Chapter 35: Relationships Reach a Freezing Point
Life seems to have returned to the starting point.
When Cen Nian first moved into the Jin family, he occasionally ran into Jin Siyang. He ignored him and passed by him. Later, as they became more familiar with each other, although he didn't greet her very enthusiastically, as long as Cen Nian took the initiative to greet her, he would always nod or slightly nod in response.
But today, Jin Siyang did not come down to have breakfast. He got into Uncle Meng's car with his bag on his back. Cen Nian happened to meet him when she was going out. She was hesitating whether to say hello actively, but Jin Siyang did not give her the chance and walked away as if he didn't see her.
The atmosphere between the two dropped from harmonious to freezing point, and even Zhu Zhiyao noticed something was wrong.
During lunch break, Zhu Zhiyao leaned close to Cen Nian, unable to suppress the doubts in her heart: "Niannian, you and Jin Siyang, what happened to you two? Why do you look like you had a quarrel?"
Cen Nian ate her rice carefully. She didn't know what was wrong. She shook her head and said, "I don't know. Maybe I did something that he didn't like."
His voice gradually lowered: "I feel like he hates me again."
Zhu Zhiyao touched her head distressedly: "How could it be! My little Niannian is so good, how could anyone hate you? I think he must have taken the wrong medicine. Men's thoughts are really hard to guess. Let's just leave him alone!"
Cen Nian was dejected, and she seemed to have no taste when she was eating. These were obviously her favorite dishes, but they didn't taste as good as before.
If you get too much, you will only want more.
Cen Nian would always think of the person who patiently gave her extra lessons. At the beginning, the questions she asked seemed so simple to him, but Jin Siyang just looked at her helplessly and surprised, and then picked up the pen to explain the questions seriously.
She would also remember that when their relationship was not going well, she called him for help. Although he sighed helplessly, he still showed up as expected.
Finally, that night, the boy told her in a confident and proud tone that he would only stick with the one who firmly chose him.
It is undeniable that Jin Siyang has left many marks in Cen Nian's life. It is also undeniable that she seems to like Jin Siyang more and more. The more she likes him, the more she feels that the gap between her and him is so huge.
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Jiang City has entered deep autumn. The leaves on both sides of the road have turned yellow and are falling with the wind. The weather is getting cooler, and most people in the affiliated high school are wearing autumn school uniforms.
The air conditioner that had been working non-stop during the summer finally got a break. Nothing had changed, except that the "38th Parallel" on Cen Nian and Jin Siyang's desks had become more distinct.
Cen Nian put away those messy thoughts and devoted himself to studying.
She has grown a lot and solved many problems on her own. Sometimes, others would even ask her for help with the problems.
Occasionally, when she encountered difficult problems, she no longer poked Jin Siyang's arm, but took the test paper to ask Liu Chao. Liu Chao was shocked at the beginning, but now he admired her. He liked students who worked hard. Cen Nian had a good attitude and made great progress. Liu Chao was very satisfied.
In another monthly exam, Cen Nian jumped to 30th place in the class, and her math score officially fell into the 110-point range.
Living under the same roof, Aunt Liu and Uncle Li had already noticed the changes in the two of them, but they tacitly didn't say anything.
They couldn't say anything about the things about Mr. Jin's generation. If Cen Nian knew the truth, given her personality, there was no way she would stay in the Jin family.
But where else could she live if not at the Jin family? Back in Ningcheng, her grandmother had passed away. Her uncle's family had two children, and the family wasn't wealthy. Adding Cen Nian to the mix would only make things worse.
When Aunt Liu thought of this, she couldn't help but feel sorry for Cen Nian.
*
After waiting until Friday, when evening self-study get out of class was over, Song Ze ran to Zhu Zhiyao and Cen Nian and said, "Let's go out and play on Saturday. It's my treat."
Zhu Zhiyao raised her eyebrows in surprise: "Hey, why are you so generous all of a sudden?"
"Oh, I got a card for the arcade in that mall a while ago, but I noticed it's time-limited and expires next week. I figured I might as well go play this week to save myself the trouble."
Zhu Zhiyao winked at Cen Nian: "Niannian, let's go too. Do you know how difficult it is to take advantage of Song Ze?"
"Damn it, Zhu Zhiyao, why do I feel like you're calling me a stingy person?"
"I didn't say that, but some people think so."
As the two of them were arguing, Cen Nian couldn't help laughing. Zhu Zhiyao and Song Ze looked at each other, looking relieved.
The three of them made an appointment to go out and play on the weekend. Cen Nian reported to Aunt Liu. Aunt Liu reminded her of this and that. Cen Nian almost didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Don't worry, Aunt Liu, I won't be fooled. I promise to return home safely."
Aunt Liu had no choice but to nod. "Okay, let your Uncle Li take it there. When you're ready to come back, send Uncle Li a message. It's hard to get a taxi here, so Uncle Li will be safer."
Cen Nian didn't refuse and nodded obediently: "Okay, then I'll trouble Uncle Li."
Uncle Li also liked Cen Nian from the bottom of his heart. He said with a hint of annoyance, "You are so polite to us."
Song Ze was the host today, so he went to the mall first, bought three cups of milk tea and waited for Cen Nian and Zhu Zhiyao at the door.
Song Ze was wearing trendy clothes and playing games with his legs crossed. When Cen Nian called him, he confirmed several times that it was Song Ze before walking over: "Song Ze, it really is you. I almost didn't recognize you."
Song Ze quickly locked the screen, stood up and swayed around Cen Nian twice: "No way, you can't even recognize me? Is it because I'm too handsome?"
Cen Nian laughed: "Hahaha, yes."
"Remove the bar, thank you."
After chatting for a while, Zhu Zhiyao also arrived at the agreed location.
During weekends and holidays, the number of people visiting the game city would increase sharply. Song Ze had a VIP card, which was valid throughout the game for free, so the three of them had a great time.
The three of them stood in front of a basketball machine. The basketball machine in the game city was large enough for the three of them to stand on. Song Ze looked at the record on the screen and said, "Oh, we three can break this record. There are rewards for breaking records here."
Zhu Zhiyao nodded: "I think so too, let's give it a try!"
The more confident you are at the beginning, the more chaotic the situation will be later.
"Damn, do you two know how to shoot? The ball is just standing there motionless and you can't even make it!" Song Ze shot the ball in a panic while scolding the two people next to him.
Zhu Zhiyao threw one ball, but it just brushed the edge and didn't go in. Cen Nian tried several more, and the last one was thrown too hard and flew out. In order to pick it up, she had to run after it.
Among the three people who vowed to break the record, only Song Ze scored a goal.
"It's definitely not our problem. There's something wrong with the basket." Zhu Zhiyao refused to admit it.
Cen Nian echoed from the side: "Yeah, I think so too."
Song Ze muttered a lot: "I really admire you two. I feel like an old ox that plows the land diligently."
Cen Nian and Zhu Zhiyao were amused by him, and they couldn't even hold the ball steady because of his laughter.
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