Fu Shitian picked up the Band-Aid from Shi Yi's palm, his fingertips touched Shi Yi's warmth, and his voice was dry: "Thank you."
Shi Yi withdrew his hand.
Fu Shitian lowered her head and sat on a stone bench by the roadside, with a hint of shame and joy in her dimples. "Does the restaurant still sell Band-Aids? How did you know my shoes rubbed my feet?"
"No, I'll try my luck and ask the diners for it." Shi Yi felt a little hot from walking, so she lifted the hair behind her neck to her shoulders to dissipate the heat. "I guessed it by looking at the way your right foot walked."
Fu Shitian took off his shoes and socks, bit his lip and whispered, "Shi Yi, you are so considerate."
Shi Yi admired her shy look, his eyes fell on her heel which was bleeding from a large skin breakage, and he denied it, "No, it depends on the person."
Fu Shitian paused, and looked up at Shi Yi quickly, with surprise and expectation suppressed in his eyes.
Shi Yi didn't notice and finished her words: "Most people who rub their feet will tell themselves." She sat down next to Fu Shitian and asked softly: "Why didn't you tell me?"
That's all. Fu Shitian lowered his head in disappointment, "I'm embarrassed to say it."
"What's there to be embarrassed about?"
Fu Shitian put on a Band-Aid and whispered, "I was afraid you would think I was too much of a bother." After a pause, she was worried that Shi Yi would misunderstand her as being harsh, so she added, "Because we had to walk more to check out the location, I should have worn good walking shoes. I wore leather shoes to show off, which was my own fault."
Shi Yi was amused by her scolding herself, "Have you always been so careful in your dealings with others?"
There seemed to be a smile in the voice. Fu Shitian looked up to confirm and caught the fleeting curve of Shi Yi's lips. The corners of her mouth also curved up a little. She boldly replied softly: "No, it depends on the person."
Shi Yi was caught off guard and was stunned for a moment, with the curve of her lips becoming more obvious. Oh, the little rabbit can bite people? She teased her: "Well, it depends on the person."
"Is there a difference between being careful and being more careful?"
Fu Shitian moved his lips, wanting to defend himself, but found that he had no way to defend himself, so he pursed his lips and remained silent.
Shi Yi looked away, staring at the little grass struggling to poke its head out from the cracks in the rocks opposite, and said calmly, "Relax."
She said this in a noncomprehensible way, and Fu Shitian pulled up his socks and put on his shoes, hesitating, not knowing what to say in reply. The two of them were strangely silent for a few seconds, and a gentle breeze blew past, rustling the branches and leaves, and the grass in the cracks of the rocks, with its delicate stems swaying left and right, standing in the wind, weak and tough.
Shi Yi spoke again, and the coldness in his voice seemed to have been blown away by the wind. "Don't try to make everyone like you. It will be very hard."
"Let's go." She stood up and pretended to leave, facing Fu Shitian's back. There was a hint of tenderness in her loneliness, which made Fu Shitian unable to control his fantasy.
She wouldn't notice, Fu Shitian finally allowed herself to look deeply at Shi Yi. She squeezed out a well-behaved "hmm" from her throat and stood up.
The two walked side by side, not too far away and not too close. The sun was shining behind them, and their short, fat shadows moved around their feet, often separating and occasionally overlapping. Fu Shitian couldn't help but move the angle of her hand, secretly holding the hand in Shi Yi's shadow with her shadow.
A thief is guilty and will let go at the first sign of trouble.
But, I want you to like me. At least, like me a little more. Fu Shitian curled up his five fingers and thought secretly.
Going down the mountain is downhill, which is more or less labor-saving than going up the mountain, and it takes much less time. At a little after one o'clock, Fu Shitian and Shi Yi came to the parking lot again.
Fu Shitian didn't look very tired except that his face was a little red from walking. Shi Yi calmly calmed down his breathing and was secretly surprised that this little rabbit was actually quite strong.
After getting in the car, Shi Yi asked her, "Are your heels still rubbing badly?"
Fu Shitian shook his head: "After putting on the Band-Aid, it won't rub anymore."
Shi Yi steered the car out of the parking lot and reminded her: "Remember to relax your muscles when you get home. You will have a physical examination on Friday."
"Oh!" Fu Shitian exclaimed, "I almost forgot." This Friday's physical education class will have standing long jump and 800-meter physical tests. The 800-meter event, whether you can run it or not, is a nightmare for most people.
Fu Shitian's face wrinkled up, and Shi Yi guessed, "Don't like running?"
"Not really." Fu Shitian explained, "I just don't like running too fast. I feel uncomfortable after running." Every time after running, it would take him several minutes to recover. He would feel that even breathing became painful and his throat was filled with the taste of rust.
Shi Yi felt the same way, but, "It only happens once a year, just bear with it and it will pass."
Fu Shitian nodded.
But what was unexpected was that when the test really started, Fu Shitian endured it steadily, but Shi Yi himself almost couldn't hold it in.
The temperature dropped sharply on Friday. The sky was gloomy all morning. It even drizzled when school was over at noon. All the students were eagerly hoping that it would continue to rain in the afternoon so that the PE teacher would send a notice saying "Physical education class is cancelled this afternoon." However, it did not go as planned. When everyone woke up from their afternoon nap, the sky had completely cleared up, and even the traces of the rain in the morning were about to evaporate.
Everyone sighed and resigned themselves to going to physical education class.
Fu Shitian arrived early and sat on the steps of the referee's stand to bask in the sun for a long time. Only then did Shi Yi and Jian Luhe arrive late.
Shi Yi tied her hair into a high ponytail, which was unusual for her, and wore sports pants, which made her look pure and slender. Fu Shitian watched her from far away and then got closer, and slowly he could see clearly that Shi Yi seemed a little different from usual.
Her cheeks were tinged with an unnatural red, and the tip of her nose and her philtrum were even redder.
Fu Shitian's heart skipped a beat. Sure enough, the next second she heard Jian Luhe ask worriedly, "Shi Yi, are you really not going to ask the teacher for leave and take the make-up test next class?"
Shi Yi's nasal voice came: "No need, it's okay." Passing by the referee's stand, she saw Fu Shitian and curled her lips slightly as a greeting.
Fu Shitian unexpectedly called her: "Shi Yi."
Shi Yi stopped and turned to look at her. Fu Shitian ran down from the referee's stand, stood in front of her, and asked softly, "Do you have a cold?"
Shi Yi sniffed lightly and asked, "Is it so obvious?"
Her nose was red, and it was actually a little cute when she asked in a nasal tone. But Fu Shitian had no intention of appreciating it. He just nodded and asked worriedly, "Is running okay?"
Jian Luhe said, "I am also worried about her problem. She had a fever in the morning and it only went away at noon."
Fu Shitian frowned and opened his mouth to persuade them, but the bell rang and the physical education teacher blew the whistle not far away to call for everyone to gather.
Shi Yi said indifferently: "Come on, let's go over there too. It will only take a few minutes to run two laps."
Jian Luhe couldn't do anything to her, and Fu Shitian had no right to do anything. He could only put his eyes and heart on Shi Yi.
After the standing long jump, we rested for 15 minutes before the 800-meter test. The 800-meter test was divided into four groups of nine people according to their voluntary order. If you run within 4 minutes and 32 seconds, you will pass. If you fail, you will have a chance to retake the test next week. If you fail the retake, you will have to wait until your senior year to retake the test.
The physical education teacher shouted: "Come on, first group."
Fu Shitian stood by the runway and watched Shi Yi and Jian Luhe stand on the runway. Zhang Qingyu was eager to try and invited Fu Shitian: "Shall we go too?"
Fu Shitian shook his head: "Let me rest for a while. You go first."
Zhang Qingyu hesitated: "Then I'll wait for you."
When the nine people gathered, the physical education teacher blew the whistle and everyone rushed to start from the starting point, moving slowly towards the inner lane while running.
The people who chose to run in the first group were all good runners, and their pace was relatively fast. The girl leading the group was also a girl who was preparing to participate in the Universiade next year, and she obviously made the pace of the whole group even faster. Soon the team became a sparse long line, and Fu Shitian's eyes were always locked on Shi Yi.
Shi Yi followed closely behind Jian Luhe, and the two ranked third and fourth respectively.
The first person finished the first lap, and soon after, the second, third, and fourth people also passed the starting point. Shi Yi opened his mouth slightly, his face pale.
"This group runs so fast." Zhang Qingyu sighed.
Fu Shitian's breathing was stagnant. She ignored Zhang Qingyu and ran to the place where everyone put their things across the track. She took out tissues and water from her bag, ran back, crossed the football field, and ran to the back half of the track. She stared at Shi Yi running around the bend and running towards her.
Shi Yi didn't look well. Her steps were getting slower and slower, and the distance between her and Jian Luhe was getting bigger and bigger. In the last half lap, everyone was speeding up to sprint, but she couldn't keep up at all.
There were only a few dozen meters left, and she couldn't give up. Shi Yi gritted her teeth, endured the feeling of her chest being stuffy and ready to explode, and moved her feet mechanically. She found that she had really underestimated this cold.
She felt like she would die if she ran for another second. Finally, the PE teacher called out "five" and she could stop. She felt dizzy, her legs were weak, and her stomach was churning. Shi Yi covered her chest and was about to fall.
Jian Luhe had just stopped for a few seconds, her whole body half dead, moving slowly with her two disobedient thighs: "You... don't..." She herself was also panting.
A boy who had finished doing pull-ups had been waiting for a long time, occupying the best position to stand at the finish line. He ran to Shi Yi in two steps and asked with concern: "Shi Yi, are you okay?"
It was the head of the Propaganda Department whom he had met at the regular office meeting before. Shi Yi suppressed his discomfort, straightened up and waved his hand, indicating that he was fine.
The boy opened a bottle of water and handed it to her, but Shi Yi refused to take it and still didn't say anything, just waved her hand.
I don't want to talk, I feel like vomiting.
The boy wanted to say something, "Let me help you walk." A soft voice interrupted.
Fu Shitian held Shi Yi's arm with one hand and put the other hand around Shi Yi's back, half hugging her to support her: "Are you feeling uncomfortable? You can't drink water right away, and you can't squat down right away." His voice was a little breathless.
Finally, Shi Yi breathed a sigh of relief, relaxed his back, and gave himself to Fu Shitian with peace of mind.