Chapter 33 5. Footsteps

Xia Ruhua went to school at noon, she found the advertising department and called Su Tong out. Su Tong was still dressed casually, carrying her dirty drawing board. "What? Did you lure the bag?" Su Tong said with a teasing smile. Xia Ruhua blushed, shook her head and said, "No, let's have dinner together, I invite you today!" Su Tong gave her a different look, nodded and said, "Success, let's go!" The two of them went to the third canteen together again, ordered simple meals, Su Tong still unceremoniously picked up the dishes on Xia Ruhua's plate, Xia Ruhua looked at her and said, "I've made up my mind, I'm going to take Rufeng to surrender."

"You should have done this a long time ago! Maybe he can give less punishment! Did you tell him? What did he say?" Su Tong stopped serving food and said solemnly. "Not yet, I'll tell him tonight or tomorrow." Xia Ruhua paused, "Also, I want to tell you something..." "Tell me." Su Tong thought that Wei Rufeng would not refuse Xia Ruhua's request, heaved a sigh of relief, and went to pick up Xia Ruhua's food again. "I...I like him." Xia Ruhua blushed, her voice was trembling because of nervousness, but she was firm, "I will stay with him."

Su Tong's chopsticks froze in the air. She froze for a moment, then picked up a piece of cauliflower and said, "Did what I told you stimulate you? Don't force it. Although there is only one word between family affection and love, it can be There is a fundamental difference." "Yes, you stimulated me. But my feelings for him didn't start when you appeared." Xia Ruhua said quietly. "Can you bear it?" Su Tong put down his chopsticks and leaned back on the seat suddenly. "Actually, I also want to ask you this sentence, can you bear it?" "Of course I..."

Su Tong was interrupted by Xia Ruhua before she finished speaking. She looked into Su Tong's eyes sincerely and said, "It's not difficult to love him, but no matter how much you love him, you must be able to live together. If Rufeng really Sentenced, then it is not just waiting. You are still in college, you still have a long way to go, a very rich future to choose from, are you willing to bear the guilt of another person to live through those years? You and we are not the same Same, you still have a family, would your family want you to be with a juvenile delinquent? He came out, but he couldn’t have everything he has now, you have to start from scratch with no money, can you imagine no place to live , Is it the fear and anguish of something you didn’t eat? Su Tong, to love someone is to integrate him into your life, accepting both the good and the bad, and this process is not only beautiful, it may be painful Brilliant. I grew up with Ru Feng, we used to get together for a meal, we were both bullied, my high school desk had the words incest etched all over it, he dropped out of school on the pier I worked for my education and my wages were deducted. In this world, we are too humble. So I was really afraid. I was afraid of being called shameless by others. I was afraid that my old wounds would be uncovered. I was afraid that Rufeng would leave me. …Even though I know he did those things, I still dare not face it. I’m still scared when I tell you this, my feet are shaking all the time, but I can’t stop saying it. Because Rufeng means something to me More than anything else, I can't imprison him and make him uncomfortable because of myself. I can't let him spend his whole life in it because of one wrong thing. I think someone will help us, and we don't need much. I really want to thank you for making this decision. It was your words that reminded me and made me braver. Su Tong, he and I are like two trees growing together, the roots are connected together. He made a mistake I committed a crime, but I still love, we both broke the taboo, maybe this is incomprehensible, maybe we both went the wrong way, maybe we have no chance to turn back, but, with him, I am willing."

Su Tong listened to the long passage quietly, Xia Ruhua's tone was always calm, she could intervene, but she couldn't say a word, the excuse she thought of seemed so powerless in the reality of time passing by , so that later she could only stare at Xia Ruhua in a daze, watching her and Wei Rufeng with the same awe-inspiring expression, expressing their steadfastness to herself in a similar mourning tone. "I'm sorry, after talking so much, I always feel that I should tell you." Xia Ruhua lowered her head and smiled. "Oh, oh, I see." Su Tong casually took two mouthfuls of rice and said.

"There's still class in the afternoon, so I'll leave first." Xia Ruhua looked at her watch and said. "Well, goodbye!" Su Tong waved his hand blankly. "Bye-Bye!" Xia Rumian stood up and walked out of the cafeteria. Su Tong watched her slowly walk out of her field of vision. She suddenly remembered what Wei Rufeng said. The direction she was walking now might be the kind of life Wei Rufeng wanted.But Su Tong couldn't find his own position. After talking with Su Tong, Xia Ruhua felt a little more relaxed. During class, she thought about going out with Wei Rufeng at night, and she was both nervous and excited.Lu Yuan was late for that class, he nodded and bowed to the teacher, and ran to sit next to Xia Ruhua.

Seeing him sweating profusely, Xia Ruhua asked in a low voice, "What did you do?" "Buy tickets" Lu Yuan couldn't hide his joy and said, "The Haiping Theater will be performing tonight! Today is the first show, and tickets are very difficult to get! I waited in line all morning to buy them. How about it? Are you going? " Xia Ruhua looked at the ticket in his hand, shook her head with a smile and said, "I have a ticket, you can go with someone else." "Ah? Where did you get the ticket?" Lu Yuan said in surprise. "My brother bought it for me. Let's go together tonight." Xia Ruhua said with a smile on her face unconsciously, her eyes curved, "Didn't you think about going to see it for a long time? Our group Many people want to go, you can find someone to accompany you!"

"Oh, okay." Lu Yuan smiled reluctantly and said that he had indeed planned to go a long time ago, but he was still looking forward to going with Xia Ruhua, and Xia Ruhua obviously didn't notice his little thoughts. . After class, Xia Ruhua hurriedly packed her things and prepared to go back. Seeing her anxious look, Lu Yuan smiled and said, "Why are you so excited? Could it be that you are going on a date with someone under the guise of your brother? I broke it!" "Fuck you!" Xia Ruhua said with a thumping heart, blushing, "I want to go home and put down these textbooks, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up."

"Are you going home? That's fine. You should bring a small tape recorder. I also bring one. I don't know which one of us has a better position. Let's record a copy for reference during group activities." Lu Yuan said. "Well, slow down on the road!" Lu Yuan kept watching Xia Ruhua walk out of the classroom, but Xia Ruhua's footsteps did not stop for him. He folded the two tickets in his hand and silently stuffed them into his trouser pocket. Xia Ruhua arrived at the Haiping Theater very early, fully an hour earlier than the performance time.She had indescribable anticipation and excitement, and her usually calm heart became restless.

However, it was getting dark, the hands of the big clock in the square were getting closer to seven o'clock, the sound of the entrance announcement came from the theater, Xia Ruhua's legs were sore from standing, but Wei Rufeng never disappeared. She had a vague sense of unease, as if something was quietly walking towards her, but she couldn't tell what it was...