atypical dependency

**

6pm.

Xiao Heng curled his legs and sat awkwardly on a bench in the corridor on the second floor of the hospital, staring at one of the rooms with burning eyes.

It wasn't until the nurse in sight sent a large bouquet of flowers into the door of the ward that his tense nerves subsided a little.

The two hands were clasped together and then loosened, and the palms were covered with cold sweat. His face looked as if he had just finished a marathon, with a gloomy and tired look.

Many patients stopped and went in the whole corridor, but he seemed to be unaffected by anyone, stuck on the chair like a pile, staring at the half-open ward door like a door god.

He has been in this hospital for several days.

Since the night when Xiao Yi's company had an accident, he has been closely monitoring the status of the two injured.

Every time he sneaked here, he had to make up a set of hype reasons to fool Wu Shuoqian and his gang of cronies, so as to cover up his conscience that had been suffering since that day.

After staying like a lost dog for almost two hours, he finally pretended to be a passer-by and glanced at the door of the two wounded, then moved his stiff limbs, and walked out of the hospital with a dignified expression.

There is still a lot of snow on the street that has not melted, and after nightfall, they try their best to grab all the warmth around them.

Xiao Heng only felt the wind from his trouser legs, and couldn't help but raise his shoulders while sucking his nose.

Not to mention, he who was alone in the hospital just now waiting like a vigil did not have such a clear sense of loneliness. Now that the breeze blows, the ends of his hair are swaying in the strong wind. The figure, inexplicably, has an unprecedented sense of sadness.

Rubbing his arms around his shoulders to keep warm, Xiao Heng became more and more depressed as he walked.

Facing the cold wind, he looked up at the colorful neon lights on the side of the street, feeling an unprecedented sense of loss for a moment.

He is in a rather contradictory state now, the suppressed smoldering fire in his heart is about to stir, but whenever he wants to vent, he dies for no reason.

Thinking that all of this was related to Xiao Yi, he licked his teeth angrily again.

He didn't understand why God didn't favor him so much.

Every time he troubled Xiao Yi, it would always bounce back on him in one form or another.

And every time this kind of thing happens, he who likes to dig into the horns will become more extreme, as if the focus of his life is no longer living for himself, but immersed in the embarrassing plan for Xiao Yi all day long.

The opponent is his thorn in the side.

Thinking viciously, Xiao Heng slowed down again in the strong wind.

If it wasn't for Xiao Yi, then he wouldn't have tampered with the air conditioner in the first place. Of course, those innocent employees wouldn't be injured either.

Thinking of this, Xiao Heng gave a wry smile, and the corners of his lips stiffened by the cold wind trembled with difficulty——

So why did the parents bring this person into his life in the first place?

"Ding--"

Just as he was eagerly doubting his life, Xiao Heng's pocket phone suddenly made an ear-piercing beep.

Slowly inserting his frozen hands into his pockets, Xiao Heng managed to get the cell phone out of his pockets after a lot of fiddling.

When he glanced at the caller ID on the screen, his previously cloudy face was suddenly startled.

Feeling his tongue was a little knotted, he went through the logic back and forth, but he still didn't expect the reason why this person would call him.

However, I have to say that seeing the other party call him proactively, Xiao Heng still felt faint joy in his heart.

Pressing the answer button, his eyes were covered with warmth, and he was about to melt the ice and snow around him: "Mom."

"Xiao Heng?" A middle-aged woman on the opposite side spoke slowly.

"Yes." A fleeting smile could not help but flash across the corner of his lips, Xiao Heng nodded.

"Where are you... what time is it?" Mother's voice sounded far and near, as if she was on her way.

"Uh——" raised his hand and glanced at his watch, Xiao Heng said, "It's past 8 o'clock in the evening." His smile couldn't help but grow thicker, and his gaze fell on a dimly lit street lamp by the street, "Mom , at this point you are calling—"

"Have you been in touch with your brother recently?"

His mother's words were blocked, and Xiao Heng's words were blocked back strictly.

His throat almost burst, and Xiao Heng felt a lump in his chest for a moment.

"I called your brother for the past two days and he didn't answer. Is he too busy?"

"..." Holding the phone, Xiao Heng stopped a little bit, and the smile on his lips dissipated like a breeze.

"Dr. Renjisi is only free for these two days. The day before yesterday, I wanted your brother to reply to someone's email, but I couldn't get through to his phone. Hey, don't you talk to your brother now? Can you contact him? Let him Hurry up and call Dr. Keith, his body needs to be reexamined."

"..."

"Xiao Heng, did you hear that?"

"..."

"You, don't fool around with outsiders every day, learn from your brother, you know?"

"..."

"Being the president must be busy with work, let him pay attention to his body, stop worrying so much, and don't work too hard, anyway—"

"Mom, you asked me to find Xiao Yi, right?" Xiao Heng closed his eyes, lowered his tone by an octave, and said coldly.

Then again, if the other party managed to get through to Xiao Yi, how could they think of calling him.

"Hey, that's right, you tell him to send an email to Dr. Keith and report his physical condition to him."

"Is there anything else?" Going straight up, Xiao Heng seemed to be stuck in a printer, and the whole thing was going out.

"Other things? Oh, by the way, ask why your brother doesn't answer the phone all the time. Is it because he's too busy? If so, then—"

"Okay, I see, let him reply to Jiss' email, okay, I'll tell him." Before his mother finished speaking, Xiao Heng glanced at the call screen, "I'll hang up if there's nothing else, mom take care."

After finishing speaking, before waiting for an answer from the other side, Xiao Heng closed the line embarrassingly.

Night Shuofeng was more malicious than before, tearing off Xiao Heng's thin collar without hesitation, and slipping in through his cuff in a big way, wandering around for a while.

After standing in place like an abandoned dog for a while, Xiao Heng shook his messy hair and started to walk again with an iceberg expression.

Walking to the crossroads, his eyes fell on a smiling snowman in a complete shape on the snowy ground beside the dark street. He stepped on the snowball without hesitation, and crushed the snowball into powder without hesitation.

Standing with his hands in his pockets at the side of the street waiting for the traffic light, the little bit of guilt he had felt about Xiao Yi's company earlier subsided inexplicably.

Xiao Heng stared at the red pedestrian lights on the opposite side of the road in a daze, as if he could drown in the faint light.

He felt as if he was trapped in a cage at this moment.

The name of this cage is Xiao Yi.

The only thing on his mind right now is——

Break free from the shackles of this cage, fly far away, escape as far as you can.

Even... he would not hesitate to destroy this cage.

**

After breaking up with Wei Zhuoyan in the hospital, Xiao Yi spent the whole afternoon dealing with the company's new software development PRPT project.

Because customer requirements are constantly changing, they can only constantly modify the code and adjust functions according to the customer's wishes.

After several twists and turns, a lot of human and financial resources were consumed, and finally the client suddenly changed his mind and had to draft a new plan.

Although they persuaded that a total negation of the design would waste a lot of time and money, the client side, as the funding side, boldly stated that there is no problem, and let them make drastic changes to the basic code, and wait for the phased results to come out before final debugging.

Xiao Yi personally ordered a design team to serve as a consultant for the client's PRPT project, and it took a long time to deal with the long-winded client representative before finally getting everything done.

It was almost 9:[-] in the evening when I finally left the company and rushed to the fire station.

Although he understands that the fire department is open 24 hours a day, Xiao Yineng can feel that his restless heart has begun to involve the nerves that have been calm for a long time.

The list of 5 people was received by Xiao Yi when he was on his way to the fire station.

Sitting in the dimly lit car, Xiao Yi's gaze swept across the names displayed on the phone screen line by line like a sharp knife, almost burning through the electronic screen.

There are five elements in total, Xiao Yi has no impression of the first few names.

However, when he caught sight of the three characters on the last line, for no reason, Xiao Yi felt his heart skip a beat.

"Wei Zhuoyan?" Feeling exhausted, Xiao Yi read the name several times before sighing to himself, "He was transferred from City X?"

Thinking of the question he intuitively asked Wei Zhuoyan in the afternoon, Xiao Yi couldn't help showing a knowing smile.

It's a bit interesting, it seems that the other party not only knows his savior, but also belongs to the same fire station in City X.

Inadvertently, his mind poked into the back of Wei Zhuoyan leaving in a hurry in the afternoon, Xiao Yi smiled deeper.

If the other party hadn't been recalled by the team in the afternoon, maybe he had already chatted with the other party about the benefactor.

However, as the saying goes, good things take time, Xiao Yi understands that his journey like trekking through mountains and rivers can finally have a satisfactory result.

Thinking this way all the way, Xiao Yi was sent to the fire station by Yan Tianan.

However, the two men wanted to enter the three-story building standing in the silent night, but they were blocked by the old man in the reception room at the gate.

The other party was wearing only a down vest with bare arms in the cold weather, and while sucking his snotty nose, he solemnly asked them to show their IDs.

Explaining to the other party that they were just looking for someone but failed to convince the old man, in the end Xiao Yi had no choice but to report Wei Zhuoyan's name and let the old man personally notify.

In the end, 10 minutes later, Xiao Yi and Yan Tian waited for Wei Zhuoyan, who was trotting all the way, with a steady body, in the small reception room like an ice cave.

The other party looked a little tired, and Xiao Yi recalled the incident that the other party went to the police in the afternoon.

Hei Gulongdong put on a uniform and slipped out. When Wei Zhuoyan arrived at the reception room, he thought that some comrade in arms had committed another crime.

But when he saw Xiao Yi standing upright in the small room, he couldn't hide his surprise.

After a hasty greeting with the anti-freeze old man, Wei Zhuoyan turned to Xiao Yi, wanting to find out the reason for his visit: "Mr. Xiao?" Wrapping his uniform tighter, Wei Zhuoyan was very serious, "Why are you here?" Are you here?" Thinking of the only intersection between himself and the other party, Wei Zhuoyan reasoned that there might be a problem with the other party's company, "What? Is there any problem with the appraisal situation at Yongjie Building?"

Wei Zhuoyan's face was exposed to the cold because he trotted over earlier, and now he was faintly red. The other party kept moistening his lips, sucking intentionally or unintentionally, obviously teased by the coldness.

Considering the other party's situation, Xiao Yi didn't intend to procrastinate. Looking at Wei Zhuoyan's puzzled face, he cut straight to the point: "Captain Wei, I'm sorry to bother you at this point."

"Where is it?" Wei Zhuoyan said in a blunt tone, and kept observing Xiao Yi's expression, trying to figure out whether the other party's visit in person required them to come forward to put out the fire, rescue, or the simplest social assistance, "Why did Mr. Xiao come here in person?" teasing Opening his mouth, Wei Zhuoyan smiled, "Why, didn't you have time to call 119 with your mobile phone?"

Hearing this, Xiao Yi pursed his lower lip cooperatively: "No. Captain Wei, do you still remember what I asked you this afternoon?"

Wei Zhuoyan: "That matter?"

Xiao Yi nodded: "Yes. It's about the transfer of personnel from City X on your team."

Wei Zhuoyan noticed that Xiao Yi's dark eyes were unusually bright when he asked this question, as if he had found some fulcrum, firm and decisive.

He reacted for a while before raising his eyebrows in confusion: "Mr. Xiao asked this, is there anything you want to know?"

Xiao Yi looked at Wei Zhuoyan's slightly vigilant face, and couldn't help explaining: "Oh, no. I just wanted to find someone." After a pause, Xiao Yi's tone became a little more serious, "Team Wei should know that 5 years ago X It’s about the huge fire at the department store in the city center.”

Intending to insinuate the other party's answer, Xiao Yi's expression was very calm.

Hearing this, Wei Zhuoyan was taken aback.

The old man in the reception room standing next to them seemed to be a little excited suddenly, and interrupted instantly: "Oh, I remember the fire you mentioned—" Turning to look at Wei Zhuoyan, the old man smiled and said, "At that time Wei is the captain of Division B, right? When he was first transferred here, the place was almost in a state of crisis."

Stretching out his hand and stroking his lower nose uncomfortably, Wei Zhuoyan smiled awkwardly: "Well, I was there five years ago."

Hearing the other party's affirmative statement, Xiao Yi instantly had the illusion that he was very close to the truth.

He adjusted his mood before asking the second sentence: "I don't know when Captain Wei was fighting the fire...has he ever saved someone on the 15th floor?"

He was trapped in the long and narrow corridor on the 17th floor, unable to get in and out. If it wasn't for that person, he might have died at this moment.

Wei Zhuoyan seemed to be thinking about something, he pressed his fingers to his temple with difficulty, and the wry smile on his lips became more and more obvious: "Uh, the 15th floor..." Because of the long time and the chaotic situation at that time, Wei Zhuoyan's expression obviously showed some helplessness , "There should be." He pressed his fingertips between his eyebrows again, and he frowned while trying to remember, "I remember that Jinyang seemed to have saved many people on the 15th floor."

"Jin Yang?" Xiao Yi's eyes lit up.

This name is the first on the list.

"Uh, um." Wei Zhuoyan nodded.

"So he—has he ever rescued a young man in his early 20s?" Xiao Yi's words were thrown out like a dead horse as a living horse doctor.

He knew that considering all kinds of factors, in such a chaotic situation at that time, with so many people rescued by firefighters like them, he probably couldn't remember clearly.

"I-I'm really not sure." Wei Zhuoyan nodded apologetically at Xiao Yi, "Otherwise, I'll ask Jin Yang to come out and meet with you. If you have any questions, maybe he can help. .”

"Okay." Xiao Yi felt his heartbeat increase inexplicably, "If it's possible, thank you very much."

"What, are you looking for a savior?" Before leaving, Wei Zhuoyan cast a sly smile at Xiao Yi and joked.

Xiao Yi just stared at Wei Zhuoyan and smiled tactfully.

"Then calm down." Wei Zhuoyan said boldly, jokingly, "That fellow Jin Yang must have been taken aback."

"Ah?" Yan Tian made an untimely sound beside him.

"It's been 5 years, I still remember." Wei Zhuoyan smiled very brightly, "It's really not easy for you to come here."

"It's not easy for you." Xiao Yi nodded sincerely, "Thank you very much."

"Serve the people." Wei Zhuoyan smiled openly and said boldly, "Our job."

"Captain Wei saved a lot of people back then, right?" Xiao Yi felt as if the conversation had opened up with the other party, and his previous serious attitude eased a little, and he smiled lightly like an old friend he had known for a long time, "They should be about the same. Feel the same as me."

Wei Zhuoyan smiled more freely.

"Xiao Wei, aren't you and Jin Yang a partner? Why aren't you there when he's on the 15th floor?" The old man in the reception room also recalled with a smile on his side.

"Oh, this. At that time, the stairs going up were about to collapse, so I went up first to find the wounded, and asked him to save the 15th floor first." Wei Zhuoyan wrapped his uniform tightly and pushed open the door of the reception room.

However, Xiao Yi, who was smiling lightly behind him, suddenly froze.

Seeing that Wei Zhuoyan was about to go out, Xiao Yicai suddenly woke up like a dream and called out in a deep voice: "Captain Wei, wait!"

Casting a puzzled glance at Xiao Yi over his shoulder, Wei Zhuoyan's hard-lined face looked very lonely under the dim light outside.

"You said...the stairs going up?"

The sound of cracks from the wall on the 17th floor suddenly came to his mind, and Xiao Yi had the illusion that he was squatting back in the precarious stairwell.

"Oh, yes." Wei Zhuoyan nodded hastily.

"...16th floor?" Xiao Yi stared at the other party, his gaze was as sharp as a needle.

"The 16th floor - there seems to be no one." Wei Zhuoyan recalled casually, "It should be the 17th floor. I was on the 17th floor." Looking sideways, Wei Zhuoyan looked at the uncle in the reception room, "Jin Yang is on the 15th floor, so we are not together .”

After finishing speaking, he nodded to the people here, and Wei Zhuoyan hurriedly opened the door and entered the dark night outside.

However, from behind, he didn't see Xiao Yi's expression as bright as an open flame.