don't sacrifice

In the early morning of that day, there was a rare rainstorm in Shangjing City.This rain can almost be called the most vivid and crazy rain in the whole summer.The sudden heavy rain drowned out the residual heat of the sun during the day, and also cut off the cicadas singing overnight.

But those who listen to the rain in the city have their own thoughts.Jiang Yuan rested on Qingshan's arm, looking at the continuous stream of water on the window glass, listening to the man's snoring, with a melancholy expression on his face, thoughtful.

Shen Luli hugged her knees with her hands, leaning against the floor-to-ceiling windows and looking at her reflection suspended in the rain.Holding the key left by Zhou Qichen in his hand, the delicate palm was already stamped with red.He shouldn't be here tonight, she told herself over and over again.

And Wei Haojun walked in the pouring rain, the rain poured from his collar to his back, and finally stretched all the way to his sore calves, ankles, and finally fell into the vast ocean on the ground.He wiped his face, but his whole body was already soaked, so he was just doing useless work.

It seemed that only Xiao Bai could sleep peacefully tonight, the dim bedside lamp illuminated his pale cheeks, Zhou Qichen sat quietly by his bed, counting his slightly trembling eyelashes.There was a lot of rain outside the window, but he was the only one who was with Xiaobai, at this moment he got a piece of peace.

That night was very long, so long that he had a dream after waking up.

There is his past in the dream.At that time, on a summer day in [-], which also seemed to be a night of heavy rain, he met Wei Haojun for the first time.

That year when he was a junior in Nanhuai City, he and a roommate rented a room outside the school.The house is located in the center of the old city of Nanhuai, with one living room and two rooms, it looks dilapidated.Roommate Song Cheng has a girlfriend. Every day, he takes his girlfriend out to play until midnight, and sleeps until the sun is shining on him the next day.So Zhou Qichen, who had a normal schedule, rarely saw this roommate awake. In his eyes, it made the same difference whether he had this person or not.

Until that day, when it started to rain outside at around eight o'clock, Zhou Qichen was gradually hypnotized by the sound of raindrops hitting the roof, and fell asleep.

"Ring, ring, ring..." The landline phone rang suddenly. Zhou Qichen turned over and didn't intend to answer it, but the phone kept ringing. "I really..." Helplessly, Zhou Qichen cursed, and got up in a daze, and picked up the phone.

"Ah Chen, you've answered the phone..." Song Cheng's eager voice came from the other end of the phone, "Come to Ancheng Road quickly, bring 3000 yuan, there is a small hospital there, send us the money quickly Come!"

"What's the matter with you, why don't you go to the hospital in the middle of the night and go to the hospital to be happy?" Zhou Qichen said angrily.

"I'm not joking with you! It's rainy and slippery today. I drove back with Tingting and got into a car accident... Anyway, come quickly and bring more money!" His voice really didn't sound like a joke, Zhou Qichen quickly agreed down.After returning to the house and putting on his coat, he found out his living expenses, and quickly went downstairs to take a taxi.

But when he got to the place, he searched left and right, but he couldn't find the hospital Song Cheng mentioned. He walked the street three or four times, and only saw a pet hospital with lights on.

"Damn, it can't be here?" He didn't have a mobile phone at that time, so he couldn't contact Song Cheng.In desperation, he decided to go to the pet hospital, but as soon as he entered the door, he saw Song Cheng's anxious face.

"My brother, why did you come here!" Seeing him coming, Song Cheng pounced on him and rummaged for money from his pocket.

"Fuck you, why didn't you make it clear!" Zhou Qichen slapped his hand off, "So you hit a dog, and I've been looking for it for a long time!"

"What you said, if you really hit someone, then I'm done!" Song Cheng took out the 3000 yuan from Zhou Qichen's coat, and said while counting, "It's really unlucky, that dog has a stomachache in the middle of the night, you Let’s talk about making trouble someday, but today! The ground is so slippery today, and Tingting is in a hurry, I accidentally..."

Zhou Qichen followed his gaze, and saw a thin figure curled up at the door of the operating room, looking inside with a worried expression.As if sensing that someone was watching him, the boy turned his head towards Zhou Qichen.

"Keep your voice down, I'm already very worried." The boy's worried eyes pierced Zhou Qichen's heart, and he interrupted Song Cheng impatiently.Song Cheng didn't care too much, instead he approached with a smile on his face, "By the way, Tingting was also shocked tonight, and she's still in the car. She's on the second day of her menstrual period, and she's irritable and uncomfortable. I think Send her back first."

Then he put the three thousand back into Zhou Qichen's hands, "You should put the money on the back of my pocket first, and I'll return it to you immediately when I get home tomorrow! Then you apologize to that little brother and me first, I have to leave first. Call me again if you need anything!"

He finished speaking on his own, and rushed out of the pet hospital before Zhou Qichen could reply. "I'll go..." Zhou Qichen looked at the money in his hand, "This kid..."

He shook his head helplessly, thinking that he would settle the score with him tomorrow.Then he walked over and sat next to the owner of the victimized dog.

"Well...my brother left earlier, I'll pay for his medical expenses then." He tilted his head and said to the boy, "Don't worry too much, it should be fine."

The young man was silent for a long time before he said, "Thank you. But I am also responsible for this accident. I am very grateful to you for sending us here, and you will not have to pay for the medical expenses."

"How can this be done?" Zhou Qichen smiled at him with the corners of his mouth raised, "That kid should pay the money anyway, so just keep it."

The boy was silent again.

"You and your dog have a good relationship." The atmosphere was a little awkward, and Zhou Qichen raised the topic again, "What kind of dog is it? My family used to raise a husky, and that guy was so stupid. Once A thief broke into my house at noon, but it didn't bark, but played with the thief all afternoon! My mother gave it away the next day...hahaha, that's why I said, don't keep a dog instead of a husky..."

As soon as he encountered embarrassing things, he couldn't calm down and insisted on talking about the topic, but now he was amused by his own words, and he patted the boy's shoulder forward and backward.

"My dog ​​is a husky..." the boy looked at him indifferently and said.

Instant embarrassment filled the air. "Yes, is it?" Zhou Qichen froze, and he slowly sat up straight, "What a coincidence..."

"But you're right, it's really stupid." The boy suddenly said slowly, as if recalling the scene just now, "If it hadn't rushed in front of the car and blocked the car, the one who got knocked down would be me .”

"Huh?" Zhou Qichen looked at his face. At this moment, there was an extremely gentle expression on the boy's face, which hit Zhou Qichen's soft heart.

The atmosphere calmed down, Zhou Qichen still couldn't bear to look for topics in loneliness.He told this strange young man eloquently for a while about his childhood anecdotes, and for a while he talked about the real and fake hair identification technique taught by the old professor in the school.

The young man seemed to be temporarily taken away from the worry of his dog being hit by his narration, and from time to time he laughed crisply in response to the funny things he said.Time seemed to pass too fast in this way, and the veterinarian came out holding the dog after a while.

"The operation was a success. Take him back to raise him for a few months, and he will recover completely."

The boy took Erha, who was bandaged into a mummy, from the doctor. The guy seemed to be in good spirits, sticking out his tongue and licking his master's nose.

Zhou Qichen handed the money to the doctor, picked up the umbrella, and went out with the boy.

"Then I'll go back first." It was already late at night, and the rain had stopped.The boy took out his coat and wrapped it around his dog, turned his head and said to Zhou Qichen tenderly, "Thank you."

"You're welcome." Zhou Qichen responded with a bright smile.He suddenly saw that the clothes on the young man's back were already soaked by rain, so he took off his coat and put it on for the young man.

"You...you don't need to do this." The young man was taken aback for a moment, and then quickly wanted to refuse.

"Put it on, and give it back to me when I have a chance." Zhou Qichen said.

After speaking, he walked towards the zebra crossing, intending to cross the road to take a car.

"Hello!" He had just crossed the road when he heard the young man calling him from behind, "My name is Wei Haojun, what's your name!"

"Zhou-Qi-Chen!"

He turned around and yelled at the boy with his hands in the shape of a trumpet.Wei Haojun nodded to show that he heard, "I'll return the clothes to you next time!" After speaking, he turned and left.

The back figure made the dream stop, and the 27-year-old Zhou Qichen slowly opened his eyes.Eight years ago, the youthful Haojun seemed to have just passed before his eyes, and he seemed to have just learned his name.And all of this seemed to be reactivated by this heavy rain, but it was wiped out immediately and continuously.