pickup

, The unpleasant smell of disinfectant mixed with the unique deadness of the hospital gathered from all directions to form countless bound hands, tightly holding back Lin Sheng's idea of ​​rushing to make an emergency call.

Wang He's tinnitus was severe, and he didn't hear Lin Sheng's question. He gritted his teeth and stood up, and went to fumble for the mobile phone on the bedside table. He didn't want the mobile phone to be swept down on the floor by him. Struggling and pulling toward reality——

But it failed to make him take the next step.

Wang He leaned half of his upper body out of the edge of the bed, and dialed his brother's phone decisively with the last sliver of sobriety.

It took a while for the phone to be picked up, and the brother's inauthentic voice came from the other end of the microphone: "Hello? Wang He? What are you doing calling at this time?"

Wang He failed to answer the senior brother's question, half of his face was sunk in the quilt and he couldn't see his expression clearly. The hand hanging on the edge of the bed curled his fingers slightly, and there was no more movement.

Lin Sheng came back to his senses, and was anxiously circling around Wang He. He wished he could explain Wang He's current situation clearly to his senior brother, but unfortunately he couldn't.Once his existence is exposed, it will be a big problem for Wang He and his senior brother.

"Hello? Wang He? You kid, what are you playing with the midnight bell in the middle of the night?"

After the senior brother yelled a few words on the phone, he suddenly fell silent as if he had noticed something, and the next moment he spoke in a serious tone: "Wang He, are you trying to die again!?"

After speaking, he hastily hung up the phone.

The room was enveloped in deathly silence, Lin Sheng suddenly felt a burst of relief, and then distressed and complained mixed together.Judging from the brother's reaction, this is not the first time Wang He has dragged his illness to unconsciousness.

Lin Sheng also belatedly felt a wave of despair born of powerlessness.If the senior brother didn't realize the meaning of the call, what would happen to Wang He?

Lin Sheng felt inexplicably that the air around him became colder.

His hesitation and timidity became a sharp knife on Wang He's neck, almost destroying his warm life.

At this moment, Lin Sheng hated himself who dared not face the hospital, hated the erosion of the memory of the original owner, and even more hated himself who was affected and changed.

The hospital in his memory was dark and ominous, devouring his mother's life, and he didn't have the courage and consciousness to face it again, and sent his most important person in there again.He was afraid that Wang He would leave him too.

There was a sudden sound of unlocking the door, which broke Lin Sheng's trance. He went out to check vigilantly, and a strange middle-aged man came in cursingly with a key in his hand. He went straight to Wang He's bedroom without taking off his shoes. And go, it seems that he is very familiar with the layout of the room, probably the landlord of the room that Wang He rents.

The landlord kept on stepping, swearing and cursing some inelegant words into the phone.

"Brother, are you persecuted delusional? What are you doing in the middle of the night?...What, it's not a kid anymore, Xiao Wang can take care of himself...Go on The second time was a special case, so how can you be sure that it’s the same this time—fuck you!”

Lin Sheng watched the man push open the door, let out a scream, rushed forward and hurriedly turned Wang He over, and hurriedly dialed the emergency number.

Lin Sheng forgot how Wang He was taken away by the emergency personnel, and also forgot how long it took for Wang He to recover and return home.

The first time Wang He opened the door, he called Lin Sheng's name.

His voice crossed the cold living room, stirring up some floating dust that fell on the cabinet, and a beam of sunlight hit the withered irises on the coffee table, and the petals that were about to fall were still stubbornly connected.

No matter how Wang He called Lin Sheng's name, he never got a response.

eight tones

In the early morning of this day, Wang He left the bedroom and came to the balcony.

He only wore a thin blanket, and his whole body was cold to the bone. After standing for a while, his calves began to tremble, and he couldn't help but want to curl up.

The cold night wind swept over the bare branches, rolling up some fine dust and swaying under the dim street lamps.This year's winter came early and went late. In previous years, the spring has begun, but so far there is no warmth.

Wang He followed the treetops to look for the stars hanging on it, but only saw a few flashing lights in the silent night sky. The civil aviation plane outlined by the lights was flying to the east. Will be bathed in the golden light of the rising sun.

Wang He exhaled a breath of white air, and the sound of his upper and lower teeth being knocked against by the cold was very clear.His back in the winter night was a bit lonely, and clusters of lonely white air drifted away in his breath, scattered in the wind and frost.

Wang He missed Lin Sheng very much.

He couldn't help thinking of the song that Lin Sheng often hummed to him.

The index finger of his hand began to lightly tap on the guardrail. At first, he was still memorizing the beat, but he quickly picked it up and hummed the melody along with it.

It is said that music has magical powers. Lin Sheng's songs give people a very warm and reassuring power. As they sing, their hearts soften, and even the cold becomes less difficult at this moment.

"Wang He."

The knocking sound stopped abruptly, and Wang He quickly glanced at his left and right sides, with a look of surprise on his face.Realizing that he couldn't see Lin Sheng, Wang He had no choice but to open his mouth to say something, but was so surprised and ecstatic that he didn't know what to say.

The two sides were silent for a while, but it was Lin Sheng who spoke first: "...Long time no see."

It had been weeks since the two last heard each other's voices.It is indeed a long time.

Wang He took a deep breath, subconsciously lowered his voice in the silent environment, "Where have you been during this time?"

Lin Sheng was quiet for a second, "I'm going to find the owner of this voice."

Lin Sheng only told half of the truth.He did leave for a while to confirm those memories that were sufficient to indicate the identity of the original owner.He remembered his name, where he worked, and the address of his house.And, in the process of searching, I saw the original owner.

What Lin Sheng didn't say was that he ran from one end of the city to the other and completed the search task alone, and it was only a sunset and dawn time.

During the rest of the time, he stayed not far from Wang He, like a silent guard, doing nothing but looking into the distance.

He accompanied Wang He to watch the sunrise and sunset, and the twinkling stars; he also accompanied him to listen to the evening radio station, and listened to the crisp sound of ice cubes being washed by beer and hitting the glass wall.

Companionship is the longest confession of love, but the parties don't know it.

After hearing his words, Wang He was taken aback for a moment, and asked after a while, "Did you find it?"

After getting Lin Sheng's affirmative answer, Wang He was a little confused.He was happy from the bottom of his heart that Lin Sheng had finally found his home, but a strong premonition squeezed this joy to nothing.

Under the dual effects of low temperature and rapid heartbeat, Wang He's voice trembled a little: "...that is to say, you plan to leave?"

Lin Sheng's difficult reply followed, cold and restrained: "Yes. I promised a long time ago that once I find the original owner, I will leave immediately and will not cause you any trouble."

"Thank you...not only did you not reject me at first, but you also promised to help me find the original owner."

"Also, I apologize for what happened when you were sick... If I had been more courageous, I would have sent you to the doctor earlier, so you wouldn't have been so sick."

"Don't say thank you and sorry to me. I'm willing to do this," Wang He interrupted Lin Sheng. His head hurt from the cold wind from the balcony, and he had to raise his hand to clenched his temples. His tone was gnashing his teeth. "But, are you going to leave like this? Apart from these, you have nothing else to say?"

Lin Sheng knew what he was asking, and remained silent for a long time.

Why didn't he want to give Wang He an answer quickly?

After meeting the original owner, the little spark left in Lin Sheng's heart was finally mercilessly extinguished by reality.The character of the original owner is even worse than "Lin Sheng" after being affected by memories...

All the previous assumptions finally boiled down to the worst point. "Lin Sheng" was just a voice, and he couldn't do anything; he also couldn't let Wang He face such a terrible original owner alone.Neither Lin Sheng nor the original owner was the most suitable partner for Wang He.

Before this evening, Lin Sheng was still immersed in struggling, and his and Wang He's minds were as clear as a piece of white paper.He didn't want to let go of the hand that Wang He extended to him, but he didn't dare to hold it either.

So facing Wang He at this moment, he didn't know how to answer.The two options of yes or no are far from enough for him to sum up his messy thoughts.

Seeing that Lin Sheng didn't intend to answer even a single word, Wang He's heart was completely chilled.He leaned against the railing of the balcony, and the coldness gradually stained the skin on his back through the thin clothes.

"I know what you are worried about..." Wang He tried his best to suppress the trembling of his voice, making his words sound less emotional, "I know very well that for a relationship, the degree of fit between the two parties It is very important, as long as there is a slight disharmony of factors, everything may fall apart. But."

Wang He paused for a moment, then raised his head and glanced in the direction where Lin Sheng had just made his voice.Lin Sheng was taken aback by this look, he knew that Wang He couldn't see him without a body, but he felt that his gaze turned from cold to hot, which set his heart on fire.

"But no matter how well matched, the relationship between the two parties is always the most basic...you know what I mean?