After Liangxia returned home, she didn't want to do anything. She got a manuscript fee and top grades, and her parents didn't need her to do anything, just lie in her room and gain weight.
It was winter vacation. In the past, Liangxia and Jiuqiu's families spent winter vacation and Chinese New Year together, and this year should be no exception. Therefore, what was supposed to come would still come, and what was supposed to be performed would still be performed. Liangxia could not escape the fate of meeting Jiuqiu.
"Liangxia, go find your mother Jiuqiu and ask them to come over to celebrate the New Year this year." Liangxia's mother called Liangxia through a door.
Liang Xia walked out of the bedroom and went to the door to change her shoes: "Got it."
Then she went downstairs and went straight to Jiuqiu's house. When she was about to knock on the door, Jiuqiu just opened the door and was about to go out to take out the trash.
Seeing Liang Xia, Jiu Qiu was about to say hello, but Liang Xia said first: "That's great, tell your mother to come to our house for the New Year this year."
After saying that, she turned and left. In the past, Liang Xia often came home in her pajamas to call her. If she hadn't been in a cold war with Liang Xia, Jiu Qiu would have thought it was just a normal greeting.
Jiuqiu turned around and called out at the door: "Mom, Liangxia just came over and said that we will go to her house for the New Year this year."
"Hey." Jiuqiu's mother answered from the inner room.
Jiuqiu changed her shoes, went out, and took out the trash. Everything seemed normal.
On New Year's Eve, the two families sat together for dinner as usual.
Liangxia only ate a few bites, then put down her chopsticks and said, "I'm full. I'm going to the rooftop to light a fire and watch the fireworks." After that, she left.
Jiuqiu quickly put down her chopsticks, tiptoed away from her seat, and said with a chuckle: "Take your time eating, uncle and aunt." After that, she also went to the rooftop.
Seeing the two children leave one after the other, the parents did not notice anything unusual. Instead, they joked, "These two kids are like this every year."
Yes, it was like this every year in the past, but not necessarily this year.
When they arrived at the rooftop, Jiuqiu saw Liangxia sitting on a lounge chair, covered with a blanket, with a burning charcoal stove at her feet.
"I have no choice but to come up because I'm afraid they'll find me." Jiu Qiu sat on the edge of the rooftop. "I know you don't want to see me."
Liangxia was silent, turned her head away and faced Jiuqiu.
Jiuqiu also stopped talking and played with his phone, fiddling with things in QQ. The two of them were clearly together, but their hearts were farther apart than the distance between the earth and outer space.
The network on the rooftop was not good. Jiu Qiu pressed the buttons on his phone and finally lost his patience and cursed, "What a crap thing!"
She looked back at Liangxia, and the fire in her heart grew even stronger.
Since Liang Xia doesn't like me so much, why should I stay here? Jiuqiu thought.
"I'm going back!" Jiuqiu's voice was filled with anger, and he left the rooftop in a hurry. Liangxia was unmoved by Jiuqiu's departure, and lay there like a stone statue.
The lake in her heart was terribly quiet. Liang Xia didn't want to forgive Jiu Qiu, at least at that moment. Because of this bad relationship, they had a terrible winter vacation.
The winter vacation is over and the second semester of the freshman year begins. The cool summer and the nine autumns are thousands of miles apart again.
Liangxia's manuscripts often appear in magazines, and Jiuqiu will buy every magazine that publishes Liangxia's manuscripts. Jiuqiu will also recommend her to her classmates, saying, "I have a friend who is amazing. His stories are often published in magazines."
After making the recommendation, her smiling eyes always become moist.
"My friend, I wish you could look at me again." She always prayed in her heart involuntarily.
In a dormitory far to the northwest, several youth magazines were placed on the desk of the boy's dormitory. Guan Linxiu walked in, patted the boy on the shoulder, and said, "Tang Cheng, don't read these things anymore."
There was no expression on Tang Cheng's face. He just looked at the pile of magazines quietly, as if he was looking at someone from afar, or some past event.
He read every story Liang Xia wrote in the magazine. The magazine said Liang Xia was a new sadomasochistic author, but he didn't want Liang Xia to be a sadomasochistic author. He hoped that Liang Xia's life would be full of sunshine every day and that Liang Xia and Jiu Qiu could reconcile.
But now, Liang Xia has deleted all of her contact information, and Jiu Qiu no longer cares about her.
Perhaps after we said goodbye that day, there will be no possibility of seeing each other again in this life.
This is good too. It won’t hurt if I don’t see him, right?
As for myself, it's time to start a new life.
But where is the new life?
At school, Liang Xia always looks like she keeps people at a distance.
Some people tried to get close to Liang Xia and wanted to be friends with her, and some boys even confessed their love to her, but Liang Xia would politely refuse with a smile . Some people said that she was a fairy who was not in touch with the mundane world, while others said that she was arrogant and looked down on others.
When she was a sophomore, Liang Xia had excellent grades, so her counselor asked her to teach a class to the freshman students and share her own learning experience instead of a teacher who was unable to attend class due to some urgent matters.
This was an opportunity to train herself, and Liang Xia did not refuse.
And it was in this class that I met Xiao Ke.
When Liang Xia first entered the classroom that day, no one knew that she was just a sophomore. They all thought that the teacher teaching this course was so young, as if he was the same age as them.
Some naughty boys teased her in class, saying, "Teacher, you are so young, do you have a boyfriend? Can students pursue you?"
Liang Xia turned off the laser pointer in her hand and said, "I'm not your teacher. I'm just your sophomore. I don't have a boyfriend either. You can pursue me."
Liang Xia countered his moves, but her expression was always cold when she spoke, so the boys in the class consciously restrained themselves. Only one person suddenly said, "Keep your word, Liang Xia."
He is Xiao Ke. He applied to join the student union right after his freshman year. He is very smart and a bit ruffian. He had heard about the icy beauty Liang Xia from his seniors a long time ago. Now that he has identified the person, it seems that he guessed it right.
"Really? I'm looking forward to it." Liang Xia said indifferently, turned on the laser pen again, and pointed at the slides during class.
Liang Xia didn't take Xiao Ke seriously, but Xiao Ke kept his word and began to pursue Liang Xia madly.
Everyone said that Xiao Ke liked to take on difficult challenges and he actually pursued Liang Xia. As everyone expected, Liang Xia didn't take Xiao Ke seriously at all.
Xiao Ke pursued Liang Xia for two months, using all the tricks he could and shouldn't have used, but Liang Xia remained indifferent. Xiao Ke felt like a failure.
"Senior Liangxia." Xiao Ke, who was at his wit's end, stopped Liangxia who was about to go to the library and asked, "What should I do in order for you to be my girlfriend?"
"Don't you understand yet? I don't like you, and nothing you do will help." Liang Xia said coldly, holding the book in her hands.
Xiao Ke said: "I don't believe it. Is your heart made of steel?"
Liang Xia was silent for a while after hearing this. She looked at Xiao Ke with distant and cold eyes. She said, "Some people can't get someone to like them for ten years. What's your mere two months worth?"
After saying this, she walked away coldly and resolutely.
Xiao Ke stood there in a daze. How could he not get anyone’s love in ten years?
There really are people in this world with hearts as hard as wood and stone.
But why would Senior Sister Liangxia say that?
Could this "ten years" have something to do with Senior Sister Liang Xia?
Xiao Ke pursed his lips and vowed to win her heart.
Seeing that Xiao Ke was always pestering her, Liang Xia had no choice but to call Jian Yingfei and tell him about it. "As long as you can help me get rid of that boy, I will agree to anything you ask for, provided that you don't take advantage of the situation." Liang Xia was almost fed up with that "sticky candy".
"You said it, keep your word." Jian Yingfei said excitedly.
"It's a promise." Liang Xia said affirmatively.
Soon, Jian Yingfei flew to Jiang City. Liang Xia specially made an appointment with Xiao Ke to meet. When Xiao Ke saw the powerful enemy, the alarm sounded in his heart.
Liang Xia said Jian Yingfei was her boyfriend, but Xiao Ke didn't believe it.
Liang Xia grabbed Jian Yingfei by the collar and kissed him on the face.
Xiao Ke's face turned red and he shouted, "I don't believe it! He is not your boyfriend! Senior Sister Liang Xia obviously doesn't have a boyfriend, this is a fact that everyone knows."
"It's up to you to believe it or not." Liang Xia didn't give Xiao Ke a good look and took Jian Yingfei's hand and left.
Xiao Ke looked at their backs angrily. After a moment, he suddenly had an idea and followed them on tiptoe, because he felt that Senior Sister Liang Xia must be lying.
Xiao Ke followed them to a park in Jiang City.
In the park, Liang Xia and Jian Yingfei sat under the pavilion. Liang Xia seemed to have gotten rid of a burden. She let out a long sigh and leaned her head against the capital of the pavilion.
Jian Yingfei sat opposite her and asked her, "Does your promise to me still count?"
"Go ahead." Liang Xia didn't even raise her head.
Jian Yingfei stood up and said seriously: "Liangxia, make peace with Jiuqiu, and stop having conflicts."
Liang Xia's gaze slowly moved to the left, looking at Jian Yingfei, and asked, "Want to be a peacemaker?"
"I'm not trying to be a peacemaker! I just think that you two have such a good relationship, you shouldn't make such a fuss over an insignificant person! Is it worth it? It's not worth it, right? You don't want it either, right? Otherwise, why would you write about a person with the name 'Qiu' in every story? Liangxia, you just keep talking nonsense!" Jian Yingfei sighed.
Liangxia leaned against the pillar and said nothing.
Seeing her silence, Jian Yingfei said again, "Please don't be silent, okay? Do you know that sometimes you really make people feel helpless? This matter is obviously Tang Cheng's responsibility from beginning to end. He knew that you liked him, but he still used you. He obviously liked Jiu Qiu, but he kept it a secret and hurt two people at the same time. This is all his fault."
"Go away, Jian Yingfei, I don't want to hear this." Liang Xia said in a cold tone.
"You're like this again." Jian Yingfei said angrily, "You'll lose a lot of friends if you do this."
Liang Xia didn't hear a word, and her tone was still indifferent: "Go ahead, I will transfer your travel expenses to your bank card."
Jian Yingfei's eyes widened, and he suddenly became furious: "Lin Liangxia! I really shouldn't care about you! This is how your life will be! You gave up on yourself after being deceived by a man! You don't even care about your best friend! Do you know that Jiuqiu is going crazy wanting to reconcile with you! Do you know that it's not just you who lost Tang Cheng, Jiuqiu has lost too!"
Liang Xia still looked unresponsive from behind, but her face was already covered in tears. She bit her lower lip tightly, controlling her emotions so that Jian Yingfei behind her wouldn't notice anything.
Liang Xia's determination made Jian Yingfei feel a little disappointed. Jian Yingfei shook his head and said, "Forget it. What's the point of me telling you this? I am not related to you, and you won't listen to me. I'm leaving."
Then he walked out of the park without even saying goodbye.
After Jian Ying flew away, Liang Xia sat up straight. She finally couldn't hold back her tears and sobbed.
The sobbing became louder and louder, and then it became hoarse. In the crying, Xiao Ke heard a person's name.
——Nine Autumns.
It turns out that Senior Sister Liang Xia is not as cold as she seems. She can also be sad, and she has people she cares about and likes in her heart.
Suddenly, Xiao Ke felt a little pity for Liang Xia.
Liangxia relies on silence to soothe her wounds, while Jiuqiu relies on busyness and laughter.
Jiuqiu has been shuttling between various clubs and has a very good relationship with students and teachers. For her, as long as her life is fulfilling, she will not have time to think about those sad things.
However, this is only secondary. Her greatest luck is that Jiang Han is by her side.
The roommates often joked about Jiuqiu using Jiang Han, asking if Jiang Han was pursuing Jiuqiu.
Jiu Qiu always waved his hand and said, "What? Jiang Han and I are just buddies. That guy is like a cold-blooded animal. He didn't even send me back to the dormitory when we went out together. Does he like me that much?"
Yes, although Jiang Han has a good relationship with Jiu Qiu, it may just be because they are "old classmates". After all, nothing he does seems to indicate that he likes Jiu Qiu.
How can you love someone so much that you can just sit there and watch him/her being laughed at with a big turtle sticker on his/her back and remain indifferent?
When Jiuqiu found a turtle sticker on his back, Jiang Han touched his nose innocently and said, "I thought it was cute, so I forgot to tell you. Sorry."
Pretty cute? Since it’s so cute, I’ll give it to Jiang Han.
So, Jiu Qiu put the turtle sticker on Jiang Han's back and said, "You will have to take the punishment for playing games with my junior classmates! Those guys put the sticker on me secretly without telling me and made me look bad. I will definitely punish them when I get back!"
Jiang Han covered his mouth slightly, as if he was afraid that someone around him would recognize him, and said, "Hurry up and take it off for me."
"No." Jiuqiu looked at his masterpiece with satisfaction, and then said, "Do you have time tonight? Let's go to the bar and have fun."
"No time." Jiang Han said, and was about to pull off the turtle sticker on his back with both hands. Jiu Qiu held his hands and said, "Don't move. If you move, I will ignore you."
Jiang Han couldn't do anything with her, so he could only laugh at her: "Why are you acting like a child?"
"Isn't it good to be a child? Carefree." Jiu Qiu opened his hands and clapped his hands heavily, "If you don't have time to go, I will go by myself."
After saying that, she left happily.
Jiang Han took off the turtle sticker on his back, took a look at the portrait on the paper, and smiled: "It does look like it."
Immediately, he folded the turtle sticker carefully and put it in his pocket.
In the evening, Jiang Han still went there.
Jiang Han knew where the bar Jiuqiu frequented was, because Jiuqiu always told him that she had become familiar with the bartender there and they had exchanged contact information.
Walking through the dance floor full of lights and wine, Jiang Han saw Jiuqiu sitting drunk at the bar . A man was chatting her up and wanted her to drink with him.
Jiang Han walked straight over, grabbed the man's arm with one hand, pulled him away, and said, "Excuse me, this is my girlfriend."
"Hey? Who are you?" The man who was pulled away was dissatisfied, but when he saw the anger in Jiang Han's eyes, he had to leave in shame.
Jiu Qiu laughed drunkenly, grabbed Jiang Han's collar with one hand and patted his chest with the other hand: "You are not my boyfriend, who are you?"
Jiang Han pried her hands apart, supported her shaking body, and said, "I am Jiang Han."
"Jiang Han? Didn't Jiang Han have time to come? Why is he here again?" Jiuqiu raised his head in confusion, with a look of bewilderment on his drunken, red face.
"I have time again, so I came." Jiang Han said slowly.
"We have time again. Why are you so casual?" Jiu Qiu laughed, waved her hand, and said generously, "Jiang Han, what do you want to drink? Order whatever you want. Sister will treat you!"
"I don't want to drink anything. I'm here to take you back." As he said that , Jiang Han stood up, put his hand under Jiuqiu's armpit, and helped her up from the stool.
Jiu Qiu quickly sat down on the ground and said, "No, no, no, I won't leave. I haven't drunk enough."
"You're drunk!" Jiang Han forcibly lifted Jiu Qiu up and dragged her out of the bar.
Jiuqiu was dragged away, unable to resist at all. She became anxious and started to cry: "No, Jiang Han, don't take me away, I still want to drink..."
"You pretend to care about nothing during the day and go out to get drunk at night. Lu Jiuqiu, why are you so useless?" Jiang Han sighed and dragged her out.
Jiuqiu suddenly grabbed Jiang Han's arm and said, "I won't leave, I won't leave... If I leave, I will miss Liang Xia... I will miss Tang Cheng... I won't leave..."
Tang Cheng, is he still that person?
Jiang Han felt a thousand worries in his heart and unconsciously let go of her hand.
Jiuqiu fell to the ground, still mumbling: "I want to drink... I want to go back and drink..."
Lu Jiuqiu, it's been so long, have you still not forgotten Tang Cheng?