activa-t Chapter 37 Do you wish I had sent it?
Chapter 37 Do you wish I had sent it?
Ji Yan returned to the neighboring city on the last day of the National Day holiday.
When An Hui saw Ji Yan return home, she quickly walked up to him with a smile, placed her hands on his arms, and carefully looked him up and down: "Let Mom see if you've lost weight."
He smiled and said casually, "Mom, I've even gained weight."
"You're just trying to appease me. You're always running around like this, and I don't think you've even eaten properly," An Hui said, giving him a reproachful glare.
Ji Yan placed his hands on An Hui's shoulders and gently pushed her away, saying, "Alright, alright, let's go eat, I'm starving."
"Come on, eat more. Mom made extra dishes for you today," An Hui said as she put food into his bowl.
"Where's Dad? Aren't you waiting for him to eat?"
After picking up some food, An Hui sat down and said, "It's alright, let's eat first. Your dad went to the company first; he has some things to take care of personally."
"How long are you staying this time?" An Hui asked as she ate.
Ji Yan thought for a moment and then replied, "The day after tomorrow morning."
An Hui shook her head helplessly: "Look at you, just like your dad, you never know where you're going when you're busy. How long has it been since you spent time with us?"
Ji Yan reached out and put some food on An Hui's plate, saying, "Okay, okay, I'll spend more time with you."
This afternoon, Ji Yan was watching TV with An Hui in the living room.
An Hui chatted on her phone for a while, then suddenly said to Ji Yan, "Xiao Yan, let's go to your Aunt Gu's house later and tell her we're having dinner there today."
“Okay, when are we going?” Ji Yan replied.
"We'll be leaving soon. Oh, right, I need to get something." An Hui immediately stood up and went upstairs, remembering something.
After a while, An Hui came downstairs, carrying a small gift bag in her hand.
Suddenly, An Hui's phone rang, and she answered it.
A few minutes later, after hanging up the phone, An Hui smiled and said to Ji Yan, "Xiao Yan, why don't you go to Aunt Gu's house and play with An Yuan and Xiao Yi?"
"Your aunt suddenly asked me to go out for a walk. I heard a new shopping mall opened in the neighboring city, so I'm going to change my clothes."
An Hui was about to turn and go upstairs when she remembered the bag in her hand and said to Ji Yan, "Oh, right, Xiao Yan, could you take this to Xiao Yi for me? This is a gift I picked out for her a few days ago."
"After all, it's been so many years since I've seen Xiaoyi, I should still give her a gift."
Ji Yan accepted the gift bag and nodded: "Okay."
Half an hour later, Ji Yan arrived at the Ning residence.
Aunt Lin went to open the door when she heard the doorbell ring.
"Hello, Aunt Lin," Ji Yanqing's clear voice rang out.
Ning Yi, who was sitting in the living room, looked over when she heard the sound, and then quickly stood up.
Aunt Lin said with a smile, "Xiao Yan, come in, come in quickly."
"Brother Ayan, you've arrived," Ning Yi greeted him.
Ji Yan changed his shoes and walked over to Ning Yi. He nodded and said softly, "Xiao Yi, this is for you."
He reached out and handed the small gift bag to Ning Yi.
Just as Ji Yan was about to continue speaking, Ning Yi opened her eyes and looked at him with a surprised expression: "Is it for me?"
Ji Yan paused for a moment, then smiled slightly: "Yes, it's a gift from my mom."
Ning Yi was visibly disappointed, but after accepting the gift bag, she nodded and forced a smile: "Oh, Aunt An... thank you, Aunt An, you've gone to so much trouble."
Ji Yan raised an eyebrow and looked down at her: "Why that expression?"
"Ah... I didn't," Ning Yi pursed her lips and scratched her head awkwardly.
He looked at her with a half-smile: "Would you prefer it to be from me?"
Ning Yi felt her face flush instantly, and she quickly shook her head: "No, no, I just misunderstood."
"Misunderstanding?" Ji Yan asked in a flippant tone.
Ning Yi lowered her head and then suddenly said, "I'll go call my brother down; he's in the study."
Then Ning Yi suddenly turned around and went upstairs.
Ji Yan curled his lips and sat down on the sofa next to him.
Ning Yi went upstairs, leaned against the wall, and patted her face in annoyance. Why was she blushing like that?
After a while, Ning Yi and Ning Anyuan came downstairs together.
"Ayan, you're here," Ning Anyuan said.
"You must have been quite busy these past few days," Ning Anyuan said as he approached.
Ning Yi looked up at Ji Yan. Indeed, he must have been quite busy these days.
After all, there are auditions to prepare for, there was a scandal a few days ago, and it's also the fourth anniversary of their debut in just over two months. All of these things need to be prepared in advance.
Ji Yan nodded and said calmly, "I am a bit busy, but I'll be fine once I'm done."
Ning Anyuan shook his head lazily and said, "There's never a time when I'm done being busy."
Ji Yan lowered his head and smiled: "Isn't President Ning busy too? Running around doing business every day and also having to fend off unwanted suitors."
"Alright, stop talking," Ning Anyuan replied irritably.
Aunt Lin came over with a fruit platter: "Come on, everyone, have some fruit!"
"Oh, and there are durians here too. Madam just bought them a couple of days ago; they're still very fresh."
Then Aunt Lin turned around and went to the kitchen to bring out a plate of durian.
Ning Yi's eyes lit up at the smell, and she quickly went over, forked a piece, and handed it to Ji Yan: "Brother Yan, would you like to try some? It's delicious!"
Ji Yan stared at the durian in Ning Yi's hand, and couldn't help but purse his lips, his expression somewhat complicated.
"I really didn't know Xiao Yi had such a strong taste, liking something as smelly as durian," Ning Anyuan said, fanning himself with his hand.
"No way, it smells wonderful to me," Ning Yi retorted.
Then Ning Yi looked at Ji Yan, who seemed to dislike it as well. She hesitated for a moment and was about to reach back when Ji Yan reached out and took the fork.
Ji Yan put it in his mouth, took a bite, and then slowly said, "It's alright."
Ning Yi smiled at this, then said to Ning Anyuan, "Brother, won't you try some? Brother Ayan has already eaten them all."
Ning Anyuan quickly shook his head, looking as if he was about to grab some tissues to stuff his nose.
The phone rang, and Ning Anyuan quickly went to the side to answer it.
Within two minutes, Ning Anyuan, having finished his call, walked over. He pouted and said, "Mom just called and told us to get ready to go out for dinner. They found a newly opened charcoal barbecue restaurant and said it's doing pretty well."
"Ah Yan, are you free?" Ning Anyuan asked, taking into account Ji Yan's special circumstances.
Ji Yan shook his head and said, "It's okay, we'll just choose a spot in a corner."
Then they set off for the address Gu Ai had sent them.
Twenty minutes later, they arrived at their destination.
Just to be on the safe side, Ji Yan wore a hat, pulled down quite low.
Ning Anyuan looked at the building in front of him, then pointed and said, "This is it, on the fifth floor. Let's go up."
Then Ning Anyuan led them upstairs.
When they arrived at the barbecue restaurant, Ning Anyuan went in first, and then Ning Yi was about to go in when she noticed that Ji Yan was standing there without moving.
Curious, she turned around and found Ji Yan staring at something not far away, so she looked in that direction.
Not far away, Cheng Qi and Qiao Jiawei had just come out of a restaurant together and were walking in the opposite direction from them.
Ning Yi watched their retreating figures, then quickly turned around and tugged at Ji Yan's sleeve: "Brother Yan, let's go, hurry up!"
Then Ji Yan looked away and was pulled into the barbecue restaurant by Ning Yi.
She held onto Ji Yan's sleeve tightly, thinking to herself that Ji Yan must be uncomfortable seeing Qiao Jiawei and Cheng Qi together.
After all, according to the novel's timeline, the male and female protagonists should be together by now.
She was a little annoyed. If she was going to travel into a book, why didn't she travel back to their college days?
Wouldn't it be better to let Qiao Jiawei meet Ji Yan before he falls in love with her?
Ji Yan from the province suffered this ordeal.
Then she suddenly realized that Ning Yi's character was only supposed to return to China at this time, and she sighed helplessly.