Chapter 21
The game was over and the TV moved on to other programs.
Tu Mian lowered his eyes and saw the skateboard that Chen Baixuan had placed on the ground.
Anyone could see the curiosity and eagerness in her eyes.
"Want to try it?"
"Is it okay?" Tu Mian certainly wanted to try it. She was always curious about the world, especially things she had never seen before. Moreover, they looked so cool when skateboarding, and Tu Mian also wanted to be as cool as them.
But this is not something they can decide, Tu Yin is still here.
Tu Yin's forehead was throbbing with veins. Did these two people treat her as if she didn't exist? They still wanted to try. Didn't they understand their current situation?
"Guo'er, you're injured now. I'm asking you to stay in the hospital for a day to observe if you have any sequelae. Don't mess around. If you make me angry, you know what will happen."
Tu Mian curled her lips. She felt that she was fine now. She only had one hand dislocated, which was reattached by the doctor. Her other hand could still move. She felt that she was fine.
But she couldn't disobey her sister, and she couldn't afford the consequences of making her sister angry.
But...Tu Mian made a gesture to Chen Baixuan behind Tu Yin's back.
Chen Baixuan understood and nodded. He quite enjoyed the feeling of doing things behind people's backs. He felt like he was acting in a criminal investigation drama.
It was late at night, and Tu Yin, who was already very tired from the journey, could hardly hold on. After helping Tu Mian wash up, she lay down on the bed. As for Chen Baixuan, he was arranged to rest on the sofa.
When he heard Tu Yin's even breathing, Tu Mian knew that his sister was asleep.
She got out of bed very quietly, afraid of waking Tu Yin.
Before Tu Mian came close, Chen Baixuan stood up, picked up his skateboard, and walked out of the room first.
Tu Mian turned around and looked at Tu Yin, and was relieved to see that she was sleeping soundly.
She closed the door carefully to avoid making any noise.
Chen Baixuan obviously knew the way, and Tu Mian followed him to an open place.
"Why don't you just not try it? Just watch me skate. You're a lucky girl to have someone as handsome as me skate for you."
Thinking of Tu Yin's decisiveness, although Chen Baixuan was brave enough to sneak out with Tu Mian, he finally hesitated.
"It's not like I haven't seen you skate on TV before. You skate so well, and it makes me want to try it even more. Please, please, I'm going home in a few days, and I might not be able to skate for a long time."
Boys of this age tend to be soft-hearted and not tough. Facing Tu Mian's expectant eyes, Chen Baixuan couldn't say no.
Chen Baixuan put the skateboard on the ground, stood on it with one foot, bent his knees slightly, leaned his body forward slightly, pushed the ground hard with one foot, and soon he slid away.
When he slid back to Tu Mian, he saw the girl's face full of excitement.
"You've never skated before, so try it out first to see if you can. I'm pretty good now. Little girl, don't be too greedy. Watch your hands."
Tu Mian's eyes turned, and he looked smart and cute.
"I saw you jumping on TV. That's so cool. Can you try it here for me? I really want to see it. It must be even cooler than on TV!"
Chen Baixuan scratched his head. Tu Mian’s praise made him a little shy.
"I'll show you. Don't try to imitate me. Wait until you're better, or your sister will beat me to death."
Tu Mian nodded. She wanted to see how Chen Baixuan did it. The TV didn't show the more detailed movements, and she wasn't sure if she should do it that way. As for whether to learn it or not, that was hard to say.
In the empty space, the night blurred the boy's outline, but the dim outdoor light just happened to illuminate his movements.
His left foot was on the front of the board, and his right foot was hanging over the raised tail.
The moment the ankle pressed down, the tail of the board hit the ground with a clear sound.
Chen Baixuan gathered his strength and pressed down, the hem of his T-shirt hovering in the air, revealing the silver chain dangling around his waist.
The entire skateboard left the ground, its surface drawing beautiful lines in the air. Tu Mian, standing very close, could hear the sound of metal shaking, and it seemed as if the hot wind had subsided.
The skateboard returned to the ground again as its owner wished. Chen Baixuan picked up the skateboard and raised his eyebrows, not showing off.
"Well, this is Ollie, which means jumping. Pretty cool, right?"
Tu Mian nodded. She walked forward and took Chen Baixuan's hand. "Thank you, Brian. This looks so cool. I really want to try it. Let me skate it first and give it a try! I promise I won't force it. I'll do it according to my ability."
Chen Baixuan was confused by her string of idioms; his Mandarin wasn't that good yet.
"You are so young, but your literary talent is quite good."
Chen Baixuan hesitated for a moment and finally handed the skateboard to Tu Mian. Her eyes were so expressive that he felt it would be a sin not to give it to her.
In fact, it was his sin to give it to her.
Chen Baixuan urged him earnestly, "Just skate for a while like I did just now. No, how about you stand on the skateboard and I'll hold you, so you can feel the sensation. Wait until you're better before playing again."
Tu Mian shook her head. Now that the skateboard was in her hands, she was not as obedient as she seemed. If she were really that obedient, she would have to suffer a lot of grievances.
Tu Mian is not a person who cares about everything, but if she cares about something but cannot try it, she will not be able to sleep well.
In order to sleep well, she would not listen to Chen Baixuan.
Tu Mian put down the skateboard with his uninjured hand, stepped on it, and accurately clamped the tail of the board with his right foot. Chen Baixuan's eyelids twitched, and he felt something was going to happen.
Tu Mian didn't care what Chen Baixuan was thinking. She stretched out her left foot and slid towards the front of the board.
Lower your body, like Chen Baixuan, and press your feet down hard, so that the tail of the board hits the ground with a sound.
At the moment the tail of the board hits the ground, the ankles press down rapidly, and then suddenly flip up when the nose of the board lifts up.
When the board reached the apex of the parabola, the faint light shone on Tu Mian's body, and the moonlight seemed to dim a little, not as bright as her.
Watching Tu Mian's entire set of movements, Chen Baixuan was a little shocked that she could review Ollie perfectly on her first time skateboarding.
Chen Baixuan was a little excited again. He shouted, "Cool!"
Then he remembered that they were near the hospital, so he quickly covered his mouth, as if trying to cover up his crime.
Tu Mian didn't stop. She was still a little reluctant to leave. She put one foot on the skateboard and the other on the ground, sliding slowly.
Suddenly, she seemed to have thought of something and changed into the movement she was preparing to jump just now. Chen Baixuan thought that Tu Mian wanted to do another Ollie. Jumping twice in a row made Chen Baixuan start to worry whether Tu Mian's hand would be hurt again.
Chen Baixuan was surrounded by regret and guilt.
But the reality was completely different from what he imagined.
He looked at Tu Mian in surprise as he seemed to be doing an ollie, but suddenly jumped up, swung his left foot out, and quickly retracted his right foot, causing the skateboard to spin.
The skateboard drew an arc in the air and was stepped down hard, like a proud lion being strangled by a larger hunter, and its proud head was defeated.
This is a kickflip!
This time Chen Baixuan did not exclaim.
He looked at Tu Mian as if he was looking at a liar.
"This must not be your first time skateboarding, otherwise you wouldn't be able to do that move. You're kidding me!"
Tu Mian was a little confused when he saw the young man in front of him suddenly change his attitude.
"Huh? I only found out about skateboarding today after watching TV. Besides, why would I lie to you? It's meaningless!"
Tu Mian was still angry after being accused for no reason. She didn't understand how she had lied to him. She admitted that she had tried to coax him a little, but she didn't lie to him.
Looking at those sincere eyes and realizing that Tu Mian was telling the truth made Chen Baixuan even more devastated. He would rather Tu Mian was lying and those words were all deceptions to him.
Seeing Chen Baixuan's face full of sadness and disbelief, Tu Mian was confused. Why was he like this? Shouldn't he be cheering for her and saying "cool" like he did just now? Why did he look so depressed?
Boys, it’s so hard to understand.
"What's wrong with you? Don't be sad, I'll buy you a soda. I haven't thanked you for teaching me how to skateboard today."
Teach her to skateboard?
Chen Baixuan was a little choked, and it was difficult for him to describe his feelings at the moment.
I took a deep breath, thought about Tu Mian’s age, and then thought about my own age, and found it a little funny.
Why would he bother with a little girl like her?
Do you care that his talent is not as good as hers?
She seemed so sincere and treated herself as a friend.
Chen Baixuan waved his hand: "It's okay, I just realized something. My dad used to say that I wasn't suitable for skateboarding, but I didn't believe it. I thought I was a skateboarding genius. I said I got a good ranking before, but in fact I didn't win any awards. I have been skateboarding for a long time. From the beginning, I thought it was cool and wanted to be as cool as others, to later I kept falling, but I never gave up. In all this time, I have never seen someone like you who can do it so well on the first try! Tu Mian, do you know? You are a genius!"
His voice sounded a little choked, and there was a sour taste in the air, writing "sad".
Tu Mian didn’t know what to do. How should he coax this kid?
Got it!
"A lot of people have said that to me. You're not the first person to say I'm a genius."
These words strangely comforted Chen Baixuan.
It’s not my fault that I don’t have enough talent. It’s because this girl’s talent is too strong, so it’s not a big problem.
This girl can only ollie and kickflip now, but he is still better than her. He has a lot of experience and skills that Tu Mian doesn't have, so he doesn't need to envy Tu Mian so much.
He was the one who discovered Tu Mian's skateboarding talent. Thinking of this, Chen Baixuan felt a sense of pride as a teacher.
Living in Hong Kong, Chen Baixuan has not read some required reading materials, so naturally he does not know that his behavior can be described as the Ah Q spirit.
This is also good, the method of spiritual victory will be passed down forever.
Chen Baixuan thinks that he is not a stingy person. He now feels that he and Tu Mian are really destined to be together. A wrong beginning has a happy ending. He wants to give a skateboard to the girl to express his apology and blessing.
"Can you tell me your address? It's your home address, not the hotel's. I want to be able to write to you in the future and tell you about my skateboarding skills. We're friends now, so we can't lose contact."
This means wanting to be friends with Tu Mian.
Tu Mian agreed with what he said, and she also treated him as a friend.
It’s not possible to give out your home address casually. They have only known each other for less than a day, so there is no way Tu Mian would agree to it.
But when he met Chen Baixuan's expectant eyes and thought that Chen Baixuan did not disappoint him today, Tu Mian agreed.
The only difference is that the address given was not the home address, but the school address.
The best of both worlds, she is indeed a genius, Tu Mian thought happily.
Seeing that it was already completely dark, Tu Mian finally realized that he had sneaked out. He didn't know whether Tu Yin had woken up in the middle of the night. If he found out that she was not in the ward, he would be doomed!
Tu Mian was frightened by his own imagination, his body trembled, and he quickly called Chen Baixuan to go back. Chen Baixuan also instantly remembered Tu Yin's terrible expression and hurriedly followed Tu Mian.
The two guilty-hearted men tiptoed back to the ward, and only felt relieved when they saw Tu Yin still sleeping.
The moonlight fell on the ground through the white curtains. In the silence, Tu Mian lay on the bed, falling asleep in a daze, and did not notice that Tu Yin suddenly opened her eyes.
In the white dream, Tu Mian became a member of the skateboarding competition. He stepped on the skateboard and slid towards the cheers, as free as a cloud.
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