Chapter 89 - Long Ti No See
Seeing the familiar car parked at the entrance of the TV station, Chen Ran rubbed his hands together and exhaled a breath of hot air.
He waited until his breathing steadied before walking toward the car.
He opened the car door and saw Zhang Fanzhi, whom he hadn't seen for a long ti.
As her new song exploded in popularity, she also beca busy. She had only co back once last ti, and left in a hurry.
Zhang Fanzhi wasn't wearing a mask inside the car. She wasn't surprised to see the car door open, only her eyes brightening slightly.
She had been waiting here since she made the call. Just now, from the car window, she had also seen Chen Ran rushing down hurriedly, and then pretending as if nothing happened as he walked over.
Chen Ran didn't know what was going on, but his heart was beating a bit fast. It might be because he had just run out and his heartbeat hadn't settled.
Seeing Zhang Fanzhi looking at him, he smiled and said, "Long ti no see."
Zhang Fanzhi pressed her lips together slightly and said, "Actually, it hasn't been that long."
It hadn't even been a month, and they kept in touch by phone from ti to ti, so it wasn't too long.
Chen Ran smiled and said, "Maybe it's because we've crossed into the new year, it feels like a long ti has passed."
Zhang Fanzhi gave an "Mhm," glanced at Chen Ran, and quietly shifted her gaze away, asking, "Has work been alright lately?"
"It's been alright, just a bit busy the past few days," Chen Ran said.
"I heard from my dad that you can compete for the TV station's Best Planner?"
"It was submitted, and I was shortlisted, but the hope isn't great. The two opponents are both from the satellite TV channel, so I might not be able to beat them," Chen Ran said truthfully.
"My dad says your chances are very high."
"That's just Uncle thinking highly of . We still have to wait until the annual eting for the specifics." Chen Ran smiled.
He really wanted the award and had fought for it; now it was left to the station to choose.
With the results he had produced now, winning Best Planner would get him into the satellite TV channel, and not winning it just ant going a bit later.
Zhang Fanzhi drove onto the road, and the two chatted casually like this.
Chen Ran guessed Zhang Fanzhi was in a pretty good mood since she was talking quite a bit. Usually, when they chatted, she cherished her words like gold.
Chatting about their two younger sisters, Chen Ran said, "Last ti when I went looking for my sister in Huahai, I actually t Zhang Ruyi. I just didn't expect her to be your sister."
"I didn't expect it either."
Back then, Zhang Fanzhi had also wanted to go with Chen Ran, but the company needed to discuss her new song's promotion, so she was taken away by Tao Lin.
If she had gone last ti, Zhang Ruyi definitely wouldn't be suspicious now.
Zhang Fanzhi asked, "Did your sister tell your parents?"
"No, I asked her to keep it a secret for ," Chen Ran said.
He didn't state the reason, but Zhang Fanzhi could guess. Her brows twitched slightly, but she didn't say anything.
……
The two arrived at the Zhang family ho.
The one who opened the door was Zhang Ruyi.
Seeing Zhang Fanzhi, her face brightened a bit. "How co you're back?"
Upon seeing that Chen Ran was also beside her, her brows scrunched together, and only then did she step aside to let them in.
"I finished my work, so I ca back to see Mom and Dad." Zhang Fanzhi added,
"And to see you in passing."
Zhang Ruyi said, "Tch, I don't need you to see . We're both in Huahai, yet I never see you co to my school to visit ."
Zhang Fanzhi said, "I'm usually busy."
Zhang Ruyi actually didn't refute that.
Aunt Yun was busy in the kitchen. Hearing the voices, she ca out to take a look.
Seeing Chen Ran and Zhang Fanzhi returning together, her face blood with a smile.
"Chen Ran, you guys sit first, I'm going to get busy in the kitchen. Ruyi, what are you doing just standing there? Hurry up and co in to help !"
Zhang Ruyi's butt had just touched the sofa. Being called by her mother, she hurriedly let out an "Ah!" and said,
"What can I even do?!"
"You should at least know how to wash vegetables," Aunt Yun complained.
"You're such a grown girl now, yet you don't know how to do anything. It'll be hard for you to even support yourself in the future."
Zhang Ruyi glanced at Chen Ran and Zhang Fanzhi, instantly understanding her mother's intentions. She could only walk over unhappily.
Although coming to the Zhang family ho was already as common as a daily al for him, when he was alone with Zhang Fanzhi, it was still a bit uncomfortable.
Especially like now, with Aunt Yun deliberately creating opportunities for the two of them, the atmosphere had beco awkward.
Zhang Fanzhi glanced around, and after a while, she finally said, "You said you thought of a new song?"
"Yes, there is one. I want to ask you to write out the sheet music for it." Chen Ran nodded repeatedly.
"Mhm, then let's go to my room," Zhang Fanzhi said.
Chen Ran hesitated, "I didn't bring my guitar."
"I have another one in my room."
……
Inside the kitchen, Zhang Ruyi was washing vegetables while grumbling,
"We are both your daughters, why did you only call to help? Mom, you're so biased."
Aunt Yun said, "And you call yourself a young person. Your sister and Chen Ran haven't seen each other for a long ti. Is it appropriate for you to stay out there and be a third wheel?"
Zhang Ruyi looked at her mother. Even the term "third wheel" ca out; just how worried are you that your daughter won't be able to get married?!
She knew her parents' attitude. Anyway, they thought very highly of Chen Ran. Although she felt depressed in her heart, she didn't dare say much.
Hearing noises outside, she leaned close to the doorway to take a look. Seeing Chen Ran and Zhang Fanzhi enter the bedroom, she said sowhat anxiously,
"Mom, my sister and Chen Ran went into her room."
Aunt Yun let out an "oh," not anxious at all.
Zhang Ruyi hurriedly asked, "Why aren't you worried at all!"
Aunt Yun glanced at her and said, "They probably went to write a song, what is there to worry about?"
"But my sister doesn't know how to write songs!"
"I didn't say your sister, I ant Chen Ran. Your sister's new song was written by Chen Ran." Aunt Yun looked at Zhang Ruyi with a look that said she was making a fuss over nothing.
Chen Ran writes songs?
Zhang Ruyi was completely bewildered: "This, this... doesn't Chen Ran work at the TV station? He also knows how to write songs?"
Aunt Yun said, "I'm an accountant, but I can also cook. Does that conflict?"
Zhang Ruyi felt she couldn't communicate with her mother anymore.
What kind of logic was that?
She hurriedly walked over to Zhang Fanzhi's door, pressed her ear against it to listen, and could hear the sound of a guitar inside.
They really were writing a song?
"Could they really be dating?" Zhang Ruyi felt the doubts in her heart begin to waver.
Even though Zhang Fanzhi had admitted it herself earlier, she had still been sowhat suspicious.
Although the two sisters had fought from childhood to adulthood, they understood each other very well. Mom and Dad might not even be as clear about Zhang Fanzhi's temper as she was.
If she said she wouldn't date, she absolutely wouldn't date, not to ntion she and Chen Ran were set up on a blind date; she would feel resistant just hearing that word.
But Chen Ran knew how to write songs...
As Zhang Fanzhi's younger sister, she had definitely bought her sister's new song the first chance she got.
The song sounded very good, the lyrics were also very good, and it had reached number one on the new song chart.
There were also quite a few of her classmates who liked it, all praising how well the lyrics were written.
She truly hadn't expected that this song was written by Chen Ran!
Being handso and having a good temper was nothing special.
But Zhang Fanzhi was a singer. A man who could write songs, was handso, and had a very good temper—that was highly lethal.
Standing outside the door, she could vaguely hear Chen Ran's singing coming from inside.
Click, the front door opened. Director Zhang ca in from outside and asked, "I saw your sister's car downstairs. Is she back?"
Zhang Ruyi sat on the sofa, feeling gloomy, without uttering a single word.
Director Zhang said in surprise, "You girl, I'm asking you a question."
Zhang Ruyi said grumpily, "She's been back for a while. She even went to the TV station to pick soone up before coming back."
Director Zhang touched his smooth scalp. Zhizhi went to the TV station? When did that happen?
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