Seeing Si Nian holding many food bags in his hands and searching hard among the crowd in the dining area, Jiang Sui raised his arm and waved at him.

"Brother, I'm here."

Si Nian noticed and quickly walked towards her.

Jiang Sui couldn't help but ask, "Brother, there are a lot of people queuing, right?"

Si Nian thought Jiang Sui was asking this because he was getting impatient, so he hummed calmly, "You must be hungry after waiting for so long, right?"

Jiang Sui took a skewer of meat and ate it while shaking his head, "No, I'm just waiting here alone and it's a bit boring. If I had known I would have to wait so long, I would have gone with you."

Si Nian smiled after hearing that, and put the straw into the milk tea for Jiang Sui and placed it next to her.

Then he casually ate two takoyaki, stopped to look at his phone, and looked up at Jiang Sui from time to time.

When she accidentally dropped sauce on the corner of her lips, he promptly pulled out a tissue and leaned over to help her wipe it off.

Jiang Sui was startled by Si Nian's sudden action at first, but later she smiled and let him wipe it. Sometimes she even stretched her face towards him and called Si Nian in a coquettish manner, "Brother, wipe it!"

After a snack at the food street, it was already late.

The two drove back.

On the way to the intersection between Si Nian's store and school, Si Nian suddenly asked Jiang Sui, "Would you like to stay at my place tonight?"

"Please take me back to school. I don't have any change of clothes, and I still have luggage to pack."

Not bringing a change of clothes was an excuse, and packing her luggage was also an excuse, as she had already packed it yesterday.

In fact, Jiang Sui had planned to go back to school to stay at night.

She knew that Si Nian would deliberately keep a distance from her now, so she didn't want him to be so tired.

Whenever she went to his place, she would occupy his bed and he would have to sleep on the small sofa.

How can he, a big man, sleep well curled up on a small sofa?

She couldn't bear to see him like this.

So she would rather not go, not get close, and just wait quietly.

At night, Jiang Sui lay on his bed in the dormitory and couldn't help thinking about what happened today. Overall, he was happy.

It was just Si Mu’s appearance and her attitude that made Jiang Sui feel a little surprised.

She remembered what Si Mu said to her before he left, "I know you are the one who is very important to Big Brother. Since Big Brother refuses to accept my help, then you can do it. If Si Yue is wrong, I will not tolerate him. Leave me your contact information and I will contact you when there is news."

Anyone could guess that there was something wrong with Si Yue.

But will Si Mu really sacrifice his own family for the sake of justice and turn around to help Si Nian?

Jiang Sui couldn't guess, she could only say that if Si Mu really did this, then she would admire her and apologize to her for her attitude towards her today.

The next day, Si Nian took Jiang Sui for a walk around Shenhai City and played for the whole day.

In the evening, Si Nian sent Jiang Sui to the gate of Shen University as usual.

Because the school has been on holiday for two days, there are few people at the school gate at this moment.

Si Nian parked the car directly in the parking space next to the main entrance.

It was a rare occasion that he offered to send Jiang Sui to the dormitory building for the first time.

Jiang Sui naturally agreed happily.

She had long been looking forward to walking along the school's tree-lined path with Si Nian.

Although it is deep winter now, the leaves on both sides of the road have long fallen, leaving the trees bare.

But this time, with Si Nian by her side, she walked along the deserted little road that she had walked countless times, and the joy in her heart was beyond words.

Whenever Jiang Sui sees campus couples walking here together, with the boys sending the girls to the dormitory building, he can't help but look at them a few more times with envy.

At this moment, Si Nian was walking beside her, on the way to the girls' dormitory.

He didn't say anything, and she didn't know what to say to him.

The two of them walked quietly, the bare tree trunks swayed in the cold wind, and Jiang Sui pulled his small cotton jacket closer.

"Cold?"

Si Nian suddenly asked her.

Jiang Sui shook her head. She had lied to Si Nian.

She felt cold now, completely cold.

But she didn't dare tell Si Nian, for she was afraid that he would urge her to leave quickly and return to the dormitory early.

She will be going back to Jincheng tomorrow, and she is not sure whether he can go back. Tonight she just wants to spend more time with him.

It was not until they were about to see the girls’ dormitory building that Jiang Sui felt she should say something.

"Brother, I'm leaving tomorrow."

"Um."

Si Nian responded indifferently.

"So, are you going back?"

Si Nian had said that before, but Jiang Sui couldn't help but ask again.

"You go back first. I can't do it these two days... I have to take a job. Let's see later. If it can be arranged, I will come to you. If not, I'm sorry Sui Sui..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Jiang Sui's expression suddenly darken.

There is a faint feeling of bitterness spreading in my heart again.

He had just recently paid off the money he owed to Brother Jin, and didn't have much left.

Recently, passenger transport resources are tight during the Spring Festival travel rush. In order to allow Jiang Sui to return to Jincheng on time to visit her mother's grave, he spent a high price to buy Jiang Sui a first-class ticket to Jincheng.

When it came to himself, he no longer had that much money.

Going back to celebrate the Spring Festival would cost a lot of money, and he didn't want to show his embarrassment in front of Jiang Sui.

So he has contacted Wu Chunhao to see if he can get another job before the Spring Festival so that he can earn some more money.

But Haozi said that as the Spring Festival is approaching, many companies have already closed for holiday early, so he may not be able to take the job.

If that was the case, he would not be able to return to Jincheng.

Therefore, if there is a possibility that Jiang Sui will be disappointed in the end, he would rather not give her hope from the beginning.

Because he knows the feeling of dashed hopes, which is more painful than despair.

Although Jiang Sui felt a little disappointed, he could understand it.

After all, Si Nian has his own life now, work to do, and debts to pay back, there is nothing he can do about it.

It's good enough that he has this heart.

Jiang Sui forced himself to raise the corners of his mouth, smiled at Si Nian, and comforted him, "It doesn't matter if you can't go back . I can do it myself. I can come back earlier after the holiday. The project team's training course will start in advance, and then we can meet again."

Yes, it won’t be like in previous years when we lost contact and had no news at all.

Finally I know that you are waiting for me here, and I will eventually run towards you.

Si Nian curled his lips somewhat bitterly and tucked the loose hair on Jiang Sui's temples that was blown by the wind behind her ears.

He didn't say anything else, but was just a little touched.

His girl is always so considerate and always understands his difficulties.

The two of them stood in front of the girls' dormitory building for a while without saying anything special.

Si Nian simply told Jiang Sui to be careful on the road and to lock the doors and windows when he returned home alone.

Jiang Sui also reminded Si Nian to take care of his health and eat on time even when he was busy at work.

Both of them couldn't help laughing in the end, as if they were both almost unable to live before they met again.

Later, Si Nian found that Jiang Sui was shivering from the cold, so he could only urge her to go upstairs quickly.

"Go back quickly, or you'll freeze to death. If you catch a cold, no one will take care of you in Jincheng. Be obedient and don't make me worry."

Si Nian's sweet words always come so unexpectedly, making Jiang Sui's heart sway.

She was a little reluctant to leave.

Si Nian also noticed it. He stroked Jiang Sui's head and said softly, "Be good. Let me see. If I have time tomorrow morning, I can take you to the airport. Is that okay?"

Hearing this, Jiang Sui nodded happily, "Okay!"

Finally, Jiang Sui went upstairs under Si Nian's gaze, looking back every few steps.

After returning to the dormitory, she was alone. She turned on the light and rushed to the window.

Seeing Si Nian still standing downstairs and looking up, Jiang Sui immediately opened the window and waved at him with a smile.

Si Nian seemed to have seen her immediately. He smiled and waved to her, then turned around and slowly walked into the endless darkness in the distance.

It turned out that he was waiting to make sure that she had returned to the dormitory safely before leaving.

No wonder he suddenly sent her to school today, it turned out to be because the students had left school in the past two days and there was some chaos on campus, and he was worried about her safety.

At night, after Jiang Sui packed his suitcase, took a shower and lay in bed, he suddenly received another WeChat message from Si Nian.

[Nian: Suisui, I have some urgent work to do, so I can’t see you off tomorrow. I’m sorry! But I’ve already told Haozi, he will pick you up at school and take you to the airport.]

After seeing the message, Jiang Sui calmly typed a reply on his phone.

[Shanxi: Okay, don't worry about me, I will take good care of myself, and you should also take good care of yourself. ]

【Year: Good.】

Jiang Sui looked at Si Nian's one-word reply on his phone and felt a little disappointed.

He was so busy that he didn't even tell her that he had a good trip...

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but laugh, feeling that she was being pretentious again.

Early the next morning, Wu Chunhao picked up Jiang Sui outside the gate of Shen University on time and sent her to Shenhai Airport.

On the way, Jiang Sui asked Wu Chunhao if Si Nian still had a lot of money to pay back and if he had been busy with so many jobs recently.

Wu Chunhao denied them all.

Wu Chunhao told her that three days ago, Si Nian had paid off the money he owed to Brother Jin.

No wonder!

Jiang Sui pouted, "Brother didn't even tell me such an important thing."

Wu Chunhao smiled and comforted Jiang Sui, "Maybe he has a surprise for you."

Jiang Sui just smiled and said nothing.

It is unclear when such a heavy stone will be unloaded from my shoulders. Maybe soon, or maybe I will have to carry it forever.

I don't have the energy to create surprises. I'm lucky enough not to lose my enthusiasm for life.

After Jiang Sui entered the airport, she asked Wu Chunhao to go back, and she changed her boarding pass at the check-in counter alone.

Jiang Sui glanced at the boarding pass and realized that the ticket Si Nian booked for her was actually first class.

Jiang Sui sighed, why did Sinian do this?

It is common for people who have just paid off their foreign debts to not have much financial resources.

Why would he spend several times more to buy her a first-class ticket?

If she can’t buy an economy class ticket, she can take the high-speed rail. If the high-speed rail doesn’t work, she can go back a few days later.

Perhaps Si Nian knew that she wanted to rush back before her mother's death, so he did this.

While waiting for the flight, Jiang Sui used his cell phone to send a message to Si Nian.

She had a lot of touching and heartwarming words she wanted to say to Si Nian, but in the end they were only reduced to one sentence.

【Shanxi: Thank you for loving me so much! 】