Time seemed to stand still.

Chen Xiaoyu felt that he could hear his own breathing, there was a rustling sound on the glass of the window, it was too noisy in the house just now to be heard, and now it came one by one, like the sound of snow beads hitting the glass.

Deng Yinan stared at her face intently, did not speak, and waited.

The other people in the room didn't speak, exchanged a knowing look with each other, and looked at Chen Xiaoyu again, also waiting.

Xiao Jin turned to the side and frowned at her, with a strange smile on his face, but the corners of his mouth sank slightly.

Chen Xiaoyu took a breath, met everyone's eyes, and suddenly smiled. She said, "I don't know. Brother Yinan, I really don't know. ”

Deng Yinan raised his eyebrows: "We just said so much, don't you have any ideas?" Whether to go, or to stay, can't you just give a little advice? ”

Chen Xiaoyu turned his face and avoided his gaze.

Deng Yinan's smile was not shocked, "Look, a room full of people are waiting, you can't drink this wine if you don't say it." He said it lightly, and the people around him were relieved and started joking.

"yes, yes, you've been sitting and listening to it for a long time."

"Yes, I heard that you have known Xiao Deng for many years, and you are still a neighbor, so naturally you know him best, so you can give a little advice."

Some people echoed, and some people laughed and coaxed: "Yes, yes, whether my brother wants to stay or not, it's all my sister's words." Little Deng, little Deng. The hero wants to pass the beauty level......"

There was laughter again.

Xiao Jin poked her, stared at her eyes, and smiled stiffly, "Yes, Xiaoyu, I'm afraid that no one here knows Teacher Deng better, since he asked you, you just say, what's embarrassing." ”

Xiaoyu shook her head, "I don't know, this is Brother Yinan's matter, and others have no right to ask." ”

"You're too clear. Everyone is a friend, brother, and he treats you as a sister, why can't he say it? Xiao Jin tugged at the corners of her mouth, her smooth and beautiful face turned to Deng Yinan, her eyes were full of tenderness, "Teacher Deng, if you want me to say, no matter where you go, I will support you." ”

Deng Yinan thanked him politely, looked at Chen Xiaoyu again, and whispered, "Since you can't answer the question just now, then I'll change the question......

Chen Xiaoyu nodded and said cautiously, "You say." ”

Deng Yinan smiled a little bitterly and comforted her, "Don't be nervous, I won't embarrass you." He said, "I want to ask you, if it were your boyfriend faced with such a choice, what would you think?" I mean, what if, it's just an analogy......"

The people around were silent, isn't this embarrassing? It's even harder than the one just now, and you can see that the little girl is red.

Chen Xiaoyu whispered, "Brother Yinan, I can't answer you about this, I don't have a boyfriend, I don't know what the choice will be." ”

The people next to him shook their heads together, is this girl stupid or stupid? Can't hear such a hint?

Deng Yinan was silent for a while, shook his head, and sighed: "It's okay." ”

Chen Xiaoyu whispered: "Brother Yinan, I'm sorry. ”

There was a fleeting melancholy in her eyes, which made Deng Yinan's heart ache inexplicably. Then came a little relief, although she avoided everything, there was still hope.

"It's okay." He said, "You're still young. ”

Chen Xiaoyu slowly drank the sprite in the cup, the copper hot pot in front of him, filled with white mist, bubbling with small blisters, the mutton had been boiled for a long time, rolled into a ball, floating up and down in the pot, and the water droplets in the air dripped onto the red-hot charcoal, and there was a sound.

It was almost ten o'clock when it was over, and it was snowdropping outside, a thin layer spread on the brick floor, like frost, and like moonlight, she raised her head, there was no moon in the sky, only dense layers of snow droplets were sprinkled boilingly, and fell on her hair, eyelashes, and the bridge of her nose, and the stars were cold.

Everyone said goodbye in front of the small restaurant.

It was a weekend night, Xiaoyu was going back to her grandmother's house as usual, Deng Yinan stopped by, and when she was leaving, Xiaojin and her brothers went back to school, turned around and waved at her: smiled sweetly, "Xiaoyu, don't forget what you promised me." ”

Chen Xiaoyu nodded, "Got it." ”

When the group of people left, Deng Yinan asked, "What did you promise her?" ”

Chen Xiaoyu smiled and shook her head, "It's nothing." "Something to do with me?"

Chen Xiaoyu: "......"

How did you become so direct?

"I don't really like her." Deng Yinan said, "I have people I like. ”

The next sentence in his voice was very soft, like a murmur of snowflakes melting at the corners of his mouth. Chen Xiaoyu smiled and didn't make a sound, raising her head to look at the sky.

The dark blue sky, like a heavy curtain, obscured the original starlight and moonlight, and the leaves of the plane trees on the road had almost fallen, and the bare branches stretched out in the inky sky, a little abruptly beautiful and desolate.

"I have people I like...... Although now, maybe she doesn't understand very well, it doesn't matter, I can wait for her, anyway, I've been waiting for many years, and it doesn't hurt to wait any longer......" Deng Yinan said softly, as if talking to himself, his eyes were like stars, shining.

Chen Xiaoyu froze, "Brother Yinan......" she said, "If, I mean if," took a deep breath, "If you find out one day, the person you like, and you will definitely be able to wait, then ......"

She didn't say any more.

"Xiaoyu, do you have anyone you like?" Deng Yinan turned his face and looked straight at her.

"I ......" Chen Xiaoyu stopped, couldn't go on, and those sparkling peach blossom eyes vaguely appeared in his mind, did he like him? Or is it because I liked him too much in my previous life, and I still can't forget it?

In the previous life, but why didn't I meet you in the previous life? Why didn't there be a shadow of you in the previous life, if there were, there should be some residual memories.

Her heart ached.

"If you have someone you like, then you will know what it feels like, if it really comes to that day, as you said, wait until the end, maybe you really can't wait for her, and I have nothing to regret, because this kind of feeling cannot be calculated, unlike those topics we do, there will be results if there is a process."

He looked at Xiaoyu again: "I'll leave in January, maybe I'll come back, maybe I won't come back." ”

Xiaoyu snorted.

Yes, I'm going to go again, this time across the Pacific Ocean, I don't know how many years before we can meet, in this era, there is no Internet, no social tools, and the distance is even farther away.

"I am fortunate to have lost my life, in fact, there is nothing to worry about. I'm sorry, I was too anxious to embarrass you in front of so many people just now. His tone was very sincere,

Chen Xiaoyu's eyes were hot, and he quickly lowered his head.