They played for a long time that day. After the party, Liangxia saw Jian Yingfei off and Jiuqiu saw Jiang Han off.
On the way back, Jiuqiu swung his arms and said with a lingering feeling: "I'm so happy!"
Jiang Han said suddenly: "There are still ten days before school starts."
"You're such a bummer!" What a bummer! Jiu Qiu angrily slapped Jiang Han on the arm several times.
Jiang Han let out a hiss and dodged her slap: "It hurts!"
"Who asked you to ruin my mood?" Jiuqiu acted like a shrewd girlfriend.
Jiang Han smiled, rubbed his arm and said, "How can I ruin your mood? You are made of cement and steel bars."
"You--" Jiuqiu was raising her hand to slap Jiang Han twice more, but Jiang Han grabbed her wrist and leaned forward involuntarily.
"What are you going to do?" Jiu Qiu looked at Jiang Han who was approaching and asked warily.
Jiang Han's expression was mysterious. He said, "I really want to teach you a lesson."
"You dare to teach me a lesson?" Jiuqiu raised his other hand and hit Jiang Han on the top of his head.
Jiang Han grabbed her other hand, put it around her body and placed it on her lower back. In an instant, Jiu Qiu was pulled into Jiang Han's arms.
Jiang Han said calmly, "Let's play a game, Lu Jiuqiu."
“I don’t want to play.” Jiuqiu stared at him and tried to struggle but couldn’t. Is this Jiang Han really that bold?
"Don't dare?" Jiang Han urged her.
The provocation worked well for Jiuqiu. Jiuqiu raised his eyes and said disdainfully, "Rules of the game."
Jiang Han smiled a bit devilishly and said, "I'll give you one minute to see if you can break free from me. If you can't, you'll be my girlfriend. If you can, I'll be your boyfriend."
"You bastard!" Jiuqiu cursed angrily.
"I'm serious." Jiang Han's eyes showed a sincere look, which made Jiu Qiu not know what to do.
Jiu Qiu lowered his head and said, "Stop making trouble and let me go!"
"I'm not making a fuss." Jiang Han not only did not let go, but instead increased the strength in his hands.
His face was serious. Jiu Qiu was trapped in his arms and slowly felt his urgency - he was eager to get an answer.
Jiuqiu said without thinking, "Let go, I refuse."
Hearing this, Jiang Han let go of Jiu Qiu's hand. Jiang Han asked, "Are you answering seriously?"
Jiu Qiu rubbed his wrist which was hurt by being grabbed, and looked elsewhere: "Yes, I don't like people like you."
Jiang Han knew that Jiuqiu liked someone like Tang Cheng, and that he had nothing in common with Tang Cheng.
"It's okay, I'll ask again next month." Jiang Han said casually. Jiuqiu's rejection was within his expectations, and he was not too surprised or sad.
"Are you serious?" Jiu Qiu looked at Jiang Han and said, "Don't do this, or we won't even be friends anymore."
"Come on, isn't it just a confession that was rejected? What's the big deal?" Jiang Han frowned, "Why are you still so obsessed with this? I was the one who was rejected, and I didn't say anything. And you still say that we can't even be friends, you stingy guy."
Provoked by Jiang Han, Jiu Qiu stamped his feet in anger: "Who are you calling stingy! I... I'm just afraid of embarrassing you!"
"It's so embarrassing. Now I'm the one who's being rejected. Can you see the embarrassment on my face?" Jiang Han said in a nonchalant manner.
Jiuqiu stammered, "Who... who knows if you feel embarrassed?"
Jiang Han stared at Jiu Qiu silently, watching her reaction.
After a long while, he whispered, "Idiot."
Jiu Qiu couldn't stand it when she heard the other party calling her "idiot". She raised her foot and stepped hard on Jiang Han's instep.
Jiang Han screamed in pain: "What are you doing? You little lunatic!"
"You are the crazy one! Go away, I won't see you off!" Jiuqiu was not willing to be outdone.
"Tsk——" Jiang Han turned around and strode away.
Jiuqiu looked at his back and said with disdain, "Who is he?"
After the two separated, Jiang Han felt a little lost, but this did not affect his love for Jiu Qiu. He knew very well how to get along with Jiu Qiu so as not to make her embarrassed, so he was willing to bear this loss for Jiu Qiu.
On the way home, Jiuqiu recalled all that Jiang Han had done for her since college, and she seemed to gradually understand that Jiang Han's desire for her to be his girlfriend was not groundless.
He liked her, and she followed the clues of her memories and found his subtle tenderness... However, she could not find a positive answer to his confession in her heart.
After the winter vacation, Jiuqiu took the train to Haicheng with Jiang Han as usual.
He still helped her carry her luggage, and she couldn't help teasing him. But now, Jiuqiu would be more restrained, because she believed in Jiang Han's feelings for her, and was afraid that his misunderstanding would be caused by her overly intimate behavior.
"Why, after I confessed to you, you don't dare to express your true self?" Seeing Jiuqiu's concerns, Jiang Han asked bluntly.
Jiu Qiu sat in a seat by the window, thought about it, and suggested: "How about one less word?"
"Huh?" Jiang Han didn't understand.
Jiu Qiu leaned close to Jiang Han and said, "How about removing one 'female' character, or one 'male' character?"
Jiang Han had a cold expression on his face. Jiu Qiu thought he would not agree, but he didn't expect Jiang Han to compromise quickly and said, "Let's do this for now."
Suddenly, his hand was lifted up. Jiang Han looked at Jiu Qiu grabbing his hand like a crazy child and forcing him to hook the hook. Then, she smiled as if she had succeeded in her evil plan: "We agreed, you are not allowed to change!"
Then, Jiuqiu sat down happily, looking at the scenery outside the window and humming a song.
Jiang Han really didn't understand why she was so happy. He clearly said "Let's leave it like this for now." Forget it. She was just a little crazy. He didn't bother to care about her. Jiang Han leaned back in his chair and began to close his eyes to rest.
There were noisy sounds in the carriage, but Jiang Han was able to filter out the noisy sounds and capture the sound that belonged only to Jiuqiu.
Her voice and appearance had lived in his heart for five years...
On the way to Haicheng, Jiuqiu was accompanied by Jiang Han, but Liangxia was alone. Her journey was much longer than Jiuqiu's.
While in the car, Liang Xia received greetings from two people.
One of them was Jian Yingfei, who said, "Liangxia, I'm leaving now. Goodbye."
Liang Xia replied: "Take care of yourself."
The other one was Xiao Ke, who said, "Senior Liang Xia, when will you arrive? I'll pick you up."
Liang Xia smiled and replied: "No, I can take the bus back."
Xiao Ke said stubbornly: "It's far away. My friend has a car. We can come together to pick you up."
Liang Xia thought about it and asked, "Is it convenient?"
“Super convenient!”
So Liang Xia did not refuse. For Liang Xia, she no longer had to keep people away to protect herself. It was a happy thing to have one more familiar friend.
Liang Xia thought Xiao Ke's friend was a boy, but it turned out to be a girl. Fortunately, in order to thank Xiao Ke and his friend, Liang Xia bought two cups of hot tea. When she saw Xiao Ke, Liang Xia handed him the two cups of hot tea and said, "I bought them for you and your friend."
"Hello, Senior Liangxia." The girl greeted warmly and obediently.
"Let me introduce you, senior sister. This is my classmate Chengcheng." Xiao Ke said.
"Thank you for your hard work. I always thought Xiao Ke's friend was a boy, and I thought it was no big deal for two grown men to make such a trip, but I didn't expect it to be a girl. Thank you for your hard work." Liang Xia said a little guiltily.
"It's okay." Cheng Cheng said with a smile, "You are Xiao Ke's favorite senior. Besides, I admire you very much. I have read almost all the short stories you wrote."
After she said that, Liang Xia felt a little embarrassed.
"Okay, okay, stop standing there like an idiot and get in the car." Xiao Ke helped Liang Xia put the suitcase into the trunk, then opened the door and let her sit in.
In the car, the talkative Xiao Ke had a very pleasant conversation with Liang Xia.
Looking at the talkative Liang Xia, Cheng Cheng said, "Senior Liang Xia is so easy to get along with, it's not like what everyone says."
"Everyone says that I'm cold and difficult to get along with, right?" Liang Xia asked with a smile.
Cheng Cheng laughed and said, "That's because no one knows you."
Thinking back to the past, Liang Xia couldn't help but murmur: "Things will change in the future. It won't be like this anymore."
Looking at Liang Xia's expression, Xiao Ke whispered to Cheng Cheng, "Senior Liang Xia was just in a bad mood before. She is actually very easy to get along with."
Chengcheng pouted and rolled her eyes at Xiaoke blankly.
The careless Xiao Ke didn't understand what Chengcheng meant.
After arriving at school, Xiao Ke enthusiastically wanted to take Liang Xia to the dormitory, but Liang Xia refused: "Really, no need, Xiao Ke, please help me thank Cheng Cheng."
"Hey, Chengcheng is my classmate, you can thank me anytime. Senior, your stuff is so heavy, let me help you."
"I'm not a weak girl, your senior. I can carry this little thing." Liang Xia was about to pick up her luggage.
Xiao Ke asked sadly: "Senior sister, do you dislike me?"
Liang Xia was speechless. This Xiao Ke is not stupid at ordinary times! Why doesn't he use his brain at this time?
"Xiao Ke, you take me there. I'll find a place to park." Rong Rong turned around and got in the car and drove away. Seeing Rong Rong leaving, Liang Xia glared at Xiao Ke in frustration. However, Xiao Ke seemed to understand nothing and left with his luggage.
Liang Xia followed Xiao Ke and asked, "Why did Cheng Cheng agree to let you pick me up?"
"Because we are classmates."
"Just classmates?" Liang Xia asked back.
"A classmate I confessed to." Xiao Ke added.
"Then why did you ask her to pick me up?" Liang Xia didn't understand.
Xiao Ke turned around and said, "What's the matter? I said I would pick you up, but she insisted on coming. I didn't ask her to come. Oh, Senior Liang Xia, don't worry about it. Are you afraid that she will be sad if I stay with you? Don't worry, I know you don't like me, so I just treat you as a senior sister I like, understand?"
"I don't understand, only you do." Liang Xia frowned.
"Okay, okay, let's go." After saying that, Xiao Ke picked up his luggage and walked towards the girls' dormitory.
Helpless, Liang Xia had to follow.
Xiao Ke said that he only regarded Liang Xia as a senior schoolmate he liked because he knew in his heart that he could not enter Liang Xia's heart. In this case, let's just be friends.
Liang Xia is still walking alone in the school, but now everyone says that Liang Xia seems to have become a different person, becoming more and more beautiful and more approachable.
Liangxia sometimes regretted why she chose to come to such a distant city because of the conflict with Jiuqiu. Now she is alone in this strange city. When she misses her friends, she can only call them, but she can't hold their hands and feel their heartbeats and breathing.
Liangxia will feel melancholy because of this.
What Liang Xia didn't expect was that she would meet Xu Qingyan again in this city.
That day, Liang Xia went out to eat with her roommate, and on the way back, she passed by a shopping mall. Through the glass, Liang Xia and Xu Qingyan saw each other.
Xu Qingyan said a few words to his friend and quickly ran out of the coffee shop.
"Lin Liangxia——"
The roommate turned around and asked curiously, "Liangxia, is that your friend?"
Liang Xia was stunned for a moment, but saw Xu Qingyan walking towards her with a smile.
"Lin Liangxia." Xu Qingyan walked in front of Liangxia, still breathing slightly.
" Why... did you come out?" Liang Xia asked blankly.
Xu Qingyan pointed in the direction of the coffee shop and said, "Meet a client. You...you are studying here? Lin Liangxia, it seems that we have a deep connection."
Liang Xia smiled shyly and said, "It's like meeting an old friend. You treated me to a meal last time, so I 'll treat you this time."
"Okay, no problem." Xu Qingyan spread his hands and said.
If Liang Xia invites him to dinner, then he will have a reason to ask Liang Xia out next time. He thought to himself, and a smile appeared on his face.
Seeing that Xu Qingyan agreed, Liang Xia had to let her roommate go back first. It was still early for dinner, so the two of them started strolling on the street. Xu Qingyan asked, "Liang Xia, are you studying here alone?"
"Well, I wanted to go home and meet my friends a few days ago, but I didn't expect to see you today." Liang Xia smiled. She was very happy to see Xu Qingyan, and this happiness came more from meeting an "old friend".
She and Xu Qingyan chatted very little on weekdays, and they mainly relied on looking through each other's circle of friends to get to know each other. Liang Xia and Xu Qingyan had the same hobbies, books, movies, and even their outlooks on life, values, and the world. They were like "like-minded friends" who understood each other very well.
"Liangxia, wait for me for a moment. I'm going to the bathroom." When they reached the mall, Xu Qingyan made an excuse to leave. Ten minutes later, he came back with a gift.
Liangxia was a little confused.
Xu Qingyan handed the gift box to Liang Xia and said, "This is for you, don't worry, it's not expensive. Last time I treated you to a meal, you gave me a gift; this time you treat me to a meal, I will also give you a gift."
Liang Xia was a little surprised by Xu Qingyan's "It's impolite not to reciprocate", but she quickly reacted and accepted the gift graciously: "Okay, you are thoughtful."
"Open it and take a look." Xu Qingyan was a little nervous. He was not good at choosing gifts for girls. He decided to buy this gift only after consulting the clerk.
Liangxia opened the gift box and saw an exquisite plush doll lying inside.
"Do you like it?" Xu Qingyan asked.
Liang Xia picked up the doll, shook it at Xu Qingyan, and said, "This is my favorite cartoon character."
"That's good." Xu Qingyan breathed a sigh of relief.
Liang Xia smiled and said, "You choose the place and I'll treat you to a meal."
"Yeah." Xu Qingyan nodded.
Xu Qingyan chose an inexpensive restaurant. He said he had heard that the local food in Jiang City was delicious, so he chose this one. But Liangxia understood that he chose an inexpensive restaurant because she was just a student. Liangxia thought he was very considerate.
During the meal, Xu Qingyan said, "If this project is successful, I will stay in Jiang City for a while. When the time comes, can you take me to visit some interesting places in the local area?"
"Sure. I have fewer classes now, so I have a lot of free time." Liang Xia said with a smile.
Xu Qingyan's face was filled with joy that could not be concealed. He said, "I won't let you be a tour guide for nothing. Tell me what you want to eat. It's a thank you gift."
"It would be terrible if you get fat." Liang Xia joked.
"It's better to be a little fatter. Girls shouldn't be too thin." Xu Qingyan said to Liang Xia. He was worried that she was too thin.
Liang Xia shook her head and sighed: "You guys always say that girls look better when they are a little fatter, but when they really become fat, no one likes them anymore."
"I like it." Xu Qingyan said this very seriously.
Liang Xia raised her eyes, chuckled, nodded, and said pretentiously: "Then I think I can eat more."
Xu Qingyan understood what Liang Xia meant by this. He looked away and his cheeks felt slightly hot.
Facing the words of affection, Liang Xia did not evade, but responded skillfully without making the atmosphere awkward. Xu Qingyan lowered his head to eat his meal, and he had a deeper desire to explore this girl.
The next day, Xu Qingyan walked out of the meeting room with a smile, holding the contract.
The project was negotiated, which meant that he would have more time to spend with Liang Xia.
When he told Liang Xia the news, Liang Xia asked Xu Qingyan for his work schedule, and then made a travel guide for Jiang City specifically according to Xu Qingyan's schedule.
Looking at the detailed strategy Liang Xia sent, Xu Qingyan couldn't help but sigh: "Liang Xia, whoever marries you in the future will definitely be blessed."
But he thought about it and finally did not send this message. Instead, he said, "Thank you for being so thoughtful." "It's my duty." Liang Xia simply replied with three words.
In the following week's free time, Liang Xia took Xu Qingyan to visit every place worth visiting in Jiang City, and the relationship between the two quickly heated up during this city tour.
When arriving at the last tourist attraction, Liangxia received a call from Jiuqiu.
On the phone, Jiuqiu screamed, "Liangxia! I'm going crazy!"
Liang Xia walked aside and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Do you know? Jiang Han confessed to me again!" Jiuqiu said angrily.
Liang Xia found it funny. Why was she angry about being confessed to?
"Well... I know Jiang Han confessed to you, but why are you angry?" Liang Xia asked puzzled.
"He...he confessed to me, so we can't be friends anymore."
Liang Xia nodded and said, "If we can't be friends, then let's be boyfriend and girlfriend."
"Oh! Liangxia! I...he is not the kind of person I like." Jiuqiu explained.
"But you don't hate Jiang Han, and you even enjoy spending time with him. Why don't you try to date him? Maybe you don't dislike him, but you didn't expect that he would like you, and subconsciously you are not prepared to face all this." Liang Xia analyzed.
Jiu Qiu was silent for a long time, and suddenly asked cautiously: "Liang Xia, have you known that Jiang Han likes me for a long time?"
"Yes, you are the only one who is stupid and hasn't figured it out yet." Liang Xia said without reservation.
"Jiang Han said the same thing about me..." Jiu Qiu said discouragedly.
"Jiang Han understands you very well and loves you very much. There is only one reason why he went to Haicheng, and that is you. Do you understand? Silly."
Jiuqiu was silent again. Liangxia knew that she was silent this time because of what she said.
"Silly Deer, think about it carefully. I'm hanging up first." Liang Xia hung up the phone without waiting for Jiu Qiu to reply. She let out a breath and looked at Xu Qingyan who had been waiting by the side apologetically: "I'm sorry."
"It's okay." Xu Qingyan leaned his hands on the railing by the river and looked at the city lights reflected on the river.
"What's wrong with you?" Liang Xia looked at him, he seemed to be worried.
Xu Qingyan turned around and smiled, saying, "I'm leaving tomorrow, and I feel a little reluctant."
"You can't bear to leave this beautiful scenery." Liang Xia stretched out her hand, closed her eyes, and imagined herself touching the lights on the river.
However, Xu Qingyan's voice came from beside him: "No."
Liang Xia opened her eyes and turned to look at Xu Qingyan's handsome profile.
She lowered her head slightly, but her eyes did not move away from his face. Liang Xia smiled and said, "Let's keep in touch after we go back."
Xu Qingyan was startled and looked sideways at Liang Xia. She was... too smart, wasn't she? She knew everything he was thinking.
"Liang Xia." Xu Qingyan turned around and faced Liang Xia, who turned her head to look at him.
Xu Qingyan took a deep breath and said, "I know you understand what I'm thinking, so please don't take any of my enthusiasm and kindness towards you too seriously, just accept it."
He didn't say "like", but he expressed his inner feelings very clearly. Because Xu Qingyan didn't know what Liang Xia was thinking, he needed time to explore Liang Xia's inner secrets, and he also wanted to spend time to prove to Liang Xia that he really wanted to be with her.
"I'll see you off at the airport tomorrow." Liang Xia avoided Xu Qingyan's topic.
Xu Qingyan nodded and said, "Okay."
The weather is getting warmer and the night wind is not as cold as before.
For the first time, Liangxia felt that the night view of Jiang City was so beautiful.
Xu Qingyan left Jiang City.
On the plane, Xu Qingyan looked out the window at the rolling sea of ​​clouds outside, feeling calm and happy.
Liang Xia sent him to the airport as promised, without any hint of rejecting him.
At least he knew that this girl was not averse to him.
Because of this, he has to do better and treat Liang Xia with sincerity, letting her know that he is not a person who only gets excited for three minutes.
After Xu Qingyan returned to Nanshi, he interacted more with Liang Xia.
However, they seem to prefer sending postcards and letters to each other rather than WeChat. Every tree and flower in this city can be photographed and sent to each other as postcards.
When Liang Xia saw the 52nd postcard sent by Xu Qingyan, her hands trembled slightly.
On the back of the postcard it read:

I watch the sky in the morning and the clouds in the evening. I miss you when I walk and when I sit. Liangxia, please stay with me.

Liang Xia sat in the dormitory, staring at the postcard for half an hour, and her eyes became moist as she looked at it. It was not because of the content on the postcard, but because she remembered the person who had not left her heart until now.
It's been almost three years, I wonder how he is doing now.
Xu Qingyan is very similar to Tang Cheng, except that the former clearly likes Liang Xia, while the latter never liked her from the beginning to the end.
Liang Xia had some affection for Xu Qingyan, but since the predecessor had not left yet, how could the successor come in?
Liang Xia will definitely reply to this letter, but she doesn’t know how to reply.
Liang Xia picked up the phone and called Jiu Qiu.
She asked: "Xu Qingyan likes me, should I be with him?"
Her voice was not relaxed, and Jiuqiu did not dare to joke, and said: "Liangxia, I personally think that you two should be together, but in the end it depends on your opinion. Liangxia, you are more decisive than me, I think you already have the answer in your heart."
Yes, she did have the answer, she just needed someone's affirmation to make herself braver.
After hanging up the phone, Liang Xia stared at the postcard in a trance again - the picture showed a retro desk, and on the left side of the desk was a painting of white snow.
Liang Xia knew that this was because she and Xu Qingyan first met in a world of vast snow.
Liang Xia put the postcard into the storage box, turned around and took a photo, printed it out as a postcard, and wrote a paragraph on it.
Xu Qingyan received the postcard of the twin lotus seven days later. In the past few days, he has been waiting for Liang Xia's reply, but there is no message from her on WeChat.
However, when he saw the poem on the postcard, Xu Qingyan felt that it was worth waiting no matter how long he waited.
On the back of the postcard it reads:

Two trees do not make a forest, but there is a heart under the field.

That was Liang Xia's response to Xu Qingyan, a positive answer.
That night, Xu Qingyan couldn't sleep. At four o'clock in the morning, Xu Qingyan decided to buy the earliest flight to Jiang City. He wanted to see Liang Xia.
Early in the morning, Liang Xia came out of the cafeteria and met Xiao Ke who came to eat.
" Senior Liang Xia, what a coincidence!" Xiao Ke greeted Liang Xia.
As soon as Liang Xia looked up, she saw a familiar figure walking behind Xiao Ke.
The man happened to meet her gaze, holding a bouquet of flowers in his hand, standing far away. After seeing Liangxia, a smile slowly spread across his face.
Xiao Ke turned his head curiously and asked, "Who is it?"
Liang Xia smiled: "My boyfriend."
Xiao Ke didn't believe it: "I don't believe it. You're doing this again. Senior Liang Xia, I've already told you that I won't harass you anymore."
However, before Xiao Ke finished his words, Liang Xia walked quickly in front of Xu Qingyan.
Xu Qingyan handed the flowers to Liang Xia. The two looked at each other, their happiness beyond words.
Suddenly, Xu Qingyan gently stroked Liang Xia's face and lowered his head to kiss her. Liang Xia did not dodge, but responded to him gently.
"Oh my god! It's really my boyfriend!" Xiao Ke screamed.
Hearing the sound, everyone present looked towards the couple. Seeing this scene, the girls screamed with envy, and those who recognized Liang Xia shouted "Senior Liang Xia" loudly in the crowd.
The name Liangxia was remembered by more people in the school.
She is a talented girl, a beautiful girl, and a girl with a warm and considerate boyfriend.
She is the girl that many girls want to be...