At night, He Tianran tossed and turned, repeatedly checking the travel strategy he had made in the memo on his phone.
His work was very detailed and even comprehensive. There were many people traveling on National Day. He specially made two popular routes and an unpopular route, but no matter which one, the end point was always the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.
Now, there is only one step away from departure.
The boy put up the pillow and lay down in a comfortable position. He adjusted his breathing and his fingers trembled slightly.
"After the welcome party is over tomorrow, I will take you to Yunnan to see the snow-capped mountains, okay?"
His eyes were fixed on the screen, his mind was agitated, and his feet under the quilt were sweating.
After a while, the note named "Old Classmate" changed to "Inputting...", then switched back to normal, and then changed to Inputting again. Presumably the other party was also thinking about how to respond.
He Tianran was feeling like a year now, and his whole body was extremely tense. He comforted himself, if he survived this situation, and if he was still nervous about the college entrance examination next year, then he would go and eat daddy!
"Just the two of us? Don't you have any other plans for November?"
"No, just you and me..."
…
…
…
"Don't lie to me..."
Maybe it was a tacit understanding between the two of them, or maybe He Tianran finally understood the complex emotions behind this line of words.
"I will never lie to you again."
The boy typed this line resolutely, pressed the send button, and made his promise.
At this moment, he truly believed that he could be as solid as a rock and stick to this sentence for the rest of his life.
Whether he was impulsive or guilty, he just wanted to honestly make a promise to the person he liked, it was that simple.
However, after sending this sentence, he waited for a long time and there was no reply from Wenliang.
Anxiety, uneasiness, irritability and all kinds of emotions rushed into my heart.
Does she not believe me?
Or did she not take this sentence seriously at all?
Maybe I was too abrupt and scared people?
All kinds of thoughts and speculations came one after another. He Tianran got off the bed and paced back and forth in the living room with his bare feet and his cell phone in his hand.
After waiting for three minutes, he couldn't wait any longer and took the initiative to call the phone, wanting to find out more.
If it had been a month ago, it would have been impossible for him to do such a thing.
The call was dialed, and the receiver beeped twice, followed by a warm and weak voice.
"Hey, Tianran..."
"Why don't you reply to my WeChat message?"
He Tianran's voice was loud, not because he was angry, but because doing so seemed to embolden him, as if he was on the right side.
"I-I'm in the dormitory of the training class, and my roommates are all asleep..."
"...That, that's not asking you to make a voice call."
"I was so happy just now... so I have been checking travel guides, and I was just thinking about asking you for your ID card to buy train tickets..."
The warm and cool tone was uncharacteristic, as if he had changed his personality from the previous He Tianran. He spoke in a low voice, shy and timid, which made people feel itchy after hearing it.
A girl was hiding under the covers. She curled up and put her mobile phone to her ear. She was filled with excitement and expectation, but she had to be careful when making phone calls.
Her face should be as red as a maple leaf now.
Such a scene appeared in He Tianran's mind.
"I told you I would take you there, but you still need to spend money."
"How about I pay my share myself, we AA..."
"Oh, just give me your number. I've also prepared the guide and will send it to you later. If you have anything to add, don't worry about the rest."
He Tianran clumsily acted as one of those domineering CEOs in romantic dramas. He himself became agitated after speaking like this.
"Where did you get your money?"
On the phone, Wen Liang was a little anxious.
"I...I sold the game console and got some money, which is enough for us to play during the long vacation."
"Ah?! How did you..."
"I told you, I won't lie to you! And those things are nothing compared to your wishes!"
He Tianran interrupted Wen Liang's words. Just like an ignorant boy like him, once he gets emotional, he is terrifyingly naive but also cutely serious at the same time.
"but……"
"No buts, just listen to me on this matter. You can just have fun along the way. Just think of it as... just think of it as your reward for helping me change over the past month, okay?"
His tone was strong but with a hint of pleading, as if he was afraid that Wen Liang would reject him when he heard this.
Finally, after waiting for a while, Wen Liang whispered carefully:
"Then, I will only promise you this time. You must never do this again in the future. If you don't agree, I won't go, okay?"
"Yeah, yeah, okay, okay, I understand, I promise you!"
Regardless of whether Wen Liang could see it or not, He Tianran was nodding his head, dancing and smiling like a fool.
Perhaps due to infection, suppressed laughter also came from the girl's side, which reminded He Tianran of a joke between fake lovers. He tried to speak:
"Let me tell you a story. Have you tucked yourself in?"
"Huh? It's covered~"
"Are your little feet, hands and hands covered?"
"It's covered~"
"Is your little head exposed? I was so panicked under the quilt, I whispered."
There was a rustling sound coming from the receiver, and then Wen Liang said:
"Exposed~"
"Then let me start telling a story."
"Okay~"
Listening to the girl's sweet response, He Tianran felt uncontrollably sweet in his heart. He cleared his throat and said:
"Once upon a time, there was a person who slept with only one head exposed, and then her head was chopped off."
"..."
"..."
"You are going to die! He Tianran!"
"Hahaha--"
There was a sudden burst of noise in the receiver, and a few female voices were heard saying vaguely in the distance: "What's wrong? What's wrong? Is there a thief?"
Afterwards, He Tianran heard Wen Liang's explanation. He Tianran found it interesting and sat on the sofa with his cell phone, waiting silently.
After a while, the girl's side became much quieter, and she complained with shyness:
"Where did you learn these words? I never taught you these..."
There are some things that boys really don’t need to be taught.
But He Tianran didn't dare to say this witty remark, so he laughed:
"When will you come to school tomorrow?"
"About four or five o'clock in the afternoon. I have a report tomorrow with some classmates and I have to go through it to show it to the teacher. I can't leave..."
"Then I will pick up the tickets tomorrow and give them to you at the party?"
"Hmm~"
"..."
"..."
The boys and girls listened to each other's breathing, and no one was willing to hang up the phone.
He Tianran walked to the window. The moonlight outside the window was still soft, just like the first night the two met.
What happened during this period felt like a dream to He Tianran.
"Do you have anything else to say to me..."
The gentle words that Wen Liang rang in his ears seemed a bit unreal.
"I-we'll talk about it when we meet tomorrow, we'll talk about it after we meet..."
"Um."
"..."
"Good night, naturally."
She said the same thing as the first day.
The boy looked at the moon in the sky with infinite tenderness.
"Good night, Liang."
