Snowy Night Kiss

Chapter 42 First love?

"Go to the whole world." Jian Yi lowered her eyelashes and said softly, "Someone once said that to me."

The warmth she just revealed, and the radiance she unconsciously displayed when she raised her head, gave Jin Yanchen an unusual intuition.

He narrowed his eyes and said in a dangerous tone, "First love?"

Jian Yi uttered an "ah", glanced at him, lowered her head in embarrassment, and grabbed her sleeves, looking unusually shy.

"So... right?"

Meeting him when the girl was just beginning to fall in love and feeling helpless was indeed a wonderful beginning of love.

The corners of Jian Yi's lips curled up unconsciously, completely unaware of how misleading her expression would be in the eyes of men.

"Xiaoyi." Jin Yanchen called her softly, "How about I teach you another principle?"

"Ok?"

Jian Yi was completely unaware and turned to face him with a smile.

Just when she turned halfway, she felt Jin Yanchen's hands grasping her chin, and the agarwood string just wrapped around her neck. The sudden kiss was like the raging storm before it came.

There was a brief blank in Jian Yi's mind, followed by a shudder as if an electric shock had occurred.

Jin Yanchen touched her cheek and spoke in a low voice.

"No matter if a man is incompetent or not, he will be jealous of his girlfriend's first love."

"I, Jin Yanchen, am even worse."

Jian Yi went back to the entrance of the alley the next day.

The subsidy for the part-time job at school last semester finally arrived. It was a rather thin envelope. Jian Yi took it out with a smile, counted it three times, opened the small locked box in the drawer, and stuffed the money into a translucent piggy bank inside.

Five years is neither long nor short.

She walked out of the Qingfeng town, which had a golden appearance at first glance, and the little money she saved by living frugally was enough to fill half of this jar.

Jian Yi took out a yellowed check from the bottom of the jar and looked at it. The signature on the check had long been blurred, but perhaps it was God's will, the signature at the end was still clear as if it was yesterday.

Jian Yi never thought that the distance between her and Jin Yanchen would be just one step away.

I never thought that getting to his side and entering his heart would be as difficult as crossing a bottomless abyss.

But Jian Yi thought, at least when she had saved up all the money she had sponsored, she could stand in front of Jin Yanchen and tell him, "Look, I'm here to repay you."

So, believe in her sincerity and believe that there really is someone in this world who just loves you.

This was a secret that Jian Yi kept in her heart and never told anyone. Even if she wrote it down in her diary, she would feel it was a leak.

Grandma Jane often praised her for being a filial child who knew how to repay her gratitude, but she had no idea what she was thinking as a girl.

Maybe this is called secret love.

But for Jian Yi herself, the process of liking and pursuing Jin Yanchen is sweet.

The alarm rang at nine o'clock, and the door was knocked accurately. Jian Yi came back to his senses, shouted "wait a moment", hurriedly stuffed the jar into the cabinet, locked it again, and went to open the door.

It was hard for Cheng Ning to stand in front of her door in a suit and tie at this time. The narrow alley entrance was covered with a thick layer of dust because no one had lived there for a long time.

"My house is simple, so I won't invite you in." Jian Yi smiled slightly, "Today is Friday, and I'm bothering you to come all the way here." Jian Yi remembered that Jin Yanchen once told her that special assistants like Cheng Ning were usually on call 24 hours a day. But he never sent people around like that, so he specially reserved Friday for him to rest.

Cheng Ning said: "It's not a big deal, it's my duty."

"The makeup artist is already waiting for you in Dongjiao. Mr. Jin told you to choose the dress you want to enter. There are some procedures that I can tell you in the car, okay?"

"Okay, thank you."

When they were leaving the alley, Jian Yi paused for a moment, turned around and looked at Cheng Ning and asked, "I want to ask one more question, is it appropriate for me to go to today's event?"

Cheng Ning was stunned for two seconds, which was rare. After he reacted, he gave her a definite answer.

"Of course, this is also what Mr. Jin meant."

Jianyi didn't ask any more questions and silently memorized the table etiquette in his mind to fill in the gaps.

There were still some things she didn't understand, so she simply asked Cheng Ning all the questions. Although Cheng Ning was surprised, he still patiently answered her questions one by one, and finally comforted her not to be nervous.

Jian Yi smiled and said, "I'm not afraid of losing face, I just feel that if I go, I will be one with everyone else, and I can't lose face for your President Jin, right?"

Cheng Ning paused for a moment, looked at her and said, "Ms. Jian is indeed different from others."

Before getting on the bus, Jian Yi met an unexpected old friend. She looked down at her watch and asked Cheng Ning if he could give her some time to catch up with her old friend.

Cheng Ning said seriously, "Is fifteen minutes enough? Otherwise, the makeup artist might be in a hurry."

"After all, President Jin gave a strict order today to make Miss Jian the most beautiful woman in the audience, so the makeup artist is under a lot of pressure."

It was a rare joke for Cheng Ning, and even though he said it in such a serious tone, Jian Yi could immediately imagine the tone of Jin Yanchen when he said it in a frivolous manner.

Her face was slightly hot, and she waved her hand cheerfully, "It won't take a quarter of an hour."

This old friend whom I hadn't seen for a long time was Lin Qingruan. She was dressed very elegantly today, wearing a close-fitting wine red halter dress with a short fur coat on the outside. Her hair was long and curled into big waves like waves, and she had thick makeup and red lips, and even her fingers were painted with the brightest nail polish.

"I haven't seen you for a long time. You look very beautiful today."

"You too, look like you're doing well."

It could almost be considered a very polite greeting. Lin Qingruan looked a little embarrassed. She took out a box of Daohua Village cakes from the car and handed it to her.

"I remember you really liked their cakes. When we were freshmen, I said I would buy you a whole box when I had money. Now your wish has come true."

Lin Qingruan uncomfortably gathered the fur coat that was about to fall off her shoulders. It was still a bit chilly in early spring, and her nose was red from the cold, but she was still trying to smile.

"When you go to an occasion like that, just remember these six words: 'don't be arrogant, don't be mean'. I guess Jin Yanchen will arrange the rest for you." Lin Qingruan's voice became dry. "I spoke impulsively that day. When I heard you say you took his car, I thought he was interested in you, so I thought I would do you a favor and let you take him."

"He has a background. I thought everyone was trying to curry favor with the rich and powerful like me. There are too many fickle relationships in this circle. I also thought that if we were together, we could rely on each other."

Lin Qingruan couldn't continue talking after the end. She was the kind of person who wouldn't cry easily.

Having come this far, she has no regrets.

"I know you have difficulties, but Qing Ruan..." Jian Yi hesitated, "Do you know that the protagonist of today's engagement is Mo Yucheng?"

　The old man is jealous, hehe.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)