novelraw Chapter 569 : I Understand But Can_t Accept
Chapter 569 : I Understand But Can_t Accept
Chapter 569: I Understand But Can't Accept
Chen Fan and Ma Xiaoshuai were sitting in the shade chatting when a taxi drove up from the distance.
Wu Di got out of the car and walked over quickly.
"Sorry, sorry, I'm late."
"Brother Jie hasn't come out yet, right?"
Ma Xiaoshuai, sitting on the curb, looked up at Wu Di and joked.
"Didn't you say you weren't coming?"
Wu Di glanced at Chen Fan and grinned.
"How could I not come for such a big event as Brother Jie getting out of prison?"
"Did you take time off?"
"When I went to ask for leave, that bird of a boss wouldn't agree. I argued with her on the spot. Whatever, I quit serving her."
Ma Xiaoshuai clicked his tongue, "You don't want to work anymore? Daring to talk back to the boss?"
"It's just a lousy civil servant job. It's nothing compared to my brother!"
Chen Fan smiled as he watched this scene unfold.
Wu Di talked a good game, but if he really had to give up this job, it would be impossible.
Ma Xiaoshuai naturally knew that Di was bullshitting. If Chen Fan hadn't come today, Wu Di probably wouldn't have shown up at all.
"Old Chen, how's your injury?"
Chen Fan smiled: "It's almost better. I reckon I won't need the crutch after a while."
Wu Di exaggeratedly clicked his tongue: "You're just lucky to be alive. To survive in that kind of situation, I admire you."
"That's why Old Chen can make big money..."
"Alright. Stop babbling. Aren't you hot standing there?" Ma Xiaoshuai couldn't help but complain.
Wu Di chuckled and walked over to squat next to the two, but he barely managed to get halfway down.
Chen Fan couldn't help but tease: "Brother Di, you need to lose some weight."
"I remember when we first started university, you were quite the handsome guy."
Wu Di looked a bit embarrassed, "It's no good, I haven't exercised in so long, and I have to entertain clients every day. My body is far from what it used to be."
"How much did I weigh in college? 66 kilograms. Now? I'm almost 77."
Chen Fan smiled and advised: "You should still control it a bit, to avoid fatty liver in the future."
At this moment, Song Linlin suddenly pointed.
"Look. The door is opening."
The three under the tree raised their heads and got up to greet him.
At the prison gate, Luo Wenjie walked out carrying a piece of luggage.
In ten months, Luo Wenjie didn't seem to have changed much.
The three-seven parting on his head had become a crew cut.
As for his figure... he seemed to have gained weight?
Only the beard on his chin hadn't been shaved, giving him a somewhat weathered look.
Standing at the gate, he first bowed to two prison guards, then looked up at the prison behind him before turning to walk out.
Seeing the few people standing outside, Luo Wenjie was a bit surprised, then revealed a smile.
"I didn't expect anyone to remember the date."
Ma Xiaoshuai was the first to walk over, smiling as he gave Luo Wenjie a hug.
"How could I forget this date?"
"I can't even remember my girlfriend's period dates accurately, but I remember the day you get out of prison crystal clear."
"Welcome back."
Luo Wenjie smiled bitterly: "You're comparing me to your girlfriend's period?"
Song Linlin next to them directly kicked Ma Xiaoshuai.
"What nonsense are you talking!"
Then she handed over a bouquet of flowers.
"Welcome back."
Luo Wenjie smiled, "Thank you, sister-in-law. This is the first time in my life I've received flowers from a woman."
Wu Di quickly walked up, took out cigarettes from his pocket, and put one in Luo Wenjie's mouth.
"Offering a cigarette to the big boss, you've had your epiphany in prison. Your life will be different from now on."
"It's got to be Brother Di who knows what I missed most inside."
Luo Wenjie took a drag on the cigarette before noticing Chen Fan standing in the shade, leaning against the car.
Luo Wenjie's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly walked over.
"Damn. Brother Fan, what's going on with you?"
Wu Di joked from the side: "You've got face. Old Chen is a big boss now, and even in this condition, he came personally to welcome you. Not everyone gets this kind of treatment."
Luo Wenjie looked Chen Fan up and down.
"What happened?"
Chen Fan smiled, "Had a small car accident. It's a long story, we'll talk about it later."
He opened his arms and hugged Luo Wenjie.
"It's good that you're out."
"I thought you suffered in there, but now it looks like you've even gained some weight?"
Luo Wenjie chuckled.
"Gained 8 kilograms."
"Although the food inside wasn't nutritious or tasty, it was too boring in there. Apart from the daily regulated activities, most of the time was spent in a daze."
"Little exercise, ate a lot, and regular sleep schedule, how could I not gain weight?"
"Stop, stop." Chen Fan raised his hand with a smile.
"Looks like you have a lot of stories to share with us from this year."
"Get in the car first, let's find a place to welcome you back. We brothers have plenty of time to keep you company today."
"Brother Di rides with Xiaoshuai, Brother Jie gets in my car."
Chen Fan looked at the luggage in Luo Wenjie's hand, took it and threw it on the ground.
"Why are you still carrying this thing? Throw it away. From today on, you'll start a new life."
Sitting in the car on the way back, Luo Wenjie noticed Feng Pojun driving in front and smiled softly to Chen Fan beside him.
"Looks like Brother Fan is doing better and better. Even has a driver now."
Chen Fan shook his head with a smile: "This is the security department manager of our club. These days while I'm recovering from my injury and can't drive, he came to work as my driver for a few days."
Luo Wenjie inwardly clicked his tongue twice.
For the security department manager to personally come drive for Brother Fan, that's quite the status.
Chen Fan explained to Luo Wenjie: "Your parents were originally going to come pick you up, but when Ma Xiaoshuai called to ask, it seemed your village was being relocated, and they needed to measure the homesteads these days, so Xiaoshuai didn't let them come."
"Also, our dormitory mates Hao-zi and Old Han, Hao-zi graduated and went to Pudong with his girlfriend, planning to strive there, and Old Han got into a graduate program at a university in the North."
"It's too far for them to come, and plane tickets aren't cheap either. I told them I'd take charge of welcoming you on their behalf."
Luo Wenjie nodded with a smile.
"It's enough that the brothers thought of me."
"But Hao-zi is doing well, maintaining a long-distance relationship with his girlfriend for four years, they actually persevered."
Chen Fan also sighed: "Those two really had it tough."
Seeing Luo Wenjie seemingly wanting to speak but stopping himself, Chen Fan knew what this guy was thinking.
After hesitating for a moment, he still said: "Regarding Li Jiao, I went to see her yesterday."
"She's still in Yunhai, teaching at an English training school in the city."
"But she refused to come welcome you today."
Seeing Luo Wenjie look over, Chen Fan explained: "Although she said she was busy with work and couldn't get away, as I was leaving, I saw her get into a foreigner's car..."
Luo Wenjie's expression froze, then revealed a bitter smile.
"I understand."
Chen Fan raised his hand and patted the other's shoulder.
"Try to look at it positively."
Luo Wenjie smiled: "Actually, after she hadn't visited for a long time, I had a premonition."
"I just didn't expect... the premonition to come true."
"But... I understand her choice, after all, I was in the wrong first. No one wants to be with a man who has a criminal record."
Saying this, Luo Wenjie turned his head to look over, giving Chen Fan a bitter smile.
"But Brother Fan, although I understand her choice, I can't accept her approach."
"Even if we didn't meet face to face, writing a letter or asking Ma Xiaoshuai to pass me a message saying she wanted to break up, I would have agreed without a word, and even sent my blessings..."
"What is this now? Quietly getting together with someone else?"
"Making me a cuckold?"
Perhaps remembering how he had secretly gotten together with Li Jiao in school, which in a sense had also made his ex-girlfriend Liu Qianqian a cuckold.
Luo Wenjie shook his head with a bitter smile.
"I guess this is what they call reaping what you sow..."