Chapter 57: Let the bad influences get used to married life in advance.
Throughout the entire journey, System 0777 remained silent.
The little hamster nestled on Jiang Xiliu's shoulder, too afraid to move.
The car stopped in front of the building closest to Jiang Xiliu's company, and Ye Qishan wanted to get out of the car and go home with them.
Jiang Xiliu refused. She glanced at Jin Zhao, who was pale, and thought: He has a fever, so he probably can't come up with any good ideas for the wedding.
"Go back and get some rest, adjust to the time difference." Jiang Xiliu looked at Ye Qishan, who was still defiant in the car window, and patted his head. "Talk to Jin Zhao when you're feeling better."
Ye Qishan was still basking in the happiness of "Jiang Xiliu actually patting his head and showing concern for him in front of Jin Zhao" when he heard Jiang Xiliu add, "After all, you two have added each other's contact information, so you can say whatever you want on it."
Ye Qishan: ...?
Is she unhappy about how she and Jin Zhaojia communicate?
Ye Qishan immediately decided to play dumb.
Although Jin Zhao is no good, at least we can get some information about Jiang Xiliu from him, so there's absolutely no way we'd delete it.
Seeing that he didn't speak, he shrank back into the seat Jiang Xiliu had just sat in. Jiang Xiliu chuckled and said, "Get lost."
Jin Zhao remained silent throughout, simply watching quietly from the side, still holding the now-dry alcohol wipe in his hand.
He knew that this was how they got along, but he flinched when Jiang Xiliu reached out to hold his hand.
Jiang Xiliu paused, her eyes narrowed slightly, her gaze shifting downwards, her tone devoid of emotion: "You won't let me hold your hand?"
Jin Zhao said, "Switch to the other hand."
He didn't want her to hold his hand with a hand that had just touched someone else.
"This one." Jiang Xiliu refused without thinking. Of course, she couldn't go along with Jin Zhao's wishes. She directly slapped the hand he was trying to dodge and forcefully took his hand.
In fact, she was already subtly displeased because he dared to look down on her.
They've really lost their minds and become incredibly audacious.
Jin Zhao remained motionless.
"three."
"two."
"..."
Jin Zhao's face was pale. He gripped her hand tightly, took a step, and then stopped: "I don't know where I am."
Although he spent one night at the Jiang family's old residence, he was not allowed to touch anything belonging to Jiang Xiliu.
Aside from having a certificate, his treatment might not be as good as Shen Xiu's, since Shen Xiu can live in her house for a long time.
Jiang Xiliu walked a little faster.
She spoke as she walked, her voice exceptionally clear in the empty parking lot: "It's okay if we're not familiar with other places, but this will most likely be where we'll be living from now on. When I go to work, you..."
She chuckled softly: "Cook for me at home."
Jin Zhao stared at the back of her head for a long time, and finally only gave a very vague "hmm".
That must be why Jiang Xiliu hasn't replied to his messages for so long.
Jiang Xiliu hadn't stayed here for a long time, but the cleaning lady in charge would come every other day to clean and ventilate the place. The curtains in the living room were wide open, bright and airy, without a speck of dust. It was just like before she left, with traces of her life everywhere.
The door closed, and Jin Zhao's hair was grabbed, pressing the back of his head down.
Jin Zhaoshun bent down obediently. He had a fever and his body was weak, so it was normal that he didn't have the strength to resist.
He lowered his eyes to look at Jiang Xiliu in front of him, his eyelashes casting a small shadow under his eyes.
Jiang Xiliu pressed the back of her hand against his cheek. Although his face was so pale that you couldn't tell, it was indeed very hot: "Did you miss me?"
The entryway was quiet for a brief moment.
Just before Jiang Xiliu's patience was about to run out, Jin Zhao finally spoke: "I want to."
His voice was a little hoarse, and if you listened carefully, you could hear that it was trembling slightly: "We haven't seen each other for a long time. I don't dare to think about you during the day, but when I close my eyes at night, I can't control myself anymore."
His Adam's apple bobbed: "I dream about you whenever I have a dream. Sometimes it's a pleasant dream, sometimes it's a nightmare."
But most of the time it's a nightmare.
The scenes in his dreams were always illogical; sometimes she would jump down in front of him, and sometimes she would sit in a wheelchair and say she hated him.
The second scenario occurs more frequently, and if he had to compare them, he actually preferred the second one.
At least she was alright then, and still somewhere he could see her.
As for his beautiful dreams, Jin Zhao hardly dared to recall them.
Because he would feel even worse after returning to reality, and sometimes the stress would even make his stomach churn and he would just want to vomit.
Stomach spasms made it almost impossible for him to eat anything, and most of the time he could only force himself to eat a few bites to keep his body from collapsing.
I can't just go to the hospital.
He knew very well that if he went to the hospital at this time, no one would visit him.
After listening, Jiang Xiliu patted his face with satisfaction, then increased the pressure on his hand, pressing his head down even lower.
It was applied without any resistance.
Jin Zhao's breath was hot, and almost instinctively, he slightly opened his mouth to take it in.
Under Jiang Xiliu's surprised gaze, he closed his eyes, his eyelashes trembling slightly.
The movements were gentle, yet conveyed a sense of deep respect and care.
Jiang Xiliu bit him while panting, which had some effect, but it seemed like she didn't use it in the right place.
Jin Zhao not only failed to realize that she was calling for a stop, but instead used his hands to gently pull her up and sit her on the table.
Jiang Xiliu was distracted and thought: Why is there a table here?
Her eyes opened slightly, somewhat unfocused, and the light shimmered.
It dawned on me: Ah, it's no longer in the entryway.
Jin Zhao gently wiped the blood off her lips with his thumb: "Sorry, I'm used to it."
Seeing Jiang Xiliu staring at him somewhat sluggishly, Jin Zhao touched her ear and softened his tone: "But you like it."
She likes it? How could she not know she likes it?
Although it was indeed somewhat exciting, and she even genuinely liked it a little, that didn't stop her from questioning him: "Who are you getting used to? Did you go to practice with someone? And who told you I like her?"
Jin Zhao pinched her earlobe: "In my dreams." One word could answer all her questions.
However, he wasn't really interested in discussing this with her, so he changed the subject: "Want some water?"
He almost drained her dry, literally.
"I want to drink." Jiang Xiliu sat down, her eyes searching for something as she remembered something.
The sensible hamster, which had been hiding in the sofa cushions, voluntarily crawled out.
Jiang Xiliu grabbed it: "How did the test go? Do I have any signs of catching a cold?"
[System 0777 is afraid: No...]
[System 0777 hesitated, then said: However, you also show signs of being influenced by the world's consciousness.]
Oh, maybe every character in the novel has one.
Although Jiang Xiliu is a supporting character, he is still a character, not just some random passerby.
She didn't think much of it; as long as she didn't catch a cold, it was fine. She hummed in agreement and took a couple of sips of water from the cup Jin Zhao handed her.
System 0777 breathed a sigh of relief. It dared not make wild guesses, nor did it know how to tell the young lady. Seeing that the young lady did not ask, it silently sent the data to the main system.
"Are you about to start your winter break?" Jiang Xiliu asked.
Jin Zhao promised her he wouldn't look for a job anymore, and since there weren't many classes at school, he worked part-time almost every day.
Making money was no longer his goal; his main purpose was to pass the time when Jiang Xiliu was away.
“Hmm,” Jin Zhao said. “But there’s nothing going on at school. Apart from needing to prepare my thesis, it’s practically like a holiday.”
Although they are only undergraduates, at the beginning of their senior year, several students will be assigned a tutor to guide them in organizing their papers.
Jin Zhao was injured at the time, and since he was working in the laboratory, he was naturally assigned to the laboratory as a mentor.
However, the two have almost fallen out, and the mentor is so angry that he doesn't want to care about him anymore, so he can only figure things out on his own.
Fortunately, he was experienced, so it wasn't a big problem.
Jiang Xiliu nodded, her fingers unconsciously touching her lips: "Then you can come over during your winter break to get used to married life in advance."
I mainly come here to cook for her.
Jin Zhao felt a little dizzy. He didn't sit on the sofa, but sat on the floor instead: "Hmm."
Jiang Xiliu felt disgusted by the fact that she had come into contact with too many people and bacteria, so after catching her breath, she went into her room to take a shower.
She naturally wouldn't bring her hamster with her when she took a shower, so Jin Zhao caught it and placed it in front of her.
He said to the innocent but not naive little hamster, "You shouldn't be here."
The timid System 0777 was terrified.
It struggled on all fours.
Then I heard him say, "She clearly doesn't like small animals. How could she possibly keep it with her all the time?"
System 0777 breathed a sigh of relief: I thought the protagonist had discovered that it was a product from outside the small world, but it turns out it was because the young lady didn't like it that she said it shouldn't be here...
Jiang Xiliu doesn't dislike small animals; she just dislikes small animals that shed fur and aren't clean.
As a fake animal, the system not only doesn't shed fur, but it also doesn't need to eat or excrete, so the young lady is naturally willing to take it around.
It has to be said that after going out with the young lady, System 0777, a fashionable system, has seen a lot of new things.
Jin Zhao examined the hamster, glanced back at the tightly closed door, and found a string from somewhere, tying it to one of the hamster's feet.
The other end is tied to one's own hand.
Jiang Xiliu was leisurely applying hair oil when she heard the system's cries in her mind.
[System 0777 cries out: Young Miss, come and save me! That devil Jin Zhao actually wants to hang me up like a poor little mouse!]
Jiang Xiliu paused for a few seconds, scratching the end of her hair with her fingers: "You're not a real hamster, you won't die."
[System 0777: It would be strange if I didn't die—I suspect Jin Zhao has discovered my existence.]
No.
After Jiang Xiliu came out, she leaned against the wall and stared intently at Jin Zhao, who was sitting on the ground, seriously coiling thread: "Hey, what are you doing?"
Jin Zhao looked up, holding the hamster in his hand: "Tie us together."
He also wanted to be like that hamster, following her around all the time.
This delusion gave his throbbing brain a momentary relief.
"You like it that much?" Jiang Xiliu misunderstood.
Jin Zhao shook his head: "I like you."
Jiang Xiliu: "..."
What's going on? She looked into the little hamster's beady black eyes and had the strange feeling that she was talking nonsense in front of a child.
Although the system could hear everything in her mind, it had a physical form, and that physical form was sandwiched between them, which Jiang Xiliu found strange.
"Jin Zhao, put it down, go take a shower too."
The hamster chirped a few times: "Yes, yes, let it go quickly."
Jin Zhao remained silent, his movements appearing to be untying the rope, but he made no progress after trying for a long time.
[System 0777 cries: If I were a real hamster, this bad guy would have played me to death.]
Jiang Xiliu had no patience to wait for him. She took out a pair of scissors from the drawer, squatted down, and cut the rope in half.
She said impatiently, "Come find me after you've washed yourself clean."
Jin Zhao tugged at the rope in his hand, stood up without a word, and walked away.
As soon as he closed the door, the rope on the hamster's foot automatically came off.
[System 0777 flatters: Miss, you're the best.]
Jiang Xiliu ignored it. She faced the door and looked through the photos and information the detective had sent her—Jin Zhao's whereabouts while she was away.
The detective was assigned to Jin Zhao's side after they got their marriage certificate, but Jiang Xiliu basically didn't look at anything he sent her.
However, Jin Zhao's kiss, which was different from his usual ones, still aroused some of her suspicions. Jiang Xiliu didn't believe any nonsense about dreaming improving one's kissing skills.
Jiang Xiliu skimmed through the text materials, focusing mainly on the photos. Most of them were solo shots of Jin Zhao, along with photos of Jin Zhao with his senior brothers and teachers, and also photos of Shen Xiu, who appeared quite frequently.
Jiang Xiliu thought for a moment. Jin Zhao's senior brothers and teachers all seemed very simple and honest. The only person who could easily lead Jin Zhao astray was Shen Xiu.
Only he could evade the detective's camera and take Jin Zhao to some messy places.
She took out her phone, found Shenxiu who had already turned off Do Not Disturb mode, and confronted him.
"What's your secret plot behind always appearing around Jin Zhao?"
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Author's note: Shen Xiu [Clown]: I just wanted to invite him for 'tea'.
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