Part 58 Falling Rain
It's raining.
The weather in May is unpredictable. Thankfully, there is an umbrella.
I gripped the handle of the umbrella and pushed it forward hard, and with a "snap-" sound, the plain umbrella was propped open. Hold it above your head, and the muffled sound of the rain 'ticking' can be heard through a layer of fabric.
The rain was not very heavy, and the staff of the welfare home were braving the rain to prune a vigorous evergreen plant.
The big scissors 'clicked and clicked', and those playful broken leaves flew out with the rain, and a rich smell of greenery spread in the air.
The smell mixed with the fragrance of the earth, a little fishy, like returning to grandma's house.
Standing beside the planter in front of me, my mind flew to the countryside in August. Tens of thousands of peacock plants bloom in the endless fields, with yellow petals deeply embedded in the green leaves. At first glance, yellow and green are intertwined, and every time I get to such a moment, I feel like I'm dreaming.
Grandma's peacock grass is the most beautiful, and no one can compare to it.
I thought of what my mother said again, and once again decided on the itinerary for the summer vacation, let's go to my grandmother's house and see peacock grass.
The umbrella in my hand was suddenly snatched over, and I looked up in astonishment, Lu Xiangnan was holding an umbrella in one hand and a SLR in the other.
"Laugh. He held up his camera at me.
"My mouth hurts, don't do it. β
Then the shutter sounded down, and I didn't know what kind of expression I was looking at him, what kind of expression I was looking at.
He bent down and moved the umbrella toward me. The afterglow swept over my shoulder, and I realized that I was already wet.
Time stood still in this small corner, and faintly, only the raindrops on the ground and his slightly rapid breathing could be heard.
God knows, we're waiting for something.
"Don't you accompany Liu Ruoning?" Today, for no reason, her name is always mentioned.
Maybe it's appropriate to put their names together. After all, in those years, I desperately chased his footsteps, and when the final college entrance examination results came out, I don't know how much Liu Ruoning was different between us.
Our names have never been put together, either on or off the transcript.
He hung the SLR around his neck, and the umbrella shifted to my side again.
"I want to see you here. β
"Iβwhat do I have to look at?" I tilted my head awkwardly to the side, not knowing what he was trying to say.
The rain was weakening, and when he came back to his senses, he saw that his shoulders were already wet.
"You ......," he said suddenly, but he stopped talking.
"Su Ke...... I ......"
I really can't guess what he is going to say, it must not be the math problem that sat together and was crazy about it all those years, nor the sweet and sour pork ribs in the window of the cafeteria tasted the best, and it would not be the model airplane he was proud of.
I used to know what he was going to say as soon as he opened his mouth.
But now, I can't guess what he's going to say.
The raindrops that were blown in by the wind hit his face and slid down his cheekbones. He looked at me with a serious expression that I had never seen before.
"Su Ke..... You, are you still used to living with Zhao Meimei?"
"Well, it's been three months, of course I'm used to it, why are you suddenly asking this?"
I held it for a long time, and I thought I was going to say something terrible, but it turned out to be just this.
"What I'm talking about is that you and Zhao Yilun, his name is Zhao Yilun, right?"
Zhao Yilun, he would go to Lu Xiangnan every once in a while to catch cats, was it because of this that he became acquainted? To be honest, the first time he heard Zhao Yilun's name from someone he knew, he was a little surprised.
"What do you want to ask?"
β...... It's nothing. β
He handed me the umbrella, as if unwilling to say any more, and turned to leave.
Without thinking, I shouted at his back: "I'm with him, we're together!"
He suddenly froze, and did not look back.
The surroundings are surprisingly quiet.
Lu Xiangnan, let's start to draw the boundaries today, the farther the better.
He still didn't look back, I didn't turn around.
Do you care about what I just said.......
Still is..... I didn't think about it any further.
In the haze of smoke, he raised the camera in his hand and said cheerfully: "When the photos come out, I'll send them to you!"
Without waiting for me to answer, he was already trotting away.
Sure enough, everything before was wishful thinking on my part, and he didn't care at all what I did, let alone who I was with.
So, we've just drawn the line clearly......
Hopping on the bus back, I wasn't in the mood to think about anything, I just closed my eyes and took a nap.
Wang Jiazi is playing the game, a girl who is usually very quiet, immersed in the game is simply a shrew, shouting when she wins, and still shouting when she loses.
With my eyes closed, I could tell from her different tones whether she had won or lost.
After listening to the groove for more than an hour, I got off the bus with black lines on my face.
It's already night, on the third floor, the place where I'm going back is lit up, is it Zhao Yilun, it should be him.
No, it has to be him.
I opened the elevator door full of joy and bumped into him as he was about to leave the door.
He's wearing the same sweater I got wet today. Because I washed it, even if it was far away, I could still guess that the clothes must be covered with a faint fragrance of tea.
We laughed at the same time.
Obviously there was nothing funny, and he and I both found it strange.
"Did you come across anything interesting in the orphanage? Why are you happy here?"
"No, it's you, why are you laughing?"
"I want to laugh when I see you, don't you think it's strange?"
I walked over to him, my heart pounding.
"It's such a coincidence, so am I, I want to laugh when I see you. β
"Let me see, did you eat honey today, why is your mouth so sweet?"
He put his index finger over to my lips, and an indescribable pain welled up, what was he doing so close?
"Did you eat honey?"
"Shhhh......h I felt like my whole body was getting hot.
Seeing that I was frowning, he asked with a little urgency, "Are you on fire?"
glanced at him with disgust, how embarrassed to say the real reason, I had to lie, and ate too much spicy food.
"Why are you wearing glasses today?" he observed.
It was Lu Xiangnan's glasses, and he didn't have time to return them to him.
But if you meet Lu Xiangnan in the future, I'm afraid it will be embarrassing.