I'm Just Worried You'll Get Caught in the Rain (Please Follow)

The next day

There was a 1000-meter event in the morning, and Ding Yebai was warming up in the back field.

After a while, Lin Feifei ran over, holding a bottle of water.

"Ding Yebai, I'll definitely be waiting for you at the finish line."

Ding Yebai glanced at her and said lightly, "No need. Go take care of your own things."

Lin Feifei froze for a moment, staring blankly as he walked past her.

Ding Yebai was very athletic and exercised frequently at home, so running 1000 meters was a piece of cake for him.

The top five spots were taken by five sports students in the grade, and he was just sixth.

After reaching the finish line, there were only a few people around the sports students, but Ding Yebai was surrounded by a crowd.

It had to be admitted, he was truly popular.

He wasn't called the [Real-life version of Jiang Zhishu] for nothing.

He squeezed out of the crowd, unscrewed his water bottle, and gulped it down.

Lin Feifei followed him, a smile on her face, "I saw you came in sixth place!"

Lin Feifei: "Actually, I think with your skill level, sixth place is a bit lacking. I think you could do better."

Ding Yebai: "Thank you."

With that, he placed the water bottle on the ground and turned to leave.

Seeing him so indifferent, Lin Feifei got angry, "Hey Ding Yebai, at least look at me."

Ding Yebai stopped on the lawn, still not turning to look at her: "..."

Lin Feifei: "Look at me properly. I don't believe you feel nothing."

She was very confident in her looks.

Ding Yebai sighed and turned halfway to look at her, "I don't have feelings for you. Lin Feifei, you should be doing something more meaningful instead of wasting your time on me."

He then crossed the track and walked to the class resting area.

Lin Feifei: "..."

This felt so bad...

If there weren't so many people on the field, she would have cried her eyes out.

There were no activities for Ding Yebai in the afternoon. He came to school to sign in and then snuck out to play.

On his way home after playing basketball, his Grandma pulled him over to her house to eat her freshly made crispy biscuits.

This time there were several new flavors, and each one was more delicious than the last.

Ding Yebai sat on a stone chair in the courtyard, eating crispy biscuits, and asked, "Grandma, where is Sister Yang Zhi?"

Grandma: "Ah, she went to help a friend with something."

Ding Yebai: "Help a friend? With what?"

Grandma: "Her friend opened a cafe. The person who was supposed to play the violin there had a last-minute issue, so she went to help out."

She then looked up at the sky, "But the clouds are getting thicker and thicker. I'm afraid it's going to rain."

Ding Yebai: "Did she not bring an umbrella?"

Grandma: "It was sunny when she left, so she probably didn't. Let me ask."

She immediately dialed the phone, but no one answered. She didn't reply to messages either, as if she had vanished into thin air.

Ding Yebai looked up at the sky, seeing the clouds getting lower and the stratus clouds rolling in thicker, thinking it would likely be a significant rain.

Grandma: "No one's answering. She's probably busy and not looking at her phone. She told me earlier she had to rush back to drive to Jinghuai University to finish an assignment. But don't worry, the cafe is very close to here."

Ding Yebai looked at his Grandma, slowly sipped his hot tea, and said softly, "It's best if she comes back quickly before it starts raining."

Less than a minute after he spoke, a drop of rain landed on his nose.

Immediately after, it began to pour.

Ding Yebai quickly helped his Grandma inside. He stood under the eaves, watching the heavy rain pour down.

After a while, he turned and asked, "Grandma, is Sister Yang Zhi coming back now?"

Grandma sat in her chair, drinking hot tea to warm herself, "Yes. She told me earlier she'd be back by 4 o'clock to drive to school."

Ding Yebai: "Alright, Grandma. I just remembered I have an urgent matter, so I'm leaving now."

With that, he opened his black umbrella and ran quickly into the rain.

His Grandma didn't suspect for a moment that he was going to pick up Yang Zhi.

After all... even if Yang Zhi didn't bring an umbrella, she could always borrow one from a friend at the coffee shop. And even if the coffee shop didn't have one, she could run back this distance. She'd get soaked, but that child isn't so delicate that she can't handle a little rain.

Don't let her delicate, fragile appearance fool you; she's actually strong-willed on the inside?

The air was heavy, and dark clouds pressed down.

The rain today was terrifyingly heavy.

The sound of rain was a constant downpour, and the world was shrouded in a misty haze, like a giant rain curtain had been hung.

It was pouring, and daytime seemed to turn into night, the earth a dark expanse.

Ding Yebai ran towards the coffee shop Grandma had mentioned, holding an umbrella.

Grandma hadn't given him the address; he'd figured it out himself.

The closest coffee shop with violin music could only be that one!!!!

About ten minutes later, he arrived at his destination.

His pant legs were already soaked from running quickly in the rain, as was his hair, with a few strands of bangs clinging wetly to his forehead.

Holding his umbrella, he looked at the coffee shop, panting.

A few minutes later, Yang Zhi emerged from inside, chatting and laughing, with her bag slung over her shoulder.

The two made eye contact.

Yang Zhi froze, as did the hand she was raising to take her umbrella out of her bag.

"Ding Yebai, what are you doing here?"

She asked in disbelief.

Ding Yebai looked at her, staring directly at her until the rainwater from his forehead slid down and into his eyes before he snapped back to reality.

He roughly wiped the rainwater from his face with his arm and then said to Yang Zhi, "I came to pick you up."

Yang Zhi: "Pick me up?"

Ding Yebai: "Yeah. Grandma said you might not have an umbrella."

Yang Zhi was both surprised and delighted, but after thinking about it, she found Ding Yebai to be endearingly silly.

"Thank you for coming all this way to pick me up. Look, you're all wet."

"Actually, you didn't need to go to all this trouble. It rains often here in Jinghuai, so I always have my umbrella with me. And even if I didn't, I could have asked someone inside for one. It's just that today was a bit urgent, otherwise, I could have waited for the rain to stop before going home."

Ding Yebai listened intently, his breathing becoming slightly more rapid.

He was still looking at Yang Zhi's eyes, straight and dazed.

After a while, he said with a serious expression, "I didn't think that far ahead. I was just afraid you'd get rained on."

Yang Zhi: "...Huh?"

Those words were like a sudden lamp lit, illuminating her heart. Spring seemed to sprout and grow within, incredibly warm.

Thanks to "Fallen Flowers and Messy Scenery" for 100 Qidian coins, "Big Turtle" for 600 Qidian coins, "Big Ghost Ghost" for 1500 Qidian coins, and "Hunting Field Light" for 100 Qidian coins.

As for Lin Feifei, her role is mainly to assist in the upcoming events. But she's not just for assistance.