Tang Miao fell into the water.
The loud sound of falling into the water made the other people in the group look in that direction. The student who was cheering her up was the first to see Tang Miao fall. As she fell, the student screamed.
"Teacher Tang!"
But by the time he reacted, it was too late. Tang Miao had already lost her balance and fell into the water. The water in the mountain stream was icy cold, and it soaked through her clothes and poured into her rubber boots. Tang Miao sat down on the gravel at the bottom of the mountain stream, her body buried up to her waist.
She screamed when she fell down, but was stunned when she fell into the water and sat on the stone. He Xiao saw her fall down, and when the student next to her called her "teacher", she had already walked into the water from the stone pier in the distance.
He was wearing hiking shoes, not rain boots like them, so it was difficult to go into the water. He was waiting on the stone pier that was temporarily built as a bridge in the middle of the mountain stream.
He Xiao came over, raised his hand and held Tang Miao's arm and pulled her out of the water. Tang Miao was pulled out of the water wet, and the mud on her boots slipped again, and she staggered forward. He Xiao held her arm and supported her steadily in the water with the strength of one arm alone.
"Teacher Tang!"
When He Xiao came over to pull Tang Miao up, several students nearby also reacted and ran towards her. Tang Miao's body was mostly wet, with only the area above the waist still dry, but because her hands were in the water, half of her arms were also wet.
The sunlight in the late April morning was still a little weak in heat compared to the spring water in the deep mountains and old forests. Tang Miao's body became colder as she was soaked in water. She only had three feelings on her body now: the coldness of her lower body, the dryness of her upper body, and the touch of He Xiao's fingers on her arms due to his force.
His hands were not that hot, and seemed to be at the same temperature as hers. Even though he held her arm for such a long time, Tang Miao did not feel the warmth of his palms.
Normally his body temperature was warmer than hers.
"Are you okay, Mr. Tang?"
Tang Miao was still a little dazed when He Xiao pulled her up. Several students came to her side, looked at her with concern, and asked about her situation. Tang Miao lowered her head in a daze, looking at the concerned expressions of several students who came over, and slowly came back to her senses.
"It's okay." Tang Miao stood in the water and smiled at them. Then, she looked down at her clothes and said, "It's just that they are all wet."
But it didn't matter if they were all wet, because they had already gone down the mountain, and it was only a short walk across the stream to get back to school.
"Then let's go back quickly. It's still a bit cold now." When Tang Miao said this, a girl said this carefully.
After she finished speaking, several students nodded.
When they nodded, Tang Miao also said "OK". At the same time, he assured them that nothing was wrong and they could just change their clothes when they got back to school.
As she was talking to the students, He Xiao's hand loosened her arm. The force of the grip loosened, like the rope around her heart artery. She raised her head and glanced at He Xiao casually. He Xiao didn't say anything, nor did he look at her. He just took off his coat and put it on her.
"Wear this first." He Xiao said.
As He Xiao spoke, the huge jacket he was wearing had already reached Tang Miao's shoulders. His jacket was much larger than hers, and when he took it off and put it on her shoulders, it was like a cloud that completely enveloped her.
The cloud was soft and warm, with the familiar scent of fir from He Xiao. The moment Tang Miao was wrapped in the coat, her originally relaxed mind seemed to stop functioning again at that moment.
Under the coat, her huge heartbeat was hidden.
After taking off his coat, He Xiao was left with only a white T-shirt. Under the white clothes, He Xiao looked even cleaner. Tang Miao looked up at him, and He Xiao also looked down at her. Their eyes met, and Tang Miao's hand grabbed the corner of He Xiao's coat.
Holding the edge of the coat like this, it was as if she had sealed in the warmth inside the coat. Tang Miao did not reject He Xiao's kindness, she smiled at him and said thank you.
After Tang Miao thanked him, He Xiao's expression did not change. He lowered his head to glance at her still wet lower body, and simply pursed his lips and said.
"Let's go."
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In this way, several people took the wet Tang Miao away from the back mountain.
It's still cool in the mountains.
Although after leaving the mountain stream, you can reach the school by walking on a flat mountain road, but that flat mountain road is also surrounded by mountains.
Between the mountains, the mountain breeze blows through the forests. It is fine if it blows like this alone, but if you are wet, the wind will still feel a little cool.
But fortunately, He Xiao gave her his jacket. After accepting He Xiao's jacket, Tang Miao zipped up her jacket. He Xiao's jacket was large, almost covering her thighs. So on the way back, except for her legs being a little cold due to the wind, the rest of her body was well protected by He Xiao's jacket.
After walking for more than ten minutes, several people left the back mountain and returned to the school. When they arrived at the school, the wind from the mountain forest blew along the school wall, and the midday sunlight shone into the campus, bringing warm warmth. After Tang Miao entered the school, his body was wrapped in the warm sunlight, and even the coldness between his legs was sunburned away.
Several children gathered at the school before leaving in the morning, and came to the school after returning. They sorted the things in the baskets in the school, and after sorting, the students said goodbye and left.
Because there was sunlight, Tang Miao wasn't too cold, so while they were tidying up, he just stood there and didn't rush back to change clothes.
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