cloud waterfront

As soon as the off-duty time arrived on Friday, the streets in the city center were congested sharply, and there was also a long queue in the underground parking lot of the shopping center.It was not easy for Xue Lida to grab a parking space.After parking the car, she took the elevator upstairs, had dinner alone in the Thai restaurant, went to the cinema on the top floor, and bought a movie ticket to reward herself.

Although sometimes she thinks it's ridiculous to walk into a movie theater alone, but more often than not, she likes to do this kind of thing that even she scoffs at, to test her own endurance.It's just that she didn't expect that this time she would choose a romantic literary film to watch.

Maybe the film was too niche, and when it was only 5 minutes before the screening, there were still only a few people sitting in the hall.Bored, Xue Lida took out her phone, and casually clicked on a game she hadn't had time to play to pass the time.

When the advertisements started to appear on the screen, several people entered the hall one after another. Xue Lida lowered her head and played with her mobile phone, waiting patiently for the movie to start.After a while, a familiar voice suddenly came from the front row.

"This is it."

Xue Lida looked up, and saw Sun Hang leading a young woman to the front row, and dusting the seat for her graciously.He seemed to be aware of the gaze cast from the back row, turned his head to look, and couldn't help but be surprised.

"Rita..." Sun Hang opened his mouth slightly, obviously caught off guard by this coincidence, but soon, the surprised expression on his face calmed down, and he squeezed out a slightly embarrassed smile.

Xue Lida stared at Sun Hang for a while, then glanced at the woman beside him, then stood up, and walked out without waiting for Sun Hang to speak again.

Sun Hang silently watched Xue Lida walk out of the screening room, and the woman beside him asked, "Who is she?"

"A friend," Sun Hang sat down with the woman, and immediately returned to his smiling face, "don't worry about her."

Xue Lida threw the movie ticket into the trash can and walked out of the movie theater.She wandered the street idly for half an hour before slowly taking out her phone.

"Tong Tong."

"Sister Lily? Are you so free?" A gentle and sweet voice came from the other end of the phone.

Xue Lida smiled: "Are you coming back the day after tomorrow?"

"Yeah, I booked a ticket for the day after tomorrow. What, are you coming to pick me up?"

"With your husband picking you up, I won't join in the fun."

"He's not available."

"No time?" Xue Lida frowned slightly.

"Ah."

Xue Lida resisted the urge to get angry, and silently shook her head.

The other end of the phone paused for a moment, then continued: "My dad is not free either, why don't you come pick me up?"

Xue Lida thought for a while, then smiled and replied: "Okay, I'll pick you up."

On the weekend, the sun was shining brightly, and the streets were full of people hanging out in groups, but the hotel room where Ye Han lived was particularly deserted.She was lying by the window on the balcony, looking at the clear water embedded in the center of the city not far away, and there were countless white seagulls on the water surface of that park.Some parked on the water, lazily bathing in the sun, while others flew around the crowded places by the water, enjoying the food thrown by the tourists.

Ye Han stared at Cuihu in a daze, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, but he didn't notice it.

After a long time, she looked back at the mobile phone on the desk, still lying there quietly.Of course she knew that Wu Ruoyang was very busy, and she had no obligation to come and accompany her even on rest days, but for some reason, she was looking forward to the phone screen suddenly turning on.

She turned her head and glanced at the blue sky outside the window, and finally couldn't bear to leave the hotel and walked towards the green lake.

As you approach the lake step by step, the crisp gulls sing louder and louder. Accompanied by children's play and tourists' laughter, the whole park is filled with a strong holiday atmosphere.Ye Han stopped by the water and looked up at the white seagulls flying over his head. Every piece of bread thrown by the tourists could be caught by them without any mistakes.

Passing through the crowd taking close-up photos with seagulls, bypassing the photographer who set up a tripod to patiently capture the picture, she walked slowly along the water's edge, and along the way saw old people walking leisurely, young couples interlocking their fingers, and people traveling together The students, the wandering singers who sang loudly, all smiled from the bottom of their hearts.

Ye Han also laughed, but there was an inexplicable feeling of emptiness in his heart, and no amount of laughter around him could fill it up.

Ye Han didn't return to the hotel room until night fell.She turned on the computer and searched for relevant information on competing properties from the Internet, while flipping through a stack of property brochures and promotional materials collected during the auction.But I don't know why, tonight I always lose my mind, looking at it, I always forget where I saw it.

She had to close the computer and turn on the TV in the room.She switched channels one by one, but still couldn't find any program that could keep her watching for half a minute.

Ye Han simply turned off the TV and returned to the table.She took out a stack of blank A4 papers and leaned over the desk thinking hard.One end of the pen in his hand was pressed against the table, and the other end was pressed against his chin, until a round mark was poked on his chin, but he still couldn't write half a word.

She shook her head and closed her eyes.Suddenly, the colorful auspicious clouds glimpsed on the top of the mountain appeared in front of my eyes again, and the bright moment was frozen in my mind, lingering.Under the brilliant seven-color light, there is that face that can't be seen clearly...

A moment later, the pen in her hand dropped uncontrollably, writing the word "cloud" repeatedly on the paper.

On Sunday, when Xue Lida saw Liang Yutong in the arrival hall of the airport, she felt a little uncomfortable.The face in front of him was just like the Korean starlet in the advertisement, white and tender, with smooth skin, curled eyelashes, and pink and tender lips.

This quiet and gentle rich daughter should have been as enviable as the outside legends say—she was born with superior conditions that ordinary people can't match. She grew up carefree under the pampering of her father and brother since she was a child. When she was beautiful, she married a young and promising man, but—life always has another side that others can't see.

"Sister Lily." Liang Yutong lowered his head slightly, and greeted slightly jerky.She and Xue Lida have met several times, but after all, it has been a long time, and this time the goodbye was a bit shy, not as lively as usual on the phone.

Xue Lida smiled and stepped forward to pull the suitcase for her. "Are you going to stay a little longer this time?"

"Well," Liang Yutong nodded, "It's not interesting outside, so I'll stay at home with my dad from now on."

Leaving the airport, Xue Lida first took Liang Yutong to the city to eat rice noodles across the bridge to satisfy her hunger, and then sent her home.

The Liang family's villa is located in the western suburbs of Kunming, on the hillside on the north bank of Dianchi Lake, away from the busy city, quiet and elegant.Surrounded by lush trees, ivy covers the outer stone walls.A quiet asphalt road under the shade of trees leads directly from the road at the foot of the mountain to the gate of the Liang family courtyard.

As soon as the car stopped in the yard, the housekeeper and uncle came forward with smiles on their faces. "Tongtong is back."

Liang Yutong got out of the car, looked at the balcony on the second floor, and asked, "Uncle He, isn't my dad at home?"

"Yes," Uncle He took Liang Yutong's luggage and smiled dryly, "Mr. Liang has been very busy recently."

Liang Yutong was a little disappointed, but he just shook his head slightly, and then walked towards the living room.

Xue Lida watched Liang Yutong enter the room before coming to Uncle He, and asked softly, "Where is Mr. Sun?"

"President Sun has a social event today, so he probably won't be home until very late."

"He doesn't know that Tongtong is coming back today?" Xue Lida said with a hint of anger.

Uncle He hurriedly replied in a low voice: "I have reminded him several times, and he said he remembered."

"Sister Lily, I brought you a present, come and have a look." Liang Yutong waved to Xue Lida in the living room.Xue Lida nodded and walked into the living room with a smile.

As soon as the two of them sat down on the sofa, Wang Ma brought out two western-style desserts from the kitchen and placed them on the coffee table.Uncle He also put the suitcase next to the sofa, and Liang Yutong took out a thin silk scarf that was as smooth as water and brightly colored from the suitcase, and handed it to Xue Lida.

"Sister Lily, I specially picked this for you."

"This..." Xue Lida saw the approximate price of this silk scarf at a glance, and couldn't help hesitating.

Liang Yutong asked: "Do you like it?"

Xue Lida nodded and took the scarf.After all, the price of this item is really nothing to the Liang family. If they don't accept it happily, it will make Liang Yutong feel confused.

Liang Yutong pursed her lips and laughed contentedly, then took out several gifts of different styles from the suitcase, and handed them to Uncle He, the nanny, the gardener and others one by one.And Xue Lida just sat beside, eating a plate of desserts slowly, while watching a group of people happily rushing in and out.

When the living room became quiet again, Liang Yutong tilted his head to look at Xue Lida, and asked in a low voice: "Sister Lily, you don't seem to be very happy today?"

Xue Lida put the empty plate back on the coffee table, straightened up and looked at Liang Yutong, trying to organize the words in her mind.

At this moment, Liang Yutong's cell phone rang.She picked up the phone with a faint smile on her lips and her voice was as calm as water. "Well, I'm home. Sister Lili sent me back... I see, then drink less."

After hanging up the phone, Xue Lida couldn't help asking: "Is it Mr. Sun?"

"Yes." Liang Yutong nodded.

"What is he up to? He's not coming back at this time."

Liang Yutong smiled: "He has an engagement, so he won't be coming back tonight."

Xue Lida leaned against the back of the sofa, silently looked at the paintings on the opposite wall, and said lightly after a long time: "I met Mr. Sun yesterday, he seems to be very busy."

Liang Yutong quietly observed Xue Lida's increasingly ugly face, and began to change the subject: "Sister Lily, accompany me to buy some flowers next weekend, the greenhouse in the backyard is much empty again."

Xue Lida nodded slowly, looking a little sad.She stared blankly at the coffee table for a while, then said with a sullen face: "Sun Hang is your husband after all, you have been abroad for so long, no matter how busy he is, he should come out and show his face, right?"

Liang Yutong said lightly: "He does his work, I take care of mine."

"Did you never ask about his whereabouts?"

"You don't need to ask, I know everything." Liang Yutong moved his eyes to the distance, without any expression on his face.

The author has something to say: a new character debuts, let’s spread flowers~