Proud senior schoolgirl was tender and sweet, we fell in love-Chapter 394 Border Awareness
Liu Ou was actually a bit panicked, too, having watched her grandmother’s spirit decline day by day since the beginning of the year.
She had even taken her for a complete physical examination.
The old lady was quite cooperative, but there seemed to be nothing wrong, so it must have been a case of the heart being the problem.
So, even though Liu Ou knew that Lin Yu was likely very busy at the moment, she still called him and asked him to come back.
Coming back for just three or four days was already considered a long time, especially since he was rushing to finish his graduation thesis.
The moment Liu Ou saw Lin Yu at the airport, she couldn’t help but cry.
On the way back, Lin Yu kept comforting her.
The driver even thought they were a young couple having a tiff and joined in the effort to cheer her up.
Seeing Liu Ou’s worried expression, Lin Yu took her hand, kissed it, and said, "It’s okay, I talked to the old lady this morning, and she’s much better now. Probably because she’s really getting on in years and misses my grandfather and my parents..."
Seeing her relieved look, Lin Yu spoke with a voice full of tenderness, "You’ve worked hard all these years."
Liu Ou glanced at him and said, "What hard work? Grandma hardly needs me to take care of her. The old lady is still looking after me every day. It’s Grandma who’s had it hard. It’s just that I’ve been feeling this year that she’s not as spirited as before, and that worries me... But it’s okay as long as she’s fine."
As she spoke, she revealed a happy smile.
Lin Yu thought to himself how lucky he was to have met Liu Ou.
In fact, when he had been abroad, the Chinese postgraduates he hung out with would often curiously ask if there wasn’t any conflict between him and his girlfriend back home with him being abroad.
After all, not many long-distance relationships could endure.
Let alone an international one.
But Lin Yu firmly believed that he and Liu Ou could make it through.
If they could survive a long-distance relationship within the country, they could do it internationally as well.
Over the years, both of them had had no shortage of admirers.
They would always inform the other person about this.
They spoke openly, without hiding anything for fear of making the other person worry.
Such behavior, they thought, would be even worse if discovered accidentally, wouldn’t it?
Better to tell everything from the start,
Once it was out in the open and they had teased each other a bit, the matter would be dropped.
Because they both knew the other person would handle it well.
"Do you know how I cheered up Grandma?"
"Hmm? How did you do it?"
"I told her that Hai Ou and I would give her a chubby little boy like Tuan Zi to take care of."
"...Ever since you saw Tuan Zi, you’ve really been wanting kids, haven’t you?"
"Right, Tuan Zi is too cute. If it really comes to it and you still don’t want to have kids, let’s go steal Tuan Zi..."
At this moment, Xie Xiao, who had just gotten off the plane with his wife and child, was unaware his good friend was already considering kidnapping his child.
Little kids tend to get tired on planes, and his had fallen asleep.
Right then, he was being cradled in Luo Yanran’s arms.
Xie Xiao asked her to wait for him at the door while he went to get the car.
Walking to the parking lot would have been exhausting.
But the little rascal refused to be held by Xie Xiao and only wanted to cling to Luo Yanran.
Well, apart from that time he was being weaned, the little rascal was still very attached to his mother.
When Xie Xiao came up from the underground parking lot, he saw a man standing in front of Luo Yanran, talking to her.
Luo Yanran politely said something in return and then, looking towards Xie Xiao’s car, nodded at the man before walking over.
The man turned to glance at Xie Xiao’s side; Xie Xiao rolled down the window and took a look at him.
He got out of the car and opened the rear door.
He then helped Luo Yanran into the car.
Not until they had driven off did Xie Xiao ask in a low voice, "Do you know him?"
"An old client, involved in an economic dispute case. Not one I was in charge of, but I’ve seen him a few times," she answered.
Luo Yanran’s tone was somewhat helpless, even though this wasn’t her client.
But this Mr. Li, from his first visit to the company and upon seeing Luo Yanran, was stunned by her beauty.
When he was leaving that day, he even came over to ask for her contact information.
Actually, Luo Yanran’s main responsibilities were in handling civil disputes.
But, since he was a client after all, she gave him a business card.
The senior colleague who escorted him out even told him that she was already married.
However, Mr. Li seemed not to believe it and still called Luo Yanran from time to time to invite her out for meals.
"It’s that one you picked up the phone for once..." Luo Yanran sighed.
That reminded Xie Xiao. Indeed, he had heard from Luo Yanran before about a strange client who kept in touch with her every day despite knowing she was married.
Xie Xiao had answered one of the calls.
The caller probably heard a male voice and paused for a moment before speaking very politely, "I’m looking for Lawyer Luo."
Xie Xiao was very direct, "She’s taking a shower. Can I have her call you back later if it’s something important?"
Then there was silence at the other end before the call was hung up.
"I didn’t expect to run into him today. He saw me with the child. Maybe he won’t contact me again?" Luo Yanran wasn’t sure, especially since he seemed really shocked just now.
But still, he offered to drive Luo Yanran home.
Actually, Luo Yanran found it incredible. Her child was already so big, wasn’t he?
Xie Xiao glanced at his beautiful wife in the rearview mirror. Indeed, she didn’t quite look like someone who was married with a child.
But she was still wearing her wedding ring.
One could only say that some people don’t have a sense of boundaries.
When the family of three got home, Aunt Huang was also there, having just come back from shopping and preparing to cook dinner.
Tuan Zi had had enough sleep too.
Upon waking up, he kept clinging to Xie Xiao to play.
Well, mainly to be lifted up high.
A one-year-old child is at the most fun stage, and Xie Xiao played with him.
Luo Yanran was inside, packing up their luggage.
Then her phone on the table rang.
Xie Xiao glanced at it and saw it was Mr. Li, the client. He called out, "Wife, your phone is ringing. Mr. Li, the client."
Soon, Luo Yanran appeared at the door, frowning deeply, "You answer it."
Xie Xiao immediately understood. It must be Mr. Li, whom they had encountered at the airport.
He picked up the phone, "Hello, good morning."
Tuan Zi was at the age of learning to talk and also echoed sweetly, "Hello."
Xie Xiao laughed and pinched his chubby little hand.
There was silence on the other end for a second or two, "Hello, I’m looking for Luo Yanran."
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Xie Xiao responded with an "Oh," looking at Luo Yanran standing in the doorway, "She’s currently unavailable. Do you have an urgent matter? I’ll ask her to call you back later."
It was the same excuse again.
The person on the other end was quiet again for a while. Then he laughed, "Are you Lawyer Luo’s husband?"
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"I’ve long heard of you, and although I heard about you before, today was the first time we met, just now at the airport," the voice on the other end carried a tint of arrogance, "I just didn’t expect Lawyer Luo’s husband to be so young too. May I ask what you do for a living?"
Xie Xiao raised an eyebrow, silent for a moment. What did he do for a living?
"I’m a worker." He squeezed out an answer, which seemed to be without issue.
"I see. How about I introduce a job to you, sir? It should be better than your current job; by the way, may I ask your surname?"
Xie Xiao couldn’t help but laugh. A better job than his current one?
That might be a bit difficult, "My family name is Xie."
