When I arrived at the dinner, I was very glad that I had gritted my teeth and bought the little dress I was wearing.
Many third-tier celebrities were smiling at the media reporters while writing on the huge autograph board with great temperament.
"Let's go!" Lin Chuyu stretched out his arm towards me.
"What?" I looked confused.
"Walk arm in arm." Lin Chuyu looked disdainful.
It suddenly dawned on me that the so-called red carpet is for everyone to walk on. I thought only celebrities and influencers walked on it...
I held Lin Chuyu's arm and tried hard to imagine myself as a big star. I smiled what I thought was an elegant smile, and when I walked to the signature board, I wrote my name neatly and clearly.
After finally walking the red carpet and signing autographs, I have to let others know clearly who I am, right?
After walking the red carpet, before I had time to savor the feeling of being a star, my nightmare began.
The banquet hall was buffet style. Lin Chuyu took me with him like a mobile drunkard, drinking non-stop. Xu Yaxin, who had ulterior motives, also found fault with me and forced me to drink a few glasses. I felt a little dizzy.
Long before we entered the door, Lin Chuyu had told me that discussing business was his job and I was responsible for drinking, and I had to accept everyone who came.
"Li Ge, I know you had some misunderstandings about me in the past. How about we make peace in front of everyone today and put aside our grudges with a laugh?" Xu Yaxin came to my side again, holding up a glass of wine. Tonight, I was a little scared to see her.
She has never been an easy person to deal with.
Since her freshman year, she has been trying to snatch Lin Chujian from me in various ways, both openly and covertly. Once, she even told me directly that she didn't have much ability, but her greatest ability was perseverance and unwillingness to give up. This was true for love and also for people she hated.
If a person who has nothing to do with me told me that she is persistent in love and never gives up, I would admire her. But if a third party who wants to interfere in my relationship said this, I can't laugh at all.
In fact, most people are like this. Unless the needle pricks themselves, they will never be able to empathize with others.
Xu Yaxin’s wine is not that delicious. I’m not sure if there are any “additives” in it, and I’m not sure what the consequences will be after drinking it.
In front of Lin Chuyu and a bunch of clients, I couldn't refuse directly, so I could only put my hope on Lin Chujian who had been silent beside Xu Yaxin. I smiled and asked him, "Lin Chujian, we are all old classmates, do you think I should drink this wine or not?"
The three words "old classmates" sound extremely intimate, but saying them makes people feel cold.
When did our relationship become something that can only be described by these three words?
He used to hate me drinking the most. Every time he saw me drunk, he would take care of me while having the cold war with me.
What about this time?
"Since this is a reconciliation drink for old classmates, I will drink it too." He called the waiter over, poured three more glasses of wine, and handed them to me and Xu Yaxin. He drank them all and said, "A glass of wine will erase all grudges."
"Mr. Lin is so generous!" a customer said with a smile.
I simply drank the wine as well, but Xu Yaxin's face had already turned blue.
"What a good alcohol tolerance!" An account manager clapped his hands.
Xu Yaxin refused to let me go. She agreed with the client's "good alcohol tolerance" and forced me to drink three more glasses.
I had already drunk a lot before, and after I finished, my head started to hurt. I reached out and grabbed the people around me, trying not to fall down and make a fool of myself. The remaining rationality told me not to fall down. I vaguely judged the direction where Lin Chuyu was, and asked tentatively: "Manager Lin, I'm drunk, can I go back first?"
I thought that since he at least expressed his affection for me, he should be able to understand me and let me go.
Unexpectedly, he changed his previous show of concern for me and rejected me coldly: "No."
"Lin Chuyu!" Before I had time to get angry, Lin Chujian growled, his voice filled with anger that was almost uncontrollable.
Lin Chujian, what are you doing? Why are you so angry?
I looked at Lin Chujian with drunken eyes. His handsome features became blurry in my eyes. I felt like I couldn't hold on any longer and I fell on him instinctively.
"Li Ge, I'll take you back."
What a familiar voice, who is it? This person is holding me, and he has a very clean scent, a faint smell of pine wood.
It seems like... Lin Chujian’s smell.
I buried my head in his arms like a spoiled child, trying to absorb the illusory warmth that I could only feel when I was drunk.
My tears fell silently into his expensive haute couture suit and I put my arms around his neck.
"Be careful not to fall," he said softly.
Hearing his gentle words, the emotions that I had been suppressing in my heart could no longer be suppressed under the influence of alcohol.
"Lin Chujian, let's not quarrel anymore, okay? I'll admit my mistakes to you. I won't be proud anymore, and I won't force myself. Really."
"From now on, I will never be late and make you wait for me again. I always remember to turn off my phone before going to bed. I keep all the gifts and notes you gave me. I even don't want to delete the WeChat messages in my phone. I think, when we are old, these will all be memories..."
"Lin Chujian, let's reconcile and grow old together. Really, I've never been firm about anything since I was a child. I used to think that my parents were the most firm and secure things in the world, but now they are divorced. One went abroad and the other didn't want me anymore. I thought, in this world, I only have you and Yi Tian left."
"Lin Chujian, let's get married. Once we reach the legal age, we will get the marriage certificate and never separate again. I've been having dreams recently. I dream that we are old and you say I'm a stinky old woman and I say you're a stinky old man. How happy I am. I will wake up laughing in my dreams, really."
"I know I was a jerk and treated you badly before, but I've changed now. Can you please stop being with Xu Yaxin? I feel bad."
In this relationship, self-esteem is probably the least valuable thing!
In order to keep the boy, I put away all my arrogance and apologized in a panic, like a child who had done something wrong.
I waited cautiously, and in return he said: "Okay, be good, we will never separate again."
"Well, we'll never be apart again."
After hearing this, I fell asleep peacefully in his arms.
It seemed like a beautiful dream. In the dream, Lin Chujie and I resolved all the misunderstandings and knots in our hearts and were together sweetly again.
I was reluctant to wake up from my dream, but the intense ringing of my cell phone forced me to open my eyes.
I checked my phone and it was already noon the next day. I looked at the dozen missed calls from Lin Chuyu on the screen and could imagine how angry he was, but I still didn't want to call him back.
The headache after the hangover tortured me madly, and my memory stayed at the moment when I fell towards Lin Chujian. Enduring the headache, I tried hard to recall what happened after I got drunk last night, but I found that my brain was blank and completely blacked out.
At first, I tried to get some warning from Lin Chuyu, but after seeing his livid face, I wisely chose to shut up.
I don't know why, but Xu Yaxin, who should have been very excited about getting me drunk, had a grim face just like Lin Chuyu. She didn't even come to show off in front of me during the entire return journey.
After returning to the company, Lin Chuyu gave me two days off, which gave me time to prepare for the annual Outstanding Creative Video Competition jointly organized by the four major media companies. This is a tradition in the city's media industry. Various awards are selected every year, and the most attractive one is of course the Best Creative Video Award. It is said that those who can win this award will become famous in the industry, and major companies will scramble for it.
After copying the data from the company computer, I returned to the dormitory and Zhou Yao was there. Seeing me coming back, she put away the things in her hands in a panic and asked in surprise, "Why are you back?"
"Lin Chuyu was kind enough to give me a day off. What about you? Why didn't you go to work?" I asked.
"I'm taking a leave to prepare for the annual outstanding creative video."
"Hey, weren't you almost ready before I went on a business trip? Do you want me to take a look at it for you?" I asked casually.
Zhou Yao seemed to have some concerns. She looked at the computer and said, "No need. You're tired from the business trip. Take a rest first!"
"Oh ." The hangover headache had not yet gone away, and I really didn't have the energy to figure out Zhou Yao's thoughts. I fell asleep as soon as my head touched the pillow.
When I woke up, it was already dark. Zhou Yao was not in the dormitory. Instead, Yi Tian was sitting at the head of my bed. When I opened my eyes, I saw a gray figure, which almost gave me a heart attack.
"Awake? Do you want to lie down for a while?" Before I could answer, she pushed me in and lay down beside me, chattering about what happened "I tell you, I was so bored in the past two days when you were away. Li Qiuyang was rehearsing a new song recently and had no time to pay attention to me. Zhou Yao was also busy making a competition video every day, so I didn't want to disturb her. Occasionally Lu Yan came over, and I thought I could complain to him, but who knew that the nymphomaniac, in order not to disturb Zhou Yao, actually stared at the busy Zhou Yao with a sickening look for hours without saying a word. Do you think he was possessed?"
Speaking of Zhou Yao, our relationship had clearly improved when I was injured last time. But since Sister Linda mentioned my permanent job before the business trip, she seemed to have some new ideas. So tiring, it seems that not only lovers can't work in the same company, but friends can't either.
I remember when I asked her before going to bed if she needed help to check if there was anything that needed to be adjusted in the video, she was concerned. She was probably afraid that I would plagiarize her ideas. Such thoughts and attitude really made me sad!
I hope I am overthinking it, but I still don’t want to admit that friends who I see every day will one day become strangers.
The annual creative video competition is scheduled for a Friday night in half a month. The competition is divided into preliminary, semi-final and final rounds. The preliminary round will eliminate about half of the contestants, and then the semi-final will eliminate most of them. In the end, only fifteen people will be able to enter the finals. The most valuable "Outstanding Creative Video of the Year" award will be produced among the contestants who enter the finals.
Because my school is a media school, every year, students from our school flock to the creative video competition. Just like this time, not only did Zhou Yao and I participate, but even Xu Yaxin, a rich girl who doesn't care about employment, participated. She probably wanted to improve her status in the social circle of celebrities! But Yi Tian's focus has shifted to music, so she didn't participate, but she gave me a lot of surprising suggestions for my competition video.
The only thing that surprised me this time was that Lin Chujian didn't participate. I thought he was trying his best to help Xu Yaxin win the grand prize, but Xu Yaxin was eliminated in the semi-finals. It seems that not only did he not participate, he probably didn't bother to help Xu Yaxin. Thinking of this, I was secretly happy for a long time.
However, people with backgrounds still have more opportunities to show themselves than ordinary contestants, just like Xu Yaxin. Although she did not make it to the finals, she can still show off because she and Lin Chujian were invited to be the hosts of the finals party.
Zhou Yao and I both made it to the finals, which was supposed to be a happy thing. But I couldn't be happy because, on the one hand, Zhou Yao and I had a competitive relationship again. After working with Zhou Yao for a while, I knew that she would definitely have a grudge against me again.
On the other hand, my head started to throb when I thought about being on the same stage with Xu Yaxin and Lin Chujian and being interviewed by them.
On the day of the finals, Yi Tian brought Li Qiuyang over to cheer me up. When Li Qiuyang entered the venue, I looked behind him expectantly, but the figure I was expecting never showed up.
After learning that I entered the finals, I hesitated for a long time and finally sent a WeChat message to my father. Although I did not invite him directly, I still told him about my participation and the time of the finals. Because my father was always by my side at every important moment. He personally participated in and witnessed every progress I made. So, even if I blame him, at such a time when I need encouragement, I still hope that he can stay by my side as usual and give me a reassuring smile.
I was looking forward to my father's appearance, but the reality always hit me head on. Maybe those careless words I said before really hurt him, or maybe he really, completely gave up on me, the daughter he once regarded as a treasure.
Love is gone in an instant.
What I didn’t expect was that blood ties could be severed at will.
Li Qiuyang probably knew the reason. After seeing my depressed mood, he walked over to me, held my hand tightly, and comforted me: "Sister, I'm here!"
Yi Tian also came up to me and gave me a big hug, and whispered softly in my ear: "Li Ge, we will always be with you."
Just when I was moved to tears by Yi Tian and Li Qiuyang's words, an unpleasant voice sounded in my ears.
"Oh my, you three are really interesting. I don't understand your relationship at all." Xu Yaxin walked up to us in a dress, like a peacock in full bloom. She stared at Li Qiuyang's hand that he hadn't let go of yet, and said sarcastically, "Li Qiuyang, did you recognize the wrong girlfriend? Or can best friends even share boyfriends? Wow, I didn't expect you guys to be so open-minded!"
"I was wondering why the air has become smelly." Li Qiuyang said as he let go of my hand, "It turns out there is a dog's mouth talking nonsense here!"
Even if Yi Tian didn't know the relationship between me and Li Qiuyang, she would choose to defend me. Moreover, she already knew about it, so she ignored Xu Yaxin's provocation. She was too lazy to talk nonsense with Xu Yaxin and pushed her directly: "Get out of the way, a good dog doesn't block the road!"
Xu Yaxin didn't expect that her provocation would fail. She unwillingly stopped Yi Tian again and said, "Yi Tian, ​​is there water in your head? Your boyfriend pulled another woman's hand in front of you, and you didn't react?"
Just when Xu Yaxin was instigating, Zhou Yao and Lu Yan also arrived.
Seeing the chaotic situation in front of them, they were also very confused. Especially Zhou Yao, she looked at me and Li Qiuyang with doubt in her eyes. Because I don't want to make my family affairs known to everyone. Last time I explained the relationship between Li Qiuyang and me to Yi Tian, ​​it was because I didn't want her to misunderstand us. As for Zhou Yao, I didn't plan to let her know, because whether she knew or not, in my opinion, it would not affect the friendship between us.
I thought she would trust me like Yi Tian, ​​but now it seems that is not the case.
Just when I was considering whether to explain the relationship between Li Qiuyang and I to Zhou Yao, Li Qiuyang could no longer suppress his inner anger and started yelling at Xu Yaxin: "Hey, have you said enough? The relationship between Li Ge and I is not as dirty as you think! We..."
Seeing that he was about to tell me about his relationship with me, Yi Tian stopped him and said, "Li Qiuyang, why waste your time talking to someone like that! Let her think whatever she wants, let her do whatever she wants!"
Yi Tian knew that I didn't want others to talk about my family affairs, so she stopped Li Qiuyang from blurting out the answer in time.
I gave Yi Tian a grateful look. She was the only one who always cared about me. I often asked myself how many good things I had done in my previous life that God would give me Yi Tian as a friend in this life.
However, to people who don't know the truth, Yi Tian's unconditional protection of me seems almost stupid.
Not only Xu Yaxin felt puzzled, but even Zhou Yao and Lu Yan also showed puzzled expressions.
I didn't want to get entangled with Xu Yaxin anymore, so when I saw Zhou Yao and Lu Yan coming, I asked everyone to go to our seats, leaving Xu Yaxin alone, stamping her feet unwillingly.
After walking a few steps, we noticed that Lu Yan was dressed very respectably today, and was holding a huge light board in his hand to cheer for Zhou Yao.
Yi Tian laughed while holding her belly. "Lu Yan, do you think today is Zhou Yao's concert? It's really stupid to hold up such a big light board! What if Zhou Yao doesn't win the award? That would be too embarrassing, right?"
Yi Tian originally just wanted to complain about Lu Yan, but her unintentional words fell into Zhou Yao's ears and turned into sarcasm. I saw Zhou Yao's face change, and she wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't say anything.
At that time, I never understood why Xu Yaxin always took the initiative to provoke me and pick on me when she obviously had everything? Later, I realized that some things, even if you work hard to get them, are not necessarily what you want most.
The life of such a person cannot be said to be sad. It can only be said that you must bear the consequences of your own actions. No one will pay for your actions except you.
On the stage, Xu Yaxin and Lin Chujian, as the male and female hosts, introduced each judge, just like the way they sat in a row and shared the prizes in the past. Almost every work that entered the finals received an award that sounded good but actually had little meaning. Everyone applauded symbolically, and everyone knew in their hearts that the only award with great value in this competition was the "Best Creative Video of the Year Award."
There are three people nominated for the award this year, namely me, Zhou Yao, and an employee from another well-known media company.
Yi Tian nervously held my hand. I turned to look at Zhou Yao beside me. Under the dim light, her expression looked a little strange.
I patted her hands and said, "Let's work together."
She turned her head, smiled at me and said nothing.
After our three nominated works were displayed one by one, Xu Yaxin said in a high-pitched voice: "Now let our special guest Mr. Qin announce who will win this year's 'Best Creative Video of the Year Award'!"
After the warm applause, the special guest walked onto the stage. After he finished a long paragraph of polite remarks, he slowly opened the envelope, deliberately moving slower and slower, which made us all hold our breath.
Finally, he took out the list and read it out with great enthusiasm: "The winner of the Best Creative Video Award is Li Ge from Orange Media! Congratulations!"
Li Ge, is it me?
When I heard my name, I covered my mouth in disbelief. Yi Tian even screamed and hugged me, wanting to spin around a few times. Li Qiuyang also kept clapping and cheering, urging me to go on stage to receive the award. Even Lin Chuyu, who was sitting in the front row of the judges' seat, gave me an approving look.
I glanced at Zhou Yao beside me. She had an expression of disappointment that she couldn't hide, but when I looked at her, she still stood up and gave me a hug to congratulate me. I really wanted to give her some words of comfort, but at this moment, it seemed that anything I said would make her even more unhappy.
So I just said thank you to her sincerely.
After calming down, I walked onto the stage and took the trophy from the guest. My eyes turned to Lin Chujian who was standing beside me. He was also looking at me, just like when we won awards together in the debate, looking at each other with appreciation. I wished this moment could last longer, but Xu Yaxin's sharp voice interrupted us, reminding me to give my acceptance speech. Lin Chujian and I both looked away unnaturally.
When I took the microphone from Xu Yaxin, I felt that she was biting her back teeth to suppress her inner hatred. Seeing her like this, I felt secretly happy, and the following routine acceptance speech was made more vivid by me.
"Li Ge, you're the best!" Yi Tian shouted from the audience, her voice echoing throughout the entire party.
The audience also began to cheer along with her excited voice.
After the most important awards were presented, the awards ceremony was drawing to a close. Yi Tian originally wanted to hold a private celebration party for me after the party, but I was notified at the last minute that all the finalists had to attend the celebration party held by the organizer, especially the winners.
After the party, our group rushed to the organizer's celebratory reception.
As soon as I walked in, I saw Xu Yaxin, who was wearing an exaggerated dress and had a charming figure, walking around the venue with Lin Chujian. Lin Chujian didn't have much expression on her face. She only showed a polite smile when she was clinking glasses with others and chatting.
Lin Chujian, are you happy?
Why do I feel that Lin Chujian is not that happy with Xu Yaxin? But why would he rather stay than come back to me?
Even though I have accepted the fact that we broke up, I still can't understand why we have come to this point and become like this.
Not long after we entered, people kept coming up to congratulate me. I became the most dazzling star at the party. In sharp contrast to me, Zhou Yao, who was standing next to me without saying a word and exuding a sense of loss, was standing next to me.
On the way to the cocktail party, Lu Yan comforted Zhou Yao for a long time. He threw the giant cheering light board into the trunk of the car and said that the next time Zhou Yao won an award, he would definitely send his blessings on the huge LED screen on the exterior wall of a skyscraper in the city center.
He said that no matter who wins the award today, Zhou Yao is the best one in his heart.
To be honest, I was moved by Lu Yan's words. It can be seen that Zhou Yao, who had always been skeptical and evasive about Lu Yan's love, was now completely moved by Lu Yan.
But no matter how touched she was, it couldn't offset the disappointment Zhou Yao felt for not being selected.
I signaled to Lu Yan, hoping that he would take Zhou Yao to the side to rest. Because every time someone came to congratulate me, it was like a stab in her heart.
Just when Lu Yan was about to take Zhou Yao away, Xu Yaxin stood in front of us again like a ghost.
I also don't understand, is she equipped with a radar to monitor me? Why is it that whenever I appear in the same place with her, she always comes to me as quickly as possible to be an eyesore?
But this time Xu Yaxin's target was not me, but Zhou Yao who was about to leave with Lu Yan: "What's wrong, Zhou Yao? Are you ready to leave? Well, this cocktail party today has nothing to do with you anyway."
Zhou Yao, who was already feeling very disappointed, immediately had red eyes when she heard Xu Yaxin say this.
Lu Yan couldn't bear to see Zhou Yao being wronged, so he immediately warned Xu Yaxin: "Miss Xu, whether Zhou Yao leaves or not has nothing to do with you. There are so many people here today, if you don't want to cause trouble, just get out of the way."
Xu Yaxin was not afraid of Lu Yan's warning at all. Instead, she threatened him, "Lu Yan, you also know that it's not good to cause trouble with so many people here today. If you make any noise here today, your parents will probably know that you have been bewitched by a good-for-nothing country girl before tomorrow. You should know best what your parents will do, right?"
Xu Yaxin's words seemed to have grasped Lu Yan's vital point, and Lu Yan was so angry that he couldn't speak for a long time.
Seeing Lu Yan's frustrated look, Xu Yaxin became even more motivated: "Zhou Yao, do you know why you didn't win the prize tonight despite your hard work? Because Li Ge is appreciated by Lin Chuyu, and you are just a country girl without any background. Don't think that just because Lu Yan is fascinated by you, you can turn from a sparrow into a phoenix. I tell you, Lu Yan's family will never accept you. Look, he can't refute what I said, right? Zhou Yao, you should be clear-headed. With your family background, it's a pipe dream to want to make a name for yourself in the media circle of a big city!"
Xu Yaxin's mocking words angered everyone of us, and Yi Tian rolled up her sleeves and rushed forward. But before Yi Tian took a step, Zhou Yao stopped her.
We looked at Zhou Yao in surprise, only to see her put away her usual timid look, raised her head, stared at Xu Yaxin, and said in a cold voice: "You don't need to butt in on my business!"
Perhaps because she didn't expect Zhou Yao to change her usual timid and fearful appearance, Xu Yaxin felt a little embarrassed and said angrily, "Humph, Zhou Yao, you are really good at pretending. Now your true colors are finally revealed, right? Let Li Ge and Yi Tian, ​​those two naive girls, see what you are really like. They foolishly think you are a kind and harmless little white rabbit and always stand up for you. It's really funny!"
"Xu Yaxin, you are the funniest one! The three of us will not be provoked by you, so you don't have to waste your energy. Let's go and stop talking nonsense with such boring people!" Yi Tian pulled Zhou Yao and me in displeasure and prepared to leave.
Zhou Yao held Yi Tian again. She smiled at us, but her eyes were cold. “Yitian, Li Ge is the protagonist today and can’t leave. You stay here to celebrate with her. I’ll go back first.”
Without waiting for us to try to stop her, Zhou Yao resolutely walked towards the exit of the venue. Lu Yan looked at us, then at Zhou Yao who was all alone, and quickly chased after her.
Yi Tian looked at me in confusion, and I shook my head at her to indicate that we didn't need to chase after him, and it might be better to let Lu Yan stay with her for a while.
None of us expected that Zhou Yao's heart was in turmoil at this moment. Every word of Xu Yaxin's words pierced into her flesh and blood. When she walked out, she looked at the people passing by in luxurious clothes and toasting each other. For the first time, she really wanted to become stronger, so strong that no one would sympathize with her anymore, so strong that no one could look down on her anymore.
Xu Yaxin is not good enough, and neither am Yi Tian and I.
The appearance of Xu Yaxin and the departure of Zhou Yao made the subsequent celebration party boring.
Yi Tian found it boring, and left early with Li Qiuyang. Because of my award, I could only accompany Lin Chuyu to entertain people who gave half-hearted and half-false congratulations one after another.
Just when this boring celebration party was finally about to end, I suddenly received a WeChat message.
When I opened my phone, the three words "Lin Chujian" made my heart skip a beat. I couldn’t remember how long it had been since this name appeared on my phone screen.
"Congratulations. I'll be waiting for you by the Lover's Lake at school at ten o'clock. See you there."
Lin Chujian's WeChat message stunned me. I stared at it blankly, and it took me a long time to realize what he meant. When we were together, we would celebrate together by the Lover's Lake at school after winning every competition. Unexpectedly, he was not absent this time.
In an instant, I seemed to have regained my strength, having been exhausted.
I looked at my phone and it was already nine o'clock. It would take at least an hour to get from the cocktail party to school.
After saying hello to Lin Chuyu, I changed my clothes and hurried to school. On the way, I sent a WeChat message to Yi Tian, ​​telling her that Lin Chujian had asked me out, and that she didn't have to wait for me to return to the dormitory. The smiley face Yi Tian sent made me even more excited.
Finally, at nearly ten o'clock, we arrived at Lover's Lake.
There were many couples around who were showing affection to each other, and I came here alone, feeling a little out of place.
I looked around but didn't see Lin Chujian, so I sat down on the bench by the lake where I used to sit with Lin Chujian, staring at the stopwatch on my phone without blinking, counting down silently.
5 minutes, 3 minutes, 1 minute...
50 seconds, 30 seconds, 10 seconds...
5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
The time on the phone jumped to ten o'clock, but the figure I was expecting did not appear.
Maybe there was a traffic jam on the road and I was late. It’s okay, I’ll wait a little longer. I comforted myself and started looking at the time on my phone again, counting silently in my mind.
But after counting down over and over again, hour after hour passed, Lin Chujian still didn't show up.
Not only did the person not show up, there was no WeChat or phone call either.
But I still stubbornly sat on the bench and waited, but the closer I got to the end, the more panicked I became. Pain flowed silently along my blood vessels to all parts of my body, and burst out at the same time in an instant, causing me to cry in pain.
But I had to pretend to be calm and tell myself that Lin Chujian would definitely come.
He was not a person who would break an appointment. Maybe he was stuck in traffic; maybe he was held back by Xu Yaxin; or maybe something unexpected happened on the way here...
Thinking of this, I started to worry and quickly called him, but every time I called him, I always got the same voice:
Sorry, the user you dialed is powered off.
The uneasiness in my heart grew infinitely, my mind went blank, and I mechanically dialed the phone over and over again until the phone sounded an alarm indicating low battery.
As the night deepened, the number of young couples around me gradually decreased, until they all dispersed, and I was left sitting alone by the lake, waiting for someone who I didn't know whether he would come or not.
I kept telling myself, Li Ge, don't wait until twelve o'clock.
At twelve o'clock, I told myself, Li Ge, don't wait until two in the morning.
At two o'clock in the morning, I said, Li Ge, wait another hour, it will be the last chance for you and Lin Chujian. If he still doesn't come , just let go completely, okay?
But an hour passed...
I'm still waiting and don't want to let go.
But, Lin Chujian, where are you?
The real pain always comes before despair, and after despair comes endless numbness. When I haven't fallen into despair, I can only endure the pain.
I can't see the wound in my heart, but I know it refuses to scab over. It is now rotting rapidly and will soon fester.
At this moment, someone saw the wound in my heart that was about to fester, and impatiently reached out his hand and poked it hard, wishing I would die immediately.
When I was like a fool, constantly giving myself hope and waiting for Lin Chujian for a whole night, Lin Chujian's name finally appeared on my phone.
His hands had become stiff after holding the phone all night. He stretched them several times before he was able to open the phone freely and click on the WeChat message from Lin Chujian.
A photo popped up.
In the photo, Lin Chujian was sleeping soundly on the bed, while Xu Yaxin leaned half of her head out and made a victory sign.
Hahaha……
I couldn't help laughing.
See you at Lover's Lake.
Lin Chujian, thank you for letting me be a fool again.
That morning, many students who woke up early saw a senior girl laughing like a madman beside Lover's Lake. She laughed so hard that she fell forward and backward and even cried.
I staggered back to the dormitory and saw Yi Tian. It was as if all my strength had been drained out and I fell on top of her. She kept asking me what happened. I should have come back with a sweet face to show my affection to her, but how did I end up in such a mess?
I didn't have the energy to answer her, so I just handed her the phone and fell heavily on the bed. I hoped that I could fall asleep as soon as I closed my eyes, so that I wouldn't have to face those sad things.
“Oh my god!” Yi Tian cursed as soon as she saw the photo, “Why doesn’t Lin Chujian just die?”
She scolded me and pulled me up: "Can you still sleep? Come on, let's go find Lin Chujian and ask him about it."
I shook her hand off: "You go if you want to go, I won't go!"
"Li Ge, do you think it's fun to bury your head in the sand like an ostrich? Even if you lose, you can't lose so unclearly. Get up!" Yi Tian pulled me relentlessly.
In the end, I couldn't persuade her and was dragged in front of Lin Chumian.
"Lin Chujian, you scumbag!" Yi Tian slapped Lin Chujian in the face. She widened her eyes in anger, wishing she could eat the man in front of her alive. "Why did you break the appointment? Did you know that Li Ge waited for you for a whole night? Breaking the appointment would be fine, but you actually asked Xu Yaxin to send her a photo like that. What do you mean by that?"
If Lin Chujian was slapped in front of me before, I would be heartbroken and would immediately rush up to fight the person who hit him. But at this moment, I didn't even want to look at him. I just stood aside numbly and let Yi Tian vent her anger at him.
Lin Chujian was not angry about being slapped. Instead, she explained to me with guilt: "Li Ge, I'm sorry. After I sent you a WeChat message yesterday, I was about to rush to school. Who knew that Ya Xin just happened to find a project leader I was in charge of connecting with? We chatted and drank some wine. I don't know why I drank too much..."
"Drunk? Haha, you were so drunk that you forgot that Li Ge was still waiting for you, but you didn't forget to go to bed with that bitch Xu Yaxin?" Yi Tian pointed at Xu Yaxin beside Lin Chujian excitedly and accused loudly.
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Lin Chujian finally got angry.
Yi Tian sneered: "I'm talking nonsense? Look for yourself!"
As he said that, he handed my phone to Lin Chujian. When Lin Chujian saw the clear bed photo on the phone screen, his face turned pale instantly. He immediately turned around and stared at Xu Yaxin and asked, "Xu Yaxin, what do you want to do? Don't go too far!"
Xu Yaxin replied without showing any weakness: "Didn't you see what I wanted to do? Did I go too far? Lin Chujian, it's obvious that you were the one who was eating from the pot and still thinking about the bowl. I'm just helping you to make a break! I warn you, don't think of using me and kicking me away. I, Xu Yaxin, am not a summoned beast that you can wave at will."
Seeing Lin Chujian and Xu Yaxin accusing each other, I couldn't feel happy at all. Because no matter what the truth is to me, I told myself when I left Lover's Lake that from now on, everything about Lin Chujian has nothing to do with me.