Chapter 98 I'm not falling for it
Shi Nianzhi took out the printed love letter and focused her gaze on it.
Strange, the handwriting on the love letter was so messy that he should have been able to read it in fits and starts.
But when he glanced at the handwriting, a sense of déjà vu washed over him.
He read every single word and reached the end in less than two minutes—"Zi's Recommendation Letter".
"So his name is Gu Zijian."
It was such a gentle name, yet his love for Lu Jiunian was so passionate and intense, so explicit in his words.
Shi Nianzhi clutched the love letter in her palm, crumpling it into a ball of waste paper.
He seemed very angry, forcefully stuffing the crumpled paper and the photo on the ground back into the box, then carrying the box out the door.
Seeing that he was about to leave, Aunt Zhang called out to him, "Young Master Shi, dinner is almost ready, where are you going?"
"I'll go check on the chickens."
"Okay, it's getting dark. Do you need me to stay with you?"
"Need not."
Shi Nianzhi left without looking back.
Aunt Zhang muttered, "Is this child homesick?"
Then I felt sorry for Shi Nianzhi, who was alone in a foreign land, with her parents not by her side. It's normal for her to miss home at this age.
Aunt Zhang hurried to the kitchen, saying, "Don't make chicken soup tonight."
The chef exclaimed, "Why?"
"Just don't cook it anymore, just stir-fry the broccoli instead."
So that you won't be reminded of the person more often when you see the object.
Shi Nianzhi came to the stream alone. He put the box aside, squatted down, and started digging a hole with his hands, working very hard.
Before long, a small pit was dug out.
He dumped everything out of the box, his hands covered in yellow mud, and picked up one of the many photocopies of love letters, lighting it with a lighter.
Then throw it into the pit.
The flames spread through the pit, and the things that Gu Yuanyuan had sent him with ulterior motives gradually turned to ashes in the fire.
Shi Nianzhi sat on the edge of the pit, touched his face with his hand, and his expression was colder than ever before.
Jiang Kai strode over with his long legs. "Roast chicken, huh? You didn't even call me. That's so inconsiderate!"
Jiang Kai was driving home from get off work when he saw billowing black smoke from afar.
He gleefully wanted to take a picture and send it to Lu Jiunian, telling him that his house was on fire.
Just as he was about to start the fire, he sat in the car and rubbed his chin. He only saw smoke, not fire, and it didn't look like a fire. Lu Jiunian hadn't returned yet; who would have the audacity to start a fire in Lu Jiunian's garden?
That can only be remembered by Shi Nianzhi.
Jiang Kai got out of the car and rushed over. He was curious about what Shi Nianzhi was up to, since he had nothing else to do anyway.
As I walked along, I realized this was a place where chickens were raised.
Shi Nianzhi comes from the countryside and has many ways of eating chicken, such as beggar's chicken.
Jiang Kai's mouth was watering, and he quickly came over to try it.
He strode to the pit, where the contents were charred black and unrecognizable. Thick smoke billowed from the pit, carrying the pungent smell of burning plastic.
Jiang Kai covered his nose again, waved his hand, and stood in a smoke-free area. "What's this made of? It smells so strong, isn't it poisonous?"
Suddenly, I remembered Lu Jiunian, who had been poisoned by mushrooms that day.
Jiang Kai: "......"
Shi Nianzhi had a stern face and looked like he was in a bad mood. There was a small mound of dirt next to him from where the hole was dug.
He used his hands to bury the pile of soil into the pit.
Jiang Kai squatted down next to Shi Nianzhi, asking in a serious yet curious tone, "What are you doing?"
Shi Nianzhi quickly pushed the soil in and patted it down with his hand.
Then he said, "My goldfish died, I cremated it, and now I'm burying it."
Jiang Kai: "......"
Although Shi Nianzhi's words, coupled with his expression, did indeed seem quite plausible.
But Jiang Kai still couldn't help it; his lips twitched, and he felt like laughing.
How come everything Shi Nianzhi does is so adorable?
Jiang Kai coughed, then reached out and gently rubbed Shi Nianzhi's hair with his well-defined knuckles.
"I'll buy you another one. What breed of goldfish?"
Shi Nianzhi patted the mud off her hands. "No need to trouble you."
He stood up and walked towards the small bridge. Jiang Kai quickly followed, saying, "It's no trouble at all. Whatever kind you like, I'll give it to you. Don't just give me one, I can give you a whole carload."
"don't want."
Shi Nianzhi walked on by himself and stood in front of the chicken coop.
It was already dark, and the chickens had all gone back to their roosts. Although the streetlights were shining in the distance, the place still looked somewhat gray and gloomy.
Shi Nianzhi patted the fence and said, "Just don't worry about my chickens."
Jiang Kai: "......"
What, is he the kind of person who steals chickens and dogs?
Is there some misunderstanding?
Jiang Kai didn't say anything for a moment. He wasn't good at comforting people. He would give gifts to his lovers when they were sad, but he didn't seem to have anything to give Shi Nianzhi. The main problem was that if Lu Jiunian found out about it, his life would be in danger.
Shi Nianzhi turned around and walked back. On the way, he asked Jiang Kai, "Do you know Gu Zijian?"
Jiang Kai's heart suddenly stopped for a moment, then he lowered his eyes, concealing the strange emotions in them.
He said, "I don't know him."
Jiang Kai's emotional intelligence is undoubtedly very high. When Shi Nianzhi asked about Lu Jiunian's white moonlight, as a friend, he could only say that he didn't know her.
Otherwise, why not talk to Shi Nianzhi about Gu Zijian? He and Gu Zijian are so close, he certainly can't lie and say that Shi Nianzhi is better than Gu Zijian.
If the topic comes up and we start talking about this, wouldn't that hurt my feelings about the past?
He might as well pretend he doesn't know or recognize him.
This can also be seen as a form of protection for Shi Nianzhi.
Shi Nianzhi recalled the graduation photo she had seen before: Jiang Kai, Lu Jiunian, and Gu Zijian, the three of them with their arms around each other, showing a close relationship.
He looked down at the road, blinked, and gave a soft "oh".
It's not that they don't know each other, it's that they've kept many things from him, just like Lu Jiunian.
Does hiding the past mean we can deceive ourselves?
Shi Nianzhi walked out silently.
He remained silent and did not ask any questions. Jiang Kai was also afraid of saying too much and making a mistake, so he naturally did not say a word either.
The two walked one after the other, the atmosphere was so strange.
Lu Jiunian's car drove back, and the headlights flashed on the two people.
Shi Nianzhi didn't react much, but Jiang Kai was startled.
The man strode out of the car, looking at the two people approaching with displeasure, his eyes filled with suspicion and danger.
When Shi Nianzhi saw Lu Jiunian, she was very calm and said, "You're back."
Lu Jiunian grabbed Shi Nianzhi's wrist and looked at his fair hands, which were covered in dirt and grime, especially the mud under his fingernails.
With obvious disdain and a scolding tone, she asked, "What have you been doing again?"
"I'll go wash it off."
"Hurry up and go, it's filthy! It's always so dirty, it doesn't know how to be clean at all."
Lu Jiunian shook off Shi Nianzhi's hand.
Shi Nianzhi lowered his head. His hand, which had been flung away, hung limply at his side. Although the warmth of that person's palm still lingered on his wrist, it felt so cold to him.
He clenched his fist slightly, then said softly, "I come from a mountain village. We live off the land. I don't think I'm dirty. You're the one who thinks I'm filthy."
"What do you mean?!"
Lu Jiunian stared at Shi Nianzhi's departing figure, feeling as if he wanted to go up and grab Shi Nianzhi to give her a good scolding.
Jiang Kai quickly stopped him, holding his arm and gently advising, "Alright, he's just in a bad mood, why are you getting angry with him? He's immature, but aren't you immature too?"
Lu Jiunian was also angered when he saw Jiang Kai; this guy was very likely trying to steal someone else's partner.
Lu Jiunian then forcefully pushed Jiang Kai away and said coldly, "It seems you know my people very well, you even know when he's in a good mood and when he's in a bad mood!"
Jiang Kai was pushed back two steps before regaining his balance. He said helplessly, "Can't you stop being like a powder keg, ready to explode at any moment? What does this have to do with me!"
Lu Jiunian grabbed Jiang Kai by the collar, his warning clear: "Stay away from him!"
"I know, I know!"
Jiang Kai broke free from Lu Jiunian's hand, took two steps back, and after a while leaned against the car, lighting a cigarette.
He then asked Lu Jiunian, "Why are you suddenly consulting so many experts lately? You've already consulted all the top doctors in this field. Are you still unwilling to give up, or is the situation really bad?"
"That day the doctor said his finger twitched, and there was hope for him to wake up, I..."
Lu Jiunian lit a cigarette, and Jiang Kai reached out, the blue flame of the lighter leaping up and igniting the cigarette.
He remained silent for a while, smoking a cigarette. The cigarette butt flickered in the night. Lu Jiunian then held the cigarette between his fingers and gently flicked off the ash.
Jiang Kai remained silent for a moment before saying, "You're still not giving up. But if he weren't going to never wake up again, you wouldn't have gone looking for Shi Nianzhi, would you? Speaking of which, you met Shi Nianzhi because of that charity project that Zijian didn't finish. You went to that remote mountain village for Zijian, and less than two months after you came back, you married Shi Nianzhi. I'm not curious about what you were thinking, I'm just a little curious about how you two met?"
Lu Jiunian put the cigarette in his mouth again and thought about it carefully.
That day, the weather was fine and sunny. He went to cut the ribbon for the new rural hospital in the impoverished mountain area, which had been renovated with donations from Gu Zijian. Shi Nianzhi stood in the crowd, his eyes sparkling, clapping and cheering.
Wearing a farmer's straw hat, his face was flushed red from the heat, and he looked simple and naive.
He was so surprised that he accidentally cut his hand with the scissors, shocking everyone present.
Shi Nianzhi laughed and said to his good friend, "This boss from the big city is really stupid. Is he blind? How could he poke his hand with such a big pair of scissors?"
Thinking about it, Lu Jiu chuckled lightly. He was too lazy to pay any more attention to Jiang Kai and prepared to go back to find Shi Nianzhi.
Jiang Kai kindly reminded him, "His pet goldfish died, and he seems quite sad. Please don't say anything to him."
Lu Jiunian frowned, "Whose goldfish is this?"
Jiang Kai stubbed out his cigarette. "Shi Nianzhi."
Lu Jiunian said, word by word, "He didn't keep goldfish at all."
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