On Monday evening, after eating, Bai Ziren couldn't read and didn't want to do other things, so he went to the University of Finance and Economics by car.
Along the way, watching the night mist outside the window, and the floating light, her vision gradually blurred, she couldn't find a focus, and her heart became empty. She didn't know what was going on, but she hadn't seen her for ten days. Become top-heavy.
Boring, she stretched out her fingers to write his name on the glass window, and she didn't feel relieved until the last stroke.
It took more than 40 minutes to get to and from the bus, and when she arrived at the gate of the University of Finance and Economics, she didn't rush to call him and walked in directly.
The campus was very quiet after seven o'clock, except for the sporadic lights in the teaching buildings, and occasionally the ringing of bicycles in the distance.
After finding Building No. 27, Bai Ziren called Cheng Jingbo and said that he was downstairs.
Cheng Jingbo came down quickly, and saw his girlfriend standing by the flower bed at a glance. She was wearing a light gray coat and a scarf he gave her, with her hands in her pockets, looking up at the starry sky, hearing his movements Then he turned his head and smiled slightly.
"Why didn't you tell me beforehand that you were coming?" He came to her side.
"If you say it first, you won't let me come."
"You're self-aware."
"Is the business trip going well?"
"all the best."
She looked down at the overlapping shadows of the two under the lamp, and said slowly, "We haven't seen each other for ten days, and the days pass too slowly. I don't want to wait until Friday, so I want to come to you."
He reached out and pulled out her hand that had been hidden in her pocket all the time, and held it in the palm of his hand: "Hands are so cold, come up with me now."
But she shook her head: "I won't go up, that's where you work, I want to walk around the campus."
"Okay, I'll accompany you." He held her hand, "Go to the convenience store to buy you a hot drink first."
When they arrived at the convenience store, he went in and bought a can of hot barley tea, opened it and handed it to her, she drank it with her hands in her hands, and finished it quickly, her whole body warmed up quickly, and walked with him on the campus until they reached the gate of the flower garden Outside, take a break.
"Don't come here alone at night," he said.
"Fortunately, it's not even eight o'clock, and besides, I haven't been able to sleep at night lately."
"Why insomnia?"
She rolled her eyes and said three words clearly: "What do you think?"
He reached out and patted her on the head, but felt it wasn't enough. After all, it was rare to hear her acting like a baby. After a while, he pulled her into his arms and asked in a low voice, "For me?"
"Ok."
"See you today, can you sleep tonight?"
"I don't know, maybe I can't fall asleep because I am too happy." She told the truth that such a situation is not unprecedented.
"Call me if you have insomnia, and I will tell you boring stories, and I promise you will fall asleep after listening to them for a while."
"I'm not like those male students who sleep in your class, you tell one story, I want to hear the next one, and I can never get enough."
He looked down at the person in his arms, not unaware of the slight changes in her, but he was always satisfied seeing her so attached to him.
They hugged each other silently, his hand pressed on her back and patted lightly, at first she held his hem with her hand, then gradually let go, hugged him instead, and buried her head in his collar , took a deep breath, his nasal voice was thick, and his eyes didn't blink.
Soon, he raised her face and found that her eyes were a little red, and her expression became serious, but her voice was more gentle: "What unhappy things happened to you?"
"No." She sniffed and denied, "I just miss you."
"Didn't you see it now?" His fingertips gently wiped the corners of her eyes.
"Yes." Her nasal voice weakened a little, and the emotions calmed down in his voice.
He touched her forehead with his hand, but luckily it wasn't hot. After thinking for a while, he said, "Next time I won't be on a business trip for so long. I will show up at the cafe on time on Friday night."
She considered it for a while and said seriously: "The business trip is work, so I can't delay it because of the date on Friday. It's okay. I'll get used to it next time."
After the sudden emotion passed, it was replaced by the peace of mind of having him by his side.
They walked for a while, and chose a lounge chair to sit down. She took out a bookmark from her small bag and handed it to him. When he saw it, it was very similar to the handmade product I bought at the independent bookstore last time, except that it was on the top of the bookmark. is a knitted star.
"I followed that. I made three in total. This one is the most successful one. I'll give it to you as a present."
He smiled: "Is there anything you can't do?"
"A lot. I can't cook. Tomato scrambled eggs will be mushy."
"I will cook in the future, and you can make these little things."
"It's better for me to do the dishes. I'm better at washing things."
When she said this seriously, he smiled and looked at her intently: "It just so happens that I like virtuous women."
"..."
"Why did you turn your head?"
"Huh? I didn't."
"Then look at me and don't move."
She dodged again habitually, her hand had already been held down by him, and then came a touching voice: "You have to learn to face me."
She finally dared to look directly into his eyes and waited for his approach. When her lips touched the familiar clear breath, she closed her eyes instantly and accepted his kiss seriously.
When he kissed her, he kept holding her hand, making her palm like a small heater.
The flower shadows swayed on the ground, as if someone was slipping past this place on tiptoe, but they didn't pay attention.
After a while, Bai Ziren asked Cheng Jingbo curiously: "Did you hear the voice behind you just now?"
"It seems a little bit, it may be a stray cat adopted by the school."
She relaxed, sat side by side with him, and began to chat with him about what happened in the past ten days, the experiments she did with her seniors, the chores she did for Fu He, what new dishes were added in the school cafeteria, and the food in the street behind. The small shop has a very beautiful skirt, and she reads a few books recommended by him every night, and she can't read the thick ones, but finishes the thin ones.
He patiently listened to her talking about these little things, and helped her solve her little troubles by the way.
"By the way, do you still remember how to tell north and south with a watch?" She asked suddenly.
He raised his wrist and told her: "It's actually very simple. Divide the current time of the watch by two, find the corresponding position of the quotient on the dial, and face the number to the sun. The twelve o'clock on the dial indicates north. "
"I remembered, the geography teacher taught it before, and there is a formula."
"Halved the number of hours to the sun, twelve points to the north."
"That's it." She looked at him and couldn't help admiring, "You are so smart."
"It's not difficult, just memorize it, knowing it is not smart."
She quietly admired his face, feeling something.
"It's getting late, sit down for a while, and I'll take you back."
Although she was reluctant, she also knew that she couldn't stay with him like this forever. Coming here tonight was already disturbing his work. Even if she was in a state of love, she couldn't be too willful, at least it couldn't affect his work and rest, so she nodded and said yes.
"I'll drive slower later, so that I can stay with you for a while longer."
Her eyes lit up, and she thought it was a good idea.
"I'll see you in a few days," he promised.
This night, as Bai Ziren expected, she couldn't fall asleep for a long time, so she tried to read the book he recommended for hypnosis, and she succeeded in feeling sleepy after two o'clock.
Waking up at almost eight o'clock the next day, Bai Ziren was taken aback. Knowing that roll call was required for the two professional classes in the morning, and the teachers were always strict, she didn't dare to be sloppy. After washing up in a hurry, she rushed to school without even eating breakfast.
It takes fifteen minutes from the dormitory to the school. Bai Ziren almost had to run, and he heard someone calling her name behind him.
Zhou Bibi, with hair like a bird's nest and squinted eyes, rode up and stopped in front of Bai Ziren: "I'll take you."
"No."
"You want to be late? As far as I know, your Exterminator is too difficult to deal with. If you are late, you may be locked out."
Bai Ziren hesitated.
Seeing her potential concerns, he was very disdainful: "What age is it, you still follow the set of giving and receiving between men and women? Don't you still want to do scientific research in the future? How can people be so old-fashioned?"
"I'm very heavy, forget it."
Zhou Biran jumped out of the car, grabbed her by the hood of her coat, and was about to lift her into the car, saying, "Bai Ziren, do you think I'm a frail scholar?"
Bai Ziren had no choice but to get on the bicycle. Zhou Bibiran was about to set off, but his feet were not steady, and he leaned forward. Fortunately, his toes touched the ground in time, and he said to himself: "It's really heavy."
"..."
Zhou Biran gritted his teeth and rode his bicycle all the way to the door of Teaching Building No. 3, which took a total of eight minutes.
After Bai Ziren got out of the car, he saw that Zhou Biran's forehead was covered with sweat, so he apologized.
"At twelve noon today, I'll be waiting for you at the back door of the library. I have something to tell you."
"What's up?"
"You will know when you come, and you will not be able to tell for a while."
Bai Ziren was very puzzled, Zhou Bibi waved: "Come up, there is one minute, Miejue Shitai is going to lock the door."
Until Bai Ziren's back disappeared at the entrance of the stairs, Zhou Biran still stayed where he was, thinking that she would come at noon, anyway, he also gave her a ride covered in sweat, so she wouldn't be ruthless to that part, and waited She came, and he wanted to tell her how he felt.
These days, he was extremely depressed, and he always spoke out. He never thought that one day he would be so aggrieved. After struggling for a week, he figured it out. For the same thing, if he didn't even dare to say what was in his heart, he would be too useless.
It's fine to just say it, at worst, if she rejects him, he will give up his heart and find his majestic self before.
Thinking of this, he almost looked up to the sky and sighed, and there was also a kind of inexplicable tragedy, knowing the result, but he had to fight one last time. Of course, this fight was between himself and himself.
Hmph, even Zhou Xianran has the opportunity to have dinner with her face to face, so what if he wants to have a heart-to-heart talk? Not at all excessive.
Because he was thinking about the appointment at noon, Zhou must feel that the morning passed too slowly, and every minute and every second was suffering. Finally, at twelve o'clock, he rushed to the back door of the library as soon as possible. She hadn't arrived yet, so he waited quietly. , She still didn't come after ten minutes.
He was about to call her and ask why he didn't make the appointment when a voice came from his ear.
"I'm sorry, I almost forgot what you said." Bai Ziren came late, with an apologetic expression on his face.
Zhou Bibi put the phone back in his pocket, pretending to be generous: "It's okay, being late for a date is a girl's right."
"Dating?" Bai Ziren thought he had heard wrong.
Zhou Biran wrote lightly: "A meeting between friends can also be called a date."
Bai Ziren felt that Zhou must be very strange, and asked straight to the point: "What do you want to tell me?"
There was no one around, the place was quiet, it was a good time to communicate, Zhou Bibi had already prepared the draft, and after a little preparation, he said, "Bai Ziren, did you pay attention to me when you were in elementary school?"
"I remember when we were in primary school we used to talk."
"Yes, did you secretly think about me when you were alone, even if it was only once?"
Bai Ziren fell into memory, Zhou Biran waited anxiously for a reply, and the time was very long.
"I'm sure not once." She replied after serious consideration.
"..."
"What's wrong?"
"You have always regarded me as an ordinary classmate, right?"
"Yes, otherwise?"
"You really never think about me in your heart? For example, you think I'm a little handsome, or a little clever?"
"Zhou Bibi, what exactly do you want to ask? I don't quite understand."
"What I want to ask is very simple, have you ever liked me?"
Bai Ziren was taken aback, looked at the face in front of him as if looking at a rare and exotic beast, and quickly shook his head: "No."
"But I liked you. When I was in elementary school, for a while, I often paid attention to your hair, the way you walked, your test scores, and whether you were smiling... This is true. Every time I observe you, I always pay attention to you." I felt a little happy, but also a little empty, and now this feeling is back, and after my research, I have confirmed that this is the relationship between a man and a woman."
Bai Ziren was silent.
Zhou Bibi stared at her, and after a long time spit out a sentence: "If you can't accept it, please reject me immediately, don't leave a way out, give me a good time, it is the last kindness to me."
If she hesitated a little, he would not choose to give up.
"Zhou Biran, actually I..."
"You what?" Zhou Bibi was too nervous and blocked her words.
"I never saw you as a boy."
"..."
"So there is no relationship between men and women."
"Wait, so you've always thought of me as a girl? I'm a sister in your heart?"
"Of course not. To be precise, I didn't deliberately identify your gender. You are you, it's as simple as that."
Zhou Bibi was in a mess and wanted to collapse. What she meant was that in her eyes, he was neither male nor female, male and female, confusing and confusing.
It was definitely the cruelest rejection he had ever heard.
"However, Zhou Biran, I want to thank you."
His voice was haggard: "Thank me for what?"
"Thank you for teaching me vault, and thank you for driving me to school this morning."
He smiled wryly, it turned out that the relationship between her and him was limited to this, these trivial, trivial things that were not worth mentioning.
"Can we still be friends in the future?" he asked.
"We were classmates."
"A little closer than classmates? Ordinary friends, who meet and talk occasionally, send a text message of blessing during the festival, and can find someone when you need help."
"no problem."
"Okay, I've finished what I have to say, and finally I wish you a happy relationship."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and left, waved his hand after a few steps.