sunset mountains

Chapter 28

Xin Zhe came here by car. He stopped and drove for nearly a week from the capital to the hundreds of kilometers.

Xiao Yanwei had already told him about the hotel in the town in advance, he checked in here first, and when he was going to drive to find Xiao Yanwei, he found that Xiao Yanwei stayed in that place and it was not easy to drive.

He walked with rhubarb for more than an hour, and finally saw Xiao Yanwei who "wanted to die".

Xiao Yanwei is no different from two years ago, he seems to be a little thinner, but it is not so obvious, after all, he was already very thin when he left.

The last time Xin Zhe saw Xiao Yanwei was when he sent the rhubarb to him. Xiao Yanwei said he wanted to go out to relax, and he never came back after leaving.

In the past two years, he was in a good mood and was able to answer the phone, but most of the time, Xin Zhe couldn't actually contact him.

The two grew up together, and Xiao Yanwei could understand what Xiao Yanwei meant even if he didn't mention Xin Zhe.

Xiao Yanwei is not a troublesome master, he has only one meaning, I may die outside one day, I am afraid that you will be sad, so I simply don't say anything, and you don't look for me.

Xin Zhe was actually quite surprised when he received a call from Xiao Yanwei this time.

For more than two years, this was the first time Xiao Yanwei called him on his own initiative, and he didn't intend to hide his whereabouts. Xin Zhe knew that this knot in his heart must have been resolved.

Before coming here, Xin Zhe didn't know about Wei Chi's existence, and Xiao Yanwei didn't mention it.

In fact, just looking at his appearance, Wei Chi doesn't look like the type that Xiao Yanwei would like. Of course, it's also possible that Xiao Yanwei didn't show interest in men before.

Wei Chi looks very tough, his skin is not particularly white, and he looks very healthy.

His brows and eyes are very deep, at first glance it may make people feel a little fierce, but once he opens his mouth, he will find that he is actually a very gentle person.

Xin Zhe greeted Wei Chi, confirmed Wei Chi's identity, and then asked Xiao Yanwei, "How long have you been here?"

"It's been a few months." Xiao Yanwei thought for a while, then looked at Wei Chi uncertainly, "He came in October?"

"Well," Wei Chi nodded, "it's October."

Xin Zhe took out his mobile phone and looked at it, then asked Xiao Yanwei, "Where were you before?"

Xiao Yanwei smiled, and seemed to feel a little ridiculous, "I don't know either."

"Damn," Xin Zhe laughed along with him, and finally waved his hand, "Okay, I won't ask any more."

After finishing speaking, he took out a traction rope from his bag and put it on Da Huang's body, then raised his chin towards Xiao Yanwei, "Show me?"

Xiao Yan didn't take the leash from him, turned his head and walked towards the village, "Let's go."

Wei Chi quietly followed behind the two, listening to what they said, basically Xin Zhe asked, Xiao Yan didn't answer.

Xin Zhe looked like a young master, but he was not hypocritical. He only talked to Xiao Yanwei all the way, and didn't complain about the difficult road, nor did he say that the place was broken.

He was talking about rhubarb with Xiao Yanwei, when he saw Wei Chi walking behind, he turned his head and greeted, "Wei Chi?"

Wei Chi smiled, and quickly walked two steps to his side, "Have you booked the hotel yet?"

"It's settled," Xin Zhe nodded, then raised his hand to pat Xiao Yanwei, pretending, "I wanted to live with him, but he said he didn't have a place to live."

Xiao Yanwei glanced at him, and said sarcastically, "Who has no place to live."

"Well," Xin Zhe replied nonchalantly, "You have."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Wei Chi again, "Did Dahuang follow you these two days?"

"Okay," Wei Chi nodded, "Xiao Yan didn't always mention it."

"Really?" Xin Zhe reached out and patted Da Huang's head, then asked Wei Chi, "Has he mentioned me?"

Wei Chi subconsciously glanced at Xiao Yanwei, and before he could look back, Xin Zhe pretended to shake his head, "Xiao Yanwei, you are so cruel."

Wei Chi still looked at Xiao Yanwei, and raised his eyebrows upon hearing this.

Xiao Yan didn't say anything, and slapped Xin Zhe on the shoulder, "You can't die if you say a few words."

The three of them were not short in height, and they had big steps. They walked to the door of Wei Chi's house within a few minutes. Wei Chi asked Xin Zhe to come in and sit down. Play."

He used "you" very spiritually, Wei Chi's Adam's apple twitched, looked at Xiao Yanwei again, and said nothing.

Several people stood at the door and talked for a while, Xin Zhe asked, "Which one is Sunset Mountain?"

There are three mountains in the village, Xiao Yanwei pointed to the nearest one, "That is it."

"Want to take a look?" Xiao Yanwei asked.

Xin Zhe hesitated, he was silent for a while before saying, "If there's anything to see, don't go."

Xiao Yanwei lowered his head and smiled, "Go."

Xin Zhe looked at him, nodded for a while, and then asked a little uncertainly, "Are you okay?"

"What's the matter?" Xiao Yanwei handed the rhubarb's leash to Wei Chi, "Teacher Wei, let's take the rhubarb to drink some water first."

Rhubarb was very obedient and not afraid of life, so he followed Wei Chi into the courtyard.

Seeing Wei Chi go in, Xin Zhe moved a little closer to Xiao Yanwei, and asked in a low voice, "Don't you like mountains?"

Xiao Yanwei pushed Xin Zhe away with a look of disgust, and didn't answer, only mumbled, "Ah."

When Wei Chi came out with rhubarb, the two were already talking about other things. Seeing Wei Chi coming out, Xiao Yanwei raised his hand, "Let's go."

Almost no one went up the mountain this season. When he reached the foot of the mountain, Wei Chi untied Rhubarb's leash and held it in his hand. Rhubarb circled him twice and happily ran to the front.

Wei Chi said he was going to chase him, but before Xiao Yan could answer, he quickly ran away.

When Wei Chi left, Xin Zhe suddenly said, "Wei Chi is really good."

Xiao Yanwei looked at him, "Well, he is a good man."

After he finished speaking, he didn't know what he thought of, so he suddenly laughed.

In fact, Xin Zhe hadn't seen Xiao Yanwei laugh so heartlessly for a long time.

When the two were younger, Xiao Yanwei was seventeen or eighteen years old, and among a group of peers, he was always the top one.

Good-looking, good grades, and good family conditions, the girls chasing him can make up half the class.

Xiao Yanwei's smile at that time was somewhat similar to now, except that those youthful and fearless years had dissipated for Xiao Yanwei, but fortunately, someone picked him up from the long and painful longing.

Xin Zhe walked slowly with Xiao Yanwei, and when he was about to go up the mountain, Xiao Yanwei stopped suddenly.

Xin Zhe followed his line of sight and saw a small stone trough one meter square, which was half filled with water, but because of the low temperature now, a layer of ice had formed on the surface.

Xin Zhe walked over to have a look with great interest, and asked Xiao Yanwei, "Where does the water here come from?"

Xiao Yanwei's gaze suddenly became a little distant, he slightly raised his head to look in the direction of the top of the mountain, and said slowly, "It's... melted snow."

Before he finished speaking, he didn't wait for Xin Zhe to ask again, and greeted him to go up the mountain.

When the two reached the top of the mountain, Wei Chi was half-squatting down and smoothing Rhubarb's fur. When Rhubarb saw them coming up, he ran over at a gallop. Wei Chi stood up and watched them from a distance, but did not come over.

"Xiao Yanwei, I'll be leaving tomorrow." Xin Zhe knelt down and stroked Rhubarb's head, saying abruptly.

Xiao Yanwei was stunned for a moment, "Don't you want to stay for a few days?"

"I can't stop," Xin Zhe smiled, "Don't worry."

Xiao Yanwei felt sour in his heart and did not speak.

Xiao Yanwei also knew that he had been very busy in the past two years, and this time he drove here, and it took more than ten days to get in here.

"I brought Rhubarb to see you." He let go of Rhubarb and stood up, raised his eyebrows to look at Xiao Yanwei, and asked intentionally, "How long are you still here?"

When Xin Zhe said this, his voice was not low. He didn't look at Wei Chi, and he didn't mind being heard by Wei Chi.

Xiao Yanwei doesn't belong here, he and Wei Chi both know it.

Xiao Yanwei's smile slowly faded, he looked at Xin Zhe seriously and said affirmatively, "I'm not leaving."

Xin Zhe didn't feel too surprised, he nodded, raised his chin towards Wei Chi in the distance, "Because of Wei Chi?"

Wei Chi didn't know what they were talking about, so he met Xin Zhe's eyes and smiled politely, Xin Zhe also nodded at him.

Xiao Yanwei also turned his head and glanced at Wei Chi, "Yes."

"Damn," Xin Zhe cursed with a smile, stepped forward and hugged Xiao Yanwei, "Xiao Yanwei, you're really worthless."

Xiao Yan didn't raise his arms to hug him and patted him twice, "Big Huang, please."

When Da Huang heard his name, he shook his ears and looked up at Xiao Yanwei.

Before Xiao Yan let go of Xin Zhe, he freed his hand to pinch Dahuang's neck, and said softly, "Zhe'er, thank you."

Xin Zhe didn't speak, and quietly looked into the distance.

They stood at the place where Xiao Yanwei stood when he went up the mountain for the first time, at that steep little cliff where people were said to have fallen off.

Seen from a distance, Sunset Mountain is not very high. The top of the mountain is covered with a short section of white snow, but most of it is the color of rocks and scorched earth.

Standing on the top of the mountain now, I feel that the snow has almost melted.

It was almost evening, and the red clouds in the distance were very dense. Although they were far away, they burned people's eyes for no reason.

"I don't hate it anymore." Xiao Yanwei said suddenly.

"Huh?" Xin Zhe withdrew his gaze and looked at him.

"I don't hate places with mountains anymore." Xiao Yanwei said.

Xin Zhe was stunned for a moment, "When did you stop hating it?"

Xiao Yanwei didn't answer right away, he lowered his head, looked at the sneakers under his feet that were wet with snow and mud, "When I climbed to the top of the mountain for the first time, I thought about jumping off from here."

Xin Zhe's heart tightened, and he subconsciously wanted to pull him in, but before he could move, Xiao Yanwei laughed.

He blinked, "Wei Chi grabbed me."

"He told me," Xiao Yanwei's voice was very soft, "live as long as you can, there will always be people who are reluctant."

"Maybe that's why I didn't hate it from then on."

Xiao Yanwei still smiled, "Maybe..."

He also remembered the reason why he got out of the car here. At that time, the temperature was not so low, the weather was exceptionally good, thick clouds were pressing on the top of the emerald green mountain, and the sky was as clear as blue, like a painting painted in Xiao Yanwei's heart.

"It's also possible," Xiao Yan said before finishing, "...I never hated it."

Xin Zhe withdrew his gaze and patted him on the shoulder, "Who knows."

"Well," Xiao Yanwei nodded, and said, "Who knows."

He said a lot today, but in fact, he didn't say a lot.

He has only been here for a few months, but these short, trivial and peaceful years made him almost forget what he was doing before coming here.

It is poor and backward, and the winter is extremely long, and the roads that have rained are muddy.

This is an old and hoarse village, hunched over and hiding deep in the mountains, Xiao Yanwei has never heard its voice before.

It has nothing, yet it has everything.

Whenever he thinks of this, all he thinks of is the brilliant yellow leaves in late autumn, the shining dust in the sun, the half pool of spring water at the foot of the mountain, and Wei Chi's half-new motorcycle.

Here, many things are like the wind resting on the wings of crows and birds, rushing past Xiao Yanwei's eyes, Xiao Yanwei's heart beats like a wave one day.

He caught the wind.

He fell in love with Wei Chi.

So everything was explained, the village became bright and noisy, and Xiao Yanwei no longer hated the mountains.

Wei Chi still stood in the distance and didn't come over, Xiao Yanwei didn't look at him, he said to Xin Zhe, "Did you see? Wei Chi's eyes are all about me."

Xin Zhe smiled, "What about you?"

Xiao Yanwei also laughed, "I..."

He said, "I love him."