At night, Yang Zheng looked at his mobile phone and suddenly felt lucky.

Unconsciously, his life changed dramatically because of chess, not only because of the fact that he had a stable job that he loved. It's more because of chess, and he also has some trusted friends around him.

Time is like a thief who can never be caught.

Yang Zheng has a deep understanding of this sentence, because during the time when he was a programmer, the thief of time not only stole his most beautiful youth in his twenties, but also seemed to steal his few friends.

The brothers who had agreed to be lifelong friends have not been in touch for a long time.

Those youthful years in the past, and those longings that only seem ridiculous when you think about it now, seem to turn into a flash of soap bubbles in the hands of the cruel thief of time.

It is said that time does not forgive people, but if you think about it carefully, it is not the years that do not forgive people, but the distance.

Former friends seem to have different life circles, and they are all looking for directions in the world that they are not sure of.

It seems that because of these uncertain directions, former friends have gradually drifted apart.

This is something that everyone must experience, and it is also a life that everyone must choose.

But friends are always friends, no matter how long there is no contact, the thief of time seems to never be able to steal that period of good memories that are worth remembering.

Liu Dachuan is Yang Zheng's best friend in high school, although the two studied at different universities after graduating from high school, as long as they have spare time, Liu Dachuan will ask Yang Zheng to play basketball.

Liu Dachuan's personality is different from Yang Zheng, he is cheerful and easy-going, and he is very popular, plus he is handsome and tall, he can be described as a popular figure in the school.

But Liu Dachuan, who has no shortage of friends, seems to only regard Yang Zheng as his best friend, especially after Yang Zheng's father died, he will often find time to enlighten Yang Zheng.

Yang Zheng is also grateful to have this friend, and for a period of time after graduating from college, the two would also make an appointment to play on weekends, but as the two became busier and older at work, the contact between the two became less and less.

But fortunately, there is the existence of the Internet, and the two have not broken off contact.

It is said that Liu Dachuan, who studied advertising, entered a short video placement company after graduation, and slowly became a small leader.

It is also said that Liu Dachuan's life is quite nourishing now, and he should at least be better than himself.

Yang Zheng is not a person who is jealous of his friends, seeing that his friends have their own happy lives, he also sincerely feels happy for his friends.

Today, Liu Dachuan took the initiative to contact Yang Zheng, although he had not been in touch for a long time, he also felt that the distance between the two had not changed much because of this.

The long-lost beating and scolding also made him feel that he and he seemed to have returned to the carefree life when they were in school, and the long-term intimacy made him feel warm in his heart.

And Liu Dachuan took the initiative to find Yang Zheng this time, not for anything else, but just to play basketball with him.

Yang Zheng also agreed very simply, although he hadn't touched basketball again for five or six years, but the invitation from a friend made him feel like he was back at seventeen or eighteen years old, and his heart rarely swelled with passion.

The place they made an appointment was the basketball court that they used to go to when they went to school.

At nine o'clock the next day, Yang Zheng came to the basketball court early.

He looked at the college students who had started playing on the basketball court, and he couldn't help but feel that time was passing so fast.

It's really nice to be young, too.

He suddenly remembered that when he first came to this basketball court at the age of sixteen or seventeen, he looked at the college students competing for basketball on the court, and he was too timid to speak.

And at this time, Liu Dachuan appeared with a basketball, he looked at Yang Zheng, and also looked at the fierce college students on the court, he actually took the initiative to talk to them, asking them to add two to play together.

And the college students on the field, looking at the two children in school uniforms, they smiled and agreed.

Because of this basketball, two students from the same school and different classes became best friends in high school.

Yang Zheng thought of this, he couldn't help laughing, he walked into the basketball court, no longer as cowardly as before, took the initiative to greet the college students and joined their team.

Although I haven't touched basketball for five or six years, I have found a certain feeling after playing for a while, and although my skills are not as good as back then, I can barely keep up with the rhythm of college students.

He didn't know how long he had been fighting, only that someone outside the stadium had called his name, and he realized that it was already noon.

Looking at the familiar figure in his memory, he said hello familiarly, just like before, except that this time he invited his brother to play together.

Liu Dachuan smiled, he didn't refuse, he was thirty years old like Yang Zheng, and he didn't seem to have wasted his ball skills over the years, and he was the same as when he was in high school.

It's just that Liu Dachuan, who has been sitting in the office for a long time, has even worse physical strength than Yang Zheng, and he didn't play for a while, then waved his hand and said that he was tired.

Yang Zheng looked at Liu Dachuan's panting appearance, he didn't continue to fight, but sat on the ground with Liu Dachuan.

The two of them were as casual as ever, but they both knew that neither of them could go back to the past.

"How's it going?" Liu Dachuan opened a bottle of water and handed it to Yang Zheng.

Yang Zheng took the water, took a big sip and replied, "It's been good lately, what about you?" ”

"I'm quitting my job and planning to start a business." Liu Dachuan lay on the ground without grace, and his tone was a little melancholy.

"Entrepreneurship?" Yang Zheng was a little surprised, because Dachuan's current income is much higher than his own, he would take the initiative to give up a stable and high-paying job to start a business, and listening to his tone, he probably hasn't been happy all these years.

"Yes, it's entrepreneurship." Dachuan sat up, silently lit a cigarette without speaking, and after a while, he took a puff of cigarette, snuffed out the cigarette butt, and looked at the college students who were still struggling on the basketball court, and there was a trace of envy in his eyes.

"It would be nice if we were seventeen or eighteen."

Yang Zheng listened to Da Chuan's words, he was silent for a while and said, "Now we are not old." ”

Okawa lit another cigarette, he lowered his head and muttered, "But in the eyes of many people, we are not young." ”

Yang Zheng suddenly felt empathy, because when he was a programmer before, he had heard many workplace examples of people who lost their jobs at the age of 30 and 35. And he himself was kicked out of the workplace at the age of 30.

"Why care what other people think?"

Yang Zheng said this very quietly, because he also knew that this sentence was not only the second second, but also useless.

Da Chuan raised his head in some surprise, he looked at Yang Zheng, and after a long while, he finally came to his senses.

"Oh, you've changed, and you'll be reasonable."

"No, I haven't changed, and neither have you."

Yang Zheng shook his head, it was difficult for him to connect the current Dachuan with the optimistic, brave, and confident Dachuan in his memory.

But he knew that the Okawa beside him was the Okawa before.

It's just that Okawa has grown up now.

"Really? Haven't I changed? Okawa looked at himself with some unconfidence.

"Yes, you're still the same as before, no matter how old you are, you can't learn to smoke."

Yang Zheng patted Da Chuan's shoulder and said meaningfully.

Okawa was stunned, and then he burst out laughing.

And his hands trembled uncontrollably.

"Do you know why I think you're my best friend? Because you are a person, you always talk and show no mercy! ”