Chapter 174 No need to stay up with me, take a nap first.
Lin Fan watched the person run into the snow, and couldn't help but wonder what this man who came to pick up her sister Jiu Jiu every day looked like.
She had never seen his face clearly, only his back and profile a few times, and felt that his temperament was too outstanding, obviously not like an ordinary person.
Not only her, but other colleagues who had met her once before couldn't help but ask during lunch, "Was that her boyfriend waiting for temperature checks at the entrance of our unit? He looked like a male celebrity."
Whenever this happens, someone will chime in: "With such good temperature checks, your boyfriend must be great too."
"I'm just curious what kind of man could catch her eye. I heard that Chief Prosecutor Ji introduced her to a number of outstanding men, but she didn't even meet them."
...
Lin Fan was also curious. She held up her phone, secretly opened the camera, and zoomed in little by little by tapping the screen with two fingers.
Looking at the blurry face in the camera lens, she couldn't help but exclaim, "Even a blurry image can't hide his handsomeness. But," she moved closer to the screen and muttered to herself, "it feels like I've seen him somewhere before."
*
As soon as Wen Jiu got into the car, Xiao Huang in the back seat wanted nothing more than to jump into her arms.
She reached out and gently rubbed its head to soothe it, then looked at the person beside her and asked, "Won't you get too tired from driving?"
" fine."
Zhou Yanchuan said, taking a blanket from the side and handing it to her: "Cover yourself up, and take a nap if you're sleepy."
Wen Jiu obediently did as she was told, as if she knew it was time to leave. Xiao Huang also behaved itself, lying between the two of them and looking ahead with a serious expression.
Zhou Yanchuan slowly started the car.
And so, on the evening of the 28th, they embarked on their journey back to Qingyang.
Outside the car window, snowflakes were falling heavily.
Inside the car, it was warm and cozy, with soft music playing.
For some reason, Wen Jiu suddenly felt very calm and at peace, and didn't want to go to sleep at all.
While stuck in traffic at the highway entrance, Zhou Yanchuan turned his head to look at the person next to him with wide-open eyes and smiled: "Not sleepy?"
"Um."
"I usually feel sleepy at 10 pm, but now it's already 11 pm."
"It's different again."
Zhou Yanchuan chuckled again and said, "It's my fault."
Wen Jiu blushed.
He reached out and pulled the blanket back down for her: "Go to sleep, you don't need to stay up with me."
Wen Jiu turned to look at him, and after a few seconds, she tilted her head back.
Under the dim yellow light, the girl's face was serene and beautiful.
Zhou Yanchuan smiled, raised his hand to support one side of her face, and gently kissed the corner of her lips.
Xiao Huang, who was lying on the back seat, immediately jumped down and pried at Wen Jiu with his hands, meaning: I want some too.
Zhou Yanchuan raised his hand and pushed it away: "Go to sleep."
Little Yellow barked, clearly angry.
Zhou Yanchuan ignored it.
For a long time afterward, it bared its teeth at him. It was only after Wen Jiu patted its head that it became a little happier.
*
After getting off the highway, the snow outside lessened, leaving only a thin layer on the ground. The streetlights shone on it, making it look like scattered silver.
Wen Jiu took out her phone to take pictures, but the phone ran out of battery after a short while.
Zhou Yanchuan plugged her phone in and then handed her his own.
Wen Jiu stared at the black phone in her hand, her gaze pausing slightly as she looked at him with a bewildered expression.
Zhou Yanchuan assumed he didn't know the password and whispered, "The password is your birthday."
Wen Jiu shook her head and asked, "Why did you give me your phone?"
"Didn't you want to record a video?"
*
Wen Jiu finally couldn't stay awake any longer and fell asleep. She leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes.
Zhou Yanchuan noticed the silence beside him, turned his head, and saw that the person had fallen asleep against the chair.
He raised his hand to turn off the music, and the lights were dimmed a little more.
The girl lay in the dim shadows, radiating a warm, cozy feeling of home.
He felt sorry for himself and thought it would be fine to just keep driving like this.
Take her around and see the places we promised to go together.
Zhou Yanchuan stopped the car once in the middle. He unbuckled his seatbelt, adjusted the seat for the sleeping person, and then supported her head by placing a small pillow under her back.
After doing all this, he didn't drive off immediately. Instead, he looked at her for a while longer, and as he looked at her, he smiled and muttered to himself in the car, "Why does she look a little silly?"
*
It was already 3 a.m. when they arrived in Qingyang. Zhou Yanchuan was worried that people would be uncomfortable sleeping in the car, so he drove directly to his maternal grandmother's house, which was nearby.
Wen Jiu woke up on the way there.
She yawned softly, her voice slightly hoarse and soft from just waking up: "Zhou Yanchuan, where are we?"
She asked, glancing out the window.
Zhou Yanchuan handed her the water, saying, "We'll be at Grandma's house soon."
"Grandma's house?" Wen Jiu's expression suddenly changed. "Are we going there at this time?"
Last time we went, it was already midnight, and this time it's even later. Isn't that too much of a hassle for the elderly?
“Last year, I found a girl to keep Grandma Qin company. I just messaged that girl, and she left the door open so we can go directly there when we arrive.”
Hearing this, Wen Jiu felt a little better.
But to their surprise, when they arrived at the destination and opened the door, they saw an elderly person waiting for them in the living room with the door open.
The old man was dressed in a blue cotton coat and covered with a thin blanket.
There was a girl standing next to her, who looked to be in her early twenties, trying to persuade her to go to sleep.
"Mother, you should go to sleep. If the young master sees you here later, he'll feel sorry for you."
"I won't sleep. He's finally come back, I'm going to wait for him."
"You can see him as soon as you wake up during the day."
"don't want."
...
As the two were talking, they seemed to have noticed them.
The old man in the chair suddenly looked up. When he saw them, his expression faltered for a moment, as if he were confirming something. Then, tears welled up in his eyes, and he hurriedly stood up from the chair.
Seeing the person staggering towards her, Wen Jiu instinctively reached out to help.
The old man gripped her hand tightly, his voice trembling as he asked, "Is it Xiao Jiu?"
Wen Jiu's mood was originally quite good, but when she heard the old man's tearful voice, her nose suddenly stung with tears.
"Um."
"Where have you been all these years? Why haven't you come to see your mother-in-law?"
Wen Jiu's eyes reddened, and she said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Mother-in-law."
The old man didn't mean to blame her; he just missed her. Hearing her say that, he felt sorry for her and said with tears in his eyes, "What's there to apologize for? It's enough that you're back."
It was really late, so Zhou Yanchuan urged the old man to go to sleep after chatting for a short while.
They watched the old man go back to his room, and then went to the bedroom with him.
As soon as Wen Jiu entered the room, she noticed that the jigsaw puzzle she had put together was still sitting by the window.
She went over to take a look.
Zhou Yanchuan, who was behind her, noticed what she was looking at and said, "Don't learn these things from the internet anymore. I studied them from night to day, and you broke up with me in no time."
Wen Jiu's heart suddenly ached.
"sorry."
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