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The first chapter invitation
Li Yiming stood under the tree, with his right hand trembling on the tree pole, shocked, angry, helpless, and confused in his eyes. A red Maserati parked not far away, with a man and woman leaning against the door, hugging each other tightly. The girl put one hand on the man’s shoulder, and the other hand drew circles on the man’s chest, her face was shy, her eyes were springy, her slender white thighs under the short skirt rubbed gently on the man.
“Xiaoqin…” The right knuckle holding the branch turned white, and gradually fell weakly. Li Yiming pursed his mouth and muttered his girlfriend’s name silently.
The man hugged her in a horizontal hug, picked her up in the girl’s exclamation, and walked towards the corridor with a savage laugh. The woman wrapped her hands around the man’s neck and leaned shyly in her arms.
Gently placing the rose in his hand under the tree, Li Yiming turned around stupidly. When I walked out of the community, I raised my head and glanced deeply. There was a window with blue curtains, and the lonely back figure slowly disappeared into the darkness.
Li Yiming did not notice that in the shadow behind him, there was another person standing with a cigarette in his mouth and a blue and red interlaced woven bag in his hand. His deep eyes were shining in the dark, but the corners of his mouth were With a helpless smile.
Li Yiming, a fresh graduate of Hangzhou Normal University, majoring in dance. His girlfriend Ji Xiaoqin is his classmate. The two have been in love for two years and plan to meet with their parents during the Chinese New Year this year, and then get engaged in the first month. Taking into account the housing prices and cost of living in Hangzhou, the two agreed to go back to Li Yiming’s hometown, Belvedere, and work hard together. The diploma of Hangzhou Normal University is still very marketable in a small city like Belvedere. Although his family background is average, Li Yiming is confident that with his professional ability, it is okay to find a stable teacher job, and then get a dance training class, which is enough to weave a happy home. This is his promise to Ji Xiaoqin
Today is his interview in the Education Bureau, and it is also Ji Xiaoqin’s birthday. He made an appointment with Ji Xiaoqin on the phone, and they made up their birthday together three days later. However, the young man’s romantic feelings made him go straight to the station as soon as the interview was over, and rushed to Hangzhou overnight by car.
Men and women in love, call this romantic.
To be realistic…
The owner of the Maserati, Li Yiming knows, and his name is Guo Xiang, who is considered a friend of Li Yiming. I spent a while with Li Yiming’s “brothers” in pursuit of the classmates of Li Yiming’s dance class. Guo Xiang’s grandfather was a big boss in Beijing before he retired, and his father was the president of Yunlong Construction Group.
At the time, Ji Xiaoqin had extremely contempt for this rich second generation and often mocked. But now, I have left Buhang City for less than a month…
Walking at the entrance of the street blankly, Hangzhou in August cannot take away the hot flashes at night. At 2 o’clock in the morning, various entertainment venues closed one after another. The young people who wandered back at night made the silent night a little more noisy. As the men and women cuddling with each other, the feelings in Li Yiming’s mind became stronger again.
The lingering love in the past, the vows of each other in the past, the happiness that was once longed for, the future that was once outlined. At this moment, it seems to burst like a bubble, their existence is to highlight their incompetence and the cruelty of reality?
Subconsciously climbed up to an unknown building. On the top floor, there is the memory of Li Yiming’s first kiss.
In the gloomy alley behind him, burning cigarette butts fell on the ground, splashing a trace of sparks, and a dull man’s slippers slowly lifted, gently stepping on the cigarette butts. The red and blue interlaced woven bags swayed back and forth, following Li Yiming into the building.
Leaning on the railings, looking at the night view of Hangzhou, the colorful neon lights highlight the prosperity of the city. Being in a similar place in the memory, the confusion and frustration in my heart hit again. Ji Xiaoqin’s soft whisper, mixed with the familiar and unfamiliar figure, vaguely echoed in front of her eyes, and gradually became clear. Closing his eyes, Ji Xiaoqin danced lightly and opened his eyes, as if there was Ji Xiaoqin behind every stack of lighted curtains in the distance.
Li Yiming took off his shoes and slowly climbed up the railing. He sat down on the railing dejectedly, his feet hanging in the air, swinging weakly, his eyes gradually hollowing out. He thought of his parents, who divorced when he was nine years old, then remarried one after another, and then one after another had his own children.
“They all have their own home…” Thinking of this, Li Yiming raised his eyebrows, not knowing if it was comfort or something else.
“The brewing is almost done, jump, hurry up.” A voice suddenly
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Li Yiming almost fell off because of the sudden sound. Li Yiming clung to the railing tightly and turned his head in amazement. Behind him stood a man, about forty years old, shirtless, a pair of bright beach pants, a pair of dragees, and a nylon bag in his hand, staring at him with abusive eyes.
For a while, Li Yiming was speechless.
Li Yiming didn’t speak, the man didn’t speak after shouting a word, and sat down on the side of himself. He took out a can of beer from the nylon bag and looked straight at Li Yiming.
Li Yiming was a little at a loss, and the emotions that had been brewing for a long time disappeared under the man’s eyes. He twisted his neck uncomfortably, and the hand holding on to the railing was a little numb, and slightly adjusted his sitting posture, trying to say something, but couldn’t say it.
“Dang Cang”, the man drank quickly, dried a can in one breath, threw the empty can away, and took out another can from the nylon bag.
“Jumping?” The man finally said. When he opened his mouth, Li Yiming felt relieved, the atmosphere just now was too weird.
“No…” Li Yiming replied subconsciously.
“Why are you sitting here without jumping off the building? Thinking about things?” The man smiled, but his eyes became more abusive.
“En. Think of something,” Li Yiming said honestly, as if he couldn’t tell lies under the gaze of the man’s eyes.
“It looks like I can’t think about it, it’s convenient to talk about it? I’m a person who comes here anyway.” The man took out a pack of cigarettes from the nylon bag and drew a point on it.
“…” Li Yiming couldn’t say it anymore. Although he was forced by the other’s aura, how did he speak about it? My girlfriend cheated and let myself run into it, and then went to the rooftop by himself? What can you do on the rooftop? Normal logical reasoning is jumping off the building, right?
“Excuse me? That’s okay, let me guess.” The man saw Li Yiming’s twitchy look, took a sip of wine, and said to himself: “Look at your dressing, it’s not like a business failure. You are not that capable.”
Li Yiming lowered his head and glanced at his simple roadside stall, with a hole in the socks under his feet, and awkwardly retracted his feet and hid behind his left foot.
“Look at your age. It will not be a failure in the college entrance examination. When you are old, you will not die if you fail to enter the university.”
Li Yiming is accustomed to touching the stubble on his chin, but as soon as he let go and the person shook, he hurriedly continued to hold on to the railing.
“Looking at your complexion, it doesn’t look like you are terminally ill. Your hands are almost bending the railing.”
Li Yiming looked at this eldest brother feebly. Are you here to force me to jump off the building?
“Woman! Isn’t it? A woman?” The man snapped his fingers and suddenly raised his voice.
Li Yiming nodded awkwardly.
“Really? Come, come, this woman’s business, brother told you.” The man suddenly became a little excited, a little different from the high temperament at the beginning.
In this noisy, Li Yiming unconsciously climbed down the railing. The key is that his hands were sore. Just now, he felt ashamed. Sitting on it didn’t feel much. The atmosphere and emotions would be gone. Sitting on it felt weak in his legs.
“Come on, sit next to my brother, I’ll tell you something.” When the man saw Li Yiming coming, he pulled his trousers and let him sit next to him.
“This woman…” The man looked up at the starry sky, his eyes gradually deepening.
One second…five seconds…ten seconds…one minute…
“Let’s not talk about women anymore, that stuff is troublesome. Come on, drink.” The man sighed deeply for nearly a minute, and took out a can of wine from the woven bag and handed it to Li Yiming.
“I…I don’t drink.” Li Yiming is a bit speechless, don’t you bring this, is there someone who is so open to you? You just misunderstood me for jumping off the building, right?
“Huh? What about one?” The man gave Li Yiming another cigarette.
“I don’t smoke.”
“Don’t drink alcohol or tobacco?” The man was a little surprised.
Li Yiming nodded shyly.
“It’s not that I said you, men don’t drink, women don’t, men don’t smoke and can’t be fathers. No wonder they jumped off the building.”
“Big brother, do you live here?” I couldn’t answer these words. How to answer them? How to change them? Seeing the man dressed up at home, Li Yiming quickly changed the subject.
“No, I passed by.”
Passing by? This is the 21st floor
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“Then what…thank you.” It seems that the other party thought that he was going to jump off the building, and kindly tried to persuade him. The effect is not evaluated, but the other party’s kindness cannot be ignored.
“Hehe, I want to drive now” the man vomited a smoke ring and said casually.
“Actually…that’s…” Li Yiming seemed to think of something again, and his mood instantly fell.
“Okay, stop the ink, think about it later if you can’t think about it for a while. Master, it’s no big deal when the sky falls.” The man stood up freely, patted the dust behind his butt, and walked to the railing. .
“Look at this world, luxurious, colorful, prosperous, complicated…Look at the people below, there are mediocre, shrewd, happy, sad, angry, melancholy, healthy, Some are dyingly ill, some are graceful and noble, some are begging along the street, some are loosing their wealth to live a few more days, and some are just like you who jumped off the building without doing anything. What is the difference between them? What is the nature of this world? “The man took the beer in one hand and pointed to the front with his cigarette-clamped finger, with a stance of pointing the country.
Li Yiming stared at the man in front of him in amazement, the transition was too fast, and Li Yiming couldn’t keep up with the rhythm a bit.
Li Yiming couldn’t answer, so he didn’t speak. But the man didn’t seem to be going around. Instead, he turned around and looked at Li Yiming with that straight look, waiting for him to answer.
“Because… because everyone’s efforts are different.” Seeing that they can’t hide, Li Yiming said perfunctorily. After all, he is his own lifesaver, and it is not easy to discourage the other party’s interest. Besides, the teacher was educated in this way since childhood. Only those who work hard can get the corresponding return.
“Put…work hard…hehe.” The man laughed self-deprecatingly. “You said, a male, from a poor family, but with ideals, aspirations, willing to bear hardships and stand hard work, can work hard. Another man, born rich, but he is worthless and incompetent. If you are a woman, which one would you choose? Man?”
I don’t know whether it was intentional or unintentional, this can be regarded as Li Yiming’s weakness. Staring at the neon lights in the distance, Li Yiming remained silent for a long time. At this moment, a modified sports car was speeding by downstairs, the engine roaring deafeningly. Someone peeked out of the sporadicly lit windows of the opposite building, and then cursingly retracted his head and closed the windows.
“Because, rules.” Li Yiming was silent for a long time, and said helplessly. He clasped his hands tightly and loosened it gently. When he loosened it, it seemed that he had loosened some of his persistence for many years.
Yes, the rules. Dragons give birth to dragons, phoenixes give birth to phoenixes, mice give birth to babies and dig holes in the ground. No matter how hard the tortoise works, it will never run away from the sika deer. Only the rich can make you rich; the only ones who can promote cadres are the leaders. This is the rule. You said someone started from scratch? One: he incorporated the rules; two: he overturned the rules. If you don’t know the rules, it’s futile to let you work hard or make progress. The shepherd who is capable is the shepherd who understands the rules, and the shepherd who does not understand the rules is even more incompetent, and can only be a sheep in captivity. If the shepherd is cold, you have to shave, this is selfless; the shepherd is hungry, you have to serve the table, this is called dedication.
“Rules…” The man repeated these two words and turned to look at Li Yiming, “The avenue is invisible, the fertility world, the avenue is ruthless, the sun and the moon run, the avenue is nameless, and all things grow. There is law for all things, and law is in the way. This way is the rule.” The hero who pointed the country in an instant gave out bursts of celestial spirit.
Li Yiming felt the tune. Brother, your temperament jumps too much, right? I was talking about heavy philosophy just now, why did you change metaphysics right away? I’m studying dance, right?
“Do you want to be the one who makes the rules?” The man suddenly looked at Li Yiming seriously.
“What?” Li Yiming hadn’t escaped from the atmosphere just now.
“If you want to make rules, you must first understand the rules. Come, take this.” Before Li Yiming’s reaction, the man pulled out an unsealed envelope from the woven bag and stuffed it into Li Yiming’s hand.
“What is this?”
“Rules!” The man smiled meaningfully.
Li Yiming opened the envelope. It was a gilded invitation. Turning over the cover, there was a line of words: August 15th, Hangzhou Qingshui Caotang.
“Big Brother, this is…Big Brother? What about people?” Li Yiming looked up, the man was gone, and there were three empty beer cans and two cigarette butts remaining on the ground…
“I rely on…”
(End of this chapter)
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