At the F City Museum, after Qiu Mingyue opened the commemorative blind box, she took a photo with her mobile phone and sent it to Teacher E.
She said: "I found a maid from the Tang Dynasty, which is a bit European."
Teacher E's voice came from the earphones: "It's very cute. I'll buy one later."
"Uh-huh."
There are people coming and going in the cultural and creative store, men and women, old and young, tall and short, fat and thin, not to mention that if Teacher E just doesn't want to show up, even if Qiu Mingyue wants to, there is no way to recognize him among so many strangers.
She said she wanted to go to City C to meet him, but was decisively rejected. No matter how she requested, she had to tell him that she was leaving her job, and she would no longer use this account.
Teacher E asked her why, and she said because his voice reminded him of his leader, and she left her job to end this unrequited love. Teacher E asked her if this was the reason, did it mean that she never regarded him as a real person? She said no, because she didn't, she wanted to see him.
She wasn't threatening.
Teacher E finally agreed, but he said that he would come to City F instead, and if possible, they could not meet each other first.
E: I'm afraid you will be disappointed when you see me.
Qiu Mingyue was mentally prepared and replied categorically: No.
The alternative one-day trip wearing headphones was decided. Qiu Mingyue carefully prepared the strategy - first visit the museum in the morning, and then take Teacher E to eat delicious food. The weather was hot in the afternoon, so she could check in later. For several indoor attractions, take the ferry to Jiangtan in the evening, and then visit shopping malls and night markets.
They were connected online when Teacher E sent a message saying that he had arrived at the museum.
Under the blue sky and white clouds, the sunlight and shadows are straight and straight in front of the magnificent museum.
After being connected, Qiu Mingyue's first sentence was to tell Teacher E what she had packed for today, a light beige short-sleeved dress, a white sun-proof knitted jacket and white canvas shoes, "You have black hair in a high ponytail, you don't have to go with Tell me what you are wearing, so that if you recognize me, you can come and say hello to me at any time."
She used all the courage that she could not use on Zhou Su.
In fact, because of Zhou Su, she did not reply to Teacher E for many days until Chinese Valentine's Day.
On the day of Chinese Valentine's Day at an offline store, Zhou Su ordered afternoon tea for everyone. In her rare free time, Qiu Mingyue heard several store colleagues quietly discussing the man whose temperament was more refreshing than a summer ice drink, and asked her for confirmation: " Mingyue, I heard that Director Zhou doesn't have a girlfriend, is it true?"
Qiu Mingyue thought it had nothing to do with her, why did she come to ask her, she bit a pearl in her mouth and said vaguely: "Probably."
After listening to their emotions and speculations, they jointly created a variety of idol drama plots tailored for Zhou Su.
For example, he may have had an unforgettable love, and he may seem cold and cold, but in fact he has been silently waiting for his ex-girlfriend to come back to him; or he actually has a lovely childhood sweetheart who is not yet a lover who is more than friendship, and maybe he can still have a first love affair. Love after marriage; or maybe he really hasn't waited for his true love yet, and has a stronger sense of love with a sunny and sweet girl than a cold goddess.
Qiu Mingyue stood silently. She seemed to see a shadow of herself who admired Zhou Su, and felt that she had such a simple, young and healthy mentality. She had never thought about what kind of person Zhou Su was compatible with, and she only wanted to do this and that with him, and have some adult activities. comminicate.
Although it was a working day, there were a lot of couples in the mall, full of youthful and sweet atmosphere, which attracted everyone's attention.
Someone asked her again: "Mingyue, do you have a boyfriend?"
Knowing that she was also single, Qiu Mingyue was included in the team of people who share the same problem, "We should go on a date on Valentine's Day. I really want someone to send flowers, but I don't even have anyone to say Happy Chinese Valentine's Day!"
"Happy Chinese Valentine's Day," one person joked.
"I don't want it from you!"
Qiu Mingyue also laughed out loud.
When she got off work, Qiu Mingyue took away a bunch of extra perfume roses in the store, and someone also sent her blessings, including "Happy Chinese Valentine's Day" from Teacher E.
Before this, after he sent her messages for three consecutive days but had no reply, he wisely stopped disturbing her, but this time, he lowered his posture and sent her blessings.
Until twelve o'clock passed, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl were separated by the Magpie Bridge again. Qiu Mingyue also did not reply, but in the end, she still could not hold back.
She wanted to see him, why, what psychology, and what consequences she would bear - she didn't want to think about these anymore.
Without Zhou Su, Teacher E would just be a male asthma blogger she likes. She hates that Zhou Su messes up the balance between her life and hobbies, and hates that she can't distinguish between virtuality and reality.
There happened to be a folk music and dance performance in the museum that day. Qiu Mingyue was in the front row in the middle. To her left were two college-looking boys, to her right was a mother and daughter, and in front was a couple. The seats were full.
She didn't know where Teacher E was sitting, but the ethereal flute sound came from her left ear, which was still wearing headphones. The sound of the flute took the audience to the Mingshui Mountain Stream, and she knew that Teacher E was also in this concert hall. Qiu Mingyue felt that the mist was vast. They were two green bamboos growing in the same bamboo forest. Although they did not rely on each other, they rustled together with the wind.
The next day's trip went smoothly. Qiu Mingyue took Teacher E to a popular Cantonese restaurant. Qiu Mingyue shared a table with an aunt. Under the look from the aunt from time to time, Qiu Mingyue was embarrassed to continue voice chatting with Teacher E and switched to text communication.
The aunt was very enthusiastic: "Little girl, will you have any friends coming over later? It's okay, I'll finish it soon."
"Ah, no, no, I just..." She didn't know what to call Teacher E, "You eat."
Teacher E chuckled and asked, "What's wrong?"
Qiu Mingyue only replied angrily in text: It feels like I am the one talking today.
E: "Well, what do you want to hear me say?"
Qiu Mingyue didn't know how, her thoughts suddenly went wrong, her ears felt hot, and she suspected that he was driving.
At the river beach in the evening, with the red sun hanging in the sky, Qiu Mingyue saw the old lady who had sold flowers to her and Zhou Su before. As she walked towards the ferry, she said to Teacher E: "There are many stalls near the bottom of the bridge. Did you see it? Last time, my boss bought me flowers from the old lady in the floral top."
The warm river breeze blew past her face, and Teacher E's answers were scattered in the wind. Qiu Mingyue couldn't help but look back. The river was vast and crowded, and the lights on the other side of the river lit up one after another at this time, colorful and colorful. Some tourists exclaimed in praise, which also attracted Qiu Mingyue's eyes.
Qiu Mingyue: "The lights are on."
Teacher E: "Yeah."
There is nothing special about the ferry, and there is nothing interesting to visit in the shopping mall. Qiu Mingyue wanted to take Teacher E to the company's store to have a look.
One of the Chinese Valentine's Day games she designed is to untie the red rope.
There are three levels in total. The first level is turning the flower rope, with three styles from easy to difficult; the second level is ringing the bells. There are multiple copper bells with red threads hanging from an artificial tree. Some are dumbbells, and the bells ring when you shake them. Then the level is passed successfully; the last level is to pierce a seven-hole needle. For safety reasons, the needle head is rounded, and the number of needle holes passed through within the specified time is seen.
Because the response to the game was pretty good, the traffic peak was here over the weekend, and the device hadn't even been removed yet.
Based on the game results, everyone who participates in the game has a chance to win prizes of different values. Since it is the Chinese Valentine's Day, in addition to the message wall specially arranged for couples, two "magpie boxes" for one man and one woman were also designed. That is, a box similar to a lottery box.
As long as a single customer puts the card filled with personal information into the corresponding magpie box, he can draw someone else's card from the magpie box, which is almost a network-free version of the dating app.
"How is it? I think it's quite interesting." Qiu Mingyue asked after explaining the rules of the game. She took the fried yogurt from the clerk and said to Teacher E, "I was still thinking about it when I ate fried yogurt last time. Can I have the opportunity to eat four flavors of fried yogurt at once before the end of this summer?"
Teacher E asked: "What do you mean?"
"Because fried yogurt usually only has a double order at most, but if you can have someone with you, you can order a double order and you can have four flavors."
"What flavor did you order?"
"Watermelon and strawberry." Qiu Mingyue said and smiled again, "Are you going to buy one too? But we have been chatting all day, and I can't eat it if you don't meet me."
Teacher E didn't reply to her, but Qiu Mingyue heard the sound of wind chimes ringing at his end to welcome guests, and her heart swayed along with it.
When she left, there weren't many people in the fried yogurt shop. She knew that if she went back now, she would most likely recognize Teacher E, but she didn't want to ruin the day's wait so rudely.
She is patient.
Walking to the company store, the store manager asked in surprise: "Mingyue, why are you here?"
"I happened to be passing by." Qiu Mingyue smiled.
She had played the game of untying the red rope many times before and after the trial opening. In comparison, the second level of ringing the bell had the most luck. Qiu Mingyue herself had failed at this level many times, but this time she unexpectedly shook it. Qiu Mingyue's eyes couldn't help but shine when he was hit. It was hard not to think that this was a lucky sign.
After reaching the third level, although she only passed through two pinholes in thirty seconds, she still received a rabbit-shaped scented candle and an additional cute bear doll as a gift - all after the Chinese Valentine's Day event. of slow-moving money.
As for the single card, Qiu Mingyue hesitated, but still submitted one, and took a photo of the female magpie box to send to Teacher E.
She wanted to know if he could draw her card, but she wanted even more to know if he would draw it.
She didn't want to explain more.
The doll was too big and there was no suitable bag in the store. Fortunately, after finishing the fried yogurt, Qiu Mingyue was able to walk out of the back door of the store with the doll under her elbow and the gift bag with her little finger.
She leaned against the guardrail, and there was no sound from the earphone in her left ear for a while.
Qiu Mingyue tried to think about some serious things, such as how it would end when she really met Teacher E later. But the problem was too huge, and she couldn't concentrate on the study, so she could only look at the people in the crowded shopping mall.
When the store manager saw Zhou Su, he couldn't help but look in the direction where Qiu Mingyue left, thinking that this was some random and temporary inspection activity by the company.
"...Hello, director." the store manager said.
Zhou Su greeted with a smile. He didn't play the game. He walked directly to the magpie box and filled out the form, and then signaled that he wanted to draw one.
The store manager nodded hurriedly and added: "...The bright moon has just arrived."
Zhou Su responded softly.
The cards in the magpie box were piled up into a hill. Take out the top one and you can see the familiar handwriting, delicate and serious.
Name: Xingxing
Personal introduction: slow-burning player, pure love warrior
Type of attraction: I like handsome guys with nice voices
Guessing that it was almost time, Qiu Mingyue turned around.
The moment she saw Zhou Su, the first thing that came to her mind was a panic comparable to being caught in rape. Qiu Mingyue even tried to hide the doll, but to no avail, she pretended to be calm and smiled awkwardly: "Director Zhou, what a coincidence... …"
Why is Zhou Su here? Teacher E is still in the store?
Qiu Mingyue was screaming for help in her heart, praying that Teacher E would never show up at this time, otherwise she would not be able to cope with it.
Zhou Su stood a few steps away from her, looking at her quietly, with a look of jade trees facing the wind, but there seemed to be hesitation in his brows.
In the flash of lightning, Qiu Mingyue seemed to hear the sound of wind chimes again. Her gaze on Zhou Su's handsome face shifted slightly and she saw the earphone on one of his ears, the flowers and fried yogurt in his hand.
Not chamomile, but a bouquet of yellow roses.
Zhou Suqing clearly saw that Qiu Mingyue's face turned pale instantly, and the smile he squeezed out also faded completely.
He wanted to apologize, to hand her the flowers, to try some other flavors of fried yogurt, but nothing came out.
Throughout the day, he wanted to retreat many times. He supported himself and walked in front of her, like a prisoner waiting for execution, and finally waited until the guillotine fell.
The air-conditioning in shopping malls is always freezing in the summer, but nothing can compare to the coldness at this moment, like falling into an ice cave.
Qiu Mingyue felt herself trembling, and the turbulent emotions beat her, anger, shame, regret, resentment... all kinds of things made her want to vomit.
"...Are you disgusted?" This was what came out of his mouth with a trembling voice.
Zhou Su looked panicked and took a step toward her. Qiu Mingyue immediately backed away.
She felt as if her heart had been broken into pieces worthless, and when she tried to pick it up, she would cut her fingers on the sharp edges.
Zhou Su had imagined Qiu Mingyue's reaction, but when he actually heard her question in a cold tone, her unabashed disgust pierced his heart like a sharp spear, so unfamiliar that he had no time to remember the stinging pain in his heart.
Qiu Mingyue was about to leave, and Zhou Su subconsciously reached out to hold him back, but she threw him away angrily. She glared at him angrily, but there were tears of grievance in her eyes, "Is it fun to play with me, Director Zhou, Teacher E? Huh?"
Qiu Mingyue couldn't care less about the doll that fell to the ground, or the looks from passers-by. She was overwhelmed by the overwhelming sense of shame.
She saw the guilt on Zhou Su's face and saw his hesitation in speaking, but as soon as she remembered how she had coquettishly coquettishly treated him through the network cable, she wanted to kill him and then herself. Those memories burned her like concentrated sulfuric acid, changing both her and him beyond recognition. Does Zhou Su understand all this?
She tried her best to control her emotions, and just before tears fell, she slammed the gift bag on Zhou Su.