Bright Throne

The wildly flying snowflakes were wrapped in the storm and raged in the dark night. Except for the howling north wind, there was only the sound of feet crushing the snow.

In the night, except for the deep dark clouds and the heavy snow, the stars and the moon cannot be seen. Fortunately, Pei Hanrui has always had a strong sense of direction, and he can barely distinguish the direction with the scattered light from the scattered houses in the distance.

Before leaving, he specifically asked his neighbors about the nearest road up the mountain. The slope of this road is relatively steep, and he can't drive on weekdays, and he can barely walk.

He lowered the brim of his hat, and only a resolute chin was exposed under the goggles, as cold and hard as if carved from marble in the ice and snow.The light that the flashlight could illuminate was only a small patch of snow nearby. Pei Hanrui didn't know how long he searched for it, but he didn't see a single person all the way.

The phone was almost frozen into a brick, and I couldn't dial it out no matter what. The hands that took off their gloves several times were covered with dark red chilblains, and they were so stiff that they almost lost consciousness.

As time goes by, the night becomes darker in the distance, and the snow becomes paler nearby. The whole world seems to have become a lonely and cold black and white world. Only Pei Hanrui is left alone in the white wind and snow. Even his shadow could not be fully illuminated.

There was no expression on his face, but the firm and eager steps under his feet revealed the turmoil in his heart that he couldn't hide.

This feeling of irritability and anxiety is stronger than that silent phone call from Africa in the middle of the night. Pei Hanrui doesn't like this feeling - this feeling of being out of control, unable to capture, unable to forcefully stop, unable to escape .

He didn't like himself being bound by this feeling even more.

Whenever a person is used to strategizing and is capable of doing anything and everyone, but suddenly finds that there is something in his heart that is out of control, he will always subconsciously reject it, and even want to kill it in the bud.

The same is true for Pei Hanrui, although he has already been faintly aware of his unusual concern for Qin Yi, which seems to be more than any previous lover, when did it start?He has no way to pursue it, or he is unwilling to delve into it from the depths of his consciousness.

But he has always been confident in his own control, control in various senses - as in business and design, volatile and relaxed - he never thinks that there will be exceptions to the emotional boundaries he has set for himself, Even if he admits that Qin Yi is special, that's all. He firmly believes in this.

However, how strong and confident Pei Hanrui was in the past, how restless he is at this moment.

Uneasy about worrying about Qin Yi's situation, and even more uneasy that he will have a day when he can't hold his breath.

Fortunately, his attention is still focused on searching for Qin Yi at the moment, and he doesn't need to think about the source of his uneasiness for the time being.

After walking for another half an hour, he had almost arrived at the shooting location. Under the dim light of the flashlight, Pei Hanrui saw several photographic equipment that were half buried in the snow one after another!

That's it!

Pei Hanrui quickened his pace, and his brows became tighter and tighter. Before he could see these things, he always hoped to have some evidence to prove that he did not go wrong, but once he saw them, his heart became heavier and heavier. It's better not to see anything.

Is it because I left in such a hurry that I didn't have time to take them away, or... just couldn't take care of myself?

Pei Hanrui's face was as cold as ice. He didn't want to think about the bad things, but the worry and tension in his heart still spread uncontrollably like a tide.

"Qin Yi——!" He couldn't help shouting sharply, but his voice was drowned out by the blizzard as soon as he exited, and the cold air penetrated his nose and nose, soaked into his lungs, making his throat itchy.

He bent over and coughed a few times, and looked around blankly, but there was nothing but the strong wind and falling snow.

Can't find anything.

Pei Hanrui gathered up the flashlight in his hand, and walked down the mountain with a sullen face. Just when he was about to give up such a random search and was about to turn back to call the police, a human voice suddenly came from ahead!

A glimmer of hope suddenly rose in his gray heart, and he quickened his pace and walked forward——as expected, he ran into the film crew!

There were about four figures in the blizzard, who were working together to push the car whose wheels had sunk into the snow pit. They were quite surprised when they noticed that Pei Hanrui appeared here alone.

"Huh? Aren't you Qin Yi's assistant? Why did you come here?"

Impossible to wait for the greetings, Pei Hanrui cut straight to the point and asked in a deep voice, "What happened? Where are the others?"

"Don't you know? We suddenly encountered a big snowstorm. The snow on the mountain slid down and blocked the road. Everyone else was rushing back. Our brothers were unlucky. The car happened to be stuck in a pothole. Oh, alas, those equipment and tents were too late to clean up, and they were all buried in the snow, but fortunately, no one was injured..."

Hearing his words, Pei Hanrui felt a little relieved, and asked again: "Where is Qin Yi? Has he gone back?"

"Mr. Qin, you should have gone back early, why? Didn't you see him?" The man asked strangely.

Pei Hanrui's face finally returned to his usual calmness, he nodded and said, "Oh, maybe I came out too early, so I missed it."

The other party was really surprised at this moment: "Could you not have come out alone to find someone? This big blizzard with black lights and blind lights, no one would know if you were buried without paying attention, you must be too courageous. Dee Dee , fortunately met us, let's go back together, or Mr. Qin might be in a hurry if he didn't see you when he went back."

While talking, the car was finally pushed out of the snow pit, and it slid forward a few steps smoothly. They cheered and called Pei Hanrui to get on the car.

Pei Hanrui lowered his head and shone the wheel with a flashlight, and asked with a frown: "The snow is so thick, can the car still move?"

"That's a must, this is a snowmobile. Fortunately, the quality of this thing is genuine, otherwise we would have become the first victims of false advertising, haha!"

When the car door was closed, the windshield instantly blocked all the raging wind and snow outside, and several big men squeezed together, quickly making the small space inside the car less cold.

"Brother, are you here for a cigarette?" The man in the co-pilot took off his goggles, dug around for a long time and took out a pack of cigarettes and handed it over.

"Thank you." Pei Hanrui took out one casually, lit it, took a deep breath, and slowly narrowed his eyes after the lingering and warm smoke.

Normally, he wouldn't even look at such an ordinary brand, but right now, he desperately needs nicotine to ease his physical fatigue and heal the indescribable worries in his heart.

The car couldn't drive too fast in bad weather, and because the driveway took a long detour, it took a long time to get back to the private house rented by the film crew.

It was completely dark, and there were only sporadic and dim street lamps near the houses, swaying lonely under the dead trees bent by the heavy snow. Light the way home.

The blizzard did not slow down, and Pei Hanrui went straight to Qin Yi's room as soon as he got out of the car, stepping on the snow that was almost up to his knees.

He even thought that guy might have been so cold that he hid in the quilt and huddled up, or was he lying on the table dizzy from hunger and waiting for him to go back to feed?

If I continue to eat bitter gourd tonight, I'm afraid I'll wrinkle my face into a mess again.

In just a few short steps, Pei Hanrui didn't know where his thoughts diverged, and he couldn't help but feel a little funny, and his pace quickened a little.

I don't know if the nicotine has played a role, but the warmth in my chest is much better than when I just went out to find someone.

I want to go back as soon as possible, see him as soon as possible, and hug him as soon as possible.

"Qin Yi." He pushed open the door, wondering why he didn't turn on the light, was he too tired to sleep?

Not caring about wiping off the snow all over his body, Pei Hanrui directly pushed open the door of the bedroom. When the light came on, a few cold and silent walls were reflected - isn't he inside? !

"Qin Yi?" Looking at the empty room, Pei Hanrui was stunned for a moment, full of anticipation as if someone had poured cold water on his face, and his whole body froze for a moment.

He reached out and lifted the quilt, but no one was there.I hurried to the kitchen again, but there was no one.He walked towards the bathroom with a sullen face - still no one!

The film crew clearly said that he was back long ago, and even the last wave of people arrived safely, so how could it be that Qin Yi hasn't come back yet? !

For a moment, Pei Hanrui seemed to clearly hear the echo of his heart suddenly sinking to the bottom of the valley. He stood quietly in the center of the room, and the lines of his profile were as thin and cold as the edge of a blade.The lips were tightly pressed into a straight line, and slightly curled down at the corners of the lips.

The falling snow on his shoulders almost dyed his black clothes into white, and the chandelier on the roof stretched his shadow so long that it stuck to the cold wall lonely.

A strange feeling ran up his heart, down his spine—fear.

The hand holding the flashlight tightly, fingertips were abnormally bluish white, Pei Hanrui closed his eyes and forced himself to calm down, he carefully thought about what he might have missed, and within a moment, he suddenly opened the door and went to the nearest filming room The group rented a house and walked away awkwardly.

Hearing the urgent knock on the door, Ji Hangfeng was wondering who it would be at this time, but when he opened the door, he saw Pei Hanrui with a gloomy face.

"Mr. Pei, why do you—"

"Where did Qin Yi go?" Pei Hanrui's voice was low and hoarse, and there was an unconcealable anxiety in the ending.

Ji Hangfeng was frightened by his appearance: "Qin Yi is gone? He came back before me!"

Pei Hanrui frowned deeply: "There is no one in the room. Where else can he go except you..."

"I'll go find it with you!" Ji Hangfeng was also in a hurry, put on his coat and hat, and hurried out with him.

Unexpectedly, after the two of them walked a few steps, they suddenly noticed a slender figure hurrying by under the street lamp not far away. The man seemed to be taken aback when he saw them, and then froze in place.

After a while, the man staggered towards the two from the wind and snow. His legs were obviously very slender, but he was stiff and almost clumsy when he stepped in the snow.

As he got closer, the dim streetlights shone on him, his thin suit and trousers were almost covered with snowflakes, his hair was blown loose by the strong wind and stuck to his face, his cheeks were blue and white, only the cheekbones were red from the cold .

The moment he saw his face clearly, Pei Hanrui felt that his breath was seized, and the ups and downs of his heart beat like waves, even if he was as tough as him, he couldn't help trembling slightly.

He took off the goggles and stared closely at the man in front of him, the muscles on his face twitched slightly.

This whole night of fear, worry, anxiety, hope and disappointment gnawed at his heart non-stop. Until now, seeing Qin Yi standing in front of him safe and sound, he finally felt at ease. What came was another uncontrollable burst of anger——

How worried he was this night, how angry he is now!

"Where did you go?" Pei Hanrui's dark eyes were unusually fierce. It seemed that there was ice and snow rolling in the black color, and his tone lost his usual calmness. The suppressed anger made Ji Hangfeng dare not speak for a while, " In such a big snowstorm, why don’t you just stay there and run around?! What if something happens? Do you know that I have—”

— how worried I am about you!

He was only halfway through his sentence when he was interrupted by Qin Yi who was even more annoyed.

Qin Yi's chest heaved violently, as if he had been running for a long time, his expression was also suppressed with anger, and he growled at Pei Hanrui in a deep voice: "I thought you were still in the mountain!"

Pei Hanrui's expression froze on his face for a moment, his chapped lips moved, but he was speechless in a daze.

Qin Yi's voice seemed to have been air-dried, hoarse and unpleasant, and there was an indescribable grievance in his anger. He was still wearing the thin suit that he wore in the advertisement, without a down coat or hat. I don't even have a scarf or gloves, so I don't know how long I have been looking for myself in the heavy snow.

For no reason, Pei Hanrui's heart suddenly burst into unspeakable sorrow and warmth. He took two steps forward, unzipped his coat without hesitation, opened his coat, and hugged the man who was frozen all over. Tight, as if trying to strangle someone in his arms, without leaving a single gap.

Only when they were so close to each other did he know what Qin Yi's body looked like. The cold air coming from his chest made Pei Hanrui startled, but he didn't want to let go anyway. Instead, he hugged him even tighter and frowned. Her lips pressed against his icy cheeks, and she whispered, "Why don't you even wear a coat, what if you're freezing..."

Qin Yi closed his eyes, greedily breathed the warm breath from the other person, rubbed against his arms, and whispered in a hoarse voice: "I can't find you when I come back, and I will forget it when I am in a hurry..."

"..."

Pei Hanrui was silent for a moment, and then let out a short chuckle from his chest. Under the slight tremor, something warm in his heart kept beating, passing back and forth across their chests and clothes.The brilliance that suddenly burst out from his pitch-black eyes was brighter than the stars, and it disappeared when he opened and closed his eyes.

I thought that he was the only one who was anxious, worried, and indescribably afraid.

It turned out that in a place where he couldn't see, the other party had the same feelings as himself, with the same feelings.

The feeling of being connected at this moment is so wonderful that it even made Pei Hanrui forget the original intention of the relationship for a while, blurring the boundaries of feelings.

Qin Yi gently pushed him, hesitated and said: "The snow on my body has melted on your clothes..."

Pei Hanrui gently brushed off the falling snow from his shoulders, touched the other's brow with his forehead, and sighed: "Go back to the house."