Chapter 14: Past Events
After all the dishes were served, Xu Yiqing called. Yan Nian waited for her to hang up, then switched to WeChat to report the dinner and put the phone back in her bag.
Gu Pingping saw all of her actions and found that Yan Nian's phone was often in silent mode, as if she hated answering calls.
Yan Nian raised his head and looked at Gu Pingping. They smiled at each other briefly and then turned away.
Since we have a day off tomorrow, at the end of the meal, You Jia and Xu Xinrui suggested going to the bar!
Qi Hui made a mistake at work today. She had a gloomy face the whole day and sat aside with a lack of interest, acting like an invisible person.
Yan Nian looked at the time and it was already nine o'clock, so he sent his cousin a location message.
Zhou Ran said, "Those who are willing to go can change venues. Gu Pingping will be responsible for all expenses for tonight."
After saying this, he didn't want to stay any longer and stood up to leave.
You Jia asked in a sweet voice, "Isn't Mr. Zhou coming with us?"
Qi Jin got goose bumps, glanced at You Jia, and grinned: "You will soon have Mrs. Zhou, and Mr. Zhou doesn't have enough time."
Except for Yan Nian, everyone was stunned and looked at each other, asking if it was true or not.
As everyone knows, there has been no woman around Zhou Ran since he took over Boya.
There were rumors that he was secretly married, and that he didn't like women, and all sorts of other things.
You Jia reacted the most and asked, "Boss Qi, are you kidding me?"
Zhou Ran remained calm as usual and left the private room first.
Yan Nian's eyes followed his back as he disappeared at the door. Qi Jin smiled at her and followed him out.
They all moved away and stood up, ready to move to another place to continue having fun.
Yan Nian didn't like noisy places, so she would sit alone in the corner quietly, feeling out of place. After saying hello to Gu Pingping, she said goodbye to them at the restaurant door and waited for her cousin to come over.
Not far away, Qi Jin was smoking a cigarette beside the flower bed, while Zhou Ran was answering the phone.
Yan Nian was the first to see them. He was some distance away, so after considering for a few seconds, he gave up the idea of greeting them and went to the roadside to wait for people.
Just as she took a step, Qi Jin called her, "Yan Nian."
Yan Nian stopped and looked over. At the same time, Zhou Ran, who was talking on the phone with his back to her, turned around and looked at her. Their eyes met for two seconds before looking away.
Qi Jin put out the half-smoked cigarette between his fingers: "Why didn't you go out to play?"
Yan Nian replied: "No, I'll wait for others."
Qi Jin asked nonchalantly, "Boyfriend?"
Zhou Ran turned around again, and Yan Nian pursed her lips: "No."
Qi Jin came over, chatted for a few words, and added each other on WeChat.
Qi Jin wrote her name in the note: "Will you keep in touch?"
Yan Nian knew it was just a polite remark, so he also responded politely: "Okay."
She and Qi Jin have not yet reached the level of old friends who have not seen each other for many years and must find an opportunity to get together.
The reason why Zhou Ran knew Qi Jin was because they were classmates in high school.
Qi Jin knew more or less about her and Zhou Ran.
Yan Nian still remembers everything that happened that year.
After scratching the van from Zhou Ran's factory, they met the next day.
The car paint had been repaired, and Zhou Ran took the initiative to send a message asking her to come over and pay.
That night after leaving the traffic police team, Yan Nian told his cousin the truth about the situation.
My cousin was holding back her laughter and said that she was interested in Zhou Ran.
When Zhou Ran sent a WeChat message, her cousin gave her some advice, asking her to take the initiative to treat Zhou Ran to a meal to express her apology.
Although he was a little reluctant, he still did as he was told. In the hot summer, he treated Zhou Ran to her favorite hot pot. At that time, the two of them were not familiar with each other, and the meal was very quiet and awkward.
Zhou Ran mentioned that there was a good hot pot restaurant in the university town in the south. Yan Nian thought he was just recommending her to go there, and didn't expect that he would treat her later.
It was already the end of the month, and a week later Zhou Ran said that as a gesture of reciprocity, he would invite her to eat hotpot in the university town in the south.
The hot pot restaurant belonged to Qi Jin's family and was already very famous locally at that time.
Qi Jin and Zhou Ran are of the same type, sunny and hospitable. He mistakenly thought she was Zhou Ran's girlfriend and even arranged a private room for her.
In fact, Zhou Ran took her to have that meal for free.
After finishing the meal, he washed his hands and returned to the private room. He overheard Qi Jin scolding Zhou Ran: "Can you have some shame? Bring your girlfriend to eat on credit."
"What are you thinking about! She's not your girlfriend." Zhou Ran said as a matter of course, "I didn't say I wouldn't give it to you, why are you in such a hurry?"
Qi Jin, wearing an apron, laughed angrily: "Okay, you deserve the financial sanctions. You brought your girlfriend here for dinner and didn't pay. I'll post it in the class group later."
Zhou Ran corrected: "It's a female friend, what hearing."
Qi Jin immediately calmed down and asked, "Is she really a female friend?"
Zhou Ran: "Yeah."
Qi Jin: "Just act like a grandson! I'll ask for his WeChat ID later."
Zhou Ran: "You dare."
Yan Nian thought it was funny and didn't go in. He had almost finished eating by then.
Later, the next time they met Qi Jin was at the gate of Zhou Ran's factory. That day, they waited together for Zhou Ran to get off work and have dinner.
Qi Jin revealed to her that Zhou Ran was financially sanctioned by his family and was working as an intern assistant in his own factory, earning 120 yuan a day.
Perhaps due to some personal grudge, Qi Jin exposed his past.
Zhou Ran ran errands under the scorching sun, slept in every day, was often late and left early, and had his salary deducted. After working for half a month, he earned 400 yuan.
Before this, she always thought that Zhou Ran was a good student who worked in a factory during the summer vacation and earned his living expenses with his own hands.
…
Zhou Ran came over after finishing his call. His tall stature made her look particularly small.
He simply ignored her and asked Qi Jin, "Go back?"
Qi Jin was unsure what this guy meant, so he said loudly, "Let's go drink and pick up girls."
Zhou Ran: "Okay, then go by yourself!"
Zhou Ran didn't intend to pay any attention to the two of them and replied to emails on the side.
Just when there were employees around, Qi Jin could no longer tolerate his indifference and said to Yan Nian, "I didn't expect you two would become superiors and subordinates. It's such a coincidence. Yan Nian, you don't know how many years he has been single and he still misses you."
Yan Nian glanced to the side and saw that the man did not show any other emotions because of Qi Jin's words.
Judging from his current nonchalant look, it would be an exaggeration to say that he is still obsessed with it. There is a gap of almost seven years between them, a clear distinction.
Yan Nian felt that Qi Jin was deliberately trying to make things difficult for him, so he just smiled and didn't respond.
Qi Jin still didn't shut up and asked her: "Have you noticed that he has changed a lot?"
Zhou Ran glanced at them both.
"......" Yan Nian forced a smile, "The changes are quite big."
This was a generous admission on her part, making it seem like Zhou Ran had been pretending.
But it is true.
Qi Jin was extremely tactless and asked, "Hey, Yan Nian, why did you go to his company?"
Yan Nian found it hard to explain that she was a relative of someone like him. She chose her words carefully. Although she didn't expect Zhou Ran to say anything on her behalf, she subconsciously glanced sideways at him.
Zhou Ran caught her little movement and stopped being so withdrawn. He turned off his phone, looked down at her, and sneered, "Why are you looking at me? ...You, are you still interested in me?"
Yan Nian: “…”
Qi Jin: “…”
Zhou Ran's words completely tore off the leaky cloth.
Still? Interested in him?
It feels like they haven't seen each other for many years, but she still has no change in her mind about him. Her purpose in joining Boya is him. She is a scheming person.
After a few seconds of silence, Qi Jin burst into laughter: "Fuck, hahahaha, you f*cking, hahahaha, you really are a domineering CEO who falls in love with himself a hundred times every day when he looks in the mirror! I'm really impressed, hahahaha~"
Qi Jin laughed and said his stomach hurt.
Yan Nian didn't find it funny. He didn't expect him to take the initiative and do it so ostentatiously, completely dropping the disguise he had put on for the past two days.
Yan Nian smiled faintly and said calmly, "I didn't expect Mr. Zhou to be so sensitive."
Zhou Ran admitted slowly, "Well, these days, if someone like me isn't sensitive, they'll suffer."
Yan Nian nodded and said seriously, "Then protect yourself when you go out."
Zhou Ran raised an eyebrow: "Do I need your reminder? Who knows what you have in mind for me?"
This means that her reminder was hypocritical and made things more obvious.
Yan Nian: “…”
Qi Jin paused for a few seconds and then laughed wildly: "Oh my god, you're the only one who can say such a thing... Yan Nian, ignore him. He is just that kind of person. Anyone who looks at him for a second will think he is interesting."
Yan Nian: “…”
There's news coming from my cousin, it's coming soon.
Yan Nian originally wanted to say a few polite words before leaving, but now it seems that there is no need.
Yan Nian: "I have something else to do, I'll leave first."
After saying that, Zhou Ran put his phone in his pocket and turned to walk towards the parking lot.
"Let's go. See you another day." Qi Jin said hello to her and followed her.
Yan Nian watched them walk into the corner on the right.
Not long after, my cousin appeared in sight driving a car.
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