Chapter 59. Jiang Muzhou turned around, his gaze piercing through...
Su Cheng's hand trembled, and her phone almost slipped from her grasp.
He's saying something outrageous and inappropriate.
He never said anything like that when he hugged me in the parking lot last time.
Or did something more intimate happen between them than a hug?
My heart was pounding in my chest.
Su Cheng rubbed her temples vigorously, trying to recall what had happened during the day.
A blush spread from her ears to her cheeks.
etc……
Could those tender scenes in my dream not have been illusions?
Fueled by alcohol, she flirted with a hot-blooded young man.
"What on earth happened?!"
Frustrated, she ran her fingers through her hair, but couldn't remember anything.
If you were actually kissed by him and didn't remember it at all, that would be such a loss!
The Decepticon next to him finished its midnight snack and was wiping its mouth with its paw with satisfaction.
Su Cheng stared at the only witness, desperately trying anything, "Hu Hu, what did you see?"
As if he understood, the Decepticon glanced back at her before nimbly leaping towards the bay window of the bedroom.
A brown cardboard box has appeared on the previously empty bay window.
My phone suddenly vibrated:
[ease: I accidentally saw the photo you took of No. 1 Middle School]
[ease: It feels like high school was a long time ago]
Su Cheng was both amused and exasperated; did he really have to be so particular?
It was just looking at a photo, what's so "crossing the line" about? And they even issued a serious fine, leaving her here to overthink things.
She refunded the transfer and sat on the bay window, flipping through the photo album titled "Youth Commemorative Album".
Each transparent insert contains two neatly arranged six-inch photos, all of which she secretly took with her phone during high school and then specially printed out.
The homeroom teacher who got cake smeared all over her face on her birthday, Wei Manman who broke into street dance at the freshman welcome party, Xu Zhisui who cheered for Shen Siqi during the volleyball match...
My fingertip hovered over the pages of the photo album.
It must be the page that Jiang Muzhou happened to glimpse.
The photos show familiar campus facilities of Linhai No. 1 Middle School: the podium, the synthetic running track, the classroom windows...
What he didn't know was that these seemingly casual snapshots of campus scenery were actually taken by her on the day she took her graduation photos, carrying her camera and walking all over the campus.
She saved all the coordinates related to him frame by frame.
I flipped through a few more pages of the photo album.
Xu Zhisui grabbed Shen Siqi's collar and they started making a ruckus. The usually stern-faced class monitor made a rare peace sign. Wei Manman and Yang Shi grabbed her wig from either side and laughed so hard they almost fell over...
Everyone in the photo is so vibrant and real. The boys' faces still have a touch of childishness, but their eyes sparkle with fearless light. Even though the future is uncertain, I still sincerely wish everyone a bright future.
After taking her graduation photos, she immediately threw herself into intense studying, and the digital camera, along with the memories it held, was forgotten deep in a drawer.
It wasn't until one afternoon after the college entrance exam that she discovered the small memory card still lying in the camera while tidying up her room. She rushed to the quick print shop at the entrance of her community and had all the photos developed.
She originally planned to back up the electronic version to her computer as well, but when she inserted the memory card into the card reader, it displayed "unrecognized".
Perhaps it was damaged by the keys in my pocket, or perhaps the printer at the quick print shop made a mistake and formatted it; in any case, those original photo files are gone forever.
Having just finished the college entrance examination, she was immersed in the joy of liberation and didn't pay much attention to such a small matter.
But at this moment, as her fingers touched the yellowed edges of the photos, she realized that those images that had not been backed up had become a small regret.
Many things are like this: when you first lose them, you always comfort yourself that it's okay, but at some unknown time in the future, you will realize how precious they were.
A thin layer of sweat seeped from my fingertips, leaving a faint fingerprint on the plastic film of the photo album.
Fortunately, these memories have not been completely lost.
She wanted to take photos of them before they completely faded and save them to her cloud drive.
She wiped away the fingerprints and slowly pulled out the photo that could barely be considered a group photo.
Blue sky and white clouds, green shade and red walls.
Backlit, Jiang Muzhou stands at the edge of the frame, his sharp features bathed in a soft halo.
Su Cheng's heart suddenly trembled.
Did he see this photo?
At the time, she never imagined that the seemingly unreachable distance in the photo would later become so close in reality.
In the video, the two are separated by a finger's width of space, but in reality, they were once so close that they could hear each other's breathing.
She slowly ran her fingertips across the photo, gently stroking his profile.
Even after so many years, this old-fashioned velvet photographic paper still feels slightly sticky to the touch.
Without realizing it, she pinched the corner of the photographic paper and found that it had split into two layers.
Her eyes widened instantly, and her heart skipped a beat, thinking that she had accidentally damaged the photo.
But when she looked closely, she discovered that there was another photo hidden underneath.
She held her breath and carefully lifted the top layer.
In the photo, Jiang Muzhou is turning around, his gaze passing through the noisy crowd and landing directly on her lens.
Her heart suddenly started racing, fast and heavy.
This angle doesn't seem to capture the exact moment he turned his head.
An absurd thought quietly surfaced: Did he realize she was filming him, responding to her camera?
Ripples spread through my heart.
Did he know all those chance encounters she secretly cherished, those glances she thought only she knew?
But if he knew all that, why didn't he reject her the same way he rejected everyone else?
Was it out of politeness to avoid embarrassing her?
Or perhaps... there was a hint of tacit approval and composure mixed in, something she dared not delve into?
She placed the two photos side by side, one from her perspective, the other as if it were his silent response.
Perhaps, during those days when she thought she was the only one silently watching him, he also turned around and looked for her at some unexpected moment.
Could those feelings buried deep in our hearts, which we always thought were one-sided, have secretly flowed back and forth in a fleeting moment?
Su Cheng pinched her fingertip hard, using the pain to interrupt her increasingly distant thoughts.
She shook her head, thinking that she was probably still under the influence of alcohol, which was why she had such unrealistic fantasies.
She quickly stuffed the photo back into the album, as if hiding a secret that shouldn't be discovered.
Reason told her that she shouldn't have too high hopes, because the greater the hope, the deeper the disappointment.
It's like standing on a high place and looking down; the more you try to grab something, the harder you fall.
She decided to put these wild thoughts aside for the time being.
When he comes back, everything will be answered.
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On the dark brown low coffee table, a phone propped up on a stand is playing a video.
"Newly arrived kittens are prone to stress, which may trigger the onset of latent viruses. Therefore, it is essential to prepare a safe environment for them, ideally with a corner where the kitten can hide."
In the video, Su Cheng is wearing a bright yellow knitted dress, like a ray of warm sunshine. Her bohemian sunflower earrings sway gently as she speaks, adding to her radiance.
“Every cat has a different personality, just like people. There are E cats and I cats.” She continued, “So before deciding to get a cat, you must understand their personality traits and make sure you can accept them before getting one. This is not only being responsible to the cat, but also being responsible to yourself.”
"Different cat owners should adopt different training methods for different kittens."
"Some kittens are high-need, clingy types."
Xiaoxue, a long-haired, snow-white cat, was rubbing her fluffy head against a hand with distinct knuckles, creating a "cat-sniffing" phenomenon that many cat owners envy.
"For these affectionate pets, owners can feel free to kiss, hug, and lift them up high, and spend more time playing with them. If you're busy at work, it's recommended to prepare several different toys at home to enrich their daily lives."
[That's not a hand, that's definitely my type!]
[Who knows if they secretly bathed in rat-infested water?]
[Element detection, it's the hand of the Boat God!!]
My cat says it's acting.
"Some kittens are naturally timid and sensitive, and don't easily trust people. If you encounter such a kitten, don't rush to pet or hug it."
The Decepticon wearing an Elizabethan collar was breathing wildly at the camera, punching the calico cat Flower Roll, and kicking the silver shaded square-headed cat.
"Raising a cat with this kind of personality requires more patience. You must not rush it and give them enough time to slowly build trust."
[The Decepticons are veteran actors]
[Decepticon: Please settle the appearance fee, thank you]
[I already told you to call me Mimi now]
[Does anyone know? I got into Mu Yichengzhou's fandom through Decepticon videos.]
“We can gradually desensitize the kitten. At first, you can gently touch it with a long-handled brush, which is both safe and keeps you at a distance. You can also put some of your old clothes in the cat's bed so that it can gradually get used to your scent.”
"We mainly offer cats with these two personalities for adoption. However, if cat owners want to catch their cats themselves, they may encounter some cats that are not friendly no matter how they are fed. They become nervous and may even attack people. In this case, forcibly keeping them at home will only cause them suffering. Therefore, spaying or neutering and then releasing them back into the wild is actually the best solution."
"Sniffle, sniffle." Su Cheng called softly, and several kittens immediately surrounded her. Some rubbed against her hand, while others tugged at her skirt with their little paws.
[Everyone has a cat, why don't I?!]
[Meow: Who are you sucking on? I'm not a dog!]
[If she can attract cats just by purring, then what about all the cat food, cat treats, and catnip I buy?]
[You've put your heart into this.]
"Ultimately, the most important thing is to treat cats in a way that they like, rather than imposing our human preferences on them. For example, many people like to put bells on their cats, but cats have very sensitive hearing, and such bells are actually harmful to them."
"Of course, most owners have good intentions, but they lack relevant knowledge. So we are preparing to launch the 'Pet Behavior Guide' video series to help everyone better understand their pets' emotions and share some practical pet care tips."
A glass was casually placed on the coffee table.
“Hey A-Zhou,” Wang Yuemeng said, drying his wet hair with a towel as he walked out of the bathroom, “you’ve been watching this video for half an hour, what can you possibly figure out?”
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