Chapter 77:

It rained continuously for several days, and even the temperature in midsummer had to drop.

After Li Wenyu came out of the hospital, he entered the coffee shop downstairs in the shopping mall. The cold and wet rain was blocked by the glass door. The salesperson at the front desk smiled and said welcome. Other than that, there was almost no other sound in the store.

Li Wenyu looked back through the water-stained glass window and glanced far away. Zheng Guang was still waiting outside. No matter where he went during this period, Zheng Guang was almost always following him. He expressed his refusal to Pei Xin several times, but Pei Xin blocked him lightly. Zheng Guang was still waiting at the door the next time he went out.

Pei Xin's attitude seemed much softer than before, but in fact he still refused to give in.

Li Wenyu ordered a glass of iced Americano and sat down against the glass window.

The rain was falling intermittently, and the phone in his pocket was vibrating. He knew what it was without looking at it. Ever since he paid for Ji He at the bar last time, Ji He had been sending him messages. At first, he was told not to tell Li Teng about this, and then he continued to ask him to borrow money without being polite at all.

Li Wenyu ignored it, but he really didn't find a chance to tell Li Teng about it. Li Teng was too busy and only came to the hospital a handful of times. His grandmother had always been taken care of by nurses.

He looked down at his phone and casually set Ji He's WeChat to do not disturb, and then Pei Xin's text message popped up.

[I told the hospital that grandma’s ward is not allowed to be changed. ]

Li Wenyu frowned slightly. He only told the hospital about changing wards before leaving. Pei Xin knew about it almost immediately.

He held his palms and stared at the chat box for a long time. Before he could reply, the waiter's voice rang above his head: "Hello, your iced American style."

Li Wenyu looked up and first saw the waiter's face with a polite smile. She was about to express her gratitude when her peripheral vision suddenly met a pair of more familiar eyes behind her.

The man has deep eye bones, a straight nose and thin lips. Although the youthfulness and immaturity of his student days had faded, Li Wenyu still recognized him inexplicably.

Yang Cheng was wearing a denim jacket and was dressed casually. He was holding a coffee bag in his hand. His eyebrows were filled with surprise and hesitation: "...Li Wenyu?"

Li Wenyu was stunned, subconsciously nodding to the waiter and saying thank you. He spoke slowly: "Long time no see, Yang Cheng."

"It's really you," Yang Cheng's face turned from surprise to joy, and he took two steps forward, but still a little unbelievable, "I felt like you when I walked in just now... ..."

Li Wenyu stood up, slowly smiled, and said in a calm voice: "Yes, I passed by here, do you work nearby?"

Yang Cheng took out his left hand from his pocket, and seemed a little at a loss for a moment. , pointed to the upstairs and said: "I rented an office above, so I sometimes buy coffee here."

Li Wenyu made a sound and said with a smile: "Want to sit together for a while?"

Yang Cheng nodded, Her eyes followed his face closely, she pulled up the chair and sat down, her tone was a little cautious: "...I haven't seen you for so long, how are you doing?"

The rain was getting heavier, and the glass windows gradually couldn't block the sound of rain. Li Wenyu caught a glimpse of Zheng Guang driving to the underground garage. He breathed a sigh of relief before coming back to his senses and said, "Of course, I'm fine."

"That's good," Yang Cheng seemed relieved, his voice still very soft. , "You disappeared suddenly, and the classmates were all worried about you. When did you come back?"

"Thank you." Li Wenyu smiled slightly, "Just some time ago, how are you doing?"

Yang Cheng Nodding and looking at him, I felt that Li Wenyu was a little different from what he remembered. Although he still has a somewhat cold but polite personality, in my impression, his smile is warmer than now, his eyes are brighter, and his brows and eyes are crooked and energetic when giving lectures to him. But at this moment, the whole person seemed to be covered with a layer of fog, as light as an ink painting.

Raindrops pattered on the window, and the outside became hazy.

Yang Cheng's eyes were shining brightly, and his smile was no different from when he was a student. He scratched his head and looked a little embarrassed: "Of course I'm good too. You know I don't have any pursuits. I just can do something I like." "I rented a game studio upstairs. Do you want to come with me?"

Li Wenyu held the coffee cup in his hand and hesitated: "I..."

Yang Cheng immediately added: " It has not officially started operation yet, and there is no one else."

Li Wenyu was embarrassed to refuse, thinking that Zheng Guang had already gone to the underground garage, so it was not too inconvenient, so he nodded.

The two left the coffee shop together. There were many people coming and going in the office building, and there was not enough space in the elevator. After stopping a few times, Li Wenyu and Yang Cheng were squeezed into the innermost part.

Li Wenyu stood in the corner and could feel Yang Cheng's unconscious gaze on his face.

The elevator door opened and closed several times, and the two walked out on the twelfth floor.

The offices on this floor are not big. The glass door of one of Yangcheng's rooms let Li Wenyu go in first, then he put the coffee bag on the desk that was obviously still unused, and said apologetically: "It hasn't been put away yet. It’s a bit messy, let’s go sit inside.”

It really doesn’t look like it’s already in operation, but there are a lot of things, and all kinds of old game consoles were familiar to Li Wenyu when he worked in the game arcade. Of course, these things have been almost eliminated in the past few years, and Li Wenyu has not seen them for a long time.

Seeing Li Wenyu staring at the game console, Yang Cheng raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "It's been a long time since I've played. Do you want to give it a try?"

Li Wenyu smiled and looked down at his hands: "It's been a long time since I've played. After that, I don’t know if it will work again."

Yang Cheng raised his eyebrows and tilted his head: "Just for fun, you just want to try to see if these old antiques brought from Uncle Qin can still be used."

Li Wenyu turned around. Looking at him, his expression was a little dull: "Uncle Qin?"

"Yes," Yang Cheng walked over first with a smile, tapped his fingers twice on a red game console, and looked at Li Wenyu, "These are the former They just moved out of Uncle Qin's warehouse in two days. His game room has been closed for a long time, and these are no longer needed, so he just gave me a friendly price."

Li Wenyu nodded slowly. He remembered that when he was in the game arcade, Yang Cheng would always let him play with him whenever he came over.

Although Li Wenyu is not particularly interested, he is indeed very smart and can learn everything quickly. He always wins more in new games.

In the blink of an eye, these are long-ago memories.

Li Wenyu lowered his eyes and walked through the gap between these messy game consoles: "No wonder it looks familiar."

Yang Cheng smiled slightly and put one hand on the machine: "Why don't you try this? I remember you liked playing this game before."

He was referring to a slightly newer game console behind him. The rules weren't too complicated. It was actually just setting circles and redeeming points.

Li Wenyu thought about it and found that he actually didn't seem to like playing this game that much. He just found it more challenging. After all, he had never hit all the targets at once.

Yang Cheng bent down to turn on the game console, and the old and heavy screen slowly lit up.

The light in the office is very bright, without the colorful lights in the game hall before, so the light on the game console looks much cleaner, like the silvery light that has been burned by the sun.

Li Wenyu blinked in a daze, and suddenly thought of another person.

The first time he played this game was with Pei Xin, which aroused his desire to win and lose in this game, and that's where it started.