The time of the family dinner was changed to the weekend this week because He Tianran had to go to class.
Wen Liang was both looking forward to and nervous about this, but He Tianran acted very calmly.
Early on Friday morning, he came to HKU again and found Cao Aiqing, who had just walked out of the radio station and finished his broadcasting work.
The girl was slightly startled when she saw him waiting outside the building...
A place like the radio station is really full of memories between the two of them.
Autumn is beginning to appear in the Hong Kong City in November. There was an autumn rain just yesterday, and today the temperature has dropped several degrees. However, thanks to the sudden cool weather, the flowers and leaves on the campus have a hint of autumn. The moist dewdrops exude fragrance.
He Tianran has always liked this kind of climate, but if he had to find a flaw, it might be...
The morning sun was dimming a bit.
Cao Aiqing wore a camel-colored thin windbreaker today, lined with a pure white tie-waist T-shirt, a pair of washed jeans and a pair of black Martin boots. This is not a girl's previous dressing style, so at first glance, , inexplicably a bit more mature and unfamiliar than before.
He Tianran waved his hand, and Cao Aiqing came back to his senses. He said a few words to several classmates from the broadcasting station who were traveling with him, and then slowly walked towards him.
After meeting several times, the two of them seemed to be no longer as unfamiliar and repellent as before.
"You can appear here. It seems that Wen Liang has been coaxed by you again?"
Without greeting, the girl went straight to the point.
He Tianran ignored the sarcasm in the conversation and avoided the topic with a smile:
"I'm here to find you, so let's not talk about Wenliang anymore."
Cao Aiqing frowned slightly, "A few days ago you avoided me and begged me to give you some time, but now you come to me on your own. What kind of statement is this?"
"Hey, because you may not give me time, so I have to rush."
He Tianran shrugged and tried his best to maintain the atmosphere between the two, but Cao Aiqing was keenly aware of a hint of helplessness in the other person's eyes. However, the girl did not choose to ask more questions or continue to ridicule, but just looked at him coldly.
The boy stopped beating around the bush and continued to speak bluntly:
"Last time I postponed a dinner party with my family. Without me as the main character, my mother couldn't sing in the play, and it was hard to explain to you afterwards. Did she contact you afterwards?"
Cao Aiqing did not hide anything and said: "You flew directly to the capital to find your girlfriend. You did it so decisively. The signal was already obvious. Your mother couldn't pretend anymore, so she naturally lost her original intention. She He asked me to meet up another day, but it should only be compensation for breaking the appointment. The nature is different, so you can rest assured."
"She asked you alone and you will go too?" He Tianran couldn't help but ask.
"Your mother and I have a deep friendship in our future work. Speaking of which, this should be thanks to you, right? But even so, it does not prevent me from wanting to get acquainted with her now. You are also doing this to me. It’s a good thing, He Tianran.”
"Ha...really..."
Looking at the boy in front of him who remained silent for a while with a confused look on his face, Cao Aiqing became confused.
"Why do you seem...not aware of this?"
He Tianran reacted immediately, smiled bitterly and said vaguely:
"Maybe... I don't think this is a good thing..."
"Maybe? So there are times when you are not sure?"
Cao Aiqing was not dispelled by this specious answer, because when He Tianran did something, he must have his own purpose. He always knew what he was doing, and he would never simply answer a question like now. What is a foregone conclusion, yes or no, will be so ambiguous.
He Tianran didn't want to dwell too much on this issue, because it would expose the fact that he had forgotten the memory of his family. For this reason, he changed the subject by mentioning the main purpose of today's meeting.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. I came here today to invite you."
"What?"
"On Sunday, my parents arranged a crab feast. If you are still willing to come, I will send you the address later. Don't worry, I will also tell my parents about this."
Cao Aiqing was in disbelief after hearing this.
"You took the initiative to invite me?"
He Tianran nodded and said calmly:
"Yes, although I don't know what you think of my mother now, you should also know that she invited you to suppress my father and belittle his failed education on me over the years.
You, at first, were happy to see it work, but as you said, when I insisted on looking for Wenliang and failed to keep the appointment as scheduled, she had no reason to blame me, so even if she liked you, she regarded you as a person. Outstanding junior, she will not invite you to this family dinner. "
Cao Aiqing was silent for two seconds, and soon understood He Tianran's purpose of doing this, and said:
"So you invite me now to prove to them that you, He Tianran, have a clear conscience about your feelings?"
It's the same invitation, the same person, but the meaning is completely different.
Bai Wenyu's invitation was intended to criticize Huaiwei, but if He Tianran did this, he would be opening up to his parents and expressing his current feelings and life, and he did not need them to tell him what to do.
But in response, He Tianran shook his head: "You probably won't help me, and you won't want to see someone like me receive blessings and recognition. To say that I have a clear conscience, this ideal ending is too far away for me. That’s right.”
Cao Aiqing was even more confused, "Since you know that I won't help you, why do you still invite me to your dinner party?"
"Haven't you always wanted to know who I am now after my two memories overlap?"
He Tianran's rhetorical question left the girl speechless.
The conversation in the tea restaurant last time was still vivid in my mind, but I didn't expect that He Tianran would really fulfill his promise so openly.
"I can't accurately describe to you whether I am the boy who protected you when I was eighteen, or the executioner who slowly pushed you into the pit of fire when I was thirty-one. But, I should be able to do something to make you You understand why I am obsessed with you, fall in love with you, and even end up harming you."
He Tianran finished speaking in a deep voice, and then slowly added:
"Of course, if you think these are still important to you..."
Cao Aiqing silently looked at the other party's serious expression. There was guilt in his young eyes, but he did not dodge at all.
In fact, the image of that young man had been shattered as early as the moment Cao Aiqing threw the beads. However, every piece of him was struggling, showing vitality and shining with light.
This is what troubles Cao Aiqing the most.
He was the one who was shining brightly in the past, and he is also the one who is murky in the future.
"You don't have to give me the answer now. You still have time. Just think about it and send me a message."
After saying this conclusion, He Tianran was ready to leave.
"Have you told Wen Liang about this?" Cao Aiqing asked.
"Ha~" the boy laughed, and then touched his nose, "I asked her to wait for me at the school gate, and she only gave me half an hour to see you. Your school is really big, and I walked for more than ten minutes. "
Cao Aiqing stopped asking questions and just said with some sincerity:
"It seems that you are really in a hurry, He Tianran."
The boy was stunned, silent for a few seconds, and then slowly left.
(End of chapter)
