October.
During the National Day.
Cody was sitting in the ktv box, absent-mindedly nestling on the sofa and playing with his phone.
There were colorful lights flashing in the box, and the light was dim. The room was full of people making noises, and a man and a woman were drinking a cup of wine under the cacophony of others. The girl's face was flushed and her eyes were gentle, but the boy suppressed his impatience.
During the National Day holiday, as soon as Kedi returned to the city, the wine bureau continued, and the schedule was full. Today is a group gathering of the sports students in high school. Several people also brought their partners, and there were single men and women who were paired up at the scene.
Cody watched them writhe with lack of interest. The reason why he came to the party tonight was just to see one person.
A boy came over and pulled Cody, and said with a smile: "Hey, Didi~ Isn't it just a lovelorn!"
Cody broke up with his girlfriend, just two weeks ago.
There is no third party and no misunderstanding.
Kedi and Jiang Lian ended their inter-school relationship during the summer vacation, and no longer met once a week. They had more time to get tired of being together, but it didn't take long for them to change from "meeting every day" to "meeting every two or three days", and finally back to "a week a week".
For Cody, this relationship has lost its freshness and guilt—
Freshness comes from distance.
The guilt comes from Zou Mang.
The distance has long since disappeared, and Kodi has never contacted Zou Mang since he learned that Zou Mang did not apply for the BST. Even if he occasionally met Zou Mang at a party, Zou Mang took the initiative to greet him, and Kodi also as if not seen.
Breaking up with Jiang Lian was just like every previous breakup for Kodi. It was commonplace and did not leave him with an unforgettable memory.
Oh no-
Jiang Lian is indeed more special than his previous girlfriends. The reason for her specialness is that this unfinished love indirectly caused Kodi to break up with his best friend in high school.
Kedi and Zou Mang were originally good friends, but their brotherhood was hurt because of this young and ignorant emotional dispute.
After three months of precipitation, Kedi's anger disappeared. He put himself in his shoes and thought about it, and understood Zou Mang's difficulties.
only…
Zou Mang had been left hanging by his "unreasonable troubles" for so long, and Cody vaguely felt that the relationship between the two was no longer the same as before.
Others thought that Cody was gloomy because of the breakup, but they didn't know that he was frowning because of how to get Zou Mang back.
Cody frowned and took a sip of his strong drink.
At this moment, the box door opened, and the companion who had just gone out to the toilet walked in. He touched a lighter on the table in front of Cody, and when he saw Cody, he mentioned it casually, and said, "Kodi, your mangman is here. ~I just saw him answering the phone on the balcony."
Cody raised his head and said with a smile, "Tsk tsk~ I've only delayed it until now, and I'll punish him for drinking later."
He pretended to be very relaxed on the surface, but he began to feel uneasy the moment he heard Zou Mang's name.
Cody was still nestled on the sofa, but his attention had been focused on the door of the box. It opened and closed twice, and the person who came in was not the familiar figure.
Cody felt like he was on pins and needles, he simply got up, crossed the noisy crowd, and walked outside.
Cody made his way to the balcony with purpose, but his steps were not so firm.
As night fell, a circle of street lamps were lit on the open-air balcony. Seeing the back, Cody pressed his embarrassment and said, "Hey, uli mangmang~"
This title has been used by him for a whole year without shame and shame, but now he feels embarrassed.
Zou Mang turned around with a slightly surprised expression, but it was still the handsome face of abstinence.
but-
When Zou Mang turned his head, Cody saw that Zou Mang was holding a cigarette in his mouth, and the smoke of the burning tobacco rose.
Zou Mang had finished the phone call, Cody walked over, leaned back against the railing beside Zou Mang, and sighed, "You actually learned to smoke, who brought you bad? I'll go to him to settle the account."
During the three years of high school, Zou Mang had always been advising Cody to smoke less and drink less alcohol, but now it was only a month before he entered university, but Zou Mang himself started smoking.
Cody took off the cigarette from Zou Mang's mouth and took a sip in his own mouth with a smile, so as to miss the days when the two were inseparable in high school—
At that time, there were no secrets between the two, but now, the distance really dragged the distance between the two.
Cody kept silent about the Cold War between the two, as if their relationship had always been glued together.
result.
But Zou Mang said, "I've been smoking since high school."
Cody hesitated: "… "
Cody almost blurted out: When
But no matter when, it was in high school, during that time when he thought he was involved in the other person's entire life.
It turned out that he never knew him.
Silence.
Zou Mang stretched out his hand and rubbed Kedi's head, and said, "It's windy, let's go in."
Cody raised his arm and placed it in front of Zou Mang: "Why don't I know? Why are you hiding everything from me?"
Cody stopped Zou Mang, frowned, staring straight at Zou Mang, stubbornly begging for an explanation.
He was like a child who had fallen out of favor and asked Zou Mang why he stopped giving him candy. I would always rely on him before, obviously I would tell him everything before...
The wind on the rooftop is very strong, and the dimly lit night scene in front of you is even more charming because of the distance. The night lamp stands aside, casting soft and ambiguous warm light.
The cigarette in Cody's hand lit up a little scarlet fire, bit by bit eroding the tobacco in the cigarette, the burning tobacco turned into soot and fell to the ground, burning into a crooked white mist, rising into the air. completely dissipated.
Zou Mang took a step forward.
His palm covered the back of Cody's hand, and his slender fingers picked up the smoke from Cody's fingertips.
Zou Mang's palm lightly pressed against the back of Cody's palm, rubbing lightly over it, itching very strangely.
Cody's fingers twitched, and when he was stunned, he heard Zou Mang say to him, "I've been waiting for you to break up."
Zou Mang's voice was low and steady.
Cody pursed his lips and replied, "I... I know... "
Cody knew that Zou Mang liked Jiang Lian. He had always known that it was him who stole his love, and he stole people's favor. If he hadn't jumped in suddenly, maybe Zou Mang and Jiang Lian would have achieved a positive result. .
Zou Mang smiled: "Really know?"
Cody nodded and said solemnly, "I always knew that you liked Jiang Lian."
"… "
Zou Mang looked at Ke Di with a deep look: "Then let me tell you something you don't know."
Cody immediately pricked up his ears and asked, "What?"
Zou Mang wanted to be impulsive for a while, and after pondering for a while, the words came to his lips, but he suddenly stopped talking when he met Kedi's eyes.
Zou Mang: "Forget it, it's better if you don't know."
Cody: "???"
After Zou Mang was about to go in, Kedi grabbed his arm. Cody was stunned by Zou Mang's words, and he urged, "I don't want to make fun of people like this, you can leave after you finish talking!!!"
Listening to half of the words is the most tormenting.
But no matter how Cody was entangled, Zou Mang did not continue to talk, and the relationship between the two returned to the mode of getting along with Cody without any burden to Zou Mang.
Zou Mang thinks this is good.
That evening.
Zou Mang wanted to say: I have someone I like, but not her.