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Jiang Jingshu often receives private messages from art students, as both boys and girls in their adolescence experience moments of confusion.
The pressure of approaching adulthood, the looming college entrance exam, and a lack of self-confidence can leave seventeen- or eighteen-year-olds feeling suffocated.
Therefore, Jiang Jingshu would always reply to such messages very seriously.
After a semester, Jiang Jingshu's account had even surpassed Xie Zhijin's in the number of followers.
In her spare time, she also draws pictures for her fans to encourage them.
Many people from all walks of life also approached Jiang Jingshu to commission her works, and that's how Jiang Jingshu earned her first pot of gold through painting.
Jiang Jingshu quickly gained fame in the art world.
These past few days, Jiang Jingshu has been busy drawing. When she gets tired of drawing, she happens to catch Xie Zhijin's live stream and will pop into his live stream to say hello.
When Jiang Jingshu entered the live stream, the fans were very friendly and greeted her in the chat.
Jiang Jingshu's eyes swept over Xie Zhijin's profile picture, which was very simple, just the two handwritten characters "Xie Jin".
Jiang Jingshu couldn't help but think that she should draw a nice portrait for Xie Zhijin.
So, after Xie Zhijin finished his live stream, Jiang Jingshu quickly sent him a WeChat message: "Do you want to change your profile picture?"
It was followed by a cute emoji.
Xie Zhijin had just shut down his computer when he saw Jiang Jingshu's message and couldn't help but smile. He cleared his throat and sent a voice message, "Do you want to change your profile picture to a matching one, girlfriend?"
Jiang Jingshu quietly put on her headphones and opened Xie Zhijin's message. Xie Zhijin's voice rose at the end, especially the last word "girlfriend," which made Jiang Jingshu a little shy.
They've been dating for almost a year, and Jiang Jingshu still hasn't gotten used to this nickname.
Xie Zhijin always called her "girlfriend".
Jiang Jingshu asked Xie Zhijin more than once, "Why do you always call me that?"
Xie Zhijin simply told her that he liked the word "girlfriend".
Jiang Jingshu even frequently searches on Baidu for "how to address your partner in a relationship," and the results are always things like "wife" or "baby."
Jiang Jingshu likes to be called "baby".
These two words gave her a feeling of being pampered forever.
But Xie Zhijin had never called her that.
Hearing Xie Zhijin address her that way again, Jiang Jingshu decided to call him "baby" first.
Jiang Jingshu took a deep breath and typed: "Baby, you haven't answered me yet, do you want a new profile picture?"
After the message was sent, there was no response for a moment. Jiang Jingshu looked at the chat box nervously, afraid of missing any messages.
Jiang Jingshu's heart was pounding wildly. This was the first time she had called Xie Zhijin "baby," and her cheeks flushed.
A short while later, the phone vibrated.
Jiang Jingshu opened her phone and saw Xie Zhijin's reply: I want it.
Jiang Jingshu looked at Xie Zhijin's reply with some disappointment. She did not get the reply she had in mind, and couldn't help but sigh.
Yan Tong seemed to notice Jiang Jingshu's low spirits and asked her, "What happened?"
Jiang Jingshu glanced at Yan Tong secretly, hesitating whether to speak up or not, but the next second, her phone rang again.
A familiar name was marked with a red dot.
Jiang Jingshu immediately opened the chat box and her eyes welled up with tears upon seeing the message.
The message was sent by Su Xiaoyue. Jiang Jingshu did not expect that she, who thought that her relationship with Su Xiaoyue would end there, would feel a long-lost joy at this moment.
It felt like going back to high school. Jiang Jingshu was looking at her phone when Su Xiaoyue asked how she was doing. Jiang Jingshu quickly replied, "I'm fine! Xiaoyue, how about you?"
After sending the message, Jiang Jingshu suddenly felt a little uneasy, but she really wanted to hear Su Xiaoyue's voice.
After much hesitation, she finally dialed the number.
Su Xiaoyue answered quickly, and upon hearing that long-lost voice again, Jiang Jingshu felt as if she had been transported to another world.
"I've been following your work lately." Su Xiaoyue's voice was the same as before, but with a hint of distance, which Jiang Jingshu could easily sense.
"Me too."
Jiang Jingshu spoke.
She also silently read every novel written by Su Xiaoyue, and she quietly subscribed to one after another.
She said, "Xiaoyue, how have you been lately?"
Su Xiaoyue's voice was calm as she said, "I miss you a little."
These four words stirred up a lot of emotions in Jiang Jingshu. She also missed Su Xiaoyue very much. She wanted to message Su Xiaoyue more than once, to complain to her about the military training instructors, to send her pictures of the delicious food in the cafeteria, and to show her her latest artwork.
But every time she typed something into the chat box, she didn't have the courage to send it.
Jiang Jingshu could only suppress her excitement and said, "I'm sorry, I haven't messaged you in a long time."
Jiang Jingshu thought that perhaps she really should apologize to Su Xiaoyue.
She said, "Actually, I miss you too, but I don't dare to tell you."
Su Xiaoyue gave a soft "Mmm" and said to Jiang Jingshu, "I bought you something. It will arrive at your school's courier station tomorrow. Go pick it up."
Jiang Jingshu responded, her heart filled with mixed emotions. She didn't know if Su Xiaoyue had done these things for her, or if she was still treating her as the Jiang Jingshu of the past.
Su Xiaoyue seemed to have seen through Jiang Jingshu's thoughts. After a long while, she added, "It's for you, not for Jiang Jiang."
Before Jiang Jingshu could react to those words, Su Xiaoyue added, "Let's chat more often in the future. I've missed you a lot this past year."
After saying that, Su Xiaoyue hung up the phone.
Jiang Jingshu finally came to her senses. She couldn't control her expression, as if the void in her heart had suddenly been filled. This feeling of regaining what she had lost brought her unprecedented joy.
At the very least, Su Xiaoyue couldn't bear to part with her, just as she missed Su Xiaoyue.
Jiang Jingshu encountered another mutual relationship.
She felt incredibly lucky; since coming into this world, so much love and happiness had been pouring into her.
The next day, Jiang Jingshu picked up the package. It was a photo frame, and inside the frame was a jigsaw puzzle.
Jiang Jingshu gently stroked the photo frame. The photo inside was taken when Su Xiaoyue and Jiang Jingshu went on a trip to S City. The two of them were snuggling together and making a big heart shape with their hands for the camera.
At that time, they were the best of sisters.
She flipped to the back of the album, where familiar handwriting came into view.
"You are also an important friend of mine."
These nine words seemed to possess a magical power. Jiang Jingshu held the photo frame in her arms; it was the most precious gift she had ever received.
It's priceless.
After receiving it, Jiang Jingshu sent a message to Su Xiaoyue, saying, "You are my best friend."
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In the past two days, Su Xiaoyue and Jiang Jingshu's relationship has become as familiar as before, but there are some differences.
Jiang Jingshu knew that Su Xiaoyue had completely separated her from the Jiang Jingshu of the past.
As a result, Jiang Jingshu felt more relaxed than ever before when she was with her.
Jiang Jingshu packed her things, bought a ticket to City A, and planned to go find Su Xiaoyue.
Xie Zhijin was worried about Jiang Jingshu, fearing that she would faint again due to a high fever, so he chose to go with her.
On the way, Jiang Jingshu said to Xie Zhijin, "I haven't seen Xiaoyue for a year. I was afraid she would be angry, so I hesitated to contact her. But now I find that she is thinking of me too, and I'm starting to regret why I didn't send her a message sooner."
Xie Zhijin gently held Jiang Jingshu's cold hand and said to her, "You shouldn't blame yourself for not sending her a message sooner. You were just scared, and that's not wrong. It's nothing to regret."
Jiang Jingshu simply looked up at him and said, "I really regret it."
"This isn't something that can't be undone." Xie Zhijin simply put his arm around Jiang Jingshu, who seemed comforted by his words and nodded.
Xie Zhijin's phone rang. He answered it, but hung up with a sour expression.
Jiang Jingshu simply nestled beside Xie Zhijin, unaware of Xie Zhijin's expression.
"Xie Zhijin," Jiang Jingshu called softly.
"What's wrong?"
"It's nothing." Jiang Jingshu chuckled softly after receiving Xie Zhijin's response.
"Jiang Jingshu, what are you laughing at?" He asked, seemingly curious about why Jiang Jingshu was laughing.
Jiang Jingshu, however, was somewhat downcast. She said in a low voice, "Why is it that after we've been together for so long, you only ever call me by my name and the words 'girlfriend'?"
Xie Zhijin looked up at Jiang Jingshu.
Jiang Jingshu was still fiddling with Xie Zhijin's fingers, saying, "When other people are in love, they call each other 'wife' and 'baby' all the time."
Jiang Jingshu glanced at Xie Zhijin guiltily, and said somewhat dejectedly, "And you only call me Jiang Jingshu."
"Jiang Jingshu".
Xie Zhijin called her name again.
Jiang Jingshu looked up, frowned, and asked him, "What?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she felt a warm touch on her lips, and Jiang Jingshu reflexively closed her eyes.
The boy's kiss was gentle, light as a dragonfly skimming the water, before he released Jiang Jingshu.
He said, "I can't bring myself to call you 'baby' or 'wife'."
Jiang Jingshu stared at him with wide eyes.
I prefer your name to this nickname.
Jiang Jingshu's breath hitched.
"When I'm sad, in pain, or happy, only three words pop into my mind first."
Xie Zhijin stared at Jiang Jingshu, "It's your name."
"Your name seems to have a magical power. When I'm with you, I always want to call your name a few more times. Sometimes I feel like I'm not romantic enough. Sometimes I want to call you 'baby' or 'darling' like other couples do. But every time you stand in front of me, your name always comes before these other names."
Jiang Jingshu didn't speak, but just quietly looked at Xie Zhijin.
"Later, I started calling you my girlfriend in a romantic way, but it always felt a bit strange until you called me 'baby' that day." Xie Zhijin blushed slightly and said, "I was so excited. I tried to reply several times that day, and I called you 'baby' several times, but I couldn't express my feelings."
Xie Zhijin paused for a moment, "Perhaps I feel that those romantic nicknames are too broad in scope and cannot bear the weight of some of my feelings for you."
He stared into Jiang Jingshu's eyes and spoke slowly and deliberately, "Perhaps your name is the vessel for all my emotions."
Jiang Jingshu listened, her hands still unconsciously fiddling with Xie Zhijin's fingers. Hearing Xie Zhijin's words, Jiang Jingshu didn't know how to respond.
She was just looking at Xie Zhijin, about to speak, when Xie Zhijin's words reached her ears first.
Xie Zhijin said, "If you want to hear..." Xie Zhijin's face turned slightly red, and he leaned closer to Jiang Jingshu's ear, "Baby."
After he finished speaking, he immediately turned his head away.
Jiang Jingshu simply looked at him quietly. Her gaze involuntarily fell on Xie Zhijin's phone screen. To her surprise, Xie Zhijin's phone wallpaper was the very picture they had taken on the Ferris wheel.
She coughed softly. "Why use this as wallpaper?"
Xie Zhijin awkwardly unlocked his phone and opened the chat window with Jiang Jingshu.
Jiang Jingshu looked at the chat background that Xie Zhijin had set for her.
It was an umbrella, the one Xie Zhijin handed to Jiang Jingshu when they first met, representing their first encounter.
Then, she noticed the note Xie Zhijin had given her.
Jiang Jingshu held her breath as those two words appeared before her eyes.
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