pedestrian

After flying all over China for more than half a month, Chang Zheng felt that he was about to fall apart even though he was proud of his physical fitness.No matter how much you put on a neck pillow and wear earplugs, the endless tinnitus and neck pain caused by strange sleeping positions will not be spared.If it weren't for the fact that the destination next Monday is farther away and the journey time is longer, he would almost lose the courage to fly back for the weekend.

Tao Ran ran more than half of these roads with him. As a person who is prone to motion sickness and airsickness when he is tired, Tao Ran's face is naturally uglier than him.Chang Zheng had already ordered a car, Tao Ran hesitated for a long time, but under his persuasion, he gave up the idea of ​​taking the subway alone.Anyway, airsickness can't be relieved for a while, and the crowding of the subway is another kind of discomfort. It's better to give up on yourself and get motion sickness again.

"How long have you been driving by yourself, how can you still be so dizzy?"

While waiting for the car to arrive, Chang Zheng walked around in and out of the domestic arrival hall, and finally got Tao Ran a mouthful of hot water, but drinking it was of no avail, and his face was still pale.

"It has nothing to do with driving by myself. I'm fine. I'll be fine in a while."

Chang Zheng watched him bow his head and bury his face in his palms, and just endured it so hard, he was shocked to realize that his heart was so soft-hearted that it was unbelievable.

"Manager Tao, you are always like this, how can I have the heart to drag you around."

Tao Ran survived this wave of nausea, and smiled at him reluctantly: "If you don't have the heart or heart, you can just pay your salary."

"Why, you're not satisfied with your salary after just a few months?"

"Don't dare." Tao Ran drank the warm water in his hand: "Quickly answer the phone, the driver should be here."

This kind of situation is really uncomfortable but not a big deal, Chang Zheng is really not sure how to care, and how much to care, in order to make each other feel at ease.He also didn't know if there was anything inappropriate in his eyes, whether it would add a layer of psychological tension to Tao Ran in addition to his physical nausea.

All he could do was to take the initiative to sit in the front and leave the spacious back seat to Tao Ran.

The other party breathed a sigh of relief, and the hands that were clenched into fists against his stomach loosened.Wherever Chang Zheng's eyes fell, Tao Ran immediately noticed.The two didn't look at each other, they sat in the car respectively, and fell silent.

That little bit of long-lost heartbeat is like a grass in the distant world.The wildfire has been burned, and the reality has been crushed, but its tenacious vitality cannot be extinguished.

The driver played light music tastefully all the way, but no one spoke.In the silence where each other knew each other well, Chang Zheng felt an indescribable sadness when he heard Tao Ran's breathing became chaotic and then returned to peace.

——For myself, and for Tao Ran.

Tao Ran's house was about half an hour's drive away from Chang Zheng's rented house. After taking him home first, Chang Zheng fell asleep again in this half an hour, and woke up suddenly when the car stopped.In the process of paying the fare, he received a lot of sympathy from the driver, saying that it was the first time he had seen so many customers and was so tired from work.

Probably because he was really tired, and the lack of overtime work on business trips also made him look forward to a little life. After taking a shower, Chang Zheng thought for a while with his mobile phone, and then called Du Liangheng.

"……Hey?"

The voices from the other side were also exhausted in exactly the same way, and they seemed to be the same people who had fallen into the world.

"Are you free? I'll come and see you?"

Du Liangheng sounded really exhausted, with that special hoarseness when he said suddenly after he hadn't spoken for a long time: "I have something to do tonight."

"Why, I'm late, you have an appointment?"

The tone on the other side changed immediately: "What nonsense."

Chang Zheng didn't think there was anything wrong with this joke.Although I believed him immediately subconsciously, it was really boring to make such a phone call after a few weeks.

"Okay, then you can be busy. I'll hang up first."

Du Liangheng paused, and then wanted to say something, but Chang Zheng's fingertips had already dropped.Whether it was intentional or not, it has already been cut off anyway.

On Friday, the world seemed to be full of malice for him.Chang Zheng smiled self-deprecatingly, and took out the handle covered with a thin layer of dust from the storage basket under the coffee table. He couldn't think of a good time to play it in a month or two, and it was a waste of money.

Before he could straighten out the mess of threads, Du Liangheng called back again.

"I'm going to catch up on the drawing at night... I've been busy for a week, and I've gone a few times with my handy little friend. The progress is very slow, and I can only do it by myself on weekends. Are you just back? Can I invite you to dinner?"

Hearing his calm voice, Chang Zheng thought that he didn't have to worry about it: "Don't you want to work, I'll come and find you first, and I'll eat near your house."

"Sorry, I was so busy just now."

"It's okay, it's normal."

The place where Du Liangheng lived was also rented, but he was in this business after all. He had carefully selected the orientation and layout of the house, signed a long-term contract, and modified some details after he moved in.When Chang Zheng came here a few times before, even if he didn't intend to visit the house, he was deeply impressed by the professionalism of the environment.

Such a large hall is almost a luxury in a city where every inch of land is expensive, but the sofas are not placed according to the rules, and only a few lazy sofas are placed here and there, which can be moved at any time, and you can also sit and rest anywhere.

Du Liangheng is well aware of the true meaning of being full as empty. Apart from floor lamps, TVs and bookshelves, there are no other furnishings in the hall.Chang Zheng entered the door this time and looked around carefully, feeling refreshed and happy.

The master didn't have time to accept his compliment, and hurriedly hid in the study again: "Sorry, wait for me for a while, let me finish drawing this point."

Chang Zheng didn't have time to agree, the other person had already walked away, and left a message to him through the door: "You can do whatever you want, I'll finish as soon as possible, let's go out to eat."

This time, I waited from eight o'clock to nine o'clock.Du Liangheng came out rubbing his neck, and saw that Chang Zheng was still in the living room with a tired face, swiping his phone boredly, and realized it was too late.

"I'm sorry, I forgot the time. There must be vacancies in any restaurant here. Let me treat you to something good. I have the right to apologize."

Chang Zheng was too tired and too hungry, looked at him and sighed deeply: "Forget it, let's order some takeaway to deal with it. I've been on too many planes recently, and my whole body hurts, I really don't want to move."

Du Liangheng's apologetic eyes didn't look away for a while, Chang Zheng hurriedly stopped him: "You've been apologizing all night, and I'm tired of listening to it, so don't worry... It's good to finish your work, or you'll have to stay up late to catch up on work, I'm still going to sleep alone."

At this point, the tension in the silence suddenly loosened.Du Liangheng, who was immersed in his work and somewhat irritable, disappeared, and the well-mannered, often careless person Chang Zheng was familiar with returned.He showed a light and gentle smile, and his lowered voice brought out a little ambiguous temperature: "I'll... give you a cleanse later."

Chang Zheng also laughed: "It's the first time I've heard that it can still be used like this."

So Friday night, and even Saturday morning, spent the past at Du Liangheng's place.The two didn't go to sleep until midnight. At about six o'clock, Chang Zheng got up to find water to drink, and found that Du Liangheng had gone into the study again.

Maybe some people like to work early in the morning.Early mornings and late nights are uninterrupted times that are best for solitude.He leaned against the door with the cup and watched for a while, but Du Liangheng was so absorbed that he didn't notice it at all.

The morning sun first appeared outside the window, and the warm red tone gradually blurred the night, but it couldn't touch the room.The white light in front of the table enveloped his lonely back, like a child who refused to compromise.

He deserves everything better, and he has nothing.

It turned out that those who didn't want to pay more vigilance were in vain, what can I pay.What else do I have besides chasing profit.Chang Zheng leaned against the door frame and thought silently, in fact, Du Liangheng doesn't want anything more from me.

Companionship is certainly a rare fate, but it is only limited to this.The two people who don't need each other in essence, the closer they get, the more uncomfortable they get, and it's futile to repeat the process of approaching again and again based on animal instinct.

Just like now, Chang Zheng wouldn't ask him why he got up to work so early in the morning and asked him to come over last night.Du Liangheng would not ask him why he was willing to tolerate his temper, whether he had other arrangements for Saturday, or when he needed to get up.

As long as you don't be tempted, it doesn't matter what people come and go in your life.The game of being too close and far away is really tiresome after playing for a long time.

After these thoughts passed through my mind, I couldn't fall back asleep when I returned to the cage.If I were in my own home, I would at least be able to sleep until the sun was up.Chang Zheng tossed and turned irritably until after eight o'clock, resignedly got up and left the bedroom, wanting to say goodbye.

Du Liangheng had already put the breakfast on the table, it was still warm to the touch and hadn't been touched at all.Chang Zheng had no choice but to go to the door of the study again, reached out and knocked on the door: "Have you eaten yet?"

"No, let's eat together when you get up."

"Well, then I'm already up. Come here, how can you eat after it cools down in a while?"

Du Liangheng stood up and stretched his body. Chang Zheng could hear his shoulder blades squeak twice when he stood a few steps away. He smiled and said "You should go to the gym", turned around and went to the table first.

That's when the doorbell rang.

Chang Zheng raised his head and looked at Du Liangheng with inquiring eyes.If he needed him to find a room to hide for a while, he would do so immediately.

Du Liangheng's expression was completely bewildered, and he went directly to open the door.When passing by, Chang Zheng heard himself muttering, "Don't you ask me if I'm at home when delivering the courier now?"

Standing outside the door was a man who looked a little like Du Liangheng.

Du Liangheng's figure stiffened immediately, and Chang Zheng couldn't see his face from the angle, so it must have been extremely difficult to see.The man's gaze shifted a little in doubt, and through the gap between Du Liangheng and the entrance wall, it landed on Chang Zheng's face accurately.

A very bad guess flashed through his mind, Chang Zheng couldn't help but put down the bowl and chopsticks, and stood up.The friction between the chair and the floor startled Du Liangheng, he turned his head slowly, and gave Chang Zheng a blank stare.

The eyes are the best part of Du Liangheng's facial features. No matter what time, the eyes are always shining, the brows are affectionate, and they are more spiritual than others.But at this moment, there was only endless frustration in his eyes.

The visitor seemed to have been hit by some kind of demon, staring at Chang Zheng, without saying a word for a long time.The stiffness lasted until Chang Zheng began to feel uncomfortable, and Du Liangheng made a sound.Chang Zheng had never heard him speak like this before, and there was a spark in his tone, and heavy rain was coming.

He heard Du Liangheng say hoarsely, "Brother, why are you here?"