who stole my time

Jin Lai ran after Yuan Yu, but he was a step too late. Yuan Yu ran too fast, or was trying to avoid him, and disappeared as soon as he left the school alley.Jin Lai searched for more than a dozen streets aimlessly, but still found nothing.

He searched for two hours, and finally walked back to the school in a depressed mood to thank the head teacher and the teacher for their cultivation. After getting the report card and admission notice, he looked at the bright red cover on the notice, wrote Q in big characters, and closed his eyes. The eyes are smiling, but the heart is very lonely.

He walked out of the school gate under the attention of many classmates, and the voice behind him was no longer slander, but praise, "He is the number one student in our school, and he was admitted to Q University."

"It's amazing, I won the first place in my grade every time."

"I heard that our school recruited him as a special case because he was the first in the high school entrance examination. He is really promising."

Jin Lai stood at the fork between school and home, without moving.He thought he should look for Yuan Yu again, he shouldn't have said such serious words at the beginning, besides, he ran away with anger, can we meet again in the future?Jin Lai turned around and walked back, and decided to ask Principal Fu to ask about the situation, whether he had arranged work for Yuan Yu.

As soon as he walked to the door of the vice principal's office, he saw a middle-aged woman talking with the vice principal inside the door. Jin Lai only heard a few words clearly, and roughly concluded that the middle-aged woman was Yuan Yu's stepmother.

After the woman left, Jin Lai walked in hesitantly, originally worried that the vice-principal would scold him for his unclear involvement with Yuan Yu.But what happened next was unexpected. After seeing him, the vice-principal was very enthusiastic, let him sit down, and congratulated Jin Lai for being named on the gold list and being admitted to Q University. He didn't mention anything about Jin Lai.

After chatting for half an hour, Jin Lai felt that the vice-principal was quite approachable, with a high position but no airs.So they tentatively inquired about Yuan Yu's next plan.

The vice-principal took a puff of cigarette, and said slowly, "I arranged for him a part-time job in the Forestry Bureau, which is a good job, but this kid is stubborn, and he talked back to me, and he hasn't seen anyone for five or six days. He must have been fooling around with those cronies again."

Jin Lai was silent, the vice principal raised his eyes and looked at him, "Unlike you, who are sensible and hardworking, if my son is half as obedient as you, I will be satisfied~"

Jin Lai raised his head hastily, "Vice principal, don't say that, I... I can't compare to Yuan Yu in anything other than being better at reading. If you see him, you'd better persuade him to go to the Forestry Bureau, that's... very good Opportunity."

The vice-principal crushed the cigarette butts in the ashtray, rubbed his temples and sighed, "I know, if you pave the way for him, you can count on him to follow the instructions step by step, and don't expect much - but this kid has been disobedient since he was a child." , I can’t listen to a little persuasion, and I’m as straightforward as his mother, and I’m sure of one thing. Hey, Jin Lai, I usually don’t mention this to outsiders. He was different from other children since he was a child. On the surface, it looks heartless, but in fact it is quite withdrawn. His mother left early. Since my second marriage, Yuan Yu has not called me dad for many years, nor has he entered this house again. "

Jin Lai couldn't remember exactly how he got out of the office that day, but he only remembered the vice principal's words repeated in his ears, "I know about both of you. The impact of this incident is certainly bad. From the perspective of a tolerant elder, I will not blame you or scold Xiaoyu. Now that you have all graduated, if you are really good for Xiaoyu, I suggest not to meet again in the future and deal with this incident coldly. Relationship. With Xiaoyu's temperament, he might forget about it in a few years. You are still alumni, and no one will be embarrassed anymore."

Jin Lai once again stood at the bustling school gate, exhaling deeply, trying to calm down.He owed Yuan Yu a lot of favors, and he was not able to repay them.It is not a good thing that Yuan Yu is too attached to him, the vice-principal is right.When it is broken, it is broken, otherwise we will only sink deeper and deeper together in the future.He clutched the admission notice tightly, clutching his dream and future, and finally looked back at the high school where he had lived for three years, and took a step forward resolutely.

July and August passed quickly, and the family was happy for the good news that Jin Lai was admitted to Q University for two months. During this period, they managed to borrow enough money for his tuition. In their simple village, Being admitted to a good university is the pride of heaven. No matter how friendly you are, you can always do your best as long as you open your mouth. With the hope and ardor of the whole village, Jin Lai left home with his luggage and took the train going north for the first time. , bid farewell to the small city where I have lived for 18 years.

Jin Lai arrived in Beijing at three o'clock in the afternoon, and the sun was still scorching hot on the earth. He was not familiar with the place here, so he could only walk to the school by asking all the way and carrying his luggage. It was after five o'clock in the afternoon when he arrived at the school. When Q stood still and looked up at the gate, his heart was filled with holiness and joy, and even the soreness in his shoulders eased a lot.

Afterwards, a series of procedures were followed step by step. The academic atmosphere of Q University is very good. You can see students reading and communicating in twos and threes on the campus lawn everywhere. He was picked up by the senior of the Department of Architecture at the freshman reception. After finishing the keys and new books, I went to work on other freshmen.Jin Lai thanked the senior and sent the senior away, and then saw the five members who had arrived in the dormitory, and they all got to know each other. Finally, the busy day finally came to an end when Jin Lai was lying on the bed with sore body .

Jin Lai looked at the ceiling, his thoughts became clearer in the darkness, and his sleepiness gradually disappeared.This is a new beginning, without colored glasses, old acquaintances, and Yuan Yu who is annoying every day.Everyone here is the proud son of heaven, he should feel lucky, oh, he should be very lucky.

But he couldn't lie to himself, he hadn't completely let go of Yuan Yu in his heart, and the time to completely forget it might be tomorrow or next year, he couldn't be sure.

The first two weeks of Q University were military training. Jin Lai was not acclimatized to the environment in the north. He was exposed to the sun and trained intensively, and he couldn't eat well or sleep well. After a week, he was tanned and thin.However, the coach did not allow him to take sick leave. He stayed until the end of the second week of military training, and then accompanied by his roommate, he went to Beijing Workers' Hospital to see a doctor.After the examination, the doctor gave him a blank look, and said in a bad tone, "You're such an adult, you don't know how to treat your illness sooner? The more you procrastinate, the more serious it will become a perforation of the stomach. When the time comes, the surgery will cost less money or something? "

Jin Lai showed embarrassment, and said to be careful in the future, Zhao Minghai, the roommate who accompanied Jin Lai to see the doctor, also half-joking and half-explaining, saying that the school's military training is very strict, even if he has a high fever of 40 degrees, he must persist in training, which is not a bad idea. on the playground.This made the doctor amused and shook his head, saying that he felt sorry for you poor students, and even prescribed some low-cost conscience medicine for them.

Jin Lai returned to school, went to the cafeteria to make a meal, and sat down with a few roommates to eat and chat.He picks up the food and tastes it, and he can't help but start to miss his hometown. The food in his hometown is appetizing no matter how simple or light it is, and the people and things in his hometown... Jin Laimeng suddenly realized that his youthful memories were completely occupied by someone's shadow.In those years, he accepted Yuan Yu's care with peace of mind, and he didn't think anything of it during the most difficult senior year of high school.When I was admitted to the university to realize my dream, the ordinary and inconspicuous actions now seem so memorable.

The roommate was chatting about the mountains, and suddenly saw Jin Lai pouring food into his mouth with tears in his eyes, and they all showed a blank expression, "What's wrong?"

"I rely on my brother, our school meals are not so bad, don't you cry!"

"Don't talk nonsense, or write a suggestion to add southern dishes to the cafeteria complaint book tomorrow. It's not a problem that Mr. Jin Lai is not acclimatized to the food."

Jin Lai realized that he had lost his composure, and wiped away his tears, "It's okay, I can eat, so leave me alone."

As a result, no one could eat any more that day. Jin Lai's eye circles were red all day long, and when he returned to the dormitory, he sat in front of the window and stared in a daze without doing anything. His roommates were genuinely worried that he would suffer from depression.

The ratio of male to female students in the Department of Architecture of Q University is seven to one, and the roommates are all classmates, three Beijing natives, three foreigners, and a rural Phoenix man like Jin Lai, and Li Rang, both of whom are from poor families , the rest are petty bourgeois families, parents intellectuals or small businessmen.Li Rang is from the countryside in the northwest, and there are four younger siblings at home, so the burden is heavy, and of course Jin Lai is not much better.

The courses in the first semester are not too heavy. Since then, Jin Lai will go to the library to read whenever he is free. There are various kinds of books, from architectural history to philosophy, and even literary appreciation. On the one hand, chowder the knowledge of thought, to fill the vacancy in one's own heart.

Unknowingly, more than half of the semester has passed, and these days are both novel and ordinary. The novelty is that the students can visit various scenic spots in Beijing and broaden their horizons.The mediocrity is the feeling in his heart. He always calms his heart, as if nothing can stir up waves anymore.

Every dormitory has a landline downstairs. That night when Jin Lai was walking back to the dormitory with two philosophy books in his arms, the housekeeper suddenly called him, "Jin Lai! Come here!"

Jin Lai walked over suspiciously, "What's wrong, Auntie?"

"A man called you twice tonight, and he sounded like your younger brother," said the dorm aunt.

"My brother?" Jin Lai raised his eyebrows, wondering, "I didn't tell him his phone number, he just entered junior high school...could something happen at home?"

The dormitory aunt said, "I didn't ask too much. By the way, it was the first time your brother called to ask if Jin Lai lived here. I said yes. The child suddenly stopped talking and died by himself after a while."

"why?"

"I don't know. Then he called again and told me to pass it on to you. I'll wait for you at the north gate of the school at noon tomorrow. I wanted to ask him something, but he hung up again. Hey! This kid hangs up really fast! I'm afraid it will be a waste telephone fee."

Jin Lai became more and more puzzled, he couldn't think of what his younger brother would do when he came to Beijing suddenly.There is no phone at home, and he can't dial back to find out the details. After thinking for a few seconds, he still has to wait for someone at the school gate tomorrow. He turned around to thank his aunt, and went back to the dormitory.

After the big class at noon the next day, he walked towards the north gate, still holding the class books in his hand.After arriving at the north gate, he looked around for people coming and going, searched for a while but found no one.Jin Lai suddenly felt that this might be some people's prank. He should have thought that his family would not come to Beijing for no reason. Thinking of this, he raised his feet and prepared to leave.A voice suddenly came from behind, not loud enough to penetrate his eardrums, "Jin Lai."

Jin Lai turned around slowly, and saw the person coming out from behind the pillars of the building next to him, his breath was stagnant.

"Long time no see." Yuan Yu waved his hand and smiled, "What? Such an expression?"

Jin Lai froze in place, "You,"

"Me?" Yuan Yu pointed at herself, and laughed so hard that her teeth showed, "I can't even say my name, so you won't forget me, right?"

Jin Lai swallowed, pretending to be calm, "Yuan Yu, long time no see."

Yuan Yu nodded, put his hands in his pockets, and looked around, "The school is beautiful, why don't you show me around?"

The two walked side by side, and Jin Lai didn't know what to talk about to break the silence. He paid attention to the eyes of the people around them. In fact, no one paid attention to them on the road. Now the two of them are just like ordinary friends walking together, or even worse. No communication.

"How did you know the phone number of the dormitory?" Jin Lai opened his mouth first. In fact, he shouldn't have asked that question in the first place, but he didn't turn his head back.

Yuan Yu glanced at him, "Guess."

"..."

"Haha, I'm just kidding," Yuan Yuzhang seemed to put his shoulder on his shoulder unintentionally, "Actually, it's not as difficult as you imagined, knowing that you are in this school, I inquired about more than [-] male dormitory numbers from others, and called one by one. Just ask, you can always find it.”

"Oh~" Jin Lai prolonged the ending, and put on a distant and polite manner, "Is work going well recently? When did you arrive in Beijing?"

"Work?" Yuan Yu took his hand away, "I didn't go to work at home for a day, but I found a job in Beijing, delivering goods to others, and running errands. I was quite tired at first, and I worked for two or three months. Just get used to..."

Jin Lai interrupted before the other party finished speaking, "Are you angry with your family?"

Yuan Yu didn't react too much, "What?"

"I know your father has arranged a good job for you, but you are still fighting with your family? You should be obedient and listen to your parents' arrangements, work hard, and don't let them bother you." Jin said.

Yuan Yu stared at him suddenly for a long time, his face flushed, and he choked out a sentence, "You want me to care about me?!"

Jin Lai shut up and didn't speak.In fact, both of them knew well that he was just pretending to be stupid. He already knew the reason why Yuan Yu came to Beijing.

The two came to the cafeteria and had dinner at the window. During the period, a few classmates they knew greeted Jin Lai and asked who was next to him?Jin Lai introduced Yuan Yu as a classmate who came to Beijing to play.

Sitting on the seat, the distance between the two of them was only an arm's length away. Yuan Yu frowned after tasting a few mouthfuls of food, "The food at your school isn't very good."

Jin Lai didn't look up, hummed in a low voice, and put the food into his mouth even faster, but he could see that he was barely eating.

Yuan Yu put down his chopsticks, crossed his arms and looked at him, "Jin Lai, don't eat if you don't like it."

Jin Lai's chopsticks paused for a moment, and he continued to eat sullenly.

Yuan Yu looked at his face, "What are you pretending to do with me, I'll cook you a meal, do you want to eat home-cooked food?"

Jin Lai didn't speak, Yuan Yu said to himself, "Actually, I just arrived in Beijing three months ago, and I wanted to find you. But I have no skills. On the first day, I ran all over the street and couldn't find a job. The hundreds of dollars I brought from home were stolen. At that time, I thought, Beijing is really difficult. I have no money, no one I know, and I have no face to find you and hurt you. In the end, there is a kind boss who has nowhere to go. See me pitifully and gave me a job. In the next month, I worked hard and hard. The boss praised me for my hard work, and gave me the first month's salary plus bonus. I found that I earned more than my small city. That's good, I finally have the motivation to stay. It's been three months, and I've been doing better in Beijing than before. I saved up some savings, rented a house that was bigger than the original Matchbox single room, and bought another You dared to come to see you only when you were wearing new clothes. This time...you shouldn't lose face in front of your college classmates, right?"

Jin Lai listened carefully to Yuan Yu talking about his experiences in Beijing. He wanted to speak several times, but he swallowed the words back.He didn't know how many hardships Yuan Yu had gone through in understatement. To judge whether Yuan Yu's path was right or wrong, Jin Lai himself was the least qualified to judge, "I'm sorry."

"I'm sorry, it's my choice." Yuan Yu held the chopsticks in his right hand, and it was only then that Jin Lai noticed that the opponent's hands were covered with small wounds and thick calluses.

Jin Lai's throat suddenly became congested, and he silently looked away.

Yuan Yu was not like this before!When Yuan Yu was in high school, his fingers were pale and delicate, like a natural pianist, now Yuan Yu... Jin Lai felt guilty and blamed himself, and couldn't help but said, "It must be difficult, Yuan Yu, don't be like this, listen to me, come back!" Is home okay? There's a paved road there..."

"It's nothing, the most difficult time is over," Yuan Yu said stubbornly, "I'm doing well now, besides---" Yuan Yu narrowed his eyes, "Why should I listen to you, who are you?"

"..." Jin Lai paused.

Yuan Yu turned around and looked around, jokingly said, "You have a lot of handsome guys here, I should have come here more if I knew."

Jin Lai clenched his fists, and gave a hum.

"Maybe one day I will meet someone who falls in love at first sight. If I don't dislike my identity, maybe it can develop into true love." Yuan Yu laughed more and more unpredictable.

Jin Lai put away the plate without saying a word, took the plate in front of Yuan Yu away, and said coldly, "Let's go."

Yuan Yu got up slowly, watched Jin Lai's tall and straight back, and followed his pace.

Jin Lai sent Yuan Yu out of school, "Where do you live?"

Yuan Yu said, "It's very close to your school, 300 meters away, do you want to sit down?"

"No, I still have class. Goodbye." After Jin said his farewell, he almost fled in despair.

Yuan Yu stood where she was, finally shedding the fake and strong smile on her face, stood in a daze, and finally left the gate of Q University slowly.

In the next month, Mr. Yuan Yu came to Jin Lai with various excuses every three days, knowing Jin Lai's dormitory building number, and waiting directly downstairs in the dormitory.

At first Jin Lai was very evasive, and he didn't even dare to see each other more, for fear of not grasping the scale, he could only say that he was a good old classmate when he faced jokes with his roommates.

But later it turned out that Yuan Yu didn't want to do anything, just go for a walk with him like an ordinary friend, and often bring him some homemade meals.

Considering Jin Lai's acclimatization, Yuan Yu remembered what he likes to eat, carefully selected the condiments and ingredients every time, and the meals he made were very suitable for the other party's appetite.

Yuan Yu didn't like studying in high school, but recently he suddenly fell in love with reading for some reason, so Jin Lai used his library card to borrow a lot of books for Yuan Yu from the library.Yuan Yu reads the book very fast, but she also reads it carefully, and every time she finishes reading it, she will exchange her thoughts with Jin Lai after reading it.

"You are so busy with work every day, where do you have time to cook and read?" Jin Lai couldn't help asking Yuan Yu once.

Yuan Yu said, "There will always be tight schedules. If you finish work quickly, you can go home a few minutes earlier to cook, and you can take time to read when you go home at night."

"You work harder than me." Jin Lai smiled and shook his head, but he also admired him from the bottom of his heart.

"In order to have common words with you, I must work hard." Yuan Yu said casually.

Jin Lai was shocked, "You, what did you say?"

"Oh, I said... trying hard to get ahead in Beijing. Recently, the boss said that he wanted to promote me as a salesman, but he thought I had too little ink in my stomach, and was afraid that I would not be able to speak well." Yuan Yu put aside his uncomfortable gaze, "So I want to read more books and learn from you."

Jin Lai's Adam's apple rolled, and he nodded thoughtfully. The two sat side by side on the lawn. The evening light shone on Yuan Yu's hair, forming a circle of golden halo. Jin Lai subconsciously wanted to touch it. Caress each other's hair.

Yuan Yu's body stiffened obviously, and he turned his head to stare at Jin Lai intently, Jin Lai also looked into his eyes, and asked softly, "Are you doing everything for me?"

Yuan Yu only saw his lips open and close, and couldn't hear what he said under nervousness, and said blankly, "Ah? No, in fact, my boss treats me very well. Although he didn't promote me, he also gave me a salary. Yes, I have saved more than 1000 yuan now, if you need money, you can ask me for it, and I will lend it to you..."

Jin Lai stroked his hair repeatedly with the palm of his hand, and then slowly moved closer until he hugged Yuan Yu with both hands, and whispered in his ear, "Thank you." Then they parted quickly.

Yuan Yu was stunned, her face turned red, she held the book tightly, and said, "You don't have to hide from me anymore, I just do this, just... I want to see you more, we can still be good friends, okay ?"

For Jin, yes.Yuan Yu looked at him and smiled easily.

It was the first time that Jin Lai took the initiative to send Yuan Yu back. The place Yuan Yu rented was indeed very close to the school, and it took only five or six minutes to walk there.Although the rental house was small, it was tidy. There were only a few simple clothes hanging on the hangers, and a few stick figures on the wall, which were drawn by Yuan Yu.Yuan Yu knew how to draw when she was in high school, but unfortunately her homework was not good, she didn't get into university, and her drawing talent was wasted.

Jin Lai browsed through the stick figures, staring at one of them for a long time, "Is this one me?"

Yuan Yu was tidying up his shoes, and when he turned around and saw Jin Lai standing there watching, he was a little panicked, and rushed up to cover his hands with his hands to prevent him from seeing, "Don't look at it, you're blind."

Jin Lai pushed Yuan Yu's hand away, smiled and pretended to be angry, "No way, the right to portrait is violated, I want to confirm whether it is true."

"No, I'm just drawing for fun, I don't look like anyone..." Yuan Yu hastily concealed it, but Jin Lai insisted on seeing it. In the end, the two of them were almost sticking to each other.

Yuan Yu stuck her whole body against the wall, lowered her eyes, and licked her gums with the tip of her tongue, "Want to see? Unless you move me away."

Jin Lai also forgot himself for a moment, hugged Yuan Yu up and turned around, wrapping him in his arms.The other hand took down the painting, "The painting is pretty good, more handsome than me."

Yuan Yuhui hugged his waist, "Are you serious?"

Jin Lai lowered his head to look at him, belatedly noticed the intimate posture of the two, subconsciously wanted to let go in embarrassment, but Yuan Yu saw the intention.Yuan Yu quickly and suddenly pressed the two of them closer together.

Jin Lai froze, stared at his arm, and said word by word, "Seriously, you draw very well."

Yuan Yu's eye sockets gradually became moist, as if he suddenly found support, and buried his face in his chest, remaining silent.After a while, Jin Lai felt the surging heat coming from his chest, and it was Yuan Yu who was crying.

Jin Lai's heart ached, and he stood there for a long time. He thought a lot, finally sighed, and finally reached a reconciliation with the world. Head, wipe away tears with fingertips.

However, Yuan Yu's tears became more and more turbulent like a flood, and Jin Lai's chest was suffocating, "Yuan Yu, I'm sorry, I'm a bastard, I ran away again and again, and left you alone. You must hate me, you You should hate me..."

"I don't hate you." Yuan Yu looked up at Jin Lai, shook his head, then pulled his head down, and kissed him desperately. The kiss was very intense and eager, as if to prove something.Half a day later, the two separated out of breath.Yuan Yu said, "I like you, it's on my own side, it has nothing to do with you."

Many pictures emerged in Jin Lai's mind.Yuan Yu is indeed different from others. Even though his body is covered with scars, he still wants to jump off the bushes.

When they met for the first time in Beijing at that time, how Yuan Yu pretended to be strong and disdainful, and even pretended to say that he wanted to find an affair at Q University, but Jin Lai was able to see through him effortlessly.Because Yuan Yu is purely like a child, no matter how duplicity his words are, the eager dependence on Jin Lai that is about to overflow in his eyes cannot be concealed.