In mid-July, the school is on summer vacation.
The temperature in Beijing has reached 40 degrees. The sun was shining on my body, like a needle prick, and I was sweating finely after a while.
On the day of the holiday, the four girls in Du Ruo's dormitory had a meal together and dispersed on the spot.
The other three girls went home for the holidays.
Du Ruo flew to Shenzhen with the Prime team the next day to participate in the first World Collegiate Driverless Racing Competition.
Shenzhen is also extremely hot.
Not only the temperature is high, but the humidity is also high. If Beijing is an oven, Shenzhen is a steamer. Once outside, the skin becomes sticky and greasy, and it is hard to tell whether it is the hot air attached or the secret thick sweat.
It was the first time for Du Ruo to fly by plane, and she was already very uncomfortable. On the bus to the hotel, the windows were closed and the air conditioner was turned on, which made her dizzy and chest tight.
She leaned on the back of the chair as if she was dead, only her eyes were slightly narrowed, looking out the window at the stretches of wildly growing tropical forests. The sun shone on the green leaves, like a layer of oil.
"If you don't feel well, close your eyes and sleep for a while." Jing Ming stretched out his hand and closed the curtains of the car, a small area surrounded by a faint blue light, "We'll be there in a while."
"Hmm." She found a more comfortable position in the chair, tilted her head and fell asleep.
When the car stopped, she woke up in a daze, smelling the body odor on the boy's shirt, opened her eyes, and found herself sleeping on Jingming's shoulder.
Startled, she sat up straight and ran through her hair.
There are other team members passing by in the aisle, and they are walking under the car!
"Is it better?" His usual tone.
"Oh, um." When he woke up, he was fully awake.
"Get out of the car." He got up and handed her another wet wipe, "wipe your face."
She calmed down her heartbeat, opened the wet towel to wipe her face, and followed the team out of the car into the hotel.
A five-star seaside hotel, the lobby is decorated magnificently. Du Ruo looked up and saw the reflection of himself and his team members clearly reflected on the high golden ceiling above his head.
The air-conditioning in the room is very sufficient, and the air is filled with a faint and elegant perfume smell, and flowers and green plants can be seen everywhere. In the coffee shop and afternoon tea restaurant not far away, well-dressed elites hold white porcelain cups and discuss in low voices.
The logo and display board of the first World Driverless Racing Contest stood prominently in the lobby, with a cool and eye-catching design.
In the corner of the lobby, there is a reception desk specially prepared by the competition organizing committee. Many blond foreigners are registering information, and some reporters are interviewing and taking pictures.
The event was truly grand and compelling.
After a team registers the competition information and obtains the materials, they go to the front desk to check in.
There are 11 people in the team and 6 double rooms are arranged. After getting the room card, Jing Ming glanced over and gave Du Ruo the room in the middle.
Go upstairs and go back to your room.
After Du Ruo entered the room, she threw down her suitcase excitedly and looked around. She had never stayed in such a luxurious and spacious hotel before!
The bathroom is clean and bright with glass on three sides; the two beds are neat and spacious, as clean as new; TV, sofa, coffee table, and fruit plate; there is also a dedicated office area with desks, computers, and stationery.
The most wonderful thing is an open-air balcony outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, with a floor lamp and a rocking chair, you can see the sea view not far away.
Lie on the railing overlooking the downstairs of the hotel, swimming pool, open-air restaurant, coffee shop, hidden in the dense and towering trees.
The world is a blue sea and blue sky.
She loves this city so much. It is clearly a city, but it feels like being in a forest. The trees are tall and lush, just like her hometown.
She stood on the balcony blowing the hot air for a while, and Li Wei's voice came from the balcony next door: "Go now?"
The sound of a suitcase being unzipped,
Jing Ming: "I'll take a shower first. Fuck, the sweltering heat in the south is really terrible."
Li Wei: "Okay, I'll wait for you." He walked to the balcony, turned around and smiled, "Eh? Du Ruo."
Du Ruo moved to the side near them, leaned on the railing, and asked, "Where are you going?"
"Prime No.1 arrived in Shenzhen this morning, go pick her up."
Prime No.1 came by train yesterday.
"Do you want to go together?" Levi asked.
Before Du Ruo could answer, Jing Ming's voice came from the room: "Don't go. It's hot and the road is far away. Let her have a good sleep in the afternoon."
Li Wei: "That's right. Commercial vehicles, airplanes, and buses have been tossing around all morning. You should stay in the hotel and have a good rest."
"Oh." Du Ruo nodded.
Over there, Jing Ming went into the bathroom and heard the sound of the door closing.
Du Ruo also went back to the room and took a good shower and hair. After drying my hair, I felt refreshed, drank a large glass of water, ate a banana and an apple, and climbed into bed. With the wind blowing from the air conditioner, she nestled on the snow-white soft bed and fell asleep beautifully.
This time I slept until the sun went down, and when I woke up, it was already half past six in the afternoon.
Outside the window, the afterglow of the setting sun shrouded the woods and the ocean, and the sky was covered with large fire clouds, dyeing the ocean red.
Du Ruo checked the news on the Prime group on her mobile phone, and said that she would have dinner and a buffet at the western restaurant in the east area on the second floor of the hotel at seven o'clock.
She simply washed up and went out at 6:50.
The door next to him opened, and Jing Ming just came out. He seemed to have taken another shower, his hair had just been blown, and a few tufts were still wet.
Du Ruo asked, "Are you back?"
"Well. Just arrived for a while. Rest in the afternoon?"
"Well, I just woke up from sleep. My face is swollen from sleeping." She rubbed her face with a smile.
He glanced at her inadvertently, his little face was flushed, and his complexion was much better than in the morning. It seemed that he had a good rest.
When he reached the elevator room, he held on to the elevator door, and when she went in first, he went in again and pressed on the second floor.
The soft elevator light shone, and the figures of the two were reflected on the surrounding golden elevator walls.
She glanced at him, although he was out and about in this weather, but at the moment he was clean and refreshed, leaning crookedly against the elevator wall, occasionally lowering his head and rubbing his eyes.
She asked, "Tired?"
"Ah?" He let go and looked at her sideways, "Fortunately, I'm not used to the climate here." In the last two seconds, looking at her, "You're quite used to it."
"Ah. I really like this place. It's a bit like my home, so I feel kind."
Just as he was talking, the elevator door opened, and two hotel guests walked in carrying a huge picture frame.
Jing Ming pulled Du Ruo aside.
The space in the elevator was narrow, and the two men carried the picture frame into the door, adjusted the angle and placed the frame down. This time, Du Ruo and Jing Ming were stuck in an even tighter space.
She was facing him, her breasts almost touching his.
His breath fluctuated slightly, falling on her forehead, hot and numb.
She was uncomfortable and wanted to turn her back on him.
I was about to turn around, not wanting to bump into the picture frame. The person holding the frame lost his grip, and the frame tilted toward the back of her head.
With sharp eyes and quick hands, Jing Ming immediately reached out his hand to the back of her head, and the wooden board hit the back of his hand, and through his palm, it softly knocked on her head.
Du Ruo was taken aback.
The person on the other end apologized: "I'm sorry."
Jing Ming's complexion was not good, and he lost his temper, but he didn't say anything. He released his hand from the back of her head, but didn't take it away, just placed it between the board and her head, protecting it.
It was like holding her in his arms.
She could even see the rise and fall of his chest when his heart was beating, only through the thin layer of T-shirt material, so close.
She looked away in embarrassment, but she couldn't avoid the boy's refreshing hormonal breath.
This hot and humid summer!
She was short of breath, and opened her mouth to break the delicate atmosphere: "Where is the racing car now?"
"The race track." He said, looking down at her.
When talking to someone, she didn't look into his eyes, or didn't look into his eyes: "You sent the car to the parking lot and came back?"
"No, I got used to the venue."
When she heard it, she raised her eyes. "How is she doing?"
"Very good." He bent his lips and smiled, not without complacency.
In that narrow space, in his arms,
He looked down at her,
She looked up at him.
She was slightly unwell.
With a "ding", the 2nd floor is here. She looked away immediately.
He withdrew his hand protecting the back of her head, glanced slightly at the side of her face, and looked at the opened elevator door.
…
The hotel's buffet western restaurant is very large, with two large glass windows from top to bottom close to the ecological rainforest.
The sea breeze is blowing, and the broad leaves are flapping on the glass window;
On the other side, the space extends to the large outdoor terrace, where the shadows of trees dance. Not far away, there are waves on the sea.
The evening wind was blowing, and it was cool on the terrace.
The dishes in the restaurant are also fresh and delicious, with everything available. Fruit desserts, Japanese seafood, Chinese food and Western food are dazzling.
Du Ruo came back with two large plates.
Wan Ziang saw it and smiled: "There are so many, can I finish it?"
She nodded: "It's finished. I got a good night's sleep and my appetite is very good."
Looking at Jing Ming on the opposite side, there was a piece of steak, a piece of cod, and a salad on the plate, all gone. It is estimated that it is hot and miserable, and I have no appetite.
Everyone was sitting around and eating, when Li Wei clubbed Jingming's arm, raised his chin and pointed to the distance: "Look."
Through the large glass window of the restaurant, Yi Kun and the others were sitting on a square table indoors. However, not all members, only three or four people.
Their arrival is not surprising.
A month or two ago, the car company called Pengcheng wanted to develop driverless cars and expressed its cooperation intention to Prime, but was rejected.
They set up their own research and development team, and found relevant professional teams to provide products, such as sensing, control, execution and other systems. The system and parts are put together to form a car.
Yikun is the product provider of the vehicle execution system.
"It's absurd." Tu Zhiyuan said, "Come to participate in the competition after you're done with it?"
"I'm so impatient." Li Wei said, "Pengcheng is eager to use the competition as an opportunity for the company to make the first shot. It's a big opportunity. If they win the first place, they will become famous in the domestic unmanned driving field. I guess we will promote it again." Propaganda, raise a few rounds of capital, and you can go public directly to collect money."
Jing Ming said, "It's a pity."
"Ah?" Du Ruo asked, "What's the pity?"
"Here I am," he said.
Everyone at the same table laughed.
Du Ruo also laughed, and stuffed a piece of grilled eel into his mouth while laughing, um, it was delicious.
She really ate up the two big plates of food, and finally, she went to bring fruit.
While picking up watermelon on the plate, a man walked by picking up dragon fruit.
Du Ruo turned his head and saw that it was Yi Kun.
"Brother?"
Yi Kun looked at her without expression, and asked, "How are you doing?"
"It's fine." She asked, "How about you?"
"Very good." No more words.
Du Ruo put down the trap, thought about it and said, "I wish you good results in tomorrow's competition."
Now, he looked at her again: "We have achieved good results, how about you?"
"..." She was taken aback for a moment, then smiled, "We are better."
Yi Kun glanced at her coldly and ignored her. After a few seconds, he said: "Come on, I don't care."
"Eh?"
"The contestant is Pengcheng, not Orbit. We are only a supplier of braking systems." Yi Kun said, "For us, the competition is just an opportunity to expand potential buyers."
Orbit's goal is very clear, to make the braking system better and more refined, and to cooperate with more large companies to provide supply and earn money.
Du Ruo: "Then I wish you a lot of money."
"..."
Yi Kun left without saying a word.
Du Ruo returned to the team members with the fruit and ate some more pieces of watermelon.
After the meal, everyone got together to study tomorrow's game schedule.
24 teams from 15 countries competed.
A group of three teams, a total of eight groups. The top two teams in the group stage will enter the knockout round, the first in group A and the second in group B, the second in group A and the first in group B, the two winning teams are sorted by time, the ratio of the shortest time to the CD group time, This goes on and on until the first place winners of the ABCD group in the upper half and the EFGH group in the lower half win the final.
Tomorrow, from morning to night, the group stage, knockout stage, semi-finals, finals, the schedule is full.
The racing mileage is 10 kilometers.
Since the speed of the car is generally two to three hundred kilometers per hour, it only takes a few minutes to run one way. So, although there were 24 teams participating, all the games were played in one day.
With high strength and high temperature, the heat dissipation of the machine is a big test.
But the people at Prime are full of confidence, and they have already considered all the issues that should be considered in the research and development stage.
Everything is just waiting for tomorrow's test.
When everyone took the elevator upstairs, they didn't make a sound, and their young faces were full of longing and anticipation for tomorrow.
Suddenly, Zhu Tao said: "Have you ever thought that if you win the championship tomorrow, Prime will become famous all over the world?"
There was silence in the narrow elevator, with 11 young people crowded.
Everyone was silent, but they were all laughing. The joy of jumping and jumping is beyond words.
Jing Ming snorted softly: "It's not that I thought about it, it's for sure."
Now, the smile in the elevator turned into a laugh. Forbearable expectations, apprehension, excitement, and hope have all turned into flamboyance, arrogance, and recklessness:
"Yes, we must win. We are number one!" they said.
He Wang: "However, the problem of becoming famous in the world. Jing Ming has already become famous in the world."
Jing Ming shook his head.
"Prime this time. Our Prime."
Jing Ming raised his eyes, and the light from the elevator reflected into the young man's eyes, like stars. He said, "Our career, dream, and future set sail tomorrow."
"Because tomorrow, we will definitely win."
Du Ruo's eyes were also shining brightly: "Come on for tomorrow!"
She stretched out her right hand vigorously.
Jing Ming was taken aback for a moment, and everyone was also taken aback.
They never did it.
"Stupid or not?" Jing Ming laughed, but still lazily put his right hand on the back of her hand.
Li Wei, He Wang, Wan Ziang, Tu Zhiyuan, Zhu Tao and others covered their right hands one after another, clasped eleven hands together, and pressed down hard:
"PRIME GO!"
"come on!"