"The five-star red flag is waving in the wind..." Zheng Wei hummed a tune as she walked away, slowing down her pace, looking back at Chen Xiao Zheng who was still standing there, it felt great. She felt that every step she took was like stepping on clouds, soft and comfortable, but also scary, not knowing if she would accidentally fall off?

  It won't work, it won't work, she pinched her burning cheek hard, it hurt a lot, but in the pain, she smiled sweetly, like flowers blooming in the spring breeze.

  Chen Xiao Zheng watched her leave, but his mood was completely different. He thought to himself, what's going on? He had only disliked seeing her watch that kind of movie in the boys' dormitory and had simply wanted to remind her, without any other intention. But the development of things seemed to have completely deviated from his expectations. When she stood in front of him, giggling foolishly for a while, then for the first time speaking like a normal girl, hesitantly saying "I'm so happy, thank you" with red cheeks, he found himself unable to pour that basin of cold water on her head, and could only watch as she left with an overjoyed expression.

  It's true, ever since he inexplicably got on her bad side, what event has unfolded according to reason? Undoubtedly, there must be something unearthly between him and her. The question is, now he's very confused - which one of them is the Martian guest, her or himself?

  Chen Xiao Zheng, who had always thought of himself as being clear-headed, couldn't understand either. He looked at the messy things she was doing and thought that it was her own business, what did it have to do with him? However, when he accidentally passed by and saw what she was doing, why was he so shocked and unable to accept it, to the point where he went back to his dormitory to put down his books and then decided to go out and buy something, but ended up turning back. He felt that he couldn't bear her doing such a ridiculous thing, but at the same time, he didn't have the face to interfere with her, so he repeatedly walked around the corridor for a long time, on one hand thinking about whether or not he should remind her of the problem, and on the other hand hoping that she would restrain herself when she saw him - shouldn't any girl pay attention to her image in front of the boy she claimed to like? What surprised him was that even after he had walked back and forth so many times that he himself felt a bit awkward, she still didn't feel where the problem lay, nor did she think there was anything wrong. Unbelieving, he finally couldn't bear it anymore and personally went in to pull her out.

  When she said "none of your business", Chen Xiao was furious, but also momentarily speechless. This extremely rude phrase directly pointed to the key issue - why did he care about her? Had her rogue tactics finally subtly influenced him? Before Zheng Wei announced that she liked him, even though their relationship was bad, she was just a somewhat annoying stranger to him, no different from a cat or dog. However, after she declared that she would pursue him and continued to harass him, despite his extreme frustration, he eventually had to admit that he had developed a strange connection with her. Although it couldn't be called liking, he could no longer treat her as a stranger, because a stranger wouldn't be able to disturb him like this.

  He questioned himself, Chen Xiao Zheng, you are also so vain and shallow. Do you dare say that in the process of Zheng Wei's relentless pursuit of you, amidst your disgust, you didn't feel a hint of pleasure? You don't dare to say that, do you? The boys were all discussing the two beautiful girls from the Civil Engineering department behind closed doors. Didn't you secretly take a look at her and admit that she was quite good-looking? Weren't you puzzled as to why such a girl couldn't find a boyfriend, and why she would shamelessly cling to you? Didn't you feel a sense of victory when you saw her with her rich boyfriend? Didn't you permit her silly pursuit while keeping your distance? You casually said she was annoying, that she was boring, and told her to leave you alone. But have you ever spoken so carelessly to anyone else? Even with Zeng Yu, you were polite and courteous. When did you start letting Zheng Wei get closer to you than most people?

  When he thought about these things, he felt a little ashamed of himself. What made him even angrier was her attitude afterwards. She actually said again that she didn't want to play anymore, which was extremely annoying to him. In his opinion, liking someone and loving someone are equally serious matters, and shouldn't be taken lightly or spoken about casually. If you've already said something, how can you just take it back like turning off a faucet? He hated people who were indecisive and irresponsible, like throwing a stone into a lake, clapping their hands and walking away, and then blaming the water for splashing on them - it was simply unreasonable.

  In short, as mentioned above, the one thing he has temporarily figured out is that he doesn't dislike her as much as he thought, but this also doesn't mean he likes her. So why did she leave with such a self-satisfied and contented heart?

  Zheng didn't care about all that, she pushed open the door of her dormitory and shouted at Ruan who had just finished tidying up, "Ruan, I succeeded!"

  Ruan Ruan was puzzled and asked, "What did you succeed in?"

  "I've caught up with Chen Xiao Zheng."

  Ruan Ruan stretched out one hand, "How many fingers are there?"

  Zheng Wei smiled and put down her hand, "Don't worry, I'm sober."

  Ruan Ruan listened to her finish speaking, thinking to herself, no way, wasn't it just going out for a stroll and coming back to have already taken care of Chen Xiaozheng, the most difficult person in G University? It's also true that there are always so many unreasonable yet existing things about Zheng Wei, having been scared multiple times, she got used to it.

  Before rushing to catch the train, Zheng Wei thought about it and gave Chen Xiao Zheng another call.

  "What's up?" he said.

  "It's nothing, I just wanted to hear your voice and see if it was a dream. Obviously, it wasn't. So I'm relieved now."

  “……”

  "I want to go home now, will you send me?"

  "I won't."

  "Why? Doesn't everyone give them?"

  "Don't you know the way?"

  "Never mind, I knew you'd say that. By the way, my mom's phone number is XXXXXXX and my dad's is XXXXXXX, give me a call or give me your home number and I'll call you?"

  "No need to call anymore?"

  "Alright, if you don't come and hit me, I'll go to your house to play with you, okay?"

  "My home phone number is XXXXXXX, stop calling me all the time, I'm usually at home in the evenings."

  "Oh, I have to catch a bus now. Sigh, we just started and we're already going to be apart for two months. Let's continue when school starts again. You'll miss me, right?"

  “……”

  "Think of me!"

  “……”

  "Do you miss me?!"

  "Stop quarreling, I've got a headache."

  "So, what do you think?"

  "Alright alright, you go catch your bus, anything else?"

  "It's alright, you can hang up first. My excited heart is still pounding, let me savor the moment and calm down before hanging up."

  “……”

  After he hung up the phone, Zheng Wei still held the receiver to her ear, and even the disconnected "beep" sound was more pleasant than before. She glanced at Ruan Ruan, who was trying hard not to laugh, and only then did she put down the phone, saying with a smile, "What are you laughing at? You're thinking about meeting Zhao Shiye's family after going back, but you don't have to be so happy."

  "Even if we go back, with his mother sitting there, we can't always meet in secret, I'm happy for you."

  Zheng Wei's hometown and Ruan Ruan's home are in the east, two adjacent provinces. Zheng Wei got off the train first. After saying goodbye to her friends, her mother was already waiting for her on the platform. Her father had also called her in advance, saying that he had something to do at work and couldn't pick her up. In fact, she understood everything.

  During the two-month summer vacation, she stayed with her mother for a while, then with her father, and then with her grandmother. Everywhere she went, all she did was eat and sleep, and she started to worry that she might get fat. Of course, most of the time she still liked being with her mother, as mothers and daughters are always closest. After her parents' divorce, her mother had moved out of their original home and rented a place near her workplace. Zheng Wei told her mother about what happened between her and Chen Xiao Zheng. Her mother asked, "Don't you ever think about Lin Jing anymore?"

  Zheng Wei's smile faded, "It's no use thinking about it, he's made up his mind not to care about me anymore. He even threw away the fairy tale book I gave him, showing how resolute he is."

  "Lin Jing is a good kid, you two have known each other since childhood, and you've had feelings for him since you were young, Weiwei. Honestly, don't you find it strange that Mom is saying this?"

  Zheng Wei shook her head, her mother had suffered enough. She used a sentence she saw in a book not long ago to comfort her mother: "What belongs to me is mine, what's gone can only prove that it never belonged to me."

  After Mom moved out, Uncle Lin has not divorced until now and is still in a stalemate with Aunt Sun. Due to his relationship with Mom, his career was also affected. His superiors asked him to retire early due to health reasons, and Mom was transferred from her original good position to the warehouse manager's position. Despite this, the rumors around her continued unabated. Every day, Mom went about her daily routine, trying to live a happier life. She said she believed in Uncle Lin.

  Zheng Wei didn't know if it was because women were born for love, but in front of romance, they were always braver than men.

  During the holiday, she really called Chen Xiao Zheng and a middle-aged woman answered. She thought it was probably his mother, so she sweetly called out "Auntie", which startled the other party. At that time, Chen Xiao Zheng wasn't at home, and he only called her back the next day. On the phone, as usual, she spoke and he listened. In the end, he suggested that from now on, he would be the one to call her instead. Zheng Wei didn't object, as long as she could hear his voice, it was all good.

  Finally, after a long summer vacation, she hastily returned to school, flying back to his side like a little bird. After simply tidying up her luggage, she ran to find him with a skip and a jump. He was still in the same lukewarm state, but at least he didn't show any resistance to her appearance. The two of them went to the cafeteria together for dinner. Zheng Wei looked at him, eating and smiling as she stopped. She could sense that a new chapter in her life was about to begin, and so would his.

  Chen Xiao Zheng had never said he liked her, but that was okay. She accompanied him to meals, accompanied him in self-study, and sometimes even accompanied him to public elective courses. She appeared in every corner of his life, working hard and feeling happy from it.

  Chen Xiao Zheng really isn't an easy person to get along with. Even her passionate and fiery little dragon, occasionally gets frozen out. Fortunately, she has the unyielding spirit of a cockroach, and over time, she's gotten used to his temperament after figuring it out. He doesn't talk much, and sometimes his silence doesn't mean he dislikes her, it's just his personality. He likes everything cold and orderly, perhaps her existence is the only exception. On the other hand, despite his usual arrogant attitude towards everyone, being cold and distant, in front of her, he often gets irritated, Zheng Wei loves to see him lose his temper, all his mature and calm demeanor shattering into pieces.

  She wasn't afraid of his temper, and he had no way to deal with her boredom and laziness. However, there's no gain without loss; eating with him meant giving up the tempting small restaurants, but as long as she was by his side, even drinking water was sweet. Of course, she also had to give up her previous idle days, at least when he was around, since he was diligent and expected the same from her. He especially hated behaviors like tardiness, skipping class, and cheating, so Zheng Wei would occasionally sneak in some laziness when avoiding him. If she wanted to spend time with him at night, she had to bid farewell to her previous life of playing games in the dorm or reading idle books in the library, and gritted her teeth to go study with him.

  She thought she had changed enough, but in Chen Xiao Zheng's eyes, it was not the case at all. Taking self-study as an example, she insisted on following him together, under the pretext of accompanying him, but in fact, she made him unable to calm down for a moment. Holding a book and reading with relish beside him was one thing, but what he couldn't bear most was her eating next to him. The huge self-study classroom was silent, except for the sound of her munching on potato chips, "crunch crunch", clear and piercing, every time someone looked over, his face turned red.

  He always says, "Zheng Wei, are you a mouse? Can't you just calm down for a bit?" She would then innocently look around and talk to him, or urge him to go buy her some water.

  What's even more tragic is that he found himself becoming increasingly numb to her various outrageous behaviors, and sometimes when she wasn't around making a ruckus, he even felt a little uncomfortable. Finally, one time when he appeared alone in the cafeteria, a classmate who happened to run into him casually asked him, "A Zheng, where's your wife?" He naturally blurted out, "She went shopping with her roommate."

  No, she went shopping with her good friend Ruan Wan, but the key is - when did he start vaguely assuming that she was his other half?