looking back inadvertently

The class reunion will be held on Saturday night at the end of August. Although it is a holiday, most of the high school students have already joined the work. Those who can come, except those who stay in the local area, are planning to continue their graduate studies. For example, the initiator of this event, Zhou Xin.Xu Wenshan, who transferred earlier, was not on the list of participants because she had little contact with her classmates.In the end, there were only about [-] people who said they would be there.

Youranju is a self-service restaurant.In order to facilitate the gathering, Zhou Xin booked a small hall and asked the staff to put the four-person tables together two by two and arrange them in three rows.

Liang He and Shen Zhe came here by bus on different roads. Coincidentally, they ran into each other before they reached the door, and naturally sat together when they entered the restaurant.

Everyone was not present, and everyone chatted with familiar classmates.Seeing that Shen Zhe was still wearing the white shirt from two days ago, Liang He asked him, "Why didn't you change your clothes?"

"What to change into?"

"Isn't this what you wore that day?" Liang He pointed to remind him.

"I washed it and put it on again." Shen Zhe explained.He thought the other party meant that he didn't change his clothes for several days.

"No." Liang He smiled, "I remember you didn't wear the same clothes for a week before."

"Is there?" Shen Zhe was slightly startled, "It's not that exaggerated."

"I remember that you have a lot of clothes."

"It used to be a little more." Thinking of that time, Shen Zhe's eyes softened a little, "Now I don't buy it often, I want to save money."

"You know it's not easy to make money?"

"I've known it for a long time," he said, "I also worked part-time in college, and then... If I want to save more money, I can't keep asking my parents for it."

In fact, the family conditions of both of them are good, and they have not suffered materially. After living independently, they understand the essence of ordinary people's life.

Wen Hao was only a few minutes behind them, sitting opposite them.

"Shen Zhe," Wen Hao was still thinking about the last time he forgot to leave his contact information, "give me a call!"

Shen Zhe quickly reported a series of numbers, and then Wen Hao called and kept each other.

The meal was ready, and students came to pick up the dishes one after another, and the three of them also walked around, and Shen Zhe took the least.Wen Hao teased him that it was like eating cat food, he said that he would be full after serving too much at once.

The agreed time was more than half an hour, and when everyone thought no one would come, Zhou Xin said there were two more.

One should be Dong Mingpeng, he told Wen Hao that he will be late for a while, and the other is unclear.

A few minutes later, Dong Mingpeng really came in, Liang He and Shen Zhe didn't pay attention to the entrance with their backs turned, Wen Hao was facing that direction, caught a glimpse and waved his hands at him.

However, immediately after, his half-raised hand froze, neither lifting nor releasing it.Because behind Dong Mingpeng, Cao Lei followed a few steps away.

Liang He and the others noticed Wen Hao's sudden expression, and turned their heads to look back at the same time.

Shen Zhe was also a little surprised. He heard that Cao Lei was sent to a famous school in Beijing. Could it be that he came here before the start of the school day?But the relationship between her and Wen Hao was somewhat embarrassing, almost everyone in the class, including Shen Zhe, knew about it, and couldn't help sweating for them watching from the sidelines.

Cao Lei glanced this way, and there was only one vacant seat beside Wen Hao on their long table.But she just squinted her eyes, didn't come over, didn't go anywhere else, and stood there for several seconds.

Seeing this, Dong Mingpeng didn't know whether he was heartless or deliberately made a rescue, so he took that position first by himself.

Cao Lei finally looked away, walked around the table, walked to the table where Zhou Xin was, and sat with her.

The other tables resumed their bustle, but Liang He's side was still a little quiet.For so many years, Dong Mingpeng saw Liang He again for the first time, and took the initiative to greet him. After raising his glass, he found that the glasses in front of Liang He and Shen Zhe were filled with drinks.

"You guys don't drink?" It doesn't matter if you are young in high school, there are too few boys around you who don't drink after you leave the society.

"I don't want to drink." Liang He simply doesn't like to drink, relatively speaking, he likes Coke very much.

As for Shen Zhe, after eating and drinking with his roommate in his freshman year, he became allergic and developed a rash all over his body. Only then did he know that he was not suitable for drinking, and he hadn't drank for several years.But right now, he didn't explain his physical problems, and just followed Liang He's words: "I don't want to drink either."

Dong Mingpeng and Wen Hao didn't persuade them to drink, the earlier embarrassment was over, and they communicated as usual.The focus of class reunions is not on eating, most people just fill their stomachs casually, and then start chatting around the table or fighting over drinks.

"Let's have a drink." No one of Liang He and the others expected that the dinner was drawing to a close and when people started to leave, Cao Lei came to their table with a glass of wine.

Her face was flushed, and she seemed to have had a few drinks, but she spoke clearly, her eyes were clear, and she was not drunk.

"Come, come," Dong Mingpeng hurriedly pulled Wen Hao up, "Let's go together."

"Why don't I switch to a bar?" Liang He saw that a girl from her took the initiative to clink glasses, and it seemed that it was not too generous for him to refill with drinks.

"It's okay," Cao Lei said to him and Shen Zhe, "Just use Coke."

Five cups collided, but no one was willing to speak.Under the watchful eyes of several people, Cao Lei drank the glass of wine in one gulp, and poured another glass from the bottle on the table.

"Did you drink too much?" Shen Zhe reminded.

"One last drink," she turned her gaze towards the person opposite her, "Wen Hao, can you have another drink with me?"

Not seeing each other for more than four years, Liang He felt that Cao Lei had changed, her tone of voice was no longer restrained and shy, and her tone was a little more irresistible.

At least Wen Hao was forced by her look and nodded stiffly.The other three stood a little bit apart knowingly.

After a soft "click", Cao Lei still drank it all in one gulp, she lit the bottom of the cup at him, and said with a faint smile, "I'm going back to school tomorrow."

"Well," Wen Hao lowered his head and whispered, "Then... goodbye."

"Wen Hao," she was still smiling, her voice revealing a trace of desolation, "don't see you again."

Wen Hao raised his head slowly, unable to utter a word.

"In the future, don't see you again." She repeated, then put the empty cup on the table and walked towards the door.Zhou Xin and two other girls were waiting for her there, probably on the same journey.

The restaurant was about to close, Wen Hao and a few boys said they were going to find a place to continue drinking, Liang He and Shen Zhe also left, but they were just going to go back to the apartment by car.

Liang He was still thinking about the scene he saw earlier. On the way to the bus station, there was always some silence, and Shen Zhe walked beside him at a similar pace.

The city avenue at night is glowing with orange light.Cars passed one by one, casting changing shadows on their faces.

"They... are very sorry." Liang He said so.After all, Wen Hao and Cao Lei had real emotional imprints, otherwise they wouldn't show such expressions.

"What about you?" Shen Zhe spit out two words seemingly casually, "Did you meet anyone in all these years?"

Liang He swallowed his saliva slowly: "What do you mean?"

"It's special to you." There was not much taste for gossip in the indifferent tone.

"No," Liang He's voice dropped, "Not over there."

Shen Zhe glanced at him meaningfully, as if he still wanted to ask something, but immediately turned his gaze away.

Liang He felt slightly disappointed, and the sound of car wheels scraping the ground whistled in his ears.

"Do you want to know about my situation?" Shen Zhe suddenly smiled.

"What?" Liang He blurted out subconsciously, "Are you in a relationship?" If not, why did he ask this on purpose.

"No." Shen Zhe observed his expression, somehow the smile on his face became more obvious, "Do you want me to fall in love?"

Unreasonably nervous, Liang He curled up his hands.

"Isn't this your business?" He turned his head away, "If you encounter—"

"Forget it," Shen Zhe lightly interrupted him, "You haven't talked about it yet, what am I in a hurry for?"

Going around and around and around himself.Liang He sighed secretly, what exactly did he expect?Haven't fully figured it out, or just lacked the courage to face it, and chose to avoid it.But the contact with Shen Zhe seemed to return to a state of no grievances, and he felt that this hard-won balance should not be broken.

"My car seems to be here." They had just walked under the bus stop sign, when Shen Zhe probed and found a row of vehicles waiting to pass the red light at the intersection.He kept his eyes on that side, and took a few steps under his feet.

"Shen Zhe," Liang He said to him as the glare of headlights got closer and closer, "Can I go and see your house tomorrow?"

The agreement made that night, Liang He suddenly wanted to honor it immediately.

"Sure." Shen Zhe didn't rush to squeeze into the car, but turned around and waved the phone at him, "I don't want to sleep late, just call me when you arrive."

He was the last one to get on the bus, and there might be no place left, so he stood by the window and continued to wave his hands.

The car was a bit old, and it drove slowly. Liang He raised his arm for a while before it completely disappeared from sight.