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After staying in City G for a few days, Shen Yi and Si Yue flew back to Italy non-stop to join the other two teammates and continue the journey.

In this way, it was not until April of the following year that this nearly two-year journey came to an end.

The four of them returned to City G and spent another two months finishing the work.

On the second day after the handover was completed, Shen Yi started to organize his equipment, ready to start his... "begging" life.

Siyue leaned against the door, holding a can of Coke in his hand, and inserted/attached a straw in style, while sucking the Coke, watched Shen Yi pack his bags, and rubbed his chin—hoping that his beloved's beard would grow faster Son.

During the trip in April, I shaved off my iconic beard, and I look much younger.Although he feels that this is not "artistic", but he has no choice. Faced with the days when he eats dirt every day and may not be able to wash his face for ten and a half months, this beard is like a "tropical rainforest" of sand and soil bacteria.

Tsk, compared to aesthetics, cleanliness still has the upper hand.

"Hey..." Siyue bit the straw hesitantly and said, "I said, uh...that..."

Facing April's hesitation, Shen Yi was not in a hurry, and his expression did not change from the beginning to the end.After all, what he lacks most is patience.

Si Yue murmured for a long time, and did not utter a complete sentence until the drink was finished.Finally, he threw the finished drink can into the trash can... Unfortunately, the head was not accurate enough, the drink can bounced off the edge of the barrel, and fell on the wooden floor with a "bang", which was quite crisp.

Si Yue approached Shen Yi, sat next to his travel bag on the edge of the bed, looked at him sadly, "You really want to beg with that lunatic?"

Shen Yi pursed his lips, and had no intention of saying anything more.During this year, he has corrected Si Yue's understanding of the word "begging" countless times, but unfortunately, it may be because Si Yue's classmates are not educated enough, so they still can't understand.

Seeing that he hadn't responded, Si Yue held down Shen Yi's travel bag with one hand, "That shitty place... is open all year round, you plan to live there with just this little luggage?"

Shen Yi sighed lightly, "It's been a year, you didn't say it's annoying, I'm almost tired of hearing it."

"Hey, you..." Siyue moved her hand away, lowered her head and sighed, "You really can't get in."

Shen Yi prepared the luggage, checked the important items again, pulled the zipper, turned to look at Si Yue and slightly raised his head towards the door, "Let's go, treat you to a breakup meal. I will fly away tomorrow. "

Shen Yi patted him on the shoulder after speaking, as if asking him to take care of himself.

Si Yue frowned and looked up at him, "Are you planning to fly directly to Tibet, or to Sichuan first?"

"Well...it depends on your mood," Shen Yi said indifferently, "Wandering, it doesn't matter where you go first."

"You haven't made an appointment with A Feng yet?"

"Not yet, I plan to wait until Tibet and then contact." Shen Yi said lightly, completely without the tension and excitement of starting a new journey in life.

April licked her molars helplessly—Tibet, a paradise for pilgrims, the only pure land in China.It is the dream of many people to live freely there.

He doesn't know that everyone has their own way of life, like Shen Yi, who has no roots and no farms, and the whole family is full of food for one person, but it doesn't matter where they live.

However, it was because of this lack of roots, family, care, and care that Si Yue was very worried.In one's life, there must be something that has something to do with this mortal world in order to gain a foothold in the world.

Family responsibilities, hobbies, faith goals...

Shen Yi doesn't have any of these things that usually "tie" ordinary people to the world.

If you don't have one, what's the difference between life and death?

No matter how beautiful the paradise is, there are times when it gets tired.

He is like a pool of stagnant water, unable to stir up any waves, April thought.After more than two years of ups and downs, he could clearly feel that Shen Yi took matters of life and death very lightly, to the point of...in his heart, he secretly hoped that some accident would happen, so that he could die while he was young, so as to save his old age. In order to stay alone in the vacant room, no one will collect the corpse at that time.

Si Yue sat on the edge of the bed, lowered her head, clasped her fingers irritably, frowned slightly, and did not reply for a long time.

Shen Yi patted him on the shoulder, feeling a sense of parting. "Let's go, you invited me to dinner when we set off two years ago, now that the trip is over, let me treat you instead."

Si Yue turned her head and looked at him meaningfully, Shen Yi didn't understand what his eyes meant, so she raised her eyebrows, signaling him to speak directly.

"I've always wanted to ask you," Si Yue paused, "...is it because of Lu Chen?"

Shen Yi was in a daze when he heard this long-lost name, his deep and thick black eyes rolled unconsciously, "What does it have to do with him?"

"Hey, I always feel that you are avoiding something." April said truthfully.

Shen Yi raised his eyebrows, "You mean I'm hiding from him?"

"I can't think of anything else you have that is worth driving you so crazy."

Shen Yi let out a long breath as if thinking for a while, then frowned and looked at Si Yue, "Why do I make you feel crazy?"

"...I hope I'm thinking too much, because I've never seen you be so persistent about one thing. You're as stubborn as a donkey, and you won't listen to any persuasion. Hey, I hope it's because you really like that place , and ran over desperately.

But Shen Yi, we have experienced so much together in the past two years, we can be regarded as life and death friends.What kind of person are you, a fan of the authorities, I guess I know better than you.

Nothing in this world can be solved by running away.The more you avoid, the easier it is to worry about things, tsk... This thing is very weird, you know it. "Si Yue said earnestly. It is rare for him to speak so earnestly, and he looks like an old man who has gone through vicissitudes, teaching ignorant children earnestly.

Shen Yi stared into his eyes for a while, but didn't understand what he said, so he politely agreed: "Got it."

Si Yue sighed, knowing that it would be useless to talk too much, he patted Shen Yi's arm briskly, "Let's go, didn't you say that you want to treat me to a breakup meal? Hmm... I think about it, let's eat Northeast cuisine. "

Shen Yi nodded suspiciously, not quite understanding what Si Yue's tossing face meant.

Siyue stood up, pulled off the hair rope and went to the bathroom, "I'll wash my hair first, so I won't ruin my hair if I wash it at night."

Shen Yi stared at his hair for a while, and thought, does pigtails have anything to do with hair?Anyway, don't you have to tie it up?

Shen Yi followed, leaning against the door of the bathroom, watching Si Yue put her head in the washbasin, her curly black hair spread out on the washbasin.

Shen Yi glanced at him up and down, Siyue's chubby figure has become much slimmer due to the long journey, but it is still chubby.

To be honest, it really doesn't match his pigtails.

Shen Yi arched his nose with his fingers, hesitated for a while, "Why don't I accompany you to get a haircut?"

Si Yue said while washing her hair with her eyes closed, "It's the first time I heard that the disbanded team asked for a haircut. You haven't gotten used to it after watching it for more than two years?"

When they went to Africa that year, Shen Yi looked at the African black brothers who had exactly the same hairstyle as April, and from then on, he was really... not very friendly towards April's hairstyle.

He remembered subconsciously asking Si Yue at that time, "Is this hairstyle of yours also to save water?" An angry Si Yue ignored him for several days.Because April is really a clean freak Virgo, not the kind of Lu Chen talking nonsense.

Si Yue wiped her hair, then turned to look at Shen Yi, "If you promise not to die, I'll go get a haircut."

Shen Yi rolled his eyes at him, "Then you should keep it, anyway, I won't be able to see it after today." Without waiting for Si Yue to say anything, Shen Yi answered, "Don't be poor, you're going to starve to death."

10 minute later.

The two were strolling on the streets of first-tier cities in mainland China. It is said that anyone who has been wandering abroad for a few years and then returns to China will be more or less excited to return to his hometown.

It's a pity that Siyue glanced at the people around her with her wet hair, and the colorful night scenes around her didn't seem to have anything to do with him.

Si Yue shook her hair gracefully, trying to make it dry faster.Shen Yi wiped this unique "skin care product", and said angrily, "Don't shake it when you eat."

April:"……"

"I don't need you to tell me." Si Yue paused and said seriously, "Let's have a drink tonight. I know you don't drink much, but this is a breakup meal anyway, so it should be more grand."

Shen Yi originally wanted to joke: "You wouldn't drug me, would you?" But after thinking about it, this guy wouldn't be able to do that.So he nodded.

A bunch of restaurants, large and small, opened on Yizi Street.This o'clock is a lively time.Especially the barbecue stalls on summer nights, it almost feels like a long queue.But fortunately, Yizi Street is not really a "one" character, it really bends like a long dragon.So looking from the end of the street, the scene is not too shocking.

The two chose the Northeast restaurant with the largest number of people in the family.The enthusiastic proprietress led them to take a seat with great difficulty, and waited for more than half an hour before the first course was served.

I haven't eaten the meal in April, so I drank the wine first.He opened two bottles of beer and offered Shen Yi a bottle.

In fact, Shen Yi always felt a little baffled, whether Si Yue was a little too excited about his decision to wander in Tibet.He is usually busy with work so that he has no time to ask.I'm leaving tomorrow, and they all say that they tell the truth after drinking... Shen Yi watched Si Yue drink a bottle of beer fiercely, and wanted to say this a little bit.

Having been together for more than two years, Shen Yi knew it well, Si Yue had a pair of "golden eyes".Under his not-so-high education and pretentious appearance, many years of experience and rich experience are buried.Has the ability to determine human nature at a glance.

Shen Yi pursed his lips, he wanted to know what Si Yue saw in him.

When April opened the second can, Shen Yi touched him with the beer, and took a sip with his head raised.Si Yue glanced at him and took a sip.

Shen Yi wiped the corner of his mouth, and said, "What do you mean by... escaping?"

When Si Yue heard this, her eyes dimmed instantly, her brows were wrinkled, and she raised her head and took another sip.

Shen Yi kept staring at him, when the waiter brought two dishes, Shen Yi habitually said "thank you".

Si Yue stared at Shen Yi for a long time, took a breath, and took another sip as if sighing.I don't know if it's because I didn't organize my language well, or because I couldn't talk about it. It seemed that there was a strong sense of helplessness that was hesitant to speak.

"Shen Yi", after drinking a few bottles of wine, it may be because of her courage, Si Yue finally spoke.After he finished speaking, he took another long breath, "Some people are stories in your life, and some people are just a fucking accident in your life. Even if the wound heals, the sequelae can torture you for the rest of your life. Understand?"

Shen Yi stared at April steadily for a while, then turned his head indifferently, watching the wisps of cooking smoke on the barbecue grill outside the window fly into the night sky and then disperse with the wind.

"I knew you would be like this," Si Yue said with a little anger, "Lu Chen...I'm not familiar with him, and I don't know much about your affairs. But...you can't keep lying to yourself like this. Your personality , Hey, I really like to be patient and suppressed, if this continues, one day you will not be able to bear it."

Shen Yi felt a fire of anger suddenly ignited in his heart, he really didn't like others thinking about his own thoughts like this.Hiding brings him a sense of security, and the mask allows him to face anyone freely and deal with anything in a timely manner.

Sometimes it is embarrassing to be poked at the center of things.

"What does this have to do with my going to Tibet?" Shen Yi said lightly.

"It's okay, but I'm worried." Si Yue said casually.

"What are you worried about? Afraid that I will seek death? Why should I seek death when I have nothing to do?" Shen Yi turned his head and looked straight into Si Yue's eyes, with a little doubt and suppressed anger in his eyes.He felt that April was a little wide.Are they close friends?Shen Yi asked himself in his heart.Nothing fatal happened along the way.

"No, I know you won't do that." Siyue looked at him seriously, "But whether you admit it or not, Lu Chen is always a lump in your heart. In the two years since we left, which day did you sleep? Get a good night's sleep? During those days, you might

You don't even know it, your sanity is slack. "

When April said this, he shook his head, and he thought about his words, "Do you remember when we were in Southeast Asia? We stayed in a stilt building. I was holding a camera to take pictures, and you happened to be sitting on the steps. The you I saw from the camera...is like a man made of exquisite paper, with nothing but skeleton and flesh. Of course I thought, if I accidentally poke a hole in your body, the wind will definitely blow will rustle.

Shen Yi, because of this, I have never dared to ask about your past.But you may be so used to being patient that you don't realize that you're suffering far more than you imagined.If I'm not wrong, you should have suffered from mental illness such as schizophrenia. "

How hot it is in Southeast Asia, it can't melt the coldness in this person's heart.

Shen Yi tilted his head to look at the lively night scene outside the window, and said lightly, "No", without even changing his expression.

Siyue looked at him helplessly, and slapped the table angrily, "I knew you would be like this, and you didn't say a word of truth. I knew you would die, and you will die!"

……

The next day, 10:30 in the morning.After Si Yue woke up, Shen Yi had already left.He rubbed his aching head and sleepy eyes, looked at the empty room, touched the phone and called Shen Yi—turn it off.

He helplessly raised his head and looked at the sky through the window. There are so many planes flying in the sky of City G every day, and he doesn't know which one he is on...

Si Yue stared at the ceiling of the hotel and worried for a while, until the drunkenness completely receded and his mind gradually became clear, then he touched the phone as if he had made up his mind.

He knew that the best outcome would be for Shen Yi to take the initiative to face Lu Chen, as some pasts cannot be escaped.

But now it doesn't seem to work...

Two years later, the fat man has completely become a petty boss.The store in the school is now being run by someone.He also rented an office and a warehouse to run the online store.

Online stores are not easy to do now, not to mention that it is a highly competitive industry such as clothing.So Fatty simply found a few designers to cooperate with and established his own brand and style.Because the price is ordinary, the quality and design are not bad, and the sales volume is still considerable.

In August of the second year after Shen Yi left, Fatty also moved out.After the construction of the house he bought was completed, he asked someone to do some simple renovations, and he moved out soon.

So Lu Chen was the only one left in the three-bedroom, one-living room.

He wasn't single for long, though, and the landlord quickly brought in new tenants.It's just that he has been paying the rent for Shen Yi's small north bedroom.

The landlord asked several times in a friendly manner, but saw that he didn't want to say more, so he didn't ask again.

When the fat man was sitting at his desk and talking on the phone about cooperation, a WeChat call came in suddenly.He picked up the phone and glanced at it, hung up first, and didn't dial back until the cooperation call was over.

Fatty looked at the contacts on the screen a little puzzled, he hadn't been in touch with April for more than two years.Moreover, as far as the partners are concerned, they only cooperated once at the beginning of the business, so they are not really old friends.But as a businessman, I am used to multiple friends and multiple paths.After nearly three years of hard work, he is used to being friendly with anyone.

April over there quickly answered the phone.Fatty laughed whenever he met, and was about to grin and say, "Long time no see" or something, when Si Yue's vague voice interrupted him.

"Is Lu Chen there?" Si Yue pulled her hair and lay on the bed with her eyes closed.

The fat man was taken aback, not understanding what April suddenly asked him for, "He should be in school, why, what do you want him for?"

Si Yue on the other side of the receiver let out a long breath, and the breath sprayed on the fat man's ears along with the current, making a "rustling" sound.

"Tell him that Shen Yi has gone to Tibet now. He may go to find someone, and I will give you his contact information."

The fat man was startled, "You...", he really wanted to curse, "You the fuck took him away?"

But after all, it is age and experience that make people more stable. The fat man tried his best to speak calmly, "Tibet is so big, where do you ask him to find it?"

You gave him the hope of finding a needle in a haystack for no reason, it would be better to let him give up earlier.

"I'll give you Shen Yi's contact information, he may go to find someone. I'll also give you that person's contact information."

"Where did he go from you? Tsk, why don't you hold him, why don't you tell me after he's gone?"

"Hey, I pulled it, and it won't work. I can't tie him up, can I?"

The fat man frowned, his face looked more serious than when he was discussing the contract, "Then can you find Shen Yi now, and then we can contact Lu Chen?"

"...I'm going to join the job tomorrow," Si Yue said helplessly, "I'll ask for leave on the first day of work."

"Lu Chen..." The fat man stood up from the chair irritably, and then walked around the office. The voices of the few customer service girls scolding the buyer weakened.

No one is more aware of Lu Chen's changes in the past two years than the fat man who shared the rent.

"You tell Lu Chen now, what if no one can be found by then? Are you..."

"Why don't you give him Shen Yi's contact information first, and let the two of them talk? Hey, it's useless for you to worry about this matter with me, we are both outsiders."

The fat man said in his heart, fuck your uncle's outsider!Why didn't you think you were an outsider when you kidnapped people? !

But at the same time, he also knew that whether Shen Yi wanted to see Lu Chen or not was the most important thing.If he doesn't want to see him, it doesn't matter whether he finds it or not.

"...You can send him his contact information first." The fat man said.