The Healing Sunshine (一厘米的阳光)

Chapter 22.2 - What Use is there in Wishing to Do Things Over? (2)

With regard to her career choice, Jǐ Yi did not waver in the slightest. That was a decision that had already been made when she was young, when, at her white writing desk, beneath the glow of the desk lamp late in the night, she earnestly did paper after paper of practice tests that carried the heavy scent of printing ink.

A few days later, Jì Chengyang went to the United States. He told Jǐ Yi, it was to attend the funeral of a friend.

When she heard his reason, an inexplicable feeling of great sorrow rose out from her, and it made her remember the scene from that year when her high school class prefect had departed this world.

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In mid-March, He Feifei moved to a different home.

She inquired with Jǐ Yi on whether Jǐ Yi wanted to rent a place to stay. "The place I'm renting is a two-bedroom apartment. I'm in one of the rooms, but the other room right now is still empty. I'm guessing my landlord is going to be looking in the next few days for someone to fill it. Why don't you move there and co-rent with me?"

Jǐ Yi had just begun thinking about the matter of renting a place, and now this opportunity had come up for her. "I'll be leaving my school at the end of June, so I wanted to wait until May to look for a place."

"It's not that easy to find a place." He Feifei continued trying to sell her the idea. "It's even more of a bother for girls. I've run into issues before when I co-rented with someone I didn't know, so I only want to room with someone I know. It just so happens that this apartment has one large bedroom and one small one. I'll take the big one and pay two-thirds of the rent. This is definitely cheaper than anything you'll find later on yourself."

Jǐ Yi thought, He Feifei's words were true.

Of the schoolmates in her dorm room, there was one going to Shanghai upon graduation, one going back to Guangzhou, and one as well who would be directly going abroad. The remaining two were from Beijing and had no need to rent a place to stay. Consequently, she had actually all along been searching for a roommate who could co-rent with her starting in May. Now, with such a good opportunity suddenly showing up and the rent being so affordable, she did not really hesitate much and simply agreed.

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The weather was quite nice on her moving day.

Jǐ Yi did not have much baggage to move, only one suitcase and one travel bag. These were all of her belongings, and He Feifei's small car was able to manage it all. Their rented home was near Hepingli, amongst several quiet residential buildings. They were all old-style buildings, with no so-called community compound or security guard. As Jǐ Yi moved her luggage into her bedroom, He Feifei set the newly-cut key on the kitchen table, telling her, "I have something to do tonight and won't be coming back. This is your key. You can have at it as you please."

And so, when it was fast approaching dinnertime, her roommate abandoned her.

This was a small apartment that was not even fifty square metres. As space was limited, the kitchen was open-style and there was no living room. There was merely a four-person, glass dining table placed beside the kitchen to serve as the dining room. Her bedroom was right by the kitchen and very small, so the provided furnishings it could accommodate were only the most common ones, a bed, a desk, a chair, and also a narrow wardrobe.

He Feifei's bedroom was twice the size of this one and connected to a balcony, and hence was much more spacious.

Prior to today, Jǐ Yi had been here once and had basically tidied up the room already. The only piece of furniture she had added was a little bookshelf placed above the head of the bed. Her build was petite, anyway, so she would not feel that it was in the way.