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Jiang Xi's Qing Bar opened at six o'clock in the evening, and he drove there in the afternoon.

Qin Song was sitting on the second floor holding his iPad watching variety shows, hiccupping from laughing.

"Morning brother Xi!"

Jiang Xi smiled and waved his hand.

Qin Song is the one who lives a life of jet lag. Usually, Jiang Xi comes over in the afternoon and leaves after nine o'clock. Qin Song doesn't pack up and go to sleep until the store closes in the early morning. Basically, he gets up every day when Jiang Xi comes over.

This time is really Qin Song's "morning".

"Eat something?" Qin Song stretched his neck to look at Jiang Xi.

Jiang Xi just came up to say hello to him, then turned and went downstairs: "Have you eaten yet?"

"No," Qin Song said, "I'm going to eat Malatang on the opposite side later!"

Jiang Xi smiled and looked back at him.

Qin Song used to say that he didn't have any affection for Malatang, but these days he went to other people's stores every day. At first, Jiang Xi didn't know what was going on, until one day he saw Qin Song standing in front of his store with a thin The skinny boy speaks.

The boy looked small, probably less than twenty, and he looked good, but at a glance, he was a child from the countryside who came to work in the city. He was wearing a T-shirt with "adidaa" printed on it, and a little bit of a mask on the outside. The dirty black apron of "xx Malatang".

Qin Song is a man who can speak well and read people's eyes. Jiang Xi is not a person who likes to worry. Most of this bar is handed over to Qin Song for management, and he manages it decently.

It is not surprising that such a person has a good relationship with the neighbors, but Jiang Xi stood there and watched Qin Song's attentiveness to the little waiter, and he probably saw something.

However, Jiang Xi has never been a person who likes to gossip. Even Qin Song, who has been very close to him in the past few years, has no intention of inquiring more.

Jiang Xi walked downstairs and made himself a soft drink.

He rarely drinks now because he has to drive back every day to take care of his tail.

In addition, Kong Xun's death made him feel always empty in his heart. Although he didn't know why he was alive, he didn't want to die hastily. It was as if there were some important things in his life that had not been completed, and it couldn't end without completion.

Jiang Xi sat at the door on the first floor, listening to music and drinking the soft drinks he made himself.

After a while, Qin Song came down from upstairs, put on his coat and was going to eat, Jiang Xi waved his hand and asked him to bring a pack of cigarettes when he came back.

"Stop drinking, and control smoking." Qin Song said with a smile, "What a handsome young man, like an old smoker!"

Jiang Xi smiled and urged him to leave quickly.

Not long after Qin Song left, Tong Ye and Rong Xiasheng came.

They haven't seen each other for a while, and the two families actually live not far away. Since he graduated, Tong Ye has lived in Rong Xiasheng's place generously. It's about ten minutes' drive between the two families, so it's very convenient to meet each other.

But Jiang Xi had lived his life more and more alone in the past few years. Tong Ye and the others didn't look for him, so he stayed alone quietly.

"Brother Xi, have you eaten?"

As soon as Tong Ye came in, he was sucked into the cold air of the whole room.

Rong Xiasheng followed behind him, carrying a bag in his hand.

"Waiting for you to eat together." Jiang Xi pointed and motioned for them to hang their coats in the cabinet.

Rong Xiasheng put the bag in front of Jiang Xi and said, "Tong Ye prepared it."

He took off his coat, and Tong Ye subconsciously reached out to pick it up, and hung both coats in the cabinet by the door.

Jiang Xi glanced at the bag and smiled: "Can you stop experimenting with me?"

A while ago, he heard that Tong Ye suddenly became obsessed with making cakes and biscuits, and threatened to take them to the students in his class after graduation.

But the problem is that Tong Ye is really not talented in this area. After such a long time, what he made is suspected to be a biochemical weapon.

"It tastes good!" Tong Ye pulled Rong Xiasheng to sit down, "I tasted it."

Jiang Xi smiled helplessly, but still took it out with dignity and took a sip.

"Okay?"

"improvise."

Tong Ye knew that Jiang Xi didn't like to hold big birthday parties, so he didn't order a birthday cake. He didn't even prepare candles, so he made some ugly cakes and biscuits by himself. No embarrassment.

Jiang Xi made a soft drink for each of them, and the three of them sat there chatting.

Said it was small talk, but Tong Ye talked most of the time, and Rong Xiasheng and Jiang Xi listened.

Occasionally, Jiang Xi would say something to him, and the two of them had a joke for a while.

It feels like going back to the old school days, when they were in their early twenties, dazed, full of passion, longing and love.

When it was almost six o'clock, Qin Song came back after eating, and Tong Ye followed Qin Song around, helping him with the work and preparing to open for business.

Jiang Xi sat there chatting with Rong Xiasheng.

"You haven't slept well recently?" Rong Xiasheng was a little worried, and said to him, "The dark circles under your eyes are a bit heavy."

When Jiang Xi and Pei Chongyuan were together, he had fooled Tong Ye, but not Rong Xiasheng.

It wasn't until he completely cut off contact with Pei Chongyuan that he told Tong Ye about it. At that time, he seemed to be in a half-dead state, but he said it lightly, and Tong Ye was dumbfounded.

After being stunned, he used the guitar as a weapon and wanted to fight with Pei Chongyuan.

But Jiang Xi said: "It's not necessary. If it is said that who is wrong about the two of us, it is still me."

Tong Ye didn't understand.

Jiang Xi said: "If I didn't look at him at all, ignored him and didn't jump into the fire pit he set, wouldn't there be so many bad things later?"

Tong Ye disagreed with his statement very much, and later fought with Pei Chongyuan behind Jiang Xi's back.

After that, Tong Ye and Rong Xiasheng came to Jiang Xi from time to time, Tong Ye was in charge of enlivening the atmosphere, and Rong Xiasheng was in charge of chatting with Jiang Xi.

"There was a fight upstairs last night, and I couldn't sleep because of the noise." Jiang Xi said, "The sound insulation in this building is so poor now that I can hear the husband and wife clearly."

Rong Xiasheng nodded, and said after a while: "I have earplugs in my car, Tong Ye bought them a while ago, new ones, I'll bring them to you later."

Jiang Xi smiled: "Seriously, do you two treat me like a son? It's not necessary."

Rong Xiasheng also smiled: "No, don't talk nonsense."

With a smile on his face, Jiang Xi watched Tong Ye busy with Qin Song, and suddenly said, "Mr. Rong, Pei Chongyuan is back again."

Rong Xiasheng was taken aback: "When did it happen?"

"Called me last month, and came here." Jiang Xi said, "Sent me another text message yesterday."

Jiang Xi was not surprised that Pei Chongyuan was able to get his mobile phone number. After all, the shop is here, so it is easy to find him. What's more, Jiang Xi's car has his mobile phone number left, so there is no problem when parking. can be contacted in time.

To his surprise, the man had disappeared for nearly three years without any news, yet suddenly reappeared at this moment.

When Pei Chongyuan came to look for him that day, Jiang Xi almost didn't recognize him.

Although Pei Chongyuan still had that glamorous elite dress, compared to before, he was so thin that he almost lost his appearance. He didn't look in good spirits, and he wasn't as confident as before when he spoke.

It was as if he was trying to find him.

Jiang Xi didn't know if this person was playing pitiful in front of him, but he knew that even if he saw Pei Chongyuan like this now, he didn't feel any distress at all.

It is said that there is nothing greater than heartbreak, when Pei Chongyuan took Jiang Xi's love and trust out of his body with his own hands, now it is impossible to put it back again.

"He came to get back with you again?"

"I don't know," Jiang Xi said, "He didn't say it clearly."

Speaking of Pei Chongyuan, Jiang Xi's addiction to cigarettes came up again.

However, that guy Qin Song only thought about Malatang, and forgot to buy him cigarettes when he came back.

"He called me at first, saying he wanted me to attend the birthday party." Jiang Xi sneered, "His birthday is in February."

"Happy birthday to you?"

"I don't know," Jiang Xi gently rubbed his fingers against the empty glass, "I refused."

Rong Xiasheng looked at him and said nothing.

"Don't tell Tong Ye about this," Jiang Xi said, "I think he will blow up again if he knows."

Rong Xia smiled: "Okay."

He thought for a while, and then told Jiang Xi: "You handle it yourself."

"Well, I know." Jiang Xi looked at the two people who were busy at the bar, and said to Rong Xiasheng, "It's been such a long time, I won't be so worthless."

"It has nothing to do with whether you are successful or not," Rong Xiasheng said, "The main thing is that you have to make your life better and better."

Getting better and better?

Jiang Xi felt that he was living a very good life now, and the days that were so peaceful and dull were his most precious.

At six o'clock, 2008 opens for business on time.

At six o'clock in October, the sky has begun to get dark.

Jiang Xi went out to buy cigarettes. He just came out of the convenience store next door and just lit a cigarette when he saw Pei Chongyuan standing at the door of the bar.

The man hesitated and didn't go in, but he didn't seem to want to leave either.

Jiang Xi hesitated for a moment, but still walked over.

"What are you doing?" Jiang Xi looked at Pei Chongyuan indifferently with a cigarette in his hand.

This is the second meeting between the two after three years. Jiang Xi is no longer the idealistic boy who recklessly jumped into the fire pit of love, and Pei Chongyuan is no longer the love master who is able to do well in love.

Pei Chongyuan didn't expect Jiang Xi to appear suddenly, nor did he think Jiang Xi would take the initiative to talk to him, so he was a little flustered for a while.

"Small interest?"

"No," Jiang Xi smiled, "don't call me so affectionate, we don't know each other that well."

Jiang Xi squinted his eyes and looked at him, took a puff of cigarette and said: "If you want to drink, go in and buy it yourself. If you don't want to go in, don't stand at the door like this. I have to do business."

Jiang Xi originally planned to finish smoking outside and enter the house, but Pei Chongyuan was helpless standing outside like this.

He crushed the cigarette he had just taken two puffs against the wall, clutching the butt in his hand, and pushed the door open to enter the room.

Looking at his back, Pei Chongyuan knew that Jiang Xi was different, because no matter what he did, he couldn't combine Jiang Xi now with the long-legged boy who stood here smoking and watching him eight years ago.

He looked at the glass door, and looked at the people inside through the glass door.

Jiang Xi leaned on the bar, talking and laughing happily with the little bartender.

Pei Chongyuan turned his head again and saw another acquaintance standing on the stairs leading to the second floor.

He thought about it, didn't go in, turned and left.

When Jiang Xi turned his head, he saw Pei Chongyuan stopped a taxi. The man's shoes were still covered with snow, so he got in the car and went to take a look.