Chapter 5: The Yellow Crane Tower
After school on Friday afternoon, Chen Yufei dragged Jiang Li to play on the basketball court.
The afterglow of the September sunset was scorching and sultry, Jiang Li was roasted and irritable, lazily slapping the basketball, and he walked around the court with great interest.
Obviously, he was already a little impatient, but Chen Tang's dog's interest was ridiculously high, and he kept yelling at him, asking him to pass the ball faster. He looks like a courting peacock, swaggering through the market, lest no one notices him.
Jiang Li didn't want to play anymore, and with a push of his wrist, the basketball was thrown away as soon as possible, and Chen Tang, who was covered in sweat, was in his hands.
He turned and walked to the big steps around the basketball court, trying to get water.
But as soon as he turned to the side, his dark pupils slowly froze, staring at the short distance ahead, ignoring the shouting voice of Chen Tang behind him.
I saw a tall and beautiful figure swaying by on the corridor outside the basketball court, holding an embroidered sun umbrella with one hand, and her light blue bohemian dress was favored by the breeze, blowing the skirt full of flowers.
The long skirt that is particularly smart and flowing under the wind is like a few rich strokes on an ink painting, which just shows her graceful figure.
Liang Zhouyue slowly walked out of the school gate and stopped on the side of a black Volkswagen. A man came down from the driver's seat, with his back on his back, making it difficult to see his face.
He Jinsheng hadn't met Liang Zhouyue for a long time, and at this time he was itching, so he stroked Liang Zhouyue's chin and lowered his head to kiss him.
The woman nervously pressed his arm, turned her face sideways, and said in an eager tone: "This is the school, it will be seen by my students." ”
Liang Zhouyue is conservative and rigid in He Jinsheng's eyes, he knows that her parents are teachers, so he can understand some of her thoughts of self-denial and revenge.
Just like now, he stroked her slender back, walked around to the other side of the car very gentlemanly, and opened the passenger door for her.
The two got into the car one after another, and the shadow of the car slowly disappeared into Jiang Li's dark sight.
Kiss?
A contemptuous laugh escaped his throat.
"Big brother, you promised to play basketball with me, what kind of mess are you putting on now." Chen Tang's anxious voice finally reached Jiang Li's ears.
He turned his head and threw the mineral water bottle in his hand into the trash can with a bang, abrupt and harsh.
In the next second, he snatched the basketball in Chen Tang's hand suddenly, his pace was sharp, his body was agile and shuttled across the basketball court, playing fiercely and hitting the rebound, and he kept scoring like crazy.
Everyone on the field couldn't stop him, there was too much difference in strength, and his emotions were far less combative than him. His teammates all looked at him dumbfounded, at a loss for what to do.
Especially Chen Tang, he suddenly felt that it was okay not to play this game.
He couldn't touch the ball at all.
The cheers of all the girls on the court gave Jiang Li, a basketball maniac, applause and screams endlessly, one after another.
It wasn't until he vented the surging emotions in his heart that Jiang Li threw the basketball to Chen Tang, who failed to defend him all over the court, and his voice was cold: "I'm bored, don't ask me to play next time." ”
“……”
The players on both sides were silent.
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Half past seven in the evening, Western restaurant.
Although the month enters early autumn, the weather is still very hot, and the night has not yet arrived, shrouding the city in darkness and clarity.
But the bustling city does not allow a little bit of darkness, the lights are on, and the night scenes everywhere compete for beauty, each one is more eye-catching than the other, bright and dazzling.
Liang Zhouyue is from a small city, she has admired the prosperity and luxury of City B, but now she is also used to the loneliness and loneliness here, and she lives independently and freely.
When He Jinsheng came back from the bathroom, Liang Zhouyue had already put down the tableware in her hand, picked up the tissue, and wiped the corners of her mouth elegantly.
She has a small appetite and is not used to Western food. She mentioned it to He Jinsheng last time, but he didn't remember it.
Seeing Liang Zhouyue wiping his mouth, He Jinsheng raised his wrist to look at the time, lowered his eyes, and his eyebrows spread slightly. Lifting his eyes again, his face returned to the appearance of a gentle and pure scholar.
He has good facial features, a pair of black-framed glasses on the bridge of his nose, is of medium height, is thin, has a bookish anger on his face, and has no aggressiveness in his aura.
"Do you want to go back?"
Finding that he had been watching the time, Liang Zhouyue subconsciously thought that something was wrong with him.
Moreover, they don't go out on dates for long every time. He Jinsheng's position in the school is higher than her, and the work tasks are heavier than her.
But today, he looked more anxious than ever, and he looked at his phone four times during the dinner and did not reply to the other party's message.
Hearing this, He Jinsheng put down his hand, shook his head with a light smile, and said the love words that Liang Zhouyue was not used to: "Nothing is more important than you, let's stay a little longer tonight." ”
Liang Zhouyue secretly took a breath, but didn't spit it out, it was completely blocked in her throat, and it was difficult to swallow.
After being silent for a long time, she cleared her throat and said understandingly: "If you are in a hurry, I can go back by myself." Anyway, tomorrow weekend, if you want to come out, we'll come out again. ”
This sentence was true and made He Jinsheng think, and an apologetic look instantly appeared on his face, and he was very embarrassed: "I'm sorry, Zhouyue, I didn't expect the leaders of the academy to suddenly ask me for documents, everything is on the computer at home." ”
Liang Zhouyue hummed flatly, and said, "Understood." ”
He Jinsheng insisted on sending her, but she politely refused. Since it was the leader who came to find work, she didn't need to let him spend his time on the way back to send her back, so it was better to go about his own business as soon as possible.
……
At night, the streets were brightly lit, and Liang Zhouyue walked to the door of a convenience store and slowly stopped.
After a few moments, she walked in with a slightly unnatural look.
Walking straight to the cigarette sales office, Liang Zhouyue looked at the types of cigarettes that were almost embedded in the small half of the wall, and the packaging boxes alone were already full of different colors and dazzling.
Looking from left to right, from top to bottom, looking at the names on them one by one, everything unfamiliar made her eyebrows wrinkle deeper and deeper.
It wasn't until she took a fancy to a light blue cigarette box with refreshing packaging that Liang Zhouyue finally took action and raised her hand to reach it.
"For another one, you take the Yellow Crane Tower."
The sudden sound behind her frightened Liang Zhouyue's shoulders, and the cigarette case that she didn't hold steady in her hand fell to the ground in a panic, and it snapped, which was particularly abrupt in the quiet convenience store.
The next second, the cold smell of smoke lingered on the tip of her nose, and she always felt a little familiar.
Liang Zhouyue turned her head cautiously, and met the eyes that made her remember, the corners of her eyes were parallel to the bottom, and the lying silkworms with a full smile were full of pure energy.
Jiang Li bowed down, helped her pick up the cigarette on the ground, and put it back in its original position. Then he moved his hand to the right, took out a box of yellow crane towers packaged in brown and yellow tones from the sea of smoke at various prices, and handed it to Liang Zhouyue.
"You take this, go pay for it."
After being sluggish for two seconds, Liang Zhouyue turned around and walked towards the cash register. The heart that had just been frightened by Jiang Li had not yet eased up, and his chest was pounding.
After swiping the QR code, she found that WeChat Pay popped up the latest news: the payment amount was ¥100.00.
She never smoked, but she didn't know that such an expensive box?
Walking out of the convenience store, Jiang Li's footsteps gradually approached, and Liang Zhouyue heard it and stopped.
By the light of the door, she looked at the cigarette she had just bought, and suddenly she didn't want to try smoking.
At this time, a black shadow fell in front of her eyes, and the man's broad palm directly held the cigarette in her palm, and snatched it away with agile movements.
Liang Zhouyue curled her fingers and clumsily scratched the air.
"What are you doing?"
Just scared her behind her back, and now come to snatch her things. Liang Zhouyue's tone was a little anxious, but it sounded like a strange and delicate one.
Jiang Li curled his thin lips, stood up the box of cigarettes, and showed her clearly.
"Sister, smoking is bad for your health."
The night breeze blew a little cool, and finally dispelled the heat of the whole day. A full moon was rising in the sky, and the silver moonlight reflected the soft cotton clouds like feathers, and finally broke through the clouds and sprinkled the earth.
Liang Zhouyue swallowed a mouthful of saliva crampedly, and quietly looked at the man in front of her.
Jiang Li put the cigarette in his trouser pocket, and when he took it out again, the cigarette turned into two beautifully packaged chocolates. Spreading out his palms, he raised his eyebrows on the spot, showing his ruffian: "Thank you sister for giving me the Yellow Crane Tower, this is my gift back." ”
Liang Zhouyue's eyes were confused, and then she smiled in hindsight, soft and coquettish.
Jiang Li's black pupils condensed slightly, and he looked up to see the moon overhead. The corners of his mouth slowly appeared in brackets, as if he was feeling: "The fifteenth moon is really beautiful." ”
In the deep blue night sky, the moon shines alone.