Red wall, yellow tile, white magnolia

This Silence

"I am back."

The door was pushed open, and the inward airflow then swept the wet breath of rain on Xu Wangshen's body into the dry air of the room.Xu Wangshen put the black umbrella that was still covered with water droplets into the storage bucket on the side.He didn't turn on the light, and didn't even reach out to the switch. He just stood silently in front of the entrance, as if waiting for a response.But the dark room was empty, as if there was no smell of inhabitation at all, only the raindrops outside the window were crackling on the thick glass, reflecting the lights of the skyscrapers outside the window for a little warmth.

However, no one answered for a long while, but Xu Wangshen's face showed no disappointment, but no joy either.There was no expression on his face, as if he was used to it, he stretched out his hand to close the door, and the light cast into the room from the window reflected his flashing shadow.Xu Wangshen didn't rely on any lighting, he walked with ease, as if relying on instinct.

This is an unexpected autumn rain, probably a sign of the coming winter.

The wall lamp cast a halo of yellow light on the wall of the corridor, but Xu Wangshen did not stop, he kept walking forward at a constant speed until his figure was completely submerged in the darkness around the corner.Then there was a light sound from the end, probably the keyhole caught the bolt.

In Xu Wangshen's dream, there is always a non-stop rain.He was walking on the road covered with yellow and fallen sycamore leaves, without an umbrella, but the rain seemed to be blocked by something and flowed away from him in all directions.He stepped on the dead branches with each foot and made a dull sound. The wide street was empty, only the rain and the back of Xu Wangshen stood alone.

He walked slowly in silence, his pale lips trembling slightly, and white air escaped from his slightly parted lips.The street seems to have no end. From a distance, the world seems to be cut in two. On one side are the towering high-rise buildings with bright neon lights, but on the other side, it has been stuck in decades ago.Xu Wangshen stopped at the entrance of an alley, and the lights of skyscrapers could not find this corner hidden in the backlight of the city.

The swaying branches blocked the street lights, Xu Wangshen stepped into the water-logged alley, compared with the other side of the world, the buildings here are so low, ridiculously connected, densely packed with windows and doors , the distance between each household is as close as that of a student dormitory. Cooking utensils are piled up in the stairwell, and a single lamp hangs above the stairway, emitting a faint yellow light.

Then everything disappeared, Xu Wangshen slowly opened his eyes, he sat up on the bed and looked around, the boundless darkness met his eyes.

It was silent.

Without the obstruction of the curtains, the meager sunlight splashed on Qingzhuan and Qin Jiyang, the shadow cast by the window lattice was stretched extremely long in the room, and the fine spots of light fell on his eyes, and the floating dust in the light path was like flying elves .Qin Jiyang covered his eyes with his arms, and turned over after a while and buried his face in the pillow.

It's been a long time—but no one knows exactly how long it is. The furnishings in this room are the same as those of ordinary people, but there is no clock.So after a long time, the man lying on the bed moved, turned his back to the light, and then slowly opened his sleepy eyes. The old man in the yard next door was hanging his voice, his voice was thick and vigorous.Qin Jiyang lay on the bed for a while, and then he slowly got up. The top of his plain white loose shirt was covered with large and small folds.He tore up the crumpled clothes casually, opened the window and squinted his eyes, the sky was light, and it looked very docile as it gently passed through the clouds.The corners of Qin Jiyang's lips curled up slightly, he stretched his body soundlessly in the morning light, then he turned and walked out the door, stepping on the green bricks with his cloth shoes was as silent as stepping on a wool carpet with his bare feet , He pushed open the wooden door carved with some simple patterns, and the old door hinge made a sharp "squeak".

There was no one in the room, but the round mahogany table in the main hall was already filled with meals.Qin Jiyang sat on the only stool, brought a bowl of tofu nao and blew the hot air floating on the bowl.He silently ate the breakfast in front of him. Steamed buns, fried dough sticks, tofu nao, pancakes, fruits and bean juice were all available. The fried dough sticks were cut into small pieces. A row of side dishes were used to accompany the tofu nao. .

The old man next door was still hanging his voice, and Qin Jiyang's room only had a few chopsticks accidentally bumping into porcelain bowls.

"I am back."

Today is Friday, Xu Wangshen pushed open the door of the house, all the lights in the living room were turned on, all the fifteen downlights and one chandelier were missing, and there was the faint sound of turning the spatula and the smell of food wafting towards him.Xu Wangshen was taken aback for a moment, then he raised his hand and "snapped" a row of switches, leaving only a few downlights for lighting.

"Wash your hands and eat, hurry up."

The sound did indeed come from the kitchen, and it was clearly heard.Without changing his face, Xu Wangshen changed his shoes and walked to the back of the corner partition. The dining light had already been turned on, and someone was bringing out a prepared dinner from the kitchen.There was a bottle of red wine and a bottle of champagne on the table, and a man in an apron skillfully opened the bottle to sober up. Xu Wangshen didn't frown, but just looked at the man and said, "It's illegal to break into a private house, and it's illegal to tamper with others." favorite, do you want to drink Chinese food with champagne?"

Qin Jiyang poured the red wine into a goblet, glanced at Xu Wangshen who had taken off his windbreaker and was walking towards the coat rack, took out the ice bucket and bent down to take out ice cubes from the freezer. "You are not human and have no citizenship rights." He said, "There is Erguotou here, why don't we go together?"

The dim light in the bedroom sprinkled the floor, and a PerrierJouet ice bucket was inserted, and the ice cubes in the ice bucket refracted the light like diamonds.

There are two overlapping figures on the clothes that are not too wide. Both of them have taken off their trousers, and only a messy shirt is left on their upper body.Xu Wangshen's clothes were buttoned wide open to his waist and abdomen, his pale skin felt a little warmer under the light, his waist was being hugged by Qin Jiyang, only one hand was enough to hold it, it was quite slender.In Qin Jiyang's other hand, he held a champagne glass, and the wine reflected the splendor.He held the frozen beautiful time in his mouth, kissed Xu Wangshen's lips, and poured the wine into his mouth, Xu Wangshen immediately showed a disgusted expression.He reached out to snatch the wine glass. After half a bottle of champagne, Xu Wangshen's cheeks were slightly flushed, his eyes were a little blurred, and his face was already a little drunk.

Qin Jiyang's fingertips brushed against Xu Wangshen's hot body, Fang drank the ice wine and licked his neck with the tip of his tongue, then slowly poured the golden wine on his chest.Xu Wangshen trembled slightly, tiny bumps appeared on his skin, but his lips were pursed, not letting out a single sound.

No matter what Qin Jiyang did, Xu Wangshen kept his face sullen, his eyes closed, and his mouth pursed.Instructing Qin Jiyang to enter his body roughly, Xu Wangshen's whole body trembled violently, and the fingers holding the cup handle loosened.The champagne glass fell hard to the ground, making a crisp crackling sound.

Xu Wangshen had that dream again.

Beijing and Shanghai quarreled, just 5 minutes ago.

"Why can't the plan be changed!"

"What has already been decided cannot be changed!"

The first person to roar was Xu Wangshen, and everyone in the office outside the door held their breath.

"I have drawn up three other better plans, why can't I adopt them?!"

"If you say no, you can't! Where do you come from so much nonsense?"

"If it has nothing to do with me, I'm too lazy to waste my time!"

"Hey, I said you're an interesting person. What's the matter with stuffing elm in your head? If you say no, you just can't understand, don't you understand?!"

"I don't have time to talk to you about the actual plan, do you want to read it or not!"

"Fuck off!"

There was a dull thump, and then both seemed silent.

"Friend, I really don't understand why you are still stubborn." Qin Jiyang's voice was a little gentler, and it sounded helpless. "I've been interrogated from top to bottom. What else can you say now? You were so stubborn before and you are still so stubborn now."

"You lead the way." Xu Wangshen said.

There was another silence, Qin Jiyang opened his mouth first, his voice was like thunder and powerful.

"Then why don't you die?!" he said loudly. "There is never room for compromise in this matter! You either shut up!" His voice softened again.

"Either go."

Then it was no longer silent, the people listening in the office suppressed even the sound of breathing, and the silence spread like a tide.

Five minutes later, Xu Wangshen opened the door and walked out.His expression was the same, but there was less blood on his face. With a "touch", he slammed the door heavily, and then indifferently threw the stack of documents in his hand into the shredder in the corner.

Then he walked away without a word.

This is a regular meeting every quarter, and 33 provinces will attend together.Qin Jiyang frowned as he watched the other provinces take their seats one by one.No one greeted each other, and no one talked or laughed. Everyone just sat in their seats in silence; everyone was dressed in black uniformly, and even provinces like Tibet and Mongolia also attended in black formal attire. It's like a meeting of the big Wall Street bankers.They all wore white ties or scarves around their necklines, and it felt like a meeting to talk about sequestering new territories turned into a funeral, and they came to pay their respects.

Qin Jiyang glanced down at himself, it was still the usual ochre-red Tang suit, which was particularly conspicuous in the dry black.

He looked around, frowned and asked, "Where's Shanghai?"

Everyone has arrived, only Shanghai is missing.

"Is there a traffic jam on the road? Call to remind me." Qin Jiyang's tone sounded somewhat dissatisfied.Suddenly, he said again: "Yu, you are sitting in the wrong seat."

Sitting on his left and right sides should be Shanghai and Jin, but now Yu is sitting in someone else's position.

His brows furrowed deeper.

Jin and Yu looked at each other, but still no one spoke.

Everyone was silent for a while, Wan suddenly got up and left the table, and put a document by Qin Jiyang's hand.At the same time Su turned on the projector, and then a map appeared on the plain white projection screen.

Qin Jiyang turned around and looked at the map. Everyone was looking at the new map. After a long time, Qin Jiyang turned around slowly, his downcast eyes were silent for a while, and his expression was flat.

"I see, the meeting is adjourned now."

He sat alone in the empty conference room and closed his eyes.

"Send a bottle of wine," he said, "Perrier-Jouët Belle Moment 1998."

As the rain fell all over the sky, Xu Wangshen walked on the deserted street, stepping on the broken leaves of the sycamore tree.He didn't hold an umbrella, and the thin threads of rain pierced through his clothes like needles, drenching his whole body. The wet shirt was wrinkled and clinging to his body, and the white steam followed him. His breathing disappeared into the surrounding white mist, and his somewhat embarrassed figure was reflected in the window glass on the side of the street.

Xu Wangshen turned into the alley, and there was a solitary lamp dangling on the stairs of the residential building.He continued to walk forward, and it was said that there was a dark alley, at the end of the alley, there was a beam of light that shot straight into the darkness, and there was a black shadow holding an umbrella in the light.

Qin Jiyang held an umbrella and stood in the light and rain.

Xu Wangshen had that dream again, everything in the dream was silent except for a heavy rain.