crossing the northern latitude

Mojiang is very lively on this day.

After nightfall, the Tropic of Cancer Sign Garden is still crowded with people. Some people have already started to arrange the venue. They don’t quite understand what the crowds are going to do. After asking, they found out that this day is the local Summer Solstice Festival. The local Hani people will Sacrifice activities are held on the fire-taking platform in the park to pray for good weather and good harvest.

The fire started around eight o'clock.On the road to the sun in the park, someone kept passing the fire.They followed the crowd, followed the fire, and finally came to the Plaza del Sol, the fire was lit, the party started, and the crowd began to dance around the fire.

Looking at the people who were singing and dancing in national costumes, Meng Tunan took Lu Yan's hand and found a space to join in.

Lu Yan felt that there were too many people here and it was too noisy, and they had to hold hands with people they didn't know when they were dancing. Lu Yan couldn't bear it, so he discussed with Meng Tunan, "I'll wait for you outside?"

Meng Tunan also knew that Lu Yan didn't like to touch strangers, so he thought for a while: "Let's go together, I won't dance anymore."

"No, why bother you, you can have fun... I'll wait for you under that stone pillar."

After speaking, Lu Yan walked through the crowd without looking back.

This made Meng Tunan chase or not chase, Meng Tunan said in his heart that he seemed to be giving in and coaxing him all the time, even if it was not his fault... and this Bambi was sometimes angry I can't see it yet, so I have to guess.

Did I owe him something in my previous life?Meng Tu Nanxin said how can I fall in love with guessing and guessing all day long, no, I won't be coaxing today.

He turned his head back, and said in his heart that you just wait for me to chase you, but I won't chase you today.

Lu Yan walked to the periphery and was stunned.He called Xie Lin a few more times, but he couldn't get through.He looked up at the bonfire in the distance and suddenly wanted to smoke.

Then a figure stopped in front of him.

It's a woman.She was very thin, wearing a black dress of good texture, and her hair was tied neatly behind her head. This woman was actually not very beautiful, but she had a very special temperament.

She took another step closer, smiled at Lu Yan, and said, "Little handsome guy, long time no see."

Lu Yan turned his eyes away: "Although it's impolite to say so, but Sister Ji Qing, I don't think it's a good thing to meet you here."

"Mr. Xie asked me to come." Ji Qing said, "I have been with you and your little boyfriend for a day."

It is not surprising that Ji Qing can find Lu Yan himself.But Lu Yan was a little puzzled: "He's not in the company, shouldn't you be there to help him, why did you call here?"

Ji Qing shrugged: "Because he was arguing with several other partners recently, his work has been suspended... I won't mention this, I'm here to take you back."

"I'll go back myself."

"No, I received instructions to take you back now." Ji Qing said, "Your mother had an accident, and your uncle wants you to go back immediately."

In the next second, a firework exploded in the distance, bang——

Lu Yan looked at the firework and asked, "I don't believe it."

"I don't need to lie to you." Ji Qing spread her hands, "It happened at noon. She went back to her room and drank a lot of wine after arguing with Mr. Xie, and then she stood at the window and made a noise, saying that if your uncle doesn't agree to you She just jumped down."

The more Lu Yan listened, the more absurd he became: "Then?"

"Then she accidentally fell down." Ji Qing said, "I don't know the exact injury, but your uncle told you to go back immediately."

There were more fireworks exploding in the distance, bang bang bang—the surrounding bonfire suddenly became higher, and the crowd boiled again for some unknown reason.

But all of that is clearly in front of your eyes, but it looks like another world.

"What if I don't go." Lu Yan clenched his fists, "What if I don't believe it."

"Mr. Xie said you would go back."

One second, two seconds... As time went by, Lu Yan felt as if something was slowly loosening in his heart.

Finally Lu Yan sighed: "I promised him, at least play with him for two days before going back."

Ji Qing still looked at him with a smile: "Although I sympathize, your emotional life is not within the scope of my duties."

Lu Yan nodded, and he took out his mobile phone: "Then wait for me to make a call..."

Before he finished speaking, Ji Qing had already pulled the Nokia from his hand, a completely unreasonable move.

She smiled at Lu Yan apologetically: "I'm sorry, this is what Mr. Xie asked for, confiscating your communication tools, bank cards, and valuables that can be cashed in."

Xie Yu probably let Ji Qing come because he understood that he would not fight with any woman.

Lu Yan and her looked at each other for two seconds, then nodded resignedly: "Wait for me."

After speaking, he immediately stepped up and ran towards the campfire.Ji Qing looked at the watch on his wrist and called out to his back: "I'll give you 5 minutes."

The vast sea of ​​people is simply looking for a needle in a haystack.Lu Yan shuttled through the crowd looking for Meng Tunan, and the more he searched, the more desperate he became.He rubbed shoulders with many strangers, was pushed and shoved, and squeezed to the periphery.

In fact, Lu Yan had a crazy idea at that moment, or why don't he turn back at all?Don't go back and face Xie Lin, Xie Yu and your own messy life, wait Meng Tunan out in this vast crowd, they don't go back, escape to a strange place, escape to a place no one can find.

Is there such a place?

The idea was knocked away by two other people.It was two strange men, each of them held Lu Yan's arm and led him away from the dancing bonfire circle.

Ji Qing walked over slowly with his hands behind his back and said, "You're three minutes late."

After being brought into the car by Ji Qing, Lu Yan knew that his life no longer belonged to him.

There was no time to think about how long Meng Tunan, who was thrown into the crowd, could not find himself, and he had already been taken to the hospital in the city overnight by Ji Qing.

Ji Qing really didn't lie to him, Xie Lin was indeed in the hospital and was unconscious all the time.

Lu Yan couldn't go anywhere, Ji Qing asked people to follow him every step of the way, but Xie Yu disappeared, and he didn't know where he went

He didn't sleep all night, and stayed outside the hospital all night, his nerves were tense all the time.

Xie Yu appeared at dawn.He also carried breakfast in his hand, handed it to Lu Yan and said, "Eat first."

Lu Yan hoarsely made a request to him: "I want to make a call."

"There is no one you have to contact now." Xie Yu insisted, "Order something to eat first."

"It's impolite to say goodbye without saying goodbye." Lu Yan shook his head, "If you don't want to eat, eat it yourself."

Xie Yu stopped trying to persuade, but smiled contemptuously: "Because your mother is lying in it, do you still have time to think about others?"

"Because of me...well, because of me." Lu Yan looked at him with red eyes, "But you remember, if something happens to her, I will hate you to death."

"Happy as you want." Xie Yu looked at him still indifferently, "Aren't you going to eat? If you don't eat, then follow me and take you to meet someone."

"No." Lu Yan turned his face away.

"Aren't you going?" Xie Yu smiled, "I told you not to call?"

"...what are you going to do?"

"Let's go." Xie Yu pulled him up, "My patience is limited."

He didn't sleep all night, after getting into the car, Lu Yan really couldn't hold on, and fell asleep all the way in the car, only to find that Xie Yu had actually driven the car back to Dingyan after being woken up.

But Xie Yu in the car disappeared again, and the person who came to ask him to get off the car was Meng Jianjun.

Lu Yan got out of the car nervously, and was taken into the house by Meng Jianjun before he could ask anything.

It was the living room and courtyard that he was familiar with.Meng Jianjun brought him to the chessboard, asked him to sit down, and didn't speak first. Instead, he picked up the small teapot and began to slowly change the water and pour tea, and poured a cup for Lu Yan.He was obviously sitting in front of the chessboard, but he never said that he wanted to play a game with him.

Lu Yan wanted to ask Meng Tunan if he was back, but the words stuck in his throat and he couldn't ask.

In the end, it was Meng Jianjun who spoke first.

"Go out and have fun?"

"……is acceptable."

Meng Jianjun smiled, took out a pack of cigarettes from his bag, handed him one, and said, "Smoking?"

Where did Lu Yan dare to pick it up, he quickly waved his hand and said, "I don't..."

Meng Jianjun smiled and said: "Your Aunt Gao is not here, it's okay, I know you can smoke."

He still shook his head and said no.Meng Jianjun no longer forced himself, lit one and took a slow breath.

"You rarely see me smoking, right? I basically don't smoke now. I quit after Meng Tunan was born." Meng Jianjun always spoke in this slow tone, "People will change a lot after having children, maybe you will will understand."

Lu Yan could only nod in agreement, he didn't know what to say.

"Do you really not smoke? It's okay." Meng Jianjun actually tried to persuade him, "Why do you look at me like that? I'm surprised I knew you would smoke?"

"……No."

"When we are teachers, we often say a word in class-don't think that the teacher can't see you when you make small moves off the stage, but you can see everything clearly when you stand on the podium...you must have heard it. Sometimes not saying is not watching I don’t see it, but I don’t want to say it, I just want to close my eyes and let it go.”

Meng Jianjun knocked on the cigarette ash, "It's like I know you can smoke, I know about you and Meng Tunan... I know it well in my heart, we all have eyes, we can see, we can feel, but I just don't want to point it out. Because I think ...you are a proper child."

Lu Yan looked tired and silent.He clenched his hands tightly, his face turned pale with nervousness.

When he looked up, he could see the Meng family's dining table.Mengtunan's family used an old-fashioned round wooden table for meals, which looked old.Lu Yan's family is used to sitting opposite to each other when eating, unlike Meng's family who eat in a circle and want to be round.

This is a person who dare not disappoint, Meng Tunan's parents are too kind to him.Gao Hui took good care of him and blatantly favored him. She always secretly bought him delicious food and stuffed him with money. As long as Meng Tunan had something, Gao Hui would buy him a copy.In Lu Yan's eyes, she is a standard and qualified mother, and he has always envied Meng Tunan.

He had eaten at that table many times, received a lot of warmth, and briefly experienced the happiness of family harmony... This family was so kind to him, Lu Yan would feel guilty whenever he thought of them.

Thinking about it, Lu Yan lowered his head, he didn't dare to look at Meng Jianjun.

Meng Jianjun was silent for a long time after he finished speaking.He smoked a cigarette quietly, took a sip of tea before opening his mouth.

"Yanyan, don't be burdened by me talking about this." He kept his tone slow, "Your uncle came to talk to me, and I understand what he means, so I'm very sorry for you. ... If it is because the matter with Meng Tunan has affected your study and caused you to go astray, then I really want to say sorry to you ... So what I mean is, you should break up with Meng Tunan, Uncle apologizes to you on his behalf, Tunan is ignorant."

Lu Yan's eyes suddenly turned red.

At this time, he didn't know whether to praise Xie Yu or Meng Jianjun.They know that some people are soft but not hard, and they know how to attack your most vulnerable place, they will say sorry first and make you speechless... They know, they know that Lu Yan will not refuse this "sorry".

"As for us... You have seen our family. If we want us to accept the matter of the two of you, it is making things difficult for us. I always think that people should live decently. This matter... I think it is inappropriate and not decent. But young people always take some detours, so I don't blame you, nor Tunan."

Meng Jianjun paused, then sighed again: "I'm talking to you because I trust you... How should I put it, you are more sensible than Meng Tunan, and like your father, it will make people feel relieved to leave things to you ... You are a reassuring child. So Yanyan, can you promise me not to meet Meng Tunan in the future? I believe you."

He was very polite in every sentence, and his tone was very gentle, without any accusation.

Lu Yan was very sad.He was never so sad and nervous when arguing with Xie Yu, but Meng Jianjun's light words seemed to be nailed into his body, and his whole body was tingling.

This is called killing without blood.

Lu Yan couldn't hold back and covered his face, he had to close his eyes tightly to keep the tears from pouring out.

"I'm sorry," he murmured, "I was wrong, Uncle, I'm sorry."

"You were the one who was affected, Yanyan, don't apologize to me. Some roads are wrong and you can't go back, but we can still make a turn, it's okay." Meng Jianjun stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder, "Can you promise me? Promise me, don’t see Tunan in the future, this road is too difficult, I don’t want you to go, let alone Meng Tunan... You have to understand the intentions of the elders, this is for your own good, and for everyone’s good. Yan Noon, promise me, okay?"

The word "good" bit on the tip of his tongue, and Lu Yan struggled for a long time but couldn't get it out.

The hopelessness at that moment completely overwhelmed him, and Meng Jianjun's words completely defeated his last line of defense.

Many people's faces flashed in my mind... There was Li Xiaoyuan who was being bullied, Jiang Bo who was pulling his suitcase and preparing to leave, and the voices of many people giving pointers.

It's too difficult, Lu Yan thought, it's too difficult, I really can't bear it.

He rubbed his eyes, stood up and bowed to Meng Jianjun, and said, "I promise you, I won't look for him again."

Then he left in a hurry.

Lu Yan didn't rest well, and Lu Yan even felt a little ringing in his ears.He walked out of Mengtunan's house with vain steps, and took a last look at the house that carried many of his feelings and memories.

It seems that the sea has changed overnight. Looking at it today, it is completely different from yesterday.

Xie Yuren leaned against the car and waited for him, with the familiar expression on his face.

Lu Yan suddenly felt a little sick.

He ran to the side of the road and started retching, but he hadn't eaten for a long time, and couldn't vomit anything, and then it turned into a dry cough.

Lu Yan coughed for a long time before slowly getting up. Xie Yu came over and handed him a piece of paper, saying, "I packed everything for you, and also arranged for your mother to transfer to another hospital. We will leave tomorrow."

Lu Yan stared at him for a long time before saying, "You're ruthless."

Xie Yu spread his hands, looking quite indifferent: "For your own good. I hope you will do what you promised, and don't let people look down on you."

good for me.good for me.good for me.

Lu Yan got into the car tiredly and put on his seat belt.

Before starting the car, Xie Yu handed him the phone: "You can make calls now."

After being silent for a while, Lu Yan refused blankly: "Is it still necessary?"

"Yes." Xie Yu nodded, "They said they want you to stop, so of course you have to convey the meaning clearly."

For a moment, Lu Yan couldn't believe that Xie Yu wanted to kill them all like this.

They stared at each other for a moment, Lu Yan finally gave in, he lowered his head a little bit, picked up the phone, almost shaking his hands to find the contact.

He forced himself not to read the dozen or so text messages Meng Tunan had sent to him, edited them quickly and sent them, and there was only one sentence - I decided to go abroad, let's forget it.

After seeing that the transmission was successful, he turned off the phone, pulled out the calling card, broke it, and threw it out of the window.

Lu Yan looked to the side: "Are you satisfied?"

Xie Yu nodded: "Not bad."

The car drove out of Dingyan slowly.

Too many things happened in the past few days, Xie Yu pushed him to a corner, Lu Yan was powerless to fight back, and suffered this set of serial injuries abruptly.

He was so sad that he couldn't speak, so he just stared blankly at the Xiguohe in the distance, his face was numb.

Xie Yu turned his head to look at Lu Yan.

I thought he was crying at first, but I looked carefully and found no, but his eyes were terribly red, and there were a lot of bloodshot eyes all of a sudden, looking a little hideous and a little pitiful.

The author says:

It's over friends!I do what I say!