Chapter 65 The First Date

  The evening self-study bell finally rang, but Liu Yifei didn't move, holding a draft paper as if seriously calculating the problem.

  "Go back and sleep, don't be serious there." Xu Guanghong pushed Liu Yifei.

  "You go back first, I'll finish this question." Liu Yifei raised his head and smiled.

  Xu Guanghong immediately sat down again and said: "Do you need me to help?"

  "No need, I'll do it myself, it will leave a deeper impression." Liu Yifei declined.

  "Hmm, I'll head back first, I still need to wash clothes." Xǔ Guǎng Hóng said, calling out to Tóng Xīn Fēng and a few other boys from the same class to leave together.

  Liu Yifei glanced at He Yuexuan with the corner of his eye, and at this time He Yuexuan also stood up and followed Li Ya and others to walk out of the classroom. All the way, she didn't look back at Liu Yifei, nor did Li Ya look back at him. This made Liu Yifei realize that tonight must be He Yuexuan coming alone, otherwise Li Ya, a more outgoing girl, would definitely not be able to help but glance at him.

  After sitting for a while, Liu Yifei slowly got up when the classroom was empty, turned off the lights, locked the door and walked out of the classroom.

  At this time, the corridor was almost empty. After studying for a day, it was finally possible to let out a sigh of relief. Even if you were a good student, at this moment, all you could think about was going back to the dormitory to rest.

  Out of the teaching building, Liu Yifei walked along the small path in front of the teaching building towards the small woods. At this time, it was quite quiet there, with only the sound of running water under the small bridge and the chirping of insects between the lawn and flowers, which sounded like a beautiful light music.

  In such an environment, if it were placed in a university, or even in a 21st-century high school, it would clearly be the favorite place for young lovers to go. But in the high schools of '94, this was just a quiet and deserted land.

  When he arrived at the small bridge, Liu Yifei did not see He Yuexuan's figure. He was not anxious either. A girl like He Yuexuan who wanted to run here alone would likely encounter some twists and turns. After all, even in a circle of girls, she was extremely eye-catching.

  Today's moonlight is particularly good, the half-moon casts a glow on the water's surface, and with the ripples shimmering, the fresh scent of flowers and grass makes Liu Yifei feel quite carefree and relaxed, unable to resist sitting down on the bridge, taking off her shoes, and soaking her feet in the flowing water beneath the small bridge.

  His feet suddenly felt a cool sensation, so comfortable that Liu Yifei couldn't help but let out a moan. After putting his feet in the water for a while, small fish even came to touch his soles, which made Liu Yifei feel even more exhilarated. Such relaxation and comfort was something he hadn't experienced since growing up.

  Liu Yifei didn't think about when He Yuanyan would come at this time, and was completely immersed in this comfortable feeling.

  A faint rustling sound came, Liu Yifei knew it was He Yuanyan who had arrived, and he didn't get up, just sat there looking at He Yuanyan. With the moonlight, Liu Yifei could see that He Yuanyan was wearing a pale green gauze long dress with scattered flowers, which made her look very ethereal.

  "Hello!" Liu Yifei directly greeted He Yuanyuan in English.

  "Hello!" He Yuanyan also greeted Liu Yifei, her voice not loud, and her expression was a bit unnatural. Even if she wanted to practice oral English with Liu Yifei, it seemed too ambiguous in this environment. For a moment, she really regretted choosing this time and place, and couldn't find any suitable time or place.

  "You look beautiful tonight." Liu Yifei complimented He Yuanyuan in English.

  After all, it's not her native language. Although He Yuanyan's English grades were good, she was really bad at speaking. Liu Yifei's words had to be translated in her mind before she could understand what they meant in Chinese. Because of this translation process, she was praised by Liu Yifei and didn't feel embarrassed, smiled and said in English: "Thank you for the compliment."

  When she saw Liu Yifei with both feet soaking in the pool, He Yuanyan immediately frowned and said in Chinese: "How can you do this?"

  Liu Yifei smiled and said, "Am I lacking a bit of civic consciousness? Standing here makes me think of when I was a kid at my grandma's house by the small stream, also with a stone bridge like this one. Under the bridge was the gurgling brook water, dipping my feet in the water, feeling the flowing water, smelling the grass and flowers... it was really intoxicating! Hehe... I couldn't help myself either. Actually, as long as we don't throw trash into the water here, it's not a big deal. This is circulating water, after a few days it'll be changed anyway. My feet won't kill a few fish."

  He Yuanyan couldn't help but burst out laughing, scolding him: "You're really good at spouting nonsense." But looking at Liu Yifei's carefree demeanor as he soaked his feet in the water, she suddenly felt an inexplicable urge. Since childhood, she had been influenced by her family and was always bound by rules and conventions, to the point where she saw them as normal. If someone didn't follow these rules, she would find it annoying. Just now, when she saw Liu Yifei dipping his feet in the water, she felt this way again. Upon hearing Liu Yifei's words, she really wanted to learn from him and try being carefree like that too - was it also that comfortable?

  Look at the skirt on her body, no matter how many years of habit she has, she can only think about it, standing beside Liu Yifei and saying: "You won't just accompany me to practice oral English like this, will you?"

  Liu Yifei leaned back, propped his hands on the ground, and swung his legs casually, kicking up two water splashes. He said, "It's not bad like this either. The most important thing in practicing oral English is to use a normal mindset, just like how we speak normally every day. That's how you can practice well. If you practice reading texts like reciting lessons, can the texts you've memorized be used in real life?"

  This remark made He Yuanyan suddenly unable to refute, and she felt uncomfortable talking to Liu Yifei like this. Although she was wearing a long skirt, it was still awkward for a man to look at her from head to toe. Just as she didn't know what to say, Liu Yifei shook the water off his feet, put on his shoes, and smiled: "Heh... forget it, I'll get up, so you won't say I'm being rude in front of you."

  This made He Yuanyan feel a little relieved, and also had a strange aftertaste. Liu Yifei in front of her was completely unlike other boys who either showed off or were at a loss for words, but instead seemed so casual and relaxed, even when joking with herself, making her not feel anything about Liu Yifei's thoughts towards her, nor did she have any guard against him. This made Yuanyan feel particularly relieved, from being a tomboy to understanding the difference between men and women after growing up, this was actually the first time she had such a feeling in front of someone of the same age.