Contention

The sun goes down, the dusk merges, and there are returning birds passing by in the distance, drifting away in a blue mountain shadow.

Someone lit the lamp hanging under the tent, and the bright white light shone in the stream not far away, swaying slowly.

Everyone has finished setting up the grill, and now they are busy with their own things, such as grilling skewers or taking pictures, chattering, Lu Yuexi felt a little noisy, and stared silently at the distant mountain in a daze.

Two men came over to strike up a conversation and asked for WeChat ID, Lu Yuexi just smiled and said, "I have an owner."They wanted to insist, so she beckoned for Wu Rurong.

"Go, go, don't bother her, look at your virtue."

Seeing this, Wu Rurong rushed over and pushed them aside, and asked Lu Yuexi softly, "Aren't you going to talk to Ye Huai and the others? Go, the atmosphere is very good."

"...don't go."

"What are you being hypocritical about? It took me a long time to get him here." Wu Rurong snorted and dragged her over, "Are you putting on airs for me at this time?"

Lu Yuexi had no choice but to follow Wu Rurong to the past. Ye Huai and the others were still grilling, and they roasted a lot. The plate on the plastic stool was full of skewers.

"You can take it if you want, there are drinks there." He Ying smiled at her, she has a good personality and can chat with anyone, "The two strings of rice cakes are very crispy, you can try it."

"Yeah." Lu Yuexi picked out a string of rice cakes in a dispirited manner. Seeing that it was golden in color and fragrant, one could tell who made it.

She bit her mouth, and she didn't feel too entangled in her heart.At least you can eat something made by Ye Huai on this trip, right?Not bad.

On the other end, Wu Rurong chatted with He Ying about the various learning pressures of contemporary middle school students. He Ying is a high school teacher and has a lot of experience in this regard.

Under Wu Rurong's deliberate approach, they seemed to ignore some kind of embarrassment, and they chatted happily.

Lu Yuexi was thinking about going to talk to Ye Huai, when the phone rang suddenly, and when he checked the caller ID, it was Zou Feiniao.

Ye Huai glanced over inadvertently, and Lu Yuexi quickly picked it up and walked aside, asking:

"what happened?"

"Sister Yue Xi, do you also work overtime today?" The girl's voice was crisp, pulsating, very cold, "When will you be back?"

"...I was playing outside with my friends." Lu Yuexi said, and then asked, "Aren't you going to work in a bar tonight?"

"Jiang Jie said that the neighborhood is going to be fire-fighted and the bar is closed. She told me to come back next week."

Lu Yuexi somehow heaved a sigh of relief:

"Okay, then you can rest at home these few days."

"Well, when are you coming back?"

"Why, are you afraid of being alone at home?" Lu Yuexi smiled and jokingly said, "Remember to close the doors and windows. If you are afraid, just watch TV downstairs. I won't be back soon."

"...I'm not afraid." Zou Feiniao said in a low voice, with a helpless look, "Go ahead and play, I won't bother you anymore."

"Ah."

After hanging up the phone, feeling inexplicably better, Lu Yuexi stuffed the phone back into her skirt pocket, and went back to eat her skewers.

But she was not idle, and took the initiative to talk to Ye Huai, asking nothing more than "how old are you" and "are you busy with work" and other nonsense.

Ye Huai obviously didn't want to talk to her, and only occasionally made a nasal sound as a reply.

Lu Yuexi found it strange that Ye Huai seven years ago was not taciturn, at least she would be patient and talk to strangers, instead of being so cold and indifferent.

So did she hate her, or did her temperament change?

Lu Yuexi couldn't figure it out, and he felt bored after talking for a long time, looking at Ye Huai's side face that looked more indifferent and restrained against the charcoal fire, he passed all dark thoughts for a while.

Although he baked a lot of food, Ye Huai didn't eat much, and most of it fell into He Ying's stomach.This guy ate barbecue and drank Sprite, and let himself go for a while, humming a song softly.

She didn't sing very well, not to mention whether the sound was in tune, just the ambiguous articulation was enough to make Lu Yuexi go crazy impatiently.

However, Ye Huai listened seriously, and turned her head to look at He Ying, with a slight smile in her dark and deep phoenix eyes, and occasionally reached out to wipe the oil stains from the corners of her mouth with a tissue.

Wu Rurong was covered in goosebumps, seeing Lu Yuexi's complexion, he asked with a smile:

"He Ying, what are you singing?"

He Ying paused, a little embarrassed and said:

"Sing whatever you want."

"Yo, I think it sounds pretty good." Wu Rurong flattered without blushing, looked at Lu Yuexi again, and raised her chin, "Actually, my friend's singing is also pretty good. She was taken by a special bel canto master. Well, high-pitched thieves, why don't you let her play a song?"

He Ying's eyes lit up, she turned her head to look at Lu Yuexi, she smiled so much that her two canine teeth were exposed:

"Really? Miss Zou can still sing?"

Lu Yuexi coughed lightly:

"Learn a little bit."

"That……"

Lu Yuexi lightly raised her hand, exchanged a glance with Ye Huai, and turned her head away:

"No, I have a bad throat today."

He Ying was taken aback for a moment, feeling rather regretful:

"Ok."

Wu Rurong patted her on the shoulder hard twice, as if he hated iron but steel.

Lu Yuexi didn't change his face.She knew what Wu Rurong meant, and she just hoped that she could perform well in front of Ye Huai.

But so what?Ye Huai liked He Ying, but it was never because of how good she was.

Even if she is decathlon and compares He Ying to the ground, Ye Huai still prefers He Ying and won't look at her more.

Lu Yuexi has already figured out this truth.

The barbecue party lasted until after eight o'clock, and the things we bought were almost finished, so everyone packed up and prepared to go back.

Ye Huai and He Ying left half an hour earlier, and I heard that there are still arrangements.Wu Rurong came over and asked if she wanted to follow, Lu Yue laughed at her:

"Are you afraid that they don't know that they are being followed by us?"

Wu Rurong pouted:

"what is it now?"

Lu Yuexi said slowly:

"The future will be long."

After going back, the road was rarely blocked, and Lu Yuexi was a little depressed, so while waiting for the traffic lights, he sent a message to Zou Feiniao, asking if she was asleep.

The child replied very slowly, with few words, so he only replied:

?without?

Lu Yuexi sneered and threw the phone aside.

About an hour later, when she returned to the villa, she opened the door, and the room was brightly lit. The TV was not turned on, so it was quiet everywhere, and Zou Feiniao was sitting on the sofa reading a book.

She should have taken a shower, her long hair was casually draped behind her head, she was wearing a cotton nightgown, and there were two slippers with a cartoon whale pattern on her feet, and she was flipping through the book in her hand with a serious face.

As soon as Lu Yuexi opened the door and came in, she raised her head vigilantly. Seeing that it was her, she stood up, with a relaxed expression on her face:

"Sister Yue Xi."

"Yeah." Lu Yuexi felt tired, her voice was lazily, "Aren't you sleeping yet?"

"Read the book, it's still early."

Lu Yuexi glanced at the book in her hand, it was still the ocean magazine.

"...Okay, then I'll go to bed first."

"it is good."

Lu Yuexi rubbed her brows and went upstairs. After taking a shower, she felt a little more comfortable, but she didn't feel sleepy. She looked up at the bedside table. With a thought, she opened the drawer and took out a thick photo album from it.

If it is said that each photo album is filled with a person's memories, then what is in it is her unrestrained secret love in the past few years.

Ye Huai's photos from the past ten years are all in it. From the first year of high school to the present, there are candid photos, and there are serious graduation photos.

Lu Yuexi didn't take part in the high school graduation photo shoot, so she wasn't in the group photo, but that didn't stop her from getting the photo.

Lu Yuexi took out this photo. Because it was well preserved, the photo was not yellowed or depreciated, but because of the age, the pixels are not as high as the current camera, and the clarity of the photo is average.

Happily, because of Ye Huai's tall stature, she and He Ying did not stand together, but stood alone at the very edge, with her head slightly lowered and her face indifferent.

Lu Yuexi gently stroked this cold and frosty face with her fingertips, thinking of the various interactions between Ye Huai and He Ying today, her eyes darkened slightly.

Back then, he was the one who got close to Ye Huai first, she flattered her and treated her meticulously, but why did Ye Huai still fall in love with He Ying in the end.

Obviously these two people were incompatible at the beginning, He Ying was the top student in the class, Ye Huai came here purely to dawdle, two people who couldn't get along with each other, just fell in love.

It was right under Lu Yuexi's nose.

Lu Yuexi squinted his eyes, feeling depressed inside, silent for a while, put the photo back, and flipped through the album.

What follows is the seven years of Yehuai, which she never set foot in.She was admitted to the police academy and went to Hangzhou, while He Ying also went to Z University because of her excellent grades.

The two were lucky enough not to have a long-distance relationship, and their daily life was mixed with sweetness.It is inevitable to take photos of He Ying while secretly photographing Ye Huai. Even after screening, Lu Yuexi can still see He Ying in every corner.

She didn't seem to have changed much in the past few years, her baby face was tender, standing next to Ye Huai, she looked like a little sister next door, and she smiled heartlessly.

Lu Yuexi doesn't think she is outstanding, it's just that she has excellent grades, her family background is ordinary, she is just a very ordinary person, if she stands in the crowd, the eyes of others may not be able to give her a lot of attention.

Lu Yuexi recalled those three years in high school, He Ying didn't seem to do anything, she wasn't even as nice as she was to Ye Huai.

She always quarrels with Ye Huai, keeps things to her, and forces Ye Huai to stay after school for tutoring. She gets angry when she sees her smoking, and occasionally pulls her to be a volunteer and pick up trash in the park. .

Such a boring person, why does Ye Huai like her so much?

Looking at these photos, Lu Yuexi couldn't think of a reason for a long time.

She felt that her addiction to smoking had relapsed.

As soon as he took out the cigarette and lit it, there was a knock on the door of the room. Lu Yue took a sigh of relief and said:

"Come in."

Zou Feiniao opened the door and leaned forward to ask:

"Sister Yuexi, may I ask you tomorrow..."

The words stopped suddenly.

Lu Yuexi, holding a cigarette between his fingers, turned his head and looked at her.

The girl turned her back to the light in the corridor, her dark eyes were like ink.There was no expression on her face, but her eyes were complicated, showing pity and helplessness.

Lu Yuexi was very familiar with this look, and she was a little dazed when she was familiar with it.She took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and asked in a hoarse voice:

"what's up?"

After a long silence, Zou Feiniao still spoke:

"Are you going to work tomorrow, right? What time do you get up?"

Lu Yuexi paused for a moment, and then took a deep breath of the cigarette on his fingertips.She turned her head, stopped looking at Zou Feiniao, but smiled indifferently, and replied:

"07:30, you have to wake up first, remember to call me."

"Okay." The girl hesitated for a while, then said politely, "Good night."

"Ah."

The door was closed again, and apart from the sound of footsteps in the corridor, the room was quiet again.The room was in disarray.

Lu Yuexi glanced at the cigarette in her hand mockingly, just for a moment, she thought that Zou Feiniao would come to take the cigarette from her hand, just like a picture deep in her memory many years ago.

But this is just a momentary illusion.

She is not Ye Huai, nor is Zou Feiniao He Ying.

In fact, she knows very well why Ye Huai likes He Ying, but she has been deceiving herself, unwilling to be left behind, and wishful thinking amidst jealousy and resentment.