Watching in the dark night

Listening to the warm chat between the two people in the room, I should leave quickly. After all, this is their private matter.

But why can't I move my legs?

As if they were conscious, they stubbornly stayed outside the door, listening to her talk about the troubles of being liked.

Looking at the light rain outside the building, it is as moist as my heart right now.

I leaned against the wall outside the teacher's door and listened slowly until I could no longer hear the conversation between the two.

After returning home, I couldn't help but start imagining. What is that man like?

I heard that he was her colleague who was much more mature than me. She should like more mature men, right?

It's another Friday, but it didn't rain today.

When she came back and saw that I hadn't left yet, she stayed with me to have dinner.

I knew she would keep me, so after class, I deliberately packed up slowly.

The teacher also kept me here, saying that my portion had been prepared long ago and asked me to go back after dinner.

I followed the plan and stayed happily.

I rarely talk, so I usually just eat and listen carefully to the teacher chatting with her.

She said that today she was tricked by a colleague into going downstairs, and the man wooed her in front of everyone. She doesn't like this very much!

"Why don't you like it?" the teacher asked.

"Mom, don't you think this is too exaggerated? Besides, I don't like his flamboyant way of courting. I think" she answered the teacher.

Then he looked a little embarrassed and continued: "If he pursues me, he just needs to be careful. If I don't agree to him in such a big way, he will lose face. But if I agree to him on the spot, I feel like I am being forced. I don't understand him well enough. He doesn’t want to make hasty decisions.”

The teacher nodded and supported her approach!

"Besides, I always feel that his attitude is weird. Some of his actions make me feel too purposeful, not like he is seriously pursuing someone." She thought for a while and expressed her confusion.

Then he turned to me and said, "Xiao Zheng can't do this in the future. If you like someone, you have to like it with all your heart!"

I didn't expect that she would turn the topic to me. I felt my face was a little hot, so I nodded randomly and took two bites of rice.

Yes, I think the same thing as her. If I pursue someone, I will be very attentive and not do all these fancy things to keep her from getting off the stage.

I'm not afraid that I'll lose face by doing this, I'm just afraid that she will be embarrassed by what I did.

"Yes, children can be taught."

She is praising me! Her eyes are crooked when she smiles, so pretty!

What made me even happier was that one day she called me unexpectedly.

She asked me if I could pretend to be her boyfriend and pick her up downstairs from the company after school.

She also said that there were people in the company that annoyed her and would always bother her during her off-duty hours. She was very distressed and wanted to get off work on time!

Of course I do! But after I agreed immediately without thinking about it for a second, she regretted it again.

I muttered to myself, how could I make such a request to a high school student, and what would disturb my studies.

Before I could say it didn’t matter, I had a lot of time in the evening.

She said, "No, Xiaozheng, thank you! I'm so impatient!" and then hung up the phone.

I looked at the hung up phone and felt something was wrong. There are very few men around her, except for me and her brother, and the one she has come into contact with so far is the man who has been chasing her recently.

But she said that, will she be unhappy if I go again?

I tried calling her number, but she didn't answer.

Maybe she called another man who was more suitable!

That night, I was so disappointed that I almost lost sleep.

The longed-for Friday has arrived again, and it still hasn’t rained today.

I put the textbook into my school bag, took it out, and then put it back in again.

This has been done for three times and she hasn't gone home yet.

She said she was going to meet a friend and would be right back, so we didn’t have to wait for her to eat. I was thinking that if she went out to eat today, I would not stay to disturb the teacher.

"Why are you packing things, Xiaozheng? The food is ready, and Ning Ling will be back soon." The teacher came out with the dishes and asked me puzzledly.

She'll be back for dinner! I was a little excited and accidentally dropped the book on the ground.

"Slow down, you kid," the teacher muttered to me, then turned and walked back to the kitchen.

I looked at the door expectantly, and after a while, I heard the sound of the lock being unlocked. She has come back!

I stood up, saw her coming in, and smiled shyly at her.

She greeted me casually, walked into the kitchen and said to the teacher: "Didn't Mom let you eat first? Look at Xiao Zheng, he is so hungry!" She pointed at the book I dropped on the floor and made a joke. Only then did I realize that I was so looking forward to her coming back that I forgot to pick up the book that fell on the ground.

I quickly bent down to pick it up, not daring to look at her for fear that she would think I was really stupid.

During the meal, she mentioned that the company would organize team building tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and she would not be back at night.

Team building is such a foreign word to me. Will that man also go? I guessed in a daze.

She said that this time she went to the team building and wanted to observe the man one last time.

If it's possible, agree. If it's not possible, make it clear to them and stop holding them back.

I know she must be uneasy, but I heard from the teacher that she has never been in love. Maybe she really wants to give both parties a chance this time!

The food in my mouth started to taste bitter. Of course, it wasn't because the teacher didn't cook it well. It was me who overestimated my abilities and thought she would reject that man until I grew up!

Although I will go to college soon! But what's the use?

It would be great if people could grow up overnight!

When I saw her again, I heard that she had agreed to that man. But why do I feel that she is not very happy? She doesn't look like a woman in love at all.

Every time I see her recently, I feel that she is particularly haggard and seems to have countless things on her mind.

Every time I see her put on a stiff smile while chatting with the teacher. I even wanted to tell her quietly, if you are not happy, don't laugh.

If you are not happy in a relationship, break up!

If possible, can you wait for me?

I can no longer find any reason to stay at the teacher's house for dinner. She and I seem to be forever separated by the distance between mountains and sea, unable to get closer.

Until one day, she called me very late.

"Sister Ning Ling!" My hand that picked up the phone was trembling with excitement.

"Hey, Xiaozheng, where are you?" Her voice was very low, and there was wind noise and noisy voices on the phone.

Where is she? Are you alone at this late hour?

"I'm at home and I'm bored!" If she needs my help right now, I'm always available.

"I" she started, but for some unknown reason, she didn't continue.

"What's wrong? Sister Ning Ling? Do you need my help?" I originally wanted to tell her not to worry and let me do anything. But he was afraid that he would be too proactive and scare her.

"I sent you a folder with many secrets in it. Remember, don't open it and don't give it to anyone! Unless I ask you for it."

She paused there and then said, "If I don't come to you for a long time to get it back, you can hand this document over to the police for me, okay?"

When I heard the words "turn it over to the police," I immediately realized that something was wrong.

"Sister Ning Ling, are you okay? Where are you? I'll come over here." I answered the phone while looking for the key to the bicycle lock with my other hand.

"It's okay, don't get excited. This is a work document, and I entrust you to keep it because it is very important. Can you help me complete this task?" She smiled lightly, and then comforted me.

"I can! Are you really okay? Why do I feel that your tone is not happy?" Although she said it lightly, I was still a little worried.

"It's really okay. Xiaozheng will fill out his application soon, right? Remember to tell me which school you applied to when the time comes!" She was silent for a while, and then said in a brisk tone.

"Well, I guess." Fill in the university in your city. It's a pity. Before I could say anything, there seemed to be a call from her side, interrupting me.

"Xiao Zheng, there's a call coming in, please contact me again!" She said to me and hung up the phone.

Then I never had the chance to say those words to her again.

Because, after that night, she disappeared.

No matter how much I begged the teacher, she refused to tell me the truth. She just kept repeating that she could not defeat them and asked me not to care about this matter in the future.

Who can't you beat? Who are they?

I don't believe it. How could a person disappear for no reason?

So in desperation, I didn't listen to her and handed the document to the police. Instead, he opened it.

I've been pretty good at computers since I was a kid, and I might be able to use this skill to make a living in the future, so I easily deciphered her password.

I know this is not good, but my intuition tells me that this is the problem.

The day after she sent this document to me, she disappeared.

I originally just wanted to take a look and then submit it. But the moment I opened the file, I saw a row of names. Judging from the looks of it, there should be male and female names.

Those documents contained private secrets that could ruin the reputation of those individuals.

I looked to the side again, and there lay a folder named after a certain company. After I clicked on it, it was filled with financial secrets that I couldn't understand.

I suddenly understood what the teacher said about being unable to defeat them. The next moment, I gave up the idea of ​​turning in the document.

It's okay, teacher, you can't beat me.

Not long after graduating from college, I entered that company as an intern.