Chapter 91: An Unexpected Encounter with Ji Fengyan

  After military training, there were several days of rest. Watching my brother at home freely going in and out to get cold drinks and snacks, I felt so uncomfortable. Poor me could only rest and rest, really wondering when the rest would end.

  Yesterday, my mom took me to the hospital for a follow-up examination. I didn't realize that Dr. Li was so busy until then. We arrived at 8 o'clock and waited for a long time before it was finally my turn. As soon as Dr. Li saw me, he smiled and said: "Little girl, we meet again! Let me take a look. How's the pain here? And how about this part...?"

  Dr. Li asked very detailed questions, and I did my best to tell him how I felt. He nodded and said, "If it's like you say, it should be getting better and better. I estimate that after taking another course of medication, it will be almost fine. By the way, do your knees still hurt when you walk and straighten them?"

  I thought for a moment and said, "Yes, it will still hurt a bit, but I've been resting at home lately and haven't walked much, so walking occasionally is okay. And if I walk slowly and carefully, it doesn't hurt at all."

  Doctor Li said thoughtfully, "I see. For the next few days, try to walk normally as much as possible. It's definite that it will hurt a bit, but whatever you do, don't limp or drag your feet, otherwise it will only do harm and no good."

  After returning home, my mother handed over the task of urging me to walk well to my cousin, Lu Zhanfeng. He patted his chest and guaranteed: "Auntie, mission must be accomplished, yes, madam." It's all because I've watched too many Hong Kong dramas, what with "Forensic Heroes" and "Line Walker" being so popular.

  Every day after four o'clock, Lu Zhanfeng always likes to go out for a walk, but I think the sun is still quite strong outside and don't want to go. At this time, he always uses chicken feathers as an order, bringing out my mother's words to pressure me, and I have no choice but to follow him.

  "This isn't today, Lu Zhanfeng suddenly became more severe and said: "Cousin, that Water Domain Dragon Huaguo just had a lot of people move in, there's a barbecue party tonight, they've already started setting up. [ww] You accompany me to take a look, okay?"

  "My goodness. Water Domain Dragon Flower, it usually takes me 10 minutes to walk there, but now I'm walking slower and it might take almost 20 minutes, and we still need to play around for a bit. No way, the round trip will take at least an hour. I flat out refused. 'We usually only take about 10 minutes, why has the time suddenly gotten longer today? I won't agree to it. If you want to go, you can go by yourself.'"

  "That won't do, when grandma comes back and sees you at home but I'm nowhere to be found, she'll definitely scold me."

  "So you're using supervising me as an excuse to go out and have fun."

  "Alright, sis, just come with me. I've heard it's a lot of fun. This is the first time I've ever heard of a BBQ in this neighborhood, so just come with me. If all else fails, I'll even agree to do chores for you."

  "Alright, after some consideration, I agree to the proposal. Let's go, but we need to slow down a bit, or you'll be walking too fast and I won't be able to keep up with you."

  "Needless to say, I'll just follow behind you, isn't it also to prevent you from stumbling and staggering along the way?"

  I walked for a long time before arriving at Shuiyuan Longhua, which is the most upscale community in the surrounding area. It was just completed recently and now many people have moved in. I heard that this community will not be open to anyone in the future, and only those with a pass issued by the property management can enter. Even if it's a relative of a resident, the property management will contact the household first and get their consent before allowing them to enter. The management is really strict! No wonder my cousin was so excited to come here today. It turns out that there's an event tonight, not only to liven up the atmosphere but also to celebrate the residents' move-in. In short, it's not a regular occurrence, which has attracted many people to come and take a look.

  After entering, I found that the greening here is really a lot, compared to the high-end community in 2012, it's truly unparalleled. There are large lawns and small hills, accompanied by artificial mountains, elegant bamboo forests, clear ponds, etc. Of course, fitness facilities are also essential. In addition to the outdoor facilities provided for the elderly and children to play with, there are badminton courts, table tennis halls, swimming pools for adults and children, really thoughtful!

  The smell of barbecue and fragrance came from the other end of the small hill with the evening wind, it was almost time to eat dinner quickly, really tempting. Lu Zhanfeng smiled at me and said: "Cousin, there are many people over there, I'll go take a look first, don't leave, I'll be right back, see what's going on over there, so fragrant."

  As he spoke, Lu Zhanfeng quickly ran over. I couldn't just stand there like a fool, so I looked around and thought about finding a pavilion to sit down and rest for a bit. It would be nice to take a look around too. Sure enough, there was a small pavilion nearby, but it seemed like someone was already there. However, one more person shouldn't make a difference. Just as I was thinking this, someone suddenly patted my shoulder from behind. I thought it was Lu Zhanfeng and didn't even turn around, saying: "Brother, you're so fast! Is there nothing fun over there? Why don't we go sit in that pavilion?" As I spoke, I pointed to the nearby pavilion.

  The voice that responded to me was not the one I was familiar with, "Alright, I'll go sit with you for a bit, there are people I know over there too." I suddenly turned my head and found Ji Fengyuan's face extremely close to mine, my entire face burning up in an instant, I thought it must be very red. At first, I was stunned, then I subconsciously took a few steps back, stuttering: "Ji Fengyuan, y-you... how are you here?" He smiled lightly, saying: "Nan Xiuxiu, your question is quite strange, if you can be here, why can't I be here too?"

  "No no no, I didn't mean it that way, I was just...just a little curious."

  The autumn wind laughed even more happily, saying: "I'm just teasing you, why are you so tense? Nan Xianno, you're so cute. My home is here, look, it's in the direction I'm pointing, Building 5, Unit 2, Floor 10, Room 304. You can come visit us when you have time. Let's go sit at that pavilion over there."

  As he spoke, Ji Feng Yuan glanced at me and I felt my heart almost jump out of my chest. His eyes seemed to be electrifying. I nodded and followed him as he walked along the cobblestone path towards the pavilion on the small hillside. He wasn't walking very fast, but still faster than us girls' pace. Normally, I might have been able to keep up with him, but now I couldn't catch up at all, and I was even a bit limping as I hurried after him. He turned his head and saw me like this, saying: "I forgot, you were injured during military training, and it still hasn't healed yet, right? You can walk slowly, I'll just stand here and wait for you, no rush."

  I wanted to walk as fast as possible, but my heart was willing while my strength was insufficient, so I could only come slowly. Compared to letting him watch me hurry along in a clumsy manner, it's better to let him wait for me and see me walking slowly. Unexpectedly, it was just a small artificial hill, and I still had some difficulty walking, but in the end, Season Wind pulled me up with one hand. His hands were not big, but his fingers were long and slender, with distinct bones, and didn't feel awkward at all - very comfortable. And yet my palms were sweating again, afraid of being disliked by him.

  After going up, I only saw two boys and one girl sitting in the pavilion. When Ji Feng came, a boy with a face as white as jade and red lips said: "Fengzi, I said why you were late, it turned out that you brought a lovely and elegant little sister, but didn't introduce her."

  As soon as I heard that the boy was called Seasonal Wind Far Wind Son, I immediately burst out laughing, but they seemed to be unaware of it and thought the codename Wind Son was pretty good, but what's wrong with calling him anything else, isn't it the same as calling him Crazy?

  The boy saw me laughing and said: "Little sister laughs very cutely, two small tiger teeth are very cute. But why is little sister laughing?"

  I couldn't say it was because of Wind Child being equal to Crazy Child, so I could only remain silent. The boy still wanted to ask more questions, and Ji Fengyuan came out to mediate, saying: "What's with you laughing at people? As long as they're not laughing at you, that's fine. Alright, alright, let me introduce her - she's not some little sister or anything, she's in the same class as us, 10th grade of No.1 Middle School. Her name is Nan Xiuxiu, so you should remember now." Then Ji Fengyuan turned to face me and said: "Nan Xiuxiu, this person talking to you is Li Zhengyang, that one is Lu Zhenfei, and the pretty girl next to you is called Gu Nian. They're all from N City Middle School - Li Zhengyang started in 7th grade, while Lu Zhenfei and Gu Nian are in the same grade as us, 9th grade."

  They were all from N City Middle School, and their homes were also here, so they must have been doing well in school. Their family background shouldn't be too bad either. I smiled at them and said, "Hello, nice to meet you, my name is Nan Xixi, please take care of me." They also politely returned a smile to me.

  He suddenly sprang up beside me, which scared me a bit. He said: "So you're Nan Xixi, Fengzi, the girl who tied with you as the top student in N City this year, right? I thought she'd be an ugly girl, but it turns out she's a lovely little beauty, not bad, not bad."

  A girl who was called Gu Nian suddenly shouted: "Li Zhengyang, why do you think that girls with good grades can't be pretty? What kind of twisted logic is that? Isn't Ji Fengyuan both smart and handsome? Are you saying only boys can have it all, but not girls? Xiao Xiao, let's ignore him, he's a total male chauvinist. You're so amazing, scoring the same as Ji Fengyuan! When the grades came out, they heard that someone had scored the same as Ji Fengyuan and thought for sure you were a boy, just with a slightly feminine name. But I and Ji Fengyuan said you must be a girl, and those two lost a lot of money betting on it, especially Li Zhengyang - he even gave me all his lucky money from last year! I'm so thrilled!"