Dong Qiangqiang vaguely remembered that the last time he had a phone call with Li Lei seemed to be three months ago. He was still in China at that time, so why did he jump back to Germany in the blink of an eye? Although he did say something like "wanting to go back to Germany" before, Dong Qiangqiang thought it was just a joke made by him because of his unwillingness and whim. Unexpectedly, the other party not only kept what he said, but also came to Hannover to find him.
"Hey, where is he?" Li Lei shouted angrily on the other end of the phone, "Are you there?"
"In..." Dong Qiangqiang answered somewhat guilty.
"It's a classmate meeting, can you take the time to pick it up?" Li Lei deliberately emphasized the words "classmates," and he was sure that Dong Qiangqiang would not dare to refuse him after hearing these four words, unless he did not plan to participate in the future. It's a class reunion, otherwise you have to pay more attention to your reputation. "If you are really too busy, forget it. Don't force it." Li Lei said.
Dong Qiangqiang knew what it meant to pick him up. To be fair, Dong Qiangqiang didn't have a good impression of this deputy monitor in college. The other party made a sudden request. He felt disgusted from the bottom of his heart to meet the other party and have anything to do with the other party. He didn't know if this was selfish.
"I have my graduation exam tomorrow and I still have books to read. I'm sorry. I wish you a pleasant journey."
Li Lei was obviously not mentally prepared for Dong Qiangqiang's rejection. He was stunned for a few seconds before asking in disbelief: "Are you taking your graduation exam tomorrow?"
"Test one subject a day for a week. Today I took the first German test, and there are four more."
The tram rolled into the platform with great force, and Dong Qiangqiang stood up and prepared to get off.
Seeing that the other party didn't say anything or hang up the phone, Dong Qiangqiang took the initiative to end the conversation: "Good night."
"Wait a minute," Li Lei asked hesitantly, "Can you...can you tell me your home address? I...I can go find you."
"..."
"To be honest, I don't have much money with me this time, and I might not be able to afford to stay in a youth hostel. For the sake of my old classmates, could you please let me stay for a few nights? I'll leave as soon as I finish my business." Li Lei suddenly became humble and polite.
Youth hostels are economical temporary residences in Germany, which are very suitable for students and tourists on short trips. Dong Qiangqiang only learned about them after leading a group. If he had known about the existence of the youth hostel, his first few nights in Germany would not have been so embarrassing.
The car doors opened to the left and right, and Dong Qiangqiang walked down the steps of the platform. "What business did you come to Hannover for? Where will you go back after that?"
"Oh, I'm here...to ask about Hannover University and preparatory courses. Now...isn't APS required everywhere? I'll go back to Magdeburg after asking."
Dong Qiangqiang was very puzzled. He was about to ask, "Why don't you just call and ask? Why did you come all the way? Since you knew you were coming, why didn't you contact the accommodation first?" But then he thought again, this is Regarding Li Lei's personal matters, he swallowed his words again.
Seeing that Dong Qiangqiang didn't answer, Li Lei thought that he had rejected him again, and his tone became a little irritable: "Brother, are you ignoring me because I chased Chen Yu? It's been so long and you're still like this Do you care?"
These words made Dong Qiangqiang's face feel a little hot. Of course he didn't reject Chen Yu because of the matter, but how could he prove such a thing? He had already said that he wanted to prepare for the exam, but the other party begged to stay for a few nights. If he refused blindly, the other party would of course think that he was taking a leave of absence to study, and he would regret the fact, and Dong Qiangqiang's image would become an impersonal person who did not care about his classmates. of evildoers.
never mind! Dong Qiangqiang sighed in his heart. In the end, he couldn't let go of this face.
Kindness towards others can sometimes become a source of trouble for a person, especially when this kindness is not a decision that comes from his heart.
"You take Line 7 and get off at Hema Street Station. When you arrive, call me and I'll pick you up."
Thirty minutes later, Dong Qiangqiang stood at the crosswalk on one side of the road and looked towards the station.
The lights on the platform were all broken, and it was pitch dark so he could not see the details. He could only roughly make out a dark figure carrying a bag and looking around in the platform.
"Li Lei." Dong Qiangqiang shouted towards the black figure, "Here! Cross the road."
Hearing Dong Qiangqiang's shout, the black shadow waved to him, then jumped off the platform nimbly, and stood at the sidewalk on the other side of the road in a few steps.
As he walked from darkness to light, the outline of his body gradually became clearer by the light of the street lamp.
His head is round, with a vague sheen on his baby face, and his eyes are small and twinkling. The look he looks at Dong Qiangqiang is cunning and alert, as if he is sizing up some kind of prey. I don’t know if it’s because he hasn’t showered in a few days, but the locks of hair are stuck to his forehead, like a painting on his forehead. He wears a very conspicuous plaid suit, which makes his short and fat figure even better. It doesn't look much different from when I was in college.
The sidewalk indicator light was still red, and Li Lei put up a pergola with his hands to look at the direction of the oncoming car, and then trotted across the entire road under Dong Qiangqiang's surprised eyes.
Less than two seconds after he ran across the road, a sports car sped past him at lightning speed. As the car passed by, both of them heard an angry curse: "Idiot! You don't want your life!"
Even if Li Lei couldn't understand German, he knew that what the other person said was definitely not good. He immediately raised his middle finger towards the car's taillights and cursed back in a pure Beijing accent. Then he turned his head angrily and threw his backpack to the ground. .
"That was a red light just now! If the car hit you, it was in vain!" Dong Qiangqiang asked with a confused face, "You don't want your life?"
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"I thought the car was still far away, but I didn't know it would arrive so soon. It's really unlucky." Hearing Dong Qiangqiang's reproach, Li Lei excused himself and showed an unnatural smile. At the same time, he tilted his head and looked Dong Qiangqiang up and down, "Your hair is How long have you been? I almost didn’t recognize you across the street just now. You are much more handsome than when you were in college.”
Dong Qiangqiang ignored his flattery and raised his hand to point in the direction of home: "Let's go."
"Your home...is here?" Seeing that Dong Qiangqiang had no intention of helping him carry his luggage, Li Lei had no choice but to carry his luggage on his shoulders again. As he walked, he looked around suspiciously, his eyes seemed to be caught by the flickering people in the darkness of the street. Attracted by the bright red and pink neon light, "Is it far?"
"We'll be there in three minutes."
Li Lei originally wanted to find some topics to reminisce about the past, but after much searching, he discovered that the two of them were not close when they were in college, so they had no common topics at all. The only intersection may be Dong Qiangqiang's ex-girlfriend Chen Yu, but Dong Qiangqiang didn't seem to want to talk about this topic, so he finally put the idea behind him.
The two of them arrived in front of Dong Qiangqiang's house in silence, went upstairs and entered the house in silence. Dong Qiangqiang neither greeted him politely nor cared whether he had eaten or not. He just poured him a cup of hot water, turned on the computer, and then went straight into the kitchen with his math notes without saying a word.
Li Lei's face was ugly, full of embarrassment.
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