strange i love you

Chapter 24 Run, Grapefruit (2)
Both Lin Youxi and Lu Li were wearing high heels, especially Lu Li, who was wearing narrow skirts that were inconvenient for her work, but they still galloped on the street, forming a unique landscape.

They didn't know how long they ran, and finally ran to a square.There were many children flying kites, and pigeons stopped on the side of the road to peck the food in the hands of passers-by, and the two stopped panting.Lu Li's hair fell down and fell on both sides of her face.

Then Lu Li squatted on the ground and burst into tears without warning.The crying not only startled Lin Youxi, but also scared the passers-by.What's happening here?Has this beautiful woman lost her money or lost her love?They all looked over with curious eyes.

Lu Li didn't know why she was crying afterwards.Tired from running?Because you just got out of an argument?Or is it because of thinking about the future?

Lu Li was tired from crying, Lin Youxi bought two ice creams from a nearby store, squatted down in front of Lu Li with a smile, and said, "You're tired from crying, come, have an ice cream."

It looked like two tired little girls squatting on the side of the road, one innocently amusing the other.Lu Li sniffed, took a bite of the ice cream, and then smiled at Lin Youxi: "Thank you."

"You're welcome." Lin Youxi bit the ice cream in her mouth, and stretched out her hand to smooth Lu Li's messy hair behind her ears, "Thank you for telling me."

The two kicked off their high heels and sat on the steps of the square, Lu Li's heels were blistered.Pigeons were flying around, and the afternoon sun was so warm you could sleep.Lu Li ate the rest of the ice cream, clapped her hands and said, "I've made up my mind, I'll find a job again."

"Yes."

"It's a big deal to be scolded for being shameless." Lu Li continued, talking a lot, as if giving up on herself.Lin Youxi listened quietly without speaking.

They sat for a long time that afternoon, and the passers-by sitting next to them changed batch after batch, with new faces constantly appearing, only the two of them stayed there quietly like sculptures stationed there.

Until Lin Youxi's cell phone rang, Zheng Tao asked her where she was, and if the matter was settled, she would go back to the company.

"You go back to work, I'm fine." Lu Li said.

Lin Youxi was naturally worried that she would go home alone, so she gave her the key to her house: "Don't go home for now, go live at my house. Let's discuss long-term plans when I get home at night."

Lu Li took the key without refusing.

Hurrying back, the basic plan of the project has been decided, and Lin Youxi needs to discuss the details together and send two people on a business trip.There are only three or four people with qualifications in the studio, but everyone seems to be not very active about business trips.This scene reminded Lin Youxi of the previous business trip with Zheng Tao in the company. Almost subconsciously, the two of them tacitly offered to let them go on this business trip.Zheng Tao handed over all the company's affairs to another colleague, and Lin Youxi grabbed an apple and gnawed on it.

She stood on the balcony to enjoy the wind, Zheng Tao came out and called her name behind her.

"In such a hurry this afternoon, what happened?"

"Something happened to a friend." He took a big gulp, and a big piece of Apple was immediately missing.

Lin Youxi suddenly remembered something, turned her head, and looked at Zheng Tao with a serious face: "Ask you a question."

"Hey, do you have any questions to ask me?" Zheng Tao teased her.

"I'm serious."

"You said."

"What exactly is love?"

Zheng Tao almost spit out old blood. Seeing Lin You asking himself so seriously, he thought she was going to ask some deep questions.He smiled and asked, "Are you stimulated by something?" He didn't think of what Lin Youxi said before when she broke up with her boyfriend when he asked. Tutor consultation questions are charged.”

Seeing his self-righteous expression, Lin Youxi really wanted to throw the unfinished apple in his face.

"I'm just asking casually, and I don't have any specific questions." Lin Youxi leaned on the railing, "I haven't thought about this question very carefully before, don't I think that love is two people who like each other and get together? But until now But I feel that love is different from what I think."

"Why is it different?"

"For example, many people say that if two people have been together for a long time, the relationship will fade, and the original passion will gradually fade away, and finally it will only settle into a family relationship, and this kind of relationship is the most solid and reliable. So when one of them cheats Now, others will say that this is normal, and that feelings are meant to be mended for a lifetime, so why are you so penny-pinching.” Lin Youxi paused at this point, her voice changed, “Sometimes we look down on those The third party who wins love with a knife, but fate makes people, maybe one day the person you like just happens to have a girlfriend and a family, but the other person also likes you, what should you do at this time? Love and morality, in the end Which is more important? What is the most important thing in a person's life? Is it a shame to talk about love at our age, isn't it ridiculous?"

Lin Youxi said a lot in one breath, even she herself didn't expect that she would say so much to Zheng Tao, and she didn't know the meaning of what she said, maybe the other party would only think I am naive and ridiculous.

For a short while, neither of them spoke, each other was silent.Lin Youxi looked at the lights on the street outside the community, resting her chin with her hand, she didn't know that Zheng Tao was looking at her with his head tilted.

Until Zheng Tao said: "How should I put it, I'm not an emotional mentor, and I haven't talked much about love, but I think love should be understanding and tolerance. Many people say the word love easily, but in fact they don't. Know what love is. It’s just a surge of adrenaline, just a momentary impulse. Love should last forever, be loyal, and love. There are constant frictions in the process of getting along between two people, but both parties are willing to adjust their positions and get along again , instead of quarreling and blaming each other. So sometimes it is difficult to find a lover with a similar personality, because most of the time we fall in love with each other, and we don’t rationally distinguish whether it is suitable or not, so we just love blindly, and then The inappropriate feeling can be tolerated, but blindly giving in will make this relationship more and more unequal, so after the love, I feel powerless and tired."

After Zheng Tao said these words, he received a fist from Lin Youxi, and he cried out in pain, "Why did you hit me?"

"I didn't expect you to speak so well." Lin Youxi praised, "I actually have a feeling of enlightenment."

"...It's quite rare that you haven't been tricked into an MLM organization for so many years."

"What do you mean by that?" Lin Youxi dissatisfied, "I praised you for being reasonable, why did you hurt me instead?"

"This is just my own opinion, but it does not mean that it is correct. After all, everyone has different experiences and sees problems from different angles."

"All these insights came from Tang Mengran?" The words came out of Lin Youxi's mouth without thinking.

Zheng Tao didn't seem to notice anything different, instead he said hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, "Well, she's the one I've been with the longest among my girlfriends after all."

"I heard you were together in college?"

"Yes, it seems that you already know about my gossip."

"A little bit. In the past, there were many colleagues in the company, and there were many disputes."

Lin Youxi thought that Zheng Tao didn't want to mention the past and was going to change the subject, but Zheng Tao took the initiative to talk about the university.

Zheng Tao and Tang Mengran are from the same university, Tang Mengran is a year older than Zheng Tao, and is Zheng Tao's senior.At the beginning of school, Tang Mengran and his classmates went to the train station to meet the freshmen, and Zheng Tao was the one they received.Later, they came and went, the two became acquainted, and exchanged numbers. Tang Mengran casually said that he could come to me if he had something to do in the future, but Zheng Tao was really rude. He was so young that he couldn't find his way out for shopping, and as big as his final exam homework. Whenever there was something he couldn't solve, Zheng Tao went to Tang Mengran.

Tang Mengran was very patient at first, but he got annoyed after too many times, so he lost his temper at Zheng Tao and said, "Why do you call me for everything, I'm not Doraemon!"

As a result, Zheng Tao said abruptly, "Because I like you."

Speaking of this confession, Zheng Tao embarrassedly laughed at himself and said that it was really not romantic. At that time, Tang Mengran was considered a famous figure in the school. She also often participates in similar competitions, and can win a lot of awards.Although his appearance can't be regarded as alluring, he is also delicate and temperamental, but there are no suitors around him.Because she is really too strong, the boys around her can't hold on to this kind of girl, and would rather choose the little girl who is gentle and considerate.

"So you're lucky?" Lin Youxi joked.

"What kind of shit luck, I was not bad at that time, okay?"

Zheng Tao is not bragging, although he looks weak, but he has a good relationship with others in school, he can find anyone else if he has any serious problems.He is humorous and knows a few musical instruments. There are many girls who like him, but he just likes this strong senior.Tang Mengran ignored his pursuit at that time, Zheng Tao persisted for a whole year before Tang Mengran agreed.After the two got well, not only did it not affect their studies, but they were able to get the school's highest scholarship every year, and all the competitions they participated in won awards.At that time, the students in the school called them "Male and Female Shuangsha", which was not derogatory, but meant that they were powerful in the school's advertising department.Tang Mengran graduated one year before Zheng Tao. At that time, the two agreed to study in London together.A talented man and a beautiful woman, a pair of golden boy and jade girl, but they parted ways in the last year.Everyone found it inconceivable that two people who were so well matched could be separated.

The truth is only understood by the parties involved.

"We are actually more like working partners when we are together. We are suitable for studying together, filming and researching and discussing together, but it has nothing to do with love. At first I thought that love was just a momentary throbbing. Because I have never been together, I imagined the unknown too much. It's nice. But we're not the right fit."

"You broke up because of this?" Lin Youxi felt incredible, "It doesn't sound like a big problem."

Zheng Tao shrugged: "She is too strong, we are not suitable at all." He said, "Everything must be done according to her ideas, she thinks that she can do everything alone, well, there is something wrong with that. It was quite similar to you at the time. But she was more self-centered, completely ignoring the thoughts and feelings of the people around her, and often made everyone unhappy. Sometimes, I can always see her shadow in you, so I said at that time that you want to Be a team player and don’t do everything on your own.”

Lin Youxi nodded thoughtfully: "But if you love each other, won't the other party's shortcomings be tolerant?"

Zheng Tao smiled: "I have always been tolerant. From the beginning to the last year of university, we kept arguing and reconciled, but she didn't change at all. I was already ready to go to London to study in the last year. , but she suddenly proposed to break up."

"She proposed the breakup?" Lin Youxi asked in surprise, she thought it was Zheng Tao who proposed it, otherwise why would Tang Mengran bother him?
Zheng Tao said with an innocent face: "Yes, she suggested it. So I went to Australia in a fit of anger, and we never got in touch again."

"Then why do you want me to pretend to be your girlfriend? Does she regret breaking up with you?"

When asked here, Zheng Tao was also stunned: "Maybe she just felt unwilling, why did I never go to her after breaking up with me, and never mentioned getting back together. She has always been arrogant, so she has always been Sing against me, she will definitely interfere in the project I am fighting for. There is no way, who told her to be so good abroad."

Lin Youxi thought about it after listening, and said: "I don't think so. No one will come across an ocean to be serious with you out of anger. There is only one possibility, that is, she still likes you, and you know she still likes you , isn't it?"

Zheng Tao was stunned, he naturally knew what Lin Youxi meant, Tang Mengran came to him again and again, naturally it could not be because he was angry, he said this because he had already deceived himself to think so.He just wanted to escape the reality that he no longer liked Tang Mengran.But saying that he doesn't love her is too hurtful, so he took Lin Youxi to the cafe, introduced her to Tang Mengran, and told her that he already had a girlfriend, thinking that she would understand, but Tang Meng Ran still had a domineering and condescending attitude.Call him when it's time to call, and give him a gift when it's time to give him a gift. The two wicker chairs in the studio were sent by Tang Mengran.She always arranged everything in advance, and even found several projects for Zheng Tao, but Zheng Tao rejected them all.

"You don't even want such a good woman, be careful to cause public anger." Lin Youxi sighed, "Forget it, forget it, my own affairs have also been messed up, so I have no right to blame you."

In order to save money, the two of them took the train for this business trip.Unlike before, where everything was reimbursed by the company, all the expenses on the road must be paid for by themselves.Zheng Tao made two bowls of instant noodles and brought them all the way from the other side of the carriage, and the two squeezed on the narrow table to suck the noodles.After taking a few bites, Lin Youxi couldn't help feeling: "It's really not easy to start a business. If you stay in the company obediently, you must be sitting on the plane and eating plane meals."

"Yes." Zheng Tao finished sucking the noodles from his mouth, and said with a relaxed face, "Then obediently work for others for a lifetime, get promoted bit by bit, and wait for death comfortably."

"...You are really stubborn."

"Aren't you too? Otherwise why resign?"

"That's different."

"The essence is the same, not satisfied with the status quo."

Lin Youxi had nothing to say, she ate a bowl of instant noodles during the eight-hour train ride.There were a lot of people on the train, noisy, and a few words disagreed, which seemed to be a dispute.Lin Youxi's seat was next to the aisle, and Zheng Tao sat opposite her.The train was staggering forward, some people left their seats to go to the toilet, some people took the disassembled instant noodles to pick up boiling water, their footsteps were unsteady, and the instant noodles in their hands were about to be dumped on Lin Youxi's body.Zheng Tao had sharp eyes and quick hands, and quickly got up to help stabilize the bowl of instant noodles, but the soup in it still spilled on him.

"Oh, I'm so sorry!" The other party apologized.

Lin Youxi hurriedly took out a tissue and helped Zheng Tao wipe the soup off his sleeves: "Why don't you take off your clothes first."

"It's okay." Zheng Tao said, "I'll do it when I get off the car."

Zheng Tao took the tissue and smiled at Lin Youxi: "Why, do you think I'm a man enough?"

"...to block instant noodles, not to block knives." Lin Youxi sat back in her seat, slowly returning to her previous expression.

After getting off the train, the two went to rest at the hotel they had booked online in advance.Make appointments with clients to meet at [-]:[-] p.m., so they can eat lunch first to recover and recover.After Zheng Tao took a shower and changed his clothes, he knocked on Lin Youxi's door in the opposite room.It took Lin Youxi a long time to knock on the door before she opened the door. Lin Youxi's face was pale and her hair was disheveled. It looked like she had just gotten up from the bed.

"Tell me to take a break, you really fell asleep." Zheng Tao joked.

Lin Youxi tapped her head: "Maybe it's because I didn't sleep well last night."

"You pay attention to rest yourself, I didn't buy medical insurance for you."

Lin Youxi went back to her room to comb her hair, put on powder, and then went out with Zheng Tao with the information.Because it was a strange place, the driver saw that he was a foreigner, so he had to take a long detour on the not-too-distant road to reach the destination.Lin Youxi felt a little motion sick for some reason, and immediately squatted down to the side of the road to retch after getting out of the car.After vomiting for a long time, she didn't vomit anything substantive. Zheng Tao watched anxiously, and went to a nearby pharmacy to buy medicine for her to take.

"I'm sorry." Lin Youxi said to Zheng Tao while drinking water, "Maybe my stomach was starved during the weight loss."

(End of this chapter)