The next day, as soon as Xiaoxuan arrived at the company, she threw the Chinese medicine on Ji Tong's table: "What happened to you yesterday, you escaped?" ”

"Sort of...... Ji Tong took the medicine in his hand and checked it, "This is ...... He gave it to you? ”

"Who else but him?" Xiao Xuan was puzzled, dragged a chair to sit next to her, "Come and tell me about it, why did your handsome doctor's ex-boyfriend mess with you?" I think people are very good, and I care about you. ”

"Yes, why did he mess with me...... Ji Tong blamed himself for a night, blaming himself for being impulsive back then, and he didn't even want to give Hang Jiabai a chance to explain, so he drove him away. It's also to blame myself for being useless now, and I chose to slip away without saying anything clearly, like an ostrich that only buries its head in the sand all day long.

In the next few days, Hang Jiabai did not appear again, but the Chinese medicine and fruits on Ji Tong's table never stopped. Sometimes it appears on the table as soon as it arrives at the company, and sometimes it is delivered by the courier brother. Day after day, the feeling for him turned into a bitter medicinal fragrance, which took root in Ji Tong's heart.

There are very few people who get married in December, and there is plenty of time to sleep on weekends.

The weather is getting colder and colder, and the scarf given by Hang Jiabai will occasionally be taken out and brought, and sometimes Ji Tong looks at the scarf in a daze, and forgets what he should do all afternoon. Anyway, her life gradually changed track because of his sudden intrusion.

I don't know how long I have to drink the Chinese medicine he gave, and Ji Tong will occasionally be as funny as before, secretly drinking less. But the person who prescribed her medicine no longer secretly stuffed all kinds of candy in her pocket in order to coax her to drink medicine.

**

Christmas Eve was Saturday, and Ji Tong worked extra in the studio in the morning, and when he went downstairs to leave, he saw a group of people gathered in the living room to chat.

Cheng Xi beckoned to her and asked her opinion: "Xiaotong, do you think it's normal to give your girlfriend a book for Christmas?" ”

Ji Tong looked around and asked blankly, "Who sent it?" ”

Cheng Xi pointed at himself, "I'll send it." ”

She nodded, without thinking, "That's normal." ”

“…… What a word! ”

Everyone laughed, and they spit out the man who lacked heart. Ji Tong sat down and asked them what they were talking about.

"Let's talk about Christmas presents." Xiao Xuan pointed at Cheng Xi, "If I receive a book at Christmas, I may break up with the person who delivered the book." ”

Cheng Xi didn't believe it: "Is it so strict?" Xiaotong, what do you say? ”

Ji Tong pretended to bow his head and think about it, and concluded: "I won't fall in love with someone like you at all. ”

As soon as these words came out, Cheng Xi immediately covered his heart and put on a desperate look of lovelessness. But Xiao Xuan's eyes suddenly lit up, and a gossipy smile ignited in her eyes, "Xiaotong, your former boyfriend...... What did you send you for Christmas? ”

Ji Tong replied calmly: "Don't send anything." ”

Xiaoxuan exclaimed: "Don't send it?!" So stupid! ”

"That's not as good as me!" Cheng Xi finally regained his confidence and triumphantly asked Amanda if he had sent his courier.

Amanda then remembered and gave him the courier order, "Send it, you keep it." ”

As soon as Cheng Xi saw the list, he couldn't help but roar: "What the hell! Why did I write my name!! ”

Everyone gathered around to see, and the sender's word "Cheng Xi" and the sender's address were obviously different from other fonts.

"The courier knows you, probably he wrote it for you, what's wrong?"

"You all said that this gift is not good, so I deliberately didn't write the sender's address and name, I want to express it over first to see her reaction, and then admit that it was sent by me if I didn't send it......" Cheng Xi wanted to cry without tears, and knelt down in front of the courier order.

Ji Tong gloated and patted him on the shoulder, "The courier brother is true love for you, I don't think you two can make do with it, what kind of girl do you want." ”

So, everyone discussed the funny incident usually caused by the courier brother. Ji Tong smiled and wiped her tears, until someone next to her asked if she had met her, and she suddenly became quiet.

She really remembered one thing, it had something to do with couriers, and it had something to do with Christmas.

It's just that that's her hypocritical black history, and she doesn't want to say it even if she is killed.

On the eve of the first Christmas after being admitted to university, the girls' dormitory was filled with a strong festive atmosphere.

At that time, not long after entering the university, Ji Tong was the only girl with a boyfriend among the four people in the dormitory, so Hang Jiabai became the focus of their dormitory. He doesn't like to take pictures, and Ji Tong only has a photo on her phone on her secretly taken Hangjiabai student ID. But just such a photo caused a sensation in the entire dormitory building.

Many classmates who knew and didn't know each other said when they saw her: "Ji Tong, your boyfriend looks too late." ”

Hang Jiabai didn't understand whether this was praise or disparagement, anyway, he was always sluggish and wooden, and he actually said on the phone very seriously: "If you feel that you have delayed your study together, I can help you with your tuition." ”

"Who told you to learn! Nerd! Ji Tong held the phone and smirked.

Because of the sensation of that photo, everyone around her began to pay attention to her and Hang Jiabai's love life.

As Christmas approached, everyone asked her what her boyfriend had delivered. Ji Tong naturally knows him best, Hang Jiabai, that nerd, if you feel uncomfortable, he can put down everything at hand and rush over to take care of you as soon as possible. But for a good holiday, he would never think of being romantic and buying any gifts for his girlfriend.

That day, she didn't know what was wrong with her head, so she went to the Internet to buy a teddy bear as tall as her and sent it to her home, and asked the shopkeeper to add a card to it and write something touching, the more touching the better. It's not that she is deceptive or vanity, she just wants to see how Hang Jiabai reacts.

As a result, the courier brother came a day late, and when it was delivered, Hang Jiabai happened to be at Ji Tong's house, and the family was eating together. Ji Tong desperately glanced at the courier brother, but the other party didn't understand, and took out the card and handed it to Ji Tong in front of the whole family, saying that it was sent by a mysterious person.

Who is the mystery man? Of course it's herself, but the Ji family and Hang Jiabai are confused. Ji's mother read the fleshy love poem on the card, and almost fainted, and immediately set up a private court at home to try three sessions, and forced her to ask who gave her the gift.

Of course, Ji Tong couldn't say that he bought it for himself, and by the way, he stimulated the boiled water, but he couldn't explain where he came from as a mysterious suitor, so he secretly looked at Hang Jiabai and asked him for help with his eyes.

He was the person who should be the most angry, but he didn't show any big changes, he just looked at her eyes lightly, I didn't know what clues I saw from them, and instead smiled and said to Ji's mother: "Auntie, I actually sent it, I want to surprise Tongtong." ”

Come to think of it, it seems like he's always been the one who'd cleaned up the mess for the stupid things she's done.

Ji Tong always didn't understand what bottomless things were in Hang Jiabai's seemingly calm eyes, why he often expressed such indifference, but in fact, he knew all her little feelings well.

When he returned that day, he didn't ask anything about the mysterious man. It's just that the next morning, Ji Tong received a crystal bracelet.

It was the first gift Hangabai gave her.

**

Whether it's in the company or on the streets, the Christmas atmosphere permeates every corner. Even the wandering singer who usually only sings "Hometown" began to play and sing, "Lover who is alone is most afraid of the festival, so he can only celebrate alone and get drunk as much as possible".

The gray sky overhead suppressed the light and shadow of the sunset, and Ji Tong walked alone on the bustling Nanjing Road, and suddenly wanted to cry. has been alone for a long time, and pretending to be indifferent has become her only choice. But occasionally I can't lie to myself, for so many years, my feelings for Hang Jiabai have never changed. She still cared about him, otherwise she wouldn't have been messed up by his short explanation.

When she got home, when she opened the door to change her shoes, her mother called out to her inside, and as soon as she looked up, she saw the person coming out of the kitchen, and she was stunned.

I haven't seen each other for half a month, and at this moment Hang Jiabai is wearing a white apron at home, holding a plate of braised pork with both hands, and explaining to her with a smile: "Go wash your hands, and you can start eating." ”

This picture was so bizarre that Ji Tong couldn't even believe his eyes.

"What is this kid in a daze?" Ji Mu saw her doubts, took the bag in her hand, and pushed her into the house, "Mom has a headache today, so I called Xiaohang to help me take a look." ”

Ji Tong's face was full of consternation, avoiding Hang Jiabai, and whispered to his mother: "Mom, if you are not feeling well, go to the hospital, how can there be any reason to call the doctor to the house?" ”

"Xiao Hang is not an outsider!"

Xiao Hang is not an outsider.

What Ji Tong is most afraid of is this sentence from her mother's mouth, which means that her five-year-long love has been deeply rooted, leaving a mark in this family that may not be erased in this life.

Hang Jiabai was still sitting beside her, Ji Mu was opposite, and the master seats at both ends of the long table used to be sat by his father, but now they were empty, and no one sat there. There were four people before, but now there is one less.

Ji Tong looked at the empty seat in a daze, and he didn't know what to eat. Hang Jiabai put a piece of meat in her bowl, and she suddenly didn't want to eat it.

He asked softly, "What's wrong, isn't it delicious?" ”

Ji Tong shook his head, not knowing what to say.

Ji Mu glanced at her reproachfully, and said to Hang Jiabai: "Leave her alone, she is still picky, and when the time comes, she will naturally eat when she is hungry." ”

Hang Jiabai smiled faintly, and there was a depression in his eyes that could not be dissolved.

After eating a meal quietly, Ji Tong was ordered by his mother to send Hang Jiabai downstairs. The two walked side by side in the deserted community, and the long silence fermented in the cold air.

When he was about to reach the door, Hang Jiabai stopped and abruptly mentioned a distant matter: "Ji Tong, I'm sorry about your father." Ji Tong...... I'm sorry. ”

She didn't understand why he said "I'm sorry" twice in a row, as if it was inadvertently or deliberately.

"You are not to blame for this." Ji Tong tried to smile and said, "People have been gone for so many years, don't mention it again." ”

Hang Jiabai sighed softly, drowned out by the sound of children playing in the distance. Seeing that the road had come to an end, he turned around again, leaning back against the light of the street lamp, the outline of his facial features softened in the dim light, and a trace of determination flashed in his eyes.

"Ji Tong, Merry Christmas." A simple holiday greeting seemed to have exhausted all his courage.

On Christmas Eve, the temperature was getting lower and lower, and every breath Ji Tong exhaled turned into white mist. In the misty sight, she saw Hang Jiabai's eyes clearly, and regained her former peace.

"Merry Christmas." After she finished speaking, she hesitated and spoke, "Actually, if you are busy, you don't need to rush over, my mother always makes a big fuss, you know." ”

He said in a deep voice: "I'm not busy, I'm resting today." ”

Ji Tong's lowered eyes fluttered, "That'...... Thank you. ”

"We don't need to say thank you." He took a small box of things out of his coat pocket and handed it to her, "Gift." ”

Ji Tong took the box and opened it, and there were more than a dozen delicately packaged candies inside. She looked up in surprise and met his smiling eyes, "Give you a reward for taking medicine obediently during this time." ”

She didn't know what to say for a while, thinking about the changes in Hang Jiabai over the years, she felt that time had become better.

Sending Hang Jiabai to the door, Ji Tong looked at his back as he left alone, as if he suddenly remembered the rainy night when his father died - his steps had never been so slow, just like every minute after leaving, waiting for the wayward girl to call him back.