Pei Donglai naturally heard what Lin Xiaojie meant, but now he would not refute it. After reaching a certain age, you should see through things without telling them. This is how friends should be.
During the Chinese New Year this year, Pei Donglai plans to go back to his hometown. He hasn't been back for a long time, and he should also visit his parents.
On New Year's Eve, Pei Donglai came to Lin Xiaojie's office to ask for leave. He planned to drive back and leave quickly before the road froze.
"Do you want to drive back?" Lin Xiaojie asked.
"Well, let's drive. It will be inconvenient to buy new year's goods then. It turns out that my car was sold by my dad. He said it was inconvenient for fishing, so he replaced it with a pickup truck."
Lin Xiaojie seemed to have something to say, but couldn't.
When Pei Donglai walked to the door, Lin Xiaojie said loudly: "Donglai, I'll go with you. I also want to see my uncle and aunt."
Pei Donglai turned around and saw Lin Xiaojie's eager and worried expression. She was afraid that she would not agree to her request.
Pei Donglai pursed his lips and nodded, "Leave at noon."
Lin Xiaojie was as excited as if she had won the lottery. She hurriedly packed up the documents on the table and made a phone call to arrange work.
After returning home and simply packing some luggage, Pei Donglai drove to the downstairs of Lin Xiaojie's house and said, "Have you packed it yet? I'm going downstairs."
"Donglai, I'm shopping in the mall, please pick me up," Lin Xiaojie said breathlessly.
Pei Donglai came to the mall and was shocked. Three waiters helped Lin Xiaojie slowly walk over carrying large and small bags.
"What are you looking at? Come and help," Lin Xiaojie shouted.
"Why did you buy so many things? I bought some before."
"You haven't been back for several years, why don't you buy more?" I have to say that Lin Xiaojie really knows how to do face-saving work.
The trunk was so full that it couldn't fit in. In the end, I had to put it in the back seat, which was almost full.
After loading their luggage, the two set off.
Not long after getting in the car, Lin Xiaojie fell asleep. She was busy enough today, arranging work and running to the mall to buy so many things in such a short time.
We set off from Jiangcheng at noon. If everything goes well, we will arrive at almost 12 o'clock in the evening. However, there are many vehicles along the way. Everyone is rushing to go home for the New Year. Although it is a high speed, it is only 80 to 90 yards away.
Heizi also took Xiaoyu home this year. Pei Donglai originally wanted to go with Heizi and the others, but Heizi couldn't wait and left two days early.
When Lin Xiaojie woke up, the sky had darkened, "Donglai, I'll drive, you take a rest."
"It's okay, I'm not tired."
Lin Xiaojie saw Pei Donglai's eyelids closing and said, "I'll drive to the next service area. Look at you, you're so exhausted that you're about to fall asleep."
Pei Donglai was eager to go home. Although he felt a little tired, he wanted to see his parents quickly and did not stop to rest when he passed by the service area.
Suddenly, there was a sharp stop and a "bang" sound, and the two of them were startled. "They didn't hit each other, where was the noise?" Lin Xiaojie said in panic.
Later, Pei Donglai heard someone tapping the car door outside. After rolling down the window, a fat man with big ears yelled: "How do you drive? Is there anyone who can brake as hard as you?"
Pei Donglai got out of the car and was rear-ended, but it was not serious. Pei Donglai did not apply the brakes just now. The car activated the active braking function after the warning.
"Why are you driving? You rear-ended someone and you cursed them. Okay, I won't hold you responsible. Everyone is busy on their way. Let's go."
"Fuck you," the fat man with big ears suddenly punched Pei Donglai. Fortunately, Pei Donglai reacted quickly and gave in. The man jumped away. Due to the slippery road, the other man failed to stop the car and fell down first. on the ground.
At this time, two more people got out of the opponent's car and ran towards Pei Donglai. The opponents were very big. Slowly, Pei Donglai couldn't resist anymore and fell to the ground. There was a strong man who was ready to fight again.
Suddenly, Pei Donglai heard a cry of "Ah..." and the man covered his back and cursed: "Damn it, you stinky bitch, if you dare to stab me, I will destroy you."
Pei Donglai stood up quickly despite the pain, snatched the broken glass bottle from Lin Xiaojie's hand, and shouted at several people, "If you dare to come here again, I will kill you."
The three of them looked at Pei Donglai like a crazy bull and were a little timid.
Lin Xiaojie and Pei Donglai stood in a row, looking at the three of them angrily without any timidity.
There were more and more people watching. Suddenly, a man in a black coat walked into the middle and said domineeringly: "What are you doing? Quickly disperse and drive on the road."
After the two cars drove to the emergency exit, the man in the black coat did not leave. He walked up to Pei Donglai and Lin Xiaojie and said, "What's going on? Why did they beat you?"
Lin Xiaojie recounted what happened. The man in the black coat walked to the other party's car and yelled without saying a word.
After a while, a fat man with big ears came over and said: "I'm sorry, I was too impulsive. You can see how much the compensation will be, and I will pay it to you."
"Okay, let's go. Is your brother okay?" Pei Donglai said.
"It's just a skin injury, nothing to do."
After thanking the man in black coat, the two drove on their way.
"Donglai, does it still hurt?" Lin Xiaojie touched Pei Donglai's blue face and asked with concern.
Pei Donglai didn't say anything. He grabbed Lin Xiaojie's right hand and didn't let go for a long time.
Lin Xiaojie felt a warm current quickly spread throughout her body, feeling warm and happy.
Pei Donglai was really frightened by Lin Xiaojie's actions just now. A woman stabbed the other person with a broken glass bottle. How much courage did this take? Of course, she also loved herself so much that she could do such a feat.
"We're at the service area ahead. Let's take a rest and I'll help you apply some medicine," Lin Xiaojie reminded.
When they arrived at the service area, Lin Xiaojie asked Pei Donglai to lean on her position. She carefully helped Pei Donglai wipe the wound. Looking at Lin Xiaojie's gentle movements, Pei Donglai felt as if he had returned to the happy time in the past, and then slowly fell asleep.
After Pei Donglai woke up, it was already late at night. He saw that he was covered with Lin Xiaojie's coat and holding her cute warm baby in his hand. Lin Xiaojie was lying on the side and asleep, with her face facing her. Happy expression.
Pei Donglai got out of the car and gently rocked Lin Xiaojie's seat up from the other side, then fastened her seat belt and continued on his way.
At dawn, we finally arrived in County B.
Pei Donglai saw that the lights were still on in the house. After opening the door and going in, his mother was sleeping on the sofa and there were a lot of food on the table.
"Be gentle, don't wake mom..., oh, auntie," Lin Xiaojie said softly.
Pei Donglai's nose felt sour and he almost shed tears. In order to wait for him to come home, his mother did not go back to the room to sleep, and waited on the sofa all night.
After covering his mother with quilt, Pei Donglai turned off the lights and took Lin Xiaojie to the guest room, "Xiaojie, you can sleep here first."
"You should also take a nap. Aren't you tired after driving for such a long time?"
