Chapter 51: Refusal

The Starry Sky Bar is full of people in the dim light, except for the sobbing saxophone, there are no other bars with the noisy vocals and deafening sounds.

A man with a tired face appeared at the door of the bar, he looked around the crowded dance floor, frowned slightly, and habitually walked towards the window seat.

In front of the bar in the center, the bartender saw the man at a glance and couldn't help frowning slightly. He was all too familiar with this customer, a regular at the bar, but he never appeared here in a row, he always appeared every once in a while, and each time he sat alone by the window, silently drinking red wine facing the stars, and drinking the same wine every time. The bartender knew his habits by heart, and although they had never spoken, they seemed to have a tacit understanding.

Seeing the man sitting in his usual place, the bartender quickly mixed a glass of red wine and walked towards him himself.

"It seems like there are a lot of people today."

Seeing the bartender put a glass of red wine in front of him, Ji Siming rubbed his swollen forehead and asked casually.

Ji Siming's face was very bad, the corners of his eyes were faintly blue, and his expression was very tired, which was why the bartender frowned, he had never seen Ji Siming so in bad spirits.

"It's autumn, the busiest season for bars, every year, the madness before hibernation." The bartender glanced at the crowd on the dance floor and smiled. He gently patted Ji Siming's shoulder, pointed his hand diagonally forward, turned around and walked back to the center bar.

Ji Siming raised his eyes and looked in the direction he was pointing, and his eyes couldn't help but light up, it was still that position, it was still the big banana boat, and it was still that lovely person. It's just that today Tong En didn't eat in a big gulp, but leisurely ate without a bite, his eyes were not as empty as last time, and his clear eyes were quietly staring at the stars outside the window.

A gentle smile appeared on the corner of Ji Siming's mouth, he picked up the wine glass on the table, got up and walked to the chair beside Tong En and sat down, without speaking, looking at the night sky with the stars in front of him.

Tong En felt that there was a person sitting next to her, she frowned, she never ignored this kind of deliberate accosting man.

This is the second time Tong has been here since she last discovered the starry sky bar, and she loves the quiet and idyllic atmosphere, especially the vast night sky outside the glass curtain wall. After work today, I have been very disturbed to stay alone in the apartment, and I can't help but think of this, facing the mysterious night sky with a little starlight, and the vastness of the universe makes my soul feel a kind of washing comfort.

Ji Siming sat next to Tong En, with the empty and deep night in front of him, and his heart suddenly felt clear, and his brain, which had been drowsy for a day, seemed to be injected with fresh oxygen, feeling refreshed. He sat there silently, enjoying a moment of comfort, wishing that the moment would be extended indefinitely without being disturbed.

The man next to her didn't speak or walk away, Tong En didn't like to sit with strangers so closely, she picked up the ice cream on the table and ate a few bites, turned around to change positions, and at the moment when she turned around, the corner of her eye caught a glimpse of the face of the man next to her, she was stunned, turned her head and looked straight at Ji Siming, with a feeling of ghostly relief.

Ji Siming knew that Tong En was looking at him, he slowly turned his face away, looked at her surprised face, the smile gradually stretched on his face, and said in a low but gentle voice: "Did you see a ghost again?" ”

"Ha ,......"

Tong En's expression changed dramatically, from surprise to incredulity, and finally couldn't help laughing.

"What the hell, are you a ghost? How do you always appear in a place and time that others don't expect. ”

"It's not that I'm a ghost, it's that you happen to be in the place where I must go, a coincidence, a pure coincidence." Ji Siming said innocently.

Tong En resigned himself to his fate, staring at Ji Siming incredibly, Ji Siming also looked back at her without blinking, and the two of them said in unison: "Why did you come here?" ”

At the same time, they were stunned for a moment, and then, they couldn't help laughing.

Tong En stopped laughing, turned his head to look at Ji Siming, and then looked back at the quiet night sky, as if looking for an answer in the thick black. In the dark, there seems to be an invisible hand that always wants to pull himself and the man next to him together, Tong En stared at the night sky, puzzled.

Ji Siming also looked back at the faintly twinkling constellation in the dark night sky, as if he knew what Tong En was thinking, and chuckled and said, "Think it's incredible, right?" Why do the two of us keep bumping into each other? Tong En, don't you think this is providence? ”

Tong En smiled faintly, providence? She never believed in such an ethereal thing as providence.

Ji Siming seemed to see her expression, "I don't believe in providence either, I never believe in it." But since I met you, I have come to think that maybe there is really providence, and God is not completely partial to his people. Don't you think the two of us are very similar? We are all the kind of people who don't believe in fate, we are all the kind of people who desperately fight against fate, and you, and I, if we can unite together, what a perfect combination. ”

Tong En took a deep breath: "Combination? What combination? Do you mean career, or do you mean life? ”

"Both. Whether it's career or life, we are a great combination. Don't you think? ”

"I don't think so. And I don't know what the basis of your assertion is. Tong En said coldly.

"Tong En, you are dishonest, you are not telling the truth. In fact, you have long thought that we are very similar in your heart, but you don't want to admit it. Ji Siming turned his head to look at Tong En.

"Resemblance does not mean that you can be harmonious, and just being similar does not mean that you are suitable to live together. Don't you think you're confusing the concept and meaning of two things? Tong En said as he met his gaze.

Ji Siming raised his eyebrows upwards and said with a smile: "Hey, why do I think you are doing an academic discussion?" It's not in harmony with our current environment and atmosphere. ”

"So, we're not fit to live together. The most important thing in living together should be feelings, don't you think that this necessary thing is lacking between us? ”

Ji Siming's pupils sank deep into his eyes, and he looked at Tong En with deep eyes and said, "Is it missing?" Do you think there is no affection between us? ”

"Nope. At least not the kind of affection that is needed to live together. Tong En looked away.

Ji Siming's gaze deepened, "The kind of relationship you said refers to love, right?" ”

Tong En pondered for a while, turned his head and looked directly into Ji Siming's eyes and said, "Yes, it refers to love." Ji Siming, do you know what love is? ”

Ji Siming was silent, he looked at Tong En, neither of them avoided staring at each other's eyes, for a long time, Ji Siming's tone was faintly filled with a hint of joy: "You are blaming me, right?" Is it for He Xiao, or for yourself? ”

"It's for He Xiao. You've never loved He Xiao, have you? ”

"Yes. I never loved her. ”

"Do you know how much she loves you?"

"I can't say I don't know at all, but I haven't really thought about it."

Tong En sighed deeply, for He Xiao and Ji Siming.

"It's not that you don't know, it's that you don't care about it at all. It doesn't matter to you at all whether she loves you or not, you only care about yourself. ”

Ji Siming felt a little pain in his heart, and he felt uncomfortable for the first time because of other people's accusations. He didn't speak again, thinking about Tong En's words repeatedly in his heart.

"Ji Siming, I don't mean to accuse you, and I don't have the right to accuse you. I just want to show that we are not exactly the same people, we have a lot of differences, and most importantly, we have different understandings of life, and we all have very different ways and methods of dealing with feelings. We can be friends, but we can never be partners in our lives. ”

Tong En finished what she wanted to say in one breath, she knew very well in her heart that she couldn't fall in love with Ji Siming, although it was always a pleasure to be with him, but they couldn't have feelings beyond friendship.

Ji Siming was silent, the meaning of Tong En's words couldn't be clearer, you Ji Siming is an irresponsible bastard who doesn't understand love and selfishness, you don't deserve to talk to me about such a sacred topic as feelings.

For the first time, Ji Siming couldn't face other people's accusations about his personal lifestyle, because He Xiao and Tong En's opinions about him couldn't be justified, and all the facts showed that he was a man with selfish feelings. He was speechless, and in the face of Tong En's pure and clear eyes, he chose to be silent.

"Is He Xiao okay?"

Ji Siming didn't say a word for a long time, and Tong En had to find something to say by himself. But as soon as the words came out, I immediately felt that it didn't seem appropriate to ask this question at this moment.

"She has been discharged from the hospital, and the doctor said that she is recovering very well and will not leave any sequelae." Ji Siming did not feel displeased, and told Tong En about He Xiao's situation in detail. Seeing that Tong En seemed to have something to say but was inconvenient to speak, he suddenly realized, "You want to ask He Xiao how his mental condition is, right?" ”

Tong En smiled a little embarrassed.

"It looks much better, but she didn't say anything to me. When she got home, her mother was taking care of her, and I called her to tell her mother, and I didn't feel at ease when she was home alone after she was discharged from the hospital. Ji Siming said sincerely.

Tong En nodded reassuringly. Since the confrontation in Jerry's office, Ji Siming never seems to have hidden or panicked with her, for which Tong En is very grateful.

Ji Siming seemed to be able to read Tong En's heart forever, he looked at Tong En and said with emotion: "Tong En, I have countless shortcomings, but there is one thing you must believe, I will never deceive you." If you have to treat me as a friend, then I'd rather be your best friend, as long as you don't exclude me from your life, I'm very grateful. ”

He said it chicly, but he felt unbearable pain in his heart.