Chapter 49 Encounter
After returning, Chi Jinjin forwarded the photos to Nan Xuqiu.
Nan Xuqiu immediately replied: [Thank you, received.]
Chi Jinjin: [You're welcome.]
Nan Xuqiu saw her reply, so he continued to type a long paragraph.
But before he finished losing, Chi Jinjin sent another message: [Senior, you are tired today, go to bed early, I am going to sleep too, good night.]
Nan Xuqiu paused, remained silent for a moment, deleted the text he had just typed, and replied: [Good night.]
Chi Jinjin, who was sitting on the other side of the phone, breathed a sigh of relief, put down the phone and looked at the blank ceiling.
The sunset, the piano, and Nan Xuqiu in a light blue shirt appeared in my mind again...
No, no!
Chi Jinjin realized that she was actually thinking about Nan Xuqiu, and instantly came back to her senses.
Chi Jinjin, ah Chi Jinjin, was it because the snow wasn’t heavy enough and the wind wasn’t cold enough that year?
She said this silently to herself, thinking that it was because of this that she kept thinking about him that she liked him more and more. She must not make the same mistake again.
Nan Xuqiu is a good person, but he is also an irresponsible arsonist. Even if you burn everything to ashes, it has nothing to do with him, and you will only end up with ashes.
Chi Jinjin thought that she would have to avoid Nan Xuqiu in the future, at least until she found someone else she liked.
She began to wonder if she really should have a relationship.
On the other side, Nan Xuqiu stared at the photo on his phone, slowly zooming in until the entire screen was filled with only him and Chi Jinjin.
Looking at Chi Jinjin who was being embraced by him in the photo, Nan Xuqiu raised a smile on his lips and turned his head to look at the bright moon outside the window.
Chi Jinjin, when will I see you next time?
I used to think the word "missing" was vulgar, but now Nan Xuqiu realizes that I am also a vulgar person...
One day, Chi Jinjin was in the dormitory when she heard a familiar piece of music. It seemed to be the song that Nan Xuqiu played alone in the orphanage.
Chi Jinjin turned around and asked her roommate, "What song is this?"
"Haven't you heard of it? This is the theme song from 'It Started with a Kiss'. Jinjin, you haven't seen 'It Started with a Kiss', right?" asked the roommate.
Chi Jinjin nodded.
My roommate was surprised, "You haven't even seen it? Well, I recommend you to check it out. It's the pinnacle of Taiwanese idol dramas, so sweet. I never get tired of hearing this song. But I only heard the piano version. You can go listen to the original version, it's superb."
"Okay." Chi Jinjin replied politely.
She took the headphones, found the piano version of the song, and listened to it. It was exactly the same as the one Nan Xuqiu played, but the version she listened to was not as good as Nan Xuqiu's.
Listening to the music in the headphones, Chi Jinjin's eyes gradually appeared again, the image of Nan Xuqiu playing the piano, gentle and elegant. Even though he has cut his hair short due to school regulations, he still looks like a nobleman.
Although he has a similar hairstyle to Song Ci, he still exudes dignity and does not look ruffian at all.
A month later, Tang Shi asked Chi Jinjin to go for a walk by the lake. Chi Jinjin went, and Song Ci and Nan Xuqiu also came.
Chi Jinjin then remembered that she had forgotten to ask Tang Shi whether Nan Xuqiu would come.
Tang poetry and Song lyrics suggested cycling around the lake.
Nan Xuqiu turned around and asked Chi Jinjin, "Do you need me to give you a ride?"
"No need, I already know how to ride a bike." Chi Jinjin replied.
Nan Xuqiu had a hint of disappointment in his eyes, so he could only say, "Okay then..."
A few people swept a few bicycles and started riding. After a while, Tang Shi and Song Ci started arguing with each other again. They were competing to see who could ride faster, so they soon disappeared.
Although Chi Jinjin can ride a bicycle, she hasn't ridden it for a long time, so she is a little unfamiliar with it and rides very slowly.
For some reason, Nan Xuqiu was riding very slowly today, always riding beside me and parallel to me.
"Senior, you are not waiting for me, are you?" Chi Jinjin asked.
Nan Xuqiu replied, "What if I say yes?"
"Senior, you don't have to wait for me. I will catch up with you slowly." Chi Jinjin said quickly.
Nan Xuqiu smiled and said, "I'm kidding. I've been too tired from physical training these days, so I don't want to ride too fast and use up too much energy."
"And you have to take your time to appreciate the scenery..."
You also need to spend time with people slowly.
But Nan Xuqiu did not say the latter sentence.
The two walked side by side on the forest path. The crisp sound of bicycle bells broke the silence of late autumn. Mottled light fell on them through the branches. The wheels rolled over the dead leaves on the ground, and they walked through another period of twilight.
In the evening, Tang Shi dragged Chi Jinjin to the bar again. Originally, Chi Jinjin didn't want to go, but she couldn't resist Tang Shi's nagging. Tang Shi's tongue is very smooth now. She can make anything seem reasonable and brainwash people with one trick after another.
Chi Jinjin felt that she now looked like a pyramid scheme leader.
The bar was still as bustling as ever, with a huge crowd of people. Countless men and women were dancing in the middle of the dance floor, and there was loud laughter amidst the clinking of glasses.
"Lao Nan, why did you suddenly think of going to the police academy?" Ji Yang suddenly asked.
Nan Xuqiu leaned back on the sofa, holding a glass of wine, and said with a lazy smile, "Someone once told me that I'm suitable to be a police officer, so I want to give it a try..."
Chi Jinjin's heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly remembered what she had said to Nan Xuqiu at the noodle stall before. But she had just said it as a joke back then, so how could he have taken it seriously?
She looked at Nan Xuqiu, and unexpectedly their eyes met.
Chi Jinjin quickly looked away again.
Nan Xuqiu stared at her motionlessly, without any concealment or hiding.
Song Ci drank too much and got up to go to the bathroom. When he came back, someone bumped into him and splashed red wine all over him.
"Can you please be more careful when you walk?" Song Ci said with a displeased face.
Unexpectedly, the man pulled out a few hundred yuan from his pocket and threw it directly at Song Ci's face. He hugged the beauty in his arms and said to Song Ci with disdain, "Is this okay? Get out of here! Don't disturb my elegant mood."
Song Ci sneered, raised his fist and punched the other person in the face.
The other party immediately flew into a rage, "Fuck your mother! Don't you want to live anymore, you little bastard?"
"You are the one who doesn't want to live, you bastard, you dog!" Song Ci pointed at the other person's nose and cursed.
The other party immediately called four or five people and started fighting with Song Ci.
Seeing this, Ji Yang hurried over to help.
Chi Jinjin and Tang Shi stood up and looked anxiously and worriedly at the people ahead who were already fighting.
Nan Xuqiu remained unmoved. He still leaned on the sofa, leisurely drinking the wine in his hand, as if he was out of the matter and had nothing to do with anything.
Tang Shi looked at Nan Xuqiu anxiously, but Nan Xuqiu remained calm.
In the past, she had curiously asked Song Ci, "When you fight, doesn't Senior Nan help you?"
"Yes," Song Ci replied, "but usually, he won't do it."
"Then when will he make his move?"
"He will be in..."
"Old Nan!" Song Ci, who was pinned to the ground at the moment, suddenly shouted at Nan Xuqiu, "I can't win!"
Chi Jinjin only saw Nan Xuqiu slowly put down the wine glass in his hand.
"Jinjin." Nan Xuqiu suddenly called her, "Come here."
Chi Jinjin walked up to him and asked, "What's wrong, senior?"
Nan Xuqiu stood up, took off the ring on his finger, placed it in Chi Jinjin's hand, and said, "Help me hold it."
Chi Jinjin nodded woodenly.
Nan Xuqiu put his hands in his trouser pockets and walked over slowly.
One of the other guys, seeing Nan Xuqiu approaching, stepped forward and grabbed him by the collar, glaring fiercely and yelling, "You little bastard, do you want a beating too?"
Nan Xuqiu smiled faintly. While he was still surprised, he didn't know what happened the next moment. He only felt a sudden pain in his wrist, and then he was knocked to the ground.
Seeing this, another person stepped forward and punched Nan Xuqiu. Nan Xuqiu raised his hand to catch his heavy punch. Despite such a fast and powerful blow, he didn't move at all.
The man didn't expect that the boy in front of him, who looked gentle and polite, was surprisingly strong. He couldn't strike back or retract his punch, and his fist was tightly clenched in his hand.
In an instant, the man was thrown over the shoulder by Nan Xuqiu and flew more than a meter away.
Nan Xuqiu kicked away the man who was strangling Song Ci's neck.
Another person behind him grabbed the wine bottle on the table and threw it at Nan Xuqiu. Nan Xuqiu dodged by tilting his head and threw the person to the ground.
There were screams all around, one after another.
In just a short while, everyone on the field was beaten by Nan Xuqiu alone, lying on the ground unable to move and groaning in pain.
The bar owner hurried over and when he saw Nan Xuqiu, he was still stepping on the head of the man who hit Song Ci.
The boss was stunned and looked around. It was a mess.
Looking ahead, she saw Nan Xuqiu wearing a black shirt. She used to think that Nan Xuqiu never participated in fights between Song Ci and the others because he was not suitable for fighting.
But only now did I realize how terrifying Nan Xuqiu was when he started to attack.
Chi Jinjin remembered that there was a post in the school before that said Nan Xuqiu seemed to know grappling and Taekwondo, but at that time, Chi Jinjin thought it was just someone else's fabricated nonsense, mainly because Nan Xuqiu's appearance really didn't look like a violent person. If it was said that Song Ci or Ji Yang knew Taekwondo and grappling, it would still be believable.
But when it comes to Nan Xuqiu, it really doesn't make sense, but now she believes it.
The senior student once said that the one among the three of them who should not be provoked the most is Nan Xuqiu. She was not only referring to his identity and background, but also to him as a person.
"Total the losses and tell me later." Nan Xuqiu took out a note and a pen from the pocket of the waiter next to him, wrote his name and contact information on the paper, and handed it to the bar owner.
The bar owner took it, took a look, and said respectfully, "So it's Mr. Nan."
"I don't want to see these people here again in the future." Nan Xuqiu said.
The bar owner nodded and said, "I'm sorry to disturb your enjoyment. I promise that these people will never appear here again."
As he said that, the boss asked someone to carry away the few things on the ground.
Nan Xuqiu slowly returned to Chi Jinjin as if nothing had happened.
"Senior, here, your thing..." Chi Jinjin quickly returned the ring in her hand to him.
Nan Xuqiu looked at the ring in her palm, smiled slightly, and said, "Thank you for holding it for me."
His words were very soft and gentle, and he seemed like a completely different person compared to the way he had just stepped on the person.
"No, you're welcome." Chi Jinjin replied.
Song Ci and Ji Yang walked over, and Tang Shi was busy caring about Song Ci's injuries. Although they were just superficial wounds, he was still bleeding.
So they went to a nearby clinic and bought some medicine to apply.
Chi Jinjin and Nan Xuqiu were waiting for them in the car.
"Senior, you should be okay, right?" Chi Jinjin asked Nan Xuqiu beside her.
Nan Xuqiu smiled and said, "Are you concerned about me? If I get hurt, will you worry about me like Tang Xuemei worries about Song Ci?"
"Of course, we... are friends..." Chi Jinjin said, but she didn't dare to look him in the eye. For some reason, she always felt that his gaze was so burning.
"friend……"
Nan Xuqiu chuckled with an ambiguous meaning.
He leaned back lazily in his chair, was silent for a moment, and asked, "Chi Jinjin, do you know why I want to return to China?"
Because you broke up with Lin Shuya?
Chi Jinjin wanted to say something, but then she felt that if she did, it would just be rubbing salt into someone's wounds, so she played dumb and said, "I don't know."
"Actually, what you probably want to say is that I came back because I broke up with Lin Shuya, right?" Nan Xuqiu turned his head and looked at her.
Chi Jinjin was stunned. She wondered if there was psychology in their police academy. How could he see through all this? She could only smile awkwardly.
Nan Xuqiu looked at Chi Jinjin meaningfully, and said, "I didn't come back because of her, but for another reason."
"What's the matter?" Chi Jinjin asked.
Nan Xuqiu stared at Chi Jinjin intently and said, "Five years ago, I accidentally lost a treasure the winter before I left. Now I'm back just to find it."
"Chi Jinjin, can you help me find it?" Nan Xuqiu suddenly pleaded.
It was the first time that Chi Jinjin saw Nan Xuqiu asking for help from someone.
"What is that?" Chi Jinjin asked, thinking, if it's missing, why didn't he call the police? He should have called the police.
Nan Xuqiu did not answer, but just stared at her intently, his eyes as clear as water.
Being looked at like this by him, Chi Jinjin couldn't help but turn her head to look out the window, avoiding his gaze.
At this time, Song Ci and the others just happened to come over, and then Nan Xuqiu drove them back to school, and finally stopped at the gate of Chi Jinjin's school.
He turned his head to look at Chi Jinjin. Chi Jinjin had her head leaning against the window and had fallen asleep, with her long hair covering her face.
Nan Xuqiu unbuckled his seat belt and slowly approached Chi Jinjin. He raised his hand to push aside her long hair to reveal her little face. She was sleeping peacefully like a child.
"Can I find you again?"
Nan Xuqiu murmured softly, closed his eyes, and placed a light kiss on Chi Jinjin's forehead.
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