Look at me
After a while, Li Mingzhang brought a temporary emergency doctor from Jinhai City. The doctor examined Jiang Zhizhi and breathed a sigh of relief. "It's okay, it's a seafood allergy. Luckily she didn't eat much just now. I'll prescribe some medicine for her. She'll be fine after some rest."
After hearing what the doctor said, Cheng Yuping felt relieved. She almost cried in anxiety just now.
"Sister-in-law, you wait here. I'll go get a room for Zhizhi to rest." Li Mingzhang was busy running around. Not long after he brought the doctor back, he went to get a room again.
Jiang Zhizhi watched him leave and felt a little touched.
It would be great if her father was a man like Li Mingzhang, but unfortunately, she had a bad fate, and Cheng Yuping also had a bad fate.
Besides her and Cheng Yuping, how many other mothers and daughters in this world are enduring a father and husband like Jiang Guozhong?
When she thought of Jiang Guozhong, she hated him to death and couldn't let it go.
Li Mingzhang booked a room and several people sent Jiang Zhizhi in to rest. Cheng Yuping poured Jiang Zhizhi a glass of water and asked her to take the allergy medicine prescribed by the doctor.
"Mom, I'm fine. You go out and play with uncle, aunt and Rongrong. It's so hard for you to come here, don't delay them because of me. I will stay in the room well and wait for you to come back." Jiang Zhizhi said obediently and sensibly.
After hearing what Jiang Zhizhi said, Cheng Yuping looked at Li Mingzhang and Fang Yi, "Rongrong's father, Sister Fang, you take Rongrong out to play. I'll stay here with Zhizhi."
"Mom, you go with them. I'll be fine on my own. I'll wait here obediently and won't run around anywhere. Mom, you go..." The reason why Jiang Zhizhi came here today was to let Cheng Yuping have some fun. She didn't want to end up with nothing because of herself.
Li Mingzhang saw what Zhizhi meant and secretly sighed that she was sensible. He turned around and said to Cheng Yuping, "Sister-in-law, let's go out. It's safe here. Zhizhi will be fine here alone. She just took some medicine. Let her have a good sleep."
Seeing Jiang Zhizhi's pleading eyes and hearing what Li Mingzhang said, Cheng Yuping hesitated for a moment and had to say, "Okay, then Mom will go out with Rongrong and the others. You rest well here and wait for us to come back."
"Mom, don't worry, I'm very good." Jiang Zhizhi suddenly smiled.
After they all left, Jiang Zhizhi was the only one left here. She sighed softly and scratched the rash on her neck.
In her previous life, when she was working in sales, she had eaten seafood and drank alcohol at the company's annual meeting. Later, she developed a high fever after returning home.
She thought it was an alcohol allergy, but she didn't expect it was seafood.
Jiang Zhizhi leaned on the soft white backrest. There was a bay window in the room. Looking out from the bay window, she could see the bustling scene with bright lights.
She got out of bed and walked to the bay window. The hot spring area was right below. It was just past eight o'clock, which was the time when there were the most guests.
Jiang Zhizhi took out a book from her schoolbag and sat on the bay window to read.
She liked the tranquility in the bustling city very much, as if she was the only one in the whole world, a lonely and desolate soul.
Downstairs, hot spring area.
Li Rongrong, wearing a beautiful swim skirt, walked over with her parents and Cheng Yuping. On the left was the hot spring area with dozens of hot springs of various sizes, and on the right was a huge swimming pool with many people swimming in it.
"Rongrong, do you want to learn how to swim?" Li Mingzhang's voice was cautious, because Li Rongrong had just fallen into the water and he was afraid of scaring her.
But Li Rongrong still looked timid when she saw the swimming pool. She grabbed her mother Fang Yi's hand and whispered, "Dad, I'm scared..."
"Rongrong, don't be afraid. Mom and Dad are here. If you learn to swim, you will master a new survival skill. If you accidentally fall into the water again, you can swim to the shore by yourself." Fang Yi squatted down and hugged her gently.
Li Rongrong was still afraid, but seeing her parents' gentle and firm eyes, she decided to overcome herself and nodded hard.
Li Mingzhang went to the side and bought a swimming ring for Li Rongrong, then took her into the water.
Fang Yi also went into the water with Cheng Yuping.
"Dad..." As soon as she went down and felt the buoyancy of the water, Li Rongrong grabbed Li Mingzhang's arm in fear.
"Don't be afraid, Dad is here."
Li Mingzhang supported her gently.
With the help of Li Mingzhang, Li Rongrong began to learn swimming movements and breathing, and gradually she began to adapt to the water.
"Dad..." Li Rongrong felt her progress and her face flushed with joy. She was about to talk to her father when she suddenly felt something hit her in the water. She flipped over and fell headfirst into the water.
"ah……"
Li Mingzhang was startled and hurriedly wanted to go over and help Li Rongrong up. A young man emerged from the water, grabbed Li Rongrong's swimming ring and adjusted her.
"Li Rongrong? Why are you here?"
Li Rongrong was so frightened that she was still terrified. She had just drunk several mouthfuls of swimming pool water. She wiped the water off her face and looked back, "Lu... Lu Xiye?"
*
Li Mingzhang, Fang Yi and Cheng Yuping brought Li Rongrong to the shore and wrapped her in a large towel.
Lu Xiye walked over to her and called out politely, "Uncle and Auntie."
Li Rongrong coughed twice and said to her parents and Cheng Yuping, "This is our classmate, Lu Xiye."
Li Mingzhang looked at Lu Xiye and suddenly remembered, "Oh, I remember you. You and Jiang Zhizhi rescued Rongrong that day. Did you come here to play with your parents?"
Lu Xiye wiped his hair with a towel and said leisurely: "No, this Jinhai City is opened by my father. I have been playing here and learning to swim."
After he said this, the three adults were stunned.
They subconsciously thought that Lu Xiye was lying, but they also felt that there was no need for him to lie.
Li Rongrong's eyes widened in surprise. "Wow! Is this your family's business? I've always known your family is rich, but I didn't expect them to be this wealthy!"
Everyone in the class knew that Lu Xiye's family was the richest in Dongxin District, but that was only the richest in one district. Jinhai City was a super luxurious resort, one of the best in Nanshi. Li Rongrong never expected that this was actually Lu Xiye's family.
Lu Xiye touched his nose and said, "Yeah, it's okay."
Li Rongrong chuckled, moved closer to Lu Xiye, and said flatteringly, "Lu Xiye, since this place is owned by your family, can you give it to us for free?"
She used to look down on Lu Xiye's carefree attitude because he relied on his family's wealth, especially on the way to Hongye Mountain, she hated him so much.
But later, she knew that it was Lu Xiye who cut the bamboo to rescue her and Jiang Zhizhi, and she didn't hate this guy so much anymore.
Now that he heard that Jinhai City belonged to Lu Xiye, he completely forgot his previous attitude towards him.
Lu Xiye never cared about Li Rongrong's previous attitude towards him, or rather, he and Li Rongrong had no intersection at all before.
It was after Li Rongrong fell into the water and later after she became friends with Jiang Zhizhi that Li Rongrong came into his sight.
"Oh, okay, then I'll call Secretary Yin." Lu Xiye took out his cell phone from his bag and made a call.
After a while, he looked at Li Rongrong and asked, "What are your license plate numbers?"
"Or maybe we shouldn't bother with that..." Li Mingzhang felt a little embarrassed. It was not that he couldn't afford the money, but it was really embarrassing to let this little kid ask for a free meal for their family.
But Li Rongrong was so excited that she quickly said, "Yes, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, five numbers."
Lu Xiye was stunned. "Five?"
There are clearly only four people here.
"The other one is Jiang Zhizhi." Li Rongrong said.
The three words "Jiang Zhizhi" made Lu Xiye feel like he was electrocuted. He suppressed his surprise and looked around subconsciously, "Jiang Zhizhi is here too?"
Li Rongrong said, "She's allergic to seafood, so my dad booked a room for her and she's resting in there. Look, that's the room."
As she spoke, she pointed towards the window of that room.
The room was on the second floor. From this position, one could clearly see Jiang Zhizhi sitting on the bay window and reading a book.
Her petite figure was shrouded in light. Although her face could not be seen, her seriousness could be felt.
"This child, why is he reading again instead of lying in bed and resting?" Cheng Yuping said worriedly.
Lu Xiye saw the princess braid on the back of her head and her slender shoulders, neck and back.
At that moment, he wanted to see Jiang Zhizhi and see what she would look like with a princess braid and a swimsuit.
However, thinking of their previous quarrel, he didn't dare to get close to her.
"Oh, then I'll tell Secretary Yin about your number plates, and someone will give them to you for free when you go out. You guys have fun, I'm leaving." Lu Xiye didn't dare to see Jiang Zhizhi, and subconsciously wanted to run away.
"Lu Xiye, if you are here alone, come and play with us." Li Rongrong took the initiative to invite him.
"No, I have to go home early today."
He was afraid of being seen by Jiang Zhizhi, so he ran away.
*
Lu Xiye booked a room on the opposite floor, and from the floor-to-ceiling window there he could just see Jiang Zhizhi's window.
He didn't turn on the light. In the darkness, he could see Jiang Zhizhi's lighted room more clearly, as if he was looking at the light from a dark place.
Jiang Zhizhi was too far away from him.
Lu Xiye knew that Jiang Zhizhi would be disappointed if he didn't persist in studying.
He was too embarrassed to see her.
He had wanted to study several times, but as soon as he picked up the book, he would vividly recall the scene of Jiang Zhizhi and him saying goodbye during their previous tutoring session.
Lu Xiye's mother died very early, and his father divided his love into countless pieces. He could only get a pitiful little bit from the pile of countless women.
He knew that he was a child who lacked love, but when Jiang Zhizhi looked at him that day, he felt how much he longed for other people's attention.
The look Jiang Zhizhi gave him gave him a strange sense of satisfaction.
It made him feel a desire, wanting her gaze to linger on him a little longer.
Lu Xiye stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, his palms clasped against the glass. In the darkness, his eyes were deep and beautiful, reflecting the distant light on the opposite side.
"Jiang Zhizhi, look at me." His eyes were slightly sore and he murmured softly.
But Jiang Zhizhi was completely immersed in the world of books and didn't notice his gaze at all.
“Beep, beep…”
The phone rang, Lu Xiye came back to his senses, picked it up and took a look.
It's his father.
"Xiao Ye, you just asked Secretary Yin to give five guests free meals in Jinhai City? Are they your classmates?"
"Yes, it's Jiang Zhizhi." Lu Xiye did not hide it.
Lu Hengshan had a deep memory of Jiang Zhizhi. He also knew that Jiang Zhizhi had scored a high score of 297 in the entrance examination for the No. 1 Middle School in the city, ranking first.
"Xiaoye, do you want to go to a foreign language school or the No. 1 Middle School in the city for junior high school?"
But after he asked, before Lu Xiye could speak, he said, "Why don't you go to the No. 1 Middle School in the city? I can arrange for you to be in the key class."
"I won't go to the key class." Lu Xiye said stubbornly.
"Isn't Jiang Zhizhi in the key class? You should follow her and study hard."
"I don't want to be in the same class with her."
"..." Lu Hengshan was silent for a moment, "What's wrong? Are you two having a fight?"
He knew that one month before graduation, Jiang Zhizhi stopped tutoring Lu Xiye, and Lu Xiye returned to his old ways.
But Lu Xiye, who once scored 243 points, still gave Lu Hengshan some hope.
He knew that Lu Xiye was in a bad mood these days, so he didn't mention studying in front of him.
"No." Thinking of Jiang Zhizhi's determination, Lu Xiye's eyes reddened. "Anyway, I won't go to the key class. If you put me in the key class, I won't go to school!"
"I understand. I'll arrange a regular class for you..."
After a pause, Lu Hengshan seemed to want to say something, but he didn't say it. In the end, he only said, "Don't play too late, go to bed early."
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