On the seventh day after Zhou Jing'an locked himself in the study, he came out on his own.
At that time, Jiang Ling was researching new dishes.
The "dark cuisine" that day was surprisingly good. She wanted to learn a few more, not because of the taste, but because she wanted Zhou Jing'an to experience something else and distract himself. Strange food always caused mood swings.
She was so engrossed in studying the recipe, wanting to try it out before lunch, then fine-tune the details and send it to Zhou Jing'an. She was so engrossed in her study that she didn't notice Zhou Jing'an had already left the building.
She didn't hear footsteps until he came closer.
I looked up and was stunned.
"Zhou Jing'an?"
Before she could put down the spatula in her hand, Zhou Jing'an hugged her in his arms.
Zhou Jing'an sniffed her scent and slowly smiled, "Ling'er, I miss you so much."
Jiang Ling was surprised and delighted, and put down the spatula. "You came out, Zhou Jingan, I knew you could do it."
Zhou Jingan chuckled and hugged her tightly.
It’s this sentence, “I knew you could do it.”
He also knew that Jiang Ling would definitely say this to him.
Zhou Jing'an felt that he had never been as brave as Jiang Ling.
At that time, she also went to Dagan, a place where she was unfamiliar with everyone, but she still lived so well, so optimistically, so warmly, and illuminated many people.
Since she is so brave, he naturally wants to be like her.
What's more, with her by his side, what does he have to fear?
As long as Jiang Ling was by his side, he felt extremely at ease.
He allowed himself to be depressed for seven days, more like sleeping, as if everything would be fine if he fell asleep.
But since he woke up this morning, he began to recall the days he and Jiang Ling spent together.
They first met under the grape vines. He said such hurtful words to her at the banquet. She cleverly designed a plan in Liuyun Garden for him to see Shen Qingru's true face. At the end of Ronghua Street, she was being chased. Her white clothes were covered in mud, but she still insisted on going to Jingzhao Prefecture to report to the police.
They spent their first Autumn Lantern Festival together. She smiled and wished him success in the imperial examination in the osmanthus forest. She also bought him a koi lantern and sat by the bridge waiting for him to accept it.
He saw her lighting lanterns by the river, her back lonely, probably because she was missing home.
She was nearly murdered in Zhou's mansion, but she cleverly resolved the situation, using her own methods to fight back. She got lost in the mountains, but remained steadfast and didn't cry or make a fuss, considering the overall situation. She even argued with him out of grievance just to let him rest for two hours.
He opened his heart to her in the mountains, and she told him that he had underestimated her and himself.
He gave her a hairpin on the day of the palace banquet and asked her if she was willing to give it to him. She smiled and said that she didn't bring her purse with her and would give it to him the next day.
The day before their engagement, he, she and Wanran were nearly killed. She herself was injured and had a dislocated arm, but she still stubbornly took him to escape, gave him all the medicine for her wounds, confronted wild dogs in a cave, and said she would leave one of her legs for him to eat.
He proposed to her on March 28th and brought her into his house. They drank the wedding wine and agreed to live together forever.
She was kidnapped, and he went to the mountains to kill her, almost losing her and the child.
He killed Pei Yu. She understood his confusion and sadness, and hugged him to comfort him for a long time.
He made her angry and she wanted to run away from home and divorce. He was so anxious that he was dizzy and could only express his loyalty blindly. She told him that she could not tolerate any sand in her eyes, and if he agreed, he must be devoted to her.
She risked her life to give birth to a child for him. He was panicked and in pain, and kept crying. She gently wiped away her tears and just told him not to cry.
They walked hand in hand for twenty years, and she warmed him for twenty years.
Such a dazzling light shining on him should have made him more enthusiastic.
He thought quietly like this for the whole morning, and when he came to his senses, tears were already streaming down his face.
Somehow, he suddenly smiled while wiping his tears.
When he was no longer stuck in the quagmire, he just felt that he had been extremely pretentious these past few days.
Jiang Ling said that she would always be with him, so what was he afraid of?
What an idiot.
Jiang Ling also said that she believed he could do it. She said this many times, but it seemed that he still didn't listen, otherwise he wouldn't be like this.
What a fool.
Zhou Jing'an raised the corner of his mouth, and cursed himself in his heart.
He looked up and met Jiang Ling's eyes. "I've finished reading all those books."
He saw Jiang Ling's eyes light up in surprise, and she smiled beautifully and said to him, "Zhou Jing'an, you are amazing."
He blushed, feeling that he must be a loser, and letting go of her said, "I'm going to take a shower. I'm so dirty."
When he entered the bathroom and looked up at himself in the mirror, Zhou Jing'an was really scared.
His robe was badly wrinkled, his hair was disheveled, he had stubble, his face looked bad, and there were dark shadows under his eyes.
Just like a savage.
He couldn't help but feel ashamed. Jiang Ling had been kissing his cheeks and eyes these days. How could she do that?
Zhou Jing'an took a quick shower, tidied himself up, changed into new clothes, and felt refreshed.
He dried his hair himself, but what about the stubble? There were no razor blades for him.
As soon as he opened the bathroom door, he saw Jiang Ling sitting outside.
"You've been in there for almost two hours. Are you going to scare me to death?" she sighed.
He pursed his lips and said sorry. Jiang Ling pushed him into the bathroom again and raised the thing in his hand, "Electric shaver, I'll shave you."
Zhou Jingan chuckled and nodded obediently: "Okay."
After applying the foam, Jiang Ling raised her head and shaved him carefully. Zhou Jing'an put his arm around her waist and looked down at her.
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