Chapter Forty-Five: Ice Skating Memories

  Ever since Li Fang mentioned ice-skating, many people in our class were eager to go. After all, at that time, there weren't many people who knew how to ice-skate, and not many had been to an ice rink either. Some people wanted to go out of curiosity, while others just wanted to join the crowd. I asked many people behind me, and they all seemed eager to go too.

  When I asked Xuan Yuan, he said calmly, "Let's talk about it later, I guess he won't be ice-skating." When I asked Wu Hanwen, I joked, "Burned pancake, are you going or not? As a good student, you can't ice-skate, right?" Wu Hanwen smiled and said, "I'm going, Xiao Xiao, it's you who can't ice-skate. Who says good students can't ice-skate? Besides, I never said I was a good student. Hehe, later on, I can teach you, don't worry about losing face."

  Xiao Xiao took into account my schedule, so she and Li Fang made an appointment for Sunday afternoon at 1:30, which would allow me to take a short nap while not delaying our extended ice-skating playtime.

  On Sunday afternoon, the weather was fine and sunny. We had agreed to meet at the entrance of the gymnasium. I went there with Xiaoxiao and my cousin. It wasn't until we arrived that we found out many people from our class were actually there. Xuan Yuanrui even came, and Lin Lili was also there.

  Shu Tongtong saw us and Xiao Xiao coming, so she came forward and said: "I've been waiting for you, you're really late."

  Xiao Xiao laughed and said: "We are the main characters, we are the finale, haha!"

  After going in, I found that there were indeed many people on the ice rink on weekends, and it was very lively. Li Fang seemed to be a regular here, familiar with the place, he first counted our number, then collected some money, and then went to tell the person in charge of renting skates how many pairs to rent. He called us to change into skates, and then he quickly took to the ice himself.

  Don't look at Li Fang's usual careless learning, he really understands these plays. His movements are very coordinated and powerful, flying lightly on the ground, as if a gust of wind had blown past us. The girls in our class all applauded and cheered, and Li Fang was even more energetic, changing various styles, seemingly tireless.

  Just then, Xiao Xiao had just come down, and Li Fang slid to her side and said: "I'll teach you, give me your hand." Xiao Xiao held the railing and stammered: "No way, I'll fall as soon as I let go." "Don't worry, I can skate, didn't you see it earlier? I'll hold you, you won't fall, I promise."

  Xiao Xiao looked at me, who was also desperately holding onto the railing, and said: "I don't know if I should go or not. On one hand, I envy them for being able to slide down so smoothly, but on the other hand, I'm afraid of falling." My original intention was to have Xiao Xiao accompany me, but suddenly a clever idea struck me - wasn't Xun Gege here today? I wanted to try something out and see if Xun Gege had any feelings for Xiao Xiao. He's usually so quiet and reserved, it's hard to tell what he's really thinking.

  I smiled and said: "You go ahead, wait until you've learned it, then you can teach me later. Look at me now, I'm practically inseparable from the railing, my balance is even worse than yours."

  Xiao Xiao was taken away by Li Fang, I looked around and found that most of our classmates could ice skate, while a small number couldn't. Among those who couldn't, the boys were trying to move forward with small steps, while the girls were holding onto the railing tightly. But honestly, I didn't expect Wu Hanwen to be so good at skating either, although he wasn't as flashy as Li Fang, constantly changing styles. Looking behind Wu Hanwen, it really caught my eye - Shu Tiantian was actually quite good at skating too, you could tell she had skated before.

  Hey, Xuan Yuan is still not coming down, I don't know what's holding him back. Just as I was about to slowly move over and pull him down, Wu Hanwen suddenly slid over to me and said: "How is it? Ice skating is quite fun, right? Can you let go of the railing for a bit? You're always holding onto it, you can't experience the joy of ice skating like that. Look, many girls in the middle are gliding freely like swallows, want to feel that thrill?"

  I glanced at the group of people in the middle of the ice rink and nodded. Wu Hanwen stretched out his hands, wanting me to trust him, and I naturally chose to believe him. After all, Wu Hanwen was a considerate and meticulous guy. As a beginner, I moved my feet cautiously, and Wu Hanwen smiled at me, indicating that I should trust him. He led me forward steadily, and it felt very light and easy. Unconsciously, Wu Hanwen skated faster and faster, and I also became more confident, gradually closing my eyes and imagining myself dancing lightly, performing a fairy-like dance. It's undeniable that I felt extremely good, not only because I could skate, but also because there were many admiring gazes around me. Among our classmates, some were envious, some were jealous, with Lin Lili as the main representative. Hehe, the vanity of a little girl was at work.

  Suddenly, Xuan Yuan's voice rang in Wu Hanwen's ears, "Wu Hanwen, let's skate a round. The little girl seems to have learned some skills, why don't you let her try on her own? It's not good for her to always follow you, she'll never learn how to ice-skate that way."

  I turned around and looked at Xuan Yuan, saying: "Xuan Yuan, it turns out you can ice skate too. You've been standing there all along, I thought you couldn't ice skate like me." "I never said I couldn't ice skate, haha, nor do I know how I learned to ice skate." His face was smiling, but somehow his eyes didn't seem to have any smile in them - was that just my imagination? But how could someone not know whether they can ice skate or not? It's really strange. Did he have some unhappy memories related to ice skating?

  Only Xuan Yuan and Wu Hanwen agreed on the starting and ending points, and asked me to be the referee. Oh my god, how could I, a rookie, be a referee? To avoid chaos at the city gate and hurting the fish in the pond, I retreated to the railing and watched. At this time, Shu Tengteng slipped beside me and said: "Xiao Xiao, how's it going? Are you getting any better? If not, let's do it together, I can take care of you a bit. You won't learn anything by just holding onto the railing."

  Maybe it was because I hadn't fallen before, but I suddenly found the courage to say okay. So I tried to leave the railing, but just as I took a few steps forward, a boy who was running very fast came out of nowhere and swept me away like a gust of wind. I shouted "Tongtong" repeatedly, but she couldn't catch up to me either. In short, I fell to the ground with a thud, landing on my back with my butt in the air. It hurt so much that I wanted to cry. Shu Tongtong and the boy quickly helped me up, and the boy kept apologizing, saying "sorry" over and over again. I couldn't bear to blame him, so I said it was okay and let him go. Shu Tongtong said: "Xiao Xiao, are you alright? I'm really sorry that I didn't catch you in time earlier."

  I'll stop here and watch them ice-skate, Wu Hanwen and Xuan Yuanrui are chasing each other, I really don't know why they have to win, this is what they call a matter of face. In the end, Xuan Yuanrui was slightly ahead of Wu Hanwen. After finishing, Wu Hanwen and Xuan Yuanrui both slid over to my side, apparently they didn't notice me falling down. Xuan Yuanrui smiled and said: "Little girl, how's that? Now you should believe I can ice-skate, let me take you on the rink for a few laps."

  I waved my hand repeatedly and said, "It hurts a lot when I fell just now. I don't want to skate today. Let me watch here." Xuan Yuan Rui sneered, "When skating with Wu Hanwen, you didn't worry about falling. I'm taking you skating, and I won't let you fall either." I said somewhat reluctantly, "Okay then." "Hmph, you don't need to be reluctant. I don't want to skate now."

  To ease the atmosphere, I naturally let Wu Hanwen and Shu Tengteng leave first. This way, the remaining time was spent by Xuan Yuanrui and me, we sometimes stared at each other, sometimes looked at people ice-skating on the rink.

  It really made me discover something, Li Fang was very serious about teaching Xiao Xiao, Xiao Xiao's balance ability is not bad, she can already slide a little by herself. Xiao Xiao laughed very happily, and so did Li Fang, this scene looks very harmonious. After looking around for Xun Gege, he was staring at Xiao Xiao not far away, seeming a bit unhappy. Good guy, finally been discovered by me, Xun Gege still has feelings for Xiao Xiao.

  I couldn't help but laugh, Xuan Yuan Ru looked at me and then followed my line of sight, saying: "What's so funny about Li Fang that guy? Just now on the court he was like a butterfly, using all sorts of fancy moves to attract girls."

  "Hey, how can you say that about someone? But what if he is a playboy, it's none of our business anyway." "Then why are you smiling so happily?" "It's a secret for now, you'll know when the time comes."

  Time flies, and before we knew it, it was already 4:30. Everyone had a great time playing, so we cleaned up and headed home. Maybe that's just how people are - when they're having fun, they tend to overlook some things, like I didn't even notice the guy who bumped into me calling out to Shu Tiantian jie.

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