Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Jiang Sui never thought that she would regret it so quickly. She had just rejected Chi Yan’s cake and words not long ago, but now it was her turn to beg him again.
She was very hesitant in her steps and simply hid behind a tree to watch him.
The thin layer of muscles on the young man’s arms flexed as he helped people around him load goods.
But shouldn’t he be studying with Duan Ling? Why was he doing this? This road was her way home, and she was very surprised to meet Chi Yan.
They loaded up the goods in a short while and drove away. Chi Yan wiped his sweat and wanted to go home on the way. Jiang Sui noticed that most of the workers brought kettles, but Chi Yan did not.
In this short period of time, because of his neat movements, he packed several more bags than others.
The workers dispersed in twos and threes, and in the end, there was only the tall and thin figure of the young man under the setting sun.
He walked toward Plum Alley alone.
Before Jiang Sui could think of a countermeasure, her body was already subconsciously following him forward.
He didn’t seem to notice anything and walked around the street. Jiang Sui paused and decided to follow him. She always had to struggle, and she couldn’t let the matter of being reborn become meaningless.
However, when she walked across the street, the young man was already there watching her silently.
Chi Yan’s eyes were dark, and the strands of hair on his forehead were wet with sweat. His stern expression froze slightly after seeing her: “Why is it you?”
Jiang Sui: “…” She was a little embarrassed.
Jiang Sui tapped the ground lightly with her toes, which was her uneasy movement.
There were many things in her mind at this moment, and she couldn’t say the last sentence. She couldn’t say, can you help me deal with your brother? Who was she? How could she have the nerve to say this? Chi Yiming and him were relatives. Besides, didn’t he not stop Chi Yiming before?
Chi Yan didn’t walk over. He was covered in sweat and he knew he smelled bad.
The girl in front of him was wearing clean black leather shoes, a light blue top and a fluttering butterfly hairclip. She looked bright and gentle, with a milky white complexion, like a little princess who had stepped out of an ivory tower.
Chi Yan pursed his lips.
The little princess suddenly slowly put her schoolbag on her knees and unzipped it.
She searched inside for a while and then found a big red apple. She put her schoolbag on her back again, and when she walked in front of him, he froze before taking a step back.
Jiang Sui said: “Do you eat apples?”
Chi Yan looked at her and didn’t reach out to take it.
Sweat fell down the boy’s face, and Jiang Sui suddenly felt so shameless. She was indeed trying to please him in a green and confused way.
She originally thought that Chi Yan wouldn’t accept such an embarrassing invitation, but she didn’t expect that he would reach out to take it the next moment.
Chi Yan held the apple with his fingers and looked at Jiang Sui again: “What do you want? Tell me.”
He was so horribly sharp that her “malintentions” seemed to be invisible.
Chi Yan said: “You tell me, I’ll see if I have it.”
Jiang Sui was at a loss for a moment. His tone was very calm, but it seemed that she could make any excessive demands. It was obviously just an exchange for an apple, but she vaguely felt that maybe Chi Yan didn’t hate her so much because she had to do it again.
She asked cautiously: “I’m going to put up flyers on Saturday, can you come with me?”
Chi Yan was silent for a long time and then said: “Yeah.”
Jiang Sui breathed a sigh of relief. She looked at him, as if she couldn’t understand why he would agree to such an inexplicable request just because of an apple.
Chi Yan turned around and said, “I agreed, you can go home now.”
“Oh.” She tilted her head and looked at the boy’s back. He walked in the direction of Plum Lane, taking long steps. He held the apple but did not eat it.
….
Jiang Sui was going to put up flyers on Saturday.
In order to recover, she used to practice balance exercises every day, but after entering the third grade of junior high school, she only needed to do it every weekend. “Chaolu Dance Class” had been established for many years. Their teacher was no longer young but was kind and gentle.
Seeing Jiang Sui’s situation, many people were unwilling to accept her, or they asked for a very high price.
Only Teacher Lian from Chaolu Dance Class was willing to teach her, and the fee was also very low. Jiang Sui had always been grateful to her teacher for her earnest treatment, so Jiang Sui took over the recruitment of dance classes for this year.
She needed to put up flyers all along Evergreen Street where newspapers were allowed.
Jiang Sui saw on Wednesday that a math competition would be held on Changqing Street.
Chi Yiming would definitely participate in this kind of competition. He now represented the face of the entire third grade of junior high school. In fact, Jiang Sui could have posted the flyers at another time, but she wanted to know whether Chi Yan was willing to deal with Chi Yiming or not. The sooner she knew, the better.
So she simply didn’t change the time and went to put up flyers on Saturday.
Before setting off, Jiang Shuisheng asked her to take a small pink water cup with her and stuffed her with a bun.
Jiang Sui packed everything in her schoolbag and arrived outside the dance class at eight o’clock.
She took out the key, opened the door, took out the printed flyers, and then planned to find Chi Yan.
There was a layer of mist in the morning in the small town. As soon as she went out, she saw the young man under the elm tree. Chi Yan’s clothes and hair were half wet, and he nodded to her: “Let’s go.”
Jiang Sui looked at him blankly: “When did you come?”
Chi Yan did not say anything.
He felt a little embarrassed.
In this small town, few people had seen the sky at five o’clock in the morning. The sun had not risen at that time, and there was just a faint touch of rose red in the farthest place. Birds would leap onto the telephone poles, and dew would gather on the leaves.
She forgot to tell her what time they would meet, so he stood upright in the deserted street for three hours.
Until the morning sun rose, then the rolling shutter doors were opened one after another. The aroma of steamed buns filled the entire street, and the dew-stained black shirt silently told him how ridiculous he was.
Why would someone be standing here waiting since five o’clock?
Seeing that he was unwilling to speak, Jiang Sui stopped asking. She held a small stack of flyers and put them all in his hand. Chi Yan took them and thought she was going to leave like this, but he didn’t expect that she instead started to fish things from her schoolbag again.
Jiang Sui took out a bun and handed it to him: “Eat breakfast.” The water glass was one she had used. She hesitated, held it in her hand, and did not give it to him.
She smiled and took back her flyers under his cold and silent gaze.
She held the flyers and motioned for him to eat. Her tone was light and soft: “I’m sorry, this matter is a bit inexplicable, but I thank you for your willingness to help me.”
After growing up, she rarely smiled at him like this.
Her eyes seemed to be studded with stars, and her soft hair was cast in a soft light by the rising sun. Chi Yan really didn’t understand why she suddenly needed him, but he understood that he actually didn’t need to understand.
Chi Yan naturally wouldn’t eat her snacks, so he held them for her and followed her. Her appearance was reflected in his eyes.
There was a place for tabloids at the Changqing Street bus station.
She said she wanted him to help, but she did everything herself. Jiang Sui applied glue to the flyer, but only the highest part of the exhibition board had space.
She stood on tiptoes and found that she was not tall enough.
And she subconsciously turned around, Chi Yan looked at her coldly. His eyes were calm, like a lake that had been silent for many years.
Jiang Sui never thought of asking him for help. She put down her schoolbag and jumped up to him.
It was then stuck in a crooked way.
She tiptoed to tear it apart again, she was stupid and cute, but she never asked him for help, as if he was just a backdrop.
Chi Yan looked at it for a while, then stepped forward and tore off the flyer. She suddenly turned her head and bumped into his chest.
He covered his heart and looked down at her.
Jiang Sui covered her forehead, almost bursting into tears. She covered her forehead, collapsed a little, and blinked at him.
He also looked into her eyes.
Those peach blossom eyes were so beautiful, so bright that you would never forget them after seeing them once in his life.
Chi Yan stared at her and finally asked: “Why do you want my help?”
Jiang Sui didn’t expect that he would only ask this question now.
Before she could think of an answer, he looked at her with a cold look: “You obviously hate me, why are you still looking for me?” She walked a few steps away from him, wouldn’t give him her cup, and looked at him in awe. She was slightly troubled but still not willing to ask him for help. His almost humble expectation dissipated, and he became so calm that his heart dropped.
“…!” How did he know! Hadn’t she already been very polite?
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