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The high-speed train bound for the next city finally began to move slowly, and the scattered figures on the platform receded and faded out of sight.

They lined up at the front, and they were the first wave of people to sit in the carriage.The black plastic armrest in the middle of the three-seat seat was pulled up. Zhou Yantong said at first that he wanted to play games to pass the time, but after a while he dozed off again and put his head on Xie Jingnian's shoulder as a matter of course.

The experience of taking a high-speed rail for the first time in life is not very novel.Xie Jingnian was staring blankly at the blurred afterimage outside the window—if it wasn't for the heavy weight on his shoulders that suppressed his thoughts about flying, he would probably be standing on the ice field wrapped in a thick padded jacket to watch the aurora.

Less than a third of the one-hour drive had passed, and Xie Jingnian's shoulders felt numb. He was afraid of waking Zhou Yantong, so he gave up after making a few slight movements.

Chen Kui was sitting on the outermost side next to the aisle. He had been wearing earphones and closed his eyes to listen to music since he got in the car. He pays no attention.

The atmosphere in the carriage is quiet, and occasionally there will be a ding-dong sound of message reminders, which is particularly hypnotic in conjunction with the sound of the train.Xie Jingnian almost wanted to take a nap, but the little baby who suddenly woke up from his dream didn't intend to give him this chance.

The shrill and loud crying sounded like a leaky balloon, instantly making the carriage lively.

There were men and women in the noisy voice, mixed with a few curse words, accusing the baby's mother bitterly and meanly.

Zhou Yantong opened his eyes in a daze, looked around blankly, his voice was still hoarse: "What's wrong?"

"It's okay." Xie Jingnian finally had a chance to move his numb shoulders, stretching his body backwards.

Chen Xi took off the earphones, suddenly touched Zhou Yantong's leg with his knee, and raised his chin at him: "Go sleep inside."

The two of them switched seats, and Zhou Yantong pressed his forehead against the window, and sprayed it on the glass while breathing, leaving waves of mist, which slid down with water droplets.

It was okay just sitting in the inside, but it was different when I jumped into the middle.Zhou Yantong's body was slanted, occupying a small part of the seat next to him.Xie Jingnian was squeezed tightly against Chen Xi.

Even though the air conditioner was not turned on in the car, he felt that he was about to sweat, and he didn't know where to put his hands.

"Don't play, it hurts your eyes."

Chen Xi's wide palm could cover the entire screen of Xie Jingnian's phone, and he pressed it against Xie Jingnian's leg with a little force.

Xie Jingnian obediently put away his phone, took the bluetooth earphone handed over by Chen Kui, and listened to music with him.

Xie Jingnian had imagined many times what kind of songs people like Chen Xi would listen to.

He had guessed heavy metals, and he had guessed electrons.The only thing I didn't expect was that what Chen Xi listened to was a list of all the songs written by Fan Ren himself.

It took four years from its establishment to the present, and it has only released one album, and a few lonely songs are lying there, being played repeatedly.

Chen Chen's voice is as hoarse as ever, and every line he sang is like a bass drum beating heavily on his eardrums, and his nerves, which are as fine as a spider's web, are also trembling. When I listen to it once, it seems to be back to the beginning, and I can't restrain my throbbing, especially now that Chen Xi himself is sitting beside him.

The three of them arrived at the Livehouse half an hour earlier, and quite a few people had already gathered inside.The lights were dim, and all kinds of men and women stood in the venue, chatting, laughing and playing.

A young woman in a miniskirt passed by Xie Jingnian's feet, leaving only her slender figure and a hot tingling sensation like herself.

Chen Xi witnessed everything, he pulled him over funny, stood at the edge of the field, and gave him a glass of lemonade from the wine table.

A poster was spread on the table against the wall as a tablecloth at the bottom, Xie Jingnian clearly saw Chen Xiu's good-looking girlfriend on it.

The lemonade here was made sour for some reason, which made Xie Jingnian's cheeks sore like cramps, and the normal saline surged up instantly, filling his eye sockets with heat.In a blur, he saw Chen Xi picking up the glass of lemonade he just drank.

He pressed his lips against the rim of the cup and took a sip, then frowned the next second, picked up the cup and looked at it in a circle, then put it back where it was, never touching it again.

What a shitty girlfriend.

Xie Jingnian licked his dry teeth with the tip of his tongue, turned the poster hanging down on the table to the back, and pressed it tightly with a wine glass, making it look like a real white tablecloth.

When entering the arena, Zhou Yantong yelled to go to the toilet, and then there was no news.Chen Kui called him and told him that he was a lazy donkey and hadn't come back yet.

"Brother Jiu, guess who I met in the toilet?" Zhou Yantong's voice was full of surprise, and the pitch rose a few degrees.

Chen Xi said he didn't want to know, and asked Zhou Yantong to come back quickly, and hung up the phone after speaking.

After a while, the first thing Zhou Yantong did when he came back was to take Chen Xi and tell him about his adventures in the toilet.

Chen Xi pulled the clothes out of Zhou Yantong's hands in disgust: "Have you washed your hands?"

"I've washed it." Zhou Yantong lowered his head and wiped his hands, his excitement remained undiminished, "I just saw Xiaomo! When did Zhou Zhou and the others dig Xiaomo?"

Xie Jingnian had made up for a long time about things related to the rock and roll circle, and he only got to know Xiao Mo not long ago.

He is a well-known keyboard player in the circle.Last year, the band he was in disbanded, and many well-known bands offered him olive branches, but he rejected them all.

"Just recently." Chen Xi said without any surprise.

"Damn it! It's alright, you old man, you don't tell me anything now?"

"There is nothing to say about these."

The one-sided quarrel between Zhou Yantong and Chen Yu was finally interrupted by the pink lights on the stage.

Chen Xi's good-looking girlfriend took the lead on the stage, humming the prelude in the ambiguous mist.

The bass player is a short-haired woman with a casual and scribbled haircut on the back of her head. The plucking action seems a little unskilled, occasionally hesitating between a few strings.

The keyboard player Xiaomo wears a dark blue hat and is dressed in functional tooling style. Even at the edge of the stage, she looks a bit out of place.

Xie Jingnian's ears were filled with the screams and cheers of music fans, and they penetrated into his brain like needles.

What they play is emotions, with the changing lights and music leading people into wave after wave, always floating in the weaving dream.

That's the exact opposite style of Backblade.If the song of the anti-blade is a spear for counterattack, then they are as thin as a cicada's wing.

It seems careless and vulnerable, but it can easily wrap you up, and by the time you recover, you have already had a round of carnival.

When the last drumbeat fell, the music fans burst into loud cheers, and one encore after another caused Xie Jingnian to look away from the stage in a panic, looking for Chen Xi's figure everywhere.

"Hi everyone, we are Peachy CD!"

Chen Xi's girlfriend—that is, the female lead singer of this band, she was the same as what Xie Jingnian saw last time, wearing a suspender top with pitifully scant fabric, with a large area of ​​skin exposed.Although the indoor temperature was not low, Xie Jingnian still looked at her with chills all over her body.

This coldness became more and more piercing as Chen Xi stepped up from behind the scenes to the stage.Xie Jingnian heard the ebullient shouts from the people around him, and Zhou Yantong yelled at me. Fuck you. Mom.

Xie Jingnian tried his best to jump over the screen of the mobile phone raised in the front row as if he had been drugged, only the man and woman standing on the stage were left in his eyes.

Chen Kui took the vacant position of guitarist and stood next to the female lead singer.Occasionally, the two would collide with each other at places where the lyrics were ambiguous, which caused constant whistles from the audience.

At this moment, Xie Jingnian longed for one thing very strongly - longing to stand by Chen Xi's side.

In the box of the cafeteria, the waiter just came over to change the grill pan, and a new round of fat beef was spread on the grill pan, sizzling with a golden garlic aroma.

Yao Xi leaned on the back of the small sofa chair, looked at Xie Jingnian who had just returned from mixing the dipping ingredients with a smile in his eyes, and greeted him: "Hi, long time no see."

In the huge box, there are only Anti-Blade's preparatory guitarist and the beautiful female lead singer of the peachy CD--it's okay if it's just this identity.

Facing Chen Xi's beautiful girlfriend, Xie Jingnian, apart from embarrassment and jealousy, may also have a hint of appreciation.Just talking about that wonderful Livehouse performance is enough to make Xie Jingnian let go of many prejudices.

"Hello." Xie Jingnian is not good at chatting with women, especially young women. He paused and replied politely, "Long time no see."

The smile in Yao Xi's eyes became stronger: "Don't be so polite. I haven't had a chance to chat with you just now—"

She picked up a few slices of roasted fat beef with tongs and put them on Xie Jingnian's plate, urging: "Eat it quickly, it won't taste good after a while."

Xie Jingnian thanked her, but he didn't touch the fat beef on the plate, and his fingertips were unconsciously entangled with the shoulder strap of the backpack under it.

Yao Xi ate two mouthfuls, and asked the waiter for a few beers in the middle.

"I heard from Chen Xi that you are still in high school, do you mind if I call you brother?"

"Who are you with? This is my younger brother. What do you have to do with rambling here?" Zhou Yantong was holding a pile of meat, and the plastic plate slammed heavily on the glass tabletop. The sound of scratching was as unpleasant as his tone.