章节十一

方茴说她鬼使神差的就留下了。

Fang Hui said she stayed there as if under some kind of spell.

那天的陈寻让她产生错觉，也许是东华门那里太厚重，天长地久几世姻缘它都经过，所以她恍惚了。

That day, Chen Xun gave her a feeling, perhaps because of the heavy atmosphere at Donghua Gate, so ancient and storied that it seemed to encompass countless relationships over centuries, which left her in a trance.

她笑着说那时她竟然想起大话西游的台词，在霞光中，她真的以为向她伸手的这个男孩会驾着七色云彩来接她。

She laughed and said that at that moment, she even remembered the lines from "A Chinese Odyssey." In the glow of the sunset, she really thought that the boy reaching out to her would come to take her away on a colorful cloud.

而我想，他们只不过是在青春的一瞬，悄悄彼此动心。

And I think they were just quietly falling for each other in a fleeting moment of youth.

那天的比赛一班大胜，陈寻一个人进了五个球，乔燃也进了一个，乌龙。

The class competition that day ended in a great victory for Class One, with Chen Xun scoring five goals alone, and Qiao Ran scored one—an own goal.

男生们都特高兴，小草骄傲的从五班女生面前穿过，怀里抱着五瓶黑加仑，说要庆功。

The boys were all particularly happy, and Xiaocao proudly walked past the girls from Class Five, hugging five bottles of blackcurrant juice and saying they were going to celebrate.

而方茴早就丧失了刚才那点勇气，她只是盼着一会能悄无声息的坐车回家，因为天越来越黑，红色的晚霞也已不见踪影。

But Fang Hui had long lost the little courage she had earlier. She just hoped to catch a ride home quietly, as the sky grew darker and the red evening glow had vanished without a trace.

“等着急了吧？”陈寻走到方茴身边说，“走吧！”

"Waiting impatiently, huh?" Chen Xun came up to Fang Hui and said, "Let's go!"

“嗯……不用了……我跟赵烨走吧，顺路。”方茴低下头说。

"Um... no need... I'll go with Zhao Ye, it's on the way," Fang Hui said, lowering her head.

“别别别……”赵烨趴在陈寻车后架上说，“我今天可没劲儿折腾一来回了！回家还得写1500字呢，我靠！”

"Don't, don’t, don’t..." Zhao Ye leaned on the back of Chen Xun's bike and said, "I’m not up for running back and forth today! I still have to write 1500 words when I get home, come on!"

“啊？”方茴疑惑的看着他。

"Ah?" Fang Hui looked at him in confusion.

“你丫老实招了吧！”陈寻揉了揉赵烨的脑袋笑着说，“他们家根本不是在德外，住朝外是真的！”

"Just admit it!" Chen Xun ruffled Zhao Ye's hair with a smile and said, "They don’t live in Dewai at all; their home is actually in Chaowai!"

“啊！”方茴瞪向赵烨。

"Ah!" Fang Hui glared at Zhao Ye.

“嘿嘿……我那不是为了跟你联络感情么！”赵烨装作无辜的说。

"Hehe... I was just trying to connect with you!" Zhao Ye pretended to be innocent.

“滚滚滚！”陈寻把他扒拉下去，自己骑上车扭头说，“上来吧，再磨蹭到家更晚了！”

"Get lost, get lost!" Chen Xun shoved him off and mounted his bike, turning his head to say, "Hop on, or we’ll be late getting home!"

他慢悠悠的向前骑，不时按两下车把上的胶皮喇叭，那呜哇呜哇的动静就像是催促，方茴忙跑了两步，窜了上去。

He pedaled slowly ahead, occasionally honking the rubber horn on his bike, making a sound like a urging call, prompting Fang Hui to run a few steps and jump on.

她不善于窜车，动作笨拙又不想去扶陈寻的腰，于是那辆捷安特变速车就摇摇晃晃，一路蛇行。

She wasn't very good at climbing onto a bike, her movements were clumsy and she didn’t want to hold onto Chen Xun's waist, causing the Giant bicycle to wobble and serpentine down the road.

“小心啊！”前面的陈寻没有回头，他只是向后伸出手，轻轻扶住方茴的胳膊。

"Be careful!" Chen Xun didn’t turn around but simply stretched out a hand, gently supporting Fang Hui's arm.

车子稳下来，慢慢成为一条直线。

Once the bike stabilized, it gradually became a straight line.

方茴突然脸红起来，过了好一会她才想起，刚刚忘了跟乔燃他们说再见。

Fang Hui suddenly felt her face burn; after a while, she remembered she had just forgotten to say goodbye to Qiao Ran and the others.

那时候北京的傍晚大概还是清新美丽的。

That evening in Beijing was probably still fresh and beautiful.

没有那么多人，没有那么多车，也没有那么多空着半拉的五A级写字楼。

There weren’t so many people, so many cars, nor so many half-empty five-star office buildings.

北京人还没拆迁到远郊区，西直门还没有那能绕晕人的立交桥和夸张的三个馒头型建筑，平安大街还是由各条胡同连接起来的，他们还那么稚嫩年轻。

Beijingers hadn’t moved to the outskirts yet; there were no dizzying interchanges or exaggerated mushroom-shaped buildings at Xizhimen yet; Ping An Street was still connected by various alleys, and they were all young and so innocent.

陈寻带着方茴穿梭在南池子的红墙绿瓦之间，路灯淡淡的打在他们身上，形成美丽的光圈。

Chen Xun took Fang Hui through the red walls and green tiles of Nanchizi, the streetlights softly illuminating them, creating beautiful halos.

方茴抱着书包，摇晃着腿，跟陈寻胡乱聊天。

Fang Hui held her backpack, swinging her legs and chatting randomly with Chen Xun.

“你别生赵烨的气啊，他啊，就是想跟你说话！”

"Don’t be mad at Zhao Ye; he just wants to talk to you!"

“我知道，没生气。”

"I know, I’m not mad."

“女生不是都特烦男生骗人么！”陈寻笑着说，“那天跟我妈看一电视剧，别的没记住，就记住女主角，就是演《戏说乾隆》里喜儿那个女的，她歇斯底里的喊：‘你为什么骗我！你怎么能骗我！你好狠心，居然骗我！’”

"Don’t girls get really annoyed when guys lie?" Chen Xun laughed and said, "The other day, I was watching a TV series with my mom; I didn’t remember anything else, just remembered the actress playing the role of Xi Er in 'The Legend of Qianlong.' She cried out: 'Why did you lie to me! How could you deceive me! You’re so ruthless, you actually lied to me!'"

陈寻掐着嗓子学港台女星的语调，方茴被逗得笑了起来。

Chen Xun mimicked the tone of a Hong Kong and Taiwan star, making Fang Hui laugh.

“我不怕被人骗。撒谎可以，但一定不要让我再知道真相。”

"I'm not afraid of being lied to. You can lie, but just don’t let me know the truth again."

“为什么？”

"Why?"

“如果不知道是谎言，不是就会活得轻松点么？真相对我而言没什么特别的意义，与其被欺骗之后，因为清醒的知道真相而痛苦，倒不如糊涂的一直被欺骗下去。”

"If I don’t know it’s a lie, wouldn’t I live a bit more easily? The truth doesn’t mean much to me, and it’s better to be blissfully deceived than to know the truth and suffer."

“啊？那如果道歉呢？说以后再也不会骗你了。”

"Ah? What if they apologize? Say they'll never deceive you again?"

“不要道歉，我最讨厌的词就是‘对不起’。一旦说了‘对不起’，就代表一定有所亏欠。”

"Don’t apologize—'I’m sorry' is the word I hate most. Once you say 'I’m sorry,' it means you owe something."

“这样啊……”

"Oh, I see..."

“嗯！很奇怪吧，呵呵。”方茴自嘲地笑笑，她紧紧抓着书包的拉锁，在手指上印下了小小的坑。

"Yeah! Strange, right? Hehe." Fang Hui laughed self-deprecatingly, gripping her backpack zipper tightly, leaving small indents on her fingers.

虽然方茴这么说，但陈寻觉得她肯定是害怕被欺骗，害怕被辜负的。

Though Fang Hui said this, Chen Xun felt she was definitely afraid of being deceived, afraid of being let down.

他想起她低着头在班里沉默的样子，感到心里酸酸的。

He remembered how she used to lower her head and stay silent in class, which made his heart twinge.

这个女孩子不仅善良，而且温柔。

This girl was not only kind but also gentle.

她从来不去麻烦任何人，但别人拜托她的事情一定会好好的帮忙。

She never bothered anyone but would always help others with whatever they needed.

也许有的时候有点笨拙，却不会刻意的掩饰。

Sometimes maybe a bit awkward, but she would never intentionally hide it.

每当她抬起头的时候，眼睛总是瑟缩着躲闪，可是仔细看她的瞳仁，那里面一片纯净。

Whenever she lifted her head, her eyes would always flinch and dodge, but if you looked closely at her pupils, they were pure.

“好吧！那以后我就不跟你说对不起了，我要说没关系！就是踩了你的脚也说没关系，算你欠我的！”

"Okay! Then I won’t say sorry to you in the future; I’ll say it’s fine! Even if I step on your foot, I’ll say it's fine, consider it as you owe me!"

“什么呀！”方茴又笑了，这次是开心的笑。

"What?" Fang Hui laughed again, this time joyfully.

既然她不喜欢对不起，那么他就不说；既然她不敢上前靠近，那么就由他来；如果她还是后退，那么就拉住她。

Since she didn’t like 'I’m sorry,' he wouldn’t say it; since she was afraid to come close, he would take the lead; if she still retreated, he would pull her back.

当时陈寻大概就是这么想的，至于为什么，很简单——他喜欢上她了。

That’s probably how Chen Xun thought back then, and the reason was simple—he had fallen for her.

第二天上学，赵烨的检查安全过关。

The next day at school, Zhao Ye’s check was safely passed.

赵烨又恢复了活力，只有在化学课上不再折腾，不管刘老师说多少次“这个涅”，他都听得一脸虔诚。

Zhao Ye regained his vigor, except in chemistry class, where he no longer fidgeted; no matter how many times Teacher Liu said "this Nian," he listened with a pious expression.

放学的时候方茴不再等赵烨一起回家，她推着车从操场旁边走，正好看见赵烨和陈寻、乔燃他们一起打球。

After school, Fang Hui no longer waited for Zhao Ye to go home together; she pushed her bike past the playground and happened to see Zhao Ye playing basketball with Chen Xun and Qiao Ran.

赵烨也看见了他，他凑到陈寻身边小声说：“我待会传球，你别接啊！”

Zhao Ye spotted him too and leaned over to Chen Xun, whispering, "I’ll pass the ball to her later; just don’t catch it!"

陈寻纳闷的点了点头，还没往回跑就看见赵烨把球朝着方茴扔了过去。

Chen Xun nodded in confusion, and before he could run back, he saw Zhao Ye throw the ball towards Fang Hui.

球不偏不正的砸在了方茴的车后轱辘上，自行车应声而倒。

The ball hit squarely on the rear wheel of Fang Hui’s bike, causing it to topple over.

“啊呀呀，脱手！”赵烨嬉皮笑脸的说。

"Oh no, slipped out of my hands!" Zhao Ye said with a cheeky grin.

方茴狠狠瞥了他一眼说：“讨厌！”

Fang Hui shot him a fierce look and said, "So annoying!"

“你干吗啊？”陈寻拍了他一下说。

"What are you doing?" Chen Xun gave him a nudge.

“嘿！你下那么狠手干吗！”赵烨揉着肩膀说，“她说不生气，结果今天我跟她说拜拜她都没理我。”

"Hey! Why the rough treatment?" Zhao Ye rubbed his shoulder and said, "She said she wasn’t mad, but today when I said goodbye, she didn’t even respond."

“你丫活该！”陈寻刚想去帮方茴把车扶起来，就看见乔燃跑了过去。

"You deserve it!" Just as Chen Xun was about to help Fang Hui lift her bike, he saw Qiao Ran run over.

乔燃正了正她的车把，两人亲热的说了点什么，挥手再见。

Qiao Ran adjusted her handlebars, and they exchanged some friendly words, waving goodbye.

“哎，你说乔燃是不是对方茴有意思啊！”赵烨捅捅看得发呆的陈寻说。

"Hey, do you think Qiao Ran likes Fang Hui?" Zhao Ye nudged the dazed Chen Xun.

“不知道！”

"Don’t know!"

陈寻一把抢过他手里的球，站在三分线上扔了出去。

Chen Xun snatched the ball from Zhao Ye’s hands and threw it from the three-point line.

一击即中。

Swish.