After falling out of love

01

At this time, Joanna was lazily curled up on a heart-shaped red single sofa. She and Ah Hui bought that sofa at IKEA this time last year. That day, Ah Hui told her that this sofa was like his heart. As long as she sat on it, his heart would be filled.

Joanna raised the beer bottle in her hand and took two big gulps. Perhaps she drank too hard, and a burst of gas surged up from her abdomen and then came out from her nose, causing her to choke. It made her want to cry a little bit. Maybe it was because of the stimulation of alcohol, or maybe she was really sad, so she started crying like that, and after an unknown amount of time, she fell asleep deeply.

When she woke up again, it was already the next morning. She rubbed her swollen temples and stretched out towards the sunshine outside the window. Today was the weekend and she didn't have to go to work. Joanna sat alone by the window sill, looking out at the spring garden outside the window, but fell into deep contemplation. "Men are really good at lying." She said to herself, taking a deep breath on the cigarette holder, followed by a violent cough. After all, she still hadn't learned to smoke. She didn't like this strong feeling, but that It was the brand Ah Fai used to smoke. He looked at the hazy smoke rings spreading around the room, as if his shadow was everywhere.

He made a promise for the rest of his life, but ended up being cut off halfway. He made a promise to hold his hand, but he held her in his arms. "Ah Hui, you are a liar. You clearly said that I would forget you in two months. Why am I still feeling so uncomfortable now that more than 80 days have passed?" Joanna shouted hysterically.

"But you used to love me so much, why are you so detailed in the performance? What should I become to delay boredom?" The ringtone of Joker Xue's actor came to mind on the phone. Joanna picked up the phone and saw that it was a colleague. This is from Zhang Zhendong.

"Anna, are there any activities today?" Zhang Zhendong's magnetic voice was on the other end of the phone.

Joanna did not answer. She knew that the first half of the sentence was not the point. The man on the other end of the phone must have something to say to her.

"If there are no arrangements, let's go to the Flower Expo together. This year's Flower Expo will be grander than in previous years, and there will be your favorite tulips..."

Joanna originally wanted to say that she was not free, but when she heard about tulips, she couldn't help but feel refreshed. She still remembered that the first time she and Ah Hui met was in a sea of ??tulips. It is also a season like this when spring is in full bloom and hundreds of flowers are in bloom. She and her friends went to see the flower show by Jinhu Lake in Dongcheng. When she saw a field of colorful and vibrant tulips, she was so excited that she posed in various poses and asked her friends to take photos for her. Suddenly she found that every time she took a pose, a boy not far away would raise his camera, carefully find the angle, and then press the shutter button carefully.

"Are you filming me?" Joanna asked. She has never been a coy girl.

He smiled at her, nodded gently, and then said: "Do you want to take a look?"

"Okay!" Joanna replied generously. .

Her friends also gathered around, and Ah Hui turned out the previous photos one by one for them to slowly appreciate.

"Look at how good other people's photos are, and then look at the photos you took for me. It's a huge difference." Joanna said dissatisfied.

"No, I took good pictures, but the pixels of my phone are too low and the equipment is not good..." my friend Xiaoqing defended.

"Don't be poor. If the photo is not good, it is not good. Don't blame the equipment."

Ah Hui listened to them arguing with each other, slightly He smiled and said nothing.

"Handsome guy, can you send me these photos?" Joanna asked suddenly.

"Of course, these are your photos." Ah Hui replied. "But how should I send it to you?"

"Add WeChat. If my friends and I have any questions about photography techniques in the future, we can also ask you for advice."

"Don't hesitate to ask for advice. Let's learn from each other and make progress together." Ah Hui said humbly, the afterglow in the corner of his eyes kept glancing at Joanna.

Since then, they have chatted a lot on WeChat, and Joanna has slowly gained a deeper understanding of Ah Hui. He is a senior student studying design. He usually likes photography and travel. His favorite color is white, and his favorite food is preserved eggs mixed with tofu. He doesn’t have much communication about photography issues, but their relationship has become stronger and stronger. Coming closer.

On the day Ah Fai graduated, Joannat went to his school to attend the graduation ceremony. Ah Hui, who was wearing a bachelor's uniform and holding a large bouquet of roses, knelt down on one knee and asked Joanna to be his girlfriend in front of all the students in the department. That incident caused quite a stir in the school. Ah Hui once said: "I have been keeping a low profile in school for 4 years, but I finally kept a high profile for you."

02

This year’s flower show in Jinhu is more spectacular than in previous years. In the center of the garden is a giant trumpet woven with colorful bouquets, as if it is the horn that wakes up the earth.

Surrounding the trumpet are large fields of flowers, among which the tulips are blooming the most vividly, and there are many more varieties than in previous years - there are "Yellow Parade" that is as yellow as the Holy Grail, there are "Leader of Eskimo" that is pure, soothing, romantic and fragrant, and there are That "little black man" who was not worthy of his name, with tall flower branches and noble lavender... But at this time, Joanna's mind was not on the flowers at all. Her eyes searched back and forth among the people passing by, hoping to find the serious person holding the camera. The familiar and delicate face taking the photo...

"The flowers here are so beautiful." Zhang Zhendong suddenly said.

Joanna seemed not to hear his voice at all, her eyes still staring at the passers-by.

"Anna..." Zhang Zhendong deliberately raised his voice this time.

"Well, what did you say?" Joanna seemed to have just woken up from a dream.

"I said it's so beautiful here, Anna, what's wrong with you?" Zhang Zhendong asked with concern: "Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

"No, no..." Joanna Trying to get rid of his questioning, he quickly changed the subject: "Then let's take pictures."

"Okay, okay..." Zhang Zhendong looked happy and quickly took out the Canon camera from his bag. , kept saying: "One, two, three, look here, um, okay, that's it, not bad, so beautiful..."

Joanna just posed mechanically for the camera. She kept moving and didn't hear what he said clearly. The whole day, her thoughts were in a state of dissociation, as if the whole world had nothing to do with her. There was only one desire in her heart, hoping to see that familiar face, but she was ultimately disappointed. She felt like a walking zombie and had lost interest in everything around her.

03

Time flies so fast. Two months have passed in the blink of an eye. The pain seems to have gradually subsided. At least she is no longer as numb to the things around her as before. . She also gradually began to feel how kind Zhang Zhendong was to her. Sometimes, she even thought that it would be good to find a colleague as her boyfriend. Just like Ah Hui, wasn't it his colleague who he fell in love with in the end? ?

Although many people say that Ah Hui fell in love with that girl purely because of her local household registration, but who can say that there is no element of long-lasting love in it? Compared with Ah Hui, Zhang Zhendong is indeed a little less agile and interesting, but his kindness to her is unquestionable, at least that's what she thinks. Don’t people often say that the best way to end the trauma caused by the previous relationship as soon as possible is to start the next relationship?

That night, Joanna put on delicate light makeup and looked at her beautiful face in the mirror. Thinking about her decadence over the past few months, she suddenly felt a little sorry for her own youth. But now it's better, she met Zhendong, maybe he is the angel sent by God to save her.

That night, Zhang Zhendong drove her to a Northeastern hotel. "He is so thoughtful." Joanna thought secretly in her heart, "I haven't eaten hometown food for a long time, I really feel nostalgic."

Joanna is an authentic Northeastern girl, although she has been in I have been living abroad for many years, but my love for hometown cuisine seems to be innate. Although the dishes in the South are exquisite in shape and taste, they are not as friendly and refreshing as the dishes from home, and the soft rice is not as tasty as white steamed buns and steamed buns.

"Do you also like Northeastern food?" she asked.

"It's okay, but the most important thing is that you like it, so everything is fine." He looked at her affectionately while helping her pull out the chair in a gentlemanly manner, and after she sat down, he took his time. He sat across from her.

"Haha, this is a Northeastern gentleman, don't be such a gentleman," Joanna said.

After they finished speaking, they looked at each other for a few seconds, and then they couldn't help laughing.

"You smile so beautifully, look, how good it is." Zhang Zhendong looked at Joanna and said.

She raised her head and found a clear little person in his eyes, which was clearly her. She had also seen this villain in Ah Hui's eyes. Suddenly, an inexplicable sadness surged in her heart, and her eye circles suddenly turned red.

At this moment, a familiar smell wafted into the nostrils. The waiter walked into the box and brought a freshly cooked pot of meat to the table.

Zhang Zhendong quickly picked up a piece and put it into her bowl. She tasted it and found it was neither salty nor bland, just the taste of her hometown. She kept saying, "It's delicious."

"Of course, I compared this with more than a dozen Northeastern restaurants in the city for half a month before finally choosing it, so I hurriedly brought you here." Zhang Zhendong said excitedly: " If you like it, eat more. If you really like it, I will bring you here often." After saying that, he picked up another piece of meat and put it in her bowl.

"Zhendong, actually you don't have to be so nice to me. I'm a little flattered." After saying that, he picked up the meat in the bowl and brought it to his mouth.

"But I just want to be good to you. As long as you are willing, I want to pamper you forever."

Joanna lowered her head, chewed the meat, and did not say a word, but she shed tears. I couldn't stop it from flowing down.

Zhang Zhendong quickly picked up a tissue and brought it to her, smiling and saying: "Dry your tears quickly, or the waiter will think I've bullied you before he comes in.

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She took the tissue and wiped her tears while she couldn’t help laughing.

That day, they ordered a lot of authentic Northeastern dishes, including pot-wrapped pork. , Northeastern mixed vegetables, Northeastern stew and delicious sour cabbage stewed with bacon...

Due to the hot weather, they drank a lot of beer that day, and by the time they finished eating, it was already very late. Because they drank too much, they hired a driver to help them drive back to Zhang Zhendong's home.

Maybe it was the mutual affection that day, or maybe it was the effect of alcohol, so Zhang Zhendong helped them. With Joanna staggering around, she walked into her home. Two young men and women, an ambiguous night, excessive alcohol, everything that should happen and shouldn't happen, all happened at that moment.

When she woke up the next day, Joanna found herself lying naked on an unfamiliar bed. Looking at Zhang Zhendong, who was still sleeping soundly next to her, she felt her head hurt. She hit her forehead violently, hoping to recall last night. Everything that happened seemed to be just a dream. When I woke up, I almost forgot the details.

At this time, Zhang Zhendong also woke up, looked at Joanna who was meditating next to him, and said repeatedly. : "Anna, I drank too much last night. I'm sorry, but don't worry, I will treat you better than before." After saying that, he hugged Joanna into his arms again. This time, Joanna did not break away or refuse. Instead, she felt an unprecedented sense of security nestled in his arms. Soon, Zhang Zhendong placed his fiery kiss on Joanna's lips...

From that day on, they acquiesced. Although there is no ceremony to confirm the relationship between boyfriend and girlfriend, they live the life that a boyfriend and girlfriend should have. However, in front of outsiders, they seem to be just ordinary colleagues.

In fact, they also have their own differences. On the one hand, I want to wait until the relationship is more stable; on the other hand, I don’t want the romantic relationship to cause unnecessary trouble at work.

04

Just like that. Three months later, Zhang Zhendong asked for a week's leave from the company, saying that someone in his family was sick and wanted to go back to take care of him for a few days. Originally, Joanna wanted to go back with him, but Zhang Zhendong said: "Be good, wait for me here. I went back as soon as I could. This time my aunt was sick and her son and wife ignored her, so I had to go back to stay with her for a few days. If you go back with me again, she will definitely compare you with her daughter-in-law, which will only make her even more sad. "Joanna felt that what he said made sense, so she didn't insist on it.

In those days, Joanna always called Zhang Zhendong every day, but every time he responded in a hurry: " I'm fine, don't worry." Then she hung up the phone in a hurry.

Joanna thought to herself that it was really hard to take care of the patient, and he must be exhausted, so she would send him text messages from time to time. She told him to pay attention to his health and not to work too hard.

That week felt very long, as if seven months had passed. She came early on Monday morning. When she arrived at the office, it was empty. She wiped Zhang Zhendong's desk clean. She wanted him to have a good environment and a good mood when he came to work.

After a long time. , colleagues entered the office one after another, and the last one came in was Zhang Zhendong. He looked a little tired and haggard, as if he hadn't slept well for many days.

Joanna. Seeing him like this, I felt heartbroken, but I was too embarrassed to ask directly, so I quietly took out my phone and sent him a WeChat message, "My dear, you look very tired. I feel really bad. I'll give it to you tonight." Make delicious food. "

Zhang Zhendong took out his mobile phone and was about to see who had sent him the message. Suddenly, the department manager walked in and said to Zhang Zhendong: "You are so lucky. I heard that You gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. I got the good news from a friend, a fellow countryman of yours, and you did a great job of keeping it secret. "After saying that, the whole office was boiling.