Invade the World

  Chapter 268 Love for you

"What are you doing?"

His serious look beside the phone caught Lin Xingjie’s attention. She had just walked out of the bathroom and saw her boyfriend leaning against the wall, trying to control her emotions. She couldn't help being interested. Asked.

   "Has anyone called?"

"no."

  Xu Xiangyang answered subconsciously.

  In fact, he rarely lied about such things. Even if he had just finished the phone call with the squad leader, he said openly every time, and there was nothing worthy of guilty conscience.

   But this time it was a little different.

   "I want to make a call... but forget it."

   Xu Xiangyang said vaguely.

"Oh."

  Lin Xingjie just looked a little curious, but didn't mean to pursue who he wanted to call.

"Good night."

  She walked into the bedroom door and leaned out slightly from the inside. The long hair was about to fall to the ground, and the girl beckoned at him slightly, which was really flattering.

"Good night."

  *

  The next morning, Xu Xiangyang woke up from his sleep, sat up from the bed, glanced at the alarm clock, and realized that he was up on time.

Even Xu Xiangyang himself felt very surprised. His mood at the moment was like a calm lake, not half anxious; even when he lay on the bed last night, his heart was peaceful and dreamless. The original nervousness seemed to have nothing to do with him. .

  Xu Xiangyang finished washing, changed clothes and put on shoes.

  Xingjie can't get up at this point, but he still put his ear on the door and confirmed with the slight breathing sound from inside, before he was ready to leave home.

  Before leaving, he whispered "goodbye" to the bedroom where Lin Xingjie was located, and then closed the door.

  ……

The squad leader said on the phone that the agreed place mentioned in the love letter was the central garden in the center of the city.

This is the most famous park in the urban area of ​​Jinjiang City. It is even regarded as a must-see attraction by tourists from other places. A landmark building representing the city.

  But Xu Xiangyang has never been to this place, because the park is a bit far from his home, and it takes seven or eight stops by bus.

  Since he moved to Jinjiang City with his sister, he has basically never left the “school-home” two-point and one-line life.

  For people living near the central garden, it is the best place to relax. It is said that it is lively every day, and there is even a stage set up near the intersection in the park. During traditional festivals, a troupe will be invited to perform on it.

  It sounds like a very noisy place.

However, the central garden is still a good place for couples to gather, because it covers a large area and has a lot of green vegetation, including willow trees planted on the banks of the river, trees and shrubs in the park, forming one by one. Come to the secluded corner.

Some rumors are sometimes circulated in schools: For example, someone ran into an acquaintance while walking on a rest day, and a boy in high school and a girl in high school were actually lovers, basically avoiding the eyes and ears of the school and their parents to secretly fall in love. The kind of couple; even in previous sessions, there were teacher-student relationships.

  ...Of course, these are what Xu Xiangyang heard from classmates, and he has not practiced it personally.

  Because he is really lucky, his girlfriend lives under the same roof, so when dating Lin Xingjie, he doesn’t choose any place specially, usually just holding hands and walking around for a few laps.

  Xu Xiangyang got off the bus station.

  Today’s weather was slightly gloomy. When he was on the road, he noticed that there were clouds in the sky gathering and slowly sinking, and the sun was dimmer than before. It can be described as "the heavens are not beautiful."

  He began to pray not to rain.

  After crossing a road, Xu Xiangyang quickly noticed Zhu Qingyue who was standing not far from the entrance of the park.

  It’s a little surprising that she didn’t dress up as well as she did when we met in the past. Instead, she was still in school uniform.

  Not far from her, there are several small vendors. The squad leader's attention seemed to be focused on one of them.

  Xu Xiangyang took a closer look and found that it was the seller of candied haws. A few small children watched eagerly beside them, grabbing the hands of their elders’ parents and refusing to let them go.

  He did not hesitate, took out his pocket money to buy two, then walked to Zhu Qingyue and handed one of them to her.

  The corners of the lips of the short-haired girl slightly cocked.

   "You still have a little price for vision."

  Throwing down these words, she took the candied haws and went down the stairs behind her.

  ...Is that a test just now? Xu Xiangyang walked behind her into the park, licking the candied haws, thinking.

  However, this is not a test at all for him.

  Every time I go to the streets with Xingjie, what the girls around me want and what they want to eat, this level of ability to observe words and colors has long been practiced by him.

  Because the girl’s desire for certain things is always expressive, she is a very suitable object for hand training. After gaining experience and growth from Xingjie, it will not be so difficult to figure out some thoughts from the squad leader's words and deeds.

  It's nothing more than changing the object of feeding...

   "Bah, baah."

  Zhu Qingyue's face was almost wrinkled.

"What's wrong?"

   "Unpalatable."

  The girl stuck out her tongue, with a sour expression.

   "It's okay." Xu Xiangyang bit down a candied haw, chewed it in his mouth, and vaguely commented, "It's the taste of ordinary candied haws."

"Every time I see candied haws on TV, I think it is crystal clear and red. I thought it would be delicious, so I was always interested, but I didn't get a chance." Zhu Qingyue sighed, "I didn't expect it to be the first time today. Once I ate it, I found that only the outer layer of rock sugar shell is sweet, and the hawthorn fruit inside is super sour.".

  Xu Xiangyang couldn’t help but laugh

"Why are you laughing?"

"No..." He covered his mouth to avoid the sugar residue from falling, "I just think that your thoughts are very similar to me. Do you know Yangchun noodles? I am also a hero in the kind of martial arts TV series on TV. They all ate deliciously, but it was actually noodles in scallion oil soup, clear soup and lack of water. It didn’t make any sense at all. The first time I ate it with great interest, I screamed and cheated..."

  Xu Xiangyang was talking, and he remembered the first time he went out to play with Xingjie.

  The two of them went to the commercial street near their home, and the first bowl of food they ate together was Yangchun noodles, and it was a rare treat for Xingjie.

  Unfortunately, the bowl of noodles was wasted in the end. At that time, he didn't know how to cherish. If he did it again, he would definitely choose to savor it carefully, so that the happy time with her would go slower and slower.

  “There are also candied haws. I wanted to try it out of curiosity before, so I pestered my sister to buy it for me, but my teeth became sour after I bought it.”

   "Then you won't remind me?"

  Zhu Qingyue snorted coldly, and ate another one while talking, so her facial features wrinkled again.

  "...In fact, it still has a special flavor."

  Xu Xiangyang thought for a while, and added:

  “It’s mainly when I’m with you. No matter how sour it feels, it will become sweeter in your mouth.”

  Although he said this is very exaggerated, he is sincere and sincere.

  It was mainly because he just remembered the story of the bowl of Yangchun noodles he ate with Xingjie, and it would inevitably be substituted into the current situation.

  Yes, the days he spent with Xingjie couldn’t wait to split one day and use it for two days, but the time with the squad leader was equally precious and incomparable——

  However, the squad leader obviously would not accept this kind of rhetoric. After glancing at him, he replied indifferently:

   "What an insincere love word. Think about it again and say it again."

  Xu Xiangyang rubbed his nose a little awkwardly.

  ……

   Entering the park, he found that it was really lively.

  Walking down the stairs is a huge square.

For residents living near the central garden, this place is a natural entertainment place. Those who come out for a walk, play chess, play cards, kick shuttlecocks and play badminton, come out with microphones and speakers, and play and sing with friends of the same age. Yes, you can still hear the sound of singing in the distance.

  The people they met most on the road were people walking around with radios, or sitting on benches and resting under the eaves of the porch, all enjoying the morning leisurely.

  Go inside again, and after leaving the square, there is another feeling of cave in the front.

  The tall trees are lush and lush, the tree-lined paths covered by fallen leaves crisscross, and the shrubs next to the flowerbeds are taller than people. Everywhere you can see people resting and communicating on the stone tables and chairs, in twos and threes.

  Because of the barriers and roads, no one will disturb anyone.

  The green plants planted in the park are like natural barriers, and the noisy sounds at the end of the square become blurred, as if they are coming from a long distance.

   "The person who wrote this love letter is kind of romantic, and he even knows to ask me to come to the park."

  Zhu Qingyue smiled and praised the owner of a love letter, and then pointed the finger at Xu Xiangyang.

   "——Which looks like you."

"What's wrong with me?"

   "What's the matter. If you invited me to date, where would I go?"

"Ok……"

  Xu Xiangyang began to think seriously.

"As long as I choose the places I know, I can’t go to another city for a meeting, right? The library has been to the last time, and then the mall where the three of you went together, there is no What do you mean, so... I should still choose this place."

   "Really? I don't believe it. Where is such a coincidence?"

  "But I only know this place," Xu Xiangyang replied, "Because I heard from my classmates, several couples in our school dated here, so I have the impression."

   "Huh, isn't it because you are in a hurry?"

  Zhu Qingyue leaned over her body, her rosy lips pursed, and she still looked very dissatisfied with him, and at the same time poked Xu Xiangyang's nose with her fingertips.

"I'm not a girl no one likes. It's just the opposite. I'm super popular. If I confess to you and I was rejected and let others know, someone will definitely advise me not to hang on a tree. . Three-legged toads are hard to find in this world, and two-legged men can be found everywhere."

  Xu Xiangyang nodded vigorously and replied.

"Ok, I know."

  Of course I know it all.

  No matter how many troubles and depressions have accumulated in my heart because of the existence of the squad leader, Xu Xiangyang is very clear about this only.

   "——You can like me, it is my luck."

  ……

  I don’t know when it started, the dark clouds dissipated the sun, and the gray clouds overturned the earth. The cool rain fell from the heart of the sky, blowing on Xu Xiangyang's face looking up at the sky.

It's raining.

  Fortunately, they are not on the main road. There is more than one place to hide from the rain in the park.

  The two found a pavilion nearby, walked in and sat down on chairs.

   "By the way, is the appointment in the letter right here?"

  Zhu Qingyue took out the love letter from her pocket and took a look. Xu Xiangyang tried to get close, but the girl swiftly avoided it.

   "Do you want to see it? I won't give it."

  Zhu Qingyue smiled and shook the kraft paper in her hand.

   "Why?"

   "Because this is a love letter written to me~ Why do you want to show it to other boys? You are not mine~"

  The squad leader smiled like a little fox.

  Xu Xiangyang curled his lips and ignored her.

"Are you in a hurry? Sad? If you ask me, I am not unable to show it to you.... Haha, I have to say, this love is written really well, you can see that the writer's attitude is very serious, but The emotion contained in the words is very enthusiastic."

   "Sorry, no. I'm not interested at all."

  Xu Xiangyang answered while looking around.

   "This seems to be the deepest part of the park."

  I don't know if it was his illusion, the surrounding environment seemed to become quiet all of a sudden.

  It may be that the distance is farther, it may be that it is raining, and there is no one in his eyes.

  Only soft and fresh meadows, antique gray stone lanterns and roads paved with cobblestones, and branches and leaves that are nearby, which are more and more green in the drizzle, sway gently in the moist wind.

  The picture and outline of the world are becoming hazy and delicate.

   "It's just that, the first time I made an appointment, I was invited to this place..."

  Zhu Qingyue put the letter in the bag, the smile on her face narrowed slightly.

   "That's why I feel a little dangerous."

  "Are you going to continue to wait?" Xu Xiangyang looked at the end of the path, where there were no visitors, "The time has come."

"Wait a little longer." The squad leader replied, "There are many people who like me, but it is very rare that they can pluck up the courage to write a love letter. Since the other party is so serious, I also hope to do it seriously. reply."

  So, the two sat down in the pavilion side by side.

  They waited quietly while listening to the echo of the cold rain on the leaves, the road and the roof of the pavilion.

  In this unending summer day, a drizzle will keep raining, as if it will continue to the end of the earth.

The sound of rain is like hypnosis, and the girl sitting on the bench has her eyes drooping, her delicate long eyelashes trembling slightly. The feeling of owning Xu Xiangyang alone gave her a rare sense of peace of mind, and she took a nap in a daze.

  After Zhu Qingyue woke up, she rubbed her eyes and muttered.

   "Is anyone here?"

   "No one will come anymore."

  The boy's answer made her a little surprised.

  "How do you know? In case it is rain..."

  Zhu Qingyue turned her head slightly and found that Xu Xiangyang was gazing at the Xinxin vegetation in front of her under the rain curtain, as if she had fallen into some kind of contemplation, with a solemn sight that she had never seen before.

  The girl's heart trembled slightly, as if she had noticed some kind of sign in her eyes. She couldn't help asking:

"you……"

  As soon as she uttered a word, she didn't say any more.

  Xu Xiangyang is trying to take a deep breath. After repeating it several times, when he turned his head again to look at Zhu Qingyue, a smile appeared on his face.

   "——Because I wrote that love letter."

  (End of this chapter)