Standing on the highest floor in the center of S, the bright fireworks in the distance rose and disappeared, in this clearly extinguished firelight, he held on to the fence, and the night wind blew in, blowing away the faint drunkenness between his eyebrows.

The night is as cool as water.

On the phone, it seemed that he heard the sound of the Spring Festival Gala, the woman did not speak, he shook the glass of red wine in his hand, guessing what kind of expression she had on the phone.

That woman, presumably with a wooden face, looked at an unknown place stupidly.

He counted her shortcomings one by one in his heart, dull, boring, and stupid......

On the other hand, April didn't know what the other party was thinking, she just couldn't tell whether it was illusory or reality. On a cold and silent night, I suddenly received a call from someone I had never thought about, and I really didn't know if she was dreaming.

I opened my mouth and wanted to say something, but I didn't dare to say it, for fear that if I did, my dream would be shattered.

After a long silence, once again, the man's voice pierced the distance and reached her ears clearly.

"Lin April, why are you so stupid, speak quickly." The voice was soaked in wine, and it seemed low and soothing.

At that moment, the surrounding voices suddenly moved away from her, and she seemed to be able to see the flow of time in front of her.

Why are you so stupid, speak quickly.

A soft, almost seductive murmur was close to her ear, as if it had hit her heart in an instant.

She never thought that it would be him, at this moment at zero o'clock, to think of her.

Listening to the whirring wind on the other end of the phone, her eyes seemed to be a little sour, she closed her eyes and said slowly: "Happy Spring Festival." ”

Receiving the desired blessing, the man closed his eyes in satisfaction and drank the red wine from the goblet. Hanging up the phone, accompanied by the lively sound of fireworks, he turned and stepped into the bustling dance party behind him.

The night was long, and the carnival of one person had just begun.

There was a busy hang-up sound on the phone, and April fixed for a few seconds before turning his gaze back to the TV. The Spring Festival Gala program is also coming to an end, she sat straight and watched it seriously until the show came to an end. After watching TV, she got up and put away the dishes and chopsticks on the table, and then washed hastily.

When I was lying in bed, it was already one o'clock in the morning. She rarely stays up late, once the time to go to bed is over, it is difficult for her to fall asleep, tonight I don't know why, she just lay down, a wave of sleepiness slowly hit, and after a while, she fell into a deep sleep.

Maybe she slept late last night, and when she woke up, it was already ten o'clock in the morning. I warmed up yesterday's leftovers, had a simple lunch, washed the dishes, and simply cleaned the house, and it was already twelve o'clock at noon. There were a few more text messages in the phone, all of which were some words of blessing sent today, and April thought about it, but they went back one by one.

After reading a few sporadically, there was an unfamiliar text message, she hesitantly clicked in and found that it was sent by Li Yu. She thought, it should be Xiao Li suing him, thinking about the rhetoric carefully, and finally sent a holiday greeting, and by the way, she added a sentence to take me to say hello to Sister-in-law Li.

She guessed that the Spring Festival would be very busy, so she didn't bother Sister-in-law Li.

However, she has been here for so long, she still uses the number of S City, and she just charged her phone bill at the beginning of the month, and now the text message indicating the arrears has been sent again. After thinking twice in April, I still planned to change the number.

When she went out, there were few people on the street, and she walked around for a long time before she found a business hall. After entering, the people on duty seemed to be a little lazy, too, who had the heart to go to work during the New Year. In April, I buried my head and turned around after getting a new card. Back in the house, she sent the new number to Xiao Li, Xia Bai and them one by one, and also sent one to Li Yu by the way, and when she clicked on Gu Qingyan's name, she paused for a long time.

The phrase Happy Holidays seemed to linger in her ears, and the corners of her mouth hooked up a faint smile, and she clicked send.

Because there was no business during the Chinese New Year, April simply nested in the house and stayed idle for a week. When there were more people outside, she started her business again. Because there is no chengguan during this period, she is happy and relaxed, and she is satisfied if she can earn 180 yuan a day.

As soon as the winter vacation is over, students have arrived at school one after another, and the business at this small pancake stall in April is much better than before, and it can earn more than 200 a day at most times. It's just that sometimes I have to fight guerrilla warfare with the chengguan, and business is good and bad, but it is more than enough to live alone.

Life is so simple and full to live it. She regularly calls Sister-in-law Li every month, but most of the time she talks to herself alone. Sometimes I wonder if Sister-in-law Li seems to be talking less and less, but she doesn't take it to heart, and this habit of pouring out her heart to Sister-in-law Li is silently retained.

Xia Bai is getting more and more silent, sometimes she calls, she can feel the other party's perfunctory and absent-mindedness, after a long time, she will stop calling. There are only a few contacts in the mobile phone, and the only ones who can be contacted are Xiao Li, Sister-in-law Li and Li Yu.

Speaking of Li Yu, he sometimes sends her a few text messages, mostly simple greetings, but three days ago, he suddenly called her, saying that he was coming to Z City on a business trip and coming back to see his alma mater by the way. The impression of Li Yu is actually not profound, and when she thinks of him now, she can only flash a thin and straight back in her mind.

The appointed time came quickly, and on this day, April deliberately waited at the train station early. The time of waiting for others always passed slowly, because the glasses were confiscated by someone, and she could only hold a sign with Li Yu's name written on it and hold it high in the noisy crowd around her.

In her blurred vision, the crowded figure was just a vague dot in her eyes, and she waited for more than half an hour, and was wondering if she had made a mistake in time, when someone patted her behind her. April looked back instinctively, and Li Yu was standing behind her and smiling at her. It was so close that she could take a serious look at him. He was about 178 tall, he was the thin appearance in her memory, he looked very attractive, and the way he smiled at the moment was warm and bright.

"It's been a long time, let's go out first." The surrounding sound was noisy, and Li Yu had to raise the volume.

April hummed and followed him, squeezing through the crowd and walking out.

"A lot of people come here after the New Year, there are so many people." Finally squeezing out of the crowd, Li Yu breathed hard in the fresh air and sighed.

April nodded approvingly, still holding the sign in his hand, which stood out on the side of the busy road.

Li Yu smiled, took the sign in her hand casually, and looked at it carefully for a while. The woman's font is very fair and very hard, square stroke by stroke, follow the rules, but the words are like their people. Fold the slightly hard paper in half a few times, and under the woman's surprised gaze, he calmly put it into his briefcase.

The other party looked at him several times without saying anything, and Li Yu smiled, "Just leave a souvenir." After speaking, he changed the subject, "Let's go, I'll invite you to dinner." ”

April squirmed her lower lip, and was about to speak, when the man winked at her, "In Z City, I'm more familiar than you, don't forget, I've been here for 4 years." As he spoke, he pulled April and dragged her forward.

He took her to a hot pot restaurant, which was not big, but it was quite difficult to find. April couldn't count how many turns she had turned, and when she sat down in the hot pot restaurant, her head was still dizzy. The layout of the store is not large, and it is estimated that there are about 10 tables, but it looks very clean.

Li Yu said on the side: "Don't look at this shop as inconspicuous, the aroma of wine is not afraid of deep alleys, I used to come to eat once a week with my classmates." With that, he pushed the menu to her and said slowly, "Whatever you want to eat, order it yourself." ”

April ordered a few vegetarian dishes and pushed them back, and the man took the brush and ticked it. His fingers are beautiful, with distinct joints, white and slender, like the hands of a literati.

"Do you eat spicy food?"

The man's patient, low voice came from his ears.

She thought for a moment and replied, "I can eat a little." "Her stomach was hungry in her early years and she generally couldn't eat irritating things.

Li Yu listened, narrowed his eyes, called the boss over, and ordered a mandarin duck pot.

While waiting for the food to be served, Li Yu and April didn't speak, but the strange thing is that the atmosphere between the two was not awkward at all, just sitting quietly like this, time seemed to stop beside them. Soon, the waiter brought the bottom of the pot and the sauce, and after a while, the ordered vegetarian and meat dishes were served one after another. Li Yu poured some vegetarian vegetables into it first, and slowly boiled them, and in the steam, he glanced at April.

The woman's face was pale and blurry, but he seemed to feel some tranquility in her.

He blinked, came back to his senses, took the iron spoon and scooped up some vegetarian dishes and put them in her bowl. Met the woman's gaze, he bent his eyes and whispered, "Eat, be careful of scalding." ”

April silently lowered her head, "Thank you." ”

A meal was eaten quietly and silently.

The hot pot here is really delicious, the soup is delicious and not greasy, because it is so delicious, she is a little anxious to eat, and her pale face is smoked by the heat and reveals pink. The man put the freshly soaked mutton in her bowl, and April raised her face and said embarrassedly, "I'll do it myself." ”

When Li Yu heard this, he smiled silently and did not insist any longer.

After eating the hot pot, Li Yu said goodbye to the owner of the hot pot restaurant and walked out with April. Both of them ate a little, walking in the crooked alley, blowing a cool breeze, and the steaming heat on their faces slowly receded.

April lowered her head and stepped on the steps under her feet, thought about it, and out of politeness, she still spoke slowly: "The place I rented is not far from here, do you want to go and sit with me." ”

When the man heard this, he was quiet for a few seconds, and said softly: "Another day, I'm going to go to the office here in a while to make a field trip." ”

"Hmm." April responded, "Then another day, I'll treat you to dinner." ”

"Okay, that's it." Li Yu said with a smile.

After separation, April bought some food on the way back, and when he got home, he happened to receive a text message from Li Yu.

"Are you home?"

Fingers pressed lightly, and soon typed a few words and sent them over, "Just arrived home." ”

Soon received a text message reminder, and April clicked on it to see, "See you next time." ”

"Okay."

A person's life is always a little boring, and later, she remembered that she should call Sister-in-law Li today. Lying on the bed, she clicked on the landline number and dialed it, and after a while, familiar music played.

After waiting for more than ten seconds, the phone was connected.

"Hello? Sister-in-law Li, I'm April. ”

“……”

"In a blink of an eye, I have been in Z City for almost three months, and every day is very fulfilling. By the way, a few days ago, Li Yu also came to Z City, and he also invited me to eat hot pot, which is the best hot pot I have ever tasted. However, that place is a bit difficult to find, and in a few days I will ask Li Yu to take me around again, and when I know the road in the future, I can go there and eat alone. She said trivial, because she didn't have anything to say, she just said one thing in detail, and it sounded like it was very lively.

“……”

There was still no sound on the phone, and April asked with some hesitation: "Sister-in-law Li, are you still listening?" ”

Then, there was finally a small movement on the phone, and then Sister-in-law Li's familiar voice rang.

"I'm listening, Ah Yu also went to Z City."

"yes, he said he came on a business trip, which is quite a coincidence." April patiently explained.

"Oh, that's right. In April, I still have something to do, so I'll hang up first. ”

“…… Well, okay, sister-in-law Li, goodbye. ”

"Goodbye." On the phone, April's voice sounded a little lonely, Sister-in-law Li sighed, and when she turned her eyes, Gu Qingyan was sitting on the side, staring at the microphone quietly.

Seeing her holding the microphone in her hand, the man raised his eyebrows and asked in a hoarse tone, "Hung up?" ”

"Hung up." Sister-in-law Li silently hung the earpiece back in its place, and the man's careless words sounded in her ears.

"Who is Li Yu?"

Sister-in-law Li was startled, hung her head and waited to the side, and said with some caution: "He is my nephew." ”

I don't know if it's her delusion, Mr. Gu's bland words could not hide the coldness, and there was a hint of spiping in his eyes when he looked at her.

"Nephew." The man stroked a jade ring on his middle finger, his slightly drooping eyelids obscuring the look in his eyes. The light shone on his face, silent, clear, seemingly harmless, but deeply hidden.

Sister-in-law Li subconsciously shuddered, and stood quietly waiting for his orders.

In the quiet atmosphere, even the sound of a needle falling on the ground could be heard. After a long time, the man moved his mouth and said coldly: "You go down first." ”

"Yes, Mr. Gu." Sister-in-law Li quietly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly retreated.

Soon, in the quiet room, only the figure of a man leaning on the sofa remained. The faint light dragged his shadow for a long time, and he looked out the window indifferently, not looking back for a long time.