During the Spring Festival, the high-speed rail station was at its busiest time. Lin You squeezed out the crowd and called Father Lin.
"Hey Dad, yes, I'm here... um, where is it? Oh, I see, I see."
The father and daughter successfully met outside the station. Father Lin took her luggage and put it in the trunk. By this time, Lin You had already got into the car and slumped in the back seat.
Lin's father taught her: "Sit upright, you don't look good."
Lin You muttered: "You disliked me just after I came back. I'm tired, and there is no one else..."
Father Lin said: "I haven't asked you yet, why did you come back early? Didn't you say you would stay in school for a few more days?"
"..."
Lin You's hand in his pocket touched the cool case of the phone, he opened his eyes and smiled and said, "The plan can't keep up with the changes, it's not good if I come back early to accompany you."
In fact, because there is no reason to stay.
Lin You thought back to Christmas, which was also her birthday.
She confessed to Xiao Xiao.
"Is it because you're with me? Yuzu likes me?"
At that time, Xiao Xiao who asked this question didn't feel any shyness or hesitation, she looked at Lin You, her black diamond-like eyes were calm and serious, so Lin You had to swallow back the words of haha.
Xiao Xiao hoped that she would answer clearly.
Not yet... That's what Lin You thought. But when she faced Xiao Xiao's eyes, she couldn't tell what was "the time".
If she denies it here, will Xiao Xiao only treat her as a friend in the future
Lin You clenched the spoon slightly.
It would be fine if it was the opposite sex, she thought, then her intentions would be clearer, and her pursuit would become a matter of course. As a woman, no matter how hard she tries, she ends up being close friends. The ambiguous feelings make Lin You sweet and anxious.
After a long silence, Lin You listened to her nervous heartbeat, took a deep breath, and answered Xiao Xiao's question head-on: "Yes, I like Xiao Xiao. It's the kind of love that I want to be together... want to fall in love with you."
And Xiao Xiao's response to this was: "... sorry."
The expression on her face was profoundly blank, as if she was pondering some difficult subject: "I thought Yuzu was a friend, and I didn't think about it..."
Unexpected friend card.
For the first time, Lin You knew that such a simple sentence can hurt people so much.
Xiao Xiao seemed to want to say something.
Lin You didn't want to hear it anymore, so she forced a smile and interrupted her: "It's nothing, you don't need to apologize to me. I have such thoughts, it bothers you..."
If I were suddenly confessed by a good friend, I would feel embarrassed.
But Lin You couldn't continue to understand Xiao Xiao's mood, she just felt bitter in her heart, and even the sweet and greasy cream couldn't neutralize the taste.
Their shopping itinerary ended here, Lin You rejected Xiao Xiao's proposal to send her back, and until today, the two of them have not contacted each other.
Lin You turned on her phone in the car, but there was still no news from Xiao Xiao. If she didn't take the initiative to contact her, Xiao Xiao seemed to have forgotten that she still had a social account.
She knew that it was best for her to keep in touch with Xiao Xiao, whether it was returning to the position of a friend or continuing to pursue, it would not be too embarrassing.
But writing, deleting and deleting in the chat box, no matter what you say, it feels blunt. Lin You pressed the screen off and sighed softly.
Perhaps Xiao Xiao would feel more relaxed if he stopped contacting her.
…
Xiao Xiao was very troubled.
She's been devoting more energy to lab projects lately, which leaves less room to think about other things.
But people can't concentrate on working 24 hours a day, they always need to rest. To make matters worse, she found herself distracted during the experiment these two days.
This is something that has never happened before.
Xiao Xiao returned to the apartment. Professor Ge, who often took care of her next door, went out with a garbage bag, and said to her with a smile: "Xiao Xiao is back. Why haven't you seen pomelo playing recently?"
"..."
Xiao Xiao unlocked the door with her fingerprints, and mentioned another person who can enter and leave the room at will, she turned her eyes slightly: "...she is going home on vacation."
In fact, she didn't want to come again, but Xiao Xiao didn't want to say that.
The last sentence in the chat history was on Christmas, and Lin You posted it in Moments after that, but she didn't contact her again.
Are you angry? Get angry.
Usually Lin You took the initiative to stir up the topic, Xiao Xiao felt that he was a boring person, even if he wanted to repair the relationship, he couldn't find anything to say.
Besides, Xiao Xiao still hasn't figured out the answer to that matter, and he doesn't know how to reply Lin You.
It's not good for me to be vague about emotional issues, and Lin You should be angry. But the long-term disconnection of communication still made Xiao Xiao feel agitated rarely.
What should I do? The newly bought books were not in the mood to open them, Xiao Xiao stared at the green plants at his feet in a daze.
There is a call coming in.
Xiao Xiao took out his mobile phone and was slightly disappointed when he saw the name on the caller ID.
is teacher.
She guessed what Xiang Yushu was going to say, and as expected, she participated in the team building of professors of biology as in the previous two years.
Xiao Xiao originally wanted to use the experimental project to reject it as before, but Xiang Yushu on the other end of the phone said: "... this year's location is set in City B, just to communicate with the school over there, don't be bored in the laboratory all the time, Not to mention our school, how many people in the biology department do you know... "
She remembered that city B was Lin You's hometown.
Xiao Xiao said, "Okay."
Xiang Yushu muttered halfway: "Let me tell you... hmm? Did you agree?"
Because of Xiao Xiao's cooperative attitude, the call ended very quickly this time.
Lin You, who was far away in City B, returned home. She didn't know what she thought. Xiao Xiao, who had sent her a friend card, was still thinking about it.
As soon as she came home, the aunt who lived in the same community came over with fruit and greeted her: "Oh, pomelo, it's been a long time and you're getting more and more handsome!"
Lin You: "...Auntie, what fruit did you bring with you?"
"The ones from your uncle's work unit are piled up at home and you can't eat them. You can share them." The aunt said, "Your sister is looking forward to your return. She has something to go out today, and she will definitely come to your house for dinner tonight. A whole room I'm the one who has the most free time, and I haven't seen you for a long time, come here early and let us have a chat."
Lin You said with a smile: "Okay, I was planning to go to your place to play just now, and you came here, auntie."
The aunt said: "Isn't that a coincidence! Yuzu, did you meet someone in college?"
Lin You: "..."
This chat topic is too targeted.
Lin You immediately became alert, and sure enough, after a few words, my aunt introduced her boyfriend.
She couldn't laugh or cry: "It's too early for me to think about it now, auntie."
"That's wrong. If you don't think about it now, when will you think about it? Your sister didn't talk about it when she went to college, and she hasn't had a date yet." The aunt said, "Besides, it's not that you are together tomorrow, go out to play and meet more friends What's wrong? It's not just you, your sister is going too, Yuanyuan is going too... "
Yuanyuan is her childhood friend and best friend Song Yuan who lives in the opposite door.
Hearing that so many people went out to play together, not the solo date she imagined, Lin You didn't resist so much. The aunt chased her for a long time, grinding her lips, and finally got her to agree.
A few days after the Chinese New Year, Lin You, Tang Xiaoyi, and Song Yuan went out, and the "friend" introduced to her by her aunt also followed. I don't know what my aunt said to him, but he was very attentive to Lin You, and even rushed to pay for a cup of milk tea.
"How can I get you to pay for hanging out with three ladies?" he said.
Lin You: "...Thank you. But no need, I'll ask my aunt to transfer the money to you later."
She was actually a little annoyed, but she agreed to meet, so she could only say that it was her own fault.
The boy was still refusing, but Lin You couldn't keep the smile on his face, when a familiar voice suddenly sounded behind him, with a slightly surprised tone.
"Grapefruit?"
It was familiar, but Lin You didn't expect to hear the voice at this moment.
She turned around in amazement, the man was still dressed in a familiar outfit, a white coat and a medical mask, but the clothes inside were changed to the ones they bought together last time.
Lin You didn't know how to react, the two looked at each other, speechless for a while.
The boy's attitude was very enthusiastic: "Yuzi, is this your friend?"
Xiao Xiao finally gave him his gaze, Qing Lingling's gaze contained a subtle coolness.
Lin You responded vaguely, seeing that Xiao Xiao didn't intend to move, knowing that she didn't intend to leave, she said to the boy: "I'll talk to her for a while, please talk to Yuanyuan and the others."
With only the two of them left, the air became even more dull.
Xiao Xiao seemed to have something to say, but Lin You couldn't wait for her to speak for a long time, so she could only ask herself: "You... why are you here?"
Xiao Xiao said: "School team building."
Lin You: "... oh."
Her usual response will be more active, but since she can speak actively, it means that she is not so angry.
Xiao Xiao slightly bent his eyes and walked to her side: "That person just now..."
"I don't know him well." Lin You explained, and felt that she was a bit worthless, so why did she explain to her, curling her hair and looking at her, "...why, do you care?"
"… Ok."
Lin You's heartbeat suddenly accelerated because of her soft sound, and Xiao Xiao continued to say: "That man, I saw him kissing another girl on the street yesterday."
Lin You: "..."
Lin You said, "Okay, I see."
Xiao Xiao sensed her emotions, and only thought that she was depressed because she was cheated: "Does Yuzu care about him?"
Lin You was indeed very angry, but the reason was quite different from what Xiao Xiao thought. She bit her lip slightly: "You don't like me... My business has nothing to do with you, right?"
"..."
For a moment, Xiao Xiao showed an expression of being stung by her words.
Ah... Lin You came to her senses and realized that she had said too much to Xiao Xiao who cared about her.
No one spoke.
For some reason, that slightly dazed and hurt look in her eyes was more lethal than Xiao Xiao's words when she rejected her, which made Lin You feel distressed. Mixed with the sourness of not getting what she wanted, she was wronged and guilty, her nose was sore, and tears fell from her eyes.
"… sorry."
It was so embarrassing, Lin You casually wiped away tears and apologized, didn't look at Xiao Xiao's expression, and ran away from her.
Xiao Xiao did not catch up.