Juliet Tower

Qiao Yumian eats quickly and attentively, and is always the one who puts the bowls and chopsticks first.

But today, An Jiayu was particularly slow. He looked at his phone for a while, slowly raised a spoonful of sizzling jade tofu, and blew it for a long time before putting it in his mouth.

"What are you looking at?" He ignored the gazes looking in all directions, walked around the table and sat next to An Jiayu.In the past few days, as long as the two of them eat in the cafeteria, they are treated like this. Occasionally, acquaintances come to share the table excitedly, and chat with An Jiayu awkwardly.

An Jiayu is very friendly to everyone, but he doesn't like to listen to polite compliments.Everyone here has a sense of superiority and politeness because of their family background. Most of the time, if they don't talk speculatively, everyone just keeps silent and nods when they meet the next day.

"A photo from my dad. It was taken in Genoa before, and the sea over there is so beautiful." The other party handed him the phone.

"Why are they all taken in restaurants... Didn't you go to the beach?" Flipping through four or five photos in a row, all of them were sitting at the dining table.

"Oh. Don't mention it. I have to prepare for the recital even after the competition, and my father's vacation is not long enough, and he urged me to come back and catch up with the progress, and left before I had time to play..." The man puffed up his cheeks in dissatisfaction. Blowing away the side bangs in front of his eyes, "The last time I went to the beach was before the Menuhin competition...the second year of junior high...I will forget what it feels like to step on the beach..." he said while turning his head to look at the sky outside the window .

Qiao Yumian smiled, who knew that the violinist's troubles at the moment would be so down-to-earth.

On the way back to the dormitory, An Jiayu kept looking up at You Yun. Qiao Yumian had no choice but to stand behind him, put one hand on his shoulder, and drive the fish all the way like a car, carefully avoiding people and obstacles .

Before entering the dormitory, the fish stopped swimming.

"Qiao Yumian, let's go out to play during the holidays." The heights of the two are almost the same. He raised his head, just enough to rest his head on Qiao Yumian's shoulders. Sadly, "We've never gone out together...do you have somewhere you want to go?"

"Winter vacation?" Qiao Yumian felt that this gesture was too intimate, but she raised her hand and couldn't bear to push him away.

"... Forget it, let's wait until the college entrance examination is over..." An Jiayu raised her head, sighed softly, and walked upstairs silently.

Standing behind him, Qiao Yumian could even see his disappointed expression from the back of his head. He instinctively reached out his hand to touch him, but he took a long stride and left in an instant, his fingertips and heartbeat missing at the same time.

Qiao Yumian took out her mobile phone, and there was just over 100 yuan in her WeChat wallet.

While An Jiayu was brushing his teeth, he opened the ticket booking website and quickly checked the fare information. For the nearest beach, 160 yuan can only buy two one-way second-class seats...

When school was over, An Jiayu was waiting for him at the back door, but he sat in his seat without moving.

"Tsk, little Qiao..." The trumpet girl in the orchestra passed by him and smacked her lips, "You two stick together every day, don't you consider finding a girlfriend?"

Qiao Yumian glanced at the countdown board on the back wall of the classroom, and read out emotionlessly: "There are 240 days until the college entrance examination."

"It won't take 240 days for him to send you off from school. Why are you boys more crooked than girls?" The girl walked out of the door with a smile, and waved goodbye to An Jiayu.

"Don't hurry up and go back? Wait for the fatal serial call to come." Seeing that the classroom was almost empty, An Jiayu directly brought in her schoolbag and threw it on the table next to him.

"I'm on duty, so I have to turn off the electricity and lock the door." He slowly checked a series of power switches such as the air conditioner, computer, and blackboard.Then he walked up to An Jiayu, "Please ask for leave tomorrow."

"Huh?" The man looked up suspiciously, "Who asked for leave?"

"We." Qiao Yumian sat down at the table, pointed his forehead with his fingers, "You, and me."

"Ask for leave, then what?"

"Then go out and play. Aren't you going to the beach?" He took out the phone screen, clicked on the ticket he just grabbed and put it on the table.

An Jiayu held the phone dumbfounded, and slowly widened her eyes: "Student, tomorrow is Wednesday."

"Well, skip class." For some reason, An Jiayu's light sigh at noon kept him awake all afternoon.

He often feels that he has nothing, and apologizes for not being able to repay the other party's generous love.

But what An Jiayu needs is not something extraordinary, he wants to step on the sand, he wants to do ordinary things with the person he likes.Qiao Yumian still remembers that An Jiayu once teased him: "High school is incomplete without skipping classes!"

So Qiao Yumian went to the rooftop alone during the self-study class, and took the initiative to call Qiao Zhe.

"Hello? Son?" Qiao Zhe was obviously panicked. "Where are you? Are you not in class? Why are you calling Dad at this time? What happened?"

"No, Dad, it's all right. I'm doing self-study at school, it's fine. I'm just..." Qiao Zhe's flattered reaction made it difficult for him to ask for help next.What is it, I usually don’t contact you when I have nothing to do, but now I only think of you when I need help?

"Son, what's the matter? Did you have a conflict with your mother? It's okay, you can tell your father if you are unhappy, and you just treat me as a trash can, or... what are you young people called, tree holes, right?"

"I'm not unhappy. I'm very happy. It's just...I...want to go to the beach with my friends on weekends...so you, you can...you can borrow..." He has been quiet since he was a child, and he never took the initiative to speak Asking for money, the words stuck in his throat at the end of the matter made him a little scared.

But thinking of An Jiayu's loss, he still felt that he should work hard. Anyone who wants to get something must pay the price: "Dad, I want to go out to play. But, I don't have money." He paused.

"Hey, what a big deal. There's nothing wrong with telling Dad about it. You were influenced by your mother, and your skin is too thin." Qiao Zhe smiled, "I'll give you 1000 yuan first? How can I give it to you?"

"...you don't need that much, six hundred is enough..."

He did the math in the self-study class just now, the round-trip ticket is 300 yuan, if you don't stay overnight, the two of you can eat and stroll casually, it doesn't cost much.What's more, he knew An Jiayu too well, that person never made things difficult for others.

"I'll give you eight hundred, keep it in case you need it. Just return it to me if you don't need it... Is that a girl?"

"no….."

"It's okay, it's okay if it's a girl, and my dad came here at that age. But you are a boy, you must be measured and have self-control. You can't be impulsive just because you are young, remember?" Qiao Zhenan told him solemnly. .

"...Remember. We won't stay overnight..."

As soon as the phone is hung up, the transfer will arrive.Qiao Yumian habitually deleted call records and transfer records.He squeezed his mobile phone and looked at the campus immersed in the night, thinking that it would be better to hit the sun than to catch the sun, so he bought the ticket immediately.

At 05:30 in the morning, he pretended to pack his schoolbag. As always, he obediently sat down at the table and quickly finished his breakfast. Finally, he took the box full of fruits that Li Huijun handed him.Clear glass Lock, packed with diced Sydney apples and peeled grapes.

"Mom, I'm leaving." His calm tone concealed a restless heart, until the door behind him closed with a click.

Anxiety was gradually replaced by excitement, and he walked faster and faster.

The sky is cooler than usual.

The sun is brighter than usual.

The footsteps are also lighter than usual.

He walked into the familiar subway station, but the destination was not the school.

Haixi, a seaside town more than 200 kilometers away.

Skipping class for the first time in his life, he embarked on a short, secret journey.

He didn't do any detailed strategy, but only roughly checked the local traffic information. He arrived at the station an hour early, and couldn't wait to dial the number of his companion: "Hey, An Jiayu. You, have you set off yet..."

"Look up, the second floor of McDonald's across the street."

At the table in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, a boy in a white baseball cap waved at him.

Qiao Yumian frowned. Although An Jiayu was afraid of heat but not cold, wearing only a sweater and shorts in mid-October was a bit too much.

He crossed the zebra crossing and ran all the way into McDonald's. In autumn, the air conditioner was still turned on in the store.

"Why don't you wear a pair of trousers?" He took off the bag on his shoulders, and rubbed the sleeves of An Jiayu's dark blue sweater. The calf is too eye-catching, it looks cold.

The other party looked up and saw the face that had been up all night: "Going to the beach, it's so uncomfortable to get wet with long pants, and shorts are convenient." He patted the big bag on his back, "I brought it for you too. Do you want to change it? "

"You...you won't be able to go to the sea in October, it's too cold..." Qiao Yumian took off his hat, the swelling on his face from the morning was still there, and he was a little sluggish, fascinated by the silly bear face logo on his chest "It's just a walk on the beach..."

"What if, and it's too inconvenient for you to wear a school uniform for activities, so hurry up and change it. After changing, go to the storage point at the station and store it together with your schoolbag." He muttered and pushed Qiao Yumian to the bathroom, "I'm so wise I thought you would be too cold, so I put on a pair of overalls, the trousers are elasticated, just roll them up to your knees before going into the water."

"...I don't go into the water..." Qiao Yumian took the baby blue short-sleeved T-shirt and milky white overalls he pulled out from the bag, "Why are they short-sleeved..."

"Short sleeves are worn inside, and here is a long sleeve, which is worn outside. You can take it off when playing in the water, so as not to get wet and catch a cold." An Jiayu tugged at his neckline to show him, "I also wear it inside. "

It's quite thoughtful.Although the other party has been playing selective deafness with him, Qiao Yumian emphasized again while putting on his clothes: "I don't go into the water."

The author says:

Skip class and go to the beach!