Tangent

23.

Yu Yan knew that he was talking about helping her cheat, and after thanking her in a low voice with a flushed face, she suddenly raised her head, her eyes were bright, and her voice was light, just like when they first met.

"Qiao Lijia...you are a good person." A very good person will definitely be rewarded.

"……I know."

The willful smile is no longer the restrained and indifferent look before, but it looks more beautiful when she smiles, exuding an aura that makes people can't help but get close.Yu Yan looked a little dazed.

"I won't say goodbye formally, say goodbye to Ruan Jing for me, and contact me if you have anything to do."

He turned around very simply and left, with his slender figure still the same. He was indeed the high-cold bully that was widely rumored in the school in the past three years. He was labeled countless as "iceberg", "cold and gorgeous", "rare to smile but very good-looking" .

Finally, after an exam in the summer, the rumors dissipated and the memory became blurred.

Maybe when it will be brought up as an old thing——

"Oh, he, I know..."

——From now on, I will never be forgotten regardless of Fengyue.

Farewell to life and death, reunion after a broken mirror, labor and swallow separation, reunion after a long absence.

Every day there are countless dramas of separation and reunion.

Qiao Lijia still stood there quietly, as light as if she would be blown away by the wind in a second.

Watching the long-tailed train disappear from sight, Qiao Lijia squatted down, as if she was just tired from standing, slowly buried her face in her arms, closed her eyes, and couldn't help but wet her cuffs with tears.

I am a good person.

I know.

That's why I gave up so reluctantly.

No fight, no rejection, just a blessing.

24.

"What did you just say?"

After Ruan Jing finished packing the lower bunk, she couldn't help it. She stepped on the edge of the lower bunk, leaned on the railing of the upper bunk with her arms, and kept asking Yu Yan, who was packing his backpack, with difficult movements.

After a pause, Yu Yan turned his head to face Ruan Jing, the boy's smile was still dazzling.After being absent-minded for a moment, Yu Yan pursed her lips and smiled, with a little shyness of a girl.

"He said let's get together soon."

Ruan Jing was taken aback for a moment, then subconsciously let go of her arms, and then fell straight down, followed by a "boom".

"...Hey!" My future boyfriend can't be so stupid QAQ!

It was almost evening when we got in the car, and after chatting a few words, the sky outside the window gradually dimmed.There were four people in Ruan Jing and Yu Yan's carriage, and the other two were probably a pair of grandparents who were going to visit relatives somewhere. They went to bed early after dinner, and there were only shallow breathing sounds and the low hum of the air conditioner in the carriage. hum.

It was almost late at night, and the darkness covered her body like cold and silky satin. Ruan Jing lay on her back on the lower bunk, her dark eyes were also hidden in the night, the air blown by the air conditioner was gentle and cool, at this moment, it was difficult to open or close her eyes. In a world of colors, Ruan Jing suddenly felt that all emotions had nowhere to hide.

He suddenly remembered that when he saw Yu Yan's parents during the day, they were well-educated and well-mannered parents, a very typical scholarly family, with a little restraint and rigidity.They would chat happily with their parents, just like all ordinary parents in this world, either loving or strictly controlling their children, thus creating ordinary people like themselves like Yu Yan.

He will eventually get married and start a business, have a successful career, marry a wife and have children, become a father, discipline the children for more than ten years, and then grow old with his wife until he dies.

It was clearly a predetermined road, planned all my life, and accepted calmly, but for some reason... I suddenly wanted to take a fork in one of the intersections.

After all...who wants to play by the rules all the time?

25.

Turning the angle of view, Ruan Jing saw Qiao Lijia standing alone not far away in her memory.

Ruan Jing once thought that she would not know, let alone become friends or buddies with this kind of people who her classmates called "cold", "iceberg" and "perennial facial paralysis".

But that's exactly what happened.

Ruan Jing still remembered that when she saw Qiao Lijia for the first time, it was not at the basketball court, but at the coffee shop in front of the school.

To be precise, when Ruan Jing had just finished purchasing snacks and was standing at the entrance of the supermarket on the side of the road, he saw Qiao Lijia protecting the book in his arms with one hand and holding a cup of coffee in the other. Come out of the coffee shop.

It was already dinner time. At this time, the students who were still on the street either rushed into the school and went straight to the cafeteria, or were looking for a small restaurant with vacant seats. Qiao Lijia, who was still walking slowly towards the school, looked very special. unexpected.

At that time, Ruan Jing was not very keen on obeying the school rules, and of course she never followed the school rules in the future. Ruan Jing suddenly became interested, ignoring the slow speed, she would inevitably be late, and followed Qiao Lijia not far or near, one at a time After that, he walked slowly to the school.I don't know if it's due to the aloof nature or not being aware of it, Qiao Lijia never looked back from the beginning to the end.

Ruan Jing, who was fined to stand outside the door afterwards, was still a little surprised, how could she walk happily behind a boy for so long.Leaning against the wall covered with smooth tiles, Ruan Jing could see the scene in the neighboring class with a slight tilt of his head. After catching a glimpse of a serious face, he suddenly felt palpitations.

Ruan Jing blamed this on "I didn't expect it to be the next class", turned her head and still leaned against the wall, closed her eyes slightly, and fell into a light sleep listening to the voices of teachers from the left and right classes during evening self-study.

The thin back figure could not be restrained in his mind, the shoulders were not too wide, but the back was straight, and a pair of long legs were exposed under the shorts, which were slightly thinner, but they were strong and strong.

Just like when they were on the stairs of Qiao Lijia's house, Ruan Jing lowered her head silently, feeling the atmosphere somewhat similar to the day when she first met a long time ago, but when her eyes moved slowly from her feet When most of her thighs were exposed, Ruan Jing felt more itchy.

...do you like him?

26.

...are you gay?

Ruan Jing closed her eyes, tried Qiao Lijia's habitual action when she didn't want to speak, covered her eyes with the back of her hand, could feel the slight trembling of her eyelashes, and then fell into the boundless darkness.

- "He said let's get together quickly."

A crisp and brisk sound resounded suddenly, like throwing a stone into a lake, creating layers of ripples, the ripples expanding round and round, silently, like a fireworks feast tuned to a silent setting.

Come on together.

Unable to tell if it was a bit of impatience, Ruan Jing was suddenly a little confused, did Qiao Lijia realize that she had some unreasonable thoughts about him?That's why he urged him and Yu Yan to get together quickly...

Gently take away the hand covering the eyes, the corners of the eyes are slightly wet at some point.There was a crescent moon hanging high outside the car window, and the moonlight poured in like water. Ruan Jing turned her gaze to the direction of the window, her eyes seemed to be shining brightly, and she wanted to talk about it, and she wanted to tell the bright moon with endless complicated emotions.

But in the next moment, the surface of the lake was as calm as ice, and people could be reflected, but the surface could not be seen, and the depth could no longer be touched.

It doesn't matter if he likes him or not, he said... "Get together soon".

Already impatient.

I have been bothering him.

There is no need to worry about whether you are straight or curvy.

Ruan Jing withdrew her gaze and covered her eyes and all her emotions with the back of her hand again.

Just follow the original path, just live in a normal way.

No matter how beautiful the scenery of the fork in the road is, it does not belong to me.

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