"Brother?" Cheng Yuelin seemed to have heard something extremely absurd, and there was a bit of gnashing of teeth in his words, "Ruan 嘤嘤, do you think it is possible?"
He looked at her quietly, his eyes were deep and close to the ink, and there seemed to be a faint flame hidden inside.
Unsure of his attitude, Ruan Zhiyin paused and said, "I'm just mentioning it casually, if you don't want it, forget it."
Seeing her calm demeanor, Cheng Yuelin felt that the depression in his heart was adding a lot, and he was blocked for a while.
It's been a long time since I graduated, and I haven't had the urge to beat up that guy Qian Fan for a long time.
Ruan Zhiyin saw that he didn't speak any more, and went straight back to the room.
After changing into pajamas, she sat by the bed and clicked on the WeChat message on her phone.
Above the dialog box is a message that Ruan Zhiyin sent before.
[I seem to suddenly start to hesitate whether to continue chasing people. ]
Ye Yanchu: What are you struggling with? Didn't Cheng Yuelin make a statement immediately, saying that he didn't know Liu Qiaojing? Aren't you both single
During the day, Qian Fan called Ruan Zhiyin and explained that Liu Qiaojing was only his junior high school classmate and did not know Cheng Yuelin.
Not long after, Linheng's official blog also quickly clarified the scandal, and directly sent a lawyer's letter to several marketing accounts that created rumors, and also said that he was considering prosecution.
Those marketing accounts immediately deleted the scandal and apologized, and Liu Qiaojing also posted on Weibo, admitting that she did not know President Lin Heng, and everything was a misunderstanding.
It was only then that someone in the circle broke the news that Liu Qiaojing was directly removed from the host of a new program that had been promoted by a certain station for a long time, seemingly because someone was dissatisfied with the other party's behavior of touching porcelain.
Even if at first I doubted whether Liu Qiaojing was Cheng Yuelin's so-called first love, when I saw the latter, my guess was broken.
Ye Yanchu said that they were both single.
But Cheng Yuelin hasn't been in love again in these years. What if he ended up being celibate because of a bleak first love and didn't want to start a new relationship
Ruan Zhiyin felt that she should be more restrained, and not to burden the other party because of that unruly heart.
Of course, this is only one of the reasons.
As for the others, it should be that she had other concerns the moment she saw the scandal.
She has begun to miss her current life, and she is not even willing to break it, for fear that the result of breaking it will be a different situation.
—
On Saturday, Ruan Zhiyin got up early.
Today is the day to send Cheng Lang abroad.
Cheng Lang didn't have much luggage, and Cheng Hui called to chat with Cheng Lang from time to time recently, and the children's things were well prepared.
There is no shortage of clothes, and he only has a few toys that he particularly likes. After helping him pack up, Ruan Zhiyin and Cheng Yuelin drove Cheng Lang to the airport.
Xu was because Cheng Yuelin was also in the car, Cheng Lang didn't dare to talk to Ruan Zhiyin today, and his round eyes glanced at Cheng Yuelin in the driver's seat from time to time.
Ruan Zhiyin was actually a little surprised. She didn't expect Cheng Yuelin to offer to take Cheng Lang to the airport together.
In the past two days, she tried to keep a proper distance from him, but unfortunately she still couldn't let go of the thoughts in her heart, and sometimes she still felt a little embarrassed.
Every day after dinner, he would accidentally touch his hand when passing the plate. When I went back to my room at night, I always bumped into him head-on.
Even when he came out of the gym this morning, he caught him changing clothes in the cloakroom and had to try his best to control his eyes.
The three of them were silent all the way, and the car slowly drove into the parking area of the airport.
Ruan Zhiyin put away her thoughts, opened the door and got out of the car.
Walking into the departure hall, she led Cheng Lang to the check-in counter, and filled in the flight application form for unaccompanied children over five years old according to the procedure.
Above are her and Cheng Hui's names, addresses, and contact information. Cheng Hui knew Cheng Lang's flight and would rush to the airport in advance. After the plane arrives in the United States, the flight attendant will send Cheng Lang to Cheng Hui and his wife.
After submitting the application, the flight attendant who was in charge of taking care of Cheng Lang on the plane stood by, waiting for the three of them to speak at last.
Ruan Zhiyin leaned down and silently Cheng Lang's head: "Do you remember what your aunt looks like?"
This week, Cheng Hui will video with Cheng Lang every day. First, he was afraid that Cheng Lang would be afraid and uncomfortable with her, and second, he made Cheng Lang familiar with her aunt.
At least now, Cheng Lang is no longer against living with his aunt.
"I remember." Cheng Lang raised his face, nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, then looked at Ruan Zhiyin, and said shyly, "Sister, I will miss you."
After a pause, he looked at Cheng Yuelin, who was silent, and whispered, "I will... miss my brother."
Cheng Yuelin glanced at the diced radish in front of him, and then took out a small wallet, his voice was flat: "Child, take this money with you."
Ruan Zhiyin helped Cheng Lang to take it, and when he put it in the inner pocket of his clothes, he realized that the wallet was filled with exchanged US dollars.
It seems that although he is strict with Cheng Lang, he is not completely indifferent.
Cheng Lang was picked up by the flight attendant, and when he entered the security check, he was still looking back reluctantly.
It wasn't until the small figure disappeared that Ruan Zhiyin sighed softly.
Even the most rational person can be touched by emotion.
Cheng Lang is cute and obedient. They have been with each other for almost half a month. Now that they are separated, Ruan Zhiyin feels that there is a lot of emptiness in her heart.
Seeing that she was lost, Cheng Yuelin paused for a while and said warmly, "Wait until the Chinese New Year and take you there to see him. If you want, you can also stay at my aunt's place for a few days."
Ruan Zhiyin looked up at him, shook her head again, and replied with a smile: "It's good to visit when you have time, it's better to stay, lest your aunt see something wrong."
"What's wrong?"
Ruan Zhiyin frowned slightly, and looked at him with puzzled eyes: "After all, we are not a real husband and wife."
Living in Cheng Hui's, wouldn't it be exposed
She couldn't shamefully take advantage of him again.
Cheng Yuelin: "..."
She was choked to the point of being speechless.
She avoided him everywhere in the past two days. Not only did she miss her lunch, but she also gave up her good night before going to bed. He was the only one who waited for a reply every night with his phone in his hand.
Cheng Yuelin thought she was concerned about the inexplicable scandal, and seemed to inadvertently forwarded the official blog's clarification to her, only to receive a question mark from her.
With a punch on the cotton, he had no other way, but he didn't know how to ask for help. He just felt that the daily grievances were more intense.
Thinking of this, Cheng Yuelin hummed softly and sighed again: "If you don't want to stay at home, you can stay in a hotel."
"En." Ruan Zhiyin nodded, noncommittal.
—
After sending Cheng Lang away, Ruan Zhiyin and Cheng Yuelin also ushered in the 'honeymoon' at the end of the month.
Ruan Zhiyin didn't know that the 'honeymoon trip' was in Fiji until she got the ticket from Cheng Yuelin.
Ruan Zhiyin likes islands, but Fiji is a place she really wants to go. She even made an appointment with her roommate when she was studying abroad, but it didn't happen in the end.
After boarding, Ruan Zhiyin adjusted her seat and lay down to rest.
After Cheng Hui received Cheng Lang last night, she had a video chat with Cheng Lang despite the jet lag. I got up early to pack up today, and she was really sleepy at the moment.
Fortunately, there are still ten hours of long-distance flight, and the seats in the first class are also spacious and comfortable, and you can make up for sleep.
However, just as he lay down, the air stewardess's delicate questioning voice came from his ears—
"Sir, what drink do you want?"
"Warm water, thank you."
The man's answer was succinct.
Xu Shi saw that Ruan Zhiyin had closed her eyes and lay down, and after asking Cheng Yuelin, the other party simply ignored her and turned back to the front cabin.
After a while, the stewardess came over with a glass of water—
"Sir, your warm water."
"thanks."
"Yes, do you need to eat now?"
"unnecessary."
They booked a flight at 2:30 in the afternoon and arrived in the early morning. At this time, there should only be some snacks and no dinner.
Ruan Zhiyin hadn't fallen asleep yet, when she heard the flight attendant's words, she frowned and slowly opened her eyes.
I saw the woman on the opposite side with a gentle and decent smile, shy and timid eyes, and looked at the man beside her.
She quickly realized that the other party was a drunkard and not drinking.
Silently glanced at the handsome and handsome silhouette, and there was a flash of confusion in my heart.
But she, who is equally wicked, doesn't seem to have any position to stop others from being courteous.
Reason told her so, but Ruan Zhiyin couldn't ignore the unpleasant moment just now.
While suppressing, while stirring.
"Wake up?" Cheng Yuelin looked sideways, raised his brows loosely, and pursed his lips, "Isn't your voice hoarse when you wake up in the morning? Drink some water before going to sleep."
After speaking, he handed the water to Ruan Zhiyin.
Seeing this scene, the flight attendant's smile froze on her face.
It was probably because Ruan Zhiyin didn't speak to Cheng Yuelin after boarding the plane, and the other party didn't know that the two knew each other.
Ruan Zhiyin suppressed her emotions, nodded suddenly, and took the water glass from the man's hand.
The two have the same wedding ring on their ring fingers.
The flight attendant said an embarrassed goodbye and left in a huff.
—
Ten hours later, the plane finally arrived at Nadi Airport.
Ruan Zhiyin woke up in a daze and found that she was covered with a soft blanket.
My thoughts gradually returned to the cage, I suddenly realized something, my eyes moved down, and it landed on the two hands that were clasped together—
She looked slightly startled, and quickly let go.
Then he frowned in worry, thinking—
Could it be that his wicked thoughts were so strong that he never forgot to take advantage of him in his sleep
Cheng Yuelin glanced at her and pursed his lips lightly, showing no emotion on his face.
At four in the morning in Fiji, the two got off the plane and took their luggage.
After leaving the airport, I got into the car sent by the housekeeper and arrived at the hotel all the way.
After checking in, the wheat-colored young girl at the front desk smiled and handed the room card to Cheng Yuelin.
Then he turned to look at Ruan Zhiyin with a very enthusiastic attitude, and said in English with some accent: "By the way, ma'am, there will be a bonfire party and fireworks show on the beach in front of the hotel the night after tomorrow."
Ruan Zhiyin didn't expect that the other party would remind her alone. After thinking about it, she probably saw that the day after tomorrow was her birthday when she checked in the information.
So she also smiled back: "Thank you."
Cheng Yuelin glanced at her calmly, and the corners of his lips curled up: "Let's go."
They ordered a single-family sea-view room, and there were still several hundred meters away, so they needed to take the hotel's sightseeing car to go there.
The waiter at the hotel pushed the luggage cart and followed behind the two of them, and was responsible for sending the luggage over.
When getting on the sightseeing bus, Cheng Yuelin took advantage of the situation to lead her, but the latter silently withdrew his hand.
"What's wrong?" The man raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at her with his eyelids raised.
Ruan Zhiyin sighed and said euphemistically, "This is overseas, I think there should be no need to pretend to be close, what do you think?"
Cheng Yuelin raised his eyebrows, and then dragged his tone: "Pretend to be close?"
Meeting his meaningful eyes, Ruan Zhiyin paused.
But no matter what, she still has to downplay the mentality in her heart that she wants to take advantage of him, or even want to be unreasonable and exclusive.
From the time she got on the plane to now, she hadn't figured out exactly when this somewhat domineering mentality appeared.
Thinking of this, she added earnestly: "Don't mind, I'm here for your own good too."
Cheng Yuelin: "For my own good?"
Ruan Zhiyin nodded silently.
Cheng Yuelin: "..."
The suffocation in the bottom of my heart came out a little again.
When we got to the room, the waiter helped to put down the luggage and left.
The room is a detached house with a total of two floors, and the balcony faces the sea not far away.
On the horizon in the distance, the sun rose slightly, the morning light was faint, and the moist sea breeze brushed against his cheeks, as if a touch of fatigue was blown away.
After Ruan Zhiyin finished reading the living room, she walked to the bedroom on the second floor.
But after looking around, she raised her eyebrows and looked at the man on the sofa in the reception room: "Why is there only one big bed?"
The man had already taken off his light jacket, put on his pajamas, and sat down in a leisurely manner.
Hearing that, he raised his eyebrows and answered lightly, "Oh, Bai Bo only knows that we are coming for our honeymoon, and we have booked a honeymoon room."
"Then how are we going to sleep?"
Cheng Yuelin glanced at her: "You go to rest, I'll sleep on the sofa."
Ruan Zhiyin frowned slightly.
The man is tall and has long legs, and the sofa in the reception room is a bit narrow for him.
"Why, I can't do anything to let you sleep on the sofa, can it be-" The man hooked his lips, his voice was idle, "Can you still be willing to squeeze with me?"
Cheng Yuelin looked at her expression carefully.
She has been avoiding him for the past few days.
All of a sudden, the original plan to follow a step-by-step plan has gone wrong.
He didn't dare to force her, but he couldn't do anything.
When Ruan Zhiyin was about to open her mouth when she met the man's gaze, everything choked in her throat.
The two remained silent for a while, but he sighed and said in a clear voice, "It's getting late, go to sleep."
Counting the time, it is already one o'clock in the morning in China.
Seeing that he had already taken the thin blanket and lay down with his eyes closed, Ruan Zhiyin paused and had no choice but to walk back to the bedroom next door.
—
When I woke up again, it was already afternoon local time.
Ruan Zhiyin didn't sleep for long.
After waking up, he saw Cheng Yuelin hadn't gotten up when passing the guest room. Afraid of disturbing him, he left the room first and went to the hotel restaurant to eat alone.
After dinner, there were not many people in the restaurant.
Most of the menu is seafood, Ruan Zhiyin ordered the Su Mei fish recommended by the waiter, and ordered some pasta.
Then he asked, "Is there any special souvenir shop nearby?"
The other party pondered for a moment, introduced her to a handmade shop that made root carvings, and enthusiastically pulled out a few photos from his mobile phone to show her.
When he returned to his room after dinner, the man had already put on a casual outfit, as if he had just finished washing up.
"you're awake?"
Cheng Yuelin hummed softly, and when she saw that she picked up the hand on the coffee table to wrap things, she frowned and asked, "Are you still going out?"
Ruan Zhiyin nodded and looked at him with a smile: "I want to buy some gifts for Linlang and Ah Chu nearby. It's not too far away. I'll be back soon. Why don't you go to the restaurant to eat something?"
"You don't eat?"
"I've finished eating."
Compared with the previous model of asking for help, this calm appearance seems to have lost interest in him.
Cheng Yuelin couldn't understand her attitude more and more, stopped for a while, and said, "Then I'll accompany you."
Ruan Zhiyin paused, then shook her head: "No need, it's not too far."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and left the hotel room without waiting for him to say anything.
—
Ruan Zhiyin let out a sigh of relief after leaving the door.
It was fine when she was in the villa, but now she's in a different environment and in the name of 'honeymoon trip', she doesn't really know how to face him.
The relationship during this period of time was naturally warm, and when she finally realized that she should find out his attitude, she had to admit—
On the premise that she hadn't interacted with him, she developed a further desire for exclusiveness.
After finding an excuse, I went to the souvenir shop recommended by the waiter and chose two exquisite hand-carved root carvings.
When he came out of the store with the bag in his hand, his mood was still a little complicated. Suddenly, he walked into a bar on the side of the road.
The bar is semi-open air, Ruan Zhiyin sat down in front of the bar and glanced at the wine list.
"A glass of Pina Colada."
Although she just saw the liveliness here and wanted to go back later, she knew how much she could drink, so she only ordered a low-alcoholic cocktail.
There was a vibration in the bag, Ruan Zhiyin took out her mobile phone, it was news from Ye Yanchu—
[Yinyin, how was the honeymoon? If you can take the opportunity to eat and wipe people clean, the entanglement is probably gone. ]
Unexpectedly, Ye Yanchu would have the tone of someone from the past, and Ruan Zhiyin couldn't help but be a little more puzzled.
But she really didn't know how to respond to her friend's expectations, because she now found more tangled things, and—
[I seem to have begun to understand that liking can sometimes be a thing that makes people afraid to move forward. ]
Her emotional experience is too passive, and she has never been in such a dilemma.
Ye Yanchu said that she should try it out first, but after trying it, she felt that the state between herself and Cheng Yuelin was too natural. It was the kind of warmth of home she expected, but it was not like that kind of intense love.
Now, compared to the results that may not meet expectations after the announcement, she has even begun to crave the current state, and she wants to get along with Cheng Yuelin all the time.
Suddenly, the wine in the wine glass was finished, Ruan Zhiyin took out a note and handed it to the bartender behind the bar, but was rejected by the other party with a smile.
"This gentleman has already paid."
The bartender pointed to the side, and there was a young Asian boy sitting next to Ruan Zhiyin.
The boy was wearing loose sportswear, neat short hair, and his face had not faded away, and he was only in his twenties.
The other party came over with a smile, stretched out his hand and said, "Do I have the honor to be friends with the beautiful lady?"
It is not very fluent in Mandarin, and the smile is sincere and hearty, not annoying.
When he just came over, he caught a glimpse of Ruan Zhiyin's mobile phone displaying Chinese.
Ruan Zhiyin raised her eyebrows slightly, and put the note into the boy's palm: "I'll give you the wine money back."
It can be seen that the boy should be a Chinese who grew up abroad.
Foreigners are more keen on socializing. When studying abroad, she also encountered many such conversations.
When the boy saw this, he stopped for a second, then changed his attitude again, smiling and showing his teeth: "Sister, I can't use so much, I will transfer the remaining money to you via WeChat?"
Ruan Zhiyin has not spoken yet—
The articulated palm suddenly appeared and grabbed the boy's arm that had just taken out the phone.
A familiar figure came into view, Ruan Zhiyin didn't know why Cheng Yuelin suddenly appeared here.
The boy was suddenly grabbed by someone, and seemed a little dissatisfied, and blurted out, "What's wrong with you?"
It's an unkind tone.
Cheng Yuelin's eyes were cold, his dark and deep eyes looked at the other party, he pointed to Ruan Zhiyin, and the low voice contained a warning: "She is my girl."
Not the more direct 'she's my wife', but 'she's my girl'.
Hearing it, there seemed to be a little more ambiguous meaning.
A simple answer, but the man's low, hoarse voice knocked on her heart.
Ruan Zhiyin clenched her fingertips tightly to Cheng Yuelin's deep pool-like eyes.
This sentence reminded her of a movie she once watched.
In the movie, the heroine asks the hero why he treats her so well, and the other party answers seriously: "You're my girl."
At that time, they were not a couple.
After taking a breath, she narrowed her eyes and hooked her lips, took the man's hand, and looked at the boy just now: "I'm sorry, I'm married."
The other party stared at Ruan Zhiyin in disbelief, and then silently looked at the two of them, before frowning and straightening his clothes, and said, "I'm sorry."
Immediately, he turned away in frustration.
—
on the way back.
The two walked in tandem.
No one spoke.
Twilight took the sunset and stretched the man's figure very long.
The atmosphere was silent for a long time, and Cheng Yuelin, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped.
He turned around, looked at her with deep, ink-like eyes, and suddenly said, "Ruan 嘤嘤, are you drunk now?"
Ruan Zhiyin looked up at him and shook her head.
She had only drank a very low degree of cocktail just now, and she would be drunk anywhere.
Cheng Yuelin didn't seem to be at ease, and then asked, "Can I remember what I told you tomorrow?"
Ruan Zhiyin was slightly startled and nodded.
The man chuckled softly: "Okay."
He breathed a sigh of relief and looked down at her: "You said before that you wanted to be my family, so why do you think I want to be your family?"
Ruan Zhiyin frowned and thought for a while before saying, "We... get along well."
"Why do I just get along well with you?"
why
Ruan Zhiyin pursed her lips slightly, raised her eyes to meet his increasingly deep gaze, and subconsciously shrank her knuckles.
Surrounded by crowds of lively streets, there is a bar not far away from the band's very rhythmic songs. Amidst the cheers, it was as if they were the only ones standing still, outside the hustle and bustle.
The man's voice came clearly into his ears—
"I never thought of leaving this marriage, and I will try my best to learn to be a good husband, so as not to be ruthlessly dismissed by you." Cheng Yuelin's brows were deep and his Adam's apple slipped, and he continued, "There are some things, I have no experience. , I have prepared a lot, but now I can't wait for that time."
Ruan Zhiyin looked at him blankly: "You—"
"Why, I don't understand?" Cheng Yuelin pursed his lips pretending to be relaxed, but there was a slight tremor in his voice, "Ruan Yu, I like you, so this love with me, you are still..."
"Want to talk?"