Chapter 335 - Shu Tong's Parents Have Arrived
Chapter 335: Chapter 336 Shu Tong’s Parents Have Arrived
When I saw the caller ID, my heart suddenly jumped; it turned out to be Liusu. However, when the phone was connected, it was Shu Tong’s voice that came out, “Chu Nan, where the hell are you, why aren’t you home? ! And why isn’t Chu Yuan at home as well?!”
‘That is all because of the stupid assignment you left her! !’ Shu Tong’s unkind and unreasonable questioning was like a burning match falling into a gasoline can; it instantly caused my anger to burst out. I almost wanted to curse her over the phone. But in the end, I still held it back because I knew that taking out my anger on her was unreasonable. Even if I didn’t come to the company with Chu Yuan, I would still meet with Ziyuan eventually.
Taking a deep breath two times, I barely managed to calm myself, “I’m in Fengchang, what’s wrong?”
“In Fengchang? What are you doing in Fengchang?”
From Shu Tong’s tone, it seemed like she still didn’t know I hadn’t resigned? I was a little surprised, but then I heard her say with a panicked tone, “Forget it, we will talk about it when we meet. I will pick you up at your company immediately. This is so annoying! My parents and grandma are coming to Bei Tian city now!”
“What? !” I was taken aback, “Why all of sudden? Did they not notify you in advance? !”
“They called me at noon yesterday and said that they would come to Bei Tian city soon, but I didn’t expect them to come so quickly,” Shu Tong said intermittently, “I thought they would come to Bei Tian city during the weekend…”
The time of her family’s arrival was very important to the entire plan. If there was a slight mistake, it would expose the entire plan of deceiving her family. But this natural airhead actually didn’t ask it clearly when they would arrive. She just assumed that they would arrive on the weekend… I didn’t even know what to say to her.
Shu Tong seemed to be running while talking, she was panting very badly, “Can you hurry up and get to the entrance of your company, I will pick you up there. We need to get to the station as soon as possible.”
“Okay, I got it…” I reluctantly responded, and then asked carefully, “Liusu… Is she with you?”
Hearing the name of Liusu, a girl and two women stared at my face in unison. I couldn’t help but blush inexplicably.
“Of course, how else do you think I am going to pick you up? I can’t drive. I need her to drive the car. I came out in a hurry in the morning, so I forgot to take my phone with me. Fortunately, she is with me,” Then Shu Tong said with a slightly angry tone, “I know it is not my place to criticize you, but you are a really terrible boyfriend, you know that? Liusu has been sick in the past few days, but not only did you not come to see her, but you never even called her. Just what kind of boyfriend are you?”
“Cousin…” Liusu finally said something to Shu Tong, trying to stop Shu Tong from scolding me.
Shu Tong’s voice was a bit loud, and Chu Yuan, Mo Fei, and Ziyuan were all standing around me; they all vaguely heard what Shu Tong said, and they all showed a different expression that I didn’t know how to describe.
“She is sick? Ah, Ahem, I’m sorry, I was indeed in the wrong. I’ll apologize to her…” I was telling the truth, but under the cold gazes of Chu Yuan and Mo Fei, and Ziyuan’s suppressed smile, I could only answer vaguely.
I also felt very strange why I lacked even just a little confidence.
I didn’t pay attention to what Chu Yuan said. I only saw that she hung up the phone before me. But before she could speak, I asked, “Who called you?”
Chu Yuan originally wanted to ask me questions first. She felt a bit resentful after being cut off by me so abruptly. However, in front of Mo Fei, Ziyuan, Mo Yizhi, and Long Shan, she felt embarrassed to show an angry look, so she could only honestly say, “Dongfang, she said that someone had knocked on our door just now, and she was scared. I told her that it should be Ms. Shu and Elder Sister Liusu who knocked on the door…”
“Liusu…” Ziyuan asked curiously, “Is it a girl?”
I nodded, “Um…”
“It’s my elder brother’s girlfriend,” Chu Yuan suddenly interjected, “they started dating when they were in college.”
Not just me, even Mo Fei was also surprised, because we all knew that Chu Yuan was lying. First of all, I had not told her that Liusu was my girlfriend. Secondly, Mo Fei also knew very well that I had only decided to officially start a relationship with Liusu not long ago…
“Oh? You already have a girlfriend,” Ziyuan was very calm and smiled at me slightly jokingly, “Is she pretty? If you have the opportunity, please introduce her to me. ”
All men were more or less a little narcissistic, although there was no basis for it. When a girl showed a certain degree of affection to them, even if it was only a little bit of affection, they would think that she liked them. Even if they clearly knew that they were clearly thinking too much.
I couldn’t tell whether it was relieved or lost. I nodded to Ziyuan with a complicated feeling, but the heaviness in my heart eased a lot. Then I heard Mo Fei say indifferently, “You will have plenty of opportunities to meet her. She is also a Fengchang employee. And she also works in the investment department.”
“Oh?” Ziyuan said with a smile, “That’s great, Xiao Nan, can you ask her out tonight? Let’s go have dinner together. Of course, it’s your treat.”
“I’m afraid today is probably not a good day…” I smiled bitterly, “I’m in a bit of a hurry. I have to go now. Can we change it to tomorrow?”
As the host, I was supposed to take the initiative to invite Ziyuan who came back from abroad to dinner to welcome her back. However, I had already made a promise to Shu Tong, so I could only decline Ziyuan’s dinner proposal.
I didn’t conceal my apology and helplessness. Ziyuan frowned and said, “What’s so urgent?”
Mo Fei also asked, “That call just now, it should be Liusu’s cousin, right?”
“Mhm,” I nodded and glanced at Mo Yizhi. The old fox put on a smiling face, making me unable to understand what he was thinking. After hesitating, I eventually told them what happened…
No matter how strange my situation was, I was still just a small employee after all, so I needed a reason to leave. Not to mention that there was Ziyuan who I hadn’t seen for a very long time. So I simply told them what Shu Tong had asked me to do, and asked them to keep it secret.
“Asking her boyfriend to pretend to be her cousin’s boyfriend, hehe, Xiao Nan, your girlfriend is very interesting.”
I really couldn’t tell whether Ziyuan was complimenting Liusu or mocking Liusu.
“I don’t know what you and Cheng Liusu are thinking in your heads. This is ridiculous,” Mo Fei said it like this, but she had already put her car key in my hand, “You can drive my car to pick up her grandma. It is not easy for old people to make a long trip to come to the city. Even if it’s a lie, you still need to take care of them and let them stay here for a few more days. There are still many good places in Bei Tian city.”
Before I could decline, Mo Fei said first, “Aunt Shan will take me home after work. You don’t have to worry about me. The rented car is not easy to drive. You are more familiar with my car, so just take it.”
I really didn’t dare to decline it anymore, because I clearly noticed that the way Ziyuan looked at me and Mo Fei started to become strange.
…
I didn’t mind using the word ‘escape’ to describe my mood when I left the company.
Ziyuan came back suddenly and appeared in Fengchang, which made me very excited; but after the excitement, it was uncontrollable anxiety.
Suspicions were not the source of fear. The source of fear was often the answers one guessed. It was like there were no ghosts in the world, but there were a group of people who were afraid of ghosts.
I needed some time to sort out my thoughts, digest the fear of the speculation that scared me, and then go to Ziyuan calmly to verify the answers I guessed one by one.
I knew that Chu Yuan, who felt guilty, did not dare to stay with Ziyuan, so when she begged me to take her with me, I readily agreed.
There was also one more reason why I wanted to bring Chu Yuan with me. It was that I hoped Chu Yuan could explain to Liusu why I appeared in the company today.
Mo Fei was afraid of embarrassment, so she deliberately avoided Liusu. Ziyuan had just become Mo Fei’s assistant, so there were many work problems that needed to be arranged and explained to her, therefore neither of them went downstairs.
When Liusu saw that Chu Yuan was with me, her gloomy little face obviously became a little better, but when she saw that I was holding Mo Fei’s car key in my hand, her face darkened again. However, Shu Tong was very excited because Mo Fei’s BMW was of a higher grade than the Honda commercial car she rented.
I guessed that Liusu definitely wanted to oppose it. She didn’t oppose it in the end because she was trying to have a cold war with me, and she didn’t want me to laugh at her for being a jealous girlfriend.
After Chu Yuan got out of the company, she immediately changed her mind and told me that she wanted to go home. The first reason was that she didn’t like to meet strangers, and the second reason was that she was not in the mood to fool old people with me.
Liusu didn’t want Chu Yuan to see that she was angry with me, and Shu Tong didn’t want her student to see her embarrassment, so we took a little detour and sent Chu Yuan back home.
When we rushed to the station, the late train came slowly into the station. Fortunately, in this way, we avoided the embarrassment of being late.