Chen Jing did not come by bike tonight. The school was not far from home, so he took Dai Ning's schoolbag and walked back with her.
"Brother, why are you here? Where is Brother Li Ming?"
Before, when Dai Ning and Li Ming had dinner at the same table, Chen Jing didn't think there was anything wrong with Li Ming picking up Dai Ning, but at this moment, he felt a little unhappy.
"I'll pick you up later."
It was his negligence. Li Ming is also an adult man. Even if he is trusted, he cannot be allowed to pick up and drop off his sister.
"Can you leave work early now?"
"Um."
"Okay." Daning curled her lips, looking very happy.
They passed by a cold drink shop, and Dai Ning pointed and said, "Brother, I want a Cornetto."
It was already 11 o'clock in the evening and there were not many people in the cold drink shop. Chen Jing would naturally satisfy her request. He walked over and bought her an ice cream.
The waiter's curious eyes swept over Chen Jing's neck and fell on the wound on his vocal cords. Chen Jing looked normal, took the ice cream and left.
Dai Ning tore open the package. It was a hot summer night and the sound of cicadas could be heard faintly on the roadside in Fengming City.
Daning bit the Cornetto and stepped on Chen Jing's shadow.
She didn't speak on her own initiative, and Chen Jing was a taciturn person with an unpleasant voice, so she fell silent for a while.
In the past, Chen Jing would have disliked her for being noisy, and this kind of quietness was just right. But at this moment, he felt indescribably irritated, and even hoped that she would take the initiative to say something, anything, even if it was about the interesting things that happened at school, or the daily routine of rehearsing a stage play.
She was like a child who had played wild outside and no longer shared the trivialities of life with him.
Daning had eaten half of a Cornetto. She had long sensed the gloomy mood of the man beside her, but it was at this moment that she spoke: "Next week, our school's program will be performed at the Music Hall during the Arts and Sports Festival. Brother, will you come and watch?"
Chen Jing seemed to be relieved. He said, "Come."
Dai Ning smiled and stopped talking, slowly eating the remaining half of the ice cream. It was totally unreasonable for her to be so mean. Chen Jing had been treated warmly before, but now he was ignored. With such an ambiguous relationship, his emotions were like a puppet in her hands, and he would be driven crazy by her sooner or later.
Chen Jing finally couldn't stand it anymore.
He took the initiative to speak: "Rehearsal, are you happy?"
"I'm happy. There's a cool girl. She's very tall and she plays the background with a sour face all day. There's also a very handsome boy. He..."
Daning paused, pretending she hadn't said the second sentence, and changed the subject: "This is my first time acting in a stage play. Brother, you don't know that my role is very interesting. I can wear clothes that are more beautiful than the heroine."
Chen Jing didn't know why, but his heart sank when he heard Dai Ning's unfinished words.
A particularly handsome boy
"Brother, what are you thinking about? Are you listening to me?"
Chen Jing pursed his lips and said "hmm".
Dai Ning jumped in front of him and Chen Jing stopped.
"Chen Lianxing will also be attending the Arts and Sports Festival. If you go, will you cheer for her or for me?"
The girl raised her little face. Chen Jing knew her temper. He finally regained some of his composure. He didn't dwell on what Dai Ning hadn't finished saying. He said, "You."
Dai Ning smiled. Her smile was very bright and lovely, without any sense of restraint.
"My brother kept his word and didn't allow her to buy even a bottle of water."
Her domineering attitude made Chen Jing's depressed mood improve. His eyes finally showed a little smile: "Yeah."
Dai Ning believed that Chen Jing could do what he promised. She was waiting to see what would happen next week.
The two of them walked slowly, and Daning blinked sleepily.
Chen Jing looked at her. In the past, she was delicate and would like to be hugged. But after he waited for a long time, the girl half-closed her eyes, forced herself to keep walking, and had no intention of letting him hug her.
Cars whizzed past them, and Chen Jing suddenly realized that it seemed like a long time had passed since the last time she leaned on him intimately.
Daning did everything he taught her, but he couldn't really be happy.
He said that she couldn't get close to other men casually, but he forgot that his brother was also the man who couldn't get too close to her.
Chen Jing lowered his eyes to look at her, and she was completely unaware of his emotions.
Ji Tian chats with Chen Lianxing on her cell phone.
"Will you invite your brother to the art festival next week?"
She has her own thoughts. In that drama, the heroine she played was extremely beautiful, as fresh as jasmine after the rain, pure and moving, and she also interpreted the feeling of youth vividly.
Chen Jing must have been touched when he saw himself like that.
Ji Tian's confidence is not without reason. The actresses who play supporting roles for her are all beauties like Chen Lianxing. Ji Tian is considered the best among them. She has been preparing for a long time and does have the ability to impress people.
"He will definitely come. You know, my brother loves me the most. He will definitely come to watch me perform on stage." Chen Lianxing said quickly.
She wasn't really sure. During this time she lived in the small western-style building, Chen Jing went out early and came back late, and she didn't restore the brother-sister relationship with him. The performance day happened to be a weekday, and Chen Lianxing was not sure whether Chen Jing would skip work for her.
Chen Lianxing has always understood Ji Tian's affection for Chen Jing, and she feels a little uncomfortable. Why do they like men she despises? Chen Lianxing still wants to marry into a wealthy family, and she can't bear to give up Ji Tian.
Chen Lianxing didn't dare to tell Ji Tian that a little demon had come to her house and had seduced her brother. Chen Jing didn't say anything, but did he really think she didn't understand? The way Chen Jing looked at Dai Ning was clearly different from the way he looked at himself. He even called her his sister. How could he look at his sister like that
Ji Tian breathed a sigh of relief after receiving Chen Lianxing's affirmative answer.
She hadn't seen Chen Jing for a long time. It's not that she hadn't thought of other ways, but now Chen Jing refused to accept her offer. He changed his job, and Ji Tian's people could not enter the workplace.
Ji Tian was very curious, but she couldn't find out the answer. Her only hope was Chen Lianxing.
This time she must make progress with Chen Jing!
The plastic sisters each had their own thoughts and chatted about other topics. The door locked and Chen Lianxing raised her head.
Chen Jing came in with his schoolbag. He first found a pair of pink slippers for Dai Ning. Dai Ning changed her shoes and ran back to her room as usual without even looking at Chen Lianxing.
Chen Lianxing asked: "Brother, did you go to pick her up?"
Chen Jing looked at her and said nothing.
"She's not a child. You work so hard every day, and yet you're asked to pick her up. It's not like she doesn't know how to come back. Isn't that really inconsiderate of you?"
How could Dai Ning ask him to pick her up? Chen Jing was too lazy to talk to Chen Lianxing about this. How could he tell her about something he himself didn't understand
He went to wash his hands, and Chen Lianxing followed him and leaned against the door.
"There is something I want to tell you. We are going to have an arts and sports festival next week. It's the 'Rainy Season Rose' that we have been rehearsing for a long time. Remember to come and watch it."
Chen Jing curled the corners of his mouth.
In the past, Chen Lianxing avoided him, and no one knew when she would invite him to such a thing.
"No." Chen Jing's voice was hoarse. He turned off the faucet and walked out.
Chen Lianxing didn't expect him to reject her so straightforwardly. She felt very embarrassed. Along with this emotion, there was also a bit of unspeakable panic.
Chen Jing is no longer the brother who used to work hard to make money for her. He has his eyes on another person, and no one knows how much of her feelings have been taken away.
In the past, Chen Lianxing would have lost her temper with him, but tonight, she no longer had the confidence.
Some changes, needless to say, can be felt by everyone. Someone injected desire into his numb and simple life, so he had choices and preferences.
But that preference was not for Chen Lianxing.
Fengming City’s annual Arts and Sports Festival is held at the Music Hall. On this day every year, the Music Hall is the busiest.
In addition to sports competitions, the most eye-catching are the arts and sports programs, which are divided into primary school, junior high school, high school and university groups, and all schools in Fengming City will participate.
Ji Tian changed into a skirt decorated with camellia petals and looked out the window: "Lian Xing, where is your brother?"
Chen Lianxing's face turned pale and she stammered, "Maybe it hasn't arrived yet." She didn't dare tell Ji Tian the truth, for fear that Miss Ji would think she was worthless.
Ji Tian didn't suspect anything and asked the makeup artist to come in and do her makeup.
Because the second daughter of the Ji family is very wealthy, they have a professional makeup artist for their show. Ji Tian's makeup is extremely delicate, and she is the most eye-catching person in the entire lounge.
In contrast, students in other lounges seemed to be in a state of panic.
Dai Ning was in the high school group, waiting for Li Hu to bring her clothes. All the students' clothes were prepared in advance, but Dai Ning joined temporarily, so her clothes needed to be customized.
She sat on a high stool, leaning over the table and chewing Skittles.
The boys were all looking at her secretly. She was really beautiful. Even though she never took the initiative to talk to them and her eyes were arrogant, it was impossible to dislike her.
The girls had more complicated feelings, some envied her, while others hated her.
Zhang Youying came over with a cold face and took Dai Ning off the chair: "Li Hu asked you to go to the locker room to change clothes."
Seeing that she looked like she was still sleepy, Zhang Youying couldn't stand it anymore, so he simply grabbed her wrist and dragged her away.
The girl's wrist was slender and somewhat soft. Zhang Youying held it in his palm and couldn't help but loosen it.
"I'm warning you, Li Hu is in charge of this matter. If you mess it up and implicate him, I'll make you pay."
"Why do you like him so much?" Dai Ning was very curious. One person gave unconditionally to another, even if the other person turned a blind eye. Is love in the world so undignified? She glanced at Zhang Youying's ugly background costume and was very puzzled.
"You wouldn't understand even if I told you." Troublemaker.
The two of them came to the locker room and Li Hu was indeed waiting for them.
"Chen Daidai, change your skirt."
Zhang Youying couldn't help but take a look. The skirt was made of white gauze and was light and fluffy. If it was given to her, she probably wouldn't be able to wear it.
Daning took it and went to change into the skirt without worrying at all about it not fitting or not looking good.
The university group was the first to get ready. Ji Tian looked outside and his eyes lit up.
"Your brother is here."
Chen Lianxing opened her eyes wide in disbelief. What? She looked out, and sure enough, in front of the audience, she saw Chen Jing.
He was wearing a black shirt and sitting in a corner.
How could that be? Didn’t Chen Jing say he wouldn’t come? Did he change his mind
Chen Lianxing was confused, but in this situation, it was good that Chen Jing came, so she didn't have to keep up her lies.
The audience came one after another and filled the auditorium. This arts and sports festival was very lively.
The performance order started with the youngest group, with the elementary school group taking the stage and performing adorable performances. The junior high school group performed more mature performances, with a few adapted skits.
Time passed by minute by minute, and soon it was the high school group's turn. The filming of the stage could be seen from the lounge, and Ji Tian regarded these immature programs as a joke.
It is because of these people’s contrast that her appearance in a while will surely be stunning.
The students in the high school group included adult boys and girls, but in Ji Tian's opinion, they were still too immature.
Until the host called out: "The next program is the adapted fairy tale "Sleeping Beauty" brought by Fengming No. 9 Middle School."
There have been adapted programs in the past few years, but the magical adaptation of fairy tales is obviously very eye-catching.
The stage lights came on, and the beginning of the story was very ordinary, telling about the king's past of fighting all over the world. Ji Tian looked at the screen and thought that the boy who played the king was good-looking. He looked evil, but he acted out a cold temperament.
Unfortunately, Chen Jing already possessed the true sense of coldness without having to act.
The scene changes, history changes, and on a rainy night, the heroine, the princess, walks into the forest alone.
The background light suddenly dimmed, and the gloomy forest made people sweat for the princess.
The scene was well created, and the students watching below couldn't help but look up.
A light laugh came from the stage, and a circle of rich light gradually appeared on the rotten tree trunk.
The light and shadow moved from the bottom to the top, and a pair of jade feet tied with silk ribbons slowly moved upwards, the slender and white calves were naked, and the veil hung down, swaying in the wind.
Gradually, light and shadow fell on her cheek.
Chen Jing raised his eyes, and his gray-brown pupils reflected her appearance. The girl on the stage had a wicked smile, holding a light sword in her hand, pointing at the princess in the center of the stage. Her long brown curly hair fell down, and there was a purple gem on her forehead, which was both charming and gorgeous.
That evening when he picked her up, Chen Jing never thought that she would be so beautiful.
Not to mention the hot-blooded students, adults were all stunned. Are today's high school students so beautiful? Some people would believe that she was a celebrity guest star.
Chen Lianxing in the lounge bit her lip. So that's how it was! Chen Jing didn't come to see her at all.
Unexpectedly, someone around her reacted more strongly than her.
Ji Tian stared at the screen intently, her hands holding the water cup trembling, and she lost her composure and stood up from the chair.
It turned out to be... Ji Daining! Didn't she die in Xinghua Village three years ago