Chapter 41: Love What You Love (2)
Qiao Shen saw Pei Yicong's eyes overflowing with guilt. He was deeply sorry for what had happened to him, and he was sympathetic to his advice.
“…… However, the person I want to cherish doesn't need me to cherish, and she and I may not have a story at all. ”
Joe lowered his eyes.
Pei Yicong looked at him thoughtfully. He lit a cigarette again, as if he had recovered from his grief.
“…… I can see there's a story between you and the girl named Tide. He exhaled a puff of smoke and a smile on his lips. But you seem to have a pretty strong rival. As a person who has come over, I can see it clearly, that boy, is his name Jiang Qi?"
Qiao Shen's expression flickered suddenly when the name came out of his mouth, but he quickly calmed down, and his smile was tired.
"He has a girlfriend. If you mean it, it might be a bit of a stretch, and it's ...... Why would he tell me what the tide doesn't tell me?"
Pei Yicong bent his eyes.
"I don't know, but you'd better be careful."
He paused slightly, leaned forward from the back of the couch, and straightened up. He turned his head, his eyes calm with colors that Qiao Shen couldn't understand, and he was surprisingly confused in the dazzling light that came to his face.
"Because he's a mystery that no one can guess."
It was not surprising that the tide saw Qiao Shen at Xu Mingzhong's wedding. Because Xia Chan told her about what happened in Lijiang during the summer vacation of her sophomore year. In fact, she privately thinks that Xia Chan and Qiao Shen are quite compatible, and Xia Chan likes Qiao Shen, and she can also see that although her friend has never made this kind of relationship public, she knows it and is embarrassed to ask.
Xia Chan said that he was the one who wanted to pretend to be her boyfriend, after all, Qiao Shen had already met Xu Mingzhong last time in Lijiang. Qiao Shen was very happy about this matter, after all, Xia Chan was one of the few girls he had a good relationship with, and his feelings for her were like brothers who worshipped siblings. He still remembered that when he was still with Xiao Ya before, Xia Chan would invite him on his birthday, and the slow contact with the tide also began at that time.
"You'll have to invite me to dinner." He quipped.
Xia Chan patted him on the shoulder, his face bright. "Yes, you can eat and drink as much as you want."
Tide smiled next to him and didn't speak. When Xia Chan was there, the atmosphere of the three of them was much better than when she was alone with Qiao Shen. In fact, Xia Chan had asked her before this if she minded Qiao Shenlai, after all, she always felt that the tide had a diaphragm in her heart. But she couldn't find a better person, Xia Chan was a girl after all, and she was alone in front of Xu Mingzhong, and she was still a little embarrassed in terms of face.
Tide understood her and agreed without saying anything. She said that it was the wedding that Xu Mingzhong invited her to, and her friend helped her in whatever she decided.
Xu Mingzhong's wedding was very luxurious, contracting the largest church in the local area, inviting people from all walks of life, Xia Chan scoffed at his arrangement. She remembered that at that time he had also said that he would give her a grand wedding and make her the happiest bride. She always believed in him stupidly, but the vows of her youth were like short-lived fireworks, fleeting and untouchable.
"He's a bartender, where do you know so many big names? Are you so arrogant?"
Xia Chan showed the invitation to the welcome at the door, and frowned and teased the tide.
The tide smiled at her, and his tone was calm. "You don't want to know where the night is. Don't those rich people go there to drink to kill their sorrows and have fun?"
"Damn!"
Xia Cicada cursed in a low voice and sighed dissatisfiedly.
"It seems to be the same."
Qiao Shen smiled brightly beside him, but he didn't say anything, just quietly raised his feet and walked in front, looking for a place to be seated.
"Let's go, let's go."
The tide pushes the summer cicadas behind.
The three of them hadn't walked a few steps before Xu Mingzhong walked over with a smile on his face. Xia Chan squinted her eyes and caught a glimpse of today's groom's official demeanor. It was rare for him to lift the bangs on his forehead, which was fixed with hair oil, and he was very stylish, and his suit was straight and radiant. The bride is the girl I met at the Alili restaurant last time, but today's makeup is a little heavy, and Xia Chan finally recognized it.
"You're here! Welcome, welcome!"
Xu Mingzhong greeted him very enthusiastically, Xia Chan took a step back with interest, and gently grabbed Qiao Shen's arm next to him, but appropriately distanced himself from him.
"Congratulations."
She nodded.
Qiao Shen raised his lips slightly, and looked the groom in front of him up and down, with a smile in his eyes. "Congratulations, you're handsome today."
Xu Mingzhong laughed, pretending to be familiar and reached out to pat Qiao Shen on the shoulder. "Where, where, not as handsome as you, Xia Chan's eyes are so good, I'm waiting for the wedding wine with the two of you, don't forget to inform me when the time comes."
As he spoke, his eyes drifted to Xia Cicada, which was meaningful.
Xia Chan snorted coldly in her heart.
“…… This is ...... Mu Xue?"
The bride agreed very gently and stretched out her hand.
She still remembered Xu Mingzhong's arrogant expression when he introduced her, which made her look disgusting. When they broke up, the reason he gave was that he couldn't feel like being in love with her. She asked him why, and she remembered clearly what he said with a flat expression.
"At the time, I promised you that it would be fun and I wanted to experience almost gay love, but I'm sorry, I think I still like women."
This sentence was like a knife to her heart.
Really. This Mu Xue girl is naturally beautiful, with bright eyes and bright teeth, and her smile is a woman's style, and she can't compare to Xia Cicada.
Xia Cicada spat in her heart, but she still smiled when she raised her eyes.
"Congratulations, I wish you all a long life."
She held out her hand and shook it back. His gaze swept over the triumphant look in Mu Xue's eyes, and the hand he was holding suddenly had a strong palm, and the strong force pressed on Xia Cicada's phalanges, faintly painful.
"Hiss......"
Xia Cicada pressed the inhalation sound hard under her tongue, not letting everyone notice. She just wanted to pinch it back with a tooth for a tooth, but Mu Xue reacted quickly and pulled her hand back.
Tidal eyes fell on Xia Cicada's slightly wrinkled expression due to subtle pain, and his heart was stunned.
"Congratulations, congratulations. Hello, Xia Cicada friends, tides. ”
She also reached for it, raising her eyebrows slightly.
"Thank you."
Mu Xue smiled in her eyes and handed her hand over again.
The tide raised his chin slightly, and the strength of his five fingers suddenly deepened when his palm touched. She saw Mu Xue's expression instantly curl, and then quickly withdrew her hand like an electric shock.
"You did it on purpose!"
She pulled down her face, her eyes burning, as if she were about to eat the tide.
"What's wrong wife?" Xu Mingzhong heard Mu Xue's angry words, and asked with a panicked expression.
"I'm sorry, I'm used to punching sandbags, and the strength in my hands is a bit big, I'm really embarrassed to hold you."
Tidal raised his eyebrows slightly, and his tone was flat.
Xia Cicada knew this, forced a smile, and glanced at each other with the tide. Mu Xue opened her mouth as if to refute, but when her eyes touched the coldness in the eyes of the tide, she silently closed her mouth.
Xu Mingzhong grabbed her hand with a little embarrassment, said goodbye to them without smiling, and walked over without looking back.
Xia Cicada poked her head proudly and gestured to kiss the tide gratefully on her face.
Tide hurriedly tilted his head over and blocked her face with his hand. "Don't touch me, I really can't stand it anymore to help."
Qiao Shen laughed beside him, and then turned his head towards Xia Chan, his tone mocking.
"Judging by this bride, your ex's vision is really not good."
Xia Chan pursed his lips and disagreed.
"I don't have a good eye, so I will fall in love with him."
The wedding went well, but it was also long and boring. I felt sleepy in the middle of the tide, and I didn't get a good night's sleep last night. The whole person she was tortured by Jiang Qi during this time was extremely tired, and just because of his words, she could not give up.
"How did you do that? Climbed the wall at night? ”
Xia Cicada held her crumbling head beside her.
Tide was startled from her daze by her question, adjusted his posture and sat down again.
"I don't know, maybe I'm thinking too much about things, and I can't sleep these days."
Her voice was very low, and she could only be heard by Xia Cicada next to her.
"Because of Jiang Qi?"
Xia Chan can only think of this reason. No one but him could keep the tide awake at night.
The tide pulled the corners of his mouth helplessly, meaning bitter. "It's not him."
This low-end prevarication summer cicada is not to be eaten. She felt that the tide was always hiding something from her.
"If you don't admit it, I can't help it, it's a big deal, I'll go back and ask Jiang Luo what's going on."
Tide's face flashed with anxiety when she heard this, and then she leaned over, as if she had something to say to her.
But before she could speak, she heard a commotion in the crowd around her.
"It's finally time to throw the flower ball, hurry up and get ready!"
Xia Chan's face became overjoyed, and she stood up from her seat excitedly.
"Are you sure you're this far away?" Tidal narrowed his eyes and looked at the position of the bride and groom from here, and his tone was suspicious.
"Whatever, maybe I'll get it." Xia Cicada shouted excitedly. The crowd in front and behind all stood up, especially some single ladies, dancing and joining in the battle for the flower ball.
Tidal never believed in the role of flower balls. On the contrary, she still has lingering apprehensions, because she remembers that she attended her cousin's wedding when she was in junior high school, and when the bride threw the flower balls, because the competition was too fierce, a lady standing in front of her stepped on her foot in a hurry, and the heel of the high-heeled shoe was seven centimeters pierced on her instep, causing her to walk badly for several days.
When she thought of this, she unconsciously felt a chill in her back, and moved her body to the side, away from Xia Chan and the people in front of her.