All The Way North

go with. "

"Then why are you running?" Xue Rong asked puzzled.

As soon as this was mentioned, Xiao Jie became very angry, "He just doesn't want others to see us together."

"Didn't we break up!" Qi Yue said embarrassingly.

Xiao Jie said: "You have contacts with so many people who broke up, why can't I do it! Besides, you brought up the breakup unilaterally. If you want to break up, I want to get you back again, can't you?"

"Then you can't block other people's shops." Xue Rong hurried out to smooth things over.

"He told you that?" Xiao Jie was very aggrieved, "Obviously he blocked me in the store first! If he doesn't let me in, then I can only block the door."

Xue Rong: "..."

Xue Rong felt that things seemed to be different from what she thought, silently chanted 'I'm sorry Qi Yue, I can't help you' and turned to help.

The two quarreled, and finally Qi Yue was dragged away by Xiao Jie.

Zhang Yi sat down on Qi Yue's stool, "Guess what I gave you?"

"Apple." Shao Bei said, "It's sold at the entrance of the bar, and the box is exactly the same, I saw it."

"Didn't they all say Christmas Eve, safe fruit? Let's draw a moral." Zhang Yi smiled, and stretched out his hand towards Shao Bei, "Where's mine?"

Shao Bei slapped Zhang Yi's hand, "I'm not prepared for a kid's stuff, why don't I make up two catties for you tomorrow?"

Zhang Yi curled his lips, "Tch, you are so boring."

Shao Bei looked at the time, "How about I buy you a glass of wine first?"

"long Island Ice Tea!"

Shao Bei smiled and said, "Why do you drink such a strong drink?"

Zhang Yi held his chin and bit the straw, "It's okay, anyway, I won't be there for a while, it's Christmas Eve, everyone likes something more intense."

"By the way, why didn't Xixi come today? I think today will be reserved by the Conservatory of Music. Many people look familiar to me."

"Maybe it scared her last time, and now she is afraid to go out at night." Shao Bei said.

Zhang Yi didn't expect that what happened last time would have such a big impact on Shao Xixi, "Then why don't you stay at home with her more, and come out today to join in the fun!"

"She hasn't been home recently, and she said that she will be studying at school at the end of the semester." Speaking of this, Shao Bei remembered that Zhang Yi was also going to school, so he asked, "You are about to take the exam, how are you preparing? "

"I am a self-examinee. The scope and difficulty of the exam are different. Many students have not shown up since they paid the money. No matter what, I have listened carefully to the class."

"Great!"

Zhang Yi took a sip of wine and said dizzily, "It's far worse than you, I haven't even attended high school."

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Shao Bei flicked Zhang Yi's head in dissatisfaction, "I can't even sing properly."

Zhang Yi laughed silly while holding the cup.

The atmosphere in the bar reached its climax. It was almost midnight. Shao Bei winked at Xue Rong. Xue Rong took out a long box from under the counter and handed it to him.

Shao Bei hugged the box and silently counted three, two, one.

"Happy birthday!" Shao Bei said with a smile, holding the box in front of Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi was startled, he hadn't heard these four words from anyone else except Zhou Li for a long time.

Zhou Li's many gentle actions are the reason why he has been willing to deceive himself and others. How long has it been going back?ten years?or longer...

"Aren't you going to take it?" Shao Bei raised his hand a little sour.

Zhang Yi smiled, and hastily grabbed the box and hugged him in his arms.

The dazzling lights became soft again, and the lead singer of the band raised the microphone, "Someone ordered a song, and it turned out to be for my colleague!"

The lead singer of the band glanced at where Zhang Yi was, "I didn't even know it was his birthday today, I wish him a happy birthday!"

"Happy birthday!" The people in the audience booed and shouted together, and many people didn't even know who the birthday person was.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Yi tightened the box in his arms.

"Next, please enjoy "All the Way North." Just as the lead singer of the band finished speaking, the accompaniment sounded slowly.

The world in the rearview mirror

farewell farewell

you turn your back

The profile is still beautiful

……

Zhang Yi didn't want to listen any more, he threw away all the wine in the glass in one gulp, and pulled Shao Bei to leave, but he didn't expect to meet that person again at the door of the bar.

Zhou Li stood upright at the door of the bar, his expressionless expression was incompatible with the atmosphere in the bar. Seeing Zhang Yi walking towards him, he said, "Happy birthday."

Zhang Yi hugged the box tightly in his arms, smiled relievedly, and whispered into Zhou Li's ear, "Thank you, but you shouldn't be the one going all the way north. I wish you happiness."

After finishing speaking, he pulled Shao Bei to push the door out of the bar.

Xiaoxue outside didn't know when it stopped. Zhang Da took a breath of fresh air, but was coughed by the cold wind.

"Are you okay?" Shao Bei patted Zhang Yi on the back.

Zhang Yi shook his head, took a few steps backwards, saw his footprints on the snow, and began to laugh again.

Watching Shao Bei curl up his mouth and silently follow behind him, he patted the gift box and asked, "Can I open it?"

Shao Bei nodded, looking at Zhang Yi's eyes full of smiles.

The snow-covered ground reflected holy light, echoing the soft street lamps. Under the night sky, Shao Bei was tall and straight, and his gentle smile made Zhang Yi feel that the air was filled with warmth.

For a while Zhang Yi felt even more dizzy, he shook his head hastily, opened the gift box, and there was a purple bamboo flute lying in the box, not gorgeous, but very textured, looking clean and pure.

"Xiao!" Zhang Yi shouted, "I like it very much!"

Zhang Yi lightly touched the knots of the purple bamboo flute, "Everyone says the sound of the flute is bitter, but this is my favorite instrument, do you know why?"

Without waiting for Shao Bei to respond, he replied in a self-talking manner: "Because the only thing my parents left me is a flute."

Shao Bei, who was still smiling, suddenly stopped laughing and walked side by side to Zhang Yi, leaving two rows of footprints in the snow.

"My parents are both music teachers. My mother teaches vocal music, and my father teaches musical instruments. The instrument he teaches is Xiao."

Chapter 11

"I was only seven years old that year, and I was just in the second grade of elementary school. My dad picked me up from work and came home from school. As soon as I arrived at the gate of the community, I smelled a strong smell of smoke. The building was already densely packed at that time, and the fire truck could only drive in. One, the rest were blocked in the aisle between the two buildings, surrounded by layers of people, my dad grabbed my hand and squeezed forward, I still remember my head hit A lot of people's food basket."

"After finally squeezing in, I found that the building of our house was on fire, and there were a few loud noises of gas tank explosions from time to time. My mother was trapped upstairs. The firefighters came one after another. Rush in, every time someone is rescued, everyone will surround him, and my mother is not among those people."

"The fire was getting bigger and bigger. My dad gave me the flute in his hand. I was very scared and held his hand tightly, but he said he was going to bring my mother back. He couldn't My mother was left there by herself."

"He broke my hand away at that time, his tone was firm, and he could not refuse. He rushed in regardless of the obstruction of the people around him. As a result, they got together, but left me here alone."

"A big fire burned the house completely, and I didn't even leave a picture. Speaking of which, I almost forgot what they looked like." Zhang Yi walked forward steadily, "At that time, all memories were written down. In the paper, I left nothing but a flute that my father gave me."

"I have complained about my dad, but I also look forward to them. I envy their feelings and feel sorry for my loneliness. It is said that what people lack is what they want more. What I want is this kind of life together. In the past, I couldn’t understand it, but now I understand that there can’t be more than one person in the emotional world, and there can’t be one less person, even if this idea is naive, I still believe it.”

"Not naive, there will be." Shao Bei wanted to pat him on the head, as if comforting Shao Xixi, but when he checked his face and found a man as tall as himself, his outstretched hand paused and patted him back.

"I used to think about what the world is like, how many possibilities people have, and how many trajectories there are in life. Later, I found that everything in life is changing. I don't have to be like others, and it is impossible to repeat other people's routes. , Only by following your own soul can you be worthy of yourself."

Zhang Yi paused, and then said: "I just want a person like this, regardless of age or gender, pure and simple, and commendable."

"You will meet." Shao Bei said.

"Really?" Zhang Yi looked into his eyes.

"Really." Shao Bei raised his head. He didn't know when it started to snow again. Zhang Yi spoke seriously and he listened attentively.

Looking at Zhang Yi, who was about the same age as Shao Xixi, but had a completely different experience from her, Shao Bei suddenly wanted to hug him.

Before he even started to move, he felt his lips being rubbed softly.

As soon as it was touched, Zhang Yi said softly, "You accompanied me home again."

It was only then that Shao Bei realized that he had followed Zhang Yi all the way again without knowing it, and most of his hair was white because of the snowflakes.

"Then do you want to go upstairs and have a sit?" Most of the alcohol had subsided, and Zhang Yi felt that he was unusually sober now, so he expressed his thoughts and threw out a very straightforward signal.

Shao Bei straightened Zhang Yi's hair, "Take a good bath after you go back, don't catch a cold anymore, I won't go up."

"Okay." Zhang Yi didn't say any more, just as he turned around, he was held back by Shao Bei again.

"You have next weekend