Chapter 39
The final exam of the first semester of senior year was jointly conducted with Beijing City, especially the mathematics and physics, which were abnormal and difficult.
After the test, there was a cry of grief in the class. Lan Shuqing seemed unaware of it. She just took out her cell phone to send messages to Jiang Bai, reporting her situation anytime and anywhere, and Jiang Bai would always reply to her and ask what she was doing.
Q version villain: The exam is finally over!!!
Q version villain: Xie Rong is about to explode!
Pure White Avatar: Why? Is the question difficult?
Q-version villain: Well, it’s even more abnormal than the last midterm exam.
Pure White Avatar: What about you? How did you do on the exam?
Q version villain: Of course I have no problem!
Q version villain: Deshou.jpg
Pure white avatar: rolling eyes.jpg
Jiang Bai was thinking about one thing: Lan Shuqing, are you really going to work during the winter vacation?
Q version man: Hehehe, no, I don’t have time!
Pure white avatar: Huh?
Q version of the villain: Xie Rong said that we should go out and play during the holidays, but we only have one month off, and there is also the Spring Festival in the middle, so the timing is not suitable. Let’s wait until after the college entrance examination.
Pure white avatar: That’s fine.
Q version of the villain: What? Worried about me or something?
Pure white avatar: At such a young age, just play when you should, no need to go to work.
Q version villain: hehe.jpg
Q version villain: Jiang Bai Jiang Bai Jiang Bai~
Pure white avatar: What?
Q version villain: hehe.jpg
Pure white avatar: I have to work, bye!
The teachers worked overtime to mark the papers and only then could they release the results by noon the next day. After the results came out, Lan Shuqing firmly took the first place.
The questions this time were really abnormal. Lan Shuqing only answered more than 680 questions, while Xie Rong performed exceptionally well and maintained his previous score even though the questions were very difficult.
Old Xie was very happy and stopped nagging before asking Xie Rong and the others to have fun when they went out.
After the results were released, we had a holiday. The next day, Lan Shuqing packed his luggage and went out for a trip with Xie Rong and the others.
The temperature of the place we are going this time is similar to spring, so we don’t need to bring that many clothes. However, maybe because of the big temperature difference between day and night, Lan Shuqing still took a thicker coat.
Pure white avatar: I heard there are a lot of mosquitoes over there, so you should bring some mosquito repellent.
While packing, Lan Shuqing was still messaging Jiang Bai. Lan Shuqing took a photo of the suitcase and sent it to Jiang Bai.
Jiang Bai looked at the photos. On one side were clothes and on the other were daily necessities. Lan Shuqing and his group were going to be away for four days and five nights. Lan Shuqing brought two sets of clothes, as well as a makeup bag, a selfie stick and other things, but no mosquito repellent.
Q version of the little man: I haven’t bought mosquito repellent yet, I’ll ask Aunt Yao if she has any later.
Pure white avatar: Well, remember to ask.
Q version villain: I know~
Pure white avatar: What time do you leave tomorrow?
Q version of the little man: The flight is at 10:30, so I can just go there for lunch.
Pure white avatar: Okay, be safe.
Q version character: Jiang Bai, you are so nagging.
Pure white avatar: It’s okay, I can nag even more.
Q version villain: Jiang Bai~
Pure white avatar: Huh?
Lan Shu lay lightly on the bed, staring at the chat box, gritted his teeth slightly, and then clicked on the video call.
When the video popped up, Jiang Bai's hands trembled and he almost refused. After steadying his hands, Jiang Bai clicked to connect.
It wasn't a familiar background. Lan Shuqing looked at Jiang Bai with a hint of doubt. "Jiang Bai, where are you?"
Not the bedroom, not the living room.
Jiang Bai smoothed his hair and said, "In the study."
Lan Shu tilted his head slightly, "What are you doing in the study?"
Jiang Bai glanced at her computer screen and felt a little guilty for some reason. She propped her head up with her left hand and said, "Just watching some videos."
"Hmm?" Lan Shu blinked slightly. "What video are you watching?"
Jiang Bai waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about it, kid. Hurry up and get ready for bed, or you won't have the energy tomorrow."
Lan Shuqing glanced at her suspiciously, raised his chin, and said, "Wait until I come back and show it to me!"
Jiang Bai's eyes widened. She sat up straight and closed the browser screen, leaving only Lan Shuqing's video call. "I'll talk to you when you come back."
Lan Shuqing narrowed her eyes slightly. Something was wrong. She snorted and decided to let Jiang Bai go for the time being. After all, Lan Shuqing couldn't do anything from such a distance. She raised her eyebrows and said, "Then wait for me to come back."
Jiang Bai nodded.
Lan Shu hummed softly and muttered something.
Jiang Bai didn't hear clearly, nor did he understand what she said. Jiang Bai was a little confused, "What did you say?"
Lan Shuqing didn't answer, but got up from the bed and said, "That's it for now. I'm going to go find Aunt Yao."
Jiang Bai said "Oh" and Lan Shuqing hung up the video. Jiang Bai scratched her hair in annoyance. She should have told Lan Shuqing directly that she was watching a horror movie, so that Lan Shuqing would not have grabbed her.
Well, regret it.
Someone is on vacation, someone is reporting on their work and has to work overtime.
The performance report was on the 29th. Each team leader of the entire department reported to the department head individually, that is, Zhou Yue, Bai Shanshan and Jiang Bai reported to Sister Zhu. Each person had a time limit of 45 minutes, including explanation and comments.
Jiang Bai was in the third one. She spent half a month working on the PPT, combining the content of the previous project report with her daily work and group work. The PPT was about ten pages long, and she spoke for fifteen minutes and then gave comments.
Sister Zhu was very satisfied with Jiang Bai's work performance, so the evaluation she gave was very appropriate.
After reporting on the job on the 29th, last year came to a perfect end, but what followed was overtime at the end of the month. Jiang Bai was busy all the time, and Lan Shu was playing all the time, occasionally sending Jiang Bai some photos from there and selfies.
Jiang Bai saved them all.
The day Lan Shuqing returned was the 31st. She had originally wanted Jiang Bai to pick her up, but Jiang Bai had to work overtime and didn't have the time. Lan Shuqing felt somewhat resentful about this. She missed Jiang Bai terribly when she hadn't seen her for a long time. She couldn't explain the feeling, but as long as she was by Jiang Bai's side, Lan Shuqing felt at ease.
In the following period, Lan Shuqing had no chance to meet Jiang Bai. After the 31st, because of the Spring Festival, the weekend had to be adjusted.
In the first week of February, which was also the last week before the Spring Festival, some people in Jiang Bai's company saved up their vacation time and went home early to celebrate the New Year. When talking about this, Lan Shuqing remembered that Jiang Bai seemed to have never taken a vacation since they met.
What a workaholic.
Lan family.
Li Liyue saw Lan Shuqing was constantly looking at his phone, typing away without knowing what he was typing. She leaned over and asked, "Who are you chatting with?"
Lan Shuqing raised his head and glanced at Li Liyue, "Jiang Bai." Then he lowered his head and busied himself with sending messages.
Q version of the villain: Jiang Bai, are you going home for the Spring Festival?
The pure white avatar still replied immediately: Go home.
Q version of the villain: When will you go back?
Pure white avatar: New Year’s Eve.
Q version of the villain: No leave?
Even Lan Zhaoting and Lan Qi would take two days off in advance and go home to prepare things for the New Year together. The Spring Festival couplets, blessing characters, and other New Year supplies and food in the house were all prepared by the whole family together.
There are still four days left until the Spring Festival. Q-version man: Then I will come to see you at night?
Pure white avatar: Are you spending the Spring Festival in City A?
Lan Shuqing snorted softly. This woman started to avoid the important issues again. Lan Shuqing's hands became more and more powerful as he typed, and his tone was firm: I'll come to you in the evening!
Li Liyue was watching her daughter's focused expression and the smile between her eyebrows. Her heart skipped a beat. She asked tentatively, "Shu Qing, how is Jiang Bai doing recently?"
Lan Shuqing put down the phone and snorted softly, "She's fine." He still had the mood to reject her.
In the WeChat chat box, Jiang Bai replied with two words: No.
There was a hint of coquettishness on the girl's face. Li Liyue thought she knew Lan Shuqing very well, but now she was a little uncertain.
Ding Dong.
Pure white avatar: I'm still at work.
Q version villain: This has nothing to do with me going to find you!
Pure white avatar: Then why don’t you come at six o’clock and we’ll go have barbecue?
When Lan Shuqing saw it, he laughed immediately.
Q version of the villain: OK!
Lan Shu chuckled and looked at Li Liyue, "Mom, I'm going to find Jiang Bai tonight. We're going to have barbecue."
Li Liyue felt uncomfortable because her daughter went to find Jiang Bai. This state continued until she went to bed at night. Lan Shuqing had not come back yet. Li Liyue sat on the edge of the bed. When she thought about the conversation between Lan Shuqing and Jiang Bai during the day, she felt a little panicked for some reason.
Lan Zhaoting came over and saw his wife in a daze. He asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Li Liyue looked at Lan Zhaoting, "His father, don't you think Shu Qing and Jiang Bai have a very good relationship?"
At six o'clock, when Lan Shuqing arrived downstairs of Zhenghe Group, Jiang Bai was already waiting.
Before Lan Shuqing got out of the car, he saw Jiang Bai waiting on the roadside. Before the car stopped completely, Lan Shuqing opened the door and ran towards Jiang Bai.
There were pedestrians and bicycles on the roadside. When Jiang Bai saw Lan Shuqing running towards her, her heart almost stopped. She hurriedly took two steps forward, and was then hugged by Lan Shuqing. The girl's sweet fragrance filled her nose, familiar yet strange, just like missing someone.
Jiang Bai tightened his grip on Lan Shuqing's hand.
Not long after the hug, Lan Shuqing looked at Jiang Bai's face anxiously, so she let go of Jiang Bai and looked at her face, feeling very happy but also aggrieved, "Jiang Bai, I miss you so much."
Jiang Bai's face flushed. She pulled Lan Shuqing aside and said, "Be careful next time. People on the street..."
Lan Shuqing followed her for two steps without saying a word.
Jiang Bai looked up at her. She looked so pitiful that his heart softened. "I see. Aren't we going to eat barbecue?" She took Lan Shuqing's left pinky finger and said, "Let's go."
The gesture of holding fingers inexplicably soothed Lan Shuqing, but she felt it was not enough, so she touched Jiang Bai's shoulder and complained, "Don't you miss me at all?!"
Are all young people so direct?
Jiang Bai's throat rolled, and she glanced at Lan Shuqing, "I want to."
Lan Shu chuckled, "I knew it!"
Show off! Jiang Bai smiled and glanced at her, just in time to meet Lan Shuqing's eyes. Jiang Bai looked away as if burned. Lan Shuqing smiled even more happily when she saw this. She grabbed Jiang Bai's hand and held it tightly.
"Which barbecue restaurant should we go to?"
Jiang Bai looked at the road while pulling Lan Shuqing towards the nearby shopping mall. "There's a barbecue place here. I've eaten here with other people before. It tastes pretty good, the meat is fresh, and the price is reasonable..."
Lan Shuqing shook Jiang Bai's arm like a little kid, "Jiang Bai, you understand it very well."
After all, she was going to eat with Lan Shuqing, so Jiang Bai wanted to find a good one, and she also wanted to make Lan Shuqing happy.
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