Yunyun Floating Life

Many years later, Jiang Yunyun met the same old Yuan Qi in a nursing home, and the two finally had the opportunity to untie the knot they had felt back then. --- Jiang Yunyun stood in front of the window of the nursing home, looking at the bare sycamore tree in the yard. In the shadows of the trees, she seemed to see the boy in the white school uniform again. It was the fall of 2005, and she had just transferred to No. 1 Middle School. Her father was imprisoned for corruption, and her mother moved to this small town with her. The corridor of the new school was very long. She walked quickly with her head lowered, but she could still hear the rustling chatter behind her. "I heard that her father is a corrupt official..." "No wonder it's been gloomy all day..." Jiang Yunyun clenched her schoolbag strap tightly, digging her nails into her palms. Suddenly, a basketball hit her feet with a bang. "Hey, new classmate, can you help me?" She raised her head and saw a boy standing at the end of the corridor against the light. He was wearing a white school uniform, with his sleeves casually rolled up to his elbows, revealing his strong forearms. The sun shone in from behind him, giving his whole body a golden rim. That was the first time she met Yuan Qi. Later she learned that Yuan Qi was the main player of the school basketball team, with excellent grades and cheerful personality, and was one of the most popular boys in the school. But she was like a snail hiding in the shadows, shrinking into her shell and not daring to come into contact with anyone. Until school is over that day. When Jiang Yunyun packed her schoolbag, she found that her homework was missing. When she came out from the classroom, it was almost dark. She walked quickly towards the school gate, but was blocked by three gangsters at the corner. "Little sister, can you borrow some money to spend?" She took a step back and pressed her back against the cold wall. One of the gangsters with dyed yellow hair reached out to grab her schoolbag, and she closed her eyes subconsciously. "Bang!" There was a muffled sound. She opened her eyes and saw Yuan Qi rushing out of nowhere and punching Huang Mao in the face. His school uniform swelled in the wind like a flag. "Are you fucking done?" Yuan Qi's voice was full of anger, "What's the point of bullying girls?" The other two gangsters pounced on them, but Yuan Qi dodged them sideways and punched them again with his backhand. His movements were clean and crisp, obviously practiced. Jiang Yunyun huddled in the corner, looking at his back, her heart beating fast. The last three gangsters fled. Yuan Qi turned around and saw a scratch on his forehead with blood dripping from it. He wiped it casually and stretched out his hand towards her: "Are you okay?" She shook her head, tears falling uncontrollably. "Don't cry." Yuan Qi panicked, rummaging around in his pocket for tissues, "I'm most afraid of girls crying." She looked at his clumsy look and suddenly burst into laughter. The afterglow of the setting sun shone on his face, outlining his outlines particularly softly. At that moment, she felt something melting quietly in her heart. From that day on, Yuan Qi began to wait for her to finish school every day. He always told her interesting stories about the basketball court while walking, which made her laugh. Gradually, she found herself looking forward to this time after school every day. Until that rainy day. Yuan Qi walked her downstairs and suddenly took her hand: "Yunyun, I..." His palms were hot and his voice was trembling. The raindrops hit the umbrella, making a thin sound. She looked up at him and saw that his ears were extremely red. "I like you." He said, "I've liked you since the first time I saw you." At that moment, Jiang Yunyun felt that the whole world was quiet, with only the sound of rain and heartbeat remaining. She stood up on her tiptoes and kissed his cheek gently. Yuan Qi was stunned, and then hugged her into his arms. His heartbeat was frighteningly fast, and there was a burst of warmth through the school uniform. It was the best summer of her life. Until later, Yuan Qi's eyes gradually became cold. He began to avoid her, stopped waiting for her to get out of school, and stopped replying to her messages. She thought she had done something wrong, until that day on the basketball court, he said in front of everyone: "Jiang Yunyun, let's break up." She remembers standing there, feeling chilled. The surrounding comments came like a tide, but she could only see his back as he turned and left. At that moment, she realized that her heart really hurt. - **Unsent letter** - **FINAL GIFT* Concept: derived from real life