Chapter 79 An Important Decision
Both of them seriously considered the issue, and in the end, Xu Jialan decided to return to Beijing. Although Chen Yaoan was reluctant to let him go, she ultimately supported him.
The departure date was set for the day after tomorrow, and the two of them cherished these remaining days.
Xu Jialan asked the company for leave in advance, and Chen Yaoan didn't go to Youye either. They stayed together all day until late at night.
Seeing that it was getting late, Chen Yaoan stood up and said, "I should go back now."
Xu Jialan grabbed her and made her fall back onto the sofa.
She said helplessly, "It's really getting late. I'll take you tomorrow."
Xu Jialan pulled her into his arms and whispered tenderly, "Stay tonight, okay?"
"This...isn't that a bit inappropriate?" she hesitated for a moment.
Although they had shared a bed, she had never stayed overnight at his house, partly out of consideration for her grandmother and the others, and partly because she felt a little embarrassed.
Xu Jialan held her tightly, her voice full of reluctance, "I'm leaving tomorrow, can't you stay with me tonight? I won't do anything."
Chen Yao'an leaned on his shoulder, feeling extremely reluctant to part. After hesitating for a moment, she agreed, "Okay, I'll stay with you tonight."
Late at night, the two lay face to face on his bed, gazing at each other for a long time, seemingly reluctant to close their eyes, as if afraid that if they did, it would be time for him to leave.
"Why aren't you asleep?" he asked her.
“You don’t sleep either, but I can’t bear to sleep. If I sleep, it will be tomorrow when I wake up.” She had never felt that time passed so quickly.
"I'm also reluctant to leave, I just want to see you a few more times, so... shall we chat for a while?"
"good."
The two started chatting, talking about everything under the sun, and neither wanted to go to sleep. Until Chen Yao'an couldn't stay awake any longer, her eyelids started to droop, and she didn't know when she closed her eyes and fell asleep.
When she opened her eyes again, it was the next morning. Xu Jialan wasn't sleeping next to her. She panicked instantly and quickly sat up, calling out to him, "Xu Jialan!"
There was no response; the house was very quiet.
She got out of bed barefoot and called his name urgently: "Xu Jialan!"
He wouldn't have run away with her on his back, would he?
Xu Jialan came in from the courtyard. "What's wrong?"
When Chen Yaoan saw him, her nose suddenly felt a little sore, and she choked up. She ran over and hugged him tightly, her voice tinged with grievance, "I thought you had left without telling me."
Xu Jialan noticed that she wasn't wearing shoes when she ran over, so she picked her up and lifted her feet off the ground.
"You promised to see me off, how could I bear to sneak away by myself?"
"That's good."
Xu Jialan carried her to the bed. "Go wash up first. I made breakfast. We should go to the airport after we finish eating."
Chen Yao'an felt down for a moment, then said, "Okay."
"I've already made arrangements with Grandma."
She nodded.
The two ate breakfast in silence together, and then headed to the airport.
The atmosphere was somewhat somber on the way to the airport, and the two barely spoke until they arrived and sat down in the waiting area.
Xu Jialan seemed to have a lot to tell her, "If anything happens at home, be sure to call me immediately."
“Okay.” She nodded. “When you get there, call me as soon as possible.”
"good."
"Also, don't hide anything from me."
"good."
He agreed to everything she asked for.
Xu Jialan held her hand tightly, her heart overflowing with guilt. "I'm sorry, I promised to get the marriage certificate first, but I didn't keep my promise."
Chen Yao'an remained silent for a moment, feeling somewhat aggrieved.
Just then, an announcement came from the waiting hall: Xu Jialan's flight was about to board.
Despite her reluctance, Chen Yao'an said, "I'll take you to the boarding gate."
Xu Jialan held her hand tightly and said, "It's still early."
Finally, after dawdling until the very last moment before boarding, Chen Yaoan escorted him to the boarding gate. Xu Jialan looked back every few steps, but eventually ran back.
He cupped Chen Yao'an's face in his hands, kissed her forehead, and said in a slightly trembling voice, "I promise I'll be back soon, you must wait for me."
Chen Yao'an looked incredulous, and before she could even speak, tears welled up in her eyes. "Really?"
"Of course it's true."
"Okay, I'll wait and see. If you dare to lie to me, I'll take off this ring and never wear it again."
Xu Jialan glanced at the ring on her hand and said, "Okay, I won't let you take it off."
The staff at the boarding gate kept urging us on.
"You should go now," Chen Yaoan said.
Xu Jialan gave her a tight hug before turning and walking toward the boarding gate.
As he walked further and further away until he disappeared at the boarding gate, Chen Yao'an finally couldn't hold back her tears and they fell harder and harder.
After seeing Xu Jialan off, Chen Yaoan became somewhat absent-minded. When she got home, Yan Shumei knew that she had gone to see Xu Jialan off, but she didn't ask any questions. However, there was a hint of dissatisfaction between her brows.
Xu Jialan landed quickly and immediately called Chen Yaoan to let her know he was safe.
"It's good that you landed safely." Chen Yao'an looked uninterested.
Xu Jialan knew she was unhappy and tried to coax her, but it didn't work.
"You've just arrived there, you must be very busy. Go ahead and get busy," Chen Yao'an said in a flat tone.
Xu Jialan rubbed her temples, feeling a bit of a headache, and could only agree, "...Okay, I need to go to the hospital to see Xu Qingbang first."
"good."
The two hung up the phone quickly.
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After Xu Jialan left, Chen Yaoan returned to her previous lifestyle.
However, ever since Xu Jialan called her after landing that day, she hasn't contacted her again in the following days.
Chen Yao'an didn't contact him either. On the one hand, she didn't want to bother him too often, as he probably had a lot of things to do. On the other hand, she was afraid that she might get emotional and upset them both.
Several days passed like this, and the two almost lost contact.
After arriving in Beijing, Xu Jialan was busy with Xu Qingbang's illness and also temporarily took over some of the company's backlog of work.
Several days later, I finally had some free time, so I contacted Chen Yaoan.
Over the phone, Xu Jialan could tell that she was in a bad mood.
"You haven't contacted me for so many days, are you still angry?"
Chen Yao'an retorted stubbornly, "How am I angry with you?"
"Don't be angry. You haven't contacted me for so many days. Don't you miss me?"
"You haven't contacted me either, so why should I contact you?" Her tone unconsciously became angry.
Xu Jialan never expected that he would end up getting the blame. He hurriedly apologized, "I'm sorry, I've been busy dealing with all sorts of things since I got back, and I was afraid you'd be asleep by the time I got back, so I didn't contact you."
"real?"
"Of course it's true."
Chen Yaoan understood his situation to some extent. Although he now had a younger brother and a stepmother, Xu Qing was young and Wang Yifei was not very capable, so he had to handle everything.
"Now, Xu Qingbang's health is gradually improving, and I should be able to go back next month."
On the other end of the phone, Chen Yao'an's eyes widened slightly, somewhat incredulous, her voice tinged with surprise, "Really?"
"Well, but the exact timing will depend on Xu Qingbang's recovery." He didn't dare to make any promises, afraid of disappointing her again.
Chen Yaoan silently calculated the days in her mind; there was less than a week left until next month.
She licked her lips, somewhat excited, "Okay, then I'll wait for you to come back."
"Um."
The two chatted for a few more minutes. Xu Jialan was indeed quite busy and was called away shortly afterward. He said he would call her again when he had time.
After that, Xu Jialan would call her almost every night, although sometimes they would only exchange a few words before being forced to hang up.
Knowing that Xu Jialan would be back next month, Chen An felt much more at ease.
At least with something to look forward to, the days aren't too hard to get through.
Before she knew it, it was next month, and Chen Yaoan was eagerly anticipating Xu Jialan's return, but then another unexpected event occurred.
Xu Jialan said that Xu Qingbang's condition suddenly deteriorated rapidly, and he would probably have to spend the rest of his days in bed.
Although Chen Yao'an was disappointed, she couldn't say anything, since it was his father who was sick, and she couldn't blame him.
"So, you can't come back for the time being, right?"
Xu Jialan remained silent for a long time before finally letting out a soft "hmm".
"sorry."
Chen Yao'an forced a smile, "You don't need to apologize to me. Of course, taking care of your father's health is the most important thing."
Xu Jialan didn't know how to start for a moment, and after a long while she said, "...Yao'an, I plan to inherit Xu Qingbang's company to fulfill my mother's last wish."
Chen Yao'an: "..."
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