A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 768 Chance Encounter

Chaowei smiled slightly and said, "Alright, I misunderstood you before. Tell me, why did you leave the army?"

“Bufan, your father and I know about what happened to you,” Liu Yan said from the side.

After hearing this, Chao Bufan paused for a moment, then said, "Dad, Mom, you know what life is like in the army; it's simply not suitable for me. Besides, I'm your only son. If something happens to me, who will take care of you in your old age?"

"I'm still here, aren't I?" Ruoxi replied as she came downstairs. She had missed the "bank commotion" earlier and didn't know what had happened. "Dad, Mom, I have to go out for a bit. I won't be having dinner at home tonight."

Liu Yan asked, "Ruoxi, where are you going again?"

Chao Ruoxi said, "Mom, a classmate of mine just called me and said that my startup fund has been approved. I'm going to go and take a look."

"Then let's go tomorrow!"

"No, I have dinner plans with my classmate tonight, Mom. I'm leaving now, bye-bye!"

Chaowei and his wife knew their daughter well and knew she wouldn't do anything reckless, so they didn't say much.

"Bufan, what are your plans for the future?" Chaowei asked.

Chao Bufan said, "Dad, Mom, as you know, I don't have any special skills other than what I learned in the army, let alone any diplomas. So, I haven't decided what I want to do in the future yet."

"Sigh!" Chaowei sighed, "If Dad's company hadn't gone bankrupt, you and Ruoxi wouldn't be in this situation..."

Chao Bufan smiled slightly and said, "Dad, don't think too much about it. The company is gone, so be it. From now on, you and Mom can just stay at home and live a peaceful life. Oh, by the way, I happen to have two plane tickets to the United States. You and Mom can go visit Aunt for a while and relax!"

"Dad is in no mood to go for a walk right now."

"How can you not have time, Dad? I went to Aunt's place a while ago. Aunt and Uncle asked you to come!"

"Forget it!" Chaowei gave a bitter laugh, feeling that it would be embarrassing to go to his sister's place like this.

After much persuasion, Chao Bufan finally convinced his parents to let them fly to the United States for a trip tomorrow.

After dinner, Chao Bufan greeted his parents and then went out. Chao Wei and his wife didn't ask any questions. Since Du Zitong came to talk to them about Chao Bufan last time, the couple had realized that their son was very meticulous in everything he did, but his special status had led them to misunderstand.

When they arrived at Tang Qianqian's house, they found the door closed and rang the doorbell for a long time without any response, so they dialed Tang Qianqian's phone number.

"Hey, Qianqian, it's me, Bufan."

"Bufan, is something wrong?" Tang Qianqian's voice came through the phone, but it sounded a little strange.

"Nothing much. I'm back, and since you and your uncle weren't here, I thought I'd call you. Qianqian, is your uncle doing alright?"

"My dad is much better now and is recovering. Bufan, when did you get back?"

"I arrived home yesterday."

"Yesterday? Bufan, didn't you say you were going to relive your youth? Aren't you going?"

"Ha!" Chao Bufan gave a bitter laugh and said, "So much has happened in the past year, how can I have the mood to relive my youth? Qianqian, where are you now? I'll come find you!"

"No need, no need!" Tang Qianqian's hurried voice came from the phone.

"what happened?"

"N-nothing... it's nothing, Bufan. I'll come find you tonight! I'm busy right now!"

Chao Bufan paused for a moment, then said, "Alright!"

After hanging up the phone, Chao Bufan immediately frowned, thinking: Why does Qianqian's voice sound strange? Has something happened? However, he didn't think too much about it, shook his head and smiled, and was about to leave when his phone rang. It was Zhao Jiaming calling. Chao Bufan then remembered that it was her birthday party today, and he seemed to have missed it. A look of apology flashed across his face as he said, "Jiaming, I'm so sorry, I had something to do last night, so..."

"It's nothing. Bufan, where are you now?"

"I'm... I'm outside!"

"Hehe! Bufan, turn around and take a look."

Chao Bufan paused for a moment, turned around, and exclaimed in surprise, "Jiaming?"

It turned out that Zhao Jiaming happened to be passing by when she suddenly saw Chao Bufan's back. At first, she wasn't sure, so she made a phone call, and it turned out that it really was him.

Zhao Jiaming seemed quite excited and said with a smile, "What? Are you surprised? I just happened to be passing by here and saw you."

Chao Bufan smiled and said, "Jiaming, I really had something to do last night. I was going to call you, but..."

Zhao Jiaming smiled brightly and said, "It's nothing, Bufan. Do you have time now? I have something to tell you."

Chao Bufan hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes, I have time."

Since I've already broken my promise, this is a good opportunity to have a good talk with her.

The two found a nearby coffee shop. Just as they reached the entrance, a man and a woman walked in hand in hand, their faces beaming with happiness. However, when Zhao Jiaming saw the man, she immediately frowned. The man, upon seeing Zhao Jiaming, looked guilty and quite uncomfortable, quickly releasing the girl's hand and saying, "Jia... Jiaming."

Zhao Jiaming suddenly took Chao Bufan's hand and said with a smile, "Bufan, let's go in!"

Chao Bufan was taken aback and tried to pull his hand back, but found that Zhao Jiaming was holding on tightly and he couldn't pull it back no matter what he did.

"Bufan, please cooperate with me, thank you!"

Zhao Jiaming whispered, and Chao Bufan suddenly understood. He glanced back at the man and woman, but didn't say anything. He let Zhao Jiaming take his hand, and they entered the coffee shop.

"Xiao Zhou, who is that woman?" The woman frowned and asked when she saw her boyfriend behaving so unusually when he met a strange woman.

Xiao Zhou immediately stammered, "She is... a friend of mine."

"Friend? You're kidding me. If she's a friend, then why are you so afraid of her?"

"No, no, Xiaoli, don't make wild guesses. She's really just a friend of mine. There was a misunderstanding, so..."

The girl named Xiaoli snorted and said, "Hmph, Xiao Zhou, if you lied to me, you'd better watch out!"

Xiao Zhou secretly wiped away a bead of sweat and said timidly, "Okay, then let's go somewhere else to have coffee!"

"Why go anywhere else? No, this is fine." With that, Xiaoli walked to the coffee shop entrance, turned around, and snapped, "What are you all standing there for? Come in!"