Snowflakes fluttering in the wind accompanied by shrunken dead leaves, and the empty streets at night have a more dormant loneliness in the cold winter.

Lu Qing and Dai Shikai walked along the path near the school without saying a word, and the heavy snow under their feet made a "creaking" sound under their trampling, except for that, only the lonely flying flotsam sprinkled all over the sky slowly fell on Lu Qing's shoulders.

Dai Shikai changed his usual noise, and it was rare that he didn't open his mouth to disturb Lu Qing's mind of enjoying the snow and watching the scenery. This was once the place where they met, and it also recorded a rare unforgettable and happy time in Dai Shikai's life in the past 20 years.

The two walked along the fence of the playground outside the school, until the familiar campus slowly faded out of their sight, Lu Qing raised his head, looked at the snowflakes that kept falling in the sky, and said lightly: "I used to think it was nothing, but now it looks like the snow scene on a winter night is really beautiful." ”

"If you really like the snow scene so much, I'll find someone to modify the balcony, and we'll eat popsicles and watch the snow in the heated room in the future." Dai Shikai saw that he rarely showed such a soft expression tonight, just like seeing a treasure.

Lu Qing stretched out his hand, caught a falling snowflake, and watched as the white dot slowly melted into his warm palm, turning into a small drop of crystal liquid. He smiled faintly, and there seemed to be an indelible sadness between his eyebrows. Lu Qing seemed to be talking to Dai Shikai, and as if he was talking to himself, he said softly: "It melts, returns to nature, and will soon turn into snow again and fall into the world, just like the long river of life, rushing endlessly, and the cycle is endless." ”

"Brother Qing......" A look of worry quickly appeared in Dai Shikai's eyes, since Lu Jie's incident passed, Lu Qing, who was already depressed, became more and more preoccupied. Although he didn't say it, he still looked like nothing was happening on the surface, but Dai Shikai knew that since then, he had become even more different from before.

"Okay, let's not talk about that, let's go back." Lu Qing turned around with a smile and dusted off the thin snow accumulated on his shoulders, and the loneliness between his eyebrows and eyes just now was swept away.

Dai Shikai dropped the umbrella in his hand, solemnly supported Lu Qing's shoulder, and said seriously: "Brother Qing, you have to believe that one day we will definitely leave that damn place and return to a dull and beautiful life." When the time comes, we will travel together and go to Hokkaido to see the snow together...... Let those painful memories pass, as long as I am here, you will definitely leave in peace. ”

For Dai Shikai, Lu Qing has long been more than just a friend.

He regarded the other party as a brother and a relative, and the two lived and died together, experiencing countless escapes from death. Lu Qing saved him from the dark and decaying abyss, and also saved his brother and gave him a new life. What Dai Shikai owes Lu Qing will always be two lives.

"Okay." Lu Qing nodded, smelling the fragrance coming from the street, and then remembered one thing: "Today is the winter solstice." ”

"No, my parents are abroad now, my brother and sister-in-law are still on their honeymoon, and only the two of us are miserable and miserable...... I'll go back and get some takeout later. ”

Lu Qing glanced at him with some amusement, as soon as Dai Shikai showed this expression, he knew what the other party was planning.

"Let's go, go to the supermarket and buy some minced meat. There are also green onions and ginger at home, and flour is also available. Lu Qing bent down, picked up the umbrella on the ground and handed it to the other party: "Go home and make dumplings to eat." ”

Dai Shikai took the umbrella with a smile, even though the hand holding the umbrella had been frozen and lost its temperature, but at this moment there was a wisp of inexpressible warmth in his heart.

Snowflakes fell outside the window, and Xu Zhen held two plates of hot dumplings and set up the dishes and chopsticks on the table. Mother took out the long-pickled laba vinegar from the cabinet and poured it into the bowl, the green garlic cloves mixed with the vinegar fragrance, the whole room was filled with a strong sour smell, which made people smell and appetite.

"Eat dumplings on the winter solstice today, Dad, Mom, try my craft." Xu Zhen each took a dumpling and sent it to his parents' bowl.

A family of three sat in the living room eating dinner and watching a series on TV, and the atmosphere was happy.

"The Chinese New Year is two months away." While eating dumplings, his father said to Xu Zhen casually: "Your cousin will get married in the next year and let you be the best man." ”

"Oh, good." Xu Zhen's chopsticks holding the dish paused slightly, and then said, "Time flies so fast, Ah Dong is going to get married." ”

The mother glanced at him, seemed to be a little entangled, and after thinking for a few seconds, she said slowly: "Yes, the younger ones in the family are all married." Xu Zhen, it's not that your parents said that you are not young anymore...... If there is no suitable one, your aunt said that she can introduce the little girl to you, I have seen it, the child is white, decent, quiet, and I heard that people are also very good. ”

Xu Zhen's mother said, put down her rice bowl, took out her mobile phone from her pocket, squinted her eyes and swiped the screen, found the other party's photo in the WeChat chat record, and handed it to Xu Zhen: "Oh, take a look, is it okay." ”

The girl in the photo is petite, with white skin, standing on a green grass, happily comparing the V to the camera, she is indeed a cute girl.

Xu Zhen looked at the bright smiling face, and in a trance, a familiar face overlapped with the face of the girl on the screen.

used to be the innocent girl, she confessed to herself with a red face...... When she left, there was no smile on that face, only undried tears fixed in the corners of her eyes.

"Mom, I still have some work at hand, I'll talk about it later." Xu Zhen's face changed, hurriedly dropped the dishes and chopsticks, returned to the room, and locked the door. He opened the drawer, took out the ladies' watch with a cracked dial, carefully held it in his hand, and rubbed it gently, as if he were wiping an extremely precious treasure.

This is the last thought that Yang Ting left for herself, and it is also the only proof that she has ever existed.

"It's snowing." Xu Zhen held the watch and slowly brought it close to his heart: "Unknowingly, you have been away for two years." He looked out the window at the goose feathers and snow falling, and sat alone in the house, with an indissoluble tenderness in his eyes.

"Sister, look at the snow outside, it's so big!" Li Yueyin wore a fluffy knitted hat and two snow-white pompoms next to her ears, which made her red face and the tip of her nose particularly cute.

Behind her, a girl with shoulder-length short hair walked out with a thick coat, Li Chenyin carefully put on her sister's clothes, and advised: "Look at it for a while and go back to the house, the meals are ready, it's so cold outside, be careful of catching a cold." ”

"It's okay sister, look at what I'm wearing, I'm about to catch up with the big bear." Li Yueyin raised her foot, wrote her sister's name on the heavy snow, and said to Li Chenyin: "When I make money in the future, I will definitely take my sister to ski." ”

"Okay." Li Chenyin brushed the broken hair in his ears and smiled softly at his sister. Since changing this hairstyle, I feel that her whole temperament has become a lot warmer. The most important thing is that the recovery of her sister made Li Chenyin finally let go of the burden in her heart and no longer be as sharp as before.

"Sister, call your boyfriend when the time comes." Li Yueyin bent down, picked up a handful of snow, and had a lot of fun.

Li Chenyin was slightly stunned, seeing that she didn't speak, her sister turned around and said playfully: "It's that cool uncle, although he looks fierce, I can feel that he is very good to his sister." ”

"Aren't you afraid of him?" Li Chenyin was a little surprised.

"Of course I'm not afraid." Li Yueyin waved her hand downstairs, and then said to her excitedly: "Sister, look, say Cao Cao, Cao Cao has arrived!" ”

Li Chenyin walked to the balcony and looked down, and under the orange street lamp, a tall man appeared in front of them. The man was straight, dressed in a neat trench coat, and there were snowflakes in the sky, accumulating a thin layer of snow above his head and shoulders. He didn't bother to dust the snow off his shoulders, but waved at his sister, a rare smile on his face.

Shan Hongwei was carrying a lot of nutritional products in his hand, and as soon as he walked downstairs, he heard a shout from above. He raised his head and accidentally bumped into Li Chenyin's line of sight.

The sound of snow was faint, almost silent. However, if you hold your breath and concentrate, you will still hear it-

It was the sound of the heartbeat.