The feeling was very strange; she clearly knew she should have a good relationship with Nan Jin, yet she didn’t recognize him.
It was like how she used to unconsciously ignore Xingxing, an involuntary neglect that was somewhat terrifying.
Fortunately, that was all in the past, she would never ignore Xingxing again.
When Ye Xiu arrived, Nan Jin was already there, had ordered the dishes, and even a cup of jasmine tea.
"I ordered jasmine tea for you; I remember it’s your favorite," Nan Jin said, standing up immediately upon seeing Ye Xiu, pulling out a chair for her to sit down, very gentlemanly.
"Thank you. How did you know?" Ye Xiu asked, puzzled. After seeing the astonishment in Nan Jin’s eyes, she realized that they used to be friends.
Nan Jin always felt something was off about Ye Xiu, as if...
But if you asked for specifics, he couldn’t really articulate it; the feeling was somewhat helpless.
"Ah Xiu, you seem a little strange."
In the end, Nan Jin voiced his thoughts.
You seem a little strange.
Not just Nan Jin, she herself felt that she was a bit strange.
Moreover, the nickname Ah Xiu was very familiar, particularly familiar.
But as soon as she tried to think harder about it, she would become confused.
"Nan Jin, how many years has it been since we saw each other?" Ye Xiu asked, discovering, for some reason, that her memories involving Nan Jin were blurry.
"It’s been over three years. I still remember at that time, I came to the school to say goodbye to you. It’s unbelievable that in just three years, we’ve grown so distant," Nan Jin said with a bitter smile as he sipped the tea in front of him.
Ye Xiu had actually forgotten him, what a distressingly saddening thing.
"Three years ago? Wasn’t it ten years ago?" Ye Xiu frowned deeply, utterly confused. Why was the timeline off?
"How could that be? Ah Xiu, are you feeling well? You’ve forgotten that three years ago, when I left, I came specifically to say goodbye to you, and I even said..."
He had wanted to say something important to her back then, yet had never spoken it out loud. But Ah Xiu had actually forgotten; was it because she didn’t want to embarrass him?
"What did you say three years ago? Nan Jin, I’m not afraid of your laughter, but I really don’t remember, and I don’t know why," Ye Xiu stated seriously, making Nan Jin become serious as well. She said she had forgotten. So was that why his appearance seemed so unfamiliar to her?
"What have you forgotten? Me as a person? Our memories, or what?" Nan Jin found it odd and immediately inquired.
"I haven’t forgotten you as a person, but I feel very unfamiliar with you. My memory... we haven’t been in touch for a long time. The last time, it seems, was when you went to the cement factory. But it’s normal, they say you lose your wits for three years with each child, and I’ve had three kids, haha..." Ye Xiu laughed awkwardly, took a sip of her tea, and said no more.
"Okay, it doesn’t matter if you don’t remember, just don’t forget you saved me. Try this Kung Pao chicken; it’s very authentic. I remember you liked this," Nan Jin said.
Ye Xiu was taken aback; she hadn’t expected Nan Jin to know this.
"How did you know?" she burst out asking.
"I know a lot. Ah Xiu, we were best friends, weren’t we?" Nan Jin said.
Ah Xiu, that nickname was really very familiar, she blinked, and her head started to throb a little.
Ah Xiu, don’t be afraid,
Ah Xiu, there’s me and Bai Da.
Ah Xiu, we’ll always be with you,
Ah Xiu, I wish you happiness,
Ah Xiu, actually, I like you.