"I didn't expect it was you." The short-haired woman smiled, "I remember you lived nearby."

"Living nearby?" Lin Leyang repeated, with a little confused look in his eyes, but he quickly hid it and nodded.

"How are you doing recently?" Ning Qian looked at him, with a gentle smile in her eyes, completely different from what she remembered and dreamed.

ten years.

Time did not stop because of his "amnesia", but still moved forward, heading towards an unknown future.

At this moment, Lin Leyang suddenly felt panic. How could the 18-year-old self meet Ning Qian?

There are enough memories that do not belong to him.

"It's okay." Lin Leyang spoke with uncertainty in his tone.

Is he doing well?

He also wanted to ask himself at the age of twenty-eight.

Ning Qian nodded, pinned her scattered hair behind her ears, revealing a pair of exquisite earrings, "We haven't seen each other for a long time. You are in much better shape than before."

Lin Leyang nodded again and subconsciously hid his arm behind him. He obviously wore a wristband, but he still didn't want to be seen by the person in front of him.

They should have a good relationship before, and the woman's concerning eyes fell on him, and he could feel that kind of attention.

"Are you busy now?" Ning Qian asked, "I just have time after finishing my business. Can you please go where to sit?"

Lin Leyang should refuse.

He and Ning Qian are not familiar with each other.

But he agreed, accompanied by a smile, "Okay, but I'll treat you."

In the cafe, two people sat face to face.

Ning Qian looked at Lin Leyang and raised her eyes in surprise.

Lin Leyang looked back at her with an equally confused look.

"I thought you stopped drinking the things that children drank."

"Where are the kids? This is a stereotype." Lin Leyang retorted, as if they were very familiar with each other.

Ning Qian smiled indeed, and after laughing, she said, "No matter who contacts you in the past six months, only Zhao Ruixiao still knows your movements. I am very worried about you, but Zhao Ruixiao said you are fine, you just need to be alone to be quiet."

"You have been quiet for too long, right? You don't even contact your friends. Are you still a buddy?" Ning Qian said half-jokingly, but half of her tone was serious. She blamed Lin Leyang for evading. He closed himself up and did not let others heal him, nor did he believe that others could heal him.

But it was more relieved and relieved.

He still sat in front of him so vividly.

This is already very good.

Lin Leyang on the opposite side looked at the words but was at a loss. Ning Qian was slightly stunned and couldn't help calling him, "Lin Leyang?"

"Hmm? Well...I'm sorry."

Lin Leyang subconsciously grabbed the tablecloth, and the gray-brown plaid wrinkled in his hands. His expression was like a lost child, unable to find the direction of his home.

Ning Qian was a little surprised, and then her expression became a little solemn, "I'm kidding, you don't have to worry. I understand why you are like that, there is nothing I can do about it..." She didn't want to say more, and she believed Lin Leyang was unwilling to listen more.

They all tacitly did not mention that person.

No one expected Ji Wanke's death.

Ning Qian's first reaction when she learned the news was to cover her mouth and make no sound.

If we had to use words to describe her mood at that time, it would only be unbelievable.

Ji Wanke is a very dazzling person, attracting attention no matter where he goes. He was a hot topic on campus during college, and after his death he became the object of heated discussion in WeChat groups on WeChat Moments.

It is precisely because of this that Lin Leyang hid his dynamics, quit the class group chat, and deleted a few friends who had long lost their names.

The fact that he and Ji Wanke are together is not a secret. The two often appear in each other's photos. You can tell what the relationship is after a little attention.

His withdrawal caused everyone to gossip more wantonly, and some people commemorate love and some people leave comments that cherish in front of them.

Ning Qian only thinks they are cruel.

Lin Leyang must have seen it.

So she called Lin Leyang and did not comfort you or ask you, so she said, "Can you come out to drink?" Even though the two people were two cities apart at that time, and they took a plane for at least four hours.

Lin Leyang rejected her, his voice was still gentle. He was already very mature when he was 25 or 26 years old, and he was only as naive as a child in front of Ji Wanke.

He said to Ning Qian: "I want to be alone now. Can I do it next time? I will definitely go to the appointment next time."

Ning Qian shed tears on the other side of the phone and forced herself to speak normally, "Of course, I'll wait for you."

When she was in school, she was the one who was far away from Ji Wanke and the one who helped deliver love letters.

She is the one who witnessed the birth and destruction of love.

They were too young at that time and their love was very fragile. At least she and Li Jiajia did not go to the end.

She knew how difficult it was to maintain a relationship. Love is a fragile product, so she felt even more sad. The two of them were taking good care of themselves, but the person they loved deeply disappeared.

The meeting was a year later. Ning Qian presented a bouquet of flowers to a college classmate whom she once disliked. There were only letters on the tombstone without photos. She only learned that Ji Wanke's parents had passed away early and he had no family. All the matters at the funeral were handled by the Lin family, Lin Ruolu and Lin Leyang.

She saw Lin Leyang wearing black clothes, with silver-framed glasses on his nose, and his hair fell on his shoulders, making him look very thin. This outfit is more like what Ji Wanke could wear, and Lin Leyang prefers to try different styles of clothes. Most of Ji Wanke's trendy clothes were bought by Lin Leyang, and he himself relied on his good looks and often wore black. The most classic saying is: black is dirt-resistant.

Lin Leyang used to be very good at dressing himself, and was very good at dressing and curly hair. He had a good sense of clothing when he was in school. After graduation... he restrained himself after graduation, abandoned the difficult natural curls, straightened his hair, and wore a serious suit when he worked. He no longer showed an overly bright smile, but smiled more politely and softly.

But beside Ji Wanke, he was still the young man who was short-scrupulous in the past. He would stick his tongue and make faces at the other party when others were not paying attention, and would quietly hold the other party's hand.

They have known each other for too long, even if their classmates were their own classmates, their friends were their own friends, and even if there are too many memories overlapping, no matter which part they give up, they are giving up part of themselves.

When Ning Qian left, it was still raining in the mountains. Lin Leyang stood in front of the tomb with an umbrella and whispered softly. He looked as if he was as young as before, so young and had endless words to the person he liked, and his eyes were still shining.

But Ning Qian knew that there were tears in it, and sooner or later she would blink.

After that, Lin Leyang tried to swallow medicine, but fortunately he was found to go to the hospital to wash his stomach.

Ning Qian happened to be on a business trip and knew that this was a long time later. She couldn't contact Lin Leyang and could only contact Zhao Ruixiao.

The man said: "He is now reluctant to meet anyone, you'd better come back later."

Ning Qian was unable to go in the end because of a phone call from Lin Leyang.

"I'm fine, but I can't remember it clearly recently." Lin Leyang said on the other end of the phone, "How are you and Li Jiajia? Are you still quarreling?"

Ning Qian was silent for a long time, "She and I have broken up long ago."

"Is that true?" Lin Leyang was surprised with sincerity, then reacted and apologized very sincerely, "Sorry, I don't remember."

"It's okay, it's just that I don't have a good memory. I can't remember now." Ning Qian joked, but actually burst into tears at the other end of the phone.

She did not go to see Lin Leyang.

Because I knew that I would cry when I saw him, Lin Leyang would have to comfort her.

She didn't want Lin Leyang, who had experienced so much, to be distracted and taken care of her.

Suddenly I thought of Ji Wanke taking good care of Lin Leyang when he was there.

After the phone hangs up, she burst into tears.

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"You and Li Jiajia..." Lin Leyang spoke opposite the table, looking a little cautious.

This is the only thing he remembers, and this name appeared in his dream.

Ning Qian's hands were clenched into fists on her legs, and her nails left traces of varying depths in the palm of her hand.

She blinked and thought she knew nothing, "Hmm?"

"How are you doing with her?" Lin Leyang was a little nervous, afraid that he would speak incorrectly.

"Well... we separated before, but I've been transferred back here recently and my work is here. We contacted again last month."

"Really?" Lin Leyang smiled, "That's great."

He was sincerely happy, and he was not very clear about why.

It may be that the people who have been separated will meet each other in the end, that the long time has passed and the people who have loved in the circle will have the chance to love again, and that they are happy for some things that have nothing to do with him.

Ning Qian let go of her hand, and her palms were filled with the armor marks she had clenched out.

"Do you still have a bad memory now?" she asked pretending to be relaxed.

Lin Leyang blinked, "Do you know?"

"You told me." Ning Qian hung her smile on her face, feeling half of her face froze.

Lin Leyang breathed a sigh of relief in an instant, "Well... it's still the same."

I don't remember anything, I don't know anything.

Ning Qian thought he had just forgotten some trivialities, "It's okay, if you can't remember, you can't remember it. As long as I remember it, I can remind you."

Lin Leyang looked at Ning Qian, "Is anything OK?"

Ning Qian nodded.
To be continued...