Hidden Assassin 151

Emerging from the movie theater, it was already midnight. As the end credits of Titanic rolled, the crowded crowd brought a brief moment of bustle to the hazy rainy night. Holding up umbrellas, Lingjing and Sasha’s eyes were both red, but compared to some women still wiping tears with tissues, their expressions were considerably stronger.

“So cheesy, I knew it was a mistake coming, I’d rather watch A Chinese Odyssey again…”

“Yeah, watch A Chinese Odyssey at home, watch A Chinese Odyssey, hehe, the guy sitting behind us was crying so loudly, right?”

“Hey, I’m telling you two, that’s so unpatriotic! Who was crying on my shoulder just now…?”

“What did you say?”

“Uh, nothing… It’s raining so hard today, it soaked my hands, hehe…”

The three exchanged glances, then Lingjing and Sasha both pointed at each other, saying in unison: “It was Sasha (Lingjing) who cried and soaked me…” After a moment of silence, the road was filled with their mutual understanding laughter.

As a box office miracle in 20th century film history, “Titanic” wrapped in late 1997, was introduced to China in early 1998, and had been in Jiang Hai City for a month or two. However, for Lingjing and Sasha, this was their first time watching it in a movie theater. In the face of this movie with such a powerful impact on female audiences, the two girls, after all, could not escape, and among the cries of a large group of female audiences, they contributed a large amount of hot tears. Of course, Jia Ming, sandwiched between them, felt a little helpless. He could understand that these women would probably cry after watching the movie, but why cry? Was it very tragic? Was it very regrettable? Just like he could support Lingjing liking stars, but he really couldn’t understand what it was like to be a fan.

The biggest problem afterward was actually the line “I’m the king of the world” in the movie. The two girls were so impressed by the line Jia Ming taught them on the Star Dream cruise ship. But the movie hadn’t even been made yet, so he simply made it up, saying it was a mysterious and romantic curse from Europe, and the movie probably got its inspiration from that.

Because it was Saturday, and they hadn’t told their families, the two girls had to go back to their own homes to rest. After much playful bickering, they first sent Sasha home, and then Jia Ming and Lingjing went together to the Ye Family Martial Arts School. The distance wasn’t long or short, and since they were already out of the city center, it was a bit difficult to find a taxi on the midnight streets. Holding an umbrella, they walked through this familiar street market. After a while, Lingjing put away her umbrella and squeezed under one with Jia Ming.

“Well, I didn’t bring the signed notebook I promised Sasha. We were in a bit of a hurry…” Taking a deep breath, Lingjing smiled at Jia Ming, “Sasha didn’t mention it all the way…”

“Uh… How did you talk to the big star?” Putting his arm around Lingjing’s shoulders, Jia Ming asked.

“I still insist on not participating in the dance, anyway… There’s no point in going back after being removed.” She tilted her head and smiled, “Cucumbers are better off with bananas and eggplants, hehe…”

“Oh, then we need to choose a good song, we have to put down those guys… But it’s good you’re not going back, good horses don’t eat back grass. We’ll ignore them from now on, let the student council lament their loss.”

Looking at Jia Ming’s smile, Lingjing’s eyes suddenly became hesitant. After a moment, she hesitantly asked: “Actually… Jia Ming, are you and Sasha both hiding something from me?”

“Why do you ask that?”

“Sister Yu Si… She has been very subtly apologizing… Jia Ming, Sasha’s attitude towards Sister Yu Si is not because of the autograph, right?”

The umbrella stopped by the streetlight, the car lights flashed past, Jia Ming shook his head and smiled, patting her arm, and they continued walking forward.

“The student council wouldn’t suddenly make such an unreasonable decision. Without Dongfang Lu’s permission, Tan Suyan couldn’t get any of her good friends to replace her at the last minute. Sasha’s attitude towards Sister Yu Si is too strange, so I felt strange and thought about some things…”

“When did you feel something was wrong?”

Leaning against Jia Ming’s shoulder, Lingjing’s eyes were clear, she smiled sweetly.

“It was when Sister Yu Si apologized to you, and then you went out with Sasha, so I felt even weirder. The first time I saw Sister Yu Si, you were singing “Only You” in the auditorium, hehe… You made a mess of it, how could you be so restrained? Putting all these things together, I deliberately mentioned the dance several times, Sister Yu Si’s expression seemed a bit awkward. Although she didn’t say it directly, I could hear that she was apologizing. Later, I wanted to ask more, but I couldn’t ask anything. When it was almost nine o’clock, I thought about watching a movie, so I hurriedly said goodbye… Did you and Sasha really know all along?”

“Heh… She’s been in the music industry for so long, if she doesn’t want to say anything, how could you possibly find out more?”

“Then… Is it really Sister Yu Si?” Even though she already had a hunch in her heart, when she saw Jia Ming’s tacit agreement, Lingjing was still slightly stunned. “But, it doesn’t make sense, why would Sister Yu Si do that? I haven’t done anything…”

“Who knows? Heh, a reason that doesn’t make sense.” Hugging Lingjing tightly, Jia Ming shook his head and smiled, “Maybe she just had a fight with her boyfriend, maybe she’s on her period, or maybe she just choked on some water. She’s feeling a bit depressed, so she subconsciously wants to make others feel depressed. At the end of the day, Lingjing, you were just a random extra in her eyes, she wouldn’t intentionally target you, nor would she think much about you. To put it another way, you were just like someone walking down the street and accidentally getting splashed with water, it was simply a misfortune.”

Lingjing remained silent for a while, then said softly, “So you helped Sasha cover it up because you knew I’d be upset?”

“Whether or not to cover it up is a small matter. For us, isn’t Fang Yu Si just a random extra too?” Looking at Lingjing who looked a bit downcast, Jia Ming said, “Actually, there’s nothing wrong with being a fan, I also admire Fang Yu Si.”

“Uh?”

“Her character has nothing to do with me, but without a doubt, she has sung some good songs. These songs moved you, and they moved me, so we admire Fang Yu Si who sings. Everyone who is touched by her has a perfect Fang Yu Si in their heart, since the real person isn’t so perfect, of course, it has nothing to do with the Fang Yu Si in our hearts. Just like when we sing, someone shouts “Cucumber, I love you” from below, who can know that Lingjing is actually just a naive little girl blindly chasing after a star?”

Laughing at his words, Lingjing puffed out her cheeks, as if she wanted to lash out, but then she relaxed her momentum: “Right, so Sister Yu Si came to your door this time to ask you to write a song for her?”

“Mhm.”

“Don’t write for her, I don’t want you to write for others because of me. Anyway, I didn’t directly agree to her just now… We didn’t get to that.”

“Heh.” Jia Ming said with a faint smile, “Write one anyway, she apologized, and it made you happy, and you even got her autograph, didn’t you? One song, it’s nothing.”

“But…” Lingjing hesitated slightly, “But after this, won’t she want more?”

“I hope she has some sense.” Shaking his head, Jia Ming smiled with clear eyes, seeing that smile, Lingjing lowered her head and remained silent.

In the night rain, they continued to lean against each other in silence. As they approached the corner of the street, the girl suddenly turned and, holding up her umbrella, rushed towards the direction they came from.

“Uh… Why?”

“I suddenly felt like I needed to go back and thank Sasha. Jia Ming, can you go tell Dad and Mom that I won’t be back tonight?”

Spinning gracefully in the rain, she executed a beautiful dance move. Waving her hand, Lingjing smiled brightly. Jia Ming sighed and followed her, “Forget it, I’ll walk you there. The world is so dangerous, if you meet robbers, wouldn’t I be at a huge loss…”

“I can fight.” Lingjing quickly threw out two punches, fierce and powerful, “Don’t underestimate this little wife, I train every day, I’m very strong.”

“You’re strong my foot!” Patting Lingjing on the back of the head, Jia Ming laughed, “It’s okay for you two to bully me at home, but if you go out and bully others, I feel uneasy. I said I’m going and I’m going!”

Holding her head, Lingjing mumbled softly, “Tyrannical…”

“Tyrannical? What’s wrong with being tyrannical? I’m even more dictatorial. You dare to talk back after just making a mistake!”

Jia Ming raised his hand, Lingjing quickly covered the back of her head, and let out an “Oh,” a little aggrieved, yet a little sweet. Walking a long way along the road back, Lingjing said, “Jia Ming, let me carry you.”

“Ah?” Jia Ming’s mouth formed an “O” shape, “I’m carrying you?”

Lingjing nodded playfully: “Yeah, I’m carrying you.”

Gazing at Lingjing for a long time, confirming that she wasn’t joking, Jia Ming rolled his eyes, “This is too weird, it doesn’t suit my style at all. No, okay, if you want to carry, I’ll carry you until Sasha’s place.”

“No, I just want to carry you.”

“I’m very heavy, you’re just a girl…”

“Not heavy at all.” Dashing forward, she hugged Jia Ming’s waist, and with a little effort, she lifted his feet off the ground. Although Lingjing was slender, she had been exercising every day after all, and in terms of punching power, she was stronger than boys of the same age. “Alright, let me carry you for a bit. Don’t worry, I won’t let you fall…”

After a bit of chaos, Jia Ming reluctantly got on her back, then put his arms around her shoulders. Two passersby who were hurriedly walking by saw them and were dumbfounded.

“See, it’s not heavy at all, how come you’re so light, Jia Ming?”

“You two squeezed me dry…” He thought casually, but of course he couldn’t say that out loud. “Light as a feather, it’s the result of hard training… Put me down at the next telephone pole.”

“No, until the end of the street…” Smiling happily, although her strength was greater than that of an average girl, she had no experience carrying people. Lingjing’s walking posture still looked a bit difficult. Jia Ming held her shoulders, not daring to move, and tried his best to find a comfortable position. He sighed, “I think I’m more used to carrying you…”

“Let’s take turns, each carry one block.” Hearing Jia Ming’s awkward tone, Lingjing couldn’t stop laughing.

“I’m sure you’re crazy…”

“Even if you’re crazy, you still have to support me for the rest of my life. The goods have been delivered, no returns!”

“…”

As they talked, they reached the end of the street in no time. Jia Ming quickly got off Lingjing’s back and then carried her. Lying on Jia Ming’s back, holding up the umbrella, Lingjing let out a comfortable groan. Jia Ming shook his head in the front: “It’s still more comfortable this way.”

Lingjing smiled softly, lying there for a while before speaking softly: “I just wanted to know how hard it is to carry me and Sasha all the way, Jia Ming…”

“Heh…” Skillfully supporting her leg bend, Jia Ming smiled, “That’s because you two have been holding the umbrella for me…”

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