After saying goodbye to Tang Xu and Qin Zheng at the Bingdian store on Zhongyuan Street, Lin Guzhou did not choose to go home directly, even though his home was near Zhongyuan Street.

He took the subway line 2 and went to a place that he had not been to for two years.

The air conditioner was on in the subway car, making people feel cool, but Lin Guzhou had no intention of enjoying it.

After he got off the bus from Baitahe Station, he arrived at the downstairs of the old community within a short walk.

Next to the fitness equipment area, Luo Ruozheng was sitting alone on a bench.

She looked like she had just cried, and her eyes were still red, which made people feel distressed just looking at her.

Lin Guzhou stood next to a big tree and looked at Luo Ruo from a distance. The smile that always appeared on his face did not show even half of it at this moment.

He was a little hesitant to take the initiative to talk to Luo Ruo and comfort her a little. After all, Luo Ruo had already taken the initiative to talk to him in today's class meeting, and it was time to break the ice in the cold war between the two of them for several years.

Lin Guzhou feels that he is very mature now, at least much more mature and stable than he was then.

Luo Ruo seemed to notice that someone was looking at her. She looked left and right, and Lin Guzhou took back the steps he had just taken.

Her heart surgery must have been a success, after all, she looks better now than before.

She also participated in a volleyball match in physical education class. Even if she took a period of rest to recover after the operation, could she really participate in intense sports? She might as well play table tennis with herself for a little entertainment.

Luo Ruo sat on the bench for a long time and did not go home until dark.

Lin Guzhou leaned against the big tree and wasted his youth with her.

This was also the place where Lin Guzhou lived, so he was familiar with everything here. He also knew that Luo Ruo would sit on that bench to digest himself every time he was in a bad mood.

How long does it take to talk about being strangers? Now think about it, three years have passed since the last time Luo Ruo took the initiative to talk to him.

It was getting darker and darker, and Luo Ruo's cell phone rang. She answered the call and told her mother in a kind tone that there was something temporarily unoccupied at class and she would be home soon, so that her family could eat first without waiting for her.

After hearing that her grandparents insisted on waiting for Luo Ruo to come home to have dinner together, Luo Ruo nodded and told her mother that she had entered the community.

After hanging up the phone, she got up from the bench and walked to Unit 3 in front of her.

Her back was lonely and thin, and Lin Guzhou felt uncomfortable in his heart, but he still looked at her as she entered the unit door, and then looked away.

This is all he can do, to protect her silently when she doesn't know, just like before.

"There is no choice but the flowers fall away, and the familiar swallow returns."

When walking out of the gate of the community, Lin Guzhou murmured to himself, and a rare trace of desolation and forced smile flashed across his usually easy-going face.

Luo Ruo's home is not small, with an area of ​​100 square meters, three bedrooms and two living rooms.

But because five people live together, it doesn’t seem so spacious.

Luo Ruo's grandparents used to live in the countryside, but when they got older and could no longer continue farming, her parents took her grandparents to live in Shencheng.

For many years, Luo Ruo's parents had no pension insurance, so Luo Ruo's parents were responsible for all daily expenses.

Luo Ruo's family owns a supermarket, which is not very large and provides all the family's income. Her grandparents are in poor health as they get older, and they need a lot of money to take medicine and the like.

If Tang Chu had not donated to Luo Ruo at that time, her family had already begun to consider cashing out the money in the supermarket. Not only would they still be unable to raise the cost of the surgery, but they would also lose the family's source of income, which would make the life of the family, which was not already well-off,

Adding insult to injury.

Luo Ruo had dinner with his family after returning home. The family of five was neatly arranged at the dining table as usual.

Luo Ruo behaved as usual, but he didn't eat much to show that he was full, and then returned to his room.

Adolescent girls are always sentimental. After today's incident at the Bingdian store on Zhongyuan Street, seeing her courageous move turn into a ridiculous conversation piece for passers-by, Luo Ruo was thinking about whether Tang Xu liked herself.

If she doesn't like herself, then whether it was the tacit understanding and laughter when we played games together, or the chat scenes where we met and felt good when we met at school, was it all her wishful thinking?

If you didn't like yourself, would you donate 150,000 yuan for surgery?

One hundred and fifty thousand is not a small amount of money, nor should it be something a high school student can decide casually.

Tang Xu's family owns a cake shop, and Luo Ruo knows this. But she feels that even if her family owns a cake shop, Tang Xu shouldn't be able to spend such a large amount of money at once...

After the operation was successful, Luo Ruo learned that Tang Chu had donated so much money to her to complete the operation. At that time, she was already ready to commit herself to him.

But now it seems that Luo Hua is deliberately ruthless.

Do you want to give up...

Throughout the night, Luo Ruo was thinking about this issue.

On the other side, at Tang Xu's house, in the dead of night, he opened the drawer of his desk and looked at the gray and white hand-woven scarf placed inside, with mixed feelings in his heart.

Today at the Bingdian store on Zhongyuan Street, when he realized that Luo was about to kiss him, Tang Xu subconsciously avoided it.

At that time, he didn't have time to think about whether his actions hurt Luo Ruo's self-esteem, but now that he thought about it, Luo Ruo was a quiet and polite girl, and she must have mustered up the courage to do such a thing.

In his mind, he recalled the question Qin Zheng asked him before. If Luo Ruo really confessed to him, could he really reject it as naturally as he said at the time, saying that he was moved but not loved...

No, no, no, the other party is Luo Ruo. Most of the boys in the class should want Luo Ruo to be their girlfriend. How could Luo Ruo fall in love with him, Tang Xu?

Tang Xu's thoughts were very confused. He didn't know why, but his life recently seemed to be trapped in an invisible trouble.

He could sense it, but he felt helpless about it.

He wants to seek help, but there is no suitable person. Let him talk to Chang Le about emotional problems, it is better to let him die...

Speaking of which, Chang Le did say that he had a crush before, but now Tang Xu still doesn't know who that girl is.

Instead of worrying about your own trivial matters, it is better to gossip about others and base your happiness on the pain of others.

So Tang Xu picked up his phone and sent Chang Le a WeChat message.

The content is very simple.

【What are you doing】

Chang Le replied almost instantly.

[I just took a shower, do you want to look at your abdominal muscles?]

Tang Xu looked at the reply from Chang Le on his phone, like an old man looking at emoticons on his phone on the subway.

【Are you poisonous】

[What’s up, brother Chu, are you playing black? I’m fierce]

Tang Xu instantly lost the desire to continue chatting with Chang Le.

Sometimes he would wonder how many things Chang Le's simple brain circuit could hold. When Chang Le said he had a crush, Tang Xu had given him a high look, but who knew that nothing happened.

On the other side of the phone, Chang Le was lying on his bed at home admiring his well-defined abdominal muscles.

Seeing that Tang Xu didn't reply, Chang Le thought for a moment and tapped the phone screen with his fingers again.

[Brother Chu, are you worried? Do you want to meet and talk?]

[No, it’s already so late, see you at school tomorrow]

Tang Xu simply replied and gave up the opportunity to communicate with Chang Le.

He looked at the time on his phone and saw that it was already half past nine in the evening. It was time for him to take a shower and get ready to go to bed.

Tang took a shower in the bathroom and threw the dirty clothes into the washing machine. After he finished the shower, he came out and hung the clothes to dry on the balcony. The whole process took about half an hour.

Then he heard the sound of his doorbell ringing.

Who would come to his house specially at ten o'clock in the evening?

Tang Xu had an unknown premonition in his heart.

He was wearing a pair of black boxer briefs, walked to the entrance in slippers, and looked at the door through the peephole.

Then he saw Chang Le's smiling face.

Tang Xu looked helpless and opened the door.

"Please, look at the time, what time it is."

Tang Xu complained, but still made way for Chang Le to come in.

Chang Le showed Tang Xu the large bottle of Coke and a large bag of barbecue in his hand, with a bright smile on his face.

"It's barbecue time."

"Have you finished taking a shower? Why are you still here?"

"I'm here to see you. I think you have something on your mind."

"Huh? How did you figure out such a thing?"

Tang Xu looked puzzled, but Chang Le was very familiar with Tang Xu's family. After entering the house, he changed into slippers, went to the living room, put things on the coffee table, and said hello to Long Zai.

"Because Brother Chu, you sent me a message asking me what I was doing."

Chang Le responded with his usual casual tone.

"What's going on? Why are you doing a normal way of saying hello?"

"No, no, no, with Brother Chu's character, if you come to me about something, you will definitely explain the situation to me directly, such as calling me on the phone and so on. Brother Chu, you will tell me what you are doing. It is absolutely impossible because you want to

I'm sorry, there must be something you want to tell me, but I don't know where to start."

What Chang Le said was so clear and logical that Tang Xu was amazed.
To be continued...