Qiran Tao : How can I not come back when you are there!

This time it's been quiet longer on the WeChat side.

Every time Qiran Tao doesn't know how to reply, this is it.

Many people, when they don't know how to reply to a message, choose to digress, pretend to flirt, or simply go around in circles so as not to embarrass the other party or themselves.

But Qiran Tao will not.

So much so that Li Zhao could accurately grasp the other party's mood fluctuations from the speed of his reply. Now, for example, he can already imagine Qiran Tao's distressed face on the chat interface.

Ten minutes before the opening ceremony, and the clerk is a bit anxious to come up and call him, the boss, to take his place downstairs, Qiran Tao's message finally comes back-

Qiran Tao: You don't have to do this. For me, it's not worth it. You should have your own life, like me, painting, going to art school, staying in school, I do it all for myself.

Putting down her cell phone, Li Zhao turned to the still-waiting clerk and said, "Take care of it, I'm not going down there."

"Boss, today is the opening." The store clerk Xiao Zhang was dismayed. On the first day of opening the boss was negative and he was very worried about his future in this job.

Li Zhao gives him a nod, "You can do it right."

Zhang reads the trust in his boss's eyes, as well as a reassuring sense of stability and calm.

But he was really curious, in the end, what important person can let the boss put the opening of the big day does not show up, just for chatting a WeChat: "Boss, you are ...... chatting with who it?"

Li Zhao frowned lightly.

Xiao Zhang instantly regret, finished, too gossip really upset the boss.

Li Zhao's cell phone suddenly vibrated at that moment.

Qiran Tao : Why is there no sound?

Qiran Tao: Angry?

Qiran Tao: Never mind, I take back what I said above.

Qiran Tao ：[Timeout and then regret it is too late to withdraw how to do? Urgent, Online.jpg]

Qiran Tao : [swipe.jpg]

Qiran Tao : [long long long long picture.jpg]

Qiran Tao : [long long long long long ......

Zhang only saw his boss pick up his cell phone again, then look at it, his eyebrows spread out, then look at it again, and simply smile.

The owner actually smiles.

The ten thousand year old flat lake finally meets the wind, blowing up ripples and waves - Xiao Zhang silently summarized the state of his own boss at this moment in his mind in both form and spirit.

"What did you just ask?" Li Zhao looked up without warning.

Xiao Zhang was cue caught off guard, a nervous without thinking, "I asked the boss who are you talking to ......"

"A capricious painter." The smile on Li Zhao's face deepened.

Zhang froze, realizing for the first time that the original expressionless face could really seal the face value, and the smiling boss was too damn charming!

As for "painter", which sounds like a completely ungrounded answer, it seems to make sense when you look at it.

A cafe owner and an artist, a perfect match.

Chang disappeared down the stairway and the second floor was quiet again.

Li Zhao just picked up his cell phone: he was just talking to the clerk.

Qiran Tao: ......

Qiran Tao ：Then you didn't tell me earlier, wasting me so many emoticons [heartache.jpg]

When Li Zhao looked at those flying expressions, it was like seeing Qiran Tao's ghostly faces when he used to play pranks, and his heart felt like being blown by the wind, cool and comfortable.

But the message that was sent over was not at all dragged back to the point.

Li Zhao: I'm not doing this for you. Just as you chose to paint, take the exam for the Academy, and stay in school, I also chose to open a store and leave a studio for you. You are responsible for your choice, I am responsible for mine, it's very simple.

Qiran Tao : Where it's easy ......

Li Zhao : It's not that you have to use the studio just because I left it for you, you can never come back.

Qiran Tao : How can I not come back when you are there!

Li Zhao's heart was filled with wind: I know.

Qiran Tao : ...... Believe it or not I'll go back and beat you up?

Li Zhao: You can beat me first.

That day, the coffee shop completed its opening in a strange situation where no owner showed up.

It's a good thing there weren't any friends or family invited to help out, either; customers came for the opening deals or to try out the new store, and only cared about the coffee and desserts, not the owner.

Li Zhao, on the other hand, stayed in the second-floor studio until sunset.

Li Zhao: Have you decided where to go on your vacation?

Qiran Tao: [photo] [photo]

Qiran Tao: Changbai Mountain, beautiful, right?

Li Zhao: Uh-huh.

Qiran Tao ：This place is far away from Tianchi, and there are few villages here, it is very quiet and beautiful, the photo was taken when my teacher went there in winter, I want to go there after this summer vacation, and then go there again in the next winter vacation, it is better for me to experience all the seasons in the mountain, and to see and draw all the seasons in the mountain, which must be especially great.

When it comes to painting and nature, Qiran Tao is always happy. No one knows this better than Li Zhao, who has been doing this since junior high school.

So it doesn't matter whether it's Beijing or Shenyang; any city is just a temporary stop for Qiran Tao, and when he gets the chance, he'll dive into the mountains and the forests.

Li Zhao never wanted to trap Qiran Tao, he was just like Qiran Tao, pursuing his own heart.

......

Seven months ago.

Qiran Tao : Our school is going to start a census of awakening families, is there any movement on your side?

Li Zhao: The community has come to count, and we should be able to schedule next week.

Qiran Tao: Why aren't you excited?

Li Zhao: Depends on who you compare it to.

Qiran Tao: ......

Qiran Tao : Do I make it that obvious?

Li Zhao: It's almost time to put a note on my head that says "I can finally blend in with the birds and animals".

Qiran Tao : [giggle.jpg]

Qiran Tao ：It's just amazing, I went to Wuling Mountain last weekend, and every time I went there before, I felt differently, obviously I'm already familiar with the place, I can draw it out with my eyes closed, but this time I felt like I've been to a new place, do you know that kind of feeling, everything on the mountain is brand new.

Li Zhao knows.

Though he didn't have the sensitive cells of an artist, and though he hadn't been up any of the Misty Mountains, he had seen Qiran Tao's recent paintings.

Every flower, every grass, every tree, every wood, all of them carry a different vibrancy from the past, distinct and warm.

The landscape hasn't changed, what has changed is the painter's feelings and state of mind.

Qiran Tao : What family do you think you will be?

Li Zhao: It doesn't matter.

Qiran Tao : How does it not matter, what if we are natural enemies?

Qiran Tao ： I saw a study that said that the wild awakening first changes the body, and slowly it will change the personality and even the biological instincts, if we are natural enemies, maybe one day I will bully you or even hurt you!

Li Zhao ：First of all, there has not been any official research to prove that wild awakening will change the character and biological instincts, do not believe in rumors, do not spread rumors, and read less of the fake news of the marketing number.

Li Zhao ： Secondly, even if we are natural enemies, the one who is on the upper level of the food chain, the one who will bully people, it is not necessarily you.

Qiran Tao : Didn't I tell you, jackals, wolves, tigers and leopards, I must be one of them.

Li Zhao: You don't count.

Qiran Tao: I have a basis for that!

Li Zhao: Just because you're now athletic, your fitness has improved, you don't sleep at night, you stay awake during the day, and you've fallen in love with singing at night when there's moon?

Qiran Tao : I wouldn't have known my chain of evidence was so complete if you hadn't summarized it.

Li Zhao ：Yes is right, no matter what family, I know you are you, on the line.

Qiran Tao: ......

Li Zhao : If you really want me to be as excited as you are, I can go along with that.

Qiran Tao: [you go away.jpg]

On the cold night, the exasperated Qiran Tao never spoke to him again.

But Li Zhao knew that it wouldn't be long before this popularity would be happy again. For ever since the fog, ever since everyone had begun to notice the animalistic changes taking place in them, even before the Wild Awakening had been officially confirmed, Qiran Tao had had some kind of vague intuition, based on his keen senses, and had begun to be happy about it in advance, and had been ever since.

However, Li Zhao was not happy.

The closer Qiran Tao gets to the world he wants to pursue, the further Li Zhao gets from Qiran Tao.

......

Five months ago.

It was a cold and windy weekend afternoon, the aroma and warmth of the coffee kept customers coming into the store, and the clerk couldn't keep up with the busy staff, so Li Zhao took it upon herself to make the flower pulls for the cups of coffee.

His cell phone was placed on the second floor, and as a result, Zhang went upstairs to get something passing by the drawing room and heard his cell phone ringing, and when Zhang brought the phone over, the call was disconnected before he could go downstairs.

Xiao Zhang was still the first to hand his cell phone over to Li Zhao, who, as a veteran store clerk, was all too aware of the importance of this caller who flashed in the store as soon as winter and summer vacations rolled around: "Boss, Mr. Tao called you just now."

Li Zhao's hand is pounding, and the pulling flower, which is about to be finished, breaks down.

"You redo another cup." After explaining to Chang, he took the cell phone and walked towards the stairway.

But before we got to the second floor, Qiran Tao's message came: Are you in the store?

Li Zhao's eyes flashed with suspicion, stepped up the stairs, while calling back the phone.

It was answered in seconds, the background noise was loud, like outside, but it still couldn't cover the strange urgency in Qiran Tao's voice: "Li Zhao."

Li Zhao looked puzzled and stopped on his feet, "What's wrong?"

Qiran Tao: "Are you at the store?"

Li Zhao: "Yes."

Qiran Tao : "I'm coming over to you now."

Li Zhao was surprised: "Now? You are in Shenyang?"

Qiran Tao: "Just got off the high speed train."

In less than an hour, the welcoming wind chime rang crisply with the pushed-open door of the store.

Qiran Tao Wrapped in a long, tight down coat, Qiran Tao brings with him the dust of the journey and the cold outside.

Customers in the store naturally looked over at the sound.

Then realizing that the other person didn't seem to be here for coffee, he headed straight in and went up to the second floor.

Li Zhao has been waiting in the studio.

Qiran Tao wouldn't come back for no reason. Something's going on.

" Li Zhao." Qiran Tao's voice arrives first, before the talent enters, and as soon as he does, he turns around and shuts the door to the drawing room tightly again.

Over the years, Qiran Tao has made the studio his own.

Li Zhao liked it, but right now he was more concerned, "What's going on?"

Qiran Tao put his hat down and took off his down jacket quickly, the way over made the tip of his nose red with cold: "You may see very ...... special things next, you have to be prepared."

Special?

Li Zhao thought that Qiran Tao must have encountered something "serious" when he came back in such a hurry, but the other party used a neutral adjective.

And he could not see any grim demeanor in Qiran Tao's eyes, only suppressed surprise and anticipation.

Qiran Tao himself is ...... looking forward to what he is about to be shown?

Li Zhao was thoroughly disturbed, but his face did not move as he waited for Qiran Tao's next step.

Unexpectedly, Qiran Tao took off his clothes again, one by one, and finally, like a newborn baby, he lay down on the bed in the studio and curled up his body a little bit.

The cold wind was howling outside the window.

The drawing room, however, was so quiet that they could hear each other breathing.

Gradually, a second sound was added, of bones changing, of fur and sharp claws growing.

Li Zhao looked dumbfounded.

It only felt like everything around him was starting to blur, except for this silver-gray color in his vision, clear, true, and hitting him hard in the chest.

Qiran Tao turns into a real tundra wolf.