Xue Yong's words made even He Tianran, who had always been mild-tempered, a little angry. Although as a witness to the incident, he did not think that Xue Yong's words hit his wounds or vital points, but this did not mean that what others said It makes no sense.
He thought that he could keep an appropriate distance from Wen Liang now, but in the eyes of acquaintances like Xue Yong, even small interactions between the two would be reminiscent of each other, and thus escape the category of "friends" .
He Tianran could have a clear conscience, but what about others? What do you think of Wen Liang?
He Tianran wanted to chase Wen Liang, but he couldn't worry about Xue Yong's condition, so he could only ask in a deep voice:
"Bai Tingting is waiting for you outside, why are you just sitting here now?"
Xue Yong raised his somewhat red eyes, stared directly at He Tianran, and said in a hoarse voice:
"Did you know Tingting would come?"
He Tianran was silent for a moment. He didn't have many friends in high school. The only one he could call close to each other was Xue Yong, and the bond between the two was precisely because of warmth.
Faced with Xue Yong's angry state, which was as if he wanted to eat people, if he said that he didn't know anything at this time, then he would definitely have a grudge against Wen Liang afterwards, which was a scene that He Tianran didn't want to see.
He said calmly: "I called her to come."
Suddenly, Xue Yong waved his hand and swept the wine bottles and glasses on the booth to the ground with a loud noise. His eyes were red all over, and he stepped forward uncontrollably and grabbed He Tianran's collar. Shaking, he yelled angrily:
"I fucked your brother and you did this to me? He Tianran! You just like to see my jokes so much, don't you?!"
In the bar, many drinkers had already stood up and looked at the two of them.
This kind of drinking and drunkenness happens almost every day in places like this. The security in the bar was quickly dispatched. Regardless of Xue Yong's struggle, the two were separated in two or three times.
In his ears, Xue Yong was still cursing. He Tianran did not expect that his best friend's reaction would be so violent. What the boy originally thought was that even if Xue Yong got angry, even if he was punched, he would not ignore the wait outside the nightclub. Bai Tingting.
But judging from his current posture, he has no intention of going out to face Bai Tingting.
Only now did He Tian understand that not every couple in the world would be like him and have the courage to talk things out.
Everyone deals with feelings differently. The way Xue Yong chooses is to escape, and this escape may not be wrong, but He Tianran hopes that he will never have such a day.
"Xue Yong, you will be a policeman in the future, not a gangster. Bai Tingting is waiting for you outside."
He Tianran repeated again that this was the only thing he could do for Xue Yong now.
The security guards around the two of them were still controlling each other. Xue Yong's chest was heaving violently and he was breathing heavily. Under his messy bangs were a pair of angry eyes, which showed that he had no reaction to He Tianran's words.
The matter was over, and there was no need to stay long. He Tianran signaled the security guard beside him to let go of him. He turned around and sighed, then raised his feet and left this noisy place of right and wrong.
The security guard pushed Xue Yong onto the sofa, and after confirming that he no longer showed any signs of impulsiveness, they dispersed. He sat there silently for ten minutes, then lowered his head and inserted his hands into his hair, seeming to be trapped in boundless emotions. In confusion and irritability.
"Brother Yong..."
"Get out! Let me calm down for a while!"
Hearing someone calling him in his ear, Xue Yong yelled angrily.
"Brother Yong."
The man obviously had no intention of leaving, so he called again, and Xue Yong raised his head fiercely to see who was coming.
It turned out that the person who called him was the greasy manager of the nightclub. He was holding the bill and POS machine in his hands with a professional smile on his face.
"Brother Yong, all your friends at the table have left. Why don't you pay for the drinks first?"
Xue Yong turned around and saw that the busy booth was empty. His heart instantly felt completely cold, but what was reflected on his face was only anger.
"Are you afraid that I won't be able to pay? Give me another set of spades!"
"It's okay, Brother Yong. Please settle the bill first, and I'll go make arrangements for you right away."
The oily manager's smile remained unchanged, and in Xue Yong's eyes, he just wanted to go up and punch Ya hard.
"Come on, I'll pay the money. Manager, don't give me a set of spades. Just arrange a Solitaire. If our table doesn't stop, your drinks won't stop."
At this time, a warm voice sounded, and Xue Yong followed the sound and saw a boy of the same age as himself walking over. The boy was fashionably dressed, with an earring in his ear, a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, and a The facial features under the short inches are more feminine than delicate.
At this moment, he put his hands in his pockets, and a friend next to him came up and handed the oil manager a card. After the manager saw him, the smile on his face became visibly flattering.
"Master Zhao... Master He, you and Brother Yong sit down first, and I will make arrangements for you right away."
The manager left quickly, and the colleague sat opposite Xue Yong.
"Brother Xiaoyong, I have long admired your name."
The boy in front of him extended his hand enthusiastically.
Xue Yong was stunned for a moment, and stretched out his hand to shake it. He asked doubtfully: "Who are you? I don't know you, why do you have to pay for me?"
"You are my brother's friend, and you must also be my friend. My brother is used to keeping a low profile, and sometimes he doesn't think very carefully about things. He just left. As a younger brother, I must help him make up for it. , after all, you can’t treat your friends badly.”
The young man was talking to himself, and after taking back his hand, he said cheerfully:
"Forgot to introduce, my name is He Yuanchong, I am... He Tianran's younger brother."
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Back to ten minutes ago, He Tianran walked out of the bar with a complicated mood. From a distance, he saw Bai Tingting standing across the road looking towards the nightclub.
Bai Tingting was dressed neatly and plainly, with a coat, a pair of trousers, and a shoulder bag on her back. Her hair was simply tied back. She would occasionally hold her glasses with her hands to cover up the anxiety on her face. .
The cars in the middle of the road are constantly passing by, as if they can drag out the afterimages of the taillights. Bai Tingting, who is thin and standing still, and the nightclub girls behind her, dressed in sexy clothes, seem to come from two different worlds.
She spotted He Tianran and wanted to move forward, but was stopped by passing vehicles. It wasn't until the green light turned on that He Tianran slowly walked to her side.
"Xue Yong..."
Bai Tingting was about to speak but stopped.
He Tianran said: "He is inside. Do you want to go in? I will accompany you..."
Bai Tingting's eyes trembled slightly. She lowered her head, subconsciously raised her hand to smooth her hair, and then grabbed the shoulder bag strap on her chest. Her undecorated nails were slightly white, and it could be seen that , at this moment, she thought a lot.
"He...he just invited a few friends to drink together and didn't do anything extraordinary."
"I know I know……"
Bai Tingting murmured. She took off her round glasses, raised her head, and tried to take a few breaths.
He Tianran said: "How about... you go in and meet him, and you can find a place to have a chat?"
Bai Tingting shook her head. She was not a particularly beautiful girl. Although her personality was a bit outgoing, she was never arrogant.
In high school, in the small circle of He Tianran, Cao Aiqing, Xue Yong and her, the first two people were always the focus of everyone's discussion. As the school's bully, Xue Yong usually caused trouble, laughed and laughed, and was also a... A character who makes a lot of noise.
Only Bai Tingting seems to be a marginalized person with no sense of existence. She is like an ordinary female student around you and me. Just studying, watching TV dramas, and chasing stars have already taken up her life. The boys in the class They won't discuss her appearance, but when girls mention her, their first impression is that she has good grades, is kind, and is Cao Aiqing's best friend.
But she is such an ordinary girl. She will stand up when Cao Aiqing is bullied and care about the future of the person she likes. Among the four, she is also the first to dare to express her voice loudly to the sunrise. A person who expresses his love.
She didn't like to cry like Cao Aiqing, nor did she show sadness like Wen Liang. Regarding this love that started from a mountain rain, she just shook her head and whispered:
"No, I understand."
He Tianran looked at her silently, not knowing how to comfort her.
"Thank you Wen Liang for me and thank her for telling me Xue Yong's location. I...I won't tell Ai Qing what happened today."
Bai Tingting left such a sentence, turned around and left.
She walked resolutely, without looking back. Her back was drowned by the crowd and slowly disappeared from sight, as if she had disappeared into this world of bright lights and wine that was incompatible with her.
Wen Liang walked up to He Tianran at some unknown time.
"Why don't you pretend to be confused? There was no need for them to make such a fuss."
The boy asked a little disappointedly. It was not his intention to cause such trouble today.
"I won't pretend to be confused, and neither will Bai Tingting, and this is the price of honesty."
After a long time, He Tianran said in a deep voice:
"What about us? Do we need to be honest?"
Wen Liang suddenly changed her face, her eyes changed from bright to dark. Her lips moved slightly, but she didn't say anything. It wasn't until a while later that her eyes started to shine, as if they were covered with a layer of crystal glass. Something like that, the eyelashes moved several times one after another.
"He Tianran, if you have any unnecessary misunderstandings because of what Xue Yong said just now, I can tell you responsibly that the conversation we had at night a year ago is still valid."
She raised her head with a decisive attitude, looked directly into the boy's eyes without fear, and continued:
"I don't love you. This is the answer given by my self-esteem and pride, but I don't deny it. I still remember to love you."
She doesn't love him, she just remembers to love him.
This is gentle love and honesty.
Originally there was a seventh chapter in "Love and Sincerity", but I feel it would be good to leave some blank space. What do you think?
(End of chapter)
