Ferris wheel
"The First Day I Existed"
“The first breath was refreshing”
"Ankles standing on the ground"
“Because you feel real.”
Lin Luo hummed as she jogged. It had been raining for the past few days, and she had caught a cold. To avoid infecting others, she stayed home to study. Her nose was blocked, and she felt dizzy and swollen, feeling very uncomfortable.
She has had a weak constitution since childhood and would easily get sick when the weather changed. Worried that this would still affect her studies in her senior year of high school, she decided to start strengthening her body.
Du Yunyan said that the sports field of Nan'an No. 1 Primary School nearby would be open to the public, so as long as it didn't rain, she would run five laps after studying every afternoon before going home.
Until the end of last semester, she still couldn't keep up with the class in morning exercises. In the last physical education class before the holiday, Liu Feiliang corrected her running posture, taught her warm-up and jogging breathing methods, and asked her to practice well during the summer vacation.
She closed her mouth, adjusted her breathing, and landed firmly on the ground one step at a time. Five laps might not seem like a lot, but if you converted it to 2,000 meters, it was still quite a struggle to persevere every day.
"I can't take it anymore, I need to call a timeout." Zhu Changyu said breathlessly on the basketball court next to the runway, and then there was the sound of the basketball bouncing on the ground.
Lin Luo happened to be running past the basketball court. She saw Fu Xingchuan wearing a white T-shirt and shorts, holding the ball in his hand and throwing it into the basket, a beautiful three-pointer.
"Fu Xingchuan is so handsome!!! A little fangirl yelled that at the last game, her voice breaking." Zhu Sui'an, sitting on the steps next to the court to avoid the sun, applauded him. "Zhu Changyu, you're too weak! I think your physique isn't even as good as mine! You can't even score a single goal."
Tong Yun beside her smiled and said, "He's just not good at basketball, but he's very good at table tennis."
"Really?" Zhu Sui'an didn't understand. Zhu Changyu, who was lying on the ground, breathed calmly and raised the corners of his mouth.
Fu Xingchuan tilted his head, and Lin Luo quickly turned her gaze back to the road ahead. She could hear her own breathing was heavy in her ears, and her hands and feet began to feel weak.
She tried her best to control herself, telling herself, you have to persevere, maybe Fu Xingchuan is watching you! Don't give up.
The wind gradually grew stronger, and she ran the last lap against the wind. Her face was blown very painfully, but she did not stop. She opened her mouth and gasped for breath only after crossing the finish line.
She slowly walked to the edge of the court and saw Fu Xingchuan make a mistake and Ruan Ye grabbed the ball. Ruan Ye moved quickly and jumped up to dunk.
The ball fell to the ground, with no other sound except "da da da". Zhu Sui'an didn't say anything, and Lin Luo clapped his hands.
Fu Xingchuan glanced at her. With her rosy little face and sweat all over her neck, she actually still had the energy to applaud him.
Zhu Changyu recovered his strength and continued to fight with Ruan Ye, while Fu Xingchuan retreated to the outside of the field.
"You don't want to fight anymore?" Zhu Changyu asked.
"I'm thirsty, I'm going to buy some water. I'll bring back anything you want."
"Cola," Zhu Changyu said. Ruan Ye was too busy grabbing the ball to answer him, so he didn't ask any more questions. Looking at Zhu Sui'an, she asked for a bottle of strawberry milk. Tong Yun's schoolbag was standing next to her. She took out her water cup and shook it, indicating that she had her own water.
Lin Qi waited for him to turn around and ask her, but he said, "I'm so tired! Can you go with me?"
"Okay." She threw away her tiredness and nodded.
There was a small shop at the entrance of the playground. Lin Luo took out the Coke that Zhu Changyu wanted and the strawberry milk that Zhu Sui'an wanted from the freezer, and also took two pieces of gummy candies that Tong Yun liked from the counter.
Remembering that she hadn't gotten Ruan Ye any water yet, she turned around and saw Fu Xingchuan holding two bottles of iced mineral water and gently pressing them against her face. The cool touch was so comfortable, instantly cooling her down. However, even though her body temperature had dropped, her heart was still burning.
She looked at Fu Xingchuan, and he curled his lips, "You forgot these two."
"Thank you." She took the mineral water with both hands, turned around and put the water on the counter. The remaining water on her face was blown by the wind, making her feel refreshed and comfortable.
"elder sister."
Tang Muchen walked into the store with a red face, probably from playing in the sun.
This place was still quite a distance from Changlin Lane. Thinking he wouldn't normally go this far, Lin Qi asked him, "Why are you here? Are you alone?"
"My friends and I are going to play ball." Tang Muchen said, pointing outside the door, "I saw you at the door, so I came in! They are waiting for me outside."
"Then why did you come in?" Lin Luo looked at his darting eyes and bent down to ask.
Tang Muchen said coquettishly: "Sister, I want to eat ice cream."
"No, you just recovered from your cold yesterday," Lin Qiao said softly, standing up and taking a few more candies to pay the bill. "Can you treat your friends to some candy?"
Tang Muchen pouted and turned his attention to Fu Xingchuan who was standing beside him. He looked at him with his round eyes, but didn't know how to start.
Fu Xingchuan squatted down and whispered to him, "It's no use looking at me. If you catch a cold, your sister will blame me."
"Then can you take me out to play? My sister only studies every day and never plays with me." He complained.
"Where do you want to go?"
Tang Muchen said with twinkling eyes: "Playground, okay?"
"It's simple. As long as you stand on my side, I will fulfill any wish of yours." Fu Xingchuan said, pointing at his chest.
Tang Muchen didn't really understand what he meant. He didn't know the principle of "one should be grateful to the one who helped you and be soft-hearted", so he said naively, "Well, I'm on your side."
Fu Xingchuan couldn't hide his laughter, and Tang Muchen also started laughing foolishly.
After paying, Lin looked at them and asked, "What are you talking about?"
"Brother Xingchuan said he would take me to the amusement park." Tang Muchen said happily.
Lin Luo looked at him and raised his eyebrows. "If Zhu Changyu keeps studying, he'll go crazy. He also wants to go to the amusement park. Let's find some time to take your brother with us!"
"OK!"
They returned to the court with a group of children, and Ruan Ye and Zhu Changyu retreated to the sidelines to rest.
Zhu Sui'an handed Ruan Ye a tissue, he took it, and his dimples sank deeply as he drank from it.
Tong Yun gave Zhu Changyu some candy, and Fu Xingchuan told them that they were going to the amusement park. They watched as the group of children occupied the original venue, and two days later they also occupied the children's territory.
"I haven't been here for a long time. I sent a message to Xu Yangyang, but her mother didn't let her come." Zhu Changyu distributed the tickets to them.
"Will she go crazy from being locked up?" Zhu Sui'an was worried.
"I'm worried too. I heard she's had several fights with her mother." Zhu Changyu gave Lin Xiao a ticket. "Should I plan to go to her house and kidnap her?"
"Okay, but be careful." Lin Luo reminded him that she and Xu Yangyang had kept in touch after the holiday. She had a good attitude and was not driven crazy yet.
Zhu Changyu gave the ticket to Tong Yun and stood beside her. "Don't worry about her for now. I want to have a good time today."
Tang Muchen couldn't wait any longer. As soon as Zhu Changyu finished speaking, he ran towards the ticket gate. Lin Luo followed behind him, "Run slower, don't fall."
She heard "Wait for us" from behind, she turned around and smiled knowingly, and saw her friends walking towards her.
There weren't many facilities in the amusement park in the small city, so they tried all of them except for the haunted house series of parks.
As the sun was setting, they arrived at the door of the haunted house. Tang Muchen was not allowed in because he was too young, Zhu Sui'an could not enter because of his heart disease, and Ruan Ye seemed to think it was childish and refused to play. In the end, the four of them entered.
As soon as I entered, Zhu Sui'an's voice could still be clearly heard, "Damn disease, it makes me unable to play anything."
"Sister, are you sick? I have some candy here, you will get better if you eat it."
"Thank you, you are such a warm-hearted guy!"
"I'm much warmer than Brother Ruan Ye."
"really."
The cold man suddenly said, "There are marshmallows over there. Want some? I'll go buy some..."
They walked to the starting point of the game. They could not hear any other sounds. There was only the sound of the bleak wind in their ears and a gloomy scene in front of them.
It was pitch black inside, and Lin Luo picked up a skull with a light to illuminate the area. She was so brave that she wasn't afraid at all. Zhu Changyu curled up and clung to Tong Yun, pretending to say, "Tong Yun, don't be afraid. I'll protect you."
Something grabbed Lin Luo. She looked back and saw a bloody skeleton hand. She carefully pulled it away. Two steps forward, and something else grabbed her.
This haunted house is quite monotonous. There's nothing else to it except the skeletons, right?
When she turned around, she saw Fu Xingchuan pulling at the corner of her clothes.
Is he afraid?
Lin Luo wondered how to politely say he wanted to protect him without offending him. Although they had already separated from Tong Yun and Zhu Changyu, he admitted directly, "I'm timid and scared."
"Then I'll lend you my arm. You hold me and I... will protect you." Lin Luo said seriously, extending his arm.
Fu Xingchuan's big hand wrapped around her wrist. Lin Luo felt that he was holding it tightly, probably because of fear. She coaxed her, "Don't be afraid, these are just scare tactics, they are all fake..."
Before she could finish her words, she met the bloody eyes of a living person dressed as a vampire. She was caught off guard and startled, stepping back into Fu Xingchuan's arms.
Smelling the sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance on him, Fu Xingchuan patted her shoulder to comfort her.
How embarrassing! She had just said she would protect him, but she was the one who got scared first. Lin Luo sighed and knocked her head against Fu Xingchuan's chest.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." She stepped back. Fortunately, she loosened her grip when she was frightened, and the skull fell to the ground, turning off the dim light. Fu Xingchuan couldn't see her expression.
"It's okay, don't go away." A low and hoarse voice fell into my ears.
He held her wrist tighter, and Lin Luo felt very hot.
A beam of light shot towards them. Lin Luo saw that it was Tong Yun holding a flashlight in her hand, and Zhu Changyu next to her seemed to be wiping tears.
She shifted her gaze and saw Fu Xingchuan with a smile on his face. He probably didn't expect Zhu Changyu to be even more timid than him and was scared to tears.
"Are you all okay?" Tong Yun asked.
Lin Luo walked towards them with Fu Xingchuan, "Well, is Zhu Changyu okay?"
"It's okay, I just got sand in my eyes." Zhu Changyu said stubbornly: "This haunted house is really boring! Tong Yun found the treasure in no time."
As he spoke, the vampire who had just scared Lin Luo appeared beside him. His eyes widened and he covered his mouth with his hands to prevent himself from screaming.
When they went out, night had fallen. No one knew where Zhu Sui'an and the others had gone. The four of them walked towards the entrance of the amusement park.
On the way, Zhu Changyu voted the haunted house as the most boring project. He asked the others, "What's your favorite project today?"
Tong Yun said: "I've never ridden a roller coaster before, and it was quite thrilling. I released all the stress."
Lin Luo noticed that Zhu Changyu's legs went weak when she said this. She recalled the roller coaster reaching its highest point, her adrenaline surging. As the roller coaster was about to fall, she closed her eyes, her ears filled with screams and the sound of the wind. She seemed to hear Fu Xingchuan's voice. What did he say?
"Xiaoxiao, what about you?" Tong Yun shook her and asked.
"Yeah, I like Ferris wheels." Lin Luo has liked them since she was a child, but this was her first time riding one.
When she was five years old and her parents had not yet divorced, she went to the amusement park for the first time. Other children liked the carousel, but she liked the Ferris wheel. However, she was not tall enough to sit on it, so her mother held her and sat on the bench.
Her father told her: Legend has it that every cabin on the Ferris wheel is filled with happiness. She didn't know what happiness was at the time, but she thought it must be a good thing. She didn't want to look up to happiness, she wanted to obtain it, so she longed to grow taller day and night. But when she was tall enough, her mother was gone when her father took her to the amusement park again.
She firmly believed that only happy people could ride the Ferris wheel, so it was only now that she dared to step into the warehouse for the first time.
But in fact, there are many definitions of happiness. She used to have a lot, but she didn't feel happy. Now she has very little, but she can feel happy. She thinks it may be because her state of mind has changed, she has grown up, and she has learned to be content.
Having a group of friends accompany her on a Ferris wheel ride is also the embodiment of happiness.
"Fu Xingchuan, what do you like most?" Zhu Changyu asked.
Lin Luo came back to her senses and touched her wrist unconsciously.
Before he could answer, Zhu Sui'an and the others came over. Zhu Changyu's attention fell on the dolls in their hands, "Did you go to grab the doll?"
"Well, Ruan Ye is amazing."
“I can’t tell!”
"Do you like it? There are too many, you can pick a few too." Zhu Sui'an pulled Tong Yun to show her the dolls.
Zhu Changyu pointed to one of the fluffy puppy dolls and said, "Xu Yangyang will definitely like this. Can I have it?"
"Okay, pick two more and give them to her."
Lin Luo didn't go over to join in the fun, and she and Fu Xingchuan fell behind. She suddenly asked, "Did you say anything to me while we were riding the roller coaster?"
Fu Xingchuan stopped and looked at her, "I..."
"Sister, Brother Ruan Ye and Sister Zhu said this little rabbit looks a lot like you. Do you like it?"
Lin Qiao took it. The milky white rabbit doll had soft fur that felt nice to the touch. She smiled and replied, "I like it."
After Tang Muchen got a positive answer, he ran back to Zhu Sui'an. Lin Luo continued the previous topic, "You said..."
"I'm just telling you that the next project is a Ferris wheel." Fu Xingchuan said lightly.
"oh."
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