smoke like fire

Early on Sunday morning, Ms. Chen Limin called to disturb my sleep.

She said: Cheng Jingcheng, come out for tea.

I was still in a daze, so she hung up the phone.

Usually during holidays, I get up late, because of this temporary appointment, I have to get up before nine o'clock.My parents were still in the dining room when I washed up and went out.

When my mother saw me, she was surprised: "So early?"

"We have an appointment for dinner." I said.

My father took a look and continued to flip through the magazine, but my mother got up and followed me to the door, "What time do you plan to come back? Your father has a friend who wants to come to the house for dinner, but I made an appointment with your aunt to go to your three Auntie's house, come back early to help say hello."

I complied perfunctorily, put on my shoes, waved to my mother and went out.

I didn't have many friends in high school, and the only one I still keep in touch with now is Chen Limin, an old friend who stayed in Taiwan.

Chen Limin was the first person I dated.

In the three years of high school, we never saw eye to eye, and we even met very little, but on the night of graduation, we developed unexpectedly quickly, exchanged BBCal numbers, and exchanged a kiss.

That night, our class held a teacher appreciation banquet at the Brothers Hotel.

My parents and I used to come to the Brothers Restaurant often. We always went to the Plum Blossom Hall on the second floor to drink tea. It was the first time to eat banquet dishes. Frankly speaking, I was a little disappointed.

And Chen Limin was also disappointed.She spit out the steamed fish that she just ate into her mouth on the small plate, she was very honestly disgusted.

There were displeasure around me, but I couldn't agree more.

She looked at me and raised her eyebrows slightly, trying to smile or not.

Such facial expressions remind me of Zhao Kuanyi.

Zhao Kuanyi graduated a week earlier than me.He applied to the State University of New York at Buffalo. Although it was still early before the start of school, the Zhao family had relatives in Buffalo, and Ms. Zhao's family flew there for vacation.

Before Zhao Kuanyi left, he didn't notify me.

I will know, Miss Zhao told me.

Ms. Zhao came to the house with Mr. Xiao as a guest and talked about this matter.

Anyway, I had a good time before, but after a year of estrangement, Zhao Kuanyi didn't come to say goodbye to me.

Unlike Zhao Kuanyi, I went to a high school with a traditional system, mainly for further studies.Zhao Kuanyi doesn't need to think about the national mock exam rankings, I have to compare every penny.

In the first and second grades of high school, you can still indulge, but in the third year of high school, you really have to be serious.

Because of this, I gradually contacted him less and less.

But in the middle, I never heard less about him.

Both Zhao Kuanyi and Ms. Zhao are of mixed blood, but their blood is more complicated. His hair color has always been black, and his appearance was more Western when he was young, but as he got older, his Asian blood appeared.

It is like a pool of green water, with ripples caused by the wind.

At that time, almost all the students who caught the bus to school in front of Taipei Main Station did not know him.

Those things made me unable to think about him who I had made friends with in the past.

It can be said that before the age of 15, Zhao Kuanyi behaved according to the rules. After the age of 15, he seemed to have no rules at all. He smoked, drank and fought, and changed his girlfriends one by one.

However, such Zhao Kuanyi still applied to the university and went abroad.

In fact, I can't say whether I like Chen Limin or not, but we have always been able to talk about many things.

Before me, Chen Limin dated a college student.Perhaps so, her kissing skills are skilled, without the jerky of a girl.

We kissed in the women's bathroom of the hotel.

It feels like it happened quickly, but it also seems to be just right.

Zhao Kuanyi told me before that there are three steps to falling in love, the so-called ABC.Chen Limin and I progressed to B on the first day.

But kissing her slowly is much calmer than Zhao Kuanyi's superficial touch.

At the time, I really didn't know what was wrong with me.

During that time, when I thought of homework and playing with Zhao Kuanyi, I felt uncomfortable.

I arrived earlier than Chen Limin.

During holidays, the Plum Blossom Hall cannot be reserved, so I lined up for a while, and the manager I knew first saw me and came over to ask me to wait a while, and after a while, someone led me to my seat.

I asked for fragrant slices, and took a plate of rice rolls and a basket of char siu buns from the cart.I thought about it and ordered carrot cake again.

After not sitting for a while, someone came over.

I glanced at Chen Limin who was wearing big sunglasses and had long hair loose.She took off her coat, and inside she was dressed as beautifully as yesterday.

The pair of big sunglasses on her face attracted a lot of attention.

But I think more people are looking at the beautiful scenery under her skirt.

"Take off your sunglasses." I said, "It's weird."

"The light here hurts my eyes." Chen Limin said calmly.

I took a sip of tea.

"Arguing with Matt again, crying all night, and getting swollen eyes?"

Chen Limin didn't reply, but I felt the eyes under the sunglasses glaring at me.

Matt is Chen Limin's boyfriend for three years. He is an overseas Chinese from Malaysia and works as an assistant lecturer in a university.

I smiled and put a pair of chopsticks in front of her.

"It's not the first day you've been arguing, so it's okay to guess. Okay, let's eat, and I'll bring you carrot cake."

Chen Limin pursed his lips, and then took off his sunglasses as if reluctantly.

Sure enough, a pair of double eyelids were about to swell into single eyelids.

Chen Limin never had anything to hide from me, she complained about Matt, and finally said that she must break up with Matt this time.

Chen Limin said this kind of thing too much.

I relaxed, as if listening to a story.

After sitting in the Plum Blossom Hall for almost two and a half hours, Matt called to apologize.

Chen Limin finally regained her mood. She couldn't wait to leave, and I felt that enough was enough.This morning tea cost a total of more than 2000 yuan.

I specially brought a box of five-spice salty dumplings by accident.

"Are you still hungry?" Chen Limin looked in shock.

I said, "Bring it to someone."