In the midsummer of 2017, the evening wind was warm. There was no longer the scorching heat of the sun. The leaves that were blown by the wind were still so elegant and gentle. Time was always unforgettable.
Xuan strolled along the street alone, wandering aimlessly. Although his eyes were empty, his heart was already surging with mixed feelings. He wasn't sure if he was feeling happy or pained, hopeful or regretful, or perhaps all of them…He tried his best not to think about it, but when he heard her name again today, that figure couldn't help but appear clearly in his mind. It was like a rooted vine that couldn't be removed.
At around four o'clock in the afternoon, the hot air began to dissipate like quicksand. Xuan had just woken up from his sleep and was about to take a shower and have a meal before going to his place of work, the bar where he waited for someone. As soon as he put on his clothes, his phone rang. He glanced at it and saw that it was his good friend Jun from high school. He was very puzzled. Was there something wrong with calling him at this time? Although he had doubts, Xuan still took the phone without hesitation and answered the call.
"Xuan, are you free tomorrow? Feng Zi said that we should have a meal together." A familiar voice came from the other end of the phone. Although they hadn't seen each other for more than a year, the voice was still as warm as ever.
"Uh, uh, it's not like you don't know. I'm doing a summer job at a bar. I don't have time. You guys have fun.”Xuan said helplessly.
"Don't, just take a day off. I forgot to tell you, she'll be here too.”Jun laughed.
"Who is it?"
"Who else could it be? Ling, you haven't seen her for a year and have forgotten about her, right?”Jun said in surprise.
" Get lost, she has a boyfriend…" Suddenly, there was silence.
It was as if time had stopped.
"Isn't she at school?”
"I'm not sure either. Feng Zi said that he told her yesterday. Ling said that she would be back today. After all, we haven't seen each other for a year.”
Yes, it had been a year. In the blink of an eye, it had been a year since graduation. Time really flew.
"Hey, kid, don't be silent. Are you coming or not?”
"Yes, I'll go. Shall we go to the same place?"
"Yes, the same place. It's settled then. Don't stand me up. I'll go and tell them.”Beep beep beep…A busy tone came from the other end of the phone. Xuan held his phone and stared out the window. The room was so silent that even the pulse could be clearly heard. Xuan did not know why he agreed to go. Perhaps it was just to see her. Really, it had been a long time.
Feng, Jun, Xuan, Ling, Xin, and Yun. The six of them had known each other since Year One. Within a year, the six of them had become best friends. Although they had been separated from each other in Year Two, their feelings had never changed. They had always been best friends.
Xuan wandered on the street for a long time. When night fell, he had already arrived at the entrance of the bar." Waiting for someone." Yes, we are all waiting for someone. No one knows who we are waiting for and how long we have to wait.
"You brat, why are you here so early today? It's still early for work.”Ling saw Xuan standing at the entrance of the bar, his eyes looking at the name of the bar as he smiled at Xuan. Ling, the manager of the bar, was also the one who brought Xuan here to do summer work.
"Uh, Brother Ling, I want to take a day off. I have a gathering with a few friends from high school tomorrow, so I might not be able to come tomorrow night.”Xuan said apologetically to Ling.
"Alright, alright, alright. I know you, kid. Work hard tonight.”
"Okay, thank you, Brother Ling." Xuan bent down as if he was bowing and said with a smile.
"You brat, quickly go to the back and change your clothes.”As he spoke, he kicked Xuan. Xuan ran to the changing room at the back with a smile and began his daily work as usual.
The next morning, at eight or nine o'clock, the sun shone through the window. A golden line shone warmly into the room, illuminating the entire room in gold. Xuan had already woken up. He was wearing casual clothes and was sitting by the window. He looked at the sunlight in his palm, but the feelings in his heart were already fluctuating. After being silent for a long time, Xuan simply packed up and walked towards his destination. It was still the same street, the same scenery, and the same place.
Not long after, Xuan arrived at his destination. It was an ordinary restaurant that could be seen everywhere. There was a milk tea shop next to it, but such an ordinary restaurant was not ordinary to Xuan at all. Xuan stood at the door and looked at the milk tea shop beside him. His thoughts had long drifted away.
"Wow, you're so stupid. You failed such a simple math test. You only scored a little over 70 points. You didn't even pass half of the 150-point paper, haha.”The boy held a math paper and laughed loudly.
"What are you talking about? It's not like you don't know that I'm bad at math, yet you're still laughing at me.”The girl said as she hit the boy with her little hand.
The boy and girl who were fooling around were Xuan and Ling, who were in their first year of high school. That was their first monthly examination.
"Hahaha, who asked you to not study seriously in class?”The boy teased the girl as he turned to ask her," By the way, what do you want to drink?”
"The original milk tea is fine. Don't add anything else.”
"Yes, I am. He took two cups of plain milk tea and did not want anything else. Oh, and a glass of lemonade.”The boy did not forget to explain to the girl." Jun said that he will come over later. We can study together.”
"I don't care. You have to teach me math anyway.”The girl found a seat and said to the boy as she put down her bag.
"Okay, okay, okay. I'll teach you, okay? I'll teach you math, and you'll teach me English. Look at my English. I'm only one point away from passing.”
" Pfft!" The girl couldn't help but laugh when she heard this.
Xuan looked at the familiar milk tea shop and seemed to see the scene of him and Ling learning to play. This milk tea shop had left them with too many memories. This was the place where he, Ling, and Jun often came to learn. At that time, her smile was so innocent and warm that no one wanted to disturb her.
"Hey, kid, you're here. Why don't you go in?”Suddenly, a hand was placed on Xuan's shoulder. Hearing the familiar voice, Xuan knew it was Jun. Xuan turned his head and looked at Jun who was leading the wine. He smiled and continued,"Didn't I just arrive?"”After saying that, the two of them walked in with their arms around each other.
It was still the original private room. Feng, Xin, and Yun were already there. They were happily discussing something. As soon as Jun entered the door, he shouted," Look who's here."”
"Yo, Xuan is here." Feng said as he walked over from his seat.
"Uh, hello, everyone. Sorry I'm late.”Xuan said as he put down his things. Then, he went up and gave Feng a hug. Then, she greeted Xin and Yun separately and said," Sigh, I haven't seen you for a year. I realized that the two of you have become a lot prettier.”
"How could we? Ling has become a great beauty now. We went out last night and she's much prettier than before.”Xin Heyun joked with a smile.
"No, no, no. You've changed a lot too. You're all prettier than before. Were there many people chasing after her in school?”
Xin and Yun laughed when they heard that. "No, no. I'm still single. Ling, on the other hand, has a boyfriend.”
Although Xuan knew that Ling had a boyfriend, he still felt very uncomfortable when he heard it. It was as if he had been bitten by a mosquito. It was itchy.
"Ah, come here. Let's play cards.”Feng took out a deck of poker cards out of nowhere.
"You guys go ahead. Yun and I will continue to discuss cosmetics.”Xin pulled Yun over and went to the side to continue their discussion.
"Alright, come on, let's play Fight the Landlord.”Feng couldn't wait to open the poker cards and pulled Xuan Hejun over to play cards.
After playing one or two cards, the door was pushed open. It was Ling, but she had lost weight and became much more beautiful.
"Sorry, I'm a little late."
"Ya, Ling, you're finally here." Yun went up and pulled Ling over.
"That's right, that's right. I've been waiting for a long time. I'll punish myself with a cup later.”Feng pretended to be dissatisfied.
"Since you're all here, I'll go inform them to serve the dishes.”Jun threw down his card and walked out. As he passed by Xuan, he even patted Xuan's shoulder gently.
Xuan raised his head and looked at Ling, who was talking to Xin and Yun. Her smile was still so warm, like the wind in April. It had never changed. He couldn't help but think of the first time he met Ling.
It was during the military training when high school had just started. Xuan Yi had accidentally stepped on the girl's shoe in front of him. He was very apologetic and quickly said," I'm sorry, I didn't mean it.”
"It's alright." The girl turned around and smiled.
That smile was so warm, as gentle as the spring rain caressing the grass. There was no wine in her dimples, but Xuan was drunk. He stood there blankly until the instructor woke him up. Xuan deeply remembered this smile. They didn't know that Xuan had seen Ling during the military training. He still had a deep impression of her.
I can't understand, Xie Huayu's style, falling into the trap you buried, trapped for a lifetime, just listening quietly like that, with your scenery.
"Aren't you going up to say hello?" Feng poked Xuan.
Xuan knew that he couldn't avoid it and it was meaningless. He smiled and walked up.
"Long time no see. Are you alright?"
"Yeah, long time no see." Ling was still smiling as usual.
Xuan knew that no matter where he met Ling, she would always have a smile on her face, as if she was always bathed in the spring breeze. In the past three years, there was only one time, and only one time, that he saw Ling so sad and in pain. It was so heartbreaking.
After the military training, the six of them were assigned to the same class, Grade One, Class Four. Xuan and Ling were still deskmates. Xuan still remembered that when he went to class on the first day of school, the first thing he saw was the girl from the military training. He was very surprised. Moreover, she was his deskmate. Xuan stood foolishly beside his seat. He did not know what to say or do.
"Hello, my name is Ling. What about you?" It was still that intoxicating smile. She was slightly plump and very likable.
"Uh, uh, I, oh, I'm Xuan.”
"Pfft, why are you so nervous? Your face is red.”
" I, I…" After being laughed at, Xuan's face turned even redder. Even her hands clenched involuntarily.
"Alright, I won't tease you anymore. We'll be deskmates from now on.”Ling said with the same smile and went out. Someone called her from outside. It seemed to be Yun's voice, but Xuan didn't know Yun at that time.
Xuan watched Ling run out happily. That slightly chubby and slightly cute figure, and most importantly, that unforgettable smile.
In the first period, during class, Ling handed over a notebook. She looked at Xuan and gestured for him to look at the contents of the notebook.
"Do you not like to talk to strangers? I see that your face is so red when you say something today.（^O^）”
Xuan looked up at the teacher, then picked up a pen and wrote,
"Well, a little. I don't like to talk to strangers. Don't laugh at me if my handwriting is a little ugly." After he finished writing, Xuan quietly handed the notebook to Ling. Not long after. He handed it over again.
"Hahaha, your handwriting is too ugly. You can consider buying a copybook to practice. Otherwise, you'll lose out on the exam. We're deskmates now. We're not strangers anymore.”
"Yes, we're deskmates and friends.”
"We are good friends, the kind that will never change.”
Good friend. Xuan read the contents of the notebook and looked at Ling. Ling also smiled at him. After that. He listened to the class seriously.
Handing over notebooks became a common thing for Xuan and Ling in class. In a year, they had filled four notebooks with everything. Xuan still treasured all the notebooks at home. He couldn't bear to throw them away. Through this, they learned a lot about each other and quickly became familiar with each other. Xuan knew a lot about Ling. Ling's birthday was in April. She liked to eat braised pork, like to drink milk, and didn't like to eat celery…He also knew that Ling had a boyfriend and wasn't in this school. Every time she talked about her boyfriend, Ling's smile was always so bright, as if she had drunk honey.
But one weekend night, everything changed. The familiar street was like a calm river, winding in the dense shadows of the trees. Only the leaves rustled in the wind and rain, as if they were still recalling the hustle and bustle of the day. It was as if everything was a dream, but at least the person in the dream would not feel pain.
Xuan went to self-study as usual. When he saw Ling, although she tried her best to hide her sadness and although her face was still full of smiles, she did not have the warmth she usually had. It was the first time Xuan had seen such an expression and such a state. It was time for evening self-study. Xuan did not ask anything. He secretly looked at Ling and realized that she was in a daze. No one knew what she was thinking.
After a while, Xuan handed the notebook to Ling.
"What's wrong with you? You don't feel good today? Is it about your boyfriend?"
Ling often talked to Xuan about her boyfriend. Whether it was happy, sweet, or unhappy, she would tell Xuan about it in her notebook. When she was happy, Xuan would also be happy for her and praise her for finding a boyfriend who loved her. When she was troubled, Xuan would comfort her and say a lot of warm words to make her happy.
"I'm fine. I'm just not feeling well.”Looking at the notebook that Ling handed over, Xuan knew that she did not want to say it.
"If you feel uncomfortable, lie on the table for a while.”
"I know. (-^〇^-)”
When we need someone to rely on the most, we often want to survive alone in the end. Looking at Ling lying on the table with that stubborn expression, Xuan's heart ached, but he could not do anything. He could only look at her silently. People who were in unrequited love were all shadows. A shadow who was willing to accompany her in the dark and give her warmth, but did not have the courage to walk into the light.
Finally, school was over. Ling carried her unopened school bag and walked out in silence. She did not alarm anyone, as if she was walking in another world at this moment. Seeing Ling leave the classroom, Xuan quickly packed up and ran to the store with his bag. He bought two packs of tissues and a cup of hot milk. Then, he ran towards the field. He knew that Ling must be there.
The sports field at night seemed even quieter. The bright moonlight shone on the sports field, reflecting a gentle scene. A gentle breeze blew, and the leaves on the field swayed gently as if they were playing strings, but it was just a sad song.
When Xuan ran to the field, there were only a few people on the huge field. Xuan recognized Ling who was sitting on the ground in the middle of the field at a glance. Xuan quietly walked over and handed over the tissue and hot milk without saying anything. Ling turned around to look at Xuan. She took the tissue and milk, wiped her tears, and said,
"Thank you. You, how did you know I was here?"
Xuan did not answer her. He only looked at her, then took off his school uniform and draped it over Ling. Then, he sat down beside Ling and said,
"What's wrong? Can you tell me? Perhaps it'll be better to say it out loud." Xuan did not answer Ling's question.
"I broke up with him today.”Ling said calmly as tears flowed down her face again, and there was even a little sob.
"Why? What did you post again?"
"He hasn't come to look for me for a long time. I thought he was studying and didn't have time to come and look for me, so I went to look for him today. "But I found that he was holding another girl's hand and buying snacks…" As she spoke, Ling's tears flowed even more, and her sobs gradually became louder. " They've been pregnant for more than a month. I didn't know…"
Looking at Ling's sad expression, Xuan didn't know what to do. He looked at the night sky and the stars. After a long time, he said," Cry. Maybe you'll feel better after crying."”
"Aren't you going to comfort me?" Ling wiped her tears and looked at Xuan Feng as she asked.
"If consolation was useful, would you still choose to bear it alone?”Xuan was still looking at the stars in the sky. Then, he gradually lay down and said slowly.
Ling looked at Xuan, who was lying down. Hearing his words, she did not know what to say. Perhaps Xuan was right. Then, Ling also laid down. The two of them looked at the stars in the sky and neither of them spoke.
That night, the stars were beautiful, and even the night breeze was pleasant and intoxicating.
"Hey, Xuan, why are you standing there? Sit down. The waiter will serve the dishes later.”At this moment, Jun returned and patted Xuan's shoulder.
Xuan, who was woken up by Jun's slap, looked around and sat down silently. Everyone knew that Xuan didn't like to talk.
"Come, come, let's drink. One bottle per person.”Feng opened the beer and handed it to everyone. Everyone caught it, and no one tried to push it away. When the waiter served all the dishes, they talked while drinking or eating. They talked about their high school memories and college days. From time to time, warm laughter could be heard from the private room.
The meal lasted for a long time, and everyone drank a lot of wine. After the meal, everyone prepared to go to the KTV. The private rooms had already been reserved. He had just left. Looking at the milk tea shop next door, Xuan said,
"You guys go ahead. I'll go buy some milk tea.”
"Okay, we'll wait for you at the entrance of the KTV.”Feng turned around and looked at Xuan.
Looking at their receding figures, Xuan walked into the milk tea shop and ordered six cups of milk tea. Then, he sat at the seat that he and Ling often sat at. He saw Ling sitting there too, looking at him with a smile, just like before. The smile on Xuan's face bloomed like a sunflower. He was just about to ask why he was here. However, he heard:
"Handsome, the six cups of milk tea you ordered are ready.”
"Oh, okay." Xuan came back to his senses and smiled. As expected, he had drunk too much and was hallucinating. Xuan walked over.
"Excuse me, which cup of milk tea is the original one?”Xuan took the milk tea and asked the waiter.
"This cup." The waiter pointed at the right cup of the two cups in front of Xuan and said.
"Alright, thank you." Xuan remembered it firmly. He put the two cups together, led them with his right hand, and led the other four cups with his left hand. Then, he walked towards the KTV. I can still clearly remember your preferences.
Jun, Xin, Yun, and Ling were waiting at the entrance of the KTV while chatting happily. When he saw Xuan, Jun ran over. Xuan handed him the milk tea in his left hand and asked,"Why don't I see Feng?"”
"He went to the toilet."
Xuan walked in front of Ling and handed the milk tea in his right hand that was different from others to Ling with a smile.
"This is for you. It's the same as before. I wonder if you've changed your habits.”
Ling looked at Xuan and was a little touched. Perhaps she had drunk too much. She said softly,"Thank you. You still remember."”
Of course, I haven't forgotten anything about you. Xuan didn't answer and just smiled at Ling.
"Let's go in." At this moment, Feng walked over.
"We thought you fell down. "Haha," Jun passed a cup of milk tea to Feng and joked.
"Get lost. You're the one who fell in." Feng took the milk tea and gave Jun a light push.
Everyone listened to Feng Hejun's words and could not help but laugh. Then, they walked towards the KTV together.
After entering the KTV, Jun, Feng, Xin, and Yun were all busy ordering songs. Xuan could only find a place to watch them sing. Then, he took out his phone and scrolled through the Qzone. He saw that the first post Qzone was from Ling, who had just posted it.
"I'm a little touched that someone still remembers my habits.”
Xuan looked at it and wanted to reply, but he didn't. He just silently gave a Like. Then, Xuan also sent a message in reply to Ling.
"Meeting you, missing you, accompanying you
In the end, no one has the courage to say
That sentence, I like you."
After Xuan finished posting, he put down his phone and the voice of the comment rang. Xuan looked at it and the first comment was from Ling." The starry sky was beautiful that night. I liked Ke Jingteng too."”
When Xuan saw Ling's comment, tears unknowingly flowed down his eyes. It was enough. What we liked was only the specific me and you at that time. Perhaps he still missed or was grateful. The bits and pieces of time that had passed and the beauty of the sun were the only warmth in the journey of life.
Just as Xuan was about to reply to Ling, Jun walked over and snatched Xuan's phone. He said," Why are you playing with your phone here? Come and sing a song. I'll give it to you after I'm done."”
"Yes, yes, yes. Hurry up and sing a song. We've been singing all this time. We've never heard you sing before!”Xin Heyun also cheered from the side.
Helpless, Xuan could only walk up and choose a song," You're Not Mine After Grading." He had sung this song in class on the day of graduation, but they were in different classes at that time. Ling was not in the same class as him, so he could only sing it again today as a reply.
The familiar melody sounded again. Xuan had not sung or heard this song for more than a year. Now that he heard it, he still felt a little indescribable.
"I left
ever owned
Our schoolhouse with too many stories
……”
Xuan started singing along with the melody. The private room quieted down and everyone looked at Xuan. Although it was not a heavenly voice, at least it was a true expression.
" After graduation, you won't be mine. If I go back to the past and skip another class, buy pudding during class, and then secretly give it to you after class, don't be so stubborn in a city without me. If you have a shoulder to lean on, don't be reluctant to forget me…"
If you have a shoulder to lean on, don't be reluctant to forget me. Don't force yourself to do everything. I hope you can be happy.
When the song ended, Xuan shed tears, but he quickly wiped them away. Vaguely, everyone's eyes were a little moist.
Everyone was very happy that day, and they didn't leave until late at night. When he returned home at night, Xuan sat under the lamp and wrote:
Holding it in my hand
I really want to give it to you
The flower in my hand
But it can't
The book is written into a beautiful fairy tale
so
I choose to watch you smile peacefully
Hurried past
And our years!
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