Yu Nuo looked at the message from Chen Yuzheng, raised his hand and rubbed his chest.
The disordered heartbeat gave her a false feeling of pain. She bit her lip unconsciously and fell into distress.
Fu Yidong asked urgently: "How is it, did he agree?"
Yu Nuo shook his head.
Fu Yidong was surprised: "He refused?"
Yu Nuo still shook his head.
Fu Yidong sighed, leaned forward, stretched out his index finger, and swiped across Yu Nuo's phone screen. After reading their chat history, she was amazed and couldn't stop laughing: "Damn, Chen Yuzheng is really good at it."
The series of events that happened in just half an hour had stunned Yu Nuo. She sat on the ground, leaning against the edge of the sofa in exhaustion, and did not move for a long time. She could not even tell whether she was dreaming or in reality, and murmured, "What should I do?"
"What to do?"
Yu Nuo answered obediently: "I have no experience in chasing people."
“… … .”
Fu Yidong was speechless.
I feel that Yu Nuo is a bit naive sometimes, especially when it comes to relationships between men and women. He is three years older than Chen Yuzheng for nothing.
Fu Yidong nodded her head and said in a hateful voice, "Why are you still chasing after her? All you need to do is dress up nicely tomorrow and make a date with Chen Yuzheng. Now you have her, right?"
...
...
Because of Chen Yuzheng's words, Yu Nuo was worried and sleepless all night. He consulted Fu Yidong about many things to pay attention to when dating.
It was around five or six in the morning, and even the roosters were about to get up and crow. Fu Yidong was so sleepy that he could hardly open his eyelids, but he was still listening to Yu Nuo nagging in his ear.
She paused and asked, "What do you think about me going to the Internet cafe with him tomorrow?"
"What?" Fu Yidong used his index finger to push up his eyelids and said with disdain, "Can you be any more stupid? Why go to the Internet cafe? It's full of cigarette smoke, it's suffocating."
Yu Nuo said seriously: "I just checked a lot of places on my phone, but I'm afraid he's not interested. I think he might like it if we go to an Internet cafe to play games."
Fu Yidong was speechless and yawned: "If you don't know where to go, just go to the movies. Movie theaters are the most likely place for ambiguity. Just think about it, dim light, private seats, and a restless young couple..."
As he spoke, Fu Yidong's voice gradually became smaller and then disappeared.
Yu Nuo turned his head and saw Fu Yidong lying on the bed, hugging the pillow and falling asleep, even starting to snore softly.
Yu Nuo couldn't bear to wake her up and sighed silently in his heart.
After turning off the desk lamp, Yu Nuo lay down on her side and continued to flip through various apps on her phone in the dark, looking for 108 tips on how to pursue boys.
After watching to the end, I didn’t know what time it was. I felt sleepy and couldn’t hold on any longer. I closed my eyes and fell asleep.
When I woke up again, it was already bright outside.
Fu Yidong was still sleeping beside her. Yu Nuo felt dizzy. After the brief dizziness passed, she slowly reached for her cell phone and squinted to check the time.
Her brain began to work slowly, recalling what happened last night. Yu Nuo's thoughts suddenly stopped and she jumped out of bed.
Chen Yuzheng!
She quickly opened Chen Yuzheng’s WeChat.
At seven o'clock in the morning, he sent her a message:.
Eight o'clock is another one:
er:
Half past nine.
er: Not awake yet
Eleven o'clock.
er:
Two o'clock in the afternoon.
er: You blocked me
After reading all the way, Yu Nuo felt a little annoyed and patted her forehead. She actually slept until three in the afternoon for such an important matter today.
Yu Nuo hurriedly threw off the quilt and got out of bed, brushing his teeth while sending a message to Chen Yuzheng:
Sorry, I just woke up. I slept a little late last night and forgot to set the alarm. Have you eaten
While waiting for his reply, Yu Nuo put her phone on the edge of the bathtub, bent over and washed her face.
After washing his face and brushing his teeth, Yu Nuo wiped his face with a towel and glanced at his phone.
Er: Not eaten
After a while.
er: Sister, the way you pursue someone seems a bit perfunctory
Yu Nuo paused.
Even through the screen, she could imagine Chen Yuzheng's impatient expression at the moment, and replied with some guilt: Sorry...
Yu Nuo: How about you eat something to fill your stomach first, I’ll clean up and then come find you
er: No need, I'm outside, please send me the location.
Yu Nuo checked his memo and shared with him a food court he found last night.
She didn't dare to delay any longer, so she put down her phone, quickly washed her hair and took a shower.
Fu Yidong turned over and threw away the pillow. She was awakened by the clanging noise outside. She took a moment to calm down and got out of bed.
Walking out of the bedroom, Fu Yidong saw Yu Nuo kneeling in front of the drawer in the living room, frantically searching for a hair dryer. She couldn't help but laugh: "What are you doing? Are you going out on a date or fighting?"
Yu Nuo looked anxious and raised his head to reply: "Dongdong, it's too late. Go and help me pick out some clothes."
Fu Yidong raised his hands and sighed, "Okay, you don't have to worry. The duck in your mouth can't fly away."
While Yu Nuo was sitting in front of the makeup mirror putting on makeup, Fu Yido was standing behind her helping her braid her hair.
She had specially gone to a skilled master to learn how to do it. Fu Yidong had nimble fingers and in ten minutes, he braided Yu Nuo's long hair into a loose braid, tied it to the side, twisted it, and fixed it with a small fresh hairpin.
Yu Nuo has an oval face, big eyes, a small mouth, and beautiful facial features. The few strands of hair hanging on both sides of her cheeks make her outline look softer.
Fu Yidong supported his chin and thought for a while, then picked up the curling iron next to him and curled his hanging hair slightly inward.
An hour later, it was done.
Fu Yidong picked up the perfume and sprayed it around Yu Nuo, then clapped his hands: "Okay, beautiful."
Yu Nuo lowered his head in front of the full-length mirror, checked his outfit from beginning to end, and confirmed again and again: "Is it really okay?"
Her hair was tied up, her neck was slender, and her ears were inlaid with a pair of tiny diamond earrings, which were reflected by the sun and flickered. She was wearing a little red dress, which was just above her knees, revealing her thin arms and legs, and her skin was whiter than snow.
"Why not?" Fu Yidong patted his chest confidently, "I guarantee that my idol will be completely obsessed with me."
After taking a taxi to the agreed location, Yu Nuo looked around but did not see Chen Yuzheng.
She was about to send a message when someone tapped her shoulder.
Yu Nuo’s back stiffened and he turned his head.
Chen Yuzheng put his hands in his pockets.
He was not dressed too formally today, a black short-sleeved shirt with no pattern, and he looked tall and slender. It had only been half a month since they last met, and his hair seemed to have grown a little longer, with soft black hair hanging down in front of his forehead, and a pair of dark eyes staring at her.
Yu Nuo was not mentally prepared yet, and was a little afraid to look him in the eye. He swallowed nervously and blurted out: "Hello... Hello."
Chen Yuzheng paused and replied to her: "Hello."
As they walked in, Chen Yuzheng casually asked, "What are we doing today?"
Yu Nuo recalled what Fu Yidong had taught her last night and went over it in her mind, "Hmm... Let's go eat first. After dinner, we can take a walk. There is a movie theater nearby where we can watch a movie."
After that, she observed his expression and asked, "What do you think?"
Chen Yuzheng nodded lazily, "Sure."
Take the elevator to the third floor.
Yu Nuo prefers light taste, so he asked Chen Yuzheng for his opinion and took him to a private restaurant that he and his roommate had been to before and which tasted pretty good.
There was soothing music playing in the store. There were basically no customers at this time in the afternoon. The environment was elegant and even the waiters spoke in soft voices.
The two sat facing each other.
Chen Yuzheng was a tall and thin man, sitting lazily and without any image in the soft leather chair.
Ji Gaozhuo: How is it
er: to eat
Ji Gaozhuo: Is there someone next to you
er: opposite
Ji Gaozhuo rushed out a few messages: Hurry up, take a photo, I want to see which girl can make our Chen Huacao so nervous
er: Are you sick? When did I get nervous
Ji Gaozhuo: Damn it, who came to my house at 8 o'clock in the morning and made me wait for him for seven or eight hours, so restless! He couldn't even eat and just kept looking at his phone? It wasn't you? It wasn't you? ? ? ? ?
Ji Gaozhuo: To be honest, Chen Yuzheng, I have known you for such a long time, but I didn’t expect you to be such a bootlicker. What’s the point of being handsome? ? You still bootlick like a dog!
Chen Yuzheng sneered and blocked Ji Gaozhuo.
...
...
After dinner, it was already dark outside.
Yu Nuo originally wanted to go to the front desk to pay the bill.
When she was about to scan the code, someone pulled her from behind. She watched Chen Yuzheng hand her phone to the waiter.
After leaving the house, she asked quietly, "Didn't I treat you?"
Chen Yuzheng: "Are you chasing someone, or are you planning to support a gigolo?"
Yu Nuo was choked by him.
After a while, she asked again: "What do you think of the taste of this restaurant... Is it delicious?"
"improvise."
Because she overslept today, many of her plans were not carried out. She checked the latest showtimes at the cinema and discussed with Chen Yuzheng: "What kind of movies do you like?"
Chen Yuzheng didn't care: "It's all right."
Feeling that he couldn't give any suggestions, Yu Nuo had to choose by himself.
She hesitated for a moment, read some film reviews, and with some deliberate thoughts, she chose an animated film called "Heroes of Hip Hop".
The movie is at 8:30.
When they arrived, the show was only a few minutes away from starting.
Chen Yuzheng looked around and found that the entire cinema was empty. There was no one in the room. He stopped and asked Yu Nuo who was standing next to him: "What movie did you choose?"
"Ah?" Yu Nuo looked guilty as if he had been exposed, and stammered, "I don't know what movie it is, I just picked one at random."
Chen Yuzheng: “… ”
With almost no one in attendance, it was obvious that this was an epic bad movie. Yu Nuo watched it for half an hour and couldn't stand it any longer. The popcorn in his mouth had lost its taste.
She secretly turned her head and glanced at Chen Yuzheng.
He had already fallen asleep with his head tilted.
The flickering light passed over his face, his eyelashes, his high nose bridge, his thin lips, his Adam's apple, his collarbone...
On the big screen, Kung Fu Panda spoke incomprehensible lines. Yu Nuo didn't dare to make any noise, just quietly watching him, and secretly tracing his outline with his fingers from a distance.
It was not until the movie was over and all the lights came on that the cleaning lady came in and shouted twice, and only then did Chen Yuzheng wake up from his sleep.
He frowned, opened his eyes, and glanced to the side.
Yu Nuo sat obediently with the bag on his lap, "Are you awake?"
Chen Yuzheng raised his hand and touched the bridge of his nose. "How long have I slept?"
Yu Nuo was somewhat helpless: "You slept through the entire movie."
“Is the movie good?”
Yu Nuo shook his head: "It doesn't look good."
In fact, she didn't watch it either.
...
...
When the movie ended, it was almost eleven o'clock, and Chen Yuzheng drove her home.
Yu Nuo looked at the night view outside the window and couldn't help feeling a little frustrated.
He didn't seem to like the homemade dishes she chose today, and then she deliberately chose a movie that no one watched, and he slept the whole time... .
Yu Nuo was stunned for a while, and the car stopped at a traffic light. She turned her head and said, "Chen Yuzheng, I lied to you about something."
He held the steering wheel and looked over: "What?"
"Actually, today is my birthday." Yu Nuo lowered her head and played with the strap of her bag. "Once it's past twelve o'clock, I'm no longer 22 years old."
Chen Yuzheng took two seconds to react and understood what she meant: "You are quite good at seizing opportunities."
The green light came on and the car started again. Yu Nuo looked at his profile and held back what she was about to say.
She felt that she had failed to make Chen Yuzheng happy today, so she was unsure of his intentions and didn't even have the courage to ask him... ..
The car stopped at the gate of the community. The two of them didn't say a word along the way, and Chen Yuzheng sent her downstairs.
"Which floor do you live on?"
"Fifth floor."
Chen Yuzheng roughly identified the location and said, "Point it to me."
In the darkness, the scenery was not very clear, but Yu Nuo still said patiently: "It's the balcony with the potted plants, do you see it?"
Chen Yuzheng saw it clearly, "Oh, I see."
Yu Nuo was thinking about something. After hesitating for a while, he asked tentatively, "Then I... leave?"
Chen Yuzheng didn't seem to want to say anything else, so he nodded and said, "Let's go."
She stood there for a while and told him, "Then remember to drive carefully when you go back, and send me a message when you arrive."
Chen Yuzheng hummed a few times perfunctorily.
Yu Nuo looked back every three steps. She had only been with him for half a day, but the reluctance to part was particularly strong. She had already walked into the corridor, and when she was waiting for the elevator, she turned around and found that Chen Yuzheng was still there, watching her go.
Yu Nuo got excited and didn't know where he got the courage from, but he turned around, pushed open the door of the corridor, and ran over again.
Chen Yuzheng was obviously a little surprised and raised his eyebrows: "Do you have anything else to do?"
Yu Nuo shook his head, a little embarrassed, and asked him: "Do you want to go up and sit?"
Chen Yuzheng: “… ... ... ”
He looked at her with a half-smile: "Is there anyone at home?"
"Um?"
Yu Nuo was silent for a while and replied, "No..."
"Then..." Chen Yuzheng said in a tone, "Are you sure you want me to go up now?"
At this time of night, a man and a woman alone in the same room would indeed make people think of something wrong. Yu Nuo realized that it was not appropriate to invite Chen Yuzheng to her home, so she said, "... Forget it, you should go back early."
Fortunately, the street lights here were broken and it was pitch dark, so Chen Yuzheng didn't notice that Yu Nuo was blushing.
This time, she didn't even dare to look at him when she said goodbye, and turned back in a hurry.
...
...
After returning home, Yu Nuo took off her hair and the first thing she did was to take off her contact lenses. Blinking her sore eyes, she sat on the sofa, found some eye drops and put a few drops in.
Taking out a bottle of mineral water from the refrigerator, Yu Nuo leaned on the edge of the balcony and became distracted again.
WeChat rang, and Fu Yidong sent a message: How is it? Are you and Chen Yuzheng together
Yu Nuo was listless, picked up the ice water, walked barefoot back to the sofa in the living room and sat down: No...
Fu Yidong: Are you still outside
Yu Nuo: I'm back
Fu Yidong: Ah
Yu Nuo: The date seems to have failed... .
Fu Yidong called and shouted anxiously, "Your confession failed? Impossible!!!"
Yu Nuo was not in a good mood. After a while, he said, "I didn't confess... I couldn't speak in person."
Fu Yidong breathed a sigh of relief, "That's not a failure. When it comes to love, you have to take your time. Don't rush."
Yu Nuo said slowly: "He must feel quite bored staying with me."
Fu Yidong knew that she had fallen into her old habit again. "Don't be like this. You're so nice. If I weren't a woman, I would definitely pursue you. Besides, you told him so clearly yesterday, but he didn't reject you. Maybe he wants to spend some time with you to see how it goes?"
Fu Yidong comforted her on the phone for a while. After Yu Nuo hung up, she found that Chen Yuzheng had sent her a message a few minutes ago.
er: Take a picture of the moon so I can see it
Yu Nuo: Now
er: now
Yu Nuo was confused and felt that his request was a bit strange, but still replied: OK, wait a moment
She stood up from the sofa and opened the glass door to the living room balcony.
The neighborhood was hidden in the thick night. She was a little nearsighted, and everything in the distance turned into a few black shadows.
Squinting his eyes, Yu Nuo managed to identify the position of the moon, then raised his phone, turned on the flash, took two pictures, and sent them to Chen Yuzheng.
The balcony railing was very high, and Yu Nuo could just lie on it with her arms raised. A gentle breeze blew, and she finally relaxed a little, sighing comfortably.
A few minutes later, the phone in his palm vibrated. Yu Nuo raised his wrist slightly and took a look.
WeChat was still on the chat interface with Chen Yuzheng, and he also sent a photo.
She thought he had taken a picture of the moon for herself as well, so she clicked on it to see.
Looking up, she saw tall buildings, several houses with lights on, two obvious white spots, and a similar crescent moon in the dark night. As she looked, she suddenly realized something was wrong.
This place... why does it look so much like the one downstairs in my neighborhood
Yu Nuo held his breath and zoomed in on the picture. In addition to the moon, there was a white area on the picture.
It was the flash light she turned on when she raised her phone to shine on the moon.
Yu Nuo felt a little nervous and asked immediately:
You haven't left yet
Er: Didn't leave
Yu Nuo: Wait for me, I'll be down soon
Yu Nuo: A few minutes
Yu Nuo didn't know why he made this request impulsively.
I don’t know why I should go down, what I should say to him, and why I don’t want Chen Yuzheng to leave.
She only knew that she wanted to see him very much now.
I want to very much.
Although they had only been apart for half an hour, Yu Nuo felt as if this desire was about to overwhelm him.
She even forgot to change her shoes and ran out the door grabbing her phone.
This building has 31 floors and only two elevators. Yu Nuo pressed the button anxiously, but the number displayed next to it was still jumping slowly.
Time seemed to pass exceptionally slowly.
The signal here is not good, and Yu Nuo’s message cannot be sent out.
She was a little anxious and pressed the elevator button several times. She couldn't wait any longer, so she pushed open the door of the fire escape next to her and ran down the stairs.
The entire corridor was empty, and the sensor lights lit up. It was so quiet that Yu Nuo's hurried footsteps and breathing seemed particularly obvious.
I ran up the fifth floor in one breath and my heart almost jumped out of my chest.
Pushing open the door to the corridor, Yu Nuo's eyes became blurry. He stood there, looking around for a long time.
Finally saw him.
Chen Yuzheng sat on a bench under the tree.
She went over.
After running for a while, when Yu Nuo stopped in front of Chen Yuzheng, his face was still a little red. The sweat on his forehead slid down and flowed into his neck.
Chen Yuzheng's phone screen was dimly lit, and his eyes scanned her from bottom to top.
Silence for a few seconds.
The only sound in my ears was the intermittent chirping of cicadas.
Yu Nuo wiped the sweat off his face with the back of his hand, and said slowly, "Why... haven't you left yet?"
Chen Yu was stunned and said nothing.
Yu Nuo sat down beside him stiffly.
From a close distance, she saw that his phone had a timer on, counting down.
Yu Nuo was a little confused: "What is this?"
"Your birthday."
"Um?"
"There's still one minute until twelve o'clock." Chen Yuzheng smiled, "I forgot to say it just now, happy birthday, sister."
Yu Nuo paused, "Thank you."
The two exchanged a few words, and the timer counted down to 0, and it was past twelve o'clock.
Chen Yuzheng turned off his phone and looked sideways at her, "You are four years older than me now."
Hearing this, Yu Nuo froze for a moment.
She didn't forget what she said before, he wanted to find a girlfriend who was three years older than him... .
Today, after watching a movie and having dinner, Chen Yuzheng never mentioned what happened yesterday until he took the initiative to send her home, and she didn't have the courage to ask him again.
I thought I wouldn't get his answer.
But now... does it mean rejection
After a long time, Yu Nuo's mood became low again, and he hummed imperceptibly.
Seeing her silence, Chen Yuzheng laughed in the darkness: "I forgot to give you a gift, what should I do?"
Yu Nuo murmured, "It's okay."
Chen Yuzheng asked her seriously: "I will give myself to you, do you want it?"
Yu Nuo was completely stunned. For a moment, she wasn't sure if he was teasing her. She wanted to speak, but her throat seemed to be choked.
He asked again, "Do you want me?"
After all the ups and downs, Yu Nuo felt a layer of mist covering her eyes. She asked cautiously, "Can I... have it?"
Chen Yuzheng smiled: "Why are you crying?"
Yu Nuo reacted for a moment and then realized that she was really crying. She felt a little embarrassed, turned away a little, and wiped away her tears.
However, someone grabbed his wrist and pulled it.
Yu Nuo was sitting unsteadily and half fell on him. Chen Yuzheng leaned over and came closer.
The hot breath sprayed on her earlobes, and the tip of her nose was lingering with a faint lemon scent. Yu Nuo froze in his arms, like a piece of wood, not daring to move.
"Sister... I like you."
His Adam's apple slid slightly, his expression was a little teasing, but his voice was clear: "No matter how many years older you are than me, three or four years older, I still like you, understand?"