86 Traces of the Past (Part II)
The ice rink where Xu Haoyang practiced skating for the first time was not far from his home, about a ten-minute walk, through a narrow alley, past a demolished middle school that had not been rebuilt, and then arrived at a small, dilapidated ice rink.
"The last time I came, there were kids who would come to play. Xu Haoyang said, "I don't know if there is anyone today." β
As he said this, he bought a ticket at the ticket office at the door, and the aunt at the ticket office was a listless middle-aged man who seemed to have no interest in skating at all, and naturally did not know who they were. But generally speaking, even if you knew, you would not have thought that such two people would suddenly run to the Xiaoice field in such a place.
Han Lu has never been used to dealing with the fans she meets on the road, which makes her breathe a sigh of relief.
There was no one in the rink, only two children in their teens trying to skate on the sidebar, and a few adults who looked like parents of the children stood outside. The center of the rink was empty, and the two of them didn't go in, didn't even change their skates, just leaned on the sidebar and watched inside.
This made Han Lu also vaguely remember her first ice rink.
Where it all began.
Step by step, she went from that place to the present. Or steady, or shaky every step.
All in all, it got her to this place.
"About me and Jiang Xin before. Xu Haoyang said, "I feel like I still want to explain it to you." β
Han Lu looked sideways at him.
"When I first started pairs, I was always partnered with her. "In the beginning, we had a really good combination, but maybe at that time, I didn't know what the good form was like and what the bad form was like. β
"At that time, I was also very young, and I felt that once the two of them partnered, they would be partners forever. I didn't expect that there would be such a thing as a split and reorganization in the future. β
"Beforeβ" he paused, "I did like her. β
"I naturally thought she liked me. β
"But of course, it's not like that. Now that I think about it, I don't know what that liking is, whether it's really liking or just an illusion that comes from that environment. β
"You don't like her now. Han Lu interrupted him.
Xu Haoyang looked at her puzzled.
"In that case, why did you do that to her before - keep your distance?"
ββ¦β¦ I think," Xu Haoyang said, "since I have already ...... with you I don't want to have any messy contact with other people, I don't want you to feel uncomfortable looking at it, and I don't want you to misunderstand......"
"I can't get me wrong. Han Lu interrupted him again, "I don't think I can misunderstand." Since I have chosen to be with you, I should believe in you. I don't like the way you always seem to be β careless about what I think. β
Said it.
"It makes me feel like I'm in trouble for you. "It's like you've had to think a lot about me...... You don't have to think about it before, you don't have to care about it. I don't like that feeling. β
"And it makes me feel like I'm being pretentious. β
"But ......"
However, she really didn't like to see them together.
She also cares about the WeChat messages sent by Jiang Xin's mouth and Xu Haoyang.
She really didn't like the feeling that he had a part of his past, that he knew something else better than she did.
At the same time, she felt that she was very stupid, very naΓ―ve, stupid, looking ahead, not doing this, not doing that, not knowing what she wanted to do-
It's too much trouble to fall in love.
However, she likes this person, she likes his caution with herself, her gentleness, his sensitivity and a little bit of thinking too much, but at the same time she also likes his seriousness, strength, simplicity and persistence.
For the sake of this person, she is willing to work hard to adapt to the things that always come out of all directions and upset her, even if she doesn't adapt so well, even if it always embarrasses both of them, she is working in this direction.
However, of course, she is not the only one who is entangled in this matter.
After making sure that Han Lu didn't want toβor didn't know how to continueβXu Haoyang coughed and tried to organize the language.
"It's impossible not to be afraid of your thoughts. He said.
"I don't want you to have unnecessary misunderstandings, I don't want you to think that I have something to hide from you. β
"I know, maybe there's something about you that you don't really want to know β or don't know how to tell me. But that's okay, I feel like I can wait until the time when you feel like you can say it, you want to say it. And with my words, I don't want you to think there's anything I don't want you to know. β
His passage is difficult, a bit like he is saying the same thing upside down. But the more he tried to express himself, the more embarrassed Han Lu became.
"This ......" Xu Haoyang suddenly took out his mobile phone from his pocket, "You can watch it!"
"What?"
"My chat history with Jiang Xin. He said, "And my chats with other peopleβ"
ββ¦β¦ I don't look at it!"
What's going on in this person's head?
This sudden move directly caught Han Lu off guard.
"I said," she said, "I believe you." β
Xu Haoyang awkwardly withdrew his mobile phone, but only held it in his hand and did not take it back into his pocket.
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If anyone else was there, they would have said so.
"My business ......"
Han Lu took a breath and looked at a child on the ice rink who was picked up by his parents.
"Actually, there's nothing I really can't say. β
"I'm a single parent. She said, "It's my mom...... That's what you know, Han Shuhua brought it up. She's an individual gymnast, and I've been practicing gymnastics since *, but I don't like it, I say I don't like it, or I have to practice figure skating to resist her. I fought with my mom for a long time over this. β
"We didn't get along very well, it was like we had to fight as soon as we met. It's like arguing with her...... "she laughed," she said, "but there's an inexplicable sense of security." β
"Before, as you know, I was suddenly called to the hospital in the middle of the training and said that she had been in a car accident, but when I got to the hospital, she said that she just flashed her back...... But this time, it seems that it should be more than that. β
"I just feel weird. β
"Why can't she be honest with me?" she asked, "what does she think she is hiding from me for?"
"If ......," Xu Haoyang said, "this is the way you get along." β
Han Lu looked at him.
"Then, she may feel that it will be painful for her to inexplicably add to your futile worries. β
ββ¦β¦β
"I think it's not just us who feel pain and pressure because of all kinds of things. "Others," he said...... Our parents are also facing their own pressures. β
"I've been thinking that behind every choice everyone makes, there should be a set of logic that is self-consistent, but not understood by others. β
"Some we can understand, some we can't. β
"It might be a little too whimsical to try to understand everyone's every choice. β
"I don't know what you're talking about anymore......" Han Lu whispered.
"I mean," Xu Haoyang smiled, "Although I can't understand everyone's choice, I want to understand every choice you make." β
He looked at Han Lu without evasion.
"Or not yet. He said, "After that, ......."
He gently grabbed Han Lu's fingers that were on the fence, and then wrapped her entire hand in his hand.
"I want to know you better. β
ββ¦β¦β
After Han Lu was silent, he let out a soft "um".
This was their first day back in Harbin. Xu Haoyang thought that starting from the ice rink, he still had many places to take her, his school, the amusement park he liked when he was a child, the bookstore he used to visit, and so on.
He was serious about sharing with her where he grew up, his past.
"Besides......" Han Lu suddenly whispered again. "One more thing. β
"Huh?"
"I think it's better for you to talk to her a little less. She looked awkwardly in the other direction, but her pinna was visibly red.
ββ¦β¦ I do," she continued, but her voice was quieter, "I don't like to see her dangling in front of your eyes. β
Burst.
Xu Haoyang almost couldn't hold back his laughter.
β¦β¦ She still has such a side.
"Good. Xu Haoyang held back a smile and nodded, "Don't say a word in the future." β
ββ¦β¦ It's not that you don't say a word. β
"If you ask me to say a few words, I'll say a few words. Xu Haoyang suddenly became playful, grabbed her hand tighter, and at the same time gently tugged her, pulling her closer to himself. He could feel her breathing, he could see the fluff in her hairline.
Except during the game, they had never been so close.
She didn't dodge, and he boldly closed the distance a little closer.
"If you don't let me say it, I won't say it. β
He said.
"Intra-team communication is also saved. β
Or simply talk to Teacher Amy and pass through you in the middle. β
ββ¦β¦ Don't fool around!"
"I'm not fooling around. Xu Haoyang looked innocent.
Han Lu finally remembered to break free of his hand, but the more he played, the tighter his grip became.
"Are you going to die?" she whispered after realizing that she could not break free from life or death.
"I'm serious. Xu Haoyang said, "Don't do anything you don't like." Don't say anything that makes you feel annoying. β
ββ¦β¦β
"If you like it, go the extra mile and do it. β
ββ¦β¦β
"And then," he suddenly changed his tone, "I don't like you being with Lu Bolin either." β
"Huh?" Han Lu was stunned, "When will I ...... him?"
"He planned this show, right?" Xu Haoyang asked, "When we came out of the TV station, he also greeted you, right?"
"Do you care about this?" Han Lu suddenly laughed.
"I ......," Xu Haoyang nodded, "I'm a little concerned." β
"Oh well. Han Lu said, "I won't see him in the future, and I will refuse to talk about anything, and I won't talk about it." Okay?"
"Okay. β
It seems to others to be a childish love story, but in the hearts of the authorities, it is a romantic game.
Most things in the world are so hard, someone is willing to make childish promises with you, and the longer you live, the more precious it feels.