Chapter 77 Don’t Carry It Alone

Yan Nian entered the hotel lobby and glanced back quietly when the revolving door turned. The car was still parked on the side of the road.

As if afraid of being seen by him, she suddenly quickened her pace and returned to the hotel room in a vague state of mind.

When all sounds are blocked out, the whole world becomes quiet.

Yan Nian relaxed and sat on the edge of the bed, grabbing a pillow and hugging it.

The intimate and restrained kiss just now kept appearing in her mind. When she didn't make any reaction, the back of her head was pressed by his raised right hand. It seemed that in less than a second, their lips met, and the domineering breath broke into her lungs and spread to her whole body.

And the gentle bite he gave her seemed like a punishment for his earlier teasing. He seemed afraid that she would feel pain, so after parting his lips, his wet lips returned and touched her lightly.

It turns out that kissing is like this, a sweet feeling that is irresistible.

Yan Nian's mind was a little confused, so he decided to take a shower and then close his eyes to have a good sleep.

Maybe it was because red wine helps me sleep, I slept until the alarm went off at eight in the morning.

Yan Nian turned off the alarm clock, got up and washed up, and a WeChat message popped up on her phone next to her pillow.

Zhou Ran: [I'll be waiting for you downstairs in the hotel in half an hour.]

So early?

Yan Nian forgot that it was Zhou Ran who sent her here yesterday and she didn't have the car keys.

After washing up, she specially picked out a white strap shirt dress that she brought from the hotel cabinet and put it on.

Since she started working, the clothes she bought were more professional.

The irregular hem of the skirt does not reach below the knee, revealing her long legs.

After struggling for a long time, she tied her hair up, packed up and prepared to go out, then went to the bathroom to look in the mirror to see if anything was wrong.

The color on her lips was too light, so she darkened it a little and went downstairs on time.

Zhou Ran's car was parked at the same spot as yesterday. Yan Nian examined the clothes on his body and tried to temporarily hide what happened yesterday and not think about it over and over again.

Yan Nian went over, opened the passenger door, got in, greeted Zhou Ran casually, and fastened his seat belt.

When Zhou Ran saw her, he smiled, started the car and drove out.

I took her to have breakfast first and then went to the company.

There was no communication throughout the whole process. They just asked casually what we wanted to eat, ate breakfast quietly, paid, got in the car and left.

Same as usual, yet different.

The difference is that the man in front of him is so mature that he cannot be easily violated. He seems to have returned to the boy who used to wait for him downstairs at his grandmother's house.

He would make decisions for her when she was having a choice syndrome, and would take chopsticks from the sterilizer to prevent her from using those outside. He would play with his phone while waiting for her to finish her breakfast slowly, and then ask, "Are you done?"

The usual arrogance was gone without a trace, leaving only softness.

It made her feel like she was in love.

Yan Nian was confused for many years and thought that his future life would be arranged by his family and he would live an orderly life.

And then live your life in a daze.

Since when did new hope begin to emerge in her dejected and depressed world?

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While waiting for the elevator on the underground first floor, Zhou Ran suddenly asked, "Someone is looking for you, why don't you go?"

Yan Nian didn't expect that even Zhou Ran knew about Xu Yiqing's visit. After thinking about it, she realized that it was no use dragging it out any longer, so she said, "I'll go home tonight!"

Before the elevator came down, Zhou Ran called her, "Intern family member."

"Hmm?" Yan Nian felt depressed when he heard the word "internship".

She has to find a way to get a regular job.

Zhou Ran's eyes were gentle. "If you need anything, please contact me. Don't handle this alone. My phone is on 24 hours a day. Got it?"

Yan Nian felt a sense of security and a little bitterness in her heart, as if a person was carrying a heavy burden over mountains and across rivers, and was so tired that she was numb, and there was someone willing to help her share the burden.

But she didn't want to.

Yan Nian nodded and said, "Yes, I know."

Zhou Ran heard her perfunctory answer and said in a domineering tone: "This is also your internship assignment. If you don't perform it well, I will deduct points. Do you understand?"

Yan Nian suppressed the emotions in his eyes: "I understand."

After leaving the office area, Yan Nian started to get busy.

After a long lunch break, Xu Mi poked her from behind and said, "It's time to eat, sister. It's almost time to go to work."

Yan Nian was carefully typeset- ing the translated document, and took the time to reply, "I don't want to eat."

Xu Mi: "Are relatives visiting?"

Yan Nian didn't know why Xu Mi liked to care about her relatives so much.

"no."

Xu Mi: "Why are you so serious? Are you going to sacrifice your eyes and your life?"

Yan Nian said: "I will work hard."

Let Zhou Ran see that she is not completely incompetent.

Xu Mi rolled her eyes and said, "You work so hard but the boss doesn't see it."

Yan Nian was immediately poured with a basin of cold water. He typed a wrong word and turned his head to look at her coldly.

Xu Mi was a bit insensitive and didn't notice her emotions. She asked, "Sister, let me ask you something."

Yan Nian was a little annoyed and said absentmindedly: "Yeah."

Xu Mi came closer and asked, "Have you and Mr. Qi known each other before?"

Qi Jin?

He is the only one who knows the surname Qi.

Yan Nian didn't know why Xu Mi asked him that. She vaguely remembered that when she first came to Boya for dinner, the entire translation team thought that she and Qi Jin were friends who hadn't seen each other for many years.

Xu Mi poked her again, and Yan Nian finally hummed.

Xu Mi lowered her voice mysteriously: "Is there anything wrong with him?"

Yan Nian: “…”

Qi Jin just talks a little too much, but otherwise he's pretty good.

Suddenly, Yan Nian's gaze stopped at Xu Mi's face and asked, "What do you mean?"

Xu Mi was stunned and said unnaturally: "Just, people, what else."

Yan Nian looked at her doubtfully and replied, "He's a nice guy. You can try to get his attention."

Xu Mi glared at her, raised her hand impatiently and was about to hit her, then gently hit her shoulder, with an annoyed look on her face: "Oh, there's no point in chatting with you."

After saying that, he slid away on the chair.

Yan Nian ignored her and continued to busy himself.

In the evening, Yan Nian finished today's task ahead of schedule and sent a message to Zhou Ran: [I'm going home.]

Then I received Zhou Ran’s reply: [Yes.]

Yan Nian glanced at the WeChat chat with Xu Yiqing. The messages stopped at yesterday and no one had sent them to her since then.

Yan Nian packed up her workstation and punched out. During rush hour, she chose to take the subway, which was faster than taking a taxi.

Arriving at the gate of Huayue Mansion, Yan Nian thought again and again before stepping in.

I entered the password and entered the house, and the sour smell of food hit me in the face.

Yan Nian quickly covered her mouth and nose, frowned, put down her keys, changed her shoes and went in.

The blackout curtains in the room were drawn and it was very dark.

Yan Nian turned on the light and saw Xu Yiqing lying on the sofa.

There were also empty beer bottles scattered all over the table, and some food boxes that had not been cleared away after eating.

Yan Nian went over, squatted down, and shook the unconscious Xu Yiqing: "Mom, Mom."

Xu Yiqing smelled of alcohol, and Yan Nian had a hard time shaking her awake.

Xu Yiqing slowly opened his eyes, looked at her unfocused, and asked resentfully, "Don't you want me anymore?"

Yan Nian avoided her eyes and chose to remain silent.

He turned around and threw the things on the table into the trash can and sealed it. Then he went to the bathroom to find a rag to wipe the residue on the table and the dirt dripping on the floor.

Xu Yiqing is one year younger than Yan Qilin and will be fifty after the Double Ninth Festival.

His fierceness had long been replaced by passivity, and his sharp eyes had become listless.

Didn't you want a divorce a long time ago? Why are you still doing this?

Yan Nian was wiping the floor when, inexplicably, a sour feeling rose up in her throat and got stuck. Tears began to fall onto the floor, and she wiped them away repeatedly.

Her tears seemed to be angry with her and could not be wiped away.

I don’t know why, but things became like this as soon as I returned to Lindu.

Yan Nian wiped away her tears, stood up, opened the curtains, opened the windows for ventilation, and walked to the sofa with red eyes to help Xu Yiqing up.

Xu Yiqing's body was limp, and Yan Nian wanted to help her into the room, but he couldn't do it at all.

Xu Yiqing wanted to grab her hand, but Yan Nian didn't let her. She sat on the ground with her head down in frustration.

Yan Nian tried to negotiate with her: "Can you please stop drinking in the future?"

Yan Nian was always helpless with her, and choked up and said, "You always teach me to take care of my body, can you also take good care of your body?"

Xu Yiqing looked at her quietly.

Yan Nian sniffed: "Can you please show your sympathy for me in a different way? Please."