"I remember too. Even though you two didn't say anything, everyone in the class knew that you two liked each other," Wang Kaiyi said.
Chen Libai had been smiling the whole time when Chang Jingqiu suddenly asked, "I heard from Xiaoyang that you have a boyfriend, Danchen?"
Chang Jingqiu's voice was soft as she asked with a smile, but Ruan Danchen felt that it was a little strange.
However, since Chang Jingqiu said it, Ruan Danchen was naturally willing to say it quickly so that Chen Libai and the others wouldn't continue talking and it would make things awkward.
"Yeah." Ruan Danchen answered hurriedly, afraid that if she said it slowly, it would make people think that she was making excuses. She was a little worried, so she added, "We have a pretty good relationship."
Chang Jingqiu laughed and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? Are you so proud that you have a boyfriend?"
Ruan Danchen was embarrassed. She also felt that her answer was a little too eager, as if she wanted everyone to know that she had a boyfriend.
She laughed awkwardly. Chang Jingqiu laughed again. "Alright, I won't tease you anymore. I know that you two have a good relationship. Xiaoyang said that you two are living together."
When Chen Libai heard this, his expression immediately became unnatural and he looked a little gloomy.
Ruan Danchen didn't know what Chang Jingqiu was thinking. Even though she was smiling, her words didn't seem to mean that. It was as if she was saying it specifically for Chen Libai to hear.
However, Ruan Danchen didn't care what Chen Libai was thinking. It was better for him to give up on the idea earlier.
She nodded without being bashful. "Yeah, it's time to talk about marriage. Plus, he's my first love. "
"I thought your first love was Libai," Wang Kaiyi said jokingly.
Ruan Danchen glared. "Don't joke like that. If my boyfriend finds out, he'll be jealous."
"Oh, you're still so afraid of him." Wang Kaiyi raised his eyebrows.
"I'm not afraid, I just feel sorry for him." Ruan Danchen had made up her mind. She quickly wanted Chen Libai to give up on the idea, so she said it shamelessly.
She didn't play with this kind of ambiguous thing, nor would she leave him hanging.
"Your boyfriend isn't here yet. If he was, who knows what kind of show it would be," someone said with a laugh.
"But Danchen, you're the same age as me right? Your boyfriend is your first love. Isn't your first love a bit late?" Chang Jingqiu said with a smile that wasn't a smile.
Ruan Danchen chuckled. "I met him when I was 19. He was indeed my first love. We broke up and didn't look for each other again. Later on, we got back together."
After Ruan Danchen said a few words, she said, "Why is everyone talking about me? There's really nothing worth talking about. Are you welcoming Li Bai today?"
"Yeah, yeah!"
Hence, everyone changed the topic. However, Chen Libai looked at Ruan Danchen with a complicated expression.
Qi Chenglin sat in the living room, watching a rerun of a new variety show. Actually, he didn't pay much attention to it. It was just that it was quite lively inside, so the house wasn't too lonely.
After watching TV for a while, he glanced at the time. It had been an hour since Ruan Danchen called him when she arrived at Sheng Yue. Qi Chenglin glanced at Qi Youxuan, who was sitting on the carpet watching TV while assembling Lego. He thought to himself, This kid is really heartless. Ruan Danchen has been gone for so long. Doesn't he think about it?
"Cough." Qi Chenglin cleared his throat, but Qi Youxuan didn't notice. He just thought that Qi Chenglin's throat was itchy, and he was still playing.
Qi Chenglin coughed a few more times, covering the sound of the TV. Qi Youxuan turned to Qi Chenglin and said, "Dad, if your throat is uncomfortable, drink more water."
After that, he lowered his head and continued to assemble Lego. From time to time, he would glance at the TV. He felt that his eyes were not enough.
"…" Qi Chenglin drank a mouthful of water. Suddenly, he froze and put down the water with a gloomy face.
His throat wasn't uncomfortable, okay!
After a while, seeing that Qi Youxuan still didn't respond, Qi Chenglin asked in a clear voice, "Are you hungry?"
"I'm not hungry. I ate late in the morning. I'll just have two meals today. I still have snacks," Qi Youxuan said without looking up.
"What snacks!" Qi Chenglin said angrily.
After a while, Qi Chenglin glanced at his son's bent back. "Mom isn't home. You don't miss her, right?"
Qi Youxuan finally looked up at his watch. "She's only been gone for less than two hours. I usually go to school and Mom goes to work. I can't see her for the whole day."
"…" Qi Chenglin pursed his lips and pouted. "Didn't you think she was Auntie Ruan at that time? It must feel different. "
Qi Youxuan lowered his head and finally turned to look at him. A pair of black grape-like eyes looked up and down at Qi Chenglin.
"…" Qi Chenglin was getting goosebumps from his stare. "What are you looking at?"
"Dad, do you miss Mom?" Qi Youxuan's eyes were filled with indescribable disdain.
"When did I say that? I was afraid that you would miss her. You just acknowledged her as your father. Aren't you in the heat of the moment?" Qi Chenglin said in a deep voice. He simply picked up the newspaper next to him and covered his face.
Qi Youxuan didn't believe him at all. Looking at Qi Chenglin's guilty expression, he pouted. "Dad, why are you like a child? You miss her when you can't see her. You have to give Mom some free time too. "
Qi Chenglin pinched the edge of the newspaper with his short fingernails and flipped a page angrily.
Qi Youxuan blinked and suddenly threw down the Lego toy. He ran to Qi Chenglin and said, "Dad, Mom is attending a high school reunion, right?"
Qi Chenglin coldly replied with a "Mm" and didn't pay much attention to him. After a while, a chubby little hand reached over and pressed the newspaper down.
Qi Chenglin raised his eyebrows and looked at him calmly.
Qi Youxuan looked at him suspiciously. "Don't tell me that Mom's old flame is at that reunion?"
"Ahem!" Qi Chenglin cleared his throat and didn't answer.
Qi Youxuan immediately ran back to his room and took out his Totoro child's phone. "Really, you're just worried and want me to make a call. Why didn't you say so earlier? Mom definitely won't be seduced by others, but I'm afraid that some people won't let go, right? "
The little girl muttered as she called Ruan Danchen. Beside her, Qi Chenglin's lips curled up into a smile.
Ruan Danchen was chatting with Chen Libai. It was a little awkward to sit with him.
Even if she didn't have any other thoughts, Chen Libai didn't seem to have given up. In addition, Chang Jingqiu seemed to be very kind and passionate, but in Ruan Danchen's ears, it sounded strange. She didn't know if it was a psychological effect, but she didn't think she was such a narrow-minded person.
She only found out that Chang Jingqiu and Gao Xiaoyang were colleagues after listening to their conversation. She wondered why Chang Jingqiu didn't enter the family business, but she didn't ask.
At this moment, the phone in her bag rang. Ruan Danchen took it out and saw that it was Qi Youxuan calling. She apologized and took the phone out to answer the call.
"Don't you think that Danchen's face was full of motherly radiance when she looked at the phone just now?" One of the classmates said with a smile.
Ruan Danchen came out to answer the phone and said with a smile, "Youxuan, what's wrong?"
"Mom, when are you coming back?" Qi Youxuan dragged out his voice and asked in a childish voice.
Ruan Danchen laughed. "Miss me?"
Qi Youxuan nodded hurriedly. "Yes."
"Then I'll go back now," Ruan Danchen said. She used to like to attend class gatherings.
She could meet and chat with her classmates. Her high school classmates were not bad. No one deliberately showed off their jobs or anything. They just talked about interesting things from their school days. However, the atmosphere seemed to have changed a little this afternoon. There was no point in staying any longer.
Qi Youxuan was talking to Ruan Danchen about how he missed her. When he heard Ruan Danchen's words, he immediately said happily, "Mom, are you coming back now?"
She turned around and was about to tell Qi Chenglin, but there was no one around. She heard movement at the door and realized that Qi Chenglin had already gone to get his coat and car keys and was changing his shoes at the door.
"Mom, Dad is going to pick you up." Qi Chenglin had already left the door while Qi Youxuan was talking.
Looking at his back, he was still proud and straight, but his footsteps were slightly faster.
Qi Youxuan stretched his neck and looked at the door. After confirming that Qi Chenglin had left, he still lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "Mom, actually, Dad misses you. He has been sitting in the living room staring at the watch. He is too embarrassed to admit it and always uses me as an excuse. One moment, he asks me if I'm hungry, and the next moment, he asks me if I miss you. He still pretends to be proud and pretends that nothing has happened. "
Ruan Danchen laughed. It was a little hard to imagine Qi Chenglin waiting for her at home anxiously. Because of Qi Youxuan's words, she imagined Qi Chenglin clearly wanted her to go back early, but he was too embarrassed to call and urge her. She actually thought it was very cute.
"When he went out to pick you up just now, he left very quickly." Qi Youxuan betrayed Qi Chenglin without reservation.
"He already went out?" Ruan Danchen asked with a smile. Thinking of Qi Chenglin, her smile couldn't be warmer.
"Yes!" Qi Youxuan said as he nodded, forgetting that Ruan Danchen couldn't see. "I originally wanted to go with Dad to pick you up, but I didn't go because I wanted to talk to you about Dad."
"Will you be okay at home alone?" Ruan Danchen was a little worried. Although the little fellow was in primary school, he was still a child in her eyes.
"It's okay. I won't run around." Qi Youxuan promised.
"Well, we'll be back soon. If there's anything, call us. Also, there are the phone numbers of the neighbors upstairs and downstairs in the phone book at home. If there's anything, you can also call them. Understand?" Ruan Danchen was afraid that one day, there would be no one at home except for Qi Youxuan. In order to take care of him, she specially visited the neighbors.
Originally, in this place, the neighbors didn't communicate with each other much. The people who lived here were all successful people. They were busy with their own careers, so it was difficult to see each other. However, the servants of each family were quite familiar with each other.
At least Aunt Zheng was familiar with the people upstairs and downstairs. If something really happened, if Aunt Zheng was not around, Qi Youxuan could temporarily find the sister-in-law of another family.
However, Ruan Danchen still went to say hello at night when everyone was at home. It was also the first time that she opened a door to Mingyuan.
Qi Youxuan agreed, acted coquettishly with Ruan Danchen for a while, and then hung up.
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