Strangers Ten Years Later

Lin Jin didn't wait for Ye Ziyuan that day, but received a bouquet of roses at the door early the next morning.

Ye Ziyuan didn't show up, but he left behind roses. Although a bouquet of roses in Syria is not expensive, if Ye Ziyuan can't even afford a hotel, but still has to bear a bouquet of roses, Lin Jin is really a bit ruthless Don't worry.

At noon that day, he went to the restaurant again by himself. This time, he didn't tell anyone. When he arrived, he stood not far from the restaurant and looked inside.

Ye Ziyuan was indeed inside.

He was cleaning the table, his face was stinky, and the boss was standing in the cash register cursing something.

Lin Jin looked at it for a while, suddenly felt very sad, and rushed in very quickly. Ye Ziyuan looked up and saw him, his face suddenly changed, and subconsciously wanted to run, Lin Jin grabbed his collar and moved towards him , cursed: "You still dare to run!"

Ye Ziyuan's lips moved, and his body froze in place.

Lin Jin said, "What are you doing here?"

"..." Ye Ziyuan looked away, "Make, make money."

Her voice was rough and stammering, as if she was very embarrassed.

Lin Jin said, "Where's your money? Your brother and sister didn't give you any money?"

How could Ye Ziyuan dare to tell the truth, all his money was frozen, and he couldn't withdraw a penny. After a pause, he moaned in a mosquito voice: "I want to earn it myself."

He pushed Lin Jin's hand away: "Don't grab me, everyone will see it as a joke."

Lin Jin suddenly didn't know what to say, sighed and said: "If you can't change the money, just ask me to borrow it. Can I lend it to you and watch you starve to death?"

Ye Ziyuan whispered: "Then I can't always borrow from you. Is it possible that my old man wants my wife to support me? I don't have long arms or legs, huh?"

Lin Jin was angry and funny: "Ye Ziyuan, I think you want to piss me off."

Ye Ziyuan is really not doing well these days. He spent more than half of the air ticket to Syria, wasted the first few days, and went to the hospital to change his bandages. After a bandage change, there is not much money left. I couldn't figure it out, and when I had nowhere to go, I had no choice but to start a job that I didn't even look at before.

So, if a person is pushed to the extreme, he can't do anything.

What's more, he told himself that he would send roses to Lin Jin every day, and once he gave them roses, he would be so poor that he could only eat and drink in restaurants.

The wound also became more and more inflamed.

However, Ye Ziyuan said these words to save face, so he didn't say anything, and insisted on it himself.

Instead, I contacted a group of former friends in China, but Huluo Pingyang was bullied by dogs, either because he had no money or because he dared not give him money behind Ye Zichen's back. Ye Ziyuan had seen through these people, but Ke Zhun I don't know where I heard the news, so I called him thousands of times.

Looking at the thousands of dollars, Ye Ziyuan's face was burning with pain.

Now he finally understands the meaning of Ye Ziqin's words at that time - without the halo of the Ye family, he, Ye Ziyuan, is just shit.

No, not even shit.

Lin Jin dragged the dingy Ye Ziyuan to pack his things, Ye Ziyuan refused to say anything, just muttered over and over again: "I said that I want to make money by myself, so I make money by myself, you care so much about me?"

"Okay, I don't care about you." Lin Jin was also angry, "You'll starve to death, you're the young master, and you're training, right?"

Ye Ziyuan bit the bullet and replied "yes" in a daze.

Lin Jin turned his head and was about to leave. The boss at the cashier propped his chin with one hand to watch the show, and smiled cheerfully: "Are you still a rich second generation?"

Ye Ziyuan glared at him.

The boss shrugged his shoulders: "What's wrong with you rich second generation, you are still wiping the table and washing dishes under my hands? If you don't pay back the money from the cei, I will send you to the police station immediately!"

Ye Ziyuan: "..."

Okay, he can't afford to mess with it now.

Lin Jin had no choice but to take Ye Ziyuan, frowned and turned around to leave, when the phone rang loudly, and it was Yu Yan who called.

Lin Jin thought something happened to Tong Tong, so he picked it up immediately, but Yu Yan said, "Lin Jin, where are you now?"

"This side of the new city."

"Just right!" Yu Yan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's right. We have an emergency here and we need to report it live immediately, but Yang Yuan was accidentally shot just now. I don't need a photographer. I remember your design school. Every university will also repair photography skills, right? Can you help to fill in the vacancy? It may be dangerous, but it is within the controllable range--Also, please do me a favor, can you ask Ye Ziyuan to help Take care of Tongtong? She has a little fever and is alone at home."

Without further ado, Lin Jin replied, "Okay, I'll be right there, and you share my exact location."

He hung up the phone and told Ye Ziyuan the whole story, and was about to go out, but Ye Ziyuan behind him immediately caught up: "No, you can't go, it's so dangerous."

Lin Jin brushed off his hand and left: "Leave me alone."

"How can I ignore you!" Ye Ziyuan said, "What if you encounter some thugs with your weak body like a chicken? Why don't you just take a picture, I can do it too! Go take care of that little girl. , I'll go find Yu Yan."

"You will?" Lin Jin looked at him.

"Why can't I? I joined the photography club when I was in college, you forgot? Besides, your three-legged cat kung fu may not be as good as mine." Ye Ziyuan joined the photography club at the beginning to pursue Ji Cheng, I didn't expect it to come in handy now, "I'm not at odds with the little girl, she's scared when she looks at me, you want her to cry at me all afternoon?"

——This reason really made Lin Jin unable to refute.

After a pause, he sighed and admitted defeat: "Then be careful."

"Don't worry." Ye Ziyuan made an "OK" gesture in a very coquettish manner.

Tongtong had a low-grade fever, and it subsided a lot after taking the medicine. Lin Jin touched her head and sat by the bed, worrying about Ye Ziyuan uncontrollably.

It was said that he was a battlefield photographer, so he could imagine how dangerous it would be, so he had to worry.

Even just ordinary friends worry about it.

It was late in the evening when Yu Yan's phone call came and reported that he was safe. Lin Jin hurriedly asked, "...Then who is it, how is it?"

The voice on the phone suddenly changed to Ye Ziyuan's, and the man's tone was somewhat smug: "Let me tell you that I did a good job, and I was praised when I sent it back to China. It's no big deal, I'll send Yu Come back, don't worry, boy."

Lin Jin paused: "Yes."

Ye Ziyuan switched off the phone, and Lin Jin watched the screen of the phone gradually darken, feeling indescribably complicated.

He never thought that one day, he and Ye Ziyuan would meet in Syria.

Everything is isolated here, in a sense, it seems to have come to another world.

In this world, there is no Ji Cheng, no Liu Yan, and no one else.

There are only leaf elements.

Lin Jin's heart softened little by little, and he couldn't even control himself. He clearly realized that he was starting to be in danger again.

Extremely dangerous.

When Ye Ziyuan sent Yu Yan back, Tong Tong was in a drowsy sleep, and the fever had almost subsided. Ye Ziyuan followed Yu Yan into the room, drank a cup of tea mixed by Lin Jin, with a smile on his face. Can't stop it.

Yu Yan said: "Now I suspect that the person surnamed Ye is an idiot."

Ye Ziyuan was not angry, but still smiled.

Yu Yan said: "Yang Yuan was shot and had to rest for a while. I was short of a photographer. I made a report to the country and asked him to take over. The country agreed. After I told him, he kept laughing, his mouth was fast Can't fit anymore."

Lin Jin was startled: "Let him go on top?"

"Yes." Ye Ziyuan nodded happily, "The monthly salary is more than 1."

Lin Jin: "..."

For Ye Ziyuan, who used to have a house at his fingertips, is a salary of more than 1 yuan worth his excitement?

Seeing the meaning of Lin Jin's expression, Ye Ziyuan continued to say happily: "I only pay more than 3000 for a month at that stingy boss's washing dishes and cleaning tables. I'm really fed up."

Lin Jin: "..." All right.

Anyway, Ye Ziyuan finally found a job that he was quite satisfied with.

Lin Jin turned his attention to Yang Yuan: "How is Yang Yuan? Is there any serious problem?"

"Xu Fangzhi went to take care of it." Having said that, Yu Yan carefully glanced at Lin Jin's face, sighed, and said, "You...don't mind too much."

"What do I mind?" The second monk Lin Jinzhang asked confusedly.

Seeing that he really didn't mean that, Yu Yan sighed, and couldn't tell what it was like for a while, a little lost, and a little bit feeling that maybe this is fate.

Just like Ye Ziyuan got entangled in Syria, maybe Fang Zhi couldn't get out of that relationship completely.

They are both the ones who work harder in their relationship, but it's a pity that the people they meet are not each other.

Compared with Lin Jin, Xu Fangzhi is obviously more self-deceiving. He walks away by himself, but returns to Yang Yuan when he needs him, pestering him endlessly.

He is the one who leaves, he is the one who wants to forget, and he is the one who wants to go back.

After all, Yu Yan and Yang were classmates in college. I am afraid that no one knows this relationship better than her.

Lin Jin was a little worried, so he called Xu Fangzhi, intending to go to the hospital to see Yang Yuan, but Ye Ziyuan refused to persuade him, and insisted on following him, so Lin Jin had to go there with the oil bottle.

While Yang Yuan was still being rescued, Xu Fangzhi stood in the empty and extremely long corridor of the hospital, looking at the blue sky outside the window.

The English words "in operation" are particularly dazzling.

Xu Fangzhi's face was calm, but his eyes were red and bloodshot. His face that always had a smile was solemn and silent at this moment, which was completely different from usual.

Seeing Lin Jin approaching, he forced a smile and wanted to say something, but he swallowed the words again.

Lin Jin asked him, "It's... alright?"

Xu Fangzhi suddenly raised his hand, squeezed his temple, and said in a low voice: "I was shot in the abdomen, whether it was big or small, some lost too much blood..." At this point, he seemed to be unable to continue. Yes, and pulled out a smile uglier than crying.

Ye Ziyuan stood aside, frowning tightly, and suddenly said: "I'm going out to smoke a cigarette."

After he left, Xu Fangzhi said to him, "I'm sorry."

The scorching sun was shining on the balcony, and the birds hanging on the treetops not far away were chirping. Xu Fangzhi lowered his voice slightly, and tried his best to speak: "Yang Yuan and I met by accident about ** years ago. Yes, I didn’t have much money at that time, so I was much worse than him. But he was willing to be with me, he was in college, and I worked outside to earn money, sometimes relying on him for financial assistance.”

Lin Jin didn't speak, and listened to his story.

Xu Fangzhi continued: "Later he came to Syria, and we started a foreign relationship. Because I seized the opportunity, plus - my family's business, I inherited a fortune and stayed in China to deal with family affairs. , I can basically only see him two or three times a year, and I can only come to him."

He smiled wryly: "It's very tiring and exhausting. He refuses to give up his ideals for me, and I can't accompany him to Syria. We are all selfish in love. What's more, I worry that he will meet in Syria. It's dangerous—it's dangerous here, and you've seen it."

"Two or three years ago, he almost died. I put aside domestic affairs and came to Syria to accompany him. After he was rescued, we had a big fight and we broke up. I returned to China, and he continued to stay here. Any contact. I have also tried to contact other people in the past two or three years, but no one has made me feel anything." Xu Fangzhi lit a cigarette, his voice was low and deep, "To be honest, I feel that when I meet you Fortunately, you are the only one who has made me feel moved in the past two or three years. At that time, I also had a bad idea when I approached you-I thought you could help me get out of this relationship. So I am very happy Feel sorry."

Lin Jin looked at him sideways, smiled suddenly, and said, "And then, it's not so easy now?"

"Well, it's not that easy." Xu Fangzhi said, "Some people seem to be engraved into your life. You can stay away from him, but your heart is absolutely tied to him. Once you hook your fingers, you can't help but go back again."

I'm afraid no one understands Xu Fangzhi better than Lin Jin.

"I'd rather we never see each other again in this life, and I hope that he can live well in a certain corner of the world and nothing will happen to him." Xu Fangzhi smiled and said, "The moment I learned that he was shot today, I I suddenly thought—since he will leave this world one day sooner or later, why not seize the last time to be with him.”

"Although I know that the ending may be unsatisfactory, either he will leave first, or I will leave first—" Xu Fangzhi said, "However, even if we live peacefully in Shanghai for the rest of our lives, one day we will He goes first or I go first. It's just a matter of time."

"So suddenly I couldn't let it go—I thought to myself, let's go fuck it. If you look forward and look backward, you will be restrained. It's better to take one step at a time."

After Xu Fangzhi finished speaking, his whole body seemed to relax suddenly, and he let out a foul breath, and said, "So I'm really sorry, because I once thought of taking advantage of you."

Lin Jin twitched the corners of his mouth and said, "There's nothing to be sorry about, I'm not in love with you."

But there must be liking, that kind of liking may only be between friends, or it may be mixed with a little ambiguous meaning. After all, it is really impossible for such a man not to be in love.

Xu Fangzhi looked shocked: "The older I get, the less attractive I am."

Lin Jin spread his hands: "As long as you still have charm with Yang Yuan."

Xu Fangzhi stretched out his hand: "Give me a hug."

Lin Jin stepped forward and hugged him fiercely, patted his back, and heard Xu Fangzhi whisper in his ear, "I wish you happiness."

"You will be happy," he added.

The red letter light that was on suddenly went out, and Xu Fangzhi took a step forward, striding forward, with his back turned to Lin Jin, and waved without the slightest hesitation.

Lin Jin smiled softly, watching his back go away.

After going downstairs, Lin Jin saw Ye Ziyuan leaning against the wall next to the hospital gate, smoking a cigarette, his brows were slightly frowned, his face was slightly pale, Lin Jin didn't step forward immediately, but just looked at him like this for a long time .

His outline is much thinner, with a big dark circle, his body leans forward slightly, and there is a vertical line in the middle of his frown.

The cigarette in Ye Ziyuan's hand burned to the end, and he turned his head to look over, his eyes lit up suddenly, as if he suddenly saw the gift he had been looking forward to for a long time.

"Ah Jin!" Ye Ziyuan waved at him, smiling silly, not even half of the young master of the Ye family, "Come here, I'll take you back."

Lin Jin paused, then walked in his direction.

Yang Yuan's life was saved, but he needed to rest in the hospital for more than a month. When he learned that his position was replaced by Ye Ziyuan, he had a big fight with Yu Yan, saying that she didn't respect him. Yu Yan was so angry that he turned his head and left. People began a days-long cold war.

Afterwards, Lin Jin went to the hospital to see Yang Yuan several times, and every time he talked with Xu Fangzhi, he felt that there was an extremely hot gaze behind him, which almost shot him through.

The jealousy is quite strong, although it looks like "Idon'tcare" on the surface.

Lin Jin seldom saw Ye Ziyuan during this time, except for a fixed bouquet of roses every morning.

On the contrary, I saw Ye Ziyuan a few times when I was visiting Yang Yuan. He went to the hospital alone and didn't tell Lin Jin why.

But Lin Jin can almost guess that the previous injury is not completely healed. Although he has not seen how his injury is recovering with his own eyes, he can almost guess that the recovery should be very slow.

After all, it's going to be a toss in the wind and rain, and the medical conditions in Syria are not as good as those in China.

In mid-January, Lin Jin received a call from Ke Zhun in China, asking how he and Ye Ziyuan were doing.

Lin Jin hesitated for a long time before asking, "How do you know Ye Ziyuan is here?"

"..." Ke Zhun cleared his throat and said, "Then what, I told you, don't scold me—I told him you were here."

After Ke Zhun paused, he sighed, and continued helplessly: "It's true that my heart has softened. This is mainly because Ye Ziyuan and I have known each other for a year, and I have never seen him before." Who have you begged in such a low voice..."

Ke Zhun recounted the matter of Ye Ziyuan begging him before, and said that he "almost knelt down", but in fact, the two of them had never met face to face, so he just said "I beg you" and calmed him down. up.

Of course, the main reason was that he wanted Lin Jin to live well.

Better to be wrong than to miss out.

After Ke Zhun finished speaking, Lin Jin didn't speak for a long time.

Ke Zhun sighed, and said: "He fell out with the Ye family because of you, and the Ye family cut off all his sources of income, Ye Zichen even released the news, saying that no one should look for him—he... um, you Didn't make him hungry?"

Lin Jin took a deep breath, closed his eyes, lay on the bed and stared at the ceiling in a daze.

After a long time, he said: "Some time ago, I saw what my mother wrote in the diary she left me."

"Actually, I've been thinking—I should still hate him a little bit. Although I know that my mother's death has nothing to do with him, even if I should hate, I should hate myself for being so determined," Lin Jin rarely reveals his heart to others. , but I don’t know why, on such a lonely night, I said all my thoughts to a friend who cared about me, “After I read it, I definitely thought, yes, I am indeed Hate him—but love him as much as you hate."

Ke Zhun just listened.

Lin Jin continued: "It's ridiculous to say, but after thinking about it for ten years, I didn't get anything. Instead, I lost everything I had, even my mother."

Ke Zhun couldn't help but comforted him: "That can only be said to be a pity, and it's not because of you that my aunt died... No one would have thought of a cerebral hemorrhage."

"But I still blame myself." Lin Jin said, "I can't get over this barrier in my heart, even though I know...he has really changed."

Ye Ziyuan has really changed.

His temper was no longer thrown at him casually. Although he pestered him shamelessly, when he was chatting alone with Xu Fangzhi that day, Ye Ziyuan's EQ actually saw it and avoided him.No matter how unhappy he was, he avoided it.

He still didn't have much emotional intelligence, but when he met him, he suddenly had it.

Lin Jin didn't even know when he started to change.

"Yeah." Ke Zhun answered him seriously, "But Brother Lin, you have already missed your mother and left one regret. Do you want to miss Ye Ziyuan, whom you have loved for more than ten years, and leave another one behind?" Are you sorry?"

"What's more, I believe that if Auntie is in the spirit of heaven, she will not blame you."

Mother did not blame him.

She wrote so hard in her diary that she didn't blame him, and hoped he wouldn't blame her - how could he blame her?What he owed her, he will never pay it back in this life.

In fact, thinking about it, everyone did something wrong, but it seems that no one is at fault.

Ke Zhun said: "She definitely wants you to be happy, so just follow your heart."

The author has something to say: Guess who Xu Fangzhi and Yang Yuan attacked and who suffered?It's almost over.