Shocked in late autumn

There was a soft "crash", and Ji Songlin, who was fiddling with records, was cut on his finger by the corner of the cabinet. He felt startled for no reason, looked down at the wound for a while, and then sucked off the little bit of blood. He shook his head and sneered, laughing I thought too much about myself.

The cold wind was raging, and he shrank his neck in the cold, blowing away the vague uneasiness in his heart. He walked to the counter, opened a bottle of wine, and drank slowly.

The cold wind in the morning blew away the appearance of late autumn little by little, and Ji Songlin didn't realize that winter was coming until passers-by on the road put on coats. He was wearing a light gray sweater today, and this color set him off very cleanly.

The meager sunlight entered the record store, and light and dust entwined in the air. Pluto stretched his buttocks, raised his tail and stretched himself. He raised his front paws and scratched the slightly itchy nose, occasionally making two "meows".

There was no music playing in the store, so Ji Songlin listened to a voice on the phone repeatedly for several days, bowing his head and chuckling while listening.

The voice was recorded by Xu Chenyu.

When he first received the news, Ji Songlin thought it was just a simple report of safety, but the moment he clicked on it, he was amazed by the sea breeze sent thousands of miles away.

Xu Chenyu recorded the wind and waves of the island and gave it to him. As he listened, his heart, which had not been disturbed for a long time, swayed gently. For a moment, he couldn't tell whether it was the sea breeze that was more intoxicating, or Xu Chenyu. more intoxicating.

Terrible.

His heart softened into a ball of cotton wool, Ji Songlin looked into the distance, and there seemed to be a white-clothed young man with a smile like the morning sun in front of him, there were waves and waves in his eyes, his hair was messed up by the wind, and he smiled so much that two small dimples appeared.

Ji Songlin took out the postcard and flipped through it again and again, his movements were very careful and cherished, his gentleness seemed to turn into a shallow stream of water, the back of the postcard had a picture of a kitten gnawing on a fish bone, his eyes were glued to the writing and could not be moved open.

"There is a bright moon on the sea,

I want to give it to you,

out of reach

I can only send the wind. "

There was only one 'yu' written in the signature, and those words, stroke by stroke, deeply crushed his heart.

Ji Songlin remembered a story he had read in a book before. A couple in a different place separated from the north and the south. The girl complained to the guy on the phone about the hard work of overtime, the hard work of the boss, and the fact that her colleagues tripped her up. While talking, she was in another city. Weeping because of grievances, the young man wished he could buy a train ticket and rush to her side, giving her a long-lost hug, but he still had three documents, two reports, and a bunch of unfinished data reports, so he could only hang his head and say on the phone Feel sorry.

The girl felt a little sullen, and walked out of the office building with heavy steps. She saw a gorgeous fire cloud over the city, burning all the way to the horizon. Her mood suddenly improved, and she took a picture of the red mushroom cloud and sent it to the guy. The guy asked her, "Still angry?"

The girl couldn't speak anymore.

The boy asked again: "Is it beautiful?"

The girl said, "It's beautiful, so I want to see it with you."

A person bestows the tenderness that has been accumulated for a long time to another person without reservation, including the sky he has seen, the clouds he has seen, and the sound of waves he has heard. He will tell him everything in detail, and he is willing to listen to him talk about the accumulation of late night. The pain of childhood, the depression of missing in childhood, and the loneliness of life.

Ji Songlin always felt that it was the most beautiful love.

Pluto meowed twice again, as if expressing its dissatisfaction. It twisted its chubby body and paced up to Ji Songlin, raised its fluffy head to remind the owner that it was time to feed.

Under the kitten's non-threatening gaze, Ji Songlin closed the upturned corners of his mouth, poured a handful of cat food into the bowl, pluto leaned forward, lowered his head to smell the smell, and then lowered his head in peace.

The sound of the sea breeze was played on a loop in the store, and Ji Songlin looked at pluto with a smile: "Does it sound good?"

Before the little cat could answer, Ji Songlin said to himself: "Of course it's good, it's the best music I've ever heard."

His tone was full of uncontrollable joy.

Pluto concentrated on eating the cat food, not caring what the nervous owner was talking to himself.

I haven't heard from Xu Chenyu for seven days, and I don't know if he is safe?Did the task go well?and when will you be back?Ji Songlin was a little melancholy, he raised the wine glass on the table and cabinet, moved it away as soon as it reached his lips, turned his head to look at the translucent blue sky, and secretly hoped that if he had clairvoyance, he would be able to travel through the clouds and the moon and see Whether Xu Chenyu is safe or not, what is he doing at this moment?

Ji Songlin felt that he missed him a little bit.

Missing is a bit mysterious, a heart is sour and unbearable, but it is mixed with a little bit of sweetness.

Ji Songlin suddenly approached pluto, looked into the kitten's amber eyes, and asked, "Do you think he...is thinking of me too?"

The sudden action disrupted pluto's eating, he glanced at Ji Songlin suspiciously, moved along the edge of the small bowl to the other side, buried his head in the cat food, and ate with relish.

He wasn't annoyed when he didn't get an answer. Instead, he moved his gaze out of the window and looked at the snow-white skylark on the telephone pole. He imagined Xu Chenyu's smile. Then he raised the corner of his mouth, and the dimple on his face deepened with a smile.

After thinking for a while, he accidentally opened the drawer and took out his business card, and copied the signature of the character "Yu" next to the three characters "Ji Songlin".

He lowered his head, the broken hair on his forehead slightly blocked his eyes, and turned the nib of the pen. The small rustling sound matched the sea breeze thousands of miles away, and the fragrance of ink emanated from the paper.

He picked up the business card and looked at it again and again.His eyes moved to the small "island" next to the word "Ji Songlin", and his longing was like a torrent that couldn't close the gate, rushing in, trying to drown him.

He really missed him.

"Xiao Ji, you finally opened a shop..." A middle-aged man stepped into the door, his hairline moved back a bit, revealing a bright forehead, and he was covered in brand-name goods, which made him look like a street. .

"Brother Liang, it's you, why do you have time to come over today?" While greeting people, Ji Songlin carefully put the pen and business card back into the drawer, and put the postcard on the top shelf, and checked the drawer to make sure that the corners would not be knocked The postcard was slowly closed.

Yao Liang said, "I'm passing by, stop by and see if you're in the store."

"I thought you were here to inspect." Ji Songlin said with a smile.

"Yo, your wine smells good enough," Yao Liang walked to the cupboard, pouted his nose and sniffed, "Where did you buy it?"

"I can't buy my wine in the market." Ji Songlin took out a goblet from the cabinet and filled it up: "Come, please have a drink."

Yao Liang licked his mouth, he really wanted to drink, and then thought of the car parked in the adjacent street, he waved his hand: "Forget it, I'm driving, if I meet the traffic police, I'll be in trouble, I'll drink yours next time Good wine."

Yao Liang is the landlord of the shop. He is in his forties. His belt is loosely tied, revealing the edge of his underwear with the CK logo. Ji Songlin usually calls him "Brother Liang" politely. I can't find the master.However, when it comes to doing business, he is not ambiguous at all. The words shrewd and fussy are completely tailored for him.

With his hands behind his back, Yao Liang inspected the cabinets one by one, and occasionally stretched out Jin Gui's fingers to flip through the vinyl records. After wandering around the store, he sighed: "The decoration is good, your business here is very good, right?"

Business is not easy these days, let alone a record store. Yao Liang will not come here for no reason. He must have something to do, and there is a high probability that it will not be a good thing. Ji Songlin is not used to hypocrisy. He said straight to the point: " Brother Liang, if you have anything to say, just say it directly."

"Since you say that, then I won't beat around the bush." ​​Yao Liang picked a high chair and sat down. The stool was so cold that he rubbed his hands. His eyes wandered around the store: "What about this house? It was originally reserved for my son. I rent it out because he can’t use it for studying abroad. But he will be back in a year. My son has a foreign girl girlfriend, and they are going to get married. I still have one It's an old house, but it's too far from the city center, so it's not suitable for a wedding house..."

Speaking of this, Ji Songlin secretly guessed that if the landlord was not here to increase the price, he was just here to drive people away.

Ji Songlin said, "You mean to take the shop back?"

Yao Liang waved his hand, with a smile on his face, and lines at the end of his eyes: "It's not that early, at least a year away."

Ji Songlin looked at him, waiting for his next words.

"I know, you took this shop from your friend. The rent is calculated according to the previous contract. I didn't increase the price," Yao Liang generously said that he was a landlord who kept his promise. Jue: "But you also understand that the location of Zhongshan Road and the flow of people are among the best in Z City, and it is now November. If you really want to renew your contract with me, we have to make it clear in advance. Better sign a new contract."

Dare to gossip about the family's grievances, this person really came here to increase the rent.

To open this record store, Ji Songlin spent a lot of money just on decoration and refurbishment, let alone the cost was not recovered, and even lost tens of thousands of dollars. Hearing the landlord's unreasonable demands, he was a little dumbfounded.

"Rent increase." Ji Songlin took a sip of wine and put down his glass: "Can you give me the number, how much do you want to increase?"

Yao Liang originally prepared a lot of deceitful manuscripts, but he choked on a word and got stuck in his throat. In order not to make himself look too unscrupulous, he cleared his throat and stretched out four fingers.

Ji Songlin frowned: "You want to add 4 percentage points?"

Adding another 4% on the original basis is indeed what Yao Liang meant. He smiled: "You have been in this street for two or three years. I should increase the rent appropriately, which is actually not too much."

The price of house leasing is determined by the market, that is, it is negotiated by the lessor and the lessee, free from the interference of the law and the government.Even a lawyer does not know which law can clearly protect the rights and interests of the lessee.

Ji Songlin looked around, his eyes swept over Aizhong's film, the cabinet, the projector, the green potted plant that was nodding in the wind, every table and chair in the store, every plant and tree was his painstaking effort.

"Give me some time, I'll think about it," Ji Songlin said, "The contract expires in one month, and I will contact you a week before it expires."

After sending Yao Liang away, Ji Songlin picked up the wine glass on the cabinet and finished a full glass of beer in annoyance. He shook the empty wine glass, turned around and took an unopened bottle of cherry wine, turned his head again, and saw Not far away, three figures walked slowly.

It was Pei Chuangu, whom I hadn't seen for a long time, holding two brown glass bottles in his hands. He was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, and his tie was neatly tied.

"My dear guest, what do you want to drink?"

Ji Songlin greeted with a smile, and took out three cups from the cupboard. He used a corkscrew to pry open the caps, and the smoky cold air bloomed instantly, and the water vapor curled along his fingertips.

"Don't dare to be picky. Boss Ji can drink whatever he opens." Jiang Xiuyuan spoke first, using his usual teasing tone. Warn him not to be so poor.

The wine was poured into the glass, the beer bubbled and burst, Ji Songlin filled three glasses of wine one after another, the garnet red color reflected a certain charm in the sunlight.

Walking to the counter, Pei Chuangu handed over the coffee beans in his arms, and said with a smile, "I came here specially to thank you. I wish Boss Ji a prosperous business."

Ji Songlin was at a loss: "Thank me for what?"

Pei Chuangu said with a smile: "Last time for the infringement, you helped me draft a lawyer's letter, and I sent it directly to the blogger, and he hid in fright, and the sailors he bought never dared to look for it again." Don’t you have to thank you for the trouble at the coffee shop.”

"Well, I should thank you, then I will be disrespectful," Ji Songlin smiled, he took the coffee beans and sniffed, and the rich aroma filled his nostrils: "Excellent Blue Mountain? It smells so good."

Pei Chuangu raised the wine glass, turned it around in his hand, and took a sip after smelling the aroma enough: "Your wine is also good. I asked a friend to bring it from Jamaica. The main reason is that you refused to accept money, so I had to give it to you." You have two cans of coffee beans."

The infringement incident of the Man in the Mirror Coffee House has become a big issue on the Internet. Pei Chuangu had no choice but to ask Ji Songlin for advice. An elite lawyer served as an adviser for him. Since the rumors are causing trouble, it is better to smash the rumors directly. He presented the evidence After making a private list and sending a lawyer's letter to the Weibo blogger, that person was scared and disappeared from the Internet since then.

The originally one-sided public opinion suddenly changed, and fickle netizens all accused the blogger of being a liar. After an online war of words, the coffee shop became famous, which was a blessing in disguise.

Pei Chuangu put his hand on Ji Songlin's shoulder: "I didn't expect to make a fuss, but it brought a lot of popularity to the store."

"Isn't that the answer to that sentence? Misfortunes come with blessings." Jiang Xiuyuan laughed a few times and said jokingly, "Little Boss Pei, it means that your good luck is coming! Let me first wish you a fortune." Go away."

"You don't have to force your fortune," Pei Chuangu laughed, "Just wish my store a success." He raised his wine, and the four of them said their congratulations and clinked glasses.

The four of them sat around the counter and chatted for a while. Jiang Xiuyuan was still making witty remarks, making everyone giggle. Zheng Xiaoxiao was not a serious person at all, and laughed so hard that he almost stuck to his shoulders several times. It wasn't until this moment that Ji Songlin noticed Until the two intertwined their fingers.

"These two are together? When did it happen?" Ji Songlin looked at the fused hands of the man and the woman, and the lingering eyes that met each other, and he understood in a flash.

Seeing Ji Songlin's expression, Pei Chuangu whispered to him, "When it comes to dating, Xiuyuan moves too fast. I came back from a business trip, and the two of them got on the line."

The two people who were dating were chatting as if no one was there, Pei Chuangu and Ji Songlin looked at each other, and took a sip of wine in unison.

I looked at my watch and it was almost 05:30, the sun was hiding in the clouds, the early winter was getting dark early, the temperature dropped sharply, and the cold wind was blowing into the store.

Pei Chuangu wooed everyone: "Why don't we eat hot pot together and call Shangchenyu, and I have to thank him for helping me to shoot the promotion for my store." He joked to Ji Songlin: "Speaking of which, both of you are my benefactors '."

Hearing Xu Chenyu's name, Ji Songlin's heartbeat suddenly accelerated. He hadn't heard from him for a long time. He remembered that Xu Chenyu once said that when he was on a mission, all communication tools would be handed over. Hastily disturbed him.

"Let's go to Yunbin Road, there's a Chongqing hot pot, the taste is not bad," Jiang Xiuyuan took out his mobile phone: "I'm calling Chenyu now."

Just as Ji Songlin was about to open his mouth to say something, Jiang Xiuyuan dialed Xu Chenyu's phone, only to hear a temporary beeping sound from the other end, and Jiang Xiuyuan muttered: "It's strange, why is Chenyu's phone always busy?" Unwilling to give up, he called his classmates at the police station.

"Hey, Xiao Wu, is Chenyu with you? Tell him to answer the phone..." As he spoke, Jiang Xiuyuan's voice became quieter, his expression gradually became serious, and his eyebrows twisted into twists.

Ji Songlin felt uneasy, and after a long time, when Jiang Xiuyuan finally hung up the phone, Ji Songlin pretended to be relaxed and said, "He went on a mission a while ago, hasn't he come back yet?"

Jiang Xiuyuan's pale face seemed to be weighing his words. After hesitating for a while, he said slowly, "Three days ago, the anti-narcotics captain died in the line of duty...the task failed... I will let you know the specific situation." The classmate didn't say it clearly, it's a confidential matter...or else I..."

It was like pouring a pot of cold water from head to bottom. In this early winter weather, Ji Songlin was so cold that he was trembling all over. When he heard the news, he was stunned for a moment and didn't know what to do. When he recovered, he hadn't waited for Jiang Xiuyuan to speak clearly. , Ji Songlin rushed out of the record store like crazy, and knocked the cabinet at the door.

His mind was blank, he only knew that it had been three days, and Xu Chenyu had been back for three days, and he didn't contact anyone, Yu Chenjing died unexpectedly, so what about him?How is he?Are you hurt?Ji Songlin suddenly ran to the car door, fumbled in his pockets with trembling hands, damn it, he couldn't find the car keys, he was as anxious as a rampaging beast.

"Take my car, let's go now." Pei Chuangu opened the door of the black Land Rover and looked at the panicked Ji Songlin.