Chapter 25 Sandalwood Scent
On Friday, Ping'an and his sister came back from school. Just then, their aunt had to take a leave of absence for something, so Sui Yuling took the three children to a restaurant for dinner.
After dinner, Yan Jiaan brought up buying new clothes for the changing seasons, and the others went shopping at the mall. By the time they returned home, laden with bags, the hands of the wall clock had already passed nine.
The city of Sushan doesn't have much nightlife. By nine o'clock in the evening, most people have already gone home.
Yan Sui glanced at her phone.
All the messages I sent to Tan Shu today still received no reply.
She thought about it and ultimately decided not to call the other party at this time.
Let’s wait until she comes back from the address on the invoice tomorrow.
Yan Sui thought so.
The midterm exam had just passed, and Yan Sui had been doing exercises all day, but now she didn’t feel like taking out the test paper to practice.
She sat in front of the computer and browsed through Tan Shu's space.
Yan Sui's eyes darkened, there was indeed a problem.
She clicked the mouse twice with her index finger and began to look through the updates that Tan Shu had posted previously.
Tan Shu was a person with a strong desire to share, and it was common for Yan Sui's social media to be dominated by her updates. However, this time, it had been a week since her last update.
Yan Sui stared at the screen for a long time, and it took her a long time to pull her eyes away from it.
Pressing the Escape key, she turned the mouse and pointed the arrow at a locked file on the desktop.
She entered the password skillfully, and the file loaded on the screen for two seconds. Then several small documents categorized by her notes appeared on the computer screen.
These documents contain all the things related to Yan Zhaoting that she has collected since she returned.
The most advantageous ones were the cheating photos taken at the end of the last sports meet.
"These alone won't bring down Yan Zhaoting, host."
"I know," Yan Sui stared at the screen without blinking, the mouse moving constantly as she read through several documents over and over again. "I'll go check the address on that invoice tomorrow. Maybe there will be something useful."
At the same time, the mobile phone placed on the side suddenly made two buzzing sounds.
Yan Sui picked it up and looked at it for just a second before throwing the phone back.
"Host--"
"I'm going to that store tomorrow," Yan Sui interrupted the system, feeling a bit of a headache, "I know what you're going to say, but my main mission when I came back is to deal with my family's affairs. Nothing can interrupt me from doing that."
She paused, her voice softening, "Even if you fail to complete other tasks, accept the punishment."
After Yan Sui finished speaking, the room fell into silence.
She pursed her lips, said nothing, and even her breathing began to slow down, concentrating on waiting for the voice in her mind.
The hand on the mouse kept tightening, and the thumb turned blue and white from excessive force.
"Host." The system's voice appeared, but the words it said made her heart tremble violently -
"Do you want to get further?"
The light from the computer screen fell directly on Yan Sui's face, casting a bluish-white glow. The phone on the side rang with two more "buzzing" sounds. The vibration caused by the incoming message spread from the desktop to her arm, but she had no time to pay attention.
The system's words were like invisible hands, pressed against her neck from the moment they uttered them. With each word it registered in her mind, Yan Sui's exhalation slowed down a fraction. By the time the final word had fallen, those invisible hands seemed to be strangling her neck, causing her body to tremble and her breath to be choked.
Extreme tension and disbelief continued to rise in her heart.
Yan Sui pursed her lips, and it took her a long time to find her voice: "Really?"
Ever since she was reborn and returned here, the system has always adhered to the principle of not intervening too much in this world, and rarely interfered in her family affairs. It only occasionally reminded her in her mind, or gave her some clues after she accumulated points.
But those clues were only hints, and she had to investigate on her own. So even though she had a system, her progress was slow. She had to figure it out step by step.
Yan Sui doesn't have any so-called golden fingers. Both sides are working for their own tasks. She focuses on task one, and the system focuses on tasks two and three.
She had no complaints. The system had given her another chance. Even if she relied on herself alone, she could change her family's tragedy.
But this time, the system took the initiative to throw out clues.
As she finished speaking, a system notification sounded in her mind—
"Accept his invitation."
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At the entrance of Zhou Luwan Community, Yan Sui leaned against the signpost, looking at the traffic passing by with a nervous look on her face.
It was almost noon and the traffic on the road was congested. Yan Sui stood there, and the horns of the cars in front of her kept honking, one after another without stopping for a moment.
Another wave of traffic passed in front of her. Yan Sui straightened up and shifted her gaze from the traffic to the concrete ground in front of her feet: "Are you telling the truth?"
There was no one beside her, so her sudden words to the air did not attract the attention of passers-by.
The system beeped twice in her mind and responded with its unchanging voice: "Yes, host."
Yan Sui bit the soft flesh on the left side of her cheek. Her drooping eyelashes covered most of her eyeballs, making it difficult to see her expression at the moment.
Last night, she was worried that there was no progress in Yan Zhaoting's matter, so she planned to take advantage of today to go to the address on the invoice to see if she could find something useful.
But she suddenly received a text message from Lin Jingyang.
He sent three messages in a row. The first one was asking if Yan Sui had an appointment tomorrow. The second one mentioned that there was a private restaurant in the city center that had good food. The third one stated his purpose.
[Ms. Yansui, can I treat you to a meal? ]
Yan Sui is not a fool. After seeing these three messages, even if she didn't want to admit it, she couldn't change the fact.
Lin Jingyang is interested in her.
I'm interested in a high school girl I've only met once.
If it were someone else, Yan Sui would definitely curse at the other person and then delete his contact information quickly.
But Lin Jingyang is her target, even though this target is a little abnormal...
But the system repeatedly emphasized that there was nothing wrong with the program, and Lin Jingyang was indeed the person it had matched her with and was the most suitable person for her after data testing.
Yan Suiyuan didn't want to delay the progress of her main task because of the strategy task, but the system threw an attractive temptation to her - if she accepted Lin Jingyang's invitation, the main task would be greatly advanced.
Under this temptation, she accepted the invitation to dinner without even having time to think about whether there was anything abnormal about the other party.
Standing here now means she has kept this appointment.
Yan Sui left home half an hour earlier than the agreed time. She seemed to be used to arriving at the agreed place early to wait for the other party and didn't want to be a person with no sense of time.
Five minutes before the appointment, a black car stopped in front of Yan Sui.
After the car stopped, the driver's door was pushed open from the inside. Lin Jingyang held the door with one hand and raised the other hand to greet her: "Good morning."
Lin Jingyang looked much softer today than when I first met him. He took off his glasses and his hair was a little more curly than before. He wore a black leather jacket with a white inner layer. His simple outfit made him look more youthful.
Lin Jingyang walked over to Yan Sui in two or three steps, looking into her eyes with a smile: "Ms. Yan Sui's private clothes are very different from those in school."
Yan Sui's private wardrobe is much more mature. After all, she's returned from her late twenties, and her aesthetic tastes differ from those of other girls her age. The mainstream aesthetics of 2011 differ significantly from her later style. After Yan Sui returned, Sui Yuling took her clothes shopping, but she showed no interest in the latest fashions and opted for basic styles.
You can never go wrong with these clothes.
Sushan had drizzled this morning, leaving the air damp and much cooler than the day before. Yan Sui grabbed a black windbreaker from her wardrobe and paired it with a light gray skirt and thigh-high boots. With her cool, cool features and tall stature, this outfit wouldn't look out of place on her.
Because she forgot to let her hair down the day before, when she woke up this morning, it looked like she had just had a perm. Yan Sui combed her hair for a long time but it was still very frizzy. She simply didn't bother to care about it anymore and gathered her hair back into a low bun.
Her hairstyle and outfit make her look much more mature than usual.
Yan Sui raised the corners of her lips and replied, "Mr. Lin's style has changed a lot today."
Lin Jingyang smiled slowly and asked, "Which style do you think suits me?"
Yan Sui stared at him for a long time. The latter seemed to be asking the question sincerely, and was waiting for her answer with an attentive look.
She was the first to look away and took a step towards the back door: "Get in!"
Seeing that she was avoiding the question, Lin Jingyang did not ask any more questions. He opened the passenger door and said, "Please come in."
Yan Sui paused, then quickly realized what the other person meant. Without further questioning, she withdrew her hand from the rear door handle, turned around, and stepped sideways into the car.
Lin Jingyang withdrew his hands from the roof of the car, and only after seeing Yan Sui sit down did he gently close the door, walk around the front of the car and return to the driver's seat.
"Does Yan Sui have any dietary restrictions? I'll tell the restaurant in advance." Lin Jingyang asked while adjusting his seat belt.
Yan Sui placed her hands on her knees, glanced lightly at the driver's seat, and said calmly, "No, it's up to you."
"Okay." Lin Jingyang picked up the phone, pressed a few keys on the keyboard with one hand, and then put the phone down.
After turning on the turn signal, he turned the reverse steering wheel with one hand, and only drove into the main road after there was no traffic behind him.
There was a very fragrant sandalwood scent in Lin Jingyang's car. I don't know if he deliberately fumigated it or if there was something else with this smell that had been in the car for a while before the car was tainted with this smell.
But Yan Sui likes sandalwood very much. She thinks this scent can calm the body and mind. Staying in a space with the scent of sandalwood will make the body and mind much more relaxed than usual.
In her previous life, when she was in college, whenever she had a break, she and Yu Shuli would choose to go hiking.
There is a mountain called "Lingshui" next to their school. The mountain is not high and most of the trails are off-road. But Yan Sui and Yu Shuli like to climb the mountain very much.
Because there are several temples on the top of Lingshui Mountain, I heard from the old man who looks after the temple that this temple is jointly governed by several surrounding villages. Most of the people who come here are from the village, so it is quieter than other temples.
But the environment of the temple is very good. There is a gentle slope in the temple, and you can walk up to the highest point of the mountain. There is a small pavilion there, and you can preview the whole temple from above, and you can also see their school in the distance.
She and Yu Shuli often stayed there for an entire afternoon, doing nothing but snuggling together and chatting.
Their fingers were intertwined, and their free hands were placed on their knees. Yan Sui's small hand wrapped around Yu Shuli's large palm, and her fingertips rubbed the calluses on Yu Shuli's fingers.
She knew that this was left by Yu Shuli while doing various tasks.
At that time, Yan Sui thought that if Yu Shuli had not been with her, would it not be so hard?
The last time they went to the mountain together, they went to the temple to worship Buddha together before going down the mountain.
The two of them knelt together in front of the Buddha statue, clasped their hands together, closed their eyes devoutly and recited silently in their hearts.
She made three wishes:
I wish my mother, brothers and sisters peace.
Second, I hope to find a job smoothly during the internship period.
Third, I wish Yu Shuli will be safe and happy forever.
Later, she received an offer from an internship company. When she came to the temple again to fulfill her vow, Yu Shuli was no longer by her side.
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