4I first officially met Nathan in the election of the class monitor after entering the school.Actually, I had seen him a few times before that.Even though he was wearing ordinary clothes, his back was always straight. I could easily see him in the crowd at the first glance.It was at the time when he was elected as the class monitor that I found out that he had been rejected by his dream university, which was a top university in the country, because he was three points short. Unfortunately for him, he became my classmate.At last, he was elected as the class monitor with a unanimous vote, and I became a normal student.It was the first time in the programming class that I had seen the enormous gap between him and me.When I was still confused by the pile of new concepts, he had already been able to write codes skillfully. In less than 20 minutes, he finished three computer testing questions and got full marks of 300.In the evening, during the self-study time, I shamelessly
6"Last time at the class reunion, I wanted to go with Nathan at first, but something came up at the laboratory, so I let him go alone."Monica shook her head and appeared to be helpless and said, "I hope he has brought you my greetings to you.""I didn't notice," I said casually. "In the end, everyone else left. Then I talked to Nathan about the past."Monica didn't answer. Instead, she raised her hand and called the waiter over. She ordered two cups of latte and a cup of hot Americano. Then, she gently said to Nathan, "Nathan, you're only used to drinking Americano, right?"I watched her perform coldly. It was not until the waiter served three cups of coffee that I reached out to pick up the one ordered for Nathan. I tilted my head and looked at him with a smile, saying, "I suddenly want to drink Americano. Can I have it, Nathan?"Nathan's eyelids twitched, and he said, "Okay."Then, in front of Monica, I gulped down Nathan's Americano and put the glass with lipstick marks bac
8It took me three days to finish writing the chapters to be updated the next week, and then I called Julia and said that I was going to the school to see her.She was surprised and asked, "Really? I remember you said that you would never come back again."For me, the four years in college was not a pleasant memory. What was more, I didn't even have time to attend the graduation ceremony in the end. And the graduation certificate was sent to me by Nathan.I had endured so much in college and would never want to come back again.I fiddled with the little astronaut for a while, and then casually threw it into the storage drawer. I smiled on the phone and said, "I miss you so much. After all, the food in the canteen is nice. I want to go back and try it again."Finally, I made an appointment with Julia to meet on the first floor of the cafeteria at noon the next day."Jess, how are you doing recently?" Julia stuffed some vegetables into her mouth. Then she sighed and said, "My ment
10In the following two months, Nathan visited me a few more times.The dreams that had appeared before my eyes many times in the middle of the night finally turned into reality at this moment.As I swam between dreamland and reality, I gradually felt a sense of confusion, until I was pulled back to reality by Nathan's body temperature.One night, after everything quieted down, I got up wearily, grabbed Nathan's shirt, and casually put it on. Then, I went to the balcony to enjoy the scenery.Nathan folded the quilt, took out a thick velvet cloak, wrapped me in it, and lowered his head to tie it patiently.I took the chance to grab his hand and led him to look in that direction. "Look over there."The moment Nathan tilted his head, there was a beautiful firework in the sky in the distance."Someone set off fireworks over there now and then, and it always lasts for over two hours. It is not cheap. I've searched online and found that the villas over there are exceptionally expensi
12"My car is parked in the opposite parking lot."I explained to Nathan, causing him to show a slightly surprised expression. He said, "You really drove here... I thought it was just a joke.""Of course I need to drive here. Otherwise, how can I make her completely mad?"I opened the car door, raised my eyebrows at him, and said, "Get in."I got my driver's license after graduation last year and then bought a nice car with the remuneration.I didn't like to go out, and I was particularly afraid of trouble. I was always worried that I wouldn't be able to find a parking space when I drove out, so I rarely drove.Apart from Julia, Nathan was the first person to sit in the passenger seat of my car.I drove in the direction of my home and stopped in front of the convenience store near my neighborhood. I turned to Nathan and said, "Go and buy something for me."He was slightly stunned. "What do you want?"I turned my head, put my hand into my pocket, and took out an empty cigarett
14Did Monica really like Nathan?I bet since Monica was born, she had always been able to get whatever she wanted.To her, Nathan was a challenge, and I was an obstacle on her way to success.For her, our lives were just an insignificant game.She was always that arrogant.That night, after listening to Nathan's explanation, I was silent for a long time before I looked up at him again."Nathan," I said. "Let me work with you."I want to lure Monica to trick me. By then, I'll use the chance to catch her weakness. I won't let her destroy my life again."My original plan was to let Monica make things difficult for me again with the help of Sophie.As for me, I had secretly contacted a few authors who had a good relationship with me. I planned to report to the website that Sophie, the director, had accepted bribes, forged the list, and suppressed the new authors...I had prepared to abandon the pen name and the works under this name.But Nathan stopped me.My face was clearly
16About a week later, I received a parcel from the city where Nathan was. The sender's name was Nathan.After getting rid of the layers of explosion-proof packaging, I saw what the gift was.It was a miniature moon model, and the texture of the material seemed familiar. I gently stroked its surface and it took me a long time to remember.It was made of the same material as the astronaut Nathan sent in the past.I got up and went to the bedroom. I took out the small astronaut from the drawer and put the two things together. Only then did I realize that the moon model didn't seem to be brand new. The tiny traces left on its body was basically the same as those left on the small astronaut.It was as if they were born to be one.On the spur of the moment, I took a picture of the two things and post it on my social media.Not long after, someone sent me a message. "That moon model has fallen into your hands eventually."The guy who sent the message was called Michael Brown. He was
22When I talked to the editor about the copyright and officially signed the contract, it was almost the end of the year.That morning, I woke up in a daze and picked up a phone call.Then I heard Julia's excited voice come from the other end of the phone. "Jess, watch the morning news, now!""...What?""Watch the morning news. Damn! Nathan is amazing! He is so talented. I can't even believe his existence! Watch it now, Jess!"I sat up in a daze and clicked on the video that Julia just sent me, feeling sleepy.Then I woke up in an instant.It was a short piece of morning news. The general idea was that a graduate student of a famous school would be directly hired as a senior talent because of his breakthrough in technology and tracking algorithm.And this graduate student's name was Nathan Turner.At that moment, I suddenly recalled what Nathan had said before he left my house that afternoon.He said that he would see me soon.Never in my wildest dreams would I have imagine