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No matter how long they've known each other, no matter how long they've been together, Xu Yu's kiss still makes her heart flutter.
"Are you worried about me because you're going back to Lucheng?" Ji Shengsheng asked softly after Xu Yu let go of her.
"yes."
"I won't..."
I'm worried you won't eat.
Although he was worried about other people, he was more concerned about Ji Shengsheng's health.
"Ah... is this it?" Ji Shengsheng wrapped her arms around Xu Yu's neck, letting Xu Yu pick her up.
"I'm worried that when I see you again, you'll have lost even more weight." Xu Yu said helplessly, "...Sheng Sheng, when will you finally eat properly?"
"I didn't intentionally not eat properly..." The physical examination showed nothing wrong.
Perhaps his appetite was severely suppressed after three years away from home.
"I've only been back a short time, give me some time to adjust," Ji Shengsheng said, not wanting Xu Yu to worry. "My appetite will definitely improve."
Xu Yu held Ji Shengsheng in his arms and sat on the sofa, gently patting her back so she could sleep a little longer.
When Ji Shengsheng stopped talking and rested her head on his shoulder, breathing evenly, Xu Yu looked at her profile.
It's not easy to leave Peach Blossom Spring.
It's hard for me to convince myself to leave her.
...So it's true that love can grow deeper and stronger with time spent together?
He originally thought he loved her very much.
Sensing that Ji Shengsheng had woken up, Xu Yu instructed, "When I'm not in Taoyuan, make sure you eat and take your medicine on time."
"Okay. I understand!"
"You can't stay up all night to draw, I'll remind you every day."
"Okay."
"Come back to me sooner?" Xu Yu sighed. "When you're about to go back, tell me in advance and I'll come pick you up."
Ji Shengsheng rubbed her forehead against Xu Yu's forehead: "Aren't we still two days away from going back?"
"Mm." Xu Yu nodded, because he would have to say it many more times.
"You're telling me all this now... and I'm starting to feel sad."
"...You can't bear to part with me?" Xu Yu held her as they lay on the bed.
"I can't bear to part with you, brother," Ji Shengsheng said coquettishly. "My reluctance to part with you is no less than your reluctance to part with me. I'm just afraid that if I say I can't bear to part with you, you'll stay here and delay other things, so I don't say it."
"Hmm?" Xu Yu stroked her face. "Say it again."
"What did you say?" Ji Shengsheng pretended not to understand. "Say...brother?"
Seeing Xu Yu staring at her without speaking, Ji Shengsheng tentatively asked again, "Brother?"
"Brother, I can't bear to part with you?"
"You're sick," Xu Yu stated the reason, "Otherwise..."
"Otherwise, are you going to punish me?" Ji Shengsheng seemed quite relaxed. "But that's exactly why I did this—I wanted you to punish me."
"If you don't do it, all my efforts will have been in vain."
"You're prone to myocarditis." Xu Yu stroked her heart. "Your health is important."
"Then be gentle..."
Despite her efforts to express her willingness, Xu Yu did not grant her wish.
I coaxed her to sleep for a while, and when I saw she was awake, I called her to get up and eat.
Afraid of worrying Xu Yu, Ji Shengsheng tried her best to eat even though she had no appetite. At least for the next two days, she wanted to behave well and put Xu Yu at ease.
For the next two days, because they had spent some time in Yunlan and Ji Shengsheng still had work to finish and needed to catch up, they did not go out again.
Xu Yu accompanied her while she drew, supervised her meals, and even coaxed her to go to bed early at night.
Ji Shengsheng felt that she had eaten more meals in the past few days than in the previous two weeks.
On the day Xu Yu was to return to Lucheng, Ji Shengsheng originally thought she wouldn't feel reluctant to let him go.
After all, it was because she had something to do that prevented her from going with Xu Yu.
Even though Xu Yu escorted her downstairs and they talked for a long time, Ji Shengsheng still felt very sad watching his car drive away.
When she wasn't with Xu Yu, she didn't seem afraid of being alone.
Now, she feels very lonely.
Sensing that Xu Yu's car was turning back, Ji Shengsheng quickly waved and ran upstairs.
Xu Yu still had a long drive back to Lucheng, and she didn't want him to always have to work so hard.
Her mother didn't ask her anything about the training camp, as if she had completely forgotten about it. When she saw her come back, she invited her to dinner.
Ji's mother could tell almost immediately that Ji Shengsheng had gained some weight back.
This at least shows that... she was genuinely happy with Xu Yu.
In Ji's mother's memory, Ji Shengsheng used to love eating delicious food, but it seems that she stopped eating after returning to China.
She had always thought that her daughter was too busy painting to eat, but after observing her for a few days during the Chinese New Year, she realized that Ji Shengsheng was refusing to eat.
Ji Shengsheng had no idea what her mother was thinking. She felt a little guilty feeling constantly watched by her mother during the meal.
"Come with me to see a doctor in a little while." Mother Ji thought for a few seconds, "We'll go after dinner."
"good."
She didn't know why she suddenly needed to see a doctor, but she felt guilty and afraid that her mother would be angry, so she agreed to everything.
I went to the gastroenterology department, had a check-up, but they couldn't find anything wrong. They just prescribed some digestive aids and probiotics.
Ji's mother felt relieved, but still had a vague sense of unease.
"Mom, are you worried that I don't have a good appetite?" Ji Shengsheng asked earnestly. "It was my fault before; I never tried to eat. But I've changed recently."
"Sigh." Ji's mother sighed.
Ji's mother was worried that Ji Shengsheng's loss of appetite was due to psychological problems, but she couldn't understand why she would have psychological problems.
Unable to put her mind at ease, Ji's mother made an appointment for a mental health clinic.
Ji Shengsheng knew the format of those test questions; she had done them before. The result, of course, was that there were no problems.
Ji's mother didn't know whether she should be happy or not.
As they walked to the food street behind the hospital, Ji's mother asked worriedly, "Sheng Sheng, do you want to eat grilled sausage, rice noodle rolls, or candied hawthorn?"
She didn't really want to eat it, but thinking that her mother would worry, she quickly nodded in agreement.
They ate a lot of snacks along the way, and when Ji Shengsheng video-chatted with Xu Yu that night, he was still hiccuping.
"Xu Yu, didn't you go home?" The background behind him looked like a restaurant.
"Yes, I'm waiting for a friend."
"Okay." Ji Shengsheng put her phone on the bed and lay down to look at Xu Yu on the screen.
"Aren't you going to say you miss me today?" After waiting for a long time without hearing any sweet words from her, Xu Yu took the initiative to ask for them.
“I thought it would be better to show it with actions.” Ji Shengsheng scratched his head. “I’m working hard on my drawing. Once I’ve finished all the drawings I need to do, I can come to see you.”
"Hmm? Aren't you going to tell me?"
Knowing he still wanted to hear, Ji Shengsheng was completely satisfied: "I miss you, I miss you, I miss you every minute and every second..."
"Who are you thinking about?" Xu Yu asked gently.
"I miss my brother..."
"Okay. I'll wait for you, brother."
Ji Shengsheng: "..."
After hanging up the phone, Ji Shengsheng and Cheng Yu held a video conference. The progress in the surrounding area was nearing completion, and Cheng Yu said that the feedback from the target group was very good.
She was very happy.
She hadn't had time to play online games lately because of writing deadlines, but since the mobile game came out, she's been playing it whenever she has a spare moment. This increased understanding of the game has allowed her to incorporate more creative ideas when designing merchandise.
Xu Yu stared at his phone screen and Ji Shengsheng's chat background until the screen automatically turned off.
Xing Xing sat opposite him.
During this time, Xing Xing went to Ji Shengsheng's house several times to look for her, and Aunt Ji told him that Ji Shengsheng and Xu Yu were together.
He initially thought he was just going out for a short while, so he waited at Ji Shengsheng's house.
Then he discovered that Ji Shengsheng was not returning home at night and was only replying to messages sporadically.
Moreover, a Xu Yu jacket was hanging on the back of his sofa, and a Xu Yu T-shirt was hanging in the wardrobe in his room.
He even noticed that the bracelet he had given Ji Shengsheng and the pendant he had used for many years were casually stored in a drawer.
He had known Ji Shengsheng for so many years and been friends with her for so many years. After learning that Ji Shengsheng and Xu Yu were together, he tried his best not to cause them any trouble. But even this last bit of space was taken away by Xu Yu.
"I came to you because of Ji Shengsheng's matter." Xing Xing was very straightforward and got straight to the point.
"Okay." Xu Yu crossed his arms. "Continue."
Xing Xing felt inexplicably at a disadvantage and was a little annoyed: "Can't you two date without affecting my friendship with her?"
"Ji Shengsheng and I will not hold hands, will not be ambiguous, and there is no possibility of love between us. Can you please carve out some space for us from your relationship?"
"Impossible." Xu Yu refused decisively.
Xing Xing: "..."
What was Xu Yu's purpose in agreeing to "talk"? What was its significance?
Xu Yu offered a hint: "Ji Shengsheng is probably not your only friend in life."
Xing Xing didn't understand: "What does this mean?"
“If you really want to maintain this friendship,” Xu Yu offered a solution, “I suggest you go find someone else.”
Xing Xing: "? But I really want to find her."
"Then your friendship is interfering with my relationship with Ji Shengsheng," Xu Yu concluded.
Xing Xing was absolutely furious.
...How exactly did he manage to get involved?
So, you can't make friends if you're in a relationship?
Xing Xing thought Xu Yu would be speechless, but unexpectedly Xu Yu was just replying to Ji Shengsheng's message with his head down.
"Is it possible," Xu Yu put down his phone, "that you just like her?"
Xing Xing: "?"
Does he not know whether he likes Ji Shengsheng or not?
"If I liked her, we would have been together a long time ago."
Xu Yu pointed out: "The answer is obvious, because she doesn't like you."
Xing Xing's face turned bright red.
"If you're really content to be childhood friends, then the things you care about are going too far."
"Did you come to see me because I slept in that bedroom, or because Ji Shengsheng took off the bracelet you made her wear?"
Xing Xing couldn't utter a single word.
"Enjoying being taken care of but not wanting to take responsibility, packaging love as friendship..."
Xu Yu paused, giving Xing Xing some time to think: "Xing Xing, has there ever been a moment when you thought, 'Wouldn't it be great if Ji Shengsheng were with you?'"
I don't know which sentence struck him.
Xing Xing actually started to feel unwell.
He was very bothered by Ji Shengsheng and Xu Yu getting back together, but he always thought that what bothered him was that Ji Shengsheng, as his friend, had been cheated on and then went back to his ex.
Seeing them together made him feel uncomfortable, but Xing Xing wasn't sure if it was because he liked them.
His feelings for Ji Shengsheng were too complicated. So complicated that he couldn't figure out what was going on.
Was there ever a moment when he felt that it would be enough if Ji Shengsheng were with him?
Yes, there are.
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