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Ball is missing.It was a midsummer evening, the setting sun dyed the sky red, I turned on the light, and hopefully sniffed the smell of fish in the air, the old ball ran away from the carpet at my feet, and gave a hoarse "meow" , I raised my eyes and heard it purring.

"Thirsty?" I asked it gently.

"Meow!" The cat couldn't speak again.

I sank into the soft armchair and didn't want to move at all, so I shouted: "Qin Huai, go and add some water to Qiuqiu."

Qin Huai, who was covered in sweat, poked his head out of the kitchen: "Wait, the squirrel fish will be ready soon."

"Okay." I muttered, and turned to lower my head and let myself immerse myself in the imaginary world. The breeze blew by, bringing the breath of summer, and the wind chimes in the hall rang crisply. The time was so good that I sneezed .

Sometimes it's easy to miss. Qin Huai and I sat down at the dining table, enjoying the appetizing squirrel fish, then cuddled together like ordinary lovers with our round bellies in our hands, collapsed on the sofa, and laughed loudly. sitting, watching boring TV shows.

No one knows how the old Qiuqiu, whose body is weakening day by day, climbed out of the window of our villa, and whether it has ever looked back to see the human beings who have accompanied it all its life.

"Today is Saturday, February [-]th, Ah Lin, it's your turn to do the dishes." Qin Huai, who was full of wine and food, was lying on the sofa and playing with my hair.

There are three things I hate the most: one is Qin Huai making me angry, the other is exercising after meals, and the third is washing dishes, although for the sake of family fairness, we have agreed on a time for everyone to wash dishes.

I squinted my eyes, lazily kicked Qin Huai: "Go."

Qin Huai stared at the TV indifferently, he was becoming less and less accommodating to me, I stared at his face, and vicious schemes welled up in my heart.

"Qin Huai," I grabbed his hand inserted into my hair, "Let me kiss you, and I'll tell you good news."

Qin Huai's eyes lit up: "Okay." He quickly put his face closer.

I put my mouth close to his ear. After living together for so many years, I secretly teased Qin Huai's way: I poked his face with broken hair, and gently stroked his face with my hands. I saw his breathing became deeper and his ears became softer. Hong swallowed and said, "Ah Lin, is there anything happy today?"

I went to kiss his ear: "Qin Huai, go wash the dishes, you're getting heavy again!"

This is a sad story. When we were young, Qiuqiu was thrown around like a burden by us. When we settled down, we lost ourselves in dried fish, canned fish, and imported cat food. After Qinhuai and I stabilized, it has changed. Became a big fat ball that loved to sleep under a garden tree.

"It's 15 years old, it's fine." Qin Huai hugged me and comforted me.

I couldn't let it go, and I often stared at Qiuqiu's cat litter and climbing frame in a daze.The fable many years ago was perfectly realized in another form, and my fate was passed on to the cat, which became the successor of Jiang Lin in the past.

I suddenly understood why Qin Huai wanted to be with me for a long time, even torturing each other and not letting go even after death.It will be my 35th birthday in a month. Now I have a happy life, and I still have the love of my life to accompany me for more than ten years.

Qin Huai is six years older than me. Although he is middle-aged, he is well maintained. He is younger than the middle-aged Qin Huai in my vivid dream many years ago, and there is no trace of worry between his brows.Under my dislike, he successfully quit smoking, did not drink alcohol, insisted on exercising, his figure was as good as when he was young, and his handsome appearance fascinated me. All he needed was Qin Huai's gaze, and I hopelessly accompanied him. life and death.

Qin Huai wanted to give me a good birthday, and it would be best to go out on vacation, but on the eve of my birthday, when we were tidying up the utility room on the side of the garden the day before we went out, he was hit by a heavy object and broke his toe. I was taken away by ambulance, so I had to go on a business trip alone.

The guys in Qinhuai business are all veterans, and even Liang Chen has become the head of the N city branch. After a few years, she still has a heart for me to replace her, and she doesn't care that she already has a family and children. , I have happily taken root in N City.

I greet poor Qin Huai on the phone every day, while complaining about Qin Huai's old rivals. Qin Huai always nods gently behind the screen, and then keeps praising my strengths.

Maybe I did a good job. I have been Qin Huai's assistant for many years. I went to work with him, went on business trips, and went to play together. Except for the long business trip this time, we have never been separated for more than a few days. Our relationship is different. Usually, there are always a lot of gossip about us outside, but Qin Huai controls it well, so I don't bother to listen to it.

"A Lin, come back quickly. Tomorrow is your birthday. I have prepared a surprise for you." Qin Huai was still smiling, looking a little silly. Through his eyes behind the screen, I saw the same stupid person when I first met. Qin Huai, Qin Huai never liked to talk about our first meeting, but at that time... He also loved me, after all, I was the one he wanted to spend his whole life with.

"Okay." I also hid behind the screen and laughed.

The coastal wind and scorching summer darkened my skin. After finishing all the work in N City, I took the early morning train and finally arrived at our villa on the outskirts of the city on the afternoon of my birthday.

Passing through the garden full of wild flowers planted by Qin Huai, our sun umbrella, a small pool, and then the open door, the house is quiet, the time is quiet, the windows are open, front and rear are ventilated, Qin Huai lazily walks in the hot summer Lying on the blanket in the living room, he fell asleep soundly.

I like how Qin Huai looks when he is asleep, only at this time, I am free.

The well-decorated home turned into a mess, and I was stunned by the sight in front of me. The carpet was covered with balls of intricate patterns and colors, and a nasty ball was biting my sofa.

"Meow meow!" they called happily.

I was furious and screamed at him, "Qin Huai!!! Get up!!! What are these?"

Qin Huai woke up leisurely, his dreamy eyes were blank.

"Cat," he said.

"I know it's cats, I asked you why there are so many cats?" He opened his mouth, but I didn't want to hear it, I just wanted to get angry: "Throw them out, immediately! Are you living with cats or me?"

"But Ah Lin has been sad for so long, doesn't she just want to have a new cat?"

I rushed towards Qin Huai aggressively, but tripped over a ball of cats running between my feet, and I fell heavily on the soft carpet, alas.

Qin Huai panicked, he rushed over: "A Lin, I just want to make you happy." He held up a kicking raccoon kitten: "Look, does it look like a new ball?"

I:"……"

In the evening we went to King, our usual favorite party, Qin Huai's good friends were there, Ge Shu, Ren Yuzhi, He Zhou, Shen Shiqi, Cheng Xin.

I only found out a few years ago that this place is actually Ren Yuzhi's property, so I couldn't help but lose all my affection for him. I still remember the dirty things they did on Qin Huai's birthday that year, and what's more, the boy who coveted Qin Huai, Even Ji Jinglin who came in a hurry.

Fortunately, they didn't make any mess this time. The lights in the room were bright, the air was fresh, and everyone was clustered together. In the middle of the big round table was the kind of cake I dreamed of.

Many things have happened in the past few years. For example, Ge Shu got married and turned into a doting wife madman; Met his current wife, Cheng Xin, a former rock star turned into the boss of a record company, and they had children.

We toasted, so people wished me a happy birthday, and Qin Huai took the lead in singing "Happy Birthday." Qin Huai sat next to me and poured wine for me, and I drank the whole bottle before throwing myself at the cake.The cake was round and delicate, and the taste was extremely sweet.I made a wish and was given a stupid crown. Qin Huai and I blew out 35 candles together, and then sat there listening to Qin Huai's friends crying and howling.

Cheng Xin's strength is still as good as before.

"Alin, are you satisfied?"

In fact, Qin Huai has always been a person who lacks romantic cells, but when I see one, tears well up in my eyes.

"It's good." To prevent him from laughing at the tears in my eyes, I turned my head away.

"Ah Lin." Qin Huai locked my waist to prevent me from escaping.

I seldom drink, so I feel dizzy and hot all over in a daze after a while.

"Qin Huai~Qin Huai." I laughed foolishly, and then cried to him again.

Qin Huai looked at me helplessly.

"I said—" Ge Shu yelled amidst the violent music, "You have such a big face, Qin Huai, don't bother Jiang Lin."

The others also laughed, Qin Huai took the card thrown by Ren Yuzhi in the whistle, let me wrap his arms around his neck, and carried me out of the house.

"Your toes." I said vaguely.

"It's ready." Qin Huai walked through the noisy corridor, carried me out of the elevator again, put me on the soft bed, took out a cold wet towel to wipe my forehead, "wake up, what are you doing?" Drank so much."

I'm wronged, it's obviously Qin Huai who asked me to drink.

Qin Huai sighed: "If I'm not here, who will protect you?"

My brain became clearer, and in the hazy moonlight, I asked the question that had been lingering in my mind for a long time with the help of wine: "Qin Huai, why do you look at me all day, I won't run away..."

Qin Huai possessed himself condescendingly: "Really? You won't run away?"

"Yes." I said, stretching out my limp hand to open the wet wipe on top of my head.

"Little liar!" Qin Huai snorted, "I dreamed of seeing you like this many years ago, with teary eyes, red face, sad and charming eyes, I have lost you for so long, why? Maybe let you escape again? What if you do something stupid? I have long since fallen in love with no cure.”

Qin Huai's provocative words made me blush and my heart beat, so I had to say something from the bottom of my heart: "Fool, I like you so much just because of you, and I want to live together."

Qin Huai started to laugh at me, and my flushed face became even redder: "You must not laugh at me."

"Understood." The Qinhuai ninja smiled, changed my clothes, touched my forehead, and then covered the quilt, "Go to sleep... the wine is so bad."

"No... do something else?" I asked struggling.

"No, little fool." Qin Huai's voice was ethereal, pressing down on my noodle-like arm.

I wanted to protest, but my eyelids became heavier and heavier. In a daze, I felt that Qin Huai was holding my hand.

The moonlight blurred him into a shadow of nothingness, but the feeling of his heartbeat was extremely real.After going around for so many years, we finally have a satisfactory ending.

I don't know if Qin Huai will have prepared breakfast when I wake up tomorrow morning, and wake me up with a kiss of new toothpaste like every day for several years.

But this is not important anymore, a lifetime is enough to know each other and stay with the one you love.

The author has something to say: Qin Huai, I won’t reveal the matter about how I hugged the cat and was ridiculed by everyone. Thank you for liking Ah Lin, but now he is completely mine (quickly take away) Dear cat: After the lazy author has caught all the bugs, he will put an electronic version on the bib _(:з」∠)_ This article is all over here, have you been abused?Hey hey hey, you can watch the sand sculpture short story cookie collection "The 99th Attack", hey~