Tong Xi got to know Gu Zhengming at her grandmother’s house.
Grandma’s house was in a very beautiful small village, nestled between mountains and rivers with an enchanting environnt. There was a large courtyard with a few grapevines that had long tendrils, and Grandpa had even built a grape arbor – every sumr there were lots of sweet grapes to eat.
During that sumr vacation, she once again visited her grandmother’s house and heard from her grandmother that the neighbor, Grandma Liu’s grandson had co, Tong Xi was very happy: "Great, now I have soone to play with!"
At that ti, Tong Xi’s personality was very lively, more like a tomboy, and she could get along with boys just fine from a young age.
Grandma pulled her back, "That child is a bit of a loner and doesn’t like to interact with others!"
She was a bit curious and wanted to et him, but she never saw him co out.
One day, while the adults weren’t paying attention, she quietly climbed the ladder to see if she could spot that person in the neighboring courtyard.
The distance between the rungs on the grandmother’s ladder was quite short, but it wasn’t a problem for her,
It’s said that curiosity killed the cat, but the longing in her heart drove her to keep climbing.
Her legs trembled a bit, but she finally climbed to the top of the wall and looked towards Grandma Wang’s courtyard, spotting the child her grandmother had ntioned at first glance.
He was sitting under the eaves on a small stool, absorbed in reading a book with a serious expression.
Tong Xi reached out to grip the wall bricks, and accidentally knocked loose so crumbly mortar from between the bricks.
A "plop" sound startled Gu Zhengming, who looked up towards the wall and saw Tong Xi.
Eye to eye, Tong Xi froze – oh, this boy was quite good-looking.
Tong Xi smiled and waved at him.
"Hi, I’m Tong Xi, can we be friends?"
The olive branch Tong Xi extended, however, did not get the response she wanted.
Gu Zhengming put down his book, walked over to the corner of the wall, and said to her coldly: "Get down!"
Tong Xi could tell that he was a bit angry.
But she didn’t want to obey him; instead she deliberately climbed higher, "Pfft, why should I listen to you, this wall isn’t even your property!"
Tong Xi deliberately climbed higher, seating herself on the wall top, swinging her legs, challenging him.
But just as she began to swing, the bricks under her softened, and before she could react, she lost her balance and fell off the wall.
"Ah..."
She thought she was a goner and scread with eyes shut, but did not feel the pain of hitting the ground. When she opened her eyes, she realized she had landed on him.
Turns out, he had saved her!
But his expression... seed a little painful!
"Hey, what’s wrong? Are you hurt?"
He frowned, "I’m fine! Get off quickly!"
This racket alerted both families, and in the end, Tong Xi was sternly scolded by her grandparents, and over there... it seed Gu Zhengming got a telling-off as well.
Later on, she heard that Gu Zhengming’s left arm seed to be broken.
It must have been from the fall when he saved her!
That night, Tong Xi did not sleep well, tossing and turning with the image of Gu Zhengming in her mind.
That year, she was eight years old.
The next day, she picked a basket of grapes to take to Grandma Liu’s next door and saw Gu Zhengming with his left arm in a cast. Although his expression was still as cold, she didn’t care anymore.
"I brought you so grapes, they’re really sweet. You need to get well soon!"
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