Chapter 72: Second Encounter
At this time, Jingzhi was the only one left in the old apartment.
Chris had just left. Before he left, he had imported Jingzhi's photos into her laptop.
When he left, there was no anger or resentment towards Jingzhi, only blessings from the heart.
"Hope good luck is with you all the time! Beautiful Chinese girl, I wish you happiness! Those were the last two words he said before leaving.
Shortly after he left, Jingzhi received a text message from Chris that said: "Just wanted to let you know that in the UK, you are never alone. If you have any trouble, please let me know immediately...... Chrisβ
Jingzhi smiled slightly and replied with a short sentence: "Thank you!" β
He's an English gentleman, Jingzhi thought to herself.
She cleaned the teapot and teacup by herself, remembered that today's task was not completed, and hurried into the room, concentrating on reading the professional book that she had not finished reading in the morning.
Jingzhi woke up early today. After breakfast, before Chris arrived, Jingzhi had been working quietly in her room except when Qi'er was putting on her makeup.
Every time Jingzhi drinks a little tea, her spirit will be surprisingly better.
Of course, the side effect of drinking tea is that this state of euphoria will last until the second half of the night, making Jingzhi almost sleepless at night.
Therefore, Jingzhi never drinks tea when she is alone. I only have an occasional drink or two when I'm with friends.
When people are in good spirits, their work efficiency is often surprisingly high.
When evening came, Jingzhi completed the task of today's whole day ahead of schedule.
Jingzhi thought to herself: I must do something to treat myself!
Thinking about it, Jingzhi stretched her waist.
Suddenly, her stomach growled.
"I'm so hungry......," Jingzhi said, standing up and glancing at her watch.
It's not yet six o'clock in the afternoon, and Qi'er hasn't gotten off work yet.
"Shall I wait for Qi'er at home and have dinner with her......" Jingzhi said to herself in her heart, "Or ......"
Jingzhi walked to the closet and took out the scarf Jason had lent her.
Half an hour later, Jingzhi appeared at the door of Ruyiju alone.
She pushed open the door and walked inside, only to find that the store was almost full.
There were two other couples standing quietly in line in front of her.
"Alas......" Jingzhi sighed, "Sure enough! It's really not a good choice to come here to eat at this time! Jingzhi shook her head lightly, and said in her heart, "Otherwise, let's go, anyway, there won't be any vacant seats in the short term......"
"Don't stand there! Come on in! When Su Yi saw Jingzhi, she walked over with a smile, took her hand and walked straight inside.
"But......" Jingzhi said unconsciously as she walked with a step, "I didn't book ...... in advance."
Su Yi remained silent, pulling Jingzhi across the bar and stopping at a table by the window.
There are two dining seats. There was already a person sitting on the opposite side. The chair on the side of Jingzhi's body was not yet sitting.
This chair is the one Jingzhi sat on the last time she came to Ruyiju!
At this moment, the person who is sitting opposite Jingzhi and smiling at her is none other than the person Jingzhi has been thinking about since she met: Jason!
Jason wore a burgundy shirt today, a pair of black straight-leg pants underneath, and a pair of dark brown leather shoes, which didn't look like a waiter in a restaurant at all, but more like a "senior white-collar worker" who had just run out of the office.
His heirloom gold chain showed only a little on the side of the upright neckline, and the shy Guanyin pendant that hung underneath was hidden under the burgundy shirt, completely nowhere to be seen.
"Alright, here it is." As he spoke, Su Yi turned around, smiled intriguingly, and asked, "There are too many customers in the store today, don't you mind sharing a table with him again?" β
Before Jingzhi could answer, the person opposite "volunteered" to send out an invitation in person, saying: "Last time, I couldn't find a seat to eat, so I had to share a ......table with you," said Jason smiled embarrassedly, "You shouldn't mind giving me a chance and returning you favors, right?" β
Jingzhi looked at Jason's eyes that were still shining in the not-so-bright light, as if she had been cast by some spell, and couldn't help but spit out three words from her mouth: "No...... Seashell...... Meaning ......"
"Then I'm relieved!" When Su Yi heard Jingzhi's words, his heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally fell to the ground, and said a little relaxed, "You sit here for a while, and I'll go get you the menu." β
After Su Yi left, Jingzhi put her satchel on the dining table, took off her apricot coat, put it on the back of the chair, and finally slowly sat down on the chair, her heart pounding hard.
"You ......" Jason touched his chest with his hand, as if deliberately calming his excitement, "It's so beautiful today......
Jingzhi didn't expect Jason's first opening sentence to be this one! It really flattered her!
She tucked a strand of hair hanging down her chest behind her ear with her hand, smiled embarrassedly, and rounded herself up and said, "You don't think I'm 'beautiful' just because I'm sitting in a restaurant 'eating', do you?" β
"Haha," Jason laughed as he picked up the glass on the table and swallowed a few sips of water.
He took the cup in his hand, shook it a few times, and said with a slightly aggrieved tone: "Look, I haven't ordered food yet, so how can I think you're 'beautiful and delicious' because I'm 'eating' here?" I just want to say ......" Jason hesitated for two seconds and continued, "You're really beautiful today......"
Hearing Jason say the word 'eat', Jingzhi's attention shifted from Jason to the dining table in front of him.
At this moment, there was nothing on the table except a small pink glass bowl with candles, not even chopsticks and napkins.
I don't know why, Jingzhi felt very strange, but she couldn't tell what was strange for a while.
"Are you sitting here alone and not ordering?" Jingzhi asked curiously.
"......No," Jason put the glass on the table steadily, "I've just arrived here and haven't had time to order yet." β
"Oh...... That's it...... Then I'm really lucky! Jingzhi said with some excitement, "You arrived here before me...... And...... You are also a human being...... Just leave the empty seat on the opposite side for me......"
As Jingzhi spoke, Jason kept staring at her intently.
His eyes were so strange that Jingzhi couldn't figure out what he was thinking.
"What was he thinking? Why do you keep staring at me? Jingzhi was wondering when she suddenly saw Jason gently touch his right cheek with his right hand.
His fingertips slid down his neck, finally stopping at the collar of his burgundy shirt.
"That's right! He's hinting at me! Hurry up and return the scarf he lent me! Jingzhi blamed herself in her heart, "How can I forget such an important thing!" Ah! I'm so confused! β
Thinking of this, Jingzhi strained her legs, got up from the chair with a "whoosh", hurriedly took out the scarf he had lent her from her satchel, handed it to Jason, and said only three words with a strong sense of gratitude: "Thank you......"