After the application was approved, Mingyou took three days off to prepare for the round of Longzhen.

It's not too far from the city, five or six hours by car. Especially when he drove the new smart car produced by the company, the journey was not tiring at all. But along the way, except for the road, it was already desolate, which could not help but make him sad.

Helong Town used to be a lively town in his memory, and people lived here leisurely. The town is surrounded by green mountains and green waters, as well as Cheongdam Lake with unique scenery. Maybe it's young people, like him, who are beginning to yearn for the convenience and speed of big cities, and there are not many people living in Helong Town anymore.

Three kilometers into the town is a prison for felons, which has existed since before he was born. After so many years, what hasn't changed is it.

He parked his car in the small building where he had lived for more than 20 years, because it had been in disrepair for a long time, making this building look dilapidated, and there were not many people who could persist in living here. As a result, the empty house makes it even more lonely.

"Mingyou? How did you get back? ”

"Well, it's time for a vacation, come back and have a look."

The one who is still here is Mingyou's mother, who is not very mentally normal. The person who spoke to him was the nanny who took care of his mother. Mingyou goes home twice a year, but he never talks more than three sentences to his mother.

"Mom, I'm back."

Mingyou approached the room where the light was not too good, and the nanny Aunt Li turned on the light for him, the house was a little messy, and the things were old, but it was still clean.

His mother was in a single room, and when she heard Myeongwoo's voice, she immediately closed the door.

It's been ten years, and it's always been that way.

Aunt Li cleaned up the single bed in the living room and said to Mingyou, "Sit, sit for a while, I'll pour you a glass of water." ”

"No need." Mingyou replied, "I won't be able to sit for long." ”

Aunt Li smiled awkwardly and didn't move.

"Mingyou, it's just our family left in this house."

Mingyou nodded: "I know, but she doesn't want to talk to me." Mingyou glanced at the closed door, "Aunt Li, have you helped me persuade her?" ”

Aunt Li moved a small chair and sat down opposite him: "I have to say a word almost every day, but she just doesn't want to move." ”

Mingyou lowered his head and sighed.

"Mingyou, don't blame me for being too talkative, I've been taking care of your mother here for five or six years." Aunt Li said meaningfully, "You really don't think about taking her to the hospital?" ”

Mingyou hesitated for a moment: "Aunt Li, in addition to my mother's reluctance to speak, does she have any other behavior?" ”

"Nope." Aunt Li shook her head, "That's how she is. ”

The two of them were silent for a while, but Aunt Li couldn't help but speak: "It's not that I don't want to stay here to take care of her, but you also saw that this place is really not presentable." ”

"I know."

"Actually, not only this house, but the entire town of Helong, will soon be abandoned."

Mingyou looked at Aunt Li's anxious eyes: "Give up?" ”

Aunt Li smiled reluctantly: "Many people have moved to the city, and there are not many people left here, didn't you find out when you came back this time?" ”

"I didn't pay much attention to it, and I do feel like there are a lot fewer people than before."

"Hmm."

Mingyou glanced around, then stood up and prepared to say goodbye.

He walked to the door of the room, knocked on the door and said, "Mom, I'm leaving, you take care of yourself." ”

But there was still no movement in the room.

When Mingyou turned to say goodbye to Aunt Li, he suddenly found a photo on the chest of drawers at the door, on which three people were standing side by side.

He walked over, picked up the photo, and asked in surprise, "Where did you find this photo?" ”

Aunt Li took a look: "Just last month, your mother suddenly turned it out, I thought it was yours, so I put it up." ”

Mingyou looked at the photo and fell into deep thought, it was a photo taken by him and He Qing and Lin Yan by Qingtan Lake, the three of them at that time looked young and immature, with bright smiles, and joy was about to overflow the photo frame.

"Aunt Li, I took the photo with me."

Mingyou carefully took it out of the frame and put it in his pocket. Then he waved goodbye to Aunt Li and left the small building.

As soon as he stepped out of the dark corridor and returned to the way outside, he stopped in a hurry. He took out the photo from his pocket, looked at the girl with a particularly sweet smile on it, and couldn't help but gently stroke it with his fingers, but he didn't feel anything.

He put the photo back away, took a deep breath, and got into the car, ready to go somewhere else.

This is the tenth year after He Qing's disappearance, Mingyou came to Qingtan Lake alone, looking at the quiet lake surrounded by mountains, especially verdant, his heart is like a breeze blowing across the lake, rippling with ripples.

He, He Qing and Lin Yan have all lived here since childhood. Every cloudy day, there will be mist lingering on the mountainside, but He Qing's smile is like the sun shining through the clouds on the surface of the lake, and even the cold air can feel warm. After graduating from college, they once met here, and he and Lin Yan secretly made a bet that whoever swam to the opposite side of Qingtan Lake first would propose to He Qing. But even in the scorching summer, they finally failed to defeat the cold water of the lake and gave up the game halfway.

Although they stubbornly believe that they will one day cross this lake, He Qing mysteriously disappeared the following year.

They tried everything they could to find her, but no one knew where she was.

Lin Yan, who gave up hope, gradually lost contact with him, while Mingyou went to the city to develop his new business.

Today, Qingdam Lake is still the same as it was, but what he is facing is empty.

……

"Doctor Luo, are you still in Helong Town?"

Mingyou sent a message to Luo Xin, but he didn't respond for a long time.

I don't know how long it took for Mingyou to feel like he had several drinks in the bar before he received Luo Xin's response.

"Mingyou, I was busy before and didn't notice. Are you here in Helong? ”

"yes, I'll come back and see. Is it convenient to meet? ”

"Yes. Send me your address. ”

The bars in the town are not the same as those in the city, they are just places to drink, and they don't even bother to play music. Empty bar with only the owner wiping down the glasses in front of the bar and carefully placing them in cardboard boxes.

"Why did you pack it up?" Mingyou asked.

"We're moving out." The boss didn't look up.

"That is, you won't be able to drink it next time?" Mingyou asked after taking a sip of wine.

"Huh." The boss laughed, "Mingyou, I grew up watching you, you were one of the first college students to leave here. I always thought you would pick up your mom and go to the city, but I didn't expect me to leave, and she hasn't left yet. ”

Mingyou cried and laughed: "I can't help it, I also want to take her away, but ......"

He wanted to speak, but he stopped.

The boss understands very well: "Forget it, she has obsessions, that's why she is like this." ”

So Mingyou continued to drink silently. At this moment, Luo Xin finally appeared at the bar. He said hello to the boss and asked for a drink.

"Are you on vacation?" Luo Xin looked at Mingyou.

"Well, I just applied for a program, and I'm going to be very busy next, so I'll come back early to see my mom."

"That's right." Luo Xin took a sip of wine, "How is your mother doing?" ”

"It's still like that, she doesn't want to see me and doesn't talk to me." Myeongwoo replied with a bitter smile and propped his head up with his hands.

"Are you coming to our hospital?" Luo Xin asked, "I can treat her individually." ”

"No, you don't." Mingyou replied, "She's fine now, someone takes care of her, and she is also taking the medicine you gave." ”

"Hmm." Luo Xin nodded, "This stage is indeed very difficult. ”

Mingyou glanced at Luo Xin, when he first joined Choose, he had heard of Luo Xin's name, although he resigned early, but he was surprised that they were able to meet in the small hospital in Helong.

"Doctor Luo, you obviously had great prospects in the company at that time, why didn't you suddenly do it?" Mingyou asked.

"Because I want to leave the opportunity to talented people like you. And at that time, I couldn't do anything specific in the company, so it was better to come out early to complete my own research. Luo Xin replied with a smile, "To be honest, high-tech projects are not suitable for me, and I still prefer to communicate with people." ”

Mingyou nodded: "Then why don't you go back to GL Hospital?" ”

"I just feel more comfortable here." He replied, "What's more, my current status, the ease and slowness of life, suits me better than the fast pace of the city." ”

"Yes." Mingyou's wine was almost drunk, and he couldn't drink any more, so he barely drank the last drop.

When they were talking quietly, singing sounded right in the middle of the bar, and a woman in a black bodycon dress was singing lazy jazz with her eyes closed, her long curls reaching the side of her shoulder, just exposing the collarbone of her right shoulder.

"By the way, Ke Qinghe woke up." Mingyou said.

"Oh? How is he? ”

"Not so good." Myeongwoo replied, "It is said that he is paralyzed. ”

"Hmm......" Luo Xin sighed lightly, "There are too many uncertainties in this experiment, and accidents are inevitable." ”

"However, his daughter has asked about you." Mingyou looked at him.

"Daughter?" Luo Xin thought for a moment, "Oh, Keya. ”

"That's right."

"Is she okay?"

"It's not bad, I see she's in good shape, ask me where you've been."

Luo Xin glanced at Mingyou: "Then did you tell her?" ”

"Nope." Mingyou took a deep breath, "Wouldn't she be surprised if she found out that you haven't changed at all?" ”

"No, she'll just think I'm in a hibernation experiment too." Luo Xin continued to drink.

"I hope so." Mingyou watched the performance on the stage, and the two of them were the only ones in the entire bar, "Everyone here is going to move away." ”

Luo Xin drank the wine and disagreed: "This is the trend, people go to high places, and water flows to low places." ”

"Will you come back with you?"

"If I'm gone, what will happen to the patients in my hospital?" Luo Xin laughed, "Although they are also abandoned here, I can't ignore them." ”

"Okay." Mingyou moved the cup to his mouth, only to find that it was empty, and smiled awkwardly and said, "I want you to help me enlighten my mother, I want to take her away." ”

Luo Xin turned around and watched the quiet singing on the stage: "I can try." ”