Life is really amazing.
A few years ago, Meng Yao looked at Xu Yao cautiously. She only dared to look at him unscrupulously when she stood in a hidden corner. There were a few times when they stood together, she would only look down at the ground, obviously She cared about every move and word he said, but she didn't even have the courage to look up at him.
Who would have thought that a few years later, Xu Yao would be sitting in the hotel lobby waiting for her.
The elevator continued to descend. It was still early at this time and there was no one else in the elevator. Meng Yao stood aside holding the suitcase lever. It took only half a minute to reach the lobby at a height of more than ten floors without anyone else entering or exiting. Meng Yao walked out of the elevator and saw Xu Yao sitting on the sofa in the lobby.
He was wearing a white T-shirt and jeans today, clean and fresh.
Looking at his profile, Meng Yao almost thought he was back in the summer a few years ago.
She blinked.
Xu Yao was looking at his cell phone. Meng Yao pushed the suitcase towards him. When he heard the sound of the wheels of the suitcase rolling, Xu Yao turned his head and looked over.
Today's Meng Yao is actually not very special.
But when he saw her at this moment, Xu Yao inexplicably thought of the hot summer and the vigorously growing trees, and she was like the sudden cool wind that hit when walking on the road covered with sunshine, which made people feel happy.
Xu Yao kept looking at her, but his gaze did not make anyone feel uncomfortable.
Meng Yao stopped three steps away from him. She no longer felt awkward and nervous before, and became much more comfortable when facing Xu Yao. She looked at Xu Yao and said, "I'm packing my luggage. I'm not looking at my phone. I don't know." You are already here."
Xu Yao said "hmm" and stood up from the sofa: "It doesn't matter, you won't have to wait long, just take your time."
He walked up to Meng Yao and narrowed the already long distance between the two people. He naturally reached out to take the suitcase from Meng Yao's hand and asked her with lowered eyes: "Are you hungry?"
"fine."
Xu Yao planned to take her to have breakfast first. After receiving the hotel location last night, he checked the nearby breakfast restaurants online. When he and Meng Yao walked out side by side, he asked Meng Yao what she wanted to eat.
Meng Yao was really not hungry at the moment. He had lost his appetite when he got up. After thinking about it, he turned to him and said, "How about eating outside your school?"
Xu Yao was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a smile: "Okay."
Meng Yao said: "There should be a lot of delicious food over there."
"Well, it's a food street." Xu Yao remembered it and said, "There is a store I often went to when I was in college. I will take you to try it later."
"OK."
After getting into the car, Meng Yao fastened her seat belt. This was not the first time she had sat in Xu Yao's car, and she felt different from that time, more relaxed.
Xu Yao lowered the windows on both sides. The morning breeze was gentle and very comfortable. In order to prevent the atmosphere from becoming awkward once there was silence, Xu Yao played some music. The volume was not loud and not noisy. Meng Yao had an inexplicable feeling that the two of them were going on an outing.
A long time ago, Meng Yao heard that one can tell one's taste from a person's playlist, and if one is more sophisticated, one can tell one's personality.
It's a bit exaggerated, but it's not completely unreasonable.
The song "Slowly Falling in Love with You" by Mok Wenwei happened to be playing in the car. Meng Yao has always liked this song and has listened to it many times. This song is very visual. Some people listen to it as memories, and some people listen to it as if they are in love. of sweetness.
Traffic was flowing outside the window, and Karen Mok sang to the end, with that line again: Books always write about the evening when they are overjoyed
The school was a bit far from the hotel where Meng Yao lived. Xu Yao drove for more than an hour. Meng Yao was really hungry when he arrived at the destination.
Xu Yao parked the car and took her to find the breakfast restaurant he often went to. It is actually not accurate to say that it is a breakfast shop. Xu Yao said that the shop is open all day.
The store was small and not very eye-catching. When Meng Yao arrived, he looked up at the signboard and found that the name of the store was easy to come by, it was called Zhangji Snacks.
Xu Yao walked in front and opened the door. During the National Day holiday, there were not many people in the store. When ordering, Meng Yao listened to Xu Yao's recommendation and ordered some sugar ear and almond tea.
Xu Yao asked: "Would you like to try the fried cake again? It's made of glutinous rice and filled with bean paste."
Meng Yao was a little excited after hearing his introduction. He forgot about his food intake and said, "Okay."
She suddenly thought of something, looked at the signature snacks in the store, and asked Xu Yao curiously: "Are you used to drinking soy juice?"
When she said this, she unconsciously moved closer to Xu Yao. They were standing together in the ordering area, but now they were closer. Xu Yao tilted his head towards her in cooperation to listen to her words. He lowered his eyes and looked at the side of Meng Yao's face, and suddenly discovered that Meng Yao had pierced ears. She was not usually seen wearing earrings, and the piercings were small and could not be easily seen from a very close distance.
Xu Yao paused for two seconds on her earlobe and answered her: "I was recommended by a local friend in Beijing. I tried it twice and it didn't work well."
Meng Yao said: "I tried it once last time I came to Beijing and I couldn't accept it."
There was a sense of happiness in her tone because of the similarities between the two people, and her eyes were bright when she looked at him.
Xu Yao looked at her and smiled unconsciously.
When breakfast was served on the table, Meng Yao felt that it was quite rich. She doesn’t have a big appetite, so she would definitely not be able to finish both fried cakes and sugar ears. After all, Xu Yao had spent some time with her day and night in Yunnan, and he knew her appetite well, and he could see that Meng Yao was a little obsessed with fried cakes and sugar ears. Confused, he didn't order the candy ears, saying that he hadn't eaten them for a long time and wanted to try some. After asking Meng Yao, he took the initiative to break off half of the candy ears and share them with her.
After breakfast, head to school.
Meng Yao took photos in front of the school when she came in the summer. When she stood here again a few months later, although the meaning was a little different from last time, she did not take out her phone to take photos again.
Xu Yao went to a top university in the country, and the campus was too big. Meng Yao spent most of the day walking around the campus last time. He was not unfamiliar with this place. Xu Yao had lived here for four years and was familiar with every corner.
He would tell Meng Yao that he used to take this road to and from the dormitory every day. He would take Meng Yao into the teaching building and tell her what classes he had in this classroom. He said that he was surrounded by academic leaders who would push forward every time they occupied a seat. He always came late and consciously sat in the back row.
Meng Yao listened to what he said, as if some fragments of Xu Yao's four years in college were unfolding before her eyes.
She seemed to have gone through a time tunnel and saw the scenes Xu Yao told.
Meng Yao said: "I am different from you. I used to sit in the front row because everyone sat in the middle or in the back row, and there were many empty seats in the front row. In addition, I am short-sighted and sometimes I am lazy and don't want to wear contact lenses. Wearing the frames for a long time makes me feel uncomfortable, so I would have better visibility if I sat in the front row during class.”
Xu Yao couldn't remember clearly whether Meng Yao had always worn glasses in high school. She seemed to have worn them a few times, but she had never seen her wearing glasses in Yunnan. He looked at her eyes carefully: "So have you been wearing contact lenses during this time? "
"No." Meng Yao was still uncomfortable and a little nervous when he looked at him so intently. She told herself not to hide, looked at him and explained, "My myopia is actually not serious, and sometimes I don't feel special even if I don't wear glasses." Big influence. When I was in high school, it was because my mother thought my short-sightedness would affect my studies, so she made me wear glasses."
Xu Yao understood, nodded, and said in a very casual and ordinary tone: "Your eyes are very beautiful, and you are fine without frames. In fact, it's not just frames, but also contact lenses. Maybe it's unprofessional. Anyway, I think glasses should be worn as little as possible. I always feel that they have little effect in correcting vision, but will make vision problems more serious."
Meng Yao's heart beat wildly at the sudden compliment. He restrained his heartbeat and said, "It still has something to do with my usual eye habits."
Xu Yao agreed.
They left the classroom and continued walking. Xu Yao asked her if she was tired. Meng Yao shook her head. She heard the sound of a basketball hitting the ground. She followed the sound and found that she was near the basketball court. There were still students staying in school during the National Day holiday. Watching them play ball, Meng Yao would think of some scenes from the past. She asked Xu Yao: "Were you like them in college?"
Xu Yao stopped and looked at the boys running on the basketball court. The best thing about youth is that it is passionate and motivated, not stingy with sweat, not looking forward or backward, and moving forward bravely. Xu Yao thought to himself, he might still be in the best youth range, but it was different.
He said: "I rarely played basketball in college. It seemed like I had a lot to do every day, unlike high school."
Xu Yao recalled: "When I was in Fenghan, I always ran to the playground and sweated a lot, but it felt so good when I ran. At that time, I felt that I was standing very tall, proud, fearless, and not sure about many things. superior."
"After college, I have clearer goals and a clearer life plan. The world is wider. I see many capable people around me, but I find that I am nothing more than that. When I realize this, I feel a little depressed to be honest..." said At this point, Xu Yao smiled, "But what I want to do is there, I want to move forward, I want my abilities to be worthy of those ideals and pursuits, there is no use being depressed, the only way is to study hard, and learn all aspects of knowledge Get to know them all, there’s no time to stop.”
When he talks about these things, he is as energetic as he was on the playground, and it sounds like he has lived a fulfilling college life.
There is such a person in the world. After many years, no matter how the surroundings change, he still shines like a star.
Meng Yao raised her head slightly and looked at him. It was still like this after so many years. As long as Xu Yao appeared in her sight, everyone around her would be overshadowed. Only Xu Yao stood at the center of her world.
They stood outside the basketball court and watched quietly as a few boys played for a while before leaving. They walked to the artificial lake.
This place seems to be very popular with young couples, just because there are no people there during the holidays.
Meng Yao suddenly became interested, turned around with a smile and asked Xu Yao: "Is this the holy place for confession in your school?"
Xu Yao thought for two seconds: "This shouldn't be the case, the library is."
"Huh?" Meng Yao looked surprised, thinking that this was some academic romance.
They didn't stay at the artificial lake for long. After walking for a while, they felt a little tired. Meng Yao and Xu Yao found a place to sit and rest. A message came on the phone. Meng Yao lowered his head to check it. It was an unimportant group message. She turned off her phone and was about to raise her head when she suddenly felt Xu Yao stand up. She looked over and saw Xu Yao walking to a beverage vending machine not far away and buying two bottles of water. He quickly walked back and filled one of the bottles with water. Unscrew the lid and hand it to her.
Meng Yao said thank you. She raised her head and took a sip of water. Her eyes wandered around. Suddenly, she felt a sense of familiarity from a certain angle. She looked at it for a moment, recalled it for a few seconds, and then laughed.
Xu Yao turned to look at her and chuckled when he saw her smiling: "What's wrong?"
Meng Yao pointed to the position diagonally in front of him and shared with him: "The last time I came to your school, I took pictures at that location and witnessed the whole process of a couple getting into trouble and making up. The reason for the trouble was that the girl was not satisfied with what the boy had done to her. She took a photo, which the boy thought was pretty good. The two argued for a while, and the girl walked forward angrily, while the boy chased after her. I thought the way they got along was quite interesting, and I looked at them more. More Interestingly, the couple came back soon, and the boy took a few more photos of the girl from different angles, and finally asked me to help take a group photo of them."
"That couple is actually very similar to the way one of my college roommates get along with her boyfriend. I used to watch them fight and fight in school. Although everyone joked that they were really noisy, this kind of relationship made people laugh. It feels wonderful.”
Xu Yao listened to her words, and there was a soft smile on her face. Xu Yao suddenly asked her: "What about you? Have you ever encountered an unforgettable relationship in college?"
His tone was casual, and he seemed to be talking about a very ordinary matter.
But it's clear that feelings between them are actually a sensitive topic. When they talked about it, a lot of things quietly changed.
Meng Yao really didn't expect that Xu Yao would ask her about her relationship experience. It was a bit sudden. This didn't seem to be a very suitable time to talk about this. But the weather was very good today. They sat together without being disturbed by anything. Meng Yao felt that everything fell into place. There’s no better time to get to know each other.
She paused for a moment before replying: "No, I have never been in love."
She was actually very nervous, or maybe it was because of the hot weather, her palms were sweaty. Meng Yao didn't turn around to look at Xu Yao, and she didn't know what Xu Yao's reaction was now. She was suddenly a little anxious, thinking to herself about this kind of problem. It's only fair that there is back and forth, so I couldn't help but ask: "What about you?"
She actually had the answer. When she was in Yunnan, she heard Feng Xiao mention a few words about it.
Asking this may make the answer more precise.
Xu Yao did not hide anything and told the truth: "I was in love once. It started in my sophomore year and ended in my junior year. We broke up peacefully and there was no emotional involvement after the end."
He explained clearly in a few words and turned his head to see Meng Yao's reaction.
Meng Yao didn't react at all. It's not surprising that a dazzling boy like Xu Yao has emotional experience. That was Xu Yao's past, and Xu Yao was not her property. She wouldn't mind, she had no position, and she couldn't be disappointed.
She was just curious: "Do you mind if I ask...why we broke up?"
Xu Yao was stunned for a moment by her question. Her focus was so different that Xu Yao couldn't help but wonder if she liked him. This sentence was too similar to what a normal friend would ask.
Xu Yao said: "We had different plans for life, so we naturally separated. She is now studying abroad for graduate school."
Meng Yao nodded. It would be impolite to ask further.
Xu Yao looked at her. Meng Yao seemed to be thinking deeply about something. When the conversation got to this point, the topic was interrupted again.
Xu Yao weighed the water bottle and asked unexpectedly: "Meng Yao, do you have any specific standards for boyfriends?"
