Hear My Heart: My World Falls into the River of Love

Chapter 26 - I couldn't bear you leaving to another city.

Before, the address that Jian Yan had filled on her CV had actually been her old address. Due to He Xiu's highly retentive memory of CVs, she let herself be sent back to her mom's place.

After they had driven into the old district, He Xiu took note of these surroundings. "This road is hard to walk through. Furthermore, the streetlights are relatively sparse. Returning by yourself late at night is too dangerous."

Jian Yan said, "This place still has many people at night, and the snack street still has people even past midnight."

He Xiu nodded slightly. "But you still need to be aware of your safety."

"Mn." Jian Yan made a sound of agreement and then continued to give him directions. "We'll be there after turning right at the intersection up ahead. You can drop me off at the intersection after if it's difficult to make a U-turn."

"It's alright." He Xiu drove through the intersection and soon caught sight of the neighborhood. "Is this the place?"

"Mhmm. You can stop at the gate."

He Xiu found a spot and parked his car. Jian Yan lifted the leftover strawberries and opened the car door to exit. "Thank you, Director He. Be careful on the road home."

He Xiu curved his lips into a smile and hummed in agreement.

Jian Yan waited for him to turn his car around and drive away before walking inside. She had yet to walk to the unit's entrance when she heard her mom call out, "Yan Yan, how come you came over?"

Jian Yan turned her head and saw her mom walking over from the large gate. "Oh, I went to Strawberry Gardens with Lin Zhen today to pick strawberries. I just thought I'd drop by to give you some."

"The food market here also sells strawberries, yet you still came over specifically to give me some?"

"Eh...this is different. Each of these I personally picked!"

Jian Yan's mom walked up to her and looked at the strawberries she was carrying. "Your strawberries are worth ¥60-80 per kilogram."

"More or less."

"Our market here sells for ¥30."

Jian Yan: "..."

"We were experiencing the joy of picking strawberries!" Jian Yan strived to persuade herself.

Her mom laughed and once again asked her with seriousness, "I just saw the car that sent you here. Who drove the car?"

Jian Yan blanked out for a moment. "Oh! That was our director. Today, we went to pick strawberries together, and he sent me home along the way."

"Your director?" Jian Yan's mom frown slightly. "I saw that the one driving was a man, so how did you...?"

"I don't know either." Jian Yan laughed dismissively. "Last time, Dr. Zeng said that my condition might have taken a turn for the better."

"Is that so...?" Jian Yan's mom wrinkled her brow, seemingly pondering over something. After a moment passed, she raised her head to look at Jian Yan. "Your director is very handsome."

Jian Yan: "..."

"Hahaha, mom, why are you downstairs?" Jian Yan, embarrassed and diffident, asked her mother, having been forced to change the subject.

Jian Yan's mom said, "Originally, I had gone down to play mahjong for a while, but in the end, I hadn't even sat down yet when I saw you come over."

"...Hehe. Mom, your eyes are still really sharp."

"My daughter still hasn't realized this yet?"

The two of them chatted as they entered the building. Jian Yan was afraid that her mom would continue to interrogate her regarding Director He, so she didn't stay for long, using the excuse that she had to draw in order to leave early.