Summertime

The woman who opened the door made Gu Xia startled, she thought that the person who opened the door would be Xizao, but now standing in front of her was the woman named Moyou, this was the first time Gu Xia saw the woman's face at close range , She was a little dazed, and suddenly forgot the purpose of her coming, because she found that this woman's eyebrows were somewhat familiar, the outline of her eyes, and the brilliance of her pupils suddenly reminded her of another woman, Su Xi.

The woman who opened the door saw that it was Gu Xia who came, she gently raised the corners of her mouth, bowed slightly to Gu Xia, and said with a smile, hello.

However, the person in front of her just looked at her and didn't respond. She was a little overwhelmed, but she didn't know what to say. She didn't understand Chinese.

"You... jujube?"

Moyou's blunt and intermittent Chinese pronunciation finally brought Gu Xia back to her senses. She bowed politely in return, smiled and answered in Japanese, she knew that Moyou could not speak Chinese.

"はい, Zao-さんいますか, 渡したいものがあります." (Well, is Xizao here, I have something to give her.)

"ああzao は今..." (Ah, Xizao now...)

Moyou's explanation was suddenly interrupted by a voice from the room.

"Mayu, Yixu ni 入らないの?" (Moyu, come and wash together?)

Someone yelled loudly in the bathroom with running water, and when Gu Xia recognized the voice of Xizao, her heart suddenly ached for no reason.

"はい~、ちょっと待っててて." (Wait a minute, come right away.)"

Moyou turned her head and yelled softly to the other side of the bathroom, then turned her head and continued talking in embarrassment, opening the door while talking.

"あのね, Zao, 今お风吕入っていますけれど, 中に入って." (Nishizao is still taking a bath, so let's go into the house.)

"ああ, いいです, これ, Zao さ ん に 渡し て た け ま せ ん か?" (Ah, no, this, give it to her for me, I won't go in.)

Looking at the dim light in the room, and the gentle woman standing by the door at the moment, the smile on her face became a little stiff, and after a moment of silence, Gu Xia politely rejected Mo You's kindness.

"はい, わかりました." (Well, okay.)

Moyou took the paper bag from Gu Xia's hand and smiled apologetically.

"ありがとうございます, では, I'm sorry, します." (Thank you, I'll go now.)

After Gu Xia thanked her, she turned around and left quickly, because when what she was confused about became clear, and the facts that had been concealed before became clear, she didn't want to stay here any longer.

Gu Xia has lived in Japan for more than ten years. She knows that there are many differences between Japanese and Chinese. For example, Chinese women always like to hold hands with friends of the same sex, arm in arm, and play intimately. They think that making friends like this The method is very normal, but in Japan, the situation is different. Even if two girls shake hands and go shopping together, they will attract strange looks from passers-by on the street, because most people will think that they are homosexuals. Always keep a certain distance, a suitable distance, not too close, and not make people feel unfamiliar, and not to cause unnecessary trouble for themselves or others, this is the society they are accustomed to.Even, they can't understand why Chinese female friends can sleep and bath together if they have a very good relationship.Bathing, if a Japanese invites her best friend to take a bath together, that friend will be weird and surprised, because few people do this, since they are not lovers, why should they show their breasts in front of a person who is just a friend Back it, the Japanese who value privacy are unacceptable.Gu Xia thought that the Japanese were like this, but the Moyou she saw was an exception.Holding hands, Gu Xia can think that Moyou is doing as the Romans do in the countryside, and they can take a bath together. Gu Xia can no longer convince herself, or find other pale excuses for herself. It's out of line, but all of Moyou's actions are natural, she doesn't feel awkward, and she doesn't feel that she is a different kind, probably because her relationship with Xizao is not just friends.

Knowing everything, Gu Xia felt that she had become so embarrassing and embarrassing, the sudden feeling was so strong for some reason, she had to leave.

Gu Xia's hurried back disappeared at the elevator entrance at the end of the low corridor. Mo You stood at the door until the figure in front of her could no longer be seen clearly. She didn't know that in just ten seconds, the woman who left experienced a series of intricate and complicated situations. Moyou was just a little strange or puzzled about the mental activity, she smiled and turned to close the door.

"Gu Xia just came here."

In the bathtub where the aroma and heat were slowly rising, Moyou said with a smile while stroking the wet hair in her arms.

"is it?"

The person who leaned on Moyou's arms and closed his eyes to rest his mind slowly opened his hazy eyes.

"Well, she said she had something to give you, but she left after giving it to me."

"Oh, I see."

Xizao's clear and transparent eyes became blurred again, until he closed his eyes again, Moyou gently leaned his chin on Xizao's wet shoulder, and slowly closed his eyes, breathing quietly, both of them were addicted to In the quiet and tenderness that is about to end.

Xizao thought that Gu Xia came to find her because of business, and she also thought that the things Gu Xia gave her were just documents left at the exhibition.However, she was wrong, when she came out of the bathroom wiping her wet hair, she saw the familiar food bag on the table, the fresh and emerald green packaging and the arc-shaped logo of the store, For some unknown reason, Xizao's heart suddenly stopped.

"Is it tasty?"

"Well, it's delicious, but I won't be able to eat it after I can!"

"Why can't I eat it? Come again next time I have a chance."

"But I'm a road idiot. If I come here alone, I can't find the way at all, and then I won't be able to eat durian thousand layers."

"Then, from now on, we'll all come here together, and I'll take you with me, so you won't get lost!"

In Xizao's mind, fragments of memories about two years ago emerged in an instant. At that time, Xizao just joked with Gu Xia casually. Indeed, she liked Durian Melaleuca very much. The impulse has been diluted by time, the state of mind at that time is no longer there, and no matter how touching the dessert is after all, it is just a piece of ordinary food. Now, after more than two years, when Xizao came to Hong Kong again, the dessert shop she She didn't think about it at all, but even if she did, she wouldn't bother looking for small shops hidden in the streets of the city. She no longer had the desire and mood at that time.

But, Gu Xia, she still remembers it, and she even fulfilled the joke agreement between her and Xizao, even though she knew that Xizao probably didn't remember it anymore.

The flimsy paper bag on the table was opened, and there were two mille-feuille cakes lying quietly inside, exuding a sweet and icy breath, and the jujube, which had been empty for a long time, became full for some reason at that moment.

At around 2 o'clock on Sunday morning, Xizao stood near the boarding gate at Terminal [-] of Hong Kong International Airport, holding Moyou's hand. Neither of them spoke. For the parting, both of them accepted it calmly. After a short reunion, the two returned to their respective lives. They have always been like this, because reality is like this, and this is their choice.

At eleven o'clock, no matter how reluctant you are, no matter how silent you are, it should come to an end. In the end, Moyou broke the sad atmosphere. She smiled, turned around and hugged Xizao into her arms, using all her strength strength.

"Wait until one day, when you tell me that the person in your life really appears, I won't be able to hug you like I am now."

Xizao snuggled into Moyou's arms and closed her eyes, greedily breathing in the familiar smell, embracing the familiar body, and at the next moment, she packed up all her emotions, stood up again, stretched out her hand with a smile and gently wiped away Moyou's body. A line of clear tears flowed from the corner of the eye.

"Next time, I'll go to Kyoto and find you," she said.

On the way back to Tsim Sha Tsui, in the quiet compartment of the Airport Express train, Xizao leaned against the glass window eaves, staring blankly at the city scenery passing by quickly outside the window, the suburbs overgrown with grass, and the winding viaducts, all neatly arranged The street light poles, the old residential buildings, the large or small traffic on the asphalt road, the green roadside vegetation, and the expressionless waiting crowd standing on the platform. The inexplicable sense of emptiness reverberated in the silent space together with the sound of the conductor’s mechanical quick station announcement in the carriage, becoming more and more intense. Xizao had to take a deep breath and exhale, just to prevent his gradual The reddened nose continued to be sour.

Ziz——

The phone in the satchel in her arms started to vibrate. Xizao rubbed her dry eyes and took out the phone. The picture of the incoming call displayed on the screen made Xizao startled. She hesitated for a moment and pressed to answer.

"Hey."

"Xizao, you, are you okay?"

The familiar voice from the phone was clearly transmitted along with the indistinct sound of waves hitting the beach.

"Okay, how are you?"

Xi Zao hurriedly wiped the moisture from the corners of his eyes, smiled and asked calmly.

"Well, I'm at the seaside now. It's really beautiful here. I don't know when I can come with you. You will definitely like it when you come."

"is it?"

The two ends of the phone fell silent like this, Xizao lowered his head and let the tears in his eyes drip down on the light blue jeans little by little.

Tears, she wanted to stop, but she still couldn't stop.

"I miss you."

Su Xi spoke suddenly.

"Ah."

Xizao smiled wryly, but just nodded and said "um". With the bitterness in her heart, she didn't know what else she could answer, except for the word "um".

"Wait for me to come back, okay?"

"it is good."