Stunned for You

Chapter 13

The music of the square dance resounded through the world, interrupting Fu Sitian’s memories. The aunts in uniforms dragged the stereo, gathered in the open space in front one after another, moved their muscles and bones, and prepared to dance. Fu Sitian stood up amidst the noise, and finally glanced at the two girls who were blowing bubbles head to head together, with their backs to them, crossing the embankment, and walking farther and farther.

Tomorrow is too deliberate, the day after tomorrow, tell your uncle and aunt about something temporary, go back to school. Fu Sitian looked at his shadow and thought.

On October 2, Fu Sitian cleaned the whole house carefully. In the evening, she found an excuse and told her uncle that she had to go back to school in advance. Uncle took advantage of her aunt’s carelessness and wanted to secretly give her pocket money, but she refused to collect enough money.

On the morning of October 3rd, she made breakfast, left notes for Fu Jiantao and the others, carrying the two sets of clothes she had on her back when she came back, and went out lightly.

The early morning birds tweeted and the sun was just warm enough. Fu Sitian bought two steamed buns from the breakfast stall next to the bus stop and put them in his school bag. When the bus arrived, Fu Sitian took coins and got on the bus.

Ningcheng Station is just a small station, and there are not many trains to and from Shencheng. Fu Sitian found out that she had made the mistake of the earliest bus and the last bus with tickets available was at 4:11 in the evening.

The waiting time is a bit long, Fu Sitian did not hesitate, nor did he turn back to Fu Jiantao’s house first. The two steamed buns were full, and she waited in the waiting room until the ticket was checked.

At sunset, Fu Sitian returned to Shenda. There was a traffic jam on the bus, she was a little motion sick, hot and nauseous. But there is no one in the dormitory. She alone enjoys the air-conditioning that everyone shares the electricity bill. She is afraid that other roommates will be upset.

After turning on the ceiling fan for a while, she went to the bathroom and took a shower. When she came out to wash the clothes, she felt the flow of wind from the balcony brought a faint coolness, and decided to walk around on the playground to get some air.

There were fewer people on the playground than usual, with only a dozen joggers sparsely visible. Fu Sitian let go of his thoughts, wearing headphones, walking slowly around the runway, facing the wind.

After walking for a half circle, she turned her head inadvertently. On the stone stairway near the flag-raising platform, a figure standing on the phone made her heart jump.

The street lights coming in from outside the high walls of the stands were too weak to illuminate people’s faces, but Fu Sitian had described Shi Yi too many times in her mind, and she was sure that that person was Shi Yi.

Her reason made her withdraw her gaze pretending not to notice anything, but her mind did not obey the command at all. Did Shi Yi not go home again? But logically speaking, as a local, she should be the easiest way to go home.

She sped up unconsciously and walked to the second half of the runway, directly opposite the flag-raising platform. It was too far away from a football field, and she could only vaguely see Shi Yi still standing there. She stepped faster again, and once again returned to the flag-raising platform that she had just passed by. Slow down, tilt your head slightly, and look forward, so that you can naturally bring Shi Yi’s figure into your sight.

Shi Yi sat down, facing the playground, still talking on the phone. Perceiving that Shi Yi seemed to be turning his head, Fu Sitian hurriedly retracted his gaze, lowered his head, and passed by quickly.

She didn’t even know what she was doing, but she couldn’t help doing it.

The same is true for the second and third laps. She saw that Shi Yi had finished the phone call and walked to the bottom of the stone steps, leaning on the railing with one hand, looking out at the playground, not knowing what she was thinking.

On the fourth lap, Fu Sitian walked to that position and habitually turned his head to look again. Only this time, the stone steps were empty, and Shi Yi was no longer there.

Fu Sitian’s heart suddenly fell into the air. She stopped unconsciously, turned sideways, looked around, lost.

She didn’t know, Shi Yi sat in the football field not far from her diagonally behind, watching her stop and look for the movement, and she had a panoramic view.

Fu Sitian really took a peek at her just now, and Shi Yi was sure that it was not an illusion. She was a little puzzled, did Fu Sitian pay too much attention to herself? But she watched Fu Sitian move slowly, with a lost back, her heartstrings seemed to be flicked by something. Suddenly, her mood became even worse.

She remembered Fu Si’s timid apology and his bad response during the last conversation between the two. At that time, Fu Sitian ran away in a hurry, and Shi Yi could see that she was extremely embarrassed.

But so what. Shi Yi thought at the time, I didn’t say anything bad, is it okay that all apologies must be smiled by the other party? She was also very upset at the time. The upset was because she heard other people talking about her behind the scenes, or because there was Fu Sitian among the participants in the discussion, the person she almost mistakenly thought was “her”, and Shi Yi still said Unclear.

As time passed, Shi Yi felt guilty in his heart. In fact, it is not a big deal, not to mention that Fu Sitian specially apologized.

Since that time, Fu Sitian seems to have deliberately kept a distance from her. She wasn’t “she” anyway, Shi Yi didn’t care about it, but now, looking at Fu Sitian’s thin and lonely figure, she couldn’t convince herself that she didn’t care.

She stood up, looked at Fu Sitian’s position in the distance, and rubbed her eyebrows. She walked to the outermost edge of the football field and the brightest lighted runway, pretending to be playing with a mobile phone. Calculating the time, when Fu Sitian was about to pass by, she put away her mobile phone, raised her head inadvertently, and ran into the oncoming Fu Sitian.

A perfect encounter.

Fu Sitian opened his eyes slightly and became at a loss. She saw Shi Yi, and Shi Yi saw her 100%. How is it now? She…would she say hello to Shi Yi?

While hesitating, Shi Yi looked at her, his thin lips lightly opened: “What a coincidence, you also come for a walk.”

It’s just like the sound of nature. Fu Sitian’s heartbeat was like a wild horse running off the rein, “Yes…Yes, what a coincidence.” She stopped and stood on the edge of the runway.

The night breeze whipped their clothes and fluttered their long hair. Not talking, a little embarrassing.

Shi Yi pulled the hair around her ear and asked, “I’m about to go back, how about you?”

Fu Sitian’s rationality is starting to be insufficient again. No matter what determination she had made in her heart, it seemed that as long as Shi Yi looked at her, she would surrender unconditionally.

“I’m going back too.” She heard her voice a little dry.

“Dormitory?” Shi Yi asked.

“Ok.”

“Then let’s go together?” Shi Yi sent out an invitation.

“Good.” Fu Sitian tried hard to suppress the tension in his throat.

The two of them walked side by side outside the stadium with a shoulder-to-shoulder distance. “Didn’t you go home on National Day?” Fu Sitian pinched the seams of his trousers, chatting about everyday things naturally.

Shi Yi answered her quietly: “I went back for two days. How about you?”

Fu Sitian said: “Me too.”

“Are you in a train?”

“Correct.”

“Why don’t you play for two more days?” Shi Yi asked casually.

Fu Sitian was silent for two seconds, and his voice was slightly confessed: “The family has quarreled, the atmosphere is not very good.”

Shi Yi paused slightly and looked at her a little sideways. The street lamp illuminates her face very tenderly, and Fu Sitian’s heart begins to chaotic rhythm again. Thinking she was going to say something to comfort herself, Shi Yi asked, “Do you want to go back for a walk?”

“Huh?” Fu Sitian was puzzled.

“Blowing the hair will make you feel better.” Shi Yi said seriously.

Such a clumsy comfort? Fu Sitian was stunned, and suddenly pursed his lips, smiling from his cheeks.

This time when it was his turn, Yi was inexplicable. But she watched Fu Sitian smile quietly, and did not ask her what she was laughing at. Fu Sitian smiled beautifully, his eyes were bright and crooked, and his whole body was soft and clean.

She thought of that person again.

Fu Sitian shook his head, with no intention of going back to the playground. “Then you are also in a bad mood, come out to blow the hair?” She stretched out her tentacles tentatively.

Shi Yi continued to move forward, and answered in a low voice, “Hmm,” without the intention of continuing the topic.

Fu Sitian didn’t dare to ask deeply. Seeing that the atmosphere was about to be embarrassed like the last time, Fu Sitian asked for a topic: “Did you learn volleyball in high school?”

“Learned, what’s wrong?”

“I saw you play well in physical education.”

Shi Yi gave birth to a bit of interest to tease Fu Sitian: “Did you see it? I thought you wouldn’t dare to look at me in physical education.”

When she got her wish, she heard Fu Si stammering in a panic: “I…I don’t, I just…just…”

Shi Yi couldn’t help laughing very lightly. Why would anyone really be so shy?

Fu Sitian was all over, looking sideways at Shi Yi in disbelief. She… Is she kidding me?

Shi Yi’s smile was fleeting, and he said, “I know. I’m sorry about what happened that day. I was in a bad mood and angered you.” The voice is still the usual cold and cold texture.

But Fu Sitian’s heart became warm because of this, as if there were fireworks in his mind, blooming one after another.

What happened that day is self-evident.

“No no.” Fu Sitian repeatedly denied: “I did what I did wrong.”

Shi Yi confronted her for a second, as if he didn’t want to be entangled in this matter who was more wrong, and turned the subject again. “You pad the ball badly.”

This is an affirmative sentence. Fu Sitian opened his mouth slightly, and a guess flashed in his heart. Did Shi Yi actually notice me in the physical education class?

“I… I haven’t learned it, not very good at it.”

“It’s not difficult, I’ll teach you the next class.” Shi Yi said plainly.

Fu Sitian was completely stunned by the waves of joy.

This time it was a longer journey than the last time, but Fu Sitian felt that it would be here soon, and he was still unfinished.

Until she returned to the dormitory, Fu Sitian was lying on the bed with her limbs against the bed, she still felt like she was stepping on a cloud, full of distortion.

For her, Shi Yi’s apology was more of a unilateral pardon for her than a tacit reconciliation between the two. She would no longer be sentimental and fanciful with the gentleness that Shi Yi gave.

But at least, she can no longer endure the torment of “the one she likes may hate herself”.

This night, Fu Sitian thought she would be so happy that she would suffer from insomnia. As a result, she hugged the rabbit doll, but she had a good night’s sleep after a long absence.

The author has something to say:

Shi Yi: Yeah, the plan works!

People who eat melons: yeah what, today is another day for not recognizing his wife!