Chapter 37
The first day of holiday.
Early in the morning, Lin Jiu called home.
She chatted with her grandmother for a while, but she was the one asking questions the whole time.
Are you in a good mood recently?
What have you eaten recently? Do you have a good appetite?
Have you won any money playing cards recently?
......
Afterwards, Lin Jiu showed Meng Juan the entire dormitory, focusing on his own bed.
She is not a talkative person and doesn't really want to tell everything.
To sum up, the dormitory environment is very good, I have a good time at school, I have met a lot of classmates and we get along well with each other.
Later, the two looked at each other, with nothing to say.
The person in front of the screen changed to his mother, and Lin Jiu didn't know what to say. Yang Bing probably heard a lot of what he said next to Meng Juan.
After a few awkward token chats, the two said goodbye to each other and hung up the phone.
Not long after the phone call ended, Zhou Mi came downstairs and sent her a WeChat message.
Zhou Mi (Zhou's secretary): Ms. Lin, are you ready? I'm downstairs at your dormitory.
Jiubujiu: Ready, please wait 2 minutes.
Zhou Mi (Zhou Secretary): Okay, I'll wait for you.
Holding the bag containing keys and campus card, Lin Jiu put on his shoes and went downstairs.
She and Zhou Mi had never met formally.
Yesterday she wondered if he could recognize her.
Although adding each other on WeChat can provide proof, confirming identity in this way adds an extra step.
She had never posted anything on WeChat Moments, so he had no way of knowing what she looked like through it.
Of course, this thought only lasted for a moment.
Chen Miao has her photo.
At least there must be a graduation photo of the entire high school class.
On the day of taking graduation photos, the two did not take a photo together, after all, they were too conspicuous.
She only took a few photos with Wen Min.
......
After leaving the dormitory building, Zhou Mi went up to her and greeted her: "Ms. Lin."
Zhou Mi was the same as when she first met him, wearing a shirt and a suit, looking like a professional.
She smiled politely, "Hello, Secretary Zhou."
"Please follow me." Zhou Mi made a gesture of invitation, led her to a car, opened the door and helped her to the back seat.
After fastening his seatbelt, Lin Jiu watched Zhou Mi get in the car and asked, "Secretary Zhou, do you know what I look like before I leave the dormitory building?"
There was no one in front of the dormitory building just now. Even without a photo, I would probably be able to recognize the person.
"I know." Zhou Mi turned his head to look at her and said, "Young Master has shown me your solo photo." After saying that, he turned around and drove slowly away from the dormitory building.
Young master.
Probably Chen Miao.
To be honest, I don’t think there is anything wrong with this name when I hear it in TV dramas, but it is really dreamy when I hear it in real life.
In addition, the terms "Miss" and "You" are too respectful. Is it really okay for him, an adult, to address a student like that?
There were so many questions he wanted to ask that Lin Jiu was speechless for a moment.
She took out her phone and sent a message to Chen Miao, asking: "You have a solo photo of me? How come I didn't know I had a solo photo?"
Chen Miao didn't reply, probably something happened.
After she turned off the screen, she looked at the person diagonally opposite her, who was driving very seriously.
After hesitating for a few seconds, she finally couldn't help but ask, "Secretary Zhou, do you usually call Chen Miao...Master?"
"Yes, this name is more appropriate." Zhou Mi said.
"..." She said carefully, "Actually, you can just call me Lin Jiu instead of Miss Lin. And you don't have to use the word 'you', it sounds weird."
"Okay, Miss Lin." Zhou Mi heard it, but still didn't change.
“…”
Lin Jiu felt powerless.
After a long while, she seemed to have thought of something and asked, "Don't you have a holiday during National Day?"
"I just had a break some time ago, and... my salary was tripled during the National Day holiday." Only then did Zhou Mi feel a little more alive.
Lin Jiu nodded: "Oh, that's good."
She has never worked before and doesn't understand much about these things.
When I heard about triple salary, I just thought it was a good treatment.
If you put yourself in her shoes, she might choose to work overtime for the money.
......
The car slowly stopped in the underground parking lot of a skyscraper.
Before entering the garage, she took a look at the building. It was made entirely of mirrors, with irregular architectural lines and a very modern look.
In the car, she leaned over to the window, glanced up along the building, and saw two eye-catching words -
Far Continent.
When getting off the car, Lin Jiu was a little confused and stood there in a daze for a while.
Aren’t you here to measure the size? Why are you here?
The measurement shop she had in mind was probably the one you see on TV. Logically, it should be a shabby little shop with a quaint atmosphere!
"Ms. Lin, what's wrong?" Zhou Mi asked from the side.
Lin Jiu asked the question in his heart: "Aren't you here to measure the size? Why are you here?"
"It's here, upstairs." Zhou Mi said with certainty.
"Okay, please lead the way." Lin Jiu said.
Zhou Mi led the way, and she followed him into the elevator and watched him press the button for the 28th floor.
As the elevator went up, several people got on one after another, all going to other floors.
Some people seemed to know Zhou Mi, and nodded to him after entering the door, "Secretary Zhou."
Secretary Zhou would also nod in response to them.
After saying hello, there was basically no communication in the elevator.
With a ding, we arrived at the 28th floor.
After I went out, a mature woman in high heels came towards me at the front desk.
She had a brief conversation with Zhou Mi——
"Secretary Zhou, you're finally here. I've been waiting for half an hour."
"The road is a bit congested. Thank you for your hard work."
"It's all work, it's my duty."
......
After some pleasantries, the woman walked up to Lin Jiu and extended her hand. "Hello, my name is Ji Ling. Just follow me."
Lin Jiu stretched out his hand and shook her lightly, "Hello, my name is Lin Jiu."
Ji Ling smiled and said, "I know."
She glanced at Zhou Mi and said, "Then I'll take her away."
Zhou Mi said politely, "Thank you for your hard work."
Ji Ling looked at Lin Jiu and said, "Let's go." Then he turned and walked inside.
Lin Jiu glanced at Zhou Mi, who pointed to the sofa next to the front desk and said, "Ms. Lin, I'll wait for you here."
"Okay." Lin Jiu immediately followed Ji Ling.
There are many offices inside, some are half-open, with many people working and looking very busy, while others have their doors tightly closed.
Occasionally, one or two sample models wearing fashionable clothes can be seen in the corridor.
Following Ji Ling through many twists and turns, she finally entered an office. There were many tools on a large table, as well as a lot of design draft papers.
After closing the door, Ji Ling walked to the table and said casually, "This is my office. Let me measure your basic dimensions first."
Lin Jiu looked at her back and said, "Okay, thank you for your help."
Although in this modern office, measuring is still the most primitive method.
Every time Ji Ling takes a measurement, she records it in her work notes.
Measure from head to toe.
Ji Ling is very serious when working, but sometimes he is not very serious.
For example, when measuring her bust, Ji Ling jokingly said, "75C, not too big, not too small, just right."
Lin Jiu was only a freshman, and after hearing what she said, he blushed a little and couldn't help but glance at her chest. Ji Ling was wearing a tight-fitting top, and her chest was bulging. She glanced down at her chest again without leaving any trace.
After a comparison, Lin Jiu felt that Ji Ling's breasts were really big. Her limbs were obviously slender, and it was unscientific that she had flesh only where it should be.
As if knowing her inner thoughts, Ji Ling explained: "Don't envy those who do it, it's not as natural as yours."
“…” He was choked for a moment.
After taking her measurements, Ji Ling asked her face to face about her fashion preferences.
Record them one by one.
Do you have any requirements? What kind of clothes do you dislike?
Before college, Lin Jiu didn’t really have much to wear. He had limited clothes and just wore whatever he wanted. He didn’t have any particular preferences for what he wore.
She has only one strict requirement for clothes, which is that they should not reveal too much skin and should not expose the chest or back too much.
When she made this request to Ji Ling, she stroked the hair between her ears and frowned slightly: "So conservative?"
Lin Jiu nodded.
She murmured, "The customer is God," and made a special note of this point.
Afterwards, Ji Ling took Lin Jiu to take a few sets of photos, letting her touch the materials, choose the materials, and try the colors. After doing a series of things, it was over.
On the way back to school, Lin Jiu thought about what had just happened and asked Zhou Mi: "Was that a clothing company just now?"
Zhou Mi looked ahead, his tone calm, "Not exactly. Originally, it was just a small department, specializing in making clothes for the young master's family. Later, in order to make a profit, we also took on some work, and the scale has expanded a lot."
"Do you also work in this building? Which floor do you work on?" Lin Jiu asked.
Zhou Mi: "47th floor."
Thinking of the people who had just greeted Zhou Mi in the elevator, Lin Jiu had an unrealistic thought in his mind, "Could all the people in that building just now belong to Chen Miao's family?"
Zhou Mi: "Yes, that whole building is like that."
Lin Jiu: “…”
Not long after, she received a message from Chen Miao.
CM: I took these photos a long time ago. I’ll show them to you when I get back.
After returning to school, Lin Jiu went out again in the afternoon.
She experienced a series of things such as taking the subway, taking a taxi, buying movie tickets, etc., and integrated into modern life.
Although I was not very skilled the first time, I finally understood the processes.
It can also be regarded as a formal farewell to the self who knew nothing.
......
Lin Jiu spent the next six days of the National Day holiday in the library.
After she finished the holiday homework assigned by her teacher, she read the books one by one according to the list of books listed by the teacher.
The library has a rich collection of books, and all the books on the list can be found here without having to spend money to buy them.
There are many empty seats in the study room, and you can always find one.
After self-study, she often goes to the second canteen near the library to eat.
The school has four cafeterias, located in the four districts of east, south, west and north. The second cafeteria is in the south district. Since many boys live in the south district, she met someone she knew while eating.
That day, as usual, she ordered her favorite braised pork ribs from the window, and also chose two dishes: shredded pork with fish flavor and tomato and egg.
After looking around, she picked an empty table and sat on the outskirts.
While he was chewing on the ribs with his head down, a voice suddenly came from above him, "Lin Jiu, long time no see."
After chewing a few bites of the lean meat in her mouth and finishing it, she stopped holding the chopsticks on the plate and looked up at the person who came.
It’s Qin Zheng.
He was holding a tray and looked like he was here to eat as well.
She politely called out, "Senior."
Hearing this address, he smiled slightly and asked, "Do you mind if I share a table?"
The table where Lin Jiu was sitting had eight seats, seven of which were empty, so it was normal to share a table.
She shook her head gently and said to him, "Please sit down."
He chose a seat, not sitting opposite her, but diagonally opposite her.
With someone sitting next to him, Lin Jiu felt a little restrained while eating, but it did not affect his speed.
She picked up a piece of shredded pork with fish flavor and put it in her mouth, and then picked up some rice and mixed it in her mouth. It was oily but not greasy, just right.
Qin Zheng watched her repeat it several times, and couldn't help but ask, "Is the fish-flavored pork shreds so delicious?"
After hearing this, Lin Jiu paused her chopsticks that were originally reaching for the fish-flavored shredded pork and said, "It's okay, very appetizing." After saying that, she glanced at the dish on his plate. It was extremely light, without any red color at all.
Qin Zheng pondered for a moment and said, "Then I can try it later." His expression seemed to indicate that he did have the idea of giving it a try.
Lin Jiu: "Senior, if you can't handle spicy food, don't try it. This is quite spicy if you eat too much."
Qin Zheng: "People in Guicheng can eat spicy food, but I usually prefer mild food, so don't worry."
Hearing this, Lin Jiu replied hesitantly, "Okay."
Then she quietly picked up some food and ate it, trying to finish all of it.
Noticing that she hadn't touched the tomatoes on the plate, Qin Zheng asked, "Don't you eat tomatoes? Why are you eating this dish?"
Lin Jiu lowered his head, a little embarrassed: "...The eggs in the scrambled eggs with tomatoes are quite delicious."
She was a bit picky about food and didn't like tomatoes, especially raw ones. But the school cafeteria aunt cut the tomatoes into large pieces to save time, and they looked completely unripe. She didn't even have the desire to try them.
Food tastes good only when it's cooked.
Many people make scrambled eggs with tomatoes just to eat the tomatoes, but Qin Zheng didn't expect that Lin Jiu only wanted to eat the few eggs in it.
If other people heard what Lin Jiu said, they might say, "How can there be someone like you? What a waste!" But Qin Zheng looked at Lin Jiu and thought he was very cute.
He nodded in agreement and said, "Maybe the eggs inside are really delicious. Next time I will try picking eggs from tomatoes."
“…”
Lin Jiu lowered his head even lower while eating.
Qin Zheng looked eager to try, and Lin Jiu felt that he had accidentally taught others to waste food.
And...she had only heard of finding fault with everything.
Picking eggs over tomatoes actually sounded strangely reasonable to Chad.
Although you can't find any eggs in real tomatoes, just like you can't find any bones in eggs.
However, she could understand it and didn't worry about whether the expression was correct or not.
Lin Jiu ate for a while, and the rice on his plate was almost gone. Qin Zheng suddenly asked, "Have you adapted to school after a month?"
Lin Jiu paused for a moment as he was about to put the food into his mouth. "It's okay. I've adapted to school life."
"...The school is very big, right?" he said.
Lin Jiu didn't know why he said that, so he answered seriously, "It's really big. I usually have to prepare half an hour in advance for class, but it's still convenient to ride a bike."
"Classes are certainly one aspect," Qin Zheng said. "On the other hand, the campus is so large that if you don't make specific arrangements, you'll likely run into each other very rarely." He chuckled and joked, "It's like what people around me who have girlfriends often say to themselves: the campus is so big that even a long-distance relationship feels like one."
Lin Jiuqian smiled and nodded, agreeing with this statement.
After all, she had a deep understanding of this, as she and Chen Miao were in a long-distance relationship at the beginning.
Just as she was about to say, "My boyfriend and I were like this at the beginning," a group of boys came to the table and greeted Qin Zheng enthusiastically, "Hello, senior."
Lin Jiu choked on his words and shut his mouth.
This group of boys was quite noisy. They were probably Qin Zheng's direct junior classmates. They were all asking questions about the "Xinan Competition".
Qin Zheng glanced at Lin Jiu, then looked up at everyone and said, "I'm finishing up dinner with a friend, so it's not very convenient. Let's arrange a time and I'll talk to you all about this privately."
As soon as the words fell, everyone immediately looked at the outsider Lin Jiu.
Under this gaze, she gritted her teeth, picked up her plate, stood up, and smiled at them politely: "You guys chat slowly, I'm done eating, I'm leaving first."
In the next few days, she went to the second floor to eat, and fortunately she didn't meet anyone she knew.
She really didn't want to chat with anyone while eating.
......
The evening of the 7th.
The three people in dormitory 506 who had just returned to school were frantically catching up on their homework.
Lin Jiu watched them working hard, but there was really nothing to do, so he had some bad thoughts.
Every 15 minutes, someone is randomly picked and the time is loudly announced next to her, creating anxiety for them.
A thread had seemingly fallen from their foreheads, tugging at them from time to time. The three of them sighed as they worked on their homework.
Lin Jiu sat on the stool, looking at 8:14 on the phone screen. Feeling that the time had come, he glanced at the three people to see who was not taking it seriously.
Zhou Jingmeng was writing a 1,000-word essay, but his mind was a little stuck, so he distracted himself by spinning his pen.
I was very good at spinning the pen, without making any mistakes. Then suddenly, I was so excited that I almost forgot that I was doing my homework.
Lin Jiu caught him red-handed in just this minute.
Lin Jiu stood up, and the stool made a slight noise when it moved. Zhou Jingmeng looked over immediately and met her gaze.
Seeing that she was about to walk towards her, Zhou Jingmeng put her hands together and hurriedly stopped her: "Sister, I was wrong! Write it now, don't come over, please..."
Lin Jiu remained unmoved, completely looking like "I've got you."
She held her cell phone, looked down at the time on the screen, and walked towards the target person with determination.
Just as Zhou Jingmeng was shocked, Lin Jiu suddenly stopped.
Suddenly, a message popped up on her phone. It was from Chen Miao.
CM: I’m downstairs from your dormitory.
Lin Jiu looked up at Zhou Jingmeng and said, "Hurry up and write! Look at Tang Yazhi and Liu Qing, they're frantically catching up! Since we have seven days of fun during the National Day holiday, we should be prepared to catch up on our homework."
"Okay, okay, okay." Zhou Jingmeng turned around and started fighting immediately.
Tang Yazhi and Liu Qing, who were standing next to them, turned their backs and broke out in cold sweats for no apparent reason. They felt a sense of fear as if they were being controlled by the head teacher.
Lin Jiu picked up the keys and campus card on the table and put them in his trouser pocket. After a few seconds, he lowered his head and replied to Chen Miao: I'll be right down.
After replying the message, she walked straight to the dormitory door. When she was 1 meter away from the door, she looked back.
The three of them were busy typing on the keyboard. She nodded with satisfaction at the result, opened the dormitory door and left.
The moment the door was closed, the three people in the dormitory who had been listening closely to Lin Jiu's movements finally breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed in their chairs.
Zhou Jingmeng stared blankly at the little doll hanging beside the bed, and said with despair, "Oh my God, who could have imagined that the usually soft and well-behaved Lin Jiu would be so terrifying during this critical period of catching up on homework? The time-limited task is simply overwhelming!"
Tang Yazhi turned her head to look at Zhou Jingmeng, questioning from the depths of her soul: "Are you sure she is usually soft, cute and well-behaved?"
"..." Zhou Jingmeng recalled Lin Jiu's occasional serious expression, "Well, I always put a thick filter on her because of her appearance..."
Tang Yazhi: “…” This is no longer a matter of a filter.
Liu Qing turned his head to look at the two people behind him and asked, "What do you think she went downstairs for?"
Zhou Jingmeng tutted her words and looked at Liu Qing like he was a fool. "It must be her boyfriend who's here. Is there any need to ask?"
Thinking about the average time it takes for a date, 30 minutes at most. Tang Yazhi sat up straight, hunched over the table, staring at the computer. "Hurry up and make up before she comes back, otherwise it will be another life-threatening countdown."
Zhou Jingmeng shuddered at the thought of that scene, locked her mind, and spoke boldly: "Stop talking, sisters, I will definitely finish my homework before you."
After hearing this, the other two people in the dormitory responded at the same time.
Tang Yazhi snorted coldly, "How ridiculous."
Liu Qing: "Let's all work hard."
......
After leaving the dormitory, Lin Jiu got into the car with ease.
Sitting in the driver's seat, she turned to look at Chen Miao and asked, "Didn't you say we'd meet after National Day? Why did you come early?"
Chen Miao snorted and laughed, "Why are you so serious? Why don't you come to see me in advance?"
"No, no, I'm just a little surprised." Lin Jiu quickly shook his head, "But... when did you get off the plane?"
Chen Miao moved closer, looking at Lin Jiu with his dark eyes, and said, "I got off the plane around 4:00 pm, went home to report the situation, and then came to see you without stopping. I am really sincere."
Lin Jiu observed Chen Miao carefully and saw a look of fatigue on his face.
Perhaps he has become accustomed to this level of fatigue, so he is in good spirits now.
Lin Jiu felt a little distressed, but at the same time he couldn't help scolding him: "Why did you have to come here? We will have the opportunity to meet in the future. Wouldn't it be better to go back and get some sleep?"
"That's true, but I want to see you..." After saying that, his head suddenly tilted towards her.
Seeing his expression, Lin Jiu immediately leaned forward to meet him and let his head rest on her left shoulder.
It is also rare to see Chen Miao looking so haggard.
Lin Jiu stretched out his right hand and stroked the back of his neck soothingly, as if stroking a dog by its fur.
Chen Miao closed his eyes and enjoyed the comfort, secretly curling up the corners of his lips, and his slightly wrinkled brows gradually relaxed as he enjoyed this quiet moment.
Ten minutes later, Chen Miao felt sleepy in this leisurely atmosphere, but cried for Lin Jiu.
She felt the head on her shoulders was as heavy as an iron ball, weighing down her back. At the same time, her soothing hands stopped, their hands were sore and weak, and she had no strength left.
Finally unable to bear the weight on her body, she slowly said, "...why don't you just go home and sleep? The pillow is more comfortable."
Chen Miao slowly raised his head and reluctantly left the warm shoulder.
After silently feeling the remaining warmth on his forehead, his eyes narrowed slightly and he returned to his normal appearance.
"Please sit down and wait for a moment. I'll give you the gift I brought from the trunk." He opened the door and got out of the car. Half a minute later, he sat back in the car and handed the gift to Lin Jiu.
Lin Jiu looked at the huge pink gift box and his eyes twitched.
She discovered that Chen Miao preferred pink gifts when giving her gifts. Her current phone was cherry blossom pink...
When taking the gift box, Lin Jiu found that it was a bit heavy, which matched the large square shell very well.
Putting the thing on her lap, she looked at Chen Miao and asked, "What's in this?"
"You'll know once you open it," said Chen Miao.
Lin Jiu lowered his head, removed the bow, and opened the lid. In an instant, he saw N things, and his eyes couldn't estimate how many there were.
No wonder it's so heavy.
After staring blankly for a few seconds, she couldn't help but look up: "You are..."
Who gives gifts like this?
Isn't it just one piece for free?!
Chen Miao: "I don't know what you like. Secretary Liu said that girls all use cosmetics, so buying this is practical. So I bought some at his suggestion."
Lin Jiu: “…”
She reached into the box and took out the items one by one. The packaging was mostly in English. With each item, Chen Miao thoughtfully added narration to introduce it.
Liquid foundation, air cushion, eye shadow, eyebrow pencil, etc., basically everything is available. There are seven small lipsticks, as if to round up, so that she can rotate one a day. There is also a set of hydrating skin care products and a box of perfume.
Lin Jiu wasn't very interested in makeup, she just picked up the perfume and looked at it, and even opened the package directly.
Frosted glass perfume bottle, filled with yellow liquid, spray.
Lin Jiu pressed it tentatively, and there was a faint scent of osmanthus in the car, which was refreshing.
Her eyes lit up, and she looked at Chen Miao with surprise and asked, "Why did you think of buying osmanthus-scented perfume?"
Chen Miao's eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at her intently. He said, "When we were in high school, every time the osmanthus flowers bloomed, even though you were always in a hurry, you would occasionally stop under the osmanthus tree for a moment, close your eyes, and gently smell the flowers. So... I think you might like this scent even more."
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