Chapter 38

"No, no, I'm just a little surprised." Lin Jiu quickly shook his head, "But... when did you get off the plane?"

Chen Miao moved closer, looking at Lin Jiu with his dark eyes, and said, "I got off the plane around 4:00 pm, went home to report the situation, and then came to see you without stopping. I am really sincere."

Lin Jiu observed Chen Miao carefully and saw a look of fatigue on his face.

Perhaps he has become accustomed to this level of fatigue, so he is in good spirits now.

Lin Jiu felt a little distressed, but at the same time he couldn't help scolding him: "Why did you have to come here? We will have the opportunity to meet in the future. Wouldn't it be better to go back and get some sleep?"

"That's true, but I want to see you..." After saying that, his head suddenly tilted towards her.

Seeing his expression, Lin Jiu immediately leaned forward to meet him and let his head rest on her left shoulder.

It is also rare to see Chen Miao looking so haggard.

Lin Jiu stretched out his right hand and stroked the back of his neck soothingly, as if stroking a dog by its fur.

Chen Miao closed his eyes and enjoyed the comfort, secretly curling up the corners of his lips, and his slightly wrinkled brows gradually relaxed as he enjoyed this quiet moment.

Ten minutes later, Chen Miao felt sleepy in this leisurely atmosphere, but cried for Lin Jiu.

She felt the head on her shoulders was as heavy as an iron ball, weighing down her back. At the same time, her soothing hands stopped, their hands were sore and weak, and she had no strength left.

Finally unable to bear the weight on her body, she slowly said, "...why don't you just go home and sleep? The pillow is more comfortable."

Chen Miao slowly raised his head and reluctantly left the warm shoulder.

After silently feeling the remaining warmth on his forehead, his eyes narrowed slightly and he returned to his normal appearance.

"Please sit down and wait for a moment. I'll give you the gift I brought from the trunk." He opened the door and got out of the car. Half a minute later, he sat back in the car and handed the gift to Lin Jiu.

Lin Jiu looked at the huge pink gift box and his eyes twitched.

She discovered that Chen Miao preferred pink gifts when giving her gifts. Her current phone was cherry blossom pink...

When taking the gift box, Lin Jiu found that it was a bit heavy, which matched the large square shell very well.

Putting the thing on her lap, she looked at Chen Miao and asked, "What's in this?"

"You'll know once you open it," said Chen Miao.

Lin Jiu lowered his head, removed the bow, and opened the lid. In an instant, he saw N things, and his eyes couldn't estimate how many there were.

No wonder it's so heavy.

After staring blankly for a few seconds, she couldn't help but look up: "You are..."

Who gives gifts like this?

Isn't it just one piece for free?!

Chen Miao: "I don't know what you like. Secretary Liu said that girls all use cosmetics, so buying this is practical. So I bought some at his suggestion."

Lin Jiu: “…”

She reached into the box and took out the items one by one. The packaging was mostly in English. With each item, Chen Miao thoughtfully added narration to introduce it.

Liquid foundation, air cushion, eye shadow, eyebrow pencil, etc., basically everything is available. There are seven small lipsticks, as if to round up, so that she can rotate one a day. There is also a set of hydrating skin care products and a box of perfume.

Lin Jiu wasn't very interested in makeup, she just picked up the perfume and looked at it, and even opened the package directly.

Frosted glass perfume bottle, filled with yellow liquid, spray.

Lin Jiu pressed it tentatively, and there was a faint scent of osmanthus in the car, which was refreshing.

Her eyes lit up, and she looked at Chen Miao with surprise and asked, "Why did you think of buying osmanthus-scented perfume?"

Chen Miao's eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at her intently. He said, "When we were in high school, every time the osmanthus flowers bloomed, even though you were always in a hurry, you would occasionally stop under the osmanthus tree for a moment, close your eyes, and gently smell the flowers. So... I think you might like this scent even more."

So that's how it is.

Lin Jiu didn't expect that Chen Miao could still remember this.

Osmanthus fragrans is a very common plant in Guicheng. It can be found on the campuses of primary schools, junior high schools and high schools.

Smelling the faint scent of osmanthus is like recalling that beautiful youth and dreaming back to that time.

She looked at Chen Miao with curved eyes and said with a smile, "Thank you. I like this gift very much."

Chen Miao also laughed.

Lin Jiu put all the things into the box and repacked it.

Reminiscing about high school, she quickly remembered the individual photo. "You said before that you would show me the photo when you get back."

Chen Miao raised an eyebrow, not expecting Lin Jiu to suddenly remember this. Pulling out his phone, he opened the album, found the photo, and handed it to her frankly.

"How many?" Lin Jiu asked as he took the phone from him.

"I don't know, I can't remember... Anyway, it's a lot." After saying that, he leaned lazily in the chair and looked at her sideways.

The first picture Lin Jiu saw was actually just a picture of his back——

It was an evening, and she was leaving the dormitory after washing her hair and heading to evening study. On her way back to the classroom, she was captivated by the fragrance of osmanthus flowers. She stopped under a tree in her school uniform and looked up at the few yellow flowers hidden under the green leaves.

In the photo, she didn't have her hair tied up as usual, but let it down.

The main reason is that she has no patience for blow-drying her hair, and only needs to dry the top of her head until it is almost dry, so her hair is basically half dry. In addition, the teacher is not so strict during the evening study, so she is more casual.

Based on the length of the hair, Lin Jiu judged that this photo was taken in the first semester of senior year.

Her fingertips slid lightly, quickly flicking through several pictures of people's backs with different campus backgrounds, and she finally saw the first picture showing a face -

In a deserted classroom after lunch, she rested one hand on the table, working on her test paper. Perhaps she had encountered a difficult problem, her brow furrowed, her lips slightly pursed, and she looked very depressed.

The next picture is a complete follow-up to the previous one—

The photo shows her in the same pose, but with a completely different expression. She instantly came up with a solution, pursing her lips and smiling happily, her eyes sparkling with confidence and pride in coming up with this idea.

Lin Jiu, who had been concentrating on looking at the photo, seemed to be infected by the sight of himself smiling. He couldn't help but smile, completely replicating his appearance at that time, but now he lacked some of the pride he had then.

She turned to look at Chen Miao and handed the screen to him, "Your photography skills are really good. You can capture this so accurately!"

Chen Miao: "...Actually, I almost missed it, but I was lucky enough to get the photo." He was so preoccupied with watching that he was a bit dazed. Fortunately, Lin Jiu smiled quietly for half a minute, which is why this photo was taken.

There were indeed a lot of photos. Lin Jiu swiped for a long time, and then a few seconds passed before he finally stopped at a photo taken on the day of his high school graduation photo shoot.

She stood on the playground, eyes wide open, a little dazed.

That day, the school was not so strict in managing the students. After all, they were all about to graduate, so the teachers turned a blind eye to things like mobile phones.

On the playground, Wen Min was about to take a photo with her, but the other classmates were taking graduation photos together and had no time to take photos of them.

Suddenly, Wen Min saw Meng Qinyang and Chen Miao sitting leisurely on the steps, and immediately had an idea.

Although Ji Xin had expressly forbidden her from having too much communication with Meng Qinyang, she thought that she had already done it before and she was about to graduate, so there was no need to care too much.

After Wen Min and Lin Jiu exchanged some words, she walked towards Chen Miao and Meng Qinyang. Lin Jiu followed her back and looked at the seated Chen Miao.

After a brief look between the two, Chen Miao suddenly raised his phone. She was stunned for a few seconds.

Her fingertips paused on the screen, and Lin Jiu lowered her eyes, recalling her state of mind at the time. When she came to her senses, she thought he had suddenly decided to take a picture of the playground, and she had deliberately moved to the side, leaning to one side, to avoid being in the shot.

After reading it, she returned the phone to Chen Miao and said, "I didn't take many photos before. I didn't expect you to take so many for me."

Holding the phone, Chen Miao opened his lips slightly and said, "I will take more photos of you in the future."

Lin Jiu smiled at him and raised his little finger, "It's a deal."

Chen Miao smiled softly at the child's actions. He reached out, hooked his pinky finger against hers, and then covered hers with his thumb. "It's a deal."

Lin Jiu withdrew her hand and got out of the car holding the gift box. She looked into the car window and said, "Hurry back and have a good rest."

Chen Miao nodded, looked at her and said, "You can go back."

After watching Lin Jiu enter the dormitory building, he slowly drove away.

As soon as Lin Jiu opened the dormitory door, she was met with three pairs of eyes. She calmly closed the door with her foot and placed the gift on the table.

The three of them immediately gathered around and asked in unison, "What is it?"

Lin Jiu turned around and looked at the three curious people. Instead of answering, he asked, "Have you finished your homework?"

Zhou Jingmeng patted his chest and said proudly: "We have finished writing all three of them. Isn't that great!"

Lin Jiu glanced at the time——

9:25.

It was done in about an hour. The three of them are really amazing.

She took the opportunity to praise him: "You guys are awesome."

Zhou Jingmeng and Liu Qing were visibly happy, but Tang Yazhi wasn't fooled by this. She pointed at the gift and asked repeatedly, "What is it?"

Lin Jiu: "Obviously, this is a gift."

Tang Yazhi slowly closed her eyes: "..." Who on earth couldn't tell this was a gift?! Is that what you're asking?

Zhou Jingmeng didn't share Tang Yazhi's sentiments; she was usually easy to deal with. Fortunately, she was a stickler for inquiries, so she asked, rather surprised, "You young lovers are still exchanging gifts for National Day?"

Liu Qing on the side moved closer, slightly widened his eyes, as if waiting for Lin Jiu's answer.

"..." Lin Jiu explained: "It was a gift my boyfriend brought me when he returned home."

The three of them collectively let out an "oh," the syllables trailing off in a long, understanding tone. They paused, unmoved by the generalization.

Tang Yazhi: "What did you bring?"

Zhou Jingmeng: "Yes, yes, I want to know too."

Liu Qing raised his hand: "Me too."

"..." To prevent the three from asking more questions, Lin Jiu opened the box, took out the opened perfume and placed it in the open storage cabinet on the table. Then he gave them a seat at the table. "You can take a look for yourselves. I won't introduce them one by one."

Lin Jiu sat down on Liu Qing's empty chair, put his hands on the back of the chair and looked at them.

Zhou Jingmeng was in the middle. After seeing what was inside, she shouted at Lin Jiu, "Your boyfriend is so generous!"

There are many rich men, but not many of them can spend money on their girlfriends. Moreover, she also knew that Lin Jiu and Chen Miao had only been together for a little over a month, so this gift was considered a lot.

Tang Yazhi nodded, "Indeed." They were all big brands, and when added up, they were worth a lot of money.

Liu Qing thought of the little strawberry bear her boyfriend gave her when he confessed his love to her: "..." It's not that she wanted to compare, but the comparison was really terrible.

The three of them were silent for a while after reading it. They regretted eating this dog food.