Abnormal

"Aren't you old Yuan?"

The cold wind outside the door could not prevent it from blowing, Bai Xiuwen's hand shaking the soot paused.He turned around and said nothing.

The roommate held on to the door of the cubicle, and staggered over to him, "I see something wrong with your eyes on Gao Tong, and you're not with He Yuan. ...I've suspected it for a long time, you..." He put his arm on Bai Xiuwen's shoulder as he spoke, "That old man Yuan Yuan never speaks so politely... Hiccup, are you Lao Yuan's twin brother? It was for him to take the postgraduate entrance examination..."

Bai Xiuwen couldn't help but sneered.

His eyes rested on the arm that the other party was holding up, he frowned slightly, and said coldly, "You drink too much."Turning around, they found that Gao Tong and the others didn't pay attention to this side, so they casually pulled the man's arm off, and said, "Who else can I be if I'm not Lao Yuan."

After finishing speaking, he didn't wait for him, and returned to his seat first.

Unexpectedly, just as he was about to sit down after going back, roommate A gave him an ambiguous smile: "Old Yuan, your cell phone called just now. I took a sneak peek and it seemed to be your girlfriend."

Bai Xiuwen glanced at Gao Tong subconsciously, and found that Gao Tong was eating white rice silently with his head down.He picked up the phone and put his back to the screen again, "It's okay, I'll call her after eating."

"Oh, I don't want a girlfriend anymore because of my brother, I admire you, Lao Yuan! Come, have a drink!" The roommate brought up the bottle of beer, filled Bai Xiuwen's glass, and poured it for Gao Tong, Gao Tong hastily Shaking his head: "I don't drink."

Roommate A: "Usually we all know that you don't drink alcohol, but Gao Tong, when you go to the society and enter the workplace in the future, this alcohol will definitely be indispensable. If you don't drink it then don't blame the leader for wearing small shoes..."

Gao Tong smiled awkwardly, and his face was flushed red by the steam from the hot pot, "You still have to rely on your strength to speak in the workplace..."

"It's reasonable to be so reasonable, but to be honest, we are all quite mediocre. In the next round, we will rely on technology to speak." Roommate A wanted to say something more, but the wine glass was snatched away. Xiuwen drank it down with a smile, "It's always right to have principles. Let me drink Gao Tong's cup for him."

Just as he put the wine glass on the table, the phone rang again, and it was Gao Tong's cell phone.

Bai Xiuwen watched Gao Tong take out the phone slowly, and for some reason his heart beat violently. He had a hunch that this call must not be answered, otherwise it would lead to unpredictable consequences.

He immediately said: "It should be the school committee who came to me and called you. I will contact him later, you should hang up first."

Gao Tong groaned, "Let me see who is calling..." But Bo Xiuwen shook his phone, and there were indeed some unread messages in the class group chat displayed on it.

Bai Xiuwen took the opportunity to catch a glimpse of the caller ID number on the other party's screen.However, in just a moment, his pupils shrank slightly, and his wrist trembled undetectably.

"It's from the school committee." He recovered quickly, fearing that Gao Tong would not believe him, he repeated the phone number again, "Is it this number?"

Gao Tong nodded dully, and said, you were able to write down the phone number of the school committee and put the phone back.

Only then did Bai Xiuwen feel relieved: "It's okay to be interrupted all the time, besides, his number is easy to remember."

After that, the few people talked and laughed, ordered some other hot pot dishes, and chatted lively.Bai Xiuwen didn't say much anymore, mostly listening.He quietly glanced at Gao Tong from the corner of his eye, thinking to himself, so this person was like this when he was in college.Although he still doesn't talk much, he is not as taciturn as in high school. He occasionally talks about his vision of the future and confides some troubles that college students often have.

The call seems to be just a daily episode, no one will take this kind of thing to heart.However, Bai Xiuwen felt that the rain was about to come, and he poured several glasses of wine in silence.

He knew that his time here was numbered, and this dream might soon come to an end.

Because the number that called just now was his own number in reality.

After more than an hour, everyone was full of wine and food and planned to go back. Someone suggested going to karaoke, but the closing time of the dormitory was approaching, so we could only say that we would make an appointment next time.A few people walked back along the original road, and the small shops around the campus were also closed one after another. Only the flower shop was still lit, and an old woman was sitting at the door with several bouquets tied up and yelling. Happy, do you want to buy flowers, young man?

The stereo at the door was playing "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" by Ryuichi Sakamoto.It was snowing softly in the sky again, and the street lights were dim. It sounded very calming.

Roommate B said: "We four old men buy whatever flowers, and no one can give them away." After talking, he and A walked forward while talking and laughing.Bai Xiuwen originally followed Gao Tong silently, but suddenly stopped when he passed the mother-in-law.He asked, "What are these prices?"

The old lady talked about the price of each stick and a handful, and said that the stalls were about to be closed, so he could buy them at a much cheaper price.Bai Xiuwen paused, and said softly, "Leave it all to me."

The roommates in the front were taken aback for a moment, then laughed ambiguously as if they understood something: "Give it to He Yuan!"

Bai Xiuwen didn't answer, but just took the few bouquets of flowers.

When he was thinking about how to get rid of those two roommates, Gao Tong suddenly spoke. He said to the other two roommates uncharacteristically: "...You guys, go back first. Lao Yuan and I are going to get something , I will go back to the dormitory later.”

Bai Xiuwen stood where he was, without asking the reason, and just stared at the back of Gao Tong's head calmly.

When the person walked away, Gao Tong turned around and asked him softly: "Do you want to smoke a cigarette? It seems that you drank a lot of wine today. What's on your mind?"

Bai Xiuwen looked at him calmly, shook his head, and said, "It's okay."

Gao Tong didn't say anything more, and the two walked silently side by side for a while.Gao Tong didn't tell Bai Xiuwen where he was going or what to get, and Bai Xiuwen didn't ask, but just walked forward like that, as if the two of them had walked this distance for a long time.

After walking for an unknown distance, the two finally reached a fork in the road with a signal light.Gao Tong stopped just like that, then turned his head and smiled at Bai Xiuwen, his face turned pale: "By the way, Merry Christmas."

"Merry Christmas to you too." Bai Xiuwen's voice was as usual, "By the way, what do your family members call you? Is it Tongtong? Otherwise, we will call you that in the future."

Gao Tong avoided answering, he stood a little behind Bai Xiuwen, his eyes drifted a little: "...Yuan Haodong, do you see this road with a fork in front of you?"

"Turning left is a green light, and going forward is a red light. If it were you, which one would you choose?"

Only ten seconds left.Bai Xiuwen looked at the signal light. After ten seconds, the red light would turn into a green light, and the green light would turn into a color that prohibits traffic.He didn't think about it, because the daisies and roses in his arms were already covered with fine snow, and they shone like silver powder under the dim street lamps. Such a scene is very suitable for presenting flowers. He thought about how to send the flowers reasonably, and then replied casually : "Any one is fine, but it will take a long time. I have nothing to do tonight. If you want to go, I will accompany you."

Gao Tong shook his head.

"Then let me change the question."

"If you were the chosen one in The Matrix, would you choose the red pill or the blue pill?"

Bai Xiuwen's back froze.

When he was an undergraduate, the philosophy professor of Bo Xiuwen asked exactly the same question, and even wrote a short essay to state the reason—should the world accept the real desert, or the illusory illusion?What is your choice?

This question is classic and boring at the same time.Later, when we talked with Gao Tong, what he said to Gao Tong was: there is no answer.

because……

"Because people often think that their right to choose is free, which is a fallacy instilled in them." Gao Tong actually took the words: "Like a signal light on the road, no matter whether you choose a red light or a green light, the destination is only One. The path only affects the speed, and the way back is doomed.... This is what you told me, remember?"

Bai Xiuwen had no expression on his face, and the hand holding the flower seemed to tremble slightly.

"By the way, except Merry Christmas," Gao Tong looked at him from behind, his voice was so soft that it seemed that he would be blown away by the wind in the next moment: "Also, happy birthday...Mr. Bai."

The wind at the fork in the road suddenly blew violently, blowing the corners of his clothes, and the snow instantly disappeared until it covered the green light.

He wanted to turn around, but at this moment his body was completely out of control.I can only watch helplessly as the number on the red light flashes to 5, and then to 3...

Completely immobile.

However, if he turned his head at this moment, he would definitely see the intimate and nostalgic expression of Gao Tong watching his back.

"Master, it's been so many times, how could I never recognize you." Gao Tong sighed softly, hugged Bai Xiuwen from behind, and leaned his head on his back.

"So many times it means..."

3,2,1——!

After the red light ended, Gao Tong let go of Bai Xiuwen, turned around and walked in the opposite direction from Bai Xiuwen.

In the blink of an eye, Bai Xiuwen finally found a gap where his limbs could move.He turned his head and wanted to touch Gao Tong, but in an instant the surrounding scenery blurred and shook. Just as he was about to run, tall buildings collapsed in front of him one after another. Dissipated in.

"...Gao Tong, Gao Tong——!"

He still didn't catch anything in the end.

The daisies were scattered all over the place.The wind whipped up the flying snow, rolled up the broken petals, and carried them to the endless sky.

……

Bai Xiuwen opened his eyes without any disturbance.

He quickly realized that this was his home in Boston, and there was his cell phone by the table, but the model was wrong, and it seemed to be a dream.

However, a message prompt suddenly appeared on the phone, accompanied by a special reminder tone.Bai Xiuwen looked at the screen silently, he didn't know whether he should click on the interface or not.

In this chat software, he has only one friend.Only set a message reminder for this one and only friend.

He finally clicked on it.

Crab Roe Soup: Nanjing is so cold 0.0

Crab Roe Soup: You really didn't see me just now, don't lie to me...

Bai Xiuwen flipped through the chat history, and found that a video call just ended here.He glanced at the date and knew it in his mind: this was the time period of the first video call between the two during the online tune.

At that time, he coaxed Gao Tong to make a video call with him. Gao Tong was shy and unwilling to show his face, and he wanted to change his clothes in front of him as he ordered, so he put his mobile phone on it.As a result, the phone fell to the ground, and when Gao Tong came to pick it up, Bai Xiuwen saw the flustered deer-like face on the video interface.

Thinking of this, Bai Xiuwen couldn't help showing a smile on his face.

He believes that the formal relationship with Gao Tong started from online training.

But this is not the real Gao Tong.

Bai Xiuwen quietly flipped through the chat records of the two of them, feeling a faint pain in his temple.Got up to get a glass of water to drink, who would have thought that the other party would send another message——

Crab Roe Soup: Why are you ignoring people? .Didn't you say it's okay? :(

He really likes to act like a baby when chatting online.

Bai Xiuwen thought so, and finally replied to Gao Tong.

Tartarus: No, I was busy just now, sorry.

Crab Roe Soup: [Cat expression]

Bai Xiuwen stroked the back of the phone with his thumb, but suddenly remembered something.He went straight to the study and turned on the computer, and skillfully clicked on an icon—as expected, a pixel-clear monitoring interface appeared on the screen.The goal of entering is a narrow and crowded room, and the young man is wrapped in a quilt, with his calf raised and his back facing the camera.

Bai Xiuwen watched him calmly.

He saw Gao Tong staring at the phone, typed a few words hesitantly, and deleted them again and again, finally sighed, and buried his head deeply in the pillow.Bai Xiuwen knew what he was going to do, he should be asking himself for a photo.

As expected, the other party sent a message the next moment.

Crab Roe Soup: Master, can you give me a picture of you...

Crab Roe Soup: Anywhere!

Bai Xiuwen laughed, and couldn't help but answer him: "Where do you want it?"

Crab Roe Soup: I don't mean that.

Crab roe soup dumpling: I accidentally showed my face in the video just now, so...

Bai Xiuwen seldom took photos, not even group photos.He remembered the photo sent to Gao Tong back then, it seemed that it was taken by a friend when he participated in a fencing competition, so he looked through the photo album, but he couldn't find it.

The album is blank.

In the end, Bai Xiuwen replied to him: You will always see it in the future.

It took a long time for Gao Tong to reply: Then I will sleep.Good night, master.

The young man did not lie, he did turn off the light in the monitoring interface, shrank under the quilt and went to sleep.

After finishing the conversation, Bai Xiuwen maintained the same posture for a long time, until a phone call broke the silence.

"Old Bo, tomorrow we will come to your house to decorate the things we need for the Christmas par, and we will record a video at your house as vlog material, you don't mind~" Jiang Changwan turned on the phone under the watchful eyes of a group of little sisters The speaker winked and said to the microphone, "It's the last Christmas before graduation, can I invite a few more people to celebrate together?"

Bai Xiuwen let out an 'hmm' and ended the call without saying anything else.

Feeling physically and mentally exhausted, he went to the refrigerator to get a bottle of wine and walked into the bathroom.Put the hot water away, and at the same time put the monitoring interface in front of your eyes, watching Gao Tong's sleeping appearance while drinking.

This endless dream brought him little comfort.Every time he sees Gao Tong, he can't stop becoming addicted, and the subsequent withdrawal reaction becomes more and more uncontrollable.

Perhaps because he was in Gao Tong's dream, the speed of time on Bai Xiuwen's side was very fast. He just lay down and took a nap, and it was daytime on Gao Tong's side.

Jiang Changwan's group of people were already busy in the main hall, the voices were noisy and the sound of the stereo was deafening. Bai Xiuwen told them before that he had a fever and that he had something to talk about, so he said that he would arrange it with them later.

Gao Tong didn't go to work, he didn't get up until after twelve o'clock in the noon, ordered a takeaway lunch, and played games on the bed.Bai Xiuwen saw that he used the computer to open the dialogue interface between the two of them several times, and then closed it after a while in a daze.It was he who spoke first:

Tartarus: What are you doing?

He thought that Gao Tong would reply in seconds, but the young man in the camera was still staring at the computer screen in a daze. After about 2 minutes, he typed back to him: "Just woke up."

Obviously, I played games for a while after eating.

Crab Roe Soup: Today is Christmas...

Tartarus: Hmm.

Tartarus: Go out and watch a movie. I'll book a restaurant for you after the movie. Eat something healthy.

Crab Dumplings in Soup: I was saying some weird things again... But it seems that there is indeed a new movie recently, and there is an actress I quite like. I plan to watch it later!

Crab Roe Soup: By the way, don't order me a meal.I'm a bit craving spicy pot today 0.0