Zhang Ruochen was stunned, he didn't expect things to be so coincidental, it was just a little funny thing to share, but he didn't expect the person to sit opposite him, and the smile on the corner of his mouth was bright, "That's really too coincidental." Then I'm still because of you, and when I write stories later, I pay attention not to let the bad guys have a good ending. ”

When he said this, Shen Ruzhi felt that his actions back then were naïve, and he was even more ashamed, "I was too one-sided back then." ”

"I also hope that there will be more people like you who have a one-sided outlook. Many years ago, an elder said to me that it is better to be a zealous fool than a refined egoist. ”

The rain outside the window is gradually subduing, and the café is playing the song of Shimona's rainyday, and the light melody jumps on this dreary cloudy day.

Shen glanced out the window as scheduled, Zhang Ruochen's voice sounded in her ears, deep and shallow, she had a kind of sudden dissipation, it turned out that she had come a long way from the original self.

In this world, she is always not smart enough, when her parents were alive, they were always worried that she would suffer, Cheng Yiteng always reminded her that she needed to be smarter, from the beginning, Qin Shaoheng never let her change anything, she suddenly realized that if there was no him all these years, she would not be able to face those sudden changes alone, if he didn't appear in her life, in that desperate moment, there would be something more desperate than giving up the person she loved. She stared out the window, stunned for a moment.

Until Zhang Ruochen called her name, "As scheduled?"

She came back to her senses, "Excuse me, what did you just say?"

The corners of Zhang Ruochen's mouth were still smiling, he only thought the girl in front of him was funny, the girl who was stubborn and told him that the bad guy should have a bad ending, he just thought it was funny, he shook his head slightly, "It's nothing." ”

On a cloudy afternoon, wet and dull, the girl in front of him seemed to be the only light lit up, and in front of his eyes, his life was colorful. Perhaps this is not the right time to discuss a topic that is too socially significant. The melodious melody of the café swirled a brilliant world in his ears, and the singer's charming and moving voice was singing, "Youare, Youare, YouareMyFavoriteMedicine, Youare, Youare, YouareWhereTheLightsBegan..."

It was his favorite song in English.

The coffee in Shen Ruzhi's cup had been reduced by half in shame, she looked down at the time of the watch on her wrist, and unconsciously time passed quickly, and none of them who gathered here in the name of discussing Zhang Ruochen's works spoke.

Shen calmed down and thought about it as scheduled, and expressed her opinion on this book in front of the original author with profound pen power, which was a bit of an axe, but what she didn't know was that Zhang Ruochen on the other side was reluctant to mention it, because she didn't want to destroy the seemingly romantic atmosphere at the moment.

Zhang Ruochen felt that the silent atmosphere at the moment should be similar to the gloom of the rainy day, and the rotation of the entire earth seemed to have slowed down.

On the top of the dark brown solid wood tabletop, the title of the book "Lonely Wilderness" was printed, and this name suddenly popped into his mind one day, followed by a mountain of loneliness.

He is a person who is in great need of romance, cloudy days, a girl who is interesting and can read his books attentively, and the coffee shop also happens to play his favorite songs, as if it was deliberately arranged by God, mixing these scenes together, provoking the heart that has been silent for a long time.

Something, so easily happened, had opened the curtain in his heart, and he felt that heart was about to jump out of his chest following the chaotic fast-paced beat. His eyes reflected her gentle and lovely appearance.

He said, "Let's sign your name." In fact, he wanted to write his contact information, which he thought was a romantic act.

Of course, she didn't refuse, and there was even a hint of surprise in her eyes, and she carefully picked up the brand new book and handed it to him.

The book still had the fragrance of the ink from the time of printing, and of course it was more of a faint fragrance from her demeanor, eating away at his reason.

He unscrewed the precious fountain pen he had with him, and carefully signed his name, the lower line was a long string of 11 digits, and the dark blue ink smeared on the pale gray paper, he glanced at it with satisfaction, and then turned the cap of the pen, put it in his pocket, picked up the corner of the book, and gave it to her carefully.

In the sight, a bright smile spread from the corner of her mouth. It's like a child getting a gift.

Shen opened the title page of the book as scheduled, his gaze fell from the signature to the phone number below, and the smile in the corner of his eyes converged and turned into disbelief.

Zhang Ruochen thought that she was at a loss because of the sudden awakening, and said, "The following is my contact information." If you have any guidance in the future, you can send me a message. ”

Shen Ruzhi couldn't guess what the person in front of her was hiding, she had some respect for him, and respected the literary heights he had reached, and now there are not many authors who are willing to spend pen and ink to write an article that triggers social thought, and she also respects his original intention, but she doesn't think that this kind of respect can develop a long-term relationship in real life, which is very strange and unimaginable to her.

Shen closed the cover as scheduled, and for some reason he always felt a little flustered, so he opened his mouth, "It's not too early, I should go back." She took out the cash from her purse, "I pay for today's coffee, just as I apologize for the immature remarks of the year." She lifted the book in her hand, "Thank you for your autograph, too." ”

"No need. I'll do it. For Zhang Ruochen, there is naturally no reason to let Shen treat him as scheduled.

"It's fine. Your signature is worth more than coffee, and I hope that Zhang Da can write a better work. Shen insisted as scheduled.

Outside the window, the rain had stopped, but it was still dark and gloomy. Pedestrians on the side of the road are in a hurry. The dim streetlights were already lit up row after row.

Shen held the book in his arms as scheduled and stood up.

Zhang Ruochen hesitated for a few seconds, but still plucked up his courage, "Where do you live, I'll send you back." In case it starts to rain again. He didn't force her contact details, romance sometimes needs room for fantasy and anticipation, he knows.

Shen was slightly stunned as scheduled and responded, "No need, I'll ask my husband to pick me up." ”

Zhang Ruochen's face sank, his beating heart suddenly died, and all the romance conceived in his mind was blown to pieces in an instant.

"You're married?" he kept his face calm, but he couldn't hide the unnaturalness of his tone.

Shen Ruzhi was still holding the books in his hand and nodded.

He was a little depressed, such a mood was suitable for such a gloomy and cloudy day, maybe he should have thought that a girl with such good conditions as her would not wait until now. He pretended to be indifferent and pulled the corners of his mouth, and his tone was normal, "Then you should be careful on the road." He handed over the black long-handled umbrella wrapped in a white plastic bag beside him, "Take the umbrella, in case it rains again along the way." ”

She hesitated, not knowing whether to take it or not.

He saw her hesitation and handed the umbrella again, "It's just an ordinary umbrella, I put a lot of them in the bookstore, and it was originally a small gift for fans at the book signing." ”

She had no choice but to take the black umbrella, "Thank you." ”

He smiled and replied, "No thanks." ”

"Then I'll go back first. Shen said goodbye to him as scheduled.

"Yes, goodbye. He was a little reluctant, "I hope we can meet again." ”

A smile spread on the corner of Shen Ruzhi's mouth, as if he had the same hope of meeting again.

But Zhang Ruochen clearly knew that this was just her politeness. Her petite body disappeared before his eyes, disappearing into the café. Looking through the glass window, which was still stained with water droplets, she held the black umbrella and the book in her arms, blocked by the traffic light on this side of the road. His gaze was fixed on her figure, longing for the time of this traffic light to be stretched infinitely, and his slender fingers held the cup of coffee that was still warm.

It didn't seem to have any special taste, it was obviously the kind I usually liked to drink, and a light rain like goose feathers began to fall outside.

Finally waiting for the green light, he watched her figure from stepping on the white vertical and horizontal zebra crossing, like a beautiful and elegant butterfly. She finally pulled up across the road, pulled out a taxi parked on the opposite side, and got in.

The cup of coffee was still at Zhang Ruochen's mouth, ignored because he was staring at Shen Ruzhi's figure, and under the cover of the white lid, the corners of his mouth rose inexplicably, as if a rainbow was connected from this end of the earth to the other end of the earth.

The sound of the phone vibrating rang, and he took out his mobile phone from his pocket, and there was a moment of surprise, but after seeing the caller number, the surprise was shattered instantly, and the number displayed on the screen was his assistant Luo Yu.

He frowned and picked up the phone, "What's wrong?"

"Ruochen, it's still the invitation of Shengyu Game Planning last time, how did you think about it? This time your new book is a big hit, and they are looking for someone to talk to me again, you also know that the boss behind Shengyu is Qin Shaoheng, Qin Shaoheng is the prince of the Qin family, and he is not short of money, and people have also said that the price is easy to negotiate. Seeing that money could not impress him, the economic man sighed and continued, "Ruochen, we have also cooperated for all these years. I understand that you don't want to be distracted by these things, and you are only focused on writing, but aren't you writing for others to see? Now is such a great opportunity for more people to see you and know you. This is a good thing! And to be able to cooperate with the Qin family, this is an opportunity that many people can't ask for..."

"I said yes to their invitation. The corners of Zhang Ruochen's mouth were still smiling, as if he would agree to any request now.

Luo Yu was stunned for a moment, he didn't know how many times he had repeatedly persuaded Zhang Ruochen with these words in the past, he had never been at ease, why did he agree so happily today, but after all, Zhang Ruochen agreed, Luo Yu was full of joy, "Ruochen, let's just say it! The contract will be ready when the time comes, I'll show you it." ”

"Yes. ”

"By the way, will the signing go well today?"

"Smooth. ”

"I knew that one day what you wrote would become famous. ”

"Thank you. ”

"Thank me for what?"

"Thank you for always being there for me. ”

"Who is with us brothers, it's polite!" Luo Yu was a little embarrassed for a moment, "Then I won't bother you for now." ”

"Yes. Good bye. ”

"Goodbye. Zhang Ruochen hung up the phone after speaking.

The darkness of the night poured into the world from all directions.

The corner of Zhang Xingchen's mouth unconsciously smiled, but the darkness was far from burying hope, he picked up his coat and walked out of the café.