The girl froze for a moment, then ran away quickly like a gust of wind.
Ye Zhou looked at the girl's figure and felt that she was a bit strange.
Liu Tian breathed a sigh of relief. "Old Zhou, luckily you're gentle enough. If it were me, I would have made her cry long ago. You don't know how much An Youhe cries. It's a real problem if you make her cry. I hate hearing girls cry the most."
"How come I have absolutely no recollection of her?"
"She's second in the whole school, the one who's always standing next to you on the podium."
Ye Zhou suddenly quickened his pace, "Let's hurry, or we won't be able to get any good food."
...
On the playground, the sunset was a dreamy pale pink.
Beautiful young men and women walked hand in hand on the playground.
"Ye Zhou, do your best on the exam. With your level, you can get into Tsinghua or Peking University. Don't let me down." Jiang Jiayan's eyes shone brightly.
Seeing Jiang Jiayan's reaction, Ye Zhou panicked a little, "Then, what about you? After I get into Tsinghua or Peking University, where will you be?"
Jiang Jiayan smiled slightly, tiptoed, and kissed the boy's forehead.
"I will wait for you in the place closest to you. This time, neither of us will get hurt."
...
After school, Ye Zhou and Liu Tian were on duty.
A girl in a long white dress suddenly appeared, bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun outside the window.
Ye Zhou looked up and saw the girl's bright smile outside the glass window.
"I don't want you to leave..."
"The memories are too painful to forget..."
Jay Chou's songs played over the school's loudspeakers, perfectly timed.
The girl had fair skin and wore a white dress, looking as beautiful as a fairy, making Ye Zhou's heart pound.
It was as if one day, God suddenly decided to bestow good fortune upon him.
Why haven't you gone back yet?
Jiang Jiayan walked around the window and came in through the door, "Because I wanted to help you."
Liu Tian, holding a mop, plopped down on the stool next to him. "Fine, fine, you two lovebirds have to show off in front of me here, don't you?"
Jiang Jiayan walked over, took the broom from Liu Tian's hand, and said with a smile, "Liu Tian, thank you for your hard work. Let me help you with the rest."
Liu Tian suddenly became happy again. He didn't have to do anything himself. From this perspective, it was even somewhat beneficial for him that Ye Zhou had a partner.
He picked up his backpack from the side and said, "I'm leaving now. Oh well, I'll erase the blackboard first."
As Liu Tian spoke, he held his backpack in one hand and easily wiped the blackboard clean with the other in a few quick strokes. He tossed the eraser onto the podium, waved to the two of them, and said, "Goodbye, you two."
Jiang Jiayan suddenly said, "Liu Tian, I'm sorry."
Liu Tian hadn't even stepped out of the classroom yet when he said, "Huh? Shouldn't you say thank you?"
Jiang Jiayan smiled faintly, "Thank you, and I'm sorry."
Liu Tian found it strange. He didn't usually interact with this school beauty. Had she gone crazy from being in love? He simply said "okay" three times and turned to leave.
Jiang Jiayan was about to dip the mop into the water in the bucket when Ye Zhou stopped her.
"You're wearing a white dress, don't get it dirty."
Jiang Jiayan smiled slightly, turning her head as her jet-black hair swayed in the breeze, "Do you like it?"
Suddenly flirted with by the person she liked, Ye Zhou blushed and turned her head to the other side.
Jiang Jiayan smiled sweetly, and the faint afterglow of the setting sun outside the window seemed to sprinkle in like gold dust.
The boy's bright red ears spoke louder than a long confession.
...
Ye Zhou walked to a large willow tree, which was covered with many red ribbons, ninety-eight of which he had hung there.
He was agile and climbed up the trunk of the big willow tree again, tying the ninety-ninth red ribbon on it.
He jumped down from the tree and, taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, couldn't help but shout at the willow tree: "Great God, you have finally been moved by me. Please continue to bless Jiayan and me to be happy together forever!"
After completing all the prayer rituals, Ye Zhou prepared to leave, but inadvertently saw a litter of kittens under the willow tree.
The kitten's body was entirely golden in color.
Upon closer inspection, he realized that the cat bed was a gift he had given to Jiang Jiayan before.
He smiled knowingly and stroked the sleeping kitten. "I knew I hadn't chosen the wrong person. Jia Yan, she's so kind-hearted."
...
Jiang Jiayan's father has returned.
Jiang Zhongtian's attitude towards her remained the same as before, and he spoke to her in the same way he would to children.
But Jiang Jiayan no longer cared about any of that.
From the moment she locked Ye Zhou in the basement and he told her the truth, she already knew about her father's various crimes.
My father committed far too many crimes, causing many families to be torn apart and people to die.
Jiang Jiayan wanted to stop some things from happening as soon as possible.
She recalled her father's anger and his yelling into the phone; everything seemed to have a pattern.
"How's Xiaoyan's studying lately? Is she short of money?"
"Dad, you should turn yourself in."
Jiang Zhongtian was stunned for a moment. "What did you say?"
“Dad, I know what you’ve done. Go and turn yourself in. Maybe the law will give you leniency,” Jiang Jiayan said firmly.
Jiang Zhongtian looked at his daughter and felt as if a mature woman lived inside her.
"What? Who told you that? Whose nonsense did you listen to? Everything your father did from beginning to end was reasonable and legal. Don't believe everything you hear. What do you know, you're just a kid?"
Jiang Jiayan said calmly, "Oh, then I must have misheard."
Then, she went upstairs with heavy steps.
She gave her father a chance, but he didn't seize it.
A week later, Jiang Zhongtian was arrested. He looked at his daughter in disbelief before being shoved into a police car.
Ye Zhou put his arm around the girl's shoulder to comfort her.
Jiang Jiayan's expression remained indifferent as she turned to Ye Zhou beside her and said, "From today onwards, we're on the same page. Let's work hard together from now on."
"Okay, let's work together."
...
News of Jiang Zhongtian's sentencing spread.
After school, Jiang Jiayan and Ye Zhou walked out of the school gate and saw a familiar young face in the bustling crowd.
A stunningly beautiful woman, dressed in a black cheongsam, stood in the crowd, smiling as she extended her hand to Jiang Jiayan.
She hadn't shed a single tear when her father went to prison, but now her eyes were uncontrollably moist.
She bit her lower lip to keep herself from crying out loud.
"mom!"
Jiang Jiayan shouted and ran through the crowd, falling into Chenman's warm embrace.
Shen Man also hugged Jiang Jiayan tightly.
"Mom, why are you here? Mom, Mom." Jiang Jiayan kept calling her mother's name, tears streaming down her face.
"Silly child, do you really want to see your mother all alone? This is the life you wanted."
Jiang Jiayan choked back tears, sobbing uncontrollably, "Mom, Mom, let's be together, let's be together."
Shen Man stroked her daughter's hair with her hand, "Okay, let's do it together."
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