Chapter 14
This round of fireworks show came to a temporary end with the sudden burst of a combination of fireworks. The glare gradually dimmed, returning the blackness to the night sky. Before the audience could recover from the magnificent scene, the observation deck was silent for a moment.
In just one or two seconds, the noisy voices around disappeared, and the person on the other end of the phone didn't seem to react immediately and remained silent.
The whole world seemed to be quiet.
Suddenly, the first fireworks of the next theme spun into the sky, blooming into a huge star-shaped flower in the night sky.
The loud noise shook the sky, blasting apart the thick night, and also blasting apart the thing that had been blocking Gu Xun's heart.
He looked at the fireworks in the sky, and without waiting for the person on the other end of the phone to speak, he curled his lips and said, "Hang up."
Gu Xun put his cell phone neatly into his coat bag. When he turned around, he saw the camel trotting towards him.
"I went to the bathroom and you disappeared?"
The camel was panting in front of him. He looked around and found that he had returned to the observation deck. "I've been looking for you for a long time and couldn't get through on the phone. And now you're back?"
Gu Xun calmly put his arm around Luotuo's shoulder and walked slowly towards the exit, "I'm bored waiting, so I'm just going to take a stroll."
The camel didn't think much about it, he just felt a little sleepy, and his pace was even faster than Gu Xun's.
The two quickly left the lakeside park.
Because the fireworks show had not yet ended, driving on the road was still relatively smooth.
After getting on the viaduct, Luotuo opened the car window to enjoy the fresh air for a while, then took out his cell phone and called his wife.
The two had been together for more than ten years, but they didn't have that many sweet things to say. After chatting for a few simple sentences, they hung up. Only then did Luotuo start to check his Moments.
Ten seconds later, he suddenly stretched out his hand and thrust the phone in front of Gu Xun.
"What the hell! Look!"
Gu Xun glanced at the screen, "What?"
"Is this the place where we watched the fireworks just now?"
Luotuo excitedly shook his phone, "Xiao Mahua was just at the same place as us!"
Gu Xun's eyebrows twitched slightly, and with a faint arc at the corner of his mouth, he said "hmm" nonchalantly.
"Hmm? Just hum?"
The camel slapped his thigh in frustration, looked back, and the Lakeside Park had completely disappeared from his sight.
"Oh, if I had checked my friends' circle earlier, you wouldn't have missed each other like this! Oh! Lin Xun! What a pity!"
Gu Xun was not affected by Luotuo's emotions at all.
"What's a pity?" He put his arm on the steering wheel, looked at the halo of street lights in front of him, and said nonchalantly, "There's a long way to go."
"That's right, I was reckless."
Camel touched the back of his head and said, "I don't even have the desire to meet you now. How did you say that?"
He took a few seconds to think of the right words, "Well, your meeting will only be meaningful if she wants to see you."
At this moment, when the car stopped at the intersection, Gu Xun's mobile phone on the center console vibrated and a new WeChat message came in.
[Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks]: Did you lose the truth or dare game? ? ? ?
Gu Xun stared at the line of words for a long time, and an image of a quirky girl looking at her phone in confusion suddenly appeared in his mind.
The curve of his mouth deepened a little, and he tilted his head and quickly typed a few words.
[Is it illegal to eat vegetables? Sir]: Just take it as it is.
What does "Just take it as it is" mean?
Yue Qianling was even more confused when she saw this reply.
This man called her late at night and said nothing. After a long silence, he said "Happy New Year" to her.
This doesn't seem like normal behavior at all.
She wanted to continue asking, but at this time everyone in the observation deck was leaving and it was so crowded that a stampede could happen if she was not careful. Yue Qianling had no choice but to put her phone in her bag and walk attentively.
It took them half an hour to get out of the lakeside park. The road was jammed with cars and the sound of horns was sharp and piercing.
Fortunately, the two had not originally planned to return to school, and they booked a nearby hotel in advance, so they did not spend too much time on the road.
After taking a shower, Yue Qianling lay on the bed, still thinking about the time Lin Xun called her.
I always feel like something is wrong.
Since adolescence, Yue Qianling has actually encountered many such things.
During every holiday, there would always be male classmates at school who would send her messages or call her. When she was young, she didn’t understand much, but when she grew up a little, she knew what it meant.
That's why she was so puzzled tonight.
Never...
Lin Xun has the same idea as those boys, right?
"Yin Xue." She turned over and shook Yin Xue's shoulders. "I want to ask you something."
Yin Xue was so sleepy that she uttered "hmm" in a daze.
"If you are an online friend, the kind you met through playing games." She hesitated for a moment before continuing, "If he calls you late at night to wish you a happy new year, what does he mean by that?"
Yin Xue turned her head and looked at Yue Qianling with half-opened eyes, and said weakly: "Well... I met her while playing games... Have you met in person?"
Yue Qianling: “No.”
“…”
Yin Xue took a deep breath and closed her eyes, "Yue! Qian! Ling!"
Yue Qianling: “Hmm?”
Yin Xue: "You don't think that an online friend you've never met will fall for you, do you?!"
“…”
Yue Qianling remained silent, feeling that it was not completely impossible.
After a long while without hearing Yue Qianling's reply, Yin Xue looked at her sideways and said, "Don't you see how you behave when you play games? Other girls act like a spoiled child and act cute, which of course attracts boys, but what about you?"
She raised her arms, acted like Guan Gong, and began to imitate the tone of Yue Qianling's voice when playing games.
"Someone come! Bring up my sniper rifle!"
"You bastard, even if I die today, I will take away the only girl on your team and ruin your gaming experience! Hehehe!"
"What? Two shots didn't make your level 2 helmet explode? I'm going to report you!"
"You old bitch! I'll punch you back to your happy home!"
“…”
The hotel was silent.
Yue Qianling turned over and covered herself with the quilt.
"good evening."
Yue Qianling slept until ten o'clock the next morning.
The hotel's blackout curtains completely blocked out the bright light. Only a dim bedside lamp was on in the room. Occasionally, the sound of a whistle could be heard, accompanied by Yin Xue's long breathing.
Yue Qianling turned over with his back to Yin Xue and took out his cell phone.
Coincidentally, Camel and Wheat had already started chatting in the group a few minutes ago.
[Camel]: What kind of breakfast is more delicious in Jiangcheng?
【wheat】:?
[Xiaomi]: You and Lin Xun are not together?
[Camel]: Nonsense, we parted ways last night, I'm in the hotel.
[Xiaomi]: So how are you going to spend today?
[Camel]: I don’t plan to spend the day together. I’m going to visit the OEM factory in the afternoon and will be back in the evening.
[Camel]: Oh, my hair has become quite long. I need to tidy it up before I go out to meet people.
[Camel]: Where can you find good haircuts in Jiangcheng?
At this time, Gu Xun and Jiang Junnan had just finished playing basketball and were walking towards the dormitory.
He took out his cell phone and saw what Luotuo asked. Just as he was about to type, another message suddenly popped up in the dialog box.
【Glutinous rice twist】: Temple.
【camel】:……
[Xiaomi]: Hahahahahahahaha
Seeing this, Gu Xun also lowered his head and chuckled.
Jiang Junnan glanced at him: "What are you laughing at?"
"nothing."
Gu Xun stopped typing and just watched the messages in the group pop up one by one.
[Camel]: Are you awake?
【Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks】：Hmm.
【Camel】: An entertaining early-morning rooster?
[Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks]: Not now, my friend is still sleeping.
[Camel]: Okay, I'll get up then.
【Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks】: I am also going to have breakfast.
[Camel]: What do you eat?
[Camel]: Do you have any delicious breakfast recommendations? If I eat now, I won't have lunch.
Breakfast...
Yue Qianling usually eats breakfast casually, often at a convenience store.
However, Luotuo came from far away, and as a friend, even though they were just online friends, she also wanted Luotuo to eat and have fun here, so she began to chat privately with the local classmates one by one, asking them if they had any recommendations.
A few minutes later.
【Glutinous Rice Small Dough Twist】：[Share link]
[Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks]: The rice noodles in this shop are especially delicious, but I don’t know if you can order takeout from there.
[Camel]: Let me take a look.
[Camel]: The specialty of this restaurant is coriander...
[Camel]: Oh my god, I don’t eat coriander.
[Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks]: Don’t you eat coriander? ? ?
【camel】:……
[Camel]: You may not believe it, but in our group, except you, no one else eats coriander.
[Camel]: @校草, please come out and tell us, right?
Gu Xun wanted to reply, "Is coriander also something people eat?", but before he could finish typing, Jiang Junnan suddenly bumped him with his elbow.
"What are we having for lunch?"
Gu Xun: "All is fine."
Hearing this, Jiang Junnan sighed heavily: "It's all right, it's all right. My scalp tightens when I hear the word "it's all right" now!"
He unscrewed the bottle of mineral water and took a gulp before continuing, "I went out to eat with my girlfriend last night. I asked her what she wanted to eat and she said anything was fine. Guess what happened?!"
Gu Xun's eyes fell on the phone, and he just said "hmm" to indicate to Jiang Junnan that he was listening.
"I got scolded for not remembering her preferences!"
Jiang Junnan recalled the scene of yesterday's dinner and felt a little scared. "Oh my God, I remember she doesn't eat onions, but she said she only doesn't eat onions when eating noodles, and she must add onions when eating barbecue. And garlic, I clearly remember her saying that garlic oysters are delicious, so I ordered several for her, but she said she doesn't eat garlic. Who can remember this?!"
As soon as Jiang Junnan finished speaking, two more messages popped up on Gu Xun's phone.
[Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks]: You have really lost a great joy in life! ! !
[Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks]: I love coriander so much! ! !
Gu Xun raised his eyebrows and turned to look at Jiang Junnan, "And then?"
"What can I do? Just admit my mistake right there and then."
Jiang Junnan curled his lips helplessly, "Then I spent more than an hour last night writing down all her preferences in a memo. From now on, I will recite them ten times before going out on a date with her!"
"That's it."
Gu Xun snorted softly, and when his eyes fell on the phone again, he saw that Yue Qianling had sent another message.
[Glutinous Rice Fried Dough Sticks]: If you add a handful of chopped coriander to the chili seasoning, it will be even more delicious. I can eat this three times a day! ! !
His eyes suddenly changed, and a slight ripple inexplicably arose in his heart.
Then, he clicked on Yue Qianling's personal information and chose to modify the friend's note.
He first simply typed out the words “chili and coriander” followed by her WeChat name.
When he pressed the confirm button, he paused.
Then all the text was deleted.
Then, she changed her note to——
"Coriander for chili lovers".
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