put on a show
A week after the experiment, Jiang Zhizhi and Qiu Han submitted their paper to SCI under the guidance of Yang Fuyuan. While waiting for the results, the two could finally relax and take a break.
Over the weekend, Jiang Zhizhi received another call from Li Rongrong.
"Zhizhi, did you forget that we planned to go out and play together?"
"Going out to play?" Jiang Zhizhi thought about it and it seemed like that was the case, but at that time she was busy discussing the article with Qiu Han. After agreeing, she hung up the phone. "I remember, it's tomorrow?"
"It's today! We're going to Island D. It's two days and one night. We're almost there now. Have you packed everything?"
"Huh? Okay, I'll be right there."
Jiang Zhizhi was originally going to the library with her schoolbag to process some experimental materials, but after hearing what she said, she had no choice but to rush back to the dormitory and pack a set of clothes and toiletries. Before she finished, she received another urging call from Li Rongrong and hurried out of the school gate.
Lu Xiye's McLaren was particularly eye-catching at the school gate. The students passing by couldn't help but talk about it, wondering who would come out and get in this luxury car next.
Jiang Zhizhi saw Lu Xiye's car at a glance. She didn't pay attention to the surrounding situation and hurried to the back seat of the car. When she opened the door and was about to get in, she was suddenly stunned.
"Hi! Zhizhi~"
In the passenger seat, Li Rongrong greeted her with a smile.
Jiang Zhizhi blinked, somewhat confused about the situation.
"Get in the car, Zhizhi, why are you standing there?" Li Rongrong urged.
Jiang Zhizhi watched Lu Xiye in the driver's seat in silence all night, but Lu Xiye didn't say a word. In addition, Li Rongrong urged her, so although she felt a little uncomfortable, she still got into the back seat of the car.
In the past, when she and Li Rongrong rode in Lu Xiye’s car, they always sat together in the back seat. Why was Li Rongrong sitting in the passenger seat this time?
But maybe I'm overthinking it.
Lu Xiye went to pick up Li Rongrong first. It was normal for her to sit in the passenger seat and chat with him.
"Zhizhi, we bought you some milk tea. I don't know what flavor you like. Try this and see if it tastes good." Li Rongrong took out a cup of milk tea and handed it to Jiang Zhizhi in the back seat.
"Thank you." Jiang Zhizhi took it.
"Lu Xiye, do you want to try it?" Li Rongrong inserted the straw and put it to Lu Xiye's lips.
Lu Xiye frowned, "I don't want to drink."
"Hey, try it~ This tastes really good~"
Jiang Zhizhi stared with wide eyes at Li Rongrong acting coquettishly towards Lu Xiye, and she suspected that she was seeing things.
What's even more bizarre is that Lu Xiye actually compromised and took a sip through her straw.
"How is it? Isn't it delicious?" Li Rongrong smiled triumphantly, not caring at all that the straw had been used by Lu Xiye before, and just started drinking.
"It's okay."
Lu Xiye didn't dare to look at Jiang Zhizhi out of guilt, and replied in a distracted manner.
Li Rongrong, however, was enjoying herself, drinking her milk tea leisurely. She turned around and looked at Jiang Zhizhi, "Zhizhi, is this milk tea good?"
Jiang Zhizhi was completely stunned. "Ah? I... I haven't drunk yet..."
"Try it." Li Rongrong said with a smile.
At her urging, Jiang Zhizhi picked up the straw and put it in, but looking at the milk tea in her hand, she was reluctant to drink it.
After a while, she couldn't help but look up and ask, "Rongrong, what happened to you two?"
She felt it was a bit unreal. After not seeing each other for a while, the two people who used to explode like firecrackers when they met were now drinking milk tea with a straw?
"Oh, by the way, Zhizhi, I'm a little embarrassed to tell you that I'm dating Lu Xiye~" Li Rongrong turned around and smiled playfully, "Sorry, I told you before that I wouldn't pursue him, but I couldn't help but confessed to him. You won't blame me, right?"
Jiang Zhizhi felt a little uncomfortable, but she still forced a smile on the surface, "How could it be... Congratulations."
"Why don't you ask how we got together?" Li Rongrong said, and without waiting for Jiang Zhizhi's answer, she acted shy again. "Actually, I didn't hold out much hope. After all, you know Lu Xiye always likes to argue with me. I didn't expect him to actually say he's willing to give it a try. Are you surprised..."
"Yeah." Jiang Zhizhi smiled awkwardly, "So this is your first trip since you started dating? It's not appropriate for me to go with you, right? How about I get off the car and you two go out and have fun..."
"Oh, it's okay. Just come with us. We agreed to go to the beach together, didn't we? Let's just fulfill our previous agreement."
Jiang Zhizhi felt a little confused. She knew she shouldn't stay here any longer, but it was hard to refuse, so she agreed, "Okay."
She lowered her eyes and quickly calmed down.
fine.
Li Rongrong is a very good girl. Since she likes Lu Xiye and Lu Xiye is willing to continue the relationship with her, this is a good thing...
Originally, she also wanted to be like Xu Honghan and fight for her ideals all her life. These little love affairs were not important to her at all.
That's good, she can rest assured...
Mom is now taken care of by Gao Bin and her life is getting better and better.
When she returns this time, she will use some of the money to help her mother open a bookstore to fulfill her long-cherished dream...
Everything can be over.
She had no regrets. All she had to do now was stride forward to pursue the vast and boundless sea of stars.
Yes, she should have no regrets.
Jiang Zhizhi looked out the car window calmly.
But why can't I dissipate this pent-up energy in my chest?
*
Island D.
Jiang Zhizhi followed Li Rongrong and Lu Xiye, watching them playing and playing by the river, and then went to have a seafood dinner together.
Arriving at the hotel, they checked into two rooms. All the way up the elevator, Li Rongrong kept apologizing to Jiang Zhizhi, "I'm sorry, Zhizhi. I forgot you're allergic to seafood."
"It's okay. The fruit porridge in that shop is also delicious. It's worth a trip there." Jiang Zhizhi comforted her with a faint smile.
When they reached the door of the room, Li Rongrong handed a room card to Jiang Zhizhi. "Zhizhi, here's your room card. You'll stay in 1406, and we'll stay in 1408."
Jiang Zhizhi looked at them in shock, "You two are living in the same room?"
"Yes." Li Rongrong hugged Lu Xiye's arm and said with a smile: "We are both adults, what's wrong with that?"
"Rongrong, this is not a good idea..." Jiang Zhizhi frowned and wanted to persuade her.
"We grew up with Lu Xiye, and we know what kind of person he is. He is definitely not the irresponsible person, so you can rest assured. Besides, we are in a relationship now, so we know our limits..." Li Rongrong said, without giving Jiang Zhizhi a chance to persuade her, and directly pulled Lu Xiye to 1408.
Watching the door of the next room open and then close again, Jiang Zhizhi suddenly felt very powerless.
She was willing to bless them both, but they were too anxious...
She used the room card to swipe open the door and walked into the room. She sat down weakly on the bed and took out her cell phone.
After finding Lu Xiye's phone number, she wanted to send him something...
Is it too early for you guys?
Don't bully Rongrong...
Or something else?
She stared at the blank editing box on her phone, feeling an inexplicable pain in her heart.
In the end, she still didn't say anything and fell on the bed, holding her chest.
It feels so uncomfortable.
What's with this suffocating feeling...
The night gradually deepened. Jiang Zhizhi watched the clock on the wall move towards twelve o'clock. She kept her eyes open dryly, unable to fall asleep at all.
"Knock, knock, knock."
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. In the quiet of the night, the sound was particularly loud.
Jiang Zhizhi got up from the bed and walked to the door, but did not speak.
The person outside the door did not speak or continue to speak after receiving no response.
Jiang Zhizhi felt the door of the room move, as if someone was leaning against it.
At that moment, she guessed who was outside the door, and slowly slid down against the wall behind the door.
Outside the door.
Lu Xiye held his phone and stared at the chat box with Jiang Zhizhi motionlessly, as if time had frozen at this moment.
Finally, he gritted his teeth and typed a few words in the chat box.
"Are you asleep?"
But after staring at these three words for a while, he deleted them again.
"I like you."
Lu Xiye laughed bitterly at himself.
If such words had worked, she wouldn't have refused so ruthlessly in the study that day.
He put down his phone and sat down helplessly by the door.
This door seemed to be a gap that he and Jiang Zhizhi could never cross.
She was so perfect, and he seemed unworthy of her no matter how hard he tried...
“Beep, beep, beep—”
The sound of the cell phone vibrating suddenly rang out. The sound was not loud, but the surroundings were extremely quiet, and Lu Xiye could hear it very clearly.
He stared blankly at the phone in his hand. His phone did not receive any calls...
At this location, the sound of a mobile phone that can be clearly heard is...
He turned his head and looked at the door behind him in astonishment.
Behind the door.
Jiang Zhizhi hurriedly hung up Li Rongrong's inexplicable call at this time and looked at the door nervously.
The distance is so close, will he hear it outside?
“Bang, bang, bang!”
The door was suddenly knocked, and Lu Xiye's voice came from outside, "Jiang Zhizhi, you are behind the door, right? Open the door!"
She wanted to pretend not to hear, but it seemed too late.
Moreover, he knocked on the door so loudly that Jiang Zhizhi was afraid of disturbing others in the middle of the night, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and open the door a crack. "What for?"
"Why are you still awake so late?" He stared at her closely, his tone questioning.
"I was asleep and was woken up by you knocking on the door."
"You're lying!" Lu Xiye grabbed her arm. "You haven't showered or changed into pajamas. You haven't rested at all."
"So what? Even if I haven't slept yet, it has nothing to do with you, right? It would be strange for you to show up here so late."
"It's not surprising that I'm here! Didn't you guess it was me right away?" Lu Xiye pushed the door open and pulled Jiang Zhizhi out of the room, saying irritably, "I've had enough. I can't act this out for even one more minute."
He pulled Jiang Zhizhi out and took her into the elevator.
"Let me go, where are you taking me?"
"I won't let you go, Jiang Zhizhi, I will never let you go in this life!" Lu Xiye pressed her against the elevator wall and said gritting his teeth.
"Are you crazy? Aren't you already dating Rongrong? Why are you still saying such things?"
"Only a fool would date her! She's the one who had to put on this whole show. It's completely pointless. I'm really going crazy!"
"What's the meaning?"
"She said she wanted to test whether you really liked me. She wanted to be my girlfriend to stimulate you and see how you would react. I was really stupid to agree to play this farce. Now that I think about it, it doesn't matter whether you like me or not. Even if you don't like me, I won't like anyone else! Jiang Zhizhi, I will only like you in this life. I'm determined to be you!"
Jiang Zhizhi's head was buzzing, and before she could react, Lu Xiye pulled her out of the elevator again.
They went out of the side door of the hotel, and Lu Xiye took her to the beach.
The damp smell of the ocean hits you in the middle of the night.
"Why aren't you asleep? Does it mean that you care about me a little bit in your heart?" Lu Xiye lowered his eyes and looked at her, his voice indescribably gentle, making it hard to believe that he would speak to someone in such a tone.
Jiang Zhizhi met his gaze, took a deep breath, and returned to her usual calmness from her previous panic and confusion.
She sat down on the beach, kneeling down, looking at the dark sea in front of her, and said lightly: "Lu Xiye, we are not suitable."
The words were so light, but they felt like a knife stabbing Lu Xiye's heart.
Yes, everyone thought he was not worthy of her, including the two of them.
But he had already gotten used to this kind of thing.
Lu Xiye sneered at himself, "I know."
After a pause, he sat down next to Jiang Zhizhi and said, "I'm not a child anymore. I understand everything. But even so, I still have my persistence. Jiang Zhizhi, I will never give up on you. I will only love you in this life."
"Lu Xiye, you don't need to do this at all. You can completely forget me and live your own life. You will have a bright future and a happy family in the future."
"After my mom passed away, seeing how my dad looked, I swore that I would only love one person in my life, and I would be absolutely loyal to the person I loved..." Speaking of this, he felt a little embarrassed, his face slightly red, and he glanced at Jiang Zhizhi guiltily, "It's funny, right? You can laugh if you want."
Jiang Zhizhi didn't smile. She looked at Lu Xiye seriously and said, "In the future, I might do research like my senior brother Xu Honghan, and we might not see each other for two or three years. I have my own path to walk, and I can't focus my life on love."
"When I was in school, whenever I had a break, I wanted to see you, but I never went. I was afraid you'd think I was annoying, that I was just sitting there doing nothing. I'm not as academically gifted as you or Xu Qingbo, but I'm also choosing my path seriously. I want to prove to you that I'm not a worthless person. I listened to your advice, and at the beginning of the new semester, I found two classmates to work with me on a small electric generator. The first model is almost ready, and we plan to cooperate with some manufacturers. We've also finalized the promotional copy..."
Lu Xiye bit his lip lightly and lowered his eyes. "I say this just to tell you that I have chosen the path I want to take. I will keep going, and one day I will grow into someone worthy of you. So, just go on the path you want to take. No matter how long you are away, I will wait for you. Although the focus of your life is not on love, the focus of my life is only you."
"Lu Xiye..."
"Don't tell me to give up on you. I have no ideals and no morals. Putting aside the fact that you're only pursuing your ideals, even if you have someone you like, even if you become someone else's girlfriend, I won't give up on you."
Lu Xiye held Jiang Zhizhi's hand and slowly approached her. Under the moonlight, his beautiful and deep eyes made people unable to look away. Jiang Zhizhi was dazed by his gaze and her heartbeat couldn't help but speed up.
"Even if you don't like me as a person, you must like my face..."
He approached her little by little, and Jiang Zhizhi was somehow pressed under him.
Lu Xiye looked at her nervous expression, not daring to breathe, and smiled triumphantly. He said in a low voice, "If you become someone else's girlfriend, marry someone else, and I use this face to be your mistress, can you resist?"
He will always remember that day in the elementary school classroom when Jiang Zhizhi looked up at him.
Those big almond-shaped eyes were filled with him, and that infatuated look made his heart beat fast and he was even more nervous than her.
At that time, he thought Jiang Zhizhi liked him, so he deliberately approached her and teased her.
However, Jiang Zhizhi was so indifferent to him.
Later he realized that what Jiang Zhizhi liked was just his face.
Not only that time, but later during tutoring sessions, he often caught her staring at him in a daze.
So he liked to get close to Jiang Zhizhi with his face close to her, wanting to get more of her attention.
Just look at him, even just look at this face...
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