Chapter 166
"It's almost noon. I still have to go to Grandma Song's to learn Shu embroidery this afternoon. Let's go back."
As Ji Wanmei spoke, she crawled out of Lei Tingjun's arms, stood up, patted the grass clippings off her body, and turned to walk out of the grass.
She was wearing stiletto heels, which sank gently into the soft grass, making her unsteady and wobbly.
Lei Tingjun caught up from behind and scooped her up in his arms.
"Oh!" Ji Wanmei, who still had her small handbag slung over her arm, swung it gently.
“The road here is difficult to walk on, I’ll carry you out.” Lei Tingjun said, lifting her up in his arms like a child.
Ji Wanmei giggled, wrapped her arms around his neck, and deliberately asked, "Am I heavy?"
"It's not heavy at all; it feels like I'm holding a cat," Lei Tingjun commented honestly.
“When I was little, my grandma had a cat that she used to catch mice. That cat liked to lie under the eaves of the yard at noon to sunbathe. Sometimes I would pick it up and it would be so soft and fluffy, just like I am holding you now.”
When talking about the years he spent living with his grandmother during his childhood, Lei Tingjun's face was full of nostalgia.
Ji Wanmei rested her head on his shoulder: "Then when you see a cat, won't you think of your grandma?"
"Yes, I did think about my grandmother often in the first two years after she passed away, but now that more time has passed, I don't think about her as often."
Lei Tingjun's tone carried a sense of reproach, as if the objective law that human emotions cannot withstand the test of time made him feel ashamed of himself.
Ji Wanmei said softly, "People always have to look forward. Your grandmother in heaven would definitely want you to live a better life, instead of living in remembrance of her every day. If you are doing well, she will be happy too."
"Mmm." Ji Wanmei's words made Lei Tingjun feel incredibly comforted and warm.
Since his grandmother passed away, he had been wandering around for several years, and had not felt this kind of warmth and comfort that felt like home for a long time.
He only felt a sense of belonging when he thought of Ji Wanmei.
When he was by her side, even if he did nothing or said anything, just sitting there and looking at her, Lei Tingjun felt that his heart belonged to her.
All his struggles were meaningful.
"Don't you have many courses at your school? Why did you sign up for an embroidery class?" Lei Tingjun wanted to know everything about Ji Wanmei, and when she casually mentioned it, he asked.
"Yes, I'd like to minor in fashion design."
Since Ji Wanmei had already decided on Lei Tingjun, she shared her plans and intentions for the future with him.
“I met an elderly lady at a qipao shop in East China. She was a third-generation inheritor of Shu embroidery. Her skills were excellent, and she was very kind and approachable. She was also interested in taking me on as her apprentice, so I became her apprentice. Every Saturday and Sunday, I would spend a few hours there to learn Shu embroidery from her.”
"By the way, the boy I saw at the school gate just now, he is the grandson of Madam Song from Shuxiutang, and he is also a student at our school, two grades above me."
As Ji Wanmei spoke, she smiled and observed Lei Tingjun's reaction when he heard about Lu Zhuoxuan.
She saw that Lei Tingjun's face was solemn and serious, and the muscles in his arms that were holding her were tense, as if he were facing a formidable enemy.
Ji Wanmei deliberately teased him: "That senior Lu is quite a celebrity in our school, very popular. Several of the girls in my dorm have a crush on him and often talk about him!"
Lei Tingjun lowered his head and silently glanced at Ji Wanmei: "You also think he's outstanding?"
Ji Wanmei continued to tease him: "That's right, Senior Lu comes from a privileged family, is handsome, has excellent grades, and is also very elegant and charming. He is indeed very outstanding."
Lei Tingjun fell silent, keeping his head down in silence.
Ji Wanmei knew he was jealous, but she couldn't ask anything of her, so she could only silently sulk.
Ji Wanmei was in a great mood, swinging her two fair and slender legs in his arms, saying things like how nice the weather was today, how she had made a new friend in the dormitory, and what he wanted to eat for lunch.
Lei Tingjun remained silent, responding absentmindedly.
Ji Wanmei could tell that although he was unhappy, he didn't show it to her. Instead, he chose to keep his emotions to himself and process them silently.
Ji Wanmei said this on purpose, wanting to tease him and see how jealous he would be.
But when she actually saw him jealous and his gloomy expression, Ji Wanmei felt sorry for him.
This man is so good, how could she bear to deliberately make him sad?
After carrying her to the roadside, Lei Tingjun placed her directly on the back seat of the bicycle and steadily held the bicycle so that she was seated properly.
She didn't get angry or act rudely or impatiently at all because Ji Wanmei had 'deliberately' shown her appreciation for Lu Zhuoxuan in her words.
He remained patient and attentive to her, and even more so when Ji Wanmei mentioned Lu Zhuoxuan, Lei Tingjun became more anxious and insecure, and his heart was filled with even more desire for her.
He had just confessed his feelings to her, but did not receive a positive response from Ji Wanmei.
Although she acquiesced to his kissing her.
Lei Tingjun was a penniless man. Although he seemed as aggressive as a strong and fierce leopard, he could rally a group of trusted brothers to follow him with a single call, and he could also work swiftly for seven days straight, making tens of thousands of yuan by flipping things on construction sites.
He is decisive, swift, sharp, and incisive.
But deep down, especially when facing Ji Wanmei, he actually felt insecure and even carried a sense of inferiority.
In his heart, Ji Wanmei was a ray of light in his life.
He is forever chasing after and looking up at that ray of light.
"Lei Tingjun, how could you be so stupid!" Ji Wanmei grabbed him, preventing him from moving.
She sat on the back of the bicycle, while Lei Tingjun stood in front, holding the handlebars.
He turned to look at her, his eyes brimming with emotions like a raging tide, yet he restrained himself and remained silent.
What kind of person does Ji Wanmei appear to Lei Tingjun?
Ji Wanmei's skin was fair and smooth, as delicate as glazed porcelain, with a soft, lustrous sheen.
In his eyes, she always shone.
She is beautiful and lively, kind and cunning, gentle and lovely.
She is so beautiful, Lei Tingjun always complains about his roughness.
In Ji Wanmei's eyes, the man in front of her looked at her with such a silent and resentful gaze, without uttering a single word of grievance.
Ji Wanmei rushed over and hugged him, tenderly kissing him twice on the cheek.
"You're the biggest idiot I've ever met!"
Lei Tingjun quickly supported her with both hands, one arm around her waist and the other supporting her back, afraid that she would fall.
“I don’t like Lu Zhuoxuan. He may be outstanding, but he’s not the kind of person I, Ji Wanmei, like.”
Ji Wanmei knew that he would always feel insecure if he couldn't hear her express her feelings in person, so she held his cheeks and made him look at her directly, saying slowly and deliberately, "The person I like is you, you big fool!"
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