silent garden

"Then I'll go back first." Uncle Wang sent Fei Tianlan and Xia Qi home, stopped for a while, and got up to say goodbye.

After hearing this, Fei Tianlan nodded silently.

In fact, he didn't say much all the way.Uncle Wang told Xia Qi what happened today in the car, but he was speechless.There was neither resentment nor depression.Just silence, occasionally nodding, as if to express approval.He seemed to be listening to other people's affairs, with a kind of...an objectiveness that had nothing to do with him.

Of course this would not be his true mood.He just acquired a good skill to deal with negative situations, and he is currently proficient in using it.

Uncle Wang is not good at comforting people, seeing him silent, he didn't know what to say.Then he looked at Xia Qi and said, "Tomorrow is the weekend, and it's rare for him to spend the weekend. If you have nothing to do, you can go out and have a walk."

Xia Qi couldn't make such decisions, and he wasn't a person who likes to go out. Hearing this, he nodded reluctantly.

"Call me if you need anything, I'll be there whenever you call." Uncle Wang said again.

"Ah."

As if he didn't know what to say at all, Uncle Wang paused and stepped outside the door.Look at the sky, then look back at Fei Tianlan.The latter was looking down at the phone screen.

With a sigh, Uncle Wang turned and left.

Only Fei Tianlan and Xia Qi were left in the huge living room on the first floor of Fei's house, facing each other silently.Fei Tianlan was concentrating on the matter at hand, his expression looked like he was dealing with some important issue, his brows were slightly wrinkled and his face was thinking.

"What would you like to eat tonight?"

"How about going to the beach?"

After a moment of silence, the two spoke almost simultaneously.When the voice fell, both of them were a little surprised.

Looking at each other, Fei Tianlan licked the tip of his lips, and said casually: "What else is there in the refrigerator? You can do whatever you want—are you free tomorrow? How about going to the beach?"

Xia Qi glanced at his phone screen.He had such a serious expression just now, he was actually looking up travel guides and other things.

"You've been here for so long, I don't have time to play with you, and I won't be able to meet the old man next week." Fei Tianlan directly brought the phone screen in front of Xia Qi, "I found this, take a look. "

"..." Xia Qi silently took the phone and browsed the page, looking down.

Fei Tianlan simultaneously introduced: "This place is not far from Pinggang, an hour's drive away, and many people used to go there to play. It has been standardized and developed in the past few years, and I heard that all aspects are quite upscale. I have experienced it. It’s just right, I can show you.”

The introduction page that Xia Qi saw said that this place is called Baisha Peninsula, and the area under "standardized development" is called Baishawan.Sanjiang Group is the main funder and builder.The company currently in charge of the management of the scenic spot is no surprise also owned by the Sanjiang Group... So, is Fei Tianlan going to play, or is there some other purpose?

"The above information is out of date." Fei Tianlan did not raise his head, estimated Xia Qi's reading speed, and continued, "The Baishawan project was assigned to Sanjiang by Luo Chengbin at the time, and it is now the most closely watched by the investigation team. project. The management of the scenic spot has been taken over by the local tourism department, and Sanjiang can’t interfere at all.”

He didn't know what Xia Qi was thinking, but he hit the right button and answered exactly Xia Qi's question.

"Oh." Xia Qi returned the phone to Fei Tianlan, "Then go."

Fei Tianlan repeated confirmation like the company's administrative assistant: "Are you free?"

Xia Qi nodded without hesitation, "Yes."

"That's it. Get enough sleep tonight, get up at eight tomorrow morning, and leave at nine."

Fei Tianlan went to bed early, as if in order to get up early.Just after ten o'clock in the evening, he hid in the room.Before entering the room, he kindly said good night to Xia Qi and told him to go to bed early.

Xia Qi stared blankly at the light in that room that actually turned off after 5 minutes, feeling magical for no reason.Is tomorrow really a relaxing and pleasant excursion?He hasn't asked Professor Ye for leave yet.

Although there is no strict rule that you must go to the laboratory on weekends, you still need to ask for leave in case the professor suddenly calls.He thought about it and called in sick.Then speed up writing daily data collation reports.

At 06:30 the next morning, Xia Qi got up according to her biological clock as usual.There was still an hour and a half before Fei Tianlan's designated wake-up time. He went downstairs to put rice to cook porridge, but he didn't have to go to school as usual, so he had more time all of a sudden.

The morning air was exceptionally clean after the rain, and he wandered in the yard.This is the area he is most familiar with in Fei's family besides his own room, kitchen, and bathroom on the second floor.

He knew what was growing in the yard now and what it might have been.Know the approximate soil type distribution here.He also seriously considered planting something in these soils—maybe it was influenced by Zhou Huailuo.That brother is engaged in industrial chemistry, but usually does not do much research on plant fertilizers.

So, after Fei Tianlan had a rare sleep and woke up, he opened the curtain and looked down. What he saw was him squatting in the yard digging the soil with a small shovel.He dug up the soil and put it in a transparent plastic bag that he carried with him.Before pressing the strap of the plastic bag, the air was carefully exhausted.As if that was some important research object.

Fei Tianlan watched with great interest and didn't call him for a long time.

At the breakfast table, I asked, "Why were you digging in the yard just now? Is there an ancient tomb buried in our yard?"

"..." Xia Qi slightly raised his eyelids and looked over, as if looking at a mentally retarded person.

How humorous.Fei Tianlan's smile froze, he cleared his throat, and said sternly, "I just saw you so devoutly collecting soil... samples early in the morning? I'm a little curious."

"Oh." Xia Qi lowered his eyes and said while eating, "I think the soil in your field is not suitable for planting gardenias. I want to take it back and test the detailed composition."

Fei Tianlan remembered that he didn't know what this kid was studying, and when he heard it, he became a little interested: "You study soil?"

Xia Qi: "...No."

Fei Tianlan hit a wall again.

He read a message from the attitude of the other party who paused for a while to answer reluctantly, and his unwillingness to raise his eyelids to meet his gaze again: he asked a question that the other party thought was a stupid question.Well Well.This is not their common topic.

He turned to ask: "Then what should we do after the test is detected? Are you going to pull out our house?"

"Is it okay?" Xia Qi raised his head abruptly instead of raising his eyelids this time, his eyes sparkling.

Unexpected feedback comes too suddenly.

Fei Tianlan felt that he pressed some magical switch, and then saw a magical scene.He didn't want to agree at first, but looking at Xia Qi's expectant eyes, he couldn't shake his head, and nodded his chin lightly.

"If you can grow the right thing, fine...don't be bare."

Xia Qi was very happy.

Departure at nine o'clock.Fei Tianlan drove fast, and they arrived at Baishawan before ten o'clock.From the street entering the peninsula, the traces of "code development" are evident.

In a town with fewer than 200 permanent residents, the streets are clean, with greenery and sanitation facilities in place.The signboards of the shops on the street have a unified design and production.Every [-] meters away, you can see the official tourism promotion advertisements.When we arrive at the core area of ​​Baishawan Scenic Area, the thriving and orderly bustle is more obvious.

"How do you feel?" Fei Tianlan asked.

Xia Qi frowned and thought about it, then replied: "It feels very convenient."

After hearing this, Fei Tianlan looked sideways at him.There was a bit of banter on his face: "You don't like it very much?"

"No." Xia Qi quickly denied, "It's pretty good, it should be fun."

Fei Tianlan said firmly, "You don't like over-exploitation."

"No." He denied it with less certainty.

Fei Tianlan chuckled and asked, "Then do you like...a more primitive environment?"

The second half of the sentence sounded a little fuzzy, because Fei Tianlan lowered the car window, and the sea breeze immediately poured into the car.He stopped the car and inquired about prices at roadside stalls selling beach equipment.Xia Qi waited for him to finish shopping before answering.

"I like all of them. Any place where you can relax is a good place."

Fei Tianlan was noncommittal about the answer.He slowed down and looked around while driving, with a smile on his face.But it's not an appreciative smile.Because there was a critical cold light in his eyes.

This kind of pickiness reached its highest value when I arrived at the entrance of the hotel and saw a sculpture that seemed to combine the image of a dolphin and some kind of seabird. The four-word evaluation of "nondescript" was written directly on his face.

"I don't like it here either." He said, "It's a pity I can't take you to change places today."

Hearing Fei Tianlan's clear attitude, Xia Qi suddenly felt a little enjoyable.And suddenly woke up.

Indeed, since he entered the town of Baisha Peninsula, he felt an inexplicable displeasure.I didn't know why before, until now I learned of Fei Tianlan's undisguised dislike, and finally got a clue - Fei Tianlan didn't come to appreciate this place, he came to find fault with the scenic spot after it was taken over by others.

Therefore, he was also subconsciously picky.

It's a startling empathy.

And the scariest thing is, it happened out of my control.He knows what that means.

Xia Qi's heart trembled because of this.After a long time, I remembered Zhou Huailuo's angrily and urgent warning yesterday, and my emotion was indescribable, and my mood was indescribable.Before he could respond to that warning, he realized that he was really on a smooth and steep slope, facing the danger of slipping to the bottom.

When danger is realized as danger, it is often unavoidable and difficult to stop.Later, Xia Qi realized for the first time how sharp the danger he was facing was.

They rested in the room for a while, and people called one after another.Fei Tianlan's answer was always "Here we are, see Chen Ji, you order first".Three or four such calls came, and Xia Qi's heart sank little by little.In the end, it turned into a kind of heavy fall, and something hit the bottom of my heart dullly.

He could barely breathe.

Originally, with a newly sprouted, silent tenderness, he played boring mobile games on Fei Tianlan's bed quite cautiously.The phone calls came in one by one, and he couldn't bear the boredom, so he turned over and called.Later, I stopped playing altogether.

After eleven o'clock, Fei Tianlan had enough rest.He changed his clothes and even put on a little perfume.He tidied himself up in a glamorous and handsome manner, looking energetic and cheerful, and he was completely different from the man who was forced to resign yesterday.

"Let's go, I'll take you to eat the most delicious seafood meal within a hundred miles of Pinggang." He came over to pat Xia Qi.

The latter hugged the quilt without moving, and did not respond.

Fei Tianlan thought he was asleep, so he patted him a second time, stronger: "Ah Qi?"

Hearing this address, Xia Qi's heart seemed to be grabbed by a hand, and even his breathing stopped.Fei Tianlan used this name when he wanted to tease him, but he hardly used it usually.Now is really not the time.

He heard himself tremblingly compromise, and following the strength of Fei Tianlan's hand, he rolled over and lay down, and opened his eyes.Pretending to wake up from a nap.Harmless, simple, nothing out of the ordinary.

In response to Fei Tianlan's words: "Oh."

Fei Tianlan probably thought his appearance was amusing, so he pinched his face: "There's something to eat and you're so reluctant."

He wanted to escape, but he didn't want to hide.In the end there was no hiding.

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