JFWCM Chapter 51

Ripples of Love

The stirring melody of military training slowly faded, and the campus, bathed in the soft starlight, once again immersed itself in the everyday atmosphere of learning. On just such a peaceful day, the class welcomed a new student—Lin Yue. She was slender, with smooth, long hair that cascaded down her shoulders like black silk. Her fair face was adorned with a pair of bright eyes that sparkled with the shyness and curiosity of a newcomer.

The homeroom teacher led Lin Yue into the classroom and introduced her to the students with a smile: “Class, we have a new classmate today. Let’s welcome Lin Yue.”

Lin Yue nodded slightly and said softly, “Hello everyone, my name is Lin Yue. I’m very happy to join this class and hope to get along well with you all in the future.”

The students applauded to welcome her. Jiang Wan’yuan, in particular, enthusiastically shouted, “Welcome Lin Yue! We’ll be good friends from now on, and we’ll share everything fun together!”

Yi Shang sat in the corner of the classroom by the window, sunlight spilling over her and outlining her characteristically aloof profile. She merely raised her eyes slightly, her gaze lingering on Lin Yue for a moment before returning to the book in her hands, a parsing of interstellar energy structures. Her expression was indifferent, as if nothing in the outside world could break through the layer of icy aura surrounding her. However, the moment Lin Yue saw Yi Shang, layers of ripples stirred within her heart. The aloofness emanating from Yi Shang, which seemed to keep everyone at arm’s length, was like a black hole in the depths of space, radiating mysterious light and deeply attracting her.

Lin Yue was assigned a seat behind Yi Shang. After sitting down, she couldn’t help but steal glances at Yi Shang’s back. Yi Shang’s straight spine, neat short hair, and the coolness in her every move captivated Lin Yue. During the break, Jiang Wan’yuan, as usual, skipped over to Yi Shang, affectionately took her arm, rested her face on Yi Shang’s shoulder, and said with a smile, “Yi Shang, I heard that the next interstellar history class will be about that mysterious lost civilization. I’m so excited!”

Yi Shang tilted her head slightly, her usually stern face softening instantly, her eyes filled with doting affection, and said softly, “Okay, listen carefully later if you like it.”

This scene was clearly visible to Lin Yue, and she felt a pang in her heart. From that moment on, her secret love for Yi Shang, like a seed quietly planted, began to take root and sprout in her heart.

Thereafter, Lin Yue always tried to find ways to get close to Yi Shang. In the discussions of the interstellar research group, she made sure to sit next to Yi Shang. Whenever Yi Shang spoke, she would listen intently, then actively express her own views, trying to attract Yi Shang’s attention.

“Yi Shang, regarding the optimization of this interstellar particle collider, I think we could try starting from the perspective of string theory, maybe we can find a new breakthrough point,” Lin Yue said cautiously, her eyes full of anticipation.

Yi Shang merely glanced at her indifferently, gave a soft “Mmm,” and then turned her attention back to the discussion with Jiang Wan’yuan. Lin Yue felt a pang of disappointment, but she was not discouraged. She began to study various interstellar knowledge even harder, spending day and night in the library, consulting a large number of cutting-edge materials, and conducting in-depth research on the scientific research fields that Yi Shang was interested in.

One day during the break, Lin Yue, holding a research report she had carefully written on the optimization of the interstellar particle collider, mustered her courage and walked up to Yi Shang, her voice trembling slightly with nervousness: “Yi Shang, this is my further research on the particle collider optimization we discussed before. It contains a detailed analysis of the feasibility based on string theory. I’d like you to take a look and give me some feedback.”

Yi Shang raised her head, a flash of surprise in her eyes. She didn’t expect Lin Yue to be so persistent. But she remained calm, took the report, quickly scanned it, and handed it back to Lin Yue without expression, saying only briefly: “Some ideas are good, improve it further.”

Lin Yue felt a little frustrated, but at the same time, she felt a hint of joy because of Yi Shang’s brief response. She secretly resolved to perfect this plan.

As the days passed, Lin Yue’s secret love for Yi Shang grew stronger. In an interstellar flight competition organized by the school, Jiang Wan’yuan represented the class in the competition. During the competition, Jiang Wan’yuan’s aircraft suddenly encountered a powerful energy turbulence, and the flight trajectory instantly lost control, plummeting rapidly in a dangerous direction.

Yi Shang’s originally stern face was instantly filled with anxiety and worry. Without hesitation, she activated a backup aircraft and rushed towards Jiang Wan’yuan like a bolt of black lightning.

“Wan’yuan, don’t be afraid, listen to my instructions! Adjust the energy shield frequency of the aircraft, try to resonate with the energy frequency of the turbulence, and offset the impact!” Yi Shang shouted loudly, her voice with an unprecedented tension and concern.

Under Yi Shang’s guidance, Jiang Wan’yuan tried to calm down and operated the aircraft according to her instructions. After a difficult adjustment, Jiang Wan’yuan finally managed to control the aircraft, get rid of the threat of energy turbulence, and safely return to the ground. Yi Shang immediately rushed to Jiang Wan’yuan’s side, hugged her tightly, and said in a slightly trembling voice, “Wan’yuan, I’m so glad you’re okay, you scared me to death.”

Jiang Wan’yuan felt Yi Shang’s tension and care, her heart filled with emotion, and said softly, “I’m okay, Yi Shang, I’m not afraid of anything with you by my side.”

This scene was seen by Lin Yue, and her heart was struck heavily. She clearly realized that Yi Shang’s feelings for Jiang Wan’yuan were deep and unique, and that there was an intimacy between them that others could not interfere with. Tears welled up in Lin Yue’s eyes, and for the first time, she deeply felt the hopelessness of her secret love. But even so, she couldn’t control her feelings for Yi Shang.

Back in the classroom, Lin Yue sat alone in her seat, silently shedding tears. At this time, Zhang Yao noticed her abnormality.

Zhang Yao walked gently to Lin Yue’s side and asked with concern, “Lin Yue, what’s wrong? Did something happen?”

Lin Yue hesitated for a moment, but finally told Zhang Yao about her secret love for Yi Shang and the pain she felt after seeing Yi Shang and Jiang Wan’yuan’s intimate behavior: “Zhang Yao, I like Yi Shang, but when I see how much she cares about Jiang Wan’yuan, I realize that I have no chance at all.”

After hearing this, Zhang Yao’s heart was filled with sympathy. She gently hugged Lin Yue and comforted her, “Lin Yue, you can’t force feelings. Yi Shang and Jiang Wan’yuan are a couple, they love each other, and their feelings are very deep. But you’re so great, you’ll definitely meet the person who truly belongs to you. And our classmates are all very friendly, you can communicate with everyone more, maybe you’ll discover different beauty.”

Lin Yue wiped away her tears and nodded: “Thank you, Zhang Yao, I know, I’ll try to let go.”

From then on, Lin Yue tried to adjust her mentality. In the scientific research group activities, she no longer revolved around Yi Shang alone, but actively communicated and cooperated with other students. She used her strengths to propose many valuable ideas for the group project, and her relationship with the students became more and more harmonious.

Although Yi Shang still maintained her aloofness and didn’t say much, she gradually noticed Lin Yue’s change. In one group discussion, Lin Yue’s proposal to combine interstellar communication technology with quantum encryption was unanimously approved by everyone. Yi Shang looked at Lin Yue, a glimmer of approval flashing in her eyes, and said softly: “Not bad.”

Lin Yue felt a warmth in her heart when she heard Yi Shang’s praise. She knew that she was slowly walking out of that bitter secret love and integrating into this vibrant group.

As time went by, the school held a grand Interstellar Science and Technology Culture Festival. The team of Yi Shang, Jiang Wan’yuan, and Lin Yue decided to participate in the Interstellar Science and Technology Creative Exhibition. Their project was “Optimization Plan of Interstellar Navigation System Based on Multidimensional Space Theory.”

During the preparation process, Yi Shang, with her profound theoretical knowledge, was responsible for the core theoretical construction and technical framework design of the project. She immersed herself in complex formula derivations and theoretical research all day long. Although she didn’t talk much, her thinking was clear, and every step was rigorous and accurate. Jiang Wan’yuan used her cheerful and lively personality and creative talent to be responsible for the design of the project’s presentation form, making the entire idea more vivid, interesting, and easy to understand. Lin Yue used her keen insight into cutting-edge technology to provide many novel ideas and detailed supplements for the project.

On the day of the Science and Technology Culture Festival, Yi Shang stood in front of the exhibition stand, cool and confident. In a calm and concise language, she explained in detail the theoretical basis and innovative points of the project to the audience and judges. Jiang Wan’yuan cooperated tacitly on the side, presenting the complex multidimensional space theory in a wonderful way through wonderful holographic projections and interactive demonstrations. Lin Yue was always ready to answer questions from the audience, and her clear thinking and professional answers won applause from the audience.

In the end, their project won the special prize of this event with its unique creativity, solid theoretical foundation, and excellent display. Upon hearing the news of the award, Jiang Wan’yuan jumped up excitedly and hugged Yi Shang and Lin Yue tightly: “We succeeded! That’s great!”

A rare smile also appeared on Yi Shang’s face. She looked at Jiang Wan’yuan, her eyes filled with love, and then looked at Lin Yue, and said softly: “This award cannot be separated from everyone’s efforts. Lin Yue, you performed very well in the project.”

Lin Yue’s heart was filled with joy and pride. She looked at Yi Shang and Jiang Wan’yuan and said, “I really learned a lot from being able to complete this project with you, and I am also very happy to be able to integrate into this team.”

In this interstellar campus full of opportunities and challenges, although Lin Yue’s secret love experienced twists and turns, she found a new direction and happiness in teamwork and friendship with her classmates. Yi Shang and Jiang Wan’yuan’s feelings became stronger and stronger in their shared experiences, and they became an enviable couple on campus. Together with Lin Yue, Jichuan, Zhang Yao and other classmates, they continued to pursue their dreams on campus, writing their own wonderful stories with their love for interstellar exploration and the precious friendship between them.

However, the story did not end there. In order to encourage students’ innovative spirit and teamwork ability, the school decided to select some outstanding teams to participate in a cross-interstellar academic exchange activity. The team of Yi Shang, Jiang Wan’yuan, and Lin Yue successfully obtained the qualification to participate with their outstanding performance at the Science and Technology Culture Festival.

After hearing this news, everyone in the team was both excited and nervous. This exchange activity will bring together outstanding students from different galaxies. It is a rare opportunity to learn and display, but it also means that they will face more severe challenges.

Yi Shang still maintained her aloofness and focus, and began to study in depth the academic theories and technical applications that other galaxies might involve, in preparation for the exchange activities. Jiang Wan’yuan actively collected information about the cultures and academic styles of other galaxies, hoping to better display the characteristics of her team during the exchange, and also to better understand and integrate into different cultural atmospheres. Lin Yue used her advantage of being good at communicating with people to conduct preliminary exchanges with students from other galaxies through the interstellar network, and learned about their research directions and concerns, so that the team could prepare the display content more targeted.

During the preparation process, Lin Yue’s feelings for Yi Shang gradually changed subtly. She no longer confined herself to that green secret love, but began to admire Yi Shang’s persistence and excellent ability in academics from the bottom of her heart, and sublimated this feeling into a pure admiration and recognition of excellent partners. She also cherished the friendship between herself, Yi Shang, Jiang Wan’yuan and other classmates even more, and understood that the power of the team was far greater than the emotional obsession of individuals.

Finally, the day of the cross-interstellar academic exchange activity arrived. Yi Shang, Jiang Wan’yuan, Lin Yue and the team members boarded the interstellar spaceship and traveled through the vast interstellar space to the planet where the exchange activity was held. The architectural style on this planet was unique, and the perfect integration of technology and art opened their eyes.

The exchange activity officially began, and each team displayed their research results in turn. Yi Shang’s team’s “Optimization Plan of Interstellar Navigation System Based on Multidimensional Space Theory” aroused the great interest of everyone present. Yi Shang succinctly and accurately explained the core points of the project, Jiang Wan’yuan made the complex theory easy to understand through vivid demonstrations, and Lin Yue used her affinity and professional knowledge to conduct in-depth exchanges with students from other galaxies and answer their questions.

During the exchange process, they encountered challenges and questions from teams from different galaxies, but Yi Shang’s team resolved them one by one with solid knowledge reserves and sufficient preparation. Yi Shang calmly responded to various questions, and every answer she gave was logically rigorous and convincing. Jiang Wan’yuan used her cheerfulness and humor to ease the tense atmosphere in the exchange. Lin Yue, with her understanding of cutting-edge technology, put forward some novel viewpoints, injecting new vitality into the discussion.

This exchange activity not only brought honors to Yi Shang’s team, but more importantly, they established deep friendships with students from different galaxies and broadened their horizons. After returning to school, they shared what they saw and heard during the exchange activities with their classmates, inspiring more people’s enthusiasm for interstellar exploration.

In the subsequent campus life, Yi Shang, Jiang Wan’yuan, Lin Yue, and Jichuan, Zhang Yao and other classmates continued to study and explore hard in their respective fields. Yi Shang was still aloof and talked less, but in her interactions with her classmates, more cracks gradually appeared in her icy shell, and occasionally some warm moments were revealed. Her feelings for Jiang Wan’yuan became stronger and stronger, becoming an enviable couple on campus. Lin Yue completely let go of her obsession and devoted herself wholeheartedly to learning and team activities, and established sincere friendships with Yi Shang and Jiang Wan’yuan.

Once, the school organized an interstellar culture festival, and each class had to display a different interstellar culture. The class of Yi Shang, Jiang Wan’yuan, and Lin Yue decided to display the mysterious and ancient Atlantis interstellar civilization. Yi Shang was responsible for studying the technological achievements and theoretical system of this civilization and presenting them accurately. Jiang Wan’yuan used her acting talent to plan a wonderful stage play to show the rise and fall of the Atlantis civilization. Lin Yue used her artistic cells to design and produce various exquisite props and scene layouts, making the whole display more realistic.

At the Culture Festival, their class’s exhibition was unanimously praised by teachers and students from the whole school. After the event, everyone sat around and shared their feelings about this event.

Jiang Wan’yuan said excitedly: “This Culture Festival was so fun, I feel like we have completed another amazing thing together!”

Lin Yue nodded with a smile: “Yes, and through this activity, I have a deeper understanding of the Atlantis civilization, and I also feel the power of the team more.”

Yi Shang looked at everyone, a faint trace of gentleness flashing in her eyes, and said softly: “Well, everyone is great.”

In this interstellar campus full of fantasy and challenges, their story continues. Yi Shang, Jiang Wan’yuan, Lin Yue, and other classmates, with their infinite yearning for the interstellar world and the deep friendship between them, continue to explore the unknown and write their own splendid youth chapter. Every experience is like a bright star in the interstellar space, illuminating their way forward, accompanying them through one beautiful campus time after another, and moving towards a future full of hope together.