Chapter 3: The Lonely Warrior's Lost Appointment
"Xiaowen, are you free today? I'll wait for you at Xijiaoba in the evening." Jiang Xiao took out his mobile phone and sent a text message. The moment he put down the mobile phone, a strong sense of emptiness and sudden sadness came to his heart.
After leaving the military camp, I could no longer hear the familiar sound of the bugle, there was no longer a gun in my hand, the fiery training ground no longer appeared, and there were also the smiling faces of my comrades...
There were no orders, no instructions, no tasks... Jiang Xiao suddenly couldn't adapt to normal life. He suddenly lost himself and didn't know what to do.
The buses on the road have basically not left yet, and there are not many taxis.
After waiting for a long time, Jiang Xiao picked up a taxi on the side of the road and drove to Xijiao Dam.
From the train station to the western suburbs, it can be said that it runs through the entire city. You can take a city tour along the way.
Jiang Xiao and Jian Wen met when they were studying in this city. They spent 4 years together in this city. They met, got to know each other and fell in love here. This place carries too many memories for them and is very important to them.
has special meaning.
Along the way, Jiang Xiao looked outside from time to time, looking for those memories that belonged to them. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. In just two years, there have been such big changes. The building has become taller and the entertainment club has become even more dazzling.
, the park is more beautiful than before, supermarkets and shopping malls are more prosperous than before...
Just when Jiang Xiao was lost in thought, the driver's words interrupted the soldier in his daze.
"Little brother, have you just retired from the army? How many years have you not been back?"
"Yes, it has been two years, and I feel that there have been quite a few changes."
"Well, now that the whole country is engaged in construction and development, there will naturally be changes! Have you just arrived?"
"Well, I just arrived yesterday!"
"Oh, then why don't you go home and be alone outside."
"First go to the Armed Forces Ministry to report and get everything done before going home."
"haha!"
"It's developing so fast, I feel like I'm out of touch with society."
"Oh! Don't talk about you, even we outside feel that we can't keep up. The economy is developing rapidly, but there are also some people who have more rights, money, and interests, and the more impetuous people's hearts are. In order to achieve their goals, everything depends on money.
, more and more people have lost their principles, lost themselves, even forgotten who they are, and do things by any means. Faced with reality and temptation, these people have deteriorated and become slaves of desire, without even principles and bottom lines.
…There are people who play chess, and there are chess pieces. Today’s society is really different, and people’s hearts are becoming more and more complicated!”
"Haha!" After hearing what the driver was talking about, Jiang Xiao suddenly didn't know what to say and just smiled blankly. The driver's words made Jiang Xiao look at the chaotic world outside and fell into deep thought again.
He didn’t know how long he had been sitting there. When he got off the car, Jiang Xiao saw the dam. He walked nimbly through the stairs in three steps and came to the upper dam path. He jumped on the dam wall that was more than one meter high and started walking leisurely on it.
.The dam wall and dam channel are far away from the horizon, the endless water surface inside the dam, the breeze from the sky...
Everything was so familiar, the familiar feeling, the familiar taste. All this made Jiang Xiao feel calmer and more relaxed.
At eight o'clock, Jiang Xiao received a reply from Jian Wen, "I will go there after get off work at six o'clock in the evening. Remember to eat well during the day and don't reply." When Jiang Xiao saw the reply, he jumped up with a cheer and almost fell off the dam wall. fall down.
We haven't seen each other for two years, so I always feel a little excited. Let's go to the hotel to get a room and settle down.
This is near the university where Jian Wen once studied. Jiang Xiao opened a standard room in a hotel that he often visited in the past.
In the morning, I reported to the Armed Forces Department. After finishing my chores, I went to the city to take care of myself carefully. I had a sunny and handsome hairstyle, a jacket, jeans, and work shoes that were tough and stylish...
After walking out of the bathhouse, I looked at myself in the mirror in the dressing room. I felt very energetic and turned around to leave with satisfaction.
Two years of special forces career have forged Jiang Xiao's strong physique. Whether he is trying on clothes or in the bathhouse, his strong and powerful muscles will always become the focus of others' eyes. Perhaps, this is the charm of a true man.
After having a delicious lunch at noon, everything was ready. Jiang Xiao did all this habitually, as if he was strictly carrying out the assigned tasks.
Clean hairstyle, white shirt, black stand-up collar hoodie, casual jeans, work shoes, cologne... These are Jiang Xiao's classic combinations, and they are also Jian Wen's favorite look.
Jiang Xiao was ready and waiting for the arrival of Jian Wen, the person he had missed deeply for the past two years.
Time passed by minute by second. This afternoon was long and happy for Jiang Xiao.
A long and happy wait.
Just after six o'clock in the afternoon, Jiang Xiao received a call from Jian Wen, "Hey, Xiaowen, are you in the car?"
"Jian Wen has something to do and can't go. Let me tell you." There was a strange man's voice on the other side of the phone. This voice sounded a bit familiar. Jiang Xiao, who had undergone special training, quickly locked it and searched it in his mind.
The message was a man's voice that came faintly from the phone when he was talking to Jian Wen about to get off the train. After comparison, it was basically confirmed.
"Who are you? Why are you using Jian Wen's cell phone? Why didn't she tell herself?" Jiang Xiao asked warily, a little disappointed, but more surprised and puzzled.
"She is busy. Urgent matters within the company must be completed as soon as possible! Don't call to disturb her, she doesn't have time!" the other party said impatiently and hung up the phone. When she called again, her phone had been turned off.
Jiang Xiao, who was confused, with a face full of loss and confusion, was left standing in the room stupidly, like a sculpture, without any movement or sound.
But this is just the surface. Jiang Xiao's mind is spinning rapidly. His intuition tells him that things are not that simple. There is a problem. Things should not be like this...
So many things have changed a lot in the two years since he left, but he believed in her, but what happened? What happened? Who is that man?
Jiang Xiao knew nothing, he loved Jian Wen deeply and always had.
This is not Jiang Xiao's style. He wants to know what happened. He realizes that this is a "mission" that must be done.
Jiang Xiao's heart is very complicated. There must be something going on inside. Something must have happened...
During his service, Jiang Xiao performed many missions. No matter how difficult or dangerous, he never even blinked. He was like a wild beast, calm, quick and decisive...
But now, facing the woman he loved deeply, he seemed a little uncool.
After a painful inner struggle, Jiang Xiao finally regained his composure, "I want to know the truth!" His eyes were as firm as cold iron.
It was nearly seven o'clock, and the winter night had fallen early.
In the bustling metropolis, the lights are dim and the light is bright, just like daytime, and people's happy night life has just begun.
Sitting in the taxi, Jiang Xiao had no intention of admiring the night view outside, his eyes were cold.
The car stopped in front of the building where Jian Wen worked. According to the address she gave him when she was in the army, he used it to send letters and birthday gifts.
Jiang Xiao sat in a certain Deji shop opposite the building's entrance, near the door glass, and simply ordered something. Drinking a Coke, the cold liquid flowed down his esophagus into his stomach, making Jiang Xiao more and more awake.
His eyes were cold and determined, staring at the door of the building more than ten meters away, like a wild beast lurking in the grass waiting for its prey to appear.
There are cars coming and going on the road, people coming and going at the door, all kinds of people, there is an endless stream...
Relying on intuition, Jiang Xiao waited, he just wanted to know the truth.
Time passed by minute by second, and the call was made, but Jian Wen's cell phone was still turned off.
Jiang Xiao strengthened his intuition and waited persistently.
There are fewer and fewer people in the store, sparsely n people are sitting here and there, some are talking on the phone, some are playing with mobile phones, some are chatting... Only Jiang Xiao is sitting quietly in the corner
, staring across the road, as if the whole world has nothing to do with him, except what he is waiting for.
There were several cold drinks on the table. When the waiter cleared the table, he couldn't help but asked a little strangely, "Sir, are you waiting for someone?"
"Oh!" Jiang Xiao replied casually, still looking straight at the opposite side.
"It's okay! We are open 24 hours here. Excuse me, is there anything else you need?"
"No need at the moment, thank you!"
"Oh well!"
Jiang Xiao's attention was focused on the door opposite, completely unaware of the beautiful waiter talking to him next to him.
No boy would be like this to me, but the girl named Sasha became interested in this cold and handsome boy.
"Hello, I'm the waiter here, Shasha. If you need anything, please tell me." The waiter smiled, raising her voice a few decibels, expecting Jiang Xiao to turn around and look at herself. She seemed to have guessed it to her satisfaction.
expression.
Jiang Xiao turned around and looked at the beautiful girl Sasha beside him and replied politely: "Hello, my name is Jiang Xiao. Thank you Miss Sasha for your warm service. I will tell you if you need anything." Except for a faint smile raised at the corner of his mouth, Jiang Xiao
There was no unnecessary expression on Xiao's face. After speaking, she turned around and continued to stare into the distance.
The waiter Sasha, who was left with an embarrassed look on her face, left inexplicably angrily. When she returned to the counter, facing the jokes from her colleagues, Sasha had no choice but to complain, "That guy is as cold as ice! I have never seen such a strange guy before!"
Maybe Shasha was right. Jiang Xiao was like a piece of ice in front of other strange girls. This was the sense of boundary he promised to Jian Wen with other members of the opposite sex and the sense of security he wanted to give her. But in front of Jian Wen, his heart
It's hot.
It was almost ten o'clock in the evening, and there was still nothing found. Jiang Xiao believed that his intuition would not be wrong. When performing tasks, he could lurk in one place for more than 24 hours without moving. Jiang Xiao was also inexplicably lucky that this was
Open 24 hours, waiting quietly, he has a lot of patience.
The clock is ticking, and the night sky is filled with stars, but there is no moon.
"Why are the stars in the sky so crowded like the people on the ground? Why are the people on the ground so distant like the stars in the sky..." The music in the store was melodious, but Jiang Xiao couldn't help but feel ripples in his heart.
A cigarette was burning leisurely. Jiang Xiao had promised Jian Wen to quit smoking. At this time, he was already a little confused.
The smoke filled the air, making Jiang Xiao's eyes sore. A red-haired woman walked out of the gate of the building opposite. Her figure and walking posture looked familiar.
Jiang Xiao rubbed his eyes and confirmed that it was Jian Wen.
Just what Jian Wen looks like now, with long red hair, rich makeup, short skirt, black stockings and gorgeous high-cut shoes...
Jian Wen looks much more mature and sexy than before. She is no longer the innocent and lovely girl she once was.
Is this my Xiaowen? Jiang Xiao frowned.
Jian Wen just stepped out of the door, followed closely by a tall man in a suit and leather shoes. He looked to be in his twenties and had an arrogant look on his face. He looked less like a successful person and more like a rich man.
The two of them were in tandem, seemingly distant and close at the same time. The former had a tense expression, while the latter had a meaningless look. Jian Wen, whom Jiang Xiao once knew, had always been very reserved about matters between men and women.
Due to the man's exaggerated appearance, coupled with Jian Wen's state and Jiang Xiao's understanding of her, Jiang Xiao seemed to understand something, but he couldn't believe it. He wanted to understand the truth, maybe...
Chapter completed!