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惊讶。                                                                                                因为那个穿着白衬衫的好脾气恋人,很快

    低头从钱包找出一张名片,向他递来。                                                                                                上面印着一个在这座城市里人尽皆知的名字。                                                                                                叶擎没有动,他想,或许他看错了。

    人陷在绝望中,总是容易出现天方夜谭般的妄想。                                                                                                可对方的语气却很认真:“如果你有兴趣接受注资的话,打这个电话,不过会是秘书先接,到时候你就说是我给的名片。”                                                                                                叶擎足足愣了几十秒,才缓慢地伸手去接,声音怔忡:“你是谁?”                                                                                                “我叫贺桥。”他说,“这是我爸的名片。”                                                                                                叶擎怔在原地,看着贺桥为饮料买完单,在便利店门口撑开伞,揽着红发青年离开。                                                                                                仿佛刚才发生的一切,只是给恋人顺手买了束花一样随意。                                                                                                随意得像一场幻觉。

    片刻后,叶擎收起名片,也撑伞走进依然喧嚣的风雨中。                                                                                                旁边的园区大楼里只有偶现的灯光,空空荡荡,没有往日灯火通明的忙碌。                                                                                                叶擎沉默地往这个熟悉的方向走去。                                                                                                台风彻底过境,雨变小了一点。                                                                                                他想好了要回公司的。                                                                                                只有五六分钟的路程。                                                                                                可踩着命运的漩涡,积水四溅,他的脚步越来越慢,直到恍惚地停在原地。                                                                                                他现在有了两个选择。                                                                                                一个是确定无疑的毁灭,一个是可能成真的玩笑。                                                                                                路灯昏暗的光线与陌生人冷冽的讥讽,一起炙烤着他的后背。                                                                                                便利店门口再次响起欢迎光临。                                                                                                满身风雨的男人大步走到收银台前,伸手敲敲桌面。                                                                                                店员茫然地抬起头。                                                                                                “有没有充电线?”                                                                                                色彩亮眼的海报边,叶擎紧紧握着自己布满裂纹的手机。                                                                                                还有那张样式简洁的名片。                                                                                                灯光照亮了这张薄薄的纸。                                                                                                马路斜对面,隔着绵延的雨帘,池雪焰清晰地看见叶擎坐在最初的靠窗位上,连着线的手机紧紧贴在耳边,神情郑重地说着些什么。                                                                                                身边的贺桥手执伞柄,同样安静地凝视着对面的便利店。                                                                                                雨水落在黑色伞面,发出沉闷连绵的声响。                                                                                                不需要言语,他们共同明白一件事。                                                                                                叶擎不会再走上那个风雨交加的楼顶。                                                                                                池雪焰手中提着装有饮料的塑料袋,他不由自主地捏紧了那条细细的塑料带子,任由粗糙的纹理摩挲着掌心。                                                                                                他亲眼目睹了一种被扭转的命运,在大雨滂沱的夜里,本该死去的人拥有新生。

    难以言喻的感受充斥在心间。                                                                                                半晌后,池雪焰回过神来,问身边人:“你爸会怎么做?”                                                                                                “等他跟叶擎当面谈过,一定会认可他的能力。他会投资叶擎的项目,或者说,投资这个人。”                                                                                                贺桥平静地回答道:“我猜,还会让我作为投资人代表,多和叶擎接触,跟在他身边学习。”                                                                                                他顿了顿,声音里染上一丝调侃:“因为这是我误打误撞发现的好机会。”                                                                                                池雪焰点点头:“所以,你要变成道貌岸然的资本家了?”                                                                                                “对。”贺桥扬了扬眉,微笑着攻击了回来,“很会哄人的牙医。”                                                                                                这个笑里透出忘了掩饰的真实。                                                                                                池雪焰也笑了起来。                                                                                                模糊隐约的笑意逸散在雨声中。                                                                                                视野里风雨肆虐,并肩伫立在望不见尽头的长街,仿佛在这个世界上,再也没有比他们更契合的两个人。                                                                                                比起听来散漫松垮的同伙,他们现在或许更像共犯。                                                                                                亲密无间、肆无忌惮的共犯。                                                                                                冒险后的战利品是两瓶冰冰凉凉的新品饮料。                                                                                                他还没有拧开瓶盖,但似乎已经尝到一种永远难忘的滋味。                                                                                                池雪焰望着雨伞边缘溅起的水花,忽然开口问:“你知道现在最适合做什么吗?”                                                                                                他又问了这个问题。                                                                                                周遭雨水瓢泼淋漓,沉浮涌动的气氛中,贺桥愈发地了解他,无需思考便回答道:“丢掉伞?”                                                                                                池雪焰想,这次终于猜对了一半。

    是丢掉伞接吻。                                                                                                可惜此刻街道上空无一人,没有需要取悦的现场观众。                                                                                                所以他只好辜负这个绝妙的雨夜。                                                                                                撑着伞的贺桥耐心地等待谜底揭开,池雪焰却没有公布正确答案,而是笑意鲜明地回眸望来,淡色唇瓣微动。                                                                                                他的眼睛那样亮,像从夜空中摘下了月牙偷藏,免得它孤身迷失在轰轰烈烈的暴风雨中。

    “该说晚安了。”爱人轻声念他的名字,“……贺桥。”

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