What else could it mean?
Cen Baihe’s heart was in a mess, as if there were many people beating gongs and drums in his ears, which both excited him and made him feel restless.
He raised his head to look at Qi Yan, his fair face was smiling, like the warm sun in early winter, so he couldn’t help but take a look again, and wished he could sink into this warmth and never wake up again. He didn’t know whether to tell him, because he couldn’t bear the pain of losing him.
He would rather Qian Qian never understand his intentions, than the two to be strangers from now on, and never see each other again despite being in the same land.
But… facing Qian Qian’s eyes, he couldn’t hide his feelings, and the impulse in his heart couldn’t be suppressed at all.
“It means I love you.” After Cen Baihe said these words, he felt that his heart was flying, and he couldn’t get it down, “Qian Qian, I love you.”
“Bang!”
Second Sister Cen stood dumbfounded at the gate, the bag in her hand fell to the ground, she looked at Cen Baihe and Qi Yan in horror, as if she had heard a horror story that she could not accept.
“Second sister,” Cen Baihe heard the movement at the door, turned his head to look over, and saw his sister turned and left with an ugly face, obviously shaken by this.
“Qian Qian, I…” Cen Baihe turned to comfort Qi Yan, “Don’t think too much about it, my sister…”
“Heh,” Qi Yan rarely saw Cen Baihe panic. He suddenly felt amused, so he stood up and said, “Today is not a good day to confess.”
Cen Baihe thought,“Am I rejected?”
He wanted to shamelessly ask him again, but Qi Yan’s cell phone rang.
Qi Yan looked up at him, licked his lower lip, hesitated for a few seconds and said, “I’m gonna answer the call.”
Qi Yan smiled at him, pressed the answer button, and then heard his ex roommate’s cry coming from the phone. His friend was a rough southern gentleman. He proved that no one who came from the south were weak men. In the four years of university, he had never seen him cry, let alone cry so miserably like he was at the moment.
“What happened?”
It would definitely not be a trivial matter to make him so sad.
“Qian Qian, my parents and my fiancee are… gone.”
Gone?
Qi Yan was startled at first. When he heard the extreme sadness in his cries, he felt that no words could comfort him, “You must rest, I will book a flight and come over immediately.”
Although he was extremely sad, he didn’t want Qi Yan to go all the way there, “It’s okay, I just want to talk to someone, you don’t have to come.”
“If you say such polite words again, I’ll be angry,” Qi Yan said firmly, “your parents are also our parents. I’m here to see them off, you can’t stop me.”
His friend held the phone, looked at the photos of his parents in the mourning hall, and burst into tears.
Qi Yan listened to the cry on the other end of the phone, and his mood was also very low. He looked up at Cen Baihe, “Baihe, let’s talk when I come back, I have to…”
“I understand,” Cen Baihe reached out and touched the top of Qi Yan’s head, and gave him a gentle smile, “Don’t be sad, I’ll take you to the airport.”
Qi Yan nodded slightly, followed Cen Baihe and walked out sullenly. As soon as they got in the car, Lin Shuo and Wang Hang. Lin Shuo took a lot of leave recently, and was busy working on a paper, so he could only go a little later. Wang Hang worked in his dad’s company and could leave anytime, so he informed his dad and agreed to meet Qi Yan at the airport.
Fortunately, it was off-season, so it was not difficult to book a same day’s flight. Cen Baihe asked someone to help him book two first-class air tickets to S Province, and he comforted Qi Yan along the way, “I will arrange a car and driver for you there. It will be much more convenient to have a local driver in an unfamiliar place.”
“Thank you.” Qi Yan choked. He didn’t have parents, so he hoped that his friends would be happy and loved by their parents. Now that something like this happened to his friend, he could imagine how sad it was for him.
“You don’t need to thank me. As long as you go there and take good care of your health, that is the best thank you,” Cen Baihe patted Qi Yan’s back and said to the driver, “Stop at the intersection ahead.”
The car stopped at the intersection, and a young man in a suit put a ten-inch suitcase into the trunk.
Miraculously, there was no traffic all the way to the airport. Cen Baihe accompanied Qi Yan out of the car and took out the suitcase in the trunk, “You may have to stay for a few days here, you were in a hurry just now, so I got someone to prepare several sets of clothes for you.”
“S Province is a bit warmer than here, but the temperature difference between day and night is large, so be careful not to catch a cold. Call me if you need anything, and I will rush there immediately. Even if I can’t make it, I have connections there. Don’t let yourself be wronged, and if you meet someone stupid, you don’t have to give them face, I will take care of you.”
Cen Baihe was still talking, when Qi Yan suddenly reached out and hugged him, “I’ll be back soon, don’t worry, dad.” After that, he picked up the suitcase on the ground and went into the nearest entrance.
Boom!
A volcano erupted, a comet hit the earth, and all the dinosaurs in the Jurassic era were resurrected. Cen Baihe was stunned, and could only watch dumbly as Qi Yan went in.
“Fifth Master?” The driver saw that Cen Baihe was still standing outside, and got out of the car to take a look. He said in a low voice, “Fifth Master, we can’t stop here for too long.”
It’s not hot today, why are his ears and face so red?
“Qian Qian, this way!” Wang Hang waved to Qi Yan after seeing him, “Time is running out, let’s go check-in.”
The two of them didn’t have much luggage, so after getting the boarding pass, they didn’t check in. They went to the boarding gate immediately.
Wang Hang’s mood was low. He dragged a small suitcase and said to Qi Yan, “Qian Qian, haven’t you told his fortune before?”
“I did,” Qi Yan was silent for a moment, “his parents should have a long life.”
“What do you mean, the cause of uncle and aunt’s death is somewhat suspicious?” Wang Hang’s voice suddenly increased, causing several people to look back at him. He didn’t care and asked immediately, “What’s going on?”
“I don’t know for now,” Qi Yan shook his head. “Nothing is 100%. Even a single butterfly flapping its wings may cause a tsunami. How can life and death be fixed?”
Wang Hang was silent when he heard that. Maybe Qian Qian was right. If a person believes in their fate completely, what hope and surprises does life still have?
At six o’clock in the evening, Guo Kejia was walking around in the waiting room. Before coming to the airport, the general manager called him to the office and asked him to look after a distinguished guest who was coming from the capital. It was necessary to please him completely.
As the general manager’s designated driver, he was very trusted by the general manager. It showed how important the person who was coming was. Although the general manager did not specify the identity of this person, seeing him give up his best car to welcome this guest was enough to see how special this person was.
Fortunately, this guest was a man. If it was a woman, he would definitely think it was his wife.
Holding the reception sign in his hand high, Guo Kejia bolded his name with a paint pen because he was afraid that he would not be able to see him. The screen indicated that the flight from the capital had landed. Why didn’t he see anyone coming out after 20 minutes?
Just when he was worried that he missed him, two handsome young men with suitcases came out, one looked lively and sunny, the other looked friendly and cute, attracting the attention of many passers-by. The two of them seemed to be used to the attention, so they didn’t feel uncomfortable. Instead, they lowered their heads and whispered something.
The friendly young man looked up and seemed to notice the pick-up card in his hand, so he walked towards him, “Hello, I’m Qi Yan, are you Mr. Wang’s employee?”
“Hello, Mr. Qi, I’m the assistant to the general manager of Yuxiang Hotel. My surname is Guo. Just call me Xiao Guo.” Although Mr. Qi looked very gentle, Guo Kejia didn’t dare to be neglectful. Wang Hang, who was beside Qi Yan, smiled, “The car is parked in the parking lot, please come with me.”
“Thank you for your help,” Qi Yan introduced Wang Hang, “This is a friend who is traveling with me, surnamed Wang.”
“Hello, Mr. Wang.”
“Hello.” Wang Hang glanced at Qi Yan and saw that the man was very enthusiastic. Could it be that Cen Baihe was the one who arranged it?
“Mr. Qi, may I know where you are going?” Guo Kejia asked after driving out of the airport, “If you have no plans, the room is ready for you in the hotel.”
Qi Yan glanced at his and Wang Hang’s wrinkled clothes. “Sure, let’s go to the hotel to take a shower and change clothes.”
“Okay!” Guo Kejia breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He often received some high-level executives from the head office. These people often said one thing and did another, making people unsure about what they wanted. People who were straightforward were much better.
When they arrived at the hotel, Wang Hang saw that the room turned out to be the presidential suite. After changing his clothes, he said to Qi Yan, “Fifth Master Cen treats you so well.”
Even a father would not go to such an extent.
Thinking of what Cen Baihe said before he left, Qi Yan laughed and said, “If he could have a son as old as me, I’d really like to call him dad.”
Wang Hang suddenly remembered that Qian Qian had no parents, and felt that he shouldn’t have said that, so he changed the subject immediately, “It’s past seven o’clock now, do we still have to go to him?”
“Let’s go and have a look,” Qi Yan sighed, “Otherwise I’ll worry.”
Wang Hang nodded silently, not objecting to Qi Yan’s proposal.
