At noon, when the sun is at its strongest.This city is always so changeable. A few days ago, it was raining heavily, and in a blink of an eye, the sun was scorching hot. The scorching sun made Tong Ze's eyes red. He drove home as if nothing had happened. When he passed by the supermarket downstairs, he took a bottle of Coke.

"Where have you been?" Tian Tian asked him curiously.

Tong Ze collected himself, then raised the Coke in his hand and shook it: "I suddenly want to drink Coke, so I went to buy a bottle of Coke."

Tian Tian was dubious: "It takes so long to buy Coke?"

"Why do you have so many questions? Maybe when you bought a Coke, you had a wonderful encounter." Lin Qiu has been dismantling professionally for 20 years, and Tian Tian is an absolute enemy.

Tian Tian smiled, but secretly pinched him so hard that Lin Qiu's face was distorted.

"Okay, okay, you two stop showing affection." Tong Ze smiled wryly, and put the Coke in the refrigerator.

"Who is showing affection with him (her)!" The two said in unison, and everyone laughed.

As the only woman in this group, Tian Tian is definitely the favorite of the group. She is the youngest junior sister, and almost no one refuses to let her go. As a result, she has always been willful in front of these people.Lin Qiu really had a good impression of her, and she had revealed it openly and secretly, but she was always like a high-ranking queen, never favoring anyone.

Gifts were piled up all over the coffee table, Tian Tian yelled and wanted to open the presents when she had nothing to do, she liked the excitement at the moment when she was about to open the presents, Tong Ze didn't care about these things, let her open them as soon as she wanted.

The first one to open was a gray gift box, inside a delicate lighter, lying quietly inside, Tian Tian snapped the box shut, and then clapped the board to complain:

"This looks like the old nine's style, a straight man like steel, and a brotherhood of plastic in the legend." Tong Ze didn't smoke at all, and giving him a lighter seemed to be perfunctory.

Lin Qijiu lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, and said with a smile, "You don't understand men."

Tian Tian didn't believe in evil, she opened all the gifts one by one, and found some very common daily necessities such as pens, USB drives, decorations and so on.

"Fortunately, it's my birthday. You didn't send these things." Tian Tian was glad that what she received last year were necklaces and skin care products.

"Open your present?" Lin Qijiu pinched off his half-smoked cigarette and looked at her with interest.

Tian Tian snorted softly, and opened her gift with a look of contempt for all living beings: a bottle of expensive men's perfume.

"Wow, Tiantian, you want to do something." Lin Qijiu picked up the perfume and looked at it carefully, then smiled ambiguously.

Tong Ze stood beside him, not understanding what he meant.For Tong Ze, there is no need to give gifts between men. His friends must also think the same way, so the things they buy are very casual, but Tian Tian is a girl after all, so it is inevitable that she cares about these things, so the perfume she gives is in line with her personality. , There is no such thing as doing things.

"Perfume, wallets, and ties are usually given by girlfriends. Isn't it Sima Zhao's heart that you give perfume, and everyone knows it?"

Hearing Lin Qijiu's words, everyone looked at Tian Tian's expression, and instantly became subtle. Tian Tian's face remained unchanged, she closed the box, and said calmly: "If you send a bottle of perfume, it means that I have an idea, then I will give you a bottle of perfume." Give Lao Jiu a blade next time, so that he won't survive the next day."

Lin Qijiu looked at her in horror, and then exaggeratedly hid behind Lin Qiu. Lin Qiu took a sip of tea to calm himself down, and then slowly said: "She has this idea, and Tong Tong dare not bear it."

Everyone laughed again, Lin Qiu was indeed Tian Tian's nemesis, always choking her to the point where she had nothing to say, Tong Ze listened quietly to their chatting, his face not showing, but his heart was pounding, because Wen Ling gave him The gift is a tie and a pair of cufflinks.

"Is there so many tricks in giving gifts? It seems that sister-in-law gave you a lot of gifts?" Tong Ze looked at Lao Jiu and suddenly said.

Lin Qijiu raised his eyebrows, expressing that it was natural, they had an agreement with each other that they would give gifts every anniversary.

"Do you remember the tie I wore on the day of my English speech last time? It was given by your sister-in-law, and this wallet was also given by her." He took out his wallet and waved it in front of everyone as if showing off.

Tong Ze pretended to be casual and said: "These are very common gifts, does it have any meaning?"

"Of course, for example, the tie is to trap you, and the wallet means to be with you forever."

Tong Ze's heart beat faster and faster, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up. He pretended to drink water to hide his expression.He didn't know what he was happy about, and this emotion was strange to him.But he was not happy for too long, because the back of Wen Ling's departure was still vivid in his mind. Sometimes, he felt that the two of them were very close to each other, but in the blink of an eye, it would become his illusion, and he even began to feel that the other party was very close. Unreachable and unpredictable.

Everyone didn't plan to stay at Tong Ze's house for too long, they still had to accompany their wives and girlfriends, even Tian Tian hurried to the next party, Tong Ze sent them out one by one, and then called his aunt to help clean up , He put away all the gifts on the coffee table and put them in the study cabinet, then went into the bedroom, opened the bedside cabinet, and the gift from Wen Ling lay quietly inside.

He took out his tie, put it around his neck, and tied a knot skillfully.He didn't wear a shirt today, so he looked quite weird, but where the tie touched, it was like Wen Ling's hand brushed gently, and it was slightly hot.

Tong Ze was startled by his strong emotions, and Wen Ling was like a curse, which was deeply embedded in his mind and could not be shaken off.Recalling his indifferent expression, I felt painful. How could there be such a person in the world who would laugh at Yan Yan one minute, and turn his face ruthlessly the next second.

He took off his tie, solemnly put it back in the drawer, then sat on the edge of the bed, staring out the window in a daze.Until his aunt knocked on his door and told him that the room had been cleaned, Tong Ze paid the hourly salary and packed a cake for her by the way.

Watching the sun outside the window gradually set to the west, Tong Ze finally couldn't bear it any longer, took out his mobile phone and dialed Wenling's number, the ringing rang for a long time, but no one answered, he called again, and the phone was cut off.

Tong Ze just felt disappointed, like losing a lottery ticket that won 500 million, no, not only 500 million, it should be 1000 million.But I lost the lottery ticket, I will look for it again, can I still get it back?Tong Ze didn't know, what he knew was that if he didn't look for it, he would lose this lottery ticket forever.

He came downstairs to Wen Ling's house, intending to knock on the doors one by one. He had seen him go upstairs with his own eyes. He just had to start from the second floor. Anyway, there were only six floors in total.When he went upstairs, he knocked on the one next to the stairs first. Not long after, Wen Ling's face suddenly appeared in front of him. He was defenseless. He just went out and bowed his head, and picked up the lottery ticket.

Seeing the person coming, Wen Ling was stunned for a moment. He subconsciously closed the door, but Tong Ze firmly resisted it, and then pushed it away forcefully.Tong Ze saw the opportunity and broke into the room, then closed the door.

For a while, both of them were silent. Wen Ling looked at him, as if thinking of something, so he lowered his head and walked away, ignoring him.

"I know you're unhappy, but you have to give me a reason, right?" Tong Ze chased after him, resisting the discomfort in his heart.

"I'm not unhappy." Wen Ling sighed and poured him a glass of water.

"You lied." Tong Ze turned a blind eye to the water he handed over.

Maybe his patience was exhausted, Wen Ling put the water directly on the coffee table, picked up the book next to him, and flipped through it as if no one was there.

"Is it true that we can't be friends anymore?" Tong Ze asked softly, but clenched his fists.

Tong Ze has said this question countless times, can we be friends?Why do you always say this sentence over and over again, everyone is no longer a child, why do you always obsess over such childish questions?Wen Ling just felt tired.

"Don't you have feelings?! Doesn't your heart hurt!" Tong Ze's voice was already choked with sobs.

Of course you do, the moment you open the door and you're surrounded by friends, the moment you realize that the slippers you said were mine are on someone else's feet, and the moment you lean down to let someone put your birthday hat on , my heart began to tear, I was jealous, I resented, I took you as my only one, but found that I was just one of your many friends, how could this not make my heart hurt?

But Tong Ze is not wrong. He has many friends because he is charming enough. He has the right to make friends. He can be good to himself and others. This is a normal thing. The fault is his own. Sensitive , Paranoia, he discovered this fatal flaw when he broke up with the first friendship, his love was heavy and dirty, and it contained many unpleasant things, such as sadness, self-pity, and despair.He is struggling in this swamp, and regards Tong Ze as the cornerstone of his life. At the same time, he is selfish, absolutely, and cannot accept that anyone should share the happiness and warmth that Tong Ze gives.

Loving someone is full of variables, so take a step back and keep a distance to know what is the preparation that will not be abandoned by time.

Wen Ling put down the book, looked into the distance, and asked after a long time, "What kind of flower is that bunch of purple flowers in your room?"

"What?" He didn't realize why Wen Ling asked this question suddenly.

"That flower is very beautiful, I don't know it."

Tong Ze was silent for a while, and then replied, "It's forget-me-nots."

"What about the white flowers before?"

"Hippeastrum."

"That's weird, it's obviously white."

"There are white ones, but they are also called Zhu Dinghong." Tong Ze didn't understand what he meant by asking these words.

Wen Ling withdrew her gaze, closed her eyes, and said softly, "I don't even know."

Tong Ze found it ridiculous: "Is this important?"

"It's very important." Wen Ling raised his eyes and said seriously: "Look, we are not in the same world at all. I don't know the flowers you put in, and I don't understand what you are talking about. Why are the two completely different? People who insist on being tied together as friends?"

Tong Ze always felt that he could speak eloquently, but at this moment, he suddenly ran out of words, and was rendered speechless.

"Calculating carefully, we haven't known each other for a long time. You still have so many good friends. What am I? You are too affectionate and kind."

"No." Tong Ze took two steps back, "I'm not affectionate, I'm just stupid, I didn't see clearly earlier, it turns out that you are so indifferent and ruthless."

Wen Ling let out a sneer, not sure if it was mocking Tong Ze or herself.

Tong Ze had nothing to say, and turned to leave, but after opening the door, he turned back to the living room, glared at Wen Ling, and even raised his fist, wanting to punch him hard.

Wen Ling smiled lightly, then closed her eyes, moved her face closer, and motioned for him to hit.After the fight, the two will be cleared from now on, and there will be no more ties.

But looking at this face, Tong Ze couldn't do anything. He had watched him struggle in pain. At that time, he secretly swore in his heart that he would definitely make Wen Ling happy. He had put in so much effort and was careful. Step by step, let him hit the person he wanted to protect now, Tong Ze can't do it, and he can't bear it.

He hugged Wen Ling suddenly, and a tear happened to fall into the collar of the other party. Tong Ze said hoarsely, "You don't understand my feelings at all."

After finishing speaking, Tong Ze let go of Wen Ling and rushed out the door.Tong Ze didn't understand his feelings before, but now he finally understands that the friendship he keeps talking about is just an excuse to cover up his constant desire to get closer, even if he is hurt repeatedly, he is still crazy for that person The beating heart.

No friend can make him so worried, and no friendship can make him work so hard.Tong Ze didn't know when, the friendship he thought quietly deteriorated, maybe it was when that person was already in tears, but still grinning, or maybe earlier, when we met for the first time, he tilted his head and casually asked him Whoever it is, he is doomed to fall into it.

As the sky darkened, the gentle summer wind blew the pages of the book, trembling left and right, and then fell powerlessly to the left. The book reads:

"I gave my life to you, and you threw it away for the gratification of hatred, vanity, and avarice, the basest and most shameful of all human passions."

……

"I reminded myself that in any case you meant no harm to me. I told myself that you just happened to shoot your bow and arrow, and it pierced the seam of the armor and shot the king."

……

"I used to fantasize with agony what horrors you would feel one day when you contemplated the farce of your own hand. How often have I longed to comfort you, even in those dark days, the darkest of my life, I haven't changed my mind."

……

Some people say that when God gives you one thing, he will definitely exchange it for another thing, but Wen Ling thought about it, and he has been losing and never getting it.I lost my parents, my friends, and myself.He finally achieved his goal and destroyed everything, just to be more complete in solitude.

However, he was not happy.He misses the quiet park in the early morning, and the neighbor who pulled him up to run under the moonlight. He is always young and enthusiastic. Unfortunately, he changed him and then left him.

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An excerpt from Wilde's "From the Deep"

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