Reserve the sun

The heating in the villa is very sufficient, and the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor makes every piece of glass form a layer of mist. It seems that the scenery processed by Gaussian blur can only distinguish the clear colors from the eyes of the people in the room, and even the outlines are roughly blurred. I don't quite understand.The sunshine time in winter is of course short. When the two of them came, it was still orange-yellow, but now it has turned into a not-so-rich purple.

Walking to a window, Ji Yu stretched out his hand to wipe off the layer of tiny water droplets. This place is facing the direction of the setting sun, without the cover of tall buildings, the afterglow of the setting sun can be seen very clearly.Near the horizon, only a small arc of the sun remained, and the surrounding sky was baked into a deep orange-red color by its heat. layer.Then there is the fusion of the orange-red and the dark blue sky. The pink at the dividing line is getting closer and deeper from the night, until it turns into the purple seen just now, until it turns into the color of night.

He turned his head, looked at Jiang Liu's straight spine and swan-like neck, and said slowly, "Jiang Liu, what kind of people are your parents?"

Slowing down and leaning on the rattan sofa, Jiang Liu seemed to be recalling something, "My father is a descendant of Donald's offshoot, and my mother is Chinese. They met in university, and they both studied architectural design. After graduation, the two joined Donald to work. Live a happy and prosperous life. My mother is a person who likes her hometown very much. Although her identity has become British after marrying her father, she will definitely find time to take me to China every year. My grandparents passed away very soon. Early, I didn't have any impression of them, but fortunately my mother already had my father by her side at that time, she always told me to treat my father better, because without my father, I might lose my mother."

After a pause, Jiang Liu closed her eyes, "My dad is very good at handicrafts. When I was young, he would make me a lot of house models as toys for me. The wood was polished very smooth, not to mention barbs. He has a very good temper, and in my memory he has never been angry with anyone. Even if once I ruined the blueprint he needs to deliver the next day, he just sighed helplessly. I stayed up all night trying to remedy it. Generally speaking, my parents are very good people."

Ji Yu walked to the other side and sat down, and tried to ask: "So you know so much about China, and you speak Chinese so well, all because of your mother?"

Still not opening her eyes, Jiang Liu shook her head, "Not exactly, since my parents died unexpectedly when I was 10 years old, I have no chance to come to China again."

"Your parents passed away?" Ji Yu's eyes widened suddenly. No wonder he didn't see any information about his parents in the documents, they are no longer alive!Ji Yu wanted to speak a few times, but Ji Yu's lips opened and closed, and it took him a long time to hold back a sentence, "I, I don't know, I'm sorry..."

"It's okay, I don't mind." Jiang Liu opened his eyes and fixedly looked at Ji Yu with a calm expression, but it made people feel serious for no reason. "Actually, I'm very happy that you can take the initiative to ask me this. So, are you willing to continue listening?"

Ji Yu nodded.

"That's when I suddenly developed hypermnesia. Some patients are congenital defects. I am not. I was there when my parents had an accident. I almost watched them lose their lives. Then I realized that I I can’t forget the things I experienced at all, and I can’t sleep every day. The doctor saw that something was wrong with me and took me to a psychiatric examination.

For patients with hyperamnesia, what they fear most is experiencing things that they are extremely afraid of. Because they cannot forget, every time they think about it, it is a great blow to their spirits.Seeing his parents lose their lives with his own eyes, Ji Yu couldn't imagine what it would be like.For him, a man in his thirties, the pain was unbearable, and it was no wonder that it would cause irreversible damage to the spirit.Fortunately, this damage can be transformed into a genius' help, instead of becoming a nightmare that dragged Jiang Liu into hell.

"The generation of Donald's family is short of talents. At that time, it was all supported by his grandfather who was in charge of the overall situation. So he has been paying attention to the children of the appropriate age in the offspring who are not related by blood, and wants to personally select and train them. I lost my parents and suffered from illness. With such a rare disease, grandpa naturally put his mind on me. After meeting a few times, my custody was handed over to grandpa, so I became the young master of Donald's family as you know now. "

Without much effort, Jiang Liu could easily recall the scene when he saw his grandfather for the first time.He had just turned ten years old because of the insomnia caused by hyperamnesia and the fear of losing his parents, and he became extremely thin. Except when the nurse took him out for a walk, he sat on the white hospital bed in a daze for infusions.After his parents' funeral, he hadn't seen the rest of the Donald's family, so the sudden appearance of this old gentleman who claimed to be Donald made him instinctively repel and fear.But the other party turned a blind eye to this, did not consider his thoughts at all, took a copy of "Basic Principles of Economics" from the person behind him, and read it in an elegant and low English accent. Ten minutes later, the old gentleman closed the book and asked him, "Can I recite what I just read?"

Jiang Liu knew that the other party's question could not be refused, so she could only nod and repeat in a low voice.He recited it very carefully, even the pauses and intonations were perfect, he thought, if I recite it well, then this person should not embarrass himself.

"Later, when I came to my family, my grandfather hired the best psychologist and psychiatrist for me, and forced me to learn the thinking castle, so that I could organize my memory independently. Although the process was painful, it did allow me to move as fast as possible. I resumed my normal life and routine. What followed was cramming learning in an extremely crazy way, reading, listening to books, and endorsement. In those few years, my daily life was like a scanner, constantly storing new Knowledge."

He was clearly talking about his own affairs, but Jiang Liu's tone was no different from that of a bystander. Ji Yu lowered his head and did not want to look at him with such an irrelevant attitude. When he cast his last glance on Jiang Liu's face, he wondered if it was Illusion, he felt that there seemed to be more shadows on Jiang Liu's face, like the sky outside the window that had been completely occupied by night.Lost the luster of warm colors, enthusiasm and vitality, all were dyed into a dark matte texture, the texture is excellent to the touch, but it is abrupt and bumpy when zoomed in.

"Later, I went to college as my grandfather expected, and entered Donald's job. Then, in the ordinary and boring work, I received a task to discuss cooperation in China, and I met you." The story that has been experienced has come to an end, but life does not end here, the future story is still going on, whether it is sweet or not depends on you and Ji Yu.

Hearing his name, Ji Yu raised his head. There was a hint of emotion on his face that Jiang Liu couldn't understand, wandering on the boundary between sadness and calm, and there was a bit of calm in forbearance. "Jiang Liu, you are right, I am actually quite naive."

Jiang Liu's experience made Ji Yu feel a little ashamed. The classic phrase "Heaven will send a great responsibility to the people" came to his mind. Jiang Liu was "hardened and tired".No wonder he sees farther than himself, thinks deeper than himself.I have lived to this day in my life, relying on the influence of my parents, relying on my own cleverness, and relying on the indulgence of people around me. Compared with Jiang Liu, he is really just a naive child.

His luck is so good that everyone is willing to protect him.

"I also said that what I envy is your childishness."

Downstairs in the kitchen, Ji's father was taking the snow-white dumplings out of the boiling water, while Ji's mother was serving dipping sauce on the other side.After the dishes and chopsticks were set, Mother Ji walked into the living room and waved to the two people sitting on the second floor, "Come down quickly, the dumplings are out of the pot!"

After Papa Ji brought the last plate of dumplings to the table and sat down, everyone picked up chopsticks and started eating.

Mother Ji held a dumpling between her hands and enthusiastically guided Jiang Liu, "Xiao Liu, the first thing to do with the dumplings is to add some dipping sauce, so that you can taste the original flavor of the dumplings and see if the chef who made the dumplings is really skilled."

Nodding obediently, Jiang Liu held the dumpling and put it directly into his mouth, so that one of his cheeks was propped up, like a hamster who crazily stored dried corn in his mouth, his eyes were bright and his lips were red, much cuter than usual .After chewing for a few times, Jiang Liu swallowed what was in his mouth, and showed a particularly immature smile to Mama Ji, "Auntie's cooking skills are also very good, and the dumplings are especially delicious."

A dumpling dinner was simple and homely. Although Jiang Liu's joining broke the reunion that should only have a family of three, the host's moderate greetings and deliberately kept a safe distance made him feel no restraint or embarrassment.Even if it was against the rules, the exchange of words and hearty laughter interspersed with eating made him feel the long-lost happiness.Such a erudite talent, the natural and proficient cadence of words and sentences in the chat made Ji Yu's parents' eyes shine, as if they had met a rare close friend.Even Papa Ji, who was a bit indifferent at the beginning because of jealousy, wanted to pat the table and pull Jiang Liu to the study for three hundred rounds.

Listening to his parents' compliments to Jiang Liu, Ji Yu just sat aside and smiled silently, unwilling to disturb this rare harmony.Perhaps somewhere in the subconscious, he has already noticed Jiang Liu's longing for the affection of his parents, so even if it is a false impression that can only be given for a short time, he is not willing to intervene in it with a posture that Jiang Liu can't complain and has no position to complain.It is a bubble that will burst, but Ji Yu hopes that the person who bursts it is not himself.

It wasn't until the dumpling soup in the pot became cold that Ji's father and Ji Yu were rushed to the kitchen by the hostess to wash the dishes, saying that they wanted to have a good chat with Jiang Liu, and by the way, appreciate her beauty up close - take care of their eyes.

Jiang Liu was sensitive and thoughtful, and he probably guessed that this was Ji's mother who wanted to explain something to his good friend who was rarely recognized by Ji Yu.No matter how young a girl is, she is also a mother, and the unceasing family and blood relationship cannot be faked.

Seeing the father and son with similar backs walking away, the banter and playfulness on Ji's mother's face faded away, and her eyes were full of love and expectation.

"Xiao Liu, what I'm going to say may be presumptuous, don't be angry if I'm wrong."

Jiang Liu nodded, his figure was more upright than before.

Smiling and patting Jiang Liu's back, Ji's mother said, "Don't be nervous, I'm not a scourge! Xiao Liu, if my guess is right, your parents aren't around?"

It's really a euphemistic way of saying it. He insisted on being so considerate even though he had already guessed the facts. This attitude made Jiang Liu relax a little and nodded in agreement. "My parents died very young."

"Look at the expression on my face when I hit Xiaoyu, I am very envious. At that time, I thought, the reason why you are so calm is probably because of this reason." Mother Ji's eyes were concerned and distressed, but she did not have the pity that Jiang Liu was afraid of. "You are such an excellent child, and his father and I are very happy to be friends with Xiaoyu. He has never been worried about his study and work since he was a child. The only thing is that he doesn't know how to communicate with others. Just as good, but no one can be best friends."

No one knows a son better than a mother. Even if Ji's mother hasn't been with her son day and night for a long time, she can tell his recent joy at a glance.This saying is true at the age of three, Ji Yu's strengths and weaknesses have always been familiar to her, and she can really do a 'one-hit kill' when dealing with her son.Ji Yu seldom brings friends here. Apart from Wei Qiu, Mama Ji has never seen anyone else. Judging by her son's attitude today, Mama Ji is 100% sure that this Mr. Donald has been placed in the line by Ji Yu 'The people are gone.

"The only one who can be called a close friend is Wei Qiu before you, but I guess you probably haven't heard the reason why they got along well. A Qiu despised Xiao Yu since he was a child, and Xiao Yu was eager to prove himself. By chance, he saved Aqiu's life, and he stayed in the hospital for three months. From then on, Aqiu treated Xiao Yu as his own younger brother and loved him. Interesting thing, the smile on the corner of his mouth can't be suppressed, "It's also because of Aqiu's mouth. Although it hurts, he is willing to scold. Xiaoyu's temper has been tossed a lot. I think he She is more suitable to be Xiao Yu's parent than my real mother!"

Mother Ji remembered that once when she came home from work, she heard Wei Qiu's voice almost breaking when she entered the door. How did the son offend this elder brother with a different surname from his own blood?

"I didn't say it before, when you meet a girl's confession, you have to smile and politely refuse! Look at you today, you turned around after receiving the letter and left. It wasn't me who coaxed you, that girl would cry like hell You can even hear the movement in the teaching building!" Wei Qiu raised his eyebrows angrily in the room, almost jumping his feet in anger.

Ji Yu's voice was faint, but what he said made people feel like adding fuel to the fire, "I turned around and threw it away last time, but I didn't pick it up this time; I didn't pick it up last time, and I didn't pick it up this time either. This is progress, and you should praise me."

Ji's mother almost burst into laughter outside, her son is really talented, and he asked for praise first when he did something wrong.It's just as annoying as his father's disobedient temperament.Before she had time to laugh out loud, she heard a slamming sound from inside the door, probably because Wei Qiu was reluctant to hit Ji Yu and slapped the book on the table to relieve his anger.

"Okay, you, Young Master Ji, have improved. But can you do the whole thing I taught you next time?! Aren't you smart, why do you only improve so little every time!?" Wei Qiu's voice was quick It was smoking, but it was hard for me to get angry with Ji Yu, who was soft and hard.

"Forgot, I generally have poor acceptance of things that I can't understand." Ji Yu said it with confidence.

After a long time, Mother Ji heard Wei Qiu's extremely patient voice, "Okay, you learn as soon as possible, I will be your school boy, and I will be responsible for wiping your ass."

"Wrong, the book boy doesn't do this job..."

Mother Ji looked at the handsome mixed-race boy in front of her. He was about the same age as Ji Yu, but the relationship between the two seemed to be different from Wei Qiu. She knew that Jiang Liu was also accommodating Ji Yu, but it was just a keen sixth sense. Tell her something is different. "Aqiu told me that you've been staying in China all this time, and Xiao Yu doesn't know anything about taking care of people. Thanks to you, you don't mind. I know my son, and it's very tiring to make friends with him."

Jiang Liu didn't agree very much. In his eyes, Ji Yu would bravely admit his mistakes and shortcomings, would also say some warm words to himself, and practice calligraphy according to his own requirements to write a letter that could be included in a photo frame. letter.Ji Yu may not care much about most people, but his sincerity is like a little sun, which can instantly warm his heart. "Auntie, Ji Yu is very good. During this period of time, he took me to eat everywhere, and almost contracted my three meals a day."

"This kid doesn't like to cook and doesn't know how to cook, but he is picky about his taste. It is his specialty to find takeout among his life skills that he has learned so much."

Jiang Liu smiled, unable to deny it.

"Xiao Liu, you should be more tolerant of Ji Yu when you get along with him in the future. After all, my mother is partial, and I hope everyone can treat her son well. You have experienced more things than Xiao Yu, and your mind is more mature. When he is naive and refuses to listen to advice, don't mind, let him think about it first, and he will apologize and reflect on it when he figured it out. Don't be really angry, that kid is rebellious and has to be smoothed out. The past is over, as for the future , Auntie hopes that all of you children can live well and live a smooth life."

Jiang Liu nodded, "Auntie, it's rare to meet such a naive and straightforward person as Ji Yu. I'm the same as you, and I hope he can be righteous and confident for the rest of his life."

When I left the villa, the surroundings were completely quiet, the suburban night in winter was extremely quiet, only the occasional chirping of birds could be heard.The chirping of insects in summer and the friction of leaves being blown by the wind are like scenes imagined by passers-by. Without a clear enough memory and spatial imagination, it is impossible to completely match the two images.Only the asphalt road that remains unchanged in all seasons and the orderly white street lights along it are as always, pointing the way back to the city for passing vehicles.

Ji Yu unreasonably remembered the movie "Border Town" that he watched with the whole third grade in the school auditorium when he was in high school. Cui Cui and his grandfather were separated by the emerald green river, and the girl stood on the bank of the river, using a voice as crisp as a copper bell across the distance. Shout out to Grandpa—Grandpa, I want you!

It was a young man in the age of seventeen or eighteen. As soon as he said this, sparse and suppressed laughter filled the dark auditorium.The girl secretly glanced at the back or profile of the boy she liked, pinching the corners of the school uniform with her fingers and kneading them.The boy hooked up with the buddies around him, occasionally pouted in some direction and winked together.

Everyone was trying to figure out a kind of ambiguity in the lines about the girl's reliance on family affection. Ji Yu felt that this was probably growth.After that age, not on such occasions, this memory will be gone.The youthful arrogance is buried in the bottom of my heart, and the sweet and sour longing for love has also become a physiological phenomenon that is inhumane.People are always like this, you will get something if you lose it, and only when you lose it will you feel that something is precious.

Ji Yu tends to think wildly whenever he is free recently, and the content is nothing more than his youth and past love.His pretentious aloofness made him disdain to bend down to accommodate any girl who confessed to him at that time, which hurt her sincerity at that time, and now left him with a boring and lackluster youthful memory.When he was awake, he regretted a bit, but when he dreamed back at midnight, he still made the same stubborn choice.

Such feelings are too young and ignorant, probably not the love I yearn for.

He is not very sure about the reason for his abnormality, but he can analyze and compare.During these days, the variable in life and work is just Jiang Liu, they commute and eat together.The occasional gaze from those blue eyes made me feel at a loss, but when it moved away, I wanted to explore again.The close physical contact and dialogue, the genuine tenderness and considerateness and righteousness, Jiang Liu's unreserved trust in herself and all kinds of casual sweet words make Ji Yu's heart beat anytime and anywhere.He suddenly felt that his thoughts were horrifying. Maybe after living for so many years, he suddenly realized that he was not straight?

"What are you thinking?" Jiang Liu was facing the window, as if he was looking at the scenery outside, but in fact he was staring at Ji Yu's shadow reflected on the glass.

Peeking is also divided into three, six, and nine grades. The moves that are blatant and aboveboard but can not be discovered by the parties are the top ones.

Shocked by Jiang Liu's voice, the thought in Ji Yu's mind shattered as if shattered by a sound wave. rose color. "nothing."

"Really." Since he didn't want to say it, Jiang Liu wouldn't force him to ask.

"Jiang Liu, you said that your views on marriage and love have changed. What is the reason?" Ji Yu didn't know how he could throw this question out so smoothly. He wanted to confirm that Jiang Liu had someone he liked. , Those words are just his answer, not to himself.

As if he suddenly felt that his neck was wrapped with a sharp steel wire, Jiang Liu's eyelashes trembled slightly, and he didn't even dare to turn his head. He knew the reason for Ji Yu's silence all the way.The two of them got too close and had too much contact these days, and he unconsciously relaxed his management and supervision of himself.Intentionally or unintentionally, he 'confided his heart' to Ji Yu, and 'confessed' to Ji Yu speciously, seeing the redness of the other party rising suddenly like a mercury thermometer, Jiang Liu's mind longed for more.

He is challenging his own limit, and he is also challenging Ji Yu's limit.

But in front of him, the red thread that he has been trying to touch is already on the verge of breaking, like a hair that has been burned by ultraviolet rays, it has no elasticity at all, a little pulling force will make it break, and it will never stick back.

"Because of a person, a person I want to pamper for the rest of my life." Jiang Liu felt her throat tighten, and the more she tried to get back to normal, the more hoarse she became.He couldn't lie to Ji Yu, so he didn't tell a lie, but told half the truth.

Ji Yu seemed relieved, "Is it the person you mentioned last time?"

Jiang Liu nodded with a wry smile. It wasn't the right time. Hearing his answer, the expression of relief was so irresponsible that it made him suffocate.Jiang Liu couldn't feel whether the steel string around his neck was loose or tight. He only felt that his soul was pulled out and he became a lonely ghost.

It is said that tossing a coin cannot draw conclusions, but it can let people know their real choices. Jiang Liu knew that he could not desire more from the beginning.But approaching the cliff, he always hoped that Ji Yu would come to drag him back.

"Ji Yu, I just received the news that I have to go back to England." Jiang Liu originally wanted to save this matter to tell him on the working day, but Ji Yu's uneasiness and retreat woke him up severely.He has been indulging for too long, and he has to give himself space and time to calm down again.

"What did you say?" Ji Yu almost slammed on the brakes.

"I should leave when the press conference is over and the specific plan is determined. I stayed for so long because of other tasks assigned to me by the board of directors. Now that the materials are almost complete, it is inappropriate to stay here." Jiang Liu's voice was the same as before. It sounds smooth and pleasant, but when it comes to work, he is not as gentle as usual, and there is a howling cold wind at the end.

"That's right, your rank is so high, it's not appropriate to be away from the headquarters all the time." Ji Yu turned to look at him, "Then, when are you leaving?"

"Wednesday."

Ji Yu wanted to say that he was going to see him off, but Jiang Liu followed up and blocked his words in his throat. "Don't come to see me off, I have an early morning flight."

Ji Yu fell silent, and silently turned the steering wheel, her thin lips pressed together tightly, as if aggrieved.

"You're the one to come to the fishing boat for the Christmas event?" Jiang Liu couldn't help but want to comfort her, but couldn't make it too obvious, so she thought of reminding Ji Yu when the two of them would meet again.He mocked himself in his heart, it was too deep.

"That's right! It's already November, and we'll meet soon!" Ji Yu no longer had the heart to think about why he was happy and joyful because of this incident. His eyes were as bright as stars, and he only felt satisfied.It seems that I have been convinced that I will get a long-awaited gift on my birthday, and it is also like a carp that cannot survive in a puddle suddenly encounters the rain.

Seeing the young man in the driver's seat abandoning his usual shell, talking about his plans and preparations, with a lively expression on his face, Jiang Liu was suddenly thankful for his quick thinking, and thought of reminding him of their cooperation during Christmas.He can be 100% sure that the reason for Ji Yu's grievance and happiness this time is himself.

The street lights in the urban area became denser. Although the speed of the car slowly slowed down, the rhythm of the lights on Jiang Liu's face became faster and faster.The sculpted face is yin and yang, but the curvature of the corners of the lips has not changed.He suddenly discovered that maybe Ji Yu's panic was not because he discovered his secret feelings for him, but because he had something he couldn't believe because of his provocative hints.

The mind of a person in a crush is so easy to fluctuate like this. In just a short journey, his heart is really like the one written in the novel, blindfolded and tied to the front end of the roller coaster.I don't know what the road ahead is, and my mental preparations are completely useless. I can only lift my heart along with the acceleration of gravity to ensure that it doesn't jump out of my mouth.He wanted to reach the finish line as soon as possible and remove the black cloth from his eyes, but the person who designed this roller coaster didn't know that his passengers were being "tortured".

Jiang Liu thought, if the designer spends his whole life designing orbits for himself, there is nothing unacceptable, as long as he promises to only scare him from now on.