15 Chapter 15
Chen Ying was silent.
It’s hard to describe the feeling, but I feel happy whenever I see him, no matter when or where.
"I still liked him, before he had a girlfriend."
Chen Ying was both angry and distressed. "You're hopeless."
"I'm hopeless." If she were hopeful, she'd have gotten over it and been in relationships several times over the years, and wouldn't still be single. "Then what should I do? I'm always unsure about his feelings. When he calls, I'm completely captivated. I'll go anywhere, just to see him."
"Baby, just confess to him!"
Chen Ying seemed startled, her heart skipping a beat. "I don't dare. Being rejected again...it's so painful."
"How do you know it won't work if you don't try? Look at me, how brave I am. I liked Xiao Yichen and just went straight for him. We got to know each other first and then talked about other things. But I was also lucky. He confessed his feelings before I even broke the ice."
Chen Ying still didn't dare. "I think it's fine now. We can just be good friends. He doesn't have a girlfriend anyway, and work is everything to him."
If she could still choose a different tree, Chen Ying would no longer be Chen Ying. Ye Jinyi knew her well, and the three words "Zhou Baixi" would probably be engraved in her heart for the rest of her life.
She sighed deeply and felt sorry for Chen Ying.
Xiao Doukou went home after staying in the hospital for a few days. Chen Ying visited her again during her stay and bought her some small cakes and nutritional supplements.
Zhou Baixi has been very busy recently, as if he has some particularly important work to do, and he rarely even appears on WeChat.
Song Xia seemed to have some relationship problems. When she met Chen Ying in the company, she asked a few questions. Chen Ying didn't understand, so she asked her to ask Ye Jinyi. Ye Jinyi was obsessed with Mr. Xiao's love and analyzed love matters very well. He immediately asked Chen Ying to bring him back to the apartment after work and analyze it for her slowly.
When Song Xia and Chen Ying arrived, Ye Jinyi had already prepared the food. She also poured three glasses of juice on the table. They clinked their glasses together and smiled at each other: "Welcome to the top ladies' tea party!"
Song Xia is a carefree girl, very similar to Ye Jinyi in personality. The three of them soon became familiar with each other and played together on the carpet.
After playing for a while, Song Xia took the initiative to talk about his troubles.
She has been feeling quite irritable lately, becoming particularly dependent on her cell phone. She also has a feeling of anxiety, as if she can't live without her cell phone. She looks forward to Li Hao's messages every day.
Song Xia asked Ye Jinyi seriously, "Tell me, do I have feelings for him?"
Ye Jinyi's heart skipped a beat. This was all nonsense. How could ordinary friends share fragments of their private lives every day, make appointments to plant flowers together, and keep an eye on their phones every day, expecting messages from the other party at any time.
Worrying about gains and losses, isn't that what love is?
Ye Jinyi gently comforted her: "Xia Xia, you actually already have the answer in your heart, but you are not sure what he thinks, right?"
Song Xia's face flushed red, she lowered her head in shame, buried her head in her knees, and was too embarrassed to say anything more.
After all, Song Xia is still like a little girl. She is younger than the other two and started working after graduating from college. She did not go on to graduate school like Chen Ying.
Her father didn't have high expectations for her, as long as she was happy and healthy. Education and salary were not important. After all, she was the only daughter in the family, and the family money would be hers in the future.
This is also what bothers her the most. "My dad said he still hopes his son-in-law can marry into our family in the future."
"This..." Ye Jinyi didn't know Li Hao well enough to comment on it. Chen Ying had met him a few times and had heard Zhou Baixi talk about him a few times. She knew he had his own ideas, and marrying into his family might be difficult.
Chen Ying hugged her. "You haven't even started yet, and you haven't even said it out loud. How can you be sure he doesn't want to? Besides, your dad might be joking with you. How could he really let him marry into the family? This is an old saying from many years ago."
"Yeah, yeah!" Ye Jin nodded in agreement. "Let me tell you, I got my boyfriend on my own initiative. He didn't even notice me at first, but I was attracted to him. After finding out he didn't have a girlfriend, I took the initiative and we got to know each other. Now, I'm no longer single."
Song Xia finally raised her head and looked at Ye Jinyi in surprise, "Sister Yiyi, you are so brave!"
"Yes, Xia Xia, love doesn't wait for you to find it. You have to take the initiative too." She glanced at Chen Ying and said suicidally, "If you succeed, share your experience with your sister Chen and let her quickly taste the bitterness of love."
Song Xia looked at Chen Ying again and was even more shocked.
Chen Ying straightened her back and said confidently, "That's right, I've been single since birth! I'm fine and don't need to experience the bitterness of love."
Song Xia and Ye Jinyi looked at each other and said in unison: "Try it!"
After an hour of counseling, Song Xia's mood finally improved and he came to terms with it. The world is so beautiful, why think so much? When the enemy comes, we will fight him. When the water comes, we will block it with earth. It hasn't come to that point yet. It's not worth it to think of so many obstacles for himself in advance.
Ye Jinyi and Chen Ying tried to persuade Song Xia to stay and not go back as it was too late, but Song Xia refused.
She had her own independent residence, and her car had just arrived. Although it was a bit far away, she waved her phone and quickly dialed a number in front of the two people. Twenty minutes later, the number called back, and a male voice said, "I'm here, please come out."
Song Xia smiled slyly and left her car keys to Chen Ying, "Dear Yingying, please drive me to the company tomorrow morning."
Then he hopped downstairs and got into Li Hao's car.
Until the car drove into the traffic and could no longer be seen, on the balcony, Chen Ying pretended to be sad and hugged Chen Ying: "Oh, oh, oh, I am still a single dog."
Ye Jinyi: "It's okay, baby, I can be your boyfriend too."
"Get out of here! ...I miss Zhou Baixi."
"Get lost." Ye Jinyi pushed her away and put his hands on his hips to stop Chen Ying from getting closer. "You're eating from the bowl and looking at the pot. Am I not as delicious as him?!"
"Smells so good, you smell so good! You smell the best." Chen Ying giggled, and the cell phone rang in the house. She dragged Ye Jinyi back to the house from the balcony and saw that the incoming call was from an unfamiliar number in the same city.
The phone rang for a long time but no one answered it. Ye Jinyi asked, "Who is it? Why didn't you answer?"
"I don't know." Chen Ying answered the call.
There was silence for a few seconds on the other side, and then an elderly male voice came, with a hint of uncertainty and tentativeness.
"Is it Yingying?"
Having not heard this voice for a long time, Chen Ying took several seconds to react and called out, "Uncle."
"Hey! It's really Yingying. Uncle misses you so much. When will you come to my house to play? I'll pick you up."
"Hmm..." Chen Ying hesitated for a long time, not knowing how to start.
Wu Shengbin asked in doubt: "Is Yingying back? Hasn't she come back yet?"
Chen Ying returned to her room and closed the door, frowning and asking, "Uncle, how did you know I was back?"
She was very sure that she had not told anyone else about her return, except Ye Jinyi and Zhou Baixi who happened to know about it.
Ye Jinyi won't tell anyone, Zhou Baixi...
Zhou Baixi's parents and uncle are very good friends. Could it be that they said this after seeing him in the hospital that day?
Wu Shengbin laughed across the phone screen, his hearty laughter exactly the same as in his memory. "Qianqiu came back today and said that he happened to see you getting off a bus and going home with a girl while passing by Fanhua Street this afternoon. It was far away, and I wasn't sure, so I called your mom and got your number."
"Kid, you change your phone numbers so frequently! I just saved your last number, and before I could even call you once, you changed it again!" His voice was filled with resignation and infinite doting. "Since you're back, why don't you go to your uncle's house for dinner and meet your future sister-in-law?"
"Sister-in-law?" Chen Ying was startled and her hands gripping the sheets suddenly tightened.
"Yes." Wu Shengbin was very happy. "Qianqiu is getting married. You are his only sister. If you don't come, who will?"
"Oh, when?"
"Isn't it a coincidence that you came back this time? It's exactly the week after next."
"Oh." Chen Ying didn't want to go, "Then do my parents know that I'm back?"
"Hey, speaking of this, why didn't you tell your parents when you came back? They missed you so much."
They didn't want to, it was just her uncle's excuse to try to bring her closer to his parents, and Chen Ying understood it very well.
"You must come when the time comes. I'll ask your brother to give you a big red envelope."
"Well, okay." Chen Ying thought about agreeing to it first. Who knows whether she will go or not when the time comes? At worst, she can just hang out in front of her uncle and aunt, and run away after seeing them. No matter what reason she finds, she just doesn't want to see Wu Qianqiu.
After a few more pleasantries, Wu Shengbin finally hung up the phone. Chen Ying had just breathed a sigh of relief, and before she could hide the smile on her lips, another call came in.
Chen Ying scratched her hair in annoyance and reluctantly answered the call.
"Hello, Mom."
"Your uncle said you were back. When did you come back? Why didn't you tell us? Were you afraid that we would chase you to the city and eat you?" This was her mother. She was always aggressive when she spoke.
"No, I just came back and my job isn't stable yet... I've already transferred this month's money to you."
Apart from money, Chen Ying really couldn't think of any other way to communicate.
Her mother must have choked and coughed for a long time without saying anything. It was an old problem. Chen Ying waited quietly for her cough to subside before she said hesitantly, "You and Dad should take care of your health."
"Old age is useless." The other party seemed to sigh, "If you don't want to come back, then don't come back. Your cousin is getting married, and you have to go then. After all, your uncle raised him. He treats him as his own son, so you have to treat him as your brother. He's grown up, he's sensible, and he won't argue with you anymore."
"You also know that he always quarrels with me." Chen Ying suddenly choked up.
It turned out that her mother had always known about the grievances she had suffered while living under someone else's roof, and the moments when she was bullied without anyone to look after her. She just didn't bother to care.
"Okay, I get it. I'll go. You and Dad, take care of yourselves."
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