Reality is a kind of existence with bad thoughts. Often when you are happier,
The more unexpected things happen that make you unhappy.
Like being caught off guard when going to a concert for the first time, like a trip to a food paradise that was supposed to be about eating, drinking and having fun.
Just like that vague 'coincidence', Fangran always wondered if this was some kind of bad joke that fate was playing on him.
They always have to sneak up on him when he is happiest and relaxed and not thinking about all kinds of complicated things, force him to look directly at the crises in the face, and force him to make a choice in a short period of time.
It's like the fear and regret that reunited when running happily and carefree through the streets of the magic city, like the light spots that show that the battery is low and extinguishes when the bonfire night extends from the bustling daily life...
On the fifth day of wandering in London, Fangran, who had become accustomed to the status quo and even looked forward to working every day and felt quite happy, had completely solved his financial problems.
At this moment of happiness after enjoying a comfortable massage and new clothes,
He heard the voice asking him to return and leave the real world.
"Madam...let me take you back."
At the moment when he was wondering why such a man came to the supermarket, Fangran heard him speak in a low voice, his eyes were slightly stunned for a second, and then slowly lowered his head quietly...
The action of counting the goods in his hands did not stop, as if receiving guests as usual, Fangran's lowered eyes calmly glanced around,
Tang Bing was still busy working on the shelf. Another cashier was playing with his mobile phone and there were no other customers queuing up.
"Well, I understand."
There seemed to be no surprise in his calm tone, as if he had been waiting for the moment when he heard the other party's words.
About the mysterious plan under the water of the national war, about the night game where everyone was still trapped in the scene, as if they had switched their thoughts, Fangran spoke in a low voice with a faint voice, making the man slightly stunned.
"You don't doubt my identity..."
"The only one who can find me here now is Grandma Shui, and..."
When I handed him the things, I had already changed into the look that a cashier should have, which was completely opposite to the calm and low words.
"If you are one of those people, there is no need to bother."
Then after saying this, before getting up and leaving the cashier, he looked back at him and said:
"Give me some time, I still have something to deal with, and it's troublesome since it's still daylight."
"Okay, then I'll wait for you in the car on the nearby street."
The brief conversation went unnoticed, as if it was an ordinary checkout scene. Fangran glanced at his position behind the cashier, then turned and left.
"Ah, school girl, school girl!"
"Huh? What's wrong, senior?"
Tang Bing, who was holding a bunch of toothpaste and placing it on the shelf, looked at Fang Ran with some strangeness when he suddenly came to his side, and then saw an expression on his face that said his long-cherished wish had come true.
"Ah~ I just received a call, someone finally came to get me..."
"Eh!? So, senior, you are going back to Beijing University?"
Tang Bing was quite surprised when he heard this and blinked his eyes. Then he scratched his head in a very fake and contrived tone without concealing it and smiled shyly in a long tone.
"Hey~~ah~~~, I was originally thinking that you, senior, would rarely come to London once. If I had time, I would take you out to some interesting places~ I didn't expect you to go back so soon... What a pity.
"
"Well, today's work is almost over anyway. Let's go out for a walk later in the evening."
"Σ(°?°*)eh..."
"Σ(?Д?*)eheheheh?!?!?"
Senior...invite me...out...in the evening...for a hangout!?
...
The dusk has ended, and it’s the darkest time yet again.
One side of the sky was completely dark, but the other side was still vaguely transparent.
"That senior..."
"Well, your work is finished so quickly? Here, here it is for you."
In front of the supermarket in Stratford, Fangran, who has worked shorter hours than Tang Bing, was wearing a hood and chewing on the edge of the hot cocoa can.
Tang Bing walked out of the supermarket hesitantly with his schoolbag on his back, and unexpectedly said that he would give her the hot coffee in his hand.
"Ah! Thank you, senior, um... um... I just told Mrs. Isis to go back early today..."
The usually sunny and lively school girl didn't know why she suddenly became honest at this time, making Fangran stare at her silently for a while.
After staring at Tang Bing forcibly smiling, he raised his eyebrows and asked in confusion:
"Why are you carrying your schoolbag?"
"Uh...ahem! Well...I just have something to take back with me..."
Tang Bing's eyes tilted upward as he explained with a guilty conscience, then quickly changed the topic and tried to guide the direction of the proposal:
"Hey, senior, where are we going now? How about I take you to the Financial City!? Senior, you haven't been there yet. There are many high-rise buildings that are rare in London and you can visit..."
"Not going."
Why did you reject it so quickly...
Looking at Fang Ran who refused to go to crowded places, Tang Bing's expression froze as if an old-fashioned machine had jammed, making Fang Ran look at her with a slightly speechless expression and asked:
"By the way, junior sister, why do you seem so nervous from just now?"
"Well...my family won't let me go to the bar, and Mrs. Isis can't go back too late..."
"Oh, yes, but why are you talking about this suddenly?"
Hearing Fangran's completely indifferent answer, he remembered Mrs. Isis's meaningful smile when she handed him her schoolbag just now.
Tang Bing grabbed his collar and looked up at Fang Ran. His face turned red due to embarrassment and he whispered warily:
"Senior, are you asking me out tonight...do you have any evil intentions..."
"You must be a big-headed ghost..."
Finally understanding what this guy was nervous about, Fangran, who had almost gotten used to her personality, let out a long sigh and hit her on the head with a knife.
Tang Bing, who was immediately knocked down, hugged his head and jumped backwards, screaming loudly with tears in his eyes:
"?(>д)? Ah! Senior, you said it! You said the most unspeakable thing! You actually said that I am evil!!"
How should I put it? He was completely helpless towards the school girl he had picked up. Fangran was speechless and choked, holding his forehead and sighing:
"I just wanted to treat you to a meal to say thank you before I left."
And schoolgirl, you must not know it in your heart...
“Really!!??”
As soon as he heard that someone was inviting him to dinner, Tang Bing immediately returned to his usual appearance in high spirits. All his nervousness and frizz disappeared, leaving only a slight blush on his cheeks that spread slightly in the night breeze...
"Well, you can choose any place and I'll pay for it..."
On the streets of London this night, the young man in the white hood looked at the girl in the bright red cartoon coat in front of him, cheering lively and happily, and smiled helplessly at her.
"It just so happens that I recently found out about a good store nearby. Let's go!"
Following her bright red cartoon coat, she walked all the way through the streets of England, just like when he was standing on the crossroads of this huge maze at a loss because of the language barrier.