That afternoon, Zhou Mo and I moved into "our" new home. Of course, we lived separately. She lived in the master bedroom and I lived in the second bedroom next door.
We also went to a nearby supermarket to buy a lot of daily necessities, such as firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, tea, etc., so we were able to support our lives.
After returning home, Zhou Mo started cooking, saying that he must have a meal at his new home tonight to have a good meaning.
I agreed and cooked dinner with her. She also invited her mother and uncle to have dinner with her.
The dinner was very sumptuous, including fish and meat, all her specialties.
She knows how to cook, whether it's Beijing cuisine or Sichuan cuisine, she knows some.
When we were almost done, I suddenly received a call from Chen Min.
"Hey, are you okay at this late hour?" I walked to the living room and answered Chen Min's phone.
"Chen Feng, An Lan and I are about to go through the security check and we are going to London. Do you want to see An Lan off?"
"Ah?" I was surprised and said, "Didn't you say tomorrow?"
"There is no direct flight tomorrow and we need to transfer to Macau. An Lan found it troublesome, so we bought a ticket for tonight."
I was stunned for a moment and then said, "How long until we take off?"
"There are still two hours left. You should be able to come over now. I'll try to find a reason to stay with her. She's not going to tell you, but after thinking about it, I still think you should come."
"Okay, okay, I'll come right away."
After hanging up the phone, I walked to the kitchen door and looked at Zhou Mo who was still chopping vegetables. Suddenly I didn't know how to speak to her.
It wasn't until I stood there for a while that she took the initiative to ask me, "Is something okay?"
I nodded mechanically and murmured: "I'm sorry about that. An Lan is going to London soon and is at the airport now, I think."
Before I could finish speaking, Zhou Mobiao said to me: "Go, why are you so embarrassed? You should go."
"But we have promised to have dinner together in the evening. How bad would it be if your mother and your uncle came over and found that I was not here?"
"It's not like you won't come back. When they arrive, I'll tell them that your company has some urgent matters to deal with. You'll be back soon. We'll wait for you to come back for dinner."
I hurriedly waved my hand and said, "No, no, don't wait for me to eat. You can eat first when they arrive."
"Well, go quickly, don't delay."
I looked at her, smiled and said, "Thank you, Zhou Mo."
She also smiled at me, and then said to me: "My car keys are on the coffee table. It would be faster for you to drive there."
I took off my apron, grabbed the car keys on the coffee table, walked out the door quickly, and drove all the way to the airport.
In just half an hour, I arrived at the airport, parked my car and ran towards the international flight hall.
After calling Chen Min, we met outside the Starbucks coffee shop.
An Lan was particularly surprised when she saw me. She asked me, "Why are you here?"
After asking, she looked at Chen Min and said, "Didn't I tell you not to tell him?"
Chen Min shrugged and said, "You guys talk first, I'll go to the toilet."
After saying that, she ran away.
I looked at An Lan panting and said, "The time suddenly changed, why didn't you tell me?"
"You shouldn't be here now. I heard that you already live with Zhou Mo. Shouldn't you have dinner with her parents tonight?"
"It's prepared like this, but it doesn't conflict. I have to come and see you off."
An Lan sighed softly and said, "I'm not a child, and it's not like we won't see each other anymore."
"Then I still have to come to you. I have a gift for you."
"What gift?" She looked at me doubtfully.
I had prepared this gift since the day she came out of the detention center, but I never had the chance to give it to her.
I immediately reached into my pockets, only to find that they were gone and my pants pockets were empty.
I searched all my pockets but couldn't find the ring I had prepared in advance.
Seeing the anxious expression on my face, An Lan asked me again: "What's wrong with you? Are you missing?"
"Well, I've always had it with me! Why did the one that was there this morning disappear?"
"what is this?"
"ring."
"Ah?!" An Lan looked at me in surprise.
I nodded sharply and said, "I bought it the day you came out of the detention center. I was going to find an opportunity to propose to you, but why did it disappear?"
An Lan also frowned and said, "Think about it carefully, did it fall somewhere?"
"Hiss" I thought for a while and said, "No! I have been carrying it with me these days. Did I lose it when I moved this afternoon?"
"How much did it cost?"
"It's not a lot of money, and I don't have much money now, but I really like that ring. I went to several jewelry stores to buy it."
An Lan suddenly smiled wisely: "Don't worry, go back and look for it carefully."
"But I want to propose to you!"
"You are already married now, why are you proposing to me?"
I suddenly felt a little embarrassed and said, "Isn't that a fake marriage? Are you serious about it?"
"Even if it's fake, you have to be serious about others. If I were Zhou Mo and married you for no reason, I definitely wouldn't want my husband to be a scumbag, even if it's fake."
I looked embarrassed, and An Lan came over, hugged me gently, and said softly: "Okay, go back quickly! When I come back, you can propose to me again!"
Could it be that this is God’s will?
I also hugged her gently, leaned into her ear and said: "Be sure to pay attention to safety when you go there. We must keep in touch. If you have anything to say, you have to tell me. Don't bear it alone."
"Well, I know, you do the same, pay attention to your health and smoke less."
My nose felt sore and I felt like crying.
She let go of me, her eyes were a little red, but she said to me with a smile: "When I come back, I will bring my daughter back with me."
"Well, I'll wait for you."
An Lan also nodded, raised his hand and looked at his watch, then glanced in the direction Chen Min left just now, and complained: "Why does it take so long for Chen Min to go to the toilet!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Chen Min's voice came: "Come, come, beauty An, can we set off now?"
An Lan rolled his eyelids at her and said, "If you wait a little longer, you won't be able to catch up."
"We can make it in time," Chen Min said with a smile, and made a goodbye gesture to me, "Mr. Chen, let's go then. Don't worry, I will take good care of Lanlan."
I smiled and nodded, and sent them through the security check before leaving the airport hall.
As soon as I got back to the car, my phone rang again. It was Cheng Lu.
I answered the phone, and what came across was her crying.
I suddenly had a bad feeling and asked her hurriedly: "Lulu, what's wrong with you? What happened?"
"Brother Dashan, save me, come and save me." There was a sense of fear in her choked voice.
"What's going on? Where are you?" I asked anxiously.
"I'm in the same bar as last time. Come on, come on and save me."
I didn't hesitate much. After hanging up the phone, I immediately started the car and rushed to the bar she took me to last time without stopping.