The gentle breeze rustled the grass, creating a soft, shushing sound. Within the expansive launch site, a white rocket stood tall.
My gaze was fixed firmly on Jiang Ling, his handsome face now furrowed in concern.
"Data anomaly, data anomaly!"
I looked at the continuously popping red error message box, shouting anxiously.
Jiang Ling immediately rushed over when he heard my shout, and the faint fragrance on his body relaxed my tense emotions.
"What's wrong?"
The gentle tone, however, made me feel absent-minded.
"The fuel tank seems to have a problem."
Just as I finished speaking, he turned and ran outside.
White smoke billowed from the bottom of the launch pad as Jiang Ling continued to communicate with the people nearby.
After they communicated for a while, Jiang Ling started to put on protective clothing to prepare to enter the interior.
"Don't!"
I shouted hoarsely, knowing that if I didn't handle the situation well, I could lose my life at any moment.
Tears slid from my eyes as memories pulled me back ten years.
"Fang Xiaoqi, don't sleep, it's vacation time!"
I don't know whose voice it was that woke me up from resting on the table. I rubbed my sleepy eyes and found that I was the only one left in the class.
"Oh no, oh no!"
I muttered quietly as I began to tidy up the books piled high on the table.
The lingering sunset cast its glow into the classroom, reflecting on the blackboard. Finally, I finished packing up my things. Hurriedly, I dashed out of the classroom with a large stack of books, running upstairs.
Next semester, the school will make all the lower floor classrooms available to the senior students for their convenience. Today, the teachers ordered us to move everything to the new classrooms, but I fell asleep instead.
"Ah!"
I exclaimed in surprise, the book in my hand scattered around, and my body began to lean backward. Just as I was about to fall, a fair hand grabbed me.
In that instant of eye contact, time seemed to stop. Sunlight shone through the dust onto us, and the Tyndall effect of the light seemed to mark the beginning of my naive love.
"Are you okay?"
His gentle tone brought me back from my daze.
"It's... it's nothing," I answered shyly, lowering my head. He let go of my hand and helped me pick up the scattered books from the ground.
"Fang Xiaoqi, look at your grades. You can forget about going out to play during this vacation. I've hired a tutor for you."
Mom's words ruined my travel plans.
The feeling of frustration instantly rushed into my heart, and at this moment, the appearance of another person made my mood even worse.
"Aunt Wu, I've already informed the person, they will come over later."
I watched as Han Shuo walked down from upstairs and picked up some potato chips, then lay down on the sofa to eat.
"Han Shuo, please ask for my permission before eating my food next time!"
The most annoying thing about this guy is that he's too familiar, as if he owns the place.
"Fang Xiaoqi, Fang Xiaoqi, you really managed to get the seventh from the bottom in the exam. Hahaha, I'm here to save you. What's wrong with eating your bag of potato chips."
Han Shuo's annoying words also ignited the anger in my heart, just as I was about to vent, the doorbell rang.
"Hello, is this the home of Fang Xiaoqi?"
Upon hearing someone call my name, I abandoned the impulse to kill Han Shuo and turned to open the door.
At the moment the door opened, I stood still in place, and our eyes meeting again pulled me back to the encounter in the stairwell.
"Hello... are you Fang Xiaoqi?"
Just as I was lost in thought, Han Shuo pushed me and said while chewing on potato chips:
"Don't ask, Jiang Ling, this silly girl is the one. You guide her well. As your brother, if she dares to do anything inappropriate to you, tell me and I will take care of it."
Han Shuo's words make me feel like I'm a robber, about to marry their beauty girl.
Han Shuo's vicious words also made me unable to bear it any longer. I kicked him away, tidied up my messy hair, and nodded slightly at Jiang Ling.
"Xiao Jiang, come in quickly, come in quickly."
Mother looked at the tall and handsome young man in front of her with great satisfaction, as if she was not choosing a tutor but a future son-in-law.
"Jiang Ling's appearance also suppressed my impulse to beat Han Shuo to death. Dinner was particularly harmonious, except that Han Shuo would occasionally make sarcastic remarks about me, saying I was pretending to be a lady.
"Xiao Jiang, I'm entrusting Qiqi to you. If there are any problems, just tell Auntie."
Jiang Ling nodded earnestly and kept saying, "Okay, okay."
03
The scorching heat of summer cannot stop the restless hearts of students, and I am sitting on the side of the football field, watching Jiang Ling's constantly flashing figure.
Turn around, shoot, goal!
I stood up happily and cheered for him. He walked to the goal and picked up a white towel to wipe the sweat, then walked towards me.
"Let's go, today I will teach you physics."
Since he became my tutor, my grades have been improving rapidly. The previously obscure and difficult knowledge points have been unraveled one by one under his guidance.
The gentle breeze tousled my hair as we rode our bikes side by side, the sparkling river appeared so calm under the setting sun.
Night fell imperceptibly, and the cramming session was coming to an end. Just as we were packing up to leave, my phone rang.
"Xiaoqi Xiaoqi, come singing quickly! Oh, and bring your old sweetheart with you. You have dates with them every day, but you never bring them to meet us."
In the quiet study room, the sound from my phone was particularly loud, and Jiang Ling was staring at me with a curious expression.
"That, she was talking nonsense, don't misunderstand."
The embarrassed words made my cheeks flush, and I could only explain softly.
"It's okay, I'll accompany you. It's too late for you to play alone, and it's not safe to go back by yourself."
"Really?"
After hearing his reply, I was so excited that I almost jumped up.
Inside the KTV, as soon as I pushed open the door, I saw Jiang Ling standing next to me.
"Wow!"
Exclamations were heard, and they didn't expect that I actually brought Jiang Ling with me.
Our liveliness contrasts sharply with Jiang Ling's indifference. He never participates in any games, just sits quietly on the side watching us go crazy. Seeing his gloominess, I still suggested taking the first step, and the others understood without trying to stop me.
"Ah!"
Just as I reached the bottom of the stairs, my left foot slipped and my ankle landed heavily.
Jiang Ling supported me and helped me sit on the stairs. He crouched down and rolled up my pants, looking at my swollen ankle.
"Wait here, I'll go buy some medicine."
After saying that, he turned and ran to the nearby pharmacy. As I tried to stand up, my hand was pressed down by Jiang Ling as soon as I propped it up.
He opened the medicine and applied it to my hand, continuously massaging my ankle. The warm palm, combined with the cold medicine, made my heart beat faster and faster.
"How do we get back?"
"I'll carry you out to catch a taxi in a moment and take you home first."
He stopped the massage, stood up and leaned against my back, then squatted down. I slowly leaned against his back, and the refreshing scent rushed into my nose, making my cheeks involuntarily blush.
Amidst the chaos of the world, there are many small moments of happiness that appear in your life. At this moment, I just want time to stop so that I can forever stay by his side.
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