Rekindled my feelings of love
The other three girls in Jiang Jingshu's dormitory are all very nice girls, and they all take good care of Jiang Jingshu. However, the three girls get along very well, and Jiang Jingshu finds it a little difficult to fit in.
However, Jiang Jingshu didn't care. After all, she came to this place to sever ties, and establishing new ties at the new school was not her goal.
Therefore, she was quite at ease and quietly backed away when three girls in the dormitory approached her.
"Jing Shu, would you like to go out for dinner together?"
"No, I'll go by myself in a bit."
"Jing Shu, do you want to play badminton with us in PE class?"
"No, I can't play."
"Jing Shu, would you like to join us for a meal?"
"No, you guys go ahead."
Once or twice, the other people in the dormitory might invite her again, but after being rejected by Jiang Jingshu many times, the others stopped asking.
After all, Jiang Jingshu had taken the initiative to show a sense of distance, and it would be impolite for them to continue bothering her.
Soon it was Xie Zhijin's birthday. Jiang Jingshu hesitated for a long time, but finally sent Xie Zhijin a birthday greeting.
May 10, 0:00
Jiang Jiang Jiang Jiang: Happy Birthday.
Then, Jiang Jingshu looked at the "typing..." message in Xie Zhijin's chat box and couldn't help but feel nervous.
Xie: Did you know today is my birthday?
Upon seeing Xie Zhijin's message, Jiang Jingshu took a deep breath. "I saw it by chance and remembered it."
Xie: Thank you.
Jiang Jingshu finally relaxed. She had been struggling with whether or not to send Xie Zhijin this birthday wish. She remembered that Su Xiaoyue and Xie Zhijin had given her an unforgettable birthday, and on Xie Zhijin's birthday, Jiang Jingshu didn't want to just let things remain as they were.
It should be fine to wish her a happy birthday as a friend, right?
Just as Jiang Jingshu was about to put her phone down, she noticed that Xie Zhijin had sent her another message.
Xie: Do you have time tomorrow?
Jiang Jingshu's breath hitched. The 10th was a Saturday, so she should be fine. She thought for a moment, then typed, "Mm."
Jiang Jingshu wanted to go. She began to comfort herself, thinking that she might not see Xie Zhijin again after the 15th. While she was still in this world, she wanted to celebrate Xie Zhijin's birthday.
She was grateful for Xie Zhijin's birth, which brought her such an opportunity.
"Can we go out and have fun together tomorrow?" Xie Zhijin's message came through.
"Where to?" Jiang Jingshu asked.
Xie: There's a famous aquarium in City A. Would you like to visit it?
After sending the message, Xie Zhijin was very uneasy. He had been working on his strategy for a long time, and he only breathed a sigh of relief when he received the news that Jiang Jingshu had agreed.
Meanwhile, Jiang Jingshu did not fall asleep after putting down her phone. She quietly got out of bed, took out a piece of paper, and wrote at the beginning of the paper: "Xie Zhijin's birthday plan".
1. Bring Xie Zhijin a cake on your way to see him tomorrow.
2. Take a picture of him with the fish when you go to the aquarium.
3. Make longevity noodles for Xie Zhijin by yourself.
4. Take Xie Zhijin to the temple to pray for blessings.
After finishing writing, Jiang Jingshu tiptoed to bed, intending to sleep, but her mind was filled with plans for tomorrow.
Before she knew it, it was five o'clock that day. Jiang Jingshu rubbed her sleepy eyes, tiptoed out of bed, and washed up.
When Jiang Jingshu saw the cosmetics on the table, she paused for a moment, recalling how Su Xiaoyue had done her makeup for the first time.
She resolutely sat down at the table and gently fiddled with the cosmetics in front of her.
She also opened the tutorial on her phone to learn how to apply toner, lotion, foundation, and loose powder, following the instructions step by step.
However, Jiang Jingshu struggled with eyeliner; her lines always came out crooked and uneven. Feeling a little sad, she sighed and finally put the eyeliner away.
She opened her phone again, only to come across a post: "Makeup artist in City A, please DM me if you need makeup."
Without hesitation, Jiang Jingshu sent a private message to the makeup artist. Coincidentally, the makeup artist had just stayed up all night and was about to have breakfast when she saw Jiang Jingshu's message. Without saying a word, she discussed the time and place with Jiang Jingshu.
At 6:15, Jiang Jingshu had already arrived at the agreed location.
The makeup artist applied a light makeup to her, which suited Jiang Jingshu's facial features very well, but the makeup she applied gave her a completely different feel than the makeup applied by Su Xiaoyue.
After paying the fee, Jiang Jingshu hurried to the cake shop.
The cake shop opens at eight o'clock and business is booming. Jiang Jingshu only ordered the cake at nine o'clock, and the shop manager told her that it would be ready in the afternoon.
Jiang Jingshu sighed. It wasn't a big problem. At worst, she could let him see the cake she had prepared at lunchtime that afternoon.
At 10 o'clock, the two met at the aquarium.
Jiang Jingshu arrived at 9:45. When she arrived, she saw Xie Zhijin waiting at the door. Jiang Jingshu smiled and was about to run towards Xie Zhijin.
Just as Jiang Jingshu lifted her foot to leave, Xie Zhijin saw her and walked towards her.
"I was just saying I was going to find you, and you actually walked over from the door to find me," Jiang Jingshu joked.
"No need," Xie Zhijin said.
Hearing Xie Zhijin's answer, Jiang Jingshu was a little puzzled and asked, "What do you mean you don't need to?"
"You don't have to move. As long as I see you, I will come to you."
With Xie Zhijin, Jiang Jingshu didn't need to take a single step; she only needed to stand still and watch him, and he would walk towards her step by step.
Always.
Jiang Jingshu blushed slightly and rushed into the aquarium first.
The next second, discomfort hit her, she felt breathless, and dizziness followed.
She crouched slightly beside Xie Zhijin, her face deathly pale.
The scene terrified Xie Zhijin. Somewhat at a loss, he helped Jiang Jingshu up, asking, "Jiang Jingshu, are you feeling unwell?"
Jiang Jingshu still felt breathless. She didn't have any extra strength and could only shake her head at Xie Zhijin.
Xie Zhijin panicked. He quickly dialed 120 and then helped Jiang Jingshu to the aquarium's rest area.
He could feel Jiang Jingshu's icy hands, her pale cheeks, and her trembling body.
Not knowing why Jiang Jingshu was acting this way, Xie Zhijin could only squat down beside her and ask, "Jiang Jingshu, are you afraid of water?"
Jiang Jingshu shook her head. She wasn't afraid of water, but for some reason, when she entered the aquarium and found herself surrounded by huge bodies of water, she felt like she couldn't breathe.
"Jiang Jingshu, look at me." Sensing that Jiang Jingshu's condition was worsening and the ambulance wouldn't arrive for some time, Xie Zhijin could only pick her up and carry her away from the aquarium.
However, the hospital did not find any illness in Jiang Jingshu. They simply asked her patiently whether she had "thalassophobia" and whether she had ever been drowning.
This sentence truly awakened Jiang Jingshu. She was certain that she did not have this so-called "thalassophobia," but she had experienced drowning.
After all, she was transported to this world because she accidentally fell into the pond in the Imperial Garden.
Jiang Jingshu still vividly remembers the feeling of drowning; her throat and nasal cavity were filled with water, and the feeling of impending death once occupied her mind.
Therefore, when she entered the aquarium, she was surrounded by a huge body of water, which made her suddenly feel as if she were back in that afternoon, as if she had fallen into the water in the Royal Garden again.
Xie Zhijin looked at Jiang Jingshu with a guilty expression, still vivid in his mind's eye how distressed Jiang Jingshu looked. "I'm sorry, Jiang Jingshu."
"It's okay." Having left that environment, Jiang Jingshu was much better. She comforted Xie Zhijin, and seeing Xie Zhijin blaming himself for her made Jiang Jingshu feel very uncomfortable.
"I'll remember this, and it will never happen again." Xie Zhijin was really frustrated. He had originally thought that this trip to the aquarium would be pleasant and romantic, but unexpectedly, he had ruined it again.
And it also caused Jiang Jingshu to be hurt.
Just like the coffee he prepared for Jiang Jingshu that day, Xie Zhijin felt that he had once again harmed Jiang Jingshu's body.
"Xie Zhijin, what time is it now?" Jiang Jingshu asked, unwilling to see Xie Zhijin's self-reproachful expression any longer.
"It's already three or four in the afternoon," Xie Zhijin replied, composing himself.
Jiang Jingshu smiled slightly. "That's perfect. Xie Zhijin, don't blame yourself. Come with me to get your birthday cake."
Hearing Jiang Jingshu's words, Xie Zhijin's eyes lit up. "Did you buy a birthday cake?"
Jiang Jingshu nodded proudly and said to him, "Your birthday is such an important day, how can it be without a cake?"
Xie Zhijin just wanted to say, thank you for thinking that the day I was born is an important day worth celebrating.
The two went to get the cake, a fruit cake that Jiang Jingshu had ordered, filled with green grapes. Jiang Jingshu said to Xie Zhijin, "I didn't know what kind of fruit you liked, so I took the liberty of choosing this one. Do you like it?"
Xie Zhijin, however, only stared at Jiang Jingshu and said, "I like it."
His eyes seemed to say that he liked anything you gave him.
Jiang Jingshu really likes green grapes; they're sweet, and eating one makes you forget all your troubles. "Xie Zhijin, where do you live?"
"The school has provided the hotel," Xie Zhijin replied.
"That school is really great! Does your hotel have a kitchen?" Jiang Jingshu stared at Xie Zhijin with a mischievous grin.
Xie Zhijin nodded silently.
Jiang Jingshu understood and asked Xie Zhijin to lead the way. The two arrived at the hotel where Xie Zhijin was staying.
The hotel was extremely luxurious, a world apart from the one Xie Zhijin stayed at in Z City. Jiang Jingshu took out the noodles she had just bought from outside, tilted her head and said to Xie Zhijin, "Would you like to try the longevity noodles I made myself?"
Xie Zhijin felt as if his eyes were being dazzled by something, and it wasn't until he tasted the "tomato and egg stir-fried noodles" made by Jiang Jingshu that he felt the reality.
He couldn't help but ask himself, was all of this real? Since he was six years old, he had rarely eaten a bowl of longevity noodles made by someone else on his birthday.
It wasn't until the aroma of the noodles tantalized his nose that Xie Zhijin grasped the sense of reality.
Thank you for giving me something new.
It rekindled my feelings of being loved.
From then on, every year on his birthday, he would eat a bowl of tomato and egg stir-fried noodles with gravy.
Seeing Xie Zhijin's eyes redden as he ate, Jiang Jingshu turned her back, pretending not to have seen this scene.
If she could make him even a little bit happy, then her appearance today wouldn't have been entirely meaningless.
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