three feet away

The eucalyptus branches in the fire bucket were burning vigorously, and the oil was squeezed out from the gaps in the bark, steaming.

Xu Nuo sat on a small reclining chair padded with cotton pads holding a glass that was steaming with white vines, his eyes were fixed on the branches in the fire bucket, watching the fire light put Yan Ruyi into it little by little. The sound of the sticks being devoured, and the beeping and beeping of the grease sounded a little hypnotic to her.

"I didn't expect you to come back together again."

The proprietress has walked back and forth around the fire barrel countless times. She looks very busy, but her busyness did not dissuade her interest in talking to Yan Ruyi. When she got closer, her voice became softer. When she walked away, she raised her voice again. Yan Ruyi sat next to Xu Nuo, and when answering her questions, from time to time, she took a stick from the firewood box next to her and added it to the fire bucket. I am not disgusted with issues such as life, work, and relationship.

"I still remember that when the two of you came together back then, you were both young middle school students. Now, in a blink of an eye, this kid is so mature." When passing by the fire barrel again, the proprietress smiled and glanced at Xu Nuo.

Xu Nuo smiled embarrassingly, but didn't speak.Yes, time flies, she was only then, and in a blink of an eye, it has been so many years.

"That's not true." Yan Ruyi responded with a chuckle: "Did you forget that back then she insisted that her seniority was higher than mine, that she was my little aunt?"

"Yes, yes, there is such a thing." The proprietress frowned and thought about it, recalling the scene in Yan Ruyi's words, and laughed even more wildly. At my age, I wish people could call me a big sister."

After the proprietress finished speaking, she turned around and deliberately smiled at Xu Nuo and asked, "Sister, are you still arguing about being a lady?"

"...." Xu Nuo was so embarrassed that she didn't know how to put her fingers holding the water glass, and her ears were a little hot. She glanced at Yan Ruyi sideways, trying to signal her not to open which pot or which pot to carry, but Seeing that Yan Ruyi was looking at her and smiling, the light from the fire was reddish, illuminating her face, under the flickering light, she suddenly saw a tiny line in the corner of her eye, she suddenly felt a shock in her heart, thinking for a moment cry.

Blinking, Xu Nuo turned his head to calm down, and smiled a little shyly: "She's older than me, but she's not my little niece..."

After listening to the words, the proprietress laughed again: "Hahahaha, now you don't want to be a lady?"

Xu Nuo smiled and lowered his head, his eyes fell on Yan Ruyi's right hand which was resting on his folded lap at the moment, his wrist was hanging down naturally, the back of his white hand was covered with red light from the tongue of fire, and the slender fingertips inadvertently Tilting up, she swayed slightly with her slightly trembling body when she chuckled.Xu Nuo just looked at that hand like that, and suddenly, his heart skipped a beat.

Before she had time to think about anything, she stretched out her right hand, grabbed the fingers of the hand dangling under her eyelids with the hot fingers warmed by the water glass, and held them in the palm of her hand, feeling very happy in her heart all of a sudden.

Yan Ruyi was caught by her, looked up at her, with a gentle smile on her brows, she lifted her finger gently, the tip of her index finger drew a circle in Xu Nuo's palm, leaned her body a little to the left, and let the two The distance between individuals is closer.

Seeing her move, Xu Nuo looked up at the proprietress who was picking up the trash with her back to them, quickly bent down, grabbed Yan Ruyi's hand and planted a shallow kiss on the back of her hand, then quickly raised her head to look at On the side of the proprietress, after confirming that she was not found, she acted as if nothing happened and didn't know anything, she raised her left hand and took a sip of boiled water, while her right hand kept holding Yan Ruyi's hand, with the thumb lightly Rubbing the place she had secretly kissed just now, I was very satisfied.

Yan Ruyi was startled by her sudden movement at first, then the corners of her lips raised slightly, and she glared at her with feigned anger, and the fingers of her right hand closed together, pinched a small piece of skin on the back of her hand lightly Pinch it, even if it's over.

Xu Nuo put on a serious face, but he couldn't help but smile secretly with his lips bent.

After a hearty and delicious pheasant hot pot meal, the proprietress and the boss left the wooden house with a huge suitcase.

Before leaving, he told the two to close the door after they left, and remember to put out the fire in the fire barrel and put it outside before going to bed at night.

Yan Ru nodded in agreement, sent the two of them out, and said a few simple words about safety before returning to the house.

Xu Nuo came out with an old-fashioned copper teapot from the coal stove in the kitchen, poured half a glass of water into his teacup, put the tongs on the fire bucket, and put the teapot on top, and turned around and sat back on the original deck chair. With no outsiders in the room, her movements became a little more generous, she took off her shoes directly, and leaned on the recliner with her feet shrunk. The fire was roasting, and she felt so comfortable that she wanted to sigh.

"They really left?" About the fact that the boss and the proprietress waited for her and Yan Ruyi to come and cooked dinner for them and then left the wooden house and returned to their hometown, Xu Nuo is still a little surprised.

"Yeah." Yan Ru nodded, and dropped the wooden door bolt and lock together before going back to the original position and sitting down. Probably because there was no one else around, she moved her wooden chair to the side of the promised one. Sitting on the chair slightly sideways, with his head resting on Xu Nuo's leg: "I come here two or three times a year, so I'm very familiar with it."

"The scenic spot is not too big, and all the tourists come and go from around Chengdu. No one will stay here during the Chinese New Year. In previous years, they also want to go home. I called a few days ago. Unfortunately, I was delayed in the hospital for a few days. They were supposed to close their shop years ago."

Xu Nuo didn't listen to anything else, only remembered what Yan Ruyi said would come two or three times a year, she lowered her head slightly, and Yan Ru rested her head on her leg, leaving her only a side face and a stream of tears. With the long hair that cascaded down her body, she stretched out her hand to lift the hair from the corner of her mouth, bent over, and put the corner of her lips against her ear, and repeated: "Two or three times a year?"

"Well..." Yan Ruyi slightly raised his head, leaned his body closer to Xu Nuo, and then rested his head on Xu Nuo's lap again: "When I miss you, I will come to stay for a few days..."

Xu Nuo brushed away the hair on Yan Ruyi's face with his hands, so that her perfect side face was displayed in front of her eyes. Yan Ruyi stared at the fire bucket in front of her. There is a seductive dance on the face and bright red lips.Xu Nuo just looked at her like that, reluctant to blink once.

"I miss you as well..."

"Um..."

Yan Ruyi responded, then sat up as if suddenly remembering something, and asked, "Have you opened the gift Zhang Qing gave you? She asked me to tell you that others have tried their best, and asked you to open it to see what you want. In or not."

After Yan Ruyi reminded her, Xu Nuo remembered the palm-sized gift box. She got up reluctantly, walked back to the room along the corridor, picked up the gift box from the bedside table, went back to sit outside, opened the box, and saw Lying quietly inside is an old-fashioned old mobile phone that has been restored to its original appearance as much as possible but can still be seen to have been severely damaged.

After pressing the power button for a long time, the phone finally turned on. Accompanied by the familiar ringtone, Xu Nuo looked sideways at Yan Ruyi and asked, "Do you know what's inside?"

"Is it something important?" Yan Ruyi asked, frowning at the same time: "I remember the car accident that day, the mobile phone was broken, and it was stained with blood, and you insisted on wiping it off to take it away. horrible..."

Xu Nuo smiled helplessly, she stretched out her hand to touch Yan Ruyi's face, opened the photo album on her mobile phone, found a few photos inside, skillfully found a photo, stared at the screen and smiled unconsciously , There is a layer of water in the eyes.

"What's wrong?" Sensing the change in her mood, Yan Ruyi leaned over and looked at the phone screen: "Is there something important missing...?"

The last word was stuck in her throat, and Yan Ruyi was a little speechless.

The blurry photo on the screen was clearly of herself many years ago. She still remembered that day when she couldn't bear the pain of missing her. After getting a promise from Zhang Qiming to go back to school and become a teacher in the winter vacation class, she desperately wanted to go back and have a look. There was a light snowfall in Chengdu for the first time that day. Under the teaching building where she had stood on the podium, she really saw Xu Nuo, and the girl running towards her happily.

She heard Xu Nuo calling her, the pain in that voice made her heart-piercing, but she couldn't turn back, she couldn't turn back, the person she loved had someone else by her side.

The photo was taken outside the school by a student who didn't know which class knew her. When she found out that it was secretly photographed, she was still a little angry.What she didn't know was that it was this photo that allowed Xu Nuo to keep it for so many years, and it also made her, after seeing herself again, lose control of her emotions because of this mobile phone to the point where she growled and asked herself with red eyes like a manic beast who are you....

She finally understood why she was so out of control...

"I don't know..." His voice choked up suddenly, Yan Ruyi turned around, turned his head to cover his face, and lost his voice: "Xu Nuo, I didn't know you were just for this photo..."

"I went to look for you, I know you hate me, but I can't help it, I came out, I thought I could get some comfort from my family, but I was wrong, I didn't expect that only the storm and the image claustrophobic like a prisoner...I lied that I need to go back to school to get a certificate for the postgraduate entrance examination, I just want to see you...I heard you calling my name after me, but I can't turn back because they are in the car ...I'm afraid, I'm afraid they will destroy me, and they will destroy you again...Promise..."

"I really didn't intend to abandon you. It was my choice to be a teacher, but they forced me to resign... I can gamble everything, but I dare not bet your future... I thought you would leave into the arms of others, but I never thought that when I really saw someone taking my place, she ran towards you and was embraced by you, I would feel as if I was suffocating...I I have always known, I tried my best to find out about you, until you went abroad and never came back... You cut off contact with everyone, and I can no longer know about you..."

"Don't cry..."

Yan Ruyi's trembling voice made Xu Nuo heartbroken, she walked up to her, hugged her trembling body from behind, kissed her ears constantly, and sucked away the tears she squeezed out between her fingers: "Don't cry. ..I love you, no matter what, we are together..."