After arranging the work, Chen Xifan leaned back on the sofa and stared up at the snow-white ceiling.

Words are scarce, he can't describe the mood at the moment, but he feels that Chinese New Year's Eve doesn't seem to be so difficult.

In the next two days, the major railway stations of Beijing Airport were full of passengers, and the urban area became more and more empty.

The day before the holiday, only a few people came to work in the office, and as soon as Qi Xia arrived at the station, he was called to the office by the editor-in-chief.

Sun Fu never detoured when he spoke, and said, "Zheng Xinyan is interviewing Yang Fu, do you know?" ”

"You know, isn't that interview over yet?"

Sun Fu bowed her head: "Something is wrong. ”

Qi Xia had a bad premonition in his heart, "What's the problem?" ”

"Zheng Xinyan will leave her job after the year, and she can't keep up with this interview." Sun Fu groaned, handed her a pile of materials, and said, "You can take over." ”

Yang Fu is very prestigious in the science and technology circle, and being able to interview this person means that she will receive attention, which will undoubtedly be helpful to her career.

Qi Xia took the information and flipped through the two pages, and asked, "Is there anything I need to pay attention to?" ”

"That's what I'm going to say next." Sun Fu's expression was serious: "Zheng Xinyan didn't know what thunder point Yang Fu had stepped on before, and the interview over there didn't cooperate, so I couldn't dig out any content." Thanks to the editor-in-chief, it took a lot of effort to get through the relationship to keep this interview. ”

"Understood."

Coming out of the office, Qi Xia was worried about holding the materials.

The opportunity to interview Yang Fu is rare, but the bad thing is that Zheng Xinyan is in front, but I am afraid that Yang Fu has a bad impression of "Science Times", and where did she go to inquire about Yang Fu's thunder points?

Yang Fu has very little relevant information, and has never been interviewed by any media before, so the most direct way is to ask Zheng Xinyan.

Qi Xia clicked on Zheng Xinyan's avatar and sent her a message, but she never received a reply.

Before I knew it, it was time to get off work, and I was not in a hurry when this interview was a year later, so Qi Xia packed up his things and got off work.

The next day was Chinese New Year's Eve, and at two o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Xifan arrived at the Banchunli community on time, and after entering, he quickly found the building where Qi Xia lived.

When I got to the door, I heard someone talking in the house through the door.

"Ah Yuan, don't make the flour all over the place, go clean up the room."

"Sister, you'll call me to work."

……

It was noisy, faintly accompanied by a few cat meows.

Chen Xifan couldn't help but hook the corners of his lips and knock on the door.

Soon, the footsteps approached, the door was opened, and Qi Xia, wearing a red sweater and hair tied in a high ponytail, stood at the door and smiled at him: "Happy New Year." ”

"Happy New Year."

Qi Xia turned sideways, "Come in." ”

The one-bedroom house, small in size but neatly tidy, was filled with a faint scent of incense, the same smell as hers.

After entering the house, Chen Xifan put the New Year's goods he brought on the coffee table in the living room, and Qi Yuan ran out of the room with the cat in his arms and stared at him for a long time.

"Hello brother." Qi Yuan said obediently, "My name is Qi Yuan, I took the wrong subway last time, thank you for picking me up at Pingyang Station." ”

"Little things." After Chen Xifan finished speaking, he took out a red envelope from his pocket and handed it over, "Happy New Year." ”

Qi Yuan's eyes widened, "For me?" ”

"Or else? For that cat? ”

"Meow-"

Qi Yuan was hesitant instead, looking at Qi Xia, not knowing whether to answer or not.

Qi Xia was also very confused, and whispered: "No, you're too polite-"

"It should." Chen Xifan lightly stuffed Qi Yuan, picked up the cake, and asked, "Is it the cat I rescued from the tree?" ”

Unexpectedly, he still remembered, Qi Xia nodded again and again, "That's it, it's called cake." ”

After that, Qi Xia Qi Yuan went to work in the kitchen, Chen Xifan took off his coat, squatted on the ground and pinched the cake to take a few looks, and some long-term memories came to his mind.

The avatar of classmate No. 7 is such a cat.

The ghost makes the gods poor, Chen Xifan took out his mobile phone to log in to the Q/Q that he hasn't used for a long time, and the profile picture of classmate No. 7 is still gray, and she hasn't been online for many years.

Chen Xifan enlarged the portrait of classmate No. 7, and compared it with the cake, it was really too similar.

The only difference is that the cake is a little larger, and the small one on the avatar is still a small milk cat. But the coat color and cute expression are very similar.

For the first time, Chen Xifan had a strange feeling in his heart.

He used Baidu to search for the profile picture of classmate No. 7 on the Internet, and really found a bunch of the same paragraph.

Chen Xifan is helpless, it's just a network map, what is he doing? Why do you associate a netizen who has disappeared for a long time with Qi Xia?

Suppose, Qi Xia is classmate No. 7, why did she hide her identity and do those things?

Don't......

He Xiao once guessed that classmate No. 7 was a girl who liked him......

No way.

He quickly denied this speculation, and in high school, Qi Xia was quiet, and he knew how to bury himself in his studies all day long. She is a diligent and warm girl, and in the few intersections, Chen Xifan did not feel that Qi Xia was different from herself.

One should not be self-righteous.

He didn't know what was wrong with him, so he quit Q/Q and got up, rolled up his sleeves and walked to the kitchen, asking, "Is there anything I need help with?" ”

Qi Xia was cutting a yam and looked up at him: "Do you know how to cook?" ”

"Of course, the cooking is not bad."

Qi Xia was also not polite: "Then you can help deal with the fish." ”

"Okay."

The kitchen was a little small, and there were no more than three people, so Qi Yuan withdrew wittily and said, "I'll go paste the Spring Festival couplets." ”

After Qi Yuan left, the kitchen was quiet, only the sound of chopping vegetables. In the small space, a subtle atmosphere spreads, like an invisible net, tightly entwining the two.

"What day do you go to work?" Qi Xia didn't have anything to say.

Chen Xifan replied: "After the fifth day of the first lunar month. ”

It was as if something had to be said to ease the tension of being in the same room with him.

After a while, the water in the pot was boiling, gurgling and steaming, and Qi Xia put the chopped vegetables into the pot. Because Chen Xi was fishing on the side, she was nervous and didn't pay attention, and the boiling water splashed on the back of her hand.

Qi Xia shrank in pain, and the next second, her wrist was caught.

"Be careful." Chen Xifan grabbed her hand and put it on the water pipe to flush the water, frowning, "Does it hurt?" ”

The cold water rushed to the back of her hand, but she didn't feel the cold, only that the temperature in the kitchen had risen suddenly.

Qi Xia blushed, broke free of his wrist embarrassedly, and said, "It doesn't hurt." ”

Feeling her resistance, Chen Xifan's heart was empty.

He was stunned, and his eyes hid his emotions, "It's good if it doesn't hurt." ”

All afternoon, the two were in the kitchen preparing the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner. Qi Yuan was called, one moment to sweep the floor, one moment to clean up the table, one moment to feed the cat... Before they knew it, it was dark, and at six o'clock, the three of them had a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner as they wished.

Fireworks are banned in Beijing, and there is no activity after eating Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, usually chatting or going to Lama Temple to burn incense.

There is a tatami mat and a long table on the balcony, and after dinner, Qi Xia and Chen Xifan sit on the balcony to watch the Spring Festival Gala. At nine o'clock, it began to snow again.

During the live broadcast of the Spring Festival Gala, a very embarrassing sketch was being performed, and Qi Xia complained: "It's so boring." ”

"It's a little."

Qi Xia said casually: "It would be nice if we could set off fireworks, in our hometown, after eating in the Chinese New Year's Eve, adults and children will run outside to set off fireworks and firecrackers, which can be lively." Keeping the New Year until midnight, there is also a fireworks display. ”

"Want to set off fireworks?" Chen Xi looked at her and raised his eyebrows.

"Of course I want to, it's better than sitting and watching the Spring Festival Gala like this."

Chen Xifan thought for a while, made a phone call, and said, "Okay, get dressed, let's go out." ”

"Where?"

As he spoke, Chen Xifan had already taken his coat and scarf and handed it to her, and said in a serious tone: "I'll take you to see the fireworks." ”

"Now?"

"Don't believe me?"

Dressing as fast as she could, Qi Xia went back to the room to take a look, Qi Yuan was already asleep, she didn't wake her up, put her mobile phone in her pocket, and followed Chen Xifan downstairs.

Until he got into the car, Qi Xia was still full of curiosity and reminded: "Fireworks are banned in Beijing, and those who violate the law will not only face a large fine, but also administrative detention for seven days." ”

"I know." Chen Xifan fastened his seat belt, lit the fire and turned on the lights, and the car slowly drove out of the alley.

In the night, his voice was quiet and clear, "I just ask you, do you want to watch fireworks now?" ”

Qi Xia nodded stunned: "I want to see." ”

"Hmm." Chen Xifan concentrated on driving and said in a low voice: "Then I'll let you see it." ”

As if he was going to do something incredible, Qi Xia was not only nervous now, but also a little inexplicably excited. On Chinese New Year's Eve, the road was empty, there were few cars coming and going, out of the alley, the car turned directly onto the third ring road.

"Where are we going?" Qi Xia couldn't help but ask.

"You'll know when you get there."

She inexplicably felt like she was on a thief ship, "Chen Xifan, you don't plan to take me to do illegal and criminal things, do you?" ”

Chen Xifan just laughed and turned up the temperature of the air conditioner a little, "Guess what? ”

Qi Xia couldn't guess, she felt that Chen Xifan was going to take her to some remote place to secretly set off fireworks. However, in recent years, the control of Beijing has been strict, private individuals are not allowed, and there are police patrols in every area during the Spring Festival.

I have also seen people secretly set off fireworks on Chinese New Year's Eve before, and run away after the release, and the police came and couldn't catch the kind of jokes.

Qi Xia sat up straighter, grabbed his seat belt and said, "Then I will be arrested by the police uncle, so I will say that I didn't let it go, just watching the lively passers-by." ”

Chen Xifan turned his head to look at her, this girl's face was white and pure, and there was a very shallow pear vortex on her lips when she smiled, he hadn't paid attention to it before, and when he was joking, he had a little coquettishness.

It was as if a warm tide rose in his chest.