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Xu Yu was really teaching her diligently and was always concerned about her reactions, afraid that she might get tired or feel psychologically uncomfortable.
After taking a shower and having dinner together, Xu Yu escorted Ji Shengsheng home.
"Why did you park the car so far away?" Ji Shengsheng and Xu Yu walked hand in hand under the streetlights toward home.
"I want to walk along the route you often take." Xu Yu put Ji Shengsheng's hand into his jacket pocket. "Are you cold?"
"It's alright." Ji Shengsheng thought for a moment, then spoke up, "Xu Yu, did my mother say anything unpleasant to you?"
Although both of them appeared normal when they appeared in front of her, as if nothing had happened, based on her understanding of her mother, she knew that she probably wouldn't remain silent when meeting Xu Yu for the first time.
Moreover, they had clearly decided to buy fruit at the supermarket downstairs that day, but when their mother learned that Xu Yu was coming to pick them up, she almost immediately changed her mind and decided to buy it near the hospital, and even sent her away.
If Xu Yu hadn't said a day in advance that he believed he could handle it, Ji Shengsheng wouldn't have allowed his mother to be alone with Xu Yu.
"No, we're just getting a general understanding of the situation," Xu Yu reassured her. "Don't worry, everything will be resolved smoothly."
After escorting Ji Shengsheng downstairs and watching her safely arrive home, Xu Yu left alone.
"How was the class reunion?" Seeing Ji Shengsheng sneaking in, Ji's mother cast a scrutinizing glance at her.
"Thankfully, Tingting has lost a lot of weight again." Ji Shengsheng recalled the casual conversation at the dinner table, "It seems that everyone's life has changed quite a bit."
"Let's talk about Xu Yu later," said Ji's mother, watching Ji Shengsheng change her shoes and prepare to wash up.
“Mom,” she said, “it’s possible right now, I’m always ready. Unless there’s a really compelling reason why I can’t, I want to be with Xu Yu forever.”
"Hmm." Ji's mother didn't refute, but patiently pulled Ji Shengsheng to sit on the sofa. "Aren't you going abroad in a few months? Won't that be holding him back? Or are you planning to give him up just because you're with him?"
Ji Shengsheng shook her head; she had been thinking about this for the past few days.
“Mom, we knew each other before I went to study abroad, and I already liked him then.” Ji Shengsheng thought for a moment, “If we can’t be separated for three years in a foreign country, then not even three months… and no future conflicts can be.”
Seeing Ji Shengsheng's resolute attitude, Ji's mother stopped beating around the bush: "Do you know Xu Yu?"
"It seems you two are just close, but you don't really know him."
Finally, it was time for her to say something. Ji Shengsheng looked into her mother's eyes.
"Mom, are you bothered by his parents' situation?"
There are always people who misunderstand her, thinking that her affection is shallow, but she never refutes or explains.
"You knew?" Ji's mother was surprised.
"I don't know the specifics about his parents." They were only in a pre-relationship state before, and they only recently got together, so it's not time for them to find out more about their parents.
only……
“Mom, I visited Xu Yu’s home three years ago, and I know that he has been living alone for a long time.”
His room was simply furnished, or rather, empty, lacking the warmth of a family and even containing no belongings of his parents or relatives.
It looks like someone who has been living alone for a long time.
Xu Yu never mentioned his family or parents, but he would talk to her about his work and friends. If his parents weren't deceased, their relationship was probably terrible.
She doesn't care about that.
This only further illustrates that Xu Yu is different from other boys. He's not the kind of person who needs to be taken care of from birth, who relies on absorbing nutrients from others to maintain his daily life.
"Moreover, we've known each other for so long, and he has never said anything negative to me."
She believed that Xu Yu truly didn't care and was genuinely unaffected; he was strong-willed and didn't need anyone's sympathy or pity.
“As for his parents’ actual situation,” Ji Shengsheng thought for a moment and said seriously, “he didn’t say. I think I should respect him. It’s his privacy, and his choice not to say it won’t hurt me.”
“If…if one day we really have to face these things,” Ji Shengsheng leaned over and hugged her mother’s arm, “Mom, I believe I can handle it.”
"Mom, can you give me another chance?"
She never knew her daughter would have such an expression; it suddenly seemed just like the boy she had seen yesterday.
Very determined, very persistent, uncompromising, and unyielding.
Ji's mother was very tired.
She could tell that Xu Yu was very outstanding. He was able to start his own company at such a young age, which showed that he was capable and must have a good family background.
If the parents in this kind of family have a good relationship, that's fine. But if they don't, there will be many conflicts and demands, and she's afraid that Ji Shengsheng will suffer.
"I haven't even said anything bad about him yet, and you've already said so much," Mrs. Ji sighed. "Did you prepare this in advance?"
“Yes.” Ji Shengsheng nodded emphatically. “Although he didn’t tell me anything, I thought that since you are my mother, I should tell you my feelings beforehand.”
“Mom,” Ji Shengsheng said sweetly, “Xu Yu is a very good person, I really like him.”
After spending some time cuddling with her mother, Ji Shengsheng returned to her room and lay down, but she didn't feel completely at ease.
In fact, Xu Yu is much more outstanding than her.
She had never imagined that her mother would have a problem with Xu Yu.
It's a very tricky situation.
...
She mastered so many skills in a short period of time that she even dreamed of being with Xu Yu at night.
It seems that because it wasn't actually done, and because it was from a third-person perspective, everything in the dream was clearer and more straightforward.
So bluntly, Ji Shengsheng was jolted awake from her dream and couldn't help but send a message to Xu Yu.
"...Did it really happen?"
Xu Yu seemed to be awake, replying almost instantly: "What? Are you planning to shirk responsibility again this time?"
Ji Shengsheng: "..."
When it's a matter of mutual consent, there's no question of being responsible or not.
Xu Yu didn't sleep all night.
A complex mix of emotions was churning within him.
He didn't hold any feudalistic ideas. But three years ago, after feeling a clear obstacle in his progress and confirming that Ji Shengsheng hadn't been with another man, he really hoped that Ji Shengsheng would ask him to take responsibility.
He is willing to take responsibility, and willing to take responsibility to the end.
Then, Ji Shengsheng left.
There was no lingering attachment, either psychologically or physiologically.
He was discarded as easily as a used piece of waste paper.
He didn't even have the chance to take responsibility.
It would be very risky for this to happen again during this period.
However, he could sense Ji Shengsheng's desires, and Xu Yu had no choice but to fulfill Ji Shengsheng's wishes.
Even if it's just a hint.
“Xu Yu, there’s something I want to tell you,” Ji Shengsheng hesitated, “Actually, I should have told you when I came back.”
"...I should have told you before it happened this afternoon."
As soon as she sent the message, Xu Yu called almost immediately.
Ji Shengsheng asked softly, "What's wrong?"
Xu Yu's tone was tense and serious: "...You're leaving again?"
Ji Shengsheng covered her mouth: "How did you know?"
Unable to hear Xu Yu speak, there was only a worrying silence on the other end of the phone.
"It won't be long, just three months," Ji Shengsheng said, regretting that she hadn't informed Xu Yu of the situation sooner. "Don't be upset. If I'm not too busy, I'll try to come back once a month, okay?"
There has still been no response.
"Then I'll come back every two weeks?" Ji Shengsheng hesitated. "I'm afraid that flying too frequently won't take a toll on my health and my wallet..."
Otherwise, she would also like to see Xu Yu every day.
After a long while, she heard a soft sigh.
“You don’t need to come back,” Xu Yu said, as if he were far away from the microphone. “I will come to find you.”
Not wanting the atmosphere to continue, Ji Shengsheng changed the subject: "I just dreamed about you."
Seemingly having calmed down, Xu Yu replied to her, "What did you dream about?"
"...I dreamt about what just happened." A little embarrassed, Ji Shengsheng scratched his head. "What about you? Why aren't you asleep yet?"
I'm thinking of you.
"I can't sleep."
Ji Shengsheng blushed almost immediately.
Fortunately, I didn't hear these words in front of Xu Yu.
"I dreamt that I was beside you..." Xu Yu paused deliberately, "...so you sent me a message when you woke up?"
Perhaps because it was night, Xu Yu spoke very softly, with a strangely alluring quality.
“I miss you so much too.” Ji Shengsheng scrolled through WeChat messages. “…Meiyan is coming to my house to wish me a Happy New Year tomorrow morning.”
They can't meet until the afternoon at the earliest.
"Hmm?" Xu Yu sensed that she had something else she wanted to say.
"So, are you going to come to my house to wish me a Happy New Year?"
Ji Shengsheng has many uncertainties.
Unsure if Xu Yu would come, and sensing that her mother's attitude was unfriendly.
Unsure if we could spend New Year's Eve together, especially given the tense atmosphere at home after Xu Yu's arrival.
I'm unsure whether I should take it upon myself to bring Xu Yu home.
She didn't want to see Xu Yu spend New Year's Eve alone in the hotel.
"Sheng Sheng, don't worry."
"What if..."
Even if the worst happens, she will come out to be with Xu Yu.
"It's okay. If there's an emergency, you can stay with your parents first."
“That won’t do,” Ji Shengsheng refused.
“Sounds, there’s still a long way to go.”
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