Chapter 12.1 — Insuppressible Pounding of the Coronary heart (1)

Three days later, they headed again to Beijing.

In Tianjin that they had stayed in a resort and so may have two rooms, but when they had been again in Beijing… she may neither keep in his bed room, nor blatantly go keep in his firm’s workplace.

She snuck a have a look at Yi Wenze. He was very centered on driving. They might be getting into Beijing very shortly, and her longing to be dwelling was boundlessly amplified, like a whole bunch of arms had been scratching at her coronary heart. After considering for an extended whereas, she nonetheless finally stretched a hand over and waved it in entrance of his eyes. Proper when she was about to talk, although, her whole physique was thrown ahead. However then without delay, it was yanked again by the seat belt once more.

The automotive had come to an abrupt cease, and the jolting and jerking had left her head feeling heavy. It was not till she dazedly turned her eyes on Yi Wenze that she realized that considered one of his arms was pressed towards the entrance of her physique. Anger may faintly be seen rippling in his eyes, and his smile was wholly absent from his face.

As Jia He appeared out on the automobiles altering lanes round them, she realized she had simply dedicated a mistaken.

A harmful glint was in these eyes. Her chest felt as if there was a bunny hopping jitterishly inside. Thump, thump. There was no want to say how panicked she felt… “I forgot we’re on the freeway…” She flashed a sheepish smile. “Let’s drive first. It’s too harmful to be stopped right here like this.”

His center finger knocked evenly just a few occasions towards the steering wheel. In the long run, he didn’t utter a single phrase and easily continued driving.

The half of his face that was seen beneath his cap carried no expression in anyway. In silence, his eyes appeared out on the street forward. His lips had been pressed collectively—sure, they had been pressed collectively.

Jia He was being stifled into melancholy. That facial features was simply too acquainted. From watching so a lot of his motion pictures, she ascertained that this refined sign represented two phrases: extraordinarily offended. Sure, “extraordinarily” offended, not simply a mean sort of anger… Jia He swept an imperceptible look over the dashboard and its gauges—every part was very regular. His psychological composure was simply too wonderful. There was truly no change of any type. If it had been herself, she reckoned she may flooring the gasoline pedal when she was offended.

“Would you want a smoke?” she requested tentatively.

“No,” he replied impassively, “I’m quitting smoking.”

Uh…

“Why?” As soon as she completed asking, the three phrases “making ready for being pregnant” popped up in her thoughts.

He wouldn’t be… quitting smoking so early in preparation, would he? As quickly as this thought arose, she reduce it off herself first.

What on the planet was that? Healthful and pure. You could be healthful and pure.

Yi Wenze remained unspeaking and solely carried on driving.

Yell at me. It’s higher to only yell just a few phrases at me! Jia He gazed at him, then gazed at him some extra.

“Really,” she started, very composedly making an attempt to butter him up. “I’ve at all times thought that you simply’re actually good-looking whenever you’re offended.”

Yi Wenze flicked a have a look at her.

Such a deep, intense black. Even when she wore beauty contact lenses, she’d by no means be capable of obtain this impact. She couldn’t assist lamenting, That is what’s meant by “God isn’t honest.” That is the definition of “comparability brings distress”… “It’s true. In that New 12 months’s film of yours final yr, you appeared so chilly and aloof whenever you had been mad. My coronary heart felt prefer it was all twisted collectively once I was watching, and I may completely put myself within the different individual’s footwear. I used to be all tense and breaking out in chilly sweat for the feminine lead.”

Identical to proper now, oh gosh…

Her eyes had been mounted on him. There was a slight shift within the strains of his chin; slowly, they softened and unfold right into a smile. Finally, he resignedly instructed, “Subsequent time, no playing around on the freeway. If something had been to occur, it could be an enormous factor.”

Jia He nodded docilely. She may lastly loosen up in aid. So, what this confirmed was that fairly individuals at all times have a bonus. She silently mirrored on the tactic that she had used. Why did it appear a lot like that of a wealthy playboy coaxing smiles out of his girlfriend? Whereas she was as soon as extra sighing over how even heroes can not resist the charms of a magnificence, Yi Wenze had already eliminated his cap and put it on her head. The brim was good for blocking out the sunshine in entrance of her. “Sleep a bit by your self first. Don’t disturb me whereas I drive.”

“Mm-hmm,” she answered, ultimately nonetheless not placing forth the request to go dwelling.

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Fortuitously for her, as soon as the automotive entered Beijing, she seen it was heading within the path of her dwelling.

They had been practically at her group earlier than she requested him, “You might have work tonight?” Very pathetically, she found that when he took her dwelling with out mentioning a phrase about it, she truly felt much more torn.

“I must make a last-minute journey to Hong Kong. It will likely be three days on the earliest earlier than I’m again.” Seeming to be mulling over one thing, he then requested her, “Would you want to come back with me?”

Out of intuition, Jia He felt that this journey had one thing to do with Tian Chu, so shaking her head, she replied, “In these subsequent two weeks, I completely can not depart Beijing, or else that actually could be irresponsible and never retaining my phrase.”

He was not insistent about this, telling her in a tranquil tone, “Throughout the divorce course of, sure procedures relating to some belongings weren’t accomplished. After I’m going again this time, every part must be about performed.”

Jia He gave an “mm-hmm.” Her coronary heart was itching. She wished to ask however was unable to get the query out of her mouth.

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When Jia He stepped by the door of her dwelling, her mother was within the research “stealing crops” in a online game, however after catching a glimpse of the door, she instantly ran out from the room and really eagerly and attentively poured some tea for Jia He. Jia He was considerably taken abruptly at this surprising particular remedy. She had thought she could be getting an interrogation session, however it truly turned out to be a heat cup of tea.

The subsequent second, she understood.

“Daughter, give me your id card quantity[1].”

Jia He’s suspicions had been roused. “For what?”

“To enroll in QQ Joyful Farm[2].” Her mother very patiently defined, “One id card is barely allowed to register two totally different accounts. Your dad and I’ve registered 4 altogether, however that’s not sufficient.”

Jia He was surprised. “4 farms aren’t sufficient so that you can play with?”

“Do you assume Mother is such as you and has so many schoolmates who’ve QQ? On my accounts, in whole I simply have your uncle, your aunt, and also you. Oh proper, and your farm by no means has something on it.”

Jia He pressed her hand towards her brow. “When do I’ve the free time to develop stuff so it may be stolen?”

“Even when I embody your nephew in there, that’s not sufficient for ten minutes of crop stealing for me.” Her mother carried on explaining, “And likewise, Joyful Lord has a every day restrict on completely happy beans[3]—”

Jia He waved her white flag. “Don’t clarify; I wouldn’t perceive anyway.” Saying this, with the intention to have some peace, she straightaway said her id card quantity. To her shock, even after giving it out, her mother nonetheless stored gazing her with eyes that gleamed, as if she was taking a look at a chunk of red-braised pork stomach[4] that had simply come out of the pot… As soon as extra, Jia He went on alert. “Didn’t I simply give it to you?”

“And likewise your boyfriend’s,” her mother very kindly reminded. “That means there could be two extra accounts.”

Take Yi Wenze’s id card quantity and use it to join Joyful Farm? Why don’t you simply kill me and let it’s at that? … She immediately remembered that Yi Wenze didn’t have a Resident Id Card. Lastly, she had an excuse. “He’s from Hong Kong. He doesn’t have an id card.”

Her eyes dimming, her mother muttered, “Why did you discover some Hong Kong man? Made-in-China is healthier.”

She impulsively found that her mother was truly not focused on realizing about her boyfriend. Discovering this a fairly fascinating phenomenon, she requested, “Mother, one thing’s not proper about you right this moment, eh. How come you’re not chasing after me and lecturing me?”

Her mother poured a cup of tea for herself. “What else can I do? You could be categorised as a ‘greater up there in age’ sort of younger girl. If it’s time to marry, simply go get married. I’ll be broad-minded this as soon as.” With that, she instantly picked up her tea and went again to register some new accounts.

……

She had tossed her suitcase to the aspect and was about to move to the bathe when her mother popped her head out once more. “By the best way, there was a expertise present these final couple of days. Somebody was impersonating your idol. It was truly so much like him.”

Watching as her mother as soon as extra went again to “steal crops,” she gloomily realized that casually making her relationship with Yi Wenze recognized to everybody was not going to be very straightforward.

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The times that adopted had been really ones of stress and chaos. The detailed character define, which had already been written, was utterly overruled by the unique creator, and the suggestions supplied left individuals caught between amusement and annoyance. For scenes that clearly had numerous battle, she was always insisting that parts that confirmed inside ideas and feelings be added in. Internal ideas and feelings, inside ideas and feelings… Did she actually assume this was a novel, the place you’ll be able to dilly-dally out 1000’s of phrases of psychological exercise?

On the cellphone with Yi Wenze, Jia He, sporting her earbuds, moaned, “You say, what viewer has the endurance to sit down in entrance of the TV for ten minutes to hear solely to a voice-over monologue about somebody’s inside ideas and feelings? If it had been me, I’d simply straight-out decide up the TV and huck it.”

Hints of fatigue had been in Yi Wenze’s voice, however nonetheless it was very heat and mild. “Why don’t you consider it this manner? Variations have the unique story as a basis, in order that they’re so much simpler by way of quantity of labor.”

Now that she considered it, that was true. “Neglect it. It’s not like I can get all the advantages. When the cash is simple to make, there will likely be different locations or issues that gained’t be straightforward.”

She didn’t need sleep on the manufacturing firm’s workplace however her dwelling was too far as properly, so she may solely proceed to bum a spot to remain at Xiao Yu’s dwelling.

It was previous midnight already, however she was nonetheless the one one in the home. The environment had been exceptionally quiet.

Neither of them spoke very incessantly, but additionally they didn’t hold up, merely saying just a few phrases at any time when they considered one thing. A lot time had already handed when she lastly took a fast look on the backside proper nook of her display screen, after which she unconsciously softened her voice. “You go to mattress first. It’s so late already.”

Over on his aspect, he didn’t actually appear to care and solely mentioned, “It’s all proper. I’ve numerous issues, too, that I must handle.”

It was the deep hours of the evening, when all was quiet. On this time when she was most drained, there was somebody retaining her firm.

Regardless that they may not do something, merely his presence retaining her firm like this made her coronary heart really feel heat, and even her vexation dissipated by fairly a bit. With an “mm,” she requested, “Nonetheless haven’t completed coping with all of it?”

“We’re each adults. There gained’t be an excessive amount of bother. There are only a few points on some formalities relating to the corporate.” He paused for a second earlier than persevering with, “With each myself and Tian Chu returning to Hong Kong this time, there possible will likely be numerous media consideration on us. Tomorrow there occurs to be an occasion, and a few individuals would possibly ask some delicate questions.”

“Mm-hmm.” Jia He answered in a relaxed tone, “You don’t want to inform me every part. There are such a lot of probabilities of you getting pursued and surrounded. If you need to declare each potential factor forward of time to me, I gained’t be capable of bear in mind all of it both.”

Choosing up her cup, she took a drink of water.

The 2 exchanged just a few extra sentences of chitchat, after which Jia He, nervous that Yi Wenze would wish to proceed retaining her firm like this, may solely fib that she had made all her revisions already and was going to mattress. Solely then did they hold up, and she or he carried on along with her valiant battle.

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It was midday the subsequent day when she lastly crawled away from bed and noticed Xiao Yu nestled on the sofa in the lounge, her legs crisscrossed, browsing on-line. Seeing Jia He emerge from the room, Xiao Yu threw a sideways have a look at her. “I didn’t get again till the morning. How come you didn’t even assume to name and ask how I’m doing?”

Taking a look at her, Jia He shot again in resignation, “Your nightlife is just too thrilling. I didn’t wish to get myself in bother.”

Xiao You fell backwards and lay face-up on the sofa, smiling by half-closed eyes and looking out really so coquettish and lovely, all types of coquettish and lovely.

Whereas Jia He was nonetheless making an attempt to make heads or tails of what this was about, Xiao Yu was already extending an arm handy her laptop computer to her. “Have a look. It’s information in your boyfriend.”

Jia He took the pc from her. A number of tabs had been open in Web Explorer. The one presently displayed was a webpage exhibiting a collection of images from some form of occasion. The handful of sentences under had been a normal information write-up for a celeb occasion. The phrases themselves had been quite simple, however they had been extraordinarily eye-grabbing:

Based on insider data, after their divorce, Yi Wenze and Tian Chu have each begun new relationships.

This insider had additionally revealed with certainty that Yi Wenze had met his new girlfriend by a movie venture. Some speculated that it was the feminine lead of his new drama, Mainland China’s new budding actress, Liao Jing. After the occasion ended, the Hong Kong media individuals current had all rushed again stage and bombarded Yi Wenze with questions. At first, Yi Wenze had merely expressed that he had been on this leisure circle for greater than ten years, however by no means did he publicly focus on any issues pertaining to his love life and relationship. Nonetheless, when somebody continued urgent him about whether or not it was Liao Jing, he surprisingly truly spoke as much as set the details straight, stating with a smile that that was totally groundless.

As much as the time when the information was launched, Tian Chu had not given any response to this matter.

There was a bizarre feeling in Jia He’s coronary heart, one which she couldn’t put phrases to. This was her first time truly not feeling excited in any respect when studying information about him.

Whereas she was misplaced in thought, Xiao Yu had already extracted the pc from her arms and patted her on the shoulder. “Feeling low, aren’t you? If you happen to’re feeling low, deal with me to a meal of instant-boiled mutton sizzling pot. As soon as your pockets is skinnier, your consideration will likely be diverted.”

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[1]In China, all residents are to use for a Resident Id Card on the age of 16. On every card is a novel, 18-digit code, which is assigned to the citizen and serves as that individual’s identification quantity for his or her whole lifetime.

[2]QQ农场. Joyful Farm is a web-based, social networking recreation hosted by Tencent QQ. Within the recreation, gamers personal a farm, develop greens, and harvest them. The greens could be traded or offered, and gamers may even steal crops from mates. In later ranges, gamers can increase animals and handle them. The sport was launched in late 2008 and was extraordinarily fashionable for a time period. On the top of its recognition, there was a every day cap on newly-registered gamers.

[3]See footnote [2] in chapter 4.1

[4]红烧“red-cooking,” “red-braised,” or “braised in brown sauce” cooking is a method the place the meat is pan-fried after which stewed in soy sauce that’s flavoured closely with seasoning. The meat comes out tender and takes on a particular red-brown colour.