South of Chutian

Tang Heng fled in despair.

He pedaled the derailleur so fast that the air hummed low in his ears, as if he could get out of that room, out of that alley, out of East Lake Village—if only he could choke fast enough. when those things never happened.

In the end, he braked downstairs at Jiang Ya's house, panting, beads of sweat rolling down from his forehead one after another, even blurring his vision.He was sitting on the transmission car, with one foot on the ground and the other foot on the pedal, and he was dumbfounded, not talking.

Everyone passing by was looking at him, but he couldn't see anything.

At this time, the setting sun had already fallen below the city horizon, and Tang Heng felt that his heart was also like the setting sun, which was warm at first, but gradually sank, sinking into a cold night.

He realizes that he can't pretend it didn't happen because the images are still in front of him.Li Yuechi said, "It's really impossible for the two of us." When he said this, Tang Heng stared at the bowl in his hand. There were a few burnt fried noodles and two slices of cabbage in the bowl. Tang Heng felt like a beggar. The beggar who failed was ordered to be expelled forever.

This time it's completely, completely over.

Tang Heng went upstairs and knocked on the door. An aunt with curly hair opened the door: "Hey, who are you looking for?"

"I... sorry, I went to the wrong floor." Tang Heng realized that he had gone to the wrong floor.

Auntie muttered and closed the door.

Tang Heng went up two more floors to the door of Jiang Ya's house.

"Jiang Ya." Tang Heng knocked on the door, but no one answered.

Maybe Jiang Ya went out.Tang Heng was not in a hurry, but slowly squatted down, with his back against the cold wall.He was too anxious to escape, and at this moment he actually felt like he was exhausted.

"Here we come!" The door suddenly opened, and Jiang Ya poked her head out, "Damn, you really know how to pick your time!"

Tang Heng looked up at him: "Is it inconvenient?"

Jiang Ya showed a wicked smile: "Lulu is here - you are here, let's fight the landlord."

Tang Heng entered the room and saw a girl sitting on the sofa with her knees hugged. It turned out to be the girl who went with Jiang Ya the night they watched the performance at the livehouse on Jianghan Road.

I didn't expect them to still be in touch, are they in love?In normal times, Tang Heng would have turned his head and left. He has no hobby of making light bulbs.It's just that today, at this moment, he desperately needs to talk to someone to divert his attention.Otherwise, he doesn't know what he will do.

"This is Tang Heng, our lead singer, do you know him?" Jiang Ya introduced to Lulu.

"Wow, it's the first time we're so close!" Lulu's voice was crisp, "Hi, handsome guy."

"What are you doing?" Jiang Ya pretended to be jealous, and pinched Lulu's chin to force her to look at him, "The handsome guy is here."

The three of them really fought Landlords all night.Until after nine o'clock in the evening, Lulu yawned and said she was sleepy, Jiang Ya told her to go upstairs to sleep first.She patted Jiang Ya's head, smiled lightly and said, "Wait for you." Then she walked away slowly.

Jiang Ya took out a bottle of whiskey from the cabinet, handed Tang Heng a glass, and poured a shallow glass for him.This whiskey is a kind of woody dark yellow, with French printed on the bottle, I don't know what brand it is.

In order to protect his throat, Tang Heng did not smoke and rarely drank strong alcohol.So when the bitterness of the whiskey exploded on the tip of his tongue, he couldn't help but frown.

Jiang Ya took a sip and asked, "Who messed with you?"

Tang Heng said, "No one messed with me."

"Come on, find a mirror to reflect your virtue, as if you were beaten." Jiang Ya put his arms around Tang Heng's shoulders, "Tell Dad, Dad will stand up for you."

"Fuck off."

"Seriously, has something happened to you recently?"

"Why did you ask so?"

"A man's intuition. Did you argue with your mother again?"

"It's not my mother... Let me ask you a question."

"What?"

Tang Heng hesitated for a moment, and found a relatively tactful entry point: "How did you and Lulu get together?"

"We were together like that. Weren't you there that night?" Jiang Yali said confidently, "We both came out of the livehouse and went to the hotel to get a room. When we were done, she praised me for my good performance, so we..."

"Stop," Tang Heng said helplessly, "Have you had any normal love experience?"

"What counts as 'normal'?"

"That is, for example, if you chase a girl, you won't be able to..."

"Fuck," Jiang Ya was startled, and pressed Tang Heng's shoulders with both hands, "Son, are you straight?"

"..."

"Forget it," Tang Heng said, "I'm going back."

"What's the hurry! Come on, come on, let me tell you," Jiang Ya grabbed Tang Heng, "Are you chasing someone, how can you catch up right away! You have to pay the same amount of time and energy in RMB!"

"How to pay?"

"For example, if you are chasing someone, then you have to show the posture of chasing him? You can give him whatever he likes. One time is not enough, and you can give it several times!"

Tang Heng thought, what does Li Yuechi like?Probably like money.He did send money, but Li Yuechi didn't want it.

"Aside from spending money?" Tang Heng said, "Is there any other way?"

Jiang Ya said swish, "I'm sorry, I haven't met a girl who can't be solved with money."

Tang Heng thought to himself that his brain was squeezed by the door, so he came to ask him.

"Don't look at me with that look," Jiang Ya lowered her voice, "Son, I'm serious, you don't need to spend any money just because of your face."

forget it.

"Really, go ahead, change your bad temper again, it's perfect!"

"He already has a girlfriend."

"If there is, then there will be," Jiang Ya paused, then turned to look at Tang Heng, "Girlfriend? You, do you like lace?"

Tang Heng was silent for two seconds, got up and said, "I'm going home, you go and accompany Lulu."

"Wait, tell me clearly!" Jiang Ya finally came to his senses, and said stammeringly, "Could it be... do you like straight men?"

"Who the hell knows if he's straight or not."

"This straight guy has a girlfriend?"

"Ten years older than him."

"...exciting."

"I am leaving."

"Is there such a possibility?" Jiang Ya's tone became cautious, "He lied to you in order to make you give up."

"You lied to me that you have a girlfriend?"

"Well. Ten years old, it's too short."

"I don't think so."

"It's really possible, think about it, if I chase you suddenly...do you have to make up a boyfriend to make me give up?"

Tang Heng said, "Can you use another example?"

"That's like Brother An chasing me suddenly."

"Can you stop using the three of us as an example?"

"You are the only one with a lot of problems!" Jiang Ya said angrily, "Anyway, you should confirm his girlfriend again! Oh, but if he is really straight, no matter whether he has a girlfriend or not, you should give up as soon as possible."

Tang Heng was silent, and after a while, he whispered, "I know."

Leaving Jiang Ya's house, Tang Heng didn't ride his transmission car.At ten o'clock, the Wuhan subway is still in operation, and the passengers are still bustling.It seems that Line [-] is always so crowded.Tang Heng stood at the junction of the two carriages, surrounded by tired office workers with their heads down, and high school students chattering in school uniforms. He even smelled a faint smell of hot dry noodles.

From Jiejiekou to Jianghan Road, there are seven stops, so it's hard to say whether it's fast or slow.

In fact, Tang Heng didn't really believe Jiang Ya's words, at least he didn't think that possibility was true for Li Yuechi.People like Li Yuechi really don't seem to lie in order to reject others.The first is that he has already lived too hard, and there is no need to distribute his energy to unrelated people.The second is that he probably doesn't bother to lie at all, as long as he simply refuses, the other party will feel ashamed, right?

So what are you doing now?

It may be that the heart will not die until the Yellow River, and the coffin will not cry.

When Jianghan Road arrived, Tang Heng followed the crowd out of the subway station in a daze, and then dispersed in different directions.After a while, he arrived at the gate of the inpatient department of the Central Hospital.Nine forty-two.The guard yelled at him, a little impatiently: "Watch the time! No visits are allowed at ten o'clock!"

"Oh, good." Tang Heng quickened his pace, and turned back after walking a few steps, "Do you know which building the tumor ward is in?"

"The one in the back!" The guard looked around him, as if wondering why this young man came to visit so late and was empty-handed.

Tang Heng thanked him and walked quickly into the inpatient building.Many patients had already rested at this time, and some family members who accompanied the bed gathered at the end of the corridor to chat.There were also some people who made beds on the floor in the corridor—some were wearing hospital gowns and were still receiving fluids, and some were wearing their own clothes, probably accompanying the bed.Tang Heng stood in a daze for a while, unable to imagine what it would be like to sleep on the floor in the hospital corridor with people coming and going.The scene made him feel a thorn in his back.

"Hello, I want to ask, which ward is Zhao Xuelan in?"

"Zhao Xuelan——7025," the nurse said in a weary voice, "you'll be there if you walk forward."

"Okay, thank you."

In fact, Tang Heng was still in a daze until now, Zhao Xuelan, Li Yuechi's girlfriend, was in the front ward.But what is he going to do?Is he going to rush into the ward and ask a woman whose cancer cells have spread, "Are you Li Yuechi's girlfriend"?He couldn't do such a cruel and crazy thing.Then why did he come?To prove that Li Yuechi didn't lie?how to prove?

Tang Heng was in a mess, so he kept walking, and soon saw the "7025" sign.

The door of ward 7025 was closed, but it was not closed tightly, and a crack was opened.

Tang Heng knew that he would never push the door open.

But he still walked forward in a mysterious way, unable to explain why, knowing that he would not push the door open-but he still walked to the door.It seems that there is some kind of induction in the dark.

Through that gap, Tang Heng saw a bald woman in a hospital gown. Was it because of chemotherapy?Her back is too slender and looks fragile.

She sat on the hospital bed with her back to Tang Heng.Li Yuechi stood opposite her and handed her a peeled apple.She shook her head, and Li Yuechi put the apples into the bowl beside her.

Tang Heng thought, is Li Yuechi willing to buy fruit?Maybe I can't bear it.

A few seconds later, her body gradually leaned forward and leaned against Li Yuechi.She was too thin, leaning against Li Yuechi's body like a weightless fallen leaf, and Li Yuechi remained motionless, like a firm tree.

Tang Heng stared at them intently through the narrow door.

Li Yuechi lowered his head, Tang Heng couldn't see his expression clearly.The only thing that was certain was that for a long time to come, Li Yuechi didn't move, and just let her lean on him like that.