Yishi Yijia

The photo exhibition is on August 1st.

Because there are not many places, the people who go together are from different departments. Lu Yining has not been working in the magazine for a long time. Some have met once, and some have never even met.

In other words: they don't know each other very well.

It is precisely because of the unfamiliarity that Lu Yining almost fell asleep during the dozen or so hours on the plane.

The plane took off the night before and arrived in New York in the same night.

New York is bustling and lively at night, and it is quite different from the North City. The people passing by on the street are basically blond passers-by, and all they hear are fluent and fast English.

Lu Yining didn't sleep well on the plane. Although he seemed to have closed his eyes for more than ten hours, he was always in a daze. After getting off the plane, he was still dizzy. The bones in his whole body seemed to be broken and reassembled. There is an indescribable tiredness.

She had long hair draped behind her, and a black mask covered most of her small face, pulling her suitcase and following behind a few colleagues.

All my colleagues have one thing in common, except for her and another boy, who are basically in their thirties.

In this way, Lu Yining had nothing to talk to them about.

She and the boy were like aliens, and they couldn't fit into their circle at all. The boy interjected a few words at first, but in the end, seeing that he really couldn't get along, he silently followed behind Lu Yining, "Sister Yi Ning. ."

Lu Yining pulled the mask, "Huh?"

The summer night wind in New York is as sultry as the North City, especially when there are people around, Lu Yining felt that a thin layer of sweat was already on his body.

The boy turned his head and glanced at her, "Do you really have a boyfriend?"

It stands to reason that with so many employees in the magazine, it is impossible for anyone who is not in love to spread so quickly, but Lu Yining is different. Since she entered the magazine, countless pairs of eyes began to stare at her.

Lu Yining wasn't too surprised. She tucked her long hair behind her ears, then tilted her head and smiled at him, "yes."

This is the first time she has not denied it.

The boy sighed, "I have a friend who likes you very much. I heard that you were in a relationship and even stopped eating."

The corners of Lu Yining's mouth hidden under the mask were still bent. Before she could speak, the boy said again, "Sister Yining, isn't your boyfriend very handsome?"

"Well enough."

"Will I still have a chance to see him?"

"Yes," Lu Yining nodded, "I will remind you to see him next time."

It's like going to the zoo to see elephants.

But Lu Yining really just said it casually, and when she returned to the hotel, she forgot about it.

After taking a shower, it was already past eleven when I lay down on the bed.

Because she had to get up early the next day, she didn't dare to go to bed too late. She turned on the air conditioner and got into the bed, then took out her phone and glanced at it.

There were too many people outside just now, and she was carrying her suitcase again, so she didn't have time to reply to the news. Now she was comfortable and lying on the bed, and she only replied one by one.

Tang Mubai's news is at the top: [Did you get off the plane? 】It was probably the whereabouts reported by Lu Yizhou again. Lu Yining had long since noticed it, and replied: 【Arrived at the hotel. 】At this time, it should be noon in China, Tang Mubai was probably not busy, so the news came back quickly: 【August 1st. 】Lu Yining corrected: 【I am here on July 31st. 】 They are separated by thousands of miles at this moment, just like the years apart, half of the day is not even the same day.

Tang Mubai: [Remember. 】

Lu Yining originally planned to rest, but she hadn't brewed sleepiness yet, so she sent him another message: [Have you eaten yet? 】【not yet. 】

【Why haven't you eaten yet? 】

[It's only 11 o'clock baby. 】

Lu Yining tried her best to ignore the last two words and stared at the keyboard without squinting: [Then what time are you going to eat? 】【do not know. 】

After a while, he asked again: [Have you eaten? 】【have eaten. 】

Although I didn't eat a few bites of the food on the plane, Lu Yining didn't say that.

The two chatted one after another, and the other side responded quickly and sometimes slowly. Lu Yining put headphones in his ears to listen to songs, and fell asleep at some point.

I didn't sleep for a long time, and when I woke up, it was still dark outside, the curtains were drawn, and I could barely see my fingers in the room.

Lu Yining closed her eyes. After a while, she really couldn't fall asleep before she touched the phone again and unlocked it.

The last message above happened to be from Tang Mu's white hair, three hours ago: [Go to bed early. 】Look at the time now, it's more than three in the morning.

Lu Yining's breathing was a little heavy, and he typed a few words slowly: [Have you eaten yet? 】Ten minutes passed, and a question mark came over the hair.

Lu Yining: [What's wrong? 】

Tang Mubai: [Why haven't you slept yet? 】

Lu Yining: [Woke up. 】

There was no movement for a while, and after a few minutes, he said: [Did you miss what I thought? 】Lu Yining's mouth curved, 【What are you dreaming about. 】

Of course she couldn't admit that she did dream about Tang Mubai just now, but she couldn't remember exactly what dream, but she knew that it wasn't a particularly pure dream, because the moment she woke up and opened her eyes, she felt dry mouth Not to mention, even breathing is rapid.

Lu Yining pulled the quilt to cover her whole body, and then opened it again. She closed her eyes, and vaguely felt that the screen of her mobile phone lighted up again. She ignored it. long time--

All started to dream of spring.

——

The photo exhibition starts on August 1st, New York time, for three days.

The three days passed by especially fast, and in a blink of an eye it was the last day.

On the evening of the 3rd, one of the organizers of the photo exhibition, which has a cooperative relationship with the magazine, invited a few of them to have dinner.

There are men and women in the group, and on such occasions, eating, drinking and bragging, the night will soon pass.

After all, she was abroad, and she didn't have any reliable friends around her. She didn't dare to drink much, just a small glass of red wine. As soon as it was blown, every nerve in her whole body seemed to be excited.

The colleagues basically drank alcohol, but few of them were so drunk that they were unconscious. The group walked to the hotel together, and Lu Yining's ears were full of their conversations.

Noisy and lively, the atmosphere is just right.

Although Lu Yining didn't interrupt much, he was in a good mood. After returning to the hotel, it was not too late. After taking a shower and blowing his hair, he looked at the time and it was only after eleven o'clock.

Looking at the date again, Lu Yining frowned.

Aug 3 at 11:23.

This time is indeed not too late for her, but on this date, it is a little subtle.

Her birthday is 37 minutes away, so what about someone's birthday present?

Not only did he have no birthday present, but he didn't even say "Happy Birthday".

Lu Yining took a deep breath, took another deep breath, and almost opened Tang Mubai's WeChat in one breath, and sent him a message "Did you forget something?" to remind him, but fortunately, at the last second of clicking the send button, she calmed down again. Deleted it word by word, and then deleted the chat history with him by the way.

Some things are better out of sight.

Less than three minutes after the deletion, an application for a video call popped up. Lu Yining glanced at it, walked to the door of the room, turned on the light, and pressed it to connect.

After the phone screen paused for a second, Lu Yizhou came out immediately with a big face that couldn't see his eyes with a smile: "Sister, happy 18th birthday!"

For the sake of his sweet mouth and his ability to speak, Lu Yining decided to ignore his confession to Tang Mubai for the time being. She also smiled at the camera, "Have you eaten yet?"

As soon as the question was over, as if responding to her, the screen turned into a table of incomparably rich meals, and Lu Yizhou's voice came over: "Sister, we are celebrating your birthday!"

"Don't worry, I will eat the birthday cake for you," Lu Yizhou swore to her, "There will never be a single bite left!"

Lu Yining: "..."

The video call didn't last long, and it was less than a quarter of an hour before twelve o'clock when I hung up.

Lu Yining was alone in a foreign country. After answering the call, her mood improved a lot, but when she looked at the empty WeChat chat box again, she glanced at the corner of her mouth a little depressedly.

After another two minutes, she decided to go downstairs and buy herself a small cake, barely passing her birthday this time.

As soon as I opened the door, I bumped into the hotel service staff who was standing at the door raising his hand to knock on the door. The little girl should be Asian, with yellow skin and black hair. She was stunned for a moment when she saw her, and then said the most. Kuaishou showed a standard smile, and she spoke in Chinese Mandarin: "Miss Lu, good evening."

Lu Yining lowered his eyes subconsciously. There was a heart-shaped cake on the dining cart pushed by the waiter, and there was a bunch of roses beside the cake.

The waiter pushed the dining cart in for her, "Miss Lu, happy birthday."

Lu Yining hasn't reacted too much yet, and the words of thanks are habitually said.

It was not until she sent the waiter out and the door closed again that she felt something was wrong. She stood at the door for half a minute, and just as she was about to go back, the door was knocked again.

Lu Yining guessed that it was the waiter who sent the things to the wrong room, and without thinking much, she quickly opened the door. As a result, before she could say anything, she didn't even see anyone clearly, and was suddenly held in her arms.

The smell on that person was clean and refreshing, and the embrace was warm and familiar.

Lu Yining's breathing was stagnant, as if she was suddenly sent into the air. Her mind was blank for a second. In this second, she heard the low voice of the man in her ear: "Happy birthday."

Lu Yining pursed the corners of his mouth, and his eyes suddenly became hot.

"25 years old?"

"……Um."

The man lowered his head, his voice seemed to be the lowest, and asked close to her earlobe, "Is it okay to make you an adult?"