
Disassociation
Ji Xingfan took a taxi downtown, asking the driver to drive him straight to the hotel Bai Jin mentioned in his message.
Sitting in the car, Ji Xingfan looked through the window in front of him a man wearing a black jacket walked over. From the man's back, he recognized it was Bai Jin. So he did come... He felt the urge to get out of the car, but the car passed him in an instant. Bai Jin seemed to feel something; he looked beside her, only to see the dark green car window. From the inside one can look out the window, but an outsider cannot look inside. So he saw nothing, but had a strange feeling as he continued to stare.
Arriving at the hotel, Ji Xingfan couldn't wait to get out of the car. He lowered his luggage, thanked the driver, and quickly ran to the door, puzzledly staring at Bai Jin, whose eyes were fixed to the floor, walking down the street!
Bai Jin had been searching for Ji Xingfan constantly ever since he came to B City, but no matter how hard he tried, he was unable to find him. This morning, he went out to look for her, but failed again. The company still called out to him desperately for him to return, he became so impatient with those people that he even scolded them. Tired, he trudged towards the hotel. A military vehicle passed by, his heart leaping suddenly, and he looked up involuntarily but saw nothing and thought his own behavior was a bit strange. He shook his head while grinning, his mood then became grim again[Office1] .
When he was about to arrive at the entrance of the hotel, he accidentally looked up and then froze. The woman he had been looking for and worried about stood right in front of him. He began to doubt whether he was hallucinating. Seeing Bai Jin approaching, Ji dropped the bag in his hand, and without saying a word, dashed into Bai Jin's embrace, firmly holding it. Only until Ji was in his arms did Bai Jin realize that it was really Ji Xingfan. He pressed her in his arms, the two of them did not speak a word.
After a while, Bai Jin put on a sullen look [Kantor2] and pulled Ji Xingfan away from him, "Why don't you answer the phone?"
Ji tiptoed, held her neck, and carefully looked at her. His eyes had dark circles, indicating that he had been sleep deprived lately. His short, black, thick hair was not neat, his eyes were reddened, his face was haggard, and his original image as a meticulous elite was far from what it used to be.
Although Ji Xingfan's eyes had become slightly red, he smiled broadly, "Hey, it's me!" Understanding his position in his heart, Ji Xingfan felt extremely sweet like his heart was filled with sweet honey, a pot of bountiful honey.
"You're still laughing!" Bai Jin said unhappily with a stern look, "Are you me..." He almost went crazy because he missed her. The words were only at the tip of his tongue, but it was too difficult to pronounce. To avoid him from being too arrogant, he said, “If next time you do something like this, I won't look for you. I'll leave you alone outside. I'm not going to care a bit whatever you do. ”
Ji Xingfan took her heart with a smile again.
"Tell me, where have you been all this time? Why don't you answer the phone or send a message?"
Ji raised his hand and gently rubbed his cheek. His beard was not shaved clean and felt a little prickly. He looks a bit untidy. Ji Xingfan touched the dark circles in his eyes gently, his heart a little sore, "You're a little old."
Bai Jin felt moody about to vomit blood, "Why don't you consider who I am so worried about? Don't change the subject. Say it! Where have you been and why have you disappeared? What's going on?"
"What's going on?" As soon as the question was asked, Ji Xingfan's heart inevitably throbbed in pain. He remembered the photos he had seen on Weibo; the sweet taste that almost overflowed from his heart disappeared. Waves of hatred appeared in his eyes.
All his worries are fake. He's actually still with another woman. Bai Jin, how can I trust you?
*
Ai Changhuan and Lu Zhanke started a cold war, but the cold war did not last a few days because of the change. Lu accepted the task of leading an operation to support the border drug police to arrest drug dealers. For the sake of secrecy, he did not tell Ai Changhuan what he was going to do nor did he say where they were going. Accompanied by several guards, Lu knew that danger was inevitable.
Before leaving that morning, according to An Xin's suggestion, she arranged a plot of land for Ai Changhuan in the courtyard to plant vegetables. He even gave her a task that when she returned she would check the results. Ai Changhuan was so sad he was actually on his way to becoming a farmer in the valley.
"I don't know" replied Lu. This time he's assigned to catch all the bad drug dealers, so the task is quite dangerous, maybe some won't even come back.
He had never thought of such a question before, as he was not afraid of death. He believed it was an honor to die for his country. But now, seeing the woman crouching beside him pour water, he hesitated for a moment, then decided that he should return because he should not be widowed so young.
Ai Changhuan handed him water: "What do you think I should grow?" Knowing Lu's departure, she no longer acted cold to him even she did not resist for long when she forced him to farm. He agreed obediently. What he feared the most was parting, so he did everything as Lu instructed.
Lu Zhanke thought for a moment, "What about the watermelon? The weather is very hot."
"All right." Ai Changhuan hesitated a little. He felt his experience could be written into an autobiographical novel, the title could be: Years Abducted into the Valley of Being Farmers. Why not write another book about agriculture?
If grandfather knew he had become a farmer, he would be surprised. Lu Zhanke plowed the ground well, watering and fertilizing it, all of which were easy for him. Back when he was a new recruit, the resources of the military area were limited, and the entire army had to participate in the work, fighting for self-sufficiency. It was against her good conscience that she made Ai Changhuan perform these difficult tasks, after all she was a gentle little girl who was much different from a rude man like her.
While splashing water, he pretended to be relaxed and said, "If you are tired, don't try hard on yourself. Just do what you can, you know?" In fact, he believed, this piece of land was used to let Ai Changhuan play so that he was not alone and bored and to prevent him from doing dangerous things. Now the main purpose of the land was to bind Ai Changhuan, and he didn't really expect him to grow anything.
Ai Changhuan studied the meaning behind his words, and it was clear that he underestimated it. Ai Changhuan immediately lost her stubborn patience, "It's just growing watermelon! Not exhausting at all. Just wait, I promise I'll surprise you when you get back."
Lu did not mind his ambitions, but asked, "Don't take this as fun and a game. Farming is harder than you think."
Ai Changhuan added, "I'm not afraid of trouble." Even though he replied firmly, he still felt a little worried in his mind.
Lu Zhanke did not say anything else to prevent it, "If there's something you don't know, just look for An Xin. You can also go there from time to time." He was still afraid that he would get bored and want to leave.
"Okay, okay."
Ai Changhuan also had the same thought, he did not know whether the vegetables should be grown vertically or horizontally. How did he manage to grow it? Of course he needed to ask Yang Anxin for help.
After thinking for a while, he said, "Be careful. Careful. I'll wait for you to eat the watermelon I planted."
Although Lu did not say anything, he knew that this mission must be dangerous because he spoke more than last time. Hearing this, Lu Zhanke raised his eyebrows, then gently smiled, "Sure, I will return to eat watermelon, I will."
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