Chapter 1324: Chapter 872: Shattered Mirror (2)
Late at night, Li Qingrong came out of the bathroom. She first poured a cup of hot water for Jiang Nian, waiting for Jiang Nian to finish washing up.
Once out, they each took half a cup.
Recently, both had been relatively busy. There had been a short period without intimacy.
Now, the atmosphere appeared a bit delicate.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Jiang Nian looked at Li Qingrong’s face, her delicate and fair skin reflecting a clean outline.
Their gazes met, and Li Qingrong averted her eyes.
"Rest early."
"Alright." Jiang Nian followed her into the room, rustling for a moment, they were soon embracing each other.
Meanwhile, Li Lanying had originally arranged to meet with friends. But unexpectedly, she was stood up, and had to stroll back home.
She didn’t dare go upstairs, like a helpless wife.
She waited for about an hour before slowly going upstairs. Just as she walked in, she suddenly froze.
It was more awkward, she came back too early.
She wanted to sneak away, but was too lazy to go back downstairs. After some thought, she decided to sneak back into her bedroom to hide.
Just not coming out would solve it, anyway, she could sleep until noon tomorrow.
However...
"How many times do you have to make a fuss." Li Lanying muttered, turning over and drifting to sleep again.
On the other side, Jiang Nian was also a bit embarrassed.
Li Lanying had returned.
He heard, but didn’t know how to mention it. He could only slow down, which made Qingqing even more engrossed.
Jiang Nian thought to himself, this was bad.
She noticed that something...
Stopping wasn’t possible, so they could only continue slowly, tossing and turning for half the night.
Li Qingrong somehow remembered a small event from her sophomore year, back when there was a county-wide downpour.
She sat by the window, resting her head on her hand. Watching the rain washing over the world, battering round after round on the window.
Now, that was the feeling.
.....
Early the next morning, Jiang Nian left. Indeed, he didn’t dare linger, but leaving in the middle of the night wasn’t suitable.
He could only say, it was a bit awkward.
Fortunately, the upcoming studies and life gradually eased those feelings, and life returned to normal.
Whenever Jiang Nian had a break, he would fly to Yuhang.
Zhizhi often invited him, if not to the museum, it was shopping or watching a movie.
Jiang Nian tried to fulfill her requests as much as possible.
"Where’s Yao Beibei?"
He looked around, "Aren’t you two always together, why are you apart today?"
"We’re not always together." Zhang Ningzhi mumbled, "Our majors are different."
"True." Jiang Nian just remarked, without Yao Beibei, it was naturally more relaxed.
After all, Zhizhi was easy to talk to.
Today it was cloudy, the two worried about going out so didn’t go far. Just wandering nearby, they returned to the duplex.
The large terrace, wind blowing.
Zhang Ningzhi went to cook, saying she wanted to show her skills. Proving she was also good at cooking.
Jiang Nian naturally had no objections.
During this interval, he replied to some messages. Xu Qianqian and the others were already planning.
This time it seemed serious, determined to venture into jk.
"Wow, any difficulties?"
Xu Qianqian: "(Serious) Not for now, but you could donate a million first."
Jiang Nian: "Got it, considering it seriously."
Xu Qianqian: "(Rolling eyes)."
Song Xiyun also joined the conversation, discussing some product sources, "Need to find suppliers first."
Jiang Nian: "Take your time."
Xu Shuang also sent a message, just an image. Couldn’t tell what was stewing in the pot, looked quite mixed.
"What is this?"
"Herbs." Xu Shuang replied directly, "Your health is too good, I can’t keep up."
Jiang Nian: "I’ll be gentler next time."
Xu Shuang: "...."
"(Rolling eyes) It’s not related to that," she said, "I just want to nourish myself, that’s all."
"Oh, that’s great." Jiang Nian replied perfunctorily, this was so insincere, absolutely unconvincing.
On Chen Yunyun’s side, there was still no news. Her personality was somewhat soft, but she was quite resilient inside.
Probably she wouldn’t contact unless she had a plan.
Jiang Nian sighed, about to move away. Suddenly, a new message popped up on his phone.
Yu Zhiyi: "What are you doing?"
Now wasn’t a convenient time, so better speak soon. Zhizhi took her time showering, once she was out, they’d have serious business.
"Nothing much." Jiang Nian typed a reply, "You haven’t contacted me since I returned from Yuhang."
"You haven’t either..." Yu Zhiyi sent a message, then sighed suddenly, "I’ve realized something."
"What?"
"It’s quite good as it is, thinking too much is meaningless." Yu Zhiyi’s message popped up, followed by another.
"So, can you be a bit nicer to me in the future?"
Jiang Nian: "Depends on the situation."
Yu Zhiyi: "..."
"You!!!" She was extremely upset, but still replied, "Never mind, I’ve told you anyway."
After saying this, she stopped responding.
Jiang Nian wasn’t too surprised about this. It was something he’d anticipated, the only change was.
He now had new expectations for the next trip.
.....
"Hello hello."
Zhang Ningzhi appeared in a school uniform, blinking her eyes at Jiang Nian, "Does this look good?"
Jiang Nian was dazed for quite a while before regaining his senses.
"Wait..."
"Isn’t this Zhen Nan’s school uniform?"
"Yes, it is." Zhang Ningzhi spun in front of him, like a carefree butterfly.
"Does it look good?"
"It looks good, but this..."
"Hmph! Who let you touch me in class." Zhang Ningzhi said, "So, I think you should....."
Let’s just say, she guessed quite accurately.
Jiang Nian coughed, just feeling a bit awkward. He didn’t dislike it, soon they were rolling together.
Indeed, the school uniform added speed, but oh, the desk was missing.
In the end, they made do. Finding a desk to replace the absent classroom desk, simulating the feeling.
The night wind blew, turning from a whistling sound to a low wail.
Woo woo ~~
Suddenly, Jiang Nian thought it was over. Just after a while, he went out in pajamas to get a mop.
The water cup on the table had tipped over.
Hot water spilled all over the floor.
Late at night.
Beside him, Zhang Ningzhi was already sound asleep, only Jiang Nian felt sleepless, still fiddling with his phone.
Swiping and swiping, new messages came into view.
Chen Yunyun’s message, her avatar had turned with several red numbers, indicating unread message count.
"I’m feeling a bit sad lately."
She sent it, then withdrew it immediately.
Jiang Nian saw it, but didn’t reply immediately. He quietly waited, wanting to see what Yunyun would say next.
However, after waiting for a while, still no message.
"Where are you?"
This time was quickly replied, "In the dormitory, roommates are all asleep, I can’t sleep, always thinking about that day’s scene."
Seeing this, he felt slightly heartbroken.
"Do you want to meet tomorrow?"
Chen Yunyun hesitated for a full half a minute before replying, "Yes, where should we meet?"
"Let’s meet at Guangji Temple, it’s not far from both of us."
Chen Yunyun: "Okay."
After confirming the time and place, Jiang Nian didn’t say much else. Just thought for a while, and sighed again.
All choices are difficult; it’s hard to part with either.
He didn’t know what they would talk about tomorrow, but a result was likely, everything depended on tomorrow.
The next day.
Jiang Nian finished his class, not hurrying to Guangji Temple. Instead, he found a car, drove to the temple.
Actually, it felt more like a park.
He made dual preparations, if this place wasn’t suitable for talking, he’d drive her somewhere else to converse.
It was his last effort.
"I’m here, where are you?"
On the phone, Chen Yunyun’s voice came through. Still gentle, it made one want to pinch her cheek.
Jiang Nian sat there too, he told Chen Yunyun the direction.
"Walk straight over, get in the car."
"Oh, you came by car?" Chen Yunyun wasn’t surprised, tidied her hair and walked over.
She opened the door, intending to sit in the back.
Suddenly, Jiang Nian said.
"Come up."
Chen Yunyun didn’t move, paused for a moment in place. Then looked up, pursing her lips, staring at Jiang Nian with a complex expression.
After a few seconds, her red lips parted slightly.
"Okay."
