This year was different from the previous years. The winter was especially cold. Dong Ting, who came from Beijing, was freezing. Her delicate hands were swollen like carrots, making people's hearts ache. Huang Zhitian was worried and bought some frostbite medicine online to send to her. Even during the busy exam week, he would rush to Jianghai University whenever he was free.
Fortunately, time would not stop, even in the most uncomfortable times. After the final exams, it was winter vacation again in the blink of an eye. Xie Ling took the initiative to ask Autumn Beam to go back to Rivertown. Most of the time, Autumn Beam would return with Zhitian. However, the arrival of the two girls this year had kept them busy. Autumn Beam naturally could not refuse Xie Ling's invitation. Dong Ting was also new here, so she needed Zhi Tian to accompany her back. Fortunately, it was a one-on-one pair. They did not have to choose between brothers and girls, although they would both choose the latter. The University of Jianghai's holidays were coming later, so they split into two groups. Autumn Beam and Xie Ling left first, while Zhi Tian stayed behind to wait for Dong Ting.
It was the peak period of the university holidays, so there were many people at the station. Out of caution, Autumn Beam had arrived at the train station early to line up. They arrived early and there weren't many people. Autumn Beam called Xie Ling and asked her when she would arrive at the station. She replied that it was about nine o'clock, so Autumn Beam bought two tickets for the nine-thirty.
As she waited alone in the waiting hall, Autumn Beam's gaze was constantly shifting between the clock on the wall and the entrance. It was 9 o'clock! However, Xie Ling still didn't come. Autumn Beam was so anxious that she called her. He called three times in a row, but no one picked up.
"Is there a traffic jam? If there's a traffic jam, you should at least pick up the phone.”The more he thought about it, the more anxious he became. He simply could not sit still anymore. He stood up and paced back and forth. He called again and again, but no one picked up. Seeing that it was past 9:20 pm, Autumn Beam immediately ran to the ticket office to change her ticket.
"What time do you want to change to?" the ticket seller asked him.”
Autumn Beam was troubled. He didn't know when Xie Ling would arrive. "Change it to 11 o'clock!"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes!"
After changing the tickets, Autumn Beam called Xie Ling again. After waiting for five minutes, the call finally went through.
"Hey, where are you now?"
"I just got off the bus and am at the entrance of the bus station!”
"Oh, okay. Come in quickly. I'm in the waiting room.”
"Yes!"
When she came in with big and small bags, Autumn Beam's heart finally relaxed. He didn't want to ask her why she didn't answer the phone because he knew the reason. He would not blame her because he understood her. As long as she appeared in front of him, his heart would be ecstatic. Everything else was worth it, and he was willing to endure it.
"It's very cold today. Do you have enough clothes?”Unexpectedly, Xie Ling took the initiative to show concern for Autumn Beam.
"Enough, I'm warm!" Hearing her greeting, Autumn Beam's heart immediately warmed.
Xie Ling took out a bag of biscuits from her handbag and gave it to Autumn Beam. Autumn Beam felt as if she had fallen into a honey pot, and her happiness soared.
After waiting for more than an hour, the car finally arrived. Autumn Beam had specially reserved a seat by the window for Xie Ling while she sat beside her. Along the way, Xie Ling quietly looked at the scenery outside the window without saying a word. Autumn Beam also looked at her quietly, trying to read her mind...
Zhi Tian and Dong Ting, who came back a few days later, were obviously not as silent. The two of them talked about everything along the way, and it was very lively. They were indeed old friends of many years, and the atmosphere was much more harmonious. On the other hand, Xie Ling and Autumn Beam, perhaps because they didn't know each other very well, always felt like they were separated by a layer of glass. They felt like they were close to each other and could be seen clearly, but they were always within reach.
Winter vacation was a joyous holiday. The most joyous event of every winter vacation was, of course, the class reunion. After some simple planning, the location was still the same hotel as last year.
That morning, the hotel room was already bustling with noise. This winter vacation gave people a different feeling. Everyone was happy, perhaps because the cold weather made their hearts even hotter. Regardless of the others, the reason why Autumn Beam was happy was obvious. It was because of Xie Ling. Xie Ling finally went to university. The haze of the college entrance examination last year was swept away. Thinking of this, his face was filled with joy.
Just as he was thinking about her, she happened to come. She was wearing a red windbreaker with a turtleneck sweater, suit pants, and high-heeled shoes. She looked shy and mature. The moment she entered, she immediately became the focus of everyone's attention. Everyone was surprised by her complete change and was simply dumbfounded. She looked at everyone's surprised expressions and felt a little embarrassed. She walked straight to Autumn Beam and hid beside her.
"You're so beautiful today!"
"Is it beautiful? But I don't like this outfit. My mom insisted that I wear it.”
After a short pause, the room was noisy again. People were playing cards and chatting. After a while, a girl wearing a woolen hat came in. This hat was very cute because there was a ball of fur on each side of it, which was long and straight to the waist. This girl was Dong Ting. They were both girls, but Xie Ling had become more mature, and she was actually exuding an even cuter aura.
Everyone's eyes turned to her again. She calmly reached out her gloved hand and greeted everyone," Hi, hi!”He slowly walked to the table and stopped.
Ni Fang ran over and grabbed a small ball on her hat with her hand. She smiled and said,"This is so fun! Xiao Ting, how can you be so cute? So cute that I want to kiss you!”
"Hey, don't, don't kiss me. There are so many guys here, can't you just find one to marry?”
"Hahaha…"
Everyone laughed, and the boys laughed even more exaggeratedly, or rather," wretchedly."
Ni Fang turned around and made a face at the boys.”
This sentence really made the boys present fall into embarrassment for a moment. They looked at each other, not knowing how to respond. After a long silence, Autumn Beam finally broke the silence." Zhi Tian, Ting Dong, and Qin Qin, the four of us will level up. Let her find a place without stinky men and enjoy it alone!”
Seeing the four of them sit down and not even let her play her favorite leveling game, this move could really be called taking the fire from under the cauldron. It was fatal. Ni Fang immediately gave in and hurriedly said,"I won't do it. I want to come!"”
"Didn't you say that we're stinky men? Don't come.”Autumn Beam teased.
"No, I want to come!"
"We have enough for four people. You should find something else to play with.”
"Hehe, that's good. Go play with Xie Ling!”As she spoke, she pushed him away and sat down on the chair.
Autumn Beam looked at Xie Ling and shook her head. Xie Ling smiled at him and gestured for him to go over.
"You said you would go to our school this semester, but you haven't been there. Are you going next semester?"
"Of course. I've always wanted to go, but the weather isn't good.”
"Yes, it just so happens that a classmate of mine from the repeat class has always wanted to come. If we call Ni Fang and Dong Ting, it will be very lively with more people.”
"A student from the repeat class? Is it a boy?"
"Yes, I am."
Autumn Beam nodded thoughtfully and said," Yes, good. It's lively with more people.”
Not long after, when it was lunchtime, the restaurant downstairs called to inform them that they could eat. Ni Fang reluctantly got up from the card table and went downstairs.
On the cement ground downstairs, a few children were playing. They were jumping. Everyone had probably played this game when they were young. However, after so many years, it was difficult to even remember its name. The children's parents called them to eat, and the children ran into the building. Dong Ting saw that they were having so much fun, and she became more playful. He didn't care and jumped into the grid with one foot like a child, playing with interest. Everyone stopped and smiled as they watched her play. Dozens of pairs of eyes were attracted by this little fairy. The students were so entranced by it that their faces were filled with sweetness, as if they were fantasizing about their childhood.
"Time to eat!" Ni Fang's shout pulled everyone back to reality.
"Eat, eat!" Everyone walked towards the restaurant.
Only Zhi Tian was still standing at the side, protecting his angel. Dong Ting seemed to be immersed in her own memories, imagining that she was still that ignorant little girl, innocently dancing.
"Hey, it's time to eat. If you don't go now, there won't be any food to eat.”This time it was Autumn Beam. He didn't want to disturb their private time, but seeing that they seemed to be possessed, he could only shout loudly.
"Dong Ting, Dong Ting!"
"Hmm?" Dong Ting seemed to have woken up from a dream and was at a loss.
"Stop dancing. It's time to eat!"
"Oh, ah!" With a sudden pause, she didn't stop and fell straight to the ground.
Zhi Tian turned pale with fright and quickly ran over to catch it. She suddenly threw herself into Zhi Tian's arms. "Are you alright?"
Dong Ting quickly stood up straight and smiled."It's fine. What can happen to me? Let's go eat.”He turned around and waved at Autumn Beam." Let's go, Brother Autumn."”
Autumn Beam raised her eyebrows and smiled."Okay, let's go!"
The moment the three of them arrived, everyone was ready to eat. The man and woman sat apart, and the meal was quite enjoyable. Everyone shared the interesting things they had seen in the past year, talked about the beautiful scenery of their school, and invited their classmates to play. The students studying in other provinces talked about many local languages and customs, making people feel like they were traveling around the world without leaving their homes.
In the afternoon, everyone played cards and chatted. Soon, it was evening. Good times always passed too quickly. Although they were happy, they had not yet enjoyed themselves. Everyone reluctantly said goodbye.
"See you next year!"
"See you next year!"
Autumn Beam and Zhi Tian stood by the roadside, watching their respective girls get into the car and slowly drive away. Autumn Beam sighed.”
Withdrawing his gaze, Zhi Tian composed himself,""What else can we do if we don't leave? Let's go." He put his hand on Autumn Beam's shoulder and walked to the station together.
"Have you confessed to Xie Ling?”
"No, I haven't." Autumn Beam answered confidently.
"What are you waiting for?”
"When her heart is completely captured by me, everything will be smooth sailing.”
"Are you that confident?"
"Looking at the boys around her, I have no reason not to be confident, right?”
"Including me?"
"Of course!"
"Hmph, haha." The two of them looked at each other and smiled.
"Then, did you confess to Dong Ting?”
"Confess what?"
"Stop pretending. Everyone can see it. It's just the two of you acting like you're underground workers."
"I'm just like you. I'm waiting for the day when the water will flow smoothly.”
"Are you that confident?"
"Just like you, I have no reason not to be confident when I look at the boys around her!”
"Including me?"
"Of course!"
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