Differences
Shen Anyan remembered that the first time he met Gu Cijiang was on the afternoon of the Spring Festival holiday.
Her elder sister, who had said she would come and pick her up, stood her up. Chen Anyan, carrying her bags, stood at the entrance of the busy university campus. It was snowing lightly, and she felt extremely desolate when she saw her elder sister's insincere response, "Don't worry, I've asked a friend to help. I've sent you the license plate number, you can find it yourself."
It was a bit cold, Shen Anyan sneezed, and then looked up at the traffic jam outside the door. He felt not only desolate but also had a headache.
She struggled to carry her luggage, barely making her way through the sea of people. The only thing that could comfort her was that the car that came to pick her up was quite special, so she didn't waste too much time looking for a car.
Shen Anyan didn't know much about cars, but he could tell the car in front of him was very high-end. The windows must have been covered with anti-peep film or something, so he couldn't see what was going on inside the car from the outside.
She walked to the driver's side door and knocked gently on the window.
The car window slowly rolled down, and a handsome face came into her sight.
Shen Anyan met the eyes of the man in the car.
The moment their eyes met, she noticed that the man was obviously stunned.
It was not until she waved tentatively that the other party came to his senses and hurriedly got out of the car to help her put the luggage in the trunk.
"My name is Gu Cijiang, Ci means farewell, Jiang means river."
In the car, after Gu Cijiang helped Shen Anyan fasten his seat belt, he politely introduced himself.
"Chen Anyan, An means peace, Yan means banquet." Shen Anyan replied politely.
Gu Cijiang smiled.
“It’s a nice name.”
During the long holidays, the school had the heaviest traffic. It took me nearly half an hour to finally get out of the intersection, just a few dozen meters away.
Shen Anyan felt a little uncomfortable, secretly blaming his unreliable sister in his heart.
Gu Cijiang seemed to see what she was thinking and took the initiative to say: "It's okay, I'm not busy today, it doesn't matter if I go a little slower."
Shen Anyan said: "I'm sorry to trouble you."
Gu Cijiang paused and said comfortingly: "Don't feel sorry. Your sister and I have a good relationship..."
Logically, this sentence should be followed by "So her sister is also my sister", but Gu Cijiang did not say this, instead he said directly: "So I am very happy to be able to help you."
Shen Anyan nodded and said "thank you" again.
Gu Cijiang said helplessly: "Do I look old?"
Shen Anyan looked at the other person blankly: "Ah? Not old, you are very young."
Gu Cijiang joked: "Since we met, you've said 'you' to me three times."
Shen Anyan coughed awkwardly and explained, "Sorry, I'm used to saying this at school."
Gu Cijiang smiled and said, "I understand. I used to do this when I was in school."
With this interruption, the atmosphere between the two of them relaxed considerably. Gu Cijiang was a great conversationalist, never letting the conversation between them become dull, much less boring, for Shen Anyan. Every topic he brought up naturally was one that Shen Anyan enjoyed. It had been a long time since she had met someone so compatible with her.
Therefore, when they parted, Shen Anyan rarely took the initiative to take out his mobile phone and wanted to add the other party's contact information.
"What a coincidence." Gu Cijiang, who also took out his phone, smiled and said, "It seems we have the same idea."
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When Shen Anyan recalled this, he suddenly threw away the empty bottle in his hand.
She wasn't lying, she was indeed very unhappy now.
There was no need to check the official website of Gu Cijiang's former school. The name "Feast" alone was enough for her to understand everything.
She had seen a notebook in Gu Cijiang's room. The style was many years old and no longer popular. The edges were even wrinkled and yellowed, and every page was filled with the same name.
feast.
Shen Anyan took a deep breath, picked up the bottle thrown on the ground, walked to the trash can and threw it in.
She found a bench and sat down, her mind unusually blank.
She suddenly didn't know how to face Gu Cijiang.
After sitting there for an unknown amount of time, someone hugged her from behind, and the familiar scent of irises enveloped Shen Anyan.
"Why are you sitting outside? Is it cold?"
Gu Cijiang laughed softly.
Shen Anyan didn't say anything.
"...What's wrong? Are you unhappy?"
Gu Cijiang quickly noticed the other party's depressed mood. He put on Shen Anyan's coat and lowered his voice.
"I bought you a cake from the place you mentioned. It's in the car. Would you like to have some?" he asked.
Shen Anyan took a deep breath. She adjusted her mood and replied, "I have something to tell you... Let's go home first, okay?"
Gu Cijiang immediately agreed: "Okay, let's go."
On the way back, Shen Anyan noticed Gu Cijiang's frequent glances at her. But she just looked outside the car and didn't respond to his hesitant gaze.
She had made many assumptions along the way about how to bring this up with the other party, but when the moment finally came, she chose the most straightforward approach.
"I heard something today."
Shen Anyan said.
"You have a lover named Feast, right?"
Gu Cijiang was stunned.
He was silent for a long time, and finally admitted it with his eyes closed.
"yes."
"Do I look like her?"
"……yes."
Shen Anyan asked the last question.
"So, Gu Cijiang, what do you take me for?"
Gu Cijiang said: "I don't know how to explain it to you..."
His tone was urgent, but he was extremely serious when he said this.
"I never thought of you as anyone else. You are just you."
Shen Anyan sighed softly.
She finally said: "Let's separate for some time, I think we both need to calm down."
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When Shen Anyan packed up and prepared to leave, Gu Cijiang stopped her.
"I have some things to deal with at the company, so I won't be back to live here recently."
He didn't dare look at the other person, and his tone was almost pleading: "Please don't leave, please stay here."
Without waiting for the other party's reply, he immediately took the keys and left home. His back even looked a little embarrassed.
Shen Anyan stood there in a daze for a while before noticing the coat on the sofa.
It was more than ten degrees below zero outside, and Gu Cijiang seemed to be wearing only one piece of clothing when he went out.
By the time she realized this, she had already picked up her coat and walked out.
But the person was no longer available.
Shen Anyan was stunned at the elevator entrance. It was only then that he realized that the other party had brought the car keys. Even if he didn't wear a coat, he shouldn't be stupid enough not to get in the car. He was really too concerned.
Just then, the elevator door suddenly opened.
Shen Anyan took a step back reflexively.
The people in the elevator were also startled by Shen Anyan outside the door.
"Oh my god, I was almost scared to death... Hey, are you here to pick up the takeaway? Is it Shen Anyan?" asked the delivery man.
Shen Anyan said “hmm”.
"Okay, take it."
Shen Anyan took the takeaway back to the house.
It contained hot porridge and some of her favorite grilled skewers.
There was a sticky note on the lid.
"Remember to eat it while it's hot. Don't skip a meal just because you're in a bad mood. Take good care of yourself."
Shen Anyan covered his face with his hands tiredly.
Of course she liked Gu Cijiang. This was the first time in many years that she liked someone so much.
But it is precisely because of this love that she cannot take the current differences lightly.
Shen Anyan ate a few bites and went to the guest room to sleep.
Too many things happened today, and she needed to sort herself out so that she would have the energy to think about what to do next.
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