Chapter 93 "Hello, Jin Siyang"
Jin Siyang sat upright and relaxed. Although it was the first time he met Jun Qiu, he had never missed such banquets since he was a child, so he could be said to be at ease.
However, all this came to an abrupt end the moment the girl pushed the door open.
The familiar voice made him relax, but his body suddenly froze in place, unable to move. He raised his eyes, his gaze passing through all the figures and obstacles, and fell directly on the girl at the door.
Cen Nian.
It turned out to be Cen Nian.
Their eyes met for a split second, and for two years, there were countless days and nights without each other.
Cen Nian's eyes paused, and her hands hanging by her side trembled slightly. Waves of surging water continued to pour into her chest, pressing her so hard that she could hardly breathe.
Until Jun Qiu's gentle call woke her up: "Niannian is here? Come and sit here."
Jun Qiu wanted to introduce her to Gu Yihuai, so he asked Cen Nian to sit between him and Gu Yihuai.
She introduced with a smile: "This is my grandson, Yihuai, whom I mentioned to you before. He is one year older than you and is currently studying at Hua University."
Gu Yihuai had long since lost his original resistance. Whether out of gentlemanly nature or something else, his eyes sparkled like the sun as he looked at Cen Nian. "Hello, I'm Gu Yihuai. Nice to meet you."
Cen Nian smiled and shook his hand back: "Hello, I'm Cen Nian, nice to meet you."
Seeing the two people's tacit opening remarks, Jun Qiu's smile became even wider. She remembered that there was another person next to her, so she introduced him: "This is Yihuai's friend."
Jin Siyang was sitting opposite her. When Jun Qiu spoke, he stood up suddenly. Although his eyes were indifferent, they almost stopped at Cen Nian. He extended his hand towards her: "Hello, Jin Siyang."
Cen Nian hesitated for two seconds, then politely shook hands: "Hello, I'm Cen Nian."
Cen Nian simply held it for two seconds, and finally pulled away, leaving Jin Siyang's hand in the air. After two seconds, he slowly withdrew it and sat back in his original position.
Jun Qiu treated Cen Nian almost like his own granddaughter and spoiled her, serving her all her favorite dishes. Gu Yihuai showed his gentlemanly nature, carefully asking Cen Nian what she liked to drink, and considerately pouring her water and handing her paper.
The three of them had such a good understanding that Jin Siyang seemed like an outsider.
Jun Qiu was respectable. Seeing that Jin Siyang had cleaned his bowls and plates and had barely touched the food on the table, he only drank the wine in his glass. He then said carefully, "Siyang, this peach blossom wine has a strong aftertaste."
Jin Siyang smiled politely: "Thank you, Mr. Jun, for reminding me that drinking too much liquor is really not good."
"I see you haven't touched your chopsticks. Youlanju serves Jiangnan cuisine. Are you not used to it?"
Jin Siyang lowered his eyes. His aloof demeanor made him appear even more polite and clever towards his elders. His pupils moved around, seemingly lingering on Cen Nian for two seconds before he said, "I'm used to it. I'm from Jiang City, and my taste is the same."
Jun Qiu exclaimed, "What a coincidence! Nian Nian is also from Jiang City."
Jin Siyang said in a low voice: "It's quite a coincidence."
Seeing that the conversation was about herself, Cen Nian could only smile. At this moment, Gu Yihuai seemed to remember something and called Cen Nian's name: "Liu Shan is also from your college, right? He came to our Huada last winter and fell down. It would have been fine if he just fell, but he also pulled my hand, and we ended up falling flat on our faces."
Gu Yihuai shared some embarrassing stories with her. He laughed loudly and brightly. When he talked about the funny parts, Cen Nian couldn't help laughing.
Jin Siyang frowned imperceptibly and drank another glass of peach blossom wine. Because he drank too much, the strong taste came over him all at once and he felt his head was swollen.
Jun Qiu let the two boys chat first. She went to talk to Cen Nian about something else. She took Cen Nian's hand and said, "I've already accepted Director Guo's script. You and I will come together when the time comes. I'm thinking of signing the script with both of us. People outside always like to guess who my students are, so this time I might as well tell them directly."
It was impossible for Cen Nian not to be touched. Jun Qiu had been teaching her and guiding her for so many years. For this, Cen Nian wrote a lot of things and also earned some money. "Teacher, thank you. I will do my best to complete this task."
"Why thank you? I trust your ability."
After dinner, the driver had been waiting outside for a long time. Jun Qiu got in the car and asked Gu Yihuai to send Cen Nian back to school safely.
Gu Yihuai patted his chest and said, "Grandma, don't worry about me doing things!"
Jun Qiu interrupted: "It's precisely because you're in charge that I'm nervous."
"...Great writer, you are so mean!" Gu Yihuai joked without any scruples. He and Jun Qiu had a really close relationship.
The three of them stared at each other for a few seconds, and Gu Yihuai shook the car keys: "Let's go, I didn't drink tonight, let's send Nian Nian back to school first, it's okay for us boys to be late."
Jin Siyang was unusually silent. Gu Yihuai knew that he was cold, so he just thought he was being aloof again.
Gu Yihuai subconsciously opened the passenger door, but just as his hand touched the door handle, he paused.
He secretly wondered, why did this combination feel so strange, Cen Nian sitting in the front and Jin Siyang sitting in the back, or Jin Siyang sitting in the front and Cen Nian in the back.
After coming to a conclusion, he smiled and opened the back door: "You two sit in the back, I'll be your driver tonight!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jin Siyang opened the back door and said in a deep voice, "Ladies first."
Cen Nian didn't hesitate. She thanked him and sat down directly. When she passed by him, the wind lifted the hem of Cen Nian's skirt, and the corner of the skirt brushed against Jin Siyang's pants. He lowered his eyes and looked at him, and a pleasant smell came from his nose.
Very fresh and sweet fragrance.
The two of them sat quietly in the back seat. Gu Yihuai chatted from time to time, but considering the matter of driving well, he spoke less.
The silence in the car and the dark environment made Cen Nian relax. Although she had sat side by side with Jin Siyang in the back of the car more than once, this was the first time she had encountered such a situation.
The ringing of the phone interrupted the silence. Gu Yihuai saw the incoming call and hurriedly found a place to stop. He held the phone and said to the people behind him: "The teacher called me. I have to go out to answer the phone. Excuse me."
Cen Nian smiled and shook his head: "It's okay."
With a click, the car door closed gently, leaving only Cen Nian and Jin Siyang in the car.
He had just drunk quite a bit of wine, so the smell of alcohol wasn't too strong and he looked sober.
"I heard that you were admitted to Beijing University and even became the top scorer in the province. Congratulations."
Jin Siyang's voice is like a cello, low and slow.
Cen Nian was polite and distant: "Thank you."
Jin Siyang took a breath and asked, "How have you been these past two years?"
"Very good." Cen Nian asked politely, "How about you?"
"Yeah, I'm fine too."
After two minutes, Jin Siyang sighed secretly and said, "Cen Nian, don't worry. You said you didn't want to see me and asked me to let you go. I promised you this and I won't regret it."
Cen Nian's fingertips paused slightly, and her body stiffened for a moment. The next second, she smiled at him and said, "Okay, thank you."
In the darkness, Jin Siyang gritted his teeth and looked at her unscrupulously in the dim light. She agreed so easily, and she became more beautiful. Her eyes exuded confidence and calmness. Jun Qiu and Gu Yihuai's admiration for her was not fake.
In just two years, just two years, without all his troubles, she seemed to be living a better life.
Jin Siyang had to accept this, but every time he touched upon it, he couldn't help but feel a bit like he was drowning and suffocating.
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