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"Just a pair of shoes, I will be going back to Cangzhou soon. I don't know when we can meet again, but every time I wear these shoes, I will think of my friend Jie," I said with a silly smile, shoving the shoes into her hands. Yaxin took the shoes and replied, "I don't know what size you wear, try them on quickly to see if they fit." I reminded her, and she sat down to try them on. They fit perfectly; I couldn't help but admire the shop manager's keen eye.
After she set the shoes aside, we sat on the bench together. "Hey, Yaxin, are you really going to work at that restaurant for the whole summer?" I asked her. Yaxin bit her lip and nodded, "Yes, I want to earn my own tuition to lessen my mom's burden." "Won't your dad give you living expenses?" I asked in confusion. "I don't want my dad's money! He abandoned my mom for another woman, and I hate him!" Yaxin's emotions were a bit intense; her eyes were filled with anger and hatred. But suddenly, her gaze dimmed, and with a choked voice, she said, "I don't understand why he would abandon my mom. We used to be so happy, but now he has left us behind..." Yaxin was already in tears.
I didn't know how to comfort her, so I just sat there with her. "Alright, let me lend you my shoulder; don't be sad," I said as I moved a little closer to her. She didn't hold back and slowly rested her head on my shoulder while crying. My whole body felt stiff; I didn't dare move an inch. It felt like I had entered a scene from a drama—wasn't this the kind of thing that often happened in Taiwanese dramas? I remembered that the next step in such dramas was usually to gently stroke her back or pat her shoulder. Following the script, I reached out and patted her shoulder: "Yaxin, don't be sad; you still have Jie."
After crying for a while, Yaxin's emotions calmed down a bit. She slowly lifted her head from my shoulder and looked at me with tear-filled eyes before blushing and turning away. "I'm sorry for getting your clothes dirty..." Seizing the opportunity to stretch my sore shoulders, I replied, "It's okay; I'm always messy anyway, haha."
Once she turned away, I quickly sat up straight and struck a graceful pose. "Oh right!" I suddenly remembered something and took out part of my bonus from my pocket. Gently taking her right hand, I placed the money in her palm: "This is two thousand yuan; it's part of my bonus. I've decided to sponsor your tuition!" I didn't expect myself to do something so generous. However, Yaxin immediately pushed it back to me: "No way! Jie, please keep it! I want to earn my own rewards through hard work; I don't want anyone's pity or charity. So I can't accept this; it's my principle." Her maturity at such a young age made me admire her even more.
I said seriously to her: "Yaxin, let me clarify—I’m not giving you charity; you don’t have to pay me back right away after graduation!" I handed the money back to her again. Yaxin responded seriously: "Xiang Jie, thank you for your kindness; I really don’t need it." Seeing her insistence made it hard for me to continue pushing it on her. Reluctantly putting the money back in my pocket, I said, "Make sure not to leave anything behind when you go back tomorrow; take care of yourself on the way home. I'm heading back now." Yaxin walked toward the park entrance while I watched her silhouette with my mouth agape but unable to say anything. Sigh! Xiang Jie! Tomorrow you're going back home and won't see Yaxin again. "Yaxin!" Finally unable to suppress my inner impulse, I gathered my courage and shouted.
"Ah?" Yaxin turned slowly at the sound of my voice. As I rushed over and impulsively hugged her, a wave of elegant fragrance enveloped me—light and sweet. With my eyes closed, I savored this strange yet familiar feeling. She seemed startled by my sudden action and stood still as I held her tightly. After what felt like an eternity, Yaxin softly whispered in my ear: "Jie, I need to go home now; Mom is waiting for me. If I don’t go back, she won’t sleep. Can you let go of me?" As she began to gently pull away from my arms, I opened my eyes and slowly released her.
After letting go of her, we looked at each other. "Jie, safe travels; goodbye," Yaxin said as she picked up the shoe bag that had fallen on the ground when I hugged her and slowly turned around. Suddenly pulling on her arm to bring her back toward me, I cupped her face in my hands and pressed my lips against hers...I kissed her! Closing my eyes as our soft warm lips met felt incredible—Yaxin was taken aback by my swift action; after realizing what happened, she widened her eyes and pushed me away.
"What are you doing?!" Yaxin asked with an awkward expression on her face mixed with shyness and embarrassment. Smiling knowingly at her reaction, I replied: "Yaxin, I'm going to miss you!" With that said, I dashed away while she shouted after me: "Xiang Jie! You...you big bad guy! I hate you!" Stopping in my tracks upon hearing that made me turn around as Yaxin ran up from behind and hugged me: "Jie, will you come back to Beijing?" Without turning around, after a moment of silence, I replied: "I will! Because...Wang Yaqian classmate, I like you." At that moment, all rationality had left me; Yaxin choked up from behind: "Xiang Jie classmate must keep your word."
I turned around and wiped away the tears on her face with my finger: "Yes, I'll come see you for sure!" With that said, I walked toward the park exit feeling sweet inside—so this is what kissing feels like? We exchanged our first kiss tonight; how incredible! After leaving the park, my phone rang. Taking it out and seeing who was calling filled me with guilt and self-reproach—it was Xia Ying calling! Right! I have a girlfriend; someone else who likes me! Xiang Jie! How could you do something like this? Just now in the park, I'd completely ignored Xia Ying! How could this be fair to Xia Ying? My mood took a complete 360-degree turn as guilt washed over me; after slapping myself across the face for being foolishly impulsive, I answered the call: “Hello? Yingying.”
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