Night Labyrinth

"Little B will get married next year, hurry up too." Little A smiled at me on the other side of the phone.

"I will." I replied with a smile, then glanced at the man sitting across from me.

The man was looking at a book in the dining room, his expression was very focused, and he didn't pay attention to my talking on the phone.

"Well, speaking of it, that bastard Shuling didn't go when I got married last year! I still want to see what her boyfriend looks like." Xiao A said dissatisfied, "It's better Lu Fei, next year Xiao B, you will also Did you go?"

"Go, I will definitely go if I have the chance." I replied.

"Well, then I have to bring your family's Dai Han Bai with me~" Little A said again.

"no problem."

"Well, okay, then I won't tell you if you eat outside, bye!"

"Bye-Bye."

After hanging up the phone, the man opposite put down his book, looked up at me, and asked, "Do you want to go back?"

"Well, go back." I nodded and smiled at him.

Then the man called the waiter to pay the bill, and then we left the restaurant. He called a taxi from the street, opened the door for me after the car stopped, and closed it for me after I sat in.

This man is very considerate and caring to me.

His name is Dai Hanbo, and I met him on a blind date at the beginning of the year.

As soon as I turned 24, my parents began to worry about my marriage, so I did not miss many blind dates this year.

In the beginning, I was quite resistant. Either I refused to go, or I went to find a reason to say it was inappropriate.

It's been a long time like this until I met Dai Hanbai.

He is the son of my father's colleague, and his work unit is not bad, and he earns no more or less money.

When I saw him for the first time, I felt that his expression was a little cold, and he seemed not so willing to come on this blind date.

However, he is still very polite and gentleman, and he always remembers to give gifts when celebrating any holiday or when my parents and I celebrate our birthdays.

I know that he is not in love with me, which is very good, so we are not as close as other couples, but always maintain a polite and distant relationship, and it is not an exaggeration to use the word "respect each other as guests".

My mother once asked me why I didn't like so many conditions better than him before, but I chose such a mediocre one. Later, I saw that he was very considerate and caring for me, and he was also very good to our family. Mom didn't say anything, but occasionally she would ask why we didn't make out all day long like ordinary young people, but rather like an old married couple.

I smiled and said, isn't this very good?You can see what it will look like decades later in advance, don't worry.

My mother said, I don't understand you, but it's fine if you like it.

I thought to myself, I like him, I really like him, but I like his voice more.

He has a voice as soft as the night wind, and when I heard this voice, I was almost moved to tears.

So, he just said "hello" to me, and I decided to be this man, and he would end my blind date journey.

The man took me home and stood downstairs, I asked him, "Would you like to sit up?"

The man smiled politely and said, "No need, I still have some work to do when I go back."

I nodded and told him to be careful on the road, and then watched him get back into the rental car and drive away.

Back home, my mom and dad were sitting in the living room watching TV. Seeing me coming back, my mom asked, "Why are you back so early? Where's Han Bai?"

I said, "He still has something to do, he just sent it back to me and left first."

My mother complained, "What's the matter, you didn't ask him to come up and sit down."

I didn't say anything, just smiled and went back to my bedroom.

I stepped on a stool and pulled open a closet that was stacked with sundries.

There are a lot of things that were useful in the past but not in use now.

I saw my painting tape, which had already accumulated a thick layer of dust, as if silently protesting that I hadn't painted for a long time.

I rummaged through it and found a thick notebook.

The top of the notebook is also dusty. I took it out, closed the closet, and wiped it carefully.

I gently opened it, and there lay a small sunflower that had withered for a long time.

Its petals are very fragile and must be opened carefully.

Looking at this flower, I couldn't help but think that life really gave me countless "unexpected".

For example, Song Qian who clearly said to each other "there will be a time later" but there will be no future, for example He Lin who said "goodbye" but never saw each other again, for example, at that time I thought we would never be friends because of He Lin, but now we are Because we also became friends because of He Lin, but Lin Yue carefully avoided the person who made us friends in every conversation.

Speaking of Lin Yue, in fact, I haven't been in touch with him for quite a while. Since I got to know Dai Hanbo, it seems that to avoid suspicion, we have lost a lot of contact.In addition, he and his boyfriend finally broke up. The family's attitude was neither against nor support, and what prompted them to separate was whether they wanted children.We had persisted together for so long, but we finally broke up because of this reason.So He Lin is actually right, after all, it is too fragile to connect with feelings.

After the breakup, Lin Yue was depressed for a while. He asked me out once, and he drank too much while we were eating. He said, "Why is this happening? Why can't we continue?" I looked at this The big man with broad shoulders had tears in his eyes.After all, Lin Yue finally regained his spirits, as he said, "Happiness is also a day of sadness, so why bother with things that can't be changed."

Later, Lin Yue found a new boyfriend. It seems that he hasn't told his family yet. I have met that man twice, and he looks calm and stable. Lin Yue seems to be the one who is taken care of when he is with him. They blessed, but I don't know if it's my illusion, occasionally I still feel a little lonely on Lin Yue's expression.

Maybe some feelings can be comforted by others, but some can never be comforted, who knows.

Many times, we think that we have grasped the secret of the maze and found a way to get through it, but in the end we find that every time we are self-righteous.

Now I have learned to let nature take its course, I will not do anything deliberately for anyone, just let nature take its course.

In addition, I finally understood the meaning of the phrase "the scar is still there after the wound is healed", but it was only after so long that I finally realized it.

Time is rushing towards late autumn.

After dinner one day, Dai Hanbai proposed to me.

Holding a large bouquet of dazzling red roses, he knelt down on one knee under the gaze of everyone in the restaurant, then took out a diamond ring and handed it to me.

There was one after another booing all around, and they all shouted "Promise him! Promise him!"

I saw that Dai Hanbai, who was always calm, was sweating slightly on his forehead.

Then I smiled and said softly to him, "I don't agree."

As soon as the words came out, the restaurant immediately became quiet, and Dai Hanbo stared at me with wide eyes in surprise, and either retracted his hand or not, looking very embarrassed.

I said, "I don't want red roses, but if you bring a bouquet of small sunflowers, I will promise you."

I heard the sounds of relief all around me.

Dai Hanbo said no problem, and immediately ran to the nearest flower shop.

After a while, he came back sweating profusely with a large handful of golden sunflowers in his arms.

This time, I said "I promise you."

Then the people in the restaurant started booing again, and Dai Hanbai kissed me amidst their booing.

Coming out of the restaurant, Dai Han Bai exhaled forcefully, looking a bit like he was alive after a catastrophe.

He looked at me and said with a little embarrassment, "Just now you surprised me when you said 'disagree', I thought it was a big embarrassment this time."

I smiled and said, "How is it possible, haven't we waited so long for today?"

Dai Hanbai also smiled, and then asked me, "Why the little sunflower? I don't understand."

I said, "Because this kind of flower is very positive, it revolves around the sun all day long, never stops, and it is golden, which symbolizes that the future life will be bright and dazzling."

Dai Hanbo nodded thoughtfully after hearing this, and didn't ask me any more questions.

A few days later, I returned to City H again.

The city where my university is located, the city where He Lin's home is located.

The temperature in late autumn in H City is obviously much cooler than my house, and I couldn't help tightening my collar when I got off the train.

Many trees have lost all their leaves, but some still have sporadic withers and yellows.

There are also many scorched yellow fallen leaves on the lawn of the cemetery, which are dry and fragile, as if they would be scattered into ashes if touched.

I stood in front of He Lin's tombstone, reached out to wipe off the dust on it, and said to her, "I haven't been here for a long time, you are still the same."

The cemetery was quiet, with the sound of wind blowing.

"I'm getting married." I said, "As you said before, to find a boyfriend, you must find someone who both parents agree with. He is nice, gentle, and he met on a blind date. He is the son of my dad's colleague. I'm fine, and his family is fine with me, don't worry."

"Guess what this is?" I took out the notebook with the small withered sunflower from my carry-on bag, and gently opened it, "It was the little sunflower you gave me on my 21st birthday, remember. Now I'm almost 26, and I didn't expect so many years to pass in a flash."

I put the notebook in front of He Lin's tombstone, a gust of cool wind blew, I sniffed, "He Lin, this is the last time I will see you. You understand, I'm getting married soon."

He Lin didn't answer, what answered me was the wind that walked back and forth among the tombstones.

I stretched out my hand to hold the flowing wind, and asked, "He Lin, have you already been free?"

"I'm leaving." I looked hard at He Lin's name, then turned around abruptly.

In fact, you also sometimes look at my back.

I thought so and walked out of the cemetery.

A gust of wind came suddenly, and I heard the sound of paper flipping behind me.

I turned my head, and in the next second, I saw a small withered sunflower flying up under the gust of wind.

Then its figure blended into a fallen leaf and was never seen again.

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Don't be impatient, there will be tomorrow...

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