The spring of rebirth

Half a year is enough for a person to accept a new identity and a new state of life.

Lin Yuanyuan didn't remember at all that today was his birthday.At the same time, he felt that the sudden speculation he had just made was a bit pretentious, even if today happened to be his birthday, so what?Tang Qiyao didn't even take his funeral seriously.

Suddenly he was not in the mood to continue to read Mike Wen's emails. After turning off the computer, he sent a message to Fan Xiaoyu saying that he had something to leave first, and then left the company.

After going to the milk cake shop to buy cakes, he leisurely returned to the apartment.

He put the number candles on the cake to light up, the glowing candles had a lovely halo, and the clusters of small flames seemed to be jumping happily.The reflection in Lin Yuanyuan's pupils seemed erratic.

In the past ten years, Tang Qiyao always remembered his birthday. Even when he was studying abroad, Tang Qiyao would make a special trip to celebrate with him on his birthday.

From childhood to adolescence, and finally to adulthood, for such a long time, he once felt that Tang Qiyao was the person who loved him the most in the world.

Because of this, even if he doesn't have a complete family and doesn't have the love of his parents like other children, he never feels that he is unfortunate.

But because of this, it was even more unacceptable when he found out that Tang Qiyao, whom he trusted and relied on the most, did not actually value his younger brother.

Swallowing a piece of his own birthday cake in a tasteless manner, Lin Yuanyuan's mood was extremely low.

Cheng Chen hadn't contacted him for more than a week, and after that day, the two of them seemed to be in a cold war-like atmosphere.He didn't know why Cheng Chen was angry at that time. After thinking for a long time, it could only be attributed to the desire to control between lovers. Cheng Chen's character was indeed like the kind of person who needs to keep track of each other's whereabouts and movements.

This cannot simply be said that he excused Cheng Chen, in fact, it was impossible for him to harden his heart or turn a cold face towards Cheng Chen.Even if it was really Cheng Chen's fault, he would still accept all the problems obediently, believing that it was his own fault, and in his eyes Cheng Chen could not be wrong.

It didn't take long to realize this reality, plus it really wasn't a good feeling to be alone on this special day.He thought about it for a while, and carefully sent a short message to Cheng Chen.

"Are you busy? How about having dinner together tonight?"

Message sent successfully.At first, he nervously waited for the notification sound, and looked at the phone from time to time, always feeling that the screen would light up in the next second, and he also imagined N possibilities for Cheng Chen's reply to him.

Then, there is no more.Cheng Chen didn't reply him.

When the sky was getting dark, Lin Yuanyuan went out wearing a hat.

It has been a week since "Detective Detective" was released, and he still hasn't taken the time to watch it, and he only had time to watch the opening title at the premiere last time.

On the day of your birthday, you can't hide at home and mourn the spring and autumn. You have to do something that can really make you happy.He is also looking forward to Cheng Chen's performance in this movie.Cheng Chen has debuted for ten years and has won numerous awards, but this is the first time he has collaborated with Muliango.

The box office appeal of a super combination like Cheng Chen and Muliange can be imagined. Today happened to be Friday, and there were many young people in the theater, but no one noticed Lin Yuanyuan who deliberately concealed his face.He followed the crowd into the auditorium, found the seat in the back row corresponding to his ticket and sat down.

The film hadn't started yet, and the two girls sitting in front were discussing Cheng Chen's appearance in the film enthusiastically.

A tall spectator came in from the outside and sat obliquely in front of Lin Yuanyuan.The girls' conversation stopped abruptly, they looked over there from time to time, and then they got together and whispered together.Obviously, the object of their discussion has shifted from the unreachable Cheng Chen to their side.

Lin Yuanyuan glanced at it casually, and was stunned for a moment.

Although he changed into casual clothes that he didn't usually wear, that person was indeed Tang Qiyao.

He clearly remembered that there were three places Tang Qiyao never entered: KTV, game hall, and cinema.

The surrounding lights were completely dimmed, and the movie began to show.

Lin Yuanyuan, who originally wanted to watch Cheng Chen's wonderful performance, couldn't concentrate on the screen at all, and looked at Tang Qiyao's profile from time to time.

This film company must have a sample, so why did Tang Qiyao come to the theater to watch it?

Light and shadow interlaced on the screen, and the detective played by Cheng Chen officially appeared on the stage. The camera shot him in the face from far and near, and the female audience cheered uncontrollably.

Lin Yuanyuan was shocked for a moment. Could it be that Tang Qiyao also wanted to see Cheng Chen?

Tang Qiyao was always quiet, and he didn't show any obvious expression, at least from Lin Yuanyuan's point of view, he couldn't see anything at all.

At the end of the two-hour movie, Lin Yuanyuan almost didn't even understand the plot of the movie.

The staff list at the end of the film had already started to play on the screen. The staff turned on the lights in the projection hall, and some audience members got up and walked outside one after another. Tang Qiyao still sat there without moving, still staring at the screen seriously.

The two girls sitting next to him put their heads together again and muttered something, the long-haired girl suddenly blushed and slapped the short-haired female companion lightly.

Lin Yuanyuan frowned. He knew from a very young age that his brother was very popular with girls. At that time, some girls even came to his home to give gifts and love letters.But as he grew up, he never saw or heard of Tang Qiyao's peach blossoms.

At this time, the short-haired girl smiled and said to Tang Qiyao: "Sir, do you have time later? We want to find someone to share meals with."

Tang Qiyao didn't make a sound, the girl asked again, Tang Qiyao turned his face slightly, and said indifferently: "I'm sorry, I'm not free."

The long-haired girl looked a little embarrassed, but the short-haired girl said unrelentingly, "Otherwise, it would be nice to have a drink together."

The screening was completely over, and the big screen returned to gray and white.Tang Qiyao stood up slowly, and the girls looked at him expectantly and nervously.

Tang Qiyao's lips were pursed into a straight line, and his voice was a little colder than before: "I'm really not free, sorry."

Lin Yuanyuan thought that under such a brightly lit situation, there were less than ten people left here, and Tang Qiyao would definitely see him.Unexpectedly, after Tang Qiyao finished saying that, he went to the exit without turning his head or even glanced back.He stared at the back and hesitated for a moment, then got up and followed out.

After Tang Qiyao came out, he didn't stay in the theater and drove away quickly.

After driving several streets behind Tang Qiyao's car, Lin Yuanyuan began to feel that his behavior was a bit stupid. When he was about to end this boring follow-up, Tang Qiyao stopped the car, got out of the car and walked into a cake shop on the side of the road .

Lin Yuanyuan blinked hard a few times, and an incredible guess came to his mind.

As if to confirm his conjecture, Tang Qiyao came out of the shop a few minutes later, holding a cake box in his hand.

The two cars were driving one after the other, and the boring thoughts that Lin Yuan had had before had disappeared without a trace.As if suddenly, he became an explorer looking for treasure, and he was moving forward according to the map.

The direction they were driving was obviously not to go back to Tang Qiyao's apartment, but to another place that both of them were familiar with.

The destination was getting closer and closer, and Lin Yuanyuan's palms holding the steering wheel were gradually sweating. He didn't know whether he was nervous or excited.

Tang Qiyao took out the cake from the car, took out a bag from the trunk, and slowly approached the building.His figure disappeared at the entrance of the dark corridor.After a while, a soft light lit up from a dark window upstairs.

In the car not far away, Lin Yuanyuan stared at the window, his eyes flashed with blank but very intense emotions.

It was his home, and it was their home.They lived here together for many years before Tang Qiyao bought a new apartment last year.

Tang Qiyao remembered his birthday, so he brought the cake back here.

This discovery made Lin Yuanyuan jump with joy, and soon became puzzled.He didn't know which side was the real Tang Qiyao.

On the night when he "died" in an accidental car accident, Tang Qiyao also said to him such heartwarming words as "you are the pride of his brother", but at the funeral a few days later, Tang Qiyao could indulge in sensory indulgence next to his grave.

Who knows whether Tang Qiyao, who remembers his brotherhood on the spur of the moment, will completely forget about him who is already "dead" in a blink of an eye.

Time passed little by little, and it was approaching midnight without knowing it.

Lin Yuanyuan looked at the numbers on the clock and silently counted down. He was going to be 21 soon.

What is Tang Qiyao doing now?Place the cake in front of his spirit tablet, then light the candles and make him a birthday wish?Will Tang Qiyao be sad while recalling, and will shed a few tears for him?

It's twelve o'clock.

Lin Yuanyuan stared at the window of the house in a daze, but the lights went out after a few seconds.He slowly leaned on the steering wheel, and suddenly wanted to cry.

After a while in silence, the sound of the car unlocking came from his ears. He thought it was his hallucination, but then it was the sound of the car door opening and closing.Only then did he raise his head to look over there, Tang Qiyao's lotus fell backwards, turned around and drove away.

After stopping for a few minutes, Lin Yuanyuan got out of the car, looked up at the window that had been darkened again, and walked into the place where he had been away for half a year.

He took out the spare key from the gap in the guardrail of the air window, turned the lock lightly, and opened the door with a "click".After Tang Qiyao moved to the new apartment, he was the only one who lived here alone, and only he knew about the spare key he hid specially.

As soon as the door was pushed open, the sweet and greasy smell of cream cake came in the air.

Turning on the light casually, only to see the white cloth covering the furniture, Tang Qiyao seldom comes back here.He looked around the living room but didn't see his spiritual tablet, so he guessed it might be in the bedroom.

In the bedroom, the quilts were scattered on the bed, probably Tang Qiyao had rested here for a while just now.

There was a photo frame turned upside down on the bedside table, Lin Yuanyuan picked it up, it was his only photo taken on his birthday last year.He walked a few steps in and sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the person in the photo seriously, he actually felt that this face was a bit strange and alienated.

Putting the photo frame back on the table and setting it up, he looked around, and there was no spiritual place for him in the bedroom.

He turned out of the bedroom and saw the cake still on the dining table.There were two plates on the table, one plate contained more than half of a cake that had been scooped a few times, and the other plate contained a piece that was still intact.

There was nothing he imagined, no altar, no tablet, not even candles on the cake.

Coming out of the house, he gently locked the door, and then hid the key in the old place.