My 26-year-old Female Tenant

  The water in the fountain pool cascaded down along the huge sculpture. The strange trio of me, Mi Cai, and Jian Wei looked at each other amidst the sound of running water, and no one broke the silence for a while.

  Finally, Jian Wei smiled and said to me, "Long time no see, Zhaoyang."

   "Hmm." I only answered one word, fearing that too many words would make her hear my trembling voice, and even more afraid that she would know that I was afraid.

   Jian Wei just smiled at my answer, then looked at Mi Cai and asked, "Your girlfriend?"

Only then did I realize that I was still holding on to Mi Cai, and I didn't care to let go of her. I thought to myself: If Mi Cai is really my girlfriend, it is enough to prove that the years when I broke up with Jian Wei are not bad. Yes, at least he didn't die in solitude.

  I instinctively didn't want Jian Wei to see me living in despair. Driven by this instinct, I nodded at Jian Wei and said, "Yes, it's my girlfriend."

   After speaking, she looked nervously at Mi Cai beside her, for fear that she would expose me in person and turn me into a joke.

  Mi Cai frowned and remained silent, as if she planned to show mercy to me, but also seemed unwilling to give up this excellent opportunity to take revenge on me.

  I hurriedly said to Mi Cai: "Don't you have an urgent matter to deal with? Go there quickly. I will explain it to my friends later, and they will understand."

   Mi Cai struggled and shook off my hand, as if she was eager to get out of here, turned around and walked towards her car without saying anything.

  The red q7 drove close to my body with a blast of air, and the air seemed to be filled with the anger of Mi Cai. It seemed that I really angered her.

  The fountain was still surging, but Jian Wei and I were the only ones left on the scene. I lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, pretended to be helpless and complained: "Oh! She is just busy, busy all day long..."

   "Really, but your girlfriend looks pretty good."

   "What does it mean to look good, of course it is good!" I stood up straight and dissatisfiedly corrected Jian Wei's statement.

   Jian Wei sized me up and said for a while, "Zhaoyang, you still haven't changed."

"What's the meaning?"

   Before Jian Wei could answer, the best man, Xiang Chen, waved at Jian Wei from a distance, saying that the master of ceremonies was looking for her, and she needed to cooperate in a part of the wedding.

   Jian Wei responded to Xiang Chen, looked at me again, and asked, "The luncheon will start soon, won't you go in?"

   "I finished my cigarette."

Looking at the back of Jian Wei's departure, my heart is full of loss, I want to tell her: she is right, I really haven't changed, I still miss those days when we were together, I still remember: that day I couldn't be with her When her family met her, she could only hide in a corner to see her off. I also remember that she cried and wrote "waiting" heavily on the car window with lipstick. I watched from a distance until the word "waiting" came out. My vision was completely blurred until there were two lines of tears on my face that she would never see...

I was immersed in the pictures of the past, and even wanted to rush to hug her desperately and tell her that I still love her, but just now, the conversation after our long-lost reunion was so pale and tasteless, even an ordinary friend Not counting, I know that those loves that rejoice in silence are getting farther and farther away from us...

  If my heart is a city, at this moment, the whole city is crying!

  …

  The wedding banquet started, and everyone sat down one by one. My colleagues and I sat at the back, while Jian Wei, Xiang Chen, the groom, and the bride sat at the front table.

I couldn't resist looking at Jian Wei, but I couldn't control it at all. I was ridiculous. How can I oppress a woman who reminds me of me every night after three years of separation? He must restrain his impulse to think about her.

The colleagues around me talked to me, and I dealt with them absent-mindedly, but I always found a reason to look at Jian Wei in my heart, and from the beginning to the end, Jian Wei didn't even give me a look of response, but just talked with Xiang beside me from time to time. Chatting in the morning, basically after a few words, there will be a knowing smile, the two are very speculative, and Jian Wei seems to be in a good mood.

  The master of ceremonies encouraged Fang Yuan and Yan Yan to have an intimate interaction on the stage, and the people in the audience booed one after another. I still didn't speak, but drank one cup after another.

In a trance, Xiang Chen walked towards me with a wine glass, and I drank it down in one gulp. When Xiang Chen walked in front of me, I had already poured myself a full glass of wine, and shouted to Chen: " Brother Xiang Chen, come here and lie down for the young master."

  Xiang Chen smiled and said, "It's not sure who's lying down! How much are you going to drink this time?"

The so-called getting down on the ground with Xiang Chen is a bad habit left over from college. We were young and frivolous. We would drink each other until we got down. At that time, the only person who was still standing at the end of the drink would be awesome The person who gets down is called a grandson. In the four years of university, I was on the ground, Fang Yuan was on the ground, and Xiang Chen was also on the ground. So the three of us alternately became grandsons for four years, but we never admitted that the other two were grandsons. Lord!

In fact, since entering the society, I have stopped drinking like I did in college, but today, no matter if it is Xiang Chen or anyone else, as long as you hold a glass with me, I will accompany you with any wine, as many glasses as you like, because I was happy for Fang Yuan and Yan Yan, and sad for myself. With so many emotions, maybe wine is my best antidote.

I changed to a large-sized goblet, poured a glass of white wine that was almost full, and said to Xiang Chen, "It's the same as before, one drink per person, and I can't drink any more. Hurry up and pretend to be dead on the ground. Don't beg for mercy. Don't explain."

  Everyone was amused by my words, and burst into laughter, just thinking that we were joking, but I didn't blink, I actually picked up the glass and drank a full glass of white wine in two sips, and then turned the glass down to indicate that I had finished drinking.

  Amidst the exclamation, everyone's attention shifted from Fang Yuan and Yan Yan to me and Xiang Chen, including Jian Wei.

"Zhaoyang, you are still so vigorous after graduation for several years, but I will definitely drink this wine, because I am very happy today." After speaking, he drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, and then looked at Jian Wei took a look.

   When I discovered this detail, a string in my heart was suddenly pulled, and I understood who the joy in Xiang Chen's mouth was for.

When I was in college, I pursued Jian Wei with him, but Jian Wei chose me, and then he was commensurate with Jian Wei's brother and sister, and still gave meticulous care. Of course, it seemed a kind of relief at the time, but now I He has already broken up with Jian Wei, and Jian Wei has returned to China. If Jian Wei is still single, then he can justifiably pursue Jian Wei again.

  I remained silent, but Xiang Chen poured another full glass of white wine and said to me: "Brother Zhaoyang, do me a favor, let's have another glass."

  I nodded and poured another glass of white wine, ready to drink it down, but Xiang Chen held down my glass and said, "I'll drink first this time."

   After Xiang Chen finished speaking, he raised his head and drank a whole glass of white wine, then put the glass on the table and walked towards Jian Wei.

  Jian Wei reprimanded Xiang Chen with a concerned tone: "You drink less alcohol, isn't it afraid of hurting yourself if you drink so much?"

"With the wine I drank, I want to talk to you!" Xiang Chen raised his head, closed his eyes and took a deep breath, then borrowed the microphone from the master of ceremonies, and watched Jian Wei enter into an affectionate mood. in the state.

  I suddenly had a premonition that what would happen next would be enough to tear me apart!

  …

The whole audience was silent. At this moment, Xiang Chen's expression was full of sincerity, tenderness and emotion. He held Jian Wei's hand tightly, stared at it for a long time and said: "Today is a day full of joy, and it is also a day I have been looking forward to for a long time...Jane Wei Wei, I have loved you deeply for 5 years, and it has never changed. Even if you are with Zhaoyang, I have never given up on loving you... I used to think that Zhaoyang would give you happiness, but I chose to bless you silently, but the truth is Prove that your love is a failure. I will not judge your love. After all, love is free. It is meaningless for anyone to dwell on the past... Now that you are single, I hope you can be my girlfriend, I really I am willing to give everything for you, even if you still plan to go back to the United States, I am willing to go abroad with you. In short, I will accompany you everywhere, just like the days when I went to the United States to accompany you two years ago! Make you happy, give you happiness!"

My heart felt like it was bursting. Xiang Chen’s words reminded me of one thing: it was a month after Jian Wei and I broke up. Xiang Chen did go abroad for a while, but he didn’t tell us which country we went to. Now it can be confirmed that he went to the United States to accompany Jian Wei after a broken relationship. It turns out that he has been in touch with Jian Wei all these years.

  Everyone is waiting for whether Jian Wei will agree to Xiang Chen, but at this moment, I fully understand that what Jian Wei loved in college was a feeling, but after graduation, what she loves is a close relationship.

  No matter from which point of view, Xiang Chen and Jian Wei are the best match... I thought: Maybe I already know the answer Jian Wei is about to give Xiang Chen.

  In the pain of tearing, I seemed to see the "Waiting..." that she cried and rewrote on the car window with lipstick when I saw her off that day