Xu Yaran took out her mobile phone from her bag and involuntarily dialed a number that had been deeply etched in her mind.
"Hello..." A gentle and pleasant voice came from the phone, causing Xu Yaran's tightly stretched strings to snap with a clang.
"Midnight?" Xu Yaran's voice was slightly trembling and hoarse.
She is a coward, and she does not have the courage to face many things. She does not have the courage to face Nangong Meining and Li Yilan head-on. Just like she once did not have the courage to tell Yin Ziye that she has actually liked him for ten years.
"What's wrong with you?" Yin Ziye asked nervously when he heard the abnormality in Xu Yaran's voice. As for why he was so nervous, it was probably because he felt that he was sorry for Xu Yaran, so he didn't want Xu Yaran to be hurt again.
Yin Ziye said this to himself in his heart, finding a good excuse for his concern for Xu Yaran.
"I'm fine. I just want to say Merry Christmas to you." Xu Yaran tried her best to keep her voice calm and her hand holding the phone not to shake so much.
She took every step carefully and expectantly, looking down at her toes, expecting them to just pass by. But just because she didn't have the courage to face others, it didn't mean that others didn't have the courage to face him.
Xu Yaran looked down at the two pairs of shoes parked in front of her. Her eyes were a little moist, and a tear fell from her eyes.
"Merry Christmas to you too." Yin Ziye's voice was gentle and seemed to have a healing effect. Hearing Yin Ziye's voice, Xu Yaran felt that her heart didn't feel so painful anymore.
"Did you know? It snowed on Christmas this year. I haven't seen a snowy Christmas in many years." Xu Yaran looked at the two pairs of shoes, thinking about how long it would take for the owner of those two pairs of shoes to leave.
Move away from yourself.
"Really? It must be beautiful, right?" Yin Ziye opened the window and looked out at the vast white field. Indeed, he had not seen a snowy Christmas for many years. He stretched out his hand, and a piece of snow fell on his hand.
The snow melted after a while. Looking at the melted snow, Yin Ziye's eyes felt a little lonely.
Xu Yaran's hand holding the phone was slightly firm, and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, revealing a bitter arc. It turns out that smiling does not really represent happiness, but sometimes also represents helplessness and reality.
"Yes..." Xu Yaran's voice was hoarse and trembling slightly.
"Where are you now?" Yin Ziye took back his hand, holding the piece of snow that had melted into water tightly in his hand, and asked in a gentle voice with a little firmness.
Xu Yaran didn't know why Li Yilan asked her that, but she still said: "I'm in New Times Square."
"Okay, then you wait for me for ten minutes and stand there without moving." Yin Ziye said to Xu Yaran.
Xu Yaran nodded, but thinking that Yin Ziye couldn't see it on the other end of the phone, she responded in a low voice: "Okay, I'll wait for you here." Xu Yaran's words sounded more like
promise.
What came over the phone was a blind tone. Xu Yaran looked at the pair of shoes in front of her, which were still in front of her. She knew that what happened today was not so easy to get through.
Xu Yaran took a deep breath, raised her head, and her eyes fell on Nangong Meining. She never looked at Li Yilan from the beginning to the end, so it was impossible for her to see the complex emotions on Li Yilan's face.
"What a coincidence, Miss Nangong, are you here to go shopping too?" Xu Yaran looked at Nangong Meining with a calm expression, but did not dare to look into Nangong Meining's eyes.
"Yes, I am going out with a friend to go shopping. You have met Li Yilan, so I don't need to introduce him, right? What about you? Are you the only one?" Nangong Meining smiled very kindly and naturally.
"Yeah..." When Xu Yaran heard that Nangong Meining had mentioned Li Yilan, she could no longer pretend that she had not seen Li Yilan's existence. Otherwise, Nangong Meining would definitely see something fishy. Xu Yaran felt that her
The idea is a bit funny. The person who should be worried that Nangong Meining will see something is Li Yilan, right? But he has a guilty conscience and is also afraid that Nangong Meining will see something.
"Hello, Mr. Li, we meet again." Xu Yaran smiled brightly, as if Li Yilan was really just an unfamiliar friend whom she hadn't seen for a long time and couldn't fault her at all.
Li Yilan frowned tightly and looked at the thin sweater Xu Yaran was wearing, as well as the coat and towel Xu Yaran was holding. He remembered that Xu Yaran was most afraid of the cold, when the weather had just turned cold.
, Xu Yaran wants to wear all the clothes on her body. When she is at home, the temperature of the air conditioner must be set very high. She likes to hug a warm pillow and curl up on the sofa, like a puppy.
Seeing that Xu Yaran was so thinly dressed, Li Yilan wanted to go up and pick up the clothes from Xu Yaran's hands and help Xu Yaran put them on, but he held it back. Since he chose this path himself, then
There should be no regrets. And there is nothing to regret. No matter what, there can only be one woman standing next to him.
"We are going back now, do you want to see you off by the way?" Nangong Meining asked. She didn't see Xu Yaran's car, so she thought Xu Yaran didn't drive over. She and Xu Yaran were considered in-laws, and the Nangong family always
They all protect their shortcomings. Now seeing Xu Yaran alone, Nangong Meining wanted to send Xu Yaran back.
Xu Yaran shook her head and said: "No, I drove here myself. And I'm still waiting for a friend. You guys go back first. I can do it by myself."
"Why don't we go out front and have a cup of coffee before we go?" Li Yilan said.
He wanted to see who Xu Yaran was waiting for. When Xu Yaran talked on the phone just now, her voice was very gentle, and it was obvious that she trusted the person on the phone and was still relying on her. Although she had already made a decision,
But Li Yilan still wanted to know who the other person was. Sometimes men are very selfish. Li Yilan did not deny that he was also a very selfish man.
She had obviously made a decision to break up with Xu Yaran, and she chose the most hurtful way, but she still wanted to interfere in the other person's love life. She and Xu Yaran had only been separated for more than half a month, and he was still a little bit affected.
Xu Yaran’s influence.
"Okay, let's go have a drink together." Nangong Meining nodded, not denying Li Yilan's suggestion, she nodded.
Now that both of them have agreed, Xu Yaran can't say anything else. After all, if she is an ordinary person, she will not refuse. Although Xu Yaran is not willing to drink coffee, she has not forgotten that the role she is playing is an ordinary person, so
She could only handle this matter according to ordinary people's logic.
Look, she really owed Li Yilan. In front of Li Yilan, he couldn't even do anything for himself. He could only fight for greater benefits for Li Yilan, thus playing different roles.
Sitting in the coffee shop with the two people, Xu Yaran sat quietly opposite Li Yilan and Nangong Meining, stirring the coffee in the cup. Now she doesn't want to drink coffee at all. In fact, she used to like many things, but now she doesn't
She doesn't like it anymore. But in front of Li Yilan, for Li Yilan, she can't say no.
This is such a ridiculous thing. Neither two people have reached a consensus. In front of Nangong Meining, the people who were once the closest can only play the role of strangers to each other.
"Miss Nangong, is Mr. Li Yilan your boyfriend?" Xu Yaran suppressed her nausea and asked, taking a sip of coffee.
When she asked this question, she paid special attention to Li Yilan's expression. He saw that Li Yilan's expression visibly stiffened. It turned out that he cared so much about Nangong Meining, and Xu Yaran felt a little sour in her heart.
Nangong Meining did not answer Xu Yaran's question directly. He glanced at Li Yilan enigmatically and said with a smile: "It's not the case for the time being, but I don't know if it will be the case in the future."
Xu Yaran smiled slightly and her phone rang.
The caller ID was Yin Ziye. In fact, Yin Ziye's phone number was not stored in her mobile phone at all. However, after using Yin Ziye's phone number for so many years, Xu Yaran had already remembered it deeply in her mind, and there was no need to deliberately check it.
Just thinking about it, that phone number would appear in her mind inadvertently.
In fact, when he just held the phone, Xu Yaran didn't think about who he wanted to call, and he didn't mean to call Yin Ziye. He just wanted to use the excuse of talking on the phone to successfully avoid Nangong Meining and Li Yilan, but he didn't.
I thought about it, but in the end I didn't avoid it. It wasn't intentional, but I dialed it out unintentionally.
Xu Yaran smiled, took the phone and said, "I'm in the coffee shop across the square now."
"Then I'll come find you." Yin Ziye said with a little joy in his voice.
"Come here to find me? Are you back?" Xu Yaran couldn't control her emotions and asked in surprise.
"Yeah, I'm coming this way now. You can order me a cup of coffee first." Yin Ziye said with a smile.
"Okay." Xu Yaran responded in a low voice.
After making the call, Xu Yaran kept looking at the door expectantly, for fear of missing the person she had been waiting for.
After a while, a man walked in. The man's facial features were very delicate, and he had a right smile on his face. You can see through this man's character at a glance. He is definitely a gentle man. The smile on his face,
It's easy for people to let down their guard against him, and it's easy for people to get close to him. He is definitely the kind of handsome guy who is approachable.