Cross the sea

The accuracy of the weather forecast has dropped drastically. The tornado warning a month ago has not yet appeared, and the sky in Haishi has become cloudy and humid.

The wet clothes hanging outside the window seemed to never dry, and the dripping air conditioner outside the dormitory was covered with dark green moss, with a hollow in the middle, filled with a puddle of muddy water.

He Zhen leaned his upper body out of the window, and the cigarette in his mouth was burning to the end. When the wind blew, most of the ash fell down.

He returned to the room, picked up the mobile phone on the ground, and sent another message to Li Chengyun.

"I dreamed that you dreamed of me."

His expectation is like a stone thrown into a black hole, rolling and falling, as long as it doesn't reach the bottom, his expectation will never be fulfilled.

He Zhen swiped the screen upwards, and nearly a week had passed since the day we parted at the mall. During this time, he sent thirteen messages, ranging from reporting the brightness of the moon on a certain day, to opening a thesis, and beef balls sold in the cafeteria. The casserole has only six meatballs.

This should be regarded as an introduction, as long as Li Chengyun replied with a punctuation mark, he would quickly follow up with the next sentence: Do you really want me to go?But from this point of view, he didn't want to know Li Chengyun's answer so urgently, otherwise why didn't he call, and he would know after just one call.

An Qianqiu came from the kitchen and stood beside him, holding a glass of honey water in his hand, and all the unmelted golden honey was piled at the bottom of the glass.

"So, what did he say?"

He Zhen leaned against the window sill, raised his hand to push aside the curtain that was blowing on his face, and said, "I don't know, I haven't replied yet."

"Who said Li Chengyun, I'm talking about your mother."

An Qianqiu blew on the steaming water in the glass, and added, "And that stepdad."

"Uncle said it all depends on what I want, but I think he really wants me to go. I haven't told my mother what I think, and I don't want to embarrass her."

An Qianqiu frowned. She wanted to say something, but she opened her mouth, and in the end she just put the cup heavily on the window sill.

If you think about it, you know that a couple who just got married halfway and have different statuses, no matter how much they love each other at first, there will be rifts after a few quarrels, especially because of the other party's children.

If Li Xiangting agrees, He Zhen will not refuse, even if He Ping is not happy, there is a high probability that he can only hold back and say nothing.

"Why does Li Chengyun's father think it's a good thing for you to enlist in the army? You are not a bastard, with such good grades..."

He Zhen clutched the windy curtains in his hands and let go, paused for a while before smiling and said: "If you enlist in the army, you will keep your student status, and if you perform well in the army, you may be able to become a non-commissioned officer. Anyway, there are many benefits of."

"But since Li Chengyun wrote my name on it, it also shows that Li Chengyun really wants me to go."

He Zhen turned his head and looked at An Qianqiu, his black pupils reflected a white circle of light.

Hezhen can nod to everything related to Li Chengyun, even though he knew it was useless, An Qianqiu gritted his molars and said viciously: "I tell you, if you leave, the relationship between us for so many years will come to an end. "

He Zhen handed her the honey water with a smile, and poked his head out of the window again. The wind didn't seem to stop. An Qianqiu heard He Zhen say vaguely, "You don't know how to do it."

She wouldn't, if He Zhen really left, she would probably just look at his back and wipe away tears, and then yell without deterrent: He Zhen, you are a fucking idiot.

The waiting time should be difficult and long, but there are too many procedures to go through before enlisting in the army, including medical examination and political review, as well as visits and investigations.

When the relevant personnel arrived at their home, only He Ping was there. She tried her best to maintain her dignity as Mrs. Li. Even though her hands were shaking when handing in the documents, she did not shed tears from the beginning to the end.

But when people were leaving, she stopped He Zhen who was about to go upstairs, ran up to him quickly, and asked him with red eyes: "Do you really want to go? As long as you say you don't want to go, mother will go with you." Uncle said to cross out your name."

"I do not know."

He Zhen said.

He really didn't know, because Li Chengyun hadn't replied to his message until now.

As one of the few people who knew about them, Zhou An also called Li Chengyun and went to the apartment to find someone, but in the end they were all in vain.

Zhou An looked at the back of Hezhen lying on the upper bunk, put his hand on the railing, and said in a low voice: "You see, even Li Chengyun's father can't find him, there must be something delaying him."

He Zhen moved a bit, he suddenly sat up from the bed, frowned and looked at Zhou An who was standing below: "Do you think I should call the police? What if he gets into a car accident or is kidnapped."

Zhou An was stunned for a moment, looked at He Zhen's bloodless face, paused before saying: "...that shouldn't be possible" "That's good."

He Zhen nodded, grinned at Zhou An, and lay back down again.

Hearing Zhou An's footsteps getting farther and farther away, He Zhen took out the mobile phone under the pillow, clicked on Li Chengyun's dialog box, and typed a few words on the keyboard: Don't die.

The progress of the school and the army did not last until Hezhen got the answer, and the announcement was posted soon. Hezhen stood in front of the bulletin board and looked up. He was sorted by the first letter. His name was at the front. If Li Chengyun was a little patient, he should It is possible to find his name.

Will Li Chengyun be happy? It should be. Li Chengyun said that he likes to be obedient.

If Li Chengyun didn't lie, Li Chengyun should like him the most now, because there is no one who is more obedient than him. If he goes to heaven and earth, even if he turns the earth several times, he will not be so obedient.

On the day of leaving, it rained heavily in Haishi, the floor tiles of the check-in hall were covered with black footprints, the hall was brightly lit, and He Zhen saw his blurred face on the huge glass window.

After waiting for a while, He Zhen went out, stood by the automatic door and called An Qianqiu's name: "If you don't hurry up, I will miss the flight."

An Qianqiu leaned against the pillar to smoke, and when she heard what He Zhen said, she didn't turn her head, but shook the lit cigarette in her hand and said, "One cigarette won't delay you from going out to defend your home and country!"

He Zhen sat on the suitcase and waited. The warm baby stuffed in the coat pocket began to get cold. He Zhen took out the warm baby and smoothed the wrinkles and put it back in his pocket.

He talked a lot to persuade He Ping not to come see him off, but He Ping didn't agree at first, and put warm baby in his pocket while putting on shoes, He Zhen stood in front of her with the suitcase, and whispered to her: " Don't go, I don't want to cry."

He Ping was wearing only one shoe, and the other foot was on the carpet. She stood still holding the shoe cabinet until He Zhen got into the car, and then she rushed out the door, but said nothing.

His popularity is not so good that many friends will come to send flowers to say goodbye when he joins the army. It was not until the car stopped at the drop-off area that He Zhen saw An Qianqiu standing at the door wearing a wide hoodie.

An Qianqiu accompanied him in line to check in. After getting the ticket, she squinted her eyes and said dryly, "You're going to some place that doesn't shit. I haven't seen this place on the map."

"Yeah, it's too biased."

He Zhen lowered his eyes to look at the unknown island at the destination, paused for a moment and said, "I don't think Li Chengyun can find him if he wants to."

An Qianqiu didn't speak.

There was already a long line at the security checkpoint, and He Zhen was dragging his suitcase and standing at the end of the line. He turned around and looked at An Qianqiu, but before he could speak, An Qianqiu came up and hugged him, rubbing his wet shoulder To He Zhen's chest.

"I didn't want to hug you too much, I hugged you because of saying goodbye."

An Qianqiu's voice was mixed with a faint nasal sound. She sniffed and her voice trembled: "Don't get sick, don't stand out, don't be bullied by veterans if you have thin arms and legs."

He Zhen pressed her back, said a word in a low voice, and then said goodbye.

After saying goodbye, he couldn't turn back. He Zhen walked in with the team. He put his suitcase and mobile phone behind the conveyor belt and stood on the security check table.

The security personnel scanned his body with an infrared sensor, and it made a beeping sound when it was close to his chest.

"Do you have any jewelry with you?"

The rope worn around the neck was lifted, and He Zhen watched the black bell dangling in his hand.

——The air was filled with the smell of disinfectant, and his left hand was cold. Li Chengyun opened his eyes and saw the glare of light and the white ceiling. Li Chengyun sat up on the bed, and the transparent tube connected to his left hand shook with his movements.

Li Chengyun paused for a few seconds, then looked at the mobile phone on the small table, the broken glass panel was shining under the light.

He broke it as he ran into the ambulance.

The nurse who made the rounds opened the door and walked in, stood in front of the hospital bed and took his medical records: "You are finally awake."

"Where is my mother?"

Li Chengyun's voice was hoarse and his throat was sore. He took a breath and said, "Is there something wrong?"

"I'm still on a ventilator and have a little fever. It mainly depends on the past few days."

The nurse came over with a thermometer, "Come take a measurement—" "Do you have an extra mobile phone?"

Li Chengyun spoke very fast, he squeezed his chapped lips, and said in a hoarse voice: "I want to use my mobile phone."

"What phone did you just wake up to look at..."

"Let me use it, I have something urgent."

Li Chengyun raised his hand with the infusion needle inserted, and blinked quickly, "I have something urgent."

The nurse looked down at him, paused for two seconds, and said yes.

Inserting the phone card and turning it on, Li Chengyun walked into the elevator and pressed the floor button.

Li Chengyun raised his head to look at the red number on the top that was falling at a constant speed. This was the first time he felt that the elevator was so slow. He had a lot of things to do. He had to go to the school to find the Academic Affairs Office. If he couldn't handle it, he might have to go to Li Xiangting.

When the elevator reached the eighth floor, the mobile phone lying quietly in the palm of his hand suddenly vibrated several times in succession. Li Chengyun's hands began to sweat, and his fingertips that were pinching the screen turned white.

"Today's moon is only half, but it's so bright."

"It's time to choose a topic for the thesis."

"I went to the cafeteria to eat meatball casserole today, and there were only six meatballs."

... "I dreamed that you dreamed of me."

"Don't die."

"Then I'm leaving."

The last four words are so small, Li Chengyun read it several times before he could see clearly. When he reached the first floor, the elevator door opened, people standing outside rushed in, the air was squeezed, and Li Chengyun suddenly felt out of breath.

The author has something to say: Sorry for making everyone wait so long