After hanging up the phone, Lin Weixia took the dog home. When she got home, she turned on the heater and cooked some noodles. After she finished eating, she sat at her desk and turned on her computer to enrich her professional knowledge as usual.
Lin Weixia mainly focuses on the psychological problems and treatment plans that special adolescents face during their growth.
After Lin Weixia watched the 40-minute tutorial video with her head propped up, a 190-second advertisement popped up on the page. She began to lose focus and thought about the phone call just now.
Lin Weixia tore off a green sticky note, her thick eyelashes drooped, and she picked up a pen and drew a ferocious shark on it, and wrote next to it: Shark observation record.
Just as she was thinking about breaking her promise to Ban Sheng or what he really liked, Lin Weixia suddenly remembered what happened at his house on Valentine's Day in high school that year.
At that time, Ban Sheng was smoking a cigarette with one hand and asked her to visit his room.
In addition to the nebula photos, his room also has a globe and a blank wish list hanging on the wall.
He said each person should fill in a wish.
The first wish Ban Sheng wrote was: to find his mother when he grows up.
Lin Weixia picked up the pen and thought for a long time. When she was about to stand on tiptoe to write on the wall, the boy casually took the pen from her hand and wrote on it in a flamboyant handwriting:
Go to northern Beijing to see the snow with Lin Weixia.
"Now it has become my wish." Ban Sheng looked at her and said.
Thinking of this, Lin Weixia wrote down the agreement on a sticky note. Later, she thought of several more and wrote them all down on the note.
She looked at the first promise written on the note: Let’s watch the snow together in northern Beijing.
The weather in northern Beijing is always changeable. The snow came early last year, but it came later this year. It is only the beginning of November, but the Meteorological Bureau has not yet issued a snowfall forecast.
Lin Weixia picked up her phone to check the temperature and found that it would be cloudy and rainy for the next fifteen days, with temperatures around 2 to 3 degrees, which did not meet the conditions for snowfall.
I can't help feeling a little discouraged.
Lin Weixia was worried, and suddenly, an ad popped up on the mobile page: Surprise! The first snow of Julu Mountain is coming! This Saturday, all citizens in northern Beijing are welcome to check in. The Bear Café Tree House also provides check-in and photo taking...
She suddenly remembered that Julu Mountain is the highest mountain in northern Beijing. Due to its altitude, location, and temperature difference, the snow falls on Julu Mountain earlier every year than in other places.
So she can ask Bansheng to go here.
Lin Weixia searched for the Little Bear Café Tree House recommended on the page, then carefully prepared a guide, wrote a full page of memos, and finally went to bed contentedly.
When she woke up the next day, Lin Weixia made herself a sandwich, then went to school happily with her books.
When Lin Weixia arrived at the classroom, the bell had not yet rung. She sat in her seat and began to tear open the wrapping paper and eat her sandwich.
Other students came into the classroom one after another. One of them sat next to Lin Weixia, glanced at her, and said with a smile:
"Weixia, what's wrong with you today? You seem to be in a good mood. I felt bad when I saw your beautiful eyebrows drooping a few days ago."
"Is there?" Lin Weixia smiled.
After class, Lin Weixia sat at her desk and sent a message to Ban Sheng, typing in the dialog box and asking him:
[Do you have classes today?]
Two minutes later, the phone screen lit up and Ban Sheng replied:
[There is a section at 10:40.]
Lin Weixia looked at the message and thought that it was her break time, so she typed a reply: I'll come find you then. After thinking for a while, she pressed the delete key and changed the period to a question mark.
[Then I'll come find you? ]
Not long after, Ban Sheng sent a message, simple and direct:
[Teaching Building No. 3, Room 415.]
Lin Weixia put her cell phone in her pocket and followed the crowd. She walked down the stairs holding the handrail and walked for six or seven minutes before arriving at Teaching Building No. 3.
She climbed up to the fourth floor, panting.
Lin Weixia happened to meet a group of male college students who were in class and walking towards her, talking and laughing. She took a look and saw that each of them had a textbook on "Analog Electronic Technology" tucked into his elbow.
Lin Weixia spotted Ban Sheng in the crowd at a glance. He was very tall, wearing a thin windbreaker with the zipper casually pulled up, revealing half of a black butterfly tattoo. He looked nonchalant, and his posture was arrogant and attractive.
Lin Weixia walked through the crowd without thinking, and Ban Sheng turned his head and saw her.
Lin Weixia came in front of him, feeling a little nervous for some reason. When she was hesitating about how to start talking, someone passing by was about to bump into her, so Ban Sheng dragged her to a nearby empty classroom.
The door creaked shut, and the light dimmed, leaving only the two of them.
Lin Weixia looked up at him and spoke, her tone pausing:
"I know a place where it's going to snow on Saturday. Do you want to come with us?"
After finishing speaking, Lin Weixia opened her eyes and looked at Ban Sheng quietly, waiting for his answer. She always had a calm expression, but in fact she was very nervous in her heart and swallowed unconsciously.
Ban Sheng looked at her for two seconds, caught a glimpse of Lin Weixia's little action, and chuckled:
"Why are you so nervous?"
At this time, the class bell rang, and Ban Sheng lowered his neck to look at her. His eyes were focused on Lin Weixia's face. He paused for a long time, making people feel hot on the face. His voice was low:
"OK."
Everyone had gone to class and the corridor was empty. Ban Sheng, holding a rolled-up book in one hand, walked past Lin Weixia, his shoulder brushing against her clothes, and tried to open the door. Just as he was about to walk out, he found that he couldn't move.
I tilted my neck and found that the hem of my black clothes was grasped by slender white fingers. Because they were grasped so tightly, the material next to it became wrinkled and my throat felt itchy.
Looked at her without saying anything.
"I'll send you the address," Lin Weixia said in a gentle voice, pausing a little, a little unnaturally, "but I don't have your WeChat yet."
The cold wind outside was hitting the window. Lin Weixia grabbed his clothes, but there was no response. The sky was dark white, and the light dimmed as the atmosphere in the room seemed to have become grayer.
The hand holding the hem felt a little tired, and when he was about to let go, Ban Sheng suddenly spoke:
“No.”
After saying that, Ban Sheng signaled Lin Weixia to let go of her hand, and she let go of it belatedly. After everyone went to class, Lin Weixia was stunned.
He didn’t even change his WeChat.
After the college entrance examination, Lin Weixia no longer saw his circle of friends and could not click on it. Clicking on the avatar could only send messages.
She once thought that Ban Sheng had abandoned the WeChat account, but she didn't expect it was still there.
When she came to this conclusion, Lin Weixia felt relieved but also a little sad.
At three o'clock on Saturday afternoon, Lin Weixia put on some light makeup in front of the mirror, then used lipstick to outline her lips and dressed up carefully.
Shengxia ran around her excitedly, wagging its tail. Before Lin Weixia left, she squatted down and stroked its furry head, saying:
"I'll bring him to see you next time, okay?"
The little white dog seemed to understand. It opened its big eyes, panted, and ran even more happily.
Lin Weixia walked out of the house and came to the green bus stop. She waited for a while, and the blue bus slowly came. After getting on the bus, she sat in the back, leaning her head against the window in a daze. After a while, she took out her mobile phone and repeatedly checked whether there were any mistakes in the strategy she made.
After taking the bus for more than an hour, a standard female voice came on the radio to remind us: We have arrived at Julushan Qingyuan East Road, and all passengers who have reached their destination, please get off.
Lin Weixia followed the crowd and got off the bus. After walking for less than ten minutes, she saw the red Julu Mountain sign hanging on a yellow rock.
There is a temple on the left side of Julu Mountain called Puja Temple, and on the right side is the scenic area. There are many people standing in front of the sightseeing bus, and many tourists are holding stone ginger flowers all the way up the mountain to worship Buddha.
Lin Weixia walked up along the path from the right. It took her most of the day to finally reach the halfway point of the mountain. She saw a brown tree house-shaped cafe in the distance.
There were several clusters of snow in different shapes piled on the roof. Wherever you looked, fine white fluff fell down and then melted on your neck.
There is real snow on the mountain.
When she walked in, Lin Weixia saw many tourists checking in and taking photos here. There was also a message board for couples and an area with love locks in the coffee shop.
The later it got, especially in the mountains, the more the temperature dropped. Lin Weixia couldn't help but shudder. She took out her cell phone and found that there was only one signal bar in the mountains, and because there were so many people, she couldn't send messages.
Later on, the cell phone signal disappeared.
Lin Weixia was afraid that Ban Sheng would not be able to find her when he came, so she sat on the bench in front of the cafe. As time went on, more and more snow fell, and the leaves in the distance were covered with transparent ice crystals.
In the wide open space, couples stand together taking pictures. Usually the boys take pictures of the girls in the camera, while the girls make cute gestures.
Lin Weixia sat alone on the bench watching them, thinking secretly that Ban Sheng would be here soon and they would take a photo in the snow.
Time passed silently, the sky turned gray and began to become dark.
Lin Weixia took a look and found that half an hour had passed since the time they agreed on.
A gust of cold wind blew over, and Lin Weixia shivered and couldn't help but hug her coat tightly.
Later on, Lin Weixia was shivering from the cold and her face turned pale, so she went in and ordered a cup of coffee.
As the scalding hot milk coffee went down her throat, her whole body began to warm up. Lin Weixia sat at the bar counter near the outside, looking out through the transparent glass from time to time.
Behind me, a couple who were just in love bought a love knot and hung it on the wall. The girl took out her phone and took a photo of it, smiling and saying:
"Let's go down the mountain and have dinner."
"Well, give me the bag."
Until the end, all the tourists on the mountain had left, the store was empty and almost closed, and Ban Sheng didn't show up. Lin Weixia threw the coffee cup into the trash can, opened the door and was about to go out.
The shop owner called her: "Miss, are you waiting for someone?"
"Yes, I'm waiting." Lin Weixia's eyelashes trembled.
"Then don't wait too long. It's getting dark soon, the scenic area will be closed, and we have to get off work. It's not safe for a girl like you to go up the mountain. You can come down with us." The owner reminded warmly.
Lin Weixia nodded: "Okay, it's okay, I'll wait a little longer."
Lin Weixia walked out and sat on the bench, looking at the entrance to see if there was a familiar figure.
But no.
Lin Weixia couldn't help feeling a little disappointed. She wondered if he had something urgent to do, or if he regretted it.
Could it be that Ban Sheng found that after all these years, it seemed that he could do without her
So it didn't show up.
After waiting for another half an hour, the scenic area manager finally blew the whistle and urged the stranded tourists in the scenic area to leave quickly.
Lin Weixia walked down the mountain in a daze. Halfway through, she met a staff member of the scenic area, who gave her a ride down the mountain.
After reaching the foot of the mountain, Lin Weixia opened the cold door and was shivered by a gust of wind.
Lin Weixia stood on the side of the road, kicking the stones at her feet while waiting for the last bus.
Not long after, a black GTR appeared not far away. It was driving very fast and suddenly, like a black phantom, it rushed towards Lin Weixia.
The tire rolled up the stone and spun rapidly to the side of the road. Lin Weixia thought it was a passing vehicle and subconsciously took a step back.
As a result, the car stopped in front of her, the door opened, and a tall and slender figure walked out, looking at her with a serious look.
Ban Sheng's cheeks were puffy, as if he was suppressing some emotions. Just when he was about to say something, he glanced at her frozen pale face and closed her eyes again, and his emotions were suppressed.
Lin Weixia saw Ban Sheng and lowered her eyes: "You are here, I have been waiting for you for a long time."
"Don't you realize you've come to the wrong place?" Ban Sheng said.
Lin Weixia looked up blankly: "Ah?"
Ban Sheng found this man both infuriating and funny. He put one hand in his pocket and held her head with the other hand, speaking in a breathy voice:
"Take a good look."
A large palm came over and cupped the back of her head. The man's wrist rubbed her cheek a little. When he touched her, Lin Weixia felt a little at a loss.
Lin Weixia's head was forcibly turned away, and what came into view was a blue road sign standing under a holly tree not far away, with it clearly written - Qingyuan Winter Road.
In a flash, Lin Weixia realized that she had taken the wrong bus and was taking the bus in the opposite direction.
Julu Mountain in the north of Beijing is divided into two mountains, north and south. The two mountains have the same place name, the same cafe and the same scenic area.
The only difference is that there is a temple on the road where Lin Weixia is.
It turned out that she had taken the wrong path.
Ban Sheng went to the address that Lin Weixia had sent him—the real Qingyuan East Road. He stayed there for half a day until the last bar of battery on his phone turned blank.
He thought Lin Weixia had stood him up, but then he suddenly remembered that Lin Weixia was a person with poor direction.
So I drove here very fast.
Today, due to these coincidences, he traveled around almost half of the northern part of Beijing.
"I'm sorry." Lin Weixia looked at him apologetically.
Ban Sheng put his hands back in his pockets and said to her, "Let's go."
Just as he was about to leave, Lin Weixia grabbed his arm and remembered something: "Wait."
"Close your eyes first."
Ban Sheng looked at her, his ruffian nature coming out, but he didn't accept the challenge.
Lin Weixia sighed lightly, then frowned again, speaking in a serious tone:
“Then you can’t miss it.”
Ban Sheng found it very interesting and was about to ask her what she was keeping in suspense when he suddenly saw something white.
Lin Weixia turned into a handful of white snow from nowhere.
Snow water to be exact.
She raised her gloves and stood on tiptoe to sprinkle the snow on her head. The snow fluttered like feathers and fell on their heads and clothes.
Ban Sheng lowered his eyes and looked at the person in front of him. Lin Weixia was wearing a tweed coat. Under the black beret were a pair of clear and smiling eyes. A red scarf covered half of her face.
There were also clumps of snow particles hitting her head with a crackling sound. Lin Weixia's cheeks were frozen pale with red bloodshot, and her nose was also red. Her clothes were a little wet by the snow, and a little white snow fell on her eyelashes.
Some snow water also got onto his coat.
But even though Lin Weixia was in such an awkward state, she still asked him with a smile, in a tone of seeking credit:
"Is this the first snow you've seen in Beijing North?"
Ban Sheng reached out his hand, touched her cheek with his cold fingertips, and wiped the snow off her eyelashes.
Lin Weixia trembled because of his action, and then saw that his usually cold face could no longer hold back, and finally smiled, with a helpless voice that seemed to contain a hint of doting, and sighed:
"stupid."