"Ma Jiaojiao".
Zhao Xun sneered at the girl across the low table.
The cat on the girl's lap was squinting, its expression one of comfort and languor.
“We were not chosen children by God when we were in elementary school.”
"I grew up a bit, I didn't join the Super Sentai, and you didn't become a magical girl."
"By junior high school, we had not excelled in any sports activity, had not become the regular starters for any school, and had not become the backbone of any team."
"As high school students, we couldn't save the world with the slogan 'I'm just an ordinary high school student,' nor could we dominate the country."
"I'm already twenty years old, and you'll be soon too, but I still haven't eaten a Devil Fruit, haven't awakened my Sharingan, no one comes to share their power with me at night with a Zanpakuto, and no one suddenly tells me, 'Actually, you're from a space warrior race.'"
"We are just ordinary, very ordinary people."
There are no things that must be done, and no people that are destined to be there.
"We will go with the flow and drift with the tide."
"But just because we are ordinary people, we make mistakes."
"We can misjudge people and make mistakes—we are not the main characters, we have no chosen duty or mission. We are here in this world to keep trying and making mistakes, because we are not capable of not making mistakes."
"This is perfectly normal."
"Since you haven't completely changed your life because of someone, you won't be unable to live because of someone."
"You may have come to Jiangnan University because of someone, but the significance of your coming to Jiangnan University is definitely not just because of someone."
Zhao Xun's smile suddenly softened. He said, "Besides, Jiangda is a top-tier university, and you're studying computer science, so at least your future employment won't be a problem—that's a kind of significance, even more important than your current relationship."
Ma Jiaojiao wanted to speak, so she said, "But..."
Then there was silence, and she continued to stroke the black and white cat named "Luna" on her lap.
"To put it bluntly, how the hell do you think that coming to Jiangnan University is meaningless without Zheng Yi? Then the song that Sister Lezi sang for the freshmen was a complete waste."
Zhao Xun said calmly as he slowly stood up. Tom, who was sleeping on his lap, quickly jumped to the side.
“Comrade, don’t cry. As students of a prestigious university, we still have our country to build!” Zhao Xun said.
Ma Jiaojiao: ...
She bit her lower lip tightly, whether out of unwillingness or fear, it was unclear.
Zhao Xun didn't insist, and Tom accompanied him downstairs:
"Wait a little longer, I'll go find the boss and get some hot drinks."
After Zhao Xun left, Ma Jiaojiao rested her forehead on her arm resting on the table, her shoulders trembling as she continued to sob softly.
…
"Hey."
The shop assistant waved to Zhao Xun as he came down, but instead of a cat, a blue cat appeared. He called out first, "Dora, stop fooling around—"
Then he asked Zhao Sun:
"What's going on? Who's that girl?"
"one…"
Zhao Xun originally wanted to use the word "cheapskate," but after thinking about it, he compromised and used a different term: "...idiot."
The shop assistant looked Zhao Sun up and down with amusement:
"Wow, wow... After Yibei found a partner, are you in a relationship too?"
"Mind your own business. You're already thirty and still not married. You old man."
"Bullshit, I'm only twenty-nine!"
"You're not even thirty by the traditional Chinese age reckoning?"
"Are you suggesting I get my pension based on my age in the traditional Chinese way of counting age? I said it would be 29, so it's 29!"
Zhao Xun looked out the glass door with a bored expression.
The rain continued to fall heavily, as if pouring down a torrential downpour.
"…Oh shit."
He couldn't help but curse under his breath.
Why did he have to encounter such a terrible thing?
This kind of thing should be left to Lao Bei... If it were Fatty who encountered it, he would definitely be able to handle it cleanly.
Who knows what kind of mood that idiot Ma Jiaojiao is in right now?
…Next time, avoid her, just in case she wants revenge.
"The rain is getting heavier and heavier," Zhao Xun remarked.
"No."
The shop assistant behind him said, "The weather will clear up soon..."
Zhao Sun: ?
He wanted to ask, "Which of your dog eyes saw that the weather was about to clear up?"
Turning my head, I saw Ma Jiaojiao carrying Luna down the stairs. Her eyes were still red and swollen, but she had a smile on her lips.
Although he was somewhat weak, he exuded sincerity.
"Senior..."
The shop assistant then said "Oh," and nodded knowingly, "Oh, so you're a junior student..."
Ma Jiaojiao slightly lifted the kitten Luna in her arms and smiled at the shop assistant:
"Cats are so cute."
"That's right."
The shop assistant said with a smile, "But our store's star attraction is Tom, the one right next to the bamboo shoot."
Ma Jiaojiao looked down at it, then squatted down and gently stroked its round head.
Tom was pleased and affectionately pressed his hand against her palm.
"This is a stray cat that Sunzi brought over on a rainy day last year. It was very pitiful when it first arrived," the shop assistant said with a faint smile.
Zhao Xun is ruthless and cold-hearted:
"First of all, it was sent together with Lao Bei, so don't say it's only my doing."
"You could say that after you found the cat, you didn't know what to do with it, so he suggested you bring it to my house," the shop assistant said with a smile, revealing the truth.
Ma Jiaojiao gently stroked the cat's chin, and Tom obediently looked up.
"Are you the kind of person who can't bear to leave an abandoned kitten?" she suddenly asked, looking up.
Zhao Xun seemed to want to speak but hesitated, and hesitated but wanted to speak again:
"There's no such anime-like setting. It's already been said to be Laobei..."
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