After Jiang Cha Cha finished cleaning up, she went downstairs with Gu Nanfeng to have breakfast, only to see Tang Meini already seated with a lot of food ordered on the table.
What Gu Nanfeng said was true. Tang Meini was indeed full of energy and even more beautiful.
She looked up and waved at them: "This way."
Gu Nanfeng and Jiang Chacha sat down opposite her.
Tang Meini pushed a breakfast of eggs and croissants plus a cup of hot chocolate to Gu Nanfeng's hand: "Mr. Gu, it's your habit. This is a French croissant, the egg is 70% cooked, and it is brewed with freshly ground Belgian chocolate powder."
Then, she pushed the hamburger and milk to Jiang Cha Cha's hands: "Cha Cha, this is your favorite breakfast combination, am I remembering it correctly?"
Jiang Cha Cha nodded, then looked silently at Gu Nanfeng's breakfast.
She didn't know about his habits, but Tang Meini knew what kind of breakfast he would eat.
How long does it take to pay attention to a person's habits before they become ingrained in your mind?
After breakfast, Tang Meini said, "Mr. Gu, I have already prepared and contacted the professional diving suit and diving instructor you need."
Gu Nanfeng nodded: "Okay, I understand."
At this time, Tang Meini had become a competent assistant. She was respectful and polite to Gu Nanfeng and always insisted on calling him "Mr. Gu".
Although Gu Nanfeng was still indifferent, he also became businesslike.
Jiang Cha Cha looked at their tacit cooperation and suddenly felt a sense of loss as if she couldn't get involved.
However, Gu Nanfeng did not give her too much time to think about it. He took her hand and walked out: "Why are you daydreaming? There are many things to do."
The three returned to the beach.
There was a speedboat parked on the beach, and several divers that Tang Meini had contacted were ready and on standby.
Gu Nanfeng wanted to go into the water himself, and Jiang Chacha said, "I want to go too."
Gu Nanfeng refused without a second thought: "No, you don't have a license. It's very dangerous to continue like this."
Jiang Cha Cha tilted her head and said, "Who said I don't have a certificate? If you don't believe me, ask Mei Ni."
Tang Meini pursed her lips and nodded, agreeing meaningfully: "Yes, Cha Cha has a diving certificate."
"That won't work either." Gu Nanfeng still refused neatly, "I'm going to dive deeper this time, you can't handle it."
"I finally got here, so let me take a look at the shore instead of going into the sea? That would be such a pity!" Jiang Cha Cha was anxious and grabbed Gu Nanfeng's hand, "If you don't let me follow you, I won't let you go into the sea."
Everyone was watching, and when they saw this scene, they all cleared their throats tacitly to ease the embarrassment.
Gu Nanfeng smiled helplessly, lowered his eyes and saw someone's stubborn claws tightly grasping him, so he had to agree: "Okay, but you must be obedient after you go down. If I or the coach asks you to go up, you must go up, do you hear me?"
Jiang Cha Cha nodded quickly and said she would go down first and talk about it later.
So, everyone changed into professional diving suits. The coach and Jiang Cha Cha explained some common sense about going into the water and gave them some instructions before they entered the sea.
Tang Meini stayed on the shore and watched.
Although Jiang Cha Cha had written reports on the ocean before and had been to the sea several times, they were all within the safe range without waves. This was the first time for him to enter the middle layer above five meters.
In fact, diving itself carries unpredictable risks, and experience alone does not guarantee complete safety.
Humans still know very little and have very little control over the ocean.
Jiang Cha Cha and Gu Nanfeng entered the waters of Barcelona. What came into view was not only the endless blue sea, but also the swaying aquatic plants of various colors. Occasionally, schools of fish swam by, as if they were in another world.
Gu Nanfeng was at the front, holding a camera and recording all the information he wanted to record. Every time he went deeper, he would take out a thermometer to check, and he would see some man-made garbage embedded in the holes.
Gu Nanfeng was always annoyed and wanted to clean up the garbage when he saw it. After the coach reminded him about the time limit of the oxygen cylinders, he stopped and did not control them one by one.
Ginger tea comes close behind. As the diving depth increases, the discomfort in the eardrum will increase.
The further down you go, the lower the visibility becomes due to the refraction of light.
The feeling of diving in the sea just now was replaced by a sense of tension and fear of the unknown.
Slowly, Jiang Cha Cha felt the distance between herself and Gu Nanfeng was widening. The inconvenience of the sea water was that all movements were slowed down. Even if they were several meters apart, they could not shout, and they could only communicate with the people around them through gestures.
I don’t know if he could sense the cry in her heart, but when she was about to kick her legs to chase him, he suddenly turned his head to look at her.
At this moment, a force suddenly formed resistance in the sea water, pulling her to the right at the fastest speed.
Everything happened so fast that Jiang Cha Cha had no idea what was happening. She only felt a huge black shadow flying over her head, followed by a huge wave.
Jiang Cha Cha turned over in the sea in an instant. When she saw what the huge creature was, she lost her breath - it was a shark!
The shark opened its bloody mouth and rushed straight towards Gu Nanfeng!
Jiang Cha Cha didn't have time to think about it, and wanted to save Gu Nanfeng. She was held tightly, and when she turned her head, she saw the coach desperately stuffing the oxygen tube into her mouth. She realized that her oxygen tank had fallen off after being swept away by the shark's tail!
At once, all the water poured into her throat, and a huge feeling of suffocation was about to engulf her!
Jiang Cha Cha bit the oxygen tube, and saw the coaches on both sides of Gu Nanfeng take out orange balls from the bags prepared in advance, trying to scare away the shark.
But the effect was not obvious. The shark did not leave, but bit the oxygen cylinder that Gu Nanfeng threw over.
At the critical moment, the coach began to kick the shark's side. Shark bones are very soft, and the side of the body is a soft spot that can be attacked. When sharks encounter a group of dolphins, this is what the dolphins do.
Unexpectedly, the coach's attack angered the shark, and it turned around and attacked the coach.
The coach was so scared that he ran away in both directions.
Jiang Cha Cha saw that Gu Nanfeng had lost his oxygen tank and his body was falling continuously!
She swam over and wanted to give her oxygen tank to Gu Nanfeng, but the coach next to her kept pulling her up.
Jiang Chacha tried desperately to break free, but she was no match for the coach's strength, and watched Gu Nanfeng sink into the deep sea! At this time, she vaguely saw a black dot swimming over from a distance.
"puff."
Jiang Cha Cha was pulled to the surface by the coach.
There were seven or eight people in the water before, but now there are only two of them on shore.
Jiang Cha Cha looked towards the shore, wanting Tang Meini to quickly find someone to rescue Gu Nanfeng, but when she looked over, there was no one on the shore.
Jiang Cha Cha was so angry that she pushed the coach away: "Are you crazy? How can you ignore Gu Nanfeng?"
The coach, dripping wet, half-knelt beside her and said nothing.
Jiang Cha Cha was about to enter the sea again, but was stopped by him again.
"Don't pull me! I want to save Gu Nanfeng!" Jiang Cha Cha shouted at the top of her lungs, sounding so weak on the deserted coast.
"You can't save him even if you go!" The coach pulled off his diving cap and yelled back righteously.
Jiang Cha Cha was stunned and stared at the coach in front of her: "You...you...He Yao?"
He Yao's face was soaked with sweat, and his breathing was still unstable. He rarely lost his temper, but after coming back from a life-or-death situation, even a gentle man like him lost control of his temper.
He grabbed Jiang Cha Cha's shoulder and said, "Even if you hate me or scold me, I won't let you take risks! Even if I were to choose again, I would still protect you! Did you hear me?"
As time goes by, the despair seems to be getting heavier.
Jiang Cha Cha turned her head and looked at the sea, feeling hopeless: "But he's dead, what's the point of me living?"
The air seemed to be stagnant.
When Jiang Cha Cha felt that she was going to suffocate to death, someone suddenly broke through the calm surface of the sea - it was Tang Meini and Gu Nanfeng!
Gu Nanfeng held the unconscious, pale Tang Meini and shouted, "Quick! Save her!"
Jiang Chacha and He Yao helped pull Tang Meini ashore, and Jiang Chacha finally saw Gu Nanfeng again. Gu Nanfeng was still alive, and she was delighted to find him again: "Gu Nanfeng, are you okay?"
Gu Nanfeng performed CPR on Tang Meini: "I'm fine, Meini was injured trying to save me! Meini! Wake up! Tang Meini!"
He called Tang Meini again and again, but Tang Meini did not move at all. There was a big cut on her thigh, and blood was flowing out.
Jiang Chacha watched Gu Nanfeng not caring about anything else, his face full of worry and fear, calling Tang Meini over and over again. She stood there blankly, her mind blank.
The ambulance arrived quickly and put Tang Meini in the car, with Gu Nanfeng accompanying her.
He Yao drove the car with Jiang Cha Cha following behind.
Jiang Cha Cha looked at the ambulance in front of her quietly without saying a word.
My best friend was lying in that car, his life was in danger, and my loved one was by his side.
Everything happened so fast, she had never experienced anything like this in her short life. In just two hours, she experienced life and death, ups and downs, and the happiness she had finally grasped was lost again.
It was like a train that had finally gotten on track, but then deviated from the track again and headed towards a future that she could not control.
He Yao was sitting nearby, his hands shaking as he held the steering wheel.
When he knew that she was brought here by Gu Nanfeng, he took leave from school and rushed here after dealing with the company's affairs, just then he met them about to go into the sea.
Under Tang Meini's arrangement, he pretended to be one of the divers and accompanied Jiang Cha Cha. He saw with his own eyes that her eyes were always on Gu Nanfeng. He also saw with his own eyes how she risked her life to save Gu Nanfeng when danger came.
He Yao didn't know what he had missed. He only knew that Gu Nanfeng took advantage of this loophole and kicked him out completely.
When Jiang Cha Cha thought Gu Nanfeng was going to die, her desperate look was as painful as the rainy day when he broke up with her a few years ago.
No, it hurts more than before.
Why? Why did all the girls he, He Yao, liked choose that guy?
In the hospital.
Tang Meini was sent to the emergency operating room.
The emergency light above the operating room was glaringly on.
Gu Nanfeng's body was stained with her blood. He was still wearing a diving suit and standing against the wall with water dripping from his feet.
Jiang Cha Cha stepped forward and held his cold hand: "It's okay, Minnie will be fine."
"She wanted to save me..." Gu Nanfeng's eyebrows were raised, and the dark eyes were still reminiscent of the dangerous scene -
When he exhaled the remaining oxygen in his lungs and felt his lungs were about to explode and sink as if he was about to fall into hell, a pair of hands supported him.
At first he couldn't see who this person was, but when she pulled the oxygen tube out of her mouth and put it into his mouth without hesitation, he saw her face.
He was about to refuse, but fighting the shark was too exhausting and he had been deprived of oxygen for too long, so he couldn't resist Tang Meini who had just come down.
After Tang Meini gave him the oxygen bottle, she pulled him to swim upwards, but the shark came back and almost bit her leg. Tang Meini pulled out her dagger and stabbed it, but the shark's teeth grazed her thigh, leaving a large cut, and blood gushed out immediately.
"What if she can't be saved? What if something happens to her legs?" Gu Nanfeng's eyes were filled with red and he choked with sobs.
Wrapped in the blue danger, Tang Meini risked her life for him. The love that might have been just talk became vivid and radiant because she was risking her life at this moment.
Jiang Cha Cha was speechless; she was outdone.
The two questions asked by Gu Nanfeng were like two mountains pressing down on her, and any words she said seemed so pale.
Facing the cold tile wall, Jiang Cha Cha could only wait with Gu Nanfeng.
He Yao stood silently in the corner, watching Jiang Cha Cha's helplessness and the lights in the operating room on, his expression deep and complicated.
Gu Nanfeng contacted all the local doctors to consult with Tang Meini, and contacted domestic doctors to join the discussion of the surgery via video, doing his best to provide her with the best medical care.
I don’t know how long it was before the lights in the operating room went out.
Tang Meini was pushed out.
After a long operation, the doctor looked exhausted. He took off his mask and told Gu Nanfeng and Jiang Chacha: "The leg has been saved, but it will leave a long permanent scar. The vital signs are currently stable, so don't worry."
Gu Nanfeng confirmed again: "Are you sure she's okay? When can she wake up?"
Doctor: "Ms. Tang has been deprived of oxygen for quite a long time. The exact time she wakes up depends on her own will."
Jiang Cha Cha nodded to thank the doctor, and together with Gu Nanfeng, she sent Tang Meini back to the ward.
Gu Nanfeng stayed by her side all the time. Jiang Cha Cha urged him several times before he changed his clothes. He also put the coffee she bought aside.
He looked at Tang Meini, afraid that if he took his eyes away, she would be like a mermaid that could turn into foam at any time and leave this world.
"Cha Cha, you go back first. I'll stay here alone." Gu Nanfeng's voice was hoarse, and he was exhausted. "I'll let you know when Minnie wakes up."
Jiang Cha Cha originally wanted to say that it was okay and that she wanted to stay here too, but when she saw him turning his head away after he said that, she could only leave the ward without saying a word.
Through a small window glass on the door panel, Jiang Cha Cha felt like she was trapped in a cage.
A cage made by Tang Meini herself.
A warm hand came up to her, and Jiang Cha Cha knew it was He Yao without looking back.
"How I wish the person lying there was me." She curled her lips bitterly, "Isn't this absurd? But what I said is true. I hope the person lying there is not Minnie. She is fine, and Gu Nanfeng is fine too."
Then there would be no such misalignment and no loss of control.
"She'll be fine." He Yao sighed, "You should believe in her, and believe in yourself."
"Everything was different after Minnie woke up." Jiang Chacha turned around and looked into He Yao's eyes quietly. "Seeing him staying by Minnie's side, I actually hoped for a moment that Minnie would not wake up. He Yao, am I such a bad person?"
Without waiting for He Yao to speak, she continued, "Before, Mei Ni played dumb again and again, and even pretended that there was no grudge between us. I blamed her in my heart for being so bad, but I... I just realized now, how good can I be? I am worse than her, and even less worthy of being her friend."
Jiang Cha Cha slapped herself after she finished speaking, and He Yao quickly pulled her back: "That's not the case."
"I'm really bad."
Jiang Cha Cha tried to hit herself as if she had lost her soul, but He Yao held her in his arms and restrained her: "Don't do this, I won't allow you to do this."
Her chin rested on his shoulder, and the view from which she looked up was filled with the incandescent light.
Jiang Cha Cha could not see anything in his eyes, she could only feel the strength in He Yao's arms and his distressed trembling.
"He Yao, please don't like me anymore. I'm not worthy of you." He heard her say this.
In later times, Jiang Chacha had no memory of this period.
Because after she said this, nothing more could be heard.
When she woke up again, she found herself receiving an IV and lying in another quiet ward.
Hearing someone pushing the door open, Jiang Cha Cha sat up immediately.
He Yao: "Are you awake?"
"I...what's wrong with me?"
"The doctor said you fainted because you were frightened and overtired." He Yao came over with a bowl of warm porridge. "Come on, it's just right. Eat something."
Jiang Cha Cha turned around and asked, "Minnie, is Minnie awake?"
He Yao shook his head: "Not yet."
Hearing that it was not yet, Jiang Cha Cha's spirits weakened again, and she lay down again: "Put it aside for now, I have no appetite."
He Yao did not force it and put the porridge aside: "Then when you want to eat, remember to get up and eat."
Jiang Cha Cha turned sideways, with her back to him, and ignored him.
He Yao walked out of the room and saw Gu Nanfeng standing at the door.
He seemed to stand there for a long time but did not go in.
Seeing He Yao coming out, Gu Nanfeng asked, "How is she?"
He Yao looked at him: "If you are worried about her, why don't you go in and take a look yourself?"
Gu Nanfeng didn't say anything.
He Yao lowered his eyes and stepped forward: "I know that everything happened very suddenly. You don't know how to face Tang Meini, nor do you know how to face Jiang Cha Cha. So what are you going to do in the future? After making her upset, you don't want to care about it now?"
His last words were raised in pitch and were quite piercing.
Gu Nanfeng's cold eyes fell on He Yao's angry face: "I don't need to explain to you what happened between her and me. No matter what happens between her and me, she will never like you, He Yao."
He Yao was so angry that he grabbed Gu Nanfeng's collar. His gentleness and elegance were ineffective when facing Gu Nanfeng. From the beginning, he could feel the hostility from Gu Nanfeng. At the beginning, he also disliked Gu Nanfeng.
Perhaps, the tacit understanding between rivals in love is also innate.
"Don't be so self-righteous, Gu Nanfeng. Two girls are sad for you. If you have any conscience, you should put aside your wavering heart!" He Yao frowned and scolded word by word.
"What are you doing?" Jiang Chacha saw this scene as soon as she opened the door of the ward and couldn't help but yelled angrily. She rushed over and pushed He Yao's hand away, "This is a hospital, what are you doing?"
He Yao let go of Gu Nanfeng, and the two men turned their heads away.
Jiang Cha Cha pushed them away irritably and left.
She ran to the stairs, and Gu Nanfeng caught up with her: "You just woke up, don't walk around."
Jiang Cha Cha held the spiral handrail, and for a moment she seemed to be back to that night at school.
"I'm fine, you go back and accompany Minnie." Jiang Cha Cha didn't look at him.
"I'm sorry." Gu Nanfeng said.
Jiang Cha Cha was silent.
He couldn't tell how much this apology contained, and she didn't dare to ask whether this apology meant letting go.
No one said anything else. I don't know how long the silence lasted. Jiang Cha Cha came to her senses and quickly walked downstairs.
She didn't hear the sound of Gu Nanfeng chasing after her.
Jiang Cha Cha hid in the corner of the first floor, covering her mouth and crying.
It turns out that when people are experiencing great changes and are afraid, they will not remember to cry. When all the dust has settled and the situation becomes clearer, they will have the time and energy to shed tears.
She left the hospital and walked around aimlessly. Before she knew it, she returned to the bar where she had dinner with Gu Nanfeng.
During the day, the bar is empty.
The pink light box at the door is not as eye-catching as it is at night, but the faint fragrance of the flowers is very refreshing.
Jiang Chacha pushed the door open and saw the bespectacled boss sitting on a high stool reading a book. He turned his head and saw her, then stood up with a smile and said, "Hello."
Jiang Cha Cha nodded: "Hello."
The boss gently led her to a seat: "I think I'd like to give you a cup of jasmine tea, okay? And a piece of light-flavored cake, how about that?"
Jiang Cha Cha lowered her eyes. She was still wearing a hospital gown. "Just do whatever you want."
In Barcelona during the day, the sunlight is very gentle, reflecting in from the floor-to-ceiling windows, and the scent of sea water can be faintly smelled among the rising and falling dust.
The boss quickly brought out jasmine tea and a piece of plain puff.
"This puff uses xylitol instead of white sugar and reduces the amount of cream, so it won't be that sweet. Try it."
"Thanks."
"What's wrong? Did something happen? You're here alone today." The boss looked at Jiang Cha Cha with a little concern.
Jiang Cha Cha took a spoon and scooped a small piece of puff into her mouth, but she couldn't taste any sweetness at all.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, the boss smiled embarrassedly and said, "I'm being abrupt."
"Boss." Jiang Chacha called him, "Do you regret it?"
The boss was stunned and didn't react to what she was asking.
"Do you regret liking someone who may never come back to you?"
Do you regret waiting for someone who may never show up?
That day, the boss sat with Jiang Cha Cha for a long time. The petals of jasmine tea kept rolling in the hot water. After Jiang Cha Cha left the bar, she kept thinking about what he said.
"There's no regret. I like you, and that's it. If we can't be together, it's just fate, but I still thank God for letting me experience this feeling.
"I don't know where she is, but I'm here. One day she came back and knew how to find me.
"Kuang Zhouyi said, 'Don't be a lovesick person in this life, there is no place in the world for lovesickness. But if I were given another chance to choose, I would still make this choice. Because loving someone is too beautiful, I don't want to refuse."
Jiang Cha Cha returned to the hospital and wanted to find Gu Nanfeng, wanting to tell him that no matter what choice he made, she would never regret it nor give up.
When she returned to the fifth floor, she saw several doctors on duty running to the same place in a hurry. She thought something happened to Tang Meini, so she hurried to follow them, but found that they all passed by Tang Meini's ward. She stood at the door of Tang Meini's ward and was alarmed.
Jiang Cha Cha turned her head and saw He Yao standing in front of Tang Meini's bed.
The door was not closed. When she opened it, she heard two people talking.
Tang Meini woke up?
Jiang Cha Cha was about to go in happily when she heard He Yao say coldly, "You've really overacted."
Tang Mei Ni said breathlessly, "I've risked my life. Even if it's just a play, it's become real."
"I didn't expect that your desperate move would actually mean a life-or-death struggle on the seabed. Tang Meini, I really underestimated you. You deliberately tampered with your diving suit to lure sharks over by smelling the scent, and secretly asked several coaches to leave. You even took advantage of the uncontrollable sharks. Even if you have electric guns in your hands, that's the sea, those are sharks, and you will die if you are not careful!" He Yao lowered his voice, but still couldn't control his excitement.
"I almost died, but I'm fine now, right?" Tang Meini said softly, "I won the bet, didn't I?"
"For Gu Nanfeng, for your so-called bright future, you are really crazy."
"You have to fight hard for what you want! He Yao, didn't you approach Jiang Cha Cha just to get revenge on me?" Tang Meini raised her head slightly and closed her eyes. "We have decided on what we want, so we should hold on to it and not lose it."
Jiang Cha Cha staggered and accidentally kicked the door.
He Yao turned around and froze: "Cha Cha."
Jiang Cha Cha raised her eyes and walked into the ward: "Meini, you're awake."
Tang Meini was a little embarrassed, but more of a cautious test: "Yeah."
Jiang Cha Cha nodded and smiled: "It's good that you woke up." She turned around and stopped, "Don't take risks again in the future. Think about your parents and the person you like. If possible, please also think about me, who once regarded you as your best friend."
Jiang Cha Cha didn't wait for Tang Meini to say anything. She walked out of the ward quietly without making any noise.
At the other end of the corridor, Gu Nanfeng was coming back carrying a large bag.
The two stood in the shadows, more than ten meters apart. The nurse hurried past with the medicine cart, and neither Jiang Cha Cha nor Gu Nan Feng took another step forward, as if there were thousands of mountains and rivers between them. They were clearly far apart, but there was no hope of meeting each other.
He hadn't washed or combed his hair for several days, and the stubble on his face made his perfect face look a little haggard.
When she first met him, she thought he was a perverted prince trapped in an iceberg, cold, arrogant, and particularly fond of making things difficult for her, but he would be unequivocally "ruthless" in order to achieve his goals.
But that is an illusion because of not understanding him - his heart is always as gentle as a child.
Why do I want to let go now that I finally understand him a little bit?
As she looked at him, Jiang Cha Cha slowly curled her lips and said the most torturous "goodbye".
That day, he said sorry.
Today, she is saying goodbye.
Gu Nanfeng, I don’t want to put you in a difficult position, and I don’t want to see her go crazy again.
If possible, we will stay in the best moment and no one owes anyone anything.
After leaving the hospital, Jiang Cha Cha went to the beach alone.
The sound of the wind remains the same, mixed with the sound of the waves, and it appears that it will not stop for any changes in the world.
She thought about what he had said when he brought her here, and how she had fallen into his arms.
It turns out that happiness is like sand in your hand. You want to hold it tightly, but it goes against your wishes.
In just a few days, everything has changed.
As she lowered her head in thought, she saw a pair of feet walking towards her.
“Cha Cha.” Jiang Cha Cha stood up and turned around, but was stopped by He Yao. “Listen to me, what you heard is not the whole truth!”
She shook off his hand with a sneer: "You don't have to explain. Whether you are sincere or not, it has nothing to do with me."
"It has something to do with me!" He Yao stopped her from leaving and took a step to stop her. "I admit that I approached you in the beginning because I wanted to take revenge on Tang Meini. But..."
"But slowly, you fell in love with me. You are sincere to me. I should believe you, right?" Jiang Cha Cha looked at his eager eyes and interrupted him softly, speaking to herself.
"Yes." He Yao nodded vigorously, "That's right, I really didn't lie to you!"
"Do you think I will still believe you?" Jiang Cha Cha's smile faded even more. She pushed He Yao away, "Even if every word you say now is true, I don't want to forgive you."
"Why?" He Yao frowned, his gentle eyes filled with pain. "I have never done anything to hurt you, and you have never really liked me. Even if I came to Barcelona to find you this time, I just wanted to give you a chance to like me."
"You hurt Gu Nanfeng." Jiang Cha Cha looked at him steadily, "You and Tang Meini created danger for Gu Nanfeng with your selfish desires."
"After all, it's all for Gu Nanfeng." He Yao snorted bitterly, "Then why don't you expose us to Gu Nanfeng? Then Tang Meini will get nothing."
He spoke angrily, and his fluctuating eyes felt a little bit reluctant when they saw Jiang Cha Cha's suppressed tears, so he had to turn his head away.
She walked past him and left. He stood there for a long time, blaming himself, and didn't have the courage to chase her.
Once, he vowed that he would never become a person like Tang Meini, selfish and hurting others.
But now, he finally became the person he hated. He knew that Jiang Cha Cha would not hurt her friends, but he still used such words to provoke her.
"Chacha."
The sea breeze of Barcelona blows away one sad person after another, and brings one sad thing after another.
No one noticed that He Yao took out a ring box from his pocket. These were the couple rings he customized for Jiang Cha Cha and himself. Unexpectedly, they were no longer worthy of being given away before they were even given away.
Jiang Chacha returned home from Barcelona early.
She sorted out the serialized content and handed it to Professor Jiang, and said that she would no longer go to Gu Group and leave the follow-up work to others.
"Cha Cha, what's wrong with you? How come you've lost so much weight in just a few days? Are you tired?" After getting the serialized content, Professor Jiang was overjoyed. When he noticed that something was wrong with Jiang Cha Cha, he couldn't help but say a few words of concern.
"Well, I'm tired. I don't want to bother with this anymore." Jiang Cha Cha stopped chatting with him, put down her things and turned to leave the office.
When Jin Xiaocan saw her coming out, he greeted her excitedly: "Cha Cha, it's ten o'clock, we should go to the cafeteria."
Jiang Cha Cha hesitated for a moment and nodded.
Jin Xiaocan raised his head and chest with joy, and said, "Since Mr. Gu stopped messing around in the cafeteria, our business has returned to normal. Coupled with our previous coupon strategy, business is rising steadily."
Jiang Cha Cha didn't say anything and just kept walking forward.
When the two were going down the stairs, they met He Yao.
He Yao was holding a notebook in his hand, operating it with one hand while walking. Then he looked up inadvertently and saw Jiang Cha Cha.
Jiang Cha Cha acted as if she didn't see him and her eyes quickly moved away from his face.
Jin Xiaocan was startled and quickly caught up.
The person in charge is confused, but the bystander is clear, not to mention that the person in charge is still very clear about the quarrel. Jin Xiaocan caught up with Jiang Chacha, walked to her side, and asked: "Boss, did you quarrel with He Yao?"
"No."
"oh."
"we broke up."
"Ah?" Jin Xiaocan's eyelids, which had just calmed down, immediately opened again, "You broke up?"
Jiang Cha Cha turned around and was met with someone's particularly exaggerated reaction: "Is it weird to fall in love and break up now?"
“No, no…” Jin Xiaocan was frightened by Jiang Chacha’s indifference, “I just thought you were acting weird after coming back from Barcelona.”
"What's so strange about that? Am I not going to class, making money, making money, and going to class again, just like before?" Jiang Cha Cha frowned and explained impatiently.
"You're not laughing anymore." Jin Xiaocan said this in a very low voice, but Jiang Cha Cha could still hear it clearly.
In Barcelona, ​​she didn't cry when she said goodbye to Gu Nanfeng; she didn't cry when she found out about Tang Meini's deception and He Yao's exploitation; now when she heard Jin Xiaocan's slightly aggrieved "You're not smiling anymore", tears suddenly welled up in the corners of her eyes.
Jiang Cha Cha quickly slid the back of her hand across her eyes: "You're overthinking it, get to work!"
"Well."
It's just that I fell in love with someone and had to forget him. It's no big deal. Jiang Chacha forced herself not to think about Gu Nanfeng and filled her schedule.
After finishing her classes, she was busy with the lunch takeout. After finishing the takeout, she went to work at a hamburger restaurant near the school when she had no classes in the afternoon. In the evening, she had to run on the school playground for two hours.
By keeping her body busy, her mind won't be idle and full of random thoughts.
And so, a week passed.
At noon that day, Jiang Cha Cha delivered a takeaway to the reception desk. The security guard took the takeaway cheerfully, exchanged a few words with Jiang Cha Cha, and then suddenly turned back to the reception desk nervously.
Jiang Cha Cha saw the electric sliding door slowly open and a black business car slowly drove in.
The car stopped at the door.
The driver got out of the car first, opened the door, and took the wheelchair out. Then, the door on the other side opened, and Gu Nanfeng got out of the car, holding Tang Meini and sitting on the wheelchair, his movements were careful and gentle.
All three saw each other.
At this moment, Jiang Cha Cha was wearing an orange delivery uniform and riding a skateboard. She had been running for two hours and was already sweating profusely, returning to her most authentic state.
Gu Nanfeng was wearing a handsome suit. Although Tang Meini had a thin face and long hair, she looked more graceful and lively in a light-colored Bohemian-style long dress.
Even though she was sitting in a wheelchair, she and he looked like a perfect match.
They are on two different sides, like two different landscapes.
No one greeted each other first, and everyone knew it was not a relationship that should have been greeted.
Jiang Cha Cha came back to her senses and turned around.
She remembered that the skateboard under her feet could be used to escape, so she stepped on it and left quickly.
She tried very hard to control her pace, not wanting to look like she was running away, but at the end, she still ran wildly unconsciously.
When she ran breathlessly to the quiet and deserted corridor, she could only hear the thumping of her heart in her chest, as if it was about to jump out of her throat.
"They are back. There is nothing serious with Tang Meini's leg, but she needs to rest for a while and should not walk around." He Yao appeared beside her at some point.
Jiang Cha Cha turned her head to look at him, then turned and left.
"Cha Cha, you are so angry with me. Can it be understood that you actually liked me?" He Yao asked unwillingly.
"You think too much. I'm not angry." Jiang Cha Cha stared at the green vines hanging down the corridor. "I've let it go. Don't bother me anymore."
"Have you really let it go?" He Yao insisted, and walked up to Jiang Cha Cha. His gentle eyes had changed. He lowered his voice and asked, "If you really let it go, why did you run away just now?"
Jiang Cha Cha looked away from him and tried to bypass him: “None of your business.”
He Yao grabbed her arm and said, "I can help you."
"Since you want to fulfill Tang Meini's wish, you can't get rid of me now. Don't forget, Gu Nanfeng doesn't know the truth yet." He Yao paused, "Even if you hate me, I am still useful to you."
He touched her soft spot.
Jiang Cha Cha wanted to refuse, but had to compromise.
She angrily shook off his hand: "Even so, I won't like you, remember this!"
"It doesn't matter." She had already left when he spoke. "As long as I can stay by your side, it doesn't matter what happens."
Because what I am saying now, "I like you," is my belated sincerity.
Jiang Cha Cha informed Jin Xiao Can not to accept any more orders. She locked herself in the dormitory in the afternoon and did not go anywhere. She did not want to contact those people who looked at her with impure eyes after Gu Nan Feng and Tang Meini came back, nor did she want to send out a bunch of gossip by delivering food.
Jin Xiaocan went out for a while on the pretext of something, and when he came back he kept staring at someone, wanting to say something but not daring to.
For a moment, the atmosphere between the two people became subtle and turbulent.
Jin Xiaocan is a person who can't keep things to himself. When he can't hold it back any longer, he just blurts it out: "Cha Cha, Master Gu and Tang Meini are back."
Jiang Cha Cha lowered her head and memorized professional Level 8 English words, and said "hmm" softly.
"I saw Tang Meini sitting in a wheelchair. Did something happen to you guys while you were abroad?" Jin Xiaocan paused and quickly continued, "I just want to say, don't keep it to yourself. I've always supported you."
Jiang Cha Cha looked up and saw the reflection in the mirror of Jin Xiaocan turning his head to look at her with concern.
Jiang Chacha suddenly realized that she had actually ignored this work partner and roommate who was always by her side, almost 24 hours a day. Maybe it was because she knew Tang Meini earlier, or maybe she especially cherished Tang Meini's friendship with her, or maybe it was because she was used to playing around with Jin Xiaocan and was too close to him... She only looked forward and could not see Jin Xiaocan who was following closely behind her.
Jin Xiaocan was the best friend who always cried with her, laughed with her, and counted money with her, but after she came back, she kept silent to Jin Xiaocan. Jin Xiaocan was very worried about her, but had no one to ask.
Seeing that Jiang Cha Cha was silent again, Jin Xiaocan lowered his eyes in disappointment.
"Something did happen between me and them in Barcelona." When Jin Xiaocan was about to turn around, Jiang Cha Cha spoke slowly.
…
"That's it. I still lost to Tang Meini and came back alone." Jiang Cha Cha narrated everything like a bystander. Of course, she did not say that Tang Meini used her own life to calculate a cage of emotion, nor did she say that He Yao approached her for Tang Meini in the first place.
Even if they were no longer friends, she didn't want to create any more trouble.
Jin Xiaocan had been listening quietly. At the end, she jumped up from her chair excitedly: "Escape from a shark's mouth? How could such a bizarre thing happen? Jiang Cha Cha, could this be a self-torture trick planned by Tang Meini?"
Jiang Cha Cha was slightly stunned.
Jin Xiaocan immediately caught something from Jiang Chacha's expression and said more affirmatively, "Chacha, are you not telling the truth? Am I right? She schemed against you, didn't I? This sounds like a clichéd plot in a TV series! Retreating to advance, using any means necessary! I didn't expect she was so calculating..." Jin Xiaocan became more and more excited as he spoke, and rushed out of the door, "No! I must get an explanation for you!"
Before Jiang Cha Cha could come to her senses, Jin Xiaocan rushed out like the wind!
"Xiaocan!"
When Jiang Chacha chased him out, Jin Xiaocan was already like a wild horse that could not be stopped. All of a sudden, who was the boss and who was the employee, and who usually delivered more takeouts, could be distinguished by their running speed.
Jiang Cha Cha tried her best but still couldn't stop Jin Xiaocan from reaching the classroom.
The class had just ended and some students who had left early had already left the classroom, while some who were still lingering were discussing in groups of three or four where to go for fun.
Gu Nanfeng came to pick up Tang Meini in person. When Jin Xiaocan arrived breathlessly, he was helping Tang Meini sit on the wheelchair.
"Tang Meini!" Jin Xiaocan roared suddenly, successfully attracting everyone's attention.
The next second, Jiang Cha Cha rushed to the door and found that it was too late, but she still stepped forward to pull Jin Xiaocan away.
Jin Xiaocan looked so imposing that it seemed as if nine horses couldn't pull her back. She pushed Jiang Chacha away and said, "Go away!" Then she walked straight towards Tang Meini.
"Tang Meini, let me ask you, did you arrange that shark? What a coincidence, you encountered a shark when you went into the sea that day? You rescued Gu Nanfeng and escaped from the shark's mouth? You obviously can't dive, so why could you reach the bottom of the sea alone? Also, even if you can dive, how could you find their coordinates? Even if you take a step back, you all had coordinates when you went down, and you brought so many coaches with you, so why were those people gone when you rescued Gu Nanfeng?" Jin Xiaocan fired a series of questions without taking a breath, like a machine gun, which made Tang Meini's eyes widen and she couldn't react at all.
"Speak up! Why don't you speak? Why don't you answer the questions I asked you? Do you have nothing to say? Cha Cha still regards you as a good friend, how can you be so cruel and do this?"
Gu Nanfeng stood aside, staring at the aggressive Jin Xiaocan with a frown, and stretched out his hand in a defensive gesture: "Calm down."
"You should be the one who calms down, Master Gu!" Gu Nanfeng bumped into him, and naturally could not escape Jin Xiaocan's accusations, "You can't imagine how deep a woman's mind is! Don't be so moved that you lose your mind, use your brain to think about it!"
Jiang Cha Cha's scalp tingled, her face flushed as she stepped forward and pulled Jin Xiaocan hard: "Enough! Jin Xiaocan! Stop talking!"
At this time, Tang Meini seemed to be frightened. She held Gu Nanfeng's hand tightly without saying a word, allowing Jin Xiaocan to question her there.
Jiang Cha Cha covered Jin Xiao Can's mouth and heard Tang Meini say, "I didn't expect that you thought of me like this, Cha Cha."
They talked it out at the hospital that day. She thought, since she had already taken advantage of him, she would use it to the end.
Jiang Cha Cha rolled her eyes at the snow-white wall in silence. She didn't want to refute what Tang Meini had deliberately said, nor did she want to argue with them any further.
At this time, Gu Nanfeng said coldly: "If you have anything, you can talk to me directly."
Jiang Cha Cha met Gu Nanfeng's cold and slightly blaming eyes, and his heart suddenly turned cold. At this time, he had completely stood on Tang Meini's side. Jin Xiaocan's impulsive questioning did not shake him at all. Instead, he felt that she was causing trouble!
Seeing Tang Meini huddled in the wheelchair, Jiang Chacha held back her anger and pulled Jin Xiaocan over: "Let's go!"
Jin Xiaocan kept pulling at her neck, "I haven't finished yet! Tang Meini, don't shrink your head and keep silent! Cha Cha treats you as her best friend, aren't you ashamed?"
Jiang Cha Cha dragged Jin Xiao Can out of the classroom, and finally pushed her out of the teaching building before she could no longer bear it: "Jin Xiao Can! Have you had enough of making trouble?"
She vented all her suppressed anger on Jin Xiaocan. Her angry eyes were filled with moisture, and a loud yell finally stunned Jin Xiaocan.
Jin Xiaocan had never seen Jiang Cha Cha so angry before. She had never been yelled at like this when she made a mistake in calculations and suffered losses before.
"I...I want to help you."
"You can't help me at all! On the contrary, I look mean and want to destroy other people's feelings, you know that?" Jiang Cha Cha knew that she was doing this for her own good, but she couldn't help but feel annoyed by such a good intention but bad result. "If I had known this would happen, I would never have told you even if I died."
Jin Xiaocan stood there in a daze. His cute baby face now showed only loneliness and sadness. He stared at the ground for a long time without saying a word.
"I know that, apart from Tang Meini, you have never considered me a good friend. In your eyes, I am just a roommate and an employee of the company." Jin Xiaocan's eyes were red, and he choked up and said, "I am meddling in other people's business!"
"Xiaocan!" Seeing Jin Xiaocan running away crying, Jiang Cha Cha chased her for two steps and suddenly stopped.
After returning from Barcelona, ​​she left her love and friendship there. Now she has nothing left, only Jin Xiaocan is left, and she still hurt the person who really cared about her.
Why do people only realize and learn to cherish something after they lose it?
He Yao was walking over from a distance. He saw Jin Xiaocan running away crying, and from a distance he also saw Jiang Cha Cha trying hard to hold back her tears.
He walked up to Jiang Cha Cha and heard her sobbing and mumbling to herself, "Will Xiao Can ignore me too?
“I didn’t mean to say those things to hurt her feelings.
"It's my fault. It's all my fault."
Her hurt look made him feel distressed.
He Yao put his arms around her and tried to let her lean on his chest.
Jiang Cha Cha stubbornly refused to get close to him and pushed him away with both hands, but was still pulled toward him by his silent strength: "It's okay, it's okay."
The moment she was forced against his strong chest, Jiang Cha Cha burst into tears.
Her awkwardness, her helplessness, her confusion, and her sadness were all rolled into a ball, and finally poured out in front of the person who least wanted to show weakness.
How ironic.