The bell rang slowly, and there were gradually more people in the corridor. Duan Xiyuan had just walked out with his homework when he bumped into something soft on his back - it was Guan Ruo. She was leaning against the wall at some point and was looking at her with her head tilted: "You are holding so much, why don't you look at the road?"
Her fingertips casually brushed the dust marks on Duan Xiyuan's top homework book, and when she closed her hand, it brushed against Duan Xiyuan's little finger, feeling warm. "Where's the pen?" Guan Ruo spread out his hand as if he was asking for a candy, "I forgot to bring it again."
Duan Xiyuan took out the pen she often borrowed from her pencil case and handed it over. When her fingertips touched it, Guan Ruo held the pen and turned it half a circle: "Thank you, I'll return it to you after school."
She didn't look at Duan Xiyuan anymore, turned around and joined the crowd flowing towards the stairs. Only the unique scent of her hair and a light word were left in Duan Xiyuan's ears.
Duan Xiyuan stood there, watching her blend into the crowd. The little finger that had been touched just now was still a little warm.
It wasn't until much later, on the streets of a completely unfamiliar city, when that familiar voice soaked in time clearly called out the words "Duan Xiyuan?" Again, that Duan Xiyuan suddenly stopped.
——Everything about "Guan Ruo" that has not been covered by the test papers and time, together with the umbrella that always tilts towards her, the long hair that sweeps across the arm, and the smiling "Duan Da Da Ba", they are just quietly lurking, waiting for the moment to be "talked about" again, as clear as yesterday, rushing towards her face.
Duan Xiyuan: "Veteran cadre"? Delicate at heart, strong in observation, with your own unique sense of humor, a bit "cowardly" (willing to be "bullied")?
Guan Ruo: Confident, flamboyant, arrogant, a bit domineering, jealous, and flirty
Intent: The growth of a two-way secret love and the regret of rushing to campus