Jiang Qi nestled in the sofa and heard the sound of the key turning the door lock, and then took off his shoes and put his bag in the mess. He didn't look back, his eyes lingering on the TV screen, but he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Son? When did you get back? ”

Fang Xiuyuan was obviously taken aback. She stood in place as if waiting for Jiang Qi to turn back, and as if she didn't dare to walk over and take a look at him. For a minute or two, the people on the sofa didn't look back or answer, and she felt that the silence between them was suffocating.

"What? Didn't the good friend come today? I pounced? Jiang Qi suddenly spoke, his voice cold and stiff. He got up and turned off the TV and turned around. The woman with beautiful eyebrows and eyes on the other side was still standing in place, helpless. Jiang Qi squinted her eyes, seeing her delicate hair, her bright red lips, and her pale complexion, which I don't know if it was covered by foundation or nervous. "What do you say, no big or small, have you eaten, I'll make you something to eat?"

"No, you don't." Jiang Qi is categorical.

Fang Xiuyuan was speechless at this time facing this closest person. He is still as good-looking as when he was a child, but he is not as good-looking as himself, but when he grows up, he looks like he has grown into another person, a cold stranger she doesn't know at all. "Let's sleep at home tonight, I'll go get you more beds and quilts."

"Don't take it." He interrupted coldly. "I came back this time because when I came back last week, the picture I saw was too disgusting, so I didn't talk to him about your marriage, and he didn't come back this week, so I'll come back next week? Every other week, huh? ”

A smile welled up in his lips. Fang Xiuyuan's face was extremely ugly, she was a gentle person by nature, but the nameless sense of shame and anger prompted her to step in front of him in a few steps and raise her palms. Instantly, a clear slap sounded in the living room.

"I'm your mother! It's still your mom for everything! Who I choose and what kind of life I live, I decide for myself! ”

When the air was silent again, Fang Xiuyuan's right hand was still lonely in mid-air, and the tears that burst out of her eyes smashed on the smooth marble floor, blooming small droplets. Her teeth were clenched, but her facial muscles trembled, and after a few seconds of silence, she suddenly put down her hand with remorse, and hurriedly touched Jiang Qi's right cheek, which had been flushed with red marks. "Son! I didn't mean it, I didn't mean it! I'm sorry! ”

Jiang Qi took a step back coldly, just avoiding her outstretched hand. His gaze was as calm as a river that had not weathered the wind and waves, and his disbelief and disheart were calmly hidden under his eyes, and there was no trace of concealment. He lifted the watch on his left wrist and looked straight into it.

"Eight o'clock. There are four hours to go, and maybe you forgot what day it was, but that's okay, I don't mind, because I'll forget you forever. ”

He returned to the couch and picked up his coat, and without looking at the woman again, he went straight out the door in her stunned eyes.

The tide casually kicked the fine stones on the road, looking at the light and dark lights from the windows of the high-rise buildings around, some were milky white, some were dim yellow, some were dark and blurry, and some were bright and clear.

After being discharged from the hospital for a week, my health has improved a lot. Escaping the white walls and beds of the hospital, and the living environment filled with the smell of disinfectant and alcohol, Tidal felt that the blood flowing in his bones continued to grow. The evening breeze mixed with the smell of earth and fallen leaves makes you feel instantly refreshed. The dessert shop called Yanbei was just ten meters ahead, it was a 24-hour shop, and it was very beautiful and spacious. In the past, her grandmother used to take her there to buy a cake on her birthday. She vividly remembers the smell of toast and whipped cream that permeated the whole day. But since her grandmother's death, she has not celebrated her birthday, as if it were a painful nightmare, and the person who struggled to wake up did not want to be imprisoned again.

She had already passed by the window, and as soon as she reached the door, a familiar figure was in the afterglow. She glanced in and saw the tall, thin boy leaning on the counter boredly and talking to the clerk. After a while, he hadn't seen him, but he became more and more familiar to her eyes. Tide stood at her angle, just enough to see him standing on his side, but compared to before, I don't know if the dim light in the store blurred his edges and corners, or because time suddenly faded away a cold arrogance, his side face was inexplicably gentle, and it was very unreal.

The world is so small. Tide looked at it twice, withdrew his gaze, and wanted to leave before he came out.

"You?"

She suddenly heard the tinkling of the glass door with the wind chimes tied to it pushing open. The tide turned back and saw Jiang Qi standing behind him. He was carrying a box of cakes in his hand, packaged in simple black and white, which looked unique compared to the usual bright cake box.

"Your birthday?" Tide courtesy greetings. It was nearly half past nine at this time, and the evening breeze was getting colder and colder. She put her hands in her pockets and her gaze jumped from the cake box to his face, waiting for him to respond.

"Hmm." He replied simply, shaking the cake in his hand again, "I think I might not be able to finish it." ”

"You don't go back to school to spend time with your roommates? Or is it Xiao Ya? "Tide wonders why his girlfriend who is so clingy to him isn't there." No one to accompany you? ”

She saw that his gaze sank like a pool of water in the night. "If I say no, I just happened to meet, and you accompanied me?"

When Jiang Qi said this, the tide almost didn't laugh. Let her accompany him? What is she? "Are you kidding? You are the one who has a girlfriend, we are not even classmates, I don't want Xiao Ya to always treat me blankly when she sees me. "She thought he was joking, thinking she had to rush home before the gate was locked." No more bothering you, happy birthday. ”

"Even if you don't accompany me for my birthday, Xiao Ya will still treat you with blank eyes when she sees you in the future." Jiang Qi said with a stinging smile. He saw the suspicion on his face as the tide turned, and added with interest. "You know why, because of Qiao Shen, and me."

Tide felt like he was the one who had all her ulterior secrets at this point. They only knew each other for two or three faces, but he could always say a word, and he always caught her off guard.

"Huh? Why? Because I'm weird? She remembered that Jiang Qi had said this to her twice, and although she didn't know why, his evaluation of her was like a spell, shackling her brain day and night, which gave her more headaches than the sesame messes that happened every day in her broken family.

"Can we stop talking nonsense, you don't talk and don't like to listen to nonsense? Let's go, spend my birthday with me, I owe you a favor. ”

Jiang Qi went straight to the point, frowning. He raised his hand and glanced down at his watch, and then his gaze was fixed, like a scorching iron, and his cheeks were hot from the burning tide. "You're so resistant to me? Could it be that you like me? ”

There was a faint banter in his eyes, and he raised his voice when he said this. Tidal could hear the smile he couldn't hide spreading through his words.

"You're really good at joking, and you're narcissistic at the same time." The tide opened lightly. "I'm not resisting you, I'm keeping my distance from someone who has a girlfriend. I also don't like people to owe me favors, so I'll accompany you for free as a birthday present as a classmate. OK? ”

Jiang Qi's smile faded. He hesitated for a few seconds, then tilted his jaw slightly.

"Let's go, there are two hours and forty-five minutes left, and this terrible day is coming to an end."