Over the mountain is the sea

Chapter 24 "Stupid" Confession ([-])

Drinking the cold orange juice, Yi Nan's mood gradually improved, and he told him an embarrassing incident when he was a child with a smile on his face.

"When I was six years old, one day, a visitor came to my house, and my grandma was too busy, so she sent me to the canteen to buy rice wine. The rice wine tastes really delicious. I drank it all the way..." Yinan said, not stopping Zhu giggled, "Later, grandma, who had been waiting for me at home for a long time, drove grandpa out to look for me, only to find that I had passed out drunk on the small bridge halfway there."

Liang Zhongming smiled when he heard it, and his heart that was half suspended in the air slowly relaxed, and he was familiar with Yi Nan who was so eloquent.

Yi Nan stared at his smiling face with ecstasy, his eyes were blurred, his smile was so charming, without a trace of indifference, as if the ice and snow had been melted, leaving only flowers blooming all over the mountains and plains, and these flowers were for her ?

She trembled at her inexplicable thought, her mind was like the sky after the lightning had slid, and it was extremely bright in an instant. At that moment, she saw clearly a secret hidden in her heart. There is no way to dodge, retreat!
She suddenly discovered that it had always been there, unknowingly and timidly curled up in the corner, not daring to raise her head, not daring to make a sound...

He was still laughing, imagining how the young girl was so drunk by the bridge, even in the arms of her relatives, she still couldn't wake up from her sound sleep.

That must be so cute.

"I like you..." she murmured.

The music was very loud, he only saw her lips opening and closing, and the tone faintly passed into his ears was blurred like a dotted line.

However, he actually heard it clearly, as if it coincided with a certain desire hidden in his heart...

The cup in his hand shook suddenly, and for a few seconds, he didn't move, like a sculpture, just not moving.

Yi Nan didn't dare to move either. Her world suddenly became quiet at that moment. She couldn't hear the noise and hustle and bustle around her. The only sound she could hear was her own heartbeat. But it is so slow, so slow that every beat is muddy and weak.

She stared at him fixedly, waiting, she couldn't guess how he would react in the next second.

It turned out that she cared so much about his reaction.

Liang Zhongming finally turned his face slowly, and smiled at her strangely, concealing a trace of weakness, "It's getting late, I'll take you back."

Yi Nan was a little dizzy due to alcohol and excessive nervousness. She stared at his smiling face, with the obvious worry in his eyes, and felt that a basin of cold water was poured on her face!
She was unharmed, and she was still sitting there quietly, but her heart was already wet.

She thought he would at least give her a response, instead of pretending that he didn't hear anything and nothing happened!
She stared blankly at him, watching him pay the bill gracefully, and greet others with a smile...

She just felt reconciled, not reconciled to being quietly taken over like this!The heat in her chest and brain began to swell, and she suddenly felt a stubborn emotion. She must, must let him know that after tonight, maybe she will never have such courage again...

After he finished paying the bill, there was still a calm smile on his face. The trace of bewilderment just now had already been pushed into an unknown corner, and it was difficult to look up.

For so many years, he has always been impartial on the road paved with reason, and he has never missed half a step, not in the past, not now, and never.

"Let's go." He said, looking at her with a smile.

Yi Nan sat without moving, but stared at him with indescribable frenzy and confusion in her eyes, "I like you." She finally said it clearly again.

He frowned and smiled, "I'm really drunk."

He reached out to help her, but she pushed her away forcefully.

While tears poured into her eyes, she felt a coldness in her heart. The hot flame that was still raging just now was easily extinguished by the cold water again. She was wet from top to bottom and became chilly.

She knew that she was doing something stupid, and his unruffled expression and the smile that always lingered on his lips were like a sharp mirror, reflecting her stupidity and absurdity.

She stood up abruptly, feeling slightly dizzy in her head, but she gritted her teeth and stabilized.She moved closer to him, and shouted at him with all her strength, almost viciously: "Did you hear——I like you!"

The uproarious music stopped abruptly, maybe it was an alternate pause between the two pieces, but her loud declaration was captured by the crowd with incomparable clarity, and many eyes were looking in this direction, curiously looking for the source of the sharp voice .

Liang Zhongming finally couldn't avoid it, and he couldn't even pretend to be stupid.He turned his face sideways, thought briefly, then turned his face away, "Yi Nan, I don't quite understand..."

Yi Nan suddenly woke up completely. She looked at his thoughtful expression and listened to his tepid tone. Even though he hadn't spoken yet, she already knew the answer.

The surroundings were so strangely quiet, and that powerful silent force pressed towards her like a boulder, and she only felt that her heart was getting heavier and heavier, and she couldn't breathe!

What a foolish thing she has done!
Before Liang Zhongming could react, Yi Nan rushed out out of control!

She heard someone calling herself behind her, so she quickened her pace even more, and ran away in one breath, as if there was a beast chasing after her.

Quickly let himself disappear in the darkness of an old alley.

She put her hands on her knees, gasping for breath, just feeling confused and tired, which was good, so she didn't feel the embarrassment right away!
It is very hot, even on a night full of stars, the air is full of dry heat. In this season, everything is restless and restless.

The cell phone in her pocket rang again and again anxiously, she took it out to check, it was indeed him.She looked at his name displayed on it, which once made her so happy and expectant, but now she only felt it was glaring.

She pressed it hard, and then turned off the phone directly. The embarrassment began to roll up in her heart, and it became more and more concentrated. She could only force herself to refuse to think.

There were seven turns in the alley, and the exit turned out to be a moat. She was not familiar with this place at all, but tonight she didn't care.

She walked a long way along the moat, thinking about nothing, not thinking about how to clean up the situation, let alone where he is now—she dared not think about it.

Gradually, even pedestrians could hardly be seen, and the street lights were drowsy. She looked at her watch, and it was really late.

She didn't want to continue wandering, and she couldn't think of another place to go besides the rented place.

She researched at the nearest bus station, but still couldn't figure it out, her mind was in a mess, and she couldn't calm down and think about it, even if it was a simple thing.

When the car came, she jumped on it without looking at it.

There were very few people in the car, and the driver gave her a special look in confusion, maybe her expression was too weird.

She sat down next to the window, with empty eyes and ungraspable thoughts, she suddenly hoped that this car could take her away from the crowd and restore her past peace and joy...

The car stopped, and the driver raised his voice and urged her to get out of the car.

She got up in confusion, walked down, and looked around, feeling a sense of loss in her heart, and she returned to her senses little by little.

She recognized this place - the bus terminal, a place where she often came and went, and at this time, she could still catch the last bus to the western suburbs.

Yi Nan didn't know how she got back to her residence, dragging her tired feet, she still went upstairs slowly, walking into the most familiar reality.

The roommates had all gone to bed, she was too lazy to wash up, so she just opened the door and went back to her room.

On the bedside table was a message, written in scrawled handwriting by Xiaoqing from the same dormitory, "Yi Nan, Mr. Liang called you several times and asked you to call him back as soon as possible. He has something urgent to do. Looking for you."

At the end there is a small note: Are you going to change jobs?

Yi Nan held the piece of paper, and her thoughts that had just calmed down were surging again. She didn't mind the suspicion of her classmates, but only focused on one question: Should I call Liang Zhongming?

Of course she knew that the reason he was looking for her so anxiously was to make sure that she was okay, and a slight warmth finally appeared in her cold heart.

But this warmth was soon swallowed up by boundless embarrassment and frustration!

The desire that was unknown to her, but actually sprouted in her heart long ago, the most hidden secret deep in her heart was easily shaken out by herself like this, how could she face him calmly again!And how will he see himself in the future? !
Yi Nan's body once again fell into the torment of cold and heat, as if she had a fever or fell into an ice cave. She fell face down on the bed, motionless. After a long time, her shoulders began to shake, and uncontrollable sobs leaked from her palms. Come out, in this dark night, embarrassing and desperate...

In fact, it wasn't long before it was almost early morning. She finally calmed down again. After thinking about it, she still sent a text message to Liang Zhongming. In any case, she didn't want him to worry about her.

"I'm fine. In the future, please don't come to me again."

She did not wait for a word from Liang Zhongming.

Perhaps, her decision might not be the best choice for him.

(End of this chapter)