Chapter 45 Don't get me wrong, I'm here to take out the trash, and delivering clothes is just a side job.

——I want to get out of your emotional world, not the other world.

——Choosing me is your best option. I pay and you do the work.

Yi Jiu stood on the balcony, watching He Jingxin's lonely back as she left. The north wind blew on her thin body.

The sound of the howling north wind blew on a green plant on the balcony, and the leaves were tossed in the wind.

Yi Jiu felt a pain from the wind, and she thought to herself, this wind is really cold and painful. The temperature is seven or eight degrees lower than yesterday. Isn't He Jingxin cold at all wearing that? What does it have to do with me whether she is cold or not?

She rubbed her hands and blew a breath of hot air into them.

She walked back to the warm room and casually flipped through the contract on the table. All she had to do was cooperate with Shi Ling. Shi Ling planned to shoot four episodes of the documentary. Since she was a novice, she had arranged a month's time.

During this period, she must not have any negative news that would affect the progress of the filming. She must strictly prohibit alcoholism, drug abuse, and stay away from pornography, gambling, and drugs. Yi Jiu cleaned up all the garbage on the table and she was determined to work hard.

She walked back to the balcony, and the woman was about to leave her sight. She gave it a try, and she called downstairs, "He Jingxin, wait a moment."

He Jingxin turned around following the sound and saw Yi Jiu greeting her from the top of the building. After that, she walked back to the elevator hall of the apartment.

As she watched the numbers go from big to small, the blank space in her heart was filled. Yi Jiu came out of the elevator with a cashmere coat in her hand, which she stuffed directly into her arms. She took a few steps back, keeping a distance between them.

"Thank you." He Jingxin smiled and nodded. She hugged her cashmere coat, and the coldness on her body was half driven away.

Hearing people say thank you, Yi Jiu was satisfied, but she showed a little awkwardness on her face. She glanced at her face, very arrogant, and spoke harshly, saying fiercely: "In view of what you just said, as long as I work hard, I can lie down and gain fame and fortune, I will give you this dress."

"It would save someone from freezing to death outside and being rumored by marketing accounts that a certain CEO of a certain group died of cold at his job."

In He Jingxin's ears, you are just a stupid mortal. The weather is so cold, and this cat king is merciful and gives you clothes, so you should be happy.

The point is, don't get me wrong, I don't have the slightest love for you, I'm just afraid that you'll freeze to death, otherwise how can I accept everyone's worship?

This fierce look is so adorable.

He took my words to heart. It really is my sister's caring little cotton quilt.

"Yes." He Jingxin echoed her lovingly.

Yi Jiu stared at the smile that He Jingxin couldn't suppress, which was as charming as the blooming flowers in spring, as if to say, "I know your arrogance and your vanity. You are arrogant on the surface, but you are for your sister in your heart, and you still have your sister in your heart."

You are cute and proud, and your sister will definitely cooperate with your pride.

I will definitely not hurt your self-esteem, so I said thank you and quietly cooperated with your acting.

She didn't want her to be so proud. She already regretted coming to give her clothes, which made her feel like a cheap, worthless thing. She met those black eyes that could see through everything, reflecting her own shadow. Yi Jiu couldn't help but want to ridicule her.

"He Jingxin, put away your touching and happy look. I'm here to take out the trash, and giving you clothes is just a side job."

After Yi Jiu finished speaking, he took out two bags of garbage from the elevator and waved them in front of her, "I'm here to throw away the garbage. There are time limits for throwing away garbage here. So, don't get the priorities wrong."

He Jingxin's smile froze at that moment, then turned gloomy and made way.

Yi Jiu saw that she was exhausted, and she was like a winner in front of her. She took a deep breath and exhaled heavily from her mouth, feeling proud and refreshed.

Her eyes were bright and energetic, blowing away the gloom she had felt for days and the discomfort she had felt in the morning. She thought to herself, I did it on purpose, who made you look like there was something going on between us?

He Jingxin watched her go away, and she seemed to remember a sentence she once said:

I really love you green tea bitches, you are so pretentious, you can't stand me but can't do anything to me.

He Jingxin's notes on her mobile phone

Yijiu's shining points:

Intelligent and studious, sunny and cheerful, learning ability, musical talent, self-respect, self-reliance, filial piety, friendship, tolerance, strong sense of honor, and self-control.

She added a few more words

He is just being awkward with me and saying one thing and thinking another.

Yi Jiu is so awkward and cute.

She really wanted to say something, Yi Jiu, you should find better excuses next time. You also carried two big bags, which obviously you had stored for several days. This is like a plot of giving away clothes in order to throw away garbage.

It’s so fake and outrageous!

In order to satisfy Yi Jiu's little evil hobby, He Jingxin wanted to wait for her to come back, let her be satisfied one last time, let her see her own loss clearly, and then leave without saying a word.

But after waiting for five minutes, Yi Jiu still hadn't come back. She was taking her time throwing away the trash, listening to the cold wind whistling into the elevator hall through the crack in the door. She had just said that the weather was extremely cold.

He Jingxin hugged her shoulders, and another thought came to her mind: would she get lost?

It was Yijiu's first time to throw away garbage. She remembered that in this community, the garbage point seemed to be in another direction. One garbage point supported two apartment buildings and all the garbage of the residents.

All apartment buildings and all garbage dumps.

Well, for Yi Jiu who has no sense of direction, it is indeed very unfriendly.

The garbage disposal was about a hundred meters away from the elevator hall. After she threw away the garbage, Yi Jiu rubbed her hands and breathed out. She really should have brought a scarf, as her face was red and itchy. She ran back quickly.

However, halfway through the run, Yi Jiu stopped. There were two forks in the road, leading to two different apartment buildings.

Where on earth did she come from?

She was afraid of going the wrong way, so she went to another apartment building. Today is New Year's Day 2025, a day off, and it's still so cold.

Therefore, there are very few people.

Suddenly, a familiar person appeared in front of Yi Jiu. He Jingxin's cold face suddenly appeared here.

She said nothing, she just forcefully pulled Yi Jiu's hand.

Yi Jiu's hands were frozen into ice, and He Jingxin's warm palms intertwined their fingers. Her cold fingertips were wrapped by another gentle hand and slowly melted, with joy and sorrow blending together.

Coldness and warmth are like a lamp that lights up in Yi Jiu’s lonely heart in a cold night.

The lost lamb found its way back. Yi Jiu pinched He Jingxin's fingers, trying to absorb more heat, but the road eventually came to an end.

He Jingxin sent me back to the elevator hall, and He Jingxin just reminded me, "Go back and drink some ginger tea to warm yourself up."

"I don't like ginger tea. It's too bitter."

"Then drink more hot water. I prepared a pot of hot water before I left." He Jingxin said this and left. This time she left completely.

When Yi Jiu returned home, she weighed herself first and found that she had inexplicably lost five kilograms in just one week.

She looked at the takeaway orders on the two apps, "Are you hungry?" She often ate these in Haicheng, but why did they lose their fragrance when she bit them here? She yawned again for no apparent reason, as she had clearly slept for nearly 10 hours.

the next day

South City Hospital

Yi Jiu came to the psychology department where she had been prescribed medicine last time. When the doctor saw her, he looked puzzled and asked, "Miss Yi, why are you here?"

"Doctor, since I took the medicine you gave me, I have no appetite and lost five pounds in a week. I have been in a bad mood recently." Yi Jiu described his condition, holding his face with his left hand, "You said..."

She waited until the doctor's eyes were completely on her face, and then she threw all the responsibility to the doctor. She was both testing and trying to pass the buck. She said slowly, "Is there something wrong with the medicine?"

Yi Jiu has always been the type who would never admit his mistakes.

Unless you can produce evidence to kill her, she will admit her mistakes faster than anyone else.

The doctor looked away guiltily after hearing that. The sequelae Yi Jiu was talking about were the effects of an overdose of the drug.

She didn't mention the overdose to Yijiu.

However, Yi Jiu's indifferent expression, especially when he mentioned the problem, he stared at her face for three seconds.

Did she know?

Fortunately, the doctor was wearing a mask, and her panic was hidden by the mask. Her hand nervously held the mouse. She cleared her throat, and Yi Jiu had a light makeup on her face, no intention of dressing up, and her pupils were dilated.

She changed the subject: "Ms. Yi, you are from Haicheng. It is normal for you to feel a little uncomfortable with the climate in South City."

"Doctor, you psychology majors are awesome."

"You actually guessed that I'm from Haicheng, not Jiangcheng, Yuncheng, or Shuicheng. Are you a graduate of Haida?"

The doctor was silent for a while. How to explain this?

"Doctor, please don't be silent. Aren't you psychiatrists the best at communication?"

"How come you can't say a word? I'm just curious. You graduated from Jiangda Medical School, and you're from Jiangcheng. How can you tell that my accent is from Haicheng?"

Faced with Yi Jiu's rapid-fire attack, the doctor was very troubled.

Yi Jiu was also puzzled. She had talked to her a lot the last time she came. Why was he so cold to her today? Her mobile phone rang, interrupting her. It turned out to be a message from He Jingxin.

He Jingxin: The filming will start tomorrow, I will take you to the supermarket to buy some things.

Yi Jiu: I’m at Nancheng Hospital.

The doctor prescribed two drugs for Yi Jiu, one to enhance sleep and the other to enhance memory. Before Yi Jiu left, she said, "Doctor, if you have emotions in your life, don't bring them to work. I wanted to talk to you more about my condition."

After saying that, Yi Jiu left.

The doctor took out his cell phone and sent a WeChat message to someone.

——The medicine took effect, and Miss Yi Jiu had fallen into self-emotionalization. However, she may have doubted the medicine I prescribed. Therefore, I re-prescribed new medicine. These are the effects of the sequelae of consolidation.

......

Parked at the door was a Maserati that was the car Harry Potter used to catch the Golden Snitch. The car was covered with anti-peeping film on all sides, so Yi Jiu did not notice that the owner was inside.

She stood in front of the car, opened Meitu XiuXiu, posed in several poses, and then took several selfies with the car.

After the shoot, she sent it to the editor-in-chief of Yueshang Entertainment, asking them to edit the photo and she wanted to be the lock screen.

Yi Jiu stood in front of the car and saw that He Jingxin's car was late, so he sent a WeChat message to urge her.

Yi Jiu: Where are you? If you don’t come, I won’t wait for you anymore.

He Jingxin, who was sitting in the driver's seat, was really at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He stood in front of her car, took a bunch of selfies, and finally asked her righteously, "If you don't come, I won't wait for you anymore."

He Jingxin honked the horn, opened and lowered the window, and shouted, "Get in the car."

Yi Jiu opened the car door, and the heating in the car made her relax a little. He Jingxin turned to look at her, looking at the newly prepared medicine in her hand. He couldn't help but wonder if she should continue taking it.

She didn't notice that she had lost her appetite and was in an unstable mood.

No, she has always been unstable towards me. She used to be a little bit irritable, testing me and asking for my attention. Now she is a bitch, just trying to piss you off to death and not letting you feel comfortable.

She felt a white plastic bag in her arms, and she saw the logo on the bag: South City Hospital.

Looking up, the two of them just happened to meet in the same place.

He Jingxin's momentary confusion and surprise happened to fall into Yi Jiu's eyes. In order to avoid the embarrassment of this moment, He Jingxin took out a box of medicine from the plastic and shook it in front of her, "What do you mean?"

Yi Jiu looked over with a cold gaze and said in a sinister tone, "It's all your fault, Mr. He, last night. You burned my medicine. I will go to the hospital to get another prescription."

"Oh, so!" He Jingxin suddenly wanted to tease her. She looked at the doctor's instructions carefully, "Mr. Xiao Yi, shouldn't you hide? Aren't you afraid that I'll get a fever again? You look so good today. You finally understand how good I am to you."

"I knew someone had complicated thoughts and was shameless in trying to flatter himself."

Yi Jiu looked at an avatar on WeChat for a few minutes, then put the phone back into her pocket.

"To prevent you from coming to me in the middle of the night in a mad state, if you burn my medicine again, I may not bite your wrist again..." Yi Jiu squinted her eyes, so that He Jingxin would not forget the fact that she bit someone. She said generously: "For our long-term cooperation, we will not make negative news. My medicine will be kept by you. You give me the medicine according to the doctor's instructions."

"Okay." He Jingxin nodded. She would ask her personal doctor to see whether the medicine was good or bad. She breathed a sigh of relief, started the car and said, "I'm glad you understand."

I understand. How could I not understand?

She closed her eyes. She knew better than anyone that He Jingxin had given her everything except love.

She should stop taking the medicine. She had already felt changes in her body, loss of appetite, sleepiness and dreaminess. But what should she do if she didn't take the medicine? She felt uncomfortable, just like she got lost in the garbage dump yesterday, just a hundred meters away.

But she was afraid that she couldn't control herself, that she was a waste, and her competitive nature would force her to start using excessively.

He Jingxin must be able to supervise her. Maybe, He Jingxin can find the right medicine for her.

Of course, the doctor was hiding something from her.

But she doesn't know why?

Is it her competitor who is messing with her, or is there something else going on?

She thought about the reason why she came to South City in the first place.

If she really couldn't find the answer she had been looking for in South City, then forget it! That's it!

She has to keep looking forward, her life has just begun.

She cannot give up. She doesn't want to let down her family who loves her, her fans who have always supported her, and her career.

She felt someone patting her back gently, and Yi Jiu suddenly opened her eyes. He Jingxin looked at Yi Jiu's red eyes and said, "We're at the parking lot, get out of the car."

Yi Jiu didn't move.

He Jingxin said: "Whatever you want, I can satisfy you. Because you understand it so well."

Yi Jiu held the phone, and their chat history had always stopped at the moment when Yi Jiu asked her unilaterally.

Let her accompany me to stroll around South City.

What are you doing?

But Lu Youning did not reply to her.

She sighed and said worriedly, "I came here with my sister Lu Yuning. She helped me rent an apartment that day, and she hasn't contacted me for a week."

"My family has no foundation here. Can you help me find her? Before I came here, I heard that her mother was threatening her and asked her for 1 million yuan."

"I will have someone protect her." He Jingxin nodded. She knew it the day they arrived. She had already sent someone to protect Lu Youning. Lu Youning had been staying in a hotel in Pingjiang District. She had never met her biological mother.

"I'm curious about the reason why your family adopted her." He Jingxin asked curiously.

"Her sister is my cousin Cheng Zhoucheng's girlfriend. Of course, my cousin never brought her back."

After listening to this, He Jingxin felt even more confused.

In the postcard Cheng Zhoucheng wrote to himself, he mentioned meeting an interesting person. Could it be Lu Youning's sister?

Cheng Zhoucheng is not someone who falls in love at first sight, that is to say, they have met many times and have been together for a long time, so Cheng Zhoucheng can make such an evaluation.

Why did Cheng Zhoucheng have to meet so many times?

supermarket

Yi Jiu pulled over a shopping cart. She hadn't been to the supermarket to buy things for many years.

There was a pair of white hands on the red cart handle. He Jingxin took Yi Jiu to the snack and candy area first. A wide variety of goods were placed on the shelves with attractive packaging, which was dazzling.

Yi Jiu had lost his appetite, and she felt very distressed when she saw it.

Yijiu picked up a snack gift bag and looked at the ingredient list carefully. During work, it is better not to consume too much fat, as it will affect the shooting.

Finally, Yi Jiu put the snack gift bag back. He only took a few cans of sugar-free drinks, and He Jingxin put the snack gift bag in the shopping cart. Yi Jiu looked puzzled, "Why did you take it?"

“Try it, it’s a new flavor.”

Soon, He Jingxin filled the shopping cart.

He Jingxin leaned her hands on the cart and looked at the message on her phone attentively. She was reading a recipe, a recipe that Yi Jiu liked, and the ingredients needed.

Yijiu likes sweet and sour taste.

"Sweet and sour sauce, sour soup ingredients, where are these things?" He Jingxin looked up and saw that this place was at the top, and there was no salesperson here, only a mobile ladder, so she climbed up the ladder, and just as she got it, two children were playing with each other, and one of the children pushed the younger one.

The younger one happened to bump into the mobile ladder. The wheels made a creaking sound on the clean ground, and He Jingxin showed a trace of fear, and she fell off the ladder.

She closed her eyes in fear, and she felt a pair of hands holding her. When she opened her eyes, it was Yi Jiu who caught her. The moment she met Yi Jiu, the frightened eyes disappeared.

Her eyes were sincere and passionate, and she was breathing rapidly. Yi Jiu put her down. He Jingxin hugged her body. She was still in shock, and for this brief embrace, she trembled softly, "I can't stand the stimulation of falling."

Yi Jiu nodded. She held her lower back with one hand to regulate her breathing, and with the other hand hooked the long black hair that fell on her face behind her ear and stroked her long hair. The slightly curly dark brown hair brushed against her palm, causing numbness in her hand and arms.

Yi Jiu realized that his mind was wandering, and asked softly, "Tell me what you want to take, and I can get it for you. It was so dangerous just now."

"I can't find you."

"I'm in the freezing area." Yi Jiu pointed to the end. "I'm near you. Just shout."

"I'm sorry, sisters." The two children came over and apologized sincerely. Yi Jiu nodded, "Don't run around in public anymore, okay?"