"In Africa, when the sun goes down, bats are everywhere in the sky. They cruise silently, like cars driving on asphalt roads."
"The little hares on the road are jumping, squatting down suddenly, and jumping up suddenly, just like miniature kangaroos."
"There are all kinds of smells floating in the fields, and meteors falling from the sky, like a string of teardrops hanging on the cheeks."
"I wake up expecting something very bizarre and sweet to happen, fast, right now."
Bai Ziren read the book "Out of Africa" twice and really liked it.
This is an autobiographical novel by a Danish female writer. It tells the story of her living in Kenya after marriage and running a coffee plantation.
Bai Ziren likes the little antelope named Lulu. When he first came to the hostess's house, he was only the size of a kitten. When he grows up, he looks like a branch full of vitality and cute flowers. He has a pair of purple hazy eyes and is good at dancing. Foraging leisurely on the lawn, or hiding at the edge of the woods, revealing a pair of beautiful spin horns.
Through words, she could imagine that creature's agility, cuteness, and being deeply attracted.
If it is said that she read books for Cheng Jingbo at the beginning, it is different now. She also feels the charm of books. She can use them to understand the vast and mysterious world, and she can also read some of her own state of mind. And sensitive emotions.
This was something she had never thought about before. Apart from simple liking and boredom, she had many other emotions.
Of course, he was the one who took her to the entrance to another world.
He was her first real friend, who also happened to be her boyfriend, no matter what, he was the only choice, so it was understandable to promise him to get married once he was over thirty.
However, is my courage a little bit bigger? He even proposed marriage...
Thinking of this, Bai Ziren didn't have the nerve to continue reading, so he put it aside and pulled up the quilt to cover his face.
Some things are reasonable at the moment, but when I think about it later, I was scared by myself.
"We'll get married after I graduate."
This sentence lingered in the room all night, causing Bai Ziren to toss and turn, unable to sleep, and ended up going to school with two panda eyes.
On the road, I met Zhou Biran who was riding a bicycle again. He didn't seem to be fully awake, his eyes were half-closed, and he had a piece of sesame seed cake in his mouth, and he ate it at a very slow speed.
When passing by, the two greeted each other generously.
"The dark circles under your eyes are so thick, don't you just stay up late to read again?"
"No, just can't sleep."
He didn't ask her why she couldn't sleep, so he nodded and rode away.
Ever since they had an affair, neither of them deliberately avoided anything. As usual, they met and said a few words, and then walked away without anything else. The other students sighed when they saw this. It seems that they really have nothing to do. .
Having said that, Zhou Bibi and Huang Xiaoling seemed to have nothing to do with each other. When they saw each other from a distance, they immediately turned their heads and changed directions. It is said that Huang Xiaoling already had another partner who could develop in a short period of time. We know each other and feel good about each other. Although we haven't confirmed it yet, our classmates often see her texting with a very happy expression.
Looking at it this way, there is really no excitement to look forward to, and the students also left.
What everyone didn't expect was that there was another play in the cafeteria at noon.
Bai Ziren lined up for dinner, and when she turned around, someone bumped into her suddenly. The tray in her hand trembled, and the soup in the bowl spilled out onto the other party's clothes. Just as she was about to say sorry, she unexpectedly discovered that the person in front of her was Fang Zheng. , then shut up, with a faint feeling in his heart that he did it on purpose.
"What's the matter with you? Don't you have eyes?" Fangzheng asked, his eyes full of annoyance, "You didn't even apologize, you really have no quality."
Someone next to him advised a few words: "Forget it, she was careless, you are a boy, let her forget it."
Fangzheng sneered: "I didn't hold her accountable, I was just dissatisfied with her attitude, she stained my new clothes, didn't even apologize, what kind of character?"
Bai Ziren didn't say a word, thinking whether to say sorry perfunctorily or not, it's better not to pester such a person with him.
Fangzheng was standing in front of her, he didn't seem to move a step away, just waiting for her apology, the students in line behind started complaining, what's going on? If you have something to say, don't interfere with our cooking.
After a short thought, Bai Ziren decided not to apologize. She had already seen the obvious malice in Fangzheng's eyes, and knew that he did it on purpose. Besides, from last semester to now, he had spread enough rumors about her behind her back. She didn't even ask him to apologize, so how could it be the other way around
Seeing that Bai Ziren had been treating each other indifferently, Fangzheng's expression changed, and just as he was about to speak ill, something unexpected happened.
A figure flashed to Bai Ziren's side, picked up the soup bowl from her tray, and placed it directly on Fangzheng's head.
The picture of everyone staring wide-eyed seemed to be frozen, and they forgot to even blink.
Zhou Bibi clapped his hands with a relaxed look: "This is the only way to deal with people with abnormal brains."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and said to Bai Ziren, "I'm sorry for wasting your soup."
Bai Ziren was also dumbfounded.
After Fangzheng came to his senses, he rushed towards Zhou Bibi, with a ferocious expression on his face, as if he wanted to kill someone. Without thinking about it, Bo Ziren stretched out his foot and silently stepped on Fang Zheng's shoelace, causing him to fall down. Zhou Bibi took the opportunity to bend over. He lowered his waist and clasped his hands, and said sternly: "As a man, you talk about girls behind your back all day, are you a mother? It's time to teach you a lesson, or do you think my friend is easy to bully?"
As he spoke, he beat up Fangzheng violently.
Fangzheng was thin and thin, and he was not Zhou Biran's opponent. The only advantage left was his long nails, but it was still in vain. After stepping forward to leave them, Zhou must stop.
Bai Ziren quickly stood next to Zhou Biran, silently expressing that he was not alone in causing this.
The teacher ordered two honest-looking students to send Fangzheng to the school infirmary, then turned to look at them, frowned and said, "What are you all for?"
Zhou Biran said calmly: "He bullied my friend, and I vented my anger on her, what's wrong?"
Bai Ziren looked at him sideways when he heard the words, his chin was scratched with two bloodstains by Fangzheng's nails, and he looked a bit embarrassed, but his eyes were still clear and bright, without any fear at all. For the first time, I felt the meaning of loyalty.
The teacher laughed back angrily: "Doing it is not a gentleman's demeanor."
"What demeanor do you need for that kind of villain?" Zhou Biran replied.
The teacher shook his head helplessly, waved his hand, told them to go to eat first, and go to his office in the afternoon, then sighed and walked away slowly.
"Make another bowl of soup, let's eat together." Zhou Biran said to Bai Ziren.
Bai Ziren nodded and said, "Thank you."
"Thank you for what friends say."
Seeing that there were countless onlookers around, Zhou Biran faced them with a sarcastic smile, and said word by word: "Everyone onlookers, I'm really sorry, there won't be the bloody plot you were expecting in the future, I admit that I like her, But it’s just a relationship between friends, you can add oil and vinegar as you like, it won’t affect our friendship, and it’s a waste of your precious time.”
Behind him is a window in the cafeteria. The sunlight from outside shines in and falls on his face. In Bai Ziren's eyes, there are only four words: open and aboveboard.
"Yes, Zhou must be my friend, and I like him too." Bai Ziren also spoke.
They had dinner again, picked a corner seat together, sat down and ate lunch, and chatted while eating. He asked about her boyfriend for the first time, and she told him that they had a very good relationship and everything was going well.
Zhou Biran smiled, and after a moment of silence, he said, "I can see that you like him very much."
"yes?"
"Last time in the cafe, after he walked in, your expression was completely different."
Bai Ziren rubbed his nose in embarrassment.
"He looks good, and he looks like he can take care of people."
"Well, he's been nice to me."
"Bai Ziren, I really figured it out recently." He lowered his voice.
"What?" Bai Ziren leaned closer to listen.
"I don't like how you always look lonely. It makes me uncomfortable to see you. Ever since you fell in love, your eyes have brightened and you feel like a different person. Just now, you dared to admit that I am your friend. It's really unexpected." Guess, if he can make you like this, I have nothing to be jealous of."
"What about you? Have you ever thought about finding a girlfriend?" Bai Ziren asked him back.
Zhou Biran frowned, staring at the rice in the bowl, and after a while, he relaxed his brows and said in a low voice, "Let's see if there will be someone I like."
Bai Ziren felt that he was also wronged. Ever since he rejected Huang Xiaoling, all the flowers and plants around him had been wiped out. The female students in the whole school respected him and spread word of mouth that he was arrogant and dismissed ordinary girls. He would only take a look at it when he came down to earth. Although it was a bit of a joke, it did affect his friendship. She often saw him walking alone.
"In the long life, if you follow the song, you will always find a confidant."
Zhou Bibi looked up and suddenly heard: "Which book is this excerpt from?"
Bai Ziren told him the title of the book, and he wanted to borrow it to read it, and she readily agreed.
Fangzheng's matter did not end satisfactorily in the end, Zhou Bibi was killed and he was unwilling to apologize to the people who made such works, and his face was also stained. The teachers were concerned about his father and did not make things difficult for him anymore. The brothers in the dormitory also advised him not to offend Zhou Biran, and put up with it. The two sides had a stalemate for almost a week, and finally let it go.
Afterwards, Zhou Biran also nicknamed Fangzheng, jokingly calling him Lady Fang, because he only scratched his face with his nails when fighting.
On Friday, Bai Ziren told Cheng Jingbo about this and asked him if he would mind being friends with Zhou Biran.
Cheng Jingbo said: "Although I don't admire his siblings, he is a good person. It's good for you to be friends with him, and you can take care of each other in school in the future."
"Aren't you jealous?"
"Why are you jealous?" He smiled, "I look like such a person with no confidence?"
Bo Ziren leaned on his shoulder, took his hand actively, and said softly: "Because he is a man, I want to report to you first to be friends with him."
"You should have more friends and see a wider world. If you are imprisoned by me alone, you will not be happy, and it is not my original intention."
She looked at him quietly.
"As long as a certain part of you belongs to me." His slender hand slid across her face, and said softly, "What else is there to care about?"
"Which part?" She was a little ashamed, as if thinking about it.
"You should have thought of it."
"..."
She sat upright, straightened her long hair, looked down at the toes of her shoes, slowly blinked her beautiful eyelashes like butterfly wings, and slowly studied the ambiguity in his tone. It's a coincidence that Zhu Mingwen has been brainwashing her for the past few days , what is indispensable in love, if there is no such thing, the souls of the two can't really figure it out at close distance, and we can't underestimate that thing... She also gradually imagined.
"I mean your heart, don't think about it."
"..."
Well, she really thinks too much.
"Then what did you think of?" He lowered his head and approached her, stretched out his hand and clasped her wrist, and asked in a clear voice, "A look that has endless aftertaste?"
She didn't answer, but just looked at him. Under the soft light, the man's eyebrows, nose bridge, and the corners of his chin all moved her heart.
Like a breeze blowing on his face, he slowly bent down, and she closed her eyes.
Suddenly, a disturbing voice appeared: "Cheng Jingbo, let's go upstairs for a meeting now."
Zhang Wuji took off his sunglasses, frowned and looked at the two people in front of him showing affection, feeling unbearable, so he cut them off.
"You go up first." Cheng Jingbo said.
"My patience is limited, you'd better finish it quickly." Zhang Wuji finished speaking and went upstairs.
Bai Ziren was puzzled, and tried to ask his fiancé, "Manager Zhang is in a bad mood recently?"
"I think it has something to do with his date being pigeonholed."
"You mean Xiao Ji?"
Cheng Jingbo said indifferently: "Did you see some photos outside the cafe when you came?"
"I seem to have noticed it. I thought it was strange when I saw it. I wanted to ask you but forgot." Bai Ziren nodded, remembering this, "Why did you post a picture of the employee dozing off?"
"It's a punishment."
"Really? It looks blurry, like a girl who is drooling and dreaming about pies in the sky."
"That's Xiao Ji."
Bai Ziren was surprised, and after thinking about it, he knew everything, and said very wisely: "No wonder he was released as a pigeon. If the photo was not taken well, Xiao Ji will be unhappy."
"Next week he will post worse pictures one after another until she agrees to be his girlfriend."
Bai Ziren opened his mouth, then lowered his head to think, how could there be such a terrible way of chasing people in the world
"What are you thinking?"
Bai Ziren raised his head, his eyes filled with anger, and said, "Manager Zhang is too much, always bullying Xiao Ji, we can't absolutely let him win money."
There was a slight smile in Cheng Jingbo's eyes, and he explained: "The rule is that whoever gets married first wins 1,000 yuan, and whoever has children loses 10,000 yuan."
"What should I do? I suddenly want to see him lose ten thousand yuan. He will definitely be more paralyzed than now."
Cheng Jingbo patted her on the head, as if encouraging a child: "With my efficiency, as long as you cooperate, he will lose."
Bai Ziren clenched his fist: "Definitely."
"Let's not talk about them." He said, "I received a notice yesterday that the school sent me to teach in Jishan County Primary School during the summer vacation, and it took about a month and a half."
Bai Ziren was startled, and immediately asked back, "Is it because of what happened last time?"
"That's not true. Our department has been in contact with schools in Jishan County for a long time. Every year, some teachers from the Department of Philosophy and the Department of Psychology will go to support teaching. This year, it was Teacher Fan who went there, but her family had something to do, so I replaced it. "
Bai Ziren was suddenly disappointed. Originally, the fact that he was going to be transferred to Liuhe campus next semester had already made her unhappy. Now he has to go to work even during the rare holidays. The time they spend together is getting less and less. Dare to say, now even seeing him once a week is difficult, and I can't imagine what it will be like if I don't see him for a summer vacation.
"Sorry, I promised to take you on a trip."
Bai Ziren shook his head: "That's not important, the point is that I won't see you for a long time."
He embraced her, put his chin lightly on her hair, thought for a while and said, "Let me think about how to arrange my time so that I can finish my work and take care of you."
"It's okay, work is always important." She quickly figured it out and expressed her understanding.
"Work is sometimes an obligation, and you are always a responsibility."
A simple sentence made her mood soar again.