Life is worth it, with sunshine, spring flowers, rain and dew, and winter snow. There is also the early morning when I get up from the thin quilt, timidly go to get clothes, and then Cheng Ran hugs me from behind and lets out a soft "Ah!" while I look at her slender body.
Soon Cheng Ran pushed her down again, and his arms stretched straight down to support the hands that were pressing on Jiang Hongshao's pillow. Their fingers were interlocked, and from top to bottom, they looked at each other frankly and their eyes met. Even though Jiang Hongshao's face was tender and slightly blushed, she did not turn her head away, as if to say, "If you want to look, then look. Then they will stare at each other until the end of time."
His eyes wandered, taking in everything, satisfying the evil and innocence in his heart. He felt that it was roughly enough to be engraved in his mind like a photograph, and only then did Cheng Ran let Lao Jiang go.
This time, Lao Jiang seemed to be relieved, and the pillar of courage that had been supporting him began to collapse. He became more and more shy, and pulled the quilt to cover himself. Then he reached out and grabbed his outer clothes, undershirt, shirt, and jacket, and put them on one by one. He no longer looked at Cheng Ran, but just let his beautiful hair hang down over his smooth collarbone and bare shoulders, which was very touching.
This moment could actually last a little longer, but thinking that Lao Jiang was leaving Nanzhou today, he still got up.
After the two of them put on their clothes, Jiang Hongshao glanced at the bed. She was inexplicably calm and had a kind of transformed and extraordinary temperament. She said softly, "One time when I was playing badminton, I over-exercised... I found that I was bleeding... So I didn't..."
There was no blood on the bed sheets, so she was explaining. Although she had a clear conscience, she still cared about the man in front of her. The important thing was that Cheng Ran had never asked any questions from beginning to end.
However, only Cheng Ran knew that even if Lao Jiang didn't explain, he knew from her performance last night that it was her first time. The trembling and pain from the depths of her soul explained the problem more deeply than what we saw.
Seeing Jiang Hongshao, who was serious but spoke softly, Cheng Ran felt like playing a prank and poked her with his finger, "If it's not true, then it's not true... Don't lie to me..."
Then his fingers were grabbed, and Jiang Hongshao swung her free right hand and punched him twice on the shoulder. Cheng Ran grinned, and when he looked at her again, Jiang Hongshao was biting her lower lip tightly, her eyes were crystal clear.
Cheng Ran secretly cursed, and quickly stood up and ran his hands through her hair, hugging her head gently, "I'm just kidding... I know, in my opinion, perfection does not mean flawlessness, but everything about you from now on. So, you don't have to explain this to me."
Lao Jiang in his arms leaned on him for a moment and then said softly, "Hmm!"
Then he looked up, his face as clear as porcelain, and said, "I know you're probably not serious..."
Cheng Ran was stunned for a moment, "Then how..."
The woman in front of him said, "I just want to beat you up."
“…” It hurts a lot.
After breakfast, Cheng Ran was ready to take a taxi to send her off, but Lao Jiang said, "I'll go back by myself to my aunt's house. My luggage is all there. She will send me off in the afternoon, so you don't have to... Go back."
Seeing Jiang Hongshao acting independent and trying to comfort him and asking him not to see him off, Cheng Ran felt like he was the one being slept with.
But when they were really about to say goodbye, Cheng Ran's eyes were red when he saw her smiling and waving at him as she got into the car.
Recalling the whole process in detail, Cheng Ran felt that this was really a "feat" between the two of them. On the other side was the complicated and extensive family network of Lao Jiang, the pressure from all sides, and the deep game of balance. And the two people in this gap just completed a step to meet the challenge, march forward with great strides, and cut through the waves.
Jiang Hongshao returned to her aunt's downtown apartment, carefully. Her aunt's shoes were at the entrance, but the bedroom door was closed. After Jiang Hongshao entered the room, she put the small bag she had with her into her room and took out her suitcase to pack. Then the door to the master bedroom opened, and her aunt came out in her pajamas, still sleepy. She glanced at her and said, "Are you back?"
Jiang Hongshao nodded.
He asked her if she had eaten yet. After hearing that she had, Li Yun gave up the fried egg she was going to prepare and took out some milk and bread from the refrigerator. She sat at the dining table and looked across at Jiang Hongshao who was packing things into her suitcase in the living room. She said, "Cheng Ran is not going to see you off today? Or has he already done it?"
Jiang Hongshao stopped, and Li Yun looked calm and said lightly, "You know the physiological hygiene knowledge and the measures you should take, so I won't say anything. You are an adult, you can decide your own affairs, and you are sure and measured. But think about it, this is a storm, do you really have no regrets doing this?"
Jiang Hongshao's back was still straight at this time. She was half-kneeling beside the suitcase in slippers. She turned her head to look at Li Yun, who had an elegant appearance. She spoke only two words, crisp and brief.
“No regrets.”
Li Yun was slightly startled, then her face was helpless, she used her little finger to pick her ear, and then said, "You are really a young man, hey, as an aunt, it seems that I can't escape the plunder. I, your aunt, have only one life, can't you be more considerate of me and don't shake my body apart with the ups and downs."
Jiang Hongshao winked at her and stuck out her tongue.
Li Yun had a sighing expression as if saying, "I owe you!"
After packing, Li Jingping was at work, so he did not say goodbye to his daughter. He just made a phone call. Jiang Hongshao also sent text messages to relatives in Nanzhou and received a few calls. Li Yun drove her to the airport. She would stay in the capital with Jiang Yueqin for two days, and finally fly to London to officially start the spring course at UCL.
Before boarding the plane, Jiang Hongshao received a text message from Cheng Ran.
It was a line of poetry from "Yangzhou Slow·Famous Capital of Huaizuo" by Jiang Kui, a poet of the Song Dynasty.
"The Twenty-Four Bridges are still there, the waves are rippling, the cold moon is silent. Thinking of the red peony beside the bridge, I know for whom it blooms every year."
The translation of the "Vernacular Explanation" is: The Twenty-Four Bridges are still there, but the waves in the river below the bridges are mighty, and the cold moonlight is silent everywhere. I miss the red peony by the bridge, but I don't know for whom it blooms and grows every year!
Jiang Hongshao recited this poem silently as the plane had already left Nanzhou and ascended 20,000 miles.
Cheng Ran, who was in Nanzhou University of Science and Technology, was looking at the reply text message, his heart was beating fast.
"Who do you know you were born for? ... You are just a pig pretending to be stupid!"
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In the cabin thousands of miles above the ground, Jiang Hongshao recalled the conversation she had with Li Yun on the road.
She told her aunt about Cheng Ran's achievements in HKUST, and concluded softly, "Cheng Ran is amazing. He has room to display his abilities in college, and he is becoming more and more amazing..."
Li Yun seemed to feel that her niece, who used to be so brilliant, had actually become somewhat weak. She immediately frowned and said, "This study abroad trip is not only about studying and learning knowledge, but also about practicing what you want to do. Just go ahead and do it. Your aunt will back you up!"
The plane broke through the cloud layer, and fog and rain began to appear outside the window. Jiang Hongshao clenched her fists lightly and pursed her lips. The so-called Return of the Condor Heroes... That man, in a larger world, began to do some outstanding things.
I originally had good grades to enter higher education, but the results pale in comparison... Really, I actually felt a little unwilling. I always felt that I had to let him be surprised by me. I couldn't just feel this way myself, I had to let him have a taste of it too...
After all, she was unwilling to accept this… Because in the past, no matter whether Cheng Ran needed it or not, she was the one who could tutor him. Every time she was ranked first in the school, she would watch him almost touching the edge of her clothes. Sometimes, out of mischievous taste, she would silently mislead him on a difficult problem, just to let him make mistakes on purpose, and then see him being humiliated and helpless in front of her.
Now thinking about the history of HKUST, Jiang Hongshao feels itchy and unwilling to give up...
The Return of the Condor Heroes, isn't it just a reference to each other, and the loneliness of masters
The plane broke through the clouds, and a blazing sun rose above the sea of clouds. I had made up my mind that I would go thousands of miles across the sky and show my glory in a foreign country. When I returned, I would let him show the same look I had shown him when he was the top of the top ten, and let him show his pride in himself.
Jiang Hongshao's face faced the light from the porthole, her smile firm, clear and dazzling.