6. Dust
If there is another person in the world who is sincerely good for her, it must be Song Zhixia, even if the two people had a fierce quarrel in the past over different outlooks on life and values, and even cut off contact for a while, there may be her deliberate evasion of the past, but Gu Nanfeng still believes that Song Zhixia will not hurt himself for no reason.
This feeling took root in my heart the first time I saw her.
"I'll help you" The bucket of the water dispenser that was about to slip in Gu Nanfeng's hand was held firmly in his hand.
The girl in front of her was wearing a high ponytail, with a warm smile on her face, dressed in casual clothes, her coat was untied and tied around her waist, and the black short sleeves exposed inside showed her delicate figure.
There was a light sweat on her forehead, her face was red and fluttering as if she had just come back from running, Song Zhixia saw that she had not spoken, so she took the initiative to take the bucket from her arms and walked upstairs.
"You can't do this, you have to hold this place with one hand to carry water......"
Nanfeng came back to his senses and hurriedly followed, "I'll help you, it's heavy"
Song Zhixia shook his head, a big smile on his lips, it was just a step, "What is this, it's much lighter than the dumbbells I lifted in the gym."
Nanfeng's eyes were about to fall, and he finally understood what a female man was, but he still followed her inch by inch.
"What floor?"
"Fourth Floor, 407"
Song Zhixia nodded and turned into the stairwell on the fourth floor, "Eh, it's so fateful, I live next door to you, 405"
Saying that he had arrived at the door, when Nanfeng was about to take it, Song Zhixia had already pushed the door open, and put the bucket on the water dispenser again without blushing and panting.
"Okay, come and play with me sometime."
"Hmm...... Yes...... Oh...... Thank you, sit back and go."
"No," Zhixia waved at her, turned and walked out of the bedroom door.
"I remember when you were so small, shorter than you are now, holding a bucket and struggling to walk up the stairs......"
Gu Nanfeng interrupted her, "Are you tall?" โ
She is a standard height of 165, and Song Zhixia is only a few centimeters taller than her.
"A Thousand Miles of Missing a Difference"
"Concentration is the essence"
"Haha, is it, then where is the essence of my touch" Song Zhixia smiled a little ill-willedly, his eyes focused on her chest, sat on the sofa and restlessly fell into her arms, stretching out his salty pig hand.
Gu Nanfeng stiffened, she knew that Zhixia had no malicious intentions, but she was still inevitably on guard and sat outside.
Song Zhixia's expression darkened, after all, he couldn't go back to the past and was intimate, so he had to change the topic, "Nanfeng, how are you doing now?" โ
She still remembers how she lay in her hospital bed and was dying, and it was from that moment that she knew that life was so fragile.
"It's okay" Gu Nanfeng closed his eyes slightly, driving out the mixed thoughts in his mind.
Seeing that she was a little tired, Song Zhixia got up to say goodbye, and when Gu Nanfeng sent her to the door, she suddenly turned around and looked at her fixedly, under the dim light in the corridor, there was a trace of moisture in her eyes.
"South Wind, You're My Best Friend"
When was the last time she said this, I thought it had been a long time, but when I remembered it, it seemed to happen yesterday, and all the details were very clear.
"Hello, my name is Song Zhixia, I see that you are often alone, why don't we eat together and go to class and play together in the future"
Under the orange light of the library, the girl's smile was clean and warm, this was the second time they met, and Song Zhixia's attitude was still warm and cheerful.
At that time, Gu Nanfeng seemed out of place in this school because she had unspeakable secrets, and she had seen this girl's lonely back many times, like a flower blooming alone on a cliff.
Gu Nanfeng was stunned for a moment, looked at the white jade hand stretched out in front of him, and slowly shook it, with a smile on his lips.
"Hello, my name is Gu Nanfeng"
And it wasn't until they all experienced heavy changes that they sat down in Starbucks again and drank coffee calmly, Song Zhixia's face was pale and haggard with a serious illness.
"South Wind, you will always be my best friend"
Gu Nanfeng's palm was wrapped in a thick layer of gauze, and when she clenched the cup hard, blood was oozing little by little.
"Zhixia, can you not go?"
Gu Nanfeng, who has his own style in speaking and doing things, showed the meaning of pleading for the first time.
"The visa to study in the UK has been completed, and my dad will not let me stay here anymore"
There was a fire called hope in Gu Nanfeng's eyes, and she smiled, "Okay, that road is safe"
"Excuse me, Miss, your dinner has been served."
There was a knock at the door, Gu Nanfeng snuffed out the cigarette in the ashtray, got up and went to open the door.
The dishes in the hotel are light and exquisite, and Song Zhixia has always known her taste, but she hasn't tasted a bite.
The night outside the window is getting darker, and there are cigarette butts scattered around her, and in every sleepless night, she can only use tobacco and alcohol to numb herself without relying on drugs, she is like a trapped beast covered in a transparent glass cover, and she can't get out if others can't get in.
Xiao Xubai's name has not appeared on his mobile phone for a long time, and unlike many angry questions before, this time it is just an understatement.
"I don't know if she will come back, but I decided to go to her hometown, after all, it is a place where we once lived"
The phone screen is on again, it's still the same person, if she can come back, please tell her I still love her.
Song Zhixia resisted the urge to scold her mother and threw her phone on the seat, Shao Hui turned to look at her, "What's the matter, who provoked you to lose your temper so much?" โ
"It's nothing" Song Zhixia was still a little angry, "I just think that people are cheap, what they can't get is always in turmoil, and they don't know how to cherish it if they lose it."
Shao Hui smiled and continued to concentrate on driving, "This is human nature, what's so strange?"
Song Zhixia didn't speak again, the anger on her face faded little by little, turning into a desolation, she leaned on the seat and stroked her lower abdomen, if it weren't for this sudden child, she probably wouldn't have chosen to get married, and Shao Hui wouldn't be so good herself.
She had already lost a child, and she still remembered the pain of a blunt knife cutting flesh with a cold instrument reaching into her body, and what hurt more than her body was the guilt in her heart, a child who had not yet been born was strangled alive by her in the cradle.
What a cruel thing this was, Song Zhixia closed his eyes tightly and burst into tears where Shao Hui couldn't see.
The wedding day was very lively, and many guests from both sides came, in addition to the colleagues of the bride and groom, there were also political and business celebrities who came to see the thin face of the old mayor Song.
Although he was retired, there was a hidden majesty in Father Song's eyebrows, Gu Nanfeng went over to say hello, he frowned and wanted to say something, but he couldn't help it, and only waved his hand, "You go and accompany Zhixia"
As a bridesmaid, she is not easy, wearing seven-centimeter high heels to run up and down, busy before and after, and has to block the wine for Zhixia, who is not suitable for drinking, after a few laps, her face is slightly red, her eyes are a little blurry, but she still holds up her smile.
Until the emcee's words turned to himself, "It is said that the bridesmaid is the bride's college classmate, many years of girlfriends, and today is also radiant, I don't know if I have a boyfriend, I believe I must have asked the voices of many men here"
The microphone was handed to her, Gu Nanfeng was slightly stunned, she heard her voice unfazed, "There is"
Lin Xuan is not, she doesn't know herself.
The master of ceremonies didn't expect her to be so straightforward, and was slightly stunned, Song Zhixia had already handed the bouquet to her, "Nanfeng, I hope that one day I can also be your bridesmaid"
Gu Nanfeng's eyes quickly filled with a layer of wetness, she blinked, and forced her tears back, "I have known you for seven years longer than the man next to you, we have all witnessed each other's process from youth to maturity, and we have also accused each other of quarrelling, but we will always be best friends, today you are married, there is one more person in this world who loves you and takes care of you, I sincerely wish you to be united forever and never separate."
Gu Nanfeng's tone was calm, with the words of the northerners, and the softness of the southern girl, and the words were very touching, and after a long time, the audience burst into thunderous applause.
And Gu Nanfeng had already left silently, the wedding continued, there was a piano in the corner of the lobby, bathed in the sun, she stared at it for a long time, and suddenly walked over like a ghost.
"Why do you like this tune so much?"
"Because this is a piano piece written by Schumann to his lover Clara, who is nine years his junior"
"Then you teach me, I want to learn too"
"Hmm"
The obscure notes slowly flowed out from his fingertips, and then gradually became smooth, Gu Nanfeng closed his eyes slightly, and his memories no longer became black and white, perhaps because of today's big day, he actually added some color, and it was also a rare warmth from that person in his memory.
The elegant and lyrical piano music combined with the ceremony of exchanging rings pushed the atmosphere to โกโก, Song Zhixia turned his head to look, and there were dust flying in the light around the person, softening the originally cold eyebrows, as if he had returned to the opening ceremony seven years ago in an instant.
She was also in the same pure white dress, her long hair was softly draped, hidden in the light behind the scenes, and she sang a song "BecauseofYou" with a microphone in her hand.
The originally soft voice was very explosive when she sang, and with her agitated dance steps, it also pushed the atmosphere of the audience to the highest point.
At the end of the show, Gu Nanfeng was wiping the eyeliner with a wet tissue backstage, and Song Zhixia patted his shoulder and left before he even had time to remove his makeup.
"Nanfeng, I'll go first, Minghao is waiting for me at the door"
She turned her head to see that the boy was still wearing the wide white shirt he had danced on stage, and his side face was a little unruly, and when he saw her coming, he threw the cigarette butt in his hand on the ground, grabbed her shoulders and walked out.
Gu Nanfeng pursed his lips, didn't say anything, packed up his things and left.
Zhixia has been pestering himself for a week, and he has worked hard every day to rehearse just to dance an ambiguous dance with him, is it really worth it?
Gu Nanfeng remembered the scene he saw at the station that day, and wanted to tell her but felt that it was difficult to speak, his stomach rumbled, so he should go to the cafeteria to eat first.
When I walked to the door of the cafeteria, I found that I didn't have a meal card, so I had to hurry back to find it, and I was bumping into the school leader who led people out of the auditorium.
She smiled slightly at the corner of her lips, spoke slowly, and spoke clearly, "Where, Principal Chen is polite, after all, this is also my alma mater......"
Gu Nanfeng was like being struck by lightning, and that nightmarish night resurfaced in her mind, she resisted the urge to run away, lowered her head and tried her best to reduce her sense of storage, and when she wanted to slip in through the side door, Xiao Xubai had already discovered her.
"Classmate Gu, are you looking for this?"
She shook the thin card in her hand, Gu Nanfeng's whole body froze in place, the blood all over her body seemed to stop flowing, and her hands and feet were cold.
Everyone's eyes poked over, Gu Nanfeng was like a stab in his back, so he had to meet her gaze hard, "Thank you...... Thank you ......."
"You're welcome," the corners of Xiao Xu's white lips raised as usual with a chuckle.
Principal Chen squinted, as if he recognized that this was the girl who sang just now, and smiled with some kindness, "Oh, you are the one who sang just now, your show is very good, very expressive"
At the end, he turned his head to look at Xiao Xubai, and his smile was a little more flattering, "Mr. Xiao knows?" โ
No matter how you look at it, he doesn't look like a stranger, and Xiao Xubai is not a nosy person.
"I haven't come back for so many years, since I know each other, it's better to let this classmate take you to visit your alma mater"