Chapter Ninety-Eight: Finally Waiting for You
"Lin Ximeng, I'm back in Fengcheng, do you have time these days?" During the summer vacation, I returned to my hometown and dialed Lin Ximeng's phone with excitement and trepidation.
It's summer vacation for me, and for her, she should have started working.
"There's time!" An excited and crisp voice came from the phone.
"Great, I'll treat you to dinner?"
"Okay!"
I was really stunned, is this still the Lin Ximeng I know? Why did you agree so simply? And I haven't said I want to bring my girlfriends or anything! Will I be able to date her alone this time?
In the end, it did exactly what I wanted, and we quickly agreed on the specific arrangements. When I hung up the phone, my arm holding the phone slowly drooped, and there were tears of ecstasy in my eyes.
That afternoon, I arrived at the agreed mall early, dressed in my favorite clothes.
There are still ten minutes before the agreed 5 o'clock, and I came so early on purpose. I don't know exactly what's good in the mall. I haven't been in Fengcheng for a long time, I haven't walked the streets of Fengcheng for a long time, and I haven't observed any changes in this mall for a long time.
But I knew that the food was on the third floor. While it's still early, I can take a stroll around and find a restaurant with a decent environment, then go back to the entrance on the first floor, and when Lin Ximeng comes, I will take her to the restaurant, pretending that I am familiar with this place.
Just as I was taking the escalator to the second floor, my mobile phone rang, and it was Lin Ximeng calling.
"Mao Xiaoer, have you arrived?"
"Well, it's almost there, how about you?"
"I've arrived at the entrance of the mall, and I see that it says Gate 3."
"Oh, okay, then let's meet at the place after the entrance at Gate 3."
"Okay!"
I hung up the phone and sighed, didn't I just take the escalator from Exit 3? I've got to get down the escalator again!
I quickly trotted to the descending escalator, and quickened my pace on the escalator, and finally arrived at the agreed place.
Lin Ximeng had just entered the door, and when he saw me running towards him, he cried out excitedly: "Little Er, cat! How long have you been waiting here? ”
I gasped and said, "Not long after, I just came." I took out my phone and looked at it, "It's not 5 o'clock yet, and you're here early." ”
"Hee-hee, where are we going to eat?"
This question stopped me, and before I could finish exploring the road, who expected her to arrive! I had to rely on my impression of this and say, "I remember that there is a western restaurant here, and the environment is not bad, so let's go there." "This western restaurant was found when I came with He Xiaoyu during the winter vacation, it is very suitable for dating, and as a newly opened restaurant, it must be there for half a year.
"Uh......h Everything in this mall is quite expensive, or let's go to a tea restaurant opposite the mall, I ate there with my friends, and it was very good. Lin Ximeng looked at the top of the elevator, thought for a while, and said.
"Oh, since you want to go there, let's go there." Every time, Lin Ximeng would change my original plan and choose where she wanted to eat, and now I am used to doing it again.
We came out of the mall, crossed the road, and climbed one more staircase to reach the tea restaurant on the second floor.
There was no one in the restaurant except the waiter. Coffee-toned tables and chairs lined up neatly in the wide hall, and the lights weren't turned on. Such a deserted scene made me feel a little embarrassed.
"Hello sir, miss, we haven't eaten yet!" When the waiter saw us, he immediately stopped the mop in his hand and said.
"When is that time to eat?" I asked.
"It's going to be 6 o'clock. However, we have afternoon tea available here. ”
"Oh, that's okay, let's sit down and have a drink." Lin Ximeng said.
We chose a window position. Through the bright floor-to-ceiling bed, we could see the mall we had just visited, which was very bustling with people. However, our position is not bad, theoretically this table can seat four people, and the wide sofa is soft and comfortable to sit on. There is also a delicate crystal-shaped chandelier above the table, and when the chandelier is lit, the golden light makes people feel warm from the heart.
"Here's our menu." The waiter brought a thick booklet.
"What would you like to drink?" I said to Lin Ximeng while flipping through the pages of drinks on the menu.
"Let's have a cup of red bean milk tea."
"Okay, then I'll have a cup of honey grapefruit tea. That's it, when it's time for dinner, we'll order something to eat. I handed the menu back to the waiter, folded my arms around the table, and nodded politely to him.
The waiter confirmed it and walked away.
I turned my head and smiled at Lin Ximeng.
Lin Ximeng also smiled at me.
"It's been a long time." I said.
"Ah, yes."
"How did you go to Qingdao?"
"I'm very happy, but the whole person is tanned."
I looked at Lin Ximeng carefully, it was indeed a lot darker than before, I used to be as clear and jade as Snow White, but now I look like an ordinary person.
"Haha, it's also a lot darker after I came back from Qingdao." I said with a smile.
"Have you ever been to Qingdao too?"
"I went there when I graduated from junior high school. I don't know if you still remember the conch bracelet I gave you at the time, which I bought in Qingdao, and I don't know if you saw it. ”
"I didn't see it this time."
"Oh, maybe not sell it now."
"Hey......" Lin Ximeng adjusted his shoulder straps and said, "I specially picked out this dress to wear today." This makes it look a little whiter. ”
It was a plain white sleeveless dress with a feeling as light as tulle. The staggered texture on the chest makes the whole dress not look too monotonous. The shoulder straps she just arranged are even more chic, and they are tied with small bows. The delicate shoulders are elegantly revealed from the white tulle, just as depicted in the famous painting, a little more is more than enough, and a little less is really seductive.
She was afraid that it took a whole day to choose before she finally decided to wear this dress. I'm afraid she is not only to look whiter, but more to show the most beautiful appearance in front of me. You can see from the makeup on her face, although I don't know very well, I can also see that she is very serious about applying powder and lipstick.
"Ah, this dress suits you perfectly. You look so beautiful today, like a fairy descending from earth. ”
"Haha, it's been a prize, it's been a prize, how can there be!" She smiled and turned her face to the side.
After a while, the waiter came with refreshments: "Your refreshments are ready, please use them slowly." ”
"Wow, this cup is pretty good!" I took my cup to me and sighed. It was a long, lanky goblet with a lemon across the rim and a straw running through it. There are also a few pieces of fruit in the cup, and at the bottom are two small limes.
Lin Ximeng also took her cup to her, gently shook the straw, stirred the red beans in the cup and danced, and from time to time showed a happy smile through the pink and brown tulle.
I watched her cute movements, smiled, and stirred the straw in my hand to direct the fruit in the cup to dance.
She smiled embarrassedly when she saw me mimicking hers.
"Is your job confirmed?" I asked.
"Well, it's at Fengcheng Bank."
"It's nice to have a stable job! Have you already started going to work? ”
"It's an internship period, I have to go to the head office in Nanjing for a few months of training, and I will go to ...... in September" mentioned this topic, Lin Ximeng's words box suddenly opened. This time it was as if I had forgotten to close the valve, sentence after sentence, and laughed happily as I spoke.
In this situation, just like the day I made a phone call for more than two hours, I didn't have a chance to say a word or ask a question of interest. If I had left my phone aside and done something else, she probably wouldn't have noticed.
But I wouldn't do that! I listened intently to every word she said to me, what a beautiful piece of music, every word was full of true feelings for me, didn't it?
Like at this moment, I couldn't take my eyes off her. She is so lovely and sweet to my heart; She's also so good-looking, beautiful to my soul.
It wasn't until she had recounted all the arrangements she had known since she was looking for a job and the second half of the year that she asked me, "What about you?" You should be admitted to graduate school. ”
"Haha, why do you think I will definitely be able to pass the test?" I smiled and lowered my head and shook the straw again.
"You have always been a top student I admire! Hee-hee! She also picked up the milk tea and took a sip, then continued to shake the straw.
"I actually hate studying. But there's one thing I've been trying not to tell you. ”
"What's the matter?"
"I've been admitted to the insurance research class since my freshman year."
"Wow, that's so powerful, so you've been studying for a long time?"
"Yes."
"I really envy you, I worked hard for the graduate school entrance examination, but ......" It was a new round, and Lin Ximeng began her long speech until she felt hungry.
"Oh, I'm hungry, you're hungry too, let's hurry up and order something to eat." She said.
Then I noticed that the restaurant was already full of several tables, and it was already past 6 o'clock, and even 7 o'clock had been a long time.
"Haha, time flies so fast, it's dark in the blink of an eye." After I finished speaking, I quickly waved for the waiter to come over. The waiter excitedly handed us the thick menu again.
"What would you like to eat?" I turned the menu to her to open and asked.
"I've eaten here before, I don't have to look at it, I'll just order that udon noodles." She turned the menu back to me.
"Eat so little? Don't order some more? I asked, confused.
"No, I've been eating too much lately, I want to lose weight, haha."
"Okay."
I flipped through it and ordered a steak and a snack platter.
"Alright, that's all." I handed the menu back to the waiter.
"Okay, sir, it's 110 yuan in total."
"Do you want to pay first?"
"Yes."
"I'll do it." Lin Ximeng said.
"Don't, don't be kidding, you pay for every invitation, you should let me buy it once."
"Okay."
I took out a hundred and a ten dollar from my wallet and gave them to the waiter.
When our dish was served, I realized that her udon noodles were really not good-looking, and it didn't look like the type of food I liked, but maybe it tasted good.
"Oh, by the way, there's something I'm curious about. Why does your QQ always show up online? ”
"Haha,I've been hanging QQ since my freshman year.,Just so that you can see me at any time when you're online!"
"No wonder every time I go online, I see you online, and I think you're always up all night."
"I've never stayed up all night, I'm a good boy who likes to go to bed early and wake up early. Hey! ”
"Why are you still online after I told you good night before?"
I quickly recalled the day she said, according to He Xiaoyu's teaching, I must wait for the girl to go offline first after she says goodnight. It was late that day, and I was already very sleepy, but seeing that her avatar was still on, I also wondered why she hadn't gone offline.
"Why haven't you been offline for a long time?"
"Playing with my phone for a while." She bowed her head slightly shyly.
"You didn't take good care of your body." I smirked.
"Hey, hey." She stirred the straw in the cup again.
"You'll have to take care of yourself, or I'll be distressed." I felt a little too numb to what I was saying, so I picked up my cup and stirred the straw. The drink was basically gone, and the way the lemon that the straw drove it through was shaking was a bit weird.
"There's one thing, I guess you know." I plucked up my courage and said.
"What's the matter?"
"You know I've always liked you, right?"
She sneered, "Haha, I found out a long time ago." ”
I took out a hardcover notebook from my bag, handed it to her, and said, "All the poems I have written so far have been written in this notebook, and many of them are written for you." ”
She excitedly took the notebook, flipped through the pages one by one, and then said happily: "These poems are so profound, I don't understand them very well, can you translate them to me?" ”
I stood up, walked over to her couch, and sat down in the empty seat next to her: "Okay! Take it. ”
She held the notebook in both hands and propped it up on her lap.
I slowly put my left hand around her left shoulder, and picked up the corner of the page with my right hand and flipped it gently: "These were written in high school, and I ...... at that time."
She snuggled quietly in my arms, and her soft skin, warm as the sun in spring, shone directly into my heart, letting all the beauty drill out of the soil and bloom with vitality.
"And that's what I wrote in college." I continued, explaining, "You know what, I couldn't reach you at the time, how worried I was. I'm worried that you're not used to life in college, I'm worried that you'll be bullied by others, and I'm worried that we'll never get together again. So I wrote these ......"
After I had carefully explained all the verses written for her, she still looked at the book quietly and said nothing.
"I said so much, do you understand?" I asked, leaning my face in front of her.
"It's very well written." She had already put away her cheerful smile from before, and there were faint tears in her eyes.
"Hey! I've said so much, I'm a little verbose. To sum up, the meaning of these verses is actually - I, love you! ”
She turned her head and looked at me in surprise, her eyes moistening even more. Then she turned her head abruptly, not wanting me to see it.
I picked up the white napkin on the table, leaned in front of her, gently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and whispered, "I'm sorry for keeping you waiting for four years!" ”
She turned her head again, stared at me for a moment, then suddenly grabbed my neck and put her head on my shoulder.
I subconsciously hugged her and gently patted her on the back.
"There are three more years, and I will continue to wait for you!" She said with a slight sob.
……
That night, we continued to talk a lot until the waiter informed us that we were closing.
I looked at the time, and it was half past nine.
"How did you get here?" I asked Lin Ximeng.
"Coming on a battery bike."
"Is it still the dark blue one?"
"Yes."
"It's getting late, I'll escort you back."
"How did you get here?"
"I'm here on a battery bike, too."
"Is it still the 'Snow Mountain Flying Cat'?"
"Yes."
"Okay."