vrcanaries Chapter 155 Later
Chapter 155 Later
"It smells too greasy here, let's sit at the bar and watch TV for a while."
Before firing, Jiang Ci patiently persuaded her to go back. Meeting her bright, sparkling eyes, he couldn't help but smile as well.
Jiang Ci has a canine tooth. Because he doesn't smile often, few people know that he is actually very cute when he smiles.
His smile made Shen Xi's heart itch, and suddenly her hands also felt a little itchy. She reached out and touched Jiang Ci's white jade-like profile, where she met his canine teeth.
After watching her for a while, Jiang Ci lightly tapped Shen Xi's forehead with his fingertip and asked her to wait again.
Shen Xi readily agreed with Jiang Ci's words and immediately rushed back to the bar.
The blush on her face slowly faded.
Shen Xi was still a little flustered; she was hiding something from him.
She spun around on her high chair, looking utterly miserable, racking her brains to figure out what she had been doing these past few days.
Suddenly, she darted past like the wind and quickly ran into the study. She went inside and searched through the things she had unconsciously scribbled.
The meticulously detailed timeline recap, and a beautiful notebook.
The items are still here, thankfully.
A feeling of relief washed over me.
She slowly straightened up, pressed the notebook to her chest, and breathed slightly.
Will Jiang Ci in this timeline know about this bizarre time-travel story?
Shen Xi didn't know, but she knew that if one day this space-time showed signs of rejection towards her, she should leave.
Perhaps she will spend her whole life here, or perhaps the next second she will return to that despairing time and space.
Who could possibly know?
In the past, she might have chosen to tell Jiang Ci the truth and told him many stories about the future. But after experiencing the time when Jiang Ci loved but could not have her, Shen Xi thought it would be good if he could be happy for the rest of his life, without having to carry such a heavy story and love.
He may live an even more unrestrained and carefree life in the future.
Shen Xi hid her notebook, placing it in a secret compartment under the makeup mirror.
After she finished, she leaned against the makeup mirror.
She couldn't help but cross her arms and wonder, would Jiang Ci be happy in this life?
Probably. Because...
She wasn't given any more room to think.
A boy's pleasant voice rang out from outside, "Sister, it's time for us to eat."
Jiang Ci had excellent table manners. He stood by the table without moving, and when he saw Shen Xi come out, he gently pulled out a chair.
He raised his arm in a gesture of invitation.
Shen Xi went out and met his smiling eyes.
It was at this moment that she clearly understood her choice.
May God bless Jiang Ci in this life and grant him happiness.
"What are you standing there for? Come and eat. We still have your favorite juice today."
That bottle of juice was a rare find—freshly squeezed juice. Initially, it was because Jiang Ci had a sensitive stomach, so the Jiang family kept a supply of freshly squeezed juice, which was replenished daily.
I heard that the materials were all airlifted in.
Later, Jiang Ci stopped liking to drink it, but Shen Xi gradually came to like it.
Jiang Ci was still wearing her green bear apron, which melted away her aloof and distant demeanor.
"coming."
Shen Xi closed the door, turned around and smiled brightly at him.
……
Jiang Ci and Shen Xi sat facing each other while eating.
When the two of them ate alone at home, they didn't follow the older generation's rule that they couldn't talk while eating.
Jiang Ci was in a good mood today, as it was a rare reunion.
This is their first reunion.
During their meal, he took the opportunity to tell her about what had happened in the city and the local disaster situation.
But he didn't say much about these things. Shen Xi was the kind of person who could sometimes empathize with the protagonist's experiences when watching romance dramas, and even feel sad.
Jiang Ci thought about it for a moment and then said nothing more.
He understood Shen Xi's kindness and courage. Even when they couldn't speak in public, he could clearly sense her sadness and sorrow.
On the contrary, sometimes he really wished that Shen Xi could forget these sad things or not remember them, and he wished that she could always be happy.
Shen Xi frowned and thought for a moment before suddenly asking, "Did you meet any particularly pretty girls in that place?"
She gestured with her hands, "She's thin, and probably quite tall. She has beautiful eyes... the quiet kind."
Jiang Ci picked up a chicken wing and put it in her bowl, then thought about it for a moment, following her train of thought.
After about a minute, he shook his head, his voice clear and pleasant, "There probably isn't anyone like that. If there were, I should remember them."
Jiang Ci's memory is famously good.
Shen Xi poked at the rice and muttered, "Indeed, there are no such coincidences in the real world."
Her voice was very soft, and Jiang Ci, who was chewing his rice carefully, didn't hear her clearly.
He looked up at Shen Xi, and said thoughtfully, "Xiao Xi, who are you looking for?"
Shen Xi thought for a moment and told him ambiguously, "A close friend I used to play with when I was little, but we broke up later."
Jiang Ci's beautiful, jewel-like eyes shimmered slightly. "If you want to find her, I can help you. I can find her very quickly."
This is a good choice.
It's a good choice, at least for Shen Xi.
She stood up with a smile, picked up the orange juice, and gently tapped his glass, making a crisp "clink" sound.
"Then thank you in advance, Comrade Xiao Jiang, for finding me a playmate. Oh, by the way, her name is Bai Susu. Life might be a bit tough for her right now."
Jiang Ci immediately seized on the key phrase—"At this time?"
He blinked slightly and nodded.
Time always flies when two people are together.
When the sun is shining brightly in the afternoon,
Shen Xi moved a recliner to the balcony.
Jiang Ci followed closely behind, quickly setting up the sun umbrella, while he held a book without turning a single page.
After a while, just as Shen Xi calmed down and prepared to enjoy basking in the sun.
Jiang Ci suddenly spoke up, "Those few people from the school have been expelled."
Hmm, who got expelled?
Shen Xi was in a daze; she hadn't processed what she was hearing and hadn't yet reacted.
and many more.
She sat up abruptly, yanking off the tissue covering her face. "Those little rascals?"
Jiang Ci propped his head up with one hand and coaxed, "Why do you call them little trash?"
Mentioning this made Shen Xi angry; her eyes widened, and they shone with an astonishing intensity.
"Calling them trash is an understatement. Is that something a human could do? Burning such a huge smoke ring on Yan Ruo's tongue, and then blocking a frail, helpless girl at the toilet door—are they insane?! If I didn't have that rudimentary kung fu skill, and that intimidating presence, those bastards might not have spared me. I might not even be standing here safely!!!"
Shen Xi gets angry just thinking about those damn bastards.
Her cheeks were flushed, and she talked nonstop for ages, eventually standing up with her hands on her hips.
Once things calmed down, she turned to Jiang Ci and asked, "Shouldn't they be punished?"
Jiang Ci looked completely innocent and shook his head sincerely, "They should be punished."
Just by catching Shen Xi at the entrance of the women's restroom, he could make their days anything but easy.
He had someone investigate what these people had done, and none of them were completely clean.
Among them were those who stole cash but were caught without being reported by classmates or parents, and they also engaged in gang fights more than once.
None of these people have clean hands.
As for how to solve it, Jiang Ci lowered his eyes and slowly blew on a mouthful of hot tea. Behind the rising steam were a pair of gloomy and cold eyes.
Jiang Ci couldn't help but smile when he saw Shen Xi looking like she was about to go and fight them right now.
He gently coaxed her, "These people aren't worth your energy. Have a dessert to calm down, and I'll take you to get revenge once the ban is over."
Shen Xi took the cake, stirred the white cream, and took a small bite.
Not bad, not too sweet.
"Getting revenge, that's the logic, but it sounds like something a gangster would say."
Shen Xi, holding a cake, turned her head to ask the young man opposite her who was elegantly sipping tea.
"Different people saying different things have different meanings."
Jiang Ci smiled subtly.
Shen Xi understood, raised an eyebrow, and said nothing more.
As the days went by, Ms. Hua Lan would call every day to inquire about the two students' lives and... well, their mental well-being.
In fact, Shen Xi felt that the main message conveyed by Ms. Hua's tone every time she called was probably—you've been locked up for so long, haven't you gone crazy yet?
Jiang Ci casually indicated that he did not.
When the microphone was brought to Shen Xi, she feigned indifference and said she didn't have any either.
But his expression was intriguing.
Jiang Ci watched her performance with a smile every day.
Finally, the sun shone brightly that day, and a flock of magpies chirped and chattered in the treetops.
Is there some happy occasion today?
At that moment, Shen Xi was on the balcony watering the sunflower with a spray bottle, hoping that the sunflower would grow seeds so she could eat some.
Jiang Ci walked through the living room, strolled to the balcony, and leisurely walked to the window. He casually put his hands in his pockets, glanced outside, and hummed in response.
"The pandemic should be over by now."
Shen Xi put down the kettle, raising her eyebrows in surprise, "Really? I hope you'll take my good wishes."
"Just wait and see."
Shen Xi glanced at his languid expression and figured he must know something.
At 3:20 p.m., a news advertisement was broadcast on television.
Yunxiaxiang, which had been under lockdown for three months, has been reopened.
The people's sky has finally brightened.
That afternoon, I happened to be sitting in front of the TV when I saw this news. I quickly slipped on my slippers and went to the study to find Jiang Ci.
"Jiang Ci, Jiang Ci, good news, good news."
The person arrived before the voice did.
Jiang Ci looked up from his desk. "What incredible good news is it?"
He already knew.
Shen Xi peeked her fluffy head out from behind the door, blinking her eyes, the joy in them impossible to hide.
"We can go out now! Yunxiaxiang is out of lockdown!!!"
Jiang Ci knew he couldn't write this character anymore, so he simply got up, grabbed a black coat from the hanger, and went outside.
"How about we go out and celebrate tonight?"
Jiang Ci smiled, pursing his lips, and watched Shen Xi's reaction as he said those words.
Sure enough, she raised her chin and said matter-of-factly.
"Of course we should go out, and we should go out quickly, otherwise it might be crowded later—what should we eat tonight?"
Her eyes darted around.
Jiang Ci reluctantly played the straight man, saying, "We should eat hot pot."
Shen Xi has a famous saying: "There's nothing a hot pot meal can't solve!!!"
Shen Xile's ear tips are all pink. She is like a typical feline, sometimes cunning and sometimes cute, making her owner love and hate her at the same time, unable to resist her.
They went back to their rooms, tidied up, and quickly prepared to leave.
Yunxiaxiang was exceptionally lively tonight, with every house brightly lit and even the street vendors setting up their stalls quickly. People were coming and going.
Colorful neon lights hung on signs and billboards, and the streets and alleys suddenly became bustling with people.
Jiang Ci followed steadily beside Shen Xi, subtly preventing people from bumping into each other.
Behind them, an elderly woman with white hair smiled and leaned on her husband's walking stick.
"Look at the kids these days, and look at yourself. You don't know how to cherish what you have after you're married."
The old man wearing the hat looked wronged and turned to the side to explain something.
The sound drifted away on the wind, and the young couple in front did not hear their banter.
Finally, they squeezed into a less crowded alley, where a person dressed in a mascot costume walked towards Shen Xi and the others, holding a bunch of cute pig balloons.
"Hello, I'd like to buy a balloon."
Shen Xi glanced at it but had no desire to buy it, but Jiang Ci pulled her to stop.
The girl in the mascot costume had a very soft and quiet voice, and the balloons cost five yuan each.
Jiang Ci scanned the QR code and took one.
Shen Xi poked the balloon floating in mid-air and looked at him curiously.
Before Shen Xi could even ask, Jiang Ci lowered his eyes, took Shen Xi's hand, and slowly tied a pig-shaped balloon to her wrist.
Shen Xi's eyes widened like a cat's, round and big, her gaze fixed on the pretty bow.
Why tie it on your wrist?
Jiang Ci withdrew his hand, smiled and shook his head, "I don't know, maybe it's suitable."
Shen Xi glared at him; he really was being honest.
Jiang Ci smiled without saying a word and continued to lead her toward the hot pot restaurant.
He genuinely didn't know why he tied a balloon to his wrist; he just happened to see a balloon vendor and thought the balloon's expression was cute, so he decided to buy it.
The hot pot restaurant was crowded, but fortunately, Shen Xi had the foresight to call the owner before leaving and reserve a table.
Jiang Ci lifted his eyelids to glance at the hot pot restaurant, then closed his eyes again.
Fine, I'll risk my life to accompany you.
He rarely eats oily or salty food, but Shen Xi likes it, and gradually, he went from being unwilling to eat it to being able to eat a little with Shen Xi.
Oh no, that's not right.
To be precise, it's Shen Xi who likes to eat, but if he's not around, Shen Xi will invite other people out to eat.
When Jiang Ci was very young, he did the math and found it wasn't worth it. So later on, Jiang Ci would hold his nose and accompany Shen Xi to eat these things.
As soon as Shen Xi entered the store, he ordered a standard serving of stinky tofu.
Jiang Ci glanced at it without showing any emotion, then silently looked away.