I was quite embarrassed.
I tried my best to hold up the stiff corners of my lips, and replied bravely: "He left early."
While we were talking, Xu Lu and I chose an empty seat and sat down. Kuang Yiyang sat behind us. The people in the car must have been holding back the whole funeral, and now they have waited until Luo Xiangdong is gone. They started gossiping wantonly, asking me how I was at Luo's, and how Luo Xiangdong was doing, which made me have a headache.
Fortunately, Xu Lu excused me. She said to me in a medium voice: "Zijin, aren't you carsick? Put on your headphones and listen to some music for a while, then take a nap. I'll call you when you get there."
I plugged in my headphones and closed my eyes, and then I escaped everyone's constant bombardment.
My head was resting on the back of the chair. Because I didn't sleep well last night and was a little motion sick, I was groggy all the way. The bus drove for an hour and a half before returning to the city, and finally stopped outside a hotel.
Xu Lu patted my shoulder and told me to get up. I took off my headphones and got off the bus with her. After getting off the bus, Kuang Yiyang said to us: "I'm going to buy something, you guys go in first."
I hummed, and Xu Lu said, "Go back quickly, and we'll help you get a seat."
As Xu Lu and I were walking into the hotel, a group of people behind us suddenly clung to us. To be clear, they clung to me. There are many people who had a good relationship with them when they were in school, but there are also people from other classes who are not very familiar with each other, but they are all overly enthusiastic now, and they seem to be deliberately trying to curry favor.
In the past, I didn’t believe that anyone was doing well, and others had to look up and tell. But now the situation has changed, and I have suddenly risen to a high position, and this feeling of being looked up to and flattered by others is particularly obvious.
I was rushed into the hotel door by a group of people. When I was worried about how to deal with it, the Gu family on the opposite side came over, saw me and said, "Zijin, you sit at the first table with your friends, I have reserved it for you." A few seats.”
It stands to reason that those sitting at the first table are all immediate family members. I am an outsider no matter what, and the Gu family is so respectful. I instinctively replied: "No, we can sit anywhere."
The other party was even more irritated and kept saying: "It's okay, the seat has been reserved for you, go quickly."
Xu Lu pulled me without leaving a trace, and I went to the first table with Xu Lu without being polite.
On the way, Xu Lu lowered her voice and said to me: "Our group of classmates is really scary. Knowing that you are now Luo Xiangdong's assistant, they all want to stick with you."
I whispered back: "It also shocked me. I didn't even know what to say just now."
Xu Lu added: "Have you noticed that even Uncle Gu and Aunt Gu are a little more polite to you now?"
I sighed secretly, and I didn't pretend to be fake with Xu Lu, so I replied truthfully: "Actually, they don't have to be like this. No matter how good I am, Teacher Gu is kind to me, and I will still interact with them."
Xu Lu said: "That's what I say, but these days people are divided into three, six, and nine grades. If you do well, everyone will naturally look up to you. Even when I stand next to you, I feel that Beier has face."
I glanced at Xu Lu and replied with a slight smile: "You can do it."
While we were talking, we came to the front table. At this time, several relatives of the Gu family were already sitting at the table. We nodded to each other and then talked about our own things. Kuang Yiyang came back ten minutes later. He had a bag in his hand. After sitting next to me, he stretched out his hand and handed it to me.
"What?" I said as I opened the bag and found an iPhone 6s box inside.
I immediately turned my head to look at Kuang Yiyang, my eyes slightly raised, with a hint of surprise in my eyes. He just went out to buy a mobile phone
Kuang Yiyang looked calm. He said aloud: "After hesitating between white and pink for a while, I decided to buy pink. I think you will like this color."
Xu Lu, who was sitting on my right, bumped me with her elbow, winked and said with a smile, "How romantic."
My first reaction was to return the phone to Kuang Yiyang and said, "No, I'll buy it myself later. What did you spend the money on?"
A mobile phone costs more than 6,000 yuan. Many college students who have just graduated cannot make enough in a month. I can't ask for it.
Kuang Yiyang pushed it to me and said, "Senior sister, why are you so polite to me? If your phone is broken, what will happen if I give you one?"
I said, "It's okay if you give me something small. I don't want such an expensive mobile phone. You can return it later and don't spend money arbitrarily."
Kuang Yiyang said: "Does that mean I have to give you a Nokia worth a few hundred yuan so that you can feel at ease using it?"
I thought Nokia was probably discontinued now, so I raised my eyebrows and replied, "Yeah, if you give me a Nokia, I'll take it."
Kuang Yiyang groaned and frowned: "Senior sister, don't you use money to measure the relationship between us? Is it true that our friendship only costs a few hundred yuan? If it's more, you feel alienated?"
"..." I didn't expect that Kuang Yiyang would really give examples. I didn't know how to refute it for a while. After a pause, I said: "Yiyang, you are still in school. If you have money, you can keep it for yourself. I will go to work." Now that I have a salary, I will buy it myself.”
Kuang Yiyang refused to defend me. He simply looked away, looking hurt and sulking.
Xu Lu pushed me with her elbow and whispered: "Take it quickly, Yi Yang also means well, don't make him unhappy."
I'm really confused. I know that Kuang Yiyang likes me. If I take something so valuable from him, wouldn't it be suspected of deliberately taking advantage
But what Xu Lu said is right. People have bought mobile phones. If I insist on not accepting them, that would be too unkind. Forget it, I'll just buy Kuang Yiyang a more expensive gift when I get paid later.
Looking at Kuang Yiyang who looked unhappy, I said loudly: "Okay, okay, stop pretending, can't I accept it?"
Kuang Yiyang immediately smiled and replied: "That's right, why are you so polite?"
As a result, my mobile phone, which was just over three months old, broke down within four hours, and I got a new one.
After the funeral banquet, we said hello to the Gu family and left the hotel. Because it was Saturday, Kuang Yiyang was on holiday, and Xu Lu was fine, so the three of us made an appointment to go see a movie.
On the way, Kuang Yiyang seemed to ask casually: "By the way, senior, are you no longer in contact with senior Jianan?"
When he mentioned Dong Jianan, I thought of her. I couldn't help but look at Xu Lu and asked, "Luzi, have you seen Jianan today?"
Xu Lu replied disapprovingly: "No." After that, she added: "Didn't you tell her to attend Teacher Gu's funeral today?"
Xu Lu's question shocked me. I instinctively replied: "I didn't tell her. I thought you told her."
Xu Lu also stared and said loudly: "You were the one who informed me about this. You are in the same company as her. Of course I thought you had already told her."
Seeing that Xu Lu and I were looking at each other with panic in our eyes, Kuang Yiyang looked around, and then asked tentatively: "Isn't it possible that no one told her?"
My heart thumped, fearing this would be the result.
Xu Lu was also a little unsure, and said ambiguously: "There should be a notice from the school. Even if the two of us don't tell her, she will get the news from others, right?"
I don't know, so I only have a look of regret, why didn't I think of telling Dong Jianan.
The atmosphere suddenly became a little depressing, and finally Kuang Yiyang said: "Senior, don't think about it. Maybe Senior Jianan went to attend, but we didn't see it."
In fact, we all know that the chance of this is very small. After all, with our relationship with Dong Jianan, we would not say hello when we see him at the other end of the cemetery. The most likely possibility is that Dong Jianan did not go to the cemetery at all.
If it was really because I didn't notify him that Dong Jianan missed Teacher Gu's funeral, there would be really nothing he could do about his future relationship. When I think of this, I feel very regretful.
Seeing me frowning and sighing, Xu Lu persuaded me: "You don't have to take it too seriously. Even if we didn't notify you, it's not just our fault. Who told her not to contact us on her own initiative? Just because she didn't take the initiative to contact us." When you joined the Luo family, she became alienated from you and me. Because of this, her character is not very good. If she is really unhappy, the worst is that we will not get along with each other in the future. "
Having said that, I still can't pass my level.
I went to watch a movie in the afternoon, and I was still thinking about it in the middle of the day. I was hesitant to call Dong Jianan, but then I thought about it. If Dong Jianan missed it because I didn't notify him, then I'll call him now. , she won’t mistake her for being a deliberate provocation, right
Sigh... Friendship is sometimes really hard to grasp. During our four years in college, including the period after graduation when we shared weal and woe, we both thought our relationship would get better and better in the future, but unexpectedly it went further and further away.
Until dinner in the evening, Kuang Yiyang saw that I was still thinking about this matter, and he said aloud: "Senior sister, you were not such a hesitant character before. You can do whatever you want. Anyway, we You haven't done anything wrong in your heart, just tell the truth. You should call Senior Jianan now and make it clear. If she doesn't accept the apology, then you are like Senior Xu Lu, who is a friend like this. It’s not interesting, so just don’t contact me in the future, so you don’t have to worry about me all the time.”
Kuang Yiyang's words gave me a feeling of enlightenment. I immediately took out the new 'brainless fan' he bought for me, turned on the phone and installed the phone card, and said: "You're right, if I don't make it clear, I couldn’t sleep well tonight.”
After turning on the phone, I found Dong Jianan's number and dialed it immediately without giving myself any chance to hesitate.
The phone was pressed against my ear, and a steady beeping sound came from it. My heartbeat was a little erratic, and I felt indescribably nervous.
The connecting sound seemed to ring nearly ten times before Dong Jianan connected. She said 'hello' without even calling my name.
Maybe I'm sensitive, but I feel like the beginning of our conversation can already predict the end.