"So, you'll come here too."

Tong Xue's tone was like an old friend I hadn't seen for a long time. Apart from that, I couldn't hear any other emotions.

I was a little confused and couldn't answer her as soon as possible because I didn't know why I appeared in the deep-sea coffee. It seemed very depressing, and then I wanted to find a place to be quiet. Perhaps it was my subconscious that made me come here.

After returning to Beijing, I thought we would meet, but I never thought that I would meet so soon. The meeting I had imagined was to give her an answer, an answer that was uncertain whether it was good or bad, or whether she could accept it. But now, when we met, I didn't know what to say.

Things that are not planned are happening quietly before our eyes.

I tried to hold the corner of my mouth, but I couldn't do such a most natural thing. I looked straight at her, opening her mouth without saying a word.

"What? Don't know how to answer?"

Tong Xue was not affected by anything. She smiled and asked me as if nothing had happened.

"I want to come here to be quiet"

"What a coincidence, so do I."

Tong Xue shrugged and then asked, "Do you want to sit together again?"

I wanted to leave, but my feet honestly followed her back to my seat, which I just sat down.

"Are you okay?" I finally asked after thinking about it.

"What's wrong with it?" She asked back, stood up and walked towards the bar. I clearly saw that she asked for two cups of deep sea, one cup with sugar, and one cup without.

Her taste has not changed, and she also knows me as always.

But, do I know her?

This question quickly appeared in my mind, and it magnified endlessly, and then it was very abrupt. I realized that I didn't know what she was thinking now. She decided to keep me and sit down. Is there anything I want to say to me? Do you want an answer?

I have no idea about this.

Everything we have in Beijing, the real beginning is here, and the end of that day is also here. So, is there some possibility that we may start over again, and will it be here?

Yes, I thought of this possibility, especially since I once again rejected Zhang Yao's present.

People are all greedy. Whether they are men or women, I like Zhang Yao. Similarly, I also have a place in Tong Xue in my heart. Compared to the choices made by the two of them when they were in Wuzhen, isn’t this a choice?

Choose Tong Xue, we say goodbye to daydreams, return to the small town, and you can see the future at a glance, from 9 to 5, with the food, rice, oil and salt, and after a better economic foundation, we can also take our children to travel around.

I chose Zhang Yao, no, I can't choose her anymore. I have rejected her twice. It is impossible for me to shamelessly go to her to confess some harm. If it hurts, it will not heal.

In a tangled way, I didn't worry about the cafe that was filled with the elegant taste of bourgeoisie. I lit a cigarette for myself, a faint smoke, a gentle music, and a cup of coffee, walking back slowly.

"You are a bit rude." Tong Xue frowned, as if she was still bored with me for smoking.

"Haha, I'm such a vulgar person. It turns out that I smoke too, right?"

"It's true, very vulgar, very vulgar."

She sat down and pushed the cup of coffee to me.

I glanced at her and found that she had no intention of speaking. Such a quiet atmosphere made me feel at a loss for a moment, so I had to pick up the cup and take a sip of coffee.

Added sugar, it was a bit sweet.

"You seem to be wrong." I said.

"Yes, I did it on purpose." Tong Xue picked up her cup of coffee, took a sip, and said lightly: "I want to taste the deep sea without sugar. Similarly, I also want you to taste the taste of sugar added, isn't it good?"

"It's really good, but it doesn't have its original taste."

"Yes, there is no real taste."

She put down the cup and called me, "Chen Mo, have you ever thought about living a life? Life in Beijing is boring and even more nervous. Every day, I am filled with various affairs. After I get home, I no longer have the intention to do anything else. This kind of life is too hard, so it's better to add some sugar."

"Um?"

From her words, I seemed to understand something and seemed to have caught something.

"There are still five months left before half a year, let's wait." She said.

""

Five months are too short, so short that my life has not changed much, so I have to give her an answer. Five months are too long, and Beijing is changing every day, so I have to follow the trend.

"I think I can give you the answer now." Somehow, I said this abruptly.

"real?"

There is hope, loss, and excitement in her eyes, which is very complicated. It turns out that human eyes can really hide too many emotions.

"Um."

Words are like splashed out, with no reason to take them back.

"This answer is actually no different from when I was in Wuzhen. Are we really suitable?"

Ignoring Tong Xue's gradually changing expression, I continued, "We have loved for seven years, and for a full seven years, at most fifteen seven years in our lives. At that time, we should be the best we were. I still remember that when I was in school, I used a part-time job for you to buy a necklace for you. At that time, you smiled so beautifully. Really, there is no better moment in this world than that. I also remember the way you gave me the first pair of basketball shoes in my life. The shoes are still there. I wear them every time I play basketball. You said, when did we lose the most authentic look in love?"

"Actually, you don't have an answer, right?" I don't know what kind of emotions I would have when I say these words, and I don't know what kind of emotions Tong Xue would have when she heard these words. "The day you left, my whole world collapsed. I have been working hard to rebuild, and I have fantasized more than once whether we have the possibility of getting together again. I said that I still remember this vow that you would not marry, but I also realized that maybe it has no possibility of realization because I fell in love with someone else."

"It's her."

With a light huh, I said, "I know there is no possibility between me and her. The gap between the two worlds is not something I can cross."

"But, we can." she said.

"But can I give you what you want?" I looked her straight into her eyes. "We are working hard in this real world and in this most realistic city. Tong Xue, I ask you, can I give you what you want? The fucking house in the Third Ring Road is enough for me to make a fortune for the rest of my life! Can I give it to you?!"

"I can't." I said dejectedly.
Chapter completed!