No.70 days

Throughout the afternoon, Yang Shuyi's seat was empty.During dinner, Shao Wu couldn't resist dialing the landline number of Yang Shuyi's home, and it was his mother-in-law who answered the phone. Shao Wu asked, "Mother-in-law, is Yang Shuyi at home?"

"No, I went out," the mother-in-law sighed, "I had a fight with his father, and I went out."

Sure enough, it was not as simple as "dragging his father away", they had a fight.

Shao Wu's evening self-study was so out of his mind that he didn't even finish a single math paper.When class was about to end, Zheng Xiaoning asked strangely: "Are you okay?"

"No..." Today is Monday, Shao Wu gritted his teeth, "Could you ask me to take a leave of absence from the Peiyou class later?"

"Ah? What's wrong?"

"I want to go home early," Shao Wu lied indiscriminately, "I have a headache."

Naturally, he didn't go home. Shao Wu got on his bicycle and pedaled faster than ever.He first went to the previous Internet cafe, the one Wang Yujun often went to - he didn't find Yang Shuyi, but he met Wang Yujun.As the weather warmed up, Wang Yujun's hair was also cut short, dyed back to black, and tied into a small braid at the back of his head.

"Come online, or come to find me?" Wang Yujun asked with a smile.

"...You know Yang Shuyi, right?"

"I know."

"Has he been here today?"

"I didn't see him today." Wang Yujun had a cigarette in his mouth, and his eyes swept Shao Wu's anxious face, "You are looking for him? I know that there are several other Internet cafes that you students like to go to. "

"Which ones?" Upon hearing this, Shao Wu hurriedly took out a pen and paper, "Tell me the location."

"Well... come to the Internet cafe, on the street across from No. [-] Middle School, Saite Internet Cafe, on Renmin Road and..." Wang Yujun mentioned the names and locations of several Internet cafes, and Shao Wu quickly wrote them down.

"Thank you, thank you so much." After hesitating for a second, Shao Wu still called out as he did when he was a child, "Brother Yujun."

Wang Yujun smiled, he was unexpectedly kind today, but he still had that cynical expression: "Why, do you like Yang Shuyi?"

"No!" Shao Wu flatly denied, "He is my buddy."

"Oh, buddy," Wang Yujun said again in a low voice, as if he thought the word was very interesting, "buddy."

Shao Wu was guessed, and pretended to be cool and waved at Wang Yujun: "Then I'm leaving."

"I'm going to Chengdu tomorrow, and I don't know when I'll be back in Chongqing," Wang Yujun said suddenly, "If you want to find me, don't come here."

"I..." Shao Wu was stunned for a moment, "Then how can I find you?" In fact, he didn't think he would go to Wang Yujun again, he was already terrified that time.

Wang Yujun: "Don't look for me anymore, young master, you should read your book carefully. Also, let me give you a piece of advice: don't like straight men."

Shao Wu was at a loss for words and didn't know how to answer.

"Okay, let's go find your buddy," Wang Yujun turned to face the computer, World of Warcraft was playing on the screen, he turned his back to Shao Wu, and finally said, "Goodbye."

His "goodbye" was very light and soft, his tone was almost gentle, not at all like what Wang Yujun should say in the past, it was just—it was like some kind of blessing.

At this time, Shao Wu never thought that the next time he would meet Wang Yujun would be eight years later.

Shao Wu got on his bicycle again, and followed the address Wang Yujun gave him to the next Internet cafe.It was a rainy spring night, and when Shao Wu rushed into the fourth Internet cafe, the blue plaid shirt he was wearing was soaked through, sticking greasy to his skin.The Internet cafe was full of smoke and smoke, those who were sleeping, and chatting in a group. Shao Wu struggled to shuttle between the rows of computers, stretching his head to scan the people in front of the computers, for fear of missing Yang Shuyi.

But no, Yang Shuyi was not found.

Shao Wu continued to shuttle in the spring rain. He pedaled hard. At this time, the root of his thigh was already a little sore, and his stomach growled twice, so hungry.The next Internet cafe will be the last one. If Yang Shuyi still can't be found, he doesn't know what to do.

Yinhe Internet Cafe has two floors, the first floor is densely packed with computers, and the second floor is private rooms.Shao Wu turned around on the first floor, every time his eyes passed by a strange face, his heart seemed to sink a little, no, no, why not? !Where did Yang Shuyi go? !

Raindrops trickled down the tips of his hair and fell to the ground.

Shao Wu thought to himself, Yang Shuyi doesn't have the money to open a private room, does he?But this was the last hope, Shao Wu wiped the water on his face and went up to the second floor.

There are only two private rooms on the second floor, and the first one is a middle-aged man.

The second room... "Uh, I'm sorry! I'm really sorry!" Shao Wu hurried down the second floor.In the second private room is a couple, kissing passionately.

Shao Wu stood at the stairs of Yinhe Internet Cafe, coughing several times due to the smell of smoke, almost coughing up tears.He was anxious, lost, and wronged, and he didn't know where to go for a while.Usually, he always thought that Yongchuan was small, but now he realized that Yongchuan was so big——

It was so big that he couldn't find a Yang Shuyi whom he yearned for day and night.

There were footsteps, laughter, and clattering keyboard sounds behind him. Shao Wu bit his lip, thinking to go to other Internet cafes, didn’t he see an Internet cafe on the way just now?

Shao Wu didn't notice that the footsteps behind him stopped beside him.

"Shao Wu?" Yang Shuyi's voice was a little hoarse, and his tone was a little uncertain.

When Shao Wu saw Yang Shuyi's face, he felt like he was dreaming, or was he hallucinating from hunger?

"Why are you here?"

"I'm surfing the Internet here..." Yang Shuyi pointed behind him, "I went to the bathroom just now."

Shao Wu turned his head and saw a small door with the words "bathroom" written on it.

Well, not a dream, nor a hallucination.

Turning his head back again, Yang Shuyi was standing in front of him, his cheeks were a little swollen, probably from a fight with his father.

There was a moment of dizziness, as if weightless, Shao Wu grabbed Yang Shuyi's arm: "You are so anxious to death!!!"