Chapter 39 Little Waste

This 'I'm sorry' carries with it a long-held guilt.

After so many years, I never thought that one day, I would be lying on his back, on a moonlit summer night with few stars, and say these three words in a very calm manner.

Not praying will be forgiven.

Zhou Ran had no reason to forgive her.

She is indeed unfathomable.

Hearing that someone was worried about his happiness, the boundaries that had been set up bit by bit over the past few days collapsed.

Want to get closer to him.

Even want to get him back.

Wouldn’t this be extremely selfish?

Will it become a fatal injury again?

Zhou Ran's heart was hit hard by the sudden "I'm sorry".

Every reaction she made, every word she said to him, would give him an illusion.

She still had this illusion about him.

He pretended not to hear: "What?"

Yan Nian hid the tears in her eyes and said, "It's nothing. Put me down. We'll be there soon."

Zhou Ran put her down as he was told.

We were silent all the way to send her home.

......

On Yan Qilin’s 51st birthday, teachers and students in the school all sent their blessings.

Because of his special status, there was no grand ceremony.

The Yan family has only one son for three generations, and Yan Qilin has no brothers or sisters. The people invited to lunch were all relatives from Xu Yiqing's side.

Xu Ke and his family came to Huayue Mansion for lunch at noon and then left. In the evening, all the guests invited were Yan Qilin’s academic friends.

Yan Qilin usually maintains a good schedule and manages his body well, and looks younger than people of the same age.

Ma Xiao hurried over to replace Uncle Ma. They were the youngest among the group of respected elders, so they were naturally arranged to sit together during the meal.

Yan Nian has never liked this kind of occasion, listening to them talk about politicians, stocks, and market conditions.

Eating in silence.

Ever since Ma Xiao felt that she was deliberately distancing herself from him, he called her Yan Nian.

Perhaps he couldn't find anything to talk about, so he sat aside and gave her a candied shrimp ball: "Yan Nian, try this. I see you haven't even touched your chopsticks."

"OK, thanks!"

Ma Xiao suddenly asked, "Why are you always so polite to me?"

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Yan Nian asked back, "Then what does it mean to be impolite?"

She lacks the worldly air and prefers quietness. When she is silent, her charming eyes are filled with melancholy. She is locked in her own world and refuses to contact the outside world.

It makes people think that she is a little girl who doesn't understand the ways of the world.

This is also what Ma Xiao thinks.

Ma Xiao smiled and patiently explained to her: "For example, if I'm nice to you, you don't have to say thank you to me!"

Yan Nian understood that this person did not like polite words: "Okay, I'll try!"

Ma Xiao choked, smiled and shook his head.

Someone was smoking in the box, and Yan Nian couldn't stand the smell and wanted to go outside to get some fresh air.

Xu Yiqing didn't agree at first, but only nodded after Ma Xiao said something to her.

Yan Nian went outside to find a rest area, picked up a book from the bookshelf, and found an empty seat to sit down.

Ma Xiao also came over and sat on the double sofa opposite her: "Why did you come out alone?"

Yan Nian replied, "It's very stuffy inside."

Ma Xiao immediately agreed with her: "I don't like this kind of occasion either."

Yan Nian finally looked up at him. Ma Xiao said, "After coming back, I realized that this kind of life is not suitable for me. I still prefer the life in the army."

Yan Nian didn't understand and asked, "Then why did you come back?"

Ma Xiao shrugged and said, "The elderly at home forced me to come back, there was nothing I could do."

Yan Nian held the book and nodded thoughtfully.

At the other end of the lounge area, a man in a dark-striped suit, all well-tailored haute couture, sat cross-legged in a chair. He tapped the table lightly with his index finger and squinted at this side.

I asked the assistant who was holding a laptop next to me, "What's the situation with those people now?"

The assistant replied, "He hasn't appeared since Mr. Zhou last met with them."

The man asked, "How's that kid doing lately?"

The assistant looked up and asked in surprise, "Are you asking about Mr. Zhou?"

The man looked at the girl opposite him and nodded slightly.

The assistant looked at the man in front of him with great curiosity, put down his computer and reported to him Mr. Zhou's recent activities very seriously.

"Where he is is none of my business." Zhou Ji said with interest, "Let's talk about his relationship problems."

The assistant was so frightened that his legs shrank, he coughed twice, and said, "Well, as far as I know, Mr. Zhou doesn't have a girlfriend at the moment."

Zhou Ji said with a hint of sarcasm: "People have been sent right in front of you and you haven't made any move. You are far worse than I was back then."

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The assistant was confused. What the hell was going on?

A father gives his own son away?

The assistant thought that Mr. Zhou was young and promising, and his father was being too hasty. He said, "Mr. Zhou should focus on his career now. A man must have an ambitious heart to achieve great things."

Zhou Ji seemed dissatisfied with his flattery.

The assistant felt his penetrating gaze and immediately fell silent, working seriously on the computer.

The phone on the table lit up, and the caller ID showed 'Wife'.

Zhou Ji picked up the phone and answered: "Wife."

Zhao Ning was drunk and acted like a spoiled child on the phone: "Come and pick me up, I'm drunk."

Zhou Ji said in a doting tone, "Okay, I'll be there soon."

"I'll ask the waiter to drop the people inside off at the hotel later. You can go back too! You've worked hard." The man straightened his clothes, stood up and left.

The assistant looked at his back and shook his head. The person inside was a shareholder of Boya after all.

He really couldn't envy the love of a successful man.

......

Yan Nian left early and went home. Just after washing up, he heard some noise outside.

It was Xu Yiqing and Yan Qilin who came back.

Yan Nian saw that it was already twelve o'clock and prepared to turn off the lights and go to bed.

Yan Qilin's voice could be heard faintly: "Sit down quickly and I'll pour you a glass of water."

Yan Nian withdrew his hand from turning off the light and wanted to go out to take a look. Before he even turned the door, he heard Xu Yiqing sobbing.

Xu Yiqing is crying?

Yan Nian stood at the door blankly, listening to the noise outside.

Yan Qilin's voice comforting Xu Yiqing was getting closer and closer, and he went into the public bathroom outside.

The bathroom is next to her room, so the sounds are clearer than in the living room.

Xu Yiqing vomited a lot first, then said to Yan Qilin: "Old Yan, I dreamed of our daughter last night."

Yan Qilin asked, "Isn't it normal to dream about Nian Nian?"

Xu Yiqing sobbed, "No."

Yan Nian's heart suddenly skipped a beat. He held his breath and listened to their conversation.

Yan Qilin's voice was obviously unhappy: "Okay, Nian Nian has rested, speak softly, go take a shower and go to bed."

Whatever Xu Yiqing said next was drowned out by Yan Qilin's soothing voice.

Yan Nian froze at the door, unable to recover for a long time.

After they entered the room, Yan Nian suddenly became flustered, turned off the lights and got into bed.

There was no movement outside for a while. When she turned over, she was still wondering what Xu Yiqing's "no" meant.

There was a knock on the door.

Yan Nian was flustered and stared at the door.

After knocking a few times, I heard Yan Qilin whispering outside, "Niannian, are you asleep?

Yan Nian sat up and said in a dazed manner, "I'm asleep!"

"Okay! Go to sleep!"

Yan Nian turned on the reading light on the bedside table, turned on the air conditioner in the room, and curled up in a thin blanket with a confused mind.

Yan Nian closed all his senses and stared at a blank space, the word "no" still echoing in his ears.

The noise was deafening and prevented her from sleeping.