drifting in the north

The hotel that old man Ling booked was naturally not bad. Ling Fei didn't know how many stars it was, but if it was judged by the quality of the receptionist, then he would give it six stars.Unfortunately, when he handed over his ID card to the other party to verify the information, the way the pretty girl looked at him changed.Although he hoped that the change was due to his own charm, it was clear that the lady's big flickering eyes clearly helped her convey the subtext in her heart - the sisters hurried over to take a look, this is the gentleman who will live for half a year.

Fortunately, the other party was very professional and did not ask questions such as "Why did you live so long, sir", even if it was just pretending to chat.Otherwise he doesn't know how to answer.On business trip?inspection?Experience life?It can't be said to be healing and grave sweeping.

"Sir, the room you booked is the one on the top floor, here is your room card." The beautiful tall girl smiled and handed over the room card, with the room number clearly written on it, "Look, I need to take Are you going up?"

"No, thank you." Ling Fei nodded, turned around and carried his small luggage bag into the elevator.At the same time, I hope that the back view left to the beautiful girl is chic. After all, I will live here for a long time, and the first impression is very important.

The hotel is very upscale as a whole, and there don't seem to be many people staying there, and the carpeted corridors are extremely quiet.Go straight to the innermost place, swipe your card and open the door, and a little fragrance comes to your face.It's not like a typical air freshener, it smells like some kind of incense, mixed with lavender, lemon and a little mint.

The room is very large, a small suite with one bedroom and one living room.In the bedroom was a large bed that looked extremely soft, and it was as white as a virgin's skin.

Ling Fei put down the travel bag, the first action was to push the window open, and then pull down the roller blind.Refreshing wind blows in through the fine mesh and passes through the hall, which is indescribably comfortable and cosy.Ling Fei fell into the embrace of the big bed in such a refreshing wind, allowing the poorly wrinkled cells that had been curled up in the carriage for a day and two nights to regain moisture and slowly stretch out.

When did Ling Fei fall asleep, he didn't feel anything at all. The two nights of jolting made him urgently need to catch up on sleep. When he woke up again, it was already afternoon.He took a comfortable hot bath first, and then turned on the TV to watch half a football match. After enjoying the buffet-style dinner in the hotel restaurant, the lights outside the window were already on.

Only then did he remember to call the old man to report his safety, but when he picked up the phone, the screen went black.

Just talk about why the phone is so quiet all day long, it actually made him sleep smoothly, wash up, look at food, it's not the style of an old man, dare the phone run out of battery.

Plug in the travel charger, turn it on, and there will be a few incoming call reminders.Ling Fei didn't even look at it, and went back directly.The other side picked it up quickly, but there was no urgency or panic in the voice.

"arrive?"

"You are so calm."

"if not."

"That's right, I'm far away from the emperor, and no one cares about me."

I don't know if it was an auditory hallucination, but old man Ling seemed to sigh.

"I called the hotel and I know you arrived safely."

"Hehe, I said so."

"You're in a good mood." Affirmative sentence.

"It's not bad here."

"That's good. Be careful when you go out, don't wander around, it's no better than Shenzhen, you're not familiar with the place."

"You'll be familiar with it after a while."

"When crossing the road, remember to watch the traffic lights."

"I can't guarantee this. I always follow the people around me. I can't let a large army rush forward and stand on the spot alone."

"Remember to go to the hospital for review regularly."

"You have arranged this too?"

"..."

"Oh oh, Secretary Liao has given instructions. You see, there are too many things in this order. I should have asked him to make a list."

"You've also become more talkative."

"..."

"Good thing."

"Hey, old man."

"Ok?"

"Those people won't attack you, will they?"

"Just let me take it easy."

It was a rare occasion when filial piety encountered a certain Waterloo who was not used to his father's awkwardness, and Ling Shao was very hurt.

After reporting his safety, Ling Fei lay on the bed staring at the ceiling in a daze for a long time, then dialed the number of the only non-blood relationship person he remembered.

The phone rang for the third time and was picked up. A familiar male voice came from the receiver: "Hello, I'm Zhou Hang."

Typical of business affairs, Ling Fei seldom had contact with this side of Zhou Hang, and suddenly he was a little at a loss, not knowing how to answer the conversation.

There was no response after waiting for a few seconds, and asked politely and tentatively: "I'm sorry, you are..."

"Lingfei." He spat out his name angrily, Lingfei didn't know whether it was him or the other party who was funny.

"Lingfei?" The other end was a little uncertain.

"Lingfei." He didn't mind helping him to make sure.

half a second later

"Where the hell have you been for more than two months—"

Ling Fei almost threw the phone out.Damn, has no one taught that bastard to suddenly yell at the phone is a perverted behavior!

"I'm not at home for a while..." Before Ling Fei finished speaking, he was interrupted by the other party.

"Nonsense! I ask where you are now! Address!"

There are many things Lingfei hates, such as blowing on the air conditioner, pretending to be aggressive, and being interrupted halfway through her speech.

"Actually, it's quite far away. Even if I tell you, it's not convenient for you to come here. What do you say, baby?"

"Lingfei."

"here I am."

"Don't challenge my patience."

"OK, I'm not in Shenzhen."

"..."

"Shall I swear to the Bible that I didn't lie?"

"Place."

"I do not want to tell you."

"Are you messing with me?"

"Do you look like it?"

"Want to break up?"

"I didn't say it, but you reminded me."

"That's right, there are new patterns every season, right? Well, right now, I'm all ears."

"..." Ling Fei frowned, with a bad feeling, "What are you listening to?"

The other end of the phone didn't speak, but seemed to smile, ambiguous and subtle.

The embarrassment pierced Ling Fei's body like a sharp sword, and his lungs suddenly ached sharply, and it hurt even when he exhaled and inhaled. He wanted to hold it there, but he was afraid of touching the wound.It turned out that Zhou Hang still had a way to make him feel bad, separated by half of China.

You have made up your mind, I dare not say yes?

You've made up your mind that I can't live without you in this life, right?

Maybe you're right, but you shouldn't strip me of all my coverings.Naked embarrassment will make people crazy, even if it is just a momentary impulse, even if you will regret it later... I admit it.

"Zhou Hang, we split up."

It is not the "let's break up" that is discussed, but "we are divided", the present perfect tense.

For a long time after that, Zhou Hang didn't speak again.

In fact, Ling Fei really wanted to use any door to go through to see the other person's expression. He always felt that the result of the observation would give him a sense of accomplishment. Unfortunately, there is no Doraemon in the world, and he does not have Nobi's life.

Finally, Zhou Hang put down his concluding words: "Don't let me catch you, I'm serious."

Ling Fei didn't take it seriously, the bad guys who were repelled by the hero would always leave a saying "you wait for me" when they fled in embarrassment, it's just a routine.However, adhering to the principle of doing good deeds every day, he still kindly persuaded the other party not to waste resources on useless efforts: "You can't catch me, and I'm telling the truth."

After hanging up the phone, Ling Fei was in a daze for a moment.

Breaking up, he actually broke up with Zhou Hang.Things that were obviously so difficult before are now as simple as addition and subtraction within two digits.I thought it would be heart-piercing, I thought it would be painful, but I didn't know that nothing happened.It seems that everything in Shenzhen has really become the past, and has nothing to do with him.

How far is it from Shenzhen to Shenyang?It takes 33 hours by train, three and a half hours by plane, and it only takes three seconds to connect the phone.But in fact, it has more than 3000 kilometers.That is the distance between two beating hearts.

Why do most long-distance relationships end in failure, Ling Fei thought, he seems to be able to understand a little bit.

On the first night when he came to the Northland, Ling Fei dreamed of Li Chuang, but it was also the last time he dreamed.In the dream, the boy became a beautiful soap bubble, which came with the morning wind, shone with colorful light under the sun, and then drifted away with the night wind, its shape could no longer be seen clearly in the moonlight.

The next day, Ling Fei chartered a taxi and took him to the cemetery.

The cemetery is far away from the urban area, surrounded by mountains and rivers, just like the Northeast in Ling Fei's imagination.When looking at the green hills, he had the illusion of going back in time, as if his young parents were working, living, revolutionizing, and falling in love in the valley.

Why do you want to go back to Beijing?

How nice it is here.

The cemetery is built on the mountainside, and densely packed tombstones cover the entire mountain forest.Ling Fei carefully walked over every stone tablet, looked at every photo, read every name, and rubbed shoulders with sporadic grave sweepers.After an unknown amount of time, he finally found what he was looking for in a slightly elevated place in the northeast corner of the cemetery.

Perhaps it is near the edge of the cemetery, where there are many tall and lush pine trees, with their heavy branches spread out, forming a large area of ​​shade.Ling Fei sat on the ground, gently stroking the words on the stone tablet with his hand.It was a somewhat unfamiliar name, yes, only at this moment did he realize that he actually felt his mother's name was unfamiliar.

But on second thought, he was relieved again.For children, a mother is a mother, no name, background, or even age is needed, because you will always be just a child with her, and you will always only find love and tenderness in the eyes she looks at you.

"Mom, I'm here to see you."

Ling Fei gently put the elegant bouquet aside, got up and pulled the weeds around the tomb with his bare hands.The cemetery should be taken care of, so there are not many weeds, Ling Fei quickly cleaned it up, and sat down again leaning on the tombstone.

The shade of the trees covered him and the tomb, and swallowed their shadows.

Ling Fei regretted not bringing a photo of his mother with him, because the photo on the tombstone had disappeared due to the long exposure to wind and sun. He could only use his memory to outline his mother's voice and smile, but in the end, the one he remembered most clearly was It was still that summer.

It was the final exam that day, and he did extremely poorly.Going home in fear, afraid of being criticized by his mother, because his career-oriented father never cared about him.But as soon as he entered the house, he found that the whole house was quiet. He crept open the door of the bedroom and saw his mother sleeping quietly on the bed.He didn't dare to disturb, instead he let out a long breath and went back to his room.At that moment, Xiao Lingfei naively hoped that his mother would never wake up, so that he would not be criticized...

"Mom, I had a car accident a while ago, and I almost went to look for you."

"Do you want me to look for you in the past? Do you miss Da Baozi?"

"I don't think so. You certainly didn't expect your son to be so worthless."

"Sorry, I haven't come to see you for so many years..."

For most of the time afterwards, Ling Fei sat quietly beside his mother's tombstone until the sun set.

It was completely dark when the taxi returned to the city.At the beginning of the night, heavy makeup, street lights, car lights, neon lights, and starlight interweave into a colorful scene.

Standing in front of the revolving door of the hotel, Ling Fei suddenly didn't know what he was going to do.It was as if after sweeping the tomb, the whole person was hollowed out, as if at a loss.

He lit a cigarette and wandered aimlessly along the street in front of the hotel. When he finished smoking, he bought oden at the nearby convenience store and ate it while walking.The night wind was a bit chilly, Ling Fei sneezed, and then began to slander how it looked like summer.But before he finished slandering, he was educated by the miniskirts and suspenders all over the street.

Well, it's summer, summer in the Northland.

When following the tough pedestrians through the red light, Ling Fei somehow thought of the milk yellow bag, because the poor army leader cried and told him that he was photographed driving through the red light during the last chat in the army.In addition, Ling Fei remembered that he hadn't played the game for a long time.

It's a long night, with nothing to do, so it's natural to find some entertainment.

Ling Fei didn't bring a computer with him when he went north this time. To be exact, he completely forgot about it when he packed his things. He just thought about the weather in the north and what clothes he should bring.So right now, he has gone through a lot of hardships in this strange city, almost went to 12580 for help, and finally saw the sign of a certain Internet cafe on the fourth floor of a not very eye-catching supermarket on the corner of the street.