Chapter 165: Zhaozhao In The Clouds And Moon, This Sentiment Sent To Zhaozhao
Meng Su stood in place for a long time.
Only after a long while did he fish a cigarette out from his pocket and lean against the car door, smoking it slowly.
They could understand Xie Jingyan’s resistance toward them.
After all, back when they left the Capital City, Xie Jingyan was already sensible, and he had been smart since childhood, so he wouldn’t fail to remember them, his family.
For so many years, he hadn’t come looking for them, which meant that in his heart, he no longer regarded them as loved ones.
Even when his own sister was seriously ill and short of money, he never thought of seeking help from them.
Meng Su felt deeply stifled inside.
In the past, he hadn’t had the ability to protect his older sister, but now that he did, she was already gone.
Meng Su pressed one hand to the corner of his eye, as if that would stop his eyes from stinging and burning again.
But why were his fingertips left damp?
He stayed downstairs from Xie Jingyan’s place until nightfall.
Until his mobile phone rang.
Only then did Meng Su readjust his emotions, and he tapped to answer: “Hello? What’s the matter?”
A male voice came from the other end, grave in tone: “Manager Meng, somehow the news that Young Master Meng Jing was found has been known by the Lin Family. They’ve already traced our route and locked onto the city where Young Master Meng Jing is living. Someone will be coming soon—what should we do?”
The mild expression on Meng Su’s face instantly darkened like gathering storm clouds, a fierce glint rising in his eyes: “Find a method to stop them from coming to Jin Cheng. Erase all traces of Meng Jing. On what grounds did they bully him and his mother so badly back then, and now more than a decade later, try to take the child back.”
The other side immediately responded: “Got it, Manager Meng. We’ll go handle it right away.”
The call was hung up.
Meng Su took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.
Back then, because of Meng Qing’s matter, Lin Tinghe divorced Meng Qing, letting that so-called “White Moonlight” take her place. After Meng Qing left, Lin Tinghe felt guilty toward the Meng Family and gave them generous compensation.
After her daughter left the Capital City, Old Mrs. Meng cried until her eyes were nearly blind.
But the daughter was already gone, and they couldn’t possibly turn down resources delivered right to their door, so relying on the Lin Family, the Meng Family had advanced triumphantly all the way, reaching their current status. This was because Meng Su wanted to find his older sister and tell her that even facing the Lin Family, he could protect her now.
It was just that the person he thought he could meet.
Had long since been separated from him by life and death.
So Xie Jingyan couldn’t forgive the Meng Family, let alone his father who had forced them into this situation.
Thinking of Lin Tinghe’s end, lying on a sickbed, Meng Su smiled mockingly. Those who let down true hearts deserved to die without a burial place.
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Ninth Middle School
Eight-thirty.
Just after the first evening study session.
Jiang Ning lifted her head from the desk, stretched lazily, and turned to see Xie Jingyan’s gaze fixed on the page.
She remembered that half an hour ago, he had been looking at this same page. She had even slept a nap and woken up, and he was still on this page.
So she reached out and waved it in front of him: “Earth to you—what are you thinking about, so absorbed.”
Only then did Xie Jingyan turn to glance at her and reply: “Nothing.”
Jiang Ning narrowed her eyes slightly and leaned in closer: “Xie Jingyan, you have something on your mind.”
Xie Jingyan: “…”
He turned his head away from her: “No.”
“Hmph.” Jiang Ning snorted coldly, pointing to her own eyes: “Don’t think you can fool me. Tell me about it—maybe I can think of a method to solve it for you.”
Jiang Ning propped her chin on her hands, her eyes blinking at him.
Xie Jingyan turned his head and saw Jiang Ning looking serious and reliable. After hesitating a moment, he leaned in and said softly: “Do you know what White Moonlight is?”
Jiang Ning: “???”
She turned to look out the window, where the night was deep and the cloud layer thick.
“No moon tonight—where’s the moonlight coming from?”
Xie Jingyan looked at her speechlessly: “I’m not talking about that kind of moonlight, but the ‘White Moonlight’ that makes someone think of it day and night, never forgetting.”
Jiang Ning got it and raised her brows: “You have a White Moonlight in your heart now?”
Xie Jingyan chuckled lightly: “I do.”
Jiang Ning pouted: “Oh.”
Xie Jingyan continued: “Do you want to know?”
“No.” Jiang Ning’s answer was quick, accurate, and ruthless.
She started rummaging for her textbook in the desk compartment.
Xie Jingyan’s tone held regret: “Alright.”
“I didn’t know what White Moonlight was before and just thought it was some hateful person, but now I know—the person someone can’t forget is the White Moonlight hidden deepest in the heart.”
Jiang Ning: “…”
She felt a bit jealous: “Oh ho, who is your White Moonlight? It’s got you talking so poetically. I never saw you being this pretentious before.”
Xie Jingyan wasn’t annoyed at being mocked by Jiang Ning and instead smiled: “I have something even more pretentious. Want to know?”
Jiang Ning was speechless.
She didn’t want to know who Xie Jingyan’s White Moonlight was at all, okay.
Jiang Ning ignored him.
Xie Jingyan suddenly reached out and grasped her hand.
Jiang Ning shook it twice but couldn’t shake it free.
He pulled her hand to his throbbing chest.
His eyes held a smile, clear and gentle: “Zhaozhao is the moon in the clouds, this feeling is entrusted to Zhaozhao, but I think White Moonlight doesn’t sound good—Cinnabar Mark is more fitting.”
Jiang Ning’s face couldn’t help but flush red, her whole body steaming with heat, making her fidgety. Her palm was damp with sweat, and her eyes darted around, not daring to look into Xie Jingyan’s eyes.
She coughed lightly: “Um, um… okay.”
Xie Jingyan was dissatisfied: “What kind of response is that?”
Jiang Ning kept her head down, mumbling: “It’s just… the teacher is right next to us.”
Xie Jingyan: “…”
He turned his head and saw Old Li staring piercingly at the hand he was holding Jiang Ning’s with.
“…”
Old Li looked at them sternly: “You two, come with me to the office.”
Then he walked out with hands behind his back, and along the way instructed the whole class: “Not much time left until Gaokao. Everyone review properly in class. Class monitor, maintain discipline while I’m out of the classroom.”
After giving the instructions, he turned back to glance at Xie Jingyan, frowning: “Hurry up.”
Jiang Ning also got up reluctantly, unable to hold back from pinching the soft flesh on Xie Jingyan’s arm: “This is all your fault! It’s like you want everyone to know you’re dating early.”
Xie Jingyan hissed softly and turned to soothe her: “Don’t be scared. I’m here.”
Jiang Ning: “…”
He felt Old Li’s gaze on her grow even more resentful.
As soon as the two arrived at the office.
Old Li’s gaze swept back and forth over them: “You two…”
Xie Jingyan stepped in front of Jiang Ning: “Teacher, we’re not dating early. It’s me who likes Student Jiang Ning unilaterally. She hasn’t agreed to me—blame me for being too shameless.”
Old Li: “…”
He looked at the top student in the whole school, momentarily at a loss for words.
In the last Second Monthly Exam, Xie Jingyan had predictably held steady at first place, even surpassing second place by twenty points. Grades like this ranked him in the top ten sharp students across the whole city, a prime candidate to impact the Gaokao top scholar.
As for Jiang Ning…
Although in the last monthly exam she had gone from last place in the school to 489th in the school, that still couldn’t be an excuse for them to date early!
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