It seemed to be raining heavily at night.
The cold wind outside beat against the windows, and the branches were blown off in the middle of the road.
Xu You curled up her body and slept uneasy all the time.
In the middle of the night, she was awakened with a sudden kick.
For some reason, Xu You always felt that something was wrong in his mind.
I can't tell what it is, but my body is very weak and I can't breathe.
She turned over and picked up the mobile phone beside the pillow in a mysterious way.
At three o'clock in the morning, there was an unread text message.
Xu You didn't react, she stared at the phone, but the focus of her eyes spread out. She subconsciously clicked on the text message with her fingers.
A line of words popped out.
[Wake up and go downstairs.]
Posted two hours ago.
God.
Xu You was a little confused, her mind was still a little confused, and she didn't realize what was going on now.
I don't know if there is such a thing as telepathy, but just when she was about to put down the phone after reading the text message, Xie Ci's call suddenly came in.
Xu You was taken aback and regained consciousness in an instant.
In the silent darkness, the light of the mobile phone kept jumping.
She got into the bed in a jerk, and fed her body softly after switching on.
"It's so fast."
There seemed to be a low laugh.
Xu You didn't dare to speak loudly, and muffled: "What time is it, why are you calling me?"
She was afraid that the loud noise would wake her parents up, so she changed her position and knelt down on the bed with her head buried in her arms.
But in this way, less oxygen can enter.
Xie Ci smiled vaguely: "Fuck, I'm freezing to death, can you come down quickly."
Xu You thought he was joking.
"Now?"
"Um."
"Now?!" She couldn't believe it, and asked again.
"Um."
“…………”
After waiting for a few seconds, Xie Ci said in a serious tone: "Really, I have been waiting for two hours, sister, do you want more sugar from you? The dry sea is rotten."
Xu You was taken aback for a moment, then said slowly, "I'm just joking."
"I'm serious." His voice was very calm and not annoyed.
"I'm sorry, you go home quickly, I'm going to bed, goodbye."
Xu You didn't dare to wait for him to speak, she hurriedly finished speaking, and quickly hung up the phone.
My heart was pounding.
When she got out of bed, she realized that she was a little hypoxic. Xu You opened her mouth and took a few quick breaths of fresh air.
Xu You sat on the bed with the quilt in her arms, staring blankly at the dark air in front of her for a while, unable to fall asleep.
The raindrops hit the ground a little heavily, as if hitting into her heart.
The stray dogs in the neighborhood barked again.
She finally got out of bed, put on her clothes, turned on the light on the wall of the entrance, and quietly opened the door.
In the early morning when it started to rain, it was chilly.
Xu You walked down the stairs lightly, not daring to call out the voice-activated light, holding the mobile phone in one hand, and the faint light illuminated the road.
She was tense, and for the first time felt the tension of doing something bad.
Xu You's house is on the fourth floor.
She went down one level, turned again, and went down another level.
Stopping on the stairs on the second floor, she held on to the handrail next to her tightly, poking her head out through the gap to see if there was anyone on the first floor.
It was pouring rain outside, and there was only one light at the corridor entrance on the first floor.
Dim yellow light. Xie Ci leaned against the wall, squatted on the ground, lit a cigarette and smoked.
There was a faint smell of nicotine in the air.
Xu You covered her mouth with one hand.
He tilted his head back and let out a mouthful of mist. Just turned around like this, and met her gaze directly, her black hair was all wet, and water droplets rolled from her eyes.
They just stared at each other for a while without speaking.
Xu You is really lost.
Such a cold day, such a late night. He was soaked through, and the water was still wet on his coat.
Cigarette butts scattered around his feet, Xie Ci had been blowing at the vent of the corridor for an unknown amount of time.
"you... .."
She struggled in her heart for a while, then walked forward hesitantly, and walked in front of him.
"Didn't I tell you to go back..." Xu You squeezed the phone tightly, lowered her eyes, avoiding his gaze.
She came down in a hurry, her hair was loose, and she only had time to put on a coat, which was not even zipped up. The little white rabbit on the pajamas inside was exposed, with its ears drooping, just like the owner, a little downcast and cute.
It was cold at night.
Xie Ci tilted his head, coughed twice and stood up.
He put his hands behind his back, tilted his head to look at Xu You, and suddenly laughed: "Guess which hand your lollipop is in."
That look is like a child who did the right thing and wants to be praised by adults.
At that moment, Xu You suddenly felt guilty.
She couldn't speak.
Xie Ci then continued, "You are so bad, Xu You, you caused me to search all over the city, beg a lot of people, and even get caught in the rain."
"sorry... .."
Xu You looked at him blankly, "I didn't expect you to actually buy it..."
"I don't care."
He looked a little tired, looked at her, "left hand and right hand?"
She stood there helplessly.
"Forget it, don't guess."
Xie Ci waited for a while, then took the initiative to stretch out his right hand and handed the truth stick to her.
Apple flavored.
A rainy night in late autumn, dark and cold.
There was a faint sound of wind blowing in the corridor, and both of them were very cold.
Xu You finally reached out to pick it up, and when it touched his fingertips, it was cold.
"I'm sorry..." This was her second apology.
Xie Ci approached her, the light only showed a small half of his profile, with a straight nose.
"Hey, I don't want to hear sorry."
He whispered in her ear, "You will do what you say. If you give me sugar, you will be mine."
"no!"
Xu You retorted without thinking, a little anxious.
He made a move.
She didn't know what to say, so she hesitated for a long time, picking the wrapper of the lollipop with her fingernails.
"Because...because...."
"because?"
"it is me... ."
"Say it."
"I'm talking about a box, you only get one."
Xu You couldn't find a reason, so she just talked nonsense.
"Is it necessary to have a box, but not one?" He asked softly.
"Um... "
"Can you accommodate me?"
"No, we agreed on a box..."
Xu You explained in a murmur, her voice becoming very small because of guilt.
"Hey." Xie Ci stuck closer to the ground instead.
The wet smell of rain on his body and the faint smell of tobacco rushed into Xu You's nose.
"Say it earlier."
Xie Ci's thin lips curved a little, and his cold fingertips touched her warm cheek.
Xu You stepped back half a step, and saw him stretch out his left hand, which was always behind his back.
In the dim light, a bucket full of truth sticks hung on his middle finger.
Xu You was dumbfounded, her brain froze.
How did he hide for so long... this person... .
"Okay, don't bother me anymore." Xie Ci said.
He took her hand, put his palm around her fingertips, and then smiled again, "Can you be good to me, huh?"
In the 16 years since she was a child until now, Xu You has never had such frequent and intimate contact with any boy.
She didn't realize it herself, and unconsciously, she was now very tolerant of Xie Ci's many outrageous actions.
The moonlight was very faint, Xu You didn't speak or move.
After a long time, she suddenly came back to her senses and wanted to take out her hand.
Thank you for not letting me go. She lowered her head, bit her lip, and struggled a little harder.
He also became stubborn, holding Xu You's hand tightly.
"I'm...not thinking about that kind of thing right now."
Xu You lowered her head, not daring to look into Xie Ci's eyes.
"Can you talk about this question later? I think we are too young, and the time we have known each other is too short. In fact, you don't know me well. This is too sudden, really sudden... this is inappropriate... . ..really...the learning is the most important thing.....”
In the quiet late night, her voice was deliberately lowered, rambling on. The words are thrown upside down.
Xie Ci leaned against the wall, took her hand, and coughed from time to time, but he didn't know how much he heard.
It looks like he didn't listen much.
After tossing so late, Xu You was physically and mentally exhausted after a long series of conversations.
She silently took the bucket of real knowledge sticks from his hand, hugged her chest, and held the phone in the other hand.
"Go back early, take some cold medicine, I'm going up."
"You don't want to be my girlfriend... ."
Xie Ci's eyes stopped on her, paused for a while, and said slowly, "It's useless. Anyway, I'm impatient. You don't have to accept me now. I can wait for a while for you to get used to it. Don't talk about anything else, anyway. you are mine."
He obviously didn't know each other for long, but he didn't know where he had such a strong possessive desire for Xu You, and he didn't even want to get close to her all the time.
If he likes her, he is very straightforward, without beating around the bush, and he doesn't even bother to cover up.
Xu You knew that it was not reasonable to reason with him, and she also knew that she was wrong tonight.
She sighed softly, and persuaded: "You go back first, let go, I really want to go up."
Just as Xie Ci was about to speak, he turned his head and coughed twice.
After coughing, he said slowly, "Give me a hug and leave."
His face has become thicker and thicker, and he is very calm in making such a request: "I really just hug him, and don't do anything else."
Xu You was silent.
"I promise not to kiss you." He laughed.
"I'm holding something in my hand," she said.
Xie Ci didn't want to talk nonsense, he grabbed her with his long arms and hugged her from the back into his arms.
The two looked so close that they could almost hear each other's breathing.
Xu You remained motionless and silent.
She was so thin that he could completely wrap her around her waist with one hand.
Xie Ci's chin rested on her shoulder blades, the tip of his nose swept over the soft hair around her ears, and gently sniffed the scent on her slender neck.
In this deep night, time seems to pass very slowly and silently.
After a long time, he sighed contentedly.
"It smells so good."