Chapter 70 – Distance

In the evening, You Yu sent a message to Chi Tang again. Saying nothing, she only asked: “Have you been happy today?”

Still, no one answered, but You Yu knew that Chi Tang had read it because the words “inputting” often appeared on the interface, but they appeared and disappeared back and forth, and the message interface was still the only message from her.

It had been almost half a month since Chi Tang left the hospital. You Yu was currently staying at Teacher Ke’s house, tutoring several children during the day and studying by herself in the room at night. Although the third year of high school had not yet started, she had finished most of the content of the third year of high school.

Teacher Ke’s husband and children were very kind to her, and You Yu tried not to cause trouble for their family. She was quiet and polite and would help with housework. Although Teacher Ke always politely says she didn’t want her to do anything, You Yu still help. While she was washing the dishes and sweeping the floor, she occasionally gave lectures to Teacher Ke’s children.

She lived there very well, and the environment was good. Teacher Ke was kind to her, but You Yu still felt like a dormitory. Although there was only one bed that belonged to her, it belonged to her. She increasingly hoped that there was a place where she could always go back, a place where she could feel at ease.

Whenever she thought of this, she would think of Chi Tang. Chi Tang also had nowhere to go. Although there had not been an incident of giving birth or killing people before, from that time on, You Yu felt that Chi Tang was also homeless like himself. She said that with her mother, You Yu was still worried about her. Chi Tang’s style would certainly not regard her mother’s home as her home. Like her, she didn’t want to cause trouble for others. How could she live freely in other people’s homes?

She was far away and with no communication, You Yu didn’t know if her current situation had improved. Could she eat it? Can you get it?

The guest room in Teacher Ke’s house was not big, with a bed, a desk in front of the window, and a wardrobe. The light from the streetlamp outside comes in. Outside the room, Teacher Ke’s children were watching TV, and Teacher Ke’s husband and her were chatting quietly.

You Yu sat at the desk and just put down the phone. Suddenly, she felt the phone vibrate several times. She subconsciously thought that Chi Tang had returned the message, but when she picked it up, she realized the message was not from Chi Tang but from Xia Yuan.

During the holiday period, several people in the dormitory often chat, but most of them chat in groups. You Yu occasionally appears to say a sentence or two, but Chi Tang never appears.

This time, Xia Yuanyuan had a private chat. She was very excited and sent a lot of exclamation marks. “You Yu, watch the group chat! I shared a video! Hurry in and watch it!!! “

You Yu first replied to her with a good one and then clicked into the group to read the news. Wei Xingxing and the others had sent out a lot of messages to the group. You Yu watched their screens and found that this matter seemed to be related to Chi Tang. She stopped watching what they said and only swiped up continuously, and finally saw the video shared by Xia Yuanyuan.

She didn’t know where it was on the street, the small triangular square, the street lights in the shape of flowers, and the pedestrians stopped around it.

Chi Tang stood there holding a guitar and singing, singing the familiar “Yesterday’s Flower.” The theme song was previously sung at the request of Xia Yuanyuan.

Although the street vocals were noisy and the singing in the video was not so clear, from this video you could still feel the clear and moving sound.

Xia Yuanyuan saw this link in the comments of the previous cover video of Chi Tang. Although the activity had passed, Xia Yuanyuan would review the comments and barrage of that video from time to time and share it with friends. When she was reviewing comments, she saw someone sent out this link, saying that the street singing lady in this video sang very similar to the cover video, and asked if it was the same person.

Previously, this video of Chi Tang didn’t show a face. Unfamiliar people were not sure, but they could tell at a glance, so Xia Yuanyuan and the others were very excited.

Wei Xingxing sighed, “It’s been a long time since she appeared. I thought she had escaped the world to cultivate immortals! “

Xia Yuanyuan asked, “She’s with her mother, right? It’s something to sing on the street! “

Zhang Meng said, “She looks pretty good, so don’t worry.”

Only You Yu observed the video, followed the prompts to find the source of the video, searched for the location of the person who posted the video, and finally concluded that Chi Tang was not like what she said before. According to her mother, she should be in another city.

Almost immediately, You Yu wanted to ask where Chi Tang was and if she was alone. But she resisted. Chi Tang previously told them she was with her mother, just to prevent them from worrying about asking. And even if she asked now, Chi Tang might not answer.

Sitting at the table, You Yu took off her glasses, pressed her forehead, closed her eyes, and silently counted a hundred. She put on her glasses again and looked at other videos sent by the video publisher.

The other party was active in another piece of software dedicated to publishing small videos. The homepage had singing videos recorded on the street. People who sang were different. You Yu quickly found another one with Chi Tang. This video should be taken on the same day as the previous one, with the same background and clothes, but the song Chi Tang sang was different.

“I just kissed you just know. You like it too, right?

Otherwise, why keep holding my hand?

Slowly, like you

Intimacy slowly

Talk about yourself slowly

Walk slowly alongside you.

Slowly I want to cooperate with you

Give me to you slowly

…”

You Yu didn’t know what song it was. She copied down the word and searched on the Internet, only to realize that the song was called “Slowly Like You.”

She carefully searched for all the videos posted by that person, but apart from these two videos, there was no Chi Tang. She turned to the comments on this video and just saw someone asking, “This singing lady is so sweet that she wants to know her, and asks for the contact information of the blogger!”

The video publisher replied: “I met him two days ago. She sang two songs and then left. People don’t always sing there, I don’t know! “

The world was so small, and through the comments of a few strangers, she saw she knew the people she cared about, but the world was so big that she could disappear into the crowd in the blink of an eye.

You Yu clicked on the dialog box with Chi Tang again, entered and deleted it, and finally said: “It’s raining again in Nanlin today. Where are you?”

Is it raining again in Nanlin?

It’s sunny here, it’s especially hot at night, and there were too many people on the street. Chi Tang took a cell phone to read the message. After a while, someone called her, “Are you here to sing?”

She put away her phone and walked over. “Sing.”

The man asked her, “What are you singing?”

Chi Tang said: “Stefanie Sun’s Rainy Day.”

She stood there fiddling with the microphone, listening to the sound of the accompaniment, and suddenly thought, although it was sunny, it had been raining in her heart.

She had to leave after singing. The person who sang with her before asked her, “Are you coming tomorrow?”

Chi Tang shook her head, “Not coming anymore.”

“Oh, are you going home?”

“No, look elsewhere.”

On the hottest day in August, You Yu was wearing a shirt and trousers, sitting in the window of her house, watching the child do her homework.

The little girl in the sixth grade was frowning at the writing industry. The sun outside was too strong, and the air conditioner inside the house buzzed slightly.

“Sister, I don’t know the answer.”

You Yu retracted her unconsciously distracted gaze from the window, took out the draft paper, and talked to the surrounding children.

With the same sun and the same heat, Chi Tang stopped in front of a musical instrument store with a small bag on her back. Looking through the window, she saw a guitar in the store. She walked in and soon came out with a guitar on her back.

There were few people on the street here, probably because it was too hot outside and people were hiding at home. Chi Tang stopped in the shade of a tree and took out the guitar in the box.

She knew how to use the ukulele, and it was quick to switch to the guitar. These days, she has learned a lot from people singing on the street. She was talented in this area, so she could play by herself.

Not knowing what song to sing, she just sat by the flowerbed and hummed casually. The cicada screamed at the massive tree behind her as the fine sunlight leaked on her shoes.It‘s too hot. After sitting here for a while, she felt a lot of sweat on my body.

After not playing for a while, a child from a nearby family leaned in curiously and rode a red compact car, holding a slice of watermelon in her hands and chewing her face.

To such an audience, Chi Tang casually sang the Pleasant Goat theme song. Although she didn’t remember the lyrics, she could still just hum.

The child smiled happily and yelled, “It’s a happy goat!”

Chi Tang sang casually and stood up. She smelled the scent of watermelon in the child’s hand. It was really fragrant and a little hungry.

During this time, she didn’t want to eat anything very much. She didn’t eat at noon today, and she didn’t feel like eating anything. The little watermelon scent in this child’s hand made her feel a little greedy on this hot day, and she suddenly wanted to eat.

Turn into a fruit shop and buy a small and a half-ice watermelon that the owner put in the fresh-keeping cabinet.

“Thank you. Come, take a break with two slices of watermelon.” The parent of the supplementary child brought in a plate of watermelon and asked her to eat it.

You Yu said thank you and went to rest and eat watermelon with the students. The watermelon was cold and sweet. After taking a bite, You Yu didn’t know what she was thinking. She took out her mobile phone, took a photo, and sent it to Chi Tang.

Chi Tang took a plastic spoon from the owner of the fruit shop and was digging for watermelon to eat when she received the news.

Looking at the hand holding the watermelon in the photo, Chi Tang smiled unconsciously and could vaguely see a corner of the test paper on the next table.

Time flew by quickly. The summer vacation is almost over. A few days before the end of the summer vacation, it was Chi Tang’s birthday, and there were still no messages from her.

You Yu sent her a message on time.

“Chi Tang, happy birthday.” Where are you now? Were you happy today?

“When are you coming back? School is about to start. Sister Wei and the others said they miss you. ” Me too.