The fragrance of roses permeates the memory, awakening some secrets obscured by time.
The girl whose eyes were red from crying stepped on the wooden chair and carefully poked her head out from behind the wall full of roses. She saw the boy in school uniform and carrying a schoolbag walking further and further away.
There was something vaguely written on the strap of the schoolbag that was swaying in the wind.
The girl squinted her eyes to see clearly.
The wind picked up the petals and blew them past her eyes. Between the interplay of light and shadow, she could clearly see the words on it.
【Shuo】
Slowly opening his eyes, he saw the young man's handsome face with sharp edges. The light reflected his pupils into amber, and he had her face in his eyes.
"woke up?"
Shi Shuo held her hand and kissed her tattoo, "Would you like some water?"
Jiang Yixuan looked at him and nodded.
She followed Shi Shuo's departure with her eyes, lifted the quilt and took a look. She was wearing dry pajamas, and her face turned red again.
Open windows for ventilation.
She sat up and picked up the roses on the bedside and smelled them. The scent was still there.
Shi Shuo handed the warm water to her. Jiang Yixuan held the cup in both hands and drank it in small sips while raising her eyes to look at him.
Shi Shuo felt soft and rubbed her hair, "Why do you keep looking at me like this after you get up? I didn't behave well last night?"
"cough!"
Jiang Yixuan choked on the water, and Shi Shuo smiled brightly.
She glared at him and her ears felt warm.
What's wrong with my performance...
All I can say is that he is worthy of being a young man.
Jiang Yixuan drank more than half of the water before putting down the water glass. She held Shi Shuo's hand, and Shi Shuo wrapped her hand in his hot palm.
"What's wrong? This is..."
Jiang Yixuan organized the language.
"Shi Shuo, you said before that you have seen me cry before, right? Let me think about it again."
Shi Shuo just looked at her and said nothing.
"Behind the Wall of Roses, did you know it was me?"
It seems that he really remembered it.
Shi Shuo pinched her fingers and said, "At that time, I didn't know it was you behind the wall. I just thought the crying was too aggrieved and uncomfortable to hear."
"That……"
Shi Shuo tilted his head and smiled, "Do you still remember that you gave a speech to the freshmen as an outstanding graduate?"
Jiang Yixuan blinked her eyes.
It seems... there is such a thing.
She was in a very bad mood at that time, but she had promised the teacher to give the speech after the results came out, so she went anyway.
But she couldn't remember exactly what was said.
turn out to be……
Shi Shuo came closer and called her with a slight smile, "Senior~"
"you……"
"Although I don't have a good sense of music, my recognition of sounds is pretty good~"
Shi Shuo imitated the tone of the school leader and said, "Next, let's invite this year's outstanding graduate Jiang Yixuan to give a speech!"
Jiang Yixuan was amused by him.
He actually still remembers it so clearly.
"That's when I found out that the girl crying behind the wall was named Jiang Yixuan, and she was so beautiful."
Jiang Yixuan deliberately made a serious face, "So you are attracted to my beauty."
"Sister, you didn't take a fancy to my beauty? Huh?" He came closer, with a doting smile in his peach blossom eyes, which was indeed very seductive.
She also took a fancy to it.
but……
"Isn't that right? After all, you shouldn't have started playing e-sports after graduating from junior high school? Why are you still in high school?"
"Well, my parents didn't agree with me at the time, so I went to high school for a few days and then I found an online e-sports recruitment job and ran away. It's not cost-effective to stay for two more days and have to undergo military training."
Jiang Yixuan frowned slightly.
He scolded lightly, "You are too bold. There are so many deceptive things on the Internet, but you just ran away without verifying them. What if it is fake? You won't be able to come back by then."
Shi Shuo smiled and said, "I am also lucky."
“No next time!”
Jiang Yixuan smiled helplessly. It was okay that he was an adult now in his twenties. How old was he then?
Shi Shuo was also a bold and impulsive young man at that time.
Now he is a gentle and mature boy.
"Actually, I made you think I was just teasing you. How did you know that the person comforting you was mine?"
Did she remember his voice too?
It shouldn't be, she didn't recognize it in the game at that time...
"After you said goodbye to me, I stepped on the chair and looked outside, and saw your back."
"And..." Jiang Yixuan's eyes were gentle, "Your schoolbag strap has your name on it."
It was just that it had been too long, and she only remembered that she had probably forgotten this detail.
I just remembered it last night.
When talking about this, Shi Shuo also remembered it.
"Oh, it was my mother who embroidered it. I told her not to embroider it but she didn't listen. Even if she embroidered it for Shi Can, she would embroider it for me too, lest I accuse her of being partial again."
At that time, the little devil was in primary school and he was already in junior high school. What was he doing embroidering?
His mother refused to let him change his schoolbag when he wanted to carry it, saying that she had worked so hard to embroider for so long and if he dared not to carry it, she wanted him to look good, and his father was still helping him.
The kid was standing by and praising his mother for beautiful embroidery, which made her very happy, and then scolded him for not knowing how to thank his mother for her thoughtfulness.
Faced with the siege of three people, he had no choice but to surrender.
"Very good. Let me know that the boy who comforted me is called Shi Shuo."
"Yeah, that's good." Shi Shuo agreed.
This is probably the fate between them.
In fact, they had seen each other after that, but she might not be able to remember them.
It doesn't matter, that's enough.
"Shi Shuo, you told me last time that your dog was named Qiangwei. Is it because of this incident that you named it?"
"Xuanxuan, do you like me Qiangwei because you already like me or because of this incident?"
They asked what they wanted to ask.
Their eyes met, there was a brief silence, and they gave their answers tacitly.
"yes."
"the latter."
The moment they answered, they laughed happily.
Maybe some things are really destined.
"Shi Shuo, does your dog know about this?"
As a dog, you have to eat dog food.
It seems... there is no problem...
"Ignore it!" Shi Shuo slowly rubbed her ring tattoo with his fingertips, "When I have time next time, take me to get a tattoo exactly like yours."
"No, there's nothing inconvenient for you."
"I want it."
He has never had a tattoo. He only heard that it would be very painful and he wanted to experience it.
His Xuanxuan is much braver than he thought.
"this……"
Meeting Shi Shuo's firm gaze, Jiang Yixuan sighed, "Okay."
Shi Shuo was a bit stubborn. Even if she disagreed, he would probably watch carefully and then go by himself. Instead of doing this, it would be better for her to accompany her.
"Then now..."
Shi Shuo slowly approached, and his breath invaded little by little. The handsome face so close made Jiang Yixuan subconsciously hold her breath.
Seeing her like this, Shi Shuo laughed, straightened up and distanced herself.
"I made porridge, get up and drink some."
Jiang Yixuan was stunned for a moment and then came to her senses.