Match and Contact

On the rooftop, the evening was as deep as ink.

The celebrities have been shining brightly and the moon was mild.

Empty bottles of wine tumbled casually onto the tough concrete flooring, and the breeze brushed by means of his hair, bringing a slight coolness.

Ou Tingyun gently embraced him with out saying a phrase.

It was as pure because the ocean’s acceptance of a beam of sunshine: irrespective of how sharp the sunshine, irrespective of how sharp and reckless it might have been earlier than it arrived…

The ocean is its everlasting dwelling.

Although the outpouring of emotion was not repressed, the person in his arms remained cautious and restrained.

Buried within the criminal of his neck, silent and resolute.

Ou Tingyun wrapped his arms round him and gently stroked his hair.

Yi Zhize trembled gently, however didn’t refuse.

He was clearly immersed in his feelings, but he was at all times alert; he was clearly delicate, but he nonetheless pretended to be calm.

Ou Tingyun thought that his affected person was like a frightened beast, slowly licking its wounds and progressively calming down below his personal consolation…

An inexplicable urge rose up in him.

I need to…

tame him.

Whereas his thoughts was swirling with ideas, Yi Zhize pushed him away.

The moon was obscured by clouds and it was unimaginable to see one another’s faces.

Ou Tingyun stood nonetheless as Yi Zhize whispered, “Sorry, depart me alone for a second.”

His voice was somewhat husky, the distinctive high quality of a choked sob. It was a far cry from his earlier pearly voice.

Ou Tingyun smiled: “Okay, return to the room, I will discover one other place to remain.”

Yi Zhize didn’t say thanks, however raised his eyes to have a look at him, as calm and clear as a darkish pool.

What sort of coronary heart was hidden beneath that frost-like floor?

If he may break this barrier and uncover the place all of it started, would he be capable of remedy his riddle?

Ou Tingyun stayed on the rooftop till the nighttime.

He took out the envelope from his coat pocket and skim the contents of the outdated newspaper, piecing collectively the bits of knowledge to provide you with a tough guess: Yi Zhize was initially from B Metropolis, and his mom had died in a automotive accident throughout his childhood. This traumatic expertise was maybe the final word supply of all of his psychological issues and psychological anxiousness.

Discovering the supply was solely step one.

Speeding to the touch the trauma is extraordinarily damaging and counterproductive for the individual being handled.

It takes fixed info gathering, deepening the understanding, stabilising the connection, gaining belief and taking issues slowly.

He must be guided step-by-step, to ship each the acutely aware and unconscious thoughts utterly.

Ou Tingyun appeared on the half-moon hidden by the clouds, his eyes full of the joys of manipulation and the vanity of conceit.

He had at all times been very affected person with this explicit problem.

He loved the method of looking.

Within the early hours of the morning, Ou Tingyun returned to the room that they had reserved.

He didn’t search different lodging, not as a result of he had intentionally damaged his promise, however as a result of he was cautious and meticulous as a physician and was somewhat uneasy about his affected person.

His actions have been mild, barely making a sound.

He entered the room with out turning on the sunshine.

After standing on the doorway for some time, ready for his eyes to regulate to the darkness, he was in a position to see the final define of the room by means of the moonlight that spilled into the room by means of a niche within the curtains.

Yi Zhize had fallen asleep.

It was not clear whether or not it was due to drunkenness.

Or if it was as a result of he was too drained.

Or perhaps it was a mixture of each.

Ou Tingyun quietly approached and stared at his sleeping face for some time earlier than whispering, “Candy desires.”

———

The following day, when Ou Tingyun awakened, it was already late morning.

He subconsciously went to search for Yi Zhize, however he was nowhere to be seen. There was a message from him on WeChat: [Went to work first.]

Ou Tingyun instantly replied: [Zhize, where are you now?]

About ten minutes later, Yi Zhize replied: [The materials have been collected and I’m on my way back.]

Ou Tingyun appeared on the time, it was nearly midday: [Send me a location, I’ll drive over to pick you up and then go for lunch.]

Yi Zhize: [No need, I’m already downstairs at the hotel.]

After washing up and getting dressed, Ou Tingyun went to the foyer on the bottom flooring of the resort and met Yi Zhize within the lounge space.

He was carrying a light-weight gray flannel shirt and a slim black tie, concentrating on his papers and supplies as if he have been a triumphant officer taking inventory of the fruits of his victory.

As soon as once more, the coolness and rationality of the previous had returned.

Ou Tingyun could not assist however recall the evening earlier than, on the rooftop, when he had cried softly in his arms.

“Tingyun, the supplies are full and the following steps must be taken progressively in accordance with the authorized procedures.” Yi Zhize’s phrases interrupted his ideas.

Ou Tingyun stated, “Okay, every thing will be organized by you.”

“When are you going again to A Metropolis?”

“After lunch.”

The 2 of them went to the eating space of the resort and after ordering their meals. Ou Tingyun requested, “Zhize, why did not you wake me up this morning?”

“You wanted to relaxation.”

“Why do I must relaxation?”

“You got here again at one within the morning.”

“I woke you up? I believed you have been asleep.”

Yi Zhize did not reply.

Ou Tingyun guessed that he was in all probability affected by anxiousness and was subsequently a light-weight sleeper and vulnerable to waking up: “Zhize, when are you free? We are able to make one other appointment for an in-depth hypnotherapy session.”

“How about this Sunday evening?”

“Okay.” Ou Tingyun’s cellphone display lit up and he bought up, “I will take a name.”

It wasn’t till Yi Zhize had completed his meal that Ou Tingyun had returned, explaining, “I must go dwelling, Zhize, so wait right here for some time, it is going to be not more than two hours at most.”

“That is not essential,” Yi Zhize refused, “I can take the high-speed prepare again.”

“No!” Ou Tingyun’s tone was agency, “It is too harmful on the excessive velocity prepare station now that the epidemic has resurfaced once more. In case something occurs to you, I will should comply with the quarantine guidelines too, and I do not agree.”

Yi Zhize: ……

Ou Tingyun coaxed him once more, “There is a espresso store on the primary flooring of this resort, it’s totally quiet. You go and sit there for some time, I will be proper again, be good.”

Yi Zhize actually did not know the place he may get a lot sophistry: “Dr. Ou, for those who develop into a lawyer as a substitute, you should have a fantastic future.”

Ou Tingyun smiled, “Thanks for the praise, Mr. Yi.”

———

Yi Zhize went to the espresso store on the primary flooring of the resort, opened the laptop computer he carried with him and started to work on his work.

After some time, nevertheless, he noticed somebody approaching who greeted him softly, “What a coincidence, Mr. Yi, we meet once more.”

Yi Zhize raised his eyes and noticed Mu Xin.

His semi-long hair fell on his shoulders, and his temperament was mild and melancholic. He sat down beside Yi Zhize, “On a enterprise journey?”

Yi Zhize closed his pc and stated indifferently, “Mhmm.”

Mu Xin stated, “Tonight, I’ve a live performance right here, however I have never considered a selected piece but.”

Yi Zhize was curious, “Is not the repertoire for the live performance already determined?”

“Tonight is my recital, the association of the repertoire is extra free.” Mu Xin requested, “What would Mr. Yi like to listen to?”

“Sorry, I will be returning to A Metropolis this afternoon.”

“That’s… okay, I simply need to hear your opinion.”

“Bach.”

“Why did you consider him?”

“No motive, I simply stated it off the highest of my head.”

“Bach’s music is solemn, sacred, logical and rational, and it makes you’re feeling a delicate concern whenever you hearken to it.” Mu Xin smiled, a slight ripple in his eyes: “It is rather a lot such as you.”

“Thanks.”

“Mr. Yi, do you bear in mind the orphanage profit efficiency I discussed to you earlier than?”

“Mhmm.”

“These kids lack love from their dad and mom, and I need to make up for it by means of music.” There was a slight word of reduction in Mu Xin’s voice: “A number of of those kids have nice musical expertise, and I am educating them myself. However they actually lack an viewers. I used to be questioning if Mr. Yi may come and have a go to when he’s free?”

Considering of his personal childhood expertise, Yi Zhize was roughly in the identical boat as these kids, and his coronary heart couldn’t assist however soften somewhat: “Okay.”

At this second, a playful voice all of a sudden echoed in his ears, “Zhize, who is that this? Are you able to introduce me too?”