Mr. Qin has something to say
He didn't like treating women as reproductive tools, and he didn't like hearing Xie Yu objectify Liu Jianchun in that tone.
Before Xie Yu could finish her words, he wanted to hang up the phone.
But Xie Yu seemed to have guessed what he was thinking: "Don't hang up yet."
Although he was very unhappy, he still waited.
"Please tell Liu Jianchun that I won't force her. I won't sign those children. I just want her to answer my calls."
Are you surrendering and showing weakness so soon?
I really can't keep my composure.
Jian Zhaonan raised the corner of his mouth, the lower half of his face seemingly smiling, but his eyes were cold: "You just said you wanted to sign the day before yesterday, and today you say you don't want to sign. Aren't you just teasing those kids?"
Xie Yu quickly explained, "Don't be so picky about the words. It doesn't matter whether you sign it or not. Liu Jianchun can do whatever she wants, as long as she doesn't block me."
Hearing how hard he tried to win her back, Jian Zhaonan secretly felt a little proud and a little jealous: "This is really unlike you. You actually swallow your anger to please a woman."
"Stop talking nonsense. Isn't it all because of you that I'm what I am now? Liu Jianchun's clothes that night, and the kiss mark on her chest, weren't they all your fault?" Xie Yu felt aggrieved when talking about this. He had always been the one toying with others since he was a child, and had never been tricked by anyone.
Jian Zhaonan smiled slightly: "I did it."
So what?
Xie Yu was instantly stunned. He had expected Jian Zhaonan to try and argue his way out of this, trying to maintain his image as a gentleman. Unexpectedly...
Xie Yu on the other end of the phone didn't speak for a long time, so Jian Zhaonan continued, "But I've never told anyone that I didn't do this."
"Xie Yu, instead of complaining about others, why don't you reflect on yourself? Why did everyone who saw that scene subconsciously think it was your masterpiece, but no one ever doubted me? Is it really because I was plotting to harm you, or is it because your character is so well-known?"
Xie Yu was stunned for a long moment, and could only utter, "How dare you, a idiot who hasn't even grown all his hair yet, teach me a lesson?"
"I'm not trying to lecture you, I'm stating the facts. Furthermore, I have firsthand evidence that you bribed the waiter to tamper with her food. Even if molestation wasn't committed, your motive was real. The mere act of drugging her is enough to prosecute you."
"Jian Zhaonan—you're slandering me! You're the one who bribed the waiter to give false testimony!"
Xie Yu's breach of defense did not cause any emotional fluctuations in Jian Zhaonan. His expression remained calm and composed: "Whatever you think, I will accompany you to the end."
After he finished speaking, he found that the call had been hung up by the other party. He ran away after cursing. This tactic is no different from those used by his black fans.
However, he had to be on guard against Xie Yu. If he used the recording of today's call to accuse him of molesting Liu Jianchun while she was unconscious, he would have to find a way to deal with it.
Liu Jianchun went straight into the bedroom after returning to the gym without taking medicine or dinner.
She thinks minor illnesses can be overcome without medication, a bad habit she developed as an athlete and still can't break.
In the past, a cold with a low-grade fever would go away with a good night's sleep. Even if it was more serious, it would only cause a stuffy nose for a few days, and drinking plenty of hot water and getting enough rest would heal on its own. But today's fever was unusual. When Jian Zhaonan returned, her forehead was burning hot, and she knew it was over 38 degrees Celsius without taking the temperature.
Jian Zhaonan asked Liu Jianchun if he had taken the medicine, and Yunxiao shook his head awkwardly.
He asked again if there were any medicines at home, and Yunxiao stammered that he accidentally dropped the medicine box when moving.
While he was talking to Yunxiao, everyone else stayed in the dormitory and didn't come out. Even though the door was wide open, they pretended not to hear anything, for fear of getting themselves into any trouble.
I have learned the essence of not getting involved in things and staying out of them.
Only when Duoduo, who was washing dishes, heard her brother's voice, she came out of the kitchen still wearing an apron.
Compared to the coward hiding in the house, his unlovable brother actually looked somewhat adorable. He turned to look at Xuanyunduo and asked, "Anything left over from dinner?"
Xuanyunduo replied in a low voice: "She said that it's hot in the summer and eating leftover food can easily cause diarrhea, so she told us to throw away the leftovers after we finish eating."
Jian Zhaonan was already trying hard to suppress his anger, but his tone was still far from kind: "Did you know she didn't eat?"
"I know, but..."
"But what!" Jian Zhaonan's voice was not loud, but it was full of unquestionable sense of oppression.
Xuanyunduo lowered her head and said, "She said she didn't want to eat, and she also said we don't have to worry about it and let us do what we need to do."
He wanted to get angry, but when he thought about how they were just ignorant kids, it would be useless even if he got angry. He could only suppress his anger and feel cold in silence.
These children who live and eat with her don't care about her as much as that scumbag Xie Yu.
What you get in return for your sincerity may not necessarily be sincerity, it may also be “What the hell does this have to do with me?”
He suddenly didn't want to tell her what Xie Yu had told him. It was not for anything else, but because he really didn't want to see her continue to work hard for those money-hungry kids. If she insisted on contributing her youth to the sports cause of the motherland, she might as well recruit a few new people and train them from scratch.
It was almost dawn, and there were not many restaurants still open on the market. The taste and quality were difficult to guarantee, so he simply called Qin Tianyi and asked him to ask his chef to send four dishes and a soup.
Cooking takes time, but taking medicine cannot be delayed, so he had to cook porridge himself and let her drink half a bowl to fill her stomach to prevent the medicine from upsetting her stomach.
After drinking the hot porridge and taking the fever-reducing medicine, Liu Jianchun broke out in a sweat, and her temperature began to improve. By the time someone came knocking on her door, cursing, she had the strength to get out of bed. If Jian Zhaonan hadn't stopped her, she would have gone to see for herself who was so uncivilized as to knock on her gym door so late at night.
The person knocking on the door was Boss Qin who came to deliver the food in person.
As soon as he saw Jian Zhaonan, he started cursing and called him a lunatic. He said it was the middle of the night and the chef had already gone home, so where could he find someone to cook for him? Besides, he ran a Western restaurant and it was useless for him to make four dishes and one soup.
Despite the scolding, Qin Tianyi still delivered the meal. He hadn't found a chef willing to work overtime, but thankfully his cooking skills from studying abroad hadn't faded. Pushed to the limit, Boss Qin finally cooked four dishes himself and delivered them.
Jian Zhaonan was a soft-hearted person. He took the thermal box, smiled and said nothing, allowing him to scold him as he pleased.
Qin Tianyi was so sleepy that he went back to sleep after a short scolding. Jian Zhaonan brought dinner to Liu Jianchun's room. He opened the thermos and found the food inside was still hot, just the right temperature to eat. He couldn't help but say a few good words to Coach Liu.
"Qin Tianyi is really a good candidate for opening a restaurant. This is what he made himself, and it looks pretty good."
Liu Jianchun sat on the edge of the bed wrapped in a quilt. He glanced at it and shook his head: "Mapo tofu should be made with green garlic, how can it be made with scallions?"
"Maybe I pushed him too hard and he couldn't buy the ingredients. It's just a makeshift meal. He was called up in the middle of the night by me to cook for me, so he's done his duty."
She said seriously, "If he's just doing a favor, then as long as the dish is clean and hygienic, it's fine. I don't care whether it tastes good or not. But he runs a restaurant, so of course he has to be particular about the food. If the top beam is not straight, the bottom beam will be crooked. How can he be selected for Michelin in the future?"
Jian Zhaonan chuckled as he served himself some soup: "Worshiping foreigners, why should a Chinese-owned restaurant be rated by foreigners? Are you used to their food?"
"Who said they are all foreigners? Of course there must be Chinese people to evaluate Chinese food." Her eyes were fixed on the bowl of soup in his hand. The white porridge just now filled her stomach, and now she just wanted to try whether the chicken soup stewed by Qin Tianyi was delicious.
He had seen through her little tricks and handed the bowl to her after she had served it. "You're so knowledgeable about food, why don't you open a restaurant? The catering business isn't easy these days, but with your uncles and aunts and friends taking care of the business, it won't be too bad."
She picked up the bowl and sipped a small mouthful of chicken soup: "Making money is meaningless. No matter how much money you make, it's never enough to spend. It's better to pursue something else."
He was stunned for a while after listening to it, then he savored it carefully and felt that it was something she could say.
If she was a person who despised the poor and loved the rich, she would not have stood up for him so often and would not have been willing to lend him money so often.
She suddenly thought of something, looked up at him and explained, "I don't mean to say that making money is bad. Having a lot of money is good. You can do whatever you want with money. Look at Xie Yu. He can hook up with so many girls. Isn't it because he has some dirty money in his pocket? If I had a father like him, maybe I wouldn't be who I am now. I would become a scumbag like him, haha."
Seeing her smiling so relaxed, he felt happy from the bottom of his heart, but besides being happy, there was a hint of bitterness in his heart.
Whether they came from a high-ranking official family like her, or were from a wealthy second generation like Xie Yu, they were all happiness that he could never dream of. He didn't ask for much help from his parents, he only wished for their health and longevity...
God is so cruel that even this is a luxury.
"You are responsible for realizing your dream, and I am responsible for making money for you. What do you think?"
She immediately stopped smiling. "What are you thinking? I'm not short of money, and I don't need you to support me. You work so hard to earn some money playing basketball. Keep it for yourself. Invest in some designer clothes. When you have time, go on vacation and enjoy things you've never done before."
He shook his head: "Those are not as good as making more money to spend happily."
"I've been thinking about what I really want lately. As you can see, my back injury is serious, and even surgery won't guarantee a full recovery. Even if I want to persevere, my physical problems can't be solved by wishing it over. I've also been pondering another question: given my current situation, am I truly contributing to the team by persevering, or is it simply for my own glory?... If I hoard a spot just to become a 'Grand Slam' myself, competing with a body that could collapse at any moment, and hindering the development of more physically fit young people, isn't that truly selfish?"
The more she listened, the more she couldn't help but frown: "So, you want to retire?"
She didn't give him a chance to speak: "I don't agree."
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