Chapter 35 Chapter 35 Say more sweet words.
The next day, Xin Ai decided to skip class for a day, go out to play and do some sketching.
Fu Xize had no objection. It was a rare opportunity to be in a relationship, so naturally he had to take some time off. He could study later, but love was only in the present. As for sketching, art students like Xin Ai were thinking about painting almost all the time.
After having breakfast in the cafeteria, the two went to pick up Fu Xize's bicycle.
Fu Xize has two bicycles. One is a bit newer and is left in a rental house in the urban village. He bought it from an undergraduate graduate while studying bartending after the college entrance examination. The other is left in the school. He bought it when he was in elementary school. It can still be ridden, but it is a bit old. At that time, his family had just sold a courtyard house and was quite rich, so they bought a mountain bike and installed a rear seat.
Fu Xize unlocked the bike and pulled it out, then wiped the dust off the bike with a wet tissue, and then looked at Xin Ai——
Xin Ai was going out to sketch, so his outfit was mainly dark colors, including a black fisherman's hat, a camouflage jacket layered over a shirt and T-shirt, and black jeans. In addition, he also carried a backpack of paints and brushes, and a canvas bag containing an easel and a stretched canvas.
In fact, it is a casual and everyday outfit, but you just think it looks good and fashionable.
And this good-looking and fashionable guy is my boyfriend, you may even feel a little vain because of this.
Fu Xize raised the corners of his lips and asked, "Where are we going?"
Xin Ai reported the destination that had been planned long ago: "Ditan."
Fu Xize helped the bicycle back in: "Let's take a taxi."
Xin Ai also knew that Ditan Park was a bit far, so he held him back and said, "It's not a big problem. I can ride a bicycle, too. I've already made a plan. The two of us can take turns. You ride for half an hour, and when you get tired, I'll take you. I'll ride for half an hour, and when I get tired, you'll take me. Then you continue riding for another half an hour..."
Fu Xize was silent: "..."
It's like a perpetual motion machine!
It’s just that my shabby bicycle can barely carry His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. How dare I let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince carry me on such a shabby bicycle?
Fu Xize replied in a muffled voice, "This is not good!"
Xin Ai said calmly, "What's wrong with this? It's just for one person. You don't know that when I was in high school, one bicycle could carry four people."
Fu Xize followed Xin Ai's words and recalled the scene he saw in high school -
It was probably early in the morning, and Fu Xize was riding his bicycle to school as usual. After riding for a while, he saw a bicycle in front of him that was moving slowly and was seriously overloaded.
Fu Xize easily overtook the bicycle in front and recognized the people on it. Xu You was riding the bike, Xin Ai was sitting on the front beam, Jiang Jingxing was standing at the back, and Zhou Yanshen was sitting.
Fu Xize was surprised by the bicycle that carried four people.
He expressed his thoughts at the time: "I saw it, and it felt like... an Indian military parade."
Xin Ai's lips twitched: "..."
Xin Ai was reborn at the age of 28, and when he looked back at some of the things that happened in high school, he found it incredible, but when he was a teenager he didn't think much about it. Xu You drove him to school, and they happened to meet Jiang Jingxing and Zhou Yanshen, who were childhood friends and very familiar with each other, so they thought about going together, and so one bicycle took the four of them to school.
However, Xin Ai calmly responded: "You are no less capable than me."
Fu Xize said "Huh?", very puzzled. He was a loner and had always been alone, so how could he perform acrobatics on a bicycle like them?
Xin Ai said faintly, "You were riding your bicycle and eating noodles with soybean paste at the same time."
Fu Xize choked: "...Is there?"
Xin Ai was very sure: "Yes, you looked so handsome while riding your bicycle and eating noodles with soybean paste. I watched you disappear from my sight right there."
Fu Xize: “…”
He recalled with difficulty that when he was in middle school, he did develop the skill of eating breakfast while riding a bicycle. It was a relatively practical skill that could help you sleep a few more minutes.
He remembered that he was indeed eating noodles with soybean paste when he passed by the overloaded bicycle.
He just didn't expect that one day he and Xin Ai would be shocked by each other's past outrageous actions.
Fu Xize decided to skip this weird topic. He got on the car, put one foot on the ground and the other foot on the pedal, and said, "Come on."
Xin Ai smiled. Fu Xize finally chose to ride bicycles with him to Ditan Park. He quickly sat on the back seat.
Fu Xize reminded: "Sit tight."
Xin Ai was not polite at all and put his arm around Fu Xize's waist. To be honest, the feeling was quite good. The eighteen-year-old Fu Xize still had a very thin and youthful figure, with a thin layer of muscle on his waist and abdomen, which was not exaggerated. It was just right to hug him.
That's right, Xin Ai just started dating someone and he didn't dare to do anything rash, otherwise he would just reach in and touch the abdominal muscles.
Greasy like me orz.
Fu Xize lowered his head, glanced at his hands on his waist and abdomen, sneered, stepped on the pedal hard, and said, "Let's go."
Xin Ai was still amazed at Fu Xize's riding skills. He had tried to learn how to ride a bicycle without using his hands, but he couldn't run far, let alone eat noodles with soybean paste. He smiled and said, "Brother Ze, you can show me your skills in riding a bicycle without using your hands now."
Fu Xize ignored him.
There's no point calling him "brother".
As the bicycle drove out of the campus, the roll call of this Linear Algebra class began. Fu Xize's student number was at the front, so the professor quickly called him: "Fu Xize."
No one answered.
The professor pointed again: "Fu Xize."
Still no one answered.
The professor was quite impressed with Fu Xize. He glanced at the door and said with some regret: "It seems that I can't sign in at the designated time this time."
Students from the School of Computer Science went to 317 to join in the fun last night. Many of them received cakes, chocolates, candies, and winter dates distributed by Xin Ai and Fu Xize. They also knew that the two were in a relationship openly known to the whole school. Xin Ai even responded with blessings like "Have a baby soon" and replied with a smile "Get a cat as soon as possible". This generous and unpretentious attitude was very appealing, and Xin Ai was indeed so handsome that "I could do that, too."
It’s normal to skip classes on the first day of a relationship.
When the male student from the School of Finance saw that the professor didn't mention Fu Xize, he shouted, "He's on his honeymoon."
The professor was a little confused: "Huh?!"
A male student from the School of Finance explained: "Fu Xize just confirmed his relationship last night, and he probably went on a date today."
The professor was speechless: "These days, students skip classes for all sorts of reasons."
Then, he drew an X on the sign-in book.
At about half past ten, Fu Xize rode his bicycle with Xin Ai and arrived at Ditan Park with difficulty.
How can I describe this journey?
Baidu Maps in 2013 was like a maze. The navigation system took you around in circles, and you took the wrong road countless times. On the back of your bicycle, your boyfriend would ask you all kinds of questions, such as “Are you okay?”, “Are you tired?”, “How about I take over?”…
How can a man say no!!
Grit your teeth and hold on!
After riding for two and a half hours, we finally arrived.
Fu Xize stopped the car, put his feet on the ground, and waited for Xin Ai to get out.
Xin Ai also felt that the journey was a bit bad. The distance was long, the navigation was not very accurate, and Fu Xize had no intention of relaying with him at all.
Xin Ai got out of the car, stood beside Fu Xize, and looked at him apologetically: "I'm sorry, I didn't plan well."
Fu Xize replied calmly: "Your plan was very good, it was me who didn't cooperate."
After a pause, she added, "I just think... my boyfriend should be spoiled by me."
Xin Ai was stunned, then burst into laughter.
After falling in love, Fu Xize seems to be less boring and speaks quite sweetly.
Xin Ai patted his shoulder and encouraged him, "Say more sweet words, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince loves to hear them."
Fu Xize: “…”
It's not love talk, it's true words.
The two parked the car and went to buy tickets.
Fu Xize tilted his head and looked at Xin Ai's pretty face. He suddenly thought, if he put Xin Ai on the beam and used her as a carrot to hang himself, he could pedal a bicycle like a perpetual motion machine... right? !
This thought is powerless.
Fu Xize shook off these distracting thoughts, walked to the window, and stuffed his student ID in: "Two student tickets."
The ticket seller replied: "Two dollars."
Fu Xize found two coins and handed them over. The ticket seller printed out two tickets and returned them together with the student ID. Fu Xize thanked him politely and checked his tickets with Xin Ai to enter Ditan Park.
Fu Xize knew that most tickets to Beijing attractions were not expensive, but a student ticket for Ditan Park was too cheap, so much so that Fu Xize couldn't help but wonder if Xin Ai came to Ditan to save him money.
Xin Ai didn't want to save money, but in his previous life, he had always wanted to visit Ditan Temple with Fu Xize, but he was never able to do so because of his illness.
Now that I'm in love with Fu Xize, I want to fulfill my lifelong wish.
Xin Ai's understanding of Ditan Park when he was young came mostly from the article "I and Ditan Park" in the textbook. The entire article is about Mr. Shi Tiesheng's philosophical thoughts on life and death and his remembrance of his mother.
When Xin Ai was a student, he had come here with a few friends. At that time, he was young and carefree. When he came to Ditan Park, he had some feelings, but not many. Even when he recalled it, he just felt happy wandering around Beijing with his friends.
It was only after Xin Ai was disfigured that I truly understood "I and the Altar of Earth".
Xin Ai began to face his imperfections and his flaws. Mr. Shi Tiesheng's words transcended time and space, giving Xin Ai a strong resonance and comfort.
In a sense, he and Mr. Shi Tiesheng were in the same situation. Mr. Shi Tiesheng was paralyzed in both legs at the age of 21, and Xin Ai was disfigured by burns at the age of 20. The person who always stood behind Mr. Shi was his mother. For Xin Ai, that person was Fu Xize.
Mr. Lian Shi's works, including "I and the Altar of Earth", "Notes on Empty Talk", "Fragments of Thoughts in Sickness", etc., were all read to him by Fu Xize.
Xin Ai was already very abnormal at that time. The fire was always in front of his eyes. He knew clearly that those were all delusions. He wanted to wake up, but he couldn't. In the past, he would cut himself with a utility knife to escape from the illusion. After being discovered, no matter what he did, someone was watching him, and it was impossible for him to self-harm. Xin Ai couldn't wake up at all and could only paint in a state of madness.
He has nothing left.
His only purpose of existence is to paint.
He can only draw.
He has to paint.
Even if all he could see was fire, he had to keep painting.
Xin Ai fell into a kind of paranoia, in which he felt that he was good for nothing except painting.
It was Fu Xize who pulled him out.
Fu Xize didn't care about his painting. He just started to accompany him to read. The first book he read was Mr. Shi Tiesheng's "I and the Altar of Earth". He would read a passage from "I and the Altar of Earth" to Xin Ai before going to bed.
Xin Ai's temperament had become gloomy and weird. From time to time, he would ridicule Fu Xize for being noisy and unpleasant when reading. Even though this was true, Xin Ai would occasionally wake up and realize that he would never say such harsh and hurtful words in the past, especially to a boy who was very good to him.
This boy, since kindergarten, never said a word when the teacher called on him to answer a question. The teachers would also call on him to recite a text in Chinese or English classes, but he would always stand up and say nothing.
He seemed born without the ability to recite.
Studying with Xin Ai has been the biggest change.
However, it was this person who insisted on reading to Xin Ai every night. As he read, he became a person who enjoyed reading. He read with intonation and emotion. One day, Xin Ai could no longer find any fault with him and just listened to him reading blankly.
Fu Xize read a lot of books to him. Xin Ai couldn't listen at first, but gradually he began to listen and think about very philosophical questions such as life and death, the meaning of life, and suffering.
He gradually felt that his pain was nothing compared to the vast universe and time, and he began to try to fight against it.
During those years, Fu Xize undoubtedly gave him a silent, restrained and unobtrusive love. He never said too much, but just gave silently, always stayed by his side, and always believed that he would get better.
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