Chapter 37 Gift
After one night, the entire campus had undergone a tremendous change. The roofs and the ground were covered with white snow. The leafless branches were hung with sparkling silver bars, which fell down in the wind. The evergreen pines and cypresses were piled with fluffy snowballs. Everything was white, as if stepping from one world into another.
Tang Shi and the others were walking in front. Chi Jinjin slowed down a little and looked at the footprints left by Nan Xuqiu in the snow in front of her. She pretended to step on them carefully. Looking at the overlapping footprints, one big and one small, she felt secretly very happy in her heart.
She wondered, if she followed in his footsteps, would she be able to catch up with him faster?
At noon, Chi Jinjin went to hand in homework to the teacher and met Sun Luyao at the corner.
Chi Jinjin didn't say anything and just walked past her, but Sun Luyao called her.
"Is there anything wrong?" Chi Jinjin turned around and asked.
Sun Luyao was silent for a moment, then hesitated and asked, "Why are all of you so close to Tang Shi? She has such a bad temper, yet you still want to be friends with her?"
"People are all about mutuality. We exchange hearts for hearts, and money for money. She makes friends with her heart, so naturally we return her heart. If you make friends with money, don't expect others to give you a heart. The only affection money can buy in this world is probably the affection a dog has for its owner." Chi Jinjin replied, "Also, everyone has different personalities. If someone has no tolerance at all, then they are destined to be alone."
"After saying so much, you're just saying good things about Tang Shi. I hate her. No matter what kind of person she is, I will always hate her. It was she who took away my mother who I had for several years, and made me be called a wild child for so many years. I will never reconcile with her in my lifetime!" Sun Luyao said gritting her teeth with red eyes.
Seeing that she couldn't convince him, Chi Jinjin could only shake her head and continue walking towards the office.
Everyone has their own choices. She has no right to interfere whether they are good or bad, nor does she hope to convince anyone. All she can do is to express her own opinions as much as possible. Whether they are adopted or not, she has done her best. All she wants is to be at peace with herself.
After college, the semester is about to end. In this final exam, both Tang poetry and Song lyrics and Ji Yang have made great progress. Chi Jinjin's score has also risen to second place in the whole grade. The first place is still Shen Moli. Nan Xuqiu has also improved on his original foundation and achieved the highest score in all high school sophomores.
Sure enough, the one who can defeat Nan Xuqiu is the next Nan Xuqiu.
Chi Jinjin looked at his name on the ranking list and smiled slightly.
After the end of the semester, Chi Jinjin returned home. The sky was still covered with snow. The mountains, fields, and villages were all covered in white snow. The sky and the earth were the same color. The snowflakes were as light as smoke and as pure as jade. They fell down and kissed the earth gently. The originally quiet village was even more silent, with only the occasional crowing of chickens and barking of dogs.
Chi Jinjin walked into her own yard. There was a thick layer of white snow on the ground, like a clean piece of paper, but with human footprints, "bamboo leaves" and "plum blossoms" painted on it.
She squatted on the ground, her index finger touched the cold snow, and slowly wrote the three words "Nan Xuqiu" stroke by stroke.
She buried all her regrets in the snow, waiting for new expectations to grow in the next year. She wished that the snow was a letter so that she could write her thoughts on it, and maybe it would fall on him.
This winter, some people let go, while others fall in love again and again in the snow.
The new year begins with the sound of firecrackers. The sky is bright and the heat of firecrackers is covered with mist on the streets. Lights and decorations are hung in front of each house. Laughter and joy are heard behind the door. The hustle and bustle turns into the breeze and the bright moon. The mutterings in the mouth turn into the years. I offer a full cup of enthusiasm and hope that there will be no taboos in the future.
Chi Jinjin's aunts and uncles, cousins, brothers and sisters, all crowded into the room, talking and making a lot of noise.
But she is not a sociable person, so she can only sit next to her parents and keep smiling and nodding. Although she has to go through this every year, Chi Jinjin still can't help feeling a little embarrassed.
When she had some free time, Chi Jinjin quietly slipped out of the house, ran outside, took out her cell phone from her pocket, and clicked on Nan Xuqiu's dialog box.
She thought that since it was the Spring Festival today, she should send him a blessing.
Chi Jinjin typed in the dialog box - Senior, Happy New Year, I wish you good luck, everything goes as you wish, all your wishes come true, everything you ask for is smooth, you can go wherever your heart desires, your future is bright and endless, your life is bright and everything is lovely.
After entering, she felt that she might have written too much, so she began to revise and consider it over and over again, as seriously as if she was taking the college entrance examination. In the end, only the four words "Happy New Year" were left after deleting and reducing.
She nervously pressed the send button.
He wouldn't notice anything...
Chi Jinjin felt guilty, so she sent the same blessing to Tang Shi Song Ci and Ji Yang and the others, so that they would think it was a group message.
After a while, a dialog box from Nan Xuqiu popped up on his phone, and he replied, "Well, Happy New Year."
When Chi Jinjin saw it, she immediately jumped for joy and stared at the message for a long time.
It was not until Zhang Xianmei called her that she returned to the house and watched the Spring Festival Gala with her family.
The New Year's countdown sounded, and everyone in the house walked out of the room. At the last second, the sky was suddenly filled with all kinds of fireworks, decorating the night sky with colorful flowers. She lowered her head to look at Nan Xuqiu's message again, then looked up at the blooming fireworks. Her love was like these fireworks, with meteors falling to the ground from the sky. Her heartbeat became more and more intense. The first time she saw him, her heart exploded.
She secretly made a wish under the fireworks, hoping that Chi Jinjin this year could become a little braver, more open-minded, and face her true heart...
Soon after the New Year, the new semester quietly arrived. When she stepped into the campus again, she was already a sophomore, and their gang of five had now become a gang of six, because Song Nuannuan also got admitted to this school and became her new freshman.
On the weekend, Chi Jinjin went to the classroom to get a book, and as soon as she went downstairs, she met Nan Xuqiu who was going upstairs.
"Senior?" Chi Jinjin was quite surprised. Usually, Nan Xuqiu would not be in school on weekends.
Chi Jinjin asked curiously and surprised, "Why are you in school?"
"I'm going to get a book and I'll come to see you." Nan Xuqiu replied.
"Looking for me?" Chi Jinjin was puzzled.
Nan Xuqiu handed her the thing in his hand. Chi Jinjin lowered her eyes and saw that it was a square gift box with a pink bow ribbon tied on it.
"Is this for me?" Chi Jinjin asked uncertainly.
Nan Xuqiu nodded.
"Why did you give me this, senior?" Chi Jinjin was puzzled.
Nan Xuqiu explained, "Tomorrow is your birthday, but I'm not at school tomorrow, so this is an early birthday present for you."
Chi Jinjin was stunned. She had never told Nan Xuqiu her birthday. How did he know her birthday? Or did Tang Shi tell him?
"Why, you don't like it?" Nan Xuqiu asked when he saw that she was reluctant to answer.
"No, no!" Chi Jinjin quickly took it with both hands and thanked him, "Thank you for the gift, senior."
"You're welcome. Happy birthday. Even though it's tomorrow, I'd like to wish you, Xiaochi, another year older in advance." Nan Xuqiu said.
Chi Jinjin said self-deprecatingly, "I am one year older now."
Nan Xuqiu was amused by her words.
After parting with Nan Xuqiu, Chi Jinjin returned to the dormitory and carefully opened the gift box. Inside was a silver bracelet with an exquisite and small rabbit pendant hanging on it, which seemed to be carved from jade.
At this time, Tang Shi came over.
She actively participated in rehabilitation training last year, so by the beginning of this spring, she was able to walk again, but she couldn't walk too fast or for too long.
"Oh my god, Chi Jinjin, where did you get this bracelet? It's so beautiful." Tang Shi exclaimed as soon as he saw what she was holding.
Chi Jinjin told Tang Shi what had just happened and asked her if she had told Nan Xuqiu about her birthday.
Tang Shi replied that she had not told anyone her birthday.
"Then how did he know my birthday?" Chi Jinjin wondered.
Tang Shi thought of something and said, "I think the key point is not how he knew your birthday, but that he knew your birthday."
"Ah?" Chi Jinjin didn't understand the hidden meaning of Tang Shi.
Tang Shi said bluntly, "I heard that a person will only remember three people's birthdays at most: their own, their family, and their lover. Tell me, Senior Nan, could it be that he has fallen in love with you?"
"No, that's impossible." Chi Jinjin quickly rejected it.
Tang Shi argued, "Then why did he remember your birthday? You didn't tell him. And your bracelet is custom-made. I've seen it on luxury brands!"
"Custom-made?" Chi Jinjin looked down at the bracelet in her hand. She didn't expect the gift to be so valuable. She felt a little regretful for accepting it, but would it be like what Tang Shi said?
He likes me too...
Just thinking about this, Chi Jinjin's heart couldn't help but beat faster.
She hoped that she could be so lucky, but she was also worried that she was just being wishful thinking.
The next day, Song Ci and Tang Shi bought a big cake for Chi Jinjin. They celebrated Chi Jinjin's birthday together in the lounge. Chi Jinjin was very happy. The only regret she had was that Nan Xuqiu was not there. She didn't know what he was busy with.
The second year of high school is different from the third year. After the subject division, the learning speed gradually became more intense. Tang Shi and Chi Jinjin both chose liberal arts.
At the end of the first semester of the second year of high school, Chi Jinjin still ranked second and failed to surpass Shen Moli.
Wang Xiaomo secretly mocked Chi Jinjin for always being the runner-up, but Chi Jinjin didn't take her words to heart.
It's autumn again. After the summer vacation, Chi Jinjin returned to school again. The campus was once again painted in the familiar orange and yellow colors.
That day, Chi Jinjin went to the library to return a book. Just as she came out, she met Nan Xuqiu unexpectedly.
"Hello, Senior." Chi Jinjin greeted him. Seeing that he was holding many books in his arms, she guessed, "Are you here to return books as well?"
"Yes." Nan Xuqiu said, "Since you're here, could you help me get these books on top? I'm going to return the books on the bottom."
Chi Jinjin quickly helped him take away the books on top.
"Senior, you go and return it. I'll wait for you here." Chi Jinjin said.
"Okay." Nan Xuqiu walked in.
Chi Jinjin was waiting for him to come back at the corner, holding his and her own books.
At this moment, a person suddenly ran over and accidentally bumped into Chi Jinjin, causing the book in her hand to fall to the ground.
When the man saw that it was Chi Jinjin, he hurriedly apologized to her. Chi Jinjin said it was okay, then squatted down and picked up the books one by one.
But she didn't know that there was an envelope in Nan Xuqiu's book. When she picked it up, the envelope fell out of the book. Because the envelope was not sealed, some of the things inside fell out, like a one or two-inch photo or something. Chi Jinjin squatted down again and quickly picked it up.
But when she picked up the photo, she was shocked. It was her in the photo!
Then Chi Jinjin picked up a few more photos of her, some of which were taken during her military training, and some were taken on the rooftop, some of her profile, and some of her back.
Chi Jinjin couldn't believe it. Nan Xuqiu had taken so many photos of her without her knowing.
But why did he take pictures of himself?
Chi Jinjin was very confused, but thinking that he would be back soon, she had to put the photo back and put it in his book.
Sure enough, Nan Xuqiu came back very soon.
Chi Jinjin returns his book to him.
"Thank you." Nan Xuqiu smiled and took it.
"You're welcome." Chi Jinjin said.
The two took the elevator downstairs together. Chi Jinjin secretly glanced at Nan Xuqiu, puzzled as to why he was taking pictures of her. She wanted to ask, but felt embarrassed. She was also worried that he would think she was impolite for looking at his things without his consent.
With this concern, Chi Jinjin finally didn't ask.
But the doubts in her heart became stronger and stronger. At night, Chi Jinjin couldn't help but tell Tang Shi about this.
Tang Shi immediately said, "What did I say? He must like you!"
"But……"
Tang Shi said firmly, "But what is it? It's so obvious. A boy secretly took a photo of a girl and even developed it. What else could that be but love? Ever since he remembered your birthday, I felt he liked you. Now it's even more proven. In fact, if you think about it carefully, he should have liked you a long time ago. Don't you think he's really good to you? He gave you such an expensive pen after only meeting you a few times."
Chi Jinjin recalled the little things that happened before, and after hearing what Tang Shi said, she also felt that it seemed to be the case.
Could it be that he really likes me?
She couldn't believe it, but she felt that what Tang Shi said made sense.
I don’t know why, but since this thought came to my mind, every time I looked into his eyes, Chi Jinjin felt like he was also looking at me.
Chi Jinjin was happier than before, as if she was deeply in love.
"Chi Jinjin, you already know that Senior Nan likes you too, so why don't you confess to him right away?" Tang Shi suggested.
Chi Jinjin was immediately choked by the water and said, "Confession?"
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