20 years of restarting life

Chapter 3740 The Clumsy Girl

Because Zhao Chang'an, being an outsider, was at a distance from Lin Xiaojie while accompanying her to enjoy the scenery, Qiao Yan didn't mind the other women breastfeeding her daughter. Qi Xuan'er and Ye Yiyi stood next to Qiao Yan with great interest and curiosity, watching the baby nurse and teasing the child with their hands.

The sudden turn of events left them all stunned, so much so that when Zhao Chang'an carried Lin Xiaojie to their side, Qiao Yan was still there, holding her daughter and enjoying her meal.

As fate would have it, this was the second time Zhao Chang'an had encountered Qiao Yan, and the second time he had seen her.

Zhao Chang'an glanced at Xiang Yong out of the corner of his eye, only to see that he hadn't noticed his wife's exposed skin at all. He was just looking at Lin Xiaojie, who was in Zhao Chang'an's arms, her pretty face pale, her eyebrows delicate and beautiful, her eyes tightly closed, her painted willow-leaf eyebrows furrowed, without saying a word.

At this moment, Zhao Chang'an truly regretted taking this path. In his previous life, Li Shiya was not scheduled to arrive in Qiaojiashan Town for her teaching internship until the following spring. By then, Lin Xiaojie had already broken up with her ungrateful boyfriend, and he had never heard Li Shiya mention how heartbroken she was or how resolute she had been just now.

After she jumped, Qiao Yan will definitely tell her uncle Qiao Zhanhai when she gets back, and Qiao Zhanhai will definitely tell Xiang Juan and the principal and secretary of Qiaojiashan Town Primary School.

If there are no secrets in a small town, then it won't be long before everyone who needs to know will know.

Since this happened on the road with Zhao Chang'an, then Zhao Chang'an is truly a mud-covered man.

Fortunately, Qiao Yan and Xiang Yong were with them.

The problem is, how will Lin Xiaojie go back to school after doing this?

In her previous life, she silently endured and licked her wounds. Although being abandoned by her boyfriend caused gossip, people still had sympathy for her and would curse that heartless man.

If you suffer a loss, just bear it and don't show it. No matter what people say in private, at least there's still a layer of veil covering your shame.

However, now Lin Xiaojie has taken the initiative to remove this fig leaf, exposing herself to everyone's gaze. Knowing that she did this for the boyfriend who abandoned her, how can a girl who is only twenty-one years old face this alone?
Zhao Chang'an opened the car door with one hand, placed Lin Xiaojie, who had her eyes closed, in the middle of the back seat, and said to Xiang Yong, "It's nothing, let's go."

After getting into the car, she held Lin Xiaojie in her arms and made her sit next to her. She did this because she was afraid that if Lin Xiaojie made a fuss while sitting in the middle, Qiao Yan could hold the child.

The group looked at each other in silence, wondering what was going on. However, Xiang Yong had a clue, because he had seen Lin Xiaojie sitting alone on a rock by the stream behind the school for the past few days, not returning to school until dark.

It was only during this period, around the Lunar New Year, that the hotel wasn't busy, giving him time to relax. But every time he returned to the hotel, Qiao Yan would nag him.

Qiao Yan, holding her child, found it inconvenient to sit in the front, so she sat in the back next to Zhao Chang'an. She had forgotten to tell her daughter not to eat too much, and was just staring in shock at Lin Xiaojie, who was separated from Zhao Chang'an.

Zhao Chang'an glanced at the child, who was intently suckling; clearly, the adult world had no effect on her.

Qiao Yan then realized that everything about her except that spot was exposed to Zhao Chang'an's eyes. Her heart skipped a beat, her pretty face flushed slightly, and she looked up at her husband in front of her. She saw him staring straight at her through the rearview mirror.

I was startled for a moment, and then I realized that the perspective was that of Lin Xiaojie, who was looking at her with her eyes closed and not speaking.

He was furious inside. He thought to himself, "If you look at other women, I'll make Zhao Chang'an look at your wife. Let's see who comes out on top!"
As the car started, Zhao Chang'an suddenly saw a girl in a cotton-padded jacket and trousers dart out from the roadside on the cliff ahead and bravely stand in the middle of the road.

Xiang Yong suddenly stopped.

Fearing that he might hurt the child, Zhao Chang'an quickly placed one hand in front of the child and the other hand lightly on Qiao Yan's right chest.

Sure enough, she pressed her hand holding the child heavily against Zhao Chang'an's hand, and her upper body pressed tightly against Zhao Chang'an's other hand.

The food was pushed out of the child's mouth in an instant, and she immediately pouted as if about to cry. Zhao Chang'an quickly grabbed her, pulled her forward, and put it back into her mouth.

This wasn't the time for her to cry; important matters needed to be addressed. The child's crying was silenced, but it left Qiao Yan completely bewildered.

Only the two of them knew what happened. Xiang Yong's face changed drastically as he stuck his head out of the car window and angrily shouted, "Are you out of your mind?!"

The girl ran to the car window where Lin Xiaojie was sitting and frantically tried to open the door, but couldn't. She then frantically pounded on the window, calling out, "Sister Xiaojie, Sister Xiaojie!"

Her voice was trembling with tears: "What's wrong? What's wrong?"

"Let her get in and sit in the passenger seat."

Zhao Chang'an seemed to remember that he was still holding the weapon, so he let go and said to Xiang Yong.

"call--"

Qiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief. For the past few seconds, she had been gripped so tightly that she felt like she was in a daze. Only now did she feel the pain and discomfort.

She looked at Zhao Chang'an with anger in her eyes, only to find that he seemed completely unaware of what he had just done. He was simply pointing at the woman outside the car window with the finger he had just freed up, gesturing for her to sit in the front passenger seat.

In short, Qiao Yan felt that she had suffered this loss in silence.

It's not Zhao Chang'an's fault; he insisted on coming along anyway.

Of course, if you hadn't come, you wouldn't have seen this good show, nor would you have discovered that Xiang Yong, who looks like a refined and honest man, is actually so tender-hearted towards women.

As the car drove forward, Zhao Chang'an glanced at the rear window and saw the girl sitting in the front seat, her pretty face flushed with worry and tears welling in her eyes, about a hundred meters away. The old woman who had just pulled up to the side of the road had now run up, looking at the departing vehicle with a surprised expression, and then pacing around calling out for her daughter.

She should realize in a moment that her daughter was in the car with her, but in her current confused and impoverished state of mind, she can't believe that a car driven by rich people could be related to the daughter she's looking for.

"Stop yelling, let her have some peace and quiet."

Zhao Chang'an was also annoyed by the girl's calling, so he snapped at her, which startled the girl so much that she shut up, but she still turned her body and looked at Lin Xiaojie with concern.

After about ten minutes, seeing that Lin Xiaojie's face was covered in tears, she quickly reached into her pocket, but only managed to pull out a pair of patched thick socks. The girl's pretty face turned red, and she quickly put the thick socks back into her pocket.

Zhao Chang'an opened his bag and took out a few tissues. He didn't think it was necessary to wipe her tears because they wouldn't dry completely, but he still wanted to give her some comfort and dignity, so he wiped away her tears.

As expected, it couldn't be dried.

The car entered a section of winding mountain road and descended. Once it reached the foot of the mountain, it entered another province.

After nearly twenty minutes of silent driving, they were now more than forty miles away from the village where the girl lived.

"what!"

At this moment, the girl realized what had happened and said in surprise and anxiety, "How did we leave? My mom doesn't even know I followed her."

Zhao Chang'an was speechless. He didn't know if the girl's grades were good or not, but he was absolutely certain that she was reckless in everything she did.

(End of this chapter)