On Xu Weiyu's first day of joining a new company, while waiting for a red light in front of a zebra crossing, she saw a person in the floor-to-ceiling window of the coffee shop opposite.
After a rain, four lanes of traffic, and four whole years, she still recognized Lin Yingchu with just his profile.
She turned and ran.
Later she found out that Lin Yingchu had been sitting in this coffee shop and waiting for a whole year.
Not a chance encounter. Not passing through on a business trip. It took her a whole year to spell out her coordinates one by one from the resume on the recruitment website, the works in the corner of the graduation exhibition, and a photo on the company's official website that was so blurry that her facial features could not be seen clearly. Then she sat at the same table by the window every morning, waiting for her to come across the zebra crossing.
"Why don't you contact me directly?"
"Will you come back?"
Xu Weiyu did not answer.
She thought Lin Yingchu was here to investigate. But after they reunited, the other person just ordered a cup of unsweetened oatmeal latte for her every day. He remembered that her soy milk had no added sugar and her dough sticks should be crispy. He also remembered that she did not need anyone to accompany her when drawing. Ask nothing.
I didn't even ask why she changed her choice, deleted her contact information, and completely disappeared from her life.
It seems like it's really just a matter of sitting down, drinking a cup of coffee, and saying "see you tomorrow."
But Xu Weiyu knew there were words hidden in her eyes. She had been waiting for her to say those words for a long time.
Sometimes Xu Weiyu thinks - or just tell her. But some things have been hidden for so long that I don't know how to say them. What's more, she hid more than just "why she changed her choice."
There's a secret even more egregious than that.
If Lin Yingchu knew about it, would he still sit in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and wait every day? Will you still type "I like it when you are honest" in the message box and then withdraw it? Will you still hug her and say "stop running away"?
She doesn't know.
She only knew what Lin Yingchu said: "Whenever you are willing to talk, we will go to the riverside. Talk in a bright place."
Xu Weiyu thought that that day might not be far away.
Purpose: Love is not sacrifice