Chapter 49

On the day of returning to school, Chen Miao came to the high-speed rail station to pick up Lin Jiu.

Lin Jiu was queuing up to exit the station with his suitcase, while Chen Miao was standing at the exit.

She looked at him across the crowd.

Everything was exactly like when she first came to Jinhai.

She and he, one was inside the station and the other was outside.

Everything is different again.

At that time, she and he were still in the ambiguous stage. Now, she and he have already established a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship.

Lin Jiu lowered his head, swiped his ticket, and exited the station. He stood in front of Chen Miao with his suitcase and naturally handed the tow bar in his hand to him.

She looked up at Chen Miao and said with a smile, "Do you feel... this scene is very familiar?"

Chen Miao lowered his eyes and stared at her, then smiled. "Of course, I remember that day very clearly. It seemed like such an ordinary day, but it became our first day together."

He took Lin Jiu's hand slowly and held it tightly after a moment, "Let's go, girlfriend."

There were many people in the elevator, and the two of them waited for the next one.

There were also many people in the second elevator, but they were at the front of the line.

Lin Jiu stood in the corner of the elevator, protected by Chen Miao. As she felt the elevator descend, she couldn't help but recall her previous timidity in the elevator, and laughed silently for a few seconds.

There were a lot of people in the elevator, and in the enclosed space, almost no one was talking, it was very quiet.

After getting out of the elevator, Chen Miao asked her, "Why did you laugh just now?"

Lin Jiu was a little surprised: "You noticed all this?"

Chen Miao nodded.

Lin Jiu thought about the reason for her laughter, but she couldn't say it out loud. She raised her eyebrows slightly and said calmly, "My boyfriend is so handsome. I can't help but laugh when I see you."

"...You're lying." Chen Miao said very firmly, "You didn't even look at me in the elevator."

In the elevator, Lin Jiu lowered his head and looked at the down jacket on his chest.

Lin Jiu was not panicked after being exposed. He just turned his head to look at Chen Miao and ignored him: "But you are very handsome. I want to laugh when I think of you."

Seeing that she didn't want to talk, Chen Miao didn't force her. He curled his lips and said meaningfully, "Oh... Then if I kiss you, wouldn't you smile even happier?"

"......" Lin Jiu silently retracted his gaze and looked down at the road ahead.

Chen Miao glanced at her and said with a slight smile: "Why are you silent?"

"Didn't you say you were going to kiss me? I'm mentally preparing myself." Lin Jiu replied seriously.

"......" Chen Miao laughed slightly, "What kind of mental preparation does this require?"

"I just want to prepare myself mentally, so don't say anything." She stopped and glared at him fiercely.

Chen Miao shut his mouth obediently.

Not long after they left, Lin Jiu stood by the passenger seat, looking at the car in front of him, feeling a surge of emotion in his heart.

In just half a year, she had already gotten used to riding in a car, whereas six months ago, a four-wheeled vehicle was still something out of her reach.

Chen Miao closed the trunk, walked behind her and asked, "Aren't you getting in the car?"

"Get in the car." Lin Jiu came to her senses and made to open the door, but a hand appeared beside her and pulled her wrist down from mid-air. The next second, she was turned around, her back facing the car. Before she could react, she was pinned to Chen Miao's chest.

Chen Miao still had his usual style. He didn't wear his clothes properly and kept his down jacket open even when the wind was cold outside.

Lin Jiu put her hands into her down jacket and hugged his thin waist. Her originally cold palms became warm, and she could faintly feel the heat from his body through her inner clothes.

She leaned her face against his chest and whispered, "You're so warm."

In an instant, she was hugged tighter, and the two bodies were pressed tightly together, with no gap at all.

A light laugh came from above her head, and someone said half-jokingly and half-seriously, "Why don't you put your hand inside your clothes? It's warmer inside."

“…” Lin Jiu ignored him.

The parking lot wasn't crowded, but there were occasional people passing by.

Although her view was obscured by his down jacket, Lin Jiu could still hear a lot of footsteps. She tilted her head slightly, looked at his chin, and said, "Or... stop hugging me. It's not good to do this in public."

"Let me hold you for a while longer." Chen Miao closed his eyes and lowered his head to concentrate on smelling the scent on her body.

"......" Lin Jiu leaned quietly in his arms, letting him hold her.

After a few minutes, Chen Miao slowly let her go.

After the two got in the car, Lin Jiu fastened his seat belt, but Chen Miao didn't.

Lin Jiu glanced at him, but Chen Miao didn't look at her. Instead, he looked at the seatbelt that had tied her tightly with considerable satisfaction. The next second, he suddenly pressed her down and asked, "Are you mentally prepared?"

Lin Jiu looked up at his dark eyes, feeling a little nervous, "No..."

The word "yes" was stuck in my throat.

Chen Miao probably really missed her, and he didn't care at all whether she was ready or not, and kissed her passionately.

The kiss was so deep right from the start that Lin Jiu almost forgot to breathe.

She hadn't been kissed this intensely for almost a month, and she couldn't adapt to it all at once. After finally trying to regulate her breathing, he suddenly changed the intensity of his kisses, disrupting her rhythm and leaving her feeling half-dead.

From outside, there was the occasional hum of a car engine starting up and the squeaking of tires rolling over the ground. However, it did not affect the two people in the car at all.

In the quiet carriage, the two people's breathing intertwined, and the sound of kissing sounded particularly loud in her ears.

When she was almost out of breath, Lin Jiu tried to raise her hand from behind Chen Miao and pat him. However, her strength was too weak, like tickling a tiger, and it had no effect at all.

She had no choice but to turn her head and try to avoid his kiss, but he held her face in his palms and fixed her in place.

Chen Miao has some conscience, but not much.

Realizing that she was about to faint from his kiss, he immediately left her lips and kissed her cheeks, nose, and forehead, sometimes hard and sometimes light. He waited until she had recovered her breath before kissing her lips again.

After kissing her to his heart's content, he returned to his seat.

He slowly took Lin Jiu's hand and kissed the back of her hand, with a hint of joy in his tone: "What do you want to eat tonight?"

Lin Jiu, who had been sitting in the chair with his head resting for a long time without catching his breath, said: "......"

Chen Miao turned his head to look at her, and seeing that she didn't say anything, he gently played with the soft hand in his palm.

After his breathing stabilized, Lin Jiu pulled his hand back from his palm and immediately said, "Eat pasta."

"good."

After fastening his seat belt, Chen Miao lightly stepped on the accelerator and drove out of the underground parking lot.

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Chen Miao took Lin Jiu to a restaurant with European-style decoration. It was said that the owner was Italian and the pasta in the restaurant tasted very authentic.

While looking at the menu, Lin Jiu asked Chen Miao, "How did you find this restaurant? Have you been here before?"

On the way, Chen Miao didn't even look at the navigation. He drove directly and seemed to be familiar with the route.

Chen Miao took off his coat, wiped his hands with a wet tissue, and said, "My parents brought me here in November. When my mom was in Italy, she had a bowl of delicious pasta in a restaurant. After returning home, my mom was a little craving it, so my dad went directly abroad to persuade the boss to open a restaurant in Jinhai City."

After a few seconds of pause, he looked around and said, "I didn't expect that business would be so good in such a short time."

The restaurant was almost full, and when they first arrived, there were no seats available. However, the boss happened to be on his rounds, and after a brief exchange of words with Chen Miao in English, he arranged for a seat for two.

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Jiu immediately chose a tomato pasta and handed the menu directly to the waiter.

After ordering the dishes, she quickly looked at Chen Miao, her eyes turning into stars, and she praised him generously: "Your father is so nice."

Although she knew that Chen Miao's parents loved each other very much, this degree was a bit exaggerated.

Chen Miao slowly and methodically threw the used tissue into the trash can at his feet, raised his eyes and looked at her deeply, rarely expressing his dissatisfaction: "I can do the same for you. And... don't praise other men in front of me, I will be unhappy."

"......" Lin Jiu said helplessly, "That's your father."

"My dad has my mom to praise."

“…”Okay, I can’t praise you, but I can always chat with you.

Lin Jiu supported his head with one hand and asked curiously, "Do you look like your father?" He always felt that since Chen Miao looked like this, his father should not be much different.

Chen Miao raised his eyebrows, "Almost the same, but my eyes are more like my mother's."

Eye.

Across the table, Lin Jiu observed Chen Miao's eyes very carefully.

Chen Miao did not dodge and moved closer to let her look.

He has typical double eyelids, very thin eyelids, and a shallow wrinkle can be seen when he lowers his eyes. His thick eyelashes cover his pupils, making him look harmless.

If you look at his eyes alone, he gives off a very gentle vibe. However, when paired with his thick, sword-like eyebrows, it creates a counter-effect, creating an inherent sense of arrogance.

After a long while, Lin Jiu made a bold guess: "Your mother must be a gentle person."

Chen Miao nodded and smiled, "She's really gentle and rarely loses her temper with me. When I was little, no matter how naughty I was, she never said anything harsh to me. She would only patiently reason with me. But... every time she talked about my dad, she basically scolded him."

"Why?" Lin Jiu asked.

She felt that the father Chen Miao mentioned sounded perfect.

"My dad had so many exes when he was young," Chen Miao said. "Every time she mentioned them, she would get jealous. So, since I was little, she's been telling me not to be like my dad."

"......" Lin Jiu was silent. It seemed that Chen Miao's self-discipline was taught by his mother.

Soon, the waiter brought the pasta to the table.

Lin Jiu looked at the red noodles and his appetite increased. He picked up the fork and took a bite, his eyes slightly brightening. "Not bad, the acidity is just right, and the noodles are very flavorful."

"You can try what's in my bowl and try some different flavors," said Chen Miao.

Lin Jiu looked at the pasta on Chen Miao's plate. He ordered black pepper beef tenderloin pasta, which was garnished with lots of green and red peppers.

She said, "No, I don't like black pepper. It tastes weird."

Seeing her resistance, Chen Miao smiled and said, "Okay, I'll remember that."

After finishing the food on the plate, Lin Jiu looked at Chen Miao across from him and suddenly thought of a question: "Are you full with such a small plate?"

This pasta is very expensive, the plate is large and the portion is small.

In fact, she could only eat until she was 80% full, let alone Chen Miao.

Chen Miao swallowed the noodles in his mouth slowly and replied calmly: "There's a pizza shop nearby. Let's go there later."

"Okay, I'm not full either." Lin Jiu nodded, very satisfied with the arrangement.

Ten minutes later, the two moved to a pizza shop and ordered classic pizza and some snacks.

After eating and drinking, it was exactly nine o'clock when Lin Jiu returned to the dormitory with his suitcase.

The three people who were sitting in the dormitory playing with their mobile phones turned around when they saw her finally return to the dormitory.

Zhou Jingmeng: "Oh, I thought you wouldn't come back."

Liu Qing didn't say anything.

Tang Yazhi: "We've put our gifts on the table for you, open them yourself."

Seeing the exquisitely wrapped gift on the table, Lin Jiu put down his suitcase and said exaggeratedly, "Wow, this is the reward for first place! I love opening gifts."

The winter break results came in, and Lin Jiu's combined score for his major courses ranked first, slightly ahead of everyone else, making him the winner. A few people discussed the winner's reward in the group chat, and ultimately decided to give him a small gift as an encouragement.

In reality, the other three people in the dormitory had already accepted this outcome. However, Lin Jiu's exaggerated movements and expression were quite provocative, causing public outrage.

Zhou Jingmeng was slightly unconvinced: "Next time I will definitely be number one."

Tang Yazhi: "The winner will be me."

Liu Qing slowly raised his hand: "I think it should be me next time."

Lin Jiu looked at the three extremely competitive people, remained silent for three seconds, and said shamelessly: "I don't think you have a chance. Next time, I should be the one to receive the gifts."

Three people: "......"