Chapter 8 eight

The next day was New Year's Day, and there were many people on the street.I went through many crowds, ran to the door of the T center that Aurelia had mentioned, and waited for her outside the door. It was only about 3:30 in the afternoon. My feelings are infinitely agitated and excited, as if I am about to embark on a journey, to a new country, a new land.I am so happy, when every passer-by passes by me, I give him (her) eyes with joy, as if to say to him (her): Friends: please share part of my happiness !I am also like a golden bee, brewing too much honey, buzzing and flying, saying to people: Look, I have too much honey, please come and share it!

There is a photography shop near T Middle School. Some beautiful pictures and photography masterpieces are displayed in the glass windows.There is a version of Colo's famous painting of Hegen's The Woman of Testi Island.The painting shows a bright blue sky, cluttered grass, palm trees shaking emerald green leaves, the tree body is brown, and under the tree sits a golden-brown naked woman, a native of Testi Island.This is a kind of primitive earthen painting, and the picture shoots out a kind of extremely provocative brutal beauty.Hogan is a master of Post-Impressionism.He devoted his whole life to Testi.In order to pursue a simple and barbaric primitive state, he mingled with the natives of this island and married a native girl.He hates the degenerate civilization of the metropolis of Paris, preferring to live among uncivilized native people.

After seeing this painting, the accidental elements in my life can't help but make me tremble.The manner in which a man's life is spent is purely accidental.Hegen came to this island of Testi by accident and fell in love with it by accident, and he must have spent his artistic life on this island. On a snowy night, when I came back from the opera house, I met Aurelia on a narrow road. Isn't it just a coincidence?Who knows: what inevitable outcome will this accidental future produce? As I thought about it, I looked at my watch. It was already twenty past four. Hey, why hasn't she come out yet?I was surprised.

She wouldn't lie to me, would she? So I continued to wait. Waited until about five o'clock. I finally couldn't bear it anymore, and immediately ran to ask the school gatekeeper: Is Miss Aurelia in? The old Russian with the red nose glared at me and said she hadn't come all afternoon.As he spoke, he looked at me curiously, as if an Oriental like me should not appear among her friends. The old man's words were like a basin of cold water: it woke me up from the big dream. Logically, I have only known her for less than a day, so I should not be demanding of her, let alone scold her severely.The only thing I'm not happy about is: she shouldn't break her promise!

Since she promised me that we will meet at the school gate today, she shouldn't make fun of me and make me wait for a long time in vain. A kind of masculine pride made me feel a little angry.But I don't think she is lying to me: first, she has no need to lie to me, if she is not satisfied with me, she can get rid of me after perfunctory; second, when she promised me yesterday, her attitude She was extremely sincere, and she didn't look like she was going to lie to me or make fun of me; third, she didn't seem to hate me too much in terms of words, actions, and attitude yesterday.In particular, she walked out of the cafe, glanced at me, and waved to me after walking in the door when she came home, which contained a lot of emotional components.In this case, the possibility of trying to deceive me is very small.

But, since she didn't intend to lie to me, why did she make me wait for a long time in vain? Is there something wrong with her temporarily? If there is anything, she should leave a word with the porter! I thought about it and couldn't figure it out. Finally, I comforted myself, things in the world are very accidental, I met her by chance, and said goodbye by chance, and even after meeting on the street, it is possible that no one will know each other again, why should I worry about these things? What's bothering you? Thinking about it this way, the unhappiness that filled my belly disappeared.

However, a kind of injury to self-esteem cannot be completely forgotten immediately.On this day, when I returned home, I was still a little uncomfortable, and it gradually became more and more severe as I was thinking about it. I tossed and turned all night and couldn't sleep.The more I think about it, the angrier I become, and the more I think about it, the more annoyed I become. A person's feelings are really a strange thing.Intellectually, I told myself more than a thousand times that I shouldn't be angry with her, and I didn't deserve to be angry with her.But my feelings never sank, a kind of masculine self-esteem demanded revenge, a kind of revenge that could give the other party some blows.

Yes, I must take revenge, I must take revenge on her! I kept repeating these few words. When I decided to take revenge on her, my emotions settled down instead of confusion, because I already had a central goal. The next day, on a sunny day, the sun was shining, and it was ten minutes before four o'clock in the afternoon. I went to the gate of T Middle School again and decided to go to the school to find her.After meeting her, I decided to say only the following to her: Dear Miss Aurelia, at four o'clock yesterday afternoon, I followed your appointment and came here. I waited until after five o'clock, but I still didn't see you.Later I heard the concierge say: You didn't come all afternoon yesterday.You are such a trustworthy woman.I'm here today to salute you for that!Goodbye!

After saying the above paragraph, I will turn my head and walk away without even looking at her. I must do it, and do it with the utmost cruelty and embarrass her greatly! I was thinking like this, and before I knew it, I had already reached the gate of T Middle School. Just as I was about to ask the concierge for an announcement, a man suddenly greeted me behind me. I looked back and couldn't help being stunned. It was Aurelia! She approached me with a red face and a smile on her face.Before I could speak, she expressed her apology and said: I'm so sorry for making you wait yesterday.This incident happened so coincidentally that you might not believe it when you say it.Yesterday, because it was New Year's Day, at three o'clock in the afternoon, the school authorities temporarily sent me as a representative to attend a very important women's meeting in this city.I couldn't refuse, so I left a note explaining the situation, handed it to the porter, and told him: If anyone comes to see me, show him the note.Unexpectedly, the concierge made a mistake. He saw that you were Chinese, so he didn't show you the note!He always thought my friends were supposed to be Russians!I found out about this today, and I feel sorry for your wife!You won't be angry with me!

Having said that, she gave me a gentle look, blushing slightly, looking very sorry. After listening to her words, it was so strange that my whole night's planned plan completely collapsed like an avalanche.Her tone of voice was so innocent and sincere that I couldn't help but believe it. Another reason (this may be the main reason) that I have to face Beng Xue is: her appearance is really too touching.The demeanor she saw in the cafe the night before was admirable, but at this moment, she was even more pleasing to the eye.Her whole beauty, under the light, is still a bit hazy and fuzzy, but in the clear light of day, it is like the sun at dawn, radiant and brilliant.

She was wearing a long flannel skirt, a flannel waistcoat, a light gray fur coat over it, the silver Turkish fur hat on her head, a scarlet scarf around her neck, and her long hair tied behind her neck. post.This four-color outfit of silver, red, gray and blue, with her white oval face, big eyes like a dream, long eyelashes like curtains, facial contours like sculptures, and slender figure like a ginkgo tree, how can I describe it Woolen cloth?I think: her whole shape is like the edge of a world of ice and snow, a blue sea under the golden sun, which almost submerges me, and the big, small, round, square, long, short blue waves almost roll me out of breath . I was stunned for a while, and finally smiled lightly and said to her: I wanted to be angry with you, but now I am not! Why?she asked me with a slight smile. No reason.That's it.I bow my head.It would be a bit ridiculous if I answered you truthfully. Um?She stopped smiling and was thinking. I seemed to be saying to myself: It's strange that a person can have such whimsical ideas in such a short time. She pretended not to hear me clearly, and calmly said: But I do have to apologize to you. I should be the one apologizing to you.Yesterday, I didn't judge that you would definitely leave a note and take the initiative to inquire and convey it. Instead, it made you restless for a while, like a careless east wind, wrinkling a pool of quiet spring water.This is a kind of impoliteness of the guest to the host.Shouldn't I formally apologize to you? You can be kidding! I smiled, and finally said easily: Okay, let's end what happened yesterday with my joke, don't mention another word!But at this point, my attitude suddenly became serious: I will punish you! What am I punished for? I paused, and then deliberately said modestly: You are fined to accompany me to visit your school once! She couldn't help smiling, and looked at me while smiling. On her face, there was such a sentence clearly written: Look at this man, he is so interesting!