Banshuharu

After 09:30, all the doors near the side elevators have been locked.I heard that some time ago, a thief wandered around a nearby shop and was caught at night, and the safe passage leading to the stairs was also tightly chained.There was no other way, Huazhang could only take Pingqiu back to the main gate, and left the school in the last 2 minutes before the guard locked the gate.

Before leaving, the guard asked if there were any students inside.Huazhang said that he saw two girls in the piano room on the third floor, probably preparing for the New Year's Eve performance.The guard was going to remind them, but Huazhang said that he recognized the two girls, and that the foreign students who came to the provincial capital for training camp should have no problem returning to the dormitory on the fifth floor after piano practice.

I also saw a man behind Huazhang. His face was very strange, and he stood quietly listening to them. The guard originally wanted to say hello, but when he looked closely at the man's expression, he seemed very strange and embarrassed. After thinking about it, he still shut up.

At night, when the city was full of neon lights, Huazhang drove the man home and parked the car at an intersection less than 200 meters away from the Maoha Living Museum.

The winter night was bitterly cold, the carriage was steaming, and the glass windows quickly formed a thin mist.Pingqiu took off his seat belt, but he never said he wanted to get out of the car.Huazhang also remained silent, and Pingqiu quickly realized that it was time for them to be honest, so he quietly waited for Huazhang's accountability.

Unexpectedly, Huazhang's first sentence was an apology: "I didn't ask for your opinion first, I offended you, I'm sorry."

Recalling that in the piano room, Pingqiu was suddenly kissed by him on the corner of the mouth. The stress reaction after a short shock was a bit exaggerated in Huazhang's view, but it also made him understand: it turned out that Pingqiu was not ready to accept him at all. Prepare.

Although he always respected Pingqiu, his reaction was too hurtful, and it was out of rhythm with Huazhang's progress, so he thought it over and said: "Maybe I made a mistake in predicting our relationship. I accepted your signal by mistake. If you feel uncomfortable, we can reconsider our relationship. Of course, if you have any opinions, you can also tell me. After all, this is a matter for both of us, and we should respect each other .”

Slowly scratching his knees with his fingers, Pingqiu could understand that Huazhang was giving him an ultimatum because of their relationship.

The kiss before was so sudden that Pingqiu was unprepared on the spot, but now that he thinks about it, according to the routine process, for two people who have an ambiguous relationship but have not yet pierced the window paper, such physical contact is more of a catalyst, Pingqiu To accept means to agree with them to determine the relationship.

It’s not as good as juveniles love to do some routine rituals when they fall in love. The love and companionship between adults is usually more like a silent transaction, sometimes to please the body, and sometimes to exchange affection and benefits.Obviously, Huazhang is an adult, a mature, considerate and somewhat romantic man. His social tentacles touched Pingqiu and sent a signal, so he approached him.There is nothing wrong with that.It is Pingqiu who is wrong, for example, he is obviously a complete adult, but he always seems to want to be a naive and innocent child.

Thoughts were going back and forth, Ping Qiu finally stopped scratching his knees, and replied: "It's not your problem, it's me, I'm not ready."

"In your opinion, to what extent is our relationship suitable for development?" Hua Zhang asked.

"I feel comfortable being friends with you."

"It means that you prefer our relationship to remain as friends?" Huazhang was straightforward, "Did my previous attitude make you misunderstand? During the time I spent with you, I thought we were understanding each other and improving each other. Feelings. Do you think we went wrong at the beginning, or after getting along these days, do you think we are more suitable to be friends?"

"You are excellent, and the conditions are very good in all aspects, but..."

"It's just not suitable for you?" Huazhang smiled, "I can feel that you don't have feelings for me. I'm going to make a bold guess, and I hope you don't mind. Chenchen said that your first two relationships were not smooth, and now you will Hesitation, is it related to this?"

"Maybe."

"Like you, I have been in love twice. My first love was in middle school. I first became aware of my sexual orientation, and then I met him in a band formed by the school club. After all, it was my first love, and the breakup was tragic. Discriminated against by teachers more or less, after a long period of time, I will doubt myself."

"You came out?" Ping Qiu asked.

"Of course," Hua Zhang nodded, "I don't think there's any need to say more about the truth. Everyone understands it, and it's useless to say more. Including our current situation, if you don't plan to start a new relationship for the time being, just tell me, and I can understand."

Pingqiu hesitated: "I don't want to lie to you, being with you, I do feel very relaxed and comfortable, and I also know that you are willing to spend time with me, there is your purpose."

"what's next?"

"Actually, Chenchen was wrong. I have been in love for three times. I am not afraid of your jokes. The endings are not very good. To be honest, I think I may not be suitable for love. Regarding the matter of finding my own position in this kind of relationship, I have no idea." They are very bad at it, so every time, they will make each other unhappy."

"I don't think you're the kind of person who can't handle relationships."

"Didn't I handle the part with you well?" Ping Qiu laughed at himself, "In the final analysis, I should be the one to apologize to you."

"Why do you have to put so much pressure on yourself?" Huazhang said, "We are all adults. If it suits you, you can get along with it. If it doesn't suit you, you can separate. You would rather carry such a big burden to adapt to someone than not. Just Like when you choose clothes in the mall, the clothes are always suitable for you, not you should be suitable for the clothes."

"You don't blame me?"

"It's not necessary," Huazhang said with a smile, "but I still think we should make things clear. Do you still plan to keep in touch with me? If not, then I will allocate time to other people appropriately, so that Isn't that considered betrayal?"

Pingqiu knew that Huazhang was passing him the steps, and they didn't want this relationship to become too awkward, so they also smiled and said: "Of course. If you find a friend you like and suitable for you, I will definitely bless you." you."

"Okay, then we have reached a consensus?" Huazhang said, "Do our best to get along and not cross the line for the time being. If there is an unexpected situation during this period, be transparent?"

"Do not you mind?"

"It's nothing to worry about. If you can't be a lover, you can always be a friend. As the old saying goes, 'more friends, more ways out', I don't think there are too many friends."

"Huazhang, you are really nice." Pingqiu boasted sincerely.

"Stop, don't send me a good person card at this time."

Ping Qiu was taken aback for a moment, then smiled.

When getting off the car, Huazhang called Pingqiu again: "New Year's Eve, are you free? If you don't have an appointment for a while, would you like to come with me?"

"Where are you going?"

"On the mountain, with a few friends."

"Camping overnight?"

"If you don't stay overnight, you should set up a bonfire and have a meal at the campsite," Huazhang said. "Usually we spend New Year's Eve and Spring Festival at home. We are with friends at times like New Year's Eve. If you feel uncomfortable, you can refuse I don't force it."

"I'm afraid your friend will feel uncomfortable." Ping Qiu was a little moved.

"They are all very talkative. In fact, I don't know some of the people they brought here. It's just a fun gathering. Are you coming?"

"Okay."

"See you the day after tomorrow?"

"See you the day after tomorrow."

Watching Huazhang drive away, Pingqiu stroked his hair, turned around and walked towards the store.It was very late at this moment, only a few shops on the street were still open with their doors and lights on, including the Maoha Life Store, which was already past business hours. Pingqiu checked the rolling gates on both sides to make sure they were locked properly before returning. Go home.

It's winter, it gets dark early, and the weather is cold. The four girls in Pingqiu Gunian shop don't live close to each other. It takes a while to go home by bus or by bike, and most of the time there are no visitors at night. He simply Raise the closing time to nine o'clock.The spare key was handed over to Xu Miaoling, she was orderly and stable, Pingqiu was very relieved.

After washing at home and going to bed, Ping Qiu received a video invitation from Chu Tiwei, and the two chatted about the arrangements for this year's Spring Festival.

According to Chu Tiwei's plan, she planned to buy a ticket to come to Pingqiu to find him before the Spring Festival.In addition to teaching in the martial arts hall, Chu Tiwei has also done a lot of odd jobs in the past two years. Apart from part of the money he earns for his own use, the rest is used to pay off debts.She usually kept quiet, but she was arrogant in her heart, and promised Xu Ruiyang that she would pay back the money every month, not less than a penny, and sometimes even a little more than the original amount.To Xu Ruiyang, the amount owed may not be comparable to the daily turnover of his studio, but to Chu Tiwei, it is very heavy.Pingqiu understands her, it feels uncomfortable to owe money, the sooner you pay it off, the sooner you will feel relaxed.

Pingqiu welcomed Chu Tiwei's proposal to come and join him during the Spring Festival. Every time during the New Year, he just eats at home alone, the clerk has a home, and his friends have company. Go, it turns out that he and Chu Tiwei are still the only ones to accompany for the New Year.

Hearing Pingqiu mention that year's New Year's Eve, Chu Tiwei naturally thought of Xu Xiuyuan who was still in a relationship with Pingqiu that year, but she didn't bother to ask. Pingqiu's feelings had nothing to do with her. Could be happier.She rarely has long-lasting relatives and friends, and Pingqiu is a friend she can meet but never ask for.

While talking, Chu Tiwei habitually touched his hair.Pingqiu found that she seemed to like short hair very much. In the first half of the year, she had grown to the chin. She thought it was too troublesome to take care of her hair, so she simply found a cheap barber shop.When Pingqiu saw the selfie she sent, he almost wanted to call the police.

Chu Tiwei seldom cares about things like hairstyle and appearance, and always advocates comfort. In addition, she is thin and tall, and she is mistaken for a boy not once or twice.The last time Liu Chenchen thought that Chu Tiwei was a boy, and asked him if he had a new boyfriend.

Thinking of Liu Chenchen, Ping Qiu couldn't help laughing, and said to Chu Tiwei: "I have a friend, she is so cute, she accidentally saw my previous diagnosis list, thought it was my latest list, and was so scared that she kept introducing friends to me. "

"You accepted?" Chu Ti asked slightly.

"Does it count as acceptance? In order to help me, she even contacted the other party on purpose. After all, she has good intentions. I can't spoil her interest," Pingqiu said, "And that person is very good. training center as a teacher."

"Do you like it?"

"I can't say I like it. I don't feel repelled, so I got along with each other. But today was a bit unexpected. I seemed to have messed up things. Although he said it was okay and invited me to spend the New Year's Eve together the day after tomorrow, I think it would be difficult to have a deep friendship. Alright."

"are you happy?"

"What are you happy about?"

"With that person."

"Happy," Ping Qiu smiled slightly, "Of course I'm happy."

However, the happiness only lasted one night, and the next morning when he saw Cheng Zinong in the store who was in a state of depression, Pingqiu's heart sank again with a bang.

Before Cheng Zinong knocked on the door and came in, Ping Qiu was sitting at the square table in the cubicle making handwritten notes.He first poured Cheng Zinong a cup of hot water, and then adjusted the heater in the cubicle. Seeing that Cheng Zinong still looked bad, he asked him what was wrong, but Cheng Zinong remained silent.Pingqiu didn't ask any more questions, thinking of getting another blanket for him from outside, but Cheng Zinong put his arms around his shoulders from behind the moment he held the doorknob.

Pingqiu subconsciously wanted to make money, but Cheng Zinong pressed his chin into his hair, and begged in a low voice: "I want to hug you, just in a while."

His tone was so pitiful that Ping Qiu couldn't help hesitating.But after arguing in his mind, he still chose to untie Cheng Zinong's arm, turned to face him, and asked, "What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

"Aren't you going to accept me?" Cheng Zinong stared at Pingqiu.

"What's the matter, why do you say that?"

"I came to see you yesterday, and they said you had gone."

"I had an appointment with a friend in advance, and I was not in the store at 04:30."

"You accepted him?"

"No."

"Are you going to accept him?"

"..."

"do you like him?"

Pingqiu already understood the reason for Cheng Zinong's visit: "Originally, I wanted to find time to have a good talk with you, since you asked... Do you remember that night, I told you that I hoped you would give me some time? Now I Think it over, Zi Nong, I can't accept you."

"Why? Because of the person yesterday, or the person who was at your house last time?"

"You mean Xu Ruiyang? He and I are just friends."

"Yesterday, you also said that you are friends." Cheng Zinong's eyes were bloodshot, "Why can they do it, but I can't? Is it because I didn't do it well enough to make you feel uncomfortable?"

"It's not your problem," Ping Qiu sighed, "To me, you are a friend, a younger brother, and a former student..."

"I'm no longer your student!" Cheng Zinong seemed very excited, "You can't treat me as a child forever just because I was your student, let alone we no longer have this relationship. Where did I act too naive, which made you think I couldn't grow up?"

"You misunderstood, that's not what I meant."

"Otherwise, what do you think?"

"I know you are an adult and have your own thoughts. But your thoughts have nothing to do with me. I met you again and hired you to work part-time in the store because we were teachers and students before. Affection. If what I usually say to you or what I do misunderstands you, I can apologize. "

Cheng Zinong's shoulders loosened, as if his whole body fell down.He whispered: "Do you know when I started to like you? It was the second semester of high school. I stole your ID photo and your clothes. I know I'm mean, but at that time, I dare not express it to you. The first time I like someone, the object is actually a teacher, or a male teacher. I dare not say it. I am afraid that you will refuse, and I am afraid that you will not refuse. "

Pingqiu took a deep breath and listened quietly.

"I was very busy in the third year of high school, and I didn't have time to think about it. Later, when I went to college, I didn't have the chance to meet you. I thought I had forgotten you a long time ago. Until I met you again, you didn't change at all. In front of you I seem to have become as timid and weak as before. I thought I had a chance," Cheng Zinong stared at Pingqiu, "Do you not like me now? If it was me before, would you like it? ?”

"Is this what you've always wanted to say to me? I know now, thank you. But Zinong, I still have to say that I can't accept you either before or now."

"Because I'm too young?"

"...You know why. We have been sitting in this status for too long, you are just a student to me, and it will not change in the future. I don't know how to tell you, because I am afraid of hurting your heart, but If your thoughts are so strong, then I can only say that I really can't do it," Ping Qiu said in a gentle and cruel voice, "Because I don't have any feeling of liking for you at all."

Cheng Zinong's expression before leaving was still in front of his eyes, and Pingqiu felt guilty when he said it, but compared to hanging Cheng Zinong's heart and giving him some unfounded expectations, Pingqiu would rather risk the risk of breaking up with him. I understand, so I don't regret it.

The next day is the New Year's Eve, Chen Xiaoyi has been showing off her date tonight since the morning, it seems that her closest friend in school specially asked for leave from work to accompany her for the New Year's Eve, she was very happy, she was alive and kicking all day long, and expressed to Pingqiu early Please leave, today's work is only done in the afternoon.

Generally speaking, you have to go home for the Spring Festival, and the New Year's Eve is the home for young people to date and celebrate.Xi Youwen also has an appointment at night, but she is afraid that she will only work for a month, so she is embarrassed to ask for leave.Xu Miaoling encourages her to go to Pingqiu to comfort her, the boss is always very talkative.But Xi Youwen hesitated to go.But Shao Dongshuang took the initiative and asked Pingqiu if he could get off work early today.

Ping Qiu looked through today's appointment list, there will be no guests after four o'clock in the afternoon, even if there is an emergency, he can handle it by himself, so he waved his hand and let the girls see it.

It's like going back to the student days, when it's approaching the end of school time, the buttocks can't touch the seat, and everyone is eager to move.Chen Xiaoyi packed her bags in advance, and waited for the arrival at [-]:[-], and immediately went straight to the station to pick up her friends.

When Pingqiu was carrying a box in the cubicle, just after four o'clock, the door was pushed open with a bang.Chen Xiaoyi pulled Xi Youwen, who was dressed youthfully and beautifully, and said goodbye to Pingqiu, and wished him good health, success and wealth in the new year.

Being amused, Pingqiu in turn urged them to hurry up.After a while, Shao Dongshuang also came to say goodbye.Ping Qiu washed his hands and went out, only Xu Miaoling who was checking the list at the front desk was left in the store.Xu Miaoling is a local, currently living with her parents, there is no activity on New Year's Eve, seeing Pingqiu's slow pace, she suddenly thought of asking him if he would like to have dinner with her tonight.

"Maybe it's not okay," Ping Qiu wondered, "I have an appointment too."

"What, you all have dates?" Xu Miaoling muttered, "I would have found a friend if I knew it earlier."

"Then what are you going to do tonight?"

"Go home and sleep until next year."

"Do you want to go out with someone?"

"It's okay, I don't really think about it, it's too cold at night, I'm afraid of the cold," Xu Miaoling asked again, "Boss, who are you going out with tonight? That Mercedes trot last time?"

"Mercedes trotting?"

"It's the one who picked you up two days ago."

"Oh, it's him, my friend."

"It's good for you, there are people to accompany you, I'd better pack up and go home, go to bed after dinner, and go to work next year."

Seeing her packing her backpack at the front desk, Ping Qiu suddenly remembered something, walked quickly into the lounge, and took out the ice cream cake delivered in the morning from the small refrigerator.It turned out that he was planning to celebrate the New Year with everyone in the store. The cake was ordered in advance and he forgot to eat it in the refrigerator. Now that the clerks have already left, there is no way to celebrate together. He simply gave it to Xu Miaoling and wished her a new year hapiness.

After all, it is for five people, and the cake is a full eight inches.Xu Miaoling was fond of sweets, holding the cake full of emotion, she even praised Pingqiu for being too generous, and before leaving, she hugged him hard through the cake.

After 04:30, Pingqiu finished solving the chores in the store and cleaned up the garbage on the ground, and then received a text message from Huazhang.He locked the store door, lowered the roller shutter, and lowered his head to straighten his scarf.There was the sound of an engine in the distance, and in the blink of an eye, Huazhang's car had stopped in front of him.

The campsite they went to was located in the mountains in the east of the city. There were signs and instructions from the staff along the way. Huazhang drove directly to the campsite, then stopped and walked.

It was already dark at this time, and when Pingqiu got out of the car, he found that he had underestimated the temperature in the mountains.Even though he had added an extra coat, he was still shivering from the cold wind blowing against him.Seeing that his expression was wrong, Huazhang called Pingqiu to stop, and he went back to the car and took a large-sized jacket.Pingqiu thanked him and wanted to take over his own clothes, but Huazhang saw that he was bloated, so he simply stretched out the sleeves, put them on like he would put on a child, and even zipped him up thoughtfully.

Although Huazhang said hello earlier, today is a gathering of friends, and there are probably quite a few people, but Pingqiu expected at most three or five friends, seven or eight at most.But he didn't expect to meet each other. He glanced roughly, and there were more than ten—nearly twenty strangers.Among so many faces, he only recognized Huazhang, so he couldn't help following him every step of the way, for fear of being left behind, and it was dark, and he couldn't even find his way back.

Most of these people are Huazhang's classmates or colleagues. Seeing that he brought someone here, they took it for granted as his new boyfriend, so they came up to shake hands and asked Pingqiu curiously, when did they get together and how did they keep it secret? The work is so good that it was not brought out to recognize people until today.

Hearing this, Ping Qiu waved his hands: "We are friends."

Huazhang chimed in: "We're just friends. New Year's Eve is boring. Let's go camping and watch fireworks together, okay?"

The friend who asked the question smiled and gave him a hammer: "Yes, why not. There are so many people, I wish you could bring a few more friends here at a time."

But this is just a regular greeting when newcomers join the group. Soon, the bonfire is burning vigorously, a group of friends are chatting, eating and eating, and some people even bring musical instruments, such as guitars, violins, accordions, and even saxophones from their backpacks. Fetched.The friend encouraged him to come for a while, the man was not stage fright, he came as soon as he said it, and Ping Qiu, who was sitting on the side, was full of curiosity, and couldn't move his eyes, all fixed on the strangers beside the campfire.Behind them is the vast night, and there are patches of neon lights under their feet. They seem to be wrapped in the thin mist in the mountains, confident, lively, and somewhat romantic.

"Do you want to try?" Hua Zhang suddenly asked.

"Try what, theirs?" Pingqiu shook his head, "I don't know how to do it, I don't know anything about musical instruments."

"Where's the harmonica?" As he spoke, Hua Zhang took out a harmonica from his pocket as if by magic.He casually rubbed the body of the piano against his clothes, then put it to his mouth, and breathed lightly. The melodious sound of the harmonica quickly attracted the attention of his friends.

They all laughed at Huazhang playing surprise attacks, but years of tacit understanding allowed them to cooperate seamlessly, and the tunes gradually overlapped. The rest of the friends followed the beat, and some even hummed along with the score.Pingqiu had never heard this famous song that they were all familiar with. He looked at Huazhang, and then turned his head to look at the mountains and the city not far away, feeling a sudden sourness in his heart.Can't tell what it's like, Pingqiu is just sure that he is enjoying this moment of comfort.

Then there were people dancing to the music.It was a young woman with her hair pulled back, her face was beautiful and beautiful, and she was not too cold. She took off her bloated coat suddenly. Her body, which was stretched freely, looked exquisite and graceful under the light of the bonfire. The audience applauded and whistled, waiting for her to spin After standing still, she hurriedly put on clothes for her.

There were also other programs, Pingqiu watched with relish, but Huazhang suddenly walked away quietly.He glanced anxiously, then jumped out of the back seat of the car, and followed Hua Zhang a few steps away.In order to prevent Huazhang from being impatient, Pingqiu didn't approach or stop him.

Instead, Huazhang stopped first, turned around and waved.Ping Qiu approached and stood shoulder to shoulder with him.

Looking at the night scene in the distance, Huazhang asked: "There are only 10 minutes left until next year, what do you want to do?"

Pingqiu thought for a while: "Wait?"

"Wait? Wait 10 minutes?"

"Otherwise, what advice do you have?"

"No."

After all, the two looked at each other and smiled.

Having sweated a little from the previous activities, Pingqiu loosened the zipper of his coat.Feeling a little cold at this time, he pulled the zipper up again, all the way to the top, the raised front collar pressed against the tip of his nose, and folded it again to form a mid-collar style.

Obviously, Huazhang also didn't do anything about the last 10 minutes of the new year, just stood quietly.Ping Qiu didn't bother him, the two waited silently for the countdown, and not far behind were friends cheering up or down.

Suddenly, Pingqiu remembered the only time he and Xu Xiuyuan spent New Year's Eve together.

Maybe lovers always like to fantasize about the future when they are in a strong relationship. Pingqiu has planned for next year's New Year's Eve and the year after next year's New Year's Eve.It seems greedy, but his wish is extremely simple. He just hopes that by that time, they can still sit together and have dinner together, looking up at the countdown to the end of the year in a corner of the city, and wishing that they can spend together next year. But it's that simple.

Xu Xiuyuan also laughed at his flimsy and ordinary wishes, and suggested that they could spend the night at a campsite and set up a tent during the New Year's Eve next year. If Pingqiu wanted to, they could hide in the woods——Pingqiu's cheeks flushed when he heard this, and he covered his hands. Xu Xiuyuan's mouth refused to let him go on, and he retorted that no one would go camping in the mountains in winter, and the result must be either a cold or a fever, why bother.Xu Xiuyuan didn't care about Pingqiu's breaking the atmosphere, so he hugged him and said that he just likes to hide in a small tent with him, as long as they are close together, they won't feel too cold——

"It's the last minute."

The chaotic thoughts were interrupted, Pingqiu touched his ear trying to hide it, followed Huazhang to look at the electronic watch on his wrist.The time is jumping, going from 60 seconds to 30 seconds, then 20 seconds, then ten seconds.

Huazhang recited the last ten counts softly, and Pingqiu's heart beat faster.In the last three seconds, he couldn't help but read aloud.Time jumped to the last second, Pingqiu looked at Huazhang, and said at the same time.

"Happy New Year."

"Happy New Year."

For a moment, he was dazed, and suddenly there was an explosion of fireworks blooming behind him.Ping Qiu immediately turned his head, and saw the clusters of fireworks in full bloom under the black sky behind him, so gorgeous and bright, it made his heart tremble.

That's not to mention, Huazhang's group of friends actually brought some fireworks sticks and sparklers themselves, but the quantity was not evenly distributed. A few boxes seemed to be a lot, but they were divided among each person's hands, and each person took at most two.

Huazhang lights the firework stick first, and then sets it up for Pingqiu.After a slight explosion, the sparks crackled and burned.Pingqiu flicked those two fireworks sticks, the light shone on his face, Huazhang realized for the first time that he could also smile so happily.

On the way home, Pingqiu was still in high spirits.He seldom talked so much. He told Huazhang about the New Year’s customs in his hometown when he was a child, the grand scene of his hometown during the Spring Festival, and how he was very timid when he was a child. A friend dragged him to the door of a grocery store in the town to throw a cannon.They threw two boxes in one go, and the owner of the grocery store on the second floor leaned out of the window to scold them for the little coffin.

As for why the store was thrown away, it was probably because the owner of the grocery store had dirty hands and feet, and young students came to the store, regardless of gender, they always used various excuses to get their hands dirty.Pingqiu didn't have any sense of protection at that time, he just felt sick to his stomach, and that revenge was one of the few rebellious moments in his youth, but now it's a bit strange to say it, as if it's been a lifetime.

No matter what, he talked nonsense, until his mouth was a little dry before he stopped, Pingqiu habitually looked out the window, and suddenly realized that he had arrived at his destination.Huazhang still parked the car at the intersection, and did not stop Pingqiu from beaming, as if he was very interested, just listening to him with a smile on his face.

Ping Qiu was extremely ashamed: "Did I talk too much?"

Huazhang still smiled: "No, I think it's very interesting for you to do this."

"..." Pingqiu was even more embarrassed, bid farewell to Huazhang in a hurry, and bowed to thank him before getting out of the car and closing the door.

As he walked forward, he patted his cheeks to wake up, Pingqiu regretted that he had exaggerated his reaction just now, but he just played with fireworks once, and he actually ignored Huazhang's thoughts and talked so much nonsense with him.

Before he had gone far, he heard the sound of closing and locking the car door behind him. Pingqiu turned his head and saw Hua Zhang trotting towards him, and said to him, "Let's go for a walk together? On the first day of the new year, start with a walk." .”

"are not you going to rest?"

"Don't disappoint, the opportunity is rare."

Superficially evading, Pingqiu's heart was still shaking.Therefore, he did not refuse Huazhang's invitation, and walked slowly along the road with him.

What did we talk about? It's hard to say.Pingqiu only felt that his lips seemed to be out of control. From the reluctance that he always had to pry hard to get out a few words, to the natural chat tonight, until he said goodbye to Huazhang at the intersection, he still had some self-doubt .He couldn't help but touch his lips, pressing the corners of his mouth with his thumb and index finger and pulling upwards, but there seemed to be nothing abnormal.

Huazhang walked a little farther and turned around, seeing that Pingqiu was still standing there stupidly, the movement of pulling the corners of his mouth was weird and cute, so he smiled and pointed to the top of his head, meaning it's raining, hurry home.

Ping Qiu sent him to turn the car around and drive away, and then hurried home, still wondering why the rain came so suddenly tonight.

At the entrance of the corridor, he shook his shoulders, stomped his feet, and patted the rain-stained corners of his clothes. When he looked at his coat, he remembered that he was still wearing Huazhang's clothes.That being said, I have to find a time to return the clothes to him.Remembering that Huazhang said just now that he had time for the three days of New Year's Day, Pingqiu prepared to make a quick decision and pay it back tomorrow.

Feeling in a good mood tonight, Ping Qiu jogged upstairs, then stopped, he saw a bouquet of flowers by the stairs at the door of his house against the wall.

At first, I thought it was a gift from Cheng Zinong, but when Ping Qiu took out the small card stuffed in the middle of the bouquet, the simple "Happy New Year" was written in familiar handwriting, and Ping Qiu was stunned immediately.

He gently fiddled with the delicate and beautiful flowers, and there were still a few drops of water in the center of the stamens, which slid down along the lines of the petals.

——Water drop?

Pingqiu was startled, as if an alarm bell had struck the back of his head.He turned around abruptly, walked quickly to the window, and searched for Xu Xiuyuan in the scattered alleyways in the dimly lit residential area.

No, no, nowhere.After searching for two circles, he failed to find the familiar figure, and his suspicion gradually cooled down. Pingqiu began to suspect that maybe the bouquet of flowers did not come from Xu Xiuyuan, but there was a sender with similar handwriting, which is not impossible. .

For a long time, he was about to close the window, when he looked up, he suddenly froze.

It stands to reason that no matter how exaggerated a person's height is, he can't compare with a telephone pole.But at the corner of the narrow alleyway, the light and shadow surrounded the invisible figure, making him long, as if he was already taller than the building, higher than the telephone pole, and in Pingqiu's heart, he grew into an extraordinarily tall and fierce figure. The beast easily swallowed his breath and consciousness, leaving him in place like this.

Ping Qiu didn't understand what Xu Xiuyuan meant.Since New Year's Eve, he would send flowers from the florist every few days, sometimes to his home and sometimes to the store.

Chen Xiaoyi didn't know the inside story, and thought it was Pingqiu and Mr. Hua who drove the Mercedes-Benz. He secretly shed tears of sympathy for Cheng Zinong. Seeing that he hasn't appeared in the past few days, he might be rejected by his expression, and would rather fade out from now on. Pingqiu life.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with it. Pingqiu and Huazhang do get along very stably, but they are not lovers as others think.To be precise, they maintain a subtle relationship, and when they have time, they will go out for a walk and chat, and occasionally have dinner together.But at the same time, Huazhang was also in contact with a new friend, and he did not hide it from Pingqiu.According to him, the other party was very active, at least much more active than Ping Qiu, but unfortunately it was too noisy, Hua Zhang said he was not used to it.

Until the first Saturday of the new year, Pingqiu saw Xu Xiuyuan again.

He sat on a bench in the middle of the square, looking at Pingqiu from a distance.Ping Qiu didn't approach, and he wouldn't come, but just sat far away, silently and persistently guarding there.As for Pingqiu, he may have been pulled by Hua Zhang's arm, or he may have walked away by himself, in short, he turned his eyes away first.After a while, I looked again, and there was no longer Xu Xiuyuan on the bench over there.

Pingqiu has noticed the frequency of Xu Xiuyuan's appearance, most of them are on Friday night or Saturday daytime.He won't stay for too long, just wait for a while at the place where Ping Qiu stayed, and then leave in a hurry.

Unable to figure out his thoughts, Ping Qiu didn't know what the meaning of his quiet watching was.Once he plucked up the courage to walk towards Xu Xiuyuan across the street, but just after crossing the intersection, Xu Xiuyuan smiled at him, then lowered his hat so that the brim of the hat covered most of his eyes, then turned and walked towards the subway station.

This time it was getting closer, Pingqiu found that his complexion was very bad, he seemed to have lost a lot of weight, and he looked even taller.Xu Xiuyuan wore a woolen hat and walked into the crowd. Ping Qiu could always catch his figure accurately, but he couldn't catch up to him no matter what.

Of course, Ping Qiu tried to call Xu Xiuyuan, but every time he hung up immediately after the beep sounded.

Time goes forward like this, the Spring Festival is coming soon, on the last Friday night before New Year's Eve, Pingqiu sees Xu Xiuyuan again.The strange thing is that this time he drove here by himself, the reason why Pingqiu pays attention to it is because the car has a Shanghai license plate.

Realizing that the person sitting in the driver's seat was Xu Xiuyuan, Ping Qiu gradually slowed down until he stopped and stopped moving forward.Huazhang was two steps ahead of him, turned around and asked him what was wrong, but he saw that he was still staring at a black car by the side of the road.

Ping Qiu was about to take a closer look, but the car suddenly started to drive down the gentle slope, but it almost hit a straight Japanese Toyota when it exited the intersection.

The sharp braking sound made Pingqiu's eardrums tingle, not to mention that the car from there