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When Jiang Xi arrived home nearly an hour later than usual, he heard the tail whining softly in the room before he entered the door.

He opened the door, and before he could change his shoes, he was thrown into his arms by the tail.

The tail was a golden retriever he had picked up the year before last. It was raining heavily at that time, and the puppy whose tail was broken by the villain huddled at the entrance of the alley and howled.

Jiang Xi never thought about raising animals, but when he saw this miserable little guy, he felt his heart was pierced.

He wrapped the shivering puppy in clothes and took it to a nearby pet hospital. It was severely deprived of nutrition and could not keep its tail.

Jiang Xi adopted it and took care of it as his own family.

Two years have passed, and the poor little dog, which was drenched in heavy rain at first, has grown into a docile and sensible big dog, standing half the height of a person.

It's a pity that no matter how happy it is, it can't wag its tail like other dogs to let the owner know its happiness.

But it doesn't matter, it can read its mind without a tail Jiang Xi.

"Okay, okay," Jiang Xi rubbed its head vigorously, and was licked by it for a long time, "You have to ask me to change my shoes before I can cook for you."

Tail seemed to understand, let go of Jiang Xi, took two steps back and sat down to look at him.

Jiang Xi smiled with satisfaction, and said to himself, this dog is much more sensible than some people.

He changed his shoes, changed his clothes, and went to the kitchen to boil the bones of the tail.

After graduating from university, he originally wanted to leave the city, but Kong Xun called at that time, saying that he had been diagnosed with stomach cancer and he didn't know how long he would live, and asked him if he would like to take over Subway.

Jiang Xi was unwilling, but when he saw Kong Xun, his heart softened.

Kong Xun said: "It is estimated that I have done more evil. I am in my thirties, and I have suffered retribution."

Jiang Xi didn't say anything, he actually wanted to tell Kong Xun that there was someone else who did the evil, but they kept silent about that evil person for the past few years, as if he had never appeared before.

Simply, don't talk about it, so what if you talk about it, it's boring.

Seeing Kong Xun haggard day by day, Jiang Xi gritted his teeth and persisted at first, but finally agreed.

A promise is a promise, but it doesn't mean driving the Subway.

He couldn't set foot in that bar again.

Kong Xun waved his hand: "It's up to you, I just want to live now."

Jiang Xi sold the villa he had lived in for several years. His father didn't dare to ask more after he knew about it. After all, seeing his son getting more and more violent in recent years, he didn't want to see him face to face.

Without meeting him, Jiang Xi would be happy and quiet.

Jiang Xi gave all the money from selling the house to Kong Xun, treating it as the cost of buying the bar.

Kong Xun said, "My shop is not worth so much money."

Jiang Xi left without saying anything.

Later, Jiang Xi's account received a transfer from Kong Xun, and he returned more than half of it.

The bar changed hands, and Jiang Xi became the boss.

Renovated, changed the name, and even the waiters and bartenders in the store have changed a group of people.

The previously noisy bar has become a clear bar, and the Subway has been changed to 2008.

There are no more performances in the bar, Gun Dog has never performed on stage again, Jiang Xi no longer plays drums, and he is no longer an idealist who will fall in love with someone recklessly.

After the store opened, the business was tepid at first, and most of the people who came here were regulars of Subway.

During that time, Jiang Xi was struggling and his car was sold, so he was struggling. Fortunately, he started to recover in the past year and a half, and finally made a profit.

He bought a small house near his university, two bedrooms and one living room, eighty to ninety square meters, and he lived with Tail, which was not bad.

My daily life is very regular. Although I own a bar, I never stay too late in the store. Basically, I will pack up and go home at eight or nine o’clock, feed the tail, and then take it out for a walk.

Jiang Xi cooked the bones and meat, and squatted there watching the tail to eat.

Before the tail had finished eating, Jiang Xi's cell phone rang.

He stood up, followed the sound back to the door, and found the mobile phone in the pocket of the coat hanging on the hanger.

"Brother Xi!"

Jiang Xi laughed: "Say."

It was Tong Ye who called.

After graduating from university, Tong Ye didn't know what to think. He got a certificate and went to elementary school to become a music teacher.

Jiang Xi once went to find Tong Ye, just in time when Tong Ye was in class, so he went to the back door of the class curiously, watching Tong Ye play the electronic piano and teach a group of children wearing red scarves to sing "Grandpa Makes Mooncakes for Me" , he held back his laughter and almost got internal injuries.

"I suddenly remembered something just now!" Tong Ye and Rong Xiasheng walked downstairs on the snow after dinner, chatted and talked about Jiang Xi, and then Tong Ye suddenly remembered a big event, " Last Wednesday was your birthday, right?"

Jiang Xi was taken aback, and asked, "What's the date today?"

"Anyway, last Wednesday was the 13th."

13 number.

Jiang Xi's spine seemed to be electrified suddenly, causing him to short-circuit his thinking and numb his hands and feet.

Last Wednesday, the 13th.

He never remembers his birthday, and if no one else mentions it, he will deliberately ignore it.

That was not a day of celebration for him.

What sent chills down his spine was not Tong Ye reminding him of this day, but he suddenly remembered that Pei Chongyuan suddenly appeared and invited him to the so-called birthday party, and the date was set on that day.

Although Jiang Xi didn't want to remember, he still remembered Pei Chongyuan's birthday unavoidably.

In February, not October.

So, when Pei Chongyuan called him that day, he just thought that the other party was the same as before, every sentence was a disgusting lie, and he didn't want to answer it.

Unexpectedly, it turned out that it was his birthday party?

"What's wrong?" Seeing that Jiang Xi hadn't said a word for a long time, Tong Ye asked, "What are you doing?"

"Cooking for the tail." Jiang Xi said, "The past is the past, and it's not an important day."

"Don't, I'll make it up for you." Tong Ye said, "Is there something going on tomorrow? Xia Sheng and I will go over and have a drink with you!"

"Okay," Jiang Xi said, "come to the store directly, don't be too late."

"I know, I know, you have to go home to take care of your dog son, understand."

Jiang Xi scolded him with a smile, made an appointment to meet tomorrow, and hung up the phone.

Putting the phone on the coffee table, Jiang Xi sighed.

Tail had already finished his meal, and trotted over to look for Jiang Xi to act like a spoiled child.

Jiang Xi laughed and quarreled with him for a while, then turned his head and looked out the window.

It was still snowing heavily outside, and the dancing snowflakes seemed like depressed dancers who had finally found their own stage.

He stroked the tail's neck and asked, "Do you still want to go out when it snows?"

Tail raised his head to look at him, and then went to grab the rope for walking the dog by himself.

Jiang Xi was amused by it, stood up and said helplessly, "Okay, let's go."

He found Tail's four small shoes from the small cabinet.

It snows in the north, and the ground is cold. If you go out for a walk without shoes, the dog will be too cold to walk.

The tail is very good, and it even knows to lift its feet when putting on shoes.

Jiang Xi put on the shoes for it, rubbed its big head again, put on his coat, and took it downstairs.

The community where Jiang Xi lived was newly built in the past few years, and the occupancy rate is not that high. Usually, no one is seen downstairs, let alone when it snows, no one comes out.

He walked his dog in the heavy snow. It wasn't that cold, but the snow poured into his collar, which was icy cold and refreshing.

The tail is happy, wearing small shoes is not afraid of freezing feet, and having fun in the snow.

Jiang Xi's cell phone rang, it was a WeChat message from Qin Song.

Qin Song: Brother Xi, there is no one else, I have closed the door!

Jiang Xi replied a voice message to him: "Close it, you sleep at night and lock the door, pay attention to safety."

Qin Song lived in the store, so Jiang Xi gave a few more instructions.

"Don't worry, don't worry," Qin Song replied, "See you tomorrow!"

During the time of sending the two messages, Jiang Xi's hands were freezing cold, and he put them in his pockets. A few minutes later, the phone rang again.

After they separated that year, Jiang Xi didn't delete Pei Chongyuan's contact information, but directly changed his phone and number.

At the very beginning, when the other party called, he could recognize the string of numbers at a glance.

The 11-digit number, like a stitched wound, made him bloody.

But this wound will heal after all.

Healed, leaving an ugly scar to remind myself of my innocence and stupidity, is enough.

Looking back at that person again, he can now smile completely calmly, and then say: "Get out."

Just like now, his phone vibrated and he received a text message.

In this year, how many people still send text messages?

He took it out and looked at the string of unfamiliar numbers.

It is indeed strange, he can only be sure that he recognizes the first three and the last two.

The text message said: Xiaoxi, I can't find a cuff button, maybe it was left on your car.

Jiang Xi chuckled disdainfully and clicked delete.

Jiang Xi will never be fooled again this time by playing tricks of mystery.

He put the phone back in his pocket, took out his cigarette, and smoked as he walked.

After walking the dog, I went home.

One person and one dog warmed up for a while.

Tail ran to sleep in the nest by himself, Jiang Xi changed his clothes and went to take a bath.

The warm water dripped from the top of the head, and the groggy brain felt much more comfortable.

After taking a shower, he stood in front of the mirror and wiped his body with a dry towel. When he turned around, he saw the string of small characters on his waist.

That sentence was said to him by the other party when he broke up with Pei Chongyuan.

Although it was Jiang Xi who proposed to break up at that time, he believed that Pei Chongyuan had dumped him.

It was Pei Chongyuan who dumped him.

Disingenuously playing a seemingly tender lover knowing how intolerable he is for deceit and false friendships.

This is Pei Chongyuan disregarding his feelings and true feelings, treating his sincerity as a plaything, and preparing to abandon him when he is not prepared.

Pei Chongyuan abandoned his sincerity, that is, he abandoned him in his heart. It has nothing to do with who said the breakup first.

The two of them quarreled that day, and at the end of the quarrel, Pei Chongyuan said: "Jiang Xi, your idealism will kill you sooner or later!"

When he said this, Jiang Xi, who was extremely emotional, suddenly calmed down.

Jiang Xi said: "Didn't you say that you would protect my idealism? Pei Chongyuan, after talking for a long time, you actually killed it with your own hands."

Jiang Xi couldn't forget that scene many years later. He was very disappointed, more disappointed than the pain caused by the failure of love.

After that, he was indeed no longer that idealistic young man living in utopia, he was sharper and more indifferent, even if Pei Chongyuan came to look for him later, he would always be cold-eyed.

Jiang Xi rubbed the string of tattoos with his fingers.

Murder idealism.

Pei Chongyuan murdered the once hot and lively Jiang Xi.

Murdered his idealism and love.