6. Forgotten on the edge of the world
Zhang Xi followed Ling all the way, Ling played a gray-blue parasol, a red and white lifting railing stood upright in the air, into the company's interior, in the center is a landmark building, streamlined lines, a point behind is to stand three flags about 7,8 meters high, the highest in the middle is the national flag, next to the company's logo, surrounded by shrubs to form a pattern, too close to see anything clearly.
Next to it is the fire pool, made like an artificial lake, surrounded by willow trees drooping, and some blooming pink, red peach blossoms, apricot blossoms, a leisurely egret, strolling leisurely by the water's edge, a lonely figure, I don't know where it came from, I don't know why I came alone, I used to see it every day, every day in the morning, in the evening, as if to wait for a vow.
Ling walks very slowly, but it is not a leisurely stroll, but the kind of slow enjoyment of the walking process, quiet, no footsteps at all, completely different from the previous hurry, Zhang Xi is naturally not in a hurry, now I would rather the time be slower, walking with her is afraid that it is the first, you can clearly see the unknown patterns on her clothes, every hair of her, and smell a faint smell of gardenia. Walking a little carried away, Ling stopped, and blocked Zhang Xi's way, pointed to the "women's locker room" on the door, Zhang Xi stretched out two fingers, pushed the corners of his mouth up, and made a smile, Ling closed the door without looking back, and the door actually hit Xi's nose, a little painful.
Zhang Xi rubbed his nose and stepped aside, his eyes glanced at the cabinet with the name "Zhang Xi" he was still using yesterday from the open men's locker room, but there was a stranger standing in front of him, a newcomer? It's only been a day, and a replacement has appeared? The company is truly ruthless. The man was changing into a lab coat, and their job was a laboratory technician, a pharmaceutical manufacturer.
Ling changed into a white coat and came out, complaining: "What are you looking at? Is there anything to peep in the men's locker room? Didn't you change your clothes inside? β
The man happened to come out, saw Zhao Ling, and habitually greeted: "Morning, Zhao Ling." β
Ling looked at the man inexplicably, and tilted his head slightly to Zhang Xi: "Hey, do you know who that person is?" Why don't I look like I've seen it? β
Zhang Xi also shook his head.
"New here?" Ling happened to meet his colleague Gao Mengya, "Mengya, who is that person?" When did we get a new person in our department? β
Gao Mengya wore a ponytail, gold-rimmed glasses, and a long white coat, glanced at the person in front of her, looked at Zhao Ling in surprise and replied, "Isn't that Zhang Xi?" Are you stupid? β
"Zhang Xi? Zhang Xi looks like this? Ling glanced at Zhang Xi next to him, "This is much more handsome than before, right?" β
"Are you sleepwalking? Doesn't he just look like this all the time? Is it plastic surgery? You even said that he was handsome, do you like people? Gao Mengya pushed Zhao Ling with a smile, and Zhao Ling chased after him.
Zhang Xi followed, looked at his own "Zhang Xi", and was silent all the way.
The work of a chemist is actually very boring, preparing materials, configuring some reagents, then injecting samples, filling in records, and waiting for results. The only difference from school is probably that it was a study task before, and now it is a life task. Zhao Ling is very active, in Zhang Xi's opinion, in the previous impression, there was never distress at work, happily shuttling between instruments, and occasionally complaining about the bad results. But Zhang Xi didn't stare at Ling, but leaned against the window and looked at a few white clouds in the blue sky outside, motionless, the cloud was lonely in the clear sky.
"Hey, what's wrong with you? It's been the morning. β
Of course Zhang Xi knew that in addition to Ling, who else would remember himself and talk to himself, Zhang Xi secretly wiped his eyes, turned around and smiled slightly: "It's okay, it's not that you are too busy to disturb you." β
"What the hell is going on?" Zhao Ling frowned, it seemed that she was always used to frowning, "Why doesn't everyone seem to remember you?" There is also another Zhang Xi who is inexplicable. Ahh Confused everyone? Hmmm, quite possibly! β
Zhao Ling has a Maori Kogoro upper body, and the head of the analysis is Tao. Zhang Xi smiled dumbly.
"Your imagination is so rich! Then why don't you think I'm a ghost, that I'm confusing you? β
"No way, I'm so shrewd, who can lie to me?"
"I haven't figured this out either, but-" Zhang Xi looked at Zhao Ling deeply and said word by word: "It doesn't matter if others remember me or not, as long as you can remember me in this world!" β
Zhao Ling's face was instantly rosy, like an accelerated ripening apple, and his gaze was embarrassed to avoid Zhang Xi. Zhang Xi laughed: "You will still be shy!" Zhao Ling was annoyed and ashamed and took the experimental record in his hand and wanted to beat him.
"Zhao Ling? What are you doing? Another Zhang Xi came over, "What are you talking to yourself here?" By the way, you've tested it over there, and I'll check this record for me. β
Zhao Ling was obviously frightened by Zhang Xi, who suddenly spoke out from behind: "Why did you suddenly come out!" Okay, I got it, let's go. β
"Wait a minute!" Zhang Xi grabbed Zhao Ling, his hand slightly grasped Zhao Ling's arm, "Ask him quickly, are his parents called Zhang Jianye and Gu Cuilan, they ....... Are you doing well? β
"Eh, Zhang Xi, are your parents called Zhang Jianye and Gu Cuilan?" Zhao Ling turned around awkwardly and asked, seeing that Zhang Xi nodded, and then asked, "How are they doing?" β
That Zhang Xi frowned and looked at Zhao Ling: "You are very strange! You even know the names of my parents, and you even ask them how they are doing? Do you know them? β
Zhao Ling blushed: "Just answer it!" Where does Zhao Ling want to ask, her arm is caught, she can't show it, she is depressed to death, she wants to beat Zhang Xi hard, so strong!
That Zhang Xi nodded: "They are doing well!" I was on the phone two days ago! β
Zhang Xi let go of his hand, Zhao Ling shook his hand, and looked at him viciously, who knew that Zhang Xi actually returned to the window, Zhao Ling looked at Zhang Xi in a daze and didn't say anything, leaving another Zhang Xi at a loss.
Zhang Xi looked at the clouds in the sky, remembered some things when he was a child, remembered that he ran away from home in anger, and his parents were looking for him all over the street; remembered that he wanted toys and pestered his father to buy them; I think of the sweet rice I was waiting for my mother to make...... sighed, people are always like this, when the past passes, they know how much they miss and how reluctant, and now they are in a bleak situation, and they really only have memories left, forgotten on the edge of the world.
"Hey, you don't have to be so sad and lonely, do you?" Zhao Ling interrupted Zhang Xi's train of thought, "Even if everyone forgets about you, I will remember you!" Don't believe me, let's make an appointment? β
"What agreement?" Zhang Xi was curious.
"If one day I forget you." Zhao Ling rolled his eyes and thought, "Just make me hate to eat my favorite chocolate cake now!" β
"Hehe, your promise is great!" Zhang Xi drooped in front of the window.
"Hey, this is the hardest agreement for foodies, okay? That kind of sweet chocolate cake makes people feel aftertaste, right? Someone can say no! β
"Yes, yes, I'm grateful to you for being a friend!"
"Zhao Ling, let's go, let's go eat!" Gao Mengya's voice came from afar, beckoning at the door.
"Here we areβI'm going to eat first!" Zhao Ling hurriedly ran over.
Zhang Xi looked back and saw Zhao Ling who was running, her hair scattered and shaking, drawing perfect curves in the air, as if there was a light above her head. He saw a bridge, a bridge from in front of him to Zhao Ling, and the encounter was so unexpected!