Chapter 3
The train slowly entered the city of Jinhai.
When Lin Jiu saw the buildings outside, he didn't feel happy, but rather nervous.
She hoped the train would go slower.
Go a little slower.
.......
Ten minutes ago, Chen Miao sent a message to Lin Jiu, saying that he had arrived.
After receiving the message.
Lin Jiu pursed his lips, his face was tense, and his heart was pounding.
I haven't seen you for almost two months.
She didn't know how to face Chen Miao.
Lin Jiu's skin was originally fair, the kind with a rosy tint. When he became nervous, his face lost all color and turned pale. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell something was wrong.
Qin Zheng noticed it and asked, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Lin Jiu shook his head, "No."
Seeing that she didn't want to talk, Qin Zheng stopped asking.
The train arrives at the station.
Everyone in the car moved.
The fitness coach helped take down Lin Jiu's suitcase, "Girl, I'll put it here for you."
Lin Jiu bowed slightly towards him and said sincerely, "Thank you."
The fitness coach waved his hands and smiled brightly: "Study hard and find a good job in the future."
Lin Jiu smiled and replied, "I will."
The fitness coach and several others left one after another, and the people who gathered together by chance also dispersed.
Lin Jiu sat opposite, holding his schoolbag in one hand and the suitcase in front of him with the other, watching the flow of people in the aisle.
Qin Zheng put on a black hat, pulled the suitcase, looked at her and asked, "Don't leave."
"I'm not in a hurry." Lin Jiu said, "I'll leave after they leave."
"Friends haven't arrived yet? Why don't you come with me?"
"He's here."
"...Why don't you leave?"
"I..." Lin Jiu just said one word, and the words got stuck in his throat. He didn't know how to explain to Qin Zheng.
Qin Zheng's eyebrows twitched, and he instantly realized that this friend was a little special.
He looked down at her, paused for a few seconds, and said, "I'm leaving first."
Lin Jiu waved at him: "Bye."
Most of the people in the car had left, and Lin Jiu put on his schoolbag and walked out slowly.
It took her fifteen minutes to walk a ten-minute distance.
When leaving the station.
There was a problem with the ticket gate in the queue that Lin Jiu was waiting in.
The pace of progress is slow.
She stopped and looked down at her phone, and found an unread message.
CM: I'll be waiting for you at the exit, in a very conspicuous place. Take your time, there's no rush.
She never replied, and he didn't ask.
Lin Jiu typed a reply: OK, I’m already in line.
CM: Yeah.
CM: I see you.
The moment she saw the message, Lin Jiu's breath stopped. She froze in place, clutching her phone tightly, not daring to look up.
Take a deep breath.
She looked up to find Chen Miao's location, and after a moment, she inadvertently met a pair of deep, dark eyes.
Chen Miao was indeed in a conspicuous place.
Behind him is a small inflatable circular arch with the words "Gimhae University Welcomes You" written on it.
In fact, compared to the arch, he is more conspicuous.
He is tall and good-looking, and even wearing a simple black T-shirt is enough to attract people's attention.
Across the dense crowd, the two looked at each other for a few seconds.
Lin Jiuxian shifted his gaze, lowered his head and looked at the road beneath his feet, moving under his gaze.
The gate just happened to return to normal.
Following the flow of people, she left the station at a normal speed.
Chen Miao walked up to her naturally and took the suitcase from her hand.
Before Lin Jiu could thank her, he reached out to her, "Give me the schoolbag."
She looked up at him and subconsciously refused: "It's not heavy, I can carry it."
Chen Miao didn't say anything, just stared at her, his hand still hanging in the air.
Lin Jiu was frightened by his stare, and no longer refused, and directly handed him the bag, "Thank you."
"I hope we can have a relationship where we don't have to say thank you," he said.
"......" Lin Jiu pretended not to understand.
Chen Miao had just mentioned it casually, and didn't hear her reply, nor did he care.
He raised his chin slightly and gestured, "Go over there, to the underground parking lot. My car is parked there."
Lin Jiu followed him. From a distance of a fist, he could faintly smell the scent of lime on his body, as if he had just come out of the shower.
After walking a few steps, she asked dully, "Did you drive here yourself?"
"Yes." Chen Miao said, "I just got my driver's license, and I'm already proficient in driving. I can guarantee your safety."
"......" If he hadn't mentioned it, Lin Jiuzhen had never thought about the safety issue.
She was just shocked that he had a car.
......
When passing by the orientation point near the train station, Lin Jiu looked at it curiously.
There were a lot of people gathered around the table, and it was hard to tell how many volunteers had come.
Chen Miao thought she wanted to go for consultation and said, "There's no need to go there. It won't be very helpful. I'll take you to the school to register."
Hearing this, Lin Jiu simply tilted his head and asked, "Have you reported?"
Chen Miao was silent for a few seconds, then said, "No. The Liberal Arts Building and the School of Economics are close together. We'll report there together later."
Lin Jiu nodded and said yes.
The two were about to leave the orientation point when a sweet female voice suddenly sounded from behind them.
"Chen Miao, are you leaving now?"
Lin Jiu turned around, looked in the direction of the sound, and his eyes lit up.
Two meters away stood a tall girl, wearing delicate makeup and a short skirt, looking very pretty.
Lin Jiu couldn't help but sigh, it turns out that girls in college all dress like this, so fashionable.
She glanced down at her clothes: a white T-shirt and grey trousers...very casual.
Chen Miao didn't speak for a long time.
Lin Jiu didn't understand what was going on, so he looked up at him in confusion, and happened to meet his gaze.
Seeing that she didn't show any jealousy, Chen Miao couldn't help but purse his lips and his mood took a turn for the worse.
He said to the tall girl, "I've picked someone up. I'm leaving now."
The tall girl winked at me, smiled sweetly, and asked, "I want to go back to school. Can you give me a ride?"
Chen Miao snorted coldly and refused directly: "It's not convenient." After that, he ignored the girl's surprised expression and turned away.
Lin Jiu didn't expect him to refuse so straightforwardly, and followed him closely after hearing that.
She didn't mind having one more person in the car. If there were three of them, she wouldn't have to face Chen Miao alone.
However, it wasn't her car, so she didn't interfere with his decision.
......
Lin Jiu followed Chen Miao to a black car.
Chen Miao opened the car door for her and let her sit in the passenger seat. He went to the trunk to put his things.
Before Lin Jiu could even get comfortable in her seat, Chen Miao got in the driver's seat and stuffed a thermos box into her hand. "I brought you some food. I made it two hours ago. It shouldn't be bad."
Lin Jiu stared at the pink shell in surprise and said, "You actually like this color."
He explained: "I bought it on the spur of the moment. Most girls like this color."
Lin Jiu didn't expect that he actually bought it specially for her. She wanted to say something but closed her mouth.
Then, like Doraemon, he took out a folding table and set it up between them. "Eat on this."
Lin Jiu: "Okay."
Three dishes.
Braised spare ribs, shredded pork with fish flavor and stir-fried cabbage.
Her taste.
Chen Miao looked at the dishes and felt that there were too few varieties. "Just eat what you have for now. I'll take you out for dinner tonight."
Lin Jiu ate in small bites and said softly, "This is already very good."
Chen Miao: "I don't think it's good enough."
Lin Jiu did not argue any further: "......"
On the train, the instant noodles she bought were of no use.
She thought the smell was too strong, so when the conductor passed by, she paid a premium to buy a piece of bread to fill her stomach.
Fresh meals are more important to her now.
Chen Miao was more considerate than Lin Jiu had imagined, and she thought he was a very nice person.
However, he stared at her while she ate, which put so much pressure on her that she finished her meal faster.
......
On the way, Chen Miao was the first to break the silence in the car and asked, "Why don't you ask who that girl was?"
Lin Jiu, who was looking at the tall buildings outside the window, retracted his gaze and turned his head to look at him.
He had a calm expression, his eyes looking straight ahead, driving seriously, and it looked like he was just speaking casually.
Lin Jiu didn't know why he brought this up, so he followed his lead and asked, "Who is that girl?"
Chen Miao: "A sophomore in the School of Management. We spoke a few words at the train station, but we're not familiar with each other."
His subtext seemed to be saying that he had nothing to do with her.
Lin Jiu heard it and said "oh".
Hearing this, Chen Miao smiled inexplicably, as if he had expected it, and said nothing more.
A few minutes later.
Chen Miao's phone vibrated and made a sound.
Chen Miao glanced at the call from Meng Qinyang.
He refused outright.
The next second, the call continued.
Rejected again.
After receiving five or six calls, Chen Miao got annoyed and turned off his phone.
Lin Jiu asked, "Is Meng Qinyang in urgent need of help?"
Chen Miao didn't care: "It's nothing serious, don't worry about him."
Lin Jiu asked again: "Did he want to play with you?"
After a moment of silence, Chen Miao said, "Well, I guess so. I came here to ask for some pocket money. I'll leave tomorrow."
Lin Jiu didn't say anything after hearing this. After all, Chen Miao did seem to have money. Meng Qinyang came to him to ask for some pocket money, so taking three to five thousand was reasonable.
Suddenly, Lin Jiu thought of the admission letter Meng Qinyang had posted on his WeChat Moments, and asked, "Why didn't Meng Qinyang go to Jinghe University?"
Chen Miao understood Meng Qinyang's thoughts and said, "I dislike Ji Xin, and I also dislike the city."
"......" It's very reasonable and something Meng Qinyang can do.
The school is far from the train station, but Chen Miao drives very fast, which shortens the time to get to school.
When he saw the tall and magnificent school gate, Lin Jiu took out his phone and took a look——
15:32.
Jinhai University has three campuses: Huaihai Campus, Longhua Campus, and Songjiang Campus. Huaihai Campus is the main campus, where undergraduate students and some graduate students are mainly located.
After entering the school gate, Lin Jiu basically lay by the car window.
She opened her eyes wide and looked at the school environment like a curious baby.
As expected of a prestigious school, there are many teaching buildings with different styles. The landscaping is very good, and you can occasionally see small pavilions with ponds.
Lin Jiu exclaimed, "The school is so big and beautiful." She likes this school.
Chen Miao: "I'll drive you around more often in the future."
"......" Lin Jiu glanced at him, covering his forehead with his hands and acting like a coward.
She didn't want to make any promises for the time being.
......
Forty minutes later.
The two of them rushed to several places and completed all the procedures.
Lin Jiu sat on the seat, enjoying the cool air conditioning, and said, "Finally, it's done."
Chen Miao smiled, unscrewed the bottle cap, and handed her a bottle of water: "Quench your thirst."
Lin Jiu didn't bother to be polite with him. He took it and drank a few sips.
Chen Miao: "I'll take you to the dormitory."
Lin Jiu nodded.
Chen Miao arrived at the designated location in advance and quickly sent her to the door of Building 12 in the West District.
Lin Jiu went to the dormitory aunt alone, paid the deposit, and got the key. When Chen Miao saw her get the key, he followed her and helped her carry her luggage.
The dormitory is on the fifth floor.
As the two of them went upstairs, they met a lot of boys going downstairs, who seemed to be seniors who were eager to help the junior girl carry her luggage.
They occasionally cast glances at me, but their meanings were unclear.
Lin Jiu simply ignored these gazes.
The staircase on the fifth floor.
Chen Miao put down the suitcase and handed the bag to Lin Jiu, "I'll take you here."
Lin Jiu looked at him from a few steps away. His face was not red, his heart was not beating fast, and his breathing was not disordered at all. It seemed that climbing the stairs had no effect on him at all.
Lin Jiu nodded: "Thank you, Chen Miao."
Chen Miao looked down into her eyes and said, "You know, I don't need your thanks."
Lin Jiu was worried, lowered his eyebrows and eyes, not daring to look him in the eye.
Chen Miao added, "Pack your luggage first. I'll pick you up at seven for dinner."
Lin Jiu frowned, thinking of temporarily reducing the frequency of their one-on-one meetings. He opened his mouth, but swallowed the words of refusal that were on the tip of his tongue.
After a while, she said, "Okay, let's contact each other on WeChat."
Chen Miao looked at her deeply for a few seconds, then turned and left.
Lin Jiu dragged his suitcase a few steps and found his dormitory.
The door of dormitory 506 was not closed and was half-open.
Push the door open and go in.
There were two people standing on the balcony.
They noticed the commotion and immediately went into the dormitory.
Then, the three of them exchanged names.
Lin Jiu quickly remembered their two names. After all, they had already set up a group in their dormitory during the summer vacation.
After saying hello, Lin Jiu looked at the only empty bed.
After watching for a few seconds, she began to clean up her territory.
The bedding and daily necessities she bought directly for school had been placed in the cabinet without being locked.
It took half an hour to clean up.
Lin Jiu sat on the chair without taking a breath.
Zhou Jingmeng finally couldn't contain her curiosity and leaned against her wardrobe and asked, "Who was that handsome guy who brought you up here?"
“…”
Lin Jiu was startled and asked, "What handsome guy?"
Seeing that she wasn't telling the truth, Zhou Jingmeng pointed it out: "The handsome guy who drove you downstairs and the one who carried your suitcase."
Liu Qing, who was sitting next to him, turned his head to look at Lin Jiu, pricked up his ears, and was also quite curious.
Lin Jiu glanced back and forth at the two of them, then asked in shock, "Did you see everything from the balcony?"
Liu Qing nodded.
"Of course." Zhou Jingmeng said, "Not just us, but all the girls in our building and the building across the street gathered on the balcony to watch."
Two buildings.
Is everyone so free?
Lin Jiu was silent for a few seconds, "Don't be so exaggerated."
After hearing this, Zhou Jingmeng looked at Liu Qing and said, "Tell her if what she said just now was really that exaggerated."
Liu Qing raised his hand and said, "I testify that Zhou Jingmeng did not lie."
Lin Jiu was puzzled: "What's so good about this?"
"Come on, this is college," Zhou Jingmeng said in an exaggerated tone. "At this age, driving a luxury car might only attract a little attention. We have no shortage of rich people in our school. But a luxury car plus a handsome guy is simply amazing, not to mention there's a beautiful woman around, it's full of gossip. Now that school has just started, everyone is bored and has to find something to do."
"...Can you see clearly from this height?"
Zhou Jingmeng pointed to his eyes and said, "My eyesight is 5.0, just kidding."
“…” No wonder so many people turned their heads to look at me when I went upstairs.
Lin Jiu originally thought it was Chen Miao's appearance, after all, he had a high rate of turning heads in high school. Unexpectedly, there were also the added bonuses of money and gossip.
Zhou Jingmeng asked curiously, "What is your relationship?"
Lin Jiu lowered his head and thought for a long time, and finally said: "...classmate relationship."
At least for now.
This may not be the only relationship in the future.
......
Hearing the door open, Meng Qinyang immediately jumped up from the sofa and came over: "Are you back?"
After Meng Qinyang woke up, the first thing he did was to look for Chen Miao.
However, he searched every corner of the house but did not see Chen Miao.
He doesn't even answer the phone.
He almost thought that Chen Miao had run away to avoid him.
After asking Aunt He, he found out that Chen Miao had gone to pick someone up.
After a quick thought, he guessed that she had gone to pick up Lin Jiu, so he put his mind at ease and waited obediently until now.
Chen Miao simply ignored Meng Qinyang's attentive greetings and put on his slippers. He then walked straight to the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, pulled out a bottle of ice water, and sat on the sofa in the living room, tilting his head back and taking a few swigs.
Chen Miao looked at Meng Qinyang, this little tail, and directly ordered him to leave: "I don't have time to receive you recently, leave tomorrow."
Meng Qinyang took a book from the coffee table and used it as a fan, fanning Chen Miao. "You don't have to entertain me, just lend me some money."
"There's air conditioning, so you don't need to fan it," said Chen Miao.
Meng Qinyang put down the book, took Chen Miao's hand and said coquettishly, "Cousin, can you lend me some money?"
Looking at Meng Qinyang's pretentious expression, Chen Miao really didn't want to see it, so he slowly closed his eyes and lay back on the sofa.
He said, "Give me a reason to lend you money."
Meng Qinyang rubbed his chin, thinking hard, and finally found a reason: "If I hadn't been replaced in the shift, would you and Lin Jiu have met? Speaking of which... I was the one who set you up."
“…”
Chen Miao opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling. He seemed to recall something and chuckled, "That's indeed a reason."
Meng Qinyang didn't expect him to give in so quickly, and asked excitedly, "So you borrowed it?"
"Borrow?" Chen Miao smiled and looked at Meng Qinyang and said, "The tone of your voice sounds like you'll pay it back?"
"......" Meng Qinyang really had no intention of returning it.
Chen Miao stood up and walked towards the bedroom. With his back to the sofa, he waved his hand and said, "The money will be in your account tomorrow. You'll be gone tonight."
Hearing this, Meng Qinyang clenched his fists happily and shouted towards Chen Miao's back, "Okay, I'll leave right away."
He knew that once Chen Miao opened his mouth, he would definitely do it.
Goal achieved.
Meng Qinyang's whole mental outlook was different, and he lay lazily on the sofa with his arms and legs spread out.
Recalling his high school days, he felt quite emotional.
When school just started, he had complained to Chen Miao about changing classes countless times, but now he actually helped him.
He was not wrong.
The fate of Lin Jiu and Chen Miao began from that time.
This money.
He took it for granted.
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