Xia Meng

The August sun was so fierce that it seemed to swallow the city, and the cicadas were scrambling among the leaves to sing, proving that there were signs of life in this street. The noise made people's brains ache, but they couldn't even lose their temper because of the heat.

Xia Meng really didn't understand what she was doing. Walking on the street on such a scorching afternoon, the sun umbrella in her hand almost melted and dripped down, and her heels were worn out by her shoes. Every step she took felt like the little mermaid just got it. The tingling pain in my legs as they learned to walk.

"I must be crazy." Xia Meng thought as she moved.But even though it was so hot that he was irritable and his feet were so painful, Xia Meng was not angry, and walked towards his destination calmly.

The cause of all this is attributed to two days ago.

This is Xia Meng's sophomore summer vacation. She has just finished a trip, and the students around her are returning to school one after another to wait for the start of school. Xia Meng goes to school locally. This school is famous for its long holidays, so she is still in a leisurely life. In the holiday life, I am bored.

Xia Meng was lying on the bed, flipping through her phone idly. She wanted to go out for a walk, but she didn't want to go out and take risks alone in such weather, so she searched for friends who could go out on a date, and luckily found that there was only one high school friend left. Back to school for two days off.

"It's life and death for me to accompany you out in this weather." Best friend Su Yue jerked and tugged at Xia Meng's arm.Xia Meng held an umbrella and swayed with her on the commercial street.

"It must be a life-and-death relationship." Xia Meng nodded vigorously to show her affirmation, "So I won't invite you to drink milk tea."

Xia Meng half-closed her eyes and looked at the signboards on the street. Although she said so, in fact, she was already too hot to lose consciousness, and the words on the signboards were also blurred, as if she saw the place where she was going. A milk tea shop, holding Su Yue's arm, was about to enter.

Just as he was about to step up the steps, he looked up and saw the shop assistant opening the door for them.

It is more appropriate to say that it is a younger sister, but it is more appropriate to say that it is a younger brother.A clean and refreshing short hair, glasses with black frames, if you guessed correctly, it should be just plain glasses, slightly loose short sleeves and shorts that reach above the knee length, and a black apron from the store.

Xia Meng woke up a lot at once, and after looking up carefully, she realized that she had gone to the wrong shop. Before the young lady opened the door, Xia Meng hurriedly dragged Su Yue into the milk tea shop next door.

"Wrong walk, wrong walk, ah, so embarrassing." Xia Meng smiled at Su Yue as soon as she entered the milk tea shop, "She must be confused now."

"Hahaha, I thought it was that shop." After ordering a cup of milk tea, Su Yue pulled Xia Meng aside to wait for a drink, "I'll follow you."

Xia Meng pursed her lips and didn't continue. She just listened to Su Yue talking to herself about the recent events, but she didn't listen to her very much. Her mind was always thinking about the appearance of that young lady who just pulled the door.Xia Meng finds it very strange, there is obviously nothing particularly attractive, why can't help but keep thinking about it, and she hasn't even seen her face clearly.

"Let's go to the wrong store just now. It made others feel awkward. It just seems to be a Hong Kong-style dessert shop. Let's go eat something." Xia Mengmeng went to confirm what he was thinking.

"Okay." Su Yue followed Xia Meng without knowing it.

Pushing the door open again, there were already two tables of guests, Xia Meng and Su Yue sat down on the sofa in the middle and flipped through the menu.

Xia Meng looked around the store, but actually secretly looked for the young lady who just opened the door for them.She was feeding food to other tables and didn't notice Xia Meng and the others.

After Xia Meng casually ordered, she waited for the young lady to bring them meals. She blinked at Su Yue, chatting with Su Yue, but she didn't know what she was talking about, and neither did Su Yue. See what, still elated.

Finally, when the little sister served them the meal, she didn't take a second look, as if she wasn't the one who opened the door for them just now, and didn't notice Xia Meng and the others.

Xia Meng was a little disappointed, but she felt that there was no reason. They just opened the door for her out of duty and politeness. It was normal for her not to remember herself, and what was she expecting.

Despite thinking this way, Xia Meng still felt a little depressed.

Now, two days later, Xia Meng was walking on the road, enduring the torment of the heat, but she still hadn't figured out why she appeared here and did such a thing.

A familiar shop sign appeared in front of her eyes, Xia Meng subconsciously licked her dry lips, opened the door and walked in.

There were no customers in the store, and the air-conditioning was very strong, which immediately dissipated the heat from Xia Meng's body.

That day, the young lady was standing on the sofa and hanging a picture on the wall. When she heard the door opening, she turned her head and saw Xia Meng. She immediately got off the sofa and went into the bar to hand Xia Meng a menu. .

Xia Meng still sat in the same seat as when she and Su Yue came together two days ago. She didn't want to eat anything, but it's not good to just sit in someone else's shop, so she ordered black sesame paste.

Xia Meng looked at the decoration in the store, this time she was really just looking at the store decoration.

As soon as you enter the door, there are three sofa seats on the left, and there is a large blackboard on the wall on the right, with some pictures drawn on it like graffiti, and then there is a rectangular glass table next to the blackboard, and a large fabric sofa behind the glass table. It's the cash register, and there's a TV set on the wall behind the cash register.

There is a small window for dining out on the wall below the TV. The young lady is standing at the small window talking to another sister who is making snacks in the kitchen.

Xia Meng paused in her heart, and became discouraged for no reason.I didn't even notice that the young lady brought black sesame paste.The pain from the frayed heel suddenly came up again, Xia Meng took off her shoes, took out a tissue from her bag and put it on the wound.

"Could they be a couple?" Xia Meng thought in her heart, not sure, so she didn't dare to talk casually.She stirred the black sesame paste in the bowl, it was a bit runny, but fortunately it tasted good.

Mingming was hesitant, but Xia Meng didn't want to leave now. She flipped through the book she just bought from the bookstore, ordered another cup of silk stocking milk tea, and flipped through the pages absently, not reading a single word.

"Drink well." Xia Meng took a sip of the iced milk tea that was just served, and couldn't help but utter aloud after the first sip.After I finished speaking, I felt a little embarrassed.

The young lady looked at her when she heard the sound, and smiled at Xia Meng.

Xia Meng didn't remember at all how she dragged her injured foot back home, and she didn't remember what she said after that. Her mind was full of that smile, the smile at her.

The air conditioner is blowing cold and comfortable air, and the curtains are only drawn with a thin layer of gauze inside. The hot sunlight from outside pierces through the curtains, leaving only soft light on the bed in the room. And on the desk, on the bedside table, there are crystal drops of water hanging on the outer wall of the glass of iced coffee.

Xia Meng jumped up from the bed suddenly, took a few swigs of coffee, and took a few deep breaths before calming down.

She added the contact information of the lady in the dessert shop.

Since the smile a few days ago, Xia Meng has been thinking about that smile like a demon. She has searched for clues related to that sister from various places, and finally it was not in vain. She found her sister's contact information and successfully contacted her. on the other side.

"I'm the girl who sat in your store all afternoon a few days ago."

Xia Meng pursed her lips. She wasn't sure if she would remember her just by sitting in the store all afternoon and ordering two kinds of food. Just like ordinary guests, just passing by and nodding acquaintances.

The phone vibrated, and Xia Meng couldn't wait to open the dialog box, "It's you, I remember you.

Xia Meng held the phone to suppress her heart that was about to jump out.It turned out that she remembered me.Trying to adjust her breathing, Xia Meng opened the dialog box again, and had to tell people her name, it was a little impolite to say hello when she came up.

"By the way, my name is Xia Meng."

"Wei Linxi."

Wei Linxi.Xia Meng chewed on the name over and over again, feeling a little at a loss as to what to say, couldn't think of a topic, and had a lot of curious things to ask, so she didn't dare to ask all kinds of things as soon as she came up, maybe it would annoy her disgusted.While still debating how to continue the conversation, Wei Linxi spoke first.

"I'm still looking at the picture you posted and wondering who it is."

"Not like it?"

"Well, I look better in person than in the photos."

Xia Meng almost cried out, the corners of her mouth couldn't stop rising.

The two chatted back and forth like this all day, until bedtime.It was the first time that Xia Meng didn't want to go to bed early like this. It was very similar to the feeling of being so excited the night before the Spring and Autumn Tour when I was a child that I couldn't fall asleep.

"By the way, can I ask you a question?" Xia Meng still couldn't help asking.

"what?"

"Are you and another young lady in the store a couple?"

After Xia Meng asked, she locked the screen and didn't dare to face it. She regretted it for a moment. It's too rude to ask someone this kind of thing when they just met.But if you don't ask clearly, and don't know what tone to use to talk to her, if you don't say some things, you may not even be able to be friends.Tangled and nervous, Xia Meng closed her eyes and lay on the bed, her body straightened and tensed, her phone clutched to her chest, as if devoutly a believer.

In fact, it was only a few minutes, but Xia Meng felt as if she had fallen asleep before the news came from the phone.

"No, her name is Yun Mujing. We are classmates in junior high school. After graduating from university, we just opened this store together by chance."

Xia Meng didn't know why she unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, her body was not as tense as before.

"I'm just curious, nothing else, I'll go to bed first, good night."

"Did you go to bed so early?"

Xia Meng's heart trembled. Was she reluctant to end the chat with her? She turned her head and immediately denied her narcissistic thoughts. She didn't know who gave her the confidence to think so.

"Well, I go to bed early, can I often go to your store to play with you?" Xia Meng thought for a while, and responded in the most ordinary and friendly way to prevent herself from thinking too much.

"Yes, you are welcome to come and play anytime. Good night then."

Xia Meng was so excited like the night before the spring outing that she couldn't sleep.

That night, Xia Meng had a very strange dream. In the dream, it was foggy and raining. Xia Meng felt as if her whole body was immersed in water, but she didn’t feel suffocated. Someone seemed to be calling herself, but she couldn’t tell who it was. In the whisper, I heard such a sentence clearly, "I knew I wouldn't meet."

"Mengmeng, Mengmeng."

Xia Meng was half dreaming and half awake, and when she heard someone calling herself, she thought she was dreaming, "Mengmeng, have you woken up yet?" There were several more calls, and then she woke up.

Xia Meng rolled over and sat up, blinking her eyes in confusion, her thoughts slowly came to her senses, "I'm awake, I'm awake." Remembering that her mother was still asking outside the door, she groped and opened the door while answering.

It was already daylight outside, Xia Menghuang walked into the kitchen and poured a glass of cold water down it, most of her was awake.

Xia Meng's mother has packed up and is ready to go out, "Mengmeng, why did you sleep so late today?"

Xia Meng was taken aback for a moment, it was hard to say that she was too excited to fall asleep last night, so she yawned and said, "There were mosquitos last night, so I didn't sleep well."

"Oh, mom is going out. Remember to go to the hospital to get some medicine today. If you're sleepy in the afternoon, wait a while. There's breakfast on the table, remember to eat on time."

"Okay, goodbye."

Xia Meng was eating breakfast and suddenly recalled that dream, what does "I knew I would never meet" mean, who should I not meet, myself, then who would not want to meet myself?Just thinking about it, the phone rang.

"Are you coming today?"

It's Wei Linxi.

"Do you want me to go?" As soon as the words were sent out, Xia Meng regretted it.

Fat, fat, and courageous, I don’t know how much I weigh after sleeping, I’m afraid I haven’t woken up yet, I have to think about how to remedy it, so I hurriedly prepared to add, “Just kidding.” Before I had time After the call, the other party sent a message.

"hope."

Xia Meng choked on the milk and coughed it up.It seems that they really fell asleep, both of them.

The temperature at the end of August is still ridiculously high. From a distance, the asphalt road seems to melt into a lake. Cars are speeding past the road, as if they will be swallowed and sink to the bottom of the lake if they are slow for a second.

At this time, Xia Meng hugged the sofa cushions to block her eyes, not daring to let out the air. The air conditioner was fully turned on, blowing a layer of goose bumps directly on her skin.

"Is it so scary? It's okay, it's not very scary."

Wei Linxi sat next to Xia Meng, holding a bag of potato chips and staring at the horror movie on the screen, as if he was watching some series for dinner.She turned her head to look at Xia Meng, who was holding a cushion to cover her eyes, with only half of her eyes exposed, and smiled quietly.

"It's not scary here anymore. Really, I'm just talking about what happened before. I won't lie to you, just take a look." Wei Linxi said and gently pulled the cushion in Xia Meng's hand, and Xia Meng poked her head out dubiously. , squinting his eyes to look at the screen.It is indeed just a story that happened before the narration.She breathed a sigh of relief, put the pillow aside, picked up the milk tea on the table, took a big breath, and exhaled.

"I don't like horror movies, especially domestic horror movies. I like to use sound effects and screams to scare people. I'm most afraid that something will appear suddenly, and I will be surprised."

"The domestic ones don't have any scary technical content, why don't you look at the Japanese ones." Wei Linxi joked to Xia Meng flirtatiously.

"No, no, I'm afraid they'll just send me away."

Wei Linxi smiled and said nothing, suddenly remembered something, and asked Xia Meng, "Why did you ask me so much yesterday?"

"Huh? What?" Xia Meng didn't react for a while.

"Ask me and her," Wei Linxi pointed at Yun Mujing who was sitting in front of the cash register playing games, "Are you a couple?"

Xia dreamed, and didn't know how to answer, could it be because she cared, or wanted to inquire about her emotional state.Come to think of it, let's be a little more truthful.

"Most people will think that you two are a young couple who opened a store together, so you still have to ask clearly, otherwise if you accidentally say something strange when chatting with you, it will cause misunderstanding."

"Strange words," Wei Linxi turned to look at Xia Meng with great interest, "What strange words?"

Xia Meng felt embarrassed when she saw it, "I can't think of anything strange at once, so I'll tell you next time I think of it."

Wei Linxi nodded, and finally stopped asking, "Why do you think we are a couple? You should know that I am also a girl."

"I know," the words were said a lot, but Xia Meng was not so embarrassed, "Probably because I have a crush on you." Of course, Xia Meng didn't say these words, and she hasn't been able to let go so much yet. The extent of talking, so I just replied to her, "It's just a feeling."

The atmosphere was a little delicate, and both of them stared at the screen thoughtfully.There were no customers in the store in the afternoon, and the two of them sat together and could hear each other's breathing when they listened carefully.

Xia dreamed about something, and completely forgot that it was a horror movie. Suddenly, a huge grimace filled the TV screen. Xia Meng was caught off guard and let out a fright, and grabbed Wei Linxi's arm next to him without thinking. , hid his head between her necks, and pressed against her tightly.

Wei Linxi was not frightened by the movie, but was startled by Xia Meng's sudden scream. Although he quickly calmed down, he was scratched by Xia Meng's slightly cold palm temperature from his arm and the exhalation from his neck. Itchy heart.

Wei Linxi didn't expect to be teased by a girl who was four years younger than herself, so she blushed and her heart beat. She unconsciously covered Xia Meng's head with her hand, stroking her gently to comfort her.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it's gone."

Xia Meng poked her head out cautiously, glanced at the TV, and let go of her hands after she was sure everything was fine. The whole set of movements was natural and there was nothing wrong with it, as if they had known each other for a long time, and these were all normal contacts.

Wei Linxi felt a little lost. The cool temperature of Xia Meng's palm and the touch of furry breathing still stayed on her skin, and she could feel it every time she took a breath. Even the fragrance of her body was faintly lingering in her nasal cavity.