"I have a question for you."

Tide broke the slightly embarrassed atmosphere after his praise and took the initiative to speak. In fact, she has been holding this question in her heart for a long time, so long that it is covered with a layer of dust.

Jiang Qi was interested.

"Ask."

"Have you ever thought about what you will do after graduation?"

This sentence is a plant that grows on her heart. In more than a year, she has gradually cultivated it from a seedling to a towering tree, and if it grows taller, she can't continue to suppress it in her heart.

She forced herself to turn her head to look at him. She wanted to take it seriously and carefully see this person who had fascinated her.

It was the extremely beautiful eyes of those two babies who had plunged her into a bottomless pit. After watching it for a long time, I don't feel bored and bored. After some people are amazed at a glance, their facial features will inevitably be boring after looking at them for a long time, but Jiang Qi is different, others look at him, and the more they look at him, the more intriguing and long-lasting hearts are born.

Jiang Qi didn't seem to have much interest in this issue. He pursed his lips, his gaze withdrawn from her face to the television screen.

"Plans never catch up with change. No one can say what will happen then. ”

He paused, thought for a moment, and then looked sideways.

“…… I might go to Siberia to observe polar bears, or I could be at a Tokyo subway station and stuff commuters into their cars at the last second before the subway starts. ”

He smiled brightly.

The tide sneered. She had never seen Jiang Qi make any jokes like this before, and she didn't know that he would be so whimsical.

“…… You're so thin, I guess you can't push those people. ”

She scoffed.

Jiang raised his eyebrows and shook his head slightly.

"You're underestimating me too much."

The tides are staggering. “…… Does this have anything to do with math?"

She asks the core question.

Jiang Qi put down his right leg on his left leg, one leg stretched straight to the coffee table, and the other bent slightly.

"Why does it have to have anything to do with math?"

All right. He's always going to end the conversation so quickly.

Tidal Tide nodded, then fell silent. Jiang Qi didn't speak again, picked up the book he had just put down and flipped a few more pages, the two of them sat very close to each other, and their breath could be heard between each other.

Time passed slowly in silence, and the aroma of the kitchen wafted into the living room from time to time. The tide looked up at the clock hanging directly in front of it. It's already seven o'clock, and there is still an hour before the Spring Festival Gala. The sound of various fireworks and firecrackers has crackled, and at this moment there must be thousands of lights on, and the family is enjoying the beauty of the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner. She turned her head to look out of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, where the brilliant colors of the rainbow were dazzling and charming in the dark. A sourness in my heart also rose, hovering continuously in my heart.

Touching the phone next to her with her right hand, she glanced down and gently clicked on the address book with her index finger.

The names of Chaohai and bayberry came into view one after another.

She was a little hesitant and a little flustered.

"It's time to eat, it's time to eat! Let's go and sit in the dining room. ”

Jiang Xiangcheng's voice came from the kitchen in a high-pitched voice, withdrawing the tide's hesitant fingertips straight from the screen that was extremely close.

Never mind. I'll talk about that later.

Tidal put his phone back in his pocket, stood up and walked over to the restaurant.

Uncle Jiang's craftsmanship tide can be regarded as thorough. For four people, he prepared a large table of dishes, which covered the entire long table.

"Uncle Hard."

Tide was embarrassed and thanked Jiang Xiangcheng.

Jiang Xiangcheng waved his hand to signal no. Then pull her to Jiang Luo's side.

"Sitting together for a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is like being a family. Don't be so polite. ”

The tide glanced over to Jiang Qi, his face was expressionless, and there was no emotional fluctuation.

Family. Then she and Jiang Qi are brother and sister.

She smiled and sat down next to Jiang Luo.

The meal was a pleasant meal. There was the Spring Festival Gala on TV, and no one took it seriously. Jiang Luo didn't stop talking and laughing, and the sound of laughter spread throughout the restaurant, accompanied by the continuous sound of fireworks outside the window, blending into the long night.

The tide took advantage of the gap between the vegetables to see the river. He ate quietly, occasionally picking up a sentence or two, and the atmosphere was just right.

Behind him is a window. The tide was facing him, and he could see his figure blending with the splendor of the fireworks rising behind him, which was beautiful and eye-catching.

It was almost ten o'clock after the meal. The tide helped Jiang Xiangcheng to wash the dishes and chopsticks and wanted to leave, but Jiang Luo was directly blocked at the door.

"Dad, isn't there a room vacant in our house, let the teacher stay here for one night, it's too late to go back now."

Jiang Xiangcheng hurriedly wiped his hands and came out, his face eager.

"Yes, yes, the tide will sleep here, and I'll drive you back early tomorrow morning."

The tide waved his hand and insisted on leaving. "I'm sorry to trouble you, I'd better go back. Happy today, Happy New Year Uncle. ”

She was just about to step her foot out of the threshold when Jiang Luo behind her raised her voice an octave.

"Teacher!"

She suddenly stopped, and as soon as she turned her head, she saw the girl mysteriously leaning over and laughing softly in her ear.

"If you take a step out of this door, I'll tell him what you like about my brother."

She laughed evilly, and Tidal raised her eyebrows.

"You threaten me?"

Annoyed and funny, she tapped Jiang Luo's head lightly.

"How?"

Jiang Luo's eyes narrowed and he looked at her defiantly.

The tide knows Jiang Luo's temperament, and this girl dares to say it. She struggled inwardly for a moment, remembering the conditions she had threatened, and then slowly moved her toes back into the room.

“…… You're done with Jiangluo. ”

She turned around slightly deflated, looked over Jiang Luo and smiled at Jiang Xiangcheng.

"Okay uncle, I'll stay here tonight, I'm in trouble."

Jiang Xiangcheng nodded and smiled, and continued to go back to the kitchen to clean up.

The night sky in Chinese New Year's Eve is beautiful. The stars rarely flashed in the cold color, the fireworks from all directions continued to bloom in the night, and the small sparks spread slightly at the end of the fireworks.

After Tide hung up the phone, he realized that he had unconsciously walked to a small garden at the back of the villa. She heard Jiang Luo say that Uncle Jiang not only likes to cook when he is busy on a business trip, but also loves to serve some flowers and plants. Here are some of his favorite plants, tea plum, yueji, and some dog's tail grass.

The fragrance of flowers spread in the night, mixed with the coldness of the cold, and the wisps drifted into her nose.

She suddenly remembered that just now, Chaohai's voice on the other end of the phone was a little hoarse.

He said that he lived and took care of himself, and that he should not worry about his family. He said that Yangmei had gone to bed early and that he would relay her Happy New Year to her tomorrow morning.

People are really weird sometimes. I want to get away from those who are trying my best to be estranged, and when I really get away, I unconsciously want to go back and get closer.

A cold wind blew over, and the thorny tidal face hurt a little. She buried her face in her scarf and looked at the moonflower below that had branches and foliage over the fence.

"Isn't it cold?"

A cold voice suddenly sounded behind him.

The tide was startled, and suddenly turned around to see Jiang Qi standing quietly with his hands in his pockets.

“…… I came out to call, just wanted to go back. ”

She looked up at him and replied lightly.

Jiang Qi took a step forward. She could clearly see his features and silhouette in the night. If there is one thing that has surprised her the most in the past 21 years, it is probably to meet this boy who looks like he walked out of the painting. During those ignorant periods in junior high school, she also read some romance novels roughly, and looked at the male protagonists in the author's pen who were like gods. She also thought that it was a lucky person to meet one.

Large and small fireworks burst out again overhead. The jubilant laughter of the crowd in the unknown distance also seemed to float over like a mist in the night.

"Don't you have anything to say to me?"

Jiang Qi's words surprised the tide.

Say what?

She chuckled inwardly, and her temples began to beat, signaling that she was restless again.

"No,...... No. ”

She teased, her eyes falling on the room lights on the second floor behind him.

Jiang Qi looked over from a few steps away. The night was like ink, and his eyes were even darker. The tide used his afterglow to catch his calm expression, but he didn't see the lightless fluctuations under his windless eyes.

"Really?"

He smiled and asked softly.

Tidal felt his teeth grind against the flesh of his lips and jaws, and a slight pain was pulling.

"Nope."

She thought her tone was firm.

Jiang Qi's eyes darkened slightly. He moved his feet, as if to turn around.

"It's cold outside, let's go back quickly."

He pulled the collar of his turtleneck up, and Tide saw the eyelashes that drooped down as he turned.

Suddenly, fireworks began to explode overhead, and the noise broke the futile silence she had watched as he turned.

A strong emotion and the sound of fireworks bursting and blooming suddenly rushed straight into my head. She remembered the first time she looked past Qiao Shen when she first saw him, the second cultural festival when he walked with wind and eyebrows and flirtatious appreciation, the safe touch in Sun Mu's arms and the fragrance of mint that spread out on the day of Sun Mu's misdeeds, the scorching temperature left on the skin of her neck by his cold fingertips, and the half sea and half forest of Akachon that he took her to see.

From the first glance, he became her beating heart, the blood rushing in her veins, the galaxy of her life's trajectory, and the river and sea that carried her rolling tides day and night.

There was heat rushing into his eyes, and his hands and feet began to go numb.

"Wait a minute!"

The sound of the tide was chaotic and inaudible in the endless sound of fireworks and firecrackers.

However, Jiang Qi stopped steadily, and he wanted to turn around, but was stopped by the tide.

"Don't turn around, just listen to me."

Tide felt his words tremble.

The person in front turned out to be really obedient and didn't turn around.

"Jiang Qi."

She struggled to spit out the name. Once, these two words were densely packed on her scratch pages, penetrating the back of the paper.

"Huh?"

Jiang Qi turned his back to her and whispered in agreement. The word is light, blurred in the endless darkness. The epilogue brought a subtle mildness that was hidden, turning into a sharp blade that smashed the last line of defense of the tide. This rare softness directly forced her tears into her eyes, instantly blurring her vision.

A brilliant firework exploded overhead.

"I like you."