Chapter 47 Biting Something [VIP]
I bravely bid farewell to the past and bravely move towards the future.
I hope all girls in the world can love themselves bravely.
——"Zhen Hao Diary"
That night, Zhen Hao couldn't sleep.
The two sisters slept in separate rooms. In the quiet night, she could hear Zhen Mei quietly entering the room, washing up, and returning to her room...
The Zhen family has strict family education. When someone is resting, they will try their best not to disturb them, no matter who they are.
But even though Zhen Mei's movements were extremely light, Zhen Hao could still hear every movement clearly.
When the room returned to peace, she stared at the dark ceiling in a daze.
Zhen Hao had no idea when she fell asleep or whether she had any dreams at night. When she woke up the next day, her mind was full of only one thing.
She picked up the cell phone on the bedside table and wanted to make a call, only to find that the phone had run out of battery and turned off automatically.
Zhen Hao gave a bitter smile, as if even the phone was telling her something.
She didn't need to go to work now, so naturally she didn't need to be controlled by the alarm clock. However, when she picked up her watch, she found that the time was earlier than her biological clock when she was at work.
I can't sleep during these tedious hours, feeling sleepy from morning till night. Even when I can sleep, I just can't fall asleep...
People are often straight enough to be mean.
Zhen Hao sighed as he charged his phone, then tiptoed out of the bedroom and went to the bathroom to wash up.
Time seemed to slow down on days when she didn't have to go to work. She slowly brushed her teeth, washed her face, and did some simple skin care. When she returned to the house and looked at the time, only fifteen minutes had passed.
The turned-off phone turned on automatically, but Zhen Hao no longer had the urge to make a call.
As if by telepathy, the phone number she hadn't dialed came in at this moment.
Zhen Hao's heart skipped a beat, and she was a little afraid to press the answer button, but she was afraid of waking up Zhen Mei who was still sleeping, so she pressed the mute button immediately.
Just before the call was about to be automatically disconnected, Zhen Hao picked up the phone: "Good morning."
When she opened her mouth, she realized that her voice was terribly hoarse.
Only after she picked up the phone did she feel something was wrong.
Logically speaking, Shixu shouldn't call her so early.
"Did I wake you up?" Hearing Zhen Hao's hoarse voice, Shi Xu felt a little distressed and his tone became softer.
As usual last night, he sent a goodnight message to Zhen Hao, but he didn't receive a reply.
It wasn't just because of this that he felt uneasy, but also because Zhen Hao's phone call in the evening sounded a little off, so after not getting a response for a long time, he called her again.
But no one answered the phone.
After preparing himself mentally, Shixu quickly concluded the social event with a sense of unease and spent another night in unease. At five in the morning, he suddenly woke up and could not fall asleep again.
By the time he realized what he was doing, others had already arrived downstairs of Zhen Hao's house.
Looking at the window that he had seen countless times, Time smiled bitterly.
He resisted the urge to call Zhen Hao and chose to get out of the car to get some fresh air.
The mornings in early winter are a bit cold, and the wind brings a deeper chill.
Shi Xu stood beside the car for a while, and couldn't help but pull his coat closer, retract his gaze from the window, and returned to the car.
He took out the metal lighter he carried with him, and the "click-click" sound of the switch was particularly clear in the quiet morning.
Time passed by minute by minute, and Shixu's inner anxiety gradually increased, until -
The light in that window suddenly came on.
His heart, which had been hanging high, also fell as the light was turned on.
Stay home and be well. Everything is fine.
When he took out his cell phone to make a call, he could clearly feel his fingers trembling slightly.
The moment he heard Zhen Hao's voice, his tongue suddenly became tied. He knew that he had waited until she woke up before calling her, but he opened his mouth and said, "Did I wake you up?"
"No." Zhen Hao pulled open the curtains, looked at the still dark sky, and told Shi Xu why he originally wanted to call him. "When are you free? Let's meet."
Shi Xu blurted out: "I'm free now."
Zhen Hao, who was standing by the window, was stunned: "Now?"
"No, what I mean is..." Before Shi Xu could find a reasonable excuse, he heard Zhen Hao's soft voice coming from the other end of the phone again.
"You're downstairs from my house?" Zhen Hao looked at the car at the entrance of the alley with a surprised tone.
She and Zhen Mei rented an old staircase apartment with no underground parking garage, no separation between people and vehicles, and it was on the low third floor, so it was hard for her not to notice Shi Xu's luxury car, which looked very valuable.
"I..." Shi Xu wanted to struggle, but Zhen Hao didn't give him a chance.
"I saw your car. From the direction of the alley.
She couldn't tell what she felt, but she quickly said, "Wait for me, five minutes."
It was eye-catching.
This is Zhen Hao for himself
Three minutes later, in the car.
Zhen Hao has always had a good sense of time. When he said it would take five minutes, he actually just put on his shoes and went downstairs.
It was not the first time that she faced Shi Xu without makeup, so she did not feel embarrassed even if she simply washed her face with water before appearing in front of him.
, she spoke first: "I'm hungry, let's go have breakfast."
"What do you want to eat?" Shi Xu asked as he started the car, preparing to drive out of the alley and onto the main road.
"I want to eat the wontons from Uncle Du's restaurant at the south gate of Fujian University." Zhen Hao didn't suddenly want to go to that breakfast shop, but he had a plan in mind.
"Okay." Shixu had no objection and drove steadily.
"Aren't you going to ask me why I want to go to Min University?" This place is a long way from Min University, and it's really not worth it to go there just for breakfast.
"I will accompany you wherever you want to go, no matter the reason." Besides, it was just breakfast, so he didn't think there was any need to ask further questions.
"Uncle Du's wonton shop is where he and I often eat." Zhen Hao said cruelly, "I want to find someone to go with me to clear the dungeon and cover up my past tracks."
After saying this, Zhen Hao felt that it was not enough, and added word by word: "And this person can be anyone."
Shi Xu tightened his grip on the steering wheel, even slowing down the car. However, when he spoke, he tried not to let Zhen Hao hear anything unusual: "It's okay, I don't mind."
He's so straight that he doesn't mind.
Just like what he said to Zhen Hao after that ridiculous night: "I am willing to live in your body first, and then in your heart."
He didn't know how long this process would take, but he knew that he was willing to wait no matter how long it took.
This short sentence blocked what Zhen Hao wanted to say in his throat.
In the end, she didn't say a word. The carriage fell into silence and no one spoke again.
It took the car about fifty minutes to reach the breakfast shop, and that was on the premise that it was early and the road conditions were good.
Uncle Du's wonton shop is a husband-and-wife business. Now, four years have passed since Zhen Hao graduated, but Uncle Du still recognized her at a glance.
"Xiao Zhen, long time no see." Uncle Du turned his back to Shi Xu and smiled, "You and Xiao Qin came to our alma mater so early..."
Halfway through his words, he turned around and saw Shi Xu, only to realize that he had recognized the wrong person. He hurriedly and awkwardly changed the subject: "Handsome, what would you like to eat?"
Shi Xu tried to ignore Uncle Du's spontaneous mention of that person and said softly, "Same as her."
Just based on the fact that Uncle Du recognized the wrong person, he could imagine how loving a couple Zhen Hao and Qin Shen were in their big-character days. A sour and bitter feeling slowly emerged in his heart and lingered.
Although he knew that coming to Fujian University would inevitably lead to encountering Zhen Hao's past, he just wanted to come and see, to see every detail of Zhen Hao's life.
Uncle Du's words also made Zhen Hao feel mixed emotions. The feeling that everything had changed and people had changed became concrete at this moment, and it made her realize clearly that her and Qin Shenzhi were already a thing of the past.
She smiled, her smile different from before: "Uncle Du, same as usual."
"Okay, a small bowl of wontons, no cilantro, more sauerkraut." Uncle Du said as he walked towards Ming's kitchen.
Aunt Du just came back from buying groceries. As soon as she walked to the door of the store, she saw a familiar person and couldn't help but said in surprise, "Xiao Zhen, why are you here?"
"I came here because I missed my uncle and aunt's cooking skills." Zhen Hao said with a smile.
"After not seeing you for a few years, Xiao Zhen has not only become prettier, but also sweeter." Aunt Du was so flattered that she smiled so hard that her teeth were showing.
Everything before her eyes seemed to have changed, yet it also seemed to be the same. Uncle Du and Aunt Du were still as loving as ever, and the shop still had only five sets of tables and chairs, but the walls were more rusty than before, and her mood wasn't as sweet as before.
The biggest change is that the person around her can never be that person again.
The wontons were quickly served. Zhen Hao lowered her head, scooped one up with a spoon, blew on it gently, and then slowly brought it to her mouth. The moment she bit into the wonton, it felt like she was biting into something. The delicious and sweet taste danced in her mouth, but she felt her eyes burning and wanted to cry.
"Qin Shen, goodbye."
She said this to herself in her heart.
"Is it delicious?" When he finished eating the second wonton, Zhen Hao raised his head slightly and asked Shi Xu.
Shi Xu nodded: "Yes, uncle and aunt's cooking skills are excellent."
Hearing the praise, the Du couple smiled. Aunt Du brought a plate of side dishes and two tea eggs and said, "Try the new dish Aunt Du has researched."
"Thank you, Auntie." Zhen Hao and the other person said in unison.
At this time, the second table of customers came into the store, and Aunt Du hurried to greet them.
After breakfast, the sun was just getting hot and it felt warm on my body.
"I want to go to the calligraphy school." Zhen Hao didn't look at Shi Xu when he said this, but looked up at the tall small-leaf banyan tree at the south gate.
The dense tree canopy blocks out the sun and is often a dating spot for young couples. It also hides her and Qin Shen’s past.
Without waiting for a reply, she walked step by step to the banyan tree. The wind blew, and the leaves rustled, as if playing a tune of parting or reunion.
"When I was writing calligraphy, I really liked this place." Zhen seemed to be talking to Shixu, or perhaps muttering to himself, "I really like banyan trees. They always make me feel calm."
Shi Xu listened to her silently without answering.
He had a very strange feeling that these words were not what Zhen Haozhi wanted to say.
Zhen Hao didn't want any answer from him, so after he finished speaking, he walked straight towards the school gate.
Time quickly caught up and walked side by side with her.
"He..." Zhen Hao didn't speak again until they walked into the campus, but he only said one word and nothing else.
She paused before continuing, "We're getting married."
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