Fang Qi sighed internally.
Was there nothing else apart from eating?
Nian Xi wasnât a glutton after all.
No wonder he was single.
Nian Xi raised her brows and said, âHow do I contact you? You donât even have a phone.â
Jiang Yuning was stunned. That was a good reason. He never realized it in the past, but now he understood how not having a phone could be a huge inconvenience. âI have... I have a house telephone,â he said.
Nian Xi was bemused. âDo you think itâs the office? What landline? This isnât the eighties or nineties. Everyone has WeChat, mobile wallet services, and video chat functions on their phones. Iâm not nagging you, but you really ought to get yourself a phone. You have a poor sense of direction anyway. People could contact you more easily if you had a phone.â
Jiang Yuning pursed his lips. He never bought a phone because he hated to be disturbed by other people, and he hated talking to other people. âThen... will you contact me?â
Nian Xi choked immediately.
âIf you contact me... Iâll get one.â Jiang Yuning shrugged. âIf you wonât, then I wonât buy a phone.â
He was practically saying that she was the only reason why he would buy a phone.
Nian Xi was stunned. Did he have to be so straightforward? After all, someone else was present.
And why did he want her to contact him anyway? Couldnât he be the one who contacted her?
Fang Qi was trying hard to hold back his laughter and said, âYouâll find out if you buy a phone. If you donât, you really wonât stand a chance with her.â
Jiang Yuning thought hard about it before concluding that Fang Qi was right.
He was going to get a phone.
And wait for her to contact him.
âGive me your phone number.â Jiang Yuning pushed his notebook to her and gestured for Nian Xi to write.
She looked at him and shook her head helplessly. She wrote down her handphone number and her WeChat handle for him.
Jiang Yuning took the notepad from her and stared at the username she had just jotted down. âWhatâs this? What kind of telephone number is this? There are alphabets in it.â
Nian Xi was about to vomit blood. She couldnât be bothered to explain it to him and said, âGo figure it out yourself.â
âOh...â Jiang Yuning kept his notepad carefully.
Fang Qi looked at him sympathetically. He was still a long way from getting a girlfriend. He couldnât even figure out a WeChat username. He had a lot of learning and catching up to do!
...
After lunch, Nian Xi left along with Fang Qi. They had received the report from the forensic medical department and were about to discuss the case.
As the car pulled away, Fang Qi remarked after Jiang Yuning disappeared from sight, âJiang Yuning is a pure and innocent good man. He still has it for you.â
Nian Xi looked down at their notes, pretending as if she didnât hear him.
When the car stopped at the traffic light, Fang Qi snatched her notebook away from her and said, âNian Xi, Iâm serious. Youâre not so young anymore, and you broke up with Feng Jichuan about a year ago. You should get out there and get into a new relationship. Stop spending all your time at work. Youâre such a young girl but youâre acting like an old hulk.â
âWhoâs a hulk?â Nian Xi glared at him.
âIâm not pushing you to get married. I just donât want you to miss out on a good man who has just appeared in front of you.â Fang Qi started the car again and said, âFine. Itâs up to you. You gave him your WeChat account anyway.â
Nian Xi blushed. What was she thinking when she gave him her WeChat account?!
He didnât even know what it was. Troubling.
...
At one-thirty in the afternoon, Uncle Han came to pick Jiang Yuning up when he saw him carrying his little notebook and daydreaming.
Uncle Han was worried and asked, âDid you have a nice lunch with Miss Nian?â
...