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Chen Yifan's new book "The Lost Pisces" was too late to be released before the year before.

At that time, Jiang Chu's part of the work had already been completed, so when everyone was still busy, he was the most idle in the entire magazine, and it was impossible for those who were engaged in creation to sit in the office all day, let alone him now Not yet Li Li's partner.

With the excuse of adding some flowers and plants to Gu Zhi's studio, he has been nesting with Gu Zhi for the past few days.

The other employees have already gone back for vacation, but his boss doesn't come a few times a year, but he comes every day when he is on vacation.

Gong Gu Zhi's studio is not located in the commercial area, and the location selection made Jiang Chu quite curious.

"I thought you would like more excitement." Jiang Chu got out of the car, looked at the surrounding environment, and mentioned it casually.

Maybe I liked it very much before. His work is similar to Jiang Chu's work in nature. It can't be done in a bustling environment. In the past few years, I have experienced ups and downs. Maybe I started to understand at a certain moment. Very abrupt.

"Haven't you heard a saying? Carnival is the loneliness of a group of people." Gu Zhi gathered the neckline of his coat and led Jiang Chu to the direction of the studio.

"I've never heard of it." Jiang Chu said, "I really haven't experienced what you're talking about."

Even if Jiang Chu didn't say it, he still knew that the word "group of people" was just a noun to Gu Zhi, and as for carnival, it was even more impossible.

For some reason, when he heard Jiang Chu say this, he felt a bit of regret in vain. It should have been felt together, because a short absence is an absence in this life.

"However..." Jiang Chu followed behind him, rarely taking the initiative to talk about the years when he parted with Gu Zhi.

Gu Zhi took him to visit his studio, and he listened to Jiang Chu talking about the interesting things he encountered abroad.

There are half of the Chinese in the area where Jiang Chu lives. Every time there is a conflict with the local students, these people point at them in their native dialect. Jiang Chu never participates in their meaningless quarrels, so every time the local students The group of students couldn't understand Chinese, so Jiang Chu was asked to translate for them.

An international student in Shanghai pointed at them and scolded them every time, "Xiaobai is old, his brain is out of order." Then the local students would say, "That's right, as long as you know."

When asked what were they talking about?Jiang Chu always explained helplessly, the meaning of this sentence is: "Don't think that because you are handsome, you can do whatever you want."

Slowly, Jiang Chu became the most popular of the two groups.

When Jiang Chu said it, he was joking.

The past he described was extremely contagious to Gu Zhi. He could imagine Jiang Chu translating randomly for others with a blank face. He thought it was funny when he thought of that scene, but he was very sad because he couldn't imagine Jiang Chu. At the beginning, I worked hard to smooth my edges and corners and blend into that environment.

He regretted it for many years in the past, but there was no moment stronger than now. Those regrets he filled up with his imagination were always filled up uneven gaps. Fortunately, after going around, Jiang Chu returned to him again.

The studio with some green plants suddenly became more smokey, Jiang Chu looked around and saw an iron staircase around the corner, "Can you go up?"

Gu Zhi turned his head, "Do you want to go up and have a look?"

Jiang Chu originally asked casually, but seeing that Gu Zhi didn't let him go immediately, he became a little curious.

"Could it be that the golden house hides the beauty?" Jiang Chu said jokingly.

"Then you can look at it as you like."

In fact, there is a small attic above, displaying some of the trophies he has won in recent years. If it is someone else, Gu Zhi is of course welcome to look at them casually, but Jiang Chu did not know how many awards he won when he was in high school. People always want to hide their clumsiness.

In fact, the reason why Jiang Chu was not too surprised was not because he was used to it, but because Gu Zhi won the award in which year, and whether the award was worth a lot of gold, he probably knew these things better than Gu Zhi himself.

Jiang Chu looked at each item, and Gu Zhi felt that he was stripped naked and parading in public. Just as he was trying to find an excuse to drag him downstairs, the phone in his pocket rang suddenly.

Gu Zhi was thinking about other things, so he didn't notice that the caller was from an unfamiliar number without a note, he didn't think too much and pressed the answer button to say "Hello".

"Gu Gu, are you busy now?"

A familiar female voice came to Gu Zhi's side through the phone.

"My mobile phone is out of battery. I used my colleague's daughter's mobile phone to make a call. It was Fang Xue who told you last time. Do you remember?"

Gu Zhi hurriedly turned down the volume of the phone a few notches, and then glanced at Jiang Chu with a guilty conscience. Jiang Chu was flipping through a book on the shelf, and Gu Zhi quietly walked a little further away. Said: "What's the matter?"

In fact, he probably knew what was going on when he heard Gu Qian's first sentence. The last time Gu Qian helped him date a boy, but it didn't work out. He thought that Gu Zhi might still like girls more.

This kind of blind date was either zero or countless times, he sighed helplessly, and subconsciously glanced at Jiang Chu's back, thinking that this problem might have to be solved from the root.

"Didn't Xiaoxue help us find the best doctor in orthopedic surgery last time? Didn't your Uncle Gu recover so quickly? When Xiaoxue came back, please treat him to a meal to thank him."

It's this routine again.

Gu Zhi was speechless: "Didn't you come to thank me? Besides, Uncle Gu broke his leg two years ago, so don't waste his time."

"Then Xiaoxue was on a business trip and didn't catch up. In this way, I will send you the address later, and you helped my mother repay the favor, okay?"

Before Gu Zhi could speak again, he hastily hung up the phone.

Gu Zhi: "..."

Gu Zhi was no stranger to Gu Qian's actions. Just as he was thinking about how to avoid future troubles, there was someone behind him.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Chu said.

Gu Zhi shrugged helplessly, turned around and hooked Jiang Chu's neck, shook the phone and said with a smile, "Our mother."

Jiang Chu was stunned for a moment, the smile in the corners of his eyes slowly faded, and he wanted to say something, but he heard Gu Zhi's cell phone ring again.

Gu Zhi let go of his hand, looked down, and then quickly typed a line and sent it. After finishing these, he put away his phone and said to Jiang Chu: "My mother treats guests, let's go, let's go eat."

The New Year’s Eve in the south is less than a week away. Because it is close to the end of the year and it is a working day, there are not many people on this day. The navigator shows that the road is smooth, and the restaurant that Gu Qian chose is next to Gu Xizi’s school. Gu Xunzi.

She was always clever, and when she saw a stranger around Gu Zhi open her mouth, she called "Dad".Fortunately, Gu Zhi reacted quickly, covered her mouth and explained: "This is my sister."

With Jiang Chu's IQ, he guessed what was going on before he even got to the restaurant.

Although there were no people outside, I had to say that Gu Qian had never failed in choosing a restaurant. If Gu Qian hadn't helped him reserve a seat in advance, he might have to wait in line at this moment.

They followed the waiter who took the seat into a private box, and saw that there was already a girl sitting there. The girl was about 20 years old, with standard fair skin and beautiful long legs.

It's a pity that in Gu Zhi's aesthetics, the beauty is Jiang Chu's type.

The "others" were not expected.

Both Jiang Chu and Fang Xue looked at each other for a while, and then turned their eyes to Gu Zhi together.

Gu Zhi took off his coat quite naturally and hung it on the back of the chair, then asked them to sit down, and explained to Fang Xue: "I was chatting with my friends nearby, and we made an appointment for lunch, but my mother called suddenly ...Miss Fang, do you mind?"

Before the other party could speak, Gu Xunzi consciously ran to the empty seat beside Fang Xue and sat down, smiled and said to her: "My father is so handsome, sister Xiaoxue won't mind, right?"

"Father?" Fang Xue was obviously taken aback for a moment, then turned her gaze to Gu Zhi and said, "Aren't you his brother?"

Gu Zhi: "..."

"Uh... the kids are playing around." He quickly changed the topic: "I'm sorry to make you wait for us, thanks to your help with my dad's matter last time."

In dealing with people, Gu Zhi was born with ease. Because of his lack of leisure these years, this skill was a bit rusty for a while. He forgot that Fang Xue was the daughter of Gu Qian's colleague, so Fang Xue was very concerned about their family's situation. Yes, he knew that Gu Xunzi was his half-sister.

Once again, she showed her true colors in front of Jiang Chu, even in front of outsiders.The meal was extremely embarrassing, and by taking Gu Xunzi back to school, he ended this inexplicable lunch early.

On the way back to the studio, Gu Zhi remained silent.

Seeing his evasive eyes, Jiang Chu was a little funny, and comforted him kindly: "I often walk by the river, and I can understand when I get wet once in a while."

It's fine if he doesn't say it, but it's even more embarrassing when he talks about Gu Zhi, "I don't often walk by the river." Gu Zhi explained: "Walk once in a while, and I won't go in the future."

Jiang Chu is not stupid, Gu Zhi just gave Gu Xunzi a look and ran over to call him dad, isn't this kind of tacit understanding often cultivated?

"Then that one just now knew, what are you going to do?" Jiang Chu turned his head and asked him curiously.

"What should I do?" Gu Zhi looked at the road ahead through the glass and said, "Who would have a meal with a girl and drag the family with her? She's not stupid, so I understand."

"You mean, she knows?" Jiang Chu asked suspiciously, frowning.

Gu Zhi was single-mindedly curious about Jiang Chu's sometimes clever and sometimes stuttering head. When he was crossing the intersection, he turned to the left and waited until he was going straight. It's over."

Gu Zhi finished half of what he said, and he didn't look at the puzzled face of the person next to him.

Jiang Chu was silent for a while, trying to find a new topic to divert from, but in the end he asked, "Does Aunt Gu often help you date girls?"

Jiang Chu regretted it as soon as he asked, but Gu Zhi was in a good mood at the moment. He turned up the car music a little, and casually replied, "Well, it's quite a lot."

Jiang Chu nodded thoughtfully, probably thinking that if Gu Zhi likes girls, then he should like a smart and beautiful girl like Fang Xue, but he feels that there is no such thing in life.

It's funny to think of it this way.Who would have thought that Gu Zhi would suddenly say in such a heartless way: "I've dated not only girls, but also boys. Last time..."

Speaking of this, Gu Zhi suddenly got stuck, realizing that he seemed guilty of taking the initiative to explain himself, he coughed lightly, just at this time there was a moment of silence between the end of one song, and when the prelude of the next song started , the car just pulled into the parking space, and after turning off the engine, Gu Zhi leaned over and said, "But this is the last time. Because I plan to take you home."

"Back..." The word "go home" has not been seen for a long time and is unfamiliar. For a moment, Jiang Chu seemed to not understand what he was talking about, until Gu Zhi confided his thoughts on this topic and consulted Jiang. At the time of the first meeting, his thinking came back online.

"What do you think?"

Considering that Jiang Chu just came back not long ago, Gu Zhi quickly explained: "After all, in my mother's eyes, I am handsome and talented. She will not stop activities like today until I bring someone home. Either you give in Do me a favor?"

Gu Zhi was joking, but he was still very nervous in his heart. Although he knew that Jiang Chu would definitely not refuse, he was still nervous during the few seconds of waiting.

"You really have to think about it for so long?" Gu Zhi rubbed his head angrily, hooked his neck with a smile and threatened, "Will you follow me?"

The wind is still blowing outside the car, and there are still few pedestrians around here. A single bird perched on the windshield in front of the car for a while. I don’t know if it saw someone in the car. It fluttered a few times. Wings fly forward.

Jiang Chu was so dizzy from being hooked by his neck, he finally couldn't help pinching his chin and kissed him. During the few seconds when Gu Zhi was in a daze, he saw the car door open, and immediately heard Jiang Chu say: "Does the door-to-door son-in-law have less status?"

His voice is deep and deep, like a beam of weak light that cannot penetrate the clouds in winter, although it is light but very clear.

Gu Zhi was stunned for a moment and chased out of the car: "Then did you agree?"

Jiang Chu thought he was walking ahead, so he pretended not to hear him and asked him, "What?"

Gu Zhi said, "It's useless to pretend, I've heard it anyway."

After that, Gu Zhi deliberately called Gu Qian in front of Jiang Chu. First, he described what happened today as a matter of routine, and then he said vaguely that he would go home for the Spring Festival this year, and he would bring someone who had just returned home and had no place to stay for the New Year's Eve dinner. My friend came home and ordered a few dishes shamelessly by the way.

As the saying goes, mother and child are connected, and Gu Qian understood it in seconds. Just as she was about to ask who the other party was, she realized that Gu Zhi hesitated.

She probably knew that Gu Zhi might be inconvenient, so she laughed over the phone and said, "All right, I'll ask myself later."

When he was young, the only ones who stayed with Jiang Chu during the Spring Festival were his mother and grandmother. Later, they all left. The atmosphere of the Spring Festival in foreign countries is not as strong as that in China, and he has no great regrets.

What I can probably think of is a snowy morning in the second year of high school, when he opened the door sleepily and his heart was filled with dense soreness.

Before returning home, Gu Zhi and Jiang Chu went to the cemetery. Lu Song and Jiang Xuyang were living in different places, but they lived next to each other after death.

Lu Song once described to Jiang Chu the scene when she and Jiang Xuyang first met when she was sober. At that time, Jiang Xuyang was still a young man.

The cold wind blew through the treetops, and the yellow leaves hanging on the branches fell one after another. Gu Zhi stood beside him and brushed off a leaf that fell on Jiang Chu's shoulder. Jiang Chu remained silent for a long time until it fell down. The back of his hand gradually warmed up before he recovered.

"Come on, go home."

"Ah."

The streets are bustling with people, outlining the lively atmosphere unique to traditional Chinese festivals. Who knows if the person who is hugging and holding hands or in love at this moment is a stranger who passed by one time ten years ago?

Floating life is like this, don’t be more and less, it’s better not to meet, and if you meet, you will live for the rest of your life.

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