When Bai Ziren received a call from the courier, he thought it was a wrong number at first. He hadn't shopped online recently, so how could something be delivered? When he said it was sent from the cafe in the lighthouse, she immediately ran to the school gate.
It is a freshly baked, mocha-flavored big cake, full of fragrance.
She knew who sent it without thinking about it. She quickly called Cheng Jingbo and got a reply: "The cake is made fresh, and it is specially made bigger. You can share it with your classmates."
"Are you helping me win over people?"
"You can understand it this way."
"thanks."
"Don't be polite to your boyfriend."
Just after the call was over, someone knocked on the door of the office. Zhou Chenran, the study committee member of class one, pushed the door in, greeted Cheng Jingbo politely, and put the homework of the students on the table.
"Mr. Cheng, I finished reading the book you recommended in class, and I wrote a review at home on the weekend. Can you read it?" Zhou Chenran asked humbly.
"Can."
Zhou Chenran smiled, took out his notebook from his bag, and carefully placed it in front of him: "Thank you, Teacher Cheng."
Cheng Jingbo glanced at her notebook.
"I'm going back to the classroom first." Zhou Chenran resigned.
After a while, Cheng Jingbo called her to stop: "Wait."
Zhou Chenran, who had just turned around, had a froze smile, a flash of embarrassment flickered across his eyes, he stopped in place, adjusted his emotions before turning around.
Cheng Jingbo opened her notebook, turned it to two-thirds of the way, took out a simple and elegant letter paper, and handed it back to her directly: "Take this back."
His voice fell on Zhou Chenran's ears without any warmth. She reached out to take it, and smiled self-deprecatingly: "This is just an excerpt of an article I copied, and it has no special meaning."
Cheng Jingbo didn't speak, and didn't look at her anymore. She tapped the mouse on the notebook and started doing other things.
"Since you are disgusted, I will tear it up now." Zhou Chenran tore the letter into four pieces on the spot, and lowered his voice, "Sorry."
She walked out of the office slowly, there was no sound of breathing behind her, and she didn't dare to look back.
At the stairway, she happened to meet a classmate she knew and had a small chat. The classmate knew that she had just come out of Cheng Jingbo's office, and casually said, "Teacher Cheng must be in a good mood recently, after all, he is in love. "
Zhou Chenran frowned, with a very displeased expression on his face: "Are those good students spreading the word again?"
"He admitted it himself. When he was buying snacks at the school convenience store, someone asked him who he bought them for. He said it was his girlfriend. Don't you know?" the classmate whispered.
Zhou Chenran responded coldly: "We students should not criticize the teacher's private life."
"You're right. I was talking too much. I'm leaving first. I have something to do."
Zhou Chenran walked downstairs step by step, very slowly, as if he was preoccupied. When he walked out of the office building and saw the sun again, his face was extremely pale, and his lower lip was bitten out with a bloodstain.
It has been a year and a half, from admiration to liking, it is all a matter of one person, but he seems to be a person from another world, no matter how she looks for opportunities and keeps her face, he has not let go of his identity, how much he treats her Seconds of attention, she never stepped into his private domain, but she kept holding out hope until she saw him outside the flowerbed with a strange girl, he helped her wash her hands, touched her hair, and behaved in disbelief Tenderness, she was shocked, and began to dread a possible event.
And the other night, in the same place, she accidentally saw them kissing and had to face the truth.
He is not from another world. He is in the world she belongs to. He has love and hatred, but he will not give her anything.
She understands the truth of giving up, but it's easier said than done. He was the first person she had a crush on since she was a child. She thought that she would never have feelings for any boy in her life, and she even embraced celibacy. Then she changed her mind. Unlike other nympho female students, she managed this relationship carefully, and didn't even show it in front of other students. When they openly discussed him, she looked uninterested, and they asked She thinks, and she is also calm, only saying that his class is good, and not paying attention to others.
Being so cautious is just an extravagant hope that every drop of water will wear away the stone. After graduation, when the relationship with him is no longer a teacher-student relationship, I will speak my heart to him.
It's all hopeless now.
Seeing his attitude today, she laughed at herself even more. In his eyes, the methods in the past were probably pediatrics. He had already seen it. Maybe it was because she was concerned that her dignity was not broken, or maybe it was because she didn't care.
Thinking of this, Zhou Chenran felt a little hatred in his heart, he didn't know whether he hated him or himself.
Two days later, Zhou Chenran received Cheng Jingbo's feedback on her post-reading essay, which was just one line: "The text is superficial, the viewpoint is limited, and the theoretical focus is insufficient."
The shock these words brought to her was engraved in her blood. She has always been known as a talented woman, but her articles have been criticized by him several times. This is the most severe one.
She didn't ask why, she didn't want to humiliate herself any more.
Cheng Jingbo went to the parking garage to pick up the car, and met Teacher Gu who taught economics. Teacher Gu greeted him with a smile, and naturally mentioned his recent scandal.
"If you don't make a name for yourself, it will become a blockbuster. Now everyone knows about spending overspend in convenience stores."
Teachers and staff have consumption cards to buy things in the school supermarket. Last time, Cheng Jingbo bought too many snacks that girls love, and the consumption exceeded his budget. He paid in cash, and everyone knew about it.
"I really want to know what kind of teacher Cheng will find. Of course, I am not the only one. All the teachers are curious. When will we bring her to meet us?"
Cheng Jingbo smiled: "There is a chance."
"How about a dinner at the end of the month?"
"Too fast," he said. "She's not a lively person. I'm afraid she'll get nervous."
"Is she very young?"
"She's still studying."
"So that's it, that's all, we are not in a hurry to read it, just wait for your good news."
Cheng Jingbo drove to the cafe in the lighthouse. The road conditions were not good. When waiting for the red light, he checked the time. It was already half past seven.
Bai Ziren has arrived and is listening to Ji Dongdong complaining about Zhang Wuji.
"Just this month, I've already been deducted three times from my salary, and I can't even afford instant noodles." Ji Dongdong gritted his teeth, "If I had known this, I would have been desperate to go to college, at least now I can still be a white-collar worker , will not meet such a perverted boss."
Speaking of this, Ji Dongdong looked into Shang Baiziren's eyes, realized that he had told his old background, and couldn't help saying humblely: "I have been poor in school since I was a child, and then I went to a vocational high school and started working after graduation. ,until now."
Bai Ziren's eyes were full of appreciation: "You are very experienced."
"Where, it's all very simple work, unlike you who stay in the laboratory and study in-depth things."
"It's great to insist on doing simple things well. I admire you for working at a young age and earning your own living."
Ji Dongdong hastened to be humble, and the topic returned to Zhang Wuji.
"He even said that if he couldn't make it through, he could consider going to his house to wipe the floor and wash the toilet. This is a shame to me! Do you think he is too much?"
Bai Ziren said bluntly, "He likes you."
"Ah?" Ji Dongdong thought he heard it wrong.
"Can't you hear what he really means? I just want to invite you to his house."
Ji Dongdong's whole body froze, Wuji's face slowly appeared in his mind, and he shuddered: "This cold joke is not funny at all."
"Really?" Bai Ziren thought, "But I think it's true."
"He... likes me? He dares! See if I don't punch him, how can I be liked by such a pervert." Ji Dongdong's voice weakened and gradually stopped, and he hung the hanging hair behind his ear with his left hand, With a somewhat awkward look, "Well, what if he really confesses his love to me?"
"Accept if you like it, reject it if you don't like it." Bai Ziren thinks this is not a problem.
Ji Dong's hands were pressed against the edge of the table, and his fingers tapped lightly, as if playing a piano, his face was still unwilling to lift up: "What's in between?"
"impossible."
"How come you, like Mr. Cheng, have a black and white view on things. Most of us have moments of deliberation and hesitation, especially when it comes to relationships."
It was difficult for Bai Ziren to understand the intermediate state she was talking about, and he couldn't give her good advice.
"Do you think Zhang Wuji will take a fancy to me? He has a high degree of education. He graduated from Cranfield Business School. Besides this cafe, he also has a billiards club. Although he has a perverted personality, he is rich and has a long history It’s not ugly, it’s probably very demanding.”
Bai Ziren replied, "That's right."
The light in Ji Dongdong's eyes disappeared, and he felt a little sad, but he was also calm, and a person should be down-to-earth.
"But you are not bad." Bai Ziren continued, "You are cute, you have a sweet smile, you have a good temper, and you can chat with anyone."
Ji Dongdong regained his confidence in an instant: "You are right, I am fine, why did you feel inferior just now for no reason?"
"Because you like him."
Ji Dongdong once again looked at Bai Ziren in astonishment, who had a calm expression, as if he was stating an obvious fact.
"When you like someone, there is always a little inferiority complex."
Ji Dongdong remained motionless.
Bai Ziren waved her hand: "I'm going upstairs first, if you have any doubts, you can come and ask me, I don't know everything, but I will tell you what I know."
"..."
Ji Dongdong seems to be in a fog, she is also someone who has followed sixty-six Korean dramas, how can she ask for advice on love from someone who has never even watched Blue Life and Death
While waiting for Cheng Jingbo, Bai Ziren picked up books by himself, looked down one by one, and found that some books in the bookcase had been updated. Last week, several humanities books were replaced with bestsellers, which may be in response to the request of customers. , referring to the list of books on the suggestion book, she took down a few books and flipped through them, but she didn’t find any that she was interested in, so she put them back one by one, her gaze moved to the corner, and she froze for a moment, she stretched out her hand towards the book, His fingers stuck to the spine of the old book, as if he had found the entrance to the past.
It turned out that he really had this book, no wonder he was willing to sit down and chat with her that time.
She can still recall the details of every meeting with him, including his gaze and concentration.
There was a bang in my ear.
She turned around and looked downstairs, and immediately saw a very strange scene, Zhang Wuji came in at some time, fell to the ground, Ji Dongdong threw himself on top of him, his waist was clasped by his hands, and looked again Towards the door, the mop tipped and the bucket fell.
"Idiot." Zhang Wuji spat out two words.
"Obviously you tripped yourself, how could you blame me?" Ji Dongdong objected, "Also, where are your hands?"
"On a standard cylinder."
"That's my waist!"
Zhang Wuji was not sure, he searched left and right, and found that what she said was correct.
"What are you trying to do with your hands and feet?"
Ji Dongdong patted his paws while protesting, inevitably swaying left and right, suddenly his expression froze, and he slowly lowered his eyes, unfortunately, he witnessed his temporary reaction, and then blushed: "Zhang Wuji, you rogue."
Zhang Wuji said calmly: "Ji Dongdong, your salary this month is zero."
Ji Dongdong was angry: "Please give me a reason!"
"You dare to tease me."
"I don't!"
"Just now, you teased a part of me."
"..."
See no evil, Bai Ziren looked away, and after a while decided to clear the remaining memories in his mind, took a book, and walked into the living room.
When Cheng Jingbo entered, Ji Dongdong was diligently mopping the floor, but Zhang Wuji was sitting leisurely on the sofa with a cup of hot Blue Mountain coffee in front of him. Quarterly pay cuts.
He didn't ask anything and went upstairs to find someone.
Bai Ziren was reading obediently. When he came, she asked him to sit beside him and read to her sentence by sentence.
After reading a third, she reached out and pressed the book.
"What's wrong?"
She moved the book away to shake his hand.
Under the light, the silhouettes of the two on the white wall are like a continuous mountain range, quiet and silent.
He saw that she had something on her mind, so he gently embraced her shoulder, let her hold it, and increased his strength little by little.
"You have a younger sister who has passed away."
What she said was not a question, but an affirmation. Now that she knew it, she didn't want to try it.
"right."
"I heard Grandma Xu mention it by accident, and then I asked Dr. Cheng, and she told me that your sister passed away unexpectedly during the journey."
"She and her boyfriend drove to the glacier in the northwest, miscalculated the time, and failed to arrive at the place where they lived on time. Unfortunately, the lighting was broken again, and the road was completely invisible after dark. The car strayed into a frozen river. A rescue message was sent successfully."
He didn't continue here, and she didn't want to ask any more. If she made him have any difficulties to satisfy her curiosity, she wouldn't be happy.
"What else do you want to know? I'll tell you everything." He offered.
She shook her head.
"In the future, you don't have to ask others, just ask me directly, and I won't have any reservations about you."
After a long time, she asked, "Am I similar to your sister?"
"Not at all."
"If I call you big brother again, will you feel helpless?"
"A little."
"Then how about I call you by your name?"
"My pleasure."
She looked at him for a long time, inexplicably wanted to cry, but suppressed it, and smiled softly instead.
"She has been away for five years, and I accepted the fact very early." His hand fell on her face, "You don't have to worry about me."
"But I feel sorry for you."
There is a circle of dizzy light around the edge of his dark pupils. In his eyes, she can easily see her own bright outline, like amber frozen in time, and she is delimited by him within a range.
"Besides my family, there is now another woman who will love me dearly." He said, "God treats me well."
She smiled, feeling relieved slowly, picked up the book again, put it on his lap, turned to the page she just read, and hid safely in his arms.
He picked up the book and read it to the person in his arms. His voice was low and pleasant, and it gave her the feeling that a leaf fell on the river, traveling little by little with the wind, and starting a new journey.
Although the mistakes that happen to people are unpredictable and irreversible, but she has him, so she doesn't have to be afraid anymore.
What kind of feeling is this
By his side, even if the sky falls apart, it is only the weight of a feather falling to the ground.