Throughout the morning, Xia Zhen struggled with sleepiness.
I got up early yesterday and went hiking again, which took a lot of energy, so I was very sleepy today. After eating something hastily at noon, he lay on the table to catch up on sleep, Xiao Li didn't even have a chance to gossip.
Pei Chengan is very busy today, but he always thinks of Xia Zhen in his spare time. I wanted to call her at noon, but I thought she might be taking a nap, so I didn't bother her. Pei Chengan gets off work at 5 o'clock, and Xia Zhen at 6 o'clock. It takes about an hour to go from the research institute to Xia Zhen's work place. Time was a bit tight, and Pei Chengan hurriedly left as soon as it was time to get off work, which surprised his colleagues. You must know that he has always been a good young man who is active in work and very inactive in his get off work.
Before Xia Zhen got off work, she received a call from Xue Chen.
"I worked hard on you yesterday, and I'll treat you to dinner tonight." Xue Chen said concisely, without any wavering in his tone. He was drunk last night, it is said that he said a lot, he didn't know what he said in front of Xia Zhen, he was a little guilty.
While tidying up, Xia Zhen said, "It's fine if you know I've worked hard, just forget about eating, I have an appointment."
"The one named Pei?"
Xia Zhen stopped her movements and said dissatisfiedly, "Hey, his name is Pei Cheng'an, whoever's surname is Pei, you can't talk like that."
Xue Chen was silent for a while, and then said in a low voice: "Are you serious about him? Didn't you say that you will not fall in love before the age of 28?"
"Xue Chen, you should have heard that women are fickle." Xia Zhen didn't answer him directly. After listening to his drunken "truths" last night, she felt that no matter what he thought about her, it was all right. To break his mind.
When she went on a blind date with Pei Chengan, she was full of expectations and planned to tell them the truth, but later she was a little confused about whether to tell them, but now, she decided not to tell them.
After Xue Chen heard her words, bad emotions kept popping up, but he knew that he had no reason to be angry. He tried his best to restrain himself, then found an excuse and hung up the phone.
Xia Zhen felt a little melancholy, but it didn't take long before Pei Chengan called and said that he had arrived downstairs. Her expression became relaxed again, and she "get along" with Pei Chengan well. When the plan is successful, many things can be resolved.
Standing by the car, Pei Chengan looked at the towering office building in front of him, the not-so-blue sky reflected on the glass wall. The bustling business district and the quiet research institute are like two different worlds. Although he grew up in this city and only left for a few years when he was in college, he is not particularly familiar with the city. He has no special requirements for his future wife, as long as they get along well, no job is important.
Now, he knows that there are many differences between the two of them, but he thinks there is nothing wrong with this difference, even, he finds it very novel, and thinks that being with Xia Zhen will be wonderful.
He looks forward to the excitement that belongs to them.
Xia Zhen and Pei Chengan are both people with almost zero love experience. In addition, their personalities are very different, so they are more or less unnatural when they are together.
"Are you tired today?" Pei Chengan asked after getting into the car. The brother repeatedly told him to find more interesting topics to talk to the girls, but he found that he couldn't find them.
"I was very tired in the morning, but after listening to you and sleeping at noon, I became refreshed." She said with a smile.
"Go to bed early tonight."
"Go to bed early for sure, the thing I miss the most right now is my bed."
Pei Chengan smiled, and said something in his heart: I miss you the most today. He was startled by himself, he felt that he was a little frivolous, and his face couldn't help but get hot.
He quickly changed the subject and talked about his work.
After listening to his description, Xia Zhen came to a conclusion, that is, his job is so boring. So she asked him what he likes to do after get off work.
Pei Chengan said that he usually likes to read books and newspapers, go for a run in the morning, and likes to go for a walk in the countryside or go fishing on holidays.
Xia Zhen felt that Pei Chengan was too simple, and felt helpless. She needs to know what he likes and do the opposite.
So she asked him what he hated. Pei Chengan frowned and thought for a while, then finally shook his head. Everyone has things they don't like, but Pei Chengan doesn't think it's really annoying, he doesn't care much about many things.
Xia Zhen was a little discouraged, but she quickly thought optimistically that maybe she didn't have to do anything, and everything would happen naturally after a long time.
In the end, the two had a peaceful meal. Pei Chengan said that she didn't get enough sleep and wanted to go home early to rest, so he sent Xia Zhen home after the meal. Before parting, he made an appointment to have dinner together the next night. Apart from eating, he didn't know any better options for the time being.
Xia Zhen readily agreed, but the next day Pei Chengan called to say that he had to work overtime and couldn't make the appointment. In the next few days, he will work overtime, even on weekends. They hadn't seen each other for a week. Although they called each other every day, and Pei Chengan occasionally sent one or two WeChat messages, Pei Chengan was originally a person who didn't talk much, gradually, Xia Zhen didn't want to talk too much.
After not seeing each other for a week, Xia Zhen even wondered if Pei Chengan was already displeased with her, so she waited for her to say goodbye.
Xia Zhen is not in a good mood. If she breaks up now, even if she pretends to be sad, Ms. Tian will not sympathize with her. If not, she will immediately arrange a second blind date for her.
What's more, it's one thing for her to break up because she deliberately made Pei Chengan dislike it, but it's another thing for her to break up when she behaves well like now, it hurts her self-esteem.
The reason why Xia Zhen thought so much was probably because she was free. Recently, Xue Chen didn't know what he was busy with, so he didn't tell her if he didn't call her. When she called, he always said he was busy and didn't want to talk to her. For this reason, she felt very uncomfortable. Did the friendship of so many years change just because she had a boyfriend
Da Qu is pursuing a girl recently, and he doesn't have time, let alone Wei Feng and Zhou Le. If there is nothing important, Xia Zhen won't even call them.
Xia Zhen, who was lonely and thoughtful, sent a message asking Pei Chengan: Do you mind if your girlfriend hangs out with friends of the opposite sex
Pei Chengan would set his phone to vibrate when he was working. When Xia Zhen sent the message, he was discussing work matters with his colleagues. When he felt the vibration in his pocket, his words paused.
I haven't seen each other for a few days, and Pei Chengan's miss for Xia Zhen hasn't diminished. He listened to her talk about interesting things that happened around him on the phone every day, as well as the occasional funny jokes, which added color to his life.
Occasionally she would ask some special questions, but this one is not surprising, but it made Pei Chengan think of Xue Chen. He minded that Xia Zhen had a close relationship with Xue Chen, so after thinking about it, he replied to Xia Zhen in this way: If it's just a friend, I don't mind, if your friend of the opposite sex has other thoughts about you, I don't mind.
In fact, after asking this question, Xia Zhen didn't know what answer she was expecting. If Pei Chengan said he didn't mind, she would think he said it too lightly. If he said he minded, she would feel that he was too possessive. . On the contrary, now, she thinks such an answer is not bad.
Xia Zhen replied with a smiling face, and Pei Chengan returned one too.
Xia Zhen: Why don't you ask if I mind
Pei Cheng'an: No need to ask, I don't have friends of the opposite sex.
Xia Zhen: Are you unpopular or not
Even though Pei Chengan had no friends of the opposite sex, nor had he ever been in a relationship, he had heard that girls were very jealous, and he hated seeing his boyfriend in contact with other girls. He didn't, so don't worry about Xia Zhen being jealous. As for Xia Zhen and her friends of the opposite sex, Pei Chengan's relationship with Xia Zhen is not yet stable, so he is indeed a little worried, but he will not ask her.
Before he had time to reply, Xia Zhen sent another message: What would you do if a beautiful, smart girl with similar interests approached you
Pei Chengan: Tell her I have a girlfriend.
Xia Zhen: What if she doesn't give up
Pei Chengan: I will give up in a few days.
Xia Zhen: I don't believe it.
Pei Cheng'an: This has been true for more than ten years.
Xia Zhen was surprised, what does this mean? She said: You look very experienced, tell me about it another day.
Pei Chengan: Good.
On Saturday, Xia Zhen had nowhere to go and stayed at home all day. Ms. Tian started chattering when she came back from the supermarket in the afternoon.
"I don't know what happened recently. Everywhere I go, people want to marry me. This week is the fourth time I want to introduce my son to you."
Like an outsider, Xia Zhen corrected her mother's inappropriate words. "It's just that you intend to let your daughter go on a blind date with her son. There is still a long distance from the wedding home. Mom, don't extend that far."
"I didn't do this to show that you're doing well." A daughter is popular, and a mother will inevitably be proud.
"Hey, what's the use of being good." Xia Zhen looked sleepy.
Ms. Tian frowned, and asked: "Does Pei Chengan still work overtime every day? Is he really so busy? There is no time for a meal." Ms. Tian was not very happy about this, and she was also suspicious Did you deliberately find an excuse not to meet? If you don't want to continue dating, just say it, it's so boring to hang others like this.
When Ms. Tian saw Pei Chengan's mother turning a corner when she went to dance these few days, she asked. Pei Chengan's mother said that his work was like this. stay away. But she said again that Pei Chengan liked Xia Zhen very much, and even said that this was the first time her son liked a girl, and she was absolutely sincere.
I usually see Xia Zhen talking on the phone with him, otherwise, Ms. Tian would like to arrange a blind date for Xia Zhen again.
Speaking of Pei Chengan, Xia Zhen sighed at first, and then thought of showing that she liked it, so she raised a smile and said happily: "I have time tomorrow, he invited me to play."
"Go ahead, if you don't think it's suitable, then forget it, just go and find a better one."
For a blind date or something, one time is enough, Xia Zhen doesn't want to do it again. She quickly waved her hand and said, "No, I think Pei Cheng'an is very good. He's good-looking and has a good temper. I like this kind of man. I don't want to marry him."
Ms. Tian was suspicious, "I really like it that much."
Without thinking, Xia Zhen said, "Well, I just like it that much."
Ms. Tian was still a little skeptical. Xia Zhen could see that she didn't believe it, and sighed inwardly, the timing is still not ripe, I hope Pei Chengan won't say goodbye to her right now.
If you don't want to end with him now, then what you have to do is to make him like it a little bit, right? Looking at the paper full of plans on the desk, Xia Zhen felt quite helpless. She made a few plans, but unfortunately, none of the results met her expectations.
Sure enough, the ideal is very full, but the reality is very skinny.
Xia Zhen posted this sentence on Weibo, and attached a stick figure she just drew, um, there are two girls, one fat and one thin, one is called ideal and the other is called reality.
Da Qu quickly replied: After seeing these two pictures, I suddenly feel that life is very gloomy.
Xia Zhen replied: Seeing your reply, I feel the same way.
It was really dark, and she felt like she would get moldy if she didn't go out to play for a while. Just at this time, Da Qu called and asked if she was too free.
Friends who have known each other for a long time are different. It is easy to guess how the other person is feeling.
"I'm bored to death."
"Where's your boyfriend?"
"Work."
"Come on, come out and play."
"good."
Da Qu is currently in a very popular bar. He heard that this bar invited a great band, so he came to have a look.
When Xia Zhen came to see him alone, she asked, "Where are they?"
"Everyone is empty."
"Where is Xue Chen?"
"He has changed recently and went back to his family's company to help out. Alas, the cabbage band may be disbanding soon."
This news surprised Xia Zhen very much. Xue Chen's company has developed very well in the past few years, and the scale has also expanded a lot, but Xue Chen has no interest in doing business at all. He only likes music. Someone approached him before, wanting to make an album for him, but his family members opposed it. After he got in touch with it, he found that the entertainment industry was as chaotic as the outside world said, so he finally gave up. His father also sent him a message, he can do whatever he wants before he is 30 years old, but the family will not give him a penny, after 30 years old, he has to go back to the company honestly.
Xue Chen is only 26 years old this year.
"Did something happen?" Xia Zhen asked Da Qu.
Da Qu spread his hands, "It should be, he has been in a bad mood recently, but he didn't tell him the reason, we don't know."
Xia Zhen has complicated feelings for Xue Chen now, but she doesn't know what to do.
"It's fine if he doesn't want to say it. After a while, when he feels better, he might say it."
Xia Zhen and Da Qu were drinking and chatting in the bar, mainly enjoying other people's bands and learning from each other's strengths.
At nine o'clock, the girl Da Qu was chasing called him, and Pei Chengan also called Xia Zhen. Knowing that she was at the bar, he said he would come to pick her up.
Da Qu was about to leave, "I'll see you off."
"No, my boyfriend will be here later, go and pick up your little girlfriend."
Knowing that her boyfriend was not far from here, Da Qu didn't think too much, and left. Normally, they would not let Xia Zhen stay alone in a bar they were not familiar with.
They all knew that dragons and snakes were mixed in the bar, but they didn't expect that bad things happened in just ten minutes.
Xia Zhen was going to leave too, but when she heard that the band sang a song she liked and it sang very well, she decided to go out and wait for Pei Chengan after listening to it.
The weather is warmer today, and she is wearing jeans and a wide-cut short sweater, with a long windbreaker over it. She was sitting at the bar watching the performance, and two mean-spirited men walked by her side, but she ignored them.
"Beauty, why are you alone?"
Xia Zhen pretended not to hear.
"How about I buy you a drink, what do you like to drink?" The man did not give up, and still chatted up with a smile.
Xia Zhen frowned, said "no", then got up to leave. It wasn't the first time Xia Zhen was approached, but when others saw her refusal, they gave up. But this time Xia Zhen failed, and she was held by a man's arm. She shook her hand reflexively, and she shook it off.
The man's companion laughed at the man, "It's really useless, the strength is not as strong as a woman's."
The man felt ashamed and became angry from embarrassment. He reached out to grab Xia Zhen's arm again.
Xia Zhen was really pissed off. She knew there were such brazen people, but this was the first time she had encountered them. Now she is alone, no matter how angry she has to endure. "Please let go."
"What will happen if I don't let you go?" The man said with a wicked smile.
Xia Zhen turned to the bartender at the bar and said, "Does your bar not care about customers being harassed?"
The bartender said something nicely to the man, but the man was confident.
Seeing that she could only rely on herself, Xia Zhen wondered if she should kick this man and run away. She had learned wolf defense before, and she was pretty good at it. Just as she was about to start, the phone rang. She struggled with the hand that was being pulled, but she didn't break free. The phone rang again, and she answered it.
As soon as the phone was connected, the man who grabbed her said triumphantly, "Do you want to call someone to save you? Hehe, is it too late?"
Xia Zhen laughed angrily, ignored the phone for the time being, put the phone back into her pocket, and said to the man: "Is there a hole in your head? Didn't you see that this is an incoming call instead of an outgoing call? Besides, I will deal with you myself." I can do it." Before she finished speaking, she twisted her backhand, and the moment the man let go in pain, she raised her leg and slammed it hard, then turned and ran.
There were not many people around the bar and it was close to the door, Xia Zhen had already found a way to escape.
"Xia Zhen."
The voice was very close, Xia Zhen bumped into a chest before she had time to look up.
At the same time, an angry voice sounded behind him. "Smelly woman! Courting death!"
Xia Zhen was too anxious just now, she didn't perform well, she just bumped into the man's knee, he staggered a bit and stood up straight. Seeing that Xia Zhen didn't make it, no matter who the man she bumped into was, he reached out to grab her.
Xia Zhen was in a panic now, when she heard the movement behind her, she subconsciously turned around. Before turning around, she was pulled aside by a force, and at the same time, a painful cry sounded.
When she stood up and looked over, her eyes widened.
Pei Chengan still stood upright, but twisted the man's wrist with one hand, creating a painful arc.
The man twisted his body to lessen the twisting of his wrists. Pei Chengan didn't intend to let go, and looked sharply at the person in front of him who didn't look good at first sight. The conversation on Xia Zhen's phone just now made him nervous, and when he hurried over, he saw Xia Zhen kick him and run away.
"My hand is broken! Let go!" the man cried out in pain. His friend came to help him and raised his foot to kick Pei Chengan, but when Pei Chengan kicked him in the direction he was kicking out, he lost his balance and fell into the splits, immediately fell to the ground clutching his crotch in pain.
"Xia Zhen, call the police."
There were already some people around, including the staff of the bar. Someone heard Pei Chengan say that he was going to call the police, and hurried over to say good things.
After talking a lot, Pei Chengan was very firm, but Xia Zhen finally said forget it and dragged him away.
After leaving the bar, Xia Zhen looked at Pei Chengan with a cold expression, wondering how he was feeling now. She was actually quite scared just now, but now that she's fine, she doesn't know how to face Pei Chengan.