Hugo's voice flowed slowly through the answering machine, as if a gramophone were playing retro jazz music, flying through the dust cast by the morning sun, outlining the contours of time, so beautiful that it was reluctant to interrupt, as if the slightest sound would ruin the moment.

Charlize sat on the windowsill with his coffee and watched the sun rise, the golden light outlining the city little by little. Hugo always knew her so well, and knew that after a sleepless night, she always liked to enjoy a cup of coffee at sunrise - to put it mildly, her habit of having to have a cup of coffee every day came from Hugo.

"When the sun rose and I saw the mess in my yard, I realized how crazy it was last night, God, I wondered if my house had been robbed. I just saw Alex with his head buried in the pool, just lying there, and thought there was a homicide at home, and then in less than twenty seconds, he suddenly raised his head, and then breathed heavily, haha, he really should quit smoking......"

Hugo's cello-like voice was faintly hoarse, with a hint of imperceptible tiredness and fragility because of an all-nighter, which made Charlize gently lean his head against the edge of the window, let the aroma of coffee envelop him, and then gradually indulge in Hugo's voice. Such an atmosphere made her feel familiar.

"Sorry about last night. Perhaps, in fact, I have already recognized the problem, but I don't want to face it, as you said last time in Berlin, there is a problem between me and her, but I have been making excuses to avoid it, just letting it get worse. And then...... And then things got out of hand......"

Hugo's voice gradually deepened, and finally disappeared into the oscillation of the last note, and fell silent. For a long time, Charlize couldn't help but turn his head to look at the answering machine, and then he heard a soft sigh, but it contained too much content, so that Charlize couldn't help but lower his eyes, and slowly exhaled a breath, exhaling the stuffiness in his chest.

She knew she couldn't blame Hugo. She and Hugo are friends, always friends, and there is a special tacit understanding between them, so that each other can be each other's dependence, so that the soul can find a harbor to inhabit. Such a friendship is incomprehensible in the eyes of many people. Mr. Perfect would blame Hugo for the problems between them, believing that Hugo had become a stumbling block to the further development of their relationship; Likewise, Cameron blamed herself for the problems between her and Hugo, who she had felt long before Berlin, and that last night's outbreak was not for nothing, everything was in the signs.

So, she can't blame Hugo, because she knows better than anyone that Hugo is innocent. If Hugo is at fault, then she is also at fault. But it is precisely because she and Hugo are friends that she can blame Hugo and vent her anger on Hugo as much as she wants - she has no position to blame Cameron, just as Hugo has no position to blame Mr. Perfect.

Charlize put the coffee cup on the windowsill, stepped down on tiptoe, and walked towards the phone, ready to pick it up. At this time, Hugo's voice sounded again, "I have something I want to say to you......"

Hugo knows it's not a good time to confess, but he finally understands everything tonight, and he hurt Cameron so hard, if he still doesn't confess, doesn't take the opportunity, doesn't ...... Happiness, then it is intolerable. Therefore, Hugo intends to speak out, even if it is possible that it will be lost, even if it is possible to ruin this friendship, even if it is possible to fall into the abyss, he still intends to say it.

"Charlize, I may ......" Hugo took a deep breath, but before he could say the rest of the words, he heard a crunch sound, and then there was only a busy sound left in the earpiece, busy? Why is it busy?

Hugo only felt that his brain was in chaos, and he couldn't catch a thought at all, so he looked down at the earpiece, and then Hugo reacted: the recording time of the answering machine is limited, and the "nonsense" he just now has filled up the time, and then it was cut off at the critical moment, and the corners of his mouth pulled out a nihilistic chuckle, and then slowly closed his eyes and shook his head helplessly.

"Charlize, I may ......" Charlize stood next to the answering machine, and the right hand that went to get the receiver couldn't help but stop in the air, inexplicably, her heart paused, and her brain was blurred for a moment, and then there was a crisp sound of "pop", and the answering machine stopped working. Charlize came to his senses and looked at the silent answering machine, and the smile on his lips was gently outlined.

Imagine that in the middle of Hugo's speech, the phone suddenly cuts off, and then he looks stunned. Although he didn't know what Hugo wanted to say, Charlize couldn't help but burst out laughing, thinking that it was too joyful. Then, the phone rang again, this time Charlize didn't wait, just picked up the phone, and then sat directly on the TV stand, without speaking, but the other end of the phone didn't speak for a while.

Hugo obviously didn't expect Charlize to suddenly pick up the phone, and he was stunned when he was unprepared - although he had been talking just now, there was no way to confirm whether Charlize was not there. So, silence to silence, there was a strange silence between the phones, and then Charlize still couldn't hold back after all, and chuckled softly, breaking the silence between the two people, "So, the next time you have something important to publish, remember to calculate the working hours of the answering machine." ”

Listening to Charlize's relaxed words, Hugo hesitated, "So, you were there all the time?" ”

"I was going to stop answering your phone for five years, but...... I thought, who can live up to today's beautiful sunrise, right? So, you should be thankful for the good weather today. Charlize tugged at the corners of his mouth slightly, outlining an arc, "So, what are you going to say to me?" "Charlize adjusted his position and was ready to listen.

Hugo couldn't help but pause, he didn't expect this to be the case, but he finally mustered up the courage, now there is no room for retreat, he must finish this matter. After taking a deep breath, Hugo was about to speak again, but he heard Charlize's voice coming over, "If you want to formally apologize for what happened last night, I don't think it's necessary, keep saying 'I'm sorry', as if you betrayed me." Actually, you and I both know that it's not your fault. ”

The words were stuck in Hugo's throat, "Charlize, I ......"

"Whew...... Actually, I was overreacting. Charlize let out a long breath, "You know, Mr. Perfect hasn't been away for long, and I, I'm not ready for another relationship, which makes me a little sensitive, and tonight will overreact." Lately I can't help but think that although I've always told you that you should learn to open up, I can't help but think about it. I always have a habit of excluding others, not wanting them to peek into the truest secrets of my heart, refusing to develop further with others, I still don't believe in fairy tales, and even hate fairy tales. So, from this point of view, Mr. Perfect can be regarded as being forced away by me. Of course, that doesn't change the fact that he's a fucking bastard. ”

Charlize's words made Hugo's mouth swallow slowly, just listening quietly, but the fire in his chest was calming down little by little. A true love relationship requires meeting the right person at the right time and in the right place, and then bursting out to find the true soul mate in your heart. Perhaps, the place is right, the characters are right, but the time is still incorrect. Hugo slowly closed his eyes, but he couldn't hide the tiredness between his eyebrows.

"So, actually, I'm too much like you, and that's why the two of us can be good friends, isn't it?" Charlize chuckled, "I've been wondering a lot lately, why do people have to open up to each other? Why can't we leave some room and space for each other, it's not just a matter of personal privacy, it's more about letting each other maintain a part of their own personality, so that each other can get breathing space. ”

"Because all men are selfish?" Hugo slowly reined in his mixed emotions and continued to stick to his friend's position, he could do it, because he had been like this for the past few years. "And people are greedy? It seems that everyone is like this, before falling in love, they always want to give themselves more space, but after falling into a relationship, they always want to ask for more, while lamenting that they can't breathe, while constantly crossing that line, forcing each other into a corner, and finally ......"

"In the end, they tortured each other until they were exhausted, and turned away." Charlize took Hugo's words and chuckled, "So, everyone has masochistic tendencies, because of selfishness, because of greed. It's too hard to find a good friend like you, isn't it? Refusing the words that came out of her mouth carefully, she remembered, "So, what exactly did you want to tell me just now?" ”

Hugo hesitated.

More than friends, less than lovers. One step forward is lovers, one step back is no longer friends, and the best way not to ruin a relationship is not to act rashly. Many times, it is not an easy task to meet a true soulmate, maybe stick to the position of a friend and don't rush to take the next step, because each other will not be eager to prove the relationship with the so-called "love", nor will they be afraid to let the relationship end early without the shackles of love, just wait quietly, wait for a suitable and mature time, take a small step with each other, and let everything fall naturally. That's when everything falls into place.

So, maybe it's good now, he understands his heart, and waits quietly in his most comfortable position, waiting for the moment when the buds will bloom; This is also the most beautiful and happiest moment, just like the morning sun outside the window, beautiful and intoxicating.