As soon as she got off the high-speed train, Liu Zhixi received a call from Zeng Xiao, and the scorching sun in August still couldn't shine into the cold reality. Zeng Xiao choked up and told her that their senior class teacher, Lao Lei, had lung cancer, which was in an advanced stage. Although Lao Lei is very strict with them on weekdays, he takes care of them like a father. Liu Zhixi always remembers that winter, her grandmother left her forever, she ran from Country Garden to school alone, hid in the library and cried bitterly, Lao Lei happened to meet her with tears in her eyes when she was working overtime in the office. He still has a cigarette in his mouth, although he teaches in the best high school in the city, how many parents of students squeeze their heads to give the teacher a point, but Lao Lei does not take a penny, his sleeves are clean, he always wears an old shirt, only smokes a pack of cigarettes for three yuan, and goes to work on a bicycle to go out on the bus.

He didn't comfort Liu Zhixi with words, nor did he show sympathy and pity, he just said softly: "Zhixi, the sun is out, the world will not be bright, night falls, and darkness will not envelop the world forever." It was such an understatement, but it was loud, which made Liu Zhixi's heart ripple, and made her try not to be afraid of the storm.

Came to the terrifying white world again, Liu Zhixi looked at this solemn white, only felt the paleness and fragility of life, life is really a wonderful reincarnation, the hospital has a newborn birthday every day, and there are constantly people here to the end. They bought two bouquets of elegant carnations and fruit gift boxes, and after registering at the front desk of the inpatient department, they walked to Lao Lei's ward. Before entering the house, through the glass of the door, they saw Lao Lei sleeping in the hospital bed by the window, the bright sunlight shining on his face, he looked peaceful and comfortable, enjoying the long-lost leisure.

He was visibly emaciated, and his face was haggard, and it could be seen that the torture of the disease and the side effects of chemotherapy had made him very painful. But his eyes were still shining, like a little beast being forced close to a cliff, still making the last efforts and attempts, still cherishing the dream of life, and trying to jump over the chasm and regain his life.

Liu Zhixi and Zeng Xiao pushed the door in, Lao Lei turned his head and saw that it was them, the light in his eyes became brighter, like two fireflies flying in his eyes, a happy smile appeared on his dark face, his right hand habitually took out his pocket, and then hung down his arm with some loss. His addiction to smoking returned, and he habitually looked for cigarettes before he suddenly realized that he was in the hospital.

"Are you here alone?" Liu Zhixi saw that Lao Lei was alone, and couldn't help asking. "Who else but me?" There was a crystal liquid flowing out of the corners of Lao Lei's eyes, he hurriedly covered it up, lowered his head and pretended to hold his glasses, and wiped away his tears by the way, "Your master and I divorced ten years ago, and our son was raised by her, and now he is in the field. "What about the poor students you sponsored?" As soon as Liu Zhixi's voice fell, Lao Lei's mobile phone rang, and he eagerly answered the phone, the other party's tone was very tough, blaming Lao Lei for not keeping his word and not calling them on time.

"Jiajia, it's not that I don't give you money, it's just that I'm in this situation now, and I really don't have the ability anymore, you understand more. After a while, I will sell the house and mail you the tuition and living expenses, anyway, I will be like this, and I will not have a few days to look forward to......" Lao Lei has been explaining earnestly to the other end of the phone.

"What are you doing this for? Don't you feel chilled that you funded these white-eyed wolves? After Lao Lei hung up the phone, Liu Zhixi said indignantly. Lao Lei was at ease, and laughed, "Zhixi, have you forgotten why everyone calls me 'Lao Lei'?" Isn't it because I learned Lei Feng and was helpful? The meaning of happiness is to give, not to reciprocate. In this life, I feel that I am also worth it, engaged in the industry I love, and fought for my ideals. Lao Lei's eyes were hidden behind the lenses, but Liu Zhixi saw that he was very serious.

Liu Zhixi received a university admission letter, and she did not choose to go to a bustling metropolis far from her hometown like Lin Sujin, but just filled in the colleges and universities in the provincial capital. When filling in the volunteer, Wenli always nagged in her ear, saying that she was too far away from home and she was reluctant, Liu Zhixi smiled noncommittally, from her two to seventeen years old, Wenli was absent from her fifteen years of growth. At this point, Liu Zhixi has always been obsessed, although now Wenli admits her and accepts her, but there is always a thorn in her heart, she has become accustomed to the pain caused by this thorn, and with the passage of time, this thorn has also grown into the flesh, but once she wants to pull it up, it is a sharp pain that tears her heart and lungs. She finally listened to Wenli's advice, Zeng Xiao made a special call, and after hearing about the college she applied for, she silently changed her choice.

Lin Sujin was admitted to the China Conservatory of Music, and before leaving, the Lin family held a grand banquet and invited relatives and friends to a five-star hotel for dinner. At the dinner table, everyone praised Lin Sujin, Lin Sujin looked like a lady, and the atmosphere was pushed to a climax with witty words and laughter at the dinner table. In the middle of the staggering, Lin Sujin suddenly got up and left the table, and after a few minutes, she entered the box, followed by a handsome and tall boy. She was a little shy but unabashedly announced that the boy next to her, Leng Jiang, the second son of the Leng family, was her boyfriend. The scene was quiet for a few seconds, and then there was an even bigger sensation, with some whistling, some slapping the table, and others shouting "kiss one". The Lin family's parents are very calm, it seems that they have known about it for a long time, and it is said that the Leng family now has business dealings with the Lin family, and the Lin family's parents are also in favor of Leng Jiang and their daughter.

Liu Zhixi shrank in the corner, without saying a word, silently savoring the exquisite dishes, but tears came out of her eyes, Shi Yue noticed her strange appearance, handed her a tissue, she pulled away her scattered hair, and said with a reluctant smile: "I'm fine, I'm really fine, this chilled snail mustard is really too spicy." Leng Jiang sat down amid the coaxing of everyone, although he had a cheerful smile on his face, there was always a deep sadness and coldness hidden in his eyes. He and Lin Sujin drank a glass of wine, his face was slightly drunk, and his eyes drifted in the direction of Liu Zhixi, but Lin Sujin took the opportunity to turn her face, and her attractive pink lips gently covered Leng Jiang's mouth. The banquet was suddenly like boiling water, bubbling with bubbles, and everyone's applause came and went, and some people even joked that "a noble son was born early".

Liu Zhixi's heart was dripping with blood, Leng Jiang was like an executioner, cutting off her legs, making her attachment to him deeper and deeper, and she couldn't leave without permission, so that her mind could only be tied to his body. He used to be her dream, they can always meet somewhere, the drowning in Thailand, if it wasn't for Leng Jiang who saved her in time, she would have died in Huangquan. It stands to reason that she should be grateful, and she should be happy with his happiness, but she is a mortal, not a Buddha who purifies all sentient beings, she has her seven emotions and six desires, and her love-hate entanglement, she can't do it as if nothing happened, she can't look at the person she loves the most hugging others in her arms, and she sends blessings with joy.

At the end of the banquet, the adults stayed to play mahjong, and the young people went to KTV to sing together, Lin Sujin was born with a good voice, and she must be the focus of the audience, she sang and danced well, and everyone's eyes followed her. Leng Jiang sat abnormally on the side, did not order a song, and people with good deeds always encouraged him to sing a duet with Lin Sujin, but he politely declined. Several boys ran up to the stage and confessed to Lin Sujin with the strength of wine, and there was a commotion on the scene. Liu Zhixi sat in the most inconspicuous position, quietly watching everyone, swiping her mobile phone from time to time to read information to pass the time. I don't know when, Leng Jiang took a glass of wine and sat next to her quietly, she moved to the side with some caution, trying not to sit too close to Leng Jiang. She loved him in her heart and wanted to be close to him, but now he belonged to someone else, and her grandmother told her since she was a child that other people's things should not be touched or taken indiscriminately.

"Zhixi, don't hate me, please." Leng Jiang frowned, his eyes red. "Leng Jiang, I don't hate you, really." She turned her head away from letting him see her tears, "I'm glad you've found a good match." "Zhixi, you..., alas..."Leng Jiang sat back in the center of the crowded box.

"One-two-one, one-two-one!" The military training of freshmen is in full swing on the university campus, and the university where Liu Zhixi is studying is directed to train national defense students, so the senior and junior national defense students are allowed to serve as military training coaches for them on the nearby Shuilou platform. A group of tall and burly national defense students, wearing white navy uniforms, meticulously asked them to do physical training, Liu Zhixi's major is finance, and most of the girls in the class are girls, and many girls can't stand the high-intensity training, so they have asked the instructor to intercede. Liu Zhixi's coach in their class is a junior senior, when girls are chattering around him, he will secretly blush, he has a nice name - Xin Chenxi, his smile is also like the first ray of light in the sky, giving people infinitely beautiful reverie.

After the day's intensive training was disbanded, everyone dragged their tired bodies and scattered like sand. The road from the cafeteria back to the dormitory is Liu Zhixi's favorite walk, and the tall French plane trees on both sides of the road have begun to lose their leaves, whirling and flying in the wind, like light butterflies decorating faded old dreams. In the evening breeze, with a faint fragrance of osmanthus flowers, the fragrance of the attack penetrates into the nasal cavity, making people have the illusion of forest bathing, as if walking in the colorful paradise of Luoying, all you see is beautiful, and everything you encounter is good. "Liu Zhixi, huh?" She was enjoying the tranquility with her eyes closed, and suddenly a nice male voice sounded, she heard her name, and subconsciously opened her eyes, it turned out to be Xin Chenxi.

"Oh, Instructor Xin, hello." Liu Zhixi thought that he must have seen his own delirious appearance, and he didn't feel a little empty. "Your English is awesome, and the English newsletter you write is very good." Xin Chenxi pursed her thin lips and smiled. "Oh, this, thank you!" She always felt ashamed in the face of other people's praise, as if she was not qualified to have the kindness of others. She once read in a book that children who lack love from an early age are prone to form this kind of personality. In the past, when her grandmother was there, she was carefree, and later came to the Su family, in the face of difficulties and provocations, she really had an indescribable suffering, like walking on thin ice, like sitting on pins and needles, and facing everything carefully, maybe it was then that she formed this kind of character, I shouldn't get the kindness of others.

"Zhixi, what skin care products do you use? Your skin is so good! Luo Tang gently touched Liu Zhixi's facial skin with his hand, which was moist and elastic. I don't use skin care products," Liu Zhixi replied lightly, "I just use facial cleanser every day." "You use a Gucci facial cleanser?" Luo Cheng saw Liu Zhixi open the small bag, revealing a Gucci facial cleanser. "No, no, that's what my mother has to bring me, I always go to the boutiques around the school and buy more than 20 yuan a piece." Liu Zhixi took out a large bottle of moisturizing water purchased online, poured some into the palm of her hand, and gently patted her face. "Zhixi, your mother is so good to you! You are so happy! Luo Tang said enviously. Liu Zhixi was stunned for a moment, and then smiled, but her heart was mixed, when did she become the object of envy of others, and abandoned her Wenli since she was a child, and became a good wife and mother who devoted herself to her children.

Luo Tang is a lovely girl, not a stunning beauty, but her simplicity and kindness make people want to get close to her, as soon as they see her, they are like a spring breeze, and they don't have to hide their thoughts in front of her, and they don't have to intrigue. Liu Zhixi and Luo Cheng are in the same dormitory, it can be seen that Luo Cheng has been cared for since she was a child, her parents, and even her elderly grandparents have sent her to school, and there are a bunch of people standing in Wuyang, making the already small dormitory even more crowded.

Wenli was also going to ask the driver at home to send Liu Zhixi to school, but Liu Zhixi remembered Wen Li's "success and victory" before the college entrance examination, but she still rejected Wenli stubbornly. Liu Zhixi packed a few daily clothes, brought some daily necessities in her backpack, dragged her suitcase, and took the high-speed train to the provincial capital.

After cleaning up, Liu Zhixi lay on the top bunk, watching "Longman English and Chinese Double Solution" by light, the dormitory was renovated from the old house of the former teacher, and no air conditioning was installed, Liu Zhixi bought a socket, plugged it into the socket on the desk in the lower bunk, and then connected it, she put a small electric fan at the head of the bed. The cool wind was blowing, and there were still some droplets of water on her body that had not completely dried after taking a shower, so she felt very cool.

Luo Tang was peeling oranges opposite, heard the sound of turning a book, and asked a little vaguely while chewing: "Zhixi, what are you looking at?" Liu Zhixi smiled slightly, "Romance novels." Luo Cheng asked incredulously, "You are such a calm and wise person, you can also read romance novels?" Liu Zhixi glanced at her, stretched her limbs, lay down comfortably, and said softly, "Do you read romance novels?" ”

Luo Tang buried his head and stuffed a petal of orange into his mouth, "I like it, my favorite romance novel is "The Last of Us" by Huainan in September. Liu Zhixi felt that this name was very familiar, and suddenly remembered that on her birthday that year, the movie that Su Huai invited her to watch was adapted from this novel. At that time, Su Huai was still that carefree happy teenager, and she and Leng Jiang secretly fell in love, she couldn't help but sigh, time is like a big hand, plucking the harp of fate, but some tunes are cheerful, some are tear-jerking, but no matter what, the curtain will always come to an end and the song will end and people will disperse. After only three years, the memories are hidden in the depths of the heart, and only when people are brought up will they look for the faded past, and no matter how they are recolored, the memories are no longer as vivid as ever.

Under the scorching sun, Liu Zhixi wore camouflage uniforms and practiced standing military posture with everyone, and instructor Xin Chenxi looked at a group of girls, her face was red and her ears were red, and she was sweating profusely, and she couldn't help but feel a little unbearable. The deputy instructor Fu Hongtao is at the same level as him, always unsmiling, with rough facial features on his dark face, but he looks bold and rough. Luo Tangerine was physically exhausted, a little unbearable, her legs trembled uncontrollably, and Liu Zhixi looked at her worriedly. Instructor Xin noticed her strange appearance, he frowned, thought for a moment, and motioned for Luo Tang to go to the side to rest.

Instructor Fu's face darkened, and he drank, "It's only been so long, I can't stand it, go on!" Hang on! Instructor Xin was refuted in public, his face couldn't hold back, but he didn't show a gloomy, "She has reached the limit of her physical fitness." "Instructor Xin, you can't let the students go so far, if this is during the war years, she will either be a deserter or the first to fall!" Fu Hongtao made a tiger face and insisted on his own point of view.

Luo Cheng saw that the two instructors were arguing for herself, she was in a dilemma, and she really couldn't continue to hold on, the sun was shining on her dizzy, and this morning because she was in a hurry she didn't eat breakfast, her stomach was empty and she protested, and she was weak and weak. Suddenly, her feet were soft, and she fell backwards softly, but fortunately, the girl behind her reacted quickly and quickly supported her. Seeing this, Instructor Fu couldn't say anything more, Liu Zhixi offered to send Luo Tang to the infirmary. The doctor diagnosed Luo Cheng as suffering from heat stroke, hypoglycemia caused by not eating breakfast, and performing high-intensity physical labor, so he was temporarily unconscious. Luo Cheng lay on the bed and took a drip, Liu Zhixi settled her down, and went out to buy fruits and food.

When I came out of the school gate, there was a cake chain shop, and the bread baked tasted very good, and Luo Cheng often pulled Liu Zhixi to come, and she knew that Luo Cheng loved the durian mille-feuille here. Walking through the rows of shelves, she saw the durian mille-feuille in the fresh-keeping freezer, pointed with her finger, and motioned for the waiter to bring it to her. The waiter smiled apologetically, "Classmate, I'm sorry, this last durian mille-feuille, that man asked for it." Liu Zhixi followed her gaze and saw a man in a white shirt and tie, he was about twenty-five years old, carrying an official bag, and was picking out milk drinks.

"Sir, I'm sorry, can you give me this durian mille-feuille? My friend is sick and it's her favorite food. Liu Zhixi hesitated, but decided to come forward and ask. The man had thick eyebrows and big eyes, revealing a heroic but not aggressive spirit, and he said without thinking: "But my girlfriend also loves to eat." Liu Zhixi hesitated, not knowing how to answer, but he laughed heartily, revealing a mouthful of bright teeth, "It's okay, let it be given to you." Liu Zhixi was stunned, and before she could say thank you, the man had already checked out and went out, she looked at his back and thanked him again and again.