Papa Li’s actions were very fast. Taking advantage of Qin Fang’s response time these few days, he explained the matter at hand and took Mama Li on a trip abroad.
After seeing her parents off at the airport, Li Huairou went to the laboratory. At first, she didn’t expect to be able to meet Li Huaiyu. But after waiting for half an hour, she really did meet her.
“Jie!” Li Huairou exclaimed in surprise.
“You’re here? Wang Zhao said you wanted to meet me?” Li Huaiyu sat down opposite Li Huairou.
Li Huairou looked at her carefully. Although she looked a little tired, her complexion was good, her clothes were changed, her nails were cut, and her hair seemed to be trimmed.
Li Huairou was relieved.
“It’s nothing. It’s just that our parents have gone on a trip, and it’ll probably take a while before they come back. They asked me to tell you,” Li Huairou said with a smile.
Li Huaiyu sighed. This was pretty normal. Almost every year, their parents went out to travel for various anniversaries. Usually, they took ten days to half a month or even longer. They were used to it. “What about you? Are you going to be fine at home alone?”
“Are you worried about me? I’m fine. How about you, jie? How have you been doing recently? Are you tired from work? What did you eat this morning?” Li Huairou asked.
Li Huaiyu nodded. “I’m all right. By the way, I forgot to tell you. I have a boyfriend.”
“What? Boyfriend? Who? When?” Li Huairou said in surprise. It’d only been a few days—what happened?
“You also know him. He’s Wang Zhao,” Li Huaiyu said lightly.
“No, how did you establish the relationship? Did Wang Zhao confess to you? What did he say?” Li Huairou asked. This Wang Zhao’s speed was fast!
“Confession? No? When we were taking a break, he said he liked me and asked if I wanted to consider dating and marrying him. I thought about it carefully. I have the same interests as him, and there should be no conflicts between us about work and career after marriage. I don’t dislike the possibility of falling in love and getting married with him. So I agreed,” Li Huaiyu said seriously.
Li Huairou looked at Li Huaiyu with admiration on her face. A great man really was a great man—this life-long event had been settled in one sentence.
“You can tell our parents later. I’m afraid they’ll buy a plane ticket and fly back immediately after they find out,” Li Huaiyu joked, probably in a good mood.
“Huairou is here? Have a cup of hot milk.” Wang Zhao came over with two cups of hot milk. He placed one cup in front of Li Huairou, and the other cup was directly stuffed into Li Huaiyu’s hand. He knew Li Huaiyu—if he didn’t do this, she would find it troublesome and wouldn’t touch the milk until it went cold.
Li Huaiyu drank the milk in one gulp.
Wang Zhao helplessly took a tissue to help her clean the milk stains on her mouth.
“Why? Are you here to check on whether I’ve taken good care of your sister?” Wang Zhao asked with a smile.
“I don’t need to check. I feel good and satisfied,” Li Huairou said with a smile. “Jie, you can go back. I got up early this morning to send our parents off, and I have to go back to sleep.”
“Okay, be careful on the road,” Li Huaiyu also stood up and said.
“Be careful. If something happens, call this phone number.” Wang Zhao also stood up and handed Li Huairou a business card.
Li Huairou took the business card and saved the number onto her phone. “Thank you, future brother-in-law!”
Li Huairou jumped away.
Li Huaiyu watched her leave the reception room, and she turned to look at Wang Zhao. “Whose number did you give her?”
“One of my friends is a police officer near your community. Uncle and Auntie went on a trip—Huairou is a girl, and it is not safe to be at home alone. I greeted my friend and asked him to take care of her,” Wang Zhao explained. In fact, this was a half-truth. But out of protection for his girlfriend, Wang Zhao didn’t plan to tell her the truth. Her brain was used for scientific research, not for these little things.
Li Huaiyu nodded with certainty. In the past, she’d thought that falling in love was a waste of time and energy, but now it seemed that that was not necessarily true! At the very least, her boyfriend was more thoughtful than her in some respects.
Li Huaiyu suddenly stood on her tiptoes and kissed Wang Zhao on the cheek.
Wang Zhao had no time to react. His whole body was frozen, and then he covered his face that had been kissed in surprise and looked at Li Huaiyu.
Li Huaiyu’s expression was calm. “This is a reward! Don’t you like it? If you don’t like it, I’ll change it to something else next time.”
“No, no, I like it, I like it!” Wang Zhao smiled and said, “I like it the most. ”
Li Huaiyu didn’t seem to know what shyness was; she only knew how to express her preferences directly. “I like it too!”
Wang Zhao smiled even more happily.
The people who came to call them were a little embarrassed to break this scene full of pink bubbles, but—”Teacher Li, Teacher Wang, the laboratory is…”
“Okay, we’ll be there soon,” the two of them said in unison. Then they looked at each other and smiled. Holding hands naturally, they walked towards the laboratory.
Li Huairou went home, put on some comfortable home clothes, and fell asleep.
Until she was woken up by the doorbell and the sound of her cell phone.
“Who is it?”
Li Huairou picked up the phone in a daze. “Qin Chuan-ge? Well, I’ll come right away.”
Li Huairou got up from the bed and looked in the mirror—not bad. Her home clothes were thick, sigh. Alright.
Then she went to the door.
Qin Chuan and his girlfriend, Sun Xiaomeng, stood at the door with both large and small bags.
“You sure can sleep. I’ve been sending Wechat messages since four o’clock but got no reply,” Sun Xiaomeng complained as soon as she went through the door.
“No, is the company going to close down? What time is it? Qin Chuan-ge, you can’t be slacking at work just because of my dad’s absence, alright?” Li Huairou looked at the time—it was only half past five!
“What are you thinking? The chairman instructed us to pay attention to your meals before he left. We will return to the company to work overtime after we bring you the things,” Sun Xiaomeng replied for her boyfriend.
Qin Chuan nodded, indicating that this was the case.
“Please, don’t you know that there’s something called ‘takeout’ in this world? I’ll order takeout when I’m hungry! By the way, how did you come up?” Li Huairou wondered.
Sun Xiaomeng raised the access card in her hand. “The chairman gave it to me. From today onwards, Qin Chuan and I will come to pick you up from work every morning and take you home in the evening—this is the chairman’s order. Alright, hurry and wash up—we have to go back to the company! What do you want to eat tomorrow morning?”
“Hey, I want to take a few more days off!” Li Huairou said with a smile.
“Li Huairou, can’t you be a little more self-conscious? That’s your company! Can’t you have a few concerns? Don’t be lazy all day long! Qin Chuan has worked hard!” Sun Xiaomeng was really speechless. She’d never seen such a lazy person as Li Huairou.
Li Huairou’s family was rich, and she had an excellent scientist sister. It was rare for Sun Xiaomeng to meet someone as lazy as this.
“Let me tell you, it’s not possible. Go to work tomorrow morning! I’ll come and pick you up at seven o’clock!” Sun Xiaomeng said viciously.
“Yo, you haven’t even become the president’s wife, yet you’re already using the power and prestige of the president’s wife. I’m so scared!” Li Huairou laughed.
“You!” Sun Xiaomeng was angry and immediately began to roll up her sleeves, ready to fight.
“Xiaomeng!” Qin Chuan touched his girlfriend’s head, and she suddenly seemed to shrink into a little white rabbit, obediently standing beside Qin Chuan.
Qin Chuan looked at Li Huairou. “I don’t feel at ease about you being at home alone. The company is full of people, and it’s lively. I’ll take you to eat some delicious food at noon.”
“Fine.” Li Huairou had an unpleasant expression.
Sun Xiaomeng rolled her eyes at her.
Qin Chuan and Sun Xiaomeng went downstairs, got into the car, and prepared to go back to the office.
“Huairou is just like that. Don’t be angry. Can I buy you ice cream?” Qin Chuan glanced at Sun Xiaomeng while driving.
“I’m not angry; I’m just joking with her.” Sun Xiaomeng smiled. In fact, she quite liked Li Huairou’s temperament, but she was afraid that Li Huairou was the kind of person who didn’t know anything and insisted on interfering everywhere to find a sense of existence. In that way, Qin Chuan would have to work hard.
Qin Chuan also laughed. “When the chairman comes back, let’s pick a date to get married?”
“Ah?” Sun Xiaomeng didn’t react.
“In this way, you’ll be the rightful wife of the president, and you can play the prestige of the wife of the president,” Qin Chuan said with a smile.
Sun Xiaomeng immediately turned to look at him. “Are you serious?”
Qin Chuan parked the car on the side of the road, took out a box from his chest pocket, and opened it. “Although the occasion is wrong, I want to put this ring on your hand. Xiaomeng, are you willing to marry me?”
Sun Xiaomeng nodded with red eyes. “I will, I will!”
Qin Chuan put the ring on Sun Xiaomeng’s hand and gently dropped a kiss on her. Thank you for your perseverance over the years. I’ll give you the best in the future.
Qin Chuan continued to drive. Sun Xiaomeng took out her cellphone, found a good angle, took a photo of the diamond ring in her hand, and sent it out.
Sure enough, she received a call from Li Huairou in the next second. “Qin Chuan-ge has proposed to you—is the date set? Let’s talk about it first; I want to be a bridesmaid! By the way, if I become the bridesmaid, do I still have to bring a red envelope as a gift? Huh?”
Sun Xiaomeng smiled. “A red envelope must be given, and it must be big! Otherwise, I’ll be breaking up with you!”
“Okay, okay, I’ll give you a big red envelope! Can I get my salary this month? I have to save money,” Li Huairou said.
“Your salary for this month has been deducted, and half of your salary for next month has also been deducted. No, you’re a rich second-generation—don’t tell me you’re living your life based on your salary!” Sun Xiaomeng laughed.
“It seems that I’ll have to use my private fund. Don’t worry; when you and my sister have your marriages, I’ll definitely give you a big red envelope.”
“Your sister? Your sister is in love? With whom?” Sun Xiaomeng immediately started gossiping.
The two started gossiping on the phone.
While driving, Qin Chuan looked at his excited girlfriend with a smile. He thought that the friendship between girls was really amazing. Xiaomeng and Huairou were clearly people from two different worlds, but they’d hit it off right away and quickly become good friends. This probably had something to do with the characters of the two people—they were both kind and lovely girls.
Such girls should be cherished and protected, rather than being used arbitrarily.
In the darkness, Qin Chuan’s expression was very solemn.
