City B did not wait for Chu Xiaomin, but waited for Zhu Peng, Zheng Yan was full of emotion, when he was picking up Zhu Peng, Zheng Yan, who had never drunk alcohol, drank for the first time, and the two brothers were drunk in the humble skewer stall. Zhu Peng did well in the college entrance examination, went to a university in City B, and the school and Zheng Yan School are in the same district, and the two brothers can get together again in the future.

With the intention of drinking, Zhu Peng said with the same cynicism on the corner of his mouth: "Did you not come when you should have come, but you did not come?" ”

Zheng Yan borrowed wine to pour out the endless melancholy, looked up at the sky and sighed: "I like her, but in her eyes I am still just a friend." ”

Zhu Peng said while eating roasted kidneys: "In my opinion, she still has a good impression of you." It's just that a cold person like her doesn't know how to love, and you blame yourself, who you like is not good, but you like her, isn't it asking for hardship? ”

Zheng Yan raised the wine bottle, raised his head and drank half a bottle into his stomach, and sighed: "I don't know what to do, I love deeply." I don't know why, I was poisoned by her, and I was afraid that I would not be saved. ”

Zhu Peng said calmly: "What are you going to do in the future?" ”

Zheng Yan looked at the night sky where there were no stars in sight, and said helplessly: "As long as she sends me a message or makes a phone call, even if she says anything about it, I will continue to chase her like a moth to a fire." All it takes is her to give me a look, and I'll run to her. ”

Zhu Peng shook his head and said, "What if she doesn't have any news to send you?" What are you going to do? ”

Zheng Yan was speechless for a while, and he didn't know how to speak. Looking at the south, I was looking forward to it and scared at the same time.

After getting together with Zhu Peng, Zheng Yan began a busy college life again, he is different from ordinary college students, as long as he goes to college well, he took two jobs as a tutor and a restaurant, and tosses and turns in the bizarre corners of the city like a spinning top every day, living a humble and strong life.

In the dead of night, he always thinks of the tranquil girl who is thousands of miles away, looking forward to the message from the mobile phone again and again, and disappointed again and again, perhaps, really in her heart, each other is just friends, maybe his love has also caused pressure on her.

Sometimes walking on the overpass, Zheng Yan looks at the gorgeous city with high-rise buildings, thousands of lights are bright, and all kinds of people under the same round of moon have all kinds of lives. Some people are born rich, and some people are born to struggle to survive.

Zheng Yan does not envy those who have splendid families, he believes that he can change his life by his own efforts and let the people he loves live a happy life. However, the more time passes, the more he loses the pride of high school, in a simple high school life, learning is the measure of everything, he is a leader in the field of learning, in that atmosphere he believes that he is talented, and he can have a brilliant future in the future. However, now he slowly realized that there seemed to be countless paths in the future, and there were only a few options he could really choose.

Therefore, Zheng Yan used to be desperate to pursue Xiaomin, because he had self-confidence, and gradually his self-confidence slowly disappeared, his humble family background may not bring her a better future life, and the pessimistic mood in his heart affected him more and more, making him more and more distant from the girl he loved the most. This is what Zhu Peng said before, he feels that Zheng Yan has changed, it seems that he has lost the arrogance that he used to look at the world, and has become ordinary, although this is not a bad thing, but Zhu Peng prefers the former Zheng Yan. These are Zhu Peng's exact words.

Xiao Min didn't know anything about Zheng Yan's changes in his heart, and for a few months, Xiao Min suddenly realized that it was Zheng Yan who took the initiative to talk to him and help him, and he never took the initiative to talk to him, let alone do anything for him. What's even more terrifying is that she finds that she doesn't know him at all, he doesn't know anything about him, not even his birthday.

However, how to get to know him, she didn't know, she was also waiting for him to call, this time he called to at least ask him what his birthday was, and then slowly get to know him.

May is coming again, Xiaomin's new home has been renovated, and she can go back to her new home in X City on weekends in the future. To be honest, she likes X City very much, this coastal city is not gorgeous but beautiful, there is no charming and attractive temperament of a first-tier city, but it is more gentle and beautiful, especially walking on the beach by the sea and riding a bicycle on the road around the island, and there is a joy that words cannot describe.

It's just that the closer she gets to May, the more melancholy she feels in her heart. He promised that if she agreed, he would accompany her on her birthday in the future, but he didn't even ask himself, how could he know if he agreed.

On the eve of May Day, Xiaomin received a call from Zheng Yan.

The familiar magnetic voice on the other end of the line was still familiar: "Hey, how are you doing?" ”

Xiao Min's little heart couldn't help but flutter and jump nervously, the long-lost greeting, and even Xiao Min felt that the corners of her eyes were a little moist, but her voice was still calm: "I'm fine, what about you?" ”

"It's all good, I'm in P City, I'm going to X City the day after tomorrow, do you want me to accompany you for your birthday?"

"Hmm."

"At noon the day after tomorrow, let's have dinner together, I found a Left Bank coffee near your school on the Internet, let's see you there."

"Well, see you the day after tomorrow."

The prosaic conversation made Xiaomin feel excited for a long time, and this time she wanted to ask him about his birthday, and next time she would give him a birthday present. This time, she wants to try to understand him, and he says that he is a treasure girl like a mystery, and he is a mystery to himself.

After a year of encounters, there is no enthusiasm as imagined, Xiao Min looked at him quietly with a book at the door of the café at the corner of the alley not far away, Xiao Min realized that this was the first time to take him seriously, Zheng Yan in a casual shirt looked so clean, or had the same inch head as in high school, the straight nose bridge could be seen on the side, and the clear and translucent eyes were slightly upturned like peach blossoms, Xiao Min realized that he was more handsome than he imagined, and he looked better than himself. Xiaomin touched his nose, which was not straight, and glared at Zheng Yan with a little jealousy, as if accusing God of being unfair and giving him beauty and wisdom.

With a simple greeting, Xiaomin rarely smiled sweetly.

Zheng Yan's smile was as gentle as the warm sun of spring.

A thousand words, finally condensed into one sentence: long time no see.

The conversation box slowly opened, and Xiaomin talked about her simple life for a year, which seemed to be a dull year, and it was soon finished.

Zheng Yan looked at Xiaomin gently, Xiaomin felt a little shy, Zheng Yan said gently: "This year has changed a little bit for me, I am in love." ”

Hearing this, Xiaomin's eyes dimmed in the invisible, but she quietly listened to him continue to tell his story.

"I met her when I was working part-time at the restaurant, it was Members' Day at the restaurant, I was in charge of making pasta in the infield, there were so many customers that day, the printer kept typing out the bills, I wrapped the bills around my neck, like an extremely long scarf, I was very fast but still many customers had no time to complete their orders. At this time, a part-time waitress in the outfield, probably a nearby college student, suddenly stood at the window and pointed at my nose and asked why I was so slow, I just showed her the slip around my neck and shrugged. For some reason, she suddenly yelled at me, guess what she scolded? ”

Xiaomin fiddled with the coffee in his hand and said lightly: "I don't know." ”

Zheng Yan smiled and said, "You are nothing but good-looking, useless." ”

Xiaomin raised her eyes and smiled slightly: "Then, she didn't know you anymore, and finally became your girlfriend." ”

Zheng Yan shook his head and said with a smile: "It's not such a bloody plot, although I was scolded, but as a boy, I can't deal with a girl, it's just that the girl's scolding kung fu is quite good, and she keeps chattering, I can only act as if I can't hear it, and continue to do what I do." For some reason, the girl scolded me outside, so she went straight to the kitchen and continued to count me down in person. One person has been chattering, one person bows his head to work, maybe the girl thinks I don't respect her, after all, I didn't pay attention to her, now in retrospect, maybe I scolded back two sentences, maybe she wouldn't be so angry. After all, in retrospect, it was not easy for her to serve those customers in the field, she just wanted to find a channel to vent, but I would not quarrel, I would just bow my head and be silent. ”

Xiao Min listened carefully and said quietly: "What happened later? ”

Zheng Yan looked up into the distance and said warmly: "At this time, a girl who specializes in making drinks stood up and scared the girl back, and I finally escaped." As a token of appreciation, I invited the girls from the water bar to have a supper, and then we naturally got together. ”

Xiaomin held her chin with one hand, and she rarely showed a cute gesture: "What's her name?" ”

Zheng Yan's eyes dimmed a little, and then he returned to calm and said, "Li Shiwen." ”

Xiaomin stared at Zheng Yan's slightly embarrassed eyes and asked, "Is there a photo?" ”

Zheng Yan flipped out the photo in the phone and handed it to Xiaomin.

Xiaomin looked carefully at the slender and lovely girl who smiled like a peach blossom in her phone, and couldn't help but feel even more sad in her heart, the girl who was more beautiful than herself, liked to laugh and was more pleasing to people, she seemed to be ruthlessly crushed in all aspects. Despite the turbulent waves in her heart, Xiaomin still barely squeezed out a polite and embarrassed smile and said, "She is very beautiful and suitable for you." Congratulations. ”

Zheng Yan put away her phone and said softly: "She and I are the same people, we have suffered a lot, and we have worked hard to support the family, so it is more suitable to be together." ”

Xiao Min asked keenly: "Shouldn't they be together if they like each other, but not appropriate?" ”

Zheng Yanwei sighed: "Not everyone can be together if they like it, the right is the best, at least they can see the same scenery in the same world." ”

Xiaomin's words were different from usual, and she asked closely, "Then what kind of scenery are you seeing?" ”

Zheng Yan was speechless for a while, and for the first time he saw Xiaomin, who spoke so sharply, he was a little uncomfortable, and said softly: "You are different today than usual. ”

Xiaomin responded, "You're not the same as before. ”

Zheng Yan's bright eyes were as dim as if he had fallen into the night, and he said in a deep voice: "I have lost the pride I once had, I am an excellent group of people in the field of study, but university study is no longer the only criterion, I need to face this cold world after leaving the ivory tower." Poor people like me have to fight for three meals a day, worrying about their future. I used to think that I was the pride of the sky, even if I couldn't change the world, I could easily get ahead in this world. It's just that reality is reality after all, and most people should be ordinary, and I'm probably no exception. It may seem like there are many paths to choose from in this world, but in reality there are very few paths for people like me to choose from. To be rich is to have more choices, which is why the poor get poorer and the rich get richer. ”

Xiaomin said distressedly: "Maybe you are not an ordinary person, although I didn't talk much before, but I can always see a bright light flashing in your eyes, that bright light is very dazzling, I like it very much." I don't know what's going on with you, I can't see that light right now, it's not the real you. Besides, even if it's an ordinary person, what's wrong with it, a dull life is a good life, at least I think my life is dull, and I also like to be plain, so comfortable. ”

Zheng Yan sighed heavily and said: "Yes, life has finally made me a person I hate myself, smoothing the edges and corners and breaking my wings." The naïve Zheng Yan in the past will probably never come back, Zheng Yan, who is moving forward humbly for life, although it is a little painful, but I can make my mother work less, and I am still happy. ”

Xiaomin's clear eyes looked at Zheng Yan affectionately, and said gently: "I still think you are a boy with a bright light, you will find your light one day, you shouldn't be buried so simply." ”

Zheng Yan smiled and said: "Thank you, Zhu Peng and you said something with almost the same meaning, I didn't expect your opinions to be surprisingly consistent, but unfortunately, I may not be as good as you imagined." ”

Xiaomin smiled indifferently: "Actually, you have always been good. ”

Zheng Yan smiled: "That's why we will be best friends." ”

Xiaomin pursed her lips and whispered, "Hmm." ”