Chapter 112 She has a kind of magical power that calms people down.
night.
Zhou Yanchuan looked at the person squatting on the ground packing her luggage. Just as he was about to go over and join her, his phone vibrated in his palm.
He glanced down, his expression turned cold, and he hung up. After a few seconds of silence, the phone vibrated again. He hung up once more, but as if it were challenging him, it called back again.
Wen Jiu also noticed the commotion and raised her head.
"Why don't you answer it... just in case something important comes up?"
"What important things could Zhou Huaiqian possibly have to do?" Zhou Yanchuan scoffed dismissively.
Wen Jiu's hand, which was holding the clothes, suddenly stopped. After a second or two, she said softly, "Take it, just in case."
Zhou Yanchuan's attitude of not answering was firm. Looking at the still vibrating phone, he simply turned it off.
Just a second before his phone was turned off, a new message popped up at the top of the screen.
"Shi Ran has arrived in Beicheng. You two should meet sometime."
Zhou Yanchuan didn't see the message, but Wen Jiu saw Xie Ting's white-haired WeChat Moments.
"Welcome back, Miss Shen."
The girl in the center of the photo is wearing a black strapless dress and has a beautiful face. She raises a glass to the camera, looking elegant and graceful.
Wen Jiu stared at the photo for a long time until her eyes stung and her heart ached.
There's a saying...
Some people are just like you.
*
Zhou Yanchuan sat on the sofa and looked towards the bathroom. He had been in there for an hour and hadn't come out yet.
He stood up and walked to the door: "Wen Xiaojiu."
There was a moment of silence inside the door, followed by the girl's soft voice: "Mmm."
"You're living inside now?"
Wen Jiu wiped away her tears: "You're the one living inside."
Hearing someone criticize him, Zhou Yanchuan laughed and said, "Come out quickly, it's not good to take too long to shower."
"knew."
Wen Jiu went to the mirror in her pajamas, splashed her face with cool water, and waited until the redness in her eyes subsided before calling out to the person outside the door, "Zhou Yanchuan, come and help me blow-dry my hair!"
When Zhou Yanchuan heard the expected call from inside the room, he smiled slightly and pushed open the door.
*
Wen Jiu gazed at the boy's reflection in the mirror—
The wisps of hair on her forehead were softened by the heat, and her eyelashes cast faint shadows under her eyes. The way her fingers gently stroked her hair was as slow as if she were handling some precious treasure.
Just looking at him, she felt so reluctant to part with him.
*
The day I went to Qishan, the sky over Beicheng was particularly overcast.
At three or four o'clock, the room was so dark that it was impossible to see the surroundings. Wen Jiu stood on the balcony, looking at the dark gray clouds hanging low in the sky outside the window. She had a feeling that something was hidden in this darkness, waiting for a moment to fall with a thud.
Wen Jiu set off at five o'clock. She had just come out of the dormitory when she heard a voice before she even saw anyone: "Little Jiu, my sister."
Xie Tinghe had dyed his hair blue at some point, which made him even more eye-catching when paired with his red sports car.
Students passing by all looked at him, and many others cast gossipy glances at her.
Wen Jiu's face didn't show much expression; she just smiled politely at the person.
The man gestured for her to get in the car.
Zhou Yanchuan had something come up and would have to go a day later. Before leaving, he handed her over to Xie Tinghe and then went directly there.
When Wen Jiu got into the car, she found that besides Xie Tinghe, there was a man and a woman in the car.
Noticing her gaze, the person who was about to start the car turned around and introduced, "We're all going out together."
Wen Jiu's eyes showed a hint of understanding. She turned her head and met the gaze of the girl sitting next to her. Before she could speak, she heard the girl say, "I've seen you before."
"Um?"
"I'm also from University A, but I'm in the dance department."
"I see."
The girl smiled and said, "My name is Bai Shuqing."
"Hello."
Wen Chao glanced at the two girls chatting in the back seat and gestured to the person in the driver's seat: "This is her?"
He'd been hearing a lot of rumors circulating in the industry lately, about a female student from University A who had Zhou Yanchuan completely under her thumb.
Xie Tinghe nodded.
Wen Chao glanced at it a few times.
When the car stopped midway and the two girls went to the restroom, one of them said, "There's nothing special about it, it's just a bit prettier."
Xie Tinghe lowered his head and lit a cigarette: "It's not quite the same."
"How are they different?"
"She's smart."
Wen Chao felt that he was being perfunctory. Could someone who could get into A University be stupid?
After finishing their cigarette, the two girls came out of the restroom.
Xie Tinghe gestured with his eyes: "Didn't you say that the woman you're dating has quite a temper? Look how happy she is in front of Little Oriole."
Wen Chao followed his gaze and heard a soft voice beside him: "She has a kind of magic that calms people down."
*
There is only one road leading to the hotel at the top of Qishan Mountain, and Wen Jiu and his group arrived at the hotel at 7 p.m.
As soon as the car came to a stop, hotel staff came over to collect the luggage.
Li Yue, who had arrived a couple of days earlier, also came out of the lobby. She ran down the steps and took her hand: "Were you sleeping in the car?"
Wen Jiu was still in a daze, looking at her with blank eyes as if asking: How did you know?
“Here,” Li Yue pointed to her left cheek, “there are marks all over it.”
"Ah," Wen Jiu reached out to rub it.
The girl laughed: "Are you hungry? I've already asked the hotel to prepare food."
Wen Jiu shook her head, then, as if remembering something, handed over the bag she had been carrying the whole way.
Li Yue asked excitedly, "What is this?"
"Birthday present."
Even though she had guessed it, hearing the girl say it still warmed her heart, and she whispered, "Thank you, sweetheart."
Wen Jiu smiled and was about to say "You're welcome" when she saw the man on the steps and her expression froze.
Noticing that the girl was about to stop talking, Li Yue said in a low voice, "He arrived a few minutes earlier than you. I wanted to tell you, but it was too late."
Wen Jiu snapped out of her daze and looked away from the man: "It's nothing."
He Shixu looked at the girl at the door. Compared to two months ago, her face was a little smaller, and her hair seemed to have been trimmed. She wore a soft white cape coat and a beige cashmere long skirt. Standing among a group of exquisitely dressed girls, she was clearly still a student, but she had a very good temperament.
He doesn't seem like a child raised in that kind of family.
Before He Shixu went abroad, they actually met once. During that meeting, the girl told him that she wasn't interested in their lives and just wanted to quietly accompany Zhou Yanchuan for a while. When the time came, she would disappear from their world.
What else can he say after everyone has said that?
He Shixu withdrew his gaze without any emotion and turned to leave.
A flicker of surprise crossed Li Yue's eyes.
She thought...
She never knew the specifics of the relationship between the two people, but sometimes she could sense that the atmosphere between them was strange.
But I also understand this group of people. For them, women are nothing more than a source of amusement when their desires are unfulfilled.
Emotions are too heavy for them; they can't fit such a strenuous thing into their lives.
I guess my interest has waned by now.
She gave a mocking laugh. Who gave her the illusion that this person had taken a little interest in Xiao Jiu?
Fortunately, the girl wasn't interested in him, so his emotions weren't swayed by her.
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