near and far

The air conditioner in the bar has been dripping water recently. The big boss Kang Chen made an appointment with the maintenance personnel to repair it early in the morning on Friday. He couldn't get away from work, so he called the second boss He Chengan. He Chengan promised well before, who knows Called back in less than two hours to refuse.

"I'm going to drive back to City A on Friday," He Chengan said, "My grandma is sick, go back and see her."

"Okay." Kang Chen said cheerfully.

"Then I'll hang up first."

"Wait," Kang Chen called to stop him, "Xiao Le should also return to City A this week. He returns at this time every year, saying it's his parents' birthday."

"Ah."

Kang Chen sat on the office chair, turned around, faced the large floor-to-ceiling glass windows, and below him was the busy CBD business district. He lightly kicked the glass with his toes, and thoughtfully said, "You two have something to do. If it’s okay, count me as nonsense…”

"Life is like that. If you hesitate at this time, you will regret it later. They say that if you don't hit the south wall, you won't look back. Maybe you don't need to look back. Once you hit it, you will pass."

Kang Chen is usually not in a good mood when interacting with friends, but now he pretends to be a big brother and pours chicken soup for others, which seems to be the case.He was holding back his strength on this side, but He Chengan laughed out loud on the other side.

"Laughing fart, these are the truths of life that I realized through blood and tears." Kang Chen blushed a little from the laughter.

"Okay, got it," He Chengan stopped laughing, "Thank you brother."

He Chengan hung up the phone and sat by the bed.The cloth that was originally covering the easel was torn off and thrown on the ground, revealing a painting on top of it: on the sky transitioning from dark blue to black, meteors streaked brightly like rain.The paint was applied thickly layer by layer, and it was uneven to the touch.

He has never seen a meteor shower as breathtaking as that night.

This time he didn't think any more, picked up the phone and called Le Mingxin.Le Mingxin might not be free for a while, so he didn't pick up right away, and the call sounded "beep beep".He Cheng'an suddenly became nervous, just like a kid in high school, his heart fluttered with the sound of the phone.

"Hello!" Le Ming answered the phone panting, it sounded like he was running over, "Just finished class."

He Chengan cleared his throat seriously: "Are you going back to City A this week?"

Le Mingxin's parents' birthdays are very close, and this weekend, he will go back every year at this time, not only avoiding the peak of Qingming sacrifices, but also appearing everyday, as if he really came here for the birthday reunion of his parents When I went back, my heart was settled, not so empty.He had already bought a high-speed rail ticket for Friday night, and it took about half an hour to get there. From school to the high-speed rail station, it took several subway trips, which took nearly an hour.

"Come back, I'll be back on Friday night." Le Mingxin said.

"I'll go back too, go back and see the old man, why don't you take my car," He Chengan weighed his words, "if it's convenient."

Le Ming didn't even think about it: "Okay."

He Chengan didn't expect him to agree so readily, he paused, the corners of his mouth could not be restrained, and he suppressed it again, and said solemnly and steadily: "Where are you going, home is still school, I will drive there."

By Friday, both were traveling light.

He Cheng'an hardly has any contact with his parents, but his grandma has to go back every year to have a look. This time, the news of his grandma's illness was told by the aunt who took care of him. It's not a big problem for the old man to be hospitalized every now and then. .

Le Mingxin picked up a bag stuffed with a few clothes, saw He Chengan's conspicuous off-roader at a glance, opened the door and sat on the co-pilot, buckled up the seat belt, and a series of movements were smooth and smooth, very skillful and straightforward.

"How long will it take?" Le Mingxin asked.

"If there is no traffic jam, it will take about four hours."

The journey was smooth, He Chengan was concentrating on driving, and Le Mingxin couldn't talk to him, fearing that he would be distracted, and he didn't want to play with his mobile phone, let alone sleep, so he had to look out the window for a while, and He Chengan for a while, who knows He Chengan turned his head suddenly, and the two of them met each other's eyes, and then moved away from each other. The atmosphere was a bit awkward, but it wasn't the uncomfortable kind of embarrassment.

He Chengan held the steering wheel with one hand, and rummaged through it with the other, and found out an unopened pack of Lindt chocolate bonbons, and stopped to buy it on the way to pick up Le Mingxin.

"Eat candy," He Chengan said nonsense seriously, "I bought it before."

Le Mingxin went to class all day and was hungry, but he was embarrassed to say that when he saw the sugar, he cheered softly, took it, opened it, stuffed one into his mouth, puffed his cheeks, and said vaguely: "You Do you want to eat..."

"Wait a minute."

Le Mingxin peeled off one, pinched it with his thumb and index finger, and handed it to He Chengan's mouth.He Chengan's movements were faster than his thoughts, he swallowed his mouth as soon as he opened it, and even touched Le Mingxin's fingers with his lips.Le Mingxin quickly withdrew his hand, just in time to see He Chengan sticking out the tip of his tongue to lick the corner of his mouth, his face turned red.

"Quick... almost here..."

Le Ming chewed the candy to find something to say, the whole car was filled with the sweet smell of chocolate.

It was past nine o'clock when we arrived in City A, and He Chengan asked, "Where is your home?"

Le Mingxin doesn't sleep at home every year when he comes back. All the furniture in the house is covered with cloth. The bed and clothes in his own room have been moved to school to save living expenses when he was in college. He bought a new one, and when he came back in previous years, he would go home to have a look, clean up casually, go to the cemetery to visit his parents, find a nearby hotel to stay for two nights, and then go back.

"I don't live at home." Le Mingxin reported to He Chengan the name of the hotel where he usually lives.

Although He Chengan was puzzled, Le Ming didn't say anything, and he didn't ask, he just said: "I don't have a place to live, can I live with you?"

How could Le Mingxin say no? When the two of them went to the front desk to book a room, he still thought about some bloody tricks in his mind. What kind of room is full, there are no standard rooms, and we can only squeeze the double bed room, what the hell? How did the blood come by coincidence.Who knew that the young lady at the front desk quickly opened a standard room for them, and the room was enough.

The two ate something casually downstairs and went back to the room. City A is near the sea, the air is humid and the temperature is pleasant, so comfortable that Le Ming just wants to sleep on the bed.

"You wash first." He Chengan said.

Le Ming took a shower quickly, and came out of the bathroom steaming. He was wearing a whitewashed old T-shirt as pajamas, and high school uniform shorts as pajamas. After wearing them for a long time, the waist of the trousers was loose. The belt had to be fastened so that it would not fall off, and when I raised my hand to wipe my hair, I could see a little protruding hip bone.

It was He Chengan's turn to wash, and he came out of the wash, and saw Le Mingxin sitting cross-legged on the bed with his head down playing with his mobile phone, the trouser legs of his shorts were empty, and he could see his white thighs that could not see the sun.

"You finished washing—" Le Mingxin sneezed, sniffed, and stopped in the middle of speaking.

He Chengan came out with no shirt on, his chest was bare, his hair was still wet and drooping, and a few lonely drops of water flowed down his neck, which he casually raised his hand to wipe away.He grabbed a towel, sat on the edge of the bed beside him, wiped his hair with his back facing Le Mingxin, his strong back muscles relaxed and tightened with the movements, and the slightly raised muscles on both sides of his back squeezed out a gully in the middle, It extends all the way up to the waist, and you can't see it any further.

Le Mingxin lifted the quilt to cover herself, rubbed her legs against the smooth sheets, turned on the TV, and turned on the channel aimlessly.