Prepare
486.
I stood beneath the cram school sign, waiting for An Jin, pretending I'd just gotten out of school, but my backpack was empty. The number above the elevator door jumped from four to one, and high school and middle school students poured out. They were either hungry or discussing where to go next.
An Jin was very slow, and I waited for almost half an hour but still didn't see anyone. I took out my phone and sent him a text message.
Me: I’ll wait for you in the stairwell?
Me: There are so many cigarette butts on the ground here, so I should be able to smoke, right?
Suddenly, someone tapped my left shoulder a few times. I turned around and
"study..."
"What are you studying? Are you not good at studying? Why are you coming here to study?" It was Qiu Yang.
“Aren’t you not in this agency?”
"Just changed. I ran into you on the first day. Are you here to see me?"
"no."
"Who are you looking for?" He pulled me back.
"You don't know him."
"Blow, you're here to wait for me, right? Do you like me?"
"Are you ill?"
487.
In order to get rid of Qiu Yang, I decided to wait somewhere else, such as near a hot pot restaurant. Fortunately, he had to buy a soda and go to training, and he left after repeatedly confirming that I was not looking for him. Before leaving, he said,
"Next time you come, tell me in advance."
"Not next time."
"You can wait at the track and field. Why are you here?"
"I said I'm not here to wait for you, and I know that many people at the track and field stadium are waiting for you."
"Jealous?"
"Qiu Yang, you really have a problem, do you know that?"
"Then tell me, will you come next week?"
"What about the yarn I told you about?"
"Let's go."
488.
Senior: I didn’t see the text message.
Senior: We are already in the store, there are a lot of people, we have to queue for a table.
Senior: Do you want to change places?
Senior: Are you hungry?
Me: No, I’m not hungry. Are you hungry?
Senior: A little bit.
Senior: Should I walk back to find you?
Me: No thanks.
Me: Didn’t we agree that I would pick you up?
Senior: We left school early, and I saw you were not on the first floor.
Senior: I thought you weren’t coming.
Me: How is that possible?
Me: I was delayed by something.
Me: I will tell you in advance if I am not coming.
Senior: You can order now.
Me: Order what you like.
Senior: Okay.
Senior: Don’t you have any favorite food?
There is definitely no small yellow croaker in the hot pot restaurant, I replied while walking,
I don't.
Senior: Table 2.
Senior: The seat on the left by the window.
Me: Aren’t you afraid that your head teacher will see you sitting by the window?
Me: I heard that your class teacher is very strict.
Senior: Didn’t you say that two boys wouldn’t be suspected?
Me: What if I’m suspected?
Senior: I have been prepared.
Me: What preparations?
Senior: I brought two papers, you can do them later.
Me: You really are prepared for this.
Senior: Your Chinese has improved. Whose credit is this?
Me: I’m hungry.
Senior: I’ll wait for you to eat together.
Me: Are you so good?
Senior: Do the test paper after eating.
Me: Suddenly I’m not hungry anymore.
Senior: So sudden???
Me: Oh, I found you.
Senior: What?
Me: Nothing.
489.
The rotating hot pot was a couple's set meal. We finished all the dishes and packed up the rolls. He continued to follow me back to the rental house, a short distance away. If I didn't initiate conversation, he'd just keep chewing bubble gum and keeping quiet.
"Are you full?" I asked him.
"I'm full."
"Are you tired of tutoring?"
"It's okay. Listening to the lectures isn't tiring, but doing the exercises is."
"A lot of brushing?"
"No, we're trying to catch up now. Our homeroom teacher said we should finish the rest of the course in advance. Then when the next semester comes, it's a straight review. Those who can't keep up have to go to tutoring outside. It's so annoying."
"You can't keep up?" What a coincidence, I can't keep up either.
"You can keep up, just in case. Are you full? I don't think you've eaten much."
"I'm full."
"You eat too little."
"Besides hot pot, do you like to eat anything else?"
"Yes, can we have dinner together next week?"
"Of course. Don't send me off now that we've reached the apartment building. Just go back."
"good."
"Wait a moment."
"What's wrong?"
"Why do you like to follow me?" There must be other reasons besides love, right?
"There's a small change in you that you might not have noticed."
"Well, go ahead."
"You used to love walking with Xu Jiaheng, and back then, regardless of whether it rained or not, you would always bring two umbrellas. It was different after high school. When he wasn't by your side, you would even forget to bring an umbrella for yourself. I'm different, or rather, I've noticed a difference in you. The weather forecast isn't accurate, so I don't know when it will rain, but..."
He unzipped his backpack and I saw two umbrellas.
490.
I was stunned where I was, not knowing how to respond to this affection, to his concern for me regardless of the weather. Then I felt a very contradictory emotion. I felt happy, heavy, and finally my nose was sore and I wanted to cry. But if I cried at that time, you asked me why I was crying? I still couldn't explain it clearly. Finally I said,
"Text me when you get home?"
"OK."
"I'll remember to bring an umbrella with me next time."
"No, if you bring your own umbrella, there will be no chance for me to be needed by you."
"An Jin."
"You're being disrespectful. Call me senior."
"Senior, my birthday is on the 7th of next month."
"I know."
"Let's live together."
"I've already prepared for this."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
