"Ahem!" Jiang Shaokai almost choked and explained with shame, "I like women."
"Oh?" Zhou Qilan smiled, "Which woman?"
Jiang Shaokai didn't answer but asked: "How old are you this year?"
"I'm one year younger than you." Zhou Qilan said, "I'm 24."
Jiang Shaokai also followed Zhou Qilan's example and sat down casually, took a sip of coffee and turned his head to look at her: "Sister, what do you want to trick me into?"
Zhou Qilan chuckled: "He is indeed a forensic doctor. But why did you leave such a good young master to do such a hard job?"
"Being a forensic scientist has been my dream since childhood."
When I was in primary school, the teacher asked the whole class to write an essay on "My Ideal". Unlike other students who wanted to be scientists and astronauts, Jiang Shaokai wrote about forensic medicine, which shocked the teacher at a young age.
Zhou Qilan thought for a while and then said slowly: "I admire you very much."
People of their background seem to be free, but in fact there are many things they cannot control themselves. For example, no matter what your hobbies are, you will have to give up your interests in the future to inherit the family business.
Jiang Shaokai is the only son in the family, but he can persist in realizing his dream of forensic medicine. I have to say that this is a very miraculous thing.
"I have loved oil painting since I was a child and have always wanted to study art." Zhou Qilan shrugged, "But in the end, my parents sent me to business school. They didn't even allow me to touch a paintbrush anymore. Now, I help my father and my brother in management. The company has given me more freedom, but I have also forgotten how to draw. I only occasionally dream that I have become a very popular painter."
As she spoke, the smile on Zhou Qilan's face gradually solidified. She drank up the coffee and accurately threw the empty cup into the trash can.
Jiang Shaokai imitated her movements, but his movements were not as free and easy as hers. Finally, the cup hit the entrance of the trash can, tilted, and fell to the ground. He had no choice but to walk over, pick it up, and throw it into the trash can.
Zhou Qilan lay on the fence and looked at him with a smile: "It doesn't matter, you can hit the shot if you practice a few more times. I have been practicing for half a month."
She looked into the distance and then noticed that the lights of the Wanguo Building Complex across the river were on. The financial center behind them was reflected on the river, like tall buildings with bright lights rising from the bottom of the river.
"What should we do next?" Zhou Qilan asked, "Or should the blind date end at this stage?"
"Almost." Jiang Shaokai looked at the time and saw that it was not too late, so he asked, "Maybe we can have a meal together again?"
This was the first time he offered to have dinner with his blind date.
"I..." Zhou Qilan smiled sheepishly, "I came here after dinner. Next time, I know a Japanese restaurant with very authentic taste. I'll invite you to eat there next time!"
Jiang Shaokai didn't care: "Then I'll take you back."
"Okay." Zhou Qilan has not yet obtained her domestic driver's license. She came by taxi, and now she is happy that someone will take her back.
She lived alone in an apartment near the financial district. Jiang Shaokai maintained a normal speed and sent Zhou Qilan downstairs to the apartment in less than fifteen minutes.
"Thanks, see you next time."
After Zhou Qilan was about to get off the car, Jiang Shaokai stopped her: "Wait a minute. Let's exchange mobile phone numbers."
Zhou Qilan was stunned, but still unlocked the phone and handed it to Jiang Shaokai.
Jiang Shaokai used Zhou Qilan's mobile phone to dial his number. After the call was connected, he returned the phone to her and then explained: "This makes it easier to communicate."
Zhou Qilan suddenly understood, couldn't help laughing, waved and got out of the car.
Jiang Shaokai watched her figure disappear behind the door, then looked at the number on his phone and saved it in his contacts.
In total, he has been on a lot of blind dates, but this is the first time he has left the date's number, and it is also the first time he has met a girl who can be described as "special".
He drove home, but before he even stepped through the door, his mother asked: "Did you see her? What do you think of this girl Lanlan?"
"Very good." Jiang Shaokai said while changing his shoes.
"It's very good, just go for it!" This is the first time Jiang Shaokai expressed satisfaction with the blind date. Jiang's mother was overjoyed, "I will try to catch up with him within three months, get married in half a year, and have two babies in three years!"
"Mom, you're thinking too much." Jiang Shaokai walked to the restaurant, "I mean it's good to be friends."
Jiang's mother felt there was no reason. Zhou Qilan's character should suit Jiang Shaokai's taste. She followed her to the restaurant: "You didn't have a serious blind date at all, you just perfunctory it, right?"
Jiang Shaokai took out his mobile phone and showed that he had saved Zhou Qilan's number.
Only then did Jiang's mother believe that her son had really lost his heart and that he really wasn't interested in Zhou Qilan.
She let out a long sigh: "You really like her, right? Then in the past six or seven years, you have had countless opportunities, why didn't you confess your love? Why didn't you take advantage of the situation and take advantage of it?"
"Mom, there is no possibility for me and her." Jiang Shaokai smiled, "If we confess our feelings, we might not even be friends. Now that we work together and can still talk a few words every day, she can feel relieved when she has something on her mind. Tell me, it’s pretty good.”
"People say that spare tires are pitiful, but there are still people like you in the world who can't even be used as spare tires. You're pitiful."
Mother Jiang shook her head and left the restaurant.
Jiang Shaokai looked at the food on the table. It was obviously exquisite in appearance and delicious in taste, but when he took it into his mouth, it still tasted the same...
When he was in college, he was not the only one who wanted to pursue Su Jianan? There was even a young man with better conditions than him who would jog around every day and wait for her with flowers flown in by air.
But Su Jianan has always been indifferent, and has always been afraid of the so-called "pursuit".
So he cleverly used the most ordinary way to get to know her, not letting Su Jianan suspect that he had other intentions, and became tepid friends with her. He slowly noticed that she always pays attention to certain news, and occasionally... She would be distracted by the financial newspapers, and vaguely guessed that she had someone she liked, and he was a social person.
Sure enough, as expected, Su Jianan admitted to him and Luo Xiaoxi that there was indeed someone he had liked for many years. However, there was no possibility between her and that person.
He was disappointed at first, and then he saw hope.
Since it's impossible for Su Jianan to be with that person, then... it's still possible for him to be with her, right
He continued to stay with her as a good friend and planned to engage in infiltration warfare, but Su Jianan suddenly said that he was getting married.
And the person she married happened to be the person she liked, and that person happened to have liked her for many years.
On the day Su Jianan and Lu Boyan received their certificates, he went to the Civil Affairs Bureau to find Su Jianan. In fact, he wanted to take a gamble. If Su Jianan was willing to go with him, then he would confess his love.
But Su Jianan also placed a bet at the same time. Su Jianan was braver than him, so she won.
He had been holding on for so many years, but he finally had no chance.
His mother once comforted him, what if Su Jianan would get divorced in a few years? He still has a chance then.
But now, he doesn't believe that Lu Boyan will divorce Su Jianan, nor does he want them to divorce.
Since marrying Lu Boyan, although Su Jianan has stumbled a few times, and although she occasionally gets nervous, most of the time she is happier than before.
He hopes that her happiness can last forever, and he... just keeps it a secret forever.
…
Hospital.
Today is Friday, but Lu Boyan still worked overtime until after nine o'clock before coming back. As soon as he entered the ward, he noticed the lisianthus hanging on the vase.
"Who's been here?" he asked.
"Jiang Shaokai." Su Jianan said casually, holding a tablet while watching TV dramas, "He came in the morning."
Lu Boyan rolled up his sleeves very calmly and pulled a whole bouquet of flowers out of the vase.
Only then did Su Jianan react: "What do you want to do?"
"Don't you think this kind of flower is ugly?" Lu Boyan said with a look of disgust, "Throw it away and I'll give you a nicer one."
Before Su Jianan could say anything, Lu Boyan had already raised his hand and threw the flowers into the trash can.
"You..." She choked, "What's so ugly about Lisianthus?!"
Lu Boyan frowned: "Do you like this kind of flower?"
Su Jianan angrily said, "I've always liked it!"
"Oh." Lu Boyan said calmly, "Then ask someone to send you another bunch."
He collected the garbage bag and threw the flowers out together.
Only then did Su Jianan realize that something was wrong. If someone like Lu Boyan really found it ugly, shouldn't he call someone to deal with it? How could he do it silently and even pick up the garbage bag and throw it out
"Lu Boyan," she understood something and asked with a smile, "Are you jealous? I told you that Jiang Shaokai and I are just friends. Don't make a fuss about it and scare yourself."
Lu Boyan still resolutely threw away the bunch of lisianthus.
He was a man, and he knew better than anyone whether Jiang Shaokai only regarded Su Jianan as a friend.
Only Su Jianan would foolishly believe in pure friendship.
Su Jianan had only one reaction to his slightly childish behavior: speechless.
Except for walking, she was still unnatural. All other wounds on her body had healed. She no longer had to rely on Lu Boyan to hold her wherever she went. She went to take a bath by herself. After lying on the bed, she suddenly looked forward to tomorrow like never before.
You can go home tomorrow, to her and Lu Boyan's home.
Half a month ago, she dragged her luggage and left, thinking that she would never go back, thinking that she and Lu Boyan were going to end.
But I never thought that it would be a brand new beginning.
When Lu Boyan came out of the shower, he saw the anticipation on Su Jianan's face. He walked over and lay next to her: "What are you thinking about?"
"I was thinking that tomorrow I can finally leave here and go back to sleep in a big bed by myself! Finally I don't have to endure you anymore!" Su Jianan did not hide her excitement.
Lu Boyan narrowed his eyes and pressed Su Jianan's legs: "How happy are you now?"
Su Jianan deliberately made Lu Boyan angry: "I'm so happy!"
After speaking, she met Lu Boyan's dangerous gaze. She couldn't help but feel guilty and struggled a little: "Move your legs, you're dead."
Unexpectedly, Lu Boyan didn't embarrass her and slowly moved his legs away.
Su Jianan was not used to Lu Boyan being so talkative. She blinked and looked at him suspiciously, as if she saw a strange smile on the corner of his lips.
"Jian An," he suddenly said with deep meaning, "remember how you feel now."
"...Why?" Su Jianan couldn't help but pull the quilt to her chest - she always had a bad feeling.
Lu Boyan didn't answer her, but just curled his lips: "You'll know tomorrow."
How happy she is now, how disappointed he can make her tomorrow.
The bad feeling in Su Jianan's heart is getting stronger and stronger...
Forget it, I don’t want to think so much, at most she will show off tomorrow!
She didn't believe she could be crushed by Lu Boyan! (To be continued)