第51章 高珊珊51
几个月后,伦敦迎来了圣诞节。
天空飘着细碎的雪花,街道两侧挂满了彩灯和圣诞花环,商店橱窗里摆着憨态可掬的圣诞老人玩偶,处处都洋溢着热闹的节日气氛。
高珊珊和几个玩得好的同学在餐厅吃完圣诞大餐后,便起身提出要回家。
“再玩会儿嘛,难得圣诞节这么热闹!”
同样是中国的留学生拉着她的胳膊挽留,可高珊珊还是摇了摇头。
“不了,我得回去了,谢谢你们今晚的招待。”
这时,坐在旁边的男生Henry站起身,笑着对众人说:“Mary, I'll send Sam home. It's snowing outside, and it's not safe for her to go alone.”(Mary,我送珊珊回家吧。外面下雪了,她一个人走不安全。)
高珊珊看向他,点头应道:“Thank you, Henry. That's very kind of you.”(谢谢你,Henry,你真好。)
Henry开车,高珊珊坐在副驾驶座上。
见她一直低头看着手机,手指时不时在屏幕上滑动,Henry一边专注地开车,一边随口问道:“Are you chatting with someone important? You've been looking at your phone since we left the restaurant.”(你在和重要的人聊天吗?从餐厅出来后,你就一直在看手机。)
高珊珊抬起头,嘴角带着一丝浅笑,“I'm chatting with my brother. He's worried about me being alone abroad during Christmas.”(我在和我哥哥聊天。他担心我一个人在国外过圣诞会孤单。)
“Brother? I also have a brother. He works in a bank in Germany now.”(哥哥?我也有个哥哥,他现在在德国的一家银行工作。)Henry眼中闪过一丝笑意,主动分享起自己的家人。
高珊珊有些好奇地问:“You're British, why does your brother work in Germany instead of staying in the UK?”(你是英国人,为什么你哥哥不在英国工作,反而去了德国?)
“He studied in Germany before, and after graduation, he decided to stay there for work. The work environment there suits him.”(他之前在德国读的书,毕业后就决定留在那儿工作了,那里的工作环境很适合他。)Henry解释道。
“I've heard online that it's really hard to graduate from a university in Germany. Is that true?”(我在网上看到说,德国的大学很难毕业,是真的吗?)高珊珊想起之前看到的留学攻略。
“That's why I didn't listen to my brother's advice to study in Germany! I'm not good at dealing with too much pressure.”(所以我才没听我哥哥的建议去德国读书呀!我不太擅长应对太大的压力。)Henry说着,还俏皮地耸了耸肩,逗得高珊珊笑出了声。
一路上,Henry很会找话题,从伦敦的圣诞习俗聊到校园里的趣事,语气轻松又绅士,完全没有让高珊珊感到冒犯。
很快,车子就停在了高珊珊租的公寓楼下。
Henry先下车,绕到副驾驶座旁替她打开车门。
“We're here. Be careful when you go upstairs, the stairs might be slippery.”(到了,上楼的时候小心点,楼梯可能有点滑。)
“Thank you for sending me back.”(谢谢你送我回来。)
高珊珊刚下车,Henry突然从口袋里拿出一个精致的小盒子,递到她面前。
“This is a Christmas gift for you. I prepared it a long time ago.”(这是给你的圣诞礼物,我很早就准备好了。)
高珊珊有些意外地接过盒子,在Henry期待的目光下轻轻打开——里面躺着一条银色的钻石项链,吊坠是小巧的雪花形状,在路灯下闪着温柔的光。
“It's so beautiful, but it's too expensive. I didn't prepare a gift for you in return...”(这条项链很漂亮,但太贵重了,我还没准备回礼……)高珊珊有些不好意思。
“You don't need to return anything. As long as you accept it, that's the best gift for me.”(你不用回礼,只要你收下,对我来说就是最好的礼物了。)Henry的眼神里满是真诚。
高珊珊捏着盒子,沉默了几秒,抬头认真地问:“Henry, do you like me?”(Henry,你是不是喜欢我?)
Henry愣了一下,耳朵瞬间红了,他挠了挠头,坦诚地说:“Yes, I like you a lot. I originally planned to find a more perfect day to confess to you, but I didn't expect you to notice it first.”(是,我很喜欢你。我本来想找个更完美的日子向你告白的,没想到被你先看出来了。)
“I already have a boyfriend. We've been together for a long time, and I love him very much.”(我已经有男朋友了,我们在一起很久了,我很爱他。)高珊珊语气坚定,没有丝毫犹豫。
“I know he's in China, and you two are far apart.” Henry咬了咬唇,还是说出了心里的想法,“I've seen many international students who have partners in their home countries, but they still find someone to accompany them at school. I don't mind that kind of relationship.”(我知道他在中国,你们隔得很远。我见过很多留学生,就算在国内有伴侣,在学校也会找个人陪伴,这种关系我不介意的。)
“But I mind. I can't do something that betrays my boyfriend. Thank you for your kindness, but I really can't accept this gift.”(但我介意,我不能做背叛男朋友的事。谢谢你的心意,但这份礼物我真的不能收。)高珊珊说着,把盒子轻轻推回给Henry。
Henry接过盒子,脸上露出失落的表情,“I see... I guess I'm out of luck.”(我知道了……看来我运气不太好。)
高珊珊看着他沮丧的样子,主动上前抱了抱他,“You're a very good person, Henry. You will definitely find someone who suits you.”(Henry,你是个很好的人,你一定会找到适合你的人的。)
Henry愣了愣,随即露出释然的笑容,“Thank you, Sam. I hope you and your boyfriend will always be happy.”(谢谢你,珊珊,祝你和你男朋友一直幸福。)
等Henry开车离开后,高珊珊转身走进公寓楼,她拿出手机,给高文彦发了条消息:【哥哥,我安全到家啦~】
高珊珊看着手机里未读的消息提示,嘴角勾起一抹了然的笑——定位显示文彦就在附近,他分明已经看到了刚才楼下的一幕,却故意不回消息。
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