Chapter 53: In ten years she would never betray her eighteen years.
When she asked the question, Bo Xia was actually hesitant. She didn't mind staying overnight at the home of a man of the opposite sex, but she felt that since she had already said last time that she would not disturb him, it would be too ambiguous to stay overnight at his home again.
She asked him to lend her the car, but Jin Yunyan stopped and said deliberately, "Driving so late is not good for the car."
The person who had made him worry about his car before was obviously a little angry when he heard this, but perhaps because he felt that the person was not that familiar with him, he did not show any anger. There was a hint of anger in his eyes.
He teased her until he was amused, and after a while he said, "You're not safe either."
When those peach blossom eyes smiled, their tenderness was like the gentle wind that could ruffle the lake water, easily making people fall in love with them. She thought that with a person like him, even if they were not very familiar with each other, they would probably not let him go alone.
The two of them stood in a standoff for a while, and Jin Yunyan felt helpless: "Are you going to stand with me until dawn?"
“…”
He thought of a compromise: "Since it's already this late, it's a good time to watch the sunrise."
It was the first time she hadn't stayed home on New Year's Day. After walking through the bustling city, she and Jin Yunyan finally arrived at the forest park. The observation deck for the sunrise was still some distance away, requiring them to walk for about half an hour.
The night was filled with extreme silence. After walking for a distance, Jin Yunyan asked her if she was okay.
She stood still and raised her hand to tie her hair up neatly. "This distance is just like a walk. I've climbed higher mountains before."
He lowered his eyes: "Okay."
But her physical strength was average, and she couldn't keep up with Jin Yunyan, who had been exercising regularly. She walked behind him, and every time she looked up, she saw the man stop from time to time and wait for her in front.
He has always been so gentlemanly that it is hard to tell what is behind his behavior.
Passing a difficult staircase, he reached out to take her hand. Bo Xia hesitated for a few seconds before offering her her own. He didn't hold her hand directly, but simply grasped her slender wrist.
After he stepped over it, he let go in time, leaving only a burning mark on the skin.
Finally they reached the top of the mountain. It was still early, so they rested for a while.
Until more and more people came to watch the sunrise, and the terminator appeared on the horizon.
She stood at the highest point and looked down at the prosperous capital city. Thousands of lights were connected together. The area where modern high-rise buildings and ancient buildings full of traces of time were intertwined created a grand and luxurious dream. Looking at it from afar, there was no other feeling except shock.
They were lucky, the weather was clear enough, and they could clearly see the golden morning light slowly falling on the sleeping city, and the vast sky was also dyed with color.
Gradually the sun rose slowly, from a shocking red to slowly fading away, it was so beautiful that it left people speechless.
No one can resist this sunrise in Beijing.
It was so beautiful that Bo Xia felt that she lived to see these incomparably beautiful scenery.
The cold wind just happened to blow up the scarf on her neck, along with the loose hair on her forehead. Her profile was reflected in the clouds, revealing a vibrant aura like the morning glow behind her.
While enjoying the scenery, someone came over and asked Bo Xia to help take a photo. Jin Yunyan saw that she was in a good mood and walked over. She didn't even notice that her scarf fell to the ground when taking the photo.
He bent down and picked up the scarf on the ground. When the person returned the phone, he looked at her curved lips with amusement, raised his hand and gently put the scarf on her.
But this action was too much like that of an intimate lover, so she took the scarf and said she would do it herself.
At this moment, the person next to the person who had asked her to take the photo was not very satisfied with the photo. He said that the photo was not good enough, with a look of disgust on his face. Jin Yunyan thought she would help him again, but he underestimated her temper.
He noticed a subtle change in her expression and said with a smile, "Maybe my photography skills are not good enough. You should find a professional photographer to help you."
The word "professional" is emphasized.
After saying that, Bo Xia looked up at Jin Yunyan and said, "Let's go."
He smiled and lowered his eyelids: "Okay."
Before sending her back, Jin Yunyan took her to have breakfast. She felt a little dizzy and yawned non-stop due to staying up late. She could hardly open her eyes when she said goodbye to him.
Jin Yunyan waited until she went upstairs before stepping on the accelerator. When he got home and took his coat off the car, a piece of red fell out of his pocket. He picked it up and found that it was a red envelope that was neither thick nor thin.
Inside was her packed New Year's money.
It seemed that the gift had been planned for him a long time ago and was not a spur-of-the-moment decision. No one knew when it was secretly put into his pocket when he was not paying attention.
He stood there and looked at the red envelope for a long time, feeling as if a feather was gently brushing across his heart.
Perhaps his family is not short of money, so they don't pay special attention to this kind of ritual during the New Year. What's more, he has long lost the person who can give him these, so he is still a little dazed.
A gentle smile appeared in Jin Yunyan's eyes. He didn't know whether she gave the New Year's money out of repayment or for other purposes. He didn't know what to say to her for a moment.
They had a rare New Year's holiday, so much so that even a workaholic like Bo Xia had trouble adjusting to the post-New Year return. She had so much work to do that even when she was a little distracted, she kept working. Meng Xubai had asked her out for dinner, but she had declined.
He joked that asking her out for a meal was harder than asking those clients out. She said that was impossible, and the next day she brought a takeout box and ate in his office, leaving Meng Xubai speechless and amused.
Even when a boss in the circle who had a project invited Bo Xia to dinner, she found an excuse not to go. When her subordinates asked her the reason, she explained that she had been tricked by this person for half a month, and she wasted her energy accompanying him for dinner and got nothing in the end.
Some of them were simply attracted by Bo Xia's dignified and generous appearance and brought her out just to make things look good. They would just eat, but would not mention the project at all.
At that time, she rarely thought of Jin Yunyan in the midst of her busy schedule, and inexplicably compared him with those people, thinking that with his cultivation, he would never bother to do such things.
It's just that she thought too highly of him and never wanted to think deeply about the arrogance and indifference behind his self-righteousness.
I don’t know what’s going on, but the more she doesn’t pay attention to the dinner, the more people ask her out for dinner.
After get off work, Bo Xia received a call from Wen Xin asking her to go out for a party. She didn't really want to attend such occasions recently, but she still went because Wen Xin didn't refuse her.
When she arrived at the place, she pushed open the door and stood there in surprise for a moment.
Zhou Suiye was sitting on the sofa opposite her with his legs wide open. When he saw her come in, he tilted his head and smiled at her with a bit of a ruffian attitude. On his left was the gentle Jin Yunyan, and on his right, besides the playfully smiling Wen Xin, Meng Roujin and other classmates.
In an instant, she seemed to have returned to ten years ago. The scenes in her mind overlapped with those in front of her eyes, making her feel both strange and familiar.
"Are you still in a daze?" Zhou Suiye came over and hugged her neck. "Are you so happy to see me that you're silly?"
She didn't deny it and started laughing, completely unaware that Jin Yunyan gave her a calm look.
Bo Xia looked at Zhou Suiye carefully and felt that he was much more mature than before, and his skin color had become darker. They seemed to have changed and were no longer the fragile and reckless high school students.
Drinks were provided in the private room, and they played Werewolf like they had done many years ago. Bo Xia still remembered that she didn't know how to play the game back then, and at Zhou Suiye's behest, she used a novice to get Jin Yunyan kicked out of the game.
After many years, she has learned to play this game and is no longer afraid of playing wolf.
At night, she revealed her trump card as a wolf. She made a gesture and said that she was jumping into the trap. But this time, the person jumping into the trap with her was Jin Yunyan, as if the two of them had to fight to the death.
The two had similar logic and were both in good shape, but Bo Xia had a partner, so as long as she could trick a few cards into the outer positions, she could get the badge. So she used sweet talk and trickery, frantically washing Zhou Suiye, Wen Xin, and the others' hair, and successfully obtained the badge.
When Jin Yunyan was eliminated, she didn't get angry, but continued to reason rationally. He turned off the light on the table and watched her continue to operate. Suddenly, he remembered the time when they played games together many years ago.
In fact, many details have become blurred over the long years, but he clearly remembers that the situation seemed to be like this at that time.
He always seemed to lose to her.
Jin Yunyan sat beside her, watching her speak rationally and clearly all the time, until she finally couldn't act anymore and couldn't help laughing and said that the Wolf Team had kidnapped her.
The good people on the other end were feeling regretful and angry, but the prophet calmly poured her a glass of water, thinking that she must be thirsty after speaking so vigorously just now.
Jin Yunyan was very close to her. While others were still discussing the recent battle, he quietly teased her that she had learned to lie. She fought back just like he did back then, "So you don't know how to lie now?"
He was speechless for a while, and after a while he frankly admitted that he really wouldn't lie now.
The two were whispering when they were suddenly interrupted by the students across from them. They all said that she had changed and could lie without blinking, and they no longer believed her. Bo Xia thought that her credit score seemed to be in danger.
She propped up her cheeks and said, "So, do you think my credibility score is low or Jin Yunyan's credibility score is low? Think about it, isn't it better to trust me?"
“…”It sounds like it makes sense.
Jin Yunyan smiled helplessly beside her, his demeanor as composed as that of an old fox. Meanwhile, the man who had just defeated him still seemed innocent. Wen Xin wondered why these two seemed so good together.
It must be an illusion.
After playing for a while, everyone ordered some barbecue and beer.
As they chatted, they couldn't help but start complaining about the difficulties in life and work. In the adult world, everyone has their own problems.
When they were eighteen, they thought they could smash a big hole in the sky by jumping up. At that time, they were full of vigor and vitality, thinking that they could do anything. So they did what they liked with great enthusiasm, but in the end they were taught a lesson by society.
Bo Xia was not spared either.
That was clearly something they liked to do, but in the end it still made them feel painful.
Suddenly, someone said that they regretted choosing this major. When asked if others regretted it, the room suddenly became quiet. Although there were a few people who had complained earlier, no one immediately expressed regret.
Bo Xia opened the pull ring of the drink can, and steam came out with a "hiss" sound.
The construction industry has been very difficult in the past two years, and the cruel society keeps telling her that life is not enough just by having ideals.
She'd pondered this question countless times during her most difficult moments: Did she regret it? If she could turn back time and return to the moment of choice she'd made, would she have chosen a different direction? If her eighteen-year-old self had foreseen the future, would she have been disappointed?
Bo Xia thought that she still had not completely become the person she wanted to be when she was eighteen.
But, do you regret it?
She gave a negative answer in her heart.
Regret is infidelity to the past.
She has no regrets because she will never betray her eighteen years old.
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