1987 My Era

Chapter 185: Take a Step Back

It is said that the most moving smile is a gentle smile.

Her charming eyes, with rippling blue water, were filled with a faint warmth, but when she turned around, the corners of her mouth were as lonely as the moon, which made people feel distressed.

Li Heng felt a little blocked, and took the opportunity of roller skating to quietly hold her hand.

Song Yu lowered her eyebrows and glanced at her folded hands, then raised her head and looked at him quietly. Her eyes were like black holes, spinning slowly and darkly, with her aura fully open, as if she wanted to suck him in and crush him to pieces.

Feeling guilty, Li Heng subconsciously looked away, but the next moment, he moved his eyes back calmly and looked at her face to face.

For a moment, you looked at me and I looked at you. Time seemed to stand still. The two of us seemed to have come to a world beyond the universe. The surrounding noise disappeared, leaving only endless darkness and silence.

After a long while, Song Yu, sensing his firm determination, sighed softly, retracted her gaze, and said quietly, "Zi Jin treats you very well."

"I know."

Li Heng responded, and while teaching her how to skate, he said in a deep voice: "I know I'm greedy, but I just can't let you go."

Song Yu remained silent.

Seeing that he was unwilling to let go, she did not stubbornly argue with him in public, but instead focused on learning skating skills.

"Stand with your feet parallel and shoulder-width apart. Yes, relax yourself and lean your upper body forward slightly. Okay, watch me move my left and right feet, and follow me."

Since it was Song Yu's first time to roller skating, Li Heng taught her patiently step by step. He first taught her basic movements such as standing in parallel, and after she became a little familiar with it, he began to teach her how to slide in an "eight" shape.

Song Yu seemed to have forgotten the fact that he was holding her hand, and she studied very carefully and seriously.

But beginners are always prone to falling. In less than 20 minutes, Li Heng had rescued her no less than 15 times.

But even so, she still couldn't hold on to the bottom. Her feet stumbled and became tangled together, and then she lost her balance and fell forward.

Fortunately, Li Heng was quick-eyed and quick-handed. Even though he was carried off course by the inertia of sliding, he still managed to fall to the ground first, then stretched out his hands to catch Song Yu who was falling like a mountain.

Song Yu let out a slight cry of surprise and fell heavily on him, but the human flesh cushioned her so she was not hurt. When she came to her senses, she realized that their lips were very close, less than 3 centimeters apart, and the heat from each other's breath hit each other's faces, warm and hot, like a mist lingering in their hearts.

In order to hide her embarrassment, she pushed back the hair around her ears with her right hand and instinctively tried to get up, but found that she was held tightly and could not move at all.

Li Heng whispered in her ear, "Song Yu, it's great to have you."

"Really? Go and tell Zijin in person." Song Yu teased after calming down for a while.

Unexpectedly, Li Heng nodded seriously, "There will be such a day."

Song Yu was silent and said nothing.

There were many people at the skating rink, and it was inappropriate to lie on the ground like this. Li Heng let go of her at the right time, and after they stood up, he asked with concern: "Are you okay? Did you fall?"

Song Yu shook her head, "How about you? Are you hurt?"

Li Heng grinned: "Don't you know me? I've been jumping around in the countryside since I was a child, so my skin is strong and durable. You don't have to worry."

Having said that, Song Yu still carefully checked his back, and only after finding that there was no problem did she continue to learn skating from him.

After this incident, the two seemed to have said nothing, yet it seemed as if they had said everything. The following skating trip became more harmonious and they had a tacit understanding.

After more than an hour of practice, Song Yu felt a little tired and said to him, "I'll go to the side and take a rest. You teach them."

Li Heng asked tentatively: "Ah? You won't be jealous if you teach them?"

Song Yu looked at him with a smile, took off her skates, put on her own shoes, and sat down to rest. It seemed that she didn't plan to skate anymore.

Xiao Feng was the worst, so Li Heng went to teach her.

Watching Li Heng and Xiao Feng whispering in the venue, Chen Lijun also changed her shoes, sat next to Song Yu and asked: "I can feel that Li Heng likes you very much, not just ordinary likes."

Song Yu was silent.

Chen Lijun asked: "Have you ever thought about snatching it from Chen Zijin?"

Before she finished speaking, she saw Song Yu turning her head to look at her. Chen Lijun stuck out her tongue and said, "Don't take it seriously. It's just a joke."

Song Yu smiled indifferently and didn't take it to heart.

Chen Lijun complained: "I feel like skating is not for me. I fell so many times that my butt hurts so much. I won't come again. I don't like this sport."

Song Yu said quietly, "Me too."

Chen Lijun teased: "There are mostly boys at this place, are you afraid that he will be jealous, so you don't plan to come?"

Song Yu said nothing, neither saying yes nor no.

After 6 pm, everyone left the skating rink in a rage. Except for Liu Li who was very excited, the other four girls said they would not come again because they could not learn it.

Liu Li was so confused that she said angrily, "If you guys don't want to play anymore, then why should I play? I'll just give up."

Everybody laughed when they heard it.

After returning to Peking University, after sitting on the grass and chatting for half an hour, Yang Yingwen left first and returned to Tsinghua University.

Before leaving, Yang Yingwen pulled him aside and said to him alone, "Li Heng, you should be more reserved. You were hugging Zijin at noon, and pursuing Song Yu in the afternoon. Aren't you really afraid that your affair will be exposed one day?"

Li Heng said: "You don't understand me. I can't turn back."

Yang Yingwen choked up, "I really don't understand you, but you should at least stay away from people."

Li Heng nodded: "Today you are not outsiders, and you know almost everything about me, so I don't care. I will naturally be careful in other places."

"Measured by social status, we are not even half as good as you. I know I am not qualified to advise you. But they are all acquaintances and friends, so I think you should think carefully and choose the one you think is the most suitable. You can't have all three of them as your women, right?" Yang Yingwen said.

Li Heng wanted to say "I want them all", but in this conservative era, such a statement was too shocking and could scare people to death, so he said: "We are still young now, you will know in the future, well, it's getting late, you should go back early, I won't see you off."

"Tsk, if I were Xiao Han or Song Yu, you would have to see me off no matter how late it is." Yang Yingwen complained, waved his hand and left, cleanly and neatly.

As soon as Yang Yingwen left, Xiao Feng, Liu Li and Chen Lijun tactfully said goodbye and left one after another, leaving only Li Heng and Song Yu on the grass.

We sat for a while facing each other in the evening breeze, without talking, but everything was implied.

After a long while, Li Heng broke the silence and said, "It's time for dinner. Please invite me to the cafeteria for a meal."

Song Yu agreed.

They got up and went to the cafeteria, where they ran into some acquaintances from the law school. Song Yu exchanged a few words with them and then ordered two meals, one for him and one for herself.

They found a seat in a corner and ate silently without saying a word. During the meal, she picked some meat and gave it to him, just like she did yesterday.

Looking at the extra meat in the bowl, Li Heng couldn't help but ask, "We're going to separate, don't you have anything to say to me?"

Song Yu thought for a moment and said softly, "I wish you a safe journey tomorrow."

After saying this awkwardly, the two smiled at each other. Li Heng looked into her eyes and said, "I'll come to see you next time."

Feeling his persistence, Song Yu lowered her eyes and stared at the food in the bowl without expressing her opinion. It was not until a long while had passed that she moved and gave him the last bit of meat in the bowl.

At 6:, after finishing their meal, the two of them took a walk side by side on the campus. When they were near the girls' dormitory, Song Yu said quietly:
"That's all. I'm going back to the dormitory. You should also go back to the hostel and rest early. I won't see you off tomorrow."

Li Heng stared at her steadily, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

The two looked at each other. In the midst of his strong emotion of reluctance, Song Yu finally softened her heart and took a step back. She said solemnly, "Come whenever you want next time. I won't stop you."

"Okay." After getting the promise, Li Heng immediately turned from sadness to joy.

In fact, she said this with conditions, but she believed that Li Heng could understand, so she didn't say it. "Then I'm going in, you take care of yourself."

"Ah."

Song Yu left.

Li Heng stood there for a while, and when it was getting dark, he took the bus back to the hostel near the National People's Congress.

He first washed up briefly, and then began to read and write without distraction.

He really had no distractions, and he didn't know why. It might be because he had met Song Yu and Zi Jin in succession, and he felt very at ease.

After 9 o'clock in the evening, when he was immersed in writing, there was a knock on the door.

"Boom boom boom!"

The sound was not loud, but it interrupted Li Heng's train of thought. He turned around and asked, "Who is it?"

"Li Heng, it's me." A pleasant voice like flowing mountain spring water came from outside.

Li Heng put down his pen, quickly opened the door, and the first thing he said was: "Wife, it's so late, I thought you weren't coming? I..."

Halfway through his words, he froze and shut up.

Unexpectedly, Zijin was followed by Chen Xiaomi and Chen Gaoyuan.

"Uncle, aunt." Li Heng opened the door wide and stepped aside to let the three people in.

Chen Gaoyuan nodded with a warm smile.

Chen Xiaomi explained: "Your Uncle Chen heard that you were here, so he came over to see you."

Li Heng only believed half of this.

Standing in the room and looking around, Chen Gaoyuan's eyes finally focused on the handwritten manuscript, "Are you working on it?"

"Well, I'm writing the 28th chapter of "Cultural Journey."" Li Heng said.

His eyes stayed on the manuscript for a while. Chen Gaoyuan wanted to take a closer look, but he held back and said to him:
"Xiaomi said that Jianguo's health has improved, which proves that the plaster is effective. You should urge him to come to Beijing to see a doctor as soon as possible."

Li Heng agreed readily.

Chen Xiaomi said, "If you need anything, feel free to come to me. I know a lot of people and maybe I can help."

Hearing this, Li Heng said without hesitation: "Uncle, aunt, if my father really comes here for treatment, he will need a place to stay. My idea is to see if we can buy a courtyard house?"

Chen Xiaomi said, "Siheyuan? It shouldn't be hard to find one. Going abroad is popular in China now. Many people in Beijing are selling their property to go abroad. I can help you find out. What kind of house do you want?"

Li Heng pondered: "The area can be larger, with complete formalities, and try not to have any property rights disputes. I am afraid of trouble."

Chen Xiaomi readily agreed.

Be it Chen Xiaomi or Chen Gaoyuan, money is not a problem because they both know that the boy in front of them is no longer the same as he used to be and is now quite wealthy.

Chen Gaoyuan and Chen Xiaomi sat for a while and then left. Before leaving, Chen Xiaomi signaled him to come to the corridor outside.

Li Heng looked puzzled and followed him out.

When they reached the end of the corridor, Chen Xiaomi said to him, "Zijin, today grandma's family, including two uncles and two aunts, came to our house."

Some words were easy to understand. She was telling herself in a tactful way: the Chen family should not allow Zijin to come, but Zijin insisted on her own way.

Chen Gaoyuan was worried, so he came over to check.

Li Heng understood why the other party told him all this. What he wanted was an attitude. "I will treat Zijin well."

Chen Xiaomi was very satisfied with his answer and asked again: "When will "Cultural Journey" be finished?"

Li Heng said: "It will take some time."

Hearing this, Chen Xiaomi gave up the idea of ​​asking him about his next work and wanted to wait until he finished writing "Cultural Journey" before making a decision.

After Chen Gaoyuan and Chen Xiaomi left, Li Heng returned to the house and hugged Zijin, face to face: "Wife, I'm sorry for wronging you."

"What did you call me?" Chen Zijin asked with a smile.

Li Heng blinked, "Wife."

"I just like hearing the word wife." As he said that, Chen Zijin put his arms around his neck and happily leaned over to kiss him.

Then again, and again.
This is a big deal. The two of them are entangled in each other, the walls and chairs are all in various shapes, and the final destination is still the bed.
"Hubby, you are really gifted." After two hours and three struggles, Chen Zijin was a little exhausted, and her fingers moved back and forth on his mouth.

"Hey, I haven't had enough yet."

"No, I'm tired."

"I'm leaving tomorrow morning. The next time we meet will be on New Year's Day. Are you still tired?"

"Leaving tomorrow morning, so soon?"

"Ah."

Li Heng talked about his high school English teacher.

After listening, Chen Zijin snuggled into his arms and said depressedly: "I thought we could stay together forever after the college entrance examination, but I didn't expect you to go to Fudan; before coming here, I thought you could spend a full day with me, but you are leaving again tomorrow morning. Hey, when can you come back to me?"

Li Heng stroked her back with his right hand: "They say distance creates beauty. I believe in our relationship. Four years will pass quickly."

Chen Zijin closed his eyes: "I trust you, but I don't trust anyone else."

Li Heng lowered his head and kissed her eyes: "Who is the other person?"

Chen Zijin's eyelashes trembled: "A beautiful vixen."

Hearing these suggestive words, Li Heng instinctively thought of Song Yu and Xiao Han, but dared not say anything.

After a long romantic kiss, Chen Zijin pulled away from his mouth and suddenly asked, "Mai Sui and Man Ning are also in Fudan?"

"Correct."

"It's been a while since we last met. Isn't Mai Sui more charming now?"

Li Heng asked: "Why is it called charming and moving?"

Chen Zijin said with a smile: "My sister-in-law once saw Mai Sui. She said that Mai Sui will be a beauty in the future."

Li Heng didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Is this a good thing? Or a bad thing?"

Chen Zijin said: "Not hooking up with my man is a good thing."

Li Heng stretched out his hand and pinched it: "I'm not that charming, don't let people hear and make fun of me."

Chen Zijin snorted, "I was just making a metaphor, don't punish your wife like this."

"This is called punishment? It's just the beginning."

"uh-huh."

(End of this chapter)