Chapter 19 Sleeping like a pig
In less than half an hour, the private dishes were delivered to their home. Cen Nian ordered two dishes, and Jin Siyang ordered three dishes plus a bowl of cordyceps chicken soup.
The meal was as quiet as usual. Jin Siyang was well-mannered while eating. He didn't make any noise and his eating manners were attractive. He just ate while eating. He didn't play with his phone or divert his attention to other things.
Cen Nian didn't play with her cell phone either. She took small bites of her food, like a little hamster. There was no sound, but her cheeks moved more frequently.
Compared with Jin Siyang, she was obviously not as serious about eating, because this was one of the rare opportunities for her to see Jin Siyang up close.
Jin Siyang finished his meal and leaned back in his chair. He didn't leave, so Cen Nian ate even faster.
"Why are you in such a hurry? No one is competing with you for it." Jin Siyang frowned.
Cen Nian bit the food hard and swallowed it: "I thought you were waiting for me."
“…”
Cen Nian lowered his head in regret. What was she talking about?
Jin Siyang sat opposite her, playing with his phone. Fifteen minutes later, when Cen Nian was full, he looked up and asked, "Are you full?"
"Uh-huh!"
He stood up to clean up the mess on the table. Cen Nian was not idle either, putting the uneaten dishes in the refrigerator.
Jin Siyang packed up a bag of trash, and Cen Nian volunteered, "I'll take out the trash."
"No, just leave it at the door and someone will collect it."
She reached out to take the garbage bag from Jin Siyang, but he refused: "Just let me put it in."
Before going upstairs, Jin Siyang walked to the middle of the stairs out of habit, then stopped and said, "I'm going out tomorrow."
Cen Nian looked up at him sincerely and said, "Okay, I'm going out tomorrow too."
"Do you know the way?"
Cen Nian nodded vigorously: "Of course, I'm not that stupid."
She seemed to hear Jin Siyang's soft sneer, and then his tone with a hint of warmth: "Who knows."
“…”
Looking at his back as he left in a leisurely manner, Cen Nian pouted in dissatisfaction. What did he mean? Was he discriminating against her IQ?
After mumbling for a while, she became discouraged again: "He got the first place in the exam, so he really has the right to discriminate against my IQ."
Cen Nian was lying on the bed, looking at her report card, and her mind couldn't help but think of Jin Siyang's report card.
He seemed to be particularly indifferent about grades. He didn't like discussing his grades, nor did he care about them as much as other people did. However, it was precisely because of this indifferent nature that he managed to get the first place in the grade.
He scored 150 points in math, how smart must his brain be? What on earth is his brain made of? How could she be so stupid?
No, she has to study hard too!
Cen Nian made a holiday study plan for herself. After organizing it, it was around one o'clock in the morning. She was so sleepy that her eyelids were fighting. Finally, she put her mobile phone on the bedside and fell into a deep sleep.
When she woke up again, it was bright outside the window. Cen Nian regained consciousness. She touched the headboard and finally found her cell phone, which showed 10:08.
Fortunately, she and Zhu Zhiyao had an appointment to meet at the entrance of the bookstore at 1 p.m.
Cen Nian rolled around in bed for a long time, and finally got up reluctantly. After washing up, he was in a dilemma in front of the wardrobe.
Aunt Liu bought her a lot of clothes, washed and ironed them, and placed them neatly in the closet. In the past, she only had three sets of clothes to wear. Cen Nian never thought that one day she would be troubled by not knowing what to wear.
After much deliberation, she picked a white dress with a polo short sleeve on the upper part. The style of the dress showed off her beautiful shoulders and neck. Cen Nian looked down and saw the bulge on her chest. She twitched her lips in embarrassment. This dress was too slim-fitting.
The skirt on the lower body has small pleats. Cen Nian couldn't tell what type of skirt it was. She didn't know much about clothes, but the overall look was very baseball style.
After packing up, Cen Nian went downstairs with his schoolbag. The moment the door opened, the sound of a door opening came from the opposite side.
Cen Nian was stunned for two seconds. Jin Siyang was still dressed casually. He suddenly raised his eyes and looked at the person opposite him, seeming to be stunned.
"What a coincidence." Cen Nian greeted: "Are you going out too?"
Jin Siyang hummed calmly. Cen Nian stood there, looking like he was saying, "You go first." Jin Siyang walked out and closed the door behind him. "Where are you going?"
"I went to the Yunzhe Bookstore on Jinghai Road. I made an appointment with Zhu Zhiyao." Cen Nian told him the address and the person he was meeting with in every detail.
Jin Siyang nodded slightly: "The car I called is here, want to join us?"
Cen Nian seemed to have heard something incredible. His eyes widened in an instant and his brain froze for two seconds.
Jin Siyang added, "On the way."
"Okay, thank you for your help!" Cen Nian nodded slightly. Since he said so, she definitely couldn't refuse. Cen Nian understood this. Besides, if she went out with him, she wouldn't need to take the bus or the subway, which was much more convenient!
As soon as he got in the car, Jin Siyang was still in a state of keeping strangers away. Cen Nian did not disturb him. She just focused on watching the street scenes flashing by outside the window. As she watched, she leaned her head to the side and fell asleep completely.
She didn't know how long she had slept, but she vaguely felt something poking her arm, and Cen Nian subconsciously patted it.
“…”
Jin Siyang gritted his teeth and looked at the person who was sleeping unconscious next to him. He clenched his fist and gently moved her shoulders, but she showed no sign of waking up.
"Cen Nian."
Cen Nian heard a cold voice in her blank thoughts. The voice was low and seemed to contain a hint of gnashing teeth. Jin Siyang came into her dream?
"Cen Nian, we're here."
The next second, she woke up instantly, looking at the person next to her in confusion, with an embarrassed expression: "I...I accidentally fell asleep."
Jin Siyang pinched his brows, looking extremely helpless: "He slept like a pig. I called him for a long time but there was no response."
Cen Nian's mouth twitched in embarrassment. He was just asleep, why was he speaking so directly?
Besides, she should be pretty good when she sleeps, not like a pig at all!
She was a generous woman and didn't argue with him. Cen Nian picked up her schoolbag and said, "Then I'll be leaving first. Thank you."
Cen Nian carried his schoolbag and went straight to the third floor.
Today is a holiday, and there are more people on the first and second floors of the bookstore than usual, and the number of people on the third floor is no less. Fortunately, they have reserved a seat in advance. When Cen Nian arrived, Zhu Zhiyao was already sitting in a seat. There were two exquisite little cakes and two beautiful drinks on the table. Zhu Zhiyao was looking for an angle to take a photo.
"Yaoyao, I'm here. Have you been waiting for a long time?"
"No! I'll be done soon!" Zhu Zhiyao finally took the photo she wanted. She turned her head to look at Cen Nian, her eyes instantly lit up: "Niannian, you're wearing a little skirt today, you look so beautiful!"
Cen Nian tugged at the hem of her skirt shyly. "This was bought for me by Aunt Liu. To be more precise, it should be Uncle Jin, but he's busy, so Uncle Li and Aunt Liu are in charge of household chores."
Ever since Zhu Zhiyao knew that Cen Nian was staying at the Jin family, Cen Nian never hid anything from her again.
They made their reservation early and were lucky enough to get a seat by the window. Outside the window were emerald green sycamore trees, and looking down was the asphalt road with a constant stream of vehicles. English songs were playing in the bookstore at a low volume, creating a feeling of movement amidst stillness.
"Come and try it. The waiter said this is their holiday limited edition." Zhu Zhiyao pulled Cen Nian to sit down.
"Thank you, Yaoyao."
Zhu Zhiyao pretended to be dissatisfied and curled her lips: "If you regard me as a good friend, you can't be so polite to me!"
"But thank you is what I should say." Cen Nian argued in a low voice. The two looked at each other and laughed again.
Cen Nian took a fork and took a sip of the cream, looking very surprised: "It's delicious!"
The moment she looked up with bright eyes, Zhu Zhiyao captured her surprised and happy expression and snapped it.
"I'm so awesome! I just took a random photo and it turned out amazing!" Zhu Zhiyao was so happy that she quickly handed the photo to Cen Nian: "Look!"
In the photo, Cen Nian looks confused and surprised.
She has fair skin and a perfect oval face with a pair of bright, clean and clear almond eyes.
The pair of plump bags under the eyes look like a crescent moon when she smiles, which is very attractive.
Zhu Zhiyao couldn't help but sigh that Cen Nian was not that kind of gorgeous. She had the kind of beauty that moistened things silently, like the gurgling of a mountain stream, which made people feel comfortable and lively.
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