My throat was a little sore, so I didn't smoke again while waiting for Chen Yi's reply, but just tucked my clothes tightly several times to ward off the pervasive cold wind of the winter night.

I stomped my feet and took the phone out of my pocket again, but I still didn't wait for Chen Yi's reply, and it was only half past nine at the moment, I didn't believe that Chen Yi would sleep so early, so the only explanation was: she didn't want to reply to my Jiangqiao's message.

I looked up and sighed at the sky, which was not wide in sight because I was limited by the alley, but the moment I closed my eyes, I was paranoid and didn't want to leave. In fact, there is not much difference between sitting in front of Chen Yi's house or going back to his room and waiting for a reply, so the loss that should haunt me will not be any less because of the different scenes.

In the unbearable cold, I finally wanted to smoke another cigarette, but when I actually took the cigarette case out of the other pocket, I found that there were no more cigarettes in it for me to smoke, so I fell into the entanglement of buying cigarettes and not buying cigarettes.

Over the years, I have relied on cigarettes to save too many loves, so in the end I gave up the fear of trouble and decided to go to the convenience store outside the alley to buy a pack of cigarettes, not necessarily to smoke a lot, if one can save my lost mood, that one is enough.

My legs were already numb, and it took me a long time to stand up before I walked along the bluestone pavement to the outside of the alley, and I was looking forward to seeing the relatively open road and passing cars soon, because the alley was so quiet......

I finally went to the convenience store, bought not only cigarettes, but also a box of matches, and sat on the bench and smoked a cigarette, but the feeling of waiting never stopped.

In the dispersion of the smoke, a familiar A4 suddenly drove in front of me, and my heartbeat accelerated irrepressibly, and I subconsciously stood up from the bench, and then followed the direction of the car, and finally confirmed that it was Chen Yi's car.

I pinched the unfinished cigarette in my hand and ran towards the alley, I didn't want Chen Yi to just pass by here, I really thought that she came back to see me on purpose, because in my world, she hadn't taken the initiative for too long.

My heart was in ecstasy, and even though I was far behind the car, it finally stopped in the open space next to the alleyway. The next moment, I saw Chen Yi get out of the car, she really came back to look for me on purpose!

In the past, I would have shouted at her, but now looking at her unfamiliar back and long hair flowing in the wind, I actually stopped it......

I stopped and took a deep breath, and then caught up with her again, until I was about to approach her, and then shouted behind her: "Chen Yi, wait a minute......"

She didn't look back immediately, paused before turning to stand face to face with me, and then looked at me with no expression, not at all like she had come back to me.

I hesitated for a moment, and finally asked her, "Did you see the message I sent you earlier?" ”

"Didn't look at my phone."

Her lack of emotion made my heart ache, and I looked back at the alley where we had played together for many years, and my heart was even more speechless, just bowed my head and swallowed my saliva, relieving the pain in my heart.

Chen Yi's tone finally softened, and he took the initiative to ask me, "What are you sending me a message for?" ”

"Last time, you asked a lot of big V on Weibo to help Jin Qiu's company forward that public relations video, and now Jin Qiu's company's business volume is rising because of these forwards, she wants to repay everyone's generosity for a fee, so she gave me 500,000 yuan, you can take this money and distribute it to friends in those circles, this favor is very big, Jin Qiu means: Don't owe the favor that can be solved with money."

Chen Yi looked at me with a torch in his eyes, and asked again, "Is this what you mean, or what Jin Qiu means?" ”

I was a little nervous in my heart, in fact, this is indeed what Jin Qiu meant, but I took it upon myself to give all the 500,000 yuan to Chen Yi, because there was a money to renovate the "mood coffee shop" before, and she refused to ask for it, so I wanted to take this opportunity to return it to her, and from then on, it would be best not to owe each other.

I finally replied to Chen Yi very calmly: "It's the meaning of Jin Qiu, I swear." ”

Chen Yi nodded, as if she would accept the money by default, and then walked into the alley alone, but she was reluctant to walk with me on this short journey of a few hundred meters......

I followed her footsteps, and said to her in a deep voice: "Tomorrow morning, the finance over there will give me this money, shall I meet you in person, or will I put it on your card?" ”

"There's no need to meet, just hit me on the card...... The CCB card. ”

"Hmm."

……

In the blink of an eye, we came to the door of my house, and I had to stop and follow her, and then watch her go back to the old house where I had lived. However, I remember that she had already taken all the bedding that could live in it, so it was impossible for her to stay here tonight, and the only explanation was to come back and get some things.

Watching her back walk into the courtyard, I finally didn't dare to expect anything more, turned around and opened the courtyard door, and then entered my own yard.

I suddenly wondered what she was going to get when she came back, but because she didn't want to see me and didn't stand at the door and watched, I lay on the crack of the door and waited, while looking out with great concern......

After about five minutes, I actually saw Chen Yi come out of the courtyard, she locked the door, and she was holding something in her hand that I couldn't see very clearly, because she was wrapped in a very thick cotton cloth, which made me even more curious about what was inside.

I tried my best to lie on the crack of the door, but accidentally made a "creaking" sound of the wooden door, I subconsciously wanted to retreat, but found that Chen Yi didn't care about this movement at all, she walked towards me without squinting, and as we got closer and closer, I even stopped breathing temporarily, and kept holding my breath to look at the mass of things she was holding.

I finally saw the pattern of the pot in the crevice of the cotton cloth as she came closest to me.

I can't be mistaken, Chen Yi is holding the pot of tulips I gave her, which should have been in her new home, but because we are in love, she also brought this pot of flowers back when she came back, and now she is going to take this pot of flowers again, it seems that even if the world and I are far away from her, this pot of flowers is still her personal belongings.

I gasped heavily, and then sat down on the cold ground and reflected on the truth of the scene I had just tried so hard to discover...... My mood was stung with a hint of imperceptible pleasure, I felt that Chen Yi was just punishing me with indifference, but there were her own unspeakable words in her heart, otherwise why would she carry this pot of tulips with her in her comings and goings?

At this moment, my blood seemed to be beating in my body, inspiring me to forget the damn constraints and taboos in the real world, I just wanted to hug her regardless of it, and then caress her injured arm and comfort her inner pain.

However, another voice immediately stopped me, I can't impulsively ruin what I have painstakingly done before, even if it is possible for us to return to the track of love, what about the days ahead? If I still don't have the ability to run well, it will only repeat the pain of the present.

No, it was only more painful then than it is now, because there are more deep memories between us that we can't let go of, but we have to let go, and I'm really fed up with this torture that I can't stop.

After the struggle, I leaned on the door in some prostration, and even lost the mood to smoke a cigarette, just wiped my hands heavily across my face, and then listened to Chen Yi's footsteps getting farther and farther away, and there seemed to be a faint breath left by her in the air, which was a fragrance, a flower......

This momentary throbbing finally allowed me to break through the stubborn shackles in my heart, and I opened the door and ran regardless of it, running away from the trajectory of fate......

But this qiē seemed to have come too late, when I arrived at the entrance of the alley, the tulip road could only vaguely see Chen Yi's car parked under the traffic light at the next intersection, and in the blink of an eye, the green light came, and the car turned to drive away beyond my sight.

I leaned against the wall on the edge of the parking lot and gasped violently, I was once again defeated by the oppression of reality after a brief outburst, even if I ran out of the trajectory of fate, but the end was still the end, and my eyes were full of desolation after being chewed by reality......

However, this night, is Chen Yi walking too fast, or is my Jiangqiao running sincerity not enough?

I had been thinking about it in pain, and it wasn't until I looked up and saw the textile mill across from me that it hadn't changed for decades, that I stopped thinking that there was no answer at all.

I know that if this textile factory had not occupied all the memories of my childhood, I Jiangqiao might have been able to become a positive and optimistic person, but that textile factory has become a more secret world in my world, and in this secret world is full of the pain of mother and son parting, and no one has ever walked into this secret world since, only I stand alone by the scrapped Jiefang brand truck, but often forget what I am waiting for......

……

I finally lit the cigarette that was considered to be the last cigarette for the third time today in the night, and I just avoided the flickering lights and smoked silently, until Zhao Mu got out of the taxi and came to me, I forcibly put away those depressive feelings, smiled and asked him, "Where did you go tonight?" Mr. Sun's marriage proposal ceremony was not attended! ”

"I invited my high school classmates to a meal...... Brother Qiao, I want to go to work in Jinding Real Estate, my classmate is now a department manager of Jinding Real Estate, and he will arrange for me to meet with Mr. Xiao tomorrow. ”

I looked at Zhao Mu with some surprise, I didn't expect that he planned to work in Xiao Ai's father's group!

Zhao Mu seemed to see my doubts, and he said: "Brother Qiao, I went to Mr. Xiao's group to work not all for Xiao Ai, I learned with my classmates, Jinding Real Estate has failed in real estate projects this year, so the group intends to test the new projects of environmental protection development, and doing commercial environmental protection is what I am best at, so I think this is a great opportunity for me." ”

Zhao Mu explained this, I really think that I was thinking too much, after all, Xiao Ai will go to Germany after the New Year, saying that Zhao Mu went to work in Jinding Real Estate for Xiao Ai, but he really looked down on him. He has his own life plan and ambitions, but Jinding Real Estate is just qualified to provide him with this opportunity, and Jinding Real Estate, which is seeking transformation, is also eager for talents like him, so open his eyes to see, this is a good thing for both sides to take what they need!