Soon, Li Yafang came to find Chen Wenhai again, but this time, she did not come directly to the school, but called Chen Wenhai to tell her that she was coming. After making the call, Chen Wenhai came to the school gate.

Chen Wenhai said to Li Yafang:

"Go to my lodgings! It's more convenient to talk there. ”

The school was some way from the bachelor dormitory, and the two of them walked along this stretch of road.

On the way, Li Yafang said to Chen Wenhai:

"Right now, there's a lot of people out there talking about the two of you!"

"What do they say?"

"Anyway, there's everything!"

"Let them talk! I don't care at all! ”

"Someone said: You shouldn't chase Zhang Xuemei!"

"I didn't chase her!"

"You still don't admit it! That's not a bad thing! ”

"I really didn't chase her!"

"How's your relationship now?"

"It's okay!"

"I know Wang Guifang from your school, she once said to me: You are too infatuated with Zhang Xuemei!" Li Yafang continued: "I just don't understand: why do you have to be so infatuated with her!" ”

"Don't listen to Wang Guifang's nonsense!" Chen Wenhai smiled awkwardly, "It's not infatuation at all!" I just kind of like her! That's all! ”

"What's so good about Zhang Xuemei?" Li Yafang didn't listen to Chen Wenhai's explanation at all, and still followed her own train of thought and said: "I heard others say: Zhang Xuemei is from Zhuxi. Zhuxi is just a small county town, why are you so interested in this little girl who grew up in the county! You probably forgot that you are from Shanghai! Don't you often tell people that you want to find a Shanghai girl? What a contradiction in your current behavior! ”

"It was because I wanted to find a Shanghai girl that I didn't plan to marry Zhang Xuemei! Once, when I told Zhang Xuemei about my idea, Zhang Xuemei was so relieved that she slapped me lightly and then said to me with a smile: 'Why didn't you say it earlier?' It makes me worry all day long, for fear that you will force me to marry you! I smiled, "I wanted to tell you a long time ago, but I was afraid that you would misunderstand me and think that I looked down on girls who grew up in a small county!" Speaking of this, Chen Wenhai couldn't help laughing, "Actually, it's good for everyone to talk about things." Now, Zhang Xuemei and I are completely colleagues. ”

"It's nice to have a pretty girl who keeps you a colleague!" Li Yafang said with a smile: "I'll tell you the truth, not long ago, I went to her once, and the two of us had an open and honest conversation. ”

"Can you tell me the specifics of the conversation?"

"No, you can't. It's a matter between our girls, how can you let you know! ”

"Don't tell me!" Chen Wenhai smiled, "Actually, I don't want to know!" ”

"I think: Zhang Xuemei is a very ordinary girl, except for being pretty, there seems to be nothing outstanding. I just wondered: what is it about her that attracts you! ”

"In addition to being beautiful, she has a lot of advantages! I'm not afraid you'll be angry, I'll have to say it straight! After getting along for a period of time, I found that Zhang Xuemei has many advantages that others don't have! I compared the two of you and think you're inferior to her in many ways! ”

"What are her strengths? I'll hear it! ”

"Do you really want to hear it?"

Li Yafang nodded.

"Then I won't be taboo!" Chen Wenhai was about to go on, but Li Yafang slapped him coldly.

"Why are you hitting me?"

"You don't understand a girl's heart at all!" Li Yafang glanced at Chen Wenhai affectionately, "Why did I come to you today, don't you understand at all?" Let's tell you the truth! It was Zhang Xuemei who asked me to come to you! She said to me, 'You are both from Shanghainese, and Shanghainese should look for Shanghainese.' You should be proactive. Perhaps, he is waiting for you to speak first! I said to her, 'I am a girl, why am I embarrassed to speak first?' When it comes to marriage, it is generally the man who speaks first. She said to me, 'Be thick-skinned, and speak to him; You want to marry him! So, I'm coming to you today! ”

"This Zhang Xuemei is really true!" Chen Wenhai's face was full of unhappiness, "I have already told her: what I like is Zhang Peony!" Why did she have to pinch the two of us together! ”

"I see, you don't want to marry me at all!" Li Yafang was also unhappy, "Why didn't you say it earlier?" It's a waste of time for me today! ”

"I didn't run in vain." Chen Wenhai looked at Li Yafang's face, "You tell me the truth: Do you want to marry me because you love me?" Have you ever loved me? ”

"You're just idealizing marriage problems! How many people in this world are married because of love! Aren't some couples still living happily without love? ”

"Some couples seem to be happy, but it's actually an illusion!"

"I don't want to argue with you about that!"

When Li Yafang said this, the two of them had already walked to Chen Wenhai's residence.

Li Yafang said to Chen Wenhai:

"Let's go in and talk about it!"

After entering the house, Chen Wenhai poured a glass of boiling water for Li Yafang.

After drinking a few sips of boiling water, Li Yafang said to Chen Wenhai:

"You just said to me: You have found a lot of advantages in Zhang Xuemei, can you tell me more about it at this time?"

"Didn't you just tell me about it?"

"It was just now, and now it's now!"

"Then I'm really going to say it!"

"Say it, say it! You don't even want to marry me anymore, I have no reason to stop you anymore! ”

Since Li Yafang said so, Chen Wenhai had no scruples, and talked about Zhang Xuemei's many advantages.

"You're not afraid that I'll be jealous? When you praise another girl in front of her, don't you think about what kind of mood that girl will be in? ”

"I feel bad!" Chen Wenhai hurriedly apologized to her, "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, I shouldn't have exaggerated Xuemei in front of you!" ”

"Not only should she not boast like this, but her name should not be in front of me!"

"Are you going a little too far?"

"I know: in your eyes, I am inferior to her in many ways!" Li Yafang was even more angry, "You are praising her, you are actually belittling me!" ”

"You misunderstood me, I didn't mean to belittle you in the slightest!" Chen Wenhai couldn't cry or laugh, "You are my best friend, how can I belittle you?" ”

"Even if you don't mean to belittle me subjectively, you have already played a role in objectively belittling me!"

"I never thought of that!"

"You don't know girls so well!" Li Yafang shouted loudly, "You are really an out-and-out nerd, if I marry you, I will be the number one fool in the world!" ”

"Huh? You're really angry! ”

"I'll tell you the truth, I've been mentally prepared for a long time, so I didn't have much hope for you in the first place! I'm here to tell you that I'm probably about to get married! Don't regret it! ”

"What do I regret? You've never really loved me, and you're in love with me out of desperation! ”

"You're right!" Li Yafang finally confessed, "If I hadn't looked at your parents, I wouldn't have fallen in love with you!" It's time for me to go! ”

"What's the hurry?" Chen Wenhai raised his wrist and looked at his watch, "It's time for lunch now, I'll go buy food, you wait for me here!" ”

"No, I'm going with you!"

"Aren't you afraid that people will mistake us for a couple now?"

"Now, I just want others to take a good look at whether the two of us are a good match!"

"Why are you doing this?"

"I just want others to take a good look at me, Li Yafang is not much worse than Zhang Xuemei!"

"You're trying to embarrass me!" Chen Wenhai couldn't cry or laugh, "Others don't understand the situation, and they think that the two of us are about to get married!" ”

"I don't care about this, who told you to bully me!"

"When did I bully you?"

"Right now! You're bullying me right now! ”

"Okay, okay, let's stop making trouble, let's hurry up and go shopping!"

"Then let's go, dear!" Li Yafang was coquettish.

"Huh? When will I become your dear? ”

"Right now! Isn't that possible? Li Yafang continued to coquettishly!

"I really can't help you!" Chen Wenhai joked with her, "I'll just propose to you now, otherwise, you will hate me for the rest of your life!" ”

"Am I that cheap?" Li Yafang was unhappy again, "Your marriage proposal was forced out by me, not by your willingness!" ”

"So what can I do now to satisfy you?"

"Just let me go shopping with you!"

"It's as simple as that?"

"It's that simple!"

So, the two of them went to buy food together affectionately, which made many people look at them with envy!

"Well, aren't we a good match?" Li Yafang asked triumphantly.

"You've finally achieved your goal! You should be satisfied now, right? ”

After lunch, Li Yafang said to Chen Wenhai:

"In the near future, you'd better not write to me again, and don't come back to school to find me!"

"Why?"

"Because I'm about to become a bride, I don't want people to mistake me for stepping on two boats!"

"Are you really determined to get married? Who is the man you are marrying? ”

"I'll tell you in a letter later!"

"Can you tell me a little bit now?"

"Then you must not laugh at me!"

"How can it? You say! ”

"Then I'll say it!" Li Yafang said, "He is not as good as you, just an ordinary worker, but one thing is the same as you, that is, he also loves to read." He read a lot, was very learned, and was very considerate. You are inferior to him in terms of thoughtfulness! You're not going to be angry when I say that, are you? ”

"I'm not angry!" Chen Wenhai felt very strange, "Why do you say exactly the same as Zhang Xuemei?" She doesn't think I'm considerate! ”

"Women, who doesn't want to find a husband who will be considerate?"

"Actually, I need women to be considerate of me even more! But what woman would be considerate of me? ”

"There's Zhang Xuemei! Isn't she considerate of you? ”

"If she doesn't get angry with me, I'll burn high incense, and expect her to come and be considerate of me?"

After a while, Li Yafang suddenly said to Chen Wenhai:

"I'm a little sleepy, can I lie down in your bed for a while?"

"Of course!"

So, Li Yafang sat in the quilt with a smile and continued to talk to Chen Wenhai affectionately!

After a while, Li Yafang made a "higher" request to Chen Wenhai:

"Can you sit under the covers with me and talk?"

"Isn't that right? We're not husband and wife! ”

"Nerd!" Li Yafang couldn't help laughing, "Does it have to be a husband and wife to sit under the covers and talk?" You read "Dream of Red Mansions" in vain! ”

“……”

"I've heard people say that you've been in a relationship with a lot of girls, and that's what you're in love with a girl for! Now, I've sent it to the door, why don't you want to? Do you think I'm ugly? ”

"These are all rumors, do you believe them too?"

"Regardless of whether it's a rumor or not, isn't it just to get married to do that anyway? Don't you want to do that now? If you don't want to do that now, it's proof that you're physiologically wrong! ”

"Why do you say that about me? Do I have to do that with you right now to prove that I'm not physically wrong? ”

"I heard: You have already done that with Zhang Xuemei, and more than once! Is this true? ”

"What do you say?"

"I think it's true! You love her so much, how can you not do that with her? ”

"So you think so! Actually, I haven't even touched her once! ”

"Wouldn't it? In fact, this is human nature, and you don't need to deny it at all! ”

"You have to admit what I haven't done! Aren't you being unreasonable? ”

"Okay, I'm unreasonable!" Li Yafang said with a smile on her face, "Then I'll leave!" ”

"Whatever you want!"

"You're such a cold-blooded animal, I'm glad I didn't promise to marry you!"

"You are an insult to my personality!" As he spoke, Chen Wenhai felt the world spin for a while, and then he didn't wake up.

Seeing Chen Wenhai faint on the ground, Li Yafang was very surprised, and after a period of hurry, she hurriedly went out to bring reinforcements, and carried Chen Wenhai to the bed with these workers, and then left.

It was only at night that Chen Wenhai woke up. Recalling the scene just now, Chen Wenhai was both angry and sad, angry that those who spread rumors had unscrupulously ruined him in terms of personality, and sad that even his best friend would easily believe these rumors.

Chen Wenhai recalled the scene when he cut the line, at that time, Zhang Huifang also asked himself to sit in a quilt with her, although Zhang Huifang was unhappy because he did not agree, but the problem was not as serious as this time, this time, Li Huifang seemed to be really angry, thinking that she was really lying to her and could not meet her small request.

After dinner, Chen Wenhai felt that he still had a lot to say to Li Yafang, so he came to her bachelor dormitory overnight. Li Huifang received him in a friendly manner and walked along the highway with him.

After a short walk, they got tired of walking, so they stopped under a big tree to continue chatting.

That night, the two of them talked a lot, and confided in each other things they had never said before. They were greatly surprised by this extraordinary conversation, which greatly deepened their understanding of each other.

"Don't look at my love for Zhang Xuemei, in fact, I have spoken much less to her than I have said to you. She is a bit introverted and usually doesn't like to talk much. ”

"Do you still have hope?"

"I don't know! Maybe there's a little more hope! There is very little hope, like a faint candle in the long night! ”

"Originally, I could have continued to help you, but unfortunately I have promised someone else, maybe it won't be long before I become someone else's bride!"

"Then let's be friends forever!"

Revised March 28, 2022