passenger

In order to prepare for the weekend trip with Shi Dongdong, Qiao Hao put a lot of thought into it.

Fortunately, Shi Dongdong's attending doctor did not raise too many objections, but repeatedly told him to pay attention to preventing infection and not to work too hard.

The most difficult step is to go to the director to ask for leave for himself. Originally, Qiao Hao was ready to be scolded, but he didn't expect the director to agree readily, thinking that his previous fever hadn't healed yet, so he asked him to take advantage of the holiday to rest .

When he walked out of the director's office, Qiao Hao let out a long sigh of relief, finally everything was settled.

Before leaving get off work, he went to the ward again to take a look at An Ning.

In fact, the two-day vacation can indeed give him a "rest" psychologically, because he may be able to escape some scenes that he does not want to face.

An Ning on the hospital bed was still not sleeping soundly, and he could even hear his slight groans when he got closer.

Qiao Hao leaned over and whispered in his ear, "The heart rate has become much more normal. It should be that the experimental medicine has worked. An Ning, come on!"

The boy nodded at him with difficulty.

Turning around, Qiao Hao felt sad, and suddenly regretted saying cheers to him.

Two days later, he was really not sure if he would see the boy again.

On Saturday morning, Qiao Hao came to the hospital to pick up Shi Dongdong.

In the corridor, he saw a person standing at the door of the ward with his head bowed from afar.

Shi Dongdong took off his hospital gown, put on a T-shirt and jeans, and didn't deliberately wear a hat. When he saw Qiao Hao approaching, he raised his head and smiled at him with his eyes bent, shaking the backpack in his hand.

Qiao Hao's mood immediately cleared up - as if he was back in junior high school, the boy was waiting for him at the school gate, and when he saw him approaching with his bicycle, he immediately smiled.

"You look good!" Qiao Hao stood in front of Shi Dongdong.

Shi Dongdong was obviously in a good mood, "As soon as the chemotherapy stopped, I felt alive again."

"That's good, what's in the bag?" Qiao Hao asked.

"It's nothing, the little nurse explained the medicine to be taken."

"where are we going?"

"You just come with me today." Qiao Hao raised his eyebrows at him, and reached out to hand over the medical mask he brought.

Shi Dongdong was very cooperative, didn't say much, put on the mask obediently, and followed Qiao Hao.

When Qiao Hao drove the small white POLO car he borrowed from a colleague to Shi Dongdong at the gate of the hospital, Shi Dongdong's eyes widened in surprise.

"Can you drive?"

"Why do you look down on me so much?" Qiao Hao got down from the cab, went around to Shi Dongdong and opened the car door for him, as if to help him.

Shi Dongdong dodged naturally, and slowly got in by himself.

"You live so close, I thought you'd just take me on a bike belt."

"We won't go home directly, didn't we promise to take you out for a walk?" Qiao Hao sat back in the driver's cab, sideways helped Shi Dongdong adjust the seat distance, and helped him fasten the seat belt before holding the steering wheel with both hands. Looks like an old driver.

Shi Dongdong looked at him and smiled, then raised his head and looked around. After two big men were seated in the small hatchback, the space seemed even more crowded.

"It's okay, I finally borrowed it." Qiao Hao shifted the gear into first gear, and slowly started the car.In fact, it was the fastest car he could borrow because of the rush.

"No problem, it's very comfortable——" Shi Dongdong was about to lean back when the body shook heavily and the car turned off.

Qiao Hao was extremely embarrassed, he let go of the clutch but forgot to refuel.

"You don't have a driver's license, do you?" Shi Dongdong looked at him suspiciously.

"I just passed the college entrance examination, my first student, my first student..." Qiao Hao defended, and added at the end, "This car doesn't work either."

"Anyway, I've left my life to you, you just watch it." Shi Dongdong finally leaned his head on the backrest, his hands naturally hanging on his sides, in a very relaxed posture.

Qiao Hao didn't say any more, and concentrated on dealing with the steering wheel and the three iron plates on the soles of his feet.

The car quickly drove out of the hospital, then onto the road, and then the elevated road.

Along the way, Shi Dongdong didn't speak, and kept his eyes closed all the time. I don't know if it was to prevent Qiao Hao from being distracted, or just to rest by himself.

Qiao Hao, who became proficient in his hands, finally couldn't help but ask, "Why don't you ask us where we are going?"

"Of course you'll know when you get there, you won't sell me anyway." Shi Dongdong still closed his eyes.

"Is your body okay?" Seeing that he didn't open his eyes, Qiao Hao asked him.

"Don't worry." Shi Dongdong pulled off the mask and bent the corners of his mouth.

"Ah, that's right!" Qiao Hao seemed to suddenly remember, stretched out a hand and pressed the button on the console in front of him.Soon, the sound of music came out, the melody was very familiar, and it was Faye Wong's "Red Bean" immediately.

"You are well prepared." Shi Dongdong finally opened his eyes, and turned slightly to look out the window.

"They're all songs I've been listening to on the computer." Qiao Hao said casually.

He wanted to wait for the reaction of the person around him, but that person seemed to be focusing on the scenery outside the window.

When the car drove to the gate of the junior high school of the two of them, Shi Dongdong's face flashed with daze.

"A half-day trip to the old place, will you be disappointed?" Qiao Hao parked the car, looked at Shi Dongdong and asked.He felt a little uneasy, maybe there are memories belonging to the two of them here, but maybe the one belonging to Shi Dongdong is not pleasant.

"You haven't started swimming yet, how do you know you won't be disappointed?" Shi Dongdong smiled, opened the door and got out of the car.

The environment of the school has not changed much, except that the outer walls of the teaching building have become mottled, and time seems to have frozen here.

Shi Dongdong walked into the school gate, while Qiao Hao nodded to the guard behind him.The day before, he had come in advance and greeted the doorman with a pack of cigarettes.

"The school hasn't changed much, has it?" Qiao Hao caught up and walked beside Shi Dongdong.

"Still the same." Shi Dongdong took a deep breath.

This is a school that combines junior and senior high schools. The teaching building of the junior high school is right behind the school gate, and the playground is on the left side of the teaching building. The campus is not big, but because of its long history, the plants are lush and the buildings are green tiles and red bricks, which look simple and quiet. .

Shi Dongdong did not enter the teaching building, but walked to the playground behind the teaching building.

There are a few teenagers who look like middle school students playing basketball on the playground.

Shi Dongdong picked the fence next to the ball frame and sat on it.

Qiao Hao didn't follow. He squatted down and tightened his shoelaces, then ran to the boys and said, "How about adding me?"

"That's right, four on each side, let's play a small game." One of the taller boys said loudly.

Qiao Hao stood on the sidelines, and winked at Shi Dongdong who was outside the arena.

The game was very intense, and Qiao Hao, who hadn't held the ball for many years, became much less skilled.The teenagers ran rampant in front of him. Several times, the ball in his hand was snatched away in a blink of an eye.

Qiao Hao hopped on the spot, trying to get back the ball feel he used to have.

Then, he saw Shi Dongdong sitting on the fence smiling at him.

That feeling seemed to bring him back to ten years ago. The people around him were cheering for him, and then a person behind the crowd looked at him with a silent smile.

At this time, a teammate passed the ball over. Qiao Hao regained consciousness instantly, grabbed the ball firmly, took three steps, and threw the ball to the small black box on the basket. After a "bang", the ball hit the basket. The board went into the basket.

"Good shot!" someone on the field said.

Qiao Hao couldn't wait to see Shi Dongdong, and waved his fist at him as if asking for credit.

Shi Dongdong still smiled at him.

When Qiao Hao finished this small game, the time was almost noon.

Covered in sweat, Qiao Hao walked off the court and sat beside Shi Dongdong steaming.

"How about it, do you feel like you're still alive?" He asked with a smile. The result of the game was that his side won, even though he didn't score a few goals.

"The knife is not old, but the face is old." Shi Dongdong laughed.

"It can't be compared with the little young grasses, but when I was young, I was much more handsome than them!" Qiao Hao bragged.

"Indeed." Shi Dongdong nodded, and then raised his face to look at the ball frame not far away, as if lost in memory.

Qiao Hao was beside him, unable to take his eyes off his profile.The sunlight shines on Shi Dongdong's face through the gaps in the leaves, from the forehead to the tip of the nose, then to the lips and chin, the arc is no longer as soft as when he was a teenager, it is the line that a mature man should have. However, the overly fair skin The little stubble growing behind the skin and hairline made the whole person look fragile and haggard.

"Tired?" Qiao Hao couldn't help asking.

"I should be the one asking you?" Shi Dongdong withdrew his gaze, frowned and turned to Qiao Hao, "Look at you..."

"Let's go, go get something to eat." Qiao Hao jumped down from his seat and helped Shi Dongdong put on the mask himself.

The school cafeteria is still open on weekends because students in the third and third grades of junior high school are taking monthly exams.

Qiao Hao cheekily borrowed a meal card from a boy wearing glasses, took out 50 yuan and stuffed it in the man's schoolbag after finishing the meal.

The boy with glasses adjusted his glasses, and shook his head embarrassingly, "I didn't even see how much money it was, it doesn't seem to be that much."

Qiao Hao carried two trays, so he had no choice but to bump into him with his body, "Keep it, I'll ask you to borrow a meal card next time we meet!"

Shi Dongdong propped his head up to watch Qiao Hao put the rice plate with one meat, two vegetables and one egg on the table beside him, and then saw him take out a napkin from his pocket and wipe the chopsticks and spoon carefully twice. Three times before handing it over.

"I've never seen you eat in the cafeteria before, but the food in the cafeteria is actually delicious." Qiao Hao took a bite of the food and put it into his mouth.

"Aunt Yu used to ask me to go home for dinner. She worked all morning just to prepare lunch for me." Shi Dongdong glanced at the dishes on the plate, and there were three small compartments, one serving of green vegetables, one serving of potato shreds and one serving. Serving sliced ​​yam and fungus meat.He inserted his chopsticks into the shredded potato compartment and put some in his mouth.

"No wonder I couldn't find you at noon before." Qiao Hao said casually.

"Have you ever looked for me?" Shi Dongdong asked seriously.

Qiao Hao was startled, and put down the chopsticks in his hand.

"Would you believe me if I said that I've looked for you several times since you left?" Qiao Hao said.

"Aren't you afraid?" Shi Dongdong pointed out.

"In the past, indeed, now, don't be afraid." Qiao Hao said firmly.

"Okay, I see." Shi Dongdong smiled, then lowered his head to eat the shredded potato.

Qiao Hao got such a response after deliberating for a long time, and felt a little disappointed in his heart.

But Shi Dongdong's smile never disappeared from the corner of his mouth. After a long time, Qiao Hao felt happy again.

What reaction did he hope Shi Dongdong would have?Isn't it so that as long as he knows it is enough, and he smiled at this time and said that knowing is enough of enough.

Soon, two boys came to the next table. They didn't talk much, chatting with each other.Their voices are young and clear. If you listen carefully, you can hear that they are talking about the exam composition questions in the morning, which is a propositional essay called "If memories can be transplanted".

So Qiao Hao also bowed his head silently and started to eat without saying more.From time to time, he looked up at Shi Dongdong in front of him. The man kept smiling and lowered his head to pick vegetables. I don't know if it was him before the smile, or the two students next door. After a meal, the dishes in front of him only moved a little potato. Silk.

After the meal, Qiao Hao walked around the teaching building with Shi Dongdong again.

I didn't go to the third floor, because some students were taking exams, so they stayed in the corridor downstairs for a while.

The classroom door was not open, and the corridor was too sunny, Qiao Hao worried that Shi Dongdong would not be able to stay in the sun for a long time, so he dragged him downstairs soon.

"You pulled me downstairs like this, reminding me of my dad pulling me the last time I left here." Shi Dongdong walked behind Qiao Hao, walking very slowly.

"Dongdong, I'm sorry." Qiao Hao let go of his hand.

"It's nothing, and I don't blame you. At that time, I was actually very happy. Because I knew my dad must be very angry." Shi Dongdong held the handrail of the stairs by himself, "I wouldn't be so stupid now. I deliberately let the people in the class see the letter."

Qiao Hao didn't speak, he just stood under Shi Dongdong and looked at him.

"Will you be disappointed in me? Actually... I'm not a brave person." Shi Dongdong walked down step by step, "I'm just a stupid rebellious boy, if one day you see me clearly, will you feel--"

"Okay, don't talk about it." Qiao Hao interrupted him, "The past is not important. I brought you here for no other purpose. I just want you to come out for a walk. As for whether you were a brave person in the past, It doesn't matter. I just hope that, starting tomorrow, you are the brave you."

Shi Dongdong stood still in front of Qiao Hao, as if he had heard the long-awaited words, with joy and relief on his face, he said slowly after a long time, "Thank you for giving me courage."

On this day, it was already noon when the two returned to the car and were about to leave.

Qiao Hao turned the air conditioner in the car to the highest cooling temperature. Seeing that Shi Dongdong was tired, he helped him lower the backrest to the lowest level and let him sleep in the car for a while.

Shi Dongdong lay down very cooperatively, "Let me play some of Faye Wong's songs as a lullaby."

Qiao Hao then turned on the music and lowered the volume a lot.

When the car was driving, Shi Dongdong's eyes were closed.

In the not-so-spacious car, Qiao Hao suddenly felt extremely peaceful in his heart.

In the rearview mirror, the gate of the school was getting farther and farther away and gradually blurred, but Qiao Hao suddenly saw a lot. What he and Shi Dongdong should have was never the poor memories of the past, but the present.Everything in the past may be due to youth and ignorance, but at this moment, every bit of life is the present moment of life.

Faye Wong's singing voice came softly from the speaker, as if humming softly in the ear.

Sitting in the car you drive, listening to the songs you listen to, we are so happy...

The happy journey arrived in a blink of an eye, and Qiao Hao parked the car downstairs in the apartment complex.

Shi Dongdong was obviously asleep, with his eyes closed and breathing evenly.

Qiao Hao watched him for a long time, and couldn't bear to wake him up.

So he parked the car under the shade of a tree, turned off the air conditioner, and opened the windows to let fresh air into the car.

The song on the speaker has been changed, turned around, and switched to "Passenger" again.

The afternoon breeze and the soft singing in the ear made people drowsy, so Qiao Hao simply put his seat to the lowest and lay side by side with Shi Dongdong.

When he turned his face to the side, he could see the man's sleeping face.

Before falling asleep, he dazedly kissed Shi Dongdong lightly on the lips.

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