Chapter 2 The reunion of the deceased

Sunset, illuminations, and night give the city a hazy and confusing mystery. However, the prosperity of a city is not only reflected in the tall buildings, but also in the constant flow of people. To survive in this highly competitive and fast-paced city, efficiency and competence are extremely important. But even so, the nightlife in T City is still crazy.

At 2 o'clock in the morning, Xu Qiubai also worked hard in the company. The mobile phone rang, Xu Qiubai raised his head from the pile of design drawings and data reports, rubbed his eyebrows, picked up the phone directly and answered it, and didn't look at who called

Xu Qiubai: Hey, which one?

? : Me, Yaxuan. I'm still busy~

Xu Qiubai: Yaxuan~ What's wrong, is there something wrong? I'm still busy.

Zhao Yaxuan: It's okay, why can't I call you if I'm fine, I'm busy~

Xu Qiubai: No, I've been a little busy lately, it's all this time, and you haven't rested yet!

Zhao Yaxuan: No, we just arrived home, you said it was just a class reunion, are you busy like this? It's been this time and I haven't gone back, and I've never seen you pay so much attention to class reunions in previous years!

? : Alas, alas, I'll tell you, you let me say it.

Xu Qiubai: Zhang Xichen, it turns out that you are here, I thought you were gone. (Xu Qiubai jokingly said)

Zhang Xichen: Bah, you're gone, can you say something nice~ I can be busy day and night for days and nights in order to win the land in the center of T!

Xu Qiubai: Okay, I know you're working hard, let's say, what's the matter with me so late?

Zhang Xichen: The development right of the prime land in the center of T has come down, and we have won the bid! So you need to come back in two weeks to sign up

Xu Qiubai: It's okay to have you here, I don't have to go!

Zhang Xichen: People asked you to come by name, otherwise I wouldn't have called you so late, besides, it's been two years, you should also meet your grandfather, the old man is also well-intentioned, why are you so stubborn!

Xu Qiubai lowered his head, thought for a while and said: Okay, I know, send me the specific time of the signing, and I will go

Putting down the phone, Xu Qiubai looked at the results of tonight, well, he can finally take a vacation with peace of mind. Roughly cleaned up, grabbed the car keys and went out.

When work is busy, time always flies. But no matter how busy he was, Xu Qiubai still spent nearly a week with the capitalists to attend what he called a "class reunion". Originally, it was not a long time from T city to G city, but his car was confiscated by Zhang Xichen, on the grounds that his work needed to be used as a façade, in fact, he knew that it should be his grandfather's ghost, and he had to go back, but he was never caught back by his grandfather's people, so he gave up driving and took the shuttle bus instead.

In the crowded shuttle, many people are closing their eyes to recuperate, Xu Qiubai sat by the window, looking out the window blankly, "I haven't seen her for many years, I don't know what has become of her now, whether she can still recognize herself", there are a lot of things in the rickety trunk and it is also messy, but Xu Qiubai's heart is even more chaotic than the carriage, how will they meet, what will she say when they meet, if she says it, how should he answer? Just after he thought about it for a while, Xu Qiubai was suddenly startled by his thoughts: What am I doing, why am I so nervous, I just met to meet him, am I like this? Besides, I haven't seen you for so many years, and even if we do, she won't necessarily remember you, hey, forget it, I don't want to. Maybe I slept a little too late yesterday, so after struggling for a while, I also began to close my eyes and recuperate.

There are many stops along the way, and the stop-and-go shuttle bus is also running steadily, Xu Qiubai was shaken a little dazed and dizzy, closing his eyes and feeling the changes in the car, after another station, Xu Qiubai felt that there was a person sitting next to him, and a faint fragrance of osmanthus followed, he thought: Well, it should be a woman, but this smell is really good, as if it has been smelled somewhere, well, it feels good. Xu Qiubai listened carefully, and felt that there seemed to be a breathing sound, it seemed that it should still be for the mother and son or mother and daughter. The car was still moving slowly, and there was some restlessness in the car, and the people who were about to get off the car stood up early to prepare. Suddenly a sudden brake, Xu Qiubai felt something hit him in his arms, he opened his eyes, his hand subconsciously touched the one in his arms, the touch in his hand made Xu Qiubai startled suddenly, and the sleepiness suddenly dispersed by more than half, it was a face, very slippery, but different from the delicacy of children, this face seemed to be a little thin, so thin that the jawbones on the face were very prominent, lowered his head, Xu Qiubai was startled again, after a short period of stunned,

Xu Qiubai: Is that you? Qiao Lan?

Qiao Lan: Xu Qiubai?? How did you end up here?

Xu Qiubai: I'm going to a class reunion? How did you get on this bus, aren't you in your hometown?

Qiao Lan: That's a long story, I... It's been out a long time ago

Xu Qiubai: Oh, yes! Hehe~

The long black hair was pulled back casually, the eyes in the slightly thin cheeks were still so bright, the purple gauze shirt with black cropped shorts, the overall look was generous and decent, elegant and intellectual, Xu Qiubai thought she was still as easy-going as she was back then. A three- or four-year-old boy next to him stood obediently aside, blinking at their really unexpected encounter, but he was holding the corner of his mother's clothes in his hand, Xu Qiubai looked at the little boy, then took out two mints from his pocket, spread his hand, put them in front of the little boy, and asked him

Xu Qiubai: What's your name?

The little boy looked at his mother blankly, saw his mother nodded, and then turned back to Xu Qiubai and said,

Little Boy: My name is Song Yuliang

Xu Qiubai: Oh, it turned out to be Liangliang, how old is Liangliang??

Little Boy: Three years old

Xu Qiubai: Oh, three years old! Now, uncle, you have sugar here, do you want to eat it?

Liangliang stretched out his little hand and wanted to take it, but he didn't dare to take it, he looked at his mother sitting on the side with an inquiring gaze, saw that his mother nodded, quickly threw the candy into his mouth, and then snuggled in his mother's arms, and looked at Xu Qiubai with timid eyes, Xu Qiubai smiled, clapped his hands and said,

Xu Qiubai: Liangliang is very cute, your son?

Qiao Lan: Yes,

Xu Qiubai: I really didn't expect to meet you here, what a coincidence, I thought something happened to you when you said goodbye in a hurry, it turned out that I went home to get married.

Qiao Lan: Hehe, (smiling bitterly) Yes, I was in a bit of a hurry at the time~

Xu Qiubai: Yes, I was so hurried that I didn't even say goodbye, but fortunately, we met again

Qiao Lan: yes, it's okay...

Xu Qiubai: I haven't seen you all these years, are you doing well?

Qiao Lan: It's okay!

Xu Qiubai: How can it be okay? Oh, by the way, where are you going? Going to G City?

Qiao Lan: Well, go to G City

Xu Qiubai: I also went to G City, just by the way, why are you going to G City? If you're not busy, if you're not busy, let's have a good chat, after all, we haven't seen each other for a few years.

Qiao Lan: Okay. If you have time,

Xu Qiubai: How much is your mobile phone number, I'll remember it

Qiao Lan: I... I didn't change it, it's still the same as before, or I'll call you! What about yours?

Xu Qiubai: Uh. Mine didn't change either

Qiao Lan took out her mobile phone to dial the number, Xu Qiubai's mobile phone rang, and at the moment when Xu Qiubai pressed the phone, Qiao Lan caught a glimpse of the name lit up on the mobile phone screen: Qiao Mei!

At this time, there were not many people in the car, and the ride near the end made the crowded carriage a lot more spacious, even so, none of them left, the shuttle bus drove into the station, and people were queuing up to get off, Qiao Lan wanted to get up and prepare, but was held down by Xu Qiubai, and waited until everyone was gone, Xu Qiubai got up, and then naturally picked up her suitcase and said: Let's go!

Time turns, the images overlap, the exit of the station that year, the surging crowds, the blocked aisles, so that the door that is not too spacious, there is nowhere to stay, Qiao Lan carried heavy luggage, in the crowded crowd struggled forward, and it was crowded, Qiao Lan was a little unstable, and when she was about to hit the person in front of her, a pair of powerful big hands held her firmly in her arms, in a panic, Qiao dragged the hands stiffly, and after calming down, she saw the person clearly, and asked,

Qiao Lan: Qiubai, why are you here, didn't you go to work in the store?

Xu Qiubai: Yes, I went, didn't I come back again?

Qiao Lan: Why are you back, isn't this time busy?

Xu Qiubai: The boss saw that I usually behaved well, so he gave me half a day off

Qiao Lan looked at him incredulously: Really?

Xu Qiubai pulled Qiao Lan to the chair next to him, handed over tissues and water, and then carried the bulky suitcase aside, sat firmly on the chair, and looked at the door where people came and went

Xu Qiubai: Of course it's fake, teasing you, hehe

Qiao Lan: Hmph, I knew that was the case

When the people were almost gone, Xu Qiubai picked up the suitcase, took her hand again, and said softly: Let's go!

Qiao Lan responded happily and shyly: Yes.

The memories reappeared, and after a short pause, Qiao Lan gently hugged Liangliang and smiled, and replied obediently: En!