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Originally, Ni Xingqiao planned to come to Yao Xu again tomorrow, but when he heard the boss say that Yao Xu could not speak, he was shocked, sad, anxious, and all kinds of emotions rushed into his body, and he was a little dizzy.

The boss of the water delivery station advised Ni Xingqiao to go back first, but in this case, Ni Xingqiao had to find Yao Xu earlier.

What if Yao Xu saw him today and didn't come tomorrow? The shop owner started to pack his things. He had to close early today and go home to buy vegetables and cook.

Ni Xingqiao followed him all the time, followed him from the store to the vegetable market, and seemed to follow him home.

The boss really can't do anything about him, thinking why he got into such trouble.

"Young man, let me tell you this. First, I don't know where he lives. Second, even if I know, I can't tell you." The boss said, "I think you look like a human being, but as far as you are today This posture, who is not afraid, I dare to let you go to his house." The boss does not dare to take that responsibility.

Ni Xingqiao begged, "Brother, please, I just want to meet him."

His eyes were red, and whenever he thought of Yao Xu, he felt tears were about to gush out.

For so many years, he has changed from a clumsy high school student to a hard-working worker. No matter what he has experienced in these years, he has never given up waiting and searching.

He fantasized about meeting Yao Xu every day, but he never expected that when they really met again, others told him that Yao Xu was dumb.

Ni Xingqiao would rather suffer by himself than Yao Xu.

But it seems that Yao Xu has not been better than him these years.Suddenly, Ni Xingqiao became sad, unable to imagine what Yao Xu had gone through.

The boss was determined to ignore Ni Xingqiao, waved his hand, got in the car and left, warning Ni Xingqiao before leaving, and calling the police if he came again.

Ni Xingqiao was not afraid that he would call the police, but in this place, he couldn't get a taxi for a while, so he could only watch the shop owner leave.In deep winter, it gets dark early.

Ni Xingqiao stood at night in the vegetable market, at a loss.Finally, he returned to the water delivery station.

Ni Xingqiao waited all night at the 24-hour convenience store next to the water delivery station, ate a bucket of instant noodles and drank three cups of black coffee with ice.He didn't close his eyes for a moment, afraid that he would miss Yao Xu if he took a nap.Before dawn, Ni Xingqiao sent a new email to the leader, still asking for leave, and he felt that he would not be able to go back to work today.As long as he can get Yao Xu back, he doesn't care about this job.At six o'clock, the sky suddenly began to snow.

Snowflakes fell on the path, on the bare branches on the side of the road, and around the steaming breakfast stand not far away.

Ni Xingqiao looked at the outside world which was not yet lit up, wondering if Yao Xu would wear more clothes when he came today.

When it was almost seven o'clock, the sky gradually began to get brighter, and the snow fell more and more.

Ni Xingqiao got up and went out. He remembered that the owner of the water delivery station said that Yao Xu came to open the door to fetch water at around [-] o'clock every day.Afraid of missing it, he guarded the door early.

It was more than 20 degrees below zero, and Ni Xingqiao's body was covered with snow soon.He is not afraid of the cold at all, and many times he finds that he has a tendency to abuse himself, as if if he bears more, Yao Xu will feel better.

He just stood like that, standing like a silent snowman in this small street.

At seven o'clock, yesterday's gray van slowly drove over, and there was also a layer of snow on the body.

Ni Xingqiao instantly lifted his spirits, and the blood flowing back from his body seemed to be able to melt the snow falling on his body.

When the driver saw the person standing at the door, he suddenly panicked. He subconsciously wanted to drive away, but before the car could start, he saw the guy who had been waiting for an unknown amount of time running towards him. fall.

Ni Xingqiao was full of joy and a little nervous, he ran over and said, "Yao Xu, I found you."

The people in the car frowned and didn't look at him. "Yao Xu"

Ni Xingqiao looked at the other party and hesitated for a while, and finally got out of the car.But the man just glanced at him, ignored him, and walked towards the door of the store.

Ni Xingqiao was not annoyed, and followed closely behind, he just complained, "Why did you leave so suddenly back then?"

The action of opening the door froze for a moment, and his subconscious action made Ni Xingqiao more sure that this was Yao Xu.

Ni Xingqiao grabbed his hand, which was cold and rough.

In an instant, Ni Xingqiao's tears fell.It was a snowy day, the wind was cold, and the face that had cried was hurt by the blow.The other party's eyes fell on the hand that was holding him, and after a few seconds, he pulled it out forcefully, opened the door and entered the room.

Ni Xingqiao followed in: "Yao Xu, what happened to you?" The people who entered the house began to carry buckets of water from the store to the car.Seeing that he ignored him, Ni Xingqiao simply helped carry water together.A bucket of water weighed nearly 20 liters. Ni Xingqiao was already skinny, so he carried the bucket and walked in the snow, feeling a little precarious.But he gritted his teeth and persisted, and moved ten buckets of water with Yao Xu.After the water was moved, the man picked up the delivery note on the table, turned around and was about to leave.Ni Xingqiao hugged Yao Xu from behind without hesitation, and refused to let him go.

"You can't go." Ni Xingqiao said, "Don't even try to lie to me." He gritted his teeth and said to the person he hugged tightly, "You are not Qiao Ling, you are Yao Xu."

The person in his arms looked outside the door, and the heavy snow was falling, and another layer of snow had accumulated on the ground they had stepped on just now.

Ni Xingqiao couldn't control himself, he was trembling all over, his voice was hoarse, he felt like an old man who was terminally ill, he thought he was going to die soon, but unexpectedly caught a chance.He asked Yao Xu "Why did you leave me?" He asked Yao Xu "Why didn't you leave me?"

Ask Yao Xu: "Did you suffer a lot? Why can't you speak?"

He just hugged it like this, and after an unknown amount of time, his fingers were torn apart one by one, and the person he was holding pushed him away forcefully.

Ni Xingqiao frowned and looked at him: "I will always follow you today." He said, "Yao Xu, you told me before that you would be with me for the rest of your life, and I believed it, so I just waited for you to come to me. Wait for eight or nine years."

Ni Xingqiao almost yelled out the latter words. He said, "I've waited for you for so long, and I'm dying. You still don't recognize me." The two of them confronted each other in the store until the boss walked in. "What is this for?" The boss looked at them and said to Ni Xingqiao, "Why are you here again?"

"I didn't leave at all." Ni Xingqiao said, "I waited here all night yesterday."

The person in front of him looked up at him. "I'm counting the seconds that pass through the night."

The shop owner felt a headache when he saw him, and turned his head and said, "Qiao Ling, you know this man, hurry up and take him away, he seems to be bewildered."

The person named "Qiao Ling" stared at Ni Xingqiao for a few seconds, then pulled Ni Xingqiao's wrist forcefully, almost dragging him out of the store.Ni Xingqiao was dragged staggeringly, and he also stumbled outside.Yao Xu in the past had never been so rude to him.Ni Xingqiao pursed his lips, wanting to cry again.

He has been indifferent for so many years, and when he is in front of Yao Xu, he will still become the same as before.

The man dragged him to the side of the road, pulled off his mask, and lit a cigarette.The moment he pulled off his mask, Ni Xingqiao froze.It was Yao Xu who was right.

Yao Xu, whom he would never admit wrong.

He has seen this face since he was a child, and he once held it in his hands and kissed it.Ni Xingqiao felt numb in his hands and feet, and watched the other party standing in front of him smoking a cigarette, speechless for a moment.Yao Xu frowned, his face full of helplessness.

Yesterday, because of an accident, he was bumped into by Ni Xingqiao. He thought about quitting his job today, but he tossed and turned all night, and he still came early in the morning.

"I knew you would come here." When he said this, Yao Xu's voice was hoarse, and he was so nervous that his hand holding the cigarette trembled.what should i do

Ni Xingqiao's eyes widened, thinking he was hallucinating. "You...you can talk"

Yao Xu pretended to be relaxed, and sneered: "Why do you become dumb if you are too lazy to talk?"

In fact, for a long time, Yao Xu was indeed unable to speak.At first I didn't want to say it, but even if I wanted to, I found that I couldn't make a sound.

He had an examination at that time, and finally concluded that it was a psychological problem, and there was no problem with his throat.

Yao Xu thought it was good, since he didn't want to talk anyway.Slowly, he began to adapt to the life of not making a sound. When he first came here to deliver water, he could hardly make a sound.

But then he started to see the doctor frequently and was anxious to speak.

The reason is nothing more than that he saw Ni Xingqiao again.

After he almost met Ni Xingqiao yesterday, he went home and practiced speaking in front of the mirror non-stop. After such a long time, the first sentence he uttered was daughter-in-law.

Yao Xu tried his best not to let Ni Xingqiao see his strangeness.Knowing that Yao Xu was at least healthy, Ni Xingqiao breathed a sigh of relief.He felt very wronged, why did Yao Xu not hug him or kiss him after finally meeting him, and even treat him so coldly

"Yao Xu, fuck you uncle." Ni Xingqiao had never scolded anyone before, and he had rehearsed this sentence countless times in his heart.

He just wanted to scold Yao Xu, to let him know how angry and wronged he was all these years, and how much he missed him.

The pronunciation of Ni Xingqiao's swear words was a bit strange, so unfamiliar that it reminded Yao Xu of the time when they kissed for the first time.

Yao Xu wanted to erase those memories many times, but the harder he tried, the clearer he remembered them.

"When you're done scolding, you can do whatever you want." Yao Xu took a puff of cigarette without looking at him, "You go to work, I go to work, everyone is very busy." With a cigarette in his mouth, he turned to pull the van car door.Ni Xingqiao grabbed his hand, "What do you mean?" Yao Xu glanced at him.

"What do you mean 'you should do what you want when you're done scolding'? I've been waiting for you for so many years, looking for you for so many years, is this how you treat me?" Yao Xu withdrew his hand forcefully, opened the door and got into the car.

He extinguished the cigarette butt on the car window, opened the car window and said to Ni Xingqiao, "reach out." Ni Xingqiao raised his hand and spread his palm.

Yao Xu put the cigarette butt in his palm, "Please throw it away, thank you."

After speaking, he closed the car door again, and before Ni Xingqiao could react, he had already driven away.

Ni Xingqiao stood where he was, and once again became a snowman.