Chapter 855 Ranbao Extra (28)
He wants to ensure that he can live well on his own.
Over the years, his former arrogance has been gradually worn down, replaced by an inescapable air of a businessman. He is certainly not as attractive as a clean-cut, scholarly young man who comes out of school.
He let out a long sigh, preparing to turn off his phone and stop torturing himself.
Just then, a message popped up on my phone: "If you don't come home soon, I'm going to the police station to report you!"
The message came from Kong Ran.
He had assumed she would be with Zhong Lin on such a day, but he never expected she would still be thinking of him.
He suddenly realized that being her uncle wasn't so bad after all.
After all, lovers may separate, but family ties never change, right?
He smiled and replied to her message, "I'm replying now."
...
Wen Sichen came home early today, which is unusual for him.
When he got home, he found that the sun had risen in the west. Kong Ran had actually cooked a huge meal, and she was putting it on the table when he returned.
Seeing him return, she quickly called out to him, "Come quickly, come quickly!"
Wen Sichen was baffled by her outburst: "What kind of madness are you having this time?"
"Tsk, Wen Sichen, how can you be so clueless about romance? Don't you remember what day it is today?"
Wen Sichen thought for a long time before suddenly realizing—today is August 29th, his birthday.
Seeing him stare blankly for a while before realizing what was happening, Kong Ran snorted, "See how thoughtful I am? I even prepared a sumptuous dinner for you. If you hadn't come back today, you wouldn't have had the chance to enjoy it!"
For the first time in several days, Wen Sichen's face brightened. He casually placed his laptop bag on the table next to him and walked over to the table.
It's just some ordinary home-cooked dishes, but what's rare is that she puts her heart into it.
Wen Sichen sighed, "You're not just using me as practice, and then making it for Zhong Lin later, are you?"
Kong Ran: "..."
They saw right through me.
She subconsciously raised her voice: "You're ungrateful for my kindness. If you don't want it, fine."
As she was about to move the food from the table, Wen Sichen quickly stopped her: "Little darling, your temper is really something. Only someone like Zhong Lin can put up with you."
Speaking of this, Kong Ran snorted twice: "That's what you call matching the pot with the lid."
"You're getting all worked up over me, look how proud you are. Is being in a relationship that fun?" Wen Sichen washed his hands, sat down, picked up his chopsticks, and asked.
"Of course I'm happy. Never mind, I won't tell you. You're a single dog, you wouldn't understand anyway."
Wen Sichen immediately rolled his eyes.
Kong Ran observed this and said, "That's exactly right. You'll understand this kind of joy once you talk about it."
Wen Sichen shook his head: "I'm not interested. It's good to be free on my own. Why do I need someone to keep me in check?"
"I told you you wouldn't understand, this is called a sweet burden!"
After Kong Ran finished speaking, she looked at Wen Sichen, who was putting the food into his mouth, with an expectant expression: "How is it? How does it taste?"
Wen Sichen hummed in agreement: "So-so."
The pork ribs were a bit too salty, the tomatoes were a bit too sour because they didn't have enough sugar, and the garlic sprouts were a bit old...
But none of this stopped him from finishing all the food, bite by bite.
Seeing that he seemed to be enjoying his food, Kong Ran couldn't resist taking a bite herself, only to find that it was far from just so-so; it was practically inedible.
"Stop eating, stop eating! Let me treat you to a restaurant!" Kong Ran immediately tried to grab his chopsticks.
Wen Sichen didn't let him pass, and stepped aside, saying, "No need, I'm almost full."
Seeing that he had indeed eaten most of the food on the table in a short time, Kong Ran couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Wen Sichen, I never knew you had such heavy tastes!"
Wen Sichen said irritably, "Eat if you want, or sit down and shut up and wait for me to eat."
Kong Ran then sat down opposite him, thought for a moment, and said, "I have a question for you. What do you think about me interning at Zhong Lin's company?"
Wen Sichen paused for a moment: "You, who studied traditional Chinese medicine, are going to intern at a materials company in Zhonglin. Do you think that's appropriate?"
“I’ve thought about this, but I’ve been helping my mom treat patients at the clinic since I was eight years old. Traditional Chinese medicine doesn’t require any further internships, but the school requires an internship certificate. After thinking it over, I decided that I might as well go to Zhong Lin’s clinic and learn some new things there.”
“Learning new things? I think you’re up to no good.” Wen Sichen glanced at her.
Kong Ran chuckled: "It's impossible for me to say that I have no selfish motives at all, but I'm not all selfish, you know. It's really refreshing to be able to experience new things."
"If you've already thought it through, why are you asking me?"
"I was just hoping you could give me some advice, but now that you mention it, I feel like this is all benefits and no drawbacks. We can totally make this decision happily, so your advice isn't important."
As expected, Wen Sichen rolled his eyes at him as soon as he finished speaking.
Kong Ran didn't pay any attention, and instead pulled a cake out from under the table: "Ta-da! Today's main event!"
"Did you make this yourself?" Wen Sichen looked at the cake with surprise.
"Ahem, it doesn't matter whether I did it myself or not, what matters is the sentiment!" Kong Ran glared.
Wen Sichen smiled and said, "Okay, I appreciate the thought, thank you."
"Don't be so polite, we're practically family!"
Kong Ran opened the cake, lit the candles, sang a birthday song for Wen Sichen, and then lit the candles for him to make a wish.
Wen Sichen didn't make a wish, but silently thought to himself that she was very happy now, and perhaps it was time for him to let go of his obsession.
...
Wen Sichen was indeed prepared to bury the secret in his heart forever.
If Kong Ran hadn't broken up with Zhong Lin.
I learned that Kong Ran and Zhong Lin had broken up two months after his birthday.
After Kong Ran told him last time that he was going to intern at Zhong Lin's company, he did go, and because his major was not related to the job, he happily worked as a receptionist at Zhong Lin's company for a few months.
In her words, she could shine in any position if she was willing to do it.
That is indeed the case.
Although it was just a seemingly simple administrative job, Kong Ran did it with great enthusiasm. He would take every partner investor who came to the company on a tour and introduce them step by step.
She was often seen moving around the company.
Every business partner who comes to the company speaks highly of her, the "receptionist."
Her own selfish desires were also successfully satisfied—because most of the company's employees knew about her relationship with Zhong Lin, and the two of them didn't hide their relationship from others, so she got the opportunity to spend more time with Zhong Lin openly.
The only downside is that Zhong Lin seems to be getting busier and busier.
Although they work at the same company, the only time they can actually spend alone together is when she stays with him while he works overtime after get off work.
Although Kong Ran didn't say anything, he was somewhat puzzled.
She vaguely knew that the company seemed to be in some kind of trouble, but her previous studies were only half-baked and she had no access to the company's core content, so she didn't know what the trouble was or how troublesome it was.
She asked Zhong Lin several times, but he always gave vague answers.
She felt a little uneasy, but since they were mostly happy together, she didn't think too much about it. She just told herself not to be too suspicious and to learn to trust each other.
Until the news came out that Zhong Lin was going abroad.
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