Unknowingly, several cold waves passed by, and the weather in Yun City became completely cold.
Under Lu Zhinian's tutoring, Jiang Suichu's English improved significantly. In the last monthly English test, he scored 113 points, ranking directly among the top 50 in his grade.
There is a row of bulletin boards in the school cultural square, and the list of the top 100 students in each major exam is posted there.
After the evening self-study get out of class, Jiang Suichu ran to the square and took a photo of the list.
She circled the name of Lu Zhinian, who was ranked first, with a red marker, and then found her own name.
There are 45 people between them.
She sent the photo to Lu Zhinian: [I will definitely catch up with you&Struggle]
When Lu Zhinian saw the news, he curled his lips and replied to her: "Okay, I'll wait for you & touch my head"
Lu Zhinian had just returned home. He put on his shoes and went upstairs while chatting with her, [Not back to the dormitory yet? 】
It was very cold, and Jiang Suichu didn't want to type, so he replied by voice: "I'm walking to the dormitory."
Lu Zhinian threw her schoolbag on the desk in the study room and clicked on the voice. She could tell from the voice that she was cold and her voice was trembling.
The Cultural Square is some distance from the dormitory. There is a cold wave today and the wind is strong. He frowned and sent her a message directly, "It's cold outside, go back to the dormitory quickly."
Jiang Suchu wanted to reply to him, but then he received a voice message from Lu Zhinian, "Reply to me when you get to the dormitory, be good."
There were only a few scattered people in the square. After listening to Lu Zhinian's voice, Jiang Suichu raised the corner of his mouth and said softly, "Oh."
She put her phone in her pocket, pulled off her scarf to cover most of her face, and headed to the dormitory to avoid the cold wind. When passing the intersection where men and women sleep, several weak cat calls came from the Xiangfei bamboo forest on the roadside.
There has always been a stray cat nearby. Jiang Suichu met it several times and even bought sausages for it. However, she hasn't seen it for several days recently, and she thought it was because the weather was cold and the kitten had found another warm place.
Xiangfei bamboo grows very densely, and the light here is not good. Jiang Suichu only heard the sound of the kitten but did not see where it was. She knelt down, took out her cell phone and turned on the flashlight to shine inside.
Sure enough, it was the kitten with yellow and white stripes.
The kitten hid behind small stones in the bamboo forest. It was so cold that it shivered from the cold, and even its cry sounded trembling.
"Mimi, come here." Jiang Suichu stretched out his hand and called the kitten through the dense Xiangfei bamboo.
She had fed it several times, and the kitten probably still remembered her. When it saw her, it waved "meow" and walked towards Jiang Suchu tremblingly.
Jiang Suichu picked it up, held it in his arms, and touched its back, "Poor little boy, isn't it too cold?"
It was trembling all over.
Pets are not allowed in the dormitory, and since she does not live alone in the dormitory, it is not easy for her to take it back directly.
She thought for a moment and touched the kitten's head. "How about you wait for me here for a while? I'll look for the cardboard box."
The bamboo forest is paved with pebbles, not even weeds, it's cold.
Lu Zhinian told her in the morning that tonight would be the coldest cold wave in Yun City, and the temperature would definitely be close to freezing at night.
If he were to spend the night like this, he might freeze to death.
Jiang Suichu couldn't bear it. She gathered some dry bamboo leaves falling on the ground into a pile, and then gently placed the kitten on it.
She stretched out her index finger and tapped the kitten's head, "Just wait for me."
Jiang Suichu ran back to the dormitory and pulled out a hard-shell cardboard box from under the bed. This carton is still the snacks that Uncle Pei bought for her before. She has not finished the whole box yet.
She took out all the remaining snacks and put them on the table in the dormitory, and said to her roommates: "See if you want to eat any of these snacks. You can take what you want."
The relationship in the dormitory is pretty good, and we often share snacks. Everyone was not polite and each picked out a few of their favorite foods.
He Min took a bag of nuts and saw Jiang Suichu rummaging through the box looking for something, so he asked her, "Sui Sui, what are you looking for?"
Jiang Suichu took out a few clothes from the closet that he had been reluctant to throw away before he could wear them, and put them into a cardboard box. He said, "I want to make a nest for the little kitten at the door of the dormitory. It's too cold."
Everyone in the dormitory knew the kitten. He Min put down the nuts and took out a sweater she didn't wear much from the cabinet and put it in the cardboard box. "I don't wear this sweater much, give it to the kitten."
Jiang Suichu smiled and said, "Then I'll thank you for Mimi."
After saying that, she forgot to put away her schoolbag, so she went out again holding the cardboard box.
Lu Zhinian estimated the time and felt that Jiang Suichu should have arrived in the dormitory. However, I didn't receive any message from her after waiting for several minutes.
In the end, I couldn't hold it back and sent her a message: [Are you in the dormitory? 】
Jiang Suichu had just finished making the kitten's nest when he received the news from Lu Zhinian. She picked up the kitten and carefully put it into the cardboard box.
She took out her mobile phone, squatted on the ground, took a photo of the kitten and sent it to Lu Zhinian.
[Look, the home I made for Mimi. 】
Even though she was sending text, Lu Zhinian seemed to hear the slight pride in her tone. He smiled lightly and clicked on the photo she sent.
The light in the photo is very dark, and you can only vaguely see the thick clothes in the cardboard box, and a yellow and white striped kitten curled up in the cardboard box.
Lu Zhinian narrowed his eyes slightly and zoomed in on the photo with two fingers. Why did he feel that this cat seemed familiar to him.
The phone vibrated, and Jiang Suichu sent another message: [Mimi is so cute. 】
She took a few more recent photos of the kitten and sent them to him.
A few bamboo leaves fell into the carton. When Lu Zhinian saw the leaves, he remembered that this cat was not the same cat that he had no eyesight to see that day.
He snorted and replied to her: "Not as cute as you." 】
Jiang Suchu: […………]
Lu Zhinian: [I’m serious. 】
Jiang Suichu squatted on the ground and raised the corners of his mouth: [Oh~]
Lu Zhinian: [Still not going back to the dormitory? Isn't it cold outside? 】
Jiang Suichu rubbed his frozen hands and replied: "Leng, come back now." 】
In fact, she was still a little worried about Kitty, so she exited the chat interface and opened the weather forecast. Sure enough, as Lu Zhinian said, the lowest temperature tonight will be below zero. Moreover, the weather forecast shows that it will rain again tomorrow night.
She squatted on the ground and looked at the poor kitten in the cardboard box, worrying about what she would do tomorrow. The carton can keep out the wind and cold, but it's not waterproof.
Buzz~buzz~~
Just when she was struggling with what to do, Lu Zhinian called.
Jiang Suichu sniffed, buried his face in his scarf and answered the phone, "Lu Zhinian."
"Yes." Lu Zhinian responded, hearing the sound of wind and the faint sound of a cat meowing over her side, "You haven't gone back yet?"
He just guessed that she would not be able to go back soon, and he was worried that she would be out in the cold for too long, so he called.
Sure enough, he guessed it right.
Jiang Suichu curled his lips, touched the kitten's head and said to him, "Lu Zhinian, I saw the weather forecast said it will rain tomorrow."
Lu Zhinian: "Well, what's wrong?"
Jiang Suichu gently poked the kitten's head with his index finger and said, "If it rains, the home I made for Mimi will get wet. What will Mimi do then?"
Lu Zhinian paused for a moment, not knowing how to answer her words. He even had a bad premonition. But he still followed her words and imitated her tone: "Then what do you want to do?"
Jiang Suchu bit his lower lip, trying his best not to laugh out loud, and continued to say in a tentative tone: "Lu Zhinian, don't you think Beibei is a little lonely alone?"
Lu Zhinian smiled, glanced at the snoring golden retriever lying at his feet, and said, "Beibei would be very happy if he knew that you treat him as a human being."
"As for loneliness, I don't think so. After all, there are quite a lot of people at home."
Jiang Suichu:…………
Jiang Suchu knew that he was deliberately picking on her. She stamped her foot and said angrily: "Oh, Lu Zhinian, you are annoying~"
Her voice didn't sound angry, but more like coquettishness.
Lu Zhinian was very helpful. He curled up his lips and said, "Zhuzhu, you are going a little too far."
Jiang Suchu: "Huh?"
Lu Zhinian: "I have helped you raise Beibei for almost ten years, and now I have to help you raise cats. Do you think you are a bit over the top? Huh?"
His voice was low and deep, but there was a smile in his voice.
Jiang Suichu's ears felt numb after hearing this. She raised her hand to rub her ears and mumbled a little embarrassedly: "I haven't said anything yet. How do you know what I want you to do?"
Lu Zhinian smiled, stood up and walked to the bedroom. As he walked, he said, "Because, I can read minds."
She really didn't explain, but Lu Zhinian knew her little tricks very well.
It's been like this since I was a child. If you want him to help you with something, you'll first show weakness and pretend to be pitiful, and then talk to him about it, just to let you understand what she means. If he didn't understand or didn't agree, she would stare at him with her big eyes aggrievedly until he agreed.
Although he is not with her now, he can already imagine what she looks like now.
Jiang Suichu picked up a dry bamboo leaf and pouted, "Tch, I don't believe it."
Back in the bedroom, Lu Zhinian took out a change of clothes from the cabinet and said to her: "Go back to the dormitory quickly. I will ask Aunt Wu to go to school to pick it up at noon tomorrow."
"Really?" Jiang Suichu's eyes lit up when he heard him say that.
Lu Zhinian put his phone on the bed and turned it on. While changing his clothes, he said, "When have I ever lied to you?"
Jiang Suchu thought about it and realized that Lu Zhinian had indeed not deceived her.
She pursed her lips and said, "Lu Zhinian, thank you..."
"Huh?" Before she could even say her thanks, she was blocked by Lu Zhinian's long, slightly threatening tone.
He said he didn't like her saying thank you.
Lu Zhinian changed his clothes, picked up his mobile phone and put it to his ear, coaxing softly: "Be good, go back to the dormitory quickly."
Jiang Suichu felt something sweet coming out of her heart. She said "oh" in a low voice, then looked both ways to make sure there was no one before whispering to the other end of the phone.
"Lu Zhinian, I really like you very much."
After saying that, he cut off the phone.
Lu Zhinian was stunned by her sudden confession. When he came to his senses, there was only a mechanical beep on the phone.
He looked at the phone and stood there with a low laugh, shaking his head helplessly.
After Jiang Suchu hung up the phone, she felt her face getting hotter and hotter. She put her hands on her face to try to cool down. Her expression was a little annoyed and a little shy, why couldn't she restrain herself from saying such disgusting words.
She knocked on her head. How would she face Lu Zhinian tomorrow?
"Meow~meow~"
The kitten looked at Jiang Suichu, whose face was as red as a red apple, got up and put its front feet on the edge of the carton and meowed twice.
Jiang Suichu glanced at the little kitten with a frown, stretched out his hand to scratch its soft belly, and said strangely: "Mimi, I'm doing this all for you."
"Meow~" the kitten meowed, docilely rubbing her palm.
Jiang Suchu's palm felt itchy when it rubbed against it, and he smiled.
Buzz~buzz~
A WeChat message came in on the phone, it was Lu Zhinian.
[I didn’t return to the dormitory for three minutes, so I took back what I just said. 】
[Take photos as evidence. 】
Jiang Suchu's eyes widened. Her dormitory was on the sixth floor! She didn't have time to reply to his message, so she said goodbye to the little kitten and ran to the dormitory with her schoolbag on her back.
Without taking a breath, he took three steps and two steps at a time, and finally made it back to the dormitory within the limit of three minutes.
She took a random photo of her bed with her cell phone and sent it, [Here we are. 】
Lu Zhinian: [Well, you can participate in the sports meeting at this speed. 】
Jiang Suchu: […………]
Jiang Suichu put down his schoolbag and replied angrily: [I also want to take back what I just said. 】
Lu Zhinian: [No way, I recorded it. 】
Jiang Suchu: [! ? 】
Lu Zhinian: [Want to recall? I send it to you? 】
Jiang Suchu: [No, no, no, I don’t want to. 】
She felt a little embarrassed even hearing the voice she usually sent out again, let alone hearing such disgusting words again.
She could probably dig out a magic castle.
Lu Zhinian smiled when he read her message. He didn't record it at all, he just wanted to tease her.
However, he still sent an audio clip to her network disk, which was today's English audio.
Lu Zhinian: [Today’s audio has been sent to your network disk, remember to receive it. 】
Jiang Suichu: [Oh~ Got it. 】
Lu Zhinian saw that it was getting late. She had spent a lot of time making a nest for the cat, and she must not have washed it yet.
[Go and wash up quickly. Go to bed early and don't stay up late. 】
This is what he tells her almost every day.
After finishing the chat, Jiang Suichu rushed to wash up before turning off the lights, and then climbed into bed. She opened the network disk to receive the audio sent to her by Lu Zhinian.
Today's audio is not long, just a few minutes, and it is a few lines from "Pumping Heart".
SOme Of US get dipped in flat. SOme in Satin. SOme in glOSS. BUt every OnCe in a While yOU find SOmeOne WhO'S irideSCent. and When yOU dO. nOthing Will ever COmpare.
(Some people live in high-rise buildings, some live in deep ditches, some are shining brightly, and some are covered in rust. There are thousands of kinds of people in the world. Don’t seek them from floating clouds. This person is like a rainbow. When you meet him, you will know he is there.)
All i kneW WaS that She had the mOSt beaUtifUl eyeS i'd ever Seen and that hiS Smile melted
(I only know that she has the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen)
my heart like the SUn meltS bUtter.
(Her smile melts my heart like butter.)
She and Lu Zhinian had just watched this movie in the video studio last week, and she still remembered that the original line was not "she" but "he".
Lu Zhinian changed the lines.
His deep magnetic voice circulated in his ears. Jiang Suchu bit his lip and read along with him silently in the dark.
However, when she read the last sentence, she did not read it according to Lu Zhinian's words, but read it according to the original lines.
All i kneW WaS that he had the mOSt beaUtifUl eyeS i'd ever Seen and that hiS Smile melted
(I only know that he has the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen)
my heart like the SUn meltS bUtter.
(His smile melted my heart like butter.)
