If you hadn't come to call me old

Chapter 13

Wen Ran has not dreamed for a long time.

But even though he stopped dreaming, he always woke up repeatedly every night. After waking up, he would spend a lot of time to fall asleep again, and even if he fell asleep, he would sleep very restlessly.

It's just that this night is a little strange.She didn't wake up, and all night she struggled with dreams about the past.That was the place where she touched deep in her heart, it was too soft and fragile.

As a result, she naturally slept worse that night. When she woke up in the morning, Wen Ran felt the weight of her eyelids.She stood in front of the mirror in the bathroom and looked at herself in a daze with a pale face. After a while, she sneered and began to wash and put on makeup.

dreamed of him again.

There was a voice in my heart whispering.

In the office, Xiao Xu arrived early and was eating her breakfast in front of the computer.The Huatai stock trading interface was open on the computer screen. Xiao Xu bought stocks recently, and was engrossed in watching the trend chart every day.It's not yet opening time, so Xiao Xu took the time to pay attention to Wen Ran.

"Why are you listless? Ms. Wen Ran, a graduate of the economics department of a famous university, do you have any stock recommendations?" Xiao Xu looked at her and asked. Recently, the US stock market has fallen a lot, and the domestic stock market is generally green.

While tidying up her desk, Wen Ran said lightly, "I don't buy stocks." In fact, she would not even touch such venture capital, almost subconsciously.

Xiao Xu pouted, and turned back to the computer to study carefully.Chu Lin came to the company in a suit and leather shoes. The radiant face made Xiao Xu curious, and he couldn't help asking: "Director, if there is something good to share with us."

Chu Lin smiled slightly, leaned over, and said only one sentence: "There is a dinner tonight, Wen Ran, you go with me."

Wen Ran was stunned for a moment, got up halfway and said, "Which side are you having dinner with?"

"JS Bank, if possible, the company is going to talk to them about project cooperation. The bank's spectrum is not too big."

"Then GP?" Xiao Xu asked.

Chu Lin showed a wry smile: "GP's side should be out of the question, and our project is not considered a big cooperation project with them, so they shouldn't think too much about it."

Wen Ran breathed a sigh of relief, but soon felt a little unspeakably disappointed.She rubbed her face and ordered herself to focus on her work.

Didn't she reject him last night?
She insisted not to get in the car, shook his hand and walked straight ahead, while he skillfully drove a Cayenne with excellent performance at walking speed.There was a stalemate like this, until she suddenly ran wildly and boarded a bus that went missing.

Everyone in the car looked at her in surprise, while Wen Ran looked out while panting, just in time to see Ye Yizhen's car turn on the turn signal, turn a corner and drive away.

He didn't chase her anymore, but her heart was not relieved, only melancholy.

In fact, she has a lot of questions she wants to ask him.

When she got home last night, she took a look at the calendar. It showed that it was already May, and it had been three months since she left school.It had been almost four months since she last saw him at school.

Open the photo album, hidden on the last page is a graduation photo.Wen Ran couldn't help laughing when he saw himself wearing a bachelor's uniform.Not long after that, she already felt strange.

I remember that when taking graduation photos, Professor Wu said inadvertently: "It's a pity that there is one person missing in this photo."

Immediately, she felt a sharp pain in her heart, and she gasped for breath, unable to react.

Of course she knew who was missing.

Wen Ran still remembers the last time he was with him, he sent her home, stood downstairs and said goodbye to her, with a warm smile and pampering, or pampering.But she was mischievous and stingy and refused to give him a kiss as a New Year's gift.

At that time, she was extremely happy, how could she have thought that he would suddenly disappear after that.

Wen Ran murmured: "Why did you leave?" Or, why did you come back like this after leaving?
He didn't change at all, but he made her feel at a loss.

The evening meal was set at the largest hotel in T city, and Wen Ran and Xiao Xu walked in side by side.Xiao Xu clicked his tongue: "The company really did a bloodletting this time, and even booked this hotel."

Wen Ran smiled gently and did not speak. She did have a faint thought in her mind that once she slept with him on a certain floor of this hotel.

The representative of JS Bank is Vice President Liu.The vice president is a balding middle-aged man, holding the hand of director Chu Linchu who is walking in the front, but his shrewd eyes are rolling around Wen Ran.

Wen Ran was a little tired of these entertainments in the workplace and officialdom, but he still had to smile.She is no longer a student who hides in an ivory tower and only reads sage books. There are many things that she has to do.

After drinking for three rounds, Wen Ran was vaguely drunk.It's just that Vice President Liu, who was seated opposite, frequently invited her to toast, and she felt a lot of pressure.Glancing secretly at his boss, Chu Lin, he closed his eyes slightly, motioning for her to raise her wine glass.Wen Ran had no choice but to raise his wine glass and drink every drop.

This gang of well-dressed beasts has already filled more than a dozen bottles of the precious Bordeaux red wine, and even she has to drink it until her face is rosy.Now that he couldn't hold on any longer, Wen Ran gave Chu Lin a wink. Chu Lin understood, raised the wine glass and said, "Miss Wen just came to our company not long ago, and she can't drink enough. I'll drink this glass for her."

Bald Liu got drunk and quickly waved his hands: "This cup must be drunk by Miss Wen."

Chu Lin's face suddenly became a little ugly.To avoid being too embarrassing, Wen Ran smiled, gritted his teeth, picked up the last glass of wine, stood up on high heels, and downed it in one gulp.

When the dinner was about to end, Wen Ran left the smoky private room under the pretext of going to the bathroom, fled to the toilet, and vomited profusely while grabbing the toilet, so that his internal organs seemed to be shifted.She seemed to be swearing, but the fact right now was that she was as bad as if she had just been fished out of the water. In this late autumn season, she was covered in layers of cold sweat.

After recovering, she touched up her makeup in the mirror, cleaned it up, and went out again.Her footsteps were still vain, she walked close to the wall, but still bumped into someone accidentally.

"Hold—" She raised her head, and the word "sorry" was forced back after seeing the person coming.

The man stood quietly, wearing only a light-colored striped shirt, with both hands firmly supporting her forearm, frowning slightly: "Have you been drinking?"

Wen Ran blinked, but said nothing.

The man thought she had not figured out the situation, so he leaned over and brushed her hair.This long-lost touch made her tremble all over, Wen Ran came back to her senses, and took a step back.

Ye Yizhen paused for a moment, then took it back calmly: "I'll take you back."

"No need." She refused quickly, "I still have dinner."

"Push it off, I'll take you back." She had no idea how bad she looked now, and she still wanted to drink like this?

Wen Ran stared at him for a few seconds, then grinned: "Mr. Ye, the dinner is also part of my job, and it's up to my boss to decide whether to push it or not."

Ye Yizhen also glanced at her, then took her arm and walked out.

"What are you doing?" Wen Ran glared at him.

Someone smiled slightly, "Since you insist, let's ask your boss for instructions and let me send you back—"

Wen Ran wanted to break free, but Ye Yizhen dragged her straight to the box where she escaped.Thinking of his identity, Wen Ran suddenly panicked.If her superiors and colleagues saw her tangling with GP analysts, the consequences would be disastrous.

Wen Ran was trembling all over, trying to stop it, but it was too late.

Everyone in the room stared at the two people who came in with wide eyes, and the first person to react was Vice President Liu who was sitting in the upper seat.He laughed out loud twice, quickly crossed the table and walked towards this side.

"Mr. Ye, it's a pleasure to meet you." He quickly stretched out his hand, "Are you eating here too?"

Ye Yizhen frowned slightly due to the overwhelming smell of alcohol, but he still stretched out his hand out of etiquette: "Yeah."

Liu Balding hurriedly said, "Since you're here, you have to have a drink. This way please."

Subconsciously wanted to refuse, but his eyes swept over Chu Lin, and he still agreed.Using a clean wine glass brought by the waiter, he poured a full glass.

He held it up, the corners of his lips slightly curved, "Just this one cup, it's not a respect. I'll do it first, you can do whatever you want." After he finished speaking, he drank it in one gulp, feeling the burning sensation from his throat to his stomach, and his brows frowned slightly
He put down his wine glass and glanced at Chu Lin, "Director Chu, I took your subordinates away beforehand, is it okay?"

When Chu Lin came back to his senses, he couldn't help asking, "Do you know each other?"

"know."

"do not know."

Chu Lin was immediately stunned by these two people again.Wen Ran glared at Ye Yizhen, but he smiled slightly and looked at Chu Lin: "In a few days, GP staff will discuss specific contract matters with your company. I hope we can cooperate happily."

As soon as this remark came out, not to mention these three people, everyone present was stunned.However, the person who dropped the bomb took Wen Ran away as if nothing had happened. Wen Ran wanted to break free, but he was powerless, because the force with which he held her was terrifying.

"Get in the car." Ye Yizhen opened the passenger door of the car and looked at Wen Ran calmly.But Wen Ran has been with him for so long, how could he not know that the angrier he gets, the calmer he becomes.

"No." She made up her mind to get angry with him, and rolled her eyes lined with water vapor a few times, "If I remember correctly, I rejected you last night."

He stared at her, as if looking at an angry and coquettish child, suddenly smiled and said, "That's today."

Wen Ran hated seeing his smile at this moment: "I also plan to reject you tonight."

Ye Yizhen was not angry, and even reached out to straighten her wrinkled cuffs, although she would hide soon after she noticed.He clasped her delicate wrist and said, "Then I will call Chu Lin tomorrow to say that we are sorry about the contract."

Wen Ran glared at him angrily: "Break what you say. Villain! Shameless!"

Ye Yizhen smiled slightly, and put his hand on the car door, with obvious intentions.

Wen Ran gritted her teeth, got into the car, and slammed the door shut.

The car merged steadily into the traffic flow.

It rained all day yesterday. Although it is early summer, the temperature at night is still not very high.One inattentive, Wen Ran sneezed a little.

Ye Yizhen glanced indifferently, and slid up the car window, but Wen Ran turned to look out the window, refusing to meet his gaze.From the car window, she could see a slight smile on his lips, and his expression was still as calm as water, as if any of her reactions could not arouse his anger, and he was already mature and stable for her to look up to.

The car parked safely downstairs of her house, and the whole way down was a logical one, and he still remembered the route very clearly.Wen Ran smiled slightly, opened the car door and got out of the car, suddenly remembered something, she turned her head and smiled slightly: "Thank you for taking me home, Mr. Ye."

He paused slightly, then turned his head and looked at her indifferently: "Wen Ran?"

She thought about it, but her face remained calm: "Is there something wrong, Mr. Ye?"

He couldn't ignore this deliberate estrangement even if he wanted to. He frowned slightly, and immediately let go: "Find some time, let's talk."

He had planned to talk to her tonight to set things straight.But after leading her out of the hotel, I found that this was not a very good time.

She was drunk, and she might not be able to listen to it if she was angry, so she should be sent home first.

What are you talking about?Talk about her feelings since he disappeared for so long?Wen Ran suddenly felt that it was funny, and started to explode: "Mr. Ye, if we want to talk about the contract, I have time, and I don't want to talk about other things."

After speaking, he turned and went upstairs, his high-heeled shoes rattled imposingly, but the corners of the lips of the person left behind slightly bent.

After not seeing her for four months, the child suddenly grew up.

Wen Ran closed the door angrily, and Mrs. Wen who was watching TV in the living room was startled by the loud noise.She took off her reading glasses and cast a reproachful look at her daughter: "What's the matter?" When she got closer, she smelled the alcohol on her body, and couldn't help frowning, "Are you going out with the boss again tonight?"

"Yeah." Wen Ran muffled a reply, unable to cheer up.

"Go and wash, the smell of alcohol makes me dizzy."

Wen Ran hummed, hurriedly took a shower, and stood in front of the bedroom mirror to toss her hair.Mrs. Wen came in with a glass of milk, and took the towel in her hand.So Wen Ran lay on the bed, enjoying her mother's soft massage to relieve the dull pain in her head.

"Ran Ran, mom has something to tell you."

"Go ahead."

"Today, your aunt called and said that next week is the old man's 78th birthday, and she wants us to go there..." Before Mrs. Wen finished speaking, the subordinate's head moved, and a pair of bright eyes rolled up to look at She: "Auntie means, let us all go there? You, and me?"

Mother nodded with a smile, a hint of relief in her smile.

Wen Ran sat up from the bed: "So, grandpa is ready to accept you?" Seeing her mother nodding, Wen Ran couldn't help hugging her excitedly, "Great, this is really great!"

"Silly girl!" Mrs. Wen pushed her away, but couldn't hide the smile on her face.

Thanks to the good news, Wen Ran slept fairly well that night.

But as soon as he went to work the next day, Wen Ran noticed that Chu Lin looked at her strangely.She forced herself to calmly walk back to her seat, and after a while, she received an internal call from Director Chu, asking her to talk about something.

"This is the contract from the GP branch of T City this morning. Would you like to have a look?"

Wen Ran was suddenly very surprised: "Director, are you sure you want me to take a look?"

Chu Lin smiled wryly before asking, "Actually, I want to know more about how we won this contract."

Wen Ranjiong, she wants to know more than he does, among the many clients of GP, they are definitely not the ones with strong financial resources, and being able to get this contract is indeed beyond her expectations.

Could it be that he released the water on purpose?Wen Ran bit her lip and thought.

"Last night, you and Mr. Ye?" Chu Lin asked tentatively, and smiled shyly when he met Wen Ran's bright eyes, "I didn't want to pry into your privacy, but I thought it might be related to This contract in my hand is related."

In fact, he was selfish and wanted to know her relationship with him inexplicably.

Wen Ran was slightly startled, and then said: "We do know each other. But except for the last time I went to the GP branch with you to participate in the negotiation, I have never mentioned this project contract in front of him. In fact..." After a pause, she Meet his expectant eyes, and smiled embarrassedly, "We haven't seen each other for more than half a year. That meeting was also very sudden."

I see.Chu Lin thought relaxedly.

When she was about to leave the office, Chu Lin suddenly stopped her again: "Wen Ran."

"Huh?" She turned around suspiciously.

He smiled embarrassedly: "It may make you feel awkward, but I want to ask, do you have a boyfriend?"

Wen Ran paused and froze on the spot.

"Actually, you can tell the truth and tell him you have a boyfriend. It's just that he hasn't been seen for a while."

In the restaurant, Wen Ran was eating spaghetti while listening to the man opposite, she took the time to look up at him, and then continued to eat.

"Or, you can tell him that you have a substitute boyfriend, me." The man continued, with a slight smile on his lips.

Wen Ran finally couldn't stand the disturbance, and put down his fork: "Major Zhao, is the People's Liberation Army as rascal as you?"

Zhao Weichuan blinked: "Where do I have it, didn't you ask for it yourself?"

In a word, Wen Ran's breaking point was reached.

The memory went back to April and May. At that time, she had just graduated, and she was so busy with work that she had no clue. Lin Sheng also helped her to submit her resume. When she received an interview call from the company's HR department Some dizzy.She almost forgot how she got into this company.

What made her even more at a loss was the phone call from Qiao Yufen.

On the phone, her aunt asked her to take her boyfriend home.The home here refers to Wen Zhai.

Wen Ran was shocked, and then faltered on the phone: "Uncle, Aunt...I..."

"Why, is it inconvenient?" Qiao Yufen asked, "The main reason is that the old man knows and wants to meet."

It was grandpa who wanted to see her, how could she refuse?But, where did she go to find him?Looking at the sky, Wen Ran felt a sense of helplessness and depression sinking to the bottom of the valley.

In the end, in desperation, he asked Zhao Weichuan for help.This person was unexpectedly easy to talk, and before agreeing, he threw her a question: "I promise you that it's fine, but have you figured out how to lie about it?"

Wen Ran was taken aback by his question, and then quickly answered: "I have no choice but to take one step at a time."

In fact, there is another reason why she didn't mention it. At present, the only person who can satisfy Grandpa with his shot is this one.

The eldest aunt, Qiao Yufen, was the one who knew her boyfriend's identity in advance, so she couldn't help being surprised when she saw Zhao Weichuan, so she reacted and didn't expose it.This is someone she and the old man are satisfied with. If they can be together, wouldn't it be better than a teacher-student relationship.

In this way, it was concealed. In Major Zhao's words, Wen Ran owed him a big favor, and if he found him "Uncle Ye", he had to get it all back.

"Wen Ran, is there no news from Uncle Ye yet?" Zhao Weichuan grabbed the plate of spaghetti in front of him without taking a bite.

"Yes." She answered bluntly, biting her fork at the end to think, "But it's better not to have."

Zhao Weichuan smiled faintly, but he was not surprised: "Why?"

Why?Wen Ran also asked herself, why does she feel this way?I always feel that that person hasn't changed at all, and I'm not surprised by the changes. Even if I disappear for so long without a sound, I can still act as if nothing happened when I reappear. Do you want to talk to her?
It seemed that she had been worrying for so long that it was like nothing.The worry was gone, and my heart became empty.

When she came back to her senses, she looked at Zhao Weichuan who was dressed in casual clothes: "Uh, I haven't had time to ask you, why did you suddenly come to T City?"

Zhao Weichuan glanced at her coolly, "It's not because of you."

Some time ago, his regiment had been conducting drills on the prairie. After the drill was finally over, he took a vacation and returned to City B to visit Mr. Wen with his father.During the dinner, Mr. Wen kindly asked about his recent situation with Wen Ran, and gently "instructed" that Wen Ran is currently working in T City and is relatively busy. If he has time, he will come and see her.

Wen Ran: "It seems that my grandpa still cares about me."

"Wrong." Zhao Weichuan said with a smile, "He's just afraid that you won't be able to get married."

Wen Ran glared immediately.

After leaving the hotel, Zhao Weichuan went to pick up the car, sent her back to the company, then returned to City B by himself, and reported to the old general that the task of visiting relatives was completed.

The weather in T City these days has been weird, and the temperature has been dropping continuously. Wen Ran was wearing a long-sleeved suit jacket and was standing at the door waiting. He saw a black car driving not far away. It looked familiar. Look carefully, but It's not Zhao Weichuan's car.

She couldn't help but want to laugh, how could some people disappear for so long at once, and then appear in front of her so frequently at once.

She looked at him in a suit and smiled: "Mr. Ye, good noon, you come here for dinner too."

He raised his eyes and responded lightly, "Have you eaten yet?"

"Ate."

"Eat some more with me."

The answer was really smooth, and Wen Ran tried his best to maintain a smile: "I'm sorry Mr. Ye, I said I've eaten." There was a hint of anger in his tone.

The corners of his lips could not help but curve into a beautiful arc, with a clear smile: "I see. Where are you going? I'll take you there?"

"Don't bother Ye Xian—"

Before the word "birth" could be uttered, Wen Ran was suddenly hugged by someone. She was immediately stunned, and looked at him with wide eyes: "Wen Ran, don't call me that again." Her expression was gentle, but her tone was full of warning .

He didn't like this kind of deliberate alienation, she knew it.It's just that now she is angry and angry, and of course she won't go according to her will.

Seeing Zhao Weichuan parked on the side of the road watching a good show from afar, she rolled her eyes and said, "Okay, but Professor Ye, can you let go, my boyfriend is watching."

Ye Yizhen lost his mind for a moment, loosened the strength in his hands, and followed her gaze.Wen Ran took this opportunity to break free and ran towards Zhao Weichuan's car.After getting into the car, she let out a big breath: "Hurry up, hurry up!"

Zhao Weichuan drove the car away without stopping for a second: "Miss Wen, I only have three words in my mind right now."

Wen Ran glanced at him, "What, what?"

"I am done."

Zhao Weichuan smiled wryly, and at the same time remembered that there was a time when Old General Ye celebrated his birthday, and his father went to Jingshan with him to celebrate his birthday.There, he accidentally met Ye Yizhen, a person he had only heard about from Ye Lao, but had never met.

During the dinner, he sat next to him and asked softly, "Do you know Wen Ran?"

He was shocked, "Know."

"Is it ripe?"

"Not very familiar." He smiled, "But each other's family hopes that we can develop further."

He also smiled, and then said lightly: "This level is good now."

"Huh?" He didn't understand, but Ye Yizhen just smiled.Later, he realized that Ye Yizhen at that time was quietly eliminating his love rival.It is said that falling in love will lower the IQ of people, but for him, it is not always the case.

Wednesday is Mr. Wen's 78th birthday, and Wen Ran took leave of absence in advance to return to City B with Mrs. Wen.

On the day of departure, Wen Ran got up early and made breakfast for the two of them after cleaning up.But sitting at the dining table and waiting for a long time, her mother still didn't come out, Wen Ran couldn't help walking quickly to her mother's room and knocked on the door.Pushing open the door and entering, the mother was standing in front of the mirror, when she saw Wen Ran, she hurriedly beckoned her over.

"what happened?"

Mrs. Wen was a little worried: "Come and help me choose some clothes, I don't know what to wear."

Wen Ran lowered her eyebrows and looked at the clothes that covered the entire bed, and smiled: "Mom, are you a little nervous?"

Mrs. Wen raised her hand and slapped her, with a blushed expression: "You still dare to laugh at your mother, find a slap!"

Wen Ran begged for mercy again and again, and chose a piece of clothing to give to her.Mrs. Wen put on and straightened her slightly messy hair in front of the mirror.She asked Wen Ran: "Is it okay?" After asking, she tugged at the hem of her clothes with some anxiety.

Looking at her mother's cautious and expectant expression, Wen Ran couldn't help feeling a little sore in her nose. She leaned on her mother's shoulder and looked at the person in the mirror with her: "You look good, mom, you are the most beautiful person in the world."

"It's a silly girl at first glance, and there are people who praise mother like this." Mrs. Wen laughed, seeing her daughter's pretty husband-like face, Mrs. Wen couldn't help sighing, "If your father is still here, it will be fine, he must Will be the happiest one."

Sensing the bitterness in her mother's words, Wen Ran took a breath and comforted her: "Yes, he will know."

Mrs. Wen smiled and rubbed her face.

Arriving at Wen's residence, Wen Ran accidentally found Zhao Weichuan's car outside the door, his eyelids jumped suddenly, and Wen Ran involuntarily let out a yah.

Mrs. Wen stopped in her tracks and gave her a strange look: "What's wrong?"

Wen Ran pointed to the black car: "Why is Zhao Weichuan here?"

Mrs. Wen also followed the prestige and finally sighed.Mrs. Wen knew something about Wen Ran asking Zhao Weichuan for help, but she didn't quite agree with it at the beginning.Partly because it seemed funny to her, and partly because she knew who her daughter really liked.Sometimes you can't be too serious about emotional matters, but you can't be too perfunctory, as this will not be good for both of them.

"slowly."

"Ok?"

"Xiaoye, are you back?"

"Ah."

Mrs. Wen just asked casually, but she didn't expect Wen Ran to give an affirmative answer. She couldn't help but pause, looked back at her daughter, and made a serious confirmation: "You're really back?"

"I'm back." Wen Ran smiled, looking a bit reluctant, "Mom, let's not talk about this matter today, let's go in."

"Okay." Mrs. Wen stopped asking.

The eldest aunt Qiao Yufen was waiting for them in the yard, and standing beside her was Zhao Weichuan who had come early in the morning.Major Zhao was dressed in casual clothes today, and he looked undiminished in style.

Seeing them enter the door, Qiao Yufen greeted them with a smile: "Brother and sister, you are finally here."

Mrs. Wen smiled: "yes, I haven't been here for a long time."

Ever since she took Wen Ran to get that slap in front of the door of this house, she didn't come here very often.Although she comes from a poor family, she still has a higher education and graduated from a famous university, so she naturally has her own pride.

While his mother and aunt were chatting at the door, Wen Ran pulled Zhao Weichuan over and asked in a low voice, "Why are you here?"

Major Zhao shrugged his shoulders innocently: "The old man ordered me to celebrate your grandfather's birthday on his behalf."

"It's that simple?" Wen Ran was in disbelief.

"Otherwise?" Zhao Weichuan smiled, "Do you think I came here to play your boyfriend on purpose?"

She really thought so!But of course Wen Ran wouldn't say that, and at the end, she gave him a glare.

Qiao Yufen's laughter came over: "Look, the relationship between Wen Ran and Wei Chuan is developing well, and they are reluctant to let go as soon as they meet."

As he spoke, his eyes fell on Wen Ran's hand that was pulling Zhao Weichuan's sleeve.Wen Ran blushed, and hurriedly withdrew her hand.

Zhao Weichuan bowed slightly to Mrs. Wen, and Mrs. Wen just smiled lightly and didn't say much.

When he walked into the living room, Wen Yuan happened to be helping his grandfather down from the upstairs, and he was very excited when he saw Wen Ran, but because of his grandfather's presence, he didn't dare to be too presumptuous, so he could only wink at Wen Ran.Wen Ran nodded with comprehension, and followed her grandfather to the restaurant.

Mr. Wen invited very few people for his birthday this time.Except for the eldest grandson and younger uncle who are far away abroad, basically everyone in the family is here.It can be said that this birthday was extremely low-key, and in his own words, the scope has been narrowed to the level of a family banquet.

Family dinner?Wen Ran looked up at Zhao Weichuan who was opposite, and Major Zhao looked at her with an expression of "it's none of my business".

With a puff, Wen Ran laughed, which can be said to be an unruly behavior at the Wen family's dining table
Mrs. Wen glanced at Wen Ran nonchalantly, and handed over a box.The old man took it and opened it to see that it was a set of English bone china tea set.

Mrs. Wen said with a smile: "I brought this back from a business trip last year. You are used to seeing good things, old man, and I don't know what to give. I only know that you like tea, so I brought this set here."

The old man nodded, and said in a hoarse voice, "I'm sorry."

Although this back and forth was a bit unfamiliar, in Wen Ran's view, it was a great improvement in the relationship between mother and grandfather.They used to be at each other's throats, hurting each other and bothering themselves at the same time.It would be great if he lowered his airs as much as he does now, maybe his father will live until now.

Thinking of this, Wen Ran's eyes couldn't help getting wet.Meeting Zhao Weichuan's questioning eyes, she smiled and shook her head.

After dinner, the old man went to take a nap on time.

While everyone was chatting downstairs, Mrs. Wen called Wen Ran to Wen Yuan's room upstairs.

"What's wrong, Mom?" Wen Ran was a little surprised.

Mrs. Wen took her hand and sat down in front of the bed: "Mom asked you, do you like Zhao Weichuan?"

Wen Ran was stunned for a moment: "Why are you saying this all of a sudden?"

Mrs. Wen was a little anxious: "You silly boy, do you still not understand what your grandpa means? At today's lunch, there was an outsider like Zhao Weichuan present, and your grandpa still said the word family banquet. Isn't the meaning obvious? Calling us here this time, I'm afraid it won't be such a simple thing as a birthday, maybe when he wakes up, he will talk to me about the two of you."

Wen Ran had never thought of this level, so he couldn't help but be taken aback.

Mrs. Wen held her cold hand: "Ran Ran, tell mom."

Wen Ran looked at her mother, and was a little hard to speak for a while.Looking at the sunlight outside the window, she didn't know how long it took before she lowered her voice and said in a hoarse voice: "Mom, you know all about it."

Mrs. Wen looked at her for a long time and said, "Ran Ran, do you want to hear my mother's opinion?"

"Well, you said."

"Zhao Weichuan is a good boy, I can see that," Mrs. Wen said, "but I know who you like, Ran Ran."

Wen Ran looked up at her mother, a little puzzled.

Mrs. Wen sighed: "It's just Ran Ran, the key question is what will you do after you reject Zhao Weichuan? Xiaoye, what will happen to Xiaoye with you, have you thought about it?"

Wen Ran was stunned by the question.

She has never considered these issues. When facing other men who are pursuing her, she almost subconsciously rejects and rejects them.She never thought about what she would do with him after rejecting these people.

"Mom, I haven't thought about it." Wen Ran said, "But he is the only person I like." Even now, it's the same.

Mrs. Wen expected this answer, her daughter was as stubborn as her husband.The difference is that her daughter is a little braver than her husband.

Happiness, sometimes the difference is really just this little bit of bravery.

Mrs. Wen touched her daughter's hair and said, "Mom knows."

Sure enough, after the old man woke up, he called his mother to the study.

Wen Ran was unwilling to go down to face Qiao Yufen's torture, so she called Wen Yuan up to lie in the room with her, and Zhao Weichuan came up with her.

Seeing him holding the car keys, Wen Ran couldn't help asking: "Are you going to leave?"

"Well, I'm here to tell you." Zhao Weichuan said, "My vacation time is over, and I should return to the team tomorrow."

"Oh." Wen Ran replied, "Then you can go."

Zhao Weichuan smiled, and suddenly sighed: "I see this posture, maybe I will have to come back someday."

Wen Ran glared at him angrily.

Zhao Weichuan restrained his smile and looked at her seriously: "Wen Ran, do you remember what I asked you when you asked me for help?"

"Remember." He asked her, once this lie is told, how will it be fulfilled?
"Just remember." He said, "If you can't get round, I mean if you don't, then we won't get round."

"Huh?" She was still a little puzzled.

Zhao Weichuan smiled, "Let's make it a reality."

Wen Ran was startled, but was moved after realizing what he meant.

"Hey, Major Zhao is also a good man!" After Wen Ran closed the door, Wen Yuan lay on the bed and sighed heavily.

Wen Ran glanced at her, lay down next to her, and stared at the ceiling.Suddenly Wen Yuan came over, dragged her and asked, "Sister, why don't you stay with Zhao Weichuan? That's great."

She was one of the only two people who knew about the relationship between Wen Ran and Zhao Weichuan, and the other was her mother.

Wen Ran just moved her body and whispered, "I have someone I like."

"The teacher?"

"Well, how do you know?" Wen Ran never remembered mentioning it in front of her.

"I overheard my mother talking to my father." Wen Yuan blinked.

Wen Ran was startled: "Eldest Uncle also knows?"

Wen Yuan pulled her to lie down: "You, you can keep it a secret. But don't worry, my father and mother discussed whether to tell grandpa. No one in the family knows what kind of temper grandpa is."

Wen Ran just lay down again, and Wen Yuan pestered her: "Sister, tell me about the two of you, since I've heard about you, I really want to hear about you."

Wen Ran glanced at her sideways: "No time."

"Tell me." Wen Yuan continued to pester.

Wen Ran glanced at her: "There's nothing to say."

Wen Yuan didn't believe it: "Sister, you are so mean, I will tell you everything, now it's your turn to hide everything from me." He turned his back and ignored her.

This little girl, is she still arguing?

Wen Ran laughed: "Okay, there's really nothing to say. Maybe you know him too."

"I know you?" Wen Yuan quickly turned around again, looking at her in surprise.

"Well, he is my teacher and my uncle's colleague."

"what is his name?"

"Ye Yizhen." Wen Ran said hesitantly, and sure enough, Wen Yuan screamed immediately after hearing the silence for three seconds.

"Uncle Ye?!"

Wen Ran hurriedly covered Wen Yuan's mouth: "Keep your voice down, if grandpa hears that you are in charge!"

Wen Yuan immediately shook his head, but when Wen Ran let go of his hand, he couldn't help sighing: "What a wonderful fate."

Fate?
Wen Ran turned her head and smiled wryly, thinking of something, she suddenly turned around and asked Wen Yuan, "Oh, by the way, why didn't uncle come today?"

Wen Yuan sighed: "I don't know."

"I don't know?" This answer surprised Wen Ran, "Why, isn't the person closest to him in the family you?"

"That's ridiculous." Wen Yuan muttered, "Actually, I haven't seen my uncle for a long time. I haven't seen him since he recovered from the car accident and was discharged from the hospital. Do the math, it's been four months."

"This, this..." Wen Ran couldn't help being dumbfounded.

"What's wrong?" Wen Yuan turned his head to look at her.

Wen Ran shook her head with a broken smile: "It's nothing."

I just feel that the two sisters are too sympathetic.

When it came to the topic of blocking the heart, the two sisters fell silent.

Just when Wen Ran was about to fall asleep in a daze, she suddenly heard a loud cracking sound.Recognizing that the voice came from the study, Wen Ran hurriedly got up and ran to the study.

The door of the study room was wide open, Qiao Yufen rushed to her one step ahead of her and stopped her from going in.

"Ran Ran, don't go in, don't go in..."

"What happened? You let me in..."

"slowly……"

"Let her in!" Old Man Wen's voice came from inside, so Qiao Yufen didn't stop her.

As soon as he entered the door, Wen Ran was taken aback by the scene inside.The bone china tea sets my mother brought were all thrown to the ground and turned into pieces.While staring blankly, Wen Ran quickly looked at her mother.

Mrs. Wen was covering her chest with one hand, and just like her, she opened her eyes and looked at the debris on the ground in disbelief.

Grandpa pointed at her, angrily: "You are repeating what you just said in front of me!"

Mrs. Wen's complexion was a little pale, as if she couldn't breathe.Wen Ran reached out to support her, but she pushed her away: "I said, if my daughter doesn't want to, I will never force her to die!"

"Then let her follow in your footsteps! Find a wrong family and regret it for the rest of your life!" The old man roared, "You ruined my son for the rest of his life, and you want to ruin his only daughter. Let me tell you, there is no way. !"

"Who ruined Xingrun? If you weren't stubborn, we would be together..." Mrs. Wen lost her strength, and her voice became hoarse, "He won't die, he will live well..."

"You!" The old man was so angry that he slapped his hand, but it didn't come down for a long time. He glared at Wen Ran who was holding his palm tightly.

Wen Ran's expression was not panicked, but her eye circles were red: "Grandpa, my mother can't decide for me whether to marry or who to marry."

The old man calmed down his anger slightly: "Then listen to me."

Wen Ran looked at him, and suddenly smiled: "You, you can't decide for me." Seeing that the old man was getting angry again, Wen Ran said again, "I've grown up, I won't watch you fight again." I'll hit my mother. Whether it's intentional or not, I won't let you inflict any more wounds on us!"

This was an imposing sentence at first, but she was so sad that she was so sad that she was a little hoarse and choked up at the end: "Grandpa, Zhao Weichuan and I are not suitable. I understand this best after we have been together for a while. So, please give up." Bar."

Mr. Wen looked at her with wide eyes, with irrepressible anger in his eyes.Wen Ran used to be very afraid of the owner of these eyes, he brought her a lot of pain.But now she found that there was no need for them to bear these pains, she thought, let herself be happier.

Wen Ran turned her head and said to her mother, "Mom, let's go."

Mrs. Wen looked at her with wet eyes, and said in a hoarse voice, "OK."

Wen Ran and her mother were exhausted when they caught the last intercity bus and returned to their home in T City.But Wen Ran still managed to help her mother to the side of the sofa, and brought a basin of hot water to soak her feet.Mother wore a pair of high-heeled shoes for a rare day today. After a tiring day, she must feel uncomfortable.

Mrs. Wen opened her eyes slightly, looked at her daughter, and reached out to rub her soft hair.

Wen Ran inhaled while washing, trying to ignore the soreness in her nose.It's just that the mother's movements became more and more gentle, and she couldn't help it more, until the tears fell patter and fell on her mother's ankles.

"Ran Ran, don't cry, mom is fine."

"Yeah." She replied, "I'm not crying, I just have a little cold and my nose is uncomfortable."

"Okay, okay." Mrs. Wen smiled, "It's cold today, and I have a bit of a cold, can you help me into the house and lie down?"

"Ah."

Wen Ran dried her mother's feet and helped her walk into the house.She took care of her mother to lie on the bed, and tucked the quilt for her: "Mom, you lie down for a while, and I'll make some pear juice for us to drink."

"Okay." Mrs. Wen smiled, Wen Ran closed the door and walked out.

There were no more pears at home, Wen Ran pondered for a moment, took his wallet and went out to buy a few from the fruit seller at the gate of the community.Just as she opened the door, she heard a slight whimper coming from her mother's room. It was very depressing, but she could hear it clearly.

Wen Ran suddenly became nervous, and wanted to open her mother's door, but found that the door was locked from the inside.

She told herself not to panic while looking for the key, but when she searched around and found that the key was locked in her mother's room, she lost her sense of proportion.

She knocked hard on her mother's door: "Mom! Mom! Open the door! Open!"

There was no response from the people inside, Wen Ran turned around to look for a tool to pry the door, and shouted while prying the door: "Mom, mom, open the door!"

The more I shouted, the more scared I became, because my mother's crying sound became smaller and weaker.A sense of fear that she had never felt before climbed into her heart, and she felt a terrifying coldness from the beginning to the end.

Until the phone in her bag rang, she held onto the phone as if grabbing a life-saving straw, and saw the two words jumping on the screen—Lao Ye.

(End of this chapter)