Chapter 249: Knowing the Time (Two in One)
"Then sit here, there are fewer people."
"Uh-huh!"
Fang Wei and Liu Zhiyi left the track and found a piece of grass nearby where there were few people and sat down. There was a row of low green plants in front of them blocking their view. It was neither dark nor gloomy, and there was no one to disturb them.
Liu Zhiyi really liked the corner he found.
After blowing away the grass and fallen leaves on the ground, Fang Wei sat down first, and Liu Zhiyi sat down next to him.
"Give me your legs."
"You, take it yourself..."
The reserved girl was too embarrassed to offer her legs to him, so she just moved her legs towards him.
Fang Wei adjusted his sitting position, held her legs in his arms, and placed them horizontally on his legs.
Such an intimate and ambiguous action startled Liu Zhiyi. She subconsciously tightened her legs, but she did not struggle. She just stared at him blankly with her big eyes.
"Don't look at me, look outside to see if any teacher has noticed us, otherwise we will definitely be misunderstood."
"what?"
After hearing what Fang Wei said, Liu Zhiyi felt even more nervous and excited, so he quickly shifted his gaze outside and subconsciously shrank his body to hide himself as much as possible so as not to be seen by others.
Suddenly, she felt a chill on her calves. When she turned around, Fang Wei had already rolled up her trouser legs, exposing the girl's pair of warm, white calves that seemed to be glowing to the air.
"W-Do you want to take off your pants?"
“…Hey, hey! Stop talking nonsense. Who took off your pants?”
Fang Wei was speechless. He raised his hand and patted her little knee. Seeing that he was also startled, Liu Zhiyi couldn't help laughing and picked up a few blades of grass and threw them at him.
"Who told you to be like this? You have no shame at all..."
"You asked me to help you massage your legs, okay? I'm rolling up my trouser legs and massaging them a little bit."
"Then, why don't you just look at it and pinch it quickly..."
Fang Wei then withdrew his gaze and began to massage her legs.
Liu Zhiyi's calves were particularly beautiful, slender and smooth, and her skin was as white and delicate as tofu. Don't girls have leg hair? Fang Wei looked carefully for a while but couldn't find any.
Having just finished running, her calves were naturally sweating a little, and she could actually smell a faint fragrance.
"Then shall I start? Where is the sourest part?"
"Calf..."
"it is good."
Fang Wei rubbed his hands together to warm them up, and as if performing some magic, he gently placed his warm hands on her smooth calves. The smooth touch made his heart tremble.
Liu Zhiyi also trembled. His palm was thick and hot. The heat penetrated into her skin, giving her a slightly itchy feeling, which made her completely forget about the pain.
Unlike Cailing's calf's tight lines, Liu Zhiyi's calf was particularly delicate and soft. Fang Wei wrapped his big hands around it and kneaded it gently.
Sometimes I press my thumb slightly, sometimes I scrape my knuckles up and down like a comb...
The feeling of pain, itchiness, swelling, and numbness was quite complicated. Liu Zhiyi pursed his lips tightly, fearing that he would make some strange noises accidentally. But he couldn't pay too much attention to him, and had to pay attention to the people walking outside to avoid being discovered...
Fang Wei tossed my calf like this for a long time, and I finally finished massaging it. You know what, I really didn't feel as tired after that.
"I'll massage your feet, too."
"……what?"
Before Liu Zhiyi could react, Fang Wei held her delicate ankle, grabbed her little white shoes and pulled them out, and then took off her shoes.
How could Liu Zhiyi bear this? When her pair of feet in white socks were exposed to the air, she immediately curled up her toes in shame.
Before Fang Wei could help her massage her feet, she leaned over and wanted to put her shoes back on with a red face.
"No, no more foot massage... they must stink after running..."
"No."
Fang Wei even moved his nose to sniff, "Don't be too emotional, it doesn't stink, I don't smell it."
Liu Zhiyi widened his eyes. This bad guy really doesn’t mind anything!
Fortunately, Fang Wei had no intention of continuing to take off her socks, so the embarrassed girl reluctantly agreed to let him play with her feet... and pinch them.
Fang Wei supported her ankle with one hand and grasped the forefoot with the other hand, and rotated her foot with her heel as the axis.
The girl's feet were very small. Fang Wei opened his palm and compared the size of her feet with his, and found that they were not much bigger than his hand.
Compared to her calves, Liu Zhiyi was much more sensitive to her feet. Whenever Fang Wei pressed on the soles of her feet, she would react very strongly, either by shrinking her legs or giggling.
"I heard that the soles of the feet correspond to many parts of the human body... Does it hurt here?" Fang Wei pressed hard on a certain spot with his knuckles.
"Hey... it hurts!"
"It means your stomach isn't in good condition and your digestion and absorption aren't good, so you get full after eating a little each time!"
"You, you know this!"
"Have heard a little bit."
When Fang Wei first found the right strength for her, Liu Zhiyi gradually began to feel comfortable.
She didn't say anything either, just sat on the grass with a slightly red face, looking at him quietly.
The light of the setting sun fell on him. He was wearing the same school uniform as her. A breeze blew, and a fallen leaf floated into his hair. She leaned over and brushed it off with her fingers.
When Fang Wei turned around, the two of them looked at each other.
This time she didn't avoid him and just kept looking into his eyes.
The golden light fell right on his face, illuminating his pupils with gorgeous and complex patterns.
"Why are you looking at me? Do you think I look pretty?" Fang Wei joked.
But unexpectedly, Liu Zhiyi nodded seriously: "Yeah."
It was rare for someone to stare at him so boldly and unbridled. While Cai Ling was away, Liu Zhiyi began to stare at him boldly.
Then Fang Wei said: "I think you are also very beautiful."
"…Where is the good thing?"
"Her hair is very beautiful, soft and smooth; her eyes are very beautiful, big and bright; her nose is very beautiful, small and delicate; her mouth is very beautiful, and she smiles sweetly; her hands and legs are also very beautiful, everything about her is beautiful."
Liu Zhiyi finally felt shy and turned her eyes away to look at his hands, too embarrassed to make eye contact with him again.
“Really…?”
"Of course, if our Zhiyi wasn't pretty, she wouldn't have received so many love letters."
“I didn’t collect…”
Liu Zhiyi quickly added: "They are all lost."
"If the people who sent you love letters knew about this, they would be heartbroken. Isn't it like what is written in youth literature magazines, a shattered youth?"
“It’s not that profound!”
Listening to Fang Wei's words, Liu Zhiyi couldn't help laughing. She didn't think that kind of superficial feeling of liking someone just because he is good-looking was profound. If there is any profound feeling, it must be like her feeling towards Fang Wei, where they knew each other by fate and chance, walked a lot of roads together, and spent a long time together. That's about it.
"Wow, that's quite profound. It seems you understand it very well."
"Better than you, huh."
"Yes, yes, that's what Nan Feng, a famous youth novel writer, said."
"Oh, I hate it so much..."
Although it is a very resounding name, it has become a little fun for the two of them to play around. Perhaps this is what a truly close relationship is.
Fang Wei did not lie to her, Liu Zhiyi was really beautiful, with a graceful figure, eyebrows like distant ink, temperament like orchid, quiet and gentle.
She is such a lady with elegant temperament and the air of scholars. Even though she is not very prominent in daily life, there are still many people with discerning eyes who notice her from the corner and secretly regard her as the moonlight of their youth.
It’s a pity that this moonlight never shines on others, and only benefits Fang.
……
Fang Wei had just taken off her shoes with his own hands, so of course he had to put them on for her now.
Fang Wei tightened his shoelaces, tied a beautiful bow for her, and then pulled down her trouser legs that were rolled up to her calves to cover her dazzlingly white skin.
"Okay, done."
Fang Wei stood up and brushed the grass clippings off his butt.
Liu Zhiyi was still sitting on the ground, unwilling to stand up for a while. She had clearly asked him to massage her legs in the hope of regaining her strength faster, but why did it feel like her legs were getting softer the more he massaged them...
"Still not getting up?"
"Pull me..."
Like a spoiled child, Liu Zhiyi stretched out her little hands towards him and looked at him eagerly.
"Three, two, one... up!"
"Giggle..."
Fang Wei grabbed her little hands and exerted a little force. Liu Zhiyi felt like she was flying up from the ground, making her giggle.
She tried on the shoes and felt that the shoes Fang Wei helped her put on fit better than the ones she wore herself.
She brushed the grass clippings off her butt and used her fingers to tidy up the hair that was scattered around her cheeks.
"What time is it?"
"It's 6:10, and we still have an hour for evening self-study. If you don't go home to take a shower, how about we find a place to play badminton and have dinner later?"
"You're not playing basketball today?"
"Since you are reluctant to leave, I can only accompany you."
"No, don't be ashamed! Who wouldn't want to leave...!"
Liu Zhiyi blushed and raised her hand to hit him. Fang Wei ran away with a smile, and she chased him from behind.
He jogged back to the classroom and saw Liu Zhiyi waiting for him outside the door. Fang Wei returned to his seat and took Cai Ling's badminton racket and badminton, and then the two of them went to play badminton together.
Cailing has a lot of sporting equipment such as badminton rackets and table tennis rackets. She didn’t buy them. They were all prizes she won when she participated in school sports meets in middle school. The quality of the rackets is quite good. When one person wins a prize, the whole family enjoys the benefit.
"Cai Ling said that this racket will be with you from now on, but you are not allowed to play tennis with other girls using her racket." Liu Zhiyi repeated.
"…Did you say that or did Cai Ling say that?"
"Cai Ling said so! If you don't believe me, ask her!"
"Oh, you thought so too, didn't you?"
"Tsk... who cares who you play ball with..."
"Then I'll fight with others secretly next time."
"You're done! I'm going to tell Cai Ling!"
"Then I am playing ball with you now."
"Cai Ling said I can do it."
"hehe!"
Although Cailing is not here, we still need to let Cailing feel involved.
Fang Wei took Cai Ling's racket and went to the badminton court with Liu Zhiyi.
The school is very big and there are many sports venues. Compared to basketball, fewer people play badminton, so it is relatively easy to find an empty venue.
There was no need to think about using the stadium's indoor venue, as it was definitely impossible to get a spot at this time. So Fang Wei and Liu Zhiyi played badminton on the outdoor court. Fortunately, there was no wind, so they could play outdoors.
Since joining the basketball club, Fang Wei would go play basketball with Zhang Bo and others after running every day. The levels of the members of the basketball club vary, but when playing, they will form teams according to similar levels. As an S-rated member, Fang Wei enjoys playing basketball with Zhang Bo and others.
Xu Cailing and Liu Zhiyi did not join any clubs. When Fang Wei went to play, they would either go home to take a shower or come to the badminton court to play badminton together. They would not stick to him all day long, as they all had things they needed to do.
"Come on, serve! Let me see if you've improved!"
"I'll beat you until you cry, humph."
Badminton is one of the few sports that Liu Zhiyi is good at and quite likes. In the beginning, he just played around and made up the rules, but now he has gotten a basic understanding of the game. At least he knows what constitutes a proper serve, proper receiving, proper scoring, and proper scoring.
They didn't learn it by themselves! Fang Wei taught them little by little in the past three years under the "unfair duel"!
Liu Zhiyi held the ball in his left hand and the racket in his right hand, stood in the serving area, and with a snap, he used a forehand serving posture to serve a high ball to Fang Wei who was standing on the diagonal line.
Considering Fang Wei's height and long legs, the ball was neither too high nor too far, but it was a perfect smash angle.
With a snap, Fang Wei did not smash the ball, but hit a high ball back.
His ball was really high and far. Liu Zhiyi held the racket and stepped back, then lightly hooked the ball.
"You even learned how to lob the ball! That's really good progress!!"
Fang Wei took a step forward and easily caught the ball she had thrown in front of the net. Seeing that she was still in the backcourt, Fang Wei did not let her throw the ball in front of the net, but hit it in the middle of the field so that she could catch it. "Hey!"
He gave in to Liu Zhiyi, but Liu Zhiyi didn't give in to him!
Seeing an opportunity, Liu Zhiyi launched a sneak attack and hit a fast ball. Fang Wei didn't have time to react and was hit in the chest by the ball.
"One to zero!"
Liu Zhiyi smiled happily with pride.
"Okay, okay, that's how we play, eh? Then you're going to be in big trouble!"
……
After playing a game of ball for more than half an hour, Liu Zhiyi, sweating profusely, finally had a great time.
Fang Wei combed the curly badminton so that he could use it another day. He put away the racket, and the two went to the cafeteria to eat together.
Even though they had known each other for so many years, this was the first time that Fang Wei and Liu Zhiyi had eaten alone in the school cafeteria. Without the chattering Cai Ling around, they felt a little uncomfortable for a while.
With Cai Ling's wish in mind, Liu Zhiyi took the food tray and sat down directly opposite Fang Wei. The two crossed their legs under the table and stretched them to each other, then exchanged the food on each other's plates.
"Do you know what this action is called in Cantonese slang?"
Fang Wei lowered his head to look at the two people's crossed legs leaning against each other.
On weekdays when Cai Ling was around, they would sit opposite each other at a rectangular table for four, with Fang Wei sitting in the middle between the two of them, with their legs arranged in the shape of "Xu Fang Xu Liu Fang Liu".
Now there is only Liu Zhiyi on the opposite side, so the leg arrangement becomes "Fang Liu Fang Liu".
"What's it called..."
"It's called a stage support!"
"How strange! What does it mean?"
"It means... mutual support and love between family members."
"So that's it..."
Liu Zhiyi seemed to understand but not quite, but felt it was very appropriate. You 'support me' and I 'support you', isn't that a happy family!
She was a little embarrassed at first, but after hearing what Fang Wei said, she became more relaxed and pressed her legs closer to him.
While eating and chatting, Liu Zhiyi told Fang Wei about his book writing.
Although the fact that Zhiyi was writing a book was an open secret among the three, she had hardly ever discussed this topic with Cailing except Fang Wei. It was not that she did not want to talk about it with Cailing, but Cailing did not understand it either!
Liu Zhiyi's book "Chasing Summer" has been officially serialized since December last year, and it has been serialized for a full ten months now. As a loyal fan of Nanfeng, Du Peipei bought the October issue as soon as it came out a few days ago to read the novel.
But Pepe might never know that the latest content she was following was the manuscript that Liu Zhiyi had written two or three months ago.
New writers have a strong desire to create. Although the magazine only requires them to submit 20,000 words every month, Liu Zhiyi has almost finished writing the entire book and has recently reached the final stage of the story.
"The serialized version now has 200,000 words, right?"
"Uh-huh!"
Liu Zhiyi nodded and said, "I'm almost done!"
"Ah? You're going to finish it so soon? How many words do you plan to write?"
"It's only 300,000 words. The remaining manuscripts can probably be serialized for another five months. After that, I'll start thinking about the new book. Once this one is finished, the next one will be ready soon!"
"Why don't you write more? This book has great grades and makes a lot of money."
“My mind is full of new books right now!”
“What’s the new book about?”
"do not know."
"?"
You're kidding me!
You don’t even know what the new book is going to be about, but you get excited just thinking about it?
"Stop messing around and tell me."
"Oh, I really don't know... I just have some very special emotions that I want to express, and I haven't figured out what kind of story to condense those emotions into."
"What emotion?"
"Hmm...I can't tell."
"?"
We've been talking about relationships for a long time, but you haven't said anything!
I was both angry and amused. Perhaps this is what the writer calls the mysterious inspiration.
If she was ignorant about many things in junior high school, after entering high school, she gradually became clear about many things. All kinds of tiny things and emotions, after being mixed and melted by her, became an urgent desire to express.
She is in the most exciting adolescence of her life and is also growing up rapidly. Even though the new book is also a story about youth, I think it will have a completely different perspective and perception from "Chasing Summer".
"Then you have to think about it carefully. Remember to show me the first draft of your new book once you've written it, so I can get a good glimpse into your inner thoughts."
"Do not show you."
"Then you have to tell me again. If you tell me, you have to show it to me. If you don't, I will take it away from you."
"How can I be like you?"
Liu Zhiyi swung her legs and tried to hit him, but unexpectedly Fang Wei used his legs to clamp her legs tightly, bullying her to death.
She tried to move, but found that she couldn't, so she had to accept it and let this ambiguous feeling linger in her heart.
"And more, and more!"
Liu Zhiyi thought of something and said, "Editor Baiyun told me before that several publishing houses took a fancy to Chasing Summer and asked me when I would finish writing it so that they could publish it for me!"
"Really? Then when the book is published, won't our Zhiyi be a real great writer?!"
Fang Wei was surprised when he heard this. Publishing a book on one's own must be the dream of every writer. Just thinking about his novel being bound into a book and appearing on the shelves of major bookstores, especially in this day and age, is definitely enough to be proud of.
"What great writer... he's so far away!"
Liu Zhiyi could not help but be praised even more than Xu Cailing. Her face turned red quietly, but her eyes were smiling. She didn't need to pick up any dishes. Just eating the white rice with a spoon in her mouth was delicious.
Fang Wei sighed and said, "It seems like I can really just lie down and rest from now on. Zhiyi, you've become a great writer, and Cailing has become a star athlete. Won't you support me by then?"
Liu Zhiyi was quite interested in what she heard. She put the braised chicken leg from her plate on his plate and said with a sweet smile, "I'll support you~"
Fang Wei blinked his eyes. She was indeed at that age, as pure as paper. She took his casual joke so seriously.
"Why don't you say anything?"
"I'm touched by you!"
"Give me back my chicken leg."
"No."
Fang Wei picked up the chicken leg and took a bite. It was so fragrant and sweet.
……
With the addition of evening self-study, the class time of the day is much longer than that in junior high school.
After returning from National Day, Fang Wei became the official class monitor. At the request of Teacher Liang, he had to sit on the podium to study every evening to maintain the class's evening self-study discipline.
Zhao Yueting suddenly felt fortunate that she was no longer the class monitor.
Otherwise, considering her habit of secretly eating snacks, reading novels, and doing small things during self-study, wouldn't it be a public execution if she had to sit on the podium to study? !
"Study hard and don't do anything naughty so I can see you." Fang Wei warned him in a pretentious manner, took the books and homework he needed for self-study, stood up and walked to the podium.
"Lie..." Zhao Yueting was not afraid of him and made a face at him.
Although the girl was not very serious about studying, she would not disturb others. In addition, she was smart, so even though she was not as diligent as the average academic master, her grades were still good. This further reveals the importance of mastering the correct learning methods and understanding knowledge points after entering high school.
After a month of getting along, the classmates have basically become familiar with each other. The evening self-study session is not as quiet as it was at the beginning. After the bell rings, it is still a bit noisy.
"Ahem! Class has started. Everyone, be quiet and stop talking. Otherwise, I'll be the one being dragged out and standing in the corner as punishment."
The position of class monitor is different from that of class teacher. The prestige of class teacher mainly comes from power, while the class monitor is selected from students and does not actually have any power. Management depends more on whether he can win the hearts of the people.
In fact, during the election that day, even if Fang Wei had just said a few words casually on the podium, his support rate would have been higher than Zhao Yueting. After all, he had become familiar with his classmates early on, and this was the fundamental reason for his victory.
If you replace a person who is disliked by classmates as the class monitor and maintains discipline on the podium, I guarantee that no one in the class will listen to him. If he manages too much, he will be scolded, "Who do you think you are?"
But it’s different for Fang Wei. Everyone will still give him face. Otherwise, if the noise really gets to the point where Fang Wei is dragged out and stands in the corner as punishment, he would feel bad about it.
Soon, Fang Wei took the lead in studying and doing homework on the podium, and the class gradually became quiet. Even if there were occasional talking, they were very restrained.
It was the first time for Fang Wei to do homework, read books and study at the podium. He felt a little uncomfortable at first, but he soon found that it was a good place.
First of all, the desk and space are large and spacious enough, and even the chairs are the kind of comfortable chairs you would find in a teacher's office.
Occasionally, when I feel tired of studying, I look up and relax my eyes. From the perspective of the podium, I can clearly see every corner and every classmate in the class. As long as I observe carefully, I will find that no small movement can escape the teacher's eyes.
Zhao Yueting was not reading the novel. She would usually start reading the novel after finishing her homework during the last evening self-study session. Seeing that Fang Wei didn't need his seat anyway, she moved Fang Wei's desk back a long way to leave the space for herself.
At this moment, she was supporting her head with one hand, and doing her homework with a pen in the other hand. Her mouth was moving, probably because she was holding a piece of candy.
He must be wearing headphones and listening to music on his MP3!
Fang Wei took a closer look and found it was quite well concealed. If he hadn't seen Zhao Yueting putting the headphone cable through the sleeve of her school uniform jacket, he would never have thought that she had an earphone hidden in her hand that was supporting her ear.
Suddenly, a figure appeared by the window in the corridor. Like a ghost, he stood outside the window with his hands behind his back, quietly looking at the students in the class, while it was pitch black outside...
Damn! Teacher Liang! Can you please not be so scary?
Fang Wei withdrew his gaze and continued studying.
……
When the bell rang for the end of evening self-study get out of class, the teaching building was in an uproar.
Fang Wei put away the books and homework on the podium, returned to his seat, and moved the table that Zhao Yueting had moved away back.
After walking out of the classroom with his bag and waiting outside the stairs for a while, Liu Zhiyi followed the crowd downstairs from the second floor.
Seeing him at a glance, the girl trotted towards him, and then the two of them walked side by side out of the school.
"Fang Wei, did you go to the podium to study just now? Yushan went to the podium to study! Hahaha, she looked like she was not used to it."
"Yes, I have been sitting on the podium all night."
"Your class has it too! So, how does it feel? Do you feel uncomfortable?"
"It's okay. In fact, I feel more focused when studying at the podium. Why don't you talk to Yushan and give it a try next time?"
"!! I don't want to. I get so nervous just thinking about it, how can I concentrate on learning..."
The two chatted as they walked. After entering October, the nights became much cooler than before, and the street lights lengthened their shadows.
"Why, are you cold?"
Seeing that Liu Zhiyi always leaned towards him, Fang Wei was squeezed by her and almost walked into the green belt.
“A little bit~!”
"It's getting cold, remember to bring a school uniform jacket in your schoolbag next time."
"Uh-huh."
"Would you like me to rub your hands for you?"
"Can it be hot..."
"You'll know if you try it."
So Liu Zhiyi stretched out her little hand in front of him, and Fang Wei grabbed her hand. He didn't know whether girls' hands were naturally colder or she was cold, but it felt like a piece of soft jade, not as cold as jade, but as smooth as jade.
Fang Wei just kept rubbing and rubbing, but he didn't dare to use too much force. After all, the girl's skin was delicate and he was afraid of damaging it.
Liu Zhiyi didn't say anything, but it was obvious that it was effective - after all, not only did her hands become hot, but her face also turned red.
"Are you hungry?"
"Ok!"
"Boss, take three sausages... and put the other one in a bag."
"okay."
After taking the grilled sausages handed over by the boss, Fang Wei and Liu Zhiyi started eating while walking.
This is a must-do for me every day when I go home from evening self-study. I always have to eat a grilled sausage, otherwise I will be very hungry.
"Has Cailing finished her training?"
"It should be about the same."
Before he knew it, he had reached the gate of the community. The city team's training base was on the next street. It took more than ten minutes to walk from the school and only seven or eight minutes to walk from home. With such a short distance, there was really no need to pick her up. But since they had made an appointment, Fang Wei would go to pick up Cai Ling no matter if it was windy or rainy, even if he had to take a long detour.
"Let's go, let's go pick up Cai Ling together." Fang Wei raised his wrist to check the time and said.
Unexpectedly, Liu Zhiyi shook her head. She took a bite of the hot dog and said with a smile, "Go and pick it up. Do you want some noodles? I'll go upstairs and cook some for you first."
"You're not going?"
"You don't have to go with two people. Cailing should be happier if you go alone."
It was not agreed upon in advance, but Liu Zhiyi felt that she had spent enough time with Fang Wei today.
She is already very satisfied!
(End of this chapter)
