Tiandi Baiju

He once thought that he could grow old with someone forever, but it turned out that the feelings when he was not familiar with the world, like the graffiti on the wall of a demolished building, faded with the wind and rain.When I visited a few months later, the wall was gone, leaving a pile of bricks and tiles.In a few years, even the roots of the walls will be shoveled clean.

Zhou Luoyang went downstairs quickly, shook out the tangled headphone cable, straightened his shirt in front of the dusty broken mirror thrown by the residents downstairs, brushed his hair, pushed out the bicycle and stepped on, Put on your headphones.

On September [-]th, the sun was shining brightly and the sunset was brilliant. The scorching air waves of early autumn rushed towards him in an instant. In front of countless high-rise buildings, in the reflection of glass walls one after another, Wanshi was like a fragmented dream. laser cage.

Zhou Luoyang hummed to the rhythm, stopped at the intersection of traffic lights, stepped on the beat of the music, and located the destination restaurant. Like a stubborn fish among the rush-hour crowd, he went upstream and set off to Ring to keep an appointment.

"Play well," the introducer's voice came from the other end of the phone, "Stop making any inappropriate jokes."

Zhou Luoyang pressed the handlebar and said helplessly, "Understood, why don't you just have a meal, why are you more anxious than me?"

Said on the phone: "I'm asking you to quickly find a way to pay me back."

Zhou Luoyang stopped his bicycle on the side of the road, unscrewed the mineral water, and said with a smile: "Master, do I seem to be someone who owes money and doesn't pay it back? We're here, let's talk about it later, hang up."

Half a year after coming to Wan City, Zhou Luoyang took care of what he had to deal with, repaid part of the debt, borrowed a sum of money from a friend, and rented a suite near the third ring road and the second ring road.After counting the rest of his grandfather's inheritance, he moved there, trying to gain a foothold in the big city and support himself and his younger brother.

Private room No. 12... The blind date was a male boss. Zhou Luoyang checked his phone, knocked on the door a few times, and heard a steady voice from inside the private room saying, "Come in."

Zhou Luoyang entered the private room and smiled at the man. The man was on the phone, signaling Zhou Luoyang to sit down first and wait a moment.

The man was in his forties, and was explaining business matters to the phone. Zhou Luoyang looked at the phone again, and learned from the "supplementary information" sent by the introducer that this man was the boss of a real estate company.Successful career but gay, want to find a suitable male lover, spend life with him...

What's the meaning?Zhou Luoyang thought, I'm not here for a blind date, I'm looking for a partner!

"Hello, Zhou Luoyang." The middle-aged man said, "My name is Yu Jianqiang."

It's already here, so Zhou Luoyang had no choice but to nod, and rode all the way over, his white shirt was soaked in sweat, revealing his white and indistinct muscular outlines, and he was shivering from the cold when he was blown by the air conditioner in the private room.With a deep smile in his eyes, Yu Jianqiang kept looking at him, as if he was more satisfied with his appearance, which made Zhou Luoyang a little uncomfortable.

"It's quite hot today," Yu Jianqiang said, "Did you walk here?"

Zhou Luoyang was about to answer, but Yu Jianqiang called again, so he had to wave his hand to let him sit down, and then handed him the menu to indicate that he should order first, then got up and went to the side to answer the phone.

Zhou Luoyang looked at the menu with his eyes, but he was listening to Yu Jianqiang talking on the phone with his ears. It was about bidding and land acquisition.

"I'm really sorry." Yu Jianqiang hung up another call and explained, "I want to get a piece of land, and it happens that the bidding will be held tomorrow."

Zhou Luoyang nodded hurriedly. The other party must be very busy with work, and he came to the appointment at this time, which shows that he attaches great importance to himself—or, to put it another way, to the introducer.

"I heard you just came to this city?" Yu Jianqiang put the phone on silent, "Have you looked for a job?"

"No." Zhou Luoyang handed back the menu and said, "You can eat whatever you want. I have been back for half a year, and I am busy with moving and dealing with family affairs."

"Learn what?"

"Mechanical Engineering."

"A local?"

"Well... Grandpa is from the local area. After his death, there is no one in the family." Zhou Luoyang said, "Parents are long gone, and they are living with my younger brother."

"And a younger brother?" Yu Jianqiang was a little surprised, but he didn't hear what the introducer said, and said with a smile, "Is he as handsome as you?"

"Better than me." Zhou Luoyang laughed again, showing his neat and white teeth, and said, "I just turned sixteen, and I'm going to be a freshman in high school."

Yu Jianqiang nodded slowly, and said, "What kind of job are you going to look for? It's not easy to find undergraduate jobs now..."

Zhou Luoyang said, "I am a master."

"Yo." Yu Jianqiang was surprised again.When the food was served, Zhou Luoyang said: "I originally wanted to take over Grandpa's shop, but it has been operating so-so these years and owed a lot of money. I can only close it first and then figure out a way. I hope I can reopen it when I have a chance in the future."

Yu Jianqiang nodded sympathetically and said, "What store?"

"Watches, antiques." Zhou Luoyang thought for a while and replied.

"How much do you owe?"

"More than 600."

After questioning and answering, Zhou Luoyang's tone was very relaxed, as if he was talking about other people's affairs, Yu Jianqiang took out a bottle of red wine, Zhou Luoyang got up quickly, stepped forward to take it, and poured the wine himself.Yu Jianqiang looked at the child and accepted it naturally.

"Can you drink? If you can, drink some with me."

Zhou Luoyang didn't ask him if he drove the car himself. He thought he had a driver or hired a substitute driver. He nodded and poured the wine.

Yu Jianqiang said: "When I was your age, I was still learning how to do business with my elder brother. The elder brother on the road, I started from scratch, and my life can be regarded as full of twists and turns..."

After drinking some red wine, Zhou Luoyang felt that Yu Jianqiang was a bit gangster, which was not suitable, or he didn't have much hope for coming to the banquet today.He also understood what the introducer meant. Yu Jianqiang could solve his most urgent financial problem and help him survive this most difficult time.

And after that?Zhou Luoyang couldn't say well either.

With drunkenness on his face, Yu Jianqiang first talked non-stop, and talked to Zhou Luoyang about how he started from scratch. It was like an interview. He asked Zhou Luoyang many questions. The most asked question was how he planned for the future. He lit a cigarette, and in the private room shrouded in clouds and mist, holding the cigarette, he raised his middle finger and pointed at Luoyang next week.

"Brother, I'll cut to the chase," Yu Jianqiang said, "That's how I am. If it's not nice to say, don't be offended, little brother."

Zhou Luoyang coughed a few times, forced a smile and said, "How could that be?"

Yu Jianqiang said, "You should be short of money now, right?"

Zhou Luoyang replied seriously: "Well, I don't know where the living expenses for next month will come from."

Yu Jianqiang: "Be down-to-earth, don't think about the store your grandfather left behind, and look for a job seriously."

Zhou Luoyang nodded, and Yu Jianqiang said: "You scholars are all arrogant. I don't know if it's appropriate to say that. I think you are very energetic at first glance. You are smiling. You are also a kind person. You don't know the dangers of society."

Zhou Luoyang: "Uh..."

Yu Jianqiang: "I know you're embarrassed to speak up, so let me mention it. I'll give you [-] a month. You can rent a house. If it's free, I'll come to you. Two or three times a week..."

Zhou Luoyang: "Um..."

Zhou Luoyang thought to himself, this seems to mean that he wants to take care of me at a price of [-] a month, how can he find half of the partner and become a blind date?When I go back, I have to beat up the introducer.

But he kept himself well, and left without getting up.

After thinking for a long time, Zhou Luoyang said sincerely, "Brother, should I be attacking or suffering?"

Yu Jianqiang: "..."

"If you do it," Zhou Luoyang wondered, "Twelve thousand a month seems a bit small."

It wasn't the first time that Yu Jianqiang used money to humiliate people. Zhou Luoyang was the first to make a counter-offer to him. He was choked on the spot, and after a few seconds of stunned, he suddenly burst out laughing. mean."

Zhou Luoyang pretended to be curious again and said, "I don't know what the current market is? I remember that undergraduates were taken care of last year, and there were [-] a month."

Yu Jianqiang looked at Zhou Luoyang with a smile, a little drunk on his face, and said, "Okay, ask for the price, and pay back the money when you land, how much do you say?"

Zhou Luoyang said seriously: "I'm a master's student, no matter what I have to add four thousand."

Yu Jianqiang saw that Zhou Luoyang was mocking him, but he was not angry, and said calmly, "Then it's [-], you go back and think about it?"

Zhou Luoyang knew that today's meeting was a waste of time from the time the other party proposed "[-]", but out of politeness, he still smiled and didn't say anything, but couldn't help but sighed again.

Yu Jianqiang called someone to pay the bill, and then called the driver. He was about to leave, but before he left, he felt aggressive again. In front of the mocking smile of this young man in his twenties, he couldn't vent his anger, so he couldn't help but say something .

"If you want money, earn it yourself," Yu Jianqiang said lightly, "I am not related to you, and no one in this world will pay you back the money, let alone you are not in this state."

"I'm earning, don't worry about it, I haven't finished my food yet, won't Mr. Yu pack it?" Zhou Luoyang laughed, "It's too wasteful. You can take it home and feed it to the dog. What is the secret of starting from scratch? It is to increase income and reduce expenditure." ,Right?"

Yu Jianqiang: "..."

For some reason, Yu Jianqiang wanted to hit him.

"Mr. Yu, see you another day!"

Zhou Luoyang didn't give him this chance, but opened the door of the box and walked out.

But at this moment, a person came in from outside at the same time, Zhou Luoyang was caught off guard, couldn't stop a step, and slammed into him.

A tall and slender man with a fair complexion held the invoice after checkout and handed it to Yu Jianqiang.

Zhou Luoyang immediately apologized, took half a step back, looked at the male assistant, and was stunned for a moment.

"Help him pack a bag and feed the dog, and then send him back." Yu Jianqiang didn't even look at Zhou Luoyang, and instructed the male assistant, walking away from them.

The small world in the private room was left in silence.

The man was wearing a neat suit and sunglasses, standing at the door of the private room, with a thin face, thick black eyebrows, and a shocking scar on his face, from his cheek across the bridge of his nose, as if someone had been chopped off on his tall and heroic nose Like a knife.

The scar was especially clear under the light of the box.

"Packing?" the man said in a deep voice.

"Du Jing?!" Zhou Luoyang was shocked on the spot, and murmured, "Why are you?"

Zhou Luoyang took half a step towards the assistant uncontrollably, wanting to raise his hand to pull him or pat him, but when he raised his hand, he stopped.The man didn't deny his identity. After all, his face was so iconic that denying it didn't make much sense.

The waiter came in to pack the dishes, Zhou Luoyang and Du Jing stood face to face, time seemed to freeze in front of them.

Then, Zhou Luoyang wanted to reach out to pick off Du Jing's sunglasses, but Du Jing saw him raise his hand and took it off first himself.

"Are you that guy's assistant?" Zhou Luoyang was already dumbfounded, looked Du Jing up and down, and said, "It's not like that!"

Du Jing didn't answer. He looked away from Zhou Luoyang's eyes and watched the waiter pack the dishes.

"Do you have a dog?" Du Jing asked suddenly.

Zhou Luoyang didn't answer, but said, "After dropping out of school, I haven't heard from you anymore. Where have you been all these years?"

Du Jing took the packed paper bag, put on his sunglasses, and pushed the door out first. Zhou Luoyang quickly chased after him. At that moment, countless past events filled his heart. Looking at Du Jing's back, those past events were like fragments. It came out again in an instant.

"Where is the car parked?" Du Jing said.

"Find a place to have a drink or two?" Zhou Luoyang said.

After the two reunited, they were talking to themselves. It was only at this moment that Du Jing finally officially answered Zhou Luoyang.

"No, I have something to do."

Du Jing stood by the side of the road and handed the packed paper bag to Zhou Luoyang, but Zhou Luoyang refused to take it and said, "Throw it away."

"Leave a contact information?" Zhou Luoyang asked again.

Du Jing didn't answer, and Zhou Luoyang didn't ask any more. He knew five years ago that he couldn't use ordinary methods to deal with this guy.

"Then I'm leaving." Zhou Luoyang changed his words, "I hope we can see each other again."

Zhou Luoyang walked to the place where he parked, but he couldn't find his bicycle. After checking again and again, he had no choice but to accept the reality - the bicycle must have been stolen.

Du Jing silently watched Zhou Luoyang looking for a car, and after a while, he said, "Mr. Yu asked me to take you back."

Zhou Luoyang said: "No, I'll scan a shared bicycle."

Du Jing took out his mobile phone and said, "Address."

Zhou Luoyang stood for a while, reported the address, and Du Jing used the software to call a car.

Zhou Luoyang took a look. Du Jing was wearing a rubber band on his left wrist.

He stretched out his hand to pull the rubber band, but Du Jing avoided it imperceptibly to prevent him from touching him.

Wan City was particularly hot at night. The two of them stood by the roadside. Zhou Luoyang's shirt was drenched with sweat. He looked at Du Jing in a suit and said, "Is it hot? Take off your coat when it's hot."

Du Jing didn't answer.

"How have you been these years?" Zhou Luoyang asked again, "Still wearing it? Are you feeling better?"

"I listened to you and tried to cure the disease," Du Jing replied, "There is no cure, it can't be cured."

Zhou Luoyang frowned slightly looking at Du Jing, sighed, and smoothed his hair. Everything that happened today couldn't compare to the sudden reunion with Du Jing.

"Come to my house?" Zhou Luoyang said again.

Du Jing still didn't speak. Zhou Luoyang searched for countless memories in his mind. Du Jing's illness came and went. Just talk and leave me alone for a while."

But at this moment, Zhou Luoyang finally found him, how could he not say anything?

"I..." Zhou Luoyang thought over and over again, and finally said, "Du Jing..."

When the car arrived, Du Jing opened the door, and Zhou Luoyang got into the car first. He thought Du Jing would follow in the car. After all, he said "send you home", but Du Jing closed the door for him. .