The shadow of the day grows longer and shorter again.

The osmanthus trees bloomed so well that they would fall overnight, leaving only the remaining fragrance. Fortunately, not long ago, the chefs happened to pick some of them to make pastries, otherwise it would inevitably make people feel even more pity.

The gazebo was gloomy and lonely, showing off the pale and calm face of the young man.

Yu Chengran sat on the stone bench, his knuckles gently and rhythmically clasping the black leather box on the table. He had been contemplating it for a long time. He slowly moved his fingers to the lock of the box and stopped.

Yu Chengran suddenly turned his head to look to the side, and asked with a smile: "Lin'er, have you seen that Lu Gongzi." In your opinion, he ...... What kind of person are you more like?"

Lin'er looked up in surprise, as if she didn't expect the owner to ask her such a question, she was the maid Lu Qiming came to guide him for the second time.

Lin'er thought about it carefully and replied cautiously: "Master Lu, he is very kind and patient with us subordinates. After a pause, she remembered the scene when the three of them inspected Madame's room together, and continued: "Lu Gongzi is also a very polite person...... The medical skills are also very skillful, fortunately, when the lady was unconscious, Lu Gongzi happened to come to the villa, otherwise the slave really didn't know what to do. ”

As soon as the words came out, she realized that what she said had left the scope of the owner's question, and she was a little apprehensive for a while.

"Don't be too restrictive, you're saying it well. Yu Chengran chuckled lightly and asked gently, "Do you remember anything else?" Today is just a casual conversation, and Lin'er can just say whatever she thinks. ”

"Yes. Lin'er was slightly blessed, and spoke timidly again: "The slave maid thinks that Lu Gongzi seems to be a little special." ”

In Cheng Ran's encouraging gaze, she whispered: "The slave maid heard that the sons of the family generally don't study medicine, and even if they know how to heal, they won't treat others, but Lu Gongzi doesn't seem to be taboo at all...... When Lu Gongzi helped his wife write the pharmacy at that time, he also carefully explained to the slaves and maids, where to do what to do, where not to do it, and which kind of medicinal materials are easy to misunderstand...... It's really like a doctor we've hired - but it's so much more dignified than those doctors!"

Lin'er opened up the conversation as she spoke. Yu Chengran couldn't help laughing and teased her: "I think Lin'er likes this Lu Gongzi very much, is he particularly kind to you?"

"No, no," Lin'er's face turned red, and she hurriedly said, "Lu Gongzi, he...... He is very kind to everyone, exactly the same, and he is also very kind to the trees, and he is also very kind to the flowers and plants......"

Yu Chengran smiled, shook his head and sighed: "I'm just joking, Lin'er, where did you go?"

The maid's cheeks couldn't help but blush slightly, and she defended in a low voice: "The slave didn't talk nonsense, the slave and maid felt that when Lu Gongzi looked at the scenery, he also seemed to be looking at people." ”

Yu Chengran couldn't help but wonder: "If you look at people and inanimate things with the same eyes, wouldn't it make people feel ruthless?"

Lin'er wrinkled her little face and thought for a long time, but she still didn't know how to describe it accurately, so she could only say: "Lu Gongzi seems to feel the opposite." It's like ...... Lu Gongzi can see a lot of beautiful things that ordinary people can't see. ”

Yu Chengran frowned, but still smiled: "Thank you." ”

He sighed silently and lifted his finger to open the box.

......

The circular groove in the box was empty, and there was only a note left by Lu Qiming inside. Yu Chengran didn't look at what he wrote for a while, just sat there and was silent.

Lin'er was standing opposite Yu Chengran, unable to read clearly and didn't dare to read the content of the note, only vaguely thinking that the words were really beautiful. And the next moment, she was frightened by Yu Chengran's face - it was the pain and powerlessness she had never seen in the owner, just like the child she saw who was about to drown during the flood that year.

But soon, Yu Chengran regained his composure again. He muttered to himself, "It was expected, wasn't it." I just hope ......"

Yu Chengran shook his head slightly, raised his hand and took the note in his hand.

The late summer wind is still smoky.

The clouds in the sky suddenly obscured the full sun, and then continued to drift away very quickly.

The shadows of the trees swayed.

The tiny light-colored petals of the osmanthus rose with the wind, and a few of them landed gently on the man's shoulder.

"I see. ”

Yu Chengran breathed a sigh of relief, smiled, and then slowly folded the note seriously and put it in his sleeve.

Lin'er stared at this scene with bated breath. She didn't know what had happened in this short period of time, and what kind of meaning the content of the note had for Cheng Ran, which would make a person's demeanor and temperament so different. But she thought that the owner must have made some important decision.

Yu Chengran closed the leather box again, pushed it out slightly with his fingers, and commanded softly: "Lin'er, put it away." ”

"Yes. The maid picked up the leather case and asked, "Where do you put it, master?"

Yu Chengran got up and left the pavilion and waved his hand.

"Wherever you want. ”

......

The windows were covered by layers of curtains, and it was impossible to see the geometry of the sky.

The light in the room was dim, but when Yin Qiushui woke up, he felt that everything was soft and warm, and he was very attentive everywhere.

She nestled in the quilt and shook her hand, feeling that she still had no strength in her body, so she didn't get up in a hurry, but looked sideways at the candle on the table. Yu Chengran was making tea and reading a book next to her as usual.

Yin Qiushui didn't know that she had watched this scene hundreds or thousands of times, but at this moment, she felt that her emotions were turbulent like a tsunami and she couldn't control it, so that she had to use all her strength to barely hold back her tears.

After closing his eyes for a long time, Yin Qiushui called in a low voice, "Brother Cheng." ”

Yu Chengran hurriedly walked over and asked softly, "Do you feel okay now?"

Yin Qiushui nodded.

Yu Chengran said: "Do you want to sit up now?"

Yin Qiushui nodded again.

Yu Chengran gently helped her up and sat on the head of the bed.

The room was filled with a refreshing sweetness, and Yin Qiushui couldn't help but say, "Brother Cheng, this fragrance is so familiar." ”

Yu Chengran smiled slightly, turned around and poured a cup of tea at the table and came back to her, reflecting the candlelight, and said with a smile: "Did you remember?"

The tea crystal is crystal clear and has a beautiful pale blue color, like a clear sky in April.

This is......

Yin Qiushui muttered, "Spirit Fruit Tea." ”

There is Lingguo tea in the library, and there is a library in the martial arts courtyard.

She and Yu Chengran met in the study building back then, not only them, but there are many young couples in the martial arts academy, and they are also the red line of the study building.

At this moment, Yin Qiushui stared at the pale blue tea, and suddenly thought that she had also gone back to the past, and went back to the girlhood when she was wearing a student uniform and wandering around the layers of the study building - at that time, she often walked lightly through the tall cypress bookshelves on both sides, and occasionally passed by the senior brother of the Department of Literature and Literature who sat on the ground with a book; the clear light obliquely outside the window made people feel comfortable; when she met a familiar female companion, she could still listen to her ask, "Qiushui, you are also here to return the book!"

Seeing his wife fall into memories, Yu Chengran smiled and said: "I heard Qiushui ask me the day before yesterday about the cup of spiritual fruit tea I owe - no, I have already concocted it now, you can taste it, right?" ”

Yin Qiushui was silent. She suddenly turned away and said, "I don't drink." ”

Yu Chengran was stunned, and asked her with a smile: "Don't you like it?" Then I'll change it for you. ”

"No! it's not that I don't like ......" The woman reached out and grabbed the corner of his clothes, biting her lip and said, "It's just, it's just me ......"

Yu Chengran looked at her.

Yin Qiushui inhaled hard, raised his hand to cover his eyes, and said in a low voice: "I just want you to owe me something to be satisfied, you-"

"You must ......," she slowly curled up, burying her whole face in the shadows, and choked up, "You owe me so that you don't forget me." ”

Yu Chengran was silent. He put away his smile and said, "What kind of stupid thing are you talking about?" ”

Yin Qiushui buried his head and did not move.

After a long time, Yu Chengran sighed, shook his head and said, "What I owe you is more than this cup of tea." ”

He patted her lightly on the back and said softly: "I drank the medicine before, isn't it bitter in my mouth? This tea is sweet and sour, it's good to drink it to clear your mouth." ”

Yin Qiushui still silently took the teacup.

Yu Chengran saw that her tears were still flowing, and smiled helplessly: "Look at you, you haven't drunk much." ”

Yin Qiushui was secretly embarrassed, but when he heard him ridicule, he couldn't help but smile slightly.

"It's like a little girl. Yu Chengran sighed and said, "Qiushui, you have to remember, you can't do this again in the future." ”

In the future? Where will there be any future? Yin Qiushui's heart was sour, so he changed the topic and asked him, "Brother Cheng, what time is it?"

"It's early. It's almost midday. Yu Chengran took the empty cup and said, "If you find a suitable opportunity in the future, you have to remember to thank Senior Brother Lu." ”

Yin Qiushui almost thought that he had misheard, "Senior Brother Lu, are you talking about Senior Brother Lu Qiming?"

Yu Chengran nodded, got up and turned over to continue the tea, and said in a low voice: "No matter what happened in the past, or in the future...... After all, he has a life-saving grace with our family...... Qiushui, there are some things, you still have to look at some things. Let's take a look. ”

His voice was a little slurred, and the speed of his speech was also very fast, so that Yin Qiushui couldn't grasp what he wanted to express for a while, and when she wanted to ask again, Yu Chengran had already sat back again, and asked one step ahead of her, "You haven't said yet—what happened to you last night, why don't you take care of your body so much?"

Yin Qiushui suddenly couldn't say why. It was only then that she suddenly realized that the destruction of the puppet should have had a heavy backlash, and she woke up today only to feel a little lazy, and there was no other discomfort.

"It turns out that Senior Brother Lu's medical skills are really so good. Brother Cheng," Yin Qiushui raised his face to look at him, and said earnestly: "Let's ask him to save you, okay? He will definitely be able to save you! Brother Cheng, you ...... You will go to him tomorrow in the evening, no, will you?"

Yu Chengran was silent for a long time and stood up.

He said, "He won't." ”

The woman grabbed his cuffs with both hands and pleaded, "Really! Brother Cheng, as long as you go ......"

"He won't. ”

Yu Chengran repeated.

Yin Qiushui lowered his head and clenched his hands hard.

......