Tropical Highway

In the evening, we ate in the lounge. The space is not big, but Xiaoyu delivered a simple gas stove with a sense of ceremony.

All kinds of seafood are cooked in Tom Yum Goong hot pot. The rich chicken soup base and red shrimp are stewed together to make the aroma more layered.After just two mouthfuls, Jiang Fang sold You Zhen, saying that he had worked so hard to get up early to eat, and everyone could actually order a bowl of noodles or eat some dumplings, and even do some Tom Yum Kung.

"There's so much nonsense, if you tell you to eat it, you can eat it." You Zhen scolded him with disgust, and then he naturally peeled a shrimp for Zhai Lan, wrapped it in green sauce and threw it into a bowl, "Is this okay? ?”

Zhai Lan only cared about the delicious food, and quickly said, "It's delicious!"

There seemed to be a moment of silence in the air, Jiang Fang chuckled: "I said, it took so much effort."

You really didn't pick up the quarrel, so he picked up the gloves for fun: "Sister Yangjin, last time we went to his house to eat Tom Yum Kung, how did you remember that there was no abalone or prawn? Just a few squid rings."

"That's right." Baima Yangjin didn't think it was a big deal to watch the excitement, "Treat them differently."

You Zhen: "...You guys are almost done."

Here we go again, the vibe in the practice room.

Zhai Lan didn't dare to answer the words, lest he would be attacked as the center of the topic as soon as he opened his mouth, he was sure that he couldn't stand up to these brothers and sisters.Burying her head very low, she repeatedly stirred the instant noodles that had just been piled into the bowl with chopsticks, but Zhai Lan didn't eat seriously, her ears were raised high and she kept eavesdropping on the chatting of these people.

The following topics are not very nutritious. Jiang Fang may be in a good mood after getting paid recently, or the performance may allow him to temporarily escape from the busy and sad reality. He is not like the previous few times when he met with a cold face.

But always making fun of You Zhen, Zhai Lan couldn't help but look at Jiang Fang a few times, and muttered.

Reason told him that it was absolutely impossible for Jiang Fang and You, otherwise would it be his turn to think wildly here?He watched the two of them fighting, and he always picked up some helplessness.

Although he seldom noticed it, he did miss a very important period of time for Youzhen.

If possible, Zhai Lan secretly promised in his heart that if they could get a further relationship, he would not let You Zhen be absent, nor would he have the indescribable loss he has today.

"Come on, let's touch one." Yang Jin held up a paper cup filled with coconut water, "I wish the rerun of 'Green Wind' a success!"

"Big win!"

"Today is a successful conclusion!"

"cheers--"

Zone's performance list was typed out early, and Lufeng was at the bottom of the previous few times, but today it was at the beginning.

You Zhen brought Zhai Lan to the side of the stage. He couldn't see the whole picture of the lights but was closest to the place where the guitar was placed.Zhai Lan knew what he was trying to do, so she sat down on the edge of the stage with both hands.

Unlike many livehouses that are fenced off, Zone’s stage is very small, with a dance floor and a rock area in the front of it. There are booths around the sound system and the second floor, which are only for listening to music but don’t want to join in the fun. Or people watching the band take a break.Zhai Lan sat on it, and Weiss happened to be beside him.

Only then did he meet the boss of Zone, who is said to be a friend of Zhongyou.

"This is Sister Weiss." You Zhen introduced Zhai Lan.

Zhai Lan clasped her hands obediently, in a nondescript but endearing gesture of greeting: "Hello, sister."

"Sister, this is Zhai Lan, I told you." The following words contained some hints, Zhai Lan couldn't understand, looked up at You Zhen, but he only smiled mysteriously.

"Not bad, then I wish you well."

You Zhen: "Oh, yes."

The woman had a smoky voice and spoke in a lazy tone. She looked around and asked You Zhen, "Where's Jiang Fang?"

"He said go out for a cigarette."

Weiss smiled: "Then I'll catch him back, this is about to start and he's running around."

Hearing this, Zhai Lan looked at his watch, and sure enough the performance was less than 15 minutes away.

There are not many fans of the small band, sporadically they come early, chatting with Song Yuanyuan and Yang Jin, more people are drinking in twos and threes, taking pictures, talking and laughing, occasionally looking behind the stage and waving at Youzhen casually.

"The atmosphere is very good." Zhai Lan couldn't help commenting, "It feels like everyone is looking forward to you."

You Zhen refused to comment: "It's not bad."

"Come on." Zhai Lan jumped off the stage, turned around, looked up clearly when looking at him this time, "I'm here to see you."

There was a hint of solemnity in the tone, but it was more like teasing him for becoming a big star.

You Zhen knelt down on one knee to adjust the effector, as if turning a deaf ear, then when Zhai Lan relaxed his vigilance, he stretched out his arms and flicked him on the forehead: "Little devil!"

Zhai Lan covered her forehead and just smiled.

When the performance started, after a few whistles and applause, You Zhen's rhythm guitar was the first to strike.

Surprisingly, they didn't play their own song first, but sang a Japanese cover as the opening.The rhythm is gentle, and the instrumental music sounds quite satisfactory. There is only one male voice, and the singing is gentle and firm.

Before this, Zhai Lan had heard You Zhen humming a song. In the silent night, the camphor tree alleys were illuminated like the moon.

But the voice of getting along day and night through the microphone and speakers seemed to be a little strange suddenly.His black and blue hair has grown, and the bangs will cover his eyebrows and eyes in fine pieces. There is an inconspicuous braid behind You Zhen's head, which adds a lot of charm when illuminated by stage lights. It looks different.

The guitar became a part of You Zhen, strumming, muting, and singing the melody that he had practiced repeatedly in his heart with his eyes slightly closed.

To anyone

今てはまる良くできた言葉で

君を好きだと言っても

……

Even through the sorrows and joys that anyone will go through with you.

If in my own words, words that fit yours—

Tell you "I like you".

These joys and sorrows that anyone will experience are just the most precious and unique memories between us.

You Zhen's pronunciation is not standard, and in some places he even sings wrong words due to language problems, but he feels that this is one of the few songs he has sung since he picked up the guitar that he is very satisfied with.

Express your feelings completely, it doesn't matter if Zhai Lan doesn't understand, he can explain to him later.

After the last note ended, before the aftertaste disappeared, the guitar changed its timbre, and a series of ethereal melodies quickly washed away the young restlessness of the summer just now, as if pulling the venue to the depths of the forest in an instant.

Like rain beating green leaves, streams are surging, the night is quiet but full of stars.

The body seems to have become lighter, shaking involuntarily with the piano melody, their new song, the repeated cycle of the closed stage and the practice room is different.The music became wider, and the breath of rain rushed towards his face. He seemed to return to Linzhi's rainy night. Just after he left, You Zhen played the song "Southern Butterfly Road" for him.

Perhaps the blue lights at the scene were like the starry sky that night, and the orange color that suddenly changed was like the setting sun falling into the snow-capped mountains. Zhai Lan looked at You Zhen, and many scenes flickered like a revolving lantern at the end of a movie in front of him.

Eyes meet several times, and Zhai Lan catches You Zhen smiling gently at him.

After the 7-minute piece was played, there was almost no pause, and the next piece was immediately started.The cheers are not important to them, the small stage is just a show.

"I didn't expect the new song to be so exciting."

There was an extra voice beside her, Zhai Lan turned her head, it was the woman who was going out to catch Jiang Fang just now.

Weiss nodded to him: "I mean the song just now."

"Monsoon" was the background music, Weiss handed him a bottle of soda and wanted to chat with him.Zhai Lan is not very good at dealing with similar scenes, but he didn't say much: "It's called "Like a Crystal"."

"I can hear it." Weiss smiled, his eyes fell on the stage but he couldn't find who she was looking at, "You Zhen's band is not easy, although everyone has a tacit understanding, they won't be able to do national tours, music This level of festival, but at the beginning, they are also very brilliant in the same type of circle."

Zhai Lan thought for a while: "He said that there are not many people who listen to post-rockers, but he likes it."

"Really." Weiss fell into memories, "In the beginning, it was just to please myself. You Zhen has always been very casual in this respect. The band is like this, and the store is also..."

Zhai Lan was a little dazed when he heard it: "When he opened the shop, sister, did you know each other?"

"It's even earlier than that! When he and Jiang Fang were in college, I opened a club outside the school. They came here more often, so they got to know each other." Weiss shrugged, "Back then, we were just two little farts. I'm a kid, but they all look okay so I'm impressed."

Di Lan couldn't quite imagine You Zhen's appearance as a "little kid": "Oh..."

"Later, Yang Jin played with them, and Teacher Song, and slowly the band started." The guitar continued to climb, and Weiss said in these melodies, "After the few games at the beginning of the year, Yang Jin was not very happy. I want to continue, but I didn’t expect them to be able to rehearse a new song together—I heard that You Zhen persuaded them.”

"Because he is very persistent." Zhai Lan smiled, "It looks loose, but he is actually very stubborn."

"That's right." After finishing speaking, Weiss was silent for a while, the music was about to reach a climax, she suddenly turned her head, "I guess You Zhen has fallen in love recently."

Zhai Lan opened his mouth, but did not utter any single syllable.

Weiss's expression was sly: "When they were still in school, the lead singer of the band was Jiang Fang."

"Eh……"

"You Zhen never sings, I asked him, and he said he only sings for people he likes." Weiss brushed his long black hair, and his words were meaningful, "And this song itself is a bit..."

Zhai Lan hesitated to speak, but Weiss took out his mobile phone to type first, and then moved the screen in front of him.

The title looks like a poem.

——Even if I tell you I like you in words that anyone can say.

"I like you".

An hour of Green Wind passed quickly, and the second band was also born on campus but with a heavier style.They became more popular, and there was a wave of sound at the beginning of the show. Zhai Lan stood where he was, unable to recover for a long time.

I don't know how I finished listening to the remaining songs.

He drifted away from where he was, with nowhere to go, and finally walked to the bar without knowing it and lay down casually.That sentence didn't make him feel like he was struck by lightning, but it was enough. Zhai Lan was at a loss for a moment. He didn't understand if Weiss said it so firmly that You Zhen had revealed something in private.

Did You Zhen sing this song for him?

The title of the song appeared on the screen of the mobile phone, like the window paper was suddenly pierced.But You Zhen left the blank space to Zhai Lan, and finally let others say what he knew well.

A little happy, but also very unhappy.

If this is You Zhen's confession, why not give him time to nod and agree?

"You Zhen, no."

"You Zhen, coward!"

Thinking of this with complicated emotions, Zhai Lan pursed her lips, and her fingers unconsciously slid across the smooth metal surface of the bar, stretched, and then suddenly someone grabbed her, and all five fingers were gathered into the dry and warm palm.

He tilted his head, and Coward stood beside him, holding a glass of beer.

"ended."

Zhai Lan sat up straight and didn't find anyone else, so he asked, "Brother Jiang Fang, where did they go?"

"Pack up your things in the back. I'll come out to find you earlier when I'm done." You Zhen sat on the high stool next to him, greeted the bartender and then watched him go to the other side to get a drink. "How is it? I enjoyed listening to you today." ?"

The background music was too loud, Zhai Lan frowned: "Huh?"

"I said—" You Zhen couldn't help laughing, and simply sat closer to Zhai Lan, "Listening to the song, are you happy?"

"..."

"do you happy today?"

he asked again, as if it was the first time they had spoken to each other.

The scenes change only from spring to summer. You Zhen sweats too much during the performance, and his hair is a faint blue under the light.Seeing that Zhai Lan didn't answer, he thought that the other party hadn't heard clearly, so he turned his head and wanted to repeat it in Zhai Lan's ear—this was their secret signal, and he wanted Zhai Lan's answer no matter what.

"so you……"

Before he finished speaking, something cold touched the side of his face, like a butterfly flapping its wings, causing a storm.

You Zhen froze on the spot.

It was an incredible and unexpected kiss.

His cheeks heated up and turned red in an instant.

You Zhen looked surprised, lowered his head and raised his eyes, not knowing where to look for a moment.Zhai Lan's hand was still tightly pressed against the high stool by him, and the boy in front of him had an innocent expression, as if he hadn't made any unnecessary movements just now.

"Sister Weiss showed me the lyrics of that song." Zhai Lan blinked, "Are you bullying me for not knowing Japanese?"

You Zhen: "..."

Zhai Lan asked: "Blushing?"

The worthless adult silently let go of Zhai Lan, but before waiting for a breath, he wrapped his arms around Zhai Lan's back again.

The distance gradually decreased, and Zhai Lan was still able to keep looking at You Zhen at first.His eyelashes fluttered, and he suddenly couldn't hold on anymore, wanted to laugh, turned his head away, and stretched out his hand to push the truth——

But the shadow covered him, his vision was covered, and the hand that hugged him gently supported the back of his head.

You Zhen's breath landed on his eyelashes, after drinking, the smell was slightly bitter.

Very light kisses, like crystals.

The author says:

Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow will be off, and it will be updated on Friday. I have been too busy recently, so I kowtow to everyone (by the way, this article is not long and will be finished within 20w