To say it was not uncomfortable, it would be a lie. The bus drivers in Quan City were very fond of stepping on the brakes abruptly, and all the standing passengers would be tossed around, which was quite violent.
If Jiang Wei hadn't hugged her, Zhi Ying would definitely have been thrown around.
"It's okay." Zhi Ying reluctantly said while leaning against Jiang Wei's body. She had not taken the bus in a long time and was not used to it.
Thinking of this, Zhi Ying looked up at Jiang Wei's chin and asked in a low voice, "What about you?" He had probably never taken a bus before.
Jiang Wei paused for a moment, with a shallow smile in his eyes, "It's not uncomfortable."
Many people stood in the cramped bus for nearly twenty minutes, and began to get off one after another. Han Jiaojiao and Zhao Qian left first.
"Ying Ying, we're leaving first." When Han Jiaojiao got out of the car, she turned her head and called out to Zhi Ying who was still on the bus.
"Okay." Zhi Ying poked her head out of Jiang Wei's arms with difficulty.
The bus was too crowded and the smell was not pleasant. Jiang Wei really didn't like taking the bus, but he could accept it when he thought about the person in his arms.
When there were fewer people in the car, Zhi Ying finally backed away. She held the empty railing on one side, turning her head to discuss next year's competition with Qin Li.
Jiang Wei stood opposite, watching her quietly, not joining the conversation between them.
"You two should be the oldest among the six contestants." Li Ge had already gotten the news and revealed it to them.
Both Qin Li and Zhi Ying were of normal school age. They were now sophomores in high school, and the ages selected to participate in the IMO were both relatively young. They belonged to the kind of people who were conspicuous since childhood and often skipped grades. They were all young, and Liu Min was the youngest.
"But you have to believe in yourself." Li Ge showed an encouraging smile, "It's very good to get to this point, and there is no need to feel pressure."
Zhi Ying, who was holding the railing with one hand, was not worried at all. In fact, she was quite indifferent, "What's the problem with being older and competing?"
"Uh… there's no problem. It's just that the panel is more willing to see younger players with the same results as older students." Li Ge shrugged.
There was an age limit for participating in the IMO, and the problems were different for teenagers and middle-aged people.
When the bus stopped, Jiang Wei approached Zhi Ying and said, "Zhi Zhi, we are here."
"Oh." Zhi Ying waved to Li Ge and Qin Li, and then was led off of the bus by Jiang Wei.
"..." Li Ge looked at the backs of the two who got out of the bus with a complicated expression. Then he turned to look at his deskmate, "Did I hear wrong just now?"
"What?" Qin Li was confused..
"What Jiang Wei called Zhi Ying just now... When did they get so close?" Li Ge still couldn't believe it just now.
Qin Li glanced at Li Ge strangely, "Aren't they always close?"
Li Ge was dumbfounded, were they not competitors?
Once people were limited by their inherent thinking, they couldn't jump out of this circle to see outside of what they thought. They would keep thinking along their original idea. Li Ge was in this state now.
"It's going to be taken off in a few days, isn't it?" Jiang Wei frowned and looked at Zhi Ying's arm.
"The doctor said that it can be dismantled in a few days." Zhi Ying's expression was not very good. Earlier, Jiang Wei said that he would return to the capital tomorrow, and then they would have a long-distance relationship!
Jiang Wei asked, "Will uncle and aunt accompany you?"
"Yes." Zhi Ying nodded.
"Take care of yourself during this time and don't get hurt." Jiang Wei relaxed his brows and instructed her.
Zhi Ying stood there and nodded, looking with her clear and distinct eyes. He could see that she was an obedient person all the way in her bones, which did not match the current unruly aura emanating from her body at all.
Jiang Wei felt soft-hearted, stretched out his hand to tidy up the scarf around her neck, and bowed his head to kiss Zhi Ying's forehead.
Waiting for Jiang Wei to leave with a wave, Zhi Ying was still in a daze.
Looking at the back of Jiang Wei walking away, Zhi Ying looked down at her chest, and finally touched it with her hand.
'...It was jumping faster again.'
When going upstairs, Zhi Ying was still thinking about whether to go to the airport to see Jiang Wei before he leaves. However, she just remembered the courtship at the airport scene from the book. Although they had already started dating, it did not prevent Zhi Ying from changing the scene.
What was mastery? She was it!
The more Zhi Ying thought about it, the happier she became. So much so that when she saw Father Zhi taking out the trash at the door, she immediately greeted him with joy.
"You're back Ying Ying, hurry up and help your mother pack your luggage." Father Zhi put on his shoes and went downstairs.
"Are you guys going out?" Zhi Ying asked strangely. They would usually let her know long in advance when they go on a business trip.
"You are going to the capital with us to visit your grandfather." Father Zhi's voice came from the stairwell.
Zhi Ying opened the door confused and found Lin Xiuyu in her room.
"Mom, are we going to the capital?" Zhi Ying asked, standing at the door, "Father asked me to help you pack together."
"Yes, to spend the Lunar New Year with grandpa this year." Lin Xiuyu made a 'go back' gesture to Zhi Ying, "What's wrong with your dad, he asked you to help? There is some soup I made in the living room, go and drink it."
Finally, Zhi Ying returned to the living room in a daze. She sat on the chair and drank the soup spoonful by spoonful.
After a while, Father Zhi came back upstairs. After he washed his hands, Lin Xiuyu also came out with two large suitcases.
"Are we leaving tomorrow?" Zhi Ying asked as she put down her spoon.
Lin Xiuyu sat over and patted her daughter's head, "Grandpa fell ill a few days ago. So, your father simply asked us to go to the capital to celebrate the New Year this year."
Zhi Ying could be said to be a native of Quan City. Although she lived in the capital when she was very young, she had no memory of it.
But they didn't have any relatives in Quan City, and the Lunar New Year was just them celebrating as a family of three. It didn't make much of a difference to go to the capital, as long as the family was together, it was Lunar New Year.
"Is grandpa okay?" Zhi Ying was a little worried.
"It's all right, he had a fever before, but now it's stabilized." After Father Zhi came out and said this, he went into the kitchen to get the soup Mother Zhi made for Zhi Ying.
"Your dad, that glutton, wants to drink all your soup." Lin Xiuyu sat on the chair and was about to get up and go to the kitchen to scold Father Zhi.
Zhi Ying held her mother down, "I can't finish drinking it all anyway."
Lin Xiuyu sat back and said, "Forget about the doctor I made an appointment for you before. Your father has found a new doctor in the capital. You can go there to remove the cast."
"Oh." Zhi Ying had no objection, she only had one thing on her mind now,
She could also go see Jiang Wei during the winter break, so... they won't be in a long-distance relationship!
After returning to the room, the first thing Zhi Ying did was to pick up her phone to Jiang Wei.
"Zhi Zhi?" Jiang Wei sat in front of the computer and softly asked the person opposite.
This was the first time Zhi Ying took the initiative to call after having been together for so long. Usually, she would poke her phone slowly to send a text message. Sometimes, if she was impatient, then she would send a voice message if she couldn't type.
"What time is your flight tomorrow?" Zhi Ying didn't directly say that she was going to the capital either.
"Nine o'clock in the morning, what's the matter?" Jiang Wei's handsome and clear face was reflected by the white light of the computer, making him look even more alluring. Unfortunately, there was no one else in the study.
Nine o'clock...Zhi Ying remembered the flight time her mother mentioned just now. They were going to depart at eleven o'clock.
"It's okay, I'm just asking." Zhi Ying decided to call Jiang Wei when he arrived in the capital. "The Book of Love" said that there should be occasional surprises, although she didn't know if Jiang Wei would be surprised when he saw her.
"Is it really all right?" Jiang Wei heard Zhi Ying's tone, and knew that she was guilty.
"Mhm, I'm just..." Zhi Ying stared at the big words "Speak out your love" on the cover of "The Book of Love" beside the bed, and rambled some nonsense, "I miss you."