Chapter 23 - 1.23

"We didn't just have a one-night stand." Qi Yan paused slightly, knowing that Jiang Jiamian probably misunderstood him. "I'll come again. You have a good night's rest. When you get up tomorrow morning, remember to listen to the phone message."

Of course, he also wanted to stay, but he was afraid that he still couldn't help but do it again, especially at night when it was just the two of them. In the same room.

It's better to leave for now.

Jiang Jiamian was slightly startled, who could messaged him on the phone?

Was it from his family?

What phone message could force Qi Yan, who wanted to eat him several times all day long, to leave first?

Otherwise, if tomorrow is Saturday and the day after tomorrow is still the weekend, and they don't have to go to school, Qi Yan would still want to keep him in bed for those three days?

On the way out of school, red-haired Liu Qing, who was walking alone because Jiang Jiamian had taken leave, was suddenly stopped by a tall young man.

"Liu Qing!"

"Brother Kun!" He raised his head in excitement and bowed quickly.

The young man's arms were very thick, the bulging muscles were covered with tattoos, and his fierce face was intimidating.

Liu Qing couldn't help but secretly wipe away the cold sweat. It was Ma Kun.

Although Jiang Jiamian was his boss in the school, the reason why they were confident was entirely because they joined Ma Kun's gang outside the school and were protected by him, a local snake.

But this shield was not completely without drawbacks. Other students in the school look at their reputation as school bullies, and they have to bow to Ma Kun outside.

"Where is Jiang Jiamian?" Seeing that Liu Qing was the only one coming out, Ma Kun was a little dissatisfied.

Liu Qing smiled and said, "Boss asked for sick leave."

"Sick leave?" Ma Kun laughed, "Do you think I'm stupid? Today is the day to pay me the help fee. Why did he ask for leave today?"

Liu Qing's heart tightened, and then he remembered that today was indeed the day to pay the help fee, and suddenly he was not sure whether Jiang Jiamian was hiding on purpose, "Well, Brother Kun, maybe it's not intentional, and it's just a coincidence. See if you can give me a day's grace. Tomorrow, I'll go to the boss's house and tell him!"

Ma Kun threw the cigarette butt in his hand to the ground and crushed it out with his foot. "Okay, we are all brothers in the gang, and I don't want to push you too hard. But if you can't get the help money tomorrow..."

Ma Kun paused, and Jiang Jiamian's bright and exquisite face flashed through his mind. There was a trace of a wretched smile on his face, "We are all brothers so I can still love him to express my brotherhood, which can also be used to pay for the help."

Liu Qing frowned, disgusted by Ma Kun's appearance. He knew that Ma Kun was a man interested in both men and women, and his boss happened to have a pretty face, so Ma Kun had been secretly planning to make a move.

Just because they were all brothers in the gang, Ma Kun was probably afraid of doing something to Jiang Jiamian by force and arousing the anger of other subordinates, so he didn't do anything to Jiang Jiamian.

But he looked at Jiang Jiamian's lustful expression from time to time. Many people had already guessed that Ma Kun was attracted to him.

There are no two outcomes, one is that Ma Kun turns Jiang Jiamian into an open boyfriend, and the other is that he sleeps with him and satisfies his carnal desires.

However, according to Ma Kun's character, the latter is mostly the case.

Liu Qing sighed silently in his heart and promised himself that he must remind the boss tomorrow.

One solution is to give the help money to Ma Kun quickly so as not to cause trouble. The other is to be careful with him and don't fall into his trap one day without paying attention.

Jiang Jiamian knew nothing about Ma Kun's affairs, and he did not avoid it on purpose. He was not the original owner, and he simply didn't remember the days when help had to be paid or not.

He stayed in the bed and didn't want to move. Even when Qi Yan left, he didn't get out of bed.

It wasn't until night fell that he slept all night again. When it dawned the next day, he reluctantly crawled out of bed.

After finishing washing, Jiang Jiamian suddenly remembered what Qi Yan said about the phone message yesterday. He quickly walked to get his phone and clicked on the last message.

Soon, some strange male voices rang from the phone, "Have you taken the exam recently? How are your scores? I won't pay you your living expenses this time because your mother and I will be home tomorrow and we have a surprise for you." 

Jiang Jiamian was a little surprised, was it the original owner's father?

He is going back home alone or with the original owner's mother?

In the original owner's memory, the last time he saw the original owner's mother was the spring festival of the previous year, and it was only the original owner's mother who came back to see him. 

Now that it's neither the New Year nor the holiday, the original owner's parents are actually coming back. It's like the sun is rising in the west.

The parents of the original owner valued their small shoe factory more than anything else.

How could they be willing to leave it alone?

However, this does make it understandable why Qi Yan had to leave. It turned out that the original owner's parents were coming back.

It is estimated that Qi Yan listened to the phone message first while he was asleep.

Because Jiang Jiamian knew that the original owner's parents were back, he had breakfast and didn't go out all morning.

Click!

It was already noon when he was lying on the sofa when the door lock made a sound.

Jiang Jiamian raised his eyebrows, tsk, they hadn't come back for two years and they still hadn't lost the keys to his house yet.

"Jiang Jiamian, are you at home? Come here and help your mother get something!" Before the door was fully opened, a man's rough voice penetrated through the crack.

Jiang Jiamian stood up unhurriedly and slowly moved towards the door.

It's not that he is unenthusiastic because he thinks these are the parents of the original owner, but because the relationship between the original owner and his parents is very cold.

The few times we met, they either looked like strangers or they quarreled.

Jiang Jiamian took two steps forward, and the door opened completely, finally revealing the two people at the door.

The man has a normal-looking face, but the woman is a bit gorgeous. He guessed that the original owner inherited her good looks. 

Both of them were dressed in dusty clothes, holding suitcases and three or two bags in their hands, but that was not the point… Jiang Jiamian looked at the woman's bulging belly with an expressionless face, and couldn't help but smile slightly mockingly.

It seems that this is the surprise that the original owner's parents said in the message.

"Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and take the things from your mother's hands!" The man suddenly became a little angry when he saw Jiang Jiamian standing there with an unkind smile and no longer came forward.

"Son, aren't you happy that mommy is back?" The woman saw that her son was still smiling a bit, and pushed the suitcase forward to him.

Jiang Jiamian didn't answer, still staring at her belly expressionlessly.

He really didn't know what the original owner's parents thought.

The eldest son was left alone and ignored, only living expenses were paid on time. They were so busy, but still had time to silently create a second child?