No. 07, District Nine

After Li Yan left the house, he drove to the Ninth District, and now he really doesn't know where he can go back except for the store in the Ninth District.

Bo Yan was sitting behind the counter looking at the computer when he suddenly felt sleepy and opened his mouth to yawn.Then she saw someone coming in the door.Bo Yan looked at his watch, it was already one o'clock in the middle of the night, there were relatively few customers at this time, and there were basically no idle people in the store, so they were probably all 'busy' at the moment.

The lobby was still so dark that Bo Yan couldn't see who was standing at the door, but he could only tell that it was a man with a slender figure and a handsome appearance.

"Sorry, we don't have... Li Yan in our shop?!"

Bo Yan stood up and spoke to the man at the door, then saw him walking towards him, and only when he got closer did he realize that it was Li Yan.

Li Yan raised his head and twitched the corners of his mouth when he saw Bai Yan, and then he might find that he couldn't laugh at all, so he simply gave up.He went to the counter and lit a cigarette, the smoke was spit out from Li Yan's mouth, and it dissipated in the room after a while, leaving only the smell.

"How is the store recently?"

Bai Yan nodded in a daze: "It's not bad."

For some reason, she always felt that something was wrong with Li Yan, his face was not scratched, his clothes were wrinkled but still neat, Li Yan's face was as delicate and perfect as before, the only difference was his temperament.

Li Yan is not as confident and gentle as before, and occasionally looks down on you with a hint of disdain.He looks very depressed now, although his back is still straight, but his eyes are not as bright as before.When talking with Bai Yan, he kept staring at the cigarette in his hand, until the ashes fell on the ground, he remembered to put it in his mouth to take a puff, but he still didn't look at Bai Yan.

"What's the matter?" Bo Yan took out the ashtray from under the counter and put it in Li Yan's hand, and then took out a box of cigarettes that Li Yan often bought and handed it to him.

Li Yan's hand holding the cigarette paused, then looked up at Bo Yan and smiled lightly.He took out the cigarette in his trouser pocket and shook it: "There are still more."

Bo Yan also smiled, she pushed the cigarette in her hand to Li Yan's side, and said, "It will be gone sooner or later."

Li Yan was stunned for a moment, then put away the pack of cigarettes.

The two stood across the counter for a long time, and the cigarette butts in the ashtray had piled up into a hill.Bo Yan looked at Li Yan and didn't know what happened to him, anyway, it wouldn't be a good thing.

Li Yan didn't tell her now, and Bo Yan didn't ask, she turned around and took out a bottle of wine and asked, "Would you like a drink?"

The two sat at a table in a small corner of the shop, and Bo Yan brought two wine glasses and a bottle of wine.Li Yan took the wine that Bai Yan poured for him and drank it, and no one said a word for a while.

Soon after drinking a bottle of wine, Bai Yan's cheeks flushed, she looked up at Li Yan, she was still drinking the wine by herself, her face was still so pale.To be honest, Li Yan has been working here for two years, and Bo Yan rarely sees Li Yan drinking, even if everyone gathers to celebrate something, Li Yan basically doesn't drink, even if he does, he only takes a sip or two, and then uses his own capacity to drink. Poor' as an excuse to push off the people behind.So she always thought that Li Yan was really bad at drinking.

But today that obviously doesn't look like that.Bo Yan deliberately took a bottle of high-strength alcohol, thinking that Li Yan would be drunk after two sips, and then she might feel better after sleeping, but she didn't expect her face to turn red after drinking, and Li Yan was still there. It pours down like drinking water.

After drinking the wine in the glass, Li Yan put the glass aside, slowly drew a circle around the mouth of the glass with his hand, then fell silent for a while, lowered his head, and said in a trembling voice: "That  … .Its boss is Chu Yu."

Bai Yan looked at Li Yan in a daze, and nodded after hearing his words: "Um... huh???!" Bai Yan put the cup on the table, the shock on her face was not concealed at all, she Looking at Li Yan for a long time, he didn't say a word.

Li Yan sighed, picked up the wine bottle at the side, poured the last bit of wine into his own cup, drank it all in one gulp, and said, "We broke up."

Bo Yan's fingers holding the cup slowly closed involuntarily. At this time, she really didn't know how to comfort Li Yan... She thought about it, finally stood up, walked to the counter and took another cup. When the bottle of wine comes out, "at worst, half a month's salary will be lost..."

Li Yan smiled when he saw Bai Yanxin brought a bottle of wine: "You are quite willing..."

Bai Yan rolled his eyes, poured wine for Li Yan and said, "I have to act like a big sister!"

After finishing speaking, she poured herself another drink, and then heard Li Yan say: "I originally planned to take him back to Li's house tomorrow, and we will get married after meeting the parents..."

Bo Yan's hands trembled, and the wine spilled.

If it is very unusual for Li Yan to drink so much wine, then the words from Li Yan's mouth about who he is going to marry are really out of the blue.

Bai Yan swallowed, and asked cautiously: "Are you... going to get married?"

Li Yan smiled after hearing these two words, full of sarcasm: "I still planned this morning..."

Bai Yan sat up straight, scratched his head again, and thought for a long time to say something to comfort him, but finally he could only say: "Well... don't be too sad, you can always find something better! Don't hang yourself on a tree!" After finishing speaking, she picked up the wine glass and touched Li Yan's glass and continued: "I hope you can find a better one tomorrow!"

Li Yan twitched the corners of his mouth, but didn't speak.The two fell silent again.

Bai Yan couldn't figure it out, did he say something wrong?After thinking for a long time, she made sure that she did not say anything wrong.

I thought it would be fine for Li Yan to drink two bottles of wine, but he didn't expect him to drink until dawn.During this period, Bo Yan drank from small sips to sip drop by drop to his mouth, and finally gave up pouring himself wine completely.As for Li Yan, he has been drinking, and his face is still so pale, but he went to the bathroom no less than twenty times this night, half of which were to urinate, and the other half to vomit...

Finally, Bo Yan raised her head and looked outside with difficulty. Through the glass, she saw the gradually brightening sky outside. It was only then that Li Yan drank the last sip of wine.

Bo Yan was supported by Li Yan back to the room to rest, and then Li Yan walked to the end of the corridor by himself.There is the place where he lived for two years, Room 07.

Li Yan loosened his collar after entering the door, and he threw the coat on the sofa, but maybe because he didn't control the strength well, the clothes slid along the back of the sofa to the ground.Li Yan let out an irritable 'tsk', then rubbed his head and ignored the clothes.

He looked at the familiar layout in the house, everything was exactly the same as before he left, he looked at the bed, for some reason, suddenly smiled, then walked to the edge of the bed and sat down slowly.He caressed the small desk lamp on the bedside table, it was his favorite small desk lamp, and he bought it with the first money he earned here.He opened the first drawer below, and there was a small bottle with 'rush' written on it. There were two boxes of condoms and a bottle of lubricating fluid beside it, which was a brand that Li Yan liked very much... Even Chu Yu's family has this brand.

Chu Yu...

Li Yan frowned when he thought of this name, and then slowly put away the drawer. He really didn't want to think of this name.

The second drawer was filled with fish food... Li Yan never opened this drawer after Hua Hua died, and he even forgot what was in this small bedside table.

Thinking of Hua Hua, Chu Yu's face inevitably appeared in Li Yan's mind again, that face was full of tears, his brows were tightly knit, and his eyes were full of grievance and disappointment.

He said: "Li Yan, you don't see me at all!"

That voice still lingers in Li Yan's mind.

I love Chu Yu so much, how could I not see him...

For the first time, Li Yan felt wronged, his nose was sore, tears were about to flow out.Li Yan quickly closed the drawer, and then wiped away the tears that hadn't shed yet.

Li Yan's hand stopped on the handle of the last drawer. If he remembered correctly, there was nothing in this drawer.Li Yan wanted to take back his hand, since there was nothing, why bother to open it.But thinking so in his heart, he opened the drawer involuntarily.

Sure enough, there was nothing in the drawer, except...a crumpled mess of paper.

Li Yan tilted his head and frowned. He never remembered that he had put things in this drawer. Maybe it was a guest who threw it casually... Li Yan took out the paper ball and was about to throw it in. In the trash can not far away, but he paused a second before throwing it out.

The ball of paper was crumpled and soft, Li Yan carefully and slowly unfolded the paper, as if afraid of breaking it.

The moment the note was opened, Li Yan saw a line written on it.

"When I went downstairs, I met Bo Yan eating steamed stuffed buns. These steamed stuffed buns are quite delicious. I brought you two. Eat them while they're hot. ——Chu Yu"

Li Yan's hand suddenly began to tremble slightly, and he immediately raised his hand to cover his mouth.

"Ugh..."

A small whimper flowed from between his fingers, which was very clear in this very quiet room.

'Pa-ta' a tear fell on the note before Li Yan could react, slightly blurring the words below.

Li Yan was stunned for a moment, he messed up the note again, glanced at the trash can not far away, and then threw it into the bottom drawer.

After closing the drawer, he immediately lay down on the bed, covering himself under the quilt and motionless.

It was very quiet in the house.

After a while, the ball on the bed began to tremble slightly, followed by the sound of sniffling and small but fast sobbing.Li Yan tried his best to cover his mouth, but his voice didn't decrease at all, but became clearer.

Li Yan let go of his hands and let the crying sound in the room. At first, he tried to restrain himself, but he found that it was beyond his control.Simply let go of your throat and cry happily.

He was covered in the quilt, tears and snot mixed together, Li Yan gradually felt that he could not breathe, half of it was crying, half of it was nasal congestion.He reached out to touch the tissue on the bedside table, and continued to cry after wiping his nose under the quilt.

Li Yan didn't know how long it had been since he cried so much, ten years? 20 years?He doesn't remember very well.While crying, he couldn't help thinking of what Chu Yu had said to him.

"I'm trying. Trying to be with you."

"I like you."

"When will we get married?"

and......

"Li Yan, don't go..."

The author has something to say:

I ran away (hugging head)