Chapter 3 Time knows nothing about wind and rain 03
Li City is huge, and I am too small. Even if I saw someone like him, I couldn't go to that hospital every moment to watch him. If Jiang Sijin knew that I had gone back to that hospital to look for someone, she might even call me a lunatic.
After going there for a few days without finding anything, I gave up. I persuaded myself to just assume that person was him, and that he was living well in this city, even if we would never meet again, even if he had become an obsession in my heart.
But at that time I didn’t know that God had his own arrangements in the dark. The person who was supposed to appear would appear, and the fate was inevitable and could not be avoided no matter how hard you tried.
That afternoon, I had no classes and was doing laundry in the dormitory. Xu Shuting, who was usually close to me, suddenly came to me and said that she had to go back to her hometown for a week because of something urgent, but she had taken a tutoring job and had to teach a student on the afternoons of the weekend. The student was an 8-year-old boy in the second grade. She called the boy's parents and wanted to ask for leave, but they didn't agree. They only said that she could ask her classmates for help. Xu Shuting thought about it and found me.
"Please, Shuchen, I'm not familiar with the other classmates, and I usually hang out with you more. You don't have a boyfriend and you have plenty of time. Don't worry, you can take my place as a tutor, and I will give you your share of the salary." Xu Shuting grabbed my hand and begged.
I thought about it and nodded in agreement.
Actually, I don’t care about salary or anything like that. We are all classmates, and it’s only natural for us to help each other.
On Saturday afternoon, after I finished my meal, I set off with the address that Xu Shuting gave me.
Before I went there, I didn't know that the place where Xu Shuting tutored was actually in a famous villa area in the city. It cost me more than 60 yuan just to take a taxi. After I arrived, I searched for a long time because I was not familiar with it, and finally found the place.
The person who opened the door for me was the nanny hired by the family. After I explained my purpose, she understood and took me to the little boy's study.
The little boy has a very special name, Shuaixiao. He is very handsome but too lively. He kept asking me if I knew how to play games and if I could play games with him after class. I couldn't stand his nagging and finally nodded and agreed.
After two hours of class, Shuai Xiao took me directly to the living room downstairs to play games. I had played games with Ning Qiyuan many times before, but I was not as good as him, and I would lose every time. But I was not willing to accept the defeat, so I would try again after losing. As a result, my gaming skills gradually improved, and most people could not beat me.
So is Shuai Xiao.
After losing to me six or seven times in a row, he was about to cry and complained to me, "How come you are as good at playing games as my brother!"
I raised my eyebrows: "Come again!"
"Okay!" Shuai Xiao nodded and continued to fight with me.
However, just when Shuai Xiao and I were having a great time playing, I heard someone opening the door behind me. I intuitively thought it was the owner of the house, but the game was getting intense, so I didn't look back. I didn't think it was shameful to beat an 8-year-old kid in the game.
I won this round again.
Shuai Xiao threw down the game controller and glared at me angrily. Just as he was about to speak, a familiar voice suddenly echoed in my ears: "Xiao Xiao, what Mom hired is a tutor for you, not a game companion."
All the blood in my body seemed to freeze at this moment. I stiffened my back and dared not look back. I was afraid that the person I would see when I turned around might not be the one I thought.
"Today's class is over." Shuai Xiao raised his head proudly and continued to say to me, "Teacher Tong, let's continue playing." After that, he directly pressed the start button for a new round.
"Teacher Tong?"
"Well, Teacher Xu couldn't come due to something, and Teacher Tong is Teacher Xu's classmate." Shuai Xiao explained.
The man's footsteps were getting closer.
I took a deep breath, suppressed my heartbeat that wouldn't calm down, put down the game controller, and turned to look at him.
Ning Qiyuan.
The person I had been looking for and studying for two years now appeared right in front of me. I clenched my hands into fists to prevent myself from getting too excited. A stream of water immediately welled up in front of my eyes, but it did not prevent me from seeing the person in front of me more clearly.
Ning Qiyuan, it’s really him, it’s really him.
His eyes were full of surprise, but after staring at me for a while, he returned to his usual coldness and arrogance. Just when I was about to call his name, he looked away and turned to go upstairs.
Shuai Xiao continued to pull me to play games, but I pretended not to hear him and just stared at Ning Qiyuan's figure. I was worried that he would disappear from my sight in the blink of an eye.
The person I met in the hospital that day must be Ning Qiyuan. He was really in Li City, the city where I studied in college. I was suddenly so lucky that Xu Shuting had to go back to her hometown for something, which gave me the opportunity to meet him.
"Xiao Xiao, can I stay at your house for dinner?"
Shuaixiao is young and his mind is full of playing games. He thought that if I stayed, he could play games with him for a while longer, so he happily agreed.
I absentmindedly continued playing games with Shuai Xiao, my eyes drifting to Ning Qiyuan's room on the second floor from time to time. He never came out, as if he was hiding from me. I didn't understand why he was like this, why he didn't want to see us, I had too many questions in my mind that I wanted to get answers from him. I also didn't believe that he would stay in the room forever.
Time passed by minute by minute, and the nanny prepared dinner. Before Shuai Xiao could call him, Ning Qiyuan came out of the room, without even looking at me, and went straight to the restaurant.
Shuai Xiao also pulled me over and let me sit opposite Ning Qiyuan.
It has been a long time since I had dinner at the same table with Ning Qiyuan. The way he eats is no longer the same as before. He eats slowly and politely, and his face is very pleasing to the eye. But I feel sad for the way he ignores me as if no one is around.
Soon, he finished his bowl of rice and turned to watch TV in the living room.
My eyes followed his figure and I almost ate a piece of cinnamon used for cooking. It was Shuai Xiao's laughter that reminded me.
I was so embarrassed that I lowered my head and ate my meal.
Shuai Xiao said to me slyly, "Isn't my brother very handsome? How about I let him be your boyfriend? Then you can come to my house often to play games with me."
"What nonsense are you talking about, kid?" My face turned red and I glared at him.
"Have you finished eating?" Ning Qiyuan's voice suddenly came.
I looked up suddenly, and my eyes met his. I realized that he was talking to me, and I was excited again. I quickly finished the rice in the bowl: "Eat, I'm done."
“Hehehe…” Shuai Xiao next to him laughed again.
"Let's go after we finish eating." After saying that, Ning Qiyuan walked straight to the door.
"Wait, let me get my things." I turned my head and said to Shuai Xiao, "I'm leaving first. I'll come back to teach you tomorrow." Then I quickly went to Shuai Xiao's study to get my things, and went downstairs as fast as I could.
Ning Qiyuan had already changed his shoes and was waiting for me at the door.
My eyes suddenly became warm and I couldn't help but think of the time when we went to school . Ning Qiyuan always packed faster than me. Although he said that he didn't want to go to school with me, he would still wait for me at the door every time.
People often only realize the goodness of those around them after they are separated. It was also after Ning Qiyuan passed away that the little details of life began to slowly appear in my mind and became my warm memories.
He also had his good moments, but I didn't notice them at the time.
