(12) Exchange secrets for secrets
Originally, I wanted to confess, but now it turned out that Cheng Zexin was confessing to me, which made me feel a little embarrassed. But after getting through this embarrassing process, when I saw Cheng Zexin bowing his head and blaming himself, I suddenly felt that this matter was a little funny.
She felt sorry for me and wanted to apologize to me, but I didn't think there was anything to be sorry for, after all, I had been standing on Cao Yunxiao's side, and I had deceived her many times with Cao Yunxiao. So to a certain extent, the two of us are cheating on each other, which means that we are even in this matter, and she doesn't have to apologize at all. As for why I think it's funny, it's because she wants to apologize to me because she doesn't know what I'm thinking, and if I tell her about it, will she regret saying it to me?
So love letters or anything don't matter anymore, the most important problem to be solved at the moment is, things have developed to this point, do I still need to tell Cheng Zexin my little secret?
I started to hesitate again.
I know that sincerity is a traditional virtue, but if sincerity comes at the expense of the friendship between me and Cheng Zexin, then I don't seem to be able to preserve this virtue. Although there is still the possibility of being forgiven by Cheng Zexin when he says it, it is not completely impossible for the relationship to break down, and I definitely can't take this risk. But if I don't say it, I always feel like I'm stuck in my heart, and I don't feel happy at all.
Ah, really, it's really a hassle to interact with people.
I sighed and made a choice, but I didn't forget to take a big bite of ice cream, for fear that the ice cream would melt away after eating it a little later. It wasn't until I ate the last bit of ice cream that I put down the cup, then raised my head, pulled a big smile, and said to Cheng Zexin:
"You told me such a big secret, then I'll tell you a secret too. I may not be as good as you think, but when I was in elementary school, everyone thought I was a very annoying kid. Except for Fu Chengwen and Cao Yunxiao, I have no friends at all, and no one wants to be friends with me. In the past six years of elementary school, I have almost no sense of presence in the class, and no one even asks me to fill in the classmate record when I graduated. I don't know if Cao Yunxiao didn't tell you about it, anyway, to sum it up, I'm glad I finally escaped the nightmare of elementary school. I promised Fu Chengwen and Cao Yunxiao that I would get along well with my new classmates, but if it weren't for you, I would definitely shrink into my own small circle. You are the first person in so many years to take the initiative to be friends with me, and you have been very nice to me for any purpose, and I am especially happy to know you. ”
While I was eating ice cream, Cheng Zexin sat opposite me with his head bowed all the time, not saying a word, as if he was a prisoner waiting for trial. It wasn't until I had finished saying these words that she looked up with wide eyes and looked at me incredulously, as if she didn't believe what I was saying. And I just smiled at her all the time, and I smiled very sincerely.
It's only fair to trade secrets for secrets, and it's a coincidence that I don't have many good points, but I have a lot of things to hide. No one stipulated that I had to tell that thing in exchange, and the thing I said was a secret that I didn't have the courage to mention to others at that time, and in comparison, I think I am worthy of Cheng Zexin's confession to me.
I really want to be friends with Cheng Zexin, as for the things I really want to confess, it's better to rot in the stomachs of me, Cao Yunxiao and Fu Chengwen.
Facing me who smiled like a flower for the first time, Cheng Zexin was stunned for a while, and then she suddenly stood up, pulled her skirt with both hands, and asked me excitedly and worriedly:
"Xiaobai, do you really regard me as a good friend?"
When I heard this, I put away the smile on my face and nodded at her very seriously. So Cheng Zexin happily threw himself into the sofa, picked up the ice cream that had been melted more than half, and began to enjoy the delicious taste of this world, as if he had completely forgotten that there was still a love letter on the table.
Many years later, when Cheng Zexin and I recalled this story, we both felt quite emotional.
I thought that at that time I could have the realization that "it is difficult to interact with people" was really ahead of the times, but it is a little ridiculous that after so many years, I feel that it is still easy to make friends back then. Because at least at that time, they were willing to be honest with each other, and they would ask each other "will you be my good friend", and if they got a positive answer, it was absolutely impossible to skip class, copy homework, and cover each other in order not to go home, and what was delicious, fun, good-looking, and even some little secrets that could not be known to parents should be shared with each other. But now, it is a bit more appropriate to say that there is no sincerity and some absolutes, and if you want to sum it up, it is more appropriate to describe it with the phrase "there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests".
As for what Cheng Zexin was thinking, of course it was related to that love letter. She originally wanted to express her determination to me that day, and wanted to draw a line with Cao Yunxiao, because when she received the love letter, she found out that she was actually much better than she imagined, Cao Yunxiao can't appreciate it, others can appreciate it, then she doesn't have to guard a person who can't see her advantages at all. As a result, she didn't expect that after telling a story, her mind turned back to Cao Yunxiao, making this determination conference become a self-review conference.
I joked with Cheng Zexin that Cao Yunxiao was the biggest catastrophe in her life, and she couldn't cross it in her life. Cheng Zexin refuted me very seriously, saying that she actually felt very glad that she knew Cao Yunxiao.
I don't understand why she has such thoughts, because most of the girls I met later have a grudge against such men, and when they see that they have girlfriends, they will always drag me to get drunk, and then tell me with a handful of snot and tears how much they have paid for these men, and ask me why these men just don't like them, only Cheng Zexin, who is still quietly friends with Cao Yunxiao, and when others ask about Cao Yunxiao, he will also generously introduce to people, It's her hair small.
When I told Cheng Zexin this question, Cheng Zexin smiled charmingly at me, and then gently took a sip of the red wine in the glass, and then said to me:
"Only those who have experienced mistakes can find the right one."
Well, the idea of this elegantly mature successful lady, a layman like me, probably may take a while to understand and digest.