In the living room of Tang Yunming's apartment, water drops still hung on the fruits on the coffee table. His favorite wall clock kept running quietly, with the second hand, minute hand, and hour hand, like a tireless relay athlete, while the flowers on the table were a little withered.
The air-conditioning froze the atmosphere.
The coffee table was in the middle, like a watershed. Tang Yunming and Ning Jing, who were sitting on both sides, looked at each other and competed with each other, neither of them willing to give in.
Ning Jing sat cross-legged, holding the sofa pillow in her hands, and looked lazily at Tang Yunming opposite, who was holding a wine glass.
Vodka has a bit of a sweet aftertaste, but when I drank it today, it left a bitter taste in my mouth. The only thing that didn't change was that after the alcohol flowed down the throat, the burning feeling in the chest not only did not disappear, but became more obvious.
This made Tang Yunming a little angry, and he placed the cup heavily on the table.
Ning Jing raised a secret smile that was not easy to detect, and looked at Tang Yunming impatiently, "Just say what you want to say, I'm afraid you will get into trouble."
Tang Yunming snorted and refused to let go of his dignity until his death.
"Since you are not guilty, then I will say..."
"Wait!" Ning Jing stopped Tang Yunming with a horizontal palm, "I told you to speak, but I didn't tell you to say whatever you want. What does 'if I don't feel guilty' mean? Why should I feel guilty?"
"You know what you did."
Ning Jing raised her eyebrows and stared at Tang Yunming for a moment, then laughed twice, "Okay, I understand, you go ahead. Say whatever you want."
"Let me ask you first, what exactly was lost in the company that day?"
"I said it has nothing to do with you, and I don't plan to tell you."
After telling too many lies, she naturally became blushing and her heart stopped beating. What's more, this matter had been delayed for such a long time, which had already made Ning Jing's heart tired. So after hearing Tang Yunming's cliche, her face became blushing and her heart stopped beating.
Tiao then threw out the answer he had already prepared.
Tang Yunming picked up the cup, raised his head and drank the full glass of vodka. He unscrewed the bottle cap and drank another gulp. The wine had already spread out of the cup, so he stopped, then raised his head and drank it again.
"Things that you can't even tell me," the bitter smile, hoarse voice, and helpless tone... I didn't expect that such loss and sadness would appear in Tang Yunming, "You can tell my second brother, right?"
Ning Jing didn't expect that Tang Yunming would relate the matter to Tang Siqi, and she suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, "If you want to talk about things between you and me, you can say whatever you want, but please don't involve others. Especially.
He is someone like Tang Siqi who has nothing to do with me."
"It doesn't matter?" Tang Yunming's eyes were a little blurry. Today's wine was particularly intoxicating. After just two glasses, he felt that Ning Jing in front of him began to become ethereal and insubstantial. "I called you today and you said there was something important.
When you are busy, you stay with my second brother, right?"
"I said, don't mention him and me, I have nothing to do with him."
"When you were eating today, you followed him in. What did you say?"
Tang Yunming didn't seem to hear what Ning Jing said, and still asked questions on his own, which made Ning Jing angry, "I told you not to mention him!"
"What are you so nervous about?" Tang Yunming's expression was complicated, "Do you like my second brother?"
As soon as this question was raised, Ning Jing stood up and threw the sofa pillow at Tang Yunming, "Tang Yunming, are you crazy? I didn't come here to hear you say these things! Do you have anything to say?
"
Tang Yunming smiled bitterly, "Do you think I'm stupid, naive, stupid and simple? Do you think that as long as you, Ning Jing, say anything, I will believe it? Yes, I used to think so, although
I don’t know why, but I think you can believe it. But, I’m sorry, I won’t think that way in the future.”
"Whatever you think!" Ning Jing put her hands on her hips and looked open-minded. "Whatever I want to do has nothing to do with you. I don't even bother to know what you think! Let's see if Tang Yunming has anything serious to do.
Now, do you just gossip like a woman every day?"
"Serious things?" Tang Yunming took a deep breath, "Serious things... Hehe, I think about someone in my head every day. It's her when I open my eyes, and it's her when I close my eyes. If it were you, what serious things could you do?
?”
Ning Jing glanced at Tang Yunming disdainfully, "I don't care about your affairs. Let me tell you clearly now. Didn't you say it today? After you make everything clear, you will never want to see me again. Then I'll trouble you."
Now bring Ning Xiaobao back, and we will be reconciled, and we won’t have to meet each other in this life, the next life, and the next life!"
After saying that, Ning Jing turned around and entered the room, took out her suitcase and was about to pack her things when Tang Yunming rushed in and closed the suitcase angrily.
Ning Jing screamed and rubbed her fingers caught in the suitcase, "Tang Yunming, are you crazy!"
"yes."
Tang Yunming answered confidently, saying this without blushing or heart beating, "I'm just crazy. I just discovered it."
"What on earth do you want to say? Haven't you and I already said everything we should say?"
"I can't finish what I have to say between you and me."
This sentence made Ning Jing's heartbeat suddenly accelerate, and her tongue was not smooth when she spoke, "I, I, I... I can't understand you. Anyway, you are upset when you see me every day. Anyway, no matter how you look at me, you don't like me."
, anyway, you don’t like what I do, so can I just leave?”
Tang Yunming squatted silently opposite Ning Jing, stretched out his hands to hold her hands, and slowly rubbed her injured fingers, "It's because I get upset when I see you every day. It's also because I don't look good at you no matter how I look at you.
There’s nothing wrong with doing anything you don’t like…”
When Ning Jing heard that Tang Yunming admitted her angry words, she suddenly became furious, "Okay! So this is how I feel in your heart!"
After saying that, Ning Jing pushed Tang Yunming away and was about to leave. Before she even lifted her steps, a strong hug wrapped her from behind.
"Despite this, even though what you said is correct, even though I don't like you no matter how I look at you," the powerful arms held Ning Jing tightly like iron clamps, and warm breath came from behind the shoulders,
He gasped in Ning Jing's ear, "But I don't want you to go."
"you……"
Before Ning Jing could finish a word, Tang Yunming had already pulled her body over, his soft lips touched Ning Jing's lips, and a hand gently brushed from her neck, teasing her round and round lips.
Her earlobes teased the strands of soft, fragrant hair.
That strong embrace made Ning Jing unable to resist. Every time she struggled, Tang Yunming held her tighter until her chest could no longer breathe, until her two chests were tightly pressed together.
Sometimes Ning Jing would look down on herself. For example, now, how could she fall like this? She was like a fool in Tang Yunming's arms, letting his cool tongue roam between her lips and teeth, with the faint scent of mint.
Paired with the taste of vodka.
Ning Jing was a little drunk.
This is probably the second kiss in my life...the first time was...
As soon as those unpleasant memories resurfaced in her mind, Ning Jing felt uncomfortable all over. She didn't know where she got such a strong force from, and pushed Tang Yunming out violently, hitting the wall.
Tang Yunming let out a low cry. The pain made him weak, and he slowly squatted on the ground along the wall. He glanced at Ning Jing aggrievedly, "What's wrong with you?"
That pitiful look made Ning Jing lose her temper. She raised her eyebrows and scolded, "What do you think is wrong with me? You are shameless!"
"Okay, okay," Tang Yunming surprisingly docilely admitted the "crime" of Ning Jing's gift to him this time, "I'll admit it, don't be angry."
Ning Jing shrugged her shoulders and snorted, "Angry? Am I angry? Why should I be angry? Why should I be angry?"
"Then if you're not angry..." Tang Yunming kicked the suitcase under the bed when Ning Jing wasn't paying attention, "Then don't leave, okay?"
"It depends on my mood!"
Tang Yunming curled his lips and hugged Ning Jing from behind. The two of them leaned against the floor-to-ceiling window. The gloomy night was like a huge quilt. The darkness gave people an infinite sense of security, as if they were the only two people left in the world.
.
"fireworks!"
The fireworks that exploded in the sky were extremely bright, and a tree of fireworks scattered on the sky, adding a touch of enchanting beauty to the boundless ink color, causing Tang Yunming to whisper with joy.
"Well," Ning Jing's voice sounded much calmer, and she was not moved by the fireworks at all, "It's fireworks."
The corners of Tang Yunming's mouth were almost cracked to his ears, "I haven't seen fireworks in so many years abroad."
"Besides, how do Americans know how to watch fireworks?" Ning Jing pouted with disdain.
"So, I haven't seen one in years. By the way, when was the last time you saw fireworks?"
Ning Jing rubbed her hair and thought seriously.
The last time I watched fireworks...
When the memory jumped out of her mind, Ning Jing's expression instantly became a little lonely.
The last time I watched fireworks was five years ago. Coincidentally, that day happened to be Ning Xiaobao’s full moon. Ning Jing, who was coming out of the hospital with Ning Xiaobao, couldn’t catch a taxi and hugged Ning Jing.
Xiaobao walked slowly forward alone in the cold night.
Just when the whole world was about to be swallowed up by darkness, Ning Jing saw the fireworks, not far in front of her. The family who set off the fireworks was extremely happy. Ning Jing couldn't help but hug Ning Xiaobao and lean on her.
When I went up, I heard that that family also set off fireworks to celebrate because their child was one month old.
Ning Jing had no intention of watching the fireworks anymore. She stood under the streetlight and watched the family's joy from a distance, watching a young couple holding their child accept the congratulations from everyone.
At this moment, after being asked such a question by Tang Yunming, Ning Jing once again felt the sadness that had troubled her many years ago.
Such a painful feeling has not changed after so many years.
"Hey, can't you remember?"
"Hmm, I can't remember."
When the two of them looked up again, the fireworks in the sky had disappeared. Tang Yunming sighed softly, "Beautiful things disappear very quickly."
"The side of bread that falls on the ground is always buttered, it's a psychological effect..."
"Ning Jing!" Tang Yunming interrupted Ning Jing's words, his tone was extremely serious, "Can you just stay with me? I don't want this day to be too short."