Hunter and Hussar

Chapter 112 Opportunity
We met Huo Yuqi's parents on the way to the inpatient area.It stands to reason that if something happens to the child, the parents should be the ones who rushed to the place immediately.However, Ah Qi asked their coach to call and inform Uncle Huo after they had completed a series of procedures such as getting into the ambulance, entering the hospital, registering, taking a film, and doing fixation.

"I don't want my dad to see me like that." I don't know if it's true or not.Although Mi Le did something similar before, we were only punched a few times that time, which was not the same as Aqi's injury.Can lying in an ambulance be so strong?At least when I was groaning in pain leaning against Mu Zheng in the car after the dislocation, I really wanted to hold my parents and cry.When such a big incident happened, the child would instinctively want to find a sense of security from his parents, not to mention that Aqi's father was the one who was responsible for protecting everyone.

Why did he not want his father's protection?In a chat many years later, he told me some of his father's past, and the doubts were finally cleared.He is protecting Dad.

But when we met Huo Yuqi's parents, we didn't think of this at all.Uncle Huo helped Mi Le and me—to be precise, but we hurt their son, a friend who also helped us.Kindness will be revenged, this is how the two of us positioned ourselves at the time.We almost knelt down, and we both bowed and apologized to Uncle Huo and the others like crazy. The movements were still very irregular, like two light switches being flipped back and forth in turn.Aqi, who was lying on the bed, stared blankly, and hurriedly propped up his upper body and said that there was no need to do this.But we want to, and even feel that our attitude is not sincere enough.They didn't scold us or even blame us, the uncle and aunt just said to be careful next time.Once again, Mi Le promised that he would pay compensation and be responsible to the end. Uncle Huo stroked his hair gently and said that it was all right, let's go home early.

See you again after a year, Uncle Huo is still the same.We are one year older, but he is one year older.And we haven't grown much, and what we do today may make him age faster.

We said goodbye only after Aqi was settled in the ward, and apologized again before leaving, I don't know how many times, and said that we would often visit the injured.There is no need for this, everyone is very busy, don't you still have to prepare for the junior high school entrance examination?As Aqi said, we woke up like a dream, and suddenly felt that we had caused more trouble-the exam was going to be in one month, and Aqi had to lie on the hospital bed.If he doesn't get full marks, we will really delay his future.Mi Le was frightened to death, and immediately said that he would come every day and hand over all his notes to A Qi.Forget it, little one, your grades must be better than mine, right?Azi tilted his head and smiled.The two of us panicked for a while and had no countermeasures, but we still clearly remembered that we could use our mobile phones to record or live-stream the lessons.In the end it was his quick mind, Mu Zheng did this when he was convalescing, we all forgot.In this way at least not too many courses will be left behind.Li Tiancheng said that he could discuss it with the teachers, and we asked Yue Yin to borrow a mobile phone holder the next day.That's one of the things we really helped Archie that night.And no one would have thought that a few years later, this way of teaching would suddenly spread to the whole country and even the whole world, because of some equally sad reasons.

After a hasty dinner, we said goodbye to Mingming.Before leaving, he told the coach and us that he would continue to play.We didn't talk much, just nodded in unison.Quietly walked to the street with tired street lights, listening to the continuous flow of vehicles, the road diverged in all directions, and people came and went.The two of us seemed to be able to go anywhere, but also seemed to be homeless and unable to go anywhere.

"Ke Ke."

"I'm here."

"Can you come to my house tonight?"

"it is good."

Mi Le's parents are at home.He made a phone call before entering the house.I met them a few times during parent-teacher meetings and cleaning up the dormitory at the end of the semester. I was very shy, and I was always embarrassed to talk to my classmates’ parents. "Are you Copeway? You've heard of your name for a long time." Mi Le's mother said so to me, and she even pronounced my name correctly, which made me even more embarrassed.It may be that the name is too easy to be mispronounced. I always feel that only in very formal occasions will someone deliberately pronounce it correctly.

It may be that I apologized too much tonight. After Mi Le's mother opened the door for us, my first reaction was to lower my head and bow. I almost said "I'm sorry" or "Don't dare again", which made me Auntie was very puzzled.In normal times, Mi Le must have laughed or teased me. "Don't be so polite, just treat it as your own home. Doesn't Mi Le often go to your home to play?" Auntie resolved the embarrassment in time.After taking off the shoes at the door and putting them away, I put my right foot under my left foot into the slippers as quickly as possible—the front of the sock was a little wet.My feet don't actually sweat very much, and they never smell weird, but I just care and don't want anyone to see.Mi Le's father was sitting on the sofa waiting for us, and I also went up to say hello politely, this time I was not stupid enough to bow.He welcomed me very kindly, and called Mi Le, saying that you finally know how to bring your good friend home to play.Mi Le was a little dazed, and he hummed to his father blankly, looking not very enthusiastic.

We chatted a little more.Inseparable from school and exams.But it’s not the kind of boring preaching or asking about grades. I can feel the affirmation of Mi Le’s father for both of us.A friendship that is affirmed by parents is the most precious, "I have met so-and-so's parents", "So-and-so's mother will let him bring me a snack", this is what I think is the most worth showing off when I was in elementary school things, although I don't seem to have had them myself.

Now I finally have it.In fact, not only today, but also felt this kind of happiness several times before.This semester, Mi Le and I went home a lot on weekends. His parents' jobs in Jiangyuan became more stable, and their business trips were less frequent, and I sometimes wanted to go back to spend time with my parents.Whenever I go back to school on Sunday, my mother always packs a bag full of snacks for me, and asks me to share them with Mi Le—actually, there is no need to remind me, but every time I hear my mother say that, I will be very happy , she knew that I cared about the other person, and I had succeeded in making her feel that it was worth being nice to that person.

"He's here to play, don't keep talking to the kids, it's hard enough." Mi Le's mother came over and patted us both, "Go take a good bath first, and then you two go to the room to play by yourself .”

I nodded obediently.Mi Le chugs into the bathroom and grabs a towel.It's what I used last time.Mi Le injured his toe that day, and I accompanied him home.He dragged me into the bathroom again, and took out a toothbrush from the small cabinet, the same one from before, they kept it very well.It turns out that I already have so many daily necessities in other people's homes.I'm so happy, the kind of happiness that can't help but hug Mi Le.He pushed me away and said, let's wash it quickly, and then we can talk about it after washing.

I turned on the hot water faucet, rattle rattle, but still heard the conversation in the living room.

"Dad, Mom, I got into trouble. I did it alone." The speaker was cautious, and the bitterness that had to be mentioned was full of self-blame, to a somewhat humble level.

"What's wrong?" Mom's voice.

"I kicked people and broke their bones."

"That's not true! How can you say that?" I wanted to turn off the water heater and tell them through the door that this was not the case.But I didn't, and let the hot water pour me from head to toe.If Mi Le wanted to say it, he would have said it just now, I guess he didn't want me to hear it.I have to respect my friend, not to mention that I have something to hide from him.

"Is he okay?" Miller's father asked.

"I'm going to the hospital. Let's have an operation next week." Mi Le's voice was interrupted for a while, as if hesitating, and it was lower than before, "Dad, I want to borrow some money... This is my fault , I shouldn’t ask you to pay the bill. But I don’t have any money, so I can only ask you to borrow it. Can I pay you back later? I’ll write an IOU.”

"Family, don't we all carry it together if something happens? Did you say how much you will be compensated?" Dad's voice.

"People... didn't ask me to pay. But I still have to pay, don't I? I can't do nothing." Mi Le's voice was twitching, and I heard her mother tearing the napkin, and soon there were more.

Maybe Mi Le didn't want me to see him cry anymore, so he would cry with me.I covered my face with hot water, and kept patting my cheeks on both sides.

I figured Mi Le had wiped away my tears and finished blowing my nose, so I turned off the water, dried my hair and body, and put on the pajamas they had prepared for me.Mi Le went to take a shower instead, and his mother asked me to go to the room to rest for a while, and said that I could go directly to bed—it was already made.

"Uncle and aunt, what happened today..." I didn't leave. I waited until the sound of water sounded and walked up to them so that Mi Le should not be able to hear it. "Mi Le didn't do it on purpose today. It was an accident. I guarantee with my personality... "

"I know." Mi Le's father nodded slightly at me.

"I've always troubled you to take care of him. He is lucky to have a friend like you, and we are also very pleased." Mother Mi Le rubbed my damp hair and handed me a hair dryer.This might be one of the highest reviews I've ever gotten.

After blowing my hair, my aunt gave me a fruit plate full of oranges and mangoes, and asked me to take it to Mi Le's room to eat first.I didn't move, I sat on the chair in front of the desk and waited slowly for my companion.The phone rang suddenly, and I remembered that I should call my parents.

It was Li Bin who called.

"Hello? Keke? I heard that you have entered the finals. Congratulations."

"Oh yes."

"What's the matter? Are you a little upset? Don't you want to talk to me? Sorry to bother you."

"Okay."

"I'm sorry... I really shouldn't have called you without authorization. But I also thought about something, and I thought about it for a long time. Is it convenient for you now? Are you willing to listen? It doesn't matter if you don't want to, I can hang up right away."

"You say it."

"When the semi-final list came out, I thought about whether the two of us would become rivals. In fact, I was very scared, and I felt afraid to face you on the court. I met last week. I thought, if you also play If I made it to the finals, I might as well just give up playing.”

"so what?"

"But today when I heard that you guys also won... I suddenly felt a little relieved. It's the kind of thing you've been worrying about has been settled, and you really have to face it. Instead, you're not so uneasy. Keke, I Ask you, do you hate me?"

"It's okay, it's not too annoying."

"I think, I finally got a chance to play in the final. To be honest, I feel that this opportunity is not only earned by myself, but also given—a lot of people helped me, plus some Luck. I only have this one chance, just like a person who is born can only live once. Half a month later, the game is completely over, and I have no chance. So I still cherish it. I I used to think that I would have nothing in the future, but I really didn’t expect to come here.”

"I see."

"However, Ke Ke, I can only face you... I think, if you can't compete with me, I will choose to give up. I owe you too much, and I don't want to influence you because of myself. So, I also want to ask, please be sure to tell me your true thoughts, don’t force yourself. I can accept whatever you say.”

"Oh." I replied empty-handedly.

"You've been talking about this for a long time? What do you mean by that? How can you let go of the pick?"

The girl's voice was not very loud, and it sounded familiar.I can guess who it is.

Without Li Bin, the wolves would lose their fangs, and hunters would have a greater chance of catching them.But not necessarily, it's a team sport after all, it's not that if one or two people are missing, everything will be over.

Poke a peeled orange with a toothpick, sour, teeth chatter a bit, but by the end, the tongue still touches some sweetness.

I think I've figured it out.

"You look a lot like him."

"I'm sorry, Keke, I didn't hear clearly... I was talking to someone just now. What did you say?"

"You are very similar to Ke Peixian, like my younger brother. Of course, I'm just talking about the way you play football."

"Sorry……"

"No apologies, I mean nothing else. It occurred to me that we're both not doing too well, but we're not too bad either - so bad that we don't even have a chance. Not everyone is as lucky as we are I have walked so far, I still have to go on. Just keep going, keep going forward, no matter where you want to go. Well, you can’t stop. Since a person has been born and loved, he will You have to work hard until you don’t have any regrets. Li Bin, listen carefully, it’s still the same as before, this is my own decision: see you in the finals. Don’t try to escape! I want to beat you, beat you openly! No For anyone, but for myself!"

I didn't hear what Li Bin said later.I cried several times today, but just now it was tears.

The door to the room opened, closed again quickly, and locked.

"That... sorry, I heard it."

I didn't make a sound, and my eyes were still a little red.

"I won't tell others. Also..." He bit his lip and looked into my eyes, "Actually, I know these things about Li Bin..."

"Huh?" I was no longer a little puzzled.

"Remember what you called me the first time you got angry with me? Spy, villain, spy..."

"No, that was angry words, I didn't mean that, and it was a long time ago. Don't hold grudges, please." I was terrified as if I had been splashed with cold water, and hurriedly explained.

"No, no, no..." He waved his hands quickly, walked to the edge of the bed and sat down, "I did inquire about some things about you, but I won't tell anyone. Don't be angry with me."

Naturally, she wasn't angry with him, but moved from the chair to the bed and stuck to him.

"You're right. I'm not just a spy and a spy, I'm a villain too." His head rests wearily on my arm, his hair scraggly blown and not quite dry.

"What do you mean?"

"I don't like Li Bin. Or rather, I hate him." He turned his head and glanced at me.

"Why? You don't know each other."

"Sometimes people are like small animals, they can't think rationally. When they hear something, they will inevitably be wrapped up in emotions, and there is no place to vent. For example, Peng Jingbai said that Li Bin was going to win the MVP that day, and I was so angry. He suddenly got up, kicked off his shoes, and sat cross-legged on the bed with his back to me. "I had that thought. That is... If we meet Li Bin on the field, I will deal with him. Maybe I want revenge .As a result, you can see how much trouble I caused."

"Is there any connection between these two things? You didn't think about hurting Aceh, did you?"

"No. But today I am very angry, isn't I? I quarreled with you in the first half, and in the second half... I am a villain, a villain." He buried his head, "My psychology is too dark, so I came out This kind of thing is not strange at all. But Aqi is innocent, he said he forgives me, but can I forgive myself? Keke, are you starting to hate me? Don’t want to be friends with people like me? "

"No, I like you now more than ever." I also took off my shoes, knelt down behind him, put my hands on his shoulders, and gently squeezed.

"how could be?"

"You spent a lot of time getting to know me, and I'm quite happy. I also understand why you don't like Li Bin. As for the dark things you said... I have had it too, and I have thought of revenge, all kinds of things Means of revenge. No one's heart is absolutely kind and clean, but '1 minute of darkness will not blind us' - Mu Zheng mentioned this sentence to me, I don't know who said it, I always forget to look it up .Because we still know what is right and what is wrong. Even if you have the anger and thoughts of hurting others, you still can’t do it when you really face others. What happened today was an accident. I believe that you didn’t really want to hurt anyone. I believe even more , even if Li Bin appeared in front of us, Mi Le would never really be a bad person. You and I are exactly the same person." I pressed my forehead to his thin back, "I know you are in pain, very Sad, even hate myself, feel that I am not worthy of accepting the kindness of others. Behind this kind of torture is our own struggle, reflection and torture of conscience. Didn’t you tell me before that you must be worthy of your conscience? Conscience Talented people will suffer, but outright villains will not have any distress."

"But so what? Qi is still hurt, and my heart is still dirty." He turned his head and looked at me.

"Where there is sunshine, there must be darkness. Only when you know fear can you be brave. The darkness you mentioned may not necessarily be the real darkness, but pure. The Mi Le I know is kind and dares to take responsibility. He will continue to be like this in the future , just like I will always stay by his side in the future. It is my greatest luck to be his best friend." I turned my face and slammed my chin on his shoulder, "The past days were dark. Until you Appearing in front of me, I knew that I could accept myself again like an ordinary person, accept the past, and work hard to live."

I think so.It is true that I grew up in the love and care of everyone around me, but all the stories about life may have started from eavesdropping by mistake on the first night of junior high school. "I remember that wonderful moment: you appeared in front of me." [1] The lives and fates of the two children were linked together.

"Ke Ke, maybe today we both understand each other thoroughly. In fact, I also understand Li Bin a little bit. It's only been a long time, and I feel so uncomfortable... And what about him?" He sighed, Lay yourself on the bed.Out of habit, I put my finger on the sole of his foot again.After being kicked several times in a row, he got up suddenly and knocked me over.We looked at the ceiling for a while, neither of us spoke, as if we were looking for a small spider that didn't exist in the vast sky.

"Why is it so expensive for people to understand each other? It's so big that I would rather not be understood."

"Fortunately, it's not too late."

"Perhaps. Are you okay with being alone?"

"I don't know. But I don't want to be alone now, I want to play with you."

We played some mobile games.The game was pretty bad, the state was not good, and the two of us were good at first, but we didn't feel unhappy because of it.After eating the oranges and mangoes from the fruit bowl, we washed our hands and bowls and lay back in bed.I called my parents.Miller turned off the light.

Suddenly I was a little scared.I don't know if we can still play together like this in a few years.Maybe, but we have to grow up after all.Maybe there will be a day of separation.It's like the game always has a moment when the final whistle is blown.

What will that day be like?Maybe, my days just passed away quietly like that, with no lover, no poetic soul, no tears, no life, and no...[2]
Miller rolled over again, and usually we both fell asleep quickly.

How can I sleep peacefully?Think about it, how will Aceh spend the night?

"Mi Le, are you still unable to sleep?" I asked Mi Le.

"Didn't you sleep either?"

"You can hug me if you can't sleep."

"what?"

"Didn't you say that you are used to sleeping with something in your arms?"

He kicked me.

"Ke Ke, I want to treat everyone well. And... I will play in the final seriously. Aqi gave me another chance, and I must cherish it. The chance again is too precious. Also for you, I will To help you achieve your dreams. You will end up wearing the captain's armband and holding the trophy aloft with majesty."

"Okay."

"It will be our most important game, and it is also the most ordinary game. I don't care about any opponent so ordinary, but I will guard each of them carefully."

"Me too."

[1] Pushkin, "To Kern".

[2] Quoted from Pushkin's "To Kern" after "maybe".

(End of this chapter)