This time, WeChat was quiet for a longer time.
Every time Tao Qiran didn't know how to reply, it was like this.
When many people don't know how to reply to a message, they choose to divert the topic, make fun of it, or simply go around in circles, so as not to embarrass the other party, nor embarrass themselves.
But Tao Qiran will not.
So that Zhao Li can accurately grasp the other party's mood fluctuations from the speed of replying. For example, now, he can already imagine Tao Qiran looking distressed at the chat interface.
Ten minutes before the opening ceremony, the clerk came up a little anxiously and called him, the boss, to come downstairs and take his place, and Tao Qiran's message finally came back—
Tao Qiran: You don't have to do that. Not worth it for me. You should have your own life, just like me, painting, going to the Academy of Fine Arts, staying in school, I am all for myself.
Putting down the phone, Zhao Li turned his head and said to the clerk who was still waiting, "You can take care of me, I won't go anymore."
"Boss, today is the opening day." The clerk Xiao Zhang was stunned. On the first day of opening, the boss was slow to work, and he was very worried about the future of his job.
Zhao Li nodded at him: "You can do it well."
From the boss's eyes, Xiao Zhang read trust, as well as reassuring concentration and calmness.
But he was really curious as to what important person could keep the boss from showing up, just to chat on WeChat: "Boss, who are you... chatting with?"
Zhao Li frowned slightly.
Xiao Zhang instantly regretted it. It was over. Too much gossip really made the boss unhappy.
Zhao Li's phone suddenly vibrated at this moment.
Tao Qiran: Why is there no sound
Tao Qiran: Angry
Tao Qiran: Forget it, I take back what I said above.
Tao Qiran: [What should I do if I regret that it is too late to withdraw? Urgent, online waiting.jpg]
Tao Qiran: [Swipe the screen Dafa.jpg]
Tao Qiran: [Long Long Long Long Picture.jpg]
Tao Qiran: [Long, long, long, long…
Xiao Zhang only saw that the boss picked up the phone again, then looked at it, his eyebrows spread flat, looked at it again, and simply smiled.
The boss actually laughed.
Wannian Pinghu finally encountered the wind, causing ripples and waves - Xiao Zhang silently summed up the current state of his boss in both form and spirit.
"What did you just ask?" Zhao Li raised his head without warning.
Xiao Zhang was caught off guard by the cue, and when he was nervous, he said without hesitation, "I ask the boss who are you chatting with..."
"A willful painter." The smile on Zhao Li's face deepened.
Xiao Zhang stared blankly. For the first time, he found that the expressionless face can really seal his face value. The boss who laughed was too damn charming!
As for the answer of "painter", which sounds completely ungrounded, it seems reasonable to be careful.
Open a cafe and engage in art, the perfect match.
Xiao Zhang disappeared at the entrance of the stairs, and the second floor was quiet again.
Zhao Licai picked up the phone: I was talking to the clerk just now.
Tao Qiran: …
Tao Qiran: If you didn't say it earlier, it would be a waste of so many emojis from me [distressed.jpg]
Zhao Li looked at the expressions of the release, just like seeing Tao Qiran's various grimace when he used to play pranks, and his heart was like being blown by the wind, cool and comfortable.
The information that can be sent in the past returns to the topic without any fuss.
Zhao Li: I am not for you. Just like you chose to paint, go to the Academy of Fine Arts, and stay in school, I also chose to open a shop and stay in a studio for you. You are in charge of your choices, I am in charge of mine, simple.
Tao Qiran: Where is the simple...
Zhao Li: I didn't leave you a studio, you must use it. You can never come back.
Tao Qiran: You are there, how could I not come back!
Zhao Li's heart was filled with the wind: I know.
Tao Qiran: ... Believe it or not, I'll go back and beat you
Zhao Li: You can beat me first.
On that day, the coffee shop completed its opening in a strange situation where no boss appeared.
Fortunately, no relatives, friends and businessmen were invited to help out. Customers came here for the opening discount or the new store to try out the new store. They only care about coffee and desserts, not the boss.
Zhao Li, on the other hand, stayed in the studio on the second floor until sunset.
Zhao Li: Where did you think about this holiday
Tao Qiran: [Photo] [Photo]
Tao Qiran: Changbai Mountain is beautiful.
Zhao Li: Hmm.
Tao Qiran: It is very far from Tianchi, and there are few villages. It is very quiet and beautiful. The photos were taken when my teacher went there in winter. Experience the four seasons in the mountains, see them all, and draw them all. It must be great.
When it comes to painting and nature, Tao Qiran is happy. It's been like this since junior high school, no one knows better than Zhao Li.
So Beijing or Shenyang doesn't matter. Any city is only a temporary base for Tao Qiran. Whenever he has the opportunity, he will plunge into the deep mountains and into the forest.
Zhao Li never wanted to trap Tao Qiran, he just, like Tao Qiran, was chasing his heart.
…
seven months ago.
Tao Qiran: Our school is about to start a census of awakening subjects. Is there any news on your side
Zhao Li: The community has come to count the statistics, and it should be able to be ranked next week.
Tao Qiran: Why are you not excited at all
Zhao Li: Let's see who you are comparing with.
Tao Qiran: …
Tao Qiran: Am I being so obvious
Zhao Li: I just had to put a note on my forehead saying "I can finally mix in with birds and beasts".
Tao Qiran: [giggling.jpg]
Tao Qiran: It's amazing. I went to Wuling Mountain last weekend. It was different from every previous visit. I am already familiar with it and I can draw it with my eyes closed, but this time I felt like I was in a new place. , you know that feeling, everything on the mountain is brand new.
Zhao Li knew.
Although he does not have the sensitive cells of an artist, and although he has never been to Wuling Mountain, he has seen Tao Qiran's recent paintings.
Flowers, grasses, trees and trees, all of them are full of vigor and vitality different from those in the past, vivid and enthusiastic.
The scenery has not changed, what has changed is the artist's feelings and mood.
Tao Qiran: What family do you think you will belong to
Zhao Li: It doesn't matter.
Tao Qiran: It doesn't matter, what if we are natural enemies
Tao Qiran: I have seen studies that say that the wild awakening first changes the body, and then gradually changes the character and even biological instincts. If we are natural enemies, maybe one day I will bully you, or even hurt you!
Zhao Li: First of all, there is no official research to prove that Awakening of the Wild will change personality and biological instincts. Don’t believe rumors, don’t spread rumors, and read less fake news on marketing accounts.
Zhao Li: Secondly, even if we are the natural enemy, the one at the top of the food chain who will bully others, it is not necessarily you.
Tao Qiran: I didn't tell you, I must be one of them.
Zhao Li: What you said doesn't count.
Tao Qiran: I have evidence!
Zhao Li: Just because you have developed motor nerves, improved physical fitness, don’t sleep at night, don’t wake up during the day, and fall in love with singing on moonlit nights
Tao Qiran: If you don't summarize, I don't even know that my chain of evidence is so complete.
Zhao Li: That's right, no matter what family, I know you are you, that's all.
Tao Qiran: …
Zhao Li: If you really want me to be as excited as you are, I can also cooperate.
Tao Qiran: [You go away.jpg]
On the night when the weather was getting colder, the angry Tao Qiran ignored him.
But Zhao Li knew that it wouldn't be long before he became popular again, and he would be happy again. Because since the fog, since everyone began to discover animal changes in their bodies, and even before the wild awakening has been officially confirmed, Tao Qiran has already had some kind of vague intuition by virtue of his keen perception, and has This early start was happy and has continued until now.
However, Zhao Li was not happy.
The closer Tao Qiran is to the world he wants to pursue, the farther Zhao Li will be from Tao Qiran.
…
five months ago.
It was a cold and windy weekend afternoon. The aroma and warmth of the coffee kept customers coming into the store, and the clerk was too busy. Zhao Li personally went into battle to make latte art for cups of coffee.
His cell phone was placed on the second floor. As a result, Xiao Zhang went upstairs to pick up things and passed by the studio. He heard his cell phone ringing. When Xiao Zhang brought the phone over, the call was cut off before he went downstairs.
Xiao Zhang still handed over the phone to Zhao Li at the first time. As an old clerk, he knew too well the importance of this caller who flashed in the store as soon as the winter and summer vacations arrived: "Boss, Teacher Tao called you just now. ."
Zhao Li took a meal, and the latte that was about to end was broken.
"You can make another cup." After explaining to Xiao Zhang, he took the phone and walked towards the stairs.
But before he got to the second floor, Tao Qiran's message came: Are you in the store
With doubts flashing in Zhao Li's eyes, he stepped up the stairs and called back at the same time.
There was a second call, the background noise was loud, like it was outside, but it still couldn't cover the strange eagerness in Tao Qiran's voice: "Zhao Li."
Zhao Li's expression froze, and he stopped at his feet: "What's wrong?"
Tao Qiran: "Are you in the store?"
Zhao Li: "Yes."
Tao Qiran: "I'm going to look for you now."
Zhao Li was surprised: "Now? Are you in Shenyang?"
Tao Qiran: "Just got off the high-speed train."
In less than an hour, the welcome wind chime rang crisply with the opened store door.
Tao Qiran was wrapped in a solid long down jacket, bringing with him the dust of the journey and the cold outside.
The customers in the store heard the sound and looked at it naturally.
Then I found that the other party didn't seem to be here for coffee, so I walked in and went up to the second floor.
Zhao Li has been waiting in the studio.
Tao Qiran will not come back for no reason, there must be something wrong.
"Zhao Li." Tao Qiran's voice came first, and the talent came in. As soon as he came in, he turned around and closed the door of the studio.
A few years after opening the shop, Tao Qiran has regarded this studio as his own territory.
Zhao Li likes this, but now he cares more: "What's the matter?"
Tao Qiran put down his hat, quickly took off his down jacket, and rushed over all the way to make his nose red from the cold: "You may see something very... special next, you have to be mentally prepared."
special
Zhao Li thought that Tao Qiran must have encountered something "serious" when he came back in such a hurry, but the other party used a neutral adjective.
Moreover, he couldn't see any serious gaffe from Tao Qiran's eyes, only caught the uncontrollable surprise and expectation.
For what is about to be seen by him, Tao Qiran himself is... Looking forward to it
Zhao Li was completely disturbed, but his expression remained unmoved, waiting for Tao Qiran's next step.
Unexpectedly, Tao Qiran took off the clothes inside, one by one, and in the end, like a newborn baby, he lay down on the bed in the studio, curling up his body a little bit.
The cold wind whistled outside the window.
The studio was so silent that they could hear each other breathing.
Gradually, there is a second sound, the bones are changing, and the fur and claws are growing.
Zhao Li was stunned.
He only felt that everything around him began to blur, only the silver-gray color in the field of vision, clear and real, hit his chest heavily.
Tao Qiran turned into a real tundra wolf.