AWB Chapter 6 That night, I didn't fall asleep
Chapter 6 That night, I didn't fall asleep
Looking at the delicious four dishes and one soup on the table, Tang Xu's eyes almost popped out.
"Steamed sea bass, bacon with garlic sprouts, scrambled eggs with tomato, hot and sour potato shreds, winter melon pork rib soup..." Tang Xu swallowed, with an exaggerated expression: "You really know how to cook?"
"It's not difficult, there are recipes on the Internet." Liang Yun sat down at the table: "Try it."
Tang Xu took a piece of perch with his chopsticks and put it into his mouth, with an expression of admiration on his face.
"good to eat!"
With a smile on Liang Yun's lips, he took out the beer he bought earlier and put it on the table: "Drink?"
"Drink." Tang Xu took a can of beer and opened it, touched the beer in Liang Yun's hand: "I'll toast, you can do whatever you want."
Liang Yun chuckled: "Let's eat vegetables first, don't drink beer hungry."
Tang Xu let out a "hmm", obediently put down the beer and started to eat.The two chatted while eating, Tang Xu talked about the funny things when he was filming on the set, his face was beaming, Liang Yun listened carefully, occasionally there was a smile in his eyes.When the food was almost finished, the two drank beer again.Tang Xu's drinking capacity is average, after drinking a few cans of beer, his face is already blushing.Seeing Liang Yun getting up to pack the dishes, he quickly stood up too: "I'll do it."
"It's okay, you can just sit down." Liang Yun picked up the bowls and chopsticks and entered the kitchen neatly. He didn't look like someone who had drunk at all.Tang Xu listened to the sound of splashing water coming from the kitchen, thought for a while, got up and walked over.
As soon as he reached the door, he froze.With his back facing him, Liang Yun propped his hands on the marble countertop of the sink, his head drooping slightly, his shoulder blades raised high, and he stood there motionless.
The water in the faucet was rushing, but he didn't seem to notice it, his eyes were fixed on the window sill, and his eyes were a little confused.
Tang Xu secretly scolded himself for his negligence, Liang Yun must have felt uncomfortable not long after losing a relative.He was so focused on chatting with him just now that he forgot to take care of his feelings.
"Liang Yun...how about I wash it?" Tang Xu walked over cautiously.
Only then did Liang Yun come back to his senses, he blinked, reached out and turned off the faucet: "It's okay, I've washed half of it."
Tang Xu glanced at the corners of his red eyes, he really wanted to hug the boy's slightly thin back, but after several struggles in his heart, he still didn't have the courage, so he could only compromise: "Okay, then I'll clean up the living room."
Tang Xu took the vacuum cleaner and vacuumed the living room slowly.I got another rag and wiped the table twice.The drunkenness gradually came up, and as soon as he put the rag back in place, he staggered under his feet.
When he was about to slip, he supported him with both hands.He turned his head, saw Liang Yun, and grinned, "Thank you."
"It's late, just sleep here." Liang Yun said.
"Okay." Tang Xu followed Liang Yun and sat down on the sofa. The current news was broadcast on the TV. He watched and couldn't help laughing.
"Why?" Liang Yun looked at him helplessly.
"No, I just want to laugh." Tang Xu blushed and looked at Liang Yun foolishly.
Liang Yun's expression was a little annoyed: "If I had known that your drinking capacity is so bad, I wouldn't have bought so much beer."
"I drink very well." Tang Xu suddenly approached Liang Yun, breathing hot breath on his face: "Look, my face is not red at all."
Looking at his blushing face like a cooked prawn, Liang Yun sighed helplessly.
"Don't believe me? Then touch it." Tang Xu grabbed Liang Yun's hand and pressed it to his hot cheek.
Liang Yun opened his eyes wide and looked at him in astonishment.
Tang Xu's face was very close to him, he looked at Liang Yun with a smile, his cheeks were flushed, the corners of his mouth were raised, and there was something shining in his eyes.
Liang Yun suddenly withdrew her hand, her voice was unsteady: "Tang Xu, you are drunk."
At noon the next day, Tang Xu slowly recalled what happened last night when he was drunk.He squatted in the bathroom of the library, beating his chest and stamping his feet, wishing to go back in time, go back to the past and give himself a good beating when he was drunk.
Fortunately, after waking up that day, Liang Yun was as usual, and she didn't seem to remember what happened last night.
But Tang Xu was afraid that he would do something reckless again, so after that night, he intentionally distanced himself from Liang Yun.Lao Chen and the others organized gatherings, and he avoided them as much as he could.
He had a premonition that if he stayed by Liang Yun's side any longer, his thoughts would no longer be hidden.It was already very good that they could become close friends, and he shouldn't try to go any further.
But, there are always variables in life.
Tang Xu remembered that it was an ordinary night in late autumn.
He hadn't contacted Liang Yun for nearly a week, and only occasionally heard news about him from Lao Chen: whoever at school was chasing him; whoever at K University was very close to him; the milk tea he patronized A bunch of high school girls guarded the store just to see him... and so on.
Tang Xu was carrying a hot water bottle, thinking about what to do, and walking alone on the path behind the dormitory.
Suddenly he heard a piercing siren from outside the fence. He thought it was a police car passing by, and he didn't pay much attention to it. It wasn't until the siren became louder and louder that he realized that it was the siren of a fire truck, not a police siren.
Tang Xu raised his head suspiciously, and saw a puff of thick smoke rising from the sky in the southwest corner.He thought that some dormitory building was on fire, so he quickly picked up the hot water bottle and ran over there quickly.
All kinds of discussions were heard on the road.
"Oh my god, the neighborhood at the South Gate seems to be on fire!"
"My classmate is at the south gate. He said that the whole building over there is on fire. It seems that there are groups of tenants connecting wires privately..."
"Is it the scholarly apartment? There are many people from the school renting there?"
Hearing the words "Scholarly Apartment", Tang Xu's face turned pale, he put the hot water bottle on the bench by the side of the road, and ran quickly to the south gate.
The orange fire illuminated half of the sky, the main road leading to the community had been blocked, a fire engine was driving into the gate of the community, and two police cars were clearing the traffic flow on the blocked road.Many residents gathered at the entrance of the community, looking up at the apartment that was emitting heavy smoke, chattering.
Tang Xu raised his head and glanced at it, and suddenly his mind was buzzing.The smoking apartment is the one where Liang Yun lives!
"It seems to be a fire on the fifth floor, tsk, the wall is burnt black..."
"I don't know if the people inside have escaped, hey, what a crime..."
Tang Xu called Liang Yun, but no one answered.He called again and again, but there was still no response from the other end.
The worst possibility came to Tang Xu's mind. With trembling lips, he pushed through the crowd and reached the cordon.
"Student, it's dangerous inside, you can't go in." A big block stopped him.
"I have a friend in there, he lives in 402, I think—"
The big cap shook his head resolutely: "The fire engine has started to work, no one can go in, sorry."
Tang Xu was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. He wiped his face, took a deep breath and said, "Where are the residents inside? Has the building that caught fire been evacuated?"
"We have evacuated all the residents who could be evacuated. As for the building that caught fire—" the big cap focused his gaze: "There will be firefighters to rescue, please wait patiently."
Tang Xu's heart was hanging high, but he had no choice but to retreat behind the cordon and anxiously went to the crowd to inquire about Liang Yun's news.
"Excuse me, do you know the resident of 7, Building 402? He is a very handsome boy, tall and thin..."
"Hello, I want to ask if you have seen a boy who is about my height..."
Tang Xu asked all the residents who came out of the community, but he didn't get any news from Liang Yun.He was sweating profusely, and ran to the cordon again, wanting to see the situation there.
"Old Zhang, is the stretcher here yet?" a big cap shouted.
Hearing the word "stretcher", Tang Xu's heart tightened.
"Hurry up, the ambulance just came in, and Xiao Li is clearing the road. How about Building No. [-]?" Building No. [-] is the building that caught fire.
"Three burnt people were rescued, and one person was trapped inside and is being rescued."
Tang Xu's face became paler and paler as he listened to the conversation between the two.
At this time, a line of medical staff came over carrying a stretcher, and cooperated with firefighters and police to carry the burnt person onto the stretcher.Tang Xu glanced over the faces of the three wounded, but he didn't find Liang Yun, and his heart fell to the bottom of the valley instantly.
"There is still one person trapped inside and is being rescued." These words echoed in Tang Xu's mind repeatedly.
Could that person be Liang Yun?
Tang Xu looked in the direction of Building No. [-], unaware that his face was wet with tears.
It wasn't until this moment that Tang Xu realized very clearly how important Liang Yun was to him.At this moment, Liang Yun may be trapped in the thick smoke and flames, unable to breathe.But he could only stand here and watch from a distance, powerless.A sharp pain spread from his chest, thinking of the deliberate alienation from Liang Yun before, boundless remorse and guilt surged into Tang Xu's heart in an instant.
After standing there for an unknown amount of time, a hand patted on his shoulder.
Tang Xu was still immersed in grief and did not respond.
"Tang Xu." A familiar clear voice sounded behind him.
Tang Xu thought he had auditory hallucinations, he turned his head slowly, and Liang Yun in home clothes stood in front of him.
Except for his messy black hair, he didn't have any burn marks on his body.Tang Xu stared at him again and again, then shifted his dull eyes to his face.
With a clean and handsome face, every feature is unbelievably delicate.
This is the complete Liang Yun.
"you--"
"I'm fine. I found out when there was a fire. I called the police. I was helping them evacuate the residents before." Liang Yun touched her pocket: "I came out in a hurry, and I forgot my mobile phone."
Tang Xu said "Oh", Gao Xuan's heart finally returned to its original place.He is so stupid, Liang Yun is so smart, how could he not notice the abnormality and be trapped in it foolishly?It's okay to be stupid, he's still standing here, staring blankly at Building No. [-] crying, is he out of his mind?
"It's fine, then I'm going back to the dormitory." Tang Xu lowered his head, wiped his face indiscriminately, turned and walked back.
"Tang Xu." Liang Yun called him to stop.
Tang Xu froze there, not moving.Not far away, the fire has been extinguished, and the watching crowd slowly dispersed.Tang Xu stood under the street lamp, his shadow was dragged very long by the dim street lamp.
"Are you crying?" Liang Yun stepped forward.
"No." Tang Xu hurriedly wiped the corners of his eyes.
"Why don't you look at me?"
Tang Xu's heartbeat suddenly became chaotic. He guessed that Liang Yun had noticed something. He turned his head and wanted to say something to cover up the fear that the secret was about to be revealed, but he heard Liang Yun say:
"I didn't sleep that night."
The air was silent, and the sound of ambulance horns and people's discussions could be heard not far away, as if they were isolated in another world.
"Which... which night?" Tang Xu struggled desperately.
"The night you kissed me."