15 Sick
Perhaps because she felt that typing might not be enough to express herself clearly, or perhaps because she wanted to make a quick decision, after Lin Jing replied, Li Yaya directly dialed Lin Jing's voice number.
This was something Lin Jing had not expected.
"It's time for me to go to work, so to make a long story short, why did you suddenly leave an electric car?"
"No reason. I bought it a few days ago for fun. I can't take it away, so I had to leave it to you."
"Okay, how much is it? I'll transfer the money to you."
"Eighty thousand."
"Lin Jing, are you sick?"
Lin Jing's laughter came from the other end of the phone. Li Yaya, who said he was sick, seemed to have some of the feelings she had back then.
"why are you laughing?"
"Nothing, you're right, I'm just sick."
"If you're sick, get treatment! Lin Jing, I don't want to owe anyone anything anymore."
But Lin Jing never wanted to be someone else. Others were others, and he was himself.
Lin Jing adjusted his sitting posture and expression. Even though Li Yaya was not in front of him but on the other end of the phone, Lin Jing still acted as if Li Yaya could see him. "Li Yaya, I won't take the money. If you don't want it, just throw it away. That's it for now. I'm getting off the car."
After the phone call ended, Li Yaya returned to the store. Although the three were curious, they tacitly remained silent when they saw that Li Yaya was not in a high mood and even looked a little dejected.
After Ruile got off work, Sister Honghong and Sister Juan were busy in the kitchen, and Li Yaya just stood there in a daze when there were no customers.
Sister Honghong and Sister Juan finally poked their heads out the window, glanced at each other, then looked at Li Yaya, who stood there like a wooden stick. They sighed softly. They didn't know what Li Yaya had been through, but they knew this frail little girl hadn't had an easy life.
There were things she didn't want to talk about, and they didn't dare ask. It was just not good to keep it to herself.
After work, Li Yaya hesitated for a moment before finally taking off with her new electric bike. Even though the shop had surveillance cameras, her third-hand electric bike was much less likely to be stolen. She needed to find a place to store it temporarily while she figured out a solution.
Jiang Yi came early today and squatted at the back door waiting for Li Yaya.
When Li Yaya appeared, Jiang Yi's eyes lit up. Li Yaya had bought a new electric bike! Could it be because of him? Because of his complaints when they were riding together?
Before Li Yaya could park the electric bike, Jiang Yi came over and said, "Douya, you've got a new electric bike. Not bad, we can ride this one very fast."
Li Yaya rolled her eyes at Jiang Yi and said, "Lin Jing bought it."
Jiang Yi's expression froze in place.
"Still riding?"
Jiang Yi paused, then returned to his smiling expression, "Ride! Why not? It would be a waste if you don't ride! I'm just about to buy an electric bike, so this saves me the trouble."
The moment Li Yaya heard Jiang Yi say "buy", she came up with a bold idea!
Lin Jing didn't take her money, but he couldn't also take Jiang Yi's money. She could just sell the electric car to Jiang Yi and let Jiang Yi pay Lin Jing, since Jiang Yi was planning to buy it anyway.
Although it was second-hand, it was basically brand new and the price was a little cheaper, which was a great deal. Li Yaya thought to herself, she was really smart!
Li Yaya told Jiang Yi her idea, and after she finished speaking, Jiang Yi's expression froze again.
Seeing that Jiang Yi didn't respond, Li Yaya said, "There's no rush to make a decision on this matter. Think about it carefully. I want to go to work. Let me know when you've made up your mind."
After saying that, Li Yaya rushed in. She had wasted time chatting with Jiang Yi, so she had to hurry up to change her clothes and get to work.
Li Yaya planned to take a few days off during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Firstly, it had been too long since she'd been home, and secondly, she'd promised to go back and see her grandmother. So, she had to behave herself these few days and not let her manager catch her.
Otherwise, not only may you not be able to take leave, but you may also lose your job.
Jiang Yi remained where he was, a bit bewildered. He couldn't understand how Li Yaya's mind worked. How did she come up with the idea of asking her new love to buy the electric car for her ex-lover who still missed her?
I'm not angry, I'm just speechless and don't understand.
After entering the store, although the light was dim, Jiang Yi recognized Li Yaya who was walking among the customers at a glance.
For some reason, the shop had customers early today. It was already unusually busy before 10 a.m. Li Yaya was so busy that she couldn't stop, and Jiang Yi was even invited to go sing.
Electric cars have long been forgotten.
After finishing work, Li Yaya walked out of the door with tired steps and saw Jiang Yi leaning against the electric bike, smoking.
Seeing Li Yaya coming out, Jiang Yi quickly put out the unfinished cigarette and waited for her to walk towards him.
When singing today, Jiang Yi was a little absent-minded, so he missed a few lines and sang the lyrics wrong. However, no one noticed.
Because the moment Jiang Yi stood on the stage, Li Yaya’s words at the wonton stall suddenly flashed through his mind: “I don’t like to owe others.”
Suddenly, she understood something. Because she didn't like owing others, she couldn't accept Lin Jing's so-called kindness. Because she didn't like owing others, the electric bike became a burden to her. Because she didn't like owing others, Lin Jing was just an ordinary person.
He didn't know what their relationship was before, but at least now, Lin Jing was just an ordinary person to Li Yaya.
Just an ordinary person.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yi seemed to have an epiphany.
Buy! Must buy!
If he bought it, Li Yaya would have no burden. No burden, no entanglement. After all, that guy named Lin Jing was gone. Distance is the biggest problem in any relationship.
No matter how good they were in the past, or the vows they made, or the clichéd drama of him loving her and her loving him but being forced to separate, the person next to Li Yaya now was him, and sooner or later Li Yaya would open her heart to him.
It's just a matter of time.
Time is his most abundant commodity.
"Bean Sprout, I've made up my mind. I'm going to buy an electric car."
"Really? You can't go back on your word once you've said it."
"I don't regret it, but how should I give him the money now?"
This is indeed a problem, but Li Yaya has a good attitude and believes that there are always more solutions than problems. But now——
On the new electric bike, Li Yaya sat in the back seat while Jiang Yi rode in the front, heading towards the cake shop. Regardless of how to give the money to Lin Jing, Li Yaya gave the electric bike to Jiang Yi first and went to ride back to her own electric bike.
Don’t mention it, I already miss you a little after not seeing you for half a night.
Li Yaya does need a new electric car, but not like she has it now.
Finally, the two people parted ways at the door of the cake shop.
Along the way, Li Yaya was racking her brains trying to figure out how to get Jiang Yiba to give Lin Jing the money. Back home, she opened Lin Jing's WeChat page and stared blankly.
Suddenly it shows [The other party is typing...]
But after several attempts, Li Yaya still didn't hear from Lin Jing. She didn't know what he was doing. Then sleepiness came over her. Li Yaya fell asleep.
Beijing
Lin Jing wasn't used to living on campus, and starting his freshman year, if nothing unexpected happened, he'd need to live here for at least seven years, four years of undergraduate study and three years of graduate school. Shao Lan bought him a small apartment nearby, with two bedrooms and a living room, which was more than enough for Lin Jing to live on.
The ticket was bought at the last minute and there was no direct bus to Beijing, so Lin Jing changed buses along the way and finally returned home under the moonlight.
Lin Jing walked in and saw Shao Lan sitting on the sofa. He didn't say anything, just changed his shoes and put his bag away, completely ignoring Shao Lan's presence.
At the moment when Lin Jing was about to enter the bedroom, Shao Lan on the sofa finally moved.
She slowly stood up and looked at Lin Jing, "You saw Li Yaya."
Lin Jing stopped, didn't look back, just said "Yeah".
"She's not the right one for you. You don't need to waste any more time on her."
"Why isn't she suitable?" Lin Jing turned around and met Shao Lan's eyes. Her eyes were as calm as a pool of stagnant water, without any emotion. It had remained the same for so many years.
"Family, background, education, none of these are suitable."
"Family? Background? But Mom, aren't you from Huanshan too?"
Shao Lan's expression finally changed. "If it weren't for you, I would have gotten rid of that so-called household registration long ago!"
The two words Shao Lan used were "get rid of".
Lin Jing understood that people had no way of choosing their own birth, but why, why did Shao Lan want to get rid of it so much!
"I'm tired. If there's nothing else, I'll go rest first. You can go now."
Lin Jing turned and went back to the bedroom. Shao Lan just stood there quietly. Her expressionless face showed a hint of pain only after Lin Jing entered the bedroom. But she quickly packed herself up and left with an expressionless face.
Lin Jing, tossing and turning in bed, couldn't sleep. He found Li Yaya's dialog box, edited and deleted the text, deleted and edited it again, over and over again, but never pressed the send button.
He suddenly realized that he was really weak.
Although he didn't want to admit it, he had no way of denying that he was nothing without his family.
He thought about what he had said to Li Yaya. Fortunately, Li Yaya rejected him. Otherwise, he really couldn't imagine what would happen if he appeared in front of Shao Lan with Li Yaya.
The next day, Li Yaya sent a WeChat message to Jiang Yi with Jiang Yi's mobile number. Li Yaya asked Jiang Yi to contact Lin Jing directly as the buyer and transfer the money directly to him.
Many times, Li Yaya would idealize some things and make them too simple.
As soon as Jiang woke up, he saw the message sent by Li Yaya and the number.
Let him contact Lin Jing himself? What on earth was Li Yaya thinking? Could this matter be resolved by just contacting Lin Jing himself? I was afraid that Lin Jing would block him outright. Li Yaya seemed quite smart, so why did he do such stupid things?
But - since Lin Jing's contact information is here, it wouldn't hurt for him to make a call.
After all, they had only met briefly that time, and the two of them hadn't had a proper conversation.
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