A deep and profound sense of powerlessness

  Actually, Ji Xin'an sang some parts that didn't match the original song, not because she wanted to change it, but because she remembered it wrong. So when she sang some parts, she was a bit off-key, but this didn't affect Jiang Rui's appreciation. He stared at Ji Xin'an intently until the song stumbled to an end, and still didn't look away.

  Ji Xin'an felt his fiery gaze and thought that she couldn't stay here any longer, so she stood up. "Mr. Jiang, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."

  Jiang Rui Bin came back to his senses, walked up to Ji Xin An and stretched out his hand to stroke a strand of hair that had fallen from her head, "If you were ten years older it would be great, even if you were just five years older it would be good."

  Ji Xin'an stood there, silently enduring.

  Jiang Rui Bin then let out a regretful sigh and said, "You can go."

  "Thank you." Ji Xin'an said softly, turned around and left, but didn't dare to walk too fast to show his eagerness to leave, which might provoke him. He could only straighten his back and walk out of the room step by step until he heard the sound of the door closing behind him, then he walked faster and faster, and finally even ran.

  "An An, what's wrong?" Looking at the panicked Ji Xinan, Zou Ze couldn't help but feel a sense of unease rising up. Since getting to know her, he had never seen her so flustered before.

  "I'm fine." After catching his breath, he looked at Song Jiangliang who seemed a bit embarrassed. "Song Ge, I think I'll head back first."

  "I'll get the driver to take you back." Song Jiangliang saw that Ji Xin'an was fine and also let out a sigh of relief, but in his heart he still felt uneasy.

  "No need, thank you, I'll take a taxi back myself." Ji Xin'an shook her head, she was already exhausted and didn't want to socialize with these unrelated people anymore.

  "Then I'll go with you." Zou Ze looked at Ji Xin'an, who was exhausted, and his heart ached. He didn't care if it would affect his music career or not.

  Ji Xin'an glanced at him and nodded, then the two of them changed back into their own clothes, hailed a taxi together and left, never wanting to have anything to do with these people again.

  The two arrived at the bottom of Ji Xin'an's building, and Ji Xin'an looked a bit tired, just wanting to get back home quickly. Zou Ze, on the other hand, had a worried expression as he gazed at Ji Xin'an. Neither of them noticed that someone had been waiting for her here all along.

  The person who had been waiting for Ji Xin'an all night was Yao Wenhuo. As he watched Zou Ze help Ji Xin'an out of the car and walk into the building, he didn't approach them but instead retreated a few steps and hid in the shadows.

  Yao Wen-hao came today to share with Ji Xin-an the joy of taking a photo together, but he knew she had something on, so after finding no one at her home, he waited downstairs for her return, only to find this scene.

  He didn't expect that Ji Xin'an's so-called "something" was actually being with Zou Ze, and it wasn't until now that the two of them returned together. Seeing Zou Ze supporting her hand, he suddenly felt a wave of discomfort in his heart.

  Until the two figures disappeared in the light, Yao Wenhao finally came back to his senses, thinking to himself what was wrong with him, and couldn't help but shake his head, turning around and leaving.

  On the other side, Ji Xin'an was sent home by Zou Ze, picked up a pillow and hugged it in his arms, curled up in one corner of the sofa.

  Zou Ze knew that something must have happened to her and sat down beside her, saying softly: "An An, what's wrong? Can you tell me?"

  "Zou Ze, I'm fine, you can go back!" Ji Xin'an looked at him and forced a smile.

  Zou Ze knew she didn't want to talk to him anymore, so he couldn't do anything about it. He took a towel blanket and covered her with it, "Then you rest well, I'll leave first."

  Ji Xin'an saw Zou Ze leave, and immediately got up from the sofa and ran into the bathroom. Without even taking off her clothes, she turned on the showerhead and stood under it, scrubbing hard at the places where Jiang Rui-bin had touched her.

  Feeling like I couldn't get clean, I took the shower gel from the shelf and applied it layer by layer, finally getting so angry that I slammed the thing in my hand to the ground, squatting in the corner of the wall with my arms around me, tears streaming down my face.

  From rebirth to now, she who had always been sailing smoothly for the first time felt her own insignificance and that deep sense of powerlessness.

  The next day when he came to school, Yao Wenhao could still see that her mood was not good, but he didn't comfort her. He just stopped her after school.

  "Ji Xin'an, our marksmanship hasn't been decided yet, want to go for a few more shots tonight?" Yao Wenhuo smiled casually in front of him, not noticing her bad mood.

  "Let's change it for another day, today......" Ji Xin'an didn't want to go anywhere now, and had even asked for leave from tonight's training.

  "Last time I said it was my treat, but you ended up paying. Today I must get the chance to make it up to you, otherwise I won't be able to sleep at night and your sin will be too great." Yao Wenhuo ignored her refusal and pulled her along as he walked away.

  Ji Xin'an looked at him persisting and being so enthusiastic, felt a bit reluctant to refuse, and followed him together.

  The two familiarly walked into the ruined factory turned shooting range, Yao Wenhao directly went to get the guns and bullets. "Today we'll just shoot these, fortunately I have enough money on me, if there's more then you'll have to pay again."

  Ji Xin'an was amused by his appearance, "Do you still want to compete today?"

  "It's pointless if we don't compete, I've finally found a worthy opponent." Yao Wenhao raised the gun in his hand.

  Ji Xin'an smiled slightly and stopped talking, picked up the gun in his hand and shot at the target, one bullet was fired, and his mood improved a lot.

  Yao Wenhao didn't show any weakness, shooting together with her, the two of them occasionally changing bullets and firing again. Whoever won each time would reveal a triumphant smile. Until Yao Wenhao's bullets were all used up.

  "How about it, feeling much better now?" Yao Wen-hao took the gun from her hand and held it in his own.

  "Do you know I'm not in a good mood?" Ji Xin'an wasn't surprised that he could tell, but rather that he hadn't shown it until now. It was only then that Ji Xin'an realized he had brought her here to clear her mind.

  "It's obvious to anyone with eyes." Yao Wenhao reached out and tapped her forehead.

  "Is it that obvious?" Ji Xin'an felt like she was really stupid, it seemed like her mental age was developing towards her physical age, and she was actually seen through by a little kid. It seemed like her habit of writing everything on her face couldn't be changed after all.

  "Of course, you've had a gloomy face all day. What happened? Can you tell me?" Yao Wenhao felt a pang of sympathy seeing her miserable state.

  Ji Xin'an thought for a moment, she wanted to find someone to confide in, but still decided not to tell him, "Nothing, just some small things, they've all passed already."

  Yao Wenhao saw that she was unwilling to share with him, and he felt a little downhearted. However, he didn't insist on it either. "Since it's already in the past, let's not worry about it anymore, okay?"

  "Uh-huh." Ji Xin'an nodded, and her mood improved a bit.

  Two people came out, pushing the cart slowly back, "Yao Wenhao, thank you, now I really feel much better."

  "I knew it, no matter what unhappy things you have, once you come here your mood will definitely improve." Yao Wenhao looked at her and smiled, his mood also improved a lot.

  "Yes, once the gun is in hand, all worries seem to disappear." Ji Xin'an smiled easily, and his suppressed emotions seemed to relax instantly.

  "That's good, I'll send you home then!" Yao Wen-hao looked at the time and saw that it was already very late, so he got on his bike and the two of them headed towards Ji Xin-an's house together.

  Special thanks to 'Jiang Xiaobu Aicat' for the reward.