Chapter 49: Blind Date?
She kept looking up at the window, praying to her father not to notice the car.
"No, I said, why are we hiding when we see your dad?" Jiang Jinrui asked in an aggrieved tone.
"If my dad knows about your existence, he will definitely ask questions like checking your household registration, in case he is not satisfied with you, it will be miserable." Zhong Yahan tried to lower his voice and explained.
"Are you so unconfident in me?" Jiang Jinrui said with some disappointment that he was about to sit up, but she hurriedly stopped him.
"Hey, don't, don't get up..."Zhong Yahan pressed his body, and the mobile phone ringtone in the bag suddenly rang unprecedentedly, startling her into a cold sweat, she took out her mobile phone from her bag in a panic and turned it to silent, not daring to answer.
"I guess if you don't show up, your dad won't leave, what should I do now?" Jiang Jinrui's tone softened and asked seriously.
"I have a way, anyway, my dad doesn't know you, you sit up, drive the car to a farther place and park, I'll walk back." Zhong Yahan had an idea and guided him in a clear manner.
"Okay, then you hold on, I'm going to start the car." Jiang Jinrui compromised and sat up, started the car and drove away.
Father Zhong looked at the apartment building for a long time, and his daughter's phone call was not answered, he was a little anxious, and suddenly saw a dark gray car near the apartment building, he guessed that the person in the car should be the resident of this building, and he should be able to help him go upstairs and call his daughter.
Just as he was about to approach the car, the car suddenly started to leave, leaving Father Zhong to raise his hand and shout in despair: "Eh, young man, wait a minute! ”
Looking at the shadow of the car driving away, Father Zhong said to himself, "Why did you leave so quickly?" What a coincidence! ”
Jiang Jinrui drove the car farther away, Zhong Yahan hurriedly got out of the car and immediately ran back in the direction of the apartment.
Jiang Jinrui looked at her figure running away, shook his head with a helpless smile, started the car and left.
When Zhong Yahan ran to the apartment building, he stopped, cleaned himself up, and then pretended to be calm and walked slowly towards the apartment building.
When Zhong's father was about to walk into the lobby, Zhong Yahan trotted in the direction where his father was standing, pretending to be surprised and called, "Dad, why are you here?" ”
When Father Zhong heard Zhong Yahan's voice, he immediately turned around, squinted his eyes and carefully looked around her body.
The girl in front of him had black and bright hair tied with a high ponytail, a pure and delicate face, a simple and fresh light blue sweater, dark blue straight-leg jeans, and a pair of small white shoes on her feet.
He hurriedly stepped forward and reproached, "You kid, where have you gone?" Why don't you answer the phone? ”
"I just went out to play, and my phone was put on silent in my bag, and I didn't hear it." Zhong Yahan naturally took out her mobile phone from her bag, pretending to know her father's call now.
"Where have you been? I was almost going up and knocking on the door! ”
"Dad, have you had dinner?" Zhong Yahan immediately changed the topic and asked his father, for fear that his father would continue to ask.
"No, I'll come to you as soon as I'm done, where can I still have time to eat?"
"Then let's go to dinner, I haven't eaten yet, I'm so hungry." Zhong Yahan said coquettishly, holding her father's hand and walking towards the Chinese restaurant near the apartment.
On the table, there are delicious and tempting Chinese dishes, such as the delicate and smooth tofu and fish head soup, the verdant stir-fried vegetables, the red and smooth braised pork, the golden and crispy fried shrimp, and two bowls of hot white rice.
Zhong Yahan kept eating, looking like she had a good appetite.
From time to time, Father Zhong put vegetables in her bowl and looked at her lovingly, showing a satisfied smile.
"How are you doing in Southtown?" Father Zhong suddenly spoke up and asked with concern.
"It's good, there are Huiyun, Xinxin and Yaoyao here, everyone is very good to me." Zhong Yahan replied in a pleasant tone.
"That's good, Dad just wants you to be doing well here." Father Zhong nodded with satisfaction.
"Dad, why did you come to Nancheng suddenly, and you didn't tell me in advance." Zhong Yahan asked puzzledly, and put a piece of meat in his father's bowl.
"I have to come to Nancheng for a while, I don't have time to tell you, I think I'll come back to see you when I'm done." Father Zhong said, picked up the meat in the bowl and put it in his mouth, and ate seriously.
The father and daughter quietly lowered their heads and continued to eat, and there was some quiet condensation in the air.
Suddenly, Father Zhong had the advice of his wife before going out, raised his head and put down the dishes and chopsticks, and solemnly said to Zhong Yahan: "By the way, Xiaohan, I came this time, and your mother also explained something." ”
Zhong Yahan raised her head, stopped eating, looked at her father with puzzled eyes, and waited quietly for her father's next words, without making a sound.
Seeing that his daughter didn't answer, Father Zhong continued: "Your mother has a classmate in elementary school, who played well with your mother when she was a child, and later moved to Nancheng with her family in junior high school, and lost contact with your mother, and only recently suddenly contacted your mother in the WeChat classmate group. ”
"Uh-huh, and then what?" Seeing his father pause for a while, Zhong Yahan had a bad premonition in his heart.
"Your mother's classmate has a son, who is the same age as you, and used to study at Nancheng University, and I heard that his current work is developing well, and their family is okay, so your mother asked you to meet him next weekend." Father Zhong smiled meaningfully and conveyed everything his wife had explained to his daughter.
When Zhong Yahan heard this, cold sweat broke out on her face, knowing that it was really nothing good for her father to come to her suddenly, and exclaimed: "Dad! You're not going to let me go on a blind date, are you? ”
"Let you meet and get to know people, so that you can take care of yourself in Nancheng."
"I'm not going! I'm only 25 years old and don't need a blind date! Zhong Yahan pursed the corners of her mouth and resisted.
"Why are you so disobedient, you child? It's just for you to meet, and as for how you develop, it's up to you. Father Zhong persuaded in an anxious tone.
"I'm not going anyway! If people take a fancy to me, I have to think about how to refuse! Zhong Yahan muttered depressedly.
"Your mother and I have thought about it, in two years, we will quit our jobs, come to Nancheng to buy a suite, and move here to live, so that when you get married in the future, it will not be far away, and it will be closer to your parents' home." Father Zhong pondered deeply and said the plan in his heart.
"But can you get used to living in the South City?" Zhong Yahan asked with some concern.
"Your mother and I only have one child, you, if you marry far away, we are reluctant, why don't we all come to Nancheng, so that it is closer to you, as for whether you can get used to it, you will always get used to it after living for a long time."
"Alas, Dad, you've worked hard." Zhong Yahan sighed deeply.
"As long as you live happily, your mother and I will be at ease, if you are free, go home and have a look, your mother thinks you are important!"
"Uh-huh, Dad, I'll go home when I'm not busy with work." Zhong Yahan nodded obediently in response.
She stared at her father carefully, and suddenly found that some wrinkles had gradually crept up on his father's face, and there were one or two white hairs mixed between the originally black hair, and she instantly felt a little distressed.
Parents have worked hard all their lives for their children. The wanderers who are struggling outside have become the biggest concern in the hearts of their parents. They are willing to give everything for the sake of their children.
Zhong Yahan looked at her father intently, with deep emotion and guilt in her heart.
The next day, it was a new week of work and life, and office workers started their non-stop daily mode again.
Chen Xuan was assigned a new design task, and Zhong Yahan and Zhang Tianyi were once again assigned to a group, and the two of them have now become perfect partners in the design department.
If Zhong Yahan hadn't indicated that she had a boyfriend early in the morning, it is estimated that everyone would have talked about it, mistakenly thinking that the two of them would become a couple.
The day's work was very busy, and Zhong Yahan and Zhang Tianyi carefully made the design plan for a whole day.
Since Zhong Yahan clearly rejected Zhang Tianyi that day, and after he received 10,000 wounds in his heart that day when the two of them looked like love, he would not stalk her.
He told her the next day that he would not pursue her anymore, but he still wanted to be friends with her and be good partners at work.
Zhong Yahan was no longer cold to him, facing him with the attitude of a friend and work partner, and let down his guard.
But his heart never seemed to really let go of her.
After all, he also liked her for many years, although he never got her face to face.
He couldn't help but continue to be kind to her silently, always hoping that one day she would be able to look back at him, even though he knew that she already had a heart.
People seem to like masochism very much, and they don't hit the south wall and don't look back.
In a blink of an eye, it was time to get off work again, and colleagues were getting off work one after another, leaving only Zhang Tianyi and Zhong Yahan still busy, Zhong Yahan felt that he couldn't finish his work, and he would definitely have to work overtime tonight.
She sent a WeChat message to Jiang Jinrui, apologetically saying, "I have to work overtime tonight, let's have dinner together another day." ”
"Mmmm, then don't be too tired, you get off work later, I'll pick you up." Jiang Jinrui looked at the mobile phone screen intently, unconsciously hooked the corners of his mouth, showed a pampering smile, and replied to her text messages in seconds.
The moment he put down his phone, he suddenly thought that there was another Zhang Tianyi in her company who was like a dog skin plaster.
He made up the picture of Zhang Tianyi and Zhong Yahan discussing work together, and his heart was slightly sour and vinegar.
With a "snap", he decisively turned off the computer, picked up his mobile phone and car keys and walked out of the company gate.
He felt that it was not safe to let Zhong Yahan and Zhang Tianyi work together alone at night, so he had to go to her company to accompany her to work overtime, and stared at Zhang Tianyi by the way.
Although he trusted Zhong Yahan, he didn't trust Zhang Tianyi.
Jiang Jinrui packed Zhong Yahan's favorite claypot rice, came to her company, and when he walked into the door, he saw Zhong Yahan and Zhang Tianyi sitting face to face at the bar in the tea area eating a boxed lunch, and the two of them looked like they were talking and laughing.
He looked displeased, frowned slightly, and slowly approached the two step by step.