Hearing these words, the instructor opposite was stunned for a few seconds before finally reacting, "Do you want to ask for leave?"

Huo Qiran nodded slowly.

The instructor couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly.

This is indeed something new.

After all, a person who only rests for half a day even if he has a fever suddenly needs to take leave after reading a message——

"Is there anything important?" the instructor asked.

Huo Qiran nodded, "We have a date."

When the instructor heard this, his brows immediately raised even higher, "A date? A very important date?"

Huo Qiran paused, and finally nodded slowly, saying: "Well, it's very important."

…

At seven o'clock in the evening, Jing Li was sitting in a Sichuan restaurant, video chatting with Xi Xi who had just woken up from New York.

Jing Xi's child has reached the age of elementary school and is used to her mother's care. He is no longer inseparable from her as he was when he was a child. However, after all, the aunt and nephew have never been separated for such a long time. Xi Xi still misses her very much.

…

Jing Li finally calmed down Xi Xi, and just when she hung up the video, she looked up and saw Huo Qiran hurriedly walking in from the door.

He seemed really anxious, and his hairline was slightly wet. As soon as he sat down, he apologized to her: "Sorry, I started a little late from the laboratory, and I was caught in a traffic jam, so I was late."

"You're not late." Jing Li shook her phone at him, "The time is just right, I just came early."

Huo Qiran wanted to say something else, but when he opened his mouth, he suddenly coughed violently. He quickly blocked his lips with his fists, bent down and coughed.

Jing Li couldn't help but change her expression slightly. After he finally calmed down, her expression returned to calm. She looked at him and asked, "Are you sick?"

Huo Qiran waved his hand, took a sip of hot tea and said, "It's just the sequelae of a cold."

But Jing Li clearly heard the nasal sound in his voice.

What are the sequelae of a cold? He is clearly suffering from a cold...

"You should have told me when you were sick," Jing Li said, "If I had known, I wouldn't have made an appointment with you."

"I'm really fine." Huo Qiran looked at her and laughed, "I'm very happy that you finally have time to ask me out for dinner."

Hearing his words, Jing Li lowered her eyes and smiled slightly, then handed him the menu: "Let's order first."

However, the moment the menu opened, Jing Li suddenly regretted it.

She actually chose a Sichuan restaurant when he had a bad cold.

Jing Li suddenly took back the handed menu and said, "How about we change to another restaurant? You are sick and are not suitable for eating such heavy-tasting food."

Huo Qiran shook his head and said: "I have no taste in my mouth, so it's good to eat something with strong taste. Besides, you have been abroad for so long, you must have not eaten authentic Sichuan food for a long time, right? You can have a good meal today."

"

"I still have plenty of opportunities to eat." Jing Li said, "You must not eat these oily and spicy things when you are sick."

The two argued for a long time, but finally stayed at the restaurant. Huo Qiran took the final decision and ordered the dishes, two spicy and one not spicy.

Jing Li felt guilty because nothing she ate tasted good. She couldn't help but look more at what was under Huo Qiran's chopsticks. She found that he seemed to have more spicy dishes, and she suddenly felt even more guilty.

With his warmth and considerateness, every time he picked up spicy food with chopsticks, it was probably to relieve her embarrassment, which made her feel uneasy.

Huo Qiran asked her a lot about life abroad, and Jingli answered them all. Occasionally, she also asked about his current life and study situation. She learned that he spent most of his time in the laboratory, so he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

Accident.

The communication between two people involves life and study, but does not involve feelings.

Maybe both of them were avoiding it intentionally, or maybe someone was too cautious to mention it easily.

Jing Li's mind was still a little disturbed by his illness. It wasn't until she finished eating that she suddenly remembered her purpose of asking him out for dinner.

"I almost forgot, I wanted to tell you about Stewart." Jing Li said, "About his pursuit of Aunt Mu Qian——"

"I know." Huo Qiran said, "He gave my mother an eternal flower."

Jing Li paused for a moment, then said: "Not only that, there are also poems he wrote himself, concert tickets, his collection of coffee beans, etc..."

"Really?" Huo Qiran smiled slightly after hearing this, "My mother never told me this."

"Did that affect your mother and your father?" Jing Li said, "I'm really worried about this..."

Huo Qiran listened, paused again, and then laughed again, "Did you know that the day after my mother received the eternal flower, there was an extra flower on the exterior wall of the entire exhibition road building?"

"I know, every flower is very artistic and integrates very well with the architecture." Jing Li said, "Isn't that a municipal project to coordinate with the upcoming large-scale flower show?"

Huo Qiran said: "That was actually a gift from my father to my mother."

Jing Li was stunned again, and when she came to her senses, her eyes lit up slightly, "Really? Your dad is so romantic."

Huo Qiran smiled and said: "So, you don't have to worry about what impact Stewart's pursuit will have on my parents. No matter what he does, my father will have better ways to deal with it, and it will also make my mother happy. So.

To a certain extent, Stewart also helped promote emotional harmony between them."

Jing Li nodded slightly, but couldn't help but said: "But... Stewart said that he plans to stay in Tongcheng for a while. If he continues to do any inappropriate behavior, I will really feel sorry.

That's why I want to tell you again..."

"Don't worry, my parents have been through so many things together. This little storm won't have any impact on them." Huo Qiran paused for two seconds before adding, "You just said you were going to stay in Tongcheng for a while longer.

time?"

Obviously, he seems to be more concerned about the latter point.

Jing Li didn't know how to react for a moment, and after a while she nodded lightly, "Yeah."

"That's great." Huo Qiran said, "We can still have time to get together in the future."

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly coughed violently uncontrollably. Jing Li quickly poured another cup of hot water and put it in front of him.

He coughed until the lobes of his ears turned slightly red, and he didn't know whether it was because he was sick or not resting well. His eyes were also bloodshot, but after suppressing the cough, when he looked at her again, he still had a warm smile.

meaning.

At that moment, Jing Li felt that she was really a very, very excessive friend.

He had always been so kind and warm to her, and had given her so much help and companionship, but she gradually cut off contact with him simply because she was unwilling to be just ordinary friends.

Originally, she expected too much, but in the end, she failed to live up to his kindness and warmth.

Jing Li felt unable to lift her head.

Perhaps she had foreseen such a possibility early in the morning, so even if she returned to Tongcheng and visited the Huai'an Painting Hall, she never thought of meeting him again.

But now, whether we should see it or not, we have finally seen it.
Chapter completed!