Chapter 216, Section 217: The Zhang families finally met.
Yan Xici swallowed hard, her eyes filled with undisguised surprise. This... so fast?
Because of the tension, even my hand speed increased significantly.
Yan Xici: Are they serious?
Xiao Ran: Yeah.
Yan Xici was completely shocked when she saw the message on her phone screen. Good heavens, this was too sudden! Why didn't they give her any advance notice? She's a working professional right now.
If my family has dinner together tomorrow, I definitely won't have time to go to work. How can I ask for leave?
Moreover, it's not just a matter of not having time to work; she also needs to find General Manager Liu to get a work certificate to submit to the school. Students like her who leave school early all need to submit a work certificate to the school.
I haven't even sorted out the work certificate issue yet, and I'm already being told I have to get married tomorrow. This is just too tragic.
She looked at the opaque glass on the opposite wall and felt a sense of despair.
......
At six o'clock in the evening, Yan Xici finally got into Xiao Ran's car with her work certificate. Xiao Ran didn't have anything to do today, so he waited for Yan Xici at the company entrance. He was typing on his phone when he heard the car door being opened from the outside.
Looking up, I saw Yan Xici had come down, so I put my phone away.
"How did it go? Was it successful?"
The girl sat down in the passenger seat looking exhausted, pouting and saying in a coquettish tone, "It couldn't have been smoother, it was almost too smooth."
This afternoon when I went to get my work certificate.
The manager's enthusiastic manner made Yan Xici feel as if she were the manager.
This feeling made her very uneasy.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ran looked at Yan Xici's face with curiosity.
"What happened?"
Why would someone make that expression if things went too smoothly?
Shouldn't we be happy?
But why does she look so sullen?
Yan Xici pursed her lips, looking like a wilted eggplant.
"I always feel that people's apparent liking for me is not genuine, nor is it a natural state."
She looked thoughtful as she spoke, and I wondered if I was being too sensitive.
Anyway, this feeling made me very uncomfortable.
Xiao Ran initially thought it was some serious problem, but when he heard it was because of this, he almost burst out laughing.
They're so naive, is there even a need to ask?
It must be because of Yan Li.
Xiao Ran also knew that Yan Li knew the company's boss, and he guessed that the boss must have specifically instructed everyone to treat her well.
I've heard of many people who are unhappy because others treat them badly, but this is the first time I've heard of someone like her who is unhappy because others treat her well.
Seeing his almost-laughing expression, Yan Xici, who was already sullen, felt even more aggrieved.
"What's so funny? You have no idea what that feels like."
It's like when you're full of ambition and want to achieve something to gain recognition from others, you suddenly realize that the people around you aren't actually paying attention to your achievements, and their goodwill towards you is just for show.
This makes people feel very upset.
She spoke in a sullen tone, and her normally sweet and soft voice inexplicably dragged out the last syllable because of this bad mood, as if she were pouting at herself.
Even her usually bright eyes held a hint of grievance.
Seeing this made Xiao Ran feel inexplicably guilty.
He cleared his throat. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."
After speaking, his smiling face turned serious.
"Actually, I understand what you mean. I have a deep understanding of this. It's like when I wrote my first book. It was a complete flop. Almost no one read it. When I finally got two readers, they still came to criticize me."
His expression turned serious as he said this.
She seemed lost in memories.
The girl, who had just been feeling down, suddenly became curious upon hearing this, and her watery eyes tried to see the secret hidden in his eyes.
It's really hard not to be curious about the past of someone you like.
"And then what happened?"
"Later, when some friends found out, they commented on my book, saying that I wrote very well, and encouraged me in this way."
Yan Xici tentatively asked, "So, was it because your friends encouraged you that you seriously finished writing that book?"
This is probably the most common version of the ending I've heard.
People often find inspiration, comfort, and the courage to move forward in the smallest, most insignificant things.
There are so many stories like this that hearing them naturally triggers a shift in the brain to a rational state.
Xiao Ran shook his head, his tone filled with regret, "No, in fact, I didn't write that book again afterward."
Yan Xici was clearly surprised by this answer; her delicate face was filled with astonishment. "Why?"
This doesn't make any sense in storytelling!
Xiao Ran smiled faintly, "Because I felt that this book had no reason to exist anymore, I lost even the last bit of faith, so naturally I couldn't persevere. After being depressed for a while, I wrote a second book, but I never told my friends about it until things got better later."
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