On this day, Xu Tingsheng spent a whole day wandering around the Xishan University Town. In the evening, he passed the playground of Yanzhou University and saw a group of boys playing football on the playground.
Seeing the real turf field made Xu Tingsheng's eyes itch.
Standing on the sidelines and watching for a while, Xu Tingsheng noticed that the group of players who were playing football were of a good level, and they were not playing regular games, so he waved his hand from the sidelines: "Senior, can I add one more?"
A group of people looked at Xu Tingsheng in surprise, and after looking at each other, one of them said, "Forget it, the number of people is not equal anyway, let him make one."
With joy, Xu Tingsheng habitually stood in the front midfielder position after he entered the field, and the seniors looked at each other in silence for a while, but fortunately, no one cared about it, and the player who originally played the front midfielder stepped up the front line.
This not-so-regular game was not timed. Xu Tingsheng didn't score a goal until the sun went down. As for assists, he couldn't count the number of assists. After all, it wasn't a regular game, and both sides didn't pay much attention to defense.
After the game was over, several seniors who had just played together came over to say hello to Xu Tingsheng: "Student, how old are you?"
Xu Tingsheng said: "Freshman... haven't formally enrolled yet."
"That's it, which department?"
"Chinese."
"Okay, I'll play with you then... You haven't been in school for a few days, have you?"
"Yes, report on the 12th."
"Then the day after tomorrow?... See you at the beginning of school."
"Yes. See you at the beginning of school."
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On the last day before the university started, which happened to be Friday, Xu Tingsheng couldn't hold back and went outside the gate of Xinyan Middle School.
"Just look at her from afar." Xu Tingsheng comforted himself.
It was a sunny day from morning to afternoon. In the evening, when school was over, the sky suddenly became dark and gloomy, and then there was a thunderstorm. For a while, the day turned into night, with heavy wind and rain, thunder and lightning.
Pedestrians on the road were covered by the sudden heavy rain and fled in all directions. Xu Tingsheng had no choice but to hide under the eaves of the small shop in front of the school to avoid the rain.
Xiang Ning appeared alone this time, her slightly loose short sleeves were pulled by the wind and stuck tightly to her body. She was walking in the strong wind and heavy rain with some difficulty while holding an umbrella, her small body swayed from time to time.
Xu Tingsheng didn't dare to say hello, and Xiang Ning didn't see him either. He thought about following so far today, this time because of the heavy rain, he planned to keep watching until Xiang Ning returned home.
The dust on the road in hot summer was wet with rain, and the wind smelled of earth. Xu Tingsheng suddenly remembered a line from Jay Chou's "Secret You Can't Tell": The most beautiful thing is not the rainy day, but the eaves where you and I escaped the rain.
Xu Tingsheng stood under the eaves, and Xiao Xiang Ning walked in the rain.
A gust of wind blew past, and the road suddenly "blossomed". The umbrellas in many people's hands were lifted by the strong wind, including Xiang Ning's. She was a little flustered in the rain and shook a few times. The umbrella flew out and was caught The wind blows away.
Just as the little girl was about to turn around to pick it up, a figure had already jumped into the rain curtain and chased after the umbrella that was still blowing in the wind. When Xiang Ning finally saw clearly, the umbrella was already in Xu Tingsheng's hands.
Standing in the rain, Xu Tingsheng turned over the umbrella as quickly as possible, and lifted it over Xiang Ning's head.
"Here... a thunderstorm, it won't last long, hide for a while before leaving."
The rain poured into his mouth, and the sound was blown away by the wind, Xiang Ning couldn't hear clearly, she was a little grateful, and looked at Xu Tingsheng with some doubts.
"Hide out of the rain." Xu Tingsheng shouted loudly.
Xiang Ning nodded.
The two of them walked under the eaves, and Xu Tingsheng stood in front of Xiang Ning, shielding her from the wind and the rain blown in by the wind, and blocked the other direction with the umbrella in his hand, and said, "Is it cold? Little Xiang Ning. Your clothes are wet, call home quickly and ask Dad to pick you up."
After speaking, Xu Tingsheng took out his mobile phone and handed it to Xiang Ning.
Xiang Ning's body trembled slightly with the rain-soaked clothes sticking to her body. After hesitating for a while, she took the phone and called her father.
"Father said he's on his way and will be there in a while." Xiang Ning said.
"Well," Xu Tingsheng said, "Then I'll leave in a while."
"You just called me... Little Xiang Ning?" Xiang Ning asked suddenly.
The name "Little Xiang Ning" suddenly appeared in Xu Tingsheng's subconscious mind. To be precise, he himself hadn't realized it yet.
"Then, is there a big Xiang Ning?" Xiang Ning continued.
Little Xiang Ning asked Xu Tingsheng if there was a big Xiang Ning. This little girl was like a needle in the sole of a shoe, every time it poked at the tip of Xu Tingsheng's heart.
Yes, there is a big Xiang Ning, although the big Xiang Ning is actually small.
Little Xiang Ning seemed to be in a sudden mood, or she felt that Xu Tingsheng's silence meant affirmation, so she continued: "Is that so, Uncle used to have a girlfriend who was Big Xiang Ning, and then you separated, or she... see It's gone... Then I have the same name as her, and maybe I look alike, so the uncle will come to me and treat me well... Is that so?"
When she said these words, her expression was cheerful and full of interest, as if she was discussing a Korean drama with others. Yes, it is a Korean drama. This little girl must have watched too many Korean dramas. Otherwise, how can a kid at this age be like this? imagination.
However, what she said was actually correct, the only deviation was that she didn't know that she was Xiao Xiang Ning, and she was also Da Xiang Ning.
Under the eaves where we were hiding from the rain together, Xu Tingsheng really had a "secret that cannot be revealed". He said in a panic, "Is your father coming soon? I'm leaving first. You take the umbrella... this way... to block it."
After Xu Tingsheng finished speaking, he turned and left. Xiang Ning called him from behind. She said, "Will you come again? Last time, you suddenly disappeared afterwards. I thought you would never come again."
Xu Tingsheng was startled, and said expectantly, "Do you want me to appear again? Or not?"
Xiang Ning thought for a while, then raised her head and said, "I don't know, but... I'm scared."
Seeing Xu Tingsheng's instantly disappointed expression, she said again: "I'm sorry."
"She was scared, but I still scared her." Xu Tingsheng was silent for a while, and said, "Do you have any paper and pen?"
Xiang Ning took out a pen and paper, Xu Tingsheng wrote down her mobile phone number on it, handed it to Xiang Ning, and said, "This is my mobile phone number, don't throw it away, okay?... If you need my help with anything, anything, Call me and I'll come."
Xu Tingsheng watched Xiang Ning take the pen and paper, paused, and said, "Don't be afraid, unless you call me, I won't show up again... I promise."
Xiang Ning didn't speak.
Xu Tingsheng expected her to say that was not the case, but she did not speak.
…
Xiang Ning made the decision that Xu Tingsheng couldn't make for him. She said that she was very scared, so Xu Tingsheng had no other choice.
For the next few days, Xu Tingsheng may only be a bystander, watching from a distance. This state makes him anxious.
He didn't know what what happened today meant, was it just temporary alienation and resistance, or... Xu Tingsheng thought of a possibility, a terrible consequence: the trajectory was changed, and the meeting and falling in love eight years later might not be the same. will happen again.
Xu Tingsheng regretted it very much. He wished that he never appeared in front of Xiang Ning. That way, even if there were twists and turns, Xiang Ning would eventually grow into the best Xiang Ning, the Xiang Ning who would fall in love with Xu Tingsheng.
He just stood there and waited for her.
However, things have become like this now, even if Xu Tingsheng appeared in front of Xiang Ning in the same state at the same time and place eight years later, she might not be moved anymore, because the person in front of her had already died a long time ago. Doubt and fear were buried in her heart.
Xu Tingsheng thought that Xiang Ning might never make that phone call, so what should I do
The setbacks in his previous life, coupled with his mental age and experience, allowed him to have an extraordinary calmness in the face of many things, but when things involved Xiang Ning, he became like a bewildered and stubborn child, frightened and anxious.
He seemed to have lost himself.
Xu Tingsheng received a call from Apple in such a state. Today was her first day of school. After a few simple greetings, Apple keenly noticed Xu Tingsheng's strangeness.
"Have you encountered something that you can't solve? ... You are unhappy, and panic, I have never seen you like this." Apple said.
Xu Tingsheng did not explain, and Apple did not pursue, she said:
"If you are afraid, go to a place with bright lights. If you can't walk or climb by yourself, I will carry you... I can carry you."