However, this time, there was no reply to the message. It was like a stone sinking into the sea without a trace.
Chen Er didn't really care. It was already quite a feat for her to "pick" Jiang Cong, the unattainable flower on the high peak. She decided to take things slowly.
On the other side, Jiang Cong looked at the teasing message. The darkness in his eyes deepened. If he didn't do something in response to the little girl's provocation, he would really be wasting her "good intentions".
Suddenly, Chen Er, who was far away in the North City, felt a chill. She rubbed the goosebumps on her arms and mumbled, "Weird. Who's talking about me? Could it be another one of my secret admirers?"
Chen Er thought smugly. Then she seriously walked in front of the bathroom mirror and pretended to admire herself.
Jiang Cong acted very quickly this time. Almost right after he finished reporting his work, he got on the return plane. When Father Jiang heard that Jiang Cong was coming back, he called and scolded him severely.
But with just one sentence from Jiang Cong, all his dissatisfaction vanished.
"Your daughter - in - law is waiting for me, and your grandson is waiting for you. Which one do you choose?" Jiang Cong threw out his trump card and instantly defeated Father Jiang.
"Of course, it's the grandson! Don't come back if you're not busy. Try to bring that little girl home by the end of the year." Father Jiang was tempted by the huge bait of having a grandson, but he couldn't help but urge.
Jiang Cong already had a way to deal with Father Jiang. Then he said a couple of casual words, and this in - depth interrogation ended anticlimactically.
Chen Er saw Jiang Cong when she was hanging clothes on the balcony. He was standing quietly beside a locust tree not far away, waving at her.
Chen Er: "!!!"
Her sleepy eyes instantly cleared up. She dashed into the bathroom at lightning speed, fixed her hair and changed into her pajamas as fast as she could in her life. Then she rushed out of the house and ran to Jiang Cong out of breath.
"Why did you come back so soon?" Chen Er ran in a hurry. And since she had been busy with her studies this year and neglected exercise, her breathing became unsteady after this short run.
Chen Er secretly made up her mind that she must pick up exercise again. Otherwise, looking so weak was really not like her at all.
Jiang Cong unceremoniously reached out his hand and ruffled Chen Er's hair. "Is it really necessary to be so grand when seeing me? You even changed your clothes and fixed your hair before coming out?"
Chen Er felt embarrassed. "You saw all that?"
Jiang Cong smiled faintly. His thin lips parted slightly, and the words he said dealt a ten - thousand - point critical blow to Chen Er. "I'm not blind. That messy - haired you in a spaghetti - strap nightgown, half - awake, is obviously not the energetic Chen Er in front of me now."
Chen Er: "Hehe, you're really smart."
Jiang Cong unceremoniously accepted Chen Er's "compliment" and got to the point. "Have you decided where to go?"
Since Jiang Cong proposed the idea of traveling, Chen Er had made a lot of travel plans online. But in the end, she decided to go to the seaside.
"The seaside?" Jiang Cong asked back, looking directly into Chen Er's eyes.
Chen Er nodded. Her tone was full of nostalgia and longing. "When I was a kid, the place I wanted to go most was the seaside, but no one ever took me there."
"Come on, you've got the wrong script. As far as I know, you just went to the coast with your friends last year and had a great time by the sea. Was it a ghost?" Jiang Cong squinted at Chen Er.
Caught in the act, Chen Er let out a "heh" laugh. "Oh, you even found out. It's so embarrassing. I just wanted to act like a literary girl. How could you be like this?"
Jiang Cong mercilessly shattered Chen Er's fantasy. "Dream on. I'll arrange the travel plan and the route."
However, that night, Jiang Cong stayed up all night looking up information about seaside activities and scenic spots. He was truly the typical person who said one thing but did the opposite.
As an efficiency - oriented person, Jiang Cong had arranged all the travel plans two days later. Until they got on the plane, Chen Er was still in a daze.
Well, since she was already on the trip, she didn't ask too many questions and simply fell asleep carefreely.
Jiang Cong knew that Chen Er had a bad sleeping posture, so he wasn't surprised by her strange habit of grinding her teeth. However, her octopus - like position of clinging to him really made people have wild thoughts.
Jiang Cong took a deep breath. After covering the restless Chen Er with a thin blanket, he silently recited the Tao Te Ching in his mind, trying to get rid of his distracting thoughts.
"Jiang Cong..." Chen Er murmured in a low voice. Her brows were tightly knitted, looking like she was having a bad dream. "Jiang Cong, don't leave me..."
"I won't leave you, no matter what happens." Jiang Cong looked at the white clouds outside the window, gently held Chen Er's hand, and said sweet words in a voice she couldn't hear.
Maybe Chen Er in her dream felt what Jiang Cong had said. Gradually, she became quiet. Her brows relaxed, and there was a faint smile on her lips, with her dimples faintly visible.
When Chen Er woke up, the plane had already landed.
"Hmm? What time is it? Are we there?" Chen Er rubbed her eyes. Her voice was still a bit hoarse from just waking up.
"Otherwise?" Jiang Cong quickly reached out to support Chen Er, who was trying to stand up but felt numb and weak in her legs because of sleeping for a long time. "Be careful. You're so reckless, just like a little kid."
Hearing this, Chen Er immediately felt dissatisfied. "I am a little kid. So what! Is that not okay!"
Looking at Chen Er throwing a tantrum, Jiang Cong liked her cuteness and naturalness even more in his heart, but on the surface, he still looked calm.
"Where are we now?" Chen Er only realized this question after getting off the plane.
Jiang Cong: "Aren't you afraid that I'll sell you?"
Chen Er spread her hands. Her tone was full of trust. "You won't. Your professional ethics will make you punish the evil and promote the good as much as possible. Besides, you're so noble. How could you do such a heinous thing?"
Jiang Cong got closer to Chen Er. His hot breath blew on her ear, making her shiver involuntarily. "That's not necessarily true. If it's you, I don't mind breaking the rules."
Chen Er: "..." Thank your whole family!
But joking aside, Jiang Cong only acted a bit unseriously for a while. When they walked into a crowded place, he resumed his image as a cold and aloof god - like figure, exuding an aura of abstinence.
Chen Er thought to herself: Don't show off. You'll get struck by lightning!
As if sensing Chen Er's thoughts, Jiang Cong gave her a mysterious smile. "Little one, don't scold me in your heart. I can see through your mind."
Chen Er shrugged indifferently. She had also studied psychology. Although her attainments in this field might not be as deep as Jiang Cong's, she was still barely above the passing line.
The human heart is very complicated. Sometimes, even people themselves can't see clearly into their own hearts.