Lin Shen sees the deer again

The next day, during the lunch break at work, Yao Lu's cell phone rang.

"Call out to the sky, say I love you..."

Yao Lu took a look: Mom, quickly pick up the phone and walk out of the accounting room.

"...No one can erase the promise we made!"

Standing in the corridor, Yao Lu answered the phone when the ringtone sang this sentence.

Yao Lu: "Hello, Mom?"

Mother Yao: "Lulu? Why did it take so long to pick up?"

Yao Lu: "I just went to the bathroom and didn't bring my mobile phone, what's the matter?"

Yao's mother: "Your dad and I want to ask you, when will you come back for the Spring Festival? Is it fixed?"

Yao Lu: "It should be the 23rd day of the new year. My annual leave application form has already been handed in, but the supervisor has not yet approved it."

Yao's mother: "Oh... Then let me tell you, your dad and I are going to do some shopping for the new year."

Yao Lu: "Understood, I will tell you as soon as I make a decision."

Yao's mother: "Why are you back? Are you taking the train? Can you still buy tickets?"

Yao Lu: "Fly, train tickets are hard to buy."

Yao's mother: "Okay, let's call your cousin Haoran, and drive to the airport to pick you up?"

Yao Lu: "Did Haoran buy a car?"

Yao's mother: "In the second half of the year, your fourth aunt bought him a button, saying that he lives in the suburbs, and commuting to the city every day is too hard!"

Yao Lu: "Oh, don't bother him, it's only about 100 yuan if I take a taxi back."

Mother Yao: "Okay, I got it."

Yao Lu: "By the way, Mom, did Dad's medical report come out? How's the result?"

Yao's mother: "It's the same as before, three highs! It seems that the blood pressure is higher than before!"

Yao Lu: "Let Dad move more, don't stay at home all the time and don't go out, it will be much better if you go downstairs for an hour every day, and don't eat too much oil!"

Yao's mother: "Your father doesn't like to move, and he won't listen to me! We don't eat much meat now, we are all vegetarian, no oil!"

Yao Lu rolled his eyes when he heard the words, and said: "It's not that if you are a vegetarian, you don't need oil. Many people are used to putting a lot of oil in cooking vegetarian dishes, otherwise the dishes will not taste good, and this will also lead to excessive intake of oil. It is better to eat meat."

Mother Yao: "..."

Yao Lu added: "Our company arranged a physical examination last year. A doctor in the cardiovascular department of the hospital chatted with me casually. After knowing where my hometown is, he said with emotion that the elderly over there have a high incidence of cardiovascular disease. The number one in the country is caused by eating habits of heavy oil and salt, you must pay attention!"

Mother Yao smiled and said, "I know, I will pay attention!"

Yao Lu was worried, and warned again: "You must take it seriously! I don't need you to do this or that for me. Your health is the greatest support for me!"

Yao's mother hurriedly said, "I know, I know!"

Yao Lu: "Mom, I have nothing else to do, I'll hang up first, I want to sleep for a while."

Mother Yao: "Okay, okay, you can rest."

Just as Yao Lu was about to hang up the phone, Yao's mother suddenly called out, "Oh, Lulu?"

Yao Lu: "Huh? What else is there?"

Yao's mother: "Um..., what..."

Yao Lu understood instantly, and felt a twinge in his heart.

Yao Lu: "What's the matter?"

Yao's mother: "Well...you...don't have a girlfriend yet? If you have one, bring it back for a look during the Chinese New Year?"

Yao Lu said perfunctorily: "No, Mom! I told you before, I'm too busy with work! And I don't want to find a girlfriend through a blind date, I want to fall in love freely! Let's just let nature take its course. Now, don't worry about it."

Mother Yao: "Oh..."

Yao Lu: "That's nothing else, I'm dead?"

Mother Yao: "Okay..."

After hanging up the phone, Yao Lu heaved a sigh of relief, walked slowly back to the accounting room, and took a nap on the table.

After Yao's mother hung up the phone, Yao's father asked, "What did Lulu say?"

"He said he didn't have a girlfriend." Yao's mother said sadly, "He also said that when the time came, he would have one, so let's not worry about it."

"When did he not say that?" Father Yao said.

"Then what should I do? What can I do?" Yao's mother raised her voice and said, "He won't have a girlfriend, so I can't just let him do it? He's 26 during Chinese New Year, can I control him?"

Father Yao didn't say a word, and after a while, he said cautiously: "Lu Lu...Actually, is he still..."

"Don't mention this! I don't want to hear it!" Mother Yao snapped, "He's only 26 years old, and the days to come are long. We must not let this go! We must not give up on him!"

"Understood...don't get excited." Father Yao said awkwardly.

Two days after Yao's mother's phone call, the company's financial director called Yao Lu to the office.

The chief financial officer, surnamed Wang, was sitting at his desk at the moment, signing the application form and asking, "Accountant Yao, why did you leave so early this year?"

Yao Lu said: "I haven't been back for two years. I want to spend more time with my parents this year. My father's health is not particularly good. People with three highs!"

"Oh, I have to be with you." Director Wang signed the signature, handed the application form to Yao Lu with a smile, and asked casually: "This year's Chinese New Year, do you want to bring your girlfriend back?"

Yao Lu: "..."

Yao Lu said awkwardly: "No, I don't have a girlfriend..."

"Oh...haha——!" Director Wang sneered, "Hurry up if you don't have one! I'll keep an eye out for you later to see if there are any suitable girls."

Yao Lu reluctantly said perfunctorily: "Thank you Director Wang, I'm going out if it's all right?"

Director Wang waved his hand and said, "Go."

Yao Lu took the application form to the personnel department, handed in the form, and returned to the financial office to continue working.

In the twinkling of an eye, it was the 22nd year. After Yao Lu got off work, he quickly finished his dinner at Shaxian Snacks, and returned home to pack his luggage.

Air tickets are not cheap during the Spring Festival. In order to save some money, he bought the earliest flight and had to arrive at the airport at 8 o'clock in the morning.

Yao Lu didn't want to check in, so he decided to bring a 20-inch small suitcase and a travel bag.

He went in and out, sorting out what he had to carry.

Yao Lu is on vacation in advance, and his work is done by his colleagues. It is inevitable that some things need to be communicated with him to confirm. Therefore, all the documents that may be used need to be brought back.

At this moment, he was sitting at the desk sorting out the materials. While searching, he saw the Nine-Colored Deer Notebook buried under the drawer.

Yao Lu: "!!!"

I almost forgot about it...  

Picking up the notebook, Yao Lu first looked at the cartoon deer on the cover for a while, and then opened the title page. On it, the ink of his signature back then had faded, but the phone number Lin Shen wrote under his name was still there.

Have you changed it long ago?Yao Lu thought to himself.

He turned to a page at random, and on this page he wrote a poem, the first line of which is:

"Fengxi Fengxi, He De's decline, you can't wait for the coming, and you can't chase the past."

This "Chu Kuang Jieyu Song" was written by Yao Lu when he was a freshman.

At that time, he came across this first Qin Wuming's work by chance, and was shocked when he read the second sentence, and then wrote it down in this notebook.

Can't wait to come: there is nothing to look forward to in the future...

The past cannot be recovered: the beauty of the past can no longer be recovered...

Yao Lu casually turned another page, this page was the lyrics of a song, which he wrote the year before last.

At that time, this song was popular in the streets and alleys. Yao Lu was deeply moved by its melody and lyrics when he heard it for the first time, so he copied it in this notebook.

"Ten years ago, I didn't know you, you didn't belong to me, and we were still the same, walking by the side of a stranger, walking the familiar streets..."

"Ten years later, we are friends, and we can still greet each other. It's just that kind of tenderness. There is no reason to hug anymore. Lovers will inevitably become friends in the end..."

We're not even friends anymore...

Looking at the lyrics in the notebook, Yao Lu thought sadly, we are just two strangers, like two flat lines that will never meet!

He gently closed the notebook and touched his neck. There was a necklace with a deer pendant, which was the 18th birthday gift that Lin Shen gave him back then.

For seven years, Yao Lu has been wearing it, never taking it off when sleeping or taking a shower. The original black leather cord was worn out and broken. Yao Lu later gave it a similar leather cord.

He stretched his hands to the back of his neck, untied the necklace, put it in his hands and looked at it carefully, the deer was still glowing pink, lifelike, and the few emerald jewels on it emitted a faint green light.

After watching it for a long time, a line of subtitles floated in Yao Lu's mind: things, yes, people, non...

With a long sigh, he put the necklace back on and put the notebook back in place.

Ever since he saw Liu Chendong and Ma Hongliang mentioning Lin Shen once in the Koukou group, Yao Lu became distraught. Those past events played in his head like a revolving movie from morning to night. The idea of ​​going together was also spinning in his head.

Is this the so-called cowardly feeling close to home?

He felt like his brain was about to explode!Really bored!

The next day, Yao Lu got up early and rushed to the airport. The plane took off on time. After more than two hours, he stepped on the land of his hometown.

Dragging his own small suitcase and carrying a bulging travel schoolbag, as soon as he got out of the airport, Yao Lu boarded the airport bus bound for the city.

What a damn car!So expensive who wants to sit!

The holiday was approaching, and there were very few cars on the road. The bus got on the highway, whizzed all the way, and soon drove into the urban area.

As soon as he entered the urban area, Yao Lu began to look out the window.

I haven’t been back for more than two years, and many new buildings have been built in my hometown in the past two years. The roads are spacious and clean, and there are tall buildings on both sides. In winter, there is no grass in the green belt, and the trees are all bare. In order to enhance the festive atmosphere, neon lights and bright red are hung on it. lantern.

He stared intently at everything in front of him, and a song suddenly floated in his mind.

"I used to be full of pride, but I came back with an empty bag. The wind and clouds in my hometown healed my wounds..."

Yao Lu's nose was sore, he took a deep breath quickly, and finally held back his tears.

God!What's wrong with me?

I haven't been back for more than two years!It's not like you haven't returned for a long time!As for what!

Have I been poisoned by eating bad things recently?What is going on?

Recently, every day I feel sad every day, whenever I see anything, I will uncontrollably add a piece of background music, and then my nose will become sore, and the circles of my eyes will turn red.

God!I am hopeless!

After a round of self-criticism, Yao Lu quickly collected his emotions and continued to look at the street scene.

Watching rows of high-rise buildings pass by backwards, Yao Lu couldn't help but think of [19th floor] - Huating District in the city.

Now [the 19th floor] is no longer the tallest building in my hometown. There are many buildings with more than 20 floors or even 30 floors.

Does his family still live there?Should have moved already?

I don't know where to move to, anyway, it is impossible to meet again.

Some people, even if they live in the same building, go out every day, one to the left and one to the right, maybe until one of them moves away, they don’t know each other’s existence, let alone a city with a vast crowd, it’s not easy to meet again !

He was thinking wildly in his mind, when he heard the bus driver shouting in front: "Heping Road is coming soon, the front is [the 19th floor], has anyone got off? If not, I will drive away directly?"

Yao Lu: "!!!!!!"

Upon hearing the words [19th Floor], Yao Lu's brain exploded, and he blurted out like a ghost: "I want to get off the bus!"

The bus driver said cheerfully: "Okay, get ready to get off the bus, take everything!"

Yao Lu: "..."

The bus stopped on the [19th floor]. Yao Lu was carrying the suitcase with a numb face, got out of the bus with the bag on his back, the door creaked shut behind him, and the bus whizzed away. He stood on the bus platform, unable to In the distance is the entrance to the city's Huating community.

Yao Lu just poked in place stiffly like this, his mind was full of: Who am I?Where am I?What am I going to do?

God!What are you doing?What exactly do you want?

After poking at the spot for a while, Yao Lu finally came to his senses. After thinking about it for a long time, he finally decided to revisit his old place.

I won't meet him anyway, so what are you afraid of!

So, Yao Lu pulled a small suitcase and carried a bag, and walked slowly towards the city's Huating community.

When he arrived at the gate of the community, the guard didn't come out, but greeted him at the window of the guard's room. Yao Lu said he came to see a classmate, but the guard let him in without even asking the owner's name.

Yao Lu recalled the past, when he came to Huating alone for the first time, the guard asked him who he was looking for with a smile. He was so nervous that he not only said Lin Shen's name, but also clearly explained the relationship between his name and Lin Shen .

Definitely not the doorman!Although he couldn't remember what he looked like, but that guard was much more responsible than this one, Yao Lu cursed in his heart.

Even though he hadn't been here for seven years, Yao Lu found the door of Lin Shen's unit with ease.

After entering the unit door, he stood at the elevator door, took a deep breath, and pressed the up button.

The elevator door opened soon, and Yao Lu looked in subconsciously. Although he already knew the result, he was still a little disappointed.

The aunt who was sitting there knitting a sweater with a stick had disappeared.

He already knew the result.

In seven years, the whole society has undergone earth-shaking changes.

The economy has become more developed, more people are doing business, and there are more rich people. Commercial housing is no longer a rarity. New high-rise communities abound in the city. Elevators have become a necessity in the lives of ordinary people. Occupation, naturally, has become history with the changes of society.

After pressing the 19th floor, Yao Lu began to imitate the scenes of film and television dramas, and tried his best to imagine with his mind: a phantom of an aunt knitting a sweater appeared in the corner of the elevator, and then the phantom became clearer and clearer, and finally materialized, and then the real aunt raised her head, Glancing at him with a frown, he asked: How many times do you want to do this time?

It's a pity that art comes from life and is higher than life.

He stared at a corner of the elevator with rounded eyes, and thought for a long time with his thoughts, feeling that his eyeballs were sore, and he didn't see a single hair of his aunt.

Another piece of music suddenly floated in Yao Lu's head.

"Yesterday, the water flowed to the east, and you can't stay away from me. Today, it disturbs my heart so much..."

Yao Lu: Come again? ?

The elevator door opened with a clatter at this time, Yao Lu hurriedly threw the magical background music out of his head, carried the suitcase and bag, and stepped out of the elevator in one step.

The corridor was quiet, Yao Lu didn't go to Lin Shen's house, but just stood by the window of the corridor and looked down.

When he was on a business trip, Yao Lu once climbed the Oriental Pearl Tower and looked down from the observation deck more than 200 meters away. Everything on the ground became similar to ants.In comparison, the current height of 19 floors has no impact on him.

Lying on the window and looking down, Yao Lu didn't feel very tall. However, he still clearly remembered the feeling of dizziness and fear when he and Lin Shen stood on the balcony and looked down.

Yao Lu still remembered that at that time, when his legs were weak and he couldn't stand up, Lin Shen kept hugging his waist, supporting him...

At that time, the two of them seemed to be at the same table and friends, how could they be so close to each other?

He suddenly realized belatedly that at that time, there was already a secret love between the two of them.

The time of young people is really beautiful, and the feelings of young people are really pure.

Unfortunately, time is like a bow and arrow, it is impossible to turn back, only to move forward!

Time is also like a sword that kills immortals, and when it is sacrificed, the sword will make people old!

Yao Lu really wanted to learn how he used to, lying on the window and shouting downstairs, but in winter, the weather outside was minus 17 degrees, and the windows in the corridor were locked and could not be opened at all.

He had no choice but to put his head against the dusty glass window and stare blankly at the downstairs, cars coming and going, people coming in and out.

Yao Lu sighed softly, and slowly closed his eyes.

At this time, there was a sound of a door in the corridor, someone opened the door?

Then, there was the sound of closing the door.

Then, there was a sound of slow footsteps.

Yao Lu's heart skipped a beat, and he opened his eyes suddenly.

The footsteps approached, and then, coming behind him, stopped.

After that, after a full minute, the footsteps did not sound again.

Yao Lu: "..."

Yao Lu's heartbeat began to speed up, and finally thumped wildly, and his breathing became rapid.

He stood up slowly, took a deep breath, and slowly turned around to look behind him...

In an instant, Yao Lu was completely petrified as if struck by lightning, unable to move again!