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some jealousy.He also couldn't tell what he was jealous of, he just felt something, the persistent emotions held by those border towns at the moment, which he could hardly find in his own life.

He closely followed the footsteps of the border town, walking forward in the slippery bushes, and the thick branches of the surrounding camellias whipped him like a whip. He could only cover his face with one hand, and hold the other tightly Hold on to the branches that whip him so you don't slip.

Gradually, the rain became heavier and heavier, and the valley was filled with the sound of crashing rain.Yuluo shouted to the people in front, and the voice was quickly blown into the valley by the wind and rain.

Biancheng didn't speak, and even his back disappeared without knowing when, which made Yuluo flustered suddenly, and he began to be confused about the direction, not knowing where was the way, and where was the exit.He tried to run in every direction, only to find himself in an even greater confusion.

Suddenly the soles of his feet slipped, and his body rolled down like a pulley, until a protruding tree trunk stopped him.Then he just lay there in the mud and rain, and he once again felt the coldness of death from deep underground.

He tried to move his body, but found that the soil under his body was so loose and slippery that he would slip into a deeper abyss if he didn't pay attention.Moreover, his foot seemed to be sprained, and it would cause severe pain when he moved.In order not to let the raindrops fall into his eyes, he simply closed his eyes, which also made his thoughts fall into a kind of vacuum.

He didn't know if Biancheng found out that he was gone, and would come back to look for him again. Compared with himself, Biancheng was more mature and calmer. Although he had only been in contact for a short time, Yuluo already had his own understanding of him. .

Most of the time, Bian Cheng is a well-mannered person, whether it is in his own dress or words and deeds, he maintains a kind of deliberately rigid, and the inherent image brought to him by his good education makes him look good at any time or in any aspect. All impeccable.

People like him are like those beautiful statues placed in glass cabinets in museums. They always have the most perfect expression and the most elegant posture, and they look so glamorous, but such a statue is cold.Apart from the warmth he showed towards his mother, Yuluo never felt that he cared about other people or things.

His smile is just an expression. When he smiles, it may be more out of politeness and respect for you than an expression of his true inner thoughts.And now, would this Hai, whom Yu thought he knew, put himself in danger for someone like him who didn't have much relationship? Yuluo wasn't sure.The sky has gradually become dark, and his consciousness has become farther and farther away from reality just like his body.

"Yuluo, Yuluo..." Yuluo heard a voice echoing in the valley...Yu suddenly felt that it was the most beautiful voice in the world.

"I'm here." He called out loudly.

"Yu Luo, don't be afraid, stay still, I'll come right away." Bian Cheng roared.

Yu Luo didn't move, he suddenly wanted to laugh, he laughed that he didn't know that man too well, he laughed, he looked so stupid now.

When Biancheng dragged Yuluo up from the cliff, both of them were exhausted and paralyzed.The rain had subsided, but the ground was still slippery.Yu Luo couldn't care so much anymore, he just wanted to lie down for a while.

"Yuluo, Yuluo," Bian Cheng slapped his face, "Don't sleep, I'll carry you on my back, there are a few big rocks in front of you, set up a tent there and sleep again, do you hear me?"

Yuluo knew that once she fell asleep, it would be impossible for Biancheng to carry her back.So he stood up and wanted to walk forward by himself, but his feet hurt too much.

Bian Cheng supported him, then stood in front of him and squatted down.

Yuluo knew that the hypocrisy at this time would only delay time, and it was getting darker, so he lay on the back of the border city and let him lead him forward.The back of Yu Luojue's Biancheng is wide and hard, but also very comfortable, making people want to rely on and no longer afraid.

"Hey, tell me something." Biancheng shook Yuluo who was about to fall asleep.

So he began to describe the images that kept repeating in his mind.His sentences are vague, and he often says what pops up suddenly, but he feels very happy.For the first time, those childhood experiences repressed in the depths of memory surged out like a flood.He talked about his vague memories of his mother, about the scorching sun that day his grandmother left him at boarding school, about his life as a nomad on the streets.

"So you hate your father?"

"No, no hate. I remember the cops picking me up from the street again and taking me to an alley where he was sleeping next to a pile of real trash with people talking about it Spit on the ground. I was standing in the crowd, a policeman pushed me forward, I hated him for doing this, so I backed away desperately. Later I knew he was dead, I don’t know what it was Meaning, I just remember the putrid smell from the garbage dump, and that smell still sticks in my nose."

"Why did you agree to come to Yuluo City?"

"Want to be close to him, want to know why he lives like that, want to know why I'm always being discarded."

I don't know when, the rain stopped, and the valley was silent, and the voice from outside the valley seemed to be in my ears at this moment. "No one will abandon you anymore. Hold me tight, and I will definitely carry you to that area." valley."

Section Seven

The next morning, when Yuluo really woke up, he found himself sleeping in a tent.When he limped out of the tent, he saw several black stones as huge as mountains.These few stones were scattered around him like the tall walls of a castle, imprisoning him in a huge city.When he supported his body and looked towards the top of the black stone, he saw that Biancheng was standing on one of the stones, and the sunlight shot through his body, so Yuluo could only see a black and blurry shadow.

"Come up quickly, you've slept long enough." Bian Cheng shouted loudly at him, and the voice echoed in the valley over and over again.

So Yuluo climbed up the cold stone wall with difficulty, the injury on his foot made his movements very clumsy.Biancheng bent down and stretched out his hand to pull Yuluo up.

The scenery seen standing on the stone is completely different from the scene just now. The land outside the stone city is obviously much higher than the inside. A boulder blocked the way out.Can't imagine, what kind of tools are needed to transport such a huge stone here, and what's the point of putting it here?This may be the origin of the name "Rainfall City". These black stones must have fallen here from some distant planet, and only nature can create such a miracle.

"Look over there." Bian Cheng pointed to the valley not far away.

If the valley where the power station is located is a depression, then the place where they are now is full of vitality.Blooming camellias, rushing waterfalls, and eagles circling over the valley all show the charm of life.Yuluo knew that they had found it, found the Yuluo City in the hearts of their parents. This was not an illusory dream, but a real Yuluo City that could be heard, seen, and touched.

The two young people are like the living things in this valley. They run in the valley, using their feelings and hearts to feel the imprints of their parents' life, although those things have long been destroyed by the thick soil. Covered up, but this does not prevent those youthful flowers from blooming wantonly.

During the day, they swam in the lake under the waterfall. At night, they lay on the boulder together and looked at the stars in the sky.The night in the mountains is a pure blackness.The stars in the sky do not illuminate the darkness around them.The surrounding scenery seems to be packed into a huge pocket, and you are locked in such a pocket, even if you open your eyes, you can't even try to see anything clearly.

"Where are you?" Yu Luo's voice trembled, he thought he was about to be swallowed up by the darkness.

"It's right next to you." Fortunately, Bian Cheng spoke.

"Aren't you afraid?" Yuluo was curious, who would not feel the slightest fear at this time?

"Aren't you here too? There's nothing to be afraid of." Bian Cheng still said in that calm tone.

"How do you know I'm here? You are not afraid that I will be eaten by wild animals."

"Because I can hear your breathing. It's not the same as the sound of a wild beast." Hai smiled, and said again: "There can't be wild beasts here, don't worry!"

So Yuluo fell silent, he no longer opened his eyes to look hard, he lay there quietly, and then slowly, he heard the breathing sound that Biancheng said, the sound was very small at first, then it became louder and louder, Later, the voice became two, and Yuluo couldn't tell which voice was his own and which one was from the border town. Only in this kind of night, only in the dead night around you, can you hear such a voice. Strong breathing.

Section [-]

After returning from Yuluo City for a long time, the two young people lost contact. Although they both knew where each other worked and left a phone number, they never took the initiative to contact each other.

There was no particular reason, maybe both of them felt that once they returned to this bustling city, it would be very difficult for two people with different backgrounds to interact with each other.

Biancheng occasionally finds some appropriate reasons for this situation, such as he is too busy as a doctor, or he spends a lot of time dealing with various things and people, and these things have already exhausted him .

But deep down in his heart, he understood that in fact, this lack of contact was more of a deliberate effort.During this period of time, he thought of Yuluocheng more than once, sometimes before going to bed, sometimes after waking up, even when he was working or watching a wonderful movie, he would think of that movie unconsciously. valley.

He seemed to see the sky there again, so pure blue, the dazzling red bonus there, and the man lying on the black stone, his soft breathing seemed to be right next to his ears.

Biancheng hates this state of wandering thoughts.No matter how good the memory Yuluo City left him, he didn't want it to control his thinking.He is such a person, behind the seemingly calm and steady, is a guy who is full of contradictions and struggling all the time.

His mother raised him alone, which made him more competitive than others and crazy about pursuing perfection. In the first 20 years of his life, he did his best and showed this excellence to his father who had already married another family. Watching is his biggest goal.

But on the other hand, he hates fighting for fame and fortune, and hates using any means to achieve his goals. This state of complete contradiction between doing and thinking makes him exhausted. He even feels that he can talk to another self, and the two selves are in the same world. Under the body, there are often quarrels, so it seems that the border town can always hear some voices that others cannot hear, especially after the death of his mother.

Now such quarrels rang in his ears again, Bian Cheng looked at his girlfriend standing in front of the mirror, and didn't know whether he should accompany her to that boring party or stay at home.

His girlfriend is called Hsinchu, and she is his college classmate. Hai has never calculated how long the relationship between the two has lasted, but he thinks it has been a long, long time.

Being in love for too long will only create a situation where you both loathe and depend on that person, your love has long since disappeared, and only one substantive problem after another in your life is left to tie you together, such as buying together The house, the joint account, the clothes in the closet that don't distinguish between you and me, and the parents' approval of each other, these things are too complicated and too tiring, so when the relationship reaches this point, you have to make a choice, get married or break up.

But most people will choose the former, because breaking up will be a huge project involving many, you have to face financial losses and the emotional breakdown of your parents, and you may have to spend a long time for it, which will make it difficult for you to deal with it. Hands up in surrender.

Of course, getting married is not a forced choice for him. Although his girlfriend is not very beautiful, she is well-educated and has a cheerful and easy-going personality.She not only has a strong ability to work, but more importantly, she also has a father who lives abroad and is very capable and economical.

The old man used to be a famous doctor. After working abroad as an expert, he abandoned medicine and went into business, and actually bought a lot of property.Now the old man is going to take his precious daughter abroad, but what makes him embarrassed is that his daughter has found a boyfriend who is quite ordinary in every respect in his opinion.This made him quite dissatisfied, but it was not easy to object with a strong gesture, and such an attitude also made Hai very unhappy.

"Daddy invited your dean to dinner today. You must behave well and impress them all." His girlfriend came over and straightened his tie for him. "The dean and dad are old classmates. If you know the relationship He will definitely look at you differently. You know, everything I'm doing now is for you to go abroad faster, and I don't want you to marry me. "

Bian Cheng fully understands his girlfriend's painstaking efforts, she hopes that he can stand in front of his father with a more outstanding attitude, and reduce the possibility of recruiting prostitutes.However, Bian Cheng felt that no matter what he did, the old man would not like him, which meant that he would not be able to meet the old man's requirements no matter what.

However, he yearns for the freedom he imagined abroad. For that kind of life, it is worth paying a certain price. Even if he loses his smiling face all night, so what if his muscles cramp. If he wants to succeed, he must put down his dignity. No matter how angular the stone is, it cannot escape the fate of drifting with the tide.

But no matter what kind of excuse he used, he still couldn't hide his disgust for this kind of party. He felt that he was hypocritical like a eunuch, and his girlfriend was as naked as selling male prostitutes. At this time, he seemed to see the pure scenery of Yuluo City again. Play it back in front of your eyes.

Section [-]

When he came out of the restaurant, Bian Cheng felt that the food he had just eaten was stuck in his throat, and he couldn't swallow it or spit it out.Eating at a party like this is always hard to digest, because your mind is always hard to relax, and you have to spend more energy on your face, otherwise you simply don't have the energy to accompany you all night smiley.

"Let's go back, I'll spit it out in the car." He said to his girlfriend.

The streets of the city at night seem to be more bustling than during the day, those eye-catching lights are dizzying, the shouts from the shops come out one after another, and those people staggering out of the restaurants, Biancheng guesses what is behind their smiles What kind of mood is hidden?

The enthusiasm of the girlfriend at the party just now continued. Her smile was so sincere during the meal, because she was really willing to integrate into such an environment, and she didn't feel uncomfortable or awkward at all. After people's hypocritical praise, she There was even some elation and contentment, and she derived great happiness from such a night.So at this moment, she didn't notice her boyfriend's silence at all, and she continued to tell the details of the party.

"I believe that the matter of going abroad will have results soon, and we all have to be patient." She said. "If you can be elected as the director, I think this matter can be done faster."

Bian Cheng didn't answer, and what he said to his girlfriend was not as enthusiastic as she expected.

"As long as you can go out in this capacity, I believe Dad will look at you with admiration." She continued.

Biancheng didn't understand when his future would be involved with an old man far away in the United States. This seemed to be the logic of women, who always liked to involve various relationships.In fact, from the bottom of his heart, he didn't like the future father-in-law who turned from a scholar into a businessman. When he thought that he would be doomed to be manipulated by such a person for the rest of his life, he hoped that the date of going abroad could come later.

"Things like last time can't happen again," my girlfriend didn't mean to stop at all, "asking for such a long vacation for no reason will affect your impression in the mind of the leader, why don't you understand such a simple truth? .”

He knew that his girlfriend was talking about the time he went to Yuluo City, but he didn't want to explain to her at all. He never even mentioned his mother to his girlfriend. He didn't know why he didn't want to tell his girlfriend. It's just that I didn't think about discussing it with my girlfriend for a moment.

Now Biancheng regrets his proposal to go for a walk just now, he really hopes to stop a taxi immediately, then leave his girlfriend and escape back to his apartment.And the traffic lights at the intersection seemed to be against him, the dazzling red was unwilling to turn green for a long time.

While waiting at the intersection, he saw two young people waiting at the opposite intersection. One of them had that weird silver-white hair, which looked particularly dazzling on such a night. He was talking to the boy next to him, The two laughed brightly.Then the light turned green, and the two teenagers walked in their direction.

"Aren't you leaving?" the girlfriend urged.

Bian Cheng walked down the driveway, but his eyes never left the two teenagers.The two teenagers lowered their heads and whispered. He couldn't hear what they said, but the laughter they made along the way was so clear.At the beginning, Biancheng was sure that the other boy was Yu Luo, because Hai had carefully looked at that beautiful face more than once, and it was a face that was hard to forget.

But after a few seconds, when the two teenagers walked past him, he became uncertain. This is really an abnormal situation. It should be that the closer the person is to you, the clearer you can see. But people sometimes have short-term forgetfulness, just like seeing an old friend who has long wanted to see, his name is about to be pronounced, but the moment he calls out, you suddenly can't remember anything.

This is how he is now, the memories left by Yuluo in his mind are always static pictures, such as his cold body lying on the floor of the apartment, such as his face covered with rainwater sleeping among the camellias.However, he was not familiar with such a vibrant and fresh life like today, and he couldn't find an expression similar to today's after searching through his memory.

He turned his head and looked at the backs of the two teenagers who were gradually going away. An inexplicable loss filled his heart.When he returned to the apartment alone, this loss not only did not disappear, but intensified.

Countless questions popped up in his mind, such as is that person Yuluo?If so, why would he pretend not to know himself?Who is that boy next to him?What is their relationship?Similar questions swirled rapidly in his head, making him restless for a moment, but he was clueless after repeating them overnight.

In the early morning of the next day, Biancheng decided to go to see the boy named Yuluo. He found a very reasonable reason for himself, that is, a responsible person like him cannot watch Yuluo continue to fight with those who are infected with The guy with the weird hair stayed with him, and as the son of his mother's old friend, he seemed obliged to remind him to get back on the right track, which is what a man of integrity should do.

Section X

Without calling, Bian Cheng came to the game hall where Yu Luo worked.It is early morning, and there are only a few office workers in a hurry on the street, and a hawker selling pancakes.He suddenly felt that he was a little reckless, and he couldn't wait to run here just after dawn, as if he was afraid that if he was late, the man would disappear.

Looking at the closed shops now, he felt unspeakably annoyed in the border town. He turned around and walked in the direction of the road, thinking in his heart, wait until noon, make a call and contact him before coming back.But just after walking a short distance, he turned around and returned to the door of the game hall, with his hand raised in the air, wanting to knock but holding back.

"Is this going to be too abrupt, maybe he doesn't work here anymore, maybe I should call first, but will he not answer my call, if he does, what should I say, he will definitely Ask me why I came to him now. How should I answer then."

He stood in front of the dilapidated rolling door, with countless questions and situations in his mind, but he didn't knock on it for a long time.Because he suddenly realized that he didn't know why he was standing here stupidly on such an ordinary morning, as if he was rushing to buy the last movie ticket, and also like the girl he had a crush on standing at the school gate in middle school. Urgent and flustered.

While he was wandering, a small door on the rolling shutter door was opened, and a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy came out of the door, muttering in his mouth, "Bah, I just stood by them all night to give this Money, lose them and forget it." Seeing Biancheng standing at the door, he turned his head away in disdain.

He took the opportunity to walk in.The game hall was dimly lit and smoky.The other machines were empty except for a few people sitting in a hidden corner playing the slot machines, their hair disheveled and their spirits high.They should have stayed here for a long time, cigarette butts were scattered all over the ground, and there were still a few children like just now surrounding them.He understood that this was a game hall on the surface, but it was actually a place for gambling.

"You don't look like you're here to play?" a voice asked.

He turned his head and saw a young man with silver hair, the young man looked at him vigilantly, "It's early in the morning, dressed so cleanly, did you enter the wrong door, the hair salon is next door." The boy's tone There was a thick sarcasm in it.However, Bian Cheng was not angry at all, because he liked this silver hair so much, not because he really liked this hair, but because he knew that this was the boy who walked with Yuluo yesterday, his hair was really too dazzling.

"Is it raining?" Bian Cheng asked.

The boy was startled, a little surprised, "Who are you? Why are you looking for him?"

Bian Cheng didn't know how to answer him, so he could only lie and say that he was Yu Luo's brother,

The boy's eyes were full of doubts: "He is an orphan and has no brother at all."

But maybe seeing the anxiety on Biancheng's face, he finally pointed to a small door in the corner and left.

Biancheng pushed open the small door, his hands trembling inexplicably. There was a dim yellow street lamp behind the door. The lamp might have accumulated too much dust, making people feel that it was not as bright as a candle.Through a narrow passage is an iron staircase.When he went down the stairs, the stairs were wobbly, as if they couldn't support his body and would break at any moment.

In the basement there was also a small lamp like the one just now, but it was even darker.Because there are no windows, there is a strong musty smell in the room, and there are some unpleasant smells, which make people unable to breathe.There were several bunk beds in the room, which made the room cramped.

Bian Cheng explored along the narrow passage between the beds, and finally found the curled up figure in a corner.With his back facing the outside, he slept deeply, with one arm around himself and the other under his body.Bian Cheng stretched out his hand, trying to wake him up, but his hand stopped in mid-air, but he was reluctant to let it go.So he just stood there stupidly, not even daring to breathe.One side of the bed was leaning against the wall, and on the dirty and damp wall was a picture.The light was too dim to see what was painted.

He leaned forward, feeling a warm current in his heart.The painted sea of ​​flowers, the black boulder, and the two figures lying on the boulder, these scenes immediately brought him back to that journey.Countless thoughts surged in his heart, including nostalgia, annoyance, emotion, and self-blame.

After returning from that trip, why didn't I contact Yuluo again?Living alone in such a basement, what kind of mood did he draw this painting, and what was he thinking in his mind when he fell asleep looking at this painting every day?

Yu Luo's face was facing the wall, he couldn't see his expression, but the sound of his deep breathing was like a hammer hitting Hai's heart.He felt that the sound of breathing was not as calm as the night in the valley, as if it carried a trace of loss, exhaustion, and even sadness.Bian Cheng leaned against the pillar beside the bed, closed his eyes, and breathed with that breath, and felt sad with that sadness.

I don't know how long it has passed, time seems to stop at a certain moment, and no longer run forward.Finally, the boy turned over and let out a long breath.Bian Cheng also opened his eyes and looked at him.

"Why didn't you wake me up?" Yuluo asked, there was no surprise in his tone, as if he had already guessed that he would come, which made the reasons he had just prepared seem a little pretentious.

"I'm hungry." Yuluo said again, "Take me to eat!"

He sat up abruptly, shook his head, and blinked his eyes.

Biancheng smiled, rubbed Yuluo's hair with his hands and said, "I'll wait for you outside."

After speaking, he stood up and walked out of the game hall along the route just now.I don't know how long I stayed in the dark basement, but the street suddenly became lively, with stalls and vegetable buyers bustling, cars honking, and pedestrians hurriedly giving way.

Biancheng stood by the side of the road and lit a cigarette. Before he finished smoking, Yuluo came out.They didn't speak, as if they were friends who met every day, they passed through the crowd and walked straight towards the parking lot.When they got into the car, both of them let out a long breath.

"What do you want to eat?" Bian Cheng asked.

"Let's eat hot pot." Yu Luo looked out the window.

"Eat hot pot so early?" Biancheng started the car, although his tone was full of doubts, he still drove forward.

"It takes longer to eat hot pot." Yuluo whispered.

"Longer?" He didn't quite understand what this sentence meant.

Yuluo didn't answer his words anymore, he suddenly felt that this man was very interesting, he seemed to have fewer words than himself, but the words he said occasionally were very touching.Doesn't he mean that he wants to stay with himself for a while?Biancheng suddenly felt that the weather today is very good, it is really a good weather to eat hot pot.