When Mr. Fang Yuan heard that He Tiantian was going back to China, he put down his wine glass and ran to the watch shop on the Champs-Élysées.

"Don't you have half a year left?"

"In that six months, I had already applied for an internship at the Chinese branch of a French company."

"It's hard to graduate with a master's degree in France, are you okay?"

"Underestimate me so much? Absolutely. I will be back again in June. After that, he basically won't come back. “

"It's a pity......"

"What a pity?"

"I thought you'd stay here, even if you didn't like Paris, you could go to another city, or even another European country."

"I want to eat xiao long bao so much." He Tiantian said with a grin.

"There's that too."

"What was once difficult to do in the sea, except that Wushan is not a cloud."

Fang Yuan could no longer experience this sense of belonging, and as he entered middle age, he became more and more lonely. Like a vine that has lost its roots, clinging to the communication and climbing wildly, but unable to turn back and find its own place in the intertwined roots. It's not so much regret as envy. He will never be able to go back, his parents have already transferred all the assets in the country here, sacrificing everything to save his life and his well-being.

"When are you going to leave?"

"I'm going to Europe for a lap and then I'll go back."

"And what about your route? Do you want a guide? ”

"You're so busy, and you're not interested, don't do it. I'm going to take a car to Italy, then to Switzerland, and back. “

"I'll help you arrange a place to stay. Don't reject me. “

He Tiantian didn't insist anymore, she had nothing to do with Fang Yuan, but in fact she was very sympathetic to him. There was no need to refuse such cruelty to him one last time. He knew that Fang Yuan had studios in several cities, specializing in helping Chinese people in Europe design and decorate their homes, and because he himself traveled a lot, he had his houses in Rome and Bern. When I was with him, I always wanted to see it, but I got lost in his crazy and ridiculous social interactions, and when I calmed down, I didn't have a chance, and now it's a great opportunity.

"You go from Paris to Switzerland, and from Switzerland along the Alps, to Philemerald, and finally to Rome. From Rome back to Paris. The scenery will be better this way. ”

"You also know that I am a rough person, you arrange, I don't have to worry about it."

"I'm really not reassured......"

He Tiantian deliberately coquettishly said: "Don't, travel alone, and it is properly arranged, I have been looking forward to it for several years." ”

The boss coughed and expressed dissatisfaction. Fang Yuan greeted the boss knowingly, and then pushed the door and left. Before leaving, let He Tiantian come to his house in the afternoon to discuss the details. He Tiantian looked at him leaving, and suddenly remembered that when he had just met him, he was also wearing such a windbreaker, wearing a knitted collar, and a warm smile. It's only been two years now, and it's like a lifetime away.

The French boss was very friendly, and he regretted keeping He Tiantian, and he also calculated his salary with her very sharply. Speaking of which, as long as you work five hours a day in this small shop, you can earn 5,000 euros, which can not only meet your expenses for a month, but also save a small amount. At a time when Chinese are traveling abroad, staying in France is a good idea, at least financially. If you go to nearby Galeries Lafayette to do a full-time BA, it is possible to become a store manager in a few days, and it is relatively easy to get 10,000 euros. But the more tempting it is, the more I miss Shanghai. She has become accustomed to pretending and scheming locals, and the urine on the corner of the subway station, can smile generously at lazy and inefficient civil servants, scold the thieves in the cloak of public welfare with a rope with swear words, don't mind the inexplicable superiority that others show because your French is not standard enough, no longer make a fuss about the sudden delay of the train and it turned out to be another strike, can smile in the face of the ignorant French's ridicule of Chinese culture, and then elegantly refute it. But she couldn't find a reason to convince herself to stay in this foreign country, and the original enthusiasm for going abroad has been exhausted in just two years, and only the arrow of returning to her heart remains. She especially hated the endless parties of the French, and the pretentious, explicit peers who lined up every time, and who made her feel insecure about sexuality, which had something to do with the loss of her heart in the first place.

Fang Yuan arranged a small room for her by the Bern River for her to live temporarily, and the house was well equipped and clean. He Tiantian looked around the Old Town, found that there were Chinese people buying watches everywhere, went to see the clock tower, bought some local chocolates, saw the Parliament Building, and the beautiful Step Cathedral, Spitzburg. The bear in Bear City went to rest again, and she heard many classmates complain, but what she didn't understand was, what is so beautiful about the bear? In addition to the quiet beauty of Lake Thun, which is unforgettable, what a boring city? After a few days of hastily staying, he refused the polite guidance of his friend arranged by Mr. Fang Yuan, and hurried to the next stop, Fei Lengcui. This nice name is actually a Florentine translation of Xu Zhimo's version, all kinds of ancient buildings, all kinds of sculptures, all kinds of artworks, famous paintings, and other Renaissance legacy, which can make anyone who studies art get lost here. But He Tiantian studied economics, she couldn't be elegant, she only had a few days, and she couldn't mutate into a literary and artistic young man. Ate some delicious Italian food, stayed for two days, and arrived in Rome. The City of Seven Hills is full of churches, and as the center of Catholicism, there is also a small country called the Vatican. However, this is the second time I have visited, and the second time the visitor perspective will be boring. In winter, Rome loves to rain, the temperature is close to freezing, and you always have to wear goose down clothes as thick as a thick quilt to have the courage to go out to enjoy the mountains and rivers. casually took a turn and ended the trip in general.

After returning to Paris, she packed her bags and quietly waited for the sunrise tomorrow. The French owner suddenly called and said that a Chinese lady was looking for her in the store.

In this way, after ending a boring trip to Europe, He Tiantian met Chen Si again. And this time, He Tiantian felt that she had come to find her. She walked into the store, and the boss was lobbying Chen Si with a professional smile that had taught her, holding a piece of Lady Longines and recommending it hard. Although there were few customers in the store, in order to avoid causing annoyance and anger after the previous boss's lobbying failed, He Tiantian pulled Chen Si and left quickly.

"You...... Is there something wrong with me? ”

"Thank you."

"Why thank me?"

"I've heard that you, along with your uncle, have provided key clues to my sister's case."

"Isn't that what every Chinese citizen should do?"

"Anyway, thank you."

"No, you don't." He Tiantian remembered the last unpleasant meeting, and it was better to end it soon today.

Chen Si nodded, "I want to treat you to a cup of coffee." “

"You're not going to splash me with coffee, are you?" He Tiantian deliberately quipped.

"No, it won't." Chen Si suddenly bent his eyebrows and smiled.

He Tiantian took her to the café he frequented, and Chen Si ordered a cup of Caramel Macchitao, which was actually a domestic caramel macchiato. In Italian, macchiato means branding. In the French order, the word should be imported. He Tiantian's eyes kept staring at her hand, wondering what posture to use to avoid elegance and not embarrassment if she spilled coffee on herself.

"You still have half a year to graduate, right?"

"Well, I'll be home tomorrow though."

Chen Si removed his hand from the coffee cup, which made He Tiantian breathe a sigh of relief. Chen Si grew his mouth, "You will return to China tomorrow?" It seems like I couldn't have come at the right time. “

"When the time comes, I may not come back if I go back."

"That's just as well."

"Are you playing here?"

"I came with a friend."

A friend, generally supposed to be a male friend, is basically a boyfriend. He Tiantian thought to himself.

"What about you? Is the study coming to an end? How many years have you been here? “

"I'm in my second year and plan to stay for a few more years."

"You're in Naples, right?"

"Well, I'm going to be an undergraduate now, and I'll see it in graduate school in the future."

"The security there is not good, and it is not convenient for a girl, right?"

"Paris isn't safe either, aren't you okay too?"

"That's right."

Chen Si didn't talk much, but he was much better than half a year ago, and gently talked about his profession and some life in Italy. It's more that He Tiantian is expressing the urgent idea of returning home to Ming, the hometown of Yue. Both of them refilled the coffee, and they actually knew each other as they knew each other, from small talk, to slowly having some emotions and resonance, and the embarrassment of the first meeting was gone.

The more He Tiantian stared at Chen Si's eyes, the more special he felt. Chen Jing's eyes from a few years ago are still fresh in his memory, they are sharp, strong, and ominous. Reading Bailuyuan by himself, when Mr. Zhu commented on Bai Ling's eyes, he said that her eyes were born like a man. Chen Jing also gave herself that feeling. And Chen Si, that look seems to be flowing forever, gentle, mature, quiet, charming, and sometimes flashes the strength of her sister. A woman like flowing water must be used to describe this kind of woman. Unlike every time she looks in the mirror, she can see loneliness, but she can't see her vulnerability, so she decided to test her.

"Why don't you ever ask about Chu Li's situation?"

Chen Si did not speak.

"When he came to me for the Chinese New Year last year, he was very sick."

He Tiantian paused, but she didn't catch any emotional changes. Chen Si still looked at her lightly, without a trace of urgency and anxiety. "Wearing a thin shirt in the winter, I fainted on the spot in the restaurant. I don't think he knew any people in Shanghai, so my uncle and I sent him to the hospital for surgery. He was in a hurry to leave, saying that he was going back for the New Year, and after three days in the hospital, he ran away by himself. He Tiantian couldn't help but laugh softly when he thought of Chu Li's naked appearance.

Chen Si didn't seem to be interested in the slightest, so she stopped there, feeling that the atmosphere was inexplicably awkward. After a while, Chen Si got up to say goodbye.

"Good luck getting home." Chen Si stretched out his right hand to He Tiantian.

That was the third time she saw Chen Si, and it was also the last time.

He Tiantian looked at her back as she left in a hurry, drowning in the white, black-skinned crowd. A burst of sympathy for Chu Li surged in his heart. "You have always been in love, but the old people have long forgotten each other."