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Ye Wenyu pondered for a moment, wondering if she should send him a text message or make a call to tell him not to wait anymore and to go about his business. She picked up her phone, intending to dial Jiang Zhiming's number, but stopped herself as she swiped through the contacts. If she called now, wouldn't he misunderstand and think she cared about him and knew he had been waiting downstairs for a long time?
Therefore, she hung up the phone again, not wanting him to misunderstand that she and Jiang Zhiming were from two different worlds. Back then, when Jiang Zhiming confessed his feelings to her, she wisely told him that two pieces of mud together would only become an even bigger mess, so she persuaded him to accept Lin Tingyue's pursuit.
Since she had already made her decision and had no ulterior motives towards him, there was no need to go back and keep pestering him. Therefore, Ye Wenyu returned to bed, hardened her heart, and continued to review her textbooks.
Time passed slowly as Ye Wenyu studied on her own, and before she knew it, it was noon. Her roommates returned from class, picked up their lunchboxes, and prepared to go to the school cafeteria. They chatted and laughed, healthy and carefree. Ye Wenyu had only had a bowl of corn porridge that morning, and now her stomach was growling loudly, feeling like an empty sack grinding against her. She wanted to go to the cafeteria, but after looking at her foot, which was bandaged up like a bun, she abandoned the idea. Could she ask her roommates to bring her food back?
She looked up and glanced at her roommates. Because of her unconventional ways, Ye Wenyu's relationship with her roommates had never been very good. Now, her three roommates were leaving the dormitory chatting and laughing, as if no one noticed that she had injured her leg or offered to ask her if she needed help getting food.
Ye Wenyu thought that even if she spoke up without any self-respect, she would probably be rejected anyway, and she didn't want to bother people who didn't like her. Therefore, she decided not to humiliate herself and continued to read her book, wisely remaining silent.
Her roommate left, and the dorm became quiet, leaving her alone. Her stomach seemed even hungrier; she felt dizzy and lightheaded from hunger. Her chest was pressed against her back, and she had no strength left. She swallowed hard, got out of bed, and frantically searched around, hoping to find a packet of instant noodles or some snacks to stave off hunger. But in reality, she found nothing. Because she had no money, she rarely ate snacks, so unlike other girls who could always find something to eat by searching in the closet, she failed.
Her stomach was burning with hunger, and she could only sit there, desperately drinking water. Her limbs felt weak and limp, as if they were made of cotton. She thought to herself how pitiful she was. Her leg was injured, and she was still all alone. No one took care of her, and she had to do everything herself. Maybe one day, she would starve to death in her dormitory and no one would even know.
Just as she was feeling down, she heard a soft knock on the door. Ye Wenyu paused, looked up, and then a melodious girl's voice rang out: "Excuse me, is Ye Wenyu here?"
Ye Wenyu was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly answered "Yes" and hopped over to open the door. A senior student was standing in front of her. She was from the same dormitory building as Ye Wenyu and would usually smile and nod when she saw her. The senior student handed her a fast food box and smiled at her, saying, "A boy asked me to give this to you."
What a timely help! The aroma of the food wafted into Ye Wenyu's nostrils like a little snake; she was so hungry! So she immediately took the lunchbox, her mouth watering, wishing she could just open the package and wolf it down. She said gratefully, "Thank you, senior." The lunchbox was still warm in her hand, clearly a meal that had just been cooked.
The senior student smiled and said, "He's a tall and handsome guy. Yes, his name is Jiang Zhiming. He's a celebrity at our school now, and his girlfriend is the eldest daughter of the Lin family."
Jiang Zhiming? It's Jiang Zhiming again! The fast food she's holding now was delivered by Jiang Zhiming. He must have seen that she hadn't left the house for a long time, and when it was time to eat, she didn't go to the cafeteria, so he ordered takeout to be delivered. Then the dormitory aunt stopped him from coming in, so he had to ask his senior to deliver it.
Ye Wenyu sorted out her thoughts, nodded, forced a slight smile, and said to her senior, "Yes, thank you."
"Eat it while it's hot. Are you and Jiang Zhiming close?" The senior seemed a bit gossipy.
Ye Wenyu immediately shook his head.
The senior student smiled and said, "If you're on good terms with me, please put in a good word for me. I want to join the Lin Group after graduation." Ye Wenyu was stunned. She hadn't expected everyone to want to know the Lin family. She could only nod haphazardly, and the senior student thanked her and left.
Ye Wenyu was starving. She immediately jumped back to the table, opened the fast food, and wolfed it down. Although it was fast food, it had both meat and vegetables—five dishes in total—and a large box of rice, much better than what she usually ate in the cafeteria. Ye Wenyu lowered her head and chewed heartily. She ate all five dishes and the large box of rice, finishing them completely. It felt like a huge fist had punched her stomach solidly, extinguishing her hunger and giving her energy and vitality.
Jiang Zhiming didn't call or text. Ye Wenyu originally wanted to thank him, but then she gave up. She had a feeling that if things continued like this, something bad would happen sooner or later!
In the following days, before Ye Wenyu recovered, Jiang Zhiming asked someone to bring her breakfast, lunch and dinner every day so that she wouldn't go hungry. On the third day, worried that she would run out of medicine for bandaging her wounds, he thoughtfully went to the school hospital, asked the doctor, and asked someone to bring her new medicine and gauze.
Thanks to Jiang Zhiming's warm care, Ye Wenyu's leg finally healed five days later. She was able to leave the dormitory and go to class and work as before.
At that time, the mud on the ground had been cleaned up by sanitation workers, the sky was clear, and the camphor trees on both sides of the road were lush and green, rustling in the wind.
Jiang Zhiming breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her leave the dormitory and smiled slightly. Ye Wenyu walked up to him and said gratefully, "Thank you for taking care of me these past few days. My leg is better now." She took a few steps in front of him to put his mind at ease.
Jiang Zhiming nodded.
Ye Wenyu said, "Let's not see each other anymore. I don't want others to misunderstand."
Jiang Zhiming understood, and the smile on his face froze instantly, like a fish in a refrigerator. After a while, he nodded again, then turned around and left tactfully, his steps somewhat heavy.
Ye Wenyu then returned to her previous life of working and attending classes.
In the midst of a busy life, time passed day by day. In the blink of an eye, summer passed and autumn arrived, and sophomore year began. Thanks to Jiang Zhiming's help, Ye Wenyu was exempted from tuition and accommodation fees, so she saved all the money she earned from working during the summer vacation. She has now saved 20,000 yuan, which is still some distance from paying off her debt of 50,000 yuan. However, thinking that there is still one semester left before the end of the year, she is not worried.
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