Outside the school gate, there were a lot of parents anxiously waiting for their children to finish their exams. There were countless educational institutions distributing leaflets, and there were colorful umbrellas and paper fans everywhere.
But Lin Zhaoxi walked through them and saw Bao Xiaomeng at first sight.
The girl was leaning against the camphor tree outside the milk tea shop. When she saw her, Bao Xiaomeng opened his big black eyes and waved at her.
"Why did you ask Pei Zhi to bring me a message..." Lin Zhaoxi walked over and decided to say hello first.
"Are you with Pei Zhi?" Bao Xiaomeng asked.
"No."
"Then I just saw him after handing in the paper and asked him to give you a message." Bao Xiaomeng said.
Hearing this, Lin Zhaoxi suddenly realized. It's not yet the end of the exam, Bao Xiaomeng even handed in the exam earlier than Pei Zhi.
As if seeing what she was thinking, Bao Xiaomeng said straightforwardly: "I am actually similar to you, and doing the extra 30 minutes of questions is equally meaningless to us."
Lin Zhaoxi didn't know what to say.
During this pause, Bao Xiaomeng turned around and walked towards the milk tea shop. She stood in front of the cashier and said to the clerk, "Two cups of pearl milk tea."
Lin Zhaoxi hurriedly pulled down her backpack, trying to get some money.
Bao Xiaomeng: "I invite you."
"Don't make it look like we're breaking up." After digging out, the money pocket was empty, Lin Zhaoxi zipped it up, and said with some regret.
"It's a breakup." The girl smiled at her calmly, "I'm going to Yongchuan during the summer vacation, and I won't have many chances to come back."
"What are you going to do?"
"Our boss is going to open a new jewelry chain store in Yongchuan, and she wants to find our old clerk here."
"The boss really likes you."
"Yes." Bao Xiaomeng was a little happy.
Lin Zhaoxi thought for a while, and then asked, "Then you really don't want to continue studying?"
"I said it earlier. Everyone has their own life. I think it's good for me to live so comfortably. And our boss said, I might be able to be a store manager or something in the future. The money I make is not bad. It must be less than you!"
The black glutinous rice pearls are scooped into plastic cups, and the clerk quickly mixes the milk tea with flavors. The sealing machine clicks, and two cups of pearl milk tea are ready in no time.
"Oh, that's pretty good." Lin Zhaoxi said.
"I think so too." The straw poked through the plastic seal, and Bao Xiaomeng took a big sip, and then said, "Without you, I wouldn't think so."
Lin Zhaoxi looked at the girl's smiling face and frowned.
Bao Xiaomeng explained: "It was almost across the street that day. You fell, and then you suddenly woke up. The whole person changed drastically. The next day, you went to Class 1 for 21:00, and you died!"
Lin Zhaoxi avoided her gaze and fell silent for a while.
"You have really become too much." The girl stood in front of a gap in the floor tiles and said, "If this is the starting line, we were clearly together at the time, and suddenly, you ran to the place of that aunt."
Bao Xiaomeng pointed to a small piece of silhouette far away and said.
"Actually, I worked hard, when you didn't know it. But I just discovered that when I was thinking about working hard, you ran a long, long way." Bao Xiaomeng looked at the place that was too far away. Fang Fang said, "At that time, I realized that there is really such a big gap between people, and it is impossible for me to catch up with you."
"Actually not." Lin Zhaoxi subconsciously interrupted her.
"That's right!" Bao Xiaomeng turned his head, "Then tell me, how can I catch up with you?"
Lin Zhaoxi was at a loss for words.
It turned out that after going around and around, they came back to this question, about "not being able to catch up".
She couldn't answer.
To give an inappropriate example, it's like facing the same round of blackjack, after mastering various strategies, her winning probability may be 80%, Pei Zhi's is 99.5%, and Bao Xiaomeng, who knows nothing, may have only 50%.
She hasn't found a way to increase the probability of winning to 99.5%, so how can she tell Bao Xiaomeng the answer.
Well, now, Bao Xiaomeng has already provided an answer.
——People should not work so hard to pursue those lofty goals, just live an ordinary life and live a sweet little life of their own.
And at this moment, she was even convinced by this answer.
"Why don't you talk anymore?" Bao Xiaomeng asked.
Lin Zhaoxi raised her head reluctantly: "I was thinking, Yongchuan is too big."
"It's okay, I can find my way home." Bao Xiaomeng joked cheerfully, "I've finished what I have to say, and I'm leaving too."
"I will also be in Yongchuan during the summer vacation, at Sanwei University, can you come and play with me?"
"You're showing off again." Bao Xiaomeng said back while holding the milk tea.
Lin Zhaoxi really wanted to say "I didn't", but she didn't want to let this parting become a very uncomfortable process.
"I'm sorry." She made no excuses.
"Then goodbye!" Bao Xiaomeng took a sip of the milk tea and waved at her casually.
Under the sun, her black hair was like a waterfall, and her back was very bright.
Lin Zhaoxi raised her head suddenly: "Why did you come to see me today?"
"Farewell to you, after all we had such a good relationship before." Bao Xiaomeng turned around and smiled again, but her voice was wet and choked.
Why is it so uncomfortable, isn't this the way you want to go
Bao Xiaomeng's figure gradually drifted away until the smile spread and she disappeared into the crowd.
After watching it for a long time, Lin Zhaoxi also felt pain in his eyes.
Maybe youth is something, no matter how many times you do it again, you will always pour water into the cup.
The pickled lemon slices at the bottom of the cup are stretched, and the acid and salt are slowly released. You can't tell what it tastes like when you taste it in your mouth.