Chapter 56 This person probably hasn't figured it out yet.
Chen Yao'an hated his attitude and gritted her teeth, saying, "Then let me go first."
Xu Jialan released her as instructed.
Without hesitation, she did as he wished, taking out her phone and dialing the police.
"Hello, I want to call the police." She looked up at Xu Jialan, her eyes filled with determination. "Someone here is harassing me."
Xu Jialan seemed completely unprepared for Chen Yaoan to actually go this far, her eyes filled with disbelief.
The person on the other end of the phone asked her to give them her address.
"This is Wenzhi Street."
After hanging up the phone, Chen Yaoan looked at Xu Jialan and said, "Let's wait here for the police to arrive."
Xu Jialan remained silent with a dark expression.
Not long after, a police car drove up and stopped in front of them.
Gao Hou got out of the car first, jogged over to Chen Yao'an, and was followed by his colleagues.
He glanced at Xu Jialan, frowned, and then looked at Chen Yao'an, "Yao'an, what happened? Did you call the police?"
"I reported it. This person has been harassing me and has been staking out my shop all day today."
This person?
Xu Jialan twitched the corners of her mouth; she didn't even want to call him by his name anymore.
Gao Hou's colleagues were completely unaware of the intricacies between them. Hearing her say this, they looked at Xu Jialan with a firm attitude and said, "Show me your ID card."
Xu Jialan took out her ID card from her pocket and handed it to him.
After confirming that everything was correct, I returned it to him.
"Please come to our police station."
"Okay," Chen Yaoan replied.
Xu Jialan glanced at her, said nothing, and silently walked towards the direction where the police car was parked.
Finally, the two got into the back seat of the police car, one after the other.
Xu Jialan got into the car first and sat on one side. Seeing this, Chen Yaoan got into the car from the other side and kept a distance from him.
He glanced at it, didn't say a word, but the atmosphere was incredibly tense.
Upon arriving at the police station, Gao Hou's colleagues discussed with him the possibility of first reviewing surveillance footage from nearby streets to understand the true situation.
Unexpectedly, Xu Jialan said directly, "No need to look, what she said is true."
Everyone looked at him.
“Then come with me,” Gao Hou said.
The group entered a mediation room together. After sitting down, Gao Hou looked at Xu Jialan and asked, "Tell me, what exactly happened? Why were you harassing her?"
Xu Jialan leaned back in her chair, her brows furrowed, looking exhausted and unwilling to speak at all.
Gao Hou couldn't stand him like this, so he slammed his hand on the table and said, "We're already at the police station, aren't you going to talk?"
Xu Jialan raised her eyes impatiently, "I admit I harassed you, okay?"
"no!"
Why are you harassing her?
"Because of relationship problems."
"What kind of relationship trouble?"
Xu Jialan scoffed, becoming even more impatient. "Because I like her, that's why I bother her, is that enough? Is there anything else you want to ask?"
Chen Yaoan looked at him, her brows furrowing slightly.
His attitude completely enraged Gao Hou. "What kind of attitude is that? Believe me or not, I'll send you to jail for a few days!"
Seeing that he was losing his temper, his colleague quickly stopped him and whispered, "Okay, be careful not to make a mistake."
Gao Hou then gave up.
Next, Xu Jialan received a lecture lasting more than half an hour. The two of them finally asked him, "Do you know you were wrong?"
Xu Jialan lowered her head, staring at the smooth tabletop, seemingly lost in thought. Her reply was perfunctory: "I understand."
The colleague turned to Chen Yao'an and said, "It seems he has realized his mistake. Ms. Chen can choose to pursue the matter further, or you two can reach a settlement."
Chen Yaoan glanced at Xu Jialan, "No need, I won't pursue this further, but I have one condition."
"What are the conditions?"
Xu Jialan also looked up at her.
"I want him to sign a guarantee here, promising that he will never show up in front of me again."
The colleague looked at Xu Jialan and said, "Do you agree? Actually, you would have signed it even without her saying so."
Xu Jialan remained silent for a long time before finally nodding, "Okay."
The guarantee was written by Xu Jialan herself, based on the conditions proposed by Chen Yao'an.
“I demand that Xu Jialan never appear in front of me or my family again, so as not to cause any trouble or inconvenience to my life and work.”
'I, Xu Jialan, guarantee that from today onwards I will never appear before Chen Yaoan and her family again, and I guarantee that I will not cause any trouble or inconvenience to her or her family's work and life.'
After finishing the last stroke, Xu Jialan stared blankly at the words on the page.
"Okay, sign and date at the end."
Xu Jialan suddenly put down her pen and looked straight at Chen Yaoan opposite her.
Do you really want me to sign this today?
Chen Yao'an also looked at him, and when her eyes met his, her heart suddenly skipped a beat. She took a deep breath without making a sound, and said concisely and without leaving any room for negotiation: "Sign."
Xu Jialan twitched the corner of her mouth, glanced at the guarantee, and finally picked up the pen again, signed her name at the end, and then pressed her fingerprint.
Completed in one go.
Chen Yao'an breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, but then some strange things started to emerge, which she ignored.
The matter was resolved, and Gao Hou told them they could leave.
Upon hearing this, Xu Jialan immediately stood up and left without looking back.
Chen Yao'an didn't leave immediately and exchanged a few words with Gao Hou.
"I'll take you," Gao Hou said.
"Will this interfere with your work?"
"No, after all, ensuring the safety of citizens is also our duty."
Chen Yao'an thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement, "Okay."
The two left the police station together. When they reached the entrance, Chen Yaoan couldn't help but look around, but she didn't see Xu Jialan.
Seeing this, Gao Hou reassured her, "Don't worry, he should be gone."
She nodded.
Once in the car, Gao Hou instructed her, "If he comes looking for you again, just call me directly."
"good."
The car drove off.
Xu Jialan emerged from the shadows and watched the car drive away.
—
The next afternoon, Zhang Ting was working in her office as usual when she received a call from the human resources department.
The HR manager sounded a bit anxious, "Xu Jialan didn't come to work today. We've been calling her all day but she hasn't answered. Please, we hope nothing bad has happened to her."
"He didn't come to work today?"
"No, we can't get in touch with anyone at all."
Zhang Ting became a little anxious upon hearing this, "I'll go to his house and check on him, then I'll call you later."
"Okay."
Fearing something might really happen, Zhang Ting didn't dare to delay for a moment. She put down her work and went straight to Xu Jialan's house.
After knocking on the door for a long time without getting an answer, Zhang Ting tried entering the password to open the door, and to his surprise, it actually opened. He had changed the password for this house before, but he didn't expect Xu Jialan to have not changed it at all.
Zhang Ting pushed the door open and went in, but almost had to be kicked out by the stench as soon as she stepped inside.
What? The house is on fire?
Smoke swirled around me.
Zhang Ting stepped inside with a start, but thankfully she realized it was the smell of cigarettes.
He raised his hand to fan away the smoke in front of his eyes, but still couldn't help coughing a few times.
Upon entering the living room, he saw Xu Jialan half-lying on the carpet and said irritably, "Are you trying to smother the mosquitoes? Do you want to smother yourself to death too?"
Zhang Ting went to the balcony and opened all the windows, then stuck her head out to breathe in some fresh air.
When he got back, he looked at the ashtray on the coffee table, which was full of cigarette butts, some of which had come out and landed on the coffee table.
He then turned to look at Xu Jialan, whose face was sallow from the smoke, as if she had taken drugs.
He sat down next to him with a hint of disdain. "What happened to you? You're not even going to work. The HR manager thought something had happened to you."
Xu Jialan leaned back on the sofa, squinted at the ceiling, and put the cigarette in her mouth to smoke again.
Zhang Ting was furious. She snatched the cigarette from his hand, intending to stub it out in the ashtray, but found no way to do so, so she stubbed it out on the coffee table.
"Tell me, what exactly happened?"
Xu Jialan remained in the same position, only turning her head towards him, "You came here because I skipped work today?"
"Not being able to reach you has really scared the HR manager."
Xu Jialan didn't speak, staring blankly away, "Speaking of which, I only took this class because of her."
"Her? You mean Chen Yao'an? And what's going on between the two of you?"
"Nothing much."
Seeing his life-or-death state, Zhang Ting already knew what was going on. "Judging from your behavior, it's different from how you treat other women. You like her."
Zhang Ting used an affirmative sentence.
Unexpectedly, Xu Jialan suddenly sneered, "What liking? It's probably just a passing fancy. Over time, all feelings will fade. I don't care about liking this one thing."
"A tiny bit? Are you sure it's only a tiny bit?"
"Or what?"
Zhang Ting shook his head; this person probably hasn't figured it out yet.
—
After leaving the police station that day, Chen Yaoan never saw Xu Jialan again, which relieved Chen Yaoan.
Half a month has passed in the blink of an eye, and the weather in Dai County is getting cooler day by day, with the last bit of summer heat still lingering.
As evening fell and the sun set, Chen Yao'an closed his shop for the day.
She had just turned around and walked a few meters when Gao Hou's car stopped in front of her.
Gao Hou rolled down the car window and looked at her. "I'll give you a ride."
Chen Yao'an felt somewhat helpless. Although she had clearly rejected him, Gao Hou would still ask her out from time to time.
She walked over, but didn't get on the car. Instead, she bent down and looked at him through the window. "Gao Hou, really, it's not necessary. I can just ride my bike back."
Despite her words, Gao Hou smiled憨厚ly and said, "Come on, it's getting colder, and it's a bit chilly to ride a bike. You're not wearing much today, so don't catch a cold."
Chen Yao'an looked at his sincere face, sighed silently, and then opened the car door and got in.
The two chatted intermittently on the way and soon arrived at the Chen family's house.
Chen Yao'an didn't rush to get out of the car, feeling that she should still make things clear with him.
“Gao Hou, I think I should say this: although we grew up together, I only consider you a friend and I don’t have any other feelings for you. You know my family situation. My mother and grandmother will be a burden to you, and I’m sure your parents wouldn’t agree to that.”
After hearing what she said, Gao Hou gripped the steering wheel even tighter.
“I don’t think Aunt Zhou and Grandma are a burden to me. You’re taking good care of them all by yourself, aren’t you? If I help you take care of them, it will reduce your burden. You don’t need to worry about my parents either, I…”
"Gao Hou!" Chen Yao'an interrupted him, "Let's just forget about it. Don't let us not even be able to remain friends."
After saying that, she didn't give Gao Hou a chance to continue, opened the door and got out of the car.
She thought she had made things very clear with Gao Hou, but a few days later, Gao Hou's parents went to the Chen family in person.
That evening, when Chen Yaoan entered the house, he saw Gao's parents sitting in the Chen family's living room, with Yan Shumei accompanying them.
"Uncle, Aunt, what brings you here?" Chen Yao'an's gaze fell on the gift box beside her.
“We’ve come to see your mother. We heard you took her to see a doctor in northern Beijing a while ago. We’ve been busy lately, and we just managed to find some time.”
"Thank you, my mom is fine, it's good that you're thinking of her."
After exchanging pleasantries, the two were at a loss for words, and the atmosphere became awkward. It was Gao's mother who spoke first, asking casually, "Yao'an, is your shop busy?"
"Not too busy."
"It's good if you're not too busy, and you don't need to be too tired." She paused for a moment, then asked, "Are you dating anyone?"
As expected, they came for this matter. "No."
"So what do you think of Gao Hou from our family? You two grew up together since childhood, you can be considered childhood sweethearts, and your families know each other well. I think it's a good match."
Hearing this, Chen Yao'an was worried, but considering the relationship between the two families, she didn't say it directly, "Auntie, I have no plans to date."
Gao's mother frowned disapprovingly, "How can you not date? You're a young girl, you'll get married eventually."
“You and Gao Hou have been friends for so many years, you must have some feelings for each other. Besides, Gao Hou has a stable job with good benefits. His company allows family members of employees to go to the nursing home in our town. If you want, you can send your mother there. They have a professional doctor there, so you won't have to worry about her all the time…”
Mr. and Mrs. Gao talked a lot at the Chen family home, and Chen Yao'an listened with great difficulty.
As they were leaving, they held her hands and said kindly, "It's okay, think it over carefully."
Chen Yao'an didn't respond, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
After seeing the two off, Yan Shumei had a change of heart. "I think they're right. Gao Hou's company has good benefits, and we can benefit from it too."
Chen Yao'an kept a long face and didn't respond.
Yan Shumei then wisely left.
—
After skipping work that day, Xu Jialan went to work obediently after being persuaded by Zhang Ting.
On Friday, the department was having a dinner party. Xu Jialan was too lazy to participate in such an event, but her colleagues dragged her there.
After finally finishing dinner, everyone was in high spirits, and since the next day was the weekend, everyone let loose and suggested going out for drinks after dinner.
Xu Jialan was too lazy to go and made an excuse to leave, but everyone stopped her.
A large group of people entered the Silver Field.
Looking at the glittering signboard of Yinye, Xu Jialan felt a mix of emotions. "Aren't there any other bars in Dai County? Why did we have to come to this one?"
His colleague replied, "You know what, there are quite a few bars in Dai County, but this one is one of the top ones."
There were quite a few of them, and they asked for a private room after going inside.
While her colleagues drank heartily, Xu Jialan didn't drink much.
Feeling bored, he got up and went outside for a smoke. The whole bar was noisy, so he went to the street connected by the back door.
As he walked to the door, he saw Shi Xingyu standing there making a phone call.
[You said Gao Hou's parents came directly to your house with gifts?]
After saying that, she heard a noise, turned around and looked back, and found Xu Jialan standing at the door.
She suddenly felt annoyed and deliberately said to the person on the other end of the phone:
[Yao'an, I think it's really great that you're with Gao Hou.]
Upon hearing this, Xu Jialan's hand holding the cigarette trembled, and a spark fell and landed on the back of his hand, but he was completely unaware of it.
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