Chapter 129 Pretending to be Angry
Zhou Ran has already entered the office.
Xu Mi narrowed her eyes and boldly peeked over from behind to get a glimpse of the news. Seeing the old chat records between Yan Nian and Zhou Ran, she felt like she was being fed a mouthful of dog food without realizing it. She angrily dropped the work in her hands and said, "I quit."
Yan Nian watched her enter the translation team without understanding why.
The arrangements were almost complete. Xu Xinrui and Liang Yu were still hanging the final decorations. With the addition of people from the office next door, there was a lot less work to do. Yan Nian followed Xu Mi into the translation team.
You Jia didn't do any work. He just stood at his workstation looking in the mirror. It seemed like he was going to the bar.
Xu Mi turned a corner and returned to her workstation by the window. When she passed You Jia, she deliberately used her foot to hook the chair behind You Jia to the side.
Yan Nian pretended not to see it, packed up his workstation and computer, and prepared to leave work.
As the two walked out of the translation group, they heard a "bang" sound behind them. Because of the carpet, the sound was muffled, like the sound of a dead pig rolling on the ground. Then You Jia let out a coquettish "ah".
Xu Mi Pu~
Yan Nian almost forgot that during the time she had been in the translation team, Xu Mi’s greatest pleasure was to tease Qi Hui.
Now that Qi Hui is gone, the target shifts to You Jia.
You Jia and Qi Hui both wore crotchless pants. Even though one of them had resigned, Qi Hui could often be seen waiting for You Jia downstairs in the office building.
Birds of a feather flock together, and this is vividly reflected in the small workplace.
Xu Mi is vindictive. Qi Hui made a big fuss about her boyfriend cheating on her. You Jia is also involved, so it is not surprising that she would do such a thing.
The two said hello to Xu Xinrui and Liang Yu and clocked out.
When the people outside heard the noise, they all looked towards the door of the translation team curiously.
Xu Xinrui looked at Xu Mi's cheerful figure, shook his head, and slowly finished the work at hand before going over to see what was going on.
You Jia sat on the ground, her high heels clearly having sprained her ankle. She rubbed her foot angrily, and when she saw Xu Xinrui poking his head out the door, she said in a delicate voice, "Ruirui, come and help me up."
When she spoke, Xu Xinrui just retracted his head. He knew that even if he called Sister Rui, she might not help him, so he pretended not to hear and walked towards Liang Yu.
Yan Nian went downstairs before replying to Zhou Ran's message: [Waiting for you downstairs.]
Before Zhou Ran came down, she had already gone over in her mind what she was going to talk to Zhou Ran about next.
She has also accumulated some emotions these days.
They both care about each other so much, and their relationship has been so smooth since they got together.
Neither family objected. Even Xu Yiqing treated the red wine Zhou Ran brought as a treasure and placed it in a temperature-controlled wine cabinet, not allowing her brother to touch it. In her heart, she had actually accepted Zhou Ran.
There had never been any friction between them, so much so that Yan Nian had the illusion that she and Zhou Ran had been in a relationship for so many years that they had completely ignored the trivialities between lovers.
This feeling is neither good nor bad for her.
Well, neither she nor Zhou Ran are the kind of people who like to quarrel over trivial matters. They cherish each other very much.
No, Yan Nian always felt that something was missing between them.
After talking with Zhang Zhi, she realized that what she and Zhou Ran lacked was communication.
Just as her thoughts were wandering, Zhou Ran had already opened his coat and hugged her from behind.
"What are you thinking about?"
Yan Nian pretended to turn his head away, not speaking or paying any attention to anyone.
Zhou Ran noticed her mood, turned her around and asked, "What's wrong?"
Yan Nian didn't answer the question, but asked unhappily, "Do you have anything else to say?"
This was the first time Zhou Ran felt Yan Nian had any unclear feelings towards him. His eyelids twitched, and he had a bad feeling, as if Yan Nian was okay and could leave now. He observed the mood of the person in his arms. Could it be that he had ignored him these past two days?
Zhou Ran took her in his arms and walked towards the parking lot: "When you're done, come with me to eat."
Zhou Ran opened the passenger door and stuffed her in. He didn't start the car in a hurry. He looked at her through the dim lights of the parking lot and asked, "Are you angry?"
Yan Nian wanted to pretend, so she turned her head towards the car window.
Zhou Ran grabbed her hand, placed it on his lips and kissed it, his lips curled up: "Tell me, why are you unhappy?"
Yan Nian tried to pull her hand out, but Zhou Ran held it tightly.
She deliberately kept hanging, saying nothing, and didn't dare look at him. If she looked at him, her disguise would be exposed. After a while, she just asked in a dull voice, "Don't you want to eat?"
I decided to talk to him about going to the coast after dinner. They really needed to communicate with each other.
Zhou Ran didn't continue to hold her hand and let her go: "Okay, let's go!"
This time Yan Nian took charge and directly picked a restaurant, directing him to turn left and right according to the map.
Zhou Ran thought that this directionally challenged man's sense of direction had greatly improved after being with him, at least he still remembered the way. However, when he turned around with a look of relief on his face, he found Yan Nian looking at the navigation.
“…” Zhou Ran suddenly laughed.
Yan Nian looked at him. Zhou Ran's eyes were on her mobile phone. Translator Yan was once again annoyed by his poor sense of direction.
She said dissatisfiedly: "What are you laughing at?"
Zhou Ran looked at her with eyes full of doting, and when he smiled, his long-lost bags under his eyes became more prominent. Yan Nian hadn't seen them for a long time, and for a moment she even forgot that she was pretending to be angry.
Zhou Ran wasn't sure what was wrong with her tonight. She was so hot and cold towards him. He put away his smile and said, "Turn off the navigation. I know where it is."
Yan Nian reluctantly turned off the navigation.
The restaurant she chose looked very quiet, but it was doing good business.
Yan Nian originally wanted to talk to him here about going to the coast, but the noise around them was too loud, so it seemed that they had to change places.
The two of them had no appetite and were ready to leave. Yan Nian took the initiative to pay the bill, and Zhou Ran let her do as she pleased.
It was still a bit chilly in March, and pedestrians on the road were hurrying back home after finding food.
The two walked towards the parking lot, and Yan Nian did not take the initiative to hold Zhou Ran's hand as usual.
After Zhou Ran came out of the restaurant, he kept replying to messages and had no time to pay attention to her.
Yan Nian walked to the side of the car but did not get in. The cold wind blew through her hair, lifting a strand that covered half of her face.
Yan Nian took her hands out of her coat and tucked her hair behind her ears.
At this time, Zhou Ran put away his phone and looked up. Standing outside the driver's seat, he noticed that she had not gotten in the car. Her dark eyes seemed to be staring at him all the time.
Zhou Ran walked around the front of the car.
Yan Nian waited for him to come closer and said, "Mr. Zhang came to see me and talked to me about his past life along the coast."
After Yan Nian finished speaking, she just looked at him quietly, as if she would burst into tears in the next second.
Zhou Ran felt as if something had stung his chest. He hadn't expected Zhou Ji to have Zhang Zhi come ahead to put pressure on him. He asked softly, "What else did you talk about?"
Yan Nian lowered his head: "We just talked about this matter, Zhou Ran. You didn't even ask me if I was willing. You just took it on by yourself without telling me anything. I think there are some problems between us."
At this point, his emotions subsided again. This was no longer the same as before. They had already met the parents, and Zhou Ran didn't need to consider her situation in all its aspects.
Then who will consider his difficulties for him?
After Zhou Ran heard what she said, his eyes were filled with the chill of March, and he pulled her into his arms.
Yan Nian struggled but failed to push him away. She heard him say, "You just came back. I don't want to embarrass you because of these things. The translation team can still continue to stay at the headquarters..."
Yan Nian understood his thoughts and completely forgot about "communicating" with him. She interrupted him immediately: "So you plan to have a long-distance relationship with me?"
Zhou Ran was stunned.
Yan Nian was really angry about this and said, "What if I am willing to go to the coast with you? I said I would accompany you, but you made the decision without even asking me or discussing it with me."
The two of them pressed tightly together, their hearts feeling as if they were sealed tightly together, unable to breathe.
Zhou Ran said gently, "There are other reasons why I won't tell you. It's still early, and I don't want you to be stressed out too soon. I said I'd go over, and I'll also consider the translation team's future. I certainly don't want a long-distance relationship with you. I can manage the timing myself. Don't get angry with me just because of what Master said, understand?"
Yan Nian didn't want to listen: "You didn't discuss it with me. If I hadn't said it, you definitely wouldn't have told me this."
Zhou Ran smoothed her hair and said, "Then I will discuss anything with you in the future."
Yan Nian heard his nonchalant tone, which seemed to be a serious perfunctory suspicion. She was really angry and struggled a few times in his arms: "You have no sincerity in communicating at all. Let me go."
Zhou Ran hugged her tightly and coaxed her, "Then I'll take you wherever I go from now on, and I promise to discuss everything with you, okay? If you want to go, we'll talk to our families. If you don't want to go, I won't leave, okay?"
Ever since Yan Nian learned about the loss of nearly 20 million, he felt that the complacency Zhou Ran showed now was all deceptive.
Yan Nian asked distressedly, "Have you made up for the loss?"
Zhou Ran sighed inwardly. Why did his master tell her everything? Didn’t he have any dignity?
Zhou Ran said seriously, "Almost."
Yan Nian broke free from his embrace and asked seriously, "How much more is left?"
Zhou Ran frowned: "Not much left, maybe a few million!"
Yan Nian thought about it in her mind. She had never lacked money since she was a child. Millions were nothing to her before. According to Lingyun's housing prices, it was just the price of an apartment.
But after returning to Lindu, she unlinked her parents' cards and earned money on her own. Five hundred thousand was a huge sum for her now, let alone several million. Yan Nian asked, "So how are you making up for it now?"
Zhou Ran: "I paid the company in installments, so I'm very poor."
Yan Nian frowned. No wonder Zhou Ji said last time that he had no status in the family. Could it be that because of this incident, Zhou Ran couldn't hold his head up in front of his parents? She had to help him.
Now was not the time to be pretentious. Yan Nian said, "Then you must hurry to the coast. There's no time to delay. We can save some money and pay it back together later. When are you leaving?"
Zhou Ran smiled: "I made up for it a long time ago, just teasing you."
In two years, he couldn't even make 20 million in Zhang Zhi's position. He is really a piece of waste.
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