Xiao Shiyu went to a famous market in Yangcheng, and when she got there, she visited a lot of shops to feel the lifestyle of this super first-tier city, the flow of people here, and what kind of shopping everyone likes.

Others come to shop for shopping, and she comes to shop to observe the business model here and do a market research.

She carried a mobile phone that could take pictures, and a small notebook, and from time to time she took notes of what she observed.

Of course, sometimes I will buy a little bit when I see something I like.

Just like that, I unknowingly bought more than 100 yuan of things, all of which were gadgets for a few dollars.

By the time she returned to Yan Xin's house in Bai Jingyuan, it was already more than seven o'clock in the evening.

She originally wanted to have a meal outside, so as not to disturb the two of them, but Yan Xin called her and asked her to come back for dinner, telling her that Alili had specially prepared a few dishes for her and let her taste the home-cooked food here.

There is no choice but to come back.

When I got home, there was still a dish being cooked, and Arily was busy in the kitchen.

Madoka is helping her.

And Chen Li also came over and was chatting with Yan Xin in the living room.

After Xiao Shiyu put her things away, she was about to go to the kitchen to help them, but she was pushed out by Ellili and said to her with a smile:

"You've worked hard outside, just rest when you come back, we'll be fine for a while."

Xiao Shiyu could only go to the living room and chat with Yan Xin and Chen Li.

Her social skills are still there, and with her present, there will be no awkward conversations.

After a while, the meal was ready, and then it was set on the table to eat together.

This time no one proposed to drink, it was all drinks.

Last time, I had dinner at his house and drank some red wine, and then Liang Wei used wine to force marriage, quarreled with Chen Li, and finally ended up in a breakup.

Although this ending is predestined, alcohol does have a significant inducing effect.

With such a lesson, Arily did not dare to mention whether to drink or not.

During the meal, Xiao Shiyu mentioned that she wanted to feel the prosperity of Yangcheng at night, and Alili said on the spot that she would accompany her and take her to visit the big shopping mall here.

Xiao Shiyu didn't want to bother her, and said that she could be alone.

But Alili resolutely objected: "That's not good, it's too unsafe for you to go out as a girl at night, not to mention that you are so beautiful." ”

Yan Xin also said beside him: "Although our country is very safe, but you are so beautiful, it is still too dangerous to go out alone, you have to be accompanied by us, otherwise I don't feel at ease." If something happens to you, how can I explain to your family? ”

Chen Li and Xiaoyuan are both echoing.

It's 2007, surveillance isn't as widespread everywhere, some large-scale anti-crime work hasn't been carried out, and law and order isn't much better – at least not as much as it will be in a decade.

Xiao Shiyu is such a young and beautiful girl who goes out alone at night, it is really not so safe.

It doesn't have to happen, but it's a little bit more likely.

Under their persuasion, Xiao Shiyu could only accept that they would accompany her to go shopping.

After eating, Madoka had a performance and left first.

In order to avoid suspicion, Chen Li didn't want to have too much contact with Xiao Shiyu, so he went home under the pretext of going home to code words.

Yan Xin and Alili accompanied Xiao Shiyu out shopping.

Originally, Alili proposed to drive out, but Xiao Shiyu said that she wanted to take a walk and slowly feel the prosperity here.

It just so happened that she and Yan Xin both had the habit of taking a walk after dinner, so they didn't insist on their own intentions, listened to Xiao Shiyu, and walked all the way.

When they went out, Alili and Xiao Shiyu walked in front hand in hand, like a pair of sisters.

And Yan Xin followed a step or two behind, like a follower, or a bodyguard.

Xiao Shiyu is also chatting with Alili more, talking less to Yan Xin, and she is very cautious in terms of scale, that is, chatting between normal classmates and friends, and there are some constraints.

These are all things that Yan Xin wanted to remind Xiao Shiyu, but he didn't know how to speak, but he didn't expect Xiao Shiyu to do this without him reminding him.

In addition to reassuring him, he also has a little regret:

"My relationship with her seems to have become estranged all of a sudden."

Xiao Shiyu is so beautiful and has such a trace of affection for him, to say that he has no idea at all is also false.

It's just that there are only a few ideas.

If it would affect his relationship with Elili, he would still give up.

There are always some scenery that can only be missed.

There are always years that are destined to go to waste.

It is impossible for a person to grasp all the good things in life, and some regrets are inevitable.

There's no way around it.

Xiao Shiyu deliberately kept a distance from him in front of Alili, and he also had to work hard in this direction, and also kept a certain distance from Xiao Shiyu, much more cautious than when the two of them were alone, and there was no eye contact during the whole process.

In Arily's eyes, these two are ordinary friends, ordinary classmates.

made her feel that Xiao Shiyu came to find Yan Xin this time, simply because this city was her classmate, only Yan Xin, or only Yan Xin had the ability to receive her.

This time they went out shopping, and they went shopping until about eleven o'clock, and they also had a barbecue outside before going back.

But when I went back, I took a taxi back - before I knew it, I had walked so far, and if I had walked back as I had started, I was afraid that it would have to be more than one o'clock in the morning.

When I got home, of course, I took a shower and went to sleep.

When Yan Xin went to take a bath, Xiao Shiyu also apologized to Alili:

"You still have to go to work tomorrow, I'm really sorry to let you stay with me so late."

Arily smiled and said, "It's okay, they're all friends, we should accompany you when you come." I'm going to go to you in the future, and you're going to play with me. ”

Xiao Shiyu said with a smile: "Of course it's no problem, it's just that there are basically no people in our county after ten o'clock in the evening, and there is nowhere to play if you want to." ”

asked Alili again: "Sister Lili, you are with Yan Xin, have you ever been to his house?" ”

Arily shook her head and said, "I haven't been." ”

As he spoke, he had a regretful expression on his face.

said: "Actually, there are a few times when I want to accompany Yan Xin to the past, but sometimes the company can't leave because of something, and I have to go home to accompany my mother during the New Year's holiday, and I have never been able to find such an opportunity." ”

Xiao Shiyu said: "There will definitely be such an opportunity in the future." ”

Arily also smiled and said, "I also believe that there will be such an opportunity in the future." Maybe during the Chinese New Year this year, I will accompany Yan Xin back to his hometown, and then we will go to play with you. ”

"No problem." Xiao Shi said.

Then he asked curiously: "Don't you have to go home to accompany your mother during the Chinese New Year this year?" ”

Arily couldn't help frowning, "yes." My mother is just a relative of mine, and if I don't go back to accompany her during the Chinese New Year, she will definitely be very sad. But Yan Xin's father only has one relative like him, and if he doesn't go home for the New Year, it won't be good...... What a hassle......"

This is the one problem that gives her the most headache.

In fact, she really wanted to go to Yan Xin's hometown to see what the environment he grew up in when he was a child, and also to visit his father, which could be regarded as seeing her parents, which would make her feel more at ease.

But I haven't had that opportunity, and I've always been delayed by such and such things.

There is a very important reason for this, that is, Yan Xin doesn't want her to go over, and he doesn't want Feng Xi to know about his relationship with her, so he has been secretly looking for reasons to persuade her not to go over.

Yan Xin didn't take a bath for long, and came out a few minutes later, already changing into pajamas.

Then Alili went to take a bath, and Yan Xin accompanied Xiao Shiyu in the living room.

- Originally, Alili wanted Xiao Shiyu to take a bath first, after all, she was a guest, so she had to respect the guests and let the guests come first.

But Xiao Shiyu said that the two of them still have to go to work tomorrow, and they should be allowed to take a shower first, so that they can rest earlier.

I don't have anything important to do anyway, I can wait a little longer.

So she was the last to go to the shower.

There are also guests here, Yan Xin is not good to go to the bedroom to sleep immediately after taking a bath, and can only accompany her in the living room.

The two of them said some unnutritious words without a match, and they were very polite, and their eyes basically did not communicate.

When Alili went to the bathroom with her pajamas and heard the door close, Xiao Shiyu's eyes fell on Yan Xin's face.

At this time, Yan Xin's gaze also fell on her face.

The two looked at each other, and Yan Xin saw a trace of resentment in Xiao Shiyu's eyes.

He didn't know if it was his hallucination.

Xiao Shiyu smiled, and then said in a low voice: "Your girlfriend, it's good." ”

Yan Xin's eyes glanced in the direction of the bathroom, but in fact, he couldn't see anything through a wall, just a subconscious reaction.

Then he smiled as well, nodded and said, "It's pretty good." ”

Xiao Shiyu couldn't help but roll her eyes and said, "I've known you for so long, but I've never heard that you have a girlfriend, if I didn't come to Yangcheng this time, wouldn't you keep it a secret from me?" ”

Yan Xin was very embarrassed, and said with a red face: "I think it...... Mainly, I think...... It's not very necessary to publicize this matter, and it's not very good to make it like a show of affection so that everyone knows about it...... Well, that's what I thought......"

"Okay, I understand your thoughts, there is no need to make it public, just let a few close friends know, such as good friends like Xiaoyuan and Chen Li." Xiao Shi said.

Sounds empathetic.

It's just that as soon as Yan Xin thought about it, he felt even more embarrassed.

Xiao Shiyu sighed softly and said, "It's just that I thought that I should be close friends with you, and you should share this kind of thing with me......"

Yan Xin hurriedly said, "Of course we are-"

The words suddenly choked there.

Xiao Shiyu looked at him: "Of course what?" ”

"Well, of course we are good friends," Yan Xin said embarrassedly, "Actually, Chen Li and the others are not announced by me, mainly because they all live in the same community, and they can't hide this." Actually, I personally don't like to promote these things. ”

Xiao Shiyu looked at him for a while before saying, "Okay, I accept your explanation." ”

At this moment, Yan Xin felt that his sweat was about to burst out.

It's obviously air-conditioned.

Xiao Shiyu asked again, "When did you start?" ”

Yan Xin recalled: "It's been almost a year. ”

added: "We met the year before last, but the official relationship was last year, and it hasn't been a year yet." ”

Xiao Shiyu calculated in her heart the time she went to Yan Xin's house, which was a year and a half ago.

In other words, at that time, Yan Xin and Alili were not boyfriend and girlfriend.

There are some regrets, but also some relief.

Then he asked, "How did you meet?" ”

"I work as a security guard, and she's the person in charge there." Yan Xin told the truth.

Xiao Shiyu thought to herself: "Sure enough, he hugged the thigh of the rich sister." ”

There is a little bit of a broken feeling of the collapse of the idol house in my heart.

There are some regrets: "It's a pity that my family doesn't have so much wealth......"

Now I still have an idea: "When I was in high school, if I helped him financially, would our relationship be different?" At that time, what did I think about was not to hit his self-esteem? ”

He smiled and asked, "When are you going to get married?" ”

Yan Xin didn't know how to answer for a while.

Because he didn't even think about who he wanted to marry in the future, he naturally couldn't answer this question.

Xiao Shiyu saw him hesitating, so he explained: "When you get married, tell me, and I will be polite." ”

Yan Xin said: "The matter of getting married...... I can't rush now, I have to be twenty-two years old, I'm not old yet, and I can't get married if I want to. ”

Xiao Shiyu sighed and said, "Then when are you going to get married, remember to tell me." ”

"Definitely, definitely." Yan Xin can only say that.

Then, the two of them didn't know what to say.

Suddenly there was silence and the atmosphere was a little awkward.

After a while, Yan Xin cautiously asked, "I heard, you have a boyfriend?" Have you ever met each other's parents? ”

Xiao Shiyu was silent for a while, and then said, "That's what I said to your girlfriend......"

"Why haven't I heard you talk about this?" Yan Xin asked.

Xiao Shiyu glanced at him, as if smiling.

Yan Xin couldn't help but feel embarrassed when he thought that he had a girlfriend and hadn't told the other party.

- Why do you ask others to do what you can't do yourself?

Then he blushed and explained: "I don't blame you for not telling me about it, I just want to confirm whether there is such a thing." ”

Xiao Shiyu bowed her head and was silent.

After a while, he said, "I've only seen the parent of a friend of the opposite sex...... I also only have one friend of the opposite sex who has ever seen my parents......"

After saying this, he raised his eyes to look at Yan Xin.

There was not a little resentment in his eyes, but a lot of resentment.

Yan Xin stayed there, not knowing what to say for a while.

When he first heard Ellili's words, he wondered if the boyfriend in Xiao Shiyu's words was referring to him, but he felt that he was a little self-inflicted.

Now that I hear Xiao Shiyu say this, where do you still not understand? That's clearly him.

Because, she has seen his father, and he has also seen her father.

If there was only one, it would only be him.

Then I thought about the last time they saw each other in my previous life, and I was a little stupid.

Whether it is in the previous life or in this life, Xiao Shiyu may not have much affection for him.

But, there must have been.

I thought to myself, "How can I be virtuous? Where do I match their preferences. ”

Xiao Shiyu looked at him for a while, and then said: "Don't think about it, I said this just to let your girlfriend feel at ease with you, for fear that she would misunderstand our relationship." ”

Yan Xin smiled and nodded, "I understand, I won't misunderstand." ”

Xiao Shiyu glanced at him resentfully, thinking in her heart: "You don't understand, you don't understand at all." ”

The next two people's chat was a little absent-minded.

Within a few minutes, Alili came out of the shower, wearing pajamas, with a bath towel wrapped in her hair, and said to Xiao Shiyu as soon as she came out: "I'm fine, you can take a shower now." ”

The moment the bathroom door opened, Yan Xin and Xiao Shiyu's faces were full of smiles at the same time, and their voices were a little louder.

When she came to the living room, she saw two people smiling and chatting, but the smiles seemed a little reluctant.

When Alili saw it, she felt a little sorry for her man, and thought: "Yan Xin is a man who is not good at chatting with girls, he must be embarrassed to let him stay here alone with his classmates, right?" ”

said to Yan Xin: "You go back to your room to sleep first, I still have to dry my hair here." ”

Yan Xin was really uncomfortable here, and when he heard this, he got up from the sofa as if he had been amnestied, said hello to Xiao Shiyu, and then went back to the room.

Xiao Shiyu went to the bathroom to take a bath with her pajamas, and Alili plugged in the hair dryer in the living room to blow her hair.

By the time Xiao Shiyu came out of the shower, Ellili had already returned to the bedroom.

But the light in the living room was still on for her.

The door to the master bedroom was closed, so you couldn't see the people inside, and you couldn't hear the voices inside.

But Xiao Shiyu knew that in that bedroom, on that bed, there was a pair of loving people.

One of them is her old classmate, the person she has been thinking about for so long.

plugged in the hair dryer and blew her hair, while looking at her lonely self in the mirror, Xiao Shiyu suddenly felt a little sad.

I thought to myself:

"Where am I?"

"Am I not pretty enough?"

"Am I not gentle enough?"

"Or am I not good enough?"

"Or am I not proactive enough?"

I forgot when the man next to the beautiful woman lying in the bedroom made me feel excited about something.

However, the heartbeat is real, and the heartbeat has been for a long time.

I once thought that that heartbeat could be dissipated with high school graduation and turned into a memory.

But I didn't expect that I felt more and more of that man's excellence in the back, and that heartbeat became stronger and stronger.

But before she could act, the story was over.

In this story, she is not the main character.

The story with her as the main character did not happen.

- Before it can start, it's already over.