Shimmer Forest

"Grandma, we want popsicles! Popsicles popsicles popsicles!" Wu Hao rummaged through the refrigerator, then raised the two-color popsicles and smiled happily at Su Jin: "I found it!"

Throwing the popsicle to Su Jin, he then turned to look at Xiao Yu: "What do you want to eat?"

"It's just like... the same as you." Xiao Yu, who was staring at Su Jin in a daze, was brought back to his senses by the sound, his face was slightly hot again, and he replied in a panic.

"Hey? Eat two for one person, how extravagant..." Wu Hao took out another popsicle from the refrigerator and handed it to her with an envious look on his face.

Xiao Yu smiled and said thank you, and carefully tore open the package.When he raised his head, he happened to see Wu Hao split the popsicle into two neat halves, and handed the other half to Su Jin.

That scene was so warm and natural that it made her feel inexplicable emotions.In memory, more often she was alone, staring at the empty room in a daze.Both parents are busy people, running around for life, and have no time to take care of her.

She used to be a person who liked school very much. Only in school, in the lively atmosphere, would she not feel lonely.Slowly, she gradually saw some strange creatures.They will actively talk to her, play with her, chase her, or bully her.

At first, she just thought that these guys existed for granted.But when she told others about the existence of these guys, people looked at her with more and more guarded and strange eyes. In the end, even the few friends in the school stopped talking to her.

It wasn't until she returned to being too lonely that she realized that the existence of those guys cannot be known by others.

She blamed all the misfortunes on those strange creatures, and then she has no cute guys to play with her.She was truly alone.

Is it a luxury to eat popsicles alone?Just because... no one wants to share it with her.It's a really, really, really lonely thing.

She lowered her head, hiding a trace of loneliness in her eyes, staring blankly at the gradually melting popsicle.Su Jin's face suddenly appeared in front of his eyes. He squatted down, looked up at Xiao Yu, and unceremoniously bit down on the corner of the popsicle.

"If you can't eat it, you can share it with me. It would be a pity to melt it." Taking advantage of Xiao Yu's time in a daze, Su Jin picked up the popsicle in her hand, split it into two halves, and handed the other half to the popsicle. she.

The breeze shattered the tree shadows, shaking gently in a mottled interlacing.The rustle of the wind echoed repeatedly in my ears.The sun reflected the earth into a bright golden color, as if everything could be melted by the dazzling light.

Something frozen in the bottom of my heart melted bit by bit in the light, and melted in the corners of my dry eyes.

Tears rolled down drop by drop and hit the dusty concrete floor, dizzying the water stains.

"Wow, nerd, you made the girl cry, apologize now!" Wu Hao panicked when he saw the girl crying in front of him for the first time.After quarreling for a while, I put the half-eaten popsicle in front of her, and said in a panic, "Xiao Yu, don't cry, how about my popsicle for you?"

"No...no..." Xiao Yu covered her face with her arms, tears dripping on the corners of her lips, which were hot and scalding, and there was actually a bit of sweetness: "Thank you...thank you all..."

Wu Hao looked at Su Jin incomprehensibly, but Su Jin just patted Xiao Yu's shoulder lightly and smiled slightly.

Grandma gave them three bottles of soda, and sat with them under the old poplar tree in front of the store, humming ancient songs softly.In the blue sky, gauze-like white clouds are smeared leisurely, and the sound of bubbles bursting faintly can be heard in the glass bottle.The lazy breath slowly spread, and the warm sunlight gradually made people feel drowsy.

At that time, Xiao Yu watched Su Jin's sleeping state, thinking silently, those likes, loves, loneliness and misses, when he woke up, he must, all of them must be said.

From now on, the three of them are always together.Gradually, for Xiao Yu, it became a matter of course for the three of them to act together.They traveled together, went to grandma's store to buy popsicles, and went to neighbors' houses to eat and drink together.And those unspoken thoughts and words became irrelevant.

She thought, maybe some feelings don't need to be expressed at all, as long as they exist there, they can become the most shining and warmest light in the world, illuminating the way forward alone.

It's just that occasionally, when she looks at Su Jin's side face, she will feel those unspeakable things rushing up, filling her heart and mind.

"What are you looking at?" A slightly joking voice sounded, and Jiang Xiaoyu came back to his senses.Subconsciously looking at the source of the sound, she saw Su Jin, who was still basking in the sun and taking a nap just now, looking at her with a smile.

"No, it's nothing!" Xiao Yu hurriedly looked away, and lowered her white straw hat, trying to cover her already flushed face.

"Is it too hot? Your face has already been sunburned." Xiao Yu usually looks embarrassed, so Su Jin didn't notice her little thoughts, so he pinched her cheek.

"I...I..." Xiao Yu was already so nervous that she didn't know what to say, her face turned even redder.

"Shh, don't make any noise!" Wu Hao, who was concentrating on catching the beetle, slurped impatiently.Seeing Xiao Yu's appearance, he pursed his lips solemnly, but he didn't say anything, and continued to focus on the grass.

"Why, haven't you given up yet?" Su Jin patted the leaves on his head, walked over lazily, put his arms on Wu Hao's shoulders, and looked deep into the grass.

"Of course not! I must catch the biggest Beetle!"

"What's so interesting about bugs... I don't understand you... It's such a beautiful day, it's better to sleep under the sun."

"You nerd, you've always been lazy lately, maybe you're pregnant..."

"Are you... Tired of living?"

The two joked with each other, and Xiaoyu heard it in his ears, and couldn't help laughing out loud.She watched the backs of the two of them together, and always felt that they seemed to be good friends, but they were more than that.

What was that like?Xiao Yu couldn't tell either.It was as if the two had an invisible bond with each other, so they were closely connected... It was as if there was no room for others between them.

There was a sudden throbbing pain in his chest.She clutched her chest, not knowing what the pain was for.

"Do you like that person?" An extremely small voice rang in my ears, the voice was easily covered by the breeze, but it rang clearly in my mind and could not be waved away.

She shivered, and looked around, only to find a small black ball hidden under the shadow of the leaves, blinking at her.

"...Yeah, I like him very, very much." Those words buried deep in her heart were easily blurted out in front of the alien thing she once hated the most.

She thought, probably that round and soft little black ball was so cute, so her heart softened and she let go of the defense deep in her heart.

"You like him, is that why your chest hurts?" Little Yuanqiu tilted her head and stared at her, with a little curiosity in Yuanyuan's eyes.

The seemingly unintentional words made Xiao Yu stunned for a moment.Why does my chest hurt when I like someone?There is actually no necessary connection between these two things, but she always felt that, as if hit by this sentence, those inexplicable sourness surged up again, drowning her peace and joy.

"I have a good method." The little round ball seemed to see something, jumped on her finger, and the innocent eyes shone slightly: "As long as you can't see it, you won't feel pain."

Before understanding the meaning of its words, it was called back to God by a call.Xiao Yu subconsciously followed the source of the sound, and saw that Su Jin and Wu Hao had walked to the distance at some point, with bags holding bugs in their hands, waving happily at her.

When I looked back, the little ball had disappeared.Although she was a little puzzled, she didn't care too much, and ran towards the direction of the two with a smile.

For her, having someone to accompany her is already very rare, and she dare not ask for more.

Those sour tastes, as long as they are pressed in the bottom of my heart, waiting for it to overflow slowly, bit by bit, and be swallowed by the sweet and bitter taste.

That's it.

"We've been catching bugs all the time, don't you think it's boring?" Su Jin held the beetle in his hand, and pretended to throw it in Wu Hao's open collar unintentionally, and asked her with a smile.

"No, no, it's not boring at all." Xiao Yu shook her head like a rattle, completely ignoring Wu Hao's yelling and screaming.

"Is there anything you want to do?" Su Jin finally showed kindness, grabbing Wu Hao's collar and groping around him, trying to help him catch the bugs that were wandering all over his body.

"What I want to do..." In fact, just looking at you like this is enough.Xiao Yu raised his head and looked at the blue sky reflected in his eyes, which was extremely clear and beautiful.She felt a certain string in her heart was gently touched, and said softly: "I want to...paint."

"Painting?" Su Jin stopped teasing the exhausted Wu Hao, tilted his head and thought for a while, then took her hand and led her to a vast grassland.The green grass grows luxuriantly, rolling up layers of waves in the wind, stretching to the end of the sky.

And in this endless green, stands an old easel.The yellow wood has been somewhat damaged, and there are drawing boards and clean white paper on it.