Wearing a white shirt, black trousers, and a khaki windbreaker, he is tall and straight, and as tall as jade. Standing under the dense camphor tree, he is very recognizable, like a painting with heavy makeup, which makes people unable to take their eyes away.

The taxi stopped across the road. Guan Ningning opened the door and got out of the car, and Xu Jingan saw it.

He stood on the roadside and kept looking left and right, and he would always be surprised when he saw a car stopping.

After Guan Ningning hung up the phone, he was afraid that she would be angry and wouldn't come. He wanted to call her again and ask her if she was on her way, but he held back in the end.

He knew that she was unhappy and that she needed to be quiet and think about things alone.

He also thought that if he didn't come, he would keep waiting.

Although spring has begun, it is still very cold, especially at night.

He even thought that it would be good to get sick from the cold, so that he could have the opportunity to rely on her and be with her. If he was lucky, he could spend the night at her house again and sleep next to her, separated by a wall, which was already what they were now. The closest distance they can be together, and the fact that they can eat food cooked by her own hands, will make him feel like they are living under the same roof.

They could be so close, as if they had never been apart.

Guan Ningning stood across the road, waiting for the light to turn green.

She and Xu Jing'an looked at each other across the traffic flow, and there seemed to be a thousand words in the silence.

The light finally turned green, and Guan Ningning was about to cross the road.

But Xu Jing'an was faster than her. He took long steps with long legs and had already stepped on the zebra crossing. Watching him walking towards her, Guan Ningning just stood there without moving, waiting for him to come over.

Seeing him walking towards her like this, Guan Ningning's heartbeat began to speed up uncontrollably.

She tried hard to restrain herself and told herself the purpose of coming here over and over again, and then she disguised her emotions. When Xu Jing'an came to her side, Guan Ningning's heartbeat was as calm as her face, and she looked particularly cold.

"Have you finished eating?" Xu Jing'an asked. He knew Guan Ningning very well. Before she could say anything, he said, "I haven't eaten yet. I'm hungry. Can you eat something with me?"

Thinking that he had a bad stomach and she was cold, Guan Ningning nodded, "Okay."

There are various restaurants on both sides of the road, which can be regarded as a food street. Guan Ningning couldn't help but think that he wanted to have dinner with her, so she mentioned this place.

Xu Jing'an turned his head and glanced at her, his eyes helpless, and said quietly: "I didn't choose this place intentionally to have dinner with you. It's already very late, and you've probably finished eating. You agreed to come with me, just because of me. The intestines and stomach, right?”

Guan Ningning was stunned for a moment and nodded, "I didn't think about it that much."

She neither admitted that she suspected that he deliberately chose this place to have dinner with her, nor admitted that she was worried about his health.

The current state of the two people makes Xu Jing'an particularly sad.

He felt that his stomach started to hurt again, not because he was hungry, or because he had eaten randomly, but just because he saw her indifference and alienation, his stomach felt faintly cramped.

Xu Jing'an suppressed his emotions and pointed to a grilled fish restaurant not far ahead that had a nice facade, nice decoration, and a large store, "How about eating grilled fish?"

"Okay, up to you."

The two of them entered the grilled fish shop together.

Guan Ningning had no intention of ordering, Xu Jingan ordered a grilled fish, and the waiter poured them two cups of tea and then turned around to do other things.

Guan Ningning held the tea cup, and the warmth spread through the cup wall to her palms.

She thought for a moment and said, "When did my parents go to Huanyu? Since they couldn't contact me?"

"No, I've been here twice before, but I was kicked out both times. I didn't give him a penny, and I didn't say a word to them."

Xu Jing'an was also annoyed and irritable during that time.

He couldn't find Guan Ningning either. He always wanted to eat people and explode at the slightest sign.

He used to think that he was an emotionally stable person, but it was then that he realized that he could be so emotionally unstable that he was a lunatic.

Guan Zhibo and Jiang Meilan didn't dare to break in. It wasn't until some time ago that they began to think about coming to Huanyu. Soon after, they found out that Jiang Meilan had myeloma, which is also considered bone cancer. It was in the advanced stage.

If they just wanted money, Xu Jing'an could send them away with just one sentence.

But cancer, terminal.

Important matters in life can be separated by yin and yang at any time, so he felt that it was fine if he didn't know about it, but since he knew it, he should let Guan Ningning know it. Knowing that he could choose not to see or help would be better than regretting knowing about the new life later.

Xu Jing'an told Guan Ningning about Jiang Meilan's illness, and added: "I think you should know about this. As for whether you see them or not, you decide for yourself."

"Okay, thank you." Guan Ningning looked at him with a pair of clear and bright eyes, and said sincerely, "I'm sorry, I feel the need to apologize to you in person. I misunderstood you. Even on the way here in the taxi, I was still doubting All of these are excuses you made, whether you are seriously ill or a matter of life or death, it is all your unscrupulous choice of words. I never thought it was true."

Guan Ningning's mind was a little confused.

She didn't expect things to turn out like this, and she didn't know what she would do.

She knows Jiang Meilan, she is uneducated, a housewife, and listens to Guan Zhibo in everything.

In fact, they are pathetic, pitiful, but also hateful.

They live in remote areas, and have been indoctrinated since childhood, and have been exposed to the idea of ​​​​preferring sons over daughters. People without sons are said to be destitute, and two daughters cannot hold their heads up. Without sons, they are inferior to others.

When a daughter gets married, it is just a waste of money, and the family property belongs to the son. Whatever work or work is done, the daughter is not less allowed to do it, and the woman is allowed to contribute money and effort.

They live in that kind of environment, so they treat her like this.

Guan Ningning didn't think so, and she couldn't hate them at all. She only blamed herself for her bad luck and not having a good pregnancy.

She couldn't hate her, but she didn't want to live the same life again.

She never thought about such a desperate day for a day. She even thought of Guan Zhibo and Jiang Meilan and became irritable, disgusted and resistant.

The waiter brought the grilled fish.

interrupted Guan Ningning's thoughts.

"There is no need to apologize to me. Their coming to Huanyu will not have any impact on me and the company." Xu Jing'an picked up the chopsticks and said, "Let's eat something to talk about. I'm really hungry."

Guan Ningning picked up her chopsticks and picked out a small piece of fish, "Where's Mr. Xu, why did he leave you here alone?"

"He ate with people from Hong Kong Branch. I'm afraid that if I eat with them again, their company will be like yours and they will say that he and I are a couple."

Guan Ningning smiled and said, "You know?"

"Well, Xu Jing'an told me. Don't you know, he sometimes goes to the tea room to pour tea and make coffee by himself, because gossip can be heard in the tea room, and some truths that he dare not tell in front of the boss are not good for him. Say it’s a source of information.”

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