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Michael left early on the grounds that he had something to do temporarily.

The rest of Lin Hexi and You Zhong stayed in the hall, playing with their mobile phones for about [-] minutes in the rest area. Seeing that it was almost time for dinner, Lin Hexi planned to go back to their room to take a shower.

He stood up and asked You Zhong: "How can I return the clothes to you after I finish washing them?"

Without clearly stating that the clothes and trousers were sent by the hotel staff, and without even refuting Lin Hexi's words, You Zhong just took it for granted, and then reported his company's detailed address to him, "It's okay to send it or send it over." OK."

Lin and Xi nodded, and after a second of silence, seeing that there seemed to be nothing to say between them, they said, "Then I'll go first."

You Zhong got up to stop him, and asked suspiciously, "Do you remember the address I just reported?"

Lin Hexi said: "Remember."

Although it was a year ago since the last time I went, the location of Youzhong Company is not difficult to find.

You Zhong still didn't let him go, and said abruptly, "I'm not used to taking a shower in the tennis hall."

Lin and Xi were stunned for a second, and quickly recalled the meaning of the other party's words, and followed the other party's words: "Do you want to wash in my room?"

After getting the answer he wanted, as if worried that he might go back on his word at any time, You Zhong nodded to him, "Then let's go."

Lin and Xi stood where they were and did not speak.

You Zhong, who had already taken a few steps, noticed something and turned back to look for him.Seeing that he was still standing in the original position, wondering if he was going to return, You Zhong frowned unconsciously, "What's wrong?"

His thoughts were pulled back by the other party's voice, Lin Hexi hurriedly stepped up to keep up with him, and replied somewhat absent-mindedly: "It's nothing."

I don't know if it was an illusion, but at the moment when You nodded in agreement, Lin and Xi seemed to see each other smile.

He took You Zhong back to his room.

You Zhong called the people in the hotel to bring the clothes upstairs, and Lin and Xi went into the bathroom to take a shower.

He broke out in a sweat while playing, and he washed his hair in the shower.

The shelf for shower gel and shampoo was a little away from the shower, so Lin and Xi left the hot water to squeeze shampoo.He used too much force on his hand, and the viscous shampoo quickly overflowed his palm and trickled down the edge of his palm.

Lin Hexi wiped the remaining shampoo on the top of his head, not paying attention to the shampoo dripping on the ground, turned around and returned to the hot water, raised his hand to gently rub the shampoo on the top of his head.

After a while, he rinsed off the white foam on the top of his head, washed his body very quickly, then turned off the shower, dried his body with a towel, and walked back to the cabinet where the clean clothes were placed to get clothes to wear.

When passing by the shelf where the shampoo was placed, he unconsciously stepped on the shampoo on the ground, the soles of his shoes slipped suddenly, and he fell back uncontrollably.

Fortunately, he reached out to support the shelf next to him in time to avoid the consequences of falling firmly on the ground.Even if he didn't fall down, in order to stabilize his body in a hurry, the slippers on the soles of his feet still slammed heavily on the floor tiles of the bathroom.

The bottles and cans placed on the shelf were also hit by his arm, and the sound of hitting the ground rang one after another.

Lin Hexi quickly came to his senses, and was about to bend down to pick up the bath products that were scattered all over the floor, but there were slightly hurried footsteps outside the door.

The sound of footsteps became clearer and clearer from far to near, and finally stopped outside the bathroom door with a clear goal.

The next moment, there were knocks on the bathroom door like a rainstorm, and You Zhong called his name in a deep voice.

Even through the thick door panel, Lin and Xi could still vaguely detect the slight tension in the other party's voice.

Coming to this conclusion, he leaned on the shelf and lost his mind for a moment.

After waiting for a long time for a response from the bathroom, You Zhong reached out and twisted the doorknob in front of him.

The door lock turned according to his strength, but soon got stuck, and the bathroom door was locked.

You Zhong raised his voice slightly: "If you don't speak, I'll just kick the door."

Responding belatedly, Lin Hexi replied in a steady voice: "I'm fine."

As if worried that he would not tell the truth, You Zhong did not leave immediately, but continued to ask: "What was the sound in the bathroom just now?"

Lin and Xi paused, the inexplicable illusion that they were still in love with You Zhong came to their minds.

Suppressing such thoughts, Lin and Xi answered truthfully: "The shampoo and shower gel fell on the floor."

And when he said this, even he himself didn't notice that there was even a slight smile in his voice.

Catching the smile in his words, as if being recalled by his relaxed tone, You Zhong couldn't help being startled.

Unaware of the thoughts in You Zhong's mind, Lin Hexi bent down to pick up the bottles and cans on the ground, and began to put on his clothes neatly.

After changing clothes and opening the door, You Zhong was no longer outside the door.

He turned back and pulled the hair-drying towel hanging in the bathroom to cover his head, walked to the sofa and sat down with the hot steam in the room, then turned to look at You Zhong who was sitting on the other side of the sofa.

The latter didn't wait for him to remind, he got up automatically, picked up a change of clothes, raised his legs and walked into the bathroom.

Looking away from You Zhong's disappearing back, Lin Hexi picked up the coat that he hung on the back of the chair before going out in the afternoon, and took out the watch that he picked up from the sink from his pocket.

The water on the dial and strap had been completely dried. Lin Hexi glanced down at the watch, wanting to put it in the suitcase, but when he got up, he realized that something was wrong, and turned his gaze back to the old watch again. dial.

The hour and minute hands in the watch stop forever at a certain time in the afternoon and stop moving forward.

Lin Hexi was stunned. He remembered that the watch was waterproof. In the past, he also forgot to take the watch and took the watch directly into the bathroom to take a shower. The watch was always in good condition.

But now, the watch is broken in the hot spring pool.

He wiped the glass on the watch vigorously again, but the hands on the dial remained still.

After staring at the watch for a long time, Lin Hexi let out a sigh of relief, and finally put the broken watch back into the suitcase as originally planned.

It's just that the moment he closed the suitcase, his face couldn't hide his disappointment.

Putting the matter of the watch aside for the time being, he leaned back on the sofa, picked up the phone on the round table next to him, and looked down at the unread messages.

You Zhong took a shower very quickly. When he came out of the bathroom, he didn't wear the clothes he wore in front of the fountain in the afternoon, and changed into a more casual sweater and jeans.

The broken hair that should have been brushed up fell softly and naturally to his forehead, as if what appeared in front of his eyes at this moment was not the You Zhong three years later, but the You Zhong from three years ago.

And he also stayed in the hotel with You Chong once in a while, while waiting for the other party to take a bath, in order to pass the time, he sat cross-legged on the sofa and played games.

When You Zhong came out of the bathroom after taking a shower, he could drop the half-played game at any time, hug You Zhong's waist with both hands and lie down in his arms.Then, belatedly, when I remembered that I was hanging up again, I received a message from the game that my teammates reported hanging up.

It's just that the Youzhong in front of him is not the Youzhong he was three years ago, and he rarely plays games now.

Lin Hexi lowered his head and looked back at his work emails on his mobile phone.

His boss in the United States temporarily sent him a new job assignment.

About a week later, there will be a large-scale fashion conference in his city, and the company will send people over. The boss hopes that he can attend the conference with that foreign colleague.

Lin Hexi lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then began to write a reply email to his boss, unaware that You Zhong had walked towards him.

Lin Hexi wasn't the only one who felt the sense of space-time confusion. You Zhong also subconsciously took a few steps towards him, until it was clearly visible in his vision that Lin Hexi's mobile phone was the email interface for work, not the dazzling game screen. , he suddenly came back to his senses, and looked at the person in front of him with unclear emotions.

Lin Hexi was still concentrating on answering the email with his head bowed, with a dark blue towel covering his head, and some places on the towel had been soaked by water.

Looking at it from You Zhong's angle, you can only see his tall nose bridge and lightly pursed lips exposed outside the towel.

In the past few days when he reunited with Lin Hexi, the emotions that had been suppressed for more than three years showed signs of breaking out again. At this time, without Lin Hexi's knowledge, the weight of You Zhong fell on the tip of his nose and lips. The line of sight became more and more explicit and uncontrollable.

He bent down slowly.

Sensing that something was wrong, Lin Hexi turned his head from the phone and looked into the depths of his dark and deep eyes impartially.He even vaguely captured the complex emotions in You Zhong's eyes that he hadn't had time to take back.

It's just that those emotions are fleeting, and Lin and Xi don't even have time to analyze and explore.

And You Zhong, who was caught by him losing his composure, just stretched his arms around his side, put the mobile phone in his hand back on the table, then straightened up calmly, and took a step back.

The tip of the nose seems to still be lingering with the scent of shower gel from You Zhong's body. In such a distracted state, Lin Hexi's eyes that You Zhong didn't have time to hide his emotions reappeared in Lin Hexi's mind.

The tip of her tongue reached her teeth silently, as if she had made up her mind, Lin Hexi suddenly raised her eyes to look at him, "Do you know where there is a reliable watch repair shop?"

Unexpectedly, he would take the initiative to mention the topic of the watch, and he also faintly sensed something in his heart. You Zhong's eyes deepened, and he slowly uttered a few words: "Do you want to repair the watch?"

Without avoiding his gaze, Lin Hexi explained slowly, "My watch is broken."

You Zhong asked again: "What brand of watch is it? Do I know it?"

Lin and Xi said, "You know each other."

There was a slight wave in his eyes, but You Zhong's voice was still steady: "Show it to me first."

Lin and Xi held down the armrest of the sofa to get up.

There was a clear vibrating sound from the round table beside him, Lin Hexi paused, and couldn't help turning his eyes to You Zhong's cell phone beside the table.

Accompanied by the vibrating sound, the screen of the mobile phone lights up.

You Zhong's mobile phone has a new call, and the one that jumps on the screen is an unfamiliar number that has not been noted.

The reason why he said it was an unfamiliar number was because You Zhong didn't seem to have any plans to answer it.

And the phone did ring twice and then stopped.

The waiting interface disappeared in an instant, and what came into view was the lock screen wallpaper on You Zhong's phone.

Lin and Xi saw a photo.

A back view photo of two people sitting by the sea and kissing in the sunset.

He has never taken such a photo with You Zhong.