The graduation ceremony was held in the gymnasium.
But the time hadn't come yet, and most people stayed outside to take pictures. Duan Jiaxu was extremely popular and had a good temper. He was dragged to take pictures by many people, and he didn't have much time to take care of Sang Zhi.
Sang Zhi had no intention of influencing him. She wanted to go back to find her parents, but because there were so many people, she didn't know where they had gone.
Duan Jiaxu was afraid that she would get lost and that she would be squeezed by the crowd. In the end, he simply pulled her next to him and told her to follow him and not run around.
He didn't care that she was also in the camera.
Sang Zhi felt like she had become his little tail. A little tail with eyes that couldn't help but look at him secretly.
Duan Jiaxu is wearing a uniform black bachelor's uniform and a big robe today, which makes him look thin and tall, with a dignified and indifferent temperament. His complexion is cold and white, his facial features are sharp and clear, and his smile is inexplicably a bit provocative, which is nice to see.
It makes people unable to take their eyes away.
Sang Zhi could feel that many girls were looking at him.
Perhaps because he felt uncomfortable, Duan Jiaxu didn't wear his bachelor's hat, but just held it in his hand casually. Later, he noticed that the sun was too strong, so he put the hat on Sang Zhi's head.
The bachelor's hat was a bit too big and kept falling down, falling in front of Sang Zhi's eyes, blocking her sight.
Seeing it from the corner of his eye, Duan Jiaxu immediately helped her straighten up, and said funnyly: "What are you thinking about? Help her up by yourself. Otherwise, why don't you want your brother to help you?"
Sang Zhi made a sound and adjusted the position of his hat.
But it still kept falling down, so she simply took off the hat and handed it back to Duan Jiaxu: "Brother, I won't wear it anymore."
"Huh?" Duan Jiaxu looked down at her, "Don't you want to sunbathe?"
"Hai." Sang Zhi pointed to his head and said in a depressed tone, "But it keeps falling off."
"Stand in front of brother."
Sang Zhi obediently followed the instructions and said hesitantly, "What are you doing?"
Duan Jiaxu raised his hand to fix the hat and chuckled: "Brother, help you."
"..."
"You can't expose our little Sangzhi."
People, one big and one small, stood one behind the other, surrounded by various people wearing academic uniforms.
Duan Jiaxu held the bouquet of flowers brought by Sang Zhi in his hand, and the bachelor's hat that was supposed to be put on his head was put on her head.
When someone asked, Duan Jiaxu smiled and replied: "This is my sister."
In this way, Sang Zhi, as a "sister", appeared in most of Duan Jiaxu's graduation photos. She had never seen any trace of those photos and was too embarrassed to ask him for them.
Sang Zhi suddenly felt happy.
Fortunately, I wore a nice skirt today.
After the graduation ceremony, Sang Zhi followed her parents home.
Sang Yan and Duan Jiaxu went out to eat with their friends. That night, Sang Yan came home at nearly twelve o'clock and brought Duan Jiaxu back.
Strictly speaking, it should be said that Duan Jiaxu sent Sang Yan back.
Sang Zhi was already asleep at the time, and when she was woken up by the sound of silence, she got up to take a look in confusion.
As soon as he left the living room, he saw Sang Yan sitting on the sofa, obviously drunk. Sang Rong was cursing Sang Yan and talking to Duan Jiaxu beside him.
Liping was cooking hangover soup in the kitchen.
Noticing Sang Zhi, Sang Rong looked over and said, "Did I wake you up?"
Sang Zhi rubbed his eyes and shook his head silently.
"Look at your brother, how much did you drink to get like this!" Sang Rong frowned, "By the way, this brother is sleeping at our house today. You go find him a new towel and toothbrush."
Duan Jiaxu immediately declined: "I won't disturb you anymore."
"What are you interrupting?" Sang Rong patted his arm, "Go and wash up quickly. You are tired from all the hard work today, so don't go out and live outside."
The next moment, Sang Zhi walked up to him and said, "Brother, come with me and I'll get it for you."
Duan Jiaxu did not refuse anymore, nodded and said: "Then I'm sorry."
Sang Zhi took Duan Jiaxu to Sang Yan's room, dug out a set of pajamas for him, and then suddenly stopped: "Brother, I don't know where to put my underwear. Let me ask my mother?"
"..." Duan Jiaxu said, "Just get a towel and a toothbrush for my brother."
"Oh." Sang Zhi took him to the toilet again and pointed to the cabinet above, "There are new ones in that cabinet, you can just get them yourself."
"Um."
"Brother," Sang Zhi walked out of the toilet and suddenly turned around and asked, "Have you been drinking?"
Duan Jiaxu: "I didn't drink."
"Did you really not drink it?" Sang Zhi stared at his face and said hesitantly, "If you did, I will ask my mother to make you a hangover soup."
"I really didn't drink." Duan Jiaxu smiled, "Brother doesn't drink."
After thinking about it, Sang Zhi walked back to the toilet and pointed to the things on the table: "Brother, this is shampoo and conditioner, this is shower gel, and this is facial cleanser, and there is a razor here -
—You can use it."
Duan Jiaxu rubbed Sang Zhi's head, his eyebrows narrowed slightly and the corners of his lips curled up.
"Okay, brother understands. Thank you, little Sangzhi."
Sang Zhi nodded and left the toilet.
Seeing that Sang Yan was alone in the living room, Sang Rong went into the kitchen to help Liping.
Thinking of what just happened, Sang Zhi trotted up to Sang Yan and pushed his arm: "Brother."
Sang Yan struggled to open his eyes: "What are you doing?"
"Go to your room to find a new pair of underwear." Sang Zhi whispered, "Brother Jiaxu is taking a shower, go and get him a pair."
"..."
"hurry up!"
Sang Yan said perfunctorily: "It's in the small cabinet in the closet. Go get it to him."
Sang Zhi looked uncomfortable: "...How can I take this?"
Sang Yan closed her eyes again and ignored her.
Seeing Sang Yan's uncomfortable look, Sang Zhi said nothing. She looked at the empty water glass on the table and poured him another glass of warm water: "Brother, drink water."
Sang Yan said nothing.
"Remember to drink." She stood up and muttered, "Why do you drink so much when you have nothing to do..."
Sang Zhi ran back to Sang Yan's room, opened the small cabinet he mentioned, and took out a new pair of underwear. She scratched her head, walked to the bathroom door, and knocked on the door.
The sound of water inside stopped immediately: "Did someone knock on the door?"
"Brother, I...I hung the door for you. You can take it yourself."
After saying that, Sang Zhi immediately returned to his room.
After that, she didn't go out again. She could hear movement outside in the room. It lasted for about an hour, and Sang Zhi gradually fell asleep again amidst the rustling sounds.
When she woke up again, she was woken up by thirst.
It was still dark, the vision was dark, and the world was quiet. Sang Zhi got up and planned to go to the living room to get a glass of water.
Afraid of disturbing her parents, she made little movement, filled the water and planned to go back to the room. When passing by the living room, she suddenly noticed that there seemed to be someone on the balcony.
Sang Zhi's steps stopped.
He instantly discovered that the person was Duan Jiaxu.
He sat on a chair on the balcony, closed the floor-to-ceiling windows, and smoked. He didn't notice Sang Zhi's presence. He raised his head, his Adam's apple slowly slid, and the smoke lingered in the moonlight.
Sang Zhi couldn't see his expression clearly.
But I felt that he was in a bad mood for no reason.
Sang Zhi hesitated for a moment, then walked over.
Soon, Duan Jiaxu noticed with his peripheral vision, turned his head and looked over, raised his eyebrows, and immediately smiled: "Why aren't you still asleep?"
Through the floor-to-ceiling windows, his voice was very low.
Sang Zhi carefully pushed open the floor-to-ceiling window and asked in a breathy voice: "Brother, can't you sleep?"
Duan Jiaxu put out the cigarette butt and said lazily: "Well, brother is a little bit in love with his bed."
"You can fall asleep just by lying down." Sang Zhi said, "Otherwise, you can sleep on the sofa in my brother's room. I remember you used to sleep on it."
"Okay." Duan Jiaxu looked gentle, "It's very late, go to bed."
Sang Zhi didn't move and asked in a low voice: "Brother, are you in a bad mood?"
Duan Jiaxu hummed: "A little bit."
Sang Zhi was silent for a few seconds without asking why: "Then let me get you a glass of water."
She had just taken two steps when Duan Jiaxu behind her suddenly spoke again.
Maybe it was because of this night that he had the desire to talk.
"Xiao Sangzhi, brother, let me tell you a little secret." Duan Jiaxu looked up at her, his peach blossom eyes turning into beautiful crescent moons, "Brother has many creditors."
"..." Sang Zhi paused and turned around, "Do you owe a lot of money?"
Duan Jiaxu smiled and said: "It's not money."
He thought for a while and then said: "It can also be said to be money."
"Is it a lot?" Sang Zhi didn't know what to say, so he could only whisper, "Brother, don't worry, I will make money to help you pay it back when I grow up."
Duan Jiaxu was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud and let out a shallow breath.
This time, Sang Zhi could clearly feel that his mood seemed to be better.
After a long time, he pinched Sang Zhi's face lovingly: "Thank you, little Sang Zhi. But these are not my brother's debts, and I don't need little Sang Zhi to help my brother repay them."
"..."
"The money Xiao Sangzhi will earn in the future," Duan Jiaxu said, "will be used to buy nice dresses for myself."
The next day, Duan Jiaxu took the earliest flight back to Yihe.
Sang Zhi thought that this time was probably his last visit to Nanwu. Because he had no other reason to come here, he was completely separated from the campus and integrated into society.
Everyone continues to live a step-by-step life.
In early July, Sang Zhi's high school entrance examination results came out and she was successfully admitted to the city's No. 1 Middle School. Before the start of school, she received a new schoolbag from Duan Jiaxu.
As a reward for her passing into No. 1 Middle School.
In fact, Duan Jiaxu is far away from her.
But sometimes, it made her feel like he was everywhere.
After the first year of high school started, Sang Zhi discovered that Fu Zhengchu had also been admitted to the No. 1 middle school and happened to be in the same class as her. The two hadn't spoken to each other for a long time. She remembered Fu Zhengchu's previous confession and was too embarrassed to take the initiative to talk to him.
But it was Fu Zhengchu who came over to say hello to her, showing no signs of any grudge.
Sang Zhi also breathed a sigh of relief.
Winter vacation for the first year of high school.
Fu Zhengchu asked Sang Zhi out on the pretext of doing homework together and confessed to her again. This time the young boy was no longer as unsure as last time, but he was still nervous.
"Sang Zhi, I like you. If you want to be my girlfriend now, that's fine. If not, I'll ask again in three years."
When he heard this, Sang Zhi was a little lost.
The first reaction was to recall the words Duan Jiaxu suddenly appeared after Fu Zhengchu confessed his love to her when she was thirteen years old, and taught her a lesson.
——"It's normal to have these thoughts in adolescence. But don't hurt others. You can thank them for their likes first, and then reject them."
There was silence for a while.
"Thank you for liking me." Sang Zhi stared into his eyes and said seriously, "But I have someone I like, so I can't accept you."
"..."
"You are a very good person, thank you."
Fu Zhengchu scratched his head and exhaled: "I knew I would be rejected again."
Sang Zhi was a little embarrassed.
"I had no intention of continuing to like you," Fu Zhengchu said, "but I just can't find a girl who's prettier than you. What can I do?"
"..."
"Forget it." Fu Zhengchu thought for a while and asked, "Can I ask who the person you like is?"
Sang Zhi shook his head in silence.
Fu Zhengchu: "Are you as handsome as me?"
Duan Jiaxu's words "Don't hurt others" came to mind again. Sang Zhi waved his hand and said vaguely: "Don't ask."
"..."
Sang Zhi thought it would continue like this.
Her secret love will last forever.
Then, as long as she works harder now, she should be able to get into Yihe University, and then in three years, she will go to the city where Duan Jiaxu is.
But life always has variables.
Not everything can go as planned.
During the Qingming holiday in the first semester of high school, Sang Zhi learned a piece of news from Sang Yan.
She was planning to go to the bathroom. When she passed by Sang Yan's room, she heard him talking on the phone to a friend, and then said casually: "Damn it, Duan Jiaxu has a partner?"
Sang Zhi's steps immediately stopped.
But I never heard Sang Yan mention Duan Jiaxu's name again.
Her mind went blank and she stood there stunned for a long time.
Sang Zhi did not go back to the room, but walked to the living room and pretended to watch TV. Then when Sang Yan came out, she pretended to ask casually: "Brother, is Brother Jiaxu in love?"
"Ah?" Sang Yan took an apple from the refrigerator, "It seems so."
Sang Zhi stared at the TV and hummed slowly without saying anything else.
When Sang Yan returned to the room, she turned off the TV and returned to the room. Sang Zhi picked up the phone on the table, opened WeChat, and found Duan Jiaxu.
She pursed her lips and typed a line of words very slowly.
——Brother, I heard from my brother that you are in love?
Sang Zhi stared at it for a long time, and finally deleted it. She lay on the bed, looked sideways at the dolls Duan Jiaxu had given her, and the tip of her nose felt sour.
really.
It must be fake.
Sang Zhi looked at the photos of Yihe University that she had posted on the wall, rubbed her eyes hard, reluctantly put the matter behind her, and got up to study.
She told Duan Jiaxu.
If you find a girlfriend, you have to show her first.
He agreed.
He will tell her.
Although Sang Zhi thought so, she couldn't take classes seriously for the next few days. She would always think of Sang Yan's words, and when she saw lovers getting intimate, she would also think of Duan Jia Xu.
I wonder if he was like this when he was in love.
Such a gentle person will definitely be very good to his girlfriend.
But Sangzhi didn't dare to ask.
She was afraid of getting a definite answer.
As time goes on, this state accumulates.
At the end of April, Sang Zhi did the most outrageous thing in her sixteen years of life.
That day, Sang Zhi ran home after school and broke the piggy bank she had specially prepared for Duan Jiaxu. She took the money inside and went to her parents' room to steal her ID card.
Later, Sang Zhi went to a ticket sales point near her home and bought a ticket to Yihe at noon the next day. The next day, she put on her schoolbag, said goodbye to her parents as usual, and went out.
But Sang Zhi didn't get on the bus she was supposed to take. She changed out of her school uniform at a nearby KFC, then took a taxi to Nanwu Airport.
This is Sang Zhi's first time flying alone.
For the first time, I went to such a far place alone.
Three hours later, Sang Zhi got off the plane.
Before coming, Sang Zhi didn't check the weather. The temperature in Yihe was much lower than that in Nanwu. She only wore a long sweater and was shivering from the cold. She turned on her mobile phone.
Saw dozens of missed calls.
They were all calls from family members.
Sang Zhi felt guilty and scared, so she found Sang Yan's number and called back with her heart in mind.
The other end immediately picked up, accompanied by Sang Yan's anxious voice: "Sang Zhi?"
Sang Zhi hummed.
Sang Yan: "Where have you been? Your teacher said you were not at school. What time is it?"
"Brother," Sang Zhi said slowly, "I'm in Yihe City."
"..."
Sang Zhi lied: "My former online dating partner asked me to come over."
"..." The other end fell silent, as if he was suppressing the fire. After a long time, Sang Yan said word by word: "Where are you in Yihe now?"
"Airport."
"You find a place to stay, I'll let Duan Jiaxu go there first." Sang Yan said coldly, "If you dare to go find your so-called online dating partner, you will see if I can beat you to death when you come back."
"knew."
Sang Zhi lowered his eyes and entered the airport.
She found a seat and sat down, looking at the void with her eyes, a little confused. She knew that what she was doing was wrong, and she knew that what she did would make everyone worry.
But she just couldn't help it.
Sang Zhi answered Sang Rong and Liping's calls one after another. Listening to their anxious and angry voices, they didn't scold her anymore and just told her to pay attention to her safety.
I don't know how long it took, but the phone in Sang Zhi's hand rang again.
This time the number displayed is Duan Jiaxu’s number.
She picked up in silence.
Duan Jiaxu: "Where."
His tone was also obviously angry, indifferent and cold.
Sang Zhi looked around and whispered: "The chair next to exit T3."
Soon, Sang Zhi saw Duan Jiaxu appear in her field of vision.
All in all, we haven't seen each other for nearly a year. He looks more mature, with no expression on his face. He is wearing a shirt, suit pants, and a jacket on his arm.
He obviously came here in a hurry.
Sang Zhi moved his eyes and saw a very beautiful woman following him.
She immediately lowered her eyes.
Duan Jiaxu glanced at her and saw her at a glance. He exhaled, walked over quickly, squatted down in front of her, and then wrapped his coat around her body without saying a word.
Sang Zhi was also speechless. From the corner of his eye, he could see the woman's bright red high heels.
Duan Jiaxu's Adam's apple rolled and he laughed angrily: "Online dating partner?"
"..."
"Don't you remember what I told you before?" Duan Jiaxu's tone was cold, "Sang Zhi, have you grown up now? How dare you run so far away alone?"
Sang Zhi raised her head, looked at Duan Jiaxu intently, then turned to look at the beautiful woman, wanting to say something, but nothing came out.
She wanted to ask.
Have you really got a girlfriend?
Have you really become someone else's?
Didn't you say you would tell me?
Is it because I am young that you think it’s okay to lie to me?
Did you lie to me?
But Sangzhi didn't dare.
Duan Jiaxu: "Speak."
The woman next to me couldn't help but say: "Xianxu, don't be so cruel to the little girl."
Duan Jiaxu pretended not to hear and still stared at Sang Zhi.
Sang Zhi endured the lump in her throat and said slowly, "I'm sorry."
Duan Jiaxu asked: "He asked you to come here?"
Sang Zhi: "I came here myself."
"Meeting someone?"
"Yeah." Sang Zhi said softly, "He thinks I'm too young."
"..." Duan Jiaxu's eyebrows relaxed, "Is he gone?"
"Um."
"Sang Zhi, this is the right thing for him to do. You are still too young now." Seeing her pitiful look, Duan Jiaxu's anger gradually dissipated, "This is inappropriate, you know?"
Sang Zhi looked at him, her eyes gradually turning red: "But I will grow up."
She murmured and repeated: "I will grow up..."
"Then let's wait until you grow up, okay?"
"Then he will," Sang Zhi said with tears falling, "he will like others."
It's something she can't stop no matter what she does.
Sang Zhi suddenly remembered the scene where he smoked on the balcony of her house a year ago. At that time, he looked so lonely and hopeless.
And now there was another person standing next to him.
Shouldn't she be so selfish?
He is such a good person.
It’s something that should and deserves the company of others.
Why should he wait for her?
Two years later, he will be twenty-five years old. If he meets the right person, he will consider getting married. He can't stay alone for so many years.
In this case, he will be happier.
Seeing her like this, Duan Jiaxu couldn't get angry anymore. He didn't know how to comfort her, so he just touched her head: "When our little Sangzhi grows up, we will definitely meet someone better."
people."
Be silent for a few seconds.
Sang Zhi pulled the bag aside and took out a box, moving her lips.
"Brother" is such an intimate word, but as she gets older, she can no longer say it. Sang Zhi lowered her head and called softly: "Brother Jiaxu."
"..."
"I prepared a birthday gift for you." Sang Zhi said, "I will bring it to you by the way."
Duan Jiaxu was stunned for a moment: "Thank you."
"I'm sorry to trouble you, I won't be like this again." Sang Zhi's tears fell and she endured the tremor in her voice, "...I want to wait here for my brother to come over."
Secret love is probably the sweetest and most painful thing in the world.
Sang Zhi suddenly remembered the two dreams she wrote when she was in the second grade of junior high school.
Stroke by stroke, when her feelings were at their purest and most intense, the little girl wrote down a dream that she felt would definitely come true.
So she worked hard and kept moving towards that goal.
Then she found out.
It turns out that dreams, and possibilities, cannot be realized.
She secretly discovered a treasure when she was in love.