Carry you
Xu Zhiyi had just sat down to organize the documents when he heard a message alert from his mobile phone.
She turned on her phone and found that it was a message from Zhang Ningxia.
"Are you asleep?"
She quickly typed back.
"No."
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"
News came from Zhang Ningxia.
"No, I'm just concerned about your leg. You still need to run, right? You need it to get better soon."
"I want to, too."
Xu Zhiyi sent an emoticon of a pitiful cat.
"I have an idea."
"What's your idea?"
"Let me take you to school. I can ride my bike and pick you up every morning. That way you don't have to walk and you'll get better soon."
"By the way, do your parents know that you have a leg injury?"
Xu Zhiyi stared at the line of words on the screen, and the grievance in his heart grew greater.
"They're not home, so they don't know yet."
"Ah? Your parents aren't home again? Poor little thing—"
"I don't think it's good for you. You have to get up early, and it's not safe before daybreak."
Xu Zhiyi rejected Zhang Ningxia's proposal, and she didn't want to trouble the other party.
"Is that so? Then I'll ask your classmates nearby if anyone can give you a ride. You still want to participate in the competition, right? You need to get better soon."
“Hey…but…”
Before Xu Zhiyi finished typing, the other party's message came back immediately.
"I asked for you. Hey, guess what? Song Chengrui happened to be going your way, so he just happened to give you a ride. How about that?"
Xu Zhiyi's finger hovered above the screen, and his heartbeat suddenly quickened.
She read the line over and over again, and her cheeks began to heat up.
"He...he agreed?"
Xu Zhiyi's fingers trembled slightly when he replied.
"He said you're brave enough to keep competing even though your leg injury hasn't healed yet." Zhang Ningxia sent a winking emoji. "Since you don't want to give up the competition, let him take you there."
Xu Zhiyi pressed the phone to his chest and took a few deep breaths before continuing to type: "How is that possible? He even advised me not to participate in the competition this afternoon..."
"Huh? Is that true? I'll go ask."
Soon, Zhang Ningxia sent a screenshot of the conversation between the two parties.
——You advised Zhiyi not to participate in the running competition?
--yes.
——Why? Don’t you believe Zhiyi can win the award?
——No, if she runs before her leg injury is fully healed, it will easily leave scars. I’m afraid she will regret it.
Zhang Ningxia sent a collapsed emoticon.
"I'm worried you'll get a scar and I'm concerned about you. If you want to compete, you should heal your leg first, right? Why don't you know what's good for you?"
"?"
"Wrong, wrong."
"But I'm on his side this time. What he said is indeed true. If you're stubborn now, you might regret it someday."
Zhang Ningxia sent a series of emojis: "Tomorrow morning at 7 o'clock, at the gate of your community, don't be late~"
"I haven't agreed yet~"
"Your health comes first. Listen to me!"
"But I have to open the door around 6:30."
"Then let's set the time at 6:20. That's enough."
Xu Zhiyi stared at the screen of his mobile phone, his heartbeat so loud that it seemed as if the whole room could hear it.
She stood up and walked to the closet, unconsciously starting to pick out clothes to wear tomorrow.
At the same time, Song Chengrui was sitting at the desk, frowning at the phone screen.
He had just sent a message to Zhang Ningxia and was now staring blankly at the words "The other party is typing..." above the dialog box.
Zhang Ningxia's message popped up: "Done, tomorrow morning at 6:20. But why didn't you tell her yourself?"
Song Chengrui bit his lower lip and replied, "It would be too embarrassing to say it directly, and she might refuse."
"Coward!" Zhang Ningxia rolled her eyes. "Then how long do you plan to take me there?"
"Until her leg heals... or the competition is over." Song Chengrui typed this line, and added: "Please don't tell her that I brought it up."
"I know, but you owe me one!" Zhang Ningxia replied. "By the way, she likes strawberry yogurt for breakfast."
Song Chengrui's eyes lit up and he quickly wrote it down in his phone's memo.
The next morning, Xu Zhiyi got up half an hour earlier than usual.
She changed into several outfits before settling on a light blue dress and white canvas shoes.
After turning around twice in front of the mirror, she tied her ponytail again.
"Why are you so particular today?"
When my mother came out of the room and was about to turn on the light, she was stopped by Xu Zhiyi.
"Mom, I'm going to school to have breakfast today, please leave me alone."
Noticing Xu Zhiyi's actions, her mother was a little surprised.
"What's wrong with your leg?"
Xu Zhiyi looked down at the hem of her skirt, then quickly stood up and walked.
"Nothing, I just accidentally bumped into the corner of the table, it hurts a little."
She avoided her mother's inquiring gaze, hurriedly put on her shoes and walked out.
"I'm going to school, bye."
"Okay, go slowly on the road."
"knew!"
At around 6:10, Xu Zhiyi walked out of the community gate carrying his schoolbag.
The morning sun shone gently on the street, and she saw Song Chengrui standing under the sycamore tree at a glance.
He was wearing a simple blue and white school uniform with short sleeves and jeans, and the sunlight filtering through the leaves cast mottled shadows on him.
Song Chengrui also saw her, his eyes lit up, and he walked over quickly: "Good morning~"
"Good morning, you're here so early." Xu Zhiyi responded in a low voice, feeling his voice trembling.
Song Chengrui took Xu Zhiyi's schoolbag and hung it on the handlebars of the bicycle naturally.
"Have you had breakfast?" He pointed to the plastic bag in the basket. "I bought some steamed buns, soy milk, and yogurt."
Xu Zhiyi shook his head, the tips of his ears slightly red: "Not yet."
"Here." When Song Chengrui handed over the soy milk, his fingertips accidentally touched the back of her hand.
They both retracted their hands at the same time, and the plastic cup almost fell over.
He hurriedly held it steady, and a few drops of soy milk splashed into the basket.
The streets are quiet in the early morning.
Xu Zhiyi sat sideways in the back seat, his fingers tightly gripping the edge of the cushion.
The bicycle bumped as it rolled over the speed bump. She subconsciously grabbed the corner of Song Chengrui's clothes, then let go as if she was burned.
"Hold on tight." Song Chengrui's voice was a little drifting in the wind. "The doctor said it's best not to use force on your legs. You can step on the pedal next to you."
Xu Zhiyi hummed softly, and carefully pinched the sides of his school uniform with her fingers.
The sun warmed the boy's back, and the faint scent of lemon mixed with the smell of morning breeze penetrated his nostrils.
When turning, Song Chengrui suddenly braked.
An orange cat jumped in front of the car and Xu Zhiyi crashed into its back.
"Are you okay?" He turned his head on one leg and saw her red earlobe.
"Just now a cat jumped over and I was afraid of hitting it, so..."
"No, it's okay!" Xu Zhiyi shook his head quickly.
Arriving at the school gate, Song Chengrui handed all the things to Xu Zhiyi and said, "Take these. I'll go park the car."
"How much are these...? I'll give them to you."
Song Chengrui grinned, "No, it's free!"
"How can this be good..."
Xu Zhiyi wanted to refuse, but Song Chengrui had already gotten on the bike and left.
She thought about it and decided to accept the item and return it to him with something else later.
During the afternoon physical education class, Xu Zhiyi sat under the shade of a tree and watched his classmates running.
When Song Chengrui ran past her, he suddenly slowed down, took something out of his pocket and threw it at her.
A bottle of strawberry-flavored yogurt fell accurately into her arms, with water droplets still condensed on the bottle.
"Don't get heatstroke." Song Chengrui seemed to be very careful, but a boy next to him noticed him and seemed to whistle at him. Song Chengrui quickly caught up with the boy, and the two of them were arm in arm and making a mess.
Xu Zhiyi put the cold yogurt on her cheek and felt like her heart was about to jump out of her body.
During lunch break, just as she finished applying the medicine, Song Chengrui came over to check whether she had applied the medicine seriously. This afternoon, he came to bring her yogurt.
An idea became increasingly stronger in Xu Zhiyi's mind. She felt that Song Chengrui seemed to pay special attention to her.
After Song Chengrui finished running, he was pulled under the basketball hoop by several boys.
"Hey, Brother Rui, something's wrong with you." His good friend Zheng Yan put his arm around his neck and lowered his voice, "You're bringing breakfast and yogurt, and you're so concerned about Xu Zhiyi?"
Song Chengrui slapped his hand away, his ears slightly hot: "Her leg is injured, what's wrong with taking care of her?"
"Come on," another boy, Jian Zhou, squeezed over, "Last semester, Xie Lin broke her leg and you weren't this diligent every day."
Song Chengrui unscrewed the bottle of mineral water and took a big gulp, with water droplets sliding down his chin.
He stared at the sycamore tree at the edge of the playground. Xu Zhiyi was sitting in its shade, sipping yogurt.
"It's different again." He said in a soft voice.
"What's different?" Jian Zhou keenly caught the key words, his eyes lit up, "You like her?"
Song Chengrui almost choked on the water.
He clenched the mineral water bottle tightly, and the plastic bottle made a slight creaking sound.
"What do you mean by like? Can you please stop talking nonsense?"
"Oh, so you don't like her?" Jian Zhou deliberately dragged out his tone. "Okay, I just think Xu Zhiyi is quite cute. Why don't I go after her? Maybe..."
"You dare!"
Song Chengrui turned his head suddenly, his eyes sharp.
He regretted the words as soon as they came out of his mouth, and the three boys instantly showed a knowing smirk.
"Sure enough!" Chen Hao punched him. "Fuck, when did this happen? I didn't even notice it."
Song Chengrui scratched his hair irritably, "I told you all, hurry up and play ball, play ball."
"Hey, tell me about it."
"It's really nothing. Also, don't tell anyone." He glanced at them warningly, "especially at this critical moment."
"Why are you being so cowardly?" Chen Hao was puzzled. "Why not just confess directly?"
"Alright, alright, you're excited just by hearing this, right? Beat me on the court."
As he spoke, he patted the basketball and walked forward alone.
"Oh, brother Rui is still shy."
Zheng Yan followed him with a smile, but was kicked away by Song Chengrui.
"Just shut up!"
Across half the playground, Xu Zhiyi could no longer hear what the boys in the distance were excitedly discussing, but she thought it must be a topic of great interest because they were all smiling particularly brightly.
Xu Zhiyi watched the figure getting farther and farther away, and she also wanted to muster up the courage to tell him her feelings seriously.
But she didn't dare.
She would rather sit here quietly and watch him leave.
I also don’t want to become the most familiar stranger in the future.
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