The cold in the north is so cold that it seems to freeze everything in the world.

Xia Tian lowered her head and faced the wind as she walked slowly on the clean street. There was a ring of fur on the hat she was wearing, which was blown from side to side by the wind. She didn't know where the wind was coming from, but she felt like it was blowing on her face like a razor blade.

Cutting meat usually hurts.

Walking out of the villa area, the surrounding area gradually became lively. She was not sure if she had chased that person all the way that night.

I stopped a taxi with my hand. When I got in, I found that my face was frozen. I took off my glasses that were covered in white mist, rubbed my face and told the driver my destination.

The vehicle drove for about 30 minutes and finally stopped in front of a first-floor store facing the street. Since there was no plaque, Xia Tian was not sure if this was where she wanted to go.

"You can't go wrong, it's right here," the driver said.

Helpless, Xia Tian can only pay and get off.

There were two pieces of white paper pasted on the two glass doors. When she got closer, she saw that they were advertisements for food delivery drivers. Xia Tian breathed a sigh of relief. The driver didn't lie to her.

After she went in and explained her purpose, several people in the room said they did not know the person she was looking for.

Xia Xia's heart felt cold and she was about to leave when a bearded man lying on a rocking chair said to her: "The stop on xx Road has been withdrawn. You can go directly to the stop at xx Square. It's not far from here. Just take a taxi."

20."

The site located in XX Square is much larger than the previous store. The huge plaque is very eye-catching. There is a row of electric vehicles parked in front of the door, and people in work clothes are constantly coming and going.

"Are you here to apply for a job as a rider?" A middle-aged man at the bar looked at Xia Tian and asked doubtfully.

"No, do you have a person named Xia Xi here?" Xia Tian wiped his lenses and shook his head.

The man looked at Xia Tian from head to toe again.

He didn't answer immediately, Xia Xi probably works here, that's right, Xia Tian thought, and his heartbeat quickened.

Xia Tian glanced at the room, and other people in the room also looked at her with various eyes.

Some people think that she is Xia Xi's girlfriend, while others think that Xia Xi caused trouble and the guests came to complain.

"Yes?" Xia Tian turned his attention to the man at the bar. He seemed to be a manager.

"Um...what's the matter? Do you have any objections to our rider?"

"No, I'm his sister." Xia Tian said eagerly.

"Sister?" He squinted at Xia Tian with a look of disbelief.

"That boy has a sister?" A rider who was sitting by the window playing with his mobile phone came over and said with a bit of excitement.

"Yes, I didn't lie to you." In desperation, Xia Tian took out his ID card.

The two took turns taking the ID card and looking at it.

The man at the bar was doubtful: "Both are named Xia, so they are not necessarily brothers and sisters."

The rider leaned on the bar and said, "We hang out together every day, but I've never heard him say he has a sister."

Xia Tian took out her mobile phone and looked through the photos of them together. The black and white photos were scrolled through in turn. When she saw the photo of her and Chengze in the cafeteria, Xia Tian's hand stopped for a moment, and then continued to scroll down.

"This is our photo." Xia Tian showed it to them. It was taken at Xia Xuan's entrance banquet five years ago. The two of them were leaning on the balcony railing, with their backs to the blue sky and white clouds behind them, and they were doing a scissor hand game together.

"Like Xia Xuan." said the man at the bar.

"That's him. This photo was taken several years ago. He looks so tender. Why don't you just call him?" the rider asked.

"I... wanted to give him a surprise, so I came to him suddenly without telling him." Xia Tian made up a reason, but he couldn't say that his brother had run away from home.

"Ha, a Christmas surprise?" The rider looked very excited.

"Christmas is over." The man at the bar returned the phone to Xia Tian and asked, "Even though your sister doesn't have his phone number, she doesn't know where he lives?"

"I can't get through to him on the phone, and the rider is very busy. I don't want to delay his work," Xia Tian said.

"Then you can go directly to his house to find him." The man at the bar still doubted Xia Tian's identity.

"He has moved. San'er and I helped him move last week." The rider interrupted, "I'll give you the address, but he shouldn't be at home now. He must be delivering food outside."

A hanging heart finally fell. Xia Tian followed him to the table in front of the window. Xia Tian turned around and saw that the man at the bar was still staring at her with suspicion. She hurriedly turned away and sat down.

"That kid never mentioned his family. I asked him several times, but he refused to tell me. I thought he had no father or mother." He opened a certain map, located a place, and then showed it to Xia Tian.

"Can you give me your phone number? If I can't find this community or find the wrong place, I'll call you again." Xia Tian said after writing down the address.

"Okay." The two then exchanged phone numbers and added WeChat messages.

"Also, if he comes back here, please don't tell him that I came here to look for him." Xia Tian pleaded.

"Understood." He agreed readily. "There is a bus stop over the square. Take bus 101. After about seven or eight stops, you can reach the gate of the community."

The community located on the map is not difficult to find, and each building is also marked with a large building number.

Xia Tian walked out of the elevator and walked straight to a door. There was a big Santa Claus on the door. There was a cardboard box at the door filled with empty beer bottles and empty cans.

She took a photo and sent it to the rider. After getting a positive reply, she sat at the door and waited for Xia Xi to come back.

There are four families on this floor. There are no people at this time. The corridor is very quiet and warm. In summer, I took off my down jacket and put it under my buttocks.

Time passed minute by minute, it was long and unbearable, and every time the elevator moved, Xia Tian tensed up his nerves.

After being disappointed again and again, Xia Tian looked at the time on his phone and comforted himself by saying, "Noon is the busiest time, so he probably won't be back."

During this period, Chengze sent several messages, asking her if she had gotten up and if she had eaten. Xia Tian had no intention of replying to him, only hoping that time would go faster.

She curled up into a ball, imagining how to say hello when she saw Xia Xi later.

Second brother, long time no see.

It's too raw.

Second brother, why are you hiding here and living alone? Have you forgotten me?

No, if I question him, he will definitely run away like he did that night.

Xia Tian sighed deeply, as if he had sighed out all the bitterness and suffering of the past few years.

The midday sun penetrated in and shone on the floor of the long and narrow corridor. Xia Tian's eyelids gradually became heavy, and his head drooped on his knees. While trying to catch up on the sleepiness, he forced himself to stay awake and pricked up his ears.

Listen to any sounds coming from this building.

It wasn't until the elevator started running again that this half-asleep and half-awake state ended completely.

It's not past 1 o'clock yet, so it shouldn't be him.

The elevator continues to rise and is almost at this floor.

Xia Tian felt that all the hairs on his body stood on end, and all the nerves were tense like strings. When the elevator stopped on this floor, his heart seemed to have stopped beating.

The door opened, and a man wearing a helmet and overalls walked out of the elevator. He was carrying a square insulated box with the logo of a food delivery app printed on it.

He looked very tired, with half-closed eyes, walking towards this side with loose steps. Only a few steps away from his door, he noticed a thin girl sitting at the door.

Xia Tian hugged her knees and looked straight at him, tears welling up in her eyes, like a lost child who had just found its parents, feeling both joy and resentment.

Xia Xi looked at her for less than 3 seconds, then suddenly dropped the thermos box in her hand and turned around to run away.

Run again!

"Yeah - stop for me -" Xia Tian suddenly stood up and chased him.

Xia Xi staggered a few steps and ran to the elevator, clicked the down button with her index finger, and looked at Xia Tian several times in panic. The elevator rose slowly, and seeing that Xia Tian was about to catch up, Xia Xi gave up the elevator in desperation and ran towards the stairs.

Go down two or three steps to the lower level.

Xia Tian chased down several floors, but did not see Xia Xi's figure, and the thumping footsteps became farther and farther away.

"You big bastard, don't you want to know if I'm doing well or if I'm being bullied?"

"Bastard, big bad guy."

Unable to catch up with Xia Xi, Xia Tian collapsed on the steps, hugging the iron railing under the handrail and burst into tears.

"I almost froze to death trying to find you."

"How could you leave me twice?"

"Woo--Woo--"

The shrill cries echoed in the stairwell, stopping Xia Xi's steps.

Xia Xi accepted the sadness in Xia Xi's heart twice as much. She turned around and looked at the gray steps. She sighed and walked up slowly. When she came back to her again, her body was trembling.

"I'm sorry." Xia Xi knelt down and hugged Xia Tian, ​​stroking her hair and patting her back, "I'm sorry every day."

"Bad guy."

"sorry."

"How could you do this to me?"

"sorry."

"I miss you so much."

"sorry."

The brother and sister hugged each other, tears pouring out like a faucet that couldn't be turned off.
To be continued...