unruly

The night near the desert is empty and quiet, the sky is so clean that there is no trace of impurities, clouds are scattered scattered everywhere, there is no moon, only bright stars scattered all over, like densely packed small holes in the curtain.

Such a scene is rare in a big city. It is more empty and quiet. The edge of the desert in the distance is connected with the dark sky, blending into one with each other, and no specific boundary can be distinguished.

That night Ming Shu closed the door when he went upstairs, rested after washing, and never came out again.

Lao Cao went to check each room once before going to bed, counted the number of people as a routine, walked down from the third floor, and went back after checking all the rooms.He knocked on Ji Anli's door, and saw that the other person's face was not very good, so he guessed that tonight's talk would not work out, and he was even more annoyed, so he didn't talk too much, and didn't go to Mingshu's place when he went down to the second floor, so he skipped it. Her room, do not disturb each other.

No matter how strong the relationship between friends is, there must still be a sense of proportion and boundaries. Sometimes you should stop when you should stop, and you can't control it too much.

Lao Cao knew what he was thinking, so he didn't care about it, he didn't get involved, he didn't even ask Ji Anli in private.In short, let the two of them figure it out on their own.

Ning Zhi stayed downstairs for a long time, and only went up before the rounds.

She didn't feel sleepy, she was sitting on the bedside playing with her mobile phone and sending messages in the wechat group.Tomorrow is Thursday, if you want to stay, you can't attend Fang Yujing's birthday party, and you can't go back to Z City.

The kid was still loyal, and felt that it was not kind. After sending the group message, he chatted with Li Linze in private, and asked the kid to give him a gift.

The mobile phone signal was poor, and it took two to three minutes for several messages to be sent out.

It's about time, and her group of cronies and friends are still awake, and they start their wonderful night life.The replies in the group came quickly, the network was delayed for a while, and dozens of messages popped up in a short time. Everyone was asking what's wrong, why they didn't go back, and whether something happened to them.

Ning Zhi didn't explain in detail, but just replied: "There are temporary arrangements, it should be a few days later, it's okay."

After sending it out, after thinking about it for a while, I added another one: "I'll invite you to dinner when I go back."

The friends are big-hearted, but they don't have any opinions, they only express a few words of concern verbally.

Fang Yujing didn't show up. I don't know if she has fallen asleep, hasn't checked her phone, or is angry.

Li Linze waited until the group chat was almost finished before replying to the message alone, and asked puzzledly, "Didn't you agree to come back on Thursday? What arrangement is so important, can you take a day off?"

He has a deep friendship with Fang Yujing, and he still attaches great importance to tomorrow's birthday party. He was the one who yelled hard in the group a few days ago, just to invite Ning Zhi to go with him.Fang Yujing really hoped that Ning Zhi would be there, and made a lot of preparations for this.

Ning Zhi is not clear about these things. She is not in a good mood tonight and has no energy to deal with Li Linze, so she told her bluntly: "No, I don't have time."

Li Linze also said directly: "???????"

Li Linze: "What are the arrangements?"

I would rather not tell the truth, nor want to explain too much, only one sentence: "Return on Saturday."

Li Linze was very excited, so he typed quickly: "Don't!"

Ning Zhi: "See you then."

Li Linze: "Didn't you all agree? It's not good to release too many pigeons. How about just coming back for one night? Half a night is fine. Anyway, you can go for a trip, and you can stay for as long as you want. I will charter air tickets for you, pick up and drop off, how about it?" ?”

She refused, and still had the same attitude: "I can't go back."

Li Linze wailed through the network cable: "If you don't come back, Jing'er will have to kill me!"

Ning Zhi ignored him and ignored him.

Li Linze was annoying, and continued to insist: "I patted my chest earlier to ensure that you can go, it's all agreed."

Ning Zhi was indifferent: "That's your business."

Li Linze is "spoofing and cheating", sending emoticons wildly, the big man is moaning, and he even sends out voice calls for help, making way for him to be good, disgusting people are very good at it.

Ning Zhi still didn't reply at all, put down the phone and went to the bathroom to take a shower before coming out.

After all, Li Linze failed to persuade her, so he gave up and finally settled for the next best thing: "Then change the method, call tomorrow, and treat her to a meal to make up for it when I come back, will it work?"

Ning Zhi reluctantly accepted: "Yes."

After that, I stopped chatting, locked the screen, turned on silent mode, put down the phone, turned off the lights and lay on the bed.

Li Linze sent another series of messages, and the group chat was swiping, but Ning Zhi didn't even glance at it, he straightened his face to the ceiling, let go of his thoughts, and his mind gradually drifted away.

I couldn't sleep all night, I couldn't fall asleep after tossing and turning.

The next day was a day of sun exposure, hotter than the previous few days, the sun seemed to be burning in the sky at any time, and the hot air rolled over the dry desert, and it hurt my head to go out for a walk.

Fortunately, the shooting task on this day is relatively simple, and it can be done in half a day without too many employees.

Lao Cao got up early, packed up the guys and went out after five o'clock, took Shi Min and the others out to do errands before it was hot, and finished all the work before noon.

Tian Weiyuan didn't get up until late, but he moved quickly. He drove Chu Hengyi and the others to the airport at six o'clock, and returned here at three or four in the afternoon.

Separation at work is commonplace, and no one will feel sad or anything because of this. Those people leave as soon as they leave, and they don't care about so much.

Some rooms in the hotel were vacant, and they became much cleaner in an instant. The upstairs and downstairs seemed empty, not as lively as before.

Mingshu's routine is as usual, wake up at seven or eight o'clock, get ready, have breakfast, help Lao Cao with some logistics work, then deal with the problems in the studio, contact Secretary Zeng, and tell him what to do , Let arrange the itinerary plan for a few days, etc., and finally go up to take a nap.

As if the dispute last night didn't exist, she didn't show the slightest abnormality from the beginning to the end, and she was still the same as before, acting with moderation and being gentle with everyone.

In the first half of the day, Ming Shu avoided the meeting with Ji Anli, even having lunch in his room.

Ji Anli is also sensible, so she won't bother her, and tries her best to stay upstairs instead of coming down, and doesn't get close to Mingshu to make trouble.

In just one night, both sides have changed slightly, and getting along is not as peaceful as before.

At least before last night, the two of them hadn't reached this level, and they could talk a few words when they met, but today they have nothing to say, and they haven't exchanged half a word.

The staff who were still in the hotel didn't know the inside story, but they also vaguely sensed that something was wrong. They were all as quiet as chickens, even the ones who could make noise on weekdays were silent, and stayed peacefully after finishing their work. Either take a break, or go outside for some air.

Ning Zhi was the only one who got up late, didn't go out until 10:30, and was still lying on the bed.She didn't go downstairs until lunch time. She didn't see Ming Shu in the lobby, so she dragged a staff member to ask.

The staff came down after delivering the meal and whispered, "Boss Shu is in the room, he seems to be working."

Just asking, I didn't think about actually looking for someone.Ning Zhi didn't go upstairs after he came out, until Lao Cao and the others came back from the filming, they were still sitting on the sofa in the lobby, not looking at their mobile phones, nor doing anything, just sitting there alone.

Ji Anli passed by the lobby twice, each time he saw the fluffy curly hair, but he didn't pay special attention.

The same is true of Ning Zhi, who is annoyed even to glance at him, and when he catches a glimpse of Ji Anli coming, he automatically ignores him, treating him as air.

The undercurrent between the two is turbulent, and the meaning of targeting is obvious, but they are also strangely harmonious, each occupying one side, and neither of them is the first to overthrow the temporarily peaceful situation.

Just like at the gate of the hotel last night, it ended in silence and compromise, and a silent consensus was reached after all.

However, this does not mean that the two can coexist peacefully, nor does it mean that Ning Zhi will accept Ji Anli.

Little Curly's arrogance remained unabated. When he saw Ji Anli for the third time, he suddenly kicked the cap of the mineral water bottle that had fallen on the corner of the table carelessly, and kicked him far away abruptly.Unbiased, it happened that Ji Anli was passing by at that time, and he happened to be hit by a flying bottle cap and hit his calf.

Ji Anli stopped and looked at the sofa coldly.

The little ghost turned a blind eye, and he didn't show any signs of panic. Instead of restraining himself, he even raised his head to look at Ji Anli, as if he didn't want to enter.

Ji Anli frowned, feeling displeased, but he couldn't respond to this childish behavior, couldn't let go of his airs, so he just pursed his lips and endured it.

Ning Zhi despises this person, and even more despises Ji Anli's behavior.She felt bored, and then she stopped paying attention to Ji Anli, completely ignoring him.

——Pretentious love to do superficial kung fu, there are too many people like that, it's quite boring.

In the second half of the day, they still lived in peace, each doing their own thing, each irrelevant.

Mingshu got down, took a seat on the sofa, didn't talk much, just sat cross-legged and fiddled with the notebook, concentrating on making the proposal.She didn't dress herself up much, she didn't seem to have that much thought, she came out wearing loose short sleeves, even her hair was just casually pulled up, no makeup, and her face was a bit haggard.

Even though the behavior remains the same, at first glance it seems nothing happened, but in fact it is still affected to a certain extent.

She hadn't been like this before, but this time she seemed to be serious, and finally revealed a little depression of a failed relationship.

Ning Zhibei didn't leave or interfere with her, and just watched silently.

After a long time, Ming Shu suddenly asked, "Are you free?"

The voice is hoarse and sounds abnormal.

Ning Zhi straightened up, "Yes."

"Go upstairs and get me the charger, put it in the suitcase." Mingshu said, and took out the door magnetic card and gave it to her.

Ning Zhi complied, took the key card and went upstairs.

After coming down, Ming Shu was still on the computer, but there were two glasses of water on the table in front of him.

There is a cup for Ning Zhi.

Rather than handing over the charger to Ming Shu, Ning Zhi went to do it for her.

Ming Shu didn't respond, and continued to concentrate on work.

Throughout the afternoon, the two sat in the lobby, not talking much or doing anything else.Occasionally, Mingshu would say something, but it was all unimportant things, asking Ning Zhi to help with something, fetch things and so on.

Ning Zhishou was playing a stand-alone game next to him, glancing at the laptop screen from time to time.

Mingshu is really doing things, working meticulously.

After a few games, Ning Zhi leaned back, rested on the sofa, closed his eyes for a while, and suddenly said: "Don't be sad..."

When Ming Shu heard it, he froze for a moment, and returned to normal the next moment.

Ji Anli came down several times and knew that Mingshu was on the first floor, but every time he just stood at the stairs and watched, he would not step forward, let alone do anything annoying.This person is quite self-aware, knowing that the last thing Ming Shu wants to see at this time is himself, so he never provokes him.

It's just that Ning Zhi's existence was still too dazzling, Ji Anli clenched his hands, his expression a little complicated.

Thanks to Lao Cao and the others who come down from time to time, they can smooth things over and ease the atmosphere.

But it's just talking about some irrelevant words, without mentioning the problems between the two, and it's even more impossible to favor Ji Anli.Lao Cao is a smart man, he knows what to do, and he still stands with his friends after all, and will not get along with each other at such a time.

In the next two days, the stalemate has not been reversed in the slightest. The established facts cannot be changed. Ji Anli will not give up and will not give up on anything, and Ming Shu will not back down.

The breakup is phased, the last see-saw is over, and when you come back rationally and calmly, the warmth of the past will be pulled away little by little.

Contradictions are cracks in the mirror, cracks that are too big to be undone or put back together.

Ming Shu stayed in the room most of the time, and would smoke alone when she had nothing to do, but she was more restrained, half a cigarette was enough.

Occasionally staring at the notebook for too long and eyes tired, she would lie down by the window for a while, and look at the other side of the road and the endless desert beyond the road.

Sometimes she would see Ning Zhi on the side of the road.The kid was in a hurry, the cool and comfortable air conditioner was not blowing, so he had to go outside to bask in the sun.

Later, a camel team from elsewhere rested on the side of the hotel building for a while.When Ning Zhi was bored, he bought a bag of fruit to feed the camels, and even sent a message to Ming Shu: "Do you want to ride a camel?"

Ming Shu stood upstairs and watched, shaking the cigarette ash with his index finger.

She got the message, but didn't reply.

Ning Zhi put away the phone, squinted his eyes and looked up, and after a while there was another message: "If you don't come, forget it."

Ming Shu put out the cigarette.

On the last night before leaving the Taklamakan Desert, Ji Anli wanted to talk to Mingshu again, but he didn't have the chance.

Ming Shu closed the door and didn't see him. He didn't even eat dinner that night.

Lao Cao went up to persuade him, not Ming Shu, but Ji Anli to leave.

"You two's relationship. Outsiders like us can't care about it. After all, we don't know what happened, and Ashu won't talk about it, but tonight... how to say it, let's forget it now." Lao Cao was very difficult to deal with , there was a Sichuan character twisted on the forehead, "Give her some time to slow down, don't force her, we will talk when I get back."

Ji Anli didn't listen, and still guarded the door.

Lao Cao was heartbroken, hesitated again and again and pushed the person away, not even giving him a chance to knock on the door.

Returning to City Z is at noon on Saturday, departing in the morning, arriving at the airport a few hours later, and then taking a plane, but not going directly to City Z, but transferring to another city and then connecting.

Ji Anli did not accompany him, and had to stay in Xinjiang for a few days before he could leave.

Lao Cao cared about Mingshu, and bought her a first-class cabin when he went back, so that she could be alone.

They bought all the tickets, so Mingshu naturally didn't refuse.

The filming work was successfully completed, and we must celebrate when we return to Z City.

Lao Cao asked someone to set up the venue early, and invited all the employees to have a meal with Ming Shu and Ning Zhi.He called Fan Chuyu to come too, but Fan was always busy and had no time, so he couldn't get away.

The restaurant is not far from Yulin Garden, on a street.

Ming Shu drank a little more, and was toasted several times by Shi Min and the others.She usually doesn't drink much in this kind of friendship game, but this time is an exception.

It was Lao Cao who found the car alone, Ming Shu and Ning Zhi together.

Ning Zhi drank less. After getting off the car, she was the one who helped Mingshu take the elevator upstairs, and she was the one who walked in with her arms around him.

Aunt Lin, who knew that Mingshu was going home today and had guarded the house for a few days, left and came back tomorrow.

The house was empty, with all the windows shut, dull and depressing.

Send Mingshu into the room, and then close the door.

Turned on the light, but no response.

Ning Zhi hugged the waist of Ming Shu who was too drunk to stand, and whispered, "The light is broken."

Ming Shu didn't say a word, and when he was dizzy, his whole body became weak, and his head fell on the side of this man's neck.

Tonight's night is poor, so dark that you can't see your fingers.

Unable to see clearly, Ning Zhi had no choice but to hook the person tightly and hold him in his arms.She lowered her head and moved closer to Ming Shu, wanting to say something more, but her wet lips accidentally brushed against the tip of Ming Shu's ear.

Ming Shu was not used to the warm breath, but when the sudden touch came, Ming Shu couldn't help overreacting, and his breathing became stagnant.

Ning Zhi's figure paused, and he couldn't help but lift him up again, and his arms tightened slightly.

Ming Shu was drunk and dazed, put his hand on the kid's shoulder, and hummed uncomfortably.