Findings at sea

Ji Xingtang first arranged for his men to go find Ruoyu, and then got into the car with Su Shaojiu.

The mood of the reunion is very complicated, and there are many words that I don’t know where to start. From the glass window, the distant sky is milky white. If it is not for the moon hook, the shadow of the moon will melt away, but the night is pitch black. , the darkness is mixed with the colorful lights of neon.

After a short distance, Su Shaojiu asked the driver to park the car in a quiet corner.Ji Xingtang said that the car was stuffy, so the two got out of the car, and the moonlight enveloped them, even though the moonlight soaked them completely, making their whole bodies translucent, there was still a shadow in their hearts.

Su Shaojiu took out the cigarette clip and lighter from his hakama pocket, held the cigarette in his mouth and lit it.Ji Xingtang watched the dried yellow pine curly cigar tobacco around his mouth burn into an orange-red flower, which was instantly annihilated by the wind.He took the cigarette Su Shaojiu handed over, held it between his fingers and didn't smoke it, at this moment he couldn't numb himself, just looked at Su Shaojiu.

The moonlight made his face white and bright, and there was some greenness in the whiteness, that kind of greenness was the meanness after wearing away the greenness.After a long time, Ji Xingtang said, "Young Jiu, don't come here without any problems."

Su Shaojiu squeezed the cigarette holder, exhaled heavily, and turned to look at Ji Xingtang.Only when he saw this person with this face did the cynical and unruly eyes fade away a little. Under the lingering smog, the eye waves gradually became like the long pool of water under the green rice, clear and full of life, Su Shaojiu Laughing, "I survived a catastrophe three years ago, and only Fu Daming is left. I was rescued by an ascetic monk and stayed in Tianjin for a while. During this period, my father visited me. Otherwise, how could the warlord lose a son?" Let it go? You know, I can't bear the loneliness, so I ran to Shanghai just after I came back from Chengtian Temple. What about you?"

Ji Xingtang suddenly looked back that it had been three years, and it was just three years of infatuation.He didn't know how to talk about this painful age, brother Baoshan's death and orphan, the estrangement with Ruoyu, the absurd marriage with Jinniang, the eldest brother from stupidity to recovery... He did one thing after another. This stupid thing is vivid in my memory, but I don't know where to start, and I don't need to say that it has nothing to do with Su Shaojiu, so I said lightly, "It's still the same, stick to the original business and do some business."

Su Shaojiu let out a light "Oh", and turned her head to take a puff of cigarette. On a cold moonlit night, the fire was very bright, so that's not what he asked.

"Is he... treating you well?" It must be bad, he didn't even dare to think about what tricks Bai Xiaohong used against him after dealing with him.

Ji Xingtang looked at those ethereal shreds of tobacco, and he clearly knew that he was guilty of Su Shaojiu from the beginning to the end, dragging him into the abyss for his own selfish desires, and making him endure eternal pain.He still has a long way to go, and he shouldn't be his stumbling block, "I'm married and have a son who is three years old."

Su Shaojiu smiled at him, "Brother, you don't have to prevaricate me. That's brother Xu's son, right? My sister-in-law was just pregnant with him at that time."

Ji Xingtang also laughed, and the smile was full of emotion, "Yes, brother Baoshan was killed by someone, leaving behind Mobai. I also married a wife, but last year I had a difficult delivery and died. One dead body and two lives."

"Then how is he treating you?" Su Shaojiu persistently asked this question, he wanted to give an explanation for the past and the future.

Ji Xingtang met his scorching gaze, burning him hot.If he was still the 17-year-old Ji Xingtang, who was so happy to guard those wisterias, he would be willing to guard them with the purest and most honest love in his heart, and he would grow old forever with just a word of liking.But this year he is 27 years old. He has read a lot of people and things, and he has reasoned with them to understand everything, but he can't understand everything with Bai Xiaohong. For him, maybe he can't be called a liking, it's just a habit Once you are done, you will never be able to leave.He does not quarrel with himself, does not enforce arbitrary dictatorship, does not insist on being stubborn, does not hurt innocent people, is willing to discuss with himself, and speaks and acts calmly, and that is enough.There is no romance in his conception, no matter how affectionate an ordinary person is, he can't escape three meals a day, and the deepest love is nothing more than eating, sleeping and having sex together, so there is no need to be entangled, okay?

So when Su Shaojiu asked this question, he didn't know how to answer it.Lighting the cigarette in his hand, he took a sip of the cigarette holder, "Shaojiu, I am the one who is sorry for you, I know that the pain you have experienced cannot be made up for by a single apology, the past is finally over, we are still friends, in the future You have trouble with me..."

"Is he treating you well?" Su Shaojiu threw away the cigarette butt, stomped on his feet and crushed it fiercely, hatred began to rise in his heart but his face remained calm, and he said in a calm tone, "What are you running away from? Is this question difficult to answer? Or do you want to say that you were confused for a while, and you only got along with me to get revenge on him and play me in the palm of your hand. Then you realized that you couldn’t leave him at all, so you simply broke up with me, in the final analysis You only have the word guilt for me, and you will do your best to make it up to me in the future, right?"

"Shao Jiu..." Ji Xingtang couldn't refute.

Su Shaojiu was choked by the smoke, and after coughing a couple of times, there was some indistinct sparkle in his eyes.

Ji Xingtang opened the door to let him get in the car, "It's cold outside, let's get in the car."

The car drove aimlessly to a small tavern. Although it was a cold moon, creepers covered the entire blue-tiled wall.The room is completely decorated in Western style, full of orange and very warm, and the bar is full of people, more foreigners.Ji Xingtang found a seat by the fireplace, the warm feeling was most suitable for comforting his current mood, and then a waiter brought colorful wine, and he ordered a glass of whiskey.

Later, he drank a lot, and his drunken eyes watched Su Shaojiu walking from a group of people who were dancing.Su Shaojiu put down the wine glass, put his arm on the decorative railing, and slid his fingers over his face, the touch was like a feather, behind him was someone else's carnival, at this moment he only said quietly to him, "Brother Ji, I want to speak to you openly and honestly. I believe you have never played tricks on me. It is very happy to be with you. What about you? Are you tired? When you are haggard and tired, do you also Need a little joy?"

Su Shaojiu lowered her head and kissed him on the cheek, but Ji Xingtang just kept a blank face.Su Shaojiu wrapped his arms around him tightly, threw all the light and shadow behind him, and kissed his mouth heavily.

Ji Xingtang pushed him away, looked at his face pleadingly, tried her best to find her own reflection in his pupils, and then lowered her head and smiled.In silence, he unbuttoned his clothes, and showed him the beauty and evil in the ugly and ferocious, "He can gouge out flesh and carve flowers on me, but you are reluctant to take a bite, why should I not?" Like you?" He gathered his clothes and looked lonely, "But Shaojiu, there are many things you and I can't understand, I don't deserve your time wasting on me, you will meet better people when you are young."

Ji Xingtang stood up, put her hands on the railing, and buried her head in her arms.Su Shaojiu leaned her head sideways and talked in his ear, chirping and murmuring only he could hear, just liking, just nostalgic, very calm, very gentle, nothing else.

In the end, Ji Xingtang raised his head and was a little dizzy in the light and shadow. That kind of talk after three years couldn't move him as much as it did three years ago. The only difference was that he didn't have any sustenance or longing for Su Shaojiu.

In the end, Su Shaojiu told him, "Brother, my father is dead, so I will be buried first. I will take office after those old men finish their condolences. When the time comes, will you come to welcome me when the warlord patrols?"

When Ji Xingtang returned home, Mo Bai had already fallen asleep.This child lives a carefree life. As long as there are delicious and fun things every day and someone says he loves him, he can laugh all day and then go to bed when he is tired, and continue to be happy tomorrow.It was a great relief to see him.

Ji Xingtang went to take a bath lightly, the smell of alcohol all over his body made him uncomfortable.When I went back to my room, I didn't see Bai Xiaohong, but when I came to the study, I saw him sitting there, the desk lamp was a bit cold, and the dark bookshelves behind were filled with the cold fragrance of books from the years.

Ji Xingtang quietly walked behind him and gathered the coat on his shoulders, "It's so late, why are you still awake?"

Bai Xiaohong put his hand on the back of his hand naturally, raised his head and smiled at him, "It's nothing, go to sleep."

The two of them went back to their room to sleep with their own thoughts, but neither of them could fall asleep.Ji Xingtang got out of bed and turned out the moldy green copper incense burner, lit the incense, and sprinkled a pinch of agarwood crumbs into the burner to soothe the mind.

Bai Xiaohong lay on his back on the bed, Ji Xingtang lay in his arms, doing nothing but listening to his heartbeat.Bai Xiaohong put his hand into his short fluffy hair, the back of his hand seemed to have been blown by a sandy wind, dry and soft, itching on the skin.

Almost at the same time, he said, "I have something to tell you."

He spoke at the same time, "You speak first."

After a moment of silence, Ji Xingtang said, "Brother, Su Shaojiu is still alive, and will take over Su Qizheng's position soon."

When Bai Xiaohong heard him say that, he panicked at first, and then immediately calmed down, "I've seen it."

"Well, just reminiscing about the old days."

Bai Xiaohong put his palm on his belly and rubbed it gently, the uneven flesh felt a little hot.Bai Xiaohong held his face in his hands, and his eyes fell on his face. He really couldn't stand other people other than the two, so he kissed his eyebrows. "Xingtang, let's go and arrange the accounts in the safe together tomorrow, and sell all your house shares if you can. I will send you and Mo Bai to Hong Kong."

The two hugged each other, and Ji Xingtang asked, "What about you?"

Bai Xiaohong said, "I still have some funeral affairs to deal with, it won't take long, don't worry."

Ji Xingtang didn't believe it, he clearly had something to hide from him, and he had been on the beach for so long, how could he just leave without saying anything, "You have something to hide from me."

Bai Xiaohong hugged him tighter, "It's okay. See Yin Zixuan tomorrow, he has something to tell you..."