Chapter 7: Unwelcome

　　

　　Lin Shu’s voice was quite loud, and He Yuwen was too lazy to repeat it, “You heard what your mother said.”

　　He Chi hummed lazily.

　　After Lin Shu opened the door and went out, He Yuwen reminded him, “Don’t make your mother angry these days. You are almost thirty years old. The children of teachers in our school who are your age have already started families and careers.”

　　”It’s no wonder your mother is angry, He Chi. You did act a little too recklessly.”

　　When he hung up the phone, the office door was pushed open from the outside.

　　He Chi glanced up casually.

　　He Jin had been out of town for some business these days and had just returned to the store. Not only did he hear that He Chi, who seldom came back to the store, had come over these two days, he also heard some gossip.

　　As soon as he came in, He Jin asked, “Have you been in the store these two days?”

　　He Chi didn’t even raise his head, looking at the account book on the computer, “You’re not here, I have to come back and take care of it.”

　　There is nothing wrong with this.

　　He Jin looked at He Chi for a few times and felt that He Chi was no different from before.

　　He leaned over and asked jokingly, “I heard from Chen Ran and the others that you brought your girlfriend to the bar the day before yesterday.”

　　”When did you get a girlfriend? Why didn’t you bring her here for us brothers to meet?”

　　He Chi: “…”

　　His expression did not change at all. Instead of answering, he asked, “You believe what Chen Ran said? This kid is just making up stories. He can make up a lot of lies.”

　　In addition to being high school classmates, He Jin and He Chi are also friends for many years, and now they have opened a bar together.

　　He didn’t believe Chen Ran’s words, but several people in the bar said that they saw He Chi talking and laughing with a girl the night before.

　　He Jin knew He Chi’s personality very well. This guy was very arrogant, but he had never seen him show any interest in any girl. He was really curious.

　　But looking at him now, it seems that Chen Ran and the others were exaggerating.

　　When He Chi left the office, he met Chen Ran coming out of the box on the second floor.

　　Chen Ran wanted to hide, but He Chi grabbed him by the collar. He had no choice but to turn around and smile ingratiatingly, “Brother Chi.”

　　He Chi was unmoved and pulled the man aside, “Did you tell anyone that I brought my girlfriend to the bar?”

　　”Brother Chi, this is unfair! I only said I was a female friend, I don’t know which idiot said it was a girlfriend.”

　　He Chi snorted, seeing through his little thoughts at a glance, “You didn’t correct it either, did you?”

　　Chen Ran scratched his head and smiled guiltily.

　　This kid is always chattering like an old lady at the village entrance. Normally, He Chi would not bother to care about him when it doesn’t involve him, but now he is also suffering from him.

　　He was too lazy to talk nonsense with Chen Ran, and threatened in a calm tone, “Chen Ran, if you keep talking nonsense, I will let your brother take you back.”

　　Chen Ran surrendered, “Brother, you are my real brother, I was wrong, I will never say anything about you again.”

　　After that, he smiled and said, “But Brother Chi, don’t blame me for being nosy. I have to talk to you about this.”

　　He Chi raised his eyebrows slightly, “Tell me, I want to hear what kind of ivory you can spit out of your mouth.”

　　Chen Ran took the initiative and hooked He Chi’s shoulders. He Chi was not tall enough, so he raised his feet and said, “Brother Chi, my brother and my sister-in-law got married and divorced, and now they are planning to remarry.”

　　”You should also be anxious about your life events. Aunt Lin even asked my mom to introduce you to a girl for a blind date. You and my brother have been friends for so many years, why don’t you learn from him how to pursue girls?”

　　Seeing that He Chi didn’t hit him, Chen Ran became bolder, “I think Sister Yining is a good match for you, and she’s single too, are you sure you don’t want to chase her?”

　　He Chi replied lightly, “I think you really don’t want to stay here any longer.”

　　Hearing this, Chen Ran quickly released his hand from He Chi’s shoulder and ran downstairs as if he was running for his life.

　　Seeing this, He Chi snorted and laughed.

　　This guy is just like his brother. Jiang Yining had been sitting in the bar for less than an hour, and Chen Ran even found out whether she was single or not.

　　In the evening, Jiang Yining prepared dinner and waited for Zhang Qiao to get off work.

　　During the meal, Jiang Yining mentioned, “Teacher Lin asked me to come over for lunch tomorrow.”

　　Zhang Qiao paused while picking up the food and turned to look at Jiang Yining, “He Chi is here too?”

　　Jiang Yining shook his head. “No, Teacher Lin and Teacher He are very sensible. Whenever they call me over, they never let He Chi be present.”

　　This also resulted in her rarely seeing He Chi at Teacher Lin’s house, unless sometimes He Chi came over without saying hello, but this situation was extremely rare.

　　Zhang Qiao asked, “Why did your teacher suddenly ask you to come over for dinner?”

　　”Teacher Dong is close to Teacher Lin. She probably heard the gossip in our community and told Teacher Lin about my blind date.”

　　After dinner, Zhang Qiao wanted to collect the dishes, but Jiang Yining stopped her and said, “You must be tired after a day’s work. Go and have a rest first. I’ll do it.”

　　Zhang Qiao refused, “You cook and I’ll clean up. I can’t let you do all the housework. Go take a shower first.”

　　She worked overtime late and it’s almost ten o’clock now.

　　Jiang Yining smiled, and seeing that she insisted, he let her go, “Then I’ll go take a shower first.”

　　Zhang Qiao nodded.

　　Jiang Yining first went back to the bedroom to find a suitable set of clothes to wear tomorrow. After searching for a while, she finally chose a black short-sleeved shirt with an ink-print A-line skirt.

　　This is what she usually wears to school.

　　The next morning, Jiang Yining went to the fruit shop to buy some fruits that Teacher Lin liked to eat. After coming out of the fruit shop, he went across the street to wait for the bus.

　　The doorbell rang, Lin Shu got up to open the door, she greeted with a smile, but when she saw the person coming, her smile fell in an instant.

　　After looking at He Chi, Lin Shu’s gaze fell on his hands. In addition to the cake, he was also holding a cat.

　　She asked in confusion, “Didn’t I ask you to come over in the evening? Why did you bring a cat with you?”

　　”I don’t want this gift.”

　　He Chi put his cat on the ground. He was used to Teacher Lin’s dislike for him, so he walked in calmly. “My aunt wants me to help with a business trip tomorrow. There are no suitable tickets tomorrow, so I will leave tonight.”

　　”I’m the one who raised the cat, Mom. Can you and Dad help me take care of it for a few days?”

　　Lin Shu understood what he meant.

　　He didn’t have time in the evening, so he could only celebrate her birthday at noon.

　　She frowned and said, “We’ll have lunch with Yining at noon.”

　　He Chi said jokingly, “It’s okay, Mom, you guys eat your food. If you really feel that I’m an eyesore, I can take my bowl to the balcony and make do with it.”

　　Lin Shu glared at him and said, “You’re already thirty years old, but you still talk so illogically.”

　　Yining has also met He Chi. Now that He Chi is here, they can’t really chase him away.

　　She reminded He Chi, “Yining is a bit reserved, so be careful, eat with your mouth open, and talk less.”

　　Somehow, He Chi remembered the scene of seeing Jiang Yining in the bar that night.

　　Maybe she is just slow to warm up, not introverted.

　　As soon as He Chi sat down, he saw Teacher He open the kitchen door and stick his head out. He looked at him and said, “He Chi, go downstairs and buy me a bottle of soy sauce.”

　　He resigned himself to his fate and got up to go out.

　　His parents live in an old residential complex without an elevator, and they live on the third floor.

　　When going downstairs, He Chi walked a little faster with his long legs. When he turned the corner, the person opposite him was looking down and rummaging through his bag and didn’t notice him.

　　Jiang Yining bumped into someone and almost fell into the other person’s arms.

　　She took a panicked step back.

　　He Chi grabbed her in time and said, “Be careful.”