"Wen Qingying!" Tao Ling was caught off guard and shouted involuntarily.
Wen Qingying's arms were wrapped tightly around him, so his chest was out of breath, and his waist almost hurt. This force was so strong that Tao Ling couldn't move.
But even if Wen Qingying didn't exert such force, he would not escape.
In the silent trembling, Tao Ling didn't have time to think about the reason, but immediately bent over and put his arms around Wen Qingying's neck, holding his head in his arms.
At this moment, he wished to trap people directly in his body, so that he would not be afraid again.
After a few minutes, he felt that Wen Qingying's emotions were gradually calming down, Tao Ling moved slightly, and the next second, Wen Qingying tightened his hand again like a bird startled.
This reaction was beyond Tao Ling's comprehension, so it made him feel more distressed.
He patted Wen Qingying on the back of the neck soothingly, knelt down, and rubbed his face against his ear.
The two knelt on the cold ground and hugged, and after an unknown amount of time, Wen Qingying raised her head, and the strength that wrapped Tao Ling was slowly released.
Confirming that he really calmed down this time, Tao Ling moved tentatively and loosened his arms a little.
Wen Qingying didn't struggle, so he leaned back in order to observe him.
Seeing Tao Ling looking at him, Wen Qingying lowered her head and did not look at him.
Tao Ling knew that everything was fine, and could not help but let out a sigh of relief. He was secretly frightened, pressed Wen Qingying's shoulders and stood up, then leaned over to pull him.
Kneeling for too long, my knees hurt.
Wen Qingying still lowered her eyelashes, presumably she had completely broken away from her previous state, and she felt embarrassed after returning to her senses.
Tao Ling's heart softened, and he held his face in his hands, forcing him to look at him. When he saw the red eyes that had not yet faded away, he deliberately blinked and smiled very tenderly.
Knowing that Tao Ling did not laugh at him, nor did he dislike him, Wen Qingying pursed her lips and twitched the corners of her mouth pale.
Tao Ling pointed to the bathroom door, Wen Qingying nodded, but didn't move, Tao Ling had no choice but to raise his hand to hold him and lead him out of the cramped space.
It wasn't until a quarter of an hour later that Tao Ling had time to think about what was going on.
Wen Qingying sat beside the bed and kept looking down at the ground. He wanted to figure out the situation, but when he picked up his phone, he remembered that Wen Qingying had turned off.
So he typed a line to show him: "Where's your phone?"
Wen Qingying moved very slowly, and took out the phone from his jacket pocket. Tao Ling took it over and took a look. The power was out.
He wanted to ask why he didn't charge, and suddenly remembered the scene at the airport in the morning. At that time, he found that he didn't bring a charger and borrowed Wen Qingying's.
Suddenly remembered at this moment, Tao Ling was stunned and slapped his forehead suddenly.
Wen Qingying was startled and raised her hand to grab his wrist.
Tao Ling smiled while suppressing his emotions, then went back to grab the bag, trying to find a charging cable for Wen Qingying.
So far away from Wu City, the two of them only brought one suitcase, and all important things were in their bags. When Wen Qingying woke up, she couldn't find anyone, and her bag was also missing. Maybe they thought he had left alone.
Wen Qingying is a big man, Tao Ling never thought about the unreasonable fear, but just blamed himself in his heart.
After charging Wen Qingying's mobile phone, they were speechless. After half an hour, Tao Ling opened the notepad and typed: "I'm going to take a bath, can you do it alone?"
After typing, I deleted the second half of the sentence, and I just wanted to hand it over and take it back and change it: "I'll take a shower first, if you have something to do, just knock on the glass."
Wen Qingying nodded after reading it.
After Tao Ling came out of the shower, Wen Qingying still maintained the movement just now, sitting beside the bed in a daze, never moving.
The charming reverie in my heart has long since been scattered, and only pity is left. Tao Ling wiped his hair, walked across to him, sat down, and lightly kicked his feet.
Wen Qingying glanced at him hastily, smiled, got up and went to the box to rummage for her pajamas, and also prepared to wash.
Tao Ling lay on the bed by the window and looked sideways at the bathroom.
The water stream clattered, and behind the frosted glass, Wen Qingying's figure swayed back and forth. Raise your arms and stroke your hair, wash your face with water in both hands, and press the shower gel…
I was just worried about him, but looking at him, Tao Ling suddenly felt that something was wrong. Realizing that this was too impolite, he rubbed his ears in annoyance, muttered "see no evil", and simply turned over and looked at his phone.
The attention has been on the left side.
After a while, Wen Qingying also came out of the wash, and the two sides were speechless. Then, in the middle of the night, they turned off the lights and went to sleep.
Tao Ling brought Valium, but didn't plan to eat it, Wen Qingying lay on his side with her back to him, her phone still on.
Just as he was thinking about whether to send him something, the news came in, and the vibration sounded abruptly.
Tao Ling was also lying on his side, he glanced at Wen Qingying's back, and clicked to mute and unread.
Wen Qingying: "Sir, I'm sorry."
Tao Ling: "It's my fault."
Before waiting for the other side to continue speaking, he added: "It's true, I agreed to go to the lecture together, but I didn't keep the agreement."
After a while, Wen Qingying replied: "Sir, I didn't wake up from a nightmare just now, and my emotions were tense. I don't usually do this."
Tao Ling: "Don't be afraid, dreams are all fake."
In the darkness, Wen Qingying blinked at this sentence. He wanted to say that the nightmares were all real, but he didn't know where to start.
He didn't receive a reply for a few minutes. Tao Ling was a little nervous. He was really inexperienced in getting along with people he liked.
This is much more difficult than dealing with the Taoist scriptures that you can’t understand no matter how you study.
In the midst of apprehension, the news finally came again.
"I didn't follow my mother when I was very young. One day my father said to take me out to play. I was very happy. We arrived at the hotel in the afternoon. Haven't seen him in twenty years. I don't know the city."
After reading this sentence, Tao Ling suddenly sat up from the bed.
He couldn't stop breathing, and Wen Qingying sent the next message: "But I'm really not like this. I didn't sleep well last night.
Tao Ling exhaled, his brain became hot, and he sent a message back to him: "Come and sleep with me? The heating in this hotel doesn't seem to be too hot. I want to cover you with a quilt."
The words on the screen came into view, Wen Qingying's hand slipped, and the phone accidentally fell down, face down. The faint light was suddenly blocked, and the line of sight suddenly fell into darkness.
He finally sat up too and looked sideways at Tao Ling.
Seeing that he didn't move for a while, Tao Ling set the alarm clock, turned off the phone, and threw it at the head of his bed, then got up, walked directly across the aisle in the middle of the bed, and stepped on Wen Qingying's bed.
The two sat opposite each other for a while, Tao Ling raised his hand, touched Wen Qingying's face soothingly, patted his hair, and lowered his head to straighten the quilt.
Wen Qingying covered his head and head, and waited for Tao Ling to get into the quilt, still stunned, until Tao Ling pulled him, and he lay down.
The hotel is very comfortable. Although it is a single bed, it is wide enough, but it is still uncomfortable to squeeze two big men.
Lying face to face, his eyes have long been accustomed to the darkness, Tao Ling looked at Wen Qingying and felt that he could see daze in his eyes, just like a child.
After watching it for a long time, my heart hurts dully.
At the end, he suddenly leaned forward and raised his hand to hug Wen Qingying.
Wen Qingying froze, lowered her head for a long time, buried her face by the side of his neck, and wrapped her arms around his waist.
Tao Ling smiled and moved up with one hand, pressed the back of his head, made him rest on his neck, and patted the other hand on his back a few times.
This night's mood was too complicated, Tao Ling couldn't remember when he fell asleep, only that his last thought was that the heating in the north was really hot.
When the alarm clock rang in the morning, Tao Ling opened his eyes and saw that Qingying had already washed up in the bathroom. He began to think about how to tell him about the meeting.
After sitting on the bed for a while, Wen Qingying came out of the bathroom. Seeing Tao Ling was awake, he grinned.
The events of last night did not leave a trace on his face, and that face was still clean and beautiful, brighter than the rising sun.
At least in Tao Ling's view.
Tao Ling then smiled, stretched, and got up to wash up.
After washing up and coming out, Wen Qingying was typing with her phone, Tao Ling passed by him, and lightly brushed the hair on the back of his head.
Wen Qingying looked up at him and smiled, and raised her phone to him.
Tao Ling understood, picked up the phone, and saw the message he sent: "Sir, I'm going out for a walk today, will you message me when you're done?"
"I'm fine, I won't go far, I'll wait for you to come back," he said.
Tao Ling thought for a while, and replied, "Then tell me in time if you have something, and you won't stay away from your phone today."
Wen Qingying responded with a smile.
After going downstairs and having breakfast together, Tao Ling wanted to take a taxi to the school where the meeting was taking place. When he was walking, he turned around and looked at the door of the hotel. Wen Qingying stood there and waved to him.
The meeting process is still the same. Tao Ling's paper was reviewed in the morning. The meeting meal was arranged in the school cafeteria. When he got there, a familiar teacher asked Tao Ling, "Mr. Tao, do you have a table?"
Tao Ling nodded politely.
When the participants get together, they will inevitably talk about each other's universities. They are all in the same field, and there is always a network or chain of relationships involved.
After all, the teacher next to him asked about Tao Ling's situation. Hearing Provincial City University, he asked, "Teacher Tao Ling?"
"Yes." Tao Ling didn't have this person's face in his mind, so he couldn't talk more, so he simply responded.
The teacher smiled: "Mr. Xia is okay?" "Y" "X" D" "J".
Tao Ling was stunned for a moment: "Huh? You mean?"
"Teacher Xia Chaoyang," the teacher said.
Someone next to him said something, the teacher's attention was distracted, and the words on this side were thrown away.
Tao Ling was surprised, but he didn't want to take the initiative to bring up the topic. He thought he could finish the meal quietly, but after the teacher's exchange with others, he looked back at him and said, "Mr. Tao's paper is really good. We also discussed the rejection for a long time before, but luckily we didn’t miss it.”
Tao Ling frowned.