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Ye Wenyu spent the first and second days of the Lunar New Year alone. She thought that after the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, when many shops officially opened for business, she would have to go out to work. Although she had paid off her online loan, she still owed Lin Tingfeng for the hospital fees he had paid on her behalf, so she had to go and earn money.
You must repay the money you owe others; only then can you have peace of mind.
Having made up her mind, she decided to spend these rare few days of free time reading novels in the library. Since she only had a few days of rest during the Lunar New Year, Ye Wenyu was quite enjoying her leisure time.
This year, there were several heavy snowfalls before the New Year, and the weather was freezing cold. It felt like the coldest winter so far. However, after the New Year, the sun shone brightly every day, as if spring had truly arrived after the Spring Festival. The air was very dry, and the sunlight shone through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the library, like golden arrows, making it feel particularly warm and bright.
She chose a sunny spot, and after reading for half an hour, she would feel warm all over, as if covered by a thick quilt; the happiness she felt was indescribable.
Sometimes, happiness is that simple. Ye Wenyu is content with her peaceful life. At this moment, at this stage, her greatest wish in life is not to work hard and to be able to spend most of her time in the classroom or reading in the library, just like other students.
Looking at the golden sunlight, Ye Wenyu looked up from her book and smiled slightly. At this moment, because she didn't have to work so hard and felt like she was on vacation, her mood was as bright as the blue sky and sunshine outside.
As someone once said, if winter is over, can spring be far behind? Although she made completely different choices in her reborn life, and her life was very hard and tiring, and her first love, which she had been devoted to, changed its mind halfway through, leaving her disappointed, she was almost finished with her second year of university. Half of her university life had passed, and she was becoming stronger and more optimistic, facing all the difficulties in life with increasing composure.
A person grows up most quickly in difficult circumstances, so rather than being sheltered under the wings of parents and becoming a hothouse flower, it's better to grow up in the midst of storms.
She has gained a lot in the past year and a half.
Ye Wenyu held a novel borrowed from the library in her hand, looking at the sunlight outside, lost in thought, a slight smile playing on her lips. Just then, her phone rang, and Ye Wenyu froze.
Thinking that on the second day of the Lunar New Year, when everyone is at home celebrating the holiday, who would come looking for her?
She looked at her phone, which had been sitting on the study table in the library. Because it was on ringer and vibrate, it seemed like a little animal, spinning and singing on the table.
Ye Wenyu leaned closer to her phone and realized it was Jiang Zhiming calling.
It's Jiang Zhiming again. What does he want with her?
Ye Wenyu didn't want to answer the phone. She was lost in thought, staring blankly at her phone, until the librarian came over and reminded her, "Student, please be careful not to disturb other students."
Ye Wenyu's face flushed. This was a prestigious university, so there were many international students who didn't go home for winter break and many domestic students who came to school early to study. Her letting her phone ring in the library's study room was very rude.
Ye Wenyu apologized softly, then abruptly hung up the phone and silencing it with lightning speed. Sure enough, Jiang Zhiming seemed to have encountered some urgent matter, as the phone kept ringing.
Although Ye Wenyu was curious, she really didn't want to have any more entanglement with Lin Tingyue, so she lowered her head and focused on reading, hardening her heart to ignore Jiang Zhiming's phone call.
Is he trying to have his cake and eat it too, wanting to have his cake and eat it too? If so, all I can say is that Jiang Zhiming is too audacious. The Lin family is not to be trifled with.
She was determined to cut ties with him.
It wasn't until 9 p.m., when the library closed, that Ye Wenyu packed her bag and slowly walked towards the girls' dormitory. She thought it was strange; at this time last year, she was also studying in the library when Jiang Zhiming suddenly appeared opposite her and slowly and sadly told her his decision: because his mother had suddenly been diagnosed with a terminal illness, he had accepted Lin Tingyue's advances to save her, even though he didn't love Lin Tingyue.
This year, around this time, Jiang Zhiming came to see her again? What did he want? He's with Lin Tingyue now, and she's heard that he has the ability to bring his parents from the remote mountains to S campus, allowing them to live a wealthy city life. Although she hasn't seen it with her own eyes, she believes he has that kind of ability, considering that he helped her get a poverty-stricken student spot in her second year of university.
Why would a guy who's had such a smooth life, like a ship sailing with the wind, suddenly call her on the second day of the Lunar New Year?
Lost in thought, she slowly walked to the entrance of the girls' dormitory with her head down, only to hear a voice call out, "Wen Yu—"
Ye Wenyu looked up somewhat awkwardly and saw Jiang Zhiming standing on the camphor tree. The dim yellow streetlights poured down like rain, giving off a strangely melancholy vibe.
Jiang Zhiming held a cigarette in his hand, the cigarette butt flashing a faint red light in the pitch-black winter night. He was actually smoking; this was the first time Ye Wenyu had ever seen Jiang Zhiming smoke.
However, he didn't seem very familiar with smoking, so both his smoking movements and the way he held the cigarette seemed awkward. He probably rarely smokes, but something had happened today, which is why he started smoking. I've heard that when men are burdened with worries, they often think about having a cigarette or two.
He looked at her with a wry smile, as if he had been waiting for her for a long time.
Ye Wenyu blushed, puzzled. She had no choice but to stand in front of him. She had been wondering why he had suddenly come to see her. It seemed she would soon find out the answer.
He really had something important to discuss with her this time, not that he came to see her out of concern for her.
So, what exactly happened?
A hint of worry crossed Ye Wenyu's mind.
Jiang Zhiming looked at Ye Wenyu sadly, his face as pale as a corpse. His lips trembled uncontrollably, as if they were filled with scalding hot oil. He opened his mouth several times, and Ye Wenyu waited silently. After a few minutes, Jiang Zhiming was finally able to speak smoothly. He asked her slowly, "I called you dozens of times, why didn't you answer?"
Feeling somewhat embarrassed, Ye Wenyu could only lower her head and say, "I was studying in the library, and it was on silent, so I didn't hear you." Face to face, she couldn't directly say that he wouldn't answer, so she had to find a reason tactfully.
Jiang Zhiming actually believed it and breathed a sigh of relief. He took her hand and said to her with red eyes, "Come on, I'll take you somewhere."
Ye Wenyu hurriedly pulled her hand away from his, took a step back, and said to him defensively, "I'm tired, I don't want to go anywhere."
But she had a question in her mind: why were his eyes red and why was he acting so strangely? He didn't seem like the usual Jiang Zhiming at all.
Jiang Zhiming was taken aback, then gave a bitter smile. At this moment, he felt as if he were soaking in bitter water, suffering unbearably.
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