One day after the year, He Yu ran into Jiang Xiaozhen in a department store.
At first he thought he was wrong, after all she had promised him that she would contact him when she came back... and He Yu hadn't heard anything about her since the last phone call.
Jiang Xiaozhen wore a new sweater, off-white, looking very energetic. Her hair was dyed yellow, and she wore shiny studs on her ears, which were obviously dressed up specially.
The boy next to her was slightly fat, wearing a hoodie of the same color as hers, and the two of them were talking and laughing as they took the elevator to the upper floor.
When they were about to disappear from his sight, He Yu clenched his fists and followed.
Seeing the slogan "Happy Valentine's Day" in the mall, he belatedly realized what day it is today.
They're going to the top floor... it's full of restaurants.
Jiang Xiaozhen had dinner with other boys on Valentine's Day.
When the escalator was about to arrive, the boy stretched out his hand and gave Jiang Xiaozhen a weak hand.
He Yu couldn't bear it anymore.
He stepped forward abruptly, and stopped Jiang Xiaozhen beside the escalator.
"He Yu?" Compared to her who was startled, the boy called out his name a step earlier.
He Yu ignored him, stared at Jiang Xiaozhen, and asked in an aggressive tone, "Who is he?"
She glanced at the people around her, and Wen Wen answered him quietly.
"my friend."
These three words were not enough to dispel the fire that was running up and down in his heart, He Yu looked more and more aggressive.
"What are you doing here with him?"
"I asked her out for dinner." The boy stepped forward and answered for her.
"Oh, you asked her out." He Yu looked suddenly enlightened, and turned to smile at him.
He Yu can pretend, he has been able to pretend since he was a child.
What he hates, he can pretend to like, and what he cares about, he can pretend he doesn't care.
He always had a good smile and was always the most popular in the crowd.
His eyebrows are curved, and he exudes a friendly atmosphere.
When He Yu was about to stand over, the boy unconsciously made way for him.
Jiang Xiaozhen had to face He Yu who was close at hand.
She slumped her shoulders, and there was no smile on her face.
"Am I your friend, Jiang Xiaozhen?"
She nodded without thinking.
He Yu should continue to pretend, it doesn't make sense for him to show his true colors every time he meets Jiang Xiaozhen.
But he couldn't laugh.
He spoke to her very loudly, and his whole body was extremely eccentric.
"Then if I ask you out, you don't have time, but if he asks you out, you have time?"
Jiang Xiaozhen took a deep look at him.
Her mouth moved, then closed again.
In the end nothing was explained.
He Yu sneered.
"You two have fun."
He turned and left.
Jiang Xiaozhen didn't go after him.
It only takes a few words to explain: This boy is called Zhao Fugui, and he is my precious friend in high school. His girlfriend is Lin Xuemei, who is also my good friend in high school. I took them to see your art exhibition, and they all admired you. I had a temporary appointment to have dinner with them today, and I just came back in the morning, so I didn't have time to contact you.
So innocent, so easy to explain, why didn't you say Jiang Xiaozhen
"Xiaozhen, do you really like He Yu?"
During the meal, after hearing what happened just now, Lin Xuemei asked her this question.
"Is it really okay to like him?" Zhao Fugui sighed for Jiang Xiaozhen: "I always feel that he and we are not from the same world."
"yes."
She agreed with a wry smile, not knowing which question she was answering.
That night, Jiang Xiaozhen received a text message from He Yu.
[If you must make such an awkward scene, you might as well stop liking me.]
She hugged her cell phone and cried into the message until midnight.
Then she replies:
[It's good of you to say that, I've long since regretted confessing my love to you.]