Walking out of the hotel, they stand on the side of the road.
The temperature was around minus at night, and the streets were crowded with people, bustling and bustling like water. Even though it was late at night, the lights in the city were still shining.
It's not too far from Xu You's house, it's a ten-minute walk away.
Along the way, there are homeless singers singing love songs with their guitars on the street. The tone is gentle. Xu You stopped and listened to a passage with relish.
"It's quite fun to listen to. Can you sing?" Xie Ci stood aside, seeing her relaxed brows and eyes, felt itchy in his heart, and couldn't help but tease her.
She didn't answer.
Xie Ci bent his lips, thinking of something, and laughed again, "Singing a nursery rhyme can be out of tune."
Xu You looked around. With his chin wrapped in a scarf, his voice muffled, "Why do you have to be able to sing when you listen to music?"
"Why don't you listen to it." He responded quickly.
Xu You glanced at him, and asked seriously: "Could it be that if you study, you will definitely get good grades in the exam?"
"I don't study."
“…….”
The wind was cold, and she followed the crowd aimlessly, quietly and leisurely, with her long black and soft hair draped behind her back.
Passing by crowds of people in a hurry, all the oncoming couples are holding hands. Xie Ci was by her side, continuing the topic just now, "Honestly speaking, if I didn't show off to the teacher during my exams, he really thought he had taught me."
Xu You paused for a while before laughing.
"You have brain problems, I don't want to communicate with you."
"Damn, you're still swearing, right?" Xie Ci narrowed his eyes and approached her, "I'm not afraid that I'll beat you up, do you know that I'm the boss?"
Xu You was amused again by what he said, "You are the boss, of course I am afraid."
"You have a bad temper."
She didn't know what happened, so she recalled, "I saw you fight on the first day I transferred to another school, and then you forced me to do physics homework."
"Stop, stop."
Xie Ci was confused, "Forcing you to do my homework is true, but when did I fight?"
"I saw it with my own eyes."
She said quietly: "Because of your ex-girlfriend."
Hearing Xu You bring up old accounts, Xie Ci still felt a little guilty.
After all, he has caused quite a lot of trouble, who remembers the time he asked her to tell... ..
but... .
"You're wronging me now, besides you, when did I ever fight for a woman?"
"I also heard you shouting slogans."
Xu You's expression was very indifferent, and she deliberately shamed him, "It seems to be this sentence, whether it's a mess or not... Brother Ci has the final say?"
“…………”
"You are amazing."
Xie Ci laughed and scolded, "It's all just for fun, hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, have you heard the first half of the sentence, and you can connect it together."
He didn't feel embarrassed at all, he pouted, and said directly: "No. 1 middle school is a little overlord, and there are several apartments in the city; No. 1 middle school is chaotic, brother Ci has the final say."
The tone is proud and arrogant.
Xu You stared at him silently.
But this sentence... .
Xie Ci blinked and recalled a bit.
Suddenly reacting, he turned his head and asked, "Don't you mean pay for a moment?"
Xu You: "How do I know who it is?"
"Fuck, that idiot."
He was very irritable, and touched his nose uncomfortably, "Of course I can't be cowarded when others take the initiative to trouble me. Is the majesty of the senior boss still there? It's not because of any girl."
"Why are you the eldest, self-appointed?" she asked seriously.
Xie Ci gave an 'ah', with a ruffian smile on his face, "Because I'm handsome, I'm so handsome that I'm number one, should I hold it?"
Xu You looked at his side face, not wanting to get entangled in this kind of issue.
She turned around and walked to another intersection.
Xie Ci followed behind, with a half-smile, tilted his head to the side, and coughed.
"Are you jealous?" He asked slowly.
Xu You didn't bother to talk, "I didn't, who is jealous."
"You, little vinegar bag."
He couldn't help raising his hand, pinched her ear cartilage, and touched her fingertips intimately.
Just as Xu You was about to struggle, he hugged her neck from behind.
Xie Ci tilted his head slightly, retracted his arms slightly, and whispered in her ear: "Everyone is almost an adult, can you be more honest?"
The two were walking and talking without concentrating, and bumped into a bouncing child head-on.
Holding the windmill, the little girl hit Xu You's leg with a bang, then fell to the ground and burst into tears.
Xu You was caught off guard and froze on the spot. After two seconds of reaction, she hurried forward, squatted beside the little girl, and patted her on the back lightly: "It's okay, sister, sister didn't do it on purpose..."
The little girl just kept crying and ignored her. Covering her cheeks with the back of her hand, her big eyes were filled with crystal clear tears, falling down one by one, her face flushed from the suffocation.
"Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry first."
Xu You was in a hurry, wiping the little girl's tears with her hands. She has no experience in coaxing children, so she can only think of what to say, her tone is anxious but gentle: "Sister, don't cry, sister will take you to buy candied haws, okay?"
The little girl put her crying face back instantly, her shoulders shrugged constantly, and she quickly and softly responded, "Okay."
After she finished speaking, she seemed afraid that Xu You hadn't heard, so she added: "I want to eat candied haws. Auntie will buy it for me."
Xu You: ... ...
Xie Ci stood aside with his pockets in his pocket, and simply laughed out loud.
Only then did the little girl realize that there was a big brother standing beside her.
He looks clean and handsome, especially when he smiles, which is very attractive to women.
Because women, no matter how old they are, like to look good.
The little girl opened her hands without even thinking about it, and said while sobbing, "I want a hug."
Xu You had no choice but to wipe her snot with a paper. Standing up with her hands on her knees, she bent slightly, her arms passed under the little girl's armpit, and she hugged her with all her strength.
Ouch, so heavy.
She bared her teeth, a little unsteady on her feet, took two steps back, and was held by Xie Ci's waist.
"Brother, can you hold me? Auntie is too weak to hold you."
Xie Ci slightly raised his eyebrows, and said to the little girl in Xu You's arms.
"good!"
So Xie Ci took over the little girl.
Xu You took two steps, picked up the windmill that had fallen on the ground, and stuffed it back into the little girl's hand.
"Sister, where are your parents?"
Xu You was half a head shorter than Xie Ci, just at eye level with the little girl.
She wiped away the tears on the little girl's face, and asked patiently, "Why are you alone?"
“Phuket Island...”
The little girl put her arms around Zhou Dang's neck, shaking her head from side to side, "Daddy is gone."
Xu You frowned worriedly, "Oh, how far have you run alone?"
"Auntie, I want to eat candy...."
Xie Ci silently watched the interaction between the two of them, his eyes just stuck to Xu You.
She suddenly didn't realize that she was still worried about the lost little girl. Looking around, they were all crowded heads.
"Take her to buy candied haws first?" Xie Ci tilted his head towards Xu You, and asked in her ear.
Xu You immediately refused, "No, you can't take the child away, you have to stay where she is and wait for her parents to find her."
The phone in his pocket vibrated at this moment, Xie Ci took it out with one hand and put it to his ear, "Hello?"
It was Xu Xiaocheng's voice over there, it was extremely noisy, and as soon as it was connected, he asked, "Are you going to come back today?"
Xie Ci was almost exhausted holding the fat girl with one hand, and his tone was impatient, wanting to end the call quickly, "What are you doing? I have something else to do."
"My day, thank you, are you a brother? I just take care of accompanying the girl." Xu Xiaocheng was dissatisfied.
The tone of Xie Ci was even more impatient, "It's very ink-stained, tell me what the fuck is going on."
Xu Xiaocheng said "Hey", "No, we are planning to go to Sikarat, which is the bar opened by Chen Jing and his friend."
"Don't talk so much nonsense."
Xie Ci hadn't caught the point of Xu Xiaocheng's words.
"I ate a lot just now, and I'm holding on. I guess I won't be able to drink much later."
"Eat at ease, your ugliness is not because you are fat."
Xu You was still lowering her head and asking the little girl carefully, but suddenly she was playing poor again when she heard Xie Ci.
She couldn't hold back the corner of her mouth.
Xu Xiaocheng laughed over there, "Are you coming to celebrate the New Year with us? Qiu Qingqing is also here."
"She is coming?"
"That's right, Chen Jing chased her, you said you are not angry."
“With me jj things.”
Thank you very calmly, soaring in English.
The other side didn't understand, so they were quiet for two seconds before asking, "What do you mean, why did Ah Ci suddenly become foreign-looking."
Xie Ci himself was also amused, "It's none of my business, I don't understand this."
"Hahahahahaha."
"Who is Chen Jing?"
He was not impressed.
"The one with the hair like the wifi blaster."
Xu Xiaocheng asked tentatively, "Are you coming?"
Xie Ci smiled coldly, noncommittal, "Daughter-in-law is important, and you people are important?"
... ..
Time passed by, and the little girl's parents hadn't been found yet.
Xu You looked at her watch, then stood on tiptoe to watch.
It doesn't matter if I thank you, I hugged the little girl to tease her, "Hey, why do you call her aunt and my brother?"
"Ah?" The little girl was a little sleepy, and stammered, "Because my brother is handsome."
"oh... "
Xie Ci prolonged his tone on purpose, and cast his eyes towards Xu You, "Handsome is brother, isn't that aunt pretty?"
Xu You was on the sidelines calling his parents about the situation, and was too lazy to talk to him.
"Well, a little sister, wait a little longer, and send her to the police station if her parents don't come."
Xu You lowered her head, kicked the pebble in front of her eyes, and said, "It's okay, I'm with my classmates, don't worry...."
After a few more instructions, she hung up the phone.
Xie Ci was still playing, and said: "She is my brother's girlfriend, can't I let my aunt know?"
He's really patient with kids.
But listening to them talking, Xu You's forehead still twitched.
The bustling scene on the street couldn't tell that the night was already deep. The magic of New Year's Eve to young people is unimaginable. It seems that this special time can bring them great joy, and everyone is doing their best to play.
They waited for a long time with the little girl in their arms, blowing the wind, and finally a young couple came.
Is the little girl parents.
Obviously they were going crazy too, the mother cried while holding the girl.
Father's mood was much calmer, and he still had the energy to thank Xu You and Xie Ci non-stop.
By the time everything was finally dealt with, it was already very late.
The voices are loud and the lights are scattered.
Xu You sighed wearily, and squatted on the ground to rest for a while.
Xie Ci just leaned against the railing and looked at her without saying a word.
Just be in a daze for a minute.
"Hello." Someone lifted her scarf and pulled it.
Xu You turned around.
Xie Ci held the corner of the scarf in his hand, and his eyes wandered over her face, "It's so late anyway, why don't I take you to the riverside to watch the fireworks?"
"A big firework?" She didn't look at him, but drifted further away.
"You'll know when you go."
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The riverside is indeed very lively, bustling with people, young couples who are tired of being together can be seen everywhere, holding light sticks in their hands.
"Do you want me to buy you some flowers?" Xie Ci's eyes casually glanced at the vendors along the way.
Xu You walked forward and said without paying attention, "No."
He took her hand, "Don't get lost."
Xu You struggled a bit, and said inexplicably, "Don't pull me."
"My wife, stop making trouble, why don't I admit my mistake?"
The voice of thanks was intentionally loud, causing people around to look sideways.
There were still people joking around, "Are the young couple arguing?"
Xie Ci replied, "No, my wife is very good."
Xu You was taken aback, "Don't talk nonsense."
Seeing her tense expression, Xie Ci smiled and didn't let go, but pretended to ask casually: "I'm not your boyfriend?"
Xu You sighed inwardly. Twist the long scarf round and round with both hands behind the neck.
Her chin was tucked into the scarf, and her eyes were slightly squinted by the wind.
Xie Ci clenched his back teeth.
"Xu You." He called her name in a low voice, "If you dare to say no, you can just play ball."
Just as Xu You was about to speak, the surrounding crowd suddenly became commotion.
Thousands of people were counting down together, and many couples were already hugging and kissing together. Whistles, screams, and various sounds of excitement resounded along the river.
five four three two one.
The last second of this year, the first second of next year.
In an instant, the fireworks exploded all over the sky.
Bang bang bang, the continuous fireworks illuminated the dark and dark scene. The scattered sparks falling from the sky seemed to fall into her eyes.
Xu You looked up.
So lovely.
Xie Ci pulled down Xu You's thick scarf, revealing her smooth and small chin.
His eyes were like a wolf's, the corners of his mouth were slightly pulled down, and he slowly leaned over, "You want to play me to death?"
After finishing speaking, Xie Ci's face was suppressed.
The thin lips were close to her sucking, he pressed hard and kissed her hard.
She heard his deep, heavy breathing.
After tossing and turning, the glued lips parted a little, and a little silver thread was involved. He stepped back a little distance, his eyes were dark, and he tightly captured Xu You's pupils.
His voice was low and hoarse, "Try it? If it doesn't work, forget it."
wait until the end.
Finally, she finally let out a helpless sigh.
Xu You lowered her head, leaned on Xie Ci's shoulder, and murmured, "Don't bite my mouth next time, it hurts so much."