Chapter 8 Let's go home together

After a busy day, Ji Ran stretched out when it was time to get off work, and finally finished the work. The rest will be done tomorrow. Anyway, there is no hurry.

"Xiao Ji, what do you want to eat when you go home at night?" Every meal time, the most troublesome thing in the office is Sister Zhou. She doesn't know what to cook for her husband and children when she gets home, and she always likes to ask other people in the office. What will we have for dinner, this is not the time to ask Ji Ran.

"I'm going to the supermarket to buy some meat and vegetables, and cook hot pot at home." Ji Ran smiled.

Ji Ran wanted to ask Cheng Cheng to go out to eat hot pot today, but Cheng Cheng has been too busy recently. She was interviewing the owner of a bar, but she couldn't make an appointment. Of course. That being the case, Ji Ran didn't bother to ask anyone else, and prepared to cook at home by himself.

"Yeah, it's good to eat hot pot, just buy the ingredients and cook it at home. It's not as troublesome as cooking, but it's better to clean up." Sister Zhou was very satisfied with this dinner, she said to Ji Ran enthusiastically, "Xiao Ji, I'll take it. Let the kid take you there, let's go for a walk together?"

"No need for Sister Zhou, we won't drop by. I'll just go to the supermarket at the gate of our community to buy it. You can pick up the child quickly. Don't let the child wait." Ji Ran has always been polite to colleagues in the office, not willing to trouble them.

"That's fine, then I'll go first." Sister Zhou took a look and walked out of the office first.

One by one, everyone started to pack up and leave.

Next to the freezer section of the supermarket, Ji Ran took two boxes of meat rolls at random. Anyway, if you can't finish eating them, you can put them in the refrigerator and freeze them. In the fresh section, Ji Ran took some lettuce and mushrooms, and Ji Ran pushed the car directly to the seasoning section. Go, but there she met someone she didn't want to meet.

It's really been a long time since we met, and Ji Ran has forgotten that she and Yan Qing's house are very close, and they both like to come to this supermarket to buy things.

Seeing Yan Qing who was squatting there carefully choosing the base material and Lu Jiang standing beside her smiling and looking at her, Ji Ran stopped moving forward and wanted to turn around, but Yan Qing picked the base material and stood up. While handing the primer to Lu Jiang, Yu Guang caught a glimpse of Ji Ran in the aisle.

"Ran Ran." Yan Qing stopped Ji Ran and walked quickly to her side, his eyes full of surprises, "Why are you here?"

Seeing that he couldn't escape, Ji Ran had no choice but to point to the ingredients in the car and smiled, "What a coincidence, Qingqing, I'm here to buy vegetables, and I want to cook hot pot at night."

"Do you want to eat hot pot too?" Yan Qing looked at Ji Ran with a very soft voice, just like hers.

"Meet again, Ji Ran." Lu Jiang greeted Ji Ran with a smile, and shook the hot pot ingredients in his hand to Ji Ran, "We also want to eat hot pot tonight, why don't we come to our house, there are so many people Eating hot pot is lively."

When he heard the words "our home", Ji Ran's hand on the cart tightened, and his fingertips turned white. She raised her eyes to look at Lu Jiang, then glanced at Yan Qing, narrowed her eyes slightly, her coldness floated in her eyes, but she still maintained a smile on her face, "No, I won't disturb you, you can eat."

"Ran Ran..." Yan Qing subconsciously reached out and covered the back of Ji Ran's hand. She felt the coldness of Ji Ran's fingertips, and she hesitated.

Ji Ran pretended to be looking for a mobile phone, and quietly pulled out her hand. There was still Yan Qing's residual temperature on the back of her hand, but she only felt that she was in the harsh winter of March 9, and it was cold from the outside to the bottom of her heart.

Lu Jiang didn't hear Ji Ran's refusal, he just thought she was being polite, and persuaded with a smile, "Why bother, you and Qingqing have such a good relationship, she talks in my ear all day and hasn't seen you for a long time. Woolen cloth."

Ji Ran frowned, even if her heart was full of resistance, she couldn't show it. After all, Lu Jiang had good intentions, and it was only herself who was embarrassed.

"I..." Just as Ji Ran spoke, a hand suddenly fell on her shoulder, and the familiar fragrance rushed into Ji Ran's nose.

"Ji Ran, haven't bought yet, we should go back." The voice of the person who came was clear and sweet, with a hint of charm in the sweetness.

Ji Ran looked back, and Su Mei's smiling brows came into view. saw her winking at Ji Ran lightly, her smiling eyes were a little narrow, but also revealed a sense of understanding, she said it so naturally, as if the two came together, and naturally they want to return together. of.

Ji Ranfu's heart was full of warmth, and he looked at Su Mei with warmth in his eyes, completely dispelling the piercing chill in his eyes, "It's almost time, I just bought all the materials, just met a friend and chatted for a while."

"Really?" Su Mei's smiling eyes looked at Yan Qing and Lu Jiang, she nodded friendly to them, and said hello, "Hello."

Ji Ran reacted, stood side by side with Su Mei, and introduced to her with a smile: "This is Yan Qing, my high school classmate, next to her is her boyfriend, Lu Jiang." Then Ji Ran's eyes swept to Yan Qing, Still smiling, "This is my friend, Su Mei."

"Hello." Yan Qing responded to Su Mei with a smile, his eyes wandering over her body with a hint of hostility. Instinctively, she didn't want to see Ji Ran and Su Mei standing together. There seemed to be a different tacit understanding between them, which she had never felt when Ji Ran was with others. She didn't want to see the two of them getting so close, and didn't want Ji Ran to go back with her. The sense of crisis that she had never felt spread in Yan Qing's heart, so she couldn't help but stepped forward and grabbed Ji Ran's wrist.

"Of course, we haven't seen each other for a long time. You are always unavailable for an appointment with you recently. I finally met you today. Let's go to the restaurant to eat hot pot together." After speaking, Yan Qing smiled and looked at Su Mei, "If Miss Su doesn't mind, Let's all go together."

Looking at the fair and slender fingers holding Ji Ran's wrist, the corners of Su Mei's lips twitched, and she just felt amused, is she too provocative, blatantly robbing people, and looking like she's taking the initiative to invite people, it's really uncomfortable what.

Seeing Ji Ran, who was unconsciously gripping the cart handle, with the blue veins on the back of his hands showing, Su Mei raised her lips and politely declined to Yan Qing, "Miss Yan, I'm sorry, there are still friends waiting for us at home. Well, you and Ji Ran should make an appointment next time."

After finishing speaking, Su Mei moved her fingertips down, grabbed Ji Ran's other wrist, pulled it gently, got off the cart, and held it in her palm, "What do you think, Ji Ran, they are at home? Waiting for us to go back and fire."

Su Mei's hand was suddenly wrapped in the palm of her hand, Ji Ran was stunned for a moment, only to feel the heat rising up, and her whole body was burning badly, especially in the hand, she only felt numb in her fingertips, as if she had lost all consciousness As usual, Su Mei could only be left to hold tightly.

"Well, let's buy something good and go back quickly, don't make them wait too long." Ji Ran suppressed the throbbing in his heart, looked at Su Mei with a light smile, and said to Yan Qing and the others as if embarrassed, "Qing Qing, let's make an appointment next time, you and Lu Jiang should go back earlier, and pay attention to safety on the road."

Yan Qing knew she couldn't force it any more, so she grabbed Ji Ran's wrist tightly, and pointedly said: "Of course, I won't force it this time, but next time I ask you, you can't break the appointment. "

"Yeah." Ji Ran lowered his eyes and responded lightly.

With Ji Ran's answer, Yan Qing let go of her wrist, she said goodbye to the two of them, and walked towards the cashier with Lu Jiang.

Just before parting, Yan Qing raised his eyes and glanced at Su Mei. There seemed to be a deep meaning in his eyes. Su Mei stood beside Ji Ran and stared at her. It seemed like a silent gunpowder. The confrontation has been completed quietly. No one noticed except themselves.

After Yan Qing left, a bitter smile appeared on Ji Ran's lips. It turned out that goodbye would still hurt, but she still couldn't be completely indifferent. She was so tired of herself, cowardly and useless, there was no other way but to escape.

A hand suddenly touched the top of Ji Ran's head and gently stroked the ends of her hair. Ji Ran was slightly startled, looked up and saw Su Mei's brows with a gentle smile, "Honey, let's go home together."

Su Mei's eyes radiated a soft light, she just said a word in a soft voice, but Ji Ran felt that she had gained great power from it, and even the pain that Yan Qing brought in her heart gradually disappeared.

The smile spread from Ji Ran's eyes again, but without any reluctance or hesitation, she gently replied, "Okay."

The two of them were walking home, and it seemed that they just remembered. Ji Ran suddenly whispered to Su Mei, "Su Mei, thank you just now."

Su Mei smiled, she didn't expect Ji Ran's reflex arc to be so long, remembering what Ji Ran said to herself that night, she couldn't help but hurriedly said, "Is it just a thank you?"

Su Mei had come to the supermarket to buy batteries, but she accidentally saw Ji Ran. Seeing that she seemed to be talking to someone, she wanted to say hello to her and left, but for some reason, after getting closer, she felt It was Ji Ran's resistance to those two. Ji Ran's silent figure is like a lonely boat floating in the sea, and there is no trace of support in the vast world.

Without any hesitation, Su Mei walked to Ji Ran's side. At least at this moment, she hoped that Ji Ran would know that she was not alone.

"Then I invite you to have a drink?" Ji Ran chuckled, obviously thinking of that night, and even the answer was the same as Su Mei.

"I can learn how to speak, but I have no sincerity at all." Su Mei glanced at Ji Ran and sneered softly, pretending to be dissatisfied.

"Then..." Ji Ran paused, seeing Su Mei looking at him curiously, and suddenly invited, "Come to my house to eat hot pot, how about it, are you sincere?"

Su Mei was startled, but she didn't expect Ji Ran to invite her to her house. Home is a very private area for an individual. If she doesn't have a good relationship, she usually doesn't invite others to be guests. So for Ji Ran, is she already a friend who can be a guest at her house? Thinking of this, Su Mei's mood instantly became happy, and the unpleasantness that Yan Qing had just brought was swept away. After all, in the silent confrontation, Su Mei still felt unhappy.

Just when Su Mei glanced at the plastic bag in Ji Ran's hand, she seemed to remember something and reminded: "Ji Ran, although you are very sincere, did you forget to buy something?"

"What?" Ji Ran was puzzled, and following Su Mei's gaze, he looked down at the bag in his hand, suddenly patted his forehead, and said angrily, "I forgot to buy the hot pot base!" In the episode, she completely forgot that she wanted to buy hot pot ingredients. This is really everything, and she only owes the ingredients.

Seeing Ji Ran's pitiful and annoyed appearance, Su Mei smiled, her heart suddenly moved, and she blurted out before she could think deeply, "I have it at home, why don't you come to my house."

As soon as the words fell, both of them were startled.

Su Mei is actually a person with a strong sense of the field. She has never invited anyone to the house left to her by her grandmother, not even Xu Sheng, but today, she made an invitation to Ji Ran so naturally.

"Is it okay?" It was Ji Ran who reacted first. She looked at Su Mei in surprise, her bright eyes seemed to be filled with dazzling stars, shining brightly.

Seeing Ji Ran's happy appearance, Su Mei's last hesitation disappeared. She looked into her eyes softly, and smiled lightly, "Yes."

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Fate also has to be won by oneself. A person's efforts are always unsatisfactory, and it is meaningful to have a two-way relationship.