Chapter 4: Singing in the Rain
"Wow...... Whew...... Wow ......"
The cell phone rings in a quiet and dimly lit room, repeated several times without any response.
"Wow...... Wow Oooo
When the piercing and annoying bell rang again, the man asleep in the bed snorted, stretched out a slender and tight arm from the quilt, and groped around on the bedside table.
"Hmm. "The man in the bed had his eyes closed and his voice was quite nasal.
"Ah Rin, it's your Aunt Qi, did I disturb you until you sleep? I deliberately waited until noon to call you, sorry ......"
"Talk about things. Xue Rin was very impatient.
"That's right, your dad is back from a business trip tonight, will you be free tomorrow? Will you go home? I'll make you your favorite three-cup chicken?"
"I don't like to eat what you cook. Xue Rin's answer was simple and straightforward.
"It's okay if I don't do it, I'll let Sister-in-law Liu do it, the dishes she cooks have always been to your liking, you ......" The woman immediately changed her words and sped up her speech.
"I'm not going, which home are you going to let me go back to? That's your house, that's his house, when did that become my home?" Xue Rin rolled over and leaned his hand behind his head.
"Ran, Aunt Qi begs you, come back, you haven't returned to China for several years, and you finally came back from graduation, and you still live in a hotel every day, your dad doesn't say it, but he is very worried about you in his heart......"
"What's wrong with staying in a hotel? Who would dare to chase me from my own hotel? When will it be useful for you to ask? I finally warn you, don't mention him to me, and don't call me again, I'm very busy!"
Xue Rin suddenly raised his voice, and immediately hung up the phone after speaking, and threw the phone on the ground next to the bed, fortunately, the house was covered with soft carpets, so the phone would not fall apart.
"Rin, who's that?" said a delicate question from the quilt beside him.
"It's none of your business. ”
Xue Rin didn't even look at the person next to him, lifted the quilt and got out of bed, stepped on the carpet with his bare feet, kneaded the back of his neck with his hands, twisted his head from side to side, he walked to the sofa and picked up the nightgown, and wanted to go to the bathroom.
An anxious coquettish voice came from behind him: "Rin, can you take me to The Mall to shop today?" A few days ago, I took a fancy to a bag and I have always wanted to try it. ”
The girl on the bed was tugging on the quilt to cover her chest and kneeling at the end of the bed, her smooth burgundy waist-length hair falling over her shoulders.
"You go to the mall to find Gong Yan, the director of the sales department, and he will receive you. Xue Rin calmly turned around and explained, and immediately turned around to enter the bathroom.
"And", just as the girl was looking down and snickering, there was another noise at the bathroom door, and the girl quickly raised her head to stare at him.
"Call me Xue Rin. Xue Rin's expression was extremely cold, and after speaking, he entered the bathroom.
As night falls, the clouds are thick, and there are bursts of thunder in the distance, but the mall is still full of people, today is the busiest Saturday, and the brands stationed here are both high-end and complete, whether it is a young person who loves to pursue trends, or a middle-aged person with a successful career, it is the first choice for weekend shopping.
A few years ago, when Yao Zhixia stepped into this mall for the first time, she couldn't help but wander in front of this store full of design, and waited until 10 minutes before the agreed interview time, she reluctantly took the elevator to the supermarket on the basement floor, and found the supermarket personnel department according to the guidance in the text message, and then worked here as a tally clerk for several years.
When all the goods were counted, it was close to 10 o'clock in the evening to get off work, Yao Zhixia looked up at the watch on the wall of the warehouse, wiped the sweat on his forehead with his arm, and prepared to call it a day.
"Zhixia, it's still busy! It's going to rain! Let's go! Let's go first! See you tomorrow!" Several eldest sisters, who are also tally clerks, greeted her when they passed by with bags on their backs.
"Hey, see you tomorrow!"
Yao Zhixia waved to the eldest sisters, then walked into the dressing room, changed out of the work clothes and folded them, neatly placed them in her locker, then straddled the canvas bag over her shoulders, took out the umbrella, turned off the lights in the dressing room, locked the door, and hurried out.
Although there is not much rain in the summer in City A, most of them come quickly and violently, one second I thought it was just a symbolic threat of thunder, and the next second, the heavy rain falling from the sky can pour people from the inside out.
Yao Zhixia just came out of the door of the mall, the rain crackled and fell, when she held up the umbrella, her hair was already half wet, she patted her wet arm with her hand, and temporarily decided to give up the bus that was easy to get stuck in traffic on rainy days, and take the subway instead, she stood on tiptoe, planning to cross the exit of the underground parking lot to take the subway across the road.
But just as she was walking forward, a red sports car drove up from the exit of the underground parking lot at a very fast speed, and then made a big turn to the left and drove into the road.
Without the slightest hesitation, the sports car rode into the dust and disappeared into the rolling traffic, leaving Yao Zhixia standing on the edge of the exit in a daze, his whole body splashed wet.
"You!
Yao Zhixia hurriedly looked herself up and down, only to see that her blouse, pants and canvas shoes were all splashed with muddy water, but the culprit had long since disappeared, but the rain was getting heavier and heavier.
"Hey, be careful! Oops, slow down!"
Gong Yan raised his hand and wanted to pat Xue Rin's arm, but he was afraid of disturbing his driving, so he had to hang his hand in the air for a while.
"Oh! Are you an old man! It's fast!"
Xue Rin said, stepping on the accelerator deeper, he stretched out his right hand to hit Gong Yan's hand hanging in the air, leaving his left hand to hold the steering wheel.
"You almost hit the umbrella guy when you went to the ground just now, didn't you see it?"
Gong Yan is scared when he thinks about it now, just now he saw that person being splashed with water, and it was Xue Rin who wanted to get out of the car to apologize but had no choice but to drive.
"See, I'm measured, okay! Don't you see what's wrong!" Xue Rin spread his right hand upwards impatiently.
The two were speechless for a while, Xue Rin was a little bored, so he took the initiative to speak: "I have a big weekend, I can't make an appointment, I came to pick you up from work, and invited you to dinner, why don't you have a good attitude towards me!"
"Do you still have a date?Who are you going to date?The woman who came to me to settle the bill?" Gong Yan crossed his arms in front of his chest, and his tone was slightly playful.
"Which woman is paying the bill?" Xue Rin asked nonchalantly.
"Are you pretending to be stupid with me? It's the one who came to buy the bag today, the one who made a lot of noise. Gong Yan described, and a wave of disgust had risen in his heart.
"Oh, that, I can't remember the name, anyway, I don't plan to date in the future, so I'll give a gift. ”
Xue Rin tilted his head and leaned his left arm against the car window, holding the steering wheel with his right hand.
Gong Yan sighed, slightly hesitating, "Then you, just like this?"
"Hey, this is all what you want me to do, take what you need, I didn't force her with a knife, I didn't lie to her, I know what she wants, just give it to her, don't you think this way is both efficient and easy?"
"I don't think, I don't want this mess, I want to find someone I really like, and I really like mine. Gong Yan said seriously.
"Sincerely?You, a rich second generation who has been influenced by the American imperialists, still believe in sincerity?Brother Yan, how old are you to still believe this?" Xue Rin glanced at him disdainfully.
"Why can't you believe it? My dad and my mom, Uncle Xue and Aunt Chen, aren't they living examples?" Gong Yan retorted confidently.
When Xue Rin heard the word "Aunt Chen", a fire came up in an instant, he pursed his lips and forcibly suppressed the fire, "Can you not face him in front of me!"
"I was wrong, I shouldn't have mentioned him, but, after so many years, we can't live this thing for the rest of our lives, it's been almost a month since you returned to China, have you ever been home?"
Gong Yan was well aware of Xue Rin's resistance to Xue Huaiyuan, and when Chen Nuan died of leukemia, Xue Rin was only 13 years old, which was an age that would make boys hateful and reckless.
Losing the gentleness that can be fully trusted and relied on, Xue Rin squandered his youth like a beast that had just begun, Xue Huaiyuan did not keep him by his side, but chose to send him to the United Kingdom to study in high school, and Xue Rin, who felt that he was abandoned, began a real life of exile, he learned to fight, pick up girls and drag racing from all kinds of fox friends and dogs, and was expelled from school several times, and finally relied on Xue Huaiyuan's donation to give Xue Rin a graduation diploma.
Later, a lot of things happened, which made Xue Rin more and more extreme, until now he is frozen with his family, even after graduating from college and returning to China, he has been living in the group's hotel and has never returned home.
"Why should I go back to his house? It's not good to stay in a hotel, the city center, the river view, it's convenient to go anywhere, and most importantly, it's clean, no one is in the way." Xue Rin replied lightly.