you after the mist

Jiang Ning didn't fall asleep much all night, and got up at dawn.The door of Tang Ran's bedroom was still closed, probably still sleeping.

He took a cup of hot water and sat down in the living room.

The hour and minute hands hanging on the wall have already passed around, and the heat of the water in the cup has completely dissipated, but Tang Ran still hasn't come out.But he has already risen, and Jiang Ning knows this very well.Several times he heard noises coming from that room, but the door never opened.

"I..." Tang Ran finally opened the door.Seeing Jiang Ning sitting in the living room, he paused before coming out. "I plan to go back."

Jiang Ning was holding a water glass and wanted to drink, but when he heard such a sentence suddenly, he didn't choke, the water spilled out with a shake of his hand, and he couldn't stop coughing.

Tang Ran wanted to see him like this, so he stretched out his hand to pat his back, but Jiang Ning waved his hand and sideways to avoid it.

"That's it." It took him a while to calm down. "Did you just pack your things?"

"It's already collected."

"Did you buy the ticket?"

"I bought it, quarter past nine." Tang Ran lowered his eyes.

Both of them quieted down. In the end, it was Jiang Ning who spoke first, "Then you have to prepare to leave now, or it will be too late."

Tang Ran followed his words to look at the clock, "Well, it's time to go."

He went to the bedroom to take out the packed suitcase, and when he passed by Jiang Ning, he couldn't resist looking at his face.

Jiang Ning's face was very calm, meeting Tang Ran's eyes, showing a little puzzled expression, "Do you want me to see you off?"

"No need." Tang Ran turned his head hastily.

"Row."

Jiang Ning watched him walk to the door, and when Tang Ran turned around to speak, he spoke first, "Bon voyage."

Tang Ran seemed to be choked by him, he couldn't hold the box firmly in his hand, and shook it a bit.

"Okay." He nodded imperceptibly.

With a soft bang, the door was closed.

Jiang Ning sat in the living room for too long, and when he got up, he realized that his back was a little stiff. He moved a little, and was going to see what dishes were in the refrigerator. .

At this moment the door rang, his heart skipped a beat, and he calmed down after hearing the voice of the person coming, it was Zhang Shuangli.

"Brother Zhang." Jiang Ning let him in. "How did you come here?"

"I don't answer your phone call, kid, so I can only come here."

"I put the phone inside, so I didn't hear it." Jiang Ning went in and took out the phone, and there were indeed several missed calls on it. "Is there anything urgent? There are so many calls."

Zhang Shuangli walked around the room, "What's the matter, where is your Tang Ran?"

"What is our house?"

"What's the matter with you?" Zhang Shuangli saw that his face was not right, "I think you two have a good relationship and are often together, so that's all you said. Where's the person?"

"Let's go." Jiang Ning passed him and walked to the kitchen.

"Gone? How did you go? I saw him take you to the bar two days ago." Zhang Shuangli grabbed him, "Now I need to make up a scene."

"Why do you need to make up the shot now? How long has it been since?"

"Then I didn't know, the location was going to be changed, the director thought it out as soon as he thought about it." Zhang Shuangli said anxiously, "The crew is leaving tomorrow, and now we need people."

"He just showed his back, do you have to be yourself for the shot? Brother Zhang, don't bother me." Jiang Ning struggled, "I'm still cooking."

"In such a short period of time, it would be troublesome to find someone with a similar body shape. When did he leave?"

"Two hours ago." Jiang Ning said, "I got on the bus a long time ago."

"Hey, no, just give him a call and ask him to come back and help. I'll discuss the ticket with the crew, and I should be able to apply for it."

"I don't want to fight, I want to fight yourself."

"Didn't I forget to leave the phone that day? How did you talk to your brother Zhang?" Seeing that Jiang Ning didn't respond, Zhang Shuangli snatched his phone, "I'll come if I come."

"You..." Jiang Ning didn't react for a while, and when he wanted to get the phone back, Zhang Shuangli had already dialed the phone.

"Hey, Tang Ran, I'm Brother Zhang." Zhang Shuang stopped Jiang Ning with his hands and walked aside.

"Yes, yes, I called you with Jiang Ning's mobile phone. Now, there is such a thing..."

Jiang Ning closed his eyes almost tiredly, and heaved a long sigh.

Zhang Shuangli's phone call over there was almost over, "Okay, okay, sorry for the trouble, that's all for now, see you in the afternoon."

He walked back happily, "The young man is really nice, he agreed as soon as he heard it. He said he would get off at the next stop and come back when he was done."

Zhang Shuangli handed over the phone to Jiang Ning.

"I'm leaving first, I still have things to do."

"Brother Zhang" Zhang Shuangli had already walked to the door, and Jiang Ning said again, "Remember to help him find a place to live at night."

"Let him come back to you, anyway, just for one night." Zhang Shuangli said strangely.

Jiang Ning supported the table with one hand, didn't speak, just shook his head.

"No, what's the matter? I thought you were getting along well? What's the matter with you today? He didn't pay the rent."

Really didn't give it, Jiang Ning thought, walking is like running for his life, who cares about this?

"Originally he was helping your crew." Jiang Ning said in a calm voice, "I shouldn't have meddled from the beginning."

When seeing Tang Ran at the door, Jiang Ning found that he was not surprised at all.

The voice-activated lights in the corridor rang along with the sound of footsteps. Tang Ran was leaning on the box and leaning against the door, but now she stood up straight.

The two of them looked at each other for a while, separated by a flight of stairs, but neither of them spoke first.

Tang Ran didn't stamp his foot until the lights went out again.

"Aren't you coming up?"

Only then did Jiang Ning walk up slowly, not in a hurry to open the door, "Why are you here?"

"I have no place to live." Tang Ran didn't dare to look at him at this moment, turned her head to one side, and replied in a low voice.

Jiang Ning was almost so angry that he laughed, "I remember I reminded Brother Zhang to arrange it for you, his memory can't be so bad.

"Jiang Ning..." Tang Ran called out his name in a low voice, but stopped talking.

Jiang Ning raised his hand to rub the center of his eyebrows, and reached out to take out the key.

The lights in the corridor were too dim, and the key couldn't always fit the lock. He took out his mobile phone and turned on the flashlight to shine the light, but he still didn't open the door.He was so annoyed that he simply threw the key on the ground, making a crisp sound in the silent night.

"What exactly do you want?" Jiang Ning's tone was stern, but not high-pitched, full of fatigue.

"I think I didn't think it through when I left this morning." Tang Ran knelt down, picked up the key, and held it in his hand.

"What about you now? Have you thought about it now?"

Tang Ran stopped talking again.

"Not really." A mocking smile appeared on Jiang Ning's lips.

In the end, he calmed down: "What is there to think about? If you think it is right, how can you think about it over and over again? You think about it because you think it is problematic." In this case, you still believe that your first feeling is better."

"Jiang Ning." Tang Ran still maintained that half-squatting position, "Give me some time."

Jiang Ning sighed, bent down and took the key in his hand.His fingers brushed Tang Ran's palm, with a coolness that didn't seem to belong to summer.

This time the door opened easily.Jiang Ning reached out and squeezed the back of Tang Ran's neck, "Come in first."

In the next few days, the relationship between the two fell into a strange pattern.They try their best to get along naturally and don't mention those things, but there seems to be a layer of separation, which can't get through.

Every night when Jiang Ning went to the bar, Tang Ran would follow him to find a place to sit down, and when Jiang Ning got off work, the two would go back together.On the road, they seldom spoke, and often Jiang Ning walked in front, and Tang Ran silently followed behind him.

Jiang Ning felt that such a day was really torture.But Tang Ran was obviously having a worse time than him. He even lost weight at a speed visible to the naked eye, but he still didn't give his answer.

However, the results will always come out, the days are slipping by, and the school is about to start.

After dinner, Tang Ran cleaned up the dishes as usual and went to wash. Before Jiang Ning went out, he thought about going to the kitchen to take a look.

"What's the matter?" Tang Ran turned to him with foam on his hands and asked him.

"I asked for leave today. I will go to see my grandma in the afternoon, and I won't go to the bar in the evening."

"Oh." Tang Ran replied, seeing that Jiang Ning was about to leave, he hurriedly asked him, "Then what time do you come back? What do you want to eat tonight? I'll order takeaway."

"It shouldn't be too late. If you're hungry, eat first."

"I'll wait for you to come back together."

"It's okay." Jiang Ning went out and took a piece of paper and handed it to him, "There is foam on my forehead."

Tang Ran took it and wiped his forehead in embarrassment, but there was a smile in his eyes.

The time to go back that day was later than Jiang Ning expected, and Tang Ran really didn't eat first, and kept waiting for him.Jiang Ning saw that it was getting late, so he made noodles with tomato and egg.It was served in two sea bowls, sprinkled with chopped green onion, it looked very beautiful.

"How is today?" Tang Ran asked cautiously, handing over the chopsticks.

"It's good." Jiang Ning smiled, "Grandma saw me today and chatted."

Tang Ran remembered that Jiang Ning said that the relationship between their grandparents and grandchildren was not harmonious. He didn't ask Jiang Ning for the specific reason, but he was very happy for Jiang Ning when he heard the words.

Jiang Ning didn't expect grandma to meet him at all.When he went there in the afternoon, grandma was chanting scriptures in the Buddhist hall.

When it was time to use the stone, she followed a group of old people out.

Jiang Ning originally planned to go back after she left.But grandma stopped suddenly, waved her hand lightly, and signaled Jiang Ning to follow her to sit down on the stone bench beside her.

"How have you been these few years?" Her voice was very hoarse, which was different from Jiang Ning's memory.

"Very good, I..." Jiang Ning bit her lip, but didn't know where to start.

"Don't worry, talk slowly." There is a locust tree next to the stone bench. This season, the flowers have almost withered, and when the wind blows, the nearly withered yellow petals will sway and fall.She stretched out her hand to brush the fallen flowers on Jiang Ning's shoulder, showing a little kindness.

But in Jiang Ning's impression, she has never been kind.