Chapter 1 Corner Cafe
The sky was drizzling with a little rain, and the grayness refused to clear up. The humid streets were filled with annoying depression.
Lu Fan rode his bicycle to the corner of the street. He looked up at the colorful five words, and felt a little impatient. Since he had an unhappy last time, Lu Fan had not seen his girlfriend for two weeks, but today, he suddenly received a text message from his girlfriend, asking him to meet at the cafe where they first met.
Lu Fan knew his girlfriend's personality. They were all people with a stubborn temper and high self-esteem. This may be a common problem in art students. They are very cold to outsiders, but this is by no means an additive to good life. There is nothing wrong with the bumps and bumps between couples, but among these two art students, the love between them, who are used to pursuing perfection, has become even more shattered.
Thinking of the little things over the past three years, Lu Fan's gaze slowly softened. He liked life alone and peace, but Xia Xue made him accustomed to the beauty of getting along with each other. He was a person who was not good at expressing emotions, but he understood how much he loved Xia Xue. That woman seemed to be born with Lu Fan. Whether it was a verbal conversation or every move in life, there was always an indescribable tacit understanding between them. Even if the two of them were quietly staying, there seemed to be warm emotions flowing in the air.
After a period of separation, Lu Fan wanted to miss him more. When he thought of meeting him soon, Lu Fan felt warm in his heart. The conflicts of emotions always needed someone to give in first. If he had time, he was willing to stretch out his hands first. Lu Fan slowly pushed open the glass door and glanced at random to notice the beautiful figure in the huge cafe.
"Sorry, I'm late." Lu Fan sat down opposite Xia Xue.
"No, you're very on time, I'm here too early———." The shocking dullness appeared in a moment, but this inexplicable embarrassment made Lu Fan at a loss. At that time, this kind of restraint and relatively speechless scene would appear between them. Lu Fan couldn't say anything in his heart.
"We - break up!" The deadlock was indeed a sentence that Lu Fan couldn't believe. He stared at Xia Xue's face blankly, "Goodbye." He pursed his lips, and Xia Xue picked up the bag she carried with her and wanted to turn around and leave.
"Wait a minute, why? There is no need to reach this point between us, right?" Feeling the determination released by the bright eyes, Lu Fan only felt a glimpse of his chest. At this moment, he didn't want to pay attention to his self-esteem choked in his throat, and Lu Fan hurriedly tried to keep him.
"You never understand, and you never think about me. When you are with you, I can't see the future between us. Maybe we can't escape that curse. Two people who pursue art can never be together." Xia Xue tried her best to curb the tears in her eyes, but she couldn't suppress them. She made up her mind, "We will all forget the past three years. From now on, we will be unfamiliar with each other, and no one will disturb anyone's life."
Looking at the resolute back, Lu Fan's head was in chaos, and he felt the world turned upside down. The whole world echoed with the quarrels from two weeks ago. "In addition to books and paintings, are there me? I don't know what it is for with you at all. Can't you put down what you have in your hands and pay a little attention to my feelings."
"Why didn't I pay attention to your feelings? You're on holiday today, why didn't I come here to accompany you? Xia Xue, don't let it go unreasonable, okay?"
"I'm unreasonable? You said you came here to accompany me, just fiddling with your painting homework all morning. Have you ever thought that I am your girlfriend, and I have to face reality. Maybe I'm not mature enough, but I don't want to play with you the peace of life together at this time." ~~~~~~~~
The long entanglement wiped out Lu Fan's patience, "Okay, Xia Xue, let's stop arguing again? You need to calm down." He wanted to hold Xia Xue's hand.
"I can't calm down." Xia Xue suddenly shook Lu Fan away, "Do you know, it's your calmness that makes me feel that I have always been the only one performing this one-man show. I'm tired, really tired."
The two remained silent for a while. After a while, in the end, "I don't want to continue. From the beginning, I was chasing, and you just accepted it passively. I gave so much, and all I got was your vague response. It was so tired to keep following your steps." Lu Fan looked at Xia Xue whispering powerlessly, and his heart was very irritated. He couldn't understand why they had such a scene. Their past should not be a rare beauty, and why everything in every moment completely subverted his thoughts, "Perhaps we should calm down."
This is the last thing Lu Fan said to Xia Xue that day, until today.
The rain in the sky gradually became heavier. Lu Fan stood blankly at the entrance of the cafe. I don’t know how long it lasted. “Bee!” The crisp whistle woke Lu Fan up. He leaned slightly to the side of the road. He saw an Audi turn in front of him. Suddenly, he saw a familiar back from the glass behind the car. Lu Fan carefully commented on the outline of the back, and he fell into confusion. Just when the Audi car just disappeared, Lu Fan suddenly chased after him, but as he ran for a while, Lu Fan watched the rear of the car gradually widen the distance until it disappeared.
Unable to tell the direction, Lu Fan was standing on a remote road, wandering in dismay. He didn't know what he was doing. From birth to now, he had never lost control, as if he was not like the original self. His proud self-control and meticulous and flexible mind had no effect in this race called love. Until now, he still didn't understand who he lost to?
After walking many streets in a daze, Lu Fan looked at the signs on the roadside. Now he just wants to go back to his bed, and he doesn't want anything. He has a strong sleep. So what if he breaks up, life will continue. No one in this world cannot live without anyone. With the idea of deceiving himself, he speeds up his pace to go home.
The rain suddenly became heavy, and Lu Fan was not as good as he was wet all over his body. The rain accompanied by his hair coldly pressed against his forehead, and his clothes were also pressed against his body. Lu Fan walked in the rain unconsciously. Suddenly, he seemed to notice something and looked up at the sky. At this moment, the whole world suddenly became dark, the light of the sun was leaving, and the earth seemed to sink in the darkness. All the light objects lost their function, as if they were covered by inexplicable matter. Under the five fingers, Lu Fan seemed to hear the sound of a car whistle, but he could not command his body to make any movement. In an instant, he lost his consciousness, but there was no change in front of him, and it was still dark like a dead silence.
Chapter completed!