I'm not sure if it's past class time, but there are still a lot of onlookers. Among these onlookers, Ade's expression was the most exaggerated, although he always hoped that my relationship with Xiao Ai could take another step forward, but when I did this, he looked at me as if he was looking at a person who was so bold that he didn't know the height of the sky.

While waiting for Xiao Ai's reply, my heart beat very hard, I held her hand tighter, but I closed my eyes, feeling the strength of the sun and the gentleness of the wind......

Xiao Ai withdrew her hand from my hand, I suddenly felt a lack of pain in my heart, I felt that she had already given me the answer, she was still unwilling to go back to Nanjing with me, this because of a song and burst out of sensibility, after all, can not change the long-standing complexity between us, she is reluctant to go back to Nanjing There are too many reasons, and I let her go back to Nanjing for few reasons.

The atmosphere became awkward, and Ade grabbed Xiao Ai's guitar and prepared to play and sing "Little Town Girl" that he was good at to save me from this particular embarrassment.

I opened my eyes, first smiled bitterly, and then looked at Xiao Ai with a complicated expression and said: "I can accept the result you gave, it's nothing, Taipei has its own benefits from Taipei, and it's right that you refuse to go back to Nanjing." ”

Xiao Ai looked at me, silent, and gradually expressionless......

My Adam's apple was subconsciously squirming, and my hand tried to pull a cigarette out of the cigarette case several times, but in the end I gave up, and I was speechless for a while, so I turned my eyes to Ade who was singing "Little Town Girl".

At this moment, Ade should be happy, because she showed her hand in front of Lin Ziqing, and he had a good voice, which made Lin Ziqing look at him with surprise, which is a big harvest he has never had compared to peeping at Lin Ziqing drying clothes with a high-powered telescope, and this is also the purpose of I must ask him to come, because a man must show what he is good at in front of his beloved woman, which is much better than being useless!

I wiped my face with my hand, and the cold sweat with my hand made me more and more sober, and I finally said to Xiao Ai: "It's been a few months since the last time I was in Lijiang, right?" But there are some clips, even at what point it happened, and I can remember very clearly what direction the wind was blowing...... This time I came to Taipei, and I will leave some good memories, let's try to collaborate on the song "Mom" again, and I have never forgotten where the whistle should be inserted. ”

"What about after singing?"

"I'll watch you go, and then I'll go back to Nanjing by myself......"

"Okay."

I couldn't see a trace of hope in Xiao Ai's categorical words, and at this time, Ade had already finished singing his best song "Small Town Girl", and he returned the guitar to Xiao Ai's hand.

Lin Ziqing seemed to want to repay Ade's favor for not charging Xiaomei's room fee before, so she put NT$10,000 in the jar we used to raise money by herself. Driven by her, many classmates donated generously, and my travel expenses back were collected without any twists and turns. Then, the "Mother" that Xiao Ai promised to sing with me became my farewell song to Taipei, and in my senses, far away in Nanjing's Tulip Road and familiar convenience stores, abandoned textile factories, and quiet old alleys...... It seems that they are all approaching me quickly, and this is the end of my intersection with Taipei.

Xiao Ai plucked the strings of the guitar without a trace of nostalgia! This time, she was in good shape, although she didn't use any professional skills when singing, but it was very moving, and I tried to blow the whistle loud and crisp because I wanted to make the last memory perfect, I was not sure if I was following Xiao Ai's rhythm, but I really tried my best, just like the determination to come to Taipei to find her this time.

When the last note dissipated, I exhaled heavily, then folded my hands together to thank the students who had helped me. I told them that the money was enough to buy a ticket back, and after the students looked at me sympathetically, they walked into the school in droves......

At this time, only Xiao Ai was left opposite me, Lin Ziqing and Ade were standing far away, and they left the last space to us very understandingly.

Looking at the sight of a qiē related to Taipei, I felt an irresistible sense of tragedy in my heart, and my passion and youth seemed to have ended here. After returning to Nanjing, I will still walk alone in the old alleys every day, working hard for my work and career, a qiē is like a pickle, the taste is there, but it is too much, because I have enough of the qiē brought by loneliness.

I took the guitar from Xiao Ai's hand, carefully put it into the case, counted the change on the floor, and finally stuffed it into my own pocket.

I came to Xiao Ai again, smiled and said in a free and easy tone: "Ride your little pedal and go, I'll watch you walk ......"

Xiao Ai stood still but did not leave, she suddenly took out all the money from my pocket and said, "This money is enough for your travel expenses, but what about my travel expenses?" ”

I was a little stunned: "You...... What did you say? ”

"Let me ask you, what should I do with the fare for my journey back to Nanjing?"

I looked at Xiao Ai, as if it was just a moment, and walked through the sky and the earth, so that I couldn't come back to my senses in a trance, stared at Xiao Ai and blinked my eyes several times, and then pointed at her with an exaggerated expression and said, "You...... You've backtracked! ”

"Yes, I'm just going back on my word, I'm going back to Nanjing with you, okay?"

I couldn't express my feelings in words, but I imagined the situation of having Xiao Ai by me on the way back over and over again, and in the ecstasy of the transformation of hell and heaven, I said to her: "Then let's continue to sing, until you and I have enough money for the journey!" ”

"What are you singing when everyone is gone? …… I can't stand your righteous and awe-inspiring appearance all day long! Are you suffering from free and easy disease, what are you saying looking at my back, hypocritical and selfish!! ”

I was amazed by Xiao Ai's creative power, I had never heard of the "free and easy disease" that came out of her mouth, but despite being so counted by her, I was still very happy in my heart, and this happiness was only exchanged for it after I experienced several times of despair, Cheng Dù can be imagined.

……

In a small café next to Shih-Hsin University, Xiao Ai and I sat opposite each other, and I put all the money I got today in front of her, and then said to her: "I think if you sell your little pedal, plus this money, it should be enough for the two of us to go back." ”

"Why didn't you say you sold the guitar too?"

"I can't bear this!"

Xiao Ai took a sip of his coffee cup, but did not respond to me, but just fixed his eyes on the not wide forest path outside the window. She seemed to be a little thoughtful, and said to me after a long time: "Jiangqiao, this time I went back to Nanjing, not to travel, or to deal with anything, but to stay there to live, so I have to meet with my mother, and then make my attitude clear to her, if you are willing to wait for me, stay and wait for me for a few days, if you can't wait, you can go back first...... I'm done with this side of things, and I'll go over. ”

Only then did I remember that Xiao Ai had told me before, in order for her to stay in Taipei to teach, her mother begged her teacher for the first time, and now Xiao Ai is going back to Nanjing.

After a moment of silence, I replied, "I can go with you if you want me to see your mother." ”

Xiao Ai shook his head and said, "I don't want to." ”

"Why?"

"Because you went to see her, she said that she would not let me go back to Nanjing."

I read a lot of potential meanings in Xiao Ai's words, and then I felt a little guilty......

Xiao Ai seemed to sense my affection, and she said to me again: "I didn't go back to Nanjing for you...... Dad's case is about to be sentenced, although I hate him more than I love him over the years, but when he is at the lowest point in his life, I can't ignore it, at least I stay in Nanjing, which is also a comfort for him, although it can't help him! ”

I nodded, and then fell into silence again, it seems that many things have changed qualitatively since Mr. Xiao's accident, although in daily life, Xiao and I are always two people who can never intersect, but my life has indeed been affected by him, even Zhao Mu is, our fate seems to be tied together by Jinding Real Estate, a super-large group that is experiencing the baptism of wind and waves.

Now, Xiao Ai is finally going back to Nanjing, I don't know what kind of mood Zhao Mu will be in who has been pursuing her, and what about me? How should I explain this qiē to Zhao Mu?

In my thoughts, Xiao Ai suddenly asked me, "Jiang Qiao, are you a person who is afraid of loneliness?" ”

I was stunned for a moment and replied, "I say I'm not afraid, but I'm actually quite scared in my heart." ”

"What's the loneliest thing you've ever done?"

Every time someone mentions the word loneliness, I subconsciously want to smoke, I take out a cigarette and light it, take a deep breath before saying to Xiao Ai: "Do you remember that there is an old king wonton stall on Tulip Road?" ”

"Hmm."

"When I used to work in a wedding company, I often ate wontons for breakfast and dinner, and Lao Wang was good at everything, but he liked to talk a lot, and every once in a while he would ask me if I had a girlfriend...... Hehe, I've lived alone since I was a child, and I don't even have relatives, so what kind of girlfriend do I talk about! But because of my pride, for a while, I started to buy two wontons, one with chili oil and the other without ...... I went on like this for a few weeks, and Wang thought I had a girlfriend, but every time I walked through the old alley with these two wontons, I was lonely and uncomfortable, because although I had two different wontons in my hands, I didn't have any girlfriends at all...... One day, it was Valentine's Day, and Lao Wang still served me two bowls of wontons, and he asked me: Is it better to put one with chili oil and the other without one? I nodded...... However, looking at the girls walking on the road with flowers in their hands, I suddenly didn't want to pretend anymore. I hurriedly said to him: Forget it, don't use chili oil for both......"

Speaking of this, I lowered my head and smiled, and then said: "That day, I felt that my loneliness had drowned the whole tulip road, and those lovers walked around in my loneliness, one more arrogant than the other, and one happier than the other......"

Xiao Ai looked at me quietly, then smiled with me and said, "You are a severe autistic person, and you always thought that I had medicine that could relieve loneliness, so even if you are discouraged, you have to come to Taipei to find me, right?" ”

"Hmm...... Especially after the closure of the coffee shop, my loneliness has become more and more severe...... Am I a very selfish man? ”

"Not only selfish, but also paranoid! There are so many girls in Nanjing, why do you think I have the antidote you want? …… Actually, I'm a loner than you, because for a long time, when I went to a bar, I would order two different kinds of wine, and then put them on both sides of the table and drink it to myself and myself! ”

I looked at Xiao Ai, and at this moment, there seemed to be the loneliness in her eyes, and our loneliness was so advanced that there was no opponent, so I had to come to Taipei to find her, and she was the same, she needed to find an antidote from me, because we were a couple who could play together to a very high level!

Xiao Ai sat with me with his chin held up for a while, then picked up his car keys, and left after saying "wait for me at the Ade Hotel".

This time, I really looked at her back, but it was completely different from the mood just now. Because, I have already received a promise that she will accompany me back to Nanjing, and we held hands before this promise was spoken, but I still didn't dare to treat her as my girlfriend in my heart, so I didn't say anything like "I like you" to her, and neither did she!

I don't know whether this kind of non-pickiness is beneficial or harmful to us, I only know that my heart is still filled with a sense of joy that is seizing the day, my mood has not been so good for a long time, the last time it was so good, it was the day Chen Yi became my girlfriend, and this sense of joy is the same as the reincarnation of spring, summer, autumn and winter, there will definitely be and will disappear, so just cherish it in my heart.

It turns out that a man can fall in love with two women in his life! Although I used to think otherwise.