When I returned to the Li family's old house, it was almost eleven o'clock, and Li Peiyuan had not yet returned from the party. Zhou Ji didn't alarm the aunt, and went upstairs gently.

When she returned to her room and was washed up and lying on the bed, she remembered the question she had asked again. Qi Jingran's death, does she blame Cheng Wei?

She didn't know. She was so immersed in grief that she never even dared to think about it. At the end of the day, subconsciously, it's weird. That's why I didn't dare to think about it.

For a period of time, she had thought in a daze, why could that person, the person who was chosen to go to Qin Yang's side, be Qi Jingran? Why couldn't it be someone else?

And Qi Jingran was sent to Qin Yang's side by Cheng Wei.

Pain appeared on Zhouhe's face in the darkness, and she restrained herself from calming down. She knew that she shouldn't blame Cheng Wei. Qi Jingran is completely an adult, and she knows what she is doing. It is her right to choose which path she chooses to take and what decisions she makes.

She also believes that even in the end, Qi Jingran has never regretted it, so what right does she have to blame Cheng Wei?

Zhou He restrained himself from thinking about it and closed his eyes tightly.

The courtyard was already silent, and she couldn't sleep for a long time, and only after a long time forced herself to sleep.

Li Jing booked the ticket the next morning, and when Zhou He got up in the morning, he received a call from him, saying that someone would come to pick her up.

Zhou He refused, saying that he would take a taxi over.

Li didn't insist and told Zhou He where to wait for her.

In the end, Zhou He didn't take a taxi alone, Li Peiyuan asked the driver at home to send her. There was no traffic jam along the way, she originally thought that Li would pass over, but she didn't, and when she got out of the car, she only saw Cheng Wei.

Cheng Wei was not surprised to see the Li family's driver send her over, so she naturally took Zhou He's simple luggage and said, "Go in." ”

Now there was still some time before boarding, and while he was walking inside with Zhou He, he looked back at her again and asked, "Have you eaten?"

Zhou He nodded and said that he had eaten. Knowing that she was on the plane this morning, my aunt got up early to prepare breakfast, but she couldn't eat it too early, so she only ate a small half bowl of porridge.

She didn't know if Cheng Wei had eaten it, and after speaking, she said, "You go and eat, don't worry about me." ”

Cheng Wei didn't speak, and bought her a cup of milk tea later. Hand it to her and warm her hands.

Zhou He couldn't find anything to say, so he kept silent. But Cheng Wei didn't know what was going on, his mobile phone kept ringing in the morning, and he didn't turn off the phone until he boarded the plane.

Probably because it was still the New Year, the plane was also very deserted. The two booked positions next to each other, and seeing that there was blue under Zhou He's eyes, after sitting down, Cheng Wei took a thin blanket and put it on her, and said, "Sleep for a while, I'll call you when it's time." ”

Zhou He couldn't find anything to say, and sleeping undoubtedly avoided embarrassment to the greatest extent. She nodded, said thank you, and closed her eyes.

Cheng Wei was not very comfortable beside her, she originally thought that she couldn't sleep, but she fell asleep unconsciously. When she woke up, the plane was ready to land, she reached out and rubbed her eyebrows, and sat up.

After waking up, she was a little embarrassed, Cheng Wei asked her if she wanted to drink water, and she shook her head and refused.

got off the plane, and someone came to pick him up from Cheng Wei's side. He thought about it thoughtfully and said, "The house has been unoccupied for too long and I have to clean it up, and I have already booked a hotel." ”

Zhou He didn't stay long here this time, everything had to be re-prepared there, and it was obviously much more convenient to stay in a hotel.

Zhou He hesitated, but still didn't refuse, and said thank you.

Cheng Wei breathed a sigh of relief imperceptibly and took her to the car that came to pick her up.

Although he hasn't gone to work yet, he has to meet customers when he comes over today. took Zhou He to the booked hotel, and he said: "The driver has been waiting, it is too far to go to the cemetery and it is inconvenient to take a taxi, let him send you." ”

Although it has passed the New Year, Yucheng is still cold and gloomy. It is really not good to take a taxi to the cemetery when the weather is bad, Zhou He did not refuse and thanked him.

Cheng Wei said that he was not polite, did not say anything more, and went downstairs first.

Zhou He tidied up his things, washed his face again, went to buy things, and then went to the cemetery.

The road was not easy to walk, and the driver wanted to accompany her up, but she refused.

I don't know who came, Aunt Qi and Qi Jingran's graves were put with flowers, and the tombstones were wiped spotlessly. Zhou He squatted down in front of the tombstone and took out the things he brought one by one.

Now she can only come here almost once a year, and she stayed at the cemetery for a long time before coming down the mountain.

There were so many things in her head that she was a little tired. In the car, he closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.

Before the car entered the city, the driver seemed to have received a call from Cheng Wei, as if asking if they were back or something, and she didn't ask.

It's already afternoon, and I can't go to the cemetery of the old grandmother in the small city today. She didn't go out again, lay down in bed, and soon fell asleep in a daze.

She was woken up by the whining of her phone, and she picked it up without looking. As soon as I fed it, I heard Cheng Wei on the other end of the phone say, "I'm outside the room, open the door." ”

Zhou He's brain was a little unconscious, and it took a while to react. She wanted to ask something, but she didn't ask, got up and went to open the door.

Cheng Wei was really standing outside the door, carrying a food box in his hand. When he saw her, he said, "I haven't eaten all day after sleeping, eat something." ”

Zhou He looked out the window, only to find that it was dark outside, and she had slept all afternoon.

Cheng Wei is familiar with the way, and when he entered the room, he quickly took out the food in the food box and put it on the table. The dishes are exquisite, and they are a portion for two people.

Zhou Ji didn't know that he had slept for so long, so he hurriedly went to the bathroom and washed his face before coming out.

Cheng Wei had already filled the soup, she sat down and pushed it in front of her, saying, "I haven't eaten all day, drink some soup first." Pork ribs corn soup, very appetizing. ”

Zhou He was silent for a while, said thank you, picked up the soup and drank it slowly.

It was embarrassing for the two to stay together without talking, and she drank a small half bowl of soup before asking, "Did you start going to work today?"

Cheng Wei sighed and said, "It's not going to work, the customer just came here to travel." ”

Zhou He nodded and didn't speak again.

In the following time, Cheng Wei did not speak again. Although the dishes brought by Cheng Wei were simple, they were very appetizing, and Zhou He had no appetite at first, but he ate a bowl of rice later.

After eating, without waiting for Zhou He's hand, Cheng Wei put away the food box and called someone to come and get it. Seeing that she had slept for a long time during the day today, she thought about it for a while and said, "Do you want to go to the house for a walk?"

Zhou He really can't sleep at this time, and the house should actually go this afternoon. She nodded and said yes.

Cheng Wei went back to the room to change his clothes, and the two went downstairs. He didn't call the driver again tonight, he drove his own car. Yucheng has changed a lot in recent years, as if it is changing every day. It's no longer the city in Zhouhe's memory.

The hotel booked is not far from the house, but it takes ten minutes to arrive. Cheng Wei parked the car at the door and did not go to the house next door to him, but accompanied Zhou He.

Shu Hua has been very busy, Zhou He is no longer good to ask her to help take care of the house, and the flowers and plants here have withered. When you open the room, you will feel damp and cold.

Cheng Wei followed her into the house, and said in a low voice, "Let Auntie come over and clean up tomorrow." ”

Zhou He shook his head and said, "No, I have time." "She just cleaned up and tidied up. I don't know when the next time I'll be back. It's not safe to let people clean her.

Now that they're all here, they can't let the heat stand. She asked Cheng Wei to sit down, originally wanting to go to the beaker to boil water, but when she passed, she found that the water had stopped here. Now I have to give up.

She couldn't do anything tonight, and it wasn't suitable for sitting here, so she went back to her room and took a look, then left with Cheng Wei.

The courtyard was depressed and desolate, Cheng Wei's footsteps paused, and suddenly said: "If you don't worry, you can give me the key, and I will have people come over regularly to clean and take care of it in the future." ”

Zhou He didn't expect him to bring up this matter, and he couldn't help but be stunned. She didn't answer, she lowered her head and walked outside, saying, "I'll talk about it later." ”

Cheng Wei did not insist, and walked out of the courtyard with her.

It's still early, and the city is still bustling with activity. After sleeping too much during the day, there is nothing to do to go back to the hotel, Cheng Wei drove the car outside and went around, and saw that there was a new comedy in the cinema, so he looked at Zhou He and said, "It's still early, can I go back after watching a movie?"

After a slight pause, he continued, "It's boring to go back." ”

Zhou He looked out the car window, nodded and said yes.

Cheng Wei quickly found a place to stop the car, and then went to buy a ticket. At this time, there are not many people, but most of them are couples.

Seeing that people bought popcorn and snacks and drinks, Cheng Wei asked Zhou He what he wanted to drink. Zhou He said no, and he didn't want to eat.

Although she didn't want to eat, Cheng Wei still went to line up to buy popcorn and hot drinks.

Zhou He looked at the back of the queue, and he was inexplicably a little distracted. Maybe it's because her memory has faded, and she can't even remember when she and him watched the movie together.

Cheng Wei came back from buying something not long after, and Jia Zhou was in a hurry, so he said, "Go in." ”

The young couple were all holding hands, and he wanted to reach out to hold her hand, but in the end he suppressed the urge and walked forward as if nothing had happened.

When I sat down, it was really a couple. The two were somewhat embarrassed in the middle, and Zhou He's eyes kept staring at the screen.

The film is a drama of conscience, not just nonsensical funny. Zhou He originally came with the mentality of passing the time, but gradually looked into it.

Seeing that she was looking seriously, Cheng Wei didn't speak, and followed suit. The popcorn in her hand was placed in the most convenient place for her so that she could reach for it.

Zhou He has no habit of eating snacks, rarely eats, and occasionally picks up one or two grains until Cheng Wei hands them over.

The movie theater was pitch black, and occasionally the hands of the two would touch each other when they went to pick it up. Zhou He's hand was cold, and she would move away almost as soon as she touched Cheng Wei's hand. But Cheng Wei acted as if it was deliberate, every time she reached for popcorn, he would also take it at the same time.

After the hands of the two touched a few times in a row, Zhou He simply stopped taking it, and only drank the drink in his hand.

The two hands touched together to distract her, and her eyes left the screen, and she realized that the little couples around her were all Qingqing and me, some were whispering love words, and some were kissing, or interacting ambiguously.

She was sitting on pins and needles now, letting her eyes stay on the screen, just sitting motionless.

Compared with her stiffness and discomfort, Cheng Wei is like a person who has nothing to do. I didn't seem to feel embarrassed or uncomfortable. It seems that Zhou He is the heart of a villain.

The movie didn't end until more than ten o'clock, and only Zhou Heyi watched it without missing a fragment.

Her back was straight the whole time, and it was not until she was out of the cinema that she was imperceptibly relaxed.

Cheng Wei would not let go of such an opportunity to be alone, so he didn't mention it back to the hotel, looked at the time, and said, "Let's have some supper." ”

He wasn't asking for Zhou He's opinion, he looked around and walked to the opposite road. When they reached the side of the road, they stopped and waited for Zhou He to cross the road together.

The supper is very simple, and the sake-stuffed rice balls are eaten in a small shop. The dumplings are handmade, and even the osmanthus stuffed rice added to them is made by the owner himself, which has a very homely taste.

She ate more than Cheng Wei, and it was a little cold outside, but her body warmed up after eating. Her hands were no longer cold.

Zhou He ate seriously, his slender fingers held his white fingers, and somehow, Cheng Wei suddenly remembered all the things that night. He looked away. He wanted to go outside for a cigarette, but in the end he restrained himself and waited for Zhou He to finish eating, and then slowly walked back to the parking lot together.

The two of them had their own thoughts, and neither of them spoke. When he arrived at the parking lot, Cheng Wei stretched out his hand to open the car door for Zhou He.

Zhou He said thank you in a low voice, and then sat in the car. Cheng Wei got into the car, and suddenly looked at Zhou He while wearing his seat belt, and called out Ah He in a low and hoarse voice.

In a small space, the atmosphere is already ambiguous without any rendering. Zhou He was slightly in a trance, and only looked at Cheng Wei after a while.

I thought that Cheng Wei suddenly asked her to say something, but she didn't, he said a word to fasten his seat belt, and then started the car.

On the road, the two of them also didn't speak, and it could be seen that Cheng Wei wanted to say something, but he never spoke. The car stopped in the parking lot, and he looked at Zhou He and said, "Ah He, I'll be friends in the future, right?"

His gaze was open and soft, as if he had forgotten the events of that night.

Zhou He breathed a sigh of relief inexplicably and nodded quickly.

The slightly tense lines on Cheng Wei's face softened, and he said with a slight smile: "Go up, go to bed early, and go to the cemetery early tomorrow." ”

Zhou He nodded in response, opened the door and got out of the car. When they got upstairs, Cheng Wei said good night again, and the two went back to their rooms.

Zhou He got up early the next day, and Cheng Wei got up earlier when she went out, and when she went out, he had already bought breakfast and planned to eat it while walking on the road. You have to drive for a while to get to the small county town.

The words were already made clear last night, and Zhou He saw that he was no longer so awkward, and he was much more comfortable.

The two left early and didn't buy anything on the side of Yucheng. When I arrived in a small county town, I went to buy incense wax paper candles and other things.

When he arrived at the cemetery, Cheng Wei was originally going to accompany Zhou He to the cemetery of the old grandmother. But seeing that the sky was gloomy, Zhou He said that he would just go by himself. Cheng Wei did not insist.

Zhou He is still talking about his life with the old grandmother as in previous years. After burning the incense wax paper candles, I said goodbye to the old grandmother before leaving.

originally thought that Cheng Wei had finished it a long time ago, but he didn't, on the trail, I saw him standing in front of the tombstone from a distance. Zhou Ji didn't walk over to disturb him, but just stood on the path.

After standing for about twenty minutes, a drizzle fell in the sky, and Cheng Wei walked over.

I don't know if the cemetery belongs to his parents, Zhou He wanted to ask, but in the end he didn't ask.

The two hurried all the way back to the car, the drizzle was too heavy, and the coats on both of them were a little wet. Cheng Wei was probably not in a good mood and didn't speak. After starting the car, he didn't drive away immediately, asked Zhou He to wait for a while, and he got out of the car and smoked.

His figure was lonely in the rain, and he quickly finished smoking a cigarette before getting into the car.

Intuition told Zhou He that the tomb should be Cheng Wei's parents. It's just that I don't know why it's all ordinary, but he hasn't re-erected the monument. Only one wordless monument was erected.

As if he could guess what Zhou He was thinking, Cheng Wei drove the car for a short while, and then said: "My mother, I liked to be quiet when I was alive and didn't like to be disturbed. ”

His mother was in a family and was tired of all kinds of deceit. She does not want her husband to get ahead like many people, on the contrary, she does not want his husband to be an official, but rather wants the family to live a peaceful life far from the center of power.

But until he died, he couldn't do it.

Before his father was rehabilitated, he often thought that one day, he would have to move his parents' graves back to Kyoto. But after being rehabilitated, he still did not move after all.

If my mother had spirits in heaven, she would not have wanted him to move them back to Kyoto.

Let them be in this quiet town, which can be regarded as what their mother wished before her death. If there is an afterlife, he doesn't want his father to be an official again, he just wants the family to live an ordinary life.

For countless nights, he remembered his arrogant and domineering self. Every time he thought about it, he wanted to give himself a few slaps in the face.

Although he didn't break into a big disaster, at that time, he also made his parents, who had always wanted peace, worry a lot.

Knowing that he was not in a good mood, Zhou He nodded and did not speak.

Cheng Wei's face showed some tiredness, and he didn't speak.

Neither of them was in a hurry, and the car drove for a while, and Zhou Hecai said: "If you are tired, rest here for one night before leaving." ”

Every year when he comes to the cemetery, Cheng Wei will be depressed for a while. He nodded and said yes.

Although the rain was not heavy, it slowly became foggy. Zhou He was afraid that Cheng Wei would be distracted, so he asked him to pull over halfway through the car and replaced her with a car.

Cheng Wei sat in the passenger seat, closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.

Zhou He's car drove like a turtle, from the cemetery to the small county town, a full hour drive. She was not picky about accommodation, found a hotel with good parking, parked the car, and then went to open the room.

Cheng Wei's spirit didn't look very good, and after he returned to the room, Zhou He went to the porridge shop next door to pack a porridge and bring it back to him.

He was quite polite and said thank you.

Zhou He said you're welcome, and then went back to his room.

She had been paying attention to the movement in the next room, Cheng Wei didn't know if she was resting or what she was doing, and the next door had not made any sound and had not gone out.

Outside, it was foggy, and the whole town was enveloped. She didn't go out either, just stayed in the room and watched TV to pass the time. It wasn't until after five o'clock in the afternoon that I went downstairs.

Dinner is prepared in the inn, but it is the off-season and there are not many people. There are only two guests in the hotel, she and Cheng Wei. The proprietress was lazy watching TV, Zhou He didn't wait for her to do it, and borrowed the kitchen to make the dishes herself.

She didn't know how to comfort people, and was about to bring some wine downstairs after cooking the food, when she saw Cheng Wei coming downstairs from upstairs. He couldn't see anything on his face, and when he saw Zhou He serving food, he asked, "Is there anything you need my help with?"

Zhou He didn't be polite to him and asked him to help serve the food. Then he was asked if he had been drinking.

Anyway, if you don't leave tonight, Cheng Wei agreed, and went to the proprietress to get a bottle of liquor.

It's cold, and it's too cold to drink beer. Red wine, all the wine in this small inn is low-quality red wine, and he can't taste it. Baijiu is undoubtedly the most suitable.

The food was served in Cheng Wei's room, the window of his room was facing the back street, and when the curtains were opened, a small river and the lanterns hanging on the trees by the river could be seen.

He didn't pour wine for Zhou He, and poured wine into his own cup after sitting down.

Zhou He didn't say anything, just filled half a bowl of soup and put it in front of him. She was looking for something to say, but she couldn't find it for a while. Cheng Wei had already picked up the wine glass, and Ali drank it all.

There was a gloomy color between his eyebrows, and when he saw that Zhou He didn't move, he said, "Eat, go back to the room to rest after eating, and leave me alone." ”

His voice was low and deep, his head bowed slightly, and he didn't look at Zhou He. As he spoke, he took the bottle and poured himself wine.

His emotions have never leaked out, and it is rare to see him like this.

Zhou He couldn't find words of comfort, so he was silent. Seeing that he drank the wine in the cup in one gulp, he said, "Eat something first." ”

Cheng Wei hummed lowly, and finally didn't pour any more wine.