After the substitute, he counterattacked and became Bai Yueguang

When wintersweet bloomed, Qi Tang still didn't come back.

Lin An still moves a wicker chair and puts it under the eaves every evening.

Seeing the wintersweet in the flower garden is wrapped in layers of fine snow, with a touch of reddish in the snow-white, so energetic and stubborn, it is very beautiful.

In autumn, when the hibiscus blooms, he will go to the yard to pick a bunch of them and put them in a vase every day, and then take pictures for Qi Tang to check.

Although he didn't get a reply, he still had hope in his life, because he knew that the children were watching.

Winter is coming, when the wintersweet blooms, Lin An will also pick a few beautiful ones and put them in the vase, he thinks, the children should come back.

But still nothing.

Day after day, deep winter is coming gradually, winter snow is getting more and more unrestrained, Lin An can't wait for his lover's return.

At the beginning, he was so sad that he couldn't restrain himself, like an abandoned puppy waiting for the owner to pick him up again, but as time passed, Lin An gradually became calm.

The wind has calmed down, the snow has calmed down, the fragrance of plum blossoms is refreshing, and the whole yard smells so good, which makes people feel soothed.

Lin An touched the rose on his chest and the ring around his neck, which was put on by Qi Tang when he left, and he never took it off.

Will come back, he thought.

Even knowing that this might be deceiving himself, he would rather lie to himself.

Because days without hope can become painful, and it can be difficult.

Qi Tang also knew this, so even if he cut off all contact with Lin An, he would still send Lin An something every half a month.

Sometimes it's a painting, sometimes it's a postcard, sometimes it's a leaf, sometimes it's a handicraft.

In order not to reveal the address, he did not send it directly to Lin An, but first sent it to Zhang Cheng, and then asked Zhang Cheng to take it to Lin An.

Zhang Cheng said: "Why bother, since the two of you can't let go of life and death, you should be together well, why do you have to separate."

At that time, Qi Tang was walking in the Academy of Fine Arts where he was studying as a graduate student. Looking at the happy couple by the lake, Qi Tang stopped and set up his drawing board to start work.

He didn't answer Zhang Cheng, but asked him a question instead: "What do you think love is?"

Zhang Cheng was hugging Song Mao and the two of them nestled on the sofa and watched videos on Weibo, he smiled:

"Great painters are different. I think so much about falling in love. I think I should throw this kind of deep question back to you."

Qi Tang put the phone aside, put on the earphones and freed up both hands to draw, drawing lines while talking on the phone.

"Two people in love are together to get better. If one of them loses his direction, it is the other person's responsibility to help him find his way back."

Just like when he rejected the graduate school of the Academy of Fine Arts, gave up his dream, and returned to China to become an ordinary clerk, it was Lin An who helped him regain his passion for painting, and it was Lin An who helped him stand up again.

Although Qi Tang felt that Lin An did not do the right thing about Lu Ting's studio, but he had to admit that entering the studio made him pick up his dreams again, all of which stemmed from Lin An's gift.

And Lin An's words - "Children should be stars in the sky".

In addition, Qi Tang is a very cold person. Before meeting Lin An, his life was a mess and he never experienced warmth.

It was Lin An who made him realize that life is actually beautiful. Looking at flowers every day, drinking a cup of hot coffee, and chatting with loved ones are all extremely blissful things.

Life is very ordinary, but with Lin An, flowers bloom from the ordinary.

This is probably the reason why Qi Tang is reluctant to let go.

But now, Lin An has lost his direction and self. It is Qi Tang's job to help him stand up again.

In the past, he didn't want to judge who was wrong and who was right. How could it be possible to calculate everything clearly about emotional matters?

Qi Tang only thinks about getting well in the future, that's all.

After Zhang Cheng listened to what he said, he expressed his understanding, but he didn't understand it very well, maybe because everyone's love experience is different.

Anyway, he got together with Song Mao in a daze, and then fell in love in a daze. Except that marriage was a serious decision, everything else went with the flow.

Qi Tang continued: "The separation is not for escape, but for healing, not to mention, I don't think we are separated."

Lin An would send him photos of the flowers blooming in the yard every day. The marriage certificate marked that they were lovers blessed by the whole world, and the law firmly tied them together.

That feeling has always been in Qi Tang's heart, how can this be considered a separation?

It's just that they are not suitable to live together at present, he must disappear from Lin An's world, so that Lin An can stand up again and become an independent self.

Zhang Cheng said, "It's fine if you think it's okay. Adult love is too complicated. I'm still willing to fall in love with children."

He hugged Song Mao tightly in his arms. Song Mao will be 20 years old this year and has not yet graduated from university. She is innocent and cute, which is also what Zhang Cheng likes.

If it wasn't for the country's laws to allow marriage, Zhang Cheng would always feel guilty for being a minor.

Qi Tang hung up the phone, drew for a while, and then started to pack up the drawing board and prepare to go home.

After all, it's still too cold here in winter, and when I take it out for a while, it freezes a bit.

But Qi Tang liked the scenery by the lake very much. After thinking about it, he took out his phone and took a few photos before he carried his bag and left.

At this time, a little boy suddenly came over and stopped him.

The boy looks very cute, he is of mixed race and knows some Chinese.

He blushed a little bit awkwardly: "Senior, I'm from the same academy as you, and my name is Duan Yan."

Qi Tang nodded politely: "Hello."

Duan Yan's heart beat a little flustered immediately, he liked Qi Tang's modesty and politeness, as well as his elegant sense of gentleman.

"Senior, I—"

Before he finished speaking, Qi Tang suddenly took off his gloves and shook his left hand at him.

On the slender and beautiful ring finger, there is a simple ring, which symbolizes loyalty and deep love.

Duan Yan was stunned for a moment, and when he realized it, his face flushed red: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I didn't know you were married!"

He covered his face and ran away, Qi Tang smiled nonchalantly.

In fact, his ring has never been taken off, but it was already winter when he came here, and it is very important for a novice artist, if frostbite, it will affect the sensitivity of the hand when painting.

So Qi Tang often wears rings.

As for the indoor class, those people paid more attention to his aura and face, and only a few found that he was wearing a ring.

Walking on the road, Qi Tang looked at the flying snow all over the sky, his eyes were a little blurred, and his vision became much blurred.

He put on his hat, thinking, what should he send back to Lin An this time.

There are many people on the street, and everyone's faces are filled with joy, because Christmas is coming.

Qi Tang glanced at the Christmas decorations in the window, he thought that Lin An would not celebrate Christmas, and he didn't like this kind of festival very much.

Withdrawing his gaze, Qi Tang went straight home, and suddenly he thought of a poem, which directly hit his source of inspiration.

Qi Tang immediately didn't even bother to eat dinner, took out the drawing board and started to color.

After painting for a long time, probably from dark to dawn, Qi Tang finished the painting when the light of dawn slanted in from the gap in the curtains.

After thinking about it, I added a sentence in the corner of the painting: the blue gum has met the sophora japonica.

Looking at the time, he had class in two hours, Qi Tang didn't eat breakfast, so he hurried to the mailing place to post the painting back to China.

And specifically told Zhang Cheng to keep it safe and hand it over to Lin An on New Year's Day.

Zhang Cheng wanted to sneak a look at such a big thing, but he was not allowed.

He was afraid of the tide when he put it on the ground, and he was afraid of insects biting him when he put it in the warehouse. He thought about it and finally hung it on the wall of the bedroom. Anyway, it looked like a painting. He just hung it up, and he didn’t peek at it privately. It doesn't count as violating Qi Tang's confession.

When it came to New Year's Day, Zhang Cheng forgot, mainly because he had a good life recently. This was the first year he and Song Mao spent together. Let's talk about what Qi Tang explained.

Until one day when it was snowing heavily, Lin An came to him and asked Qi Tang if he had sent anything back.

At that time Zhang Cheng was dumbfounded for a long time, feeling very guilty.

Lin An looked like that, with a haggard face and red eyes, looking at him helplessly and asking him for something.

For the first time, Zhang Cheng felt that he was guilty.

There is no difference between a person walking in the dark and suddenly losing light, and letting him die.

He stammered and explained: "That, that, I'm sorry, I forgot to give it to you."

He hurriedly got into the house, took out the painting, and gave it to Lin An.

Lin An didn't say anything, and when he took the painting, his expression suddenly became gentle, and before he left, he said to Zhang Cheng, "Thank you."

Zhang Cheng was shocked for a long time, this person still said thank you?

Well, it's his prejudice against upper class people.

Lin An drove home, and the reason why he refused to open it on the way was because he was afraid that it would be damaged.

When he got home, he was willing to take off the cloth on the painting, and then thought about Qi Tang's appearance when he sent him something.

That painting is a tree, a kind of big tree, also called blue eucalyptus, with a bird on it.

Lin An's ability to appreciate art is limited, he can vaguely feel what Qi Tang is trying to express, but he still can't see through it.

Until he saw a line of words written in the corner of the painting: the blue gum has met the sophora bird.There is a return date.

Immediately, Lin An's eyes became hot, and his longing for Qi Tang reached its peak.

He knows this poem, and the complete line is: Blue Eucalyptus has met Shihuai Bird, who loves nothing but you.

The blue gum is a poisonous tree that kills all plants and animals around it, and only the locust bird, the blue magpie, is allowed to roost on the blue gum, an outright preference.

Lin An sat on the ground with the painting in his arms. He thought, his little friend still loves him.

In that case, everything he endured in the past was worth it, his pain and patience were exchanged for what he wanted - Qi Tang.

Always remember, there will be reverberations.Lin An had never felt that these words were so beautiful before.

The author has something to say:

See the comments of the boys!Bobo, I love you QVQ, because the author is also a lazy person, and I don’t want to fill in a lot of verification codes, so I won’t reply one by one. QAQ Thank you for your follow-up and company!

About the next chapter, Tangtang will go back. QVQ has one more update, I don’t want to keep the babies waiting, so let’s put a chapter first, bobobobo QVQ

Note: Flowers bloom in the ordinary, adapted from Zhang Ailing's "Low to the dust, flowers bloom from the dust"

"The blue eucalyptus has met the sophora bird, and I love nothing but you" - from Tagore's "Flying Birds"