I Just Came to Borrow a Light Chapter 9:

Yuan Wu seemed to have a good sleep. He fell asleep within a few minutes of lying down, and his breathing became slow and steady.

Lin Chengbu couldn't fall asleep, so he used a small blanket to put it under his head as a pillow, and just lay there, listening to Yuan Wu's breathing.

I don't know how long it has been, but the rainstorm outside is not as unrestrained as it used to be.

After the rain was not too noisy, it began to have a hypnotic effect. Lin Chengbu liked this kind of rain very much. Listening to sleep makes people feel lazy and comfortable.

He put the blanket over his body and was about to find something to use as a pillow when Yuan Wu, who had been sleeping peacefully over there, moved.

He stopped quickly, fearing that he had made some noise to wake Yuan Wu up.

Yuan Wu regained his calm after moving for a while, but Lin Chengbu saw him open his eyes in the light of the night light and was looking at the top of the cabin.

"Did I wake you up?" Lin Chengbu asked in a low voice.

Yuan Wu ignored him.

"I just want to find a pillow..." Before Lin Chengbu finished speaking, Yuan Wu suddenly sat up, and he whispered again, "What's wrong?"

Yuan Wu didn't answer him, didn't move, didn't even look at him, didn't seem to hear his voice at all, just sat like that, wondering if he was thinking or in a daze.

Lin Chengbu had to shut up and looked at him silently.

The two of them just sat there, looking at me and not looking at you for a while.

After confirming that Yuan Wu really ignored him, Lin Chengbu couldn't help but ask, "You... sleepwalking?"

Yuan Wu moved, but still didn't look at him, just took out a cigarette from the cigarette case beside him and lit it.

Just as Lin Chengbu was about to ask if he should give me one, he suddenly stood up and walked out of the hatch with a cigarette in his mouth.

Is it too lazy to pay attention to him, or...

Really sleepwalking?

Lin Chengbu stood up following him worriedly, Yuan Wu never looked at him, and for a moment Lin Chengbu wondered if he was really a ghost.

It was still raining outside, and the white rain mist blurred the surroundings. Except for Yuan Wu in front of him, he couldn't see anything clearly, and he couldn't even tell where the water was.

Yuan Wu just stood under the shed at the stern of the boat, smoking a cigarette without knowing where to look.

Is Yuan Wu only like this today, or does it happen often?

What is this doing?

Lin Chengbu didn't dare to approach him, so he could only stand behind him in silence.

He had never seen Yuan Wu like this before, making him a little dazed and uneasy.

Although the rain outside was not as heavy as before, the shed at the stern could not hold back the rain and fog swept by the wind. Lin Chengbu could feel the coolness that kept hitting his face while standing in the cabin.

After a while, Yuan Wu's clothes were wet, and Lin Chengbu could see his wet hair hanging down on his forehead.

He wanted Yuan Wu to come in, but he didn't dare to make a sound. He wanted to pull him in, but he didn't dare to reach out.

The only thing he can do seems to be to stand like this, staring at Yuan Wu's every move.

The key is that Yuan Wu didn't do much, and he didn't throw away the cigarette after smoking. The cigarette **** was just held in his mouth, and it was quickly extinguished in the rain and fog.

Lin Chengbu felt that he was fine without any obsessive-compulsive disorder, otherwise the cigarette **** he didn't throw for a long time would make him suffocate to death.

After several hours of rain, the temperature on the water surface was already very low, and Lin Chengbu gradually felt the chill.

"Come in, you'll catch a cold," he said in as low a voice as possible.

But Yuan Wu didn't move, still in a state where he couldn't hear anything.

Lin Chengbu waited for a while, and made up his mind that he wanted to ignore the 3728, and when the 21st went over and dragged Yuan Wu in, Yuan Wu finally spit out the cigarette butt.

Lin Chengbu quickly stepped aside and gave him the way back to the cabin.

But Yuan Wu didn't come back, but slowly crouched down at the stern, holding his head with his hands.

Then Lin Chengbu heard Yuan Wu's cry amid the lonely rain around him.

He had never seen Yuan Wu in such a state, he had never seen Yuan Wu cry, and he never thought he would cry so... painfully.

Maybe Yuan Wu was sleepwalking, and he didn't even know there were people around him. He cried very unrestrainedly, without the slightest bit of restraint and control.

Just sobbing with a roar, as if she couldn't bear to vent.

Lin Chengbu stayed where he was, not knowing what he should do, and didn't dare to do anything. In his memory, Yuan Wu was not a very restrained person, but he was as helpless and peaceful as a child. Painful cry, maybe Yuan Wu didn't want anyone to see it.

He gently backed into the cabin and sat down slowly against the bulkhead.

Yuan Wu's cigarette case was still tossed aside. He took one and lit it up. After taking two puffs, he exhaled a ring of smoke. He watched the smoke lit by the night light slowly drift away in the dark, and then again Spit out a bunch of small smoke rings that look like an ellipsis.

After smoking two cigarettes, there was no more distressed cry in the stern.

Lin Chengbu turned his head and saw that Yuan Wu had stood up, leaning on the edge of the boat and looking down.

He jumped up quickly, stepped out of the cabin door and stood behind Yuan Wu. Although it seemed unlikely that someone would commit suicide while sleepwalking, Yuan Wu's current appearance really didn't look like sleepwalking.

Lin Chengbu felt that his nerves were about to break.

Yuan Wu didn't stand at the edge of the boat for too long, just a minute or two. When Lin Chengbu was thinking about whether he should hug him or grab his pants if he really wanted to jump off, he turned around. He got up and walked straight to the hatch.

Lin Chengbu stepped aside before he collided with him, Yuan Wu didn't keep his eyes on him, walked directly into the cabin, and lay down with a full body of water.

Lin Chengbu breathed a sigh of relief. After stunned at the stern of the boat, it took five minutes before entering the cabin. He took a rag and wiped off the rainwater that had drifted in.

When he turned around again to see what happened to Yuan Wu, he suddenly found that Yuan Wu had opened his eyes and looked at him.

This time, Yuan Wu's line of sight was focused, and it landed on his face clearly and accurately.

"Young snail?" Yuan Wu raised his eyebrows.

"Ah?" Lin Chengbu didn't react.

"Then I'll pretend I didn't see it," Yuan Wu turned his back to him, "Look at what else you need to clean up and do it together."

"...I'll just wipe some water." Lin Chengbu said.

Yuan Wu ignored him.

The environmental protection of Shenqiao is very good. There are many kinds of water birds. Occasionally, kingfishers can be seen in the East Bay, but the water waves gently wave and disappear.

There are also many other birds. In the early morning, before dawn, they were singing from far and near. In the woods, on the water, and a few brave ones would jump on the boat. go.

Yuan Wu wakes up to this kind of sound every day. Although he feels that he has not slept enough, he still has a kind of lazy comfort.

Lin Chengbu was no longer in the cabin, Yuan Wu sat up and yawned, seeing that the blanket he used yesterday was neatly folded and placed beside him.

There was a sound at the stern, Yuan Wu touched an empty Coke can and smashed it on the rear hatch.

The door opened, and Lin Chengbu's head came in: "Good morning."

"Morning," Yuan Wu looked at him, "You look so bad, shave."

"...Is that so?" Lin Chengbu touched his face, "I may have...didn't sleep well."

"Of course I can't sleep well when I wake up in the middle of the night to clean up the house." Yuan Wu put on a T-shirt, walked to the bow, closed his eyes and took a deep breath, "Do you have a problem with sleepwalking?"

"You said me?" Lin Chengbu pointed to himself.

"Do you mean me?" Yuan Wu glanced at him.

"I don't sleepwalk," Lin Chengbu sighed, "I know it myself when I get up and wipe the floor."

"Are you also a part-time housekeeper? It's so addicting in the middle of the night." Yuan Wu took a toothbrush and squatted to the stern of the boat.

"No." Lin Chengbu frowned and stared at Yuan Wu for a while.

Based on his knowledge of Yuan Wu, Yuan Wu's current appearance really doesn't seem like a pretense.

That is to say, Yuan Wu didn't remember that he had cried out in such pain and unscrupulous last night.

What kind of state is that?

"Do you drink coffee?" Yuan Wu asked after washing up.

"Don't drink." Lin Chengbu shook his head. He didn't know whether it was because he didn't sleep well last night or because of the wind and rain. He now feels that his head is heavy and uncomfortable.

Of course it may also be worrying.

"Are you still staying here?" Yuan Wu asked while grinding coffee beans.

"I'll cook you breakfast and leave." Lin Chengbu looked at the time, and when he saw the watch Yuan Wu gave him on his wrist, his heart softened, "I have to go to work today."

"There are instant noodles." Yuan Wu kicked a cardboard box in the corner of the cabin.

Lin Chengbu's making breakfast is like magic. He usually cooks instant noodles for as long as he usually does. Yuan Wu smells a fragrance that he has never smelled when he cooks instant noodles.

"Is it fragrant?" Lin Chengbu asked at the stern of the boat.

"Well, what did you do?" Yuan Wu asked.

"I used the instant noodle bag and egg to make a little bit of marinade. Fortunately, there is still some red sausage left." Lin Chengbu handed over the instant noodles, "You can eat it, I have to go to work."

"Aren't you going to eat?" Yuan Wu said.

"I don't eat, I have no appetite." Lin Chengbu smiled.

"It's the first time I've seen someone hate their craft so deeply," Yuan Wu mixed noodles. "If someone praises you for your cooking, do you have to jump up and fight someone?"

"As long as you like to eat," Lin Chengbu quickly packed up the pot and other things, and looked in the cabin again, "I'm leaving."

"Well," Yuan Wu replied, "Thank you for your face."

Lin Cheng walked in and out in a hurry. Yuan Wu could hear the sound of his footsteps leaving very quickly outside, jumping and scurrying, but before he went out, he heard the sound of water crashing.

Yuan Wu was stunned for a while, then put down the mask and ran to the bow of the boat. At a glance, he saw Lin Chengbu crawling from the water to the boat in the distance.

Lin Chengbu's first move when he climbed onto the boat was to turn his head and look here. After seeing him, he immediately waved: "I'm fine! I'm empty!"

"Go to the hospital to check if your cerebellum is not well developed!" Yuan Wu shouted and closed the hatch.

Lin Chengbu felt that he was really going to see a doctor, and he was very dizzy.

After returning to the car, he carefully wiped his watch. Fortunately, he was so agile that although he fell into the water, he climbed up vigorously. walking word.

On the other hand, the phone may not be so good. Yesterday it was rained, and today it fell into the water. Fortunately, it has been turned off when the battery is out.

At this time, the air by the water was very good. Lin Chengbu didn't rush to start the car. He lowered the window and closed his eyes while leaning on the seat.

The damp and stagnant air that had been covered in the car overnight was quickly replaced by the fresh air pouring in from outside the car, and a slight cool breeze blew in, making him feel comfortable.

Yuan Wu took a sip of coffee. In the past two days, he hadn't read the comments of readers of the new story. He glanced at it just now, and there were already a lot of comments.

The last dozen or so stories are all about the story's very depressing opening, making people feel bad and depressed, etc.

No one mentioned "change" anymore, which made Yuan Wu relieved, so don't change at all, don't make any changes.

As for repression.

Perhaps, he frowned, it was depression, but why was depression, he couldn't tell very clearly, where was the source of this depression, the desperation that was getting closer and closer when he wrote these words and where the fear comes from.

He doesn't know.

Why do you write this way?

He doesn't know either.

"The night was deep, but it was not quiet, insects chirping, the second hand, the creaking sound of the door coming from somewhere...

The dark night fills the surrounding darkness that the light cannot break through. The wind blows in through the cracks in the windows, the overhead lights sway gently, and the shadows of various shapes in the room also change from long to short.

The glass was tapped lightly, with a jumping brisk, subtle sound, as if it had tapped on his nerves. After the momentary panic, there was a burst of calm...

It's like the long-awaited ending is finally overdue...

The glass is black, reflecting his own face like a mirror, pale and excited...

He can't tell whether the other face slowly emerging from his face is outside the window or here, he just stares at the two gradually overlapping, with the same desperate and hopeful expression face...

Who is it? You, or me, or another person I never knew...

'Come on,' said the face on the black glass, with a finger sticking out from the side, 'you. ’

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"Lu La Lu La Lie, Lu La Lu La Lie... bravely move forward, there are prizes for moving forward..." There was a happy singing voice from outside, "If you want to fly a plane, you need a TV, you need a cd player, you need ice cream Don't be too greedy for RMB..."

Yuan Wu suddenly became silent after listening to him sing the following series without breathing, and then he was gasping for a while, and he didn't lose his breath for a long time.

"Brother Xiaowu!" Datou finally caught his breath after running to his boat, "I want to play with you."

"My name is Uncle." Yuan Wu said.

"Uncle Xiaowu," Datou changed his words immediately, "I want to play with you."

"I don't want to play with you." Yuan Wu said.

"Do we still have no common language?" Big Tou took off his shoes and entered the cabin, sat down on the deck, and sighed.

"Well," Yuan Wu looked at the screen and brought him a small box of yogurt from the small refrigerator, "Go find someone else to play with, there will be no results for the two of us."

"My mother won't let me go to the village," Big Head was drinking yogurt, "Brother Xiaobu won't play with me when he sleeps."

Yuan Wu was stunned for a while, then turned his head: "What brother Xiaobu?"

"It's brother Xiaobu," Datou scratched his head. "He was chatting with me. I bought medicine for him, and he stopped talking to me when he slept."

"Lin Chengbu?" Yuan Wu glanced at the time on the computer in surprise. It's been almost two hours since Lin Chengbu left him, sleep?

"I don't know, it's brother Xiaobu." The big head sucked the yogurt hard.

"Where does he sleep?" Yuan Wu asked.

"In the car," replied Big Head.

A neuropathy?

Say go to work and sleep in the car?

So Lin Chengbu is actually a mental patient without a job?

"What kind of medicine did you buy for him?" Yuan Wu was stunned for a long time before he remembered and asked.

"A fever-reducing medicine," Datou said, "I bought it for him at the health center. Am I very good!"

"Yes, it's so boring," Yuan Wu said, "Okay, you can go out."

"Where?" Big Head asked.

"Whatever, go to the chicken." Yuan Wu said.

"My mother beat me," he shook his head, "I dare not go."

"As long as you're not on my boat, if you don't let me see you before dinner today, I'll give you ten dollars." Yuan Wu said.

"Really?" Big head's eyes lit up.

"Really," Yuan Wu waved his hand and gave him another box of yogurt, "Let's go."

"Yeah!" Big Tou responded, took the yogurt and ran away.

After a while, Yuan Wu lit a cigarette and continued typing on the keyboard.

The writing went well today, and his thoughts were basically uninterrupted. Although the content made him more and more uncomfortable, he still finished this chapter as smoothly as an endorsement.

After the last period, he closed the computer without even looking back.

I don't want to see any more, and I don't need to.

He can recite any chapter he has written at any time, and he can remember every word, every punctuation.

Sometimes he feels as if all his memories are devoted to the story.

When I raised my hand to look at the watch, I remembered that the watch had been given to Lin Chengbu. After getting up, the mentally ill cook took an antipyretic as a sleeping pill and then went to sleep in the car.

Amazing logic.

Yuan Wu glanced at the lower right corner of the computer, it was already past lunch time, and he didn't feel the need to eat at all.

After staring at the computer for a while, he stood up, took the last can of Coke in the refrigerator, and walked over to the dock.

Big head was squatting on the pier, washing clothes with his mother. When he saw him approaching, he jumped up in a fright and ran to the miscellaneous woods, shouting: "I didn't see it. I don't see my..."

"Did you scare him?" The big guy looked at him with some **** suspicion.

"No." Yuan Wu replied simply, and looked on the road beside the pier, but did not see Lin Chengbu's car.

"Then why did he run away when he saw you?" Big Head asked again.

"The chicken ran away when he saw him." Yuan Wu said.

The big head has run away without a shadow, and there is no shadow of Lin Chengbu.

Yuan Wu stood on the dirt road and looked left and right for a long time, then walked around in the woods, but saw nothing, no car, and of course Lin Chengbu, who was taking antipyretics and sleeping.

Yuan Wu sat on the muddy ground leaning against a tree, opened the Coke that he wanted to bring to Lin Chengbu, and poured two sips, inexplicably feeling a little disappointed.

Lin Cheng walked away, there was no more coke and no more beer, and he had to go to town tomorrow. This kind of life that was broken from the dull rhythm suddenly made him a little irritable.