Ten o'clock in the morning on December 24.

"Merry Christmas!" A message flashed over, from Sioux City.

"Happy Christmas Eve." Su Xia replied, a smiling emoji attached to the message.

"Haha, it's all the same."

After the divorce lawsuit, Su Xia and Su Cheng established a friendship that was not very familiar but was an old acquaintance, and there would be some condolences on the progress of life every day, but there was no close contact.

It seems that Su Cheng is very idle today, and he is usually very busy, and he will not have leisure to chat with information, so he usually calls directly, and Su Xia even wonders if the number has been stolen when he sees the information.

"The barrister doesn't look very busy today, are the clients all going for the holidays, haha......" Su Xia quipped.

"That's right." Then he replied: "Don't you have a holiday in the afternoon?" ”

"Holiday? What is false? ”

"Christmas."

"What kind of festival is this, haha...... The state does not give holidays. ”

"How can a dignified state-owned enterprise not have a little human touch."

"State-owned enterprises are not foreigners, wahaha."

"I have to spend Christmas Eve with my son."

"Oh, no, live by yourself."

"Where's the son?"

"Today, Friday, spend the night at grandma's house."

There was no reply to the message. Susha continued to write her year-end summary report.

After more than ten minutes, the message rang out again.

"I happened to be running errands near your unit in the afternoon, if you're okay, you can have a meal together after work in the evening."

"Okay, do me so much, just treat you to a meal." Su Xia readily agreed. In addition to the help in the lawsuit, moving and finding a house, Su Cheng also gave a lot of suggestions, Su Xia really didn't want to go, thinking that he had the opportunity to "repay".

After getting off work on time at five o'clock in the afternoon, Su Xia combed her shoulder-length middle hair, since the divorce, Su Xia cut her wavy long hair into a neat middle hair, which looked a lot more capable and refreshing. Wearing brick-red lipstick, his complexion suddenly brightened, and a pair of peach blossom eyes under the curled eyelashes were shining. The most iconic and prominent of Su Xia's facial features is the pair of sparkling eyes, with big double eyelids, clear and bright eyes, and a pair of lying silkworms under the eyes. The tail of the smile is upturned, but it can be sweet and charming, as if it is electrified, which captures people's souls and ripples people's hearts.

Meet Sioux City at a shopping mall restaurant between the two, and when Suxia arrives, Sioux City is already sitting and waiting.

"Suxia, here!" Seeing Su Xia looking around at the entrance of the restaurant, Su Cheng got up and greeted.

Su Xia heard the sound and saw Su Cheng sitting on the sofa seat in the left corner of the inside, so he walked inside.

I saw Su Cheng, who was halfway up, combing neatly and wearing a black leather jacket over his coffee-colored sweater, which looked particularly energetic.

This is a Yunnan restaurant, the decoration has strong Yunnan characteristics, and the green plants and flowing water have a unique artistic conception.

"What do you want to eat? Do you want to eat hot pot or stir-fry? After taking his seat, Su Cheng asked, handing over a menu.

"It's okay, you decide, I'm not a picky eater." Su Xia smiled brightly as she spoke.

"Okay, then I'm in charge, let's order. Waiter, a la carte. Sioux City raised his hand and beckoned to the waiter.

Su Cheng ordered a few specialties, and then asked Su Xia, "Look, is there anything else you want to eat?" ”

Su Xia flipped through the menu, "Add a small stir-fried mushroom." ”

"Okay." Sioux City echoed approvingly.

The waiter made a note and turned away.

"This is our second meeting, right?" Su Cheng helped Su Xia add hot tea.

"Thank you. Yes, the first time I was in the law firm, I still remember the scene of seeing you, and my first impression ......" Su Xia said something in his words.

"It's old, isn't it?" Sioux City volunteered to add.

"Haha, sort of."

"You're much more radiant than when I first met you, but the first time I saw you, you weren't like this at all." Sioux City took a look.

"Is it a compliment, thank you!" Su Xia smiled, and took a sip of hot tea from the teacup.

"Of course!" Su Cheng replied with a smile and took a sip of tea, "But how do you feel that we have met many times." ”

Su Xia also felt this way, and Su Cheng in private had no sense of distance, but was like two friends who often met.

"I think the phone harassed you too many times." Su Xia laughed.

Unconsciously, I don't know when, Su Xia no longer needs you, but you, it should be from the heart to slowly familiarize yourself with the recognition and become a friend.

"I was fortunate that I didn't commit suicide in that state, but fortunately, everything has passed, and now I am alive. Wouldn't you thank you for your help! ”

"Don't ......, I really didn't do anything, it's that you're strong and capable."

"Anyway, thank you so much!" Su Xia held up the barley tea: "I replace wine with tea, thank you!" ”

Sioux City raised his glass: "Congratulations on entering your new life." ”

It was only seven o'clock after eating. Su Xia secretly paid for it early in advance, otherwise she would never be able to buy it later, so she would be very unhappy.

"Is there any arrangement for the end of the meal?"

"It's nothing, just go home."

The two walked out of the restaurant one after the other as they spoke.

The mall is decorated with Christmas costumes, with a huge neon Christmas tree standing in the middle of the mall's atrium, and the jingling bells of Christmas songs are particularly beautiful, giving it a strong festive atmosphere.

"It's still early, and I don't have anything to do, or I'll go shopping with you, and I won't have to go to work tomorrow for the holidays." Su Cheng said, and added: "The foreign festival is also a festival, haha." ”

"Don't be, men don't like to go shopping, I know." Su Xia refused with a smile, and what he said was sincere. It turned out that Chen Xuan could die of pain every time she accompanied her shopping, and she couldn't go shopping, but fortunately, she had Su Yu, Jiang Nanxin and Li Mo.

"Otherwise, there is a movie theater downstairs, let's go to the movies and spend the holidays with you." Sioux City continues to suggest to.

Su Xia was really surprised by this proposal, after all, it was the second time they met, and it was the opposite sex in an ordinary relationship.

Su Cheng noticed Su Xia's accident and continued to add: "I also rarely have a rest, and I haven't had the opportunity to go to the cinema for a long time. ”

Su Xia was full of gratitude to Su Cheng, and she really didn't have any arrangements for the evening. On Christmas Eve, the streets are full of lively couples, and it is inevitable that one person will feel lonely when he returns home for the holidays.

In the past, Su Xia and Chen Xuan were a must-go for every new film, and when they were young, they didn't even have new movies to watch the night show hand in hand in the cinema, and no one went home, and the cinema at that time was their daily check-in place.

But since childbirth and emotional betrayal, Su Xia has been in the cinema for too long. Now that a person is free, even if he has free time, he does not have that state of mind. A middle-aged woman sits alone in the cinema, anyone can make up a tragic tragedy of life in the world, Su Xia doesn't want to be the heroine that everyone watches, even if she wants to go into the cinema several times.

When Su Cheng said this, Su Xia's heart moved, as if there was really no reason to refuse. "Okay, let's go to the movies."

The two of them descended the stairs side by side to the cinema on the basement floor. A 3D blockbuster is being screened, and the time is right.

"Let's look at this, then." Sioux City pointed to the big screen of the movie trailer.

"Okay." Su Xia nodded.

"Please pick your seat." The waiter said.

"These two." Su Cheng chose the two seats in the middle of the last row and did not ask Su Xia's opinion.

Although it's Christmas Eve, it may be early, or it may be a carnival in some other way, so there are not many audiences in the theater.

The two sat down in seats 06 and 07 in the last row. Su Xia usually chooses the middle seat in the middle row when watching movies, and the first time she sits in the last row, she has a feeling of seeing the mountains at a glance, and several "couples" in the front row have a panoramic view.

The film is a 3D sci-fi film, to be honest, Su Xia is not interested in this type of film, and she doesn't understand it much, it is estimated that she usually watches too many silly and sweet idol dramas, and is not suitable for too tired and brain-burning plots and impact shots.

It turns out that this kind of drama is also watched, because she and Chen Xuan both watch almost all the popular films, and the cinema is a rare leisure time. It's just that this kind of film is mainly watched by Chen Xuan, he likes exciting, fierce and violent, and most men like it. The difference is that some obscure clues and plots Chen Xuan will come to Su Xia's ear and quietly prompt it, and then Su Xia will suddenly realize, and Chen Xuan will say proudly at this time: "I know that you don't understand this mushy head." "Saying that Su Xia is stupid is the fun of his life. When encountering a bloody and exciting scene, Su Xia would directly bury her head in Chen Xuan's shoulder, and Chen Xuan patted her in the past, okay, and then continued to enjoy leisure time in the cinema.

This time it's 3D, the lens is more realistic, Su Xia understands that now is not the time to pretend to be weak with Chen Xuan's indistinguishable from you and me, but with a friend of the opposite sex who is not very familiar, so she tried her best to restrain herself and tried to watch it with serious relish, but she couldn't talk about it with interest, and some intense shots subconsciously didn't overlook.

Su Cheng noticed, leaned over and asked softly, "A little scared?" ”

"Well, it's okay, just a little shot." Su Xia's hands curled slightly on her thighs.

"Then next time we'll see a little gentle." While speaking, a pair of big hands suddenly covered Su Xia's nervous left hand, Su Xia was excited, but he did not subconsciously withdraw his hand quickly, but hesitated, and then felt the warmth and strength transmitted by those hands to the whole body, and his hand slowly relaxed......

Su Xia was motionless, her body stiffened, and her two hands were so layered, covered, and warm......

No one moved, but their hands were slowly held together until the end of the song......

There was an intoxicating aura swaying in the dim light and shadow.