My Darling (我的曼达林)

Untitled Part 37

Final Chapter — The Very First Time I Saw You (2)

When the birthday event came to a close, Chu Jian's mom, without any prompting, urged everyone to leave first while Chu Jian went to find Jian Bianlin. Xiao Yu led Chu Jian backstage, where many staff were busily, yet also relaxedly, doing the wrap-up work. Someone was even yelling loudly, asking where they should all go for the post-event celebration.

The door to the dressing room was pushed open, so Chu Jian slipped herself inside.

Jian Bianlin had already removed his make-up and outfit. Wearing a down jacket, with his back to the mirror of the dressing table, he was taking sip after sip of warm water. When he saw Chu Jian step inside, he stopped.

Chu Jian walked over to him, a thermal jar in her hands. "I brought some fried yuanxiao [glutinous rice balls] for you."

Fried yuanxiao ()

Oh, right. Today was the Lantern Festival. He had forgotten.

"I made them myself. They're fried," Chu Jian told him quietly. Picking one up and then stabbing it with a chopstick, she stuffed it into his mouth. "Say that it tastes good."

"......" It was too big. He chewed for a dozen or so seconds before he was able to swallow the entire thing. "It tastes good."

"What flavour was it?"

"Sesame."

She stuffed another one into his mouth.

"What flavour?"

"Brown sugar..."

She wanted to stuff another one but he grabbed her hand. "Let me have a drink of water... to take a break."

Chu Jian detected that his fingers were like ice. She reckoned that he had been chilled when he was dancing or doing the interactive portion of the program or something along those lines, so setting down the thermal jar and chopsticks, she huffed a couple of warm breaths onto her palms, then wrapped his hands in her own.

When her palms first contacted the backs of his hands, he instinctively tried to pull away. "They're too cold. They'll make you cold."

Chu Jian did not speak as she closed her hands around his and, while she was at it, rolled her eyes at him. "Melodramatic."

"......"

"I talked to Xu Jing on the phone earlier."

Out of habit, Jian Bianlin creased his brows, not uttering anything.

"I told him not to contact me anymore. You're too petty and will get mad." Chu Jian liked seeing him jealous. Observing his eyes and expression carefully, she asked in a low voice, "He said, during that time when your dad had that work injury, he saw you at the school. Was it that day when you made me so mad I ran away?"

Jian Bianlin searched his mind, then nodded.

"That day, you told him that you and I have been together for a few years already?" Chu Jian leaned in close to him. "You big liar. Just who have you been together with for a few years?"