"Are you alright?" I asked, "what can't be changed?"

"Because that person has left this world. The beast said, "On the day I gave the red umbrella to Xiao Qi." ”

"That person?" It seems that there are some things that Xiao Qi doesn't know.

"That man told me that when you dance, you can forget everything, it's the freest moment, and I wouldn't be a dancer without him. ”

"Would you like to hear it?" I asked, "would you like... Something to drink?"

The beast looked at me, "Why are you so interested in my business?"

"To get the keychain made by Xiao Qi," I picked up the topic, "beer or something else?"

"Is there any liquor? ”

"Yes, wait a minute. I rummaged through the warehouse for a long time and couldn't find a suitable cup for it, "Sorry, there are no cups that are too small, if you don't mind, can you have a bottle cap?"

"Well, it doesn't matter. Although the bottle cap was already small, it was still like a basin in front of the beast, and it took a sip with both hands, "I have known that person for many years, he is a student at the dance academy, he happened to be in the competition when I first met him, how beautiful he is on the stage, his expression is resolute, his lines are hard, and his movements are coordinated. Unlike your human women's dances, men's dances are more powerful and powerful. ”

Many years ago, that man would have been quite old.

"I sat on the edge of the stage and looked at him, I felt that he was the best of the students who came to the competition today, and what was even more interesting was that he could see me, and he was not afraid of my presence at all, when he came down from the stage, he took the initiative to talk to me and asked me why I came to watch the competition, I told him that I like to watch and music, and it was at that time that he told me that dance is the most free moment, if you like music so much, do you want to give it a try?"

"You only started dancing after that?" I asked.

"Well, the light in his eyes attracted me, at first it was just an attempt, but my coordination was very poor, the movements were stiff and ugly, instead of laughing at me, he praised my musicality, and showed me one movement at a time, knowing me hand in hand, dancing with me, not letting go of any small detail, so I made progress at a visible speed, and finally one day I was able to complete a complete song, and at the end of the day, I suddenly understood his words, dancing is indeed free. ”

"I would venture to ask," I said, "does the name of the beast have anything to do with this man? ”

The beast's little hand holding the cap clenched for a moment, and it took a sip of the wine as if it was about to swallow something, and after a few seconds, its face turned red.

"Hey... Drink slowly, this is a high-count wine!" I was taken aback by its reaction.

"It's okay, I'm drinking to my face. The beast waved his hand absently, "What's so good about being straightforward, if it weren't for my straightforwardness, that person would have become a good dancer." ”

“... What did you say?"

"That time, he failed the competition, in fact, because of the judges' decision, although everyone knew about it, but he was still very frustrated, there was a mistake in the final, after the game he asked me if he was really out of character, I not only comforted him, but also bluntly said that your performance is really bad, and even kept saying how perfect the performance of the other contestants was, he was already very hit, and my words were undoubtedly worse. The beast stopped abruptly at this point.

"If you fail once, it would be nice to work hard a second time, not to mention that there are certain objective reasons in it. I said.

"That's what I thought, he's not a passivity guy, but it was a crucial game, and it would be sad for anyone else. "He drank a lot that night, and I didn't even know it, until I saw him staggering and being struck by a car." ”

“... Car accident?" I blurted out, "his legs..."

"There are just so many coincidences in the world, if he hadn't been drinking that day, if the driver had gone the other way, if we hadn't been walking on the road at that time, if I hadn't been talking to distract him, a lot of things wouldn't have happened. "As you guessed, there was no danger to your life, just a leg injury, and she lay for months at the cost of never being able to become a professional dancer again." ”

“... It's a pity. I said, "He must love to dance." ”

"It's the love of a lifetime, at least that's what I thought. Human beings are really fragile, a car can hurt them, but human beings are really strong, and they will never give up even though they can't see hope. During the recovery period, he always looked at the photos and videos of the performances he had performed, without crying or laughing, like a wooden man. I blamed myself and was anxious, if it wasn't for me, he wouldn't be what he is today, and suddenly one day, I accidentally said that you sat there like a professional dancer, and he actually showed his first smile since the car accident. ”

"Is it really like a professional dancer?"

"Of course not, I'm just teasing him," said the beast, "but I didn't expect him to really laugh, and then I tried to speak in the direction he was expecting, do you look refreshed today, your legs are recovering much faster than others, I just heard your family say that you might be able to dance in the future, and your school teacher said today that he expects you to go back to the competition as soon as possible... Every time I finished, he would laugh happily, even though none of my words were true. ”

"Actually, you don't have to blame yourself," I said, "and what is bound to happen is not something you can change unilaterally." ”

People sometimes have a fate.

"But if it weren't for my talk that day, he probably wouldn't have gone drinking, he would have gone home, then he would have slept and start all over again the next day, and he would have continued to work hard to participate in the next competition and eventually become a professional dancer. "But there is no point in saying this, I stayed with him until he was discharged from the hospital, and when he got back on his feet, I found that I had lost the ability to speak directly, and as long as he was happy, even if it was endless compliments, good news and bad news, and even constant fabrication of lies, I was willing." ”

Monsters aren't just lying monsters.

"Later, that person became a dance teacher, and he still spent every day dancing, looking relaxed and happy, except for the occasional momentary loss of mind when he saw the relevant news, everything was normal, and I was with him in the dance studio, never left, watching him get married, have children, and grow old, until one day, the doctor told him that he could no longer dance. ”

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, human, it's just old. "I was worried that he would become a sullen wooden man again, but strangely enough, he was not depressed by this, but was happy every day, and it all started with the addition of a little boy in the family." It took another big sip of wine, its eyes red, "That little boy is Xiao Qi." ”

“... That person, is it Xiao Qi's?"

"Grandpa. That's what you humans should call it. The beast said, "I went to find Xiao Qi, but it was just because of that person's request." ”

(End of chapter)