If love can be booked

Chapter 21 Female 2 Department Dinner, KTV - Part

T City No.1 Middle School

On the weekend, students finally had their long-awaited holiday, and teachers also had a rare opportunity to relax a little. They didn't go out, didn't go home, slept in the dormitory, cleaned up the room, and washed clothes. In this way, before they knew it, the whole day passed quietly.

Recalling the continuous rainy days some time ago, the piles of dirty clothes were really a headache. Now I wash them all in one go and hang them all over the balcony. I can't help but sigh: It seems that buying a washing machine has become a top priority.

For a week, I have been avoiding him and not showing up on campus. I am afraid that I will run into him by chance. I am even more afraid that I will not be able to help but think of him and miss him. We agreed to start over. We agreed to let the past drift away with the past. We agreed not to think of him anymore, not to think of him anymore, not to think of him anymore. Maybe, some things are destined to be unforgettable, and some people can never be erased from the bottom of my heart.

She used to think that the campus was very large. To get from the staff building to the teaching building, she had to cross the huge playground, the campus living area, and then detour to the office area. This long journey made her late frequently.

And now? Why do I always see him wherever I go? Especially the picture of him holding hands with his girlfriend, and his profile with a happy smile, which always comes into my sight.

Perhaps, she had not completely let it go! Whenever she saw their happy expressions, she would feel endless sorrow and pain in her heart. His smile was still deeply engraved in her heart, making her unable to forget it for a long time.

Maybe I am just too stubborn. I would rather wait silently for those lost memories than leave easily.

"Ding-ling-ling..." The phone rang melodiously, and the number displayed on the screen was the number she had hidden deep in her address book. She had saved his number, but she just saved it and didn't have the courage to call it. But after all these years, he had never changed his number?

She picked up the phone quietly, her heart full of doubts: "Teacher Lu?" Why would he call her?

"Xiao Xi, are you free tonight? Would you like to join us for a dinner party?" His voice was gentle and kind on the other end of the phone. However, the name "Xiao Xi" made her feel a little awkward, as if she had returned to her youthful school days.

"Dinner party? In the evening?" She was a little surprised. From what she remembered, he didn't like lively occasions and even once said he didn't like dinner parties.

"Well, Lao Zhu will be here too, you two can come together." His words revealed his care and concern for her, as if she was still the student who needed his guidance.

"Yeah, okay." She responded softly, but a complex emotion surged in her heart. He still treated her like a child, thinking about her and teaching her how to deal with things. When did he have to start dealing with social situations in life?

After hanging up the phone, she felt mixed emotions. Teacher Lu, please don't be nice to me, or I'm afraid I won't be able to let you go.

I feel so upset, uncomfortable and suffocated, and I don't want to think of you.

Pick up the phone and look up Shen Wanning.

After the call was connected, Shen Wanning's voice came, with her usual frankness and enthusiasm: "Lin Xiaoxi, what's going on? Is there something wrong recently? Don't you want your friends anymore?"

Lin Xiaoxi was speechless for a moment because of her straightforwardness, and then retorted: "Hey, Shen Wanning, can you please have some conscience when you speak? Who is so busy dating every day that he doesn't want to be my friend?" There was a hint of ridicule and dissatisfaction in her words.

Shen Wanning smiled embarrassedly: "No, I'm just a little busy lately." She tried to explain, but Lin Xiaoxi didn't buy it.

"Yeah, I'm so busy that I can't see him anymore." Lin Xiaoxi joked, but she felt a little disappointed. They used to be close friends, but now they are drifting apart because of their own lives.

"Hehe..." Shen Wanning smiled and changed the subject, "By the way, how are you and Teacher Zhu doing?"

"Teacher Zhu?" Lin Xiaoxi was stunned for a moment. Was the "Teacher Zhu" she was referring to Zhu Mingjun? She felt an inexplicable emotion in her heart and didn't know how to answer.

"Yes, it was that time in "Twilight Minute", wasn't his name Zhu Mingjun?" Why did she act so surprised? Did I remember the name wrong? However, I was sure that I was not wrong.

"Don't talk nonsense, we are just colleagues." What kind of relationship was she talking about? They were just colleagues, or perhaps more specifically, friends.

They were not in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship, at least he had never said so.

It would be nice to be his girlfriend, right? He is good at cooking and has a gentle and considerate personality, which makes me like him.

"By the way, our school is having a dinner party tonight. He will go too. I feel so nervous suddenly. I think I haven't really forgotten him yet." Some people say that missing your first love does not mean missing him (her) at the beginning, but more about missing the pure emotion, that faint feeling of liking someone.

"Some people are destined not to be together, just like Chu Haoyang and I." Some people can only accompany us for a part of the journey, but even so, we should be grateful for their appearance and thank them for the good memories they bring us.

"Chu Haoyang? What happened between you two?" Her complaints came through the phone. How could she not know that some people were destined not to be together for a long time?

"Nothing, I just left out of habit." Leaving out of habit? What kind of emotion is this?

"Are you on a business trip again? Isn't tomorrow your birthday?" It's her birthday, and he left again? Chu Haoyang, you are such a failure as a boyfriend, aren't you?

"Well, it's okay. I'm used to it." I'm used to having no one around me, used to celebrating my birthday alone, used to not seeing him, used to not thinking about him.

"Can I celebrate your birthday tomorrow?" Because my birthday happened to fall during the Chinese New Year, and I always celebrated it at home, so I didn't feel any difference.

It must be lonely to celebrate your birthday alone, right?

"No, it's so far away." Although we were in the same city, we seemed to be separated into two worlds, the east and the west of the city, so our time together was far less than expected.

"I have prepared a gift for you, which should be delivered today." An exquisite crystal ball, with a pair of lovely dolls inlaid inside, and the lavender decorations contrast with the surrounding pink roses. It can not only rotate, but also make pleasant songs.

"Thank you, Xiaoxi." Lin Xiaoxi is a good friend who has never forgotten her birthday. However, if all emotions and care can be replaced by material things, do we still need to meet in person to express our sincerity and warmth?

"You'll know when you get there, she's very beautiful. Happy birthday to my sister." Friends, once confirmed, are for life.

"Thank you, Xiaoxi." I can't seem to find more appropriate words except to express my gratitude.

"What are you thanking me for? Let's have dinner together when we have time." I don't want to see you suffer loneliness and sadness alone. Therefore, as your friend, I hope to bring you happiness.

"Xiao Xi, don't think about him anymore, because there is no destined ending." If the fate between us is destined to have a bad ending, then can I try not to love you or think about you anymore?

"Okay, I understand. Well, I won't say any more. I'll clean up." Yes, some people are destined not to be together.

Our story may not have a perfect ending, but I am stubborn and want to go to the end. Some people say that giving up is a kind of courage and a different kind of beauty, but in my heart it is inevitably a bit desolate and lonely.

Zhu Mingjun, I wonder if he has already set off?

"Hello." After a long time, his voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Can you wait for me? I want to go with you." I don't dare to go alone. I'm afraid of embarrassment. I don't want to see them in pairs. I feel lonely alone.

"Lin Xiaoxi, it's been a week, and this is what you said to me? Am I your cowardly shield?" For a week, ever since Lu Jiaming came back, she hurried back to the dormitory after class and didn't enter the classroom until class time. Does she like him so much? You make me feel distressed and helpless.

What about now? Did you think of him because he was at the dinner? Lin Xiaoxi, how dare you? As soon as he appeared, did you forget everything? Forgot to smile, forgot me.

"I...I'm sorry, I..." I didn't use you as a shield. I wanted to explain, but it was hard to say. Because at this time, I can only think of you.

"Pack up, I'll pick you up later." In the end, he still couldn't really get angry with her, even though he knew she wasn't thinking about him. Because he knew what was on her mind, he wanted her to be carefree.

"Okay." You looked at the hung up phone in your hand, feeling complicated and indescribable.

I threw away my phone, opened my closet, and stared at the clothes in the closet. For a moment, I didn't know which one to wear to match this special day, and I couldn't help but feel a little irritated.

I don't want to go, can I refuse? Refuse to think.

She wore a Korean-style black floral dress with a delicate silk scarf tied around her waist that fluttered in the wind. She paired it with tight leggings and a pair of small boots, which made her legs look long and slender. She also wore a khaki windbreaker, which was elegant and fashionable.

For this outing, she put on light makeup, which was slightly different from her usual bare face. The light pink eyeshadow was gently smudged, her cheeks were slightly flushed, and her lips were painted with light lipstick, making her look more fresh, refined, gentle and moving. At this moment, she was like a blooming flower, exuding a charming fragrance.

Her hair, which was always tied up high, was not tied up today, but fell naturally on her shoulders like a waterfall, gently fluttering in the breeze. Every strand of hair seemed to be jumping with lively notes, adding a bit of playfulness and charm to her. This hairstyle made her more casual and free, less rigid and rigid, and showed the soft and beautiful demeanor of a little woman.

I locked the door, went downstairs, and saw him.

He can always see her at first sight, and she can always find him easily.

A simple white T-shirt, blue jeans, and sneakers. Even with such an ordinary outfit, it still couldn't conceal his brilliance, and he appeared particularly dazzling in the crowd.

"Let's go." He saw me coming out, walked up quickly, and took the bag from her hand naturally. He touched her hand inadvertently, and it was cold, which made him frown slightly.

"You're beautiful, but I still like you your usual self." He said softly. Usually she wouldn't dress up so deliberately, nor would she be as nervous as she is now.

"Am I really bad now?" What does it mean to like her in her usual state? I feel a little disappointed. Is her makeup today bad?

"No, it's not bad, it's pretty." He replied quickly. It's beautiful, but you put on makeup for him.

"Is it really beautiful?" Hearing his words, she raised her head and looked at him, her eyes flashing with anticipation, as if waiting for his further affirmation.

"Of course, it's really beautiful." He repeated again, his eyes falling on her happy smiling face. He had to admit that she was so beautiful at the moment that it made his heart flutter. But at the same time, a selfish thought also surged in his heart, hoping to keep this beauty by his side forever, not wanting others to see it.