Zhou Qichen initially felt that it was awkward to use the word "proud" because it seemed that the word only existed in the relationship between seniors and juniors and between superiors and subordinates. He attributed this to Lang Feng's poor Chinese, which caused him to be unable to express his ideas. However, no close seniors or elders had ever said these two words to him. His parents said, "You are finally not making trouble anymore," Zhou Qirui said, "I have a brother who is a soldier," Bai Ziyu said, "You have done well, keep doing it," and Yu Xiaoyuan said, "You are very busy at work."
It was Lang Feng, and only Lang Feng, who said I am proud of you. After Lang Feng left, Zhou Qichen suddenly realized something as he drove home alone. The words he used were absolutely correct. Pride is pride, appreciation, respect and kindness. He was 100% accepted by Lang Feng, and it seemed that in his world, he lived in a completely different state, temporarily erasing the traces and footnotes of the past, and existing as something unique, shining, and dazzling.
After seeing Lang Feng off at the airport that night, he returned to the airport to perform another mission. The co-pilot who worked with him this time was the only female pilot of Hainan Airlines who flew 320. Her name was Shen Tiantian. She had big eyes and a loud voice. She was straightforward and had a humorous and cheerful personality.
When Zhou Qichen first met Shen Tiantian, he felt that if he was heterosexual, he would definitely pursue Shen Tiantian. But as he got to know her, Zhou Qichen felt that they were too similar, and even if there was a male version of Shen Tiantian, they might not be suitable. Perhaps because of their similar personalities, Shen Tiantian had a good relationship with him, and they would chat more when they were on duty together. Besides, her alcohol tolerance was similar to Zhou Qichen's, so from work to daily life, the two of them became quite familiar with each other.
They haven't flown together for about two or three months, so Shen Tiantian showed concern for him when they met: "I heard that you took sick leave, what's wrong, did you rest well?"
Zhou Qichen was still wondering: "I'm fine, just a cold, but my eardrum collapsed and I can't hear anything clearly. I only dared to come back for duty after the doctor gave the green light. But... how do you know everything?"
Shen Tiantian said: "We were originally on this bus last week, but they replaced us with someone else. I only found out about this after I asked Sister Zhang."
"Oh, that's right," Zhou Qichen said, "Thank you for troubling Sister Zhang."
Shen Tiantian smiled at him and said, "Everyone has their own family affairs. You haven't taken sick leave for three years, right? Everyone knows that."
Zhou Qichen hummed, then said, "Fill out a form, I'll go around the plane for inspection. The plane is fully occupied today, please pay attention to the takeoff weight. Let's also recalculate the fuel quantity."
At this moment, the phone beside him rang. The blue KLM plane appeared on the screen, along with the big words "Evan". Zhou Qichen was about to start doing the checklist, which was a work state, so he turned off the call. Shen Tiantian also saw it, but she didn't say anything, just agreed.
After the plane was airborne and on autopilot, she asked Zhou Qichen, "I want to ask you something. Don't be upset."
Zhou Qichen said: "We are following each other, you can ask."
Shen Tiantian: "No. Um... Brother Chen, you are not going to change jobs, right?"