in nightmare time

Chapter 3 So Close
Chapter 3: Pretty close

At the end of the show, Fang Yun was going to find Zhuang Xiaoyan, but the man kept pestering her for a chat, but not only failed to find Zhuang Xiaoyan, he was also dragged to the stage by Qiu Zhuo for no reason to take pictures.

She remembered that after the photo was taken, Qiu Zhuo seemed to ask her if she had accepted a case. At that time, Fang Yun's head was completely empty and he didn't think about anything. He just replied mechanically: "Yes, Medical case, I plan to go to the countryside to do research after the exchange meeting..."

It may be that the frequency of being pulled to take pictures is too high, and Qiu Zhuo's fatigue was visible to the naked eye. He loosened the tie on his neck, rolled his Adam's apple and said, "Why don't you say it?"

At this time, the people in the venue had basically dispersed, and the two of them stood there looking particularly eye-catching. Fang Yun stroked the hair around his ears unnaturally, and said, "I'm going back."

Qiu Zhuo watched her tidy up the materials on the table in a hurry, touched her hand and said, "Let me do it."

Fang Yun backed away quickly, hiding his hands behind his back. The hand touched by him moved unconsciously, and the other hand tightly pinched the corner of his clothes, as if he was very frightened.

"What's wrong?" Qiu Zhuo asked.

"It's nothing, I can do it myself;" Fang Yun took the materials that Qiu Zhuo helped her sort out, turned around and walked out the door.

Qiu Zhuo: "I'll see you off."

After hearing Qiu Zhuo's words, Fang Yun thumped. Did he recognize her?

With a guilty conscience, he quickened his pace and walked out the door, bit the bullet to calm himself down, and quickly replied: "No, it's quite close."

Qiu Zhuo: "..."

Qiu Zhuo: "I'm Qiu Zhuo."

Qiu Zhuo's voice was neither loud nor soft, just like when he introduced himself to anyone, he could not speak more naturally; Fang Yun was stunned, his chest was so tight that he couldn't breathe for a while, and his feet felt like a heavy weight instantly. As heavy as a stone.

Qiu Zhuo's slightly hoarse voice sounded again, "The same method, it's boring to use it twice."

It's boring to use the same method twice.

Is he saying that she kept alienating him without saying a word?

He is complaining, complaining that he didn't give him half a word of explanation back then?
……

I remember that the last time we met was seven years ago, when Fang Yun just came out of school, she saw Qiu Zhuo waiting at the door; she glanced at him and left without saying a word.

Qiu Zhuo didn't leave because Fang Yun didn't speak to him, but followed her silently as usual, until he was about to reach the entrance of the village, and shouted: "Fang Yun."

Fang Yun stamped his feet, and let out an 'um' from the depths of his throat that only she could hear. Seeing her stop, Qiu Zhuo suddenly walked up to her, and stuffed a box of white rabbit milk candy into her hand; When she realized it, Qiu Zhuo took the toffee back from her hand.

Fang Yun stared at him blankly, then heard Qiu Zhuo say concisely: "Turn around."

Fang Yun obeyed obediently, and then she felt Qiu Zhuo stuffing something into her schoolbag, and she immediately understood that Qiu Zhuo had put the big white rabbit toffee in her schoolbag.

That day was the day when Qiu Zhuo learned the results of the college entrance examination. Before that, Fang Yun had ignored Qiu Zhuo for two years; after that, they never met again.

……

Fang Yun paused, took a deep breath, turned around with the corners of his lips pulled, and changed the subject and said, "How do you know that I have taken the case?" He recognized her before he recognized her, and she would never have detected her first.

Qiu Zhuo's eyes were heavy, he slowly raised his eyelids, and met her gaze, with a distance between his brows and eyes, "If you want to know, you will know."

Qiu Zhuo tugged on his tie, didn't even look at her, and walked away from her.

Fang Yun was stunned again. In just a moment, his enthusiasm was exhausted. Most of his words and deeds just now were probably spur-of-the-moment, or they didn't even count as excitement, just the most normal politeness.

After finishing the exchange meeting, Zhuang Xiaoyan called Fang Yun to the office, and asked her earnestly, "It's getting closer and closer to the trial of the medical case, how are you preparing?"

Fang Yun was a little cautious, clasped his hands on his chest, stood in front of her and said: "I have met the plaintiff, and I have figured out the general situation of the matter; but with the responsibility to the parties and the fairness of the case, we I still want to go to the plaintiff’s hometown to do a simple research.”

Zhuang Xiaoyan saw her restraint, pointed to the chair to signal her to sit down, and said, "Don't stand, sit down and talk."

Fang Yun pulled out his chair and sat down, relaxed a little, and said, "I didn't know that this medical case happened more than ten years ago."

Zhuang Xiaoyan: "The client in this case came to the law firm for roll call the other day and asked to be represented by you. Don't you think it's a bit strange?"

Fang Yun: "It was a little bit at first, but now it's not surprising. The plaintiff and I are from the same village, and they know that I studied in Yangcheng; but I really didn't expect to find Xinxin."

Zhuang Xiaoyan: "Well, this matter has been in my mind for several days. The profession of a lawyer will offend people to some extent. Although you have never taken a case before this, I am still a little worried. This time I went to the countryside to do You should pay attention to safety when doing research, and if you encounter danger, you must protect yourself immediately, and you can talk about everything else later, you know?"

Fang Yun: "Well, knowing Director Zhuang, I will definitely complete the task as much as possible while protecting my own safety."

Zhuang Xiaoyan: "Well, good. When are you ready to go?"

Fang Yun: "I plan to leave tomorrow. The investigation time can be long or short. The time to leave court is getting closer and closer, and there is not much time left for me. I still don't want to return empty-handed."

Zhuang Xiaoyan: "Okay, then I wish you a smooth return, come on!"

……

Spring is the most beautiful season in Yangcheng.

It was just dawn, and Fang Yun was not sleepy anymore. The green branches outside the window were swaying gently, accompanied by a few crisp birdsong from time to time.She got up and sat up, slowly leaning on the bed, some things from her childhood were unprepared, and they clustered in her heart like yesterday, and the memories were engraved on her heart like a knife.

She has been studying at university in Yangcheng and now works, and has never been back to that place. After a few years, she has long heard that there are no young people in that village. up.

She was unexpectedly found by Mu Guan this time. She had been running and hiding all these years, but she still couldn't escape.What should come will always come, and what should be faced should also be faced. She can no longer live like an ostrich. She lives in hiding like a fugitive, and she is not half like a normal person.

There is no direct bus from Yangcheng to Baikou Town, my hometown, so I need to reverse the car twice along the way. When I arrive at Baikou Town to go to their village, I have to take a passenger tricycle again.

Fang Yun has been motion sick since he was a child, and he hasn't taken a long-distance bus for many years. Now he is sitting in a bus full of people, and his stomach is overwhelmed.

She put the backpack on her lap and lay down on it to relieve her uncomfortable stomach, but she felt that she couldn't sit still, and the bus drove rickety, always throwing her aside inadvertently.

Fang Yun looked around, there was nothing she could do, her stomach felt extremely uncomfortable and she felt nauseated, and she could only get a little relief by bending down; so she put the backpack on the seat, squatted down and lay down on the backpack to rest.

This time it finally eased a little bit. The elder sister sitting next to her gave her an orange halfway through. After eating it, her stomach felt a lot better, and she finally reached the station.

The town post hotel is cold and lonely, and there are almost no guests in sight. Fang Yun dragged his tired body and opened the door, ready to take a hot bath and rest for a while, and then make arrangements for work.Suddenly a shadow passed through the crack of the door, Fang Yun's heart trembled, and he immediately opened the door and looked towards the corridor.

(End of this chapter)