In the Same Boat

When Qu Yiheng received Yao Zhan's message, he was about to call Dou Yucong.

Today is Sunday, I don’t go to work, and I haven’t heard from the other party that I have to work overtime, and they have a habit of telling each other even if they go out, but Dou Yucong was not there when Qu Yiheng got up early this morning, which means that the other party probably went out temporarily , did not have time to tell him.

It's been a day, and there is no news at all.

Although it is said that a man in his 30s would not be lost like that, but Qu Yiheng always felt that he was an older brother, even if this younger brother was only one year younger than him, he still occasionally felt uneasy.

What's more, Dou Yucong recently broke up in love, even though he only complained and cursed a few times when he was drunk, Qu Yiheng understands that once the six-year relationship becomes a joke, no one will feel better.

He was afraid that something would happen to Dou Yucong.

As soon as the phone was picked up, the message came in.

Yao Zhan said: I'm about to finish class, shall we have dinner together tonight?

It can be said without hesitation that Qu Yiheng waited for this message for a day. Although he was not restless, he did check his phone from time to time to confirm whether the other party had sent a message.

It had been a long time since he had this feeling of urgently waiting for someone.

Qu Yiheng replied to him: OK, where shall we meet?

He is very sure that his desire and expectation for Yao Zhan is not because of feelings, but because of physical relationship.

During this period of time, his creative inspiration was exhausted to the point that he struggled even to draw a pen. In the past, he would get his ears pierced and tattooed at such a time. Regarding this point, he did not lie to Yao Zhan.

But recently, he found another way to vent, which is to make love to Yao Zhanzuo.

When the two of them touch each other, he often feels the blood flow backwards, and at the same time, he suddenly has a burst of inspiration.

That feeling is wonderful, as if there is a switch in my body, and only Yao Zhan can turn it on.

He fell in love with the feeling of being in love with Yao Zhanzuo.

After Qu Yiheng replied to Yao Zhan's message, he called Dou Yucong, but the other party didn't answer after calling twice. He began to feel a little uneasy, always feeling that something was going to happen.

Yao Zhan told him when his get out of class was over, and Qu Yiheng felt that since he had nothing to do now, he might as well go out early and wait for Yao Zhan to finish his get out of class.

He carefully tidied himself up like that again, and then went out.

The place where Yao Zhan takes classes is the old campus of a university. Now that school has moved out, and only a few teaching buildings are left to be leased to various training institutions.

After Qu Yiheng got off the car, he went straight into the yard. No one stopped him or paid any attention to him. He walked along the dilapidated plastic runway, found a big lush tree, and stood under the shade.

He had an illusion in a trance, as if he was back in middle school. At that time, he would not wait outside for Yao Zhan to finish his class, but several times, when he was in physical education class outdoors, he just stood under the tree and looked at Yao Zhan. Zhan was playing basketball with the boys. At the end of the game, Yao Zhan was off the court. As soon as the two of them looked at each other, he knew where to go.

That is their tacit understanding, and their secret.

Thinking of this, Qu Yiheng smiled. In fact, there are still memorable episodes in those days. Because of Yao Zhan, it is not so boring.

After Yao Zhan received Qu Yiheng's message, he began to listen inattentively. He looked out of the window from time to time, and he was already distracted.

While looking out while holding his chin, he also remembered that when Qu Yiheng was in high school, his grades were not good, so Shao Wei dragged him to make up lessons for him.

In fact, it was at that time that Yao Zhan noticed Qu Yiheng. Before that, this boy who didn't talk much and had almost no sense of presence had never attracted his attention.

He remembered the first time they talked, Qu Yiheng seemed a little afraid of him, and didn't dare to look him in the eyes.

At that time, he was impatient, and if he gave Qu Yiheng a lecture, he would get impatient and angry if he didn't understand, and asked Shao Wei to explain it to him, and then went to smoke by himself.

At that time, he didn't think anything, but when he recalled Qu Yiheng later, he felt that the boy's voice was quite nice, but he seemed too timid and timid.

Yao Zhan just looked out, remembering, and then saw a man in a shirt and jeans walking into the yard.

He knew it was Qu Yiheng.

Yao Zhan squinted his eyes and looked out, because the distance was really far away, and he could only see the other party's general attire. Qu Yiheng looked younger today than when we met yesterday, probably because he was wearing light-colored clothes and looked at him from a distance. , really looks like a college student in his early twenties.

Yao Zhan glanced at his watch, and got out of class in 13 minutes.

Qu Yiheng stood under the shade of a tree, and occasionally the wind blew, but it was still hot.

He began to miss that city, that place, no matter how hot it was under the sun, once it was under the shade of trees, it would immediately be much cooler.

For some reason, he actually wanted to go back.

During the waiting time, Qu Yiheng kept thinking wildly, during which Yao Zhan sent messages from time to time, saying that he saw him.

Qu Yiheng turned around, looking for classrooms with people from window to window. He walked forward step by step, and gradually heard the sound of someone lecturing.

On the right side of the teaching building, he stopped and smiled at the people in the classroom.

Yao Zhan also saw him, and raised his hand to greet him while the teacher turned to write on the blackboard.

This scene made Qu Yiheng, who was in his thirties, feel that he was really back when he was a green boy. He looked at Yao Zhan and felt that it was really good to have such a reunion.

After Yao Zhan greeted Qu Yiheng, he picked up his mobile phone and sent him a message.

Yao Zhan: You look like a college student today.

Qu Yiheng was standing outside the window, smiling shyly when looking down at the phone.

He replied: But I am in my 30s.

Yao Zhan: I look young, young everywhere.

The phrase "everywhere is young" had a flirtatious meaning, and Qu Yiheng felt his ears burn. He looked up at Yao Zhan, who was smiling at him.

Time passed very slowly before, but since Qu Yiheng came, Yao Zhan felt that these ten minutes were not difficult at all.

As soon as the teacher said that the get out of class was over, he was the first to stand up and pack up his things and prepare to leave. Fortunately, this kind of training is not like the previous class, so the teacher doesn't care so much about them.

Yao Zhan was the first to leave the classroom, and walked out quickly, getting faster and faster. When he left the teaching building, he almost lost his balance and started to run.

Qu Yiheng saw that after class was over, he changed from the window to the door of the building to wait for Yao Zhan. He stood at the bottom of the steps, watched the other party come out quickly, and said with a smile: "It's hard work in class."

Yao Zhan also smiled: "Those who don't know think I've been lecturing for a whole day."

The two looked at each other and smiled, shoulder to shoulder and walked towards the gate.

"What's for dinner?" Yao Zhan asked.

"I..." Before Qu Yiheng finished speaking, the phone rang, "I'm sorry."

He apologized, took out his mobile phone, and found that the call was from an unfamiliar landline number.

Qu Yiheng frowned. He didn't like to make calls, let alone an unfamiliar number. The last call from his ex-boyfriend intensified his fear of unfamiliar numbers, so he simply pressed the reject button.

"Don't answer?" Yao Zhan asked.

Qu Yiheng said, "Well, it must be a typo."

This made Yao Zhan a little curious. The call has already been made. There are two reasons why most people refuse to answer it. One is that they know the number but are unwilling to answer it, and the other is that they really don’t know the number and are too lazy to talk to people.

He didn't know what kind of Qu Yiheng it was.

However, the caller seemed to be very persistent. Just as he refused to answer, the other side called again.

"Go ahead," Yao Zhan said, "Maybe there is something urgent."

After he said that, Qu Yiheng could only press the answer button.

"Hello."

When Qu Yiheng answered the phone, he looked at Yao Zhan, and then he heard the person on the other side of the phone ask, "Is this Qu Yiheng?"

"Ah, it's me."

"Do you know a man named Dou Yucong?"

When Qu Yiheng arrived at the police station, Dou Yucong was sitting there wiping his nosebleed, his face was ugly.

"What's going on?" Qu Yiheng hurried over here as soon as he received a call from the police station. The other party said that Dou Yucong had fought with someone, and the mediation had been completed, and he was asked to sign and pay the fine.

Seeing his brother coming, Dou Yucong seemed to have changed in an instant, looked at Qu Yiheng aggrievedly and said, "Brother, I was beaten up."

As soon as he finished speaking, a man next to him said, "Don't be the first to sue the villain, you are the one who made the first move."

Qu Yiheng looked at the man, and found that the other man's face was also colored.

He turned back and questioned Dou Yucong: "Why did you fight?"

Dou Yucong, a 30-year-old man, looks like a primary school student who was caught fighting by his parents in front of his brother.

"I wasn't going to fight him," he said.

"It's not a good thing to fight with anyone."

Dou Yucong raised his head: "Then what about fighting with dog B?"

Qu Yiheng instantly understood what he meant. The so-called "dog B" was his cheating ex-boyfriend.

"Let's talk when we go back." Qu Yiheng left such a sentence, and followed the little policeman to go through the formalities.

It was only after he left that Dou Yucong noticed that the man who came in with him was tall, with broad shoulders and long legs, and he was handsome.

Dou Yucong squinted at the other party, and after a few seconds suddenly said: "Yao Zhan?"

Yao Zhan was taken aback, and said to himself, who are you?

"It's a pleasure to meet you." Dou Yucong shook hands with Yao Zhan with a smile, and introduced himself, "I am Qu Yiheng's brother, and my name is Dou Yucong."

Yao Zhan was a little confused. Qu Yiheng came here in a hurry just now, just saying that something happened to his brother. Yao Zhan saw that he was anxious and didn't ask where his brother was. Now seeing Dou Yucong, he felt that this brother was tricky.

If they really belong to the same family, then these two brothers are very interesting. They don't look alike at all, and they don't have the same surname. The younger brother is so much taller than the elder brother.

"Yao Zhan." Yao Zhan said, "Yiheng and I are middle school classmates."

"I know, I know," Dou Yucong looked at him with a smile, "He mentioned you to me."

Yao Zhan was a little surprised, or rather, a little surprised: "Really? What did he say about me?"

Dou Yucong smiled mysteriously, raised his eyebrows, and said nothing.