After taking his seat, Yun Li turned his head and glanced at Xu Qingsong. The other party didn't seem to have changed much. He was wearing a well-fitting sea-blue printed shirt and was watching the performance on the stage leisurely.
Her gaze shifted to Fu Shi Ze.
They met again.
She sat up straight, waiting for the show to begin.
Seeing Xu Qingsong leaving the table, Yunli took the initiative to ask Fu Shizhe: "Will you return to EAW?"
"I haven't been back." Fu Shizhe rested his hands on his knees and tilted his head: "What's wrong?"
“Seeing Mr. Xu reminded me that I haven’t played VR games for a long time.”
As she said this, Yunli remembered that Fu Shizhe had been by her side in all the VR games she had played so far.
Her heart froze. Fu Shi was silent for a while, then raised his eyelashes and looked at her: "Do you want to go?"
Yunli seemed to hear an invitation in these words. She clenched her palms and hummed softly.
After she finished speaking, she stared ahead. As the performers took their positions and melodious music began to play in the venue, she heard him respond.
"Then I'll go with you."
Yunli curled her lips, feeling that she was too flamboyant, and concealed her smile. She secretly thought that rewarding herself after the interview results were announced was a very correct choice.
Although she had no musical talent, she could not appreciate these beautiful or majestic music and even felt sleepy.
But when they came here, Fu Shi would occasionally approach her and tell her the creators and stories of each song.
To her, a good performance seemed to have turned into a special show for Fu Shizhe.
His voice is lazy, but it stands out against the background music, with the occasional words being swallowed up by the music.
Yunli unconsciously moved closer to him, wanting to hear more clearly.
She didn't notice the distance between them, and when she reacted, she felt a warm touch on her ear.
“…”
What did she encounter?
As if he had been electrocuted, Yunli covered his right ear, stepped aside, and turned his head away in embarrassment.
Fu Shi also looked confused for a moment.
"Did you touch anything?" Yun Li wasn't sure if it was her illusion. The two of them seemed to be quite far away from each other, and she seemed to be making a big fuss out of nothing.
“…”
I feel like I took advantage of him.
Yunli was eager to explain this. She swallowed and said, "I couldn't hear clearly what you said just now."
With the current relationship between the two of them, Yunli should more or less express her attitude towards it, otherwise it would seem like she was harassing her. After struggling for a while, she turned around and said, "So I got closer."
"It's okay, I think I kissed you."
“…”
Yun Li didn't know how he could say such a thing seriously. After saying this, Fu Shi said politely, "I'm sorry."
“…”
After this incident, Yunli consciously kept a distance between himself and Fu Shize. However, he seemed to have forgotten what had just happened and whispered in her ear: "It's okay."
Given what just happened, the action at this moment was much more ambiguous.
Fu Shi had no intention of retreating, and only said, "I want you to hear it clearly, too."
In the dim light, Yunli's right ear was already red, and Fu Shi smiled: "Don't worry. I will keep my distance."
This was to tell Yunli not to worry that the previous accident would happen again.
It was her ear that was pressed against his lips, and she was the one who should have kept her distance.
Yun Li recalled the feeling and stole a glance at Fu Shi Ze. He was looking at the stage, his lips were thin and soft, with a slightly lighter color, adding extreme charm when the light changed.
Her face turned even redder, and she felt her whole face was filled with heat.
Unable to bear the throbbing in his heart any more, Yunli left his seat on the pretext of going to the restroom.
After entering the bathroom, Yunli stared at herself in the mirror. The lipstick at the corners of her lips had faded a little.
Yunli lowered her eyes, washed her hands, and took out the lipstick from her bag.
She paused.
She felt like she was on a date.
No matter what she thought before, when they met again, she couldn't help but be attracted to Fu Shizhe.
Yunli left the bathroom only after his wildly beating heart calmed down.
Unable to find the way back, she had to walk around the corridor. The corridor had a distinct style from the museum, simple and elegant. There was no one in the corridor, and the outer wall was made of transparent glass.
Yunli looked at the dark sky and took out his cell phone.
Yunli: [Qiqi, I ran into Fu Shizhe at a performance.]
Deng Chuqi: [Did you 'touch' it? ]
Yunli: [It really happened. And Xu Qingsong, it feels the same as what you said.]
Yunli: [It's quite predestined. ]
Just as she turned around and was about to go back, Xu Qingsong appeared around the corner.
He seemed to be thinking about something, and only when he strolled near Yunli did he notice her presence.
Xu Qingsong said he was going to the bathroom before leaving the table, but the direction he came from was opposite to the bathroom.
More like just wandering around the gym with nothing to do.
Yunli was still wondering why he hadn't come back yet, but she instantly realized that he was creating opportunities for her and Fu Shizhe.
Xu Qingsong didn't feel awkward when he met Yunli, and said calmly, "Come out for some fresh air?"
"One."
Even when Yun Li was with Fu Shi Ze, he and Xu Qingsong were not close.
Yunli stood there like a puppet for a while, and then wanted to go back to stay with Fu Shizhe.
"I heard you just came back from abroad?" Xu Qingsong asked, "Are you looking for a job?"
Yunli: "Well, it's basically confirmed."
"How long have you broken up?" Xu Qingsong suddenly changed the subject, but he did not show any pressure when asking the question.
Yunli didn't react immediately and said slowly, "A year and a half."
In fact, Xu Qingsong should have known when they broke up.
Xu Qingsong was not the kind of person who gossiped. There were some things that Fu Shize did not tell Yun Li, and he did not intend to tell the other party in a self-righteous manner.
He said nonchalantly, "We've been here since about four o'clock, waiting for someone."
Yunli was stunned for a moment: "Has that person come?"
Apart from the three of them, there was no one else they knew in the venue.
Xu Qingsong looked at her.
She seemed to suddenly understand his hint.
She recalled that the last time she saw Xu Qingsong was when Yunli returned to Nanwu from Xifu. She had already submitted her resignation and went to EAW to pack her personal belongings.
At that time, she ran into Xu Qingsong in the EAW lounge, and he asked her, "Have you thought it through?"
Yunli thought she was asking about her resignation, so she gave a suitable reason: "Yeah. I have to go back to school to do experiments."
Xu Qingsong took a sip of coffee and added, "About the breakup with Aze."
His deep eyes seemed to contain other meanings.
At that time, she was still struggling with the negative emotions of the breakup, and Fu Shizhe never contacted her again.
She just hummed.
Xu Qingsong looked at her thoughtfully and didn't ask any more questions.
In an instant, she felt that the whole world knew about their breakup. She didn't want anyone to mention this issue again and just wanted to leave as soon as possible.
When she opened the door, Xu Qingsong said, "Aze is a sentimental person."
-
After returning to Fu Shi Ze, Yun Li did not mention the encounter with Xu Qingsong. She looked at Fu Shi Ze's profile and thought about her life over the past year.
It was drizzling the day I first arrived in the UK, and the ground was damp. The architectural style along the way was very different from that of Xifu and Nanwu.
Arriving in this strange city, Yunli moved into the single room that he had booked in advance.
Someone brought her into the local Nanwu Alumni Association. The president helped her a lot when Yunli first moved there, and later invited her to a party, and Yunli was too embarrassed to refuse.
There were more than a dozen people at the time, and she was not good at socializing, sitting in the corner without making a sound. The president tried to integrate her into the group, and later let her participate in the gatherings many times.
Yunli found it difficult to establish friendships with others quickly and was reluctant to go.
Less than a month after living there, something went wrong with the rented house. The landlord insisted that Yunli had damaged the bathroom in the single room and demanded compensation of 2,000 pounds. Yunli was overwhelmed to deal with the matter. When it came to money, the landlord, who was originally enthusiastic, seemed to have changed into a strong and cold person.
Reality poured cold water on Yunli.
She did not tell her family about this and later called the police. The landlord relented and only asked her to pay a small portion of the compensation.
Being alone in a city where she couldn't speak the language, she suffered injustice and she didn't want to be ridiculed by Yun Yongchang. Deng Chuqi was too busy because she had just arrived at the laboratory and she had almost no one to talk to.
Occasionally she would chat with her fans and they would make her laugh, but in fact, she didn't tell them most of the things.
That day, when she was packing her things, she found a photo of herself and Fu Shi Ze. It was in her notebook at the time and she brought it with her accidentally.
She was cutting the fruit in a trance and accidentally cut a big cut on her hand.
He hurriedly found the medicine box and saw a lot of blood. Yunli lowered his eyes and disinfected himself with iodine, applied medicine, and bandaged himself.
Over the next few days, she had a hard time cooking, washing and bathing.
While washing the fruit with his right hand, Yunli stared at the water in the sink.
She remembered the scrape on her hand from the previous wrestling. Fu Shi, a man who had never touched a single dish, followed the recipe and learned how to cook.
She only felt happy at that time and never thought deeply about what Fu Shizhe's behavior meant.
Here, there is no one who speaks to her right ear every time like he does, no one who pays attention to and takes care of her daily life like he does, and no one who will accompany her when something happens to her.
All the details of our time together emerged in my mind.
Yunli realized that Fu Shizhe might like her very much.
She couldn't deny the loneliness in her heart, especially whenever she thought of Fu Shizhe.
Perhaps to relieve this loneliness, she began to attend parties, not very frequently, and gradually she became friends with several international students.
During a casual conversation, someone asked her, "Yunli, have you ever been in love?"
Yunli answered truthfully: "We talked about it once."
Several people were very interested in what they heard and kept asking Yunli to tell them the whole story of their love.
At that time, Yunli had not yet gotten over the relationship and did not want to talk about it. But the others kept asking, so Yunli had to give a brief account of the relationship.
In fact, she didn't want to mention it, as if the wound in her heart was being torn open again and again.
But at that moment, she remembered her past when she had tried to ask Fu Shi Ze many times. She asked vaguely, but because the other party did not deliver as she expected, she regarded it as a barrier.
When faced with similar situations, she was reluctant to talk about sad things. Later she realized that even as a couple, some things are still difficult to talk about.
If only she had been more patient.
Her breakup was hotly discussed among them, and several people rushed to express their views on love, but most of them spoke from her perspective.
Until the end, a boy who had just broken up with her said drunkenly: "I think your ex-boyfriend is a bit pitiful. After all, he didn't ask for a breakup, and he didn't go to sleep with you. The cold war is just your imagination..."
"Why are girls so difficult to deal with? After we broke up, your ex asked why, but you blamed him for breaking up so hastily and gave up on us because of it." The boy started to cry. "I don't understand it. Why did she say that I didn't like her enough when I obviously gave so much to her? We broke up just like that. Is it so easy to give up on our relationship?"
The others held him down and explained to Yunli that the boy had just broken up and was drunk, and asked Yunli not to take it personally. Yunli pursed her lips and said nothing.
The boy sobered up the next day and kept apologizing to Yunli on WeChat: [I really drank too much last night and said nonsense. Please don’t take it to heart. I’m really sorry.]
【It's okay.】
In just that moment, Yunli saw clearly the thoughts that had been avoiding him for so long.
【You are telling the truth.】
She had problems in this relationship.
When they broke up, there were too many repressed emotions. Yunli always felt that there was no hope, so he proposed to separate.
She acted on impulse, but she didn't think he would agree.
As if she was investigating a case, she was always looking for evidence that Fu Shizhe didn't like her, and regarded Fu Shizhe's consent as proof that he didn't like her enough.
Then, she gave up their relationship.
She has a sensitive personality and tends to over-interpret Fu Shizhe's behavior.
For a long time afterwards, Yunli forced herself to change the most negative aspect of her character. She paid more attention to what she did instead of caring about other people's evaluations and opinions. She actively communicated with people around her instead of letting her imagination run wild because of what others said or did.
She felt that if she did this, if one day she really had the chance to meet Fu Shi Ze again, she would not hurt him because of her sensitivity.
Another party.
The boy who cried and complained about the breakup with his ex-girlfriend last time said that they got back together. It was the girl who took the initiative to propose it and reflected on her own problems with him.
"Yunli, have you ever considered talking to your ex?"
After the party, the boys asked Yunli privately.
Yunli just smiled and said, "We'll talk about it if we ever meet again."
Yunli had thought about this before. She wanted to find him and have a frank talk with him. If he still liked her, they could continue to be together.
But the reality is that they had been in a relationship once and broke up.
She realized that she was too sensitive and humble, and it was difficult to maintain a stable relationship. Fu Shi was introverted and could not break the deadlock.
She didn't want to break up again for the same reason and hurt both parties.
What's more, after such a long time, Fu Shizhe probably doesn't like her anymore. She doesn't think she can keep Fu Shizhe in love forever.
The two have never contacted each other, like complete strangers.
Reconciliation is just two sentences.
Just like when we first started dating.
Maintaining a relationship is difficult.
When seeing Fu Shi Ze again, Yun Li felt that he was living a good life and hoped that he could live a good life too.
Both of them are grains of sand in this world, touching each other among the myriad of grains of sand. It is very common for them to return to dust.
However, Xu Qingsong clearly told her that Fu Shi was a very sentimental person.
So for a year and a half, he never forgot her.
If that was the case, Yunli didn't want to deny his own heart.
She never let go of him.
-
The performance ended and the audience left one after another. Yunli and Fu Shi arrived at the door, and Xu Qingsong greeted them in advance and rushed to the next game.
Cars were stuck in a long queue outside the stadium and their horns were honking constantly.
Yunli opened the taxi-hailing app.
Fu Shi glanced at her and asked, "Should I take you out? You can't get a taxi here."
Yunli looked outside and saw that the cars on the road were almost motionless, so she nodded.
"Wait here for a while." Fu Shi said and planned to go ride his bike by himself.
Yunli followed him somehow: "I'll go with you."
Xiaogui parked his car behind the gymnasium, and riding in his car seemed like a common occurrence.
Fu Shi unlocked the turtle, picked up the helmet and played with it for a while, then raised his eyes and asked her, "It's still early, let's go for a walk?"
Yunli didn't hesitate as usual and said softly, "Okay."
Fu Shi drove her to the expanded part of Western University of Science and Technology, where most of the floors had been renovated.
The entire extension area is deserted.
Because of his trust in Fu Shi Ze, Yun Li did not feel afraid. He just felt like he had entered a secret place that he often visited.
The little turtle was moving very fast, and the wind kept blowing into her clothes, making it impossible for her to open her eyes. After a few minutes, it stopped in front of an orange building.
"I'll take you somewhere."
After Fu Shize finished speaking, he walked inside. The building had been almost completed, but had not yet been put into use.
After taking the elevator to the fourteenth floor, it was pitch black all around, and Yun Li followed behind him.
The air was still filled with the smell of renovation until we walked into an empty classroom. The classroom was connected to a spacious rooftop, and the door to the rooftop was locked.
Fu Shi opened the window and put a chair for Yun Li: "I'll go first. You get off the chair later and I'll catch you on the other side."
He flipped over and landed smoothly on the ground.
Yunli met his eyes and after hesitating for a while, she stepped on a chair and slowly stood on the windowsill.
The windowsill was more than one meter high, and she hesitated for a moment.
As if knowing her concerns, Fu Shi reached out to her.
Yunli held it, and when she jumped down, he held her arm with his other hand.
Land safely.
In front of her was his chest, and Yunli almost leaned forward. She took a small step back and slowly withdrew her hand.
The rooftop has more light than the corridor.
The two of them lay on the railing and let the wind blow for a while. In the distance, the sky was vast and the city was bustling.
The evening breeze gently blew the strands of hair on his forehead, and he rested his face on his hands: "I like to come here when I'm alone."
His eyes were very clear, and became softer as the night went on.
"There are two of us now." Yunli responded, looking at the scenery in the distance.
After a moment, he didn't respond.
Yunli turned around and saw Fu Shize looking at her. The moment their eyes met, she looked away embarrassedly.
There are two of us now.
Fu Shi looked at Yun Li's small face buried in his arms, his eyes reflecting the light and shadow in the distance.
The two of them stayed quietly on the rooftop until the city in the distance went from noisy to quiet.
Yunli didn't know why, but every time she and Fu Shizhe could do nothing and stay together for so long like two stones.
After returning downstairs, Yunli took out his cell phone.
Yunli: "I'll take a taxi and go back directly. You should also go back to the dormitory and rest early."
It was almost ten o'clock now, and she didn't want to waste too much of Fu Shizhe's time.
Fu Shi took out his cell phone and asked her, "Are you still living where you used to live?"
Yunli nodded, and before she placed the order, Fu Shi directly hailed a taxi. A few minutes later, someone accepted the order and the driver drove to them.
Yunli did not refuse, nor did he ask the reason.
After not resisting his true inner thoughts so much, Yunli felt that everything seemed a little better.
Fu Shi opened the car door, Yun Li got in, and turned around to say goodbye to him.
Just as I sat up straight, I found that Fu Shizhe also sat in.
“？”
"I'll take you back." He glanced at her and said calmly.
The two of them spoke in silence along the way.
This was a road Yun Li was very familiar with. She took in the signs, shops, and lights along the way. She could even remember when she sent Fu Shi Ze from the airport to West University of Science and Technology two years ago. Everything was the same as it is now.
Many times, she drove along this road to find Fu Shizhe.
Taking the opportunity to observe this road, Yunli realized that she actually liked it very much.
Because every time she drove along this road, she could see Fu Shizhe.
She glanced at the person next to her from the corner of her eyes. He was sitting quietly, just like when they were together in the past, always silently accompanying her.
The car soon arrived at the gate of the community, and Fu Shi got off with her. The two of them walked downstairs quietly.
Most of the trees planted in Xifu are evergreens with lush branches and leaves. Even in autumn, you can still hear the faint chirping of cicadas at night, announcing the change of seasons.
The sound of cicadas chirping in Yunli's ears made her feel extremely uneasy. She looked up at Fu Shizhe, and he was also looking at her.
She whispered, "I'm going up."
Fu Shi nodded.
When Yunli reached the door, he heard his voice behind him: "Lili."
She paused and turned around. He was in the dark. Yunli couldn't see his facial features clearly, but she could hear his voice clearly.
"Sweet dreams, Lili."
-
After arriving home, Yang Fang and Yun Yongchang were watching an urban romance film on TV. Yun Li heard from Yang Fang that it was about a man and a woman who missed each other for various reasons when they were young, and after experiencing different lives, they both became the most hated people by both parties.
Yunli couldn't help but think of himself.
But since she separated from Fu Shizhe, Yunli knew that she had never hated him.
Maybe I hate myself a little.
She opened the refrigerator, took out a bottle of milk, and poured it into the cup. She was thinking about what happened with Fu Shizhe, and the exaggerated lines on the TV were far away from her ears.
After returning to the room with the milk, Yunli turned off the light and turned on the paper lantern. As the star-shaped light flickered, Yunli recalled what Fu Shizhe had just said.
"Sweet dreams, Lili."
She thought of her own entanglements, entangled in this and that.
She was worried about whether his behavior was because he didn't like her enough, why he didn't come to see her after they broke up, and whether they would repeat the same mistakes again because of her personality.
But at this moment, or even earlier, when she and he were walking around the campus, when the scent of osmanthus reminded her of their first meeting in Nanwu, she had a strong desire to forget the conflicts and troubles they had in the past.
With him again.
This thought never disappeared from her heart, even after the shock of a breakup and no matter how she deceived herself.
What's more, she now knew that he still had feelings for her.
The changes she had worked hard to make over the past year had taught herself to be brave, confident, and strong, not to retreat or avoid love.
Yunli took out the notebook at the bottom of the cabinet, which contained a photo of the two of them. Yunli stroked it with her hand, remembering a long time ago when Fu Shi sat on her right side on the court.
Just like being together tonight.
Yunli sat up suddenly and opened the chat window between herself and Fu Shizhe. She pursed her lips and typed in the characters.
He sent the message first.
F: [I want to see you.]
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