The second half of the sophomore year

The Dragon Boat Festival has a one-day holiday, plus a total of three days off on weekends. As at the beginning, the four of them have not been together since the beginning of this semester, so taking advantage of the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, they have to get together for a while.

Originally, it was proposed to go to a nearby tourist attraction together, but considering that there will be a lot of people in the scenic spot as soon as the holiday arrives, I still think about it. Later, I thought we should have a meal together!

When he proposed to come out for dinner, Lin Xuan and Hu Zheng both said that there was something to say at that time, and Lin Xuan and Hu Zheng were silent, as early as they knew that their silence might be related to what they were going to say later, as early as the beginning took the initiative to ask Lin Xuan what they were going to say

Lin Xuan hesitated for a while, and slowly said, "The finance major I applied to at Oxford University has been approved."

At the beginning, they all knew that Lin Xuan would go abroad to study in the future, which was what Lin Xuan had always thought, and he was never satisfied with his undergraduate degree from S University. It's just that I didn't expect Lin Xuan's idea to come true so quickly, so he asked at the beginning, "Then when are you leaving?" ”

Lin Xuan said, "Oxford University starts in October, and I will go there in early September, so I will go a month in advance to familiarize myself with the environment over there."

Hearing Lin Xuan say that he was leaving, Wen Yuan finally said, "That's almost three months."

Lin Xuan: "Well, it's June 7th today, and it's been less than three months."

Ruchu asked, "Then how long are you going to study there?"

Lin Xuan said, "At least four years"

Ruchu asked again, "Didn't you say that your senior year was over, why is your sophomore year going to leave now?" ”

Lin Xuan looked at Ruchu and said, "Because I can do what I want to do after I finish my studies early and return to China, I used to think about applying for a master's degree at S University after finishing my undergraduate studies, but now I have obtained an undergraduate degree from S University in two years, saving a year's time."

Thinking that Lin Xuan was going to go to such a far place in the UK, it would be four years and maybe even longer, as before, they were all silent. Hu Zheng, who had not spoken in the silence, spoke, "I have passed the interview and written examination at the University of Pennsylvania, and now I have been preparing materials to apply for a master's degree at the University of Pennsylvania. Our school supports students to complete credits and graduate early, and I, like Lin Xuan, can get my graduation certificate at the end of my sophomore year this year. If all goes well, I'll be reporting there in early September.

As soon as they heard that Hu Zheng and Lin Xuan were leaving, Ruchu and Wen Yuan couldn't accept it for a while, although they had long known that the two of them were far away, but they didn't expect the day of separation to come so quickly.

A few days after this gathering, Hu Zheng sent a message in the group, saying that the admission letter from the University of Pennsylvania had come down. I'm probably going to pass on August 20th.

In the summer vacation of their sophomore year, Lin Xuan and Hu Zheng have been busy going through various procedures, and they have no time to play with them as before. In the past, it was a public event with four people every time, but now there are only two people left, Ruchu and Wen Yuan, Wen Yuan felt that it was not interesting to only him and Ruchu to wander together, so he simply told Ruchu that they had found part-time jobs to pass the boring time.

Hu Zheng booked a ticket for August 27, from Cannes to Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Pennsylvania. Lin Xuanding's ticket on September 1 is also to transfer from Cannes to Shanghai to the United Kingdom.

On August 25th, there were still two days before Hu Zheng left. As before, the four of them had a short dinner at Hu Zheng's house. After Lin Xuanhe left in the evening, Wen Yuan and Hu Zheng sat on the bench in the courtyard, Wen Yuan looked at Hu Zheng reluctantly and said, "Since junior high school, I have been following your pace, whether it is a key high school or going to Shanghai to go to college, I have been trying to follow you and want to protect you, but this time you ran too fast, I really can't keep up."

Hu Zheng looked at the starry sky and said, "Thank you for always being by my side when I need it most, and thank you for all the things you have been doing for me, you don't have to continue to follow me in the future, go your own way at your own pace, the two of us can be best friends, but it's really not suitable to be a couple"

was clearly rejected again, Wen Yuan was very hurt and asked, "Why don't you give me a chance at all, what am I not doing well enough, you tell me that I will change"

Hu Zheng felt very guilty about Wen Yuan in rejecting Wen Yuan, but Hu Zheng knew that he had to do it, and said apologetically, "It's not that you are not doing well, but that the two of us are really not suitable, I have always had the feelings of friends for you, you should find someone who can bring you happiness, and I can't bring you happiness, you yourself said that you have been running with me, I think I only bring you tiredness"

Wen Yuan: "Who said you can't do it, I don't feel tired of running after you, but I just think that running after you is my greatest happiness, if it wasn't for chasing you, I wouldn't be able to go to a key high school, and it would be impossible for me to go to C University?" ”

Hu Zheng: "Even so, I still don't think we're suitable. Let me go and let yourself go! ”

Wen Yuan: "Even if it's like you said, sometimes I'm tired, but I'm very tired."

Hu Zheng "But I don't want to, the more you do for me, the more pressure I have, the relationship should be a matter of two people, not just one person's hard work"

Hu Zheng looked at Wen Yuan, his eyes were filled with tears at this time, he really didn't want Wen Yuan to continue to spend useless energy on himself, and said, "You also know my family, because of my father, I have thought since I was a child, if I find a boyfriend in the future, I must find a boy who is older than me, mature and stable, and can take care of me like my father." We've known each other for almost eight years, I know you very well what kind of boy you are, you've always been very good and very nice to me, I know that I am very grateful to you, but the friendship is the most suitable for the two of us."

After listening to Hu Zheng's words, Wen Yuan was silent, and after a while, Wen Yuan said, "I'll go to Shanghai with you, just think I'll accompany you for a while."

Hu Zheng "No need, you will go with them on the 1st, you have to take care of Ruchu a little more in the future, it is not okay for her to be a girl outside and no one takes care of her, don't scold her in the future, although she doesn't say it, but she must be unhappy in her heart, in the future, Lin Xuan and I will be so far away from you, and there will be no way to help you two with tutoring, you have to study hard by yourself." ”

Wen Yuan smiled bitterly, "But aren't you also a girl?" Why don't you think about yourself? It's okay, I'm afraid that after I go to Shanghai, I won't be able to resist following you to the United States."

Hu Zheng "In the future, you have to be good, find a girl who can bring you happiness and walk together without making you tired, and cherish it as before"

Hu Zheng's last sentence should cherish Ruchu, which made Wen Yuan a little confused, Wen Yuan said, "Ruchu and don't go to the United States, how to cherish it, but you, you have to take good care of yourself in the United States, I heard that the security in the United States is not good, you must not go out alone, otherwise you will not even have someone to protect you when you encounter danger." My visa and passport will come down in a few days, and if you have any trouble in the future, call me, I will be there within 24 hours."

Hu Zheng did not continue to answer Wen Yuan

After returning from Hu Zheng's house, Wen Yuan did not go home directly, but went to the bar to numb the pain in his heart with alcohol

Again, like last time, this time the call came again as before. The bar waiter first called Hu Zheng, the first person in Wenyuan's address book, according to the chronological order in the communication record, but Hu Zheng was taking a bath and didn't receive a call, and the waiter called the second call to Ruchu, who watched TV after arriving home, and was about to take a bath when he received a call from Wenyuan's mobile phone. Knowing that Wen Yuan was drunk, he couldn't help but complain, "I'm still not a man, every time I encounter something, I will only get drunk"

Although he complained in his heart, he still left for the bar to pick up people. Ruchu was a little scared alone, and he didn't dare to tell his parents, so he could only call Lin Xuan, Lin Xuan asked Ruchu to wait at home first, and he immediately came over to pick up Ruchu and go to the bar together. About six or seven minutes, Lin Xuan called Ruchu to come downstairs, and he said that he had arrived

Lin Xuan sat in the taxi and saw Ruchu walk over and open the door to let Ruchu sit on the left

This time, the bar environment is more chaotic, as soon as I enter the bar, there are a few unbuttons on the jacket and only two left, with bare chests, hair dyed red, yellow and blue, red cheeks, and sloppy eyes, whistling at the beginning. There is also a girl with green hair, painted smoky makeup that even her own mother can't recognize, wearing a suspender shirt that is slightly longer than her underwear, and wearing ultra-short hot pants that even her butt leaks half of her butt underneath and goes directly to Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan looked at the obscene men around him staring at Ruchu, Lin Xuan immediately stepped forward and hugged Ruchu into his arms. As soon as she entered this bar, she was a little scared, and when Lin Xuan took her into her arms, she felt the sense of security brought by Lin Xuan and did not refuse, Lin Xuan's arm was on her shoulder

Ruchu and Lin Xuan squeezed through the sea of people to Wen Yuan's side, Wen Yuan was already drunk and unconscious, and he couldn't even recognize who they were, but he kept calling Hu Zheng's name in his mouth, asking her what she didn't like about herself, and asking herself what she didn't do well enough

Ruchu looked at Wen Yuan like this, feeling distressed and angry, Lin Xuan looked at Wen Yuan as if he was going to die, and directly went up and kicked Wen Yuan's calf. Although he didn't make much effort, Lin Xuan's expression was accusing him of being very angry now, and the girls who wanted to go up to Lin Xuan's body didn't dare to come forward to provoke him when they saw Lin Xuan like this. Ruchu looked at Lin Xuan very angry, he didn't expect Lin Xuan to be angry with Wen Yuan because of himself, he just thought that Lin Xuan was disgusted with Wen Yuan and came to buy drunk again, and dissuaded, "Don't be angry, send him home first, it's too dangerous here."

Lin Xuan didn't ask the waiter how much it was, so he directly threw a wad of money on the bar, and half-dragged Wen Yuan out of the bar. Out of the bar, Lin Xuan stopped a taxi, threw Wen Yuan behind, and sat in with him, letting Ruchu sit in the co-pilot, Lin Xuan was afraid that Wen Yuan would vomit on Ruchu after a while, and it would be difficult for Ruchu to explain to his parents when he went home.

Seeing Wen Yuan's drunken mouth still calling Hu Zheng's name, Ruchu took out his mobile phone and filmed this scene and sent it to Hu Zheng. Ruchu hoped that Hu Zheng would know what Wen Yuan had done because of her.

After sending Wen Yuan home with Lin Xuan, Ruchu was also about to go home, Lin Xuan stopped Ruchu and said, "I'm going to leave in a few days, let's talk for a while!" ”

"Okay, let's go to the rooftop, there's a chair on it, you can sit on it," he said

Ruchu and Lin Xuan took the elevator to the top floor again. In August, Cannes is still a little hot, but the rooftop at night is really a good place to enjoy the coolness, standing on the rooftop can enjoy the night view of the entire Cannes, as early as the beginning walked to the bench and sat down, and asked Lin Xuan, "Are you ready?" ”

Lin Xuan also walked to the side of the bench, stood on the back of the bench, and said to Ruchu, "It's all cleaned up"

As early as he said, "On the 1st, Wen Yuan and I also flew to Shanghai, and we will see you off at Shanghai Airport, and in the future, you should take good care of yourself in the UK, and don't just know how to study all day long, have time to participate in more social activities, and maybe you can make a blonde and blue-eyed British girlfriend."

Looking at Ruchu's smile, Lin Xuan's eyes were more inhibited and said, "Forget it, I still think that we Chinese are the best-looking, so I won't find a foreign girlfriend!" ”

Ruchu quipped, "If you say that now, it won't necessarily be when the time comes"

Lin Xuan said very firmly, "What I said is true, I only like Chinese girls"

"Do you say that because you have someone you like?" ”

Lin Xuan didn't answer directly, but said, "Guess"

Ruchu said, "I guessed this, but why were you angry just now?" ”

Lin Xuan thought that he was angry when a stinky hooligan whistled at Ruchu just now, but he couldn't tell Ruchu the truth, "I'm just angry with Wenyuan, a big boy, who gets drunk when he encounters some emotional problems, can't he be mature in doing things?" What's the use of only drinking, drinking can't solve any problems, Hu Zheng deserves to say that he is immature"

Although what Lin Xuan said was reasonable, he had some empathy for Wen Yuan's pain at the beginning, after all, love but not being able to do it was so powerless no matter who it happened to. Ruchu said, "Although Wen Yuan is a little wrong to do this, but we can't blame him entirely, we have all seen his feelings for Hu Zheng for so many years, and he has done everything he can, but he can't move Hu Zheng"

Lin Xuan said, "It's not that Hu Zheng can't be moved, but Hu Zheng is very clear about moving and feelings, and she doesn't want to cause more harm to Wenyuan because of temporary touching."

Ruchu looked at Lin Xuan and said, "Maybe you're right, moving is never a real feeling"

Listening to Ruchu's sad tone, Lin Xuan said, "Don't talk about them, let's talk about something else."

I didn't want to get immersed in a sad topic and say "yes"

Lin Xuan said, "Hu Zheng and I are gone, there will be no one to tutor you in the future, you have to study hard, if you don't understand, ask the teacher more, you can also call me"

As early as he said, "That's not necessary, I have to make a transatlantic phone call in order to ask a question, can I afford to pay the mobile phone bill?" ”

Lin Xuan said, "It's okay, I'll pay it for you"

Ruchu said, "That's not good, if I call across the ocean and ask you to give me a lecture, then I won't be laughed at to death, so that your foreign classmates will know about it, and they will definitely think I'm a fool."

Lin Xuan said with a doting face, "No"

The rooftop was pitch black, and he couldn't see Lin Xuan's expression clearly, but Lin Xuan was joking, saying, "We're halfway around the world, it's still daytime on my side, and it's just night on your side, aren't you afraid that I will harass you if I call you?" ”

Lin Xuan said, "No, my mobile phone is unblocked 24 hours a day, as long as you call, I will definitely answer at any time"

As early as he said, "Is it really that good?" ”

Lin Xuan: "Of course"

"Wow, that's great!" ”

"Well" Lin Xuan replied gently, "Also, what I want to tell you is that in the future, if Wen Yuan gets drunk in a bar, don't pick him up alone, the environment in the bar is too chaotic, you are not safe as a girl, it doesn't matter if he is a boy even if he sleeps in a bar for one night, but you can't, there are too many bad people in the bar, you are a girl who is easy to be targeted by bad people, and there is no one to protect you, it's too dangerous."

"Well, I know, every time he gets drunk, it's because of Hu Zheng, and when Hu Zheng goes to the United States, he shouldn't have the opportunity to get drunk"

Lin Xuan "Anyway, the bar is not a place where you should go as a girl, it's too dangerous"

As before, I obediently agreed, "Uh-huh, I know"

After a while, Lin Xuan said, "I don't know when I'll come back when I go to the UK this time, if you're on vacation, help me go to see my grandma, I'm gone, she doesn't even have anyone to talk to at home alone, if you have time, go and accompany her, she likes you very much, she will be very happy if you go, just take it as a favor for me"

Ruchu said very obediently, "I don't need you to say this, I know it, grandma is so good to me, in my heart she is the same as my own grandmother, don't worry"

Lin Xuan: "Thank you"

As at the beginning, "The two of us use to say thank you, don't say anything else, just over the years, you have helped me make up so many lessons, I should saddle the horse for you, and look forward to the horse for you"

Lin Xuan was amused by the two words as before, and said, "You don't need to look forward to the saddle and the horse, you must take good care of yourself, this is the biggest reward for me."

As before, he naughtily saluted Lin Xuan and said "yes"

Lin Xuan looked as funny as before, and said gently, "Let's go, let's go down, it's going to be a little cold, don't catch a cold"