i'm not a bad man

Chapter 407: Good buddies and lovers

In the early morning, with my car in front and Luxi behind, we once again drove on this winding mountain road that left a deep impression on us; although I didn't know her destination clearly, I suddenly had the answer in my heart. , because she has blocked all my contact information. If we did not discuss it in advance and could not keep in touch, when did we get separated, that is, we separated, she would not follow her all the way to Tianjin. , because the journey is too long and there are too many variables. If I am too fast or she is too slow, we may part ways. The only thing I can be sure of is that she must follow me closely on this winding mountain road. To prevent danger from happening again, I would watch in the rearview mirror from time to time. She was always following closely and there was no sign of losing her.

In a blink of an eye, the sun became dazzling. Our two cars cast long shadows on the ground, and we were gradually about to leave this winding mountain road. Only then did I relax and send Qiao Jiao a message. In the voice message, I briefly talked about the incident where a classmate saw my dad, and asked her not to come to Hunan again after returning to China. We met directly in Tianjin. The reason why I didn’t call her was because it was already late at night... …

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After sending this voice message, I glanced at the rearview mirror again. Lu Xi, who had been following me, had been cut in line by a white van at this time, but it was still within my sight.

10 minutes later, we left the winding mountain highway and drove onto the two-way four-lane national highway. At this time, there was a lot of overtaking space, so there were vehicles sandwiched between me and Lu Xi’s vehicle. Slow down. Slowly, she completely disappeared from my sight; for me, this was an inevitable result, so after a moment of emptiness, I did not deliberately slow down the car to wait for her.

……

What I didn't expect was that even though it was already late at night, Qiao Jiao still called me back. At this time, her emotions were not very complicated, she was just happy for me, so she just asked me happily : "Did your classmate really see your dad in Tianjin?"

"Well, she's pretty sure, otherwise I wouldn't be rushing to Tianjin."

"How is your dad?"

I fell into silence...

Qiao Jiao then became a little worried and asked, "What's wrong, Han Chao?"

I forced a smile and replied: "Actually, it's nothing. I just couldn't accept it when I first heard it, but now I feel calm... My classmate saw my dad at the scrap collection station, and he was selling there. Waste, my classmate didn’t believe that such a change would happen to him, so she didn’t dare to recognize it for a while. When she realized it, my dad had already left on an electric tricycle... But afterwards, she insisted that it was my dad. , because I look so much like my dad.”

After a moment of silence, Qiao Jiao lowered her voice and replied: "You must feel guilty, right? Before, you were not in a hurry to find them because you still had illusions in your heart and thought they should be living well now... After all, you You admire your dad in your heart, and four years is long enough, so you firmly believe that he will make a comeback... You will definitely not be able to accept being suddenly told that this is such a living situation. You are even afraid that after you see them, they will I will continue to force you endlessly like before..."

"You really understand me!"

Qiao Jiao then smiled and replied, "How else can I be your girlfriend?...I won't say anything to persuade you, because Lu Xi will definitely tell you."

"Although you are abroad, everything seems to be under your control."

"Yes, yes...and Lu Xi will definitely go to Tianjin with you."

When Qiao Jiao made this judgment, I subconsciously looked at the rearview mirror. I saw trucks, cars, and passenger cars behind me, but the Navigator in Luxi was not visible. Apart from this national highway, , there is another provincial road leading to the expressway. I think she may have chosen to drive from the provincial road to the expressway at a certain fork, so there is a high probability that we are already on two roads.

"You guessed wrong this time. She didn't go to Tianjin with me."

"Do not believe."

"Really, she had deleted my contact information before. Although we came out of the village together, she stopped following me after we got out of the winding mountain road. We were separated."

Qiao Jiao sighed softly, then changed the subject and said to me: "It's only been less than ten days since we were separated. Why does it feel like a century has passed?"

I thought for a while and replied: "Maybe it's because there are too many things happening in the meantime." "Well, I just want to meet you quickly now. Since I went to the small town with you, we have never been apart like this. Long!"

"Can you still buy a ticket to return home earlier?"

Qiao Jiao replied helplessly: "In the past few days, when I have nothing to do, I will check the status of flights back to China to see if there are any temporary refunds. The ticket back to China on the third day of the Lunar New Year was stolen by someone else who refunded the ticket... I think It’s probably impossible to do it any earlier.”

"Since you can grab a ticket to return to China on the third day of the Lunar New Year, you may be able to grab a higher one... You can try again."

"I never gave up...otherwise, why do you think I haven't slept until now?"

Qiao Jiao's words instantly touched the softest part of my heart. This is probably the feeling of waiting for someone to rush to you. It makes people uneasy and uneasy, but also full of expectations and fantasies; so at this moment, I All I could think about was the scene when I picked up Qiao Jiao at the airport. Maybe before I could put down my luggage, she would hug me tightly, and I would hug her tightly, and then enjoy the joy of seeing each other again after a long separation.

"Why don't you speak again?"

Only then did I come back to my senses and replied: "I was imagining the scene after we met..."

"I'll throw away my suitcase and jump on you... like an octopus with tentacles."

"Is it so enthusiastic?"

"Otherwise, how can we call it a reunion after a long separation... Even though it's only been a dozen days, to me, it's a reunion after a long separation... Because when I left, you weren't sure about anything, but now, we have planned our future life. After arriving in Qingdao, I planned to go to Phuket from Qingdao... After that, there should be new plans, because there is a high probability that you will meet your parents... Should you stay with them or take them with you? There is also a decision to be made.”

"Well, we can discuss these when you come back."

"Okay." Qiao Jiao paused for a moment and then said: "After you meet your parents, you must be confident... You are no longer the Korean Chao you used to be. You have to tell them about your experiences in the past four years. And the business you are doing in the small town...you need to let them know that you are now a responsible and responsible person. When they realize your changes, those previous conflicts will no longer exist."

"I know... In addition to these, I also want to let them know that I have a very good girlfriend."

"I will never let you pay silently behind your back. In the future life, we will share blessings and hardships. No one will deceive anyone, and no one will hold back..."

Qiao smiled sweetly: "Haha... It sounds like you are asking for help!"

"He is a good buddy and a lover!"

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This was another long conversation between Qiao Jiao and I, so much so that she stayed with me until we walked the national highway. We didn’t end the call until I was getting on the expressway to pick up the card.

While waiting to pick up the card, I reset the navigation, which gave me three routes to Tianjin. I chose the middle one because I could avoid more mountainous areas, and where there are mountains, there are tunnels. The tunnel will limit the speed to [-] yards. In order to get to Tianjin as soon as possible, of course I will choose this highway with a higher speed limit.

Presumably, Lu Xi will also face such a choice before getting on the highway, so we really will never meet again. No matter where she goes, these three highways will separate us farther and farther.

(End of this chapter)