I've never treated anyone like that.
As the day of departure drew closer, Jiang Jingshu noticed that the agave plants showed no signs of growth and sighed heavily.
I hope I can cultivate the agave plant in one go during the time I transfer schools.
Looking at her classmates in the classroom, Jiang Jingshu had a feeling that these days would be the last chance to see them.
She fixed her gaze on Xie Zhijin, knowing that she might never see him again in a few days.
I will never feel my heart pounding so violently again.
Su Xiaoyue ran to Jiang Jingshu's seat and said, "Jiang Jiang, let's go to PE class."
Jiang Jingshu rubbed her aching lower back and stood up.
The two walked hand in hand to the playground.
Before class, the PE teacher had everyone run three laps as a warm-up. Jiang Jingshu seemed to have mastered some techniques for running, so running wasn't too difficult for her.
However, during her run, Jiang Jingshu felt something was wrong. The downward pressure from her lower abdomen grew stronger and stronger until the familiar pain struck, and Jiang Jingshu realized with a start that her period had started.
She gently covered her lower abdomen, intending to find an opportunity to slip out and use the restroom.
Jiang Jingshu was positioned in the middle of the team, on the inner track, so Jiang Yuzhou was right next to her.
Seemingly noticing Jiang Jingshu clutching her lower abdomen, he quietly asked, "Are you feeling unwell?"
Jiang Jingshu nodded.
Jiang Yuzhou stepped back slightly, and Jiang Jingshu left the group and ran towards the restroom.
Fortunately, she had sanitary napkins with her, and Jiang Jingshu breathed a sigh of relief.
She returned to the classroom, intending to ask the PE teacher for leave. When the PE teacher saw her return, he walked over to her and said, "The sports committee has already told me that if you are not feeling well, you can rest on the lawn for a while."
Jiang Jingshu nodded, giving Jiang Yuzhou a grateful look.
She squatted alone on the lawn of the playground, watching the other students in her class practicing calisthenics. Zhou Xiao said that the school would hold a gymnastics competition next month and that everyone should study hard in physical education class.
Jiang Jingshu had also studied a lesson or two.
The gymnastics competition is next month, by which time Jiang Jingshu will already be in her new school in City A.
As my thoughts drifted to this point, a faint sense of sadness welled up within me.
The pain in her lower abdomen grew stronger and stronger. Jiang Jingshu suffered from severe menstrual cramps. In the past, when she was in the palace, she would always catch a cold during her period, which made her feel extremely uncomfortable every time she had her period.
She thought things would be better in the modern world, but her menstrual cramps were just as bad as before. She rubbed her stomach and saw Su Xiaoyue running towards her.
"Jiang Jiang, are you feeling better?"
Seeing Su Xiaoyue's concerned expression, Jiang Jingshu gently shook her head, "Xiaoyue, my stomach hurts."
Su Xiaoyue understood immediately. She quickly helped Jiang Jingshu up. "Jiang Yuzhou just told the teacher that you weren't feeling well, and the teacher asked me to take you back to the classroom to rest."
Jiang Jingshu stood up with the help of Su Xiaoyue, "It hurts so much."
Knowing that Jiang Jingshu was suffering from menstrual cramps, Su Xiaoyue deliberately slowed down, and the two of them walked very slowly.
When they arrived at the classroom, Su Xiaoyue wanted to get Jiang Jingshu a cup of hot water to warm her stomach, but she couldn't find Jiang Jingshu's cup anywhere. "Jiang Jiang, where is your water cup?"
Jiang Jingshu slightly opened her eyes. "On the table."
Su Xiaoyue looked around Jiang Jingshu's desk but couldn't find Jiang Jingshu's water glass. "Jiang Jiang, why don't you use my water glass? I'll go get some water."
Just as Su Xiaoyue was about to get some water for Jiang Jingshu from her own water cup, she bumped into a classmate outside.
Su Xiaoyue glanced at the newcomer and asked in surprise, "Xie Zhijin? What are you doing here?"
Hearing the noise, Jiang Jingshu slightly raised her head to look at Su Xiaoyue and Xie Zhijin.
"How did Jiang Jiang's cup end up with you?" Su Xiaoyue pointed to the water glass in Xie Zhijin's hand. Xie Zhijin felt like he'd been caught red-handed. He put his hands behind his back and didn't say anything for a moment.
"Besides, aren't you in class right now? Why are you back?"
"I snuck back." Xie Zhijin said slowly, but his gaze kept glancing at Jiang Jingshu in the seat. Su Xiaoyue followed Xie Zhijin's gaze and understood his actions at a glance.
She simply put her water bottle back on her seat and then said to Jiang Jingshu, "Jiang Jiang, I've taken you to your classroom. Go back to class now."
After Su Xiaoyue finished speaking, she passed by Xie Zhijin and said to him in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "You can stay here and keep Jiang Jiang company. Don't worry about the PE teacher. I'll send you a message if anything happens."
Xie Zhijin glanced at Su Xiaoyue and said to her, "Thank you."
"Can you tell me something?" Su Xiaoyue patted Xie Zhijin's shoulder. Xie Zhijin lowered his head slightly, and Su Xiaoyue lowered her voice even further, "You like Jiang Jiang too, right?"
After hearing Su Xiaoyue's words, Xie Zhijin's heart started racing. Su Xiaoyue didn't intend to listen to Xie Zhijin's reply. After she finished speaking, she left on her own.
Xie Zhijin was still frozen at the door because of Su Xiaoyue's words.
Jiang Jingshu saw Xie Zhijin and asked softly, "Why didn't you go to class?"
Xie Zhijin then came to his senses and quickly walked to Jiang Jingshu's side, still holding Jiang Jingshu's pink water cup in his hand.
Jiang Jingshu looked at her water glass in Xie Zhijin's hand and asked, "How did my water glass end up with you?"
Xie Zhijin put down his water glass. "Drinking some water will make you feel better."
Seeing Jiang Jingshu unscrew the cup, she thoughtfully added, "Be careful, it's hot."
Jiang Jingshu took a sip, and a sweet taste filled her throat. She was pleasantly surprised. "Where did you get this brown sugar?"
Xie Zhijin was a little embarrassed. He had been carrying a bag in his right hand. He put the bag on Jiang Jingshu's table and said to her, "I bought some other things. I hope they will be useful."
Jiang Jingshu opened the bag; inside was a box of brown sugar and a pack of hand warmers.
"Did you just go buy it?" Jiang Jingshu felt a warmth in her heart. She looked up at Xie Zhijin, whose forehead was still covered with fine beads of sweat.
Xie Zhijin shook his head. "No, I already had it."
"Why are you still carrying hand warmers with you?" Jiang Jingshu had already guessed. The neatly packaged brown sugar and the unopened hand warmers were obviously new. She looked up and saw that Xie Zhijin's forehead was still covered in sweat from running.
Jiang Jingshu took out a piece of paper and handed it to Xie Zhijin. Before Xie Zhijin could speak, Jiang Jingshu said, "Thank you."
Xie Zhijin put his hands behind his back and said, "You're welcome."
Jiang Jingshu's stomach was still aching slightly. She went to the restroom to put on a heat pack, then returned to her seat in the classroom and lay down.
Xie Zhijin was looking at a book by his seat, but his mind was not really on the book in front of him.
His gaze remained fixed on Jiang Jingshu. Seeing the girl lying lifelessly on the table, Xie Zhijin finally put down his book and walked to Jiang Jingshu's side.
"Jiang Jingshu, does your stomach hurt a lot?"
Jiang Jingshu raised her head and nodded at Xie Zhijin.
“I’ve heard that pressing the Hegu acupoint is very effective for stomach aches,” Xie Zhijin said.
Jiang Jingshu extended her right hand, found the web between her thumb and forefinger, and pressed down hard with her left hand.
A sharp pain shot through her, and she couldn't help but cry out, "It hurts!"
Xie Zhijin sat down in the seat in front of her, facing her. "Why are you using so much force?"
"Will it be faster if you use more force?" Jiang Jingshu asked Xie Zhijin.
Xie Zhijin stared at Jiang Jingshu, mustered his courage, and asked, "How about I help you?"
Jiang Jingshu stared into Xie Zhijin's eyes, and as if possessed, she reached out her hand.
Xie Zhijin took the girl's hand, which was ice-cold and had no warmth at all. Xie Zhijin was somewhat shocked, "Why is it so cold?"
"My hand has always been like this, it's okay." Jiang Jingshu stretched out one hand, rested her head on her other arm, and closed her eyes slightly.
Let her be selfish one last time; after she leaves, they may never see her again.
Xie Zhijin gently pressed the web between Jiang Jingshu's thumbs and asked softly, "Does it hurt?"
Jiang Jingshu shook her head, "Xie Zhijin, you didn't even use any force."
"I'm afraid you'll be in pain."
I'm afraid you'll be in pain.
These four words struck Jiang Jingshu's heart heavily. She had never heard anyone say these four words to her before. She didn't speak again, but simply raised her head slightly from her arms.
Then he glanced at Xie Zhijin out of the corner of his eye.
Xie Zhijin continued to gently press her tiger's mouth, as if she were handling a fragile treasure.
Her heart was still pounding, but she remained quietly lying in front of Xie Zhijin.
"Xie Zhijin, has anyone ever told you that you are really gentle?"
Xie Zhijin shook his head. "I've never treated anyone like that."
He had never treated anyone like that before; he always maintained a sense of distance and unfamiliarity with everyone.
He has nothing to do with other people's good or bad.
Xie Zhijin always had a detached demeanor, indifferent to people and things, a cold personality cultivated by his family environment from a young age.
Instead of being indifferent, it's more accurate to say they don't care.
When Jiang Jingshu realized this, she felt like a scumbag who had deceived other people's feelings.
She didn't belong here, yet she enjoyed this person's unique tenderness.
And sooner or later she would have to leave him.
The tiger's mouth (the area between the thumb and index finger) is truly effective for relieving pain. Jiang Jingshu felt that her menstrual cramps had been relieved. "Thank you, I feel much better."
The bell rang, and the students gradually returned to the classroom. Su Xiaoyue came over and asked, "Jiang Jiang, are you feeling better?"
Jiang Jingshu nodded. "I'm much better now."
As they were talking, Jiang Yuzhou walked over and said, "Jiang Jingshu, I bought you some hand warmers."
Jiang Jingshu was quite surprised, "Buy it for me?"
Jiang Yuzhou nodded, and Su Xiaoyue looked at Jiang Yuzhou in shock. Jiang Jingshu's lower abdomen was still warm from the heat pack.
Xie Zhijin bought it for her.
"Thank you, but I already have a hand warmer." Jiang Jingshu looked at Jiang Yuzhou apologetically.
Jiang Yuzhou waved his hand dismissively and placed the hand warmer on Jiang Jingshu's desk. "It's okay, I'm a grown man and I don't need this. You can have it."
Jiang Jingshu took the hand warmer from the table and said to Jiang Yuzhou, "Thank you."
After Jiang Yuzhou left, Su Xiaoyue secretly squatted down next to Jiang Jingshu and asked, "Jiang Jiang, when did you and the sports committee member become so close?"
Jiang Jingshu looked completely bewildered. "I don't know?"
"He even bought you hand warmers and brought them over," Su Xiaoyue said, then her gaze fell on the pink bag on Jiang Jingshu's table. "I remember this belonged to Xie Zhijin, how did it end up with you?"
After a while, Su Xiaoyue suddenly realized, "Jiang Jiang, did Xie Zhijin also buy you hand warmers?"
Jiang Jingshu nodded when she saw that Su Xiaoyue had already noticed.
"My goodness, Jiang Jiang." Su Xiaoyue looked at the contents of the bag. "There's even brown sugar inside."
Jiang Jingshu nodded again.
"Jiang Jingshu, I have to say something to you. Xie Zhijin is such a great guy. He's 100% interested in you. I really have to ship you two."
Su Xiaoyue looked at Jiang Jingshu with a happy expression, "Seeing our Jiang Jiang being cared for so much makes me really happy."
Jiang Jingshu smiled slightly. What did she do to deserve such gentle treatment?
The warmth of Xie Zhijin's fingers seemed to still linger at the base of the thumb.
Jiang Jingshu herself didn't even realize that the corner of her mouth had curled up slightly.
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