Chapter 45
"I say 123 and we move together, then 1, 2; 1, 2 and keep the rhythm."
Xia Weining nodded. This was the only way now.
"Well..." He hesitated, "I may need to hold your arm."
Xia Weining glanced at their arms and immediately understood. She took his arm and said, "Let's go."
At the beginning, the rhythm of both of them was not right, and Xia Weining felt that she was being led along the whole time.
"My ankle hurts a little."
Sheng Huaizhou immediately squatted down to check and saw red marks left on the rope. He felt a little reluctant and untied the red rope.
“We’re not participating.”
"No need." Xia Weining tied the red rope again, "It's okay, I can hold on."
Sheng Huaizhou was silent. An action and a word stirred up a huge wave in his heart. He seemed to have gotten to know Xia Weining, this very special girl, all over again.
She has a charm that makes people fascinated by her.
"What are you daydreaming about? Hurry up and go." Xia Weining urged.
"Oh!" Sheng Huaizhou quickly pulled his thoughts back, "Let's go now."
He put his arm around Xia Weining's shoulders, shifting the weight onto himself. The two of them stumbled forward, slowly but surely. The others slowly turned their gazes to them, holding their breath for fear of disturbing them, and looking forward to their outcome.
Zheng Rui was playing with Li Siran when he suddenly noticed what was happening. He immediately put away his smile and sighed, "It's just a game, but why do I see such an inexplicable sense of tragedy and fate in it?"
"Maybe this game is very important to them." Li Siran said with envy, "I really hope I can give it my all once like this."
Zheng Rui: "...Are you pointing at me?"
"No, I'm just envious."
"Stop talking." Zheng Rui put the hula hoop on again. "I'm sure I can do 50 spins."
"I believe in you, come on!"
Li Siran happily cheered him on, but Zheng Rui felt something was wrong. Had he fallen into a trap?
Anyway, Haikou has already made the promise and there is no room for excuses, so let's practice.
After repeated practice, Sheng Huaizhou and Xia Weining finally found the synchronized frequency, their cooperation gradually became tacit, and their pace became faster and faster.
Having achieved their best result recently, the two excitedly high-fived to celebrate. Xia Weining was laughing so much that she forgot there was a rope under her feet. She took a step out and was pulled back, and her body fell down at a rapid speed.
For a moment she thought she was going to have a close contact with the ground, but a big hand suddenly appeared and saved her.
Sheng Huaizhou put his arm around her waist and brought her back. The two of them were very close, so close that their breathing was entangled. She vaguely felt that she was consciously lifted up by him. Their eyes were almost parallel, and they could clearly see everything in each other's eyes.
At this moment, she finally understood what it meant to fall in love at first sight.
It's just a simple eye contact, but it quickly stimulates the dormant cytokines in the body like drinking caffeine, making them in the most frenzied state, and then catalyzing all kinds of impulses that are too embarrassing to speak out.
She forgot to think, forgot how intimate their current posture was, forgot to push his hand away, or maybe she didn't want to push it away, and was just lost in his vast eyes.
"No, you two are acting out Zhu Yingtai from Liangshan Marsh here." Zheng Rui came over carrying a hula hoop, bent down and inserted it into the gap between the two of them.
Xia Weining suddenly reacted, her face turned red, and she pushed Sheng Huaizhou away with force. The rope under her feet tripped her to the ground. She simply sat on the ground, untied the rope, turned around and ran to the bathroom.
Sheng Huaizhou picked up the rope and went to find the "culprit" to settle the score, "Why are you here?"
"I just saw you were too immersed in the drama, so I came over to give you a heads up."
"Do I need your reminder?" Sheng Huaizhou kept pushing Zheng Rui. "I think you did it on purpose."
Zheng Rui burst out laughing, put the hula hoop around his neck and started spinning, "Do you know how you look at people?"
"What?"
"It's worthless." Zheng Rui's smile grew thicker. "I can't wait to stick to it."
"Get out." Sheng Huaizhou cursed with a smile.
Not far away, Xia Weining and Li Siran were walking side by side. Sheng Huaizhou quickly poked Zheng Rui, "Don't talk nonsense."
"Don't worry, brother, I will keep my mouth shut."
Sheng Huaizhou looked helpless and gave him a look that said "I don't believe you at all".
The game was about to begin. Xia Weining was taking a deep breath to adjust her posture when she heard a concerned voice beside her, "Are you nervous?"
"I'm not nervous, I just want to get first place."
"Don't worry, the first place will definitely be ours."
Xia Weining gave him a questioning look, wondering where his confidence came from.
"Just wait and see."
The competition officially began, and the two of them rushed forward with all their might, without any extra emotions, their eyes full of desire for first place, just like agile cheetahs, first place was something they were determined to win.
Even the pain in their feet could not stop the two from sprinting. The onlookers were all stunned. A game was played with a sense of life and death.
The result was indisputable. The two were far ahead and reached the finish line first. Xia Weining lay on the ground contentedly, and Sheng Huaizhou sat next to her and untied the ropes on their feet.
"Are you happy?"
"Happy." Xia Weining smiled as she stared at the sky. "It's been a while since I've had such a satisfying fight. It feels so good to give it my all."
"As long as you're happy."
Xia Weining tilted her head to look at him, then continued to stare at the sky and laugh. At this moment, she was enjoying her own achievement wholeheartedly. Even though she was very tired and in pain, it could not compare to the sense of accomplishment that came with being the first.
In the past, she was used to letting things take their course, both in life and work. Others at her age were already very mature and were trying every possible way to make more money, but she was different. The longer she worked, the less her salary became. It was also difficult for her to change jobs at her age, which put her in an awkward dilemma. The key was that she did not have a clear plan and the courage to get out of the predicament.
This time she knew exactly what she wanted and tried her best to achieve it. She saw the edge that had been worn away by the years.
Fortunately, she found it again.
In fact, what she lacks most of the time is full effort. She spends a lot of time and energy every time, but the final results are not ideal. This is the contradiction. 100% success may bring satisfactory results, but 80% of the efforts will still be in vain.
So she often felt very tired. She did everything and pushed herself very hard every day, but the final results were not satisfactory.
The repeated conflicts wore away her sharpness and edge, making her increasingly mediocre. This was also the source of her internal friction.
The reality of her gains and values made her unable to see the meaning of her existence, and she had no way to make herself better. The sharp contrast between the improvement of her quality of life and her aging intensified this internal friction.
Sheng Huaizhou watched intently from the side and thought that if a game could make her so moved, then what if he let her win more often in the future?
The first prize was a couple doll, and Xia Weining gave it all to Sheng Huaizhou, "Put it in the car."
Sheng Huaizhou came back from putting his things but couldn't find her. He was very anxious. He called but the call was hung up. He looked everywhere for her, calling while searching, and finally got through.
"I'm fine. Wait for me in the restaurant. I'll be there soon."
After saying that, he hung up the phone and looked at Chu Yu in front of him, "If you have something to say, please say it quickly."
"Okay, in that case, I won't beat around the bush." Chu Yu maintained a condescending attitude, "You can't be with Sheng Huaizhou."
"How interesting." Xia Weining was very happy. "Let's not talk about whether I'm with him or not. Even if we were together, what does it have to do with you?"
"He's mine."
Xia Weining stepped aside to make room, "Go talk to him, this is none of my business."
"Don't go." Chu Yu pulled her back, "You must stay away from him."
"Let go." Xia Weining was also angry. "Since you helped me before, I won't bother with you, but don't go too far."
Chu Yu instantly grasped at a life-saving straw, "Since I helped you, can you help me?"
"I can't help." Xia Weining was a little embarrassed. "You should talk to Sheng Huaizhou about this."
"Why didn't I tell him? He rejected me."
Chu Yu looked very hurt.
Xia Weining felt a little sorry for her, so she patted her shoulder and comforted her, "You can't force love. If you need to let go, just let it go. Life is short, why make it hard on yourself?"
"If I let you go, you'll be with him, right?"
Xia Weining was too lazy to say anything else. She raised her foot to leave, but was pulled back. She glanced at him coldly, "What are you doing?"
"You promised me that you wouldn't be with Sheng Huaizhou."
"That's hilarious, why would I agree to something like this?"
"Xia Weining, you really have feelings for him, otherwise why can't you agree to me?"
"Whatever you want, just leave me alone."
She finally realized that Chu Yu was the kind of little girl who was protected in her life and work, and her mind was frighteningly simple.
After pushing the door open, she saw Sheng Huaizhou waiting for her. She stopped immediately and put a smile back on her face before walking over.
"Didn't I ask you to wait for me in the restaurant? Why are you here?"
"Wait for me first."
Sheng Huaizhou walked past her and walked towards Chu Yu, his tone not too good, "I think I have made it very clear to you, and this is a matter between us, why are you looking for her?"
"Are you saying this to me because of her?"
"Since you didn't hear clearly, let me say it again. We can be good friends and colleagues, but we can't be lovers."
"Is it because of Xia Weining?"
"It has nothing to do with her. I have always thought so for many years."
"But I don't want this." Chu Yu cried non-stop in the back, "Sheng Huaizhou, you can't do this to me."
Xia Weining could keep her distance from him, "Otherwise, she's pretty pitiful too."
"Why, are you feeling sad?"
"A little bit." Xia Weining turned her head away. "If a girl regards love as everything, the result will not be good."
"What's the meaning?"
"Nothing, it just means that people still have to rely on themselves."
Sheng Huaizhou: ???
When dinner started, Xia Weining met Chu Yu again. His eyes were red and he didn't say anything. He just focused on eating.
Zheng Rui looked them up and down, then leaned over to Sheng Huaizhou and whispered, "Look at how badly you've hurt them."
"Eat your meal."
Zheng Rui returned in disappointment and ignored him, busy taking care of Li Siran.
Sheng Huaizhou said nothing and just kept picking out the fish bones.
The dinner table fell into a terrifying silence. There were no suitable topics and no one was willing to find one.
Xia Weining was so hungry that she had no time to pay attention to these things. She ate all the dishes except the fish.
After a while, Sheng Huaizhou brought over a small bowl filled with fish meat with the bones removed.
Xia Weining was stunned for a moment, then calmly took the fish in everyone's inquiring eyes, said thank you with a smile, and then lowered his head to eat.
She didn't know when it started, but as long as he was around, she could eat boneless fish.
"Brother, that's great." Zheng Rui couldn't help but give a thumbs up, "So you're the reserved type."
“Stop it!”
Chu Yu saw all these things and she felt it was very irritating. It turned out that it was very obvious whether someone loved someone or not, and they didn't even want to pretend.
She really should seriously consider whether this relationship is worth continuing.
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