The clear blue sky after the rain is as clear as the girl's mood at this time.
The rain-moistened air carried the freshness of early spring, bringing out a hint of sweetness. This feeling was a bit intoxicating. Cao Aiqing was dizzy, and her heart was beating enthusiastically with the gradually lighter pace.
"Where...are we going?"
Nervously, the girl looked for a topic.
The two held hands and wandered aimlessly on the moist and clean streets. The streets were lined with old red brick buildings, and the walls were covered with the young leaves of ivy that happened to branch out.
After the rain, the sun shines through the leaves, leaving mottled golden light spots on the ground. The two of them just walk among them. As they move, the dots of light and shadow on their bodies and faces continue to intersect.
He Tianran in front turned his head and said with a smile:
"There's a newly opened pastry shop nearby. Didn't you say you want something sweet? If you come after school, you'll probably have to wait for a while, but it's just the right time for us to go there."
Cao Aiqing originally just asked casually. She actually didn't care where the boy was taking her. Now as long as the two of them can stay together, it would be good. But when the other party said this, the girl nodded shyly and said, Even before I tasted the dessert, I felt as happy as eating honey.
The dessert shop was in a group of red brick buildings next to them. These buildings were originally textile factories in the 1990s. At that time, most of the students in Hong Kong were children of workers' families. Later, the factories were restructured and the workers were laid off. , over time, these factory buildings were transformed into commercial blocks with a strong artistic atmosphere.
The two of them entered the store and settled on the open-air seats on the balcony on the second floor. The waiter served two portions of the store's signature mousse cake.
"I know you like architecture, so you chose this place. Although I don't know much about architecture, anything that is tainted with humanities and history will more or less have its own unique charm. How about Teacher Cao, I Your homework is not in vain, right?"
He Tianran began to introduce himself in a boastful manner.
Cao Aiqing looked around. The view here was wide and the surrounding buildings could be seen at a glance. The spring breeze on the balcony was rippling, blowing on his face with a touch of coolness, which was very comfortable.
"You...have you been here a long time ago?"
The girl asked sensitively.
He Tianran shrugged: "Of course, I wanted to ask you to come here to make peace a while ago, but you ignored me. There is no other way, I can only come here with a few other girls to hang out. After all, Boys can’t find this kind of place.”
"You...um..."
Cao Aiqing was anxious, but before she could say anything, He Tianran had already cut a piece of cake and put it into the girl's mouth with a fork.
"I lied to you, Bai Tingting told me. But now I am also a famous figure in the school. It is normal to have some admirers, so you have to watch me more closely in the future, you know?"
He Tianran held his chin with one hand and laughed. He originally thought that the girl would say something back to him in shame and anger, just like before.
But now, she doesn't.
Cao Aiqing did not dare to look at He Tianran's cynical and fiery gaze. The girl slowly chewed the food in her mouth. She lowered her head and made a serious and shy sound with a nasal voice -
"Um……"
This "um", with the astringent temperament of a young girl who wants to say nothing, she just said one word, but He Tianran's body felt numb as if he had been electrified. His cheeks suddenly became hot, and his blood flowed. He rushed to the forehead, he was the one who teased him, but now he felt embarrassed.
The boy couldn't help but grabbed the girl's hand again. Cao Aiqing was shocked. She flinched first, and then made an action that He Tianran didn't expect!
Cao Aiqing handed over her other hand, and then wrapped both hands around He Tianran's broad palm.
She whispered: "Then...then...then don't say these words in the future...come...to tease me...ok? I...I will never be angry with you again..."
He Tianran's breathing became much heavier. Facing such a budding, innocent and beautiful girl, he felt that every cell in his body was jumping for joy.
The boy was silent for a moment, and the girl couldn't help but raise her eyes and look at him cautiously.
And this glance, like a spring breeze, blew into He Tianran's heart.
"Then... you have to wait another three months." He Tianran looked at her appearance and said with a sweet smile.
"why?"
"Because when your hair grows long, there will be no girl more beautiful than you in the world. If I make such a joke again, I will slap myself."
When Cao Aiqing heard this, she was happy at first, then ashamed, and then angry. She took her hand back and said she was not angry. Now she also became angry and said:
"So what do you mean, I don't look good now?"
"???"
Sure enough, the things that girls in this world focus on are often completely opposite to what boys think about, without exception.
He Tianran was dumbfounded: "I... I just wanted to say a sweet word in a tactful way. It was a compliment. The main point is praise!"
Cao Aiqing stared at him without saying a word. He Tianran swallowed nervously. Perhaps seeing the embarrassment of the other party, the girl who had won back the victory finally smiled.
She picked up the knife and fork and cut off a piece of mousse. After hesitating for a moment, she raised her hand and handed it to He Tianran's mouth.
"You...you eat too!"
The boy scratched his head, knowing that he had successfully passed this level. He looked around to make sure there was no one around, opened his mouth, and took the mousse into his mouth.
The soft and sweet taste instantly melted in his mouth. He Tianran was not only delighted in his mouth, but also in his heart. He originally didn't like sweets, but in this situation, he could still eat ten more if asked!
Cao Aiqing was not as shameless as him. She had mustered up a lot of courage just now. She blushed and did not dare to speak.
He Tianran licked his lips and chuckled, looking like a fool.
"Weird look..."
The girl who secretly observed him also smiled and said coyly.
"What should I do? Ai Qing, you look like a fairy when you curse."
As expected, He Tianran had just swallowed honey in his mouth, and now he was completely shameless.
Cao Aiqing was too thin-skinned to accept such words, so she would either just stare at him or hesitate and say nothing. The boy also knew her character. He folded his hands on the table, leaned his upper body forward a little, and continued:
"Hey Ai Qing, look at the relationship we have now, shouldn't we be more generous to each other?"
Sure enough, Cao Aiqing almost lost her grip on the knife and fork in her hand. She said in a panic: "I... we just started, how... how can it be so fast!"
He Tianran put on an exaggerated expression: "Huh? I don't think it has started yet! Why is it so fast?"
"You...what are you going to start?"
"Start loving you!"
Cao Aiqing couldn't stand it anymore, her heart was agitated by a few words. She finally understood what He Tianran meant by "restraint" before.
"You...you should be normal, don't be like this..."
Although she liked hearing these words from He Tianran's mouth, the shame and upbringing she had cultivated over the years made her unable to help but stop.
"That's right. Let's talk about it later."
He Tianran retreated and began to deal with the mousse on the table.
When the girl saw that he had returned to normal, her original nervousness and shyness slowly receded, and she was filled with only happiness and joy in her heart.
The food you want to eat is right next to your mouth, and the boy you like is right in front of you.
so good……
However, there is one thing that I seem to have forgotten to do...
What is it?
While Cao Aiqing's heart was filled with endless sweetness, a little doubt popped up in her little head.
"Oh, now that I have calmed down, I have goosebumps all over my body when I think about how I rushed into the radio station to sing and confess my love to you. Fortunately, you promised me, otherwise this would really be the scene of my death in society, and it will be a black history in the future."
He Tianran held the fork in his mouth and felt lingering fear.
Cao Aiqing shook his head and said: "No, I think it's very romantic!"
"Idiot, it's because you like me that you think it's romantic." He Tianran said with a smile.
"That's not the case! I think you are very brave. I will remember this day forever!"
Seeing the girl's solemn look, He Tianran couldn't help but once again wanted to stretch out his hands to rub her serious face, or pull her into his arms and hold her tightly.
But when he thought about the girl just saying that they had just started, He Tianran suppressed the impulse and warned himself repeatedly in his heart——
"This time, I must take it slow and take my time. There is still a lot of time waiting for me to tell her all my love one by one."
Just like that, the two finished the dessert and left the store. They walked slowly back along the ivy road they came from. He Tianran suddenly remembered something and took out Cao Aiqing's mobile phone from his bag and handed it over. past.
"Your mobile phone is probably all used up now. The teachers in the school must be very worried about you..."
Cao Aiqing took the phone and held it in front of her chest with both hands without looking at it. She listened to the boy's chatter in her ears:
"Maybe, they have already called your parents. You must have been abducted by me at such an important moment in your senior year of high school. You must have an explanation. Tingting is right. I have been admitted to college. Anyway, as long as I am not kidnapped It doesn’t matter whether I’m expelled or not, but you still can’t delay your studies. If the teacher asks, just say you rejected me. After all, everything is focused on learning now, and we still have so much time in the future..."
"natural……"
He Tianran was talking about his plans after returning to school when Cao Aiqing suddenly interrupted him.
"What's wrong?"
"You...you are my boyfriend now...right?"
Cao Aiqing was trembling when he asked this question.
Then, she saw He Tianran raised his head and took a deep breath. After lowering his head, he looked at her and said in a very determined and serious tone:
"Ai Qing, no matter how crazy your thoughts are and how unsure you are, we are together now. I am very sure that I like you, very, very much!"
So, in the spring, at the end of her seventeenth year, the pure and clear girl with a heart as pure as the rain finally got a boy that she liked very much.
She remembered something she had forgotten to do.
The next moment, she carefully stood on tiptoes and kissed his cheek.
That night, a screenshot of the WeChat Moments spread among the school gossip group.
The picture is a photo of holding hands. The copy only has five words, and the content is——
"Natural love."
