Pei Nian stood still.
Huo Jingnan was also stunned.
The girl felt someone watching her, turned her head slightly, and her eyes widened instantly when she saw Huo Jingnan.
What are you doing here?!
Pei Nian's expression changed slightly; caught in the middle, she felt like an outsider.
"Hey, Huo Jingnan!" The girl went over and patted him on the shoulder. "What are you doing? Don't you recognize me?... Hey, why are you shrinking back?"
Huo Jingnan kept glancing at Pei Nian, avoiding her gaze.
"What's wrong with you?" the girl asked, both amused and exasperated. "I'm Bai Zhijin, are you pretending not to know me?"
"I know him, I know him!" Huo Jingnan felt like dying. How could he have run into him here?
"Is this pretty young lady with you? Aren't you going to introduce her?"
Pei Nian paused, then looked at her carefully.
Bai Zhijin is not quite the traditional beauty; she doesn't have an oval face, but rather the kind described in books as having a "face like a silver plate," looking plump and very cute.
She has fair skin, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and two small dimples when she smiles.
She's clearly a girl who grew up in a wealthy family.
but……
Pei Nian frowned slightly.
She seems to be very familiar with Huo Jingnan, but why has Huo Jingnan never mentioned her?
Is it because it's not worth mentioning, or because we dare not mention it?
Pei Nian took a deep breath, bit her lip, looked at Huo Jingnan, and forced a natural smile.
"Yes, Jingnan, why don't you introduce yourself?"
"Huh?" Huo Jingnan felt as if he had been hit on the head with a stick.
Jingnan? Who is she calling? Him?!
Don't we usually use code names like "Hey" or "Hey"?
“Jingnan,” Pei Nian said more naturally, “you two know each other?”
Huo Jingnan was stunned and still in a daze when the girl took the initiative to introduce herself.
"Hello, my name is Bai Zhijin. 'Zhi' means weaving cloth, and 'Jin' means brocade! I also have an older brother who is currently doing business abroad... Oh, by the way, Huo Jingnan is very close to my brother!"
The girl's smile was infectious, and Pei Nian couldn't help but reach out and shake her hand.
"Hello, my name is Pei Nian."
"So you're Pei Nian!" Bai Zhijin exclaimed with admiration. "I've heard Huo Da and Huo Er talk about you. You're incredibly brave and saved their grandmother!"
"Huo Dahe... Huo Er?"
"It's Huo Junyu and Huo Junyang!" Bai Zhijin giggled. "Don't they look like Xiong Da and Xiong Er? As for the special forces soldier, I call him Bald Huo!"
"Pfft..." Huo Jingnan almost lost his balance.
Where is he bald? His hair is clearly defined and quite thick!
Pei Nian wanted to laugh, but when she thought of how guilty this person had looked just now, she felt a lump in her throat.
She pushed aside the girl's pearl bag, went inside to change her clothes, and strode towards the door.
"Hey... wait for me!" Huo Jingnan hurriedly caught up.
Pei Nian walked with a brisk pace, while the humble Nan Shao followed behind, not daring to get too close or too far away.
Finally, Pei Nian stopped in front of the small shop where they had eaten late-night snacks that day.
Huo Jingnan gasped and followed her inside.
Same window seat, same two bowls of beef noodles.
This time, however, Huo Jingnan ate with trepidation.
Pei Nian calmly ate her noodles, while the person next to her glanced at her every now and then, finally deciding to end this ordeal.
He slammed down his chopsticks, mustered his courage, and shouted, "Read..."
Before he could finish the word "念" (nian), he quickly changed it back to "裴念" (Pei Nian).
Pei Nian stopped what she was doing, didn't look up, and remained expressionless.
“Pei Nian…” Huo Jingnan confessed to her, “I… I do know Bai Zhijin. She is the youngest daughter of the Bai family. Her father is Bai Jingyuan, and her mother is Yao Wanyin. The Bai family and the Huo family are old friends, so… so Junyu, Junyang, and I often played with Zhijin when we were little…”
"Oh," Pei Nian replied casually.
That doesn't hit the nail on the head!
"And another thing!" Huo Jingnan revealed everything, "Once upon a time... I mean once upon a time!! The Huo family did want to form a marriage alliance with the Bai family, and the marriage partner was me, Bai Zhijin... But, listen to me, but! But that was just the adults' idea, it had nothing to do with me!"
"Um."
Although she hadn't looked up yet, a smile was already gradually spreading across her eyes.
“Pei Nian, it’s not that I didn’t mention her before, but rather, I…”
Huo Jingnan scratched his head, unsure of what to say.
Saying he's afraid she'll misunderstand? That doesn't seem right. Wouldn't that just let her know he's been eyeing her all along?
To say it's insignificant? That doesn't seem quite right either. As I just mentioned, Bai Zhijin grew up with them...
Just as Huo Jingnan sighed, Pei Nian finished her noodles and suddenly stood up.
"Pei Nian..."
"What," she tilted her head slightly, "didn't I tell you how to call me from now on?"
"Um?"
"And," she whispered, "you haven't eaten your noodles yet, don't waste food!"
Huo Jingnan's mind went blank, then he grinned foolishly, and then quickly slurped down a bowl of beef noodles!
The shop manager was dumbfounded: "Hey kid, don't burn yourself!"
"Is he really stupid? He swallowed noodles that were so hot!"
*
Over the weekend, Huo Junyu accompanied Jiang Mianmian, carrying large bags and small packages, back to the Lu family home.
As an excellent son-in-law, he never came empty-handed, especially when visiting Lu Lishan and Lin Yuqing. He would practically pluck the stars and the moon from the sky and offer them to them with both hands.
As soon as Lu Lishan saw him, he took him to the study to play chess. Jiang Mianmian chatted with Lin Yuqing for a while and was about to go see Lu Ran.
Lu Ran came downstairs by herself.
"sister!"
When she saw Jiang Mianmian, she was still all smiles, and the two of them gave each other a big hug as before.
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