Chapter 23
Shi Miaomiao couldn't bear it, she sighed.
She leaned over and pinched the corner of the quilt, saying gently, "Go to sleep. I'll wait for you to fall asleep and then go out to make porridge for you."
Only then did Lian Jian close his eyes and go to sleep.
It's already four o'clock in the afternoon. It's a cloudy day today. The curtains in the bedroom are half-drawn, and it's dark inside. So the lamp at the corner of the bed is on, and the dim yellow color spreads in the bedroom, which is very warm.
Listening to Lian Jian's even breathing, she knew he had fallen asleep. She turned off the light, left the bedroom and went to the kitchen to prepare some hot porridge for him.
She took out the preserved eggs and lean meat she had bought at the market and started to work. By the time Lian Jian woke up, the porridge was almost ready.
Shi Miaomiao was busy in the kitchen and didn't know when Lian Jian would come out.
When Lian Jian came out, he saw Shi Miaomiao busy at work. She had her hair tied up, with a few strands of hair scattered around her ears. She was wearing an apron and there was a pot of steaming porridge in front of her. She looked particularly gentle.
Shi Miaomiao noticed someone was looking at her. She put down the spoon and looked at Lian Jian: "Are you awake? How do you feel now?"
Lian Jian nodded, "Yeah, it's much better now."
Although he said so, Shi Miaomiao still heard the hoarseness in his voice.
"Are you still having a fever?" She put her hand on Lian Jian's forehead and tested it.
"Yeah, it's cooled down."
She pulled out a chair and said gently, "Well, sit down first. I'll serve the porridge. You can eat now."
As soon as Lian Jian sat down, Shi Miaomiao brought the porridge to the table. She scooped two small bowls and handed one of them to Lian Jian.
"Here, it's hot, eat it quickly."
Lian Jian mixed the porridge in the bowl, scooped a mouthful and ate it. It was particularly tasty and flavorful, which whetted his appetite.
They were both drinking porridge, not chatting. For a short while, only the sound of their bowls and chopsticks colliding could be heard.
Shi Miaomiao noticed that Lian Jian had finished eating, so she took his bowl and scooped him another full bowl.
"Come, have another bowl. You are weak, so eat more to nourish your body." Shi Miaomiao explained.
"Actually, Miaomiao, the porridge you cook is really delicious." Lian Jian praised.
Shi Miaomiao said naturally: "Of course, this is not the first time you have drunk it. You know very well whether the food I cook is delicious or not."
"Yes, I know." Whether it was the previous Shi Miaomiao or the Shi Miaomiao who traveled into the book, he had eaten the meals cooked by Miaomiao countless times.
Lian Jian looked at Shi Miaomiao several times, and after some deliberation, he asked tentatively, "Miaomiao, why did you come to take care of me today?"
Shi Miaomiao felt a little uncomfortable when Lian Jian asked this: "Yang Cheng sent a WeChat message to Liu Yueyue asking me to come."
"Do you want to come and take care of me yourself?" Lian Jian continued to ask, as if he wanted to get to the bottom of the matter.
When Shi Miaomiao heard him ask this, her heart trembled. She didn't think so much at the time. She just thought that he was sick, and as an old acquaintance, she should come and see him.
"We are old friends, so I should come and see you." Shi Miaomiao put the dishes in the kitchen. She turned her back to Lian Jian and spoke in a very natural voice, so that Lian Jian could not hear her specific thoughts.
"Just old friends?" Lian Jian continued to ask.
Shi Miaomiao didn't know what to say, so she put all the dishes on the sink.
"The final exams are coming soon, and winter vacation will start after the exams. Will you go back to Lincheng during this winter vacation?" Shi Miaomiao changed the subject.
Lian Jian saw that she had changed the subject and did not force her: "Maybe she will reply, but it will probably be the first day of the new year."
Shi Miaomiao nodded to show his understanding, after all, he had his own family.
"What about you? How are you going to celebrate the New Year this year?" Lian Jian knew that her parents had each started their own families, and he just wanted to care about her.
Shi Miaomiao shook her head: "I don't know, maybe I'll live alone."
Lian Jian's eyes were filled with heartache. They used to celebrate the New Year together.
"Okay, I'll come play with you when I get back to Lincheng." Lian Jian said softly.
"Then you should tell me in advance. Maybe I will make an appointment with my former classmates to play together." Shi Miaomiao cleaned the last bit of stain.
"Okay." Lian Jian responded.
After everything was packed up, Shi Miaomiao pointed to the medicines she had put away.
"Remember to take your medicine later," she reminded.
Lian Jian nodded with a smile on his face: "I understand."
It was getting late and Shi Miaomiao still had to go back to school, so she was about to go out with her bag.
She had just opened the door when Lian Jian's anxious voice came from behind her: "Miao Miao."
Shi Miaomiao paused.
"We still have a chance, right?" Lian Jian said with certainty, fearing that she would refuse.
"We still have hope, right?" Shi Miaomiao did not answer, and Lian Jian continued.
"Lian Jian." Shi Miaomiao interrupted him.
"Are you sure we won't make the same mistake again?" She didn't deny or confirm, but just asked this question, as if asking Lian Jian, but also as if asking herself.
"No, I won't make the same mistake again, Miaomiao." Lian Jian said in a very affirmative tone.
Because I know you are more important than anything else.
Shi Miaomiao didn't seem to want to continue this topic. She said gently, "Lian Jian, take care of yourself. We can talk about other things later."
After she finished speaking, she walked out the door. Lian Jian did not move for a long time and could only watch her back gradually disappearing into the distance.
The final exams had just ended and everyone went home. She had wanted to go back to Lincheng with Yiren, but Yiren was studying a different major from her and had already taken vacation and returned to Lincheng early.
Although they went to the same university, Yiren was accompanied by Chen Han, and everyone was busy with their own things, so they never had the chance to meet.
Shi Miaomiao returned to Lincheng alone.
As soon as she got home, she received a WeChat greeting from Shi Miaomiao’s mother: Miaomiao, is winter vacation coming?
Shi Miaomiao: Let him go.
Mother Shi: How are you planning to spend your winter vacation? Do you want to come and see me?
Shi Miaomiao stared at the message on her phone in a daze. Should she go to see her?
Before she could reply, Shi's mother sent the next sentence: Your uncle Shen's daughter Nana is now in the second year of high school. She knows that you have been admitted to Pingjin University and wants you to help with tutoring during the winter vacation.
Oh, she knew it.
Shi Miaomiao sneered. It seemed that he wanted her to go over and help as a free tutor.
Shi Miaomiao: I have something to do during the winter vacation, so I won’t come to see you.
She is a cold-hearted person. If it weren't for Lian Jian, she might be even more indifferent than she is now.
Mother Shi: You can always spare a few days, Nana is in her second year of high school now, and it’s a critical time. It won’t take much of your time to help her with her homework. The winter vacation is so long, you can’t just spend time with your friends.
Shi Miaomiao: Mom, you weren’t this nervous when I was in high school.
Mother Shi didn't reply for a long time. It seemed that she knew she owed her daughter.
Shi Miaomiao turned off her phone.
Suddenly she remembered that since going to college, 003 rarely took the initiative to contact her.
003, 003, are you there? She called out inwardly.
003: Yes, master.
Shi Miaomiao: Why haven’t you contacted me recently?
003 said helplessly: "Master, what do I want to see you for? I told you long ago that you only need to complete the main mission to complete all the tasks."
At this point, 003 paused: And the main task is to find your own good marriage.
Shi Miaomiao asked back: "Aren't you going to urge me to complete my tasks? This is not like you."
003 said speechlessly: I have more than one master, and the other masters are easier to talk to than you. Instead of wasting my time on you, it would be more interesting for me to find more strategies and tasks for other masters.
Shi Miaomiao: Haha, it’s still her fault.
Shi Miaomiao expressed her inner doubts: 003, actually I have always been curious about how you chose me in the first place.
003 hesitated again: Master, didn’t I tell you that you and Shi Miaomiao in the book were born on the same day and at the same time?
003's explanation is weak.
Shi Miaomiao: 003, do you know that even dogs won’t believe your explanation?
003: Oh, master, you will know it later. For now, you just need to complete your task first.
Before Shi Miaomiao could respond, 003 continued: Master, I'm leaving first. The other masters are calling me. Come on, you should finish your task first.
"Hello, 003, 003..." No matter how Shi Miaomiao called, 003 did not appear. Shi Miaomiao knew that 003 had escaped.
Shi Miaomiao was furious, she knew there must be something fishy going on.
But from what 003 implied, she would know the whole story after she completed the mission.
Shi Miaomiao lay on the sofa, tossing and turning. She wanted to take a nap, but her mind kept recalling every little detail of her time with Lian Jian.
Unlike now, she was raised by her grandmother since she was a child, but her grandmother died of illness when she was in high school.
Lian Jian, who is not loved by her father and mother, is also very lonely.
So during the ten years of their relationship, they often warmed each other up and supported each other step by step.
Sometimes she wasn't sure whether the kinship between them was greater than love, or love was greater than family.
So she couldn't help but pay attention to Lian Jian.
Let’s take it one step at a time, Shi Miaomiao sighed.
Anyway, 003 is not giving her any tasks now, nor is he urging her to complete them, so everything can be done slowly.
Shi Miaomiao was really tired after running around all day and chatting with others for such a long time. She gently put down her hands and fell asleep.
The next day, the sun shone brightly in Lincheng, a rare sight.
It was winter, but the sun shone through the dead branches and leaves onto the earth, revealing a vibrant atmosphere.
Shi Miaomiao hasn't seen Yiren since going to college.
Although we have chatted on the phone, it is nothing compared to meeting face to face.
So she made a special appointment with Yiren to go shopping and have a good chat together.
The two met in the center of Lincheng City. After visiting the library in the city center, they went to a cafe.
The two sat down, ordered their favorite drinks, and started chatting naturally.
"Hey, Yiren, how are you and Shen Han? Are you getting along well?" Shi Miaomiao asked with concern.
Bai Yiren was drinking the drink in her hand. When she heard Miaomiao say this, her earlobes turned red. She nodded and said, "He treats me very well."
Shi Miaomiao said cheerfully, "That's good. I watched you two become successful."
Shi Miaomiao explained.
Bai Yiren smiled and jokingly said, "Miaomiao, please stop talking about me. What about your own business? Did you find someone you liked in college?"
When Shi Miaomiao saw Bai Yiren asking her, she said in an unnatural voice, "As for me, you don't even know me yet, how could I possibly like you?"
Shi Miaomiao denied it.
Bai Yiren saw that her face was red and her eyes were looking around, not daring to look at her. She knew that she was just being stubborn.
She pretended to be angry: "Miao Miao, how come you're hiding some things from me now that you're in college? Are we still good friends?"
Shi Miaomiao quickly begged for mercy: "Yiren, I'm not lying to you, it's just that I don't understand it myself."
"Tell me, is Lian Jian the person who made you upset?" Bai Yiren said with certainty.
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