side by side

The two cats, who had no fear when facing Du Ruobai, backed away several steps after seeing Liang Jiqing coming out.Two big cats, one black and one white, are hiding in the dark, circling anxiously, but they still refuse to leave.Liang Jiqing ignored them, walked to the door, lit the unlit red lantern on the left side of the door frame with a match.

'!Snapped! 'The candle was lit.

The two cats screamed miserably, and the cries resounded throughout the small black alley. Liang Jixuan's scalp went numb when he heard it, and they gave the lantern a hard look unwillingly.Hesitating, hesitating, their soles rubbed against the ground, and small pits appeared in the fluffy mud. They finally gave up, sprinted, turned around and jumped onto the wall beam, and disappeared in a flash.

Liang Jiqing inherited Mrs. Liang's porcelain-white skin and was wrapped in a cotton gown with dark patterns on a navy blue background. The dark background made his skin look paler and paler.The night wind was howling, and he was already catching a cold, but now he saw the wind again, and he couldn't help coughing again, and some sick red tides appeared on his face.

"You're back," Liang Jiqing breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Du Ruobai, "Tomorrow you'd better stop running around, don't..." He fell silent, and suddenly saw the man standing in the dark. Liang Jixuan, "...Xuanzi?" Liang Jiqing frowned, "Why did you come back from Germany suddenly?"

"...Brother," Liang Jixuan's voice was dry, seeing Liang Jiqing frowned, he suddenly became a little nervous.

The white cat in Liang Jiqing's arms suddenly became restless, he broke away from Liang Jiqing's embrace, and jumped to Liang Jixuan's feet, grinding his claws on his suit trousers very skillfully.It was dark just now, Liang Jixuan didn't pay attention, and now he realized that the big white cat was the little black he hadn't seen all day.After running around for a day, Liang Jixuan almost forgot about him, he squatted down and hugged him guiltily, Xiao Hei licked his paws, stretched out his round belly comfortably, enjoying Liang Jixuan's help Shun Mao.

Liang Jiqing laughed aloud, "So this little fat man was raised by you." He pinched Xiao Hei's white ears, "He knows people, and he eats and drinks with me for a while." All day."

Liang Jixuan pursed his lips and smiled shyly. He hadn't returned home for four years, and suddenly saw his long-missed elder brother again. He didn't know what to say for a while.

"Let's go, little Xuanzi," Liang Jiqing didn't have his troubles, he hugged Liang Jixuan's shoulder affectionately, and led him in, "It's cold outside, let's go to the back room and have a good chat."

Du Ruobai stood behind them, without saying a word, but thoughtfully brought Liang Jixuan's luggage in, and he closed the door.Liang Jixuan glanced at it out of the corner of his eye, and he saw the ten red lanterns outside the door, swaying with the night wind, nine of them were lit and then turned off, and the bottom one was still dim.

The door closed with a bang.

Liang Jixuan withdrew his gaze, and suddenly found that his face was stiff.

The house is not big, just a few small houses here and there.Among these small rooms, only one was lit, and the doors of the other rooms were all locked, showing a little deserted.With that light, Liang Jixuan saw a small yard in the middle of the house. The yard was empty and there were few objects. A small osmanthus tree grew in the middle. Under the osmanthus tree, there was a stone table with two or three tables beside it Small stone stool.

Liang Jiqing dragged Liang Jixuan into the bright room, and as soon as he stepped through the door, Liang Jixuan felt a rush of heat.In the corner, there was a copper charcoal basin, which was burning and steaming. Liang Jiqing just entered the room, and immediately nestled under the quilt.He had just seen the wind, and now he coughed until he lost his voice, as if all the internal organs were about to be choked out.

Hearing the sound, Du Ruobai rushed over, he was so busy, he cared more about it than his own brother.Liang Jiqing was curled up under the quilt, muttering in a nasal voice, "I haven't caught a cold for a long time, and suffering like this is really not as good as having a few more minor illnesses in normal times." When I catch a cold, it really feels like my spine is throbbing."

Liang Jiqing complained childishly. He stewed pears with Chuanbei in his arms, lowered his head and took another sip of sugar water.It was hot in the room, and he was nestled in the warm quilt again. His whole body seemed to be submerged in water, and beads of sweat dripped down his forehead hair.Du Ruobai stood beside him, patiently wiping his sweat with a wrung hot handkerchief, and he kept smiling a little, showing no sign of impatience.Liang Jixuan watched from the side, Du Ruobai could really take a photo with the shy male student in the photo, he frowned, the intimacy between Du Ruobai and his brother really made him feel Not very comfortable.

"Brother Qing, why did you suddenly become so ill?" Liang Jixuan changed the topic elsewhere.

With the light behind him, Liang Jixuan noticed that Du Ruobai seemed to have froze for a moment. He stood on the spot, facing Liang Jiqing, as if he was also waiting for an answer.

Liang Jiqing was stunned for a moment, and he patted Du Ruobai next to him first, "Ruobai, you can clean up a guest room for Ji Xuan first and come out." Letting go, he went out reluctantly.Although he was unclear and unwilling to go, he still thoughtfully closed the door of the house for them.

After Du Ruobai went out, Liang Jiqing slumped back and fell under the quilt. He sighed, "Hey, didn't you go to Beihai Park for an interview a few days ago?" He shook his head with a smile, "Meet a The little girl fell into the lotus pond, didn't your brother and I just jump into the pond when our brains got hot?"

"When did that happen?"

"When did it happen, just two or three days ago, at the beginning of this month," Liang Jiqing raised his head and smiled at him, "Our little Xuanzi cares about me so much, brother is really flattered." The hand on the bed dangled.

"Brother, stop making trouble." Liang Jixuan suppressed his smile, "Before I came to you, I went to the People's Voice newspaper office."

The smile on Liang Jiqing's face also stopped.

"Last night, I went to the People's Voice newspaper office, where I met Mr. Chen," Liang Jixuan said to himself, "According to him, you didn't go to the newspaper office three weeks ago. Even if he remembers The time was wrong, and the letter I sent you just before boarding the ship happened to be unopened on your desk, so you definitely haven’t been back this week.”

"...You said you saw Mr. Chen?" Liang Jiqing sat up suddenly, startled.

"Brother, tell me the truth." Liang Jixuan ignored Liang Jiqing's off topic, and grabbed his wrist, "What happened to you on September [-]st?"

"Ah Xuan," Liang Jiqing sighed, his face was troubled, "I..."

The door suddenly opened with a 'squeak', and Liang Jiqing fell silent.

tbc.