crossing the dangerous bridge

The orange tree in the yard grew more and more vigorously, and its branches and leaves stretched in all directions at will, supporting the scenery in a corner of the Lin family's yard with its own strength.

It's a pity that human beings don't understand the customs, and a pair of pruning shears shattered its dream of dominating the back garden.

Lin Jianxi usually doesn't take care of the flowers and plants at home, there is no way, the flowers and trees are beautiful, but there is also the danger of bugs, but the status of the orange tree is quite special, this tree he planted by himself is now mostly made of He trims it himself.

Under the guidance of a knowledgeable person at home, he cut off most of the cumbersome branches and leaves without rushing. After cutting, he went back to the living room, picked up the ice water on the coffee table, and was patted by Zhao Yunqi: "Put it down."

Lin Jianxi: "..."

He is such an old man, how come he still doesn't have the right to drink cold water.

He sat on the sofa, lazily took out his phone, and before he unlocked it, he heard Ms. Zhao ask, "Is Xiao Jiang still not coming back this summer vacation?"

"It should be." Lin Jianxi clicked on WeChat, Xiong Cui and Xiong Can were bombarding him, telling him to go out and squander his life: "I just asked him two days ago, and his tone didn't sound like he wanted to come back."

"Is he dating abroad?"

"No."

"Having lost your temper with you?"

"Not really." Lin Jianxi said innocently, "What's wrong with me, and I never bullied him."

"That's right," Zhao Yunqi shook her head: "You brothers have a good relationship. It's because I'm getting old, and I don't understand you young people more and more."

"You are not old, you are in your prime."

"I know you are poor," Zhao Yunqi patted him with a smile: "Son, can you do me a favor?"

"What are you busy with?"

"You go on a blind date with a little girl."

Lin Jianxi almost didn't hold the phone steady: "Is our family finally poor enough to sell me?"

"No." Zhao Yunqi was also very melancholy: "I should probably blame me for this matter."

No matter how wealthy parents gather together, it is inevitable to discuss the issue of offspring. As a lucky mother, Ms. Zhao has deliberately and inadvertently shown it many times, bathed in the envious eyes of other heroic mothers many times, and received countless olive branches. Here comes the problem.

My friend expressed her desire to get married several times, but she shirked it by saying "the child is still young and the marriage is of course up to him". The friend took a step back and hoped that the two children would get to know each other and prepare for the future. Zhao Yunqi pushed it a few more times. times, but her friend kept insisting, and she finally couldn't push it anymore.

Generally speaking, people don't insist on a blind date. After all, no matter how bad their own children are, there is no shortage of people who rush to them. Those who insist like this are actually a minority among the few.

Pushing it any further will only embarrass both parties. There is no way but to come back and ask my son to cooperate with the performance.

"It's just for a meal." Ms. Zhao was afraid that he would be unhappy, so she comforted her, "If you don't like other girls and don't want to have contact with them, just say you like boys."

"..." Lin Jianxi was really choked this time, he coughed a few times, and asked dumbfoundedly: "What if I really like men?"

Zhao Yunqi pondered for a long time: "That's okay, which guy do you like?"

"I'm talking nonsense," Lin Jianxi waved his hand weakly: "You don't really have to believe it."

"Then it's settled, and I'll send you the address of the blind date later." Zhao Yunqi patted him on the shoulder solemnly, and said in a heavy tone: "Thank you for your hard work, baby, what gift do you want?"

Lin Jianxi thought for a while: "I haven't thought about it, let's talk about it next time."

The next day, during a video chat with Jiang Yu, he mentioned this matter.

In fact, until now, apart from daily greetings, and talking about trivial things around them, it seems that there is nothing to talk about between them.

After such a long time, both of them have their own social circles around them, Jiang Yu is far away in a foreign country, the circle of friends does not overlap, and they are both boys, unlike girls who have so many topics to talk about between girlfriends, Their current contact is more like a weekly task of reporting each other's safety.

The time interval between them is also getting longer and longer, from the first one or two days to three or four days now, and occasionally they are busy, and it will be extended to half a month.

He leaned the mobile phone of the video on the bracket, turned on the computer and typed and searched for "what should I say on a blind date" and "blind date strategy".

The meeting ceremony of a blind date sounds similar to that introduced by friends, but with the added layer of parental orders and the lack of a soul of free choice, it feels more like dealing with a boss's business trip.

There are a lot of search results, and at a glance, they are all tutorials on "how to make a good impression on your blind date", Lin Jianxi frowned slightly.

"Brother, what are you watching?" Jiang Yu was very sensitive to his every move, hanging up the video but not looking at himself, he couldn't help it.

Both time and space seem to be able to make his possessive desire dormant for a short time, it's okay if he can't see or hear, but once the two of them get in touch, it will pop up again.

Lin Jianxi's attention was not on him, so he couldn't control his anxiety.

"See how other people go on blind date." Lin Jianxi replied sadly.

Jiang Yu thought he heard it wrong: "...What did you say?"

"Blind date," Lin Jianxi raised his face and said in a vicissitudes tone on purpose: "Baby, if you don't come back for a few years, I'm going to graduate, and in two years, I'm probably going to get married."

This is the life trajectory of most people. After graduation, looking for a job, falling in love or going on a blind date, they will get married after a few years when they feel comfortable. Palace scheming is also common.

But these words are purely used by Lin Jianxi to deceive children. He does not intend to enter the marriage grave early, and he has not even seen a shadow of his partner. Fang Shao said that he is about to create his first four-year college film. Ye Buzhan's single record.

God is fair. While endowing Lin Jianxi with beauty, talent, and life experience, God also kindly closed the window of love for him, so that he can calmly be a beautiful blind man among the countless flowers and butterflies around him.

It's just that Jiang Yu didn't know.

If he was in front of Lin Jianxi, then he would be able to see a clear smile from the eyes he turned away, but he couldn't see anything through the small screen of the mobile phone.

The distance made his ability to distinguish blurred. He seemed to step on the air out of thin air, and his soul floated in a daze. After a while, he thought in a trance, finally.

"Jiang Yu?" Lin Jianxi called him inexplicably: "Are you stuck? Why do you always have the same expression... Sigh, your water glass fell on the floor..."

Jiang Yu blinked slowly as if waking up from a dream: "Ah, it's stuck."

He lowered his head, as if picking up the remains of the water glass, and said calmly, "Brother, my classmates are looking for me, so I'll go out first."

"Oh, good." Lin Jianxi said to him with a smile: "Have fun. Bye."

Jiang Yu went out aimlessly. This city is already very familiar to him now. He knows how many steps to walk to the Chinese supermarket, knows the lines and stations where the bus stops, and knows what the birds in the square prefer to eat. But he still didn't know where to go.

He is a leaf of duckweed floating here, this is not his hometown.

When he came back to his senses, he went to the beach again.

The wind was blowing with the smell of salty sea water. Sitting on the shore, he was suddenly so exhausted that he didn't want to go any further.

"Hi, handsome guy, you seem to come here every day." Someone came over, sat next to him, and greeted him warmly: "I'm very interested in you, would you like to get to know you?"

Jiang Yu raised his eyelids, glanced at the beer handed in front of him, but didn't pick it up: "Sorry, I don't drink."

"Don't worry, I didn't add sleeping pills to the wine, and I didn't add marijuana." The woman leaned forward, her chest almost touching Jiang Yu's arm: "I just think you are very interesting. Look at the sea eyes, as if looking at your lover."

Jiang Yu tensed his jaw instantly, stood up without saying a word, turned around and left.

The woman did not follow.

He came to a small bar nearby. There was nothing special about this bar, so he had to choose something special, probably because the owner was very young and had a classic and melancholic appearance. Money is a real badass.

The boss was sloppily polishing a guitar when he entered.

"Jiang Yu," seeing him coming, the boss called his name in unproficient Chinese and said, "You came really early today."

Jiang Yu walked to the bar, and without waiting for him to speak, the boss had already taken out the wine: "I know, it's like this again, you Chinese are nostalgic for old times."

Jiang Yu drank one cup after another until the boss stopped him in fear, then he held the glass and said dully: "You said..."

"What?" The boss hurriedly put on an expression of listening.

Jiang Yu frowned, as if thinking about how to organize his words.

After a while, he pointed to his heart: "Why is this place empty... people can still live?"

Why was he still alive when there was nothing left but a dried shell?

Boss: "...I don't know, maybe you can go see a cardiologist? But I don't think doctors can help you. Doctors only treat heart disease, not heartbreak. Jiang, who are you sad for?"

"There is a person..." Jiang Yu said slowly: "There is a person, I like him, only him, but he is not mine..."

The boss raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Wow... Then you go and chase him, believe in yourself, you can do it."

"I don't want to chase him," Jiang Yu smiled very calmly. He obviously drank a lot of wine, but at this moment, his eyes looked very clear. "I want to lock him up in a place that only I can see." place."

"..." The boss opened his mouth: "Crazy idea."

"That's why I'm here now." Jiang Yu's eyes darkened: "I'm here, and I haven't gone anywhere."

It was almost early morning when Jiang Yu returned to his residence.

He sobered up in the bar, and he was not delirious yet. After washing off the smell of alcohol, he fell into the bed, and the wet hair directly wet the pillow.

As if he didn't realize it, he just looked at the phone, looked at the time displayed on the screen, and thought about what that person was doing now.

Thinking about who he is with now, whether he promises to others, whether he hugs others...

The clock in the mobile phone was silent, but Jiang Yu felt that he could clearly hear the sound of the rusted second hand turning second by second.

Dull, sluggish, endless.

A faint light gradually appeared in the sky, and the city had awakened before it fell asleep.

The phone was hot in his grip, and after a long time, Jiang Yu put it down, it was so small and heavy, it was pressed heavily on his chest, as if it could melt away the dried up flesh and blood, and fell directly into the empty space. heart.