Chapter 278 The debt collector is here again~
Seeing that Jiang Chenyu's car had completely disappeared from his sight, Cen Lian put away his phone and walked in.
She had just changed her shoes at the entrance when her mother's voice came from behind her, "Hey, what wind blew my eldest daughter back?"
Cen Lian was so frightened by the sudden sound that he almost knocked over the ornaments on the shoe cabinet.
She turned around hurriedly and saw her mother standing in the middle of the living room with her arms folded, her sharp eyes seemed to see through her.
"Mom! You scared me to death!" She patted her chest and panted exaggeratedly, "How come you walk without making any sound..."
Ms. Lin took a few steps closer, suddenly wrinkled her nose and sniffed her, her eyes suddenly becoming dangerous. "Cen Li'an, you went out drinking again, didn't you? And asked Zheng Zheng to cover for you?"
"No! Absolutely not!" Cen Lian raised three fingers and swore, "I just drank some fruit wine at Zheng Zheng's house, just a small glass!"
She spread her thumb and index finger less than three centimeters apart. "Really? It's even smaller than the pearls in bubble tea!"
Ms. Lin stared at her suspiciously for a few seconds, said nothing more, and turned to walk into the living room.
Seeing that he had fooled the situation, Cen Lian finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She quickly raised her foot and followed her mother to sit on the sofa.
"By the way, you should also go to the Cheng family's engagement party this week. Your dad doesn't have time, so we can go together then."
When Cen Lian'an heard the words "Cheng family's engagement party", his expression instantly dimmed.
She lowered her head and said in a muffled voice, "Mom, I won't go. You go by yourself."
Mother Cen heard something was wrong in her daughter's voice, turned to look at her, and said with some doubt, "I remember that you and Yu Xiao had a good relationship, didn't you? He didn't invite you to his engagement party?"
Cen Li'an suppressed the bitterness in his heart and said, "Yes...but I have something to do that day and can't go."
Mother Cen sat closer to her, stretched out her hand to hold her in her arms, and asked patiently in a gentle voice, "An An, tell me the truth, are you and Yu Xiao having a conflict?"
Cen Li'an shook his head and forced a smile. "No, Mom, don't think too much. I'm just... a little tired today."
She stood up hurriedly and said, "I'm going to take a shower and rest first."
Ms. Lin was keenly aware that her daughter was in a bad mood, but seeing that she didn't want to talk any more, she could only sigh and say, "Okay, then you should go to bed early. If you're hungry, there's some soup in the kitchen that you can heat up."
"I understand. Thanks, Mom." Cen Lian walked quickly towards the stairs, his pace much faster than usual.
After returning to her room and closing the door, she leaned against the door panel as if she had suddenly lost all her energy, and slowly slid down to sit on the ground. She hugged her knees tightly, buried her face in her arms, and her shoulders trembled slightly.
After a long while, she raised her head, her eyes a little red.
On her bedside table were the photos that Cheng Yuxiao had taken of her when they went out together.
No, to be precise, almost all of her photos were taken with the help of Cheng Yuxiao.
Cen Lian walked over and turned all the photo frames upside down on the table.
She took a deep breath, picked up her pajamas and went straight to the bathroom.
The hot water rushed down, and she raised her face, unable to tell whether it was tears or water droplets on her face.
Cen Lian really wanted to ask him why he got engaged in such a hurry, but she found that she seemed to have no position.
As a friend, I don’t seem to have the right to interfere in his marriage!
The hot water washed over Cen Lian'an's body, but it couldn't wash away the inexplicable sourness in her heart.
She turned off the shower and wrapped herself in a bath towel. The person in the mirror had slightly red eyes, as if she had been crying or was smoked by the heat.
As Cen Lian'an walked out of the bathroom, his cell phone started ringing continuously.
Cen Lian wiped her hands and picked up her phone. There were more than a dozen unread messages on the screen, all from Jiang Chenyu, whom she labeled as "debt collector".
Debt Collector: [Ms. Cen, have you considered how to repay your kindness?]
Debt collector: [I am a very democratic person and provide multiple repayment methods.]
Debt collector: [For example, treat me to a meal]
Debt collector: [Or go to the movies with me]
Debt Collector: [At worst, just tell me what you like to eat!]
Debt Collector: [[Picture] Look, this is the lunch I had right after surgery. Isn't it horrible?]
Debt collector: [Ms. Cen? Are you drunk again?]
Cen Lian'an looked at this series of news, and his heavy mood suddenly became a little lighter for some reason.
The annoyance he had just felt was quickly forgotten by him at this moment.
Her wet fingers tapped rapidly on the screen.
Cen Li-an: [Doctor Jiang, shouldn't doctors be very busy if they're absent during working hours?]
Debt Collector: [No matter how busy I am, I can't be so busy that I don't even have time to send a message.]
Cen Li’an:【……】
Cen Li-an: [Do your job well!]
Debt Collector: [Okay, but you have to promise to have dinner with me tonight, otherwise... I will keep messaging you until you agree.]
Debt collector: [Miss Cen, it's okay if you don't agree. I don't mind eating at your house.]
Debt Collector: [Well, it's settled then. I'll send a message to uncle later.]
Cen Lian'an was about to collapse. How could she have offended such a person?
The Cen family and the Jiang family have business dealings, so Jiang Chenyu must have her father's contact information!
Cen Li'an stared at her phone screen, her fingers hovering over the keyboard for a long time without letting go. Jiang Chenyu's last message was like a time bomb, making her temples throb.
Cen Li'an: [You dare!]
As soon as the message was sent, the other party sent back a screenshot in seconds.
It was her father's WeChat chat interface. The cursor was in the input box, and the words "Uncle Cen, is it convenient for me to come to your house for dinner tonight?" were already typed in.
Debt collector: [Do you think I dare? ]
Cen Lian took a breath and tapped the screen rapidly with his fingers.
Cen Li'an: [Don't post! I promise!]
Debt collector: [Screenshot of withdrawn message]
Debt collector: I will pick you up at your door at 4 pm.
Cen Lian frowned.
Cen Lian: No need, I’ll take a taxi to the restaurant myself.
Debt Collector: [Rejected!]
Debt collector: [I'll pick you up on my way home from work.]
Cen Li'an: [No need!]
Debt Collector: [Two choices: Either I pick you up at the door in my car, or I go to your house with gifts. I think Uncle Cen likes me very much.]
Cen Lian threw his cell phone on the bed, grabbed the pillow at the head of the bed and hit it hard twice.
This scoundrel! She gritted her teeth and picked up the phone again.
Cen Li'an: [At 4:30, tomorrow morning, you're going to take me back to the intersection. If you dare to drive one step closer, I'll stand you up!]
After sending this message, she immediately turned her phone to silent mode and placed it upside down on the table.
But less than 2 minutes later, she couldn't help but picked up her phone and opened the chat interface between the two.
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