Chapter 18 Chapter 18 “You have no other intention towards me…
The cinema had already started when they arrived. Jin Sen hurriedly got his tickets, but only realized after entering that he had forgotten to buy popcorn.
"Where are you going?" Ji Ci pulled his sleeve and asked in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
Jin Sen leaned to the side and whispered, "Buy popcorn."
Seeing that the other party was about to stand up, Ji Ci hurriedly grabbed his fingertips and said, "Really, there's no need."
Jin Sen was restrained in an instant, and became obedient very suddenly.
Ji Ci was slow to realize the reason, and when she wanted to let go of her hand, the other party took the initiative and held her hand in return.
The man's hands were warm, his fingertips were a little rough, and he didn't hold her tightly, leaving Ji Ci with some right to refuse.
He felt the soft knuckles curled up in his palm, and the short nails scratched the calluses on his palm, which was itchy like scraping bones, and his breathing became disordered.
But it was never taken away.
At first, Ji Ci felt that her palms were sweating. Gradually, she didn't know if she got used to it or if she had completely lost all feeling, but the two of them just held hands in the dark. During the two-hour movie, no one let go, and no one went to watch.
The movie ended, the lights came on, and most of the audience stood up and left.
There was still a small group of people sitting there waiting for the Easter eggs. Ji Ci was also sitting there. She watched a comedy movie until her eyes were red.
Finally, Jin Sen pulled her up, and their hands naturally loosened.
"Going to the bathroom?" Jin Sen asked.
Ji Ci nodded: "Go."
The temperature difference between day and night in Yuncheng is large, and the temperature dropped at night. Ji Ci pulled her coat closer when she went out, so Jin Sen didn't ride the motorcycle. The two of them walked back slowly along the road side by side.
"There is no moon tonight." Jin Sen looked up at the night sky.
Ji Ci also looked over: "Is it going to rain again?"
After she finished speaking, she couldn't help but think of Jin Sen's right leg. It was wet in the rain and it would probably hurt.
"Last time you gave me acupuncture, I said something, but it seems you forgot it."
Ji Ci looked at him and asked guiltily, "What?"
Jin Sen met her gaze: "Tell me if you encounter any difficulties."
Ji Ci's heart skipped a beat, and even her pace slowed down a lot.
She lowered her head again, watching the shadows beneath her feet shorten and lengthen, bitterness piling up in her heart, and in the end she just shook her head gently.
"Boss Jin, I don't want to cause you any trouble."
She spoke sincerely, and Jin Sen believed that Ji Ci made her choice after careful consideration.
But even so, he didn't intend to accept the other party's arrangement: "Why don't you ask me what I think?"
"No need to ask?" Ji Ci smiled a little awkwardly, "You will definitely help me."
Jin Sen also smiled: "Don't you want me to help you?"
As they crossed the intersection, the wind became much stronger and the night became even colder. Ji Ci just wanted to shrink her neck and act like an ostrich.
She didn't know how to respond to Boss Jin, or maybe she didn't want to let her emotions sink deeper. It was already wrong for her to come to watch this movie, but once Jin Sen was involved, she would knowingly do it again and again.
"It's going to be very troublesome," Ji Ci whispered. "My biological father is a well-known figure in Beijing. Although he went bankrupt last year, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. It's better for ordinary people like us not to confront him head-on."
"Is your solution to hide?" Jin Sen asked, "You can hide for a year or two, but can you hide forever?"
Ji Ci said nothing.
What can she do?
"Besides, what good would it do him to come to you if he went bankrupt?"
"No," Ji Ci said weakly, "Maybe I was the one who indirectly caused his bankruptcy, so this is pure revenge."
"..." Jin Sen was silent for a moment, his eyes were a little complicated, "Do you have this ability?"
Ji Ci's facial features were twisted into a ball. Jin Sen took off his coat and put it on her shoulders.
The black windbreaker had a layer inside, which was very windproof, and even retained some of Ji Ci's body temperature when it fell on her shoulders.
Jin Sen was left with only a black short-sleeved shirt, revealing his strong wheat-colored forearms.
"Aren't you cold?" Ji Ci asked.
Jin Sen shook his head slightly, then bit a cigarette in his mouth without lighting it: "Tell me about your time in Jing City."
Actually, there is nothing much to say.
Ji Ci met her biological father in her sophomore year, but her grandmother passed away not long after that. After more than two years of struggling with him, he didn't seem to care much about her. She was busy with her studies and didn't visit him much.
Just as she was about to graduate, she was suddenly invited by the other party to attend a family dinner. After that, their relationship became much closer, and the other party was even kind enough to arrange an internship for her at a company.
Everything was normal, but one day Ji Ci was asked to go to a family's home to take care of them. The family was in their forties and had been bedridden for a long time due to a stroke. They wanted to find a live-in caregiver who knew physical therapy to take care of them.
At that time, Ji Ci was still wondering, why did this seemingly wealthy family choose a weak and inexperienced girl like her?
It wasn't until she went there a few times that she realized that the other party wanted young girls.
This person was introduced by her biological father, so one can imagine why. Ji Ci had never suffered such an injustice before, and she had no place to complain, so she could only hug her friend and cry.
Jin Sen frowned: "Were you bullied?"
"No," Ji Ci shook her head. "I found a stinky old man lying in bed before he could do anything."
She was a girl raised in a small family. She was usually cautious and timid. Others thought she was not so magnanimous and would just swallow her losses.
But unexpectedly, Ji Ci was actually a person with a bad temper under her beautiful appearance. She didn't have so many scruples and pretended to go back to the old man's house and put the chamber pot on his head.
Jin Sen: “…”
He finally relaxed a little, with a hint of admiration in his eyes.
"Later I found out that the old man was my biological father's biggest creditor. If he failed, my biological father would be gone too. But by then I was already over a thousand kilometers away from Beijing. They couldn't find me even if they wanted to."
Jin Sen asked in surprise: "How did you get out?"
"I rode a bicycle," Ji Ci said. "I was afraid they would find out, so I rode for two days out of Beijing. My friend asked her friend to drive over to pick me up and take me to the next place."
"Then what?"
"My friend's friend found her boyfriend and used that boy's ID to rent a B&B for me for half a month. Later, I worked odd jobs while moving south. It was only after half a year that I dared to use my own ID and finally arrived here."
Jin Sen took a deep breath.
"Just today, three hours ago, my half-brother called the pet store. I guess he saw the short video with my photo and tracked it down there."
Jin Sen's voice was heavy: "It's my fault. I'm sorry."
Ji Ci shook her head: "I have been in Yuncheng for almost a year. Sooner or later, I will be discovered."
The light turned red and they were the only two waiting on the sidewalk.
Jin Sen stood downwind, taking out the cigarette from his mouth for the umpteenth time: "Can I have one?"
Ji Ci nodded.
He was standing a little far away, and the smoke from his lips was blown farther away by the night wind. Ji Ci could only see that flickering orange light, which was extinguished in the trash can after he crossed the intersection.
"Boss Jin," she said hesitantly, "please don't feel embarrassed."
"No." Jin Sen lowered his eyes and smiled lightly.
He raised his head again and looked straight at Ji Ci: "I just feel a little sorry for you."
When they got home, Ji Ci took off her coat and handed it to Jin Sen.
The two stood in the corridor outside the door, the voice-activated light flickering on and off. Jin Sen spoke first: "Do we really have to leave?"
Ji Ci turned around stiffly and took out the key from her pocket.
She murmured "hmm" quietly so that the other person wouldn't see her expression.
The key was inserted into the keyhole, and the metal collision made a slight sound, like the gears turning to force them to separate, "creaking" and "creaking", gradually widening the distance between them.
Ji Ci opened the door, but someone pressed the door panel from behind, and the shadow pressed down on her.
Jin Sen was taller than her, and his shoulders were broad. If he just stood a little in front of her door, he would be like a wall blocking her way. With Ji Ci's physique, even if three people came, they might not be able to push him away.
Under the suppression of absolute power, Jin Sen can do almost anything he wants.
For Ji Ci, this was a very rude thing, and it shouldn't happen to Boss Jin, so she subconsciously looked up, with surprise in her eyes instead of fear.
"Can you not leave?"
The lights went out again.
The sky was overcast, the moonlight dim, and the scene before her suddenly plunged into darkness. Jin Sen's voice fell on Ji Ci's ears like a magnet. Her eyes warmed, and she felt a surge of emotion in her throat, as if the moment she opened her mouth, tears would fall.
Ji Ci bit her lower lip hard.
"You can quit your job at the pet shop. Since you're not there, they won't do anything to Boss Xu and the others even if they come looking for you. Besides, we're renting directly to each other, with no third party involved. As long as I make sure you move out, no one will know you're still living here."
Ji Ci shook her head.
They remained deadlocked in silence for a long time.
"What if I don't want you to leave?" Jin Sen asked, "Can you stay for me?"
Ji Ci's heart trembled, but she didn't know how to answer.
"Do you think I'm not capable enough to handle your problems? Or do you think I'm not a good person and not worthy of your reliance and trust?"
He was so close that her breathing seemed to be next to her ears. The darkness made it impossible to see the distance. Ji Ci could smell the cold water vapor on Jin Sen's body, as well as the faint smell of smoke.
"No," Ji Ci's voice trembled a little, "You are a very good person."
"Then why do you want to leave?" Jin Sen asked.
"I never intended to stay in Cloud City from the beginning."
In the past two years, she has been to many cities and met many friends. They met by chance, drank and ate together, and lived happily ever after when they separated.
The friendship between gentlemen is as pure as water, the same goes for Yuncheng and Jinsen.
It should be the same.
"Why did you go to the movies with me if you were leaving in the first place? Put your arm around my waist and hold my hand."
Ji Ci pushed back the sourness at the root of her nose and tried to lower her voice: "I don't want to go back on my word, and I didn't put my arm around your waist, nor did I want to hold your hand."
"No?" Jin Sen's voice was a little hoarse.
Ji Ci bit her back teeth and said, "No."
"What do you mean by buying me a bracelet?"
"You asked for it."
"What about acupuncture?"
"I wanted to thank you for renting me the house."
"You don't have any other feelings for me?"
"No."
"They'd rather say that to me than leave me out of it."
"……yes."
Ji Ci's brain seemed to be rusted. She denied everything Jin Sen asked. She didn't even know what she had said after she finished speaking. She just felt that it was over, all was over. The huge sadness in her heart burst out like a flood. She saw Jin Sen let go of his hand that was pressing on the door, and her heart sank with it.
"The one-year lease period hasn't expired yet, and the deposit won't be refunded if you breach the contract." Jin Sen's voice turned cold.
"It's okay," Ji Ci said with difficulty, her heart aching. "I'm sorry to have caused you trouble during this period."
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