Chapter 51 Ordinary People “You take your ex-boyfriend’s car to meet your blind date…
After he said this, Tao Shuran felt that the whole world had quieted down.
Her tongue was tied and she denied it frantically.
"We haven't kissed."
Liang Yuanjing raised his eyelids and looked at her anxious denial in front of Jin Boyu.
We clearly kissed, are you going to deny it for another man?
With his lips tightly pursed, he put one hand in his pocket, his eyebrows raised, a low pressure shrouded his whole body, and looked into the distance without hesitation.
Jin Boyu said considerately: "Junior sister, I'll wait for you at the car."
Tao Shuran said "hmm" softly.
"It's cold at night, put on your coat."
Before leaving, he considerately helped Tao Shuran put on the coat in his hand.
After fastening the top button, Jin Boyu took the man's coat from Tao Shuran's arms.
He threw her lightly into Liang Yuanjing's arms, and even his words were as calm as a breeze.
"Captain Liang, please take care of your own things."
There were only two of them left again.
Tao Shuran emphasized seriously: "We didn't kiss."
"That time it was accidental."
Liang Yuanjing replied casually, "Really? I think it's quite cautious."
If feelings could be traced back, he had already been moved during that kiss.
The moment he was kissed, the anger and rage he had imagined did not come over him. His heartbeat instantly accelerated, and when she turned away for a second, he was annoyed that he did not see her full expression.
At that moment Liang Yuanjing knew that he had fallen.
He was completely addicted to this game of pretending to love.
"Are you taking revenge on me now, Liang Yuanjing?"
Tao Shuran suddenly looked up at him, her voice choking. "Because I deceived you in the past, you keep bringing up that relationship to tease me."
Liang Yuanjing lowered his head and looked at her.
It was also at this time that he noticed her slightly red eyes and a look of emotional collapse. His heart skipped a beat and he stood there at a loss as to what to do.
Pursing her lips, she said "No".
"I just..." Liang Yuanjing paused halfway through his words and sighed helplessly.
What else should he say? He had said the same thing five years ago, but she still didn't believe it.
"Please stop crying, okay?"
He reached out and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and coaxed her in a low voice -
"I won't say it anymore."
Is it indulgence, compromise, or submission to this relationship?
For a moment, Liang Yuanjing even thought that as long as she stopped crying, it would be okay if she liked someone else.
It is enough that she is happy.
He kicked the gravel at his feet in annoyance, his tone was wild and arrogant, but his words were not intimidating at all.
"Just ordinary friends, at least there's a name for them."
Tao Shuran didn't respond to him again.
She followed him into the car in front, and when she was leaving, whether intentionally or unintentionally, she stepped hard on his foot.
It was like a punishment for his rude words.
Staring at the small shoe print on the shoe surface, Liang Yuanjing suddenly laughed out loud.
He knew that with Tao Shuran's good temper, it would be almost impossible for him to be so mean as to add the word "ordinary" in front of his friends.
Her gesture of rejection, wanting to draw a line between them and him, was too obvious.
When he was sad, he always thought of her in the past.
Was she also so dejected every time he inadvertently rejected her in the past?
The smile on Liang Yuanjing's face gradually froze.
In the blend of wind and sand, he lifted his legs and walked forward steadily, determined to retrace every step of her bitter secret love.
…
Tao Shuran leaned back in the chair. The sky was dark and the environment was quiet.
Jin Boyu turned on a light above his head and read a book. The rustling sound of the pages turning was very healing to hear.
She wanted to catch up on some sleep in the car, but she couldn't fall asleep.
Finally, I simply turned my head with my eyes open and looked at the scenery outside the window.
On the vast road, every car was speeding, and the wind and sand raised on both sides of the road were huge. The endless desert looked like a light brown palette under the golden sunlight.
This is a completely different landscape from the city.
Before coming to Beicheng, Lin Tingzhou once asked her the reason.
How did Tao Shuran respond at that time?
She said, “I want to live in a completely different place.”
The city of Fuqing is filled with too many memories of Liang Yuanjing.
She was alone in this city, and she would think of him every lonely day.
The feeling of being wrapped in memories is so painful.
But fate always seemed to play tricks on her.
All the suppressed feelings of injustice were now in complete chaos like the surging surface of a lake.
Tao Shuran moved his body again, and his jacket scraped against the seat, making a noise.
"Try this."
Jin Boyu took out a small aromatherapy diffuser from his bag and placed it under her nose to diffuse the scent.
Tao Shuran lowered his head and smelled it. It was a fresh scent of mugwort mixed with other Chinese herbal medicines.
Jin Boyu said calmly: "It has a calming effect."
It turns out that even her senior brother could see that she was uneasy?
Tao Shuran pursed her lips: "That person just now..."
Just as she was about to explain, she was interrupted by Jin Boyu.
He leaned back in his chair, his tone relaxed.
"If you don't want to talk about it, then don't talk about it."
"You're twenty-five years old. It's normal to experience a thrilling crush in your life."
The topic was just lightly brushed aside.
Tao Shuran breathed a sigh of relief and turned to ask him, "What about you, brother?"
Jin Boyu said calmly: "I have never encountered that. My life has always been very ordinary."
"So sometimes I feel deeply moved by the passion of young people."
Tao Shuran sighed and said, "Brother, you are only 28 years old this year."
"Really?" Jin Boyu sighed, "But after taking care of you and Songnian, two troublesome little brats, for the past few years, I feel like I'm more than 28."
Tao Shuran's eyes widened: "How could I be so worry-free?"
"They skipped classes to drink in bars, covered for each other to attend concerts, and secretly cooked paste in cooking pots."
Jin Boyu held his forehead and said, "I didn't want to waste the paste until it was cooked, so I forced myself to use it secretly."
As he counted the things one by one, Tao Shuran lowered his head more and more.
She muttered softly, "It was Gu Songnian who instigated me to join in."
He gave up his accomplice Gu Songnian without hesitation.
Jin Boyu laughed and scolded: "He deserves to be punished even more."
Getting back to the point, Tao Shuran asked curiously, "Brother, why don't you have a boyfriend?"
Although cultural relics restoration is an unpopular major, it has more students than other colleges.
Tao Shuran remembered that Jin Boyu was also a popular person when he was in school.
But he was like a flower on the high mountain of snow, and no one had ever picked him.
Jin Boyu said slowly: "Because I feel that I can't bear the pain and anxiety of separation in love, so I thought about it and decided not to start."
"Life has its ups and downs. I don't want sweetness, nor do I want to bear pain."
Tao Shuran sighed, "Very philosophical."
"Don't give me that."
Jin Boyu sneered and tapped her head lightly with the book in his hand.
"You little brain can't understand, right?"
“Who doesn’t understand?”
Tao Shuran whispered, "I'm a follower of the heart. I like whoever I want to like."
"It's just that I don't want to like him anymore."
Her face darkened for a moment, and she said in a low, frustrated voice, "He's fine, but I don't want to endure the sadness of loss beneath the sweetness anymore."
"Then try to get along with each other normally."
Jin Boyu turned his head to look at her and advised her seriously, "Don't run away, don't be afraid, just treat him as an ordinary person."
He paused, then added—
"An ordinary guy who's kind of handsome?"
Hearing this, Tao Shuran burst out laughing.
With Liang Yuanjing's looks, it's impossible for him to be described as "ordinary" even if he were thrown into a crowd of people.
Her mood lightened, and she shook her head, saying deliberately, "Really?"
"I don't think I'm as handsome as my senior brother."
"Don't come on, I won't fall for your tricks."
Jin Boyu looked at her knowingly: "You want me to help you with work again?"
*
In the evening, Tao Shuran went back to fetch some water and took a quick shower. When he came out of the bathroom, he found that the redness and swelling on his ankle had become worse.
Something expected.
She had been so busy these past two days that she had almost no time to pay attention to this injury.
He said he would go to the market in town to buy medicine, but he always forgot because of the inconvenient transportation.
Tao Shuran tried to apply a hot towel, but she felt a piercing pain right after she applied it, and she couldn't help but let out a hiss.
There was a gentle knock on the door.
Without thinking, she replied, "Brother, I'm not asleep yet, just come in."
Liang Yuanjing walked in silently with the title of "senior brother".
Tao Shuran was stunned for a moment. Seeing that he was exhausted and hadn't even had time to change his training clothes.
She asked slowly, "What's the matter with you coming here?"
Liang Yuanjing put down what he was holding, crossed his arms, and then looked at her calmly before speaking.
"Why, Senior Brother can come, but I have to have something to do when I come?"
Receiving his unfriendly tone, Tao Shuran pursed her lips and whispered, "Shouldn't it be?"
"should."
Liang Yuanjing almost uttered these words through his teeth. He rolled up his sleeves, reached out to grab her ankles, and half-knelt beside her bed.
Tao Shuran was shocked by the grand scene. When she saw the things placed next to the cabinet, she realized that they were all for her.
It turned out that he still remembered the injury on her ankle.
"No, I can do it myself."
"Why didn't you tell me you were so badly hurt?"
Liang Yuanjing said coldly: "Don't you have a doctor in your archaeological team?"
"No need, it's just a minor injury. It will recover on its own in a few days."
Afraid that he would continue to be angry, Tao Shuran added, "I checked it myself, and there should be no broken bones."
Liang Yuanjing hummed softly, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry.
It was a little painful when the man's hard fingers pinched the injured area. Tao Shuran bit her lower lip tightly. Occasionally, when she really couldn't bear it anymore, her ankle would subconsciously retract.
Liang Yuanjing looked at her knowingly, and used a little strength to pull her retreating calf back.
"You've always been like this. When you suffer, you just break it down and swallow it, without even crying out loud."
Tao Shuran took a deep breath and said, "Because it's the path I chose, there's nothing to be sad about."
"What about me?"
The pungent medicinal oil spread to the injured area, and a burning pain came. Liang Yuanjing's warm palm was completely pressed against her slender ankle.
He raised his brows and tilted his head back to stare at her completely.
"What about liking me?"
"Have you ever regretted it?"
Tao Shuran fell silent, and for a moment, he even forgot the pain.
She was completely immersed in this question. After a while, she smiled with a sense of relief, lowered her head and scanned his eyebrows and eyes inch by inch.
"No regrets, no regrets."
Even after five years, her answer was still the same as when they broke up.
Liang Yuanjing said: "Do you know when I first noticed you?"
Tao Shuran was attracted by this question.
She tilted her head to look at him curiously and asked, "When?"
"When you first came to Qingda, you couldn't keep up with the progress, so you had to go to school at 5:30 every morning to memorize your lessons."
There was a hint of smile in Liang Yuanjing's eyes. He reached out and gathered her long hair that fell on her shoulders. His voice was gentle and low.
"I'm attracted to your unyielding spirit, so I want to see you win."
"Tao Shuran, I've thought about you every day in the past five years since we've been apart, and I've gradually understood a lot of what you said."
It turns out that the answers hidden in the mysteries that I want to say but can’t are all that I like you.
"Does it have to be Qingda?"
"Definitely."
Liang Yuanjing found that he was beginning to truly understand the answer.
The medicine was almost finished, so he stood up, took two pieces of paper, and prepared to leave. Before leaving, he checked her door lock again.
There was no discernible emotion in the words he was telling her.
"Tao Shuran, it's late at night, don't let anyone in casually."
Tao Shuran was still in a daze.
My memory goes back to half past five. I always remember that the misty morning was cold and light, but the flight class training always started on time at six in the morning.
She liked to stand at the end of the corridor and recite her lessons, looking up at him in between.
But he didn't expect that he was also being watched.
"Um, leave the medicinal oil to me, so I don't have to bother you coming every night."
Tao Shuran paused, looked at him and said, "You train very hard every night..." There was really no need to run over again.
He was halfway through his words when Liang Yuanjing rudely interrupted him.
His hand was on the door handle, his legs still not moving, and he glanced down at her condescendingly.
He said in a somewhat cold manner: "Tao Shuran, if you don't want to see me, take good care of yourself."
*
Following Liang Yuanjing's massage method, Tao Shuran's ankle redness and swelling had subsided a lot when she woke up the next day.
Today they are working indoors, mainly cleaning and filing a batch of cultural relics that have been sent in.
After changing into work clothes and entering the restoration room, Tao Shuran put on a mask and gloves and put his cell phone in the storage room.
She was focused and immersed in her work, her long hair hanging low behind her head, and the fine bangs on both sides fell down accidentally, blocking her vision.
Tao Shuran made a "tsk" sound, shook his head, and couldn't let go of the work in his hands for a while.
Jin Boyu, who was sitting opposite her, glanced at her, opened the drawer and took out two hairpins.
He walked up to her and asked softly, "Can I help you pick it up?"
Tao Shuran said "OK".
She leaned over, not stopping her work.
Jin Boyu's gaze followed her fair cheeks, her small and straight nose, and then her brows, which were slightly furrowed in confusion.
In this flashy and dazzling world, she always seems to have a unique quiet beauty.
A faint sound came from the windowsill.
Jin Boyu slowly turned his head and happened to meet the eyes of Liang Yuanjing who was standing outside the window.
He smiled, raised his hand and placed it on Tao Shuran's shoulder, nodding slightly as a greeting.
"Xiao Tao, do you want to have dinner tonight?"
The last gap was filled, and Mr. Yuan from next door came over happily to visit.
He had a loud voice, and everyone in the entire corridor and room could hear him. Several people poked their heads out and started talking to him with a smile.
"Old Yuan, why did you invite Xiao Tao and not us?"
"You old guys, don't you usually eat enough? You can come if you want, but we have a deal, you pay yourselves, and I will only treat Xiao Tao."
Flattered, Tao Shuran raised her head, put down the tweezers, and let out a long sigh of relief.
Three hours of concentrated work had taken up too much of her mind, so she politely declined, "Thank you, Mr. Yuan, for your kindness, but I plan to refine this work tonight."
"You work so hard, don't you want your eyes anymore?"
Yuan Xiangzhi is the most experienced member of the watch restoration team. He is about the same age as Lin Tingzhou, so everyone likes to call him Old Man Yuan.
Old Man Yuan doesn’t have any other hobbies. He likes to grow Clivia, eat and drink, and care for the younger generations.
He is no different from the old man in the family. When he first started practicing, Tao Shuran also worked under him for a period of time.
Yuan Xiangzhi said cheerfully, "It's settled. Come over tonight and Master will introduce you to someone."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Tingzhou pushed the door open and walked in.
She grabbed Yuan Xiangzhi's ear and said rudely, "Damn old Yuan, you want to poach my apprentice again, right?"
"How can you call it digging? I call it loving talent." Yuan Xiangzhi made the decision, "It's settled. You must come tonight."
Tao Shuran glanced back for help.
Jin Boyu and Gu Songnian, who were swept away, both took a step back.
Gu Songnian silently said to her, "Junior sister, come on."
Tao Shuran accepted his fate.
As the group with the highest single rate in the cultural relics group, their calligraphy and painting group has always participated in the most departmental gatherings.
In the past, the three of them would draw lots to decide, but this time, she was directly chosen.
Tao Shuran sighed softly, went back to change out of his work clothes, and put on some casual clothes.
The weather was not good when I went out. It was gloomy and there were small raindrops falling from time to time, giving people the illusion that a heavy rain was about to come.
Yuan Xiangzhi sent her the address of the restaurant. They agreed to meet at six o'clock in the evening. Tao Shuran stood on the side of the road waiting for a car and looked down at the time.
Half past five, if everything goes well, she should be able to arrive in time.
But contrary to expectations, the shuttle bus that was supposed to arrive on time never showed up.
Although Tao Shuran was very averse to blind dates, he did not want to be rude by being late for the first meeting.
As she was anxiously wandering around, a dark black Lincoln stopped in front of her not far away.
The rolled-down car window revealed Liang Yuanjing's chiseled profile. He put one hand on the steering wheel, took off his sunglasses and turned his head to look at her.
"Get in the car, I'll give you a ride."
"I'm going here."
Tao Shuran asked hesitantly, "Are we on the same way?"
Liang Yuanjing sneered: "Come up."
"Even if it doesn't go smoothly, it has to go smoothly."
Just like that, Tao Shuran got into his car. The wheels were oversized, so it was a bit difficult for her to get in.
It turns out that the million-dollar luxury car parked on the side of the road is his.
Tao Shuran looked away nonchalantly. He was richer than she had imagined.
However, no matter how big the gap is, it doesn't matter to her now.
After getting in the car, Liang Yuanjing took the initiative to play an English song. He turned the steering wheel in a circle and drove in a very lazy posture.
Ask her: "What are you going to do?"
Tao Shuran said slowly: "Meet a friend."
friend?
He raised his eyebrows and got to the bottom of the matter.
"What friends?"
I even went all the way to a hotel in the city center to meet him.
Tao Shuran bit her lower lip, feeling a little conflicted and hesitant.
But since he insisted on asking clearly, she seemed to have no need to hide anything.
So I answered honestly: "Blind date."
With a sudden brake, Liang Yuanjing's car stopped on the side of the road. The cushioning force on the back was too strong, and Tao Shuran grabbed the seat belt and was pulled forward heavily.
Liang Yuanjing quickly put his hand in front of her forehead.
Then Tao Shuran heard his exasperated voice -
"You took your ex-boyfriend's car to meet your blind date?"
"You've become more capable, Tao Shuran."
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Author's words: Liang Yuanjing: Hi, beautiful lady, are you in the car? (jpg)
After knowing that my wife went on a blind date
Liang Yuanjing: (I can’t laugh)
"Does it have to be Qingda?"
"Definitely."
I particularly like these two sentences and want to share them with everyone, but I feel that leaving them blank is the best way to appreciate them.
Dear readers, I believe you understand what I mean by these two sentences! ! !
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Ahhh, I suddenly remembered that I forgot to ask for nutrient solution at the end of the month. I lost 100 million. Crying [burst crying]
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