Seeing that the person next to her remained silent, Su Jinning turned around and looked at the person huddled in the corner. Noticing that he seemed uncomfortable, she leaned closer and asked, "Are you carsick?"
Shen Moyu forced his eyes open a crack and looked at Su Jinning in front of him. He weakly waved his hand and said, "No."
Su Jinning sighed, reached into his pocket, and pulled out two pieces of preserved plum candy. He tore open the wrapper.
He patted Shen Moyu on the shoulder and said softly, "Candy, it'll make you feel better."
Shen Moyu glanced at the candy in his hand, and without thinking, snatched it with her mouth. Just then, a large rock on the road was run over by the car wheel, and the car lurched violently.
Su Jinning leaned forward to support herself, and the fingers that were feeding him candy brushed past Shen Moyu's lips before pressing against his shoulder.
Su Jinning almost choked on her saliva and hurriedly sat back down in her seat.
The spot where Shen Moyu's lips touched felt like it was surrounded by candlelight, both painful and itchy. He spread his fingers wide, stiffly placed his hands on his knees, and looked out the window, but his thoughts couldn't leave the sensation he had just experienced.
Author's Note:
In a friendly celebration, Jinmo and her husband sparked their first romance.
Go to bed early after watching.
Chapter 12 Arguing
Shen Moyu noticed his still-held finger and frowned.
It was just a touch of lips, why is he behaving like this? Is he disgusted?
Perhaps it was because she was too upset that she was being sentimental and overthinking, or perhaps Shen Moyu felt that he was being too obvious.
Thinking of this, my stomach felt like it was being irritated again, churning violently.
"Ugh..." He groaned nauseously; motion sickness was truly unpleasant.
He turned his gaze away from Su Jinning's fingers, which she refused to retract, and looked out the window.
It was already very dark. Looking into the distance, he could still see the dazzling neon lights of the city, but in front of him, only a few dilapidated streetlights were flashing in his eyes.
After driving for about ten minutes, he opened the car door as if he were a wronged soul who had been in hell for a long time finally being freed. He let out a long sigh of relief.
But he couldn't forget his manners, so he smiled and said, "Thank you, Uncle."
Su Yi seemed to really like the child, and waved with a smile, "Come visit my house sometime! Go ahead!"
Shen Moyu nodded with a smile, and before leaving, he glanced at Su Jinning, who was also looking at him.
The moment their eyes met, Su Jinning quickly turned her head away, while Shen Moyu hurriedly closed the car door.
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It took him a long time to recover from the motion sickness at home. He walked with difficulty to his mother's room, looked at his mother who was already fast asleep, and sighed.
My mother seems to have aged much more recently, and with the addition of a cold, she is even weaker. My mother, who used to be full of energy no matter what, now often sleeps all day long.
He glanced at the empty medicine boxes on the cabinet and muttered to himself, "The medicine is almost gone again."
He went inside to clean up the trash can and medicine box, then covered his mother with a blanket before going out.
I'll have to trouble Aunt Liu to take care of my mother for the next couple of days. After all, I'm busy with my studies, and I'll be attending evening self-study sessions starting next semester. I also have to sweep the playground after school recently, so I really don't have any time.
Aunt Liu downstairs is also a single mother. Her husband died young, leaving her and her son alone. But fate has a way of helping her. Now, Aunt Liu's son has made something of himself, owning a house and a job in Beijing. He has always wanted to bring Aunt Liu to live with him, but Aunt Liu just won't leave. She can't bear to part with this house, which was the marital home she and her husband worked hard to build when they were young, and it holds many memories for her. Besides, she's used to living in the South and wouldn't be able to adapt well to the North. So she stayed, keeping Shen Moyu and Xia Wei company, and treating them like her own sisters and sons.
Shen Moyu felt a little hungry. He opened the refrigerator and found that Aunt Liu had already left him some food. His heart warmed. In fact, this city had also given him some warmth.
After finishing his meal, he took out his phone and chatted with Aunt Liu for a while, saying that he would make some small cakes for her sometime. Aunt Liu couldn't type, so she happily replied with a voice message, "Okay, okay."
After finishing his conversation with Aunt Liu, he stood up and suddenly felt something fall from his shoulder to the ground.
He looked down and saw it was the coat Su Jinning had draped over his shoulders; he had forgotten to return it.
He picked it up and was about to hang it on the coat rack in the entryway when he stopped.
Recalling how Su Jinning looked at him with such disgust just because her lips touched his, he suddenly felt uneasy.
If he disliked her, why did he put his own coat on her, take her home, and ask if she was feeling unwell? Who was he doing this for?
What is their relationship?
Are you very familiar with each other?
He seemed a little angry as he pulled off his clothes and soaked them in a basin.
He knew it wasn't right to touch other people's things, but he could imagine Su Jinning running out of the car and rushing into the bathroom, frantically washing her fingers.
If I don't wash it, he probably won't wear it again...
Shen Moyu was afraid that the washing machine would damage his clothes, so he could only wash them by hand. It had been cold recently, and the old house didn't have central heating. He put his hands in the icy water, and the coldness instantly penetrated his whole body. He gently rubbed the fabric of the clothes, washed and rinsed them three times, before he felt comfortable wringing them dry.
After washing the clothes, he hung them on the balcony, carefully smoothing out the wrinkles. Then, putting aside the trivial matters in his mind, he sat down at his desk, opened a book, and stopped thinking about the day.
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When Shen Moyu arrived at the classroom, not all the students had arrived yet. He subconsciously glanced at Su Jinning's seat and, sure enough, she hadn't arrived yet.
Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered the coat from yesterday. He touched it this morning and it wasn't dry yet. Shen Moyu planned to return it to him tomorrow.
April weather in Shanghai is always unpredictable. It was relatively mild in the morning, but now it's drizzling again.
Listening to the pattering rain outside, Shen Moyu suddenly remembered that he had left in a hurry this morning and forgot to bring an umbrella. Aunt Liu had reminded him yesterday that there would be a downpour today.
Seeing that the rain outside was getting heavier and heavier, showing no signs of stopping, he frowned and looked at the clock. There were only two minutes left before class ended. As he watched his classmates take out their umbrellas and put them on their desks one after another, he became a little anxious.
He hadn't made many friends, and few people in his class dared to talk to him because he was an excellent student. He hadn't even spoken to most of his classmates, so how was he supposed to borrow an umbrella?
When get out of class ended, He Qing came over, and Shen Moyu mustered up her courage and asked, "Um, do you have an extra umbrella?"
He Qing was a little embarrassed. "I'm sorry, class representative for Chinese, I only have one umbrella, and I need to share it with Chen Yuanyuan."
Upon hearing this, Shen Moyu smiled slightly and said, "Oh, it's nothing."
He Qing felt a little guilty and after a moment of silence said, "Oh right, I saw Gu Junxiao and Su Jinning go out with umbrellas, you went out to catch up now..."
"No need... I'll grab something to eat at the convenience store after the rain stops." Shen Moyu's heart skipped a beat when she heard the name Gu Junxiao, and she quickly refused.
He Qing was about to say something when Chen Yuanyuan outside called out, "Qing'er, hurry up!"
Shen Moyu nudged her, "Go ahead, I'm fine."
He Qing could only nod, but after taking a few steps, she turned back and added, "I'll bring you an umbrella after I finish eating. First-year high school students have a holiday today, so there's plenty of food. Don't worry about not being able to get any."
Shen Moyu suddenly laughed and nodded.
He opened the window. It was still raining outside, and it seemed to be getting heavier. Downstairs, students were huddled together in groups of two or three, sharing an umbrella. They were stepping through puddles, their light blue school uniform trouser legs were soaked, and their umbrellas were swaying uncontrollably from side to side, which looked rather comical.
The classroom door opened with a "bang".
"Damn, I forgot my phone."
Shen Moyu turned around upon hearing the sound and saw Su Jinning.
Perhaps because of the heavy rain, even though she was holding an umbrella, her hair was still a bit damp, with stray hairs clinging tightly to her forehead, making her look somewhat disheveled.
Su Jinning picked up her phone and noticed someone was in the room. She looked up at Shen Moyu, and the two stared at each other for three seconds. Su Jinning asked with a hint of sarcasm, "What's up, academic genius? Trying to cultivate immortality through fasting?"
Shen Moyu ignored him and turned her head away to randomly open a book.
Su Jinning chuckled and said, "You're studying so hard you've forgotten to eat and sleep! You're really diligent. If I had half your effort, I would have skipped a grade."
Shen Moyu was getting annoyed and turned to the next page of the book, but who knew that this guy would actually come closer.
He seemed to smell of rain and earth, a fresh scent mixed with the fragrance of lavender, which rushed into Shen Moyu's nostrils, leaving her somewhat taken aback.
Su Jinning swept her bangs back, revealing her fair forehead, and said with a smile, "Didn't bring an umbrella?"
Shen Moyu gave a slightly aggrieved "Mmm," but the next moment he was pulled up by this person. Just as he was about to ask a question, Su Jinning raised the umbrella and said first, "I brought it, let's go together."
Shen Moyu was about to say no, but then she heard Su Jinning mutter to herself, "I reckon those two ungrateful guys, Gu Junxiao and Chen Hang, have already left."
Hearing this, Shen Moyu was tempted. If it weren't for Gu Junxiao, he wouldn't mind going with him. He never liked eating breakfast, so he made it for his mother and then came out. He was still a little hungry.
He looked up at Su Jinning waiting for him outside, and somewhat reluctantly picked up his coat and went out with her.
The rain outside was still heavy, but it wasn't as torrential as before. He had just walked halfway across the playground when he saw Chen Hang and Gu Junxiao coming out of the convenience store and walking this way.
His heart raced, and he silently prayed that they wouldn't come any closer, when the two people ran over with their umbrellas.
Su Jinning put her arm around Chen Hang, who had just run over, and teased him, "You still know how to come back? I thought you ran away again."
Chen Hang counted on his fingers, "How could I dare? I'm afraid of losing my head."
In the misty rain, he watched Gu Junxiao walk over. Apart from the mud on his feet, his clothes were completely dry, as if he were isolated from the world.
A smile graced his handsome face, but the moment their eyes met, Gu Junxiao's smile suddenly froze, as if it had been painted on.
Shen Moyu quickly lowered his head and said nothing.
Chen Hang stared at the aloof academic genius sharing an umbrella with Su Jinning, his mouth agape as if he were about to devour the entire school.
Chen Hang asked, "Shen Moyu?"