(What if Jiang Weidong had been bolder? The epilogue will depict Jiang Weidong's awakening and initiative, and their innocent early romance on the island.)
As he grew older and matured, Jiang Weidong considered fighting and dog walking to be child's play and stopped doing them long ago.
But seventeen or eighteen-year-old boys are full of energy, with seemingly inexhaustible strength.
There is a simple basketball court on the island, where many idle young people and young soldiers love to play basketball to pass the time.
Jiang Weidong was also a regular here, and not only that, he always brought Lin Wangshu over to be an audience member.
Lin Wangshu was somewhat reluctant, "If you're going to play ball, then play ball. Why are you dragging me into this?"
As she spoke, she squinted and shielded her eyes from the glaring sunlight. On such a hot day, all she wanted to do was sit in the gazebo at home, leisurely drinking tea and reading the newspaper.
Jiang Weidong shifted his feet, blocking most of the sunlight for her. With his back to the people on the basketball court, he clasped his hands together and pleaded with a pained expression.
"Little Moon, please help me out! You're so pretty, can you lend me some face?"
For some reason, while the boys were playing basketball well, a group of girls gathered around them. Whenever one of Jiang Weidong's friends scored a goal, girls would cheer and applaud.
When Jiang Weidong scored, the stadium was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. It was fine once or twice, but after it happened a few times, he felt a little embarrassed.
Especially after he left the field, Zhao Jianguo put his arm around his neck and boasted, "Weidong, you're no good! You scored a goal, but not a single girl cheered for you. How boring!"
As he spoke, he waved to a short-haired girl in the distance, his smile bright and unrestrained.
Seeing Zhao Jianguo's smug look, Jiang Weidong felt indignant. "Hmph, who doesn't have one? He has pretty sisters too!"
Lin Wangshu listened to his words, looked around at the girls on the sidelines, and understood. She tilted her head and looked at him leisurely, "I didn't expect you to be so vain, brother!"
Jiang Weidong took out a kettle filled with mung bean soup and placed it next to Lin Wangshu. He then took out a fan and fanned her while saying, "It's not that I'm vain, it's just that Zhao Jianguo is too despicable!"
He pointed to Zhao Jianguo, who was talking to the short-haired girl in the distance, and complained, "He made fun of me, which made me lose face."
Jiang Weidong looked dejected and aggrieved, like an anti-imperialist begging for food when he was hungry. Lin Wangshu felt an itch to touch his head covered with short, black stubble.
Lin Wangshu withdrew her gaze, coughed lightly, and nodded reluctantly, saying, "Alright, I'll help you this time."
Jiang Weidong immediately beamed, "Good moon, you're the best to me!"
Then a whistle blew, and Jiang Weidong shoved the fan into her hand. "It's starting now, Little Moon. Remember to cheer me on!"
Among all the players on the court, Jiang Weidong was the tallest and best-looking. When he played, he was full of energy and stood out.
Every time he scored a goal, Lin Wangshu, sitting in the stands, would smile enthusiastically and wave vigorously at him.
With so many people around, Lin Wangshu was too shy to do anything more than this.
Even so, it was still very effective. Lin Wangshu was beautiful, her skin was so white it seemed to glow in the sunlight, and her smile was even more eye-catching, attracting many people in the audience to look away.
Seeing that her gaze remained fixed on Jiang Weidong, envious glances were cast his way.
Jiang Weidong felt it, and his vanity was greatly satisfied. He nudged Zhao Jianguo and said, "How about it? Isn't my girl pretty?"
Zhao Jianguo snorted, "No matter how pretty she is, she's still your sister. What are you showing off for? I'm not like you!"
"What's the difference? I think you're just jealous!" Jiang Weidong laughed smugly, lifted his shirt to wipe his sweat, ignored him, and continued playing ball.
With a casual flick of his wrist, the tanned muscles of his abdomen were faintly visible, causing Lin Wangshu to blush and quickly lower her eyes.
At the same time, several shy exclamations rang out nearby, "Oh, who is that person? How can they be so..."
"It's Jiang Weidong. He's the most handsome among these people, and his father is a commander!"
The girl who asked the question was clearly a female soldier who had just arrived on the island. Intrigued, she tentatively inquired, "Then he..."
She lowered her head shyly before she could finish speaking. Lin Wangshu understood and slowed down the fan in her hand, listening attentively.
"Don't even think about it!" her companion replied, her tone tinged with regret. "He's still clueless; he only has eyes for his sister, and he doesn't even look at any other girls!"
The female soldier seemed unconcerned, saying, "What's the big deal? She's just a younger sister anyway."
"Hey!" Her companion tugged at her sleeve and lowered her voice, "They're not related! You know what I mean, why are we getting involved?"
"Otherwise, why do you think no one is taking action?"
The female soldier then suddenly realized, "Oh, I see!"
Lin Wangshu blushed even more after listening to the whole thing. She glanced at Jiang Weidong running on the field, and her heart was pounding wildly, making her feel flustered.
It must be hot! Lin Wangshu breathed a sigh of relief, comforting herself.
She treated Jiang Weidong like an older brother, so why did her heart race when she looked at him?
Recalling the gossip from others, Lin Wangshu was a little angry with Jiang Weidong. It was all his fault for being so careless and causing others to misunderstand him!
After it was over, Jiang Weidong noticed that many people's eyes were glancing at Lin Wangshu, intentionally or unintentionally!
Jiang Weidong regretted it. If he had known there were so many wolves here, he shouldn't have acted impulsively and called Lin Wangshu over.
Therefore, when Lin Wangshu blushed, looked away, and awkwardly took her leave, he agreed without saying a word.
Jiang Weidong was focused on blocking the stares of those people and was completely unaware of Lin Wangshu's strange behavior.
Jiang Weidong finally breathed a sigh of relief after Lin Wangshu left.
In the blink of an eye, Jiang Weidong discovered that Zhao Jianguo was gone. He glanced around and saw that Zhao Jianguo was packing his things and about to leave.
Jiang Weidong called out to him, but Zhao Jianguo didn't hear him. Curious, he wiped his sweat and followed quietly.
He followed along so casually that Zhao Jianguo didn't notice him at all, his steps were very hurried.
He followed her to a grove of trees, where he saw the short-haired girl waiting for him. As soon as they met, they couldn't wait to embrace and kiss each other on the lips.
Jiang Weidong, who had followed, was stunned, staring in disbelief. So this was the difference Zhao Jianguo had mentioned?!
But, but isn't this just being a scoundrel?!
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