Chapter 107 Extra Story: Yu Ning Chapter (1)

When he came to live in Nice with his adoptive parents and adoptive mother, Yu Ning was only ten years old.

Nice's beautiful scenery is like an oil painting. For a child, it can't offset the invasion of foreign strangeness. The language barrier made his character, which was not always cheerful, become more silent. Can't understand, can't speak, and others are born different, these differences make him feel frustrated, for several years in a row, he has been in a difficult running-in period.

He's a complete fringe, the part where the two worlds meet but can't blend.

Adolescence is like a cold and endless winter rain, and it is not until meet that person that the rain shows signs that it is about to clear up.

Yu Ning couldn't tell what kind of feeling it was, and his short life experience made him unable to describe this fatal attraction. As long as he gets close to this person, he can't help but make embarrassing actions and step out of his comfort zone without hesitation.

A coffee shop is a good encounter scene, for a relationship. But Yu Ning knew very well that the word love was not an appropriate word for him or that person.

I know, know.

He parked his bicycle at the door of the coffee shop, passed through three or four open-air booths, and pushed open the glass shop door. The aroma of coffee condensed by the air-conditioning flowed out urgently, soaking his whole being.

Yu Ning's embarrassment has improved compared to the first time. The first time I met Nan Ke was an extremely embarrassing scene. He was bullied to buy coffee for his "friends". He bought sixteen cups of coffee here by himself, and finally balanced the weight between the cups and lifted it up. Still recklessly bumped into the clerk, both of whom were covered in coffee. With a natural fear of social interaction, he kept saying sorry, but he didn't dare to lift his head, but the other party took the coffee in his hand for him very gently and asked him if he was okay.

When he looked up, Yu Ning realized that this person had an Asian face just like himself, but his facial features were more sharp.

For many, many days after that, he did not come to this cafe because of the embarrassment of his first encounter. Even if he was instructed by those people again, he chose to take a detour to another cafe.

Sometimes when passing by, looking at the glass window of the coffee shop through the steaming heat of the road, I can always see the figure of that person. People are always envious of what they don't have, and Yu Ning attributed his excessive attention to this person to this.

Finally one day, he felt that this person should have forgotten the stupid thing about the first meeting, so he pretended to buy coffee for the first time, approached the coffee shop, finally sorted out his mood and walked to the counter to order, only to find that person Smiling brightly.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

It turned out that he never forgot. The calmness that Yu Ning tried so hard to pretend to be disintegrated in this person's overly warm smile.

The disguised first meeting was just as awkward as the real first.

But the more times do it, the less this feeling. Yu Ning just didn't understand why the nervousness and heart palpitations he encountered did not diminish as the number of times increased.

Seeing Yu Ning who pushed the door in as usual, Nan Ke showed a slightly more pleasant smile than a professional smile. The teenager in the field of vision was wearing a pea-green T-shirt, like a juicy green onion, and a pair of growing legs, straight and slender, with well-proportioned muscles, were exposed under the white sports shorts to the knees.

"What would you like to drink today? Ice American? Or a latte?"

In fact, this kind of question is quite redundant. This child will order a latte every time he comes here. He probably prefers the smoothness and richness of the milk blended in rather than the thin taste of the coffee.

"Latte." Yu Ning glanced at the menu that was already very familiar, but did not look directly into Nan Ke's eyes.

After ordering, he walked to an empty seat by the window, looking out the window and waiting for his coffee.

In fact, there was nothing novel outside the window. What he was looking at was Nan Ke's figure reflected by the glass.

"Your latte." Nan Ke put the coffee on his table, "I'm sorry I didn't add ice cubes today. You drink iced coffee every day, which is not good for your stomach. Let it rest for a day today."

Yu Ning looked at his eyes in a daze, those dark pupils seemed to have some kind of magic power, making people have to believe every word he said.

"……Okay, thank you."

When Nan Ke walked away, Yu Ning looked at his slender back, his heart thumped, beating scribbly and straightforwardly, as if he didn't belong to this awkward body that likes to hide at all.

Nan Ke is a college student who came to Nice for exchange and study, majoring in modern and contemporary literature. He is a few years older than him, so when he gets along with him, he always has a sense of maturity that is higher than him. In other words, in front of him, he always seems like a need. Little kids who get extra attention.

He is sensitive and thoughtful. Before Nan Ke appeared, he had almost no real friends who could talk to him. This kind of temperament made him almost can only sink his heart in literary books and find his own stories from the stories written by others. attribution. But the appearance of Nan Ke changed this. Yu Ning thought at the first sight of him that they could communicate, not because of the same race and skin color, but a heart-to-heart echo.

Facts have proved that this is indeed the case. Nan Ke also loves literature, but he does not have his own sense of grief. He loves life and always has a smile on his face. For Yu Ning, who rarely gets warmth, such a person is like firelight to moths. The attraction is irresistible.

Literature becomes the medium through which the two build their friendship. Yu Ning often chooses to buy coffee when Nan Ke is about to get off work, so that he can naturally get an invitation from the other party, "I'll get off work soon, let's go to the beach later."

"Okay." Yu Ning always agreed indifferently, but in his heart he had already imagined the tone of Nan Ke's question.

Nan Ke and him actually rarely had physical contact, but just looking at him from a distance through the glass, Yu Ning's heart would beat wildly, and he felt like he had a very serious disease. They often go to the beach for swimming, go to art galleries to watch exhibitions, and go to the Nice Observatory to observe the stars. They seem to be two close enough friends. This relationship, which is defined by friendship, seems to be somewhat inappropriate. Under the fermentation of time , making Yu Ning look forward to and panic.

One day, Yu Ning, who had a conflict with his adoptive parents, ran away from home and wandered aimlessly in the old town of Nice. He unknowingly came to Nanke's rented apartment, and he threw his bicycle aside and was alone in the dark. Sitting in front of the steps, he didn't expect the other party's sudden appearance at all. He wanted to escape, but because he didn't eat, his blood sugar suddenly fell into his arms and was picked up by him like a sick stray cat.

Nanke's room is clean and simple, and even at night, it exudes the smell of sunlight.

The two exchanged their understanding of Camus, testing each other's hearts by playing dumb puzzles.

[As always, the best parts of his life were inseparable from the worst parts. ]

[To love what never sees a second time, to love in flames and shouts, then destroy yourself. People live in this moment. ]

Probably bewitched by Moonlight and Camus, Nan Ke kissed him that night. It was a very intense and deep kiss that almost caused Yu Ning, who was suffering from a high fever, to faint.

The next morning, Nan Ke, who went out for the morning shift, only left a simple breakfast. Yu Ning, who was in a trance, had no appetite, but he carefully washed the plate over and over and put it in the kitchen carefully. in the closet and left his apartment.

For several days after that, he was afraid to go to the coffee shop because of fear.

One afternoon, Yu Ning, who was riding a bicycle, passed by a coffee shop and was stopped by Nan Ke, who suddenly pushed the door out.

Could it be that he stayed here for a long time and was discovered by Nan Ke? Yu Ning thought.

Nan Ke gasped and handed the latte in his hand to Yu Ning. Yu Ning was stunned for a moment. He forgot to hold the bicycle and slammed it on the ground. He hurriedly helped the car up and parked it. His eyes were full of doubts and confusion, "This is... for me?"

Nan Kesai held it in his hand and smiled, "Today is also buy-one-get-one-free. I was so sleepy in the afternoon, I bought a cup for myself, and an extra cup, just in time to see you."

Obviously there are no convincing words, but he seems to be able to believe it when he says it.

The kiss that made Yu Ning dare not move forward was covered up by this cup of latte, and their lives seemed to be back on the right track of whitewashing peace, and they continued to be friends who "have ghosts".

Sharing the books they have read becomes an excuse for them to meet. They always rode their bicycles together to a park with few tourists, which had all kinds of strange trees, they were lush and huge, like some kind of spiritual beings. When Yu Ning climbed a tree, the tendons at the socket of his knees were always taut, and moved slightly as he climbed.

Nan Ke, who was standing under the tree, would say something out of nowhere.

"Your legs are so pretty."

The foot that should have stepped on a raised bark stepped on a slippery piece of moss. The panicked Yu Ning fell off the tree that he had climbed many times and was caught by Nan Ke. The two fell on the grass together. superior.

Yu Ning felt that his body was overwhelmed on Nan Ke's body, his arms were firmly grasped by his dry and broad palms, and his heart, which had been so silent that it could be compared with a stone, turned out to be so fresh and fragile. Just like an egg, under a small cracking sound, a weak and furry creature broke out of its shell.

Confused and helpless.

"Yes, I'm sorry." Yu Ning hurriedly got up from him and stepped aside, not even daring to look at Nan Ke. Nan Ke calmly sat up on the grass and patted the dirt on his body with a smile, "It doesn't matter, or we won't climb the tree today? Leaning on the tree is not bad."

Yu Ning never had much opinion on his proposal. He nodded graciously, and took out a notebook from his half-new bag, with a dark blue pen in the notebook, shining brightly.

"What have you been reading recently?" Nan Kewang looked at the notebook in his hand, "I haven't had time to read long books recently."

Yu Ning hurriedly flipped through the notes, the sound of the pages slamming together with the sound of the leaves turning over his head.

"Actually... I didn't read anything..." Although he said so, he still turned to the excerpt he had prepared carefully for this sharing, and only read it for him after Nan Ke repeatedly expressed curiosity.

His voice is soft and clear, and when he speaks French, there is a hint of inarticulate softness, which makes Nan Ke always distracted when he listens to it.

After reading, Yu Ning closed the notebook in his hand and looked at him.

"Ah... it's so well written..." Nan Ke found out that it was over, and concealed his absence with some embarrassment. Yu Ning's eyes had a hint of urging, as if asking him, "How about you?"

Nan Ke coughed and rummaged in his schoolbag for a long time. He found a piece of wrinkled white paper with nothing on it. He put a very old book under it, took out a ballpoint pen and pressed it. For a moment, look down and write something on that piece of paper.

Yu Ning stared at him blankly and didn't speak until he raised his head and smiled brightly at himself.

"I read a very good poem recently, which was written by a female author in Taiwan. Look." Nan Ke put the piece of paper in Yu Ning's hand.

This is the first time Yu Ning has seen Nan Ke's handwriting in Chinese, and the square characters make his handwriting more sharp. The first line has the name of the poem, seven words, very interesting.

[hesitating should be executed]

[The cicada sounds

Entering the first day of summer

organize your mind

All who hesitate should be executed

undecided

should return

So make the decision-

between you]

Yu Ning looked at the last line suspiciously.

between you...

He pointed to the last line of the piece of paper, "Is it not finished here?"

Nan Ke smiled, the sunlight flowing wantonly on his beautiful face, reflecting a more dazzling light.

"Yes, I don't remember the last sentence." He paused, then said, "If you are interested, you can go back and check it out."

On that day, Yu Ning quickly left the park by bicycle, went upstairs with this little poem, and entered his room, without even eating the seafood pasta made by his adoptive mother. With a snap, he turned on the lamp on the desk. Under the orange light, Yu Ning took the small piece of paper and looked at it carefully, over and over again, full of images of the two of them in the park in the afternoon.

Tree shadows, collisions, sunlight, his smile.

The last line of the poem is missing.

Yu Ning opened his laptop and searched for this poem with a strange name. Soon, a familiar square word appeared on the page.

He moved the mouse slowly, for fear of missing out.

[The pending should be returned

So decide -

[…]

His eyes were almost frozen on the flashing cursor, his fingers froze, and his attention was still on the last line of words.

[Between you, it can only be love. ]