Chapter 41: Meet Again

Although they had not seen each other for many years, Chi Jinjin could still recognize him at a glance. After all, he was the person whose shadow she could even recognize.

He was holding a black satin suit jacket in his hand and wearing a white casual shirt. He hadn't changed much from many years ago. The only change was that he looked less youthful and more mature.

But in Nan Xuqiu's eyes, Chi Jinjin had undergone earth-shaking changes. Her original student hair had turned into slightly curly long hair, her body was not as thin as before, her face had become much rounder, her facial features had grown and become delicate, and her skin was no longer as dark and yellow as it was many years ago, but had become fair and rosy, like a lady raised in the boudoir by the warm waters of the south of the Yangtze River. However, her height had not changed.

"Lao Nan?!" Song Ci was immediately surprised.

Nan Xuqiu smiled at them and walked down from upstairs with Ji Yang.

Chi Jinjin watched Nan Xuqiu slowly walking towards her, and memories that had been buried for a long time suddenly came flooding back. The young man in the blue and white school uniform in her memory gradually overlapped with the man in the white shirt in front of her.

Nan Xuqiu stopped in front of her, looking down at her from half a meter away. His tone was still the same as before, slow and gentle, saying, "Long time no see, Xiaochi-chan."

A long time...

It had been a long time, so long that she had forgotten how many years it had been since this person appeared in her world.

Chi Jinjin stood there in a daze, looking at him and forgetting to reply for a moment.

Song Ci, who was behind him, stepped forward and said excitedly, "Lao Ji, so you went to pick up Lao Nan. That's really not nice of you to not tell me!"

"It was Lao Nan who didn't let me talk about it." Ji Yang defended.

"Lao Nan, why didn't you tell us that you were back?" Song Ci stepped forward and punched him lightly on the shoulder.

Nan Xuqiu stared at Chi Jinjin and said, "I want to give you a surprise."

"That's a really big surprise for you. I just happened to book a private room to welcome you!" Song Ci hooked his arm around Nan Xuqiu's shoulder and led him forward.

Tang Shi slowly walked to Chi Jinjin and touched her worriedly. Chi Jinjin came back to her senses and gave Tang Shi an awkward smile.

"Jinjin, are you... okay?" Tang Shi asked with concern.

Chi Jinjin whispered back, "It's okay, let's go."

Several people followed Song Ci to the private room. After Nan Xuqiu sat down, Chi Jinjin chose to sit at the farthest place.

Although so many years had passed, she had confessed to him after all. Thinking about it now, she still felt embarrassed. She suddenly felt fortunate that he went abroad after she confessed, which saved her several years of embarrassment.

Song Ci excitedly ordered a lot of wine and food.

"Why are you alone here, Lin Shuya?" Song Ci, who was sitting next to Nan Xuqiu, suddenly asked.

He was really bringing up something irrelevant. When Tang Shi heard this, he pretended to cough.

Nan Xuqiu replied, "She's still in Korea."

"So you came back alone? How long will you stay in China?" Song Ci continued to ask, "When will you be back?"

Nan Xuqiu glanced at Chi Jinjin in the distance and said, "I'm not going back. Never going back again."

"Then are you willing to let Lin Shuya stay alone abroad?" Song Ci was surprised.

Tang Shi coughed a few more times.

Song Ci turned around and asked, "What's wrong with you? Did you choke on the water?"

I almost memorized the Tang poetry in one breath, and I really wanted to slap the Song poetry on the head.

"Why should I be reluctant? She is not my woman." Nan Xuqiu leaned back on the sofa and said lightly.

Song Ci immediately understood what Nan Xuqiu meant and said, "You two broke up."

Tang Shi turned around and looked at Chi Jinjin.

"Yes, we broke up." Nan Xu Qiufeng said calmly.

Chi Jinjin was puzzled. Why did these two people break up when they were so happy? But she thought it had nothing to do with her.

"Let's break up. There are a lot of women around anyway. There are plenty of women out there. Come on, let's all raise a glass to welcome Old Nan back!" Ji Yang raised his glass and took the lead in raising a glass.

Secondly, Tang poetry and Song lyrics also toasted Nan Xuqiu with a glass of wine respectively.

Chi Jinjin hesitated for a long time, then walked up to him with a glass of wine, trying to act natural, and said to him, "Senior Nan, welcome back."

Nan Xuqiu sat up straight, picked up the wine glass on the table, slowly stood up, then reached out and gently touched the rim of the glass in Chi Jinjin's hand. This seemed to hit Chi Jinjin's heart, making her heart tremble.

"Thank you, Junior Sister Xiaochi." Nan Xuqiu smiled at her, raised his head to drink, but his eyes were fixed on her.

Chi Jinjin had never seen Nan Xuqiu drinking before. He looked good but also unfamiliar.

Unlike Hui Tangshi and the others, he only took a small sip, but when it came to Hui Chi Jinjin's wine, he finished the whole glass in one gulp.

Chi Jinjin withdrew her gaze, smiled politely, and returned to her original seat.

Tang Shi and Song Ci were both microphone masters. They competed with each other as soon as they started singing, and Ji Yang also had a lot of fun in it.

Only Chi Jinjin and Nan Xuqiu sat quietly, one at the east end and the other at the west end, as if there was a Milky Way between them.

Chi Jinjin watched Tang Shi and the others making a fuss and listened to the songs they sang, but she inexplicably felt that someone's eyes were falling on her.

There were only these few people in the entire private room. Tang Shi, Song Ci and Ji Yang were singing in the front, so the only one left was Nan Xuqiu.

Nan Xuqiu looks at himself?

Chi Jinjin immediately felt it was ridiculous, but her eyes couldn't help but move towards Nan Xuqiu.

Unexpectedly, their eyes met instantly, and Chi Jinjin felt as if she had caught a hot potato, and quickly withdrew her gaze guiltily.

It's over, he didn't think I was peeping at him, did he?

Chi Jinjin was worried. Although she did intend to peek at him, he must not think of it as that kind of peeping.

Chi Jinjin could only pray silently that Nan Xuqiu would not think too much.

"Come on, Lao Nan, let's have another drink." Song Ci poured another glass of wine for Nan Xuqiu.

Nan Xuqiu picked it up lazily, shook the glass slightly, clinked it with Song Ci's, raised his head and drank it slowly, but his eyes were glancing at Chi Jinjin in the distance.

Tang Shi ran to Chi Jinjin and said excitedly, "Jinjin, let's sing a duet. I chose our favorite song!"

Tang Shi put the microphone into Chi Jinjin's hand.

If Chi Jinjin wanted to sing, it would be less embarrassing than just sitting there, so she started singing with Tang Shi.

But most of them were the voices of Tang Shi, and Chi Jinjin's voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz.

At around eight or nine o'clock, several people left the private room. Song Ci drank a lot of wine and called a designated driver.

Chi Jinjin originally wanted to sit in the passenger seat and let Tang Shi and Song Ci sit in the back.

But Song Ci went straight into the passenger seat and fell into a deep sleep.

Chi Jinjin and Tang Shi sat in the back row.

But I didn’t expect that Nan Xuqiu would sit down in just three or four seconds after I sat down.

"Senior Nan?" Tang Shi asked in surprise, "Aren't you riding in Ji Yang's car?"

Nan Xuqiu replied, "He didn't want to go back yet, saying he had another appointment. I thought Old Song was so drunk, it would be difficult for you to help him back to school by yourself, so I came to help you. I don't have anything to do anyway."

"Is that so? Senior, you are so thoughtful." Tang Shi said gratefully.

Chi Jinjin, who was sandwiched between the two of them, felt her heart as turbulent as the waves of the ocean.

She didn't expect that Nan Xuqiu would get on the bus from her side. If she had known earlier, she would have sat on Tang Shi's side. It was inconvenient to change seats now.

Chi Jinjin could only sit there with her head held high.

But since there were three people sitting in a row, the space seemed very crowded.

Chi Jinjin sat stiffly, trying her best not to touch Nan Xuqiu at all.

Nan Xuqiu leaned back casually on the back of the chair, with his left hand on the window and his right hand on his leg.

He stared quietly at Chi Jinjin's straight back. She was sitting like a primary school student in class.

While driving, the body will inevitably shake with some bends. Even though Chi Jinjin has tried his best to steady himself, there will still be a slight tilt sometimes.

Nan Xuqiu lowered her eyes and looked at her right hand. Her floral skirt occasionally touched his fingertips.

A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Chi Jinjin looked at the rearview mirror inside the car, and Nan Xuqiu happened to be looking in the same direction.

Chi Jinjin quickly turned her head to look at the window next to Tang Shi. She didn't know what to feel guilty about or what to be afraid of.

At this time, it started to rain outside the window.

Tang Shi frowned and said, "The weather is just like a little girl's face, changing at any moment. How come it's raining all of a sudden?"

"Jinjin, do you have an umbrella?" Tang Shi turned and asked her.

Chi Jinjin shook her head.

"What should we do? You can't drive into your school. Otherwise, we can ask the driver to take us to the bottom of your dormitory." Tang Shi said worriedly.

Chi Jinjin didn't care and said, "It's okay. The school gate is not far from our dormitory. Just run faster. The weather is not cold anyway."

"Oh, I hope it stops soon." Tang Shi sighed.

Chi Jinjin also hoped to arrive quickly. Why did this road suddenly become so long, making her feel very uneasy.

Suddenly, the driver slammed on the brakes. Chi Jinjin lost her balance and leaned to the side, her hand subconsciously resting on Nan Xuqiu's leg.

Chi Jinjin quickly withdrew her hand and looked at him in horror.

"Hey! How are you driving?" The driver cursed outside and apologized to Chi Jinjin and the others.

Tang Shi said, "Master, we are not in a hurry, please drive slowly."

Chi Jinjin hurriedly apologized to Nan Xuqiu, "Senior, I'm sorry..."

"It's okay." Nan Xuqiu replied gently, staring at her straight in the eyes.

Chi Jinjin lowered her head and continued to sit. The fingertips of her hand on her skirt quietly retracted and she clenched the skirt tightly. Her face felt a little hot.

Finally, the car arrived at Chi Jinjin's school gate.

The rain didn't stop, and it was even heavier than before.

But at this time, Gao Yi's figure appeared outside the window, looking into the car with an umbrella.

Chi Jinjin rolled down the car window and asked in surprise, "Gao Yi?"

"Jinjin, are you really in here? I'm here to pick you up." Gao Yi smiled when he saw Chi Jinjin in the car.

Chi Jinjin didn't expect Gao Yi to come, and was quite surprised.

She planned to get off from Tang Shi's side. Tang Shi wanted to get off to let her pass, but Chi Jinjin was afraid that she would get wet in the rain, so she didn't let Tang Shi get off and squeezed out in front of her.

Gao Yi hurriedly held the umbrella over Chi Jinjin's head.

"Be careful when you go back." Tang Shi said to Chi Jinjin.

Chi Jinjin nodded and said, "You too, bye."

She waved, turned around and walked towards the school with Gao Yi.

Nan Xuqiu stared at the two figures walking away under the umbrella and put down his hands that were resting on the window.

"Why did you come out to pick me up?" Chi Jinjin asked Xiang Gaoyi as they walked.

Gao Yi said, "Didn't you say you didn't bring an umbrella? It's such a long way, it would be terrible if you get caught in the rain."

"Thank you so much for bothering me and running to the school gate so late at night." Chi Jinjin expressed gratitude.

Gao Yi smiled and said, "It's not a bother, it's not a bother. Anyway... I don't have anything to do."

"I'll treat you to dinner tomorrow." Chi Jinjin said. He ran to pick her up in such heavy rain, and she felt really bad if she didn't treat him to dinner.

After sending Song Ci to school, Nan Xuqiu returned to his home.

Nan Xuqiu has an apartment in City C, which was given to him by his grandfather. It is like half a home to him.

The aunt who had been taking care of the family was very surprised to see Nan Xuqiu suddenly come back.

Nan Xuqiu greeted her, then went upstairs to his bedroom.

He took out a photo album from the bookshelf in the bedroom, slowly opened it, and his eyes fell on a photo.

The person in the photo is Chi Jinjin.

She was wearing a camouflage uniform for military training, raising her right foot, with a serious expression and a slight frown on her face.

This was the first photo he took of Chi Jinjin.

His memory suddenly went back to that spring. He had just unpacked his new camera and was about to try out the image quality when a girl marching in step suddenly appeared in his camera.

She was wobbly and clumsy, but she was serious and tried hard to control her hands and feet. She was cute and funny.

So he pressed the shutter and captured the girl who suddenly came into his sight in his camera.

But she didn't expect that with this shot, she would become the only protagonist of this camera.

Nan Xuqiu sat down at the table, leaned back in his chair, and slowly flipped through the photo album. Every photo brought back his own unique memories.

Looking back, the high school life that he thought was boring seemed to become interesting since Chi Jinjin entered.

Nan Xuqiu only then realized when the memory of Chi Jinjin would become so clear in his mind...

During the May Day holiday, Tang Shi called Chi Jinjin out to play together again. After dinner, they chatted and played games in Song Ci's private club.

At this time, the doorbell rang. Ji Yang ran to open the door, and Nan Xuqiu appeared at the door.

Chi Jinjin was shocked.

Why is he here?

Chi Jinjin was obviously getting nervous.

"Lao Nan, you are too slow!" Song Ci said.

Chi Jinjin understood that it was Song Ci who called him over.

The atmosphere made Chi Jinjin feel awkward. She pretended to take out her cell phone and pretend to check the messages, but in fact there was not a single message. At this time, she really hoped for a call or something.

"Um...that...Tang Shi, I'm going back to school first." Chi Jinjin suddenly said to Tang Shi.

Tang Shi looked at the time and asked in confusion, "So early?"

"The club just sent us a notice asking us to go back for a meeting." Chi Jinjin made up a story.

"Is that so? Okay then. Be careful when you go back." Tang Shi said.

"Well, you guys have fun." Chi Jinjin stood up, walked past Nan Xuqiu, smiled at him politely, and then left the room.

Nan Xuqiu leaned against the wall, watching her leave quietly, his eyes seemed to understand something.