After a while, Lan Xiaolan had finished her work and returned to the VIP lounge accompanied by Assistant He.
When I opened the door, I heard Ren Tingxi and Director He chatting and laughing inside.
When he saw her come in, he suddenly stopped chatting.
Director He looked at Lan Xiaolan with joy, then looked at Ren Tingxi with a smile.
"It's just a piece of cake for you to ask me to do. Don't worry."
"Thank you then."
"Haha, I should congratulate you." After saying that, Director He raised his eyebrows and smiled curiously.
Ren Tingxi stood up, walked towards Lan Xiaolan with upright steps and his agile and handsome body.
He raised his hand and put his arm around her soft waist. He became more and more skilled in the intimate movements.
"Is the work finished?"
"Yeah." Lan Xiaolan nodded. She was holding Ren Tingxi's laptop, but she seemed to be hesitant to speak.
"What's wrong?"
"I...I also want to call Dad."
When Lan Xiaolan thought of her father who was thousands of kilometers away, her heart ached.
She always felt a little embarrassed for bothering others again and again.
"There's a landline with long-distance calls in my office. You can use it to call China."
"Really? Is this really possible?"
Ren Tingxi's fingertips gently brushed her back, comforting her gently.
"Of course, I'll go with you."
Unlike those cold words, Lan Xiaolan's father is someone she cares about very much in her heart.
She was going to call her father, and she would inevitably feel sad. Ren Tingxi thought it would be better to stay by her side.
Lan Xiaolan dialed the local landline as Director He taught her. With a beep, the call was immediately picked up by the other end.
Just a second later, the person on the other end of the phone answered without hesitation, as if they had been waiting for this call for millions of years.
"Is that Xiaolan?"
“Dad, it’s me!”
Hearing her father's heavy yet kind voice, Lan Xiaolan felt a surge of bitterness in her heart, rushing through her body like a tidal wave.
Just hearing a few short words from her father's voice made her eyes red.
"Xiaolan, are you used to being in Country E? Are you sleeping well? Are you eating enough?"
"Winter should be slowly approaching in Country E now. Are the clothes we brought with us enough to wear?"
Lan Tian asked his daughter many questions in one breath. Although there was no word of missing her, every word was full of concern.
"Well, Dad. I'm doing well. My work and life here are going well, and..."
Lan Xiaolan raised her head slightly and looked at Ren Tingxi beside her. He was looking at her with a worried look.
"Besides, everyone here is particularly concerned about me, don't worry..."
"I, I'm doing fine." Lan Xiaolan tried her best to control her choked voice. She couldn't let her father notice that there was anything wrong with her.
"Okay, okay, I feel relieved knowing that you are okay."
In the short time that I have been in E, so many things have happened, and every one of them is so thrilling when I think about it carefully.
She was in danger again and again, and many times she had to confront others with guns.
She was even kidnapped by a group of vicious robbers not long ago and almost lost her life.
But she absolutely could not tell her father about this.
Reporting good news but not bad news is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation.
But my daughter went to such a backward and turbulent country alone, and she went there to work, not to travel. How could she have a smooth life and everything go as she wished?
In fact, when my daughter said she was doing well, it meant that her life and work were full of difficulties.
It's just that she didn't want to tell herself because she didn't want to worry.
Lan Tian understood all of this.
Not letting children who are far away worry about themselves is a traditional virtue of Chinese parents.
"Do you have enough money? When you go out, be sure to bring enough money with you. If you don't have enough money, tell Dad and he will make arrangements for you."
"Yeah, I got it, Dad."
"You must eat more and rest early. Things are different abroad than at home. Don't go out digging ancient tombs late at night for no reason, okay?"
"Haha, I get it, Dad."
"If you have any grievances, don't keep them in your heart. Tell Dad. Dad will always be behind you, okay?"
“Hmm… Yeah, I understand…”
The last sentence completely broke Lan Xiaolan's defenses, and tears flowed uncontrollably from her eyes.
She was afraid that others would notice, so she quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
Ren Tingxi could see all her sadness and grievance.
He stood behind her and hugged her soft waist from behind.
He rested his chiseled jaw against the back of her head, using his strong body to express his comfort to her.
He wanted to say something, but Lan Xiaolan suddenly covered his mouth and stopped him from speaking.
She had not yet told her father about her relationship with Ren Tingxi. It was impossible to explain the complexities between them in a few words during the long-distance cross-border call.
It’s better to wait until we return home to tell Dad about what happened between them.
Besides, they just got back together.
At best, she just temporarily agreed to Ren Tingxi's proposal.
However, the huge gap between them was not reduced in the slightest by these sweet words.
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