The rowboat drifted slowly with the wind, unattended by any hand on the oars. A half-dried fragment of leaf stuck to the bottom of the boat swayed tirelessly with the ripples, back and forth countless times.
Lin Li's chin rested lightly against Chen Yuying's soft hair, while his right hand tapped lazily against the girl's shoulder.
Blurred voices drifted over from not far away. Chen Yuying, roused as though from a nap, finally opened her eyes. She leaned forward, resting her chin on Lin Li's shoulder as she looked toward the sound.
It was another boat.
"Let's adjust our direction."
Though there was still some distance between them, if they kept letting the wind carry the boat along, they might still collide. Chen Yuying stood up as she spoke, her voice carrying the slight hoarseness of someone who had just woken up.
As though nothing had happened before.
"Roger that."
Lin Li nodded, took hold of the oars again, and flexed his wrists to give the little boat a new course.
"Next time, you're not allowed to be a crow. That's cheating." Chen Yuying tugged her sweater tight around herself, wrapping it fully around her neck as she spoke with a hint of dissatisfaction.
Hmph. If Lin Li dared flip the table now, next time he'd dare flip her clothes.
Her forehead still itched faintly.
"Wow, look, there are geese in the sky!"
Lin Li pointed at the sky in amazement, his smile bright like someone who had just kissed someone.
This time, he was not lying. When Chen Yuying lifted her eyes, she could see the flock of geese flying overhead in a formation shaped like the Chinese character for "person."
"Don't change the subject." Chen Yuying withdrew her gaze and said flatly.
"Class monitor, what do you think