58/Kissing the Spring Breeze
Chen Mian smelled of alcohol and felt hot in the enclosed space, so she left her scarf on her seat.
The skin on her neck was flushed under her crew neck sweater, as if from the stuffy heat. She smelled faintly of alcohol mixed with the scent of lime. She asked, somewhat dissatisfied that she hadn't heard a reply after speaking, "Why aren't you saying anything?"
After saying that, she complained in a low voice, "You never say anything."
This accusation amused Shen Yu.
I think this person is a master at turning the tables.
The people around were all heading to the restroom, and this place didn't seem like a good place to talk. But Chen Mian, who was drunk, was even more difficult to deal with than when he had just graduated from high school. She had her arms around his neck and wouldn't let go. She looked quite domineering, completely different from her usual self, as if she had activated a hidden second personality after getting drunk.
Shen Yu tugged at her arm, but when she didn't budge, he let go and asked her with a rather helpless tone, "What do you want to hear me say by the toilet door? Can we go somewhere else?"
Chen Mian's consciousness was hazy. She felt as if she had hugged a large cooling device, like hugging a polar bear in the snow. However, this bear was not furry, but a giant doll displayed in a shopping mall. It was as if she had fallen into some fairy tale world. The surrounding light was blurred into a blur and her shadow was stretched into two or three.
She couldn't quite hear what the doll was saying, but she sensed that it was somewhat displeased.
She rarely showed any unhappiness; she was still clutching the drawstring of her hat, frowning and accusingly saying, "You're so annoying."
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt his body lighten, an arm came across from his knees, and his field of vision changed from a white expanse to a hazy mass of lights overhead.
The lights flickered.
It felt like being on a boat, or like being back on the train from Suibei to Jingbei.
Chen Mian smelled the fragrance of osmanthus mixed with the smell of wine, as if she had fallen into a wine jar.
She had just made a move when she heard someone ask her, "What's wrong?"
Chen Mian asked, somewhat confused, "Where's your stroller?"
Sinking Domain: ?
"What?"
"So, what about the peanuts, melon seeds, eight-treasure porridge, cigarettes, beer, soft drinks, and bottled water you're selling?"
After a moment of silence, Shen Yu suddenly laughed. Without answering her, he pushed open the door to the staff passage with his elbow, placed her on the steps of the bar's back door, and as the draft rushed in, he stepped down and stood in front of her to block the wind.
The person sitting on the steps quite consciously hugged their knees, looked up and saw that the salesperson in front of them had absolutely no sense of service. Not only did she not ask her in a low voice what she needed, but she also just stood there looking somewhere.
She pursed her lips, and after a while, urged, "Aren't you selling anything?"
They're very difficult to deal with.
This alley is dark; it's a back alley of the bar street. Further away are several large trash cans where employees working nearby would dump their garbage after the day's business was over. There were also drunkards leaning against the wall, vomiting everywhere.
Shen Yu glanced down at Chen Mian, then took out his phone, opened the food delivery app, and bought bottled water. Finding it wasn't enough to meet the minimum order amount, he randomly selected some snacks. After placing the order, he said to the person sitting in front of him, "I'll have my colleague bring it to you in a bit."
Chen Mian scratched his trouser leg, a little confused. "But you didn't even ask me what I needed."
"..."
To be precise, this was the first time they had a truly calm and peaceful conversation since arriving in northern Beijing.
However, the other party was not sober; he was a drunkard who had no idea what he was saying and would forget everything once he sobered up.
But Shen Yu still had some patience. Although his tone was still perfunctory, like he was fooling a child who was pestering an adult for candy, he said, "Didn't you just say you wanted water?"
Chen Mian immediately said "Oh," and then held out her hand, "What about the water?"
Shen Yu made up a story: "My colleague is digging."
Chen Mian exclaimed "Ah!" and asked with bright eyes, "Are you digging in Changbai Mountain?"
Oh, even in this drunken state, he still knows about the good water source of Changbai Mountain.
He chuckled. "Pretty smart, you've figured out all the trade secrets."
Chen Mian smiled and said, "My mom also says I'm very smart. I'm the best among all the kids who learn to dance at the Children's Palace."
He even gave a thumbs-up to Chen Yu, saying, "The teacher shows me this every class."
No matter how Shen Yu asked her before, she refused to say whether she had studied dancing or not, but now she has told him everything without reservation.
After she finished speaking, she lowered her head, looked at the surface of her shoes, and said softly, "But I don't like them."
Shen Yu looked down at her, then bent down and squatted down as well.
Looking straight ahead, he saw Chen Mian's clear black eyes and said gently, "Since you don't like it, then you won't learn it anymore."
Chen Mian nodded in agreement, then saw the two drawstrings dangling in front of her again.
She sniffed and smelled a faint minty scent at the end of the tequila on the other person.
Reach out and grab it, wrap it around your index finger, and pull it towards yourself.
As soon as she moved, the person in front of her reached out and braced himself on the ground beside her. In the instant he got closer, she finally saw clearly that he was not a doll or a train conductor, but Chen Yu, who had been with her throughout high school, seemingly carefree yet always appearing like a god whenever she needed help.
“Sinking, Domain”.
She whispered his name, her eyes stinging from the wind, yet she stubbornly stared at him, refusing to look away.
Ask him, "Has high school ended?"
The winter wind was biting, and the lights were dim, like the approaching dawn.
The dark pupils of Shen Yu reflected some light and shadow, and her shadow was hidden within them.
"it's over."
Chen Mian lowered her head and buried it in her knees again.
After a long silence, he finally asked in a low voice, "Then why are you here?"
She didn't understand, and not quite comprehending, and not hearing an answer, she asked him again, somewhat confused, "High school is over, Shen Yu, why are you still here?"
The two were very close to each other.
So close that all it takes is a slight tilt of the head to deliver a kiss.
The sound of a band playing came from the open door of the bar behind, and not far away, a couple was arguing about love and not love, accompanied by bursts of vomiting.
No sound could compare to the silence between them.
After a long silence, she finally heard Shen Yu say to her, "Because you called my name."
As soon as he finished speaking, the phone screen lit up.
A girl's soft, sweet voice came through the loudspeaker, saying, "I'll celebrate your birthday with you," followed by a song.
He hasn't changed his phone ringtone to this day.
A sea seemed to appear before my eyes.
Fireworks burst in the sky.
"Sinking Domain".
Shen Yu looked down and took out his phone, casually replying with an "um." His gaze fell on the incoming call on the screen, which he guessed was a delivery driver calling to ask for his location. Just as he was about to answer, he heard Chen Mian softly say to him, "Happy birthday."
I don't know how much time has passed since May.
That "Happy Birthday" instantly brought time back to the beginning.
He looked away from his phone screen and turned to look at her when she pulled on his hoodie hoodie by the drawstring. Using the pull of the drawstring, she looked up and came to meet his gaze.
The streetlights between the two went out at that moment.
As the ringing ended, the vanished spring breeze and breaths were enveloped in a passionate kiss tinged with the scent of alcohol.
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