Chapter 159 Reunion

“Click.”

Chen An turned around and closed the door of the conference room.

The door seams closed, making a slight sound.

The girl listened to the voice and her slender legs hidden behind the conference table quietly moved together.

The slender white fingers clenched the pen, then released it.

She always sits in a dignified and elegant posture.

Even when he was in elementary school, his calm and long-term temperament surpassed many adults.

Now that she is getting older, her tranquility has become even more cold and isolated from the world, making it difficult for ordinary people to get close to her.

It even seems that even having such thoughts is a sin.

In short, it is ‘inferiority complex’.

Chen An slowly approached, staring at the girl’s eyebrows and eyes, watching her thin and long eyelashes trembling slightly.

Her skin is as white as cream, delicate and smooth, without any flaws.

But… as he got closer, he could clearly notice that the girl’s eyelashes were trembling more and more frequently.

She pursed her pale pink lips, lowered her head slightly, and didn’t look at him.

It seems that one can vaguely glimpse a little bit of… tension on that indifferent and beautiful face?
Neither of them was in a hurry to speak, as if they were playing a childish game where whoever spoke first would lose.

The conference room was very quiet, with only their gentle breathing remaining.

Finally, the girl took the first step.

She picked up the recorder on the table and turned it off.

But she still didn’t speak. She lowered her head slightly, letting her long black hair fall and cover her eyes.

Chen An stood in front of her and suddenly smiled.

“haven’t seen you for a long time.”

He spoke.

In fact, reunion with old friends can be summed up in just these four words.

Even if I have some other ideas in my mind, it is not like before when I could speak without restraint and say whatever I think while I am still young.

After she finished speaking, the girl’s long eyelashes trembled slightly, and her lips moved, but no sound came out.

This is really rare.

Especially on her.

It is always difficult to guess what a girl is thinking, and Chen An doesn’t know what she is thinking at the moment.

Do you think this kind of meeting is too presumptuous?
Or maybe after so many years, she simply doesn’t want to acknowledge him as her childhood playmate?
These speculations may not be very reliable, but with such a long time span, who knows?
Before, when facing Bai Congdong’s questions, he asked him why he didn’t go to find his sister.

Chen An’s answer was that there was no need to rush, as long as he stayed in school, they would meet each other someday.

I didn’t expect that what I said would come true.

It’s just that the way we met… was a little sudden and a little funny.

The scattered thoughts gradually return.

Chen An turned his head and looked out the window.

As evening approaches, the warm autumn sun slowly fades away, and large patches of sunset glow hang in the sky, like a hanging curtain, emitting a faint halo.

“If you don’t want to talk, I’ll leave.”

After Chen An finished speaking, he turned around and started walking without stopping.

A hand quickly reached across the table and grabbed his arm.

He gripped it so tightly that his slender fingers turned slightly white.

“No.”

The girl pursed her lips, lowered her head not to look at him, and whispered two words.

“I’m going to eat.”

Chen An explained patiently.

“Don’t move yet…”

After Bai Congqiu finished speaking, he stood up and came behind him.

Although he didn’t understand what she was going to do, based on his past impression, Chen An chose to believe her and just stood there without moving.

Because his back was facing away, he did not see the many emotions that flashed across the girl’s eyes. He just felt like something was touching him.

Do not……

Not like.

Chen An lowered his head and saw a pair of hands touching him all over.

It is undeniable that Bai Congqiu’s hands are very beautiful, slender and long, and as white as frost and snow.

But, this is not a reason for her to touch around randomly, right?

Perhaps she had noticed his questioning look. This was probably the first time the girl had done such a thing since she grew up, and her face turned slightly red.

“I wanted to see if you were hurt.”

she explained.

Then she tiptoed gently and brushed away a very thin gray wool thread on his head.

This action seems familiar.

It reminded Chen An of the day they first arrived in the hospital.

In order to find Xiaoxi, he got caught in the rain. When she saw it, she went back to the room, got a towel, and wiped his whole body carefully.

But the boy had not grown up yet and was shorter than her, so it was easy for her to wipe him without having to stand on tiptoe like she does now.

As he thought about this, his tone became much gentler.

“I’m not hurt, and those boys can’t hurt me.”

When Bai Congqiu heard him speak, the young man’s voice was clear and gentle, and many thoughts instantly popped up in his mind.

Press them one by one.

She lowered her eyebrows and whispered, “Of course it can’t hurt you. I heard from my aunt that you learned powerful kung fu and practiced for a long time. You also said that you didn’t want to travel the world and just wanted to protect her.”

“Cough cough…”

Chen An’s face was embarrassed, “Those were all things I talked about when I was a kid.”

“What happened when I was a kid? I think my aunt took it very seriously. She talks about it every New Year.”

The girl spoke softly, her aura of keeping people at a distance faded away, and she rarely spoke so many words in one breath.

“She is just like that…sometimes I saw her passing by.”

Talking about their improper aunt, Chen An couldn’t help laughing.

As expected, when old friends meet again, the one who can cool down the ice the most is probably another old friend.

“No, that’s just for us.”

Bai Congqiu shook his head and cleared his aunt’s name.

“Can I turn around now?”

The girl was startled and hummed softly.

Chen An turned around and the two men looked at each other.

“I didn’t realize… you were so domineering before.”

This is referring to how she looked during the ‘interrogation’ just now.

“I just want to be fair and just.”

Bai Congqiu replied.

“Fair and just?”

Chen An looked at her suspiciously, “Does fairness require me to ask if I have a partner?”

“of course.”

The girl nodded. “If you have a partner, you must notify him/her first. After all, he/she is your family member in a sense.”

“Why do I feel like you are talking nonsense in all seriousness?”

Chen An exposed her mercilessly.

Bai Congqiu felt a little angry after hearing what he said, his handsome eyebrows slightly wrinkled, and he thought, what’s wrong with me asking?
I looked around but couldn’t find the book.

The girl gave up the idea of ​​finding a book to hold in her arms.

This was a habit she had developed since she was a child, and she would do this whenever she encountered a question she didn’t want to answer.

As long as she pretended to read, no one would dare to disturb her and she could get away with it easily.

“Don’t look, it’s not here.”

A slightly smiling voice came from the front.

Bai Congqiu took a deep breath and said, “I’m not a kid anymore.”

Neither of them finished speaking, but there was a kind of silent understanding, and they both understood what the other wanted to express.

Chen An was slightly stunned. “Indeed, what will happen if you want to lie now?”

“I rarely tell lies.”

The girl replied calmly.

“I thought you were going to say you never lied.”

“That’s not realistic.”

Chen An waved his hand, “Okay.”

“That’s the end of the reunion… I really have to go to dinner.”

The boy’s words didn’t seem false, because he was really a little hungry.

The last class in the afternoon was physical education. I played ball with Li Yang and the others for a while. With more exercise, I naturally got hungry quickly. Bai Congqiu said nothing and walked towards the door on his own initiative.

Chen An fell behind, following closely.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the door was opened, a woman’s suppressed scream was heard.

This is a girl with short hair, bronze skin and a healthy complexion. It is obvious that she exercises in the sun all year round.

She probably was lying on the door, eavesdropping with her ear pressed against the crack.

As a result, he did not notice the girl approaching, and when he opened the door, he fell forward.

Fortunately, Chen An was quick-witted and caught him, thus avoiding a tragedy.

“Are you OK?”

Seeing that the girl seemed still a little dazed and lying motionless in his arms, Chen An had to remind her.

The short-haired girl suddenly woke up and struggled to jump up.

As soon as she stood firm, she felt an extremely cold gaze coming from the side.

Without a doubt, it came from their president.

“Yes, President, that…if I say it was just a coincidence, would you believe it?”

Liu Meng blushed and stammered, trying to explain.

The girl was speechless, her eyes staring at the left half of her body.

That was the place where Chen An had just touched.

After a while, Bai Congqiu started walking again. When he passed the girl with short hair, he said expressionlessly, “Deduct half a month’s salary.”

“Eh…eh?!”

Liu Meng suddenly became anxious. She joined the student union for the sake of this little salary. Now they were going to deduct her money, which was even more painful than asking her to run twenty laps around the playground.

“Wuwuwu, President… please don’t do that! You really can’t do that!!!”

The short-haired girl took the opportunity to hug the girl’s hand tightly, crying and wailing.

The girl’s expression remained unchanged. She let her hold her, and she said calmly, “Deduct one month.”

“…”

I have to say, this trick was very effective. The girl with short hair stopped crying immediately and just looked at her with resentment in her eyes.

“But President, I haven’t heard that our student union has a rule of deducting money?”

“How about I run twenty laps for you?”

Liu Meng gritted his teeth and tried hard to get his salary back.

However, the girl’s ruthless voice followed, breaking people’s hearts.

“Now there is.”

After Bai Congqiu finished speaking, he shifted his gaze to the young man who was watching the show nearby.

There was a slight smile on his lips. When he saw her looking at him, he nodded and was about to turn around and go downstairs.

Go right from the meeting room and you will find the stairs.

The girl ignored the resentful look in someone’s eyes and followed him.

When we reached the corridor, it was time to say goodbye.

Chen An did not take the liberty to invite her to the cafeteria for dinner, but smiled and said, “See you next time.”

After saying that, turn around.

But before he was about to take a step, he felt a softness in the palm of his hand, which made him pause.

Look down.

As expected, there was another hand in the palm of my hand, a very beautiful hand.

“I invite you.”

The female voice was still cold, as if it was not an invitation but an order.

Chen An was stunned. “What do you mean you invited me?”

“Invite you to dinner.”

Seeing that he seemed a little puzzled, the girl lowered her eyes and asked, “Is it not possible?”

“No, of course…”

Chen An came back to his senses, looked at her, and wanted to say something, but held back.

Changing the subject, he said, “Then where shall we go to eat? I heard that Xiaochunyuan in the cafeteria is pretty good.”

“Not going to the cafeteria.”

The girl shook her head slightly.

“Where are we going? You want to eat out?”

Chen An frowned slightly. He had self-study in the evening and to be honest, he didn’t really want to go out.

“follow me.”

Bai Congqiu didn’t explain much, just said this and led the way upstairs.

After a slight hesitation, Chen An followed her.

The school bell had already rung and it was time for dinner. The activity center was unusually quiet, with only the sound of their footsteps.

The short-haired girl didn’t come with us. I don’t know where she went. Maybe she had just angered the president and didn’t dare to jump around in front of him.

In front.

The girl was walking two steps higher than him.

The hem of the school uniform of Changpu Middle School is not short, and most of the time only the calves below the knees are exposed.

But even so, that piece of snow-white and delicate skin is still eye-catching.

This purest beauty swayed and overlapped slightly under her skirt as she moved.

Looking down, you can see the simple and clean edges of white socks.

“What are you looking at?”

Chen An was staring at them in a daze, only then did he notice that the two people had already walked up the stairs.

I even walked to the door with the words “President’s Office” on it.

Are you walking that fast?

“You said you would treat me to a meal… is this it?”

Chen An answered the question irrelevantly.

“Come in.”

Bai Congqiu didn’t bother with him, pushed the door open and walked in.

What comes into view is the dark wooden floor, clean and tidy. The walls on both sides are painted white and have several portraits that are obviously worth a lot of money hanging on them.

A long table, a chair, and a bookcase filled to the brim with all kinds of things.

Most of these were very common objects, but when Chen An saw the telescope and the rattan chair by the windowsill, he was stunned.

Good guy.

Should I say she is worthy of being a young lady?
Being rich means being willful.

Just the size of the telescope doesn’t seem like a cheap thing.

“It was a gift from the school.”

Bai Congqiu suddenly spoke up, and after a pause, she added, “I sometimes use it to look at the stars, not just to peek.”

This supplement seems a bit confusing and meaningless.

“No normal person would think of peeping, right?”

Chen An glanced at her.

“Oh.”

The girl didn’t seem to be interested in talking more about this topic.

She walked to the long table, on which were piled several books, a pen holder, and some organized documents.

In addition, there is something very conspicuous on the table.

Chen An walked closer and found that it was actually a lunch box.

The boxes are held together with mortise and tenon structures, and the lid is beautifully decorated with carvings of dragons and phoenixes.

He suddenly realized, “So the rumors that you hide away and cook for yourself are true!”

“Are you going to eat?”

The girl took the lunch box, turned around and looked at him with pursed lips, her brows showing a rare hint of annoyance.

“eat.”

Chen An nodded without hesitation.

Nonsense, I was already hungry, so now that I’m here, how can I not eat?
Seeing this, Bai Congqiu reached out and opened the lid, and immediately a rich fragrance wafted out.

The lunch box should have good heat preservation properties. Although it is traditionally made of wood, we should not underestimate the wisdom of the ancients.

This is mainly a shelf, and there are a total of six such lunch boxes on it.

Chen An couldn’t help but say, “This is too extravagant.”

Bai Congqiu stopped talking and frowned slightly.

In fact, she wouldn’t eat so much normally. Today, she knew Chen An was there, so she specifically asked someone to send more.

Who knew that I would be criticized back.

Annoying.

“Go, sit down.”

The girl pointed to the chair.

(End of this chapter)