Jian Dan: "...Alright, I was wrong, I just want to sleep at home. Besides you, are Lulu and Weiwei going too?"
"I don’t know, you’re the first one I called, and you agreed, so they’ll probably go too, right? Didn’t we already plan this? We’re not at the same school, but meals should be arranged."
Jian Dan: "...Please, just let me off the hook. My whole body feels like jelly, I just want to sleep my day away at home. We can plan a dinner the afternoon we return to school, or maybe on Monday? You guys can eat at our school’s cafeteria, my treat."
Zhao Linlin: "Why are you guys so weak?"
Jian Dan, "If everyone had the same energy as you, that’d be terrifying, wouldn’t it? Check your own stamina before speaking, okay?"
Zhao Linlin: "...Don’t think I can’t tell you’re mocking me."
I really wasn’t mocking you, girl, you’re overthinking it.
Zhao Linlin mumbled to herself for a while, then said, "I’ll call the other two first. If they agree, you have to come, and I’ll treat. It’s settled."
Jian Dan didn’t have time to utter a complete sentence before the call was hung up. This person really is...
"If you don’t want to go, I have a good idea. Just say you’re going to meet my mom." Bo Qin suddenly suggested. Jian Dan was taken aback before looking at Bo Qin with a slightly awkward smile, "That’s not necessary, it’s not very nice. Besides, Linlin means no harm, she’s just a bit playful. It’s no big deal if I go, I don’t mind, let’s see what Weiwei and the others say."
Bo Qin focused intently on her face, making Jian Dan blush slightly. She didn’t understand why he was staring at her, so she looked away, feeling a bit uneasy, "Uncle Qin, why are you staring at me ?"
Bo Qin’s gaze was deep and serious, "Jian Dan, are you deliberately avoiding me now? Do you want to distance yourself from me as much as possible?"
Bo Qin laughed self-deprecatingly, "That’s good then."
Jian Dan suddenly didn’t know what to say,
They both fell into an awkward and strange silence, a feeling they’d never experienced before.
Jian Dan stood still for a few seconds, then went to the living room and turned on the TV while Bo Qin sat in the dining room reading the morning paper. He was not in a good mood, and visibly upset.
But he couldn’t take his anger out on Jian Dan, so he just kept a sullen face.
Mother Lin came out of the kitchen, sensing something was off between the two. She looked at Jian Dan, then at Bo Qin, who was crumpling the newspaper out of frustration, and sighed helplessly. What was going on with these two?
Did they have a fight? But she didn’t hear anything?
Mother Lin muttered to herself, slipped back into the kitchen, and brought out a plate of fruit, placing it on the dining table. She called out to Jian Dan, "Little Jian Dan, come eat some fruit."
Jian Dan glanced half-heartedly, her eyes lighting up at the sight of Mother Lin’s fruit selection. She didn’t hold back, rushing over and grabbing a fruit fork to start eating. Mother Lin smiled at Bo Qin too, "Sir, you have some as well."
Bo Qin put down the newspaper slowly, and Jian Dan subtly nudged the grapefruit he liked towards him, burying her head and munching on cantaloupe.
Seeing the little girl’s actions, Bo Qin couldn’t help but smile.
The tense atmosphere instantly turned warm and cozy.
Jian Dan breathed a sigh of relief; the previous tension had been incredibly unnerving, but things felt much better now. Not that she’d overindulge, but it was certainly less oppressive.
As the mood just started to lighten, Jian Dan’s phone, left on the sofa, began to ring. Without needing to look, Bo Qin knew who was calling, and his expression darkened. Jian Dan, not thinking much about it, rushed over to answer the phone, "Linlin?"
Zhao Linlin’s cheerful voice came through, "Little Jian Dan, I convinced Weiwei and Lulu, so you better change and get ready for me to come pick you up."
"Are you picking up the other two first?"
"No, I’m only picking up Weiwei. Mi Lu is driving herself. If you don’t need me to pick you up and want to drive Uncle Qin’s car out, I won’t come for you, okay? We’re meeting at Cotton Candy Manor, do you want to drive yourself or should I come get you?" Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs NoveI-Fire.ɴet
"You can come get me. Do we need to bring any fruit? We happen to have some at home, I can ask Mother Lin to pack some for me."
"Yes, yes! I want pineapple and grapes, and if you have durian, just a little will do."
Jian Dan: "...Do you know what it means to be polite?"
"Why be polite with you?"
"Even if you don’t have to be polite, you don’t have to be so impolite either. Alright, I get it, I’ll prepare a little fruit platter. Then you can come pick me up, call me ten minutes before you arrive, and I’ll come out."