"Who?" Wang Yi's chopsticks that had picked up bamboo shoots stopped in mid-air, "Do I know each other?" ”

"Probably not. It's a boy in the mathematics department, and he likes philosophy in particular. We worked together as teaching assistants last semester. ”

"Ye Feng?"

This time it was Chen Ying's turn to be surprised.

"You know him?"

"He was my high school classmate – a weirdo ever since, and he didn't like to talk. But we have always had a good relationship, and a trip to Tibet was his advice to me. We weren't in the same college when we went to college, so we didn't keep in touch as much as we used to, but we still helped each other out if we had something. I heard that he recently got a girlfriend. This Model United Nations was supposed to be attended by him and his girlfriend, but the girl couldn't go, so he gave up and finally gave up the place to me. ”

"His girlfriend Liang Jing is my best friend and my high school classmate." Chen Ying said with a smile.

"It's a small world!" Wang Yi had a look of surprise on his face, "It would be nice if the two of them were also here." ”

"Indeed." Chen Ying looked around. The people around are still immersed in the atmosphere of watching the snow.

"Come on, this wave is cooked again, eat more." Wang Yi said as he scooped out a large spoonful of bamboo shoots, potato slices, and mutton, and put them on the plate in front of Chen Ying.

"Thank you, that's too much."

Chen Ying's phone vibrated and she started singing. She pressed it down, and after a while she continued to sing.

"If you have something, take it, don't let the other party misunderstand." Wang Yi said.

"It's an alarm." When her phone vibrated for the third time, she showed him the screen, which read "Dinner" with three words written on it.

"Do you have to go to the alarm for dinner?" He was puzzled.

"It was set up by my boyfriend before he left." She lowered her gaze, "He's afraid that I won't take care of myself, and I forget to eat when I'm busy." ”

"What a lucky man."

"You mean me?"

"Both of them."

She looked up at him. His face was blurred in the rising steam, and his toes touched hers under the dining table, and she carefully retracted her legs. They ate quietly for a while, with folded plastic plates on the table.

"It's almost eight o'clock, don't you have to call your girlfriend?" Chen Ying said when she took the hot tea handed over by Wang Yi.

"No, it's fine."

After a while, all the people who had come with him had almost finished eating. The president got up and settled the bill. Everyone packed up their own things, and a few people made an appointment to go to the nearby KTV to sing again, so everyone dispersed and went out to find their own way. The whole city was covered in heavy snow, and the fresh snow on the ground was already up to the surface of the feet. Someone built a small snowman near the restaurant, with a crooked nose that could barely be seen. A few girls who came with them took a photo with the snowman. Wang Yi was still saying goodbye to the president, and Chen Ying walked out of the door alone.

"I'll send you back." When Wang Yi saw her go out, he ran over quickly, "Let's go together." ”

"It's okay, I can walk on my own. You go and talk to them. ”

"No, I can't. On such a cold day, how can a girl walking on the street be reassuring? ”

"It's really fine."

After Chen Ying finished speaking, she put her hands in her pockets and walked towards the road she came, and her shadows alternated between the passing street lamps, stretching and shrinking. She didn't look back, but the sound of footsteps from behind her told her that Wang Yi was there all along. Not long after, she got on the empty bus, and Wang Yi sat in the seat behind her. Neither of them spoke along the way. She looked out the window at the colorful neon signs on the tall buildings spelling "Happy New Year", and watched the slightly deserted shops on the street have closed, the roller shutters have fallen, and one light after another is extinguished. Once again, the city of a busy year fell asleep, closing its eyes and immersing itself in a quilt made of snow, sleeping peacefully and naturally.

There were no other vehicles on the street except buses, and taxis were all taken home. The snow was still falling silently, covering the rut marks and footprints of pedestrians.

"In a few days, it's the beginning of spring—winter is coming to an end." Wang Yi said when he got out of the car with Chen Ying. They walked through the small west gate of the school and walked a few quick steps to the front of the girls' dormitory. The front of the dormitory building is an endless white, spreading softly along the familiar corridor. The roofs of the ancient buildings next to it are covered with snow, and the dusty history of the old campus seems to be reflected in this snow.

"This snow is so big and so beautiful, it seems to be saying goodbye to us." Chen Ying stretched out her hand to catch a few snowflakes.

"yes, I really don't want to say goodbye." Wang Yi said and looked up at the sky.

In the silent night sky, the snow still falls silently.