Dear boy, it's been a long time

Chapter 6

【1】

Autumn is getting deeper, accompanied by the last lingering charm of summer, people in the city have not had time to prepare for the coming low temperature, and the cold wave will be caught off guard.Wen Juefei missed Bai Jianxing's Go class for a whole week because he was busy catching up with the two homework left behind in the previous architectural drawing class.I thought we could meet in the public elective class this week, but the night before, I received a class adjustment notice from Bai Jianxing.

After forwarding it to the students as usual, Wen Juefei clicked on the dialog box with Bai Jianxing, ignoring all the cheers and discussions in the work group, and asked, "Why did you suddenly adjust the class?"

He quickly replied: "I have a bad cold and my voice is hoarse, which will affect the effect of tomorrow's class."

"have you seen a doctor?"

"No. Drink more hot water and you'll get over it."

I haven't heard that "Ting" can be used to cure a cold. Wen Juefei felt that something was wrong, and saw him send a message saying: "Have you finished your drawing work? Shouldn't it be time to start preparing for the rematch?"

She replied with a short "um", and he added: "I want to have some porridge tomorrow."

Wen Juefei stared at the screen in a daze for a long time, if he wanted to drink porridge, he could just go for it?Could it be that he was implying to her that since she was about to start preparing for the rematch, and she had been taking his classes for free, so during the special period of his illness, she should take care of his meal?

It seems that this is the only possibility.

Understanding what he meant, Wen Juefei replied immediately: "I know there is a good porridge shop near the school, let me order you a takeaway first."

Bai Jianxing on the other end seemed to be choking: "You should be able to tell that I'm making excuses for you."

Wen Juefei replied: "?"

Bai Jianxing didn't reply right away, probably thinking about the words and wanting to explain to her, he said after a while: "Forget it, why do you need any excuses to come and see me?"

Only then did Wen Juefei truly understand his intentions, and he couldn't help chuckling while looking at the phone.When Zhu Yan, who was drinking milk tea beside her, approached gossipingly, she happened to see Wen Juefei's words "Okay, see you tomorrow", teasingly nudged Wen Juefei lightly with her elbow, which made Wen Juefei smile even deeper.

Yes, as long as you want to see, you should go to see, no need for any reason.

The next day, Wen Juefei only had three classes in the morning. After class, he went to the pharmacy to buy some necessary cold medicine, and took the bus directly to the downstairs of Bai Jianxing's apartment.Standing in front of the black anti-theft door, my palms were still inexplicably sweaty, and I took a deep breath before I dared to ring the doorbell.The door opened with a "click", first a pair of slippers, black trousers, a loose white top, and then Bai Jianxing's slightly frail but still handsome face.

When he saw Wen Juefei, he was startled at first, quickly put on the mask in his hand, turned around and walked to the living room hastily.

Wen Juefei looked at his back, chuckled and said, "Aren't you going to let me in?"

He took out an individually packaged medical mask from the coffee table, coughed a few times when he returned to the entrance, and said in an extremely sick and hoarse voice: "Wear the mask... come in again."

Wen Juefei once set a record in high school for successfully evading the flu that swept through the entire dormitory. He thought he had a strong resistance. At this moment, he didn't take Bai Jianxing's little cold seriously. He just shook the plastic bag in his hand, Said: "I brought some cold medicine, and I bought two pears on the way, and I'm going to make you some pear soup to nourish your lungs."

After hearing this, Bai Jianxing smiled helplessly, went straight up and put the mask into her hand, rubbed the top of her hair very gently with the other hand, and said, "Okay, thank you in advance. Put the mask on first if you are obedient." Put it on."

His voice was cold and soft, with a lazy hoarseness, which made Wen Juefei feel inexplicably bewitched, and his chest suddenly jumped up.She put on a mask before finally entering the door. His apartment is as simple as ever, except for some messy books and materials on the table, there are few items on display like a model room dedicated to the sales department, and even the heating is turned on. Low.

She glanced at the lit notebook on the table: "Are you busy with work when you're sick?"

Bai Jianxing coughed a few times: "The boss has approved a new project on real estate securities, I will do some preparations."

Graduate students habitually refer to their supervisors as "bosses", which is considered an unwritten rule in the academic circle. The boss he refers to should be his doctoral supervisor, Professor Lin Yuan.Wen Juefei nodded, and when he put the bag on the coffee table, he touched the only glass on the table with traces of use, which was cold.

"Is there no hot water?" she asked.

Bai Jianxing scratched the back of his head, as if he was a little embarrassed, he gestured to the kettle, and struggled to squeeze out two words from his throat that was almost on strike: "It's broken."

"Then use a gas stove or induction cooker to burn it. Drink more hot water to promote metabolism, and the cold will heal quickly." As he said, he was already busy, and took out a cooling throat lozenge from the medicine he brought. Throw it to him, and instruct him to go back to the room and wait before entering the kitchen, "These medicines are to be taken after meals. I'll boil some water and make some porridge for you first."

"Don't bother." He grabbed the cold water on the coffee table and took a sip, so that he could finish his sentence smoothly, "There are still some soda crackers in the snack cabinet, I just eat some to pad my stomach." According to Wen Juefei's usual coldness Temperament, it is very rare that he is really willing to visit him who is sick. He really didn't expect her to be so good at taking care of others.

Wen Juefei looked at him with a funny face after hearing this: "It seems that a gentleman said yesterday that he wants to drink porridge?"

Bai Jianxing smiled and waved his hands: "Wanting to drink porridge is second." Wanting to see you is the first to bear the brunt.

Wen Juefei plunged into the kitchen, leaving only one sentence: "If you have a sore throat, don't eat biscuits. I'll cook porridge for a while."

Her voice was soft and firm, and Bai Jianxing felt indescribably happy. He originally wanted to follow Wen Juefei into the kitchen to help, but she drove him back to the room with a few words.Flipping through the information book next to the bed, my ears were filled with the sound of her footsteps walking in the kitchen and the sound of water washing the kitchen utensils, filling all the loneliness with rustling.

In a trance, he finally had a real sense of life.

Not long after, the fragrance of porridge came out faintly from the kitchen.The fragrance smelled clear and strong, and accompanied by the sound of gurgling white rice in the pot, it entered the heart and spleen from the nasal cavity a little bit.The porridge after turning off the fire cannot be drunk immediately, it needs to be simmered for a while.He heard the sound of Wen Juefei gently turning off the fire, and then walking over with his slippers.

Bai Jianxing hurriedly got up to help, but Wen Juefei had already walked in with an enamel bowl in his hand, and said, "This is the pear soup that I used to drink when I was a child when I had a cold. Very good."

He took a sip, and it was warm with just the right amount of sweetness, which was his favorite taste.

Wen Juefei stood by the bed and waited for him to finish his drink. When he took the bowl back, a thin white film just popped up around the sides of the porridge pot.This means that the porridge has become so soft that it almost melts, and it has finally become a white rice porridge that is soft and suitable for patients to eat.She has accumulated a lot of experience in this area over the years.

She filled a small half bowl, took out the bowl and chopsticks, and served it to Bai Jianxing while it was still hot.The rising heat infected the eyes of the two, and they suddenly became very gentle when they saw each other.

When Bai Jianxing took the porridge, his beautiful eyes were still fixed on Wen Juefei.Wen Juefei smiled and said, "What's the matter? I didn't steal it, I came here after eating."

Bai Jianxing was easily amused by her, and while she was drinking porridge with her head down, she peeked at her, and saw her sitting cross-legged on the carpet, seriously reading the instruction manual of cold medicine.It happened to be the painting by her in the background, and the temperament of the person and the painting was still very similar.

It's been six years, and everything seems to be completely different, and it seems that it has never changed.

He was stunned for a while, and seeing that he had finished eating, Wen Juefei got up and took the bowl in his hand, and when he turned his head, the painting on the wall suddenly came into view.She suddenly remembered the scene when she gave this painting to him back then. It was at Bai Jianxing's college banquet. In the midst of the crowded banquet, she was hit by Grandma Shushen's words, and she bit the bullet and hugged the painting scroll walk up to him.At that time, Bai Jianxing had already grown very tall, with a slender figure and bland and sharp facial features, showing extreme impatience for the seemingly endless gifts of blessings.

As he approached, Wen Juefei looked up at him a little timidly. She didn't know whether it was because of the light or what, but she didn't see in his eyes the kind of knife-like boredom he had when he faced others just now.She handed him the painting that hadn't had time to frame it in a scroll.The handmade clean skin rice paper was a little wrinkled, and compared with the expensive and exquisite gifts that others gave him just now, it looked a bit shabby.Her voice also became inexplicably weak because of the pounding heartbeat, and she said: "Congratulations... I wish you a bright future. I hope... I will see you again in the future."

Bai Jianxing reached out to take the painting, her pretty eyebrows were downcast, she couldn't see his expression clearly.As usual, she received him repeating a sentence of thank you all night. When she nodded and was about to leave, she heard him say with certainty: "We will definitely see you again."

yes.At that time, she thought that her mentor was his grandma, and even if she left the teacher in the future, she would still visit him every three festivals and two birthdays.There will be many opportunities to say goodbye, but it is impossible to go further.

The pear soup just now was obviously very effective. Bai Jianxing felt that his throat was not so dry, sore and hoarse now. Looking at Wen Juefei who was looking at the painting, he suddenly said: "Do you still remember your birthday that year, I gave you Is it the wood chrysanthemum?"

Wen Juefei looked down at him, and saw that he had put away the sharpness and sharpness in his brows, and his eyes were rare and gentle, as if he was recalling a precious secret that had been hidden for a long time.

"Remember." It was the first time she received flowers when she was a girl, and it was from the famous talented boy Bai Jianxing, which was enough to become an unforgettable light in her youth.

"That flower..." There was a gentle smile on the corner of Bai Jianxing's mouth, "I bought it from a flower shop in the third ring road after riding a bicycle for three hours in minus six degrees."

This secret is like a long-planned time bomb, blowing up all her cognition for many years.

【2】

In the winter before Bai Jianxing's college entrance examination, it was snowing heavily, he raised his head from the sea of ​​questions, and suddenly remembered that before he went out this morning, he heard grandma talking about it, saying that today is Wen Juefei's birthday, but it happened that she had a monthly exam, so he couldn't help it. I picked her up for a meal to celebrate.

In his cognition, girls seem to value every birthday of their own very much. He has received countless birthday invitations from girls since he was a child. They always hope that this special day can be known to everyone, as if they "know" It is the same as "blessing" that can be directly proportional.

But that little girl named Wen Juefei is definitely not this kind of person.She would definitely hide in the traditional Chinese painting art room with rice paper and painting utensils in her arms, and immerse herself in the painting until all the lively scenes disappeared, so as to show her disdain and indifference.This is her usual protective color.

He also couldn't explain why he felt that way, as if he knew her very well, but in fact they didn't say more than ten sentences in total.Sitting in the classroom, he suddenly wanted to send Wen Juefei flowers on her birthday.Shi No. [-] Middle School is far away from the urban area, and it takes at least three hours to ride to and from the nearest flower shop. After weighing it up, he set off resolutely.

The winter in this city is very surly. The bleak winter wind unreasonably tore off the last broken leaves. When it snows, even the air freezes as if it has frozen.When he returned to school, he had become a snowman, with gray snow particles on his eyelashes, and his hand holding the handlebar was red and swollen from the cold.He waited in the dark downstairs of the Chinese painting art room, and finally waited for Wen Juefei who came out with his schoolbag in his arms when the school was about to be closed.

Not wanting to be discovered by her in his embarrassment, he didn't say a few words, and left immediately after giving her the flowers.Almost immediately after returning home, I caught a cold and had a high fever, and was ill for several days.

But that was the only romantic thing he ever did as a young man.Regardless of the snow drenched trousers and frozen body, he rode for three hours in minus six degrees just to send her a flower.

Bai Jianxing, who was sitting on the bed at the moment, was not used to looking up at her, so he stood up and bent slightly to look at Wen Juefei's expression.She should have figured it out, but she has always been a little incapable of responding to other people's straightforward expressions, and now the dullness in her eyes can clearly explain the problem.Bai Jianxing deliberately asked: "Do you understand what I mean?"

Wen Juefei was still trying to read the data: "It seems... I understand..."

What can you actually understand?Wen Juefei thought, could it be that she understood that the gift she received back then was so precious, that he seemed to value her very much since then, and that behind the two seemingly strangers back then, there was actually an ignorant battle? Do you understand two-way secret love?

No, thinking like this is simply too narcissistic, no matter what she can't say it, let alone believe it right away.She looked up at Bai Jianxing's magnified handsome face, and heard him ask with a heavy nasal voice, "You seem surprised?"

Wen Juefei knew that his expression was out of control, so he nodded belatedly.

"Because it never occurred to me?"

She finally calmed down when she nodded this time, and began to try to find an excuse to answer him, and also convinced herself by the way: "But I always knew that you have always been a rare good person."

Bai Jianxing was stunned for a second, it was hard for her to say such words against her will.Immediately realizing that she was pretending to be stupid, he immediately took a series of practical actions, taking advantage of his height advantage to force her back again and again, and finally locked her in a small space in front of his arm and wardrobe.He asked very calmly: "Are you sending me a good card?"

"I don't need to send it, you are a good person."

"Who have you seen me treat well?"

Wen Juefei was stunned, and replied honestly but hesitantly: "It seems... it's only better for me."

In fact, it is not better, he is not good to anyone, but he is very good to her.

Wen Juefei heard that there was finally a smile in Bai Jianxing's breath, and felt his scalp go numb, and the whole figure was held in his palm, unable to move at all.She lowered her head as much as possible so that she could stay away from Bai Jianxing's breath, but the result of doing so was to make her look like a frightened little animal with her head buried in his chest, and he could He stroked her hair, as if he was comforting the steady owner of his cat.

It was a gesture that was extremely gentle and made her feel safe, Wen Juefei gradually followed Bai Jianxing's strength and leaned lightly on his shoulder, this seemed to be their first hug.His deep voice rang right next to his ears, and he said, "You seem to be always emotionally slow. You always like to pretend that you don't know anything, and you only want to move if you are pushed by others."

Wen Juefei raised his head and protested, "Sometimes I really don't know..."

He smiled: "Yes, I am the same. But I have been thinking now, what I missed because of shyness that year, maybe I can make up for it at the age of 24."

At that time, they were still too young to understand what liking is, so they missed so many years. The word "make up" sounds a bit regretful at first, but if everything is still there, then "make up" can just become a new beginning.

What he said at the university banquet did not just mean that they would meet again, but that they had been very firm since then, and it would not be as simple as just a few encounters between them.Before she could understand this sentence, he had already planned her into the future.When liking and cherishing were hazy back then, she had already become the person he recognized.

"However, don't be in a hurry." His voice was nasal, and he finally let go of the hand that trapped her in front of the closet, took the bowl in her hand and walked out the door, "As I said, we will have a long time to come."

After his figure disappeared outside the bedroom door, Wen Juefei sat at the desk with some limp legs, his chest was numb from the shock.This feeling is like having a hazy dream. In the past, she didn't even dare to imagine the details of the dream, for fear that she would slip into it and fall into it. But on this day, he told her that the dream was real. of.

The heart seemed to have suddenly reached the boiling point, and a fluffy and soft cotton candy blossomed out.

【3】

Bai Jianxing's cold came and went quickly, and he recovered his voice before the next public elective class as scheduled, and returned to everyone's sight with a little cough, and continued to be the handsome elective class teacher who attracted the attention of Peking University students.Not only that, Bai Jianxing's rising reputation was also targeted by the school's basketball association, and he used a lot of connections to make things easier. I hope he can support the basketball exchange game held by the Graduate School of Management and the Graduate School of Law on weekends.

The news that Bai Jianxing agreed to play in the exchange game quickly spread throughout Beijing University. Everyone was used to Mr. Bai who was polite and polite in class. Go to the competition venue to see the heroic appearance, not to mention that the weekends of contemporary college students are already boring.Xiao Jiujiu from the school basketball association was also rewarded. Zhu Yan, who also wanted to join in the fun, came to "abduct" Wen Juefei half an hour before the start of the game. As soon as she entered the door, she was sitting in front of the computer and typing away, completely immersed in her studies. look like.

Zhu Yan asked, "Aren't you going to watch Teacher Bai play basketball?"

Wen Juefei's voice was like knocking on ice, and the words were clear and crisp: "What can I see?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, is Teacher Bai not attractive enough to you? Then you can go and see the seniors of our law school. It is said that the most handsome and tallest boys in our entire school will compete this time. Maybe... "

Wen Juefei interrupted her coldly: "I don't like a hot head."

Zhu Yan knew that something was wrong as soon as she heard it, and asked in confusion: "When did you get hot at Bai Jianxing's place? Could it be...he didn't invite you to see..."

Before he could say the word "competition", Wen Juefei's cell phone vibrated suddenly.Zhu Yan watched her unlock and check the message. After tapping the screen a few times, Bai Jianxing's voice message played from the phone speaker: "Juefei, have you finished class yet? I have a basketball game at the North District Gymnasium tonight. If you're free, would you like to come and see?"

Zhu Yan watched with her own eyes that the cold air that had originally accumulated on Wen Juefei's face dissipated in an instant, and was replaced by joy, making the ice beauty's face look rare and soft.But still trying to save face, Wen Juefei pretended to be very calm and put away her mobile phone and computer, then opened the closet, and took out a small dress that she usually wears for exhibitions.She peeked out half of her head from behind the skirt, and asked Zhu Yan, "Would it look too grand for me to wear this?"

Zhu Yan was silent for five seconds, then screamed wildly and rushed forward to make a fuss with Wen Juefei: "Didn't you say there is nothing to see? Why did you go again? Is it because the homework is difficult to write or the phone is not fun? You are a fickle woman..."

In the end, Zhu Yan still helped Wen Juefei choose the skirt and accessories very seriously, and personally organized Wen Juefei from "beautiful" to "very beautiful", and even bought two bottles with her own pocket after arriving at the basketball court. For sports drinks, Wen Juefei asked her to deliver them to Bai Jianxing before the start of the competition.

Wen Juefei walked towards the waiting area with two bottles of drinks in his arms, and recognized from a distance Bai Jianxing, who was still very eye-catching among the tall boys, and the group sat together as if they were discussing something.She trotted all the way to come to him, and when Bai Jianxing raised her head to see that the person who came was Wen Juefei, the joy in her eyes was evident.Wen Juefei handed him the drink, and saw that there seemed to be something written in the middle of the palm he extended to take the drink.

She asked curiously: "Do you still have to write a cheat sheet in your hand when playing basketball?"

Bai Jianxing let out a low laugh, unscrewed his drink with a little force, looked at the unopened drink in Wen Juefei's hand, and naturally took it and unscrewed it for her.

He replied: "No, those guys are superstitious." He pointed to his teammates behind him, "It is said that during the game, write the names of important people on the palm of your hand, and the game will go smoothly."

Wen Juefei almost blurted out: "Then who did you write about?"

Bai Jianxing smiled and said nothing, Wen Juefei was surprised that the question just now had completely exposed his concern, and was at a loss for a moment, what did he write about was his freedom, his privacy, and what did it have to do with her?To spy on him so bluntly, if he refuses to say it, or if he writes someone else's name...

When thousands of thoughts flashed through Wen Juefei's mind, Bai Jianxing stretched out his palm in front of her, so that she could see clearly a short line of poetry written on the palm with a fine-core marker: "Jue Jin is But yesterday was not."

——Jue Fei.

There was a "boom" in her head, and she nodded as if she didn't understand, but her face was completely red.

【4】

The ball game starts shortly after.After all, this is an amateur exchange match. In line with the principle of being handsome first and friendship second, the players from both sides are very friendly to each other. After all, we are all just a group of academic talents who are better at mental activities, and it is difficult to ask them to play well. As exciting as professional sports.And a player like Bai Jianxing who has a certain basketball foundation can play more easily. At the end of the first half, he scored nearly half of the team's points by himself. A man of Rukawa Kaede's level can really fascinate all the women in the gymnasium every minute.At the beginning of the second half, he succeeded in stealing the ball with a dodge. While his teammates were still dealing with others, he made a fast attack alone, evaded the opponent's defense, jumped beyond the three-point line, and shot a beautiful three-pointer ball.

The basketball fell from the basket, causing thunderous applause.Bai Jianxing turned around to high-five his teammates, and when he ran back to defend, Zhu Yan, who knew the little secret of Bai Jianxing's palm, saw some of his little movements, and immediately hugged Wen Juefei and yelled: "I'm so sour!" I'm so sour, what kind of fairy love is this, woo woo woo..."

Wen Juefei groaned out of nowhere, and Zhu Yan continued to wail: "He just secretly kissed the palm of his hand! Your name is written on it!"

It just so happened that Wen Juefei, who was a little distracted just now, was a little confused: "Are you sure?"

"Can you be wrong?" Zhu Yan almost jumped up at the table, and kissed her palm like Bai Jianxing, "That's the way to give it a sip! Well, stop talking, I order you two to stay the same Are you going to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau with him, or should I move the Civil Affairs Bureau here for you?"

Wen Juefei was amused by Zhu Yan's eccentric appearance, and gave her a chestnut to calm her down. When his eyes fell on Bai Jianxing again, he felt like his heart was covered with golden honey.

【5】

Not surprisingly, the School of Management team widened the score gap in the second half, and finally won with a score of 86:52. Bai Jianxing won the MVP (best player) of the game.After the game, Wen Juefei waited for him at the exit, scrolled through Weibo boredly, clicked into Bai Jianxing's Weibo and scrolled down one by one.He never posted on Moments, and seldom posted on Weibo. Before she knew it, she turned to three years ago, and one of them was a little ambiguous, saying: "She doesn't speak German. I must pretend to teach German in the future." She speaks German and then make her say lch liebe dich."

She copied the following string of letters to the translation software, and the displayed result was "I like you".

Who is this "she"?
A little curious in my heart, I heard a voice calling me from behind, and when I turned around, I saw Bai Jianxing.He changed into casual clothes, threw off a large group of teammates who said they were going to celebrate, and ran over. His hair swayed slightly with his movements. If he added a bright smile, he looked like a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy .

But he didn't smile.He has always had an unsmiling image in front of people, only when he looked at her would his eyes be filled with heavy tenderness.Wen Juefei went up to meet him, looking at his face, the first thing he said was: "Can you teach me a few words in German?"

He was taken aback for a moment, then nodded as if he had guessed the reason, and pronounced "lch liebe dich (I like you)" slowly and standardly, and she asked after reading it a few times: "What does this mean? "

Bai Jianxing smiled lightly, as if hiding some secret: "Thank you."

Wen Juefei pretended to be enlightened, and then, the two people who had their own concerns blushed.

That night, Bai Jianxing somehow managed to do business on Weibo, and posted a palm photo taken after the game. The small words in the middle of the palm had been blurred by sweat, and it was difficult to distinguish the original appearance.

His accompanying text is also succinct: "Thank you for this superstition."

Likes and comments flooded in. Countless people curiously asked about the content of the handwriting. What's more, they played Scrabble directly in the comments. Together with the teammates who played with Bai Jianxing today, they abruptly put "Jue Jin is so" Yesterday was not" spelled out these seven characters.

"Isn't that Wen Juefei's name? Dr. Bai and the goddess of architecture are in love!"

Wen Juefei, who originally wanted to pretend that he didn't see anything, was a little embarrassed, and after careful consideration, he commented: "It seems that Mr. Bai appreciates Mr. Tao Yuanming's poems."

"I feel that today is true but yesterday is not" comes from Tao Yuanming's "Return to Come" Ci. Although she is smart enough, it is not easy to turn a gossip discussion into an activity for Tao Yuanming's poetry appreciation?What's more, the poster himself was not willing to do what she wanted. After 10 minutes, Bai Jianxing, who hadn't responded to anyone, suddenly replied to her, saying: "No, I don't have any literary talents. It's because of your name, it's rare to memorize it." Come down with this sentence."

This sentence was like a thunderbolt on the ground, blowing up the hearts of many girls who had fantasies about Bai Jianxing because of the game, and even made a group of friends who were gossiping in the front row in the comment area shout "People sit at home, dog food From heaven".

Zhu Yan privately chatted with Wen Juefei and commented: "Teacher Bai's move is really clever. He spent a lot of money without revealing a word. It seems that he just replied you casually. In fact, he is showing his loyalty and at the same time releasing a wonderful message to the public opinion." Smoke bombs. Absolutely, absolutely."

Wen Juefei replied: "It seems that you listened carefully to the management class. I will pass on your observations to Mr. Bai, and maybe I can give you some extra points."

Zhu Yan immediately surrendered: "Don't, don't, don't! I don't dare to provoke him, I'd better make sweets from a distance, this magical pairing of you two is really amazing..."

(End of this chapter)