In a luxury brand store close to the escalator leading to the second floor of the shopping mall, a young girl with a long body and a beautiful face stands quietly in front of the window, carefully looking at the two scarves of different styles in the cabinet, hesitating .
With her left hand in the pocket of the long beige windbreaker coat, her slender fingers were unconsciously clenching a thin and hard bank card tightly. The bank card was square and square, and when she held it tightly, it even made her hands ache a little.
For a moment, Jinglan's arrogant and contemptuous words to her a few days ago rang in her ears, and sadness and pain flashed in her clear star-like eyes.
Maybe what Shi Jinglan said is right...
It was a few days ago, when Shi Jinglan rarely rested at home. Xia Zhijin's grade is also on holiday, and in a few days she will leave for her hometown to spend the Spring Festival with her grandmother and sister as usual.
Although Shi Jinglan's condescending, arrogant and rude alms and demands to her earlier made Xia Zhijin recognize Shi Jinglan clearly, and see clearly that Shi Jinglan is not the kind she has been admiring and loving for many years—a peaceful and kind person. Aunt Shi. But over the years, Shi Jinglan's kindness and help to her and her family is undeniable. After all, Xia Zhijin is a person who knows etiquette.
Therefore, she thought that when she returned home in a few days, Shi Jinglan might be on a business trip again. So, taking advantage of Jinglan resting at home that day, she went to say goodbye to her first.
Shi's ancestral house has been inhabited by Shi Jinglan's father, Shiman's grandfather. The villa where Shi Man and Shi Jinglan lived was bought by Shi Jinglan after entering the Shixing Group. The villa is located in a rare place close to the urban area, yet surrounded by mountains and sea. Surrounding them are one after another independent and luxurious villas, which is a well-known wealthy area in Anjiang. The top floor of Shi's house is a small glass dome viewing garden specially cut out according to Shi Jinglan's preferences. It is filled with flowers and seedlings that Shi Jinglan personally selected, and there is even a small lawn. When resting at home occasionally, Shi Jinglan likes to be alone on the top floor, trimming flowers and plants, drinking tea and viewing the scenery. When Shi Man was joking, he even laughed at himself that the time her mother spent with her was not as good as the time she spent with her precious flowers and plants.
Sure enough, Xia Zhijin went straight up to the top floor, and saw that the door was half-closed. Obviously, someone was outside.
Standing at the door, she politely reached out and knocked on the door lightly, announcing her arrival to Shi Jinglan: "Aunt Shi, may I come in?"
As soon as the words fell, she heard Shi Jinglan's calm response: "Come in."
She opened the door and entered, and what caught her eyes was Shi Jinglan wearing an elegant silk nightdress and a nightgown casually, with her legs crossed and half leaning on the recliner. The slender and slender feet were exposed to the warm sun, and the smooth white calves were looming. It was a lazy and charming appearance that Xia Zhijin had never seen for many years.
For a moment, Xia Zhijin thought distractedly, Manman actually looks like her mother.
Seeing Xia Zhijin approaching gradually, Shi Jinglan just sat up casually, stepped on the soft carpet with bare feet, went to the coffee table and sat down, turned on the boiler on the tea set, her quiet eyes were faint Scanning Xia Zhijin, he greeted her and said, "Sit down, what tea do you want?"
Xia Zhijin withdrew her mind, her face was cold, she lowered her head slightly, fixed her eyes on her mahogany coffee table, and refused lightly: "No need, Aunt Shi, I just came to tell you that I will go back to my hometown with my grandma and sister It’s Chinese New Year together. The three meals here are full, and I have already said hello to my aunt.”
Shi Jinglan seemed not to care about Xia Zhijin's ignorant refusal and the air of resistance exuding from her body that was completely different from the closeness when she saw her earlier, she tore open a bag of tea leaves on her own, and responded indifferently. Xia Zhijin said, "That's it..."
Her elegant and introverted face was quiet, and she slowly poured the tea into the utensil as if there was no one else around, and lowered her head to sniff the tea gracefully.
Under her unclear response and disregard, Xia Zhijin felt a little embarrassed. She stood silently for a few seconds, finally couldn't stand anymore, and said: "There is nothing else, Aunt Shi, I will go downstairs first."
She raised her legs and was about to turn around, but Shi Jinglan suddenly asked her in a neutral voice, "Aren't you taking them out to live with them?"
Xia Zhijin paused, and finally raised her eyes to look at Shi Jinglan seriously.
Shi Jinglan was also looking at her, and her black hair, which was usually rolled up high, was casually scattered on her shoulders at this moment, which made her a bit less cold and dignified, and added a bit of softness to her restrained and gentle charm. But Xia Zhijin looked into her eyes as deep as an ancient pond, without the slightest hint of a smile, and realized once again that all the gentleness and calmness of this woman were just the usual illusion she had cultivated due to business needs.
Her voice was a little cold, and when she answered, Jinglan said: "No need, they live very well at home."
The corners of Shi Jinglan's lips showed a smile that was not a smile, as if he was serious about searching for the answer, and asked Xia Zhijin: "You didn't withdraw the money, but you wanted to wait two years before you broke up with Shiman before returning it." me?"
Xia Zhijin bit her lip and looked at her without saying a word.
She heard Shi Jinglan sigh under her silence, as if regretting: "Zhijin, after dealing with the Shi family for so many years, why can't I learn to be as shrewd as a businessman who is deeply rooted in the Shi family. "
She stared at Xia Zhijin with quiet eyes, and her tone was as gentle as an ordinary elder who loves the younger generation, teaching her: "You promised me, and you are with Shiman, then you deserve the money. It's fair. If The result is doomed to be irreversible, and you have to learn to maximize your benefits.”
Xia Zhijin's calm eyes finally stirred up waves under her calculating words. She clenched her fists slightly, with uncontrollable anger and unwillingness churning in her eyes. She wants to tell her loudly that she is not with Shiman for money or grace. She wanted to reprimand Shi Jinglan. Feelings cannot be measured by money like ordinary transactions.
However, in the end, she just chose to turn around and leave in silence under Shi Jinglan's half-smile as if she had seen through everything.
How could someone like Shi Jinglan understand? She won't understand.
Why bother, play the piano to a cow, and offer your poor self-esteem with both hands to let this noble and rich man sneer again.
Humiliation, once is enough. To be a human being, you should be knowledgeable.
But Shi Jinglan refused to let her go. When she was about to step out of the building, her voice was soft and lazy as if she was talking to herself: "Zhijin, you are so proud, do you really like her?" Is it full?"
She lightly scorned the order and said: "Take the money, and treat it as the pocket money I gave you in advance. I don't want her rare first love to be aggrieved and live tight because of your financial difficulties."
Xia Zhijin stood at the door of the building, with her back facing the rising sun, her thin and slender waist standing straight. After a while, she started to walk down the steps step by step.
The darkness in the corridor engulfed her little by little.
She doesn't have much, but she is willing to dedicate everything to Shiman. As long as she has it, as long as she wants it.
She asked herself, she had a clear conscience.
But at this moment, Xia Zhijin was standing in front of the counter, suddenly feeling in a trance. She gave everything she had, and Yu Shiman said, in fact, it's nothing more than a grievance, right
Lin Xian and Xiao Wanqing were tired from shopping, and they were going to take the escalator to the dining area on the third floor for dinner. When passing by the escalator, Lin Xian glanced casually, as if he saw a familiar figure in the nearby store. She immediately pulled Xiao Wanqing's hand, signaling her to stop.
"Aunt Xiao, is that Sister Zhijin?" Lin Xian asked in doubt.
Xiao Wanqing stopped when she heard the sound, and looked in the direction of Lin Xian's line of sight. In front of the window with several storeys up and down, the beautiful girl who was leaning sideways and looking vaguely sad was none other than Xia Zhijin.
She nodded and answered Lin Xian: "Yes, it is Zhijin."
Lin Xian was a little excited immediately, and she took Xiao Wanqing's hand and walked towards the store: "What a coincidence. I just went to say hello to them. When I go back to the South District, I probably won't be able to see each other this winter vacation." " She tacitly agreed that where there is Xia Zhijin, there will be time to fill it.
Unexpectedly, this time her prediction was wrong.
In the store, Xia Zhijin's side was empty, and Xia Zhijin was alone.
Lin Xian poked Xia Zhijin's arm, which was still distracted, and asked her with a smile: "Sister Zhijin, what a coincidence, what are you doing?"
Xia Zhijin raised her head and turned around, only to find Lin Xian and Xiao Wanqing standing beside her at some time. Her cold brows and eyes softened a little, and she smiled warmly, and responded: "Aunt Xiao, Xianxian, are you here to buy things too? I'm helping Manman pick out scarves."
When Lin Xian heard Shi Man's name, he looked around again, and couldn't help wondering: "What about Man Man? Are you alone?"
Thinking of Shi Man, Xia Zhijin's expression was obviously melancholy. She pursed her lips, and said in a low voice, disappointed: "On New Year's Eve, Manman said she wanted a scarf, but I have been procrastinating until now and haven't bought it for her. She is angry."
In her mind, the girl pointed at the luggage she packed home last night, her eyes were flushed, and her beautiful peach eyes were filled with tears, asking her, "You remember your sister! Xia Zhijin, do you think I'm rich or something?" You can buy everything yourself, you don’t need anything, so you don’t have to worry about me.”
There was another sharp pain in my heart.
How should she explain it? It's not that she doesn't remember. It's just that she is not capable enough. I'm sorry for keeping her waiting.
After New Year's Eve, she was going to buy a scarf for Shiman. However, she didn't have enough money, and she couldn't even afford the lowest-end brand that Shiman had used. She has been waiting, and when she gets the two-week class fee, she can afford it. However, Shi Man expressed dissatisfaction and grievances before her.
She looked at the aggrieved and crying face of the girl she loved, her eyes were hot and her nose was sour as if she was aggrieved. However, how can she tell her how to say: "Many, I didn't mean it, I just can't afford it."
She could only wipe her tears and coax her: "I'll go buy it tomorrow, okay?" But the girl seemed to be heartbroken, she pushed her away, gave her a disappointed look, ran back to the room and locked it Door.
In the morning, when the meal is full, I don't want to go out to eat. Obviously, he was still angry and didn't want to see her.
After hearing this, Lin Xian asked strangely: "Haven't you been knitting scarves all the time? Wouldn't it be good to give that one to her?"
Xia Zhijin was a little surprised: "How do you know?"
Lin Xian smiled and said: "It's full of words. She said a while ago that you have been knitting scarves. I don't know if it is a surprise for her. She has been looking forward to it for a long time."
For a moment, Xia Zhijin's eyes were filled with shock, as if he understood something all of a sudden, heartbroken, pained, happy, and mixed feelings rushed into his heart.
No wonder, Shi Man suddenly became so disappointed and sad after knowing that all the things in the suitcase were to be taken home, that the scarf was to be given to her sister Xia Zhiqi.
But...but...
Xia Zhijin bit her lip and explained in a low voice, "That scarf was woven for my sister. The hand-knitted scarf is not pretty, it can only keep you warm. Zhiqi is fine to wear it in the countryside, it is full, how can she use it. "Her self-esteem made her unable to speak out, and she was even afraid that the scarf she bought here would be ridiculed for not being up-to-date if Shi Man wore it to visit relatives and friends with Shi Jinglan, and went in and out of the club. She has long seen the arrogance of those relatives of the Shi family and those rich people in the circle of the Shi family.
Hearing what she said, Lin Xian hated that iron could not be made into steel, and frowned, "Sister Zhijin, she is full of people who can show off happily for days if you make her a grasshopper out of dogtail grass. You Do you think she wants you to give her a scarf? What she wants is your wish." She sighed, calmed down, and said half teasingly: "As long as it is sister Zhijin, you give it to her. , I’m afraid she doesn’t need knitting, just wool, she can wear it happily when going out.”
Xia Zhijin was slightly stunned, his usual calm expression became a little overwhelmed.
Xiao Wanqing patted Xia Zhijin's shoulder tenderly, and comforted her softly: "Zhijin, to Manman, your thoughts are more precious than anything else, and they are priceless." She hesitated for a moment, thinking of Xia Zhijin that night While hugging her in despair, she still followed her heart and said something that she didn't know if it was offensive: "Zhijin, Manman, because she has everything, she doesn't care about those things outside of her body." She suddenly After a while, he said earnestly: "The one who cares may be you."
Xia Zhijin's expression moved slightly, and a mist gradually filled his eyes. After a while, she let go of the hand that was holding the bank card, and a relieved smile gradually appeared on her lips.
She thanked Lin Xian and Xiao Wanqing with gentle eyes: "I see, thank you." Then, as if she couldn't wait, she turned around and walked out of the mall step by step more calmly and hastily...
Lin Xian watched Xia Zhijin go away with a crooked mouth, but Xiao Wanqing turned around, lightly scratched the bridge of Lin Xian's nose, and teased her softly: "I didn't even know that we Xianxian are love experts , the analysis directly hits the vital point, and it makes sense.”
Lin Xian looked back at Xiao Wanqing's smiling face, bit her lip, and laughed at herself half-jokingly, "I'm just a doctor after a long illness."
She understands Shi Man's thoughts so well, and understands Shi Man's grievances so well, but it's because she once shared the same illness with Shi Man, and became a doctor after a long illness.
Xiao Wanqing didn't know why, but she keenly heard the inexplicable seriousness and sadness in the girl's voice, her eyebrows frowned slightly, she lost her sense of joking, and said with some inexplicable anxiety and surprise: "En?"
Lin Xian was only emotional for a moment, and didn't want to say anything more. But she caught a glimpse of Xiao Wanqing's face, which seemed to change slightly after hearing the words, and was a little more dignified which was rare. Her eyes flashed, and suddenly, she changed her mind.
She lowered her clear eyebrows, and there was a touch of melancholy between her brows. Her voice was low and soft, and she replied half-truthfully to Xiao Wanqing: "I am like Manman, and I have been unrequitedly in love with someone for a long time."
"Lovesickness becomes a disease, and a long illness becomes a doctor." She stared deeply at Xiao Wanqing, and said word by word.
The gentle smile that still remained on the corners of Xiao Wanqing's lips froze for a moment, the color of her eyes suddenly changed, and her heart suddenly thumped.