The thorny bird that does not want to fall to the ground

Luck didn't come so quickly, but bad luck, which kept chasing after her.Nian Xiaofu closed the door, stepped on the stairs, and walked step by step. This time, it seemed that there was not much hope.At the corner, I stopped, only to remember that I didn't seem to be very familiar with this place, alas, my stomach was growling in time.The drizzle was blown by the wind and stuck to the face, cool and a little cold.

He, holding an umbrella, hurried over and asked, "Why, how is it?"

"not so good."

"The teachers in Jiangcheng are also saturated, which is quite difficult."

"Well, if it doesn't work, can you help me find a tutor first?"

"Tutor, okay, I'll check it out for you."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome, you've said it several times."

"You, have been waiting here?"

"No, I'm just a little worried about you, and it's raining again, just now, not long ago."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome. In fact, this opportunity is not easy. Only a small number of people are admitted. Jiangcheng has a lot of undergraduate schools, and the competition is relatively strong. I have also been an intern for more than a year, and I will officially start work this year."

Silent, did not speak again, the wind was blowing from all directions, it was a bit cold, Nian Xiaofu wrapped his collar tightly subconsciously, sat in his car, it was much warmer, glanced at the foggy window that was wet by the rain, I couldn't see anything clearly, and thought to myself, I don't know if she was wearing enough to keep warm this morning.

"It's almost 1 o'clock now, do you want to have something to eat?"

"No, I want to go back."

"Oh, that's fine."

Light music rang in my ears, it was nice and familiar, maybe I heard it in school before, Nian Xiaofu thought so.

When he arrived in the community, he insisted on holding an umbrella to deliver, and Nian Xiaofu couldn't refuse, so he went downstairs after a while to see him walking away.

Turned around, entered the elevator, opened the door, changed shoes, the door was not closed yet, the phone vibrated, it was Li Ling.

"Hey"

"Xiao Fu, you really have no conscience. Except for the text messages I sent you, you never took the initiative to find me. It's really sad."

"Uh, I've been busy looking for a job recently." He closed the door smoothly, opened the refrigerator, took an apple, and rinsed it.

"Didn't find it yet?"

"Well, it seems that Jiangcheng is really not very easy to find."

"Don't worry, take your time."

"Well, I know."

Immediately after Li Ling talked again, she didn't hang up until someone called her over there and she was busy.

He took a big bite of the apple, it was cool, but his empty stomach finally had something to eat.

Leaning against the side of the bed, after her stomach was full, she nestled in the blanket and planned to sleep for a while, but then remembered that it was still raining outside the window, so she took her mobile phone and sent her a text message.

Mu Li, I'm back, it's raining outside, do you have an umbrella?

After a while, the screen of the phone turned on and off, but there was no response. The more sleepy I became, I put the phone to my ear, turned on the ringtone, and thought that if I replied to the message, I could see it in time.

Falling asleep in a daze, the quilt was as cold as a block of ice, empty, my feet didn't dare to move, they were bent.When he woke up, the room was much darker, and when he moved his feet, the bed was still cold.

I don't want to move, but my legs that have been bent for a long time can't bear it, a little numb and a little painful, as if the joints are aging.He touched the phone with his hand, and under the cool light, he didn't receive her message, and it was already past 8 o'clock.

Uneasy thoughts popped up in his head, sat up, put on his coat, put on his slippers, and left the bedroom, the living room was already lit, it wasn't Mu Li, it was another roommate, with the phone in his hand , seems to have no other use at all.

Sitting on the sofa, the other roommates hastily returned to their bedroom. The quiet living room seemed to remind Nian Xiaofu of home and the quartz clock hanging on the wall.

The call to Mu Li has never been connected, as if the phone number is empty.

The hand holding the mobile phone was cold and frightening, and I was afraid that the mobile phone would run out of battery. While charging the battery, I watched the time go by little by little. At around 10 o'clock, the door came, and my bent legs for a long time did not respond. come over.

When she looked up, she was leaning on that girl's shoulder, and her whole body was hanging powerlessly on that person. Nian Xiaofu approached worriedly, and the pungent smell broke in all at once. Holding her other hand, she entered the room. In the bedroom, she moved to the bed and turned on the light. The light in the bedroom made her frown slightly.

He took off her shoes, helped her take off her coat, and covered her with the quilt.I was about to get some water so I could help her scrub.

The girl on the side also came out and entered the kitchen.

After a little scrubbing, the girl entered the bedroom with the bowl in her hand, and said, "Help her up, she's a little drunk, drinking some honey water will make her feel better."

"okay."

Sitting on the edge of the bed, supporting her head, she muttered something, she couldn't hear clearly, but she could vaguely hear her calling her name, and Nian Xiaofu answered it over and over again.Although I didn't drink much, it was very cooperative.

When she fell asleep peacefully, Nian Xiaofu also planned to go to wash up.Just after leaving the bedroom, the girl put down the bowl in her hand and looked straight at it. Nian Xiaofu didn't understand and didn't want to pursue anything.

Before moving away, I heard the sentence "I don't think you are suitable for her."

Looking at this girl, Nian Xiaofu didn't know what was going on in his head.

"You are not a qualified girlfriend. To Mu Li, you have failed in her work, her hobbies, and even her family. You have left all the responsibilities that belong to the two of you to her. You are so cruel, you are really not suitable for Mu Li."

"I don't want to tell you these things. It's up to Mu Li to decide whether it's suitable or not."

"Really? Are you just betting that Mu Li won't be able to break up with her, and that's why you continue to stay here like this."

Break up, such a word, Nian Xiaofu couldn't help but stare, "Why do you say that!"

Xiao Mi chuckled softly, and said, "Why, just because of you, Mu Li would drink like this, she feels bored and uncomfortable with you, you know? Just because of you, Mu Li never had a complete life in school. Just because of you, Mu Li's family has suspended her tuition fees since she was a junior. She has always earned her own tuition fees. Don't say that you don't know about it. It's not because of you, Mu Li. How could this happen? I was dragged to death by you!"

When the light in the living room was turned off, Xiao Mi said softly, "I think you are really powerful, like a parasite that is constantly consuming Mu Li, but sooner or later Mu Li will find out that I left you, because of you, really Very selfish."

I don't remember standing for a long time, my hands and feet were cold and numb, Nian Xiaofu didn't know why it became like this.Going back to the bedroom, laying down under the quilt, the cold quilt seemed to have some warmth, looking at her sideways, her hands and feet were very cold, Nian Xiaofu didn't dare to touch her, thinking about what Xiao Mi said, those words weighed heavily Nian Xiaofu was out of breath.

Lying on his stomach in a daze, he actually fell asleep like this.The cold quilt was still so cold, and when she woke up in a daze, Mu Li hadn't woken up yet, and the window was still gray. She sat up, covered the quilt, and after a while, put on her coat and leaned against the head of the bed , Confusion is like a small grass on the wide grassland, lost everything.

After washing, I left the community and walked along the street, feeling a dull pain in my stomach.

The face hurts from the wind, and the hands are cold.I don’t remember how long I walked. I passed by a shop where I bought breakfast. I bought soy milk and steamed buns. I walked the same way. I was afraid that the soy milk would be cold before I went back. I quickly quickened my pace. The raindrops fell on my face I can't tell if it's pain or cold, but I don't feel it anyway.

After entering the community, when she opened the door, Mu Li stood blankly in the living room. She didn't even wear slippers, and put the cotton shoes at her feet. She put on the slippers and didn't speak.Nian Xiaofu took the bag containing the soy milk, took it out, and handed it to her.

She just watched, then reached out to take it, without saying a word so far.Biting the straw, desperately ignoring what Xiao Mi said, it was like a needle being pierced into her heart again and again, with a dull pain, and the Nian Xiaofu, who tried hard to ignore, had to admit it, maybe she was really tired up.

She didn't eat much, and she ate all the leftovers, even if there wasn't any left in the Nian Xiaofu, maybe this last dinner was not guaranteed.

And she didn't go to work either, she just nestled quietly in the room, or stood beside her, watching quietly.

On a quiet day, she didn't say a single extra word. She didn't say anything about Nian Xiaofu's cooking, but she would accompany her when she saw the door. She just watched from the side without saying a word.There was no storm, no sunshine, and no tenderness from her. At least, because of her tenderness, she didn't talk about breaking up, which probably wasn't too bad.Nian Xiaofu thought to himself.

After a day off, she went to work again, and everything was like a polite wait before the curtain ended.Looking at the message sent by Xiao Ran, he tidied up his clothes and packed his suitcase, sat in the living room, and replied to Xiao Ran's message.

Thank you, but I'm going back to celebrate the New Year. I don't need to arrange these for the time being. I'm really sorry to trouble you.

He let out a long breath, like the last scene before the curtain ended, an exit without disturbing her.

After taking a bath at night, she lay down early, with her back turned, Nian Xiaofu couldn't see her expression, let alone her eyes.Taking a deep breath, like repeated practice, I spoke,

"Mu Li, I'm going back tomorrow."

Quietly, as if these words fell into the endless darkness and merged into one.But Nian Xiaofu, I know, she heard it.He raised his head, tears still fell down, gently wiped them away with his hands, took a deep breath, closed his eyes, thinking, Mu Li, don't know people like me in the future.

I don’t remember whether she fell asleep crying or how she fell asleep. At dawn, Mu Li woke up. Nian Xiaofu knew that she was like a child who was cheating. She closed her eyes and kept silent. After a while, she opened them again. By then, she had already left, and there was no sign of her in the living room.

Hide in the bedroom, wait for all the other roommates to go to work, carry the suitcase, put the keys in the drawer, put the slippers where they are, and close the door.Taking a deep breath, I left the community and rented a taxi. When I arrived at the station, there were very few people. I held my mobile phone and looked around before entering the station. It was strange and familiar, and I probably won’t come here again in the future.

For most of the day, when I returned home, the snow turned into ice, and I took a deep breath of cold air into my lungs, which was painful and uncomfortable.Sitting on the bus, when I got home, fortunately, I had made special preparations and cleaned it up. It was already past 8 o'clock in the evening, and Xiao Ran returned a message on the phone.

"Oh, it's okay, I just want to help you."

He didn't reply to the message, put the phone aside, put his head on his arm, and the quartz clock rang quietly by his ear, picked up the photo of grandma, curled the corner of his mouth, and said dully, "Grandma, I'm back."