Chapter 76: The heart is like a knife
A few days before the National Day, Secretary Ai transferred 2,000 yuan to Feng Lu and told her that he was going back to his hometown to visit his parents during the National Day and had no time to accompany her, so she and her classmates went out to travel together. Feng Lu had no plans to go out on the National Day, she didn't want to go out and spend money to buy sin, so she was ready to stay in the dormitory alone.
On the eve of the National Day, the roommates have all set off, some go home to get engaged, some go out to travel, and Feng Lu is left alone in the dormitory. She was bored in the dormitory, so she simply cleaned up, walked out of the building, and roamed aimlessly on the streets on a shared bicycle. In the festive Feng City, there are few vehicles and pedestrians on the streets, and she rides a lot faster than usual. She rode happily in the silent night, and the night breeze blew on her face, which was very comfortable. But when she was tired of riding and rested, she found that she had unconsciously ridden in front of the supermarket next to the building where Secretary Ai lived. She simply stopped the car, went inside to see what was to buy, and after a while, bought only two bags of plain milk and a loaf of bread. That way, breakfast for the next day was settled.
Feng Lu saw that it was not too late, and she was not in a hurry to go back. Although she didn't have the key to Secretary Ai's house, she still walked into the community where Secretary Ai's house was located. The neighborhood is upscale, with trees and shrubs separating the trail from the greenery. The street lamps beside the trails and in the green areas all emit a hazy light. In the green area is a well-manicured lawn, in which clumps of moonflowers, peonies, and plantains bloom in full bloom. Continuing inside, you can see two pavilions, two viewing platforms, and two artificial lakes in the park. Each artificial lake has a wooden bridge, a concrete arch bridge, a rocking bridge, and a gravel-paved path across the lake. The building where Secretary Ai's house is located is located in the middle of two artificial lakes, and a pavilion on the north side faces his kitchen.
Feng Lu walked across the viewing platform, stood in the shadow of the pavilion on the north side of Secretary Ai's building, and looked up at the window of Secretary Ai's house on the third floor. She had thought that the window must be pitch black, but the scenery inside the window almost overwhelmed her. She could see clearly from downstairs that in addition to Secretary Ai, there was also a gentle middle-aged woman and a little boy about three or four years old. Secretary Ai stood aside with the child in his arms and watched the woman busy in the kitchen. The two didn't know what to say, and looked at each other and laughed from time to time. Feng Lu saw Secretary Ai and the woman kiss the child's face on both sides of the face at the same time, and Secretary Ai leaned over and kissed the woman's face, causing the child to laugh. Feng Lu's heart suddenly felt like a knife was being cut, and she finally understood why Secretary Ai didn't let her come to his house on National Day or holidays. Secretary Ai's wife and children may be in the United States, but he is not divorced. His wife and children came back to visit relatives on this National Day, so Secretary Ai had to let her stay out of the way completely.
Feng Lu was hidden in the shadows, leaning on the pillar of the pavilion and staring at the window, her legs were numb when she stood, and she didn't have any strength in her body. Gradually, the lights behind the window went out, and most of the lights in the community were also extinguished, and Feng Lu was still standing in place stupidly. The night breeze of late autumn blows on the body, which seems to be able to freeze people through. When a middle-aged couple who came out in the middle of the night to walk the big dog passed by the gazebo, they looked at her curiously, and asked her where she was, whether she was okay, whether she needed help, etc., and saw that Feng Lu's answer was quite normal, so they took the dog away. Feng Lu's heart seemed to have just returned to her body, she didn't know how long she had been standing in the dark night, slowly leaving the park, taking a taxi outside, and returning to school.
The National Day has finally arrived, and there are suddenly a lot fewer people on campus, and the weather seems to have cooled down all of a sudden. The cacophony of cicadas and frogs on campus finally died down completely, and it was much quieter, and the dresses of the female students and the T-shirts of the male students were replaced by autumn clothes. The weather was very dry, and it hadn't rained for too long. The lawn on the campus is gray and withered, the leaves are dull and yellow, and the autumn wind blows, and the ground is desolate.
In the morning, Feng Lu was still asleep in the dormitory. In the afternoon, she was still listless, and she didn't even bother to open the curtains. She stared at a pair of distracted eyes, lying on the bed, unable to lift her spirits. The first day of her National Day passed in such a mess.
On the second day of the National Day, Feng Lu cheered up and came to the water room to wash her face. The cold water irritated her skin, and it seemed to be cold to her bones, and she couldn't help but shiver twice. A strong wind blew in the sky outside, making the air gray and irritable. There was nothing to eat in the dormitory, so she had to go to the cafeteria at noon to solve the problem of food and clothing. After walking out of the dormitory building, Feng Lu was blown by the cold wind wrapped in sand and dust, and she was shocked. The sky was gray, and the faint rays of the sun sprinkled weakly on her body, which did not make her feel a trace of warmth. The door of the cafeteria was open, and the cold wind blew in, making her feel as if she had fallen into an ice cellar. Feng Lu bought a meal and sat down, pulled the crisp green half-length tweed coat on her body tightly, and tightly wrapped her thin body, still feeling cold. She went back to the vegetable window, bought a stew with hot soup, blew the hot air, drank the hot soup, and secretly twisted a pair of feet in her shoes, and then felt that her body had recovered a little warmer.
Out of the cafeteria, the dim sky outside and the wind and sand made Feng Lu's mood even heavier and more depressed, she only felt sleepy and cold, and her throat and head began to hurt. Feng Lu quickened her pace, wanting to hurry back to the dormitory, and when she saw a girl coming from the opposite side, she took a small step to the right, trying to dodge. The girl on the opposite side saw Feng Lu slowly falling beside her, and hurriedly grabbed it and held it up.
"Senior sister, senior sister, what's wrong with you, what's wrong?" The girl's face turned white with fright. She screamed loudly and patted Feng Lu's face.
After a while, Feng Lu slowly opened her eyes. She looked at the girl in confusion and asked weakly, "Who are you?" What's wrong with me? ”
"I'm Liu Yan, a senior sister who is two years below you. Senior sister, you woke up, I don't know what happened just now, you suddenly fainted in front of me, scared me to death! The girl hugged Feng Lu and said, "Is there anyone in your dormitory?" I called your dorm mates and asked them to take you to the hospital! ”。
It turned out that Liu Yan contracted the bubble tea shop opposite KFC on the school's commercial street and found a female part-time helper. Business was good and bad, and in addition to the girl's salary and the school's contracting fee, the money earned was just enough for her living expenses at the university. Liu Yan wanted to go out to have fun on the National Day, but the other two girls in the same dormitory were reluctant to go out due to financial constraints, so Liu Yan simply canceled her original travel plan and stayed at the school for business. But the day before the National Day, there were not too many students staying in school, and her bubble tea shop had no business at all for a day. On the eleventh day, she was even less motivated to go to the store, so she simply gave herself a day off. She went very late the next morning, finished early at noon, and on the way to the cafeteria, she happened to meet Feng Lu fainting.