I Like You So Much - Chapter 43
Chapter 43
After hanging up the phone, Li Jiao quietly entered the dormitory, climbed onto her bed, and began to change her clothes with light movements. She put on a lotus-pink baseball jacket, fastened a white baseball cap, and carried a small bag, looking casual and comfortable.
She quickly adjusted her clothes, and while putting on her shoes, she accidentally bumped into the shoe rack, making a soft noise.
Li Jiao hurriedly steadied the shoe rack, but Su Linlin, who lived by the door, had already heard the sound. She lifted the curtain and poked her head out.
Her hair was disheveled, her eyes barely open, and she mumbled sleepily, “Jiaojiao, where are you going so early?”
Li Jiao tilted her head, putting on her shoes while looking at her, and whispered, “Did I wake you, Linlin?”
“The instructor is waiting for me downstairs. I’m going down for a bit.”
“Oh, the instructor.”
“Huh? The instructor!”
Hearing this, Su Linlin suddenly perked up, her eyes wide with excitement.
“The instructor is waiting for you downstairs? For breakfast?”
“Wow~ so romantic~”
“Tsk tsk tsk, who would have thought? The instructor seemed so cold during training. But as a boyfriend, he’s so considerate.”
The teasing tone successfully made Li Jiao blush.
She softly said, “I’ll bring you guys breakfast later.”
“I’m leaving now.”
After saying that, she embarrassedly opened the door and walked out.
“Hey, Jiaojiao, Jiaojiao.”
Su Linlin sat on the bed, anxiously reaching out to call her, but afraid of waking others, she stretched her neck out like a giraffe eating grass in a zoo.
After peeking out the window for a while, Li Jiao was already out of sight.
“Ah~ why did she run off so fast? I wanted to tell her not to rush and to spend more time with him.”
“Ugh~ so boring, really. Once you’re in love, you don’t even listen to me finish talking.”
“I’ve seen it all now, love is really… ah~ forget it, I’ll just go back to dreaming about my crush.”
“…………”
Su Linlin closed the curtain and went back to sleep.
Unnoticed, near the balcony, the green curtain was slightly parted. Tang Yuran looked at the closed dormitory door, her eyes thoughtful.
“Instructor…………”
Taking the elevator downstairs, the dormitory auntie wasn’t there, but the door was open. It was early, and there were few students passing by.
Li Jiao, afraid that Zhang Jiuling had been waiting too long, ran out the door. The dormitory building was shrouded in a misty haze, the green trees blurred, only their outlines visible.
The morning air was fresh, and taking a deep breath felt refreshing.
Not far from the entrance, a black car was parked, faintly visible. Zhang Jiuling stood by the car, the white mist swirling around him, making his figure appear even more ethereal. In the hazy view, his handsome face seemed less stern and cold, appearing gentler. If he were to wear a traditional ink-painted robe, with long eyebrows like willow leaves and a tall, graceful figure, he would resemble a refined gentleman from ancient times.
Ah, if only the instructor were a poet.
Seeing someone, he would recite a line: “Have you trained today?”
“Your posture is off, run 800 meters as punishment.”
“If you catch a cold, start with 100 squats.”
Pfft—
Instructor Zhang Jiuling, the poet of military training?!
You vote, I vote, tomorrow the instructor will debut as the center!
Debut declaration: “Military training, I’m serious. Punishment, you must endure.”
Hahahahaha—
Regardless, just based on the instructor’s god-like looks, Li Jiao felt she could stay up all night voting for him!
Before even reaching him, Li Jiao had already thought of a bunch of random things.
“Instructor.”
Li Jiao ran over and instinctively called him “instructor.” Even though they had been in a relationship for a while, she sometimes still called him that out of habit.
After saying it, Li Jiao realized it herself, her cheeks turning a faint pink, and she embarrassedly corrected herself, “Jiuling.”
“Mm, up so early?”
Zhang Jiuling asked, his gaze falling on the young girl in front of him. She was wearing a straight lotus-pink baseball dress that reached her thighs, a hat, and carrying a small bag, looking very casual.
However…………
His gaze shifted downward, landing on her two fair, slender, and long legs, well-proportioned and smooth.
Since she was wearing a skirt, most of her legs were exposed to the air.
Zhang Jiuling slightly frowned, his eyes darkening.
“Do you have many skirts?”
Li Jiao, not understanding, looked down at her clothes.
“No, I only have a few skirts.”
Because she often stayed in the art studio, wearing skirts was inconvenient. So Li Jiao rarely wore skirts, and her wardrobe only had a few small skirts her mother bought for her.
She had put one on to see Zhang Jiuling.
Zhang Jiuling looked away, his dark eyes fixed on her, his voice calm and steady.
“It’s getting colder, wear more in the future.”
Was he… telling her to keep warm?
Li Jiao didn’t quite understand, glancing at him cautiously, unconsciously biting the soft flesh inside her mouth, feeling conflicted.
Was it… that she didn’t look good in a skirt?
Her small eyes blinked, moist and dewy, her fair skin smooth as powder, pure and flawless. Her nose was delicate, her lips pink like flower petals.
Looking at him, she timidly asked, “Don’t you like me dressed like this…”
The young girl stood in front of him, dressed like a beautiful, delicate little flower. Looking at him, she softly and timidly asked, “Don’t you like me dressed like this…”
Zhang Jiuling was slightly stunned, raising an eyebrow, a hint of a gentle smile in his deep eyes.
It wasn’t that he didn’t like her in a skirt, but rather he didn’t like how others kept glancing at her as they passed by.
Just now, while they were talking, several people had already looked back at her more than once.
This girl, was she unaware of her own charm?
Zhang Jiuling curled his lips, leaning down slightly to meet her eyes, patiently explaining as if to a child, softening his tone.
“It’s cold, wearing a skirt might make you catch a cold.”
“Oh~”
Li Jiao seemed to believe him, puffing her cheeks and nodding obediently.
Seeing this, Zhang Jiuling couldn’t help but smile slightly again.
He couldn’t say he didn’t like the girl in a skirt, otherwise, she might never wear one again.
Then, what would he do?
“Instructor, did you have breakfast already?” Li Jiao asked.
“Not yet, I came to pick you up to eat together.”
Right, she had said she wanted to see him yesterday, so Zhang Jiuling had come early.
Thinking of this, Li Jiao suddenly felt a bit embarrassed, shyly lowering her eyes.
“Then, I’ll treat you to breakfast at the cafeteria.”
The cafeteria wasn’t far from the dormitory, and there were few people on the way. Most students were still asleep at this hour. A few diligent ones were already heading to the library with books and laptops.
The cafeteria wasn’t crowded, with only a few people sitting alone, eating.
Li Jiao took out a white meal card from her bag, speaking with a bold tone.
“Order whatever you want, my treat.”
Her demeanor was like a wealthy person standing in a high-end mall, pointing at luxury stores, pulling out a card, and declaring grandly.
“Tell me, which bag do you want?”
“I’m rich, I’ll buy them all!”
“…………”
“Okay, thank you, auntie. I’ll have two custard buns, a basket of dumplings, two bowls of porridge, and two eggs.”
After swiping the meal card, they sat down with their breakfast. Li Jiao looked at the various buns in front of her, feeling like her dream of splurging to make the handsome guy smile had been shattered.
Instructor, was he trying to save her money?
All this breakfast only cost ten yuan?!
Ha, I knew the instructor was looking down on her, Li the big spender, with her bulging meal card!
She was super rich!
Rich enough to support him!
Zhang Jiuling calmly picked up a white egg, tapped it on the table twice, and began peeling it. His fingers were long and well-defined, meticulously peeling the egg.
Indeed, a handsome person could even make peeling an egg look pleasing.
Actually, even after all this time, Li Jiao still felt like she was dreaming.
How did the instructor become her boyfriend?
What virtue or ability did she have to make the instructor blind enough to choose her, why?
Thinking this, Li Jiao propped her chin on her hand and blurted out, “Instructor, are you blind? Otherwise, how could you like me?”
!!!!
As soon as the words left her mouth, Li Jiao immediately covered her mouth, her eyes wide with horror.
Van Gogh, master!!!!
What did I just say?!!!!!
Van Gogh: Wukong, no, disciple, it seems you just asked if your boyfriend is blind.
Li Jiao: What should I do now?!
Van Gogh: Hehehe (official smile), it’s very simple. I suggest you just wait to die.
Van Gogh: Later, I’ll get you a number from the angels, so you can come up and join me soon.
…………
Hearing this, Zhang Jiuling paused for a moment while peeling the egg, then continued.
After the last piece of shell was removed, a perfectly round white egg appeared. Zhang Jiuling handed it to Li Jiao, looking at her, a slight smile on his lips.
“I think my vision is quite good, 5.3, just tested last month.”
“So…” Zhang Jiuling paused, then continued, “Jiaojiao, you don’t need to worry.”
With that, he handed the egg closer to her.
Li Jiao now wanted to dig a hole and befriend a groundhog. Oh my, how did she blurt out what she was thinking?
Heavens, was she not embarrassed enough in front of the instructor?
She took the egg, covering her face with her hand, and stuffed the whole thing into her mouth, chewing with difficulty.
Mmm… if she choked to death now, she wouldn’t have to face this embarrassment.
“Drink some porridge.”
Zhang Jiuling pushed a bowl of white porridge towards her. Li Jiao’s mouth was full of egg, unable to speak. She could only nod “gratefully,” accepting it with tears.
“Mmm… thank you, instructor.”
Looking at the quirky girl in front of him, so full of life, he wondered what went through her mind all day.
Did she think she wasn’t charming enough, or was she doubting his sniper vision from the special forces?
Zhang Jiuling couldn’t help but chuckle softly.
…………
After breakfast, Li Jiao brought breakfast for Su Linlin and Zhang Yue. Carrying a few bags, Zhang Jiuling walked her to the teaching building.
Glancing at the time, he said, “I have to go to the police station today, so I can’t have lunch with you later, so…”
Before he could finish, Li Jiao quickly said understandingly, “It’s okay, it’s okay, you go ahead with your work.”
Zhang Jiuling hadn’t finished speaking, and the girl was already eagerly expressing her understanding. Was she really not bothered at all?
He sighed helplessly, “So, I’ll come find you tomorrow. I won’t come in the morning, so you can sleep in a bit more.”
“Call me after class, and I’ll pick you up for dinner.”
“Okay!”
“…………”
By the time Li Jiao entered the lecture hall, it was almost 8:15. Since it was the first class, almost everyone was present.
Looking around, the room was packed with people.
After calling Su Linlin, she successfully found her and Zhang Yue. Sitting down, she handed them their breakfast.
Zhang Yue and Su Linlin immediately turned into lemon spirits, wailing while stuffing food into their mouths.
“Ah~ having a boyfriend is so different.”
“Yeah, I want a boyfriend to have breakfast with me too.”
“Jiaojiao!”
“Jiaojiao!”
“Ah~ may you have a harmonious union~”
“May you be together forever~”
“…………”
Regarding their well-wishes, Li Jiao accepted them graciously, waving her hand calmly.
“Calm down, calm down, this is nothing. Today, I did something even bolder!”
Zhang Yue took a bite of her pancake and asked, “What?”
Li Jiao lowered her head, pretending to be mysterious.
“That is…”
“…………”
