Night enveloped this steel forest full of desires, and the flickering lights of thousands of houses made the brilliance of the stars and the moon disappear. On the outer ring elevated road, a Santana taxi was speeding at a speed of one hundred yards per hour.

In the back seat of a taxi, a young man was texting with his head down, and a girl wearing a blanket sat next to him.

The girl put her two naked feet on the leather sofa, hugged her knees with her hands, and tilted her whole body to the outside.

She looked at the scene outside the window with a dull expression.

"I really didn't take what you lost. I guarantee it with your Jesus Christ."

One minute after I sent the text message, I didn’t receive a “received” prompt, which means that I was probably blocked.

Xiao Yao closed his phone irritably and turned to the girl next to him.

"Thank you," Xiao Yao said, "for what happened just now."

"Um."

"That woman, Zhou Qi, is the one I told you this afternoon. She ignored me because others isolated me. I didn't expect that she is getting more and more excessive now..."

Shen Jie didn't speak, but her shoulders shook slightly.

"Are you still cold?"

"Hmm." The girl snorted from her nose.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have dragged you into playing that." Xiao Yao said.

"You always say that after the fact."

"What did you say?" Xiao Yao was stunned.

"nothing."

"Are you angry with me?" Xiao Yao realized that Yu Luying was not the only one he needed to comfort now.

"No." Shen Jie shook her body and moved the hand on her back.

"...Don't be angry, it's all my fault."

"I'm not angry, I'm just a little tired."

It seemed that the frozen air would be difficult to dissolve for a while, so Xiao Yao gave up.

He closed his eyes to rest his mind, but couldn't fall asleep.

"Xiao Yao," Shen Jie suddenly spoke after an unknown amount of time: "Have you really let go of Yu Luying?"

Xiao Yao was startled. He didn't expect Shen Jie to suddenly ask this question: "Yes, yes."

"Are you the kind of person who would give up when the going gets tough?"

"It's not a question of whether it's difficult or not, it's that kind of..." Xiao Yao said slowly while thinking: "You have to respect the girl's own wishes, right?"

"Xiao Yao." Shen Jie turned around and stared at Xiao Yao: "I'll give you another chance."

"What, what opportunity?" Looking at Shen Jie's serious expression, which was a bit like the one he showed to Zhou Qi just now, Xiao Yao couldn't help but become nervous.

"What do I ask and what do you answer? You must tell the truth, otherwise I won't be friends with you. Do you understand?"

What was this oppressive aura? Why did she seem to have changed? Xiao Yao nodded with difficulty.

Shen Jie said meaningfully: "I actually know a little bit about your dispute - don't ask me where I heard it, I just want to hear the truth from you."

The air was deathly still.

"After my first confession was rejected, I pestered her for a while," Xiao Yao swallowed his saliva: "Because she refused to talk to me. I didn't think it was a problem, so I wanted to make it clear to her. I thought we could still be friends... Later, the priest at the church opposite our school enthusiastically helped us with 'mediation'..."

The corners of Shen Jie's mouth raised slightly: "The priest still cares about this, he is not an old uncle."

"Well, this is indeed her...little uncle."

(Note: In the Modu dialect, uncle = uncle)

Before she could stop laughing, Shen Jie turned to look out the window. When she looked back, she had a serious look on her face again.

"Why did she reject you?"

"How do I know this? You should ask Yu Luying. Anyway, it's all your girls' twists and turns..." Speaking of this, Xiao Yao felt a little bit aggrieved.

"I don't know, and not admitting it are two different things." Shen Jie raised her chin slightly: "Did your so-called confession really leave people with a choice?"

Why does she seem to know everything? Xiao Yao felt panicked.

But what I did is actually not a secret. Continuing to act stupid will only mess up the existing relationship. To tell the truth: "Maybe, at that time I listened to that bastard Little Bear's bad idea and broadcast on campus The radio station ordered a song for her..."

Shen Jie's surprise didn't seem fake: ""Our Love"?"

"What is our love?" Xiao Yao said inexplicably: "Song? "Model Love Letter"."

"Oh... never heard of it," Shen Jie leaned back on the sofa: "But I really feel sorry for your friend named Little Bear.

last question--"

"..." Xiao Yao shut his mouth tightly, and he didn't plan to say a single extra word this time.

Shen Jie put her feet down from the sofa and showed an interesting expression: "You prefer women's... intimate clothes?"

The taxi driver glanced in the rearview mirror.

"Pfft - absolutely not! No! Absolutely no such perverted hobbies!" Xiao Yao instantly forgot about his decision to keep his mouth shut.

"Did you take Yu Luying's because you liked her..."

"No." Xiao Yao looked at the back of the chair in the front row and replied sitting upright.

"I think this is all in the past. You are still young. This is not a big mistake that cannot be forgiven. But, based on... the future that Shen Tianyun said, I hope you won't lie to me." Shen Jie followed the instructions. .

Xiao Yao knew what this familiar feeling was about: the way Shen Jie spoke now was exactly the same as when his mother was there and the female head teacher in elementary school.

"No!" Xiao Yao became a little angry, turned around and stared into Shen Jie's eyes, breathing heavily.

Shen Jie lowered her head and said no more. In the half-darkness, Xiao Yao couldn't see her expression clearly.

"Although we haven't known each other for a long time, I don't know how to prove it," Xiao Yao finally recovered from his tense state: "But I ask you to give me your trust."

This sentence was very uncolloquial, but Shen Jie nodded slightly. When she raised her head again, the mask like the head teacher disappeared, replaced by the girl's usual smile.

"I believe you." Shen Jie announced her verdict.

"Thanks."

"By the way, Yu Luying actually likes you."

The change of topic was a bit... too jumpy.

"What kind of statement is this? Didn't you say before-"

"Before was before," Shen Jie analyzed: "A girl, with such a reserved personality, was confessed by you in public, and was stalked by you, and in the end she was willing to be friends with you. There are only two possibilities. The first is that she wants to use you as a spare tire."

"She is not this kind of person." Xiao Yao said confidently.

"I agree," Shen Jie raised her chin: "So."

"Then why has she been..."

"Don't ask me about this," Shen Jie said with a smile: "Anyway, in this world, people who like you may not necessarily agree to you, and people who agree to you may not necessarily like you. The same goes for marriage——"

"I'm talking about you," Xiao Yao interrupted her: "You haven't been in love before, how can you analyze it one by one? This tone is almost catching up with that of my god-sister."

"Xisang, Xiaojia. (Sir, Miss)" The driver turned around and said, "Short turn in front of you?"

"That's right," Xiao Yao realized that at some point, he was surrounded by familiar street scenes: "Just turn here...and then pull over."

The taxi pulled over smoothly and stopped.

"So..." Xiao Yao seemed to have no intention of getting out of the car.

"What's wrong? You want me to accompany you home?" Shen Jie's eyes flashed.

"Well, no, I want to say, when will we next..."

"Next time, let's make an appointment next time by phone."

"Well, then..."

The taxi driver had already looked back impatiently, and Xiao Yao opened the door and got out of the car. Just as he was about to turn around and close the door, he saw Shen Jie getting out of the car from the other side.

"Ah?" Xiao Yao was stunned.

"I suddenly felt hungry," Shen Jie wore plastic slippers bought at the park with a smile on her face: "I'll just accompany you back home."

Xiao Yao was stunned for a moment and then guessed Shen Jie's intention.

He happily took Shen Jie home.

Grandma seemed to be away, leaving stew on the gas stove.

Fortunately, Shen Tianyun was at home. She was lying on her little bed, snoring softly, as if she had slept all day.

Shen Jie changed into Shen Tianyun's clothes - a green T-shirt and off-white mid-pants. It didn't fit well and was loose on her body, but it was better than wearing something that was half wet but not dry.

"Shen Tianyun, what did you do last night?!" Shen Jie asked with an unhappy look while eating.

"What are you doing? Why don't you just stay at home? Didn't I just take a long nap?" Shen Tianyun rubbed her eyes and hesitated: "If you don't believe me, ask my dad!"
To be continued...