Chapter 101
These days, Jiang Li has also been busy leaving early and returning late, making it difficult for us to meet even though we live under the same roof.
Guan Nan reflected on whether her words that day had been too bold and scared him. After all, she didn't deliberately drag things out. Although she felt a little embarrassed, she was able to overcome it.
But these days, not touching it during the day and not seeing it at night makes it hard not to overthink it.
Is it because you think she doesn't have enough money and therefore don't like her?
That day, Guan Nan slept until noon. When she went into the bathroom, she found that she had started her period. Just as she came out to get a sanitary napkin, she heard the door lock remind her several times that the password was wrong.
She walked over, peered through the peephole, and saw a woman fiddling with her phone, muttering, "Something's not right. I remember it being this one."
Recognizing who it was, Guan Nan quickly opened the door.
Jiang Siyao was taken aback, took a step back, and looked at the floor number as if to confirm: "Hello?"
"Hello." Guan Nan awkwardly stepped aside.
"Uh..." Jiang Siyao didn't put her foot down, her gaze sweeping around the inner ring road. "Is this the 25th floor?"
Guan Nan stepped aside and stood to the side, nodding earnestly, "Yes."
Even Jiang Siyao, who was known for her sharp tongue and ruthless personality, was taken aback by the good-natured girl's attitude and suddenly became flustered, managing to utter only one word after a long pause: "...Oh."
The air froze for a few seconds.
Halfway across the path, one stepped aside to make way, while the other stood still at the doorway. They both saw embarrassment and discomfort in each other's eyes.
Having witnessed the vicissitudes of life, Guan Nan is not only observant but also possesses keen insight.
So Guan Nan took the initiative to introduce herself, saying, "Hello, I am Jiang Li's classmate, and I am temporarily staying here."
As he spoke, he noticed Jiang Siyao's strange expression.
Guan Nan, worried that she might misunderstand, added, "I've already found a place, and I'll be moving soon."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Siyao immediately became anxious, "That's not what I meant, you don't need to move it."
She thought it was just polite talk; Guan Nan had a slight pain in her lower abdomen, and after listening, she smiled but didn't say anything.
After Jiang Siyao changed her shoes and sat down on the sofa, she saw that the other woman had gone to the bathroom. She couldn't help but think of taking a walk around, but then she remembered how restrained, nervous and uncomfortable the other woman had been, and she gave up the idea.
She stared at the yellow gift box, thought for a moment, and then took out her phone.
Yao Mei: [President Qu.]
Suddenly calling out "General Manager Qu" made Qu Qinghuai's body tremble: "What happened?"
Qu Qinghuai: [Ignore what they're saying, I'm coming over now.]
Qu Qinghuai: [Leave it to me.]
Jiang Siyao was puzzled by the series of voice messages, but after glancing towards the bathroom, she didn't choose to reply with a voice message. Instead, she typed on the keyboard: "I'm not a troublemaker, am I?"
After sending the message, Jiang Siyao quickly returned to the main topic: "I'm at Yuyuan."
Qu Qinghuai: [You saw him?]
After typing "Mmm," Jiang Siyao immediately followed with "Okay," and continued typing: "[I don't know why, but I feel like she's a little afraid of me.]"
Qu Qinghuai: [If you feel unwell, please come downstairs first. We've just left the courthouse and are heading back right away.]
Just then, Guan Nan, who was sitting on the toilet feeling lost and uneasy, and dared not go out, also received the news.
A series of numbers representing a door lock password.
Then, without knowing what to say, I just laughed and sent a message: "[I've changed the password. If anyone rings the doorbell, I won't open the door until I'm home.]"
Staring at the content, Guan Nan paused for a moment: 【·····】
I don't know what to say, so I'll just laugh it off: [?]
Guan Nan hesitated for a long time before finally sending the words "Too late." She bit her lip, locked her phone, put the uterine warming belt she had taken out on the bed, and left, just as she closed the door.
When Jiang Li returned, he found the two of them, each on a sofa, holding water in their hands, their embarrassment evident.
Half an hour ago, she and Jiang Siyao racked their brains to find topics to talk about, behaving like robots, not daring to let loose at all.
They were both afraid of accidentally upsetting each other.
At this moment, Guan Nan saw Jiang Li and felt a sense of relief, like rain after a long drought; even her breathing became easier.
But after the door closed, less than two minutes later, the "incorrect password" message sounded again.
The entrance was quite grand. Before Jiang Li could even speak, Qu Qinghuai, who had just returned, sat down on the sofa and peeled a mangosteen for Jiang Siyao.
He glanced at Guan Nan again, giving her a reassuring look.
"Auntie," He Jiafen burst through the door, throwing her shoe aside, and shouted, "Who embarrassed you? Tell me, and I'll give them a piece of my mind!"
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The three people in the living room tensed up.
Jiang Siyao tried her best to wink at He Jiafen, but He Jiafen remained excited even after Guan Guannan called her "sister," as if she had the spirit to fight to the death for three days and three nights.
He Jiafen: "Who upset my aunt? Who upset my little aunt!"
"Stop shouting." Jiang Siyao took a deep breath, her face pale but her tone calm.
He Jiafen did not react.
Jiang Siyao was still rational. She first said to Guan Nan in a friendly manner, "I'm sorry, I made you laugh. I'm angry."
This was the first time Guan Nan had encountered someone who had given prior notice of his anger, and he seemed rather clueless, nodding hastily, "...Oh, okay."
The next second, she saw Jiang Siyao stand up and point with her big hand: "He Jiafen."
"I'll count to three!"
"one!"
"two!"
Chen Fei, sitting in the corner, patted her arm and whispered, "Can you handle this sister-in-law?"
Before Guan Nan could reply, He Jiafen laughed and counted to three. As a result, Qu Qinghuai failed to hold Jiang Siyao back, and Jiang Siyao grabbed his ear and cursed.
"It looks painful." Yena shrank her neck. "Go all out."
Qu Qinghuai, still in his suit, first tried to salvage his wife's image by making an excuse, "I'm sorry for making a fool of myself. She's not usually like this, so don't worry."
The last sentence was spoken to Guan Nan.
The people who came from the coffee shop had different expressions and looked at each other in bewilderment.
Yu Shu stepped in to smooth things over, starting with the purpose of the visit, laughing carefree as he said, "Didn't we say we were going to eat crab? Where are the crabs? Let me see how many ounces each they are."
Despite being subjected to a barrage of reprimands, He Jiafen still managed to interject, "I want to eat Double Happiness."
Yu Shu laughed at her, "You should just smoke Double Happiness cigarettes instead."
"I don't smoke!" He Jiafen exclaimed, jumping up and down. "I want ice cream!"
“That’s called 7UP,” Lin Rui shook his head, as always, with his sharp tongue. “Illiterate! If you can’t read, then read more books. Don’t just spout nonsense when you don’t know anything.”
The scene was so noisy that no one could control it.
At the same time, Qu Qinghuai looked away, took out his keys, tossed them aside, gestured to the two still entangled people, then turned towards the exit with a smile: "Didn't we say we'd eat crabs last time? There are still a few boxes of crabs in the car. I'll trouble Young Master Jiang to run an errand."
Jiang Li took the key, her eyebrows subtly twitching as she understood his meaning.
Guan Nan was chatting with a friend about the current situation when someone tapped her on the shoulder.
Guan Nan looked up at him.
"Do me a favor," Jiang Li said slowly, a slight smile playing on his lips.
Guan Nan was momentarily speechless: "What do you want me to do?"
“Come downstairs,” Jiang Li said slowly, his eyes fixed on her as he put his keys in his pocket. “There’s a lot of stuff, could you lend me a hand?”
Guan Nan nodded, looking dazed, and said, "Oh, okay."
Her thoughtless response surprised her two friends. Sensing the subtle atmosphere between them, they exchanged a knowing glance and understood each other's meaning.
The next second, he naturally gave his friend to Jiang Li, and then winked at Guan Nan.
That gaze was so direct that Guan Nan pretended not to see it, lowering her head but unable to suppress a smile. The sadness that had accumulated over the past few days dissipated completely in the moment when she was enveloped in familiar warmth.
This was a moment she had fantasized about countless times.
He and his friends were by his side.
Previously, she had no illusions about life. She was selfish, fickle, hypocritical, competitive, calculating, mean, opportunistic, and conformist. People were like her.
But it was the appearance of this person that rekindled her hope for life and helped her understand—
Love can nourish flesh and blood, and strengthen bones, giving people armor to resist all difficulties.
Therefore, they were fearless in the face of wind and rain, and undaunted by suffering.
She should be like that.
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