Upper Class

Less than a month after He Xian left, Lin Sitao's life returned to normal.

The so-called normal refers to his life more than a year ago.I still rent the original house, go to work on time, and now I have an extra thing to study for graduate school.Sometimes with colleagues.

It's just that he has a little more expectation now - as long as there is no emergency, He Xian will call at ten o'clock every night.Lin Sitao seems to have returned to his student days, as if he was obsessed with a certain radio night talk show, listening to it on time every day.It's just that now the radio DJ is He Xian, and he is his only listener.

They talk about everything.All over the world, work and play.Sometimes they could chat until Lin Sitao fell asleep.

Once Lin Sitao heard about the long-distance breakup of his colleagues, he asked He Xian: "You said that we are like this now, we can't stop chatting like this, will it become 'Have you eaten' after a while and what did you have for dinner? ', at the end have nothing to say?"

He Xian's voice was very close, he laughed, and the laughter made Lin Sitao's ears itch.

"If you're afraid of this or that, come here quickly. We can have dinner together every day."

He is completely shameless now, and encourages Lin Sitao to come over every now and then.

Lin Sitao still had to be a little reserved, but he was also planning to find a job with He Xian.He planned to follow He Xian after finishing his graduate studies.

When he made this plan, he just felt that the sky was bluer than usual, his heart was like a migratory bird before taking off, and everything in the future made people eager to try, just like ten years ago.

But this time Lin Sitao's luck was not as good as it was ten years ago.

First his grandfather fell ill.His grandfather used to be pretty tough except for his bad ears.This time it was a sudden and complete deafness, which shocked Lin Sitao's grandmother.

Lin Sitao immediately took all his annual leave—he planned to save it to see He Xian.But the grandfather couldn't wait, he rushed back, took the old man to see a doctor, and had a minor operation.

The old man is getting older, and his actions are getting slower and slower every year.Although the grandfather complained that the grandmother called Lin Sitao back because of this matter, Lin Sitao could tell that every time he came back, the two old people were both happy and attached.

That night, He Xian still called on time.

Lin Sitao had just finished bed with him in the hospital, and people don't sleep much in midsummer, so he wasn't sleepy at all.Sitting in the hospital garden, he answered He Xian's call.

"How is grandpa?" He Xian asked.

Lin Sitao lightly waved his hand to drive away the mosquitoes among the dense flowers and plants: "Doctor Yang will try on a new hearing aid for him tomorrow, and it should be fine."

This doctor was introduced by He Xian, Lin Sitao was very relieved.

"Take a good rest for two days after you go home, don't hurry back." He Xian felt that Lin Sitao's tired voice couldn't hide it at all.

Lin Sitao wanted to stay at home for two more days, so he might as well use up all his leave.But he didn't want to rest, he just wanted to spend more time with his grandparents.This is what he feels most guilty about. He only comes back two or three times a year, and he takes too little care of the elderly.

"He Xian..." he said.

He Xian waited for his words, but in the end he hesitated to speak and said nothing.

He Xian joked, "You don't mean to ask me what I'm having for dinner, do you? That's not allowed, absolutely not. This is a forbidden question."

Lin Sitao was amused by him.

But he knew what he originally wanted to say was: "He Xian, if I hadn't met you, I would have lived a completely different life."

This is an obvious fact that doesn't need to be repeated over and over again.Lin Sitao didn't want this sentence to sound too heavy, as if He Xian was to be responsible for him or something.

no.He just couldn't help feeling this way.There are always gains and losses in life. If he hadn't met He Xian, he might be able to accompany his loved ones more and better, but he might not be able to provide them with better living conditions.

But no matter what, he has not regretted this step.

Sometimes, he would be curious about He Xian's gains and losses after meeting him.

Would He Xian feel that the life he met was a better life?

These words are really hard to say.I can't even speak on the phone.They can't even have sex on the phone, always laughing.

"I'll see you when I have time." In the end, Lin Sitao just said this.

He Xian muttered, "I'll wait for you to visit relatives."

Lin Sitao smiled in the dark night.

But when he settled down with his grandfather and went back, something unexpected happened again.

There was a subtle change in the attitude of his colleagues towards him.

At first, Lin Sitao thought it was because he had been away for several days and accumulated work and made people uncomfortable, so he spoke sarcastically.But he soon discovered that was not the case.The matter developed to the point that even when he made a noise in the group chat, the group suddenly fell silent.

Lin Sitao had never been excluded since he was a child, but when he was in his late thirties, he was suddenly excluded after working for several years, and it felt uncomfortable.He vaguely guessed why.But he couldn't ask anyone for proof of this kind of thing.

Two days later, Chen Xi confirmed his thoughts.

When Chen Xi came to the Design Institute, Lin Sitao invited her to a meal.Chen Xi was quieter than usual, and asked about Lin Sitao's girlfriend again during the meal.Lin Sitao still said he didn't want to look for it.

Chen Xi said, "Is it because you don't want to look for it, or can't look for it?"

Lin Sitao asked her, "What have you heard?"

Chen Xi looked at Lin Sitao's frank and open eyes, and the more she had doubts, the more she felt that Lin Sitao was strange.

"You know what gossip spreads the fastest in the company."

"What gossip?" Lin Sitao asked calmly.He is mentally prepared.

Chen Xi said: "He Xian took care of you."

"He didn't take care of me!" Lin Sitao blurted out.

For a moment, he felt sad only because He Xian was misunderstood.

Because he knew that no matter who spread this first, the purpose was not to destroy him.

Chen Xi asked with concern: "What's the matter between you and Mr. He? This matter has been spread well. You are still young, so don't do things with a clear mind."

Lin Sitao firmly said: "These are all nonsense."

Chen Xi may not believe what he said, but it is right to firmly deny it. If he does not deny it, this conversation cannot continue.

Chen Xi told him: "The rumors are very exaggerated. They said everything. They also said that Mr. He left and didn't take you away. It was... that he gave you a lot of breakup fees. Anyway, it's quite unbearable."

Lin Sitao listened quietly: "I didn't even know there was such a thing." He suddenly wanted to laugh.