Chapter 22 Chapter 22 9 Hours of Love

I asked Di Kexin to meet at the Qingteng Teahouse on Hubin Road at ten o'clock in the morning. In my imagination, all third parties should wear low-cut backless evening dresses, high-heeled shoes, long nails, and meticulously painted scarlet red Kodan. No, maybe I’m old-fashioned. It's black nail polish. At five minutes to ten, Di Kexin arrived. I was a little surprised because I had already prepared for a long wait.Many girls think it is their privilege to let men wait, but this one seems to be an exception, and what is even more surprising is her attire: a white big lantern-sleeve linen shirt, light blue LEE jeans, a double-shoulder black soft leather backpack, sneakers, The long hair is tied into a ponytail with a simple hair ring, and the whole person is like the wind on the West Lake, as refreshing as it wants.

But I looked at it again, and couldn’t help but take a deep breath—don’t underestimate this casual attire, but it’s actually well-intentioned—that backpack is genuine leather Cartier, and the brand of the shoes can’t be seen, thank God it’s not Nike , this girl is not so flamboyant, but that white shirt, my God, is Issey Miyake! It might cost 20,000 to 30,000 yuan to get this outfit, so she just put it on casually, as if she was going to a school camp. I know it well, no wonder He Zhen is eager to get rid of her, I have such a generous girlfriend, I can't stand it.But Lao He's income is only half a thousand a month, what can he use to support such a romantic and free-spirited beauty?

Di Kexin smiled at me, her eyes full of teasing.I'm a little embarrassed, staring at a strange woman so dumbfounded, do I look like a sex maniac?I laughed at myself: "You look like a middle school student, I wonder if taking you out for tea will make people suspect that I am a frivolous and ignorant girl." "Are you praising me or scolding me for selling green plums?" The girl smiled, her tone becoming more teasing, "Is there a rule that a 27-year-old woman can't wear sneakers and jeans?" "27 years old?" I exclaimed in a low voice, my conscience testifies that it is not all pretentious, "You look at most 17 years old. Hey, show me your ID card."

She smiled and handed me a business card, which was beautifully made, in both Chinese and English, and said editor-in-chief of "round dancing (round dance)" magazine. Editor-in-Chief?I was surprised, and I knew it even before I had seen it. Nowadays, all the online magazines are working emperors, and the income of ordinary editors can be equivalent to my monthly sales commission.Editor-in-Chief!No wonder she can wear Issey Miyake and back Katia! I silently read the tips He Zhen gave me: Di Kexin, a professional woman, from southern Fujian, lives alone in Hangzhou, works in an online magazine in Shanghai, and is single.It's over.

Now I know that He Zhen is plain-hearted and unwilling to admit the extraordinaryness of his extra-marital girlfriend.In my heart, I was secretly angry with Lao He: I will let you relax and be happy for the time being, and I want you to look good when you come back from your honeymoon! Thinking of the honeymoon reminded me of the purpose of coming to see Di Kexin this time. I was not sure how to speak in my heart, and finally I could only choke out a sentence: "What to drink?" She smiled, picked up the tea book and studied it for a while, "Tianmu Xuerui." Drinking tea is also so elegant.I nodded, honestly ordered a cup of Kuding, then cleared my throat and began to speak: "Miss Di is so noble, she must know many friends."

Di Kexin looked at me, and suddenly burst into laughter. I looked at her inexplicably, not knowing why I was so funny. She was a little embarrassed, and finally stopped talking, but the corners of her lips and eyes were full of smiles.She said: "Your appearance, haha, I'm sorry, I didn't mean that your appearance is funny, but, haha, you are negotiating like a gangster, haha..." She endured so much, but she still couldn't help it, and finally pushed away the teacup and fell on the table Laughed out loud. To be honest, I really don’t think it’s funny to wear a suit, but she smiled so happily that I couldn’t help being infected, so I opened my mouth and laughed along with it. Once I laughed, I felt that the way I am now is really ridiculous It was unstoppable, and the two laughed at each other, and the more they laughed, the happier they became.

When the laughter stopped, the two looked at each other and wanted to laugh again. Although they tried their best to hold back, the unfamiliar barrier just now completely disappeared. Ke Xin licked her hair, still smiling, but her voice was much softer: "He Zhen often mentioned you to me, you are his best friend, I shouldn't laugh at you like this, I'm sorry." How many appearances can a woman take in a minute, I feel a little bit annoyed.Laugh at me because I'm ridiculous, but apologize because I love my house.I looked at my watch, it was 10:15, nine hours before the evening sailing.Am I going to sit here and let her laugh at me for 9 hours?I'm afraid she may not agree if I agree.

I bit the bullet and changed the subject again: "Do you like drinking tea or coffee? Is it possible that people who write articles can drink alcohol?" "Of course it's tea." Kexin said with a little surprise, "I thought you knew, otherwise you would invite me to the teahouse. By the way, He Zhen said that you have something to ask me, what is it? As long as I can help Busy, do your best." "What? Why did He really say that I have something to do?" I was so startled that I almost broke out in a sweat. A sip of tea was stuck in my throat, and I choked and coughed continuously.Really, drinking water can also be swallowed, is that what you mean?I scolded He Zhen in my heart, for telling such a big lie and not letting me know in advance.

He came to me last night and said that he had made an appointment with Di Kexin for me, and asked me to find a way to entangle her, and not let her leave my sight for half a step until 7 o'clock in the evening, so as not to spoil his good deed.I remember that our brothers felt that he was a bit wicked at that time, but He Zhen said it pitifully: "I had always planned to make it clear to her, but I didn't expect the wedding date to be advanced, and I didn't find the opportunity. You don't know her sexuality." , a strong woman spoiled by the society, if she knows that I am getting married, she will make a big noise in the auditorium, she will think that it is a kind of romance to drag me away in public at the wedding, and it is all caused by Hong Kong and Taiwan soap operas. I am with you Said, I am really afraid of her, I will tell her about the breakup, but I will tell her slowly when I come back after I get married and go on a trip to cook raw rice. Use it, and there will be no trouble."

what to do?Not to mention, who told me that I was He Zhen's best buddy from wearing crotch pants until he grew up, so I knew it was tricky, so I had no choice but to pick it up.I originally thought that He Zhen was just procrastinating and didn't have time, so he asked me to take Di around for fun, and at worst she would kill her twice and ask her to eat Western food and buy a dress or something.But seeing her outfit, hey, I was too scared to straighten my tongue, I went shopping with her, even if I went bankrupt, I couldn't afford to accompany (compensate)! Probably Lao He also thought of this, so I just told Di Kexin that I have something to ask her, but I am a mobile phone salesman, and she is the one who typed on the keyboard, two people who can't fight with each other, what can I ask for? What about hers?

I coughed dryly for a long time, but I managed to cough up some quick wit: "Cough, this, cough cough, I want to ask you, cough, can you help me advertise and sell mobile phones?" Speaking of sales, I finally had something to say, so I started to plan endlessly. I knew it was impossible, but I had no hope anyway. I just talked for the sake of talking, and talking nonsense is the basic quality of a salesman, and I am good at it.I pretended to understand and said nonsense: "You can put a flashing advertisement on the cover of the magazine, or co-organize a column with us, or let the protagonists of your novels use mobile phones produced by our company. But how can we get them all to pass through? Should I buy it? By the way, why don’t you call me a professional consultant and call my mobile phone number. And..." "It's all easy to talk about, but what about the cost?" Kexin listened to me patiently, and then asked a bombshell question. I immediately fell silent: "There is still a fee. I just want to find you for free advertising, how can I beg you?" Anyway, I have nothing to say, so I talked to myself cheekily and unwillingly. , "How about this, we will advertise first and then settle the bill, and I will give you a 5% commission for every mobile phone you sell for me..." In this way, she was rambling on for another hour, and she could see that Kexin was a little tired, but she still listened patiently and gracefully, and then said: "Well, I'll go back and discuss with my colleagues to see if we can cooperate An event or something. But I can advertise for you on my personal homepage, no problem." As she spoke, she glanced at her watch, and my heart immediately rose to my throat, and I quickly said, "That's right, thank you so much. Why don't I treat you to a meal and thank you." Kexin smiled: "Didn't you already invite me to drink tea? Besides, you are He Zhen's friend, and I should help you a little bit. How can I thank you?" "But, but..." My sweat was about to break out again, no matter if it was far-fetched or not, I just grabbed an excuse, "But you said you like drinking tea, but you don't seem to drink much, do you think there is not enough here?" Okay, how about we change to another teahouse?" "That's not necessary." Ke Xin gave me a surprised look, "If this is the case, then let you treat me to a cup of Kung Fu tea." "Okay, okay!" I almost jumped for joy, and immediately called the lady, "What is the most expensive and best Kung Fu tea here?" Kexin couldn't help laughing again, "Drinking tea is about taste, it doesn't have to be expensive. Just Qimen black tea." After a while, the young lady came in with a full set of tea sets and asked, "Would you like a tea art show?" Ke Xin asked warmly: "No, but can you leave all these tea sets here? I will perform the tea ceremony myself." "You know the tea ceremony?" I was surprised. Ke Xin raised her head proudly: "I am from Fujian. I have been drinking tea for at least 20 years. My tea art is more professional than many tea show waiters." She opened her posture and practiced in a serious and orderly manner.Pointing to the tea sets one by one, he told me that this is called a tea boat, this is called a tea cup, this is called a tea rule, this is called... I said quickly: "I know this, this is a teacup." Ke Xin smiled: "Teacups are different from teacups. This one is a justice cup, this one is a scent cup, and this one is a teacup for drinking tea." I muttered: "It's so particular." I was really taught in my heart, I picked up the smelling cup and looked at it over and over again, and put it to my nose to sniff wildly.Kexin was even more overjoyed, and lightly reprimanded me: "I haven't poured the tea yet, so of course I can't smell the fragrance. Can you let me take my time?" The waiters in the teahouse were startled, and they all squeezed in to watch Kexin's performance.Kexin was proud, her movements became more and more elegant. She first put the teapot and teacups on the tray one by one, and slowly poured boiling water over them, explaining that this is called "warm pot and hot cup", so that the boiling water would not be directly poured into the cold pot and then poured into the cold cup , so that the heat is reduced, and the tea flavor is not easy to disperse.Then put in the tea leaves and refill with water. She held the teapot high, let the tea soup flow down in a line, and poured them into the cup one by one.I was so happy that I scratched my head, and just wanted to take a cup to drink, but she poured out the tea one by one.I looked up in astonishment, and Kexin smiled: "Soil roe deer, people who really know how to taste tea, don't drink this first round of tea, and use it to wash the tea leaves." I rubbed my hands again and again, only to feel excited, as if being scolded by her was also a kind of enjoyment.Just listen to Kexin's order: "Now you smell the cup again, rub your hands back and forth, let the warmth of your palms stimulate the fragrance of the tea, this is called smelling the fragrance and tasting the tea." I followed the instructions, and there was indeed a faint scent of roses. At first, it was light, but then it became stronger, and soon it gradually dissipated, like a lingering sound, which is endless. Kexin said: "The fragrance of roses is the unique fragrance of Qimen black tea, also known as Qimen incense. The beauty of Qimen black tea is not only in tasting, but also in smelling and watching. Its soup is bright red, rich in fragrance, mellow but not light, Thick but not bitter, the real color, aroma and taste are complete." By this time, I, a person who doesn't know much about tea, became more interested.Really, I have lived for nearly 30 years, and I don’t know how many catties of tea I have drunk. At this moment, I just feel that I have ruined the past. Kexin put the cup back into the tea boat again, held the teapot in her hand, and swam back and forth. She said while performing: "Traveling in the mountains and rivers, Guan Gong patrolling the city, Han Xin's order of troops, and the spring breeze blowing on the face." She put the bottom of the teapot on the edge of the tray. Gently flick to filter out the juice, the movement is gentle and casual, just like the spring breeze blowing on the face, moistening things silently.Then she put the cup in front of me, tapped the tea three times, and said: "This is called three nods of the Phoenix, and when greeting distinguished guests, it means three kowtows." The whole set of movements is like flowing water, swaying freely. The waiters applauded together, and the proprietress also came in to say hello and gave Kexin a VIP card. After the people had dispersed, I smiled and said, "You said that Fenghuang nodded three times to greet distinguished guests, but in fact, in the eyes of the proprietress, you are the distinguished guest, and I'm just a donkey." "what?" I laughed: "Li Miaoyu laughs at people who don't know how to drink tea, saying that one cup is a drink, two cups is a thirst-quenching idiot, and three cups is a donkey. I'm afraid I'm similar to a donkey." "You like watching it too?" Ke Xin was pleasantly surprised. "Yeah," I managed to save some face for myself, "I also know that Miaoyu uses snow water from plum blossoms to make tea." Thank you Cao Xueqin, speaking of it, I can really say that I don’t feel bored all day long. Time suddenly became fast, and it was dusk in a blink of an eye. The two of us sat opposite each other for the whole afternoon, drinking and praying and talking about the red building. Ke Xin stretched lazily: "I'm full of tea, and I've finished talking in my dreams. If we don't leave, the proprietress must think that it's two starved ghosts reincarnated from the autumn wind, endlessly destroying other people's refreshments. What else is there next?" Woolen cloth?" I'm ecstatic, oh she's not in a hurry to separate from me, that's great.I quickly said, "I invite you to dinner!" Kexin smiled again: "I have eaten walnuts and almonds all afternoon, can I still eat now? Why don't you go boating with me. I walk by the West Lake every day, and I haven't had a serious swim in the lake for two or three years. .” "Okay, okay!" I couldn't do anything other than say yes, so I quickly settled the bill and walked with Kexin all the way to the boat rental place. We asked for a self-rowing boat, and agreed to rent it for two hours, and then I helped Kexin onto the boat—fortunately, she was wearing sneakers, and she was seated in the blink of an eye, unlike ordinary girls who made a fuss and screamed for a long time. Don't move - for some reason, how she looks at her now is pleasing to the eye, and I can't figure out how Lao He can be so determined to give up such a nearly perfect fairy family. If I had such a lover who would accompany me to make tea, chat, and row boats every day, ah, how pleasant that day would be. But at this moment, Kexin suddenly said: "You have known He Zhen for a long time, why don't you tell me something about your childhood." I froze, and all my thoughts flew away in an instant.Yes, she is my buddy's girlfriend, how could I have any wrong thoughts?However, now that they have broken up, she just doesn't know it yet, and my task is to make her understand it.I glanced at my watch, it was 5 o'clock, and there were still two hours, and He Zhen got on the boat in two hours, and I should have a showdown with her.But how shall I put it?Getting along like this for a day, I already regarded her as an old friend deep in my heart, how could I have the heart to stab a knife into her heart with my own hands? I regret agreeing to He Zhen to come out to negotiate on his behalf, but when I accepted the task, I didn't expect it to be like this. I didn't expect Di Kexin to be such a lovely person. But he kept asking me about He Mou's past.I sighed secretly, and said: "He Zhen has been a handsome boy since he was a child. The girls in our alley like to play with him. He is especially good at making girls happy, and he is very good to each of them. I can't do it when I was young. It's dysentery, if He Zhen hadn't brought me along, no girl would have talked to me." Yes, He Zhen's biggest advantage and biggest disadvantage are that he is too cute. He always falls in love with girls and is loved by girls so easily, but after all, there is only one he can marry, so there is Di Kexin's tragedy caused my distress today.I racked my brains and continued to discover He Zhen Chen Guzi's rotten sesame seeds: "When we were 11 years old, when we entered junior high school, a girl came to He Zhen and cried, saying that a boy from another school was blocking her every day on the way home from school. He Zhen volunteered to send the girl back home. The next day, he took me to see the girl off together, and beat the boy together; on the third day, the boy called more people to come... Just like that, our fight The fight lasted for nearly a month, and finally developed into a melee of fifty or sixty people. Later, He Zhen and I were recorded as a major demerit by the school and asked to stand on the playground. The girl cried and said 'sorry' to him, He Zhen I still gritted my teeth and said, 'If he dares to find you, I will beat him.' But that kid never came again. He Zhen is like this, he likes to stand out, like to be a hero..." I sigh, He Zhen has always liked delicate girls, and his current wife is just a little bird.I look at Kexin, refreshing, independent, and generous. No man would dislike such a girlfriend, but she is not He Zhenxin's wife candidate.It is quite painful for He Zhen to watch his girlfriend buy clothes out of her own pocket, but he cannot afford her elegance.At this moment, I decided to forgive He Zhen. I am He Zhen, and I will also fall in love with Ke Xin. However, I will not be like him, who always abandons me. I will definitely marry Ke Xin as his wife.In fact, I have longed to have such a wife since I was a child, who can go hand in hand with me and travel across the world.However, she is someone else's girlfriend, even though he has married another person, she still only has him in her heart. I sigh again.Suddenly Kexin also sighed softly: "Thank you." "Thank me? Thank me for what?" Ke Xin looked at me, her eyes filled with tenderness and sadness: "Thank you for telling me this and letting me know a lot about him. I have known him for so long, but I have never really understood him very well." "He... you will gradually understand in the future." I said against my conscience.No one has the heart to say in front of such gentle eyes that he no longer loves you. But Kexin suddenly asked me: "Tell me, what is his bride like?" "What?" This question shocked me, and I stared at her dumbfounded, momentarily at a loss.I can't think of where I've let my feet slip. Could it be that my acting skills are so bad, what's the big deal? "Don't lie to me." Ke Xin sighed again, "Actually, I already knew that today is He Zhen's wedding day. Look at your watch, it's already past 6 o'clock, and even if I arrive at the pier by this time, it will be too late .So, you don't have to hide from me anymore, tell me, what kind of girl is that?" "But why do you ask?" "I always have to know who I am defeated by." Kexin's eyes were covered with fog, but she blinked hard to make the fog dissipate. This is a strong woman. I suddenly understood why she was so happy and angry today, because her heart was not at peace.It turned out that I was not with her today, but she was with me.But why didn't she tell the truth? "When He Zhen called me yesterday, I already guessed it. I entrusted a close friend to inquire about his plans for today." Kexin lowered her head, two drops of dew rolled in her eyes Ah, turn, just refuse to fall. "I thought about it all night, and I didn't know what I would do. So I decided to come to your date and want to hear what you had to say. Thank you for being with me all day, otherwise, I really don't know what I would do." Do something." I was completely stupid, and I had no choice but to listen to what she had to say.It turned out that she had forced herself to be free and easy this day, what a self-respecting woman!Once again, I sighed in my heart, how happy He Zhen is, and how blind He Zhen is! Kexin turned to me, the moon had just risen, and there was moonlight flowing on her face, infinitely sad, but extremely poignant.She asked me, "Bride, what do you look like?" I was heartbroken and decided to tell the truth: "From ordinary people's eyes, she looks good-looking and has a gentle personality. But I don't think it's very good. Without makeup, no one can recognize her in the crowd; Makeup, all beauties look like that." Kexin smiled: "You are partial to me, so you said that." Yes, she was laughing, but the tears finally flowed down at this moment, my God, that look was so beautiful that it made me lose my mind.I swear that I have never seen beautiful women, but no one can be so beautiful and soulful.Suddenly, I really wanted to cry with her. Yes, when she laughs, I will laugh together; when she cries, I want to cry together; she likes to drink tea, so I also think tea is the best drink.She has such an influence on me.At this moment, I desperately admit that I have fallen in love with her! I don't know how long He Zhen has known her, but in this day, my love for her is definitely deeper than He Zhen! I asked her, "Do you hate He Zhen?" She shook her head: "There is always a reason for him to choose like this. It's just that his way of handling love is a little wrong, but he was willing to give up on me to get married at the last moment, and he is finally a responsible man. And," she looked at Me, "You are doing this for him. You are a good person, and if he has a friend like you, he must not be a bad person." My throat suddenly blocked, she said, I am such a good person.She thinks I'm a good person and she doesn't hate me! The moonlight flows over the West Lake, and the Broken Bridge is approaching. That is the place where Xu Xian met the White Snake. A sad and beautiful encounter has moved men and women in the world for 800 years.Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen are also a tragedy, just like He Zhen and Di Kexin.In the Chinese tradition, a man is never willing to be a foil for a woman. A mortal and a superman cannot fall in love. Her ability is higher than his, which makes his love distorted because of his self-esteem.But I, I don't care that I am an ordinary person with an ordinary love. When I love someone, I love her all my life. She may be many times better than me, but this does not prevent me from loving her, loving her ordinary, Love her excellence too.Maybe I don't have great abilities, but I will have great courage.People say that a boy with a dysentery head is stubborn, but God knows I am the most stubborn of all stubborn people. The moon rose higher, and Kexin reminded me: "Is it time to deliver the ship?" I looked at her, looked at her without evasion, and said word by word: "Tomorrow, can I continue to invite you to drink tea?" ?”