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Chapter 105 The Woman Who Can Use Magic (Vote Requested!)

Gu Huai didn't learn any other skills, but he did improve his wit and humor.

Fortunately, Lin Jiang didn't care too much about the issue. After the two finished eating, Gu Huai was thinking that they should go home.

However, Lin Jiang suggested that she wanted to take a walk to digest her food since she had just finished eating. Since this place was close to the riverside avenue, Gu Huai thought that it wouldn't make a difference if they took a little longer, so he simply agreed.

Night had already fallen over the entire provincial capital.

The streetlights along the riverside avenue are like shining lights waiting to illuminate it completely.

The rolling river flows below, and across the opposite bank, you can see the bustling office buildings, colorful signs, and neon lights.

Although tomorrow is the most important battle I've faced in recent years, it seems nice to stroll around in a place like this, feeling the cool breeze. At least those things that seem troublesome, important, and have serious consequences can be temporarily put aside.

If all else fails, then think about how beautiful and rare this woman is, and how she appeared in your life like a miracle.

When I called you before, you said it couldn't be too late. Was it because you had something to do tomorrow?

As she walked, the woman in the white dress, whose hair was being blown by the evening breeze, asked softly.

Gu Huai had his hands in his pockets, not because he had nowhere else to put them, but also to avoid swaying them and bumping into the woman next to him, so this made him look more natural.

"Yes, it's a task assigned by the boss; there's a live broadcast."

Perhaps because they had become truly close, Gu Huai didn't hide anything and calmly spoke his mind.

It seems I've forgotten that not long ago, I was still struggling with who I should share the joy of making progress in my life with.

"Live-streaming e-commerce?"

"Yes, I work for a cosmetics company. In recent years, online sales have become the mainstream, while no one cares about offline sales channels. That's why they've pushed me up there."

Gu Huai tried his best to appear not too nervous about the matter, speaking as if it were a joke, but Lin Jiang was still Lin Jiang, and she easily sensed the subtle difference.

"If it were just a regular live-streaming sales event, I certainly wouldn't have asked you to tell me in advance that you had something to do tomorrow. It must be very important to you, right?"

The sound of the river lapping against the banks always feels like a cleansing of the soul. Nature is simply doing its natural thing; it's just that humans are too sentimental and like to assign meaning to it.

Does something meaningless truly become meaningful just by attaching meaning to it? It's like someone who hasn't experienced any major events in their life getting a chance—can that really turn their life around?
He sighed.

"Well, I don't know if it's important or not. If I succeed, maybe my boss will value me more, maybe my salary will increase, and my status in the company will be different. If I fail, I might never have another chance. After all, until the result is clear, who knows what the meaning is?"

Oops.

Is it because I care too much, and I'm trying to convince myself not to care, that I've become so empty of all sense of self?
It's like those conflicted people who say they like someone so much that they reject them in order to protect their feelings—it's just so awkward.

Don't think like that.

Lin Jiang said softly.

Gu Huai shrugged. "It's nothing really. It's just a way for me to adjust myself. I'm just saying it, but I'll still be serious when it comes to things I need to be serious about."

"Yes, I know you're a very steady person when it comes to doing things, and the fact that this task has been assigned to you at least proves that the leader thinks you're capable of completing it. If it's possible, then don't think too negatively about the outcome. Although I don't have experience doing these kinds of things either, I believe in your abilities."

Gu Huai turned to look at Lin Jiang, whose hair was disheveled by the wind.

She looked radiant in her white dress under the streetlights, though her knitted cardigan covered most of her fair skin.

The gentle breeze lifting the hem of her skirt would occasionally reveal glimpses of her beautiful, long legs.

But all of that seems irrelevant now. Is the brilliance in her eyes due to herself, or is it due to the streetlights?
"What abilities do I have? After all, it's hard to say I've accomplished anything remarkable since I was a child. I'm afraid of making mistakes if I try hard, so most of the time I appear nonchalant."

He couldn't help but laugh.

“When I was in school, teachers always liked to say: ‘You’re not unintelligent, you just aren’t focused or hardworking enough.’ Actually, no one knew how hard I worked, but the fact is that I wasn’t that smart, so I pretended that I hadn’t tried. That way, it would be as if my efforts wouldn’t be denied.”

Lin Jiang stopped walking, and Gu Huai stopped walking as well.

She stood on the railing by the shore, gazing at the bustling lights across the river.

She said, "If it's something too far in the past for you to remember, then let's talk about what just happened. Didn't you perfectly solve my problem?"

Gu Huai couldn't help but laugh. "Is it really that perfect? ​​Just thinking about it now gives me goosebumps. It's kind of embarrassing."

"No way."

Lin Jiang turned her head slightly, her hair blowing wildly in the wind, dancing wildly across her face, but this also added a touch of haziness and disorder to her beauty at this moment.

Even the tidyest things are still just tidy, no matter how clean they are, but messiness always allows people to perceive a different kind of beauty and infinite possibilities.

"Regardless of what others think, at least in my eyes at the time, you were like a hero who appeared before me and rescued me. I felt it was perfect."

Her smile was so kind. Gu Huai couldn't bear to let his negative emotions show anymore. He thought he had changed a lot, but when he really encountered a problem, he couldn't help but reveal his true colors, showing some of his inherent flaws.

He said apologetically, "There's no need to exaggerate, but I'm still quite happy if I can help you."

Lin Jiang shook her head.

She said softly, "You said before that you are indecisive and selfish, so you always weigh the pros and cons before doing anything, and you will only act if there is no loss."

"Well, that's right."

“But I know clearly that such a person needs more courage to do things he is not prepared for, because you are not reckless. Weighing the pros and cons will only make you lose courage, but you are still willing to help me out of a predicament and be ‘used’ by me. Gu Huai, that’s what makes you special.”

"What's special about it?"

Is there anything special about me?

She turned around and slightly raised her head to look at herself.

"Because you always have a magical power that can help others, but strangely, this power doesn't seem to help you."

Gu Huai couldn't help but laugh. "What, are we starting to talk about special abilities now?"

"No."

She shook her head, then took a step closer to Gu Huai.

The distance was so close that it couldn't be ignored, and the ambiguity was too obvious. Gu Huai instinctively wanted to back away, but then he felt a warm layer covering his wrist.

She held her own hand.

Those beautiful eyes were staring straight at him, and Gu Huai could see nothing else except her eyebrows and eyes, her flushed face, and her pink, jelly-like lips.

"What I'm trying to say is, if you can't give yourself this kind of power, then let me give it to you."

"Give it to me? What?"

"A magical wish for everything to go smoothly for you tomorrow."

magic?

Harry Potter?

No, there is no magic in this world.

There is no real Harry Potter in this world, but there are plenty of wicked aunts and their families.

We're all adults, how could we believe in magic? The idea of ​​people passing on warmth and strength to each other is nonsense. Only you can save yourself, only you can fulfill yourself.

There's no such thing as true empathy. It's just a matter of being thankful that it's not you who's suffering, and then condescendingly offering pity.

No problem is ever solved by a few words of comfort, never.

When Gu Huai felt anxious and restless, he would habitually reach into his pocket for a cigarette.

Just as he put the cigarette to his lips, a fair hand reached out towards him.

He easily removed the unlit cigarette from his lips.

She stood on tiptoe.

The hem of her white dress fluttered in the wind like a lotus leaf, and the damp touch felt on her cheek.

Gently.

It's hot and humid.

However, it almost paralyzed half of his face, and his whole body was tingling with the sensation of electric current passing through him.

His mind went blank.

Lin Jiang, blushing, boldly gazed at Gu Huai as she lowered her heels. She let go of his hand, but Gu Huai seemed to still be floating on clouds, unable to sink down, unable to land on the ground and feel the real sense of being grounded.

All of this is so obviously fake.

But she told herself...

"Maybe I really do know magic~"

……

(End of this chapter)