Episode 4 recap: Zhou Luo Explores Nan Ya's Spiritual World.
Ever since Zhou Luo witnessed that scene, he kept it in his heart at all times. Every midnight, when the room became as hot as a steamer, he would lie in bed, imagining Nan Ya's cool presence and her gentle and charming gaze towards him. But when Zhou Luo abruptly opened his eyes, like countless nights before, all he saw was the ceiling fan spinning above him.
For a while, Zhou Luo secretly observed Nan Ya's interactions with others and discovered that she had frequent contact with a man named Jiang Zhi. Furthermore, Jiang Zhi had given her a poetry collection filled with provocative content. Zhou Luo, filled with anger, stormed into Nan Ya's room, accusing her of being as unrestrained as the rumors suggested. Nan Ya was thoroughly disappointed in Zhou Luo and looked at him coldly, stating that she would never speak to him again.
Zhou Luo enjoyed morning runs, and so did Lin Fang Lu. Both of them shared the same interest but followed completely different paths. During this time, Lin Fang Lu often paid attention to Zhou Luo's words and actions, searching for flaws to confirm their inner suspicions. However, Zhou Luo remained calm and unaffected, as if the fire that night had never happened. It was as if he had ignited not a car but someone's dim hope.
It had been two months since Zhou Luo returned to Qingshui Town, and he still couldn't adapt to the hot summer weather. It was as irritating as the gossiping of nosy neighbors outside the door, leaving him feeling restless. He usually stayed in the convenience store with his portable music player, eagerly waiting for his mother to return so he could escape from there. One day, while a group of people were studying in the library, Zhang Qing Li's mind was elsewhere. Occasionally, her gaze would glance at Zhou Luo. The teenage girl, in her youthful infatuation, had considered confessing her feelings but hesitated at the critical moment.
For several days in a row, Zhou Luo felt gloomy. Although he was studying, he couldn't fully concentrate. He decided to wander around the nearby bookshelf and unexpectedly found a thin booklet specifically compiling obscure foreign poetry collections. The key point was that it was a poetry collection Nan Ya had once borrowed. Zhou Luo casually flipped open a page and his eyes widened in an instant. With a mixture of shock, nervousness, and excitement, he quickly scanned the lascivious and wanton words that made his mouth dry.
Suddenly, Zhang Qing Li appeared, jolting Zhou Luo back to reality. He quickly closed the poetry collection and covered it with his jacket, concealing it amidst a thick book. After returning home, Zhou Luo lay on a cool mat, panting heavily, feeling the cool breeze from the ceiling fan. Lost in thought, he wondered why Nan Ya enjoyed reading erotic poetry.
Later, everyone arranged to go hiking and swimming in the countryside. The group of teenagers played and frolicked, splashing into the stream in their thin clothing, only stopping when they were thoroughly satisfied. Zhou Luo got ashore early and half-laid on a stream stone, dozing off. Suddenly, he heard the sound of footsteps stepping on the stones and saw Nan Ya, whom he had longed for, appearing before him. In the midst of confusion and infatuation, he kissed her.
However, Zhang Qing Li had yet to recover from her daze, while Zhou Luo had already woken up from his dream. He immediately got up and left without a moment's hesitation.
The results of this mid-term exam were obvious, with Zhou Luo once again completely overshadowing Liu Xun, leaving him feeling resentful. As the summer vacation approached, Zhou Luo took something for Lin Guixiang and went to give it to Nan Ya. Through the window, he saw Jiang Zhi making inappropriate advances towards Nan Ya.
At a critical moment, Zhou Luo burst into the room and interrupted Jiang Zhi's actions, warning him sternly. Jiang Zhi had no choice but to leave in anger. While Nan Ya was tidying up, she noticed that Zhou Luo's clothes were a bit torn, so she asked him to take them off and helped him mend them. Since there were no spare men's clothes in the store, Zhou Luo could only wrap himself in a scarf. When he heard the voices of classmates passing by outside, he was worried about being discovered, so he turned and entered the cubicle where Nan Ya was.
The cubicle was less than two square meters, narrow and stuffy. Nan Ya was sitting in front of the sewing machine, focusing on mending clothes in a proper long dress. Sunlight streamed in through the window, casting a slight blush on Nan Ya's cheeks. The sweat on her collarbone glistened, and seeing this made Zhou Luo feel restless, with a flurry of thoughts swirling in his mind. Their eyes, filled with desire, met, shocking Zhou Luo like a heavy blow. His self-esteem shattered into pieces, leaving him feeling ashamed and embarrassed.
But adolescence is a time of pride, and shame quickly transformed into anger. Along with the evil thoughts, it quickly turned into biased and insulting words, accusing Nan Ya of lacking self-restraint, as the rumors suggested. Otherwise, why would a normal woman read erotic poetry? As expected, Nan Ya's gaze grew colder, stating that she would never speak to him again. Zhou Luo stormed out, venting his anger in the stream.
Since then, Zhou Luo hadn't seen Nan Ya for several days. He couldn't concentrate during class and felt anxious after class. He decided to personally seek advice from his former teacher, Teacher Zheng. Zhou Luo confessed that he had been expelled for assaulting a teacher, but Teacher Zheng believed that Zhou Luo was a good kid. He advised him not to view those poems in a one-sided manner because human life is full of passion, the pleasures of eating and drinking, and mundane matters. Some things can be a lifelong pursuit, while others give meaning to their existence.
Upon Teacher Zheng's recommendation, Zhou Luo watched a movie called "Dead Poets Society" and gained deep insights from it, gradually realizing his own narrow-mindedness. One day, Zhou Luo caught a butterfly and waited on Nan Ya's usual route, waiting for her to return from the hospital with her daughter. He took the initiative to apologize for what had happened before.
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