When Xie Jingxian arrived, he saw Jiang Juan standing under the streetlight, looking like he was waiting for someone.
It was already past two o'clock in the morning, and even in a bustling metropolis like City A, there were not many pedestrians on the road. Xie Jingxian glanced over, and Jiang Juan was the only one to be seen under the dim streetlights.
Jiang Juan seemed to be tired from waiting, so he squatted down on the ground. Xie Jingxian saw him lower his head and fiddle with the phone, his slender fingertips were dancing on the phone interface, as if he was sending a message to someone again.
The phone in his pocket vibrated suddenly, Xie Jingxian took it out to see that it was a message from Jiang Juan.
Paper: Have you arrived yet? I'm about to be bitten to death by mosquitoes.
Coupled with Jiang Juan's movement of squatting on the ground at this time, these words really showed a bit of grievance. Xie Jingxian couldn't help bending his lips, and he replied: "Look up."
"Look ahead."
The phone vibrated twice, and Jiang Juan raised his head. When he saw Xie Jingxian, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly got up and walked over.
Jiang Juan smiled and said, "Xie Jingxian, you are here."
Xie Jingxian stood still in front of Jiang Juan, nodded slightly, but his eyes fell behind him. Behind Jiang Juan was a magnificent building, which was a five-star hotel. Jiang Juan obviously had nowhere to go.
Jiang Juan followed Xie Jingxian's gaze, how could he not understand what Xie Jingxian was thinking. He said softly: "I'm not used to living in hotels, and no one talks, it's too boring."
Hearing Jiang Juan's explanation, Xie Jingxian looked back at the person in front of him.
Xie Jingxian's eyes were extremely dark and deep, Jiang Juan couldn't figure out what he was thinking for a while, so he smiled and said, "You, you don't want to send me back, do you?"
Xie Jingxian didn't speak, Jiang Juan was shocked: "You don't really think so, do you?"
He thought he could have a discussion with Xie Jingxian: "You came all the way here just to send me back to the hotel, isn't it worth it?"
Xie Jingxian still didn't speak, just stared at him.
Jiang Juan thought for a while, and then suggested: "Why don't you go to the hotel with me?"
Xie Jingxian finally had a reaction, shook his head and said, "No need." He turned around and walked away. Seeing that Jiang Juan didn't follow, he didn't need to ask, "Do you want to go back to the hotel?"
Only then did Jiang Juan realize that he smiled and chased after him, walking side by side with Xie Jingxian.
Jiang Juan said to Xie Jingxian: "Did you just tease me about your feelings? Why are you so bad?"
Jiang Juan originally thought that Xie Jingxian's indifferent temper would not respond to his words, but unexpectedly Xie Jingxian hummed, and he couldn't help shaking his head, feeling very emotional.
Xie Jingxian asked him: "What?"
Jiang Juan said: "I was just thinking, those who are close to vermilion are red and those who are close to ink are black, classmate Xie, you have also become black-bellied."
Xie Jingxian rolled his eyes, as a response to Jiang Juan's comment. He turned around to take a taxi, and in an instant, the smiles in his eyes disappeared, leaving only boundless indifference.
Xie Jingxian's home is not far from Jincheng High School.
It was an old and dilapidated community, both the lines and the roads in the community had become messy and dilapidated.
Xie Jingxian led Jiang Juan into the room, he turned on the light, found a pair of slippers for Jiang Juan, and said, "Sit down, I'll clean up the room for you."
Jiang Juan nodded and sat down on the sofa.
Seeing Xie Jingxian go in to make up the bed, Jiang Juan looked around curiously.
This house is not big, about 60 square meters, with two bedrooms and one living room. Compared with the Jiang family, it's an understatement to say it's simple, but it's clean and tidy here, but it lacks the breath of life. It gives the current Jiang family the same feeling as Jiang Juan, giving people a cold feeling.
The location here is not good, and the environment is also very bad, but it will be much easier to have a house of your own in City A.
This house was left by Xie Sinian and Zhang Hui. Ten years ago, the house price was not as scary as it is now. Xie Sinian and Zhang Hui fell in love freely and got married after graduation.
At that time, the two of them still had some savings. Their parents sponsored a sum of money for them, and they borrowed some from their friends. They pieced it together, and finally owned a house of their own in the metropolis of City A.
At that time, Xie Jingxian's biological mother, Wang Wenwen, was still alive. On the day Xie Sinian and Zhang Hui moved into their new home, Wang Wenwen took Xie Jingxian to congratulate them.
According to the original book, Xie Jingxian didn't have that memory, but heard his grandfather mention it later. Later, Xie Sinian and Zhang Hui also went, and only grandpa and Xie Jingxian were left to live here.
Jiang Juan knew that in this seemingly small room, there were traces of the most important people in Xie Jingxian's life.
So this house is very important to Xie Jingxian.
Just as he was in a daze, his cell phone rang suddenly. Jiang Juan took it out to see that it was Jiang Yue's news.
Jiang Yue said that Jiang Qin was so angry that he didn't want to stay at home for a moment. After Jiang Juan left, he asked his secretary to book a plane ticket, and it was time to board the plane in a while.
Jiang Yue transferred a sum of money to Jiang Juan's card, telling him to take good care of himself, buy whatever he wants, and don't wrong himself. She will try to persuade Jiang Qin not to worry.
Jiang Juan: ...
No wonder the relationship between Jiang’s father and son in the original book is tense. If there is a problem with their relationship, they suppress it and don’t want to solve it. Isn’t that more and more conflicts? Relationship is getting worse
Jiang Juan pressed the phone, thought for a while, and then sent an explanation of the whole fight to Jiang Qin's phone, but he didn't expect WeChat to remind them that they were not friends.
Jiang Qin actually deleted him.
Jiang Juan: ... Dad, you are really self-willed.
Jiang Juan copied and pasted that explanation to Jiang Yue. Jiang Yue replied quickly: "Okay, mom knows that Xiao Juan is a good boy. Just don't be so impulsive next time, you know? Doing it will not solve any problems." She also said that she would make it clear to Jiang Qin.
Looking at the long paragraphs of text sent by Jiang Yue, Jiang Juan felt warm in his heart, and he replied with "OK".
After a while, Jiang Yue's news came again.
"I told your dad."
Jiang Juan raised his eyebrows: "What did Dad say?"
After a while, Jiang Yue's reply came: "Your father said that he has changed the fingerprints on the door lock. If you can't get into the top 100 in the exam, don't go home."
Jiang Juan: ...
As soon as Xie Jingxian came out, he saw Jiang Juan holding his forehead, looking helpless. He paused, Jiang Juan heard the movement and looked over, his eyes met.
Jiang Juan turned off the phone and smiled: "Then what, Xie Jingxian, I was on the way just now and I said I would trouble you for a night, now look..."
Xie Jingxian raised his eyebrows, waiting for him to continue.
Jiang Juan said, "Can you let me stay a few more days?"
When the results of the monthly exam came out, he would go home in a good mood.
As Jiang Juan said, he handed over the phone, Xie Jingxian glanced at it, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes, but it was fleeting. He raised his eyebrows slightly, and said, "Only when you enter the top 100 in your grade can you go home?"
Jiang Juan nodded: "Yes."
Xie Jingxian thought for a while, and said seriously: "I can rent the house to you until you graduate from high school."
Jiang Juan's eyes widened, what did Xie Jingxian mean by that? Does it mean that it is impossible for him to enter the top 100 in his grade before he graduates
The sarcasm was really twists and turns, and people with slow brains might not be able to react for a while.
Jiang Juan looked at Xie Jingxian's face and was stunned. He thought to himself why this person is like this, his temper is too bad.
Is that the way you usually pretend