"Aren't you angry?"
In the cold night breeze, Huai Shi heard the voice behind him and asked in confusion, "Angry? Why would I be angry? "
"You were scolded in the face. Aren't you angry at all?"
Fu Yi asked in surprise, "When did you become so good-tempered? To be honest, I was very afraid that you would suddenly jump up and slap his head off from his neck … "
"Isn't that too cruel?"
Huai Shi imagined the scene of madness and madness, and couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air. Shaking her head, she said, "No, no."
"Besides, he's not wrong."
Huai Shi pedaled the bicycle and couldn't help but sigh after thinking about it. "As an ordinary person, I'm not as good as him in everything except playing the violin. Well, except for being a little better looking than him … But this shouldn't be something that a man can be proud of, right?"
"That's true … What shampoo do you use? It doesn't have split ends? "
Fu Yi pulled Huai Shi's hair excitedly as if she was pulling a girl's braid.
Huai Shi couldn't help but roll his eyes. "That's enough. It hurts. Stop pulling."
"Okay."
When she was done, Fu Yi clicked her tongue and patted his back. "So? You really didn't do anything? "
"Uh …"
"What do you mean by 'uh'?" Fu Yi asked, "Did you do it or not?"
"I didn't do it."
Huai Shi sighed. "I wanted to let him have a precious experience of fighting dysentery at the border before school starts … But you already did it, so I didn't have the nerve to add insult to injury."
"Haha, I knew it."
Fu Yi laughed and bent forward on the back seat of the bicycle. She was overjoyed.
"Don't shake. Be careful not to overturn the bicycle!"
Huai Shi tried to maintain his balance and turned to glare at Fu Yi. "Lead the way. How do you get to your house? I haven't taken this road before. "
"Turn right up ahead. It's faster to take the small road."
"To be honest, you're faster than my bicycle when you're on a motorcycle." Huai Shi sighed. Then he heard a calm voice behind him. "Are you still going to take it or not?"
"Alright, I'll take you."
Huai Shi followed Fu Yi's instructions and turned right. He couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, "Who asked Daddy to love you?"
Then, he was punched hard.
"That's enough. You're not allowed to take advantage of my dad." Fu Yi said, "He's been losing a lot of hair recently."
"Angered by your dog?"
"Either by a dog or by you." Fu Yi asked, "Which do you think it is?"
Huai Shi thought for a moment and remembered how he had been fishing in the trenches recently. He felt that it might not be both. Middle-aged people are really difficult … I can only admire Brother Elephant King's ability to withstand pressure.
Thinking of this, Huai Shi couldn't help but lament, "It's not easy for your father and me."
Then, he was punched again.
He could only shut his mouth in embarrassment.
In the brief silence he rode forward, hearing the rhythmic grinding of the axles and the faint humming behind him.
It seemed to be some kind of song, but only a vague tone was left. In the intermittent humming, it became unfamiliar and fleeting, as if it had lost its shape and dispersed into mist, dissipating into the obscure night.
Sometimes it was repeated, but it couldn't be heard clearly. In the end, the humming gradually disappeared.
Only the sound of breathing was left in the silence.
It was calm and peaceful.
In the narrow alley, the girl sat quietly on the back seat of the bicycle. She raised her head and let her long hair flutter in the wind.
She just stared blankly at the faint night sky that was revealed through the cracks of the high walls. Under the illumination of the clouds and scattered scattered light, the stars couldn't be seen, but they were still so far away.
"The outside world is so beautiful, Huai Shi."
She murmured softly.
"Hmm?" The youth in front asked in confusion, "What are you talking about?"
"Nothing."
Fu Yi shook her head, twirled her hair that was scattered in the wind, and suddenly asked, "When have you decided to leave?"
Huai Shi was stunned for a moment. He felt that this conversation was familiar, but he couldn't remember where it had happened.
He didn't know how to answer.
"I haven't thought about it."
He said. After thinking for a long time, he couldn't help but explain, "In fact, it's quite troublesome. You may not believe me, but I received more than fifty notices today, and they were all …"
"I'm leaving."
Fu Yi interrupted him and said softly, "The plane the day after tomorrow, to Rome."
"Rome? Why are you suddenly going so far? "
Huai Shi's rhythm of pedaling was disrupted. He turned back in surprise, "So fast? Will your father agree? Whose idea is this? "
After asking, he realized that he had a lot of questions.
Fu Yi couldn't answer at all.
He was stunned for a long time and almost hit the wall in front of him. He turned the corner awkwardly and glanced back.
But Fu Yi lowered her head and didn't look at him.
"Are you sure?" he asked.
"Yes, I mentioned it to my mother first." Fu Yi replied, "I discussed it with my father for a long time, and he agreed … In fact, he's not as stubborn as you think, but sometimes he doesn't want to admit defeat …"
"The day after tomorrow?" Huai Shi was at a loss, "Why so fast?"
"My Latin is not good, so I have to go to the preparatory class first. If I'm lucky, I can catch up before school starts in November. If not, I'll have to wait until next year."
Fu Yi said, "My mother has already arranged everything. I thought that there was no point in staying, so I prepared to leave."
Huai Shi listened blankly and didn't know what to say.
He rode forward in a daze.
After a long time, he couldn't help but ask, "Isn't it good to stay in Dongxia?"
"That's good too."
Fu Yi said indifferently, "Then stay, or go to Jixia … But if you think about it carefully, there's no difference. Both sides are the same, there are people and places you don't know."
Huai Shi was silent and didn't say anything.
But Fu Yi couldn't help but laugh.
"Huai Shi, the college entrance examination is over," she said softly, "People can't stay in one place forever, right? Even if you wait for a long time, there won't be any changes. You have to look forward … "
She paused and asked, "Didn't you teach me this principle?"
"I don't remember when I said something so philosophical."
Huai Shi turned his back to her and rode the bike. He said seriously, "You must have misunderstood."
"Then I'm wrong. Who doesn't make mistakes?"
Fu Yi shook her head nonchalantly. "You won't stay in Xin Hai forever, right? You're an ascender, the inspector of the astronomy club, the savior and hope of many people … Xin Hai is too small for you. It's like a cage. "
Huai Shi was silent for a long time and said in a low voice, "Actually … it doesn't matter if it's a cage."
"Don't be silly."
Fu Yi shook her head and laughed. "No matter how good the cage is, there will be a time when you'll get tired of it, right? You're just not used to life outside the cage. Actually, I'm the same … After leaving home, I don't know where to go, but why not go anywhere? It's better than staying in the cage forever, right? "
"…"
Huai Shi didn't say anything.
He pursed his lips and rode the bike silently. He moved forward and tried his best to climb up the hill.
Actually, he didn't need to use that much strength, but it felt like he had to put all his body weight on it and give it his all — until the bike couldn't bear the weight anymore and started to creak.
He gripped the handlebars tightly and climbed up the hill.
Before his eyes was a strange sight. Even though Xin Hai was so small, there were still places that he hadn't been to before. It was enough for him to explore.
In a sudden impulse, he couldn't help but open his mouth and speak.
"Fu Yi, can you not go —"
"I can't."
His words were interrupted by the voice behind him.
It was so gentle and so determined.
It was so determined that it didn't seem like the girl who always smiled in Huai Shi's mind, but it was undeniably her words, even if they had changed without him noticing.
She said, "Because you won't stay."
Huai Shi paused for a moment. He almost forgot to ride the bike, forgot what he had just said and what answer he had heard.
In the long silence, a lonely silhouette leaned against him from behind.
It was so gentle.
.
Passing through the alley, he turned right on Yushan Road, then left, then right.
Gradually, the lights dimmed, and the noise faded away. In the silence, Huai Shi parked the bike outside the residential area, and Fu Yi jumped down from the bike.
The night wind blew, and her hair was messy. Her face was pale, but her smile was still there.
"Okay, I'll drop you off here."
She waved goodbye. "Do you want to go online with me tonight?"
"Sure." Huai Shi nodded, just like they had done in the past. "Anytime is fine."
"Then … 9.30 pm?"
"Sure, I'll go back to wash up and turn on the computer."
Huai Shi nodded and waved goodbye. He turned the bike around. After taking two steps, he pedaled, and the bike started to move smoothly on the road.
He turned back to look at Fu Yi. Fu Yi was still standing where she was, watching him leave quietly.
Huai Shi pulled back his gaze and sped up, but soon, he heard the voice behind him again.
It sounded like someone was shouting with all their might.
"Huai Shi!"
He turned around in shock.
He saw the familiar figure across the road.
She was also looking at him.
Fu Yi took a deep breath, summoned all her courage, and asked loudly, "If in the future, I mean, if, you pass by Rome … will you come and find me?"
Huai Shi answered without hesitation, "Of course!"
Thus, Fu Yi smiled, took two steps back, and waved at him with all her might.
"Then goodbye …" She smiled and said goodbye. "We'll meet again, right?"
"Yes."
Huai Shi nodded and responded solemnly.
He pedaled the bike again, facing the night wind blowing in his face. He felt as if he had thrown away something, so relaxed, but he couldn't help but look back, wanting to turn back.
He saw Fu Yi still standing in the same place, looking at him from afar and waving.
Then, Huai Shi continued to move forward, but he couldn't help but look back again.
But she had already disappeared.
Like a phantom of the past dissipating.
Huai Shi was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but shake his head. "Aren't you going to send me off a little longer?"
No one responded to him.
He suddenly squeezed the brake. In a short silence, Huai Shi stared in the direction of Fu Yi's departure, took a deep breath, and shouted in a voice that could be heard no matter how far the girl walked.
"Fu Yi, have a safe trip!"
The young man shouted with all his strength.
The silence was broken, and the security guard who dozed off in the community's gatehouse was awakened. He looked out blankly.
In the distance, there was the sound of a baby crying, the sound of a TV, the excited barking of a dog, and the angry roar and roar of a middle-aged man who had just fallen asleep on vacation and was woken up.
The silent night seemed to fade away in an instant, and a lot of noise appeared, echoing in the sparse lights.
The girl walking under the shade of the tree couldn't help but laugh.
In a vague humming, she raised her hand and waved behind her.
As if Huai Shi could still see her.
She said goodbye solemnly.
And she firmly believed that they would meet again in the future.
In this way, the little hedgehog who was attached to the cage summoned her courage, opened the door, and walked into the world that was too big for her.
She began to look forward to the arrival of tomorrow.
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