walk across the bridge of fog

8.

"Thank you." Duanmu said perfunctorily.With a quick retraction of his arm, he got rid of the hand that was still supporting his arm.

"Hey, I said, it's dangerous for you to swim like this." The inappropriate smile didn't fade at all. "I've been watching you here for a long time, and I've been watching you swim."

"Really?" Duanmu Qian maintained his last courtesy to the "helper".The second part of the sentence she couldn't say was "You're so boring." There are too many bodybuilders like herself in the pool, what's there to see.Don't you just want to sell your swimming training class?

"Learn to swim with me. I promise you will pass in a few lessons."

"I don't want to learn, thank you." Duanmuqian was about to leave.The woman's constant glance at the scar on his arm made Duanmu feel no trust in her.

"It's really dangerous for you to swim like this. I have obsessive-compulsive disorder, and I can't see others swimming so hard."

"Then you turn around and look at your students." Duanmu turned around and really wanted to leave.

"Hey, where are you going?" The woman anxiously stretched out her hand to pull Duanmu's arm, but Duanmu avoided it skillfully.

"I'll swim there, so you don't have to suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder." After speaking, Duanmu took a deep breath, plunged into the water, held his breath and swam to the shore in the shallow water area.

Duanmu rowed and pulled his legs and arms without thinking about breathing, trying to swim faster.She was sure the woman who claimed to be obsessive-compulsive hadn't caught up, and the coach was afraid to leave the area with so many kids still splashing.Duanmu just wanted to get out of her sight quickly, but she even said that she was dangerous and struggling.It really doesn't make sense.

He Ren was 10 minutes late for the second consultation.When she walked into the consulting room with a hurried expression, Duanmuqian stood up quietly and made a gesture of please sit down.

Before taking his seat, He Ren stared at Duanmu, and asked in a half-provocative and half-joking tone, "You won't give me back these 10 minutes, will you?"

Duanmu looked back at He Ren silently, without nodding or shaking his head.

He Ren sat down.

Duanmu found that when she was seated, He Ren's face no longer had the joking expression just now, and her expression was a little serious, or a little nervous.He Ren is dressed more casually today, a pair of jeans, a baggy blue shirt, and a pair of thick-soled casual leather shoes.This attire actually made He Ren look more angry.

He Ren is trying to concentrate, she must concentrate on talking with Duanmu.He Ren attributed Duanmu's last questioning last time to his negligence caused by a little laxity and lack of concentration.

He Ren must not let the keen Duanmu hit his weakness like last time.Yes, the loss of inspiration to write was destroying her confidence and self-esteem.

In the past week, He Ren has been looking for a suitable explanation for Duanmuqian.

"Where do we start?" He Ren asked deliberately.

"After Wenxin passed away, have you sought help from your family and friends?" Duanmu went straight to the point.

"No. No one really cares about me, no one can help me. People, born alone, I don't care for those cheap comforts."

"Is the comfort of your relatives cheap?" Duanmu faintly felt that the relationship between He Ren and his family was not close.From the way she analyzed the name, it was clear that she didn't trust her parents.

Duanmu's judgment is that He Ren's parents probably don't tolerate this same-sex relationship, or they don't know He Ren's emotional orientation at all.

"They don't know Wenxin. I didn't tell them."

as predicted.

"What about Wenxin's family? Have you visited her family after the accident?"

He Ren suddenly became angry again, "Are you finished? What does her family have to do with me? As I said, our relationship like this is not blessed. No one knows about us. What do you want to know? ?Is psychological counseling just gossip? It seems that you might as well give me a set of test papers and declare that I have a mental illness to be more effective."

"I need to know how lonely you are." Duanmu kept a steady tone, she would not be easily irritated.

"Lonely, alone."

"So, Wenxin and writing are your biggest spiritual pillars. Isn't it?"

"Yes, Wenxin and writing. They are gone now. I have nothing left." He Ren held back the words "thanks to you".

"I'm sorry, my literary accomplishment is not good, and I don't read many literary books. I don't know your works. If you recommend one of your books, but only one, which one would you recommend? Tell the truth, I can probably only find time to read a book." Duanmuqian said.

He Ren hesitated, she seemed unable to choose one to recommend.

The two fell silent.There was a long silence.

Duanmu found it interesting that He Ren could not name a book for a long time.Last time, the self-proclaimed He Ren didn't report the title of the book, but fell into a long-term embarrassment.

"Maybe, the next book is the one you want to recommend to me." Duanmu offered to help He Ren out.

He Ren raised his head abruptly, his eyes flickering.next book!