The taxi stopped, Qi Xia woke up Gan Yao, and did not reply. The two of them rushed to the airport by high-speed train, and the time was just right to get ready to board.

When she was queuing, she glanced at her mobile phone and said, "I'm going, it's raining in Beijing tonight, can the flight take off and land normally?" ”

In August, it rained all over the country, and it rained in the morning, but the weather was fine in the evening.

Qi Xia said: "Don't curse us, you will definitely be able to return to Beijing on time." ”

After boarding, Qi Xia successfully found his seat and sat down, and at this time, the captain's announcement sounded on the plane:

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am your captain Cheng Jianping, and welcome you to flight AH0915 and fly with us to the capital ......"

Perhaps influenced by Tang Qiao's words, Qi Xia unconsciously concentrated on listening, but the owner of this voice was obviously older, at least forty years old, Qi Xia felt that he was stunned, and put on an eye mask to sleep.

At 10 o'clock in the evening, the plane took off on time.

Qi Xia put on an eye patch, and she was too sleepy to be busy for many days, and she quickly fell asleep.

Qi Xia had a dream, in which she returned to the attached middle school, and it was still the familiar classroom and the group of familiar people.

She was sitting in the corner reading a book, and Chen Xifan walked in from outside with a basketball in his hand. He was full of sunshine, talking and laughing with He Xiaochu, proud, and full of flamboyance.

The wind ruffled the test papers, and he disturbed her heartbeat.

I don't know how long it took, but the students packed up their things one after another and went home, but I don't know who called him: "Chen Xifan, can you leave?" ”

"Here we are."

He packed his schoolbag and walked to the door, but turned around and asked her with a smile, "Qi Xia, do you want to go home together?" ”

She raised her eyes, and her gaze met him from afar......

The dream came to an abrupt end, Qi Xia opened her eyes suddenly, she tore off her blindfold, and took a big sip of the mineral water issued by the stewardess on the small table.

She drank in a hurry, as if drinking water not to quench her thirst, but to wake up.

In the sophomore and junior years, Qi Xia would dream of him frequently, but later, the number of times has become less and less, Qi Xia doesn't know why he suddenly dreamed of him again tonight, it is still so real.

Gan Yao next to her asked her, "What?" See ghosts? ”

Qi Xia pursed her dry lips and said, "It's okay, I had a dream." ”

"Dreaming of your first love?"

"I don't have a first love, don't talk nonsense."

At this time, the plane suddenly shook violently, and Qi Xia put away the small table.

The captain's voice came from the radio: "Passengers, I am the captain of this flight, due to weather conditions, the plane will be diverted to Qinjiang Airport, the estimated landing time is 0:15, the inconvenience caused to you is ......"

There was a wail in the cabin, and some people kept asking the flight attendant: "When will you take off again after the alternate landing?" ”

"Sorry, we were notified that it rained heavily tonight in Beijing, and all flights were cancelled or delayed, and we will arrange accommodation for you after the alternate landing......"

Qi Xia and Gan Yao glanced at each other, and Gan Yao slapped her on the mouth, "My crow's mouth." ”

The altitude of the plane gradually decreased, and when it reached the ground, Qi Xia found that it was also raining in Qinjiang, and the rain was quite heavy.

Gan Yao stared at her phone: "It is really raining in Beijing tonight, and it is said that several districts are flooded." ”

Passengers complained and waited to pick up their luggage, but luckily the airline arranged accommodation. After picking up the luggage, everyone got on the shuttle bus and was taken to a hotel near the airport.

When queuing up for accommodation, Gan Yao observed the surrounding environment and said, "Shiming Airlines is really wealthy, and it is willing to arrange such a good hotel for passengers." ”

"After all, it's the head of the big three of aviation." Qi Xia also looked everywhere and said, "Why are there so many people, I remember that the cabin of our flight is not full." ”

Gan Yao said in a joking tone: "As a reporter, I don't even have this bit of observation, let me tell you, in addition to our AH0915 people here, there is another flight from Shiming, AH0714, which has also landed in Qinjiang, and I will stay in this hotel tonight." ”

Qi Xia thought thoughtfully, "That's it." ”

"Well, AH0714 seems to be flying from Yangcheng to Beijing City, by the way, just on the ferry, I seem to have seen the 0714 pilot, tall, so handsome, just that kind of atmosphere handsome guy, do you know?"

Qi Xia took the room card, took her arm and said, "Okay, go back to sleep, aren't you sleepy?" ”

The room of the two was on the seventh floor, swiping the card to enter the door, Qi Xia checked the room according to his habit, and went to the bathroom to wash if he didn't find anything abnormal.

Unfortunately, Qi Xia found out that she had come to her aunt, but she only had a pack of daily use in her suitcase, and after temporarily changing it, Qi Xia asked, "Yaoyao, do you have an aunt's towel for night?" ”

"No, yes."

She took out an umbrella from her bag and said, "There seems to be a 711 outside the hotel, I'll go out for a while." ”

"I'll go with you."

"No, there's a lot of noise outside."

It was already half past one in the morning, and the rain was still heavy and the evening breeze was bitter.

At the entrance of the hotel stood a few uniformed flight attendants and pilots, dragging uniform-colored suitcases, which Qi Xia recognized as the crew of Flight 0915.

Do the crew stay at this hotel, just like them?

When he arrived at the door of the convenience store, Qi Xia dropped the umbrella and shook the water, put it in the plastic basket at the door, pushed the door and walked in.

There are not many people in the convenience store late at night, and the store is warm, just drying the dampness of Qi Xia.

The convenience store has a dazzling array of goods, and Qi Xia is not in a hurry to buy an aunt's towel, she feels a little hungry. After standing next to the freezer for a while, I chose a salted egg yolk pork floss rice ball, and put it in the microwave to heat it up after checkout.

Maybe the wind was blowing outside, but Qi Xia was not sleepy now, she sat down at the long table in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the convenience store, took a sip of yogurt, and lowered her head to tear the rice ball package.

There was a "ding" at the door, indicating that someone had come in.

Qi Xia raised her eyes inadvertently, but this brief glance made her freeze in place instantly.

All the sounds around her seemed to disappear in an instant, and only her heartbeat and breathing remained. Clocks distinguish more detailed scales, and the time is extended and delayed.

In her mind, for no reason, she suddenly remembered the scene in her dream on the plane, and he smiled warmly, turned his head and asked himself, "Will we go home together?"

In her memory, the boy in the blue and white school uniform coincided with the person in front of her, as if two different time and space overlapped, sending that person to her side.

Is that really him?

Qi Xia asked herself.

The man in front of her, dressed in a neat pilot's uniform, bowed slightly and looked at her. As if to make Qi Xia see more clearly, the overhead light fell brightly on his body.

The length of his hair has not changed much, and he is still as clean and neat as on the day of graduation, his complexion is cold and white and his facial features are distinct, but the outline lines are a little less immature, and they are clearer and sharper than before, and his clear eyes are the same as they were back then.

Maybe it was because of the uniform on his body, Qi Xia felt that he seemed to be a little calmer than before.

He holds the glass door with one hand, and his fingers are thin and white, highlighting the sense of bones.

All that's left in the world is her heartbeat.

Qi Xia did not think about meeting him again, in her imagination, maybe Chen Xifan would become a famous aerospace designer, she would see him on TV, or Chen Xifan would marry a wife and have children abroad, and when they met again in a stable life, they would silently staggered each other.

What is certain is that, no matter which assumption is taken, the distance between her and him will change from a few desks in the classroom to tens of thousands of kilometers, and finally disappear into the sky, each of which will be wiped out in the sea of people.

Qi Xia had never thought of this one.

In a strange city, on a rainy night, he appeared quietly in front of her in a pilot's uniform.

She rubbed her eyes, afraid that it would be another real dream.

When she was stunned, Chen Xifan had already recognized her.

Chen Xifan let the glass door close by himself, and walked to her step by step: "Qi Xia, long time no see." ”

He was so close to her that he could reach out and touch her.

Qi Xia remembered that on the night of the graduation dinner, they walked back to Baita Lane together, and many details were blurred, but she only remembered that the last words he said to her were: goodbye.

She didn't expect that she would really see her again, even if it was many, many years later.

At this time, it happened to be August 2021, and the lights were still as bright as yesterday, and it had been ten years since they first met at the Lancheng Summer Camp.

Qi Xia smiled, looked at the person in front of him with a frank gaze, and responded: "Chen Xifan, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

Chapter 29

In May this year, Chen Xifan flew more than 2,700 hours and applied for captaincy.

It would be exactly four years after he joined World Famous Aviation. Theory Exams, Theory Assessments, Squadron Route Inspections...... He passed seven rounds of assessment and was successfully promoted to captain.

At present, the speed of the captain in the industry is generally 5-8 years, of course, there are also four years, and those people are simply rare, and luck and strength are not good.

The three bars on his arms and epaulettes were replaced with four bars, and that day, his colleagues asked him to treat him, and Chen Xifan generously agreed.

The place of hospitality is set on the top floor of Zibei VIP, a high-end entertainment club in the urban area of Beijing, with good privacy and perfect service.

Chen Xifan is very popular, and he can chat with anyone after work, and all the colleagues who can go that day have gone, and the colleagues who can't go to work have also expressed their congratulations through WeChat.

After a few rounds, he was pressed by his colleagues to drink two glasses of Petus, and then Xiao Ying called him to the terrace to talk.

Xiao Ying was born in the Air Force, used to fly fighter planes, and made many meritorious achievements, and after retiring from the army, he was hired by Shiming Aviation as a special flight □□. Of course, he was also a subordinate of Chen Xifan's grandfather, Chen Hantong.

Xiao Ying is almost fifty years old, but his mentality is very lively, and he plays more than a group of young people.

He held a glass of champagne and joked: "Congratulations, you have been promoted to captain, and you have the final say in the cockpit in the future. ”

"Alright." Chen Xifan untied a cufflink, and his tone was careless: "Don't make fun of me." ”

Xiao Ying laughed heartily, and after laughing, he thought of something, his mood was lowered, and he said: "It's really not easy to get to where you are today, I really thought that you would never fly a plane again." ”

Xiao Ying: "Who knows, hey, you kid, you're back from abroad in high spirits!" ”

Xiao Ying felt at that time that with this strength, Chen Xifan couldn't do what he wanted to do.

Influenced by Chen Hantong, Chen Xifan wanted to be admitted to the air flight class of Jingping University when he was in junior high school. He yearns for the blue sky and everything related to flying.

For the first seventeen years of his life, he also followed this path.

However, in the third year of high school, the fear of heights was serious, which led to the failure of the re-examination of the air flight class of Jingping University. At that time, I also thought about repeating my studies for a year, but there was a rule in the air flight class at Kyopyeong University, and each person could only sign up once.

As a result, there was no point in repeating it, and he was discouraged, so he chose to go abroad.

Thinking of this, Chen Xifan said lightly: "Don't talk about you, then I will feel that I have no chance with the sky in this life." ”

"And then, why do you want to continue flying?"

Chen Xifan paused and looked at the lights of the tall buildings not far away, "Because...... Some things and some people. ”

Sensing that there was something he might not want to say, Xiao Ying patted him on the shoulder, "Okay, don't talk about those unhappy things, let me ask you, what do the four bars on the pilot's epaulettes represent?" ”