The sudden change in topic made Song Qi stunned, but then he returned to normal, led Shang Xuan to the living room, and said, "This kind of thing is hard to come by." He took it casually, and then said, "There has been no one living in the house for more than half a year, you sit first, and I'll clean it up." ”

Song Qi wanted to invite Shang Xuan to dinner, but it was still early, and when he arrived downstairs in the community, he proposed to let him put his luggage back, and then send Shang Xuan home to find a restaurant near her place of residence to eat.

But Shang Xuan obviously didn't really want to go back, and after a little hesitation, Song Qi invited her to sit at home.

He knew what she was thinking, and he didn't even need to think about it.

Shang Xuan nodded in agreement.

Two days ago, she also took the key to get clothes for him here, but the owner was not at home, so it was inconvenient for her to stay longer, and now she came here again, indeed like Song Qi, every corner of this home feels so appropriate.

"I'll clean it up for you." Shang Xuan placed her handbag on the edge of the sofa.

"No, you can visit around, you can go to the study and sit down, I'll make you a cup of tea, and there is a dragon well in early spring at home."

"Can you please stop being so polite? It doesn't feel like you anymore. ”

Shang Xuan didn't listen to Song Qi, went directly into the kitchen, quickly found the apron hanging on the wall and tied it, and began to clean it up in an orderly manner.

Song Qi was a little distracted, always following behind her slowly, occasionally accidentally blocking her way, and hurriedly retreating.

A panicked look.

Shang Xuan stopped and looked at him funny, "It's really okay, I've always lived by myself, and I'm still good at doing this, believe me." ”

Song Qi only nodded, "Then ......"

"Go clean up your room and the rest of the place, and I'll help you get the kitchen in order."

"Then you're welcome." Song Qi finally laughed, and his expression became more natural.

In fact, Song Qi's kitchen is very clean, but it has not been used for too long, and the pots and pans have to be taken out and cleaned, and in addition, there is nothing that needs to be specially tidied up, Shang Xuan poured out the filtered water and poured it in the glass pot to dry.

Then he took a disposable rag and began to wipe the ashes in all corners, from the living room to the study, and saw that Song Qi had been washing a lot of clothes on the balcony, and then dried them one by one.

During this time, Shang Xuan drank a cup of cold white open, looking at the white sheets gently fluttering in the wind, her heart had never been so peaceful, which made her have an urge to stay at this moment longer.

When Song Qi finished washing and wanted to wash, Shang Xuan had already wiped all the places in the room that could be wiped, and Song Qi began to clean the floor.

The vacuum cleaner and the sweeping robot were working at the same time, the sound was a little noisy, Shang Xuan came to his study with Song Qi's soaked Longjing, and saw a photo on Song Qi's desk, the photo was sandwiched in the middle of the book, and it fell out when she was tidying it up for him.

Shang Xuan, who was standing in front of the table with the photo, didn't move for a long time, forgot to sit, and forgot to put down the teacup in his hand.

I just stared at the photo for a long time.

Tang Tang stood in the middle, his two arms hung on the necks of Ji Xincheng and Shang Xuan, one left and one right, and Song Qi stood beside Shang Xuan.

She couldn't remember when the photo was taken, and the four young faces in the photo were all smiling with white teeth, blooming in the sun with a brilliant light that belonged to youth.

It's a sight to behold.

"This picture was taken at a school competition at the time, and you didn't recognize who I was at the time."

Song Qi's voice sounded softly behind him, Shang Xuan glanced sideways at him, and then compared the two times with the same person inside and outside the photo, and the traces of time were particularly obvious.

"I forgot that I actually took this photo."

"At that time, we won a beautiful work, and we took a lot of photos, but I have this one." Because there is only this one, he and Shang Xuan stand together.

Shang Xuan smiled and sighed, "Time flies really fast, when I think about it, it looks like a thing from my previous life." ”

She breathed a sigh of relief and took a seat on the chair next to the table, Song Qi looked at her with concern, "Aren't you a little tired?" Sit a little longer, and then we'll go to dinner. ”

Looking at his watch, it was past eleven o'clock, Shang Xuan suddenly said, "Why don't we order takeout?" ”

At this moment, she inexplicably wanted to stay in this room for a while.

Song Qi only said that she was tired of being busy, full of apologies, and leaned on the side of the table, "I asked you to be a guest, but I didn't expect to tire you." ”

"No, I have never had a very special affection for food, most of the time I just mess around at home, and when I come back on the road, it is better to sit here and read two pages of books."

"Why don't I cook a little at home? Takeaway is unhygienic after all. Song Qi took his mobile phone and began to call for food delivery to the door.

"Okay, just don't bother you too much."

The two looked at each other and smiled, and the atmosphere was very relaxed and happy.

Shang Xuan was still holding the photo in his hand, and he no longer looked at it closely, as if he was using it to drift his thoughts far away, "Why didn't I recognize you at that time?" You're actually a lot like when you were a kid. ”

On Song Qi's bookshelf, there is also a group photo of the orphanage, and in that group photo, Song Qi and Shang Xuan, who are more than ten years old.

Compared with the two, it is true that the eyebrows and eyes are very similar.

"There are so many boys who pursue you in college, you probably can't look at it, and you don't want to look at it more, so you ignore me." Song Qi quickly placed an order, then put down the phone and looked at Shang Xuan with a smile.

He is wearing white cotton short sleeves at the moment, a white shirt, the buttons are not buttoned, the sleeves are rolled up, the posture is very leisurely, the eyebrows and eyes when he laughs look young, and if he doesn't explore carefully, he seems to be no different from the adolescent college student.

Shang Xuan moved her eyes and denied, "What's the matter, you were Xincheng's sister's boyfriend at the time, so I didn't think about anything else." ”

"It's like if I don't have a girlfriend, you're going to look at me more."

Shang Xuan couldn't help but be stunned, hearing his words, there seemed to be something different, and he couldn't help but look at Song Qi, but the latter already explained with a smile on his eyebrows, "Just kidding, don't mind." ”

"No, you didn't seem to have a very cheerful personality back then, not like you do now."

Song Qi seemed to have just walked into the memories at this time, took the photo in her hand, and looked at herself in the old days, "You have so many girls, just me, a boy, you should be more or less reserved." ”

In fact, Song Qi had to admit that it was Shang Xuan's appearance that made him regain his confidence in life, before that he was only responsible for the responsibilities on his shoulders, to study well, to pay off his debts and return to the orphanage, but he never thought about being responsible for himself, such as whether he was happy or not, whether he had a wish, he didn't feel that he should think about it.

Song Qi was sent to the orphanage by his parents when he was seven or eight years old, and he already has vivid memories, his parents' helplessness, and the dilapidated dilapidated orphanage. There is a shortage of manpower in the hospital, and it is natural for a child of his age to consciously take on the labor force, and it is very normal at that time that he can't eat a few full meals all year round, and what impresses him the most is that he is not qualified to go to school, and he can't escape from that cramped cage even if he tries his best, that kind of helpless loneliness, he can still break out in a cold sweat in an instant when he dreams of adulthood.

He had already begun to try to escape from the orphanage, even though he knew it might be a dead end. But at this moment, Shang Xuan appeared, Shang Xuan was a year younger than Song Qi, she used to grow up in a Christian church in another city, the administrator of that church was a foreigner, she funded Shang Xuan's schooling, but because of a fire, the church burned down, and Shang Xuan had to be sent to an orphanage willing to accept her. is also an orphan, Xu is Shang Xuan's experience is different, she looks no different from Chang'er, she talks a lot, has an optimistic personality, can read and sing, and suddenly shoots a strong light in Song Qi's young dark heart.

Shang Xuan's appearance made Song Qi a completely different person, he began to be infected by her and became optimistic, she taught him to read, and because of Shang Xuan's arrival, the orphanage had the first financial assistance, and Song Qi was able to go to primary school with Shang Xuan. He is clever by nature, and with the help of Shang Xuan, he quickly caught up with the progress, and when the two reached the first year of junior high school, Song Qi's achievements had far surpassed Shang Xuan a lot.

Just when Song Qi was very satisfied with his life and didn't feel any regrets, Shang Xuan was adopted, and every time he thought about that time, he only felt that God intended to treat him like this, because people can't always have good things, Shang Xuan's appearance seemed to be to help Song Qi go through the most difficult journey in his life, he was grateful, but he also hated. The few years that the two young children were with each other had a decisive impact on Song Qi, and it was not easy for Shang Xuan to forget, and they made an appointment to meet again when they grew up.

But in those years, the agreement seemed somewhat insignificant, Song Qi went to college with a scholarship all the way with twelve points of hard work, he used all the ways to find Shang Xuan, but never found anything, and at this time Ji Xinran, who suddenly appeared in his life, made Song Qi finally have the idea of giving up, he vaguely saw Shang Xuan's shadow in Ji Xinran's fierce pursuit, this discovery he didn't want to admit, let him admit that he was with Ji Xinran because of Shang Xuan, he felt unspeakable. But fate made people, not long after she and Ji Xinran were together, he met Shang Xuan.

Shang Xuan was still in the same school as him, and this discovery made Song Qi suffer for a long, long time......

The doorbell rang at this time, and Shang Xuan reminded Song Qi while answering the phone, and Song Qi came back to his senses from his long thoughts. He was still holding the photo in his hand and looking at it intently, while Shang Xuan answered a long phone call, her voice soft and her tone was calm, as if she was discussing her paintings with the publishing house.

Putting the photo down, he got up and went to open the door, the fresh vegetables and fruits he had ordered on his phone.

Song Qi simply made two bowls of noodles and a few side dishes, put them on the dining table and went to the study to call Shang Xuan, she was still talking on the phone, Song Qi didn't make a sound, and gestured that she could eat, so she nodded, and after saying a few words to the other party, she closed the line.

"Is it tricky?" Handed her a tissue to wipe her hands, Song Qi asked.

"Fortunately, it's a copyright issue, and I'm sorting it out and transferring it to a lawyer to deal with, and I won't come forward in this regard."

Song Qi's heart sobbed, maybe he was thinking too much, he always felt that she was so calm now, she was doing a final goodbye.

"It's delicious!" Shang Xuan took a sip of soup and praised it sincerely.

She likes to eat soup with noodles, a habit she has been doing for many years.

Song Qi decided not to think about anything else, and to finish the meal.

"I don't know how you taste now, so I'll make it light."

"It just so happens that I usually eat relatively lightly."

Simple pasta, there are not many condiments, but the thick flavor in the soup is rich in layers, Shang Xuan has to admit that it is not that she doesn't like to be particular about food, but that she has not encountered anything that she is really willing to remember before.

"I didn't expect you to be so good at cooking." Shang Xuan praised.

"After graduating, I came out to work, and I could tolerate takeout in the first few years, but gradually I couldn't do it, and then I tried to start doing it myself, and I learned slowly, and over time, I also improved."

Shang Xuan nodded, "Over time, indeed, the power of time is very strong. ”

Shang Xuan concentrated on eating the noodles in the bowl, her appetite looked good, which was a little different from the calm and indifferent treatment she usually treated other people, Song Qi was originally indifferent, but at this time, looking at Shang Xuan like this, and close at hand, she couldn't help but feel like a dream.

"What's wrong with you? Are you tired of cooking? ”

After a while, Shang Xuan had already eaten half of it, and suddenly looked up and saw that Song Qi hadn't moved much, and asked with some surprise.

"Ah Xuan,......"

He called her as he had done in the past, "What you said in the hospital parking lot, can you make it true?" ”

“……”

The relaxed expression on Shang Xuan's face froze for a moment, and then wiped the corners of her mouth with a tissue, as if she raised her eyes to look at him after calming down, they were both adults, and she knew which sentence he was referring to so solemnly.

"Song Qi, maybe you think I'm pitiful like this?"

There was a deep sadness in Song Qi's eyes, "No, I don't sympathize with you." Xuan, I don't know where to start. He paused, plucking up courage in her gentle gaze, "Ji Xinran I haven't had a girlfriend before, and in my heart, that position shouldn't be anyone else except you." I've been looking for you for many years, but through Ji Xinran, I'm even more sure that my liking for you before that time was not childish attachment, but when I understood this truth and met you again, I was already with Ji Xinran......"

"Song Qi, don't say it again." Shang Xuan lowered her eyes and sighed faintly in her heart.

"Ah Xuan, I don't want to force myself to pretend to face you as if nothing happened, I like you, it always has been, I never dreamed that you would sit in my house like this, sit opposite me, eat the noodles I made, help me clean, I ......" He choked up, "I don't want to miss it, this time, can you give me a chance?" ”

Shang Xuan slowly raised her head, and when Song Qi's red eyes looked into the bottom of her heart, she finally couldn't bear to turn her head.

"Song Qi, you know my situation, I don't have much time."