at 11th of June 2019 03:10:10 AM
Qiao Lian excitedly lowered her head, but when she saw the caller ID, she dejectedly hung her head again . The call was from her mother .
She dejectedly picked up the call and heard her motherās gentle voice say, āXiao Qiao, have you met Zi Chuan yet? How is he? Do you find him charming? Youāve even forgotten to update us!ā
Qiao Lianās eyes immediately turned red .
She choked out, āMomāā
Right as she spoke, she burst into tears .
Her motherās worried voice emanated from the other end of the call, saying, āXiao Qiao, whatās the matter? If somethingās happened, then tell me clearly . What happened to you?ā
However, the more her mother cared about her well-being, the more she wanted to cry . She bit her lip and cried uncontrollably . She did not know whether she was crying for herself or for Zi Chuan .
Her mother consoled her for a long time afterwards . Once she hung up, her father called her cell phone . His calm voice helped soothing her heart . He said, āXiao Qiao, regardless of what happened, donāt be afraid . You are my daughter, the daughter of Qiao Dong, after all . Now, tell your father where you currently are . ā
Only then did Xiao Qiao realize that her father might have misunderstood the situation . She hurriedly said chokingly, āI- Iām still at the cafe . Dad, he didnāt come . Boo hoo hoo, he didnāt comeāā
The other party sighed loudly in relief and said, āXiao Qiao, donāt cry . Itās late and you should first return to the hotel . Perhaps he got caught up in something today . You have his cell phone number and will be able to contact him sooner or later . ā
Qiao Lian bit her lip and said, āAll right, I know, Dad . ā
After hanging up, Qiao Lian wiped away her tears . However, she had an unprecedented feeling of persistence .
She would not leave this place until Zi Chuan showed up . She did not know whether she was being stubborn for herself, or for him . She sat quietly and stared at her cell phone .
She sat until the cafeās barista walked over and said, āMiss, our cafe is closing for the night . Pleaseāā
Only then did Qiao Lian notice the timeāit was already 11 pm .
Her expression froze for a second . Suddenly, the door to the cafe was pushed open by someone .
She jerked her head up and saw a towering male figure standing at the doorway, looking at her .
Qiao Lianās eyes immediately turned red again and she said, āDad!ā
She jumped up and ran over to her fatherās arms . Her father gently patted her back and said, āI knew you wouldnāt listen to my advice . Thank goodness your mother sent me to follow you to Beijing because she was worried about you . Xiao Qiao, itās already late . Shall we proceed back to the hotel first?ā
Qiao Lian shook her head and said, āNo, dad . Iām going to wait here . ā
Her father saw her expression and patted her head dotingly . Then, he called the barista over and said something to him . After that, the barista did not come over or try to chase them out again .
That night, she sat on a chair facing the cafeās window .
Her fatherās arrival had calmed her down .
She gradually became less irritated, but more persistent .
She held her cell phone and would place a call every five minutes .
Initially, she still had a glimmer of hope within her, wishing that the call would go through the very next second .
Since it was already very late, Zi Chuan should have already returned home . Even if his phone was out of battery, he would already have charged it, right?
Even towards the later part of the night, she robotically continued calling him .
As dawn rapidly approached, she was still wide awake . Her face was tense .
Then, after a countless number of calls, the other party finally picked up the call .