Chapter 244 Peace Talisman
Chapter 244 Peace Talisman
Fu Jingchi was almost well, so Zhu Li quickly packed up and went home. When she got home, she found that Jiang Li had called her many times. She called back and found out that Jiang Li was going to the temple to pray in two days and wanted to ask her to go with him.
Li Zhendong's birthday is coming soon, and Jiang Li wants to get a lucky charm for him. When Zhu Li is not at work, she always wears a jade Guanyin around her neck, so Jiang Li thinks Zhu Li must be a Buddhist, so she calls her and invites her to go together.
Pray for...
Thinking of someone, Julie quickly agreed. It was indeed necessary to go and pay a visit.
After leaving the temple, Zhu Li did not go home, but went to Fu Jingchi's house.
After Fu Jingchi recovered the day before yesterday, Zhu Li moved back home. Thinking about it, she hasn't visited him for two days. He should still be at home by now, right?
Unexpectedly, Zhu Li would come. Da Kui was very happy. He opened the door for her and ran to make tea for her. Da Kui said that Fu Jingchi was in the study on the second floor and asked her to go up directly. Zhu Li was very sensitive at first, but she thought that Fu Jingchi had just been discharged from the hospital and it was not good for him to run up and down. She couldn't ask him to come down, so she could only go upstairs.
On the second floor, Julie quickly found the study.
Because there was no one at home, the door of the study was wide open. When Zhu Li arrived at the door, Fu Jingchi was standing in front of the window smoking, seemingly thinking about something, or in a daze. He held a cigarette in his hand but did not smoke, and the scarlet flame danced between his fingers.
At one glance, Julie frowned.
"You still have injuries on your body, how can you smoke?!"
As soon as she said this, Julie felt something was wrong.
The way she said this and the tone she used made it sound like a girlfriend supervising her boyfriend.
"I...I mean, smoking is not good for your health, especially your current health."
Fu Jingchi turned around slowly, a hint of surprise flashing in his dark eyes.
Julie, she's here?!
Fu Jingchi was thinking that since he was discharged from the hospital, Zhu Li seemed to have disappeared. She didn't come yesterday, and today... she didn't come today either. Maybe she really only had friendship for him and no romantic feelings for him. Fu Jingchi was feeling depressed and thinking about her, but he didn't expect her to come.
Seeing her graceful figure walking into the door, Fu Jingchi felt that all the loss and slight sadness of the day disappeared in that second.
He subconsciously put out the cigarette in his hand, and then opened the window a little more. After doing all this, he turned around and smiled faintly: "I didn't smoke much, just two puffs."
"How did you..."
Fu Jingchi wanted to ask, why are you here? But he felt that it was inappropriate to say this, as if he didn't want Zhu Li to come over, but obviously, he was very happy that she came to see him.
"I have something for you."
Zhu Li walked towards the sofa while speaking, and Fu Jingchi also walked over quickly, not caring about his own injuries.
After climbing the mountain for a whole day, kneeling before countless Bodhisattvas, and kowtowed countless times, Zhu Li's feet were extremely sore. She did not bother to ask him whether the host or the guest should sit down first. She sat down on the sofa and began to take things out of her bag. After a while, Zhu Li took out a small red cloth bag. As the red cloth bag slowly opened, Fu Jingchi saw a string of Buddhist beads wrapped in the red cloth.
"This is for you."
Fu Jingchi was stunned at first, looking at Zhu Li without saying a word, then his eyes slowly moved down and landed on the string of round and shiny Buddhist beads.
"The Buddhist beads you gave me?"
Zhu Li nodded shyly: "I went to the temple to pray for peace today. I prayed for you."
Fu Jingchi looked at her with his peach blossom eyes, as if he saw the word "wife" on Zhu Li's face.
"Why are you so nice to me?"
Fu Jingchi's gaze was too intense and too deep. After a while, Zhu Li was defeated, lowered her eyes and blushed slightly.
She didn't know why she asked for him, but she just did it naturally.
"I... asked for it by the way."
"By the way... are you asking for it?"
Fu Jingchi had a wicked smile on his face, which made Zhu Li blush.
"If you don't want it, forget it. I'll put it away."
Zhu Li was furious and was about to put the red cloth bag away, but how could she let something fly away? Fu Jingchi immediately reached out to stop her, but Zhu Li failed to hold her hand back and her hand grabbed Fu Jingchi's hand. It was as if she was scalded by boiling water, and she immediately retracted her hand, with her whole face turning as red as a tomato.
Fu Jingchi put the Buddhist beads on his hands and felt cool and comfortable.
"Thank you for caring about me and worrying about me."
Julie wanted to deny it, but she felt that denying it would be like slapping herself in the face. If she didn't care about him, why would she come to visit him and pray for him? Isn't this just deceiving herself?
Zhu Li came back and asked for a string of Buddhist beads for him. How could Fu Jingchi not understand such a thought and such an expression? He was not a fool!
Zhu Li blushed and lowered her head without saying a word. Fu Jingchi saw her keeping her head down and fiddling with her hands, and he remembered the slightly cool palm when she held his hand just now.
Why were her hands so cold? They were even colder than his, a seriously injured man, and he couldn't help but want to hold them tightly and cover them.
I thought so in my heart, so I did it.
Fu Jingchi suddenly stretched out his hand, and before Zhu Li was prepared, he held her hand.
Julie subconsciously tried to pull away, but was held even tighter.
Although he was sick, his palms were warmer than hers. Julie was addicted to such warmth and did not move anymore.
"You have me in your heart, don't you?"
"I……"
"I do not know."
Julie really didn't know. For the first time, she couldn't guess her own feelings. For the first time, she was wavering and even she felt like a coward and a scumbag.
"It doesn't matter. That's because you and I are not familiar with each other yet. You will slowly fall in love with me in the future."
"Julie, I will give you time. We have a long way to go."
As soon as he confirmed his feelings, Fu Jingchi couldn't wait to get Zhu Li into his arms, wanting her to like him and become his. But now, he thinks it's okay to take it slow.
"Julie, I will give you some time. We have a long way to go..."
These words seemed to be repeated in Julie's ears.
For some reason, Zhu Li felt safe for the first time with Fu Jingchi. This sense of security came from his patience with her and his willingness to wait.
Maybe he really likes me, and it's not just a whim or he's indecisive. He will silently stand up for me, make chocolates for me, and risk his life to keep a date. For a man like Fu Jingchi, maybe I should really be more patient with him and give him more opportunities.
"Okay, let's... give it a try."
Zhu Li looked at him seriously, her eyes shining with golden light under the setting sun. Her voice was gentle and firm, which made Fu Jingchi feel inexplicably at ease.
Unable to help himself, the corners of his mouth slowly curled up, the smile on the corners of his lips gradually became stronger, and his eyes slowly narrowed, until the world in front of him slowly shrank and only Julie could fit in it.
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