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Ji Xiao is used to being roommates with Chu Lan.

The abruptly interrupted confession on the wisteria trellis was like a warning to him. He wanted to overstep countless times, but was beaten back by reality, telling himself repeatedly, "It can't be like this, he still has a girlfriend."

Chu Lan undoubtedly likes Song Shiyong, Ji Xiao can tell.He would send text messages to Song Shiyong before going to bed every day, and if the time was right on weekends, he would go shopping with Song Shiyong, and even help her with her homework without complaint—Song Shiyong was not a good student, but she was beautiful, and Chu Lan looked trapped Gotta be a little deep.

However, it didn't affect his studies, so Ji Xiao had no reason to complain. He could only watch from the sidelines with despair, feeling sad, and occasionally listened to Chu Lan say a few more words about Song Shiyong.Chu Lan regards him as a friend, and he has no reason to break this balance with his own hands. Zhai Xinen made it very clear that Ji Xiao has nothing in terms of the right time, place and people.

He is one step away from the vastness of the sea and the sky, but he would rather stop in the middle embarrassingly, whether he is high or low.Because I don't want to let go, and I can't bear to be brave.

Ji Xiao sometimes said to himself, "What's so good about Chu Lan?"

Chu Lan is indeed the kind of person who becomes disillusioned as he gets to know him better. Looking at him from a distance, he looks like a template for a male protagonist in a romance novel. He is handsome and rich.But after getting acquainted with him, I realized that this person can't do housework first, and secondly, he likes to stay in bed. He has many thoughts hidden in his heart. In fact, he is very deviant, likes philosophy and history, and has his own understanding of humanities.

Others said that Chu Lan didn't give others much room, and when she was unhappy, she would directly speak out to make others feel uncomfortable.But Ji Xiao felt that he was well-bred, and that he was very measured in what he said and did.

Compared with the "public impression", the only thing they have in common is that there are still very few words.

Ji Xiao supported his forehead, "This is indeed... very good."

Not only the appearance, but even the character seems to have hit Ji Xiao's cute spot accurately. He thought aloud, even if he lets go, it will be very difficult for him to like another Chu Lan in the next few decades. .

So I settled for the next best thing, and continued to be good classmates and friends with him, until one day Chu Lan got bored, or he left first, maybe it would be the best ending.

Zhai Xinen heard Ji Xiao's heart and soul, and said from the bottom of his heart: "You are really a spare tire... Give me a double auspicious set meal, and the Coke will go to ice."

"Come to my aunt..." Ji Xiao glanced at her, and amidst Zhai Xinen's impatient "rolling", he skillfully placed the order, and then spread his hands like a grandpa, "Take the money."

He recently worked part-time at McDonald's, taking afternoon and evening shifts, so he just came over after finishing up his English on weekend mornings, so he didn't have to go home.Ji Xiao hated the atmosphere at home more and more, and Qiu Zhijun became more indifferent to him since he was so focused on sending Qiu Yu abroad. Sometimes he felt that there was no one at home, and Ji Nan was busy with work, and his time at home was very short.

So he found a part-time job, not really short of money, but just passing the time to deceive himself and others.

McDonald's is very close to Zhai Xinen's house. After she heard about it, she frequented it with great interest, and often packed it for her mother.Ji Xiao was speechless at this, it was quite embarrassing to see his working status.

Zhai Xinen came early, and still had time to joke with Ji Xiao.After ordering, she packed up and left contentedly, but as soon as she left, the restaurant became very crowded.

It was meal time at this time, McDonald's was located in a business district, and it was a weekend again, the traffic volume was astonishingly large, and the number of people queuing continued unabated.Ji Xiao didn't touch the ground, yet he was still laughing, he felt his face was stiff.

After saying "Welcome" habitually, Ji Xiao was dizzy and before he could see who was coming, he heard a familiar voice first: "Ji Xiao, why are you here?"

Ji Xiao, who was wearing a stupid uniform and a hat, wanted to find a crack in the ground to sneak in. It would be fine if it was just Chu Lan, but there was a gorgeous girl standing next to him.Holding Chu Lan's hand, she had already changed into a miniskirt and three-quarter sleeves in late spring, and she was dressed youthfully and beautifully.

As far as attire is concerned, Ji Xiao was completely defeated on the second meeting with his love rival.

He tried to force a smile: "I work part-time... what do you want to eat?"

Chu Lan raised her eyebrows, and moved aside a little for the girl beside her.She speaks in a soft voice, she no longer has the domineering look she had in the video game city that day, and she doesn't look aggressive, she seems to be in a good mood.

Ji Xiao places mechanically and collects money mechanically, like a robot that has been carefully programmed.Song Shiyong shook Chu Lan's hand after ordering, urging him to wait over there, but Chu Lan suddenly said, "I don't seem to have your phone number, give me one?"

Ji Xiao reported a series of numbers like a holy family, but Chu Lan didn't remember them, and nodded after listening to them once: "Then I will contact you later. Go and wait for the food first."

What did he mean by this? Ji Xiao didn't have time to think about it, and after betraying his reason, he said yes with a smile on his face.

There was no time to look at the phone during working hours, so when it was Ji Xiao's turn to take a break, he hurriedly checked. Sure enough, there was a text message from an unfamiliar number, which simply said "I am Chu Lan".

He thought about it, and put "Alan" in the remarks when saving the number, so that it would just be ranked first in his address book.Ji Xiao's thoughtfulness made him a little excited, and the older sister who was working next to him saw him smiling unknowingly, and asked a lot: "Girlfriend sent a text message to check the post?"

Ji Xiao shook his head, and said, "It's the person you have a crush on."

The sister pursed her lips and smiled, probably remembering something else, and exclaimed, "It's nice to be young."

Ji Xiao sent a text message back to Chu Lan to say that he knew, and then he was immersed in inexplicable happiness all day long.He took the bus home after get off work, played three songs in the earphones, and stopped on "Enchanted".

I am also very happy to meet you.

Ji Xiao thought silently, and lightly tapped on the frame of the car window with the beat of the drum.

On the last afternoon of the weekend, he worked part-time at McDonald's as usual.From [-]:[-] to [-]:[-] is the most leisure time, Ji Xiao sits in a small maza under the ordering table, playing games on his mobile phone boredly.He has been able to easily jump to a height of [-] meters, breaking his own record every time.

Ji Xiao is such a person, seemingly calm, but actually extremely stubborn, never let go of what he wants, and never satisfied with the established status quo, with the lonely courage of a young man.

Ji Xiao stood up abruptly when he heard footsteps, hypoglycemia hit him instantly.After a slight dizziness, Ji Xiao quickly showed a smile, tongue tied, "Welcome" did not say: "Chu Lan?"

Chu Lan was alone this time. He wore a simple gray long-sleeved T with a knitted sweater over it. His shoulders were a bit sloppy, but now he looked thinner and thinner.He casually ordered some French fries and two Cokes, and then he said, "Aren't you busy now?"

Ji Xiao prepared a good meal for him: "Okay... yes, there are few people now, and they are all lazy."

Chu Lan: "Then you can be lazy too, and invite you to afternoon tea."

Ji Xiao: "McDonald's, it's really shabby."

Chu Lan: "It's just adapting to local conditions, why don't you find a job at a Haagen-Dazs store next time?"

Ji Xiao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he was overjoyed, so he went to the side and talked to the elder sister on duty, who quickly took over Ji Xiao's work and let him relax for a while.

A few months ago, he probably would not have believed that one day he would be able to sit in McDonald's with Chu Lan.The sun was shining brightly in the spring afternoon, and the floor-to-ceiling windows were warmed by the sun, and I felt sleepy after sitting for a while.

Ji Xiao didn't expect Chu Lan to say anything to him, he might just pass by, even if he came, it shouldn't be a special trip to see him - Ji Xiao has this self-knowledge.

He took a sip of Coke, and when he shook the glass, he heard the crackling of ice cubes, Chu Lan's quietness was just right.The two finished sharing the French fries without a word of conversation. Chu Lan wiped her fingers, thought for a while, and said, "I had a fight with Shi Yong...I think maybe I'm not suitable for dating."

Ji Xiao lowered his eyes, his heart was beating hard, thumping, thumping, but he still pretended to be fine.He couldn't bear it anymore, and finally asked in a low voice, "Why are you telling me these things?"

"No one to talk to." Chu Lan bit the straw and said, her voice was indistinct, "If you find it annoying, forget it."

Zhai Xinen and Zhou Yang both said that Chu Lan had no friends.Ji Xiao suddenly remembered this sentence, he had already placed it in a caring position, and immediately suppressed the sourness just now: "Don't bother, as a friend, this is what it should be."

Chu Lan showed a puzzled "otherwise" expression, and continued: "Didn't I come here to buy food with her that day, and then I answered my mother's call before the movie started, asking me to go home and do something—I I am preparing for IELTS, and may have to go abroad in the future——she was not happy when she heard that, so she left me and left."

Ji Xiao: "Uh, I don't know much about girls, but it sounds like it's not your fault."

Chu Lan didn't express his disapproval, he sighed: "...very tired."

Ji Xiao clenched and released his fingers under the table, trying his best to make his sour words more normal: "Then why didn't you break up with her?"

"what?"

"Do you like her that much?"

Chu Lan blinked, wondering if she had tasted an unusual atmosphere.He seemed to be thinking very seriously, until Ji Xiao realized that he seemed to have said something wrong, and Chu Lan said: "I haven't thought about it for now... Actually, I'm afraid you'll make fun of me. I don't think it's good for boys to mention such things. Her classmates would talk nonsense about her... just thinking, break up when she gets tired of it."

Ji Xiao looked directly at him and said, "So, you still like it?"

Chu Lan shrank her shoulders a little, looking a little frustrated: "If you don't hate her, you should also like her."

As if this had opened up a topic, Chu Lan talked to him about Song Shiyong.

They met in the bridging class of junior high school. Song Shiyong was tall and beautiful, meeting the ideal girlfriend standard for a 15-year-old boy, and even self-willedness became a bonus.She took the initiative to approach Chu Lan, and took the bus with Chu Lan every day after class.And it was only later that Chu Lan realized that she and herself had completely different paths.

Then they went to the countryside to climb mountains together during the National Day. Song Shiyong fell and hurt her foot, so Chu Lan simply carried her up to the top of the mountain.Sitting there, she said to Chu Lan while rubbing the injured area: "Actually, I like you. I wanted to hold your hand just now."

We got together like this, it was a matter of course, and we often dated after that.Now that half a year of love has passed, quarrels started every now and then. Song Shiyong is arrogant after all, but she also likes to act like a baby and wants Chu Lan to accommodate her.Once or twice is fine, but after a long time, Chu Lan gets tired of it.

"First... let's procrastinate." Chu Lan finally said, he looked at Ji Xiao's expression, and asked anxiously, "Are you looking down on me a little?"

Ji Xiao shook his head, the other party obviously didn't believe it, and he said, "I haven't experienced it before."

Chu Lan smiled slightly, teasingly: "Ji Xiao, you haven't been in love, have you? I don't believe it."

Ji Xiao also smiled: "Why don't you believe it?"

Chu Lan: "There must be many girls who like you, they all say so."

This sentence was a bit joking, but sincere, Ji Xiao clearly didn't know whether he was joking or telling the truth, so he made a begging gesture: "Don't praise me, you will be proud and complacent!"

Chu Lan held his chin with one hand, and winked at him—this little expression was so cute, as if there was another Chu Lan that he didn't know hidden under this skin, as if Ji Xiao could spy on Chu Lan's real life just now. A corner of my inner world.He couldn't help but froze, replaying it in his mind repeatedly.

"It's really too troublesome to fall in love." Chu Lan didn't complain too much, but finally sighed, "In the future, you'd better choose someone who is sensible and caring, don't be like me."

Ji Xiao was noncommittal, but the manager over there was calling him to go back to work, so Chu Lan waved his hand generously, saying that he would go back to school together after he finished his work.He sat by the floor-to-ceiling window and took out a thin book from his shoulder bag. Ji Xiao flipped through the cover before leaving. It was the original version of Shakespeare's plays.

He sneaked a look in Chu Lan's direction, covered in a halo of light, and the profile of his lowered eyelashes undulated like a spring mountain.Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, people came and went, and the indicator light turned red and then green, and everything seemed to have nothing to do with him.

Ji Xiao stood behind the ordering counter of McDonald's, staring at him intently, and suddenly remembered fragments of previous memories.

Chu Lan and the boy Fujii Shu in "Love Letter" are very similar. When he was sitting there reading a book, he was able to overlap with the classic scene in the movie in Chu Lan's sea of ​​consciousness.

But it was too unreal, and one could not help worrying that this might just be an exquisite dream.

Ji Xiao finally admits willingly that he likes Chu Lan, and he loves Chu Lan so much that it is difficult for him to walk.

The author has something to say:

Let me tell you, Chu Lan (the prototype) looks like Bai Yuantaka, which is pleasing to the eye!