"Is it your and Liu Lian's class or Qiu Shao and Cheng Luchen today?" I looked up at the clouds in the direction of Hong Kong, and the clouds there seemed to be thicker than over the SAR.

"Well, it was originally Qiu Shao and Cheng Luchen, but Anjina's new song conference needed manpower to call them over, what?" Dong Jian asked.

"No, just ask if there are any strange things that have happened recently."

"Ahem... Ahem... Do you mean me and Liu Lian here or Li Xiaoai? Dong Jian's tone became strange.

"Aren't they all the same?"

"It's different, Li Xiaoai has been quite weird lately." It's still the same tone as before.

"What, something happened?" My tone was a little nervous, but I was still unconsciously nervous about her safety.

"Hehe, what are you nervous about? She usually spends herself alone except for studying, and she doesn't say anything to me and Liu Lian, is it strange? But once in a while, they talk to me for a couple of words. ”

"Oh, that's it..."

"You don't want to ask me what she talked to me about?" It's still a mocking tone.

"What's there to ask about this, it's not illegal to chat with the parties once in a while, and it's not the first time I've been out on the field, cut!" I deliberately feigned disdain.

"You kid and she have something in mind, don't think I don't know."

I was speechless.

"She always asks me about your past, and I've told her about it nine times out of ten, but I haven't talked to her about what happened after the attack in the rainforest." Dong Jian returned to his usual tone.

Suddenly, my brain was a little surprised and half happy, and after a while, "Thank you, don't say it for the time being." ”

"That's right, it's better for you to say your own business, but listen to my brother's advice, even if you two have hidden feelings, don't be too much."

"What do you say?" I immediately interrupted.

"Okay, okay, when I don't say anything, you can figure it out yourself."

"Nothing else, right?"

"It's gone~ You heard about her father, the little girl didn't touch food for a day, locked herself in the school library to read, and Liu Lian accompanied her inside, so I had to be outside to support at this time."

"Are you okay?"

"Alas~ It's hard to say, why don't you come and see it in person and help persuade you? It's pitiful enough, my friends avoided her when they heard about it, and found someone to cry and complain that Liu Lian and I were both outsiders. ”

"That's it, there's time to get together." I hung up the phone, if I waited for him to finish speaking, I didn't know where he would go, the more I talked, the more I couldn't talk clearly, and the information I should know was enough.

But when the phone rang down and the sky began to rain, an inexplicable desolation came out of my heart silently. For a moment, the rain was like her tears gently lapping on my face, and I silently looked up at the hazy sky, as if it was not me standing in the rain at this time. Choosing to be alone when you need the company of others the most, the unspeakable pain may only be understood by those who have felt it.

I glanced at the smart watch on my wrist and let the green dot that belonged to me flash a few times, and that's it, I think it was already a light touch companion.

At dusk, Hong Kong, Victoria Harbour Marina Hotel, the whole city is already lit up before nightfall, and the void prosperity looks particularly bright in the last afterglow of the sunset. This city is like a star in the night, and the darker the night, the more crystal clear.

"I'll settle down here tonight, and then I'll set up the venue and debug the equipment with Qiu Shao and them tomorrow." Standing outside the elevator on the first floor of the hotel lobby, I instructed Fu Dongdong and Yu Yang.

"Brother Yan won't meet with Qiu Shao later?" Yu Yang's eyes widened slightly.

"Brother Yan, this is something to go out, let's not get involved, it's rare to come once, let's go out for a walk after changing our clothes later." Fu Dongdong playfully pulled Yu Yang into the elevator.

"Stay safe, meet in the hall at nine o'clock tomorrow morning." The moment the elevator door closed, Fu Dongdong made an OK gesture to me outside the door.

The lights of Victoria Harbour were shining at night, but I had no intention of appreciating the gorgeous night. Take the Hong Kong Island Line to the University of Hong Kong Station and get off, the University of Hong Kong in front of you is backed by a small hill covered with green trees, looking at the sea by the mountain, which is unique. There is a clear difference between the school buildings, and most of the taller modern buildings hide the neat and tidy teaching buildings with a strong British atmosphere, which are solemn but not quaint.

I followed the location of the green dot on my phone's map and smart watch, and finally found the magnificent and mysterious library in the middle of a complex complex of buildings.

Through the bright street lamp, Dong Jian and I recognized each other at a glance, he opened his mouth and spit words, almost speechless in surprise, "You, this, what?" ”

"Okay, don't ask anything, what about people?" I patted him on the shoulder and asked.

"Inside, but..."Dong Jian seemed to choke on saliva, and his words were broken.

Before he could breathe, I waved my hand and turned around and was about to enter the library door, when Dong Jian threw the library access card to me. The bright hall is filled with long square tables, as in all universities, and students return to their empty seats silently after taking books from the shelves, except for the clatter of flipping books and the light footsteps. It's amazing how a library of this size is so quiet that it's like a silent theater.

Li Xiaoai sat alone in the corner of the second floor in a plain white plaid skirt, with her laptop in front of her, staring straight at the screen. Liu Lian stood beside her, holding a book in her hand, raising her eyes vigilantly from time to time to look around, and no longer made any more movements after seeing anything unusual, burying her head in continuing to flip through the book in her hand.

I walked lightly along the bookshelves and the long tables on both sides towards them, and when I got a little closer, Liu Lianyi looked up and found me coming, his eyes looked surprised. I put my index finger in front of my lips, meaning not to make a sound. Closer I pretended to be a student looking for books, and in the gap of the bookshelf, I carefully looked at the notebook screen in front of Li Xiaoai, which was full of information and reports about the Aikang Group and Li Shukang's past.

"How long have you been sitting like this?" I asked Liu Lian on the side softly.

"I haven't been out since the library opened in the morning." Liu Lian's voice was very low.

The library is open? That should have been the time when the police announced Li Shukang's case in the morning, and it had been almost twelve hours until now.

I took two steps forward and stood quietly behind Li Xiaoai, but even then she didn't notice it in the slightest. At such a close distance, I could feel her tightly closed heart, and the cold air of the air conditioner blew through the surroundings without a trace of body temperature. She is immersed in endless sadness and memories, and her beloved father may be like this, perhaps she did not expect it, let alone accept such a reality.

There was another heavy gasp, as if the snort had been closed for a long time.

"Little love." I stood behind her and whispered.

She froze for a moment, then slowly pulled herself up as if from a stake. The wooden chair was knocked backwards by her unsteady legs, I subconsciously held her wrist and the wooden chair that was about to overturn, she fell back to the wooden chair under her weakly, turned her head and looked straight at me behind her.

"You?" Surprised voices.

I didn't speak, but leaned forward and reached out to gently close the laptop screen in front of her.

"You... How did you end up here? Aren't you still in the SAR during the day? The voice was soft, but it was heard well enough in the silence of the library.

I still didn't answer her question, but helped her put the laptop back in the bag next to the desk, "Let's go, go out for a bite to eat, I just haven't had dinner yet." ”

"But..."

"It's late, we're all hungry." I looked back at Liu Lian, who couldn't help nodding, and then looked back at Li Xiaoai, who was still locked in my heart, and said with a smile, "Let's go, you know Hong Kong best, we will listen to you wherever you go." ”

Li Xiaoai was a little overwhelmed by my expression that I couldn't refuse, and she stood up a little flustered, but she was even more at a loss. I lifted her bag with her computer, then handed her phone on the desk, and after a few seconds it seemed as if she had finally come to her senses, "Where are we going?" ”

"Listen to you."

It was not late at night when I left the library, and I walked through the neat streets without saying a word, but the four people in my company seemed to have something to ask.

"Why did you come here all of a sudden?" Liu Lian asked first.

"Tomorrow will be the venue for the royal salute, saying that the scene is expected to be a little hot the day after tomorrow, and the second group of people is not enough, so Lao Di asked me to bring new people to support."

"Just landed and came running?" Dong Jian is still in the tone of the phone.

I ignored him and asked Liu Lian on the side, "Where is the car parked?" ”

"Parking lot in front."

Just these few small talkers, Li Xiaoai still had no intention of interjecting, and walked alone in front. Even if she is close to the streetlight, she still looks alone.

"What about her classmates and friends?" I asked Liu Lian beside me.

"When she went back to school, she didn't go anywhere, she was alone all the time, and she didn't seem to come out after the accident. Her father's matter must have been another blow now, alas, it was quite sad to watch. Liu Lian felt compassion for this situation, and even sighed deeply with Dong Jian.

I walked forward slowly and quietly parallel to her, pretending to be casual and asked, "Have you thought about it?" What to eat? ”

Li Xiaoai's steps slowed down a little, as if her chaotic thoughts had disturbed her pace, she raised her head slightly, looking at the nothingness under the stratus clouds, "Can you drink with me?" ”

After we heard this, we all stopped, and each figured out the meaning of Li Xiaoai's words, of course everyone understands it, but why you, not you?

"Eh, if you don't take Li Xiaoai for a drink, Liu Lian and I will also rest for a while, and contact me in two hours to pick up Li Xiaoai, OK?" Dong Jian, the old Jianghu, reacted the fastest, and before Liu Lian and I could speak, one hand pulled Liu Lian in the opposite direction, and threw the car key to me with the other hand, "Drink, it's okay, I'll pick you up with Liu Lian later." ”

"But..."Liu Lian was still a little dazed.

"Li Xiaoai's safety is more concerned than the two of us, and he is gone." Dong Jian didn't look back, and dragged Liu Lian away quickly in another direction.

There are not many or few pedestrians passing by under the street lamps, and the shadows cast by the lights are neither dark nor bright. As before, she walked quietly in front of me, I stood quietly half behind her, her back always in my field of vision, and I needed to look around me.

Just keep going, keep going... Missed the parking lot and missed the car. I didn't know where she was going to take us, and at that moment I had a flash of thought that I would be with her wherever she went, wherever she went.

But after all, it can only be a fleeting thought, although we meet, it is difficult for fate to intersect. I have a past that I can't let go of, and she has a future that she can't see.

Silently leaving the University of Hong Kong, passing through a bustling off-campus neighborhood, Li Xiaoai stopped near a slightly dimly lit street corner. A small bar with a wooden bamboo door and the melodious sound of saxophone playing. Following her into the wooden door, the bar was decorated more like a tea tasting style, if it weren't for the strong smell of wine in the air, I really thought it would be a tea house.

The name of the bar is "Wine Tasting".

Since tea can be tasted, wine can also be tasted, and of course people are no exception.

After entering the door, Li Xiaoai did not stop, and went straight up the bamboo ladder next to the bar to the second floor. The second floor of the bar was divided into three elegant private rooms, except for one door that was open, and I followed her into the room and closed the door with my hand.

Li Xiaoai took out her mobile phone and pressed a few times on the menu, probably ordering what she wanted to drink. After ordering the drink, she took a deep breath, put the phone on the table and buried her head silently, and then there was no movement. I looked at her calmly the whole time, without words, but with empathy.

Tears and drops began to lap on the table, Li Xiaoai's shoulders began to tremble slightly to slightly violent, and the gradual light music began to be mixed with disordered sobbing. She covered her mouth with her hands, not wanting to lose her temper, but the more she endured it, the more her body trembled. Her hair had been loosened by her trembling and scattered irregularly on her forehead and beside her earlobes, obscuring her sobbing and distorted face, but she was still intact in my eyes.

With a hint of pity in my heart, I quietly touched the back of her slightly trembling cold hand with four fingers, there are always people who don't want her to be so cold in this season of spring to winter.

Cry out, cry out will feel better, no matter how beautiful the cherry blossoms always need to wither, how to wait for the next bloom if you have been waiting for the withering.

After a while, the waiter knocked on the door and walked in with a one-liter bottle of vodka, looking at me and Li Xiaoai, who was forcibly regaining his composure, with a look of surprise and shock, "You and the lady are just two?" ”

"Well, thanks, we'll just do it ourselves." I smiled and took the bottle, and the waiter placed two glasses on our table, "Do you have any pastries in the store?" Please give this lady a copy of the best-selling one in your store, by the way, I want the second best-selling one. ”

"Okay, please wait." The waiter came out of the private room.

I held the bottle and looked at her but didn't move, Li Xiaoai seemed to calm down a little and turned her face to look at me, but the expression was obviously anxious to wait for me to pour her wine.

"Don't worry, there's enough wine for you, but you have to eat something first." I grinned at her as I held the bottle.

Li Xiaoai was slightly stunned when she heard this, and the hand that originally wanted to grab the wine bottle slowly retracted, turned her head to look out the window, but showed a warm smile.