before and after

water.

"There is a performance by the Berliner Philharmoniker Orchestra tonight, are you going?"

"About me that day, are you sincere?"

Liang Xiao on the other end of the phone laughed and asked, "Are you going?"

"Go."

"I'm off work now, and I'll pick you up by car. I'll be there in about an hour and 10 minutes."

"Ah."

Ye Ruixin got out of bed, went to the window and opened the curtains.The sunlight leaps in and instantly lights up the entire room.Liang Xiao said that there is still one hour and four ten minutes, which is extremely accurate.According to his habit, he will reserve 10 minutes.So in an hour and a half, he'll be there.

Ye Ruixin asked Butler Liu to deliver the afternoon tea to the room, and there was no need to prepare dinner.After changing her clothes, Ye Ruixin sat on the sofa in a daze.Outside the window is the garden and the blue sky, Ye Ruixin often has nothing to do, just sits by the window and looks out the window numbly.Look at the simple beauty of everything.

More than an hour passed quickly, and Ye Ruixin heard the sound of a car stopping.He knew that Liang Xiao was back, but the rest of the family seemed very surprised.

Not only Liu Butler, everyone in the house liked Liang Xiao very much.It is probably related to the experience of eating hot pot happily.

"Doctor Liang! You are here!"

"Uncle Liu." Liang Xiao took off his coat and handed it to Steward Liu. Ye Ruixin was not seen downstairs. Liang Xiao asked, "Where is Mr.?"

"Mr. is upstairs. You can take a rest in the living room first. I will inform Mr. right now."

Speaking of Steward Liu went upstairs, the maid quickly brought a cup of black tea.

"Doctor Liang drinks tea."

"Thank you." Liang Xiao nodded politely, then took out some medicine from his pocket, and handed it over, "By the way, Tiantian, this is the medicine that Aunt Qin mentioned last time. Please give it to her for me. "

Tiantian was very happy to be remembered, and thanked Xiaoqin with a smile.Then he took the medicine and went back to the kitchen.At this time, Steward Liu also went downstairs, walked to Liang Xiao and said:

"Doctor Liang, sir asked you to go upstairs to find him."

The study on the second floor was open, but there was no one in it.Liang Xiao walked in and found that the door of Ye Ruixin's bedroom was also closed.Liang Xiao symbolically knocked on the door, and Liang Xiao walked in.

Ye Ruixin looked at the wall clock at the side, and there was still one minute left for an hour and a half.

"You're on time."

"It's basic quality."

Ye Ruixin laughed.

"You are very immodest, Dr. Liang."

"Too much modesty about facts is another form of pride."

"Eat words."

"Each each other."

Maybe Ye Ruixin didn't realize too much.But from Liang Xiao's point of view, his state is much better than the first meeting in the coffee shop, at least he can see the shadow of him.

It is not an easy task to satisfy Ye Ruixin.Fortunately, Liang Xiao has enough of his temperament, and their tastes in certain things are mostly on the same level.So just ignore his nitpicking and things will be easy.

Ye Ruixin used to have dinner after the concert.This stems from the experience of going to concerts with my parents when I was a child.

The orchestra performing was the best in the world, so he naturally liked it, and the only thing he had to think about was dinner.Liang Xiao did not choose an elegant western restaurant.He took Ye Ruixin to a Japanese-style izakaya, where the smell of wine is not afraid of deep alleys.Although nestled in an old neighborhood, it was still full of customers at nine o'clock in the cold winter.

The Asian waiter asked apologetically if he could sit near the door. There were only two seats at the bar facing the street.

Liang Xiao nodded in agreement, and the waiter warmly ushered him to his seat.

"This restaurant's business is so good that we can't make a reservation. We're lucky today." Liang Xiao handed the menu on the table to Ye Ruixin, "Look at what you want to eat. The sea urchin and grilled foie gras sushi here are the most famous."

In this restaurant with only a dozen seats plus the bar counter, languages ​​from various countries are mixed.Not to mention the hustle and bustle of people, but it is enough to be called lively.

The hot pot is also good, and this small shop is also good.What Liang Xiao wants to give Ye Ruixin is very simple, that is, human touch.Let him come out of a person's world, is life.

"What is Plan B?" Ye Ruixin asked while flipping through the menu.

After waiting for a few seconds and seeing no answer, Ye Ruixin turned to look at him.Liang Xiao was drinking hot tea, looking out the car window and pretending not to hear.Why are you so sure it's just pretending, because Liang Xiao's smiling eyes betrayed him.

"To make a fool of yourself!"

Saying that, Ye Ruixin simply didn't ask Xiaoxiao's opinion, just chose what she liked and placed an order.Fortunately, the amount of food is not for one person, Liang Xiao smiled in his heart.

The tea in this store is Mi Guanyin, which is very fragrant.Ye Ruixin took a sip and warmed his hands with hot tea.He looked out of the window, and tapped the rhythm with his fingers lightly on the rim of the cup, which was a previous violin solo.

The United States is different from Hong Kong City, and this time is the busiest time in Hong Kong City.But in this neighborhood, many shops are closed.There was an alley where the street lights were all broken, and it looked a little deserted and depressed.It contrasts sharply with the bustle of the store.

Looking ahead leisurely, a familiar figure appeared in sight, it was Xia Yang.

"SirSimonRattle has won many awards in recent years, Diapason D'OrArte in 14, Diapason D'Ordel'année in 16."

Liang Xiao's voice was in his ears, but Ye Ruixin couldn't hear a word.

Although the lights were not on, Ye Ruixin knew very well that he exchanged the things hidden in his palm for money.Ye Ruixin was very familiar with these things, and this level was not worth mentioning to him.But at this moment, he couldn't watch Xia Yang touch these things in peace.

Since the two of them were not sitting face to face, Liang Xiao realized Ye Ruixin's distraction after talking for a while.Following his gaze, Liang Xiao saw two young Asians standing at the street corner.But due to the angle, Liang Xiao couldn't see what they were doing.Soon, the younger one turned and walked into the alley after looking around.

Just as Liang Xiao was about to say something, he heard Ye Ruixin say, "I'll go out."

After saying this, Ye Ruixin walked out quickly.

Xia Yang didn't realize that someone was following him, and the most dangerous part of the transaction was over.Now he just wants to return to his residence with the money in his hand.At this moment, the wrist was suddenly grabbed and bent to a very painful angle.This person must have practiced before, so it will be easy.

Thinking to himself that it was the police, Xia Yang prepared to show weakness before fighting back vigorously.As soon as he turned around, Xia Yang froze for a moment.

Mr. Liang!

Seeing Ye Ruixin's furious eyes, Xia Yang suddenly realized that he didn't want to meet Mr. Liang more than the police.

Ye Ruixin tightly grabbed Xia Yang's hand that was about to break free, and angrily said:

"What are you doing?"

Hearing this sentence, Xia Yang's small hope was shattered.Obviously, Mr. Liang saw everything.

For Xia Yang, Ye Ruixin is a special existence.He often thinks of "Mr. Liang".That night, Ye Ruixin's murmurs in Xia Yang's ear gave him a unique intimacy towards Ye Ruixin.I didn't see the vigilance of ordinary strangers.And Ye Ruixin, whom he met during the day, almost embodied all the good things defined in his heart, making them real and vivid.

In Xia Yang's closed life, the "Mr. Liang" who brought him home is the only light beam that enters, the perfect projection surface.It was also because of this that he was facing Ye Ruixin at this moment.Xia Yang felt so ashamed that he couldn't look directly at the aggressive and sharp eyes.

"Drug trafficking, are you worthy of your mother?"

Hearing Ye Ruixin mention her mother, Xia Yang couldn't control his emotions.

Xia Yang knew that her life experience was the same as that of all orphans, and was ruthlessly recorded in black and white in each file bag.Mr. Leung was the patron of the orphanage, so he could of course investigate all this with ease.The pain of my past was exposed to the sun nakedly, to be dissected and discussed.Then it becomes evidence whenever needed, and is held in the hands of others to criticize themselves.

Xia Yang suddenly felt that he was ridiculous, thinking that the person in front of him would be different from others.Shaking Ye Ruixin's hand away, Xia Yang said:

"Don't mention my mother! You have everything and don't understand how I feel! Only money can protect what I want to protect! You rich people don't understand at all!"

"Okay, you want money. Then sell me heroin!"

With that said, Ye Ruixin pulled open his cuffs.The light in the alley was dim, but it was enough to illuminate the needle eye on Ye Ruixin's arm shockingly.Xia Yang looked at Ye Ruixin in disbelief, he couldn't connect the scene in front of him with the Mr. Liang he met that day.

"Are you surprised? You don't have to look at me like this. I grew up in an orphanage just like you. I will kill those who treat me sincerely and treat me as my relatives. What do you think of me? There are both, do you know that I hope that the one who dies is me!"

Xia Yang could hardly imagine that what Ye Ruixin said was true.But as long as he stares into his eyes, Xia Yang can believe everything he says.The narrow alley brought Ye Ruixin's calm and trembling breath into Xia Yang's ears clearly.

Xia Yang was stunned, he looked at Ye Ruixin and couldn't say a word.

"You can still look back, I don't want you to regret it."

The wet moonlight shone on his pretty face, making him look desolate.Ye Ruixin didn't say anything, turned around and walked out of the alley.The light from the main road shone on his slender back without a thick coat to keep out the cold, gradually blurring his outline.

Ye Ruixin stopped after turning out of the alley.

Pulling down the circled cuffs, Ye Ruixin tried hard to adjust her emotions.He took several deep breaths in the cold wind.It wasn't until he was sure that Liang Xiao wouldn't notice his mood swings that he walked slowly towards the izakaya.

"It's still warm here, but it's freezing outside." Rubbing his hands, Ye Ruixin returned to his seat.

"Meet someone you know?" Liang Xiao asked.

Nodding, Ye Ruixin looked around.

"I'm so hungry, why hasn't the food been served yet?" Without waiting for Liang Xiao's answer, Ye Ruixin continued, "Last time I took the children from the orphanage to a violin recital, next time I should show them other violin recitals." Performance. Maybe they will like other musical instruments. Ah, right. Steward Liu and the others often mention you, Dr. Liang, it seems that your personal charm is stronger than before."

In the time of one sentence, Ye Ruixin changed three topics.He was smiling, even his eyes were smiling.But Liang Xiao could still see the sadness in his eyebrows.Ye Ruixin's aggressive appearance made Liang Xiao extremely sad.

"Ruixin." Liang Xiao interrupted.

"Ok?"

"When did you become considerate of my feelings?"

"What do you mean?"

"When you were in a bad mood, you always showed me your face, then slammed the door and went back to your room. In fact, it's the same now, if you don't want to talk, you don't have to.

I am here. "

Liang Xiao's words were like the slow warming he felt when he returned to the room.Starting from the fingertips, the body stiffened by the cold softened.The smile still remained on Ye Ruixin's face, but it faded a lot, leaving only a slight arc.He slowly lowered his eyes, held the Mi Guanyin in his hand, and stopped talking.

Steward Liu was surprised when he heard that he was going to buy pet supplies.

Ye Ruixin's request is very simple, just three words: for cats.

According to Liu Butler's understanding of Ye Ruixin, he is not a person who likes creatures.I've never seen him show the slightest interest in anything alive.Not only plants, but even the kind of soft eyes that see cute animals have never appeared in Mr. Liang's eyes.

But if there is an extra cat in the house, it shouldn't be too bad.

Butler Liu carefully made a list, and asked the neighbors about the necessities of raising a cat.Before going out to buy, he wanted to read to Ye Ruixin if there was anything he needed to add.But just as he started, Ye Ruixin waved his hand and didn't care at all.

Are you going to have a cat?

Steward Liu has no answer to this question.I had no choice but to make my own decisions and buy what I needed first.

The more the better, if you don't buy what you need, you may be unhappy.So after filling the trunk, Butler Liu asked the driver to drive the car home.

As soon as he arrived at the door, he happened to meet Liang Xiao who came to accompany Ye Ruixin for a follow-up visit.Liang Xiao was surprised to see the driver remove so many pet supplies from the trunk.Butler Liu briefly described the ins and outs of this matter.Liang Xiao pondered for a while, and said:

"Uncle Liu, if your husband has a cat, you should probably ask Schrödinger."

["Schrödinger's cat" is a famous thought experiment about the superposition of life and death of cats proposed by Austrian physicist Schrödinger in 1935.This experiment aims to demonstrate that quantum mechanics has an unreasonable knowledge and understanding of the microscopic particle world, but this turns the microscopic uncertainty principle into a macroscopic uncertainty principle. The objective law does not depend on human will. Cats are both alive and dead. It goes against logical thinking. ]

"Schrödinger? Are you a friend of Mister?"

The two walked into the living room while chatting.Thinking of Ye Ruixin's lack of interest in quantum mechanics, Liang Xiao shook his head.

"He doesn't like Schrödinger."

"Then you still want to raise his cat?" Uncle Liu became more and more confused as he heard it.

Listening to the conversation between the two, Ye Ruixin, who was drinking coffee on the sofa, closed the newspaper.

"Liang Xiao, when did you become so weak!"

【Liang Xiao, when did you become so bad. 】

Liang Xiao shrugged, with a clear conscience.This expression is very consistent with his temperament, making people unconsciously choose to believe in his integrity.

"You really don't like Schrödinger."

Ye Ruixin was too lazy to argue with Liang Xiao, so he picked up the overcoat beside him and put it on.

"Uncle Liu, it's enough for him to accompany me to the follow-up visit today."

"Okay, Xiao Zhang is already waiting at the door."

"No, take another car." Ye Ruixin gave Liang Xiao a white look, "Saving labor and fuel costs!"

With that said, Ye Ruixin walked past Liang Xiao and walked straight out of the gate.Liang Xiao has long been accustomed to his impoliteness, so he turned to Steward Liu and said:

"Your husband is a standard capitalist."

This visit was Ye Ruixin's second follow-up visit, and Liang Xiao entered the consultation room before him.Dr. Li was surprised to see Liang Xiao, and said:

"Doctor Liang? Why are you here today, looking for Xiao Zhang?"

"Unwell, come to accompany a friend for a follow-up visit today."

After Liang Xiao said this, Dr. Li saw Ye Ruixin next to him.

"It's Mr. Liang! It's such a small world, and both of you are surnamed Liang."

Doctor Li laughed, and after exchanging pleasantries with Liang Xiao, he asked Ye Ruixin to lean on the pulse pillow.

According to Ye Ruixin's situation, Dr. Li slightly changed some prescriptions, but generally there was no change.Different from Western medicine's way of strangling the virus in the body, Chinese medicine places more emphasis on keeping it full and leading to accidents.In the short term, it is far less immediate than an operation in Western medicine.The conditioning of Chinese medicine is a steady flow of water.

After taking the medicine together, Liang Xiao asked Ye Ruixin to go back to the car first.On the pretext that he had something to give to his classmate, he turned back to the hospital.

Knocking on the door, Liang Xiao asked:

"Doctor Li, can I bother you for a few minutes?"

"It's okay, just say something."

"I've seen my friend's X-ray. At that time, the treatment of the wound was very rough, and it can even be said to be a secondary injury. Now the compression on his lumbar spine is still very serious. If this continues..."

"Paralyzed." Dr. Li took Liang Xiao's words directly.

This result has appeared in Liang Xiao's mind many times, but after listening to others say it so directly, Liang Xiao realized that these two words symbolized much more weight than he imagined.At this moment, the sudden pressure on his heart caught him off guard.

"En." Liang Xiao responded slowly, "From your point of view, can he withstand another operation?"

Almost without thinking, Dr. Li shook his head and said:

"Mr. Liang's body looks energetic on the outside, but it is actually an empty shell. The current state depends on nutrition. Besides, this lumbar spine operation is not a minor operation, and it consumes a lot of money. Besides, The chance of success is not high." Dr. Li frowned and shook his head again, "It's not worth it."

This passage is very factual, in fact the result is the same as Liang Xiao expected.He nodded, and said slowly: "I still had a glimmer of hope, but I heard you say so. It seems that I have to give up."

Doctors are used to seeing life, old age, sickness and death, especially surgeons like Liang Xiao.Ye Ruixin's bloody embrace may not be an exaggeration.But even this does not harden the heart.

Doctor Li looked at Liang Xiao's dignified expression, and said with relief:

"Mr. Liang is a person with strong willpower. He usually has no appetite in such a body, but I heard from the housekeeper that he pays great attention to diet and health preservation. How should I put it, no matter how delicious something is, ordinary people will suffer if they don't have an appetite. But But he didn’t stop. Most people probably wouldn’t be able to stand up with such an injury. Judging by his recovery, it’s already a miracle.”

As he spoke, Dr. Li picked up a pen, wrote a string of phone numbers on the paper and handed it to Liang Xiao.

"By the way, my alumnus is an expert in meridians. You can try to find her. She said on the phone that she was recommended by me, and she will definitely meet her."

Liang Xiao took the phone and thanked Dr. Li solemnly, then picked up the phone and walked back to the car.

As soon as the car door was opened, music came from the car stereo, which was "AdagioFraConcertoDiAranjuez".The cello's music is soft and graceful, low but without the slightest heaviness.As Liang Xiao closed the car door, the music once again belonged exclusively to each other.Followed by Ye Ruixin's faint scent of perfume.Under the cold metallic taste, there is a hint of woody fragrance.

Ye Ruixin has been listening with her eyes closed, and then opened her eyes and said:

"This car's stereo is very good, has it been modified?"

His clear voice permeated the low-pitched melody, and there was a deep nostalgia in Liang Xiao's heart. Even though it was an illusion that time had never passed, nothing had changed in essence.

"You should have listened to me ten years ago." Ye Ruixin put on her seat belt and asked, "You don't need to go back to work today?"

"There is an operation in the afternoon." Liang Xiao started the car, "Send you home?"

"Ah."

It was almost noon when I got home.Ye Ruixin didn't enter the door first, but walked around the garden for a while.Ye Ruixin rubbed her lower back with her hands from time to time.The weather is not good today, and I have been sitting in the car for a long time.Let the whole waist be very stiff and stretch the left leg.He could clearly feel that his center of gravity was unstable when he was walking.

The winter garden is inevitably dull, and only the whorled holly leaves dense, red fruits after falling leaves.It's just that the fruit is very attractive to birds after it turns red. If it is not protected, the fruit will be eaten before the leaves fall.Fortunately, the gardener has rich experience, which makes the holly and jumping red look extra lively and gratifying in the somewhat solemn winter.

The small red fruits are full and bright in color, hanging on the twigs without leaves.Without the white snow to match, it looks a bit like candy stuck on a chocolate bar.Ye Ruixin stretched out her fingers, and touched the brightest and most beautiful one among them.

"You went to see Dr. Liu later?" Ye Ruixin said suddenly.

Hearing this, Liang Xiao froze for a moment.Liang Xiao was not good at lying, especially when facing the aggressive Ye Ruixin.Even if he didn't look at himself at the moment, it was impossible to make it easy to lie to him.

"Is it serious enough for the patient to avoid it?"

Ye Ruixin was still looking at Holly, as if picking the second beautiful fruit.His eyes lingered among the bunches of red fruits, but unfortunately he couldn't stop again.Turning to look at Liang Xiao, Ye Ruixin said:

"Paralyzed at most. Not dead, right?"

Liang Xiao looked at Ye Ruixin in surprise.Those sharp eyes flickered slightly.This sentence is not irony or a joke, he is confirming this matter very seriously.

"Yes." The word was almost squeezed out of Liang Xiao's throat.

Ye Ruixin laughed, a very relaxed smile.He is such a good-looking person, but it makes people feel sad when he smiles.

"That's it!"

[That's good! 】

Ye Ruixin can speak Cantonese occasionally, and when it is extremely natural, he will inadvertently express the softest emotions in his mother tongue, and the white clouds flow like silk.

Is it enough not to die?

Liang Xiao didn't say this sentence.

"Sir, lunch is ready."

The appearance of Butler Liu interrupted the solemn atmosphere at the moment.

"I want to eat noodles." Ye Ruixin turned to Liang Xiao, "You cooked Yangchun noodles."

This thought was sudden, but it undoubtedly broke Liang Xiao's depressed mood instantly.

"Now?"

"Now."

"There are noodles and green onions at home." Butler Liu's addition was very timely.

Ye Ruixin smiled and raised her eyebrows and looked at Liang Xiao, waiting for him to nod.Liang Xiao had no choice but to compromise and asked:

"Uncle Liu, is there any lard at home?"

"Not really." Butler Liu shook his head.

"I'll make it for you the day after tomorrow, and eat today."

"It's sad!"

After lunch, Liang Xiao hurried back to the hospital after sitting for a while.Ye Ruixin looked at the things that Butler Liu bought for the cat on the side of the living room.It's pretty complete, and he doesn't even know what to do with many things.

Ye Ruixin picked some suitable ones for the driver to put in the car, and then stopped at the intersection ahead of time.Then move things to the lawn.The cat cage Liu Butler bought was not for outdoor use, Ye Ruixin said:

"Bring me the blanket in my car."

"Okay, wait a moment, sir."

When the driver brought the blanket over, Ye Ruixin had already put a small bed in the cage, and poured goat milk into the basin.Taking the blanket, Ye Ruixin carefully surrounded three sides of the cage.After placing the things, Ye Ruixin didn't stand up immediately, but crouched in front of the cage and looked around.

Finally, he took out the food bowl and put it outside the cage.

After squatting for a long time, Ye Ruixin had to hold the cage to find some support when he got up.Seeing this, the driver immediately helped him up.After getting up, he immediately waved his hand.Walk slowly back to the car alone.

Just as the driver was about to start the car, he heard him say:

"Just stop here and let me know if a cat shows up."

After hesitating for two seconds, the driver responded.

Ye Ruixin moved the position of the cushion so that his waist could have more support.Then he took the book on the car and read it.Ye Ruixin has read this book before, and it describes the world he sees from the perspective of an autistic child.

"The body is like a destroyed robot, but there is a desire to embrace the sky in the heart. ——Isn't anyone living with more or less pain in his heart?"

After reading this, Ye Ruixin suddenly wanted to look at the sky.Rather than embracing the sky, it is better to be embraced by the sky.

Ye Ruixin closed the book and looked at the lawn watered by the sun.

Waiting quietly for a cat that might show up.

Originally, Xia Yang was the only one who cared about this cat.

This cat has three colors and brown eyes.It is mostly dark gray stripes, mixed with a touch of white and a little black.

Xia Yang thinks that all cats in the world are similar in appearance, and most of them are different in color.Unlike dogs, they really don't look alike at all.So Xia Yang never thought about what breed this cat would be.If we want to talk about its characteristics, it is its big ears.

Its ears are really big, especially when it is a child.The two big ears are very regular triangular, erected on the small head, indescribably clever and cute.Even though it is a big cat now, the ears are still bigger than other cats.

Ear, became its name.

Once you give something a name, the meaning becomes different.It begins to have a relationship with you, no longer two insignificant parallel lines.

Xia Yang originally thought that he was the only one who cared about Ear and gave it something to eat.So Xia Yang was very surprised to see Ye Ruixin and Ear together at the gate of the orphanage that day.

Ear was eating canned food with his head down, and beside him was Mr. Liang.He looked at Ear with a vigilant expression, but his leaning forward body showed some willingness to get closer.The Band-Aid on the back of his hand could not cover the long scratches, and Xia Yang could almost imagine the moment when the marks were left.

He was scratched by Ear, so he was afraid.

Xia Yang has met many complicated people.I have seen the cruel revenge of the cowardly; I have seen the pure kindness of the so-called villains.There are too many hypocrisy that is sycophant;

But Mr. Liang's complexity surpassed all the imagination of a 17-year-old boy.He is full of discordant contradictions, like a broken gem.

Not cracks, but complete dilapidation.The perfect cut surface leaves irreparable defects, but with the displacement of light and shadow, it reflects unexpected magnificence.

Fleeting, unpredictable.

So more curiosity arose.People stare involuntarily, so that they can see him clearly.

Xia Yang walked towards Ear.With just a soft shout, Ear immediately walked towards him.Ye Ruixin watched Ear twirling on Xia Yang's heels in surprise, then was picked up, and snuggled into his arms docilely.Xia Yang rubbed Ear's chin, the cat obediently closed its eyes and raised its head to enjoy the petting.

"I amended the age of the orphanage bursary application, if you need it, you can contact Hook."

Xia Yang didn't know how long Mr. Liang spent waiting for a cat that might appear.But he was sure that this was not a complete chance encounter.The things here must have been prepared by Mr. Liang.

"Thank you."

"For the cat?"

Xia Yang rubbed the cat's forehead with the tip of his nose, causing the cat to squawk.

"Thank you." Xia Yang picked up the cat's front paw and waved to Ye Ruixin, "That's what Ear said."

Ye Ruixin laughed, looked at the cat and said, "You're welcome."

About a week later, Ye Ruixin received a student application form from the dean on the Internet.After reading page by page, Xia Yang's name really appeared.

Ye Ruixin took out this application form, and saw an unexpected answer in that column - doctor.Although Ye Ruixin didn't think about what Xia Yang would want to do, the gap between the profession of a doctor and him is indeed a bit big.This may also be related to Liang Xiao. In Ye Ruixin's heart, Liang Xiao is almost equivalent to the definition of a doctor's standard image.

Ye Ruixin dialed the number left on the application form.Ye Ruixin silently read the waiting tone: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5...

"Hello."

"Hello."

"Mr. Liang?"

After a brief hesitation, Xia Yang asked.Judging from the tone of voice, there is only about 20.00% of the doubts in this sentence.

"Do you have time now to have a cup of tea together?"

"Have."

"Where are you?"

These words brought Xia Yang's eyes back to reality.

It was just after noon, and Xia Yang didn't turn on the lights.The only source of light in the room is the window with about ten centimeters of roof exposed.Looking out from the window, the shoes of passersby coming and going are common sights.In addition, there are all kinds of garbage, phlegm, and some urine, including even human.

Here, like all basements, has its own damp and musty smell.You can get used to it after a long time, but you can't ignore it.Just like now, the earthy smell filled the nostrils the moment he took a deep breath.

It's not a good place by any means.Even so, Xia Yang still gave the address, and he had no intention of hiding anything from Mr. Liang.

After hanging up the phone, Xia Yang got up and turned under the bed.Find out the heater that the previous resident had kept.Shaking the dust on the box, the dust rose up under the only sunlight that entered the house.Although I know it's useless not to start, but human instinct will still do that.

It seems that as long as you can't see it, the air a few centimeters away is clean.

The heater is the oldest style.Relying on light radiation to keep warm, the kind that can burn people all the time.The reason why he found this out was because Xia Yang knew that Mr. Liang was not in good health.Not very suitable for staying in this damp and cold room.

When Ye Ruixin walked out of the alley that day, Xia Yang noticed that there seemed to be some problems with his legs.Later, when I submitted the application form, I took the opportunity to learn about him.The expected occupation column was not filled in until that moment.

Xia Yang plugged in the heater. This old-fashioned machine would take a few minutes to warm up before it slowly heated up.After pressing the switch, Xia Yang put his hand in front of the safety net. Although he knew it would not be that fast, he was eager to make sure that the machine was good.Not long after, as the lights slowly turned red, traces of heat also radiated from it.

Xia Yang pointed the heater towards the sofa, and then moved some sundries on the sofa.He didn't want to tidy up the room now, but at least Mr. Liang had to have a place to sit.

After settling down, Xia Yang went back to the bed and sat down.

The heater directs its heat toward the unoccupied sofa, waiting for someone who will be sitting here soon.

About an hour later, Xia Yang heard the sound of a car stopping at the door.Soon, there was a crisp knock on the door.

Xia Yang who was still on the bed could clearly feel the violent beating of his chest and heart.He took a deep breath, got up and knocked on the door.

"Come in, please sit down." Xia Yang said immediately after opening the door.

The corridors are dark and have no lighting.Ye Ruixin turned off the flash light of the phone after entering the door.Ye Ruixin walked into the room.It's about 70 feet here, although it's not too big, it's enough for one person to live in.Apart from the bed, the only place to sit in the house should be this sofa facing the heater.The leather on the sofa still had dents where things had been piled up, so it had obviously just been tidied up.

"Thank you." Ye Ruixin naturally sat down on the sofa.

Xia Yang wanted to say you're welcome, but he thought it was strange to say that, so he didn't say it in the end.It took only a minute for Ye Ruixin to enter the door, and the faint smell of perfume on his body permeated the murky air.The degree of incompatibility is like the strong contrast between his exquisite cashmere coat and the worn-out artificial leather sofa at this moment.

The sun outside today should be nice, making the basement more clammy in contrast.Ye Ruixin stretched out his hand to dry in front of the heater, he stared at the warm light shining on his hand with soft eyes.

"After I grew up, I lived with my brother in a very small room. It's not half the size of your place." Ye Ruixin raised his eyes at Xia Yang and asked, "Ant House, have you heard of it?"

Xia Yang shook his head, although Ye Ruixin didn't mention his identity as an orphan.But Xia Yang remembered what he said that day very clearly.It's just that it's hard for Xia Yang to find the feeling of being an orphan in Ye Ruixin.He should be a young master of a family with a superior family background and no worries about food and clothing.All suffering should have nothing to do with him.

"It's a very old village house. The toilet and shower room are shared. They are rented out to people who have no money to live in a better place. I live in a room with my brother, and there is only one bed in it. The kind with double floors." Ye Ruixin gestured to the size of the room, and said with trembling affection in each sentence, "There is no room at all. The upper bunk is full of things, even under the bed. We Two people had to squeeze into a single bed to forcefully close the door of the room."

Ye Ruixin's eyes were always warmed by an orange light, and faint smile lines quietly appeared in the corners of his eyes, which was the track of the passage of time.

"I have to stick to the wall so that he can have a place to sleep. Isn't it hard to imagine?"

Xia Yang nodded, listening to Ye Ruixin continue.

"But he is very good. We moved out soon. I came to the United States to study and everything I have today, he gave me."

Ye Ruixin's lips trembled slightly, and she said softly:

"But then, I let him down."

The past clips were replayed again, Xia Yang could relive the scene at that time from his tone, but also felt the blank that could not be filled at this moment.

Ye Ruixin withdrew her hand, warming the back of her hand with her palm.His movements were slow, slow.But Xia Yang wasn't sure if there was any extra warmth in his palm to pass on.Maybe it's because of the paleness, but those long and slender hands always give people a cold feeling, cold without covering them.

Ye Ruixin looked at Xia Yang.The tenderness in his eyes faded