While I was still sullen about Lu Li's hidden thoughts, another unfortunate thing came to my door.

Yang Jingjing from our class is missing!

I was correcting my homework in the office when I received a call from Yang Jingjing's mother, "Teacher Ye, Jingjing hasn't come home yet, I called her friends, and they all said that they weren't with her." This kid never came home after nine o'clock, what do you think should be done? ”

My heart sank, as the head teacher, the most worrying thing was that the students would return late, and I comforted Mother Yang, who was already whimpering on the other end of the phone, "Jingjing's mother, is Jingjing worried about anything recently, I see that she has not done her homework very well recently." ”

Mother Yang pondered for a while and said, "It should be that I recently divorced his father, which affected her. This child is usually relatively silent, and he has everything in his heart. Teacher Ye, she shouldn't be unable to think about it, right? ”

Yang Jingjing is indeed an introverted child, often such children are sensitive and fragile, I was faintly worried, but I didn't dare to show it, so I could only comfort: "Jingjing's mother, don't worry, I'll go to the school here now, and then think about where she is more likely to go." We keep in touch. ”

I walked out of the school building quickly, because I was walking too quickly, and the light was dim, my left foot accidentally stepped on a sharp stone, although it was through the sole, but it still made the soles of my feet feel a moment of pain.

When I almost fell, a pair of arms held me strongly.

"Lu Li, it's you." I turned my head, and Lu Li looked at me steadily, a pair of pupils lining brighter in the night.

Lu Li straightened me up, frowned slightly and asked me, "What are you doing in such a hurry?" Don't look at the road? ”

I got back on my feet, and the pain in the soles of my feet made me cry my teeth, "There's a student in our class who got lost, I'm going to look for her now." ”

"I'll go with you."

I didn't expect Lu Li to say this, and I was stunned for a while.

After a few seconds, I hurriedly waved my hand, "No need, this is my own job, how can I trouble you." ”

"You're so stupid, I'm afraid that the students will find you and lose it."

It was as if I was back in high school, and Lu Li's words made me speechless.

I followed Lu Li out of the school gate sullenly, and looked around along the streets and alleys of the school, shops and parks, but there was still no trace of Yang Jingjing.

Now I really feel like ants on a hot pan. Being criticized by the school is a trivial matter, but Yang Jingjing's life safety is the top priority. News about perverted stalkers bullying single girls is not uncommon across the country, and it is already past eleven o'clock, and a fourteen-year-old girl is walking alone on the street, just thinking about it makes people break out in a cold sweat.

"What to do? Where would she go as a girl at such a late hour? Nothing is going to happen, right? "I looked up at the empty park and anxiously stomped my feet in place.

"Ye Zhenzhen, calm down. Think about it, where might she go? Lu Li pressed my shoulder, through the thin clothes, the heat from his palm went straight to my chest, and I gradually calmed down a little.

I thought back to all the things related to Yang Jingjing, and remembered the essay she handed in a few days ago, mentioning that when she was a child, her parents took her to the amusement park, which was her favorite and happiest place.

"Amusement park, she might be in an amusement park."

Sitting in the taxi bound for the amusement park, I still trembled from worry, praying in my heart that Yang Jingjing must be safe.

Lu Li grabbed my cold hand and held it tightly, "Don't be afraid, I'll accompany you." ”

I used to be in such a taxi, and when I thought I was going to die of such pain because of the unbearable abdominal pain, Lu Li grabbed my hand in time and gave me extremely firm strength.

Lu Li, what should I do with you?

I was determined to get you out of my heart, but you opened the door to my heart again and again.

And at this moment I thought I should gently let go of your hand, but I don't have the strength to do so.

The taxi stopped at the entrance of the amusement park, and I quickly jumped out of the car and ran into the amusement park.

Amusement parks that are not holidays are deserted, and all other rides are closed except for the Ferris wheel, which is open.

Standing in the huge amusement park, I didn't know where to start.

"When my mom left, whenever I wasn't happy, I would go to the merry-go-round. Maybe she'll go there. ”

Lu Li's words woke me up, but I was still a little worried, there were too many bad memories of Lu Li here.

I turned my head cautiously to see his expression at the moment, but he smiled at me with a relieved smile, "I'm fine, it's important to find someone, let's go." ”

Lu Li smiled at me, like fireworks suddenly blooming in the night sky, and my heart brightened and warmed.

Sure enough, we found Yang Jingjing at the merry-go-round, she was sitting on the ground with her hands and knees crossed, and she cried "wow" the moment she saw me.

I took her into my arms, "Jingjing, it's okay, the teacher is here." I'll take you home. ”

Yang Jingjing came out of my arms and shook her head, "I don't want to go back, my parents are going to be separated, and they don't want me anymore." ”

"How could it be, your mother was crying because you were missing."

Hearing her mother crying, Yang Jingjing's face changed, but she was still stubbornly unwilling to go back.

"Let me persuade you, you go and report the safety of her family."

I got up and stepped aside and called Yang Jingjing's mother, but I was also very curious about what Lu Li would use to persuade Yang Jingjing.

"You like merry-go-rounds, too, don't you?" Lu Li squatted next to Yang Jingjing, he was tall himself, and after squatting down, in order to be able to look at Yang Jingjing, his calves were almost kneeling on the ground, looking awkward and funny.

"When I was a kid, my parents used to take me to play." Yang Jingjing nodded first, and then shook her head, "I don't like it now, they left me behind, and the merry-go-round without any of them has become unhappy at all." ”

"My parents were separated when I was younger than you, and it was here that my mother threw me on the merry-go-round. I thought I would never have happiness again in my life, but someone told me that in the process of your desperate pursuit, those brilliant fireworks, the stars in the night sky, and the friends around you who never leave you are all happiness in your hands, and they will not leave you. Although your parents are separated, their love for you will not change. ”

I never thought that the indifferent Lu Li could be so kind to a stranger.

I thought that the cold Lu Li from the past was back again, but I didn't expect that the warm Lu Li would always be there.

Yang Jingjing was finally persuaded by Lu Li and agreed to go home.

Yang Jingjing's parents said they would pick up their children in person, so we sat on the waiting chairs at the bus stop.

Yang Jingjing, who was tired of crying, fell asleep on my shoulder at the moment.

During the period of looking for Yang Jingjing, Pei Xuan called me twice, but I didn't receive it. I was afraid that he would be worried, so I replied to WeChat.

Lu Li glanced at my phone, "If you have something, I can accompany her to wait here." ”

I turned off my phone screen and said, "It's fine. ”

After Lu Li said "um", none of us spoke again.

The street was quiet at midnight, and it had been a long time since I had sat shoulder to shoulder with Lu Li.

After the college entrance examination, Lu Li and I made an appointment here, and that day was originally a beautiful day, but it was disrupted by a series of unexpected events, and I couldn't help but ask Lu Li: "Did you come to the appointment that day?" ”

Lu Li had been staring at the middle of the road since just now, and his expression changed slightly after hearing my question, but he quickly returned to his original state, "Yes." ”

If my father hadn't had an accident that day, I might have confessed to Lu Li, so would Lu Li not have gone abroad? And I won't linger for seven years.

After Yang Jingjing's parents picked Yang Jingjing up, I was ready to take a taxi back.

But I didn't want a burning in my stomach, and I unconsciously covered the painful place with my hand.

"Your stomach hurts again? Didn't eat dinner? What about the medicine I gave you? Lu Lilian asked three questions, and I could hear the concern in his tone.

Obviously, my stomach hurt badly, but I was a little happy in my heart, "I ate bread in the evening." ”

"Do you know how many people die of stomach cancer every day in the hospital? They started out just because they didn't take stomach aches seriously. ”

Somehow, when Lu Li said this, I inexplicably remembered the time I bit the cap of the pen in high school, and Lu Li told me that someone almost cut off half of his lung because he accidentally swallowed the cap. His expression now is the same as then, seriously exaggerated.

Lu Li smiled when he saw that I was not worried, and sighed, "I really don't know if you are simple or stupid, my house is near here, go to my house, and I will cook noodles for you." ”

"It's a little late, I'd better go home and cook it myself." Although I really want to stay with Lu Li, it's not very good to think about it in the middle of the night.

"I don't want the headlines tomorrow to be about a woman fainting on her way home."

Lu Li didn't wait for me to refuse, and pulled my bag and walked forward.

His home lives on the highest floor and is a beautifully renovated bachelor apartment.

He hung the key behind the door, told me to sit in the living room, and went straight to the kitchen.

I looked at the string of keys hung behind the door, there was a round pendant on it, although the bright yellow decorative paper on the pendant had faded because of the time, but I still recognized at a glance that it was the lucky bottle cap I gave to Lu Li on the day of the college entrance examination.

He actually carried it with him all the time, and I looked at Lu Li's back in the kitchen, and suddenly my nose was sore.

When he walked into the kitchen, Lu Li was beating the eggs into the bowl, "Is it okay to poached eggs?" ”

I shook my head, "I like egg drops, help me break it up." ”

I watched Lu Li skillfully crack the egg with his left hand, and asked curiously, "When did you become left-handed?" ”

Lu Li's beating hand paused, "It will be smarter to develop the left and right hands together." ”

As I ate the noodles, I felt the familiar taste, but I couldn't remember where I had eaten them.

After drinking the last mouthful of soup, I touched my stomach with satisfaction, "Lu Li, your craftsmanship is so good!" When did you learn it? ”

Lu Li cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks on the table for me, and was silent for a long time before answering, "In the United States." I couldn't get used to their food, so I had to make it myself. Go sit in the living room and I'll take you home when I'm done washing the dishes. ”

I sat on the couch and listened to the crisp sound of pots and pans colliding in the kitchen and the gurgling of tap water, and my heart welled up with inexplicable happiness.

How many times have I imagined this scene - when I came home from work and suddenly wanted to have a supper, I sat in a chair and watched him busy with an apron. I was in charge of eating, and he did the dishes and cleaned them intimately. After the meal, we sat on the couch and chatted about what happened during the day while watching the TV series. Occasionally we would argue over which channel we wanted to watch, but in the end, he would still accommodate me and accompany me to watch Mary Sue idol dramas.

The one in his mind gradually overlapped with Lu Li's figure, and finally became Lu Li.

My fantasies have been eternal, and they have always been separated.

Lu Li shook the water droplets in his hand and walked to the living room, and said to me who was in a daze, "Let's go, I'll send you." ”

He removed the key behind the door, and the smiling face I had drawn on the lid of the lucky bottle loomed.

I looked at Lu Li's face, and finally couldn't help but step forward and hug him. Lu Li was only stunned for a second, then hugged me with both hands and tightly buckled me into his arms.

Lu Li's embrace was different from Pei Xuan's, as if the emotions that had been restrained for a long time had been released, and he was entangled between careful hesitation and deep attachment.

Soon, in the next second, Lu Li pushed me away.

"It's late, you should go back." His eyes twinkled.

I looked at him in disbelief, and said all the things I didn't dare to say before in one breath, "Lu Li, I like you, I've liked you since I was in high school." I've been waiting for you for seven years, and I've been convincing myself not to like you anymore, to forget you, but when I see you again, I know that there are many things in this world that I can do, but I can't overcome the fact that I don't like you. ”

"I ......" Lu Li didn't say anything for a long time, he lowered his head and didn't look at me.

"I asked you to go to the playground just to confess to you, but my dad had an accident that day, did you go abroad angry because I didn't show up for the appointment?"

Lu Li still didn't speak.

"You've read all the text messages I've sent you over the years, right? You were here on the night of my dad's surgery, weren't you? You're carrying toffee with me too? And you've always kept this," I pointed to the key in Lu Li's hand, "You like me too, don't you?" ”

Lu Li suddenly raised his head, his eyes cold and resolute.

"Ye Zhenzhen, you really have a lot of imagination," he opened the door, with a gesture of wanting to invite me to leave, "I think Pei Xuan is very good, you are a good match for him." ”

The tears finally broke the embankment, and big tears fell, hitting me and the back of my hand burned a little.

"Gu Zipei is right, Lu Li, you are a bastard." I wiped away my tears and rushed into the elevator.

I've read this passage:

We've all experienced love and not getting it. When we love someone in the dark, our love is like the light of a flashlight, hitting that person and making that person a god in your heart. Although the light is not in you, you are the light itself.

But now, this light is gone, and there is only darkness in my world.

(Today I can finally take a day off, code words at home, and write 4,000 words in one go.) How do I feel more and more abused, but this is also the limit of abuse, and it will slowly become sweet and petted.

In the next chapter, the truth of Lu Li's farewell will slowly surface. Is there a little cutie guessing what Lu Li said about it? There is a prize for a correct answer! ）