Chapter 15:
He Qi said it was his turn to chase after me.
Every morning, he would send me a WeChat message: Good morning, it's another energetic day! I wouldn't reply.
When I went to the kitchen to heat up milk, He Qi asked, 'Did you see my message?' 'I saw it.' 'Then why didn't you reply?' I yawned, 'It's silly to send WeChat when there's just a wall separating us.' He Qi looked down and glanced at my phone, 'Wait, is your nickname for me...
He Xiao Wang Ba?' He chased after me to change it.
I asked him back, 'What's your nickname for me?' He Qi nervously looked away.
I snatched his phone.
'A spicy hand that destroys flowers but is very sweet.' It was obvious that he was referring to himself as the flower.
On the last three days of the New Year holiday, Zhang Zhang invited me to her house and said she had something to show me.
She took out an old phone.
I remembered it.
In our third year of high school, she used this phone to record many videos.
I asked, 'What do you want to show me?' 'Zhi Zhi, do you remember this recording?' She opened a video.
It was the day before the college entrance exam, a 'group photo' of He Qi and me.
At that time, He Qi was erasing the blackboard, and I asked Zhang Zhang to secretly film a segment for me.
Facing the camera, I gave a peace sign.....Wait.
I widened my eyes.
Zhang Zhang was very excited, 'You noticed it too? He Qi suddenly slowed down his movements!!' Yes.
There was no post-production.
In the video, He Qi caught a glimpse of me taking a photo, and the speed of erasing the blackboard suddenly slowed down.
However long I filmed, he erased for the same duration.
Sunshine poured into the classroom, and the dancing chalk dust turned into stars in the daytime.
We were both standing among the stars.
Eighteen-year-old me said, 'Make me look good in the picture.' Zhang Zhang said, 'You're already the most beautiful, yes, like that, your little dimple is so cute!' At this moment, eighteen-year-old He Qi also gently curled up his lips.