First love

Chap 1

[Over the years, I've always learned one thing, which is to not look back, just because I've never done anything I regret, I don't regret the things I've done.

Every step of life comes at a high price.

I got a little of what I wanted, lost a little of what I didn't want to lose.

But aren't everyone in this world like that?]

I come from a sea of people filled with wind and rain

On May 12, 2008, Wenchuan had a level 8.0 earthquake, Shaanxi and Gansu had aftershocks from level 6.5 - 7.0.

That day, Luo Qiqi was in San Francisco, preparing to go to work. Thirty minutes before going to the office, she was drinking milk and receiving mail from the internet. Suddenly, she saw news about the Wenchuan earthquake. , the location of the earthquake scared her and she quickly determined the authenticity of the news.

Her mind was silent for a few minutes, and she suddenly realized that Sichuan was adjacent to Shaanxi. If Sichuan had such a big earthquake, Shaanxi would definitely be affected. Even though it was early morning in China, she still hurriedly called home, but no one answered the phone; Changed dad's cell phone number, no one answered; Changed my mother's cell phone number, but no one answered; Changed my sister's cell phone number, still no one answered.

Ky Ky repeatedly called home to her parents, but when she couldn't hear an answer, her hands began to shake.

Chinese colleague Tieu Linh, whose parents were in Chengdu, kept calling back without getting through. She leaned over her desk and burst into tears.

All morning, La Ky Ky couldn't do anything, just called over and over again, the earthquake just happened, even the true level was still uncertain, the news on the internet was pitifully scarce. . To learn more about the aftershocks affecting Shaanxi province, she found a map of China, used a ruler to measure the distance from Wenchuan to Xi'an, calculated the actual distance based on the scale, and then called the phone. His friend, who studies crustal movements at the University of Massachusetts, asked him about the law of diminishing propagation. By the time she gets off work, she's already half an expert on earthquakes.

That evening, the phone finally rang. Dad said: "Everyone is okay, there's nothing wrong with the room, it's just that the ceiling fell a few blocks, the TV was a little deformed, you don't need to worry, Vien Vien is still with mom and dad."

Ky Ky asked about the relatives in the house again, confirmed that everyone was safe, then gave her sister a little advice.

Wanting to hang up the phone, my sister said: "Call me back in ten minutes, I have something to tell you."

Ten minutes later, La Ky Ky called her sister's cell phone: "What's going on?"

“Sister, can you calculate how many years it's been since I've returned to my country? I'm only going to America, not to the moon! After the earthquake yesterday afternoon, everyone did not dare to sleep in their room, they had to eat and sleep at the other end of the street, their parents always talked about her. As the president of the United States, you still have to go home to visit your parents, right? Since leaving until now, she has not spent any time visiting home. I know you sent home a lot of money, my parents' room, buying me a car was also your money. If it weren't for you, my parents and I might have had to live seventy years in a dilapidated dormitory, but Do you know that your father has cirrhosis of the liver? Did you go to the hospital with your mother? If everyone falls into the center of the earthquake, then whether you like it or not, you won't be able to see everyone anymore. . .” La Vien Vien burst into tears, five parts out of fear between life and death, five parts out of sympathy for the tragedy of the earthquake.

La Ky Ky didn't say a word. After a long time, she said: "I will quickly arrange a day off and return home."

La Vien Vien both cried and laughed: "That's okay, my parents will definitely be very happy."

Even though she decided to rest, it wasn't like she could just leave for work. By the time La Ky Ky arranged everything properly, it would already be September.

The Chinese returning home next to her were all carrying large and small bags, only she was carrying a medium-sized suitcase. Taking off from San Francisco, it took more than ten hours to arrive in Beijing.

La Ky Ky thought in panic, more than ten hours, only a quarter of the time it took to take the train to Beijing that year, it turned out that the distance of the Pacific Ocean was not that far.

At Xi'an airport, picking up her luggage and going out, she heard someone shouting loudly: "Sister, sister."

A beautiful, neatly dressed girl kept waving to her.

Four years of not seeing her, it was a bit strange, but when her younger sister hugged her neck, that moment the familiar bloodline affection returned.

Vien Vien is still the same as before, likes to talk. She was driving, talking non-stop, asking about things in America, talking about life in the country, then excitedly said: "Ah, that's right, that day my colleagues and I went to the tax department to work, but... The civil servants there were not colorful, they were also absolutely cold, then suddenly I met someone, I didn't know him, but he recognized me, said 'Are you La? Ky Ky no', I said 'That's right', he immediately asked his colleague to help us finish our work smoothly, we wanted to thank him, but people refused saying: 'A little bit. Small things don't matter, you and I are classmates', before I told my colleagues that I was an outstanding celebrity since I was young, my colleagues didn't even believe me, they always said I was bragging, once That's what they believe."

La Ky Ky pretended to be tired and closed her eyes. Have you been a famous character since childhood? As a result, her memory is very good, or is it that other people forget easily?

The car stopped downstairs, Ky Ky didn't have a familiar feeling when going home, she didn't even know which floor the room was on, it was like she was a guest, just following Vien Vien's lead.

Mother prepared an extremely rich meal, as if she wanted to do everything that La Ky Ky had not eaten in the past four years.

La Ky Ky is only in charge of eating, not in charge of talking. With La Vien Vien at the table, the atmosphere will never be boring, she constantly talks and laughs, talks very excitedly, and at times talks about leadership. making fun of people, talking about colleagues' rumors at times, making the whole family laugh happily.

Mom had just finished eating, and on the other hand tried to say: "Ky Ky, if you meet the right person, you should pay attention a little, no matter how successful a woman is in her career, she still has to get married. You also have to set an example for your younger brother, otherwise he will always say very logically, 'My sister doesn't even have a boyfriend'."

Vien Vien frowned at Ky Ky and spoke in a low voice, but the whole family heard her words clearly: "You're also smart, stay abroad, don't have to listen to that nonsense, next time you'll have to listen to it more." I'm impatient, I'll go find you for refuge."

My parents both burst out laughing: "Are you relying on me? In college you have to retake the English test three times to pass, do you still want to go abroad?"

“I'm Chinese, so why do I have to test my English? If you don't pass, you won't be allowed to graduate, it's a mental illness! Why don't we see foreign students taking the Chinese test?

“So it's not about English, it's about my major achievements. . .”

"Everyone, stop talking. If you talk anymore, I won't eat!"

Vien Vien glared and exclaimed. Her parents immediately surrendered like before: "Actually, there is no need to test English. Normally, it is rarely used. Talking to others is also considered a test." Already."

La Ky Ky smiled and listened, enjoying this small happiness.

After eating, Vien Vien Ky Ky visited her bedroom.

After La Ky Ky went abroad to buy a house, she paid more than forty thousand, and her parents decorated the interior. Therefore, the bedroom reserved for Ky Ky is still unused, the table, bed, and bookshelves are all brand new, leaving no memories behind, only the books on the shelf are familiar.

Ky Ky took the book "Dream of the Red Chamber", sat on the edge of the bed, and opened it freely. The old version was from 1979, the pages were yellow, it's hard to believe, this book is almost thirty years old.

Vien Vien said like a painting: “How is it? All of your treasures are perfectly preserved." She opened the last drawer of the bookcase, "I personally wrote that dense signature and I sealed it in here and have never opened it."

Ky Ky looked at the box silently, Vien Vien smiled and said: "You just rest, when you feel comfortable, you and I will go eat on the big street and then go to the small alley."

Ky Ky took out the box, but didn't open it, just caressed it with her finger. This signature was written the year she graduated from high school, when she was only seventeen years old. It's been many years, in fact even she doesn't remember what's inside it.

She sat quietly for a while, then put the box on the bookshelf.

After showering, La Ky Ky sent emails to Tham Vien Triet, Duong Quan and Lam Y Nhien. They were very close friends of hers in high school. After going abroad, they lost contact. She wasn't sure if this email address could still be used.

Obviously very tired, but probably due to the time zone difference, she tossed and turned, always sleeping uneasily.

The next morning, while she was brushing her teeth, the phone rang.

“Ky Ky, that's your phone.”

She quickly spit out the mouthwash, ran over, picked up the phone: "Hello?"

“La Ky Ky, your voice has changed a lot.”

This way of speaking, it is impossible for Tham Vien Triet to be gentle and cautious, "Duong Quan, you are here. . .” She lowered her head to look at the telegram's expression, "Do you work in Beijing?"

“That's right, what about you? This time, are you returning home temporarily or permanently?

“It's temporary, but the holidays are very long, one month.”

“When will I return? Can I go to Beijing? When Lam Y Nhien and I meet, we always mention that heartless and meaningless bastard that is you. I really want it to be like the five of us have a triangle relationship that makes many people admire us!”

“It's a good feeling, when I come to Beijing, please invite us to eat.”

“Fine, as long as you come, I'll let you eat whatever you want.”

“Looks like you're the rich guy now.”

"Look for me, even if you have money, you can't compare yourself to someone like you who earns dollars."

“Stop it, the value of the dollar is decreasing, don't you know? Do you have a girlfriend? Is the entanglement with Dong Van Chau fruitful?

Duong Quan just smiled without answering, and after a moment said: "I don't have a girlfriend right now."

"My friend, listen to my advice, don't keep aiming at a tree trunk and strangling yourself like that. You're still a computer student, don't you know the importance of backup files?"

Duong Quan leisurely asked: "My friend, what about you?" Have boyfriend

La Ky Ky said angrily: "Not yet."

Duong Quan laughed loudly: "Lam Y Nhien is already married, you are one year old, you are a girl, especially like her, completely a Tieu Y Nhien."

"That's great, I approve that she can bring her family to attend our triangle relationship party."

"Okay! Anyway, it's not you who pays. That's right, what do you want to do when you return home this time? Are you thinking about returning home?"

"Mainly visiting my parents, I haven't thought of anything else yet."

"Who! You have just returned, your heart is still full of revolutionary sentiments, when you stay on the same porch with your parents for two weeks, you will know the taste of the hostile class, I have summarized the relationship. My relationship with my parents is absolutely distant and rotten."

(From a distance, it smells good and smells bad: at a distance, if we rarely see each other, it becomes precious. When we are close, due to many collisions, we hate each other and don't value each other.)

La Ky Ky laughed and didn't say a word.

Duong Quan said: "I'll hang up the phone first, I'll send you the contact information to your inbox. If anything happens, just find me." We are friends, if you are polite to me I will be angry.”

“I know.”

“Give your mother the phone, I want to say hello.”

La Ky Ky gave the phone to her mother, heard her laugh happily, and repeated: "Oh, you don't have a girlfriend yet?"

La Ky Ky shook her head and smiled, continuing to brush her teeth and wash her face.

After staying home for two weeks, La Ky Ky began to understand Duong Quan's reasoning.

Although she and her parents did not fall into a hostile class, they were clearly not respected as much as when they first returned. Mom started going to the park to dance again, dad often ran to find friends to play chess, and didn't stick around to ask her many questions.

La Vien Vien still has some feelings and still spends time with her sister, but it is estimated that her patience has reached the end of her life: "Sister, when will you return to America?"

La Ky Ky smiled: "Next week I will leave Xi'an."

“Going to Beijing?”

“No, first go to where we grew up, then go to Beijing to meet our classmates, then return to San Francisco.”

A week later, La Ky Ky completed her mission of visiting relatives, and her parents and younger sister happily sent her off to Xi'an.

After two hours of flying, La Ky Ky reached her destination.

As soon as I got to the airport, the heat wave immediately hit my face, at least 2 degrees higher than Xi'an. The wind was so strong, her hair was blowing wildly. La Ky Ky kept looking left and right as she walked, just like the tourists around her, unable to see that she had lived in this city ten years ago.

Sitting in the taxi, La Ky Ky looked out the car window, her face was really panicked, the two sides of the road had changed so much, she couldn't find anything familiar.

The driver asked her: "Are you going on a trip?" What scene are you interested in?

"Not." Pausing for a moment, she said: "I grew up here before."

The driver originally wanted to promote service consumption, but did not expect to bump into a local person. He smiled and said: "How long has it been since you returned?"

"Ten years."

“Ah! So it took a long time!”

"That's right!" It's been a long time.

When we arrived at the hotel, the sky was already dark.

After La Ky Ky finished showering, she lay on the bed and tossed and turned but couldn't sleep.

Returning to this city, along the way she always felt panicked, and secretly a little excited

If she can't sleep, then she just sits up. She stands on the terrace, looking at the enchanting lights of the city, but can't see clearly which lights belong to her house.

Many years have passed, but this place still touches her heart as before.

Psychologist Freud believed that each person's behavior is influenced by childhood, so all cause and effect must flow back to the beginning of life...