On April 12, Li Xiuyuan woke up in his dormitory bed in the central town. He glanced at the time, which was 6:50 a.m. After washing up, he was about to set off for the town's middle school playground to run at 7:00 a.m., but then he suddenly remembered something. He had already reached the door, but he returned to his dormitory bed and sat down again.
He and Su Ziying used to run together in the mornings. It was casual; whoever went or didn't go wouldn't say hello. If they bumped into each other, they would exercise together; if not, they would exercise on their own without any problem.
Therefore, the relationship between the two was not close, and there was a bit of estrangement. Of course, this sense of distance was deliberately created by Li Xiuyuan.
However, the sense of distance that was originally created is no longer applicable. This is not Teacher Su, this is Miss Su. What is the fastest way for the two of them to become friends?
Of course, we share common interests, and running certainly counts. But running is just a hobby, and to become friends, we need to use this shared interest to deepen our relationship.
Previously, I only wanted to maintain shared interests, but now I want to deepen our relationship, so I need to differentiate between the two.
If things continue as before, with no communication beyond shared interests, it won't work. Now, we need to cultivate the habit of communication. For example, starting now, if I'm not going for a run, I should let Su Ziying know. Once she gets used to it...
Then this isn't just a simple hobby, or rather, it's not just about running, but about two people running together. Next time she has something to do, she'll habitually let her know.
Li Xiuyuan thought about it and didn't immediately send a message to Su Ziying. Usually, the two of them would go to the playground to run around 7:10 and finish around 7:30, with the exercise time lasting about 20 to 25 minutes.
Therefore, you should also pay attention to the timing of sending the message.
If you send the message too early, the recipient will receive it as soon as they arrive at the playground, so there won't be any emotional impact. If you send it too late, it's equally useless. The recipient will have already finished exercising before you send the message, so it's like belated criticism. They won't even be expecting you to come, so what emotional impact can the message have?
It's like agreeing to have dinner at 7 pm, and then at 10 pm the other person messages saying they can't come. What's the point of saying anything then?
Ideally, you should wait until the other person has just started exercising and is still expecting you to come before sending a message.
On the other side of the playground, Su Ziying arrived on time at 7:10, warming up and waiting for Li Xiuyuan. Li Xiuyuan usually came from Monday to Friday.
Sometimes earlier, sometimes later, but it will generally not be later than 7:20.
After warming up, Su Ziying started jogging, occasionally keeping an eye on the activity on the track. After jogging a lap, she still hadn't seen Li Xiuyuan.
Did Li Xiuyuan have something to do today? Or did he oversleep and will be a little late?
As Su Ziying was pondering this, her phone suddenly rang. A text message had arrived. Su Ziying took her phone out of her pocket and discovered that it was a phone number she had saved just yesterday.
The appearance of the name "Li Xiuyuan" on her phone screen surprised her. Although she had added Li Xiuyuan's phone number, she had never thought of calling him.
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