On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the highway was like a private runway, and I ran five or six kilometers in a row without seeing a second car.

Chiba asked He Chong to turn off the heating in the car, and rolled down the window two fingers wide, and the strong and cold wind poured in like this, which made people feel sober and calm.

He Chong whistled all the way, full of breath, and the pitch was stable. She heard it as "California Dreaming," the most famous song of the "Mom and Dad," and the lyrics associated with California and from California to another person.

Rows of backward hills and trees leave home behind, and there is no end in sight to the road ahead. This is the first time she has not spent the Spring Festival in a nursing home, and she will inevitably feel guilty, but the words of encouragement from He Chong and Min Yuhua linger in her ears - live yourself and learn to let go - although she doesn't know if this will expand the pain, she is still willing to give it a try.

The so-called love is companionship and distance, her youth is slowly consumed by her long-term sick mother, and she can't escape regret if she doesn't regret it. Secretly looking at the man next to him who was tightly on the steering wheel, the loneliness amplified by the festival was slowly filled, and he felt more and more down-to-earth and relaxed. She never cared if she had that so-called liking for He Chong, but at this moment she was sure that she was no longer afraid to get along with him, and she no longer felt that he was aggressive.

She is willing to trust this person.

But there is a name that has never been unfamiliar, even though she has been to KIKI Island for so long and has not been contacted, she still can't help but think of Song Yingchen at a certain moment, that fairytale beautiful boy.

If anyone asks questions now, she will not shy away from admitting that she likes him. Missing this thing can't deceive people, she hasn't been entangled by thoughts all the time, and there is joy in suffering. Of course, she also understands that the voice of shame now dares to boldly admit that this courage does not come from self-confidence, but because the heavier the weight of love, the more she wishes him to be happy and free. Not to mention KIKI Island, even if Song Yingchen flies across the ocean to the other side of the world, as long as he is happy, she will have peace of mind.

"Do you want to sleep for a while?"

Seeing that her eyes were empty and deep in thought, He Chong asked sideways, breaking the speechless state in the car.

"Not sleepy."

"Hungry?"

"Not hungry."

“…… I'm a little thirsty. ”

Hearing him say this, she twisted her waist to take a bottle of mineral water from the back seat, unscrewed the water cap, and handed it over.

He Chong stuffed the bottle into his mouth with satisfaction, still looking straight ahead when he drank the water, and then asked casually: "What about your father, I have never heard you mention it." And how did the aunt become like that, can you talk about it? ”

Her relaxed nerves suddenly tensed again, and she didn't know where to start in the face of his innocent question.

"It's okay, don't say it if you don't want to." He Chong glanced at it, "I just think it's easier to pass the time for chatting." ”

"I wonder where to start......"

She adjusted her backrest and sat up straight, drawing her mind back to the past.

"It feels like a novel." He Chong joked.

"No, it was short, but it completely changed my life."

She looked at the road ahead, and the markings pierced from under the car, like every day she had endured for seventeen years.

"My dad was a gambler, and that's what I heard later, and I had little impression of him. He owed a lot of debts outside, and the debt collectors killed him and threw him into the river, and he was made into many pieces. Around the same time, my mother was pushed down the stairs and fell into a vegetative state, and then I was admitted to a welfare home, and I was not allowed to visit her once a month until I was a teenager......"

The steering wheel in He Chong's hand suddenly shifted, and the whole car swayed left and right at high speed, but fortunately, there was no danger.

"I'm sorry I was so surprised that I didn't scare you, did I?" He was sweating profusely, and when he looked at Chiba again, his face did not change and his heart did not beat.

"I guess I scared you." She smiled slightly wryly, "There have been a few times when I had a scene like that just now, and for a moment I thought that it would be a relief to die like this." ”

Her calm and desperate words made He Chong's heart tremble.

"To be honest, I didn't expect your childhood to come like this, it was too dark. But no matter how dark it is, it's a thing of the past, and you should look forward. Think about how optimistic and positive you were when we were trapped in the well, but you can't have any thoughts of dying, life is more important than anything else. ”

"I had this thought when I was at the bottom of the well, but I didn't want that, because of you. You have a wonderful life, and it's a shame to die like that. ”

"I'm the same as you, there's no difference, it's a pity that I'm dead, it's a pity that you're dead. Don't say such stupid things again, or I'll take you to a psychiatrist. ”

"Don't worry, I won't commit suicide, and there are still things that must be done."

"What's the matter?"

"Find my mother's murderer."

"So you came to Lucheng because that person was there?" He Chong quickly connected the causes and consequences.

"Not sure, maybe, on the spur of the moment. But now I'm wondering if this is my obsession. She suddenly felt very tired and rubbed her temples with her hands, "This time I came back to see my mother, and I felt that she was better alive than anything else." As for finding the truth, take your time. ”

"Hoo ......"

He Ran rolled down all four windows, the rumbling wind was deafening, and ten seconds later it closed again, and the whole world was silent.

"I'll protect you, trust me."

He bravely said what he wanted to say, and the fire burning in his eyes illuminated the road ahead.

Chiba was not only moved, but also envied. Whatever He Chong thinks in his heart, he will definitely say it out loud, this is the courage she never has. At the same time, he turned her grief into his own grief, and entwined her bonds into his own, without a trace of artificiality, which made her feel in her heart that this was the most precious gift of the New Year.

She didn't answer, didn't nod and shake her head, only said thank you in her heart.

"Can I charge in the car?" After a while, she asked.

He Chong guided her to connect to the car charging port, and just as the phone was about to be charged, he seemed to remember something.

"By the way, Song Yingchen is back." He said, and tried to look as calm as possible.

Chiba's eyelashes lifted, neither calm nor excited, but her attention was clearly attracted.

"Hmm." She answered in a deep voice.

"He's ready to invite you to the ...... Attend his engagement to Amy. ”

The news exploded in the carriage like a thunderbolt, and Chiba only felt a buzzing in his ears, and subconsciously poked his fingers.

He Chong secretly observed her reaction, guessing that she would definitely call Song Yingchen immediately.

"Congratulations." However, she only said softly.

"Isn't it uncomfortable?"

"Me? No. Hearing that the first drop of blood in her heart began to fall, she could only pretend to smile, "Why be uncomfortable." ”

"Because you like him, he wants to marry another woman."

"If I like him, he has to fulfill me, then this kind of liking is too selfish and omnipotent." said indifferently, but in fact, her whole person was like a weak beast lost in the wilderness, and she didn't know what to do.

"I said that he is a person who likes to engage in ambiguity, and he must have changed the law to tease you before, so that you misunderstood, it was he who was wrong."

"Why do you keep saying bad things about him, isn't he your best buddy?"

Realizing that he had some "villain heart", He Chong pinched his nose unnaturally.

"I'm just telling the truth. Of course, it is not denied that he is very good, and it is understandable to recruit girls to like him, but ......"

"Let's have some music." She tilted her head to the side and stopped the conversation.

Turn on the stereo, the energetic European and American dance music sounded, and He Chong began to sway his upper body with it.

Instead, she reached out and turned off the music.

"You blow it better than this."

After receiving the compliment, He Chong was simply flattered, and after a short period of embarrassment, he played the song just now.

……

Lucheng, newly rented downstairs.

Just as he was about to say goodbye, Chiba found that He Chong also got out of the car and pressed the lock, as if he was going to go up with him. She didn't say anything, and it was normal for her to go up and rest and drink saliva after driving such a long way.

This is a multi-storey apartment without an elevator, the house is on the second floor, she took out the key to open the door, but heard He Chong say goodbye.

"See you later, get some sleep."

"Won't you sit down for a while?"

"I'm a little tired when I don't sit down."

"Okay, then you should go back and rest early."

"Hmm."

A shocking scene appeared, He Chong did not turn around and go downstairs, but took out the key and opened the door next door like she did.

"You?" Her eyes were falling out.

"I live next door." He Chong responded mischievously.

Without saying a word, she pushed him away and walked next door to see that it was exactly the same as her own, but the furniture was slightly better. In the corner of the living room, there was an expensive suitcase, and a few very familiar coats were thrown casually on the sofa.

"Where do you live?"

"That's right. I said that I wouldn't just forget it so easily, and if my dad insisted on his hegemony, I would have to resist in my own way. ”

"What are you, running away from home?"

"What's all the fuss, it's not the first time." He Chong threw the car keys on the table and sat on the sofa, his two sore legs on the coffee table, "From now on, we are neighbors, and if there is anything that needs to be summoned at any time, I will also go over to harass me from time to time." ”

"What are you kidding, where are you going to run away from home, you have to live next door to me?"

"This is your unreasonableness, why can't I rent the house you can rent, and do you still care who lives next door?"

"That's not what I meant...... But how can you live in a house with such conditions? ”

He Chong looked around the room and said seriously: "After looking at it for a long time, I think it's okay, it's clean, and the most important thing is to be close to you, so I'm not afraid that you will turn off the phone again and I won't be able to find it." You know, it's called wall-to-wall cohabitation? ”

"You're as good as your name suggests." She couldn't laugh or cry.

"Nervous, I won't sneak over in the middle of the night and eat you. Don't worry, I won't overlord the bow. ”

"I don't understand what you're talking about." She blushed and turned to walk towards her.

"You know, you know everything, you just have to hide yourself and don't dare to face it!" He Chong shouted.

She stopped, but she didn't dare to look back, only to feel a fiery gaze that burned her back red.

"Don't ...... that"

"I want it! I want to tell you with practical actions that a person should strive for what he wants in life, regardless of his studies, career or feelings. If you like someone, you have to say it out loud, and only when you tell the other person, the other party may like you in turn. ”

"We're not suitable."

"You and Song Yingchen are not suitable, and the results have proved it!"

"Don't pull him in, please."

"If you don't like me now, I'll wait until the day you like it, just like you want to find that person, and I won't give up."

"I don't know when you started going crazy." She fled and slammed the door shut.

"Yang Qianye, I will definitely take you down, otherwise the blind man will be so handsome!"