and then to City C."

He didn't dare to act rashly in the current situation, for fear that if he accidentally appeared, it would make the situation worse.So after saying this, he asked again: "I want to go back to you, can I?"

"Yes." Xu Tangcheng didn't ask him why he showed up on the train back to Beijing one day earlier, knowing that Yi Zhe was safe and coming back safely, he calmed down, "However, coincidentally, I'm already in Beijing gone."

Yi Zhe was stunned: "Huh?"

"I'm at home in Beijing, I came back yesterday," Xu Tangcheng said with a smile, "Can you stop asking me why?"

Probably guessed something, Yi Zhe twitched the corner of his mouth with great difficulty, lowered his head, and said, "Okay."

"Be careful," Xu Tangcheng said, "waiting for you to go home."

At noon, the train arrives at the station.

Yi Zhe walked towards the exit with the flow of people, and just after passing the gate, there was a sudden commotion around him. Before Yi Zhe could react, a girl was pushed to the ground. After a scream, she Yelling: "He stole my wallet!"

Yi Zhe only caught a glimpse of a figure who was desperately pushing through the crowd and fled forward. Without hesitation, he ran after him.The thief was very good at running. Normally, Yi Zhe would not be afraid, but today he was not feeling well, and he was so hungry that he had no energy. When he suddenly started to run, his eyes darkened due to lack of oxygen.But I don't know what was going on in my heart. After going through the darkness, Yi Zhe was like a wind-up robot, neither speaking nor shouting, just numbly exhausting all his strength, staring at Looking at the thief, he gritted his teeth and chased after him all the way.

The thief looked back at him, probably annoyed by being chased, and in the end he swung the girl's wallet and threw it at Yi Zhe.Yi Zhe subconsciously turned his head to avoid it, but his ear was scratched and he felt pain immediately.

The thief also lost his strength, so Yi Zhe tried his best to speed up a few steps, stretched out his hand, and staggered the person who had been running in front.

"Fuck, your mother is sick!" The thief swung his arms and struggled vigorously, and even elbowed Yi Zhe's waist twice. Yi Zhe twirled his arms and locked his neck with his arms. It forced him to bend back and lean his back against himself.

When he just stopped, his stomach was already full of nausea, and he was hit twice by this man, and the smell of blood in his throat was even stronger.The body is not comfortable, and naturally the temper is not very good. The person being strangled has been dishonest. Yi Zhe lost his patience and was about to raise his leg to be taught a lesson when he suddenly caught a glimpse of the policeman running towards him.Yi Zhe paused and put his legs down.

However, seeing the police coming, the thief was not so calm.From preparing to hit someone to giving up, Yi Zhe walked away for two seconds, only to hear the sound of fabric being ripped.

"Put down the knife!"

The young policeman who ran ahead gave a loud shout, and Yi Zhe lowered his head, only then saw his cut sleeve.

The winter clothes are thick, the knife did not hurt the flesh, only the down feathers that were blowing out, scattered in the north wind, like snowflakes.

The clothes are torn.

A passing girl exclaimed softly, Yi Zhe raised his head hastily, as if something had collapsed in his head, and there was a loud doctor's noise, which made his ears ring.

Xu Tangcheng gave him the first down jacket, which he wore for three full years.Later Xu Tangcheng said that this one was really old, and he insisted on buying him another one. The new one was still black and half-length, but Yi Zhe had already developed a habit. If he went out by himself, he still insisted on wearing this one. old.

For symbolic things, everyone is more or less attached to them. What's more, this dress is not only a belief, but also a spiritual sustenance for Yu Yizhe.

Xu Tangcheng is right, this down jacket is really old.The lock down is not firm, and when the outer barrier is broken, large pieces of down are thrown out.

Yi Zhe was a little flustered, and hurriedly raised his hand to cover the hole in his sleeve.

"Hello," a policeman stood beside me at some point, "Thank you very much, is your arm injured? Do you want to go to the hospital?"

Yi Zhe gasped for breath, and it took him a long time to understand what he had heard.He didn't care about answering, just shook his head, then turned to leave.

"Hey, Comrade." The policeman stopped him with a smile, "Sorry, I have to delay your time, you have to go back to the police station with us to make a statement."

police station...

record……

Yi Zhe tried to shake off the unpleasant past in his mind, but no matter how hard he tried, it was in vain.He seemed to see that small room again, not only was there dust on the table, but even the air was dusty.He sat next to Xu Tangcheng, Xu Tangcheng didn't scold him, didn't blame him, just said he was worried, just asked him: "Do you want to apologize?"

Like a thunderclap in the valley, recalling the past, Yi Zhe suddenly realized that his "no" seemed to be the beginning of all bad things.

He was naive and foolish, mistaking recklessness for bravery.

If Yi Yuanzhi's words last night made him understand that for so many years, he was only living in his imagination about the so-called family relationship, then at this moment, he understood his broken promise to Xu Tangcheng.

Since they were not together, he wanted to protect him, but he didn't do it at all.He has no perception of difficulties, he doesn't understand reality, he can't see people's hearts clearly, he is lonely and courageous, but he is out of tune with reality.

Thinking about it now, most of the time, Xu Tangcheng was actually dealing with various troubles, including those caused by him.It is also Xu Tangcheng who has been planning their longer and more realistic future, and even, he is still supporting his incompatible bravery regardless of sacrifice.

The policeman who was waiting for an answer didn't know why the boy in front of him suddenly had red eyes, so he hurriedly asked, "Comrade, are you injured?"

There was no strength left in his hands, and Yi Zhe couldn't cover the cut on his arm, so he dropped his hands in a slump.

Human growth is very strange, in such a scene that has nothing to do with growth and there is no one he loves, Yi Zhe suddenly understands the reality.

"I'm not going to take notes." He took a step back and said.

"This……"

The wind swept over the waves, coupled with Yi Zhe's movements, the flying scene that had just rested returned in a more magnificent manner.Yi Zhe watched helplessly as more white feathers poured out from the opening in the sleeve, clustered in clusters, as if he couldn't wait to leave him.

"Yizhe!"

Hearing a familiar voice suddenly, Yi Zhe turned around in a daze, wanting to confirm that he was hallucinating.

There were too many people waiting to enter the station, and the station temporarily opened a new ticket gate.Before the announcement sounded, a large number of people at the end of the line were already running towards the window where the line was quickly lined up.

The surrounding environment was very turbulent, but through the fluttering white down, Yi Zhe clearly saw Xu Tangcheng who was looking at him.

He stepped over the crowd and ran toward him.

"What's the matter?" Xu Tangcheng was panting heavily. After he finished speaking, he took a deep breath and then let out another breath.

A hand covered the dilapidated place on his arm, and also blocked the exit of those feathers.

"What's wrong? Huh?"

Yi Zhe almost wanted to hug Xu Tangcheng desperately.

The hand that had been hanging down moved, and climbed up a little bit in the air, and the knuckles moved back towards the palm with difficulty.

The young policeman was looking at the two of them with his eyes. Yi Zhe caught a glimpse of Ben's hand that was slowly raised and retreated timidly, turning into a fist on the side of his leg.

I still went to take notes and wasted a while, and it was 03:30 when they got home.

"are you hungry?"

Xu Tangcheng rubbed medicine on Yi Zhe's ear injury, then turned and went into the kitchen to search for something to eat.

"Yi Zhe, can I cook some dried noodles for you?" Xu Tangcheng squatted in front of the refrigerator and found half a pack of fine dried noodles. "There are tomatoes and eggs. How many eggs do you want?"

After asking for a long time without waiting for an answer, Xu Tangcheng walked to the kitchen door strangely, leaned out, and found that Yi Zhe was still sitting where he was just now, staring at the torn down jacket beside him in a daze.

"Yi Zhe." In the process of approaching him, Xu Tangcheng called again, but Yi Zhe still didn't realize it.

Xu Tangcheng didn't know why Yi Zhe came back from Shanghai suddenly. Seeing Yi Zhe sitting in a daze, he didn't bother to investigate, but simply felt distressed.

He walked to the sofa, bent down and picked up the down jacket, and Yi Zhe's eyes fell on him following the clothes.

"I've never used needlework..." Xu Tangcheng flattened the torn cloth with his fingers, trying to piece together the two halves, "Let's try after dinner and see if we can sew superior."

Yi Zhe had been staring at him, but when he looked over, Yi Zhe turned his eyes away and looked down at the floor.

"Ah."

Xu Tangcheng put down his clothes and took a step.He put one hand into Yi Zhe's long hair, smiled and said with a twisted tone: "What's the matter?"

He never used the word "ah" in his usual speech. If he put it at the end, he would be deceiving people.When the tone of voice turns around, all the tenderness can be turned into such a tone particle, it is a powerful weapon to coax people, and it is tried and tested.

That being said, Xu Tangcheng actually coaxed two people in this way, one was Xu Tangqi and the other was Yi Zhe.

Being caressed, Yi Zhe didn't speak immediately, but raised his arm, grabbed Xu Tangcheng's hand, and slowly pulled it down: "Don't touch it, it's not very clean."

I was supposed to take a shower yesterday.

Yi Zhe wiped his face with the other hand, then stood up suddenly: "I'm going to take a shower first."

"No." Xu Tangcheng grabbed him with his backhand, "I hurt my ear, don't wash it today."

"It's okay, let's wash it up. Last night..." Yi Zhe moved his shoulders, but said truthfully, "I was uncomfortable in the waiting room last night."

"You stayed in the waiting room all night?" Xu Tangcheng immediately frowned upon hearing this.

"En." Afraid he would ask again, Yi Zhe responded and was about to leave.

Seeing him like this, Xu Tangcheng said flatly, "Get rid of me and try."

Sure enough, Yi Zhe immediately relaxed his grip.

The two of them didn't have a good time this holiday. Xu Tangcheng returned to Beijing yesterday as a "deportee" and didn't sleep much all night.Originally, I thought I would stay by myself for two days, but I didn't expect to meet Yi Zhe who also ended the trip early today.

It is said that Xiaobie is better than a newlywed, but this time the reunion ahead of time, it is hard to tell whether it is joy or sorrow.

Xu Tangcheng looked at Yi Zhe quietly for a while, then turned around alone, and folded the down jacket on the sofa.

Within a few seconds, he was hugged from behind, and he was forced to stand up straight and get close to the person behind him.

"Are you angry?" Yi Zhe whispered in his ear.

"No."

"Yesterday, I didn't know that you had come back. I was afraid that you would be worried and didn't want to lie to you, so I didn't reply to you at night."

Just now at the station, he had been restrained, not daring to hug, and after returning home, he felt a strange smell on his body, which made the hug drag on for too long.Yi Zhe hugged him tightly in his arms, the feeling that his heart was tied by something, and he couldn't beat it no matter how hard he tried, finally relieved a lot.

Xu Tangcheng paused and sighed.He turned his head so that he could see Yi Zhe's shoulder.

"know."

He was also afraid that Yi Zhe would be worried, so he didn't tell him yesterday that he had returned to Beijing.It's just that by mistake, Yi Zhe was allowed to stay at the station all night by himself, Xu Tangcheng felt uncomfortable.

"Okay, don't say anything for now." Xu Tangcheng turned around and stroked the stubble growing on Yi Zhe's chin, "Eat first, and I'll wash it for you if you want to take a bath after eating."

A pot of dried noodles with tomatoes and eggs looks good when cooked.The two ate a large bowl sweating, and Xu Tangcheng also gave Yi Zhe two poached eggs.

When taking a bath, Xu Tangcheng found a disposable shower cap for Yi Zhe from nowhere to put it on. He let Yi Zhe wash himself, and directed him to bend down at the sink and wash his hair carefully.

After taking a shower, the two of them turned off the lights in the house and hid in the bedroom where a desk lamp was left.Yi Zhe sat by the bed, and Xu Tangcheng knelt behind him, helping him dry his hair slowly.

"Hair should be cut." Xu Tangcheng said.

Unlike his, Yi Zhe's hair is darker and stiffer, especially where the neck is shaved short, like rows of little soldiers, standing proudly with their necks up.Xu Tangcheng rubbed it for a long time before saying, "Let's go get your hair cut tomorrow. New Year's Day is over...it's a new year."

It's still early when I go to bed.Yi Zhe didn't turn off the lights, but lay quietly on his side, looking at Xu Tangcheng.Xu Tangcheng wanted to laugh when he saw him, and asked him, "Why?"

On normal times, based on Xu Tangcheng's understanding of Yi Zhe, he would definitely say: "Nothing, I just want to see you." But today, Yi Zhe told him after being silent: "Suddenly found that what Yu An said was not true. Totally wrong."

Xu Tangcheng frowned slightly: "Why did you mention him all of a sudden?"

Yi Zhe blinked and said, "I just think I'm stupid."

"He said you were stupid?" Xu Tangcheng raised his voice, "You are not stupid, he is."

Yi Zhe didn't agree or refute, but stretched out his arms to hug Xu Tangcheng, and leaned closer to kiss him.After kissing and kissing, Xu Tangcheng changed his posture, breathed wildly and pushed the person on him: "Turn off the light."

Yi Zhe rarely listened to Xu Tangcheng's words. He stroked Xu Tangcheng's back with one hand, and then slid down slowly, along the slightly obvious spine, all the way to Xu Tangcheng's waist.Further down, it was Xu Tangcheng's part that no one else could touch.

Yi Zhe continued to lower his hand, Xu Tangcheng raised his neck and closed his eyes.

"Brother Tang Cheng." Yi Zhe called him suddenly.

Xu Tangcheng was a little taken aback, but when he recalled, Yi Zhe didn't call him "Brother Tang Cheng" very often.

The light in front of him suddenly disappeared, and there was darkness.

Xu Tangcheng snorted and grabbed Yi Zhe's arm.Just as I was about to ask him why he didn't say hello, he heard another call, as if wrapped in the softest silk.

"Tang Cheng."

This name is even more unfamiliar, so that Xu Tangcheng even forgot to agree.

"I will change it."

After Yi Zhe said this sentence, he was already in motion, but Xu Tangcheng couldn't ask "what to change" in the end.