At sunset, the mountains are far away

"Xia Chengqi, leave your mobile phone to me for safekeeping for the time being." Before Su Qingmo finished speaking, Xia Chengqi stumbled towards the bathroom, as if he wanted to vomit everything in his stomach.

Tao Yan, who was hung up on the phone, immediately called back the phone, and the cold machine voice reminded Xia Chengqi that his phone had been turned off.Tao Yan was half-sitting on the bed with his hands hanging weakly on the quilt, his mind was filled with the imaginative and blushing voice from the receiver of the mobile phone.Tao Yan's hands clenched the quilt unconsciously, revealing the anger in his heart.She couldn't imagine what would happen to the drunk Xia Chengqi after he admitted the wrong person, who was someone she couldn't even bear to touch.

Tao Yan lifted the quilt, stood barefoot on the floor, paced up and down the room with his hands on his hips, like an ant on a hot pot anxious to escape the sea of ​​suffering.Tao Yan picked up the mobile phone on the quilt to check the air ticket from Xiamen to Xining.

Su Qingmo sat on the chair in the hospital, with her legs crossed and her hands crossed over her chest. She lowered her eyes and looked at the toes of her shoes, with a gesture of keeping strangers away.Xia Chengqi is currently receiving treatment for alcoholism.

The lights in the treatment room went out, Su Qingmo stood up, Xia Chengqi was pushed out, her eyes were closed tightly, her face was pale, and the blush from drinking had long since faded away.

"Doctor, is she okay?" Su Qingmo asked one of the people who looked like the attending doctor.The person being questioned took off the white mask and said unhurriedly, "She's fine, and she can be discharged from the hospital when she wakes up tomorrow, but her acceptance of alcohol is a bit low, so let her drink less in the future." Jian Yi finished speaking After this call, the nurse asked the nurse to push Xia Chengqi into the ward first, and then looked straight into Su Qingmo's eyes.Before Su Qingmo recovered from the shock, she looked at the strange yet familiar face in front of her. The round eyes were embedded in the smooth diamond-shaped face, the nose was small and three-dimensional, and the face without makeup could not cover it. Beautiful face.

"Qingmo, long time no see."

Jian Yi has never been the only one who has ever called herself this way, and the last time Su Qingmo heard this unique way of addressing Jian Yi was nearly eight years ago.Su Qingmo recovered from this unexpected encounter, she didn't say a word from the beginning to the end, turned and left as if she didn't know Jian Yi.

Jian Yi watched Su Qingmo's tall back gradually disappear at the end of the hospital corridor, the hospital's pale lights shone on the white walls, everything was dazzling white.Qingmo, it's been eight years, will you still be there?

Su Qingmo sat in front of Xia Chengqi's ward like a lost soul, staring at the corner of the door with slack eyes, not knowing what happened for a moment.Su Qingmo's eyes turned to Xia Chengqi's bloodless face, and frustration suddenly occupied her heart.But as if she remembered something, she swiped Xia Chengqi's cell phone and checked the flight from Xiamen to Xining. Then she took a photo of Xia Chengqi's pale face, calculated the time, and sent it to a person in Xiamen. Tao Yan.

At that time, Tao Yan was sitting in the deserted airport hall, his hands intertwined uncomfortably, fighting against two different voices in his heart.One of the voices said; Xia Chengqi has nothing to do with you anymore, she and other women have nothing to do with you.Another voice said; Xia Chengqi is drunk, she is not a casual woman, and Su Qingmo's light tone doesn't take Xia Chengqi seriously.At this time, the phone rang a notification tone, and Tao Yan hurriedly turned on the phone, and what caught his eyes was the photo of Xia Chengqi lying weakly on the hospital bed, Tao Yan's heart ached instantly, and when he called back, it was the notification that the phone had been turned off .The airport announcement sounded at the right time, and it was time to board the plane. Tao Yan's footsteps were smoked and he wanted to move instantly, and the entangled and conflicted emotions just now were instantly forgotten.Little did he know that this photo was sent by Su Qingmo at the right time.

Su Qingmo stayed by Xia Chengqi's bed for the whole night. Her body lying on the edge of the bed was a little tense. She raised her hand and glanced at her watch. The time was past six in the morning, and it was still dark outside the window. After a while Dawn will come, and the city will resume its usual bustle and vitality during the day.Su Qingmo stood up, reckoning that if she was going to come, she would be here soon. She was sitting on the chair in the ward, her stomach was already rumbling, but she didn't care about eating at this moment. She waited to verify whether she was helping Xia Chengqi or not. worked.

The hospital was very quiet in the early morning, and everything remained quiet at night.A doctor in a white coat sat next to the chair Su Qingmo was sitting on. Su Qingmo looked at the doctor's hands on his knees, and knew that the person sitting next to her was Jian Yi.

"Eat something to replenish your energy." Jian Yi handed over a simple sandwich and a bottle of milk in a carton. Seeing that Su Qingmo didn't move, she placed it next to Su Qingmo.

The sound of hasty footsteps in the distance broke the silence. Su Qingmo raised her head and followed the sound to look at Tao Yan, who was busy in the world, with a smug smile on her face, but she put away the smile that might be showing off in just a moment.

"Su Qingmo, what's the matter with you? How did Xia Chengqi enter the hospital in such a good manner?" Tao Yan asked in a bad manner.

Su Qingmo seemed to be very satisfied with Tao Yan who Xingshi was asking for his crimes. Instead of being angry, she even put a smile on her face. She looked down at her watch, then looked directly at Tao Yan and said, "I'm afraid it was only during my first phone call. Afterwards, Ms. Tao went to catch the early morning flight, and then got off the plane and saw the ward address I sent you, so she rushed here without stopping. Ms. Tao did not disappoint me, or Xia Chengqi is in your heart The weight did not disappoint me." After Su Qingmo finished speaking, she pointed her eyes at Xia Chengqi who was still lying quietly on the hospital bed, "I leave this to you. Also, nothing happened last night."

Looking at the pale Xia Chengqi through the glass of the ward, Tao Yan felt as if his heart had fallen into a bottle of five flavors.How nervous she was was Xia Chengqi's speed of crossing thousands of kilometers in five or six hours was fully revealed.

"She's fine, just a little bit of alcohol poisoning, just wake up."

It was only then that Tao Yan noticed the doctor standing beside Su Qingmo.The doctor's face is slightly younger, and he is a beautiful doctor with exquisite facial features.Jian Yi glanced at Su Qingmo who disappeared in the distance, smiled at Tao Yan and turned away.At least she now knows that the girl in the ward has no relationship with Su Qingmo as she thought.

Tao Yan tiptoed into the ward and sat down on the chair beside the bed.Xia Chengqi's left hand was still wearing an IV drip, and the veins in his delicate left hand, which was exposed to the air, were a little protruding.Xia Chengqi has lost a lot of weight during this time, his cheeks, which were still a little baby fat, have become flatter, his straight nose has become more three-dimensional, and his curved eyelashes are laid quietly under his carefully trimmed eyebrows.Tao Yan stretched out his hand and gently scratched Xia Chengqi's white and tender cheeks, resting his chin next to Xia Chengqi's pillow, his heart that had been hanging on the plane finally fell to the ground, he relaxed, his eyelids gradually became heavy and finally closed slowly .

Tao Yan was awakened by the intermittent noise outside, and when he opened his eyes and straightened up, he found that Xia Chengqi had already woken up, and was looking at him with a faint smile, his face regained some color.Tao Yan lowered his head and found that his hand was held in Xia Chengqi's palm at some point. Tao Yan moved his fingers, trying to feel the warmth of Xia Chengqi's palm through them, then withdrew his hand and looked at the sky. Big bright window.

"The doctor said you'll be fine when you wake up. I'll go buy some food first, and then I'll send you back." Tao Yan avoided Xia Chengqi's burning gaze, and seemed to walk out of the ward, but Su Qingmo's loud words remained the same. circling in the ear.

It was nearly noon when Tao Yan helped Xia Chengqi back home.The two of them sat side by side on the sofa in the living room, thinking about what they had to say, only to hear the whistle from outside the window from time to time.Xia Chengqi glanced at Tao Yan's hand that was placed on the edge of the sofa, slowly moved over to hold it and interlocked his fingers, and then looked at the two tightly clasped hands with a satisfied smile on his face.Xia Chengqi looked up at Tao Yan's fair side face, "Tao Yan, can I be a spare tire? I mean maybe I can visit you occasionally, if Miss Shen doesn't mind."

Tao Yan turned his eyes and looked at Xia Chengqi who was asking sincere questions. Xia Chengqi in front of him seemed to be a little subdued, and he was no longer his usual calm and calm appearance.Tao Yan withdrew his hand, walked to the floor-to-ceiling windows, turned his back to Xia Chengqi, and looked at the city full of tall buildings.After a while, Tao Yan turned around, his face against the light could not see his expression clearly, "Xia Chengqi, if I want you to stay in Xiamen during your annual leave, can you do it?"

"Yes." Xia Chengqi replied without hesitation.

"Okay, I will make it clear to Shen Junran when I go back, but I hope we don't contact each other during this time."

"Okay." It was still a short, firm answer.

After the two finished their conversation, Tao Yan went back to the room to catch up on sleep. She didn't close her eyes on the plane last night, and her body was already clamoring for rest.Xia Chengqi sat in the living room, checked the length of the company's annual leave over the years, and then called Su Qingmo.

"Hello?" Su Qingmo's lazy voice came over, obviously not awake yet.

"Su Qingmo, I don't quite remember what happened last night?"

"You just need to remember that your teacher Tao Yan is back. Hang up." After Su Qingmo hung up the phone, she couldn't sleep anymore. Xia Chengqi had her Tao Yan, and she was still alone after so many years. At the beginning, I felt a little self-pity, and suddenly felt that life was as desolate as duckweed.

After Tao Yan slept for more than three hours, he walked out of the room with his bag on his back in neat clothes. Xia Chengqi curled up on the sofa with a magazine spread out on his lap.

"Are you leaving now?" Xia Chengqi looked at Tao Yan who was fully dressed and carrying a bag.

"Well, I still have class tomorrow, so I have to go to the airport early. You don't have to see me off, have a good rest, and I'll be leaving first." Tao Yan said and walked towards the entrance.Xia Chengqi was a little anxious when he stood up from the sofa, "Tao Yan."

Tao Yan stood still, turned sideways, and faced Xia Chengqi, "What's wrong?"

Xia Chengqi stood beside the sofa, frowning slightly, as if he didn't know what to say and was in a hurry, his palms were gradually sweating.After waiting for a while, Tao Yan saw that Xia Chengqi didn't move or speak, so he left sideways again.Xia Chengqi lost his ability to speak, and strode towards Tao Yan with uncontrollable legs, and pulled Tao Yan into his arms from behind. The familiar atmosphere and warmth made Xia Chengqi feel full. "I just took a look at the company's annual leave. If it is long, it can be 20 days. I will pass it as soon as possible. After arriving in Xiamen, can you simply send a WeChat message?" After Xia Chengqi finished speaking, he let go of Tao Yan with both hands, and stepped back. After a few steps, he seemed to regret his somewhat reckless behavior.

"Well, I will." Tao Yan didn't look back, and strode towards the door, but before the door closed, the movement of his hands paused, and he looked up at Xia Chengqi who was standing in the living room, "Xia Chengqi, I'm here Xiamen is waiting for you."