He transmigrated into the body of the school heartthrob's spoiled ex-girlfriend, and he insiste

March.

Spring came a little late to City A.

The weather is warm one day and cold the next.

The third day after the kitchen explosion.

Limitless Studio's group chat has exploded.

Jia Pengxiu and Zhang Annian were frantically tagging Jiang Ci in the group chat, and investors' urging emails were flying into his inbox like snowflakes.

A new round of financing roadshows is imminent.

in the apartment.

Jiang Ci closed his laptop.

He unplugged the internet cable that connected countless business secrets and grand future plans, and rubbed his throbbing temples.

He turned his head away.

He saw Wen Ning sitting on the carpet in front of the French windows.

Holding a paintbrush in his hand, but the drawing paper in front of him was completely blank.

She looked at the tender buds sprouting outside the window, her eyes devoid of light, like a plant about to wither.

He's been protecting her too well these past few days.

So good it...it suffocated her.

"Ningning."

Jiang Ci's voice broke the silence.

Wen Ning snapped out of her daze and looked up.

Jiang Ci was wearing a gray turtleneck sweater and holding car keys in his hand.

His face was still somewhat pale (due to staying up late), but his eyes were unusually bright, revealing a rare, almost impulsive determination.

"Go change your clothes."

He said.

"Where to?"

Wen Ning was taken aback.

"Do I have to go to the hospital for a follow-up check-up again? I'm really fine..."

Jiang Ci shook his head.

He walked over, squatted down, and brought his eyes to her level.

He reached out and tidied the stray hairs by her ear.

"I'm not going to the hospital, and I'm not going to the company."

"Isn't this week your art school's 'Independent Sketching Week'?"

He remembered her class schedule, even more clearly than she did.

"Let's go sketching too."

"Let's go to the beach."

"Just the two of us."

Wen Ning's eyes widened.

"But...don't you have to work? Zhang Annian said these next few days are crucial, the financing negotiations are still ongoing..."

"unimportant."

Jiang Ci interrupted her.

He took out his phone and, in front of Wen Ning, pressed and held the power button.

The screen went black.

"These past few days, I haven't been President Jiang, nor have I been a programmer."

"I am just Jiang Ci."

"He's your boyfriend."

He casually tossed his phone onto the sofa.

That action was as if he were abandoning the entire world just to run towards her.

"I want to take you out for some fresh air."

"I've been keeping you locked up these past few days, it's really worn you out."

He looked at her somewhat melancholy face, his eyes filled with heartache.

"Let's go. Let's go see the sea."

……

Two hours later.

The car drove away from the bustling city center.

Heading east along the winding coastal highway.

The sea in spring is completely different from that in summer.

There was no scorching sun, nor a noisy crowd.

The sea breeze, carrying a damp coolness, swept across the newly greening grass.

The seawater was deep blue, and the waves crashed against the rocks, creating white foam.

The car stopped in front of a guesthouse perched on a cliff.

This is a detached white cottage with a yard full of newly blooming daisies.

Standing alone by the sea, it resembles a lighthouse isolated from the world.

"arrive."

Jiang Ci stopped.

The two got off the car.

The sea breeze instantly filled my sleeves, making me feel a bit cold.

Wen Ning shrank his neck.

next second.

She was wrapped in a thick trench coat.

Jiang Ci pulled her into his arms from behind, using his body to shield her from the wind.

"Are you cold?"

He asked in the wind, his voice somewhat scattered.

"It's not cold!"

Wen Ning took a deep breath of the salty air.

Looking at the boundless sea before me, my mood suddenly felt expansive.

The tasks, plot, and guilt weighing on my mind seemed to have been somewhat blown away by the strong sea breeze.

It was like an escape.

A doomsday escape that belongs only to the two of them in this storyline that is about to collapse.

……

There was a fireplace in the guesthouse.

Although it's spring, you still need to keep warm at the beach on nights.

The firelight flickered, and the firewood crackled.

this day.

There are no system tasks.

There were no work-related disturbances.

They were just like the most ordinary and unremarkable couple in the world.

Hand in hand, we walked on the deserted beach.

The sand is very soft.

Jiang Ci was afraid that she would step on the seashells and cut her feet, so he walked very slowly and held her hand tightly the whole time.

"Look, this is beautiful."

Wen Ning squatted down and picked up a light pink seashell.

It's very ordinary, and a bit damaged.

But in Jiang Ci's eyes, it was a treasure.

He took it, carefully wiped the sand off with his sleeve, and put it in his inner pocket.

"Take it back."

"Put it in that secret base under the floorboards."

Wen Ning watched his movements.

Nose is sour.

Secret base.

That was a promise for the future.

But does she... still have a future?

They sat down on a huge rock.

Jiang Ci held Wen Ning in his arms and wrapped them together with his trench coat.

From behind, it looks like a giant cocoon.

The sun began to set.

The spring sunset is a gentle orange-pink color, which is sprinkled on the sea and sparkles.

"Jiang Ci."

Wen Ning leaned against his chest, listening to his steady heartbeat.

"Why did you bring me here?"

Jiang Ci rested his chin on the top of her head.

Looking at the distant horizon.

"Because you said so."

"You want to go on a life of wandering."

"You want to see the scenery."

He tightened his grip on his arms.

"I used to think that was a waste of time, and that making money was the most important thing."

"But now I feel..."

"If it's just spending time with you, even if it's a waste of time, it's still meaningful."

"Ningning."

He called her softly.

"You've been...very unhappy lately."

"Was I pushing you too hard? Is that 'cage' making you uncomfortable?"

Wen Ning was stunned.

It turns out he sensed it all.

Even though she was trying hard to act, he still keenly sensed her repression.

That's why he abandoned everything, even if it offended the investors, just to bring her here for some "fresh air".

"no."

Wen Ning turned around and hugged his neck.

She buried her face in the crook of his neck.

Tears flowed silently down her face.

"I'm very happy."

"real."

"I'm happy as long as I'm with you."

This is the truth.

It's a lie too.

I'm happy because I love him.

I'm sad because... I have to leave him.

As dusk fell.

The sea breeze became even more biting, carrying the chill of early spring.

"Let's go back."

Jiang Ci kissed his cheek, which was reddened by the wind.

"What do you want to eat tonight? The guesthouse owner gave us some freshly caught seafood."

I want to eat the noodles you cook.

Wen Ning acted coquettishly.

"I want to put in lots and lots of shrimp."

"it is good."

Jiang Ci carried her on his back.

I walked back step by step, bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun.

The shadow stretched long, very long on the beach.

Just like that.

This road can lead all the way to the end of time.