afternoon.
Bathed in the warm winter sun, a mild cold wind blows in, blowing the ends of her hair.
Liu Yanbo put his hands in his trouser pockets, and walked side by side on the track of the playground with Han Shuilan. Lin Xue and the others were sensible and gave them a space to talk about the old days alone.
This is not the first time they met after many years, but Liu Yanbo never dared to mention the last time they met, even though he killed people in order to save more people.
Times have changed, things have changed.
The ignorant boy back then has grown into a decadent young man who "only hates that this life is no longer human", but he still has hope at this time, hoping that the impression he left in this woman's heart will be the same as before.
He wanted to see her, but was afraid to see her.
Today, it was Liu Yanbo who mustered up a lot of courage to make up his mind to visit Lin Xue on this campus.
The reason why he didn't come before was that he didn't know how to face such a sudden reunion like now.
Liu Yanbo was full of thoughts, many words came to his lips and swallowed back.
Of course, Han Shuilan doesn't have too many complicated emotions. She has trained too many students and is already used to such unexpected encounters. She just has a deep memory of this student who liked to be by her side back then—
This brat was really loved and hated back then!
Probably tired from walking, Han Shuilan stopped and stayed on the soft grass. Seeing Liu Yanbo who followed him and sat down on the ground, she hurriedly handed over one of the textbooks in her hand, and said kindly: "The ground is wet, and the book is placed on the ground. sit."
Liu Yanbo took the textbook with a smile, but he didn't politely reply with a thank you at the first time, but thought about it carefully, tried his best to get back to the original self, and then smiled mischievously like a child. : "Teacher Han is the best to me."
Whether you say it's pretentious or hypocritical...
He just didn't want her to notice the decadent atmosphere filling him.
"Stinky boy, you're so old, and you still like to talk poorly." Han Shuilan also sat down, very similar to what she did back then, but she wasn't as close as she was back then—
Time is the most ruthless magician. No matter how tightly you grasp it, some people and some things will not stay at that time after all.
Liu Yanbo has found the feeling he had when he was young, and this has already satisfied him. The distance that is one body higher than before is the distance that he cares the least about now.
He looked sideways at her profile, smiled idiotically, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Mr. Han, it's great to see you again!"
After finishing speaking, he fell back and lay lazily on the grass with his legs crossed. The soft sunshine warmed his heart and murmured to himself, "It's such a beautiful day today! On this day, even I I forgot how long I was looking forward to it..."
Liu Yanbo's voice was very soft, but Han Shuilan could still hear it clearly.
Of course she didn't know what he had experienced since that year's separation, she didn't know how important she was in his heart, and she didn't know what it meant to him to meet again.
She didn't pay too much attention to his hypocritical words, but said with a shallow smile: "You brat, you know how sweet your mouth is."
"If you really want to see my teacher so much, why didn't you come to see me after so many years? I remember that when I left, I told you my home phone number."
yes!
Liu Yanbo still remembers that phone number clearly, but in the past ten years, he has never dialed it once.
There were many difficult days and nights when he also wanted to make a phone call, but every time at the end, he still vented the courage he had finally mustered up.
why
A long time ago, Liu Yanbo already had the answer in his heart, and today, he finally said it slowly: "It's not that I don't want to, it's that I don't dare."
"Mr. Han, do you still remember our original agreement?"
"You made a promise, but I failed to fulfill the promise. I didn't become a student you can be proud of. I'm afraid you will be disappointed when you find out."
Perhaps for many people, the promise of youth is just child's play.
But for someone like Liu Yanbo who has almost lost everything, those promises are the whole meaning of his journey alone. Without the support of those childhood promises, he probably wouldn't be able to live today.
He once promised his parents to live a good life and walk out of the mountains to show them the wonderful world outside, so even in the dark, he never gave up his desire for tomorrow;
He promised Han Shuilan that he would work hard to get into college and go to her city, but now he has not done so, so he is afraid that she will be disappointed—
Sometimes it's better to forget than to be disappointed.
Han Shuilan turned her head to look at Liu Yanbo. She had sensed the sincerity from his words just now, and said softly: "After all these years, you still keep it in your heart, which proves that you have worked hard for it. As long as you work hard, It’s a student I’m proud of.”
Have you tried hard
Liu Yanbo couldn't help asking himself in his heart, but the answer was no.
After the age of thirteen, someone once offered him the opportunity to return to school, but he chose to refuse.
As far as the present is concerned, the reason for the refusal at that time is no longer important. What is important is that he did not work hard for the agreement with Han Shuilan.
After thinking about it, Liu Yanbo suddenly sat up again, and he decided to skip this topic, because he was afraid that if he continued to talk like this, it would only make people more disappointed, so he couldn't help but change the subject: "Mr. Han, what are you doing tonight?" Do you have time? Can we have a meal together?"
"Of course, not only the two of us, but also my sister and the others." Liu Yanbo was afraid that Han Shuilan would take care of him, so he hurriedly added this sentence.
Although he was careful enough to consider it, he was rejected.
Han Shuilan said without hesitation: "I'm afraid I can't do it tonight. I have to go home to take care of the children. Let's try another day."
Hearing this, Liu Yanbo was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect that the former goddess had already married a woman.
It's true that times have changed and things have changed.
Liu Yanbo smiled, and said lightly: "Then another day."
When is another day
Maybe tomorrow, maybe in the foreseeable future.
Liu Yanbo would not ask for the exact time, because he suddenly realized that although the scene at this moment seems to have returned to the past, he is no longer that young boy who just fell in love—
But, why is there an empty sense of loss in my heart
jingle bell~
When the class bell rang, Han Shuilan got up and said, "Boy, I'm going to class."
"Um."
Liu Yanbo also got up immediately, and returned the textbook on the cushion.
Han Shuilan took back the textbook, then stretched out her hand and said, "Give me your mobile phone."
Liu Yanbo obediently took out his mobile phone and handed it over, smiling contentedly like a child who got a reward—
In fact, I don't want much, as long as you treat me as before.
After Han Shuilan saved her number, she went to class. Liu Yanbo watched her leave. He didn't lie down on the grass again until he couldn't see her back—
Enjoying the sunshine, enjoying the happiness of this long-lost reunion.
Liu Yanbo covered his eyes with a fallen leaf he picked up casually, and whispered: "Mr. Han, please be happy..."