Snowy Night Kiss

Chapter 62 It's raining, Xiaoyi

On a rainy morning, the bleakness of autumn was fully revealed in the banana leaves falling from the branches.

The Jin family's driver took her to a convenience store near the school. Jian Yi opened her umbrella and hurriedly met Lin Qingruan who was waiting there.

She was wearing a beige knitted long skirt today, and because the weather had cooled down recently, Jin Yanchen reminded her to wear a short scarf to keep warm before leaving.

Her vision was blocked, and her mind was not clear when she got off the car. She kept thinking about the scene of last night's conversation. If love was boundless, she would definitely fall into it and never come back.

When getting off the car, Jian Yi stood on the roadside and said goodbye to Jin Yanchen. The car window slowly rolled down, revealing a pair of deep eyes. She lowered her eyes and looked at the time on her watch. No one could have imagined that Jin Yanchen had held her arm and talked to her sweetheart for half the night.

Jian Yi's face flushed slightly. She didn't dare to look him in the eye. She just lowered her head and said, "See you tonight."

Seeing her like this, Jin Yanchen smiled and simply closed the document to tease her, "You were the one who wanted to listen to me last night, and you were also the one who said no in the end..."

He was about to say something when Jian Yi was so ashamed and angry that she almost ran away.

A short 'revenge diary' is hardly enough to satisfy the greedy businessman, and the sleepless nights are spent pursuing another deeper interest.

The continuous rain wet the bluestone tiles underfoot. The damp and sticky smell in the air always made people feel very familiar. Jian Yi's fingertips trembled, and she deliberately let her memory stop at a certain time and space. This time, she didn't dare to look up at him at all.

Jin Yanchen decided to stop while he was ahead: "I'll pick you up after school at noon."

Jian Yi whispered "no thanks", knowing that he was busy with work and didn't want to trouble him any more.

"It's raining, Xiaoyi."

Jin Yanchen put down his crossed legs and lazily pointed at the dull sky, "How can I bear to let you take the bus in the rain?"

The tone of his voice was always so casual, with just the right amount of tone, full of doting.

Seeing the car full of driver colleagues, Jian Yi's face almost turned red. She quickly responded with a "yes" and ran to the convenience store holding up her skirt.

Jin Yanchen chuckled softly, and his gaze quickly turned to the documents in his hand, his eyes suddenly becoming sharp.

Cheng Ning was sitting in the passenger seat. He turned back inadvertently and even felt that the scene he had just seen was a dream.

"The meeting will be held in half an hour. Miss Song and the old man have arrived at the group. It seems that they want to share your power."

Decentralization is not uncommon.

He was originally a substitute chess piece of the Jin family. Even if he had worked diligently for so many years, he was still not as good as a child raised by their own parents.

"Then let's divide it."

Jin Yanchen didn't care: "If she wants it, she has to see if she can hold it."

Cheng Ning looked at him calmly, and the car slowly drove in the opposite direction. He asked, "Do you need me to send a driver to pick you up, Miss Jian?"

"No, I'll drive here myself at noon."

The rain gradually got heavier. The car navigation predicted that there would be a thunderstorm at noon today. The car was quiet, but Cheng Ning could clearly feel that something was changing silently.

For example, Jin Yanchen is too lazy to care about unnecessary fame and fortune. He just wants to be a hands-off boss and control the general direction behind the scenes.

When did the change of power arouse his interest? Was it because he had a desire for worldly pursuits?
Cheng Ning couldn't help but stop his thoughts on Jian Yi. In fact, this was not the first time he had seen her. In the eastern suburbs, he accidentally delivered a document to Jin Yanchen.

At that time, she was sitting cross-legged on the cashmere carpet doing arithmetic problems. She had a plain face and a simple bun. She looked up and smiled at him, then ran all the way to the second floor in her slippers to call Jin Yanchen, feeling awkward at being disturbed by an uninvited guest.

That was when the rumors were at their most rampant. They were all saying that Jin Yanchen had a beautiful and charming little lover, who was doted on in a luxurious house.

But I never expected it to be her. She was beautiful, of course, but not as fawning as I had imagined. There was a sense of alienation all over her body. Only when their eyes met, a little coquettishness revealed itself in her eyebrows.

Looking at Jin Yanchen's behavior again, it doesn't seem like a lover, but more like he has a girlfriend.

Cheng Ning's heart skipped a beat, and he hesitated to speak, "Miss Jian, what do you think?"

"I don't have any idea." Jin Yanchen turned his head to look at him, calm and collected. "It's the normal process of dating. Give her everything she deserves."

"Holding hands, kissing, and being in a relationship also include... breaking up?"

"Aning." Jin Yanchen spoke in a calm voice, his eyes looking straight ahead, as if nothing had happened.

"My life is set, but hers has just begun. At least for now, her destination will not be me."

Jin Yanchen chuckled, the rain and fog were hazy under the rolled-down car window. He watched the girl's back disappearing into the fog tenderly. His fingertips unconsciously pressed against the car window were wet, but he was completely unaware of the tenderness she was feeling at the moment.

"Well, if she is compared to a star, she should run to the boundless Milky Way, instead of stopping for a brief glimpse of the moon."

When Jian Yi arrived at the classroom, the eight o'clock bell had just rung. There were still twenty minutes before class started, but the classroom was already packed with people.

This class is a public basic course that is optional for the entire college. The seats in the last three rows are always in short supply, and looking around, there are only a few seats left in the corners.

Jian Yi was just wondering where she was sitting when she suddenly saw a white wrist raised in the crowd. Lin Qingruan tilted her head and smiled at her.

"Qing Ruan, are you coming to school?"

Lin Qingruan hummed and coughed a little. Jian Yi closed the window for her and suddenly felt that the scene was familiar.

"I applied to keep my student status, so I could officially come to school next semester. I had nothing to do anyway, so I thought I'd come and listen to some classes first."

Jian Yi asked: "So you're not going to film anymore?"

"I won't film it anymore." Lin Qingruan smiled. "All the investors have withdrawn. The Liang family is so big and powerful that I'm almost banned."

Jian Yi didn't know what to say for a moment. She opened her mouth, but the words of comfort she wanted to express were stuck in her mouth and she couldn't say anything.

Fortunately, Lin Qingruan understood clearly, smiled indifferently and continued, "It's no big deal. It wasn't mine in the first place, so I just think of it as a beautiful dream."

As they were talking, two people dressed in professional clothes suddenly came into the classroom. Lin Qingruan looked up, took the flyer handed to her and said, "I'm awake from my dream. Now this is what I need to consider."

On the colorful flyers, teachers from postgraduate entrance examination institutions chatter endlessly about how severe the future employment situation will be.

Although there is still some time before graduation, the atmosphere seems to have suddenly become tense.

Jian Yi sometimes wonders, why can’t people enjoy peace and quiet forever?

(End of this chapter)