It turns out that no one survives in love

2017, early summer.

"Good morning, everyone. Our plane will land at Beijing Capital International Airport in 20 minutes. Passengers, please fasten your seat belts and adjust your seats..." Lin Rui took off the blindfold and opened his eyes. He hasn't been on a plane for more than ten hours, and now he has a terrible headache, a very uncomfortable stomach, and a dull pain in his ears.He stretched, sat up straight, opened the shade, and stared at the looming city outside in a daze.In fact, he has not seen the city of Beijing much from the air. From his current perspective, it should be no different from other modern cities, but he just feels a strong sense of familiarity.

Maybe it's because of the closeness to his hometown, overlooking the overpass and the fragmented urban areas, Lin Rui fell into a short-lived unspeakable tension.Ten years, how time flies.He went to Chicago alone and stayed there for 5 years.I don't know if it's because his mood was down to the bottom and he didn't have any expectations for life. When he first arrived in Chicago, he didn't have any discomfort.Anyway, for him, he is the same person everywhere, so what's the difference.The whole school knows that there is a very cool PhD student in the Department of Finance who doesn't go to the welcome party for freshmen, fellow countrymen, alumni associations, dances, receptions, or even fall in love.When I was in school, apart from attending classes, I only worked on projects with various teachers.At first everyone thought that he was a "student master" who was obsessed with academics, but it was later discovered that this was not the case.He is not interested in various opportunities to apply for awards, funds, etc., and he will not even go out to attend academic seminars if the cooperating teachers do not force him.Only then did he realize that he was simply not interested in everything here.It is the same with people.There was a younger sister in the department who had been chasing him. The girl was very enthusiastic, but Lin Rui's indifferent appearance couldn't drive her back, so he simply came out of the closet directly, and everyone's eyes fell away.When it came time to graduate, Lin Rui naturally chose to stay in the academic circle, and finally chose UCLA.Everyone congratulated him on his happy life enjoying the sun and the beach, but only Lin Rui knew that he wanted to see the school and city that Haiming was looking forward to back then because of his shady thoughts.

Ten years is enough time to completely change a lot.Lin Rui learned how to cook, how to drive, and even took several long-distance road trips by himself. He even learned to dive in Hawaii and surf in St. Monica.But he has never talked about a single love, whether it is a boy or a girl.Occasionally, when rushing to class in the cold wind, or trembling with a fever in the middle of the night and going to the emergency room to see a doctor, he would think of the person who once brought him infinite sunshine in his life.Only occasionally.

The plane landed in Lin Rui's daze, and everyone's faces were filled with the joy of seeing their relatives and friends.Sitting next to Lin Rui was a mother with a seven or eight-year-old boy.Now the little boy hugged his mother's waist and kept asking excitedly, "Can I see my father soon?" His mother was very helpless when he asked him, she gently nodded his forehead, and said reproachfully, "Yes , Yeah, I told you and kept asking. Seeing that Dad won’t bother you later.” Long-term celibacy taught Lin Rui to simply be happy for other people’s happiness, even if it was a stranger he met for the first time.Now he was infected by the happy atmosphere of the mother and child, with a smile on his face, and even the discomfort in his stomach seemed to be much better.

After exiting the security check, he took a taxi directly to the pre-booked hotel.The taxi drove all the way to the city, Lin Rui turned on the phone, found Qin Yue among the contacts, hesitated for a moment, and dialed out.In fact, he wasn't sure whether Qin Yue had changed his number. It had been 10 years, so it would be surprising if he didn't change it.When he first arrived in Chicago, he had a phone call with Qin Yue once a week, which was more frequently than with his father. After two months, it became two weeks, then a month, and then it became a phone call only once during the Chinese New Year. , and later, after getting through, everyone didn't know what to say, so they simply stopped contacting.It seems that everyone's life is confirming that sentence, all friends are passers-by in life, and no one can really walk with you for the rest of your life.Lin Rui didn't feel sad, but he felt that such a friend was a pity.When he came back this time, if possible, he still wanted to meet and know how the other party was doing.There was always a "beep" sound on the phone, just when he was about to give up, the other party actually picked up, and then the familiar cold voice sounded, "Hello, Qin Yue."

Lin Rui stopped him suddenly, and it wasn't until Qin Yue asked "Hello?" for the third time that he came back to his senses and answered, "Hello." His voice was a little out of tune.He cleared his throat, "Qin Yue, I'm Lin Rui. I'm back to Beijing."

The other side was quiet for a while, and then Qin Yue's laughter came over, "Xiao Linzi! Why are you back? When did you come back?" Lin Rui heard the other party's greeting naturally like an old friend. For some reason, he relaxed He took a deep breath, but was faintly disappointed again, "Oh, I just arrived, on my way to the hotel." Qin Yue then asked, "Which hotel? When I come back this time, do I stay for a while, or...?" Come to P University to teach class, stay for a semester, after that, I haven't figured it out yet. By the way, the hotel is in XX near the company." Qin Yue paused for a few seconds, as if someone had said something, and then It was the sound of putting cups and plates, and then Qin Yue said something in a low voice to the side, then returned to the phone and said to Lin Rui, "Let's meet, I'll show you." Lin Rui was very excited when he heard that we were going to meet Happy, and teased, "Okay! Then should I call you Mr. Qin, or Mr. Qin?" Qin Yue smiled, "Let's meet and talk. I'll pick you up at night?" "Okay." Lin Rui I happily agreed.After hanging up the phone, Lin Rui looked at the congested foggy streets, leaned his head back on the seat of the taxi, and closed his eyes.Ten years, this city has undergone too many changes, everyone's contact method has changed from SMS to WeChat, but this is how old friends are, a phone call can make your feelings travel through time and space, and return to everyone Time spent together.

In the evening, Lin Rui settled down in the hotel, took a shower and changed his clothes, looked at himself in the mirror, and thought about Qin Yue's reaction when he saw him later.He has already cut off his bangs, his hair is very short, showing a tough facial line, about 5 or 6 years ago, he started wearing gold-rimmed glasses, not because of myopia, but an Asian face In addition, he was too young, so he couldn't hold the ground in the MBA class.It suddenly occurred to him that when he was working as a part-time job, Qin Yue gave him the first suit he could afford. He couldn't help but miss that time and looked forward to meeting him later.

At 6 o'clock, Qin Yue called and told him to wait in the lobby. Lin Rui put down the phone and immediately strode towards the elevator.When he arrived at the lobby, Lin Rui looked around and saw a tall figure standing beside the glass window in the waiting area.Even though he hadn't seen him for ten years and didn't see the front, Lin Rui was sure that it was Qin Yue.The corner of his mouth couldn't help but raised, and he strode towards the other party. "Qin Yue." There was a tremor in Lin Rui's voice that he couldn't even detect.The other figure paused, then slowly turned around.Lin Rui stopped, and just looked at Qin Yue through a passage.Time was very kind to Qin Yue, it took off his ruffian aura and brought him a more mature temperament, but it didn't leave any marks on his face.His hair is still very short, and it seems to be like that when he first saw him. The so-called fashion trend doesn't seem to exist here at all.The only difference is that a light stubble has started growing on his chin.He was wearing a white T-shirt with a dark blue cardigan and light-colored pants, which gave people a very gentle feeling.Lin Rui walked over, no one reached out, and the two gave each other a strong hug tacitly.It wasn't until this moment that Lin Rui truly felt "I'm back".

He was feeling emotional when a clear voice came from beside him, "Old Qin!" Qin Yue let go of Lin Rui and looked at him. Lin Rui also followed his gaze, a tall and thin man looked at them I walked over and got closer, only to realize that the other party is not so much a man as a boy, about 20 years old, simply wearing a sky blue striped shirt, jeans, clean, very handsome.Qin Yue took his hand, and his voice was very gentle, "Have you parked the car?" Seeing that the other party nodded, he gently stroked the bangs on the other party's forehead to behind his ears, then embraced his shoulders and turned to Lin Rui, "My boyfriend, Jin Yu." Jin Yu showed a slight dimple, "Hello. Welcome back to China."