Chapter 3 Retention
For three days, Qin Xiaotian locked himself in his room for three days, and for three days he listened to those songs repeatedly to comfort his lovelorn. "Who can leave the emotion behind when I turn around, after the passage of time, even if this relationship has been engraved and unforgettable, what has changed in the past, the earth has been revolving for a few weeks, and the love is already strange...... "In his eyes, am I already a stranger? Qin Xiaotian has been thinking about this question for 3 days, and at the same time, he is also thinking: Just broke up like this? Really broke up? She couldn't believe it herself. It's not a cold war, once when she was unhappy and didn't know how to express her inner thoughts, the most common method was cold war, even if it was a cold war for half a month, Xia Linhan would still call, and even run to coax her in person. But for three days, there was not a single text message or phone call. The Motorola C200 had been lying on the table without ringing, and Qin Xiaotian couldn't help but pick it up and look at it, always wanting to see if there were any clues from Xia Linhan. His text messages on his mobile phone have been read several times in the past 3 days, there are quarrels, reconciliations, Xia Linhan's warm greetings, read it again, Qin Xiaotian's tears will always fall down without anger. Her eyes haven't been good these days, they have always been red and swollen, because all the memories, because many of the things she used are related to Xia Linhan. At night, as long as she closes her eyes, it is all bits and pieces with Xia Linhan, the first time they camped, the first time they soaked in hot springs, the first time they went on a short trip, her first kiss, and there were too many firsts related to him. Qin Xiaotian's eyes couldn't be closed, because it hurt too much to close, she could only open her eyes and look at the ceiling in the dark night, waiting for the dawn to come.
"Xiaotian, what do you want to eat early? I'll buy it for you! Lu Yunjing knocked on the closed door, this door has not been opened much for three days, except for going to the toilet, Qin Xiaotian locked himself in the room, and probably only ate a few bites of the food he called.
In the middle of the night, there was no movement in the room. Qin Xiaotian shrunk into the single bed, and he didn't sleep all night. But this night, she thought a lot about the past and the future. Who is she Qin Xiaotian? Could it be that a broken love defeated her? She still has a beautiful life waiting for her to discover, and without Xia Linhan, there will be other men. But, but will the men in the future be as good as Xia Linhan to her? She is really unsure, so she made a major decision, discarding all her self-esteem, making a final effort, she wants to try her best to save Xia Linhan, if she succeeds, she will definitely change her past, if Xia Linhan does not agree to reconcile, she has no regrets, after all, she has worked hard, although she has worked late. If you want to try to make amends, you have to have strength, and you have to eat. Thinking about it like this, Qin Xiaotian decided to get up from the bed, and as soon as his feet hit the ground, he felt dizzy, probably because he hadn't gone out all the time, and he hadn't eaten much, and his body was a little weak. "Bang-" The door opened, startling Lu Yunjing, who had been listening to the movement at the door.
"Xiaojing, I want to eat eight-treasure porridge and meat buns." Qin Xiaotian leaned against the door with a lazy and sick look.
Lu Yunjing jumped happily as if she had received the order, "Okay, wait, I'll buy it right away!" Mom, you scared me to death, I thought you really didn't want to die, is it worth it for a man? That's right, eat it when you need to! ”
Lu Yunjing happily went out to buy breakfast.
Qin Xiaotian felt that his body was a little floating, and after staggering after washing, he fell into the sofa.
There was the sound of a key turning in the keyhole, and Lu Yunjing came in with buns, porridge and rice noodles. Seeing Qin Xiaotian leaning on the sofa, he moved the things on the coffee table to the side to make room for breakfast.
"Quick, come and eat, it's still hot!" Lu Yunjing put the buns and porridge in front of Qin Xiaotian, Qin Xiaotian sat up, opened the porridge, picked up the spoon and began to scoop it. The first two bites were a little difficult to swallow, I hadn't eaten well for a few days, my throat and stomach were not suitable for food, and after barely eating a few bites, I saw Lu Yunjing eating rice noodles deliciously, and I looked at Lu Yunjing and lowered my head to eat noodles.
"What's wrong?" Lu Yunjing looked up at Qin Xiaotian.
"I want to eat powder, give me a bite." Qin Xiaotian was unceremonious.
Lu Yunjing pushed the powder in front of Qin Xiaotian, Qin Xiaotian snatched Lu Yunjing's chopsticks and took a big bite, "It's still more flavorful" Qin Xiaotian pondered in his heart, "You should buy powder and eat it!" ”
"You eat steamed buns and porridge, I want to eat noodles!" Qin Xiaotian smiled at Lu Yunjing flatteringly and without strength, and raised the paper bowl to take the rice noodles for himself.
"Hey-you!" Lu Yunjing stared at her big eyes and didn't come back to her senses for a while, and when she came back to her senses and looked to the side, Qin Xiaotian had already swept away, and only soup was left. Lu Yunjing shook her head, so she had to pick up the bun and eat it.
Now that her body has recovered a little bit of vitality and strength, Qin Xiaotian can think about her plan and take action.
has known Xia Linhan for 4 years and been good for 3 years, Qin Xiaotian didn't seem to have given Xia Linhan anything other than a shirt, a T-shirt, a jar of paper cranes and plastic stars. Xia Linhan always said that she was a student, and she spent all her parents' money, and he didn't lack anything, so he didn't need to give him gifts. Therefore, Qin Xiaotian has always been a passive recipient, and she naturally accepts Xia Linhan's kindness to her and what she gives her. By the way, on her birthday this year, Xia Linhan also gave her a Canon digital camera, for Qin Xiaotian, this gift is too valuable, and not many of her classmates around her have digital cameras. "And what should I give him?" Qin Xiaotian thought with a frown.
How do you express your heart? Book! Doesn't Xia Linhan like to read, pick a book that can express his heart and give it to him, so that when he flips through the book, he is like reading himself, and seeing books is like seeing people. Qin Xiaotian has never lacked action, and he will do it when he thinks about it. With a "poof", Qin Xiaotian jumped up from the sofa, turned his head and said to Lu Yunjing, who was stunned, "Xiaojing, I want to go out for a while." "Where are you going?" Lu Yunjing looked dazed, thinking: She won't have an accident, right?
"I've been stuffy in the house for a few days, and I want to go out for a walk, you don't have to worry about me, read your book carefully, otherwise you won't be able to complete the task assigned to you by your tutor!" Qin Xiaotian suddenly felt that in the past few days, she finally had a little sober consciousness.
"And when are you coming back?" Lu Yunjing's eyes were full of questions, and her face was full of unease.
"Maybe later, you don't have to worry about me, do your job well, and take your class!" Qin Xiaotian smiled at Lu Yunjing, but this smile shocked Lu Yunjing, that smile was too bright, but he couldn't say what was covered, and this bright smile seemed a little empty.
Qin Xiaotian closed the door, opened the simple wardrobe and began to look for clothes, casually took a plain flower skirt and put it on his body, tied a ponytail, took the bag, and walked out quickly.
"I'm leaving!" Qin Xiaotian waved his hand at Lu Yunjing and closed the door. Lu Yunjing was left alone on the sofa in a daze. Actually, she also has something to hide from Xiaotian, but she doesn't know who to tell or what to say in this state?
Qin Xiaotian trotted all the way to the bus stop, she decided, first go to the book city to buy books, and then go to Xia Linhan's unit to wait for him, and get along with him for 4 years, although she has been to his unit several times, but Xia Linhan took her there, and almost all Xia Linhan's colleagues know her. But it was the first time that he went to Xia Linhan's unit alone.
Hop on the bus, find a seat at the back and sit down, looking at the buildings and faces flashing outside the window, and the bits and pieces with Xia Linhan occupied Qin Xiaotian's head, disturbing and lingering. Qin Xiaotian shook his head, took out the MP3, and plugged the earphones to his ears, as if plugging his ears could plug the memories in his head. Qin Xiaotian stared out of the window in confusion, until the sound of a mechanical station announcement sounded in the car, and Qin Xiaotian got out of the car and got into the book city. The smell of books came to his nose, smelling the faint fragrance of paper and ink, looking at the bookshelves and books full of books around him, Qin Xiaotian once again felt that books were really a good thing, and they had the effect of calming the nerves and calming the mind. Xia Linhan was born in business administration, likes to read biographies, metaphysics and other books, and will speculate in stocks when he has nothing to do, but Qin Xiaotian doesn't know anything about stocks, so he can only give up this kind of book. Xia Linhan seems to know a lot about astronomy and geography, and he always tells Qin Xiaotian some anecdotes about various places on weekdays, and even bought an astronomical telescope to look at the stars with Qin Xiaotian. As...... After asking the staff, I found "A Brief History of Time" and "Twenty-Four History", I wonder if the book may express my heart? I happened to pass by the best-selling bookshelf, and there was a thick book "Men from Mars, Women from Venus" on the bookstand. I put down the book in my hand, lifted it and flipped through it, and found that the expressions, opinions, and opinions of men and women in the book have different degrees of description, and they are also a little interesting. "That's it!" Qin Xiaotian thought to himself: Even if Xia Linhan didn't choose me in the end, this book could convey to him the different attitudes of men and women towards their feelings, and it could also make him better understand women's thoughts.
After choosing a book, Qin Xiaotian took out a pen from his bag, and he didn't know where to start, what was written on the title page? "A Brief History of Time" mentions that "the universe, time, and people are endless!" "Twenty-four History" mentions "Reading history and reading people, taking history as a mirror", when it was the turn of the last book, Qin Xiaotian hesitated, and only wrote this sentence for a long time: Reading books is like reading people, I hope you can remember those warm memories of youth every time you see this book. After lightly paying for the three books, Lu Yunjing paid the money and found another place to wrap the books and tie a bow on them.
Qin Xiaotian got off the train one stop in advance, carrying a book, and walked leisurely in the direction of Xia Linhan's unit, she didn't think about how to speak. Looking at the time, it was still early for Xia Linhan to get off work, Qin Xiaotian casually found a cold drink shop on the side of the road and sat down, and absentmindedly ordered a cup of milk tea to drink. The hour hand pointed to 4 o'clock, Qin Xiaotian got up and paced to the door of Xia Linhan's unit. took out his mobile phone, dialed the number he knew by heart, his heart pounded, his throat was mentioned, his mouth was dry for a while, Qin Xiaotian was so nervous that he felt that he couldn't speak. Finally, there was a "hey" sound on the other end of the phone, Qin Xiaotian was stunned, lost his reaction instantly, and there was no sound on the other end of the phone for a long time, Xia Linhan asked tentatively: "Xiaotian?" Qin Xiaotian suddenly came back to his senses and asked nervously, "Lin Han, are you about to get off work?" I'm at the door of your unit, I'm waiting for you to get off work, I have something to say to you. Qin Xiaotian finished speaking in one breath, she knew that as long as there was a break in the middle, she didn't know how to continue.
Xia Linhan was stunned for a moment, thinking, "She has never come to my unit by herself." "Well, you wait for me a little longer, and I'll come out when I'm done with the business at hand."
Xia Linhan didn't refuse her, and Qin Xiaotian was overjoyed.
From a distance, he saw Qin Xiaotian with his head down, his legs crossed, and he felt very familiar in his heart. Qin Xiaotian turned around and just saw Xia Linhan at the door, and walked over in a few big strides.
"Lin Han, are you off work?" Qin Xiaotian was a little embarrassed.
"Well, why did you suddenly come to the unit to look for me? Is there something wrong? Xia Linhan really didn't know what she had to do urgently, and he was waiting for him to get off work, and they had never been like this in more than 3 years together.
"I have something for you." Qin Xiaotian raised the book he was carrying in his left hand and smiled a little unnaturally.
"Why did you suddenly want to give me something?" Xia Linhan was a little surprised, and the expression on his face was complicated. "Let's go, let's go eat first!" Xia Linhan suddenly changed the subject.
He is always like this, no matter what Qin Xiaotian treats him, he never speaks ill of her, he always seems to think about her, just like now, he will not let Qin Xiaotian go hungry when it comes to dinner, whether he has broken up or not, he seems to always spoil her. But Qin Xiaotian sometimes can't figure out, is this spoiling for his sister or for his lover?
Xia Linhan led Qin Xiaotian to a Korean restaurant they frequented, and since Xia Linhan brought her to eat, she had liked it here, so they would visit it from time to time.
"What do you want to eat? You point! Xia Linhan handed the menu to Qin Xiaotian.
Qin Xiaotian quickly ordered a few dishes that they used to eat, took a sip of tea, and pushed the book in front of Xia Linhan.
"What is this?" Xia Linhan took the pile of beautifully packaged things.
"Books! I haven't given you anything in the past few years, it's all you who gave me things, and I don't know what to give to you after thinking about it, so I bought a few books and gave them to you, a little heart. Qin Xiaotian's face couldn't help but turn a little red.
Xia Linhan looked at Qin Xiaotian's slightly flushed face, knowing that she was already embarrassed, what did he like about her? Not pretentious? Isn't it like some girls are too utilitarian? Or do you just like her big grin and never hide your heart? Just like now, just by blushing, she reveals her inner shyness and worry. Xia Linhan's eyes were a little complicated when he looked at Qin Xiaotian.
"I'll take it home and look at it slowly." Xia Linhan withdrew his eyes from Qin Xiaotian.
During the banquet, the two chatted about the recent days, and they had not been in touch for 4 days. After eating, Qin Xiaotian rubbed his hand under the table, thinking about whether to confess to him now?
Finally mustered up the courage to speak: "Lin Han......" Qin Xiaotian wanted to speak and stopped.
"What's wrong?" Xia Linhan's mind was also thinking about what Qin Xiaotian wanted to say? Want to get him back?
"I, I know that I used to be bad, I often played tricks, I said to break up at every turn, it's not good for you, I've thought about it a lot these days, I always think that you like me more than I like you, you spoil me, so you won't leave me. But I overestimated human endurance and overestimated myself. No matter how good a person likes me, it is impossible for them to endure my unstable, cold, gentle, inconsiderate personality, and even often mention breaking up when they are unhappy. I've been used to relying on you for so many years, and I always feel that you should accommodate me and let me be, I want to change, I don't want to be separated from you. Qin Xiaotian couldn't care so much, and blurted out the words that had been held in his heart for a few days in one breath.
Xia Linhan was not surprised, he had already guessed the purpose of Qin Xiaotian coming to him, and he also hoped that they could continue to be together, but he knew that Qin Xiaotian couldn't change it. The point is that Qin Xiaotian doesn't face up to her heart, she just relies on him, she just doesn't want to let go of the people around her who are good to her, but will she still be with him in the future? Will you marry him? Xia Linhan couldn't be sure.
Seeing that Xia Linhan didn't speak for a long time, Qin Xiaotian added: "If you really don't want to be with me anymore, I won't pester you anymore, I just want to express my heart and don't want to part with you, but it doesn't mean that I don't respect your choice." ”
Xia Linhan was still silent.