Chapter 139
The last time Ah Yan met Xu Jiaojiao was during the winter vacation. They had originally agreed to go clothes shopping together, but the trip did not happen for some reason. Ah Yan and Juejue met again before school started again after the winter vacation.
Because they are thousands of miles apart and Xu Jiaojiao is particularly "busy", Ah Yan sometimes can only rely on her circle of friends to judge her current situation.
"Ayan..." Listening to Xu Jiaojiao's voice on the phone, Ayan keenly sensed something was wrong.
Unless it was an emergency, Xu Jiaojiao would not usually call her.
Did those male guests do something?
"Jiaojiao, what's wrong?" Ah Yan asked softly.
"It's nothing, I just miss you." Xu Jiaojiao's voice came from the phone along with the sound of the gentle wind.
"I miss you, too." A Yan's expression changed slightly. He took off his bag and handed it to Jue Jue.
"I'm outside. The weather in Bincheng is very good today. It's rare that it didn't rain this weekend. How's Ningcheng? I'll turn on the camera and show you."
As Ah Yan was speaking, he started clicking to switch videos.
The camera of Ayan's phone was still facing forward at this moment, and her face appeared in the small frame of the phone's video.
As for Xu Jiaojiao, she was looking at the somewhat gloomy sky.
"The weather is not very good today, there is a little haze." Xu Jiaojiao said.
Ah Yan watched the video carefully and said, "A little bit, but it feels much better than our spring two years ago."
She stared at the screen: "Put your phone down. Where are you? School?"
"Yeah." Xu Jiaojiao hummed, but didn't say where she was. Instead, she put her phone down so that A Yan could see her clearly.
Ah Yan looked at Xu Jiaojiao, who was rarely seen wearing a loose grey sweater with a short leather jacket on the outside. Her usually smooth long hair was now tied up high on top of her head, and her face was not made up at all.
Even if someone is familiar with Xu Jiaojiao, if they first see the way she dresses today and don't look closely at her face, they may not recognize her.
Ah Yan looked intently at the background behind Xu Jiaojiao and thought quickly in her mind without changing her expression. While turning her head to the side to smooth her hair, she silently lip-synced to Jue Jue.
"It's really beautiful." Ah Yan praised from the bottom of his heart.
"Are you going out to play today?" Xu Jiaojiao asked.
"No, I just went to take a video of the kitten, and now I have to go to the cafeteria to eat." Ah Yan raised his voice.
"Do you want to come over and play on May Day next month?" A Yan took the initiative to invite.
But Xu Jiaojiao on the screen paused for a moment and said, "I want to go see the gorge."
Hearing this, Ayan's pupils shrank.
"Recently, without my knowledge, Wen Yu prepared to hand over my information to Manchester University's exchange student program." Xu Jiaojiao's face showed a hint of displeasure at the moment.
"What?" Ah Yan almost jumped up on the spot.
"He said this was for my own good, but actually, he was going to Cambridge in his junior year." There was a hint of coldness on Xu Jiaojiao's simple face.
"I told the other two idiots about this, so I'll have a few days off."
Xu Jiaojiao said calmly that she would not be surprised no matter what these four people did.
The four of them were fighting each other. First, Liang Ruichi was sent abroad, and Wen Yu was also going to leave in the second half of the year. As for the two who stayed in the country, although they didn't have much time to see her, all kinds of situations were enough to annoy her.
Perhaps it was because she had a temper after her rebirth that she became more impatient with the money she earned.
Ah Yan waited for Xu Jiaojiao's next words. Since Jiaojiao decided to go abroad, it definitely wasn't arranged by those male guests.
"Ayan, I need your help."
Xu Jiaojiao looked at her best friend through the video. She believed that A Yan would understand what she meant.
She was a little tired. It had been more than three years since her rebirth. Even though she knew these scumbags very well, she was getting more and more tired.
Especially after she realized that these four people had also been "reborn", there were more and more variables, and it was not so easy to control things.
Xu Jiaojiao has started planning how she will exit the industry since the beginning of the year.
She could certainly leave cleanly and without any attachment to these four scumbags.
But where to go after leaving and whether you can completely get rid of them are the real questions.
As long as she stayed in Ningcheng, her life would never be stable.
If she wants to completely cut off all ties, she cannot do it alone, but needs the help of some special connections and means.
"I understand." Ah Yan looked into her eyes and spoke.
“Remember the contact app we made in high school?”
Xu Jiaojiao nodded gently. The only person she could trust now was A Yan.
"In half an hour, come down from the rooftop where you are and someone will come to pick you up," said A Yan.
Xu Jiaojiao was slightly stunned and her nose twitched slightly.
When did Yan find out?
"Don't worry, we're here, okay?" Ah Yan's relaxed tone fell into her ears.
It was as if she had returned to the time when she encountered those things in high school, the basin on the door of the women's toilet, the cut clothes in the locker room, the wine glasses splashed at the banquet, and the stray feet reaching out when she went down the stairs...
Whenever Xu Jiaojiao encountered difficulties, Ah Yan would always be the first to comfort her, "Don't worry, I'm here."
Whenever she heard these words, the stone in her heart would fall to the ground and she would feel extremely at ease.
After the video was hung up, Xu Jiaojiao stood on the rooftop with her hands in her pockets, looking back at the panoramic bathtub through the glass window.
How stupid does a person have to be to think that hurting oneself can earn the regret or love of others?
From the beginning to the end, only one person was hurt.
She looked down at the non-existent scar on her wrist. Rebirth could not change one's IQ, but it could change one's destiny.
...
In mid-April, A Yan and Zhu Jue entered the Plane Convenience Store again.
This time when I met Lu Chen, I could see that he had recovered a lot. I didn’t know if it was because of what he did, but after not seeing him for a month, Boss Lu had regained much of his former charm.
Ayan and Juejue looked around the familiar convenience store in the plane. The counter was still the same as before, nothing had changed.
"Boss Lu, you are in good condition." A Yan said.
Compared to his miserable appearance last month, although Lu Chen's hair has not grown back to its original length, his face has gradually become fuller and he seems to be in better spirits.
"You're here." Lu Chen greeted the two.
"Is it really good?"
Zhu Jue nodded, "I feel like I've recovered about 80%."
After hearing what the two said, Lu Chen also breathed a sigh of relief.
Because of his condition, he has not been open for business for a month. Although the loss in sales is painful, if he appears in front of customers with his current image, it will directly break the image of a great man that he had worked so hard to create.
His originally long hair was gone, and his frizzy hair finally smoothed down and now did not even reach his neck.
Lu Chen had been recuperating quietly this month, and when he looked in the mirror every day, he wasn't sure to what extent he had recovered.
"There are no new goods recently. You can stay as long as you want." Lu Chen said.
Because of the psychological trauma he had experienced before, he hadn't yet considered whether he should take a longer break before setting off again.
"I don't have anything to buy recently." A Yan said.
"But I need your help." Zhu Jue continued.
Upon hearing this, Lu Chen was a little stunned. Asking for help?
"Can you lend us the canteen door for once?" Ah Yan asked a little embarrassedly.
"No problem." Lu Chen nodded crisply.
As for the request made by the two VIP customers this time, he agreed almost without thinking, and did not even ask about the meaning.
This is his savior! Although borrowing the door is against the rules, he is the master of the plane and he has the final say!
Maybe the two of them were just too lazy to move, so they used his door to cross back to the plane.
Lu Chen agreed so quickly that A Yan and Zhu Jue didn't react for a moment.
Did he agree so easily? Did Boss Lu have such a broad mind after experiencing life and death, and suddenly had a sudden enlightenment?
It was obvious that when the two of them wanted to borrow the door before, he looked very embarrassed. He even had to persuade them to open the back door for them to send their things back to school.
This time, the two added Lu Chen’s private WeChat.
Throughout April, Ayan and Zhu Jue's campus life remained the same as usual. If there was any difference from the past, it was that she and Jue Jue were tied together by Sui Sui and Xiao Ge for a longer time.
Ah Yan and Gu Jiasui were in the same department and class, as were Zhu Jue and Xiao Qingnang. When they gathered in the cafeteria, it became a four-person game, with each of them acting like each other's light bulbs.
Ayan and Juejue are also very worried about their roommate's love.
The ceremony of becoming a godparent to Lin Fan's little An An was pushed back further and further. It required finding a time when everyone was free and picking a good day. After much delay, it was finally scheduled for the May Day holiday.
In response to this, Chu Shen justified himself by posting a closure notice on the door in advance.
Of course, the godparents' ceremony could not be held in the Chu family restaurant, but it was not a dislike.
One reason is that the space is too small. Second, when the May Day holiday comes, although the restaurant is closed, some people may still come to the store to check in and take photos. If they find out that there are people inside, some customers may rush in.
On April 30th, Ah Yan and Zhu Jue, who were still in class, received a series of life-threatening calls from unknown callers on their phones.
Her phone was on silent and she didn't answer any calls.
At the same time, several new WeChat accounts were added to the WeChat accounts of both of them.
Beware of scams, ignore them all.
It was not until the class was over that Ah Yan slowly called back.
"Hello, who is this?"
"Ayan, this is Ji Mingyan." She listened to the trembling voice on the phone.
"Jiaojiao is missing and we can't find her."
"What are you talking about?" Ah Yan's voice went up an octave, his words full of absurdity.
"Ji Mingyan, what are you talking about?"
"I know you may not believe it now. But I can't find Jiaojiao now, and it's not just me." He breathed rapidly.
"Do you know where she might be? Anywhere she might be alone?"
"What on earth happened? Ji Mingyan, please tell me clearly, what exactly is going on?!" Ah Yan shouted on the phone.
Ji Mingyan's voice on the phone sounded confused and anxious.
"I don't know. My mind is confused right now."
"Jiaojiao seemed to have suddenly disappeared from the face of the earth, and none of us could find her."