Difficult To Raise Chapter 42
byChapter 42 Summer Night Jiang Ran stopped breathing for a moment…
Jiang Ran’s breathing stopped for a moment. He subconsciously covered the receiver, smiled apologetically at He Qian, and pointed to the cell phone in his hand, indicating that he should go outside to take a call.
He Qian didn’t think much and waved his hand to tell him to go quickly.
Jiang Ran quickly walked out of the hotel, found a secluded place, and then suppressed the surging anger and spoke in a tight voice: “Jiang Jin, what do you want to do?”
There was a chuckle from the other end of the phone, and the ending was a bit long, with a bit of indescribable coldness: “Brother, what did I tell you before? Don’t you remember it so soon?”
“I asked you to stay away from him. How about you turn around and eat with him? Do you insist on making me angry?”
Jiang Ran gritted his teeth, “Why do you interfere with my making friends?”
“No reason,” Jiang Jin said slowly, the smile on his face not diminishing, “I’m happy.”
“Don’t mess around here.” Jiang Ran said with an evil look on his face, “I’m telling you, I won’t listen to you. If you dare to hurt my friends, I won’t let you go!”
“You won’t let me go?” Jiang Jin raised his eyebrows, “Why don’t you want to let me go? Beat me up? Or… bite my lip like before? It doesn’t matter, I’m willing to let you bite it.”
Jiang Ran choked for a moment. He was almost stunned by Jiang Jin’s shamelessness. He couldn’t help grinding his teeth and growled: “Shut up!”
“Okay, I won’t talk anymore.” Jiang Jin laughed softly and changed the topic, “Are you free this afternoon?”
Jiang Ran frowned warily: “What do you want to do?”
“Why not?” Jiang Jin’s tone softened, with a hint of coquettishness, “I want to ask you out to play.”
“No.” Jiang Ran refused without even thinking.
Jiang Jin’s smile faded and his face turned a little ugly, “If you don’t come, I will be sad, brother.”
Jiang Ran was angry, but thinking of Jiang Jin’s craziness, he didn’t want to provoke him, so he had no choice but to make an excuse: “I have classes in the afternoon.”
“Really?” Jiang Jin’s voice showed no emotion, as if he asked casually: “What class?”
“Professional courses.” Jiang Ran made it up without thinking.
“Which door?”
Jiang Ran’s shell stuck.
“Which professor?”
Jiang Ran: “…”
“You’re lying, brother.” Jiang Jin concluded firmly: “You only have one class in the morning today.”
“I’ve seen the class schedule of your major.” He said softly, “Brother, don’t lie to me, I know everything about you.”
Jiang Ran squeezed the phone tightly, and after holding it for a long time, he still couldn’t hold it back, and cursed angrily: “Fuck you.”
Jiang Jin didn’t get angry even after being scolded. He still smiled muffledly on the other end of the phone. The laughter came through the receiver, with an indescribable sex appeal. “You must come. I’ll be waiting for you at the gate of your school. If you haven’t seen you after a while.”
“Then I will go directly to your dormitory to find you.” He said ruthlessly: “3A121, Zhiyuan Building, right?”
This was the house number of Jiang Ran’s dormitory. His face immediately turned ugly. Unexpectedly, Jiang Jin didn’t lie. He really knew everything about him.
Jiang Ran was so angry that he hung up the phone without saying a word and returned to the restaurant.
Seeing that he had been on the phone for so long, He Qian quickly said: “Eat quickly, it won’t taste good when it gets cold later.”
Jiang Ran nodded, picked up the food absentmindedly, and checked the time as he ate. It was almost half past twelve, and it was almost a fifteen-minute walk from their school. Jiang Jin was stuck on the clock.
Not long after, the phone vibrated. It was a message from Jiang Jin.
RJ: [Twenty minutes left.】
Jiang Ran bit his lip unconsciously, feeling depressed in his heart. He deliberately ignored the message, and Jiang Jin did not send any new messages.
After waiting for three minutes, he couldn’t sit still anymore. If he didn’t go, I really don’t know what trouble this little lunatic Jiang Jin would cause.
Sighing, Jiang Ran put down his chopsticks and said, “Qianzi, I have something to do and I have to leave first. This meal is mine. I will treat you to dinner another day.”
The movement of He Qian’s hand paused. He said “Ah” and said in disappointment, “Why are you so anxious? We haven’t finished our meal yet.” He originally wanted to go to the Internet cafe with Jiang Ran to play games in the afternoon.
“Well, I’m a little impatient.” Jiang Ran felt guilty, “I will play with you to the fullest next time.”
“Forget it, go ahead quickly.” He Qian waved his hand, “Business matters.”
Seeing He Qian’s considerate look, Jiang Ran felt even worse. He scolded Jiang Jin several times in his mind before leaving the restaurant quickly.
When he walked slowly to the school gate, he saw Jiang Jin standing on the roadside.Today he was wearing a clean white shirt and light-colored jeans, with a peaked cap on his head. His refreshing young appearance made him stand out in the crowd.
As soon as Jiang Ran’s eyes fell on him, Jiang Jin suddenly turned his head, as if sensing something, and met his gaze.He raised the brim of his hat, raised a slight smile on his lips, and called him.
“Brother.”
The voice was drowned by the sounds of people coming and going, but Jiang Ran understood it clearly.He walked over expressionlessly, stood in front of Jiang Jin, and said in a bad tone: “Tell me, what do you want to do?”
Jiang Jin lowered his head slightly, his warm breath brushed against Jiang Ran’s ears, and his voice was very low: “I want to… go on a date with you.”
Jiang Ran took a step back and looked at him with a frown, “Stop being so nervous.”
“Really,” Jiang Jin ignored his resistance and directly reached out and grabbed his wrist. The strength of his hand was so strong that Jiang Ran couldn’t get away, “Let’s go.”
Jiang Ran was forced to follow him forward, scolding while struggling: “Jiang Jin, you are an idiot.”
Jiang Jin’s voice came from the wind, sounding particularly happy, “Scold me, I’ll let you scold me, you look really good when you’re angry.”
“…” Jiang Ran was extremely aggrieved. He couldn’t resist Jiang Jin like this.
After walking out of the path in front of the school, the two jogged for a while before Jiang Jin stopped at the roadside.A black car next to him suddenly beeped. Jiang Jin opened the door and said to him with a smile: “Get in the car.”
Jiang Ran was speechless. He didn’t understand why he had to drag him along this distance since he was driving.
After he stiffly sat in the passenger seat, Jiang Jin walked around to the driver’s seat and sat down. She glanced sideways at him and said in a casual tone, “Where do you want to go?”
Jiang Ran looked ugly and said sarcastically: “Do I have the right to choose?”
Jiang Jin pretended not to hear and nodded, “Then let’s go see a movie first and then go to the scenic spot. I know there is a fun place with great scenery. You will definitely like it.”
Jiang Ran curled his lips and said nothing.
Jiang Jin didn’t care. He drove slowly and seemed to be in a good mood. After a while, he opened the central control screen and picked a song. The soothing music slowly flowed out, and the tune was very familiar to him.
This song Jiang Ran heard them sing last time in a bar. It was a new song called “Waiting for the Rain to Stop.” It seemed to be called…Summer Night.
“Have you heard of this song?” Jiang Jin asked in a calm tone.
Jiang Ran was angry and didn’t want to pay attention to him at all. He just lowered his eyes and looked at his phone.
Jiang Jin waited for a moment, but without waiting for his reply, he continued, “This song… I wrote it for you.”
Jiang Ran paused while playing with his phone, then raised his eyes, the surprise in his eyes undisguised.
“I lied to you…” A successful smile appeared on Jiang Jin’s face. After a few seconds, he whispered again, “Haven’t you… already heard the song I wrote for you?”
Jiang Ran choked, and suddenly remembered the song Ran Jin that he had listened to countless times, and his heart suddenly became sour and soft, very uncomfortable.
He was silent and finally spoke, “I was sorry for what happened in the past. If you…”
“Brother.” Jiang Jin interrupted him, still smiling, “I’m very happy today, don’t say anything that makes me angry, okay?”
Jiang Ran shut his mouth knowingly. He didn’t want to anger Jiang Jin at this moment. He was still driving.
The two of them were extremely silent for the rest of the journey. Only Jiang Jin’s singing echoed in the small space. The familiar yet unfamiliar voice, the voice that had made him fall asleep listening to it countless nights, seemed to be tainted with other things at this moment, and finally became no longer pure.
Familiar people, familiar smells, familiar songs, this kind of atmosphere can easily remind people of the past. Unknowingly, Jiang Ran’s consciousness has fallen into memories.
Can’t remember which year it was.At that time, he was still working as a waiter in a restaurant, although his job was mostly during the day.But occasionally there are night shifts. The business in the store was particularly good that day and it was busy until 11 o’clock.
When he got off work, Jiang Ran was so tired that his back ached, especially his legs, and he could hardly stand.But he still remembered Jiang Jin and Old Man Chen at home, so he went back in a hurry.
He was walking in a hurry, not knowing that there was a swaying tail behind him.
The sky was very dark that night, with no moon and no stars.To go home, you have to pass through a secluded path. Usually there are several small shops selling green plants. They are closed early in the evening, leaving only the dark shadows of the trees, baring their teeth and claws in the night, which looks a bit scary.
Jiang Ran took out his cell phone from his pocket, turned on the flashlight, and hurried toward home with the faint light.
But after walking a few steps, a strong smell of alcohol came from behind. Jiang Ran turned around suddenly and came face to face with a pot-bellied man. The man was dazzled by the light of his mobile phone for a moment. He subconsciously covered his eyes with his hands and cursed.
Jiang Ran saw his face clearly. He was a guest who had just dined in the hotel. This man had drunk a lot of wine and looked a little unconscious. Jiang Ran didn’t want to provoke him, so he turned around and wanted to leave.
“Stop! Go…what are you going for? Stop for me.” The man approached crookedly and grabbed his hand forcefully. He burped, and the smell was overwhelming.
Jiang Ran frowned unconsciously and said impatiently: “Sir, what can I do for you?”
The man was so drunk that he couldn’t speak clearly. He stared at him for a while and suddenly said with a big tongue: “Hey, let me ask you, why were you smiling at me when the food was served just now?”
This man was obviously looking for trouble, but drunk people have no sense and can’t communicate at all. Jiang Ran didn’t want to get involved with him, so he had to look cold and said, “Sir, I think you are drunk. Please let me go.”
“Tsk.” The man laughed contemptuously, his lustful eyes falling on him, as if he wanted to look at him inside and out, “What are you pretending to be? You smile so coquettishly, don’t you just want to seduce me?”
“To tell you the truth, I’ve seen you like this a lot. There’s no point in pretending anymore. Let’s just negotiate a price.”
Upon hearing these words, Jiang Ran’s first reaction was shock, and then, a surge of anger shot up from his chest.It’s not like he hasn’t encountered difficult customers these days, but this is the first time he has been harassed so openly.
“Fuck you!” Jiang Ran couldn’t help it any longer, clenched his fist and hit the man’s face hard. He still couldn’t help but kicked him twice, “You’re the one who came out to sell it!”
The man had drunk too much and was punched by him. He was unwilling to give up and quickly caught up with him again.
Jiang Ran was very annoyed and was about to beat him a few more times. When he turned around, he saw that the man had been kicked and fell to the ground. It had just rained and there was a lot of water on the road. When he fell, he fell right into the smelly ditch. There was mud on his face and head, making him extremely embarrassed.
The man vomited a few times and cursed a few dirty words drunkenly, “Who? Who the hell dares to hit me? Wait for me, I tell you, I…”
Halfway through his words, he stopped abruptly.A cold white hand pinched his neck, with a smile on his face, “Try to curse again?”
The neck is a vital part of a person’s body, and even though he was drunk, the man still shivered unconsciously.
Immediately afterwards, the man’s other hand reached into his pocket and took out a black mobile phone.
The faint light on the screen illuminated the face of the visitor, a face that was obviously a little green.
It’s Jiang Jin.