Chapter 127 Relative
"A man's word is as good as gold. How can you go back on your words? I don't care! We are just friends!"
"But I'm not a real man."
“…”
If she continues to say this, not only will we no longer be friends, but there's a high possibility that we'll become enemies.
Qiao Yuan had a sad face and really couldn't understand what was going on. After the incident where he was intercepted by the gangsters, he could clearly sense that she had changed her opinion of him.
They had met in the cafeteria on the day he was discharged from the hospital, and they had been chatting quite happily. Why did he suddenly make her hide away, and his attitude became even colder than before?
Is it just because of my confession?
This was the first time that Qiao Yuan had met a woman like Su Ning since he was a child. She was so hard to figure out and see clearly, but the more she was like this, the more he couldn't stop.
Touching the goose bumps on her arm, Su Ning felt that if this man continued to look at her in such a strange way, not only would she not be able to eat, but she would even be unable to control her fists!
Noticing her little movement, Yan Bei stood up and came behind her, blocking Qiao Yuan's gaze with his broad shoulders.
"Please let me..."
Yan Bei's face turned completely cold, and he felt an indescribable sense of oppression.
Even if he doesn't say anything, just looking at you with that extremely indifferent look can make people feel an inexplicable chill in their hearts.
Having fought with Fu Jiaming several times, Qiao Yuan knew that since this man was his friend, his skills would probably not be too bad.
Even if he and Chen Baishi behind him were combined, they might not be able to defeat him!
But he couldn't bear to leave in such disgrace, and he didn't want to lose face in front of Suning.
Besides, they are all men, how could he not see that this man is interested in Suning?
Hehe, under the guise of friends...
Damn! He was careless!
I knew Suning would not be moved by any persuasion. He would directly reject the confession and distance himself from me immediately. Why can't he learn to be friends first? The one who is close to the water will get the moon first!
His cheeks were about to twitch from his clenched teeth. Qiao Yuan felt regretful and angry, but fortunately it was not too far away for him to figure it out.
He controlled his temper which was about to explode and gave a provocative smile to the person opposite him who was looking at him coldly.
"There is still a long way to go. How many opportunities do you, a worker from another factory, have compared to me?"
After completely waking up and figuring things out, Qiao Yuan immediately changed his strategy. He didn't mind even though there were people between them. Instead, he stood on tiptoes and turned his head to look at Suning.
"Suning, I won't disturb you from having dinner with your friends. I've thought it through. Even if we can't be together, we can still be good friends, right? You don't have to hide from me tomorrow. What I said is true!"
"I hope you can figure it out."
As for whether they are friends or not, we will decide later depending on the situation.
Su Ning is not stupid and does not believe whatever others say. Especially after the entanglement in the past few days, she is actually very disgusted with people like Qiao Yuan who are somewhat paranoid and will not give up until they achieve their goals.
If she is interested, this unyielding attitude can be interpreted as deep love. But if she is really not interested, then this can only be an annoying trouble that cannot be shaken off.
With a cold snort in his heart, Yan Bei did not miss the gleam of light in his eyes.
When the two of them heard that he had finished speaking and really did not bother to continue entangled with them, they turned around and left very cheerfully, and they couldn't help but feel relieved.
"Suning, leave him alone for now and eat more."
"good."
Sitting back in his seat, Yan Bei picked up his chopsticks again and said, "I heard from Jiaming that this guy is a well-known playboy who always uses sugar-coated bullets to trick young girls."
"Cheat?"
"You chase someone and they break up after just two days of dating. What a lie."
Yan Bei didn't think there was anything wrong in speaking ill of his love rival behind his back. Besides, he didn't exaggerate anything. These were indeed what Jia Ming had said in front of him before.
“Hehe~”
Although he didn't say it explicitly, his intention was too obvious and Suning was amused by his rare gossipy look.
"Don't worry, I won't be fooled. He is not my ideal partner."
“…”
There was a small incident in the middle, but I still managed to finish the lunch successfully.
After sending her to the gate of the textile factory, Yan Bei stood there and watched her gradually receding back until she was completely out of sight before turning around and leaving.
In the afternoon, there were still only her and Hu Yong in the office.
After the affair between Tang Tian and Qin Jianjun fermented, it became even more widely spread because it involved romantic gossip, which is something many people love to hear.
In a short while, they came in waves, all of them looking for excuses to come to the purchasing department to inquire about information.
Suning was busy with the report at hand. While listening to and watching the "bustle" that could not be stopped for the time being, he couldn't tell whether he was in a good or bad mood.
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South Gate Street, Su family courtyard.
Xiaolian was a little uncomfortable staying at home alone at first, but it was just as she said.
I often stay alone at home, but when I calm down and have the company of my small circle, I don’t feel that time is hard to bear.
She has a busy mind. In addition to helping Suning clean the house and outside, she also watered and fertilized the flowers, plants, fruit trees and vegetable seedlings in the yard.
The flower wall was in full bloom and any woman would love it, so she naturally paid special attention to it.
He used a wooden ladder to pick off the withered and yellow leaves on the wall, and carefully moved the flower buds that were squeezed among the vines and could not emerge to a good position.
After being busy for most of the day, Xiaolian didn't feel tired except for missing her family. On the contrary, she was quite happy.
Although the smile that occasionally appeared on her face still looked scary to outsiders, her family members who were familiar with her would definitely be able to tell that the light flickering in her eyes finally had warmth.
"Dong Dong Dong~"
A sudden knock on the door interrupted Xiaolian who was busy looking for work to do.
"Woof woof~"
Bending down and scratching Xiaoyuan's chin, Xiaolian remembered Suning's instructions before he left, and did not open the door or even ask who it was.
Sister Su said that the people in her brother's house next door all have the key to the house and know that she would not choose to come over at this time because she is at work during the day.
Friends are also busy with their own work. If there is really an emergency, they will go to the factory to find her, so don't make a sound or pay attention if someone knocks on the door.
"Dongdong~"
"Xiao Lian? Are you there?"
"mother?"
Although it was unexpected, Xiaolian couldn't help but jog happily when she heard the familiar voices of her family.
He quickly went to the door, removed the bolt and opened the door.
Standing at the door was Gao Fen, who was carrying bags full of things. She couldn't help but smile when she saw her daughter, "Lian'er, why did you take so long to open the door?"
"Sister Su said, don't open the door to someone you don't know."
"Yes, yes, yes, listen to your sister Su!"
The city is different from the countryside. Every household there knows each other's background well. If someone has bad intentions, just call out, and who would not help?
I'm unfamiliar with this city, and the bad guys don't have any words carved on their faces, so if I ignore them I won't stand a chance of getting into danger.
"Mom, give me some of your things, I'll help you carry them!"
"Hey, just take these two light ones. I won't need you for the heavy ones. Mom can handle it!"
Gao Fen's smile deepened and she nodded in agreement. She picked up the things in her hands and went into the yard with her daughter before turning around and closing the door.
"Mom, didn't you go back with Dad this morning? Why are you here again?"
"It's your father and your grandmother who are worried about you staying here alone. They saw that all the fish in the reservoir had been fished out and the small terraced fields on the mountain would soon be gone, so they insisted that I come here to accompany you."
Gao Fen led her daughter to carry all the things to the kitchen while explaining, "These are the fish and shrimps that our family was given. Apart from these, we don't have anything good to bring to your sister Su."
"I asked last night. Sister Su likes to eat fish and shrimp, especially small river shrimp."
"That's good, as long as you like it."
Gao Fen put the fish and shrimp into the emptied bucket and wooden basin, washed his hands, stood up, and subconsciously touched the pocket sewn on the waistband of his pants.
It was still as bulging as when I went out, and I finally felt relieved.
This was all collected by the whole family, and she also borrowed a lot from the team with an advance, which was used to pay for the ointment to treat Xiaolian. If she lost this, she would really be so desperate.
"Did Xiao Su say when he would be home from work?"
"Sister Su said she'll be off work at six and will probably be back before seven."
Gao Fen looked at the sun in the sky. As someone who often worked and was used to seeing the weather change, he estimated the time. It was still early before seven o'clock, so there was still time.
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