"It's Su Mo."
"Hello—" she swiped her phone and said sweetly to the person on the other end.
Su Mo was stunned for a moment.
"Have you been drinking?" He knew about Jiang Jianhuan's problem, and as soon as he heard her voice, he became alert.
Remembering that she mentioned having dinner with colleagues tonight, I could pretty much guess what was going on.
"How did you know! You're so amazing, Su Mo!" Jiang Jianhuan exclaimed in surprise, then laughed happily.
"Where are you? Tell me your location." Su Mo rubbed her temples, grabbed her car keys, and prepared to pick someone up.
"I'm on a park bench, next to a green lamppost. On the other side is a gray trash can. Oh, and just now an airplane flew by overhead, whoosh whoosh—" She imitated the sound of an airplane, bending over and laughing so hard she fell onto the bench.
Su Mo: "..."
It took Su Mo about half a minute to find out her location, using her past experience.
They had a meal near the company, and Jiang Jianhuan happened to be walking in the direction of his house. Fortunately, it only took Su Mo about ten minutes to find the park.
Before hanging up the phone, Su Mo told her to sit there obediently. At this moment, Jiang Jianhuan was indeed sitting alone on the bench, waiting for him to arrive without moving.
Su Mo parked the car on the side of the road and honked the horn twice at her.
The girl's gaze was drawn to him, and Su Mo rolled down the window and waved to her.
Jiang Jianhuan's eyes lit up, and she ran towards him. Su Mo opened the car door and watched her get in.
"Su Mo, you've come to pick me up!" she exclaimed happily. Su Mo stared at her smiling face and spoke in a voice so gentle it was almost dripping with tenderness.
"Okay, I've come to pick you up." He ruffled her hair, and Jiang Jianhuan shrank her shoulders and laughed, seemingly ticklish, and dodged away.
Su Mo started the car, glancing at Jiang Jianhuan every now and then while keeping an eye on the road. Jiang Jianhuan seemed tired, obediently fastening her seatbelt and leaning back in her seat to sleep.
She was probably genuinely happy today. Jiang Jianhuan used to be this happy every day, but after they met, the Jiang Jianhuan Su Mo saw seemed to have an added layer of constraints, as if life had robbed her of her vibrancy, vitality, and energy.
She was always calm and composed, as if she had lost her own emotions and was unaffected by anything.
Deep down, Su Mo always felt an unbearable heartache. Every time she saw her, a voice seemed to be reminding her of the harm she had caused her over the years.
Su Mo hoped that in his presence, she could always be a carefree girl.
After the car stopped at home, Jiang Jianhuan woke up. She seemed to have just closed her eyes to rest for a while. The two got out of the car and went upstairs together. Only then did she belatedly realize something.
"Su Mo, why did you come home with me?"
"...Didn't we agree to celebrate with you yesterday?"
"Really?" Jiang Jianhuan seemed lost in memories.
"Yes," Su Mo said helplessly. Yesterday, right after the competition, she excitedly sent him countless messages, exclamation marks practically piercing the sky, saying she had won a prize! 100,000 yuan!! A huge sum!!!
Su Mo immediately put the producer aside, went outside, and called her back.
Originally, Su Mo wanted to pick her up, but because the album suddenly needed to be changed and the delivery date was very tight, several related staff members were waiting, and Su Mo couldn't get away, so in the end, Li Sa took her back.
I finally had some free time in the evening and wanted to see her, but she refused. She said she was going to rest because she was too tired these past two days.
Su Mo glanced at the time; it was only 8 p.m.
Seemingly sensing his dissatisfaction, she added a moment later, feeling guilty.
"You can ask me out tomorrow night, but it will have to be after 8 p.m., as I have a dinner party with my colleagues."
Su Mo: "......" Okay.
Upon hearing his answer, Jiang Jianhuan seemed to vaguely recall such a thing. She was a little tired from climbing the stairs and asked slowly, slightly out of breath.
"So, how are you planning to celebrate for me?"
Upon hearing this, Su Mo coughed awkwardly twice.
Jiang Jianhuan turned her head and gave him a long, wistful look.
Su Mo's original plan was to take her to an amusement park, but for some reason, he always wanted to take her to places that children like, hoping it would make her happier. He even booked the entire amusement park for the day...
Looking at Jiang Jianhuan's current state, Su Mo tentatively asked.
"Do you want to go out and have some fun? Like on the giant swing, the Ferris wheel, or the roller coaster?"
Jiang Jianhuan's expression grew even more profound.
a long time.
"Su Mo, you're so childish."
After she finished speaking, she turned and walked upstairs. Su Mo stood there, feeling utterly humiliated and disgusted by the look of disdain in her eyes.
As soon as Jiang Jianhuan entered the room, she collapsed onto the sofa, turned her face to the side, closed her eyes, and seemed to be getting ready to sleep. Su Mo picked up the bag she had thrown on the floor, hung it up, and went over to pat her head.
"How about I make you some honey water?"
She nodded without even opening her eyes.
Very perfunctory.
Su Mo showed no impatience, got up and went into the kitchen to boil water, wash cups, and rummage through the corner of the refrigerator for honey.