Twenty minutes later, in the downtown commercial city, Arc de Triomphe Western Restaurant.
There is a reason why Huang Hongbo chose this place as the meeting place.
The cost of eating in Western restaurants was very high in this era. A steak could cost dozens of dollars, which most people could not afford.
Almost all the customers who come here to spend money are the local rich people in the city. The men are dressed in suits and the women are wearing gold belts and jade.
At first glance, there was not even a single student dog in the entire western restaurant.
Although my daughter is rich, she doesn't like to come to Western restaurants. She usually drinks milk tea when she goes shopping, so there is no need to worry about meeting her here.
At the same time, the high-end environment of the Arc de Triomphe can also bring a certain amount of pressure to the other party, allowing oneself to occupy an advantageous geographical position in the upcoming "negotiation".
Finally, in such an environment, no matter how angry the wife is, she will not go crazy, because she is a person who cares about her reputation and cannot do anything like throwing a tantrum in a western restaurant.
The couple each ordered a cup of coffee, and while they were drinking, a young man in jeans and a T-shirt walked in the door.
His age and attire were very out of place with the other customers in the store.
"Hello, do you have an appointment?"
The Arc de Triomphe's welcoming attendant came to greet him.
"Yes, I have an appointment with a Mr. Huang!"
Su Zelin said lightly.
"Got it. This way please!"
The waiter had been instructed in advance and immediately took Su Zelin to Huang Hongbo's seat.
"Uncle, aunt, hello, I'm Su Zelin!"
When Su Zelin appeared in front of her, Li Juan looked at him with surprise written all over her face.
In Huang's mother's imagination, this kind of bastard who is lazy in studying and likes to fight may be similar to those disgusting little yellow-haired guys on the street.
However, the image of this gangster is quite different.
He has bright eyes, a handsome face, a tall figure, and a refreshing, fashionable and eye-catching haircut. Although he is only wearing jeans and a T-shirt, the style, material and design are all quite good, and you can tell at first glance that he has good taste.
His temperament is not as frivolous and playboy-like as that of a street thug. He is just a little bit handsome, but not to the point of being annoying.
Li Juan suddenly understood why her daughter was so obsessed with Su Zelin. He was indeed the type of boy who could make many young girls fall in love at first sight, and he was also the type that mothers-in-law would fall in love with at first sight and like more and more the more they looked at him.
If his character could be better, he would not be unworthy of our Panpan.
Beauty is justice. Li Juan was originally full of anger, but after seeing the real person, she was not so angry anymore.
Huang Hongbo had met Su Zelin once at the train station last year, but he was in disguise and secretly following Huang Panpan.
"Please take a seat!"
He pointed to the seat opposite.
"Thank you, uncle!"
Since he was here, he would make the best of it and have nothing to feel guilty about, so Su Zelin took his seat calmly.
His relaxed, calm and unhurried look made Huang Hongbo and Li Juan a little puzzled.
Logically, when he was called out by the two of us, he should have realized what was going on and would have been a little panicked, or even refused to meet.
The couple even prepared for the worst and went directly to the door.
However, Su Zelin not only agreed readily, but was also unusually calm after arriving at the scene.
"What would you like to drink?"
Huang Hongbo was the first to react.
"Mocha!"
Su Zelin didn't bother to be polite with the rich man and said lightly.
"Then let's have a mocha!"
"Yes, sir."
The waiter took the order and left.
"Su Zelin, as far as I know, you met our Panpan in an Internet cafe, right?"
Huang Hongbo's questions seemed intentional or unintentional, but in fact he was exerting pressure secretly.
The hidden meaning is that I have great power in Jianglan and can find out everything. Don't try to fool me easily later.
“That’s right!”
Su Zelin nodded slightly.
"Pan Pan was harassed by hooligans at that time, and you helped her. I am very grateful!"
Huang Hongbo used courtesy before force.
"Haha, uncle, you're too polite. We're all classmates from No. 2 Middle School. Since we've met, I'll help you. It's not a big deal."
Su Zelin also secretly emphasized one thing.
I just treat Huang Panpan as a classmate, nothing else means anything else.
The two seemed to be chatting casually, but there was something else behind their words.
Perhaps because Su Zelin was more handsome than she had imagined, Li Juan became more patient and, for a rare time, suppressed her temper, allowing her husband to slowly reason with the other party.
Huang Hongbo kept exerting pressure, but it was easily resolved by Su Zelin. Huang Tuhao was surprised. He realized now that this college student should not be underestimated.
This man is mature and steady, his words are very precise, and his attitude is neither arrogant nor humble. He doesn't look like a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old at all. Instead, he seems like a veteran who has been in the business world for a long time.
Huang Hongbo originally wanted to take advantage of the time and place to put some pressure on the opponent, but he found that he had no way to deal with him.
Not long after, the waiter brought the cup of mocha.
"Why don't you have something to drink first?"
Huang Hongbo temporarily changed the subject.
One is to be polite, but the other is to think of more countermeasures.
"Yes, uncle."
Su Zelin picked up a small spoon and, with the gesture of holding a brush, stirred the coffee in the cup in a figure 8 shape for a while, allowing it to cool down faster while fully blending the cream and coffee, making the taste more fragrant and smooth.
When he had stirred it almost done, he put the spoon aside, held the handle of the cup with his right thumb and index finger, and gently lifted the coffee saucer to his mouth with his left hand. He took a sip, held it in his mouth, and felt it for a few seconds to let the aroma of the coffee exhale from his nose, and then slowly swallowed it.
Huang Hongbo and Li Juan looked at each other and saw surprise on each other's faces.
There are many details in drinking coffee, including which type of coffee needs to be stirred and which does not, how to hold the cup, and even how to taste its aroma after taking a sip. These all require attention.
At the same time, you cannot blow on the coffee or make any noise when drinking it, otherwise it will be very impolite.
Of course you can also ignore these details, but it may appear vulgar in a Western restaurant.
A person who knows how to drink coffee will look elegant in his movements and behaviors, with a touch of class.
There is a certain kind of coolness in Su Zelin now. From the stirring technique to the swallowing, every detail is extremely standard. This makes Huang Hongbo and Li Juan feel very strange. After all, such college students usually seldom go to Western restaurants to drink coffee. Even if they have money, it is not suitable for the taste of this age.
Of course, neither of them knew that before his rebirth, Su Zelin, who had been going to high-end business places all day long, knew how to drink all kinds of coffee, whether it was mocha, latte, caramel macchiato, cappuccino, Brewery, American, Vienna, etc.
As long as he has enough materials and tools, he can even brew these varieties of coffee easily, and his skills may not be inferior to those of the chef at the Arc de Triomphe.
It’s not that Su Zelin likes drinking coffee very much, in fact, he prefers drinking tea, but girls like coffee, especially an elegant man who knows how to make coffee, can always get twice the result with half the effort when picking up girls.
After taking two sips of coffee, Su Zelin put down the cup and asked, "Uncle, aunt, I'm not a person who likes to beat around the bush. If you have anything to say, why don't you just say it directly."
Huang Hongbo and Li Juan felt a strange feeling in their hearts.
They originally came here to demand an explanation and used various methods to put pressure on them secretly. However, not only did it not have any effect, but the other party tended to become the host.
Seeing that her husband's tactics were useless, she decided to speak frankly.
"It's like this. A few days ago, we found that there was a sum of money missing from Panpan's card, a full 20,000 yuan, and the money was transferred to your account."
Li Juan, who has such an impatient temper, spoke in a rare calm tone at this moment.
Originally, she planned to say a few words even in the coffee shop.
However, Su Zelin looks surprisingly pleasing. Besides, he behaved in a gentle and polite manner throughout the whole process, with good conversation and generous manners. You, an adult, can't have a cultivation level lower than that of a teenager and solve the problem in a rough way.
However, problems always need to be solved.
"Yes, that money was transferred to me!"
Su Zelin did not deny it. He had already guessed the purpose of the two men looking for him.
Huang Hongbo and Li Juan were both puzzled.
When this matter was exposed, he acted so calmly, not even a bit panicked.
I really don't know whether to say that he is thick-skinned or has an invincible mentality.
Huang Hongbo took a deep breath: "Su Zelin, can you give us a reasonable explanation?"
"Of course, I borrowed that money from Panpan during the winter vacation. At that time, I saw a very good investment project and I thought I could make money. But I felt that the funds I had were too little, so I borrowed some from Panpan and promised to give her part of the profits!"
Although Su Zelin spoke truthfully, the two elders of the Huang family did not believe him.
Li Juan finally got a little angry, thinking to herself, you kid was pretending so well just now, but now your true colors are finally exposed.
You are just a freshman, what do you know about investment? This is clearly an excuse.
She tried hard not to get angry: "Then can I ask again, where did you invest the money?"
"B-share market, during the winter vacation, Guo Jia restarted the B-share market, and I bought a few stocks!"
Su Zelin said without hesitation.
"B-share market!"
Huang Hongbo's eyes suddenly widened.
He also plays the stock market, so he naturally knows this thing.
But Li Juan didn't understand: "Hongbo, do you know this so-called B-share market?"
"Yes!" Huang Hongbo nodded. "This is what Guo Jia used to attract foreign exchange for enterprises. But it was opened to domestic investors during the Chinese New Year. At that time, many people felt that the situation was very good and invested in it. The B-share index rose sharply. Almost everyone who bought it could make money. The most could even triple their money in three months! But the good times didn't last long. From June, B-shares began to collapse, and those who entered the market later were trapped!"
"Hard-trapped?"
Li Juan frowned. Could this also be Su Zelin's excuse
But she soon discovered that she had guessed wrong.
"In May, I had sold all the B shares I had, and the money I borrowed from Panpan was transferred back to her card along with part of the proceeds the day after I sold them."
Su Zelin's words made the two elders confused and uncertain.
They found that the other party spoke very seriously.
"Uncle, aunt, if you don't believe me, why not go back and check the passbook first. Since uncle can find my mobile phone number and how Panpan and I know each other, he must have known where my home is. Jiang Lan has only so much land. If I cheated him of his money, I can run away, but I can't escape the temple, don't you think?"
Su Zelin laughed and looked relaxed.
As the saying goes, a man of integrity fears no crooked shadow.
At least in the matter of Huang Panpan, he had never done anything wrong, not even in the past ten years of his previous life. Instead, he was almost raped.
The gangster was so righteous that he intimidated Huang Hongbo and Li Juan.
"Oh well."
The two elders of the Huang family nodded.
"Uncle, aunt, if there is nothing else, I will take my leave first."
Now that the matter has been clarified, Su Zelin has no intention of wasting too long with the two of them.
Li Juan had originally planned to warn Su Zelin tonight to stay away from Huang Panpan.
But if the other person really paid back the money and Panpan pursued him/her again, I would be too embarrassed to ask for it.
She hesitated to speak, and finally swallowed the words back.
"Goodbye, then!"
Su Zelin nodded slightly to Huang's father and mother, stood up, and left leisurely.
Huang Hongbo and Li Juan had no intention of staying in the western restaurant anymore, so they went to the counter to pay the bill.
…
At the bottom of the commercial city.
Huang Panpan walked out of a clothing store humming a tune happily.
She bought a skirt.
I will apply for college the day after tomorrow. After that, I will be half a member of the School of Finance. I will dress up beautifully and go to meet the seniors.
Just as Huang Panpan was thinking this, a familiar shadow suddenly came into view from afar.
Hey, isn’t that the senior
Even though they were quite far away, she still remembered the tall figure and the clothes Su Zelin was wearing clearly.
Because when Su Zelin came to No. 2 Middle School to encourage her for the college entrance examination a few days ago, he was wearing the same set of jeans and T-shirt.
"Senior!"
Huang Panpan ran over, but the distance between them was too far and the commercial city was crowded and noisy, so Su Zelin didn't hear him and just rode away on his bicycle.
The junior high school girl took out her cell phone and was about to call him when she discovered something.
Isn't this the Arc de Triomphe
Why did the senior come down from the western restaurant
Few students would go to western restaurants for dinner as the prices are high and most of the people there are business people, which does not suit students' tastes.
What’s more, the senior left alone, without any other friends around him, for no reason at all!
According to my junior high school sister's understanding of Su Zelin, this is not the style of a gangster. He would definitely not go to a Western restaurant to pretend to be cultured.
When Huang Panpan was puzzled, two more figures walked out of the Arc de Triomphe.
As soon as she saw them, her eyes widened.
Aren’t these my parents
If Huang Panpan had met the two elders at other times, she would not have been too surprised, because Huang Hongbo and Li Juan were both frequent visitors to the Arc de Triomphe, which was a good place for business negotiations.
However, her parents each run their own businesses. Even when they come to the Arc de Triomphe, they only meet their own clients and rarely come together. There are no other clients around them.
As for the romance of the two elders coming to the western restaurant to show off their love, Huang Panpan would definitely not believe it. Her parents' relationship has always been bad, and it has only improved in recent years because of her, but it has not yet reached the point of being in love.
Thinking of Su Zelin who had just left alone, Huang Panpan suddenly felt full of doubts.
…
Half an hour later, Lijing Community.
"Hongbo, what do you think of what Su Zelin just said to us?"
After returning home, Li Juan and Huang Hongbo were talking in the living room.
"I don't think he's lying. This kind of thing can't fool anyone. After all, we can check the passbook at any time, and we can also find the date of each payment!"
"What you said makes sense, but we still have to go to the bank tomorrow when it opens to make sure he's not lying!"
"Okay, let's go there tomorrow."
"… "
The sound of a key opening the door was heard, and the two stopped talking.
Seeing his daughter entering the house, Huang Hongbo smiled and said, "Panpan, you're back."
"Well, you guys didn't go out?"
Huang Panpan asked calmly.
"No, your dad and I were at home watching TV all night!"
Li Juan rushed to answer.
Su Zelin was called out tonight to be questioned. In front of her daughter, she felt a little guilty, so she lied subconsciously.
"oh!"
Huang Panpan, who had already had doubts, became even more certain of one thing.
It is definitely not a coincidence that my senior and my parents appeared at the Arc de Triomphe at the same time tonight!
It is very likely that they were the ones who called the senior out!
And, if nothing unexpected happens, it should be related to that incident.
Huang Panpan was a little angry: "I'm going back to sleep!"
After saying this, he walked into the bedroom and closed the door.
Huang Hongbo and Li Juan looked at each other. They both felt that Huang Panpan seemed to have a bad temper.
But hasn’t she been in a good mood these days after the college entrance examination? Did she have a conflict with Wei Xian tonight
…
The next day, Huang Hongbo and Li Juan went out during the bank's opening hours.
As soon as they left, Huang Panpan ran into her parents' bedroom and opened a drawer.
This is where Li Juan keeps her jewelry and bank passbooks.
I searched through all the drawers, but couldn't find the passbook that my mother opened for me.
Huang Panpan understood what was going on instantly and her face suddenly sank.
I knew it, it was true!
…
They walked all the way to the nearest CCB. There were not many customers so early in the morning and both of them were VIP customers, so they asked the staff to help check their balances.
Two minutes later, the balance was checked.
Li Juan was dumbfounded when she saw the numbers on the passbook.
"Why, isn't it?"
Huang Hongbo hurried over.
Did Su Zelin lie to us? There is no reason!
When he saw the balance, his expression was similar to his lover's.
"How come there are more than 40,000?"
There was originally less than 25,000 yuan in Huang Panpan's card, and later 20,000 yuan was transferred to Su Zelin. Even if her daughter saved some more money later, it could not exceed 5,000 yuan. Together with the money paid back by Su Zelin, the maximum amount would be around 25,000 yuan.
However, this number is nearly 20,000 more!
The couple was puzzled.
Where does this extra money come from
"Please make another entry and exit record!"
Huang Hongbo reminded.
"Yes, just print out the account records and everything will be clear!"
Li Juan handed the passbook to the staff again.
After a while, they got a long list.
When the couple took a look, they were both shocked.
In early May, there was a large amount of money deposited into the passbook, a full 40,000 yuan!
The transfer account holder is Su Zelin!
This is twice the money that Panpan lent him!
Yesterday in the Western restaurant, Su Zelin said that this money was considered a loan, and in addition to the principal, it also included part of the income.
Although the B-share market has risen sharply, they thought that Su Zelin would only give a few hundred dollars at most, which would be a nice gesture.
The two of them were stunned for a long time before they came to their senses.
"Hongbo, what do you say?"
Li Juan asked with difficulty.
"It seems we really misunderstood Su Zelin."
Huang Hongbo smiled bitterly.
Not only did they return the money, but they also gave such a high return. This is not just a small interest. They are really investing for their daughter.
How could such a person be a liar
How could there be such a stupid liar in the world!
"Well, this is indeed a misunderstanding."
Li Juan nodded.
"How about we call him and apologize?"
Huang Hongbo said again.
"I don't think it's necessary. After all, we are Panpan's parents, and we are also his elders. How can an elder apologize to a younger person, especially when it's just a small misunderstanding? I think Su Zelin can understand the love of parents."
Li Juan disagrees. She is a strong woman and also a woman who cares about her reputation.
They were relieved to learn that Huang Panpan had not been deceived or cheated of her money.
The two old people returned home together. As soon as they entered the living room, they saw Huang Panpan sitting on the sofa with a very unhappy look on her face.
"Pan Pan, what's wrong with you?"
Huang Hongbo asked cautiously.
"Have you guys looked for the senior?"
The junior high school girl came over and suddenly said something.
From her tone, the two elders sensed that a storm was about to come.
Their daughter has a bad temper. Huang Hongbo and Li Juan have long experienced her stubbornness and extremism, but she has changed a little in recent years.
But if she got angry, especially when it came to Su Zelin, both of them could imagine that the consequences would be serious.
"No, that's not the case." Li Juan was a little panicked. She calmed herself down and said, "Pan Pan, why do you think so?"
Could it be that Su Zelin told her? But this wouldn't be of any benefit to Su Zelin, right
"You're still lying to me!" Huang Panpan shouted, "I saw my senior coming out of the Arc de Triomphe in the Trade City last night. He was alone, and soon after I saw you. You didn't have any customers around you, so don't say that you and my senior just ran into each other by chance in the western restaurant!"
"Also, I just went to your room to look for the passbook you opened for me, but I couldn't find it after searching everywhere. If nothing unexpected happened, you guys took it out to check the balance!"
Huang Panpan is not stupid. On the contrary, she is smarter than most people. Otherwise, it would not have been possible for her to improve by hundreds of points in just one year.
This analysis is well-founded.
"Ah, this..."
Li Juan panicked.
Huang Panpan stared at her and said word by word: "Do you dare to let me see your handbag? I dare say that the passbook must be in it!"
Faced with her daughter's questioning, Li Juan could only look to her husband for help. However, no matter how smooth Huang Hongbo was, he could not think of an excuse to cover up his lie.
"Did you know that my senior borrowed 20,000 yuan from me, so you think he is a liar? Well, you have checked now, right? There is an extra 40,000 yuan in the passbook. That was transferred to me by my senior, who said it was the principal plus the investment income!"
Huang Panpan completely exploded. She wiped her tears and said, "Last year before my senior went to Lin'an, he spoke up for you in front of me. He said that everyone makes mistakes, not just children, but adults as well. He also asked me to understand you and forgive you. However, my senior is such a good person, but you think he is a liar!"
Huang Hongbo and Li Juan's faces turned pale.
"Pan Pan, listen to me, this is just a misunderstanding..."
Huang Hongbo gritted his teeth.
"I don't want to listen, I don't want to listen!" The younger school girl became more and more excited as she spoke: "I hate you guys so much, I will never forgive you!"
She took the CCB card out of her pocket, threw it to the ground, then covered her face and ran out.
"Panpan, where are you going?"
The two elders hurriedly chased after her, but as they were used to a life of luxury, they could not keep up with the pace of the young man, and Huang Panpan disappeared in the blink of an eye.
…
Ten thirty at night.
Lijing Community.
Huang Hongbo and Li Juan were like ants on a hot pan, walking back and forth, extremely anxious.
Huang Panpan left and didn't come back for the whole day.
At first they thought their daughter was angry, so they went out to relax and then came back to find an opportunity to apologize to her.
However, Huang Panpan had not returned home until after nine o'clock in the evening, and the two elders began to get anxious.
They called their daughter's cell phone, but she didn't answer at first. Later, the phone was turned off. They didn't know whether Huang Panpan turned it off or it was out of battery.
The two elders ran out and looked for all the places Huang Panpan might go to, Internet cafes, milk tea shops, leisure bars... and her more familiar classmates, actually only Wei Xian.
However, Wei Xian claimed that she had never seen her daughter either, and would tell her parents if there was any news about her.
As it was getting later, Huang Hongbo and Li Juan became extremely anxious. What they worried most was that their daughter would do something stupid in anger. They called all the acquaintances around them, hoping to find out who had seen their daughter today. In short, they were trying every possible means to find a cure for their illness. However, there was still no news from Huang Panpan.
"It's all your fault. I told you to stop meddling in other people's business, but you wouldn't listen. Now you're done for!" Huang Hongbo cursed his wife, sweating profusely. "If anything happens to our daughter, I'll never forgive you!"
"I, how did I know this would happen!"
Li Juan almost cried.
She only has one daughter, and if anything happens to her, she would not want to live anymore.
At this time, the cell phone rang. Huang Hongbo took it out and looked at it, and he was shocked.
"It's Wei Xian calling!"
"Hurry, answer it!"
Huang Hongbo pressed the answer button, but Wei Xian's first words disappointed them: "Uncle, have you found Panpan?"
"Not yet. It's late at night. Where could she go? I'm so worried!"
Huang Hongbo sighed.
"I asked other roommates and other female classmates in the class, and they all said they hadn't seen Panpan."
Wei Xian still cares a lot about her good sister's affairs.
She knew her deskmate, although she was not as familiar with the others, but she didn't want her parents to find her at this time, so she wouldn't come to her house. However, it was possible that other people would come.
Unfortunately, I made a lot of calls but got nothing out of it.
"What should we do? Panpan hasn't come back yet. We are worried. It's so late and it's not safe outside. What if she meets some bad guys?"
Even when he was smuggling before, Huang Hongbo had never been so panic-stricken. He felt like the sky was falling.
Wei Xian hesitated and said, "Uncle, I think someone might be able to find Panpan."
"who?"
Huang Hongbo asked quickly.
"Senior Su, he is an extremely smart person, and he probably knows Panpan better than I do. If anyone can find her, it's Senior Su!"
"Su Zelin?"
The phone was on speakerphone, so Li Juan also heard it.
Today I thought someone was a liar and called him out to hold him accountable, but now I have to ask for help from him. This is very embarrassing.
But now is not the time to save face, finding my daughter is important.
"Okay, I understand. I'll call Su Zelin and ask him to help!"
…
Willow Lane, Su family.
Just as Su Zelin was about to climb onto the bed after taking a shower, the No. 8210 phone on the table rang.
Huang Hongbo
Why is he calling me at this time
Su Zelin pressed the answer button with some suspicion and said in a low voice: "Hello, uncle, hello."
"Hello, Su Zelin, sorry to bother you so late, but we have something urgent to do and Panpan is gone."
Huang Hongbo stated his purpose straight away.
"Gone?"
Su Zelin was a little confused.
"She knows about our meeting with you yesterday."
Huang Hongbo said depressedly.
"Ah, uncle, I didn't tell Panpan!"
Su Zelin quickly clarified.
He would never do such a thing.
"I know. Panpan found out by herself. She happened to be near the Arc de Triomphe in the Trade City that day and saw us walk out the door one after the other! Well, don't worry about it for now. She hasn't been home all day. I've looked everywhere for her and asked everyone I could. I'm very worried about her now. Do you know where she is? Please help me."
Huang Hongbo said humbly.
"Got it, uncle. I'll think about it for a while and help you find it. Contact me if you have any news!"
"Okay, thanks!"
"You're welcome!"
"… "
After hanging up the phone, Su Zelin frowned.
Panpan actually found out that I met her parents and ran away from home. I can't just ignore this.
Su Zelin picked up the phone and dialed Huang Panpan's number, but it said the phone was turned off.
If you can’t get in touch with them, you’ll have to go out and look for them yourself.
However, before that, we have to first determine where Panpan will go.
All the places she often went to were passable, and I guess Huang Hongbo and his wife had also visited them all.
Her classmates' homes can also pass all of them.
No matter how willful Panpan was and how much she didn't want to be found by her parents, she would not run to the wilderness outside the city late at night. She must have been in the city.
Most people would not think of this place, but it is relatively safe. After all, she is no longer the unruly and non-mainstream girl she used to be, and she knows how to protect herself.
Besides, Panpan was admitted to the Finance College, which means he has fulfilled his wish. He won’t do anything stupid just because he is angry with his parents.
Go to No. 2 Middle School to apply for admission tomorrow, and she will definitely show up.
But no matter what, I still have to find a way to find her tonight.
A place that most people wouldn’t think of, but is relatively safe, and maybe it has something to do with me…
Thinking of this, Su Zelin had an idea flash in his mind.
Yes, it could be somewhere!
He hurriedly changed his clothes and walked out of the living room, where he ran into Zhao Lixia who had just finished rinsing her mouth.
"Son, where are you going so late?"
Su Ma asked with a frown.
"Hey, stop talking, Haozi is heartbroken, let me go out and accompany him!"
Su Zelin made up an excuse and went downstairs.
If other children of this age go out too late, their parents may be worried.
But Zhao Lixia is not too worried about her own children.
In Jianglan, those gangsters would avoid Su Zelin when they saw him. As long as he didn't take the initiative to cause trouble, no one would bother to mess with him.
But Su Ma was a little puzzled.
Our Ze Lin and Shi Qing haven't even started dating yet.
Lu Haoran actually has a girlfriend and is heartbroken
The sun really is rising from the west!
…
Riverside People's Square.
An inconspicuous little corner under the stage.
A solitary figure sat against the wall.
It turned out to be my junior high school girl.
It was already eleven o'clock in the evening, and the bustling square began to become deserted. The citizens who had come out for a walk had already returned home.
Huang Panpan had no intention of leaving.
She didn't want to go home tonight, nor did she want to see those two faces.
They are so despicable. They treated the senior like this. I am too ashamed to see him.
Huang Panpan felt angry and sad when she thought about her parents calling Su Zelin out and criticizing him as if he were a liar.
Her wallet was empty. She didn't bring much money. She threw the bank card back to her parents and didn't take her ID card. She couldn't even get a room in a hotel for a night. Her father was familiar with many hotel managers.
There were not many people around, and occasionally a whistle-blowing gangster passed by from a distance.
But my junior high school sister is very stubborn.
I will never go back tonight!
Huang Panpan calmed herself down and looked at a photo on her lap.
This was a photo taken by Su Zelin at the artificial lake of the Finance Institute and sent in an attached letter. Since then, he has kept it in his wallet as a talisman.
It’s okay, my senior is with me.
If any bad guys dare to come and harass me, I will show them the photos and tell those guys that I am the senior’s girlfriend!
Besides that, the city police station is just opposite, so I will be safe!
Just as Huang Panpan was thinking this secretly, a voice suddenly came from above his head.
"Why, are you just going to sit here all night?"
Huang Panpan was startled, then looked up with surprise and joy.
Sure enough, I saw Su Zelin squatting at the edge of the stage with a lazy smile on his lips.
"Senior!"
Su Zelin jumped down from the two-meter-high stage like an agile big cat and landed lightly in front of her.
Binjiang People's Square is where Huang Hongbo and Li Juan met Huang Panpan when they first went to college and before leaving home. It was really hard for Huang Hongbo and Li Juan to imagine that their daughter would hide anywhere else but in the most crowded square. This small corner that no one would notice was opposite the city police station.
It's safe and surprising.
Moreover, the heroines in TV dramas also like to run to places where there are important plots with the hero.
So Su Zelin decided to come and try his luck, and sure enough he found it.
When Su Zelin saw the photo of Huang Panpan placed on his knees, he was so angry that he laughed.
If someone who didn't know the situation walked past her, they would probably think she was some infatuated girl who came out late at night to mourn her boyfriend who passed away young.
"Senior, I'm sorry!"
The junior school girl's tears suddenly welled up.
"My parents treated you like that. You must think your future father-in-law and mother-in-law are hateful people, right?"
Ah... How can I answer such a difficult question
"Because of them, I have no face to face my senior. It's really embarrassing, wuwuwuwu..."
The junior high school girl felt wronged and started crying again.
Su Zelin sat next to her: "Pan Pan, maybe you think your parents are too much, but it's actually okay. If I stand in their perspective, I can understand!"
"Can you understand? Won't you hate them?"
Huang Panpan wiped her tears, raised her head and asked.
Su Zelin nodded: "Put yourself in my shoes. If I had a daughter..."
"Is it born to me?"
Huang Panpan interrupted.
"I was just assuming!"
Su Zelin didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Can we assume that it was born to me?"
The junior high school girl said seriously.
"Okay, okay, let's say you and I have a daughter!"
Su Zelin said helplessly, "We only have this one daughter, and we love her very much. However, when she was still in school, we found out that she fell in love with a boy. That boy had very bad grades, smoked and fought, and looked like a scumbag, but our daughter still liked her. As a mother, would you be worried?"
Huang Panpan thought about it and nodded.
"That's right. And one day, our daughter transferred a sum of money to that lousy-looking boy. This sum was not 200 or 2,000, but 20,000! As a mother, you don't know anything else. Would you think that this boy is deceiving your daughter's feelings and wants to cheat her of her money? As a parent, would you be eager to know the truth of this matter?"
Huang Panpan was silent. She understood that Su Zelin was talking about her.
Su Zelin continued, "If it's your parents, it's actually the same. Panpan, you may think I'm a good person, but in the eyes of many people, even in my own eyes, I don't think I'm a good person, so it's not that hard to understand that your parents are worried about you and don't want you to be deceived."
"They did come to me, but your parents are not unreasonable people. They didn't scold me, let alone beat me. They just asked me to meet them. We all sat down calmly and asked some questions. After the misunderstanding was cleared up, they let me leave. Oh, by the way, they even treated me to a cup of good coffee. Come to think of it, my parents have never treated me to coffee before!"
Su Zelin said this without forgetting to make a joke.
“Puff!”
The junior school girl was amused.
Although she was in a bad mood, this funny senior always had the ability to make people happy.
When Su Zelin scared away that group of hooligans in the Internet cafe, he would often show this kind of humor when the two of them just met. Unfortunately, the good times didn't last long. When she fell in love at first sight and started pursuing him, Su Zelin was no longer humorous. He always had a stern face and kept his distance from her.
The junior high school girl has always missed that warm smile and that playful senior.
Now, she finally saw Su Zelin's face again.
"Pan Pan, sometimes, we have to learn to think from other people's perspectives. If I were that father, and the same thing happened to my daughter..."
“It’s our daughter!”
"Well, if this happened to our daughter, I probably wouldn't be able to calm down and reason with that hateful brat in a peaceful manner. Instead, I would have to pull him out and beat him up first. So, I think your parents have handled this problem very well. Plus, they just care about you, so why should I hate them?"
Huang Panpan stopped talking.
She was just angry and stubborn, so she thought her parents were unreasonable.
But she still listened to what Su Zelin said.
"Okay, Panpan, go home early!"
The logic was almost the same, so Su Zelin began to persuade.
"I'm not going back!"
Huang Panpan pouted.
"Are you really planning to spend the night in the square? Let's not talk about whether you will run into bad people, but there are a lot of mosquitoes in this place. Oh, and there is a cockroach there."
Su Zelin pointed behind her.
The junior high school girl jumped up instantly like a rabbit, turned around and looked, but there was nothing.
"Senior, you lied to me!"
Huang Panpan said angrily.
"In short, you will definitely not be able to sleep well here. Besides, you have to apply for college tomorrow morning. Don't let lack of sleep make your eyes blurry. If you accidentally fill in the wrong box, you will really have to come back to repeat the year!"
Su Zelin laughed.
"All right!"
The junior high school girl was finally convinced.
"But I don't want to go back now because I'm hungry and I have no appetite to go back and see them!"
"Okay then, I'll treat you to something to eat!"
"I want green bean ice cream and fried noodles!"
"OK, everything is fine!"
"… "
An hour later, Su Zelin rode his bicycle to take Huang Panpan, who was full and satisfied, to Lijing Community.
Huang Hongbo and Li Juan were waiting at the gate.
Su Zelin just sent them a message saying that he had found his daughter, but he had to take her out to fill her stomach first.
The two elders of the Huang family were very happy and came out early to wait.
Seeing Huang Panpan, they all breathed a sigh of relief and greeted her with smiles: "Panpan..."
Huang Panpan, who was originally smiling, suddenly became stern when she saw the two of them and turned her head away.
"Senior, I'll go back first."
"Well, go to bed early!"
After saying goodbye to Su Zelin, Huang Panpan didn't want to pay attention to her parents. She ignored them and walked straight towards the gate.
After this incident, the relationship between Huang Panpan and her parents will probably be strained for a while.
However, the gangster could do nothing to help.
After all, he was just an outsider, and they had to repair this broken relationship themselves.
Although it was a little embarrassing, it was a good thing that their daughter was willing to go home, and they felt relieved.
"Su Zelin, thank you."
Huang Hongbo expressed gratitude.
"sorry."
It was rare for the rich woman Li Juan to lower her proud head.
If Su Zelin hadn't found her daughter, she and her husband would have gone crazy tonight.
Su Zelin nodded slightly at the two of them, then got on his bike and left.
Watching his gradually disappearing back, Li Juan thought that her daughter's senior didn't seem so bad after all, and his character was still okay. It seemed that she had really misunderstood him because of her preconceived notions before.
If Panpan really wants to be with a boy like this, it's not impossible for her to accept him.
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