fish in cage

At the end of spring in City A, the roadside is full of yellow flowers and Suzuki, and there is a bright yellow everywhere.

He Ling chatted with his colleagues and walked out of the office building with a smile, waving goodbye, the sky was already dark and foggy, as if covering the earth with a layer of tulle.

He Ling has been developing in City A for a year, and now he works in a design studio. Although the development prospect is not as good as the company he was in, and the salary is not comparable to that of a big company, the workload is not so heavy. This kind of place is suitable for the elderly, and he lives much more comfortably.

It's not that he didn't think about changing places to work, but after something like that happened, He Ling needed a period of time to adjust his body and mind. City A's material level is not high, and his parents are by his side, so it's a good idea to slow down. place.

The company is only two stops away from He's house, and the daily commute only takes more than half an hour, so He Ling didn't buy a new car.

He swiped his card to get on the bus, and Wang Shuo sent him a message stating that he would be there at eleven o'clock tomorrow.

He Ling doesn't have many friends in contact now. The posts posted on the Internet at that time not only brought a lot of trouble to the Bai family, but also affected He Ling's life. Afterwards, many people who knew him sent condolences. He Ling's not-so-good memories were all brought back, and he gradually lost contact with the person who inquired about the news.

He used to be the person who didn't like to be talked about, but now he has completely become the talk of others after dinner, and it is really embarrassing for him to appear in front of people he knows again.

The bus stopped quickly, and He Ling rang the bell to get off, taking advantage of the dark night to go home.

His parents were waiting for him to have dinner at home, and after deciding to develop in City A, He Ling confessed to the elders his entanglement with Bai Heng as flatly as possible. It caused him to lose his job, and other than that, he concealed everything that worried his parents.

Bai Heng has always been a lovable obedient card in front of the elders of the He family. At first when they learned that He Ling had broken up with Bai Heng, the elders thought it was He Ling who didn't know how to cherish them, but seeing He Ling's serious expression, they believed Bai Heng's entanglement , and accept the reality.

When He Ling opened the door of the house, Father He and Mother He were making dinner, the room was full of fragrance, he was so heartbroken that he stole the salt-baked shrimp on the table with a smile.

Mother He saw it, and raised her voice, "Eat after washing your hands."

He Ling responded with a smile, stuffed the peeled shrimp into his mouth, and then washed his hands slowly.

The days went on without a hitch, as if those unhappiness never happened.

In the evening, He Ling was lying on the bed and brushing the news casually, when a piece of news popped in.

It's an intern in their company, a young man who just graduated, and He Ling is currently taking him with him, asking him to have dinner on weekends.

He knew exactly what the intern was thinking, so he refused without hesitation.

He has not been in the mood to fall in love for the past few years - the tragic ending with Bai Heng still caused He Ling a certain psychological shadow.

He used to treat love as a dispensable condiment. If he likes it, he will love it sweetly, and if he doesn't love it, he will withdraw freely. Personal freedom for more than a month, and even almost caused death.

If Bai Hong had found Bai Heng a little later at that time, even if this matter was not He Ling's original intention, it would be difficult for him to live with peace of mind in this life.

Therefore, He Ling now no longer dares to start a new relationship rashly, let alone think of getting together or breaking up.

One Bai Heng is enough for him to remember for a lifetime.

He Ling still thinks of Bai Heng now and then, most of them are scattered pictures, there are sweet scenes of the two of them in love, there is also the expression of Bai Heng crying heartbroken after breaking up, and Bai Heng Wu Shen Shen stared into his eyes, but most of the time, He Ling would deliberately prevent herself from recalling the past.

What has passed, let him go with the wind.

One year is enough to bring his life back to peace, and he hopes that Bai Heng, who has gone off the rails, can find himself again.

After all, He Ling always liked the gentle and well-behaved Bai Heng at the beginning, not the young man who became so paranoid and strange later on.

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The petals of the yellow flower Feng Suzuki fell to the ground, and He Ling pushed it away to the restaurant, where Wang Shuo was already waiting for him.

Wang Shuo was passing by here on a business trip, and by the way to catch up with He Ling, he left in the afternoon.

The two haven't seen each other for nearly a year, and Wang Shuo felt sorry for He Ling while chatting about each other's recent situation while having lunch.

"You said you lived in such a small place, so you really don't want to go back?"

"Let me tell you, don't look down on our small town. I've been here for a year, and I don't think there's anything bad about it." After a pause, He Ling said, "My job is quite stable now, let's talk about it in two years. .”

How could Wang Shuo not know his worry, hesitantly said, "Actually, I ran into the Bai family last month, at the auction, the venue where we met him at the beginning, it looked quite normal, and even with his aunt Talking and laughing..."

He Ling's expression paused, and he hummed indifferently.

The scene of seeing Bai Heng for the first time is still vivid in his memory, no one thought that his momentary lust for beauty would cause so many troubles for him.

Seeing He Ling's reluctance to talk, Wang Shuo hurriedly said, "Don't talk about him, don't talk about him, talk about something else. You are really in love with me. That Jiang has been looking for me three times. Do you want to talk about it? People?"

"Don't tell him where I am."

Wang Shuo was talking about Jiang Ze. When He Ling got the phone, he found out that Bai Heng had blocked Jiang Ze's contact information. Later, he changed his phone number and only told some necessary friends, but did not add Jiang Ze back. Jiang Ze If he couldn't be contacted, he went to find Wang Shuo.

"You can rest assured when I do things, but if you really don't give him a chance, I think he is absolutely devoted to you."

He Ling frowned imperceptibly when he heard the word death, "Are you looking for me to reminisce about the old days or gossip about me, after all, I'm leaving."

"Okay, okay, I just didn't think you could really stop talking..."

Seeing that He Ling was about to get up, Wang Shuocai hurriedly changed the subject.

After sending Wang Shuo back in the afternoon, He Ling repeatedly asked him not to reveal his whereabouts to Jiang Ze, and Wang Shuo accepted him seriously before releasing him.

If someone told He Ling two years ago that he would avoid dating in the future, He Ling would only think that he was talking nonsense, but now He Ling really doesn't want to get entangled with anyone anymore.

Getting into trouble once is enough, any more is stupidity.

He Ling was still a bit dazed when he heard about Bai Heng's recent situation, but if it was true what Wang Shuo said, it seemed that Bai Heng had really let go, and the big rock hanging in He Ling's heart finally had a faint feeling of falling to the ground.

The days went on in an orderly manner.

When the intern made an excuse to ask He Ling out for dinner for the third time, He Ling said bluntly, "Xiao Lin, you are fine, but don't waste your time on me. If you still want to do unnecessary things in the name of work, I have no choice but to You have given the truthful feedback to your superiors, you don’t want me to do this, do you?”

He Ling used to enjoy the feeling of being sought after by others, but now he just felt it was a burden. He looked at the young man's injured expression unmoved. After a long time, the young man nodded to show that he understood.

After solving this trivial matter, He Ling returned to work.

He is a person who comes and goes, even if the current life is very different from the past, he can still enjoy the present.

However, it may be that Tian Wang Shuo mentioned Bai Heng a few days ago, He Ling always thought of the long-lost person these days, and even dreamed of Bai Heng in two nights, but after waking up from the dream, he couldn't remember exactly what the dream was about.

In fact, even if He Ling didn't deliberately think about it, the imprint of Bai Heng left on his body would remind him of this past. In a sense, he would never be able to truly forget this person.

On this day, He Ling received a strange phone call while having dinner with his colleagues.

He looked at the location of the number on the screen, like a stone breaking the calm lake, which made him uneasy, but he hesitated for a few seconds before getting up and going out to answer.

"Hello?"

Bo Liang's heavy voice came from the other end of the phone, "He Ling, I'm Bo Liang, has Xiaoheng ever looked for you?"

After more than a year, when he got in touch with the people of the Bai family again, He Ling's heart skipped a beat twice, and he heard his own astringent voice, "He disappeared again?"

"I haven't been able to contact him since this afternoon."

He Ling's head was buzzing, "Didn't you promise me that you would deal with it? Besides, it's been a year, and he may not come to me. Don't you Bai family push everything on me... .”

"If I hadn't been unable to find him, I wouldn't have bothered to contact you. More than anyone else, we hope that Xiaoheng can come out." Bai Liang seemed to sweep away the things on the table, and dropped them all over the floor, "I just You shouldn't believe anything that he's on the mend and continue to have people staring at him 24 hours a day."

He Ling gripped the phone tightly, "I have nothing to do with him, and it's none of my business if he disappears." After taking a deep breath, he said, "I will contact you if I see him."

"Thank you, if he does something messy again, I won't just sit idly by."

With Bai Liang's guarantee, He Ling felt relieved, and he absolutely didn't want to try again after losing his freedom.

He Ling braced himself up and went back to the dinner party, but he didn't dare to drink any more.

After the dinner party, a colleague with a car sent him home. He stood on the side of the road waiting for his colleague to pick up the car. The summer wind was so hot that he broke out in a thin sweat. Because he had something hidden in his heart, he was a little absent-minded.

The traffic control in the small town is not as strict as in the big cities. A few unlicensed biker gangsters screamed and rushed over from a distance of one meter from him, and a gust of wind blew up. The car is back.

He Ling was very vigilant all the way, and after getting off the car, he listened to all directions and watched all directions, but he didn't find anything unusual until he stood at the door of the house.

He reminded himself not to be affected by Bo Liangna's phone call. He has been safe and sound for a year, and Bo Heng's disappearance may not really have anything to do with him. Thinking this way, He Ling felt much better, and took out the key to open the door as usual. go home.

It's just that no one noticed that there was already a tall figure standing in the dark corner downstairs, staring at He Ling who disappeared at the entrance of the community with dim eyes.