After Xu Sui returned to school, she went to the cafeteria alone to eat a bowl of wontons. Because she went there too late, the soup was a bit cold. The aunt who cleaned up the tableware greeted me.
After eating, Xu Sui still felt a little hungry, so he turned around and went to the cafeteria to pick up ice cream. He bought a mung bean smoothie, a piece of glutinous rice, and lychee sea salt ice cream.
Xu Sui unwrapped the green wrapping paper and took a bite. It was so cold that his teeth gritted, but it was quite sweet. Xu Sui carried the white plastic bag of ice cream on his arm like a white lotus root, and went back to the dormitory in a daze while eating.
After returning to the dormitory, the dimples on Xu Sui's cheeks appeared: "Do you want ice cream?"
"Yes, I'm just too hot to die." Liang Shuang walked over.
Xu Sui put down his bag, just pulled out his chair and sat down, when the phone screen lit up, it was a message from Hu Qianxi: [Sui Sui, isn't today Zhou Jingze's birthday? Why aren’t you and the protagonist here, we’re just here to play]
Xu Sui lowered his eyelashes and typed in the dialog box: [I and him... broke up.]
After sending the message, Xu Sui put his phone aside and went to wash his hair and take a shower. After finishing his work, Xu Sui read a book for a while, but couldn't read it, so he turned on the computer and found a favorite horror movie.
Liang Shuang was playing a game, so he put down his phone when he saw this, and picked up a stool to watch it with her. In order to create an atmosphere of watching a movie, Xu Sui turned off the lights, leaving only a crack in the door.
The surroundings were plunged into darkness, and the weird background music of the film played. Liang Shuang touched his neck: "Why do I feel a little weird, no, I have to get my party member card to avoid evil spirits."
"... that's okay too." Xu Sui said with a smile.
Xu Sui put his feet up, hugged his knees, watched seriously, and watched the whole movie. Liang Shuang held her arm tightly. Because of the cotton suspender skirt Xu Sui was wearing, she slipped it off several times.
Xu Sui joked: "Are you taking advantage of me?"
"Who doesn't like to take advantage of beautiful women." Liang Shuang said with a smile.
Liang Shuang saw the concentration, the movie was in the climax, a cat's pupils suddenly changed, the music suddenly became horrified, the cat turned its head, and its fangs hit the little girl's neck.
"Ahh—" Liang Shuang screamed in fright.
At the same time, a corresponding female voice screamed outside the door. Xu Sui hurriedly turned on the light and patted Liang Shuang's arm: "It's all right."
The door of the dormitory was opened, and a classmate from the next dormitory came in and pressed his chest: "Xu Sui, your dormitory is too scary, it almost scared me to have a heart attack."
Xu Suixiao: "Actually, it's okay, are you here to borrow something?"
The girl shook her head, her tone excited: "Zhou Jingze is waiting for you downstairs in the girls' dormitory."
Xu Sui nodded, glanced at the time, and said, "It's eleven o'clock, I should go to bed."
Meaning she won't go down.
"But he said he will wait until you go down." The girl said in a worried tone.
The same trick, Xu Sui will not believe it a second time, her tone is cold: "Whatever."
The refusal was obvious, the girl walked away awkwardly, Liang Shuang sent the girl out, and closed the door behind her back, she wanted to ask Xu Sui and Zhou Jingze what was going on, but she swallowed the words again, forget it, let her calm down first one time.
Xu Sui continued to watch the interrupted movie, turned off the computer after watching, and went to bed. At one o'clock in the morning, a strong wind suddenly blew, doors and windows were slammed, clothes on the balcony swayed with the wind, and some were blown downstairs.
It looks like it's going to rain.
Xu Suihe and Liang Shuang got up in the middle of the night to collect their clothes. Xu Suiji pulled a pair of rabbit slippers and leaned over the balcony in the corridor to collect the clothes one by one.
Bean-sized raindrops slanted in, and Xu Sui put away the clothes in a hurry. When she finished putting away the clothes, she looked down inadvertently, and her eyes froze.
A tall figure stood downstairs, and he was still there. The wind was violent, the shadows of the trees swayed, and the dim street lamps elongated Zhou Jingze's figure, making him appear stern and precarious.
He was biting a cigarette, lowered his head and stretched out his hands to catch the fire. Scarlet flames burst out of the tiger's mouth from time to time, and were blown out by the wind again, reflecting sharp black eyebrows and eyes. It was still that careless face.
The cigarette was finally lit. Zhou Jingze took a puff of the cigarette in his hand, squinted his eyes and exhaled a puff of gray smoke. Like a tacit understanding, he closed his eyelids, and the eyes of the two collided in mid-air.
Xu Sui's gaze was caught, but he just calmly withdrew his gaze, went back to the dormitory with his clothes in his arms and closed the door to sleep. Liang Shuang obviously saw this scene, and couldn't help but said:
"Tsk, the prodigal son has become a lover."
Xu Sui took a sip of water and said in a calm tone, "Then you are wrong."
No one knew him better than she did.
The next day, when dawn broke, Zhou Jingze waited all night downstairs in the girls' dormitory, with sporadic butts of cigarettes glowing at his feet.
For the first time in his life, he was so embarrassed.
Zhou Jingze tapped his toes and made a creaking sound as he stepped on the stones. After waiting all morning, he didn't see Xu Sui's figure. He sneered, but he still didn't believe it, Xu Sui didn't even go to class.
After finally catching her roommate, Zhou Jingze walked over with a hoarse voice: "Where is Xu Sui, why didn't you come down with you?"
Shocked by his aura, Liang Shuang shrank his neck: "She... she left through the back door."
"..." Zhou Jingze's face was so dark that ink dripped out.
Xu Sui escaped unharmed, finished class smoothly, and went to the laboratory after a lunch break. However, on the way to the laboratory, he was stopped by Zhou Jingze when he passed the campus botanical garden.
Zhou Jingze stood in front of her, staring at her with dark and narrow eyes, suppressing the turbulent emotions, and said in a hoarse voice:
"Talk."
Xu Sui took a step back subconsciously holding the book, and reminded her softly: "We have already broken up."
Zhou Jingze sneered, his eyes were filled with cruelty and strong emotions: "I don't agree."
Xu Sui was about to take a detour, but Zhou Jingze moved to stand in front of her and grabbed her arm. Zhou Jingze leaned against him, shoulders close together, the two were very close, Xu Sui struggled, but his hair got entangled in the button of his collar, and his cheek was forced to stick against his broad and warm chest.
His chest was trembling because of his words, Xu Sui was indulging in his familiar breath and wanted to escape but couldn't break free, every word Zhou Jingze said grabbed her weakness, making her unable to move.
"You haven't finished drinking so many cartons of milk in the refrigerator at home, and you insist on putting the succulents on my bedside. I don't care if you're not here," Zhou Jingze spoke slowly, looking at her, "1017 You have a lot of meat. So no more fat? And—
"I, are you willing?"
Xu Sui's eyes came out with moisture, and there were two different voices shouting from the bottom of his heart. One is being with him, the happiness is real, and the love and affection are real.
But another voice said: Don't you need the only love, he can't give it.
The air was silent for a while, and suddenly, a sharp mobile phone rang, breaking the deadlocked silence.
Both of them looked at the mobile phone, she glanced at his mobile phone for an incoming call, and Yesenin's incoming call, Xu Sui's wavering emotions faded away completely. Zhou Jingze pressed the button to refuse the answer, and the bell rang again without hesitation.
This time, Zhou Jingze directly turned off the phone.
Xu Sui finally untied his hair, took advantage of the situation and withdrew from his arms, looking directly at him: "Don't you want to pick it up?"
Zhou Jingze didn't speak, but Xu Sui started to talk after keeping a distance from him, his eyes were clear and cold: "If you can't drink the milk, you can give it to... other girls, throw away the meat.
"1017, I don't want it anymore."
Seeing that Zhou Jingze was about to take a step forward, Xu Hou retreated. She has always had a good temper and would not say anything harsh to others. She knew Zhou Jingze well, she was arrogant and frivolous, she also had a high temper, and knew what to say to make him agree to break up.
Xu Sui took a breath, thought for a while, and said such vicious words for the first time in his life, with an impatient tone: "Can you stop pestering me and look at your face for a second—"
"I feel sick."
Zhou Jingze stopped, raised his eyelids, and looked at the girl in front of him. He kept looking at her, and in just three seconds, he returned to his haughty look. Looking at her, he slowly said:
"Okay, I won't look for you again."
Zhou Jingze turned around and left. The summer was very hot, and the flowers in the botanical garden were a little wilted, casting curved shadows on the ground. Zhou Jingze rolled his eyelids and glanced over very quickly. At this moment, a message came in from his phone that had just been turned on.
Grandpa sent: [You boy, didn't you say you want to bring your girlfriend home? What about people, are you still coming?]
Zhou Jingze typed word by word: [Not coming.]
The sun was fierce, and the shadow elongated his figure. Xu Sui stared at his back with sour eyes. When Zhou Jingze passed by the bushes, the branches and leaves that jumped out blocked his forehead. He turned his face away, went down the steps, and then The figure disappeared around the corner.
Until this moment, Xu Sui couldn't hold on anymore, squatted down, feeling that he couldn't breathe, his heart throbbed with pain, big drops of tears dripped on the hot ground, and quickly melted.
This feeling is too uncomfortable.
After a while, the teacher sent a message. Xu Sui squatted on the ground and clicked on WeChat. It was a long paragraph: [Xu Sui, the number of Hong Kong exchange students will be confirmed today. Are you sure you don't want to go? B is mostly good, and you don't know that the opportunity is rare. The teacher wants you to go for it out of selfishness. Of course, if you have personal reasons, I respect your wishes. "
Tears dripped on the phone screen, blurring his vision. Xu Suiyong wiped it off with his sleeve, and replied: [Think about it, I want to go. Thank you school and teachers for this opportunity.]
Zhou Jingze did what he said, Xu Suizhen had never seen him at school, and he never even had a chance to run into him outside of school. I don't know if he said something to Hu Qianxi, but the always outspoken lady didn't mention this person in front of Xu Sui.
Zhou Jingze completely disappeared from her life.
It's as if... this person never showed up.
When the roommates learned that Xu Sui was going to exchange in Hong Kong for a year, they all expressed their reluctance. Hu Qianxi wiped her snot and tears on her clothes: "Wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu I'm covered."
"It's not that I won't come back, just for one year, and I'm still in my senior year and fifth year." Xu Sui patted her on the back with a smile.
Hu Qianxi wiped her tears: "But I majored in veterinary medicine and graduated in my senior year. I really don't have much time to see you."
"Fool." Xu Sui reached out to wipe her tears.
The parting always came very quickly. After Xu Sui took the exam, he went back to Liying during the summer vacation. He flew to Hong Kong ahead of schedule in mid-August, ready to enroll.
It seems that I really want to say goodbye to this city.
In fact, Xu Sui met Zhou Jingze once. After the exam, Xu Sui went to his uncle's house to sort out the previous teaching aids and math notes and send them to Sheng Yanjia's house.
After delivering the notes, she came out of Sheng Yanjia's house, and when she passed the convenience store, she subconsciously glanced inside, wondering if there might be a boy in a black T-shirt lazily nestling at the checkout counter, with eyes wide open. Playing the game lazily, the mints in his mouth crunched.
Unfortunately not.
It was a completely unfamiliar face.
Xu Sui withdrew his gaze and hurried forward. When he raised his eyes, the person he wanted to see was not far away. With a cigarette dangling from his mouth, Zhou Jingze was walking his dog while pulling on the leash.
I haven't seen him for a while, he seems to have changed. Zhou Jingze was wearing a black T-shirt with letters and black sweatpants with white cuffs. He was tall and straight, with white sneakers showing a section of his ankle, and his wrist bones were clearly prominent.
He has become more and more handsome and has a brand new side.
His hair was cut short, and he turned back to a short cut, with green skin on his face, and a rebellious face, which attracted attention wherever he went.
Master Kui was thirsty halfway through, Zhou Jingze stopped, unscrewed a bottle of mineral water, poured it in the palm of his hand, and squatted down to feed it.
The girl who passed by took a second look, her eyes were shining, she didn't know if she was looking at his face, or if she really liked this dog, she let out a "wow", and took the initiative to strike up a conversation: "What breed is this dog? Cool."
"Demu." Zhou Jingze brushed off the cigarette ash with his hand, his tone casual.
The girl looked at him expectantly: "Can I take a photo with it?"
Xu Sui didn't intend to listen anymore, and turned to leave. At dusk and sunset, Zhou Jingze's deep and magnetic voice was delivered to her ear along the wind, and he paused:
"Can."
—
Xu Sui flew to Hong Kong in August, and the whole city was as hot as a big steamer. She remembered that this year seemed to be the highest temperature in recent years.
Since Xu Sui only came to exchange for a year, University B did not provide accommodation, so he had to find a house by himself. The rent in Hong Kong is extremely high and small, and it is now in peak season, so she searched around but couldn't find a suitable house.
Fortunately, there was a senior sister who helped me set up a room. Xu Sui shared the apartment with a girl from the same school and the same grade. The apartment in Xihuan was a bit small, but the price was acceptable, and the transportation was convenient. Broadway movies were only ten minutes away from her. Life is convenient, and there are Jusco and Parknka nearby.
The climate in Hong Kong is very suitable all year round, especially in winter, like in autumn, when the weather is fine, you can still wear skirts.
Xu Sui had a good time during the exchange period. He learned a different medical thinking and gained a lot in medical school.
She tried to participate in various social activities, learned to play Hong Kong mahjong, danced a little waltz, and learned to bake. It seems that I have experienced the little joys in life besides learning.
Xu Sui likes to finish his experiments on weekends, and set off from Central by himself to go to Lamma Island by boat to relax. It's just that the house she lives in is sunny and the windows are small.
When it rains, the room is very humid, and the clothes are wet, so they need to be dried and taken to the roof to dry. At this time, I miss the dry and cold Beijing North City.
The one-year exchange study period is coming to an end soon.
Another summer.
The classmates in the class organized a party for Xu Sui. After the dinner, a group of people switched to ktv, and someone ordered a parting song halfway through.
Roommate Carrie hugged her tearfully: "Sui, I can't bear you."
Xu Suisuan hugged her back, and just happened to meet a boy, Lin Jiafeng, who was a boy in the class, and the relationship between the two would be pretty good, they usually do experiments together, and often take the subway home together.
He sat on the sofa and joked: "Me too."
The atmosphere was a bit sad, Xu Sui let go of her, and said with a smile: "Come and adjust the atmosphere personally, or let's play a game."
"Okay." Someone agreed.
The games they play are pretty generic—truth or dare, whoever turns the bottle gets punished by the other, truth or dare.
The red lights are dim, and some people have to go out to get the designated handsome guy's phone number if they lose, and some people have to do a turtle dance in front of everyone if they lose.
Xu Sui leaned on Carrie's shoulder, holding the wine glass and laughing to and fro. A graceful face with ethereal eyes was reflected in the transparent glass.
She seems to be different from before.
As the old saying goes, one cannot get too carried away. In the next second, it was Xu Sui's turn to suffer. Lin Jiafeng held the green wine bottle and asked her what to choose.
Xu Sui thought for a while and replied, "Let's tell the truth."
A friend pushed Lin Jiafeng to come up quickly, implying that he seized the opportunity. Lin Jiafeng hesitated for a moment, and asked a boring question: "Is there anything you want to say to your ex-boyfriend?"
When everyone heard it, they said "cut", and a girl replied: "Do you still ask this kind of question? Of course, I wish my future a speedy future."
"That's right. I hope that my ex-boyfriend's girlfriends are not as good as mine. I'm not as good-looking as I am, and my personality is not as good as mine. I'll regret it for the rest of my life."
…
Xu Sui thought for a while, tapped the glass with his index finger, drank the glass of spirits, and his throat was on fire: "I don't wish him a bright future, but I wish him a safe landing."
After saying this, everyone fell silent. Not long after, someone broke the topic and quickly entered the next game. That night, Xu Sui drank a lot of wine.
A person who once blushed after taking a sip of wine has learned to drink a lot of wine without changing his face. She was so drunk that her roommate Carrie dragged her home.
When she got home, Xu Sui rushed into the bathroom and vomited while hugging the toilet. In fact, the feeling of being drunk was not good. Her stomach was burning like fire. She felt like she was about to vomit bile, and her soul and body were separated.
In fact, a week ago, Xu Sui saw the news of Sheng Nanzhou. They flew to the US training base, and he should have gone too. Xu Sui vomited and thought, she went back to her senior year, Zhou Jingze went to the United States for a year, and she was preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination in her fifth year, and Zhou Jingze had already graduated and became a real pilot.
The breakup was too ugly at the beginning, and it ended in a mess, she thought, she shouldn't see him in the future
Alright.
After Xu Sui vomited, she stood in front of the sink to wash her face, turned on the faucet, and poured a handful of water on her face. The light bulb above her head was dim, and she looked at herself in the mirror.
The skin is white and greasy, the oval face, the nose is tall and straight, if there is any difference from before, it seems to be a little more beautiful, the dark eyes are more firm, and the temperament is getting colder and colder.
Very good, I didn't cry, I didn't shed a single tear, but my eyeliner was a little dizzy.
Xu Suiyi woke up until noon the next day, and poured himself a glass of honey water when he woke up. She opened the window, and the wind blew over, the hot sea breeze.
The green fan whirled towards her, and Carrie was patting her cheek with the air cushion, and the cicadas outside the window were screaming non-stop. She put down the air cushion and complained: "It's so noisy, but fortunately, summer is coming to an end."
Xu Sui glanced outside the window, the sun was shining like a waterfall, the blue ocean waves were endless, the green trees were verdant, and the light and shadow intertwined. In a blink of an eye, summer was coming to an end.
She suddenly remembered that the day she transferred from high school was also the same hot summer. Xu Sui ignorantly met a young man who was as hot as the sun, but she was as humble as a moss.
A heartbeat happened in Xia Tian.
A period of unrequited secret love also ended in the sound of cicadas.
Someone next door was playing Hong Kong music on a stereo, and it came faintly, revealing a touch of sadness. Xu Sui leaned against the window, his shoulders trembling, and as he listened, tears finally fell down.
"I hope that the imagination can not grow, and I can find a partner completely by intuition. I have a vague obsession with you, just like the tide is rising under the wind and rain."
Yes, when the tide rises under the wind and rain.