After graduating, Shen Xiaomi did not stay in a big city, but went to work as a teacher at a public university in her province.
“My parents only have one daughter, and I don’t feel comfortable leaving her too far away. Luckily, during the school job fair, I saw that a junior college in our province was hiring teachers, and the salary was pretty good. Remember to come visit me during your holidays.”
"Yes, definitely. Don't forget to call me when you're on break."
"No problem, I'll mail you some dried goods from here another day."
"Okay, Sister Xiaomi, I'm hanging up now."
Zhou Xiyao has good professional skills. During her first year of university, she even helped others with some illustrations on the recommendation of her teacher.
I recently took on a picture book project.
Well, she doesn't have such high ambitions. Anyway, her family is not short of money, and her mother often says that she should do whatever she likes.
So while other classmates were busy with part-time jobs and striving for success, she took a more laid-back approach.
Actually, she didn't have to live on campus; her mother had bought her a small apartment near her university. But she wanted to experience dormitory life.
They secretly moved to the school.
After hanging up with Sister Xiaomi, Zhou Xiyao left the dormitory and prepared to go back to her small apartment to get some things.
I bumped into someone in my haste as I left the university campus.
This guy is really tough: "Ouch...it hurts."
"Excuse me, are you alright, classmate?"
Zhou Xiyao rubbed her nose and looked up. In just one glance, she was captivated by the handsome man's good looks. He was probably as tall as her father. He was wearing a pine-green military uniform without a cap, and his short hair was neat and clean. His deep-set face was full of apology: "No... there were some things that hurt me."
The man paused for a moment, then quickly said, "How about I go buy you some medicine? Or we can go to the hospital."
Zhou Xiyao's eyes sparkled as she said playfully, "Forget about the hospital, you...you're from the military academy next door?"
The man nodded: "Yes, I accidentally bumped into you just now. My name is Zhou Songnian."
"You also have the surname Zhou? What a coincidence! Me too. My name is Zhou Xiyao. Do you need anything right now?"
Zhou Songnian glanced at his classmates not far away and said, "No."
Zhou Xiyao said rather shamelessly, "You bumped into me, so you don't need to pay for the medicine. Just treat me to a meal."
Zhou Songnian looked at the quirky girl in front of him, and when he heard her words, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He was surprised by the girl's shamelessness.
"What, you don't want to? Fine then, I'm not an unreasonable person."
"No, okay, Zhou, please wait a moment while I tell my classmate."
"good."
Zhou Songnian walked over to his classmates who were waiting for their friends at the gate of the American University not far away and said, "I can't be with you guys today, something came up here."
His good buddy patted him on the shoulder and teased, "What's up? Got a hot girl bothering you again? Need our help?"
"No need, you guys play, I'm leaving."
After finishing his conversation with his friend, Zhou Songnian walked over to Zhou Xiyao and asked, "What would you like to eat, Zhou?"
"You make the arrangements, but they can't go too far."
"...There's a stir-fry place up ahead that tastes really good."
"Okay, let's go then."
A few of Zhou Songnian's buddies, watching his retreating figure from a distance, said, "Wow, this girl's got some serious skills. We've only just met, and she's already won over our school's top soldier?"
"Is she an art student? She's really good-looking."
"So Old Zhou does know how to judge a book by its cover. So many beautiful women admired him before, but he didn't react at all. I thought he wasn't into that kind of thing. Pshaw, turns out he just has high standards."
"We don't know what's going on yet. We'll ask when we get back tonight."
While eating, Zhou Xiyao kept talking, asking all sorts of questions about Zhou Songnian's situation.
How old are you? What's your major? Where are you from? And most importantly, do you have a girlfriend?
He even made up a lame excuse, saying he was worried about the aftereffects of her runny nose, and asked Zhou Songnian for their dormitory phone number.
Over the next year, Zhou Xiyao would call Zhou Songnian from time to time to meet, whether there was something to discuss or not.
Anyone with eyes can see that Zhou Xiyao likes Zhou Songnian.
But neither of them said it out loud.
It wasn't until after the New Year and the start of the new school term that Zhou Songnian suddenly asked Zhou Xiyao out.
"Xiyao, I'm going to start my internship soon?"
"...Wow, so fast! Where are you going for your internship?"
"I won't be in Beijing anymore. I'll be going to the military for a year of training first, and then I might be assigned to a research institute."
"Oh, will you come to Beijing again in the future?"
Zhou Songnian's silence revealed the outcome to Zhou Xiyao, who suddenly felt that her first love was about to end without a trace, and her heart ached: "...Oh."
"..."
"You asked me out just to talk about this?"
Zhou Songnian opened his mouth, but the words just wouldn't come out; he was incredibly tongue-tied.
"If there's nothing else, I'll head back to school. I've been quite busy lately. Thank you for telling me all this. Hope we meet again someday. I've caused you a lot of trouble this past year, Zhou. Please don't take it to heart. I'm leaving now."
Zhou Xiyao finished speaking in one breath, then turned to leave, afraid that if she didn't leave quickly, she would burst into tears in front of him.
Seeing that she was about to leave, Zhou Songnian panicked and quickly grabbed her arm, saying what he had kept in his heart for a long time: "Xi Yao, I like you."
The surprise came too fast, and the reversal was too quick, leaving Zhou Xiyao unable to accept it for a while.
He turned around and looked at the person whose ears were bright red, then asked, "And then?"
"I'm graduating soon, but I don't want to miss out on someone as wonderful as you."
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