Waiting for the eternity of the moment

Chapter 14 First Quarter Moon, Last Quarter Moon (1)
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After Ruolin returned to City D, besides working hard, she was still working one part-time job after another.The mother's operation fee was scraped together and saved, but paying back the money became a huge task on her shoulders, and she had to consume her physical strength day and night.

One night, as soon as Ruolin came home from the restaurant where she worked, she received a call from Xinyu.

"Ruo Lin, are you asleep?" Xin Yu asked.

"No, I just got home." Ruo Lin said weakly, then sat down on the sofa, casually throwing the bag aside.

"Why did you come home so late?" Xin Yu didn't know about Ruo Lin's hard work.

"I just came back from the hotel." Ruo Lin felt that her hands holding the phone had lost the slightest strength, and she felt exhausted after a day of overloaded work.

"You won't go back to the past, will you?" Xin Yu said with a slightly raised voice.There was a time when Ruolin’s younger sister was about to start school, and the family needed money. In order to earn money as soon as possible, Ruolin finished classes during the day and worked part-time at night, not to mention Saturdays and Sundays. I feel bad.

"Fortunately, the neck is a little sore, the waist is a little sore, and the other parts are still functioning normally." Ruolin said while twisting her neck when she knew what Xin Yu was talking about.

"You, you always don't take your body seriously." Xin Yu reprimanded slightly, and then said softly, "You don't have to rush to pay back my money, wait until you have money."

"It's okay, I'm full of energy." Ruo Lin smiled, as if she didn't care.

"The body is the capital of the revolution. If you work so hard, you are destroying your own body!" Xin Yu almost "hated iron for not being steel".

"No way." Ruo Lin retorted softly.She herself didn't know that she wasn't destroying her body like this, but she couldn't sleep well when she owed money to others, and she wanted to pay back the money as soon as possible.

"How long do you work in a day, when I see you, don't look listless, and be healthy." Xin Yu said helplessly.

"Since when have I been unhealthy? I'm in good health." Ruolin insisted.Obviously, not long ago, he passed out due to being too tired to take care of his mother, but now the scar is healed and the pain is forgotten.

"Oh, by the way..." Xin Yu said as if she suddenly remembered something, "This Saturday, take some time."

"What's the matter?" Ruolin asked.

"Han Haoxuan invited the two of us out for dinner." Xin Yu replied.

When Han Haoxuan made this suggestion, Xin Yu had some concerns, but Han Haoxuan said that Ruolin's interview with him and his friend Qin Tianyi was very good, and I should thank them.The reason was so high-sounding, Xin Yu felt that if she disagreed, she would be too petty.Maybe he didn't have any intentions towards Ruo Lin, he just wanted to invite her to dinner as a thank you.

"Dining together?" Ruo Lin asked suspiciously.

"En." Xin Yu replied softly, paused for a while, and continued, "He asked me out and asked me to bring you along. He said he wanted to thank you for helping him and his good friends write interviews. "

"He wants me to be the light bulb for you two?" Ruo Lin changed a comfortable position and lay down on the sofa, with a smile in her tone, she added, "It's still a high-brightness incandescent lamp."

"I feel the same way. At first I thought so too, but now I don't." Xin Yu couldn't help smiling and said.

"Then what do you think?" Ruolin asked.

"Since we are all friends, why can't we meet?" Xin Yu pretended to be relaxed and said, "Besides, he should ask about your situation. After all, you have met three times, and he has a good impression of you. He always I can't just forget you as a stranger. More importantly, you are still my best friend, and he can't forget it even more. Doesn't he naturally think of you when he sees me? Besides, he The second is to thank you specially, so if I invite you to dinner, you can't refuse someone's kindness, right?"

"But..." Ruo Lin hesitated, not knowing what to say.Maybe she was thinking too much, Han Haoxuan called her to contact him, maybe it was just because of a friend, and why the person he said to cherish must be her.This time he was able to ask her out because of Xin Yu's favor. Thinking of this, Ruo Lin couldn't help showing a self-deprecating smile: "You should go on your own, I also have to work on weekends."

"He emphasized to me that you must go." Xinyu conveyed Han Haoxuan's words, thought for a while, and then said: "You are all my friends, this is really embarrassing for me."

"Xin Yu..." Ruo Lin was about to say something when she was interrupted by Xin Yu: "It's just a meal, you don't have to think about it that much, I haven't thought about it yet."

"Alright then." Ruo Lin knew that if she continued to argue, Xin Yu would tell her a lot of things, she might as well obediently agree to her now.

Ruo Lin understood what Xin Yu said just now.If you are going to meet a simple friend, it is better not to evade again and again.

Before going to bed, Ruo Lin was holding the pendant Han Haoxuan gave her in her hand, with complicated expressions on her face and slightly frowned brows.She unconsciously thought of what happened in the box last time, and her face couldn't help being hot. She hurriedly stood by the window, letting the wind blow on her face as much as she wanted, trying to wake herself up.She knew that now she could no longer have those thoughts, it was just Han Haoxuan's behavior when he was drunk.She hurriedly put the pendant back into the drawer and closed it heavily, as if closing all her memories of him.

On Saturday, Ruolin was going to help a little girl with her homework, so she hurried to the place Xin Yu told her during lunch time.

She came quite early, so she found a seat by the window and sat down.After waiting for a while, Han Haoxuan came.

Ruolin couldn't remember how long it had been since she saw him, it always felt like a long time had passed, but in fact it was less than half a month.He is still handsome, with a gentle smile and elegant posture. Excluding his occasional lip service, he is definitely a gentleman with a noble temperament.

Han Haoxuan was very happy to see Ruo Lin, a nice smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, but he said in a slightly rusty tone, "Long time no see."

At this moment, Ruolin was a little nervous, her hands were placed on her lap unnaturally, with a look of embarrassment.

"Is your mother's situation better now?" Han Haoxuan found a topic and asked with concern.

"I've had surgery, and it's relatively successful. I've been discharged from the hospital now. Thank you for your concern." Ruolin's answer was even more polite.

"I think, I should find some time to visit my aunt." Han Haoxuan said casually.

"What?" Ruo Lin thought she had heard wrong, and stared blankly at Han Haoxuan.

"Why do you always look nervous when I say anything? You don't think it's because you care about me?" Han Haoxuan jokingly said as he brought his face closer to Ruolin who was opposite.

"Who cares about you?" Ruo Lin rolled his eyes at him, and said with a serious expression, "Don't ever say such things to me again."

"My words don't seem too much, right?" Han Haoxuan sat up straight with an innocent expression on his face.

Ruolin felt that the person in front of her was really unfathomable, there was a smile hidden in the dark eyes, but it was so unpredictable that she couldn't see his inner thoughts clearly.She always felt that his words were erratic, and she didn't know which sentence was true and which sentence was false.

When Xinyu came, they sat peacefully, only seeing Han Haoxuan talking, and Ruolin occasionally answering a few words.Because what Han Haoxuan said was almost all his knowledge and experiences abroad, but Ruo Lin knew nothing about them.Even if Han Haoxuan changed the subject, Ruolin didn't know what to say to be the best answer, so Ruolin mostly remained silent.

"What are you talking about?" Xin Yu asked while pulling up a chair, and sat down beside Ruo Lin.

"Ask her about her work." Han Haoxuan smiled, then took a sip from the water glass in front of him, looking very leisurely.In fact, he told Ruolin about his overseas affairs just to let Ruolin know more about him.

"Oh, she is a workaholic." Xin Yu smiled and said, paused for a while, pointed to the dark circles around Ruo Lin's eyes, and said, "No, the dark circles are all out, usually I really don't pay attention to the balance between work and rest." There was a slight reproach in the tone but a hint of concern.

"It's not as exaggerated as what you said." Ruo Lin said indifferently.

"Look at your appearance, do you know what it looks like?" Han Haoxuan said with a smile on the corner of his mouth, "Looks like a very listless national treasure."

"..." Ruolin gave Han Haoxuan a blank look, not arguing with him.

Next, Xinyu started chatting with Han Haoxuan. The two seemed to have endless words to say, but Ruolin knew very little about what they were talking about, so she couldn't intervene, so she just sat aside and remained silent.

The two of them kept talking, chatting very happily, and didn't even think about ordering food. Ruolin was anxious at the side, she still had something to do in the afternoon.They didn't seem to pay attention to her, they left her aside, Ruolin couldn't interrupt them well, she felt a little depressed, she was like an outsider, ignored by the two of them like air.

Ruo Lin felt a little blocked in her heart, she knew she wouldn't come, but now it's too late to regret.Who told Xin Yu to be a guy who forgets friends when he sees sex?

She looked at the vehicles outside the window with a dejected expression, one after another passing by her eyes, like a flowing landscape.Even so, she still couldn't completely place herself in the busy scenery outside.Their chatter and laughter echoed in her ears, and her mood suddenly became very depressed.

"Ruolin, look at you, why don't you look very happy?" Xin Yu turned her head just in time to see Ruolin's silent expression, disconsolate, thinking that she had suffered some kind of grievance.Then, she said angrily, "Did your elder brother Mu make you angry?" Xin Yu had such a happy chat with her sweetheart, how could she take care of Ruolin, let alone understand Ruolin's situation at the moment? I thought about it.

"No..." A trace of uneasiness flashed across Ruo Lin's face, and she hurriedly wanted to interrupt Xin Yu's words, but she was interrupted by Xin Yu's straightforward words, with a look of surprise on her face, and said: "He won't be here right now. Do you want money?"

"Xin Yu..." Ruo Lin tugged at the corner of Xin Yu's clothes under the table, she cried out inwardly, it was all because of her expression!
She didn't want Han Haoxuan to know these things, and she didn't want him to know that she was heavily in debt. It wasn't because of her face, but because of her self-esteem.

Xin Yu saw the anxiety in Ruo Lin's eyes, and seemed to be telling her, stop talking.Xinyu thought for a while, then smiled suddenly, looked at Han Haoxuan, changed the subject, and said, "How is the company's operation these few days?"

"Very good." Han Haoxuan replied politely.What Xin Yu and Ruo Lin said just now made him feel inexplicable, what about Brother Mu, why do you want money.After a while, he looked up at Xin Yu with his good-looking eyebrows, and asked, "Who is Brother Mu you mentioned just now? What money did he ask Ruolin for?"

"Brother Mu is the Prince Charming in her heart, why do you want money..." Xinyu, who is usually eloquent, faltered for a long time, trying to find an excuse but couldn't think of it for a while.She knew that Ruolin was a woman with strong self-esteem, she refused to show weakness in front of others.

"My mother was sick and needed a sum of money, and I borrowed part of it from him." Ruo Lin looked at Han Haoxuan steadily, her eyes were extremely calm, and there was no trace of timidity on her delicate face.She said it, but she felt much more comfortable.

"Oh..." Han Haoxuan seemed to understand everything, and nodded understandingly.

Han Haoxuan lowered his eyes slightly, and subconsciously turned the water glass in his hand, with a smile on his lips, which was unclear.

"Then how are they doing now?" Han Haoxuan withdrew the smile from the corner of his mouth, and looked at Xin Yu seriously.

"This time Ruolin saw him when I went home. I don't know if she has confessed to him. She has been secretly in love with him for many years. This girl..." Xin Yu said quickly.

"Hurry up and order, I have to rush to teach others in the afternoon." Ruolin interrupted Xin Yu, pushed the menu to Xin Yu, and poked her arm.She didn't understand how Xin Yu talked about her private affairs, and she didn't know what she said in front of Han Haoxuan.Xin Yu almost didn't think about it before speaking, she just said whatever came to her mind, Ruolin really couldn't do anything about her.

"It's been so old, I'm ashamed to say that I like others." Han Haoxuan pretended to be very calm, and said indifferently.But there is an imperceptible sadness in the eyes, deeply hidden in the dark eyes.She thought that she rejected him only because she wanted to make a good relationship with her friends, but who knew that she already had someone she liked.

"I've tried to persuade her several times, but it's useless. She said she doesn't want to talk about relationships yet." Xin Yu flipped through the menu, then looked at Ruo Lin beside her, and sighed.

"..." Ruolin was silent, and cast a sidelong glance at Han Haoxuan who was opposite.

Han Haoxuan just pretended not to see it, and picked up the cup to drink water on his own, the sorrow in his eyes disappeared at some point, and there was a sly smile on the corner of his mouth.

When Han Haoxuan first heard Xinyu say that Ruolin's brother Mu was her Prince Charming, he felt very uncomfortable.Listening to Xin Yu now, the fact may not be like that, she just didn't want to talk about feelings, he finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Ruo Lin hastily finished her meal and planned to leave early.She didn't want to stay here for another second.He also said that he invited her to dinner for the sake of the interview, without saying a word of thanks, and let her be a big light bulb for a while.

At this time, Han Haoxuan was almost finished eating, so he asked Ruolin where to tutor and if he could give her a ride so as not to be crowded on the bus.

Xin Yu has her own car, and she is going to visit a senior in the art world in the afternoon, thinking about Han Haoxuan sending Ruolin off, it's not a bad idea.

Ruo Lin saw that it was getting late, hesitated for a while, but agreed.

The air conditioner in the car was turned on, but Ruolin felt a little hot and the air was a bit dull.

She looked at Han Haoxuan beside her who was driving the car intently, and seemed to be humming a certain English song softly, looking in a good mood.

The soft light of the sun shone on his face, blurring the golden halo, and the edges and corners became more distinct.At this moment, Ruolin was almost fascinated by this face, she smiled, then turned her head, watching the rapidly retreating tall buildings passing by outside the window.

Passing a red light, Han Haoxuan stopped the car and stopped humming at the same time, time seemed to stand still for an instant.

There is no sound of cars, no noise of people, it seems that there is no sound of any kind, Ruolin feels that the space is too narrow, and it seems that it is difficult to breathe. She doesn't understand why she feels uneasy and nervous when she is alone with Han Haoxuan.Her hands rested on her lap, clenched tightly, a thin layer of sweat seeped out.

"You don't seem to be feeling well, do you want to go back and rest?" A pleasant voice passed through the thin air to Ruolin's eardrums.

Ruolin froze for a moment, with a slightly flustered expression, smiled unnaturally, and said, "No need." She sat up straight and loosened her tightly held hands.

"But you don't look very well." Han Haoxuan said with concern, hesitated for a while, and said, "If you need money urgently, I can lend it to you."

"No need. I have already raised the money, thank you for your kindness."

"Why do you borrow money from him, but you don't want me to lend you the money?" Han Haoxuan smiled slightly, with a hint of sarcasm in his evoked smile, but a hint of sourness in his tone.

"Aren't you jealous?" Ruo Lin couldn't help laughing when she saw Han Haoxuan's expression, it was her freedom to borrow money from anyone, and it was impossible to report to him after borrowing money from others, Ruo Lin couldn't help feeling funny.

"Yes." When the green light came on, a rush of car whistles sounded, drowning out the soft reply.

Han Haoxuan didn't know if Ruolin had heard it, but when he saw the long queue behind him in the rearview mirror, he slammed on the accelerator.

But Ruolin didn't hear the submerged answer clearly, it sounded like a gust of swift wind to Ruolin's ears, but it didn't leave a trace.

"What did you just say?" Ruolin asked after the car started.

"It's nothing." Han Haoxuan said with an indifferent look, and after a long time, he asked, "The last time you sent out leaflets was also for money?"

"For living." Ruo Lin turned her head out of the window and said loudly.

"The burden of your family is on your shoulders?" Han Haoxuan looked at Ruo Lin and asked.

"..." Ruolin nodded, then turned to Han Haoxuan, looked at him, smiled, and said, "It's nothing, I'm used to it."

Ruolin is really used to this kind of life. Since her father left home, all the burdens have been carried by her mother alone, but Ruolin has gradually grown up and become more sensible. , The cost of living is helpless.After the college entrance examination, she started to work part-time. Because her grades were not bad, she helped others teach junior high school Chinese and helped the family share some pressure.After going to college, she even looked for various part-time jobs.I thought that this situation would be relieved after work, but I didn't expect my mother to be seriously ill again...

It is said that life can temper people, and Ruolin has become stronger and stronger.Facing difficulties is not to escape, but to face them bravely.

"Listen to Xin Yu, your father..." Han Haoxuan didn't know what words to use to continue.

When Ruolin heard the word father, her clear eyes suddenly became darker, and she said in a slightly hoarse voice: "What do you know about me, did Xinyu tell you everything?"

"No, I didn't tell me much..." Seeing Ruo Lin's dim eyes, Han Haoxuan realized that he had said something wrong, and quickly denied it.In fact, Xin Yu didn't take the initiative to tell him these things, but he only found out when he accidentally asked Xin Yu.

"I don't need you to pity me!" Ruo Lin stared at Han Haoxuan with wide eyes, her voice trembling.

"I won't pity anyone." Han Haoxuan shrugged his shoulders with an indifferent expression, and then said seriously, "A person as strong as you doesn't need others to pity you, besides..." Han Haoxuan paused, his tone He said with a bit of sourness in his middle, "Besides, you are so powerful, you can easily borrow your mother's medical expenses."

"..." Ruolin didn't know whether Han Haoxuan's words were praise or derogation, but no matter what he thought, Ruolin didn't want to argue with him now.

When they arrived at the entrance of the tutor's community, Ruolin asked Han Haoxuan to stop the car.When Han Haoxuan wanted to come down to help Ruolin open the door, Ruolin had already poked out half of her head, bent over to get out, but before she was fully out, she suddenly raised her head.If Han Haoxuan hadn't blocked her head with his quick hands, her head would have hit the car.

(End of this chapter)