near and far

Le Mingxin seldom dreams, he either cannot fall asleep, or if he falls asleep, he will have no dreams until dawn.

On weekday mornings, he turned off the alarm clock, jumped out of bed, and said "good morning" to his parents in the photo frame on the bedside table.Next to the photo frame was the small vase he brought back from the pottery studio. After one night, the rose was still in full bloom, but a petal fell on the table.

He picked up the petals, found a book, and put the petals in it.

Today is Friday, the fact that Le Ming is full of energy.He cut the toast diagonally into triangles, wrapped it in egg wash, fried it in a pan, poured tomato sauce on it, and ate it in two or three bites. During the meal, he took the time to send "Good morning" to He Chengan's WeChat After a while, He Chengan replied with the word "Morning".

The lingering spring rain has stopped, and the warm and bright sunshine unique to spring is sprinkled on the road. The yellow leaves that fell on the ground from yesterday's rain are tightly attached to the road, like embroidery on a tapestry.

When he was about to leave work, Kang Chen sent him a WeChat message, asking if he wanted to come out at night.

Le Mingxin had just finished a class, and the back of his neck was hot from the spring sun, so he poured a large glass of water, and replied on WeChat with one hand, yes, but it will be later, there is a class reunion.

Kang Chen said bluntly, okay, where are you, let Lao He pick you up.

Le Ming pretended to be stupid, and sent He Chengan a WeChat message, asking him if he went to Kang Chen to save the game at night.

He Chengan returned quickly and asked him where he went from at night.

Le Mingxin clenched his fist with one hand and waved a gesture of victory in the empty office. Someone happened to push the door in. He quickly turned his movement into a stretching movement, slumped on the office chair, and swallowed the remaining water in one breath. finish drinking.

The primary school students got out of school very early on Friday afternoon, and Le Mingxin still had time to go home and change into a suit of clothes, casual shirts, jeans, white shoes, and combed her hair back.

This is the first time for Le Mingxin to participate in a classmate reunion. After graduating from high school, he basically had no contact with his high school classmates. This time, Li Qi got his contact information from somewhere and sent him an invitation.After all, we haven't seen each other for many years, so it's okay to show up to say hello and leave first.

They booked a two-table box in a mid-to-high-end restaurant, and invited almost all the students who developed here, and some from nearby cities also took the high-speed train for an hour and a half to come here. The scene was very lively.Le Mingxin couldn't recognize most of the people, especially Li Qi. He was a little fat because of sitting in the office all year round, his hairline was already a little dangerous, and his facial features still looked like a teenager. He brought his wife with him, not Fang Ping. , is an ordinary but gentle woman.

When everyone saw Le Mingxin, they shouted young, saying that he had exercised properly and had not changed at all, as if he was still a high school student.

Naturally, there are elements of politeness and exaggeration, but Le Ming's heart has not changed much. He is among a group of social people, like a student.Everyone was talking about housemates, and some people started talking about children. Le Mingxin couldn't get involved in a single topic, so he could only occasionally interject a few words when everyone was talking about high school, and soon it was time to make an appointment with He Cheng'an When he came to pick him up, he stood up and said he was going to say goodbye. Everyone raised their glasses and touched each other. Even the words of toast were exhausted as they were about to enter middle age.

Le Mingxin walked out of the private room, before the door was closed, Li Qi chased him out from behind, called him to stop, and smiled awkwardly: "Talk?"

The two arrived at the smoking area and found a corner. Li Qi shook out a cigarette from the cigarette case and handed it to Le Mingxin. Le Mingxin waved his hand and refused. He took out his mobile phone to check the time, and said apologetically: "I have something to do later."

Li Qi took the cigarette back, touched his hairless head, and said, "I haven't seen you for many years."

"Yes," Le Ming said with a sigh, "It's been many years."

"I was pretty stupid before," Li Qi said awkwardly, "I did a lot of stupid things."

Le Mingxin probably knew what he was going to say, no matter how stupid he was, he knew that Li Qi must have given the sketchbook to the teacher back then.He put one hand in the pocket of his jeans, waved the other hand, and said, "Forget it, you shouldn't come to me if you want to apologize."

"Are you still in touch," Li Qi asked, "He... He Chengan?"

Le Ming didn't want to talk about it anymore, and looked at the time again: "I have to go."

"I didn't say it was you!" Li Qi said anxiously, "When the teacher asked me who he drew, I didn't say, I said I didn't know."

Le Mingxin frowned: "What?"

Li Qi lowered his head, didn't look at Le Mingxin, and said in a rambling manner: "Didn't you read that book? Turning it backwards inside, it's all about you. There's no front side, it's the back side, and there are hands and feet. I You can tell at a glance that the picture is you, you loved wearing those green-tailed Adidas at that time, didn't you..."

Le Mingxin's mind could hardly digest what he said.

Seeing that he didn't say a word, Li Qi thought he was angry, wiped his face with his hand, and said: "If you have contact with him, please say sorry for me, although I know, it seems meaningless..."

When Le Mingxin walked out of the hotel, his mind was full, and the details that had been blurred suddenly became clear again.

It was already dark, and many cars, large and small, were parked in front of the hotel. He Chengan's off-road vehicle was particularly conspicuous among these cars, and he was even more conspicuous.He was leaning against the car, almost successfully quitting smoking, with a lollipop in his mouth, the white stick of the lollipop curled up, and there was a strange sense of harmony with his naturally curly hair tied into a bun.

Seeing Le Mingxin coming out of it, he raised his hand and waved it lazily, the back molars cracked the sugar ball with a "crack".

Le Ming stopped in his tracks, a little afraid to walk over.

Near nostalgia timid.

The time when he was young was his hometown that he could not go back to. Now that he is getting closer to the past, he is getting more and more afraid.After all, so many years have passed, who knows what has changed and what has not.

He Cheng'an ate all the candy, took the white stick in his hand, threw it casually, and hit the trash can, saying: "Don't hurry, I will treat you later if you are late."

The two got into the car, Le Mingxin said suddenly: "Actually, I didn't watch it."

He Chengan stepped on the accelerator and said, "What are you looking at?"

"That's right..." Le Ming lowered his head and picked at his fingernails, "I didn't read that book."

He Chengan thought he was talking about what happened the night before, so he tapped the steering wheel with his index finger and said, "Yes."

"I didn't mean last night, I said that in high school, I didn't read it. I didn't give the book to the teacher..."

The end of Le Mingxin's words was cut off by He Chengan's sudden brake. He leaned forward with inertia, and was pulled back by the seat belt. Fortunately, he had just left the parking space and there were no cars on the road. Le Mingxin was startled Jump, afraid to speak, whispered: "I'm sorry."

He Chengan didn't say a word, the car behind him honked his horn, he quickly started the car again, and drove on the road smoothly, after a long time, when Jiude Leming thought he didn't hear what he just said, he suddenly said: " It’s been so long, forget it.”

never mind?What's the matter?

If the regret caused by the miss is "forget it", then will the feelings in it be "forget it" too.

Le Ming didn't ask any questions until he got off the car.