Before I knew it, the day passed quickly, and it was 22:02 p.m. when Xu Xincheng left the office.

Working in high-tech startups such as the Internet and AI, it is normal to work late into the night, and it has even become the norm in the industry.

Taxi drivers who often come know that at the gate of their company, at eight or nine o'clock in the evening, it is the time when there are the most customers, even if they come at ten o'clock in the evening, there will be many customers.

According to the relevant regulations of the company, it is possible to take a taxi home at night to work overtime until late at night, the cost is reimbursed by the company, and he can also choose to ride a shared bicycle home, which is also very convenient and fast, if you take a small road, it only takes four or five minutes to get home, but he will choose to walk back from time to time, and generally choose to take a detour, which is a road he likes to walk the most.

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Last night, when he walked out of the company's gate, although it was very late, the landscape lights of the buildings on both sides of the river had been turned off, and the weather was not too good, neither the moon nor the stars could be seen, but somehow, suddenly, the idea of taking a detour to the Pearl River side viewing path still broke into his mind, and he immediately decided, and immediately took steps in the direction of the river.

He likes the big banyan trees on the banks of the Pearl River, the gentle flow of the river, the feeling of the evening breeze blowing on his face, and the thinking while walking on the wide and quiet viewing path.

In the past year, many good ideas at work and many profound insights in life have been thought of and realized when I walked by the river; every time I go to the riverside at night, I will always be very relaxed and comfortable, and I will also be very rewarding.

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Out of the company's gate, Xu Xincheng looked up at the night sky, the sky was gloomy tonight, but according to the weather forecast, there would be no rain tonight, so he decided to go back for a walk.

As he took the third step, he suddenly remembered what happened last night, and two questions came into his mind one after another: "How is the girl from last night?

Then, a third question flashed through his mind like a bolt of lightning, "Will she be there again tonight?"

He was startled by the lightning bolt and his instinct told him, "She's there." ”

Thinking of this, he quickly quickened his pace, walked a few steps, suddenly stopped, turned around, walked back to the company, walked through the company gate, came to the vending machine in the corner of the lobby, scanned the code and bought two bottles of mineral water, put them in his backpack, and then quickly walked out of the company gate.

He eagerly took a few big steps, thinking that walking was still too slow, so he found a shared bicycle on the side of the road, opened the APP on his mobile phone, scanned the code to unlock the lock, rode on, and drove to the river.

He was in a desperate mood to know the answer as soon as possible, and he rode as fast as he could, and the evening breeze blew in his ears, and the banyan trees passed him quickly.

About 3 minutes later, Xu Xincheng came to the place last night, when his eyes crossed the trunk of the big banyan tree that was so tall that he needed to put his hands together, when he saw the figure of the girl again, he actually had a sense of joy in his heart when the answer was revealed, and he immediately scolded himself in his heart: "Don't be happy! She should be uncomfortable!"

He looked intently, and she was sitting in the exact same position as last night, still sitting upright. Of the seven street lamps on the stone guardrail opposite, only the middle one was still on, and the place where she was was still very dark.

In order not to disturb her with the sound of the lock, he turned around, rode the bike to about 50 meters away, leaned to the side of the road, stopped, got out of the bike, and gently unlocked it.

He quickly adjusted his breath and took several deep breaths before calming down before walking slowly towards her.

He still came to a place about 2 meters away from her, stopped, concentrated his eyes, looked closely, and understood the situation first.

Only then did he see clearly that she was wearing a dark gray long-sleeved casual suit tonight, and her demeanor was exactly the same as last night.

Somehow, he felt a strong sense of solemnity in her.

His heart couldn't help but shook, "How could she be ....... when she is so young?"

Another voice in his heart reminded him: "Let's hurry up and greet first! It's too presumptuous to stare at people like this!"

"Hello!" he greeted softly, paused for a moment, and continued, "Remember me, I said hello to you last night. ”

She looked the same as last night, as if she was thinking about a big problem.

Seeing that she didn't respond, he raised his voice and asked with concern, "Is everything okay?"

She finally slowly opened her slightly closed eyes, looked at him with those large eyes, and after a while, she muttered, "It's already begun." ”

In the gloomy silence, although her voice was very small, Xu Xincheng could still hear the uneasiness in her tone, and in the dim faint light, although her expression was very blurred, he could still see the sadness on her face.

He was puzzled, couldn't help frowning, and asked, "What has already begun?"

The girl didn't answer his question, she slowly closed her eyes slightly, and fell deep into deep thought.

Xu Xincheng suddenly felt melancholy and helpless!

He wanted to ask again, but felt that it was inappropriate, and stood there for several seconds, hesitating.

He thought to himself, presumably, just like last night, she would not give him any more response.

He shook his head, sighed secretly, took out the prepared mineral water from his backpack, and said softly: "This bottle of water is for you, and it is placed here." ”

He took three steps forward gently, gently placed it on the edge of the stone bench, and then, gently took three steps back, and said, "I'm still sitting on the stone bench over there, if you need help, call me." ”

With that, he walked over to the stone bench from last night, turned around, and sat down slowly in her direction, looking at her quietly.

Again, in the middle of the night, on the Pearl River in Guangzhou, on the viewing road on the bank, under a faint street lamp and on two stone benches, two people sat upright, fighting the endless darkness under the night.