It was the fall of '99, the first day of school for new students. Not far away, there was a burst of laughter like silver bells, and Zhiyuan looked up, the girl who came to him had short hair to her ears, her face was like a peach blossom, and the shirt full of small flowers on her upper body with her watery eyes was so fascinating.

It is a coincidence, and it is also fate, the arrival of anything seems to be without warning, but in fact it is a clever arrangement by God. They were placed in the same class. That day, Zhiyuan knew her name - Zhou Xinlian.

Every Wednesday afternoon, all students in the dormitory are scheduled for activity classes. Everyone is free to move around and do anything other than studying. The premise is that the rules and regulations of the school cannot be violated. That week, the class organized singing, and the first song sung by the class leader was average, but it played a leading role, and then it was the literary and art committee. He took the atmosphere to new heights. However, after a few class cadres finished singing, no one came on stage. Some classmates in the audience coaxed: "Zhao Zhiyuan, come one, Zhao Zhiyuan, come to a ......" "Don't make trouble, I don't have all five tones, I can't sing!" Zhiyuan said shyly. At this time, Zhang Xiaowei, the deputy squad leader, stood up and helped me out, "Let me tell you a little secret, there is a person in our class who sings super well, and she is - Zhou Xinlian!" Let's give her a round of applause and encourage her to sing a song! In the midst of everyone's cheers, she walked on stage without hesitation, and just sang this song, which conquered the ears of the whole class......

Split tables

At the beginning of the school year, the seats were randomly decided according to the order of registration, and they were only temporary seats. Soon, the class ushered in the first table split. This is a good opportunity, a good opportunity for Zhao Zhiyuan to get close to Zhou Xinlian. In order to prevent students from falling in love, the school prohibits boys and girls from sharing a table. If the men and women are not one-to-one, the last person who is left alone can only be at a single table. Although they can't be at the same table, the boys and girls are staggered, just like Go, where a pair of female classmates is surrounded by four pairs of male classmates, and the same is true for male classmates. When the tables were divided, they were originally arranged in order of height, Zhao Zhiyuan shrank down and stood in front for a while, and stood on tiptoe to the back for a while, so flickering and moving, and finally got his wish to be directly behind Zhou Xinlian.

Since then, Zhiyuan has begun a long-term observation work. Zhou Xinlian's every move touched his heart. One day, Xinlian's throat was uncomfortable; One day, I had a cold and a cough and a runny nose; When did you have an upset stomach and didn't go to physical education class······

Winning

At that time, the "New Concept Essay Contest" was popular, and it was a national one. As a talented girl in the class, Zhou Xinlian was recommended by the head of the Chinese teaching and research group to participate.

Due to the large number of participants across the country, it is very difficult to enter the semi-finals, almost extravagant, let alone win the prize. It didn't take long for the Chinese teacher to proudly announce: "Zhou Xinlian of our class successfully passed the preliminary round and entered the semi-finals!" Zhiyuan was extremely excited when he heard it, but he couldn't show that joy.

However, there are unforeseen circumstances, and when the rematch is approaching, Xinlian is sick. I don't know if it's the change in the weather in recent days, or if it's too much psychological pressure. Looking at the pale face, haggard eyes, and listening to the low and hoarse voice, this really made Zhiyuan feel very distressed.

The day of the rematch came as scheduled, and Xinlian packed her luggage and embarked on the journey. The time to leave the school is only three days, but in the face of the empty seats every day, Zhiyuan feels that it is a long three years. After coming back, the teacher who led the team said that the night before the game, Zhou Xinlian had a fever of 39, and the teacher asked her opinion, and she could choose to withdraw from the game. Xinlian insisted on going and refused to give up the game. In the end, after taking the fever injection, I endured the discomfort and went to the examination room······

When she came out of the examination room, she cried a lot, venting her inner unwillingness, but unfortunately she didn't have a chance to do it again.

More than two months have passed, and the students have forgotten about this incident. One day, the Chinese teacher held up a book with one hand and walked onto the podium, her face filled with extreme joy: "Everyone, pay attention, I will announce one thing first, our class Zhou Xinlian won the third prize of the National New Concept Essay Competition, let us welcome her to the stage to receive the prize with the warmest applause - this composition book." Saying that, the teacher opened the title page, which was densely printed with the name of the winner, and the teacher quickly pointed out to the students in the front row to see Zhou Xinlian's name.

A talented girl is really a talented girl, and she is not to be outdone with a high fever, such a girl is rare!

Zhao Zhiyuan often borrowed Xinlian's composition book to read, in addition to reading the award-winning essay she wrote, that is, he found the three words Zhou Xinlian from a large number of award-winning lists, and he felt proud, as if he was the one who won the award.

Bet

The midterm exam is coming, and one day during the recess, Xinlian turned her head and asked Zhiyuan: "Hey, I haven't seen you study hard, why are your grades so good?" Zhiyuan said with an innocent face: "Is there one? I didn't think it was good. "You're almost there, are you pretending to be modest? Last time you scored 98 points in the math test, the highest in the class, what else do you want?" Actually, mathematics is not my strong point, there is still room for improvement, and I have to seize the time to break through. "Sure enough, it's the tone of a scholar, the world of masters is like a starry sky, we can see it but can't understand it." Do you want to get a perfect score of 110? Xinlian was surprised. Zhiyuan scratched his head and said: "Why not, if you don't believe it, I dare to make a bet with you, if I score 100 points in mathematics in this midterm exam, you promise me one condition, if not, I promise you one condition." Do you dare to bet? "No, I don't like to bet with others" "Three conditions, how about I promise you three conditions?" Zhiyuan stretched out three fingers, his eyes staring straight at Xinlian, waiting for her answer. Okay, the three you said, don't go back! "Zhiyuan is like this, in order to achieve the goal, he would rather pay three times the price, always thinking that he can win.

In the next few days, Zhiyuan studied mathematics more diligently, and did not let go of every knowledge point. Do anything, as long as you have enough motivation, you can achieve the final victory. Winning Lotus is the driving force of Zhiyuan. But after all, this is a mid-term teacher, and if you are not careful, you will lose.

Not long after the exam, the results came out, and the math teacher announced the results, which were from high to low according to the convention, "There are the following students who scored full marks in the exam this time, namely Liu Kun, Li Wang, Tian Xiaojie, ······" At this time, the teacher paused, only for a few seconds, but these few seconds made Zhao Zhiyuan extremely nervous, making him unable to breathe, only holding his breath and waiting. "Ah, and Zhao Zhiyuan!" Hearing this, he saw the heart lotus sitting in front of him and stomped his feet. Zhiyuan's heart couldn't be happier.

Math class is already the last period of the afternoon, followed by a half-hour activity class. Xinlian turned her head to Zhiyuan and said, "I am willing to bet and lose, you can put forward conditions." "I haven't thought about it yet, so let's talk about it when I think about it." "No, the validity period is only for one day, and if it expires, please forgive Miss Ben for not waiting." "Don't, then I'll mention it now, sing me a song."

Xinlian cleared her throat and sang:

No matter where you come from, we're all teenagers

Left his hometown and drifted around with the wind

Over and over again, we have gone through spring, summer, autumn and winter

Men and women are in a battle for the best of the two······

Let's go, let's go, you and I meet like that gust of wind

At this point, Zhou Xinlian really broke into Zhiyuan's life, a life that came as soon as it was called, but lingered.