Warm snowy day
After the police finished understanding the situation, only Jiang Jingshu and Xie Zhijin remained in the ward.
Jiang Jingshu picked up a cotton swab, lightly dipped it in iodine, and brought it close to Xie Zhijin.
Xie Zhijin leaned back somewhat awkwardly.
Jiang Jingshu looked at him, then moved a little further away from him. "Why don't you do it yourself?"
Xie Zhijin obediently tried to take the cotton swab from Jiang Jingshu's hand, but Jiang Jingshu pulled her hand behind her back.
Xie Zhijin stopped what he was doing.
"Don't move." Jiang Jingshu pulled Xie Zhijin's hand over. His hand was cut by shards of broken vase, leaving many large and small wounds.
Jiang Jingshu gently applied the medicine to Xie Zhijin's wound. The moment the cotton swab touched the wound, she felt the person in front of her tremble slightly and couldn't help but laugh, "What's wrong? Didn't you feel any pain when you were being beaten? Now that it's starting to hurt."
"Stop making fun of me." Xie Zhijin lowered his head, looking pitifully at the wounds on his body.
"Xie Zhijin, don't you know Sanda (Chinese kickboxing)? Why are you just letting him beat you up like this?" Jiang Jingshu asked casually as she was cleaning the wound on Xie Zhijin's hand.
"Who told you I know Sanda (Chinese kickboxing)?" Xie Zhijin said, sounding a little aggrieved. "If I knew Sanda, would I be bullied like this?"
Jiang Jingshu stopped moving, looking up at Xie Zhijin in shock, "You don't know Sanda?"
"Where would I get the money to learn Sanda?" Xie Zhijin's aggrieved expression was replaced by a smile. "It's just that what everyone's saying is a rumor."
"It's mainly because you're tall and strong, and everyone says so, so I naturally assumed you could do it," Jiang Jingshu muttered softly.
These words eventually reached Xie Zhijin's ears. Seemingly feeling that the atmosphere in the ward was too heavy, Xie Zhijin spoke up, "Actually, I can beat others. If someone bullies you like this, I will definitely beat them down."
Jiang Jingshu just smiled at him, her hands never stopping.
"Do you believe it?" Xie Zhijin asked, seeing that Jiang Jingshu had no reaction.
Jiang Jingshu finally stopped what she was doing. "You can't even protect yourself, yet you're thinking of protecting me?"
Xie Zhijin was unable to refute.
After Jiang Jingshu finished applying the medicine to him, she leaned closer and said, "Your face is all bruised and battered, how can I believe you could beat someone up?"
Xie Zhijin took the cotton swab from Jiang Jingshu's hand. "I can do it myself."
“However, I’m willing to believe it.” Jiang Jingshu handed the things in her hand to Xie Zhijin. “Xie Zhijin, tell me your childhood stories.”
"Let's wait until the right time."
Jiang Jingshu nodded; she respected him.
She also hopes that one day she can hear Xie Zhijin tell her the story of his journey.
When the time comes, Jiang Jingshu will definitely pat him on the shoulder and tell him that he is a brave child.
"Jiang Jingshu, why are you at the hotel entrance?" Xie Zhijin asked the question that had been puzzling him for a long time.
"Surprised?" Jiang Jingshu didn't answer her, but looked out the window. "Xie Zhijin, it's snowing again."
"Actually, it's not a surprise." Xie Zhijin's gaze followed Jiang Jingshu's. "Do you like snowy days?"
Jiang Jingshu looked at the snowflakes in front of her, shook her head, and then, as if she had thought of something, nodded again.
“I used to hate it,” Jiang Jingshu replied.
"Then why do you like her again?" Xie Zhijin leaned against the blanket, staring at Jiang Jingshu curiously.
It seemed they were quite looking forward to Jiang Jingshu's answer.
“Because I’ve recently discovered that it’s not cold on snowy days anymore.” Jiang Jingshu’s lips curled up slightly, her eyes sparkling as she stared at Xie Zhijin.
"Isn't it cold on a snowy day?" Xie Zhijin asked again.
"Xie Zhijin, I like warm snowy days."
Xie Zhijin found Jiang Jingshu's words amusing, "How can a snowy day be warm?"
The snow was still falling outside. Jiang Jingshu's gaze shifted from the swirling snowflakes to the boy in front of her. "Yes, it will be warm."
Xie Zhijin, every snowy day you experience from now on will be warm.
Just like the warmth you once gave me, warm, passionate, and enduring.
Xie Zhijin, you and I are actually the same kind of people.
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Xie Wendong was administratively detained for ten days for assaulting a minor, causing minor injuries. Zhao Xu was also punished for publicly insulting a minor. However, because the circumstances were not very serious, they were only required to apologize, mitigate the impact, and even compensate for the losses.
This matter was considered settled for Jiang Jingshu, but Xie Zhijin would still return to that dark and gloomy home.
Jiang Jingshu wanted to find a way to completely separate Xie Zhijin from this family.
Xie Zhijin has left the hospital these days and is still staying in a hotel. Jiang Jingshu thought she should let him stay at her home.
There happened to be a spare room in the house.
However, this idea was quickly rejected by Jiang Yuan.
Jiang Jingshu was puzzled. "Why, Dad? It's dangerous for him at home. As a friend, I want to help him."
Jiang Yuan's attitude was very firm; he rejected Jiang Jingshu without hesitation.
"Why, Dad? Give me a reason!" Jiang Jingshu was very puzzled. The father she remembered was not such a cold person.
“Xiaojing, you can visit him regularly, give him money, and take care of him, but you can’t let him live at home.”
"Why?"
Jiang Yuan could only sigh, "Dad can't afford to protect his personal safety."
Seeing the image of her father in her memory, Jiang Jingshu nodded blankly.
She understood; she knew.
Jiang Yuan didn't want to cause himself unnecessary trouble, and Jiang Jingshu could understand.
I'm still very sad.
She gave a muffled reply and went back to her room.
"Your Highness, it's been a while since you've painted, hasn't it?" The system's sudden voice startled Jiang Jingshu.
"What's there to draw?" Jiang Jingshu lay on the bed, feeling somewhat weak. Her phone rang, and she answered the call.
"Jiang Jiang, when exactly are you going to start training?" Su Xiaoyue's voice came from behind.
"I forgot to tell you, I have half a month of rest next month." Jiang Jingshu relaxed and started chatting with Su Xiaoyue.
Su Xiaoyue told Jiang Jingshu that she planned to go to S City with Jiang Jingshu.
Jiang Jingshu's eyes lit up, and then she suddenly thought of something, "Xiaoyue, can we invite Xie Zhijin? He hasn't been in a good mood lately, let's take him out for a walk to cheer him up."
Su Xiaoyue immediately laughed, "I knew you were going to bring Xie Zhijin. Can I bring one more person?"
"Of course!" Jiang Jingshu was very curious about who Su Xiaoyue was going to bring.
Su Xiaoyue told Jiang Jingshu that he was her childhood friend, the son of Su Xiaoyue's mother's best friend. The two of them grew up together, went to school together, and played together. They were very good friends.
Jiang Jingshu readily agreed. After hanging up with Su Xiaoyue, Jiang Jingshu dialed Xie Zhijin's number.
"What's wrong?"
Xie Zhijin's pleasant voice came over, and Jiang Jingshu coughed slightly, "Xie Zhijin, I have a wish now, would you like to hear it?"
"Your wish?" Xie Zhijin chuckled softly from the phone, then said with a smile, "It can come true."
"Aren't you going to ask me what I am?" Surprised by Xie Zhijin's decisiveness, Jiang Jingshu asked him again, "What if I wanted to tie you up and sell you?"
"You've helped me so much. If you can get a good price for selling me, that's fine too," Xie Zhijin said.
“Then, how about we go on a trip together the day after tomorrow? Don’t worry about money, my prize money from the competition is enough for the two of us to have fun.” As if afraid that Xie Zhijin would disagree, Jiang Jingshu added, “Su Xiaoyue and his childhood friend are going, can you come and join in the fun?”
Xie Zhijin was about to speak when he heard Jiang Jingshu say, "Although I know you're someone who likes quiet, would you like to try my lively style?"
After saying that, Jiang Jingshu felt she had left something out, "It's okay if you don't go, I'll listen to you, so are you going?"
For some reason, Jiang Jingshu really wanted Xie Zhijin to go with her. She could clearly sense the island of loneliness in Xie Zhijin's heart.
During the time she spent being friends with Xie Zhijin, Xie Zhijin always seemed distant to her. Even now, after learning about everything Xie Zhijin had been through, she still felt a strong sense of distance.
She wanted to be Xie Zhijin's friend; she wanted to break down this barrier between them.
She wanted to truly step onto that island; she wanted to drive away all the gloom that shrouded the island in Xie Zhijin's heart.
Then, a warm snow falls on the island.
Let Xie Zhijin also feel the warmth of the snowy day.
Therefore, she eagerly awaited Xie Zhijin's reply.
The moment Jiang Jingshu finished speaking, she heard the answer she wanted to hear. Xie Zhijin said, "I will make it happen. Thank you, Jiang Jingshu."
Jiang Jingshu happily rolled over in bed, looking forward to the day she would travel with Xie Zhijin.
She simply didn't know where her expectations came from.
"Your Highness, it seems you haven't been paying attention to the growth of the agave plants for quite some time."
Upon hearing the system's voice, Jiang Jingshu immediately sat down at her desk. The agave was growing better and better, and some flower buds were already visible to the naked eye.
Good things happen at once, and Jiang Jingshu was in high spirits. "My helper, this agave is really self-reliant. I haven't had time to take care of it lately, and it has grown so fast."
"Your Highness, it's all thanks to you."
"Help, why are you implying something? Did I do anything?" Jiang Jingshu assumed that the system had triggered the "praise" system again and didn't think much of it.
"Your Highness, while you're comforting Xie Zhijin, why don't you comfort yourself too?" The system's voice echoed in Jiang Jingshu's mind.
"What do you mean?" Jiang Jingshu stopped what she was doing.
"Your Highness, while you affirm Xie Zhijin, why can't you affirm yourself more?"
"But I really didn't do anything?" Jiang Jingshu sat in the chair, looking at the agave in front of her, somewhat bewildered.
"I originally intended to wait for Your Highness to discover it on your own, but I feel I have to offer some hints."
A vague suspicion began to form in my mind: "Helpman, do you mean I made the agave grow so fast?"
"Why would I choose a plant that can grow without any care for Your Highness to raise? Your Highness, it needs nutrients to grow." The system's voice came, seemingly with a hint of helplessness.
"Am I the nutrients for the agave?" Jiang Jingshu's conjecture was gradually confirmed, and she spoke again, "Therefore, my experience is the fundamental reason for the growth of the agave."
"Your Highness is wise." Seeing that Jiang Jingshu's thoughts had finally returned to normal, the system breathed a rare sigh of relief before speaking again.
"Your Highness's growth has provided tremendous nourishment for Agave. Since coming to modern society, Your Highness has done many things that have helped you grow personally, which have been nourishment for you. However, Your Highness always thinks that Agave is stubborn on its own. Your Highness, you also need to learn to face yourself."
Jiang Jingshu nodded. She heard the system say, "Your Highness, like Xie Zhijin, is an outstanding person."
This sentence gave Jiang Jingshu a lot of inspiration, and she realized that she hadn't been taking herself seriously enough.
She seemed to have never received praise from those around her, so much so that she felt at a loss when faced with compliments from others.
She even understood why Xie Zhijin didn't believe in other people's affirmation.
How can someone who has never received affirmation since childhood easily believe the affirmation of others?
However, she wanted to try to accept herself, to accept that she was an excellent person.
Only by firmly believing that she herself is an excellent person can she better help those around her and let them know that they are also excellent people.
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