be late

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Snow stopped.

Ever since Shu Yubai entered the door, Nan Xue kept a cold face, pinching the porcelain spoon with her fingertips, tight and tight, but there was no superfluous expression on her face.

The place to eat is in a building imitating the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Looking out of the carved wooden windows, the branches are covered with snow, rockery, pavilions, black and white intertwined, just like ink paintings.

"Is it cold?"

Xiao Yi asked softly: "You are wearing too thin clothes, you are prone to catch a cold."

Shu Yubai shook his head, was led by her, and sat beside her.

The Chinese-style mahogany round table is surrounded by people, known or unknown, young and old. Shu Yubai looked around quietly and found an aunt inside who was familiar with her from the past. The neighbor of the old house, Nan Xue, knows herself well.

Nan Xue sat beside her with a calm expression, showing no mood.

"Yubai is here too."

Seeing her, the aunt immediately smiled softly: "Your father is at that table, or should I call him?"

Shu Yubai's face turned pale for a moment, then he shook his head: "It's okay, Auntie, he's busy with his work."

Shu Yubai hadn't spoken to her father for many years.

It was embarrassing to meet.

It's just that outsiders don't know it, they just treat family affection as blood is thicker than water.

There were many people at the banquet, some of them knew each other well, while others had never met.

Nan Xue just sat there quietly, her red lips were shiny, and a few strands of black hair hung on her fair chin. She was as beautiful as she was beautiful, but she didn't pay attention to others, she just answered the questions of the aunt next to her one after another, and from time to time Nod politely.

Didn't even look at her.

The ingredients are tight.

A few people chatted slowly, but Shu Yubai had no idea what he heard or said. Out of the corner of his eye, he fell on Nan Xue, watching her touch the white fingertips of the thick woolen scarf on her shoulders from time to time, feeling indifferent. Another careless movement.

Not knowing what the aunt had said to her, Nan Xue suddenly raised her eyes, and their eyes collided.

Shu Yubai immediately glanced aside as if nothing had happened.

But the fingertips curled up unconsciously.

Overwhelmed and nervous.

"Yu Bai?"

The fingertips were clenched by warm palms: "Hands are so cold. Drink some hot tea."

Xiao Yi looked at her, then fiddled with the turntable, picked up the teapot, and poured the tea into a small cup imitating Ru Kiln.

"Pu'er, nourishes the stomach."

"Thank you." Shu Yubai picked up the cup, lowered his head to drink, but felt that Nan Xue seemed to be looking at her, and wondered if it was an illusion.

Not long after, the food was served.

Shu Yubai ate very slowly, Xiao Yi kept picking up vegetables for her as if worried that she would not have enough to eat.

Busy.

Like a little hamster carrying something to the warehouse.

Shu Yubai looked at her until the end, couldn't hold back, and laughed.

She has a reserved personality, and it is rare to see such an extroverted smile. Her red lips are curved, her moist and bright eyes look at people, her slender and beautiful eyelashes flutter slightly, and when she looks at Xiao Yi, her eyes seem to light up in spring.

Xiao Yi was stunned for a moment, his heart skipped a beat, and he said, "What's wrong?"

Shu Yubai waved his hand: "I'm not a child. Always give me some food."

In the past, Shu Yubai used to take care of others habitually, but when he met Xiao Yi and was taken care of by her in turn, he couldn't help but laugh.

"..."

Xiao Yi smiled, and took the opportunity to say: "Then, you bring me some food and repay me."

Shu Yubai was slightly startled, subconsciously went to look at Nan Xue.

She lowered her head and didn't seem to be looking this way.

Shu Yubai picked up the shrimp and dipped it in the sauce.

Xiao Yi opened his mouth: "Hey me."

Shu Yubai smiled lightly, and fed her the white and soft shrimp.

At this moment, Xiao Yi felt that there was a certain gaze and a strong sense of presence.

The girl over there had cold, unfamiliar eyes, her chin resting on her white fingertips, her eyeballs were extremely black, so deep that she couldn't see the bottom.

People subconsciously want to avoid it.

Xiao Yi was slightly taken aback.

such a strong hostility

She hadn't met her for many years.

But in the blink of an eye, the girl no longer looked at her, and only looked at the snow outside the window with a light expression.

Very white, very thick, covering the eaves of Qingdai.

Reflecting a sapphire-colored sky, clean and cold.

-

This old hotel is close to the university town, surrounded by schools.During the banquet, most of them were middle-aged people, all of whom had families and children, and they couldn't help but talk about children's schooling.

"My child is in the third year of high school this year. I'm in a hurry. The pressure is also great."

"Huh? No way, your child's grades are about the same as top2."

"Hey, maybe."

It was a middle-aged man who spoke, his tone was a little smug, but he waved his hands modestly on his face.

In a blink of an eye, he saw Nan Xue.

He looks quite young, with a dull expression, and a sense of alienation as if no one else is there in his gestures. He is so noble, without the fireworks of the world, and he is either still studying or just graduated.

"This little girl just graduated."

the man asked.

His tone was not very good, and there was a condescending interrogation.

Still with a sense of superiority.

A few people at the table felt their hearts tighten secretly.

There are quite a lot of people who know Nan Xue. On the one hand, thanks to her father's blessing, she is well-known and well-connected; on the other hand, she participated in a quiz contest held by a certain satellite TV a few days ago, and became popular on the Internet.

Of course, there are many people who don't know her.

This man was obviously one of them.

"Ah."

Nan Xue responded softly, her eyelids remained closed, her eyelashes covered her black eyes, and she still looked like she didn't want to talk to anyone.

In fact it is.

But there are always some people, the more they don't want to talk to them, the more they want to disturb them.

"Oh--"

The man continued to ask: "Where did you graduate, and where do you work?"

It's like checking an account.

"Z is big."

Nan Xue replied: "Now I work in a securities company in Beijing."

"Z is big." He clicked his tongue a few times, and already put his child into the threshold of top2, and looked down on others: "Z is not bad, but it is still far behind t. But it's okay, Keep working hard, the future is still promising.”

Nan Xue finally raised her eyelids and glanced at him with doubts in her eyes.

The aunt on the other side took advantage of the gap to take over the conversation and said for her:

"The future has little to do with the school. It depends on the individual's efforts."

The middle-aged man strongly objected to this, and seemed to want to continue, but someone around him kept giving him winks.

The two looked at each other suspiciously.

Someone next to him immediately stood up to smooth things over: "Hi, I forgot to introduce you just now."

A circle of people looked at him together.

He scratched his head, and introduced to the chattering middle-aged man: "This little girl is Nan Mingzhuo's daughter. Her father didn't come, so she was asked to come here."

As soon as the words fell, the man's expression froze.

Nan Mingzhuo's name is quite famous.

On the one hand, it was because of his worth, and on the other hand, it was because of the breathtaking Jedi counterattack.

A few years ago, he was a down-and-out bankrupt boss. A few years later, he transformed into a real estate tycoon.

Some people also secretly said that he was an upstart.

But not important.

Because he himself doesn't care much.

The aunt next to Nan Xue continued to explain for her: "This girl has always been good at studying, and she has a smart brain. At that time, she was recommended to T University, but she didn't go, and chose Z University."

Shu Yubai's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously looked at Nan Xue.

The other party was speechless and was drinking tea.

"Why?" Someone was puzzled.

The aunt laughed, shook her head and sighed: "Children, I need company. At that time, Xiao Shu was admitted to the Academy of Fine Arts. Nan Xue said that she should not go to T University, but go to Z University. For no other reason, I just want to Two good friends are studying in one place."

"It's quite childish, haha."

Shu Yubai raised his eyes, and happened to bump into Nan Xue looking at her.

The two were inexplicably embarrassed, and turned their heads away.

Shu Yubai lowered his head and coughed lightly, as if feeling uncomfortable: "That's not true, Nan Xue said that the major at Z University is relatively high."

"..."

Nan Xue stopped talking and became even more silent.

Shu Yubai looked at her, in a daze for a moment, and even blamed himself deeply

Nan Xue just wanted to be friends with her.

In her slight annoyance, there was always a little unsatisfied desire mixed in.

If she also...

There was heat from the neck.

It was Xiao Yi who gently pulled the collar for her, with a smile on his eyes: "The collar is folded, help you tidy it up.

The two were close and looked at each other, instantly there was an atmosphere of intimacy and tenderness, it couldn't be said that it was ambiguous or something.Folding the collar is really a very common move. Shu Yubai was only nervous for a moment, and then he calmed down quickly. He replied and chatted with her, chatting and laughing, just like a very good friend.

"Is this Xiao Xiao's girlfriend?"

Someone tentatively asked in a low voice.

"Just ordinary friends." Xiao Yi explained with a smile: "Don't talk nonsense."

Nan Xue watched from a distance, her eyes were very special, like a puppy who is greedy for meat and bones in other people's bowls.

The aunt next to her saw her growing up from a young age, and she knew it with just one look.Nan Xue has an independent personality and is serious about life. She likes to keep a distance in life. Only those who get her permission can really get close to her. She is not even interested in watching the rest.

Shu Yubai had a predestined relationship with her.

It was only the first time they met back then. She saw the little girl standing in the yard, she was clearly such an indifferent person, and when she looked at the slightly mature girl opposite, there was some kind of jerky expectation in her eyes.

The eyes that wanted to get closer, possessed, and seemed to be indifferent and indifferent, were exactly the same as back then.

She leaned closer, approaching Nan Xue, and couldn't help laughing: "What's the matter?"

Nan Xue came back to her senses and just shook her head.

"Shu Yubai has her life."

"They're all adults."

Nan Xue hummed lightly, but still stubbornly looked at the two happily chatting, as if she was about to stand up in a second.

Shu Yubai didn't think much about it.

The two were still laughing and talking, Shu Yubai used his fingers to comb Xiao Yi's messy long hair as if he was taking a rest, he didn't know what Xiao Yi said, he made her laugh, the laughter seemed very pleasant.

Nan Xue couldn't help pushing the table and stood up.

Shu Yu Bai Yuguang kept looking at her, and couldn't help being startled.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Yi asked.

Shu Yubai could no longer hear what Xiao Yi was saying, and only stared at Nan Xue, seeing her leave the dinner without saying a word, the hem of her white coat suddenly disappeared around the corner of the corridor.

"I'll go see her."

Shu Yubai stood up and chased after him.

It was extremely cold outside, there was no heating, the cold air came from all directions, the lake was frozen, the Suzhou garden-style rockery was covered with snow, and a gravel road led to the moon cave gate with white walls and black tiles.

Standing at the end of the gravel road, Nan Xue noticed Shu Yubai behind her, and gradually slowed down her pace.

She stood in front of the door, turned slightly sideways, revealing half of her small face.

Hair like ebony wood, the ends of which brushed her chin lightly, piled on the plaid scarf.

She put her hands in the side pockets of her coat, and her cherry-like lips set off a cold face that was extraordinarily delicate, not annoying, but pitiful.

Like a child.

The two were silent for a moment, Shu Yubai couldn't do anything with her, and sighed softly from the bottom of his heart.

"What's the matter?" She walked, her boots left a string of marks on the snow, hugged her gently from behind, and asked, "Stuffy inside?"

This tone is half conniving and half pampering.

Nan Xue turned around and looked at her. Seeing the tenderness in her eyes, it seemed that more than half of her anger had disappeared.She kicked the snow with the toe of her boot and said, "Can you spend less time with her?"

Shu Yubai was slightly startled: "Who?"

Nan Xue said nothing.

Shu Yubai was a little surprised, thought, she probably meant Xiao Yi, and asked, "Why?"

Nan Xue raised her eyebrows and looked at her.

Shu Yubai couldn't laugh or cry: "I think she's pretty good."

Nan Xue glanced at her: "How is she?"

"Personality, temper, and even professional... In short, they get along well with me."

Nan Xue stopped talking.

After a while, a gust of cool wind blew by, and Shu Yubai saw Nan Xue's black hair, the tips of her ears were already blushing.

"what about me."

Nan Xue endured it for a long time, and finally asked in a low voice.

Shu Yubai: "?"

Nan Xue's cheeks became even redder, she turned to the side, not looking at Shu Yubai at all: "It's all right."

Shu Yubai understood her meaning slowly, his lips trembled, and said softly: "You are different from her."

Nan Xue looked at her and asked, "What's different?"

What's the difference?

Shu Yu said baixin, she is a friend, and you are the one I secretly like.

But after a long time, she was just silent and couldn't say a word.

Nan Xue approached, fluttering her thick eyelashes, and asked expectantly, "What's different."

Shu Yubai's heart has never been so uncomfortable. She looked at the sky for a while, suppressed the heat in her eyes, and turned her face as if nothing had happened: "She is a lover, you are a friend."

"..."

Nan Xue stared at her for a while, then asked, "Then, is she important, or me."

In an instant, many pictures flashed through Shu Yubai's mind, and the memories of the long time were full of Nan Xue's shadow.When Nan Xue was a child, she was a little older, a deer-like girl...from her childishness until now.

Shu Yubai bent down.

Nan Xue approached and asked, "Tell me."

Shu Yubai said: "You are important."

For some reason, her voice was strange and seemed to be trembling.

She squatted in the snow, a tear dripped from her chin, scalding a small hole in the snow.

Shu Yubai was wearing thin clothes, the thin sweater collapsed on his back, and his long hair was a little disheveled by the wind.

Nan Xue looked at her waist, it was so slender, and her back was so thin, it seemed to be an illusion of fragility.For some reason, for a moment she felt the desire to hug.

But in the next second, Shu Yubai stood up.

"It's cold outside, go back, it's almost gone."