Hearing this, Jiang Qingchi's long eyelashes lowered, and his reflection appeared in the clear pond. It was blurry and the expression on his face could not be clearly seen.
"Daughter-in-law, this is what I think..."
He opened his mouth and said.
"If you like the job of editing, I can ask my father to arrange a similar job for you. You go to Jiangnian Group. If you don't like to be promoted too quickly, you can start from the bottom first and then slowly move up. "
"Of course, if you don't like going to Jiang Nian, I can also find nearby companies for you until I find one that satisfies you."
"In two years, I will graduate. I will be 22 years old. Then we will get the certificate. I will be your backbone and support the family. You don't need to worry about making money."
"Perhaps you will be pregnant in the same year. When the time comes to give birth and take care of the child, your focus will be on your family, and you won't be able to work for long, right?"
…
Mu Yanzhu listened to him quietly, and then began to express her own thoughts:
"I don't want you to give me a job."
"You have just entered your junior year in college, and you have two years to graduate. During these two years, you have been in school, so you study hard while I develop my career outside. After you graduate, in another year and a half, my career should be stable. You can’t wait long, can you?”
"You said you should."
Jiang Qingchi pursed his lips slightly, and his clear voice contained a bit of indifference and desolation.
"At least three years, right?"
"Um… "
"Then you also said it is at least, what if it is longer? Four years, five years, six years, or ten years? Do we want to have a long-distance relationship for ten years? Then can we still get married and live together?"
"I didn't think about it that long-term, but I promise you, if I don't fit in that circle, I will definitely come back."
"What if you adapt?"
Jiang Qingchi's words were precise and precise, deliberately leaving no room for her to escape.
"If you adapt, will you not come back? For the sake of your career, you will give up on me, right?"
Mu Yanzhu's heart ached.
How could she want to give up on him.
"I have just graduated now. Do you want to restrict me? I understand your intentions. If you find a job for me, with your help, I will be much easier. But after I am thirty, I may, No, I will definitely regret why I didn’t go out on my own back then.”
"I didn't stop you from wandering around, I just didn't want you to be so far away from me!"
Only at this moment did Mu Yanzhu understand that Jiang Beiyuan was right.
Long-distance relationships may seem normal to you, but can he accept them
Then you probably never really knew him.
Did she not really understand Jiang Qingchi, or did he not understand her
Forget it, this issue is not important in her eyes now.
Mu Yanzhu just kept silent.
She put her hands on her knees and lowered her head, forbearing and thinking.
Jiang Qingchi didn't say anything either.
In the distance are the laughter of graduates, taking photos to commemorate and telling each other their happiness at graduation.
The pavilion here is the silence between her and him. Their consideration of each other has become a tug-of-war, and there is an invisible wall in the middle. It is not high or thick, and it hides the heart just right.
I don’t know how much time had passed before Mu Yanzhu’s voice sounded with difficulty:
"This time, I don't want to give in. I hope you understand me."
Jiang Qingchi: "This time, I don't want to give in. I hope you will consider my proposal."
Then there was silence again.
Deathly silence.
…
Finally, Jiang Qingchi stood up first.
Condescendingly, he stared at Mu Yanzhu with frosty eyes.
"I'll give you two choices."
"First one, if you leave, I will leave too. This is how we break up."
"Second, if you stay, I will always be here. After you graduate and get your certificate, I will definitely let you live a good life and make up for everything I owed you before."
The second option is so tempting.
Women who pursue comfort and enjoyment will choose the second one.
Mu Yanzhu shook his head.
"Why can't you wait for me when I leave?"
"Then why can't you stay for me?"
"So, can't we come to a unanimous conclusion?" she said devastated.
Jiang Qingchi clenched his fists at his side. What was he afraid of
It’s nothing more than fear of the uncertainty of the future.
He was afraid that she would be too far away from him. What if something unexpected happened in the meantime
What if one Xie Zijun leaves and tens of thousands more Xie Zijun arrive at a moment’s notice
What if she doesn't love him anymore.
What if she never comes back
So, he doesn't allow it.
"You make your choice. My words have been made very clear."
“…”
Mu Yanzhu's tears fell down.
Silently, a crack opened in my heart, and the crack widened little by little.
She could give him no reply.
Time passed by, and her silence already represented the best answer.
Jiang Qingchi's clenched fists finally loosened.
"Jiang Yan."
"...You are cruel."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and left.
Every time I left with great fanfare in the past, it was childish.
Jealousy, cold war, tantrums, hysteria, the subtext is always that I will come back.
This time when I really wanted to leave, my footsteps were the softest.
…
The weather in midsummer is hot.
Mu Yanzhu had frostbite on the soles of her feet.
…
The sky was dim.
Happy graduation, Mu Yanzhu.
She looked up and said to herself.
Today she received the best graduation gift.
A graduation gift you will never forget.
…
(End of chapter)