Encountered Qi Hao by chance

  I walked across the street with my hands in my pockets, because I saw an ATM. There were quite a few people lined up next to it. Turning around, I saw a grand entrance not far away, which was also a university located in the city center. As I looked around, I saw the school's plastic playground, high-rise buildings, gymnasium, and a series of buildings that seemed like a small city with everything inside. The university seemed to be quite large, and if you rode a bike, it might take ten minutes to get around. At this time, there weren't many people entering or leaving the school, occasionally, there were couples of college students. I remembered what Bo Long said, "Even if the undergraduate school is good, I don't know how many beautiful girls are inside, and they're all dressed revealingly." College students date for one thing - to sleep together, the boys are happy, the girls are happy. Very few can make it to the end, and even if they do, it's like finding a needle in a haystack. Suddenly, I thought of Chen Yang, and I looked around awkwardly, feeling like Chen Yang and Shi Tai might suddenly appear before my eyes.

  I puffed on my cigarette, propping up my legs. I'd glance at this person, then that one, and to be honest, compared to them, my outfit was absolutely unconventional. I wore Nike's black running shoes, a full Adidas getup - all bought during school days. My collar was deliberately left open, with a chain around my neck without a pendant, and my hair styled with gel. Puffing on my cigarette, wearing earrings, I didn't look like a good student, but not like a hoodlum either. I always thought there wasn't such a handsome hoodlum. Back in our school days, it wasn't too noticeable since no one really cared, and many people dressed similarly. But here, especially at the entrance of this school, it was a bit showy. However, I seemed to not care how others looked at me. And in most people's eyes, I still appeared as a standard handsome guy. Since I'd always been like that, thinking about dressing neatly, pulling up my collar, wearing glasses, and removing the earrings - that would make me a model student. Thinking this made me chuckle, lightly patting my own face. Can't have too thick of a skin; gotta keep it low-key, low-key.

  At that moment, I suddenly saw a very familiar face. I rubbed my eyes and immediately became more excited, shouting loudly "Qi Hao, Qi Hao."

  As expected, this shout was indeed correct. The Hao brother who brushed past me from the side, along with a delicate and slender woman, both stopped in their tracks, turned around, and looked at me.

  I was extremely happy, ran two steps forward, and reached Qihao's side, patted his shoulder with my hand "Damn it, after such a long time, didn't even know to give old man a phone call, those who knew thought you went to college, those who didn't, damn well thought you were killed in action. Haha." Then I punched Ge Hao again.

  I thought Qi Hao would warmly hug me, and then we'd go drink and chat. I thought that in this city, an old good brother had appeared, and everyone could continue to be happy together. But what I heard was Qi Hao's cold voice saying "Oh, Wang Yue ah, haha, long time no see". After finishing speaking, he stretched out his hand towards me, intending to shake hands.

  I was taken aback by his actions, and I pushed him on the shoulder. "I'm telling you, your school has ruined your brain, right? And you're still shaking hands with me? Screw you!" I smiled at the petite woman beside him, "Beauty, my name is Liu Er, I'm Qi Hao's big brother, right? Brother Hao." After that, I smiled happily at Brother Hao again.

  The girl looked at me with a strange gaze, didn't respond to me, but turned her head and glanced at Qi Hao.

  Zhi Hao smiled awkwardly "Wang Yue, I have something on right now, let's catch up some other time."

  "What's going on?" I'm also getting annoyed "What's so urgent."

  "Anyway, there's something going on. Our school has an activity this afternoon and I'm in the publicity department, we have to go get sponsorships." After he finished speaking, Qi Hao ignored me and took that girl away, disappearing from my line of sight.

  I felt like I had been struck by lightning on a clear day, standing still for a long time until Bao Long walked over and patted my shoulder. "What's wrong with you? When I was making the phone call just now, I saw the person who was talking to you. Who is that?"

  "He was one of my former brothers."

  "What's wrong? You seem unhappy?"

  I bit my teeth and smiled as I walked back to the ATM, ready to continue withdrawing money.

  "Sixth child, what's wrong with you."

  "It's okay, it's okay."

  Bo Long lit a cigarette and then handed me another one "Is that your brother?"

  I nodded, then thought for a moment and shook my head.

  "Alright, I understand." Bao Long took a drag on his cigarette "Even if we were brothers, that's all in the past tense now."

  "What do you mean?"

  "What do you mean?" Bao Long looked at me very seriously. "Trouble you to wake up a bit. Look, what school is this person from? The two of them together look like proper university students. Look at us two, we don't look like decent people at all. You're still wearing an earring on your ear, and there's a silver chain around your neck that's visible, and you're smoking with your eyes narrowed, how can that be proportional? Alright, just forget it, it's like we're strangers anyway. Do you want someone like this or not?"

  I shook my head "It's impossible, he's not that kind of person. We've been together for many years, I know him, I understand him. He can't not recognize me."

  "Are you stupid or what, didn't you see their expression just now, don't you have any feeling in your heart? Especially that one of yours, the way he looked at you with eyes full of disdain, couldn't you tell?"

  "Get out, you don't understand our business." Then I put the card in Bao Long's hand "The password is 123654, take it yourself. If not two thousand, then one thousand eight, I'll go find him."

  "Get out, stupid idiot. Idealist." Bao Long said angrily as he took the card.

  I didn't continue talking to Bao Long, and I chased in the direction where Hao Ge disappeared. After chasing for a long time, I still didn't see anyone. I picked up my phone and called Hao Ge, but it was unreachable. At first, no one answered, and then it became out of service.

  Just then, my phone vibrated and I quickly opened it, thinking it was a text message from Hao Ge. But after opening it, I realized that the message wasn't from Hao Ge, but rather an unfamiliar number: "No matter who you are or how close you were to Director Qi in the past, please stay away from our Director Qi. If people at school see him with someone like you, and it gets back to the teachers, it will affect Director Qi's future. And I don't like people like you very much. I and Qi Hao are about to officially start dating soon. I won't say anything more than that. I hope you won't contact Qi Hao again. I'll change her number later. Finally, please take care of yourself."

  I stared at the text message, hesitated for a moment, and dialed the unfamiliar number. The phone showed that it was turned off. I have a habit, when making long-distance calls in this place, with roaming charges, it's very expensive every time, but I never change my number. The fundamental reason why I don't change my number is that I'm afraid those people from before won't be able to find me if they try to contact me. After waiting for so long, only three people have called me: Lin Yifei, Hui Xu, and Lin Ran.

  I feel like I'm dreaming, I really can't see where I don't look like a good person. After standing there dazed for a long time, I returned to the ATM and Bo Long had just withdrawn money. "How's that? Are you stupid now? I told you not to go, but you still went. You're really embarrassing."

  I didn't expect Bolong, and I was about to leave. Bolong stretched out his hand and pulled me back "Don't go, my wife is here, she says please you for dinner, and thank you properly."

  "It's okay." I smiled "I'm tired and want to go back to sleep."

  "Cheer up, if you're unhappy, go drink some wine, after getting drunk, you'll forget about him. He's not your wife, why are you so heartbroken?"

  "That's my brother, he didn't know anything at first, I brought him up"

  "What you bring out can be good?"

  I took a look at Bo Long, then thought for a moment and smiled. "Yes, I brought him out, it's not good, he was beaten, cut off from me after that, but others can study in such a good university, and even become the head of some department in the student union. It's really great, too great. How did I not see this before? This kid actually has such great potential?"

  "It's over, it's all in the past. Everyone will change." As soon as the words fell, a taxi stopped beside us and Yang Qiong got out of the car. "Damn, thanks so much, Liu Er! If it weren't for you, that useless man Bao Long would never have been able to scrape together the money."

  "My grass, how could I have forgotten? Four thousand hiding, and you can't even take it out at once, you useless woman."

  "You're useless."

  "Who made you feel extremely comfortable every time? You said I'm useless."

  "Damn you, Bao Long, I'll kill you."

  "Come on, come on." Bao Long laughed and started running around me. Yang Qiong chased after him, but stopped after a few rounds. He circled around me twice and asked, "Liu Er, is everything okay?"

  "Never mind. One of his former brothers, for some unknown reason, no longer recognizes him, so he's become like this. I told him that people are bound to change, but he didn't believe me. He still likes to live in his own memories, so be it."

  I didn't pay attention to Bao Long, and I wandered off on my own. I found a small restaurant and went in. When I did, Bao Long and Yang Qiong followed me in too. At the table, I ordered a bunch of dishes that we used to always get when we'd drink together back in high school - peanuts, fried and boiled ones, some cooked food like chicken legs and bowl dishes, and then beer. We asked for Sanxing Jinliufu beer.

  Bó Lóng looked at me "So many?"

  I ignored him and started drinking by myself.

  Bolong and Yang Qiong also quieted down, eating on one side, chatting casually, watching me drink.