Chapter 95 Xu Mi
Zhou Ran watched Zhou Ji leave, his eyes gradually becoming blurred.
In recent years, Zhou Ji has never asked him about exports. His sudden visit today should be about his expansion of the factory.
Zhou Ji was reminding him of the contract that cost him nearly 20 million three years ago.
The loss is a small matter. What I am afraid of is that he will fail twice in the same place. He is needed on the coastal areas.
Zhou Ji’s philosophy has always been: those who achieve great things are not judged by the size of their strength, but by how focused they are.
Zhou Ran understood his intention. He shouldn't have stayed here.
A message popped up on his phone, and Zhou Ran glanced sideways.
Zhang Xiaohui: [Master asked about getting together on the 2nd of next month?]
Zhou Ran pursed his lips, grabbed his phone, unlocked it, and replied: [Okay.]
There was a knock on the office door, and Gu Pingping pushed it open and came in: "Mr. Zhou, Chairman Zhou asked me to tell you that the old lady will be at the airport at 8 o'clock this evening, and you should go pick her up in person."
Zhou Ran put down his phone and asked in confusion: "Tonight?"
Isn't it going to take a few more days?
Gu Pingping: "Yeah, yes, Mr. Zhou also asked me to tell the old lady..."
Zhou Ran: "What?"
Gu Pingping said miserably, "I told you to bring your girlfriend along."
Zhou Ran took a deep breath and said, "I understand."
Gu Pingping stared. He was so calm. Could it be that he really had a girlfriend? He didn't know which girl could catch his eyes.
Zhou Ran: "Go and tell the heads of each department to hold a meeting at 11:30.
"Okay." Gu Pingping agreed, but stood still as if his feet were rooted to the ground, with a gossipy glint in his eyes.
Zhou Ran glanced at her: "Anything else?"
Gu Pingping laughed dryly: "It's okay, it's okay."
Zhou Ran held the Perrier water he had just given to Zhou Ji and handed it to her: "Drink?"
Gu Pingping swallowed and waved his hand: "Not thirsty."
Her thoughts were wandering, as she was thinking about how she had been following Zhou for the past two years and hadn't seen him interact with many women, mostly men.
The last time I came out of the airport, I did see a woman going to pick her up. I couldn't see her clearly from a distance, but her back looked a little familiar.
Seeing her standing there, Zhou Ran stepped aside and said, "How about I go and tell everyone and you take this seat?"
Gu Pingping answered without thinking: "Okay."
Zhou Ran pulled out the office chair: "Please sit down, Mr. Gu."
Gu Pingping blinked, his gossipy thoughts retreating. He looked at Zhou Ran, whose face was as red as the bottom of a pot, and smiled stiffly in shock. "Don't be ridiculous. How dare I do that? I'll go right now... I'll go and call a meeting."
Gu Pingping took two steps and turned around. Her eyes curved into crescents. "Mr. Zhou, do you need a driver tonight?"
She patted her chest and said, "I have a B2 driver's license."
Zhou Ran looked up and said sharply, "Oh, it seems you want to go back to the factory and drive a truck?"
Gu Pingping shuddered, feeling a chill on his back. "I'll call you back at 10:50 for the meeting."
After saying that, he slipped away without stopping.
It was not until the door was closed that a smile appeared on Zhou Ran's face.
Yan Nian received Zhou Ran’s message after five in the afternoon.
Zhou Ran: [When do you get off work today? ]
Yan Nian found the news amusing and replied: "When the leader says to release it, it will be released."
Zhou Ran: [Are you free tonight?]
Yan Nian: [Yes, leader.]
Zhou Ran tutted his words in the office, undecided, and replied after a long while: "Come to my place at six o'clock. I have something to tell you."
Xu Mi, who was standing behind him, pressed the send button on the email. The day's work was almost done. "Take a break."
Immediately afterwards, Yan Nian was hit on the back and hurriedly switched the chat to the address book.
Xu Mi caught her flustered look and teased her: "Sister, who are you messaging?"
Yan Nian ignored her question. Xu Mi often slid the chair over to bump into her like this: "Is there something wrong?"
"Are you okay?" Xu Mi put her head on her shoulder and gossiped, "Are you chatting with your boyfriend? You look so happy?"
Yan Nian said nothing.
Xu Mi: "It's about to rain outside."
Yan Nian: “Oh!”
Xu Mi: "Didn't you hear it?"
Yan Nian didn't know what she was going to do: "What?"
Xu Mi tutted her words and poked her hand, hinting, "It's going to rain soon."
Yan Nian: "Well, it's going to rain. Does it have anything to do with me?"
Seeing that no one responded, Xu Mi said in a sweet voice, "After get off work, you can give him a ride. There's a pervert who's been following me lately, and I'm a little scared."
Yan Nian glanced at her sideways, still not shy at all, and asked, "Your ex-boyfriend?"
Xu Mi: "I don't know."
Yan Nian didn't know whether her words were true or not. Xu Mi wouldn't make up such lies just to deceive her. Thinking of Zhou Ran asking her if she was free in the evening, she said to Xu Mi: "You can take a taxi. The taxi driver might be more useful than me."
"That won't work. What if the driver is his accomplice?" Xu Mi's face was gloomy.
Yan Nian: "Do you have paranoia?"
"Who can say for sure? That's because you haven't experienced it." Xu Mi was holding back her thoughts and began to force herself into the scene, exaggerating: "On that stormy night, with lightning and thunder, a girl was walking alone in a dark alley. Behind her, there was a long shadow following her. From the shadow, the girl saw a knife in his hand. She was terrified and started to run forward desperately. Unexpectedly, the shadow followed her until she ran into a dead end. The shadow behind her was like a ghost, following her everywhere, and slowly drifting towards her. She didn't dare turn around, and the shadow was getting closer and closer..."
Yan Nian's expression was indifferent, and his eyes followed her gesturing hands.
Xu Mi raised her voice: "Suddenly..."
"Ah~" You Jia screamed from behind, scaring Xu Mi.
You Jia: "Xu Mi, please keep your voice down."
Xu Mi turned her head, glared at her with her almond-shaped eyes, and continued, "Suddenly..."
Yan Nian asked back, "Wait, it was raining so hard, didn't she have an umbrella?"
"..." Xu Mi was stunned for a moment and replied, "No."
Yan Nian nodded: "Well, without a weapon to defend yourself, you are really at your wit's end."
Xu Xinrui spat out a mouthful of water on the ground, and Liang Yu was also trying to hold back his laughter on the opposite side.
Xu Mi: “…”
Yan Nian: "I'll take you there, you can slide back now."
Xu Mi curled her lips, her goal was finally achieved.
As soon as it was six o'clock, Yan Nian tidied up his workstation and got up.
Xu Mi immediately grabbed her and asked, "Do you still keep your word?"
Yan Nian held up the cup in his hand: "I'll wash the cup."
Xu Mi: "Okay, then I'll wait for you."
Yan Nian turned a corner with a cup of water and knocked on Zhou Ran's office door.
"Come in."
Yan Nian went in and closed the door gently. Zhou Ran stood beside the screen, staring at her without moving his eyes.
Based on the message he sent, Yan Nian asked, "What's going on tonight?"
Zhou Ran smiled gently: "There is something I want to ask if you agree with."
Yan Nian is used to "compromise" and "make do" and can try to accept things she doesn't like.
In addition, his parents were getting divorced and it was a sensitive period. He couldn't force her to meet the parents, but he really wanted to, provided she was willing.
Instead of 'he wanted' Yan Nian to accommodate him, Yan Nian could definitely do it.
Zhou Ran didn't want his girl to feel so insecure being with him.
Yan Nian curved her lips and said, "You say."
Zhou Ran pulled her over and put his arms around her waist: "Grandma is back. I'm going to pick her up later. Do you want to come with me?"
Yan Nian clenched the cup in her hand: "Are you meeting the parents tonight?"
Zhou Ran heard her tone and knew he was used to being arranged by others. He rarely made his own decisions, which is why he reacted this way. "She's the only one here. You can refuse or agree. It's your right."
Yan Nian nodded blankly: "Oh!"
Seeing her hesitation, Zhou Ran already had the answer in his mind.
Today was indeed too hasty. He had wanted to wait until the time was right to invite Zhou Ji and Zhao Ning to have a formal meeting, but the couple often came and went without a trace. In their family, the only one who was worried about him was Song Zhiyin. He wanted to take Yan Nian to meet his grandmother as a girlfriend, and also wanted the old lady to be at ease from now on and stop worrying about him.
Zhou Ran held her close and soothed her gently, "With me, you can directly refuse anything you don't want to do. You don't have to compromise with anyone. I'll take you to see them when you're ready."
Yan Nian just felt that it was a little sudden. Zhou Ran had mentioned it once last time, and she had been mentally prepared. But when the day really came, she was not that nervous.
Zhou Ran now knows about her family affairs and is always considering her. Instead of worrying too much, she should just walk towards him bravely. She is not that bad.
After returning to Lindu, he did many unexpected things. Could it be that he didn't even have this little courage in front of Zhou Ran?
Yan Nian: "Zhou Ran, I'm not that fragile. I'm now a regular family member, and I want to go."
Zhou Ran was surprised, then showed joy: "Really?"
Yan Nian: "The truth."
Zhou Ran: "Okay, let's leave at 7 o'clock."
Yan Nian was worried: "But I haven't prepared a gift yet."
Zhou Ran hugged her tightly and said, "You don't need to prepare anything."
Yan Nian still felt that it was inappropriate. She couldn't meet someone for the first time without bringing anything. "What does she like? I want to bring her a gift."
Zhou Ran couldn't resist: "Okay, then I'll take you to choose later."
Yan Nian: "Okay."
Zhou Ran said: "Actually, she is very happy to see you."
Yan Nian nodded, and suddenly thought of something: "Oh, right, I'll send Xu Mi home later and come back to see you soon. I'll make it in time."
Zhou Ran's face immediately darkened: "Send Xu Mi home? She doesn't have legs?"
Yan Nian looked at his expression and seemed a little angry, so she explained, "She said that a pervert had been following her recently. Today, there are restrictions on the number of cars, so I agreed to give her a ride."
Zhou Ran was puzzled: "Pervert?"
Yan Nian: "Yeah."
Zhou Ran suddenly laughed: "I understand. I'll have someone send her off. You are not allowed to go."
Yan Nian: "But I already promised..."
Before she finished her words, Zhou Ran had already let go of her, walked to the desk, picked up his cell phone and made a call.
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