Accidentally provoking the spring tide

Chapter 109. Welcome to meet the real Jiang Jixu (A must-read!)
"Jasmine Flower".

Jiang Jixu answered without hesitation.

To be honest, if the violinist hadn't been playing this particular piece, she might not have been able to recognize it as a song.

Lu Lishen was silent for a moment, then said softly, "So, it was because of that song 'Jasmine Flower' that you fell in love with that person's piano playing?"

"what?"

His voice was too soft for Jiang Jixu to hear.

Lu Lishen stared at her for a long while, then said in a deep voice, "Have you ever thought that if the person playing the violin had discovered you back then, you might not have suffered the calamities that followed?"

They won't be abducted to the mountains for three years.

She wouldn't return to the Jiang family home only to find that her parents had a new daughter.

She wouldn't develop a liking for Ji Yanci because of this, nor would she be ridiculed by others.

Jiang Jixu paused, the warm light from above spilling into her light brown eyes, like a crystal sugar cube floating on the surface of a cappuccino, looking sweet, soft, beautiful, and fragile.

"To be honest, I've thought about this question countless times."

She held the knife and fork, the cherry tomatoes used as a garnish rolling back and forth in her hands.

"If I hadn't gone with that aunt, if I had been smarter and jumped off the train halfway, if that 'violinist' had found me... would everything have been different?"

"But, 'if' is useless."

As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Jixu steadily inserted the blade into the cherry tomato. The red juice slid down the skin. She lowered her eyes and moved her wrist slightly.

"If I had kept dwelling on this issue, I probably wouldn't be sitting here now."

"Instead, they are still trapped in that mountain, in that unknown village."

"You wouldn't even know me."

“Similarly, if none of this had happened, I wouldn’t have this sister to remember, and my relationship with A-Wang might not be so good. I might end up like Lin Feng and the others…” Jiang Jixu stopped what she was doing, looked up at him steadily, and her soft lips parted slightly. “Because of all that I have gone through, I have become who I am today.”

"I will neither glorify suffering nor wallow in it."

"So your question can be summed up in just one sentence for me."

"It's in the past."

Regardless of past painful experiences or future romantic relationships, she has never been someone who can easily let go.

The bright red cherry juice in the dish, dripping and splashing, creates a picturesque scene.

It was a blooming flower.

It is a flower called "Jiang Jixu".

Looking at the girl, Lu Lishen realized that she was more resilient and stronger than he had imagined. The light shining in her beautiful, round pupils was not something as sweet and fragile as sugar cubes.

It is an iceberg with only a corner visible above the sea surface.

People thought she was incredibly fragile.

In reality, if you crash into it, you're the one who will drown.

Lu Lishen's Adam's apple bobbed, and after a moment, he chuckled softly.

Yes, he has always loved her just the way she is.

How could a girl who can find her way home from deep in the mountains all by herself be a delicate flower in a greenhouse?

How could it be so easily defeated by wind and frost?

"Sorry, I asked a stupid question."

Jiang Jixu shook his head: "It's not a stupid question. This is the first time I've ever expressed my feelings to someone like this."

She knew that Jiang's parents loved her, and that Jiang Wang and Jiang Jinian loved her.

But sometimes, when love is treated with too much care, it can become a heavy shackle.

The girl looked intently at the person in front of her, her tone grateful and sincere.

"Lu Lishen, thank you for listening to me."

"You are also welcome to come and get to know the real Jiang Jixu."

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