Mindful

All the teachers and students watched Qiao Yuanlin's feat until the train entered the station and passed between the two platforms.

Liang Cheng was hugged too tightly, he couldn't find a gap to push Qiao Yuanlin away, so he raised his hand to pinch the back of Qiao Yuanlin's neck, and peeled it off from his body.

After peeling it off, there was still adhesion, Qiao Yuanlin grabbed him and said in a panic, "Don't go."

Liang Cheng ignored it, handed the ticket to the conductor at the door of the carriage, and at the same time withdrew his arm.In just a second, Qiao Yuanlin came over again and caught him.

"Don't get in the car." Qiao Yuanlin begged, "Stay here, don't go."

Liang Cheng was simply unbelievable. Let's explain this guy's appearance at the train station as a "coincidence", but who made a mistake in trying so hard to keep him?

At this moment, Qiao Yuanlin said, "I was wrong."

Liang Cheng: "..."

Qiao Yuanlin said again: "I know I was wrong, please forgive me, stay and give me another chance."

The conductor looked at them with delicate eyes, and suggested, "If you need time to think about it, you can change the ticket first."

"No need." Liang Cheng didn't even think about it, "Let go."

Qiao Yuanlin drooped her head and said in a timid way, "You know I have a heart disease and cannot exercise strenuously. I ran here just now...it's so uncomfortable."

He snorted realistically, as if he was not breathing well. The conductor was worried about an accident in the work area, and said to Liang Cheng: "This passenger, let's take your friend to rest first."

After 1 minute, Liang Cheng watched the train leave in front of him helplessly, and the ticket in his hand was invalidated.

He brushed Qiao Yuanlin away and said, "You are indeed a little sick."

Qiao Yuanlin had accumulated a lot of words and didn't know where to start, so he nodded.

Liang Cheng turned his face away speechlessly. On the other side of the train, the windows were crowded with heads, and the students in the car were all lying on the glass to watch them.

He suddenly saw Duan Sicun.

After looking at each other for a while, Liang Cheng strode away from the platform.

Qiao Yuanlin followed immediately. He was afraid that Liang Cheng would still leave, and he was afraid that talking too much would make Liang Cheng angry, so he opened and closed his mouth and got entangled all the way.

After walking out of the train station, Qiao Yuanlin breathed a sigh of relief.Liang Cheng ignored the taxis waiting in line for work, and casually boarded a double-decker bus.

On a scorching summer day, there were very few people on the open-air second floor, so Liang Cheng chose a side seat.

Qiao Yuanlin sat next to him, the chair was hot from the sun, his back was hanging in the air, and his breathing was a little difficult under the blazing sun.He sneaked a glance at Liang Cheng, feeling guilty, and glanced again, feeling a little happy again.

Liang Cheng looked out of the car, like a statue that is invulnerable to cold and heat.When the car engine couldn't cover Qiao Yuanlin's heavier and slower panting, he stuffed the backpack over.

Qiao Yuanlin immediately grabbed hold of it, and said courteously, "I'll hold it for you."

Liang Cheng said, "There is water inside."

Qiao Yuanlin took out a bottle of mineral water and felt much better after a few sips.Instead of saying "thank you", he said "sorry".

Liang Cheng ignored him.

He repeated it earnestly: "I'm sorry about what happened before."

Liang Cheng didn't want to hear it for the third time, and said, "You're going to die to not let me go, just to apologize?"

"Not all." Qiao Yuanlin replied, "Brother Ying told me everything about Linghai, and I regret it these days. Why didn't you explain it?"

Liang Cheng said: "Who are you to me, I want to explain to you?"

Qiao Yuanlin said: "But if you tell me, I won't misunderstand, and I won't drive you away."

Sooner or later, there is little difference between active or passive, Liang Cheng said: "It doesn't matter, no one will rent a place for a lifetime."

Qiao Yuanlin choked for a while, wiped off his sweat, and suddenly asked, "Then do you regret saving me?"

Liang Cheng finally reacted, and kept turning to look outside the car, giving him sideways glances.

Qiao Yuanlin said, "I already know that you were the one who saved me three years ago."

Liang Cheng looked away again, and admitted: "You have grown a lot taller."

Qiao Yuanlin asked eagerly, "Did you recognize me?"

On the first night when Qiao Yuanlin moved in, Liang Cheng pushed down the quilt at the head of the bed, and by the light of the desk lamp, he recognized that face that seemed familiar. come to mind.

The first time we met, Liang Cheng recognized it.

Qiao Yuanlin was extremely stimulated: "You recognized it a long time ago, so why didn't you tell me?"

Because Liang Cheng never expected to be thanked in the three years from saving to leaving, and now, he asked, "Is it important?"

"Important! I've always wanted to find you." Qiao Yuanlin said, "I only vaguely remember that you were wearing the school uniform of the No. There is a stone tablet with the school motto engraved on it, and the uncle in the guard room is surnamed Zhao, who has exams every Saturday, and after the exams, the boys will play basketball until dusk.”

Liang Cheng thought he had forgotten that unreachable day, but now he vividly remembers it.

Qiao Yuanlin finished counting, and said dejectedly: "But I just can't find you, where did you go?"

Liang Cheng did not answer this question, but said, "You have found it now."

"Yeah." Qiao Yuanlin said, "That's why I want you to stay."

Liang Cheng asked, "What do you want?"

Qiao Yuanlin pressed the back of his hand hard, as if he wanted to marry Jinlan, and then said affectionately: "I will repay you well, benefactor."

They returned to Wanping Alley.

Qiao Yuanlin held Liang Cheng's backpack hostage, changed the bus for a taxi, got out of the bus, and was so tired that he held on to the telephone pole at the alley.

Liang Cheng put one hand in his trouser pocket, and the other hand held the empty mineral water bottle. On the way, Qiao Yuanlin clutched his bag and refused to spill it. He struggled to breathe, and he poured it down from time to time.

Throwing it into the trash can, he asked, "Can you give me the bag?"

"We'll talk about it when we get home." Qiao Yuanlin lifted the backpack over his shoulder, "I'll carry it for you, so you can save yourself the trouble."

Liang Cheng looked up at the so-called "home", the small building was still dusty, only the signboard was brighter, and the window of the bedroom on the second floor was facing him.

The cheongsam shop was open, Qiao Yuanlin opened the door and said loudly, "Grandma, look who's back!"

Wang Ruizhi was changing a new cheongsam for the model, took off his reading glasses, and said in surprise: "Xiao Liang?!"

Qiao Yuanlin said: "Grandma, Liang Cheng moved back here."

"Okay, okay." Wang Ruizhi didn't know why, so he agreed first, "What's the matter, aren't you going out of town today?"

Qiao Yuanlin said, "The plan has changed, I'll explain it to you later."

Wang Ruizhi put down the model and said happily, "Okay, just come back, you guys go change your shoes first."

On the day Liang Cheng and Qiao Yuanlin quarreled, no one ate the milk glutinous rice balls, so Wang Ruizhi decided to cook them again.

Qiao Yuanlin couldn't wait to get into the kitchen, and told Wang Ruizhi that the person who saved him was Liang Cheng. When he talked about the train station, the old lady was startled.

Liang Chengli stood in the entrance, and two pairs of keys were hung on the wall, each with a safety knot on the ring, which was woven with the thin rope of the cheongsam buckle.

This is Qiao Yuanlin's homework for art class last week. His key is tied with a light yellow key, which is said to mean safe travel, and he made another light blue key for the other pair used by Liang Cheng.

The aroma wafted from the kitchen, Qiao Yuanlin said, "Grandma, put more milk and less water."

Wang Ruizhi: "Do you still need to teach me?"

"Do you have walnuts?" Qiao Yuanlin asked, "Sprinkle some walnut kernels to nourish your brain."

Wang Ruizhi said: "Trouble, don't make up, I'm afraid you will be smart."

Liang Cheng listened quietly. Along the way, he could easily snatch the backpack and leave Qiao Yuanlin behind, but he still came back here after going around.

Not only because of Cheng Liye's guarantee, but he had to admit that there was a taste of "home" that he hadn't tasted for a long time.

The milk glutinous rice balls were fragrant and soft. Liang Cheng finished eating first, and went upstairs to put his luggage. The bed and wardrobe in the bedroom were empty, only the desk was full of textbooks.

There was an extra trash basket under the table, and he threw the snack bag. He walked to the window, and there was a form on the pot of the prickly pear, recording the date of watering.

Qiao Yuanlin knocked on the door and came in, tidied up the items on the table, just after folding the messy test paper, Liang Cheng said, "No need to collect it."

"Can I do my homework here?"

"Ah."

Qiao Yuanlin was undoubtedly very happy, and said: "The old computer is too slow, you can use my laptop in the future."

Liang Cheng asked, "Why didn't you change the room?"

Qiao Yuanlin couldn't explain clearly, walked over, the light from the window turned his eyelashes light brown, he joked, "You strangle me on the bed, I'm afraid I'll have nightmares."

"Maybe." Liang Cheng also asked jokingly, "Is it uncomfortable to choke your neck, or is it uncomfortable to run?"

Qiao Yuanlin compared and said, "That's still running. It's really my first time running. I was afraid that you would leave, so I almost sent myself away."

The corners of Liang Cheng's tense mouth were raised, seeing him smile, Qiao Yuanlin took out something from his pocket, it was a velvet box hidden in a drawer that no one was allowed to touch.

He held it up to Liang Cheng, opened it, and there was a white button inside.

Liang Cheng didn't know that when he was pressing Qiao Yuanlin's heart over and over again, Qiao Yuanlin was also holding on to him tightly, like grabbing a life-saving straw.

This button was pulled from his school uniform shirt, Qiao Yuanlin held it in his hand until he woke up, and then treasured it for three years.

Qiao Yuanlin took off his clothes to bandage his wound, and when he was asked "I'm a bad person, give it back to me", when he was in a daze and didn't answer, he was also thinking about him.

Liang Chengyi's usual composure loosened a bit: "Will you give it back to me?"

Qiao Yuanlin said: "I originally planned to return the property to the original owner, but you said that people don't rent a place for a lifetime, so I want to keep it as a souvenir, okay?"

Liang Cheng closed the lid and replied, "As you wish."

Qiao Yuanlin licked her dry lips, fluttered her eyelashes like wings, and said, "Thank you, Brother Liang Cheng."

"What do you call me?"

"You are four years older than me, and it is right to call you brother... The previous misunderstanding blamed me for being too reckless. If you stay calm, I will definitely treat you well."

Liang Cheng laughed: "Is your attitude changing too much?"

"I call it correct when you know your mistakes." Qiao Yuanlin said, "You saved my life, and I must repay you with gratitude."

After being exposed to the sun for 10 minutes by the window, Liang Cheng was sweating on his back and wanted to take a shower, when he suddenly remembered something and said, "Report it now."

Qiao Yuanlin looked very surprised, "Oh", approached him and opened his hands, this time he did not put his arms around his shoulders, but wrapped his arms carefully around his waist.

The front of Liang Cheng was also covered with sweat, he was slightly stiff: "Repayment for kindness."

Qiao Yuanlin immediately backed away, and smirked awkwardly, "Say it, say it."

Liang Cheng said, "Fix the water heater."

Qiao Yuanlin quickly agreed, and was about to go to the telephone pole to see if there was a repair phone.

During these days, when he took a bath, he always had hot water. He had doubts about it, but now he was finally sure. He asked, "Why do you keep leaving hot water for me?"

Liang Cheng said casually: "Your grandma said you are afraid of the cold."

"My grandma said it again?" Qiao Yuanlin muttered and left.

Liang Cheng looked downstairs, and Qiao Yuanlin really walked towards the entrance of the alley, went to the electric pole and circled around, wondering if he could find a business to repair water heaters.

The phone vibrated, and he took it out to open WeChat.

Qiao Yuanlin sent another friend request, and the verification reason was much more straightforward—brother, you add me first, and I'll give you a new one.