Chapter 225 Happiness (The End)
Xia Zhen added her classmates from No. 1 High School to the invitation list for the engagement party. The classmates were not surprised at all that they were getting engaged at such a young age; on the contrary, they thought it was quite natural.
The classmates' group chat was flooded with messages, some jokingly expressing envy and jealousy towards Lu Jin, others offering their blessings.
Lu Jin also invited his college roommates, which made Wu You extremely envious. Min Le simply offered her congratulations, while Mu Zhijing...
This person said they had a health problem and needed to take a break from school for a while, and hadn't been to school for several weeks.
Xia Zhen also invited her college classmates. Zhuang Ya and Zhao Xiyu were very excited. They were both single and hadn't even started dating yet, while their roommate was getting engaged!
After hesitating for a moment, Song Zhu sent Xia Zhen a message of blessing on her phone, saying that she didn't have time to come that day.
Xia Zhen felt a little melancholy, but it wasn't entirely incomprehensible, given the significant gap between her and Song Heng.
What Xia Zhen didn't know was that Song Heng's condition was very bad. Both Song Zhu and their mother wished they could stay by Song Heng's side every day.
Lu Jin knew this, but he didn't plan to tell Xia Zhen about Song Heng's situation, since Song Heng was an insignificant person to Xia Zhen.
The weather was nice that day. Xia Zhen took Lu Jin to see the dress she had ordered for their engagement party. She liked it very much. On the way back, Lu Jin even bought her a small cake.
She asked with a grin, "Why are you being so generous today?"
You know, she only ate a small cake yesterday. Lu Jin strictly controls her sweets intake, so it's unusual for him to buy her something delicious again in such a short time.
Lu Jin said in a low voice, "Tomorrow will probably be very tiring, this is just to comfort you."
Yes, tomorrow is their engagement ceremony. They are the main characters, and Xia Zhen loves to look beautiful. In order to wear a fitted dress and maintain her best appearance, she probably won't even eat much tomorrow.
Knowing her personality, once the banquet is over and everyone has left, she will definitely hug him again and whine, saying that she has suffered.
No wonder he knows her so well after dating for so long.
On the street, a girl in a white dress stiffened and turned pale when she saw Xia Zhen. Her already haggard face looked even more as if she had suffered some great torment.
Xia Zhen could sense someone watching her. She looked up and frowned slightly. Clearly, she didn't know the woman and didn't know why she was looking at her like that.
Lu Jin opened the car door. "Zhenzhen, get in the car."
Upon hearing this, Xia Zhen looked away and got into the car, sitting in the passenger seat.
Lu Jin looked at the person who was still standing there.
A chill suddenly ran down Ruan Mianmian's spine.
Lu Jin only glanced at it before getting into the car, and soon the car started and drove away.
Ruan Mianmian was still in a daze.
She was only recently released, and when others asked her where she had gone, she dared not tell them the truth.
Ruan Mianmian even remembered how hard Song Heng's hand gripped her neck.
He really wanted to kill her.
Ruan Mianmian also knew that Song Heng hated her to the core.
But then, something happened, and Song Heng returned looking utterly dejected. He sat in front of Ruan Mianmian and stared at her for a long, long time, as if scrutinizing her, or perhaps scrutinizing himself through her.
Ruan Mianmian huddled in the corner, nervously asking in her mind, "System, what is he thinking?"
System: [Perhaps it's thinking that if Ruan Mianmian didn't exist, there might be Chen Mianmian, or Li Mianmian.]
Ruan Mianmian didn't understand, and she kept pleading for help, "System, please help me, help me get out of here!"
System: [Host points are insufficient.]
Ruan Mianmian: "But I am your host!"
System: [That won't be the case starting today.]
Ruan Mianmian was taken aback. "What do you mean?"
System: [You were chosen initially because you met the criteria; you had the desire to rise up, but you are too weak and foolish. You can no longer change this world.]
Ruan Mianmian panicked, "You want to abandon me now? I don't agree! Don't forget, don't forget you have a contract with me, you can't just abandon your host!"
System: [The name I made a contract with you under was Zero, but now I have upgraded and am named 0.1. In human terms, I should now say that our cooperation was very pleasant, but our fate ends here. Farewell, poor thing.]
With a crackling sound, Ruan Mianmian's mind went completely silent.
No matter how frantically she shouted the system's name, there was no response.
She couldn't understand why she, who was chosen by God to redeem her beloved, had ended up like this.
In her despair, she thought the irrational Song Heng would kill her, but then she heard him ask a question:
If I die again, can I go back to the past?
Ruan Mianmian could not answer the question. The system she relied on had abandoned her, and now she had lost the ability to think about anything.
In the end, Song Heng threw her into the wilderness, saying, "You have to live before I die, so that I can remember the mistakes I made more clearly."
He also said, "You can call the police if you want, as long as you're not afraid. I'll come back to you the day I get out of prison."
Ruan Mianmian was filled with anxiety and regret. She spent her days in fear and apprehension. Even seeing Xia Zhen, who was connected to Song Heng, made her feel scared.
Previously, she only thought that Song Heng and Xia Zhen were so wonderful together, and that it was something to be envied.
But now she can't understand why Xia Zhen has the courage to be with a madwoman.
It would be strange if she could understand.
On the way, Xia Zhen couldn't wait to open the box, take a spoon, scoop out a small piece of cake and put it in her mouth. The sweet taste made her eyes squint with happiness.
Lu Jin deliberately asked, "Is the cake tastier, or am I tastier?"
Xia Zhen immediately replied, "Of course you taste better!"
That's a perfectly unsurprising answer.
There's a red light at this intersection that lasts for a little over a minute.
Lu Jin stopped the car, moved slightly closer to her, lowered his head, and tasted the cream on the corner of her lips; it was indeed very sweet.
Xia Zhen generously fed him a bite of cake.
She's actually very possessive of her food; she'd never want to share her favorite things with anyone. But with him, there's always an exception.
Perhaps it was the cake that was too sweet, or perhaps it was her smile that was too sweet, but Lu Jin's heart softened. This was a feeling he would never have had before meeting her. He whispered, "Zhenzhen, thank you."
Xia Zhen thought he was referring to the cake, and she smiled, saying, "You paid for it, so you don't need to thank me."
Lu Jin chuckled softly and lowered his voice, "I'll take you home later, okay?"
Xia Zhen's eyes widened with excitement. "Are you going to take me to a hotel?"
Lu Jin had planned to take her to the zoo or the movie theater again, but he hadn't expected her to be so bold right away. He sighed helplessly, "Zhenzhen..."
Xia Zhen looked at him suspiciously, "Don't you want to?"
With final exams approaching, they didn't go out from Monday to Friday to prepare for the tests. She went back to the Xia family home on the weekend to prepare for their engagement. Their schedule used to be very regular. He hadn't touched her for a week. How could he tolerate this?
Xia Zhen glanced at his crotch with a cryptic look.
Lu Jin said expressionlessly, "Your uncle is very good."
Therefore, it's impossible for him to be unable to do it.
Xia Zhen said "Oh," but it was unclear whether she believed it or not.
The red light turned green.
The car was originally going straight, but it chose to turn left over the straight lane.
Xia Zhen asked curiously, "Lu Jin, where are we going?"
He said, "Hotel."
There was a hotel in that direction owned by the Lu family. Before he left, that old fox Lu Qi had hinted more than once that while he couldn't guarantee the cleanliness of other people's hotels, the Lu family's hotel was absolutely spotless and had no hygiene issues whatsoever.
Xia Zhen put the last bite of cake into her mouth and smiled triumphantly. She knew that Lu Jin was hopelessly infatuated with her!
To be precise, they were irresistibly drawn to each other.
Life is long, but youth is short, so we should enjoy it while we can.
In a hotel room, as the boy held her ankle, Xia Zhen thought to herself that he really liked her legs, but she was happy with his liking.
She reached out and hugged his neck, looking at him with dreamy eyes.
The white-haired boy leaned down and kissed the corner of her lips, his voice hoarse, "Zhenzhen, thank you..."
He repeated the sentence again.
Xia Zhen's mind was a bit muddled; she couldn't figure it out.
She got out of the car that night and saw him at his most disheveled. She so unreasonably tolerated and indulged him, and so firmly chose him.
Suddenly, his world was filled with so much brilliance.
Xia Zhen hummed, feeling that Lu Jin seemed a little excited today, and she bit his lip.
Lu Jin smiled softly, "Zhenzhen, will you always love me?"
He knew the answer, but he still wanted to hear it.
Xia Zhen mumbled, "Yes..."
The sound broke into fragments the next second as the soft bed sank in.
Lu Jin hugged her tightly, like a fragile vine clinging to a sun-facing tree, relying on her to draw nourishment.
He never thought the world was kind, but he increasingly felt that the world wasn't so bad after all. He had lovers, family, and friends, and he had a life just like any other ordinary person.
He suddenly understood the definition of happiness and sighed with satisfaction.
Yes, his lover was in his arms, and there was nothing better in the world.
The phone on the bedside table kept ringing; it had a pink case and belonged to Xia Zhen.
She opened her eyes while enjoying herself. "Oh no! I told my dad I'd be home before four! I don't want him to give me a hard time tomorrow. Lu Jin, why don't you hurry up?"
Lu Jin was silent for a moment, then said, "This request is very difficult."
Xia Zhen was silent for a while, then she picked up her phone and rejected the call. "Forget it, he's not important. It's more important for us to be happy together."
After saying that, she turned over and changed her position.
Lu Jin lay flat and let her pick him.
He thought to himself that he was indeed quite happy.
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