Dense Fog

A nighthawk flew from nowhere, lightly landed on the window and eaves, and uttered the cry of "tower, tower, tower", like a night elf breaking into the quiet darkness.

The tundra wolf in the house came over after hearing the prestige.

It was too late for Lin Wu and Wang Ye to run away.The two students who were observing secretly met the eyes of the tundra wolf through the glass.

The air was suddenly quiet.

Lin Wu subconsciously pulled Wang Ye back, away from the window a little bit, his pace and rhythm were exactly the same as when he met the bear.

As the distance got farther, the situation inside the window became more and more blurred.

At the last second when the scene in the room completely disappeared from sight, Lin Wu seemed to see the tundra wolf picking up the neatly folded clothes on the other side of the kang.

Not long after, the door opened from the inside, and Tao Qiran, who had changed back into a human form, came out, wearing that suit.

So Brother Zhao Li not only remodeled the door, but also prepared his brother-in-law's clothes at any time so that he could change them when he came back?

Lin Wujing thought about these things, and when he recovered, Tao Qiran had gently closed the door and came to him.

"Why are you two here?" Tao Qiran tilted his head in doubt, looking at Lin Wu and Wang Ye, as if they appeared out of thin air.As for being peeped, I don't care about it at all.

"It's not just us..." Lin Wu looked in the direction of the guest room with a complicated expression, "There's still a room over there."

Tao Qiran never wronged his curiosity, immediately turned around and walked out of the window of the guest room, looking in with his face pressed against the glass, unlike Lin Wu and Wang Ye just now, he peeped like an upright and open-minded person.

Tao Qiran turned around in bewilderment after seeing the students on the kang and the ground: "What's going on?"

His voice was low and soft, obviously not trying to disturb anyone, no matter which room it was in.

Lin Wu glanced at Wang Ye with some embarrassment, and really didn't know where to start talking to Tao Qiran: "Well, it's a long story..."

"It's not a long story," Wang Ye said indifferently, "I ran over here first." He raised his chin in the direction of Lin Wu and the guest room, "They came to find me."

Tao Qiran blinked, then laughed: "You are quite popular."

Wang Ye was surprised by the other party's indifferent reaction: "Is this the end?"

As casual as he is, he knows that what he said just now is simply too general.These are seven or eight people who missed school classes and suddenly came to Changbai Mountain. Everyone must be curious about the ins and outs, right?

Tao Qiran was taken aback by Wang Ye's rhetorical question. After a while, he nodded clearly: "Now that I have found you, do you plan to stay here for a while, or go back together as soon as possible?"

...It is for you to dig deeper, not for you to ask for follow-up.

Wang Ye raised his eyebrows slightly, realizing the subtle difference in Tao Qiran for the first time.

Rather than saying that this person is like a wolf, it is better to say that he is more like the wind, a light and free existence, you don't know where he will blow, and you will never be able to catch him.

"We'll be back tomorrow," Lin Wu said, thinking of Zhao Li's waiting, he couldn't help asking, "Uncle, how long will you stay in the wooden house this time?"

Tao Qiran gave him a mischievous smile: "If I hadn't seen you, I would have left now."

"Now?" Lin Wu was stunned, "Didn't you just come back..."

"If you stay too long, you will be discovered." Tao Qiran was serious.

Lin Wu was completely at a loss: "Uncle, what are you doing?"

"Why have you become so stupid?" Tao Qiran frowned slightly, but his eyes were full of indulgence and tolerance, "You can't even tell that you are missing?"

Lin Wu: "But why do you want to do this?"

Tao Qiran sighed seriously: "Only in this way can your stubborn brother Zhao Li go down the mountain."

Lin Wu was a little angry, maybe because he felt sorry for Zhao Li too much, or because he was angry at his uncle's waywardness: "Then why did you allow him to go up the mountain?"

Oh, I promised well at the beginning, but now I want to go to the forest by myself, so I want to kick people down the mountain again?

Wang Ye didn't want to interrupt at first, but when he heard this, he also felt that Tao Qiran was far away: "If you want him to go, just tell him no."

Tao Qiran's smile faded, and his eyes became peaceful, like the moonlight wrapped in a veil.

"If my words work, he can't even go up a mountain and should be in a coffee shop and get on with his life."

Both Wang Ye and Lin Wu were stunned.

What does this mean?Could it be that Tao Qiran didn't agree with Zhao Li leaving everything behind and going up the mountain?That's why he didn't return for longer and longer, trying to make Zhao Li leave...

The two suddenly realized that they might have entered a misunderstanding.

Because Zhao Li was unable to turn into a beast for a long time, they took it for granted that Zhao Li was "unable to get what he wanted", and to put it bluntly, he was an implicated person who followed Tao Qiran's inner actions.

However, maybe it was wrong from the beginning.

It was Zhao Li who made the decision.

It wasn't Tao Qiran who tied him to this mountain forest and this wooden house, on the contrary, Zhao Li was the only thread that held Tao Qiran back into the mountain forest.

Suddenly there was a roar of some kind of animal from the forest in the distance, "thumping" startled the birds resting in the forest.

Tao Qiran hurriedly raised his head to look at the flock of birds flying across the sky, raised his index finger and pressed it to his lips: "Shhh—"

This behavior is innocent and childish.

Not to mention thousands of miles away, even with those flying birds above their heads, it was impossible for them to listen to Tao Qiran's words.

But when the birds are far away, the echoes of the mountains and forests gradually dissipate.

Tao Qiran nodded in satisfaction, and the corners of his eyes and brows were as gentle as moonlight with a slight smile.

At this moment, Lin Wu suddenly felt strange envy.

Tao Qiran really integrated himself into this mountain. He never worried about whether the birds could understand his language. He was a part of this vast forest. He was a wolf, a bird, a forest, a stream, and nature itself. .

Under gentleness, his faith is like the deep sea.

Obviously he has been able to transform into a beast, but Lin Wu is still confused. How much he hopes that he can have such a day, clearly know what he wants and what he wants to pursue, and for this reason, he will not look back and move forward persistently.

Night Breeze returned to silence.

Tao Qiran's gaze fell back on Lin Wu and Wang Ye.

"Let Lin Wu save some time," he said to Wang Ye first, with a deliberately sullen face, and a little dissatisfaction in his low voice, "Don't run around on impulse."

"..." Wang Ye's brows were almost knotted, and he felt that every word needed to be refuted, but he couldn't be confident for a while.

After nagging troublemakers, Tao Qiran turned to Lin Wu, his expression softened for a moment, even a little pitiful: "Don't tell Zhao Li that I've been back."

Lin Wu wanted to nod, but——

His gaze crossed Tao Qiran's shoulder and looked in the direction of Zhao Liwu, his eyes gradually became complicated.

Tao Qiran frowned, knowing it was over.

"I can't run away." He breathed out like a sigh, and slowly turned back.

At the door of the main house, Zhao Li stood silently under the eaves, no one knew how long he had been out.

He stared fixedly at this side, his eyes darker than night.

The moon seems to have been washed by the rain during the day, and it is extraordinarily clear.

Zhao Lina's intensity, which has always been deep in the depths of his eyes, almost broke through the night.

But before turning around, Tao Qiran quietly hid all the sincere, heavy, and reluctant things, as if he had never stayed by the bedside, never regarded anyone as a treasure.

"Why are you such a light sleeper, you wake up at the slightest movement." Facing Zhao Li, Tao Qiran only had willful complaints on his face.

"If I don't wake up, when are you going to tell me?" Zhao Li said with a gloomy hoarseness.

"Huh?" Tao Qiran pretended to be stupid, blinking his innocent eyes, "Tell me what?"

Wang Ye knew who Lin Wu learned this trick of pretending to be innocent.

Zhao Li glanced at Lin Wu and Wang Ye, obviously not wanting to discuss with Tao Qiran openly: "Go into the room and talk."

Tao Qiran didn't respond for a while, and didn't move his feet.

Zhao Li's expression remained unchanged: "If you decide to run away now, don't come back again, even if you come back secretly."

Tao Qiran finally went back to the house with Zhao Li.

When only Lin Wu and Wang Ye were left in the yard, Lin Wu suddenly slapped his forehead: "I forgot to mention the beast transformation!"

Wang Ye looked at the main house where the two people had already entered but was still pitch-black, and shrugged: "They don't care about us now, let's talk about it tomorrow."

Inside the main house, Zhao Li stood at the intersection of night and moonlight, half bright and half dark, he couldn't tell whether it was about to be completely blackened by the night, or the light that was breaking out of the dark night.

Tao Qiran hoped it was the latter.

He didn't want to be Zhao Li's night.

However, Zhao Li will never go according to whoever wants or doesn't want, no matter before or now.

……

five years ago.

Tao Qiran: I'm going to stay in school.

When he received this WeChat message, Zhao Li was in the newly renovated cafe, preparing to start his first career.

There is still an hour before the grand opening, the invited pianist is already in place, and all the shop assistants are busy with the final preparations.

After Zhao Li gave a few simple instructions, he went up to the second floor.

There was a vacant room there, which was very spacious, and was prepared to be used as a studio for Tao Qiran who had returned from graduation.

be a teacher? ——Zhao Li leaned against the wall of the empty room, replying to the message.

Tao Qiran: Well, I stayed in school to teach.

Zhao Li: Got it.

Tao Qiran: That's it?

Zhao Li:?

The WeChat side was quiet for a longer time this time.

Then Tao Qiran came back with a message: Don't you want to come to Beijing?

Zhao Li: Will you stay in Beijing forever?

Tao Qiran: Probably.

Zhao Li: Don't go to the mountains to paint?

Tao Qiran: Go, of course, the biggest reason why I agree to stay in school is that there are winter and summer vacations for being a teacher [Smiling triumphantly.jpg]

Zhao Li: When I earn enough money, you don't need to be a teacher, you can paint on the mountain all year round.

Tao Qiran: Don't always make pictures of me, I will take it seriously.

Zhao Li: I'm afraid you don't take it seriously.

Zhao Li: [Photo] [Photo] My shop is about to open.

Tao Qiran: Have you really opened a shop? ?

Zhao Li: As I said, I will work hard to make money.

Tao Qiran: ...then you should do barbecue, I have never seen a few coffee shops making money.

Zhao Li: Don't rely on coffee shops, rely on housing prices.

Tao Qiran:?

Zhao Li: The store market is valuable. According to the current housing price trend, the value of the house will increase steadily every year when you buy it, which is more profitable than most transactions.

Tao Qiran: So the coffee shop is just a...hobby?

Zhao Li: Decorate it so that it doesn’t look like it’s a name when it’s on sale in the future.

Tao Qiran: [As expected, you are still rich.jpg]

Zhao Li: It's not enough to support you.

Tao Qiran: ...

Zhao Li: There is a studio reserved for you on the second floor.

Zhao Li: No matter when you come back, I will wait for you here.