For a long time when he entered the university, Tao Zhi wondered if he would run into him on the huge campus one day.
Just like she and Lin Suyan, at a certain time, at a certain place, the meeting happened naturally.
Girls are probably like this, and they have programmed countless times in their minds what kind of scene they would have if they ran into the ex-boyfriend who dumped her.
He would brush his shoulders as if no one was there, and simply leave, or rush up and slap him ten times, or greet him calmly like an old friend.
In the end, when we actually met each other, we greeted each other with a greeting, but we were actually not that calm.
In the past seven years, even the face of the young man who occupied her eyes became blurred and unfamiliar. The smoky red light between his fingers was silently burning, burning her fragile and tense nerves.
Tao Zhi wanted to go in.
Just when she was thinking about whether to walk away to say goodbye or just turn around and leave, the wooden sliding door was pulled open again with a "crash" from the inside, and Li Shuangjiang's carefree voice filled the quiet small balcony: "Boss! You've been standing outside for an hour! If you don't come back, we'll eat all the sashimi—"
Halfway through his speech, he noticed that there was another person on the balcony. The moment he saw the other person clearly, he froze for a moment.
His mouth was still open, and after a long time, he came to his senses.
"Brother Huai!" He yelled.
Tao Zhi shivered in fright.
Li Shuangjiang rushed directly to the balcony, which was connected by a small balcony, separated only by a red lantern that was so long that it fell to the ground. He threw away the lantern and rushed up to hug Jiang Qihuai.
"I'm going to cry! You bastard!" The big man who is over 1.8 meters has red eye circles at this moment, and his hand patted his back vigorously, "How many years has it been! I can't even contact you Come on, let's play the game of evaporation for my buddies, right?"
His voice was so loud that almost everyone in the private room heard it. Zhao Mingqi and Jiang Zhengxun rushed over after work, and heard him howling on the balcony as soon as they entered the door.
Several people stuck their heads out one by one, Zhao Mingqi's eyes widened: "Fuck!"
He slapped Jiang Zhengxun on the back, and he could only say two words: "Fuck me?!"
Jiang Qihuai stretched out the hand holding the cigarette, he smiled lightly, and patted his arm with the other hand.
Li Shuangjiang let go of him, rubbed his nose with his hands and asked, "Are you here with friends?"
Jiang Qihuai let out a "hmm", paused, and said, "I was just about to leave."
Li Shuang nodded and asked him: "Then is there any arrangement later?"
Tao Zhi had a bad premonition in his heart.
Li Shuangjiang didn't wait for Jiang Qihuai to speak, and continued, "Didn't you come over for a drink? It's just Zhao Mingqi and us, who are old acquaintances."
The bad premonition came true.
don't come, don't come, don't come...
Tao Zhi lowered his eyes, didn't look at him, and muttered silently in his heart.
The next second, Jiang Qihuai pinched the cigarette, threw it into the trash can next to him, and said calmly, "Okay."
Tao Zhi: "..."
Haven't seen you for so many years! Don't you come up and just be so familiar!
Be a little colder!
When Jiang Qihuai returned to the box, the people inside were eating in full swing.
Holding a wine glass, Cheng Yi was lamenting the injustice of life.
"Sister Lin has a date, and Editor-in-Chief Gu has a girl he likes. I guess Lao Lu is an idiot who is about to have a baby, and me!" Cheng Yi smashed the table angrily, "Where is my cute little lover?! I'm almost thirty!"
"You probably have the same kind of virtue at 80." Lu Jiaheng lowered his head and sent a wechat beside him without raising his head, "I just asked the waiter for the phone number ten minutes ago. You should have a few partners."
Cheng Yi pointed at him: "Isn't this the time when you used to have a bunch of sister calls in your phone?"
"Don't talk nonsense, you're going to kill someone," Lu Jiaheng corrected him rigorously, "Besides, I used to be asked for my phone number by others."
Cheng Yi suddenly became depressed. When he saw Jiang Qihuai coming in, his darkened eyes brightened again, as if a dying person saw new life: "Director Jiang!"
Jiang Qihuai walked to the seat where he was sitting just now, leaned over and picked up his coat.
Cheng Yi looked at him and spread his arms: "Allies! From now on, we are the only ones who depend on each other. You can't betray me!"
Jiang Qihuai withdrew his body back, making Cheng Yi's hug empty, he raised his eyelids: "I'll go first."
"What's the matter with you?" Cheng Yi wondered, "Didn't you just eat this?"
Jiang Qihuai got up and walked to the door: "You guys eat."
He was holding the handle by the door, and just about to open the sliding door, he turned his head and looked at Lu Jiaheng: "Don't come out."
Lu Jiaheng raised his eyebrows: "Should I sleep here today?"
Jiang Qihuai ignored him.
There were two "crash", and the sliding door of the box was opened and closed.
Cheng Yi looked in the direction of the door, but still didn't realize it: "What does he mean by not letting you out?"
"I'm afraid I will be seen by acquaintances." Lu Jiaheng poured a glass of wine and said leisurely.
Cheng Yi: "What does this mean?"
Lu Jiaheng looked at him, and suddenly felt a pity for this retarded man, and he called him, "Old Cheng."
Cheng Yi: "Huh?"
"I'm afraid your ally will disappear." Lu Jiaheng said earnestly.
Cheng Yi: "Huh??"
Tao Zhi pinched the chopsticks and grabbed the last piece of salmon sashimi.
She watched her nose, nose, mouth and heart, eating seriously and attentively, as if no one else was around, as if Zhao Mingqi and the others who were drinking wildly on the opposite side did not exist.
Li Shuangjiang was hooking Jiang Qihuai's neck to clink glasses with him. Sometimes Tao Zhi felt that the friendship between men is really simple and magical. No matter how many years they haven't seen or how long they haven't contacted each other, they only need two glasses of wine when they meet again, and they can start talking again .
Li Shuangjiang had never seen him drunk when he was in high school. After work, he was tempered by clients at the drinking table. He was obviously good at drinking. Zhao Mingqi was already lying on his stomach next to him, and he seemed to be okay.
And Jiang Qihuai.
Tao Zhi glanced calmly at his glass, which had been filled again. This man hadn't stopped since he sat down.
"By the way, what are you doing now?" Li Shuangjiang asked.
Jiang Qihuai held the small sake cup with his fingers: "Investment."
"Fuck, then you're fucking rich right now," Li Shuangjiang waved his hand, "I don't know anything about this, so you'll give my brother two shares by then."
Tao Zhi raised his eyes in surprise.
Jiang Qihuai doesn't seem like someone who knows how to do this job. He has always been too lazy to deal with people, and only likes to bury his head in his own business. She thought he would choose an engineering research job.
As soon as she looked up, she met the eyes of the person opposite.
Whether it was a coincidence or not, when she looked at him, he was also looking at her. Under the bright light in the room, his eyes are still amber with a thorough sense of coldness, and when he looks at people, he has a natural indifference and alienation.
Tao Zhi looked at him for a few seconds without avoiding it, and then he looked away lightly, and picked out a few udon noodles from the sukiyaki pot as if nothing had happened.
This sukiyaki pot has been boiled for a long time, and the soup is completely immersed in the udon noodles, and the fresh and sweet taste rushes to the tongue and throat.
Even for a sweet lover like her, she felt that the taste was a bit stale.
Tao Zhi bit the tip of his tongue, poured a glass of lemonade and gulped it down, suppressing the overly strong salty-sweet taste.
Sure enough, some things just can't be left for too long.
After eating this meal to the fullest, before leaving, Li Shuangjiang carried the unconscious Zhao Mingqi on his shoulders and asked for Jiang Qihuai's home address.
"If you dare to play disappearance with me again this time, I'll go straight to your house and knock on the door." He warned.
Tao Zhi stood aside and rolled his eyes.
What's the use of you smashing his door
This person can move directly.
Li Shuangjiang and the others drank, left the car and took a taxi and left. Fu Xiling was going home on weekends. Before leaving, she hesitated and said to Tao Zhi, "I can go back tomorrow."
As soon as she finished speaking, Li Shuangjiang next to her grabbed her by the collar and dragged her away: "Let's go! Lingmei, brother Li will drop by to take you home!"
He carried two people in each hand and jumped into the car like a monkey. He was as fast as a criminal who couldn't wait to escape from the scene of the crime.
When Tao Zhi came to her senses, all she was left with was the exhaust fumes from the taxi.
And the predecessor standing next to him.
It was close to twelve o'clock, and the outdoor temperature dropped several degrees. Tao Zhi raised his hand and pulled the scarf up, and then stuffed his hand into the coat pocket.
After a pause, he still said politely: "Then I will go first."
The vermilion scarf made her complexion so white that it was almost transparent, Jiang Qihuai watched her habitually pull the scarf to cover her chin, and was lost in thought for a moment, he paused and said: "It's too late, I'll take you back. "
These words were so familiar that Tao Zhi's nerves were almost broken all night.
On that winter night, in that warm and small bedroom, the boy stayed by her side and said the same thing.
Tao Zhi curled her fingers in her pockets, without showing any emotion on her face, she leaned sideways on the wooden door frame of the grocery store, and said lazily, "No, I've ordered the car."
Jiang Qihuai withdrew his hand to stop the car, nodded, and said kindly, "Should we go along?"
Tao Zhi: "..."
Are you really Jiang Qihuai!
Quickly reveal your true form! You cheeky hacking dog! !
Tao Zhi took a deep breath, raised his head, and called him, "Jiang Qihuai."
"As for me, I am not a person who likes to be friends after breaking up with my ex-boyfriend. I am very happy to meet you tonight. I am also very relieved to see that you are doing well now. There is nothing wrong with old classmates having a dinner together, but unnecessary contact There is no need."
She said calmly and unhurriedly, "Let's keep a little distance, shall we?"
This was plain and clear, and even a little self-indulgent. Tao Zhi didn't want him to misunderstand, and added: "Although I know you don't mean anything else, you have to avoid suspicion, right?"
Jiang Qihuai didn't speak, but looked down at her.
The woman leaned against the door, the warm light from the grocery store shrouded her fair and delicate face, her raised eyes were aggressively beautiful, and her eyes were loose and cold.
She seems to have changed a lot, but she doesn't seem to have changed.
The girl who used to wear long johns because she was afraid of the cold in autumn now only wears a pair of pencil pants under her coat, revealing her straight and slender ankles, but she still likes red scarves, eats sweets, and is too lazy to hide her emotions.
Get closer if you like it, reject it if you hate it, straightforward and decisive.
The sound of the car pressing against the snow on the road broke the long silence. A black car slowly stopped on the side of the road. Almost at the same time, Tao Zhi's cell phone rang.
She took out her mobile phone and picked it up, without looking at the person in front of her, she straightened up and walked towards the car while responding.
The moment they passed by, Tao Zhi's arm was suddenly grabbed by someone.
She took a step back and stopped.
The night wind blew the snow, Jiang Qihuai was holding the light behind his back, his brows and eyes were hidden in the darkness and he couldn't see his emotions clearly, his voice was tense and hoarse: "What if I have it?"
Tao Zhi was stunned for a while, before she could react for a while, she turned around: "What?"
Jiang Qihuai held her wrist with great strength, but cautiously, like a drowning man desperately grabbing the last piece of driftwood floating on the sea.
"Another meaning." He whispered.