Chapter 23 Old Friends

Chapter 23 Old Friends

Cui Jing was on the phone. It was from the moving company. "It's over, right?"

"Yes, ma'am, the acceptance video is on your phone."

Xue Yijie's ears perked up when she heard her say, "Okay, I'm outside now."

"If you have something to do, go back first." Xue Yijie said.

"It's okay." Cui Jing called him again and made a reservation for a restaurant that served fresh and light cuisine that she had tried before and thought was delicious.

Seeing that the temperature was getting colder, Xue Yijie asked her to go back alone, "It's not safe after the sun goes down."

"I'll come see you tomorrow, you can watch TV."

"Okay." He smiled intoxicatingly.

Very nice.

Cui Jing glanced at him before leaving. He was a beautiful artist puppy who was well-behaved, pleasing to the eye and very elegant.

When Cui Jing returned, she saw that the moving company had unpacked all her things and placed them in cartons in each room. Clothes and bags filled up a designated cloakroom, and she only took some of her things out.

The interior floors are spotless.

It's not just the ground that is spotless. Cui Jing touched it and her fingertips were clean. They are truly worthy of being the top moving company, providing cleaning services and acceptance inspection for new and rented houses.

She watched the video and saw a professional technician dismantling the air conditioner outdoor unit in the room, checking the parts inside, and testing the air conditioner, fresh air system and other electrical appliances.

She bought the washing machine herself.

I bought four machines, one large drum for washing bed sheets and other things, and two small wall-mounted machines for washing underwear and panties.

A smaller washer-dryer is very suitable for washing daily clothes in summer and does not consume much water.

She has no interest in wasting water resources.

As for socks, things on the feet are easy to damage. Cui Jing changes them frequently, twice a day, so she plans to wash them together with the clothes she takes off. And when the weather gets hotter, she will wear sandals instead of socks.

Cui Jing began to open the express package she had picked up on the way.

Very heavy.

She asked a runner to help carry the stuff into the elevator. The runner received his fee easily and waited a little embarrassedly while Cui Jing opened the package and took the garbage down.

Cui Jing threw the curtains into the washing machine.

I went to the living room and found a version of Tom and Jerry to play.

She sat on the carpet and assembled chairs to the sound of classical music - an independent designer brand.

The solid wood is warm and combines well with the soft cloth cushion, and the curves are ergonomically designed.

The Tom and Jerry that was being played was the version from 1963 to 1967. She looked at the information and found out that it was also produced by the United States, directed by a certain Na and a certain Bo, and distributed by Warner Bros.

Jerry has very long eyelashes in this version, which gives him a cunning and sweet look.

The animation lines are stiff and a bit harsh, the story is also very strange, the expressions and movements are extremely exaggerated, weird and absurd.

Cui Jing recalled that this version of the film, which was somewhat like "childhood shadow", was exactly the same in her memory, with both pictures and plot.

The city has vast buildings. Not long ago, she bought peeled and soaked pineapples by the green altar of a busy subway station and observed the bustling crowd. Every person who passed by was so real.

Between frowned or relaxed brows, there are different expressions of worry and joy.

Cui Jing thought again.

It's true.

But she knew the destined lives of the two people, and the fragments of other people's lives radiating around these two people.

This is so... weird.

"Let's go get the cat tomorrow." Cui Jing picked up the chair it was lying on and placed it in the living room. "The little deaf cat will probably meow all the time at home, and it sounds unpleasant."

She lay on the sofa and turned down the volume of the TV. The high back of the sofa blocked the light and her face was in darkness.

The sun has not yet set outside the window.

She asked the moving company to take down the curtains in the living room, leaving the windows uncovered and a golden color poured into the room. The orange-gold color was so bright that it seemed to be burning. The window frames cast strips of crisscrossing shadows on the floor and furniture.

Cui Jing was so sleepy that she fell asleep.

Suddenly her cell phone rang.

Cui Jing raised her hand to answer the phone, "Hello." Her mind was still confused.

"Teacher Cui, how have you been recently? Do you have time to come out for dinner?"

It took Cui Jing a long time to react. The phone number displayed "Teacher Qin". This person... was Cui Jing's former best friend.

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Cui Jing got off the car at the target restaurant.

Greenery is everywhere.

The restaurant looks like a super sunroom in a tropical rainforest, with huge glass that is so clean that it is almost transparent, and red curtains inside the glass that are either drawn or open.

Red table runner, red chair covers.

A sea of ​​green with shades of red blooming in between.

Qin Sheng said that he had a few good friends in the class, so they got together, both boys and girls, and the former class monitor was also there.

Teacher Qin is not a teacher. It is just a joking and intimate name between the two.

She is a natural social butterfly, and her group in high school was often Tan Sheng, Cui Jing and one or two other people.

The people who join are always changing, coming and going.

Cui Jing was able to play with him/her because of Qin Sheng.

Tan Sheng is the hub between Cui Jing and others.

After leaving her, Cui Jing never contacted anyone else. Only occasionally in a few chat groups with different members and different numbers of people would different people talk about Qin Sheng.

Tell her what she has done recently and what she has done again.

Soon it was quiet again.

The most recent time was when the news of her marriage reached the group. At that time, everyone had just graduated, and some were preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination, while others were running around the world looking for jobs, so no one had time.

After everyone gave their blessings, each person gave a red envelope of nearly a thousand yuan, showing their sincerity to this old friend they had shared in high school.

Cui Jing tucked her hair behind her ears.

I put a hair band on my hand and decided to tie it up if it was inconvenient to eat later.

Just as she was crossing the street, she heard someone calling her name.

"What are you looking at? I'm so old, I didn't see it."

Qin Sheng was standing under a tree, wearing a baseball cap. He was very tall, with his hair tied in a low ponytail on his chest. He had one hand in his pocket and stood in a loose manner.

There are two other people besides her.

A tall man and a slender woman who is as delicate as a willow in the wind.

"Let's go." Qin Sheng was half a head taller than Cui Jing. He hooked his arm around her neck and sniffed her. "You smell so good. What shower gel do you use?"

She tilted her head and looked at Cui Jing's slightly upturned upper lip. The connection between the nasolabial groove and the lips seemed... the cold and warm properties had changed.

"Shampoo, I'll send you the link later." Cui Jing realized that her neck was very sensitive. She shrank a little, somewhat unaccustomed to excessive physical intimacy.

Qin Sheng remembered the introducer.

"This is my college classmate, Ning Xiuqi. You know everyone else except him."

Tan Sheng then said to Ning Xiuqi, "You know my best friend, Cui Jing."

"Hello." Ning Xiuqi said.

"Long time no see, Jingjing." The willow-like woman smiled and said in a soft and soothing voice, "You are even more beautiful now."

"You too." A smiling girl jumped out of Cui Jing's memory.

Qin Sheng hugged Cui Jing intimately and brought her forward. He put his lips close to her ear and lowered his voice, "You came here without makeup today? It's rare to see you go out without makeup. Didn't I send you a message to tell you? There are so many people."

"Qin Sheng, I just want to have a meal with you."

"You don't care about the others, right?" Qin Sheng raised her lips with a smile that looked a bit arrogant. "Let's have a few more private meals. I'll stay in Kyoto for a while."

Cui Jing nodded, it would be nice to find a dining companion.

"I wanted to ask that too." Qin Sheng's voice became even lower, so low that it could not be heard. "Teacher Cui seems to look a little different than before. Did you move?"

"I got my teeth fixed."

"No wonder." Qin Sheng's voice became louder again. She was very concerned about Cui Jing's privacy.

The two of them were whispering in each other's ears in front of them, looking very close.

Chen Yin was a little unhappy with the man and woman hanging behind. She and Qin Sheng were from the same university, living next door to Qin Sheng's next door... in the dormitory building, and they often had dinner together.

Damn, they've all graduated from college.

Her mood is still affected by Cui Jing and Qin Sheng.

I should have let this friendship die in high school and not continue into college. Haven't these two been out of touch for a while?

Several people in the restaurant were already chatting and drinking.

The seats are at a corner with a great view, with huge glass windows at right angles on two sides. Outside is an elegant and lively landscape with lush green plants and gurgling water.

Two screens create privacy, and outside the screens there are green plants and sculptures, stacked layer upon layer to block out other prying views.

"Class monitor, you are still as low-key as ever. I only found out you are a second-generation rich after two years of college. I heard you are starting a business?"

Chu Jun used chopsticks to pick up the Peking duck with caviar in front of her.

"Don't mention it. I failed." The monitor pushed his glasses on his nose and sighed, "So my family recently suspended my card and won't allow me to start a business again."

He was wearing a simple polo shirt and shorts, with a badminton racket standing next to his chair.

He has an outstanding appearance, with a high nose bridge, thin lips, and a delicate yet strong jawline. His tone of voice is serious and steady, and his smile has a slightly romantic contrast.

Min Jianbai had excellent grades in high school. He was known as the wild campus idol among high school students and the enemy of most of the boys in high school.

Many people deliberately passed by their class to see who he was. The girls left in a daze after seeing him.

The boy was distracted after watching it and felt like a loser.

"It seems like everyone is doing well, except me who is still a miserable worker."

"What's going on? Qin Sheng hasn't come back from picking someone up yet."

At this time, everyone thought of Cui Jing.

"Cui Jing got married quite early, which surprised me." Suddenly someone said

After chatting for a while, someone asked, "Does anyone know what the person Cui Jing is marrying looks like?"

"is it nice?"

After a few people discussed it, they found that no one had seen the photo, let alone the real person.

"I heard he is from an aristocratic family."

Chu Jun nonchalantly picked up another piece of black pepper denim, her curled nails shining brightly.

Aristocratic family.

Min Jianbai's expression changed slightly, he was a little surprised, because most of the rich second generation would not call themselves that.

"how do you know."

"correct."

"When I was having dinner with Qin Sheng, I mentioned that person's name casually."