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The days were so steady and steady, and December came to an end in a blink of an eye. During this period, Zhao Yangyang also had a birthday and successfully turned 12 years old.

Zuo Rong could only see Kong Feicheng once a week in class, he didn't dare to expect too much, and he couldn't act too hastily.It's just that after each class, he slowed down the speed of packing his schoolbags. When the students had almost finished walking and Kong Feicheng was about to leave, he followed up.

Kong Feicheng never directly refused, he always showed good upbringing, and even took the initiative to find topics.

But Zuo Rong could clearly feel that since he got sick last time, he was farther away from himself, and he put himself into a more airtight shell, refusing to accept the kindness of the outside world.

"Kong Feicheng, have you ever liked anyone else?" Zuo Rong is unwilling to call him assistant teacher Kong now, and he will be more confident in pursuing him as an equal. The teacher-student relationship always puts him in a vulnerable position.

Kong Feicheng smiled, "No."

except you.

The parking lot arrived soon, and Zuo Rong thought the road was too short every time. In fact, the straight-line distance almost crossed half of the school, about ten minutes away.

Einstein once predicted that time would pass faster in high altitudes, closer to the sun, and slower in low places.

great relativity.

For Zuo Rong, Kong Feicheng is like the sun, walking side by side with the sun, the time is naturally so fast that he suspects that there is something wrong with the clock.

"Christmas will be in a few days, but I didn't prepare a present for you. Giving an apple is not creative. I don't think it's good enough for you." Zuo Rong looked up at the moon and said.

"I don't believe in Christ."

"..."

Zuo Rong looked at Kong Feicheng with a sincere face, and suddenly felt that this person's EQ didn't seem to be that high, so that he encountered Waterloo the first time he tried to talk about love.

Kong Feicheng drove away in the car, but he didn't think there was anything wrong.It was the same even in foreign countries before, not only Christmas, the biggest meaning of all festivals to him was the discount in shopping malls.

Festivals are used for reunions, but gradually they are endowed with too much commercial significance, and they become a shopping spree for the whole people.No one wants to be reunited with him, so why bother to have a holiday.

Zuo Rong also drove to Zuo Le's house, and as soon as he entered, he saw the Christmas tree in her living room that was incompatible with the Chinese decoration, with dozens of Burberry bears and Swarovski crystal balls hanging on it.

"Sister, you are too exaggerated." He couldn't help complaining.

Zuo Le ran out wearing fluffy cotton slippers, "How is it, does it look good?"

"It's beautiful, your Christmas tree is the most beautiful in the world." Zuo Rong pinched the elk antlers on her pajamas hat like coaxing a child.

"It's a pity that Christmas Eve is Tuesday, so there's no way to invite your roommates over to play. But I've prepared gifts for you, and you'll bring them to everyone when you go back to school." Zuo Le looked very excited.

"It's just Christmas, there's no need to spend so much thought on it, I thank you for them."

Zuo Rong walked closer and saw a lot of presents piled up under the Christmas tree, probably prepared by her for her friends.And the ones for my roommates are placed in a conspicuous place alone, all beautifully wrapped in Tiffany blue wrapping paper, the size and shape are the same, and the names of the four people are written on them in beautiful silver and thin gold.

When he returned to the dormitory on Monday, he handed out the gifts to the names one by one. The other three did not expect to receive Christmas gifts, and they were very excited.

In fact, Zuo Le personally came over for Zhao Yangyang's birthday before and gave him a ps4, which made Lu Renjie look forward to his birthday coming soon.Unexpectedly, the birthday was still early, but the Christmas present arrived.

Zhu Qingyan was so excited to receive Zuo Le's gift that she almost jumped up to the ceiling.

As soon as the package was opened, the three of them took a deep breath at the same time, and Zuo Rong was no stranger to it.

Zhao Yangyang: "Damn!"

Lu Renjie: "Damn!"

Zhu Qingyan: "Damn it!"

What the three of them received were all Air Jordan 1 joint models. The price of these shoes has long been several times higher than the release price, and they cannot be bought with money.

"It's tens of thousands, right?" Lu Renjie held his Chicago, his hands trembling.

"It's all [-]..." Zhao Yangyang was thinking about where to put this pure white pair.

Zhu Qingyan has really admired his pair of Hiroshi Fujiwara for a long time. When he dyed his hair blue before, he really wanted to buy it, but he couldn't buy it.

He hadn't seen Zuo Le since the last time he rode a motorcycle, and the other party naturally didn't know that he had dyed his hair back to black.Perhaps out of a little narcissism, he always felt that the blue and black pair given by Zuo Le had different meanings.

"Rong, what's yours?" Lu Renjie couldn't help but want to see what kind of gift his genuine younger brother would receive.

Only then did Zuo Rong unpack his own box. It was really not a valuable limited edition, but a pair of ordinary Kobe Bryant.

The four of them felt a little strange, so Lu Renjie simply picked up the shoe and observed it carefully, feeling that there was something unusual about the shoe.

Then, he saw a string of letters written with a golden signature pen on the upper of his right foot.

"I rely on it! Kobe's signature! I rely on ￥%%...&%￥*##"

Lu Renjie has gone crazy.

Even Zuo Rong, who had always been calm, felt a huge shock.Kobe, that's every boy's basketball dream!

One minute later, the four people in room 1 swiped the screen of their Moments. There was simply a photo of four pairs of sneakers, three pairs of Joe 215 with Kobe's signature in the middle, and there was no copywriting.

Even the high-cold school grass is not immune.

This afternoon, they harvested the most "fuck" from boys in history.

After posting to the circle of friends, the four of them searched for a suitable place together, intending to offer up their shoes.

In the end, they went to the supermarket and bought ten transparent acrylic shoe boxes. Besides these four pairs, the other three also ordered Zuo Rong to store the other shoes properly, and put them in the most conspicuous position in the dormitory to ward off evil spirits and relieve disasters.

Zhu Qingyan even put a sachet and a desiccant in his box, so he just had to set up a case desk and pray every day.Even the wrapping paper was carefully folded and put away in a drawer.

Several boys from the same department in the dormitory next to him came to pay their respects after seeing the circle of friends.It doesn't matter if it's money or not, I just simply like Kobe.

After that night, rumors that "someone in dormitory 215 signed with the Lakers" were circulating in the entire dormitory building.

Zuo Rong opened his circle of friends and found that even Kong Feicheng liked it. He was immediately satisfied and decided to post more photos of sneakers in the future.

Today is Christmas Eve, Zhu Qingyan came back from home with a box of apples, washed some and shared them with everyone, and said, "Someone gave my dad several boxes of Aksu Tangxin apples, which are even sweeter."

Zuo Rong took it and took a bite. It was indeed different from the red Fuji in his hometown. It was very sweet, as if soaked in honey.

Four people eating apples together on Christmas Eve is a pretty cheesy thing to do, but there's always something grounded about going with the flow.

As in previous years, Zuo Rong received "Safe Fruit" from many girls, and completed the KPI of the day at the fruit stand near the school by himself.

He doesn't like red snake fruit. Although it has a strong aroma, it lacks moisture and tastes bad.So I decided to go to the fruit stand to exchange the corresponding number of Red Fuji as a return gift like in previous years.

The bosses like this deal very much. The price of Red Fuji is lower than that of snake fruit, and everyone likes to buy red snake fruit on Christmas Eve, and they can resell it immediately to make a fortune.

Zuo Rong felt that it was really despicable for him to do this, but he didn't want to waste so many apples, and he didn't want to waste money to return gifts, which was boring.

What about Kong Feicheng?

Looking at the moon in the sky, he suddenly thought of this person.

Kong Feicheng is already at work, so will any female colleagues give him apples?If not, is he lost?

Zuo Rong always felt that since Christmas Eve was used to pray for safety, an apple would probably not be as effective as an insurance policy.

Suddenly, he thought of something, and immediately went back to the dormitory to rummage through boxes and cabinets, and finally found the little peace amulet in the storage box.

This is what he asked for when he went to Lingyin Temple to offer incense during the Qingming Festival this year. Originally, his grandmother wanted to help him achieve success in his studies and wish him success in the college entrance examination, but he felt that safety was the most important thing.

He can completely rely on himself for the college entrance examination, and there will be no accidents.If there must be something strange, he hoped that he could bless the whole family with health and safety.So, he asked for this peace talisman.

Indeed, more than half a year has passed, and everything has gone smoothly, even the mother's condition has been stable.So he felt that even if it was just a psychological effect, this little thing tainted with incense was indeed very auspicious.

It was almost ten o'clock, but he still drove to Kong Feicheng's community without hesitation, but he didn't bother him, just entrusted the safety talisman to the kind-hearted security guard, and asked him to give it to Kong Feicheng when he saw Kong Feicheng the next day. into his hands.

Since he is asking for peace, let his little faith bless him.

Zuo Rong didn't stop there, glanced at the lighted window, and immediately went back to school.

I don't know what's going on, but in recent years, there have always been some inexplicable people who advocate boycotting foreign festivals, thinking that celebrating Christmas is worshiping foreigners.

Although the shopping malls outside were not affected at all, the promotions and lucky draws were sparkling everywhere.But looking at the whole school, only the foreign students and the foreign language department dared to celebrate with great fanfare.

Walking on such a deserted road, Zuo Rong felt quite incomprehensible.For thousands of years, no matter what the festival is, the original intention has been diluted.After all, whether it is a foreign festival or a traditional festival, it is all for shopping and tourism services, driving CPI.

Life is so busy, people always find some tricks to numb themselves, there is no reason to create festivals without festivals, this is understandable, those righteous criticisms are just crimes.

Looking at the peaceful campus, Zuo Rong realized that his thinking had indeed undergone some changes.For such things that have nothing to do with him, he finally no longer is completely indifferent, but has the urge to change something.

What Zuo Le said before was right, the university will teach people many things, the worldview will be sublimated, and a more perfect self will be harvested.

When they returned to the dormitory, the other three had already washed up and nestled on the bed chatting.

"Rongrong, you came back just in time. Let me show you the constellation. Your birthday is September 9th, so you are a Virgo. See what it says..." Zhao Yangyang just discovered a constellation blogger, what do you think? Feel right.

"Well, a perfectionist, emotionally clean, very strong in logical thinking, distinguishing right from wrong, cold on the outside and hot on the inside, hard-spoken and soft-hearted, good-looking, never give up on things you believe in, and leave the best to others... Damn, Look, Rongrong, this is too accurate, it's about you! The lucky jewel is sapphire, wow, Qingyan, did you check when you gave the birthday present?" Zhao Yangyang slapped his thigh.

Zhu Qingyan, who had just been analyzed by him, stroked his hand, and said tiredly: "Yangyang, we are from the School of Psychology anyway, is the constellation something you should believe in?"

Zuo Rong shook his head helplessly, "You are a typical Barnum effect. Reading more books is better than anything else. Don't think about what you have or what you don't have, or you will fail your exam."

Lu Renjie, a five-year-old and three-thick gym man, was confused when he heard it, and asked doubtfully, "What is the Barnum effect?"

"It is that people often think that some general and general personality descriptions reveal their own characteristics very accurately, so when they hear others describe themselves with ordinary, vague, and broad adjectives, it is easy to think that what they describe is themselves. It’s the same principle as fortune-telling.” Zhu Qingyan patiently explained.

Zhao Yangyang is not afraid of boiling water, in fact he knows everything, just for fun.

So he continued to say with a playful smile, "Hey, when is sister Lele's birthday? I remember it was Double Eleven, and that's a Scorpio. Wow, Qingyan happens to be a Pisces, these two are a perfect match!"

Zhu Qingyanwen, who had just finished explaining the principles of psychology, suddenly changed the subject, "Of course, constellations also have a certain scientific basis. Well, the distance between the sun and the earth is different in different months, and the magnetic field generated by the sun on the earth is also different. , The tidal force of celestial bodies does have an impact on the intellectual development of the fetus. You see, this has been proved by scientists."

Seeing Zhu Qingyan who was studying Baidu Encyclopedia hard, Zuo Rong was in awe.This person can even betray his own worldview for love, so touching.

"Come on, Yangyang, tell me how compatible Scorpio and Pisces are." Zhu Qingyan was already thinking about finding an astronomical telescope to take Zuo Le to see the stars.

Zuo Rong suddenly thought that he didn't know Kong Feicheng's birthday yet.

He opened WeChat and started looking through the chat history.Before asking Li Ming to help hack the employee database of Kong Feicheng's company, she sent a complete resume, but at that time she only cared about the address and ignored other information.

Open it now, and sure enough, the personal information is complete.

"Yangyang, what constellation is it on April 4?" He turned his head and asked.

Zhao Yangyang was excited when he received the job, "Let me see, April 4th, oh, it's Taurus."

"Then, are Taurus and Virgo compatible?" Zuo Rong didn't expect to ask this question, and immediately wanted to kowtow to the department head to apologize.

"Perfect match! Hey, Rongrong, why did you suddenly ask this question? Is there someone you like, tell me honestly!" Zhao Yangyang has a very keen sense of smell, and seems to be born for gossip.

Zuo Rong didn't want to hide it from them, so he said, "Yes."

But he doesn't intend to explain now that he likes a man.If they can't accept it, they may lose their only friends.

So the three of them stalked and stalked for a long time, but they didn't find out which girl captured the heart of their school girl.

After Zuo Rong washed up and got under the quilt, he opened Kong Feicheng's resume and looked carefully.

Looking at it this way, I found that this person is really very good.His schooling experience is roughly the same as that of his distant cousin who is the proud son of heaven. They both went to S University in the United States after graduating from P University. Still reading blog.

During his undergraduate and master's periods, he received the highest scholarship and various awards, and published a long list of academic papers. No matter how you look at it, he should be a scholar.

Looking further down, he started speculating in stocks in high school, invested in futures in college, and had an internship in an investment bank. He worked on several big projects, all of which were very successful.

Specialty column: Amateur violin level [-], soft pen calligraphy level [-], Go amateur [-] dan; proficient in English, Japanese, French, can use German, Spanish for simple communication; proficient in C language...

Zuo Rong's heart was shocked, he was worthless compared to himself.

When I was young, apart from piano lessons, my parents really didn't force me to take other interest classes. It has always been the most important principle to implement the child's happiness.

Although he never relaxed his demands on himself, he only read a few more books and practiced a few more pieces of music than others, and he began to focus on composing music when he was older.

He couldn't help thinking that he didn't have much free time like this, so how tired was Kong Feicheng when he was a child?

These many skills cannot be mastered overnight, they must have put in a lot of effort, as expected, not all the children of the scholarly family are as relaxed as Zuo Le.But to bear so much pressure at such a young age, no child would be happy...

This dazzling resume made Zuo Rong feel distressed.

Those high-ranking people are not as calm and breezy as they seem at all, but they have passed through a thousand sails and laughed at all that happened yesterday.

Kong Feicheng looks so proud, seemingly gentle but always keeps people away.Obviously he is a person who needs warmth and love, but he insists on acting like he is good and has everything, wantonly consuming other people's sincerity.

Didn't Zhao Yangyang say that Virgo will never give up on what he believes in, so let's just believe it for once and bet that his hard-won sincerity can stand his test.

The next day, when Kong Feicheng went out, he was stopped by the security guards, who gave him a small safety charm, and said cheerfully, "It was given to you by that handsome guy who came to see you a while ago!"

He guessed right away that it was Zuo Rong, no one else had been to his house except him, and he was the only one who could still miss him.

Kong Feicheng was a little touched, even in the most ordinary days, receiving a gift is something to be excited about.What's more, in such a lively festival, it's not a bad feeling to be remembered by others.

He looked at the amulet carefully, the workmanship was very delicate.Although the owner has preserved it very well, there are obvious traces of use.In fact, this kind of thing, on the contrary, has been used and confirmed by good luck to appear more sincere.

The kid looked like a staunch materialist, but he didn't expect to have such a superstitious side, which actually made him more human.

Thinking of this, he smiled, stroked the amulet and said to himself, "It's so cute, it would be great if it was a girl."

But if it was a girl, I might not like it either.

The trees on both sides of the road are decorated with colorful lights, and they don't look beautiful at all when they are not lit during the day.

"It's Christmas... Lord, since you love the world, can you love me a little more?" Kong Feicheng clenched his palms and put the amulet into his wallet.

The author has something to say: I send Rongrong to love you!