The two had only been apart for a week, and Xiang Xiaotong was the first to cave.
At eight in the morning, Song He was sweating profusely as he ran laps in the School of Pharmacy gymnasium. He had just reached 18.5 kilometers when his watch vibrated with a new message.
Xiang Xiaotong: "I miss you."
Song He slowed his pace a little and glanced around. Seeing that there were no students nearby, he pressed the watch face and used voice input. "I miss you too."
Xiang Xiaotong: "Let's meet."
Song He: "You were the one who said we wouldn't meet before the May Day Holiday. Why are you going back on your word? Think it through before you say anything."
Xiang Xiaotong: "Then let's not meet for now."
Song He smiled and continued running laps. After reaching twenty kilometers, he took a brief rest. Teacher Bai was waiting for him at the end of the track, holding a towel in her left hand to wipe his sweat and handing him a large plastic bag with her right. Inside were a brand-new tank top and several bottles of fruit juice.
He took off his soaked clothes and draped them around Teacher Bai's neck. After wiping his sweat and changing into dry clothes, he picked up the juice, stuck in a straw, and drank.
He had only taken two sips when his watch vibrated again.
Xiang Xiaotong: "What should I do? I miss my husband so much. I want to hug my husband."
Xiang Xiaotong: "Should we make a small exception? Meet and hug for five minutes?"
Song He: "An exception? We make one today, then another tomorrow, and another the day after that. Then what's the point of 'a short separation makes a newlywed couple even closer'? You were the