Chapter 41 Self
"You don't have to say it if you don't want to."
"It's really no big deal."
Jiang Zhao said nonchalantly, "I lived on campus in junior high school. I borrowed money from a classmate. She said she would return it to me in a week, but she never did. It was too late to get a leave note after school, so I went out and got the money myself."
Jiang Zhao said it easily.
At that time, Jiang Zhao was like an outlier in the class.
She has no friends and keeps to herself, so when someone shows her a little kindness, she wants to open her heart to them and treat them as her only "friend."
When a friend asked her to borrow money, she agreed immediately.
When the agreed time to pay back the money came, the other party kept delaying.
After school that day, Jiang Zhao caught up with her "friend" and wanted to ask her to pay her back, but he heard her talking to another girl.
"That Jiang Zhao from our class, if I say a few words to her, she'll pester me every day. I borrowed some money from her and she'd ask me for it several times a day. Do you think anyone is that stingy?"
Jiang Zhao stood stiffly in the shadow of the corridor. She was not sure whether the other party knew she was there.
She remembered that she must have called her name at that time, perhaps the voice was drowned out by the noisy voices in the corridor, or perhaps she heard it.
She just said it to herself on purpose.
The gentle afterglow in the horizontal direction shines on the snow-white teaching building and lush green trees of Mingyuan No. 1 Middle School, and on the students who are laughing and talking happily after school.
But not on her.
She doesn't need it anymore.
It was already time to go home from school and it was too late to ask the teacher for leave, so Jiang Zhao simply flipped out of the playground.
She no longer needs anyone.
When Jiang Zhao said this, Luo Yan just looked at her.
The girl's tone was always calm, as if she was just talking about an insignificant matter.
She forgot that he had just said that he watched her tumble out of the school playground.
I also saw how sadly she cried at that time.
Luo Yan said softly: "Did she return it to you later?"
Of course not.
Even he himself thought that this question was really stupid.
Jiang Zhao shook his head: "Of course not."
She smiled and said, "Maybe I should thank her. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have decided to study hard, get into our school, and sit at the same table with our Yanshen."
"What does it have to do with her?" Luo Yan said, "Didn't you work hard for it?"
The moonlight shone through the trees on both sides of the road and fell on the two of them.
Jiang Zhao thought, how could this person be so annoying?
He could always simply and calmly affirm everything about her, no matter if she was the present Jiang Zhao or the past Jiang Zhao.
It seems that even if the world ends one day and she says she can save the world, he will affirm her.
There are always some people in the world. Just knowing that you live in the same world is enough to give you infinite courage to face the whole world.
Jiang Zhao nodded heavily: "You are right."
Jiang Zhao used her newly found courage and pretended to be nonchalant, "What about you? Why did you climb over the wall?"
With Luo Yan's grades, even if he suddenly decided to skip class, the teacher would agree to it by making up any excuse.
"I..." Luo Yan didn't look at Jiang Zhao. His eyes dropped to the ground, and he looked a little lonely under the bright lights in the community.
He didn't say anything else. Jiang Zhao pursed his lips and said, "It's okay if you don't say it."
She changed the subject: "Midterm exams are coming up soon. Should I go to school to review tomorrow? I feel like all I can think about lately is twisting my hips and straightening my waist and taking two steps forward."
The rumors had been so outrageous since the first day of the game that many people came to watch at halftime every day. Under the influence of the increasingly tense atmosphere created by Chen Bailing and the others, Jiang Zhao had to be extremely alert.
She thought about it day and night so much that she dreamed that she was launched like a cannonball, spinning wildly in the air, and she still felt dizzy when she woke up.
"Worried about not doing well on the test?"
"I'm worried Haidilao is too expensive. Plus, I've barely done any politics, history, or geography these past two weeks..."
Speaking of politics, Jiang Zhao finally remembered that they seemed to have a bet with Shi Yuan?
She remembered that they said they wanted to be in the top ten?
Jiang Zhao looked up at the elevator lights and said with difficulty, "Classmate, have you memorized politics?"
Luo Yan chuckled: "Don't worry."
After getting out of the elevator and reaching the door of his house, Jiang Zhao took out his key from his schoolbag and said, "Do you want to come in..."
Jiang Zhao was halfway through his words when the door suddenly opened.
Jiang Wei was standing at the door, saying, "Why just now..."
The father and daughter's eyes met, they were both stunned for a moment, and swallowed the second half of the sentence.
Jiang Zhao even took a step back rather exaggeratedly: "Dad, why are you here?"
Jiang Wei's eyes fell on Jiang Zhao's face, and then he saw her shorts which were so short that only a small part of the edge of her school uniform was exposed. He looked at Luo Yan again, and felt that the boy in front of him seemed a little familiar.
Jiang Wei remembered that it was the boy who left the school with Jiang Zhao when he picked her up from school.
His daughter seemed to have said that he was the top scorer in the high school entrance examination and they had to prepare for the competition together.
Are we preparing for the competition together now?
The corridor was so quiet that one could almost hear the father and daughter's brains working at overclocked speeds.
In the end, it was Luo Yan who spoke first: "Hello uncle, let's have dinner together after the basketball game, I'll take her back."
"Oh, thank you then." Jiang Wei said expressionlessly.
According to normal etiquette, he should invite people in and sit down.
But why?
Luo Yan said tactfully, "I'm leaving now. Goodbye."
Jiang Wei said simply: "Goodbye."
Luo Yan said to Jiang Zhao, "See you on Monday."
"Oh, okay." Jiang Zhao answered reflexively.
After saying that, she quickly stepped into the house, closed the security door with her backhand, and smiled guiltily: "Dad, why are you here?"
"The company is free this week." Jiang Wei asked, "Did you have dinner with your classmates?"
"Yeah." Jiang Zhao nodded quickly.
"Didn't you go home for dinner during National Day just to study with him at school?"
"How do you even know this?"
"Of course I know that. Xiao Zhou would be embarrassed to accept the money if you weren't home for dinner."
Xiao Zhou is the cook that Jiang Wei found for Jiang Zhao.
Jiang Zhao seldom eats at home, and her cooking skills are rarely put to good use, so she doesn't feel at ease receiving her salary.
Jiang Zhao could only laugh: "Aren't we preparing for a competition?"
“When did the competition take place?”
“The week before last…”
Jiang Wei sighed.
After a long while, he said, "Actually, there's nothing wrong with premature love."
"My daughter has always been very independent. No matter which boy you like, even if it's just a romantic relationship, Dad won't say anything. There's just one thing: don't hurt yourself and don't get too involved. If he dares to bully you, you..."
Jiang Wei sat on the sofa, his brows and eyes showing a hint of sorrow, as if he had already put on the image of an old father who was sending his daughter to get married.
"Stop..." Jiang Zhao hurriedly stopped Jiang Wei's wild imagination. She walked to the dining table and poured herself a glass of water: "We are not in love, nothing happened."
"Um?"
Jiang Wei has been working hard in Xincheng for many years, relying on his hard work and ability to judge people. He knows that Jiang Zhao is a straightforward person and will not lie about these things.
Does Jiang Zhao like that boy?
Jiang Wei suddenly realized that Jiang Zhao only denied that they were in a relationship, but did not deny that she liked someone.
Jiang Wei sat up from the sofa: "He doesn't like you?"
Jiang Wei was instantly enraged, completely forgetting how he had just taught Jiang Zhao not to get too involved. He looked as if if Jiang Zhao said no, he would rush out and find someone to chop the other person down the next second.
"How would I know?" Jiang Zhao said, "Don't blame me. Next time, please invite Aunt Liu to have dinner together. I'm going to change my clothes."
He slipped into the bedroom as if escaping.
She is not a fool.
Because of her junior high school experience, she is even more sensitive to people's feelings.
So, of course she knew that Luo Yan treated her differently.
Whether in the previous life or now, she must be a little special to him.
But, if she confessed now, would Luo Yan agree?
Jiang Zhao knew it clearly.
The answer is.
Won't.
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