Chapter 22 Start(5)

Joe and my first date.The place we agreed on is the Bund, near our company. After get off work, I walked out of the dark porch and felt the cold raindrops in the sky, the traffic and crowds in the twilight, the noisy city was a theater before the curtain fell, and I felt the empty and expected silence. She is standing at the intersection.The narrow passage between the tall buildings, howling cold wind.Surrounded by elegant and decadent European-style old buildings, time has passed forever, leaving only desolation everywhere. She stood in the shadow between the buildings, shivering like a bird, overwhelmed by the cramped cold.

That was my first impression of her. She is cold. She was dressed the same as she was at the reception.Dirty jeans, down jacket.The sweater was empty, the skin of the neck could be seen through the baggy neckline.A half-smile expression on his face. Sometimes the bright eyes narrowed slightly, and that should be when she was actually smiling. She looks unrefined and innocent.In her vague smile. And I found myself wanting to tear off this layer of smile with my hands. Cold?I say. not cold.she says.She asked me to borrow cigarettes and lighters. Heavy smokers often forget to bring their cigarettes.

It's like people who think they can swim well often drown.She looked like she was smoking, puffing out smoke rings casually, with a relaxed expression. But her dependence on cigarettes should be hopeless. Because she can no longer control herself. One very ordinary night, we went to Xujiahui for dinner, and then found a basement to play video games. her suggestion.I feel like I'm wearing a suit and tie, and it seems that I don't seem to be suitable for appearing in a place where bad boys hang out.But she played the game like she was engrossed.With a cigarette dangling from his lips, he calmly killed the howling and pounced zombie.Her seriousness and obsession made me feel relieved.

Let's play together and break through four levels in a row.It wasn't until the shop closed in the early morning that I walked out of the smoky basement, and I found that my arms were so sore that I couldn't feel them. In a 24-hour small supermarket, I bought two cans of beer, and the two of them drank them while standing at a cold intersection. Come out to play later.she says.I had a great time today. You look like you can no longer play video games after today. I've always been like this, I like the feeling of the end. The same goes for smoking.I looked at her pale and gloomy face.

So is love.she laughs. I watched her sway slightly and get on the taxi. The smell of tobacco on my fingers and hair.