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In Shancheng, in August, the heat is unbearable.

There were layers of air waves on the road, people who had to walk outdoors hurriedly walked, women held up parasols, and men used newspapers and arms to shield their faces from the heat.

An inconspicuous car was parked in the open-air parking lot on Chenyan Road. A moment later, a tall man wearing sunglasses and a peaked cap stepped out of the driver's seat, wearing a simple black T-shirt with a pointed collar and a camouflage cap. A pair of gray and black intersecting sneakers on the feet, and a flat backpack on the back. It doesn't look like it contains anything, but there is a water bottle hanging on the side of the backpack.

The man closes the car door and turns to reveal the tattoo on his right arm.

The tattoo was located very high, most of it was covered by the short sleeve of the T-shirt, only the lower part was exposed, and it was impossible to tell what pattern it was.

Opposite the open-air parking lot is the largest home furnishing mall in Shancheng. The mall occupies a huge area and gathers countless merchants.There is an endless stream of guests, and even this annoying dog days can't dampen people's enthusiasm for house decoration-the almost full parking lot is the best proof.

The man waited for three cars to pass by, then walked towards the mall, and when he entered the mall, the cool air from the air conditioner replaced the heat before he took off his sunglasses.

It was Yan Xiao.

He has been to this home furnishing mall many times recently, and has become familiar with many bosses.

Decorating a house is an extremely laborious and laborious task. Shen Xun came to Shancheng to hunt down the suspect a while ago, and took the time to meet him, and learned that he bought a house near the Shancheng City Bureau and handed over the house, and advised him to take full responsibility for the home decoration. The company is responsible.He did not agree.

"Where do you get the energy to toss about the house?" Shen Xun remembered that in order to buy a suitable house, he didn't think about food and drink all day long--too high-end is not good, and the ones that are close to it are not good. He wants a good layout and good lighting , it must have all the supporting facilities, and it must be not far from the Municipal Bureau.However, the Municipal Bureau happened to be in the city center, and Shancheng city center had been re-planned a few years ago, so there was no condition for the newly opened real estate to be inferior.After picking and picking again and again, he reluctantly settled on the "Fengzhanwan" community, which is two stops away from the Municipal Bureau.

Most of the houses in this community are small, and the most spacious ones are no more than 80 square meters. He bought the top floor, with a built-up area of ​​more than [-] square meters, which is definitely enough for one person to live in.

"If you stop updating because of house decoration, let alone your readers, even your website, I'm afraid they will have to talk to you." Shen Xun said.

Now the author "Yan Xiao"'s status in "Bee Gui" is not what it used to be. Before, he was just a newcomer author who quickly rose to fame. His first book was a big hit. Now he is one of the masters of the station, not counting subscriptions, just readers Rewards are a coveted income.Every day, countless readers keep refreshing the page, waiting for him to update. If he does not update, fans of radicals and moderates will fight in the comment area.

"The house needs to be installed, and the manuscript must also be written." Yan Xiao smiled softly, "It's not that after installing the house, you can't code."

"Then you also need to be energetic." Shen Xun said, "It's such a hot day, you spend a whole day looking at materials and furniture outside, and you still write until midnight when you come back?"

Yan Xiao said: "It's fine to write until morning."

Shen Xun was speechless.

"The house is for him to live in in the future." Yan Xiao's tone softened, "I don't worry if I don't watch it personally."

Of course Shen Xun knew who this "he" was referring to, "You are not just worried, are you?"

Yan Xiao raised the corners of his lips, with a tender smile in his eyes, "I am willing to build a house for him, as long as I think about everything in this house is prepared for him, I am reluctant to leave it to someone else."

Shen Xun finally understood that persuasion was not enough, so he stopped persuading.

"Mr. Yan, are you looking at the materials again?" A boss greeted him from the store, "Our family has a new batch of sinks, are you interested in taking a look?"

Yan Xiao nodded with a smile and walked into the shop.

After an afternoon of reading, there are not many things that have been finalized.He was not in a hurry, signed the agreement and paid the deposit, and after leaving the home furnishing mall, he drove straight to "Fengzhan Bay".

The floors in this community are not high. Although it is the top floor, it is only the eighth floor.However, unlike the "Happy Homeland", even though there is only an eighth floor, there is still an elevator installed in the building.

He went up to the eighth floor and saw the decoration workers working overtime.

The house is still in the initial stage of installation. He will watch it in the morning and come to see it for a while in the evening.

"Boss Yan!" The worker greeted him. He put the water bought downstairs on the ground and said, "Take a rest, the dinner you ordered will be here soon."

There are so many twists and turns in the decoration, and he can't watch it all the time, so he gives the workers as much welfare as possible, as much money as possible, and takes care of cigarettes, drinks, and three meals a day.

When encountering such a wealthy customer, even if the workers have ideas in their hearts, they are embarrassed to cut corners, and greet him as "boss" when they see him.

At dinner time, he sits with the workers and chats.

A worker asked: "Boss Yan, the location of this community is good. There is a subway station right next to it, and there is a large supermarket next to it. It is also close to the police station, so it is very safe. You spent so much effort to renovate, do you live by yourself?"

He was silent and did not answer immediately.

The worker was surprised: "Aren't you living by yourself? Do you want to rent out? The tenant is so lucky!"

He laughed: "This is my friend's house."

"Not yours?"

"No."

"...Are you helping a friend decorate?"

"Ah."

The workers were stunned, "You are too loyal!"

However, there are also older workers who can see the way, "This friend of Boss Yan is a friend of the opposite sex, right?"

With this said, everyone understands—this room is not for a friend to dress up, it is clearly for a girlfriend, no wonder you are so caring!

He smiled and stopped answering, stayed for a while, then got up and left.

Behind them, the workers were still discussing.

"Boss Yan's girlfriend is so happy!"

"If you have money, of course you have to please your wife!"

The summer sky is extraordinarily magnificent before it is completely dark, dark blue and deep purple complement each other, illuminated by the lights in the city, it is as gorgeous as an ocean under the stars.

Yan Xiao stood in the night, blew the wind for a while, and drove home.

He still lives in "Happy Homeland", he is used to living there, and he is too lazy to move.

In the early summer two years ago, after successfully obtaining the graduation certificate and degree certificate of Xuncheng University, he came to Shancheng to renew the rental contract with the landlord.

At that time, Zhaofan was no longer in Shancheng, and there was no news at all.

The anti-narcotics police have special identities, even Shen Xun and Yan Ce can't get news about Zhao Fan.

He hadn't heard Zhaofan's voice for two years and seven months.

On that New Year’s Eve, Zhao Fan said on the phone—Brother Xiao, we will see each other sometime in the future.

He was so painful that his liver and gallbladder were splitting, and his heart was ashamed.

After hanging up the phone for a long time, he was still holding the phone with nothing in his eyes.Breathing is like a knife, and with every heartbeat, it slashes hard on the heart.

He pressed his chest so hard that he couldn't even feel his fingers.

How he longed for his heartbeat to stop and let all the pain go away.

Fireworks and firecrackers were not banned in Xun City that year.Outside the window, the firecrackers exploded very loudly, and the bright fireworks bloomed in the air, and the fiery trees and silver flowers were extremely beautiful.

But those beauties fell in his eyes, but only withered ashes remained.

He fell in front of the computer, as if dead.

In the beginning of spring, maybe the leaders of the college did ideological work to Mr. Xu, or maybe Mr. Xu just wanted to teach the students a lesson, not really thinking that everyone would fail to graduate. He passed the make-up exam and did not need to retake it. After that, the first draft of the thesis was successfully completed.

The matter of Xunda came to an end for the time being, he couldn't hold back, and went back to Shancheng.

The sofas, tables, chairs, and beds at home are covered by plastic sheets, which have already been covered with a thin layer of dust.

He went to the sub-bureau to inquire about Zhaofan, only to learn that Zhaofan had gone to the southwest border.

Those six months were extremely difficult, he didn't know what else he could do, he was surrounded by longing and guilt all day long, he wanted to see Zhaofan, but he was afraid that if he saw him again, he would push Zhaofan to nowhere.

Zhaofan hoped that he could figure it out and let go, but he gradually discovered in the day-to-day struggle that even if he figured it out, he still couldn't let go of this obsession.

This is destined to disappoint Zhaofan.

One day, after completing a routine update, he leaned against the window, staring at the branch across the street in a daze.Suddenly a thought flashed through his mind - he only wanted Zhaofan to come back safely.

Compared with life, all love and hate seem to become small.

From that day on, he began to pay attention to the housing market in Shancheng. After finalizing the new house in "Fengzhan Bay", he discussed with the landlord of "Happy Home" and bought the house that he had rented for more than a year.

At that time, his income from royalties was refurbished every day, and it was not a problem to win two houses at the same time.

Fast-forward two years, and a new trainee policeman came to the sub-bureau. Everything seemed to be completely changed, and it seemed to stop at the same place.

Just like his deep affection for Zhaofan.

When he got home, he was greeted by a dark room.I still remember the month when Zhaofan was injured and rested. Every night when he bought ingredients from the supermarket, Zhaofan would cross his legs and shout happily, "Brother Xiao, I'm about to starve to death."

Those days are actually very short, but unforgettable.

The phone rang suddenly, it was Lin Haocheng calling.

"Brother Hao." He said while changing his shoes.

In the autumn of two years ago, Lin Haocheng came to Shancheng to meet him in person.Only then did he realize that the other party already knew about his relationship with Zhaofan.

That meeting overturned his impression of Lin Haocheng.Lin Haocheng, who babbled about Zhaofan, was not a tough old policeman, but a father who cared about his son.

He and Lin Haocheng gradually became acquainted, and for two consecutive Spring Festivals, he went to Zhoucheng to visit Lin Haocheng, and together with this father, hoped that Zhaofan would return safely.

There was nothing urgent about Lin Haocheng's call, he just asked how he was doing recently.

After chatting for a while, he finally realized that Lin Haocheng was missing Zhaofan, and he couldn't get in touch with Zhaofan, so he had to talk to him casually.

"I went to see some home decoration materials today." He talked about the house decoration, "Brother Hao, when the house is finished, come and have a look."

"That house..." Lin Haocheng pondered for a long time before changing the subject, "Are you going to stay in Shancheng?"

"Hmm." He said softly.

Lin Haocheng sighed.

"No matter how dangerous and far Zhaofan has gone, he will come back one day." He said softly, "I am here waiting for him. He dressed up for the city, so someone should be there This city is waiting for him to come back, waiting to give him a home."