Chapter 154 Steel Cable

Ancheng and Jing City are both notoriously cold.

After spending a day in Xu Jiqing's hometown, Su Xia felt that she had adapted to the northern weather.

But as soon as she arrived at Jingxi Station and stepped out of the train door, she was taught a lesson by the cold and strong north wind. Her long hair, which had been obedient just now, flew in the wind and she was completely stunned.

Just after six o'clock, the area outside the platform was already a deep indigo.

All the passengers in the car were walking towards the elevator, and the line was a bit crowded.

Xu Jiqing walked ahead, pulling her suitcase, and found the nearest pillar to shelter from the wind. "Put on your hat and scarf."

Two hours ago, He Miao sent her a message saying that he would pick her up at the station, and Lin Lang would also be there.

Su Xia felt embarrassed to keep others waiting, "It's only two steps away."

Xu Jiqing looked at her without any intention of compromise, "It's not worth a minute."

Su Xia said "Oh".

She took off the hair tie from her wrist, quickly tied her hair up, took out a woolen hat from her bag and put it on.

The cashmere shawl shook, and just as it was about to be put around Xu Jiqing's neck, it was intercepted by the other party's hand.

Maybe I got used to it in the past few years.

Xu Jiqing is now completely unable to use his right hand, but his left hand is surprisingly flexible.

He placed his cold long fingers on her neck to stop her from moving, and in a few seconds he had wrapped the scarf around most of her face, tucking the tassels at the end, leaving only a pair of black eyes exposed, blinking innocently.

Xu Jiqing asked, "Is it still cold?"

Su Xia shook her head.

No one would be able to remain soft-hearted when looked at by her eyes.

Xu Jiqing lowered his eyelids slightly, and rubbed his chin against her head. "Let's go."

Outside the exit, Lin Lang and He Miao were already waiting in the front row, holding onto the railing and peeking inside, looking hard. Only after the two people came up to them did he recognize them.

He Miao just opened his eyes wide, while Lin Lang's reaction was quite exaggerated.

He opened his mouth for two seconds, but still couldn't hold back his voice, and sighed twice like a tape recorder, "Oh damn."

Don't blame him.

Other people's families celebrate the New Year with delicious food and drinks. When we meet again, you will at least have gained two or three pounds of weight and be in new shape from head to toe.

When it came to the princess and her husband, it was like they were participating in a metamorphosis. The princess herself was transformed into a Russian nesting doll, and Captain Xu had his head shaved. The damage was so severe that even through the hat one could see how terrible it was.

On the way to the bus, the two girls seemed to have endless things to talk about, and soon they were holding hands and sticking together.

It's awkward when boys are too affectionate with each other.

Lin Lang had no idea how badly Xu Jiqing was injured. He stood a half-meter away, quite restrained, and gasped as he watched. "No way, he was so ruthless?"

"It must be extremely painful. If you were in a TV series, you'd be unconscious for several episodes."

Xu Jiqing simply replied, "It's just a minor injury, I'll get through it as usual."

Lin Lang was convinced.

This person's pain nerves seem to be non-existent, unlike normal people.

It's pointless to ask more questions. It's New Year's Day, so let's just talk about something lighthearted.

"I've finally discovered that any hairstyle that creates an aura is fake. A buzz cut is indeed the only way to test a handsome guy."

“Brother Xu, you are like this, and you still look good, just hard and handsome.”

Lin Lang walked very quickly.

Xu Jiqing walked slower, waiting for the two girls behind him to catch up. "What are you doing?"

"Supermodels, haven't they been a hot topic online lately? So-and-so looks so classy, ​​so-and-so male celebrities have such a strong presence."

Temperament is really a weird thing.

Anyone with a buzz cut will probably look a bit bad, and even if they have a straight face, they will look like a gangster.

But Xu Jiqing has sharp and three-dimensional bones, light pupils and cold white skin, and he usually doesn't talk much.

This kind of person showing their whole face only makes people think they are good-looking, but they are not too brave to look at them.

I feel like if he's bad, he's not just bad, he's a real pervert—

Lin Lang kept this sentence to himself and did not say it.

I wanted to say a few words of flattery, but Xu Jiqing didn't respond at all.

He changed the subject, "Does Master Zhang know?"

Lin Lang put his hands in his pockets and said, "You definitely can't do that while I'm here."

"Don't worry, I'll tell him everything is fine no matter what he asks me. But do you have to go to the team leaders' meeting tonight? Coach Zhang and the provincial team coaches are there, and your new hairstyle is so cool we can't hide it, so hurry up and come up with a decent excuse."

He thought of that long-ago sports meet and retorted, "Don't sacrifice me to heaven this time. Medical miracles only happen once, and I'm really scared."

Xu Jiqing rarely smiled at him, "Thank you."

"Hey... why are you being so polite to me?"

Lin Lang had known him for almost two years, but he had never seen him so relaxed.

The person is still the same person, still holding his breath.

But the invisible steel cable under his feet was gone.

It’s like someone who has been walking in the air forever finally returns to the ground.

During the Spring Festival holiday, Beijing's evening rush hour is still very congested, and taking a taxi is far less convenient than taking the subway.

He Miao applied to Communication University, which was quite far from their destination. He came today just to meet Su Xia, to cheer each other up, and had a simple meal with them. As soon as he entered the subway station, he waved goodbye and left.

Transfer from Line 9 to Line 4, get off at Yuanmingyuan Station, and walk a few steps to Tsinghua University, which takes only half an hour.

On the subway, Su Xia was lucky and saw an empty seat as soon as she entered the car.

She quickly rushed over and sat down, leaned forward, looked up and waved at Xu Jiqing, and mouthed to him, "I'll stand up, you sit down."

Xu Jiqing lowered his eyes to look at her, motioned her to sit still, and stood in front of her holding the pull ring.

The carriage has a decent flow of people, and it's not so crowded that you can't speak.

Lin Lang was still curious after holding it in all the way, so he leaned in closer and asked quietly, "Can you tell me briefly what you went back for?"

They had agreed to leave with the princess on the fifth day, and he thought it was going to be a sweet date.

As a result, when asked yesterday at noon, Xu Jiqing suddenly said that he had to go back to his hometown for something, and told him that if Su Xia called in the evening to ask where he was, he should say that he had arrived at the hotel for the national competition winter camp and was too busy to get away.

He colluded with others in his testimony and lost contact. It was not until this morning that he sent a message saying that he was ready to leave.

When we met again, everyone had changed like this.

What hometown are you returning to?

Xu Jiqing said, "Go find my dad."

Lin Lang said "Oh".

He still knew this.

Xu Jiqing's parents are not very reliable, and his sister mainly depends on him for support. Especially that old man Deng, he is a complete jerk.

He had just been released after being in prison for a few years, and he harassed his sister every day, causing Xu Jiqing to miss evening self-study classes for a year.

He frowned, "He beat you like this, you local police can't just sit there and do nothing, right?"

Xu Jiqing paused, "The police are very good."

Lin Lang: "Good news."

He continued to ask, "So what's the situation now? Detention or direct arrest?"

Both boys were tall, but they were close to her after all.

As soon as these words came out, Su Xia heard them.

She looked up nervously and opened her mouth, wanting to say something for him to get rid of this difficult question.

But Xu Jiqing didn't hesitate for too long before speaking again, "He's gone."

His tone was too flat.

It was as if he was talking about a dish missing from the cafeteria window, rather than a life, a loved one who had brought him endless pain.

Lin Lang is smart enough to figure out the situation without him having to say much. What does this ending have to do with the police?

But he was still in a trance for a long time.

It’s hard to describe the feeling. This kind of dramatic story, if you see it in social news, you might sigh a few times and then glance over it and move on.

But when the protagonist suddenly became someone around him, he realized it.

Those scenes that sound cruel are the real life that some people are carrying.

Xu Jiqing has been living like this for so many years.

Lin Lang glanced sideways, and seeing that his friend's face showed no sign of abnormality, he tentatively said the truth, "It's not good."

"Good news keeps coming. I think you have a sure win in tomorrow's game."