Years are warm

When Xu Huaian woke up, it was already past seven o'clock the next morning. She rubbed her eyes, a little surprised that she had slept so unconsciously for so long.

Thick curtains blocked the light, and the room was dim, and it was unclear what day and night it was.She stood up and walked slowly to open a little gap.The light suddenly shone into the fundus of the eyes, making people frown and close their eyes.

The windows were closed tightly, and the sound of pattering rain outside could only be heard when we approached. It was rainy in London, and the rain had lasted for several days.

Xu Huaian rubbed his swollen forehead, walked into the bathroom, washed up briefly, opened the door and went out.

The movement of the kitchen could be faintly heard.

The woman's long hair was simply tied behind her back with a hair rope. She wore an apron and looked at the bubbling hot porridge with a serious face, stirring it with a long spoon from time to time. If she didn't know that this was a kitchen, I thought she was going to do some dangerous experiments.

Xu Huaian couldn't help laughing.

It was a very soft sound, but it still disturbed the people in the kitchen.Xie Zhiyao turned his head abruptly, saw her standing at the door of the kitchen in a daze, and then laughed.

"Are you awake? Does your head still hurt?"

She shook her head, looked at what was cooking on the induction cooker, and said, "What are you cooking?"

"Chicken shredded porridge." Xie Zhiyao glanced at the time, and turned off the fire, "I have to call you if you don't get up again, I slept for too long, I didn't eat last night, your stomach is not feeling well okay?"

Xu Huaian was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously pursed his lips a little.

"Don't try to say no." Xie Zhiyao snorted softly, took off his apron, walked in front of her and raised his hand to scrape the tip of her nose, "I have a source of information!"

This is either Gu Xinci or Li Siyuan.Xu Huaian sighed helplessly, amusedly, and obediently admitted his mistake, "Well, it was my fault."

"If you know you're wrong, go outside and wait." Xie Zhiyao rolled his eyes, pushed her away, and kept muttering, "Before you recover from your illness, just rest honestly, and I'll do it."

Xu Huai'an didn't force it, and let her push herself down and sit on the sofa.

The porridge is delicious, and it warms the body and the heart in this cold and rainy weather.

Xu Huaian sipped the porridge, and suddenly asked, "When did you learn how to cook?" It turned out that the person who fried vegetables at most.

Xie Zhiyao stroked his knuckles with his thumb, and said vaguely: "Outside, foreign students have to learn."

She didn't say anything else, and Xu Huai'an just kept silent for a while after hearing this, and didn't ask any further questions.

It was still raining outside, the two of them had nothing to do after breakfast, so they simply flipped through the movie and came out to watch it.

Xu Huaian went to answer the phone on the way, Xie Zhiyao could vaguely hear what she said, when the person came back, the movie had almost entered the ending song, she pressed pause, and opened her arms to hug the person who came back.

Xu Huaian raised his eyebrows, sat down and reached out to hug her.

"Is there anything you want to ask me?"

Xie Zhiyao rubbed her side face, and said, "I did just now, I don't want to ask now. Do you want to ask me anything?"

She was silent for a few seconds, then whispered no.

In fact, it may not be that there is no such thing, but just think about it and forget it, so there is no need to ask again.What are you asking?It's nothing more than how the two got together in the past few years. Those changes are superficial, but when you think about it deeply, it's more distressing. Since everything will make each other feel uncomfortable, then simply don't ask.

The two looked at each other quietly for a while, Xie Zhiyao smiled, sat up a little bit more and raised his hands to hold her face, covering her eyes.

Needless to say, they probably already knew each other well.

When the lips were pressed together, Xu Huai'an relaxed his shoulders and closed his eyes obediently.

The slender and delicate collarbone can be seen vaguely from the open neckline, and the fingertips scrape along the neckline, touching the chain hanging around the neck.

The white bird on the rubbings is still fluttering its wings.

Xie Zhiyao's eyes were slightly hot, and he slowly lowered his head.

The patter of rain outside the window was like the sound of lingering pearls and jade falling on a jade plate, but it also seemed to echo the melancholy sound inside the house.

Xie Zhiyao's vacation lasted about ten days, a little longer than Xu Huai'an's. She was not in a hurry to go back, and went to attend a class after the other party's vacation was over.

The formulas and models are still incomprehensible, and they seem to be the same as when they were in college. If they change the language, it is even more difficult to understand.

Xie Zhiyao braced his face and listened carefully for a while, but was still confused by the clumsy proper nouns, so he simply touched his notebook and came out to do something else.

The heater was turned on in the classroom, and it wasn't cold. Her cheeks were puffed up, and she quietly glanced at Xu Huai'an.

Simple lines gradually take shape on the notebook.

Xu Huai'an glanced at her halfway, and vaguely saw her writing and drawing in the notebook, so he guessed what she was doing.She was dazed for a moment, as if she was not studying in a foreign land, but was still a high school campus surrounded by evergreen grass and trees many years ago.

There are always some things that stay the same.

Xu Huai'an's eyes softened a little, she raised the corners of her mouth a little, and turned her eyes to the projected slides again, not bothering Xie Zhiyao.

It's just that the brushstrokes in the past were immature, but now we can see the tempering of the past few years.

But Xie Zhiyao didn't like to follow her to class all the time, so she asked Xu Huaian to go to class by herself.

I just didn't expect to meet unexpected people.

"Shall we talk?" Jiang Ruantong should have just finished class, she tilted her head under her umbrella.

Xie Zhiyao sighed and nodded: "Okay."

The two chose to sit down in a fairly quiet cafe. In fact, they were not familiar with each other. They met each other a few times, and if they wanted to talk, they only talked about Xu Huai'an.

Jiang Ruantong pondered for a long time, and chose the calmest words to briefly describe the events of those years, including of course the fact that she liked Xu Huai'an.

Xie Zhiyao lowered his eyes, and sighed softly after she finished speaking: "Actually... I want to thank you, but I also want to say sorry."

Thank you for her care in the past few years, and sorry because of her existence, she is doomed to be disappointed.

Jiang Ruantong smiled, turned her head and looked at the empty street outside the window, the cold rain was still falling, the coffee on the table was still steaming, and the cup was still hot when her fingertips touched it.

"I don't mean to blame anyone. Not everything you like needs to be rewarded. I just want her to know about it." She pursed her lower lip and said calmly, "In that case, at least I said it was not ?"

Xie Zhiyao held the cup and stared at her for a while, then suddenly said: "You have long thought that Xiao An would reject you, didn't you?"

"Yeah." She nodded lightly and admitted, "I know she has someone in her heart, and I know that person is you. It seems that the past few years have been normal, but it can be seen that you are not here, and she has not been very happy. "

There is no one who can't go on without anyone, but because of who is missing, a part that should be complete can be lost.

"I said this because I think you probably want to know but you won't ask her... There is no other meaning. I am very grateful for her existence, so... I should also thank you."

"Thank me?"

She put down the cup, stood up slowly to take the good things, and smiled relievedly: "Well, she said, if it wasn't for you, she wouldn't be who she is now."

"So, I thank her, and I thank you too."

Xie Zhiyao watched her go out, and finally sighed helplessly.

He is a very good person, but sometimes it may not be a matter of whether he is suitable or not, it is just whether it is sooner or later.

She hadn't seen Jiang Ruantong since then.

The day before the end of the holiday, Xu Huaian sent her to the airport.

"I'll come see you again during the holidays." Xie Zhiyao kissed her and promised.

In front of everyone, Xu Huai'an's ears were a little red, but he still smiled and said, "Why didn't I go there?"

"It's all fine." She stuck out her tongue, and hooked Xu Huai'an's palm with her fingertips, "It's just that my studio is a bit messy..." In fact, it's more than a bit messy, these people obviously throw it wherever they think of. Where to throw it away, there are still some that are so furry that they can't go on without scribbling in the room.

Xu Huaian raised his eyebrows and looked at her without speaking.

The announcement at the airport rang several times, Xie Zhiyao sighed, reluctantly, "I really have to go..."

As he said that, he was about to let go of his hand.

"A Yao."

Xie Zhiyao raised his head upon hearing the sound.

A kiss just fell on her forehead, and the girl's gentle voice sounded.

"Safe journey."

When the summer vacation was almost approaching, Gu Xinci came to see her. She didn't come to Paris specially, but went back to Florence Academy of Fine Arts every year to visit. There was a small apartment where Xie Tingning's paintings were preserved.

Originally, she came to sit and was about to leave, but this time, Xie Zhiyao stopped her.

"Teacher Gu." Xie Zhiyao stood up, put down the paintbrush in his hand, and walked slowly in front of the woman.

Gu Xinci stood still, she slightly lowered her eyes and looked at Xie Zhiyao, as if she was waiting for her to finish speaking.

The floor-to-ceiling windows of the studio are large, the afternoon sun pours all over the floor, and the new shoots of phoenix trees are also full of vitality under the warm golden light.Standing in the sun, the young girl seemed to have softer outlines.

She said, "Can I go over there with you?"

Gu Xinci's pupils shrank slightly, and she seemed to feel something, she passed the person in front of her, and her eyes fell on the easel behind her.

Before she could ask anything, she heard Xie Zhiyao speak again, her voice was very soft, as if she was afraid of disturbing something.

"At the beginning, you said that what I want to draw is always missing something. It's because I haven't heard the whole story, and I haven't found out what perspective I should draw this story from." Xie Zhiyao took a deep breath, and the corners of his mouth curled up a little , "I think, now I can paint." She knew from what angle to use the brush to paint this picture.

So she wanted to visit the land where her aunt Xie Tingning walked.

Gu Xinci's eyelashes trembled, and the woman's index finger slightly curled up, and then loosened again.She was silent for a long time, and suddenly realized that she had also stepped into the sun with one foot at some point.

The ring on the left hand glowed slightly under the warm sun.

A familiar scene.

She closed her eyes in silence, and finally sighed softly after a long silence.

"Okay, I'll take you there."

The author has something to say:

Because there is a very important exam, I am sorry for delaying it for so long.And it’s almost over. There are currently two chapters scheduled for Fanwai, one chapter explains some of the lives behind the two protagonists, and the other chapter is about the parent group. If there is anything else you want to read, you can say it in the comments. I may write it after looking at it. .