Chapter 29: No Tact
Seeing that they had almost finished their conversation, Yan Nian went over to say hello to Qi Jin.
Qi Jin pushed her to Zhou Ran again: "Mr. Zhou, please send the servants off for me. I'm leaving first. Remember to pay the bill."
Yan Nian looked at the map on his phone. It was a bit far from home, about ten kilometers away in a straight line.
Zhou Ran was still standing by the fountain waiting for her. Yan Nian walked over and said politely, "I can just take a taxi back by myself. No need to send me home."
"Okay." Zhou Ran had a serious face, as if he had finally gotten rid of a troublesome thing. He was too tired to say another word as he passed by her and walked into the restaurant with his long legs.
Yan Nian looked at his back, pursed her lips, looked away and walked out.
There are two main roads outside the restaurant, and parking is not allowed on either side.
Yan Nian walked for a distance but failed to get a taxi.
More than ten minutes had passed, and there were no empty cars coming and going; they were all carrying passengers.
A black Volkswagen stopped in front of her, and the driver shouted from the driver's seat: "Where are you going, sister? Brother will give you a ride?"
Yan Nian just felt that his pockmarked face and tone were disgusting, so she took two steps back and walked towards the crowded area in front.
The driver kept sliding the car slowly to follow her: "Sister, come on up, it's not dangerous to go home alone at night."
Yan Nian turned a deaf ear and quickened his pace.
The driver stepped on the accelerator and turned the steering wheel to stop her.
Yan Nian was so scared that she stopped and moved to the side. When she heard the sound of him unbuckling his seat belt, she couldn't help but feel a little scared.
Get ready to run.
A familiar SUV with its glaring high beams on suddenly braked behind the Volkswagen, its tires rubbing against the ground, making a loud, harsh sound.
The Volkswagen driver just popped his head out of the car, looked back at the oncoming vehicle, closed the door, stepped on the accelerator and drove away.
Yan Nian raised his hand to block the light and looked over.
Zhou Ran sat in the driver's seat with a dark face, his angry eyes almost burning through her.
Stop and give her time to make a choice.
Yan Nian walked over, opened the car door, got in, and naturally fastened his seat belt: "Thank you!"
The temperature inside the train was almost minus degrees Celsius.
Zhou Ran was driving much faster than usual. He turned on his left turn signal without looking at the direction. Yan Nian reminded him, "Red light."
Zhou Ran hurriedly stepped on the brakes.
Yan Nian leaned forward, but was pulled back.
Zhou Ran's silence was suffocating, and Yan Nian tried to lighten the mood by asking in a flattering tone, "Are you in a bad mood?"
She didn't think of herself as being harassed at all, and Zhou Ran was even angry for her.
“…”
Zhou Ran was so angry at her question that he laughed: "Yan Nian, do you know?"
Yan Nian didn't dare to look at him.
Zhou Ran gnashed his teeth and said, "You are sometimes so tactless."
Being harassed, the car was parked in front of me but I was still considering whether to get in.
It’s so infuriating, is he also a pervert?
Yan Nian was stunned for a moment, and instantly understood what he meant. She was not hesitant just now, but was frightened by his eyes. If the driver didn't leave, he would probably be beaten.
Yan Nian didn't know how to explain it to him. She couldn't just say she was afraid of him: "Sorry."
Seeing the red light jump, she quickly reminded: "The light is green."
Zhou Ran sneered and rushed out: "Who wants you to apologize?"
Yan Nian lowered her eyes and clenched her fingertips. The series of small movements were clearly visible in Zhou Ran's peripheral vision.
Thinking that he hadn't even touched the dishes tonight, and since he didn't want to apologize, it would be fine to treat him to a meal, and there was a reason for that.
Yan Nian asked with concern: "You haven't eaten tonight yet? How about I treat you to dinner?"
Zhou Ran didn't expect that she was so eager to repay him, as if she was afraid that she owed him something?
He smiled self-deprecatingly and agreed reluctantly: "If you want to repay me in this way, that's fine."
This time, Yan Nian decided to find a good restaurant first and then ask him.
While still browsing the food recommendations on the app, Zhou Ran had already parked his car in front of a Cantonese restaurant.
Yan Nian raised his head and asked, "Are we eating here?"
Zhou Ran ignored her, unbuckled his seat belt and got out of the car, leaving her with a very unhappy look on her face.
The restaurant has a cozy atmosphere and there are not many customers now.
The dishes were all light in flavor, and Zhou Ran glanced at the menu.
I ordered a meal for one person based on the waiter's recommendation.
Yan Nian checked the time and saw Xu Yiqing was already sending a message asking if he was working overtime.
Look at Zhou Ran opposite, chewing slowly and with dignity, not in a hurry at all.
Yan Nian replied to Xu Yiqing's message and waited patiently.
It seems like I’ve returned to the past, just in a different position.
In the past, Zhou Ran would wait for her to finish eating slowly, then chat for a while before going home.
Yan Nian called out to him tentatively, "Zhou Ran."
Zhou Ran paused holding the chopsticks, raised his eyelids, and said gently, "What's wrong?"
After shouting, it seemed like nothing happened, Yan Nian shook his head: "Nothing."
Zhou Ran put down his chopsticks and picked up the car keys on the table: "Let's go!"
Yan Nian saw that there was still a lot of food left on the plate and thought he had misunderstood something: "I'm not in a hurry."
Yan Nian saw him walking towards the checkout counter, and when she followed him, Zhou Ran had already paid.
…
After returning home, Yan Nian washed up and lay down on the bed, but he got up again because he had something else to do.
She took out a locked carved dressing box from the closet.
The box was a bit old. She took out the key from her bag and opened it. Inside was a jade bracelet with a warm and delicate texture, two fishtail bracelets, and a notebook with some drawings on it.
Because the stickers inside are so thick that they are about to burst the book.
The dressing box and bracelet were given to her by her grandmother, and Xu Yiqing usually didn't touch them.
She packed all her privacy inside and locked it up.
Yan Nian took out her notebook and held it in her arms, recalling what Mu Chen had said to her: "Since you can't let it go, then record it."
Yan Nian sat on the edge of the bed in a daze for a long time.
He flipped to the latest page, took out the cartoon figure and sticky notes from the cabinet, and wrote down: [I called his name today - Zhou Ran]
Just one sentence summarizes all the fatigue of the day.
After finishing, Yan Nian locked the dressing box, turned off the lights and got into bed.
The workload for the next day was heavy, and without Xu Xinrui, the entire translation team worked overtime until very late and didn't even have time to eat.
After get off work, Xu Mi took Yan Nian to sit in a nearby restaurant.
Without Xu Xinrui, Xu Mi dumped all her frustrations on her. After complaining, she perked up and gave herself some chicken soup, telling her not to be influenced by her.
I ordered a bottle of white wine for myself.
The girl, who was quite good at talking, actually started crying while she was talking.
She said that the bastard was supported by her and was really cheating on her. She was rich and the only daughter of the Xu family, so it would be hard to find someone like her even with a lantern.
The point is, she can't even hold her head up in front of Qi Hui. She asks Yan Nian if there's anything in the world that can erase a person's memory if they drink it. Find it out and give it to Qi Hui, because she knows too much.
I suspect Qi Hui is having an affair with her ex-boyfriend.
After Xu Mi finished drinking, she picked up her phone, took a photo of her, and said she would post it on WeChat Moments.
Yan Nian didn't know how to comfort her, so she just let her do what she wanted and occasionally helped her calm down.
By the time Xu Mi was sent to the taxi, it was already past midnight.
Yan Nian didn't want to rush to the subway station, so he stopped on the side of the road to hail a taxi. His phone indicated that the battery was less than 10% and was about to shut down.
After Zhou Ran’s reminder last time that failure to respond to work-related messages in a timely manner would result in salary deductions, Yan Nian now keeps his phone on 24 hours a day and frequently checks WeChat messages on his phone.
Try not to carry cash with you when you go out. Cash is rarely used these days and it is often inconvenient.
I forgot my power bank in the drawer of my workstation.
After some inner struggle, I decided to go back and get it to be safer.
Yan Nian returned to the company, swiped open the access control panel on the 32nd floor, turned on the flashlight on his mobile phone and entered the translation group. He found a power bank in the drawer and walked out without stopping.
The lights in the office area on the 32nd floor were all off, and the space was so empty that it was a bit creepy. Even with the help of thousands of lights outside, it was still dim.
Just left the office.
I heard a "beep" sound, and the door outside slowly opened and someone came in.
Yan Nian shrank back in fear at the noise and stared towards the door.
A tall figure walked in from outside.
Yan Nian held the phone motionlessly, and when he saw who was coming, his nerves suddenly relaxed.
Due to the backlight, the man who also noticed her presence didn't see her clearly and asked cautiously, "Who's there?"
"It's me, Mr. Zhou."
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