In the silent place

Driving on the wide street, Bai Yutang's mood has calmed down a lot.Zhan Zhao remained silent the whole time, but the occasional forbearance revealed between his brows fell into Bai Yutang's eyes, making his heart throb involuntarily.

"I'll take you back." Since he didn't want to face himself, why should he force himself.

"Lend me the phone." Zhan Zhao said suddenly.

Bai Yutang was taken aback, then turned to look at Zhan Zhao.

"Mobile phone." Zhan Zhao stretched out his hand and looked directly at Bai Yutang.After meeting again, this was the first time the two of them looked at each other so closely.

Looking at the small modern high-tech product in his hand, Zhan Zhao has no idea what to do.Are there no buttons on the phone now? "You should dial, I can't remember Jiang Dong's number." He said and handed the phone back to Bai Yutang.

Bai Yutang dialed the number for him, and the ring rang twice before he was connected. Immediately, Jiang Dong's questioning voice came from the receiver: "Where's my cousin?"

"Cousin, it's me."

Bai Yutang listened to him agreeing a few words, and quickly ended the call with Jiang Dong.

"I'm hungry." Zhan Zhao said while raising his hand to rub his stomach a few times.He leaned lazily on the back of the passenger seat, as if the unhappiness just now had never happened.Seeing Bai Yutang's silence for a long time, he turned his head and said half-jokingly: "You pulled me out, you should treat me to lunch, why don't you let me go home hungry?"

cat.Bai Yutang almost yelled out.Looking at Zhan Zhao's slightly smiling face, the past flooded into his heart like a tide. At this moment, it seemed that they had returned to their carefree student days, and the atmosphere in the car became more relaxed.

"What do you want to eat?" Bai Yutang asked.

"I can do it."

Bai Yutang smiled.In fact, he should have guessed that Zhan Zhao would answer like this.It was like this before, every time the two of them went out to eat, he would choose the place, Zhan Zhao was never picky. "You have been abroad for so many years, don't you miss the food in China?"

"Think about it, why don't you think about it?" Zhan Zhao lowered his head, fiddling with the phone in his hand, imitating Bai Yutang's movements just now, swipe his fingers back and forth on the touch screen.

"Okay, tell me what you want to eat, and I'll choose the place. How about it?"

Zhan Zhao pulled the screen for a long time without any movement, so he handed the phone back to Bai Yutang. "Hmm..." He tilted his head and thought for a while, then said, "Then jade tofu."

"That's it?" Bai Yutang asked with staring eyes.

"Yeah, didn't you tell me to say that, I just want to eat this."

Bai Yutang brought Zhan Zhao to a Cantonese restaurant, and as soon as he entered, he attracted many people's attention.Several beautiful waitresses came over, scrambling to serve the big star, and the customers inside all looked towards the door when they heard the movement.Bai Yutang was surrounded by several girls and walked up to the second floor, followed by Zhan Zhao. Looking at his tall and strong back, he realized for the first time that the people around him were not just his childhood friends. During these days, he has become a shining star in the film industry.

The second floor is relatively quiet. Each dining room is equipped with wooden hollow partitions. The Chinese classical decoration pattern makes the environment extremely elegant.Bai Yutang chose a cubicle by the window.Zhan Zhao took off his coat and scarf, and sat down opposite Bai Yutang.

The waitress who followed in just now noticed Zhan Zhao's existence, and thought to herself how lucky she was to meet two handsome guys at once. "Would you like to order food now? This is our menu."

Zhan Zhao took the menu, flipped through it twice, and then returned the menu to the waiter. "Emerald Tofu, thank you."

Bai Yutang didn't expect Zhan Zhao to be so straightforward. "See if there's anything else you like."

"No, you can order."

Bai Yutang didn't force himself, and quickly said the names of the two dishes.The waiter took the menu and walked out.

After a while, tea and the first dish - cold and spicy snails were served.This dish was ordered by Bai Yutang, he remembered that Zhan Zhaochao liked to eat this dish in the past.

"Try it, the craftsmanship here is pretty good." Bai Yutang said, pouring a cup of tea for Zhan Zhao, and pouring another cup for himself.

Zhan Zhao picked up the chopsticks, took a bite and put it in his mouth. "Well, it tastes really good." He said inarticulately while chewing on the snail meat.Seeing that Bai Yutang hadn't moved for a long time, Zhan Zhao raised his head and cast a glance at him. "If you don't move your chopsticks, I'll eat them all by myself." He drank a mouthful of hot tea, then continued to eat hard, not polite at all.

Seeing him eating with gusto, Bai Yutang was also happy in his heart.Zhan Zhao lost a lot of weight, the immaturity on his face had long since faded, and the outline became more distinct. "How have you been all these years?"

Zhan Zhao was taken aback for a moment, put down the chopsticks in his hand, picked up the hot tea, and gently rubbed his right hand along the rim of the cup. "Well, it's pretty good. It's a pity that I didn't graduate from the Armed Police University."

"Isn't it possible to be a policeman when you go abroad?" This is Zhan Zhao's biggest dream, and Bai Yutang never expected him to give up so easily.In the third year of high school, he whispered in Zhan Zhao's ear almost every day, hoping that he could apply for the Communication University with him, but Ke Zhanzhao always insisted on his ideal, and finally entered the Armed Police University.

"There are many reasons. Later I switched to psychological counseling and found it quite interesting." Zhan Zhao cleared his throat, put down his tea cup, put his elbows on the table and clasped his hands on his chin. "Don't just talk about me, let's talk about you. My cousin brought me a lot of video discs yesterday, including your recent movie." He said, the corners of his mouth twitched and he couldn't help but want to laugh.

"Hey, is it so funny?" Although Bai Yutang described himself as thick-skinned, Ke Zhanzhao's smile still made him a little embarrassed.

"I didn't do it on purpose, I just thought it was funny, how did you become a big star, I really..." I couldn't help laughing as I spoke.

"Didn't you do it on purpose?" Bai Yutang shouted.

The two gradually opened up the topic.But regarding Zhan Zhao's leaving without saying goodbye back then, it seemed tacit understanding, and he avoided talking about it.

When the meal was almost finished, Zhan Zhao suddenly took his coat and stood up.

"I didn't say that, I invite you today." Seeing Bai Yutang, he hurriedly stood up and grabbed him.

"Even if you want to renege, I won't give you this chance." Zhan Zhao said with a smile, "Get out of the way, I'm going to the bathroom."

Bai Yutang also felt that he was thinking too much, so he let go of his hands in embarrassment and watched Zhan Zhao walk out of the cubicle.

Walking into the bathroom, Zhan Zhao stood in front of the sink and looked at himself in the mirror.His face was a little pale, but fortunately, nothing could be seen.After turning on the faucet, he rinsed his mouth, thinking that he had eaten so many forbidden foods prescribed by the doctor, took out two pills from his coat pocket and swallowed them, and then walked back to the restaurant.

After dinner, Bai Yutang sent Zhan Zhao home.The car stopped outside the gate of the community, and Bai Yutang got out of the car with Zhan Zhao.

"Zhan Zhao, are we still friends?" Bai Yutang felt that he had become stupid. When he faced Zhan Zhao, he didn't seem to be himself anymore. He told himself not to dwell on the past, but he still couldn't help it. Asking stupid questions.What he wanted to prove, he couldn't tell.

"Of course." Zhan Zhao replied quickly.His voice was clear, and his eyes were full of sincerity.

Bai Yutang smiled knowingly, and before getting into the car, he turned his head to look at Zhan Zhao again.Zhan Zhao smiled and waved to him, watching him back to the car.

In the rearview mirror, Zhan Zhao was still standing there quietly, the afternoon sun shone on him, reflecting a faint golden light.Bai Yutang sat in the car, the smile on his face slowly faded.But the short distance of a few feet is like thousands of mountains and rivers, separating him from him.The car drove faster and faster, and Zhan Zhao's figure in the mirror became smaller and smaller, and finally disappeared.

Some things, I am afraid I will never go back.

After entering the house, Jiang Dong hasn't come back yet.Liu Rong was puzzled, he clearly told his son before going out, why did that kid let Zhan Zhao come back alone?Pulling his nephew to ask questions.Zhan Zhao faltered and interrupted all the time, and regretted that he forgot to call Jiang Dong when he came back. In the end, Liu Rong couldn't answer the question, so he had to find an excuse to say that he wanted to buy a mobile phone, and asked Jiang Dong to help check the market first. He felt a little tired, so he came back first.

"This dead boy, why don't you say I will send you off."

Zhan Zhao didn't dare to argue with him, for fear that his aunt would find out his flaws and blame Jiang Dong again.But he does want to buy a cell phone, the one with buttons.

After Jiang Dong came back, he saw Zhan Zhao asking him how his mobile phone was doing and winking at him at the same time. After thinking about it carefully, he understood what was going on.The two talked nonsense, which stunned Liu Rong for a moment.Afterwards, Jiang Dong hurt Zhan Zhao a little, pointed at his cousin's forehead and said in a strange voice, "When did you learn to lie to my mother?" Zhan Zhao felt a little sorry, smiled and touched his nose, Jiang Dong pulled him, and rubbed his head wildly with his big palm.

At dinner, Zhan Zhao didn't eat much, probably because he had been out for a long time during the day, and he always felt lack of energy, so he went to bed after nine o'clock.Waking up from the cold at night, I felt the cold coming from the cracks in my bones, it was extremely cold.He put his hands out of the quilt for a while, and when he felt that the temperature had almost dissipated, he drew it back and pressed it tightly against his neck.The scalding heat came from the palm of his hand, and he couldn't help but close his eyes and sigh secretly, as expected, he still overestimated his body.Turning on the desk lamp, getting up and putting on his coat, Zhan Zhao rummaged through the drawer of the bedside table for a long time, found anti-inflammatory medicine and anti-fever medicine, and tiptoed into the kitchen.The temperature in the kitchen was low. He folded his hands on his chest and rubbed his arms back and forth through his coat, but he still couldn't stop shivering.Not daring to delay, poured a glass of water, took the medicine, and hurried back to bed.After lying down for a while, he got up again, took the overcoat from the chair and covered his body, then closed his eyes and went back to sleep.

For the next few days, Zhan Zhao stayed at home.Liu Rong had just retired and was not used to it yet. She felt much more comfortable with her nephew by her side.Occasionally, she would not bother Zhan Zhao sitting in the living room reading a magazine. She always felt that there was someone by her side, and even if she didn't speak, she felt at ease.

When Liu Rong took out the key to open the door, the door opened from the inside.Zhan Zhao Maoyao picked up the bag that his aunt put on the ground, and the two walked into the kitchen together.Liu Rong's sharp eyes saw that Zhan Zhao was covering his thick coat, and quickly asked, "Xiao Zhao, are you cold? Do you have a fever?" As she spoke, she wanted to touch her nephew's forehead.

Zhan Zhao quickly hides. "No, I just went out for a walk in the community, and I just entered the house." He felt a little embarrassed, he was more than a head taller than his aunt, and at such a big age, his aunt always regarded him as a two-year-old child.Apart from protecting the transition, Liu Rong treated him better than her own son.

"That's good. If you don't feel well, you can tell your aunt, huh?"

As the saying goes, a long illness makes a doctor. These years, Zhan Zhao often has a fever. He knows a low-grade fever like this, and he will be fine after a few days. "Well, don't worry." Zhan Zhao said, taking out the apples, bananas, and oranges from the plastic bag and putting them into the bamboo fruit basket.

"Xiao Zhao, can you eat leeks?" Liu Rong put fresh leeks bought from the market on the table.

"Eat."

"Your uncle remembered something last night. He said he wanted to eat dumplings stuffed with leeks. Let's make dumplings tonight."

"Okay, I'll roll the skin for you then."

The old and the young stood in the kitchen and chatted while picking leeks. Liu Rong was very happy, thinking that it would be even better if her son could marry a daughter-in-law and give her a big fat grandson.

When Jiang Dong came back at night, he saw his old lady and cousin busy in the kitchen, and followed him in to join in the fun. As a result, he knocked over the noodle bowl, and Zhan Zhao subconsciously went to pick it up. His hand slipped and he missed it, and fell to the ground with a slap. , sprinkled a foot of flour.Liu Rong was so frightened that her face turned pale. Jiang Dong quickly pulled Zhan Zhao's hand to look at it, then lowered his head to check his legs and feet, making sure there were no scratches, and finally heaved a sigh of relief.Liu Rong regained her composure, grabbed her son by the ears and scolded her, and finally blasted Zhan Zhao out of the kitchen together.

"Are you okay?" Jiang Dong leaned on the door frame of the bathroom, looking at Zhan Zhao who was standing in front of the sink washing his hands.

Zhan Zhao turned his head, suddenly raised his hand and flicked his fingers, shaking Jiang Dong's face with water.

"You can't be so stingy, are you?" Jiang Dong jumped violently.

"That's right, that kitchen will probably be my forbidden area from now on." A sly smile appeared on his lips as he spoke, "Go, peel me an apple, and I'll make adults forget villains."

"Brat, just order me around." Jiang Dong said, but ran to the living room to peel apples without hesitation.

Zhan Zhao watched Jiang Dong run away, looked down at his open hand, then slowly clenched it, slowly loosened it, clenched it again, and let it go again. He repeated this movement over and over until the feeling in his heart The restlessness slowly returned to calm before walking out with a smile.

"Cousin, where do you usually buy your mobile phone?" Zhan Zhao took the apple that Jiang Dong had peeled, put it to his mouth and bit it down.

"You want to buy a mobile phone? I'll take you there another day." Jiang Dong put down the fruit knife and turned to ask.

"No, just tell me the place, and I'll go by myself."

"As long as you are like this, liars see each other, and I will take you there to be safer."

"How could I be so useless as you said, how dare he lie to me?" Zhan Zhao was not convinced.

"It's not that I underestimate you. You don't know that scammers these days come up with endless tricks. When they get their hands on anything, they can pass it off as real. If you buy a fake, you have no place to cry. I'll take you there .”

Seeing Jiang Dong's insistence, Zhan Zhao thought that he really didn't know much about the mobile phone market, so he honestly nodded in agreement.

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