I'm afraid I'm not interested in love

Chapter 664 Do you know how long ten thousand years is?
Chen Jinzhi's eyes were like water, easily making those she looked at tense.

Su Chengyi stood there hesitating for a long time, unable to guess what her attitude was now.

"Teacher Su."

Su Chengyi was startled by the familiar address, and then saw Chen Jinzhi raise his hand and casually pat the empty space at the edge of the hospital bed.

"Sit here."

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I still can't figure it out.

Su Chengyi had no choice but to go along with her wishes, walk to the bedside, pull over a chair and sit down.

The wooden chair, which had been in service for many years, creaked as if it would collapse at any moment. Su Chengyi had no choice but to adjust his posture to avoid the embarrassment of falling on his backside.

As if sensing his nervousness, Chen Jinzhi's lips curled up almost imperceptibly.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

she says.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Su Chengyi cleared his throat and spoke very quickly.

As if deliberately avoiding the insurmountable barrier between them, he asked in a businesslike manner:
How is your injury? Is it serious?

"Nothing serious."

Chen Jinzhi shook his head, rolled up a section of his sleeve, and showed him the already bandaged wound.

"I sprained my wrist because I instinctively tried to cling to the rock face when I fell. Other than that, it's just bruises, which have already been disinfected."

She spoke casually, as if she had just experienced a major accident, as calm and composed as someone who happened to be passing by the film set and happened to watch the excitement.

Su Chengyi looked up at her and noticed faint scratches on her chin.

"Chen Jinzhi".

"Ok?"

She tilted her head, her eyes gleaming like a little fox in the moonlight, curious about what he was about to say.

"The safety rope is designed to have both a main rope and a backup rope. If the main rope fails unexpectedly, the backup rope can immediately stop the fall. Why would they both fall off at the same time?"

Su Chengyi stared intently into her eyes, though his tone betrayed no doubt, even though it was a question.

"No design in the world is 100% safe, let alone a high-altitude pressure structure that is already prone to accidents?"

Chen Jinzhi smiled gently, her gaze returning without flinching.

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The two of them gazed at each other in silence for a long while.

In the end, Su Chengyi was defeated. He lowered his eyes and sighed deeply.

"Don't do anything to hurt yourself, Chen Jinzhi. You've already suffered enough in your life."

"harm?"

Chen Jinzhi's eyelashes trembled, and the shadows under the moonlight were as thick as curtains.

"What does Teacher Su mean? Is it my past experiences, or the bandages wrapped around my body now, or something else?"

She suddenly raised her injured right hand, her fingertips touching Su Chengyi's cheek, which was as cold as snow.

"Or is it that you are actually standing right in front of me right now?"

"Feel sorry."

Su Chengyi did not avoid her touch, but simply looked at her.

It was as if the perfect disguise she had maintained for so long had suddenly faded, and Chen Jinzhi, lying on the hospital bed, suddenly reverted to the girl who used to curl up in the closet, covered in scars.

She knew perfectly well that she had once again brushed with death today, but she felt nothing about it.

The emotions she felt overwhelmed by this person's sudden appearance were even greater than those over life and death.

"From the time the accident happened on set to when the news reached Teacher Su's ears, at the fastest, half a day had passed."

Chen Jinzhi suddenly withdrew her hand, took a breath, and spoke again:

"From Beijing or Shanghai, to the provincial capital where Changyuan Village is located, then by train to the county seat, and then by bus to the town, it takes at least seven to eight hours. What time is it now?"

She asked, and Su Chengyi raised her wrist to check her watch. "7:25 PM."

As soon as he finished speaking, he realized what Chen Jinzhi was talking about. There was no way he could have gotten here so quickly after receiving the news.

"Did you come here just to see me?"

Chen Jinzhi turned her head to the side, and the ends of her hair, which had been tied up, slipped down from her shoulder.

"Or is there someone else you'd go to see even if it meant walking two hours through the mountains?"

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Su Chengyi's Adam's apple bobbed twice, and for a moment he felt utterly speechless.

After so long, he was once again nailed to the pillar of shame by Chen Jinzhi's clever mind.

"Kidding."

Chen Jinzhi suddenly laughed, the curve of his eyebrows soft, as if his questioning just now was really just a spur-of-the-moment thing.

She propped herself up on her elbows, trying to sit up, but Su Chengyi, with great foresight, pulled out a pillow and placed it behind her back.

The distance between the two was shortened by this action, and Su Chengyi smelled the faint scent of camellia on her body, mixed with the smell of disinfectant from the hospital.

"I will leave here tomorrow and go to a hospital in the provincial capital for further examination."

Chen Jinzhi's tone carried a faint smile, but his eyes were devoid of any emotion.

“Lulu told me that I have already contacted a reputable surgeon at the hospital, and she will make the arrangements.”

Su Chengyi nodded and replied.

"Teacher Su is always very considerate."

Chen Jinzhi's smile widened.

"But I mean, the mountain road is difficult to travel at night, so we can go tomorrow."

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Su Chengyi lowered his head and coughed.

Chen Jinzhi turned his head to look out the window, where the shadows of the leaves were dappled.

"Teacher Su, what kind of tree is that outside?"

"The bark is grayish-green and the leaves are simple and alternate; it should be a sycamore tree."

Su Chengyi thought for a moment and then answered.

"I have heard that as the paulownia tree grows over the years, the heartwood often becomes hollow due to natural decay or insect infestation. However, outsiders do not know this and only see from the outside that it still has upright branches and lush foliage. This is what people often say: 'Although the paulownia tree stands tall, its heart is hollow.'"

Chen Jinzhi continued to gaze out the window, his tone revealing no emotion.

"During this period, I feel that this is actually quite good. I am neither sad nor happy. No matter what, life can no longer take anything away from me."

Su Chengyi lowered his head and listened quietly to her.

“I’ve been having a lot of dreams lately about my mother. Sometimes she’s clear-headed and gentle, and sometimes she’s extreme and crazy. But whenever I take her hand, she hugs me and asks me how I’ve been all these years.”

So I finally had the chance to talk to her for a long time, almost all of it about you. In the end, I always said, "I can't let you go, what should I do?"

Chen Jinzhi gazed at the moonlight outside the window, her tone soft and gentle.

"My mother replied, 'It's okay. If you can't let go in a month, then a year, ten years, a thousand years, ten thousand years, you should be able to let go eventually, right?'"

At this point, Chen Jinzhi smiled gently.

"Perhaps it's because she's gone that she doesn't know that life doesn't last a thousand or ten thousand years."

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Su Chengyi heard her laugh, but saw her tears fall like raindrops.

Chen Jinzhi herself didn't seem to realize that she was crying. If she had, she definitely wouldn't have turned around and looked into his eyes like that.

"But Teacher Su, do you know how long ten thousand years is?"

Su Chengyi shook his head almost imperceptibly.

Chen Jinzhi said softly:
"Ten thousand years is when someone appears in the darkest moment of your life, leads you out of the ruins, and promises to stay with you until the end of your life."

Then he left you.

“Every day since then has been ten thousand years.”

(End of this chapter)