Chapter 51: Eight Years of Guilt

Back in the day, Wen Jiu had no friends at school.
The only person willing to talk to her was the elementary school boy she accidentally saved.
But due to her insecurity, she was afraid to meet him.
They have been keeping each other company, separated by the worn-out curtain of the drama club.
Every time Lu Jing says he wants to see her, she is afraid that after Lu Jing sees her, he will dislike her like other boys do.
So she avoided it, she told Lu Jing that they would meet after the college entrance examination.
Later, the college entrance examination ended.
Wen Jiuyi really planned to keep the appointment at first.
She thought she deserved a friendship, a sincere one that didn't care about her figure.
That day, she even intentionally wore a dress she thought was particularly beautiful, resembling a lily flower.
On her way to the appointment, she met Zhen Dejian.
She heard him speak openly behind her without any reservation:
"Unlucky, I can still see this tank even after graduating. My mood is ruined for the day."
"With her appearance, how dare she secretly admire my brother Chuan!"
"Any man who sees her will have nightmares, okay!"
So, in the end, Wen Jiu did not go on the blind date.
Later on, she reduced her study pressure, went to the gym to exercise, controlled her diet under the strict supervision of a coach, and persisted for many years.
She doesn't eat rice, avoids sugar, avoids oily and salty foods, and takes medicine when lacking nutrition.
Soon, she lost weight and transformed from a chubby girl into a goddess.
As a result, many people approached her.
However, Wen Jiu always felt that they all had strong ulterior motives, and she couldn't open her heart to them.
Her guilt towards that anonymous elementary school student grew day by day.
She felt that she should have at least met him in person or left him a way to contact her.
Instead, their friendship ended abruptly without any explanation.
Now, Wen Jiul and Lu Jing have explained the situation from back then and can finally express their guilt.
"I'm sorry...I'm really sorry."
Lujing's gaze softened as he listened to her, without a trace of his usual sharpness.
He had once secretly held a grudge in his heart and even decided to punish her for breaking the appointment after he successfully pursued her!
Give her a punishment as severe as not using her favorite scallions in cooking!
But now, he can't blame her at all.
Blame that Zhen Dejian! He's really despicable!
A great marriage prospect was delayed for so many years because of a few words from him!
At this moment, Wen Jiuyan's usually invincible eyes were very red, and all anger disappeared.
He leaned closer to her, his voice extremely gentle: "It's okay, I forgive you."
Wen Ji slowly calmed down and realized that she shouldn't have lost her temper in front of her younger brother.
She took a deep breath and calmed down, raising her still wet eyes to meet his gaze: "Did you wait for a long time that day?"
Lujing shook his head gently: "Didn't wait for long."
Only a day and a night.
In fact, he wanted to continue waiting, but the school administrator came over and said that it was summer vacation and the school needed to be locked up.
He was forced to leave.
But he said he didn't wait long and his heart felt much better.
They stayed silent for a moment, and then Wen Jiu asked, "Since you recognized me long ago, why didn't you just tell me directly?"
陆景有些尴尬：“我本来是想的……但看你完全不认识我的样子，我，我担心你早就忘了我了。”
温玖忍不住笑出声：“又不是小说，那么多失忆梗！当年我又不知道你名字又不知道你长相，纯粹就是没认出你而已！”
She felt more and more that this little brother is still as innocent and adorable as eight years ago.
She grabbed Lu Jing's hands and looked directly into his eyes.
Lu Jing became nervous.
What's wrong, what's wrong?
Is she going to confess?
His heart started racing instantly, holding his breath and waiting.
Wenjiu spoke with utmost seriousness: "You are the only friend I have throughout my youth, and I will cherish our friendship forever!"
"..." Lu Jing's heart, which had been pounding, gradually calmed down.
What a waste of time!
So, after all that, we just became good friends!
Luk Jing calculated the chances of a successful confession now... It shouldn't be too high.
It has been so many years since they last met, and she clearly only thinks of him as a younger brother or a friend.
If he were to say he likes her now, it would probably scare her away from Yangtao in no time.
But he is not in a hurry, at least he has made progress.
After this incident, Wenjiu will definitely not feel so distant from him anymore.
As the saying goes, if you want to conquer the world, you need to accumulate enough provisions and slowly establish your authority.
Chasing someone is no different, you have to take a step-by-step approach.
So he responded with a noncommittal "Hmm".
After years of being apart, Wenjiu still felt joy in her heart at the reunion with her good friend.
She let go of his hand, turned around and sat back down, excitedly suggesting, "Shall we go and have a nice meal to celebrate our reunion?"
Lujing is also happy: "Okay."
When Wen Ji was thinking about where to eat, she suddenly saw Xiang Zichuan across the street, staring straight in her direction.
Only then did Wen Ji have time to think about the advertising contract...
Just now, Lu Jing said not to take this 50 million contract anymore?
Wen Jiu couldn't help but feel sorry: "Um, Mr. Lu..."
Lu Jing, hearing her still calling him that, looked at her with a slightly disappointed expression in his eyes.
Wenjiu immediately realized that she couldn't distance herself from her best friend like this!
So she changed her tone and said, "Lujing, 50 million, are you really not considering it anymore?"
"I don't care." Lu Jing also looked at the man across the street, his gaze cold. "I hate him."
"..." Wen Jiu didn't know what to say for a moment.
"I will compensate you with the 50 million KPI." Lu Jing repeated his previous promise.
Wen Jiu could only nod and agree.
He is capable, stubborn, and refuses to cooperate with people he dislikes.
But Wen Jiu doesn't dislike Xiang Zichuan that much.
In fact, she dislikes Zhen Dejian more.
Xi Zi Chuan forcibly stopped her love interest in the class at that time and has never paid attention to her since then.
It was Zhen De Jian who made fun of her for three years with this incident and spread multiple versions of rumors.
Regarding Xiang Zichuan, she simply does not want any more involvement and wants to treat him as a stranger. She can still make money from him.
Regarding Zhen Dejian, she genuinely despises him. She wants to go up and slap him when she meets him on the street!
But Lu Jing said the fifty million is no problem, and she doesn't mind anymore.
She asked Lu Jing, "Where are you going next?"
Lu Jing thought for a moment and asked her, "Shall we go home together?"
温玖：“回我家？”
Compared to going to her house, Lu Jing prefers to spend time alone with her: "No...go back to the employee dormitory."
温玖已经回家见过爸妈了，也处理好了自己的事，是该回去处理一下工作，还有准备下期直播。
She nodded and agreed, then asked Lu Jing, "Aren't you going to conduct a survey for 'Fu Village Mountain Residence'?"
Lu Jing lied without changing his expression, "It's already been done."
In fact, he never went at all.
He was originally planning to go there today, but unexpectedly passed by the school here and wanted to get off the car for a cup of coffee, and then met those two things... that's how it is now.
"You're so quick." Wen Jiu didn't doubt his ability to work, "Then you send me home first, I'll let my parents know, and we'll go back to the employee dormitory."
"Okay."
Isobar series seatbelts are safe, and Lu Jing drove the car out.
Just as he drove onto the road, the traffic light turned red.
Xiang Zichuan happened to be waiting by the side, right next to his car.
Xiang Zichuan went over and knocked on the car window, bending down to talk to the two of them.
"Excuse me, shall we continue discussing this advertising contract?"