Castle Peak

This is Yangzhou in winter.

She didn't think that she would come here at first, after all, it was out of her plan and the time was wrong, although it was going to come here after all.

Cheng Xiaoshu picked her up at the station. The slender English teacher put on light makeup and was wearing a coat. Her long brown curly hair was scattered on her shoulders. The doctor always felt that the person in front of her seemed thinner. She walked over and took the teacher's hand. The warmth of that hand Also very low.

"Cold?"

When the doctor smiled, his eyes would be bent, and he looked gentle and kind. Cheng Xiaoshu raised his eyes to look at the doctor. Even in winter, the light seemed dim, and the doctor's pupils were dark and heavy, as if he was burdened with a lot of thoughts.

This is the third day of the new year.

It was almost dusk now, Jiang Jiayu didn't wear a watch, Cheng Xiaoshu walked side by side with her.

This is an indescribable city with leisurely people, a slow-paced life, and the sweetness in their words.

Jiang Jiayu only heard Cheng Xiaoshu speak Yangzhou dialect once. It was when the teacher’s mother was hospitalized. Come, but it won't look boring.

Jiang Jiayu walked in silence, she didn't ask the other party why she sent such a text message to herself.

The teacher is also very silent when he walks beside him.

I walked all the way to the hotel that Jiang Jiayu had booked in advance. This hotel was not far from Slender West Lake, but it was not very close. The room was on a high floor. Looking from the window, you could see the lake as a mirror, and the evening sky was dotted with a few remaining stars.

"Let's go out to eat together later."

Cheng Xiaoshu stood at the entrance and didn't come in. Watching Jiang Jiayu put the small suitcase in the corner of the room, Jiang Jiayu glanced at the scenery outside the window, and his heart moved.

"Are you tired? Come and have a rest."

Jiang Jiayu picked up the remote control to turn up the temperature of the air conditioner, Cheng Xiaoshu took two steps inward, stopped for a while, and walked a few more steps, Jiang Jiayu sat by the bed and looked up at her.

"Are your hands still cold?"

Jiang Jiayu's eyes were clear and she smiled.

"Fortunately, it's much warmer." Cheng Xiaoshu walked over and sat beside Jiang Jiayu.

"I just discovered that the view from the window is beautiful."

"is it?"

"Well, you come."

Cheng Xiaoshu followed Jiang Jiayu and stood up. The transparent floor-to-ceiling windows reflected the shadows of the two of them. Perhaps it was because the light in the room was warm and dim yellow. At this moment, the two of them were not focusing on the lake view outside the window, but were staring at the lake. A pair of thin silhouettes look.

"Xiao Shu."

"Ok?"

"Can I give you a hug?"

The teacher didn't speak, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and then resolutely, without the slightest hesitation, she turned around and ran to the entrance, Jiang Jiayu didn't even react, Cheng Xiaoshu was already holding the door got it.

The teacher lowered his head very low.

"Doctor Jiang...it's impossible for us."

Jiang Jiayu was stunned for a moment, but she soon came to her senses, and she also quickly walked towards Cheng Xiaoshu, and stopped three steps away from him.

"Sorry, I shouldn't have made such a request."

"No, it's not... Doctor Jiang, I can't make false promises to you," Cheng Xiaoshu raised his head, and tears fell on the floor, "I'm sorry...my mother arranged a blind date for me. I promised her, and I did go on a blind date, I can't...I can't be so cruel...She only has me..."

Jiang Jiayu's heart hurt as if being stabbed by a knife, she slowly approached Cheng Xiaoshu, she looked at Cheng Xiaoshu seriously, she wanted to raise her hand to help him wipe away the tears on his face, she really wanted to hug him and tell her Don't be afraid, don't be in pain, everything can be done slowly, and we can do our best to minimize the damage to our families.

But she knew she couldn't.

She even knew that from the moment she stepped on the train to Yangzhou, she already knew that she would have to face everything in front of her after all.

"it is good."

Jiang Jiayu didn't touch the other party, she calmly and restrainedly said this word without any fluctuations, as if she was holding a knife on the operating table and meticulously cutting up the physical mechanism of the human body.

She got up, prepared a hot towel for the other party, and handed it to Cheng Xiaoshu.

"Xiao Shu, no matter what your choice is. I will bless you."

Jiang Jiayu stood in front of the French windows for a long time, until the sound of Cheng Xiaoshu closing the door sounded, she turned around as if she woke up suddenly, the entrance was empty.

Cheng Xiaoshu left.

The doctor took out his mobile phone, and the text message from Cheng Xiaoshu was still there.

"Doctor, come to Yangzhou, let's meet."

Jiang Jiayu's fingers slid for a long time, reading these words back and forth for a long time, until his eyes began to ache, and for so long that he no longer knew these words.

Finally made up his mind.

"confirm to delete?"

Her finger was already on OK.

There was a sudden knock on the door.

Jiang Jiayu raised her heart suddenly, could it be Cheng Xiaoshu?

But it's... Takeaway?

"I didn't order takeaway..."

"Excuse me, are you Miss Jiang?"

"Correct."

"That's right, it was ordered by a Miss Cheng, let us deliver it here."

Jiang Jiayu froze for a moment, nodded, and took the box.

It is a special meal in Yangzhou.

Indeed, when Cheng Xiaoshu first came in, did he ask himself if he would go out for dinner later.

She was still thinking about the things she hadn't eaten yet.

But how can I eat it by myself?

Jiang Jiayu sighed and walked into the bathroom.

At this moment, Cheng Xiaoshu was sitting on the bed at home with his knees hugged, holding his mobile phone, staring at the screen, motionless, as if waiting for some response.

It wasn't until Jiang Jiayu took a shower, dried her hair, and was lying on the bed exhausted that she noticed the text message Cheng Xiaoshu had sent to herself half an hour ago.

She said that she was sorry, impulsive and rude, and called the doctor to Yangzhou but chose to escape timidly.

Her words were too polite, Jiang Jiayu frowned and read the entire text message.

All Jiang Jiayu's negative expectations have come true.

Her fragile English teacher not only chooses to escape, this escape largely comes from the family pressure on Cheng Xiaoshu, but also has a sense of guilt towards herself, which will only make the two of them farther and farther apart in the future.

An inexplicable anger suddenly rose in Jiang Jiayu's heart, which made Jiang Jiayu more uncomfortable than Cheng Xiaoshu's refusal of this relationship.

She obviously likes her so much, why does the other party treat her so far away?

She dialed Cheng Xiaoshu's cell phone directly.

The other party did not speak after connecting, and the other end was quiet.

Jiang Jiayu could only hear the other party's slight breathing.

Suddenly, my heart became quiet, and the inexplicable anger disappeared in an instant.

"have you slept?"

Cheng Xiaoshu replied no very lightly.

Although the voice was very soft, Jiang Jiayu could still hear that the other party's voice was a little hoarse, obviously already crying.

"Thank you for ordering takeaway."

"It's okay...you're welcome."

"Xiao Shu, will you always talk to me so politely from now on?" Jiang Jiayu tried hard to keep a smile in her words.

"No……"

"Xiao Shu," Jiang Jiayu said seriously, "don't feel guilty about me, okay?"

The other end fell silent again, but Jiang Jiayu knew that the other party was listening.

"Emotions are a complicated thing. We will consider a lot, especially between two women. I can fully understand your feelings. I don't know what the future will hold. Will you marry a man I don't know? , but this is all your choice. As long as it is your choice, I will respect it."

After a long time, Cheng Xiaoshu said a word.

"Jia Yu..."

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