secret galaxy

At the end of the dinner party, many students were already drunk, and a few of them were crying and howling, using the main road as a KTV, singing "The heavy rain that I missed in those years, the love that I missed in those years", which scared a white stray cat whoosh With a bang, he got into the bushes.

Everyone laughed and said goodbye, and happily agreed to meet again next time. Liang Qian didn't drink, and saw a few girls waiting for the bus by the side of the road, so he offered to give them a ride.

"Thank you, Lawyer Liang." Gu Lanyu smiled like a flower, unceremoniously got into the car first, and grabbed the co-driver, while the other students squeezed in the back row.

On the way, everyone was still chatting about interesting things from their high school days. Gu Lanyu loved to inquire about ten years ago, and now she is still gossiping, taking the lead in interrogating Liang Qian's emotional experience, and she is still stubborn. I don't believe that Liang Qian has never talked about a girlfriend.She used to like Liang Qian, and everyone knows that when she asks now, someone jokes, saying what, you're in love again.

"No," Liang Qian said with a smile, "I can't afford Manager Gu."

"Come on," Gu Lanyu rolled her beautiful eyes, apparently still caring about Liang Qian's ruthless rejection, and said angrily, "Lawyer Liang is too high-sighted, he doesn't look down on mortals like us, he only likes The gods in the sky."

Liang Qian's posture was leisurely, not annoyed at all, and he followed Gu Lanyu's intention and said: "Yes, I just like the gods in the sky."

After struggling for more than an hour, they finally sent the four female students to the place. Liang Qian looked at the navigation and found that this place is not far from the old city of Yuzhou. He suddenly wanted to go to the place where Duan Xinghe lived.

When the car drove into Jiujiang District, the surrounding environment obviously changed. The height of the buildings dropped, and the number of shopping malls and office buildings decreased, but the small shops facing the street flourished and were densely arranged.There are neon lights everywhere, flashing gaudy and festive red lights, and even the branches and leaves of the street trees are wrapped with colored light strips.There are some old people gathered in groups of three or four on the sidewalk, sitting on plastic stools to enjoy the cool air, leaning against the dusty electric car that has been parked for years and months, slowly shaking cattail fans in their hands, and occasionally loudly Clearing his throat, he spit into the street.

Liang Qian lowered the car window, and a gust of wind brought the aroma of squid on the plate, heavy oil and spicy, arbitrarily stirring his taste, just like the people here, full of market atmosphere, fresh and tenacious.

Liang Qian found that although Jiujiang District is not prosperous enough, most of the areas have a decent city appearance, except for the street where Duan Xinghe is located, where the living conditions are very poor.

He parked the car on Hongfeng Road, followed the memory of that night and walked towards the five-story building Duan Xinghe pointed out.

The road is not wide, and more than half of it is occupied by street stalls. Although there is a gap of two meters in the middle, there are a lot of people passing by. The noise made Liang Qian upset.

After a lot of effort, he finally squeezed out from the bustling crowd and arrived at the residential area where Duan Xinghe was.In fact, it is an exaggeration to describe these seven houses as a residential area, because there is no fence to separate the buildings from the outside world, and they are so lonely and dirty between the sky and the earth, covered with scars from the years.The house that Duan Xinghe lived in was near a bumpy hill covered with knee-high weeds and littered with paper towels and packing bags. It was the one with the worst conditions.

Liang Qian looked up at the lighted windows ahead, not sure which floor Duan Xinghe lived in, the one with the bougainvillea on the anti-theft window, or the one with the blue shirt floating.

He was not in a hurry, anyway, he could see Duan Xinghe at the law firm the next day, and he came here on a whim tonight, just because the class reunion brought up some memories.

But now that you're here, maybe you can inquire about something else.

Liang Qian looked around, and there were tricycles selling snacks everywhere, such as rose ice powder, stinky tofu, spiked potatoes, braised meat and cold dishes, fried skewers and grilled sausages, everything, and the variety was quite complete.

After thinking about it, he walked to a stall and ordered black pepper-flavored finger pancakes, and specially added the most expensive chicken chop.The boss was a dark-skinned middle-aged woman, and while turning the cake, she looked at Liang Qian curiously.

"Do you live here?" Liang Qian pointed to the old buildings behind.

"Yes," the boss started talking, and complained angrily about the progress of the demolition, "This dilapidated place was said to be demolished more than ten years ago, we guarded the house and dared not sell it, and we got old if we dragged on. "

Liang Qian listened patiently to her muttering, and in the interval between the other party's moaning and sighing, he seemed to inadvertently ask, I have a friend who also lives here, his name is Duan Xinghe, do you know him?

"I know you, he was a well-known high-achieving student in our area!" The boss cheered up and talked about Duan Xinghe's glorious deeds in Yuzhou Middle School's perennial No.1 exam.

Liang Qian wanted to interrupt her several times, but the boss refused to give her a chance. When Liang Qian reached out to pick up the pancakes after they were finally made, he seized the opportunity to ask, "Then why did he drop out? Is it because of his mother?" ?”

"Yeah, this family is really pitiful. Let's not talk about my daughter, and my mother is also crazy. Xiao Duan has to take care of two people. I don't know how to get here these few years."

Liang Qian still wanted to ask for details, but a familiar clear voice suddenly sounded behind him.

"Liang Qian?" Duan Xinghe seemed to have just taken a shower, with his half-wet hair sticking softly to his skin, wearing a simple T-shirt and jeans, he asked in surprise and hesitation, "Why are you here?"

"I sent Gu Lanyu and the others, just passing by," Liang Qian walked in front of him, raised his arms to show the finger cakes he was carrying, "I'm a little hungry, let's buy something to eat."

This was a lie full of loopholes, but Duan Xinghe didn't expose it.He asked Liang Qian: "Will the classmates have fun?"

"It's okay, Lao Zeng is here too, very happy."

Duan Xinghe nodded.

"I talked about a lot of things in the past. They seem to have some misunderstanding. They always feel that we are tit for tat, which confuses me." Liang Qian playfully hooked the corners of his lips, "You don't think I'm picking on you all day long Bar."

Duan Xinghe smiled, and said solemnly: "Not at all."

They were silent for a long time, during which Liang Qian's gaze fell steadily on Duan Xinghe, upright and impartial, he observed Duan Xinghe's eyebrows, eyes and lips, and was fascinated for a moment, until Duan Xinghe turned his head from side to side in embarrassment , just smiled suddenly, and asked generously: "Gu Lanyu said she met you in Cangshi, where have you been for a few years?"

"Yes," Duan Xinghe breathed a sigh of relief, and replied quickly, "I only returned to Yuzhou half a month ago."

"Then we have a good understanding of each other."

The night wind blew down from the weed-covered dirt bag, blowing up Duan Xinghe's clothes, picking up a little moist milk fragrance, and then passing over Liang Qian's nose.

There was a lot of hustle and bustle around, and some people were arguing fiercely, but the corner where they stood was quiet and comfortable, softly enveloped by the soft moonlight.

Liang Qian suddenly didn't want to go around in circles anymore.

"I heard that your mother...is ill, is it true?"

Duan Xinghe responded very calmly, without asking Liang Qian where he got the news, and frankly told about his mother's condition.His mother, Zhou Baiqin, suffered from intermittent mental illness. Her consciousness was sometimes lucid and sometimes confused. When she had an attack, she would appear manic, go crazy, and even violently attack people who tried to get close.She has been ill for more than four years and has been receiving treatment in a nursing home in the suburbs of Cangshi.

Liang Qian asked, "Is that why you dropped out of school?"

"you can say it this way."

The hesitation in Duan Xinghe's tone made Liang Qian suspect that there was something hidden in it, but he restrained his curiosity. "That's why I didn't come to Shanghai." He laughed twice, trying to make the atmosphere more relaxed.

"Well, I'm sorry." Duan Xinghe apologized again with shame.

"Don't be like this, I blame you if you know the whole story, then am I still a human being, besides, it's not a big deal at all." Liang Qian waved his hand, and the fingertips were dangling with the fingertips.

Duan Xinghe said: "I was looking forward to it."

Liang Qian didn't react for a while, and raised his eyebrows: "What?"

"go to Shanghai."

Go, Shanghai, sea, these three words crashed into Liang Qian's ears crisply, arousing an echo that made his skin crawl. "Shanghai doesn't know how to run. When you are free, you can go whenever you want."

During this short conversation, Duan Xinghe's wet body has been blown dry by the evening wind, and his black and soft hair has become fluffy. He lowered his head and gently rubbed a small stone with the toe of a canvas shoe that was washed white. , said softly: "That's different."

"Because I'm not here, right?" Liang Qian narrowly caught Duan Xinghe's gaze, and the soles of his leather shoes stepped on the stones he kicked.

"Yeah, because you're not here."

Duan Xinghe has a skill that others can't learn. For example, at this moment, although Liang Qian looks at him and smiles, he can't tell whether this sentence is a joke or sincerity.

"I'm going home, I can't stay outside for too long." Duan Xinghe glanced at his watch and said goodbye to Liang Qian hesitantly.

Liang Qian laughed at him: "It's only a few minutes, you still have access control."

"Someone is waiting at home." Duan Xinghe answered vaguely.

Liang Qian remembered what the stall owner said just now, and asked with interest: "Do you have a younger sister?"

Duan Xinghe froze for a moment, nodded in agreement.

"It must be very beautiful, when will we meet?"

Duan Xinghe smiled very shallowly, said goodbye to Liang Qian without saying yes or no, and then walked towards the back building.After walking two steps, he turned his head again and told Liang Qian that the pancakes were unhygienic and unpalatable, so it was better to throw them away, and if he was really hungry, he could buy something else.

Under the night sky, he turned slightly sideways, with half of his face facing Liang Qian, fresh and clean, behind him were graffiti-painted, mottled and cracked residential buildings, and wild green weeds growing wildly.This strange scene brought a strong sense of conflict, and a hammer fell lightly on Liang Qian's heart.

"Duan Xinghe!" He called out his name loudly, like a restless adolescent boy, he smiled cunningly and heartily under the surprised eyes of Duan Xinghe's neighbors, "See you tomorrow."