I'm so poor, I pretend

On the day of Shen Yi's departure, Shu Jiabao didn't go to see off the plane, but invited Lin Jia and two to drink in her small house. In her bones, she didn't like to feel the sad atmosphere of parting like that.

Lin Jia didn't want to come at first, and she has a lot of troubles recently, but Shu Jiabao said that this is her and Shen Yi's "breakup wine", Lin Jia, as her best friend, must come to drink.

But this statement made Lin Jia feel very speechless: "You and Shen Yi broke up for a drink, you should find her to drink."

But even though he said so, people still came.

Shen Yi felt a lot of disappointment and reluctance to leave Shu Jiabao, she could see this, but the other party was very free and easy on the surface, showing that he was nothing, Lin Jia was not easy to expose.

After all, in her opinion, Shen Yi's departure might not be a bad thing.

She has never been very optimistic about these two people, just like she is not optimistic about herself and Qiu Yu, but the other party has fallen in love with her and is entangled with her.

Sometimes things like feelings can't be explained clearly with just one mouth.

It's easy to say the words of cutting the mess with a sharp knife, but it's extremely difficult when you do it yourself. Even the hand that holds the knife may not be able to lift the knife, let alone cut off this pile of mess.

While the two were drinking wine and talking to each other about the unhappiness they encountered on the road of love, Shen Yi's plane had passed through the thick clouds and flew to a piece of land on the other side of the ocean.

Half an hour after takeoff, the plane finally started to fly smoothly, and the flight attendants in the cabin also began to provide various services for the guests, including standard meals and various beverages.

"Hello, we provide you with mineral water, cola, coffee, orange juice and other beverages, may I ask you..."

"Is there any red wine?" Shen Yi looked up at the stewardess and asked politely.

At this moment, she and Shu Jiabao have the same mood, although reluctant, but firm.

She has never regretted making such a decision.

"Yes, please wait a moment." For first-class passengers, the flight attendants always try their best to provide the best service, let alone such a long-distance trans-oceanic ride.

After a while, a bottle of red wine that had been awakened in advance was brought over, together with a transparent goblet.

The red wine provided on the plane is definitely not a good wine, and there is a slight astringent taste in your mouth, but it is better than nothing.

Before the plane took off, Shen Yi sent Shu Jiabao a message.

The content of the message was a bit long, to the effect that he had left a special gift for Shu Jiabao, and it was placed on the sofa at home, so that Shu Jiabao could go and get it by himself after he left.

Anyway, Shu Jiabao is quite familiar with everything in this family.

Including the door lock code, Shen Yi is not worried at all that the other party will not be able to enter the door.

But when Shu Jiabao received this news, he and Lin Jia were both grieved, and didn't care much about the gift at all. After all, in her opinion, no one was there anymore, and no matter how thoughtful the gift was, it was meaningless .

So didn't expect much.

It wasn't until the next day when she woke up from a hangover that she remembered that there was such a thing, so she took a taxi and headed towards the neighborhood where Shen Yi lived.

The community is still the same as every time I came here before, without any changes, every leaf on the tree looks the same, one after another, there will always be new green leaves.

Although Shen Yi's house is still here, she did not tell anyone when she would come back.

Arriving at the door of the house along the most familiar route, Shu Jiabao was not so willing to open the door, although it was just a matter of stretching out her finger to press the password... because she knew that there would be no intention behind this door, It's just an empty house, but there are traces of two people living in the house.

It is strange that although they have never been together, they have lived together for such a period of time.

It's like accidentally breaking into each other's lives, and then pulling away - when you're just getting used to it.

After standing at the door and struggling mentally for a while, Shu Jiabao finally opened the password door. She walked straight towards the sofa in the living room, ready to take her things and leave.

Sure enough, a very ordinary gift bag was quietly placed on the sofa. Just looking at it like this, Shu Jiabao couldn't tell what was inside.

When the two of them maintained their lover relationship before, Shen Yi prepared a lot of gifts for her, such as perfume, clothes, jewelry, cosmetics, etc., she no longer found it unusual.

So I preconceived and subconsciously thought that the things in the bag should be the same as before, but when I took it over and looked at it, I realized that it was not the case.

"Eh?" Shu Jiabao let out a puzzled voice.

I saw a pair of ordinary blue pants in the bag, Shu Jiabao reached out and took the pants out of the paper bag and unfolded them in front of his eyes, a fresh fragrance of laundry detergent came to his nostrils in an instant .

What Shen Yi does now is really more and more confusing.

She put the trousers in her hand aside, and looked into the bag again, only to see that there was a simple card inside, with four simple words written on it: Return to Zhao.

Even children who are not yet sensible know the meaning of this idiom. Only when you return what originally belonged to you can it be called "returning everything to Zhao", but...

Shu Jiabao picked up the pair of poorly made trousers again, feeling a little confused for a moment.

Maybe the surface of the trousers has started to pill because of too much washing in the past.

She felt a little familiar with this kind of blue, but she couldn't remember where she had seen it before.

Shu Jiabao continued to be puzzled, and wanted to take out his mobile phone to ask Shen Yi what the so-called "gift" meant, but at this moment, he couldn't hold the card firmly in his hand, and accidentally dropped the card in his hand, turning it over.

It was also like this that she saw that there was a line of elegant writing on the back of the card: "Work hard and become an excellent actor in the future."

The appearance of these words made Shu Jiabao's brain feel as if some kind of switch had been pressed, and all the memories that had been dusty came flooding back, incomparably clear.

The familiar words brought her back to that hot summer, the beautiful and gentle senior on the playground of the attached middle school.

The scorching wind, the voice of the boy cooing loudly in the ears, the gentle comfort seems to be close at hand again.

The words on this card are almost the same as what the beautiful sister said.

——"Study hard and become an excellent adult in the future."

Is it...

Shu Jiabao once again picked up the light blue school uniform pants in front of him, but this time he was no longer dazed and confused.

She accurately found an obvious frayed gap on the left trouser leg. This is a pair of school uniform trousers she has worn for three years. Of course, she knows where the damage is. Although she already has a basic guess in her heart, when the facts lie She still couldn't believe it right now.

She originally thought that this pair of school uniform pants would stay in that sister's house in her memory forever.

In the cabinet at her house, there was also a pair of school uniform pants of the same style neatly folded in a corner.

——It turns out that the meaning of "return to Zhao" on the card is this.

Shu Jiabao was deeply moved for a while, she couldn't associate Shen Yi with the beautiful and gentle sister in her memory, she always thought that it was just one of the few lucky things she encountered when she was young.

But he didn't expect that the luck that he thought was only hidden in his memory was by his side.

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Time flies, and the annual Spring Festival is ushered in in the blink of an eye.

The whole country is lively and full of joy, and even the broadcasts of major supermarkets have been replaced with special songs during the Spring Festival.

In their country, the Spring Festival has always been the most important festival. Whether it is a migrant worker who goes out to work or a wanderer who goes out to study, as long as they have the conditions, they will definitely rush home.

Because this is the day of reunion.

Shu Jiabao's parents were no exception. Throughout the year, Shu Jiabao could see them several times, including the Spring Festival.

But Shen Yi will not come back.

So for Shu Jiabao, this Spring Festival is nothing special compared to the past. It is still just sitting at home watching people come to give gifts, and then going out to eat, drink and have fun with friends.

If calculated carefully, it has been several months since Shen Yi went abroad.

Since the "gift" left by the other party broke the inexplicable fate between the two of them, Shu Jiabao liked Shen Yi a little more psychologically, which was beyond her control.

She used to be very disdainful of other people's mouth about fate, but when it was her turn, she began to believe it again.

Country X on the other side of the ocean has a time difference of nearly [-] hours with their country. Sometimes it is not convenient for them to contact each other, especially when each other is busy, but no matter what, they still insist on at least half an hour of video every day call.

This is what Shu Jiabao requested.

It's just that most of the time they turn on the video and bow their heads to do their own things. Sometimes Shen Yi bows her head and flips through the book, and she will secretly figure out the script sent by the crew here, and understand this role carefully. How should it be played.

They are getting better and better for each other little by little, and they are developing in a better direction.

On this day, the two of them were doing their own thing while videoing as usual, but when Shen Yi stopped halfway to drink water, he found that Shu Jiabao had hung up the video at some point.

She picked up the phone and sent a message to the other party to inquire, but there was no response.

So Shen Yi lowered his head and started reading again, until almost an hour passed before the other side sent another invitation to connect to the video.

"My dad suddenly called me down just now." Shen Yi raised her head, and saw that Shu Jiabao on the other side of the video had put on makeup at some point, and even changed her clothes. up.

"Is there any important guest at home?" Shen Yi asked.

Generally speaking, if you don't go out during the Spring Festival, you have to dress so formally, only if you have important guests at home.

"Hmm." Shu Jiabao responded in a low voice, wanting to change the topic, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that this might be a good opportunity to test it out.

So after hesitating for a while, he continued, "It's a business friend of my father's. He comes here every year, but this year is a little different than previous years. He even brought his son here."

"My father just knocked on my door suddenly and asked me to go down and get to know him." After Shu Jiabao finished speaking, Shen Yi, who was originally reading a book with downcast eyes in the video, also raised his head.

The eyes of the two met like this.

Through the internet screen, Shu Jiabao didn't really see what Shen Yi was looking at now, but judging from the way the other party raised his head, the other party probably cared a little bit.

"But I don't have any intentions myself." She continued to explain.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is a blind date introduction in disguise.

But what Shu Jiabao kept secret was that her father didn't force her, saying that she knew each other, she really just knew each other, she just chatted with that boy for a while, and then came up after exchanging contact information.

She said this to see what Shen Yi's reaction would be when she heard that she was introduced to others

But it's a pity, Shen Yi is still the same Shen Yi, after going abroad, he seems to become more calm.

Shen Yi was only silent for a while and then calmly said: "You will graduate in a few months after the Chinese New Year. It's normal for your father to do this."

Seeing that the other party was so calm, Shu Jiabao couldn't help being a little disappointed. She simply smashed the pot and said deliberately: "I'm going out to have dinner with this boy tomorrow."

Shen Yi replied vaguely, but still said nothing.

In the video, Shu Jiabao felt a little annoyed when she watched her absent-minded appearance.

The two quickly changed the topic to another place, chatted for a while, and hung up on today's video early.

Shu Jiabao said that she was a little sleepy and had to wash and go to bed early today.

But the fact is that she is not very happy in her heart, and feels that she has been perfunctory.

But what she didn't know was that Shen Yi, who seemed to be reading the book seriously, closed the book directly after the video was hung up. Shen Yi was sitting at the table thinking about what Shu Jiabao said just now.

——Tomorrow, I will go out to have a meal with other boys.

She frowned unconsciously—didn't she say that she had no intentions?

If there is no intention, then go out to eat alone with others?

Shen Yi suddenly felt that Shu Jiabao's words were really not reliable.

The two haven't seen each other for so long. Although they maintain video contact every day, there is still something missing in it after all.

The late night in China is the daytime in Country X, and Shen Yi felt a little bored for no reason.

She got up, ready to go for a walk.

Foreign countries have indeed done a lot better than domestic ones in terms of environmental protection. In addition, today's weather is good, and the sky looks bluer, but these did not make Shen Yi's mood any better. As she walked, she calculated How long do I have left in Country X?

But after all the calculations, there is no end.

The next day, Shu Jiabao did go out for the appointment as she said, and before she left, she specially sent a message to Shen Yi to report - she didn't lie to Shen Yi about this matter, she really wanted to meet another boy Have a meal, but...

"Happy New Year, uncle and aunt!" Shu Jiabao followed by his parents, very well-behaved and sweet-mouthed.

After entering the door, they greeted the elders one by one, and soon there were two thick red envelopes in their hands.

Based on years of experience, she just weighed it casually to know how much money was in it. After putting the red envelope into the bag with a smile, she sweetly said a few New Year wishes.

Yesterday, the boy and the boy's parents went to their home to pay New Year's greetings. Her father and the boy's family are business friends, so they naturally wanted to visit.

So today, she followed the adults at home.

After a simple greeting, Shu Jiabao sat on the sofa beside him and played with his mobile phone, while the boy he met yesterday went upstairs alone and returned to his room to continue playing games. There is no intersection at all.

Even though the truth is so, Shu Jiabao didn't mention a word when chatting with Shen Yi.

What's more, she deliberately posted a circle of friends that was only visible to Shen Yi, with a picture of a mobile game's record settlement picture.

It was nothing at first, but the text she wrote was "I just met a friend who is very good at playing games. I know what it means to win." It looks like a boy.

Although such a method is indeed boring and even a bit naive, it is very effective in many cases.

At least Shen Yi didn't know the twists and turns, so she really believed it. She thought that Shu Jiabao not only went out to eat with someone today, but also had a good time.

After this incident happened, the two of them remained calm on the surface, as if they had already uncovered it, but in fact, Shen Yi secretly remembered it in his heart.

One day a week later, before the video was about to start, Shen Yi suddenly sent a message to cancel today's video date.

"I have an appointment to go out soon, so I won't make a video today." She said this, but she didn't specify the specific reason.

This sudden encounter made Shu Jiabao a little dazed, she didn't react for a while, since Shen Yi went abroad, the video call between the two has never been interrupted, but she didn't expect the other party to say such a sentence today.

Have an appointment

"Did you go out for dinner with a friend?" she asked.

Knowing that this sentence was redundant and shouldn't be asked, Shu Jiabao asked anyway.

Because she has a certain emotion.

This kind of thing can obviously be agreed in advance, their daily video time is very fixed, there is no need for Shen Yi to wait until this time to inform her.

At this time, she has been waiting in front of the computer for a long time, but what she has been waiting for is this kind of news. Who wouldn't be disappointed?

She just felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't figure out what was wrong.

Shu Jiabao certainly didn't expect Shen Yi to think about what happened a week ago until now, and only started to fight back today. She just wondered if the two of them were alienated because of the distance. After all, Shen Yi and her have nothing special in the past few days words to say.

She was very disappointed in her heart, but the loss was lost, and she couldn't care too much about Shen Yi's affairs.

The other party still went out.

Shen Yi not only went out, but also reported the progress of the date to her in real time as if nothing happened.

In such a seemingly unintentional "report", Shu Jiabao learned that the person Shen Yi had an appointment with today was a boy from country X, and he was three years younger than Shen Yi. He met when he was taking an international law course at a nearby university recently. of.

As for people, not only do they get good grades, but they are also eager to learn.

Enthusiastic and humorous, tall and handsome, he is a very polite little brother, and he is also very close to Shen Yi.

Don't ask her how she knew, the words "enthusiastic, humorous, tall and handsome" were boasted by Shen Yi himself and her.

For a moment, Shu Jiabao only felt that all internal organs were soaked in the vinegar vat, and his whole body was like a fish spitting out sour bubbles, but no matter how sour the bubbles, they could not float in front of Shen Yi.

The most damning thing was that when she wanted to divert her attention from scrolling through Moments, she unexpectedly found a photo of Shen Yi and this boy.

Although the two of them kept a certain distance in the photo, the boy's eyes never left Shen Yi's body. Shu Jiabao stared at this photo many times, almost gnashing his silver teeth.

The same method seemed familiar, so Shu Jiabao felt a little belatedly, and didn't know what to say for a while.

There are hundreds of thousands of miles between them, even if they want to settle accounts with Shen Yi, they have to find someone first.

"Maybe I will have dinner with him the day after tomorrow. He invited me today, and I have to invite him back." After returning, Shen Yi explained to Shu Jiabao with the same attitude, but he didn't know that people on the Internet would be angry Crooked.

That night, Shu Jiabao tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep, as if two villains were fighting in her mind, telling her what to do.

In the end, she took the phone decisively and booked a flight ticket to country X the next day.

In the morning of the next day, Shu Jiabao told his family that he was going to enter the film crew early, and dragged his suitcase and rushed directly to the airport in City A.

Because it is a temporary ticket, the flight is not a direct flight, but there are transfers.

It wasn't until the morning of the next day that the plane slowly entered Country X. After leaving the airport, Shu Jiabao took a taxi and headed for Shen Yi's place. On the way, she didn't forget to call the other party first. Telephone.

"Hello, what's the matter?" The phone was picked up, and Shen Yi's voice came clearly from the other end of the phone.

There seems to be a little bit of joy.

But to Shu Jiabao, this bit of joy is not the same thing.

Anyway, this emotion is definitely not because of myself.

——She thought awkwardly, maybe it was because she was going to have dinner with the handsome little brother!

The car was driving forward at high speed, and the scenery outside the window flashed by.

An hour ago, Shen Yi sent a message to Shu Jiabao, telling him that he was going out at noon to invite the boy from yesterday to dinner, but Shu Jiabao didn't reply to her. If you count the time, it's midnight in China, and the other party may have fallen asleep. indefinite.

But he didn't expect that an hour later, the other party's phone call came directly.

"Have you already set off to have dinner with others?" Shu Jiabao asked, while she was talking to Shen Yi with her earphones on, while checking the map on her mobile phone.

According to the GPS, she will arrive at the downstairs of Shen Yi's rented apartment in about a few minutes.

"Huh?" Shen Yi softly hummed a single sound from his nasal cavity, a little unclear, "I just changed my clothes and prepared to go downstairs, what's the matter?"

She repeated the question again, not realizing anything was wrong.

"I also just didn't eat." Shu Jiabao answered irrelevantly.

"It should be twelve o'clock in the middle of the night with you, do you want supper?" Shen Yi didn't think that Shu Jiabao's answer had anything to do with his question.

What she didn't know was that just after she finished speaking, the car Shu Jiabao was riding in had already arrived at her destination.

The taxi driver parked the car on the side of the road, and Shu Jiabao also heard the sound of Shen Yi going down the stairs from the phone. It should take less than a minute to walk down from the third floor.

She bent her lips, and after paying the bill, she quickly opened the door and got out of the car, standing still on the side of the road.

I don't know if it's because of the good weather or his mood, but Shu Jiabao just thinks that the sky is extraordinarily blue today.

At this time, she took off the earphones from her ears, held up the phone and attached it to her ears, and her eyes were fixed on the exit of the building, and she spoke to the phone again and said, "I mean, I just I haven't eaten lunch yet when I got off the plane, so I can just be with you."

Before Shen Yi could react, she said one sentence after another——

"Aren't you going to have an appointment with a friend for dinner?"

"It's just right to take me with you. I wouldn't mind having one more person, right?"

Just after hearing these two sentences, a familiar figure appeared at the stairway.

The author has something to say:

Two in one, good night everyone.