Last night, Jiang Tu seemed to have fallen into some kind of madness and intoxication, and was extremely out of control. Zhu Xingyao didn't know if all men were like this in bed, but she didn't know that Jiang Tu could be so bad at times. She was not mentally prepared at all.
In her memory, Jiang Tu had always been cold and restrained, and he was the one who had secretly loved her for twelve years.
I've really been thinking about it for too many years, so it all exploded at once
"You..." Zhu Xingyao pushed him with a red face, urging him, "You get out first! Get out, get out..."
Jiang Tu woke up very early last night after tossing and turning until late at night. He was very excited and couldn't sleep. He smiled and seemed to be in a good mood: "Call me if you need anything. Come out for dinner after washing up."
He got up and walked out.
Zhu Xingyao felt uncomfortable all over, with some unspeakable pain. She slowly moved her legs stiffly to wash up. Looking at the empty bathroom, she really wanted a bathtub to take a bath. Zhu Xingyao was not sure whether Jiang Tu would lose control like this next time. She was a little scared.
She took another hot shower and felt better. Her suitcase was open on the floor of the room, and she changed her clothes before going out.
Jiang Tu sat at the dining table. He looked up at her. When their eyes met, the air was filled with ripples. On the table were several exquisite dishes, which were takeouts from the restaurant where Lin Jiayu and Lao Yuan had a blind date last time. He stood up and said, "Let's eat first. Last time you said that the shrimp balls and steamed fish here are delicious."
Zhu Xingyao was very hungry. She finished a bowl of Jiang Tusheng's chicken soup and looked up at him: "Please take me home later. I don't have many thick clothes in my suitcase. I need to go back and change my luggage. I have to go to Beijing tomorrow."
Jiang Tu paused and asked, "What are you going to Beijing for?"
"Sister Hua has negotiated a few endorsements, one of which is tied to Xixi. I'm going to sign the contract." Zhu Xingyao ate a shrimp ball. There were only six shrimp balls in total. She picked one up for him. "Xixi is having a concert at the Ho-Si Stadium on February 12. Did you know that?"
Jiang Tu nodded: "Yeah, I heard about it from Ding Xiang."
Li Xixi has been very popular in the past two years. In 2018, she released a new album and held a national tour at the same time. The first stop was the Hexi Stadium in Jiangcheng on February 12. This is the first time that Li Xixi has held a concert in Jiangcheng. She is a native of Jiangcheng. If you pay more attention when walking on the street, you will see many promotional posters.
However, Zhu Xingyao felt that Jiang Tu probably didn't notice.
She said: "I want to be her special guest at Xixi's concert."
Jiang Tu raised his eyes: "Okay, I'll buy some tickets."
Zhu Xingyao finished eating all the shrimp balls. She regained her energy and smiled at him: "No need, Xixi has a VIP ticket for free."
In the afternoon, Jiang Tu sent Zhu Xingyao home. Zhu Yunping was out, and only Ding Yu was at home. Jiang Tu walked into Zhu's house carrying Zhu Xingyao's suitcase. Ding Yu glanced at him and asked Zhu Xingyao, "Aren't you going to arrive in the evening?"
Zhu Xingyao lowered his head and said, "I came back early last night."
Jiang Tu paused, and Ding Yu was silent for a few seconds before saying, "Put your luggage back in the room first. Jiang Tu, will you stay for dinner tonight?"
"Thank you, Auntie, but I have an appointment with a client in the evening." Jiang Tu said calmly.
Zhu Xingyao pulled him upstairs, and Jiang Tu put down her suitcase. He looked around her room and felt that the apartment he was living in was a bit small, and the master bedroom was much smaller than her room. The house Jiang Tu was living in was arranged by the company, and he felt that it was time to buy a house.
Zhu Xingyao sat on the bed, feeling a little sleepy and not wanting to move.
Jiang Tu came over, put his hand on her face, and whispered, "If you are tired, just sleep for a while. I will go back first. I will take you to the airport tomorrow morning."
"No need. I'm going with Sister Hua and Xiaokui. You don't have to come and see me off." Zhu Xingyao smiled, stood up and took his arm. "I'll see you to the door."
At ten o'clock in the evening, Zhu Yunping came back. Zhu Xingyao watched the news with him in the living room. She turned around and asked, "Dad, do you think Jiang Tu is good enough now?"
Zhu Yunping recalled that night when Jiang Tu tried his best to suppress his pain, lowered his head, and smoked one cigarette after another in silence in front of him. He only asked a few questions, and the rest of the time he just listened to him. In the end, Jiang Tu's eyes were red, full of self-blame, and he said sorry to him.
Zhu Yunping didn't expect that he would go straight to Zhu Xingyao. He put his arm around his daughter's shoulders and smiled: "Don't blame Dad for being prejudiced against him. Now the prejudice has been eliminated. He is really very kind to you and has always been very good."
The next day at noon, Zhu Xingyao met up with Li Xixi in Beijing. The contract was signed very quickly and it was only three o'clock when it was finished. Zhu Xingyao had nothing to do, so he got in the car with Li Xixi and went to the practice room to watch her rehearse.
In the evening, the two had dinner at a nearby restaurant and finally had time to chat.
Zhu Xingyao said, "Jiang Tu knows what happened that year." She also told Li Xixi that Jiang Tu went to Dubai to find her.
Li Xixi was stunned for a moment after hearing this: "So, he came all the way to find you, but you two didn't have any passion? He is really patient!" She leaned over and asked with narrowed eyes, "I tell you, a man will get sick if he endures too long. Jiang Tu has been enduring for too long, right?"
Zhu Xingyao: “…”
She looked at Li Xixi: "He's great."
Li Xixi exclaimed, and then her eyes widened: "You... did it?"
Zhu Xingyao blushed and said embarrassedly: "Well, I came back early the day before yesterday and went to his house." She leaned over and whispered to Li Xixi. Jiang Tu was really not unable to do it. On the contrary, he might have been holding it in for too long, and it was terrible when he exploded.
Li Xixi looked at her ambiguously: "Isn't it? I've been thinking about it for so many years."
At this time, Lin Jiayu sent a message to Zhu Xingyao: "Xingxing, when will you come back?"
Zhu Xingyao made a video call, and Lin Jiayu answered. When she saw that she was with Li Xixi, she exclaimed, "Where are you guys?"
Zhu Xingyao smiled: "Beijing."
Lin Jiayu curled her lips: "I thought you were all in Jiangcheng."
"Haha, we will definitely call you in Jiangcheng." Li Xixi was happy. She remembered something and said hurriedly, "Oh, there is something I was about to tell you. I almost forgot. You haven't sold the film and television rights of the book "Waiting for the Stars", right?"
Lin Jiayu glanced at Zhu Xingyao and said embarrassedly: "No, it's a true story after all. Even if Xingxing said it was up to me, I still feel that if I really sold it, it would be like exchanging you for money..."
"We don't mind!" Li Xixi took the phone from Zhu Xingyao and said excitedly, "I know a famous screenwriter. You should know that Tang Xin, the boss of Shiguang Films, likes the theme of secret love very much. She contacted you but was rejected, so she found me and told me that she wanted to buy the copyright and work with you. I think it's really no problem. How many people's stories can be adapted into movies?" She looked at Zhu Xingyao, "Xingxing, do you mind?"
Zhu Xingyao thought for a moment and said, "I have been on campus forums for more than ten years, and basically everything that needs to be exposed has been exposed."
"Waiting for the Stars" puts Jiang Tu, who was in the dark, into the light, exposing the secrets that have been buried for many years, and returning everyone to the clearest and most correct position. If there is no such book, when people talk about the legend of No. 1 Middle School and mention the names of Zhu Xingyao and Lu Ji, they will definitely remember the star lights that Lu Ji made when he was pursuing her. They may be bound together for life. Jiang Tu is such a cold person, he will not explain anything to others, but Jiangcheng is so small that he will always meet alumni. He felt a little uncomfortable when he heard those words, and Zhu Xingyao thought he felt uncomfortable, even a little.
Li Xixi looked at the video: "Look, Xingxing didn't say anything. You're mainly worried that Lu Ji would mind, right?"
After all, Lu Ji was given the script for the despicable and dishonest second male lead.
Lin Jiayu was silent and nodded.
After "Waiting for the Stars" was exposed, many people initially focused on the male and female protagonists, but after watching it, they realized that the second male protagonist's deskmate had a crush on him.
Lin Jiayu has received a lot of messages recently: "So you used to have a crush on Mr. Lu!"
There are even people in the group.
There is no way Lu Ji didn't know.
But he didn't say a word.
Of course Lu Ji knew about this. Xu Xiangyang told him first, and then someone in the class chatted with him privately. Lu Ji was really shocked at first, but then Zhou Yuan said, "There are so many girls in high school who like you, and there is no shortage of Lin Jiayu. It's normal for her to like you."
So many years have passed. Lin Jiayu is different from Jiang Tu. Even if they had a crush on each other, that is over.
He went to the hospital to chat with his grandfather. Grandpa Lu shook his head and said, "You, your storytelling ability is not as good as your deskmate's."
Lu Ji smiled bitterly: "I'm not a novelist."
Grandpa Lu asked, "What's her name?"
Lu Ji said: "Lin Jiayu."
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There was only one day until Christmas, and the streets were filled with festive atmosphere. Even the airport terminal had a Christmas tree. At eight o'clock in the evening, Zhu Xingyao, wearing a thick scarf with her face buried in it, lowered her head and walked towards the parking lot. Xiaokui and Xiaotian followed behind, pushing their luggage.
In the night, Jiang Tu stood by the car and watched her approach.
Zhu Xingyao was very happy. She smiled with her big eyes, winked at him, and took the initiative to sit in the passenger seat.
As usual, Xiaokui and Xiaotian put down their suitcases and left.
Jiang Tu got into the driver's seat and turned to look at her: "Are you hungry?"
Zhu Xingyao looked at him: "I'm hungry. I want to eat duck blood vermicelli. I'll go to Cao Ji's." She didn't dare to go last time because she was afraid of being recognized by the boss. Now Jiang Tu knows about it. What is she afraid of? She wrinkled her nose and said, "I haven't eaten it for more than two months."
Jiang Tu smiled and drove the car towards the Jose Stadium.
The neon lights of the city illuminated the interior of the car. Zhu Xingyao rested his elbow on the car window, supporting his chin with his hands and looking at Jiang Tu's hands. His fingers were clean and slender. His cuffs were pulled back, revealing the black strap on his wrist. He seemed to have only two watches, and the other one had a dark brown strap.
She ordered a watch for him.
At around nine o'clock, there were not many people in Cao Ji Duck Blood Vermicelli Shop. Jiang Tu asked Zhu Xingyao to sit in the corner by the window while he went to order food.
The boss saw Jiang Tu but didn't recognize him at first, until Jiang Tu said, "Give me another bottle of room temperature soy milk."
He just reacted and said excitedly: "You are Jiang Tu, right?"
Jiang Tu's mouth curved slightly: "Yeah."
The boss exclaimed, and smiled happily, "I haven't seen you for many years. I almost didn't recognize you. You've been back for several months, right? I haven't seen you eat here before." He saw a beautiful woman sitting by the window, and asked in a low voice, "Is that Zhu Xingyao?"
They are all people who have watched "Waiting for the Stars".
Jiang Tu nodded calmly: "Yes."
He was about to pay, but the boss pushed his hand away and refused to take the money. "No, no, we haven't seen each other for so many years. This meal is my treat."
Zhu Xingyao looked up and saw Jiang Tu walking back with a blank expression. She couldn't help but laugh: "The boss is really enthusiastic."
Jiang Tu unscrewed the bottle cap and placed the soy milk in front of her: "It's still a little cold, just drink a few sips."
"Okay..." Zhu Xingyao took two sips and pursed his lips. "I heard that the soy milk manufacturer was about to go bankrupt. After Waiting for the Stars became popular, sales picked up again. Jiayu should get advertising fees from the manufacturer."
The boss personally delivered their order and happened to hear this. He smiled and replied, "Isn't it? My store is selling very well recently."
Zhu Xingyao muttered: "But it still doesn't taste as good as when we were in school."
Jiang Tu took it and took a sip, then said calmly, "It's a little bland."
"Can you taste it?" Zhu Xingyao asked curiously.
Jiang Tu never bought soy milk when he was in high school. After he went to college, he would buy a bottle whenever he thought of Zhu Xingyao. He smiled and didn't answer.
The boss looked at them with a smile, then turned and left.
Half an hour later, Jiang Tu left a fifty-dollar bill on the table and walked out of the store with Zhu Xingyao.
The car stopped in the parking lot of the Jose Stadium. Jiang Tu and Zhu Xingyao slowed down their pace. The two walked across the zebra crossing and turned around to see a familiar man coming towards them.
Zhu Xingyao froze for a moment, and Jiang Tu held her hand tightly.
After not seeing each other for many years, Chen Yi was nearly 40 years old, with wrinkles on the corners of his eyes and forehead, but he was still surrounded by a few hooligans as before. He looked at Jiang Tu across from him, stunned for a moment, and it took him a while to recognize him. Then he looked at the woman he was holding, although he could only see half of her face, he recognized Zhu Xingyao's eyes.
Jiang Tu stood there, looking at Chen Yi with cold eyes.
Chen Yi laughed: "Isn't this Jiang Tu? I didn't expect you to catch up with the goddess."
Jiang Tu took a step forward, but Zhu Xingyao quickly pulled him back, and he looked down at her.
Zhu Xingyao pulled him forward and whispered, "Let's go." She didn't want to have any more conflicts with Chen Yi. Every time she met him, nothing good happened. She hoped that they would never meet again in this life.
Jiang Tu had many reasons to hate Chen Yi. He caused him to fail the college entrance examination and hurt Zhu Xingyao both physically and mentally. He clenched his jaw and tried hard to suppress the urge to rush forward and beat Chen Yi.
When they reached the gymnasium entrance, Zhu Xingyao stopped, turned around and hugged him, rubbing her head against his chest, and said coquettishly, "Brother Tu... Forget it, there's no point in hating him. I don't want you to be unhappy."
Jiang Tu turned his face away and took a deep breath. He looked down at her and said, "Okay."
Back in the car, Jiang Tu drove directly back to the apartment without asking Zhu Xingyao's opinion.
The car stopped in the underground garage, and the two got out. Jiang Tu pulled Zhu Xingyao towards the elevator. Zhu Xingyao looked back hurriedly: "Aren't you going to take your luggage? My luggage is all in the car."
"I'll take you upstairs first, and I'll come down to get it later." Jiang Tu took her to the safe passage.
Zhu Xingyao hesitated for a moment and stood at the door, refusing to go in. She whispered, "What..."
Jiang Tu held her waist, lowered his head and kissed her hair, and said softly, "Let's go up through the safe passage."
“Why? There’s an elevator…” Zhu Xingyao frowned, very resistant.
Jiang Tu looked down at her and asked patiently, "What is the safe passage used for?"
Zhu Xingyao remained silent.
Jiang Tu said: "It's used for escape."
He paused, held her face, and looked at her with his dark eyes: "Xingxing, natural disasters and man-made disasters are sometimes inevitable. We don't know when an accident will happen. If there is really a fire, I can take you away when I am with you, but what if? What will you do if I am not with you? When escaping, everyone else ran away, no one could take care of you, and you didn't dare to leave..." He swallowed and repeated in a low voice, "Hmm? What will you do?"
He asked himself: What should I do
Even Zhu Yunping had never asked her this question.
Zhu Xingyao stared at him blankly.
Jiang Tu looked at her, and suddenly his heart softened. He leaned over and picked her up sideways: "I'll carry you up first this time, and you have to walk by yourself next time, until you get used to it and are no longer afraid."
Zhu Xingyao suddenly lost her balance and quickly hugged his neck. She looked at him and said, "You live on the fifteenth floor..."
Jiang Tu lowered his eyes: "The 25th floor is no problem, you are very light."
The author has something to say: The safety passage is for escape, Xingxing should listen to Tu Ge~
Tang·Xiaofupo·Xin is here to guest star! There is a big plot chapter later. I think I will finish writing it around dusk tomorrow and then update it together. After finishing this plot, it will be almost done... Everyone is heading towards their own ending.
There are 200 red envelopes~