The two didn't have much contact in college, but Lu Ji was popular and people in the class always liked him in the group, so he would occasionally come out and chat.
Lin Jiayu's identity is awkward. She is Jiang Tu's childhood sweetheart. She knows Jiang Tu's secrets and Lu Ji's secrets. She has chosen to stand on Jiang Tu's side and stay away from Lu Ji and Zhu Xingyao at that time.
Lin Jiayu didn’t know what to say to Lu Ji, and Lu Ji probably didn’t know either.
Whenever Lu Ji appeared in the class group, Lin Jiayu would peek at the screen and occasionally search for keywords in the chat history.
Sometimes Lin Jiayu would wonder how familiar she was with Lu Ji. They had been deskmates for two years, and he had no baggage or even any secrets in front of her.
Lu Ji has always been the most real in front of Lin Jiayu.
Therefore, it is also the most relaxing.
Lin Jiayu poured herself a bowl of Tom Yum Goong soup and looked up at him: "The filming will start on September 25th. Didn't I tell you that?"
Lu Ji peeled a shrimp for himself and said indifferently: "No, what? You still want to invite me to participate?"
"No, I just want to tell you that the filming is basically all in No. 1 Middle School." Lin Jiayu stared at his hands. Lu Ji's hands were slender and white, and he was pleasing to the eye even when peeling a shrimp. She suddenly said, "Give me one."
"Um?"
Lu Ji looked confused and didn't understand.
Lin Jiayu said, "Please peel one for me too."
Lu Ji paused, looked at her calmly, and put the shrimp he was about to put into his mouth into the small bowl in front of her. After a while, she said again: "Give me another one."
Another time passed.
Lin Jiayu: "Give me another one."
Lu Ji pursed his lips and said, "Lin Jiayu, can't you do it yourself?"
Lin Jiayu said confidently: "I'm too lazy to do it. Your hands are already dirty anyway."
Lu Ji: “…”
He groaned, and resigned himself to his fate, picked up another shrimp, slowly peeled it, and put it in her bowl. Lin Jiayu smiled and said, "Thank you." She bit the shrimp and secretly looked at his expression, and found that he only looked disgusted for a few seconds, and then returned to normal.
After dinner, Lu Ji peeled eight shrimps for Lin Jiayu.
After getting in the car, Lu Ji asked, "Where do you live?"
Lin Jiayu said the name of the hotel and Lu Ji drove out.
When they got downstairs of the hotel, Lu Ji took her things from the back seat and handed them to her: "Go back."
Lin Jiayu took it, looked up at him, and asked in confusion: "You're not going to scold me?"
He didn't mention much about the script or the movie that whole night. She had prepared herself for him to scold her, but not only did he not scold her, he also got her shoes and peeled shrimps, working hard without complaint.
Lu Ji put his hands in his trouser pockets and looked at her nonchalantly: "What can I do by scolding you? Can I make you swallow the movie script back or destroy all the novels?"
Lin Jiayu: “…”
She whispered, "I don't have the ability to do that. I've received the money and can't give it back."
Lu Ji laughed: "I also received the money, and I can't spit it out."
Lin Jiayu: “…”
Is he talking about the red envelope she sent
"Then you are really easy to bribe."
She couldn't help laughing. She received millions, but the red envelopes she gave him were less than 3,000 yuan...
Lin Jiayu's eyes are like the moon, and they bend when she smiles. Especially after she learned how to draw eyeliner, her eyes look particularly beautiful when she smiles, and they are very contagious. Lu Ji remembered that his grandfather praised her for her good looks, and he could tell at a glance that she didn't have any bad intentions. He looked at her for a few seconds and said softly, "Go up."
After returning home, Lu Ji put the book into the bookshelf. He leaned against the desk and was in a daze for a few seconds. He could see that Lin Jiayu seemed to still like him. He didn't know how much, but what was certain was that she had a good impression of him.
Why did she like him? He was clearly described as such a bad person in the book.
When he was in high school, he was indeed not open and honest enough. Some things had been weighing on his heart for years, and he still felt suffocated when he thought about them.
Ten thirty at night.
Lin Jiayu has packed her luggage, put on a facial mask, and is lying on the bed watching variety shows.
Suddenly, I received a WeChat message.
Lu Ji: "Lin Jiayu, what did you like about me when you were in high school?"
Lin Jiayu was stunned. She lowered her head to look at her phone and bit her lip. After a while, she replied, "Why do you ask this suddenly?"
Lu Ji: “Curious.”
Lin Jiayu: “…”
You are direct and curious... Do I have to satisfy your curiosity
The other party is typing...
Lu Ji: "I used to think you looked down on me, or even hated me."
Lin Jiayu's feelings towards Lu Ji are indeed complicated. Intellectually speaking, she really shouldn't like Lu Ji, because Lu Ji likes Zhu Xingyao, and he is secretly competing with Jiang Tu. She can fully understand Jiang Tu's situation, but he can't say it out loud.
But Lu Ji... He didn't say it out loud, maybe because of his youthful arrogance, or maybe because he couldn't bear to give up that relationship.
In any case, he was certainly not upright enough and he had his dark side.
And she is the one who sees it most clearly.
Lin Jiayu thought for a long time. She didn't know what answer Lu Ji wanted, nor did she know what situation her answer would push the two of them into. After thinking for a long time, she slowly replied: "Although I know you have shortcomings, you clearly know that those things were done by Jiang Tu, and you didn't deny it. I was very angry, but maybe if you really said it, things would be different, not necessarily better than now."
Lu Ji frowned and was about to type.
When you see “The other person is typing…”
She hasn't finished speaking yet.
He leaned back on the sofa and waited.
Lin Jiayu: "As for why I like you, it's very simple."
Lin Jiayu: "Lu Ji, you may have forgotten that you are the idol of our No. 1 Middle School. You have good grades, were recommended to Tsinghua University, and most importantly, you are handsome! Female students are superficial and only look at the surface."
Lin Jiayu: "It just so happens that I am just a superficial female classmate."
So, I fall in love with you.
It seems like a very simple thing.
Finally, Lin Jiayu also posted an emoticon package: Super righteous jpg.
Lu Ji: “…”
He laughed angrily, leaned back on the sofa and stared at the phone screen, wondering what else she might say. After waiting for half a minute, she didn't send him any more messages.
The next morning, when Lu Ji was shaving in front of the mirror, he subconsciously looked at the man in the mirror. He was a 27-year-old man, single, without bad habits, handsome, with a house, a car and a career in Beijing. He was a golden bachelor in the eyes of others.
At noon, Lu's mother called: "Are you coming back this weekend?"
Lu Ji looked at the computer and said, "No, I'll go back during the National Day holiday."
Mother Lu said with a smile, "That's perfect. The daughter of your father's good friend has recently returned to China. She's quite pretty. You can come back and meet her and have dinner with her."
"No, I told you not to arrange blind dates for me anymore." Lu Ji frowned, "I don't need it."
Mother Lu said happily: "Don't you know how famous you are now? The girls all know about your high school life, but they still like you. It's all in the past, so don't keep yourself closed. You're already 27 or 28 years old, and you're not dating. When are you going to get married? Xu Xiangyang and Li Xixi are getting married soon, right? Look at them..."
"They broke up."
"… "
Mother Lu was stunned for a long time before asking, "Is it true?"
Lu Ji said calmly: "Really."
Mother Lu thought for a moment and said, "They will make up in a few days, right? Don't they break up often?"
Lu Ji clicked the mouse, somewhat nonchalantly: "It seems impossible to get back together. They have been separated for almost a month." He didn't know whether Li Xixi was serious this time, but Xu Xiangyang was really anxious this time and was preparing to propose to her. If he didn't succeed, he would die.
After a while, Mother Lu snorted, "He can break up as he pleases. You can date your relatives and have your love life. It won't interfere!"
Lu Ji: “…”
That's true, but he doesn't want to go on a blind date.
After finally coaxing his mother into submission, Lu Ji hung up the phone and sighed softly. He suddenly remembered that Lin Jiayu had complained in her circle of friends about her family forcing her to go on blind dates. He licked the corner of his mouth and lowered his head to open WeChat.
Lu Ji looked through Lin Jiayu's circle of friends and found that her last blind date was a few months ago.
He thought about it and sent a message to Lin Jiayu: "Lin Jiayu, are you still going on a blind date recently?"
Lin Jiayu had just boarded the plane and the flight attendant was reminding passengers to turn their phones to flight mode.
She looked down at the message, wondering why Lu Ji suddenly asked this question.
Lin Jiayu: "Not recently. The last blind date was introduced by Jiang Tu."
Lin Jiayu: "Student Lu, do you want to introduce me too?"