Dong Qiangqiang stared at the computer screen dully, turning the mouse mechanically. Screen after screen of shocking pictures and videos shocked his outlook.
The phone on the floor had a black screen for a long time, but he didn't notice it at all.
There were no lights on in the room, but the computer was on and there were street lights outside the window, so the room was not completely dark.
After watching the news for more than ten minutes, Dong Qiangqiang felt a sense of depression swirling in his internal organs. He rummaged through the cabinets to find a bottle of vodka, and then found a glass without adding any ice. He poured a full glass and drank it in large gulps.
The whiskey didn't taste good without ice. It had a sour and bitter taste when drinking it. When the wine reached his stomach, it turned into a ball of flame and began to burn Dong Qiangqiang's stomach.
Ever since he received Chen Yu's rejection letter, Dong Qiangqiang had always thought that he would definitely have no contact with him in the future. However, after receiving Chen Yu's second letter, his mood changed.
He didn't know if it was because he had really let go of his past with Chen Yu, or because he had a new girlfriend.
So even though the breakup between the two was unpleasant, Dong Qiangqiang was still the one who was dumped, but at this time, all that flashed through his mind were the memories of his relationship with Chen Yu.
Just as he was drinking and thinking, the doorbell of his room suddenly rang loudly.
He was about to open the door when he accidentally stepped on the baseball bat on the floor. The sole of his foot slipped and he fell directly to the ground.
When he got up and stood in front of the intercom, the doorbell stopped suddenly.
He thought the drunkard downstairs had forgotten the key to the building, so he opened the door and stuck his head out. The corridor was dark and quiet, with no movement at all.
At this time, he heard someone outside the window shouting: "Dong Qiangqiang, are you at home?"
Lao Bai?
The stamina of the whiskey was stronger than he thought, and Dong Qiangqiang instantly felt the state of mind of a wild boar that had eaten the bait. He opened the window with difficulty, only to feel a bright orange halo from the streetlight, making it impossible to see where Lao Bai was standing. He could only wave at the streetlight and replied vaguely: "Here you are..."
Lao Bai drew a circle in the air with his finger: "Open the door."
"Why...are you...coming?" Dong Qiangqiang leaned against the door. He couldn't tell whether it was sleepiness or alcohol that made his tongue tied.
"How much have you drunk?" As soon as Lao Bai approached, he smelled Dong Qiangqiang's alcohol smell. He couldn't help frowning and covering his nose, "You won't have class tomorrow?"
Dong Qiangqiang tilted his head and motioned for him to come into the room to talk.
The empty wine bottle on the ground seemed to be telling Lao Bai what happened before. Lao Bai was silent for a moment, kicked the empty bottle with his toe, and whispered: "What are you doing?"
"I'm upset. Come, have a drink with me." Dong Qiangqiang lowered his head sadly and reached out to pick up the wine glass.
"Du Lan came to me just now and said that your phone couldn't be reached, and QQ and MSN were both offline. He was worried about you, so he asked if we were together." With quick eyes and quick hands, Lao Bai reached out and snatched the wine glass from Dong Qiangqiang's hand. After smelling the wine, he frowned and looked at the color of the wine, "I said you might have gone to catch wild boars again."
Dong Qiangqiang glanced at the brick-like mobile phone on the ground and said angrily: "I didn't pay attention to the mobile phone..."
"Didn't you tell her?" Lao Bai took a sip of his wine.
Dong Qiangqiang smiled bitterly and grabbed another cup and filled it for himself: "What should I say? Hello Du Lan, can you help me call my ex-girlfriend? I can't contact her and I'm very anxious..."
"Then you didn't get through it later..." Lao Bai started but didn't finish, as if he was waiting for Dong Qiangqiang to tell him the next plot.
"You know what? I always thought I would hate her, but today I discovered that I am more cowardly than I thought. Isn't it funny?" Dong Qiangqiang drank the wine in his glass mockingly, "I think Quite ridiculous."
"You are confused when you care." Lao Bai patted him on the shoulder, "This is human nature, there is nothing to be ashamed of. It proves that you still care about her and are not resentful because of the breakup. This shows that you are mature."
"Do you know? I suddenly understood it when I saw the building collapse in the afternoon," Dong Qiangqiang's eyes were a little blurry, "Although we were not destined to go further, after all, we really loved each other and spent the best time in our lives. Part of it was given to the other person. When I realized that I lost her, I was very sad, and it became more and more sad. It felt like, when those who witnessed your youth are no longer there, your youth is like It has never been the same.”
"It's not ridiculous to care about your ex-girlfriend in this extreme situation." Lao Bai was afraid that Dong Qiangqiang would get into trouble, so he politely advised, "And don't scare yourself first. Maybe she is safe, but her phone is lost or broken. This It's possible. After all, we were trying to avoid disaster, and saving our lives was the first priority. Even if we knew about the loss of our cell phone, we wouldn't be able to take care of it. Maybe she wasn't near the Twin Towers, maybe she was injured and went to the hospital. In short, there was There are various possibilities, why do you have to assume the worst? Maybe she will contact you in a few days. New York is such a big place, and you don’t know where she went for the interview, why are you so extreme? "
"Do you really think so?" Dong Qiangqiang stopped pouring the wine, and his face relaxed slightly, "I was in a hurry just now and didn't dare to think about it, or maybe I thought about it but didn't believe it myself. I always felt that she might be... …”
"Don't watch the news tonight. Call Du Lan quickly so that she won't worry. Then take a hot shower, drink a cup of hot milk to wake up, and go to bed quickly. There are still a lot of things waiting for you tomorrow. Take care of it." Lao Bai warned.
"Thank you for making a special trip." Dong Qiangqiang said guiltily, "Thank you."
"Oh, by the way," Lao Bai suddenly turned around as soon as he reached the door, "I have something to tell you. Three or four travel agencies called me this afternoon. Several travel agencies were originally scheduled for October and November. All tour groups are cancelled, and we haven’t said yet whether the tour group in December will be cancelled, but I guess it’s still pending.”
Dong Qiangqiang knew that Lao Bai was worried that there would be no tour group to introduce him to make money later, so he got vaccinated with Dong Qiangqiang first, then nodded and said: "Okay, I understand."
"Have a rest." Lao Bai said a few words and left in a hurry.
Dong Qiangqiang didn't sleep much all night. When he fell asleep, he dreamed, and they were all nightmares. When he woke up, it was difficult to fall back asleep. He could only stare at the ceiling with his eyes open and count sheep.
Counting until white fish belly appeared on the horizon, there were 100,212 sheep in total. It was just 5:30 in the morning.
The front-page headlines of various newspapers were all about New York. Dong Qiangqiang was so disgusted by the reading that he simply took two bites of food and went out.
Because he drank too much yesterday, he didn't dare to drive. Anyway, he had a free transportation ticket, so he simply took the city light rail to go to the preparatory school.
Sitting on the light rail and looking out the window, the atmosphere on the street seemed to have changed. It was obvious that there were more police cars and police officers walking back and forth with police dogs than usual.
In the carriage, when many Germans saw foreign faces like Dong Qiangqiang, they moved to other carriages with expressions of disdain and disgust on their faces.
Dong Qiangqiang was suddenly the only person in the huge carriage.
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