133: 133 The bright moon doesn’t warm old tis (Requesting monthly votes!!) 133: 133 The bright moon doesn’t warm old tis (Requesting monthly votes!!) “Si Yi’s pair of Manolo Blahnik high heels, were they bought by you?”
Just as Jiang Chen had decided to co clean, Li Shuru opened her mouth again.
At that mont, the words that had almost reached his throat abruptly stopped.
What’s going on?
Did she an the affair with the high heels?
All n are the sa, never giving up until all hope is lost, it’s an innate nature, and Jiang Chen was no exception.
Seeing that Li Shuru seed not to have noticed that salacious mishap, Jiang Chen quickly changed tactics, imdiately nodding, “Mmm, yes, I bought them.”
“Shoes from Manolo Blahnik cost at least five figures, right?
Aren’t you the type to pursue modesty?
How did you suddenly beco so generous?”
Hearing this question, Jiang Chen’s brain whirred into high gear as he smiled easily.
“Isn’t it because she’s your friend?”
“Is it that simple?”
Li Shuru didn’t scold him for his slick talk, her expression a mix of a smile and not a smile.
“What else?”
Jiang Chen kept a straight face, skillfully dodging the weightier issues, “Moreover, I told her that the money for the shoes was borrowed from soone.”
Li Shuru spoke in a tone that was neither light nor heavy, “Do you think Si Yi is that easily deceived?
She’s not like those girls who haven’t been exposed to much of the world.”
Jiang Chen’s eyes showed confusion.
“What do you an?”
Li Shuru stopped short, not explaining any further.
She was never one to speak ill of others behind their backs, especially since that was her roommate.
“Walk with .”
Jiang Chen quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Although puzzled, seeing that yesterday’s topic had been deflected, he naturally wouldn’t trouble himself by asking further and nodded.
“Look, there’s the beauty queen of the Fine Arts faculty, senior Li Shuru!”
“She really is beautiful.”
“Isn’t that the truth?
The Fine Arts faculty is full of beauties, and to stand out there, you need real talent.
Plus, her live streaming is doing well, earning her own efforts, she’s even driving a Palara.”
“Who’s that with her?
Her boyfriend?”
“She seems to not have a boyfriend yet, but I heard she’s been quite close with a senior guy from the fourth year recently…”
Passing students chattered and gossiped.
Li Shuru had long been accustod to the attention from others, and Jiang Chen, with his strong ntal fortitude, was even more indifferent to it.
“My mom asked to thank you on her behalf.
You’ve been a great help during the ti my dad was in the hospital.”
Li Shuru spoke softly.
“It was the least I could do.”
Jiang Chen shook his head, genuinely regretting that he couldn’t help save Li Shuru’s father.
But that’s life, isn’t it?
It doesn’t shift according to will, and there are too many things beyond control.
Helplessness and powerlessness are the norms of life.
“I actually should thank you as well.
It’s because you’re here that my mom doesn’t worry about .”
Jiang Chen understood what Li Shuru ant.
According to their “couple” relationship, Jiang Chen should have also gone back to mourn Li Shuru’s father, but Li Shuru did not ntion it, and neither did he.
After all, they were not truly lovers, just putting on a show temporarily so that Xue Mingqin could receive money with peace of mind.
“This is a blessing that many guys would beg for; I should feel honored.”
Jiang Chen smiled slightly.
“Sotis, I can’t tell which words of yours are true and which are false.”
Li Shuru glanced at him.
Jiang Chen was startled, but restrained himself from speaking further and kept quiet.
With her father passed away, one could only imagine Li Shuru’s state of mind; Jiang Chen acted the part of the guardian, quietly staying by her side.
The two walked from dusk till nightfall, reaching the bustling central playground.
“Let’s sit over there.”
Li Shuru walked toward the relatively secluded podium.
The two sat down on the high ground.
The sports field was bustling with people coming and going, lively and boisterous.
You could see many teachers and students running to exercise, as well as young couples whispering sweet nothings to each other.
The night was lovely tonight.
The bright moon hung high, like a jade plate.
“How long has it been since you last looked at the stars?”
Li Shuru lifted her head.
“I can’t rember.”
Jiang Chen indeed pondered seriously for a while, only to realize he no longer had any mory of it.
“When I was a child, my dad often took star-gazing.
Back then, there were way more stars than there are now,” Li Shuru murmured softly.
Jiang Chen also raised his face.
“To see the stars, you need to go to the countryside, where the sky is clear.
Big cities are for burying your head and rushing around, not for looking up at the sky,” she said with a slight smile on her lips.
“You’re right.
My hotown is in the countryside, in a very remote mountainous area.
Back then, there wasn’t even a road, and cars couldn’t pass through.
Apart from taking a boat, you could only ride a motorcycle.
Once, it snowed heavily, and my dad insisted on taking my mom and on the motorcycle.
We fell over and over again because the road was too slippery.
Both mirrors of the motorcycle got broken, and in the end, we had to push the motorcycle all the way there.
My mom was holding and grumbled about my dad for a long ti,” Li Shuru said with a smile.
Jiang Chen grinned.
“It might be backward, but that place is genuinely beautiful.
Surrounded by a big reservoir and mountains all around, it might not compare to the sea, but the water quality there was really good.
Back then, you could even drink it directly,” she reminisced.
“Are you talking about a paradise on earth?”
Li Shuru was taken aback, then turned her face, “It’s not that exaggerated, but if I have the chance, I can show you around.”
Jiang Chen nodded, “Okay.”
“My dad said that after people die, they beco a star in the sky, watching over their loved ones.
Was he telling the truth?”
Both looked up, gazing at the night sky where stars and moon shone together.
“Uncle probably wouldn’t lie.”
“So my dad is in the sky now?”
“Of course.”
“Then which one do you think is my dad?”
“Definitely the brightest one.”
Li Shuru turned her head, “How co you’re saying the sa thing as my dad?”
Jiang Chen scratched his head.
This childlike gesture made Li Shuru laugh, and she shifted her gaze back to the night sky.
“Help find it, will you?”
Jiang Chen looked seriously and pointed toward the direction where Sagittarius was.
“Look, that star is twinkling.
It must be your uncle greeting you.”
Li Shuru imdiately followed his gaze.
In fact, at that mont, there weren’t many stars in the night sky – they were sparse, like specks on black cloth.
“There are hardly any stars next to it.
Doesn’t it feel lonely?” Li Shuru murmured.
The bright moon is not warm to past events; the autumn wind has no intention of asking about good tis.
The more beautiful the mories, the deeper the heartache.
Although Li Shuru was highly respected at school, the goddess of many people’s dreams, she was only twenty years old.
How many people at the age of twenty have experienced such profound separations and farewells?
Jiang Chen fell silent for a mont, seemingly unaware of the sparkling corner of her eyes, looked up at the night sky, his expression warm and llow.
“When my mom passed away, she left with a sentence that I still rember, along with her smiling face at that ti.
She told not to be sad because she was just going to set up our ho for the next life, just like she had co first in this one,” he said.
Li Shuru, who had been stubbornly tearless at the funeral, trembled slightly and, finally unable to hide—or perhaps not wanting to hide—her fragility anymore, slowly leaned her head on Jiang Chen’s shoulder, her tears silently rolling down from the corner of her eyes.
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