Chapter 18: Affectionate Confession
The water in the fountain pool flowed down the huge sculpture like a waterfall, and the strange trio of Mi Cai and Janeway and I looked at each other in the sound of flowing water, and no one broke the silence for a moment.
Finally, Jian Wei smiled and said to me, "Long time no see, Zhaoyang." ”
"Hmm." I only answered one word, for fear that too many words would make her hear my trembling voice, and even more afraid that she would know that I was afraid.
Jian Wei just smiled at my answer, looked at Mi Cai and asked, "Your girlfriend?" ”
I realized that I was still holding Mi Cai tightly, and I didn't care about letting go of her, thinking: If Mi Cai is really my girlfriend, it is enough to prove that I have had a good life in the years since I broke up with Janeway, at least I didn't die alone in loneliness.
I instinctively didn't want Janeway to see me depressed, and driven by this instinct, I nodded at Janeway and said, "Yes, it's my girlfriend." ”
After speaking, I looked at Mi Cai nervously next to me, for fear that she would tear me down in front of me and turn me into a joke.
Mi Cai frowned and was silent, as if she intended to show mercy to my men, and seemed unwilling to give up this excellent opportunity to take revenge on me.
I hurriedly said to Mi Cai: "Aren't you in a hurry to deal with in the company?" Hurry up and I'll explain it to my friends when I get back, and they'll understand. ”
Mi Cai struggled to shake off my hand, as if he wanted to get out of here, and without saying a word, he turned around and walked towards his car.
The red Q7 drove close to my body with a gust of air, and the air seemed to be filled with Mi Cai's anger, and it seemed that I really her off.
The fountain was still bubbling, but Janeway and I were the only ones left at the scene, I lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, and pretended to be helpless and complained: "Alas! She's just busy, busy all day......"
"Yes, but your girlfriend looks pretty good."
"What does it mean to look pretty good, of course it's good!" I straightened up and corrected Janeway dissatisfiedly.
Jian Wei looked at me and said for a while, "Zhaoyang, you still haven't changed. ”
"What do you mean?"
Without waiting for Jian Wei to answer, the best man waved at Jian Wei in the distance, saying that the master of ceremonies was looking for her, and there was a wedding session that she needed to cooperate.
Jian Wei answered Xiang Chen, looked at me again, and asked, "The luncheon will start soon, won't you go in?" ”
"I'm done with my cigarette."
Looking at the back of Janeway's departure, my heart was full of loss, I wanted to tell her: she was right, I really haven't changed, I still miss those days when we were together, I still remember: that day I couldn't see her family and had to hide in the corner to see her off, I also remember, she cried and wrote "wait" on the car window with lipstick, I watched from afar, until the word "wait" was completely blurred in my vision, until there were two lines of tears on her face that she would never see......
I was immersed in the pictures of the past, and even wanted to rush over and hug her and tell her that I still loved her, but just now, the conversation after our reunion after a long absence was so pale and tasteless, not even an ordinary friend, I knew that those love that rejoiced in silence were getting farther and farther away from us......
If my heart were a city, at this moment, the whole city would be crying!
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The wedding banquet began, everyone sat down in turn, my colleagues and I sat slightly back, while Janeway, Xiang Chen, the groom and the bride sat at the front table.
I couldn't help but look at Janeway, but I couldn't control it at all, I was ridiculous, just ask a woman who has been separated for three years and reminds me every night, when she is only a stone's throw away from me, how can I suppress my urge to think about her.
The colleagues around me talked to me, I dealt with it absentmindedly, but I always found a reason in my heart to look at Jian Wei, and in the end, Jian Wei didn't even give me a reciprocating look, just chatted with Xiang Chen next to me from time to time, basically said a few words and smiled, the two were very speculative, and Jian Wei seemed to be in a good mood.
The master of ceremonies instigated Fang Yuan and Yan Yan to have an intimate interaction on the stage, and the people in the audience coaxed one after another, but I still didn't speak, but drank glass after glass of wine.
In a trance, Xiang Chen walked towards me with a wine glass, I took the wine glass and drank it all, and when Xiang Chen walked in front of me, I had already poured myself a full glass of wine, and shouted to Xiang Chen: "Little brother Xiang Chen, come and lie down for the master." ”
Xiang Chen smiled and said, "Who is lying down is not necessarily!" How many are you going to drink this time? ”
Xiang Chen and I so-called lying down, is a bad habit left over from college, once young and frivolous, we will drink each other until we drink until we lie down, at that time, the only person who is still standing at the end of drinking will be very awesome to call the person who lies down is a grandson, four years of college, I have been lying down, Fang Yuan has been lying down, Xiang Chen has naturally been lying down, so the three of us have been grandsons for four years alternately, but we have never admitted that the other two are grandfathers!
In fact, since I entered the society, I don't drink as stupidly as I did in college, but today, no matter if Xiang Chen or anyone, as long as he holds a cup with me, any wine, any number of glasses, I will accompany me, because I am happy for Fang Yuan and Yan Yan, and feel sad for myself, so many feelings, maybe wine is my best antidote.
After changing to a large-sized goblet, I poured an almost full glass of liquor, picked up the glass and said to Xiang Chen: "Same as before, one cup per person, I can't drink it anymore, hurry up and lie on the ground and pretend to be dead, don't beg for mercy, don't explain." ”
Everyone was amused by my words, and laughed for a while, just thinking that we were joking, but I didn't blink, really took two sips of the glass and drank a full glass of liquor, and then turned the glass down to indicate that I had finished drinking.
In the midst of an exclamation, everyone's attention shifted from Fang Yuan and Yan Yan's bodies to me and Xiang Chen's, including Jian Wei's body.
"Zhaoyang, it's been several years since you graduated, and you're still so violent, but I'll definitely drink this wine, because I'm very happy today." After speaking, he drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, and then glanced at Janeway.
I discovered this detail, and a string in my heart was suddenly pulled, and I understood who the joy in Xiang Chen's mouth was for.
When I was in college, I pursued Janeway with him, but Janeway chose me, and then he was commensurate with Janeway's brothers and sisters, and still gave meticulous care, of course, this seemed to be a relief at the time, but now that Janeway and I have broken up, and Janeway has also returned to China, if Janeway is still single, then he can justifiably pursue Janeway again.
I was silent, but Xiang Chen poured a full glass of white wine and said to me: "Little brother Zhaoyang, do me a favor, let's have another drink." ”
I nodded and poured another glass of white wine, ready to drink it all, but Xiang Chen pressed my cup and said, "This time I'll drink it first." ”
After Xiang Chen finished speaking, he raised his head and drank a whole glass of white wine, then put the wine glass on the table and walked towards Jian Wei.
Jian Wei reproached Xiang Chen in a concerned tone: "You drink a little less, aren't you afraid of hurting yourself by drinking like this?" ”
"With all this wine, I want to talk to you!" After Xiang Chen finished speaking, he raised his head and closed his eyes to take a deep breath, then borrowed the microphone from the master of ceremonies, and watched Jian Wei's whole person enter a state of affection.
I suddenly had a premonition that the next scene would be enough to tear me apart!
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The audience was silent, at this moment, Xiang Chen's expression was full of sincerity, gentle and emotional, he held Jian Wei's hand tightly, stared at it for a long time and said: "Today is a day full of joy, and it is also a day that I have been looking forward to for a long time...... Jian Wei, I have loved you deeply for 5 years, and I have never changed, even if you are with Zhaoyang, I have never given up loving you...... I once thought that Zhaoyang would give you happiness, I chose to bless you silently, but it turns out that your love is a failure, I will not evaluate your love, after all, love is free, and it makes no sense for anyone to dwell on the past...... Now that you are single, I hope you can be my girlfriend, I am really willing to pay for you, even if you plan to go back to the United States, I am willing to go abroad with you, in short, I will accompany you to the ends of the earth, just like when I went to the United States to accompany you two years ago! Amuse you and give you happiness! ”
My heart hurt as if it exploded, and Xiang Chen's words reminded me of a thing: it was a month after I broke up with Janeway, and Xiang Chen did go abroad for a while, but at that time he didn't tell us which country we went to, and now it can be confirmed that he went to the United States to accompany Janeway after falling out of love, it turns out that he has been in touch with Janeway all these years.
Everyone was waiting for whether Jian Wei would agree to Xiang Chen, but I completely understood at this moment that Jian Wei loved a feeling in college, but what she loved after graduation was a good match.
No matter from which point of view, Xiang Chen and Jian Wei are the best match...... I thought: Maybe I already know the answer that Jian Wei is about to give to Xiang Chen.
In the pain of the tear, I seemed to see her crying and writing "Wait...... on the car window with lipstick" when she saw her off that day