Overtone

"Brother, I'm really sorry. Last night, the children's theater closed late, and I forgot to drink." Zhou Qun spoke with an authentic old Beijing accent, which was completely different from his southern accent. He yelled on the phone: "You asked me to ask you yesterday. Well, everyone said that Taojiang Piano Shop is very good, on Chengshui North Road, it's quite close to our theater here..."

There was a lot of noise on the phone, and Zhou Qun babbled and chatted a lot, all of which turned into indistinct electronic sounds in the end.Qi Ye lit his cigarette again, and responded without saying a word, but finally couldn't hear clearly, so he hung up the phone.

"Kent's Bayberry Burst."

When Qi Ye heard this, his smoking motion froze slightly.

Xiao Cheng's voice came from behind him: "Unexpectedly, you still smoke like a girl."

"Good eyesight." Qi Ye shook the cigarette case in his hand and casually leaned against the railing, "You smoke too?"

Xiao Cheng took out the silver Marlboro, glanced at Qi Ye, and took it back.

Qi Ye shook the soot and was a little puzzled: "What's wrong?"

Seeing the slight smile at the end of Xiao Cheng's eyes, Qi Ye suddenly understood what he was teasing.

The glass of wine that he had just drank was suddenly lit by something, and hit his head with a bang.

"What's wrong with Marlboro? It's not that you can't smoke." Seeing Xiao Cheng like this, Qi Ye was suddenly happy, he pinched his cigarette and stretched out his hand, "Give me the root, it's 5 more than my 5mg."

After ordering the one given by Xiao Cheng, Qi Ye just took a sip, and the spicy taste hit his nostrils, making him squint his eyes.

It is stronger than him, fierce enough.

The smoke from the two cigarettes was lingering, and a dense white mist rose between them, making Qi Ye unable to see Xiao Cheng clearly for a while.

It's clearly close at hand, but it seems that something is separated.

Qi Ye didn't like this feeling, so he collected the smoke in front of him with his hands.Then he heard Xiao Cheng say: "It's too late, should I take you home?"

I always find it strange to say this on such an occasion. Until tonight, they were still strangers who met by chance and had a drink. Now they get along like old friends for more than ten years.

But Qi Ye was still happy in his heart.

Soon, an Audi stopped in front of Qi Ye. The car was not new, but it looked well maintained.

"Get in the car." Xiao Cheng rolled down the car window, put one hand on the frame of the car, and with the other hand tugged at the collar of the white shirt, and unbuttoned it, looking a little hot.

Qi Ye narrowed his eyes, the alcoholism hadn't completely disappeared just now, but he felt that this feeling was just right.

The line between sober and drunk is like the line between a lover and a lover.

He actually wanted to get along with Xiao Cheng for a while, so this opportunity was quite good.

Get in the car, what else can I do.

Qi Ye opened the front door without hesitation, stretched his long legs, and sat directly on the passenger seat.

The inside of the car is very clean and spotless, just like Xiao Cheng.There was a violin case and a few music books on the back seat, nothing frills.

"Which road is your house on?" Xiao Cheng asked as the car drove out of the alley.At some point, his white shirt was rolled up to his upper arm, revealing his strong and lean arm, and the Bulgari ring on the index finger of his left hand gleamed.

"Xicheng Middle Road." Qi Ye leaned lazily on the car seat, turned his head to look at Xiao Cheng, and made a circle in the air with his hand, "Turn left ahead and take the elevated highway around the city. If there is no traffic jam, you will definitely arrive in ten minutes."

Xiao Cheng nodded, turned on the turn signal to change lanes, and said nothing.

Outside the car window, the scene of row upon row of shops is changing, bringing the bright lights of the city into the car.

Today's tomb is still a bit powerful, more than the sunrise above.

Qi Ye adjusted his sitting posture, propped his head up and looked out the window.After looking at the brightly lit city for a while, he turned his head to look at Xiao Cheng again, a little lost in thought.

Cars, people, light.

There is everything in the car now, it seems to be a little quieter.

Xiao Cheng seemed to know what Qi Ye was thinking. After getting on the elevated highway, he held the steering wheel with one hand and lightly pressed the music play button with the other hand.

The melodious piano melody poured out from the speakers in the car immediately.

"Chopin?" Qi Ye closed the window of the car. After all, four years of conservatory studies were not in vain, so he immediately realized, "Nocturne in E-flat major?"

Xiao Cheng glanced at Qi Ye, and his tone was a little tentative: "You don't like it?"

"I don't like this kind of music, it's just to create an atmosphere." Every time I talk to Xiao Cheng, Qi Ye always feels that his heart beats a little faster, "The atmosphere is quite good now."

"How many years have you been playing the guitar?" It might feel a bit abrupt, but Xiao Cheng immediately followed up, "You play the guitar well."

"Less than ten years." Qi Ye smiled and sighed, "Actually, it's not a big deal. I'll just rest on the rest. I'm very bored. I have nothing else to do except play the guitar."

After getting off the elevated highway, Xiao Cheng stopped in front of a convenience store and asked Qi Ye to wait.

Seeing Xiao Chengxin's long figure entering the convenience store, Qi Ye closed his eyes and patted his hot face.After a while, Xiao Cheng came out with two bottles of Parisian sparkling water: "Are you thirsty? The wine was a bit fierce just now, take it easy."

Xiao Cheng's hands are very beautiful, slender, and his nails are well manicured. It looks like God appreciates music.When he handed it to Qi Ye, the ring on his hand flickered.

Being caught by the flash of light from the ring, Qi Ye frowned first, then smirked when he saw it clearly.Although he didn't know what he was laughing at, he was inexplicably relieved.

Left hand, index finger.

It seems that she is not married yet.

Good.

After driving to Xicheng Middle Road, the car turned into an old house covered with ivy, which Qi Ye rented five years ago.

When Qi Ye first came here, he had no money in his pocket, so he and a few friends rented a house in the Fifth Ring Road.At that time, they joked that they were all polished commanders, and they would never forget each other even if they were rich and honored, so they traveled together in big cities together.

As a result, a few years have passed, and the bachelors have left one after another. Some have returned to their hometowns to develop, some have sought opportunities in second- and third-tier cities, and some have been urged to marry and return to marry a wife.

Anyway, in the end, he was the only one left here.

The next day, Qi Ye woke up early, and he took a Beatles vinyl record from a wooden shelf full of CDs.When he is free, he likes to play songs in the room, and he doesn't need to listen carefully, but there are always multiple voices to accompany him.

"Nah-na--Better--" Qi Ye hummed, sorting out the guitar scores spread out on the table.As soon as he gets emotional, he will step on a chair, take a guitar-playing pose with his bare hands, shake his head violently a few times, and yell at the lead singer in the CD.

Just as one of those Liverpool boys.

But today, Qi Ye hadn't shaken a few times before he was interrupted by another call, which was still from Zhou Qun.

"You kid, you always spoil my good things." Qi Ye withdrew his foot from the chair, "Tell me, what do you want me for?"

"It's always been a bad thing?" Zhou Qun was happy when he heard it, "I called you this week except last night. Today is the only call. Be honest, did you go fooling around yesterday?"

Fuck you fooling around, it's obviously... Qi Ye paused, unable to find any words in his mind for a while, he lit a cigarette and said, "What are you fooling around with, it's called fooling around when you're with you."

"At eleven o'clock tonight, I'll bring my brother to your bar, do you want to serve?"

"Could it be possible to drive you away?"

Zhou Qun heyed twice on the phone, and then said: "I've been busy recently, and a famous symphony orchestra came to the theater. As you know, it's the kind where there are many thieves besides the chief. It's the same as before. life is very different.”

"So?" Qi Yexin said not to talk nonsense, so he asked another simple question, "Then?"

"Maybe there will be a few people from the orchestra, doesn't it matter?"

Anyway, it's not his treat.After saying don't talk nonsense, just come if you want, Qi Ye hung up the phone.He leaned against the iron window of the bungalow, opened the chat software and checked Moments, and then took two more sharp sips.

Suddenly want to pinch the cigarette.

I don't know why, but today's popping beads are not easy to smoke and tasteless.

Before going to the bar, Qi Ye didn't wear his usual tiger pattern embroidered T-shirt and jeans with big holes.

He looked at the closet for a while, changed into white short sleeves, put on a black casual suit, and hung a titanium steel necklace with a silver skull by the way.Rolled up wide-brimmed black trousers and white loafers revealed his skinny ankles.

Before going out, I sprayed my hair with styling water and straightened the curly hair on my forehead.Qi Ye looked at himself in the mirror, and then nodded in satisfaction.

Feeling very energetic, young man, not bad.

With that thought in mind, he went out.

Today is not a weekend, and there are not many people in the bar, almost all of them are on the open-air seats outside the bar.

Xiao Cheng didn't come, the sofa seat in front of the orchestra pit was empty, Qi Ye played the guitar and sang folk songs, his expression remained the same, but his heart felt a little empty.

No one came.

Dress like this, pretending to be affectionate.

"Brother Qi, are you here for a blind date today?" When Zhou Qun brought a group of people into the bar, he suddenly became happy when he saw Qi Ye's attire. .”

Qi Ye smiled and cursed, I'm posting the style of your theater.

There were a lot of people coming to the theater, and the small bar was immediately booked out, and the tables were filled with German stout and various cocktails.

"What to drink?" Zhou Qun asked holding the wine list.

"I don't drink strong alcohol." Qi Ye said as he took a bottle of Baileys.

Zhou Qun smiled when he saw it: "Sweet wine, she's quite a girl."

Qi Ye took a sip of the sweet wine, shook his fingers, and said with a serious face, "Don't call me a girl."

Zhou Qun was even more cheerful. He suddenly felt that this buddy was a little strange today, why he couldn't say anything.He grabbed Qi Ye's neck and said with a smirk, "Why, besides me, did anyone else say that to you?"

You said it didn't taste like this.Qi Ye thought about it, but still replied, "Anyway, it doesn't work."

Zhou Qun wanted to say something, but the phone in his pocket vibrated suddenly, so he picked up a dark beer and answered the phone.

Qi Ye crossed his legs and drank the sweet wine, his eyes still drifting towards the empty seat on the sofa.The surroundings were still bustling, and he was drinking without saying a word.

When there were many people, Qi Ye was still a little quiet.

In fact, he is quite afraid of loneliness. Although he usually looks cheerful, but after a long time of ordinary life, he has settled down a lot, and he can't make a fuss.So I don’t like to play the electric guitar that I liked in the early years, and now I use the acoustic guitar to play and sing in bars.

"He said he'll be there soon, and the road is a bit congested." Zhou Qun hung up the phone, and sighed as soon as he sat down, "It's not the same kind of people, those of us who work in the background have to take the subway by carpool, and the violin chief can come to a bar." To drive."

"The chief is the chief, it's different." Zhou Qun's colleague Lu Cheng came over with a peanut, "I heard that he is very good, not only is he the youngest visiting professor of the Conservatory of Music, he also won many gold medals in international competitions in the past two years. "

"What are you envious of?" Qi Ye took another sip of sweet wine, "Look at me, not all music players are promising."

When Zhou Qun heard this, he immediately threw a peanut to Qi Ye, and even called a few times that old brother Qi was promising.

Qi Ye smiled and threw back a few peanuts.

The bell rang behind him, Zhou Qun looked up and shouted: "Ouch! Professor Xiao, you are here."

Upon hearing Professor Xiao's title, Qi Ye paused.

"Sorry for the road traffic." Sure enough, the familiar bass came into Qi Ye's ears, "This is Amy and Bella, the new cellists, and they will perform together in the future."

The surrounding quieted down and looked at the three of them.

Amy, a girl with short brown hair next to Xiao Cheng, immediately greeted with a smile, and Bella, who had long hair and short skirt, also joked that everyone had a good time drinking and having fun tonight, and Professor Xiao paid for the whole process.

The bar, which was quiet for a few seconds, became noisy again.

Seeing a group of people surrounding Xiao Cheng, Qi Ye suddenly felt uncomfortable and didn't know how to say hello.From time to time, he kept glancing at Xiao Cheng from the corner of his eye.

Xiao Cheng was wearing a long black trench coat today, holding a glass of sparkling water, leaning against the bar beside him.

Still as handsome as ever.

Qi Ye knew that his eyes couldn't be separated from Xiao Cheng, so he used this energy to drink up the remaining Baili in his hand. Anyway, there are so many people, so why don't you be a turtle and look for opportunities slowly.

"Professor Xiao, you have worked hard." Zhou Qun was very enthusiastic. Seeing Xiao Cheng's eyes sweeping over, he immediately pulled Qi Ye up and introduced, "This is my friend, Qi Ye. The resident singer here is also considered to be a musician."

Well, this tortoise is not good enough.

Meeting Xiao Cheng's eyes, Qi Ye smiled awkwardly, bit the bullet and raised the empty bottle in his hand.

Xiao Cheng nodded, stared at Qi Ye for a few seconds, then turned around and continued talking to the others.

Qi Ye supported his head and looked at Xiao Cheng, suddenly felt that the distance was quite far.

"Brother." Zhou Qun seemed to be in a good position, and he shook the wine glass in his hand, "A word of advice, don't be rash about some things, it won't work."

"You understand again." Qi Ye looked at Zhou Qun's flushed face, "Can I drink with you here?"

When Zhou Qun heard this, he started to laugh again.

"Look at your expression, like a little girl in first love." He raised his chin to Bella and Amy beside Xiao Cheng, "Not to mention anything else, do you have the courage to add a WeChat?"

Wechat must be added, of course, but not them.

Qi Ye laughed and cursed for being too stupid, got up and went to the bathroom.

Turning on the faucet and splashing cold water on his face a few times, the temperature on his face dropped a little.

He propped up the sink with both hands, looked at himself in the mirror, suddenly a little upset.After looking at it for a while, he took a tissue and wiped it casually, turned around and walked back, but bumped into Xiao Cheng who entered the door.

"Professor Xiao." Qi Ye was not used to calling him that for the first time. "Today's performance was hard."

Xiao Cheng nodded. The black windbreaker had already been taken off, and he was wearing a thin shirt.He looked at Qi Ye, squinted his eyes slightly, and said nothing.

Qi Ye pursed his lips, not knowing what else to say.

The purpose of asking for WeChat is too strong, thinking about it, it seems that there is nothing to talk about.

Seeing Xiao Cheng enter the door, Qi Ye went back to the sink at the door and continued to wash his face with cold water.After a while before he looked up, a mobile phone suddenly appeared in front of him, unlocked without reservation, and stopped on the WeChat page.

Qi Ye was taken aback, and turned his head to look at the owner of the phone.

"Add WeChat?" Xiao Cheng stared into Qi Ye's eyes, "The rest is with me, and you can also add a hyphen."

The author says:

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take asong and make it better. - The Beatles "Hey Jude"

Thanks for reading.