Chapter 14 Chapter 14 "Teacher Pei, are you angry? ...
She always called him Teacher Pei, so when Pei Lanqing heard her calling his name, he was stunned.
Lin Qianyuan bent down and looked into the car.
Pei Lanqing quickly came back to his senses, "Okay."
Lin Qianyuan had never eaten out before. Song Wenci was very strict with her, so she had to commute between school and home every day.
She had to study hard at school and learn the arts of calligraphy, painting, chess, and music that would please Song Wenci at home. If she didn't do well, she would be locked up in the attic and continue studying until Song Wenci was happy. Otherwise, she would say to her, "Lin Qianyuan, I'm not satisfied with the way you are now. Do you know? I often regret why I gave birth to you."
Did she ever give her any right to choose? Lin Qianyuan suddenly chuckled, causing Pei Lanqing to turn her head and look over.
She stopped and pointed at the road in front of her, "Teacher Pei, I can't hear you."
Hearing this name again, Pei Lanqing's eyes flickered and he unconsciously took half a step back.
He took a half step back, and she took a step closer. Lin Qianyuan's eyes fell on his face, "I can't cross the road."
Pei Lanqing turned his head and took a look.
There is no traffic light on this sidewalk, and not all vehicles coming and going are willing to give way.
[Are you afraid?] Pei Lanqing thought it was nonsense as soon as he said this.
Lin Qianyuan seemed very patient. "Well," she emphasized, "special."
The atmosphere was tense, and Lin Qianyuan's brows were full of distress. "Teacher Pei, how should we proceed?"
Pei Lanqing couldn't think of any good solution and tried to go back home. [How about we go back?]
Lin Qianyuan immediately became listless, but he didn't refuse and nodded.
Seeing her like this, Pei Lanqing suddenly felt sorry for her and raised his hand to hold her, but then let go.
The temperature on a winter night couldn't be high, but his face turned completely red. His eyes looked at her and then dropped down. If Lin Qianyuan could hear at this moment, she could even hear his nervous and flustered tone.
If you don't mind, you can hold my arm.
Pei Lanqing tried to appear as natural as possible, "I'll let go in time once we get to the other side."
After reading these two sentences, Lin Qianyuan looked up and glanced at him quickly, then lowered his eyes and nodded slowly.
When crossing the road, Pei Lanqing convinced himself that there was nothing offensive or abrupt about this action. Only the breath he held revealed his uneven heartbeat, while Lin Qianyuan was pursing his lips and smiling.
This restaurant was one that Lin Qianyuan randomly searched for online. Her selection criteria were very aggressive, which was to sort by price from high to low.
Pei Lanqing was dumbfounded. Lin Qianyuan shrugged, as if to explain: "How can I die peacefully if I don't spend all the money?"
The waiter who just walked here with the menu: "..."
As expected of a professionally trained lady, she quickly composed herself and presented the menu with a smile.
Lin Qianyuan randomly checked a few items, and fearing that Pei Lanqing would feel embarrassed, she asked for two of each.
Pei Lanqing wanted to reach out to stop him but felt he had no right to do so, so he had to give up.
Lin Qianyuan was not used to eating outside, but because he was treating someone to a meal, he chose the most expensive one.
She didn't move her chopsticks much. After knowing the price, Pei Lanqing lost her appetite, as if all she was eating were RMB.
As a result, neither of them ate much and there was still a lot of food left on the table.
When leaving, Pei Lanqing didn't dare to look back. He could now understand why Pei Dejun always tried to persuade him for a long time when he didn't eat well as a child, because he also wanted to persuade Lin Qianyuan at this moment.
Lin Qianyuan didn't know what he was thinking. She noticed that he was standing there in a daze. She asked him what was wrong? Is it not delicious?
Pei Lanqing shook his head and nodded.
Lin Qianyuan smiled and wanted to say something, but Pei Lanqing's cell phone suddenly lit up and someone called.
Pei Lanqing was worried about Lin Qianyuan standing alone on the side of the road, so he answered the phone without avoiding her. Lin Qianyuan looked at his mouth shape and understood the words he said, "Dad."
Pei Dejun looked at the calendar today and realized that it was already the middle of the month. Pei Lanqing didn't ask him for living expenses. He was worried that he was living frugally outside, so he called to ask.
Pei Lanqing laughed, "No."
There were pedestrians walking by, and Lin Qianyuan was not paying attention, so Pei Lanqing pulled her to a safe area. He was multitasking and did not let go of the hand holding her wrist.
Lin Qianyuan lowered his head first, then raised it again. He didn't know what was said on the other end of the phone. Pei Lanqing lowered his eyebrows and smiled, "I haven't had time to tell you yet. I'm working as a tutor."
The person over there must be asking questions around this topic. Pei Lanqing looked at Lin Qianyuan intently this time, then shifted his focus. "Well, she actually has good grades and a good personality. She's easy to communicate with."
Lin Qianyuan turned his head and stopped looking. Not long after, Pei Lanqing hung up the phone.
Lin Qianyuan actually knew it in her heart, but she still wanted to ask: "Who is it?"
"Hmm?" Pei Lanqing opened the memo, [My dad.]
He seems to care about you very much.
Pei Lanqing felt baffled. Just as he was wondering if she had seen the words on the phone clearly, Lin Qianyuan spoke first, "The person I argued with that day was my stepmother. I don't like her, and she doesn't like me either."
Pei Lanqing was stunned for a moment.
Lin Qianyuan smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. I don't care anyway."
She looked relaxed, so he couldn't be serious. Pei Lanqing thought for a moment and smiled faintly: "Princesses in fairy tales are all like this."
Lin Qianyuan shook his head, "No, my biological mother doesn't like me either."
【I am not a princess, I am an ugly duckling. 】
Pei Lan looked at her quietly, his eyes suddenly adorned with an indescribable brightness. [Exchange of secrets.]
[I have never met my biological parents. I am an orphan. My father said he found me in a trash can.]
Pei Lanqing laughed after he finished speaking. "I can't confirm the truth of what he said."
Lin Qianyuan was stunned. She only knew that he came from a single-parent family and had not expected such a situation.
Pei Lanqing pondered for a moment, "Will you keep it a secret for me?"
Lin Qianyuan nodded.
Pei Lanqing smiled faintly, "I can do that, too."
They were getting to know each other, and Lin Qianyuan realized this fact and took the opportunity to ask further, "Where is your home?"
It is normal for friends to talk about these topics. Pei Lanqing did not hide anything and told the truth.
Lin Qianyuan cast the bait with a calm expression, "Is it fun over there? Aunt Wu said the scenery in Jiangnan is beautiful."
Pei Lanqing didn't deny it. "It's not bad. If you want to travel in the future, you can choose to go there."
Lin Qianyuan understood and slowly reeled in his fishing rod. "Will you join me?"
If I go.
Pei Lanqing only then realized what she had said, and a trace of regret suddenly flashed across his brows.
Lin Qianyuan saw it clearly and tried to hold it back, but failed. So she laid her cards on the table, a bright smile in her eyes. "Teacher Pei, are you going to refuse this too?"
If it were before, he would have considered refusing, but it had to be now.
Pei Lanqing looked at her, silently complaining in his heart, why did she say "also"? It seemed that from the time they met until now, she had never given him the opportunity to refuse anything.
Lin Qianyuan knew his answer from his expression. She turned around, raised her chin slightly, and had a barely perceptible sense of pride on her face.
Pei Lanqing grabbed the man and asked, "Aren't you going to cross the road?" He extended his arm, "Just like when we came here."
"Um."
Lin Qianyuan finally returned to the car with a very obvious smile on his face. Uncle Chen kept sighing in his heart, and kept repeating the same sentence: "This young man is not very old, but he has a lot of tricks up his sleeve."
The car arrived at the gate of Imperial Capital University at a steady speed.
Pei Lanqing got out of the car and suddenly thought of something. He turned back and tapped the car window with his fingers.
Lin Qianyuan rolled down the car window.
Pei Lanqing was about to speak when he looked towards the front of the car. Lin Qianyuan understood and said, "Uncle Chen, please go down and wait for a while."
Uncle Chen didn't go far. Pei Lanqing bent down and moved closer to the car window. He wanted to ask: "How are your ears?"
Lin Qianyuan frowned as she relayed what the doctor had told her, "They said the chronic hematoma in my brain is shrinking in size and the edges are calcified, but there's still pressure."
Pei Lanqing wasn't a medical student, so he could only guess based on the uneasy look on her face, "Is this situation considered bad?"
Lin Qianyuan suddenly relaxed his frown, looked into his eyes with a smile, "It seems not."
"They recommend waiting until the calcification is stable before surgery, which increases the chances of success."
So this is getting better?
【Um. 】
"Then you..." Pei Lanqing put down his phone, his expression subtle but filled with uncontrollable resentment.
Lin Qianyuan looked back in astonishment.
But his resentment was real, and her surprise was fake, so she curved her eyes and leaned forward, "Teacher Pei, I'm sorry, I forgot to answer your question before."
"..." The resentment on Pei Lanqing's face turned into shock. [You said you forgot?]
"Yeah, I forgot," Lin Qianyuan admitted frankly. After saying that, she moved closer and asked, "Are you angry?"
It was too close, Pei Lanqing looked away and stepped back in embarrassment.
Lin Qianyuan persisted in asking, "Teacher Pei, are you angry?"
Pei Lanqing didn't want to pay attention to her, but his mind told him that she was telling the truth and it was his fault for having preconceived notions. Vaguely realizing that she was doing it on purpose, Pei Lanqing fell silent, thinking that he shouldn't have made such malicious assumptions about his friend.
Lin Qianyuan didn't wait for his answer and lowered her eyes. "Actually, I don't just have ear problems, my stomach isn't feeling well either, so that's why I came to you for dinner."
She raised her eyes and said sincerely, "Really."
Pei Lanqing hadn't meant to be angry, but after hearing her look, he coughed lightly, his eyes drifting. "I didn't say I didn't believe you."
Lin Qianyuan's expression changed instantly, and he responded with a cheerful look, "That's good."
Pei Lanqing felt depressed. Did she really not do it on purpose?
Lin Qianyuan called Uncle Chen, but after one ring, she hung up. Uncle Chen trotted over, said goodbye to Pei Lanqing with a smile, then opened the car door and got in.
Pei Lanqing smiled and nodded, stepped back a little and watched them go away.
At the traffic light intersection, Uncle Chen stopped the car and waited for the red light. While waiting, he turned his head to take a look, then turned back, sighing along the way.
Lin Qianyuan was counting candies in the back seat and noticed that he was hesitant to speak. She didn't say anything until they reached the small building. Then she spoke concisely, "If you have something to say, just say it."
Uncle Chen was startled by her tone and turned to look. She looked at him with a serious expression.
[Ms. Lin,] Uncle Chen typed not very skillfully.
Lin Qianyuan lowered his eyes and said calmly, "Just speak to me. Don't speak too fast. I can understand you."
Uncle Chen put away his phone and asked uncertainly, "Is that guy two-timing? I saw a girl waiting for him at the school gate, staring at him."
The author has something to say:
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Pei Lanqing is in danger!
As I was writing about their exchange of secrets today, I suddenly remembered my senior year of high school. I can't remember the exact day, but it was after morning self-study, and I was showing my deskmate how to swallow an egg in one bite. My deskmate was stunned, and I humbly waved my hand, "It's just that I'm out of eggs. Otherwise, we could do it again. I'm not very good at peeling eggs, but my mom is very good. So now every morning she peels them non-stop to show off her skills, and I swallow them non-stop for show."
She laughed out loud at my amusement and said, "I'm so envious."
Me: "Don't be envious. If you're clumsy, your mother will peel it for you."
My deskmate: "I don't have a mother."
My reaction at the time was the same as Pei Lanqing's in the article. I immediately put away my smile and asked tremblingly, "Is this true? You're lying to me, right?"
My deskmate: "I'm not lying to you. This is true. I've never seen anything like it. They all say my mother died after giving birth to me."
Me: ...I dare not speak, I feel so guilty that I have to sit up in the middle of the night
My deskmate even comforted me, saying that she wasn't sad at all because she had never seen it, and asked me not to be sad either.
This incident left such a deep impression on me that I never ate eggs in front of her again. Note: Don't imitate me! It's really easy to choke if you swallow the whole egg in one gulp. It's a good thing to chew it slowly! Don't ask the author how I did it, maybe I was born with talent (holding my forehead and smiling bitterly)
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