Chapter 118: Cruel Justice (Mystery) (Part II)
"If you like to listen to songs like 'Rolling in the Deep'......
You should also like to listen to this female singer's song." During the discussion panel, Marvin shared a music video for the late female singer Ailsa Green (pseudonym) with Hui Jingjia in the MSM dialog.
Xu Jingjia clicked on the link sent by Marvin, and Xu Jingjia's mother happened to approach and divide a piece of cut apple to Xu Jingjia. Catching a glimpse of the MV playing on Xu Jingjia's laptop screen, I couldn't help but smile and wonder, "Why do you listen to her songs? She seems to have passed away a while ago because of some hobby."
Xu Jingjia didn't expect that her mother was more familiar with this strange exotic singer than herself.
The mother took a bite of the apple and chewed it as she muffled her voice, "Her hobby...... I think I learned it from her husband."
At this moment, the MSM rang to receive the message, but it was Marvin who said, "Ailsa Green learned her hobby from a friend. Lillian Walpole (not her real name) was what her husband taught her."
Xu Jingjia's heart jumped suddenly because of Marvin's reply.
She then double-checked the settings of her laptop, only to find that her laptop did not turn on Mi Gaofeng and the MSM did not have the function of turning on video communication.
Xu Jingjia glanced at the camera that had already been sealed by her.
She suddenly remembered what the high school teacher who taught computer applications had said in a certain class. It was a class in 2009, and Hui Ching-jia had always been interested in computer-related subjects, but I don't know why Hsu kept that passage in mind.
"Even if your home computer is turned off all the time, hackers may still remotely control the webcam connected to the computer and Mi Gaofeng." The teacher's words called back the fugue Xu Jingjia.
Ceci, who was sitting at the back of the classroom, then joked, "If the cameras are actually operating, we can see the little lights that only come on when they are in operation. Won't we know?"
The teacher then denied, "If that hacker is careful enough, he can definitely get the camera and Mi Gaofeng and make them look the same." There was an inexplicable caution in his tone.
Since buying a laptop, Xu Jingjia has often had to seal her camera to feel relieved because of this paragraph. However, this is only because the laptop's camera is always pointed directly at her for a long time during work. Xu Jingjia is not going to block the camera of the mobile phone as well, so it would be absolutely nervous to do so.
Xu Jingjia listened to Ailsa Green's song, thinking that Marvin's words might just be a coincidence. I was looking for a Chinese translation of this song, and I suddenly remembered that this situation seemed to be not the first time it had happened.
The last time Marvin introduced her to a Japanese song, Marvin had just found the translation of the lyrics of the song in a search engine, and Marvin had sent a message to her. At that time, he said, "When I listen to foreign language songs, I also like to look for a translator of the lyrics. Sometimes, the lyrics are translated with the finishing touch."
Xu Jingjia's suspicions that had just been lowered resurfaced.
This was the first time Xu Jingjia wondered if Marvin was able to see the activity of her laptop. After thinking about it, Xu Jingjia laughed again because of her unbelievable thoughts.
Marvin's thoughts were very similar to hers, and Marvin even tried to say Xu Jingjia's thoughts before Xu Jingjia could open her mouth. Therefore, it is not surprising to think of going together at this time.
The next morning, close to 8 o'clock, Hui Jingjia had just stepped into the subway car when she saw her high school classmate Norman and his current girlfriend at the station next to the exit at the other end. He greeted Xu Jingjia with his mouth, and Xu Jingjia also nodded to him.
I saw that his girlfriend was coquettish to him, quite like a little daughter's nonsense, and Norman was doting and helpless.
Seeing this, Xu Jingjia felt as if she had accidentally broken into the two-person world of the two of them and became a 100,000-volt light bulb.
Xu Jingjia smiled at the interesting interaction between the two and turned to the next car.
Xu Jingjia had a crush on Norman when she was in high school, and she believes that Norman liked her for a while.
However, Xu Jingjia has always liked to abide by the rules, and the teacher said that early love is not good, so she has never thought about early love.
Later, there was no later.
Norman was officially dating another girl from the same school when he graduated from high school, and Xu Jingjia didn't have any other thoughts about Norman for a long time.
Xu Jingjia also learned that Norman had advanced to a bachelor's degree at the same university. Due to the lack of school buildings, the two met occasionally on the way to school. Now, the two are not as reserved as they were in high school, and they smile at each other.
Norman's current girlfriend is about his college classmate. Xu Jingjia saw their happy and sweet appearance, and she was really happy for them.
Because of seeing her high school classmates, Xu Jingjia couldn't help but think of the ease she was in high school, and now she walks on thin ice every day. Compared with the two, Xu Jingjia couldn't help but feel that the campus life of high school was the best.
However, perhaps because she found a new circle of friends after going on to higher education, her high school classmates' interaction with Hui Jingjia on social media has become less and less.
Xu Jingjia returned to the computer room on the twelfth floor of the school and found an empty seat in front of Marvin, George, and James, so that the four of them could have a discussion.
Suddenly, Marvin, who was sitting in the back row, said, "Ah E, I just finished the search part of the website, would you like to take a look?"
Marvin uses a computer on campus, and Xu Jingjia thought about it and said, "Otherwise, I'll switch seats with you first, so that I can save the trouble of transferring back and forth."
Marvin and Xu Jingjia were already sitting at the edge of the row, so it was more convenient to swap places.
As soon as she sat down, Xu Jingjia saw Marvin sitting upright, and sat sideways, looking at her from the corner of her eye. Sensing Xu Jingjia's gaze, he withdrew his gaze, a sweet smile on his lips, and then quietly looked at Xu Jingjia again.
Xu Jingjia tried to make her gaze indifferent, her face was not visible, and she carefully controlled her facial expression. She reminded herself that the more she was like this, the more careful she had to be, and that she had to be more careful than she was checked.
Xu Jingjia turned her gaze back to the computer screen, focusing on testing what Marvin had just completed. However, the sweet smell of the smile on Marvin's lips still couldn't help but spread in Xu Jingjia's heart.
It didn't take long for Xu Jingjia to say, "I think there should be no major problems, and the layout is concise enough. However, didn't you say that you need to add a part of the classified search?" She deliberately lowered her voice to make her tone sound businesslike.
Xu Jingjia raised her eyes to look, but saw that Marvin was still looking at her from the corner of her eye as she did just now, and the sweet smile on her lips had not faded.
At this time, George, who was sitting next to Xu Jingjia, suddenly asked, "Ah E, are you a person who is dedicated and serious about feelings?"
George's brainless question caught Xu Jingjia off guard, Xu Jingjia didn't know how to react, and said, "Why are you suddenly asking this?" The tone accidentally revealed the panic in his heart.
"Nope." George pointed to the Facebook feed he was reading and said, "Here's the ...... Ten characteristics of a person who is dedicated and serious about their feelings.
No matter how I look at it, I always feel like it's definitely talking about you. Come, I'll read it to you......
First, when walking, I am very focused and do not squint.
Second, you can't walk without headphones. ......" George actually read aloud one item at a time.
What's even worse is that Xu Jingjia listened to a few items, and they all completely fit the dynamics of her life. Xu Jingjia interrupted George embarrassedly and said, "Didn't Jay say it last time? These are all fake, and the content is all psychological. When everyone sees it, they feel like they're talking about themselves."
George said, "But I don't think it's talking about me, I just think it's talking about you."
Just when Xu Jingjia was at a loss, Nina also returned to the computer room and sat in the empty seat in the front row. Xu Jingjia took the opportunity to switch places with Marvin and approached Nina enthusiastically, which stopped the farce.
After the lesson, Nina reminded Xu Jingjia and said, "Didn't you ask Marvin if you wanted to come if you wanted to sing on the 10th? Why don't you ask him now?"
March 10 arrived as scheduled, and every day after getting up, I paid attention to whether Marvin was online on my mobile phone, which gradually became Xu Jingjia's daily habit. Xu Jingjia knew that the 12th was Marvin's birthday. Vanessa set this day to sing K, perhaps also to celebrate Marvin's birthday.
Xu Jingjia thought that it should be the same as usual, and everyone would pay for Marvin together. Marvin, as usual, was half an hour late.
It wasn't until Vanessa took Mi Gaofeng from Xu Jingjia, who was singing, and put a cake in Xu Jingjia's hand, that Xu Jingjia knew that Vanessa had even prepared the cake.
At this moment, Marvin opened the door of the K room and his eyes fell on the cake in Xu Jingjia's hand.
In this way, it was Xu Jingjia who invited Marvin to come......
It was also Xu Jingjia who bought the birthday cake......
No one else thinks so, at least Marvin definitely does.
Vanessa is really ...... I broke my heart for Xu Jingjia's love road......
"Ah E, it's your turn, Wu Yufei's "Motto"." Xu Jingjia never thought George's words came at such a timely time.
Xu Jingjia hurriedly put down the cake in her hand and picked up Mi Gaofeng again.
Unexpectedly, the prelude sounded, and George said, "Ah E, I have always thought that you sing this song very well, and it must be because this song is your heart that you can sing so well." I don't know why, Xu Jingjia always felt that George's words conveyed some kind of message that Xu Jingjia couldn't read.
As soon as George said this, Xu Jingjia couldn't sing anymore.
What kind of day is it?
Just as she was thinking about it, Vanessa pressed the stop button on the remote control and said, "Okay, let's sing the birthday song and blow out the candles."
Alex walked to the door to dim the lights in the K room, then lit a candle on the cake.
After singing the birthday song, Vanessa took Hsu Jingjia's phone to take pictures of Marvin and the cake.
Through the screen of her mobile phone, Xu Jingjia looked at Marvin's big eyes shining on the candle flame for the first time. Xu Jingjia also felt that this was indeed a beautiful moment, and for the first time, she did not deliberately control the curvature of the corners of her mouth.
The atmosphere in the air suddenly became dreamlike, but Xu Jingjia knew very well that this was not a prelude to her upcoming love.
To this day, Xu Jingjia is still surprised by the similarity of preferences between Marvin and her from time to time. However, even though Marvin has not revealed it, Xu Jingjia can still feel from the small details of daily life that Marvin actually agrees with the truth of those rumors.
In addition to trying to prove whether Xu Jingjia is a money worshipper like before, there are others.
Just like Xu Jingjia mentioned that she had heard a certain song, he would ask, "Have you really heard it?"
Xu Jingjia nodded "yes", and then he asked again, "So, tell me, what is the first instrument that appears in the intro?"
The more familiar he became, the more often Marvin repeated the questioning.
Xu Jingjia will always provide evidence for Marvin's doubts, but she will never clarify those rumors directly with Marvin in person.
Because Xu Jingjia doesn't like to explain, and she thinks that if she wants to believe, she will believe it when she sees the evidence. If you don't believe it, no amount of explanation and evidence will be useless.
Xu Jingjia looked at Marvin's photo and thought that maybe one day he would believe her.