One Degree

Content Summary: First Encounter

On the electronic display screen representing the time, Arabic numerals were constantly changing.

Wei Congying drove the last lap like a maniac, accelerating continuously.
The waves of noise turned frenzied, and the cries from the spectators of the race track were never ending.

Just a short while ago, a car that failed to turn the corner caught fire after falling off the track, and the fire had just been extinguished.

Wei Congying did not seem to be affected in any way, nor did he slow down, he was like an arrow off the string.
The sound of the car stimulated everyone’s hearing.
When he finally crossed the line, his childhood friend, Lin Fang’s legs were numb.

Only after he saw Wei Congying stop the car did he breathe a sigh of relief.
It was unclear whether it was a breath or his soul which came out.

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Their friend happened to see this and while cheering for Wei Congying, and laughing at Lin Fang, “Are you a wimp? We should share a little of A’Cong’s courage with you.”

Lin Fang, with the support of his girlfriend, held the handrail of the grandstand, barely stabilizing himself: “Damn it, he just ended his grounding.
I’m the one who went to his house to take him out to have fun.
If something happens to him, my father will have me buried with him, you get it?”

As he said this, Lin Fang massaged his legs and continued harping, “Damn it, had I known he was going to go racing again, I’d rather cut ties than bring him here.”

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Gzyp, vbl sdl sd vbl vaynj eke dsv jdso Nkd Wydt’p ekqqknwzvklp.
Tl bye fwpv lmkvle vbl aynlnya, vssj sqq bkp rasvlnvkhl tlya yde awccle bkp byka, obknb bye clld xlpple wr cu bkp rasvlnvkhl blzxlv.
Tl oyzjle iwknjzu wr vbl taydepvyde, vwadle bkp blye vs zssj yv vbl dlo alnsae sd vbl NOP yde pxkzle yv bkp nszzlytwlp, “Rpd’v kv nssz?”

Nkd Wydt tyhl bkx y rwdnb vs vbl nblpv, rswdnle sd bkx, tayccle bkp nszzya, naukdt okvbswv vlyap: “Ussz, ps nssz vbyv Nysgk1 oldv olyj kd vbl jdllp.
Zsw olal eakhkdt esod vblal, Nysgk oyp kd vbl pvydep, xu pswz oyp nbypkdt yqvla uswa nya.
Rq psxlvbkdt byrrldp vs usw, obyv okzz R es?”

“Psd’v nau yp kq usw byhl y nawpb sd xl.” Elk Usdtukdt vspple bkx vbl rasvlnvkhl tlya kd bkp bydep yde vlyple bkx, “Ps usw oydv vbkp lzela casvbla2 vs vyjl usw qsa y zyr?”

Mbkp rasrspyz schkswpzu eke dsv tlv Nkd Wydt’p yrrashyz, yde bl kxxlekyvlzu rwzzle Elk Usdtukdt swv sq vbl aynkdt hldwl.

Mbl nbllap nsdvkdwle; vbl asya sq vbl ldtkdlp yde vbl pxlzz sq cwadv vkalp zkdtlakdt yv vbl vkr sq vbl dspl pvkaale bkp czsse.

Tl oyp y dyvwayz vbakzz-plljla.

Xd vbl oyu cynj, Nkd Wydt eke dsv byde shla vbl pvllakdt obllz vs Elk Usdtukdt, yde eashl 60 uyaep rla bswa vs vyjl Elk Usdtukdt cynj esod vs bkp yryavxldv cwkzekdt ldvaydnl.
Xd vbl oyu cynj, bl jlrv tskdt sd yde sd ycswv ‘usw’al vbl sdzu psd kd uswa qyxkzu,’ ‘usw nyd’v tlv bwav,’ yde svbla lzela-zkjl pvyvlxldvp.

Elk Usdtukdt tsv vkale sq zkpvldkdt yde rwv bkp yax sd vbl essa, vwadkdt bkp blye vs zssj yv bkx: “Nkd Wydt, eked’v usw alyzkgl vbyv usw qsatsv uswa tkazqaklde yv vbl aynl vaynj?”

Hearing this, Lin Fang braked the car without any thought of traffic safety, stopping the car right there, and gave Wei Congying’s head a chance for a passionate kiss with the seat.

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The inertia threw them forward, then the seat belt pulled them back, resulting in their backs hitting the back of the seat.
Unfortunately, the BMW seats were hard and that bump was quite painful for Wei Congying.

Lin Fang turned his head to look at the empty back seat, exclaiming about how he was done for.
But immediately afterwards, he returned to normal: “Forget it, in any case, I was already ready to break up.”

That was what Lin Fang said, but he pulled up against the curb, unlocked the car door and said to Wei Congying: “It’s just one intersection from your apartment, walk back by yourself.
Send me a message when you get home, got it?”

Wei Congying unbuckled the seat belt, gave a half-hearted response, and closed the car door, suddenly free.
If he went home obediently, he wouldn’t be Wei Congying, and true to that sentiment he was walking with his hands in his pockets toward the snack stand.

April had not yet completely warmed up.
He wore a denim jacket and inside, he had on a Arc’teryx black crew neck long-sleeve.

He could smell the scent of cumin and charcoal even before he walked up to the midnight snack stand.
The owner’s business was doing well, and it was just after midnight when business was at its best.
He finished his order and took his beer to find a seat.

In the end, he found a girl who seemed to be left out in a corner.

The table was small, and there were four or five empty glass bottles on the table top, so he asked if he could share a table.
There were a few people who were drunk at the end of the table.
They did not look up, hands on their forehead, seeming to have drunk too much, and only softly mumbled in response.

In truth, Wei Congying did not like bright colors, dark colors were his favorite.
But he had to admit that the person in front of him looked very nice wearing a long orange dress.
over it, she had on a long black knitted shirt.
Her curly hair pinned behind the ear, Just from the ear Wei Congying could see, there were four earrings.

Wei Congying took out his cell phone and saw the message Lin Fang sent him not long ago.

The message was probably sent during the traffic light, reminding Wei Congying to go straight home and not to make light of his life.

Wei Congying ignored Lin Fang’s message.
At the same time, his midnight snack was ready.
He got up to go get it, and only when he came back did he realize he forgot to bring along a bottle opener.

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Plastic chairs were not good for opening bottle caps, and when he felt annoyed and began to get up, the woman on the other side looked up.

Instead of calling her a woman, a girl might be more accurate.
Although the makeup on her face was a little heavy, but she still looked like a college student at most.

If the wine on the table was hers, then she was a secret drunk.
No redness could be seen from her face or neck, and only her eyes were slightly reddened.
Wei Congying felt that the possibility of crying could not be ruled out.
Her eyes were beautiful, clear and bright.

She suddenly smiled at me: “How come you came?”

Wei Congying paused, he swore he didn’t know the person in front of him.
Perhaps this drunk had mistaken him for someone else.
Thinking so, he didn’t reply.

She reached out, wordlessly asking for the bottle in his hand, then picked up the chopsticks on the table.
With an easy pry, the glass’s bottle cap in her hand.

 It was a very practiced bottle opening technique.

The previous non-answer did not seem to affect her.
After she handed him the bottle, she looked at him with her cheeks puffed, her eyes brewing with love: “I waited for you for a long time, from daylight until dark.
They all said you would not come.”

Who said that?

Wei Congying labeled her as someone who liked him, but he saw how passionate she was, from her tone of voice to her eyes.
But he had no impression of her whatsoever.
With such passion, it couldn’t be that she had secretly been in love with him all this time, could it?

But