Banshuharu

The winter in the south of the Yangtze River is as cold as the bone, and it is even more chilly at night.Pingqiu stared at the night outside the window in a trance. There was a dense traffic flow under his feet. The gorgeous neon lights and the flashing car lights all reflected the fine rain in the sky. The whole city seemed to be shrouded in a dim orange red, so It looked extraordinarily bizarre.Ping Qiu kept looking at the scenery, so much that he forgot to speak, so the atmosphere was stagnant, and he and Xu Xiuyuan seemed to have found a balance enough to comfort themselves in the silence of this time.

After a while, Ping Qiu said shyly: "It's been so long, do you really hate me? Do you hate me now?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he seemed to be worried that Xu Xiuyuan would answer immediately, and quickly put away the ending.But because the collection was too fast and the movements were too unfamiliar, at the same time that the tone rose strangely, Pingqiu also uttered a strange monosyllable from his nasal cavity.He was ashamed, instinctively he didn't want to show any ugliness to Xu Xiuyuan at this time, so he put his hand on his throat pretendingly, coughed twice, trying to dissipate the embarrassment caused by that nasal sound.

But obviously, Xu Xiuyuan didn't care.Because he didn't answer at all, this made Ping Qiu wonder if he was listening attentively, or had already lost his mind.

Thinking about it, Pingqiu spoke again, but the volume was much softer than the previous one: "I think it's unnecessary for us to do this. Things are always the hardest at the beginning, but once you go down, the little bit of difficulty It's just like that, isn't it?"

After a short pause, Ping Qiu realized that Xu Xiuyuan still had no intention of speaking, and then said: "The past has passed after all, if you still can't let go, you want me to make some compensation for you, As long as I can do it, I will try my best. But you and I should be very clear about the contradiction between us. In the past two years, this contradiction will only get bigger and bigger, and we are no longer on the same road. Now, you understand, don't you?"

"..." Xu Xiuyuan kept looking at the rain falling outside the glass window.The drizzle was vast and dazzling, as if it contained fine grains of salt.It turned out to be another sleet.

"What happened back then happened too fast. I didn't have the chance to see you again and explain everything to you thoroughly. It was indeed my fault. I heard from Sun Qi that you were admitted to the hospital because of an accident. Now Well, is there any sequelae?" Ping Qiu couldn't help looking at Xu Xiuyuan's shoulder, "Will it hurt when it rains?"

Xu Xiuyuan stood motionless, he lowered his head slightly to meet Pingqiu's gaze.He didn't come to respond to Pingqiu's concern, as if Pingqiu's concern was self-indulgent, and it was completely different from his previous "breakup theory" that he thought was decisive.

Ping Qiu realized this in his eyes, regretted it immediately, and hastily changed the subject: "In the past two years, I used the savings I saved to open a pet shop in the city. I was not familiar with it at first, but now it is doing well. There are three shop assistants in the store, all of whom are girls... oh, now there are four. They are very careful in their work and very cute, I think this kind of life is quite suitable for me."

Speaking of this, Pingqiu changed his tone: "But from your point of view, you may think that such a life is boring and ordinary. This is the difference between us. You want to go up, you are high-spirited and ambitious, Not the same as me. In your world, you can find friends who are more suitable for you, who are more worthy of your favor...but I am not suitable."

After losing the topic several times, Xu Xiuyuan didn't answer as if he couldn't hear him.Pingqiu hit a lot of obstacles and couldn't get anything good, so he was at a loss, really didn't know what to do, so he had to stay silent.

Finally, Xu Xiuyuan heard a voice: "The window is open."

Pingqiu didn't respond at first, until the sudden cold wind blew across his cheeks, he hurriedly raised his arms and closed the window indiscriminately, but Xu Xiuyuan, who moved faster, took a step ahead.In the confusion, their hands touched together, Ping Qiu seemed to have been electrocuted all over, instinctively shrank back and avoided it.

Seeing his dodge, Xu Xiuyuan remained calm, and was finally willing to conclude his previous indifference: "That's all you want to tell me? Are you finished now?"

"I want to have a good talk with you," Ping Qiu said, "It's you who have been silent."

"Because I don't want to hear every word you say."

"Then you can tell me too."

"Didn't I explain it clearly?" Xu Xiuyuan waved his hands nonchalantly with water stains on his palm, "You never took what I said seriously, I begged you before, I still remember every word I said Clearly. But what about you, when you decided to use me to prevaricate your conscience, did you think about it? Did you think about what you promised me before? Did you?"

"I'm……"

"You didn't," Xu Xiuyuan interrupted immediately, he seemed not to let Pingqiu make some irrelevant rebuttals at this time, "otherwise you wouldn't have broken up with me so easily that day. Dumped me in front of my mother." I, let you have a sense of security that shows your loyalty, don't you? Do you want her to praise you, that you are very knowledgeable about current affairs, and know how to make her son suffer like being ripped out of his heart? "

"You misunderstood," Pingqiu defended palely, "I didn't mean that."

"Are you sure? You don't need to say. I can guess what you want to say next. You will say that you have received a lot of care from my mother because of Xu Ruiyang since you were a child. You are grateful to her, you admire her, and even want to please her. "Xu Xiuyuan stared at Pingqiu, and suddenly stepped forward, almost letting the toe of his shoes touch Pingqiu's feet, "But your plan fell through. What a pity, my mother won't praise you just because you surrendered so easily You, she only thinks you are hateful. How many people do you think will praise you in this world? How many are there from before to now? Do you want me to tell you? You don’t know yourself, and you need someone to remind you, or say You knew it in your heart, it was just an excuse you made for yourself in order to get rid of me at that time."

"Stop talking." Ping Qiu was so frightened by his aggressive aura that he retreated one after another, tried his best to endure the trembling of his two rows of teeth, stubbornly thinking that it was just because the sudden wind and rain before was too cold.

"Why don't you say it? If you don't make it clear, are you willing to face it? Since you can sacrifice me just to show your indifference and indifference in front of others, why are you afraid of me making it clear now? It's still up to you It seems that the cost of deceiving yourself is much higher than deceiving others?"

"Xu Xiuyuan!" Pingqiu couldn't stand it anymore, and shouted to stop.Xu Xiuyuan's pressing step by step made him seem to be thrown to the edge of a cliff. He didn't want to fall, so he reached out and grabbed Xu Xiuyuan's wrist, and clasped it hard.He took a deep breath, his eyes intertwined tightly with Xu Xiuyuan's, he expected to see any trace of dissatisfaction or pain in Xu Xiuyuan's eyes, but the strange thing was that it was dark there, and he couldn't see any emotional ups and downs.

"What are you afraid of?" Xu Xiuyuan asked.

"I'm not afraid."

"is it?"

"...I really don't know why we have to talk like this," Ping Qiu couldn't help but said, "Do you really hate me that much? It's been more than two years, and what should be over is over. Do we have to stay where we were?" Is it true that you don’t want to leave? I sincerely apologize to you and want to reconcile with you, but in your opinion, it’s me who is acting, and I want to find some comfort in my heart, right?”

"Is not it?"

"Then what else do you want, want me to speak more clearly?" Ping Qiu straightened his back slightly, "Okay, let me tell you. Being with you, I feel a lot of pressure. Many people, including For myself, I know in my heart that I am not worthy of you. I am mediocre and incompetent, and I have a weak personality. I will believe everything you say, and I am willing to listen to you, but this relationship will not last long. You slowly You'll think I'm boring and hateful, and my abilities can't meet your standards. Can this kind of relationship last long? Is this kind of future what you want? If not..."

"So you made the decision for me?" Xu Xiuyuan looked at him coldly, "Don't ask anything, don't say anything, someone handed you the steps, gave you a hypothesis that doesn't even have any basis at present, you can't wait Followed down, but instead questioned me, and gave me a label of 'unclear'? "

"It's none other than your mother."

"If you are looking for love for yourself, don't think that everyone in the world is like you. I am me, and my mother is my mother. If her will can replace me, why don't you fall in love with her."

"Xu Xiuyuan!"

"Which word did I say wrong?"

Ping Qiu was trembling with anger, he couldn't tell whether it was more annoying to be misunderstood by Xu Xiuyuan, or more ashamed to be ridiculed by him.He said with difficulty: "Do you have to speak to me in this tone? Can't we all be calm and speak clearly?"

"Is this my problem, or yours? Two years have passed, and you can't even figure out the simplest problem. How much time do you plan to spend on solving the problem? Two years, ten years, or 20 years?" Xu Xiuyuan Looking at Pingqiu, he almost crossed him, "It's not enough, you are not only torturing yourself, but also hanging me in the sky, so that I can't fall to the ground for so long, this is your 'clear conscience' '?"

"Why do you always hold on to this problem?" Pingqiu said tiredly, "Well, let's say it's my fault, you just hate me, as if I'm sorry for you, everything is my fault..."

"Do you need me to speak more clearly?" Xu Xiuyuan seemed disappointed by his passive resistance. At the same time, he held Pingqiu's wrist with surprisingly strong strength, "Pingqiu, you are cowardly and incompetent. In order to satisfy you The so-called gratitude is to fulfill the self-repayment you think in your heart. You sacrificed me. When you get rid of me, do you feel any guilt in your heart? Do you have? I don’t think you have. It’s you I gave up first, why can you turn around and persuade me to let go, please let me go? Don’t you think it’s ridiculous when you say this? You lied to me, and you owe me everything. "

"Didn't you lie to me?!" Ping Qiu shouted out of control.

"...Okay, tell me, list all the shameless actions I have taken to deceive you," Xu Xiuyuan looked at Pingqiu without hesitation, "I have always treated you with a clear conscience, if in your opinion, I have tried my best It seems to you that the idea of ​​sharing your pressure is deceit and concealment, yes, I accept this accusation. You say."

Words of questioning him came out of his mouth, Pingqiu gasped violently, his hands and feet trembled nervously.But in an instant, he realized with shame that the issues that he used to struggle with his sensitive self-esteem seemed to be insignificant under the major premise given by Xu Xiuyuan at this time.

"Say it," Xu Xiuyuan urged, "Push me to your opposite, and let me see how many fake faces I have to deceive you. Isn't this a problem that has always troubled you? If you don't tell me, how can I tell you?" Do you explain? Or do you say that you can't find out at all, your so-called deception to you is just an excuse for you to push all the faults on me. "

Looking at each other, Pingqiu is frightened.He looked into Xu Xiuyuan's eyes almost in horror, as if he was back in the past again, he was pinned firmly in front of the sofa by Xu Xiuyuan, he was pressed against his knees, listening to Xu Xiuyuan repeating his criminal evidence word by word.Pingqiu felt extremely guilty, and couldn't find any reason to refute, so he could only listen to Xu Xiuyuan's trial, and was led by him, instructing him to move forward.

Just when Pingqiu was about to become a sinner of Xu Xiuyuan's logic again, a cry from behind, like a clear bell, instantly brought Pingqiu back to reality.

Immediately turning around, Ping Qiu saw Cheng Zinong standing at the connecting air vent between the glass walkway and the high-rise hotel.He was still dressed as before parting, his eyes flicked back and forth between Ping Qiu and Xu Xiuyuan, his brows were slightly frowned, and he called again: "Teacher Qiu."

As if waking up from a dream, Pingqiu suddenly broke away from Xu Xiuyuan, and took two steps back while pinching the red-stained wrist that was tightly held by him.There are two windows in the glass corridor that are not closed tightly, the wind is howling, and a few climbed into the window cracks, blowing Pingqiu's hair on end.Without looking at Xu Xiuyuan again, he turned around and walked quickly towards Cheng Zinong.The two hid in the dimly lit hotel corridor, and Cheng Zinong gently pulled Ping Qiu's arm, leading him two steps in, completely away from the wind.

Instinctively knew that Xu Xiuyuan was still looking at this side, and Ping Qiu was like a thorn in his back, so he could only talk to Cheng Zinong to dissipate the pressure brought by his eyes, and asked in a hoarse voice: "Why are you back, do you have anything to do with me?"

But Cheng Zinong didn't speak.His gaze still fell on Xu Xiuyuan who was in the glass corridor, watching him approach, and he walked into the corridor through the air vent as well.The moment they passed each other, Cheng Zinong felt an inexplicable sense of crisis, instinctively, he grabbed Pingqiu's arm, and took two steps forward to block him.

Cheng Zinong covered most of Pingqiu's body, except for his eyes.His eyes wandered, he followed Xu Xiuyuan for a while, and then moved down again, looking at Cheng Zinong's hand on his forearm.He was a little uneasy, worried that Xu Xiuyuan would say something specious in front of Cheng Zinong, but he didn't know who his anxiety was for, whether it was Cheng Zinong, Xu Xiuyuan, or himself.

Surprisingly, Xu Xiuyuan walked straight past without leaving a word.

Ping Qiu didn't let go of his breath, but Xu Xiuyuan turned his head a few steps away, and said calmly, "Do I need to wait for you?"

"...No need, I can go up by myself."

Hearing this, Xu Xiuyuan nodded slightly invisibly, turned around and walked away.

Back on the top floor, Yuan Feng was typing on the computer with his legs bent, probably looking at the stock market.He Xiaoxian lay on his lap to play games, when he saw Xu Xiuyuan triumphantly, he immediately jumped up and bumped into Yuan Feng leaning over to fetch a water cup.Yuan Feng clutched his chin and complained of pain, He Xiao first held his forehead and kissed him, then quickly jumped off the sofa, followed Xu Xiuyuan and asked him how the result was.

Xu Xiuyuan picked up the water glass: "It's not very good."

"Liar," He Xiaoxian pulled his expression, "I created such a good opportunity for you, but you didn't seize it? You were not very good before, why did you fail this time!"

"You also said it was before."

"I thought you were already reconciled when you went to pick him up, who knew you were so slow," He Xiaoxian threatened after thinking about it, "You have been separated for so long, Pingqiu may already have someone he likes." It’s not you. His younger brother, isn’t he? You used to be his younger brother, and this one is still his younger brother; you are Pingqiu’s boyfriend—ex-boyfriend, so this younger brother may also be his boyfriend.”

"will not."

"I said yes. They can all sleep in the same room, maybe it's still the same bed. And you have been separated for so long, maybe he has fallen in love with someone else and has done everything..."

The more he talked, the more bizarre he became, Yuan Feng coughed twice, signaling He Xiao not to go too far.

He Xiaoxian didn't take it seriously, and blew him a kiss across the air, and continued to add fuel to the scene: "Pingqiu likes handsome men the most, you can tell, isn't that younger brother also handsome? I don't think he's bad. Yes The handsome guy is by your side, so you can't miss it. If they really did it, you can't be angry, it's not Pingqiu's fault, if it was me, I definitely wouldn't..."

"He's not you." Xu Xiuyuan interrupted.

"He's not you either." He Xiaoxian choked, "You can't always talk like this, you know, it will make people very angry, no one likes the feeling of being seen through by another person, like... like It's hard to be stripped naked. You don't understand anything, megalomaniac!"

Leading Cheng Zinong back to the room, Ping Qiu didn't realize that his legs were a little weak until he held the doorknob, and he couldn't tell whether he was feeling scared or grateful at this time.He poured a glass of cold water and drank it down. One glass was not enough, so he had another glass.

After finally suppressing the overflowing emotions, he wiped his lips with the back of his hand, remembered that Cheng Zinong was standing by the table, and asked, "I haven't said anything yet, what do you want from me?"

Cheng Zinong handed the small plastic bag to Pingqiu: "There are some body-warming stickers inside. The weather forecast says that it will be below zero tomorrow, so you are not afraid of the cold indoors, but it is not enough to go outside. Although it is not very useful, at least it can keep you warm." .”

"Thank you," Ping Qiu looked into the bag and said in surprise, "This is too much, I don't need this much. Do you have any left over there? Take some back."

"No, we all have enough."

"Thank you, and I'll trouble you to make a trip."

Cheng Zinong's eyes flickered, he thought for a moment, but finally couldn't hold back: "Teacher, the person who talked to you just now belongs to you..."

Pingqiu paused: "Friend. He is one of my younger brothers."

"Did you quarrel?"

"quarrel?"

"You all don't look very good. I think you have encountered conflicts."

"Nothing, just some small problems."

Ping Qiu obviously didn't want to say it clearly, and Cheng Zinong didn't ask any more, just stood aside quietly, watching Ping Qiu idly tidying up the water glasses, and then ran to the sofa to tidy up the neatly folded blanket.He didn't say it directly, but he had already thought about it in his heart.

No matter how reluctant, since he promised He Xiaoxian, Pingqiu sent Cheng Zinong away in the end and climbed to the top.Before he entered the door, he planned to make a speech, but He Xiaoxian still had a smile all over his face, and he didn't express any dissatisfaction with him for wasting time, and he pulled him to sit at the table, eating and chatting.

Yuan Feng was busy with work in the room, occasionally came to get something to eat, and picked the one that He Xiaoxian liked, the two refused to give in to each other, He Xiaoxian was so anxious that he opened his mouth and bit Yuan Feng's wrist hard.Yuan Feng felt the pain, and the best thing to do was the next best thing, he even touched He Xiaoxian's head before leaving.He Xiaoxian hated others touching his hair the most in his life, he was so angry that he chewed, his teeth rattled.

Pingqiu has no appetite, and spends most of the time in a daze, thinking that He Xiaoxian is really fun, carefree, doing whatever he wants, and eating deliciously; also thinking that the relationship between He Xiaoxian and Yuan Feng seems not as awkward as He Xiaoxian unilaterally said, and they are a good match, with similar interests , In other people's eyes, it was a match made in heaven to be able to get together; I also thought that Xu Xiuyuan didn't know where he was, he didn't come over for supper, and he didn't even make any noise, whether he was no longer in the room, but if he wasn't in the room, where would he be?

"What are you looking at?" He Xiaoxian frowned, and looked down at his chest, "Is there anything on me?"

"No."

"You always stare at me, do I look good?"

"It's pretty." Ping Qiu laughed.

"I also know that I am pretty," He Xiaoxian smiled, "I also know that you are looking for Xu Xiuyuan, right?"

Holding a plate of small desserts in each hand, He Xiao first signaled Pingqiu to wrap him tightly with a blanket, and he nestled like a silkworm chrysalis in the reclining chair in front of the balcony glass, while Pingqiu was sitting on the other side.Pingqiu's posture is not as exaggerated as his, but with the blanket covering his legs and feet, his sitting posture is still very upright.

Taking a bite of the dessert, He Xiaoxian said vaguely: "Actually—actually, I don't have much contact with him. He has a good relationship with Yuan Feng. Yuan Feng likes him and thinks he's smart, so he takes him to play."

"What does this mean?" Ping Qiu didn't understand.

"That's right," He Xiao swallowed a mouthful of dessert, "Take him to make money. Yuan Feng will make money. He said Xu Xiuyuan is smart, so he always takes him with him."

He Xiaoxian said before that Yuan Feng's family is well-off, and he graduated from a prestigious school, with a lot of assets under his name. He started playing stocks and doing venture capital at a young age.From this point of view, he and Xu Xiuyuan are very similar.He Xiaoxian said that he didn't know what was wrong with Xu Xiuyuan, he studied well, the school gave him guarantees, and the professor appreciated him and valued him, but he was arrogant and said that he didn't like studying and didn't plan to go up. , turned around and joined Yuan Feng's command. The two said they were friends, but they were actually more like mentors and apprentices.

Pingqiu didn't know much about these things, just listened to He Xiaoxian retelling them.But in fact He Xiaoxian didn't understand either, he just recounted what Yuan Feng said when he chatted with him in the night, there were many twists and turns in it, he couldn't figure it out, and he wasn't interested.

Afterwards, he changed the topic: "But Yuan Feng actually said that he was not good."

"Ok?"

"Yuan Feng said that if Xu Xiuyuan continues like this, he will definitely not go far in the future," He Xiaoxian recalled. "He said that Xu Xiuyuan is too utilitarian and has too much desire to win. This is not good."

"He said that?"

"Well," He Xiao nodded first, and then said quietly, "Yuan Feng didn't tell me, but I actually saw it. One night, he lied to me that the U.S. stock market opened, but in fact he went to accompany Xu Xiuyuan. Xu Xiuyuan drank a lot of wine Ah, hide inside and don't show me."

Speechless for a while, Pingqiu had mixed feelings in his heart.

While chattering, He Xiaoxian immediately changed the subject, and Ping Qiu talked about Yuan Feng's family affairs.

According to him, Yuan Feng's father is an old Hong Kong businessman, and his mother is from Shanghai. There are many elders and peers, and there are many juniors in the family, so there are many related industries.It's a pity that there are a group of juniors, some are dandies, some are stupid, and some are greedy. There are really capable and cunning ones, but there is only one Yuan Feng, and his sister who is one year younger.

However, Yuan Feng lived abroad with his aunt since he was a child. Although he could not avoid taking advantage of his family's favor, after a few years, he has made some achievements of his own.But as the elders in the family got older and wanted to let go of power, they naturally thought of this grandchild who was raised outside.In fact, Yuan Feng was not very willing. His own company was doing well, and he didn't have the time to do another job.However, the family put pressure on him, saying that the power was handed over to his sister, and he would come back to be the second in command. When his sister's foundation was stabilized, it would not be too late for him to run away.In short, after all kinds of reasons and excuses were said, Yuan Feng finally let go and agreed to go home and work for two years.

He Xiaoxian explained the past, Pingqiu was not interested in the twists and turns of these merchant families, so He Xiaoxian took a breath and continued: "He agreed, but you know him, he has a big appetite."

"What do you mean?" Ping Qiu asked.

"Yuan Feng also moved his company here."

"..."

"That is to say, Xu Xiuyuan also followed." He Xiaoxian looked at Ping Qiu's face, "He followed Yuan Feng, and he will stay here in the future."

As the night darkened, Pingqiu and He Xiaoxian kept hiding by the glass window and whispering.In fact, when they were chatting, in most cases, He Xiaoxian was cracklingly recalling his travel experiences over the years, and Pingqiu just listened quietly.

Xu Xiuyuan came out of the cubicle halfway, and Ping Qiu realized that he was really in the room.Xu Xiuyuan wore blue light glasses, his brows looked tired, and when he lowered his head to pour water, the glasses slipped down the bridge of his nose. He pushed them up casually, revealing his thin wrist bones, and he habitually folded the sleeves of the sweater in two.That sweater, Ping Qiu looked familiar, and remembered that it was a Chinese New Year gift he chose for Xu Xiuyuan at his salary when they were still together.No wonder a sweater costs nearly one-third of his salary. Two years later, the sweater is still in a straight shape without any deformation.

Perhaps it was because Ping Qiu stared at him for too long, Xu Xiuyuan put down his water glass, and met his eyes frankly.The reason is unknown, they looked at each other through the warm light, and neither of them looked away first.

The next morning, Ping Qiu woke up leisurely, opened his eyes and felt that his nose was blocked and his throat was a little sore.Last night, He Xiaoxian and He Xiaoxian were fascinated by the chat, and they didn't know how late it was, so they each hugged a blanket and fell asleep by the window.He Xiaoxian's bones are weak, his sleeping position is casual, even curled up in a recliner, he can sleep soundly.On the other hand, Pingqiu had a sore back and aching back from sleeping, and he was a little unsteady when he got off the recliner. When he stretched his waist, it was like dismantling bones and reassembling them.

Only then did the sky light up.There are four people in the room, only Pingqiu gets up early according to his biological clock.He Xiaoxian was sleeping soundly on the recliner, Yuan Feng was in the room, went around, Pingqiu did not find Xu Xiuyuan, but finally found him sitting on the sofa in front of the coffee table in the main hall, with his head tilted back, not even glasses Take it off, and there are still two unpacked decks of playing cards scattered in front of you.What made Ping Qiu even more uncomfortable was that Xu Xiuyuan fell asleep like this, with only a thin coat covering his body.

Still unable to bear it in his heart, Ping Qiu took his previous blanket, stepped down the indoor steps lightly, approached carefully, and covered Xu Xiuyuan with the blanket.However, the blanket was disobedient, and it slid down again as soon as it was put on the shoulders, covered it again, and it still slid down.

There was no other way, Ping Qiu had no choice but to get closer, trying to tuck the blanket under Xu Xiuyuan's shoulders.For this reason, he leaned very close to Xu Xiuyuan, and saw some black and blue under his eye circles.

At this time, Xu Xiuyuan suddenly opened his eyes.Ping Qiu was caught off guard and stared at him, then quickly let go and backed away.

Out of control, the blanket fell to the floor. Xu Xiuyuan grabbed it and pressed his eye sockets at the same time.He didn't seem to care, just asked in a low voice: "What time is it?"

"Slightly past six o'clock." Ping Qiu replied in a low voice.

"Oh."

"...you go to sleep in your room, it's uncomfortable to sleep here, it's not good for your spine." In fact, he also wanted to ask him if he stayed up all night last night, but Pingqiu thought it over and over again, and still didn't ask.

Xu Xiuyuan smiled, as if casually replied: "I'm used to it."

It was agreed to stay only one night, and Pingqiu booked the high-speed rail ticket in the morning.This time it was He Xiao's turn to see him off at the station first, bid him farewell, and explained that Yuan Feng's failure to see him off was due to work, and as for Xu Xiuyuan—both parties knew it well, and they would stop as soon as possible.

On the way back, the scenery outside the window is flying by. Pingqiu thinks back on this encounter, it is always like a dream, and he is lost after waking up.

It's just that after that, no matter how dazed and dazed, after two days, Ping Qiu has lost this leisurely mind.Originally it was just a small cold and a small cough, until he had a fever of nearly 39 degrees overnight, Pingqiu had to sigh "bad luck".

He explained the reason in the work group, and after a few words of advice, his eyes began to blur.Chen Xiaoyi ding ding dong dong sent a few messages, Ping Qiu rubbed his eyes to try to see clearly, but his limbs were so weak that he struggled even to breathe, so he stopped struggling.

Swallowing two pills before going to bed, he wrapped himself in a heavy quilt and went back to sleep. He vaguely dreamed, and the dream was also complicated and bizarre. After a while, he woke up with a start. Looking at the ceiling, he finally realized that the door was ringing. .

Dragging a blanket out of bed, Pingqiu staggered, walked through the door of the room, and almost bumped into the shelf.He managed to calm down, opened the cat's eyes and looked out, his mind was in chaos, and he couldn't recognize the name of the person outside for a long time.Even after the door opened, he vaguely called "Xiuyuan" to the person who came.

Xu Ruiyang paused, and found that Pingqiu's face was flushed, but his lips were dry and peeled. When he touched his forehead, it was terribly hot.He pulled Pingqiu to the sofa, forced him to lie down, and said: "My surname is Xu, but I am not Xu Xiuyuan."

Calling the wrong person in a moment of confusion, Ping Qiu pleaded guilty and sat quietly wrapped in a blanket, not daring to make a sound.He watched Xu Ruiyang go in and out of the kitchen as if in his own home, and it took him a long time to realize something was wrong, and asked, "Why did you come to my place?"

"I have been to your store, and your clerk said that you are not feeling well and resting at home, so I came directly." Xu Ruiyang rolled up his sleeves between his elbows, and was about to wash the rice and make some porridge to nourish the stomach. "Go and see Have you been to a doctor?"

"The medicine has been dispensed," Ping Qiu sniffed, "Are you here for work?"

"Passing by, I'll leave at night."

"Actually, there's no need to bother. I'll just order a takeaway. I guess tomorrow..."

"Where's the spoon?" Xu Ruiyang took the conversation away, didn't listen to Pingqiu's answer, and turned his head to ask, "May I ask you, where's the spoon?"

Pingqiu was so tired that he didn't want to argue hard, his body was sore and limp, and he could barely speak: "The cabinet on the right, the second compartment."

While making soup, Xu Ruiyang gossiped: "Your cold and fever can be big or small. Some time ago, a girl in our studio got flu, and she didn't take it seriously at first, but she didn't take it seriously until she got pneumonia, and she stayed in the hospital for a month. Go home. How high is your fever this time? If it exceeds..."

Before he finished speaking, Xu Ruiyang noticed something strange, and looked back, Ping Qiu was lying on the sofa, breathing heavily.He washed and dried his hands, then squatted in front of Pingqiu, tested the temperature of his forehead with his hand, it was indeed hot, so he found a thermometer in a nearby storage box.

As soon as he found it, the doorbell rang suddenly, Xu Ruiyang went to open the door, but outside the door was a young boy with an unfamiliar appearance.

"Who are you looking for?" Xu Ruiyang asked.

"Looking for Pingqiu," Cheng Zinong sized him up, "Who are you?"

"I'm Pingqiu's friend. Do you have anything to do?"

"I heard he's not feeling well, so I'll come and see him."

"Oh. Are you sure you know each other?"

"What do you mean?" Cheng Zinong frowned.

"You don't have to be too nervous, I have no other intentions. After all, this is not my house. When you let a stranger in, you have to check your identity first." Xu Ruiyang's smile didn't reach his eyes.

"Let him in," coughed suddenly from behind, Ping Qiu came, patted Xu Ruiyang's arm blocking the door frame, and said to Cheng Zinong outside the door, "Didn't I tell you not to come over? It’s too troublesome to make an extra trip.”

Cheng Zinong glanced at Xu Ruiyang who was on the side, and then smiled at Pingqiu: "Fortunately, I just came back from Shanghai and I stopped by."

The house doesn't have many visitors, two of them came every time they came, Pingqiu was dizzy with fever, but he had to brace himself to deal with these two unexpected guests.

What Cheng Zinong brought to the door was the signature porridge from a well-established porridge shop, Pingqiu had no appetite, so he drank a couple of sips as a thank you for Cheng Zinong's kindness.

Leaning against the window near the kitchen door, Xu Ruiyang looked at Cheng Zinong who was sitting on the sofa, and compared him unconsciously in his heart: young, handsome, considerate, all the characteristics that should be there, plus enthusiasm and focus, other Needless to say, it looks perfect so far.

Pingqiu introduced Cheng Zinong to Xu Ruiyang, talking about a former student who is currently a part-time student in the store.When introducing Xu Ruiyang to Cheng Zinong, Ping Qiu said that he was a former friend, and besides that, he had no other names.

Cheng Zinong obviously didn't believe the words, so Xu Ruiyang added: "We are old classmates."

"Have you known each other for a long time?" Cheng Zinong asked Ping Qiu instead of Xu Ruiyang, "Does it look familiar? I seem to have seen it somewhere."

At first he was treated as a clichéd joke, and Pingqiu’s reaction was slow due to his illness. After Cheng Zinong didn’t sit for a long time, he got up and left because of work, and sent him out. It was the Xu Xiuyuan he met that night, his brothers looked similar, so of course they looked familiar.

He kept watching Cheng Zinong go out of the corridor, Xu Ruiyang was still standing by the window, and caught Cheng Zinong looking up.He did it on purpose, he stretched out his hand and waved it, and obviously noticed that Cheng Zinong's expression had changed, he laughed inwardly, but when he turned around, he saw Ping Qiu sitting on the sofa blankly.

Finally remembering the forgotten thermometer, Xu Ruiyang casually pushed away the porridge bowl, and was about to put it next to Pingqiu's ear to measure the temperature, but Pingqiu turned his head away.

Xu Ruiyang frowned and asked: "What are you doing? Don't move around. If your body temperature is still high, I'll take you to the hospital directly."

Now, Pingqiu finally sat quietly and let him measure the temperature.

The temperature was still over 38 degrees, Xu Ruiyang wanted to persuade Pingqiu to go to the hospital to get some water, but before he opened his mouth, Pingqiu asked in a low voice: "Have you and Xiuyuan been in contact?"

Xu Ruiyang tightened his hand, and the thermometer creaked in his palm: "Why ask me, if you want to know, you can find him yourself."

"I saw him."

"Where did you meet?"

"Shanghai."

"I heard that he is doing an internship in Shanghai. Have you met?"

"Ah."

"What did he tell you?"

Pingqiu's mood was obviously depressed: "He is still very angry. I told him, but it didn't make sense... Do you know what he has done in the past two years? Can you tell me?"

"No."

"..."

"Didn't you break up? Since he doesn't want to talk to you, why do you care about him?" Xu Ruiyang laughed with jealousy, "Does Xu Xiuyuan make you so hard to let go?"

The author says:

Xu Ruiyang and Cheng Zinong fight, Xu Xiuyuan wins (