10. Memories
The daughter of the mayor of City B, Xiao Xubai, who has some friendship between the political and business circles, is still a little impressed, she put down the coffee cup and said lightly: "I'll go to the bathroom"
"That old man is obviously plotting against you, who are you looking for?!"
Song Zhixia counted her down in a row, Gu Nanfeng's heart warmed, and a faint smile appeared on his lips, but when he saw the tall woman slowly walking behind her, he froze on his face.
The woman stepped on five-centimeter high heels, wore a casual white shirt, and high-waisted pants to elongate the proportions of her figure, and walked casually to this station like a model from a fashion magazine.
Slowly stopped in front of her, the curvature of the corners of his lips meaningful, "Are you free tonight?" ”
Gu Nanfeng's face was a little difficult to look at, from red to blue to pale, biting his lip and pulling Song Zhixia away, his expression was like a hasty escape, for fear that she would say something again.
Song Zhixia saw a GA logo on the collar of her shirt with sharp eyes, her eyes widened suddenly, and she looked back frequently, "Nanfeng, how do you know such a rich person, Armani's high-end customization, I pestered my father for a long time and he didn't buy it for me"
Sensing that she hadn't followed, Gu Nanfeng paused, let go of her hand, and shook his head, "I don't know"
"What's wrong with you, your face is so ugly?" Song Zhixia put his hand on her forehead, "Isn't it a fever again?" ”
Gu Nanfeng smiled reluctantly, "No, let's go, go back to school"
Song Zhixia showed a sly smile, "I'm not going back tonight."
Gu Nanfeng found out that she had dressed up tonight, her long hair was pulled into a bud, revealing her slender neck, high-waisted shorts under the lace-edged chiffon shirt, carrying an LV bag, and there was a touch of charm in the vitality of the whole person's youth.
A trace of loss quietly passed through her heart, so fast that she didn't have time to catch it, Gu Nanfeng smiled clearly, "I'm going on a date again."
The smile on Song Zhixia's face was a little shy, and his eyes seemed to be sprinkled with starlight under the neon light, "Well, you go back early, be careful on the road, see you tomorrow morning"
With that, he waved his hand and turned to get into the taxi.
"Xubai, let's go" Li Chen parked the car and stopped in front of her.
Xiao Xubai retracted his gaze, opened the car door and sat in, Li Chen followed her line of sight and looked at the past with only traffic and neon lights flashing.
"Xubai, are you tired?"
Li Chen was a little moved and a little guilty about her putting down her busy work and accompanying herself for an afternoon today, "Why don't you go to my house after watching the movie later, there is a new cook at home, and I remember you ...... make authentic Huaiyang dishes."
It would be nice to have dinner together or spend a good night together.
"No, I'll go back to the company later to prepare for tomorrow's press conference" Xiao Xubai interrupted him, refusing without a trace of mercy.
Li Chen's expression darkened, there was a dead silence in the car, and the atmosphere was dull.
Thinking that this was his last birthday in China, Xiao Xubai was a little unbearable, after all, she had been ruthless to him for more than two years, but his care and thoughtfulness still made her a little grateful.
"What time is the plane the day after tomorrow?"
"Ten a.m."
"Okay, then I'll send you"
When Shao Hui pushed the door and came in, Gu Nanfeng was resting on the sofa, Song Zhixia was sitting next to her and playing with her mobile phone, and she also got up when she saw him come in.
"Are they all gone?"
"Well, Miss Gu is okay, right?"
Gu Nanfeng opened his eyes, got up and rubbed his brows, "It's okay, then I'll go back too."
"I'll let Xiao Li send you"
Xiao Li is his colleague and best man today, and Shao Hui intends to introduce them to each other.
Gu Nanfeng pursed his lips and chuckled, "No need, I'll just call a taxi."
With that, he picked up his bag and turned to leave.
Song Zhixia knew that with her current temperament, she would leave when she said she would, and she might not necessarily say hello to herself, with a hint of pleading in her eyes.
"Call me when you go back to H City, I'll see you off"
Gu Nanfeng nodded in response, and it wasn't until he went downstairs and got into the taxi that he showed tiredness.
"Miss, where are you going?"
Gu Nanfeng looked at the neon flashing outside the car window, and spit out a place name like a ghost, "Xiao's Building"
It wasn't until she got downstairs that a wry smile appeared on her lips, and she looked up at the brightly lit building, maybe this person was inside, but she no longer had the courage to step forward.
The memories that had been sealed for a long time came flooding over because of Sister Chen's appearance and Zhixia's marriage, which caught her off guard.
She chased her dreams and struggled in this city and loved someone, she thought that she would stay here forever, choose a city to grow old, meet a person with a white head, but in the end it ended in this city.
On the streets of the familiar city, she finally burst into tears.
At the same time, Xiao Xubai also slowly walked out of the house after dinner, H City is not big, and there have been many changes over the years, but she still has an impression of the general streets and alleys.
Originally, it was just a casual walk, but it was inevitable to walk to her door, the old community was lit up with few lights, and the fourth floor was even darker.
She had spent a happy New Year here, the two old men were very kind, and because of the relationship from afar, they treated her a little more enthusiastic than Nanfeng, which made Nanfeng depressed for a long time.
Later, she sent someone back to H City to inquire about the whereabouts of the two old people, and wanted to take care of them for the south wind, but she was already empty, and it was like the south wind passing through her life, and she didn't have time to hold it in the palm of her hand, but there was no trace.
When the cleaning aunt was cleaning in the early morning, she saw the cigarette butts scattered all over the place, and couldn't help but curse in a low voice, "Who, so lacking in morality, cigarette butts are thrown all over the place"
But no one responded.
said that he wanted to inform her, but Gu Nanfeng only sent her a text message before boarding, and then turned off the mobile phone and threw it into his bag.
When she returned to City B just in time for Monday, she started a busy day again, and as soon as she stepped into the office, she was greeted warmly by her colleagues.
"Teacher Gu, I'm back, there's a prodigy in your class, it is said that he jumped three levels in a row, and he will be in the third year of junior high school at the age of ten."
Gu Nanfeng was noncommittal, sorting out his lesson plan, generally this kind of prodigy is a mess in all aspects except for studying well.
"I'm going to class first" The class bell rang, and she hurried out of the office with her book in her hand, thus missing the whispers behind her.
"I heard that it is a rich second generation, my mother is a real estate developer, and the family is rich, so I donated a library to the school as soon as I came......
"Attending Classes"
"Stand up, hello teacher"
Just as he was about to wave his hand to signal his classmates to sit down, there was a crisp knock at the door, and a childish report broke the silence.
"Come in"
When Xiao Qi appeared at the door, Gu Nanfeng's whole body stiffened, and the blood in her whole body surged up to the top of her head, making her shake slightly, but fortunately, she held the podium in time to stabilize her figure.
Xiao Qi was also stunned, tears welled up in his eyes, his expression was a little ecstatic, he stood in place and didn't know whether to go in or not, and the thoughts in his heart wanted her to rush up and hug her.
If Xiao Qi appears here, then that person ......
Gu Nanfeng's heart was so confused that he didn't dare to think about it anymore, seeing Xiao Qi's expression, there was a hint of softness in his heart, after all, he was the child he had taught before.
The classmates all faintly felt that the atmosphere was a little weird, and the room was silent, and when it was about to riot, Gu Nanfeng took the lead in opening his mouth.
"Qi ...... Xiao Qi, please take a seat, don't be late again in the future"
Xiao Qi pursed his lips, with the same pride on his face as his mother, and knew that this was not the time to speak, so he had to go to his seat and sit down.
Gu Nanfeng made frequent mistakes in the texts that he was already familiar with, and finally he was forced to leave school early.
The mobile phone screen on the table lit up and dimmed, Gu Nanfeng didn't seem to notice it, the hot water she was holding had gradually cooled, until a crisp report interrupted her thoughts.
"Teacher Gu, I miss you so much, my mother misses you so much, you finally appeared" No matter how precocious he was, he was only a ten-year-old child, and when he saw her, tears suddenly welled up in his eyes, and he threw himself into her arms.
Gu Nanfeng put down the cup, his expression was indispensable, and finally slowly stroked the top of her head, "Qiqi is a strong child, don't cry"
"My mother told me that as long as I was thinking about Teacher Gu all the time, she would definitely come back, it turned out that my mother didn't lie to me"
This sentence inexplicably made Gu Nanfeng sad, but she just gently raised Xiao Qi's head and wiped the tears on her face for her, with a trace of sternness in her eyes.
"Qiqi, you promise me one thing, Teacher Gu will never leave you in the future"
Xiao Qi wiped his tears, "Don't say that one piece is ten, I will also agree"
"Okay, then you promise Teacher Gu, don't tell your mother that I'm back."
Xiao Qi was stunned for a moment, and there was a trace of puzzlement on his immature face, "Why...... Mom, she misses you too......"
"Do you say yes or no"
Seeing that her tone began to become stern, Xiao Qi was confused but still responded, "I just promised, Teacher Gu, don't be angry"
Knowing that she was a child who did what she said, Gu Nanfeng finally showed a smile on his lips, and took a paper and pen from the table and handed it to her.
"It's been a long time since I've seen you draw"
Xiao Qi pouted, and there was still some baby fat on his face, full of unhappiness.
"Here it is again, Mr. Gu"
Gu Nanfeng smiled silently, and Xiao Qi had no choice but to take the paintbrush and rustle on the paper.
When I first met Xiao Qi, she was only more than four years old, the messy room, the floor was covered with paper, some had been painted and some had not been painted, the little person was lying on the ground, her hands were full of paint, and the snow-white dress on her body was also dyed piece by piece.
Gu Nanfeng moved his gaze to the wall again, it was also graffiti of irregular size, and he couldn't see what the content was, but he could clearly feel the helplessness and depression in the heart of the person who painted it.
The nanny lowered her voice and said to her: "This is Miss Xiao Qi, Miss Gu must be careful, she just accidentally injured another tutor last month"