Chapter 35 Meeting
Let's go back an hour.
Bai Zhenzhu watched Shi Jin and Li Qianni leave, thought for a moment, and then took out her phone to call Shi's mother.
"Auntie, are you free tonight? I'd like to meet you."
Shi's mother happily agreed, and the two arranged to meet at a tea restaurant.
Bai Zhenzhu told Yin Jiaxi and then rushed over.
When they arrived at the restaurant, Shi's mother was already there and had ordered a table full of Bai Zhenzhu's favorite dishes.
"Pearl, what do you want to see me about? You seem to be in a hurry."
"Auntie, I'm not in a hurry, I'm just a little nervous and a little embarrassed."
"What could make you so embarrassed? Could it be... that you've finally come to your senses and are willing to meet my son?!"
Seeing that Bai Zhenzhu only smiled and remained silent, her cheeks turned even redder, Shi's mother knew that she had guessed correctly, and she was so excited that she almost burst into tears.
She eagerly awaited the day when Bai Zhenzhu would agree to meet her son.
Knowing her son as she does, she would definitely like a girl like Bai Zhenzhu.
"Auntie, I feel I shouldn't let you down. I agree to meet your son. I happen to have some time now. I wonder if your son... would be willing?"
"There's no question of whether he wants to or not. It's just a matter of one word from me, and he has to come right now!"
Shi's mother knew that Shi Jin was a man of his own mind, and that he might not come if she told him to meet a girl normally, so she used a little trick.
On the phone, Shi's mother said in a weak voice, "Xiao Jin, my heart isn't feeling well. It seems like my old problem has flared up again. Can you come over here for a bit?"
Upon hearing this, Shi Jin became extremely worried and immediately said, "Mom, don't move, wait for me, I'm coming right now!"
Seeing that her mother had hung up the phone, Bai Zhenzhu pretended to be worried and asked, "Auntie, isn't it a bit wrong of you to lie to your son like this? When he comes over and finds that you're perfectly fine, won't he be angry?"
"Oh, Pearl, don't worry, I won't be stupid enough to tell him that I tricked him into coming. My son will be here soon, and I'll make an excuse to leave first. Then you can have a good chat with him and get to know each other better!"
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Ten minutes later, Shi Jin arrived.
I anxiously searched for my mother in the restaurant.
Seeing my mother sitting leisurely by the window, drinking tea, I immediately ran over.
"Mom, how are you? Is your heart still hurting?"
"Xiao Jin, you're here! I was just about to call you. Pearl just bought me some nitroglycerin pills from the pharmacy. My heart doesn't hurt anymore, and I'm fine."
"pearl?"
Shi Jin then noticed Bai Zhenzhu sitting opposite him with a gentle smile, and he was so shocked that he almost lost his composure.
A million possibilities flashed through my mind in an instant: Had this white pearl done something strange to his mother again?
He immediately walked up to Bai Zhenzhu, grabbed her wrist, and pulled her up from her seat.
"Ouch! That hurts!"
White Pearl winced in pain.
"Xiao Jin, what are you doing! Let go! Can't you see Pearl is in pain?"
Hearing his mother's scolding, Shi Jin quickly let go of her hand, but his expression remained angry.
"Mom, how come you're with her?"
"What are you saying? Why can't I be with Pearl? Besides, you two knew each other before!"
Shi's mother never expected that all her efforts to bring the two of them together would turn out to be because they already knew each other. How wonderful!
“Auntie, I’ve met Shi Jin a few times. I didn’t expect him to be your son. But it seems he doesn’t want to see me. Maybe I should leave.”
Bai Zhenzhu pretended to be very aggrieved, and looked like she was about to cry again.
How could Shi's mother let Bai Zhenzhu suffer any injustice? She quickly stepped in to uphold justice, saying, "Xiao Jin, Zhenzhu helped me today, so you have to repay her properly for your mother's sake. Here's what we'll do: I have some things to do later, so you can sit with Zhenzhu for a while before taking her back to school."
Shi's mother didn't have time to care how they met; she just wanted to leave.
Shi Jin was about to stop his mother from leaving when she had already disappeared.
Shi Jin had no choice but to sit opposite Bai Zhenzhu, glaring at her angrily.
He had to settle the accounts with Bai Zhenzhu one by one.
"Tell me, what tricks did you use this time to make my mom pout?"
"Shi Jin, why do you always think so badly of me? Can't I sincerely help your mother?"
Bai Zhenzhu rarely spoke to him seriously, forcing Shi Jin to consider whether he was overthinking things.
"White Pearl, you have no trust in me whatsoever, do you understand?"
"Yes, I understand. In your eyes, I'm just a ruthless, vicious woman who will stop at nothing!"
Seeing that Bai Zhenzhu's emotions were getting more and more agitated, Shi Jin glanced around, suppressed his own equally irritable emotions, and comforted her, "Bai Zhenzhu, I never said such a thing."
"But that's what you really think!"
"Okay, I don't want to waste my breath arguing with you. My mom wants me to have dinner with you, so just eat your food."
"And what about you? Aren't you going to eat?"
White Pearl blinked her innocent, bright eyes at him.
"I've already eaten."
When she said this, Bai Zhenzhu clearly sensed Shi Jin's dejection.
Indeed, if she hadn't come up with the idea of having Shi's mother call Shi Jin over from Li Qianni, the two of them might already be in a relationship.
So Bai Zhenzhu didn't go too far. She quietly and leisurely finished her dinner and also sent those messages of condolence to Li Qianni.
After that, Shi Jin remained silent, constantly fiddling with her phone with her head down.
He sent Li Qianni a WeChat message to apologize.
But Li Qianni ignored him.
Shi Jin sighed silently, gazing wistfully out the window in a daze...
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