When Xiang Tian returned home, the house was empty.

Aunt Qin, the nanny who usually takes care of him, asked him for annual leave to go back to his hometown three days ago and will not come back until after the Spring Festival. The driver, Uncle Wei, took the initiative to give him the leave.

The Spring Festival is here, and everyone wants to reunite with their families.

Xiang Tian was the only one at home. He went back to his room and took a nap. After he woke up, he cleaned and tidied up the house. Before he knew it, it was getting dark outside. Xiang Tian went to the warehouse of the villa.

Several wooden boxes were moved out from inside. He bought a lot of New Year's goods online, including fruits, snacks, snacks, ingredients for tomorrow's New Year's Eve, as well as bright red window grilles and couplets.

He lied to Sun Qi.

His mother didn't call and invite him to spend New Year's Eve at her home, and neither did his father. As long as he could remember, his parents often argued over trivial things. The two of them were like Bing He.

There is no way to blend with fire, and there is no tacit understanding between the two people. Only for him, the tacit understanding between them is unprecedented. When they remarried, their parents did not choose to take him away. For example, since the death of his grandfather

?, both of them tacitly forgot about him.

For those who are single and living alone, New Year's Eve is no different than usual.

All alone.

However, Xiang Tian still got up early on New Year's Eve.

He had breakfast alone and went for a walk in his garden. After lunch, he pasted red window grilles and couplets on the doors and windows. He also took photos of the doors and windows after pasting the couplets and window grilles.

, uploaded to Moments.

After uploading to Moments, Xiang Tian turned on the TV, sat down on the sofa, and chose an outdoor program about camping experiences that he liked to watch.

The up owner's tent on TV was halfway set up when it started to rain. Xiang Tian frowned, very worried about the up owner. The up owner was obviously very experienced. He started from the luggage bag he carried with him.

I took out a split outdoor raincoat.

Xiang Tian's hanging heart finally dropped.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier. The rain fell on the treetops and on the grass, making a rustling sound. Amidst the sound of rain, the message notification tone of the mobile phone suddenly sounded.

Xiang Tian was fascinated by the video and thought it was the up owner's cell phone ringing in the video. The up owner in the video was still there? Focusing on setting up the tent. Only then did Xiang Tian react a moment slower and realized it was his cell phone ringing.

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He took the phone and stared at the TV.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a red letter "1" appearing in his circle of friends.

Xiang Tian finally took his eyes away from the TV and clicked on——

Ah Qi: "It's quite festive."

Under the post he posted on Moments, there was a small dot? Like and love.

Xiang Tian's fingertips caressed the little love and returned the smile with rosy cheeks.

Ah Qi never replied to him.

Xiang Tian lowered his eyelashes, feeling a little disappointed. He had seen Aqi's comments in Darong and Zichao's circle of friends. Aqi always replied with a long paragraph, and

The building will also be very high.

Xiang Tian thought, he is really not good at chatting.

The host in the video has already set up the tent, started setting up beds, tables, boiling water, and seems to be preparing to make coffee.

Xiang Tian has been following this up owner for a long time. As usual, he liked the up owner, threw coins, and commented "Come on" in the message area.

His cell phone rang several times later. It was his Zichao, his teacher, his wife and brother, and several employees from his company who gave him likes.

In the evening, there is a fireworks display along Yanjiang Road.

Xiang Tian's villa is close to the river. He finished the New Year's Eve dinner alone, wrapped in a down jacket, and stood on the second floor terrace, just in time to see fireworks blooming in the sky.

On New Year's Eve, the whole world is very lively.

Xiang Tian likes to be lively.

It’s approaching twelve o’clock, and the mobile phone group messages are ringing one after another.

Xiang Tian pinched the button and opened Sun Qi's dialog box, "Aqi, Happy New Year."

He also sent a Happy New Year message to Rong Zheng, Ling Zichao, his teacher, his wife and his senior brother respectively.

Except for Sun Qi and Rong Zheng, everyone else responded to him quickly.

Da Rong seldom looks at his mobile phone. As for Ah Qi... maybe he is busy. Ah Qi is not like him. Ah Qi has many friends and his life is always very lively. Look at his circle of friends

You know it. Most of the photos he uploaded in his circle of friends were taken with many people.

It was past midnight.

Xiang Tian lay on the bed, turned on the bedside lamp, and watched several camping-related videos.

What’s wrong with the sky outside? It’s getting bright.

Xiang Tian rubbed his sore eyes and exited the video.

An information alert sounds?.

Sun Qi: "I'll go! The fighting power of those women in Sun Wen is too fierce! Are you trying to hold them back? I played mahjong all night! Happy New Year, Xiaotian."

Across the phone screen, Xiang Tian could feel the excitement at Sun Qi's home. With a gentle smile on his lips, he typed, "Happy New Year" on the phone screen.

On the other side of the phone, Sun Qi just went to the bathroom to take a shower and then sleep hard all day. Seeing Xiang Tian's reply, Sun Qi looked at the time on the phone suspiciously and made sure it was five or seventeen in the morning.

That's right, he sent a voice message directly in surprise, "Why? Get up? So? Early?"

In Sun Qi's opinion, Xiang Tian has always been a good kid who goes to bed early and gets up early. Unless he has to rush for a design draft, he will stay up all night drawing.

He accidentally touched the screen, the voice automatically played, and Sun Qi's voice reached his ears through the earpiece.

Xiang Tian was caught off guard by Sun Qi's voice, and his heart beat wildly.

Xiang Tian also sent a voice message to Sun Qi, "I haven't slept yet. I'm going to check the video and come back to my senses. It will be dawn."

Sun Qi's smiling voice came through the voice, "What? Video, so addictive?"

Perhaps because she didn't sleep all night, Sun Qi's voice was a little tired and lazy, like a violin playing at night, and Xiang Tian's ears couldn't help but feel warm.

He answered every question, "An outdoor camping video."

Sun Qi was a little surprised, "Why? Do you like this kind of outdoor activity that invites trouble?"

According to Sun Qi, camping is really an outdoor sport that is asking for trouble. Not only do you have to bring your own equipment, but you also have to do everything yourself. For example, setting up tents, setting up tables and chairs, and even going to the bathroom are troublesome.

.People like this are accustomed to the bustling life of Chonglu Island and Fucheng. They are not interested in outdoor sports such as camping at all.

Xiang Tian knew that Sun Qi was a person who was afraid of trouble, so even if he went camping alone several times, he never called Sun Qi. As for Rong Zheng and Zi Chao, they were both too busy.

Xiang Tian has a gentle temper, but he also has a stubborn side. For example, when it comes to the buildings he likes and the camping he likes, he doesn't like other people's faults.

"It's not troublesome. Can you get close to nature? I like it very much."

He is naturally mild-tempered, so even if he refutes, he will do so kindly.

Sun Qi was obviously very sleepy over there. He yawned and said, "Okay, okay, no trouble. I'm so sleepy, I'm going to take a shower first."

Bathing and sleeping seemed to have nothing to do with each other, but Xiang Tianting understood. What Sun Qi meant was that he was too sleepy and wanted to take a shower before going to bed.

He responded gently, "Yeah. You go ahead."

"Xiaotian, Happy New Year."

"Happy New Year."

The sky outside gradually grew brighter, and Xiang Tian turned off the light.

He put Sun Qi's voice to his ear, listened to it several times, held the phone in his hand, and fell asleep unknowingly.

From the first to the fourth day of junior high school, Xiang Tian stayed at home. He went to the supermarket alone, cooked, sat on the sofa and ate potato chips. Occasionally, when inspiration came to him, he would also go to the study and draw some pictures.

Architectural sketch.

The older members of his family died relatively early, and his parents divorced, so he never got close to his relatives on both sides. Therefore, unlike his younger brothers and sisters, he didn't get close to each other every year.

Are you going to accompany me during the Chinese New Year? My parents are visiting relatives.

For him, New Year is a leisurely holiday.

On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Xiang Tian received a call from his mother Wen Qin.

The word "Mom" flashed on the phone screen for a long time. Xiang Tian temporarily put aside the potato chips in his hand. He took the paper towel on the coffee table and wiped his hands. Hesitantly, he pressed the answer button.

"mom."

Mother Wen Qin's gentle voice came from the other end of the phone, "Xiaotian, how was your year? How was it? Did you hang out with your friends? Did you go out to play?"

Xiang Tian's Adam's apple rolled slightly, "Yes. Yes."

Wen Qin smiled and said: "Is that so? It seems that Xiaotian is having a very lively Spring Festival. Are you in Fucheng now? Do you have time tomorrow to come to your mother's house to meet her and your brothers and sisters?

Let’s have a casual meal together?”

"I……"

Xiang Tian was actually very conflicted about his mother's invitation.
To be continued...