An Accident in Broad Daylight

Xu Tangcheng was unaware of the emotions of the teenagers in the small town. He lived his school life as usual, busy and monotonous, and the greatest excitement he experienced was nothing more than running to the station to help Chengxu get a train ticket home a few years ago.

When I came back from fetching water at night, I saw Cheng Xu sitting in front of the desk. The lamp on the desk almost illuminated the thin ticket.Xu Tangcheng poured Cheng Xu a glass of water, and found two cold medicines in his medicine box. After confirming the instructions, he prepared the medicine for him.

"Take the medicine after the water cools down."

Hearing the voice, Cheng Xu suddenly recovered from his trance, turned around, and answered.After he lingered and finished taking the medicine, Xu Tangcheng asked, "Why are you in a daze tonight?"

"No, it's just..."

Cheng Xu seemed a little distressed, and he hesitated to speak for a long time, but he didn't say why, so Xu Tangcheng had to ask again.

"There was a man I knew at home. He said he was going to drive back during the Chinese New Year, and asked me if I wanted to go with him... He said that there was someone talking to him on the road."

"Acquaintance?" Xu Tangcheng asked immediately after hearing this, "Are you familiar?"

After a pause, Cheng Xu nodded: "Very familiar."

"Your home is quite far away. It takes more than ten hours to drive?"

"He said to leave early in the morning, arrive before twelve o'clock in the evening, and take a proper rest in the middle."

Xu Tangcheng let out a "hmm", a little worried that it would be too unsafe to drive alone for such a long time.

"I haven't promised him yet." Seeing that Xu Tangcheng had been silent, Cheng Xu said suddenly, "I'd better go back by train. I just thought it was not safe for him to drive by himself."

"Then you go with him, the train is quite crowded," Xu Tangcheng patted him on the shoulder when thinking of the last time he was taken home, and suggested, "It must be much more crowded than New Year's Day, let's go back by car. Be careful on the road."

At this point, Xu Tangcheng thought that this topic was over. He lowered his head and started tidying up his desk, preparing to make a PPT for the scientific research report at the end of the year.But Cheng Xu came over from behind him, turned his head sideways to see his expression, with a cautious expression on his face.

"What?"

"You're not angry, are you?"

This question was endless, Xu Tangcheng poked the two books in his hand together, and asked strangely: "Why should I be angry?"

A bus ticket was handed under Xu Tangcheng's nose.Wrinkles had already appeared on the red ticket, and it was unknown how long it had been held in the hand.

"You finally bought it for me."

Cheng Xu looked at him with regret and nervousness in his eyes, Xu Tangcheng was speechless for a moment and only let out a sigh.

This look vividly outlines Cheng Xu's limp character, who is afraid of disappointing others. If one can create a representative image in one's mind of every familiar person, Xu Tangcheng chose this one for Cheng Xu.

Coincidentally, Xu Tangcheng received a text message from Wan Zhi just before going to bed after talking with Cheng Xu about taking a car.In the text message, Wan Zhi asked him when he would leave for winter vacation and if he wanted to go home together, his words were cautious and appropriate.

Xu Tangcheng replied that she would drive back instead of taking the train, and asked if she needed to take her back with her.

Wan Zhi didn't answer immediately, but was surprised that he bought the car so early.

"It's convenient for my family to go out if I have a car, and I often go home, and it takes a lot of time to get from school to the station, so it's faster to drive."

Then, as if it was a matter of course, the two of you exchanged a few words, and there was one more person in the car that Xu Tangcheng was driving home.

Wan Zhi finally ended today's conversation with a smiling face. Xu Tangcheng looked at that smiling face and the previous "good night", as if he had noticed something.He turned the phone around, thinking that it would be better to bring another person with him, so he looked at the ceiling and thought for a while, then sent a message to Han Yin.

On the day of returning home, Cheng Xu was the first to leave.This was also the first time Xu Tangcheng met Fu Daiqing.

Fu Daiqing should be a few years older than them. Although it can't be seen on the face, but the temperament in the clothes and gestures is already out of the school, obviously mature.Cheng Xu didn't have anything, but Xu Tangcheng happened to be going to the financial office, so he came out 2 minutes early and sent Cheng Xu downstairs.

Seeing him, the man standing by the car door smiled slightly, and politely extended his right hand: "Hello, I'm Fu Daiqing."

All the encounters between him and Fu Daiqing were just this brief side, a few pleasantries, he had no way of knowing his character and thoughts, and he couldn't see the surprise that this man carved in Chengxu's life in just a few minutes. Tao.

He watched the car leave, went to the financial office to hand in the final invoice, and then strolled to a nearby shopping mall in the warm morning sun.In fact, the clothes I want to buy for my family have already been bought when the winter is getting deeper, and today I just browse around to see if there are any good-looking things, as a New Year gift, and ask for auspicious meaning.

He walked around for a long time, bought a scarf, a hat, and bought a beige cotton vest for Xu Tangqi.Counting the things in his hand, Xu Tangcheng felt that it was almost there, so he prepared to return.However, as soon as he left the gate of the mall, he was stopped by a boy.The boy handed him a flyer, followed his pace sideways, and asked him if he was interested in learning English.

Xu Tangcheng waved his hand and said no, then he glanced at the gloves on the boy's hand.

The pace stopped suddenly, not only him, but also the boy was surprised.

"Sir, we are all one-on-one professional counseling, and our teachers will tailor a study plan for you according to your specific situation..."

"Sorry." The boy spoke vigorously, but was interrupted by Xu Tangcheng's gentle voice, "I don't need it for now, thank you."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and strode towards the mall. Before he left, he took the list.

You don't need to learn English, but you do need a pair of gloves.

During the evening self-study, Yi Zhe didn't know how many times he looked back at his watch. It was also strange, why the time passed so slowly tonight.The last time he looked back, he simply didn't turn his head back, staring at the second hand and walking hard.After looking at it for a while, his neck felt a little sore—he was sitting in the last row, and when he turned his head to look at his watch, he had to lift his face high.

"Yi Zhe." The teacher in charge quietly stood at the front door at some point, "Come out."

Yi Zhe turned his head back, retracted his legs crossed in the aisle, stood up slowly, and walked out.

The first thing the head teacher said when he went outside was: "Are you a sunflower? Your face followed the watch all night."

Yi Zhe looked at her and didn't speak. The only thought in his mind was, that's great, I guess the head teacher will finish his training and study by himself next night.

When the get out of class bell rang, Yi Zhe ignored the figure of the head teacher who was sitting steadily on the podium, picked up his down jacket and rushed out of the classroom.Bicycles were not allowed in the school, and when he trotted out of the school gate pushing the bike, he left the second person who left the school gate far away.But he rode all the way home, went downstairs and turned around several times, but didn't see Xu Tangcheng's car.

Didn't come back?Didn't you say come back today?

Yi Zhe put one leg on the ground, thought for a while, then took out his phone and sent a text message.

Xu Tangcheng replied quickly - "Well, the teacher asked me to help you temporarily, and I will go back tomorrow."

A heart sank rapidly.

Well, I have to be a sunflower tomorrow.

Yi Zhe was clutching the phone, while the other hand was frantically pinching the switch.

The phone screen lit up again at this time, and Yi Zhe's heart that had just sunk to the bottom hadn't floated back up again, and the feeling of disappointment in anticipation even made his will a little depressed. When he clicked on the news, his heart was never calm.

"Brought you a present."

One sentence generated thousands of buoyant forces, supporting his heart to sway all the way, and in the blink of an eye, he had already rushed out of the water.

How about... don't you go to class tomorrow?

The wind of the winter night made the world hum, the mobile phone was thrown high, the metal body played the sound of the wind, and the boy firmly held it back in his hand.

That night, Yi Zhe suffered from insomnia for the first time ever. He lay down for a while, turned over a few times, and then turned on his phone to take a look.After finally falling asleep, I had a long dream. In the dream, the moonlight turned into a poem, and what floated between the lines was the faint scent of soap that I smelt when I was carrying Xu Tangcheng that day.

Xu Tangcheng didn't sleep well that day, but the reason wasn't because of a heart that was tightly bound by longing, but because of the loud noise of fighting landlords in the dormitory next door.He really admired these people, and they continued to "bomb" all night.

The next morning, as expected, he had a terrible headache.He stayed on the bed for a long time and wanted to sleep for a while, but there were continuous sounds of walking, talking, and the rolling of the wheels of the suitcase in the corridor, which made it impossible for him to fall asleep for a while.He ordered takeaway for lunch. For the safety of the passengers and himself, he took a painkiller after the meal and went to bed to rest for a while.

Even though he felt that he was almost adjusted, when Wan Zhi saw him, he immediately asked softly, "Are you uncomfortable?"

Han Yin, who was sitting in the co-pilot, didn't notice anything. When he heard Wan Zhi's question, he turned to look at him.

Xu Tangcheng was a little surprised at her carefulness.

"Fortunately, I didn't sleep well last night." After speaking, he was afraid that the two of them would be afraid of getting in the car, so he added in a relaxed tone, "But I just slept for a while, so don't worry, I can guarantee safe driving."

Han Yin said with a smile that he was confident in his technology, but Wan Zhi stopped and said softly, "Why don't I drive it, and you can rest for a while."

Xu Tangcheng thought she was still worried, so he turned his head and smiled at her: "Don't worry, it's okay."

Wan Zhi was stunned, and after Xu Tangcheng turned back, he forgot to lean back his slightly leaning body ahead of him for a long time.Han Yin suddenly looked back at her, with an inexplicable look that made her face feel a little hot.

It was still early when the three of them arrived home, so Xu Tangcheng sent Wan Zhi home first, and then Han Yin.

"For the party at night, don't forget, they all said they must call you." Han Yin's fingers moved quickly on the phone keyboard, "Last time that kid Zhao Pengfei poured his life on me, if I hadn't been thick-skinned, he would have been Too much irrigation, you are on my team today and seek revenge from him."

Xu Tangcheng looked at the front and sneered: "How can I take revenge for you?"

"That's right," Han Yin was just agitated, and forgot about the alcohol limit, so he felt that it was not good. "Then I have to stop drinking for you that night?"

Xu Tangcheng raised his eyebrows and pulled over to stop the car.

The poor capacity for alcohol is also a reason why he doesn't like to attend this kind of dinner.

"you arrived."

Han Yin got out of the car nagging, and was about to close the door when Xu Tangcheng called to stop him.

"You haven't told me where you are at night?"

"Tianhe," he said worriedly, "Don't drive at night, you didn't come to the last gathering, you must drink some wine this time, don't be cowardly."

Han Yin closed the car door with a "bang", Xu Tangcheng put down the window, turned his head and shouted at him: "Go aside, I'm still driving a few steps away!"

Xu Tangcheng really didn't hesitate at night, he poured half a glass of white wine on his own initiative, Han Yin looked at him as if he had seen a ghost, and asked him in a low voice if he was okay.

In fact, Xu Tangcheng started to have a headache again, and he has a problem, he can easily get a headache if he can't sleep well, and he can't sleep even more when he has a headache, such a vicious circle, he has to slowly adjust for a long time before he can sleep well again.Therefore, he simply decided to drink more today, thinking that he might be able to sleep better at night when he was drunk.

During the dinner, he received a text message from Yi Zhe, asking if he was back.

After drinking half a cup, Xu Tangcheng was already dizzy. He rubbed his eyes and typed a few words while the people on the table were silent, telling Yi Zhe that he was having dinner outside.

Someone had been chatting with him all the time. After replying to this message, Xu Tangcheng put his phone aside and ignored it. Zhao Pengfei fooled him into drinking a couple of sips of wine before he picked up his phone and saw Yi Zhe's message.

"where is it?"

"Tianhe."

Xu Tangcheng probably really drank too much. His memory of text messages is limited to these two words. He doesn't remember when he added another message to Yi Zhe that night. The content of the message is still repeated by himself. Inner monologue.

"It's over, I drank too much."