Chapter 3 Chapter One

In the early hours of the morning, Xia Xinju hosted Channel A in the live broadcast room of the radio station.In the past few days, she felt particularly sad.Everyone has these moments in their life, right?Even the moonlight tonight is a bit chilly. "If you had the chance to go back in time, which year would you go back to?" Tonight, she wants to play a psychological test with the audience.When she left home, she casually threw a psychological test she bought a long time ago into her purse.Now, she turned one of the pages and saw the question. "Twenty-four years old." She answered herself.

Going back to a certain moment in life is because there was something that I couldn't let go of at that time. At twenty-four, she had just graduated from college for two years.That year, she and Meng Chengxi fell in love.She works as an intern at the radio station, and her salary is meager, just enough to support herself.Meng Chengxi works as an assistant in an architect firm, and her income is not much better than hers.Her childhood sweetheart, Sun Huaizhen, is also in a relationship.The man's name was Qiu Qingzhi, and he worked in the control tower of the airport.The four young people have just started to struggle in society.

It was she who suggested to Sun Huaizhen that the four of them moved out to live together.In this way, you can live with your boyfriend, or you can share the rent with four people.Sun Huaizhen, who is an art designer, loves to cook. The dishes he cooks are delicious, and he is good at housework. Such a roommate is the most suitable for her who is afraid of cooking and housework.That's what the four of them said. She and Sun Huaizhen found a small house over 500 feet on Prince Edward Road, Kowloon.This house has a history of twenty-two years. Although it is a bit old, the surrounding environment is very quiet. Apart from a living room and two rooms, there is also a terrace.Four people can sit on the platform and have breakfast.If there are only two people, it is absolutely impossible to afford such a good place.

The day of the move was very lively.Sun Huaizhen chose a room facing the mountain.She chose a room overlooking the street.Facing the mountain, at night, it is as dark as the sea at night.She likes to see the lights on the street at night and the light of the house opposite. Qiu Qingzhi brought a guitar. It turned out that when he was studying, he taught guitar in the musical instrument shop for several years to help with tuition fees.That night, they had been busy moving all day, and the boxes on the ground hadn't been packed yet.Qiu Qingzhi started to play the guitar, and the four of them sang together there.She relied on Meng Chengxi, Sun Huaizhen relied on Qiu Qingzhi, and sang "That's What Friends Are For".

When the four of them are at home, Sun Huaizhen and Meng Chengxi will be responsible for cooking.Meng Chengxi also loves to cook. The duck noodle soup he made made the three of them mesmerized.Every time he makes this noodle, he uses fresh duck and fresh broad noodles for noodles.The pot of noodle soup should not be taken lightly, it must be boiled for a long time with duck bones and several kinds of ingredients.Whenever Meng Chengxi concentrates on making this noodle in the kitchen, she really wants to kiss him.A man cooks food for the woman he loves, with every gesture, it is as if he is the king of the world and controls the overall situation.His skillful hands rubbing food are gentle and sensual, and that is when he is at his sexiest.

Xia Xinju and Qiu Qingzhi can only wash the dishes every time.The two of them can't cook, they can only eat.When washing dishes, Qiu Qingzhi loves to use the long-handled pot as a guitar.He sang while strumming his sudsy guitar, and she sang alongside.The pot without handle is her drum. At that time, Xia Xinju made an agreement with Sun Huaizhen that in the future when they had money, they could buy a house, and they would also buy two connected houses to live next to each other. Sun Huaizhen yelled, "Okay! Okay! Then you can still eat the duck noodle soup made by Meng Chengxi."

"I can also wash the dishes with Qiu Qingzhi! He likes to wash the dishes quickly and cleanly. I just need to stand by and wipe the dishes dry with a cloth." Xia Xinju said, however, such a wonderful dream did not come true. One night, when Xia Xinju came home from get off work, she saw Qiu Qingzhi sitting alone in the dark living room. She turned on the light and saw that his face was pale. "Why don't you turn on the light? Where's Huaizhen?" "She's gone." There was a sad tremor. "Gone? What do you mean?" "She took all her stuff with her."

Xia Xinju was stunned: "Why is this happening? Where is Chengxi? Chengxi may know where she has gone. He is not at home, so he left too." "Gone?" Xia Xinju felt unbelievable. "How do you know?" she asked. "I checked in your room." She walked into the room, opened the wardrobe and drawers, and found that Meng Chengxi had taken all the clothes and documents away. "The two of them fled together!" Qiu Qingzhi said tragically as he stood on the threshold. Xia Xinju's whole body was shaking, her feet became weak, so weak that she could hardly bear the weight of her body.

She sat upright on the edge of the bed.Why did Meng Chengxi leave without saying goodbye?He even kissed her when she went out to work this afternoon.At that time?Sun Huaizhen drying clothes on the platform.She said goodbye to Sun Huaizhen, but she didn't quite hear Sun Huaizhen's goodbye.Even if Meng Chengxi wanted to leave, it was impossible for him to go with Sun Huaizhen. "There is a letter on the pillow." Qiu Qingzhi said. She looked back, only to find that there was a sky blue envelope with her name written on it in Sun Huaizhen's handwriting. "Can I watch it?" Qiu Qingzhi asked.

Xia Xinju opened the envelope, the letter was written by Sun Huaizhen. "Did you already know?" She asked Qiu Qingzhi. Qiu Qingzhi shook his head in frustration. "Then how did you know they were walking together just now?" "I only thought of it the moment I found out that Huai Zhen was gone." "Did she write to you?" "No, maybe she didn't feel sorry for me." "When do you think they started?" "I do not want to know." "Which bed do you think they had sex on? Is it mine, or yours?" "I don't want to guess." Qiu Qingzhi held his head in pain.

"I guess it's on your bed, because Sun Huaizhen likes to look at the mountains." Then, she said, "Sun Huaizhen must have taken a fancy to Meng Chengxi when he was making duck noodle soup." "why?" "Because he was the sexiest at that time." Trembling voice. "I don't think so." "He's better than you in everything!" she said proudly. "I disagree!" he said differently. "If he wasn't better than you in everything, why would your girlfriend abduct him!" She yelled at Qiu Qingzhi, "That's because Huaizhen is better than you in everything!" Qiu Qingzhi said coldly. "It was your girlfriend who stole my boyfriend!" Xia Xinju burst into tears. "It was your boyfriend who stole my girlfriend! How shameless!" Qiu Qingzhi said angrily. "It's really shameless! Have an affair while the two of us are not at home!" She cried and echoed Qiu Qingzhi. Qiu Qingzhi's eyes were also wet. The two betrayed hugged each other and cried bitterly. What Xia Xinju lost was not only a man, but also a good friend whom she had known for fifteen years.Sun Huaizhen's letter was written so grandly, as if she was the victim.She snatched away her best friend's boyfriend, and then said her love was so helpless, wronged and great, why would she say that Meng Chengxi would not be Xia Xinju's lifelong choice?She underestimated her love for this man too much. She regretted it so much, she invited Sun Huaizhen to live with them.How long have these two cheated?The man she loved deeply, but what she missed every night was another woman in the next room. She remembered.On the days when the four lived together, when the two men went out, she and Sun Huaizhen would sometimes lean on the chairs on the platform and bask in the sun.At that time, they will share each other's sex life, it is a private time between two women, and the man will not know. She told Sun Huaizhen that Meng Chengxi liked to lick her belly button. "Isn't it itchy?" "It feels so good!" she said. "I also want Qiu Qingzhi to lick my belly button." Sun Huaizhen said. "Didn't he lick your navel?" "He hasn't been weaned yet, and he likes to suck my tits the most." "Why do men like this? I think they look so pitiful! They always seem to be hungry, holding their mouths and refusing to let go." Neither of them blushed, they just laughed. Since a certain day, Sun Huaizhen has become more and more silent about sharing this aspect.Most of the time, she just listened and didn't mention her and Qiu Qingzhi's bed.The stupid Xia Xinju, at the time thought it was Qiu Qingzhi's lackluster performance on the bed, not as good at making love as her Meng Chengxi. One day, the two of them leaned against the chairs on the platform to bask in the sun.She told Sun Huaizhen that she liked Meng Chengxi to hug her and sleep with her every time after making love. "He hugged me from behind and we bent over like a spoon. It was such a sweet feeling. I love him so much!" Sun Huaizhen's face suddenly turned pale. At that time, she thought she was not feeling well, but now she understood that at that time, Sun Huaizhen had already slept with Meng Chengxi, and she began to feel jealous. She hated them both. Now, there are only two other people left in the house.They have the same disease, and no one knows themselves better than the other. The two people who can cook are gone, and the two people who can wash dishes but not cook are left. This may be another kind of match. Sun Huaizhen and Meng Chengxi had only left for a few days, and Xia Xinju and Qiu Qingzhi had sex.They are both too sad and need comfort too much; the only ones who can comfort each other are each other.This kind of feeling hardly needs to be spoken, does not need to pursue and wait, and will not worry about gains and losses.Two people who were betrayed by their loved ones lick each other's wounds, physically and spiritually.Xia Xinju asked Qiu Qingzhi to lick her navel, at that moment, she would close her eyes and imagine that he was Meng Chengxi.When Meng Chengxi was licking Sun Huaizhen's belly button, Qiu Qingzhi was also sucking her tits. Like a hungry and lost lamb, he finally found his mother's breast and refused to let go.Sweating but tearful, they made love fiercely, they dived into each other's bodies, hid in that fragile shell, forgot for a while the sadness and pain of being betrayed, and the body soothed the body.Then, she hugged him, and the two of them turned into a spoon, inseparable. They are lovers, and lovers of rivals.They support each other, pity each other, and maybe blame each other.Who can understand such feelings?Is this love?She was with Qiu Qingzhi that day to avenge Sun Huaizhen and Meng Chengxi. Qiu Qingzhi is nothing more than that... However, how long can this kind of life last?If she didn't separate, she was afraid that she would never be able to separate from him again.Then, one day, they will hate each other.They knew it all too well, they just had no choice but to spend their lives together. She left Qiu Qingzhi.He didn't ask the reason, and didn't even ask to stay.Two injured bodies, once recovered, are also the time to say goodbye.That way, they can have a new life without having to face their former selves. She moved back to live with her younger sister Xia Sangju, and Qiu Qingzhi also moved out of the house.They seem to have a tacit understanding and do not communicate with each other.Only in this way can the two be reborn. One day, a friend told her that he met Meng Chengxi and Sun Huaizhen near Shinjuku, Tokyo.They seem to work in that area. When they said they were leaving Hong Kong, did they go to Japan?What are they two doing there? That night, when she came home from get off work, Xia Sangju was still awake.She asked Xia Sangju: "Should I go to him?" "Are you going alone?" "Ok." "Didn't you go with Qiu Qingzhi?" "Why do you want to go with him?" "You should inform him too! You are - betrayed together." "No, we're not going to catch rape." She smiled. "Why go? Do you still love him?" "I hate him." "That means I still love him. I'll go with you." Xia Sangju said. Xia Sangju just broke up with her boyfriend Li Yiyu, and she couldn't think of anything more interesting to do.Leaving here temporarily to accompany my sister to find the old lover who left without saying goodbye, and then the two comforted each other.Perhaps, it is also a method of healing. On the day they arrived in Tokyo, they came to Shinjuku.Lunch time has just passed.The friend didn't say where he saw them.Xia Xinju and Xia Sangju had no choice but to search separately on the street. Xia Xinju went along an alley to look for it.She was suddenly terrified of finding them.What should I say when we meet?She kind of regrets coming here. At that time, she saw Meng Chengxi.She couldn't take her eyes off him.He looks much older.He lost weight and changed.He was in a humble noodle soup shop, picking up leftovers from customers. She went behind a telegraph pole to peek at him, keeping him from seeing her.She looked there for a long time at the man who had been gone for a long time, and suddenly felt strong regret.He had changed from an architect to a cook, and that did not matter; but from a clear man he had become an obscene stranger.He had a cigarette dangling from his mouth, and his face was weathered.Then, she saw Sun Huaizhen.She was wearing a white apron and her face was painted white.She was old and ordinary, and her eyes lost their brilliance.She was dragging a big bag of trash and chattering, as if she was arguing with Meng Chengxi.Meng Chengxi threw down the cigarette butt, and walked out of the shop with the bag of garbage.Xia Xinju hastily turned around, not to let him see.He walked right by her without recognizing her. Before Meng Chengxi came back, she left in a hurry. As she turned the corner, she felt a piercing sadness.She has never been able to forget Sun Huaizhen and Meng Chengxi betrayed her, however, at this moment, she forgave them.The price they paid for their love was too great. Sacrificing his own future, living in a foreign land.They didn't need to go, because they had to make up to her, and they gave up their lives.They love so deeply, why should she hate?After all, that woman is her childhood sweetheart and good friend.And that man, she no longer loves.It's just that I was not reconciled. On the night she came back from Tokyo, she thought of Qiu Qingzhi.It was just around the time he got off work.She called him and asked him to meet at the restaurant at the airport, and he readily agreed. This body that once comforted her once again sat in front of her.Qiu Qingzhi has not changed, nor has she changed.The two people who were betrayed back then lived better lives than the other two.Compared with Sun Huaizhen, how happy she is. "I met them in Shinjuku," she said. "They work part-time in noodle soup shops, and their lives are not necessarily very good." "I know." Qiu Qingzhi said. "You know?" she was surprised. "Huaizhen wrote me a letter. That's when I knew they were in Japan. They worked and studied there." "Why don't you tell me;" Qiu Qingzhi was silent for a moment, and finally said: "I'm afraid that you will go to Meng Chengxi, and I'm afraid that I will lose you." Xia Xinju looked at the man in front of her, feeling so sad that she couldn't speak.Had she ever seen him well and loved him?She always thought that he and she walked together helplessly, they revenged each other and pitied each other, but she never realized that from a certain day on, he had fallen in love with her. Why did she deny this love?Without pursuit, without waiting, without worrying about gains and losses, is it not worth nostalgia?He loved her when he sucked her breast, she was happy when she held him to sleep, but she was afraid to admit that she was in love with him.Her love is noble, but his love is inferior, and she insists that it is not love.She repeatedly doubted his love.They barely saw each other before she knew he loved her; how much time had she wasted? Now, she sits in a live radio studio.The last song tonight is "That's What Friends Are For".That was the first song he sang with her.When the two of them were washing dishes in the kitchen, the pot with the handle was his guitar and the pot without the handle was her drum.How wonderful those days were.They are a couple.Why did she wait until this moment to wake up suddenly? how lateHow far away?