Don't want to go

That night, Jiang Zhizhi sat by the window. The yellowed old books seemed even more distant in age under the dim tungsten filament light bulb.

She looked at the book in her hand, but her mind was restless and she couldn't continue reading.

After Cheng Yuping died in his previous life, Jiang Guozhong married Feng Mei and naturally moved his household registration to Nanshi, becoming a city dweller.

Jiang Zhizhi hadn't stayed in the village for long, but she knew that the countryside and the city did not follow the same rules.

She felt uneasy and dazed.

The next day, Jiang Zhizhi got up early and took the bus to school.

There were not many people on the bus at this time, so she found a seat, sat down, and quietly opened the book to read.

In the past, Jiang Zhizhi always went to school from the west road, but this bus goes from the east road.

Although it was a bit of a detour, it only took less than twenty minutes.

Jiang Zhizhi was engrossed in her seat reading a book when suddenly the bus chime sounded, "Next stop, Nancheng University. Passengers are getting off. Please get ready."

Jiang Zhizhi was stunned for a moment. In her previous life, she had passed by Nancheng University, but the school was not here.

She looked outside curiously and realized that it was the old campus.

Nancheng University has a history of seventy or eighty years. The campus has gone through many vicissitudes and the paint on the outer walls has fallen off, but the environment inside is very good, with willows and green grass. There is a sense of chaos that blends the weight of history with modern innovation.

In her previous life, every time she passed by Nancheng University, she couldn't help but take a few more glances. To her, it was like a temple.

Just as Jiang Zhizhi was staring at the school gate in a daze, the bus stopped.

The door opened and several people got on the bus from the bus stop.

"Jiang Zhizhi?"

Her eyes were still on Nanda when a familiar voice suddenly came from the front.

Jiang Zhizhi looked up and saw that it was Xu Qingbo.

He was wearing a white long-sleeved sweatshirt and gold-framed glasses, and his fair skin made him look delicate and elegant.

Jiang Zhizhi blinked and didn't react for a moment.

"Why are you here?" Xu Qingbo sat down in the seat in front of Jiang Zhizhi and asked in surprise.

Jiang Zhizhi said, "I moved and will take the bus to school from now on."

After a pause, she looked outside and asked, "Is your home here?"

"Well, my parents are both professors at Nanjing University, and I live in the staff housing complex at Nanjing University," said Xu Qingbo.

Jiang Zhizhi was speechless.

This temple that she longed for was just the starting point for others.

She knew that Xu Qingbo had a good family background, but she didn't expect it to be so good, with both his parents being university professors.

"How are you preparing for today's midterm exam?" Xu Qingbo asked.

After the second mock exam, Xu Qingbo is now most concerned about his competitor Jiang Zhizhi.

"Midterm exam?" Jiang Zhizhi was stunned for a moment before reacting, "Um... not so bad."

She has been busy these days trying to get Jiang Guozhong and Cheng Yuping to divorce, and almost forgot about the midterm exam.

Midterm exam, math and English in the morning, Chinese in the afternoon.

Perhaps because she had not made sufficient preparations in the past few days, Jiang Zhizhi felt that the test was not as smooth as the second mock exam.

After the Chinese exam in the afternoon, there are two self-study classes.

The teachers were all in the office grading papers, and only the class monitor Lin Qingyu was assigned to manage discipline.

Soon, there was a commotion at the back. Several boys, led by Lu Xiye, leaned their heads over to talk, and their voices became louder and louder.

"Oh my god, your dad is really generous. He actually went to Shenghaoxuan Huafu to celebrate your birthday."

"I went there once with my dad, and the food there was super expensive, one or two thousand yuan a meal!"

"As expected of the richest man in Dongxin District, he actually booked the entire Shenghaoxuan Huafu. He's so extravagant!"

“…”

Lu Xiye curled his lips and said, "You guys just go tomorrow anyway."

He was not interested in his birthday, but if his family insisted on holding it for him, he would not refuse.

Lu Xiye could already guess what gift his father would prepare for him on his birthday, it was nothing more than money.

"Don't worry! We will definitely report tomorrow!"

"That's right, it's a free meal. I'm not going to eat in the morning and save my stomach for it."

"Look at your little achievements. We are here to support Brother Ye, don't you understand?"

“…”

"Quiet! Can you please stop talking at the back?" Lin Qingyu couldn't stand it anymore.

When she yelled, Wang Wei, who was standing behind her, stood up from his seat and, as if to deliberately counter her, shouted, "Lu Xiye is having his birthday at Shenghaoxuan Huafu tomorrow. Prepare the gifts, and all of our classmates should go together!"

"Wang Wei, are you sick? Sit down!" Lin Qingyu said angrily.

"Sergeant, why don't you come with us? That's Shenghaoxuan Huafu. A meal there costs several thousand. Just think of it as seeing the world." Wang Wei said with a grin.

Lin Qingyu glared at him and said, "If you don't sit down, I'll remember your name!"

Wang Wei was about to argue when someone behind him said, "The teacher is here."

He sat down quickly, and the class suddenly became as quiet as a chicken.

But after being quiet for a while, they realized that the teacher had not come, and suddenly became even more noisy.

Jiang Zhizhi didn't pay attention to the farce in the class and was doing her exercise book with peace of mind.

If you finish a whole set of exercise books, you will be rewarded with 2,000 yuan.

She forced herself to concentrate on the questions and temporarily forget her worries about Cheng Yuping.

When the bell rang, she had just finished the last question.

The 2,000 yuan bonus was deposited into the system account. Jiang Zhizhi couldn't help but open the account to take a look. There was already more than 6,000 yuan in it.

It should have been close to eight thousand, but I spent one thousand on Zhao Guodong last time.

However, if he increases it little by little, he should be able to save up one million by the second year of the Chinese New Year before Cheng Yuping falls ill.

"Jiang Zhizhi, are you going tomorrow?"

She was counting money when a boy's voice suddenly sounded in her ears.

Jiang Zhizhi looked up and saw that it was Lu Xiye. She thought he was talking about going to Taekwondo class tomorrow, so she nodded and said, "Go."

"Shenghaoxuan Huafu, don't go the wrong way."

"ah?"

"Shenghaoxuan Huafu, the one on Ninghe Avenue."

"Where are you training this week?"

Jiang Zhizhi took a day off last Sunday, and she subconsciously thought that Lu Xiye meant that the Taekwondo class had moved to another location.

Lu Xiye was annoyed by Jiang Zhizhi's irrelevant remarks, "I was talking about my birthday."

"What do you mean?" Jiang Zhizhi was confused.

"I'm celebrating my birthday at Shenghaoxuan Huafu tomorrow. Didn't you hear it just now?" Lu Xiye rolled her eyes. Wang Wei shouted so loudly just now that the whole class knew it, except for her who was deaf.

Jiang Zhizhi looked at the person in front of her and was stunned for a moment. "You want me to take a day off from Taekwondo class to celebrate your birthday?"

"No need to ask for leave, go at noon. Didn't you just say you were going?"

"I didn't say..."

Jiang Zhizhi now reacted.

Lu Xiye actually asked her to celebrate his birthday.

This is so disgusting.

She didn't want to go at all.

"Let's see tomorrow." Jiang Zhizhi packed her things into her schoolbag and ran away.

Although it happened in her previous life, Lu Xiye has not done anything to hurt her in this life, but whenever she thinks back to that dark time, she can't accept it.

Lu Xiye watched Jiang Zhizhi slip away as if she was escaping, feeling suffocated as if he had eaten a fly.

However, the monk can run away, but the temple cannot.

The next day, Saturday, Taekwondo training.

As Jiang Zhizhi's teammate, Lu Xiye lay on the ground and acted as an obstacle for Jiang Zhizhi's training.

He looked up at her. Jiang Zhizhi had her hair tied in a high ponytail, and the ends of her hair rubbed against her slender neck as she jumped back and forth. Her fair and clear skin was covered with a layer of fine sweat, and it seemed as if you could see the veins underneath her skin.

She was focused and serious, breathing lightly, and the sunlight shone on her sweaty little face, making it rosy, shiny and plump.

Suddenly, a whistle sounded.

"Okay, get out of class is over." Coach Fang Hai gave the order, and the people who were exercising were so tired that they almost fell to the ground.

Jiang Zhizhi closed her eyes and waited until the dizziness in her head disappeared before she walked past Lu Xiye, walked to the side and sat down against the wall, then picked up her water cup and took a sip.

"Hey, do you want to go?" Lu Xiye walked up to her and asked casually.

Jiang Zhizhi raised her eyelids and looked at him, "Where are you going?"

"Happy birthday to me."

"Are there any other girls in the class?"

"without."

"I'm not going."

"Why?"

"They are all boys, why should I go?"

"You are my partner after all, right? You won't even go to my birthday party?" Lu Xiye was angry.

Jiang Zhizhi took her schoolbag, took out a gift box from it, and handed it to Lu Xiye, "I won't go, I'll give you a birthday present."

"What is this?" Lu Xiye took it. He didn't expect that Jiang Zhizhi actually prepared a birthday present for him. For a moment, his anger dissipated a lot.

He opened the gift right in front of Jiang Zhizhi.

When he saw what was inside, he almost fainted from anger.

"What do you mean? Give me three exercise books?"

"These three workbooks are very valuable and will be helpful to your studies."

Jiang Zhizhi raised her head and looked at Lu Xiye who was standing in front of her. He was standing in front of her against the light, and he was so handsome that it was unbelievable.

Facing such a young man, Jiang Zhizhi really couldn't hate him.

She looked straight at him, looked into his eyes, and said seriously: "Lu Xiye, you should study hard."

At that moment, Lu Xiye saw the same look in Jiang Zhizhi's eyes that he had seen that day.

He didn't know why, but when Jiang Zhizhi's gaze fell on him, he felt as if he was enveloped by the sun and healed, his whole body warm and numb.

Lu Xiye still accepted the exercise book given by Jiang Zhizhi and went to Shenghaoxuan Huafu alone.

He sat on the bus for a long time without reacting. He just felt funny looking at the exercise book in his hand. He never thought that one day he would receive such a birthday gift.

Study hard...

He pondered these four words and felt mixed emotions for a moment.

In the afternoon, Lu Xiye was not there, so Jiang Zhizhi trained alone.

When I got home in the evening, Cheng Yuping had not come back yet, and the house was particularly deserted.

Jiang Zhizhi ordered a bowl of clear soup noodles for herself.

In the past life, everyone had a mobile phone and could keep in touch anytime and anywhere, but now she and Cheng Yuping don’t have mobile phones and have no way to keep in touch.

After Jiang Zhizhi finished her meal and her homework, she wanted to open a book to read, but when she thought of Cheng Yuping, she became worried and uneasy and couldn't continue reading.