"You have a girlfriend? When did this happen?" Xia Hexian was quite surprised by Xia An's sudden girlfriend. He just saw that his daughter had been single, so he tried his best to bring Xia An and Tang Zhen together.
.
Xia Hexian mentioned the matter of marrying Tang Zhen more than once.
Xia An had a headache about her relationship with Tang Zhen, largely because of Xia Hexian's interference. She deliberately distanced herself from Tang Zhen to avoid misunderstandings, but Xia Hexian regarded Tang Zhen as his prospective son-in-law by default.
A lie requires countless lies to cover it up.
"We've been talking for a long time, I just didn't tell you."
Xia He stared at Xia An's eyes for a long time, "Girl, are you lying to me?"
I understand my own daughter somewhat.
"Why did I lie to you? Do you really think I can pay for the surgery alone?"
"Are you really dating a girlfriend?" Xia He first heard what Xia An said and began to believe it. After all, Xia An is still a student. How can a person afford such high treatment costs? "Why didn't you mention it to me?
But...does she know about our family situation?"
"she knows."
The lies kept getting further and further.
"Then this girl is quite attentive to you..." Xia He was stunned for a moment, then muttered.
Xia Hexian has always blamed himself. He is a useless man with no education and no ability. When he was diagnosed with chronic arthritis, his wife divorced and ran away with him. The next year, he lost a leg while working on a construction site. Since then, he has been doing menial and backbreaking work.
Nothing can be done.
Under such family conditions, Xia An had to come out to make a living very early and even subsidize the family income.
My daughter is very good and beautiful. She would have a bright future in an ordinary family, but she happened to be my own daughter, and she was born into a life of hardship and drag.
So Xia He felt guilty first and lived with guilt for most of his life.
"She is very good to me, and we... plan to get married." Xia An naturally understood Xia Hexian's intention of wanting her to marry Tang Zhen. It was just that he couldn't let go of himself. He probably said that he had a destination, which was the only way to solve this thorny problem.
The best way.
Otherwise, her father would always want to push her towards Tang Zhen.
"Planning to get married?"
Xia An nodded, "Yeah."
Xia He thought about it first. If the purpose was not to get married, how could the other party be willing to pay for the surgery? "As long as I treat you well, that's fine..."
The man repeated this sentence humbly and awkwardly.
Xia An brought the porridge to Xia Hexian's mouth.
"Can you bring her here and let dad see her?" Even in front of his daughter, Xia Hexian was extremely inferior. If it weren't for his cowardice and inferiority, he wouldn't be as independent as Xia An.
There must be at least one person in a family who can take charge.
"Drink porridge first." Xia An did not answer directly.
Xia Hexian did not continue talking, thinking that if we met, he would have to lose face to his daughter again. After silently drinking half a bowl of porridge, Xia Hexian couldn't help but plead, "I think you'd better let me meet, I feel at ease..."
"
Putting it this way, firstly, he still didn't believe Xia An, why did he suddenly have a girlfriend; secondly, if his daughter was really in love and planned to get married, then he would at least have to meet her once to understand the situation.
The state of mind before surgery is very important.
Xia An saw that he was thinking about things all day long, so he lowered his head and answered after a while, "I know."
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At ten o'clock in the evening, the experimental class ends.
A group of people in white coats walked out of the laboratory one after another.
"Xia An." Xia An was stopped by her tutor, "I see that you have been a little out of shape recently. Are you too tired? Although you are busy with work in the hospital, you cannot relax in your studies. This is how everyone gets through it."
"Well, thank you teacher for your concern."
After leaving the laboratory, Xia An walked towards the dormitory.
Thinking about what happened in the past few days, she was really out of sorts tonight.
After walking by the lake, Xia An paused and leaned against the railing, quietly blowing the evening breeze. The water on the lake was rippling, reflecting the reflections of the experimental buildings. She looked at it seriously, but her mind was elsewhere.
Lowering his head to open the notebook in his hand, Xia An took out a piece of paper from the folder. It was still a little wrinkled after it was flattened out. The elegant handwriting on the paper was soaked with water, and there was a series of blurred mobile phone numbers.
Ye Jin gave it to her three days ago, but she didn't throw it away.
In the past three days, Xia An clutched this piece of paper and struggled with it many times.
Staring at the note in his hand, Xia An's thoughts were shaken.
Marriage by agreement is actually not a bad idea.
After all, Ye Jin needs a nominal partner, and so does she. Speaking of which, it can fulfill Mrs. Liang's wish...
"Xia An..."
Xia An looked up and met Tang Zhen again. She pinched the note into her palm, then straightened up and continued walking towards the dormitory.
Footsteps followed closely behind.
After a while, Tang Zhen walked quickly to Xia An and explained while walking backwards, "I'm sorry, I was too excited that night."
"It's okay." Xia An whispered, bypassed Tang Zhen and continued walking forward.
"That's not your girlfriend, right?" Tang Zhen calmed down in the past few days and thought about it carefully. He has liked Xia An for so many years. He always pays attention to any disturbance around Xia An. Xia An has a girlfriend.
There was no reason for him not to notice such a close relationship, "I've never seen you with her before."
That night he was so angry that Xia An just believed whatever he said.
"Did I tell you when I was dating her?" Xia An said with a smile.
After hearing this, Tang Zhen, instead of being angry, said with relief, "I'll take you back to the dormitory."
If that woman was really Xia An's girlfriend, why didn't she appear again? Tang Zhen felt more and more that Xia An was lying.
Xia An ignored Tang Zhen and left alone.
When we returned to the dormitory, it was pitch dark. Ke Ruochu had to work the evening shift again tonight and would not be back until tomorrow morning.
Xia An tiredly sat down at the desk, turned on the desk lamp, took out the piece of paper again, propped her head and stared at it for a long time, then she held the phone and dialed the number...
On the other end of the phone, a beep was ringing.
One sound, two sounds, three sounds...
Xia An held a pen in his hand, pinched it with his fingertips, and stared at the pile of books in front of the desk, thinking about it.
So you haven’t even been in a relationship yet and you’re about to get married?
It sounds like a dream.
Xia An looked down at the small square words on the book, but what he was thinking about was Ye Jin's face. Marrying her? Even though it was an agreement to marry, they were also each other's wives in name.
My mood at this time is complicated.
Still no one picked up on the other end.
Xia An held up the phone, bit her lip and waited for a long time, but no one answered.
Did he fall asleep?
The bathroom was hazy with water vapor.
The warm water washed away the foam and slowly flowed over the bumpy figure. Ye Jin stood under the shower head, washing her body carefully, and suddenly thought of that innocent and harmless face. It had been several days, and the other party was still there.
Didn't contact myself.
Regarding Xia An, Ye Jin found that she often made mistakes in judgment. But since the other party had no intention, she would not force it.
After taking a bath, Ye Jin wrapped herself in a bath towel and walked out of the bathroom. After drying herself and putting on her nightgown, she discovered that there was a missed call from her private number.
Moreover, it was an unknown caller.
Ye Jin stared at the number, and her dull mood suddenly became relaxed. She called back directly, put the phone to her ear, sat down on the bed, half-leaned against the bedside, and waited for the other party to answer.
It's easy to guess who made this call. After all, Ye Jin doesn't give this private number easily.
At eleven o'clock, Xia An was still studying. Although his eyes swept over the densely packed technical terms and he didn't remember a single word, he was still reading "seriously".
After making that phone call, I was distracted.
Xia An touched the phone with her left hand, and when she was about to call back, the phone screen suddenly lit up. She probably had read the note too many times, so this series of numbers looked very familiar to Miss Xia.
As the phone vibrates, the heartbeat accelerates slightly.
Swipe to answer.
The other party didn't speak. Xia An said after a second, with a calm tone, "Mr. Ye, it's me."
Sure enough, it was this voice. Ye Jin lowered his eyes and whispered, "I know."
When the other party spoke, Xia An was stunned for a while. Maybe it was late at night, and her voice seemed particularly soft, not as cold as before, as if she was whispering in her ear. In other words, it was a bit sultry.
"I've thought about it..." She refused a few days ago, but today she took the initiative to contact him again. Xia An is also a face-saving person, and I have to say that this phone call made her a little embarrassed.
"Are you willing?" Ye Jin interrupted Xia An and asked directly. She always pays attention to efficiency in doing things and only asks about the key points.
At this time, it would be less embarrassing to just be decisive. Xia An also said directly, "I am willing, but I have a request."