The third year of divergence

In the middle of the night, the balcony with no lights turned on was pitch black, only the city outside the glass window was still shining with dots of lights.After Ji Heyi took a shower, he leaned on the sofa and waited for his hair to dry naturally. The hair dryer was already the most noise-reducing type, but in the dead of night in the bedroom, he still felt that noise.

After sitting quietly for a while, I reached my hand under the tea table and took out a lighter.

Pop, the firelight reflected the outline of the tea table.

There is a book spread out on the table at hand. It is a pet breeding guide that he dug out after getting Chi Cong's guarantee to send the kittens a few days ago. The content of the book published many years ago may need to be updated.

He put the lid on the lighter and closed the book in the dark.

How to keep a cat well?He thought aimlessly that if he was well prepared, even if he had no experience, it didn't seem to be a difficult task.

Feed on time, and put the cat litter in a place where it can be exposed to sunlight.Call him by name, and give him a pat or pet when he needs attention.Don't disturb it and hide in a corner to observe the house, wait quietly for it to sniff the smell of human fingertips briefly and vigilantly, in three weeks or a month, trust will be established like a habit.

What about keeping a fish?He had just fed two guppies in the living room.

The combination of live bait and artificial feed can fully guarantee their nutrition. In winter, special attention should be paid to the temperature of the aquarium.Good names for them, occasional gazes to show appreciation for their beauty, and having them doesn't make it a good idea to have a cat in your home.

What about a pot of plants?

Appropriate water, sufficient sunlight, and protect its fragile roots when changing pots.It has been placed on the balcony for a long time, so pick a free time to wipe off the dust on its leaves.

What about lovers?

Hug, kiss, caress after the exchange of glances, remember the necessary holidays and anniversaries, and leave alone time for him in the schedule.Convey trust, give respect, understand and appropriately accommodate his preferences and habits.If it is not the problem of the two parties in the relationship, then no matter how many external resistances this relationship has, there is actually no need to pay more attention to it, but it will take some time to clear it up.

anything else?

The sleepy mind is dull and slow, the night is really deep, even if the confession he heard an hour ago is enough to make people stunned, Ji Heyi thinks that he should go to sleep now and leave the matter for tomorrow.

But until the ends of his hair were completely dry, he was still sitting on the sofa and lost in thought.

The metal outer wall of the lighter has been completely warmed by the palm of his hand. He touched a cigarette that matched it, but he didn't light it. The smell of smoke from the balcony last time made him open the window for a long time to ventilate.There is always something, habit is one thing, liking is another.

Suddenly there was a knock on the doorknob at the door of the bedroom, and Ji Heyi came back to his senses.

Although the movement was subtle, it was still so abrupt that it could not be ignored in the silence. The person who touched the door might have realized it, and there was no sound in the next second.

Ji Heyi put down the lighter in his hand, and after a long while, he didn't hear any other movement from the guests he took in.

He turned on his phone and checked the time, it was two o'clock in the morning.

He swiped the screen twice, opened Chi Cong's wechat involuntarily, stayed on the dialog box for a moment, and clicked into his circle of friends.Chi Cong is one of the few friends among his friends who keeps updating the circle of friends frequently, and has more than one record every time he is on vacation.

Slowly pull down along time and stop at five years ago.

One without words, nine landscape pictures of snow-capped mountains.The only one with a figure out of the country is embellished with a black figure far away in the vast snow scene.Ji Heyi looked at the picture until the screen turned black. He couldn't tell and couldn't remember whether this figure was a fellow traveler or a stranger who entered the country by chance.

The next morning, Ji Heyi woke up on time, packed up his clothes and went out of the bedroom. When he passed by the guest room, he saw the door was wide open, and there was no one in it. The quilt on the bed was still the same as it was last night.

He closed the door smoothly, and the morning news was playing on the TV in the living room. He turned off the TV, and when he turned around, he saw the person lying on the sofa opened his eyes and was staring at him for a moment.

"Morning." He bowed his head and greeted the guest who didn't seem to be resting. He took the cup on the coffee table and walked to the kitchen.

The guest who hadn't woken up slowly got up, and followed him to the kitchen door with drooping eyelids.

Ji Heyi opened the kitchen door and glanced back at him: "There are new toiletries under the sink drawer in the guest room."

Chi Yan stopped in his tracks, his unfocused eyes turned sober, he stood there for a while listening to the sound of the coffee machine grinding, wiped his face and returned to the guest room.

After washing up, Ji Heyi was already cleaning the cups in the kitchen.

Chi Yan stared at the cup of fresh coffee on the living room table for a while, stepped forward to touch the steam escaping from the mouth of the cup, and hesitantly took hold of the warm side of the cup.The sliding door of the kitchen sounded, and he turned his head, quietly watching the owner of the house take out paper to wipe his hands, straighten his cuffs, and pick up the key on the cabinet.

Then he stopped in front of the porch, looked over, and was about to speak.

Chi Yan asked first, "Aren't you going to the company?" He saw that he was dressed casually, and he didn't wear a watch on the wrist that was exposed when he raised his hand.

"A little personal matter."

With his hand on the doorknob, Ji Heyi said briefly, "There is a ready-to-eat breakfast in the refrigerator, you can do it yourself. If there is no accident, I will be back before two o'clock in the afternoon. If you are fine, wait for me here? Or we can call later talk."

"What?" Chi Yan rubbed the rim of the cup with his fingertips, "What are you talking about?"

"Talk about what we didn't finish talking about yesterday."

Opening the door, Ji Heyi waited with his shoulders sideways for a while before hearing his answer.

"……it is good."

As soon as the door was closed, the huge room fell silent instantly.

Chi Yan stood in the middle of the empty living room for a long while before remembering to sip the coffee in his hand. The regular water delivery sound of the fish tank pump broke the silence in the living room. He followed the sound and saw two guppy nests that looked brand new. .

He walked up and stopped to observe, then reached out to touch the exquisite small rockery in the aquarium.The living grass is dense and smooth, and as soon as swimming fish pass by, he can almost imagine their owners patiently arranging this tank.

He picked up the fish food next to him and sprinkled a small handful, and the two fish, one blue and one purple, saw the bait bubbling at the same time.

One year and ten months, he calculated silently in his heart, plus they were already half a year old when he brought them back, two years and four months.

The two fish enjoyed the bait leisurely, and he flicked the water tank: "Old and immortal."

The petite and lively guppy disappeared into the aquatic plants at the sound, leaving two strings of uneven bubbles for the rude guest.

Losing interest in teasing fish, he was bored and went to pull the drawer next to the fish tank. Inside was a handful of glass marbles that would rattle when he pulled the drawer. It was included with the aquarium when he bought the aquarium. He thought the colorful colors were too dazzling and he didn’t let go of the aquarium. , Occasionally shake the drawer to hear the noise, to scare the startled two fish.But after pushing and pulling once, the expected sound did not sound, and when I looked down, the drawer was clean.

After closing the drawer, he suddenly felt a little at a loss when he faced this familiar and unfamiliar room.

How long has he been gone?Chi Yan subconsciously looked at the hanging clock, three ten minutes.

He began to regret not driving out just now.Park the car two or three spaces away from him, don't have to follow him, watch his car door open and close, watch his closed car window, whatever you want, it's easier to spend time like that than waiting in this room like this— —The broken pot was broken last night, why should you care whether it was light or heavy?

"A little personal matter".

His mind circled every expression he saw and every word he heard after waking up.A more important personal matter than a topic that had been left out all night.

Chi Yan walked around the living room twice, barely restraining the habit of sending messages to Chi Cong to confirm something.

Turn on the phone, click on the first one on the commonly used software page, and skillfully locate the license plate number that is memorized backwards.

Close the door, follow the navigation and drive there.