17. The farther the better

After that meal, Yao Ruoyu seemed to disappear. Yao Ruoyu didn't come, and Yuan Mu didn't have the opportunity to eat with Sheng Fengshi, so Yuan Mu had a little regret in his heart.

As last week, Thursday morning was still absent from the first and second holidays. Sheng Feng didn't mention what to do, and Yuan Mu didn't ask, so he didn't expect to ask. The sun was shining, Yuan Mu was sitting in front of the window with a stool, looking at the light on the leaves outside, and the leaves were shining in the breeze.

When Sheng Fengshi returned to the office, he opened the door and saw Yuan Mu's back in front of the window. Yuan Mu didn't move, so he didn't bother when he was in the situation, closed the door and walked behind the desk, sat down to write a draft.

The tip of the pen walked out of the smooth footsteps on the paper, Yuan Mu listened with his ears up, the leaves in front of him turned over, and suddenly his thoughts flew away.

High school just got out of the summer vacation, returned to the village, homework stacked in the corner of the table and was not in a hurry, Yuan Mu waited until noon, about three or four o'clock in the afternoon, went to the next house to say hello to Yuan Songlin, and went up the mountain alone with a hammock. Yuan Mu's home is close to the mountain and the river, and the road up the mountain is often walked, and the road that has been stepped out over the years has more natural flavor than the road paved with slate bricks in the scenic spot. Find two sturdy trees at a suitable distance, hang the hammock, turn over and lie down, the hammock is slightly shaking, the dense leaves break off the sunlight layer by layer, and the filtered light gently and scatters on the face, a little hot and a little itchy. Yuan Mu pillowed his hands behind his head, squinted his eyes, and could lie half-asleep until sunset. Be sure to walk back before sunset, otherwise the woods will be too dark and you will easily trip over stones. Such afternoons are almost the most comfortable enjoyment of each summer. Compare it to: the iced watermelon at noon in the summer, the time spent together now and the time when it is in full bloom.

Yuan Mu turned his head to look at Sheng Shi, who was still writing.

After Sheng Fengshi said it once, Yuan Mu was already very careful about controlling it, but sometimes she just wanted to take a look, and after taking a look, it was difficult to look away again, until she was warned by Sheng Fengshi.

Sheng Fengshi turned the pen in his hand and tapped the table.

Yuan Mu asked, "Will you go to Zou Qi's house with me tomorrow?" ”

"Hmm." Continue to write when the time comes.

"Can I watch you for a moment?"

"How long?"

Yuan Mu thought for a while: "Five minutes, okay?" ”

"Nope."

"What about three minutes?"

"Nope."

"A minute?"

"Nope."

Yuan Mu turned his whole body around and asked directly, "How long can I watch at most?" ”

Sheng Feng Shi finished writing, faced the computer monitor, created a new document, and said, "I can't read it." ”

Yuan MutiyΓ¬: "You can also look at me." ”

Sheng Fengshi's title didn't come out for a long time, and after thinking about it again, she decided to explain the question of "whether to see or not" first, she turned to Yuan Mu, propped her elbows on the table, crossed her fingers, and prepared to speak.

Yuan Mu asked, "Are you guarding against me?" ”

Sheng Fengshi let go of his hand and lowered his arm, ignored Yuan Mu's question, and seized the initiative: "Yuan Mu, you want to be friends with me, should friends stare at each other?" ”

"I want to be friends with you, because we are similar, tacit, and have a good heart, and our closeness is a matter of course. If you don't avoid me and hide yourself, we're already friends. Yuan Mu's tone was slightly strong, she paused for a moment, softened her feelings, and said, "But I'm staring at you because I like you." ”

Sheng Feng leaned back in his chair: "Are you accusing me? ”

Yuan Mu moved a stool and sat down at Sheng Fengshi's desk, folded his arms on the table, leaned forward, and said, "No, I'm expressing my grievances." ”

Sheng Fengshi asked Yuan Mu across the table: "What are you wronged?" Being friends is your wishful thinking, accept it or not, do you want to force me? ”

"My grievance lies in the fact that I am not wishful thinking." Yuan Mu's attitude was suddenly strict, like a small soldier who was determined to break the boat, "You like me too, don't you?" You want to be friends with me too, don't you? Why are you guarding against me? Do you feel better about doing this? ”

"You're questioning me?"

"I'm questioning you, and I want answers."

"If you ask something and you will have an answer, life is too simple. If you are really so determined, then you can find the answer yourself, and I will not sue you. In addition, I am twenty years older than you, I am your elder, please remember to respect me at all times, this is polite. ”

"Okay, I'll find it myself." Yuan Mu agreed, "But I can't agree with your 'other', I don't respect you because you are older than me, and the difference of twenty years can't make you my elder, we have the same heart, we are equal." ”

"Can you not use the adjective 'heart-to-heart'?"

"Why?"

"Forget it." Sheng Fengshi's temples ached suddenly, and he waved his hand, "Sit back, I want to work." ”

Yuan Mu didn't say a word and walked away with a stool.

Sheng Feng held his forehead, his face was indifferent, and his heart was turbulent. Yuan Mu's every question was justified, but there was one question that Yuan Mu was wrong - Sheng Fengshi really didn't want to be friends with Yuan Mu, or rather, he didn't want to be friends with Yuan Mu. Sheng Fengshi has lived for 20 years longer than Yuan Mu, these 20 years are not vain, Sheng Fengshi knows what he wants better than Yuan Mu, and he also knows better what kind of results will be developed if two people get closer, and Sheng Fengshi can't see which result meets her expectations.

A person's life is good, fulfilling and free. Keeping it that way for the rest of your life? I was very willing.

Before Yuan Mu appeared, Sheng Fengshi was calm, the water was not prosperous, and she didn't think about the possibility of a second life, as long as there was no force majeure such as natural disasters to forcibly change the trajectory of her life, she would live so monotonously year after year. Yuan Mu's appearance did stir up a lot of waves, this fact has been proven many times, Sheng Fengshi is very helpless but must admit it, and the most headache for her is Yuan Mu's various attempts, Sheng Fengshi often can't help but worry that one day she suddenly can't stand it, and allows Yuan Mu to come over.

And then what?

If Yuan Mu stood at a safe distance from beginning to end, then when Yuan Mu left, Sheng Feng was willing to send Yuan Mu like saying goodbye to a friend, although Sheng Feng Shi had not had the experience of saying goodbye to a friend so far. If Yuan Mu approached and left, Sheng Fengshi might not be able to face it calmly.

Why can't you be at peace? Sheng Feng felt that she would feel the first painful rainstorm in her life. The pain of a twenty-year-old is not the same thing as the pain of a forty-year-old.

So it's easy to choose, just let Yuan Mu stand a little farther, a little farther, the farther the better. Even if you have regrets, you must protect yourself. It's better to have less fun in life than to have half of your heart.