Just as Jing Rong said, as long as Dong Ci is obedient, he will indeed indulge her unconditionally when he is in a good mood. Dong Ci doesn't like the feeling of being controlled by others, but now she is too weak and there is nothing she can do against Jing Rong.
She couldn't fight him.
Dong Ci even discovered that the longer she stayed with Jing Rong, the more thorns in her body he would pull out.
There is still one year to go.
Dong Ci wrote word for word in his diary: After one year of forbearance, I will be free.
All she is doing now is just to get into the ideal university safely and without worries. Only if she enters that university can her loving mother feel relieved and she can get closer to her loving father's dream.
Because of Jing Rong, Dong Ci always hears a lot of rumors about herself on campus. Although the students in Class 1 spend most of their time studying, Dong Ci can feel them when he is around them occasionally. Complex gaze.
She didn't have any friends, and she didn't seem to need any. She just felt that her life was becoming more and more lonely.
Dong Ci rubbed the diary in her hand. Now she could understand more and more why Ci Ma kept a diary. It was because there was too much depression in my heart, but I had nowhere to express it, so I could only vent all my emotions word by word with a pen.
She only started to remember this diary recently, but in just a few days she had written more than ten pages, all densely packed with her emotions.
"What's this?"
Dong Ci subconsciously tightened the notebook in her hand. When she turned around, she saw Yan Ningshuang sitting next to her. She relaxed and put the notebook in the drawer pretending not to care.
"Nothing, it's just a notebook."
In the past few months, she had not communicated with Yan Ningshuang much, and there was no deep friendship between them.
Yan Ningshuang rarely came to see her, but every time she sat here, it was because she was in a bad mood. She usually doesn't say anything after sitting down. She just likes to sit next to her in a daze or sleep. The two of them don't speak, each doing their own thing. It looks a little weird, but it's surprisingly harmonious and peaceful.
"I don't know why, but whenever I'm in a bad mood, I always feel calmer when I sit next to you."
Yan Ningshuang lay on her arms and looked sideways at Dong Ci. She sighed and felt that she looked too dejected, so she sat up straight with her head held high, crossed her legs and put on a very imposing look.
Sometimes Dong Ci really envied her, envied her for being so beautiful and so lonely, for always being alone but never showing her embarrassment. Dong Ci heard many classmates say that she was arrogant and arrogant, but in Dong Ci's view, she just had too strong self-esteem and was too proud.
"Go back to your place." As soon as Jing Rong arrived, he unceremoniously grabbed Yan Ningshuang's collar and pulled her up.
Yan Ningshuang's steps were unsteady and she threw herself into the arms of An Chengfeng who was coming from behind, but An Chengfeng immediately pushed her away as if she had been frightened.
"Stay away from me!" An Chengfeng seemed to be looking for someone, his eyes kept wandering in the classroom, until he seemed to be sure of something, he moved his eyes to Yan Ningshuang, looking at him with disgust. she.
Dong Ci felt weird and frowned slightly, trying to follow An Chengfeng's gaze just now, but his eyes suddenly went dark and his eyes were covered by a pair of big hands.
"Is he as good-looking as me? You haven't looked at me since I came in." Jing Rong pulled her shoulders and forced her to look at him. He put his arm on her shoulders domineeringly and blocked it with his body. caught her sight.
How childish.
Dong Ci couldn't understand where his strong desire for exclusivity came from, so she could only stare at him obediently.
Indeed, in terms of appearance, the scenery is the most beautiful she has ever seen in her life, but in terms of temperament, it is also the worst among the people she has come into contact with.
"May Day is coming soon, do you want to go somewhere to play?"
Jing Rong saw her sitting there quietly doing exercises, her side face was delicate and smooth, and under the sunlight, he could see the tiny fuzz on her skin.
A strand of hair playfully slipped from the back of her shoulder to the front. Before Dong Ci reached out, Jing Rong took the initiative to help her tie it behind her ear. His fingertips accidentally touched her cold, round earlobe. He did it without thinking. He stuck out his tongue and licked it.
Dong Ci was licked all over by him, but at least he didn't do anything more extreme, so she endured the discomfort all over her body and answered his words. "I'm not going anywhere, I'm studying at home."
"You study so seriously every day, but I haven't seen much improvement from you."
Jing Rong sneered and seemed to particularly like touching her earlobes. He put his arm around her shoulders and pinched her earlobes.
Knowing that there was no point in arguing with him, Dong Ci pursed her lips and ignored him, forcing herself to ignore the touch on her ears and put her mind into the topic.
"I'm curious, why are you studying so hard?" Jing Rong seemed to deliberately not want her to study, and kept talking to her. "Is it because you want to get into a good university and find a good job?"
"if not?"
Dong Ci grabbed the hand that was making trouble next to her ear. She couldn't shake his hand from her shoulder, so she could only hold it dryly like this.
Jing Rong let her hold him, calmly placed his big palm in her soft and tender hand, and said casually. "Can I still not be able to support you? With me here, you don't need to work so hard at all."
As soon as these words were spoken, not only Dong Ci's expression changed, but even Jing Rong himself was stunned.
He was used to being casual and had no scruples about what he said. However, when he finished saying this, what he thought about was not only the future, but the most real possession of Dong Ci.
For a moment, he felt that he looked like his father...
Jing Rong lowered his eyes slightly and looked at the stiff-looking little girl in front of him, with a hint of confusion and complexity in his eyes. He subconsciously reached out and stroked the beads on his wrist. Looking at the incomprehensible Sanskrit on the beads, he blinked and suddenly smiled.
There seemed to be a black demon flower blooming in his dark eyes, and the smile on his thin lips was very bright. It was a smile from the heart, but it made Dong Ci shiver behind him for no reason.
"You..." The corners of his lips were a little dry. Dong Ci stretched out the tip of his tongue and licked it. Although he tried his best to stay calm, there was still a tremor in his voice. "We should go our separate ways after graduation."
"Yes." Jing Rong stared at her glowing red lips, his eyes deepening.
"So I don't need you to support me, and we, we probably won't be able to see each other."
"oh."
Jing Rong responded casually, as if he didn't even listen to what she said. He was immersed in his own thoughts, and the smile kept spreading in his eyes.
"What are you laughing at?"
If Dong Ci were a cat, then she felt like the hair all over her body had exploded at this moment. She tugged on Jing Rong's sleeves uneasily, not wanting to see his smile again.
Whether something looks good or not, in the face of danger and good-looking things can also make people fearful.
"I was just thinking about something."
"What's the matter?" Dong Ci inexplicably felt that the matter must have something to do with her. She raised her head and looked at Jing Rong, her clear eyes unblinking, so big and bright that they could clearly reflect his reflection. .
"I won't tell you."
Jing Rong smiled and pinched the tip of her nose, then took advantage of Dong Ci's unpreparedness to squirt on her little face and said with a smile. "I really want to swallow you whole."
"..." Dong Cimo.
She really couldn't understand the thinking of abnormal people.
…
Many people like to travel during the May Day holiday, so tourist attractions are usually surrounded by crowds at this time. In the past, Dong Ci had no feeling for these crowds of people, but this time, she felt that the arrival of these people could increase her and Ci's mother's income a lot.
The city where Dong Ci lives was originally a tourist attraction, and the street where Ci's mother opened her shop is an old street with retro architecture, not far from the tourist attraction.
Many tourists like to come here to take a look after shopping, so at this time, the business of the surrounding shops is particularly hot.
Since Ci Ma opened the store, Dong Ci quit her job at Mu Yi's dessert shop and would help Ci Ma with some work after school every day. Because the shop was not very popular, she didn't feel too tired.
"Why haven't the dishes ordered by table 4 been served yet?"
"We have been waiting for our table for half an hour. When will the food come?"
Ci Ma was cooking in the kitchen, while Dong Ci was running back and forth in the front hall. The weather was not too hot at this time, but Dong Ci was sweating. She kept writing down the customers' needs in her notebook, and was so busy that she didn't even bother to wipe it off.
This state lasted for five days in total. On the sixth day, the number of people finally gradually decreased.
"Hello~"
Just after seeing off a group of guests, Dong Ci took the garbage and threw it in the trash can at the corner of the street. As soon as he turned around, he was slapped on the shoulder.
"What a coincidence. We were about to go to your restaurant for dinner, and we didn't expect to meet you when we got out of the car."
An Chengfeng ignored Yan Ningshuang beside him and approached Dong Ci enthusiastically and said. "Ah Rong went to park the car. I couldn't find a parking place in the street. It will probably become popular soon."
As he spoke, he winked at Dong Ci and said with a smile. "Xiao Ci, you must coax him well in a while to prevent him from harming innocent people."
Why should she coax him
Dong Ci was silent and led them into the store. After handing them the menu, he stood beside them and wrote the orders, completely treating himself as a waiter. "what do you want to eat?"
"Don't be so formal, little sister, we are actually here to have fun with you." An Chengfeng didn't bother to order, so he directly pushed the menu to Yan Ningshuang. Yan Ningshuang didn't even look at it or even raised her eyelids. said. "casual."
casual
Dong Ci frowned and was about to say something when a few more people came in at the door of the store. One of the girls started calling Dong Ci's name as soon as she entered. Dong Ci looked back and saw that it was Zhang Yiyi.
"I said I looked at you from the back, but I didn't expect it to be true!" Zhang Yiyi ran over to Dong Ci excitedly and asked with a smile. "Is this a store owned by your family?"
"Yes." Dong Ci nodded, with a smile in his eyes. Speaking of which, she hadn't seen her in school for a long time.
Today is really a 'good day'. There are not many customers in the store, but Dong Ci's classmates came to two tables.
The loving mother has always known that her daughter doesn't like to make friends, so this time so many classmates came all at once, and they seemed to be on good terms with each other, so she was naturally happy for her.
It was dinner time, and none of these people had ordered. On a whim, my loving mother set up a big table and gathered everyone together to eat.
"Come on, come on, try them all. These are Auntie's specialties. Eat them with all your heart. Auntie treats you to this meal!"
Dong Ci followed Ci's mother and put the food on the table one plate at a time. After hearing Ci's mother's words, she subconsciously glanced at Jing Rong who had just sat down. She remembered that the last time this person came, he didn't give him food money.
"Stingy."
Jing Rong seemed to understand what she meant, and when Dong Ci came to place the dishes next to him, he whispered something close to her ear. Dong Ci had no expression on his face and stretched out his foot to step on him.
"Auntie's craftsmanship is so good, and this dish is so delicious!" Zhang Yiyi said sweetly, and her loving mother kept praising her for serving her dishes.
"Auntie, have you ever thought about renovating the shop?" Jing Rong, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke. He put his hands together to support his chin and said with a smile. "I think if Auntie renovates the shop, business will be better."
This store has not been decorated at all. The walls are white and the tables and chairs are ordinary. Yan Ningshuang looked around and frowned slightly. If she hadn't known that this was Dong Ci's shop, she would never have come in.
"This store has just started. It's not certain whether it will lose money. Auntie doesn't dare to renovate it easily. She wants to wait until the business stabilizes."
If it weren't for the fact that this store can be rented on a monthly basis, Ci Ma would never dare to open a store. How could she not want to decorate? After all, she had been holding onto the shop design drawing under her bedside table for a long time, but she just never had the chance to take it out.
Jing Rong easily saw through his loving mother's thoughts. He had a calm expression on his face, but while he was lowering his head to pick up the vegetables, he kicked An Chengfeng's calf with his toes.
"Ahem." An Chengfeng was enjoying his meal. After receiving Jing Rong's hint, he quickly cleared his throat and said according to the lines he had thought of before. "Auntie, I have a cousin who has a lot of experience in running restaurants. If Auntie trusts me, I can introduce him to you."
Why didn't she know he had a cousin like this
Yan Ningshuang looked at him and Jing Rong inquiringly. She didn't know if it was her imagination, but she always felt that something was wrong with these two people today.