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In January, the outdoor temperature dropped suddenly, but a fiery basketball match was going on in the gymnasium of XX Normal University. The two sides of the match were two colleges of the school. This was a friendly match.Dozens of spectators, men and women, surrounded the players in the competition, either shouting or berating Fang Qiu, talking on paper.Xia Qingyi was also in the crowd and found a secluded place to watch the game quietly. She didn't know the rules very well.

Xia Qingyi came to watch the game because of his kindness, but Li Ze's repeated invitations, he thought it was a return of favor.Li Ze is a member of the college's basketball team and is well-known in the college, not only because of his outstanding skills, but also because of his outstanding ability.He can be seen in various activities, whether it is basketball games, debates or welcome parties.The thing that everyone admired the most was that some time ago he took the lead in arguing with the school for the benefit of the students.The reason is that the school made a sudden decision without discussing with the students. Starting from this year's freshmen, juniors, juniors and seniors will no longer move back to the old campus of the headquarters.For most students, the deep resources of the old campus, such as laboratory equipment, library collections, etc., are undoubtedly unmatched by the new campus.Under the leadership of Li Ze and others, they carried out repeated opposition activities, even alarming the principal, but the result did not change.Even so, it does not prevent Li Ze from spreading his reputation far and wide in the courtyard.

Watching Li Ze galloping on the court, jumping and shooting again and again, and shouting for encouragement.Xia Qingyi suddenly felt that he had been full of prejudice against him before, just like the heroine in "Pride and Prejudice", but in fact he was not what he imagined.Especially after getting in touch with him recently, Xia Qingyi realized that it is not enough to jump to conclusions about anything.And to "be in this mountain", but also to "see all the small mountains at a glance".

As a result of the game, the opponent narrowly won by a narrow margin, but the losing side was not depressed, and the players on both sides still greeted each other friendly.Because once the game is labeled as friendship, the taste will change in most cases, just like when you forget to add salt when cooking, it is a bit bland.

Li Ze greeted the people around him, and then walked towards Xia Qingyi. "Thank you for coming. You don't feel bored!"

"No. Although I don't understand it, it's quite interesting for a layman to watch the excitement."

"Actually, today is my birthday." Li Ze said unexpectedly.

"Ah, your birthday? Then...uh, happy birthday to you." Xia Qingyi felt at a loss.

"Thank you. But I'm glad you're here. That's how I feel, nothing else."

"Haha, okay." Xia Qingyi didn't know what to say.

"Let's have dinner together tonight! To thank you for coming to the game."

Xia Qingyi wanted to say, "I should treat you to dinner on your birthday." But he still didn't say it.I wanted to refuse, but felt that I couldn't bear it, so I said, "That's fine."

The place to eat was at a Korean restaurant in the school. When Xia Qingyi arrived, Li Ze was already there.

After Xia Qingyi sat down, Li Ze asked, "What do you want to eat, let's take a look." He said as if to hand over a menu.

Xia Qingyi felt a little cautious, but out of politeness, he refused to let Li Ze order.Li Ze didn't refuse, and ordered seven or eight dishes in a row.

"You order so much, how can you finish it?" Xia Qingyi said after waiting for the waiter to leave.

"You are welcome, eat more, eat more."

"Ah! Look at me, I look like someone who eats a lot!"

"That's right, it's all my fault. I don't think I know what you like to eat, so I just order a few more, and I think there will always be something you like." Li Ze replied without any flaws.

"How can I afford this kind of courtesy!" Xia Qingyi said jokingly, obviously delighted to hear Li Ze's words.

"Too modest, too modest. In this case, the so-called sharing of blessings and sharing of difficulties, then let me help you bear this 'difficulty'!" Li Ze also imitated Xia Qingyi's way of speaking politely.

"That's right."

The two chatted like you were playing ping-pong.Xia Qingyi also relaxed accordingly, without the restraint he felt at first.

"..."

"Have you played basketball since you were a child?"

"Yes, to put it broadly, it's considered that you have started typing since elementary school."

"like very much?"

"Well, I like it very much. I am ashamed to say that when I was in middle school, I even had the idea of ​​becoming a professional player in the future."

"and after?"

"give up."

"Why? You like it, shouldn't you stick to it!"

"Maybe it's like that saying - 'God's to God, Caesar's to Caesar'. Like what you like, and reality is reality. One day I suddenly found that I couldn't walk this way, and I found that I was too arrogant at the beginning. It's too simple to think. In the face of reality, no matter how much you like it, you still have to bow your head. Haven't you ever had such a similar experience?"

Xia Qingyi's nerves seemed to be hit suddenly, and he murmured, "If you like it, you like it, if you like it, it's reality."

"what happened to you?"

Xia Qingyi came back to his senses and found that Li Ze's gaze was on him, as if he wanted to see through his thoughts.

"Ah, it's nothing, I suddenly remembered a small thing."

"Oh." Li Ze seemed a little dubious.

"Happy birthday to you again! And this dinner!" Xia Qingyi raised the glass filled with juice.

"Thank you! You are too polite!" Li Ze also raised his glass.

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During the winter vacation, Song Yizhou and Xia Qingyi met five or six times in a normal manner.Song Yizhou always felt that Xia Qingyi was not as excited as he showed when they met, and seemed to have something unresolved, but Song Yizhou didn't take it to heart at the moment, and the self-affirmative default was only a common situation unique to young girls .That is, emotional instability, either due to its own physiological reasons, or due to the influence of some objective trivial matters.

Soon, the arrival of April in the world also indicates that spring will reach its peak.The weather in the south is always like this. Once the Ching Ming season is over, the cold will go with the rain.However, nothing has changed, except that he is one year older. Maybe there are one or two hard-to-find fine lines on his face, and a few more negligible white hairs on his head.It is said that men will stop growing after the age of 25, but this should only refer to the physiological aspect.

Within the seven days of a week, for people, the two days on the weekend should be the most comfortable days. They can enjoy freedom without working or studying.In fact, compared to weekends, Friday afternoons seem to make people feel more relaxed and happy.Just like in love, the moment before having love will be more tantalizing than the time after reaping love.And the day when Zhou Wenya agreed to meet was Friday night, but Song Yizhou had no idea why Zhou Wenya invited him.

Song Yizhou received Zhou Wenya's message earlier this week.

"If you are free this Friday, I would like to treat you to dinner. I hope you don't refuse."

On Friday afternoon, everyone in the school was eager to return home, and the atmosphere was particularly relaxed, and Song Yizhou was no exception.Arriving at the agreed parking lot of the park, Song Yizhou just got out of the car when he saw Zhou Wenya raising her hand and waving at a parking space not far away.Standing next to her white Volkswagen Golf, she was wearing a light green cardigan sweater with a bold mickey print on the chest.The setting sun slanted on her face, and her long hair hung down to her back, passing by her ears and face from time to time with the breeze blowing, like a scene only in anime.

"Hey, you're late!" Zhou Wenya said with a smile.

"Ah, sorry, the road is a bit congested."

"Let's go, I know there is a very good Japanese restaurant." Zhou Wenya suggested.

It takes less than 10 minutes to walk from the parking lot of the park to the restaurant Zhou Wenya mentioned.On the way, Song Yizhou inquired about the location of the restaurant, and found that it was on a street behind the commercial center where he often came, but he had never been there before.The store does not appear to be very big, but the vertical space inside the store is very deep and has two floors.The design of the store is of course Japanese style, accompanied by Nakajima Miyuki's singing voice full of age, but it is also quite flavorful.

"See what you want to eat." Zhou Wenya opened the menu and asked.

"I don't come here often, you should come to some, I can do it, there is no taboo."

"OK then."

Zhou Wenya ordered mango salad sushi, eel fried rice, takoyaki, and salmon sashimi.

"These are my favorites, and I will order at least one of them every time I come back. Come and try this sushi." Zhou Wenya said, using chopsticks to pick up the sushi and put it into Song Yizhou's bowl.

"How about it?"

"Well, it's not bad, it's delicious."

"Yes. You can order this again next time."

Song Yizhou was taken aback for a moment, the implication of Zhou Wenya's words seemed obvious, but on second thought, maybe he was thinking too much of himself.

"By the way, why did you think of inviting me to dinner?" Song Yizhou didn't think about it from the beginning to the end.

"If you want to give a reason, it should be to thank you for being with me that day."

"Accompany you?"

"That's right, baked yams, the claw machine that cheats people, remember?"

"Well, I still remember."

"To tell you the truth, I was actually in a bad mood that day. You can't see it at all! I don't like to show my depressed side to others. I am different from the ordinary girls you boys imagine, but I am strong. "Zhou Wenya took a sip of tea and continued: "That day was the wedding day of my good friend and her boyfriend. I was originally invited, but fortunately I had to mark the test papers, so I said it was difficult to ask for leave, so I didn't go. You It must be very strange why I don’t want to attend my good friend’s wedding, because her boyfriend used to be my ex-boyfriend. I was in the same class with him in high school, and we have been in the same class since the third year of high school. When I went to college, I also studied in different schools in the same university town. , this relationship lasted for more than two years, and finally failed to get together. We broke up in the third year of junior year. At that time, he and my friend had known each other, but it was just a general relationship. I never thought that they would become Pair, when I heard the news, I still didn't believe it. I knew it was normal, and I had no reason to object, but it was a bit unacceptable, thinking about the people I was very close to and my friends When I became a couple, I didn’t know how to face them. And you suddenly appeared that day, and then played with me again, which made me completely forget about it, and I still feel a little warm, you are like sending charcoal in the warmth.” Zhou He told the whole thing elegantly.

Song Yizhou was surprised when he heard it, not because of the incident itself, but because Zhou Wenya told him everything.

"Uh, I was bored that day, so it would be nice to have a companion." Song Yizhou felt that the atmosphere was not right, and said tactfully.

"You are really boring!" Zhou Wenya sighed.

"Eh?"

"What do you think of me? You know what I'm asking." Zhou Wenya suddenly said inexplicably, looking directly at Song Yizhou with eyes that couldn't tolerate any lies.

"Not bad, very good." Song Yizhou told the truth, he really thought Zhou Wenya was good.

"How to say?"

"It's like a beautiful melody."

"What does this mean?" Zhou Wenya asked.

"It's just a beautiful melody. How should I put it, it's like the kind of feeling that can lift people's spirits and make people feel relaxed and happy after hearing it when they are in a bad mood."

"Then do you like it?" Zhou Wenya's voice softened, revealing her heart fully.

"I……"

"To be honest, after getting in touch with you recently, I think that although you are a bit boring and lack of romance, you are the type I like in other aspects. I don't know what you think. With all due respect, since we are on a blind date You should at least express your attitude, otherwise you will appear impolite." Zhou Wenya cut to the point, speaking sincerely, without any hint of blame at all.

Song Yizhou knew the courage Zhou Wenya needed to say these words as a girl, and also felt that her cheeks were slightly red, but he didn't know how to answer, so he used the answer he had thought before and said: "This, at present I may not be ready at this stage, I'm sorry, I shouldn't be like this, I should even reject my mother directly." Song Yizhou was a little rambling and incoherent.

"It's okay, I understand, your mother is doing it for your own good too. Come on, let's stop talking, let's eat." Zhou Wenya changed the topic.

When I got home at around 07:30, Song Yizhou slumped lazily on the sofa, feeling a little tired after working all day.Turn on the TV, watch it casually, and fell asleep without knowing it.I don't know what kind of dream I was dreaming, until a chill disturbed my sleep, Song Yizhou dimly turned on the phone to check the time, and found an unread message.

"It's not easy to meet someone you like, I can wait for you for a while." - Zhou Wenya

Song Yizhou sat up abruptly, feeling extra sober all of a sudden.