In the ice and snow, his palm was burning hot, like the only source of heat.
The warmth was conveyed to the brain along the nerve endings of the skin on the wrist, and Tao Zhi trembled inexplicably at the extremely warm touch.
She turned around, raised her lowered eyes, and her brain turned slowly frame by frame, trying to understand the meaning of his words.
I haven't seen him for a few years, but he hasn't changed at all. He plays the straight ball cleanly, just like the straightforward question he asked when he realized that he liked him.
After confirming that she was not self-indulgent, she smiled: "Since I was in high school, no matter how late I go home, I walk every night by myself."
Jiang Qihuai loosened his grip on her fingers.
"Later, there was a person who walked with me for a short distance, but that's already passed, Jiang Qihuai, I listened to your words and moved forward," Tao Zhi said in a flat, emotionless voice, "You can't always Let's look back."
His hand holding her wrist had lost its previous strength, Tao Zhi gently twitched his hand, and glanced at the car parked on the side of the road that had been waiting for a while.
She turned and walked over without looking back.
Sitting in the back row, the door was closed with a "bang", and the driver confirmed the number with her.
Tao Zhi let out a "huh" and realized that his voice was choked when he spoke.
Tao Zhi didn't look back, she was afraid that if she turned her head to look at him, she would fail if she persisted.
She didn't want to wait for Jiang Qihuai to come back.
She didn't even think about seeing him again.
I didn’t fall in love in college because I never met someone I liked again. After graduation, I didn’t develop any relationship with the opposite sex other than friends because I was busy with work and found it troublesome. The boy I liked when I was young was just a beautiful but absurd dream. The amazing time is enough. When the dream is over, it is time to go back to reality.
Tao Zhi originally thought that it was just like that.
But why when I meet him again, the moment I see him, there will still be fireworks in my heart, and then bloom.
Why did hearing him speak, the moment of touching, and the transmission of body temperature, all made her eyes feel as if they were soaked in warm water, so sore that she couldn't control it.
It wasn't until the car drove a long way that she turned her head and glanced through the rear window.
Jiang Qihuai still stood where he was, his tall and thin figure stretched long and lonely by the warm light in the white snow.
Tao Zhi lowered his head and covered his eyes, tears silently slid down the palms of his fingers.
Tao Zhi never felt that Jiang Qihuai did anything wrong. After she grew up and learned more, and learned more about the world, she clearly understood that what happened back then, the difference in personality between them was doomed that the two would have go a different way.
Jiang Qihuai has always been a cautious perfectionist. The environment he grew up in made him habitually think about the results before doing things. He would not irresponsibly take her down a road that even he himself was not sure of. .
They were too young at that time, he and she were too young, they couldn't solve any problems, even objectively speaking, Jiang Qihuai's choice at that time was the right one.
He sent her back on a safe journey home.
But Tao Zhi just doesn't believe in evil, she doesn't want to think about the result first, even if the road ahead is tangled in thorns, even if she will be stabbed with blood all over her body, she still wants to go through with him.
He was right.
He just underestimated how much she liked him.
Tao Zhi didn't sleep peacefully that night.
My mind is full of chaotic dreams, who is reciting lingering verses in a cold and gentle voice, whose figure overlaps with the present through the classroom with yellowed curtains flying on the wall, who is holding the dream under the dark and narrow desk Her hand said, Zhizhi for us.
When she woke up, she couldn't remember anything.
Sunlight seeped into the bedroom through the gaps in the curtains, Tao Zhi stood up straight on the bed, rubbed his painful head, got up and went to the bathroom to take a shower.
The warm water washed away the sleepy daze, and when she came out wrapped in a bathrobe, her mobile phone buzzed on the bed.
Tao Zhi grabbed a handful of dripping hair with a towel, walked over and bent over to answer the phone.
As soon as he got connected: "Well!! Called three times, you haven't woken up yet, have you? What time is it?"
Tao Zhi stretched out his hand half an arm away, and Ji Fan's roar could be heard from this distance: "Get up quickly, what time is it, if you are not at home and no one cares about you, you will be upside down day and night, right? —It’s okay, you have time to have lunch, you pack up and wait for me at home, I’ll pick you up later.”
Tao Zhi rolled his eyes. This person used to play games every day until four o'clock in the morning, and he didn't know where he got the confidence. Now he has learned to teach others not to stay up late.
She threw the towel on the bed: "Are you back?"
"Well, I just got off the plane." Ji Fan's voice was very loud, and there was a faint sound of the airport announcement. After graduation, he co-founded an independent sports fashion brand with a few friends, and he was busy going to various factories, channels and investors every day. And fashion exhibitions in various countries, flying all over the world, often not seeing people for ten and a half months.
"Lao Wan came back from Spain this time after thinking about some interesting things. When the blueprints come out, I'll send them for a sample first," Ji Fan said, "If it works, you can come and take a set of pictures."
Tao Zhi said bluntly, "No time."
"Don't worry, there are people in the family who don't need it for nothing," Ji Fan dragged on, "Don't worry, I know your price, and I will give you benefits."
Hearing the benefits, Tao Zhi was a little moved: "What benefits?"
"Fresh handsome boy!" Ji Fan said excitedly, "The foreign friend I met in Spain is an amateur photographer. When I mentioned you to him, he was very excited, saying that he had seen one of your exhibitions. Son, I love you very much."
After two seconds of silence, Tao Zhi hung up the phone.
She slowly wiped her hair, dried it, patted skin care products on her face layer by layer, put on light makeup, and it was time for Ji Fan to choose a lipstick.
Tao Zhi opened the door for him, blocked the door with two lipsticks, and asked, "Which color is better."
Even if Ji Fan deals with the fashion industry every day, he can't tell the difference between women's lipstick shades, so he points to one casually: "This one, it suits you, this shell is expensive at first glance."
As he spoke, he pushed her through the door, and swept around the living room: "Where is Fu Xiling."
"It's the weekend, I'm going home," Tao Zhi carefully traced his lips in front of the small mirror in front of the entrance, and squinted at him, "Is the drunkard's intention to drink?"
"What's the drunk, what's the wine, I can't drink," he muttered urging her, "Hurry up, have you finished cleaning up, Lao Tao is waiting at home."
The house Tao Zhi lives in is not too far from home, and it takes more than ten minutes to drive there without being stuck in traffic.
After picking up Tao Xiuping, Ji Fan opened a navigation and drove to the Chinese restaurant that had reserved a table.
Tao Xiuping worked too hard when he was young, but now he is a lot more enlightened. He rarely travels unless necessary. As soon as he gets in the car, he holds a tablet and watches a popular old father watching his daughter's love variety show.
The fathers of four or five female celebrities sat in the studio, commenting on the daily trivialities of their daughters and boyfriends.
Tao Xiuping has been addicted to watching this recently. Not only does he want to watch it, but he also wants to express himself with his fathers. He put his hands on the car window frame and frowned, listening to one of the fathers complaining and agreeing. Said: "Indeed, this young man is not very good at first glance, let's divide up quickly."
While waiting for the red light, Ji Fan stretched out his head to take a look: "What's so interesting about this variety show?"
Tao Zhi held the computer and screened the pictures of the peony flower elf one by one, and answered without raising his head: "It can resonate, and now the old man likes to watch this."
Tao Xiuping said leisurely: "My own daughter and son are not looking for a partner, so I can't watch other girls talk about boyfriends?"
"..."
Ji Fan immediately shut up, and Tao Zhi tried his best to sink himself into the back seat of the car, pretending not to exist.
It was just noon when we arrived at the Chinese restaurant, and as soon as Tao Zhi jumped out of the car, he saw Jiang Hesheng standing at the door.
Seeing her coming down, the man glanced at her with a smile, and walked over to say hello to Tao Xiuping.
Tao Zhi was stunned when he saw him, then turned to look at Ji Fan, narrowing his eyes.
Ji Fan threw the car keys in his hand to the parking attendant next to him, looked up at the sky, and whistled innocently.
This is a Chinese-style courtyard with a classic and quiet environment. There is a winding path around one courtyard. Two rows of bamboo forests are planted in the entrance room, and the square wooden table can be vaguely seen behind it.
Tao Zhi and Ji Fan walked at the back, passing through the elegantly furnished corridor, she whispered, "What do you mean? Why is Jiang Hesheng here too?"
"I don't know anything, I just listen to Lao Tao," Ji Fan said in a low voice, "And he's not the only one here."
Tao Zhi hadn't had time to appreciate what his words meant.
The waiter who was leading the way in a cheongsam smiled and opened the door of the box, and there was a man sitting inside.
Tao Xiuping saw him and said with a smile, "Old Jiang!"
Jiang's father also raised his head and patted him with a smile: "I'm so hungry after waiting for you. I haven't seen you for a long time. Come here and sit down."
Tao Zhi: "..."
No matter how slow the reaction was, she understood what was going on.
She stood beside her and obediently called Uncle Jiang.
Jiang's father responded with a smile: "Come on, sit down and see what you want to eat."
Tao Zhi sat down next to Ji Fan, raised his eyes, and met Jiang Hesheng's gaze opposite him, the man also looked a little embarrassed, he raised his hand to touch his nose, and smiled helplessly.
Tao Zhi sighed inwardly.
Tao Xiuping has always wanted to match her with Jiang Hesheng. The parents of the two families know each other well. The Jiang family has been doctors for three generations. Jiang Hesheng himself is also a top student of the Second Medical University.
Before Ji Jin's matter, he also ran up and down to help a lot.
While waiting for the dishes, Tao Zhi listened to the two old men bragging about their business.
Jiang's father poured a cup of tea and said with a smile: "I heard that Zhizhi is also a rising star in the photography industry now. He Sheng told me that he even won a very powerful award not long ago. "
"It's a water prize in China." Tao Zhi said modestly.
Jiang's father joked with a smile: "It is a good thing to be capable, young people should be a little more arrogant."
Ji Fan was watching the fun from the sidelines and didn't think it was a big deal, and then said: "My sister is a relatively low-key person."
Tao Zhi stomped on him quietly and hard under the table.
No one mentioned anything about this meal, but it was tacit understanding. After the meal, Ji Fan sent the two elders back, and when he got into the car, Jiang's father made a special mention: "There is a teahouse next to it, we are too old to keep up with your conversations, you young people, please take care of yourself." Let's talk, ah."
Tao Zhi sent people away with a smile, and when the car disappeared, she let out a long sigh of relief: "My face is frozen with laughter."
Jiang Hesheng looked at her amusedly: "Is it that exaggerated?"
"Of course, I'm a Bingshan character," Tao Zhi took it for granted, she turned her head and looked at him dissatisfied, "Doctor Jiang, when are you going to find a partner, my father and your father will put us together every day La, you are not too tired."
"Huh?" Jiang Hesheng said with a smile, "It's so tiring, isn't it fun."
He pointed to the teahouse next to him: "Shall we go, let's talk about young people?"
Tao Zhi nodded, and said as he walked over there: "I really can't talk about young people with you. The shadow you left on me when you were tutoring me is too deep. We really get together. Son, it feels like a teacher-student relationship."
Jiang Hesheng didn't speak, and the smile on his lips faded.
They walked into the teahouse, Tao Zhi watched him order a pot of Maojian, and asked the waiter for a large cup of rock sugar.
Jiang Hesheng watched her pick up several pieces with tweezers and threw them into the teacup, and shook his head: "You lose the taste of the tea itself when you drink it like this."
Tao Zhi took a sip, but the sugar was still bitter, she wrinkled her face and stuck out the tip of her tongue: "Old Tao also likes to drink tea every day at home, what's so good about this thing?"
The girl's expression became extremely vivid at this moment, with a little childishness, which made people think of the joy and joy of her girlhood.
Jiang Hesheng couldn't help laughing out loud.
The two have known each other for so many years that they are already very close, and there is nothing to be shy about chatting with each other. They can talk about everything in the world, from Jiang Hesheng's patients to Taozhi's local anecdotes, and at a certain moment, there are people's shadows. Out of the corner of his eyes, the gentle and soft voice of the welcome guest at the door sounded at the same time: "Welcome, is you one?"
Inexplicably, Tao Zhi glanced at the door subconsciously.
They didn't go to the box, they sat at the individual table by the window on the first floor. Tao Zhi's position was facing the door, and she happened to see the person standing at the door clearly.
She paused.
The man was wearing a dark coat, a gray cashmere scarf was loosely draped, short black hair was neat and clean, the corners of his lips were straight, and he looked at her without blinking.
Jiang Qihuai's eyes fell on her, he paused for a few seconds, and saw Jiang Hesheng sitting opposite him.
The last second, she was still talking with a smile, Jiang Hesheng listened quietly, holding the teacup with one hand to help her refill the cup.
One of the two talked and the other listened, and the atmosphere was so harmonious that it was impossible for the third to disturb.
Jiang Qihuai resisted the urge to walk over regardless, he looked away, walked through the hall, and walked into the first private room next to the corridor.
Sitting behind the tea table, Lu Jiaheng heard the door slamming: "It's pretty fast."
Jiang Qihuai pursed his lips, walked to one side and sat down, threw his coat aside, and made a dull sound: "How did we meet?"
Lu Jiaheng raised his eyebrows: "Is there anyone I'm looking for that I can't find? Can't you find all the Japanese grocery stores in every corner?"
"But today is a coincidence," he pointed at the tea table with his fingertips, "I opened this teahouse for my wife."
After a pause, he pointed out again: "The private kitchen across the street is from Cheng Yi's. By the way, let me tell you that the two families had a meal there today. It's the kind of family that brings their parents. You're welcome."
Jiang Qihuai didn't speak again.
He lowered his eyes, and his tense jaw moved slightly, as if he was trying to restrain his emotions.
Seeing him like this, Lu Jiaheng immediately felt happy, but he still kindly said: "But I observed it for you, it should be that it hasn't happened yet, and there is no atmosphere between male and female friends at all."
Before he could speak clearly, Jiang Qihuai suddenly raised his eyes.
Lu Jiaheng gave a "tsk" sound: "Why do you all meet a girl who is so virtuous, one of them doesn't make money and comes back to be the editor-in-chief of some kind of comics, and the other Wall Street doesn't want to be like a stalker every day. "
With his arms on the tea table, he leaned forward and said unhurriedly, "You are like this, brother."
Jiang Qihuai: "?"
"If you can trust me... how to say, the skills of people with a happy love life chasing girls, my brother will give you a trick." Lu Jiaheng said.
Jiang Qihuai: "..."