He seemed to recall the little by little of that time, bowed his head and smiled gently: "From then on, Ziliang never dared to climb a tree again." ”

Both jujube trees were already very tall, and some red dates had fallen on the ground. As if even the air smelled sweet, Zhou Ziyu led her through the long corridor, where there used to be his best memories, his childhood memories.

No matter what happens in the future, at least at this moment she is the real Zhou Ziyu's girlfriend.

Not far away there is a swing under the grape trellis, and the stands are full of grape vines. The thin and dense veins of branches and vines are like the silent traces of time.

"Do you want to sit on the swing?" Seeing that she had been watching the swing, Zhou Ziyu took the initiative to ask.

"Hmm. "Don't hesitate to take a few steps on the swing in the summer.

The sun was shining through the branches and foliage on the shoulders. Zhou Ziyu pushed her lightly, watching her leave again and again, and then return to him. In the past 20 years, he has always been alone here swinging, and for the first time, he feels that life has a little meaning.

Zhou Ziyu seemed to have a feeling: "When I was young, I used to push Ziyu on the swing, in fact, I like this feeling of being in the air." ”

"Why?"

"Because no matter how far I push you out, you'll still come back to me. Sunlight leaked through the gaps in the leaves, and her face seemed to be blurred.

When Zhou Ziliang returned to the old house with Tong Yan, he stood at the entrance of the backyard and saw such a warm and harmonious scene.

Summer today is wearing a white jacket, brown trousers, and long hair that falls down the shoulders. From behind, she is still a quiet and slender lady. And Zhou Ziyu also had an extremely dazzling smile on his face. Gentle and lingering, as if no one can blend in anymore.

Zhou Ziliang felt a moment of emotion in his heart, in fact, for so long, he never seemed to have looked at Xia with a normal mentality, and he only regarded her as one of his pawns.

I never knew that looking at her like this, she still had a heart-pounding softness.

"Why don't you go in and say hello?" Tong Yan whispered beside him, unable to hear any emotion.

"No need. Zhou Ziliang stopped in a low voice, and the corners of his mouth raised an almost mocking smile: "Let's go outside and wait first, so we won't disturb them." ”

The Zhou family's family banquet was arranged on Zhou Ziliang's twenty-fifth birthday, and everything was prepared by Zhou's mother herself.

Due to illness and the pursuit of perfection in the spirit of cleanliness, Zhou Ziyu has never been in love until he is in his twenties, and when he heard that there is a girl by his side, Zhou's mother is naturally the most happy. said that it was Zhou Ziliang's birthday, but in fact, it was just for Zhou Ziyu's lifelong event.

This family banquet did not invite outsiders, but it was very grand, grand and detailed. It doesn't make people feel mental pressure, she is very good at pretending in the summer, according to what Zhou Ziliang taught her in advance, she was dressed gently and lovely, with a little makeup, and what appeared in front of everyone was a good girl, polite, at first glance, she was born in an intellectual family, and she was a good girl who was clean and self-restrained.

No one will associate her with Zhou Ziliang, and no one will suspect that she is with Zhou Ziyu for something.

When Zhou Ziyu came back from the backyard with Summer's hand, Zhou Ziliang and Tong Yan had already sat down on the rattan chair. The tea next to him was steaming, and he didn't seem to be interested in summer at all, so he didn't even say a word of greeting.

"Summer. Tong Yan got up with a smile and welcomed him with a smile from his master. "I really didn't expect you to appear here as Brother Ziyu's girlfriend, I misunderstood it some time ago, and I thought there was something between you and Ziliang...... I apologize to you. ”

I don't know if she said this from the heart, and Summer naturally just responded with a smile.

"Sister Tong Yan is serious, but I am not cautious enough when dealing with interpersonal relationships. But I still want to remind Sister Tong Yan, I don't care because you are a senior, but I still hope that you will pay more attention to your words when you speak, and it is not good to make jokes in front of others. ”

The two of them have their own secrets.

Summer didn't say anything more, turned around and went to the bag next to him to take out the gift prepared for Zhou Ziliang in advance. Then he came to Zhou Ziliang and gave him the gift.

"I'm here, but I don't know what to call you. Mr. Zhou, this is a gift I have prepared for you, it is not expensive, but I still hope you like it, happy birthday. ”

Zhou Ziliang raised his eyes and glanced at her lightly, that glance contained too many emotions, and Xia quietly gave him the gift. He never reached out to take it, and finally took it casually and put it on the table next to him.

"My brother brought a girl back for the first time. He pinched his eyebrows, "I didn't expect it to be you." ”

Summer didn't have any expression, but Tong Yan saw it really from the side, and he just bowed his head and didn't speak.

When Zhou Yufeng came back, Zhou's mother was already preparing to start lunch, even if it was not the first time they met, when she saw him again, the summer was still cramped and uneasy.

The group sat down at the dining table, and the living room was surrounded by transparent glass. At noon, the sun was shining, the room was warm, Zhou Ziyu and Xia sat on the right side, and Zhou Ziliang and Tong Yan sat on the left side.

Zhou's mother is very happy, because of Zhou Ziyu, she loves the house and Wu, and she is also very good to her.

Mother Zhou gave one chicken leg that had been stewed for noon to Xia, and the other to Zhou Ziyu, and said with a smile: "You eat, Xiaoxia, don't be polite when you come here, treat your aunt as a member of the family." ”

"Thank you, Auntie. ”

In the summer, even the head is almost lowered to the bowl, obviously not a shy person, but in the face of such enthusiasm, I always feel unbearable.

Zhou Ziliang and Tong Yan didn't react, Zhou Ziliang just ate without squinting. And Tong Yan also turned a deaf ear to what happened next to him, and just added dishes to Zhou Ziliang very gently.

The old man watched them reconcile, and his heart was naturally happy. But she doesn't care about summer, and in the huge living room, it seems that she can't feel her presence.

Zhou's mother regarded her as her future daughter-in-law, and asked her about her preferences and the process of meeting Zhou Ziyu. In the summer, according to the script that had been agreed with Zhou Ziliang a long time ago, he was generous and generous, and he generally told the story about the process of things.

She said that she and Zhou Ziyu were close friends who talked about everything on the Internet, and it was only later that she found out that the two had actually met in real life. After meeting several times, the relationship was slowly determined.

Zhou Ziyu did not shy away from holding her hand and said, "Xia Xia, like me, is looking for an asteroid that has not yet been named. In fact, from the moment I knew that she was my close friend who talked to me on the Internet, I was already sure that she was the person I had been waiting for. ”

Summer smiled at him, and that smile contained a lot of tacit understanding.

Zhou Ziliang only felt that he couldn't swallow it, if it wasn't for the fact that he had known the truth for a long time, maybe he would have been infected by this strong feeling.

During the dinner, she talked about why she stubbornly searched for an asteroid, and talked about the process of completing the last leg of her journey on behalf of her friends and then staying at the last stop as a volunteer teacher.

Zhou's mother asked carefully, and she answered carefully.

Summer knew that she was dispelling doubts about herself little by little by asking these questions. So she took the initiative to answer: "I went back to Sichuan some time ago to see those children, and when I came back, I bought some palace pastries in the store, which are the most authentic pastries." I brought some for my aunt when I came, it's not a precious thing, but it tastes good, I hope you will like it. ”

Talking about the process of cycling and teaching, and talking about the torment of that time, her words all showed the importance of Zhou Ziyu, a close friend, to her.

She talked about the section where she rode and An Qiao overlapped, a certain section of the Sichuan-Tibet Highway, and the reason why she went there was because An Qiao died on that section of the road, she carried a pack of cigarettes in her pocket and walked that section of the road, and in the place where An Qiao was buried under the bridge, she lit a cigarette to pay tribute to her soul, it was a starry night, watching the smoke burn out, her heart suddenly swelled with a sense of loneliness like a tide, and she couldn't help crying.

Speaking of which, the surging loneliness and pain really came to her heart, and she couldn't even tell whether she was really just completing the task.

Summer lowered her head and cried very suppressively, her shoulders swayed, but she suppressed it and didn't let herself cry.

Zhou Ziyu didn't shy away from it, reached out to wrap his arm around her shoulder, and wiped her tears with the other hand. Leaning close to her ear to comfort her emotions, in the eyes of others, it is more like a kind of ear grinding.

Zhou's mother held her hand distressedly: "Child, you are a good child." With Ziyu taking care of you in the future, you will live a very happy life. ”

Summer nodded.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Zhou Ziliang clenched his fists. Although he knew that all this was planned and arranged, as a bystander watching this scene, he really felt that he had exhausted his appetite.

After dinner, Zhou Ziyu sent Xia home and took her hand out of the winding alley.

The alley is very quiet, with the occasional wind blowing and the leaves gently whistling and falling from the branches. There is a touch of sunset in the sky, in fact, Zhou Ziyu has never carefully observed the scenery at this time, but today I accidentally bumped into it, and I realized that it was so gorgeous and colorful.

"Xia Xia, I'm sorry. Zhou Ziyu suddenly spoke.

His sudden apology made Summer even more shocked, and he didn't know why.

"Why did you suddenly tell me you're sorry?"

"Because you told me about you and your friend. But I never seem to have taken it to heart and never asked you about it. I only found out when I heard you mention it today...... It turns out that there is such a process in the middle. ”

Summer choked up a little, but still restrained the trembling in her throat and stubbornly told him: "I don't want to mention these things in front of others, because it's already over, because I promised An Qiao that I will live well." ”

"Yes!" Zhou Ziyu held her hand and stared at her deeply at dusk: "I also promised you to live well no matter what, and I will not break my promise." ”