love is hard

Chapter 8.

In the dark, he took out his mobile phone and dialed a number, his hoarse voice was particularly abrupt: "Rui Rui, it's me."

"Have you done what I asked you to do?"

"Just tomorrow..."

"You don't need those things, just throw away the ones you don't need..."

"Don't sigh, it's not like we won't be able to see each other in the future..."

"That's it, Happy New Year..."

After hanging up the phone, he walked into the study, dragged his heavy steps, and pulled out the suitcase.

He didn't expect that when he saw the suitcase in front of him, he would be so calm.

Half of the clothes in the closet were missing, one photo frame on the bedside table was put away, one notebook was missing in the study, and half of the hearts of the couple on the tea table were also separated.

He sat by the window sill in a daze, the lights in the house were dark, the street was brightly lit, people were coming and going, and the New Year was coming with a heavy snowfall.

Looking at the lights of Wanjia in the dark, he suddenly had the illusion of being separated from the whole world.

He didn't know how long he sat in the dark night, maybe three hours, maybe four hours... A thick layer of snow fell on the window sill, shining silver, crystal and dazzling.

As dawn approached, the cell phone on the sofa rang, and Shi Shu finally woke up from death.

His whole body was so stiff that he couldn't move, his bones felt sore and numb, he got up with difficulty, and slowly moved to the sofa as if he was disabled. It was Qiu Ye's text message: I got out of the car.

Just get off the bus, and get to the station safely.

He finally felt relieved, turned off his phone, walked into the study, tore a piece of paper and put it in front of him, his thoughts drifted away uncontrollably.

Qiu Ye was sitting in the rest area, dragging the suitcase in one hand, and booking tickets on the phone in the other.

Just as he was about to pay, his mother's phone call came in. He sighed, put the connection next to his ear: "Mom?"

"Why didn't you come back again?" Mom asked, obviously very dissatisfied, "You can't just be afraid that I will let you go on a blind date, right?"

"No," Qiu Ye said helplessly, "But I also said that I don't go on blind dates, so don't keep introducing me to this or that."

"Hey, what do you mean by that?" My mother was very angry, "You are already 26, it's too early for me to worry, people as old as you have children, so don't worry."

"I said I'll think about my own affairs," Qiu Ye said, "Don't worry about it, and don't force me."

Mom didn't speak, and waited for a long time before she spoke again: "Then why didn't you come back all of a sudden?"

"My company is in a hurry," Qiu Ye said guiltily, "I'll be back in a few days."

"That's fine," my mother sighed on the other side, "You go to work hard first, and then come back after two days."

"Mom," Qiu Ye called out dryly.

"What's wrong?" Mom asked.

"In two days," Qiu Ye took a deep breath and said seriously, "I plan to bring someone back."

"Who?" My mother guessed, "Colleague? Leader? Friend?" After a slight pause, my mother was a little surprised and said: "Or a girlfriend? You want to bring your girlfriend back for the New Year?"

"...Let's talk about it when we come back," Qiu Ye hastily hung up the phone after speaking, fearing that if his mother asked one more question, he would not be able to help but explain everything in one go.

Shi Shu hasn't replied to the text message, I don't know if he didn't see it, Qiu Ye wanted to make a call to ask, but when he thought of Shi Shu's various reactions after he suddenly appeared at home at night, he suddenly thought, it would be nice to give this person a surprise good.

He stared blankly at Shu Shu's happy smiling face on the phone wallpaper, and couldn't help but feel a layer of honey in his heart.

I am not afraid, as long as you are still by my side.Qiu Ye thought encouragingly, got up and approached the ticket machine to get the ticket.

In fact, just a few hours ago, when the train started slowly, maybe he regretted it.

During the several hours' journey, he leaned against the window and looked at the scenery along the road. The night and dawn alternated, and suddenly it seemed that he had returned to the year when he just graduated. Running back and forth, just to meet him.

He thought, maybe he should be lucky, until now, this person is still like this, allowing him to experience the initial impulse and the occasional ups and downs in the ordinary.

There is nothing wrong with being crazy, and there is nothing wrong with being casual. The moment the train arrived at the station, he suddenly seemed to have figured it out.

He couldn't help feeling distressed when he thought of guarding the empty house alone on New Year's Eve night.

He can't even afford such company, so what's the point of talking about it?

He wished he could fly to Shi Shu right now, hug him tightly, and tell him loudly: "I'm not afraid of anything anymore! What I'm most afraid of is not having you."

The train departed an hour later, he went to the door to buy something to eat, and when he returned to the lobby, Shi Shu still didn't reply to the text message.

Not happy?It shouldn't be.

Qiu Ye sat on the massage chair and thought wildly. Half an hour later, he dragged his luggage into the car anxiously and excitedly, and dialed Shi Shu after sitting down.

Shut down.

The phone...is out of battery?

It was five o'clock in the morning, Shi Shu must still be asleep, Qiu Ye smiled at his sensitive nerves, leaning on the car window to see the heavy snow outside, everywhere was white, the train was passing through the snowy sky, as if about to Tear a gap in this biting cold.

When he came here, he had been wandering all the way. He didn't close his eyes for several hours, and his head was dizzy. Now he calmed down a little, thinking that he would see Shishu later, and his heart was full of excitement. Unknowingly fell asleep.

There were many people around who were making noise and talking in a mess. He squatted on the ground with his head in his arms, and was squeezed into the center by a group of people. A five or six-year-old boy actually took advantage of the confusion and spit on the top of his head. Trembling with anger, he raised his head suddenly, only to realize that he knew all the people pointing and swearing at him, and they were all relatives of his family...

What about Shishu?Where did Shi Shu go?

He struggled to push through the crowd and looked forward, only to see that Shi Shu's right foot was wrapped in layer after layer of bandages, limping out of his sight without looking back...

Step by step, walking so hard and slowly, but he chased after him hard, hard, but he couldn't catch up...

"Shi Shu!" Qiu Ye woke up suddenly, covered in cold sweat, and his heart was churning non-stop. It took him a long time to realize that he was on the train, and there was a sticky coolness on his legs. He looked down, There was a lot of wetness on his knees for some reason, he turned his head, and the young mother who was holding a baby in the seat next to him quickly apologized: "Sorry, sorry, he accidentally spilled the water when he just drank," he said, and quickly took it out of the bag. A roll of paper was handed to him, "You wipe it quickly."

Qiu Ye took the paper in a daze, and pressed it on his trousers to absorb the water.

"Apologize to uncle," the young mother scolded the child in her arms with a frown when she saw that his expression was not very good. "You spilled water on uncle's pants, what did mother tell you?"

"Uncle, I'm sorry," said the child, with a childish and timid voice.

"It's okay, it's okay," Qiu Ye smiled, thinking that I thought you spit at me, "How old are you?"

"Six years old!" Seeing that he had no intention of blaming him, the child became bolder and said happily, "I'm going to be in the first grade this year!"

"It's awesome," Qiu Ye smiled and patted his head.

The child talked a lot, and along the way he cheerfully talked about what was wrong with his classmates, what was going on in school, and which teacher he liked, which made his mother sigh in annoyance.

Qiu Ye seldom gets in touch with children, and feels that he will have little chance to raise a child in the future, but it is possible to adopt one if conditions permit, and he also thinks that this child is so cute that people like it. Hearing him chattering non-stop does not make him feel that way. Annoying, on the contrary quite relieved boredom.

"Uncle," the child fluttered his big eyes, "did you just have a nightmare? I heard you talking in your sleep."

"Yeah," Qiu Ye thought of Shi Shu's back in the dream, his heart tightened, and his voice sank a little, "Uncle had a nightmare."

"You called your name just now," the child asked curiously, "is that your girlfriend?"

"You child," his mother glared at him, "what are you asking nonsense? Besides, uncle will think you are annoying."

"It's okay, it's okay," Qiu Ye smiled, "He's quite interesting."

His mother sighed helplessly and said nothing.

"My mother would call my father when she had nightmares," the child whispered close to him, "I didn't fall asleep, I heard everything."

"Really?" Qiu Ye looked at him pretending to be surprised.

"Yes!" The child cheered up, "I also have nightmares all the time, but I don't have a girlfriend, so I have to call Dad."

Qiu Ye couldn't help laughing for a long time when he saw his sad and pitiful face.

"My father is not at home," the child continued, feeling a little depressed suddenly, "I miss him so much, both my mother and I miss him." When he said this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said excitedly: "But now it's Chinese New Year , Mom and I are going to see him, and we can meet later!"

Seeing his excited look, Qiu Ye suddenly felt a little emotional.

People always feel missing when they can't see each other, and feel uneasy when they have a distance.The thorns in ordinary days are small but everywhere, and when they really show up, they realize that they are really vulnerable.He took out his mobile phone again and dialed the other party's number.

It is still off.