Chapter 13: Chapter 13

"Ginger Porcelain", Lu Xingxue stood outside the door carrying the fruit plate, "Do you want to eat fruit?"
Jiang Ci in the piano room did not raise her head and said "Um". When Lu Xingxue approached, she temporarily changed her mind: "After a while, wait for me to finish."
The removed piano board was spread on the carpet, Jiang Ci, with his back facing Lu Xingxue, sat on the piano bench and played a single tone repeatedly, correcting the tension of the strings while listening.
Lu Xingxue did not make any further interruptions. Jiang Ci adjusted a string, and when she took the tampon, she said again: "The apples have been cut into pieces. After a long time, they will rust. Would you like to eat some first?"
In the fruit plate, one end of the fruit stick plunged into the flesh, and a small three-dimensional love heart stood on the exposed end.
Lu Xingxue pinched the heart and brought the apple chunk to Jiang Ci's mouth.
"It's better to be young, like glue and paint, as sticky as a person." Ms. Xing passed by outside the piano room, talking and laughing.
Jiang Ci was embarrassed, but Lu Xingxue looked as usual, not affected by these words.
There is no reason to lose to Lu Xingxue. Ginger Porcelain Mian opened his mouth unchanged, and bit off the apple on the sign.
With her thin eyelids drooping and her left cheek bulging with apples, Lu Xingxue silently curled her lips while looking at this Jiang Ci.
After finishing the calibration of Professor Xing's piano, the time is close to zero. Jiang Ci packed up his tools and left the piano room. In the living room, Professor Xing was inviting Lu Xingxue to listen to his concert.
"Just this month, on the 16th, if you have time, Xiaolu, you must come. I will give you a good seat in the front row."
"No. 16?" Lu Xingxue repeated.
Professor Xing made a "7" gesture: "At half past seven on the 16th."
Jiang Ci walked towards them and heard Lu Xingxue say: "At this time, maybe..."
Professor Xing saw that she was inconvenient: "You can come when you have time, I will save the seat for you.... Oh Xiao Jiang, thank you for your hard work, I will have this point! I will not keep you, you will bring Xiaolu someday Come here and craft together."
Everyone didn't mention the concert again. Before leaving, Jiang Ci told Professor Xing: "You should rest more and take medicine on time to take care of your body. See you at the rehearsal."
On the way back, neither of them spoke at first. But Lu Xingxue kindly stayed with her until so late. Jiang Ci thought about what she had to say, so she took the initiative to chat with her: "Isn't it boring to wait for me to finish work?"
Lu Xingxue: "No, Professor Xing and Ms. Xing are very funny."
Jiang Ci: "Oh."
After looking at the street scene for a while, Jiang Ci asked, "Are you sleepy?"
Lu Xingxue: "Not sleepy. How about you? Are you tired?"
Jiang Ci was tired and sleepy, but said, "Neither do I."
The turn signal jumped red, Lu Xingxue stepped on the brake and turned to look at her. Jiang Ci yawned after saying this, Lu Xingxue: "..."
Jiang Ci: "..."
Lu Xingxue said amused: "You always talk so duplicity?"
Jiang Ci: "Do I have one?"
Lu Xingxue's laugh was low, magnetic and charming, and his voice filled Jiang Ci's ears. Jiang Ci covered the left ear that was close to Lu Xingxue by wiping his hair.
hot.
When they returned home, the two said goodnight outside the door, and they separated. Jiang Ci went into the room to wash, and fell asleep on the pillow.
I slept early in the morning and woke up without warning. After rolling around with the quilt, Jiang Ci went down to the ground, flipped through the cabinet, and finally found the marriage certificate of himself and Lu Xingxue from the bottom of the cabinet.
The two people on the marriage certificate laughed very businessly. Jiang Ci still remembers that when the photo was taken, Lu Xingxue reached out and shook her, as if they were not taking wedding photos, but just finished talking about some project.
...... Signed a marriage contract, this is indeed a kind of project.
Jiang Ci looked down and saw Lu Xingxue's birth date: October 16.
No wonder that this date is inexplicably familiar, and it is no wonder Lu Xingxue did not agree to Professor Xing to attend his concert.
That day happened to be her 30th birthday.
Jiang Ci received the marriage certificate. It is 6:05 in the morning. She sent a message to Mr. Qian and asked him to have dinner with his wife.
Mr. Qian lives a regular life, goes to bed early and wakes up early, and he answered the message after a while.
Jiang Ci leaned back on the bed and fell asleep again soon. It was past noon when he woke up again. Lu Xingxue had already left the door, and the dark clouds outside the window were over the city. The weather forecast showed heavy rain in the afternoon, so Jiang Ci took an umbrella and carried it with him.
Walking on the street, Jiang Ci opened the umbrella on a whim and looked up at the umbrella bone. Naturally, there were no surprises on it.
She is not Mrs. Qian, and she doesn't have a "Mr. Qian" who will try to surprise her.
Jiang Ci put away the umbrella and found a tea restaurant among the many shops. After filling his stomach, he went to the company to hold a monthly meeting.
As expected, the heavy rain came fiercely as the weather forecast detected. Coming with the rain, there is also the message of Lu Xingxue.
[Deer: It's raining, did you bring an umbrella? 】
Jiang Ci replied briefly with the word "you".
After half a minute, Jiang Ci looked at the screen, and there was no information from Lu Xingxue.
Ten minutes later, Jiang Ci looked at it again, and there was still no unread message on the screen.
?
Is it really just asking if you bring an umbrella?
What if she just said she didn’t bring an umbrella?
Jiang Ci put the phone in his pocket.
At the end of the meeting, the directors left the meeting one after another, and the person in charge of the personnel department who was sitting next to Jiang Ci slid up on the seat: "How did you hear about you and Mr. Lu of'Forest'...?"
She was born with a big voice, and the opposite Youlu rolled her eyes at them with a stinky face, pushed her chair away and walked out.
Among those who did not leave, many knew the whole story. Some people covered their mouths and snickered: "So, it is not a bad thing to be kind, or who knows that one day he would lift a rock and hit his own foot."
"Director Jiang, you are low-key enough, Mrs. Forest President, my God, what is this concept!?"
Jiang Ci smiled and went over confusedly.
Leaving the conference room, the phone that had been stationary for a long time finally heard movement again. Jiang Ci immediately went to see it, but it was Huo Zhenzhen's call.
Huo Zhenzhen asked her: "Are you busy?"
Jiang Ci pressed the elevator down: "The meeting just ended."
Huo Zhenzhen: "Guess, who is in my store now?"
Jiang Ci looked at the beating floor numbers: "...who?"
Huo Zhenzhen said Jiang Ci's unexpected name: "Wen Nian."
Huo Zhenzhen: "I came out to smoke a cigarette, she was picking it in it, and it has been almost an afternoon before she has decided."
Jiang Ci: "Don't tattoo her."
Huo Zhenzhen: "Huh?"
Jiang Ci: "She is pregnant."
Huo Zhenzhen: "...Fuck!"
After leaving the company, the rain was already low, Jiang Ci took a taxi to Huo Zhenzhen's tattoo shop. The rain accumulated on the street. When Jiang Ci stepped into the puddle when he got out of the car, the whole shoe was wet.
She took a breath.
Wen Nian sat in the shop and flipped through the picture album. Huo Zhenzhen replaced the original coffee with juice.
Huo Zhenzhen rushed to Jiang Ci's mouth, Jiang Ci walked to Wen Nian's side, Wen Nian heard the footsteps raise his head, saw her, immediately smiled: "Aci, it's really not easy to want to see you."
As Jiang Ci guessed, Wen Nian deliberately went around in circles to see her through the tattoo.
"The company is not busy?" Jiang Ci sat down casually.
Wen Nian closed the album: "I want to talk to you."
Jiang Ci's eyes swayed: "What are you talking about?"
Wen Nian didn't circumvent the word, and said directly: "Aci, don't you think there is a problem between us? These years have become more and more alienated. When I ask you out, you never agree directly. Countless times, I dare not agree. Speak, I don’t want to embarrass you, I don’t want to embarrass you to find all kinds of reasons to reject me.... Today we are going to talk about the problem, we solve the problem, okay?"
Jiang Ci was silent for a while, and said, "I have my job and family, and you also have yours. It is no longer the time to live in the opposite door and go to school together every day. The focus of life has changed, and the people and things to deal with have changed. Now, do you call this the "problem" between us?"
Of course not for this reason. The relationship between Jiang Ci and Huo Zhenzhen remains the same as before, only they have changed. Wen Nian understood, and his eyes were sad: "Aci, I have often dreamed of you recently. It's all things from the past. After waking up, I will think that Jiang Ci, who used to be so attached to me, doesn't need me now. No matter the person you trust most, it's not the person you can't let go of."
It was so sad that Wen Nian wanted to continue, but suddenly he vomited several times.
Jiang Ci said nervously, "What's wrong with you?"
Wen Nian covered her mouth and walked quickly to the bathroom.
The door curtain outside the bathroom was shaking, and the past with Wen Nian was also replayed in Jiang Ci's mind.
She was the one who made this relationship worse. Wen Nian just doesn't love her, it's not Wen Nian's fault. She has been evading Wen Nian and unilaterally cut off the relationship between the two. She only thought of herself selfishly, but never considered Wen Nian's feelings in this relationship.
Wen Nian treats her as a younger sister and a relative, and has taken good care of her since childhood.
...
Wen Nian came out of the bathroom with pale face and red eyes.
Jiang Ci poured warm water for her, and Wen Nian sipped her to relieve her discomfort: "I'm fine, it's just morning sickness."
Jiang Ci: "How long will I vomit?"
Wen Nian: "Maybe three to four months, maybe vomiting up, but not necessarily.... I tossed me before I was born, I don't know if I will behave in the future."
Jiang Ci: "Of course your child will be good."
She talked and stopped, Wen Nian noticed her hesitation and waited patiently for her to speak.
Jiang Ci made up his mind: "To me, you have always been a very important person. This has never changed."
Wen Nian: "Yeah."
Jiang Ci: "...I have not done well, and I will change it later."
Wen Nian's body gradually slowed over. She put down the cup and didn't go into the reason: "Aci, since you admit your mistake, can I punish you?"
Jiang Ci: "You punish."
Wen Nian: "Punish you to accompany me today, eat together, go shopping, and have an evening tea... I have a lot to say to you."
"Today", Jiang Ci was embarrassed, "Maybe not today..."
Wen Nian patted the back of her hand: "So you're playing around with me again?"
Jiang Ci said: "No! ... I have an appointment tonight, next time, next time you set the time, I will listen to you."
Huo Zhenzhen watched their interaction from a distance and shook his head. Later Jiang Ci and Wen Nian were leaving, so she went downstairs with them.
Sending away Wen Nian, Huo Zhenzhen slapped both hands into his pockets: "I finally understand, this person who doesn't go to the Three Treasures Hall, she came to my shop to catch you? Tell me, what's the matter with you? ......Why do I look like I want to cheat on both sides?"
"..." Jiang Ci said silently: "What's in your mind?"
Huo Zhenzhen: "I'm not worried about you, I'm afraid that you will be hurt by the rekindling of her old love. You think, Wen Nian must have a liking for you. You have been dating as early as 800 years. Heartbeat, I can’t keep my distance now but like it?"
The more Jiang Ci listened, the more he couldn't agree: "So according to you, there is no longer a long-term love in this world?"
Huo Zhenzhen: "Which'day' do you mean?"
Jiang Ci: "..."
Huo Zhenzhen took Jiang Ci's shoulders: "To be honest, A Ci, Lu Xingxue suits you well, definitely not because Wen Nian has abused you for so many years and I have been biased against her."
Jiang Ci was hugged by her, Yu Guang glanced at her: "How many times have you seen Lu Xingxue, what do you say is appropriate?"
Huo Zhenzhen: "I haven't seen her a few times, and I don't know her, but I know you. You, look calm and independent on the surface, but in fact it is strong outside, and the most vulnerable. Neither you nor Lu Xingxue left. My heart is not emotionally related, so it doesn't hurt."
Jiang Ci: "..."
Jiang Ci: "You are really my good friend."
Huo Zhenzhen: "I deserve it?"
Jiang Ci was completely speechless.
Separating from Huo Zhenzhen, there is still some time before the agreed dinner. Jiang Ci bought a pair of new shoes and threw the old shoes soaked in rain into the trash can, feeling relieved.
Wet shoes are uncomfortable to wear on your feet, just change a pair.
The wrong person will not feel uncomfortable as long as they let go.
Jiang Ci went to the restaurant to wait for Mr. Qian and Mrs. Qian, who knew they had already arrived.
Jiang Ci was so busy to say: "I'm sorry, but I asked you to have dinner but made you wait for a long time."
Mrs. Qian: "Where, we have nothing to do, it's early."
Mr. Qian shook his fingers: "You, you, Director Jiang, your meal is not delicious."
Jiang Ci understood his overtones: "How come, Mr. Qian? Since you are willing to come to eat this meal, doesn't it mean that you are willing to give me this face?"
Mr. Qian and Mrs. Qian looked at each other and smiled.