pampered and married

Chapter 248 We Have Never Met Xiao Ji's Dad

There were not many people in the coffee shop at three or four in the afternoon on weekdays, Xie Baichen and Ji Rulan were sitting opposite each other on the booth by the window.

The woman kept stirring the cream on the coffee, answering Xie Baichen's formulaic greetings one after another.

It is nothing more than when the jewelry appraisal competition will be held;
What is the stage of preparatory work?

Whether Xiacheng Institute of Geology is expected to win the championship, etc.;

Ji Rulan thought, Xie Baichen is a smart person, and he just took over the project not long ago, so it would be better to ask Dean Li about too professional topics, but he insisted on asking him to drink coffee and ask him, no matter how he looked at it, he was hiding his scheming.

Xie Baichen was asking questions, but his eyes kept observing the actions of the person opposite him.

After sitting down for almost half an hour, Ji Rulan just didn't take a sip of dessert or drink a sip of coffee, her whole body was indifferent, repelling others thousands of miles away.

There is a large crowd, and they will never eat unknown things. This precaution is really convincing.

"Teacher Ji doesn't seem to be a local." Xie Baichen took a sip of tea by himself, and the corners of his slightly raised lips were full of friendliness.

Ji Rulan paused with her fingers and raised her eyes.

"Listen to you, there is a bit of Lan Dao's accent mixed in, have you stayed there before?"

Ji Rulan lowered her eyes, and there was a flash of waves in her eyes: "Mr. Xie seems to know Lan Dao very well."

"I just came from Blue Island, and the low and soft voices of the local villagers are really impressive."

"Oh."

Ji Rulan cleverly avoided Xie Baichen's initial question. Xie Baichen couldn't ask more questions, so he had to change his words to probe: "Did Teacher Ji live in Xiacheng with his parents? Xiacheng is not big, but living alone is also fine." It must be lonely."

Ji Rulan stopped stirring the coffee, her translucent eyes were stained with shallow displeasure: "Mr. Xie, I personally feel that my private life has nothing to do with the jewelry appraisal competition."

In other words, are your questions too many?
Xie Baichen felt ashamed, knowing that the woman was unhappy, so he didn't continue to make fun of himself.

"Sorry, I seem to be gossiping a bit." Xie Baichen smiled kindly, and seeing Ji Rulan's cold face, he took the initiative to say, "I think the traffic is smooth now, so I might as well send you back earlier."

"Very good."

Ji Rulan didn't make any excuses, and walked out with her bag first.

Looking at the woman's thin back, Xie Baichen narrowed his eyes thoughtfully.

The two of them were speechless all the way, and the car quickly drove into the Tingtaoyuan community.

This area is a bit far from the urban area, and it is not very convenient to travel, but because it is located in the suburbs, the environment is very clean.

As soon as the Bugatti slid to the gate of the community, Ji Rulan yelled softly, "Stop."

Xie Baichen turned off the fire and looked sideways at her.

"It's enough to get here. I live not far from the gate, so I won't bother Mr. Xie within a few steps."

These words sound polite, but they are actually alienation that is about to come out.

Obviously, Ji Rulan didn't want him to know her exact unit number.

"Okay." Xie Baichen didn't force it, "Be careful on the road."

Ji Rulan nodded, pushed the door and walked out.

She wanted to separate from Xie Baichen as soon as possible, so she couldn't help walking a little faster than usual. At this time, an old woman came out from the community, carrying a few big bags. She didn't see it, and bumped into the old man's shoulder.

"ah!"

The old woman loosened her hand, and the bag in her hand fell to the ground, and the apples and oranges seemed to break free, rolling everywhere.

"Sorry." Ji Rulan quickly apologized, and knelt down to help the old man pick up some fruit.

"It's all right." The old man was very kind and didn't care about this little thing.

Not far away, the driver's door opened, Xie Baichen got out neatly, and picked up all the oranges that rolled near his wheels.

"Your fruit." He ran forward, smiled and poured the fruit in his arms into the old man's bag.

"Thank you, you young people are so kind." The woman was arranging her belongings, looking up at Ji Rulan inadvertently.

"Xiao Ji, it turned out to be you!"

"Aunt Zhang." It was only then that Ji Rulan discovered that the other party was her neighbor who lived on the same floor as her.

"You just got off work? Is this your friend?" Aunt Zhang asked enthusiastically. She just saw this girl from a distance as if she had come out of a car.

"Yeah." Ji Rulan smiled slightly, and didn't want to say more, "I'm really sorry for causing you trouble today. If there is nothing else, I'll go home first."

"Okay, okay, go get busy." Aunt Zhang had long been used to Ji Rulan's coldness, and she wasn't too warm.

Xie Baichen watched the interaction between the two, and when Ji Rulan was gone, he smiled and said to the old man: "It's not easy to take a taxi here, where are you going, let me see you off?"

"No need." Aunt Zhang waved her hand embarrassingly, "I can walk to the station in a few steps."

"It doesn't matter." Xie Baichen took the bag and put it in the trunk, "You are Ru Lan's neighbor, that is, my friend. Anyway, I have to go out, just by the way. Don't worry, I won't traffic the elderly."

He cleverly changed his address, Aunt Zhang heard that, she really thought that Xie Baichen knew Ji Rulan very well.

She was amused with a poof, and she didn't refuse the young man's kindness.

"It's rare, this girl Xiao Ji finally made some friends." Aunt Zhang couldn't help sighing while looking at the scenery outside the car window.

Xie Baichen was startled, and asked casually: "Really? Actually, I only met her recently because of work. But I think she has an elegant and unassuming personality, so she should be popular."

"Xiao Ji has nothing to say, but her personality is quiet and a little withdrawn. She and her mother are the type of loners, and they don't usually communicate with the neighbors in the community. You see, I'm still easy-going, right? But I live with them After being a neighbor for five years, I just nodded and smiled. Two years ago, Xiao Ji’s mother died of illness, and since then, she has become even less talkative.”

Xie Baichen silently filtered some important information, and then continued to chatter: "From what you say, it seems that I have known Rulan for a long time."

"That's for sure. She moved here with her mother when she was eight years old and has always lived here."

"Where's her father, isn't he with them?"

"We've never met Xiao Ji's father. Although we are neighbors, it's not easy to ask about this kind of thing. Besides, Xiao Ji doesn't like to chat, so it's even more impossible for everyone to inquire about privacy."

"Oh." Xie Baichen nodded, always feeling that Ji Rulan's low-key was too exaggerated, as if he deliberately lowered his sense of existence, wishing the whole world thought she had disappeared.

Aunt Zhang didn't know much about Ji Rulan's situation, so after a few gossips, no more information was revealed. The car soon arrived at the destination. Aunt Zhang thanked her and left with her things.

Xie Baichen lowered the window and played with the information collected by Zhu Sha and the contact in the past two days.

Ji Rulan is not an easy person, she definitely has some unknown secrets.

(End of this chapter)