three feet away

On the evening of Chinese New Year's Eve, I had a reunion dinner and promised to sit in the living room and watch the Spring Festival Gala with my family. The atmosphere was not joyful. Everyone seldom talked, but they were still harmonious.

Xu Nuo paid New Year's greetings to grandma and parents according to the custom from childhood to adulthood, and went back to the room after getting a red envelope for the new year.

She hesitated for a long time, edited a lot of blessings on the phone, and deleted them one by one when the time jumped to zero, and finally sent Yan Ruyi only four words of happy new year.

Afterwards, she simply replied to Zhang Qiming and Zhu Yuan's wishes, then answered Xiao Jing's call for New Year's greetings, and kept her promise and agreed to go to Xiao Jing's house to celebrate her birthday.She watched the students in the class group without saying a word, and waited for the text message that Yan Ruyi would return 50.00% of the time. However, she held the phone in her hand and never thought of it again. However, until she fell asleep, Yan Ruyi did not reply to her text message.

At a place tens of meters away from the bus stop where he got off, Xu Nuo looked at Xiao Jing standing under the stop sign from a distance, stretching his neck to look in his direction.It was very cold, she didn't know how long she had waited in the cold wind, she kept stamping her feet and rubbing her hands, exhaling a puff of white air from time to time.

Xu Nuo looked at her bright red down jacket and the milky white scarf tightly wrapped around her neck, and suddenly smiled, because she suddenly thought of Santa Claus, which finally added some color to her dull mood like the sky.

When getting out of the car, the oncoming cold wind blew away the warmth that Xu promised to bring from the compartment, she couldn't help shivering standing there, when she handed the plush doll in her hand to Xiao Jing, Xiao Jing looked at it She looked down at the doll in her hand again, and the smile on her face became a little shy: "It's fine if you come, there is no need to promise a gift."

Xu Nuo rubbed his hands: "Happy birthday. I don't know what you like..."

Xu Nuo didn't finish his polite words, Xiao Jing stepped forward excitedly and took her hand, shaking her head again and again: "It's okay, it's okay, as long as you come, I will be very, very happy."

I don't know if it's because of her birthday today or because she hasn't seen Xiao Jing become more enthusiastic about the promise in the past half month. How much money for the New Year's Eve, I told Xu Xu all about it.

Xu Nuo is by her side, she seldom speaks on Xiao Jing's topics, most of the time she just listens, and then replies with such simple syllables as um, oh.Xiao Jing is obviously used to it for a long time. It doesn't seem to matter to her whether Xu Nuo answers or not, because she finds that although Xu Nuo is arrogant and indifferent, she has never shown any real impoliteness. No matter who she talks to, she listens carefully. , will not interrupt.

It wasn't until Xiao Jing took her home that Xu Nuo discovered that the so-called birthday party that Xiao Jing said was only attended by herself.

"Where are the others?" Xu Nuo followed Xiao Jing's arrangement and sat down in the living room, without seeing Xiao Jing's parents, nor any other classmates.

Xiao Jing poked her head out of the kitchen, squinted her eyes and explained with a smile: "My parents are busy with work, the annual leave is only a few days, and I have been at work for several days. I am usually at my grandparents' house. There are few people in this house. Come."

Xu Nuo nodded, and continued to ask: "Then... Where is Zhu Yuan? Or, where are your other friends? Didn't you say it was a birthday party?"

The expression on Xiao Jing's face changed slightly, she smirked, shrank her neck and went back to the kitchen, and after about a minute, she brought out the washed fruit and stood in front of Xu Nuo, bowing her head and apologizing Looking at Xu Nuo cautiously, he said, "I didn't invite them, I only invited you."

Xu Nuo frowned, turned her head and glanced at the plush toy she bought on the sofa, feeling an inexplicable strange feeling in her heart, she didn't say anything, just nodded: "Oh."

"Promise? Are you angry?" Seeing her frowning, Xiao Jing sat down on the single sofa beside her, lowered her eyebrows slightly, and asked tentatively in a low voice.

"No," Xu Nuo reluctantly curled the corners of her lips. She thought it was strange that only one person was invited to this so-called birthday party, but as the person who was invited, she seemed to have no position to say anything.Although, she felt that from the moment we met today, Xiao Jing looked at her a little differently, "It's just that I thought there would be many people."

"I'm afraid you're awkward." After making sure Xu Nuo wasn't angry with herself, Xiao Jing silently breathed a sigh of relief: "It's okay, I'll invite them later."

Xu Nuo looked at her and smiled, Xiao Jing explained that she was awkward because she was afraid that other people would not be there, but she suddenly wanted to leave.She doesn't want to be a trouble to others, let alone cause trouble to others.

I didn't eat a restaurant for lunch. Xiao Jing made a few side dishes at home by herself. She said she had bought the dishes before picking up Xu Nuo. .She only nodded and said a word when Xiao Jing asked her if the food was suitable for her mouth.

After lunch, Xiao Jing took out the prepared small cake from the refrigerator, solemnly lit the candles, and begged Xu Nuo if she could sing a birthday song for her, and then closed her eyes when Xu Nuo hummed softly With a smile, she promised her birthday wish for her 18-year-old coming-of-age ceremony.

While cutting the cake, Xiao Jing suddenly put down the knife and fork in her hand, raised her head slightly and asked Xu Nuo: "Xu Nuo, guess what I wished for?"

Promise Bar shifted his gaze from the cake to Xiao Jing, looked at her happy and expectant expression, was silent for a moment, smiled and said: "Don't say it, birthday wishes, it won't work if you say it."

Xiao Jing's eyes dimmed by two points, she lowered her head and continued to cut the cake: "Got it."

Xu Nuo originally thought that this matter would be over, but Xiao Jing suddenly became excited again when she handed the cake to her: "Then I will tell you later. I hope it can come true."

Xu Nuo looked at her bright eyes and deep dimples, and nodded silently.

Later, Xu Nuo couldn't sit still anymore. She didn't want to face Xiao Jing's unique enthusiasm anymore. She wanted to leave, but she didn't know how to speak. She had only been here for less than three hours and could only stare at the TV. , boil time.

Xiao Jing accompanied her to watch the rebroadcast of the Spring Festival Gala on TV, but she still kept telling her about the little things in her life. She didn't feel anything special before, but today, it made her feel uncomfortable all over.Because of Xiao Jing's performance, she still had some feeling in her ignorance that Xiao Jing seemed to pay too much attention to herself.

"By the way, I saw Teacher Yan yesterday."

Just when Xu Nuo was hesitating about how to speak, Xiao Jing suddenly mentioned Yan Ruyi.

At first hearing this name, Xu Nuo was still a little uncomfortable. She hadn't heard anyone mention this name for half a month. That person was buried in her heart so deep that no one could dig her out except herself.

Yan Ruyi is back?Why did she come back early before school started?His head was spinning rapidly, but there was no trace of emotion on his face, Xu Nuo asked lightly: "Isn't school still starting?"

Xiao Jing nodded in agreement: "I also found it strange, so I asked her, and she said that the class will start next week, and she will come back early to clean up the dormitory, and then prepare for the class."

"is it?"

"En." Xiao Jing responded, and then turned her head to stare at Xu Nuo's eyes: "Xu Nuo, your biology score is the first in the school, and Teacher Yan likes you so much, you should know her private life better, right?"

Xu Nuo looked back into Xiao Jing's eyes, there was a smile in her eyes and nothing unusual could be seen, but for some reason Xu Nuo just felt that her question was a bit deliberate.

do you like it?Xu Nuo asked silently in his heart?Maybe, before she became a troublesome student that she didn't know how to deal with, she probably liked herself?But now, her avoidance and indifference to herself, everything shows that she doesn't care about herself.

"I don't know her." Xu Nuo shook his head, his voice became a little gloomy: "We never talk in private." A New Year greeting text message, Yan Ruyi replied to her, the content was exactly the same as what she sent to Yan Ruyi, there was no more word, no less word, even the punctuation mark, she was stingy to promise one, Happy New Year.

The text message promise has not been opened until now.Because she had been waiting since she sent the message that day, Yan Ruyi's reply came the next morning. It was just four words, and she could read it without clicking on the text message.

"So that's how it is." Xiao Jing rubbed her chin and thought for a moment, then turned around and continued to watch TV. After a while, she asked again: "I wonder if she is with that teacher in the third year of high school? I don't think that teacher is worthy of Yan. Teacher, but it is said that his family conditions are very good."

"I don't know." Xu Nuo shook his head, and finally couldn't help getting up, "It's getting late, I'm going back."

Xiao Jing followed Xu Nuo and stood up in surprise: "Aren't you going to stay a little longer?"

"No, it's too late to get a ride." Xu Nuo refused, bypassing Xiao Jing from the coffee table and coming to the entrance to change shoes. "Thank you for your hospitality, Xiao Jing, your cooking is delicious."

Xiao Jing listened to her words, although she showed reluctance on her face, she still didn't keep her any longer, she just changed shoes with her and said to send her downstairs.

The two of them got out of the elevator side by side, promising Xiao Jing not to send her off again, and she went out of the doorway by herself.

The weather was still bad, and the cold spring breeze was blowing head-on, making Xu Nuo a little disturbed. When she went out of the door, she politely turned her head and waved goodbye to Xiao Jing, but Xiao Jing ran into her arms the moment she turned around. inside.

Xu Nuo was caught off guard, she took a step back in surprise, and tried to push Xiao Jing out, but was hugged even tighter: "Xiao Jing, you?"

Xiao Jing shook her head, and retreated from Xu Nuo's embrace before Xu Nuo had time to express her disgust, lowered her head and whispered with a blushing face, "Thank you for coming to celebrate my birthday, Xu Nuo, be careful when you go home. After finishing speaking, without giving Xu Nuo any time to react, she turned around and ran back to the door opening, and jumped up quickly when the elevator opened when someone went downstairs.

Xu Nuo stood there, stunned for a moment, then turned around and walked out of the community.

She couldn't describe how she felt when Xiao Jing hugged her. If her behavior at Xiao Jing's house just made her feel strange, then no matter how ignorant she was in the hug just now, she could still feel Xiao Jing's meaning.Besides, she herself had done similar things to Yan Ruyi.

She felt that her mood was very complicated. In her eyes, Xiao Jing had always belonged to the category of clean and cute little girls, but she had never had any feelings for her until they met because of Yan Ruyi, and then because of Zhu Yuan. She began to have more contact with Xiao Jing, just like she treated Zhu Yuan, although she didn't say anything, she already regarded her as a friend in her heart, but what she couldn't accept was that Xiao Jing treated her like Perhaps there was another kind of feeling that wasn't friendship... Besides, Zhu Yuan's crush on her was already an open secret for the whole class.

Xu Nuo suddenly thought of what Xiao Jing said to herself at the school gate the day she got her grades. She said that many people liked Yan Ruyi, and asked herself if she liked her too.What did she find?Have you made it that obvious?But it was clear that she and Yan Ruyi hadn't communicated for a long, long time.

Unable to grasp the meaning of Xiao Jing's words, Xu Nuo could only sigh silently.

She thought about it for a long time on the bus home, and finally when she got off the bus, she made a decision in her heart, no matter whether Xiao Jing really discovered something, or whether anyone else knew her thoughts about Yan Ruyi, from now on, She needs to bury her feelings for Yan Ruyi deeper, and keep a longer distance from Yan Ruyi...

When making this decision, she felt a pain in her heart, but in an instant, she accepted the pain. To her, Yan Ruyi was just an ordinary teacher. Let this ordinary teacher become more ordinary. Perhaps, It shouldn't be too difficult... Anyway, they have become strangers a long time ago...