Chapter 426 My friends are your friends
From the moment the phone rang until it automatically hung up, Ruan Nianxi had no intention of answering it.
Except for Xie Shu, no one around her could make a choice for her, so she couldn't say anything if she didn't answer them.
Because of what Xin Yulan said just now, everyone knew that the call was from Ruan Nianxi's mother.
Seeing that everyone didn't understand why Ruan Nianxi didn't answer the phone, Xie Shu could only explain that Ruan Nianxi's parents were strict with her, and the call was probably to urge her to go home.
Xie Shu looked at the time again, coughed slightly and said, "It's very late now. Her parents must be worried about her."
But when he said this, others didn't understand it even more.
"Aren't you already an adult? No matter how strict you are, you won't have to ask her to go back during her dinner party, right?"
"Yes, my parents were strict with me, but that was only when I was underage. After I went to college, they didn't control me much anymore. As an adult, I have to be measured in everything I do."
"It's just that I'm having dinner with friends. It's normal to go home late at night, and it doesn't matter even if I live outside. Doesn't Miss Ruan have a boyfriend? What are you afraid of?"
Several girls who didn't know the truth expressed their incomprehension.
Even several of Xie Shu's villains were a little puzzled.
They knew that Xie Shu and Ruan Nianxi had not met the girl's parents, and they didn't know the attitude of the girl's parents. But even so, Ruan Nianxi was a little late coming back from a dinner party outside, so they wouldn't call to remind them, right?
You’re not a child, so you feel like you’re a little too worried?
Xie Shu actually wanted Ruan Nianxi to stay.
Tonight's celebration hasn't even finished the meal, so you tell him that Ruan Nianxi has to go home?
During the silence, another call came in from Ruan Nianxi's cell phone.
But this time she turned off the sound in advance. The caller ID on her phone only showed that there was a call, but no sound was made.
Ruan Nianxi still didn't want to answer.
She hesitated, wanting to hang up the phone, but was a little worried about something, and finally turned to look at Xie Shu.
"Baby, just say you and your friends are having a dinner and go back later." Xie Shu said.
"But..." I have no friends.
Ruan Nianxi didn't say the next words.
Her parents always knew she had no friends.
So it definitely won’t work that way.
They won't believe it.
Xie Shu understood Ruan Nianxi's situation, so even if she didn't finish her sentence, he understood what she meant.
He leaned forward and said in a calm voice: "There are no friends anymore. My friends are your friends."
"I......"
What Ruan Nianxi wanted to say suddenly choked in her heart, and she didn't know what to say later. She only felt a little soreness in her chest and couldn't tell what the specific feeling was.
her friend......
She had never thought about it, and she had never liked making friends, so naturally she had no friends.
Even the classmates who were in the same class with her and lived in the same dormitory with her, she never thought of becoming friends with them no matter how long they got along.
but now......
"Want to stay and continue celebrating with us?" Xie Shu held one of Ruan Nianxi's hands.
"I think." is the affirmative answer.
"Then stay and don't worry so much."
While the two were talking, Jian Qing's second call was automatically hung up.
Xie Shu then looked at Xin Yulan and asked her to say a few words to Jian Qing while Ruan Nianxi answered the phone, and then asked his traitors to be quiet for a while.
When he said this, Xin Yulan, including the girls, instantly made their own guesses.
I know, it turns out that Ruan Nianxi's parents don't know about the relationship between Ruan Nianxi and Xie Shu, or... they know that they don't agree with them being together.
If her parents knew about their relationship and agreed, Ruan Nianxi could have answered the phone and told her parents that she didn't have to worry about being with her boyfriend.
But they didn't do that.
He also specifically asked the boys to keep silent for a while after Ruan Nianxi answered the phone, and only asked the girls to cooperate and say a few words. Wasn't it because he wanted to tell the people on the other side that Ruan Nianxi was surrounded by female friends at this moment.
If they were all female, her parents wouldn't be too worried.
Amid everyone's speculation, Jian Qing's third call came quickly.
This time Ruan Nianxi answered the phone at Xie Shu's signal.
As he thought, Jian Qing indeed called to ask why Ruan Nianxi didn't go home.
Ruan Nianxi opened her mouth, and it took a long time to say the words that had been brewing in her heart for a long time: "I was having dinner with my friends and wanted to come back later."
"Friend?" Jian Qing's tone was full of surprise and confusion.
"Ah."
"Your... friend is..."
Jian Qing probably didn't believe it, but she couldn't say it directly, so her voice was broken and she organized the words in her mind while speaking.
At this time, Xin Yulan spoke up in time: "Auntie, we have been thinking about doing internship for a while, so we just invited a few friends to go out for dinner together. You don't have to worry."
Hearing the stranger's voice, Jian Qing asked Xin Yulan doubtfully: "Excuse me, are you...?"
"I'm Nian Xi's friend. She and I were majoring in the same school at school, and we met later because of an event at school."
"Really Xiaoxi?" Jian Qing did not answer Xin Yulan's words, but turned to Ruan Nianxi.
"Yeah." Ruan Nianxi responded.
Although they met each other through their respective boyfriends, that's not wrong.
As for whether they were friends...she didn't know, she still just wanted to be friends with Xie Shu.
"That's it."
"Don't worry, Auntie, there are several of us here, it won't be a problem, right?" Xin Yulan said the last sentence to the few friends she met during her internship.
They all responded one after another.
Jian Qing seemed to be relieved after hearing the voices from their side: "Well, then... you guys have fun. Xiaoxi, what time will you be back in the evening? Can I have someone pick you up in advance?"
"I live nearby. Nian Xi won't go back at night. We probably play late, so she will stay at my house." Xin Yulan added.
Her words made Ruan Nianxi stunned for a moment, and she turned to look at Xin Yulan next to her in confusion.
Xin Yulan smiled and did not explain, but raised her finger and pointed at Xie Shu, who was also a little stunned next to her, and then moved her fingers back and forth between the two of them.
Xie Shu was stunned for a few seconds and seemed to understand what Xin Yulan meant.
She said she wanted Ruan Nianxi to stay at her house, but she actually let the two of them live there.
This... is not impossible, but it depends on Aunt Jane's wishes.
When he was still in school, he and Ruan Nianxi lived outside together on weekends when they were dating, and they also encountered situations where Aunt Jane called.
But they hadn't had an internship at that time, and Ruan Nianxi could still be said to be living on campus if he didn't go home.
Now that she is out of school... I wonder if she will feel relieved.