Chapter 54 Train
The train gradually left the south city and headed north.
With the intermittent sound of connection, the scenery outside the window became increasingly clear about the gap between the north and the south.
The neat green rice fields are replaced by endless plains. The further north you go, the higher and farther the sky becomes, revealing a cerulean blue.
The gray shadows of trees seen in the distance further highlight the vastness of the north.
Chen Wan looked at the scenery casually, stroking the dial subconsciously.
A small abbreviation was engraved on the smooth glass mirror.
This watch was the birthday gift Lin Yu gave her.
The name is Moment.
He said, "I said I wanted a gift for you, and you said you wanted three big things, but for now I'll give you a watch first, and then I'll give you a bicycle and a TV."
Lin Yu was always very attentive to these small details. Chen Wan found it funny and almost wanted to tease him. In the countryside, giving someone three big things actually meant giving a betrothal gift.
He adjusted the watch strap for Chen Wan and then gently fastened the clasp.
The metal texture was heavy and cool, and Chen Wan felt that it was another tangible mark that gave her peace of mind.
His fingertips were dry and warm, and they were particularly gentle against the wrist bone.
After a moment, he raised his hand, maintaining a distant attitude.
"alright."
With a click, the clasp is locked.
It's more like blocking some delicate emotions.
Chen Wan raised his head and saw the alienation in Lin Yu's eyes, like a very light layer of snow.
He said, "Chen Wan, I am not your best choice. I am not suitable for you now."
What is first love?
Maybe it's the prelude to love.
It outlines the initial outline of most love stories, leaving the conclusion for the main text.
It is the first choice among all options.
Later, any relationship you try will inevitably be compared to it.
From now on, no matter how many first times you encounter, they will never be able to cover its status.
Lin Yu said, "You think I am your first love, but that's only because you haven't met more people and had more emotional exchanges, so you've confused love."
He doesn't trust himself, and his distant caution is more like a form of self-protection.
Chen Wan recalled that it was a snowy night a long time ago when she first realized that Lin Yu was very special to her.
He bandaged her wound.
There is a dim warm light inside, and bright snow outside.
Chen Wan used to think that snow fell silently, but at that moment he felt it was noisy.
It turns out it was because of my heartbeat.
At that time, she felt that she was the snow outside the window and Lin Yu was the light inside the house.
We looked at each other from afar through the transparent glass windows.
Later she thought she had finally approached the light.
Only now do I realize that the falling snow is him, the light is him, and even the glass window that separates us is him.
The onlooker is myself, glimpsing the light reflected on the glass in the snowy night.
She still couldn't really get close to him.
I also understand the choice Lin Yu made. There is always a gap between me and him now.
A good relationship requires mutual trust and peace of mind, and requires licking each other's wounds and then being healed.
But neither she nor Lin Yu was able to completely overcome their emotional knot.
Both are afraid of causing trouble to each other, and they describe the ideal relationship as excessive caution, which leads to distance.
After a brief jolt, the train stopped and a new passenger sat in the empty seat opposite him.
Chen Wan came back to his senses and realized that he had already spent three hours on the road.
She adjusted the seat height and planned to take a nap.
When he was leaning sideways to look for something, he accidentally turned out the can of yellow peaches that Qiao Yue had brought for him.
The glass jar rolled twice before being held down by someone with long knuckles.
Chen Wan raised his eyes slightly and saw that the person opposite him was also looking at him.
He raised his eyelids, and the autumn light from outside the window came in, making his pupils as bright as amber.
He was a very young boy, and Chen Wan guessed that he was about the same age as himself.
Wearing a black fisherman's hat, his skin looks extremely white, like a piece of translucent rice paper.
The facial features are not angular, but rather have mountain-like eyebrows and watery eyes, giving off a delicate and soft feeling.
"This is delicious." He handed the can to Chen Wan, then pointed at himself and said, "I bought one too."
Chen Wan didn't care much about what he said. He said thank you politely and then looked away.
The boy didn't notice her alienation. He lowered the corners of his eyes slightly and showed a natural smile.
"Look, I also bought passion fruit, but many people can't get used to the taste." He took out two cans from his backpack and showed them to Chen Wan.
Then he took out his computer and put it on the table. "Do you mind if I take up some space on your desk?"
"It's okay." Chen Wan put his things back where they belonged and looked at him again before preparing to rest.
He folded the brim of his fisherman's hat, revealing his forehead and eyes, making his facial features look more lively.
He saw Chen Wan across from him seemed to be getting ready to sleep, and was stunned for two seconds. He then made a small effort to negotiate with her, "I'll try to type quietly, okay? I'm so sorry."
After saying that, he lowered his head and muttered something about editing, deadlines, and so on.
Like a kid complaining about summer homework.
His personality doesn't quite match his appearance. He looks very peaceful, but unexpectedly he's actually quite noisy.
Chen Wan ignored him, pulled the curtains closer to block out the glaring sunlight, closed his eyes and went to sleep.
The subtle sound coming from the opposite side was drowned out by the other noises in the carriage.
My vision was dizzy, as if I had fallen into a circle of chaotic lines and couldn't find a clue.
In her blurry state of mind, she vaguely heard someone say, "I'm going to get some hot water. Can you help me watch the computer?"
It seemed like a long time had passed before the carriage slowly stopped and arrived at a new station.
Passengers got on and off the bus, making the place crowded and noisy, like a dark tide.
Chen Wan pressed his forehead and had no desire to sleep.
When I opened my eyes, I saw a middle-aged man sitting opposite me.
He has a greasy crew cut, a sallow complexion, and wide eyelids, which make his eyes look small and sharp.
The person who should have been sitting opposite was standing next to the aisle, and his tall and thin figure looked pitiful in the cramped space.
"Hey, little sister, where are you going?"
Seeing that she woke up, the middle-aged man opposite came forward and started chatting with her in a familiar manner.
Chen Wan glanced at him, then instantly looked away. He didn't want to say anything and just looked casually at the people coming and going on the platform.
Seeing that she didn't respond, the man rolled his eyes and snorted, but after a few seconds he continued to ask, "Are you going to school or working?"
It is inevitable to meet such people during the journey. Chen Wan felt annoyed, took out his headphones and ignored his boring chat.
But the other party became more excited and spoke in a much more sarcastic tone.
The more this kind of person is ignored, the more likely he is to become angry and start bluffing.
The man's expression was unfriendly, and his tone was much higher. "I'm asking you a question, how rude."
Chen Wan closed her eyes, too lazy to look at him. Seeing that her attitude was unwavering, the man leaned closer to Chen Wan, but knocked over the disposable paper cup on the table, and water flowed down the corner of the table.
He raised his eyebrows, pulled out a few pieces of paper, and bent down. "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. Let me wipe it for you."
As he said that, he reached out his hand towards Chen Wan's ankle.
Unexpectedly, the girl opposite bent her knees and stepped on his hand with her foot.
The man felt a real pain on the back of his hand. He raised his head suddenly, but bumped into the corner of the table again and screamed in pain.
It attracted a lot of onlookers.
The turbid water on the table slid onto his face due to the impact, making it look even greasy and making him look very embarrassed.
"Fuck you!" The man got angry, stood up, wiped his face, and cursed at Chen Wan.
The boy standing in the aisle suddenly walked over quickly and stood between the two of them.
After looking him up and down, she was incredulous and said, "You are not a cripple, and you actually tricked me into giving you my seat."
The man ignored him and raised his elbow in anger, ready to teach Chen Wan a lesson.
She didn't expect that the boy could easily hold her with one hand, and she couldn't break free, which made her even more angry and embarrassed.
Chen Wan still sat calmly in her seat, as if the dispute had nothing to do with her.
I thought to myself, it’s a good thing I was wearing Martin boots with thick soles, but I should have used a little more force just now.
"Didn't you say your legs hurt so much you couldn't stand up? That's why I gave you my seat!" The boy's tone became sharper, and he frowned, questioning the man seriously, "Why did you lie to me?"
More and more people gathered around, and the whispers grew louder.
Veins popped out on the man's forehead, and he glared at him, "Damn it, you were the one who wanted to give up your seat. Let me go now!"
Taking advantage of the moment when the other person was stunned, she shook off the boy's hand and continued to focus her attention on Chen Wan, saying foul language non-stop and looking extremely angry.
Yi Wan was extremely upset when he heard his words, and he also raised his voice, "Then why did you lie? If you didn't lie to me, I wouldn't..."
Chen Wan was startled by him, looked up and found the scene a little funny.
The young boy's face was flushed red, and his pupils were sharp, but because of his delicate appearance, people thought of an angry Samoyed.
The boring journey was filled with such a lively event, and the dull atmosphere suddenly became noisy.
Soon someone couldn't stand it anymore and started scolding the man. Knowing he was in the wrong, he became even more aggressive and accused Chen Wan of despising him.
When the carriage was in chaos, the conductor came over and politely asked about the situation.
Chen Wan calmly handed the phone to the staff and explained, "This person occupied someone else's seat, harassed me, and then verbally insulted us. I have audio evidence."
She spoke calmly, logically, logically and logically, and was so calm that she didn't seem like the person involved at all.
"I'm harassing you, you think you're so good-looking, you shameless..."
As the man was cursing, he felt a burning pain on his back. He turned around in surprise and glared at the person who had done it.
Seeing him glare back, Yi Wan shouted back, "She's pretty to begin with, and I saw you harassing someone else."
Seeing that the dispute was about to break out again, the flight attendant pressed his eyebrows and hurriedly stabilized the situation.
"This is what happened. You can also check the surveillance footage to see if he harassed me. As for the verbal abuse, the entire train car can vouch for me."
Chen Wan pressed the play button nonchalantly, and the cursing sounded again.
Other people in the carriage also complained to the attendant, saying that the man was seriously disturbing public order.
The man who was so arrogant just now lost his momentum in an instant and left the carriage in shame following the conductor.
A small storm was thus settled.
After watching the person walk away completely, Chen Wan breathed a sigh of relief, unscrewed the bottle cap and planned to drink some water to calm down.
But before I even touched the cup, the boy opposite me handed me a bottle of water and asked, "Can I buy you some water?"
Chen Wan stared at the bottle mouth for a few seconds, then slowly raised his eyes and looked at the boy, "No need."
The tone was indifferent and distant.
"My name is Yi Wan. Thank you for what I did just now. I shouldn't have given him my seat. I didn't expect that I would cause you trouble." Yi Wan smiled awkwardly and took back the water. "I'm so sorry."
Chen Wan took a sip of water, thought for a while, and then said softly, "I don't think that's giving up the seat, it's him hogging it."
Yi Wan had been trying to decide what to say with his head down, but when he heard her speak, he subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief and smiled kindly, "You're right."
Seeing his innocent smile, it was as if his eyes were covered with a soft light filter, giving him a kind of childish innocence.
Combined with what he just saw, Chen Wan felt that this person was a naive idiot.
For some reason, she felt that such people were rare. In order to protect this purity, after hesitating for a while, she decided to be a good person to the end.
"Actually, for someone like that, even if you gave up your seat to him, he'd just treat you as a scapegoat. He might even try to take the seat again. He has no moral sense."
"This kind of person needs rules and regulations to restrain him. If he uses morality to blackmail you, you can also choose to use the law to regulate him."
Such serious words would make her look a little old for her age.
However, Chen Wan's tone was very calm, like a cup of warm water, without any ripples, yet it could invisibly soothe emotions.
And she subconsciously thought that the boy opposite her should be about the same age as her, or even younger than her.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have such an innocent and simple temperament.
So after she finished speaking, she smiled at him.
When Yi Wan saw her smile, he was stunned and the words of thanks suddenly got stuck in his throat.
I subconsciously introduced myself, "My name is Yi Wan, what's yours?"
Suddenly, when they came to the step of exchanging names, Chen Wan looked away silently, feeling that it was unnecessary.
After all, when you are out, you still need to protect your privacy.
So he just vaguely said that his surname was Chen, which was a very common surname.
The other party did not ask any more questions and happily said a few words of thanks. Then, realizing that Chen Wan did not want to communicate too much, he stopped talking.
Chen Wan put on his headphones again and started to catch up on his sleep.
Yi Wan observed the girl opposite him calmly. She was fair, slender, and had a simple beauty, like white porcelain soaked in water.
His first impression was that he was quiet and elegant.
But from what happened just now, we can see that this girl was quite calm and handled the trouble with ease.
Yi Wan felt that the temperament of the girl opposite him was very much like that of a wandering hermit.
So his final impression of Chen Wan was that she was a female knight.
Chen Wan closed his eyes and didn't notice Yi Wan's occasional sneak glances at him, with admiration almost written all over his face.
The train sometimes runs fast and sometimes stops briefly, passing through different cities.
The sunlight outside the window gradually sets in the west and turns orange.
At around seven o'clock in the afternoon, we finally arrived in Linbei.
After all, it was the beginning of the school year, and most of the remaining people in the carriage seemed to be young people.
Everyone packed their luggage, and when the announcement sounded, they lined up in front of the small exit.
When he saw that the team was almost formed, Chen Wan stood up to get his luggage.
Yi Wan didn't move. After seeing her movements, he suddenly stood up, raised his hand over Chen Wan's arm, and directly took down her suitcase.
"Thank you." She thanked him politely.
Yi Wan clasped his fists towards her and said, "It's just a small matter, you don't have to be polite."
Seeing his words and actions, Chen Wan was stunned for three seconds, feeling that something was wrong.
Yi Wan was just organizing her computer when she accidentally saw a row of bold black words on the document.
I am a Billionaire in Taihang Mountains
After a moment of silence, she added another label to this naive girl.
Second disease.
Chen Wan carried the box and stood in the queue.
Yi Wan also hurriedly closed his backpack and followed her pace.
"Are you going to Linbei too?" he asked casually, then realized it was quite redundant and added, "Me too."
“…”
The atmosphere fell into silent awkwardness for a moment.
It was just a chance encounter, and excessive enthusiasm would easily make people wary. Chen Wan didn't take his enthusiasm too seriously.
She casually tugged at her collar, casting most of her features into soft shadow, and then put on her loose hat.
No matter how slow Yi Wan was, he could sense the aura of "keep away from strangers" she exuded, and scratched the back of his neck in embarrassment.
But he himself couldn't explain why he had an inexplicable interest in this girl.
Maybe it was because she helped him, or maybe it was because she was special.
While he was thinking about how to sort out his thoughts, Chen Wan had already walked out of the ticket gate and his figure disappeared in the surging crowd in an instant.
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