Night Labyrinth

"I didn't know you would come today. I didn't prepare any good dishes. Just cook what's in the refrigerator. Don't be disgusted." The man said and brought me some food.

"No, I'll do it myself." I said.

"That's good, eat more, I have to catch the train later." The man said and picked up some vegetables and put them in my bowl.

"Yeah." I nodded and buried myself in my meal.

"How long is the train?" the man asked.

"Just an hour." I replied.

"Oh, it's so close. Your home is in H province?"

"Her family is in T city." He Lin answered.

So she still remembers.

I quickly took two mouthfuls of rice, suppressing the feeling of wanting to cry.

"Oh, that's really close." The man nodded, "Then the ticket will be refunded, and we can play here for two days before leaving."

"No, my family told me to go back early." I shook my head quickly.

I've only been in this room for an hour and I'm suffering like this, and I can't imagine going crazy for a few days.

"That's right, let's listen to the family." The man smiled, and put some vegetables into He Lin's bowl.

"Are you from the same department?" The man kept leading the topic.

"Well, they're all from the Chinese department." Seeing that He Lin didn't mean to speak, I replied.

"Oh, so I know you?"

Why should I tell you?

I thought so in my heart, but I still said, "No, we met when we went to the studio to learn painting."

"Can you still draw?" The man looked like He Lin in surprise.

And I looked at He Lin in surprise because of the man's words.

Didn't this man even know?

Facing the two probing gazes, He Lin just shook his head and smiled slightly, "I stopped painting after graduation, and now I don't even know how to hold a pen."

"That's a pity, I haven't seen your paintings before." The man looked regretful.

And I suddenly felt deeply amused at my persistence.

Obviously He Lin said she wants me to keep painting, and she said she wants me to surpass her, and I have always used this as a motivation, but she has stopped painting.

In fact, I didn't have time to tell her that I passed her progress a long time ago.

But now it seems that it is not necessary.

It was past 7 o'clock, and the news had already started broadcasting on TV.

We chatted and listened, and then chatted and said something.

"Are mushrooms delicious? Your senior sister made them, and she said you like them." The man said suddenly.

I, who was stupefied, suddenly raised my head when I heard the words.

"There happened to be mushrooms in the refrigerator, so I made them." He Lin said.

"It's delicious, it tastes really good." I nodded vigorously.

"Then eat more." The man laughed and put a large chopstick into my bowl.

And I ate all the food in the bowl just like drinking the cup of tea that I didn't know the name of when He Lin invited me.

After a meal, the man insisted on cleaning up the dishes by himself, and asked He Lin to sit with me in the living room and watch TV.

He said, "Lu Fei is a guest, how can I let the guest wash the dishes. I can do it myself, why don't you watch TV with the school girl."

Yes, I'm a guest, and I'm He Lin's junior.

The weather forecast was being broadcast on TV, and when it reached the city where the school is located, He Lin said, "It's not very cold this year."

"Yes, this year is a warm winter." I replied.

Then there was silence.

I caught a glimpse of a box of black tea on the coffee table and said casually, "Drink scented tea in spring, green tea in summer, oolong tea in autumn, and black tea in winter."

"I know a lot." He Lin smiled, holding the black tea box in his hand.

Because you told me.You don't even remember it.

But I remember every word you said.

I suddenly wanted to ask He Lin the name of the tea that He Lin invited me to drink that day, probably only this time.

"Want to eat oranges?" Just as he was about to speak, the man named Lin Yue came over with a fruit plate.

He put the fruit on the tea table, picked up the knife next to it, and was about to cut it.

"Hey, wait, peeling the skin by hand is better than cutting it with a knife." He Lin stopped.

I stared at her with wide eyes.

This is what I said.

In fact, He Lin also remembered what I said, didn't she?

"How can there be so much attention?" The man said and put the fruit knife aside.

He Lin picked up an orange and cut a hole with his fingernail.

"Who told me that?" She tore open the orange peel along the tear.

it's me!

It's me!

That night Teacher Tian asked us to have dinner at her house, and she also took some oranges after the meal.You have to cut it, but I said it tastes better peeled, and then I peeled one for you, don't you remember?

"Oh, I remembered." He Lin had a sudden realization expression.

And I looked at her with longing eyes.

"Song Qian told me. She told me once when I was eating oranges. Later I found out that she was right. Peeling is much more delicious than cutting it open."

The enthusiasm in my eyes suddenly cooled down.

He Lin, you big liar!

He Lin quickly peeled an orange and put it directly in front of the man.

"Then, reward you, reward you for taking care of the task of washing dishes."

"Yo, the peeling is not bad." The man praised.

I looked at that orange, she was peeled very clean by He Lin, even the white tangerine was torn off.It is very beautiful, like a clear night light.

"I'm leaving, I have to catch the train." I quickly got up from the sofa, picked up the luggage bag next to me, and was about to carry it on my back.

"Hey, don't worry, it's still a while before eight o'clock, let's go after eating an orange." The man was a little dazed when he saw my sudden action, but he immediately reacted and asked to stay.

"Don't eat, this time I really should go." I tried my best to make a perfect parting smile.

"Okay, then we'll take you to the station." The man said and went to get his coat.

Before I answered, I heard He Lin say, "Give Lu Fei a gift, I have a book to hand in tomorrow, and I have to get it out tonight."

Although I didn't want them to send me off at first, but hearing what He Lin said, I still couldn't help being sad for a while.

"No, none of you need to see me off. The subway is so convenient, I'll go back in a sitting." I pretended not to care and smiled, but I guess I must have an ugly smile.

"It's okay, I'll see you off." The man couldn't help but take off the luggage bag that I had already carried on my back, and held it in his hand.

No way, I followed him out of the room.

"Luffy."

Three people stood at the door, and He Lin called my name.

I looked at her and she held out her hands to me.

I obediently walked over, into her arms, the embrace I have always coveted, the feat I have never accomplished.

Now she has finally fulfilled my wish for me, but I am not happy at all.

He Lin's embrace was warm and soft, but my whole body was stiff.

Just like on that chilly spring night half a year ago, He Lin's shoulders were stiff, and I tried hard to hold on.

This should be the closest I've been to He Lin in the past two years, but it's also the farthest I've been from her.

Even though I was greedy, I stepped back first.

The man next to us looked at us and said with a smile, "It's not like I'll be gone in the future. You are welcome to come to Beijing whenever you want to play." He patted me on the shoulder as he spoke.

"Yes." I nodded and waved to He Lin, "Goodbye."

"Goodbye." He Lin also waved back.

The voice-activated light in the corridor went dark for a moment, the man stomped his foot lightly, and the corridor was brightly lit again.

"Let's go." The man walked towards the elevator with his arms around my shoulders, and I followed him and turned around.

He Lin sent us to the elevator and went back.

That's great, this time I'm still watching her back.

The elevator door was sealed, and He Lin's tall figure was locked on the other side of the door.

And I was blocked from view.

"See you later." The man behind him repeated.

I still nodded and said nothing.

Maybe.

The author has something to say:

Suddenly, I found that this article is full of all kinds of parting, the parting between Lu Fei and Shu Ling, the parting between Lu Fei and Song Qian, the parting between Lu Fei and He Lin... Uh, Lu Fei is so pitiful.

And in terms of nature, there are... cough, let’s not talk about it, I can’t spoil it, in short, there are really many types!

So this article is also called "The Encyclopedia of Farewell to Death" ╮(╯▽╰)╭