Can not doing what one wants be called rebirth?

Chapter 218 216. The lethality of memories
The meal didn't last long.

The pot of tea was refilled twice. Seeing that most of the topics had been discussed, Guo Minjie paid the bill and left the restaurant with everyone else.

"Then I'll go home first. You guys should also go to bed early. Developing tacit understanding is one thing, but don't play too late."

Not far away is Shuguang Garden.

Before leaving, Guo Minjie looked at Lu Jincheng meaningfully.

"Jia Jia, I'm going to take a walk with him and won't go back to the dormitory yet."

The group walked back to the South Gate. Lu Jincheng tugged at the corner of Zhong Ruixi's clothes and winked at her, who immediately understood.

"Let Liu Yisheng take you back."

"Okay, okay, we have self-awareness and we won't be a light bulb for you guys anymore~"

It's only around seven o'clock now. It's a bit early to go back to the dormitory directly.

Ni Jiayun pouted, looked at the time, and didn't insist. She turned a corner with Liu Yisheng and walked forward along the path.

“It’s so cold!”

After his teammates left, Zhong Ruixi shrank his neck, crossed his hands into his sleeves, and involuntarily stepped on the ground a few times.

"Wear more next time. You see, they all have scarves or hats."

Lu Jincheng smiled and took her hand, passing the warmth to her.

"Layering and wearing a scarf doesn't look good!"

Autumn and winter are the best seasons for tall girls to show off their outfits.

The same is true for Zhong Ruixi in December.

Today she wore a long black trench coat, a basic sweater underneath, and high-waisted straight-leg pants in the same color.

Not only did she deliberately choose a matching color scheme, but the overall cut was also H-shaped, which made her legs look thinner and longer, and the vertical proportions were better extended. With a pair of long boots on her feet, she exuded a strong aura.

"Well, how about going to the store out front and having something warm to drink?"

"Okay!"

Zhong Ruixi nodded happily.

The winter in Jiangcheng is quite romantic.

In the Meet Milk Tea Shop on campus, light music is playing, and young couples are sitting together in groups of three or four, holding various drinks in their hands. No matter how much sugar they order, the air seems to be filled with sweetness.

"Well, you have to drink this in winter, it's comfortable."

After the number was called, Lu Jincheng brought over two cups of hot milk tea.

Zhong Ruixi took a sip, and a warm current flowed through her body. She squinted her eyes happily.

The light from the milk tea shop was bright, shining diagonally on the side of her face. Her ponytail did not hold up all her black hair, and two strands of long hair hung down on both sides of her cheeks, swaying from time to time with the evening breeze blowing in from the door.

As soon as she sat down, she unbuttoned her coat so that it wouldn't get wrinkled. The black sweater was a slim fit, which made her look clean and neat, and not bulky at all.

"Hey."

Zhong Ruixi moved her arm and nudged Lu Jincheng, who was drinking milk tea obediently on her right.

"what's wrong?"

"What were you doing this afternoon? You're so late."

"It's only ten minutes. I'm here earlier than Teacher Guo."

Mr. Lu didn't blush or feel nervous, he just spread out his hands openly.

He had already planned this.

He specifically asked Guo Minjie to go back to the office to get a cup of hot water, make some hot tea, and enter the classroom five minutes later.

Although few people are imaginative enough to associate the teacher and students coming a few minutes late with some romantic relationship, it never hurts to be cautious.

"Why are you competing with a teacher? It's great that Mr. Guo can take time out to come and guide us, really."

Zhong Ruixi raised her chin, pursed her lips and gave him a blank look, looking speechless.

"I took a nap."

Lu Jincheng just found an excuse.

"Can you please pay more attention? We have been preparing so seriously behind the scenes, but your attitude is not right at all."

"Eh, no, wait, why are you so serious behind my back?"

The man turned his head and looked at Zhong Ruixi who was serious.

Went to the wrong set?
Didn’t we just start training not long ago?

"Jia Jia and I also practiced in the dormitory! Here, look."

As he was talking, Zhong Ruixi put the milk tea in his hand on the table, took out his mobile phone from his pocket, and opened the video interface.

Lu Jincheng leaned forward with his upper body, shoulder to one side.

The sound of girls chattering was heard in the screen. After a few seconds, the camera flashed and Zhong Ruixi and Ni Jiayun appeared in cotton pajamas and without makeup.

It really is a girls' dormitory.

Shot with a single camera and at a wide angle, you can see the four girls’ desktops, stickers, underwear hanging on a small ladder, and women’s products everywhere.

[Please ask the affirmative debater.]

He was immediately interested.

"Wait, I can't see clearly, can I hold it myself?"

Lu Jincheng easily took the picture from Zhong Ruixi and looked at the indoor environment carefully.

Well. The two seats by the door are definitely not hers. What a mess.

The one near the window doesn’t look the same either. The decorations are too cartoony and don’t match Zhong Ruixi’s style.

This should be the seat.

Yes, it looks familiar.

He immediately spotted a white hooded sweatshirt that Zhong Ruixi had worn in high school.

Memories suddenly flooded into his mind.

It seems that she was already good at layering clothes when she was in high school.

I put on a sweatshirt underneath my ordinary autumn school uniform, turned my hat inside out and put it behind my neck, and let my ponytail swing to one side of my shoulder when I walked.

At that time, he liked to peek at Zhong Ruixi from the back row or in the corridor.

The sunlight shines through the window, and the youthful and beautiful girl smiles. The picture will be engraved in my heart forever.

"How was my practice?"

"what?"

Lu Jincheng was stunned when his memories were interrupted.

"I say! Do you think our practice method is okay?"

Zhong Ruixi turned her head and looked at him with a smile in her eyes.

“Yes, it does look quite professional.”

Lu Jincheng didn't even read the content and could only respond with a universal sentence.

"Teacher Guo also said that problems with stage presence, tone, and word choice can only be discovered when watching the video. Only by reviewing, watching, and summarizing more can we make progress."

Zhong Ruixi looked serious, thought for a moment and then reminded again.

"Remember to practice this when you get home! If you feel embarrassed to do it with your roommates, just say it to yourself in front of the mirror."

"Okay, okay, I know."

Lu Jincheng's attention was obviously still on the girl's cell phone in his hand.

"Well, let me study again."

Without even having time to drink the milk tea, Lu Jincheng hurried to continue watching.

"What's there to learn? It's so embarrassing when I watch it myself, really."

Zhong Ruixi chuckled and moved her head closer to watch the attack and defense drill between herself and Ni Jiayun with him.

[Please note that we cannot define xx.]

The video is not long, only about three to five minutes. Soon this part ends and automatically extends to the next video.

A close-up immediately popped up in the picture, showing a pretty face as delicate as a baby's, sparkling eyes, a high nose bridge, and an extremely eye-catching beauty mole.

As for selfies, every girl has a bunch of them in her phone.

"Hey! You can't look at these!"

Zhong Ruixi immediately raised her voice, and like a little squirrel whose tail was stepped on, she reached out to grab the phone between the man's hands.

"It's annoying! Give it back to me now!"

Fortunately, Mr. Lu reacted quickly. He turned around, smiled and raised his hands: "What are you doing? Let me see what's wrong with my girlfriend."

"No, no! It's so embarrassing!"

Zhong Ruixi tugged at the corner of his clothes with all her strength, her pretty face flushed, and seeing that the man had no reaction, she simply pinched and squeezed his arm.

"Okay, okay, I won't watch it anymore."

It was not until the selfie video finished playing and jumped to the next selfie video that Mr. Lu slowly clicked the back button and returned to the overall video page.

Now, a new world has opened up.

Bai Yueguang has been using an iPhone since high school.

After entering university, I switched to the latest model, so data flow is no longer a problem.

So he saw thousands of photos and videos on the page that he went back to.

That is youth.

At the first glance, even someone as calm as him couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Zhong Ruixi wearing the uniform of Liaocheng No. 1 Middle School, Zhong Ruixi standing under the camphor tree and smiling, Zhong Ruixi lying on the desk and wishing herself good luck in the college entrance examination.
Youth rushed towards him, knocking Mr. Lu off balance.

He stayed where he was.

He let Zhong Ruixi snatch the phone back and put it back into his pocket like a small animal guarding its food before he reacted.

"Ray."

Lu Jincheng's throat was dry.

"what?"

Zhong Ruixi pursed her lips tightly, her cheeks still flushed with embarrassment.

"Can you show me that one? The one you're wearing in your school uniform."

He couldn't describe it, and his voice was somewhat cautious.

There was no way, even though the girl he had secretly loved for many years was right in front of him and had established the intimate relationship with her that he had always dreamed of.

But the most amazing thing about Bai Yueguang is that even though she came in person, she still couldn't beat the memories of the past.

The memories are hidden in her mobile phone.

"No."

Zhong Ruixi's lips flattened.

"Please, I want to see it. My biggest regret is not being with you in high school."

Lu Jincheng put his arm around her shoulders and lowered his voice in a gentle manner.

"Let me see the white moonlight from that year, okay?"

"Then if you promise me to train well, I'll show you."

A woman in love is not difficult to please.

With the sweet words that were as sweet as the milk tea, a smile soon appeared on Zhong Ruixi's lips.

"I will definitely practice hard!"

Lu Jincheng imitated her posture and made an encouraging gesture with a firm look in his eyes.

"Okay, okay, I'll find a video of her wearing school uniforms and only show you this one."

"Also, don't laugh at me."

Zhong Ruixi slowly stretched out his hand and reached into his pocket, still feeling a little embarrassed.

Watching photos and videos from school days with her boyfriend is definitely one of the most embarrassing things for Zhong Ruixi today.

"hurry up!"

"this?"

Zhong Ruixi opened the photo album, looked through the thumbnails, and tapped one of the videos with his index finger.

She was smiling brightly in her school uniform.

"Uh-huh."

Lu Jincheng stared at them intently, wishing he could reach out and point at them all for her.

"Just this one!"

Zhong Ruixi clicked on the video and subconsciously wanted to turn her head away and not watch it.

But he was afraid of the embarrassing incident of accidentally playing the video automatically, so he had to bite the bullet, hold the phone with his left hand, lean forward, and push it in front of Lu Jincheng.

In the picture, it was Zhong Ruixi who was sixteen or seventeen years old.

She stood in the classroom, her face full of collagen. She was obviously in a good mood today and had her hair tied into two beautiful ponytails.

The entire day's class schedule was written on the blackboard, and she happened to be on duty, so she had to wipe the blackboard.

The moment she walked onto the stage, a small beam of sunlight shone on her face.

So she raised her hand, the light split, her eyebrows curved, and the camera recorded everything.

[Saturday is the happiest day after school, do you know why? ]

The biggest difference between beautiful girls and straight guys is that they learned editing early on.

The next shot is Zhong Ruixi walking home with her classmates. The girl next to them is Pan Xuan. The two little sisters are chattering and the camera records her voice.

A vibrant sound.

The next shot is a selfie of her walking in the corridor as she was approaching the college entrance examination.

She wore a dark hooded sweatshirt under her school uniform. She smiled at the camera, her teeth were neat and white, and her ponytail swayed with her brisk steps.

She stretched out her fingers, counted the days to the college entrance examination, and pouted her lips, making a cute micro-expression.

Youth flows in pure music.

"Hey, are you stupid?"

Zhong Ruixi nudged Lu Jincheng next to him with his arm again, stretched out a hand and waved it in front of his face.

The video has ended, why is he still in a daze?

"You are really pretty."

Lu Jincheng seemed to have not yet come to his senses. Countless words flashed through his mind for a moment, but he couldn't think of how to describe his inner feelings at the moment.

He seemed to be back in his high school days.

At that time, the person I paid most attention to in school was Zhong Ruixi.

Sometimes I saw her playing with female classmates in the corridor, and sometimes I noticed her lying on the table in a daze.

I felt that she was worried, so I wanted to care about her and talk to her.

But I don't have the courage.

The budding love during adolescence can indeed make people feel ashamed and inferior.

Whether it is love at first sight or love that grows over time, heartbeat and fate are only a moment and are extremely magical things.

The first time he saw her he inadvertently looked up and met her with a pair of clear, bright eyes full of smiles. From then on, his furtive glances had a destination.

But to her, Lu Jincheng at that time was just a passing classmate.

"As for you, I think you didn't know how to dress up back then. You just washed your face and went to school every day. You obviously look better now."

Although Zhong Ruixi felt very happy when being praised, he was still polite in his words.

Speaking objectively, it does look better now.

But memories themselves are the biggest filter.

Zhong Ruixi, wearing school uniform and standing in the sun with a smile, is the one who can defeat everything in Mr. Lu's eyes.

"You have so many great videos, why don't you post them on WeChat Moments?"

Lu Jincheng turned his head and met Zhong Ruixi's half-smile.

"I don't like to post everything, and I'm doing it for my own reference, not for others to see."

Zhong Ruixi curved her eyebrows and gently hooked the man's hand, interlocking their fingers.

It was the first time she saw Lu Jincheng showing such an expression.

The obsession with dementia is accompanied by a kind of uncontrollable liking for it.

Such a look seemed to be extremely contagious, and it made her very happy.

"I love watching it, can I watch two more?"

"Let's talk about it later, depending on my mood."

(End of this chapter)