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Originally, Yi Lin would come as scheduled even if he was alone on this Christmas holiday.Those who have promised him, even one will do it.

After about 12 hours of flying, the plane finally arrived at London Heathrow Airport the next morning.This is Yi Lin's first time setting foot on British soil, the place where Yu Qing lived since childhood.

He had lived here—and that reason was enough to make this strange city unique.

Yi Lin accompanied him with very little luggage, just a big backpack.Instead of choosing a taxi, he followed the signs and walked towards the subway station.The transportation in London is very convenient. Although there are many signs, they are very clear.

Yi Lin soon saw a bright red circle, and a blue horizontal line in the middle, with "underground" written in white characters on it.

When the two were free at home, Yi Lin always liked to ask Yu Qing to talk about the past.The past that he had no time to participate in was Yi Lin's greatest yearning.

When Yu Qing recalled London, Yi Lin would put his head on Yu Qing's shoulder lightly, and gently hold him in his arms from behind.Yu Qing's clean and pleasant voice was right next to Yi Lin's ears, just like the quiet London subway station at this very moment.

Even if there are occasional people talking around, they are soft-spoken, giving people a very gentlemanly feeling, just like a teacher.

Due to the oceanic climate, London is still warm and humid in December, and the platform does not feel cold at all.There are several arched billboards around. Unlike the commercial Hong Kong City, most of the billboards here are plays that are being performed, which is very humanistic.

Yi Lin didn't go directly to the hotel he had booked, but got off the bus a few stops earlier.Walk aimlessly in the residential area.Many people here will hang bright little flower baskets at the door of their homes, and they will look brighter under the sunlight at this moment.What makes me happier than flowers are cats and pigeons that are often seen at ease.

Slow-paced life, a quiet scene.

Perhaps Yi Lin got used to the irregular work schedule. Although he took a [-]-hour flight, he didn't feel tired at all.It wasn't until almost noon that he strolled over to the Ritz Hotel that Richard had booked for him months ago.

The appearance of the hotel looks very restrained. It is a baroque building that can be seen everywhere in Europe. It is only five stories high, and the facade is also very low-key, about three or four meters wide. There is no eye-catching signboard at the door.

The famous Ritz Hotel is Richard's only requirement for traveling here.Now the Chinese people really spread all over the world.A popular idol must live in the best hotel, and the price will not drop even if he is photographed.He said, with your appearance, if you are photographed by tourists, it will be a fashion blockbuster every second.

Yi Lin didn't have much interest in the famous British afternoon tea at the Ritz Hotel, just like the hotel's endless luxurious rooms.It wasn't the feeling Yi Lin wanted, because these were not what Yu Qing described in his memory.

After leaving his belongings in the hotel, Yi Lin went out with only a picture book and a wallet.

Next to the Ritz Hotel is Green Park, which has neither a lake nor buildings.The scenery is not as good as the nearby Hyde Park and James Park.But because he mentioned it, Yi Lin wanted to take a look first.

"In 1746, the then British King Charles II picked a flower here for a mistress. After the Queen heard about it, she ordered every flower in the park to be uprooted."

Accompanied by Yu Qing's words in his mind, Yi Lin strolled on the boulevard composed of tall trees full of history.

"The pigeon is the most pleasant animal in London. It's almost everywhere. Even if you walk up to it, it won't fly away."

Yi Lin smiled and squatted down to look at the gray pigeons walking leisurely in front of him. He remembered seeing pigeons in the residential area just now.London pigeons are really everywhere.As the teacher said, I am not afraid of people at all.The neck shrinks and shrinks and continues to walk forward, freely and without hindrance.

Yi Lin simply sat down on the bench beside him.Open your sketchbook and get ready to draw them.However, even if the pigeon is not afraid of people, it will not stop there obediently as a model.But Yi Lin was not in a hurry, and began to draw slowly, anyway, he had plenty of time.

Just like this, he took the paintbrush and walked all the way to paint. By the time Yi Lin walked out of Green Park, it was already after noon.Just bought a hot dog at subway.Yi Lin continued to swim slowly in the city, following the path that Yu Qing had walked.

Although the Ritz Hotel is not Yi Lin's favorite style, it has to be said that the location of the hotel is quite good.It is very close to several famous scenic spots.After Yi Lin bought the combined ticket for the cruise ship and the Ferris wheel, he got on the cruise ship first, ready to enjoy the legendary Thames River.

There are not many people on the cruise, and the captain explained it humorously, and the captain made witty remarks along the way.Constantly remind you whether to move your eyes to the left or the right, and pay attention to which unmissable landscapes.Even when the cruise ship passes a bridge known as the "Kissing Bridge", the captain will prompt all tourists to kiss the closest people around them.

"3! 2! 1! Are you ready?"

Under the instigation of the captain, couples around will kiss in unison. If the teacher is around, he will blush.That must look good.

"If you come to London, we'll take a cruise on the Thames."

"And the London Eye!"

"Then you go up alone, I will wait for you below."

"Teacher is so superstitious!"

"Superstition?" There was a puzzled look in those clear eyes.

"It is said that couples who ride the Ferris wheel together will break up. Is it because of this that the teacher doesn't sit with me?"

"I'm afraid of heights." He paused, then looked at himself seriously and said.

"Really?! I haven't seen you scared yet, no, no, we want to ride the Ferris wheel together!"

"No, I won't sit!" He rarely spoke like a child, making people want to tease him even more.

The scene of laughing and playing in the past seems to be still vivid in his memory. Looking up at the London Eye standing on the banks of the Thames, Yi Lin laughed.

Yu Qing, do you know?Whenever I think of you, I will be very happy.No matter how hard the work is, even if you are not by my side, just thinking of you will make me very happy.

Yu Qing, do you know how important your existence is to me?

After Yi Lin disembarked, he did not board the London Eye.Instead, I found a coffee shop and opened the album.Under the beautiful Millennium Wheel in his pen, there are couples of couples queuing up, and groups of warm families.

Also, in his imagination, Yu Qing looked up and smiled at the Ferris wheel spinning up and down.

Different from the travel routes of ordinary people, Yi Lin experienced the city based on the London that Yu Qing mentioned in his memory.

The subway brought Yi Lin to the East End of London.As he walked closer and closer to the place where Yu Qing lived, Yi Lin subconsciously slowed down his pace.He began to look at the surrounding scenery expectantly, not wanting to miss any familiar shadows.

After getting out of the car and not walking too far, Yi Lin saw Yu Qing's high school.The Christmas holidays have already begun, and there are no students in the school.

Yi Lin stopped at the gate of the school. This is a school with a long history.Like the feeling of the whole of London, it is full of heavy sense of history and classical atmosphere.

Yi Lin saw some photos in Yu Qing's photo album.Most of them were in school, and there is one that he remembers deeply.In the photo, Yu Qing was standing at the gate of the school in her school uniform.At that time, he was only about sixteen or seventeen years old, still holding a book in his hand, smiling at the camera.

It should be this location.

The album was opened again, and the youthful boy in the photo in the memory was sketched lightly and slowly.He has a clear smile, a navy blue suit, and gray trousers.Nothing has changed, but beside him, Yi Lin painted himself.

People who can stand beside him, laugh with him, and grow up together.Yi Lin hoped it was him.

Yi Lin painted so intently that he didn't realize that the person behind him had been watching him silently for a long time.

Yu Qing's home high school is not far away, and they don't know each other.In fact, the two arrived in London on the same plane.It's just that Yi Lin is in the first class and Yu Qing is in the economy class.

Yu Qing never slept well on the plane, and it was already afternoon after returning home with a jet lag.I haven't come back for a long time, just like going out for a stroll. The weather in London is changeable every day, and the sunny weather just now is gradually getting dark.

Cloudy days always make people a little sad, Yu Qing looked up at the clouds blown away by the wind.Loneliness is like the wind at the moment, quietly blowing on the face.Tightening the scarf around her neck, Yu Qing continued to walk forward.

As the distance drew closer, that familiar figure became clearer.

No reporters, no fans.He came here alone, without even a backpack.

The person I want to ignore on purpose, and the person I want to remember secretly in my heart.Standing in front of myself at this moment.

In this gradually dimming sky, he is always the only bright and sunny.And myself, like the clouds in the gray sky at this moment, without the push and push of the wind.

I forgot for a moment what to do.

Yu Qing just stood quietly behind Yi Lin, looking at the gradually clear self in his writing, and the big kid who really wanted to be with her.

A drop of rain fell on Yi Lin's drawing paper, and he realized that the sky had changed.Yi Lin was unprepared for the ever-changing weather in London, so he quickly closed the picture album to avoid getting the paper wet.Just about to turn around to find a place to hide from the rain, Yi Lin froze when he turned around.

He saw Yu Qing standing behind him.