The students had finished all their exams, and the campus was filled with a light and cheerful atmosphere that night. Emotions are contagious, and Jett was in a good mood as he rode his bike to school. The students walked in groups of three or five along the concrete road in front of the school gate, and Jett knew they must have had a rich schedule for the evening. Although the holiday has not yet truly arrived, the end of the exams has already given the students a complete relief.
Jett rode his bike to the teaching center, where students who knew him greeted him, and some mischievous students rushed up and patted him on the shoulder. Jett smiled and spoke to the students, and those who didn't know would surely have mistaken him for a student of the school, but in fact, Jett graduated from Beijing Normal University and came to the local university a year ago and was assigned to the school's audio-visual center.
Today's students are getting more and more tricky and odd, and they can absorb an infinite amount of knowledge and energy online, which often forces Jett to be on high alert, or else, in a moment of carelessness, he could be killed by these kids. Jett has his own computer in the teaching center, which is the server of the entire campus local area network. One day, while Jett was searching for information on the server, she suddenly heard a girl calling her outside. He didn't think much of it and went over to see what was wrong with her.
The girl asked him an extremely simple question. Jett had to explain for a long time before she understood. Jett thought to himself that today's kids seem to know nothing about the Internet except chatting.
As Jett turned back that day, he saw a tall boy sitting in his spot, fiddling with something on the server. Jett hurried over, and the boy stood up, chuckled, and looked embarrassed.
Jett was puzzled at the moment. He knew the boy and knew he was a man who played with all his heart. But he was only puzzled for a moment because the boy left immediately. He sat down and examined the machine, finding nothing unusual. It was over, but the next day, on the school's web forum, the full text of his chat with a Sichuan girl he had just met that night was posted.
People are bound to be different on the Internet from in real life. Jett is an old Internet addict, and his chatting skills are extraordinary. That night, he had a lot of romantic talk with the little girl from Sichuan. In the chat records he posted on the forum, there were things like counting stars, looking at the moon, feeling the sea breeze and taking a sea bath, which made everyone burst into laughter. At first, Jett didn't know and, out of curiosity, moved closer to a computer, his face immediately turned as red as a cooked crab.
Jett thought for a moment and knew that the problem must have been with the tall student. He had tampered with the server when he was called over by the girl in the workwear jeans.
Jett knew there were a lot of such remote control software available online, not complicated to operate, but very practical. He went back and checked the server carefully, only to find out that the tall guy had the famous "Ice River" in his machine.
"Glacier" is the most widely circulated remote control software on the Internet, which sends a full view of how the machine is being used to the operator's computer. Jett is no stranger to Ice River. When he was studying in Beijing, he used Ice River to play tricks on other classmates.
But this time he was a wild goose that had been pecking him all his life.
Jett's chat record didn't ruin his image; instead, more students learned from that post that the teacher was actually such an interesting person. With Jett's handsome looks and height of 1.8 meters, he attracted the attention of many girls. But Jett was a bit embarrassed, and when the tall guy and the girl in the workwear jeans came again, he froze his face and ignored them.
Then, one evening, the tall boy and the girl in the work pants came to him together, along with a group of five or six other students, inviting Jett to dinner at a small hotel outside the campus.
Jett made some excuses that time but still went with them. But before he went, he glared at the tall boy and said cautiously, "You can't have set another trap for me." Jett's words made the students burst into laughter, and the tall boy put his arm around his neck and said with a smile, "Don't worry, man. If there's another condom, it will be put on someone else's neck. It's none of your business." Jett sighed in his heart, knowing that the students didn't consider him a teacher at all. If he didn't want to be a teacher, then he wouldn't. He was not much older than them, and Jett thought of the teachers in the school who were so stern and unapproachable all day long. He believed that no matter how many years he spent in school, he would never become like that.
That time, Jett learned that the tall boy was Kai and that the girl in the workwear jeans was his girlfriend, Fiona. They had been together since their first year in the school, and they were inseparable all the time except for classes and sleeping. Both of them have a wild and lively personality and can make people laugh wherever they go. As Jett spent more time with them, he grew fond of the two kids. What Jett admired most about them was their relationship. Kai was so obedient to Fiona that he could find an opportunity to be very attentive to her at any place and at any time. When they crossed the road together, even in the middle of the road, Kai would immediately crouch down and very carefully tie Fiona's shoelace when he noticed it was loose; Sometimes classmates would make fun of them, and someone would shout at Kai, "Kai, pose!" Kai would immediately kneel down one of his legs and hold Fiona's legs, making a gesture of courtship; As soon as Fiona showed the slightest sign of weariness, Kai would put both of their bags around his neck and carry the petite Fiona through the entire street.
Jett sometimes thought that at the age of seventeen or eighteen, one might not understand love, but for those in love, as long as they can make themselves and each other happy, it is more important than anything else.
On the eve of the final exams this term, there are rumors of an earthquake everywhere in the city, although the authorities have denied the rumors in newspapers and on TV, but rumors are rumors, more deeply rooted than any media. For a moment, the city seemed to be in a state of panic, and so did the schools. Many boarding students sleep at night with a bottle upside down on their desks following folk remedies, and some boys simply bring their bedding rolls to the basketball court. It's summer anyway, and it's nice to sleep while counting the stars and looking at the moon.
Now all the exams are finally over, and the teachers and students are a little tired. The teachers can rest in peace, while the students, tired but excited, are about to have a nearly two-month vacation.
When Jett returned to school that night, he saw students leaving the school in groups of three or five to celebrate. On the playground and in the garden, there were pairs of figures everywhere, and some bold children were even being affectionate in the corridors. In the classrooms with open Windows and bright lights, there were students laughing and playing everywhere.
Jett was infected by the cheerful atmosphere and felt much happier all of a sudden.
There was a line of students surfing the Internet in the teaching center. Jett made a round and found Kai and Fiona, and guessed that they might have gone crazy somewhere tonight. He sat down in front of the server, opened WHATSAPP, and found that the girl named Forget-your-worries Grass was already waiting for him.
Forget-wort said she lived in a small town called Cold Moon Village. Jett searched the maps of all the provinces in the country but couldn't find the town. Later, the forget-worry grass told him that Cold Moon Village was in a valley in the southwest of the province, and because it was far from the city, it was like a forgotten paradise.
This is what the forget-worry grass has described about Lengyue Village.
On either side of Cold Moon Village are two meandering mountains, just two kilometers apart, and the town lies in the gap between them. Cold Moon Village is a picturesque place with green trees all year round, and on the hills on both sides of the town are endless vineyards. A wide river flows down from the mountain stream, dividing the town, which is less than two kilometers wide, into two parts. Over the river is a bridge made of iron chains and wooden boards. In the early morning, the town was shrouded in thick mist, and the iron wire and plank bridge was hidden in the mist, and the people on the bridge seemed to be walking in the air. The buildings in the town are mostly ancient and made from local materials, using large slabs of stone, so the houses look sturdy and solid, and the walls are over ten feet high, and because of their age, the walls are covered with moss. Years ago, the town led a closed life of farming, with almost every household making a living by growing grapes. Although it was not rich, it had no worries about food and clothing. It was not until a few years ago that the town opened its doors to the world when a winery was built and then a road was constructed. The town's primitive and gentle appearance attracted many tourists and gradually developed into a tourist attraction. The town is mainly based on the wine industry, and tourism is only a side business of the town, so there is not much promotion, but the town has become lively as a result. Shops have opened up on the town's streets, and many families have opened hotels. Two years ago, the Internet also quietly emerged in the town, filling the young people there with a yearning for the outside world.
Jett told Forget-your-worries that he now yearned for that town too. In fact, Jett himself knew that he was not only longing for the town, but also for a girl named Forget-your-worries in the town.
He had seen pictures of the forget-me-not, a beautiful girl as spotless as the town she described.
In the middle of the night, all kinds of wine bottles fell over.
Some of the bottles were upside down on the edge of the table, and when they fell, they hit the ground with a crisp sound. Countless students woke up at that moment and needed a pause to realize what was going on.
-- "Run! There's an earthquake!" The first scream rang out in the student dormitory building, followed by more students screaming.
Many students didn't hear the sound of the wine bottles shattering at all. They were awakened by a series of screams. When they woke up, the dormitory building shook and some small things fell from a height. The earthquake finally became a fact before everyone's eyes.
Students shouted loudly as they streamed out of the dormitory building, some boys bare-chested and girls in pajamas. With so many people pouring out at once, chaos is inevitable. From the window of his dormitory, Jett saw the students, like ants, all rushing towards the playground. He found the scene somewhat familiar, like the fleeing of refugees in some American disaster films or domestic war films.
When Jett fled to the playground, it was already packed with people.
The school playground was exactly the size of a football field. At this moment, more than three thousand students were all crammed onto it, and even the track beside the playground was filled with people, a spectacular sight. Teachers had already organized the students by class, but there were still some students running around. The crowd is bold, and the panic of the earthquake seems to have vanished all of a sudden. The students gathered together are laughing and joking as if they were having a party.
Jett stood at the edge of the playground, feeling a bit at a loss.
He wasn't a student, so he couldn't stand on the students' side. At the same time, the teachers thought he was too young and apparently ignored his presence in the midst of their busy schedules. Jett was bewildered for a moment, staring blankly at the dark crowd on the playground, and then a familiar dizziness hit him. He quickly crouched down and clutched his head with both hands. He felt someone putting his arm around his shoulder from behind, and he quickly waved his hand to signal the man not to move.
He heard Kai's laughing voice say, "Got injured by the earthquake?" He ignored him and continued to squat on the ground for a while before coming to his senses. He looked up and saw Kai and Fiona standing beside him, gloating, with smiles on their faces, as if they had no liver or lungs.
Jett said crossly, "There's no space to find one for me. Don't you see I'm not feeling well here?" Kai chuckled and said, "I'm still looking for a place. There's no place on this playground. If you're not afraid of death, I'll take you back to the dormitory." Jett shook his head repeatedly: "Then I'll keep squatting here. It's better to be uncomfortable than to lose my life." As he spoke, Kai and Fiona came over to support Jett along the track. Jett's dizziness subsided, but Kai and Fiona were staring at him with puzzled eyes.
"Old Sha, what's wrong with you just now? You can't be so distressed because you didn't succeed with any girl," said Fiona. Kai added to the trouble: "Old Sha, just tell me directly. The guys will find a way to help you." Jett shook his arm to get rid of their support: "Be serious with me. How can you say I'm the teacher and you are the students? How many people are watching on this playground?" Kai Fiona looked at each other, smiled knowingly, and said nothing.
Jett also fell silent. Although he had long been accustomed to the dizziness that had just occurred, he still couldn't stop feeling anxious every time it happened. Everyone has some kind of inexplicable panic in their heart. A friend of Jett's was already married and had children. At that time, he was most worried about whether his future child would be deformed. For his concern, Jett gave him four words - a man who worries unnecessarily. In fact, a few years later, when his son was born in good health, he laughed at his earlier worries. Jett also had a friend whose foot would habitually tremble whenever he sat on the toilet, and he wondered if he had an incurable disease. The secret was hidden deep in his heart, and he dared not tell anyone or go to the hospital for a check-up. Over the years, he had become so nervous that he couldn't muster any energy to do anything and was haunted by the slightest abnormality in his body. Later, his health really deteriorated and he was sent to the hospital. After a thorough examination, the doctor said there was nothing wrong with his body but that he was suffering from depression.
Jett, of course, wished his panic was unnecessary, but every time the dizziness occurred, he couldn't get rid of that inexplicable panic. At that moment of dizziness, the whole world was shaking, and even with his eyes closed, he seemed to be able to clearly see some strange scenes. He was convinced that it was his own eyes that saw it, not an illusion that emerged in his mind. Most of the scenes were in a jumble, like fleeting shadows that couldn't be sorted out. But there were times when things in the dizziness were clearly distinguishable, and the strangest was on the eve of his college entrance examination, when he saw a test paper in the sudden dizziness. After that, without much effort to recall, he could still remember two essay questions on the test paper. In the college entrance examination, the two questions suddenly appeared on the test paper, and he was not delighted, but rather panicked for no reason. No one could give him the answer as to why, and the unknown itself was enough to make one feel frightened.
That dizziness has been with him since he could remember, occurring every one or two months.
Jett was heartbroken about it and he couldn't tell anyone about it. He didn't want anyone to see him as a monster.
That night Kai Fiona and Jett finally found an open space among a group of students and sat down on the ground. Kai Fiona tried to get Jett to talk, but seeing that Jett looked rather ugly, she quickly stopped him and the two of them played around on their own. Jett sat there lost in thought for a while, and when he turned his head, he saw Fiona already asleep with her head resting on Kai's leg. The two kids, who seem to have no liver or lungs anywhere, are actually sleeping in a place like this. Kai's head was drooping and a hint of saliva was dripping from the corner of his mouth.
The noisy playground was now quieting down, and most of the students were already asleep. Jett saw some bold boys running from the direction of the dormitory building, with bedding on their shoulders. The bedding was later laid under some of the girls. More students supported each other back to back, and there was no distinction between boys and girls.
The sight gave Jett some inexplicable emotion, especially when some girls in nightgowns curled up as if unable to bear the night's chill, some boys took off their clothes and draped them over them, while he himself curled up bare-chested.
The night sky was a deep blue, but there was no moon. Some black clouds were hidden above it, and a few faint stars stubbornly and feebly emitted some faint light. Drowsiness crept up, and Jett tried to recall what he had seen just now when he was dizzy, but everything had become blurred. Jett was not worried about not remembering what he had seen during the dizziness, because by experience, that kind of dizziness was bound to happen again.
Since the unseen force is trying to hint at something, it surely won't give up halfway.