if you serious you lose

After a whole night's rest, Yan Zhilu finally confirmed with his assistant Vince that everything was normal in the follow-up of the accident on the construction site, and then drove to Qin Jie's downstairs. In the driver's seat, Yan Zhilu took out his mobile phone and dialed Qin Jie's number.

At this moment, Qin Jie was accompanying his mother and Huanhuan to shop for New Year’s goods in a large supermarket. He thought of the scene where his stepfather who had just driven them here, said goodbye to him and drove away with gratitude, and didn’t want to stay any longer at that moment. Qin Jie couldn't laugh or cry, and from this, he could guess that the mother and daughter around him were going to go on a shopping spree, and of course he wanted to accompany them all the way and act as a cart driver.

The supermarket a few years ago was busier than before. Many families were dispatched as a family. All kinds of laughter and salesman's shouts filled every corner of the supermarket. Looking at the mother and Huanhuan in front of him, Qin Jie was also in a happy mood, and couldn't help sighing that he hadn't experienced such a New Year's atmosphere in a long time. Sure enough, it's better in China.

Yan Zhilu looked at the five missed calls on the phone screen, even if he didn't think that Qin Jie would refuse to answer his call, he was a little uneasy because of the one in ten thousand possibility, and then got out of the car and went straight to the apartment door.

But soon he was overwhelmed again by the fact that there was no answer to the doorbell.

Then Yan Zhilu asked the security guard at the management office. Fortunately, Qin Jie was familiar with the security guard on weekdays, and the security guard also had an impression of his entry situation.

Only then did I tell Yan Zhilu that Qin Jie got into a man's car with a bag of luggage early in the morning and left.

However, Yan Zhilu was not thankful that Qin Jie was not hiding from him at home, because the man mentioned by the security guard immediately brought a person to his mind, the man who made him feel bad not long ago.

Back in the car, Yan Zhilu continued to call Qin Jie. He knew that he could not let himself think about it, and had to ask for evidence directly.

Maybe it's because I haven't bought new year's goods for too long, or it's the rare time spent with my loved ones. Qin Jie followed his mother and sister whole morning to pack up the goods in the cart, listening carefully to the discussion between the mother and daughter, and from time to time It was not until the three of them settled the bill and came to a restaurant for dinner in his stepfather's car that Qin Jie was distracted and remembered to look at his phone.

Seeing this really shocked Qin Jie. The 20 missed calls were all justified. Thinking about the previous date that the two fell through, Qin Jie felt a little embarrassed about his disappointment at the time, but such a hasty call There was probably something important about the call. Qin Jie hesitated for a while, but decided to call him back.

Walking to a relatively quiet open space in the restaurant, Qin Jie dialed Yan Zhilu's phone number.

After connecting, the other party answered without ringing twice.

"Qin Jie, where are you? Why haven't you answered the phone?"

Before Qin Jie could open his mouth to say hello, Yan Zhilu's familiar voice rang in his ears, but the volume of the obviously tense and amplified voice was somewhat surprising.

Qin Jie was stunned for a moment.

"Qin Jie, it's you, why don't you talk and are still angry with me?"

Xu Shi noticed his strange tone just now, Yan Zhilu calmed down his emotions, and returned to his usual tone, but with a more intimate tone.

"Young Master Lu, I just didn't realize it for a while. I've been shopping for New Year's goods with my family in the morning. I haven't looked at my phone. I'm sorry. Well, do you need me urgently?"

"Qin Jie, the previous engineering accident was preliminarily resolved, but in order to deal with it in time, I didn't have dinner that night and stayed up all night. I didn't go home until the evening after working the next day."

Yan Zhilu's voice seemed to reveal the hardships of the previous two days, and his tone was even more cautiously coquettish?Qin Jie couldn't believe his ears, and he couldn't help feeling a little sore under the huge impact.

"I wanted to see you last night, but I felt that I was too bad to scare you, so I went home. I went to your apartment early this morning, but you didn't answer your calls, and you didn't answer your doorbell. Nobody, do you know what's on my mind?"

Silently listening to the explanation of the law of words, Qin Jie's heart gradually calmed down, replaced by a rare pleasure when facing the law of words, the kind of secret joy with a little sense of superiority.

It turned out that unintentional actions and misunderstandings caused by a series of coincidences allowed him to see a side of Yan Zhili that he had never seen before.

"You think I'm hiding from you on purpose? In your heart, I'm so stingy?"

Trying to control his tone of voice so as not to reveal the unkind joy at the moment, Qin Jie deliberately responded in a low and cold voice.

"No, I didn't think you were hiding from me, and I never thought you were stingy. It's just, Qin Jie, you know, it's just that for a moment, a moment may make me feel like this, especially when I asked the security guard, he said You left with a man, and I felt even more angry. This is the first time I have experienced this feeling. It should be a consideration of gains and losses, right? Qin Jie, do you also want to be true for a moment? avoid me?"

At this moment, Qin Jie only felt that every word and every word of the law of words hit his heart. The man's words no longer made people palpitate, and the feeling of secret joy was gone, a kind of resonance, which Qin Jie felt It's a resonance.

Wasn't the feeling that I was easily affected by the law of words and actions before also worrying about gains and losses?

At this moment, listening to the other party's hoarse and slightly helpless voice, Qin Jie understood that in the past six months, the two of them had been flirting most of the time, and he was always in a state of being led by the nose by the other party. Let yourself have a series of self-doubt, not confident.

The failure of the previous invitation that was initiated by him obviously had a reasonable reason, but it also made him feel a strong sense of loss. This is too inconsistent with his personality. In the final analysis, he has relied too much on the law of words for the past six months. relationship, and he was so indulged in it that he became so pessimistic and cowardly.

But now, Qin Jie feels that he has found himself again. Since he has decided to take the initiative before, he should not let himself be discouraged easily because of some small accidents. Before, he may have doubted whether his feelings of exaggeration are true or not. Seeing the other party's narration, Qin Jie felt that he should find some courage to take it seriously.

Only when they really step out and stop shrinking, can the relationship between the two be further developed.

"Yan Zhili, I never thought of hiding from you, but I was really lost at the time. I left this time because I suddenly decided to come to my mother's house to celebrate the New Year yesterday. The man you mind is actually my stepfather. I didn’t notice your call because I didn’t have time to look at my phone. Also, congratulations on handling the accident, although I think you should pay more attention to your body, no matter how busy you are, there will always be time for a meal. However, the law of words , you owe me a meal, which must be paid back."

It's not that there is no law, but it has become the law of words again. The person who was still secretly excited about Qin Jie's inadvertently changing address, heard the last sentence, and immediately became more energetic.

"Qin Jie, you can pay back whatever you want. You said you are at your mother's place now, so when will you be free?"

"Uh, maybe after the fourth day of the new year, I promised to live here for a week. What about you, won't you go home for the New Year?"

Qin Jie seldom mentions his family when he listens to the law of words, although he knows which family he is from without mentioning it. After the Chinese New Year, he must return to that kind of wealthy family to participate in various family dinners, Qin Jie guessed .

"I'll go home for New Year's Eve dinner at most. Maybe there will be some ancestor worship activities later, but it's only one day. I never participate in other activities. I have been away since I was a child, and my family has long been used to it. My elder brother is here, so I don't want to make trouble for a person who doesn't understand anything."

Yan Zhilu's words reminded Qin Jie of the coffee and tea conversation when the two met for the first time. Now it seems that, as expected, Yan Zhilu is really a westernized person. Thinking about it this way, Lin Yuan and him He is really a good brother with completely different personalities.

Thinking of Lin Yuan, Qin Jie suddenly had an idea.

"Yan Zhilu, will your family celebrate the New Year with Lin Yuan's family? I heard from Lin Yuan that the two of you are old friends."

The other end of the phone was silent for a while, just when Qin Jie was full of doubts and was about to repeat the question, the voice of Yan Zhilu finally sounded.

"You still see Lin Yuan often?"

"Uh, actually not very often, I saw it once at the end of the year, what's the matter?"

"It's okay, their family usually goes back to their hometown H City to celebrate the New Year, and Lin Yuan will also be with them, so they are not here."

It was the first time Qin Jie heard that Lin Yuan's hometown was not the city, but it seemed that it was no big deal, so he didn't ask further about it.

At this time, Qin's mother came to his corner from a distance, apparently to urge him to go back to eat.

Only then did Qin Jie realize that he had been out for too long, and he apologized to his mother with gestures and expressions.

"I'm sorry, I'm still having dinner with my mother's family here. It's been a while since I've been out. You should also take a good rest and contact me again."

"Don't say that, I interrupted your family gathering, so I wish you a happy new year, let's meet again."

"Well, bye."

"Goodbye."

When Qin Jie returned to the dining table, he found his mother staring at him with a subtle expression, which made him very uncomfortable.

"Xiaojie, do you have a date?"

"what?"

Qin Jie was planning to concentrate on picking up vegetables and eating to ignore his mother's special attention. When he heard such a straightforward question, his hands shook uncontrollably and he almost threw the food on the chopsticks on the table rudely.

At the dinner table, Huanhuan and her stepfather also stopped what they were doing, eagerly waiting for Qin Jie's answer.

"Mom, Huanhuan is still here, what are you guessing?"

"I see that you chat so passionately on your mobile phone. Do you talk for so long with ordinary friends? Haha, don't be shy. Sooner or later, Huanhuan will understand that our family has always been very open-minded."

Looking at his mother's awakened spirit of gossip, Qin Jie silently missed the temperamental mother who believed in sleeping without speaking and eating without speaking, and involuntarily looked at the stepfather on the left side of the dining table, thinking that this would make her mother rejuvenate. The "culprit" can stop his wife.

"Awen, young people have a lot of friends. During the holidays, many friends would come to invite you, but he spent the whole morning as a porter for you. It's strange to chat with friends now. Alright, alright, let's have dinner. Let's talk about it later."

Unexpectedly, his stepfather really received his call for help, and persuaded his mother out of the mouth. Qin Jie responded to his stepfather with grateful eyes.

This reminded Qin Jie that his stepfather must have been in the same mood this morning, so he couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Mom, well, it's just a friend. I have something to do. I just called several times and didn't answer it. I called and explained. It's all right now. Someday I have a date, can I show it to you? Don't worry, it will be cold if you don't eat."

Although Qin's mother was still skeptical, but after hearing what her son said, and thinking about what happened to Xia Yuan before, she also felt that Qin Jie would bring him home sooner or later, so she stopped asking.

After the family had a happy lunch, Qin Jie continued to accompany his mother and Huanhuan to go shopping in other shopping malls, while his stepfather was responsible for transporting the staged results home and setting them up.

At the end of the day, I received a lot of goods, and it was already 8 o'clock in the evening when I got home.

Helping his mother pack things up, and returning to the room after washing, Qin Jie rubbed his sore arms and shoulders, thinking how he didn't know that his mother was such a woman who was keen on shopping.

Stopping the massage in his hand, Qin Jie crawled into the soft blanket, his mind was replaying the unsmiling parents when he was a child, and then the coquettish tone of Yan Zhilu, thinking about it, his eyelids became heavier...