Chapter 49 I Will Come Back to See You
"Song-ge's school start date is quite early, right?" Zhu Zhenghao saw Wen Zhi's stunned expression and assumed that he also thought Song Juelan's school start date was unusual. "I asked around, and he's the earliest to start school."
Wen Zhi snapped out of her reverie and nodded in agreement: "Generally speaking, most schools will start in September."
I never imagined there were other schools as inhumane as theirs.
"That's right! That's why we have to arrange the farewell party earlier." Zhu Zhenghao shrugged helplessly, then put on a warm smile and invited, "Mr. Wen, would you like to come and join us?"
Although Wen Zhi wasn't an employee of their swimming pool, most of them knew her and considered her almost one of their own. Moreover, Wen Zhi was Song Juelan's friend, which meant she was also his friend.
Wen Zhi hesitated, thinking about the preparations for returning to school in the next few days: "I..."
“Come on, come on! We’re planning to have a simple party right here at the swimming pool.” Zhu Zhenghao tried his best to persuade him. “Everyone thinks it’s too much trouble to go outside, so let’s get together here.”
Wen Zhi was somewhat swayed by his words and asked, "When?"
"Let's set it for two days before Song Ge starts school, this Friday night!"
Wen Zhi hesitated for a moment, then, remembering that Song Juelan would also be there, she finally nodded gently: "Okay, I will come."
In fact, Zhu Zhenghao had another purpose in inviting Wen Zhi so enthusiastically: to ensure that Song Juelan would definitely come.
When he mentioned the farewell party to Song Juelan earlier, Song Juelan wasn't very enthusiastic and didn't have any objections to his arrangements, as if he might change his mind at any moment. But as long as Wen Zhi agreed to attend, he was absolutely certain he could attract Song Juelan's attention.
Seeing that Wen Zhi had accepted the invitation, Zhu Zhenghao turned around and went off to get busy, completely satisfied.
Only Song Juelan, Wen Zhi, and Xiao Tang, who was biting her little finger and looking around, remained by the pool.
Song Juelan's gaze remained fixed on Wen Zhi from beginning to end, his eyes hesitant, clearly having a lot to say, but unable to speak because Xiao Tang was present.
Finally, she simply nodded to Wen Zhi and took Xiao Tang to class.
The afternoon sun streamed in through the glass window, reflecting dazzling light off the water's surface, and the colorful water shadows shimmered on the ceiling.
Wen Zhi followed behind Song Juelan, her gaze involuntarily sweeping around. Thinking that the swimming lessons were about to end, she felt a pang of reluctance.
If Song Juelan comes here to work part-time again next summer, he will probably still bring Xiaotang to enroll in classes, provided that Song Juelan is still willing to take on students.
Lost in thought, he walked to a bench, sat down, and focused his gaze on the two people in the pool.
After a summer of learning, Xiaotang has made rapid progress and is now able to swim a short distance without the floatation board when an adult is watching.
Song Juelan's tall, reassuring figure stood guard beside him, his eyes fixed intently on Xiao Tang, ready to scoop him up at any moment.
With a reliable coach watching over her, Xiao Tang became much bolder. She happily kicked her short legs and swam back and forth a few times with ease, like a free little frog.
Wen Zhi smiled, looked at him for a while before looking away and taking her phone out of her pocket.
With the start of the school year approaching, notifications kept pouring in from various groups, and he checked them several times a day, afraid of missing any important messages.
As soon as I opened WeChat, I saw a new announcement posted in the pinned class notification group.
He clicked on it and saw that the announcement was about to start a meeting at the college, and all students in his major needed to return to school a day in advance.
Wen Zhi's gaze froze slightly, her delicate eyebrows furrowing unconsciously. She stared at the sudden group announcement for a while before forcefully tapping the return arrow in the upper left corner.
In the chat list, messages kept popping up in the class chat group and the dormitory group, filled with groans and flying emojis.
Some people had already bought their tickets and needed to change them at the last minute, while others were still on their journeys and had to end their trips early.
Wen Zhi mentally calculated the days. If school started a day early, she would still have time to attend the farewell party at the swimming pool, but the time would be a bit tight.
After attending the farewell party that day, I had to rush to the airport the next day to fly back to school.
It seems I really can only say goodbye to Song Juelan at the farewell party.
A faint sense of loss lingered in Wen Zhi's heart.
In the dormitory group chat, after a heated discussion, the three roommates started talking about going out for a meal, and took turns tagging Wen Zhi to ask for his opinion.
Wen Zhi clicked into the group chat, replied absentmindedly to a few sentences, and made an appointment with her roommates to have dinner at a nearby barbecue restaurant on the night she returned to school.
After the topic of dinner came up, Ding Mingjun suddenly posted a screenshot of his WeChat Moments in the group chat. It showed several posts from different friends, all with similar content, complaining about having to separate from their partners a day earlier.
Ding Mingjun: [Speaking of which, long-distance relationships are the most tragic.]
Ding Mingjun: [For people like us who are all alone, it doesn't matter where we are.]
He Jin: [That's true]
He Jin: [Thanks, brother, I feel much better now (doge emoji)]
Wen Zhi paused as she swiped the screen, her feelings instantly becoming complicated.
I never imagined I would experience the feeling of a long-distance relationship.
After class, Xiaotang playfully asked to play in the shallow water area for a while, and after being given permission, she immediately ran over there.
Wen Zhi's gaze followed the small figure. After a small splash of water, a giggle came over.
Suddenly, my view was blocked by a large expanse of firm abdominal muscles covered in water droplets.
Wen Zhi paused for a moment, instinctively swallowed, and then looked up to meet those familiar dark eyes.
Without needing any words, in the instant their eyes met, he understood why Song Juelan was standing in front of him.
This time, Song Juelan seemed too lazy to even make up an excuse and just wanted to take him to the lounge where there were only the two of them.
Wen Zhi hesitated, glancing towards the shallow water: "Xiao Tang, he..."
“I just spoke with Zhu Zhenghao, and he will help keep an eye on things.”
Wen Zhi glanced to the side and saw Zhu Zhenghao diligently guarding the edge of the shallow end of the pool, though his face showed obvious confusion.
I don't know what excuse Song Juelan came up with.
Wen Zhi stood up and followed Song Juelan, quietly leaving the bustling pool area.
As soon as he stepped into the lounge, a large hand with a familiar body temperature encircled his wrist and gently pulled him into an embrace. Cool, thin lips pressed a restrained kiss to his forehead.
"Today is the last class." Song Juelan's dark eyes were fixed on him, her gaze filled with deep reluctance, and she rarely showed her emotions on her face.
Wen Zhi was held in his arms, her face tilted up. A look of surprise flashed across her eyes, then her lips twitched slightly, her beautiful eyebrows drooped, and her thick eyelashes drooped down like butterfly wings wet with rain.
Although I knew the course was coming to an end, I never imagined today would be the last class.
He suddenly felt a warm touch on his cheek, and two slender fingers reached out and pinched his face lightly.
“He had the same expression when I told Xiaotang just now.” Song Juelan’s lips curled up slightly, her gaze burning as she looked at him. “He really is like you…”
Wen Zhi's body stiffened slightly, feeling a little uneasy, and she dared not look directly into that focused gaze: "...Is that so?"
Song Juelan gave a soft "hmm," lowered her eyes, and carefully traced the exquisite and beautiful features of the person in front of her.
It has only now come to our attention that Xiao Tang's appearance seems to resemble only Wen Zhi, with no trace of her other father's involvement.
But this is even better, so that when Wen Zhi sees Xiao Tang, she won't think of the person who no longer exists in this world.
A sudden thought flashed through my mind.
What would it be like if Wen Zhi and him could have a child that belongs to both of them?
Song Juelan has never been interested in children and has never thought about having a child of his own. This hasn't changed, but the thought still makes his blood boil.
After a moment, he suppressed the absurd thought and brought up another more important matter, staring intently into Wen Zhi's eyes: "Last night you said that you couldn't come to your house to see you anymore, what did you mean?"
Wen Zhi was still feeling guilty because of what Song Juelan had just said. When she suddenly heard this question, the honest words she had prepared stuck in her throat.
As the silence grew longer, the tension in Song Juelan's eyes became more and more obvious, and his hands, hanging at his sides, clenched into fists.
"My...cousin, she's been staying at our house recently, so it's not convenient for you to come over." In the end, Wen Zhi could only squeeze out this sentence.
Let's tell Song Juelan next time we meet.
Rong Rui would probably be very happy if she knew that she was calling her cousin.
Song Juelan's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down, and her tense expression relaxed. She replied softly, "I understand."
He held Wen Zhi's slightly cool hand in his palm as if it were a rare treasure, his gaze falling on the bracelet he had given her, his calloused fingertips gently caressing the back of her fair hand.
When he spoke again, his deep voice carried a hint of determination as he earnestly promised, "After school starts, I will come back to see you every weekend."
Wen Zhi's attention was drawn to this question. Her long eyelashes fluttered, and she asked curiously, "Which city are you going to study in?"
Maybe it's quite close to his school?
Not wanting to burden Wen Zhi, Song Juelan took her beautiful hand and kissed her pale pink knuckles. Without answering directly, he simply said, "It's not far from here."
Wen Zhi lowered her eyes in disappointment.
Oh, that means it's quite a distance from his school.
Suddenly, Wen Zhi seemed to remember something, and rummaged through her canvas bag, taking out a beautifully packaged box of chocolates, which she handed to Song Juelan: "Oh right, this is chocolate that my... cousin brought back from Switzerland. Take it back and try it."
Although he knew that Song Juelan wasn't very interested in sweets, he thought the chocolate tasted really good and wanted to share it with Song Juelan.
Song Juelan took the box of chocolates, her fingertips seemingly intentionally brushing against Wen Zhi's fingers, a slight smile curving her lips: "Thank you."
However, the next moment, their eyes fell on the edge of the chocolate box, where the wrapping paper was slightly curled up, indicating that it had been opened before.
The air seemed to freeze for a moment.
Wen Zhi immediately reached out and snatched the box of chocolates back. She quickly opened it and glanced inside. Several chocolate compartments were already empty. Sure enough, it was the box he had eaten from before.
Last night he tried two chocolates and thought they were delicious, so he put them in his bag. Just now, while waiting for get out of class to end, he secretly ate two more.
"You took the wrong one. This new box is for you..." He took a brand new box of chocolates out of his bag with some embarrassment and stuffed it into Song Juelan's hand, trying to take back the chocolates he had eaten.
"I want this box." Taking advantage of his inattention, Song Juelan took back the box of chocolates she had eaten and opened it.
The empty spaces inside are distributed very irregularly, like a cat's paw stomping here and there on the snow.
It turned out that during class, he occasionally looked up and saw Wen Zhi's soft, white cheeks puffed out slightly; she was secretly eating chocolate.
As if worried that Wen Zhi would snatch it back, Song Juelan hid the box of chocolates behind his back, his gaze falling on Wen Zhi's soft, full lips, and asked in a low voice, "Is it good?"
Wen Zhi didn't understand why Song Juelan insisted on the box he had eaten from, and her expression was still a little confused. She subconsciously nodded and said, "Yes, it's especially sweet."
A deep voice whispered in my ear: "I'll try it."
Before he could react, a burning kiss landed on his lips. The wet, soft tongue, like a lawless bandit, pried open his teeth and plunged in, greedily stealing his breath and sweet saliva, sweeping away the sweet taste in his mouth and replacing it with the domineering aura of a man.
Still not satisfied, she entwined herself with his sweet, soft tongue, her burning heat binding her tightly to his lips, and then held his lower lip in her mouth, nibbling and biting it like a piece of candy.
Perhaps because of the impending separation, the kiss was full of aggression and possessiveness, as if she wanted to leave an eternal mark on him.
No one noticed that the half-closed door was slowly pushed open.
"Brother Song, I'm here to ask you something..." Zhu Zhenghao's carefree voice came from the doorway, but then stopped abruptly.
Immediately afterwards, there was a loud "thud," a solid thud as the object slammed against the doorframe, followed by a startled gasp, as if someone had fallen heavily to the ground.
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Author's Note: Bonus chapter for 6,000 nutrient solutions! Happy holidays!
The new event on Jinjiang Literature City is giving away so much nutrient solution that I'm a bit too busy to write anymore. I'll add another chapter next time I get 8,000 nutrient solution [please!].
(The drop rate on Jinjiang is so low, I did several 10-pulls and didn't get a single outfit [angry])
Thank you sweet wine and moon for the landmines~
Thank you to the little angels who watered the nutrient solution!
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