He Tianran told Cao Aiqing about Xue Yong's misunderstanding.
In fact, there is nothing to hide. Although it is a mistake, but as long as the task of "making space for Bai Tingting to express her love" is achieved, it doesn't matter if the two of them cooperate.
After Cao Aiqing listened quietly, her eyes trembled, and her expression changed from cautious to nervous.
Seeing this, He Tianran comforted him: "Actually, we don't have to do anything. We just need to wait until we get to the place and stay away from the two of them. As for how it will end, I will just say in two days that my confession failed and it will be over."
The girl shook her head when she heard this: "I...that's not what I'm worried about."
"Huh? What is that?" He Tianran asked doubtfully.
Although Cao Aiqing was at a loss, she quickly noticed a huge loophole in the plan. She said:
"Even if we create opportunities for them, Tingting...she may not confess."
He Tianran was stunned: "You didn't tell her the method I taught you?"
Cao Aiqing complained softly in a rare voice: "I told her, but... but what kind of method is your method... Girls will keep this kind of thing in their hearts, let alone... take the initiative to do it ”
"So Tingting would rather leave a knot in her heart than reveal her feelings?"
Cao Aiqing nodded, then shook her head. She raised her eyes and secretly glanced at the pensive boy, and asked tentatively:
"So...so we don't have any other plans to add fuel to the flames?"
"Well……"
He Tianran was at a loss for words. Sure enough, he was still too simplistic about the girl's thoughts. Did he really rely on his own appearance to deceive Xia Qiao into being confused before?
When he thought about this, he didn't know whether he should be happy or depressed.
"I chose New Year's Eve because the atmosphere is very good. Girls care about this very much. If they confess their love, it will definitely be very romantic. But even if Tingting can't do it, it should leave a deep memory... …After all, you are spending time with the person you love.”
Cao Aiqing revealed all the plans for her best friend, and it seemed that she could only help so much.
what to do?
Step by step?
He Tianran's mind was spinning with thoughts, and finally, as if he had made up his mind, he said:
"There are ways...it's not like there aren't any..."
Cao Aiqing couldn't believe it and asked:
"Really?! But...Xue Yong seems to be interested in Tingting..."
He Tianran knew what she was going to say and said directly:
"As ordinary friends, right? I dare not say that they will definitely have results, but I guarantee that today, just like you said, will be a beautiful day in Tingting's memory. That's enough, right?"
"What are you going to do?"
"I really don't understand you girls, but..." He patted his chest and said with a confident smile, "But, I understand boys!"
Cao Aiqing looked at the boy who only took a minute to give the solution. He said it very naturally, as if he had a sufficient plan.
His calm look made the girl calm down as if she had found her backbone.
Even though He Tianran didn't even say a word about the specific content, Cao Aiqing felt from the bottom of his heart that he could do it.
Even the girl doesn't know where this trust comes from.
Soon, the two of them came out of the kitchen with bowls and chopsticks. During the meal, He Tianran's craftsmanship was unanimously praised. , but he can master hard food. This is a rhythm that requires both internal and external training.
After the meal, the two girls offered to help wash the dishes, leaving the two boys chatting in the living room.
Xue Yong winked at He Tianran, which was meaningful; while the latter frowned and sighed three times in a row.
"What's wrong with you? You were in the kitchen for so long. Did you say something?"
The school bully guessed.
He Tianran looked at Xue Yong, paused again and again, and then came out two words——
"nervous."
Xue Yong was startled, and then burst into laughter. The laughter alarmed Bai Tingting in the kitchen. The girl stuck her head out and asked:
"Xue Yong, why are you laughing?"
"It's okay, it's okay. Brother Tianran just drove a car and made me laugh."
"……boring!"
Bai Tingting couldn't ask more questions, so she blushed and retracted her head.
Xue Yong lowered his voice, with an unstoppable smile on his face, and whispered:
"Brother, I didn't realize you were still nervous when you lied to Xia Qiao?"
He Tianran rolled his eyes: "Can your promotion match for bronze be the same as your promotion match for king?"
Xue Yong gave a thumbs up: "This is a wonderful metaphor~"
Looking at Xue Yong who was gradually transforming into a Bulbasaur, He Tianran flinched a little and said: "Otherwise...otherwise I won't go..."
The school bully's eyes widened: "No, my wingman has already taken off, and now you ask me to fly back? Are you having fun?!"
He Tianran was surprised: "Do you have any obsession with me?"
"Seeing handsome guys being rejected makes me feel happy!"
"...Brother Xiaoyong, once upon a time I had the same mentality as you. We were both of the same mind. Can you please leave some room for my imagination, brother?"
Xue Yong raised his eyebrows and said righteously: "When you said the words 'once upon a time', you admitted in disguise that the fact that you were a handsome guy was exaggerated. Now you still have the nerve to mention 'comrades'" The word '?"
He Tianran discovered that sometimes this animal is really not stupid.
After everything was cleaned up and they rested for a while, a group of boys and girls took a taxi and headed to the beach on Zhaoxia Road.
After nearly an hour's drive, we finally arrived at our destination. Zhaoxia Road was brightly lit and crowded with people. Today, the shops here are open 24 hours a day. Looking around, the stalls selling various street snacks and barbecue seafood are bustling with people, and most of the pedestrians have their hands on them. There are colorful balloons with different shapes inside, waiting to be released on time at midnight.
Xue Yong followed He Tianran, probably because he was afraid that the boy would escape before the battle.
The two girls in front were holding hands. Cao Aiqing turned her head and saw that she was imitating her own posture and holding her friend's arm, but secretly she was "strengthening the man" to Xue Yong, and she laughed.
Bai Tingting also noticed the strange behavior of the two boys, and immediately covered her mouth and joked:
"Xue Houhou, the brotherhood between you and He Tianran has deteriorated, right?"
Xue Yong rolled his eyes, thinking that little girls know nothing and have no discerning ability at all.
But thinking about it, as a straight man, he was not used to this kind of posture. He let go of his hand and suggested:
"You go to the beach first. There are fewer people there. Bai Tingting, come with me to the convenience store and let's buy some drinks."
When Bai Tingting heard her name being called, her face suddenly turned red, whether it was illuminated by the surrounding lights or something else, and her voice was like a mosquito: "I...why...why should I go with you?"
Cao Aiqing and He Tianran stood aside, silently understanding each other.
"Hey, you're right. We are all brothers, and I can't favor one over the other. I just want to patronize and congratulate Tianran. Come and experience it."
Xue Yong's words were somewhat tough as a man's. He couldn't help but walk around behind Bai Tingting.
"I...I was just kidding...Oops!"
"Let's go, little girls are not sensible at all! Let's see who still likes you in the future!"
In this way, Cao Aiqing let go in time, and Bai Tingting was half pushed and half pushed by Xue Yong to another convenience store.
The two people present looked at each other, and He Tianran coughed:
"Let's... let's go to the beach first and find a place with few people to wait for them."
"Um……"
The two set off again. The surroundings were noisy and bustling, but they were silent.
It was now the depth of winter, it was too cold to go to the beach, and there were many people at the beach, so the two of them walked along the long beach embankment for a while, and finally found a place with relatively few people. He Tianran held up his hands and Climbing up the embankment, Cao Aiqing was startled, and then a big hand appeared in front of her.
She subconsciously stretched out her hand, and then her body lightened up, and the two of them sat on the embankment.
Although the dark horizon makes it impossible to see the blue of the sea, the sound of the waves washing against the sand is gentle and tender at night.
"They probably won't contact us for a while."
He Tianran looked at the sea in a daze and spoke slowly.
"Xue Yong... I'm afraid I will completely misunderstand you this time."
"Let him go. Anyway, he was the one who instigated the seats on the last autumn outing. He likes to do these random things."
He Tianran said indifferently.
"ah?"
Hearing the girl's doubts, He Tianran remembered that Cao Aiqing didn't know about this.
He smiled sheepishly and didn't explain. The girl was silent for a while and didn't ask.
Cao Aiqing followed his gaze and saw nothing on the dark sea.
Finally, the girl couldn't help but ask: "What are you looking at?"
"throat……"
He Tianran seemed to have been holding it in for a long time, and then he couldn't help laughing. Seeing the other party pouting, he quickly explained:
"You've seen The King of Comedy, right?"
Cao Aiqing nodded.
"Our situation is just like Yin Tianqiu and Liu Piaopiao sitting on the beach in the middle of the night. I was just pretending to be teasing you to see if you would ask the same question as Liu Piaopiao. I didn’t expect it to happen, hahaha.”
Cao Aiqing recalled it.
"Isn't the next line that the sky will be beautiful when it gets bright?"
"Well, it will be beautiful at dawn..." He Tianran said the first half of the sentence with a smile. After a pause, he asked the next sentence in a whisper: "Do you like the sea?"
The girl stopped looking at the sea. She withdrew her gaze and looked at the profile of the young man next to her. She found that he was smiling and suddenly felt a flash of sadness.
"I like it, I like it."
The cold sea breeze blew through her hair. Perhaps she was afraid that the wind would scatter her words, so she softly said she liked it twice.
"Really? Then I will definitely wait with you until dawn. Don't fall asleep."
He Tianran said a witty remark.
"Um!"
Cao Aiqing looked at the sea again.
There was once a girl who said with great expectation that she liked mountains.
But now, he was watching the sea quietly with another girl.
"You can't leave regrets every time..."
He Tianran murmured.
In the distance, a couple came laughing and laughing. The girl was standing on the embankment and walking, while the boy was watching carefully below. They walked to where another couple was sitting. Only then did the girl realize that there was someone here. The boy opened his arms and slowly Xu hugged his lover and landed on the ground.
"You almost hit someone."
"It's too dark, and I'm short-sighted. Fortunately, you reminded me."
"Don't worry, I will always appear within your sight."
"Well, you're so kind ️~"
Hearing the disgusting words of love coming from the couple who were drifting away, He Tianran shuddered all over.
It turns out that people in love are like two mentally retarded people in the eyes of others.
"If I say this kind of thing when we are in love in the future, I will be a fool."
He didn't pay attention and spit out his inner thoughts.
Cao Aiqing smiled, "Didn't you tell Xuemei Jiang this when you were together?"
There was a lump in the boy's throat, and after a moment he shook his head, "No."
Speaking of this, He Tianran only felt apologetic. He hadn't contacted Jiang Xixi for a while, and he didn't know how her guitar practice was, or whether she was relieved of him.
Cao Aiqing was silent for a while, then suddenly took out a small gift from her pocket. She handed it over and said softly:
"Happy birthday, naturally."
For a moment, He Tianran was stunned.
His birthday was four days ago on the 27th. He didn't mention this date to anyone. He had fallen out with his father and didn't receive any blessings on that day. Moreover, he was also on duty in the tavern that day, busy studying and Work made him wait for that day before he suddenly remembered...
He is already eighteen years old.
I should have turned eighteen quietly.
He Tianran took the gift and said in surprise and surprise: "You...how did you know my birthday?"
"I don't know." Cao Aiqing blinked.
"Then...this gift..."
Cao Aiqing snorted and said smugly:
"You forgot, the first time you tricked me into inviting you to dinner, you told me that you were a Capricorn and you were born in winter, that is, from the 22nd of December to the 19th of January. I thought It's almost the end of the month and you haven't said anything yet, and I guess you won't say anything anymore, so I might as well buy you a gift in advance and prepare it. Anyway, I'll give it to you on New Year's Day. Even if it's late, it won't be more than a few days later. , if it’s early, you can take it back and give it away again.”
Facing the girl's good memory, He Tianran had nothing to say. He touched his nose and said with a wry smile:
"It's passed, it's the twenty-seventh."
"Then you didn't tell me! Don't you treat me as a friend?" Cao Aiqing pretended to be angry.
He Tianran waved his hand quickly: "No, no, no, I even forgot about it."
Cao Aiqing didn't embarrass the boy for long before she stopped. She calmed her expression and said, "Why don't you open it and see if you like it?"
He hurriedly opened the gift box and took out the item inside, which was an exquisite silver pocket watch.
He held the pocket watch in front of him and looked at it carefully. Through the hollow dial, he could clearly see the operation process of the mechanical gears inside the watch. The subtle sound of the "click-click" rotation of the hands echoed the waves, like some kind of whisper mixed with romantic mood.
"Originally I wanted to give you a watch, but now that you are wearing a bracelet on your hand, wearing a watch would be a bit out of character, so I gave you a pocket watch. After all, I am eighteen years old, so giving a watch is quite meaningful, and it is worth it. It’s also suitable for decoration.”
Cao Aiqing had no reason to explain.
He Tianran's wrists felt a little hot, and he had been wearing the string of Xingyue Bodhisattva for the past few months.
"Thank you...I like it very much...you know, I not only thank you for the gift...but also thank you...for remembering my birthday..."
He solemnly thanked him, carefully put the watch into his pocket, and placed it against his heart.
"Oh, no need to say this... we are friends..."
Cao Aiqing lowered his head first and finished speaking, then raised his head to look at the sea, but did not dare to look at He Tianran.
The tranquility of the seaside was enough to hear the "dong dong" sound of He Tianran's pocket watch in his heart.
"Natural——, Ai Qing——"
At this time, several shouts came from a distance. When the two heard their names, they stood up from the embankment. Cao Aiqing even jumped and waved.
"Tingting, here!"
He Tianran quickly reached out to protect him beside her, as if he had spurned the couple just now.
Xue Yong was holding a piece of beer, out of breath, and complained with difficulty: "I'm sorry... why did you two... run so far?"
Bai Tingting was holding a bag of things in her hand and helped: "Yes, we have been looking for it for a long time."
"There are few people, hahaha."
He Tianran jumped off the embankment, first helped Cao Aiqing to the ground, and then took the beer from Xue Yong's hand. They found a relatively flat rock on the seaside, where they could see the brightly lit Zhaoxia Road and the endless horizon. sea.
The boys opened the beer and took two sips. Seeing this, the two girls also took a sip.
Cao Aiqing stuck out his tongue and said, "It doesn't taste good at all."
Bai Tingting saw this and said: "Ai Qing, I also bought a drink for you!"
Xue Yong is very experienced: "Hey, what kind of drink should I drink in this situation? Drink! Drink to strengthen your courage! Not... uh, I mean, drink to warm up."
He Tianran smiled crookedly. Cao Aiqing thought for a while and said to her best friend:
"Tingting, Xue Yong is right. In the new year, we really need to drink to celebrate."
"Ah...well, actually drinking is not a bad idea..."
When Bai Tingting put down her drink, Xue Yong was amused. He picked up the beer can and clinked a glass with her desperately.
"You're going to die~Da Ma Monkey!"
"Hahaha, drink, drink."
Xue Yong squinted his eyes, lifted the wine can and poured it into his mouth. His eyes subconsciously glanced at Cao Aiqing and He Tianran. When he saw that the two of them didn't seem to have any embarrassing emotions, he felt clear in his heart.
"Why did you start drinking on your own? No one advised you to drink. Drink less. If you get drunk later, no one will care about you!"
Bai Tingting said something of concern in a very strong tone, and Xue Yong put down the beer.
"That's right, why don't we play some games! To kill the boring time before midnight."
"Truth or dare?" He Tianran guessed.
"Pfft, old-fashioned, Director He, please take a break from this kind of thing for a while. Let's play an exciting and tense compound game. Everyone, please listen to my instructions."
After that, Xue Yong took out dozens of paper cups from the plastic bag, filled them with wine one by one and placed them in front of everyone.
He Tianran looked at the drinks. If he hadn't been working in a tavern recently, he would have gone crazy after seeing this scene. Xue Yong still knows how to play.
"Don't panic, everyone. It's not your turn to drink yet. Let's play a game of 'who is most likely' first. I will ask a question later and everyone will point to the person in your mind. If several people point, that person will be the first. Save a few drinks.”
Bai Tingting muttered: "No, if you ask who among us is most likely to be admitted to a good university, it must be Ai Qing."
Xue Yong curled his lips: "Don't worry, you guys are not that low. We are also technical people. Come on, let's give it a try."
Seeing him put down his words, everyone held their breath, waiting for his question.
Xue Yong glanced around and said slowly:
“Let’s put an appetizer first to explore everyone’s background. Well, the question is, who among us is most likely to get married first?”
As soon as the words fell, Bai Tingting, Xue Yong, and He Tianran all pointed at Cao Aiqing. The girl first pointed at He Tianran, and then changed her mind and pointed at Xue Yong.
"Well……"
Cao Aiqing watched everyone pointing at herself and silently retracted her hand.
Xue Yong was delighted, "Squad leader, you have to follow your heart. You were clearly referring to Brother Tianran."
Cao Aiqing calmly explained:
"Well, I did think it was natural at first, but then I felt that although Xue Yong may seem a bit far-fetched on the surface, if you really meet someone you like, you will be very restrained, and you are preparing to take the police academy exam. , so it proves that you should be a very responsible person."
Hearing that he was being analyzed so thoroughly, Xue Yong was speechless for a moment. When he came to his senses, he simply drank the wine in the glass.
He Tianran looked at Bai Tingting who was listening attentively and knew that Cao Aiqing was also telling her best friend.
Xue Yong only had one glass of wine, but Cao Aiqing had three glasses of wine to drink. She looked at the three of them in confusion.
"Ai Qing seems to be the kind of person who stays in a relationship for five to six years or even longer. Such people either get married early or get married very late."
Bai Tingting said her understanding, and the other two nodded.
Cao Aiqing blushed and defended, "I've never been in love, how did you know that I would be in love for so long..."
"Because you are so picky in selecting people, then choosing a person must be the result of careful consideration."
He Tianran made up for it, and Cao Aiqing was speechless. As soon as she raised her glass, Xue Yong immediately told her to stop.
"Don't drink it yet. As I said just now, this wine has been saved for now. As the most designated person, monitor, you can make a choice now."
"choose?"
"Yes, I said it from the beginning, this is a complex game..." Xue Yong pointed to the three glasses of wine in front of Cao Aiqing and said:
"These three glasses of wine are your base. Now you can make a choice and play the 'Is there any' game? That is, you can ask the people here if there is anyone who wants to help you drink. If so, then you will share the wine. Drop it. If not, then you have to drink double, six cups! Of course, you can also choose not to play, just drink three cups."
This was the first time He Tianran had heard of this gameplay. He looked at Cao Aiqing, who looked troubled. In his impression, the girl had always been a quiet image and would not accept such a thing involving luck. .
But in the next second, Cao Aiqing suddenly gritted his teeth and said:
"Has anyone here been in love? Those who have been in love will help me drink..."
"???"
He Tianran was stunned, while Xue Yong and Bai Tingting laughed.
Wouldn't it be better for you to tell me my name directly?
He Tianran picked up two glasses of wine and handed one to Xue Yong. Unexpectedly, the animal stepped back and waved his hands shyly.
"No, no, no, Brother Tianran, you misunderstood me. I have never been in love."
"Are you kidding me?" He Tianran glared angrily.
"Really, to tell you the truth, I used to have my whole heart attached to Wen Liang, just for fun, and never have any feelings, but the other party has always regarded me as nothing, and now my heart has long been empty. Alas~"
After saying that, this guy actually started to look up at the stars in a pretentious manner.
Helpless, He Tianran drank two glasses of wine alone. After Cao Aiqing finished his own, he turned his head and snickered together with Bai Tingting.
At the beginning of the next round, Xue Yong was still in charge. He raised his eyebrows and showed a smirk.
"Listen carefully, who among us is most likely to secretly have a crush on whoever is here!"
In an instant, He Tianran and Cao Aiqing pointed at Bai Tingting, and Bai Tingting pointed at Cao Aiqing. Xue Yong was confused by this complicated situation and forgot to identify them for a while.
"What's going on, is this?"
Xue Yongli naturally thought that He Tianran was the target of public criticism for this question, but he didn't expect that no one would accuse him. Bai Tingting beside him was accused the most, and the person she designated turned out to be Cao Aiqing!
Who does Cao Aiqing have a crush on?
Do you have a crush on me, Xue Yong?
When Xue Yongguang thought about it, he knew that he was thinking nonsense.
Could it be that He Tianran and Cao Aiqing are twins, secretly in love with each other?
Then how come Bai Tingting was pointed out by these two people?
Could it be that she also has a crush on He Tianran? ?
Damn it...
Xue Yong was shocked by his own reasoning. It seems that tonight will be difficult...
Fortunately, he is here, otherwise Brother Tianran might not be able to escape this disaster.
"You...you guys!"
Bai Tingting looked at He Tianran and Cao Aiqing impatiently, while Xue Yong quickly looked for help.
"Drink, drink, drink, oh, just two drinks. I'll give you a drink."
"I don't! I want to play, do you have it? I want to double it!! I want to ask, is there anyone here that you have always liked, but you have been pretending to be stupid!"
As soon as she said these words, He Tianran was shocked and Cao Aiqing was dumbfounded.
"Yes, yes, me, me, me."
Xue Yong recognized this, thinking that she was hinting that He Tianran was not genuine, and that he liked Cao Aiqing but never said it, which made Bai Tingting very passive. Alas, it is very annoying for best friends to like the same person. No wonder He Tianran let him go today It turned out that there was another reason why he held Bai Tingting back.
"What do you recognize?!"
Bai Tingting was also confused by Xue Yong.
"Can't you see it yet?"
He Tianran suddenly said something out of nowhere.
Xue Yong grabbed the wine and drank it and glared at him, meaning to tell him to stop saying a few words. Looking at the dumbfounded girl, he said helplessly:
"That's right, silly bitches, can't you see?"
What he means is that if someone has a two-way crush, you should not get involved.
What Bai Tingting understood was...
I, Xue Yong, have been pretending to be stupid and secretly in love with you. Can't you tell?
"Come on, I'll take you to have some fun."
Xue Yong walked off the reef with Bai Tingting, who suddenly became quiet. He was puzzled. He thought it would take a lot of effort to calm down the little girl. Why did she suddenly become so obedient? Maybe it was too big a blow?
Alas, no matter what, take her away from this place of right and wrong as soon as possible.
So the four people separated again.
"Tingting, she is... quite strong..."
He Tianran didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Well...she is much braver than me."
Cao Aiqing held the paper cup in his hand, then raised his head and drank the wine inside.
"you……"
The boy was a little stunned when he saw her behavior.
Cao Aiqing smiled and shook the paper cup without wine, "This is the glass of wine she pointed out to me just now."
"Oh, you are sincere."
"It can only be done under this circumstance..."
Cao Aiqing murmured softly, his voice seemed to be absent.
"What did you say..."
"Look!"
Just as He Tianran was about to ask, Cao Aiqing suddenly stood up and raised his head with excitement on his face. The boy also looked towards the sky and saw countless balloons floating from the direction of Zhaoxia Road rising slowly. They decorated the night sky like countless stars. Go away towards the sea.
At the same moment, the fireworks on the beach rose and bloomed at the same time, and the splendid beauty of the sea was imprinted in the pupils of young girls.
It's midnight.
At the beach, Xue Yong looked at Bai Tingting who was jumping with excitement, and started shouting into the night sky.
On the reef, He Tianran and Cao Aiqing stood side by side.
"This scene should be unforgettable for them. It's good to have experienced it, even if they won't be together in the future." He said.
"What about you? Do you find it unforgettable?" the girl asked.
The night sky over the sea, balloons and fireworks temporarily obscured the moonlight.
He Tianran turned his head, planning to keep away from each other until death, but the tacit understanding at the moment was so real that it was unbelievable.
A person can never forget the person he once loved seriously. The so-called "experienced" cannot be equated with the loyalty of love. It is like the rising waves, washing over the young mind repeatedly. , so that when they look at each other and the tide recedes, everything is exposed.
However, it was precisely because of these "experiences" that he looked towards the beach and stared at the two dancing figures.
"It's unforgettable, how can it not be unforgettable? If we can just be good friends, don't develop into lovers, because love is too bitter, and a lifetime of strangers is often just a matter of one night. If Tingting can no longer be a lover, She likes him as a friend, and when she helps him, she may only feel more sad."
He Tianran seemed to be saying these words to others as well as to himself.
Cao Aiqing listened silently, feeling sad after feeling the same thing, and also feeling lonely and disappointed after a lot of heartache. But after a while, she felt more of a surprisingly weak anger that came from the heart.
She said without reason: "I have never met your father..."
"ah?"
Cao Aiqing took a serious look and said more seriously than when he analyzed Xue Yong just now:
"I just roughly know what kind of person your father is from your story before. You said that he is arbitrary and often does not consider your feelings. But I want to say that it is not appropriate to draw conclusions about other people's lives without authorization. Come on, what did you just say differ from your father? You are both the same person!"
He Tianran didn't expect that Cao Aiqing, who seemed to be well-behaved and sensible, actually had such a side.
"I don't want to talk anymore, let's wait until daybreak!"
Cao Aiqing angrily turned around and walked to the place where he had just played the game, squatted down and leaned against the rocks.
He Tianran stood there for a moment, then walked to her side and sat down.
Xue Yong and Bai Tingting never came back. The fireworks and balloons were gone. The vast sea had long since returned to calm. The quiet moonlight carried the wind of winter night. Cao Aiqing took out a fairy wand and lighter from the plastic bag. , after being lit, the flames splashed out, as if it had become the only light on the coast.
He Tianran watched quietly. Under the dim yellow flames, the girl's nose was red. White breath came out of her mouth, and her eyes were bright. She remembered something, and a slight smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"Aren't you angry anymore?"
the boy asked tentatively.
Cao Aiqing shook his head and whispered to him: "There is nothing to be angry about. Although I don't like what you said, it is not entirely unreasonable. I even understand why you don't like your father."
"Why?"
"Even if you don't like it and hate it, if it's correct, it's still correct after all."
"……Um."
She added, "But I have done a lot of right things, but why do I still feel sad..."
"Which aspect are you talking about?"
The girl lit another fairy stick, just like the little girl who also struck a match in winter. Through this little light, she peeked at the beauty that she never had.
She didn't speak. After a few minutes, when the flames in her hands went out again, she came closer, and He Tianran was startled.
"What are you doing?"
"a little cold……"
The boy burst into laughter. He took off his heavy down jacket and used it as a quilt. The two of them lay shoulder to shoulder on the rocks, quietly waiting for the first ray of sunshine in the new year.
As time passed by, He Tianran's eyelids became heavier and heavier, and his shoulders seemed to sink slightly.
"Would you like someone twice..."
In a daze, he heard such a sentence, which was full of unreality. It might be the murmur of the girl next to him, or it might be the whisper of the sea in front of him.
The young man used up the little bit of reason he had left. He swallowed hard and replied with difficulty:
"Some people will continue to like you even if it's the third or fourth time, don't talk about the second time. But for me, liking it once is enough, because I won't dare to do it the second time..."
The girl didn't respond for a long time, but the boy's words were heard by Hai.
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After an unknown amount of time, He Tianran felt warmth crawling on his cheeks. He opened his eyes and saw a dark figure squatting next to him, with dazzling white teeth.
"Hey, wake up?!"
Hearing Xue Yong's familiar tone, He Tianran closed his eyes again.
"Hey, don't sleep. Look."
Xue Yong gave up his position, and He Tianran opened his eyes and looked.
In the distance where the water and the sky meet, the sun emerges. The morning glow dyes the sea water into a deep red. The pale white and slightly blue sky is also embedded with a few stars. The hills by the sea are still wrapped in the silver-red dawn. In the fog, it looks like someone is still asleep.
He Tianran thought about quickly waking up Cao Aiqing next to him, but when he turned his head, there was nothing around him.
Xue Yong chuckled, "Don't look for it. You two did sleep together when I came here. It was not a dream. The monitor was dragged by Bai Tingting to the beach to watch the sunrise. Hey, right there!"
He casually pointed to the beach, and sure enough there were two figures there.
He Tianran breathed a sigh of relief and walked down the reef with Xue Yong to the beach.
This is a long-lost warm sun. In just a few steps, billions of golden lights on the sea spurt out, reflecting the sea red and the blue sky red. A red sun rises slowly from the sea level, and the whole The world suddenly became brighter.
As the line goes, after dawn, it is really beautiful.
He Tianran walked towards the silhouette on the beach. The man seemed to be taking photos. He realized that someone was coming, so he turned around, turned his back to the sun, raised one hand high, and smiled at him.
The natural light and shadow sculpted the infinite beauty of the girl. He Tianran looked at that beautiful and moving youthful face, his mind swaying.
"Are you awake?"
"woke up."
He Tianran walked to Cao Aiqing's side, looked at the magnificence in front of him, his heart suddenly became heroic, and he shouted to the sea:
"Ah~~ It should be noted that when I was young, Ling Yunzhi once promised to be the best in the world!"
The girl looked at the boy's wanton look and shouted loudly:
"Ah~~ I will go to Qingyun on this day next year, but I will laugh at the busy life of the world!"
Suddenly, not far from the two of them, someone seemed to shout:
"Ah~~ You two should do some earthly stuff, let me join in the fun!! I don't know how many women there are. Yesterday, a child called me daddy. I wonder who his mother is?"
"Ah~~Bai Tingting likes Xue Yong~~~"
"Ah~~cough cough cough... I'm sorry, you yell louder..."
"Bai Tingting likes the big horse monkey!!!"
"Ah~~I am so stupid!!!"
Listening to the confessions that were gradually getting out of control and shouting louder and louder, the two people here burst into laughter.
"Hands out."
Cao Aiqing put his hands behind his back and his face was covered with sunshine.
"What's wrong?"
The smile on He Tianran's face did not disappear, and he stretched out his hand without any precautions. But when he reached halfway, Cao Aiqing suddenly grabbed his palm with both hands and pulled it. The boy's down jacket was still on the rocks, and he was wearing one. In the velvet singlet, he only felt a coldness on his arms, and his sleeves had been lifted up. Then a pain that hit his soul made his facial features suddenly twist into a ball, and he let out an earth-shattering cry——
"Ah~~~~~~~"
Cao Aiqing bit him again.
Same location, same way.
But this mouthful seemed to be filled with incomparable resentment, which made He Tianran feel heartbroken.
This shout drowned out the sound of competition between Xue Yong and Bai Tingting. The battle soaring into the sky made the two of them shut up and look at each other with shame.
The boy's cold sweat almost soaked his clothes. Cao Aiqing finally relaxed. Then she looked at the wound caused by her bite with some distress. She quickly took out a tissue from her pocket, dipped it in water, and wiped it carefully.
He Tianran's face turned pale and he didn't say anything. However, the wound became more and more painful as he rubbed it. His pupils dilated and he shouted:
"Don't rub it, you are touching sea water and there is salt in it!!"
Cao Aiqing's hand trembled, and he suddenly became confused.
Fortunately, Bai Tingting arrived in time. She still had a bottle of mineral water in her hand. Seeing this, she unscrewed the cap and rinsed it again.
Xue Yong looked gloating, and He Tianran had no intention of paying attention to him now.
Seeing that He Tianran's pain subsided and his expression returned to normal, neither of them spoke. Bai Tingting gave Xue Yong a look. The latter understood, put his hands behind his head, and walked away silently.
"No...are you okay?"
After the other two people walked away, Cao Aiqing whispered carefully.
"I can see that this mouthful of yours has been brewing for a long time."
He Tianran gritted his teeth.
"It's not that it's been brewing for a long time, it's that the grievances I've been feeling have finally found an outlet!"
Cao Aiqing corrected.
"Okay, but next time, can you bite somewhere else?"
Cao Aiqing shook her head, turned around and took two steps, then suddenly turned her head again, shook her fingers, and a sweet smile bloomed on her face.
"I'm different from you. I'll eat and drink the porridge I like, and I'll definitely bite the porridge I love."
He Tianran pulled down his sleeves and smiled bitterly.
On the coast, the light of the morning sun stretched their shadows very long.
On the first day of the new year, Cao Aiqing posted this photo on his WeChat Moments. On the sea where the sky and water meet, the sun rises in the east and shines golden and red.
She paired it with such a little poem——
"I'm not sad at all
You pick your moon
you love your starlight
but me
beside my fireworks
Waiting for dawn
From that day on, even if the circle of teeth marks on He Tianran's arm disappeared, it still left a faint trace. The two crescents were connected together, like a small sun.
