Twenty-Nine

  He was waiting for her downstairs in the company building, and as soon as he saw her, he broke into a smile. The newcomer to the company, a young girl, stared at him with wide eyes and whispered to her, "Ru Jie, your boyfriend is so handsome! Be careful not to let him run into another woman's arms." She shook her head slightly. Nowadays, girls say whatever they want, but it still feels kind of nice to have her boyfriend praised.

  The girl brightly said "bai bai" to him and walked away with a sense of propriety. He went over and held her hand, she asked strangely: "Don't you have to go to Shen Qu today?" He coquettishly said: "Today I want you to accompany me together."

  She pushed him away: "Don't be so mushy. I'll go if you promise me three conditions." He listened seriously.

  "First, you have to sing well; second, no smoking or drinking allowed;" then she stopped and he quickly asked what the third one was. She whispered, looking embarrassed: "Can I not sing love songs with Xiao Tang?"

  He laughed loudly, attracting the attention of passersby. She quickly pulled him and he lowered his head, pinching her little nose and said: "Foolish you, this little fool, Xiao Tang has returned to Beijing early. Of course, I won't sing love songs with other girls in front of you again."

  "Then can I just turn a blind eye to it?"

  He wrapped his arms around her shoulders and walked forward: "My little moon will also be jealous, don't worry, from now on there is only you in my eyes and heart, others are transparent." She was delighted by the sweet words of love, true or false, no need to distinguish, as long as this moment is happy.

  They crossed the river together for the first time, just the two of them on a boat. Leaning against the ship's railing, the wind blowing through her black hair, she told him: "I've never been on a boat with a boy before." He wrapped his arm around her waist and gazed at her, saying: "I've also never been on a boat with the girl I love." She felt that his words were somewhat sly.

  "So you've taken a boat ride with the girl you don't love, huh?" She said sourly. He smiled and his smile made her involuntarily lovingly reach out to touch the corner of his mouth.

  "I've sat with the daughter born to me and my mom." He said it lightly, as if talking about someone else's family. She asked in confusion, "Isn't your mom's daughter your sister?"

  "Because she's the child of mom and that German, I've never acknowledged her as my sister. Two years ago when dad had a car accident, mom brought the little girl back but only stayed for a week before leaving."

  "Is your mother still in Germany?"

  "Yes."

  "How old was that little girl at that time?"

  "Three years old." He turned back to look at her serious expression: "Actually, she's a pretty cute girl. Chinese is better than German. When taking the boat, she excitedly screamed with delight. But because I hated my mom at that time, I couldn't like her."

  She remembered those German original books in his room and what Xiao Tang said about his mom letting him go was true. Her heart was a bit messy.

  He thought she was still thinking about him and the girl on the boat. "I've already said that I haven't been on a boat with any other girls except her." She smiled weakly and asked him, "Do you miss your mom?"

  He turned his head and didn't speak for a long time. She looked at him with a pang of heartache. He missed her, just like children who don't think about their parents, he hated them because he loved them too much. If Ruo Xue left him, would he also miss her and hate her?