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Seeing the identical expressions of terror on their faces, Ye Jia stopped her warm-up exercises: "I couldn't sleep, so I came out to stretch my legs."
"Terrifying." Chu Nian got out of the car, slightly unsteady, and swayed before being supported by a hand.
Ye Jia glanced at Bai Yu's outstretched hand, which was also a beat slower, and pulled Chu Nian's arm, asking, "Have you had too much to drink?"
"What a joke!" Chu Nian wouldn't admit it. She looked at Bai Yu, momentarily stunned. "Eh? Then how are you going to get back? You can ride my bike back. By the way, you look more like a good match for my bike, we're both so cute."
Bai Yu originally wanted to say that he should of course ride her bike back, otherwise he would have to run back, but after hearing the second half of the sentence, he rode his bike to the bike shed and stopped, getting off the pink car.
Damn it! What's so cute about him? I don't want to hear it. He wants to be like Brother Zhou!
Bai Yu tossed the keys over, and seeing that Chu Nian caught them, he walked away without saying a word, hands in his pockets, leaving behind a cool silhouette.
Chu Nian looked at his back and felt confused, but she didn't care. She said to Ye Jia, "Jia, I'm going up. Be careful."
"Okay, you should go to sleep now."
Ye Jia warmed up for a while, then started running. When she passed Bai Yu, she greeted him.
Bai Yu really couldn't understand why anyone would be running, especially in the middle of the night. He hated running the most. It wasn't so bad that he was tired; he was good at physical labor. The problem was that it was so boring.
However, he was quite surprised that this bookish older sister could run. Sister Nian said she was from Peking University, and he thought that students from Peking University just buried themselves in books and studied every day.
Ye Jia quickly left him behind, with no one in sight, enjoying the island all to herself in the dead of night.
She rarely runs at night, but always runs in the morning, especially running at sunrise, which makes her feel hopeful for the rest of the day.
But she would encounter people along the way in the morning, and saying "good morning" to them would interrupt her thoughts.
Evening seems to be a better time for deep thinking.
When Ye Jia reached the fog-shrouded lighthouse, she saw that the lights were already off. She continued running, wondering if Gu Anzhou would be running that night.
Her thoughts wandered for a moment, but she pulled them back and focused on her breathing. She only controlled the rhythm of her running, and countless lines of code naturally ran through her mind.
She was so engrossed that she didn't notice footsteps approaching from behind.
It wasn't until the man spoke that she was startled and shrank to the side, letting out a scream.
"This is the first time I've seen you running," Gu Anzhou said.
Ye Jia replied, "Because it was my first time running at night."
"so."
Ye Jia suddenly began to doubt the purpose of her outing. It was true that she couldn't sleep, but staying at home and turning on the computer to look at some code would have been better.
Was she really not hoping to bump into Gu Anzhou? She glanced to her left; his breathing was steady, his face was taut, and he looked even more handsome when he moved.
Seeing that Gu Anzhou was keeping the same pace as him, Ye Jia said, "Run at your own pace."
"It's okay, let's run together."
After Gu Anzhou finished speaking, he felt a little strange, so he added, "I'm a little scared to be alone."
"Huh?" Ye Jia was taken aback. "I'm not scared."
"...I'm talking about myself."
Ye Jia was even more stunned, then burst out laughing: "You're scared? If you're scared, why did you run around at night?"
Gu Anzhou wasn't afraid; he was just saying it casually. But he went along with it and said, "Yes, I'll only have time tonight."
"Oh, but won't you feel unwell after drinking alcohol while running?"
Gu Anzhou didn't say anything, but simply stretched out his left hand so she could see his heart rate on his watch.
Seeing this, Ye Jia moved closer to him and noticed that his heart rate was only in the 110s. She hadn't bought a sports watch, but she had used one from a senior a few times and had a good understanding of her own physical condition; her heart rate was currently around 135.
“Okay, this speed is nothing to you. You run very professionally.” After Ye Jia finished speaking, she saw Gu Anzhou increase the distance between them, and she quickly glanced at him.
Gu Anzhou glanced at his watch again, and his heart rate suddenly rose to 140.
He was startled by her head leaning closer.
There was a long silence, broken only by the sea breeze and the two of them breathing.
Ye Jia sensed that his rhythm was becoming increasingly unsteady and said, "Am I affecting your running? You should start running."
"Oh." Gu Anzhou didn't say anything this time and ran away faster.
Ye Jia's impression of this person has changed from "he's fierce" to "maybe he's a good person" to "he just looks fierce" to "he seems a bit dull".
But after he ran away, Ye Jia breathed a sigh of relief, ran until he was drenched in sweat, and went home.
The next morning, Ye Jia still got up at six o'clock, but instead of running, she turned on her computer and worked until eight o'clock.
She went out, took a boat to the main island, and went to the Administration for Industry and Commerce to register a company.
During the hour on the ship, Ye Jia pondered what name to give the company. After thinking for a long time, she decided that since she had the idea on Lingfeng Island, "Lingfeng Security" would be a good name. She wondered if it had been registered before, but she would definitely try it first.
Luckily, it wasn't registered.
She had prepared all the other materials in advance, and everything went smoothly.
After receiving the acceptance slip, Ye Jia strolled around the main island, had a simple meal, and then took the 15:15 ferry home.
Having become familiar with the rough seas and the layout of Lingfeng Island, she leaned over the side of the boat, looking in the direction of Gu Anzhou's bar.
There's another floor above that bar, and it seems like Gu Anzhou lives upstairs.
Ye Jia did not develop nearsightedness due to years of studying hard; on the contrary, her eyesight was excellent, probably because she always looked at distant mountains when she was a child, and she could see very far.
At that moment, she felt as if she could see Gu Anzhou on the second-floor platform.
The closer the boat got, the more certain Ye Jia became that it was him. There was also a fluffy white thing in his arms, like a kitten.
A smile involuntarily crept onto my face. The balcony was filled with greenery, and a handsome man in all black was holding a little white cat—a beautiful sight.
Ye Jia disembarked and encountered Sister Chun, who was preparing to board the ship.
"What is Sister Chun going to do?" Ye Jia asked.
"I'm going shopping, I want to buy a pretty dress." Chun Jie's face beamed with joy as she spoke, swaying the hem of her dress.
Ye Jia couldn't help but laugh.
Sister Chun also asked her, "Where did Xiao Ye go?"
"I went to take care of some work-related matters."
Chun Jie hurriedly asked Ye Jia what she did for work, and after listening to her brief explanation, she praised her: "You're really excellent! I knew you were smart! Ah, so I didn't see you going for your morning run this morning, was it because you were busy with this?"
"Oh, no, I didn't run today because I ran last night."
"Oh dear, why are you running at night now? It's quite scary at night, you should run in the morning instead."
“It was just once in a while, nothing scary. I didn’t see many people, except for Mr. Gu, who was also running.”
Upon hearing this, Sister Chun's expression changed: "Little Ye..."
Just as she was about to say something, the boat she was supposed to board sounded its horn. She hurriedly pulled Ye Jia along and said, "Xiao Ye, you'd better not get too close to Xiao Gu." Then she patted her hand and boarded the boat.
Ye Jia stood there stunned for a moment.
She watched the boat sail away from the shore and slowly walked back.
What does Sister Chun mean by that? Didn't she recommend that she go to Gu Anzhou's bar to drink and look at handsome guys before? Why is she suddenly saying this again?
Ye Jia was very concerned about what Chun Jie knew, but when she thought of that figure holding the cat, she wondered if it was possible.
She was walking home when she ran into Bai Yu, who was delivering goods.
"Sister!" Bai Yu stopped her tricycle to greet her. "This is Sister Nian's package. Could you help me take it over? It's a small item and not heavy."
"Okay." Ye Jia took it.
"Thank you so much!" Bai Yu rode off on his tricycle again. Although having Jiajia help him take care of things would save him some time, it wasn't much. His main concern was avoiding Chu Nian, who treated him like a child. But he seemed to be acting strangely; he even had a dream about her last night, which nearly scared him to death when he woke up this morning.
Chu Nian opened the door for Ye Jia with her hair all messy, but she had already woken up from another nap and was full of energy.
She invited Ye Jia in, opened the package, and took out the contents.
Ye Jia was drinking water when she almost spat it all out onto Chu Nian's sofa: "What is this thing?!"
“□□ ah.” Chu Nian said, turning on the switch. The device immediately started vibrating wildly in her hand. After checking that it was working, she turned it off and put it aside to charge. Then she saw Ye Jia staring blankly at her. “What’s wrong with you?”
"...I just never expected you to open it right in front of me."
"What's wrong with that?"
"Too."
Although Ye Jia had seen pigs run but never eaten pork, her expression was still a little subtle as she looked at the thing that looked like ginger. She carried it with her all the way, even though no one knew what was inside.
Chu Nian said plaintively, "It's all your fault. Everyone on this island knows each other, so I'm not allowed to do anything funny."
Ye Jia recalled Chun Jie's words. Yes, everyone on the island knows each other, so Chun Jie must know some of Gu Anzhou's secrets.
"So, you're thinking about... him when it comes to Xiaobai?"
"You're so reserved," Chu Nian said. "Yeah, I miss him. After all, he's just my type."
Ye Jia was once again shocked.
"What about you? You're the type who likes Boss Gu, right?"
"Huh?" Ye Jiatang was momentarily taken aback.
Chu Nian caught her in that instant: "As expected! Good, good, good..." She immediately took out her tablet and drew two strokes on it.
Soon two silhouettes emerged, one tall and one short, one strong and one thin. Even without drawing their faces, you could tell who they were; she captured their physical characteristics exceptionally well.
"I'm leaving." Ye Jia felt that the two people in the painting were heading in a strange direction, so she stopped looking and went back to her room to continue preparing for her work.
A few days later, Ye Jia received a text message informing her that her application had been approved and that she could pick up her business license.
Ye Jia was a little excited. The next morning, he took the earliest ferry to the main island, got his business license, opened a bank account, and registered with the tax bureau.
She's now a company owner; she would never have imagined this day would come when she was a child.
Ye Jia found a not-so-cheap restaurant to treat herself and celebrate this successful start.
Upon entering, they saw Gu Anzhou and a slightly overweight middle-aged man wearing a crisp shirt walk out of the private room, each carrying a paper bag.
Ye Jia was hesitating whether to greet him when he heard him speak first.
Gu Anzhou: "The fennel-roasted pork belly at this place is delicious." He then turned to leave.
The middle-aged man beside him stopped and scrutinized Ye Jia for a moment, but the whole process took less than half a second, and no one except Gu Anzhou noticed. Then he gave Gu Anzhou a friendly smile and asked, "And this gentleman is?"
“Guests on the island,” Gu Anzhou said, frowning slightly as he looked at the man, seemingly not wanting him to say anything more.
The middle-aged man glanced at him, then smiled even more broadly at Ye Jia: "Well then, thank you for supporting my brat's business all this time."
Ye Jia shook her head and watched the two figures leave.
This man looks like a policeman.
Ye Jia thought that she had met people who felt very similar to him.
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