After a month of rainy season, today is a rare sunny day.
The boundless spring scenery blends into the sunset all over the sky.
The tree-lined road near the library is lined with sycamore trees.
Gu Jianian walked unsteadily on the edge of the sidewalk beside the road.
She looked back from time to time to take a look at the person falling behind her.
He had an overhanging figure and sloppy steps. He raised one hand in the air to protect her shoulder and back.
There were occasional bicycles whizzing by, and groups of students holding books looked sideways at them as they passed by. A few girls who knew Gu Jianian even stopped to say hello to her.
His eyes kept glancing behind her in amazement.
Most of the students were in a hurry, rushing to the cafeteria or the next evening class.
There are also those who have no classes and are wandering around the campus leisurely.
Such as her.
A smile appeared on Gu Jianian's lips. When he reached a fork in the road, he suddenly stopped and turned around.
The person behind her was unprepared and was hit hard by her forehead.
He stopped in a funny way, reached out and rubbed her forehead: "Does it hurt?"
Gu Jianian shook his head, smiled and held his arm, feeling that every breath of air he breathed into his lungs was sweet.
"Chi Yan," she said, "I really feel that at this moment, when I am almost twenty years old, I finally feel what it means to be a young man."
"I walk on this road and really breathe, as if every tree and brick belongs to me. You, too, belong to me."
"I feel that there are many things waiting for me to do in the future, and many books waiting for me to read. Tomorrow is very promising, and the past is not as bleak as I once thought."
After she finished talking about herself, she asked him again, "Are you also very happy to hear Professor Shen say that today?"
Chi Yan relaxed his brows and let the sunlight shine into his eyes through the gaps in the sycamore leaves.
He looked down at her.
The girl was wearing a brand new white dress with flying hem.
Her face was rosy and healthy, and her cheeks had gained some flesh after months of nursing. Although her figure was still thin, she was far from the frail figure she had been when they first met.
Maybe it's because during those long years of youth, there were too many sad things and too few happy moments.
So she could never hide her happiness, her eyes were like crescent moons when she smiled, and her eyes were full of light.
"Well, I'm very happy and feel very honored."
*
At night, Gu Jianian was sitting in the discussion area of the library doing homework, waiting for Chi Yan to finish dinner with her, and then he was called to the office by Professor Shen.
She yawned and glanced at the wall clock in the library. It was already past one in the morning.
They actually chatted all night.
But for this pair of teachers and students, one night may not be enough to reminisce about the past few years.
The clock is ticking slowly, and the night outside the window is like splashing ink.
In my ears I could hear the soft discussions of students who stayed up late to catch up on their homework.
Under Chi Yan's supervision these days, her schedule has been very regular, and she hasn't slept so late in a long time.
Gu Jianian rubbed his eyes and stretched. Just as he was about to lie down and doze off for a while, he heard the chair next to him being pulled away.
She turned around and saw Chi Yan sitting down next to her. His eyes fell on her sleepy eyes and she frowned: "I didn't just send you a message asking you to go back to the dormitory to sleep first. Why didn't you go back? Stay up late again?"