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During the whole winter, most of the time stays in the rainy and cold weather.

That day, Zhou Yu took Xia He to fish in a small river outside the city in a minivan. It was also cloudy, with no wind or rain. It was almost the Spring Festival, but he didn't feel a hint of spring.

The two sat on the rocky steps by the river, wearing gloves, and gripped the fishing rod tightly. The down jacket was wet by the splashing water, and no one cared.

Sitting extremely bored, Zhou Yu turned to him and asked, "Is the place Gu Sheng went to be Beijing?"

Xia He came back to his senses, raised his eyebrows, and then nodded: "Yes!"

"Has his father recovered yet? What's wrong with him?"

"I heard from him that it was a cerebral hemorrhage. It was scary. No one was around when the attack occurred, but the security guards discovered it."

Zhou Yu snorted, turned his eyes to look at the water and thought for a while, then asked again: "You and Gu Sheng are in frequent contact, and he hasn't told us about this."

After speaking, a trace of panic flashed across Xia He's face, but then he pretended not to take it seriously, and said calmly, "Maybe I think I'm better at comforting people."

"Hehe!" Zhou Yu said with a smile: "But to be honest, since the two of you stopped fighting, your relationship is deeper than me and you. I guess you have replaced me in your heart. You really like the new and hate the old."

Xia He rolled his eyes at him: "Don't be disgusting." Then he said in a consistent tone: "It's just that he wants to pester me, and I can't help it."

Zhou Yu cut, turned his eyes to look at the ripples on the water surface, looking forward to the big fish biting the hook.

He made such a joke, but Xia He felt relieved.What Xia He didn't understand was, if Gu Sheng was always by his side, how would this matter be seen in the light of day?

The ripples on the surface of the water fluctuated round and round, and then stopped, and the float did not move at all, which seemed to be a virtual image.

Then, Zhou Yu suddenly turned into a deep tone, looked across the river, and said, "Xiahe, let me tell you the truth."

"Huh? What's the truth?"

"Actually..." Zhou Yu moved his gaze over, "Actually, I like Gao Yalan."

Xia He wanted to open his mouth, but was stunned, then frowned and smiled: "Really?"

Zhou Yu lowered his face: "Didn't you see that I am so serious now? Of course it is true. Do you think I like to joke with you?"

"When did it happen?"

He thought for a while: "It should be when I first met her, didn't you also fall in love with her when you saw her?"

"Don't talk nonsense, my liking is different from yours. I didn't have any evil intentions when I saw him for the first time." Xia He made a rare joke in order to ease the slightly embarrassing atmosphere.

Zhou Yu hehe twice, not knowing how to go on.

After a while, Xia He asked, "Did you tell her?"

"Huh?" Zhou Yu pretended not to hear clearly, and then explained: "Isn't there no chance...Look at you, everyone in the school knows about this mess with her, why should I join in the fun? And Gu Sheng, I really think that Gu Sheng just wanted to chase after Gao Yalan, but later on he didn't have any contact with her because he was afraid of rumors. You two are the most handsome people in the whole school and circle around her. How can I have a chance? Show your heart. Besides, what if one of you is really interested in her? If I don't care about it, then it would be too unreasonable for me to be a friend. "

"It's nothing like that." Xia He said, "Before, I was really afraid that she would be bullied. Seeing her pity, I wanted to protect her. I really didn't have any feelings for her. As for Gu Sheng..." Xia He paused, and decided to defend Gu Sheng: "Although I don't know what he likes and dislikes very well, but with his personality, if he likes Gao Yalan, he would have declared to the whole world that the other party is his. But now nothing happens. No, and the two of them haven't even spoken a few words, I don't think he has such a heart..."

Even though he had said everything clearly, Zhou Yu still sighed, "Forget it, I don't want to do it now. It's better not to bother people, let's talk about it after graduation, and if you still have feelings for her by then, just go all out." Fight to see if you can get it. What do you think?"

Xia He nodded in approval, but said, "Whatever you want!"

At this time, the fish bit the hook, and the two quickly stood up and worked together to pull the line to the shore.

On the way back, all the fishing gear was loaded into the trunk of the van.Zhou Yu drove, Xia He sat in the co-pilot.He patted the water droplets on the down jacket, just as the car started, the cell phone, which hadn't called for two days, suddenly rang.

Xia He took it out, saw that it showed Gu Sheng, and cast a wary glance at Zhou Yu who was beside him, but the other party had already seen who it was, so in order to conceal the relationship, he didn't have the nerve to say get off the car, so he could only press the answer button.

"Hey, what's wrong?"

"Xiahe, my father is dead!"

The sudden sentence made Xia He's expression dull, and he didn't dare to speak out.The other party continued: "I've been busy dealing with the funeral these two days, and I'm very upset. I don't have time to call you. You don't blame me, do you?"

"No······"

"Do you miss me?"

Xia He frowned obviously, and cast a glance at Zhou Yu from the corner of his eye, but luckily the other party didn't pay attention.

Without hearing him speak, Gu Sheng guessed something and asked, "Is there anyone beside you?"

"Zhou Yu is here." Xia He said.

Zhou Yu just started the car and turned a corner, turned his face, and shouted excitedly: "Gu Sheng, how are you in Beijing?"

Gu Sheng didn't hear and didn't answer.After calming down for a while, Xia He whispered, "Are you okay?"

"It's not very good. Let me tell you a damn thing. My dad really had an illegitimate child outside, and he didn't tell me. Now that little kid can make soy sauce. If it wasn't for him being overwhelmed, I guess Don’t dare to let me know now.”

Xia He asked, "Does it affect you in any way?"

"Of course there is. Once he leaves, the family property will be divided into several shares. His wife and son share, shareholders share, and some public welfare associations. The few remaining are mine. You said that it is beneficial to me. Does it affect it?"

Hearing that the other party's tone was indeed a bit condescending, Xia He didn't dare to say more, letting the other party complain.

But then he thought of something again, and hurriedly asked: "Then will you come back after school starts?"

Gu Sheng said: "Don't worry, I promised you that I will definitely go back. It's just..."

"Just what?"

"It's just that I may not live in Fengcheng anymore. My dad arranged everything in Beijing before, and even predicted that I might be powerless. Knowing that I couldn't get into college, he arranged for me to enter the police academy through connections. I just go to study as a transfer student."

Xia He took a deep breath quietly, feeling a sudden pain in his heart, and said, "Then your father treats you very well..."

After a moment of silence, the other party said: "Xiahe, why don't you go to a university in Beijing, so that we can still be together."

Xia He endured it, and said: "I will try my best. Say this first, and call you when I get back."

Shengba hung up the phone, raised his eyes and stared at the road ahead outside the car window.

"What did he say?"

Seeing that the two of them had finally finished talking on the phone, Zhou Yu asked curiously.

Xia He collected his emotions, turned to him and said, "Gu Sheng's father passed away."

"Huh? So suddenly?"

Zhou Yu was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear: "I thought it was just a hospital stay, but I didn't expect it to be so serious..."

"Ok!"

"Then Gu Sheng is alright?"

"It doesn't sound very good. He said that he will not live in Fengcheng in the future and will move to Beijing."

"what?"

Zhou Yu's jaw was about to droop, "Does he not want the college entrance examination?"

"Entered the police academy through the back door, besides, what university can he get into?"

Although Xia He satirized Gu Sheng, his heart was full of sourness.

"But it's also..."

Zhou Yu held the steering wheel, the car moved forward at a constant speed, and the road leading to the urban area was rarely complicated.

A few days later, Gu Sheng came back, which happened to be New Year's Eve.

The annual family fun, the neighbors are very lively.

When Xia He received Gu Sheng's call, he happened to be at the New Year's Eve dinner table.He got up, walked to the balcony, looked outside the courtyard door, and saw Gu Shengyi on the wall of the opposite building, under the streetlight.

He hurried downstairs to bring him up.

About the death of Gu Sheng's father, Xia He told his father when he got home that day.After hearing this, Xia Zhendong's face was gloomy for two or three days in a row, and it was only when the Chinese New Year was approaching that his face turned red.

When Xia Zhendong saw Gu Sheng coming to his house, he was as enthusiastic as ever, even more kind, and hurriedly invited him to the table for dinner.After Gu Sheng sat down, he even asked him about all the delicious food, so he almost picked up the chopsticks himself.

Then, Xia Zhendong talked about his father who passed away.

"Gu Sheng, I heard about your father from Xia He. It's a pity that I wasn't able to attend his funeral."

Gu Sheng suddenly seemed a little cautious, perhaps because he didn't know how to answer this topic, and then said again: "He didn't hold a funeral either."

"Oh, was it buried?"

"Not yet, it's frozen in the hospital mortuary, and I have to wait until spring before I can be buried."

"Oh, that's how it is······"

Perhaps because he felt that it was not auspicious to talk about this topic on New Year's Eve, Xia Zhendong didn't continue.Instead, let Gu Sheng eat more vegetables.

After dinner, Xia He planned to go for a walk with Gu Sheng.

The two walked slowly down the block with their hands in their coat pockets.Everyone went home for the holidays, the road was a bit deserted for a while, the street lights were warm, and the figures of the two were stretched.

Gu Sheng said, "Have they all asked about me?"

Xia He nodded: "Well, Xie Dong also said that he would go to Beijing to find you, and he doesn't plan to study anymore."

"Cut, tell him not to do stupid things. I won't recognize him as a brother when he comes."

Xia He smiled: "You can tell him yourself."

Gu Sheng changed his mind and asked again: "What about you? Will you come with me?"

"go to Beijing?"

"Yes, the capital of the motherland, how face-saving it is."

Xia He showed a hint of helplessness: "Aren't you joking? I still have to continue the college entrance examination, and my dad would not be happy to go with you."

"Then can you apply for a university in Beijing?"

"It's hard to say, what if I don't pass the exam?"

Gu Sheng's face darkened: "Don't say it's just in case, too far away is not good for us."

"I know..." Xia He turned his gaze to the blinking red headlight not far away.I don't know how to face this problem, and I don't even know how to face the relationship with each other. It's really like a thread, which will be broken as soon as you cut it.Gu Sheng will definitely meet more interesting people in the future, people who are more special than himself. By then, what will he be?

When he thinks this way, he suddenly doesn't feel empty in his heart. Anyway, he doesn't know the outcome of everything, let what should come, let it come, and talk about it when the time comes.

It can only be said at that time.

"Go and watch the fireworks," he said.

Then he changed direction and walked towards the place where the fireworks were set off.

The fireworks by the river were gorgeous, and the people on the ground looked up, and the scene was a bit lonely.