It was completely dark, in fact, it was not yet six o'clock, and the hotel was already crowded, and the people waiting in line filled the hotel lobby, Tao Ye and Fan Lina were also waiting inside. The waiter called a few numbers, and a few groups of people happily walked towards the restaurant.

Fan Lina asked Tao Ye, "How many tables do we have in front of us?" ”

Tao Ye looked at the number in his hand, "It's early, there are more than 20 tables in front." ”

"Why are there so many people, when will this be due?" Fan Lina was a little impatient.

"Who told you to eat hot pot, why don't you go, find a small shop on the side of the road to eat some dumplings, and then two breaks of garlic, take vinegar and dip it like this, this section is over."

"What's so delicious about broken dumplings, I can't understand why the people of the whole country have to eat dumplings on the winter solstice, just like you Beijingers."

"No, no one is forced to do this, there are some places in the south that eat rice balls on the winter solstice."

"I didn't have this festival when I was a kid anyway."

"That's because I'm poor, and I can only eat dumplings during the New Year! Gotcha, you've inadvertently revealed your true age. ”

Fan Lina was right, and glared at Tao Ye, "Guess it, I won't tell you." ”

"Why can't you get rid of that cynical and indignant energy, it's not good, otherwise it's really hard to find a partner."

"The two of us are really idle and boring, talking about the poor and entertaining ourselves."

The two turned on the mode of bickering with each other again, Fan Lina sneered, and pointed out sharply.

Fan Lina is tall, standing out in the crowd, and she is a model figure, with long hips and long legs, from time to time there are male eyes skimming over, and by the way, Tao Ye was also swept a few times, some were envious and jealous, and some pretended not to care.

Tao Ye lowered his voice and said, "Hey, you see that your return rate is high enough, I saw several men pretending to look at you, I guess if I wasn't there, I would come over to talk." ”

"No one really dares, I've never met a man outside alone to talk to me, at best, I pretend to look at it casually."

"That's because you're too powerful, with a fierce look in your eyes, you scared people away."

"Come on, do men have this kind of mentality, and they don't dare to find someone taller than themselves."

"That's right, you have to raise your head and look up when you speak, it's very twisted, and you immediately feel that you have become the weaker party."

"Are you like this, refusing to show weakness in front of women, if we don't know each other and meet outside, will you talk to me?"

"I don't know, but it's certainly not the reason, and I'm not shorter than you."

"Come on, next time I'll put on my high heels and let you look up at me for a while to see what your expression is."

Tao Ye knew that he was just over 1.8 meters, and the high heels of Victoria's Secret models were generally 12 centimeters, and if Fan Lina wore them, she would definitely be much taller than herself.

As she was talking, Fan Lina's mobile phone rang, Fan Lina looked at it, it was Wen Hao calling, hesitated for a moment but picked it up.

"Hey, you're looking for me...

A luxurious and high-end catering club, Wen Hao called Fan Lina in the corridor outside the private room, and asked half-jokingly.

"Hey, why don't you say goodbye, and the person disappears in a blink of an eye."

Maybe Fan Lina didn't say anything good on the phone, Wen Hao quickly corrected his attitude and said seriously: "I'll send you an address, you come over quickly." Today is the winter solstice, the boss of the management side invites you to dinner, all the actors have arrived, and they are waiting for you. ”

Fan Lina glanced at Tao Ye, and then said decisively: "I'm not going, I'm going to eat it all." ”

"You and Tao Ye?" Wen Hao's sensitive guess was right.

"Hmm."

"Just the two of you?"

"That's right, what are you doing, check the gang?"

"That's not what I mean ... Are you coming? ”

"We've both ordered the food, I can't leave him alone."

Fan Lina rejected Wen Hao once again, and did not hesitate to make up a nonsense, Tao Ye was very useful when he heard it, and instantly felt a sense of intimacy with Fan Lina's confidant. It may be that Wen Hao has been persuading Fan Lina to go over on the phone, and Fan Lina is a little impatient when she listens.

"Has this person been the boss, he takes himself too seriously, he said to see, we all have to be at any time, why, I didn't sell it to him."

Tao Ye was thinking about whether to pretend to persuade Fan Lina, his mobile phone also rang at this time, he took a look, it was Xiaoting calling, he handed over the queue number to Fan Lina, signaled to Fan Lina, and walked out of the hotel.

Tao Ye got out of the hotel and picked up the phone, Xiaoting asked Tao Ye on the phone when he would come back, saying that today was the winter solstice, and he wanted to eat dumplings with Tao Ye for the holiday, and asked Tao Ye what else he wanted to eat, and she came to order takeout.

Tao Ye hesitated, but still lied, and said: "I'm not done in the group yet, you eat by yourself first, don't wait for me, the group will send out a boxed lunch later." ”

Xiaoting was very disappointed and complained loudly: "Why are your crew so inhumane, you don't even let people live the festival." What's delicious about the box lunch, if you're hungry, eat less first, and come back as soon as you're done, I'll wait for you, and you have to celebrate the festival no matter how late. ”

Xiaoting's persistent enthusiasm for herself made Tao Ye feel distressed, but he chose to continue lying in an instant.

"Don't wait for me, I can't tell what time it will be... At this time, another call came in, so he said to Xiaoting, "Wait a minute, don't hang up, I have a phone coming in." ”

Tao Ye switched the call to another call, which was from Wen Hao.

Wen Hao was still outside the private room of the clubhouse, irritable and anxious, "Hey, are you with Fan Lina?" You advise her not to be so willful ... ”

Wen Hao took the phone and walked a few steps into the corridor, a little farther away from the door of the private room, and said in a low voice: "The boss of the capital is a rich second generation, and he has studied abroad, so he is a bit arrogant and domineering. Don't underestimate a meal, it's about the future of Fan Lina's acting career, do you know, she's thirty... ”

"Ah, she's thirty! It's not like that. Tao Ye was a little surprised when he heard this, which was beyond his expectations.

"No, it's not easy to get this role, it's a good start, but I haven't signed a contract yet, and I haven't signed a contract with the producer...

Tao Ye didn't wait for Wen Hao to finish speaking, and said decisively: "Okay, don't say it, I know, I'll hang up first!" ”

Tao Ye hung up Wen Hao's phone, and then switched back to Xiao Ting, who had already hung up the phone first.

Tao Ye walked into the hotel and found Fan Lina, who shook the number in line in her hand excitedly.

"Look! I have a lot of personality today, someone gave me a number, and the next table is us. ”

"Don't eat it, let's go, I have something at home temporarily." Tao Ye said coldly.

Fan Lina, who was on the rise, was stunned by Tao Ye's face with a basin of cold water. Fan Lina seemed to have become the focus of the crowd, and many people looked at her with attention, Tao Ye didn't explain too much, said "let's go", and walked out of the hotel first.

The two of them walked out of the hotel one after the other, Tao Ye didn't know how to explain to Fan Lina, Fan Lina was obviously very angry, Tao Ye's actions greatly hurt her self-esteem, she tried to suppress it and didn't have a seizure, and she didn't talk to Tao Ye anymore, she drove away alone, and the two of them broke up unhappily.

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Tao Ye walked on the street alone, but it was still early, and the traffic in the evening rush hour blocked the road. The restaurants on the street are very suitable for the occasion to launch a dumpling feast, and every family is full of diners, which is very festive. Now people's lives have really improved, and many festivals have been innovated to enjoy life.

Tao Ye thinks about people's situation is really interesting, less than an hour ago, he was still in a dilemma about which girl to eat with the winter solstice dinner, and now all of a sudden, he can only be alone, and the fickleness of fate can be seen.

Wen Hao called again, Tao Ye smiled bitterly and picked it up.

Wen Hao asked anxiously on the phone: "Where is Fan Lina?" ”

"You're not with me, you've been walking for a while. Didn't I go looking for you, haven't you arrived yet? ”

"No, it didn't come at all, and the phone was turned off. Fan Lina is too faceless, all the actors have fallen, so she is missing, and the boss of the management is already so angry that he will ban her. Wen Hao was still outside the private room, so anxious that he wanted to hit the wall.

"Fuck, he said that he would ban it, bragging, didn't this guy still stay in school, why is this quality, the coal boss hasn't seen him like this." Tao Ye has a posture of wanting to share the same hatred with Fan Lina.

Wen Hao hung up the phone angrily, and when he heard that things were developing like this, Tao Ye felt a little warm and itchy in his heart, and he and Fan Lina had a kind of satisfaction of sympathy.

Tao Ye entered a McDonald's, and there were not many deserted people in McDonald's. Tao Ye asked for a Big Mac set meal and sat down in front of the window to eat. He took out his mobile phone and wanted to pass the time by swiping Weibo, but as soon as he entered Weibo, the phone ran out of battery, Tao Ye looked at the mobile phone in his hand, and scolded angrily "".

Tao Ye asked a clerk who was cleaning, "Can you charge your phone?" ”

The clerk said politely and coldly, "I'm sorry, we can't." ”

Tao Ye could only eat sullenly, while boringly looking out the window to pass the time, the glass window was facing the street, and the street was brightly lit and full of traffic.

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Tao Ye didn't go home until eight o'clock, and as soon as he opened the door, he smelled a strong smell of spicy hot pot. Tao Ye walked into the room and saw that the sofa bed was folded up, and the coffee table was also dragged over, and the indoor space seemed much larger. The coffee table was full of sliced meat, vegetables, mushrooms, and tofu, and there was a hot pot in the middle, which was still mandarin duck, but the pot was already cold, and the red oil soup was formed into greasy oil cubes floating on the surface.

There was no one at home, Tao Ye went to the kitchen and bathroom again, Xiao Ting didn't know where to go, and a few Xiao Ting's clothes were thrown on the small red sofa.

Tao Ye hurriedly charged the phone, turned it on, and then called Xiaoting, but Xiaoting was on the phone. Tao Ye hung up the phone, waited for a while, Xiao Ting finally called back, and before Tao Ye could ask, Xiao Ting cried bitterly on the phone.

Tao Ye was full of guilt, and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter, don't cry." ”

"My grandma is old!" Xiao Ting said while crying.

"What do you mean, old?" Tao Ye didn't understand it all at once.

"Well, when I left, grandma could still send me to the door, but I didn't expect it to be the last one...

Tao Ye only then understood that Xiaoting's grandmother had passed away.

Tao Ye asked anxiously, "Where are you now?" ”

"Airport."

"What time is the plane?"

"I don't know yet, the plane was late, I called you just now, and your phone has been turned off."

"The phone will run out of battery, so you wait for me, I'll send you, what is it?"

"Don't come, that's far."

"It's fast to take a taxi, which terminal?"

Tao Ye's attitude was resolute, his sense of apology was instantly full because of Xiaoting's sudden death, and he must go to see Xiaoting off, even if it was empty.

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Taxis drive on the Fourth Ring Road, on the Siyuan Bridge, and on the Airport Expressway. Tao Ye brought a power bank to charge his mobile phone, and he kept talking to Xiaoting.

"It's on the airport highway, it's almost there."

"It's too late, the boarding time has been confirmed, and I'm going to go through security." Xiaoting's tone on the phone was anxious.

"You wait for me for another ten minutes, and if I don't arrive, you go through security."

Xiaoting agreed, and Tao Ye said to the taxi driver, "Master, can you hurry up a little?" ”

Taxis pick up speed and speed on the airport highway. I arrived at the airport quickly, but it was blocked at the entrance to the T3 terminal. Tao Ye hurriedly checked out the bill and got out of the car, ran all the way down the ramp to the terminal, and rushed into the departure hall.

Xiaoting was anxiously waiting at the security checkpoint, and she saw Tao Ye running towards her through the crowd in the hall, and tears suddenly gushed out again.

Tao Ye ran to Xiao Ting's side and suddenly hugged Xiao Ting into his arms, Xiao Ting couldn't stop crying, and Tao Ye's eyes couldn't help but turn red when he cried.

"When?" Tao Ye asked in a sad tone.

"This afternoon, my grandmother was hospitalized, and they didn't tell me, and my mother said she was afraid that it would affect my review... What the hell am I doing, I'm wasting time all day, I'm not studying at all, I haven't even seen my grandmother for the last time. Xiaoting blamed herself bitterly.

"Okay, okay, just cry. Grandma has lived such a long life, it can be regarded as a happy mourning, don't be too sad. ”

Tao Ye found nice words to comfort Xiaoting, and cried for a while, and Xiaoting calmed down a little.

"I've got to go in."

"Okay, then you have a safe journey, call me as soon as you arrive."

"Hmm." Xiaoting nodded and wiped the tears from her face, "We won't be the last." ”

"What nonsense, aren't you coming back soon?"

"Hmm...

"Haven't you eaten yet, I see that the hot pot at home hasn't moved at all."

"I didn't eat, I waited until you came back. You can eat it, there are still shrimp dumplings in the fridge. ”

"Do you still have any money on you?"

Tao Ye took out his wallet, took out the last two hundred pieces in it and stuffed them to Xiao Ting, and he only had a few ten yuan left.

"I don't want it, someone will pick me up when I get off the plane."

"After the security check, eat something first, and you may not be given a meal on the plane after this order."

Xiaoting silently took the money, and asked worriedly: "Then do you still have it, it's quite expensive to take a taxi." ”

"You don't need to take a taxi to go back, I'll take the subway, you can get in quickly!"

Tao Ye rarely took the initiative to kiss Xiaoting, and the skin of Xiaoting's lips was a little dry because of the constant crying, and there was a salty taste on the teardrops.

Tao Ye watched Xiao Ting's figure disappear into the security gate, I don't know why, he suddenly had a feeling of being in love, he began to feel that Xiao Ting was a part of himself, and this part of himself was now leaving him, making him feel reluctant.

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Tao Ye took the airport express rail, looking at the night view of the city outside the window, looking a little lonely. The mobile phone rang, and WeChat came in, it was sent by Xiaoting, and it was written "boarding"

Tao Ye hurriedly replied: "The journey is safe, tell me when you arrive." ”

Xiaoting sent him two red lips, and Tao Ye saw it and smiled bitterly.

Tao Ye opened the door and returned home, walked into the room and sat on the small sofa by the door, was in a daze for a moment, got up and turned on the induction cooker under the hot pot.

Tao Ye opened the refrigerator door, opened the freezer box, and sure enough, there was a box of shrimp dumplings, Tao Ye took out the shrimp dumplings, and took out a bottle of beer.

The hot pot soup is hot, steaming, and not yet completely boiling. Tao Ye took a big sip of cold beer and looked around the room, Xiao Ting was not there, he seemed a little deserted and empty, and he was suddenly a little unaccustomed to being alone. Xiao Ting hasn't sent him a message yet, this should be flying in the sky. Tao Ye looked at the time on his phone, it was almost twelve o'clock, and the longest night was passing minute by minute.