Meng Yao took a look at the chat history.
The photo Song Siqi posted on her WeChat Moments showed the logo on the milk tea cup. This store was a newly opened internet celebrity store, the only one currently open in their city. Zheng Hua knew the location at a glance and sent it to Song Siqi. I sent a WeChat message to ask how it tasted. Song Siqi said it was okay, so he replied that they happened to be nearby and would come over later to join in the fun.
The chat was not long, and Meng Yao finished reading it quickly. Drop eyes held the straw and poked the smoothie in the cup, and asked in a low voice as if unintentionally: "Them?"
"Maybe with friends." Song Siqi said casually.
Meng Yao nodded lightly.
Song Siqi put away her phone.
The drink in Meng Yao's hand looked more appetizing in the hot summer, giving people a refreshing feeling. Song Siqi suddenly felt that the milk tea was a bit greasy. She leaned over to discuss with Meng Yao eagerly: "Meng Yao, you Can you lend me a drink?"
Her chin rested on the back of her hand, her eyes wide open, so cute.
They often exchanged delicious snacks at school. Meng Yao nodded and said, "Of course." He pushed the ice drink in his hand towards her.
Song Siqi took a big sip with satisfaction, and politely asked Meng Yao if he wanted to try her milk tea. Meng Yao was not very interested in milk tea, but he did not refuse. He took a sip and commented, "It's okay."
Song Siqi smiled with crooked eyebrows.
There are many topics for girls to talk about when they get together. Meng Yao and Song Siqi talked softly and didn't pay much attention to their surroundings until they heard someone calling Song Siqi's name.
Looking up, it was Zheng Hua.
Zheng Hua held a white grocery bag in his hand and strode towards them.
Meng Yao glanced behind him and saw no other figure.
Song Siqi sighed: "Are you alone?"
Zheng Hua raised his chin and gestured towards the bar: "Xu Yao is taking orders."
The name Xu Yao is like a switch.
From the moment Meng Yao heard the name, his heart beat uncontrollably.
She heard Song Siqi seem to complain: "It's Xu Yao again, you two are conjoined?"
Zheng Hua clicked his tongue and said, "It's still a little short of that level."
Meng Yao did not join the chat, and his eyes subconsciously followed the bar.
There was only one person standing at the bar ordering area.
Xu Yao was wearing a loose T-shirt and black trousers. He was very tall, with his back to them, his head lowered while operating his mobile phone.
Next to her, Song Siqi was talking to Zheng Hua, and Meng Yao automatically blocked the content.
There seemed to be no sound around her, and there was only one person left in her world at this moment.
She looked at the back almost absentmindedly.
In his sight, Xu Yao put away his cell phone, raised his head, and seemed to have ordered the order and settled the bill. The second before he realized that he was about to turn around, Meng Yao hurriedly withdrew his eyes.
The world has restarted and the excitement has returned.
Zheng Hua didn't know when he pulled out the chair, sat down at their table, and put the food bag in his hand on the table. Song Siqi opened it curiously and looked at it, saying speechlessly: "What do you think? I'm eating bubbles at home during the holidays." noodle?"
"Xu Yao's." Zheng Hua said, "He's so pitiful. He's at home alone."
Song Siqi asked curiously: "Why?"
"His parents signed up for a tour for seven days during the National Day. We didn't have enough leave, so we didn't bring Xu Yao with us."
"Of course." Zheng Hua laughed and mocked, "The bigger reason may be that his parents don't want to bring such a big light bulb."
Song Siqi thought it made sense and couldn't help laughing along with her.
"Then Xu Yao has been eating instant noodles these past few days?"
"No, he can cook, so he won't be hungry."
This skill is surprising.
Meng Yaodu turned to look at him.
"It's true." Meeting two surprised looks, Zheng Hua nodded and said, "It is said that his mother trained him since he was a child."
Song Siqi was still shocked and wanted to say something. Xu Yao's figure appeared in Meng Yao's peripheral vision.
He had slowly approached from the bar. Meng Yao noticed the distance between them getting closer and closer, feeling a little nervous for no reason.
Xu Yao came over and stood next to Zheng Hua. When Zheng Hua looked at him, he patted the chair next to him very naturally and motioned for him to sit down.
"If there are acquaintances here, let's share a table."
Xu Yao had no objection and said "hmm" briefly. He greeted Song Siqi and then sat down next to Zheng Hua.
It happened to be right opposite Meng Yao.
Song Siqi responded to him, probably out of curiosity, she couldn't help but ask: "Xu Yao, can you cook?"
Xu Yao didn't hear the reason. He was stunned for a moment when he heard the words. He glanced at the plastic bags containing two barrels of instant noodles on the table, then turned to look at the smiling Zheng Hua before he had some clues. He smiled and said, "Be a little more knowledgeable. I can barely eat it.”
The state of "being able to eat" is not difficult. Song Siqi can do it herself. She said "oh" clearly and changed the subject without interest. Unexpectedly, Zheng Hua bumped Xu Yao with his elbow and teased "humble".
Meng Yao heard every word they said, but his eyes were always lowered, and his sense of presence was extremely low.
The waiter brought us two cold drinks and two special snacks.
Zheng Hua did not participate in the ordering process. He turned to Xu Yao and asked, "Did you order?"
Xu Yao said "hmm", took his drink, and pushed the two snacks towards the two girls.
Meng Yao saw his well-joined hands on the table.
Very white and very clean.
Song Siqi said thank you to Xu Yao generously, poked a piece of chicken steak and handed it to Meng Yao, then turned around and poked another piece.
Meng Yao held the long and thin wooden skewer and nibbled on the piece of chicken steak in her hand. She ate slowly, listening to Song Siqi and Zheng Hua talking funny words, and occasionally Xu Yao would chat with her.
They talked about what happened in the first grade of high school.
Meng Yao was particularly focused when it came to the part about Xu Yao.
After finishing the piece of chicken steak in his hand, Meng Yao put down the wooden skewer.
When he raised his eyes slightly, he happened to see Xu Yao reaching out to take the fruit tea in front of him.
Meng Yao watched his movements.
In this dazzling moment, the topic between Song Siqi and Zheng Hua jumped to nowhere, and Zheng Hua suddenly and enthusiastically proposed to have an outdoor barbecue tomorrow, the last day of the holiday.
"I dont go."
Someone voted against the proposal as soon as it came out, and Zheng Hua glared at it.
Xu Yao took a few sips of lemon tea, put down the cup, leaned lazily on the chair, and was the first to express his stance.
"Why?" Zheng Hua was splashed with cold water and turned to look at him, "Anyway, you will only have instant noodles at home tomorrow. Isn't barbecue as good as instant noodles?"
Xu Yao glanced out the window and said, "It's thirty-six degrees tomorrow. The outdoor barbecue may not be as fragrant as the instant noodles I eat at home."
Zheng Hua:......
Song Siqi didn't agree with it either: "If you want to eat barbecue today, you have to do it yourself...forget it."
"But the point is not about barbecue, friends, it's about the feeling of hanging out together!"
"Think about it," Zheng Hua tried his best to persuade. "After tomorrow, we will have to be detained in school for at least a month. And barbecue is just one of them. You can buy some other food and drink for the whole picnic."
Song Siqi didn't know what moved her. She was a little shaken and asked, "Where do you mean outdoors?"
Zheng Hua thought for a while: "There is a camping base outside the city. It takes about forty or fifty minutes by taxi. The scenery is very good, it can provide shade, and it is quite cool."
Zheng Hua thought of something and turned to Xu Yao and said, "Didn't you go there?"
Xu Yao thought for a moment and realized that this was the case, and said objectively: "The scenery is not bad, but it was late autumn when I went there. I don't know if the weather is cool now."
"I think Moments is pretty good," Zheng Hua said.
"And there are barbecue grills provided there, so we don't need to bring our own tools. There is also a store next to it, so we don't have to worry about the supply of iced drinks."
He had considered all aspects and asked, "How about it? Do you want to go?"
Song Siqi hesitated: "Just us going?"
Zheng Hua said: "I'll ask on WeChat later, but there's no need to call too many people. It'll be too scary if they make a fuss."
Zheng Hua asked again: "Are you going?"
Song Siqi was quite excited. She tugged Meng Yao's hand, tilted her head and asked, "Meng Yao, are you going?"
Meng Yao was caught off guard by the question and was startled.
Zheng Hua followed Song Siqi and looked over.
Meng Yao didn't know where Xu Yao's eyes were on, and whether he was also looking at her. She didn't dare to confirm. Facing Song Siqi's inquiry, she shook her head without thinking much.
She was not familiar with either Zheng Hua or Xu Yao, so hanging out together would be awkward and might cause a burden to others.
Meng Yao originally wanted Song Siqi to go with them, but who knew that after she shook her head, Song Siqi also backed down: "Forget it, I won't go either if Meng Yao doesn't go."
Looking for the reason, Song Siqi said that it was inconvenient for her to be a girl in the middle because they were all boys, and there were no girls in the class that she could particularly talk to.
Seeing that the outdoor barbecue plan was about to be ruined again, Zheng Hua quickly said: "No."
He grasped the source and started to do some ideological work for Meng Yao: "Meng Yao, let's go together. We all know each other and can be considered friends. A few days ago, we read your article in front of the school bulletin board. It was so good. It’s really good, better than Xu Yao’s level. We were all amazed, and Xu Yao even praised you for your beautiful handwriting.”
He said the last sentence completely smoothly.
Meng Yao was stunned. Even though she knew that what Zheng Hua said was most likely just for the occasion, she couldn't help but feel a subtle emotion in her heart.
She never thought that she would be seen by Xu Yao. Even if his gaze only stayed for a moment or glanced over, she would feel a little happy.
Meng Yao's heart beat violently.
The word "Xu Yao" and his every move can easily touch her heartstrings.
Meng Yao could feel his whole body heating up.
Xu Yao had no intention of interrupting, but Meng Yao blushed visibly. Her skin was white, and the layer of crimson that spread over her was even more conspicuous. To him, she looked like she was extremely embarrassed by Zheng Hua's words. He lightly kicked Zheng Hua under the table to signal that it was enough and that it was enough.
You can never force others to change their wishes.
Zheng Hua received the signal, but it was because he was not familiar with it and it was difficult to continue persuading him. But he was unwilling to do so, so he added: "You can think about it."
He turned around and tried to persuade Xu Yao.
Meng Yao was actually aware of the slight movement under the table just now.
Xu Yao was sitting opposite her, very close, and when she raised her head, she could see his eyes like stars.
Maybe it's because the heat on his face hasn't subsided yet.
Xu Yao's voice rang in his ears.
Although he was indoors where the cold air was flowing, Meng Yao could always feel the temperature of the summer wind.
Zheng Hua was still talking, Xu Yao probably had no idea, and it was indeed okay to be idle, so he finally nodded and praised him: "If you still have the leisure and leisure in the face of such a big sun tomorrow, then go."
"Keep your word." Zheng Hua said.
Xu Yao let out a "hmm" from his throat, which sounded particularly pleasant.
"Okay." Zheng Hua finally gave up, took out his cell phone and said, "I'll make arrangements and get two more heads."
He was making plans for tomorrow's barbecue event. Song Siqi and Meng Yao had had enough rest and had already planned to go shopping today, so they told them to leave first.
In the evening, Meng Yao went into the bathroom to wash up after dinner. She sweated while shopping in the afternoon and then took a car, so she washed her hair together.
The temperature is high in summer, and her hair is easy to dry. After taking a shower, she only used a hair dryer to blow dry the top of her head, and swept the wet ends of her hair on the side of her neck.
It was still early, and while waiting for her hair to dry naturally, Meng Yao memorized twenty English words.
In order not to be disturbed, her phone was set to silent mode. When she finished studying, she looked at her phone and found that Song Siqi had sent her a message five minutes ago. It was a screenshot of the chat message.
Meng Yao took a cursory glance, and Zheng Hua finally came to confirm with Song Siqi whether to participate in tomorrow's event.
Song Siqi obviously didn't make up her mind in the end.
Meng Yao sent a message asking her: Do you want to go?
Song Siqi took a while before replying to her: I don't want to either.
Song Siqi said frankly: I am really bored at home, and it is the last day off in a short period of time. But, they are all boys, so it wouldn’t be good for me as a girl to mix in.
Meng Yao lowered her eyes and hesitated for a moment while looking at the message. She tapped her fingers on the keyboard a few times and then withdrew. After struggling for a long time, until a clean face flashed before my eyes, I finally made up my mind and typed quickly. After that, she closed her eyes and sent the message without looking at it:
Then I'll go with you.
