There are large shady ginkgo trees planted outside the Grand Theater. The night sky in late spring is free and relaxed, the moon is clear, and it hangs quietly above the world.
There was an old grocery store at the intersection, selling some nostalgic snacks and gadgets. Seeing Lu Li going in to pick things up enthusiastically, Jiang Ningyu was about to leave when suddenly Lin Xuyue asked her, "I heard they said you are going abroad?
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Not sure who "they" meant, Jiang Ningyu didn't ask, just nodded and said, "Well, let's go study music."
"Europe? Or America?"
"America. My mother..." Jiang Ningyu got a headache when she mentioned her mother, but she still couldn't help complaining, "I must go to her alma mater."
Lin Xuyue smiled and was about to say something. Suddenly Lu Li came out with a bottle of old-fashioned iced black tea and said to Jiang Ningyu, "The boss said that the drinks sold here have prizes on the lids. You play the piano so well."
OK, do me a favor?"
Maybe he came with Lin Xuyue. Due to the fact that they were classmates, Lu Li didn't interrupt much the whole way, which fit the image of someone from the next class who had no contact with him. At this moment, he took the initiative to speak, which surprised Jiang Ningyu.
For a moment, my mind didn't turn around, and I didn't understand the necessary connection between playing the piano and opening the bottle cap.
However, when the drinks were handed over, she could only smile and say, "You can't blame me for not winning the prize." Then she unscrewed the bottle cap.
Not surprisingly, the words "Thank you for participating" are engraved on it.
Lu Li stared blankly at the bottle cap in his hand, with a strange look on his face. Jiang Ningyu thought he was disappointed, so she immediately emphasized, "Don't blame me!" The boss who followed him said hehe, "Another bottle?"
Lu Li shook his head slowly, "No, today is not my lucky day."
Lin Xuyue then joked, "I just didn't find the right goddess of luck."
In the end, they parted with a smile that day. But Jiang Ningyu always felt that there was regret on Lu Li's face, and Lin Xuyue's expression was also strange.
But it doesn't matter. There is a high probability that they will never see each other again. They are all passers-by who will eventually be forgotten in the memory. An insignificant spring night, a trivial thing that is not worth worrying about. There is no need to take it seriously or keep it in mind. At least she has that
That's what I thought at the time.
But she didn't expect that they would meet again in the United States...
Chichi——
The car curved smoothly and stopped on the side of the road. The sharp scratching sound brought Jiang Ningyu back to her wandering thoughts and broke the silence in the air.
"Are you okay?" Lu Li leaned out of the car window and asked.
Having come to this point, any further refusal would be too deliberate. Jiang Ningyu could only nod, "Okay." Then she opened the rear door and hopped in on one foot.
At the same time, Lin Xuyue sat in from the other side of the car door.
Meeting his eyes, Jiang Ningyu asked, "Aren't you going to the front?"
Lin Xuyue didn't answer, she just turned on the overhead light and said, "Look at your feet."
Jiang Ningyu pulled up her trousers. She was wearing a pair of flat-heeled shoes today, and her ankles were exposed, slightly red and swollen under the light. She touched them and found that they were hot. Sure enough, they were twisted.
What bad luck, what bad luck.
She pursed her lips unconsciously, thinking about the badminton event she had signed up for tomorrow with regrets.
The man next to her turned slightly sideways, stared at her ankles for a while, and then turned his head away.
The atmosphere in the car was unusually silent.
Lu Li drove the car in silence, and Lin Xuyue looked out the window in silence.
This scene is familiar and strange at the same time. What is familiar is that the three of them used to hang out together often, but what is strange is that after so many years, they have reached the point where they are speechless.
They haven't been in contact for two years, and when they meet they are too polite. It's normal for them to talk too much and have nothing to talk about.
But Jiang Ningyu couldn't help but wonder if it might be the problem with the circle of friends yesterday.
Some things should be explained as early as possible to avoid the tense atmosphere. Thinking of this, she took the initiative and said, "Lin Xuyue, that circle of friends... I'm sorry."
She tried her best to appear sincere and introspective, suppressing the guilt in her heart and continued to explain, "I recently hired an intern. He just graduated and is more enthusiastic and loves to chat... I originally sent it to him.
, I accidentally clicked on the wrong block and made a joke.”