Chapter 20: Unexpected Encounters
The World Expo is an extraordinary event where people from all over the world flock to it.
The three of them, Rushing Rain and Zhai Yi Rosary, in the crowd of the long queue, seemed to understand and browsed quickly. Just like looking up at the stars at night, hanging high is the untouchable splendor, in addition to endless admiration, I have to admit my own insignificance.
Modernity is mixed with classical, and technology is the future.
The rosary is most fond of the sculpture of the Little Beauty in the Danish Pavilion, while Zhai Yi likes the romantic temperament embodied in the French Pavilion the most.
The Spanish Pavilion is most impressive about the rain β the rattan faΓ§ade looks like fried fish skin from a distance.
Rushing rain stopped at a Japanese restaurant, and the simple and elegant environment won his heart. And the classic chocolates made by the Belgian chef on the spot amazed Zhai Yi and the rosary. They did not hesitate to pay for it, saying that they would take it home and distribute it to relatives and friends.
"It's so hot, aren't you afraid it will melt?" Rushing Rain asked.
They didn't listen to the rain in the slightest. As a result, I didn't finish shopping, and as soon as I left the exhibition hall, I turned into a viscous pulp directly when I was waiting for the bus.
The rosary screamed and flicked her fingers, "Lost, lost?" β
Zhai Yi gritted his teeth and took it, took out a plastic bag of food from the bag, and threw away all the chocolates that the two of them had bought in the morning.
Except for the North Korea, Iran, and Lebanon pavilions on the same street, there were no queues. In front of other popular exhibition halls, there is a queue of more than half an hour. On the third day of playing, Rushing Rain asked them if they had any plans to go back to S City.
But the answer was no.
Rushing rain had no choice but to accompany the two to go out again.
After coming out of the aviation hall, when Zhai Yi was still talking about the 3D movie just now, Torrential Rain suddenly bent down without warning and vomited.
"What's wrong? What's wrong? The rosary was startled.
Torrential rain waved her hand, her face flushed, and when she pulled her hand, she found that her palm was wet and cold.
The two of them hurriedly helped her up, only to find that her arm was surprisingly hot. They found the medical emergency station in the park, waited in line for a short while, and it was their turn. The doctor's diagnosis of the rain was: mild heat stroke.
The nurse gave them a few bottles of Huoxiang Zhengqi Water, and suggested that the rain should not continue to be exposed to the high temperature, and it was best to find a cool place to apply a cold compress immediately. Or simply soak in cold water for a while.
When Zhai Yi heard this, he hurriedly said, "I know that there is a swimming pool, which is near the university town. There won't be too many people there, let's go! β
"I won't...... Swimming......" Torrential Rain whispered.
"It's not for you to swim." The rosary said, "Even if you sit in it, it's much more comfortable." β
Torrential rain said no more.
All three of them are freshly bought swim clothes.
Zhai Yi bought a pair of black swimming trunks. The rosary was a red split swimsuit, while Torrent Rain casually took a navy blue one-piece swimsuit with striped ruffles.
The rosary said it was very similar to her school skirt in kindergarten.
Torrential rain wrapped in a large towel and sat on the edge of the pool. Watching Zhai Yi and the rosary swimming around in the water like two fish, no matter how she lured them, she was unmoved.
"Then you can go and soak in the shallow water." Rosary said.
"No, I'll just sit and watch you swim." Torrential rain said, "I'm much cooler." β
She told the rosary that she was afraid of water.
When she was a child, except for playing with Chen Yuyao, she never refused to play with other friends in Jinxi Town.
At first, Chen Yuyao didn't pay much attention to her, after all, the age gap was there, and she could enjoy herself. Squatting under a tree to watch the ants move, she can watch for a day. Or play with palm leaves wrapped in sand, and she can also get endless fun.
The rest is to read books, picture books of Grimm's fairy tales, H City Story Club, comic books of famous books such as The Revenge of the Danish Prince, and the broken Jin Yong novels, which she reads with relish.
She doesn't join the games of her friends in the village much, and the friends can't remember her.
At first, many children were curious about Chen Yuyao, and they rushed over to watch, but they were all blasted out by Chen Yuyao with a cold face.
"It's from the city, what's the big deal."
"Yes."
This is what they say about Chen Yuyao.
Since Chen Yuyao was willing to play with the torrential rain, some people began to look at the torrential rain unpleasantly.
"Isn't she without a father or a mother? Why did Chen Yuyao take care of her? β
"She must be filming other people's sycophants, otherwise people pity her and then play with her."
However, in their eyes, Chen Yuyao is a mountain that cannot be shaken.
But once they saw the opportunity, and took advantage of Chen Yuyao's absence to push the torrential rain of squatting alone by the small river to pick up pebbles into the river pond.
She struggled and felt hopeless for the first time in her life. The river scrambled through her nose and mouth, less and less air in her lungs and more and more water in her stomach.
Chen Yuyao found a wooden plank with two bundles of hemp rope on his shoulders, ready to tie a swing for Rushing Rain.
Who knew that after walking away for a short time, he found a group of children surrounded by the river. The oldest is only eight or nine years old.
Only the light rain was not seen.
He just asked, "What are you doing?" β
As a result, when the children turned around and saw that it was him, they immediately dispersed.
He only then discovered that someone had drowned. Throwing away what he was holding, he jumped into the river, only to find that the person who was almost drowned was none other than Xiaoyu.
He laid her flat on the ground. Wet all over, the pigtails have long been scattered, motionless, but the stomach is bulging.
Chen Yuyao's three souls lost seven souls, for fear that she would die like this. It was cardiopulmonary resuscitation again, and artificial respiration, so that she spit out a mouthful of water and woke up slowly.
"How are you?" He asked softly.
Xiaoyu's eyes were misty, and he didn't speak for a long time.
He was about to open his mouth to ask, but when he saw her lips move, as if to speak, he hurriedly listened.
"I just saw that you kissed me secretly." She said weakly.
Chen Yuyao didn't expect that the first thing she said when she opened her eyes for a long time turned out to be this.
He was a little embarrassed, "Listen to me tell you, that's called artificial respiration......"
"No", Rushing Rain insisted, "You kissed me." β
Still immersed in the memories of the past, a strong force came from behind her, pushing her off the pool.
She was unguarded and fell into the water wrapped in a towel. I saw a little boy standing by the pool.
"Haha, you're so big, you can't swim, you're a big idiot!" He said.
The suffocating feeling of memory came back to me. The torrential rain didn't hold its breath for long, and it was flooded into his nose by the water from the pond that came from all sides.
Zhai Yi and the rosary saw each other and hurriedly swam towards her. The lifeguards who were on call at the swimming pool also discovered the situation.
A boy who rescued the rain before everyone else.
He was tall and fair, but his muscles were solid and graceful, and he was able to swim freely on his legs while he was in the rain.
He turned his back to them, and Zhai Yi saw the intricate and mysterious tattoo on his shoulder disappear in the blue waves.
"Torrential rain!" He shouted, and so did the rosary.
The man had been placing the torrential rain lift by the pool, and then he followed the trend to go up before he followed the sound to look back.
The blue light of the pool reflected the contours of his face. The deep eye sockets are close to the two sword eyebrows, the bridge of the nose is straight and high, and the prismatic lips have no expression. But Zhai Yi saw a hint of coldness from under his handsome face.
Rushing Rain muttered, "Brother Yuyao......"
After many years, I couldn't find it, but we met again at the most unexpected moment.
"Light rain." Chen Yuyao also recognized her.
The torrential rain seems to have a thousand words, but when it comes to the mouth, it seems that there is no way to speak.
"Are you alright? Torrential rain? Zhai Yi walked out of the pool with his arms propped up and asked with concern.
The rosary took a towel from the lifeguard and handed it to Zhai Yi. He stretched out to put on the poncho.
"It's all my child's fault for being ignorant." The mother of the boy who pushed the rain into the water came over with her son.
The tattoo on Chen Yuyao's shoulder shone dangerously, he took the towel and wiped the water droplets dripping from his thick eyebrows, and said lightly: "Even if it is a child, this method is as lethal." He glanced at the little boy, "This is what he does, it constitutes intentional injury." β
The little boy cried with "wow", and the parents were also frightened, apologized to the heavy rain, and offered to give moral compensation.
Torrential Rain was embarrassed to pursue it unrelentingly, and waved his hand, "Forget it." β
What she cares about is the reunion with Chen Yuyao.
"Thank you for saving our friend." Zhai Yi said, his body unconsciously showing a defensive posture. He was separated between Rushing Rain and Chen Yuyao, ready to pull Rushing Rain away. The torrential rain did not move.
"Xiaoyu", Chen Yuyao also grabbed her and asked, "Why are you in Shanghai?" β
"I'm here to watch the World Expo with my classmates, ...... Chen" Rushing Yu bit his lip, "Brother Yuyao, what about you?" β
"I went to college here." Chen Yuyao smiled, "I'm about to graduate." β
"Where are you going after graduation?" Rushing Rain asked, "Will you go to S City?" β
Chen Yuyao was stunned for a moment and touched her head, "I will go back to S City." β
Rushing rain noticed that he said "back" instead of "going", and a strange look burst out of his eyes, and he had to ask again, only to find that this was really not a place to catch up. What's more, there are stunned prayer beads and Zhai Yi who bows his head and thinks by his side.
"Can I see you again?" The rain is thirsty.
Chen Yuyao smiled, "Of course you can." β
"Then you sayβ" The rain was so long.
"Say what?" Chen Yuyao looked stunned.
Rushing rain felt that at this moment, the familiar Chen Yuyao returned.
The little bit of strangeness and alienation just now dissipated without a trace.
"Your number!" Rushing Rain raised his head, with a little smug on his face, "I have my own mobile phone." β
Chen Yuyao glanced at the side, suddenly leaned down, put it in the ear of the rain, and reported his number.
Torrential Rain's eyes widened, for fear of missing a number by mistake.
"Remember?"
"Hmm. Remember! β
"Did you come on your own?" Torrential Rain asked him.
"No," Chen Yuyao smiled, "with my girlfriend." β
The rosary hurriedly went to see the expression of the torrential rain, but saw that she had not changed.
"I'm 16 years old." Torrential rain said. If it is unintentional, it seems to implicitly imply.
Chen Yuyao "fluttered", and a smile reached the bottom of his eyes. "The law says that 18 years old is considered a true adult. Moreover, if I am a few years older than you, I will always be a few years older than you. β
"I understand, you can't do it until you're 18 years old." Torrential Rain said, "You mean 18 is fine, right?" β
You can be your girlfriend.
Chen Yuyao's expression seemed to want to reject it immediately, but in the end it turned helpless, and the doting in his eyes made Zhai Yi very surprised.
"I regret giving you the number." Chen Yuyao said.
"But I've memorized it." Rushing rain said, "I can't forget it if I want to." β
Chen Yuyao looked at her and let out a sigh.
After parting with Jun, it took another three years.
This day is the brightest day of this summer. The summer vacation of 2010 came to a successful end in the heart of the torrential rain.