let me look at you

Chapter 3 Reunion after 11 years

It's just that he didn't expect that one day he would not be able to confirm the person standing in front of him, and even her voice, he had forgotten in the long river of time.

The biggest advantage of breaking the heel in a fight at the entrance of the mall is that you can buy a new pair of shoes without taking many steps. This kind of luck is basically equivalent to fainting in the hospital and being carried directly to the emergency room.When Han Shu thought this way, he suddenly felt that this voice and thinking logic were very similar to a certain person.He remembered that person said that the luckiest thing for her was to have a nightmare, and when she woke up, she found that everything in the dream was not real, and the feeling of satisfaction was indescribable.

Han Shu doesn't know why today's self is so easy to think of the people and things in the past. A small detail is enough to remind him. Could it be that he has entered the aging period before his 30th birthday? Isn't the feature just too nostalgic?

Zhu Xiaobei was planning to run directly to the Converse counter, but Han Shu stopped her and said, "Zhu Xiaobei, if you wear this outfit and put on some sneakers, you might as well just step on my dead body." Hearing what he said, Zhu Xiaobei had no choice but to obey his orders honestly.

To Zhu Xiaobei's surprise, Han Shu not only had a lot of experience in dressing, but also had a unique eye for choosing women's shoes.The pair of flat shoes that he caught Zhu Xiaobei's eyes made Zhu Xiaobei, who has always been quite disapproving of ladylike style, also find it acceptable.

"I said, do you often give women shoes?" Zhu Xiaobei asked with staring eyes when he bent over to try on the shoes.

Han Shu smiled and said, "How can I? Picking shoes only requires vision, not practice makes perfect. This is the first time I accompany a girl to buy shoes."

"Haha, to be honest, I don't really believe it, but it's not important." Zhu Xiaobei was quite honest.

Han Shu spread his hands and did not explain.He himself knew that this was actually the second time he had appeared in a women's shoe store. As for the last time...it was too long ago, so it's worth not mentioning it.

Before the shoes were put on, Zhu Xiaobei suddenly stopped and turned them over and over again: "Now I kind of believe that this is your first time. Han Shu, this is not my size at all."

"Why, this is a size 6." Han Shu was a little surprised.

Zhu Xiaobei shook his shoes in front of his eyes: "Who told you that I wear a size 6? Auntie, I wear a size 9... What kind of expression do you have? I have never seen a woman with big feet, or do you think women all over the world should Wear a size 6?"

Han Shu was a little embarrassed by her exaggerated expression, rubbed his face, and laughed self-mockingly. There are no two identical leaves in the world, and naturally there are no two identical feet. How could he take it for granted? It was simply a low-level mistake without common sense.

After Zhu Xiaobei put on new shoes, the two of them walked around the home textile area upstairs. Zhu Xiaobei thought everything was good, but Han Shu didn't like the right one, so she complained: "I haven't seen any." A picky man like you is more troublesome than a woman, but it's just a piece of cloth under your body at night, so why bother with it?"

Han Shu did not agree with her point of view: "A person spends more than one-third of his life in sleep. Appropriate bedding can make people rest better, which is very important."

"If there is a chance, I will really go to your house to see and see."

This sentence Zhu Xiaobei was just rambling, but Han Shu took it seriously and stopped: "That's right, it's better to hit the sun than to choose a day, or go back to the place where I live together after shopping, and cook my western food." You can still swallow it."

Zhu Xiaobei is not an idiot. She knows what Han Shu's invitation means this time. Since they met, although they are boyfriend and girlfriend in name, their greatest intimacy is limited to holding hands when walking side by side, even a hug. None yet.Zhu Xiaobei thought that she was a pure person, and it was not surprising that she happened to meet another pure person, but her friend Zheng Wei asserted that there must be something wrong with one of the two of them, and, from Zheng Wei In Wei Wei's tone, it seems that the person who has the problem is definitely Zhu Xiaobei, which makes Zhu Xiaobei, a good young man with self-respect and self-love, somewhat discouraged.Han Shu's proposal may be an opportunity for further development between them.Diet for men and women, isn't that the case?

Thinking of this, Zhu Xiaobei nodded solemnly, Han Shu felt a little puzzled by her sudden serious expression.

"I don't think it's suitable? I have a friend who works in a fabric shop. The shop seems to be near here. I heard that the things they make are very good. They are very suitable for corrupt elements like you who are bourgeois. , how about I take you to have a look?"

Han Shu thought about it, he has plenty of time today, so it's okay to have a look, so he nodded his head dispensably.

Zhu Xiaobei's concept of "not far away" was far from Han Shu's understanding. They got into Han Shu's car, passed five intersections, turned left and right, and finally arrived at their destination.After parking the car, Han Shu found that the fabric store was actually a fairly large chain store, and it seemed that there was a branch next to the shopping mall just now.Of course, Zhu Xiaobei was soliciting business for his friends, and he could completely understand his mentality of not letting the money go to outsiders, so he didn't say anything, and followed Zhu Xiaobei into the store.

I don't know if it's because the store is relatively remote. Although it's a weekend, there are not many customers in the huge store. Several female shop assistants in uniform are idle there, chatting in twos and threes.

Now that you are here, you must make a worthwhile trip, and it is best not to return empty-handed again.With this in mind, Han Shu chose very carefully.Zhu Xiaobei seemed to have found her friend, and they were chatting enthusiastically in the corner on the other side, until Han Shu had flipped through the album of bed sheets before he heard the footsteps of her and her shop assistant friend coming over .

"How is it? Picky King, have you seen the treasure that caught your eye?" Zhu Xiaobei asked with a smile while standing behind Han Shu.

When Han Shu turned around, Zhu Xiaobei pointed to the person beside her and introduced to Han Shu: "This is the friend I was talking about."

Han Shu smiled politely at the woman, and continued to focus on his selection of bed sheets.He has a lot of sample fabrics at hand, white, blue, purple, checkered, floral, embroidered... There are too many, too messy, and after a few seconds, the colorful ones are finished. It exploded in his heart, which was somewhat delayed in reaction, and the gorgeous center was dazzling white.

"Is there no suitable one, do you need me to recommend some to you?"

Han Shu turned around very slowly. He heard people say that when he is dreaming, he should turn around slightly, otherwise he will wake up. Although he still can't figure out whether it is a good dream or a nightmare.

is her?Not her?Han Shu stared blankly at the face in front of him, and sadly found that he couldn't make a decision for a while. It's been 11 years. After that day, they never saw each other again. Han Shu rarely reminded himself of her, but he knew that he would never forget her until he died.It was just unexpected that one day he would not be able to confirm the person standing in front of him, and even her voice, he had forgotten in the long river of time.

The long hair was gone, the person in front of him didn't smile, and Han Shu didn't know if the dimple existed or not. She was wearing the same orange vest as the other shop assistants, and she looked no different from an ordinary fabric store employee.On that day many years ago, that person didn't look at Han Shu. If their eyes had met at that time, there must have been hatred in that person's eyes, but the eyes of the woman in front of him were calm and calm.

"Han Shu...Han Shu, what the hell are you doing?"

When Han Shu realized that he might lose his composure, he no longer knew how many times Zhu Xiaobei had called him.

"It's okay, I'm okay." He said it to Zhu Xiaobei, and he also said it to himself.

The woman smiled slightly at Zhu Xiaobei: "Then you two can take a look at it for yourself, we still have a lot of styles in our store."

"Okay, you are busy with your work." Zhu Xiaobei nodded, watching her friend turn and leave, Han Shu had already turned his back to her, and continued flipping through the stack of samples.

"Han Shu."

"Ok?"

"You have seen this stack just now."

"Oh, I want to take another look. There was a nice one just now. Look, it's the one with the wide blue stripes. How about it, isn't it good?"

"The sheets are fine, the problem is you don't look good. Hey, your palms are sweaty."

"...Xiaobei, let me ask you something, your friend...what's her name?"

"Ask her, her surname is Xie, you guys know each other..."

Before Zhu Xiaobei finished speaking, Han Shu bypassed her and chased after the woman in the direction she left.There are a few clerks in the corner over there, this one isn't her, that... that one isn't her either.

Han Shu grabbed a clerk who was wearing the same orange vest as her, as if he had caught a life-saving straw: "What about her? Where did she go... Where did Xie Ju Nian go?"

The clerk who was grabbed by Han Shu's arm was obviously very surprised, and even stuttered: "Ju Nian... I, our store manager just took over, so I left... I walked through the back door."

"Where is the back door?"

"Just go down the aisle over the sofa."

When Han Shu said "thank you", he had already run towards the back door, passed through the aisle and door behind the sofa, and an alley appeared in front of him.She didn't walk for long, and she definitely didn't walk very far. This alley only has one direction. As long as he chases out, he will chase now, and he will definitely be able to catch up.However, Han Shu was standing by the door, but suddenly he couldn't move his feet.

If he caught up with her, what should he say, "I'm sorry"?Will she want it?After saying sorry, what should he do next? It has been 11 years, and Han Shu still hasn't made up his mind whether he wants to see Xie Ju Nian, or is he afraid of seeing Xie Ju Nian, as long as he is willing to spend half a day in these years, maybe even less time looking for her, he won't have to worry about finding her but he didn't dare, he was afraid that he would be ashamed in front of her.

They lived in the same city, many times, maybe his car whizzed past her, maybe they passed by two adjacent shelves in the supermarket, maybe they walked south at the same intersection, One was walking north, maybe in an unknown small restaurant, she had just left the place where he sat...but for more than 4000 days and nights, they had never met, Han Shu should be glad or disappointed Woolen cloth?

Someone patted him on the shoulder at this moment, there is no need to look back, this is Zhu Xiaobei's signature move, but this time her force is very light.

"She owes you money?" Zhu Xiaobei asked with a smile, "If she really owes you money, just go after it and don't give me face."

Han Shu took a step back, closed the door leading to the alley, rubbed his face again, and smiled shyly: "I thought it was an old friend, it seems like I made a mistake, it's really embarrassing."

Zhu Xiaobei hooked his shoulders habitually: "What's so embarrassing, I recognized the wrong person, and she has the same name and surname as your friend, which is rare. By the way, I'll have someone bill you for the bed sheet. If I choose it, I will turn my face."

Han Shu took her hand off his shoulder and said with a smile, "Wait for a while, I'll pay."

The two returned to the car, Han Shu started the car: "Shall I take you back?"

Zhu Xiaobei rubbed his leg: "If I don't go back, my leg will be broken."

Han Shu kept sending her downstairs to the single dormitory for teaching staff at G University. After saying goodbye, he suddenly said to Zhu Xiaobei who had already stepped out of the car door: "I'm sorry, Xiaobei."

Zhu Xiaobei got out of the car and closed the car door: "I know I'm sorry, let me play a game next time."

After leaving G University, Han Shu did not go home, but walked around the river, and then called the archivist in the archives office of the college.

Half an hour later, he returned to his work place. Since it was the weekend, the entire office building was empty, but the conscientious little file clerk was already there waiting for him.

"Xiao Wang, the color of the skirt today is very beautiful, and it matches your hair very well. I'm sorry, I didn't disturb your date with your little boyfriend, did I?"

From an 80-year-old old lady to an eight-month-old baby girl, Han Shu's praise of women is as sincere as ever, which is one of the reasons why he enjoys it both inside and outside the work unit.

The archivist Xiao Wang smiled brightly: "At most, I have a date with Zhou. Section Chief Han, don't you forget to work on weekends?"

"There is a small problem, and I need to find out the previous files to check. The files I am looking for are a bit old, and I may trouble you."

The little girl opened the door of the file room. Han Shu didn't put on airs very much. The elders and younger sisters in the courtyard could talk to him, but there was a principle in what he asked to do, and that was "quick".If there is no important matter, he would not come to check the files on weekends, and Xiao Wang didn't dare to delay: "What's so hard about this, how long is it?"

Han Shu said: "Eleven years."

(End of this chapter)