Xie Ruhe paused for a few seconds, then hummed again.
Shu Nian's guilty conscience dissipated, and said, "Then I'll bring it to you later."
Xie Ruhe asked: "When?"
"I'm outside right now..." Shu Nian said, and suggested, "Then I'm going to buy it now?"
Xie Ruhe's voice was obviously brighter: "Okay."
Shu Nian put down his phone, looked at the time, and said, "It will take me over an hour, around seven o'clock. It's not that fast, you should eat first."
Xie Ruhe didn't respond to her words, but just repeated: "Today is December 31st."
Such words and such emotions inexplicably give people a feeling that they want to stick to their last bit of face, so they didn't directly say "today is my birthday".
"..." Shu Nian said, "Then just wait a moment, I will try to hurry up."
"it is good."
After hanging up the phone, Shu Nian looked up, and suddenly remembered that he was still talking to Xu Zeyuan just now, and he seemed to have said something that had the same meaning as "want to get back together".
Xu Zeyuan's expression was a little unnatural, he looked at her phone and asked, "Ahe?"
Shu Nian looked down at the toe of the shoe, didn't answer his question, and didn't mention what he just said: "You go back. I have something to do, so I'll go first."
But Xu Zeyuan didn't want to pretend nothing happened. He clenched his fists and reminded her with a stiff voice: "Shu Nian, you haven't responded to what I just said."
"What, are you saying that you regretted it?" Shu Nian looked up at him and said calmly, "I said, breaking up is a very normal thing. It's your right."
Xu Zeyuan opened his mouth, wanting to say something.
The next moment, Shu Nian pursed his lips, and said, "But, that doesn't mean I won't mind."
These words were like a slap in the face of Xu Zeyuan, making all the people he just said like a joke. He was speechless, took a step back, and laughed self-deprecatingly.
Shu Nian didn't say any more: "Goodbye."
Xu Zeyuan suddenly opened his mouth and said in a low voice: "If you said at that time that you didn't want to break up, I would definitely not break up with you. But you didn't mention it."
"..."
"It's because you don't like me that much."
"..."
Shunian was thin and small, wrapped in a big coat, and his chin was hidden in the scarf, as if it would be blown away by the wind. Her face turned pale, she didn't expect him to say such a thing, she paused for half a minute before recovering.
In fact, she didn't want to mention the past at all, and she always classified the breakup with Xu Zeyuan as "peaceful breakup", "good gathering and good separation".
Even if they met again, he pretended nothing happened and tried to find a sense of presence in front of him. Shu Nian never wanted to criticize him.
She can no longer think about the past.
Hope it's over.
But in the end he put all the responsibility on her.
Shu Nian suddenly became angry, grabbed the flesh of his palm with his nails, unceremoniously, repeated word by word what he heard or saw at the beginning.
"Shu Nian is too pitiful."
"I've been missing for so many days, I feel... what do you think..."
"Xu Zeyuan is also very miserable. I have been chasing Shunian for so long, and I haven't done anything yet..."
At that time, Xu Zeyuan's decision was irrelevant to him, and it might make his situation easier. But because of this, the guesses of others were implemented.
Let Shunian live under the sympathetic eyes of others, and the scars are uncovered time and time again because of their actions. Let her rely on herself on the days when she needs the company of others most.
Xu Zeyuan's expression changed.
Shunian couldn't continue, staring at him, his voice trembling: "So, when you heard these words, you broke up with me, and the reason was because I didn't like you that much?"
Not far away, a car parked on the side of the road.
In the car, Fang Wencheng was looking at his phone boredly, not knowing where Xie Ruhe's bad habits came from, so he asked him to drive around Shunian's house for a walk if he had nothing to do.
And even if he met Shu Nian by such a coincidence, Xie Ruhe would not get out of the car to meet her. But it will not be like the first time, where Fang Wencheng foolishly asked Fang Wencheng to drive with her, and would just watch her for a while and then leave.
This time, it happened that Shunian was talking with another man on the side of the road.
Fang Wencheng could probably recognize that man as the recently popular singer Xu Zeyuan.
From seeing this scene, the air pressure in the car became extremely low, and Fang Wencheng dared not speak at all. Not long after, Xie Ruhe couldn't control himself, so he called Shunian, his tone was stiff, as if he was extremely displeased.
After hanging up the phone, he still reported the number expressionlessly. The voice was very low, but in this small space, Fang Wencheng could still hear clearly.
"One minute."
"Two minutes."
"three."
"Three and a half minutes."
"..."
After a while, Xie Ruhe didn't continue to report the number, and murmured: "Is she unhappy?"
Hearing this, Fang Wencheng also looked over the car window. From this angle, he could only see Xu Zeyuan's back and a small half of Shu Nian's face, the distance was not too close, and he couldn't see Shu Nian's expression at all.
"...how can you see this clearly."
Xie Ruhe didn't speak, just opened the car door, installed the dismantled wheelchair, put it outside, and easily moved his body from the car to the wheelchair.
Fang Wencheng was stunned, and quickly got out of the car: "Master, do you want me to go with you?"
Xie Ruhe ignored him.
On the contrary, Fang Wencheng was happy, and happily returned to the car to continue playing with his mobile phone.
Shu Nian was really moved by Xu Ze's vitality.
I just think that he can turn white into black, thinking that after a long time, what happened at the beginning has become another thing. Judging from his expression, he seemed to feel that this was the case, and that the problem was entirely her own.
After two years, Shu Nian also thought clearly that those were not true, and she actually didn't need to care about them.
She can't control other people's mouths.
But if you don't care, it doesn't mean you want to associate with them again.
After Shu Nian finished saying that, Xu Zeyuan's whole body froze, his Adam's apple rolled down, and he apologized with difficulty: "I'm sorry, I'm not..."
Before he finished speaking, Shu Nian let out a sigh of relief, turned around and continued walking.
I didn't hear the sound of Xu Zeyuan catching up again.
Because of this little episode, Shunian's mood changed a lot, he lowered his head and kicked the pebbles on the ground. Soon, she suddenly remembered that she wanted to buy a cake for Xie Ruhe.
After thinking about it, Shu Nian decided to buy a cake here, and then take the subway to Xie Ruhe's house.
She lifted her foot and walked in the direction of the cake shop.
At the same time, the sound of wheels rubbing against the ground sounded behind him.
Shu Nian inexplicably felt that this voice was familiar, looked back, and was stunned: "Why are you here?"
Xie Ruhe moved the wheelchair and came to her side: "It just happened to be nearby."
Shu Nian guessed, "Are you out to buy cakes?"
Xie Ruhe didn't answer this question, and said hesitantly: "I seem to have seen you and me just now." Speaking of this, he paused, and his voice sank: "You and Xu Zeyuan were talking."
"you saw it?"
"Well, you know him?"
Shunian is very honest: "I was with him before."
"..." Xie Ruhe's eyes darkened, imagining such a scene, the muscles on his face couldn't help but twitched, and soon returned to normal, "What did he ask you for?"
Mentioning this, Shu Nian frowned: "I think my temper is already very good."
Not knowing why she got involved in this, Xie Ruhe looked at her: "Huh?"
"I seldom lose my temper." Shu Nian said with a straight face, "Xie Ruhe. You said, if I am such a good-tempered person, if I can be pissed off by someone, then that person must go too far."
Xie Ruhe, who had offended her countless times: "..."
When there was no response, Shu Nian turned to stare at him: "Why don't you speak?"
Xie Ruhe remained silent for a few seconds, then obediently responded: "Well, it's too much."
Shu Nian's expression looked a little better, and he vented his anger. She stopped talking about it and asked him, "Shall we go buy a Black Forest cake?"
Xie Ruhe nodded: "Okay."
"Or do you want something else?"
"This is fine."
Walked a short distance.
Xie Ruhe asked softly: "Can I ask you a birthday wish?"
Hearing this, Shu Nian looked down at him: "Sure, what do you want?"
Xie Ruhe also raised his head, his bangs covered his eyebrows, his eye sockets were deep, and his facial features were three-dimensional and distinct. With a slightly gloomy expression, he sat there quietly, like a handsome young man.
"Stop liking him."
Shunian didn't understand his words for a moment: "Don't like anyone?"
Xie Ruhe lowered his eyes and said nothing.
Shu Nian thought for a while and guessed, "Xu Zeyuan?"
Xie Ruhe responded in a low voice.
"You're wasting it like this." Shunian said seriously, "I didn't like him in the first place."
Hearing this, Xie Ruhe's eyelashes moved, and he murmured, "It's not a waste."
Shu Nian didn't hear clearly: "What?"
Xie Ruhe changed his words: "Then I'll change it."
Shunian has a good temper: "Yes."
Xie Ruhe didn't think of any wish for a while, so he didn't open his mouth for a long time.
Shu Nian didn't rush him and waited patiently.
The two entered a cake shop.
It was too late to make new ones, Shu Nian showed Xie Ruhe a few in the ready-made cakes. But he didn't seem to care too much, and he listened to her opinion all the time.
Decided soon.
Xie Ruhe hugged the cake box, Shu Nian pushed him out.
Shu Nian asked, "Shall we go to your house now? Take the subway?"
Xie Ruhe said absently, "Fang Wencheng is nearby."
Shu Nian said hello.
Going out of this street and turning a corner, there are fewer and fewer pedestrians.
Dim yellow street lamps, aunts selling roasted sweet potatoes on the street, tree branches rattling by the wind, and the sound of wheels sliding on the concrete floor.
In this quiet atmosphere, Xie Ruhe suddenly stopped the wheelchair with his hand. With one hand, he turned the wheelchair in the direction, looking like he was facing the book.
Because of his sudden movement, Shu Nian blinked: "What's wrong?"
Xie Ruhe licked his lips, his eyes were clear and clean, it was all about her. Then, he said clearly, one word at a time: "I want you—"
A cold wind blows and pours into the pores along the gaps in the clothes.
Shu Nian's heart skipped a beat.
Like a period of time, and like a blink of an eye,
Xie Ruhe coughed and lowered his eyes unnaturally. Like a balloon filled with air, someone poked a hole in an instant, and the courage dissipated all of a sudden.
His Adam's apple slipped, and he finished the previous sentence: "When you are free, you can accompany me to recover."
Shu Nian came back to his senses, let out an ah, and asked in confusion, "Why?"
Xie Ruhe didn't look at her, and said something inaudibly.
"It's more motivating."