Accumulate feathers sink the boat

This year's New Year's Day falls on a Saturday, which coincides with Hong Kong's statutory holidays, so many companies decided to pretend to be deaf and dumb, and use Saturday to fool the New Year's Day holiday.Lu Xiangzhou and his training team were somewhat humane. After finishing the lecture at noon, the teachers were allowed to move freely, which was regarded as a half-day vacation.

So at three o'clock in the afternoon, when 80.00% of Hong Kong people are still working hard in their respective positions, Lu Xiangzhou is already sitting in the semi-outdoor cafe in the shopping mall, drinking coffee and waiting for the movie to start, while holding hands. Thinking about the phone in a daze.

This is the fourth month he has been in Hong Kong. Although he can't talk about fully integrating into the local life, at least it is much deeper than those so-called in-depth Hong Kong tours.Now, all the acclimatization and differences in life at the beginning have been dissipated, and Lu Xiangzhou finds that he and Hong Kong actually get along quite well.

He has big ideas, and has his own ideas and requirements in everything. As long as anyone intervenes in the process, he will feel uncomfortable all over his body.It just so happens that most of the people in Quanlin are warm-hearted. This Omega has not been married for a long time and they have to take care of it. The AB couple of that family have to ask about it. Even if their children don’t study hard or fall in love at school, they can’t help but want to go up there. nagging.It was a well-intentioned suggestion, but in Lu Xiangzhou's view, it was meddling in other people's business.But he has little power, and his seniority is extremely low, so he can only try his best to endure this kind of situation, and he has no other choice.

Just like a tiger falling into the sun, you can only bow your head and be a man everywhere.

But Hong Kong is different. This city has been drifting away for more than 100 years. It has cut off its cultural heritage and lost the support of its homeland. The people living in it have almost no other pursuits other than earning money to survive. It is impossible to have other pursuits.After a long time like this, the principle of economic supremacy has been engraved in the blood of Hong Kong people. Even after the change of sovereignty, they still failed to put emotional needs ahead of economic needs, and they still worked hard day and night make money.Family?Set aside for now.Friendship love?Even more aside.The only red line for people to get along with each other is not to hinder each other from making money. Apart from that, it has nothing to do with others whether they live or die.

Extreme indifference brings extreme freedom, no one cares, no one cares, of course you can do whatever you want.

After the evening training, Lu Xiangzhou can go to the tea restaurant alone to eat a big meal with soup, meat, dessert and staple food, without caring whether others think it is strange.Because no one except the waiter will go to see what he ate, everyone is working hard, trying to save every minute.And the waiters didn't really care what he ate, all they cared about was the tip.

Lu Xiangzhou can also stand alone at the intersection in front of the school in a daze at noon, researching how long the reaction time of the road sign button for pedestrians to pass is.He sometimes even walked up and down a few times with the students passing by, just to verify whether the timer had a fixed duration, or would it be adjusted in time according to the number of people crossing the road—of course, it was not that smart.However, he still walked back and forth and never tired of it, until the time for the lecture was almost up, and then he strode towards the auditorium.And no one will question him during this process, because as long as he doesn't lie in the middle of the road blocking everyone from walking, even if he dances around the signal lights, no one will take a second look. The reason is still the same sentence - everyone is very happy. busy.

"So the freest freedom is to have nothing to do with the world."

Lu Xiangzhou quickly typed this sentence on the memo on his mobile phone. It was a good feeling, although he didn't know where it could be used.

"And the reason why freedom is so important is because..."

Why?Most of the coffee in front of him was unknowingly drank, Lu Xiangzhou pursed his lips and thought for a while, then slowly wrote down the conclusion, "It's because it allows us to do anything, without expectations, naturally we are not disappointed."

Just like the relationship between him and Gong Yu now.

Ever since Gong Yu's WeChat was blocked that night, Lu Xiangzhou finally felt relaxed from the inside out.He originally wanted to explain to Gong Yu why he wanted a divorce and why he didn't reply to his message, and he also wanted to explain how the two of them would get along in the future.But after thinking about it countless times, he felt that no matter how he said it, no matter how he modified it, he simply blocked Gong Yu, intending to completely cut off the idea of ​​always wanting to say something to him.Thinking that the two of them are already divorced anyway, they should not continue to be involved, and whatever they want to say will be rotten in their stomachs.

But he never expected that pulling black is not the end, but the beginning, the beginning of his real and barrier-free communication with Gong Yu.

Because the setting of blocking WeChat seems to have set up a safety barrier for Lu Xiangzhou, on the one hand, it ensures that what he wants to say can be sent, and on the other hand, it also ensures that Gong Yu will never receive what he sends.So he can no longer suppress his instinct to send messages to Gong Yu, and when he is in a good mood, he can tell his heart, say something soft and decent, and when he is in a bad mood, he can swear, and he doesn't have to worry about whether Gong Yu will get angry.Even all kinds of boring things, such as the beef rice in the restaurant one day is not good, the window seat in the library is occupied by students preparing for exams, and you meet rampant children in the subway... you can do it Unscrupulously poured into Gong Yu's dialog box, without any thought burden.

So Lu Xiangzhou finally figured out what the biggest problem between him and Gong Yu was, it wasn't that Gong Yu didn't love him, but that he couldn't stand Gong Yu not loving him.In a relationship, as long as there is expectation, there will be disappointment.And the reason why he feels relaxed now is because he is sure that all his feelings will never receive any reply from Gong Yu, and he has the greatest freedom in love - the freedom not to be hurt in love.

There were still 10 minutes before the opening of the movie, Lu Xiangzhou threw away the coffee cup in his hand, and walked into the movie theater happily.He arranged a movie for his New Year's Eve, the classic Hong Kong police and gangster movie, undercover, anti-drug, high-level mutiny, let alone whether the plot is good or not, the cast alone is enough for him to climax for a long time.He also booked a one-person dinner on the top floor of Hysan Place in Causeway Bay, with large French windows, a revolving stage, and a small band to set off the atmosphere. It is said that the restaurant specially invited them from Australia.He can eat and drink slowly here, sit from 8:11 pm to [-]:[-] pm, and then join the bustling crowd on the street, and welcome the arrival of the New Year with everyone in Times Square with the bells ringing.

These are good New Year's Eve plans, but it's a pity that Lu Xiangzhou didn't expect some disturbances.Just as he was leaning on the soft chair in the cinema and enjoying the blockbuster Hong Kong flavor comfortably, an uninvited guest was slowly landing at the Hong Kong airport.

Gong Yu originally bought the morning flight, which was at the same time as Lu Xiangzhou's flight to Hong Kong, but unfortunately, due to the thick fog, he waited at the airport for six hours before the plane took off.It was almost evening in Hong Kong now, and by the time he arrived at Lu Xiangzhou's house, he might have finished his dinner.

But it doesn't matter if you eat or not, as long as you are at home.Based on Gong Yu's understanding of Lu Xiangzhou, he would definitely not wander around during the New Year's Day holiday.Because this guy is afraid of noise, and it is inconvenient to travel on holidays, so as long as he is not on duty, the two of them will watch movies at home to pass the time.Occasionally, when he had a job two or three times, Lu Xiangzhou would go to Chen Min's place and stay at Chen Min's place, so he didn't go out.

The heartbeat of the upcoming meeting was transmitted to the brain along the blood vessels, and Gong Yu felt that his heart, which had been flustered all this time, had finally regained its normal rhythm.While reaching out to hail a taxi, he kept repeating in his mind what he planned to say after meeting Lu Xiangzhou. After failing so many times, he must not make people angry again this time. Even if he can't coax him back temporarily, but... But at least leave a breath, right?

The tall buildings gradually passed by, and the face of the long-lost lover finally became clear in the ever-shrinking distance.

In fact, Gong Yu thought a lot during this period. Although he still didn't understand what Lu Xiangzhou liked about him and how much he liked him, he understood that once a person likes another person, he will definitely need feedback of love, and Once this need is not met, it will inevitably hurt the person who gave love first.

But he didn't want to hurt Lu Xiangzhou, he never wanted to, because indebtedness is the most regrettable of all emotions, if he can't repay it, he will never forget it, which is more uncomfortable than asking for nothing.So Gong Yu ordered himself to coax Lu Xiangzhou back, let him calm down, and make him happy. As for what he wants, he can give it to him. If he can't give it for a while, he should work harder.In short, as long as you don't dislike it, you will definitely like it.

Why can't he do what Lu Xiangzhou can do?

45 minutes later, the taxi left Gong Yu in an alley - Weiqing Street?He stared at the address he had marked on the map, and was stunned.

According to his imagination, Lu Xiangzhou should live in a very central area, because this place is sandwiched between Yuanfang and Jordan, one is a wealthy area, the other is a downtown area, and the middle area can't be... ... so remote?Gong Yu couldn't think of any other adjectives, but this street, whose name doesn't sound down at all, does look a bit desolate, not to mention sparsely populated, and the shops are scattered, it looks sluggish, and I don't know how Lu Xiangzhou chose the place .

Gong Yu barely suppressed the hesitation in his heart, and walked quickly to the apartment building in front of him. On the 2nd floor of Block B, turn right at the elevator exit... This is it, he saw Lu Xiangzhou's shoe rack at the door, and the shoes inside were all familiar to him.The boulder on his chest fell hard, and before he had time to take a deep breath, he rang the doorbell directly over his head.

One, two, three... No one in the room responded.

Could it be that I didn't hear it in the room?Gong Yu pressed his ear to the door, and rang the doorbell a few more times, but there was no sound in the room, and the expected sound of the door opening didn't sound for a long time.

Are you not at home?No way... An unexpected ending suddenly appeared in front of Gong Yu, catching him off guard.

Where can you be if you are not at home?School?library?Or did you go shopping?There are only a few possible places for Lu Xiangzhou to go, but he can't check them one by one. If the two of them happen to miss it in the process, isn't it... After thinking for a long time, Gong Yu decided to wait where he was, anyway. No matter where Lu Xiangzhou is now, he has to go home and sleep at night.When he just came up, he found that there was a tea restaurant opposite the building, and the position by the window happened to be able to see the people coming and going in and out of the building, so as long as he waited there, he would definitely be able to watch until Lu Xiangzhou came back.

The disappointment of not being successful in his studies soon passed, and Gong Yu walked into the tea restaurant in two or three steps, ordered some food casually, and began to wait boringly.To be honest, he never thought that he would do this for Lu Xiangzhou, maybe Lu Xiangzhou himself never thought, if this is not sincere... Gong Yu sighed helplessly, if this is not sincere, Then he really can't think of anyone else in this world who can waste his time like this.

As night fell, the high-rise buildings on both sides of Weiqing Street turned on their lights one after another, and the yellow and white lights were uniformly emitted from the densely packed small windows. At first glance, apart from being depressing, it was still depressing.This street seems to have been forgotten by the New Year. Except for a few restaurants where people come and go occasionally, the whole street is empty.At first, Gong Yu stared at the narrow entrance of the unit with piercing eyes, for fear of missing Lu Xiangzhou's hastily flashing figure.But now it seems that he was completely overwhelmed, on this street where there are no ghosts, let alone miss Lu Xiangzhou, it seems impossible to miss even a mouse.

One hour.

Two hours.

Three hours.

four hours.

The impatient waiter came to urge him countless times, asking him if he needed anything else and whether he was going to check out, countless times, really countless times.From the very beginning, Gong Yu responded politely, and slowly became impatient, and finally, when the last day of the year was about to pass, he took a tip of [-] Hong Kong dollars, and strode out of the tea restaurant—he wanted to give Lu Xiangzhou called, right now, he couldn't wait for a second, he had to dig this person out of Hong Kong immediately.

Gong Yu almost ran into the 24-hour convenience store at the corner of the street. After a long conversation with the clerk who couldn't understand Mandarin, he finally bought a disposable phone card.It was the first time that changing the card, inserting the card, dialing, and calling Lu Xiangzhou was so difficult and full of hope. Finally, after a few seconds of pause, the call was connected.

Doot beep - beep beep - beep beep -

Gong Yu was about to lament how the phone ringtones in Hong Kong are different from those in mainland China, but a female voice suddenly appeared interrupted his train of thought, first in Cantonese, then in Mandarin, and a stiff voice came out of the microphone word by word: Sorry, what did you say? The dialer is busy, please try again later.

Busy?

Gong Yu looked at his watch, and at 11:50, his anger suddenly came up. He held the phone and pressed the redial button without thinking, but the result was still the same voice, and the line was still busy.Dial again, still busy, dial again, still busy.Gong Yu just stood in front of the convenience store and made dozens of phone calls to Lu Xiangzhou. From the last day of last year to the first day of the new year, Lu Xiangzhou's phone was busy for half an hour.

Why?Why?Huge question marks overwhelmed Gong Yu. He didn't know who could make such a long phone call with Lu Xiangzhou on New Year's Eve, and he didn't know where Lu Xiangzhou could linger until midnight and not go home.

Panic was like a deep-sea bomb that exploded from his heart and burned all the way to Gong Yu's skin, making him feel anxious on the first day of the new year.