Forced to make a fake show with the president

No... not right.

At seven o'clock in the evening, Pei Xi, who came back from the company, looked at the quiet and dark villa, feeling unprecedented panic in his heart.

Today is the third day since Tan Yuqing disappeared. Although she sent a WeChat message the night before, she has indeed never appeared.

Except for a few words on WeChat, there is no information, no news.The phone can't get through, the sent inquiry is ignored, it's like...

Completely disappeared.

"Disappeared completely..." Pei Xi murmured, perhaps because she suddenly thought of something, her eyes widened suddenly, and then she quickly went to the second floor of the villa and walked into Tan Yuqing's room.

In the past three days, it was unknown how many times Pei Xi had opened Tan Yuqing's room. The room was still pink, full of that person's aura.

Pei Xi didn't throw herself on the bed longingly like before, but panicked and opened the drawer anxiously.

"No no……"

It's not Pei Xi's style to rummage through other people's things without authorization, but now she has no time to take care of it, and opened all the drawers madly.The action was rough and even broke a lot of expensive cosmetics.

When she broke open the last cabinet roughly, Pei Xi's heart was completely occupied by endless anxiety and fear.

"There are no... photographs of my aunt, not a single one..."

No matter before or after her aunt's death, Tan Yuqing's room always has her photo.On the table, in the closet, beside the bed.

For Tan Yuqing who lacks family affection, the only mother who exists plays an irreplaceable role.It can be said that Zhang Shuhua entrusts all her longing and nostalgia for her family there.

But now, there is not even a picture of her mother in her room!

This is obviously unusual.

The cold wind raged at night in City A, and even though it was early spring, the temperature was still pitifully low.

Pei Xi, who noticed the abnormality, drove to Guangcheng Community at the first time, and went upstairs to open the door anxiously, but the result he got was more cruel and direct than what he got in Tan Yuqing's room.

The house was empty. Lanterns, kitchen utensils, and all the utensils that showed Tan Yuqing and Zhang Shuhua's life were all destroyed and cleaned.

It was clean, just like when Pei Xi handed it over to them.

"So... did I have a premeditated plan?" Pei Xi leaned against the door and window slumped, her jet-black hair fell from her ears, as messy and vain as her heart.

"In this case, I'm afraid it's useless even to deceive yourself and others." Under the warm yellow light, Pei Xi's powerless and melancholy voice disappeared in the night, and her sour expression was hidden under her hair, temporarily supporting her last trace of stubbornness. .

gone.

She is really gone.

Straightforward, without any hesitation.

In the blink of an eye, a month has passed, and March has entered, the temperature in City A is gradually rising, the shrubs and flowers on the side of the road are sprouting new buds, the sun is hot, everything is going smoothly, except that the heart is empty and lonely.

It has been more than a month since Tan Yuqing left, and in the first few days, she would pretend to make excuses to comfort her, sending a few voice messages and a few photos.Later, perhaps knowing that there was no way to hide it, she simply said nothing and continued pretending to be stupid to the end.

Pei Xi thought, maybe it's not just Tan Yuqing who hates her, but she probably also has hatred for Tan Yuqing.

To this day, she still recalls from time to time how her aunt, who was alone on the hospital bed, knelt down and begged.

With such despair and grief, I am afraid that few people in this world would cruelly reject her plea.

It was not her intention to conceal it, but it was a last resort.Suffering from her lover's resentment for no reason, she probably can only complain about God's will.

dong dong.

The crisp knock on the door brought back Pei Xi's thoughts. After she calmed down, she said, "Please come in."

Unexpectedly, the person who came was Tan Yuqing's good friend—Xu Liangyu.

"Please sit down." Pei Xi closed his mouth after saying a word, and stared at Xu Liangyu quietly.

As for her purpose, Pei Xi could roughly guess.

Sure enough, Xu Liangyu spoke hesitantly, his voice weak because of guilty conscience.

"About Tan Yuqing, I have something to tell you..."

The confession, which was late for a whole month, unfolded under the scorching sun in the afternoon and ended at dusk.

"You... don't you have anything to say?"

Xu Liangyu confessed everything, but after not seeing Pei Xi's reaction for a long time, she couldn't help but speak again.

"What I want to say..." Pei Xi grinded these two words over and over again, still feeling a little dazed.

At some point in time, she actually wanted to learn about her lover's news and mood from an unrelated third person.

An intimate partner, but it turns out that they have already left each other.

Countless words flashed through my mind, whether questioning, sighing, or expressing meaningless emotions, but what finally blurted out was a cautious and apprehensive greeting.

"Is she doing well?"

Xu Liangyu froze for a moment, recalling the life in the person's new account circle of friends and the recent video call, he rarely smiled.

"Probably not bad."

"Is that so." Pei Xi stretched his brows in peace.

Xu Liangyu didn't dare to look directly at such a bitter expression, and hurriedly got up to say goodbye.

Before leaving, Xu Liangyu seemed to suddenly think of something, walked back halfway, walked straight to Pei Xi, picked up a pen, and wrote down a series of numbers.

"This is..." Pei Xi's eyelids trembled slightly, and he stared at the string of numbers without blinking, but his hands under the table were tightly clenched into fists.

Because that happens to be 11 numbers, in the same format as a phone number.

"Well, it's what you think." Xu Liangyu said, but still didn't dare to look directly at Pei Xi.

It is too sad to be unbelievable because of the contact information of a lover.

"This is her new number, please save it."

People often have no desire for truly distant things, such as gods, such as rebirth.Because these are inaccessible, out-of-reach things.

But once there is even the slightest possibility, the desire for extravagance is like a snowball rolling down from a snowy peak, magnifying endlessly.

When Tan Yuqing left silently without leaving any trace, she completely separated herself from Pei Xi's world. Except for the illusory memories and residual warmth, she was like a distant star, untouchable.

But the string of numbers brought by Xu Liangyu seemed to break this status quo.It reconnects the two like a bridge.Although small, it does exist.

Pei Xi nervously opened WeChat, entered the phone number into the search bar, and clicked Search.

A familiar head portrait of a kitten appeared, and Pei Xi was sure that this person was Tan Yuqing.

Because that cat is Zai Zai.

She didn't click "add to address book" rashly, but took the lead in clicking into the person's circle of friends.

Unlike the dead and quiet old account, the new account has a circle of friends full of records of living abroad.There are academic trivia, life sharing, and even some self-shooting videos.

Having not heard her voice for nearly a month, Pei Xi actually felt a little unfamiliar, and it was still not enough to hear her voice one by one.

Perhaps because he is abroad and has not made friends yet, Tan Yuqing seems to like to record his life very much.The longest interval between each circle of friends will not exceed one day.

It's only been a month since I went abroad, and this new account has more than [-] posts in the circle of friends.

Pei Xi turned the pages from beginning to end, and could almost describe Tan Yuqing's life abroad one by one.

"Yuqing has changed..." Pei Xi had a smile on his lips, "But this seems to be good."

In the middle of the night, the spacious bed was still empty, and the nighttime atmosphere was still lonely, but perhaps a subtle change had taken place in his mood. Although Pei Xi still suffered from insomnia, a little bud sprouted from his haggard heart.

Spring should be full of life.

It rained lightly over the weekend, and the temperature that had just risen fell again.It is rainy and breezy, and the city that has not yet put into busy work is deserted again.

In the empty cemetery, Pei Xi slowly moved forward with a dark umbrella.Behind her, Xu Liangyu followed at a distance.

"arrive."

Pei Xi stopped, looked at the tombstone in front of him, and fell into silence.

The last funeral was too hasty, and Tan Yuqing was in a state of confusion, so after careful calculation, this was the third time that Pei Xi paid a good visit to Zhang Shuhua.

The first time was a birthday, the second time was a hospital, and now it is a cemetery.

For the first time, Pei Xi felt that time was so fast and life was so impermanent.

"Which one will come first, tomorrow or the accident..." Pei Xi suddenly thought of Nosaka Akira's words, and couldn't help but rejoice while sighing.

Fortunately she is still alive.

"Bouquet." Pei Xi turned around and reached out to Xu Liangyu.

Xu Liangyu was a little uncertain about her attitude, and suddenly called someone out. Was it just a whim to visit the grave?

Although he was puzzled, he obediently handed over the white lily in his arms.

Pei Xi took it, placed the flowers in front of the tombstone, then simply cleaned the stone tablet, said a few words about the recent situation and condolences, and then wandered aimlessly in the empty cemetery.

Xu Liangyu was made impatient by her, but was preempted when she was about to speak.

"I want to see her."

Xu Liangyu was stunned, then took a breath, and widened his eyes in disbelief: "Who are you looking at?"

Pei Xi stopped, stretched out her slender and fragile hand to catch a handful of cold raindrops.

"she."

Although it was not stated, in this situation, the "she" undoubtedly refers to Tan Yuqing.

Xu Liangyu's heart was full of alarm bells, and he blurted out the words of rejection almost without thinking: "No! Absolutely not!"

It is already wrong to disclose the phone number without permission. If this person is allowed to visit abroad, what is the point of Tan Yuqing's leaving?

What's more, although Xu Liangyu is opposed to his friend's leaving without saying goodbye, judging from the recent situation, after leaving, Tan Yuqing is obviously trying to get out of the pain.

She will never allow a mistake at this critical juncture.

Pei Xi looked back at her, Xu Liangyu didn't dodge, but bit the bullet and looked back.

Under the pattering rain, the two people, one tall and one short, looked at each other for a long time, Pei Xicai was the first to be defeated, turned his head, put his hands behind his back, and walked slowly.

Xu Liangyu stepped up to follow, and the man's cold voice rang in his ears.

"I don't want to disturb her, I just want to take a look from afar."

Just a glance.