Chapter 224 Chen Ci Wants to Go Abroad
Lin Fei said, "...Chen Tang will come over later to play skateboarding with you."
Ye Qingning's eyes lit up: "Great! It's been so long since I've played this!"
She had barely finished speaking when Chen Tang burst in like a whirlwind: "I hate rainy days the most!"
Seeing that Ye Qingning was already awake, he didn't go to the living room, but waved and said, "Sister-in-law, let's go skateboarding!"
"Okay," Ye Qingning replied, and the two disappeared from the living room in a matter of minutes.
Lin Feiyan: "..."
...
Although she was in good spirits, Ye Qingning was clearly out of sorts today. After playing for a while, she felt a little weak. She sat down at the bar, made herself some passion fruit tea, and drank a cup to calm herself down.
A moment later, Chen Tang came over on his skateboard: "Sister-in-law, why are you so weak today?"
Ye Qingning rested her chin on her hand: "It's been a long time since I've played."
Chen Tang obediently drank his tea without saying much.
"By the way, what brings you here today?" Ye Qingning asked casually.
"The boss messaged me in the group yesterday saying he made you angry and asked me to come over and play skateboarding with you," Chen Tang said frankly.
Ye Qingning scoffed: "He made me angry himself, so he's asking you to coax him!"
Chen Tang scratched his head: "How could the boss possibly know how to coax people..."
"You can?"
"I don't know how." Chen Tang thought for a moment: "Among us, Aci is probably the only one who understands you women, but he's running into some trouble right now..."
"Chen Ci?"
"Mhm."
What trouble could he possibly run into?
“Well…” Chen Tang thought for a moment, “It’s just that Ashi is always clinging to him, but he doesn’t seem to like Ashi. And Ashi is coming to Qing City soon, so Aci has to go out and hide for a while.”
"What Ash?"
"Well..." Chen Tang suddenly stopped talking again: "Anyway, Aci left Qing City this morning. His research project abroad requires him to go there."
"This morning? Chen Ci is going abroad?"
“Yes,” Chen Tang explained, “He also has a research institute abroad, so he goes abroad every year, but he left a little earlier this year.”
"How long will it take?" Ye Qingning asked again.
"At most six months." Chen Tang paused for a moment, "But this time it's uncertain. If Ashi stays in Qing City, he might never come back..."
Ye Qingning frowned slightly: "What time is his flight?"
Chen Tang raised his wrist to check his watch: "It's around eight o'clock, I guess they should all be at the airport by now."
Ye Qingning took out her phone: "Do you have the flight number? Send it to me."
“Yes.” Chen Tang also took out his phone: “I helped him get this plane ticket, otherwise he wouldn’t have been able to leave so early.”
He took a screenshot of the flight information and sent it to Ye Qingning before asking, "Sister-in-law, why are you asking about this?"
"Urgent." Ye Qingning immediately sent the flight number to Jian Yan: "Jian Yan, Chen Ci is going abroad. This trip might last at least six months. His flight is at 8:15!"
At the time, Jian Yan was having breakfast in the restaurant. Upon seeing the news, she immediately rushed out of the restaurant and hailed a taxi at the school gate.
She didn't know why, but she felt very uneasy, as if if she didn't see him again, she might never see him again.
But no matter what, she wanted to tell him she liked him.
No matter what he chooses, she wants to tell him to his face that she likes him!
The taxi sped through the rain, and Jian Yan's heart suddenly began to clench with pain, a feeling strikingly similar to the day she drove to the airport to see that person.
If time could turn back, Jianyan doesn't know if she would still be so foolish.
If it weren't for her, perhaps...
She deserves to live forever in the desolate void of time, eternally repenting.
Therefore, in this life, her happiness is both within reach and yet unattainable.
Although she held the phone in her palm, she never dialed Chen Ci's number; she wanted to gamble on fate.
After a frantic rush, the taxi arrived at the airport at 7:50. Jian Yan jumped out of the car without even taking an umbrella.
Although she knew it was too late, she was unwilling to give up until she had fought with her last ounce of strength.
Jian Yan looked through the long line of people at the security checkpoint one by one, and finally gave up completely at 8:15.
The sky was gray and gloomy through the rain. An airplane cut through the rain and flew into the sky, quickly disappearing into the clouds.
Jian Yan walked out of the airport with her head hanging low and continued walking along the airport avenue.
The rain intensified in that short time, pelting down relentlessly, but it only made her head clearer.
Chen Ci, being so intelligent, couldn't possibly be unaware of her thoughts, but his abrupt departure had already provided the answer.
At least for now, he doesn't like her.
...
Chen Chu drove out of the underground parking lot and drove along the airport avenue. Suddenly, a beautiful figure appeared in his sight. Jian Yan was wearing a white chiffon dress with red flowers and walking in the rain.
The heavy rain added a touch of desolation to her lonely figure.
Her heart tightened. Chen Chu pulled up beside her, took an umbrella, got out of the car, and stepped over to shield her slender body.
"Jianyan, what are you doing here! Why didn't you take a taxi in the rain?"
Jian Yan looked up and saw a black umbrella completely covering her head. The man was dressed in a black suit, and his eyes were bright and piercing.
"Chen Ci?"
He realized his mistake as soon as he finished speaking.
She lowered her eyes and smiled bitterly: "Chen Ci has gone abroad, hasn't he? I came to see him off."
"His flight at 8:15 has already left." Chen Chu's brows furrowed with anxiety. "You're all soaked, hurry up and get in the car!"
He escorted Jian Yan to the passenger seat and got into the car. Then he quickly returned to the driver's seat, put away his umbrella in the back seat, and took a towel from the back seat and handed it to Jian Yan.
"Wipe it off, or you'll easily catch a cold."
Jianyan took it and said, "Thank you."
"You're welcome." Chen Chu started the car, turned on the heater, and drove onto the main road.
Chen Chu didn't ask any more questions, but just drove silently, leaving enough space for Jian Yan to process the information.
After drying her hair until it was half dry, Jian Yan sneezed loudly. Chen Chu frowned slightly and pulled the car over to a tree by the roadside: "Wait for me."
After saying that, he pushed open the door, got out of the car, rushed out, took a clean piece of clothing from the trunk, and got back into the car.
When Jianyan saw him hand her a white sweatshirt from his pocket, her heart softened.
She could clearly see the raindrops falling from the man's hair and face, and his suit was also soaked, but he carefully held the suit in his arms.
Noticing her gaze, Chen Chu smiled and raised his hand to brush the rain off his clothes: "It's alright, it's a bespoke suit with wool lining, the rain will go away with a shake."
Although he said that, Jian Yan knew that it was only a light rain, and that he probably couldn't withstand a downpour like this.
The man had already started the car in that instant: "Put on my clothes first, and when we get to the city, I'll take you to buy a new set to change into before I take you back to school."
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