Chapter 1729: Summer, Soda, Sweetness That Reaches the Heart

Getting closer, nestling against the ear...

The voice became even clearer.

The listener felt both warm and restless inside.

"Um, thank you for today, senior."

"You still call me senior?" At this moment, Yan Chi was already driving back.

Jiang Ruan bit her lip. If not calling him senior, then what...

Yan Chi was extremely patient, not rushing her, just waiting for her response. After waiting for a while, he finally heard the person on the other end of the line, in a low voice, call out:

"Uncle Yan."

"..."

Yan Chi’s generation is high; from birth, he’s been called uncle. As for titles like uncle, people often use them too, but as for his relationship with Jiang Ruan, technically, their families just know each other, and there’s no real blood relationship, so the generational requirements aren’t that strict.

Using the title Uncle...

It’s as if suddenly creating a distance between them.

Yan Chi listened and just smiled.

Jiang Ruan actually felt this title was peculiar too. Both families hadn’t been in touch for a long time, and it seemed unnecessary to calculate the generation so precisely; she called him uncle, and the other party didn’t react.

Jiang Ruan wondered in her heart:

If the title displeased him?

Yet she heard a low chuckle from the other end of the line, so close, so clear.

It could really be deadly.

"Are you free this weekend?" Yan Chi suddenly shifted the topic.

"Weekend... I might need to edit the interview material." She couldn’t possibly hand in the original video.

"Busy for both days?"

"It’s hard to say." Jiang Ruan faintly guessed something; Yan Chi might be wanting to invite her.

"In the past, there wasn’t an opportunity. Our families are quite familiar; you were invited to dinner before, but you didn’t agree. Since you’re in Nanjiang, we should extend some hospitality."

Hospitality?

Jiang Ruan thought, is it about going to the Yan family for dinner?

When she first arrived in Nanjiang, the Yan family called her several times to invite her for a meal, which she declined. Yan Chi would surely talk about this with his parents when he was home, and if she kept refusing, it would really be indefensible.

If she must eventually go to the Yan family for dinner, there’s no need to drag it out.

Otherwise, the Yan family might feel that she’s unwilling and deliberately avoiding it, leaving a bad impression, thinking she’s intentionally not going or playing hard to get.

"There should be time for dinner." Jiang Ruan nodded in agreement.

"Let me know when you’re free, and I’ll come to pick you up."

"Okay."

Jiang Ruan hung up the phone, feeling complicated.

The soda bottle had been baking under the sun all day, the droplets outside had already evaporated, and there it stood quietly on her desk, still half full. Her mood felt so restless at the moment, she picked it up and took a sip.

The soda had lost its icy coolness, and even the fizz had escaped.

Absent was the zesty bubbling kick at the entrance.

Only a hint of sweetness, slightly cool...

Drilling straight into her heart.

...

Several roommates initially wanted to ask her how the interview went today and what Yan Chi was like?

But Jiang Ruan felt complicated, not saying much in response to her roommates.

The few exchanged glances, seeing her not in a good state, thinking she had been troubled by Yan Chi, given his reputation. Only to lament in their hearts; Jiang Ruan had a good temperament, was gentle, and also beautiful. If someone like her was to be troubled, Senior Yan was indeed tough.

Jiang Ruan lay on the bed, ready for a nap.

She had a dream.

She dreamt of her childhood, Yan Chi buying her soda, and her tilting her head sweetly calling him brother, before being awakened by the chilly air-conditioning.

Brother? Why does this title feel... a bit embarrassing!

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