Chapter 14

Shi Li realized this when couldn't shock.
Touched girl skin instant, earth-shaking headache buried her, countless memory fragments surged mind like tide, competed, irresistible——
Snowy dormitory building.
Girl counted remaining money, frowned notebook wrote.
"Look need another part-time, don't know third year course hard, can juggle. Summer no home, always part-time, thought miss home, actually not, stay North Lin quite good."
"This city big big, when have own home?"
"Recently small lucky, met good person, broke his computer, not only not compensate, comforted me. Handsome, cold temperament."
"Last night dreamed him, laughed awake, felt weird, won't... love first sight?"
...
North Lin empty library.
Boy handed girl warm soy milk from sink, inserted straw, sucked.
Girl sat beside, cupped chin, bright eyes asked: "How, good drink? School gate new breakfast shop, guess how much? One five only! Has bean dregs."
Boy "oh", from full code screen raised eye, sight fell girl victorious satisfied smile.
He throat rolled, eye flashed shallow palpitation.
"Shi Li," he suddenly asked, "you with me?"
Girl instant stunned, heart pounding, face steamed red, subconsciously played dumb: "…ah?"
Boy clean hand nervously fiddled bangs, shifted eye no look her: "I mean, you willing be my girlfriend?"
Said clear, no give played dumb space.
"…oh, like that."
Girl mouth clearly reach ear root, heart still not believe, pretended indifferent, looked side: "Chen Du, you not play truth dare? Tell you, not fooled."
"I'm serious, Shi Li," boy closed computer, stared her eyes steadily, "be my girlf——"
"Good, I agree."
Question not finished, interrupted, boy stunned, clean handsome eye reflected girl bright smile.
She face another victorious, "Chen Du, today start, you my Shi Li boyfriend, you chase me, don't regret."
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Campus central tree-lined path.
Boy minding bug just now, strided forward, sudden back to senses, turned, girl back short legs, left far.
"Chen Du, you again again not wait me! You walk so fast why, not know my legs short?"
Boy stopped, apologized curved lip corner, cold clear eye flowed, stood place waited her.
Girl not his wish, legs slower, forced him wait.
Gentle evening wind, warm yellow street light, boy helpless tilted head, suddenly opened arms, called low: "Come."
"Yay!"
Girl showed triumphant smile, far far away started accelerate, cannonball plunged his embrace.
Boy caught by her push back step, but steady caught her, her forehead hit his collarbone, both "hiss" pained.
"You next walk so fast, I punish you carry me walk!"