Hainan has endless turquoise waters; There is the same endless blue sky, and the white clouds seem to be above your head, and you can pick them off with your hand; The beach of Wuzhizhou Island is as white as flour, so that Qi Yun doesn't want to leave as soon as she jumps in, she plays with sea water, picks up shells, builds sand castles, screams with her teeth and claws, and laughs unscrupulously, Hong Jian saw her skin that became black and red after a day of tanning, and the two eyes that were more and more reflected were as bright as paint, as if even he himself had returned to his childhood time, and couldn't help laughing with her, and at the same time sighed that some people laughed more funny than jokes.

This vacation to Hainan was Qi Yun's idea. Finally, Hong Jian has a holiday, of course, he has to knock him a bamboo pole and repay him for his "big revenge" that he doesn't have time to accompany him on weekdays. Subconsciously, Qi Yun also felt that the atmosphere at home had been depressed recently, and he wanted to ask but couldn't speak, and faintly wanted to escape, so he pulled Hong Jian out to play with her.

In these little things, Hong Jian never wanted to go against Qi Yun's mind, not to mention that the beautiful scenery was currently and the beauty was on the side, Hong Jian also felt very good. Qi Yun was tired of playing, leaning on Hong Jian's shoulder with a body full of sand, and just wanted to close his eyes and take a nap, but Hong Jian smiled and flicked her head:

"Have you had enough? When you've had enough, come with me to see the coconut grove. ”

"Isn't it just a coconut tree? Who hasn't seen it? Qi Yun muttered with half-squinted eyes. She was too tired to move.

"The most fun thing there is not to look at the trees, but to get on a small boat and go out to sea to fish," Hong Jian's voice was full of temptation, "Then, hand over the fish, shrimp and crabs to the hotel, and the hotel's chef will cook and barbecue on the beach, eating seafood while blowing the sea breeze and looking at the sea; Speakers on the beach play soulful blues music, accompanied by the sound of the ebb tide, watching the sunset over the sea......"

"Let's go, let's go," as soon as he heard that there was something delicious, Qi Yun immediately stood up energetically and pulled Hong Jian: "What are we still doing here?" Go to the place you said. ”

Hong Jian laughed loudly,

"I knew you were going to like it. I've booked a table at the restaurant over there. ”

When Qi Yun walked into the high-end restaurant decorated with snow-white satin curtains and pink balloons in the middle of the coconut grove beach that Hong Jian had booked, she felt quite breathtaking, and suddenly felt that her denim white cotton skirt that had been stained with the salty smell of sea water because she had just gone to sea with the fishing boat was so shabby, and she complained vigorously to Hong Jian why she didn't say that she would bring her to such a place earlier. She also wears a decent dress.

Hong Jian pointed to himself, also a polo shirt, Levi's pants with his trouser legs rolled up high, and smiled and showed eight teeth, making people feel like bathing in the California sun.

"If you're dressed too cleanly, there's no one to keep me company. Besides, you look good in whatever you wear. ”

Hong Jian rarely praises anyone, and this kind of explicit is even more unique. Qi Yun couldn't help but murmur secretly in his heart, Hong Jian is usually a person who is not extravagant, but today he brought her to have a meal so ceremoniously, is there anything greasy in this?

Because of this speculation in his heart, Qi Yun did not have any taboos when he ate. Rao is so, when she eats a diamond ring from the hotel where Hong Jian insisted on the order of the special fresh Australian shrimp in Australia, when she ate a diamond ring, she couldn't help but be startled, and decisively angry, slapping the table and shouting:

"Hong Jian, do you know that many heroines who travel through novels died because they accidentally ate the ring that their boyfriend hid in lobsters, ice cream, cakes, etc.? Tell me, what do you mean? Which dynasty do you want me to travel to? ”

"I ......" Hong Jian didn't expect Qi Yun to react like this, and his face blushed a little after finishing his words: "I thought you young girls would like such a 'creative' proposal......"

"Creativity?" Qi Yun snorted dissatisfiedly: "Rotten cabbage-like creativity!" ”

"I'm sorry, Yunyun," Hong Jian even turned his neck red, but he still resisted stubbornly, "but can you consider my request?" Listen to me give you an analysis - first of all, you're not too young...... Don't stare at me, okay, okay, it's my boss; Secondly, my parents like you, and your parents don't bother me, forcing a family that doesn't know the roots, and getting the wrong in-laws who don't know the roots, and can't handle the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, I met an expert yesterday and said that the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law should be handled more carefully than the relationship between husband and wife; Secondly, we are both national civil servants, but we are not in the same work unit, we have a common language, and we do not have aesthetic fatigue; Last but not least: we both have no strength to toss anymore, so it's better to integrate as soon as possible and preserve our strength......"

"Oh my god! I'm so convinced! Qi Yun remembered that in the village where she used to teach, she couldn't do anything in the classroom, Hong Jian knocked on the gong and shouted outside to pick up the chicken nest of the child's house, this guy, in order to achieve the goal, can really say anything, and a set of them, no matter how you listen to it, it makes sense, she can't help but sigh:

"People say that the China News Agency is the mouthpiece of the party, and I can believe it now, you really deserve to be a flower of the town society known as the China News Agency!"

"I'm calling it a pen in the town! Wherever there are flowers and grasses. ”

Hong Jian corrected Qi Yun's mistake, and his tongue was knotted. In Qi Yun's impression, since he was a child, he has never seen such an unconfident moment as Hong Jian, like a jerky little boy. Qi Yun couldn't help but be happy in his heart, it turned out that this guy would also be nervous! Hong Jian usually looks so powerful, like a superhero in an American cartoon, but she has seen him nervous! Moreover, he was nervous for her sake.

Qi Yun remembered that before coming to Hainan this time, her mother pretended to be unintentional in front of her, saying that she and Hong Jian had been dating for a long time, and she should consider getting married, and they all said that being in love for about a year and a half is the most suitable for marriage, because the two parties already have an in-depth understanding of each other, and they will not get bored. Mom also nagged that love can't run long-distance, and few couples who run long-distance have achieved positive results in the end, and most of them will inevitably end up in the end of Lao Yan's separation. At that time, Qi Yun couldn't listen to it, and he contradicted his mother a few words, saying that considering marriage shouldn't be a man's business? Do you want me to force me to get married? Is my Qi Yun no one wants it anymore or what, can I use such a low price?

The mother immediately lowered her face and reprimanded: "I really didn't wronged you when I said you were stupid, even if marriage is something that a man should consider, but as someone else's girlfriend, he has to quietly guide him to consider this aspect in his daily life." As for how to guide him and not let him see your intentions, that is a woman's caution. ”

Qi Yun smiled secretly in his heart, and he didn't let the other party see my intentions? A woman's careful wit? Hehe, don't say that I don't have such scheming at all, even if I have, do I dare to get an axe in front of someone like Hong Jian? Who is Hong Jian, that is a man who is smarter, looking rough, in fact, he really knows more than he does, and his social experience is hundreds of times better than Qi Yun, playing scheming with such a person? She asked herself if she hadn't lived impatiently.

But then again, Hong Jian is smart, capable, strong and resolute, thick and fine, plus he has a successful career and a good father, it is indeed the best choice for her husband in the minds of many Sichun girls. Qi Yun has played with Hong Jian since he was a child, and it can be said that he is a childhood sweetheart, and his emotional foundation is really solid. Qi Yun has reason to believe that if she marries Hong Jian, Hong Jian will protect her, respect her, and hold up a sky for her; Whether she is healthy or sick, rich or poor, she doesn't need to worry about her future life, as long as she stands behind Hong Jian. Yes, Hong Jian is the kind of man who is so powerful that women can feel at ease.

At this moment, happiness seems to be very close, and as long as she nods her head gently, the future will embark on a flowery path. But I don't know why, there is still a low sigh hidden in my heart, just like what I said in the Dream of Red Mansions: Even if you raise your eyebrows, it is difficult to calm down in the end.

She squinted at the arrow with a smile,

"It's not that I can't agree to it, but your rotten cabbage-like creativity is really reassuring...... What's more, have you figured it out? I don't know how to keep a house, I don't look very good, and I can make do with passers-by, if I compare it with some actor or star, I can't watch it - finally, there is another one: We are familiar with each other, but I have never understood, do you love me?

Hong Jian smiled: "Why don't you love it!" I'm telling you, I've loved you since I was a child, and I love you to the bone, why did you come back to China-"

"Stop! Stop! Qi Yun hurriedly made a stop gesture, "You said this too smoothly, my teeth are sore, now take a toothpick and pick it off, I'm afraid that all my teeth will fall off one by one......"

She frowned and complained to Hong Jian: "Man! It's horrible! ”

Leng Buding pushed him, Hong Jian sat down on his back on the beach all of a sudden, and not to be outdone, he grabbed the sand with his hand and threw it at Qi Yun, Qi Yun dodged with laughter, the two were chasing and laughing, but they heard a low and pleasant female voice ringing in their ears:

"I MET AN OLD FRIEND UNEXPECTEDLY, I CAME OVER TO SAYHI ON PURPOSE, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT DISTURBED YOU."

Hong Jian and Qi Yun's movements suddenly froze, and they both turned their heads with red faces, and Qi Yun only felt that his eyes lit up.

Walking over was a strange woman, her hair dyed dark burgundy, and her skin was covered with snow in a dark V little black dress; A pair of slender cat's eyes, not big but giving people a feeling of crystalline light; At the moment she stood straight in front of them, and for some reason, it still made people think she was lazy. Such an unforgettable superb beauty, even if Qi Yun is also a woman, she has a feeling of being tempted.

Because of this, Qi Yun was sure that she had never seen her, and she turned her head to look at Hong Jian suspiciously:

"Your friend?"

One of Hong Jian's hands was still grasping Qi Yun's shoulder, and Qi Yun felt an imperceptible tremor coming from his shoulder. However, Hong Jian quickly withdrew his hand and sorted out the collar button of his polo shirt by the way.

"Oh, let me introduce you: this is a friend of mine in New York who used to be my model, and her name is May. This - Qi Yun, my fiancée. ”

Qi Yun didn't expect that there would be such a beautiful woman who had been Hong Jian's photomodel, and his heart overturned the vinegar bottle, and he was sour. I really didn't expect this guy Hong Jian to look like a goose, but it turned out to be so glamorous! It turned out that I heard from my mother that there was a little star, and now there are any photography models who come to the door?

But...... Is her history white? In fact, Hong Jian's proposal just now moved her, she really didn't have the strength to toss anymore, and the vigorous era of cooking oil and flowers was over...... But in this life, you have to get married, and if you don't get married, it will break your parents' hearts......

Therefore, since Hong Jian introduced himself as his fiancée, he had to give Hong Jian a few thin faces, thinking of this, Qi Yun smiled toothily at the woman:

"Hello, hello, I'm glad to see you."

May smiled slightly, and there seemed to be an intoxicating flow of red wine in her long narrow eyes, which was really indescribable. This made Qi Yun stunned at the same time, and it was inevitable that he would beat his chest and regret that his smile was a little groveling no matter how he looked at it, don't look at it usually can't be seen, but when the two sides are compared, the female ** silk is still a goddess, and the judgment is made.

"Qi Yun, is it? Nice to meet you. By the way, Hong Jian hasn't introduced you yet: in addition to being his photographic model, I was also his 'close friend' when I was in the United States. ’”

"Huh? Oh, yes. ”

Qi Yun's stupid reaction made May giggle, but Hong Jian's face showed obvious anger.

"When May went to the United States, she did share a house with me, and it would be nice to say that we were living together. But whether they are close friends or not is up to everyone. ”

Qi Yun threw a warm glance at Hong Jian, not because he had helped her back off May's implicit hostility, but because he was willing to explain it to her. Such a big beauty is still ambiguous at the moment, but Hong Jian takes into account her feelings, which makes her self-esteem greatly satisfied.

The woman turned a blind eye to Hong Jian's words that wanted to draw a line, looked Qi Yun up and down, and said with a smile:

"Your fiancée...... It looks so innocent! Ah Jian, when did your taste change? I remember when I was in the U.S., you always liked a feminine partner. ”

"Brother Ah Jian likes femininity? How did I not know? ”

Qi Yun saw that Hong Jian looked full of anger, but he couldn't attack a woman, so he couldn't help her. However, since she thought about the battle of lips and tongues, she was probably not the opponent of this prepared woman, so she decided to simply pretend to be stupid and stunned to the end. She grinned again at May:

"Brother A Jian and I have grown up together, but I don't know what special preference he has for 'femininity', I only know that he likes kind-hearted and clean girls."

After that, he pretended to look at Hong Jian innocently and asked, "Did you say it?" Brother Aji. ”

Hong Jian nodded hurriedly. May didn't move, just stared at Hong Jian, and said in a complaining tone:

"Ah Jian, that's what you told her?"

Seeing that Hong Jian was noncommittal, May let out a breath:

Maybe she's right, your preferences when choosing a marriage partner are different from those you like when you choose a passion partner. Still, perhaps she will never understand the passion we once had...... And, how crazy you used to be for me. ”

She leaned close to Qi Yun's ear and said softly:

"Little sister, you won. However, it's not because you're better than me in anything, it's just because you're a more suitable woman to marry. ”

After that, she gently touched her lips with her hand, and gave a fragrant kiss to Prison Hongjian and Qi Yunfei, and said goodbye.

Seeing May's back walk out of the boundary of this restaurant gracefully, Qi Yun suddenly felt tired like she had never felt before, as if she had been sucked out of the bones of her body, she sat on the dining chair and never wanted to get up again.

Hong Jian hesitated, and only sat down beside her in the middle of the sound, and said in a low voice:

"I didn't expect her to be here...... Actually, I ...... with her."

Qi Yun decisively interrupted him: "You don't need to explain to me what happened in the past. ”

"Yunyun," Hong Jian patiently coaxed Qi Yun in a childlike tone: "Let's go back to the room and take a shower, and then go to the beach to see the stars...... Don't let the chance appearance of one person ruin our vacation. ”

"Did she appear by accident? How I don't know. There was a hint of sarcasm in Qi Yun's tone.

Hong Jian was asked, and he opened his mouth for a long time before he couldn't say surely: "Maybe it's not accidental, it's coming at us." A few days ago I revealed to two American classmates that I wanted to arrange a marriage proposal today, to yours...... But I swear, I really don't know how she found out. ”

"If you have a heart, you can inquire." Qi Yun tried his best to calm down, but he still couldn't hide the sourness in his tone well. She thought that since it was impossible for her to disguise her emotions in front of Hong Jian, she would simply expose them all to him.

So, she asked the doubts in her heart without hesitation:

"She said I'll never know the passion you ever had...... How crazy you were about her, can you tell me? ”

The explicit question made Hong Jian extremely embarrassed, but he still tried to calm his emotions down. After a long pause, he solemnly raised a hand towards Qi Yun:

"Yunyun, May is indeed the woman I had a skin-to-skin relationship with when I was in the United States...... People are in a foreign land, far away from relatives, it is inevitable to be lonely and difficult, and it is very good to have someone hugging each other for warmth. So I don't want to go into too much detail about that. To say that I haven't loved her at all, it's impossible, I'm not such a casual person. But one thing you can believe is that May and I were already completely broken off long before I returned home. When I fell in love with you, I was a single man in body and mind. I think it is precisely because I have had a relationship in the past and have taken detours that I know better what kind of woman I will really love in my heart, who I should love, and who I should spend my life with. ”

"But these words are said today, when you want to marry me, who can guarantee what you will think tomorrow?"

Qi Yun's faint tone made Hong Jian inexplicably irritable:

"Yunyun, can you not be unreasonable? We haven't been together for so long, do you want me to stay a virgin until I marry you?! I admit that I had a meeting with her because I was lonely, but I never thought of going to go with her for the rest of my life, I ...... There is only an agreement for adult men and women to travel together under certain circumstances. And I've been serious about you from the beginning! Maybe you don't know it yourself, but your innocence and kindness from childhood to the present have always been like the goddess Venus in my mind, and when I encountered hardships in a foreign land, it was you in my memory who illuminated my way like moonlight. Years of wandering have made me feel like a person without roots, and meeting you again makes me feel that I have found my roots again. The more I move forward, the more people I meet, the more I feel your preciousness, and the fact that you can't get it again - Yunyun, only after experiencing other feelings, I know that what I want to love has always been you. ”

After saying this, Hong Jian also seemed very tired, he buried his face in his two open palms, and maintained that posture for a long time before he raised his head again and said:

"Still, I know it's going to have a huge impact on you, even...... It will make you refuse to choose to spend your life with me. Of course, if that's the case, I can't blame others, whether impulsive or ignorant, after all, it's something I've done myself, and I should bear it. ”

He looked at her calmly: "I'm willing to give you time to think clearly." ”

Qi Yun felt sad, and she opened her mouth with difficulty:

"Brother Aji, it's not like that...... I don't blame you, and I don't have the right to blame you for anything. I just had a little mess in my mind and wanted to go to the beach alone. You go back to your room and wait for me, okay? ”

"Okay." Hong Jian took out a door card and handed it to Qi Yun: "But don't go too far, it's dark for a while, and it's not very safe on the beach after all." ”

Qi Yun nodded in agreement, put the door card in his pocket, and walked out of the restaurant alone. When she reached the door, she turned around and saw Hong Jian still looking at her back from afar. She waved at him, turning and disappearing into the darkness.

The sea at night is surging and silent, far from the direction of the hotel to the beach shining faint lights, Qi Yun looked up at the sky, and found a small pale yellow moon bud, hanging high in the sky, the faint halo, about to be swallowed by the darkness of the sea and sky.

She didn't really blame May. In fact, whether May appears today or not, the fact that she, and perhaps someone else, exists in Hong Jian's life cannot be changed. Hong Jian can be regarded as a good husband candidate, but there is still a veil between a good husband candidate and a real couple. She knew that if nothing happened today, she would postpone it for a few more days at most, and she should choose to marry Hong Jian. Even, it's not that she doesn't love Hong Jian, but now she suddenly doubts: How much does Hong Jian love her?

Hong Jian said that she was the one he wanted to love, and Qi Yun believed this. But how much love can Hong Jian give to him as someone who wants love? He can indulge himself in having a sexual partner before marriage, and he can be justified; And Qi Yun also has absolutely reason to think that even after Hong Jian gets married or even has children, he will never let go of his obsessed career for the sake of his family - how much does the so-called love account for in his life?

I don't know if it's because only women in this world can live for love, in short, Qi Yun himself regards love as extremely important and pure; To be thoroughly loved, the moth to the fire regardless of the cost, not to be completely unloved, never muddy and watery, not a trace of ambiguity, she asked herself so that she can really be worthy of her beloved, and regardless of whether the beloved is not by her side, whether she has appeared in life.

Qi Yun walked aimlessly along the coastline for a while, letting the sea breeze blow, and found that his mood had almost calmed down. Although she still retains an innocent place for love in her heart, she is no longer the little girl who will immediately become impetuous and even cry when she is ignored a little. It turned out that when she was separated from Lu Wei, she was so painful, but now that her relationship is frustrated, she can quickly adjust her emotions, and then at least return to her original life trajectory indifferently on the surface. Is this because she has grown up and matured? Thinking of this, she smiled wryly and shook her head, thanking Life for being her teacher

However, when she returned to the hotel to look for Hong Jian in his room, she found that he was concentrating on fiddling with the photos he took, and she still felt a little lost. She stood behind her and watched as he carefully sorted, sorted, and organized the photos into folders. Qi Yun thought sourly in his heart: It turned out that Hong Jian's silhouette busy under the lamp was really handsome. How come he's never been so handsome before? People say that men who focus on work are the most attractive, and sure enough, but his girlfriend walked on the beach for an hour and a half in the dark night, but he was able to concentrate and organize the photos peacefully, this man's mind is really admirable and a little chilling.

She leaned over to look at the photos in his hand, all of them were in black and white or gray and yellow tones, taking pictures of adults and children, sick old people, lively weddings, and surging yellow rivers. Hong Jian's shot is very clear, and the composition is impeccable, but it is definitely not beautiful. Qi Yun couldn't help but be curious, pointed to the photo and asked Hong Jian:

"I see that you have always been the most precious set of photos, and you often turn them out and fiddle with them, what is this shooting? I can't understand it. ”

Hong Jian caressed these photos, and he who has always spoken and acted in a low-key manner also revealed a trace of undisguised pride when talking about this set of photos:

"This is the first complete set of works since returning to China. I traveled down the Yellow River from Henan Province to thoroughly investigate the current state of pollution along the way, and used my camera to record the high incidence of serious diseases such as cancer in the villages along the way. Don't underestimate the fact that these photos look gray and yellow, they have won awards in the international documentary photography industry. ”

Seeing Qi Yun pursed his lips playfully and sneeringly, Hong Jian only smiled:

"Of course, my ambition is not to win awards. My purpose was to pursue the whole thing and try to change it. If a social problem is like a tumor, then it is best for us to decisively cut it off before it grows and deteriorates, so that the organism to which it is attached can live a healthy life. ”

He flipped to a page of the folder, and on that page was a series of photographs arranged in order: the first was a wedding, showing the groom with a simple giggle and the bride who was overly dressed up but still young, with streamers, big red wedding letters, and grinning villagers in the background; Next is the husband who is sick and lying in the white emergency room, with an infusion tube inserted in his body; Then the wife went out to work with a big bag, and the white-haired parents were sent to the village entrance with tears; Then there is the pregnant but thin wife, and the husband who is getting weaker and weaker in the hospital bed; The last one is a white cloth covering her husband's face, and the whole person is so thin that she is shrunk into a ball but her belly is amazingly bulging, and the wife is lying in the corner and crying.

Although he still didn't understand a little, Qi Yun's hand pointing to the photo had begun to tremble slightly:

"This ...... Is it a couple you're tracking and shooting? ”

Hong Jian nodded: "This is a 25-year-old newlywed couple I met in Luzhuang, Zhangyuzhuang, Henan, the husband suffered from tracheal cancer, and the whole family, including the elderly, raised 70,000 yuan to have surgery for him, but there was no money left for chemotherapy after the operation, and he died of cancer recurrence less than a month after the operation." When he left, his new wife was nine months pregnant. ”

This is a story from a cave house with big red words to a cold tomb. Qi Yun was moved when he heard this. She heard Hong Jian continue:

"I won an award for this work, but I know that this is far from the end for me, but only the beginning. I saw and intervened in this matter, and I have to continue to pursue it. I have nothing but a camera, only a pen, I can only supervise, I can only appeal, but I have to wait until the problems recorded by my camera and pen are taken seriously by the relevant authorities, and then they try to change the status quo so that the tragic story I see does not repeat itself, and I can say to myself: I am done. ”

Qi Yun smiled reluctantly, tears shining in his eyes,

"Everything has to be broken like this casserole to chase to the end, no wonder you are busy all day long."

Hong Jian said, "Yes." But when I saw it and filmed it, I would be uneasy if it wasn't resolved, so it would be even more uncomfortable, so I might as well just be busy. ”

Qi Yun was silent. She has always known that Hong Jian is a workaholic, a hero with an unusual heart and vision, and she recognizes and admires him. But is this kind of worship and recognition the affection that should be felt for the person with whom we will spend our lives in the future? Will such a man only have the so-called righteousness in his heart, but cannot give his women worldly happiness? Qi Yun's heart was in chaos, and she thought that she might just be a little woman begging for worldly happiness.

But perhaps, in fact, it doesn't matter what the reason is, everything is just an excuse. In the final analysis, it was just because she was not ready to fully accept Hong Jian into her life, and the two of them walked together for a lifetime.

After sitting in silence for a while, she got up and said goodbye, "It's too late, I'm tired, you should go to bed early." ”

"Okay."

Hong Jian stood up to see her off, and the moment her hand touched the doorknob of the room, Hong Jian suddenly hesitated and called her:

"Qiyun ......"

Even Hong Jian rarely called her name in such a solemn tone. The little beast that Qi Yun had been imprisoned in her heart these days pounced violently, and she turned her head almost in fright.

"I want to say, whether you decide to marry me or not," Hong Jian slowed down his tone and said, "Yunyun, I am someone you can trust. ”

He approached and took her hand, "Even if one day, we are in opposite positions...... I also want you to know that even then I want to take care of you for the rest of my life, just for the affection of growing up together. ”

Qi Yun quietly listened to Hong Jian's words, his mouth opened, but he didn't ask anything. Half-ringing, she smiled tiredly:

I went back to my room to rest. Brother Ajian, thank you. ”

Back in her room, she went into the bathroom and rinsed herself off the sand with cool water. She turned the water on as hard as she could, and in the sound of the rushing water, she still seemed to hear the hurricane blowing on the island at night.

Huer recalled the oppressive atmosphere in his home before leaving, and for some reason he felt a little palpitation.