"If you miss me in the future, just contact me anytime, anywhere, okay?"
"Um!"
“I’ll definitely call you if I have time. But I might be very busy lately, so please don’t overthink it if I don’t contact you as often.” This time he explained seriously, no longer telling her she would understand when she grew up: “Just call me whenever you want to reach me, it’s okay. Got it?”
"I've got it!"
"Is there anywhere else that makes you feel uneasy?"
"No...yes." She suddenly remembered Ye Qingyan's words.
"What?" Ji Yuzhi didn't expect her to actually have it.
"Don't talk to those girls." Zhen Tian's face flushed again in the night. "Qingyan said that the girls in college are all beautiful and cunning. You can't let them seduce you."
Ji Yuzhi suddenly laughed.
"Don't laugh, are you feeling guilty!" Zhen Tian's face was no longer red, and she reached out and grabbed his throat with her claws: "If you dare to say it, I'll strangle you."
"Then strangle me."
Zhen Tian couldn't believe it. She loosened her grip and asked, "You really... like it?"
She's incredibly gullible.
Ji Yuzhi laughed and pulled her back into his arms: "Just kidding."
"Only one!"
She was so angry that she punched him a lot.
"I won't look, absolutely not." He held down the struggling Zhen Tian, stroking her back gently. "I will remember my sweetie's words."
"What do you mean, 'your sweetheart'!" she muttered in a very low voice, but with a delighted air.
"Go to sleep. I'm tired." Ji Yuzhi's deep voice echoed in the room.
Zhen Tian stopped making a fuss, lay on him, listened to his heartbeat, and gradually drifted off to sleep as drowsiness overcame her.
early morning.
The sky was just beginning to lighten; it seemed as if a light rain had fallen during the night, and mist clung to the windows. The willow branches outside were laden with glistening dewdrops, and the air felt cool to the touch.
Ji Yuzhi was awakened by the alarm clock. He squinted, the indoor and outdoor lights making it hard to open his eyes.
He moved slightly, and as his thoughts cleared, his nerves began to work. The tingling and numbness in his right shoulder made him subconsciously look to his side, where Zhen Tian was sleeping soundly in his arms.
Ji Yuzhi twitched his shoulder slightly but dared not move again. He lay there, his mind blank, staring at Zhen Tian's face for a long time.
She looked even more adorable when she was asleep, just like she did when she was eight or nine years old.
Over the years, she hasn't really changed much.
He chuckled softly, glanced at his watch, and gently called to her, "Sweetie, it's time to get up."
Zhen Tian groaned, turned over, and buried her head in the blanket.
"Get up, I'm leaving." Ji Yuzhi bent his arm and used some force to turn her back.
She shifted, covered her ears with her hands, and mumbled something under her breath.
Seeing her like this, he couldn't bear to wake her up, but thinking of what she had said last night, he was even more afraid that she would make a scene if he secretly left.
"Get up."
Ji Yuzhi called her for a full ten minutes before she reluctantly opened her eyes: "I'm so sleepy, Zhizhi."
"Didn't you say you were going to take me? Or are you going to keep sleeping?" He propped himself up halfway and looked at her with a smile.
"For you..."
After racking her brains for a while, Zhen Tian suddenly sat up in bed.
"Are you leaving?" A feeling of reluctance welled up again.
"Mmm." Ji Yuzhi gently stroked her reddened eyelids with his thumb. "I'll be back in a few days."
"I understand." Zhen Tian lowered her head and nudged him. "Go wash up."
"Good girl." He didn't hold back at all and kissed her forehead again before turning around and getting out of bed to go to the bathroom.
Zhen Tian sat on the bed for a long time, feeling that the kiss was insignificant compared to his impending departure.
Ji Yuzhi quickly took a shower, thinking that he would have to continue coaxing her after he came out, but he didn't expect the little girl to greet him with a smile.
"Let's go. I've already told Mom and Dad." She held up the plate. "I also brought breakfast with me."
The breakfast atmosphere was warm and peaceful.
Even after arriving at the airport, Zhen Tian was still smiling.
“You…” Ji Yuzhi was worried that after he left, Zhen Tian would still be enduring her sadness alone.
"Don't worry about me." Zhen Tian smiled and squinted at him. "I'll call you if I miss you, and you should remember to come back every week."
"Are you really alright?" For the first time, Ji Yuzhi doubted whether his decision to go to City S was the right one.
"I'm not that fragile," Zhen Tian said with a grin.
Ji Yuzhi stared intently at her: "Don't lie to me."
"I'm not lying to you." Zhen Tian sighed, "I know I made everyone worry a while ago, but you can really rest assured this time."
"good."
He gazed at her for a long while before turning away. When he turned back, the little girl smiled and waved to him.
She continued to smile until he disappeared from sight.
This time, she wasn't pretending. After sitting on the bed thinking for so long, she somehow figured it out. It's not ancient times anymore; if she misses him, she should go find him. Besides, he said last night that he would wait for her to grow up.
Zhen Tian stood there and chuckled to herself twice.
She probably didn't misunderstand, right?
...
Ye Qingyan couldn't help but steal glances at Zhen Tian all morning.
This is abnormal! This is extremely abnormal!
"What's wrong with you? Are you crooked-mouthed and squinty-eyed?" Yuan Yuan slurped up her snail rice noodles, not forgetting to mock Ye Qingyan.
"Shut up." Ye Qingyan pinched her nose, unable to stand the stench.
I was originally going to have spicy hot pot for lunch, but Yuanyuan couldn't resist the snail rice noodles. I don't know why such a pretty lady likes such strong-flavored food.
She and Zhen Tian had no choice but to take the spicy hot pot to the snail rice noodle shop to eat. If they had taken the snail rice noodles to the spicy hot pot shop, they probably would have been beaten to death.
"It's absolutely delicious." Yuanyuan glanced at the two of them. "Why don't you try it? You'll discover a whole new world!"
"No attempt, no rejection."
While Ye Qingyan and Yuan Yuan were exchanging pleasantries, Zhen Tian was hiding in a corner, secretly laughing while holding her phone.
"What are you doing? Aren't you eating?" Ye Qingyan stuffed a fish roe into her mouth.
“Send a message to Zhizhi,” Zhen Tian replied without looking up.
"Huh? You two made up?" Ye Qingyan stopped eating, threw down her chopsticks, and grabbed Zhen Tian's shoulders, shaking her back and forth.
“We didn’t even argue.” Zhen Tian touched the tip of her nose. “I was just being silly. I know you looked at me several times this morning.”
"Ahhh, I feel like my old sweetie is back!" Ye Qingyan excitedly shook her twice more.
Yuan Yuan also slurped up a mouthful of noodles and put down her chopsticks: "You've finally come to your senses. If this continues, Qingyan and I will be worried to death."
Zhen Tian's distraught appearance left a deep impression on them.
"I'm sorry, I know you're worried about me, but I just can't seem to muster the energy." Zhen Tian said guiltily, taking her two best friends' hands. "Don't worry, I won't do it again."
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