Chapter 318 Leaving the City
No. 2
Now Wen Lan only feels a little guilty towards Jiang Jingci, and no longer has any good feelings towards him.
When Jiang Jingci called, she was not ready to answer the call.
But after the ringing sound ended, she wanted to know Jiang Jingci's current attitude.
So she called back.
Jiang Jingci answered immediately, as if nothing had happened, and smiled and said "Happy New Year's Eve".
"Happy New Year's Eve." She said perfunctorily.
Since Jiang Jingci was going to continue to act, she would not expose him now, and chose to be hypocritical with Jiang Jingci.
"I cooked a large table of dishes last night, but you left without eating. Today is New Year's Eve, come to Qiushuitai for a reunion dinner at noon?"
Jiang Jingci's emotions did not fluctuate, as if the incident of letting the paparazzi surround Shuyuan Mansion yesterday had never happened.
"Is Yangyang okay? There are so many people setting off firecrackers outside. Did she get scared?" She asked the question she cared about most.
"Although the house is well soundproofed, I was woken up before dawn and I'm still crying." Jiang Jingci's tone of inquiry was obvious.
Wen Lan was still calm, "I won't bother you during the New Year."
"Okay." Jiang Jingci didn't force it, but he didn't rush to end the call, "Won't you be bored spending the holidays alone? After lunch, I'm going to drive Jiang Guan and Yangyang around nearby. How about you help me take care of Yangyang?"
"Where are you going?" She was cautious.
"The suburbs, not too far. Yangyang is too young, and will make a fuss if he takes too long in the car." Jiang Jingci said seriously.
Wen Lan already had a perfect plan to avoid Jiang Jingci, "What time are you going to leave?"
"So you are going to go with us!" Jiang Jingci said with a smile, "It's up to you. When it's convenient for you, I'll drive the two children to Shuyuan Mansion to pick you up."
"Yangyang is too young, so don't let her toss back and forth in the car. I'll go to Shuyuan Mansion to meet you." She thought for a moment, "I'll be at Shuyuan Mansion on time at two o'clock. Just pack your things and wait for me."
"It's settled." Jiang Jingci didn't expect her to be so straightforward, and hurriedly agreed.
She hung up the phone without even saying goodbye.
The time agreed with Xie Yansheng was 1:50. When she and Xie Yansheng met and left the city, Jiang Jingci should still be waiting for her at Qiushuitai.
She had never been willing to play such tricks on Jiang Jingci before. Now she was calculating Jiang Jingci just to be able to leave Jiangcheng City smoothly with Xie Yansheng.
As soon as she put down her phone, the call rang again. This time it was Xie Yansheng.
She quickly clicked on it, and Xie Yansheng's deep voice with a smile came: "Have you packed?"
"Yes." She looked at her watch, it was almost noon, and they could meet in more than an hour.
"Are you anxious?" Xie Yansheng asked again.
"No hurry." She pretended to be calm, "I haven't finished my makeup yet, what's the hurry!"
"The old house will serve dinner soon, you should cook something too." Xie Yansheng didn't rush to end the call after saying, "Lanlan, do you miss me?"
"We've just been apart for a while, what's there to miss!" She said stubbornly, "Let's not talk for now, see you later."
She sat in the living room, quietly looking out the window, but her heart flew to two hours later.
At 1:30, she had just walked away from Shuyuan Mansion, and Jiang Jingci called again, asking her if she had packed and if he could pick her up at Shuyuan Mansion.
"I have packed it a long time ago." She lied casually, "I am preparing to give Jiang Guan and Yang Yang New Year gifts. I have already selected them. Just wait for me at Qiu Shui Terrace."
Her voice was gentle and pleading, and she used the word "good boy". Jiang Jingci on the other end was instantly broken, "We have everything at home, so don't spend money."
"Don't worry about this matter." She said perfunctorily.
Jiang Jingci said in a faint tone, "Then I will wait for you with the children. Wen Lan, don't let me down this time."
"How can I let you down when I promised you!" She laughed guiltily.
At 1:45, Wen Lan, who only carried a large backpack, rode a shared bicycle to the agreed street.
Then, the shrill sound of a car horn came from not far away.
She turned around and met Xie Yansheng's smiling eyes!
The two smiled at each other at the same time.
She got on the passenger seat and took off her hat and mask after closing the car door.
"Why are we so scared by Jiang Jingci?" Xie Yansheng started the engine and joked.
"I won't be afraid of anything when you get divorced and become single again--" She was talking when the phone rang.
As expected, it was Jiang Jingci.
Xie Yansheng also saw the name flashing on her phone screen and immediately frowned.
She hurriedly made a silent gesture to Xie Yansheng and pressed the answer button.
"Where are you?" Jiang Jingci's seemingly calm voice was a little anxious, "Do you want me to pick you up?"
"I went to several stores to choose gifts for Jiang Guan and Yangyang, and I'm already on the way to Qiushuitai." She said slowly, "By the way, I really liked your fruit tea yesterday. Can you make a pot for me so that I can drink it on the way."
"No problem. I just called to ask because I was a little anxious. Please drive slower." Jiang Jingci didn't hear that she was lying at all.
Before ending the call, Wen Lan said, "Thank you, Mr. Jiang," and Jiang Jingci naturally responded with some polite words.
After she ended the call, Xie Yansheng spoke, "Why did you make an appointment with Jiang Jingci again?"
"After you left in the morning, Jiang Jingci acted like a normal person and asked me and his two children to drive around nearby. I made an appointment with him at two o'clock and asked him to wait at Qiushuitai." She explained.
"You are very thoughtful." Xie Yansheng touched her head, his eyes full of doting, "Isn't Jiang Jingci just one son? What did you just say about the two children?"
"He adopted a daughter in Shangjing a while ago. She is only four months old." She said casually.
"An old widower adopted a girl?" Xie Yan sneered noncommittally, "Is he having another crooked idea?"
"To be honest, that child is quite cute." Wen Lan thought of Yangyang, and an inexplicable sadness filled his heart.
Xie Yansheng has always been worried about the life experience of Wen Lan's child who died in infancy, so much so that when he heard the word "child", he was upset and changed the subject, "When will you return to Lincheng?"
"Classes start on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, and you have to go back on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year at the latest." She thought for a while, "An Zhen is waiting for delivery in the hospital, and you can't stay outside for too long."
"Lan Lan, we have missed her for two years, and we can't miss her again." Xie Yan spoke in a low voice, stretched out his right hand and held it with hers.
Suddenly, her cell phone rang.
She clicked on it and said, "On the way, just wait for me for four or five minutes" and then hung up.
When Xie Yansheng drove out of the city, Jiang Jingci called again. She told him directly, "I'm sorry, Lao Jiang, I'm not going because I'm not feeling well."