People will always fall in love with someone who is similar to themselves, or fall in love with the kind of person they aspire to be.
Ji Jingxi should be one of the few people around Zheng Linxu who has seen what he was like when he was young.
After staring at Zheng Linxu for a while, Ji Jingxi finally couldn't help but sigh: "I almost thought I saw you when you were twenty."
Zheng Linxu: "What?"
Ji Jingxi answered the question inappropriately: "Seriously, have you been quite tired these past few years?"
Zheng Linxu picked up the water bottle on the coffee table, unscrewed it, took a sip, and said lightly: "I'm used to it."
Ji Jingxi: "Actually, I don't think you and Fu Xiaozhi are suitable."
She continued in Zheng Linxu's confused eyes, "Don't you think her state is similar to yours in college? It's really normal for you to like her."
This was the first time Zheng Linxu heard such a statement. After Ji Jingxi finished speaking, he fell into deep thought.
He himself had never thought about the problem from this perspective before. He attributed his interest in dealing with Xiaozhi to hormonal effects.
But Ji Jingxi's words seemed to wake him up.
Zheng Linxu recalled the previous scenes of running, hiking, and climbing with Fu Xiaozhi.
She is as free as a gust of wind, unrestrained and bright.
She was born with a halo, and it's probably hard for anyone not to be attracted to her.
Seeing Zheng Linxu's silence, Ji Jingxi knew that he was starting to think about this matter seriously, so he struck while the iron was hot: "Think about it again. After solving these things, you will have no problem being together."
Zheng Linxu came back from his thoughts. He looked at Ji Jingxi and asked casually: "You said last time that your cousin had liked her a long time ago."
Ji Jingxi: "Well, in high school."
She knew about this matter before she met Fu Xiaozhi: "I heard he said it was because of a group fight in high school and a poor student was bullied. There were many people watching but no one took action. It was Fu Xiaozhi who rushed up. The one who stands out.”
Zheng Linxu suddenly laughed when he heard this. When Ji Jingxi described it like this, the scene at that time had already appeared in his mind.
You can even imagine Fu Xiaozhi's tone of voice.
"She hasn't changed in all these years." Zheng Lin said.
Ji Jingxi crossed his arms and looked at him, "You probably don't know how disgusting your tone is."
Zheng Linxu: "..."
Ji Jingxi: "There are still two months, you should think about it carefully."
——
After the engagement date was finalized, the Fu family began to prepare for the engagement ceremony of Fu Xiaozhi and Jin Yangshen.
Fu Xiaozhi had no idea on this matter and just let them arrange it.
The Spring Festival holiday passed by in a flash, and on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, Fu Xiaozhi returned to the foundation on time to start work, and Jin Yangshen also returned to his work.
After Jin Yangshen starts work, he will go on a business trip to southern Yunnan for a period of time. His return date has not yet been determined, and he will not be able to contact the outside world during this period.
The nature of his work was such that Fu Xiaozhi had been mentally prepared before, but he didn't feel anything special.
Before going on a business trip, Fu Xiaozhi and Jin Yangshen had a meal together.
Compared with Fu Xiaozhi's relaxed attitude, Jin Yangshen's expression was much more solemn. He didn't say a few words during the whole process, which was very different from his usual state.
After dinner, Fu Xiaozhi took Jin Yangshen out for a walk. Seeing his state, she finally couldn't help but ask, "Are you in a bad mood?"
After Jin Yangshen heard her voice, he suddenly stopped and walked around her, blocking his body in front of her.
"Two liang." He called her name again and put his hand on her shoulder, "Will you betray me?"
Fu Xiaozhi: "...What's wrong with you? Why are you asking such an incomprehensible question?"
She was obviously confused by the question, and her eyes were filled with confusion.
Jin Yangshen: "Asking casually, maybe I worry too much about gains and losses."
He forced a smile and said, "It feels unreal to finally be with you after so many years."
Fu Xiaozhi was a bit rough on love, but after Jin Yangshen said this, she also thought of something.
Fu Xiaozhi: "Is it because last time I..."
"Yes." Before she could finish asking, Jin Yangshen readily admitted, "I admit that I was a little shocked."
Fu Xiaozhi: "That's not your problem."
She looked a little embarrassed when she thought about what happened that night.
Fu Xiaozhi gritted his teeth, took Jin Yangshen's arm and said, "Just give me some more time. I will definitely not be like this when you come back from your business trip. Maybe I just haven't switched the way we get along yet."
She said this very sincerely, looking into his eyes the whole time.
It's hard for Jin Yangshen not to be soft-hearted.
In the end, he laughed, touched her face with his hand, and said in a much gentler voice, "Okay, I believe you."
——
Jiang Mingzhu is almost five months pregnant and her belly is getting bigger. Zhou Li is worried about her going out to work, so after the Spring Festival, Jiang Mingzhu has been working at home.
This also directly resulted in Fu Xiaozhi and Jiang Mingzhu not meeting so frequently.
There were a lot of things to do at the beginning of the new year, and Fu Xiaozhi was busy until the weekend before she had time to go to Yushui Bay to find Jiang Mingzhu.
Fang Qinyang happened to be there on this trip.
The three of them were sitting on the balcony eating snacks and chatting, and Fu Xiaozhi took the opportunity to chat with them about Jin Yangshen.
She came to see Jiang Mingzhu this time mainly because she wanted to "ask for advice" on this issue.
After all, Jiang Mingzhu is the one with the most experience among the three of them.
Fu Xiaozhi coughed and said, "Zhuzhu, I have something to ask you."
Fu Xiaozhi rarely showed such a shy look, and both Jiang Mingzhu and Fang Qinyang were stunned.
Curiosity was completely aroused: "What is it that can actually make our Zhizhi blush?"
Fu Xiaozhi: "Just...are you and Zhou Li experiencing a period of burnout?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "Burnout period? Which aspect?"
Fu Xiaozhi: "X life."
She recalled, "No matter how much I flirted, I just didn't feel it."
Jiang Mingzhu: "...I'm not cold and cold."
Fang Qinyang: "No, Zhizhi, why are you asking this? Are you and Jin Yangshen not in harmony?"
Fu Xiaozhi: "We haven't tried it yet."
In front of them, Fu Xiaozhi had nothing to hide, so he directly told Jin Yangshen that he stayed in her apartment that night.
Jiang Mingzhu and Fang Qinyang were almost dumbfounded after hearing this.
After that, the two looked at each other, and the expressions on their faces became very complicated.
Jiang Mingzhu thought about it for a long time before asking: "Have you ever been like this before?"
What she really wanted to ask was whether it would be like this when talking to Zheng Lin.
Fu Xiaozhi was so smart that he immediately understood what she meant.
She licked her dry lips and shook her head.
After her answer, Jiang Mingzhu and Fang Qinyang's expressions became more complicated.
In fact, this matter is easy to explain.
No feeling in the body means there is no spark, no call, and no liking.
But when the words came to her lips, Jiang Mingzhu was a little unable to say them.
Finally, Fang Qinyang couldn't help but ask this question: "Zhizhi, how do you feel about Jin Yangshen now? Do you like him?"
