Chapter 8 Chapter Six

In the Channel A program, the last episode of the short love drama is being played. The boy stood shyly, and finally, the girl said, "I'm leaving." "Oh." The boy's voice was so lonely. Before leaving, the girl suddenly turned around and said: "If you want to call me, my phone number is the same as before, 25280364." Then, she repeated: "It's 25280364." Xu Jieyuan was sitting in a taxi, holding her own arms.Are all reunions so beautiful?All the partings are always sad.That night, she had just returned from the teacher appreciation banquet.Over the years, she thought she had gotten used to it.The last time the students and teachers reunited, next year, a new batch of students will leave.These students have been with her for several years, just like friends. However, no matter how good friends are, how good teachers and students are, they still have to go forward.In the beginning, everyone would get together occasionally, and later, each of them had a new life and forgot the old one.

The car stopped, she got out of the car and went into the apartment. When she got out of the elevator, she heard loud music. Didn't she tell him many times not to turn the music too loud?He never listens. She inserted the key into the keyhole, and the door opened, but she was dumbfounded by what she saw.Fu Jiehao and a girl were sitting intimately on the wide sofa in the living room listening to music, and the girl put one leg on his lap.When they saw her, they separated in a panic. She looked at Fu Jiehao in disbelief, and he asked in embarrassment: "Why are you here?" Her eyes were blurred with tears, and she was shaking.The girl hung her head in embarrassment.

"I'm sorry to disturb you." Xu Jieyuan closed the door angrily and fled the apartment. "Jieyuan!" Fu Jiehao chased her out and pulled her: "Listen to my explanation." "What else is there to explain?" she sobbed sadly. She recognized the girl.She is a clerk in his shop.A while ago, Wang Liangyi told her that Fu Jiehao was very friendly with a girl she met on the street, and she insisted that Wang Liangyi was wrong. "How long have you been with her?" She asked sadly. He looked at her innocently, as if he was innocent. "Say it!"

He still looked at her like that, and he was obviously not innocent. She cried, "I sacrificed so much for you, why did you do this to me! Why!" His face changed from innocence to anger in an instant, and he retorted: "You are like this! You always feel that you are sacrificing for me, and you always feel wronged!" "I'm not!" she defended herself. He said coldly: "You think I'm not worthy of you, you think so!" "I'm sorry, that's not what I meant," she cried. He hasn't said an apology yet, why is she apologizing instead?

"Forget it! I don't deserve you at all." He left her and left. This evening, the students gave each teacher a box of Baci chocolates, a small round box with beautiful packaging.They say that inside each chocolate there is also a piece of fortune telling, which can be used for fortune-telling.This kind of chocolate is hard to find outside and can only be bought at the airport. One of the girls asked her brother who works at the airport to buy it. She originally planned to go home alone, but suddenly she missed Fu Jiehao very much and wanted to share this box of chocolates with him, so she came to his apartment and planned to give him a surprise.She never thought that what she saw was that her love was brutally betrayed.

Yesterday, they went to see the house together. This is their dream for many years.On the day she graduated from college, he said, "I will buy you a house in the future." "We save money together," she said. "No, don't use your money," he said firmly. She thought that dream was about to come true, but it turned out to be farther away than ever. She and Fu Jiehao were in the same class in the third year of secondary school. He is very smart, but he is more playful, which is very different from her in Aijing. Later, she was admitted to university, but he failed.Friends around them are not optimistic about this relationship.On the day the freshmen chose subjects, Wang Liangyi told her:

"You and Fu Jiehao will take different paths in the future." At that time, she firmly believed that this relationship could withstand all tests.It is too superficial to evaluate a man and a woman by academic qualifications. There is a Japanese ramen shop near their middle school.When she was studying, she and Fu Jiehao often went there.The night before the start of the university term, Fu Jiehao and her each ordered a bowl of char siew noodles at the ramen shop.She put the char siu in his bowl into his bowl, leaving only one slice for herself. Fu Jiehao kept his head down while eating the noodles.

"What's wrong?" she teased him. "After entering college, you will meet many boys." He said quietly. She smiled: "Are you jealous?" He kept silent. "Your job also allows you to meet a lot of girls," she said. "I won't like other girls." His tone was so sure. "I will not fall in love with other boys." She returned his affection with the same promise. Fu Jiehao joined a fashion chain store as a clerk. Although he worked long hours every day, he still studied by himself at night, preparing to take the university entrance exam again.

In college, it's not that there were no boys who pursued her, but she rejected them all.Gradually, everyone knew that she had a very good boyfriend and she would never run into trouble again. Fu Jiehao failed in the college entrance examination in the second year. "I decided to give up," he told her at the ramen shop. "Why not try again?" she asked. "Actually, it doesn't matter if you don't go to college." He shrugged and said, "Many famous people didn't go to college. Aren't they just as successful? As long as you don't dislike it."

"Are you crazy? Talking like that." He smiled: "I'm just joking. I have good news for you. I will be promoted to supervisor next month." "Really?" "Well. I seem to be the one who has been promoted the fastest in history, and the store manager appreciates me very much." "Then, you have to work hard." "You have to study hard too." "understood." "The next school year starts, you don't need to tutor others anymore," he said. "why?" "I'll help you pay your tuition." "Your burden is too heavy, and I don't have to work too hard on tutoring." She said pitifully.

"No, this is my goal." He held her hand tightly and said, "The noodles are cold, eat quickly." How good would it be if this kind of life could go on forever? She kept a vow to get through her college life, and he kept a vow to wait for her to graduate. By the day she graduated, he was already the manager of two stores. At this moment, she was waiting for him outside the auditorium where the graduation ceremony was held.A Japanese sports car stopped in front of her, the dazzling red dazzling under the scorching sun.Fu Jiehao got out of the car. "Whose car is this?" she asked. "I just bought it. Although it's a second-hand car, it's probably new." He said excitedly, then carefully wiped off a little dust on the hood with his sleeve, and turned to ask her: "How do you like it?" "Why is it red?" she asked. "Red is eye-catching!" Her classmates gathered around to look at the new car, including Wang Liangyi.Fu Jiehao is like a majestic master, standing beside his car, accepting envious eyes from others. "Is this car new?" Wang Liangyi asked. "That's right! It just left the factory." Fu Jiehao said. After the graduation ceremony, she asked him in the car: "Why did you tell Wang Liangyi just now that the car is new?" "A person like Wang Liangyi has eyes on her forehead. If I say this car is second-hand, who knows what she will say?" "She's not that kind of person." "Didn't she say that day that we will take a different path in the future?" "Have you remembered that sentence until now? If I knew it, I wouldn't have told you." "She often thinks that college students are superior, and that she was able to get into college because of luck." "Don't talk about her like that." "Why are you always on her side? I'm your boyfriend." She was so angry that she lowered her head and said nothing.After a long silence, he reached out and shook her knee, teasing her: "Today is your college graduation, where do you want to go to celebrate?" "I'm not going anywhere," she said pouted. "Look at you, you are about to become a teacher, and you still look like a child. It's no wonder your students don't bully you." "If they bully me, I will tell you, and you will help me out," she said. "Of course, who can bully you except me?" She smiled and said, "You have worked very hard to make money, so don't waste your money, this car is not cheap." "You speak like a teacher already." He smiled at her. She taught English in an all-boys school, and Wang Liangyi worked as an editor in a magazine. She changed several magazines in the past few years, and her job was not satisfactory. Fu Jiehao is now the divisional manager of a fashion store. His work is getting busier and he has more and more entertainments. That Sunday afternoon, Xu Jieyuan came to his apartment, and he was still sleeping on the bed.She slipped under his covers and scratched his armpits, saying: "Aren't you up yet?" He smiled and said, "I played mahjong until three o'clock last night. I was very tired." She put her nose to his hair, smelled a bad smell of smoke, and muttered, "Are you with those division managers again?" "I touched a shop of hot peppers!" He said excitedly. She was at a loss: "What is double spicy?" "It's winning anyway!" He hugged her and said, "I want to give you a present." She put her arms around his neck and said, "You are my gift, and I don't want anything." "Didn't I tell you that I would buy you a house on the day you graduated?" He took out a bank account statement from the drawer and showed her, saying, "I have already saved enough for the down payment. Starting tomorrow, we will Go find a house." At that moment, she thought that the happiness in life was nothing more than that. However, when her dream was about to come true, she realized that the person in front of her had changed a lot, as if she didn't know him. Since the day they were looking for a house, they had quarreled countless times.She hoped that the house would not be too expensive, and would rather have a smaller place and a less burdensome burden.However, Fu Jiehao always wanted to buy a house in Mid-Levels. Although he didn't say anything, she knew that he wanted to live in Mid-Levels because some of his colleagues also lived in Mid-Levels. People bought a house, but no one could afford a house in the middle of the mountain. Then one night, their middle school classmates had a dinner together. After Fu Jiehao drank a few glasses of red wine, he began to talk loudly: "I have several college students who can't even speak English! Hong Kong's education system somehow works out. It spends so much money from taxpayers, but it produces a group of third-rate talents for the society. My boss has only studied for a few years. His flatterers are all college students. Don’t those so-called college graduates want to sleep with men to climb up? I’ve seen too much in this industry.” Wang Liangyi couldn't hold her breath at first, and said: "Not all college students are like this." He pointed to Wang Liangyi and asked, "Liangyi, how much money do you make a month?" Wang Liangyi kept a straight face and didn't answer. Fu Jiehao said, "It's less than fifteen thousand." Wang Liangyi glanced at Xu Jieyuan, she knew it was Xu Jieyuan who said it.Xu Jieyuan lowered her head in embarrassment. Fu Jiehao continued: "As long as the clerks in my store work hard, they can earn more than this amount every month!" "Fu Jiehao, there is still one thing called ideal in this world." Wang Liangyi said. Fu Jiehao chuckled: "Don't people who sell clothes have ideals? I'm not criticizing you, I just think Hong Kong's education system has failed too much." Wang Liangyi rolled his eyes at him: "Don't forget that your girlfriend is also a teacher. If you criticize Hong Kong's education system, aren't you criticizing her?" "That's why I often tell her not to teach. Wouldn't it be better to open a tutorial school? It's not so hard, and you can earn more money." When Fu Jiehao dragged Xu Jieyuan's hand to leave the hotel, she kept her head down, her eyes filled with tears, she felt too ashamed. "Why are you crying? Are you sick?" he asked nervously. "Why do you say such things to your classmates?" she complained. "Am I not entitled to an opinion?" "You're hurting other people's self-esteem too much." "This kind of gathering is simply to compare each other secretly." "You don't need to compare yourself with others," she said, looking at him. "What do you mean? Do you think I'm inferior?" She didn't speak. His self-esteem was hurt, and he said loudly: "Ha ha! Why should I feel inferior, just because I set you to read so many books?" "I don't want to tell you! You are unreasonable!" She shook off his hand. He grabbed her hand: "Let's make it clear now!" "You hurt me!" she cried and struggled. "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it, I drank too much." He hugged her, and said in her ear like a child, "I'm afraid you will leave me." "I won't, I've never changed." She shook her head in tears. The next day, in the Italian restaurant, she asked Wang Liangyi: "Are you still mad at me?" "It's strange if you're not angry." Wang Liangyi said while eating spaghetti bolognese. "This meal, I invite you, you can eat as much as you like, is it an apology?" "Isn't it too stingy for you to eat only spaghetti?" "I'm saving money!" "What are you saving money for?" "It takes money to buy a house." "Didn't you say he bought it?" "The houses he likes are all over budget, and I'm afraid he doesn't have enough money." "Jieyuan, I'm not saying bad things about him, but I think you two are really different. You just use past feelings to maintain this relationship." "We were first-time lovers," she said. "So what?". "We've all been through the hardest days," she said, sipping a Bellini. "The more difficult ones may be later." She was silent, and then, Wang Liangyi said: "That day, I met a man who looked like Fu Jiehao on the street with a girl, and his attitude was very intimate." "Would you be wrong?" "But that man does look like him." "No, he's not that kind of guy," she said. At that moment, she even thought that Wang Liangyi didn't like Fu Jiehao, so she spoke ill of him. However, at this moment, she saw them together with her own eyes. She dared not cry to Wang Liangyi, she would not sympathize with her.She thought of her former student Wang Riyu. That night, she and Wang Riyu met at Starbucks.Wang Riyu told her that he was broken in love.She took out a few Baci from her pocket and said to him: "Pick one and see what it says?" Wang Riyu picked one at random. "What's written on the sign?" she asked. Wang Riyu handed it to her, and the signature said: "Love is putting the other person's happiness above your own." "It's hard to do, isn't it?" Wang Riyu said, frowning. "Teacher, you can pick one too." He said. She picked one. "What to write?" asked Wang Riyu. "This is the teacher's secret." She put the chocolate in her pocket. "Why can a woman love several men at the same time?" Wang Riyu asked suddenly. "Because no man is perfect," she replied. "Teacher, if the person you love also loves other people at the same time, wouldn't you be sad?" Her eyes suddenly turned red.In order not to cry in front of her students, she ran out. Wang Riyu caught up and asked with concern: "Teacher, did you quarrel with your boyfriend? Did he bully you?" She wept sadly. "Don't do this." Wang Riyu hugged her in a panic, pressing his body against her chest.She melted into his arms, remembering a picture he once drew for her: a girl lying on the ground with a tree with wings blooming in her heart.At that time, she liked this student a little bit. He was like the Fu Jiehao she knew before, but those days are far gone.She realized how immoral it was that she was being held by a former student? She pushed him away. Then one day, she came to the ramen shop that she and Fu Jiehao used to go to when they were studying. At two o'clock in the afternoon, there were very few people in the store. She sat alone in the corner where they used to sit and ordered a bowl of char siew noodles.A pair of middle school students sat next to them.The thin girl put the char siu in the bowl into the boy's bowl, leaving only one slice for herself. One day many years ago, didn't he promise that he would never like other girls?She also promised not to fall in love with other boys.How good were those vows, but how far away? She knows how hard he loves, why doesn't she?But, no matter how congenial a friend, how good a teacher or student, or how dear a lover, they have to rush forward, why doesn't she understand? That night, she picked a piece of chocolate in front of Wang Rizi, and she later opened it.Tears welled up in her eyes when she saw the sign.On that piece of paper was written: "The beauty of first love is that we never think it might die one day."