People you really like, no matter how far away, will meet.

Two 2000+ km cities, one south and one north, how many people pass by along the Beijing-Guangzhou line every day. However, for Mu Zi, who has lived in the southern city for a long time, Beijing is a very distant word.

In Beijing, some people are used to calling it the Imperial Capital. Mu Zi once dreamed of being a North drifter in college. But when I have been there, I found that it is not what I imagined, but that the south is better, and Beijing is just a place for us to travel. At least, the south is familiar to me, with mountains and water. Zhong Ling is a land of plenty, unlike the smog and sandstorms in Beijing all the year round.

Busy and fast-paced life seems to be the basic feature of these two first-tier cities. After graduation, Mu Zi left his hometown to work in Guangzhou, where he has lived for two years. Two years, long or short. So long that you don't think that person exists, so short that you suddenly feel that you just talked for a second.

In this short distance, which is neither too long nor too short, Mu Zi has experienced a transition from a student to a workplace. On the one hand, we should bear the oppression brought by growth and force ourselves to become better. On the other hand, I also want to compromise, temper, polish off the past edges and corners. Mu Zi thinks that sometimes, is that person both efficient and indifferent?

In a trance, many things deviated from the previous trajectory. Just like her, she will eventually mature step by step, become an accident, and finally become unrecognizable.

This may be called the price of growth.

As the saying goes, there are gains and losses.

Sunlight shone into the room through bright glass windows, leaving a series of mottled marks on the wooden floor. Mu Zi was suddenly in a trance, and then stood up, holding a glass, standing in front of the French window on the16th floor, overlooking the downstairs, across the road, with endless traffic.

At that moment, Mu Zi was a little surprised. He has never looked down from such a high place since he came here for so long. He usually goes to work and waits for the elevator, so he basically has no chance to enjoy the scenery downstairs. It turns out that looking down from the 16 floor, people are so small, like ants. She has been wondering if those people standing at the top of the pyramid are also looking down at them with a heart of all things.

Then, she suddenly remembered that she had been in Guangzhou for two years. Two years is enough to polish one person into another. Be self-willed, turn a blind eye to those emotions that don't belong to you, and then always be expressionless; Take off canvas shoes and long skirts, put on a white shirt and a black hip skirt, step on 7cm high heels and squeeze the subway to work day after day; I am no longer as plain as before, but I will wear light makeup and bright lipstick at work ... all these things happen unconsciously.

It's not that I haven't thought about whether this kind of life is what I want, and whether it is possible to change the current state of life. But in the end, I still feel that those willfulness have long been unqualified.

It's not that I haven't thought about it. Talking about a vigorous love like many girls around you, even if you can't get together in the end, is at least an experience. But in the end, I still feel too much trouble and have no time to be sad. Talking about a love and getting married directly is not a waste of time.

It's not that I haven't thought about it. A person goes where he wants to go, meets the person he meets, and then sees if he is the one he wants. But in the end, I was delayed by my busyness.

……

It turns out that many times it's not that I haven't thought about it, but that I always worry too much and I'm finally wrong.

Perhaps, every girl has had such a time. Sensitivity, worry, inferiority, distortion ... let those unspeakable feelings grow in my heart, but I feel sorry for my powerlessness.

Mu Zi once thought that if they hadn't met online three years ago, would they be different today?

Actually, this is a false proposition.

Even if she didn't know her three years ago, she would know another boy who moved her in her long life, and she would still face such troubles.

She remembered that summer three years ago, after the final exam, she went to Beijing alone to find her classmates. That is, there, one night, she bored her circle of friends with her mobile phone, and then she met him and talked very speculatively. Only then did she know that his name was Qinghe.

Yes, this is a story about online dating. Without love, O2O is romantic, the male host is not a big cow, and the female host is not a school flower. It's just that people from two different cities met in the same city through WeChat.

During the two months of summer vacation, they often chat online. It's not that I don't want to meet, but I don't meet the right time every time. Mu Zi remembers going shopping with her classmates one night. He joked on WeChat that he would see you later, but in the end she didn't come ... Later, he said that she was studying in the study room of Building 27 of University A and asked her to come to the study room to find him. Mu Zi replied in distress situation: This is how you treated me when I first came to Beijing. Finally, he said with a smile that he would come to Mu Zi's school to play with her next time, and then asked him which campus he was in. Later, he said that they were very close and he would come to visit another day.

Mu Zi once asked him online which study rooms in University A were open to the public, or asked where the swimming pool was, whether foreign schools could go in, and even inquired about his home ... This was unintentional, but it was actually intentional. She is just suddenly curious about a stranger and wants to know everything about him.

At that time, she didn't know that her affection for him was growing rapidly. He may not feel the same as her.

In a blink of an eye, he finished the course design and set foot on the train home. At that time, Mu Zi was still in Beidaihe, and it was already evening to see his news. Mu Zi has some regrets. He said he had a good time, but he didn't have anything to see her.

After returning to the dormitory, Mu Zi suddenly felt a little uneasy, as if the summer vacation had just begun and was coming to an end. Actually, it's just that he's gone Her heart suddenly became empty, and at that time she took his words too seriously.

It was not until later that she realized that she had been teased by him.

At the end of the summer vacation, Mu Zi bought a plane ticket back to school in advance, because his training course was about to begin. On the train back to Changsha, Mu Zi sent him a WeChat saying that he was going back. He immediately replied, "Have you finally decided to go home?"

"No, I'm going back to school."

"Why do you want to go back to school? It's too hot. "

"Go find my little friend and go back to class."

"Well, have a nice trip."

Today, Mu Zi still remembers what he said. Sometimes, a good memory is not a good thing, but it is easier to get tired.

After returning to school, Mu Zi slept for a long time. Then I began to go out early and come back late every day. In the south of August, it is a hot summer. When you go out at seven o'clock, you have to endure the scorching sun. Finally finished the morning class, and returned to my residence at noon to rest in the scorching sun and prepare for the afternoon class.

Mu Zi didn't know how to stick to the two-point one-line life at that time, but he was glad that he stuck to it.

One day, Mu Zi sent a circle of friends to the effect that he had recently become a dog or something, and then he had a picture of eating instant noodles. Then, he sent a comment: I am distressed by the word X. Damn, Mu Zi was dumbfounded, and finally sent him a WeChat, asking him: "You will think too much about others like this."

"No, WeChat is not QQ. My friend is different from you."

"But I will think more."

"Ha ha ha ha, you are so cute. Even if there is, it is normal. "

"What is normal?"

……

If you talk nonsense for a long time, Mu Zi will be stupid enough to cry. I actually chased him for an explanation, and as a result, people in turn provoked her mind. She hates that she has no determination, but she is still led by him.

This is Mu Zi three years ago. He is not deeply involved in the world, and he is at a loss when he encounters such a thing. As a result, he mentioned this matter for a long time.

If it is Mu Zi now, what can it stand for if we don't pay attention to those four words? The two ends are separated by a cold screen, and they are completely unaware of each other, so it is easy to draw conclusions. Now, even if she saw it, she didn't see it. Even if she is provoked by him, she can go back without jumping: "So, you have a crush on my sister."

Unfortunately, there is no if. At that time, Mu Zi was simple and ignorant. The first time he encountered such a thing, he just panicked and wanted him to give an explanation.

In a blink of an eye, senior three began. The day before school started, he sent her a WeChat. She turned off her cell phone all day and didn't see it until the next day.

He said, "Doby boy."

She replied, "You are a child."

It turns out that although we are 2000+ kilometers apart, we can contact each other through weak cell phone signals. As long as one party is offline or the phone is turned off, the other party can't find it. This era is so fragile.

Due to a mistake, this conversation did not continue. That day, Mu Zi stared at his mobile phone every few minutes, which was the first time he felt that time was running out.

It turns out that if you care about one person, you will care about everything. Maybe this is like.

Two days later, Mu Zi practiced chorus in class. She was bored playing with her mobile phone and couldn't help chatting with him. She struggled for a long time, and finally, she accidentally pressed send, a simple word, "Are you there?" .

However, he waited for her answer until the chorus rehearsal was over and she climbed into bed. Then, the phone rang, she opened WeChat, and he replied with a simple word, "Hmm".

At that moment, Mu Zi felt very sad, as if he had a big stone in his chest. She silently watched him take so long to reply a word, and suddenly gave a wry smile.

It turned out that she meant nothing to him, and now even the reply is so concise. Well, she looked for him more times than he looked for her, and suddenly she was tired. It seems that you should stop bothering him.

After a long time, they don't contact each other, and they don't know who is competing with whom. In those four months, Mu Zi seemed to be thoroughly remoulded, shuttling between dormitories, canteens, teaching buildings and libraries every day. I spend most of my time in the library and seldom go to the classroom unless I meet the teacher to call the roll.

One advantage of being busy is that she seldom thinks of him. Just like the summer vacation, she goes out early and comes back late every day, preparing for the exam, and seldom cares about anything else. Naturally, she seldom thinks of him, just as he seldom thinks of her.

Until 65438+February, the weather in the south was frighteningly cold, and Mu Zi persistently ran to the library to read books and do problems. Half a year later, he seems to have returned to senior three. She works hard every day, but the closer she gets to the exam, the less confident she becomes. After all, she is just a layman. In a daze, I went to the examination room the day before the exam, found a seat, and finished the exam two days later. That night, after calling his parents one after another, Mu Zi suddenly felt very tired. Long-term tense nerves are extremely relaxed at this moment, and I can't find anything else at once, just want to have a good sleep.

Declined the invitation of classmates to go out all night, Mu Zi turned on the computer, stayed up late to catch the play, and gradually fell asleep in the early morning. I was going to sleep the next day, but there was a class in the morning. Mu Zi went crazy when her roommate called her. "Let me sleep for a while and have a good class." .

Then, the roommate smiled. "This is the last lesson of this course. Let's go. The teacher may talk about the scope of the exam. "

Mu Zi is in pain, but he doesn't want to go to the classroom or sit there for a long time. Looking through his books, Mu Zi listened well except for the first few classes, but he hasn't been to the teacher's class for a long time. Mu Zi mournful in my heart, "boring, I'm not used to not coming to this class for too long".

Then, she turned on her mobile phone and found the message he sent her. Time stamp is last night. I didn't seem to read WeChat at all yesterday.

He asked: "After the exam, was it instantly liberated?"

Originally, she didn't want to reply, after all, it was more than ten hours ago. Finally, she was driven crazy by the effect of the teacher's lecture. She answered slowly, "It's just a change from one hell to another."

He quickly answered "how to say".

I want to sleep all day, but now I'm in the classroom.

"Ha ha, you still have classes."

"Yes, it's difficult, but this door is the last paragraph."

"In the last section, I was still playing with my mobile phone. If I don't go to class soon, the teacher will focus. "

"Wool focus, our professional focus is chapter by chapter."

"Haha, which school did you go to?"

"I won't tell you."

"……"

"Well, I also took the exam in our school, but I don't think I can pass the exam."

"Didn't you say you didn't take the exam? You signed up for a job. "

"Didn't you also take the exam?"

"I didn't sign a job."

"Say, which school?"

"c big"

"Good, good, it's close to my home."

"Where is your home?"

Beichuan

"Hey, my school is in Nanjing."

"……"

In this way, the last semester of senior year ended with a bang in the final exam and annual thesis, and the busyness just moved from one venue to another. After all, Mu Zi breathed a sigh of relief and finally went home.

After the last winter vacation in college, Mu Zi got on the bus back to school. During the winter vacation, they also had a brief exchange, mostly when he asked her how her grades were and where she planned to go after graduation. Starting school seems to put them in two different worlds.

The job he signed is in the north, but she hasn't decided yet.

How many times, she walked alone in the campus, looking at the couple coming face to face, filled with emotion. It's no surprise that he will come to her city and accompany her to graduate. She thought about all this, but unfortunately, he never said such a thing to her. Everything in the novel is a lie. Neither of them is the kind of person who takes the initiative, and neither of them is willing to compromise for the other. I also talked late into the night, but most of them were superficial problems. It seems that from that summer vacation, their relationship no longer stays at the ambiguous level, but more develops towards friends.

However, this is all right, but Mu Zi is more willing to see such a change. In this way, it is best not to embarrass each other. But I'm still a little lost. As long as he comes, she will say yes.

In this way, internship, thesis, and then go outside to make a wide and deep wave, come back to finalize the draft, defense, graduation photo, graduation party, graduation ceremony, etc., and then the university is completely over. It seems that the university is the real end after all these ceremonies are completed. Since then, I have lived in another way.

They seem to have lost touch at this point.

Until June 10, the national day holiday came. He sent her a WeChat and asked her which city she was in. She said she was still in Changsha. Then he said that he was in country M and talked about many interesting things that happened in various countries. Then he asked her if she was married. She looked back in surprise and said, "Married".

He made a surprised expression. "When? I don't know."

"Of course you don't know."

"Married with who? What does he do? Is he good to you? Do you love him? "

"So many questions, which one do you want me to answer first?"

"... really married."

"……"

"Why are you all married?"

"Well, I lied to you. I want to get married, but I can't even get married. "

"Ha ha, hurry to find one, you are not young, and you don't have to work in the future, let your husband support you."

I want you to take care of it.

It should end in discord. It seems that every time, she will reply to the message he sent, but he may not necessarily. It seems that all conversations often start with him and end with her. Later, Mu Zi got used to it. Might as well just let it be, this is their best distance and the best ending.

A few months later, Mu Zi came to Guangzhou. I changed to a new city and gradually started a new life. Perhaps by fate, one of the cities she walked through in college will become the city where she will live and work for a long time in the future. However, this is not wrong.

Leaving the familiar environment, Mu Zi didn't feel sad at all, but felt that the distance not far from home was appropriate. In this increasingly developed city, dialects are mixed everywhere, and even Cantonese spoken by local people is so beautiful. Among the first-tier cities, Guangzhou is Mu Zi's favorite. Compared with the cities in the north, this city is low-key and full of connotation, and the fast-paced life has a slow pace lurking on the surface. Some people say it's tolerant, some people say it's prosperous, some people say it's embarrassing, but it's not what Mu Zi thought. She just thinks the city is grounded.

Indeed, like people, cities have their own personalities. Like Mu Zi, Guangzhou is also grounded.

After starting a new job, Mu Zi seemed to have an epiphany. The previous affectation and deliberate efforts are nothing. Those pasts should be buried completely and never be found disturbing people's hearts again. She will not take the initiative to contact him again, and he will not take the initiative to contact her. In this way, they live in peace.

Two different cities, spanning the distance of different countries. Only occasionally, she will think of him and think about how he is doing abroad, how the local customs are there, and whether he will return to China, but that's all. He will suddenly chat with her, even for several days, and see the news after work, which seems to be the tacit understanding between them. They complain about each other's troubles at work and pour out their troubles to each other. She will laugh at him all the year round, and he will laugh at her for not having a male ticket. They talk about everything. It's just that every time, he starts and she ends, that's all.

Mu Zi still remembers that day. He said, "I will return to China in a few months."

"Well, is that going back to Beijing?"

"hmm"

"bon voyage"

"Then when I come to Guangzhou, you have to entertain me."

"Sure, when?"

I don't know yet.

"Remember to invite me to dinner."

"Wool, I am poor and have no money, shouldn't I give it to boys?"

"If you work overtime, you are a local strongman. Of course you are invited. "

"Wool extortionate, wait until you come."

……

At that moment, Mu Zi couldn't help feeling the longing for love. After talking to several friends, they all thought he was interested in her. Then Mu Zi subconsciously retorted, can't blame her, he never told her about it.

Yes, she once said that she would never talk to him again and never contact him again. Finally, as long as he takes the initiative to find her, she will join, completely out of her control.

But it's no big deal. Mu Zi thought, he said he would come, but who knows he's just talking, just like before.

After work that day, Mu Zi turned on her cell phone. Walking through the crowded subway, Mu Zi saw the WeChat he sent her.

"Mu Zi, I'm back. I will come to Guangzhou in a couple of days. "

"Well, then tell me the time."

"Uh-huh, are you off work?"

"Well, still on the subway. It's killing me. "

"Haha, I am also on the subway, Beijing subway."

"By the way, don't you work overtime on weekends?"

"double breakpoint"

"Ok, I'll come over this weekend and buy a plane ticket."

"good"

"What's your phone number? I have asked you many times. You have to give it to me this time, or I won't find you then. "

" 138....."

"It's not easy to make a phone call ... finally ... it's been almost three years."

"What ..."

The subway is so crowded that Mu Zi can't hear his voice clearly. After returning home, she took out her mobile phone and heard it clearly. The last sentence is: Mu Zi, there was something I wanted to say to you three years ago, but you never gave me a chance. In fact, my mind is the same as that summer vacation three years ago. I finally got your call today, but I still want to ask, Mu Zi, I have liked you since three years ago. Would you like to be my girlfriend?

Mu Zi burst into tears. After a long time, she couldn't remember what he said. But now, in another city, he confessed to her through the screen of his mobile phone. But why didn't she have the slightest joy?

She came in trembling. "Three years ago, you said you liked me. What do you like about me? What do you like about me now? You say you like it through the screen, I don't want it, I can't afford it. "

After typing this string of words, she turned off her mobile phone and let tears fall on her face.

What made him like this? Every time she finally made up her mind to treat him as a friend, she suddenly confessed like this. When she wants him to visit her in her city, he can stay away from her for a long time.

Maybe two years ago, she naively hoped that he would come to her city from north to south to accompany her to graduate, and then they naturally got together. However, two years later, when he said that he would come to see her in her city, she was not happy at all, because it didn't matter anymore. She finally persuaded herself to let him go just to be good friends with him and two different cities. One south and one north, very good.

……

On Friday night, Mu Zi walked out of the elevator door with his bag on his back and his head down, without noticing the person in front. Then, as he passed by, he caught her. Mu Zi looked up and saw an angular face with red blood in his eyes. It seems that he didn't have a good rest when he got home. He called her name softly, and then reached out and hugged her. Mu Zi subconsciously wanted to resist, but the more he resisted, the more he held him tighter. His overbearing breath stayed in her ear. "Mu Zi, I want to be clear. Three years ago, I wanted to make a confession to you, but every time you always made a joke, I didn't want to embarrass you and didn't continue. But I really like you, and I don't know why. I can't help looking for you every day, but I'm afraid you will dislike me for being too clingy, so I have to look at your circle of friends every day to know how you are doing. It's all my fault. If I had known, I would have confessed earlier. Last time you joked that getting married really scared me to death. At that time, I had just been abroad for a few months, and I couldn't wait to buy a ticket to return home at once. Yeah, just kidding. Now that I'm back in China, I think I can give you a future. Would you like to be my girlfriend? "

Mu Zi suddenly lost his ability to react. Has he always liked her? So, three years ago, was it because she didn't understand or perceive the mistake? Not because she is romantic, but because he really likes her, just as she likes him.

She put her arms around his waist and smelled the strange smell of him, and actually remembered the words "the years are quiet, and the world is stable."

She doesn't know if he is her "quiet years, secular stability".

However, she is willing to believe him without reservation as always.

Since I can't give up for so many years, I might as well try to be with him as I please this time.

She leaned into his ear and said firmly, "I do."

He smiled, smiling like a child, holding her hand in circles.

"Mu Zi, thank you, I am very happy now."

"Qinghe, I am also very happy."

……

This is a story that belongs to Mu Zi and Qinghe, and it also belongs to us.

Ignorance in youth seems to be recognized only at a certain moment. Fortunately, once the mind remains the same, sometimes, blindly escaping will only make two people go further and further.

Finally, all the lost and recovered youth are finally complete, which is the most worth celebrating. Some things can often be seen clearly, and it is often impossible to hide what it is like to love someone.

You are not complete until you get what you want.