Chapter 21. He's taken a liking to my dog. ...
The moment the sound rang out, Yan Yuehe sensed something was wrong.
But the more anxious a person is to accomplish something, the more likely they are to become flustered and make all sorts of mistakes.
Her awkward attempt to cover herself was so sudden that her phone slipped through the sofa cushions almost instantly.
The voice message, loud and complete, finished playing in front of Ms. He Yanli and her innocent-looking dog son.
Yan Yuehe once saw a popular post online: The world is like a giant makeshift stage, so what moments of social death have you experienced in your life/work?
When Yan Yuehe saw the post, she thought for a few seconds and then simply skipped over it.
Yes, Yan Yuehe understands now.
He Yanli patted the chubby baby's bottom, who was still standing there dumbfounded, and the chubby baby immediately took two steps forward cleverly.
Ms. He Yanli is not tall, but her imposing presence goes beyond just her height.
Yan Yuehe felt intimidated by her mother's posture and quickly raised her hands in surrender: "Mom, why don't you listen to what I have to say first?"
“Yes, you can say it.” He Yanli is definitely a very open-minded mother. “You can also choose not to say it.”
He Yanli put a leash on Pangbao, slowly walked outside, and said, "I'm leaving you the space. Talk to me slowly."
Yan Yuehe covered her face, calmed her breathing, and then, with her ears red, rescued her phone from the crack in the sofa.
She sent several exclamation marks in a row.
"Why are you sending voice messages?!"
Gou Qing said innocently, "Words cannot express how urgent it is for me to pick you up."
He even added, "But your words just now seemed to be very emotional, what's wrong?"
"Nothing much." Yan Yuehe took a deep breath and decided to share her feelings. "It's just that my mother heard how eager you were to come pick me up."
Now, the one who remained silent was Gou Qing.
But the person became more determined after each setback, even displaying a shamelessness that Yan Yuehe had never seen before: "What did Mom say?"
Yan Yuehe had originally planned to stop there, but after seeing this message, she decided to deflate the overconfident man's spirits: "My mother didn't say anything."
This statement is actually quite ambiguous.
There are two possible interpretations: one is that Ms. He Yanli respects Yan Yuehe and doesn't interfere with her daughter's friendships; the other is that she is dissatisfied with Gou Qing and therefore doesn't care at all.
Yan Yuehe knew it was the first scenario, but only she knew it.
Gou Qing on the other end of the phone was indeed overthinking things, but he quickly stopped, mainly because Yan Yuehe's gloating intentions were too obvious.
It ended with his words, "Don't kid me."
Yan Yuehe hadn't decided whether to ask Gou Qing to pick her up yet. She felt it wasn't appropriate to reveal her parents' home address so early in their relationship.
After all, this isn't a rented house, so it can't be moved around easily.
Although she can be reckless in some ways, she can also be exceptionally careful in places that others don't notice.
As her thoughts drifted to this point, Yan Yuehe suddenly realized that she and Gou Qing didn't understand each other at all.
The two only revealed their real names to each other the day before they started dating.
Age, occupation, family... I knew absolutely nothing about them.
Even when He Yanli asked out of curiosity, Yan Yuehe seemed unable to say anything about Gou Qing.
We can probably only talk about his dog, Atlas.
It's a bit dangerous.
...
"Brother, why are you sighing?" Yu Zhi had just finished feeding the three little ones who weren't getting enough milk when he heard Gou Qing sigh while he was working. "Is there a problem at work?"
Gou Qing closed her laptop, picked up her silent phone, and glanced at it again: "Did I sigh?"
He himself didn't realize it.
Yu Zhi nodded vigorously: "I feel like I haven't heard you sigh in over a decade."
Gou Qing glanced at Yu Zhi, who was doing nothing, and suppressed her urge to confide in him.
Yu Zhi was also a novice in love and couldn't give him any good advice.
He gave Yan Yuehe an hour to prepare before launching another attack.
This time it was even more direct: "I want to pick you up tomorrow."
The message was delivered with a vibration.
Yan Yuehe glanced at her phone but didn't pick it up.
When He Yanli returned from walking the dog, she noticed her daughter looked dejected: "Why the long face? Did the conversation go wrong?"
No, it doesn't.
She suddenly felt a little discouraged.
On the second day of dating.
"No," Yan Yuehe confessed, "Mom, I actually confirmed our relationship yesterday morning."
He Yanli glanced at her daughter, trying to figure out her intentions, but failed: "Congratulations?"
Yan Yuehe: "...Mom!"
She slumped down in despair, muttering, "My boyfriend is Fatty's father-in-law, who is also Atlas's owner."
"Oh~~" Ms. He Yanli thought of the phone call last night and guessed what was going on. "And then?"
Yan Yuehe: "I don't think he really likes me."
Ms. He Yanli looked at her in surprise: "You confirmed your relationship yesterday, and you don't love her anymore today?"
“Hmm…” Yan Yuehe glared at the innocent-looking chubby boy, “I think he approached me with an ulterior motive.”
He Yanli: "What's your purpose?"
Yan Yuehe paused for a moment: "I think he's taken a liking to my dog."
In the world of dog dating, Fatty Bao, who has no market value and is of average breed, proudly barks: "Woof woof woof?"
"Woof woof woof!"
Fatty's disgusted and irritated cries only made Yan Yuehe more unhappy. She even complained to Ms. He Yanli, irrationally, "Mom! Look how smug Fatty is!"
Ms. He Yanli was speechless.
Yan Yuehe's phone vibrated again.
This time, after she picked it up and finished reading it, a smile unconsciously appeared on her face.
I have to admit, he's so naive.
Yan Yuehe rested her chin on her hand and pointed with her index finger: "Yes, because they were caught dating too early, they were banned from using cell phones."
He Yanli looked at her daughter, who was now all smiles again, and couldn't help but facepalm. She even felt a little like kicking him out: "Why don't you just have him come and pick you up today? You need to learn to communicate proactively when there's a problem. What's the point of thinking so much here?"
Yan Yuehe's smile vanished instantly, her eyes widened, and her tone was somewhat aggrieved: "When we're face to face, I try my best to take the initiative, but when we're chatting on the phone, I can't see his face, so I lose the motivation to communicate."
He Yanli carefully considered her daughter's words and translated, "My future son-in-law is very handsome, isn't he?"
Yan Yuehe thought of Gou Qing's word "Mom" and sincerely envied them for being able to get into character so quickly.
The mother and daughter exchanged a glance. Yan Yuehe nodded honestly, but then modestly changed her words: "He's not very handsome, just average-looking."
Ms. He Yanli finally realized that her insistence on her daughter coming home on weekends might be affecting her new relationship.
But she was really worried about her daughter, mainly because she didn't trust that Yan Yuehe would eat obediently and rest on time.
Yan Yuehe keenly sensed Ms. He Yanli's wavering and immediately offered, "Mom! I can take photos and post them with every meal."
"What if you can't do it?" He Yanli asked, her eyes filled with doubt.
"If I can't do that... then I'll just keep coming over on weekends." Yan Yuehe's voice gradually weakened. "So, I'm really going to pack my bags?"
She didn't have much to pack; it was mostly Fatty's stuff.
He Yanli prepared for a thorough cleaning to prevent Yan Min from having an allergic reaction when she returned: "Go ahead, remember to eat lunch and take pictures."
“YES, Madam He.”
Yan Yuehe didn't tell Gou Qing that she would be going home today, so she skipped his sentence and changed the subject.
She planned to suddenly appear in front of Gou Qing, to give him a surprise or a shock.
To ensure the "surprise" could be delivered successfully, Yan Yuehe even asked Yu Zhi for help.
Yu Zhi decisively replied "OK" and promised that Gou Qing would never find out.
He put down his phone and glanced at his older brother, who had been sighing unconsciously all morning: "Brother, it's almost lunchtime, aren't you going to cook?"
Gou Qing glanced at him coldly: "I'm not your chef."
He stood up and suddenly began packing his things.
Yu Zhi followed behind him: "Brother, what are you doing?!"
"Go to the company." Gou Qing glanced at him impatiently. "And while you're at it, stop by the service center to check if there's anything wrong with my SIM card?"
Yu Zhi asked, dumbfounded, "What's wrong with your SIM card?"
Gou Qing frowned, puzzled, and turned on her phone again: "I can't receive any messages."
Yu Zhi: ...
Is it possible that no one sent it to you?
He dared to think it, but dared not say it aloud.
"Brother, why don't you have lunch at home before going to the company?" Yu Zhi silently stopped him. "I took care of your puppy all morning. I deserve some credit, so at least buy me a meal, right?"
"Make way."
Yu Zhi blinked, held on for three seconds, and obediently gave way to Gou Qing.
Then, while Gou Qing went inside to get other things, he hid Gou Qing's laptop bag in Atlas's doghouse.
After doing all this, the hero Yu Zhi sat cross-legged in front of the sofa and started playing games.
Of course, as soon as the game started, Gou Qing snatched the game controller from Yu Zhi's hands.
Where is my computer?
Yu Zhi exclaimed, "Ah! Your computer is missing?"
Gou Qing had no idea what he was up to. Already in a bad mood, he had to deal with his younger brother's prank. He said coldly, "I advise you to put the things back in their place within three minutes."
Yu Zhi stammered and replied, "Okay..."
He was racking his brains when the doorbell suddenly rang.
Almost simultaneously, my phone vibrated, and Yan Yuehe's message popped up: "I've arrived, don't open the door."
Even a simpleton like Yu Zhi understood: "Brother, I'll go get your computer, you go open the door!"
Gou Qing: I'm innocent too! I was just curious about my wife! I was afraid that asking too soon would scare her!
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