Chapter 46 A love affair with him that involves kissing...
Chen Jizhou was still in the passenger seat, his hand resting on the top of the door, looking down into the car with a smile on his lips: "Since you're here, why don't you come in and have a seat?"
He waved the string of beads inside and said, "For the sake of 680, I won't argue with you."
Jiang Meng felt that every word he said was sarcastic.
She quickly fastened her seatbelt and mumbled, "It's a bit late today, you're busy, I'll pick up the cat another day."
Chen Jizhou: "Pick up the cat? Did I agree to that?"
"..." Jiang Meng stared at him with wide eyes, "Chen Jizhou, don't be so arrogant, do you? I still have custody of it."
Chen Jizhou chuckled, no longer joking with her, and lightly patted the roof of her car twice: "Let's go, drive carefully."
Jiang Meng's car has driven away, and Chen Jizhou has returned to the company building.
While he was in the elevator, a man rushed up behind him. He was a colleague from the planning team. The man greeted him as he came in: "President Chen."
Chen Jizhou nodded.
While he was there, the man asked him a few work-related questions, which Chen Jizhou listened to attentively. Suddenly, he heard the man change the subject—"Hey, these beads of yours are quite pretty. How much did you buy them for?"
Chen Jizhou paused, raised his hand, and glanced at it again under the light: "Sixty-eight thousand."
The other person laughed with admiration: "Wow, you're really generous with your money, it really looks good."
Chen Jizhou looked at him in surprise, then looked back and forth at his own hands...
No, you really can't blame him for being narcissistic, can you?
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Because Chen Jizhou was very busy lately, Jiang Meng didn't bother him.
Yan Yuqing also went back to her hometown for summer vacation. Liang Shanshan, a local, stayed in Yunzhou. She went shopping with Jiang Meng a few times, and the two of them also went to a nearby city for a trip.
Jiang Meng has a little habit he learned from Chen Jizhou. No matter where he travels, his first stop is always a museum. He can skip the beautiful scenery, but he must understand the history and culture. He says that a city is like a person; if you don't trace its past, how can you get close to its present?
She found this viewpoint interesting.
However, for the somewhat dazed Jiang Meng, many of Chen Jizhou's views were quite interesting, and he subtly influenced her in many ways. His significance in her growth lay in shaping a part of her—her personality, her character, and other aspects.
Later, she would think of him every time she entered a museum, so she stood among different characters and stories, but frequently looked back on her own history.
If Jiangmeng were a large museum, it would definitely be filled with photos of Chen Jizhou.
She takes Chen Jizhou with her wherever she goes.
I wonder if he feels the same way.
After Jiang Meng returned from her trip, Xiao Jin was returned to her rightful owner.
but……
It wasn't Chen Jizhou who brought it; it was a strange man, probably one of his colleagues. The man didn't identify himself, knocked on the door, said he was on a mission to deliver the cat to her, and then left. Jiang Meng settled Xiao Jin in and immediately sent Chen Jizhou a message: "Received the cat! Why didn't you come yourself?"
Chen Jizhou's reply was not very timely: "I've been out of town these past two days and haven't been able to take care of it, otherwise I wouldn't have given up custody so easily."
Jiang Meng laughed: "The tone of your voice sounds like you're saying: You just wait."
Chen Jizhou: "You've had too much nutrition with me. Let me send you back to your place to train. We'll talk about it later."
Jiang Meng: "What are you saying? Do you think I've mistreated it?"
Jiang Meng thought of a proverb: "Better to follow a beggar mother than a high-ranking official father, have you ever heard of that?"
She realized her words were inappropriate as soon as she finished speaking, and immediately withdrew them, blushing.
Chen Jizhou still saw it: "What mother, what father?"
Jiang Meng: "...It's okay, you go about your business."
In the days that followed, she spent time at home bonding with Xiao Jin, and the kitten grew quite a bit under Chen Jizhou's care.
Its "soon-to-be father" is still very busy. Jiang Meng wondered if he had returned to Yunzhou. She tried to resist the urge to chat with him, but in the end, she couldn't help herself and sent him a message: "Xiao Jin misses you."
After a long pause, Chen Jizhou finally replied, "What were you thinking?"
Jiang Meng: "I think about it while eating, while sleeping, while walking, and while watching TV."
Chen Jizhou: "It can even watch TV?"
Jiang Meng: "So cute!"
Chen Jizhou: "Exceptionally intelligent"
Jiang Meng: "Just like me"
After she finished speaking, he didn't reply to her message again.
Chen Jizhou returned every five or six minutes.
Jiang Meng asked him, "Are you working? You're replying so slowly."
Chen Jizhou: "Yes"
Jiang Meng: "Can I still bother you?"
Chen Jizhou: "You can harass me."
Jiang Meng: "Don't you find me annoying?"
Chen Jizhou: "I won't find you annoying."
Jiang Meng: "Thank you."
Chen Jizhou: "You're welcome."
Jiang Meng frowned: "Why are you acting like a robot?"
They chatted for half an hour in just a few lines of text.
About ten minutes later.
Chen Jizhou sent her a voice message, his voice lazy and deliberately teasing her with a drawn-out tone: "You can bother me, I won't find you annoying, thank you, you're welcome—have you ever seen a robot with such a nice voice? Stop flattering robots, okay?"
His voice was very pleasant to hear—magnetic, clear, and serene, cool but not cold, like a lingering twilight rain.
Jiang Meng sat up happily, hugged her knees on the bed, and listened to his voice messages over and over again. She never got tired of listening to them and even saved them to her favorites.
Jiang Meng listened for a while, then embarrassedly put down her phone, buried her flushed face in her knees, and wiggled her pretty toes.
She felt that she really liked Chen Jizhou.
It's the kind of liking where you want to date him.
Online dating won't work.
She wanted to have a relationship with him that included kissing.
Jiang Meng was deeply ashamed of herself, let out a scream, and buried her head in the pillow.
if……
It would be even better if I could sleep.
"Ah!!" Jiang Meng suddenly threw off the covers, walked around the room barefoot, grabbed a fan, and rapidly rotated her wrist, trying to fan away the perverted image in her mind.
Finally, she stopped in front of the full-length mirror, pointed at the person inside, and said seriously, "Don't be so lewd."
A power outage notice was posted in the property management group. Jiang Meng saw it when she woke up the day before, but she didn't pay much attention to it at the time. She slept on it the next day and forgot about it. As night fell, the sky suddenly went dark. Jiang Meng suddenly remembered yesterday's notice and quickly checked the time. The power was out until 10 p.m.!
Fortunately, all her electronic devices were fully charged, so if she sat down in the dark and watched a show for a while, she could get through this period.
Jiang Meng drew back the curtains, letting in some natural light from the balcony.
It rained this afternoon, and the sky outside was exceptionally beautiful.
She loved this kind of rain, falling before dusk, washing away the most romantic nighttime, and usually bringing a magnificent sunset or an even more surprising rainbow.
But it was precisely during these most beautiful moments that she felt frustrated and that her life was mediocre.
Because beauty does not belong to her.
Her mother understood her well; Jiang Meng was indeed afraid of being alone.
Under the stars and moon, among the myriad lights of homes, not a single one remained lit for her.
Jiang Meng wasn't in a good mood, so she sent Chen Jizhou a message, intending to play the victim: "Power outage TvT"
Chen Jizhou was still slow to reply to messages.
But a moment later, he actually called her.
Jiang Meng's heart raced a little. She cleared her throat and answered the call.
She heard his clear, deep voice on the other end of the phone—"A power outage is perfect, ideal for a night stroll."
Jiang Meng looked confused: "Huh?"
He chuckled softly, "Come on down, I'll take you out to play."
"What? Where are you???"
Chen Jizhou said, "It's somewhere you can see it just by looking down."
Jiang Meng returned to the balcony and looked down.
Chen Jizhou leaned against a gleaming black motorcycle. He was dressed in black clothes, hands in his pockets, his hair short and neat, his posture casual and unrestrained, both cool and arrogant. As she appeared, he looked up at the girl above, raising a hand to shield his eyes from the slightly glaring post-rain sunlight, making it easier for him to see Jiang Meng waving vigorously at him.
She called out to him excitedly, "Chen Jizhou!"
Chen Jizhou smiled gently and said, "I'm here, it's me."
Jiang Meng was still leaning on the railing, staring down at him, and asked him in surprise, "Why did you come here today?"
"I'm fine," he said casually. "Someone was thinking of me, so I came to see what was going on."
"I……?
"I meant Xiao Jin misses you!"
Chen Jizhou smiled and nodded, "Then I'm leaving."
As he spoke, he picked up the helmet from the vehicle.
"Hey, don't do that." Jiang Meng returned to the room with a smile and drew the curtains. "Wait for me to come down right away. I'm going to change my clothes. You're not allowed to leave."
She casually picked out a T-shirt, put on a pair of frayed denim shorts, and immediately ran downstairs.
Jiang Meng, dressed lightly, ran up to Chen Jizhou with a smile that said, "It's been so long since we last met, I've missed you terribly." Her gaze was more affectionate than ever before, which made Chen Jizhou pause for a moment. Did she really miss him that much?
She asked eagerly, "Where are we going to play?"
Chen Jizhou opened his phone and looked at it: "Is there anywhere you'd like to go?"
"No."
"Then do as you please."
Chen Jizhou leaned back in the car, glanced at the map on his phone, and saw that the coastal highway was 52 kilometers long. After thinking for a moment, he said to Jiang Meng, "Choose any number from 0 to 52."
Jiang Meng: "14".
"Let's drive 14 kilometers and see where we stop. If it's a rocky area, we'll enjoy the breeze; if it's a beach, we'll go swimming; if it's a cliff, we'll jump into the water. If it's a town, we'll find a place to drink."
He tilted his head, smiled slightly at her, and put his phone back in his pocket: "What do you think?"
Jiang Meng snapped her fingers: "Great! You always have the best ideas!"
Chen Jizhou thought with amusement, "Why don't they use the phrase 'ingenious idea' anymore?"
He handed Jiang Meng a helmet.
As she put on her helmet, she glanced at him with a feigned grievance, but there was also a hint of barely concealed joy in her expression. She said softly, "Chen Jizhou, I'm really happy today. You finally took the initiative to contact me."
Chen Jizhou looked at her lowered eyelashes and paused for a moment: "Haven't you looked for her before?"
Jiang Meng felt even more aggrieved, her eyebrows furrowed together: "That time you asked me out, I dressed up really formally, but I just sat there listening to your friend brag."
He couldn't help but laugh, extending his index finger knuckle and gently rubbing her furrowed brow between the helmet visor, speaking as gently as if coaxing Xiao Jin: "So vengeful."
Jiang Meng's brows relaxed, and she smiled slightly: "I remember, I remember."
He said, "After today, we'll put an end to our past grievances."
Chen Jizhou got into the car, and Jiang Meng climbed onto the back seat. She said proudly, "Let's see if I'm happy first."
Chen Jizhou put on his helmet, held the handlebars, tilted his head slightly, and asked her, "Guess where we'll stop?"
She instinctively said, "I don't want to guess, I just want to be with you."
He froze for a moment as if he had been struck by lightning. Jiang Meng thought he hadn't heard her, so she hurriedly corrected herself: "Oh, I meant... the reef, it's best to sit down and feel the breeze. I didn't bring a swimsuit."
Chen Jizhou slowly straightened up and gave a soft "hmm".
Two slender arms wrapped around the front; he hadn't even started driving yet...
That hug looks so natural.
Chen Jizhou looked down at her hands that were holding him.
The person behind him even commented with great interest: "Chen Jizhou, your waist is so thin."
He smiled faintly: "Not as meticulous as you."
Jiang Meng raised an eyebrow: "How do you know? You've never hugged me."
"..."
“I’ve hugged you before,” Chen Jizhou’s voice deepened as he earnestly told her, “Back in my senior year of high school.”
During my senior year of high school?
Jiang Meng then quite naturally rested her head on his shoulder.
She thought back for a moment, oh, it was on the day of her coming-of-age ceremony that she gave him a graduation gift and then hugged him.
I remember now, I remember everything.
Jiang Meng said, "I've gained a little weight and started exercising, so my hands will definitely feel different. Plus, I used to have abs a few years ago, but I've been lazy lately. But I'll definitely get them back!"
After speaking with great pride, she paused briefly, then lowered her voice and said very softly, "If you have the chance, you... you can experience it again."
Chen Jizhou paused for two seconds at her words.
Even the location of the heart momentarily paused.
To fill the gap in this moment, the subsequent beating had to accelerate, and the blood flow in his body became more intense, causing his entire body to heat up, as if he were leaning against a raging fire, with no sign of the heat wave stopping.
Thankfully, I was wearing a helmet.
Jiang Meng hugged her very tightly.
Chen Jizhou felt that her outstretched palms were very hot, and through her clothes, the warmth of her palms was burning his abdominal muscles.
Her palm even moved back and forth a few times...
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Jiang Meng pushed the windshield up.
Her raven-white eyelashes fluttered twice, causing a blush to rise on her face like a sunset. She whispered, "Hey, did you hear me?"
There was silence for a while.
He responded softly, "I heard you."
Chen Jizhou didn't turn around to look at her. Noticing Jiang Meng leaning forward, he raised his hand and quickly closed her glasses.
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