The Moonlight Never Falls

Part 5

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The crowd cheered, almost blowing off the roof.

Even Wen Wen was screaming.

I was in a dilemma whether to accept it or not.

"Yang Jing Zhi, you've seen my fiancé."

Even though it was fake.

"I don't believe your taste could get that bad."

"Just pretend my taste is bad."

"Fine, even if he's real."

Yang Jing Zhi leaned close, whispering in my ear.

"Then dump him, come back to me."

His deep voice was like a spell, full of seductive.

I almost compromised.

Just a little bit.

After so many years, Yang Jing Zhi still had the power to drive me crazy.

After the ceremony, old classmates came to drink with me.

I accidentally drank too much.

Later I just remember sitting in the stairwell.

No matter how lively it was outside, the stairwell was always the quietest place.

Yang Jing Zhi found me: "What are you doing here?"

I turned my head, pouting at him.

And then I started crying.

"Yang Jing Zhi, I'm tired."

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Yang Jing Zhi took responsibility for taking me home.

I cried all the way, couldn't walk, got out of the car and he just carried me horizontally.

"I'm so tired, I have to work every day, when will it end"

"Yesterday a customer splashed a drink on me, it's so unfair, it wasn't my fault."

"Yang Jing Zhi, I want to eat salmon and sweet shrimp, sob sob, I almost forgot their taste."

Alcohol took effect, I rambled on.

Yang Jing Zhi patiently comforted me, but I couldn't hear anything.

The last memory was him put me on his sofa.

He asked me: "What's so good about that guy?"

I mumbled: "He helps me pay off debts."

"I can too, Yu Ming, I'm better than him, I know your likes and dislikes, I know how to make you happy. Yu Ming, I beg you, don't disappear again, okay?"

I don't remember anything after that.

The next day, I woke up in Yang Jing Zhi's bed.

Unclothed.

15

The dining table was filled with various types of sashimi.

There was also a plate of oranges, sliced evenly.

Yang Jing Zhi said, "I took leave for you, you don't have to work today."

"Okay."

Just as I sat down, I suddenly jumped up.

"You took leave for me?"

"Yes."

"How do you tell my boss??"

"What's wrong?"

"He will misunderstand!!"

" What's between us is real, what is there to misunderstand?"

"..."

I was speechless.

"I asked your boss, and you're not taking programming jobs because it's more convenient for your part-time jobs? "

"Yes, although programming jobs pay well, they always require overtime, I earn more by doing several part-time jobs each month than programming jobs."

"From next month, go back to programming jobs, you can quit the part-time ones."

"No," I declined, "I've been out of touch with coding for a long time."

"It's okay, I'll teach you again."

He bowed his head, focusing on peeling shrimp, dipping it in seasoning, and placing it in my bowl.

Just like before.

He always carefully peeled every shrimp for me.

During university, I actually didn't do well in programming classes.

But having a genius boyfriend to tutor for free, it's hard to perform too poorly.

I whispered: "I really forgot everything."

Yang Jing Zhi wrote a few lines on paper, then he sat next to me.

"These are some basics, I'll help you recall."

This moment, it really felt like going back to the past.

My boy sat beside me, gently explaining problems to me.

After eating, I wanted to go back to my own home.

I didn't let Yang Jing Zhi send me.

On the subway, daydreaming, suddenly received a WeChat message from Xu Wan Xing.

"Yu Ming, don't let Jing Zhi be sad anymore, okay?"

"What do you mean?"

"All these years, he actually wanted to repay you."

"Repay what?"

"Money."

Xu Wan Xing sent a screenshot.

Yang Jing Zhi in the college dorm chat, said: "Paid off, relieved."

Others: "Congratulations~"

"Finally unloaded such a big burden."

"Now you'll be spiritually free, haha."

I was confused.

A debt message came in.

"Debt has been fully repaid, person repaying: Yang Jing Zhi."

16

All the blood in my body seemed to freeze.

My hand holding the phone kept trembling.

Recalling everything—

Yang Jing Zhi frantically looked for me.

After reuniting, promoted me, gave me a raise.

The words spoken, the actions taken.

Including last night.

Turns out, it was all to repay debts!

Just that!

Yes, at the karaoke, Xu Wan Xing said he hated me.

Maybe that was the truth.

Yang Jing Zhi doesn't like owing others.

From beginning to end, I was just a big burden in his heart, a creditor.

This moment, endless sadness engulfed me.

I didn't even know how to blame him.

Eight years ago, it was me who put him in an unequal position with me.

From then on, it was hard to correct.

There was a ball of unnamed fire in my heart, my fingers trembling, I messaged Yang Jing Zhi.

"Who let you pay off debts for me without permission?"

"Isn't it good to have paid them off? You don't have to work multiple jobs anymore."

"I don't need it."

"Yu Ming, don't be stubborn, I should have done this long ago, I've always wanted to pay you back for the medical bills of my grandpa before he passed away."

His words hurt me again.

"I will save up and pay you back, from now on, let's not contact each other except for work matters."

Yang Jing Zhi then made many calls to me, I didn't want to answer.

I took an extra day off, locked myself at home, slept groggily.

Seemed like I was making up for all the sleep I missed over the years.

Only the next morning did my mom tell me.

Yang Jing Zhi had been standing downstairs all night.

I took the subway to work.

Yang Jing Zhi gave up his Porsche, accompanying me on the subway.

At night, I went to the karaoke as usual.

He just opened a small private room, sitting at the door, watching me come and go.

He was like a moving statue, following me wherever I went.

Repeated for several days.

I finally couldn't stand it, said, "Don't follow me anymore."

"If I don't follow, you'll disappear."

He counted on his fingers.

"Disappear to other cities, disappear to the stairwell, disappear not answering calls, you make me worried."

I choked up, said, "I promise to pay back the money, I won't disappear anymore, do you not have trust between people?"

Yang Jing Zhi frowned: "What did you say? I don't need the money back."

He still acted as my shadow.

Until Friday, he didn't appear.

Xu Wan Xing called furiously.

"Yang Jing Zhi got into a fight."