Chapter 58 A match made in heaven: Facing it requires more courage than avoiding it...
Jiang Ziyi held the polka dot teapot and blinked slowly.
"But my bed is less than two meters wide, so it would be a bit crowded for two people to sleep on it." She thought Gu Zhi wanted to move in with her.
"No, what I mean is..." Gu Zhi was about to explain when Jiang Ziyi opened his palm towards him.
"I'll show you around first, think about it." Jiang Ziyi took his hand without saying anything.
The round dining table was covered with a green checkered tablecloth. There were only two high-back chairs with flower-patterned cushions. The carpet was also green, like a piece of fluffy grass.
The chandelier was made into a cute mushroom shape, and the power cord hung very low, so it was easy to hit your head when cleaning up the dishes.
As a lighting device, it is very unqualified, but as a part of the natural ecosystem, it is very reasonable.
The kitchen furniture is extremely practical; the stove and range hood are both new and look like they have hardly been used.
Jiang Ziyi has the habit of hoarding food. A small amount of snacks are piled on the upper layer of the storage rack, whole wheat toast and boxed milk are neatly arranged on the middle layer, and instant noodles and self-heating rice on the lower layer are almost stored according to the amount needed to survive the doomsday.
Gu Zhi pulled out a box of mushroom and meat sauce rice, read the ingredient list on the back, and frowned: "Do you usually eat this at home?"
"Sometimes I'm too lazy to cook." Jiang Ziyi stood in front of the shelf with a guilty look on his face.
Jiang Ziyi bought an extra-large double-door refrigerator, which was covered with sticky notes and photos:
A Polaroid photo of Jiang Ziyi singing and playing the guitar in a bar. She was wearing a wrinkled floral shirt, her long hair was casually tucked behind her ears, and the shadow cast by the light covered her nose.
A photo of Jiang Ziyi and her friends at a party. Both her cheeks were smeared with cream. She looked at Mao Yuanzhan, who was smiling wildly, with a rather unhappy look. She perfunctorily made a "V" sign to the camera, and quietly reached for the cake with her other hand.
A New Year's Wish List from two years ago, scribbled out of a single-line notebook, the first item was "save money", the second was "raise a cat", and when writing the third item the pen ran out of ink, so only the two words "good" could be seen;
There were some memo items, but no dates were signed, such as "The yogurt is expired", "Return the umbrella to Gu Zhi", "Call Chen Yuan", "Smile more, don't be grumpy" and so on.
Gu studied it obsessedly for a long time, and only moved away after Jiang Ziyi called him several times.
"Isn't it too messy?" Jiang Ziyi put the colorful refrigerator magnets back in place.
"No, this is funny." Gu Zhi said, looking at the evil cat's head covered with cream.
Jiang Ziyi's bathroom is ocean-themed, for the reason that why not? There is water anyway.
She didn't have a bathtub, but she did have a whole row of rubber ducks and even a matching headband for the mother duck.
There are many fluorescent stars on the mosaic brick wall because Jiang Ziyi hasn't bought any starfish yet.
There is still half of the area that has not been explored, but Gu Zhi feels that he has traveled around half of the world.
The wall between the two bedrooms was opened up. Jiang Ziyi's bed was in the corner, forming a semi-enclosed structure with the wardrobe. As expected, the bed was filled with stuffed toys:
The palm-sized striped tiger rests on a long catworm, the stuffed frog and the apple-loving hedgehog snuggle together. You can imagine how lively their owners' dreams are every night.
"It's better to put these away. I'm worried that Robert will bite them." Jiang Ziyi pinched the cat and cat's ears reluctantly.
"Ziyi, I hope you can move to my house." Gu Zhi finally found an opportunity to interrupt.
"Oh..." Jiang Ziyi was stunned for a moment, "Indeed, this is the best way."
She held the cat and bug in her arms and walked to the other side of the room like a sleepwalker.
There was a tall bookcase there, made of wood and of an old style. In addition to books, there are many other things that are carefully stored in the glass cabinet doors:
A worn guitar strap, a small can of paper crane fruit candies, an acceptance letter, a shiny prop police badge, the "Most Emotionally Stable Artist Award" presented at the Marshmallow Entertainment Annual Meeting... and a photo frame with its back turned over.
"You can take these with you." Gu Zhi looked at the wall full of treasures.
Jiang Ziyi still didn't say anything. The museum of her life was cut off before the age of sixteen, and the exhibits nowadays were also unremarkable.
In fact, there is nothing worth remembering. She put them there only because the bookcase is still empty.
——She always had very little.
Gu Zhi placed his chin gently on the top of her head. He hugged her from behind, forming a semi-enclosed structure, just like Jiang Ziyi's bed, which made people feel at ease.
"I have a college classmate who works at an oceanarium. He might have some starfish stickers there," Gu Zhi pondered.
"When we go camping this weekend, let's ask Liu Feilu to take some Polaroid photos for us. There's room on the refrigerator."
"Don't I have to move anymore?" Jiang Ziyi asked dazedly, looking up.
"You have more than one home," Gu Zhi kissed the corner of her mouth, "Even if you live with me, this is still your home."
"You can continue to decorate it and fill up the bookcase. Come back and have a look when you have time."
"Of course, our other home also needs decoration," Gu Zhi gritted his teeth and handed over his sovereignty, "What do you want to stand behind the door? Transformers or armored soldiers?"
"Dinosaurs, right?" Jiang Ziyi's eyes lit up.
"Okay," Gu Zhi put his arm around her neck, "Let's try to pick a flatter dinosaur this time..."
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Jiang Ziyi opened the door and put the key on the Nutcracker soldier's cap again.
The house is cleaned regularly and is very clean.
She came back to live here during the period when she had just filed for divorce, and Gu Zhi also asked the cleaning lady to give her a message.
The Polaroids taken from the refrigerator were lying upside down on the coffee table, with one still pressed against the bottom of the polka dot teapot:
Gu Zhi sat cross-legged on the grass, Jiang Ziyi crouched behind him stealthily, and popped up at the moment the shutter was pressed, his facial features blurred into an afterimage.
She should have been discovered long ago, Gu Zhi smiled happily.
A clear crease broke his smile, which was the work of Jiang Ziyi after drinking.
Jiang Ziyi put down the Polaroid camera and walked towards the bedroom.
The dolls on the bed changed from a row to a semicircle, and many of them were won by Gu Zhi in shooting.
There is a soft starfish pillow lying in the middle of the quilt, but it’s a pity that the aquarium doesn’t make any stickers or peripherals.
Jiang Ziyi pinched the cat's ears out of habit, then turned and walked towards the bookcase.
With a clear purpose, she opened the glass cabinet door and turned the picture frame from its back to the front.
That was the group photo taken at the start of the filming of Xiao Jiang Ziyi's first movie "Lost". In order to dress up as the male lead as a child, her agent shaved her head into a buzz cut during the audition.
Summer vacation had just ended and it was too hot to even wear a hat, so this hairstyle caused her to be ridiculed at school.
But Lin Shuyao liked it very much. She would touch her prickly head and call her "son" jokingly.
The film crew is a very superstitious place. In order to wait for the auspicious time to start filming, Jiang Ziyi wore his costume, held three incense sticks, and stood in the sun for more than an hour.
When taking the photo, her eyes turned white.
The photographer gave the countdown command for who knows how many times, Jiang Ziyi staggered and fell forward. Lin Shuyao struggled to break free from the crowd and ran over to catch her.
A piece of cold jade hung on her chest, pressing against Jiang Ziyi's forehead.
In a state of blurred consciousness, Jiang Ziyi felt happy.
Later, when Lin Shuyao pushed her away, despised her, and cursed her with the most vicious words, Jiang Ziyi could always recall that moment.
Lin Shuyao did love her, even if it was just for a moment.
And daughters naturally love their mothers.
Jiang Ziyi chewed this memory countless times, like a piece of tasteless chewing gum.
She had forgotten the shape and touch of the jade, and sometimes she even suspected that all this was just an illusion caused by heatstroke.
Late one night when he was eighteen, Jiang Ziyi searched the Internet for images from the start of filming of "Lost", but only found a group photo of the entire crew with extremely low quality.
Xiao Jiang was arbitrarily compressed into a bunch of pixel blocks, and even the expression on his face could not be seen.
But she printed the photo anyway and framed it so that its back was facing where she was looking.
Jiang Ziyi is not a nostalgic person. At every stage of her life, she always strides forward without looking back.
But this may be because facing up to something requires more courage than avoiding it.
Jiang Ziyi took out the photo frame and used his fingers to pry open the iron sheet on the back.
The photo floated lightly across her palm and landed on the old wooden floor.
Jiang Ziyi didn't pick it up.
A long time ago, she began to imagine the scene when she met Lin Shuyao again.
The question she wanted to ask most was: "Have you ever loved me?"
Xu Yanhui held her hand and told her: "You already know the answer."
Love should be like what Du Xiaofang did to Huahua, encouraging her to develop her personality and celebrating her every "highlight moment" instead of confining her to herself;
Love should be like what Li Aomei does to Gu Zhi, respecting his personality and imparting virtues and wisdom to him, rather than using her as a tool to vent emotions and squeeze money.
Love should be as light as air and as abundant as sunshine, rather than an inescapable quagmire or a rope that can be easily cut... a thin photo beautified by memory.
When Jiang Ziyi held on to the only evidence and stubbornly wanted to find Lin Shuyao to ask for clarification, she already knew the answer.
Daughters are born to love their mothers, but will mothers definitely love their daughters?
Jiang Ziyi went downstairs holding a blank photo frame. Gu Zhi was standing at the door of the unit, holding a brown paper bag in one hand.
"What a coincidence?" He saw the photo frame in her hand and the curve of his mouth deepened.
"I asked the program photographer to copy some photos for me. They were just printed out. Would you like to pick one and put it in?" He opened the bag as he walked.
"First, a very memorable group photo—"
Children gathered next to the snow slope. Jiang Ziyi sat on a green donut. Li Aomei, Gu Weizhen, and Gu Zhi, whose face was painted like a zoo, stood behind her, all grinning at the camera.
Gu Zhi also used his hands to make a pair of cat ears for her.
“This one is also good.”
Yu Huating, Du Xiaofang, Luo Pan, Jiang Ziyi and Gu Zhi turned their backs to the camera and raised their arms high towards the snow-capped peaks dyed golden by the early sun, as if copying and pasting. Such an unsophisticated photo pose was obviously thought up by Director Yu.
"But my favorite is still this one." Gu Zhi paused deliberately.
In front of the blazing bonfire, Jiang Ziyi and Gu Zhi were wrapped in the same blanket. The crosstalk performed by Yu Du and his wife had just reached its most exciting moment, and both of them were laughing without caring about their image.
Cat lines appeared on Jiang Ziyi's face, and Gu Zhi's eyes curved like crescent moons. They lifted the edge of the blanket at the same time, and just happened to look at each other -
It seemed as if they were about to put their heads together and whisper something secretively in the next second.
The photo was quickly and tightly framed.
Gu Zhi looked at him with satisfaction for a long time and said: "We are really a match made in heaven."
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