There are too many things to say but don’t know where to start. When the language is too pale, there seems to be no other way except to hug.

But the rain gradually became heavier.

The slanting wind was everywhere, and the rain drifted under the umbrella, wetting the thin clothes of the two. Xu Lie came to his senses and had to relax his hands in the inappropriate weather, cover Su Hao's head, and pull her to the porch of the teaching building.

Su Hao was held by him in one hand and wiped away tears with the other.

Xu Lie pulled her under the eaves, blocked the direction of the wind for her, put the umbrella at her feet, looked at the tears on her face, held her face up, and gently wiped her tears with her thumb.

This position is too much like the last time they met in the attic a year ago.

Su Hao watched this scene, and the tears that had just been dried up broke the dam again.

After she arrived in the United States, she almost never cried. No matter how stressed she was in the exam, she missed Xu Lie no matter how much she was. She was not a crying person.

But now I don’t know what’s going on, and I want to clean up all the tears I have accumulated this year.

Maybe it was because someone finally wiped her tears.

Xu Lie didn't advise her to "don't cry" or "don't cry", and just kept silent and wiped her tears, as if she wanted to give her all the patience she had saved for a whole year.

Su Hao looked at the person who was close at hand and stretched out a finger to touch the tip of his eyebrows, the corners of his eyes, and the bridge of his nose, holding his face with the same care.

I didn't notice it just now. When I looked up close, Xu Lie was not invariable.

He seemed to be thinner.

"Why are you losing weight..." Su Hao finally stumbled on the first sentence.

Xu Lie's movement of wiping her tears stopped and shook her head: "No, it may be high."

Su Hao was distracted and raised his hand to gesture the height difference between the two: "Is that so? It seems to have grown a little taller." Her emotions were broken. She put away her tears, blinked her dry eyes, and lowered her head to search for the bag on the ground. "I should have wet wipes in my bag..."

Xu Lie bent down and picked up her bag and held it under her.

Su Hao took his hand and flipped the pile of disorganized debris inside, exactly the same as when she used to look over the desk.

Xu Lie lowered his eyes and looked around, wanting to say that she "why don't you know how to clean up?" He also felt that this tone seemed too familiar and too vague.

After thinking about it, he said nothing in the end, just looked at her quietly.

Su Hao wiped his face with a wet wipe and handed him a hand.

After both of them were done, the quiet around brought them back to a state of helplessness.

"you……"

"you……"

Both of them spoke at the same time and stopped at the same time.

Compared to Xu Lie's understanding of Su Hao's recent situation, Su Hao knew almost nothing about Xu Lie's past year, so before Xu Lie could make a fuss, Su Hao took the initiative to steal the conversation: "I'll ask first, when did you come?"

“Yesterday afternoon.”

"So this is the reason for the phone to turn off?"

Xu Lie nodded.

Su Hao breathed a sigh of relief: "I thought you wouldn't tell me if you changed the number..."

Xu Lie shook his head, as if saying no.

"Then are you here to see me...?" Su Hao asked hesitantly.

"Yes." Xu Lie nodded.

After getting affirmation, Su became more confident, and questions emerged one by one: "How was the college entrance examination?"

"Perform normally."

"Where did you get the exam? Have you got the admission letter?"

Su Hao looked so serious, but Xu Lie seemed to have a hint of hesitation and did not answer the first time.

"Hmm?" Su looked at him in confusion.

"Domestic." Xu Lie answered vaguely.

"Of course I know it's in China!" Su Hao looked at him, probably understanding why he was hesitating just now.

Xu Lie may think she is looking forward to him coming to the United States.

But Su Hao knew his situation very well. He could not afford the expenses for the exam to the United States, and New Jersey had too many bad memories for him. She had never thought so. Even Xu Lie had a little bit of apprehension about his money and felt embarrassed about him.

"Is it a university in Beicheng?" Su Hao continued to ask.

Xu Lie silently and nodded.

"Then have you returned to your original high school this year?"

Xu Lie shook his head: "It turns out that the school tuition is too expensive."

Su Hao thought about it and said, "So you went to a new environment. Then do you still have a job later?"

"without."

"Your sister and brother-in-law won't let you?"

"almost."

I don’t know if it was because I met again after a long time ago and was not very adaptable, Su Hao always felt that Xu Lie’s answer was not as straightforward as when he talked to her before.

Perhaps the gap in a year is really not so easy to ignore.

She suppressed the despair in her heart and pulled his hand: "Whether you are hungry, let's go to have a meal first, and say while eating."

*

Su Hao called Xu Yunuo and said that he would not have dinner with her at school if he had something to do, so he took Xu Lie out of the school to a nearby restaurant with a small traffic flow.

Because there was still class in the afternoon, she couldn't spare much time, so she chose a quick and easy meal.

Each of them ordered a pasta, a bowl of vegetable soup and a glass of juice. Su Hao rushed to pay the bill and said that the host must have face, so Xu Lie did not stop her.

After picking up the meal, the two sat down at the double table by the window.

Due to the summer vacation, there are few people around and the music on the audio in the store is not very loud, so there is no need to raise the sound when chatting. Although it is a public place, it is still quite comfortable.

"I'll treat you to delicious food tonight." Su Hao said to Xu Lie opposite Xu, "I'm in the summer school class, and the class is about to end. Many classes are the last ones, and I can't pass it."

"Take a good class." Xu Lie nodded.

"What should you do? It will take an afternoon." Su Hao blinked, "Our library here can't help but the staff of the school outside the school. Otherwise, you are waiting for me there, have you not reversed the jet lag and make up for your sleep?"

Xu Lie shook his head: "Don't worry about me, I'll wait for you to come over before you finish class."

"Where are you going?"

"Something to do."

If it were the past, Su Hao would have gone to the bottom of the matter.

But apart from the involuntary hug just now, there seemed to be a layer of veil between the two, and this alienation made her give up asking questions.

She told herself to take her time.

Just as he was thinking this, a male voice suddenly came from behind him: "sue?"

Su Hao turned around and saw an American classmate in the same major, a tall white boy.

She waved her hand and greeted the other party.

Edward walked towards her enthusiastically, pointed at Xu Lie, and asked her in English: "Is this your Chinese friend?"

Su Hao nodded and replied in English with a smile: "To be precise, it's a boyfriend."

Xu Lie's eyes flashed slightly when he looked at her.

"Wow!" Edward laughed loudly, "I want to tell Lucas the news, tonight must be his sleepless night!"

Su Hao flew at him with a knife and made a shut-up gesture.

Edward covered his heart and exaggeratedly "ah", as if he was stabbed by her eye knife, and then he went to order food with a smile.

Xu Lie's fork was around the pasta, lowered his head and smiled faintly.

"Why are you laughing at?" Su Hao looked at him.

He was laughing, always like this.

Just like when he went to Nanzhong on the first day, Su Hao accompanied him to the equipment room to get his school uniform. Along the way, countless classmates greeted her and joked her - she was always surrounded by laughter and joy, as if no matter where she went, there was a force that attracted the excitement.

It can be seen that she lives well here and must have made many new friends.

While he was happy for her, he was thinking, why did she always cry because of such a bright person?

Xu Lie shook his head and signaled that nothing was wrong.

*

After having a simple meal, Xu Lie sent Su Hao back to school and made an appointment with her to meet in the evening.

Before leaving, Su Hao didn't know where the little girl complex came from. Su Hao suddenly felt a little reluctant to leave him. He rubbed his head at the school gate and refused to leave. He repeatedly confirmed with him as if there was a shadow: "How many days are you here to stay this time? You won't actually leave in the afternoon, right? Will you really come to pick me up for dinner?"
To be continued...