The early leave that Malaya had arranged was most welcome. When he drove his flying car back to Moses Lake it was only a little past three in the afternoon, and even in the deep autumn of the north, the sky had not yet darkened. In the still-bright sky of an orange-to-blue gradient, the road of parting and reunion no longer felt so desolate. The golden slanting sun cast the tree shadows by the roadside long upon the road, lying there quietly, dappled with light and shadow, as if murmuring the tender feelings of parting. Yet as he drew near, they suddenly skipped one by one across the windshield, urgently, as if urging the parted lovers to hurry home.
玛莱雅安排的提前下班很是受用,驾驶着自己的飞行汽车回到摩西莱克的时候才下午三点多钟,即便是北方的深秋,天色也还没有暗下来.依然明亮的橙蓝渐变的天色里,分离又重聚的路上也没有那么凄凉的感觉了.金色的斜阳把路边的树影长长地投在路上,静静地躺在那里,光影斑驳似乎在诉说着离别的情愫.临近时却又一个个忽地跳过风挡玻璃,急促地,仿佛在催促着分离的人儿快些回家.
Li Haojun's heart had long since flown ahead over the last few bends leading home, curious to steal a peek at what Qin Wenjing, the one he kept thinking of, would be doing at home by herself — in which room, whether she was feeling low, and which piece of clothing she had put on today. For a parting of only two days, Li Haojun did not know why he felt as though he had been apart from her for a very long time, as long as two weeks. The westward-slanting dark-golden sunlight fell upon the whole large pane of the living room's floor-to-ceiling window, and just happened to reflect back into Li Haojun's eyes as he had just stepped into the courtyard; behind the warm color there hid an emptiness, because he wanted to see clearly that familiar figure in the room. In the porch, on the floor tiles, withered yellow fallen leaves of roses and climbing roses were scattered about — their shared decision not to sweep away this poetic brushstroke of autumn. Only today, for Li Haojun, it had instead become the desolation spanning the tiny space between him and Qin Wenjing.
李皓珺的心早已提前飞过通往家的最后几个弯道,好奇着想要去窥探那个让他惦记的覃文静自己会在家里做着什么,在哪个房间里,又有没有情绪失落,今天穿了哪件衣服.两天的短暂分别,不知为什么李皓珺觉得自己好像与她已经分别了好久,有两周那么长.西斜的暗金色阳光照在房屋客厅落地窗整块的大玻璃上,正好反射回李皓珺刚步入院落的眼中,颜色温暖背后却藏着空洞,因为他想看清屋里的那个熟悉的身影.门廊里,地砖上,散落着枯黄的月季和蔷薇的落叶,他们共同的决定不清理这秋日诗意的笔触.只是今天对李皓珺来说,这倒成了横亘在他与覃文静咫尺之间的凄凉.
Pushing the door open and entering the room, at a glance he saw her sitting in a corner of the living room, facing the computer screen, her back to him, working alone. 'I'm back.' As he spoke, Li Haojun had already taken a few steps up to her, facing her countenance as she rose and turned. Unable to stop his steps from drawing near, he kissed her lips directly, then gathered her into his arms, as if some wondrous magnetic force were pulling between them. Her warmth, her scent, her touch — for a moment they drowned Li Haojun's memory, washing his mind until it was all blank; at this moment only this woman before his eyes filled his entire world. Such ardor and warmth let Qin Wenjing enjoy it for quite a while, but it also kindled her curiosity, so she gently pushed him away and, with a mischievous grin, asked, 'What is it, were you bullied out there?' Today Qin Wenjing had dyed her hair into a gradient — black to brown to gold — with straight bangs, parted in the middle into two braids resting on her shoulders, a puffy rose-red long-fleece sweater, and dark blue jeans below, looking like a schoolgirl's attire, which added a touch more playfulness to her teasing. No sooner had she asked than, without waiting for Li Haojun's answer, she turned and walked off. Gazing at her back, in his astonishment he still followed cheekily, hugging her waist, step by step clinging body to body, walking behind her. 'All right, time to make dinner.' So she had been heading to the kitchen. 'Let me help you.'
推门进入房间,一眼就看见她正坐在客厅角落里,面对着电脑屏幕,背对自己,在独自工作,"我回来了.",说话间李皓珺已经几步走到她的跟前,正面对她站起转身的面容.无法停止脚步的靠近,直接亲吻上她的嘴唇,接着把她搂进了怀里,好像是什么神奇的磁力吸引,在他们之间.她的温度,她的味道,她的触感,一时间淹没了李皓珺的记忆,冲刷得脑海中全是空白,此刻只是眼前这个女人充满了自己的全部世界.这样的热忱与温度让覃文静享受了好一阵子,可是也点燃了她的好奇心,于是轻轻推开对方调皮地嬉笑着问,"怎么了,在外面挨欺负了么?"今天覃文静把头发染成了渐变色,黑色到棕色,金色,齐刘海,中分梳了两条麻花辫放在肩头,一件蓬松的杨红色长绒毛衣,下身深蓝色牛仔裤,看起来好像女学生一样的装束,这让她的调笑又增添了几分俏皮.只见她问罢没等李皓珺回答,便转身离开了.望着她的背影,诧异中还是贱兮兮地跟了上去,搂着她的腰,亦步亦趋地贴着身体,走在她的身后,"好啦,得准备晚餐了,",原来她是要去厨房了."我帮你一起弄,"
The sun of late autumn at four or five o'clock was truly dim and weak, leaving only its last bit of withered-brown light to illuminate the backyard vegetation outside the kitchen window, sparse and bleak. That coldness and gloom outside only made the crowded, bright kitchen feel all the more cozy. 'Was your mission with them smooth?' Busy with her hands, Qin Wenjing finally asked about the stretch of time when Li Haojun had been gone. But how could he bring himself to tell of that experience of his? It was simply too shameful to speak of. Although he knew well of Qin Wenjing's magnanimity, it was still better not to bring these things up. 'Ah, smooth. The plan was thorough, the operation went smoothly. Our old factory in Igor was taken over by others to produce something else. We collected the data and are analyzing it now; Malaya is handling these things specifically.' 'Oh, and Kesiya?' 'She... is fine too. She and I are familiar with that factory. The on-site data we gathered.' 'Oh.' Agreeing while busy with the work in her hands, Qin Wenjing seemed not to mind his answer, nor did she raise her head to look into his eyes. Li Haojun was terribly nervous; he did not know why, when he fabricated lies before her, his heart would speed up and sweat would form on his head, as if afraid that with one careless slip he might reveal something. Fortunately Qin Wenjing did not look at him, and he did not know whether his face had flushed red. The food the two prepared together was soon ready; the kitchen shared by the two of them, in the lamplight wrapped by the night, was no longer cold and lonely either.
晚秋四五点钟的太阳真是暗淡无力,只剩最后一点枯褐色的亮光照亮厨房窗外的后院植被,零落与惨淡.那屋外的冷清阴暗反倒显得这拥挤明亮的厨房里更加温馨."你和她们的任务顺利吗?"手里忙着,覃文静终于问到了李皓珺缺失的那段时间.可是他又怎么好说出自己的那一番经历呢,简直难以启齿.虽然他也了解覃文静的大度,但是这些事情还是不提的好,"啊顺利,计划周密,行动顺利,我们原来在伊戈尔的工厂被别人占领生产其他东西了,收集到了数据正在分析,玛莱雅具体处理这些事情,""哦,那凯西娅呢?""她...也很好,她和我熟悉那个工厂,我们搜集的现场数据.""哦,",一边答应着,一边忙着手里的活计,似乎覃文静并不在意他的回答,也没有抬头看他的眼睛.李皓珺可是紧张得不行,不知为什么自己在她面前编造谎言的时候怎么会心跳加速,头顶冒汗,生怕一不小心说露了什么事情.还好覃文静没看自己,也不知道自己的脸红了没有.两个人一起动手的饭菜很快就准备好了,两个人一起陪伴的厨房,在夜色围绕的灯光里,也不再冷清了,
'Last time Malaya came to the house to stay overnight, I noticed she was always in a good mood.' The two sat facing each other at the table, eating and chatting. 'Mm, yes. She's not as quirky as she used to be. She's grown up a lot now, and become more cheerful too.' 'And Kesiya? I haven't seen her for a long time since she last came to our house.' 'She's still the same.' 'She's not as talkative as her sister. I'd say she's a girl carrying a lot on her mind.' 'Mm, that's true.' 'She's not young anymore either — still hasn't found a boyfriend to date?' 'Mm, seems not.' 'Heh, is that to your liking?' Li Haojun grinned. 'How could I be? Would I go meddling in someone else's life choices? She just hasn't met the right one.' 'Maybe. That child's thoughts are hard to guess.' Qin Wenjing murmured, seeming lost in thought.
"上次玛莱雅来家里借宿,我看她心情总是不错,",两人对坐在桌前,边吃边闲聊,"嗯,是啊,她不像原来那么古灵精怪了,现在长大了好多,人也开朗了,""那凯西娅呢?她自从上次来过咱们家我已经很久没见到她了.""她还是那样,""她不像她的妹妹那样健谈,我看她是个心事重的姑娘吧,""嗯,也是,""她也不小了,还没找男友谈恋爱吗?""嗯,好像没有,""呵呵,是和了你的心意了吗?"李皓珺咧嘴一笑,"我哪能?还左右人家的人生选择啊?是没遇到合适的吧.""也许吧,那孩子的心思不好猜."覃文静嘴里念叨着,似乎若有所思.
The evening wind in the backyard had turned a little cold, but the low temperature of this late-autumn night air made a deep breath all the fresher. Qin Wenjing put on an extra overcoat and came out for a walk. Unnoticed, the sunset glow had long since faded, which made Li Haojun somewhat sorrowful over the time he had missed with Qin Wenjing. Fortunately that resourceful Malaya had helped him and Kesiya dissolve their earlier estrangement; otherwise he would still be worrying about her now, and the tug of caring from both ends was truly hard to bear. Fortunately Kesiya was no longer sorrowful now, and when he came home he could devote himself to accompanying the person before his eyes.
后院的晚风有些冷了,但是这深秋夜晚气息的低温使得深呼吸更加清爽.覃文静加了一件外套风衣出来散步.不觉间晚霞早已隐去,让李皓珺有些伤感自己与覃文静错过的时光.还好那个足智多谋的玛莱雅,帮助自己和凯西娅打消了之前的隔阂,不然现在还得担心她,两头牵挂的拉扯滋味可真不好过.索性现在凯西娅不再忧伤了,自己回家就可以专心陪伴眼前人了.
'How did I use to keep you company?' With his arm around Qin Wenjing's waist, walking silently forward, Li Haojun was a little curious about what his former self had been like. 'Do you really want to know?' 'Mm. Was I good to you back then?' 'Not good.' In Qin Wenjing's playful, mischievous tone. 'Oh.' Li Haojun had not expected such an answer. 'How could I...' he asked, somewhat perplexed. 'Back then you were young, and your mind was always running off to other women.' 'Oh, so now...' Li Haojun mused, thinking of Kesiya, and of Malaya too. 'Now you're much better than back then, because you lost your memory.' With that, Qin Wenjing made a face, looking disgusted. 'Oh, hahaha, I've forgotten all those women.' 'Yes, hahaha.' Both of them laughed.
"我以前是怎么陪伴你的?"搂着覃文静的腰,默默地往前走着,李皓珺有点好奇从前的自己是什么样子,"你真的想知道吗?""嗯,那时我对你好吗?""不好,",覃文静俏皮又调皮的口气,"哦.",李皓珺没想到竟会是这样的答案,"我怎么会?...",他有些不解地问,"那时候你年轻,心思总往别的女人身上跑,""哦,现在...",李皓珺寻思着,想到了凯西娅,还有玛莱雅,"现在你比那时候好多了,因为你失忆了.",说完,覃文静做了个鬼脸,一副嫌弃的样子,"哦,哈哈哈,我把那些女人都忘了.""是的,哈哈哈,",两个人都笑了.
The night wind scraped over the hillside, and its rustling, soughing sound, carrying off the withered yellow fallen leaves, drifted away with the wind as well, as if it were Li Haojun's former ethereal, vanished memory.
夜风刮过山坡,嘻嘻莎莎带着卷走枯黄落叶的声音,也一同随风而去,仿佛李皓珺从前那飘渺的不知所踪的记忆.
'Why couldn't I back then make you as satisfied as I do now?' Li Haojun was still very curious about his past self. He thought to himself, even now there are two young girls distracting me, and she hasn't complained at all; why couldn't I back then make her satisfied with me?
"为什么那时候我不能像现在这样让你满意呢?"李皓珺还是很好奇过去的自己,心里想着,现在也有两个小姑娘分我的神,她都没抱怨什么,为什么那时候自己就不能让她对自己满意呢?
'Mm...' Qin Wenjing hesitated a moment. 'Sigh. Back then the women around you were all mature women, not like Kesiya and Malaya now, who are still young and so reserved.' With that, Qin Wenjing only lowered her head and walked on, saying no more. Seeing her like this only hooked Li Haojun's curiosity until it burned and tormented him. She even said 'all' — could it be that many women had been circling around me? Thinking of Kael's appearance, he immediately dismissed the notion — how could he have such charm? To have a Qin Wenjing who never left his side through thick and thin was already something to be deeply thankful for, and now there was Kesiya too, he did not know what kind of romantic luck had come his way.
"嗯...",覃文静迟疑了一下,"唉,那时候你身边都是成熟女人,不像现在的凯西娅和玛莱雅还年轻,又这么矜持."说完覃文静就只顾低着头往前走,不说了.看她这个样子,反倒把李皓珺的好奇心勾得火烧一样煎熬,还说"都是",莫非有很多女人围着我转?想想凯尔的相貌,他立刻打消了这个念头,自己哪有那魅力,有个覃文静不离不弃就已经烧高香了,现在又有凯西娅,不知走了哪门子桃花运.
'Hey, with my condition — no money, no looks — how could there be women all around me?' Qin Wenjing glanced at him. 'It's Lily.' 'Oh.' Li Haojun seemed to understand somewhat — not her beauty, but that bond of sharing life and death, advancing and retreating together. Thinking of this, he still asked in a low voice, somewhat unwilling: 'Then she and I — was there ever anything?' 'Go ask her. Annoying.' Saying so, Qin Wenjing pretended to be angry and made to leave, but Li Haojun wrapped an arm around her waist in one motion, then let his hand slip down to her buttocks, caressing them, and swore solemnly, 'Now I swear there's nothing between her and me.' Then, cheekily, he leaned close to Qin Wenjing's ear and whispered, 'I only have it with you — isn't that enough?' 'Heh heh.' Qin Wenjing gave a light laugh, and again slowly walked along at his side. Only after the words left his mouth did Li Haojun realize — what about that time with Margot, did that count?
"哎,就我这条件,没钱又没颜值,哪有都是女人围着我啊?"覃文静看了他一眼,"是莉莉,""哦,",李皓珺似乎有些明白了,不是她的美貌,而是那份同生死共进退的情谊.想到这,他还是有些不甘心地小声问,"那我和她,到底有没有啊?""去问她,讨厌,",说着覃文静假装生气的样子要离开,可是被李皓珺一把搂住她的腰,然后把手滑落到了她的臀部,抚摸着郑重发誓说,"现在我保证和她没有,",然后又贱兮兮地趴在覃文静的耳边小声说,"我只和你有还不行吗.""呵呵,"覃文静轻笑一声,又慢慢地陪着他走在身边了.只是李皓珺话一出口才意识到,玛戈那次算不算呢?
The hot water of the shower washed over his body, seeming to relieve for the moment the fatigue of these two days, but his body seemed to have been hollowed out. Qin Wenjing had already gone back to the bedroom first; Li Haojun was still assessing his own body — whether tonight he could still give her enough compensation...
淋浴的热水冲刷着身体,似乎暂时缓解了这两天的疲乏,可是身体好像已被掏空.覃文静已经先回了卧室,李皓珺还在评估着自己的身体,今晚还能不能给她足够的补偿...