[The summer solstice has not yet come] Carving time

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Gu Qiaochu often thinks that in this life, he rarely does things that he will regret.Among the few things, one of them is that he has never met the woman who is Lu Zhiang's mother who is very good at cooking and soup.

It was Yu Lai who told him that Lu Zhiang's mother was seriously ill.

Yu Lai had excellent grades in the college entrance examination, and devoted himself to filling in the nationally famous Shanghai Jiaotong University. At the end of August of that year, he left Asakawa by plane.

At that time, Gu Qiaochu was already able to get off the ground, leaning on a cane to open the door for Yu Lai, the brother who hadn't seen him for a long time was so frightened that he almost dropped all the souvenirs he was carrying on the ground.He was supported by Yu Lai and lay on the bed again, as if he was a little dissatisfied with the treatment, he frowned and joked, "You are not afraid that I will become a useless person."

Yu Lai thought to himself that if you continue to toss around like this, you might really become a useless person, but he didn't dare to say that.Before going upstairs, the servants of Gu Qiaochu's house specially told him to be careful when speaking. Gu Qiaochu had an abnormal temper, and if he was not careful, he would get angry and throw things, and it would be them, the workers, who would suffer.

Yu Lai turned around and opened the curtains a little, and only when he sat down could he clearly see Gu Qiaochu's pale face.He frowned and looked him up and down, "I heard from you on the phone that it's not a big deal. I really believe your evil."

Gu Qiaochu smiled with his mouth curled up. After lying down for a long time, it was rare to see Qianchuan's acquaintances, and his mood improved a lot.He stretched out his hand and snorted a handful of hair, looking at the tall buildings in Shanghai outside the window, "Why do you want to come to Shanghai to study... I didn't hear you mention it when I was studying."

"I have been in the north for nearly 20 years." Yu Lai sighed, "I came to the south to study in a university, and I used it as a tourist, and I will go back after graduation."

Gu Qiaochu joked that you were so sure that you would pass the postgraduate entrance examination, and finally dragged Yu and said that when he got better, he must go to the most prosperous place in Shanghai and participate in the art competition he participated in in his first year of high school. , I want... I have to take the college entrance examination again.

Yu Lai listened to each sentence. He looked at Gu Qiaochu with a smile in his eyes when he said these words, unlike the bad temper that the person told him just now.He lowered his eyes to see the sutured wound on Gu Qiaochu's right thumb and index finger, and thought that this man's speech now... really looks like someone who escaped death.

In the afternoon, the doctor who helped Gu Qiaochu recover came, and Yu Lai thought about helping Gu Qiaochu too.Who knew that before he could speak, Gu Qiaochu said first, "Go back first."

Yu Lai didn't speak, and Gu Qiaochu didn't look at him, he just turned his head to one side and said with a wooden face, "I don't want to be watched."

It was summer at that time, and Shanghai was very hot.Gu Qiaochu was wearing long sleeves, his arms were not exposed at all, but his calves were covered with bruises.

fell.

Yu Lai realized that Gu Qiaochu was so arrogant, he didn't want others to see him fall to the ground again and again when he was recovering.With a rare sense of reason, he got up and prepared to leave.

But when he reached the door, he stopped again, "Qiaochu, Lu Zhiang's mother is seriously ill... I'm afraid you will regret it, so I want to tell you."

Gu Qiaochu didn't respond, so he had no choice but to leave.

Gu Qiaochu thought about it for several days, but he couldn't understand what Yu Sailai regretted.It was difficult for him to stand with his hands on the flat bar, he couldn't take care of himself, how could he care about Lu Zhiang anymore.

With his appearance... besides his family, he also wanted to see Yu Lai.

Because school has not officially started yet, Yu Lai wandered around the school and then returned to the hotel near the school he had booked.After washing up, he turned on the computer equipped in the hotel room, logged on to QQ, and saw the message from Lu Zhiang in the afternoon.

"Do you... have any news about Gu Qiaochu?"

The water droplets from the tip of the hair flowed down the neck, and there was a shiver when it was cold.He stood up and took out a bottle of mineral water from his backpack and took a sip before typing.

"Nope."

He originally wanted to say "don't wait", but when he thought about how uncomfortable this sentence would make Lu Zhiang, he couldn't type it no matter what.But thinking about it carefully, with Gu Qiaochu's temperament, it might be very difficult for him to see Lu Zhiang again.

Lu Zhiang just waited and waited until his mother passed away due to a serious illness, but Gu Qiaochu did not show up either.

Fu Xiaosi and Li Xia watched helplessly that Lu Zhiang gradually changed into another look, like salt melted into water, obviously nothing happened, but the change happened so silently.

Lixia would occasionally send messages to Gu Qiaochu's QQ, although she hadn't seen Gu Qiaochu's profile picture light up for so long.But the more this happened, the more she felt something was wrong.Because in her eyes, Gu Qiaochu was never a person who would disappear suddenly and inexplicably, besides, Qian Chuan had someone very important to him.

On Christmas of that year, Li Xia sent a long message to Gu Qiaochu.

"Brother Qiaochu, I haven't heard from you for a long time. It's the third year of high school, we are all studying hard, preparing for the college entrance examination, Lu Zhiang transferred to the science class.

His mother passed away, and as I told you before, his mother was very ill...in the end she didn't make it through.

By the way, Encounter left today, and she went to Shanghai.She went to follow her dream, so I'm really happy for her..."

She talked a lot intermittently, and in the end, the hand that coded the words slowly stopped on the keyboard, and tears fell down.

The girl with short hair, after celebrating Christmas with her friends, was alone in the corner of the Internet cafe with red eyes, as if she was saying a final farewell to her important friend.

"If you can see my message, give me a little response. We miss you very much, and Lu Zhiang too... I know, something must have happened to you. But no matter what it is, we are waiting for you to come back."

That day was the first time Gu Qiaochu smoked.

Under the light of the computer screen, he reached for the cigarette case and lighter in the drawer, which he had bought before but had not touched.He took out a cigarette and bit it into his mouth, the lighter clicked and lit it, and it took him a long time to put on the cigarette.

But he only took a sip, and stopped as if he had suddenly woken up.The doctor told him to stop smoking and drinking. He wanted to get better soon, so of course he couldn't touch these things.

The distance from the computer desk to the window was only a few steps, but Gu Qiaochu walked slowly, and it took him some effort to move to the window and stand still while leaning on the window sill.He opened the window, and the cold wind from the south poured into the room with a whistling sound, but the cigarette burning in his hand was blown faster by the gust of wind.

He squinted his eyes slightly and looked at the brightly lit Christmas outside the window. It was clearly the Shanghai that was right in front of him, imprinted in his eyes, but the scenery was no longer the same.

After Christmas, Gu Qiaochu received a call from his family, saying that his student status had been transferred to another high school in Asakawa City in preparation for the next year's college entrance examination.

Originally, according to Xiao Yu's intention, he wanted to transfer his student status to Shanghai.But the teaching in the two places is different after all, and Gu Qiaochu's current situation is not suitable for going to school again. After thinking about it, she can only transfer her student status to another school.

At the end of the phone call, Xiao Yu told Gu Qiaochu.

"The boy who went to your original home to look for you is gone now."

It couldn't have been better.

Gu Qiaochu pursed his lips and smiled.

He hasn't seen Lu Zhiang for some time, but there is a photo of Lu Zhiang in the room, which Yu Lai took and mailed to him by the way when he took graduation photos.The photo was framed and stood on the computer desk.Occasionally, when Gu Qiaochu looked at Lu Zhiang in the photo with crooked eyebrows and smiling eyes, he would comfort himself that Lu Zhiang was fine.

But he could clearly see that the regret in the boy's brows and eyes couldn't be hidden.

What is Lu Zhiang regretting? It is a pity that he was ready to send Gu Qiaochu to other places to go to university, but he did not see Gu Qiaochu's college entrance examination.

He forgot how many times he went to Gu Qiaochu's home in Qianchuan City...

Thinking of this, Lu Zhiang suddenly froze, he scratched his hair, and then suddenly remembered, why didn't he visit Guqiao's home in Chushi County since the accident happened for so long?

This weekend Lu Zhiang booked the bus ticket to Shi County, he got on the bus alone, followed the route he remembered to find the house where he stayed overnight.

When he was still walking on the bluestone road, Lu Zhiang saw plumes of smoke coming out of the chimney on the roof of Gu Qiaochu's house.

As if seeing hope suddenly, with a smile on the corners of his eyes and brows, he trotted over and knocked on the quaint wooden door.

It was Gu Qiaochu's grandmother who came to open the door.

When the old man saw the slender young man standing at the door, he happily grabbed the man's hand, "Ah Chu? Aren't you in Shanghai? Why are you back?"

It is said that when two people stay together for a long time, they will become more and more similar.This is the first time for Lu Zhiang to have a clear idea of ​​this, because in the past, although he and Fu Xiaosi grew up together, no one said that the two of them are more and more alike.

At this time, Lu Zhiang wished to grasp every point of connection with Gu Qiaochu.He didn't even think about whether Grandma Gu's eyesight was bad as she got older.

Lu Zhiang stayed in Shi County until the last bus was about to leave before leaving.

He was still alone on the way back, but he tilted his head and looked out the window, tears fell on his arms inadvertently.But speaking of it, he didn't know whether it was because of discomfort or happiness.

Grandma Gu insisted on moving back to the countryside during the summer vacation. Gu Qiaochu's parents had no choice but to do business in the city, so they had to hire someone familiar from Shi County to take care of grandma.

And Gu Qiaochu...has already gone to Shanghai.

Grandma Gu is getting old, and she can't remember some things clearly.When Lu Zhiang asked about Gu Qiaochu, the old man just said that he went to Shanghai.But when I went, why I went, and whether I will come back, I can't remember anything.

After asking a few more questions, he shook Lu Zhiang's hand and murmured, "Ah Chu...it hurts..."

Lu Zhiang finally knew where Gu Qiaochu had gone, but after thinking about it, he was not happy at all.

He only felt that this Gu Qiaochu who left when he needed to rely on in the most pain...

It's really uncomfortable.