8 Chapter 8

Because Xiang Feiran didn't know what to do, Fang Suining chattered and complained about him for two hours, bitterly stating that his six relatives didn't recognize oil and salt, and their hearts were harder than stones, from hiking when she was a child and letting a girl carry a kettle (although it was her own) to when she grew up and refused to sign her biology test paper on behalf of her father (58 points), and finally complained that he sent six sci (monsters but still in the human realm) papers in his three years of undergrad, and the third senior brother began to lay on the floor in the laboratory, The list of crimes is longer than the list of the property of the Heshen family.

Shang Ming Baoan listened quietly, most of the time he had no brains to stand on the same front with Fang Suining, and occasionally whispered justice twice and was ruthlessly suppressed.

It wasn't until the second half of the night that the root of the ear finally calmed down with Fang Suining's sleep, but Shang Mingbao's mind was still very clear.

No matter how insomnia I have today, I can't go downstairs. Otherwise, how can you explain that you run into him again? Will someone be unable to sleep for days on end? It seemed that she had come on purpose, knowing to meet him; to see him.

Because of this subtle thought, she straightened up on the bed and opened her eyes until dawn, until the rooster crowed three times, she felt that her eyelids were heavy, and she fell asleep.

Breakfast was customary at eight o'clock, and Shang Mingbao got up with his fate.

Xiang's breakfast is quite varied, such as stone-ground soybean milk, multigrain porridge, steamed egg custard, a few cages of crystal clear shrimp dumplings, steamed pork ribs, glutinous rice chicken wrapped in lotus leaves, golden and fluffy mala cakes, and pineapple oil and toast made by Shang Mingbao, a Hong Kong native.

Because it was more abundant than the previous two days, Shang Mingbao immediately understood in his heart: Xiang Feiran would also come early.

She was so depressed that she couldn't reach four or six, but her heart rang with this intuition, wondering who had struck her bell. Sure enough, I heard the smiling greeting of the housekeeper behind him: "Morning, remarkable." ”

"Early."

This voice was not far from Shang Mingbao, she didn't look back, her face hung down and she was very attentive to scrolling Weibo, until a cold breeze passed by her, and the chair he had sat on last night was pulled away.

Shang Mingbao raised his face and greeted Fang Suining: "Morning." ”

He sat with his back to the window, the horizontal window behind him was like a picture frame, and the dark green bamboo forest was painted in different shades by the morning light, and the wind poured in, blowing the purple pine grass in the clay pot under the windowsill.

Hearing the greeting, he let out a lukewarm "um", took out a white porcelain tea cup from the tea tray with his fingertips, and poured himself a cup of raw Pu'er with the pot.

Fang Suining suddenly wanted to eat yogurt cereal, so he got up and went to the sideboard, where there were only two people left at the huge round table. The sound of water pouring into the tea soup stopped, and Xiang Feiran suddenly asked, "Didn't you lose sleep last night?" ”

Shang Mingbao's heart jumped heavily. It's just that he cares about her sleep, but there seems to be a layer of subtext underneath, as if asking why he didn't see her last night.

She answered, trying to lift her mind and lie: "Well, I went to bed very early yesterday.

Xiang Feiran brought the cup to the corner of his lips, and before drinking, his eyes paused on her face for a moment, and he debunked it flatly: "I will go back to make up for sleep when I finish it." ”

Are dark circles so noticeable? Know how to get a concealer before you go out......

It is not difficult to guess the little girl's thoughts, Xiang Feiran thought that she was embarrassed, thought about it, and said: "I won't be there for the next few days, if you want to see flowers at night, go downstairs at any time, don't worry." ”

"Where are you going?" Shang Mingbao subconsciously asked, "Are you going into the mountain again?" ”

She already knew from Fang Suining's mouth that half of his annual vacation was spent in the mountains, not only in the deep mountains of Lingnan, but also in the plateaus and mountains, and even in places where there was a lack of signals.

Xiang Feiran's eyes were slightly raised, as if he was a little surprised by her concern and directness.

"It's just something." His wording is full of boundaries.

Shang Mingbao was stunned for a moment, no longer looked at Tang Songcao behind him, and instead lowered his eyelashes, looking intently at the one-third of an acre in front of him.

When Fang Suining came back with a glass bowl full of cereal, the two didn't seem to have spoken a word, one was concentrating on reading the latest literature pushed in the mailbox, and the other was swiping Weibo with a star-chasing trumpet, and the air was as quiet as if it was still.

After this breakfast, they didn't see each other for days. After Fang Suining mentioned it, Shang Mingbao knew that he was going to work-study.

"Working in a coffee shop." Fang Suining said.

Shang Mingbao didn't understand very well. Although life here is far from her daily life, it is still quality and fine. It stands to reason that Xiang Feiran does not need to work and study to earn living expenses.

"It's hard to say...... Although Fang Suining looks very arrogant, he has the precious sense of proportion inherited from this kind of family, in short: "He has his own ideas." ”

Two days later, Fang Suining wanted to go back to the city to take opera classes, so he brought Shang Mingbao with them, and they planned to wait until after class to go shopping and visit the store, and it was best to spend time until 90 o'clock in the evening before going back.

The opera class is a private lesson by a famous teacher, and the management is strict, and no onlookers are allowed to accompany them. Fang Suining's brain circuit was a kind of surprise, both afraid that Shang Mingbao would be bored and waiting, and afraid that she would wander around and get lost, the light bulb above her head flashed, and she found a male classmate with a very strong relationship to accompany her.

Fang Suining: "You go shopping first, I'll come to you after class." ”

The male classmates are very handsome, and they are somewhat similar to their pink wall male stars. Shang Mingbao is not a twisted character, since this is the case, she simply generously picked a few places of interest and asked the male classmates to take her around.

The two walked from the historical district to the boutique, and then to the Xijiang River, and finally unanimously proposed to find a place to drink.

When looking for a drink shop according to word-of-mouth ranking on the review software, the rating and atmosphere of the French coffee commune are very eye-catching, although the average consumption is also the highest, but the male student made up his mind and picked up his mobile phone as if he was a regular customer: "I know there is one, the atmosphere and production are very good." ”

Men are creatures who read the dishes, even if they are just young high school students, they already understand this set. He expected that Shang Mingbao was a young lady, and he couldn't take it when he waited for the idle shop, so he was willing to endure the pain and cut the meat.

For the sake of insurance, he also privately sent a WeChat message to consult Suining below. After walking hundreds of meters along the river embankment, Fang Suining's reply text message also arrived, saying that it happened that her brother was also working part-time here.

The coffee commune sits on the bank of the river, with a pure white rain-washed faΓ§ade and glass windows facing the Xijiang River, the bar by the window is already overcrowded, and the open-air area is also full of people.

When he saw the slender metal nameplate, Shang Mingbao already felt bad in his heart, and the introduction of the male classmate was just right: "Brother Suining works part-time here, I just can ask him to recommend it, maybe you can get a discount." ”

It was about an illusion, and after pushing open the glass door, the male classmate felt that she seemed to be a little nervous and uncomfortable. Could it be that the atmosphere of the coffee shop is too ambiguous, too dating-like, so she is shy? The male classmates were a little complacent.

Shang Mingbao was really nervous, she was afraid that as soon as she raised her face, she would fall into a cold, familiar look behind the counter.

The male classmate looked around and asked, "Which is Brother Suining?" Do you recognize it? ”

Shang Mingbao did a few seconds of mental construction before raising his gaze.

No. The hostesses in this store are all very beautiful, but there is no Xiang Feiran in the busy shuttle figures.

"Excuse me......" Shang Mingbao asked the clerk behind the order: "Is Xiang Feiran there?" ”

-

The call bell of Plants vs. Zombies rang for a long time, and finally was groped and hung up by a slender hand with green tendons.

Yesterday was the weekend, the performance was long, and after the end, I went to the billiards room to win a few billiards, so that Xiang Feiran is a little out of spirit now. After finding out that it was a call from the coffee shop, I didn't hesitate to swipe right to pick it up.

"Say." He coughed, his voice hoarse.

"Someone is looking for it, how do you get it?" The store manager was making a phone call in the background, leaning out to look at the two high school students in front of the cash register: "It seems to be your sister, bring a boyfriend." Or would you like to take a leave of absence today? ”

The eyes that had been half-asleep slowly opened after these words.

No one in the family knew about Xiang Feiran playing a band in a bar, and everyone thought that he was working in a coffee shop, and he had been hiding it well because of the cover of this coffee shop. But Fang Suining actually brought his early boyfriend to him, which really exceeded his expectations.

Xiang Feiran rubbed his face to sober himself up, and said, "I'll be there soon, let her wait for a while." ”

The rehearsal room was located not far from the river embankment, Xiang Feiran cleaned himself up as quickly as possible, stepped over the lead singer who was sleeping like death at the door without squinting, and grabbed the car keys and went out.

The silver road bike lowered its center of gravity and turned through the junction building, crossing the zebra crossing at breakneck speed. After a grinding sound like the tip of a pen brushing the surface of rice paper, the wheels stopped at the side door of the cafΓ©.

Shang Mingbao sat on the low table by the window with a cup of mixed fruit punch, as if he felt something, raised his eyes, and happened to capture the last scene of Xiang Feiran's long legs crossing the steps.

How did you come from the outside?

Xiang Feiran hurried to the backstage, and while tying the strap of the coffee-colored apron at the back of his waist, he asked the store manager, "Where is my sister?" ”

The store manager raised his chin in one direction and teased: "It's okay, Brother Fei, don't introduce you to such a beautiful sister?" ”

Xiang Feiran heard that something was wrong, raised his eyes, and became expressionless.

The windows are bright and clear, reflecting the vast river. On the dark blue afternoon light, beautiful boys and girls sit opposite each other.

Shang Mingbao wore an oversized red and black pinzo British-style shirt today, open, with a white vest with thin shoulder straps, straight collarbones and shoulders and neck, and a light gray pleated skirt with knight boots.

I didn't wear makeup, but I was completely different from the elementary school students I saw in the mountains.

Xiang Feiran first looked at the male high school student opposite her for a few seconds, and then knocked on the bar, "Shang Mingbao." ”

The store was quiet, and his voice was neither loud nor small, and everyone looked back for a while. The male classmate also turned his head along the way, and after seeing his face clearly, he said "it" from the bottom of his heart.

Shang Mingbao was choked, covered his mouth with a tissue and coughed several times. When she arrived at the counter, the flush on her ears did not subside, and she obediently called: "Brother Feiran." ”

Xiang Feiran didn't greet her, nor did he ask her why she was here, but asked bluntly: "What to drink?" ”

Because of the speed of the room, Shang Mingbao has never drunk coffee or wine. She stared at the menu for a long time, or the male classmate next to her asked, "Do you have any recommendations?" ”

Xiang Feiran had no time to study coffee, and casually captured a line in his lowered gaze: "Sun-dried Yergashepze." ”

The male classmate didn't know much either, and in line with the clear principle of trusting all adults, he said "oh", "That's it." ”

Xiang Feiran then asked, "What about you?" ”

Shang Mingbao was still thinking about it, and the male classmate called intimately: "Babe, you drink this, Spanish latte, I tried it before, it is sweet, and the milky taste is also very good, it suits you." ”

No one will take "babe" as a person's official English name until they take the initiative to explain it.

Xiang Feiran didn't either.

Shang Mingbao thought about it: "No, I also want this Yergacheffe." ”

The male classmates said, "Okay, then drink the same as me." ”

When he was about to show the payment code, the machine had already printed out a small receipt under Xiang Feiran's operation: "Count me in." ”

The male classmates will come to the meeting: "Thank you, brother." ”

Xiang Feiran gave him a polite, point-to-point smile, this smile appeared on other people's faces without any problem, but he looked cold, and he was not easy to mess with.

He called a barista to place an order with him, which is called efficient, but in fact, he is based on his IQ and is purely based on the gourd.

When the two of them started making it at the counter, the male classmate found out that the name of the coffee was pure sweet and sweet, and it was not a drink like snow top coffee at all, but a hand-poured coffee bean called "Yirgachefe", and he regretted it in his heart. He hasn't reached the point where he drinks coffee without milk, and the American style is better with ice.

While waiting boredly, he attached Shang Mingbao: "Has Brother Fang Suining always dragged like this?" Or did I just do something that made him look unpleasant? ”

Shang Mingbao: "Hey, you have a good question." ”

Male classmate: "? ”

Shang Mingbao reversed PUA: "He just doesn't like to make expressions, and the solution is aimed at you?" You don't want to be so strong with ego, and he also invites you to coffee. ”

Male classmate: "......"

The pink smug on his body suddenly disappeared, as he found that Shang Mingbao did not have any ingredients in him that wanted to please him.

At the countertop, the barista half-jokingly asked, "Now high school students are in love so early?" You don't care? ”

Xiang Feiran lowered his eyes and held the pot, his hand was very steady, and the hot water hung into a straight line: "I can't care." ”

"The boy is a little bit off, and he doesn't deserve your sister." Barista evaluates objectively.

Xiang Feiran was expressionless and noncommittal: "Everyone likes it." ”

A few minutes later, the two cups were finished by hand, Shang Mingbao went to the food counter, watched Xiang Feiran put an anti-scald shell on the paper cup, and asked, "Which cup did you make?" ”

"I made it bad." Xiang Feiran did not shy away from it, "You drink another." ”

He's going to punch his ass, he learned it five minutes ago.

Shang Mingbao didn't speak, and looked at him insistently. Xiang Feiran had no choice but to nod one of the cups with his fingertips: "This." ”

Shang Mingbao took the cup away, not knowing that he lied to her, she still took the cup that the other person had brewed.

The business in the store was busy, and there was an endless stream of customers and takeaway brothers who came to take orders, and Shang Mingbao made way for others and gradually retreated to the edge.

But he was reluctant to leave.

After standing quietly for a few seconds, Xiang Feiran called her name. She raised her face and said "um", her mind rippled and waited for his next step.

"Not leaving?" He raised an eyebrow slightly.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he drove people away, Shang Mingbao was convinced, pursed his lips unhappily, and said simply: "Okay, then I'll go first." ”

"Wait." He stopped her again.

This time, he opened the glass case, took out a slice of blueberry cheese cake from it, and packed it in a cardboard box: "This sweet, neutralize it." ”

Shang Mingbao hadn't tasted the bitterness of pure hand washing, and he didn't understand what he meant for a while, only knowing that he gave her a piece of cake.

The rich aroma wafted through every crevice of the carton and lingered on the tip of her nose.

When she takes the cardboard box, she wants to ask you when you will leave work, or when you will be home, those evening primroses have already bloomed, and since he left, the sleepless night is no longer fun.

But she didn't ask, and Xiang Feiran had already sent off the guest: "See you back, pleasant." ”

The glass door jingled, reflecting the backs of the two walking out of the store. The store manager leaned over at this time, and patted Xiang Feiran on the chest with the back of his hand as if teasingly: "Two cups of coffee and a cake, a total of one hundred and ninety-seven, WeChat or Alipay?" ”

Xiang Feiran didn't bother to complain about grabbing money from their store, and called up the payment code: "Give an employee discount." ”

With a tick, the balance that had been plumped up by playing billiards in the past two days dropped again, and the store manager sighed twice: "I said, your dad sits in Cullinan, are you poor like this?" I can't take care of myself, and I still sponsor those children in the mountains? ”

Xiang Feiran ignored the first half of the sentence very steadily, and only replied the second half of the sentence: "After so many years, it can't be broken at this time." ”

"Are there a few who will take the college entrance examination next year?"

"Hmm."

The store manager doesn't know his family history, and he can't figure out how he is rich at first time, sometimes so poor that people can't wait to support him for a piece of five cents, but his temperament looks like he is full of pampering, very dual. But in any case, the brother's charity was supported, and the store manager finally said bluntly: "Let them come here to work after the college entrance examination." ”

Xiang Feiran only smiled when he confessed his affection, and his eyes passed through the panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows and landed in the outdoor seating area.

The two didn't leave, resting outside to watch the river view. The male classmate took a sip of coffee, his brows furrowed. Fuck, how is it worse than instant shabu-shabu water......

But in front of the girl, he still managed his expression in time, swallowed the water of hell, and said: "It's okay, this is a very famous coffee bean in Ethiopia, you try it, there is a sour aroma of oranges in Huiganli." β€”from Baidu a minute ago.

Shang Mingbao took a shallow taste, and his face turned into a bitter ball. Oh my God, that's it? She now respects her older siblings who drank coffee as water.

"It's a little unaccustomed to drinking hand punch for the first time." The male classmate took the trouble and taught her: "You try a few more bites and feel the fruity flavor of the orange and the floral aroma of jasmine inside." ”

This sense of taste is about to evolve into metaphysics, and Shang Mingbao will be skeptical. She spared her life, and she didn't plan to finish drinking this cup, but the other party was so persuasive, and thought that this was Xiang Feiran, and with a thought, she held the cup and carefully tasted a few sips.

- It would have been a good summer afternoon, if she had followed the doctor's advice and didn't take chances and touch her coffee.

The speed of the room came without warning.

The male classmate saw that her face was gloomy, and he didn't feel anything wrong at first, because her complexion was originally whiter than others.

It wasn't until Shang Mingbao leaned against the wall as if he had suddenly been unloaded with a backbone, that his face changed: "Babe? Shang Mingbao? ”

Shang Mingbao didn't have any strength in his body, every pore on his body was sweating, and between his lips opening and closing, he could only emit faint and vague syllables.

My heart hurts. Her right hand was nervously pressed against her heart, as if that would make her angina less painful.

The male classmate had never seen this battle, and he had already been frightened into a situation, pushed away the chair and subconsciously took a step back, and then stepped forward, his voice trembling: "You, are you allergic to anything?" ”

That's the only thing he thought about, but the box of cheesecakes, which was rich in allergens, hadn't even had time to open it.

It is easy for people to raise the decibel level in panic, and for a while, the people at the surrounding tables turned their heads when they heard it, and the customers in the store were infected by abnormal movements, and they also whispered to their necks.

"What's wrong?"

"Looks like there's something wrong with a girl?"

Xiang Feiran took off half of his apron and paused after saying this.

"Thin road, eye-catching! Has this happened before? Passers-by shouted with concern.

The boy's face turned pale: "I don't know, I don't know!" ”

"You girl, you don't know!"

"Are there any doctors here? Are there any doctors or nurses? "Someone called.

Someone exclaimed, and everyone's eyes focused on the electronic watch on her left wrist.

"Hit the streets! My heart beat two hundred! What about 120?! ”

On the bony wrist, the LCD dial is a warning bright red, indicating the wearer's current heart rate of 239.

This has broken through the cognitive limit of normal people's heart rate, but it is not the highest time for Shang Mingbao.

As soon as the emergency call page was brought up, the male classmate's cold and sweaty fingertips had not yet fallen, and a faint voice was heard: "Don't ......"

Shang Mingbao shook his head at him with great difficulty. Although her lips were white and she could not breathe, her eyes were still clear, but it was very painful to watch.

β–‘β–‘ really can't be touched, the doctor really didn't lie, but as long as you slow down, slow down...... You can get through it. Again.

She didn't want to put on the electrodes anymore and she didn't want to smell the disinfectant anymore.

In the confusion of chaos, who said "get out of the way", pushed aside the layers of onlookers, and hurried steps stopped at her hand like a gust of wind.

The sun in early August was like a layer of white puffs, and as the crowd gathered and dispersed, it flickered brightly and darkly in front of Shang Mingbao's eyes. The white light disappeared, and someone stood against the light in front of her eyes, and the tall figure completely obscured the sun.

Xiang Feiran didn't say a word of nonsense, and immediately picked up Shang Mingbao horizontally, and dropped a sentence of "hit 120" to the boy.

The light gray pleated skirt fell behind her bent legs, cutting across Xiang Feiran's skin.

He only felt that this girl was very light, white and more than one meter and six meters tall, as light as a bunch of penny jasmine.

"Shang Mingbao, look at me." Xiang Feiran put her flat on the ground nearby, half-squatting, one hand rested on her shoulder, and his star-black eyes looked straight into her eyes: "Do you have any medicine on your body?" ”

He knew that she was sick in some way, from the small talk of the domestic workers when they first met. Since it is a long-term stubborn disease, the medicine should always be taken from the body.

Shang Mingbao's answer came too slowly, and she only felt Xiang Feiran's hands stop at her waist.

Xiang Feiran looked into her eyes: "I'll look for medicine." Don't be afraid. ”

His hand searched carefully and quickly across her upper and lower pockets through her clothes.

After discovering that she didn't have any medicine, Xiang Feiran withdrew his hand.

It only took a few seconds, but his series of actions were calm and orderly, without the slightest panic, and it made people feel that time had slowed down.

In the stagnant summer heat, those who were anxious to watch the drama were sweating like rain, and the store manager and clerks desperately asked everyone to evacuate so that the air could circulate.

"Is she out of breath?!" I don't know who has sharp eyes, and suddenly exclaimed, "My lips are so white!" ”

Xiang Feiran probed his knuckles under Shang Mingbao's nose for a breath, and his heart sank. He didn't have time to think about it at all, he knelt on the ground, pinched her nose with one hand and clamped her chin with the other in a standard artificial respiration position-

The moment he leaned over and was about to put it on, his lips were gently pressed against a hand.

Xiang Feiran was stunned, just at such a close distance, his gaze was like a leaf, falling into the center of the lake in her eyes. The pain in it was clear and transparent, Xiang Feiran only felt that his ears were quiet, and all the voices were silenced.

His hearing was deprived of her pain.