The charming atmosphere lingered around the two of them, the sound of breathing became louder, the lights shone on the ground, casting two shadows gradually approaching each other, the hand on her waist became tighter and tighter, the boy's tall nose touched Lin Weixia's face, it felt like it was electrified, itchy and numb.
Lin Weixia stretched her toes straight, placed her hands on the boy's chest, and slowly moved her lips closer, just as they were about to touch each other—
There was a knock on the door, and the ambiguous atmosphere was instantly broken. The boy withdrew, loosened his hand on her waist, took two steps back, and leaned lazily against the wall.
Lin Weixia tidied up her messed-up clothes, walked over, turned the doorknob to reveal a crack in the door, and asked:
"What's up?"
"Weixia, do you have a charging cable?" asked the classmate.
"Yes, I'll give it to you." Lin Weixia replied.
Lin Weixia turned back, took out a white charging cable from her bag, folded it, put it in the charging box and handed it to the other party.
Because of the sudden incident, Ban Sheng asked Lin Weixia to take a shower first, and finally the two of them lay in their own beds.
When getting ready to go to bed, Lin Weixia turned over and was about to turn off the last lamp on the bedside table.
Ban Sheng suddenly said:
"Don't turn it off."
Lin Weixia was stunned for a moment, then said, "Okay."
After returning, the two of them got along much better than before, and they also found some of the tacit understanding they had before. Lin Weixia began to try to actively send messages to Ban Sheng.
The content of the messages were all simple daily things. When Lin Weixia was lying on the sofa at home to rest, Shengxia would jump onto the sofa and lie on her chest in a daze.
Lin Weixia would put her coat on the puppy's head, take a photo of summer and send it to him, with a note:
[Summer photo booth [Yay]]
Or if she saw a beautiful sunset or a newly opened flower, Lin Weixia would send it to Ban Sheng. He would reply when he saw it, but sometimes he would reply very late, when Lin Weixia had already fallen asleep.
On Wednesday, Lin Weixia and Men Zi were eating in the cafeteria. Just after putting down the plate, Lin Weixia remembered that she had to take a photo and send it to Ban Sheng, so she typed it in the dialog box and sent it.
Xia: [I had chicken shredded cold noodles today, how about you? ]
After a while, the phone screen lit up. Lin Weixia put down the chopsticks she had just picked up and clicked on it. Ban Sheng's words were always brief and to the point.
Ban: [Noodles.]
Men Zi, who was standing by, was not happy and snatched her phone away, saying, "Are you going to eat this meal or not? Your eyes are almost focused on your phone."
"Xiao Zi, give me your phone. I haven't replied to his message yet." Lin Weixia clasped her hands together and looked at her with a pair of clear and bright eyes, with a pleading look in her eyes.
Men Zi was at a loss for words. Lin Weixia had always been a cold person and was so beautiful. If she gave in a little, not only would men be unable to resist, but even she, a woman, would be unable to bear it.
"Okay, but you have to eat right after you reply to the message." Men Zi handed her the phone.
Lin Weixia nodded immediately, took the phone and started replying to Ban Sheng's message, typing in the dialog box.
Xia: [Do you have classes in the afternoon? ]
Ban:[There is one section.]
After seeing the message, Lin Weixia hesitated for a moment and continued typing to ask him:
[Would you like to have dinner together this afternoon?]
After the message was sent, Ban Sheng did not reply. The phone screen went dark. Lin Weixia stared at the corner of the phone. When she raised her eyes, she met Men Zi's eyes. She laughed, put down the phone and picked up the chopsticks:
"Okay, I'll eat."
But even while eating, her mind was always on the message. When Men Zi was talking, Lin Weixia listened while secretly glancing at her phone to see if it was lit up.
After dinner, the phone made a sound of incoming message. When she opened it, she saw that Ban Sheng had replied to her.
Ban: [Okay.]
After washing her hands, Lin Weixia went to the classroom to rest. After finishing two psychology classes in a row, school was finally over. Lin Weixia walked out of the teaching building with her textbooks in her arms.
The temperature dropped another three degrees today, the sky was dark, and the sound of the wind was cutting. Lin Weixia stood at the entrance of the cafeteria waiting for someone.
She was wearing a black and white mohair coat today, with a pair of straight long legs under black skinny pants. A thick scarf covered most of her face, revealing a pair of distant eyes.
Cool and moving.
Passersby looked at her sideways but didn't dare to ask for her WeChat. Lin Weixia waited for about five minutes, and a familiar figure appeared in her sight.
Ban Sheng was wearing a black coat today, which made his head and neck look straight, and his figure looked tall and slender. He was holding a burning cigarette in his wet hand, and he walked towards her in a nonchalant manner. The scarlet light on his fingertips was against the dark sky, and she always felt that—
This scene appeared many times in my dreams.
He walked towards her.
She was waiting for him.
Bansheng came to her and looked down at her:
"Have you been waiting for a long time?"
Lin Weixia shook her head and said, "No, just five minutes."
The two walked in side by side. They were both very outstanding in appearance among the crowd. As soon as they finished their meals and sat down, they attracted the attention of other students.
Lin Weixia only ordered two dishes, one was beef with celery, one was fried leek and egg, and there was also a serving of seaweed pork ribs soup.
Ban Sheng ordered some dishes at random, put the plate on the table with a "clang", and sat down to prepare to eat.
Lin Weixia recalled that when they ate together in the cafeteria in high school, they both liked to eat fried beef with celery, and they ordered almost the same dishes every time.
But when she went to the window to get the food just now, the last portion of beef with celery had already been taken away by her, so there was no such dish on Ban Sheng's plate, but something else.
Thinking of this, Lin Weixia picked up the chopsticks and divided half of the beef and celery into Ban Sheng's plate. He was drinking the soup slowly with his head down, and when he saw Lin Weixia's action, he raised his eyebrows.
"Don't you like celery very much? I saw you often eating the same dish as me in high school." Lin Weixia said.
Ban Sheng understood in an instant, his long eyelashes concealing the emotions in his eyes. He picked up a piece of celery with chopsticks and put it in his mouth. His cheeks swayed slowly and he spoke:
"Yes."
The two were halfway through their meal when a young student suddenly came with a thick stack of flyers. He took two and put them on their table, saying enthusiastically:
"Seniors, please take a look. You are welcome to participate!"
Lin Weixia picked up the flyer and took a look. It was a "fluorescent night run" event for college students initiated by Peking University. It would take about an hour to run from Yinhu Lake of Peking University to the other side of the offshore mountain.
It's like a short marathon.
Lin Weixia was looking at the activity rules carefully. Ban Sheng put down the soup bowl, raised his eyelids and looked at her, and said:
"You can't."
Lin Weixia didn't want to participate at first, but after hearing what he said, she asked:
"Why not?"
"High school." Ban Sheng gave two words.
He knew Lin Weixia. She didn't have good physical strength. She could run short distances but not long distances.
Ban Sheng's words reminded Lin Weixia of the relay race in high school. She didn't run very well, but she still completed the task successfully.
Ban Sheng's tone did not reveal any contempt for Lin Weixia, but when he said she was no match for him, that confident attitude made Lin Weixia want to win.
"I want to participate." Lin Weixia said.
Ban Sheng raised his eyebrows, turned the ring on his index finger, and said slowly:
"what ever."
Lin Weixia stared at the ring spinning on his index finger. Her heart moved. She opened her eyes and looked at him and said:
"If I win first place in this fluorescent night race, how about giving me your ring?"
Ban Sheng stopped moving, he looked at the silver ring, and an emotion flashed across his eyes.
The two of them were the same, they both remembered the big escape to the seaside in their senior year of high school, she asked him for the ring. In the end, the two of them ended up in a bad way, and Lin Weixia didn't dare to ask him for the ring when she left.
And now, Lin Weixia is actively trying to turn regret into perfection.
"Is it okay?" Lin Weixia asked him.
Ban Sheng didn't give a clear answer in the end. He lowered his head, took a sip of soup and said:
"You'll talk about it after you get first place."
After Lin Weixia returned home, she studied the rules of the competition and then started signing up.
From then on, after class every day, Lin Weixia would go to the Peking University playground to run for half an hour to exercise her endurance.
She actually thinks that running is like studying and life, all you need is endurance and slow hard work.
The fluorescent night run was held on Friday of the following week. The school’s Silver Lake was packed with people. There were two teams of people, including the contestants and referees, as well as many spectators who came to cheer and watch the competition.
After a week of rain, the weather suddenly became dry and sunny, but still very cold.
Lin Weixia wore a green and white sports outfit. She took off her hearing aids and tied up her hair, revealing her full forehead. Fine hair kept falling from her temples, making her look bright and beautiful.
With her hands in her pockets, she quietly looked around at the crowd outside the yellow circle. There were boys cheering for their girlfriends, and there were also good friends who were drinking water and chatting together.
It was very noisy around and there were many faces. Lin Weixia looked around the audience but didn't see Ban Sheng.
In fact, three hours before departure, Lin Weixia sent a text message to Ban Sheng, asking:
[Do you want to come and watch my game? ]
As a result, Ban Sheng hasn't replied to her message yet.
Lin Weixia thought in a daze that this was already a gamble. She was betting on whether she could get first place and then get Ban Sheng's ring.
Actually, I would be lying if I didn't feel disappointed when I didn't see him coming. Maybe Ban Sheng didn't take this gambling game seriously at all.
She's the only one who cares.
"What are you thinking about?" Men Zi patted her shoulder.
Lin Weixia came back to her senses and smiled, "No, I was just wondering if I could get first place."
"Of course you can! My sisters are the best!" Men Zi immediately praised.
The referee wearing a hat blew the whistle again and again, the surrounding staff began to clear the field, and the athletes also prepared to take their positions.
With a gunshot, the contestants began to run forward. Everyone has his or her own running method, including Lin Weixia.
She ran on the innermost red track, and spectators kept popping up to cheer her on along the way.
After running halfway, Lin Weixia was not far behind. She panted and squinted her eyes, thinking that she should be in the upper middle position. However, the further she ran, the lower her tolerance threshold became. She had a layer of sweat on her forehead and her heartbeat began to beat rapidly and without any rules.
Lin Weixia could only try to keep breathing, counting the beats and waving her arms as she ran forward.
The sky was a blurry dark blue, and white lights hung on the roadside, illuminating the road beneath her feet. The winter wind blew over, and Lin Weixia no longer felt cold. She was sweating from running for so long.
Lin Weixia gradually felt exhausted and felt that the road ahead was long, but she still persisted, with her mouth slightly open. The wind rushed into her throat, causing severe pain in her throat.
She still tried to run forward and calm her breathing, but just when she reached the corner, her vision suddenly dimmed and the scene in front of her disappeared. Lin Weixia felt a panic in her heart, because there was actually a broken street lamp here.
Before participating in the competition, she carefully inquired with the event organizer about the venue settings and then signed up at the last minute.
Lin Weixia was opening her eyes and trying to see what was ahead when she suddenly stepped on a smooth stone. Her foot slipped, she lost her balance, and fell uncontrollably to the ground. Her elbows and knees rubbed against the sharp pebbles, causing her to feel a piercing pain.
Lin Weixia struggled to get up from the ground, but she had no strength to stand up, so she simply sat on the ground to check her wound.
The people behind her passed her one after another, and some kind contestants asked Lin Weixia when they passed by her, "Classmate, are you okay?"
"It's okay." Lin Weixia shook her head.
Lin Weixia's vision was very dark. She turned her elbow with great effort, looked at the red flesh on it and took a breath. The pain continued to rise, making her feel a little depressed and lost.
There was only one-third of the distance left and she hadn't finished running yet.
He didn't come either.
Lin Weixia sniffed cautiously, feeling so useless that she couldn't get the ring and made herself so embarrassed.
Lin Weixia hugged her knees and wanted to reach out and pat her face to hold back the tears in her eyes. Why is it that the older she gets, the more fragile she becomes
She was feeling secretly lost when she suddenly felt a tall figure completely covering her, as if holding Lin Weixia in his arms.
Familiar cool ebony scent.
Lin Weixia raised her head and found that Ban Sheng was squatting on one knee in front of her, with his arm resting on his knee. He had a dark and unclear expression. A ray of light fell on his face, and his cold look revealed a bit of helplessness.
"Didn't you say you would get first place?" Ban Sheng asked her slowly.
"I—I'm sorry. I didn't do what I said." Lin Weixia lowered her eyes and pulled the corners of her mouth.
People kept passing by them, and suddenly they saw a 187cm tall handsome guy appear on the side of the road. He was handsome from the back and from the side, and had a cool and arrogant temperament. No matter how hard they ran, they couldn't move their feet.
"Are you here to participate in the competition or to see the handsome guys? Let's go!" her companions urged her.
"Can't I take one more look? I haven't seen a handsome guy in a long time. Let me clean my eyes."
"No matter how handsome he is, he is not yours. Didn't you see that the cool guy only had eyes for that girl?"
Several footsteps hurriedly faded away. Lin Weixia sat down to recover some strength, and was about to struggle to get up, but her feet suddenly lifted off the ground, and Ban Sheng leaned over, holding her waist with his big hand, and with his other hand through her elbow, he easily held her horizontally in his arms, and walked forward at a rapid pace.
Lin Weixia let out a cry of surprise, and her calm face could no longer hold back. She whispered:
“A lot of people.”
"Then throw you down?" Ban Sheng asked nonchalantly, showing no mercy to her.
Feeling that the fabric on his chest was being grabbed, Ban Sheng sensed Lin Weixia's dissatisfaction, and snorted with laughter, his Adam's apple sliding up and down slowly, implying something:
"I'm not wearing a hat today."
That time in high school, the boy carried her home on his back. Knowing that she was shy, he took off his baseball cap and put it on her head.
Lin Weixia also thought of this, and her fingers could not help but tighten his clothes. She leaned on Ban Sheng's broad chest, feeling his strong heartbeat, the heat from the boy's body warming her, and the place where she was close to him felt numb, densely packed like an electric shock, and extremely hot.
Lin Weixia was afraid of falling, so she put her hands on his neck, her palms against that piece of skin, feeling the vibration when he swallowed.
Ban Sheng's body stiffened for a moment, his throat itched, but he continued walking forward holding her in his arms, ignoring the looks from people passing by.
Along the way, he paused and chuckled: "I guessed you would lose."
"Why?" Lin Weixia asked.
Ban Sheng raised his eyebrows but didn't respond. From the moment Lin Weixia signed up, he concluded that she couldn't do it, even though there were lights all along the track.
Why is a person with night blindness running around
Ban Sheng carried Lin Weixia all the way out of the highway entrance, bent down and put her in the passenger seat, walked around to the other side, opened the door, sat sideways with his feet raised, put his hands on the steering wheel, and started the engine. The GTR made a strong roar, and like a phantom, it disappeared from the sight of passers-by at high speed.
The car drove to the underground garage of the hospital. After parking, Ban Sheng took the person to the emergency department of the hospital. Lin Weixia sat on a blue chair. Ban Sheng quickly called the nurse, stood in front of her, and said:
"The nurse will come to treat your wound in a moment."
Ban Sheng turned around and was about to leave when he found a hand grabbing the hem of his clothes. The black fabric was pulled into a ball in the palm of his hand, and he lowered his neck to look at her.
Lin Weixia raised her jade-like face with a pair of clear eyes. She didn't say anything, just looked at him with a hint of timidity in her eyes.
As soon as Ban Sheng met her eyes, he understood what she meant. He chuckled and raised his eyebrows:
"Want me to comfort you?"
"Yeah." Lin Weixia nodded.
In some aspects, she was very strong, but she was a little delicate when it came to physical pain such as wound dressing. This aspect of Lin Weixia had never changed.
Ban Sheng retracted his gaze from her face and spoke slowly:
“But I have to pay the fee.”
Lin Weixia let go of her hand that was holding his clothes, nodded and said okay. The boy turned around and left. She didn't show any unhappiness on her face, but she felt a little lost in her heart.
He doesn't even coax her now.
He was holding up the chair with two slender arms, his dark eyelashes drooped, and he was lost in thought.
Her vision suddenly went dark, and a black coat fell from the sky and covered her head. The stiff fabric wrapped her whole body, and her nose was filled with the faint smell of tobacco from the boys' clothes.
It's all his breath.
It's so suffocating.
The nurse came over quickly and treated her wound. Because her line of sight was in a blind spot, Lin Weixia only felt a chill in her knees and elbows, followed by a sharp pain.
In the end, it was over in a flash.
After treating the wound, Lin Weixia lifted the coat covering her head, held the coat in her arms, and said thank you to the nurse.
The nurse threw the discarded cotton swab into the trash can and said to Lin Weixia with a smile, "You're welcome. Your husband specifically told me to be gentle when applying the medicine to you."
The word "husband" suddenly made Lin Weixia's cheeks hot. She hurriedly explained: "No, we are still in college—"
"Oh, boyfriend and girlfriend, right? And you'll be together in the future too. Look how much he cares about you," the nurse joked.
After the nurse finished tidying up, she left with the dressing basket. Lin Weixia stared at the tall figure standing in line at the window not far away.
What is their relationship now
It seems like nothing. Everything is still unclear.
After paying the fee, Ban Sheng came back and stuffed two bags of medicine into Lin Weixia's pocket. He was about to bend down and take her arm to send her home. The black coat in Lin Weixia's arms made a humming sound. She took it out, handed him the phone, and saw the caller on the screen. Her eyes changed.
Ban Sheng picked up the call, clicked the answer button, and walked to a nearby place to answer it.
About five minutes later, Ban Sheng came back, put on his coat, pulled Lin Weixia up, and walked her out, his thin lips moving:
"I called a car for you. It's parked outside. I have something else to do."
The implication was to let her go home alone.
Lin Weixia didn't respond, but nodded. The two walked out side by side, the atmosphere was a little cold, and as they walked out of the hospital gate, they were greeted by a whistling wind, which was blowing fine sand. Lin Weixia raised her hand to cover her eyes, and took the opportunity to quietly break free from Ban Sheng's hand.
Lin Weixia limped along the road, and the gap between them was wide enough for a person to fit in. Ban Sheng glanced at her and said nothing.
She was clearly angry.
Ban Sheng did not go up to chase her, as if he was too lazy to respond. He took out the cigarette box, knocked out a Marlboro from his palm, and put it in his mouth. The orange-red fire jumped out from his palm, and the lines of his profile were sharp and clear.
Even smoking a cigarette is so handsome.
The yellow taxi was not far away. Ban Sheng stopped and raised his hand, and the car slowly drove towards them. Lin Weixia did not stop, but quickened her pace and walked towards the taxi.
A slender white hand opened the car door, Lin Weixia bent down and got into the car. She leaned back in the chair, closed her eyes, and felt that her day was terrible and tiring.
The driver asked her where she was going, and Lin Weixia opened her eyes and gave an address. As soon as she finished speaking, the car door was opened with a "pop", and the wind rushed in, along with the sound of the horns of the cars passing by outside.
The boy sat in lazily sideways with his windbreaker pulled up to his collarbone. The light from the car window just happened to be reflected in and shone on his black butterfly tattoo, which looked familiar and cold.
The driver started the car and drove forward. Neither of them spoke. Lin Weixia's hand was on the seat, and was suddenly held by a hand with obviously slender finger bones. Then she felt him taking off the ring on her index finger, and while holding her hand, he pushed the ring onto her finger.
Ban Sheng moved slowly, their fingers intertwined, skin touching skin, and finally he put the silver ring on her hand. The boy's casual tone let out a sigh and was indulgent:
"You're becoming more and more like a child."