Xingchuan

As an old house converted from one bedroom to two bedrooms, the living conditions of the rental house on the third floor of Yumin Xinyuan can be imagined, and the transportation is not very convenient.In terms of advantages, it is probably cheap.

As a fresh graduate who just graduated, Jiang Jun has no money, so he chose to rent here.At first, he took it for granted that his roommates would also be of the same age, but after moving in in the first half of the year, he discovered that his roommates were several years older than himself.

The age gap is here, and the two of them basically can't play together, but he doesn't hate his roommate.First, the other party is modest and has a very regular schedule; second, the other party's meals are well cooked, and he is often asked to eat and drink.

Before going home tonight, Jiang Jun thought that there might be leftovers to fill his stomach, but when he came back, he found that there was no one at home, so he had to order a takeaway and sit on a chair to fight a team battle.I thought it was another boring night, but I didn't expect that at eight or nine o'clock in the night, the door was suddenly slapped heavily.

bang bang-

bang bang-

The old wooden door with mottled paint was shaken, and the lock cylinder slammed, and even the surrounding wall dust showed signs of falling.

"Who is it!" He took off his earphones and stretched his neck to shout.

The people outside didn't respond, just continued to slam on the poor wooden door vigorously.

bang bang bang-

Jiang Jun clicked his tongue, put on his slippers and ran out, "Who are you looking for!"

"I'm looking for Ling Yi." It was a man.

After living here for almost six months, I can count on one hand the number of people who came to see Ling Yi, and it was either a census or a community survey.friend?Not once.Jiang Jun was puzzled, and when he opened the door, he was even more surprised.

It cannot be said that the person in front of him is definitely not Ling Yi's friend, but the possibility is too low.

Who is Ling Yi?A few sweaters back and forth from spring to fall, and a coat in winter.I am reluctant to go out to buy expensive meals during the holidays, I will not choose to take a taxi no matter how cold or urgent, and I will turn off the electrical switch wherever I go. I am a complete low-level salaryman.

Looking at the man in front of him again, he is tall and tall, with a green plated stainless steel watch on his wrist, and the collar of the shirt in his coat is neat and tidy, not to mention stains, there is not a single crease.

"Who did you say you were looking for?"

"Ling Yi." The man looked past him coldly, "What about others."

The tone is a bit unkind.

"He's not at home." Jiang Jun just wanted to tell the truth, but suddenly swallowed the rest of the words, "What can you do with him?"

"Not at home?" The man frowned, "Where did he go?"

On weekday nights, it seems that one should not be away from home.

"Uh, tell me what you need from him first."

The visitor seemed to have a bad temper, without explaining too much, he took out his mobile phone and made a call in the next second, without thinking that it must be Ling Yi.Jiang Jun glanced secretly, but there was no name at all on the screen, just a string of numbers.

This is even more strange, if you want to find someone in such a hurry, and you can memorize the other person's mobile phone number, why don't you save a name?

He tentatively asked: "You are not his friend, what are you looking for him for? He owes you money?"

The phone didn't seem to connect, "Where did he go?"

Jiang Jun swallowed his saliva, feeling that he had done his best to his roommate by carrying it up to now, not to mention what to do if he was beaten.

"He works overtime in the company, and he will definitely come back very late."

As soon as he finished speaking, the other party lost interest in him, turned around and went downstairs in big strides.Jiang Jun paused for a moment, and chased a small part: "How much does he owe you? He has no money! Don't push too hard!"

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Ling Yi is indeed not at home, because there is too much work to do.

The night Li Xingchuan was drunk, he walked very fast.

The wet clothes hadn't been blown with a blow dryer, so of course they were still wet.After changing, he took off the suit and folded it on the bed, took his own umbrella and left the apartment quietly.

It wasn't raining too much outside at that time, but there was a biting cold wind blowing on his body and cheeks involuntarily.He felt extremely cold, and touched his face with his left hand, only to realize that his face was covered with tears.

He walked outside for a long time that night. It wasn't that he didn't have a car, but he just wanted to walk as much as possible. The more tired he was, the easier it was to forget everything that happened before.Woke up the next day, as expected, the cold worsened.

Worse things are yet to come.I went to the company to take out the computer, only to find that I didn’t know where it fell the night before, the hard disk had a problem, and I couldn’t find the pictures that were almost finished after I turned it on.At that time, my colleague saw him standing still for a while, and asked worriedly: "Ling Yi, what's wrong with you? You look so bad."

He shook his drowsy head, went to the tea room and called Jiang Hao who hadn't come to the company: "Manager, I forgot to save the picture I made, and I may not be able to submit it right away."

"Am I asking you to work or to cause trouble? What else can I expect you to do?!" Jiang Hao scolded him bloody, asking him to either talk to the client himself, or not eat or drink. Tu must be driven out within two days, otherwise he will pack up and leave.

Of course Ling Yi would not choose the former, so he could only choose the latter.

Tonight was a deadline, so he stayed in the studio working overtime and didn't even eat dinner.After six o'clock, the people around him left one by one, and by eight o'clock he was the only one left.Later on, the sound of typing was almost the only sound on the entire third floor.

The building is a centralized property. There is no separate security guard on each floor, and there are only guards in the lobby downstairs.At 09:30, he put on his clothes and went downstairs, wanting to go to the convenience store to buy rice balls or bread mats, and to find out if there is a pharmacy that is open.

There are a total of [-] floors of the office building, but there are only two elevators. Fortunately, no one has robbed him at this time.After entering the elevator, he stood silently, first he looked at the red floors and counted the jumps one by one, then his eyes shifted slightly, and he was startled by the person reflected on the elevator door.

Is this him?

Ling Yi was taken aback for a moment, suddenly a little unsure.

The person in front of him had flushed cheeks, dry and pale lips, his hands were tucked into the pockets of his coat, and his thin and pointed chin was covered by a camel scarf. He looked like a wilted plant.

Since when did he become so ugly, he went back to the past, but he couldn't remember it at all.

Maybe it started when he decided to leave Li Xingchuan, maybe it started when he was handcuffed, or maybe it started when he gave up painting.

A man who has given up his feelings, lost his dignity, and abandoned his ideals is not attractive to anyone.Ling Yi knew that Li Xingchuan would never love him like this again.

If he is given another chance to do it again, he will definitely keep one of the three things, but it is a pity that time will not turn back.

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt tightness in his chest, and his forehead hurt like tearing veins for a moment, so he had to put the back of his hand against his forehead and coughed in a muffled voice.

"Cough-cough-"

Just at this time the door opened, he lowered his head and wanted to go out, but found that the way ahead was blocked by a tall body.

"Borrow it."

The person who came did not move, and raised his hand to pull the elevator door.Ling Yi was slightly taken aback, raised her eyes, and met Li Xingchuan's eyes just like that.

"Xingchuan? Cough cough—you, why are you here?"

Li Xingchuan, who raided at night, was full of oppressive aura. He took a step forward, and the elevator door behind him slowly closed, "Are you hiding from me?"

avoid him?

Where did this start? It was clear that he rejected himself that night.

Ling Yi held back the discomfort in his throat, and whispered softly: "You misunderstood, I didn't hide from you. I didn't forget about the contract, but I just figured out a little bit of the situation, can you give me another two days?"

He was about to press the elevator, but Li Xingchuan moved his body and completely blocked the button.

"Why didn't you answer the phone call?"

"I—" What's going on, he didn't receive any calls.Afraid that Li Xingchuan would feel that he was being perfunctory, he could only answer cautiously: "Maybe the phone is out of battery, or maybe I didn't hear it, I'm sorry... I don't know too well. Is that why you came here?"

It was clear that the matter was almost revealed that night, but at this moment, no one mentioned it again.I don't know what Li Xingchuan was thinking, but for Ling Yi, there was indeed a lot of regret afterwards.If that night had been less impulsive, perhaps they would have seen each other a few more times.

"You're still like this." Li Xingchuan left a sentence without beginning and ending, and turned his back to him.

still like this...

what kind.

Ling Yi really wanted to ask clearly, but after that night, he already knew many things that he should not ask.

He paused, raised his hand and pressed the third floor, "I'm still working overtime. If you're worried, you can follow me up and take a look. If I really don't do things seriously, you can fire me at any time. Tonight, tomorrow night at the latest , I will definitely give you the complete plan, and will not delay your affairs."

The small space fell silent.

After opening the door, Ling Yi walked in front, seeing the tall and tall shadow of the person behind him reflected on the floor of the corridor, overlapping with her own, her eyes were moist for some reason.He hurriedly lowered his head and walked into the dim office area, "Wait a minute, the picture is here."

"Why don't you turn on the light."

"It's just me, there's no need to waste electricity." He walked to his desk and lifted the lid of the laptop, "It's enough to have a light in the corridor. It's cold here, don't take off your coat, I'll give it to you." You pour a glass of hot water."

Before going downstairs, he opened the window behind him to take a breath. Now that he came back, he walked over and closed it naturally.After pouring the water back, he found Li Xingchuan standing in front of his desk, staring at something on the desk.

It's a peace talisman, hung on a thumbtack with a thin red string.

He was slightly taken aback, and hurried over to take it off, holding it tightly in his hand, "Sit down, sit whatever you want. I'll open the picture for you to see."

But Li Xingchuan turned a deaf ear and looked at him sharply: "Where did you get it, from my room?"

Only then did Ling Yi realize that he had misunderstood, and quickly explained to him: "No, this is what I asked for, not yours."

Fearing that he might not believe it, he spread out his palm to show him, "This one is relatively new, take a look."

There is a half-new and not old talisman spread out in the palm.He quickly put away his hand as soon as he showed it, as if he was afraid of being snatched away by the person in front of him.

Li Xingchuan took a cold look and said nothing.

After a moment of silence, Ling Yi said again: "Sit down."

But Li Xingchuan still leaned his back against the edge of the table and stood in front of the table with his eyes dim.

"What's wrong?" Ling Yi felt that he seemed to have something to say, and moved the paper cup on the table to him, "Have a drink, the heater is out."

For the sake of economy, there will be no heating here after nine o'clock in the evening.The same is true in summer, when the central air conditioner is turned off.

Li Xingchuan made a motion to feel for a cigarette, but he only took out the cigarette case, but he couldn't find the lighter, which probably left it in the eating place.Ling Yi reminded in a low voice, "Smoking is not allowed here."

Li Xingchuan frowned, and threw the cigarette case on the table.Ling Yi stretched out her hand and silently hid the cigarette behind her back, "Have you had dinner yet?"

If not, maybe they can go downstairs together and get something to eat.

Li Xingchuan didn't speak, and seemed too lazy to respond.

Ling Yi asked again: "Have you eaten, did you eat with your colleagues?"

Li Xingchuan raised his eyes and glanced at him.

Ling Yi couldn't help standing up straight when she thought she was hiding the cigarette.After a few seconds of pause, Li Xingchuan answered casually, "With friends."

The hands behind his back tightened.

"Friend," Ling Yi showed a negligible smile, "Male and female."

It sounds like small talk.

"female."

Li Xingchuan can be male or female.

The sharp corner of the cigarette case stuck in the palm of his hand, Ling Yi's body was a little loose, and his back slowly leaned against the partition, "Girlfriend?"

"friends with benefits."

He raised his head in astonishment, his lips moved slightly, but he couldn't say a word.

"Why," Li Xingchuan said indifferently, "polluted your ears?"

He shook his head hard: "I didn't mean that."

"Then what do you mean."

They are all adults and have normal physiological needs. Coupled with Li Xingchuan's conditions, it is not surprising that they have a few sex friends.Ling Yi felt that he should understand, but his voice didn't know why, and suddenly he couldn't say anything to understand.

"Do you see each other every week?"

Li Xingchuan moved his chair and sat down, looking up at him, "Twice a week."

Ling Yi walked over slowly, "At your house?"

Li Xingchuan raised his head a little more, "Of course I'm going to a hotel to open a room."

A shallow inhalation sound came from Ling Yi's chest and lungs.

"Xingchuan, you should be more careful." His voice could not be lowered, "This...is unhygienic."

"I wear condoms every time."

Ling Yi didn't speak again for a long while.

Li Xingchuan asked again: "What's wrong?"

Ling Yi put the cigarette case in his hand on the table, and said in a daze, "If you want it in the future, you can actually find me, I..."

"I'm cleaner than them."

The air was silent.

After a while, Li Xingchuan said slowly, "Why do I think you are dirtier than them?"

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