Chapter 6 Encounter, Reunion (5)
She happily rolled up the large cuffs of her jeans several times, and barefooted, she padded back to the classroom.
Not wanting to disturb his work anymore, she quietly sat back in her chair and started tapping at her keyboard just like him. Occasionally, she would sneak a glance at him, including his backpack, his computer, and his camera.
So, was he in the same profession as her?
She looked closely at the words on his camera bag: Nan County TV.
So he was from Nan County TV Station!
"Xiao Xu, turns out you're at Nan County TV Station!" She struck up a conversation when it seemed like he was almost done.
Xiao Xu ignored her.
"Later, I never saw you again. Where did you go?" The last time she saw him was in the little forest behind the school. He picked up a stick and wrote "Xiao Xu" all over the dirt. At that time, she was in second grade, and he was in fourth grade. She hid behind a tree, secretly watching him. When he left, he didn't take his backpack.
Suddenly, she remembered something and pulled out her keychain from her bag. Attached to it was a little soccer ball ornament. She dangled the keys in front of him, the keys chiming crisply, "Look, do you still recognize this?" It was from his backpack's keychain; she'd been wearing it for twenty years, and the plastic soccer ball had already faded.
He closed his eyes, looking annoyed beyond measure, "As a journalist, you must remember to complete your interview tasks immediately, and submit your articles at once. Time is your lifeline! Didn't any teacher teach you that?"