"I miss you." The words reached Jiang Wei's ear on the other side through the phone, and there was a hint of sweetness in his heart.
When what could be called "love words" came out of Zhi Ying's mouth, it couldn't be taken seriously. Jiang Wei even guessed that she didn't fully understand the meaning of those words.
"Rest early." Jiang Wei said briefly and hung up the phone.
"Oh." Zhi Ying was sensitive and noticed Jiang Wei's indifference. She immediately hung up the phone obediently and lay down under the quilt. Although there were still a few days before the cast could be removed, Zhi Ying always felt that her right hand was about to burst out of the cast.
Tomorrow they were not going to be on the same flight, and Zhi Ying was unwilling to ask her parents to go early. It was troublesome to explain. She couldn't say 'You guys' daughter wants to date with the current first place so she can become first place.'
Zhi Ying closed her eyes and thought nonsense. She was completely unaware that Jiang Wei was the only thing in her mind now, and that ninety percent of her studies had been squeezed into a corner.
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The next day right before Jiang Wei got on the plane and turned off his phone, he received a text message from Zhi Ying: [Wear more clothes and drink more hot water.]
It couldn't really be said that these words were from the heart. In fact, these words sounded extremely perfunctory, but to get such a sentence from Zhi Ying was quite a feat. After all, originally, all she thought about before was studying.
Zhi Ying also got in the car headed to the airport after sending the text message. She had already planned to go to see Jiang Wei after spending some time at her grandfather's house. The relationship that was finally established between the two of them could not be allowed to cool down.
As a result, she ran into Jiang Wei as soon as she got her cast taken off.
Grandpa's family could be regarded as an influential figure in the capital, and it belonged to the facade of the cultural circle. Just when his body recovered, his daughter's family gathered together with him.
Taking a large family to a party, where people from all walks of life gather. The scene was very big and boisterous. Zhi Ying just wanted to find a glass of water to drink, but after she took a few turns, she couldn't find the way back.
Zhi Ying stood in front of a big pillar. While facing the pillar, she became a little annoyed. If memory served her correctly, she had already walked back and forth around this pillar four times!
Such a luxurious pillar was extremely conspicuous in the crowd of people, and the body of the pillar was painted with a layer of gold. It was real gold, she absolutely couldn't see it wrong.
Zhi Ying had once melted a box of gold jewelry from her mother in order to do a chemistry experiment in middle school. Lin Xiuyu herself didn't have that many gold accessories. Zhi Ying even went so far as to use her mother's pair of shoes with gold buttons to make up the amount of gold.
Holding the hem of her long skirt, Zhi Ying circled around the pillar in boredom.
Formal attire was unavoidable for such a large party. Most businessmen wore suits and leather shoes, while more of the sophisticated cultural people wore Tang suits, which were traditional Chinese men's suits. The women either wore dresses or cheongsams.
Before coming today, all the people were dressed neatly, but Zhi Ying was sitting in the lobby still thinking about how to send messages to Jiang Wei.
Lin Xiuyu knew that Zhi Ying couldn't wear a dress, as sometimes she wished she could walk with the wind. As for the cheongsam, it was not suitable for her age, it was too prominent. Zhi Ying was still a child in Mother Zhi's heart.
In the end, Mother Zhi picked out a floor-length purple skirt for her. Zhi Ying's skin was fair, and she didn't look old-fashioned in it.
Before getting out of the car, Zhi Ying's phone was confiscated by her father, and she was sure that her grandfather and her mother didn't have their cell phones either.
With a long sigh, Zhi Ying closed her eyes immediately, and put her head against the pillar. There were many people here and no one noticed her strange movements.
"What's so good about that small place in Quan City? You belong to the capital." A sweet and clear female voice suddenly entered Zhi Ying's ears.
'Speaking ill of Quan City?' Zhi Ying opened her eyes and wanted to poke her head out to see the girl.
The girl was talking to a person in a blue and black suit. Zhi Ying couldn't see her face clearly. However, from her skills developed over the years, judging from the girl's body movements and language, she was probably a beauty.
But... the back of the person opposite the girl seemed familiar.
Zhi Ying slowly moved over and poked the man in the suit on the back.
When the girl saw Zhi Ying appearing out of nowhere, and even touching people, she froze.
Jiang Wei frowned slightly, and it was hard to imagine who would do such a disrespectful thing, especially in this kind of environment.
The girl probably also saw Jiang Wei's displeasure, and before he could look back, she spoke in a gentle but aggressive tone, "Miss, please don't touch my male partner, everyone is watching."
Zhi Ying ignored the girl, she just wanted Jiang Wei to take her to find her grandfather and the others.
"Zhi Zhi?" Jiang Wei stared at Zhi Ying in a daze, not understanding why she appeared here when she was supposed to still be in Quan City.
However, this did not prevent him from taking the hem of the skirt in Zhi Ying's hand very naturally.
"I'm lost." Zhi Ying looked up at Jiang Wei.
She was very well-dressed by Mother Zhi today, and the long skirt cinched her waist, making her waist look more and more slender. The original fluffy hair was submissive, and Lin Xiuyu even put on light makeup on Zhi Ying, making her lips look pink.
"Your hand healed?" Jiang Wei was very close to Zhi Ying. He turned sideways, holding Zhi Ying's skirt with one hand, and pinning the loose hair behind her earlobe with the other.
From a girl's point of view, Jiang Wei only needed to bow his head slightly to kiss Zhi Ying.
The girl's pretty face turned pale. She always knew that Jiang Wei would not get close to anyone, and thought that she would be the only special one, but now...
"It's healed, the doctor said it's okay." Zhi Ying shook her right hand up and down, trying to show how flexible her hand was.
Jiang Wei had no choice but to grab her hand. He held it in his hand and gently rubbed it, "Don't make trouble, it's only been a few days since you took it off."
Zhi Ying let him hold her hand, turned her head and looked around, "I can't find my grandfather and parents, I've been going in circles around here the entire time."
"I'll take you to find them." On Jiang Wei's face, was a doting expression that most girls have never seen before, only in their dreams, "Small road dummy."
"I'm not younger than you." Zhi Ying retorted seriously, "You're a month younger than me."
"Mhm." Jiang Wei didn't walk to argue with someone who didn't understand amorous feelings. But he was in a happy mood and was about to lead Zhi Ying to leave.
"Brother Jiang Wei, this is... don't you want to introduce her." The girl was Jiang Wei's childhood friend in the capital, and she thought that she was someone special.
"Hi, my name is Zhi Ying." Zhi Ying took the lead in reaching out to shake hands with the girl.
A disgusted expression flashed across the girl's face. She didn't understand how this country bumpkin got in, but she smiled reluctantly, "Bai Linlang."
Jiang Wei glanced at Bai Linlang coldly and said, "Let's go first."
Zhi Ying followed Jiang Wei with a cheerful pace. She didn't expect to see Jiang Wei so soon, so they technically wouldn't be considered a long-distance relationship.
"Walk slowly." Seeing that Zhi Ying was about to walk in front of him, Jiang Wei held her back and said, "Be careful not to twist your foot."
Although Zhi Ying didn't wear high heels, the soles of her shoes were not low.
"Oh." Zhi Ying slowed down, turned her head and started the love chat mode as if they haven't seen each other for a long time, "Don't you miss me? Anyways, I miss you a lot."
At the end was Zhi Ying's typical tone, Jiang Wei didn't even bother to distinguish the truth from the fake.
There were two floors here. However, you don't usually notice it when you walk around, because there were no stairs in the whole building. The reason why Zhi Ying went back and forth here was because she was on the wrong floor.
They were now on the first floor. They were approaching the corner of the second floor, and there were fewer people.
Jiang Wei directly led her into a corner, put his arms around Zhi Ying's waist, and looked downcast.
The slender waist under his hand was too thin to be grasped, as if it could be broken easily. Jiang Wei didn't even dare to use too much force.
Zhi Ying finally realized something was wrong after a while, and her expression seemed uncomfortable. Her eyes wandered around, "I... I'm just asking."
Jiang Wei quietly lowered his eyes, but leaned towards Zhi Ying who was facing him.
'Thump thump thump' Zhi Ying opened her eyes wide, feeling like her heart was about to jump out. Was she suffering from an acute heart attack?
Their faces were about to approach, and when Zhi Ying could clearly feel Jiang Wei's clear and shallow breathing, Jiang Wei tilted his head and kissed her ear. His voice sounded hoarse, "I miss you."
Zhi Ying didn't recover for a long time, leaning against the wall foolishly.
But Jiang Wei had already backed away. At this kind of party, whatever you do, anyone with a discerning eye could tell. He didn't want Zhi Zhi to be pointed out.
"..,Zhi Zhi..." When Jiang Wei spoke again, his voice was mostly clean and clear, but his breath was still a little unsteady, "I'll take you to find grandpa."
He didn't specify whose grandfather he was referring to, and the slight exchange of words could be understood in a completely different meaning.
It was a pity that Zhi Ying didn't notice it at all. Her eyes were slack, as if she had been hit by a big blow.
Soon Jiang Wei found out that her facial expression was not very pleasant, and he thought Zhi Ying hated him.
"Zhi Zhi..." Jiang Wei said with difficulty, "I'm sorry."
Knowing that she didn't still know anything, Jiang Wei felt a twinge of pain in his heart when he still did such an outrageous move.
Zhi Ying didn't know what Jiang Wei was thinking about. She was immersed in her own world, and said pitifully, "Jiang Wei, I may be dying soon."
Jiang Wei's heart thumped, and his voice raised a little, "What nonsense?"
"Really." Zhi Ying looked extremely aggrieved, "I just occasionally stay up late to do my homework, sometimes I get up too early."
Zhi Ying was really panicked, her eyes were red, and she was wiping tears while talking. She still had a lot of mathematical theories that she hadn't studied yet. She hadn't even found her grandfather and parents yet, and she was going to die here?
"What's wrong? Don't cry." Jiang Wei hugged her again.
The more Zhi Ying thought about it, the sadder she became. It seemed that she was going to die young. However, she had no achievements, not even first place in her grade!
Zhi Ying didn't make a lot of noise when she cried. She just shed tears, and occasionally choked. Her eyes were rimmed with red, looking terribly pitiful.
"Zhi Zhi, good girl..." Jiang Wei didn't care about any other images. He hugged her into his arms, and coaxed her softly, kissing Zhi Ying's forehead and hair from time to time.
"I'm going to die, I'm going to die." Zhi Ying repeated only this sentence.
"Zhi Zhi is fine, and won't..." Jiang Wei was reluctant to say that word to Zhi Ying.
Zhi Ying cried for a long time before gradually calming down, but suddenly found that her heart was calm again. There was no sign of it jumping out.
"...It seems to have healed?" Zhi Ying raised her face which was flushed from crying and asked doubtfully.
"What's healed?" Jiang Wei still didn't know what was going on, and asked softly. He wiped away the tears that slid down Zhi Ying's cheeks with his fingertips.
"Here." Zhi Ying pointed to her heart, another tear drop appeared from the corner of her eye, looking miserable.
Jiang Wei felt distressed when he saw it, and lowered his head to kiss the corner of her eyes, tasting a bit of astringency.
"What's wrong here?" Jiang Wei asked Zhi Ying, who was unsteady, and let her lean in his arms.
"It's quiet now." Zhi Ying said in a gruff voice, "It jumped so fast before, I think I might be sick."
"It's normal for the heart to beat fast sometimes." Jiang Wei tried to explain to Zhi Ying.
"Not excited." Zhi Ying frowned, "I didn't do anything."
"I'll take you to check. I'll call my uncles and aunts later." Jiang Wei was also taken aback, and led Zhi Ying out.