"Well," Zhou Jinglan said anxiously, looking at his superior and asking, "Sir, now that things have been explained, can I go back over there right away?"
"Why are you in such a hurry? It's so late. Why don't you go back tomorrow?"
How could Zhou Jinglan not be anxious?
Qiao Xinruo's entire family works in the military, so they must be very well-informed. They might already know about this.
If he doesn't hurry up and talk to Qiao Xinruo to clear things up and confess, he probably won't be able to sleep well tonight.
“No, that study task is very heavy. If I rush back tomorrow morning, what if I miss the first class? That won’t do. Since the army sent me to study, it means the organization trusts me. I can’t let the organization down. I have to study hard so that I can apply what I’ve learned when I come back, right, leader?” Zhou Jinglan said.
"Okay, it's good that you take your studies so seriously. You can go back now," the leader said, looking very pleased.
"Thank you, sir!"
Zhou Jinglan nodded to his brothers and quickly ran away.
It's getting late, so it's not really appropriate to rush to the Qiao family's house to look for them right now.
But he couldn't wait even a moment longer.
Explaining it tomorrow is absolutely out of the question.
If there was any misunderstanding, especially such a serious one, Zhou Jinglan felt he couldn't let it linger overnight. He had to explain it to Xiao Shennv immediately and nip any bad impressions in the bud.
Zhou Jinglan rushed to the family compound as fast as he could and found the Qiao family.
"Bang—bang—"
The whole family was surprised when the knocking came.
Especially since everyone was staying in Su Yueya's space, they didn't expect that someone would come to their doorstep so late.
"Someone is looking for me so late, could it be something urgent?" Su Yueya said.
"You guys rest, I'll go take a look," Qiao Gaoyang said.
Qiao Shouyan and Meng Yingxin were ostensibly living in their own allocated apartment, so it wasn't appropriate for them to show up at this time. However, Qiao Gaoyang was still single and lived with his parents, so his appearance was much more reasonable.
“Okay, I’ll wait in the living room,” Qiao Shouyan said.
Qiao Gaoyang went to open the door and found that the person who came in was Zhou Jinglan. The boy's face was covered in sweat and he looked very anxious.
"You brat—" Qiao Gaoyang pointed at Zhou Jinglan's nose, rolled his eyes in exasperation, and said irritably, "What's wrong with you at night? What are you doing?"
"Second Brother, I'm looking for Xinruo!" Zhou Jinglan said, still out of breath.
"You're looking for her at this hour? Go back now, forget about it!" Qiao Gaoyang made a move to close the door.
"Second Brother, I have no bad intentions. I just have something very important to tell Xinruo, and I have to make it clear tonight. I really have no bad intentions. Please, please call Xinruo for me, Second Brother, thank you!" Zhou Jinglan said, his eyes and tone were particularly earnest.
Although Qiao Gaoyang always "disliked" Zhou Jinglan, he could tell from Zhou Jinglan's eyes that he was really anxious.
"Second brother, I promise I didn't do anything bad! I swear! I just want to tell Xinruo something, please." Zhou Jinglan pleaded.
Qiao Gaoyang: "..."
So annoying!
In the end, Qiao Gaoyang went back to call for help. After all, Zhou Jinglan looked really anxious. He was sweating profusely and had even alerted them. It couldn't be that he was up to something bad. Maybe he really had something important to do.
"Wait!" Qiao Gaoyang said irritably, but did not directly invite Zhou Jinglan into the house.
Outside the house, Zhou Jinglan waited anxiously, thinking that when he saw Qiao Xinruo, he must explain things clearly to avoid any misunderstandings.
Inside the room, Qiao Gaoyang and Qiao Shouyan were on high alert.
"What? That kid wants to see Xinruo so late at night?" Qiao Shouyan was immediately alarmed, blaming Qiao Gaoyang for agreeing so quickly. "No way, I have to go out and have a good talk with him. What's going on with him so late at night?"
"No!" Qiao Gaoyang stopped him, speaking frankly, "I think he might really have something urgent to attend to, he's sweating profusely from running around! Why don't we go in and talk to Xinruo, and see what she thinks?"
Although the two brothers were resentful about Xiaobaicai being taken advantage of, it was ultimately Qiao Xinruo's own business.
If my sister finds out that Zhou Jinglan came to see her and that they didn't tell her about it, she'll probably be angry. Wouldn't that be indirectly pushing my sister toward Zhou Jinglan?
They wouldn't do something so stupid.
"That's right, we should still ask Xinruo what she thinks."
So the two brothers went into the space and told Qiao Xinruo about Zhou Jinglan's visit.
"Xinruo, do you want to go see him?" Su Yueya was also there. After listening to her two brothers' explanation, she looked at Qiao Xinruo.
For Zhou Jinglan to come all this way so late at night, there must be something important going on.
Besides, it's just a quick meeting and a few words at my own doorstep, nothing serious. Even if someone sees us, it's all perfectly normal and aboveboard. Qiao Xinru doesn't mind.
"Then I'll go out and take a look. You guys rest first," Qiao Xinruo said.
Even so, as soon as Qiao Xinruo went out, the two brothers stood guard at the door.
If they hear anything amiss, the two of them will rush out immediately and capture that kid!
“Xinruo, don’t be afraid. Shout if anything happens, and your brother will be right at the door!” the two brothers said.
"Is it really necessary?" Qiao Xinruo laughed at them for making a mountain out of a molehill.
Judging from Zhou Jinglan's character, he couldn't possibly be here to do something bad; he probably really has something to do.
Qiao Xinruo opened the door and went out.
"Xinruo!" Zhou Jinglan heard the noise and quickly looked over. He had thought a lot about how to explain the whole story, but as soon as he saw her, his mouth seemed to stop working and he could only stare at her longingly.
"Are you dumbfounded?" Qiao Xinruo was amused by his reaction. She waved her hand in front of his eyes and joked, "You came all this way in the middle of the night just to see me? So, what's up?"
Zhou Jinglan: "..."
When it came time to speak, he became even more nervous.
"Are you going to tell me or not?" Qiao Xinruo had no patience to waste time with him. It was late at night, and if there was nothing else to do, she should go back and rest. "If you're not going to tell me, I'm going inside. You should go back early too."
"I'll talk!" Zhou Jinglan said anxiously, grabbing Qiao Xinruo's arm to stop her from leaving, but his eyes became evasive. "Well, Xinruo, I really will talk, but don't be angry, you have to let me finish what I have to say, okay?"
Zhou Jinglan's appearance, on the contrary, aroused Qiao Xinruo's curiosity.
And judging from his appearance, it really seems like he has something important to do.
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