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Zhao Jinghuan might indeed have Alzheimer's. The day after getting her cycling jersey back, she actually started delivering food again. She almost felt like she was being masochistic, but after a long day of delivering food, she could shower at home, fall asleep instantly, and save herself the trouble of overthinking. The crowdsourcing rate wasn't as high as her previous dedicated delivery job, and the quality of the orders wasn't consistent, but she didn't care. She simply seemed to enjoy the feeling of her cycling jersey being soaked in sweat and then dried by the wind over and over again. Ji Anya made a critical comment: "This is masochism." This went on day after day, and by the time Zhao Jinghuan came to her senses, she had been delivering food for over three months, by the time summer was almost over and the new "Freckles" were already on the market. But this time, it wasn't the "Freckles" from Waikiki, but from TD. To mitigate Lu Kai's influence, TD spent a fortune promoting Speckled Speckled's transfer, and the name of the new collection was quite straightforward: "A Fresh Start." Zhao Jinghuan even studiously avoided Speckled Speckled's publicity. Even when she'd browse her phone during breaks and come across news about Speckled Speckled, she'd never click on it. But sometimes, when she'd receive an order from the mall and pass by a trendy toy store, she couldn't help but glance inside. Even though she couldn't see much most of the time, the mere act of turning her head seemed to briefly transport her back to that dream. With Speckled Speckled Speckled's release, Sister Zou finally had some free time. She called Zhao Jinghuan twice, inviting her out for dinner, but Zhao Jinghuan found excuses both times to decline. As for Lu Kai, during the first month after Zhao Jinghuan left Waikiki, she'd often spotted him skulking around the dormitory building after work, clearly wanting to see her, yet feeling guilty. He thought he was hiding well, but not only was he discovered by Zhao Jinghuan, but the dormitory group soon spread the news that someone had been scouting downstairs recently and everyone should be careful to guard against thieves and perverts. Lu Kai was even photographed in the face... In order to prevent some righteous people from taking Lu Kai to the police station or posting the photos online to make him a hot topic again, Zhao Jinghuan had to meet with him. That night, Zhao Jinghuan called out to Lu Kai, who was hiding behind a tree and had a big lump on his arm from mosquito bites. Lu Kai's first reaction was to run. He seemed to have forgotten that Zhao Jinghuan was still riding an electric bike. Zhao Jinghuan twisted the throttle. If it were in a movie, the throttle would make a loud noise, the rear wheel would rub against the ground and kick up dust, the exhaust pipe would spit fire, and an exciting background music would sound in the background. But now...
It is very likely that Zhao Jinghuan did have Alzheimer's disease. The day after she got her knight uniform back, she actually started delivering food again.
She almost felt that she had some masochistic tendencies, but after a whole day of delivering takeout, she could get home, take a shower, lie on the bed and fall asleep immediately, which saved her the trouble of having wild thoughts.
The unit price of crowdsourcing is not as high as when she was doing special delivery, and the quality of the orders is not stable, but she doesn't care about these. She seems to just enjoy this feeling: her cycling clothes are repeatedly soaked with sweat and then dried by the wind.
Ji Anya made an important comment: "This is a tendency towards self-abuse."
This went on day after day, and when Zhao Jinghuan came to her senses, she had been delivering takeout for more than three months, until summer was almost over and the new models of Little Freckles were already on the market.
But this time, it’s not the little freckles in Waikiki, but those of TD Club.
In order to eliminate Lu Kai's influence, TD spent a lot of money to promote Little Freckles' transfer, and the name of the new series was quite straightforward:
"Start again."
In fact, Zhao Jinghuan even deliberately avoided publicity about Edema. Even when she was browsing her phone during breaks and saw news about Edema, she never clicked on it.
But sometimes when she received an order from the mall and passed by the door of a trendy toy store, she couldn't help but look inside from afar. Even though she couldn't see anything most of the time, just the action of turning her head seemed to make her fall back into that dream for a short time.
With the launch of Little Freckles, Sister Zou finally had some time. She called Zhao Jinghuan twice and asked her to have dinner together, but Zhao Jinghuan made excuses to turn her down both times.
As for Lu Kai, during the first month after Zhao Jinghuan left Waikiki, she often saw Lu Kai sneaking around downstairs of the dormitory building after work at night. It was obvious that he wanted to see her, but he felt guilty.
He thought he was hiding well, but not only was he discovered by Zhao Jinghuan, but the dormitory group soon spread the news that someone had been scouting downstairs recently and everyone should be careful of thieves and perverts.
Lu Kai was even photographed face-to-face...
In order to prevent some righteous people from taking Lu Kai to the police station or posting the news online, making him a hot topic again, Zhao Jinghuan had to meet with him.
That night, Zhao Jinghuan called out to Lu Kai, who was hiding behind a tree and had a big lump on his arm from mosquito bites.
Lu Kai's first reaction was to run.
He seemed to have forgotten that Zhao Jinghuan was still riding an electric bike. Zhao Jinghuan twisted the accelerator. If this were in a movie, the accelerator would make a loud noise, the rear wheel would rub against the ground, kicking up dust, the exhaust pipe would spit fire, and an exciting background music would sound in the background.
In reality, the electric scooter just quietly rushed out with a whoosh. But this was enough for her to catch the breathless Lu Kai from 1000 meters away.
——She had been letting Lu Kai run away, keeping a distance from him, not letting him run away, but letting him run all the time was hard to believe as a punishment.
After Lu Kai caught his breath, she asked him if he had anything to say to her.
Lu Kai shook his head at first, and then asked Zhao Jinghuan why he had to go back to deliver food.
This time it was Zhao Jinghuan's turn to be speechless.
The two of them sat down by the roadside, like two frustrated drunks who couldn't find their way home late at night. The streetlights overhead shone through the leaves, trapping their shadows at their feet. Lu Kai suddenly asked her if she still felt guilty, if she was punishing herself, if she still thought, if she could do it all over again, she could have prevented all this from happening.
Zhao Jinghuan thought of the moment when she rushed up and slapped Hu Mingyuan. During this period, she often dreamed of that scene, but it was not because the slap gave her much pleasure.
She smiled helplessly: "You are quite good at summarizing the main idea."
Lu Kai didn't say anything, just staring at his own shadow in a daze. Seeing Lu Kai's sad eyes, Zhao Jinghuan suddenly realized that Lu Kai understood her because he was the same.
After all, they had messed this up together.
She said to Lu Kai, “Life doesn’t always go smoothly, right?”
Lu Kai nodded: "Yeah, but when I fell down, my butt hurt so much."
Zhao Jing smiled and reached out to touch Lu Kai's butt: "Let me rub it for you." Lu Kai was so scared that he sat up, his whole face red.
Zhao Jinghuan rested her head on her knees and tilted her head to look at him: "What are you doing? We were in love before, don't you remember?"
Lu Kai's face turned even redder, but it wasn't entirely because of shyness, or rather, it was mostly because he was moved. He had originally thought that after the company was dissolved, his fate with Zhao Jinghuan would come to an end.
He sat back down next to Zhao Jinghuan, slightly tilting his butt toward her, as if to indicate his consent for her to continue.
Zhao Jinghuan frowned at him, and he coughed twice awkwardly and sat down obediently.
Zhao Jinghuan asked him what he was going to do next?
Lu Kai shook his head and said, "I don't know." He thought for a moment, then added, "I thought that after the company dissolved, I would be free of burdens and no longer sad. But now it seems that this is not the case at all. Moreover, after stopping, I suddenly realized that it seems that I have only been trying to fulfill my promises to everyone all these years. I promised Dorasi that I would make Little Freckles a big seller, I promised to give Wanfeng and Tomato babies, I promised you... I don't think I have ever thought about what I want to do. That's why I think it's good to stop. If I stop, I will feel relieved, and all the problems will no longer exist."
He stopped here.
Zhao Jinghuan took over the conversation: "But?"
Lu Kai smiled bitterly: "But, but that's not the case. The food is not delicious, and the games have become boring. Maybe I'm not just good at making trendy toys... I'm...
“I only want to make trendy toys.”
Zhao Jinghuan smiled: "So you know what to do next."
Lu Kai thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "But I haven't figured out what to do yet." He suddenly turned to look at Zhao Jinghuan and asked, "What about you?"
"I?"
Lu Kai mustered up the courage to ask, "What do you like to do?"
"Me, I like delivering food."
Lu Kai's eyes widened, and Zhao Jinghuan smiled: "Just kidding."
She put her hand on Lu Kai's arm: "I like the days when we work hard together."
At this point, she seemed to finally understand why she hadn't looked for a job or started working. Just as she had said to Ji Anya, she had always known that their story wasn't over yet.
She was waiting for Lu Kai to figure this out.
Lu Kai suddenly came closer, as if wanting to kiss her. Zhao Jinghuan subconsciously dodged. Lu Kai was embarrassed and disappointed. She smiled and said:
"I've been delivering food all day. I'm covered in sweat and dirt. I'm dirty."
Then she turned her head and kissed Lu Kai on the cheek.
Soft and warm, it was the touch she expected.
Zhao Jinghuan slowly separated from him. The leaves above her head were swaying in the wind, cutting the light from the street lamp into even smaller pieces. She looked at Lu Kai, whose flexibility had decreased by two degrees due to the kiss, and asked him:
"By the way, do you remember? You still owe me a wish."
Lu Kai blushed and said, "You don't need to make a wish if you kiss me."
Zhao Jinghuan was amused by him: "That's not it."
She paused for a moment, then added, "My third wish is, Lu Kai, we must move forward."
This was not the first time Zhao Jinghuan encouraged Lu Kai, but this time, she used "we".
After feeding all the mosquitoes on the street, Zhao Jinghuan and Lu Kai went home. Before leaving, Lu Kai said he would be back soon, like a favorite line used by villains in children's cartoons.
Most of the villains are kind and persistent. They are always defeated, but they never get defeated again.
Then……
Then Lu Kai disappeared.
No reply to WeChat messages, no answer to phone calls.
For more than two months, there was no news, as if his appearance that night was just to trick Zhao Jinghuan into giving him a kiss.
If Zhao Jinghuan hadn't seen Lu Kai's mother's circle of friends, where she saw that life was peaceful every day, she would have even begun to suspect that something had happened to Lu Kai as well.
She continued to deliver takeout, waiting for the landing to open, until the new series of Freckles was launched. When she passed by the first floor of Pavilion, she saw that Mr. Hu Zi had opened a franchise store there.
Zhao Jinghuan finally couldn't help it. She thought about calling Lu Kai's mother tonight to ask what Lu Kai was busy with recently. However, Lu Kai's mother seemed to have a telepathic connection and took the initiative to call Zhao Jinghuan.
However, she was not here to update Lu Kai on his current situation.
Quite the opposite. Lu Kai's mother came to see Zhao Jinghuan because...
"Have you met Lu Kai recently? Auntie can't seem to contact him."
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