A ten-year rival in love

The summer nights in S City can never be called cool, the hot evening wind, the noisy city, the streamlines of the feasting lights that flash past in the eyes.

The windows were wide open and there was no air conditioning in the car.

Li Xu doesn't like air-conditioning. Sitting in an air-conditioned room for a long time will make him feel suffocated. Thick, cold air penetrates into his lungs, making it difficult to breathe.

He once tried to persuade his colleagues in the same office not to use this kind of refrigeration tool, but to put in a whirring electric fan, which is purely natural and pollution-free.

The experiment was given up after only one hour. The assistant came in and delivered two cups of tea. He wiped his sweat and asked with a smile: Are the two gentlemen taking a sauna?

Colleagues used this as a joke at a dinner party afterwards, saying that Lawyer Li was young and talented and was favored by many girls, but it was a pity that he was an old antique.

So Li Xu dislikes summer very much.

It's not that he minds the title of "Old Antique" given by others, it's just that he is used to accommodating others and can't always make his own ideas.

Now he can already use his own office, but that whirring fan, who knows which waste station was abandoned, and what material it is now used for.

He is indeed an antique.

It is not easy for Old Antique to gain a foothold in this society, he cannot please others, let alone himself.

"Arrived at the destination."

The cold reminder sounded, and he looked around, trying to find a parking space.

The shops here are not big, there are not too few people coming and going, but there are not many cars, and there are plenty of parking spaces.

It was easier to find than expected.

He looked up at the flamboyant and bright neon signboard, and a few large characters twisted into twisted patterns grinned at him.

The girl who can think of a blind date in a bar really keeps pace with the times.

It's a pity to match him with this old antique.

Previously, in Li Xu's previous impression, bars and some clubs were the same place.Red men and dolls, singing and dancing, and even entangled with each other.

It's quieter here.It looks small from the outside, but the inside is at least [-] square meters, and the environment is very clean. There are a few scattered young people sitting on the bar, talking and laughing.

There was a young male singer sitting on the stage, singing Shuimunianhua's "I Have You in My Life", the sound of the guitar was as long as water, filling the ears.

When this song became popular all over the country, he was in junior high school.

He can hardly remember his life at that time, only some thin silhouettes in his vague impressions, the way home every day, the sunset that accompanied him, the shadows under his feet, or the occasional companions around him.

"Li Xu is like water. He looks like a girl without any waves. In fact, he is more like air. When he doesn't speak, you can't feel his existence. This kind of person is not noble, he just has such dead virtues. He doesn't eat the fireworks of the world, doesn't fit in with others, and is actually easier to get along with than anyone else."

This was the evaluation given to him by a female classmate who had a good relationship with him at the time. Strictly speaking, she was his first love.

So when she broke up with him amicably, he didn't feel sad, but rather regretted—he really regarded her as a confidant.

He and the girl made an appointment at booth No. [-], which was said to be in the corner, and they had to go through the bar.

At this time, the sudden coolness of the air conditioner is acceptable-because it is really hot outside.

There is no one who wants to have a blind date in such a vicious weather. This is really the saddest story he has ever heard.

The person waiting for him in booth number four should not be the person he imagined.

At least one girl would not have a crew cut, thick black eyebrows, a high nose bridge, a black earring pinned to her ear, slightly curled lips, looking at him playfully.

Li Xu felt that this kind of gaze was not like sizing up, but more like looking at the prey that was about to enter the net.

This person is by no means a kind person. His mixed temperament seems to contain many stories. You can't tell what class or level he is in at once.

However, no matter who this person is, he will not be his blind date.

It may be that the girl was not rigorous enough and reported the wrong seat.He looked around, but he didn't see the young woman sitting alone.

He clicked on it, and it happened to be on time, and it has actually exceeded 1 minute now.

If it's not late, then it's the wrong place to meet... He took out his mobile phone, the girl's contact information, and called.

The man on the deck watching all his actions took out his mobile phone, which was ringing loudly, a nostalgic Nokia N79, with his eyes still resting on him, and pressed the answer button on his hand.

"Hello."

Li Xu heard the voice coming from the microphone of his mobile phone overlap with the magnetic baritone behind him, he was speechless: "..."

Li Xu, 28 years old, single.Under the coercion of her parents, she had no choice but to go on a blind date to resolve a lifelong event.

At the moment when he saw the blind date clearly, he couldn't help but sigh, even though he has seen a lot now, but he is really a big girl sitting in a sedan chair on a blind date with a man - the first time.

"My younger sister doesn't want to get married for the time being, but my parents are pushing her hard. She has no choice but to join the dating site."

"Sir, she filled in your mobile phone number."

"Yes. She thinks I can handle this kind of thing better than she can."

What a pair of brothers and sisters with deep affection and righteousness, he was almost moved.

"Do you help your sister deal with these problems every time?"

Can't there be less troublesome people in this world?

"No, this is the first time." The man smiled helplessly, as if he could read his mind, and added: "I won't cause trouble for others, because this is the last time."

"..." Li Xu didn't want to make any answer.

"Li Xu, you really didn't recognize me."

"..."

The smile on the man's face was still there, but Li Xu faintly smelled something dangerous.

He did find this person familiar, especially the smile, which seemed to be directly related to some unpleasant memories.

But he really can't remember, there are many people who have contacts with him, but there are very few people who have some kind of friendship, and almost no face can be deeply rooted in his mind.

Then, this person is probably his former client.

He thought back on the cases he had taken over over the years. There were only two cases that he lost, and the client in one of them was sentenced to death with a reprieve. If there were no accidents, he would not have the opportunity to talk face-to-face with him like this.

At least not to seek revenge.Thinking of this, Li Xu breathed a sigh of relief.

As expected, the man obviously didn't count on his memory very much. He crossed his arms and tapped his fingers on his elbows, very rhythmically; a pair of tricks seemed to be soaked in newly melted snow, shining brightly.

Of course, it may also be illuminated by lights.

"Lu Hui." The man finally put away his smile, slowly opened and closed his lips, and almost bit out words one by one from the gap between his teeth, "Lu Hui, have you forgotten?"

The name must not be forgotten.

Lu Hui has a very strong presence, to what extent?He almost occupies half of Li Xu's youthful memory.

In the eyes of the young man Li Xu, this person surnamed Lu is just a psychopath who makes trouble for him when he is full and has nothing to do. Even, this psychopath is the object of his first girlfriend's love.

The name of her first girlfriend was Liu Yaying. She had been in love with Li Xu for about two months, and one day she sincerely said to Li Xu, "I think we are really more suitable to be friends."

He doesn't like Yaying very much, and he doesn't plan to fall in love early.

It's just that after entering high school, the enthusiasm of the girls was beyond his expectation, and the love letters or small gifts on the desk always made him feel burdened.

Yaying said to him: "How about the two of us date, anyway, I have a good impression of you after we have known each other for three or four years. If you don't like them, you can try to like me."

Without much hesitation, he nodded in agreement.

What I didn't expect was that Liu Yaying's love came and went even faster, and I didn't expect Liu Yaying to become Lu Hui's little girl shortly after they broke up.

They were in the same class in junior high school. At that time, Lu Hui could not say how rebellious he was, but he always provoked Li Xu intentionally or unintentionally.

Li Xu always treated his provocations coldly, and when he was really angry occasionally, he just rolled his eyes and didn't respond any more.

In high school, Lu Hui entered an ordinary science class, and the two of them didn't have much contact, but Lu Hui would still make old mistakes when he saw Li Xu, adding body movements, hooking shoulders and backs, which was really annoying.

Lu Hui pursues Liu Yaying, Li Xu thinks this is another kind of provocation.

Sure enough, this match was faster, he guessed that even a full moon was not enough, Liu Yaying was announced to break up, and she cried all afternoon on the top of the teaching building.

For the first time, Li Xu felt uncontrollable anger.

He could turn a blind eye to all the childish tricks of that guy in the past, but this time it was too much, and their grievances should not involve other people, especially his good friend.

He walked to Lu Hui's classroom, pulled someone up and punched him in the face.Surprisingly, Lu Hui didn't resist, and even stopped the person who wanted to persuade him to fight, and let him beat him to his heart's content.

After finishing the work, he still asked him with a bruised nose and a swollen face: "It's over? Oh, the top students beat the staff quite hard, it hurts me to death."

The two were called to the Office of Political Affairs and Education together. Li Xu had lived for 16 years and faced criticism and accusations for the first time, and his heart was crackling.

"Hey—I didn't expect that there would be a day when you were being scolded, and I was watching pitifully by the side, haha."

Li Xu found that he had fallen for him, he just wanted to feel refreshed for a while, and he didn't think about the consequences at all.

But he didn't regret it at all, and wanted to beat him up again.

Back to the present, Li Xu looked at the dog-like man opposite, this face gradually merged with the arrogant and domineering face in his memory, he couldn't express his expression for a while.

Lu Hui smiled again, a pair of black eyes were hidden in the slightly narrowed slits, and asked expectantly: "Remember?"

"Yeah." He stood up, "Goodbye."

"Hey! You!" Lu Hui also stood up abruptly, as if in a hurry, ignoring the gazes from all directions, and said loudly, "It's an old classmate after all, isn't it too much to have a drink together?"

Li Xu paused, then turned around, glanced at him slowly, and then smiled.

"Ah."