timeless

Chapter 20 Winter (1)
"Why are you here?"

"Huh?" Yu Xinye, who had just handed the leave slip to the guard, turned around, "There is no one at home, and I have a fever again. I don't know the phone number of the head teacher, so I had to come to the school to find her to approve the leave slip."

"Infected by me, right?" She was referring to Jiang Wei who was peeling candy when she met her on the way to school in the morning, and Yu Xinye took the opportunity to eat the candy she peeled.

"Why do you say that?" Yu Xinye took the leave slip and asked as he walked.

"Nonsense, I touched the candy when I was peeling the candy today, and then you ate that candy, didn't you get infected by me?"

"According to what you say, the whole class will be infected by you." The boy smiled cheerfully.

"Do you think everyone is as gluttonous as you?" Walking out of the school gate, the girl waved her hand, "Then I'll go first." As soon as he finished speaking, the boy grabbed his sleeve, "What's wrong?"

Yu Xinye let go of his hand, and the warm light of the noon day converged into a wonderful color in the dark pupils.

"Would you like to skip class together on sick leave?"

I gave up the idea of ​​going home to sleep, gave up the idea of ​​"Skipping class to play on the first day of school, okay?", and bought hot milk tea and chocolate with Yu Xinye.Jiang Wei tore open the wrapping paper of the chocolate, thinking that he was really crazy, he must have been infected by Yu Xinye.As soon as he took a bite, Yu Xinye's voice cut in: "Hey, give me half—"

Jiang Wei stopped his movements and raised his head to look at him: "I bitten."

"It's okay, break off the part that hasn't been bitten and give it to me." Still with an unscrupulous expression, he looked at her with a smile.

Jiang Wei subconsciously raised his eyebrows.

The boy still bit his straw and looked at her with a smile, showing no sign of repentance.Jiang Wei sighed, and said, "How can there be such a greedy person in the world?" He broke off half of the chocolate with his hands: "Here."

Walking around the street, Yu Xinye bumped into a friend he knew and chatted with him casually.Jiang Wei was standing next to him, gnawing boredly on the lollipop that Yu Xinye had just bought for her in a sudden outburst of kindness, but the person who was chatting suddenly pointed at him: "Yu Xinye, your girlfriend?"

"Hey?" Jiang Wei raised his head reflexively, but saw a smile of "I understand" from the strange boy opposite.

"Yes, wait until I treat you to a wedding candy." Yu Xinye punched the boy half-jokingly, although his tone was joking, but when he turned to look at the girl, his eyes suddenly became strangely serious.

Jiang Wei opened his mouth and was about to say something, but Yu Xinye suddenly became nervous: "Oops, class teacher!"

The girl turned her head subconsciously, and she saw the class teacher walking from not far away with a handbag.Yu Xinye cursed in a low voice: "Damn, doesn't she have to go to class?"

Jiang Wei was still in a daze, but was immediately grabbed by Yu Xinye's hand that suddenly stretched out: "Why are you still in a daze, run quickly!"

It felt like an electric shock for a moment, burning my hands.

Jiang Wei turned around in a daze, and all he could see was the boy's chiseled side face and dark pupils.

In a daze, his body has already followed the boy's steps involuntarily.

The speed of running, the steps taken, the hair flying in the wind.

The temperature from Yu Xinye's palm to his own.

During the staggering run, he raised his head blankly, only the gentle curvature of the boy's chin and the bright and warm eyes were in the whole retina.

The pain from the foot when stepping on the ground through the white canvas shoes has been completely unaware.

The passers-by who turned their heads curiously, the noise of cars on the street, the scent from the roadside shops, and the music from the mobile phone mall all turned up.

Everything is no longer important.

All that was left was the fingers clasped together without knowing when, completely reflected in the pupils, igniting a summer.

with you.

Go now, get out of here.

After hurriedly crossing several streets, after confirming that the class teacher would not show up again, Yu Xinye gradually stopped and let go of his hands: "Damn, she doesn't go to class, why is she running around in the street!"

Jiang Wei wiped his sweat, thinking that he was really crazy, and he must have lost his head from fright just now when he ran down the street holding hands with him.While looking for a reason to comfort himself, he blushed because of the inexplicable nervousness.

What are you blushing for?Really, he is not anyone else, he is Yu Xinye, he can hold girls' hands casually, maybe he has held more girls than he wears.

So I told myself repeatedly in my heart not to care.

After much consideration, the two decided to go back to school to pick up their homework.

In Jiang Wei's words, "We skipped class all afternoon, but finally came back obediently."

Fortunately, the head teacher didn't suspect that these two people used the excuse of taking sick leave to go out to play, and instead praised the two of them for studying while sick, which made Yu Xinye almost burst out laughing.

When leaving the school gate, Yu Xinye complained as he walked: "Why do you have to come back to get your homework? Ask for trouble."

Jiang Wei rolled his eyes and didn't answer.

The two parted ways to go home at the intersection, Jiang Wei said "goodbye" to Yu Xinye, Yu Xinye nodded, and then raised a smirk: "Then I'll go, do you want me to take you home?"

"Sick." The girl rolled her eyes.

After saying goodbye, the two turned around and walked in two different directions.

After walking a few steps, Jiang Wei suddenly stopped, turned his head to look, and saw the boy's unhurried back cast a long shadow under the setting sun.

Leaden clouds billowed across the overcast sky.

Jiang Wei stood for a while, then turned around and entered the next corner.

At that time, I never thought that one day we would become like this.

"The divorce agreement has been decided, it's my father." Xun Jiu said.

Xunjiu left, half a month into winter.He took a suitcase with clothes in it.Jiang Wei's mother was not free, so when Xun Jiu left, Jiang Wei was the only one to see her off.

"Take everything you need?" Jiang Wei looked up at the car window.

"I got it." Xun Jiu replied, and then as if remembering something, he lowered his head to look at Jiang Wei, and said, "Sister, the real estate certificate and key of my house are in my drawer, please put them away." If anything happens, you and your aunt can still live there, or if it doesn’t work, just sell it.”

Jiang Wei's eye circles immediately turned red.

I can't tell what it's like, but I can't refuse it due to the immediate urgency.After all, she is one of the only two members in this single-parent family, and she must plan for the long-term in everything she does.

"Call me when you get there. When you get there, remember to call back often."

It seems that it has gradually become long-winded, and I have to worry about everything.

Finally, he watched the car carrying Xun Jiu go away.

Maybe it's good for him to leave. Her home has become like this, so it can't affect him.He should have a longer and better future and not be held back by the current difficulties.

Once said that he would always be with him, but now there is no way to fulfill his promise.

There are still many things on her shoulders, and she must find a way to carry them without letting herself collapse.If she breaks down, there's nothing left.

She could no longer see the way to the future, and her eyes were covered by the white cloth of reality, so that no light could penetrate firmly.She could only be led passively, not knowing where she would go next.

"Where is the road ahead? Here?"

While queuing up to buy soy sauce and bottled oil in the supermarket, Jiang Wei received a call from Qi Xian. Jiang Wei was surrounded by noise, so Qi Xian's voice was indistinct.Jiang Wei frowned while queuing up with a shopping basket while trying to discern the words on the other end of the phone.

"I'm here..." I didn't hear the words clearly, but the words behind became clear, "Where are you?"

"Oh...I'm in the supermarket now." Jiang Wei replied while taking a bag of discounted instant noodles from the shelf beside him.

"Where is it? I'll go find you."

After reporting the name of the supermarket, the topic didn't continue. The other party said "Then I'm here now" and hung up the phone. Jiang Wei continued to line up with the shopping basket.

Not long after, when the team was about to move to Jiang Wei, someone suddenly patted Jiang Wei on the shoulder from behind.The girl turned her head: "So fast?"

After finishing speaking, I realized that it was Zhao Mengfan.

Suddenly not knowing what to do to respond well.Facing my good friend—maybe it can be said to be a former friend, I was a little at a loss, even flustered.

No more words were spoken.It's been five months since the last quarrel.

On the contrary, the other party's reaction was more calm. She raised the snack in her hand and shook it: "Are you here to buy something too?"

"Oh, yes."

"What did you buy?"

It seemed to be the same conversation as before, but Jiang Wei was inexplicably embarrassed and stiff: "Well... soy sauce, cooking oil or something..."

Then he didn't go on and stopped here.

Zhao Mengfan said "oh".

When he raised his head to look at her, his eyes met Zhao Mengfan's.Jiang Wei subconsciously turned his gaze away.

Can't do it anymore, just as calm and composed as before.

She is still the girl with the temperament of a young lady, surrounded by a group of friends, living in laughter every day.But Jiang Wei has to worry about making a living, and has to take care of these housework instead of his mother.The two started from the same starting point and ended up on diametrically opposite paths.

Jiang Wei remembers that he once had the extravagant hope that "it would be great if I had the same starting point as Zhao Mengfan", but the reality is that he is the one who is much more miserable.

They can still live happily without her, and someone else will take her place in their hearts and beside them, just like Xie Yayi.It seemed that Jiang Wei was not important to them at all, and there was no way to affect their mood at all.

Maybe that's why she's such an inconspicuous role in other people's lives.

At this moment, the boy's voice finally sounded behind him: "What are you doing standing here? You're all in line."

Only then did Jiang Wei look at it in a panic, and this time it was Qi Xian who was wearing black-rimmed glasses to catch up with the trend.He came over, took the shopping basket in her hand, helped her put it on the cash register, and looked at Zhao Mengfan behind Jiang Wei: "Is this your friend?"

"Well, classmate."

When Jiang Wei finished speaking, he suddenly wanted to see Zhao Mengfan's reaction, but Zhao Mengfan just looked at Qi Xian, then at her, and smiled: "Then I'll go shopping over there first. gone."

"Oh... well, goodbye."

"Bye-Bye."

"What's the matter? It seems that there is something wrong with his face." Qi Xian seemed to have noticed something, looked down at her, and then paid for her.Jiang Wei just wanted to stop, but he picked up the shopping bag first: "Let's go."

"I'll give you the money later." Jiang Wei looked away.

"What's awkward?" Qi Xian held her shopping bag, looked down at her because of his height, and smiled helplessly, "Don't feel that you are being looked down upon, so you shut out everyone's help. "

Don't feel like you're being looked down upon.

It was what he said, and this was exactly the awkward place that he was worried about.Girls have low face, so they can't accept this kind of "relief" similar to "compassion" with peace of mind.

And Qi Xian seems to have considered this point.

"Thank you." In the end, only this sentence was given to him.

They say they are boyfriends, but it's not that they don't understand each other's intentions, but the other party still helps him wholeheartedly, even a stone will be moved.

It feels like being with Yu Xinye at that time, that thin and warm past.It sticks to itself like a warm baby.

But she knew very well that Qi Xian was not Yu Xinye, nor was she Xia Zhize.

The relationship between her and Qi Xian is very simple. Even if it is defined as a "couple" relationship, it is actually nothing more than seniors and juniors, people with common hobbies, and good friends.

Qi Xian can't replace Yu Xinye, and she can't replace Xia Zhize either.

Qi Xian helped her carry her things back home.Some neighbors upstairs and downstairs saw them with inexplicable eyes.She just smiled and didn't explain anything.

No need to explain.

Jiang Wei's mother was not at home. After putting down his things, Qi Xian stood in the middle of the living room and looked around: "Why are things piled up here?"

"I'm going to move, but I haven't found a suitable house yet." Jiang Wei put the shopping bag on the coffee table, "I can't live here anymore, people always come to make trouble."

"Oh..." Qi Xian didn't know what to say.

"Let's go." Jiang Wei turned to look at him, "Where did you just say you were going?"

I got on the bus with Qi Xian.

Sit in the back seat, with the seats leaning together.At the beginning, there were not many people in the carriage, but after driving for an unknown period of time, after stopping at a certain station, many people suddenly flooded into the carriage, and the carriage quickly became crowded.Most of the people in the car were the same age as Jiang Wei. Jiang Wei looked over and saw a few people who looked familiar, as if they were from the same school.The next second, she saw Yu Xinye among the group of people.

She didn't notice that she and Qi Xian's Yu Xinye, who were sitting at the end, were talking to the friends around them for some unknown reason.He raised his hand to hold the pull ring on the top of his head, just turned his body to face himself, and the distance between the two was two or three meters.

He said something cheerfully, with a smile spreading across his face as always.

And standing beside him was Xie Yayi who was still wearing a dress in winter.

"Maybe it will take longer to take the bus, probably about four to ten minutes." Qi Xian probably has never seen Yu Xinye before, so he just turned his head to look at Jiang Wei who was sitting next to him, "If you are sleepy, lean on me body."

Jiang Wei kept following Yu Xinye's every expression and movement, staring at him without blinking.

He was wearing a light-colored thin coat, as if he was always afraid of the cold, with a white shirt underneath.A lot of bangs grew to cover his eyebrows, and he brushed his eyelids from time to time as he lowered his head.The eyes are still as bright as they have seen when they looked at each other countless times.

She looked at him, over and over, from head to toe.

Even if we meet five days a week, it still seems like we can't see enough.

Jiang Wei didn't know where to focus his gaze.

Yu Xinye, or the pretty Xie Yayi beside him.Maybe the girl who should be standing next to him is that kind of girl who can match him, and is the complete opposite of her cold and withdrawn self.She looked at Xie Yayi's smooth skin, and thought of the thick purple and pale lips beside her eyes.

There is simply no comparison.

Maybe she should get out of the way, she's nothing.

After a long time, Jiang Wei put his head on Qi Xian's shoulder, but his eyes were still fixed on Yu Xinye.The boy next to him seemed to be a little unnatural by the sudden weight, his body stiffened slightly, and he soon relaxed again.

It's not because it's too heavy, but because it's lighter than expected, as thin as a piece of paper like her body, which made Qi Xian, who was already ready to accept the girl's weight, a little at a loss.

He didn't know that the girl who had always appeared in front of her with a calm and calm image since the accident at home suddenly felt extremely tired at this moment.

She couldn't look away, but still asked calmly, "Where are you going?"

Qi Xian didn't notice anything unusual about her, and just carried her weight on his shoulders: "Take you to meet a friend of mine. Last time I showed him the photo of your entry that I took, and he seemed very Interested, I want to ask you to meet and buy it. I think you should need money, so I promise it for you and plan to take you to meet him."

painting?What painting?

It took Jiang Wei a long time to realize that it was the painting that participated in the competition, and it was the osmanthus forest that he had seen with Yu Xinye in his memory.

"Oh...okay." She responded in a low voice.

Now that she has reached this point, she doesn't need to care about those indifferent awards.She will not recall in a trance the osmanthus rain that was as far away as a dream half a year ago, nor will she recall the faint scent of osmanthus in the boy's house long ago.

Then sell it, since it has become an indifferent memory.

Nobody cared anyway.

"Jiang Wei, why are you crying? Are you too sleepy, or are your eyes hurting? Did you paint too hard during this time? I told you to take a break a long time ago, and don't draw all night without sleep."

Qi Xian's surprised voice suddenly sounded beside him, the voice was not too loud, but Jiang Wei saw Yu Xinye in front of him turned around to look at him along with several people around him.

It was a slow motion that she didn't want to recall later.

She couldn't see Yu Xinye's shocked expression, she buried her face on Qi Xian's shoulder.

The cold wind blowing into the carriage from outside the window blew up Yu Xinye's hair, brushing his cheeks and fluttering leisurely.

His eyes were like wet night.

This winter saw the first light snowfall in this southern city in ten years. The snow was not heavy, and it melted quickly when it hit the ground. The ground was always wet.

Jiang Wei got out of the car with Qi Xian, and before standing up from the seat, Qi Xian skillfully held the girl's cold fingers.Jiang Wei held his cold hand in his palm, as if holding a piece of ice.

Yu Xinye and Xie Yayi were still in the car, going to the next stop.

"The one next to Jiang Wei just now is Qi Xianye." The car continued to drive, and Xie Yayi turned to look at Yu Xinye.

"Yeah." Yu Xinye looked at the two people who were getting smaller and smaller through the glass covered with white mist, and looked away, not knowing which direction to look in with a smile.

It seemed that he didn't care about her enough.

It wasn't until he saw Jiang Wei standing with Qi Xian with his own eyes that he suddenly realized that Jiang Wei seemed to have shrunk and become thinner and thinner.It seemed that the long hair was heavier than her body.Standing beside Qi Xian, she is like a piece of paper.The lips are as white as the face, and even the dark circles under the eyes are so exaggerated.

For so long, he didn't find out.

"Do you think they are a good match?" The girls around him didn't notice his strangeness, and happily gossiped about some things.

"Ha, is it?" He looked down at the girl.

"Hmm. You don't even know that Qi Xian is a senior and happens to be taller than her. Judging from their appearance, the two of them are already eye-catching. Both of them are painters, so they are simply golden partners."

"You think so?" Yu Xinye smiled calmly.

"Don't you think so? Everybody thinks so."

"Well...that's what I said."

makes sense.

Everyone thinks so.

"That was Yu Xinye just now, right?" Qi Xian held Jiang Wei's hand and looked down at her.

"Um……"

"He's pretty handsome. That's his girlfriend next to him?"

"Yes."

"Oh." After finishing speaking, he lowered his head to look at Jiang Wei's hand, "It's as cold as ice."

"It's been like this since I was a child, and it's not hot in summer."

"Sure enough, I'm not in good health. Let's go, we have to walk for a while after getting off the bus."

"Um……"

Palms folded together.

(End of this chapter)