王恒 exiting the darkening corridor of the opposite building, trying to see what the group of young people were up to. They were wearing gym clothes and holding a tape measure, pointing at a small tree in the flower bed, discussing something. The leader, still tying her hair into a ponytail, had shouted at him just now. Wang Heng had been confused, wondering why there would be a fitness equipment stand by the flower bed?

Chapter 8: Smoke and Mist Dissolving

王恒一边退一边想，这都什么情况啊。他本来是在楼下等老婆，想着上去把晚饭钱给她，结果一出门就听见这边嚷嚷。他这大龄青年，最怕就是遇上个宣扬健康的生活方式什么的，非得拉人一起跑步跳操。想想也是，他这身板，别说一起锻炼了，换个姿势都得喘。

“哟，这是发现了新大陆？”王恒嘀咕着，绕到花坛的另一边，想离这帮年轻人远点儿。结果还没绕过去，就听见一个清脆的声音喊他：“哎，你也是住这边的吧？”

王恒一愣，扭头看去。扎马尾辫的姑娘正冲他笑，脸颊上两点红晕，像刚跑完步似的。他这才回过神来，这不是刚才那个喊他的吗？他抬手揉了揉额头，不是扭到了，是刚才不小心撞到了门框上，现在还有点发晕。

“是啊，怎么了？”王恒尽量让自己的声音听起来不那么烦躁。

“我们这不是在讨论这棵树能不能种的吗？想种点降低噪音的，你行行好，给点意见呗？”姑娘说着，把卷尺递过来。

王恒接过卷尺，瞥了一眼，上面还沾着泥土。他皱了皱眉，没说话，直接把卷尺甩回给她：“我这是来看我老婆的，没空掺和你们这事儿。