Chapter 17: Sending You Jasmine

Chapter 17: Sending You Jasmine

"There are thousands of people in the world, don't chase after them like floating clouds. This person is like a rainbow, you will only realize his existence when you meet him."

On an ordinary day when no one paid much attention, a calligraphy creation competition allowed the two girls who had no connection with each other to hear each other's names and remember each other's outstanding performance.

Unfortunately, because of the different times and distances, they didn't know at that time that they had already remained in each other's memory.

At this moment, the sunlight outside the window shone through the transparent pane, and a beam of it just happened to shine on the notebook in front of Chi Shu, casting the light and shadow of the static or moving objects outside the window between the fine squares.

Chi Shu raised her eyes from the computer interface and saw the magnolia branches outside the window swaying gently in the wind. Although there were only a few scattered bright colors, it swept away her fatigue in an instant.

She turned her left hand to check the time. The hour hand had quietly moved to a quarter past twelve. She decided to close her computer and leave it there, grabbing her phone and heading to the cafeteria for lunch.

Looking up, she could see clouds of varying shades scattered and stacked in the azure sky, interspersed with wisps of veil-like clouds. The weather, which alternated between sunny and rainy, made her feel a touch of comfort and coolness in the warm sunshine, and added a bit of liveliness and beauty to the bright scenery in her eyes.

This scene made her feel more relaxed and happy.

Mo Nican, who also came out of the library and was about to go to the cafeteria, happened to see Chi Shu at this time.

Mo Nican walked a few steps closer to her, patted her shoulder, and greeted her in a friendly manner:

"Hello, Chi Shu. Nice to meet you. My name is Mo Nishen."

Although a little surprised, Chi Shu still smiled politely:

"I know, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Mo Nican pondered for a moment before answering:

"Although this question may be a bit presumptuous, I still want to confirm. On the day when the Study Club notified us to pick up the poetry collection... after Feng Yichen left, did he go looking for you?"

Chi Shu was stunned for a moment when he heard this. He hadn't expected her to say this. Thinking of his reflexive reaction that day, he felt a little ashamed for a moment and said politely:

"...If there were no time or information gaps on that day, then it should be."

Mo Nican said sincerely:

"I don't mean anything else. I just sincerely want to be friends with you, but I think there may be some misunderstandings that need to be resolved first, so I mentioned this matter. I hope you don't mind."

This surprised Chi Shu a little, but he still expressed his attitude in a friendly manner and extended an invitation:

"It's okay. Are you going to the cafeteria too? Want to join us?"

Her cheerful attitude made Mo Nican smile in the blink of an eye:

"good."

In the cafeteria, Mo Nican and Chi Shu sat together at the window, eating and chatting from time to time:

"Xiao Chi Shu, we only officially met today, but I feel like we've known each other for a long time. What a strange feeling."

Hearing this, Chi Shu deeply agreed with it and naturally expressed his approval:

"I also feel strangely familiar seeing you. Besides, I've heard your name before and remember you."

As the saying goes, "There is no coincidence in the world", it is true. It turned out that when she accidentally remembered Chi Shu, Chi Shu also had an impression of her. This was beyond Mo Nican's expectations:

"Really? You might not believe this, but I feel the same way, haha. Just call me Jasmine from now on. Hearing you call me by my full name makes me a little nervous for no reason. It's a combination of parts of my parents' names, so I get nervous whenever they call me by my full name, but it doesn't bother me when others call me by it."

Chi Shu couldn't help but chuckle:

"Is there a reason why it's called 'Jasmine'?"

Mo Ni Can placed the spoon in the small bowl of yam and pork rib soup, as if to listen to my detailed explanation:

"That's a real question. I once asked my parents about this, and my mom told me that she and dad hadn't really decided on a nickname for me that would express their love and anticipation for me. But around the time I was about to be born, the jasmine flowers were the most abundant in the family garden. And then, when it was confirmed I was a girl, my mom's favorite flower was jasmine, so they unanimously decided on that as my nickname. But even though my name is Jasmine, my favorite flower is the rose, so we ended up with a rose greenhouse in our garden."

What kind of child is this who grew up in the nourishment of love? Chi Shu's eyes were almost overflowing with envy:

"I can tell your parents love you very much."

Mo Nican nodded repeatedly, believing it without a doubt:

"Yeah, I love them too. I also believe that every parent loves their children very much."

Chi Shu lowered his eyes to hide the lost look in his eyes, muttering to himself:

"...Well, maybe, but my parents separated after I was born..."

She spoke softly, but Mo Nican still sensed something in the suddenly depressed mood. She immediately racked her brains for words of comfort, but at this moment, any words she said were empty. So, she could only utter an even more feeble sentence:

"I'm sorry, I didn't know... well, don't be sad."

After coming back to his senses and realizing what he was saying, Chi Shu immediately concealed his previous thoughts and raised the corner of his lips:

"It's okay. I didn't mean to mention this just now. I should be the one apologizing for ruining the atmosphere."

Then he casually talked about another topic:

"By the way, you just said you like roses. Coincidentally, my mother likes them too. There's a wall of roses outside my room."

Mo Nican asked carefully this time:

"Is it because you like it too?"

Chi Shu just shook his head lightly and responded with a faint smile:

"That's not the case. I prefer magnolia."

Mo Nican felt that every sentence he said just now hit Chi Shu's sore spot accurately, so he simply kept silent for the time being.

Seeing that she suddenly fell silent and only lowered her head to drink the soup, Chi Shu spoke in a comforting tone:

"Don't think too much, I just want to say that we are indeed quite destined to be together."

Hearing her say this, Mo Nican also smiled:

"Yeah, I'm glad to meet you too."

The dinner where the two girls first met was spent slowly in such a relatively relaxed atmosphere.

On the way back to the library, Chi Shu looked at the magnolias that had not yet bloomed by the wall. She still felt a little nostalgic for today's adventure. Countless thoughts tangled in her mind, and she couldn't help but pick out one of them:

"Jasmine, do you... like Feng Yichen?"

Mo Nican was a little surprised and quickly explained:

"It was true before, but now there really is nothing left. Please don't misunderstand me."

Chi Shu shook his head slightly, his tone very serious:

"I don't mean anything else, and I'm not questioning you. I don't know what you saw in the classroom that day, and I can't deny my feelings for him, but Feng Yichen is an independent individual. Whether he likes someone or is liked by someone else, he can't be bound by anyone. As long as he gets what he wants, it's enough, because he is a very good person and deserves the best love."

Mo Nican's heart was shaken by her words. When he turned his head and looked back, he only saw Yulan and her figure. He couldn't help but put his arm around her affectionately, slowing down their pace. He said in the same sincere tone:

"I've wanted to meet you before, but unfortunately there's never been a suitable opportunity. But that day, just mentioning a certain girl, without even saying her name, was enough to make Feng Yichen react so drastically. So I wanted to know more about the kind of person he cared so much about, until I found out that person was really you.

"To be honest, when I approached him in the literature room to discuss poetry, my intentions were indeed impure. However, Feng Yichen was very polite and well-mannered. Although he could see through my motives, he didn't embarrass me at the time. Instead, he explained it to me seriously within the appropriate social etiquette. But when I teased him, he immediately kept his distance from me.

"I've always liked everything that's challenging, and I have the confidence to overcome it. Feng Yichen was an exception in my plan. I didn't think it was that difficult at first, but when I learned that you existed in his world, I clearly realized that he wasn't the person I could get with just hard work. I did like him before, but compared to roses, I appreciate magnolias more. What I want to say is that compared to love, I cherish friendship more, so I also want to talk about this. I hope that our friendship from now on will be pure."

Chi Shu was shocked by her words and eyes. He couldn't help but wonder that there was such a lovely girl in the world who could be so straightforward and sincere in dealing with love and friendship.

Mo Nishen once told his friends about his philosophy which he has always believed in:

As long as you like someone, you must tell it without any reservation and do your best to get them.

She had always followed the principle of "if you like something, you have to own it", but when she met Feng Yichen, she didn't want to be so careless and originally wanted to take it slow...

But now she is even more certain that a similar situation will never happen to Feng Yichen again, because she firmly believes that her friendship with Chi Shu is more precious.

The two girls under the magnolia tree smiled at each other, and even the scenery became a little brighter.