bioinnovel Chapter 287 The Uninvited Guest!
Chapter 287 The Uninvited Guest!
"Is it high enough?" Zhang Yan asked.
Nie Qingcheng shook her head.
Zhang Yan pulled the lever, and Zhuque continued to climb.
Five thousand meters, eight thousand meters, ten thousand meters.
At this altitude, Jinghai City has completely transformed into an amber bead embedded in the black earth, with blurred edges and a bright center.
Nie Qingcheng finally spoke.
"So this is what it looks like from here."
Her voice was very soft, almost drowned out by the sound of her breath.
"I used to think that looking down from the floor-to-ceiling windows on the 62nd floor of the City of Dreams was the highest view in the world."
Zhang Yan did not respond.
"Zhang Yan".
"Um."
"Could you bring me up here once a month from now on?"
Zhang Yan recalled that she had said the exact same thing on Yuntai Mountain.
That time I rode a white tiger to the summit, this time I rode a vermilion bird to heaven.
"OK."
"Keep your word."
"When is it not considered past?"
Nie Qingcheng unbuckled her seatbelt, leaned over from the passenger seat, wrapped her arms around Zhang Yan's neck from behind, and rested her chin on his shoulder.
Her breath was close, carrying a faint fragrance.
"Let's go back then, the ribs are getting cold."
The Vermilion Bird drew a graceful arc at an altitude of 10,000 meters, silently turning towards Jinghai.
When they landed on the open ground in the backyard of the villa, Zhang Yan noticed that Nie Qingcheng's eyes were a little wet.
He didn't ask.
Some things don't need to be said.
……
The next morning, Nie Qingcheng changed into a well-tailored black suit dress and walked out of the bedroom in ten-centimeter stilettos.
Zhang Yan leaned against the kitchen door frame, holding a freshly brewed cup of honey grapefruit tea.
"What time will you be back today?"
"I'm not sure. I have a video conference on mining in South Africa this afternoon, which might last until 8 or 9 pm."
Nie Qingcheng took the teacup, took a sip, and then straightened the crooked button on Zhang Yan's shirt collar.
"There are leftover pork ribs in the fridge from yesterday; I'll heat them up for lunch."
"understood."
"I'm taking my sister with me. The board of directors needs her to keep things under control today."
Zhang Yan nodded.
The red-dressed mechanical doll was already waiting in the entryway, standing expressionless, carrying Nie Qingcheng's spare briefcase.
Nie Qingcheng walked to the door and suddenly turned around.
"The stars were beautiful last night."
After saying that, she turned and left, the sound of her high heels fading into the distance.
After tidying up the kitchen, Zhang Yan sat down on the sofa in the living room, preparing to open the system panel to check several flight parameters of the Vermilion Bird.
My phone vibrated.
Nie Qingcheng sent: "Don't eat instant noodles for lunch."
Before he could reply, the second message arrived: "I was talking about spare ribs."
Zhang Yan typed two words and sent them: "I know."
Then the system panel unfolds, and a holographic model of Suzaku floats in the center of the living room.
Zhang Yan stared at the energy distribution curve of the plasma fire rain array, mentally calculating the next manufacturing plan—although the blueprints for the Azure Dragon had taken shape, the core space folding module was still missing an extremely rare component…
"Knock knock knock".
knocking.
Zhang Yan frowned and turned off the holographic projection.
Nie Qingcheng had only been gone for less than twenty minutes; it was impossible for her to turn back.
Qin Xiao would call directly if he needed anything.
He walked to the entrance and opened the door.
Standing outside the door was a girl with a high ponytail, wearing a light pink sweatshirt and a white skirt, canvas shoes, and carrying a bulging backpack. Her delicate face was adorned with an excessively bright smile.
Nie Xiaorou.
"Brother-in-law!"
She lunged forward like a cannonball.
Zhang Yan stepped aside, and Nie Xiaorou missed her target, nearly falling onto the shoe rack in the entryway.
"Why are you here?"
"You're on holiday!"
Nie Xiaorou steadied herself and shook her head with a grin.
"The school let out for holiday early, so I took the high-speed train, which only took two hours."
As she spoke, she walked inside, looking left and right, and unabashedly kicked off her canvas shoes, stepping barefoot onto the wooden floor of the living room.
"Wow, sister's villa is huge!"
Zhang Yan stood there, watching his uninvited sister-in-law wander around the living room before collapsing onto the sofa with a sense of smug satisfaction.
Do your parents know you're in Jinghai?
"I know."
Nie Xiaorou picked up a cushion from the sofa and winked at him.
"I told them I was looking for my brother-in-law, and they agreed."
Does your sister know?
Nie Xiaorou tilted her head, looking completely innocent.
"I don't know."
Zhang Yan remained silent for two seconds.
He turned around, picked up his phone from the coffee table, and dialed Nie Qingcheng's number.
It rang four times before I answered.
"What's wrong?"
Nie Qingcheng lowered her voice, and there were people talking in the background, obviously in a meeting.
"Your sister is here."
Which girl?
"Nie Xiaorou".
"He came alone by high-speed rail and is now lying on my sofa."
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.
"...Why did she come to Jinghai?"
"They said it was a holiday, and told your uncle and aunt to come visit me, so they let you in."
Nie Qingcheng sighed, her tone tinged with helplessness and amusement: "This girl is getting more and more outrageous."
"What do you think we should do?"
"I can't get away here; we need to connect with the South African team at 3 PM."
Nie Qingcheng paused.
"You decide what to do, just make sure she doesn't run around."
"I'll deal with her when I get back tonight."
"OK."
"Don't spoil her."
I hung up the phone.
Zhang Yan turned around and found that Nie Xiaorou was no longer on the sofa.
The sound of the refrigerator door opening came from the kitchen.
"Brother-in-law, you have so much delicious food in your fridge! Did you make these ribs? Are they safe to eat?"
Zhang Yan walked to the kitchen door and saw Nie Xiaorou squatting in front of the refrigerator, rummaging through it.
"eat."
"Heat up the ribs first. You didn't have breakfast since you took the high-speed train here, did you?"
"No! The boxed meals on the high-speed train were too awful, so I didn't buy any."
Nie Xiaorou stood up and clasped her hands together.
"Brother-in-law, you're the best."
Zhang Yan put the ribs in the microwave, took two eggs from the refrigerator, and casually stir-fried some tomato and egg.
Nie Xiaorou sat at the dining table, her legs swinging back and forth under the chair, eating and speaking indistinctly.
"Brother-in-law, can you take me out to play?"
"Where to?"
"I don't know, I'm not familiar with Jinghai."
She put down her chopsticks, grabbed Zhang Yan's sleeve with both hands, and shook it vigorously.
"You've been in Jinghai for so long, you must know where the fun places are. Take me there!"
Zhang Yan looked down at Nie Xiaorou hanging on his arm, feeling a bit of a headache.
The same thing happened at the Nie family's old house last time. Once this girl starts to act cute, she's even more difficult to deal with than her sister.
The difference is that Nie Qingcheng's coquetry is a measured and probing approach, while Nie Xiaorou's coquetry is an unbridled and persistent pestering.
"There are many places to go in Jinghai, is there anything you'd like to visit?"
"Anything is fine! Shopping malls are fine, amusement parks are fine, or you can take me to see your workplace."
Zhang Yan originally intended to just find a shopping mall to get rid of her, but upon hearing the last sentence, he suddenly paused.