It was almost half past ten when the two of them strolled around, but when they looked at the building they were in from a distance, it was still pitch black.

So the question now is whether to climb the 20th floor home or wait outside for two hours.

"I don't climb stairs," Ji Yunqing said decisively, "my knees will hurt."

In fact, the more important point is that he will feel a little uncomfortable in his stomach.

Although Ji Yunqing looks delicate and fleshy, but his body is quite rough, it's okay to eat an apple and drink cold water at night. It may be that he was a little tired from moving in the past two days, and he ate too much just now, and his stomach was difficult to digest, and he felt a dull painstand up.

Want to buy some medicine?He hesitated for a while. He hadn't had a stomach problem for a long time, so he should bear it and pass it. The most important thing is that Zhou Ming took him to eat a delicious supper with great interest.I feel sorry.

There was a cool breeze in the garden downstairs in the community. It was already at this point, and few people were strolling outside. Only a few children were still playing with energy. Zhou Ming and Ji Yunqing simply sat on the swing frame to kill time.time.

The peach tree on the opposite side was in bloom, and a layer of light-colored petals fell to the ground. Maybe it was because the surroundings were too quiet, and the two of them didn't talk much, just swinging on the swing quietly. This kind of lazy day was normal for Zhou Ming.And Ji Yunqing hasn't felt this way for a long time, just doing nothing and watching the time pass by casually.

In this way, it seems that time is lazy and long, and it can be passed slowly like cream, without caring about the meaning of what you do, not pursuing the goal that can never be accomplished.

He hasn't relaxed like this for a long time. Speaking of changing places this time, it can be regarded as a small long vacation for himself.

Ji Yunqing squinted his eyes in a daze, and when he heard the timid child's voice, he realized that there was a little boy standing in front of him, staring at the balloon tied to his wrist.

"Uncle...no, brother," the little boy looked embarrassed, "Can I trade this with you for a balloon?"

Stiffly, he stretched out his arms from behind, and raised them straight in front of Ji Yunqing, spreading out his small palms, and there were two hard fruit candies.

Before Ji Yunqing could answer, the boy whispered with red ears: "It doesn't matter if you don't change it."

Ji Yunqing suppressed the discomfort in his stomach, untied the thread and handed it to the other party, and grabbed two candies in his hand: "Okay, let's change it."

The little boy's eyes lit up, he looked at the little green dinosaur floating in the air, and at Ji Yunqing's smiling face, he said loudly thank you, then turned his head and ran away, and rushed to the opposite slide, only then did Zhou Ming realize, there stood a slightly shorter girl, who seemed to be wiping tears.

The little boy stuffed the balloon into the girl's hand, and the girl laughed through tears, not forgetting to nod shyly at Ji Yunqing.

"My sister said thank you," the boy waved at Ji Yunqing, "Goodbye, big brother!"

"...Let's call him Uncle." Ji Yunqing held his forehead, watched the two children return to the building holding hands, and then handed a candy to Zhou Ming, "I also borrow flowers to offer Buddha."

Zhou Ming stretched out his hand to take it, and the other's slender fingertips touched his palm, bringing a slight coolness, but it was fleeting, leaving only the peach-flavored candy in the light pink packaging.

He doesn't like sweets very much, but after hesitating, he tore off the wrapping paper and put the candy in his mouth.

Uncle's... really sweet.

Ji Yunqing turned to look at him with puffy cheeks, "Oh, mine tastes like grapes, quite sour."

"This is too sweet." Zhou Ming ate the candy, "I haven't eaten it for a long time."

"I'm fine." My stomach started to hurt again, and Ji Yunqing laughed a little hard, "I'm the only child in the family. When I was young, I was strictly not allowed to eat snacks. Later, I got used to it and didn't have much interest in snacks..”

"I don't have any younger siblings," Zhou Ming swallowed the crushed candy whole, feeling his gums smell of peaches, "But my family is not strictly controlled, so I grew up on my own..."

He hesitated suddenly, wondering whether his friendship with Ji Yunqing was familiar enough to tell such a personal matter.

The air was quiet for a moment, and Ji Yunqing's voice came softly.

"Oh, don't you have a sister Huahua now?"

Zhou Ming hummed, thinking that this person is really considerate, so he couldn't help but relax and continue chatting.

"It's good to be self-reliant and grow up. My parents are not in this city, so I live very comfortably by myself."

Ji Yunqing lowered his face, the street lights in the neighborhood were very soft in the night, and could not illuminate the faint sweat on his forehead. He was not afraid of pain since he was a child, and he could bear it very well. This pain was really nothing, so he continued to act as if nothing had happenedChat with each other.

"I also live very comfortably," Ji Yunqing looked at his own shadow on the swing, "Now my aunt is taking care of me, but unfortunately she lives far away and has no power, so I can still act like a demon haha."

"My aunt's younger brother cooks delicious food. If there is a chance, he will come to play with me and treat you to dinner."

Zhou Ming nodded, and then realized that there was something wrong with Ji Yunqing's pale face, so he turned his head and asked.

"Sour," Ji Yunqing said with a blank expression, "This grape variety is not good."

Zhou Ming said "Oh", and picked up his phone to look at it. It was only after eleven o'clock, and the building was still pitch black.

"Why don't you go back to rest first?" Ji Yunqing bent down slightly as if a little cold, revealing a beautifully shaped white nape, like a crescent moon in the sky, which looked delicate and smooth.

Zhou Ming suddenly shuddered.

Stop, stop, how could he stare at Ji Yunqing's neck in a daze, and think about the feel of the hand, he shrank his fingers uncomfortably, and said vaguely: "It's okay, I don't have to go to work tomorrow."

After he finished speaking, he saw that Ji Yunqing didn't respond, curled up on the swing with his head down, and asked hesitantly, "Are you sleepy?"

"Yes," Ji Yunqing smiled wryly, "I'm so sleepy."

Zhou Ming got off the swing and looked at the wooden bench behind the fountain next to him: "Why don't you go to lie down first, and I'll call you when I get a call."

Ji Yunqing struggled in his heart, but stood up obediently, and walked back, his hands clenched tightly into fists in his pockets, trying to distract himself so as to ignore the discomfort in his stomach, but reallyIt hurts too much. It should be much better if I lie down on a chair and it will ease.

There was no one in the garden, and only a few short twitters could be heard. At the moment of passing the fountain, it seemed as if a certain still world suddenly pressed a switch, and countless water jets rose up with the lights, throwing crystal clear water in the air.The curve of the sky slumped down as if unable to support it, splashing out tiny fragments of light all over the sky.

Ah, Zhou Ming was surprised and called.

"Do you know what I'm thinking?" Ji Yunqing turned his head and said with a smile, "It's like a cake that was brought out suddenly at a birthday party, waiting for you to blow out the candles."

The fountain is not like a burning candle, it is similar to a sudden beauty.

It was walking down the old street to eat a bowl of Yangchun noodles, and then walking back slowly along the park full of winter jasmine flowers, swinging on the swing and swallowing sweet candy, and then unexpected surprises came into view.

The lights in the building were also on.

"Is the fountain in the community turned off at night?" Ji Yunqing whispered to himself, "What a waste."

"It should be because of the call just now," Zhou Ming said with a smile, "It's usually closed at ten o'clock in the evening."

"Then hurry up and make a wish." Ji Yunqing folded his hands together and said something in a low voice before turning to look at Zhou Ming, "Hurry up, the candle will be extinguished soon."

Zhou Ming was stunned, his ears were filled with the sound of splashing water, scratching his heart.

Sure enough, the water potential gradually decreased.

Zhou Ming opened his mouth hesitantly: "I..."

He hadn't figured out what kind of wish he wanted to say.

Zhou Ming didn't know whether this hopeless state of mind should be called happiness or misfortune. He stared blankly at the fountain and stopped the flow of water, and the surroundings became quiet again. The sound of water quietly disappeared, only Ji Yunqing's voice came.

His voice is very similar to his own, faint, a little low, and soft, very suitable for hosting late-night radio stations and telling warm stories to insomniac listeners.

"Have you ever made a wish?"

Zhou Ming exhaled lightly: "...um."

Ji Yunqing didn't say anything else, walked forward into the building in silence, the elevator had returned to normal, opened the door with a "ding", then slowly closed, the numbers kept beating, and finally stopped on the 20th floor, the bright lights in the corridorThe surrounding area was illuminated like daylight, but Ji Yunqing's drooping eyebrows could not be clearly seen.

After saying goodnight to each other, Zhou Ming returned home without realizing it, and hugged Hua Hua.

And as the door closed, Ji Yunqing finally couldn't hold on anymore, and slowly sat on the ground. He took a long breath, counted silently in his heart for a while, and finally struggled out of the knife-like pain, holding onHe stood up on his knees, walked into the bedroom with slightly curled back, and took out an old hot water bottle from the bedside cabinet.

He hasn't had a stomach problem for a long time, so he has some cold medicine at home, and he doesn't know where it was stuffed during the moving process.

The heating had been turned off long ago, and the room was icy cold, and there was no living creature except him.

Ji Yunqing really wanted to get some hot water. According to his habit, holding a hot water bottle for a while would relieve a lot of pain, but the pain was so severe that he could hardly walk, so he could only fall on the bed and try to cover himself with a quilt.

It doesn't matter, Ji Yunqing thought, he can bear it very much.

He bent down and pressed the temperatureless hot water bottle firmly to his stomach. In this dark bedroom, he waited expressionlessly for dawn.

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Xiao Zhou, you are like a piece of wood (pointing)