It was five forty-eight in the morning.
Jiang Lu glanced at the time on the phone, and then slowly put it down. He has opened his eyes for four full hours.
The latest news of chatting with Qi An'an is her "Good night and sweet dream", followed by an emoticon pack of sleeping with a kitten, which was distributed at 11:33 last night.
This is Qi An'an's habit. She waits for him to fall asleep every day and sends him a "good night dream" after his breathing is stable, and then hangs up the phone.
Since An An "accompanied" him like this every day, he hasn't missed a nightmare for a long time, let alone such a terrifying nightmare.
Jiang Lu got up and cleaned up quickly, and walked out of the dormitory silently.
The sky outside is gray, the sun comes out late in the winter morning, and the sky is gray and white. Looking around, there are bare dead trees everywhere, with heavy and rotten branches standing quietly, far less fresh and bright than summer.
Jiang Lu walked slowly, holding back the uneasiness in his heart, calmly thinking about the nightmare that has always been like a maggot with bones.
The first memory of the dream was Qi Yan's defeat. He watched him limping and being carried away by the police with handcuffs on his hands. After this dream repeated several times, An An's cry appeared. She squatted on the ground outside the sealed villa door, crying like an abandoned kitten.
At first, there was a shadow in the dream, and when I woke up, I kept telling myself that it was not An An, absolutely not. With more dreams, he gradually became chaotic, and when he woke up, his anxiety became more and more intense.
Today, Jiang Lu feels that he should pay more attention to his dream.
People say that they think day by day and dream at night, but he knows very well that he would never want to see Qi Yan go bankrupt, the Qi family lose, and An An lose her shelter, and he would never want to make An An cry , he couldn't bear a single tear.
Even though he never believed in those mysterious things, the doubts and anxiety that had been accumulated for too long made Jiang Lu have such a thought in his heart—maybe his dream was a warning from heaven to him.
Other children have gained and lost since birth, but he has never had anything. Maybe God remembered him who had been forgotten, and only gave him a gift that was so precious that he wanted to hold it with both hands to care for him that year.
This is the treasure he bought with the luck he had accumulated in the first half of his life and all the luck in the second half of his life in advance.
Jiang Lu stopped and slowly closed his eyes. It was related to Qi An'an, even if it was nonsense, he would rather believe it than believe it. Jiang Lu forced himself to recall the scene last night that horrified him and made his heart ache.
If someone really bullies An An, at least neither he nor Qi Yan can watch. From the past dreams, Qi Yan probably has no way to protect An An.
So what about him, where is he
How could it be possible to let An An cry alone
Jiang Lu thought firmly, unless he died.
A gust of cold wind blows, the campus is empty, all the wind rushes towards his body, Jiang Lu feels the cold in his heart.
He took out his cell phone and made a call.
Qi Yan just fell asleep when he received the call. He picked up the phone and looked at it twice, but he still pressed the answer: "Why did you call so early? What's wrong with An An?"
"No, An An is fine."
Qi Yan breathed a sigh of relief, and lost his temper: "Mr. Jiang, I know it's not too early to be past six o'clock, but I made a plan yesterday to make it faster than four o'clock. If you don't have anything serious, you can talk about it later."
"Don't hang up," Jiang Lu said, "How is your company running recently? Is there any difficult opponent?" He knows Qi Yan, Qi Yan is very skillful, and the company's accounts are also well done. There is absolutely no way for long-term development. Any problem, if he's going to go broke and go to jail, someone must have designed him.
"No, it was turbulent a while ago, but it has stabilized now."
"You look inside and out."
"... That's what you're talking about," Qi Yan was puzzled, and asked again, "Did you notice something recently?"
Jiang Lu couldn't explain too much to him, he just said: "Anyway, just be careful."
No, not only Qi Yan's opponent, but also for him. Both of them are dead, others will bully An An.
Jiang Lu frowned deeply: "How is Qi Hong?"
"What else can he do? You did the game last month, so he broke down." Qi Yan didn't feel sleepy at all this time, and he sat up, "I have already swallowed up his company, and now he owes him money." Tens of millions of debts, fraudulent money laundering...he has to sit in prison until he dies. You should have known this long ago."
"Didn't he run away?"
"I caught it. I caught it two days ago, and I didn't have time to tell you."
It can't be Qi Hong, he has no chance of turning over. Jiang Lu asked again: "What has Qi Zhen been doing recently?"
"..."
"Are you free? Ask Qi Hong and then Qi Zhen."
Jiang Lu rubbed the center of his brows irritably. In fact, he didn't think that Qi Zhen alone really had the ability to overthrow him and Qi Yan. Even if she could get close to a character, the other party would have to be so crazy to be able to do it for Qi Zhen. against the two of them. But anyone who came out to do business would not be able to do such a stupid thing.
If it wasn't for the two of them, Jiang Lu couldn't imagine anyone who could hate him and Qi Yan at the same time. However, he can check slowly. No matter whether this person is already lurking beside them or will appear in the near future, he will solve it without leaving any room.
He will not fail, and he will never let An An suffer any grievances.
There was nothing to talk about with Qi Yan, Jiang Lu was going to hang up the phone: "I was thinking too much, it's okay."
"Hey, wait a minute, today is An An's eighteenth birthday, what did you give her?"
Jiang Lu said, "It has nothing to do with you."
Qi Yan choked, gritted his teeth and said: "Although my sister is an adult, you are not allowed to touch her, do you hear me?"
Jiang Lu still said: "It has nothing to do with you." Before Qi Yan could curse, he hung up the phone.
…
It was only a few days after school started, and it was the weekend again, Qi Anan got up a bit late, and it was already past eight o'clock when he opened his eyes.
There was a message from Qi Yan on the phone, wishing her a happy birthday, spending six-figure pocket money, and saying that she bought a diamond necklace.
Qi Anan couldn't help laughing, said "Thank you brother" and sent a bunch of emojis. Her brother is really a straight guy, and every year, whether it's birthday or Chinese New Year, he basically gives her things except money and jewelry.
Qi Anan thought, his brother is twenty-eight years old, and he is still single, and has never talked to a single partner. He has always raised his younger sister as a daughter, so he should focus on lifelong affairs.
She has to persuade him to take some time to find a girlfriend, and don't be busy with work every day. Work is never finished.
Just as he was thinking, Jiang Lu's WeChat came in.
— An An, are you awake
Qi Anan smiled: I just woke up.
She was looking for a suitable emoticon package when Jiang Lu sent another wechat message.
—Happy eighteenth birthday.
Qi An'an felt sweet in his heart, and didn't get out of bed in a hurry, so he leaned on the pillow and stared at these few lines.
Jiang Lu never said sweet words of love, nor did he post any emoticons to coax others. But if it's so well-behaved, she likes it no matter how she looks at it. After watching it for a long time, she thinks it's so old-fashioned and cute.
Jiang Lu said before that he would take her out on her birthday, and Qi An'an had been looking forward to it for several days, and now he couldn't help but ask him: Where are we going? I'll go to your dormitory to find you now, okay
Jiang Lu replied immediately: No, you can go downstairs in half an hour, and I will wait for you downstairs in your dormitory.
Qi Anan laughed, replied with a cheering emoji, and got out of bed to wash up.
Jiang Lu put away his phone, but he wasn't telling the truth, he was already downstairs in Qi An'an's dormitory. From six o'clock to eight o'clock, he stood for two full hours.
But compared to the horrifying dream before, he spent these two hours in comfort and joy. At least he knew that his beloved girl was sleeping peacefully in the warm room in front of him, and he was guarding her.
The last bit of fear in Jiang Lu's heart gradually dissipated when she saw Qi An'an. She was wearing a white padded jacket and a beige wool ball hat.
He stretched out his arms and hugged her full, and his empty heart was finally completely filled.
"Jiang Lu, have you been waiting for a long time? Am I a little slow today?"
After Qi Anan hugged Jiang Lu, he touched his face, but found that his skin was really cold and abnormal, and when he grabbed his hand, his fingertips were even colder.
Jiang Lu smiled and kissed the corner of her lips: "No, I just arrived."
"Why is that hand so cold?" Qi Anan chuckled, cupping his hand with both hands and exhaling, "Is it warmer this way?"
Jiang Lu looked at her and murmured, "Yes."
very warm.
Qi Anan breathed and rubbed his hands for a while, and finally warmed up Jiang Lu's hands. She asked excitedly, "Where are we going now?"
It's rare that after knowing each other for such a long time, it's the first time that Jiang Lu told her: "Are you hungry? Eat first. You'll know when you get there."
…
Although Qi Anan was still very curious on the way, she also knew something in her heart. Today is her eighteenth birthday. At the age of adulthood, Jiang Lu must celebrate her birthday.
When she mentioned this matter in the dormitory yesterday, it immediately sparked a lively discussion among the little sisters. In the end, everyone agreed that Jiang Lu definitely wanted to give Qi Anan a romantic birthday date.
At that time, the other three people in the dormitory were even more excited than Qi An'an herself, and analyzed to her a series of sweet events that she was going to experience today in detail.
First of all, you must go shopping. Of course you will go shopping, and then you will book a high-end western restaurant, have a sweet meal in it, maybe there will be a live violin performance, and of course a romantic movie. Romance movies, after watching, go to the oversize double bed room in the five-star hotel.
Qi Anan felt that what they said seemed quite reasonable, and the general process was indeed like this, and she couldn't help but secretly blushed last night.
But just when she was imagining where Jiang Lu would take her shopping, they stopped at the gate of a community.
"Jiang Lu, is this your classmate's house?" It should not be a relative's house, Jiang Lu doesn't have any relatives who will visit, probably a classmate or something, so he should come here first.
Qi Anan looked at the gate of the community. She still had a little impression of this real estate. It was very popular in City A before, because it is a prime location. It is next to the downtown park, and behind it is the famous and prosperous commercial street. It is adjacent to the school district. The infrastructure is perfect, and the developer has a good reputation.
Qi Anan didn't ask anything, and followed Jiang Lu obediently. It must be important for Jiang Lu to come here first, of course it is important to do business. Anyway, they still have one more day, so they are not in a hurry.
Jiang Lu took a look at Qi An'an and knew what she was thinking. He was very soft-hearted, took her hand very gently, and led her into the community.