Xiangyu

It turned out that Song Yuqiao and his family had moved at some point.His house is no longer just one street away from Qiao Yusong's house as it used to be. Now, even riding an electric bike takes a quarter of an hour.

Qiao Yusong didn't know what Song Yuqiao's previous home looked like, but he came to a "new home", and he couldn't help being a little disappointed in his heart.

Maybe because Song Yuqiao left home to study very early, when Qiao Yusong stepped into Song Yuqiao's house, he couldn't feel anything related to Song Yuqiao, which made him feel a little scared.He unconsciously looked at Zhou Meiqi, who was in the advanced family, and remembered that she had said that her son had already been given away.

Song Yuqiao's room is arranged like a guest room, with all the furniture in it, but none of them can reflect privacy and individuality.

Like Qiao Yusong's room, the bed here is covered with a bed cover, and the desk is also covered with a dustproof cloth.

Song Yuqiao's suitcase stood next to the desk, and the shipping label on it was not torn off, as if it had just been taken off the conveyor belt.

Thinking that Song Yuqiao only came back for such a night, but chose to be with him instead of going home, Qiao Yusong couldn't help feeling guilty when facing Zhou Meiqi.

Song Yuqiao took his luggage and went out, and said to Zhou Meiqi who was standing outside the door: "Then let's go first."

Zhou Meiqi seemed to be prepared for a long time, and said, "Let's have something to eat before leaving. It only takes a few ten minutes to take the high-speed train. Isn't it the plane at 10 o'clock in the afternoon?"

Song Yuqiao shook his head and said, "The time is not too tight. It will take some time to get from the high-speed rail station to the airport."

She frowned and compromised: "Then wait a moment, I'll pack the food, and you can take it to the car to eat. It's already twelve o'clock."

Hearing this, Song Yuqiao was taken aback.

Qiao Yusong was also surprised, seeing Zhou Meiqi walking quickly to the kitchen and messing around in it.

The two followed to the kitchen, only to find that Zhou Meiqi had already prepared lunch and put it on the table at some point, but because Song Yuqiao couldn't eat it now, she put the meal in a lunch box.

Seeing her getting busy, Song Yuqiao couldn't help frowning, feeling a lot of helplessness in his heart, and at the same time had doubts about how to deal with the lunch box in the future.His suitcase was already full, and he was very reluctant to carry the empty lunch box on the plane.

"I made it before going out, and it's still warm. When you get to the car, plug it in, and you can eat it in less than half the journey." Zhou Meiqi said while pretending.

Hearing her say "you", Qiao Yusong's heart skipped a beat.He looked at Song Yuqiao who was frowning tightly, stepped forward and said, "Auntie, let me help you."

Zhou Meiqi glanced at him and said, "Well, act quickly for the two of you. You can serve two boxes of rice."

Qiao Yusong sighed, found a rice spoon from the cupboard, and filled the empty lunch box with rice.

Seeing the two serving food, Song Yuqiao let out a sigh of relief and asked, "Dad is at work?"

"Well, he'll be back at night." Zhou Meiqi wiped the vegetable juice that leaked out of the lunch box when serving the vegetables, took the rice from Qiao Yusong's hand, and put the lid on the box.

Song Yuqiao said, "Save some for yourself."

"It's left over." Zhou Meiqi put four lunch boxes into an insulated bag and handed them to Qiao Yusong, "here."

Qiao Yusong quickly thanked him.

Song Yuqiao looked at the two dishes with almost only vegetable juice left, resisted the urge to argue, and said, "Then let's go first. I'll be back for the Spring Festival."

A trace of disappointment flashed across Zhou Meiqi's face, she nodded quickly and relaxed, "Okay, work is important. Let's go."

Qiao Yusong was originally empty-handed, but when he left Song Yuqiao's house, he had two extra lunches in his hand.

When saying goodbye to Zhou Meiqi downstairs, neither Zhou Meiqi nor Song Yuqiao showed excessive reluctance.The mother and son seemed to be having a very simple and ordinary farewell, which made Qiao Yusong wonder whether Zhou Meiqi knew that her son would have to leave for a long time after returning from the Spring Festival.

Qiao Yusong's suspicion was not dispelled until the car started.

The car drove further and further, he turned his head and saw Zhou Meiqi still looking in the direction the car was driving away.

"Didn't say goodbye to uncle." Qiao Yusong whispered.

Song Yuqiao was checking the work information of his unit, when he heard this, he turned to look at him and said, "It's okay, I told them all about it last night."

Qiao Yusong was dumbfounded, and suddenly felt that compared to Song Yuqiao's parents, he was too unreasonable.

Seeing his silence, Song Yuqiao explained: "Every Spring Festival, I basically come back. Looking at it this way, it's actually not much different from before. We basically don't contact each other."

Qiao Yusong remembered what Zhou Meiqi said again, and said sadly: "They have long been used to your leaving." Thinking of this, Qiao Yusong felt a little frustrated.

"Maybe." Song Yuqiao thought for a while and said, "I'm used to leaving too."

Hearing this, Qiao Yusong's heart trembled slightly, and he felt that the lunch box in his hand became much heavier.

After Song Yuqiao said so, Qiao Yusong suddenly realized that this was indeed the case.

Not to mention Song Yuqiao's life, which Qiao Yusong has not participated in in the past ten years, just say that in the short few months, he and Song Yuqiao had parted so many times, and which one was not because of Song Yuqiao's forced to leave ?

This was the case for a few months, so what about the previous ten years?

No wonder he was so calm and silent when facing parting, this is something he is used to.

However, thinking that Song Yuqiao was used to parting, Qiao Yusong's heart couldn't help but ache.He's only 27, so young, it's not something he should be used to.

Which parent in the world does not want their children to get married?Among them, some people may have selfish thoughts, but most of them are because they and their partners are slowly aging, and they have become more and more aware of the importance of being accompanied by others over the years.

However, Song Yuqiao's mother said that it seemed that if her son had no one to arrange a blind date, he would have to be a bachelor for the rest of his life.How many nights of tossing and turning did it take to be so disheartened?Zhou Meiqi has gone through most of her life, but when she mentioned her son who is not yet 30 years old, she resignedly joked that this son has to be alone.

one person……

Thinking of these three words, Qiao Yusong, who was standing in front of the sink washing lunch boxes, shivered violently.

As the train approached the station, they finished the lunch prepared by Zhou Meiqi.The plastic lunch box is difficult to clean. Qiao Yusong filled a little hot water and washed his hands red.

The train inevitably swayed when it passed the switch. He looked at himself swaying in the mirror, and felt cool from the bottom of his heart.

"Is there still time?" Qiao Yusong put the washed lunch box back into the bag, and said to Song Yuqiao who was carrying the luggage, "I'll buy a ticket and fly to the western city with you."

After listening, Song Yuqiao almost lost his strength holding the suitcase.

He put down the suitcase, pulled Qiao Yusong who was blocking the aisle back to his seat, and asked, "Fly to the western city? But, I have to go to the base when I get there, and I don't have time to accompany you."

Qiao Yusong shook his head and said, "You don't need to accompany me. You are busy with your work. I'll just come back tomorrow by myself."

Song Yuqiao saw his resolute expression, clearly unquestionable, surprised but also indescribably moved, said: "Okay, I should still have time to accompany you to find a place to live. Let me buy the air ticket."

Qiao Yusong nodded with a smile.

On the way to the exit, Qiao Yusong deliberately walked behind Song Yuqiao, keeping a distance from him.

There were many people leaving the station, and Song Yuqiao didn't find out that he was not there soon.

Qiao Yusong was behind him, looking at his back walking in the crowd, his heart became more and more uncomfortable, and he even had the urge to cry.Because, he found that he couldn't imagine what it would be like to have another person beside Song Yuqiao.Song Yuqiao, his little Qiao, walked in the turbulent crowd, so independent, unaware of his loneliness.

Song Yuqiao finally found out that he was not there, so he looked back.

Seeing the panic on his face, Qiao Yusong quickly followed him.

Song Yuqiao quickly saw him, his eyes were full of relief, and then quickly turned to blame, and asked after he followed: "The legs are so long, and the walk is so slow."

Qiao Yusong smiled, took his hand, and rubbed his shoulder shamelessly.

"I've bought the air ticket, and I've also upgraded my cabin. I'll take you to experience Minghang's No. 3 service." Song Yuqiao joked.

Qiao Yusong asked in surprise, "Can you be reimbursed for your upgrade?"

"You report it to me?" Song Yuqiao glared, "I can't bear to let you fly economy class."

"Oh." Qiao Yusong held his hand tightly and said affectionately, "I'll report it to you."

For some reason, Song Yuqiao felt that he saw sympathy and affection in Qiao Yusong's eyes.He couldn't help wondering, but seeing Qiao Yusong smiling happily, he didn't ask why.

It only takes two hours to fly from Tanzhou to Western City.

Minghang is a subsidiary of AVIC. Although it has only been established recently and there are not many routes, it has always been known for its considerate service in the industry.In the past, Qiao Yusong once went to Minghang Airlines for exchange and study under the organization and arrangement of the company, and experienced their meticulous service.

The insulation bag that Qiao Yusong brought on the plane was stored in the front galley by No. 3.Seeing her and the flight attendant arrange the small area of ​​the two cabins in an orderly manner, Qiao Yusong couldn't help but wonder: Would it be boring for them to fly repeated routes with so few routes?

Suddenly, Qiao Yusong thought of something that Song Yuqiao hadn't mentioned much.Although he doesn't understand or understand, he often hears people say that scientific research is the most boring. They may study a small thing for a long time, and they will always face the possibility of starting again after failure.

However, Song Yuqiao never talked about suffering, maybe he couldn't say it, maybe he thought he didn't need to say it.

Qiao Yusong found that both Song Yuqiao and Song Yuqiao's mother told him that he had worked hard.Perhaps it was because of this that he fell into this trap of grievances, getting deeper and deeper, until now he thought: If he works hard, will Song Yuqiao not work hard?He just bullied Song Yuqiao for not being able to complain, not being able to complain.

"Xiao Qiao." Qiao Yusong called him.

Song Yuqiao, who was staring at the clouds outside the window in a daze, came back to his senses and gave him a questioning look.

Qiao Yusong's heart was pounding, and he asked: "If we break up in the future, will you accept other people's arrangement and get married on a blind date like your mother said?"

Song Yuqiao was slightly taken aback, thought for a moment, and said, "I'll meet you once."

Qiao Yusong opened his eyes wide in surprise.

"At that time, I hadn't broken up with Gu Huizhi. Because my grandma was seriously ill, she thought I was always alone and couldn't fall in love, so she was very worried. So my parents asked me to go on a blind date and let her see my fiancée. This way she can leave with peace of mind." Thinking of that lovely old lady, Song Yuqiao frowned slightly, "Not long after grandma passed away, I broke up with Gu Huizhi. Now that I think about it, even though I reported to him at that time Yes, but I don't respect him. However, at that time, I had no time to persuade grandma to accept him...or, grandma had no time."

Seeing Song Yuqiao's stunned expression, Qiao Yusong's heart ached.

Song Yuqiao quickly withdrew from the melancholy, regained his calm demeanor, and said calmly: "If we break up in the future, I may not have time to fall in love again. Besides, if there is someone in my heart that I can't let go of, rashly and others I'm sorry for people. My feelings have always been weak, and I'm not afraid of dying alone. You will be afraid, aren't you?"

Of course he was afraid, otherwise, from the moment he received the notice, he would not have been thinking about what to do in the future, how he should bear those five years, and even longer after that.

He was terrified, he was afraid that he would not be able to bear the torment of longing, afraid that he would not be able to bear the emptiness of the long night.

He was afraid that he would accidentally change his mind, or, like those people who are busy getting married and having children, holding the idea of ​​"you will grow old if you don't love each other", time and time again because you are afraid that your time will be wasted, so you put yourself into it desperately. One love after another.

He was afraid that he would be alone in the countless days and nights of waiting.He used to think that this was what he was most afraid of.

"I'm afraid." As for Song Yuqiao, he held the strongest and deepest unbearable heart, "but I'm even more afraid that if we separate, you will be alone in the future."

Song Yuqiao was stunned for a moment, but before he could react, his eyes turned red.

He looked out of the window in bewilderment, but couldn't restrain his rapid heartbeat.His throat seemed to be stuck by something, something was rushing deep into the palate, tight and painful, he swallowed a little bit of saliva, which was mixed with the salty taste of tears.

He almost never felt this way, as if something in his soul that he had never noticed before was discovered by Qiao Yusong first.Qiao Yusong dug it out, and the earth shook.

After a while, Song Yuqiao finally calmed down the unexpected excitement.He took a deep breath, turned around and smiled, "Xiao Song, if you are too kind, you will drag yourself down."

"But what can I do? I'm very happy to be dragged down by you." Hearing his slightly trembling voice, Qiao Yusong bowed his head and shook his hand.His hands were cold, like too much blood was rushing to his heart.Qiao Yusong wanted to warm his hands, but first found cooler sweat in his palms.

Qiao Yusong held his hand tightly for a long time, then raised his head and smiled gently at him, saying, "It's been too short a time since we knew each other. I haven't loved you enough. I can't bear it."