South of Chutian

Tang Heng met Lin Lang at Tianhe Airport.He flew from Wuhan to Sanya, and Lin Lang flew from Beijing to Wuhan. The time coincided exactly, no more, no less, three or ten minutes.Tang Heng walked in a hurry, without even bringing a computer, only an Adidas sports bag was straddled diagonally, and the most valuable thing on his body was the guitar on his back.

Lin Lang looked him over and said enviously, "Young people are so chic, you can go wherever you want."

Tang Heng said, "When will your company start work after the new year?"

Lin Lang was stunned for a moment: "The seventh day of the Lunar New Year, why, you are going to Beijing to play?"

They were sitting in KFC at Tianhe Airport. At this time, many universities were on winter vacation, and KFC was full of students waiting in pairs, making it very noisy.

Tang Heng was wearing a brown fisherman's hat with the brim pushed down, covering his thick dark circles under the eyes.His voice was weak, and he seemed out of place in the lively atmosphere.

Tang Heng said, "I want to visit your company."

"Hey, welcome! When are you coming?"

"The sooner the better."

"Then on the eighth day of junior high school," Lin Lang thought for a while, "My leader is in the company on the eighth day of junior high school, and he is in charge of the band... If you don't want to see him, it's okay, recording studio, dormitory, practice room , I will show you around."

Tang Heng lowered his head and smiled: "Are you so sure that I want to sign the contract?"

"No, I just want you to know that I really want to sign you," Lin Lang paused for a moment, hesitantly, "Then you...don't want to go abroad?"

Tang Heng didn't answer her words, but remained silent for a while, and said in a low voice, "I received a very good offer."

"Congratulations, what school?"

"University of Chicago."

"Awesome!" Lin Lang raised his eyebrows and cheered, "The city champion in my high school class is also there. He works as a teacher, and I heard that he earns hundreds of thousands of dollars a year."

Tang Heng nodded: "So how do you think I should choose?"

Lin Lang remained silent, as if she really thought about it, and then she said: "This kind of offer can delay enrollment, right?"

"Well, it can be extended for a year at most."

"If you still can't let go of the band...just try to postpone it for a year?"

Tang Heng looked at her with a calm smile.

"Let me think about it." Tang Heng said.

"Yes, after all, this matter is related to your future, and you should discuss it with your family."

No, there is no need to discuss it.Tang Heng heard a voice like a voiceover say so.

Deferring admission by a year - but what about a year?One year later, he still had to leave Li Yuechi to go to the United States. That was just delaying the problem, not solving it.Will Li Yuechi fall in love with someone else after a year?Will another person show up and be as nice to him as he was to him?Even if this person is not Tian Xiaoqin, or Wang Xiaoqin, Zhang Xiaoqin, it doesn't make any difference.

The most effective method is of course—before leaving home for the airport in the morning, Tang Heng opened his laptop and clicked on the admission page of the University of Chicago.Today is the deadline to pay the reservation fee.The University of Chicago's seat reservation fee is not very expensive, tens of thousands of dollars, in fact, he can pay the seat reservation fee first, and if it is a big deal, he will not go later.

But you know, the voice from somewhere said again, you know that this is no different from delaying admission, you have to make a choice sooner or later, the most important thing is that you have already made your choice, right?What are you afraid of, afraid that he will think you are sick?But you love him, how can love be a disease?Love is the best thing in this world.

Tang Heng stayed up all night, his head was numb, and he didn't feel anything.

With a crisp click of the mouse, he knew it was at that moment.

He has already decided.

Tang Heng slept deeply during the journey, and when the plane landed, a jolt woke him up.It was almost noon and the sun was shining brightly.

He walked out of the cabin with other passengers, walked across the corridor bridge, and didn't realize his strangeness until he entered the terminal.Already arrived in Sanya.Tang Heng took off his coat, it was still hot, and he took off his sweater, wearing only a sleeveless vest, then tied up his hair randomly and tied it into a messy ponytail.

Tang Heng turned on his phone, and several text messages popped up one after another. An Yun said, can you contact Jiang Ya?The Hainan Tourism Bureau said that you are welcome to Hainan, but Fu Liling said that you go to the hotel first and I will be there the day after tomorrow.Tang Heng flicked through his inbox for a long time, and finally had to admit that Li Yuechi did not contact him.

Not to blame Li Yuechi, they agreed.Tang Heng walked out of the terminal, squinting his eyes under the scorching sun. The sky was blue, the wind was warm, and there were large palm leaves swaying gently in the distance.The situation of last night was so close in front of his eyes, Tang Heng felt dazed for a while, is this moment a fake?He always felt that he should be in Wuhan, in that icy drop of water.

Li Yuechi said, I never thought you were sick.

Li Yuechi said, I didn't pity you.

Li Yuechi said, Tang Heng... Tang Heng.

Li Yuechi hugged him tightly, with such strength that it seemed to press him into his bones.The winter night was so cold, Tang Heng felt like his voice was frozen.

"Do you think I'm weird?" He circled Li Yuechi and said seriously, "You know, I believe you are not with Tian Xiaoqin, but I, I can't let go of those thoughts, maybe only her I can't think about it until I'm dead—I'm not cursing her. Li Yuechi, sometimes I really wish to tell everyone that you are mine, but I don't want to hurt you... Sometimes I want to lock you up, or you put me You can lock it up, so no one can take you away... Am I scary?"

Li Yuechi didn't answer, his tightly closed eyelashes trembled, Tang Heng didn't know if he was afraid or he was enduring something.

"I just love you, and I don't know why love is like this," Tang Heng murmured, "Let's calm down for a while."

Tang Heng stared at Quiet's mobile phone, and sneered—laughing at his hypocrisy.Said "calm down", and then came to Sanya hypocritically, in fact, just to prove that he is a "normal person", right?But he actually gave up on the offer from the University of Chicago. He couldn't imagine how Li Yuechi would react when he found out. Maybe he would think he was sick?It's true that love is the best thing in this world, but he admits that he doesn't know what good love looks like, he thinks, maybe what he gave Li Yuechi was bad love.But bad love is also love—how could he love Li Yuechi so much?Can't figure it out.

During the Spring Festival of 2012, Tang Heng and Fu Liling were in their new house in Sanya.On the night of New Year's Eve, he still couldn't help dialing Li Yuechi's number—in fact, it was only thirteen days since they separated.

It was almost midnight, and the sound of firecrackers outside the window was deafening. Tang Heng covered his head under the quilt, and the moment the phone was connected, he felt his heart tremble.

"Li Yuechi..." Suddenly, a little unfamiliar, "It's me."

Li Yuechi's voice was slightly smiling: "I know."

"Is it cold in your house?"

"chilly."

"I thought your altitude would be warmer.

"It's still very cold in the mountains, and there's no air conditioning."

"Have you set off firecrackers?"

"Ah."

"Li Yuechi..."

"what happened?"

"I miss you a lot."

Li Yuechi stopped talking, Tang Heng's heart beat faster and faster, did he get tired of him?Or has he already been unable to answer his words?Perhaps there is no essential difference between the two.

The sound of firecrackers outside the window was even louder. Tang Heng pressed his phone tightly to his ear, afraid that he would miss Li Yuechi's voice.However, he could only hear Li Yuechi's shallow breathing.

After a while, Li Yuechi suddenly said, "It's midnight."

"Ah," Tang Heng stumbled, "so fast."

"Happy New Year."

"You too...Happy New Year."

"Come back if you miss me," Li Yuechi said quietly, "I'm in Wuhan, and I... miss you very much."