Qi Jin recalled the day he first came to the provincial capital.
A man got off the train with an old edition of the City Guide in his hand. Although only three years have passed since the date of printing, the train station is a new station, built in a new development that was still a wasteland three years ago, so there are no markings on the map - no subway stations, no bus stations, not even Draw the road.
So everything becomes irrelevant, and there is no way to start.
In order not to lose himself, he had to buy a new map and get to know it again.
Now too.
Shen Yan put together the puzzle piece by piece, and was surprised to find that the pieces in his hand were not complete... In order to finally complete it, it is not enough to rely on what you have-
"Are you getting off work soon?"
Shen Yan was writing a microbiological examination report with her head down in the laboratory when she suddenly heard Qi Jin's voice coming from the door. Qi Jin really stood there, leaning lightly on the door frame and looking at him.
"How do you..." will come over. Due to his unexpected appearance, Shen Yan's words and actions became dull for a while due to surprise.
"I'll pick you up."
Qi Jin said lightly, walked over with a slight smile, found a chair and sat down without urging, motioning Shen Yan to take her time.
Shen Yan silently finished writing the report at hand, disposed of the petri dish, closed the microscope, and when she finally walked to the sink to wash her hands, she finally couldn't help but ask again: "It's 4:50 now, you have a match at 6:00, why? Came here on a special occasion?"
"I'll come here if I think about it," Qi Jin smiled simply, her eyes still resting on him, "Anyway... I'm idle at home, it's better to come and chat with you, this will relieve tension."
It's just an excuse.
But it was a good excuse, because Shen Yan did not continue to ask.
It was said that they came to chat, but in fact, the two of them didn't speak, and they kept silent at present in a very tacit understanding. The room was silent except for the sound of the water in the sink. Like when they communicated online before, the language gaps were more comfortable and cordial many times.
Moreover, there must be an intersection between blank and blank, and there is no need to choose a specific topic.
Outside the window, almost all the leaves of the plane tree fell, leaving only the bare branches. Because it was a cloudy day, the sky was like a huge canvas with gray mold growing, and the branches were paintings on the canvas. The colors were only black, white, and gray.
When I just fell in love with this person, I still remember the half-green and half-yellow leaves outside the window, but now there is not a single leaf left. Qi Qin thought to herself, silently reminiscing about the time recorded by the plane tree.
always attracted.
keep getting closer.
When he felt that they were very close, just today, a sense of distance suddenly struck.
It's like looking at your favorite products in the window when you were a child. You can see them, but they are still blocked by a layer of glass.
"I, if only I could get closer to you." This sentence came out unconsciously. It doesn't matter if Shen Yan hears or understands.
And Shen Yan should have heard it, otherwise he would not have raised his head at this moment, with a little blankness in his eyes.
Qi Jin just smiled: "Do you mind if I walk over now?"
— On the surface it says physical distance.
Shen Yan slowly shook her head when she heard the words, and Qi Jin stood up, grabbed a few tissues and walked over, gently covering the pair of tough hands, wiping the water stains for him.
At this time, Qi Jin noticed the Band-Aid on Shen Yan's left hand. When Shen Yan was just washing his hands, he avoided it on purpose and didn't let the water get wet, so he smiled lowly: "You seem to be in a much better state than at noon... Otherwise, if you are so ignorant, maybe I put the Band-Aid directly under the faucet and washed it."
He lowered his head to focus on wiping, and Shen Yan lowered his head to focus on looking at him.
"Are you still worried?"
Qi Jin paused slightly and smiled bitterly: "It's not..."
Rather than worrying, it is more of a kind of self-reflection, reflecting on the status quo that you know nothing and cannot prevent problems before they happen.
He knew that even if he opened his palms completely, he would not be able to wrap Shen Yan's two hands at the same time if only one hand could be used. Under certain conditions, there were limits to what a person could do.
"I just feel like I'm not good enough and can't help you much."
"It's not your fault that you have inconvenient hands." Shen Yan replied. He thought that Qi Jin was referring to the fact that he couldn't cook by himself, which indirectly caused him to cut his hands.
"I'm not talking about this." Qi Jin said, silently shaking his head with a smile, and continuing to complete the unfinished work at hand.
No one can help him - Kuaima Qingqiu said so.
However, I don't want to be one of these people.
I want to break the layer of glass in front of me, I want to become a "special person", and I want to be able to spend time with the man in front of me when the sycamore tree grows green leaves again in the coming year.
After everything was cleaned up just in time for get off work, the two left the hospital together.
Along the way, the streets and alleys are full of people, especially near the vegetable market. The shops selling cooked food are even more wafting out of white steam. . The sounds of hawking, bargaining, and the rushing bells of bicycles going back and forth along the street are all connected together, all of which are the taste of living.
"Let's take the path." Qi Jin suggested. It is lively and lively, but it is not a place suitable for walking and talking.
Shen Yan nodded.
Bypassing the crowded place, they stayed away from the noise and turned into a relatively quiet alley.
At the end of autumn and early winter, the persimmon trees planted on both sides of the alley are full of fruit, and the tips are hung in bright red, bright and pleasing, looking like countless small red lanterns from a distance. Looking up close, the persimmons are covered with a thin layer of white frost, like the snow slag that sticks to the lanterns in the twelfth lunar month.
"The persimmons are ripe." Qi Jin squinted slightly and looked up, her tone sounded very happy, she suddenly took a big step, no longer walking side by side with Shen Yan, and walked to the front by herself.
Shen Yan was speechless all the way, until Qi Jin left from his side, he recovered slightly and stared at the back.
At this time, Qi Jin had opened a distance of nearly five meters from him, walked under a persimmon tree, and stopped slowly.
Shen Yan subconsciously stopped together.
Qi Jin turned around and saw that he automatically stopped five meters away, she couldn't help but laughed softly and stood still: "Shen Yan, do you want to make a bet with me?"
Shen Yan paused, then asked back after a while: "What bet?"
Qi Jin leaned back slightly, resting his center of gravity on the persimmon tree trunk halfway, with one knee half bent, also pressing against the trunk. He turned his head to one side and slanted his eyes to Shen Yan, his posture was idle and lazy, and so were his eyes.
"I'll start the first game in fifty minutes." First is the opening statement.
"Ok."
"Do you still remember my original purpose of participating in the competition?" Qi Wei asked with a smile, and she took the lead in answering her own question, "I'm trying to change everyone's impression of my voice, in order to win a game from the God of Tongjatai. ."
"Well." These Shen Yan still remembered.
"Then..." Qi Jin paused for a moment and took a deep breath, "If, in this game, I really surpass Tongjatai in total points and win him - I want you to promise me one thing."
Without any hesitation, Shen Yan nodded.
Qi Jin laughed dumbly, but instead offered to ask him to think about it again: "Why did you agree so quickly? You can think about it more carefully."
Shen Yan answered truthfully: "Because I think I will definitely promise you."
When Qi Jin heard this, she turned her head slightly to the side and looked at him without moving. Something in her eyes softened little by little. It was so soft that it turned into water, and it seemed to flow around—had to quietly withdraw from sight to prevent it from actually flowing out.
"Then listen carefully," Qi Jin said in a low voice, "If I fulfill my promise and surpass Tongjatai in total points and win a round... Then, I want you to tell me something I don't know. , about you."
Shen Yan was startled.
Qi Jin continued, her voice slightly raised.
"If it's something you've always wanted to tell me but never had a chance to say... even better."
After saying these words, he had the courage to face each other again.
He didn't know if there was a momentary stunned look on Shen Yan's face just now, but he must have been shaken. Because when he raised his head, he realized that Shen Yan was still looking down at the ground, and it took him twice as long.
During this time, he has been waiting patiently.
Finally, Shen Yan's pursed lips slowly opened a line, and after a period of blank period, a real voice came out: "Even if... those contents are not what you want to hear, is it okay?"
"What you want to say is what I want to hear, didn't I tell you?" Qi Jin was a little relieved when he heard his words, secretly delighted, and hurriedly pushed forward slightly, not to let this Missed opportunity, "I promise, no matter what you say I'll take it all in, no matter what you say our relationship won't change."
Shen Yan's lips were gently closed again.
At this moment, Qi Jin's heart was like the branches of the persimmon tree on top of his head. The persimmons on the top of his head were pressing down heavily. The load was too great.
"If I have motivation, I will give myself a lot of encouragement when I compete." But he did not forget to persevere and persuade.
Shen Yan was about to speak, but she didn't.
"My own voice doesn't quite match. This role is the one I don't match well. You... Wouldn't you be willing to give me a reward or something?" Another rogue tone changed.
Shen Yan heard the words, the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned, and she seemed to smile helplessly.
Qi Jin caught this change in expression, and immediately left the persimmon tree, went back to him, took his hand, and asked in an irresistible whisper, "Are you okay?"
good or not
Such a tone, such a plea, how could he be willing to say a bad word.
"Okay..." Shen Yan sighed softly, barely audible. The color in the eyes looking at him was soft and warm, "Wait until the results of your first game come out."
Qi Jin had never looked forward to his own game so much.
In the past, he regarded the competition as an optional event, and the score did not matter. But this time he had to fight hard and vowed to overwhelm the Tongjaktai.
It doesn't matter whether you can pull back a game or not, the real important thing is to get the opportunity for two people to truly face each other honestly.
Qi Jin thought so.
However, fans of Tongquetai don't think so, including Jade Butterfly, who has no relationship with him, but is definitely related.
On the one hand, the news that "Quick Horse Qingqiu", who has been retired for many years, once again updated Weibo, spread vigorously throughout the forum in less than an hour, causing a great uproar. Within a few hours, fans have opened several new posts to start a special event. discuss.
The focus of the discussion is naturally - what is the meaning of the word "stupid" in the male god Weibo.
Because it just happened that his ID appeared in the discussion thread of "Zhu Tian Ling", people in the network distribution circle who are famous for the ability of God to expand immediately diverged their thoughts, and they all speculated whether the great god was responding to this. After all, he has disappeared for so long, and the timing of his appearance is too coincidental and timely, and people have to automatically consciously link to the "Daddy Cat's Roommate" incident.
There are different opinions as to what the exact meaning of "stupid" is.
One faction said: This is definitely the meaning of "you are really stupid, how could it be me".
The other faction retorted: This actually means "you are really stupid, how could you not ask about the return date, of course it's me".
Noisy and chaotic.
No matter which side of the speech is supported, at least the purpose of shielding has been achieved.
Qi Jin fully exerted his style of the "playing dead god" period, and he was slow to express his position. In addition, the reputation of fast horses and light furs was more likely to cause topics in the circle, so the limelight was gradually pulled over, and everyone was more enthusiastic about it. Discuss the possibility of the return of the legendary god.
Some of the fans of Tongjatai who are also his black people also joined the discussion. Their reactions made Qi Jin more convinced that her "roommate suspicion" had been slowly cleared away.
[Floor 2542]:
╮（╯▽╰）╭ I just said, how could it not be asked about the return date? Jumping to and fro between my Tongqueque and the millet line, I have long seen him unpleasant.
Sure enough, as some people guessed before, it turned out to be a great god who has been retired for a long time~
If it is said that it is the Great God, I understand it. The Great God's friend has the Great God beside him to guide, and of course the dubbing will be better. However, tonight's "Marquis of Shunyang" competition will definitely be the top spot for my Tongqueque! ! Even if so many people are optimistic about the cat dad, I think he will lose to Tongqueque... Well, in fact, I like his performance, but my life is my life, and Tongjaque will always be my favorite! ! (╭￣3￣)╭
[Floor 2548]:
Hold your paw with the 2542 floor! It seems that there are still a lot of bird fans here, hehe... Although I have a good impression of the cat's father, the 2542nd floor is right. You can support it when you are competing with others, but if you are competing with your life... Sorry, still I'm going to vote for my destiny, sorry.
As for not asking about the return date... In fact, I don't have any special feelings for him... I prefer the sound of Emperor Gong's one. Not asking about the return date is good in "Trap", I don't like that. I can't say anything about his character, I don't like it or hate it, but it's basically the same as the one mentioned above, since I compete with my life, I can't support it. This is the principle! in principle!
[Building 255o]:
╮(╯▽╰)╭╮(╯▽╰)╭╮(╯▽╰)╭What? ? Regardless of the return date, the weak receiver also came to compete with us for the role of "Changdi"? He is also an emperor after all, so he doesn't need to be a queen (poof).
So it is said that the most important thing for a person is to have self-knowledge. No matter how much you speculate, the level of speculation is different from the real level. I saw that there are many people discussing about the cat dad roommate incident. I didn't listen to the competition of people other than Tongqueque, so I don't know what everyone is talking about. Great God, you hyped yourself to be Daddy Cat's roommate, only to be slapped in the face by the great god himself on Weibo?
Hahahaha, sure enough, you won't die if you don't make it... Can't wait to listen to the first game tonight to see how this weakling makes a fool of himself in public! !
[Floor 2552]:
Although the voices of Kuaima Qingqiu, regardless of the return date, are somewhat similar, but in terms of character, the Great God is the Great God, and those who can afford the title of Great God must be guaranteed credit! ! (Yes, I am indirectly complimenting my family's Tongque sama and rice noodle sama =￣w￣=)
You see, when the great gods came out to slap the face, they just politely and softly scolded the word "idiot", and they didn't embarrass him much. The same situation has changed him, he is probably going to throw dirty water with dirty words, puff puff...
This incident can simply be regarded as a typical textbook of self-defeating instead of self-hype.
Come on, copper sparrow sama! ! In the competition, train this shou to death well~(~o￣▽￣)~o
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Hei Hei really loves himself deeply - Qi Jin sighed. He seriously considered whether to recover some reputation damage from Kuaima Qingqiu.
He was curious how these people would feel if they knew about his relationship with Shen Yan, Kuaima Qingqiu, and Guoqiao Rice Noodles. Of course... These things can't be said during the game, and since his first preliminary match is just around the corner, the farther away from the storm, the better.
On the other hand, when he opened QQ, he found that Jade Butterfly had actually sent him more than a dozen messages.
The timing of Yu Butterfly's message is not coherent. When Qi Jin looks at it in one breath, she can clearly see her mental journey that day, which is very valuable to watch.
【This morning】
Jade Butterfly: I saw the rumors on the forum... You are actually the roommate of "Cat's Daddy" when you return? ? Get online now! ! I want an answer! !
Jade Butterfly: I can't believe it, really... You are too good at disguising when you return. When I mentioned this person to you, you still sounded like you didn't know him, but turned your head around and it was your roommate? ? You are gay, so is your roommate your bedmate? ? Impossible, he must be a straight man... Did you take the initiative to seduce him, must be so?
Jade Butterfly: Come up quickly and give me an explanation! !
Jade Butterfly: I originally wanted to work with him... If he is gay, I can't match with him, it will be very embarrassing! !
【this afternoon】
Jade Butterfly: I seem to have misunderstood you, so it's not you?
Jade Butterfly: On the return date, someone said on the forum that it was not you, but the fast horse Qingqiu who had already retired. I know Kuaima Qingqiu, and his voice is indeed very similar to yours, but he is more masculine and less dusty...
Jade Butterfly: Anyway, I may have misunderstood you about this matter. Don't take it to heart. We will cooperate well in the future.
Jade Butterfly: Knock me when I'm online, I need a letter of approval. Is it you, or is it fast and light
【This afternoon】
Jade Butterfly: Kuaima Qingqiu actually updated Weibo... Is it really him?
Jade Butterfly: Then I really misunderstood you, oops, I'm sorry to let you lay down and get shot, forget it.
Jade Butterfly: Hehehe, Kuaima Qingqiu is definitely a straight man, so "Cat's Daddy" must be a straight man. Two straight men may share a house because of convenience, I think too much... I thought he had something with you.
Jade Butterfly: How about a quick horse and a light fur... Actually, your voice is quite similar to your return date, and I used to like that kind of thing... However, he had a lot of trouble with his female fans back then, hehe... While his fans are still Many, he retired in a hurry when his reputation was not completely lost, but he was very smart. Such a person is definitely straight, not gay. Then I'm relieved.
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"'The affair with female fans'?"
Qi Jin looked at it for a long time, only reacting to the content of this gossip, and opened her eyes slightly.
It was revealed by a woman like Jade Butterfly who had "chased" him. Regardless of whether the gossip was true or not, Qi Jin felt that she had to light a candle for Kuaima Qingqiu and observe three minutes of silence - that was also before the game officially started. time remaining.