Chapter 5 Thinking Too Much

It should have been a fun day, but Jun Lan couldn't be happy and always looked worried. The other person was injured just to get her bag back, but she ignored her benefactor. Wouldn't that make her seem heartless? No, she had to go and comfort him no matter what to feel at ease.

After making up her mind, she bought some snacks and sent them to Fanxi's dormitory one day, asking the dormitory manager to pass them on to her.

Not long after, she received a thank-you call from Fanxi. After a few visits, the two became familiar with each other. They also had a common hobby of reading classical literature. One liked Shakespeare and the other liked Lu Xun. They were truly a match made in heaven.

Soon, Fan Xi confessed his love to Jun Lan while the iron was hot. Others would go shopping, eat out, or watch movies on dates, but they would hide in the library to read books and exchange their thoughts. Sometimes they would even argue about the good or bad of a character in the book until they were red in the face. Others might find it incredible, but they never got tired of it.

Happy times passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, Fanxi was about to graduate from university. With his grades, he could have continued his studies, but unfortunately he gave up because of financial problems. However, as an outstanding graduate of the International Finance Department, he quickly found a job in the insurance industry in City Z. Due to his excellent business performance, he quickly gained a foothold and made the old employees of his company convinced of him. In less than a year, he was promoted to general manager.

Junlan felt elated at the thought, thankful that she had made the right choice. Fanxi had promised her that he would marry her once he had a hundred thousand yuan in his savings account. At the rate things were going, their wedding day was just around the corner. Although her parents were somewhat disdainful of Fanxi's family background and worried that their only daughter would suffer if she married him, Junlan knew that Fanxi was not the irresponsible, stingy Phoenix man. She believed that as long as she made up her mind, her parents would always agree with her, no matter what.

The call was connected on the other end. Junlan was choosing wedding dress styles on Taobao on her computer while thinking about how to coax him into marrying her in a coquettish manner.

"Hello, why did you take so long to call me? I thought you were going to fall in love with someone else and leave me." The familiar and gentle male voice still came from the other end of the phone.

Jun Lan covered her mouth and smiled: "No, I was busy looking for a job the past few days and didn't have time to pay attention to you. Why are you working overtime again?"

"Yeah, I'm almost fed up with working overtime. Have you found a job yet? How about I ask my future father-in-law to support you for a while, and then I'll take over from now on?"

"Haha, it seems someone is really thick-skinned. Who asked you to support me? My current job was introduced by that Chen Zhiqing!"

Hearing the name Chen Zhiqing, the usually gentle Fan Xi couldn't help but feel jealous. He pretended to be angry and raised his voice, "I told you to wait for me. In just six months, I'll be promoted to general manager and I can arrange for you to be my secretary. What are you so anxious to find a job for? Is this job Chen Zhiqing recommended for over 10,000 yuan a month?"

Jun Lan didn't expect that her unintentional words would annoy Fan Xi. For a while, she couldn't talk to him. The two of them were silent beside the phone for a few minutes.

Finally, it was Fan Xi who spoke first: "Jun Lan, I was a little harsh just now. I've been under a lot of work pressure recently, and I lost control of my temper and got angry at you. Please don't take it to heart. Well, what job did you find?"

Hearing this, Jun Lan, whose heart was beating as fast as Sang's eyes, finally felt relieved, but found that tears were falling uncontrollably.

Alas, it’s all my fault for being too fragile and sensitive.

After calming down a bit, she said calmly, "Nothing, I found a front desk job at the Grand Hyatt Hotel."

For some reason, Junlan, the waitress's third daughter, just couldn't tell Fanxi. It wasn't that she was vain and afraid that Fanxi would look down on her, but she knew Fanxi's character too well. They were both children from poor families who had to grow up early. She knew that Fanxi was as fragile, sensitive, and had a strong self-esteem as she was.

He couldn't bear to see me suffer any hardship or grievance. If he knew I was going to be a waiter, who knew what would happen. Besides, I didn't even know how long I could hold on, so it was better to keep it a secret from him for the time being.

Fortunately, Fanxi didn't seem to doubt her words. After a brief exchange of sweet words, the two ended this unpleasant conversation with "good night".

Junlan closed the wedding dress page on Taobao on her computer and quickly got into bed.

Jun Lan, lying in bed, had no desire to sleep. She had a lot on her mind. Ever since Fan Xi started working, he had become very busy. He called her less often, not to mention meeting her in person, and his concern for her had also decreased.

For example, she wanted to slowly confide and share with Fanxi all the grievances and interesting things she had encountered in the past few days, but these things that Junlan thought were very important were just boring little things in the eyes of Fanxi, who was busy with his affairs. She knew that she needed to have a serious talk with Fanxi face to face, but she was afraid that he would think she was annoying, nagging and unreasonable, so she kept dragging it on until now and couldn't let him understand her true feelings. As a result, she felt that the distance between them was getting farther and farther, and she felt more and more that the so-called wedding date was just her wishful thinking, and it was still a long way off in real life.

She began to force herself to go to bed quickly. She thought she must have had too much free time, which was why she was having such random thoughts.

At dawn, a soft bell rang. Jun Lan immediately rubbed her eyes and sat up. In order to save time, she didn't even put on makeup and hurried to the Junyue Hotel.

The security guy at the check-in counter said sarcastically, "You guys in the customer service department are all busy today. The front desk staff all worked overtime last night and haven't been able to go home yet! I bet you'll be out of the job before you can even finish a day. This kind of work is not something a pampered college student like you can handle."

Jun Lan said unhappily: "Then what do you want to bet on?"

Security guard: "Bet on breakfast - wonton noodles."

Jun Lan: "Then you have to prepare the wonton noodles." After saying that, she rushed into the employee elevator without looking back.

She pressed the elevator button for the tenth floor. The elevator door opened with a "ding-dong" sound. Jun Lan walked out without seeing which floor it was.

Although she noticed that the scene seemed a little different from the office that Li Yu had taken her to, the layout of each floor and each room were basically the same, which really confused Jun Lan.

She checked her watch. Oh no, it was already 7:50 and the morning meeting would start in ten minutes. She was late on the first day because she got lost. If she got out, what would others think? She would definitely feel even worse about herself. She had already been teased by the security guard just now, and now she couldn't let others look down on her again.