Solstice Secrets

Ling Dongzhi was awakened by the ringing of the phone.

Before I opened my eyes, I could smell a warm aroma floating in the air, which seemed to be the aroma of some kind of food.From downstairs came the faint sound of Brown Tang and Xiaomao playing.Ling Dongzhi stretched his waist, feeling that he hadn't slept so comfortably for a long time, maybe it was because he had someone by his side, so he slept very soundly.The phone on the bedside table was still buzzing, Ling Dongzhi touched the phone and put it to his ear with his eyes closed, "Hello? Are you at work? Are you coming back at noon?"

The school has been busy with final exams recently, so art classes have naturally stopped.As an art teacher, he only needs to arrange homework for a few graduates who are preparing to take the art college entrance examination, and no one cares whether he usually goes to school or not.A few days ago, he still arrived at school honestly on time, had three meals with the students in the cafeteria, and spent the rest of his time in the studio doing creation.But it was too late today, he simply was lazy.

The person on the phone didn't make a sound, only the sound of silent breathing could be heard.Ling Dongzhi held the phone up to his eyes in great bewilderment, only to realize that it was not a call from Zhuang Zhou, but an unfamiliar number.

Ling Dongzhi was puzzled, "Hello? Who's there?"

The sound of car horns could be heard in the distance, and the caller should be outside.

Ling Dongzhi suspected that it was a wrong call, and was about to turn it off when he heard a man's hoarse voice say: "I'm at the gate of your school. Can you come out?"

It's Zheng Ci.

Ling Dongzhi froze for a moment, "Are you at the school gate? What's the matter?"

"Yes." There was a tiredness in Zheng Ci's voice that was difficult to describe in words, like a person who had traveled a long distance and finally sat down to catch his breath.

Ling Dongzhi sat up from the bed, grabbed the clothes on the bed stool and put them on, "What do you want from me?"

Zheng Ci said stubbornly, "I'll wait for you at the school gate."

Ling Dongzhi had a bit of a headache, "I didn't have my class today, so I didn't go to school at all. It's the same if you say something on the phone."

Zheng Ci was unmoved, "I'll wait for you right here."

Ling Dongzhi became irritable, "...then you wait slowly."

What's wrong with this, it's not peaceful in the morning.Ling Dongzhi threw the phone aside, and went to wash with his disheveled head.When he tidied up and came out of the bathroom, he found that his phone was still ringing.Looking at the set of numbers on the phone screen, Ling Dongzhi felt uneasy for no reason.

Could something really happen?In his impression, Zheng Ci was not the type who would stalk and stalk. He was very arrogant, and when they broke up, he even expressed a very high-profile apology.

Ling Dongzhi pondered for a moment, then picked up the phone again, "Tell me a place, I'll go there now."

Zheng Ci was stunned instead, and it took a few seconds for him to realize, "There is a Qinghe tea garden outside the main gate of your school. I will wait for you there."

Ling Dongzhi hung up the phone without saying a word.

Perhaps it's time to speak clearly.The avoidance attitude does not work for some people with strange brain circuits. They will think that this kind of reaction of the other party means that everything is still hopeful.

Ling Dongzhi didn't want Zheng Ci to have such an illusion.

There were rice porridge and buns in the kitchen, and Zhuang Zhou left a note reminding him to reheat them before eating.As soon as Ling Dongzhi put the steamed buns into the steamer, he heard a frenzy in the living room.Ling Dongzhi looked outside, just in time to see brown sugar jumping in from the outside, his voice changed his tune with excitement, "Hurry up, hurry up, you will win if you chase me. The loser has no yogurt to eat!"

Xiaomao chased after him panting on his four short legs, and when he ran into the living room, his feet slipped and he almost fell.

Midwinter Solstice, "..."

Brown Tang was scurrying from head to head in the living room, seeing Xiao Mao get under the dining table, turned around and rushed into the kitchen, and accidentally bumped into Ling Dong Zhi's leg.Brown Tang was not at all wary that there were still people in the kitchen, so he howled in fright, and all the fur on his back exploded.

Midwinter Solstice, "..."

Xiao Mao chased after him, and greeted Ling Dongzhi out of breath, "Dong... Dong Zhi, are you... awake?"

Ling Dongzhi looked at it, then at the startled brown sugar, wanted to get angry but held back.Education experts have said that when children have conflicts or fights, it is best for adults not to intervene, and they will reconcile themselves.Because adults and children think differently.Ling Dongzhi felt that this theory should be applicable here.He looked at Xiaomao chasing after Brown Tang, it was so pitiful, maybe he was still playing happily.

Ling Dongzhi smiled at them, "What are you doing?"

Brown Sugar recovered from the shock, and asked him unhappy, "What are you doing here?"

"Hot breakfast." Ling Dongzhi tapped the steamer with his chopsticks, "What are you two doing?"

"Playing." Xiaomao leaned over and rubbed his leg, "Brown Tang said that this game is called officers and soldiers catching robbers. I am an officer and he is a handsome and cool flying robber who robs the rich and helps the poor."

Ling Dongzhi endured and endured, but in the end he couldn't hold back, "Why isn't it a soldier?"

Brown Sugar turned his head and snorted disdainfully.

Xiaomao lowered his head in shame, "Because it said that I, a Jiangyang thief, was too weak, and it caught him right away. It was boring and I didn't feel any sense of accomplishment at all."

Midwinter Solstice, "..."

Xiao Mao quietly raised his head to look at him, with an apprehensive expression, as if he was afraid that Ling Dong Zhi would also despise it.

Ling Dongzhi sighed, how can he, an adult, mediate the game between the brats?He could only change the subject depressedly, "Have you had breakfast?"

Brown Tang was still squatting there pretending to be cool, while Xiaomao nodded obediently, "It's all over breakfast. Brown Tang's food is delicious, and its daddy said that when you get up, he can give us a box of yogurt as a snack."

Ling Dongzhi got up to get yogurt for the two little guys.

Seeing the food coming, Brown Tang finally gave Ling Dongzhi a good look, wagging his tail and asked him, "Why do you wake up so long later than my dad?"

Ling Dongzhi's ears felt hot, "Because I don't go to work today."

"You mean..." Brown Tang looked at him with complicated eyes, "My daddy will raise the two of us in the future?!"

Ling Dongzhi suddenly became angry from embarrassment, "Who is so useless like you, who still needs your father to support me?! I have my own salary, so I didn't need my father to support me a long time ago! I can support myself!"

Brown Tang was silent for a while, and said oh, "Then I can rest assured."

Midwinter Solstice, "..."

Ling Dongzhi went out before he was pissed off by this stupid dog, luckily got a taxi at the gate of the community, and went straight to Qinghe Tea Garden outside the main gate of the campus.

Sure enough, Zheng Ci was already waiting for him in the private room.I haven't seen him for a few days, but the tall, rich and handsome man who attracted a large number of unmarried female teachers while walking on the campus unexpectedly went out with a stubble on his chin, and his clothes were also wrinkled.Although it doesn't make people feel sloppy, but the feeling of high spirits on him before is no longer visible at all.

Ling Dongzhi froze for a moment, then frowned imperceptibly.

Zheng Ci had already stood up, his eyes fixed on his face, as if he was not willing to look away for a second, "Winter Solstice, are you here?"

Ling Dongzhi sat down opposite him, "Have you been waiting for a long time?"

"It's okay," Zheng Ci twisted his hands together, as if he suddenly didn't know what to say.

Being so close, Ling Dongzhi could clearly see the haggard look in his eyes.He didn't know why this tired look came from, and he didn't want to ask.People choose their own paths, and becoming a qualified leader of a family is not an easy job in itself.

After a moment of silence, Zheng Ci asked abruptly, "I heard that you are very close to Zhuangzhou?"

Ling Dongzhi asked him back, "Who did you listen to?"

Zheng Ci was silent again.

Ling Dongzhi smiled, "Zheng Ci, I told you a long time ago that there is only a clean break with me, there is no such thing as breaking up or being friends. I don't believe that either. Just tell me, what do you want from me?"

Zheng Ci showed a struggling look on his face, "I have a lot to say to you, Winter Solstice, in my heart..."

Ling Dongzhi waved his hand, "Zheng Ci, you don't want to turn back, do you?"

A bright light flashed in Zheng Ci's eyes, "Winter Solstice, I was unable to maintain our relationship before. I hope you can give me another chance. I..."

Ling Dongzhi looked at him thoughtfully, "Is this what you want to say?"

His expression was so calm that Zheng Ci couldn't help feeling a little flustered.The long-standing certainty seems to be unknowingly disintegrating.Zheng Ci impulsively leaned over from the table to grab Ling Dongzhi's hand, but he quickly dodged away.

"Zheng Ci," Ling Dongzhi stood up, "that's enough."

Zheng Ci had never been reprimanded by him before. After being stunned for a moment, he raised his hand and wiped his face, "I haven't slept peacefully for a few days since I came back to this place. During the winter solstice, I always dream about what we did at school. ..."

Ling Dongzhi bent the corners of his mouth, and a smile appeared on his face, but that smile failed to form in the end, "Really, I never dreamed about the past. Maybe it's because I seldom think about it. .”

Zheng Ci looked at him, two clusters of almost fierce lights jumped in his gloomy pupils, "I told you, give me a few years and I will be able to remove the obstacles between us. I will do what I say. "

Ling Dongzhi looked back at him without evasiveness, his expression was flat and almost indifferent, "I told you, we will make a clean break, and there will be no further involvement in the future. I will do what I said."

Zheng Ci seemed to have been hit by a sap, the blood on his face slowly faded, but his eyes filled with strong unwillingness, "There must be a reason, Winter Solstice."

Before Ling Dongzhi could speak, Zheng Ci's phone on the table rang.The name on the screen is: Xiao Bei.

Zheng Ci didn't move, his eyes were fixed on Ling Dongzhi.

"What qualifications do you have to ask me for a reason? Huh?" Ling Dongzhi stared at his phone, and the look in his eyes slowly returned to his usual indifference, "In fact, compared to the so-called explanation or reason, , I want to know why you thought of coming to me? Is your current life making you feel bored? Tired? Huh? "

Zheng Ci closed his eyes, "It's not like that, Winter Solstice."

"When you were in school, you could give up on me for Tu Xiaobei, but now you don't want to give up on Tu Xiaobei for me again. Zheng Ci, what do other people's feelings mean to you? If you want it, you can throw it away. Throw it?" Ling Dongzhi shook his head, "I really didn't expect that you are still as immature as you were a few years ago."

Zheng Ci grabbed his wrist and eagerly argued, "I also have difficulties, Winter Solstice. If you give me a little more time, I will solve these troubles one by one."

"Will it be resolved?" Ling Dongzhi shook his head and broke free from his fingers, "But I'm no longer concerned about it. I came here today just to make things clear to you. I have my own life now, and I'm living a very good life It is very calm and happy, and fully meets all my expectations for life. My biggest wish now is to live like this forever. I hope you can look at our classmates' face, hold your hands high, and don't bother me again. "

"As for you..." Ling Dongzhi pulled out his hand, turned around and opened the door of the box, "Your life has nothing to do with me. Zheng Ci, in fact, I really want to say a word of blessing to you. If you can do it without disturbing My life, I think I would say it more sincerely."

"Zheng Ci, I wish you happiness."