Chapter 21: Song Jingzhi’s Confession

Song Jingzhi’s hand tightened around his pant leg. He was a little flustered, but he knew that if he didn’t say anything, he would definitely regret it.

“If my leg gets better, I’ll marry you.” He couldn’t ruin her life.

Tang Xiaoxiao looked up at the sky. You’re not talking is fine, but you say this, I’m even more pissed off.

In the scenes Tang Xiaoxiao had seen before, Song Jingzhi didn’t pay attention to whether his leg would get better like this in his previous life.

She knew the reason was probably because of her appearance in this life, that’s why he was so anxious.

Even though she knew he was doing it for her good, she was still angry, just angry.

[Host, don’t be angry, let Song Jingzhi confess his feelings, then you can give him the Jade Dew.]

The sudden voice startled Tang Xiaoxiao. Didn’t this little butterfly disappear? Why did it suddenly appear?

[Host, I just sensed that you’ve reached a crucial moment, so I specially appeared to remind you.]

“So what should I do?”

[That depends on you, host.]

“I’ll really thank you! So you were scheming me from the beginning? It wasn’t about making him trust me, but about liking me?”

[Not entirely, you know, Song Jingzhi was lonely and died alone in his last life, so…]

“So you’re still scheming me?” So you’re this kind of little butterfly.

[Host, you go for it! I have other tasks, I’ll go first.]

“…”

“Song Jingzhi, ask the village head to write me a letter of introduction. I want to go back to Beijing tomorrow.” When she looked up again, her eyes were already filled with tears, and they fell as soon as she looked up.

Song Jingzhi felt like his heart skipped a beat, he didn’t know if it was because of her words or because of her tears.

“The Song Jingzhi I want to marry is the one who can walk side by side with me in any situation, not the one who can share my wealth when he’s good, and leave me when he’s not.”

The big bones in the pot were already cooked. She put out the fire on the stove.

“It was me who insisted on coming to take care of you, it was me who said I would marry you, and it was me who said I would leave. If anyone wants to gossip, they won’t involve you, they won’t involve your family.”

“No, I…” Song Jingzhi wanted to explain, but Tang Xiaoxiao wouldn’t give him the chance.

“Anyway, you’ve never said you like me. It’s all my own wishful thinking.”

Song Jingzhi listened to her words, watched her tears fall, and felt his heart ache.

“Yeah, who would a decent girl go to another person’s house to take care of a man? She stayed for a whole day. No wonder Chen Fengya would say that.”

His mouth moved slightly, but he couldn’t interrupt her. Listening to her words, his face began to turn pale. Had he hurt her so badly? Because of those words just now?

“You said you’d marry me if your leg got better because you were afraid of gossip, right?” She laughed self-deprecatingly.

“No…”

“Comrade Song Jingzhi.” She caught sight of Song Jingzhi’s parents walking towards the kitchen. She wiped away her tears fiercely, walked in front of Song Jingzhi, and bowed deeply.

“I’m sorry. I was being presumptuous before. I caused you and your family trouble. I won’t do it again.”

Song Jingzhi’s parents at the door were stunned. Song’s mother was about to step into the kitchen, but Song’s father pulled her back.

Tang Xiaoxiao glanced at Song Jingzhi, and their eyes met. She took a step to leave the kitchen, and Song’s mother also took a step to stop her.

Tang Xiaoxiao was pulled back. She followed her hand and saw Song Jingzhi looking at her with a panicked expression. She could feel his hand trembling.

“I like you.” Song Jingzhi’s voice also trembled slightly.

She had deliberately walked past his wheelchair, deliberately giving him the chance to pull her back. And she had also calculated that even if he didn’t pull her back, Song’s mother would stop her.

But she didn’t expect him to pull her back and confess his feelings as soon as he opened his mouth. She thought he would give a long explanation. This was Song Jingzhi, who blushed easily when teased.

Song Jingzhi’s parents looked at each other at the door. Should we go or stay?

“My parents are at the door. Come to the room with me, okay? Let’s talk properly.” His voice was pleading.

‘Son, can you see us from the back of your head?’ Song Jingzhi’s parents were embarrassed.

“Go to the room, go to the room. Your uncle and I will cook.” Song’s mother winked at Song’s father.

One pulled Tang Xiaoxiao, the other pushed the wheelchair, and they sent the two into the room. They closed the door. This was the first time the two were in the room together, with the door closed.

Tang Xiaoxiao was pulled onto the bed by Song’s mother, and Song Jingzhi was pushed to the opposite side by Song’s father, so that they were now facing each other, not speaking, the atmosphere was a little awkward.

She lowered her head, a tear rolling down her cheek.

“Don’t cry. I seem to always make you cry.” He reached out and wiped the tear away with his thumb.

Tang Xiaoxiao was about to break down. ‘Big brother, if you don’t speak up, your crocodile tears will dry up. They need moisture too, you know?’

“I liked you when we were in Xushan.” Song Jingzhi’s slightly magnetic voice came slowly, like a bolt from the blue.

She looked up at him. In Xushan, they hadn’t even spoken a word before the aftershock.

“The day I arrived in Xushan, I saw a young volunteer girl treating the wounded. Although her face was dirty, it couldn’t hide her beauty.” Song Jingzhi narrated calmly, as if reading to her.

“Later, I heard that this girl was originally a young intellectual who came to Xushan to work in the countryside. After the earthquake, she didn’t choose to go back home but stayed to be a volunteer.”

“We got our meals delivered by this girl every day. She was really kind and beautiful.

Every time she handed us the lunchboxes, she would smile at us, revealing two little dimples.

I started to look forward to mealtimes every day, hoping to see her. Just seeing her made all my fatigue disappear.”

“That day, the aftershock came. I was a firefighter, so I naturally knew that I should prioritize my own safety, but I was searching, I was looking for her.”

Hearing this, Tang Xiaoxiao was already sobbing. She didn’t know any of this.

Song Jingzhi took out a clean handkerchief, wiping her tears while saying.

“Thankfully, I made it in time.” He chuckled, with a sense of relief.

“We were both trapped under the rubble. I felt the pain in my body, the pain in my knee made it almost impossible for me to speak, but I also felt her fear. She called me brother.”

“I didn’t know if she was hurt, I didn’t know when I would pass out from the pain. I could only tell her to live well, to live well no matter what.”