After hesitating for a while, she still murmured refusal: "You heard it all, I won't say it anymore."
If she didn't want to coax him, she wouldn't be the one who could say 'I love you' casually.
Now that he has heard it, Ruan Zhiyin doesn't want him to record it. Who knows what shameless things Cheng Yuelin will do after recording.
Seeing that he was no longer angry, she changed the subject: "Why did you come here?"
Cheng Yuelin's eyes stayed on her face for a moment, and he didn't force her to say it again. He hugged her a few steps and sat on the sofa in the bedroom, then helped her to pull the ruffled front of her clothes, and said in a clear voice, "I'm not going to Xu County. I'm going on a business trip next month, so I'll go with you first."
Near the end of the year, both of them are very busy with their work. He is going on a business trip to the UK next week, and Ruan Zhiyin will also go abroad soon to lead the team to compete for cooperation with CF.
"You just came here, are you all right in the company?"
Cheng Yuelin shook his head: "It's okay, there are Qian Fan and Zhongyi."
For the year-end bonus, Qian Fan was busy making up for his mistakes, and could not wait to push Cheng Yuelin on the plane.
He doesn't need to fall in love, nor does he want to go back and be nagged by his parents to urge him to marry. Compared with Cheng Yuelin, he does have a lot of 'free time'.
"That-"
Ruan Zhiyin wanted to ask him how many days he was going to stay in X province, but as soon as he opened his mouth, the man's scorching breath covered her again, blocking her lips again, with a stronger emotion than before.
This time, it's not just a kiss.
After tossing to the bed and being pressed by him, the surging tides surged, and Ruan Zhiyin had to throw away the pile of questions in his mind.
Cheng Yuelin's movements seemed to be a little more intense than usual. After she was exhausted, she nestled in his arms, not letting go of the hand he held when she was just in a trance.
Before long, the sleepiness gradually struck.
After a busy day, he was already a little tired. Ruan Zhiyin's eyelids were heavy, but he seemed to be very energetic. The kisses began to fall bit by bit again, she pushed him in a daze, and complained in her voice, "No more."
In the next second, Cheng Yuelin stopped, his arms around her were tight, and his silent gaze fell on her soft profile face, which became deeper and deeper in the surrounding darkness.
Aware of his silence, Ruan Zhiyin opened her eyes slightly and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
"It's okay." He patted her head, "Go to sleep."
Knowing that she is sensitive, she has said something, because she is afraid of pressure in her heart.
Too sleepy, Ruan Zhiyin heard the words, did not think too much, answered lightly, put her pillow on his neck, and fell into a deep sleep.
—
There was still some finishing work to be done here. Next, Ruan Zhiyin stayed in Jiahong for another day.
The next day, the Investment Bureau really took the initiative to form a bureau to help contact the people from the Land Administration Bureau with the factory land that Nan Yin wanted to take. As for the location, it was in the conference room of the State Island Hotel.
This time, Qin Jue did not appear.
Section Chief Wang, who had been in charge of communicating with Kang Yu, apologised to her vaguely when he saw Cheng Yuelin who was with Ruan Zhiyin.
"I didn't expect that Miss Ruan turned out to be Mr. Cheng's wife. If there was anything neglected before, Miss Ruan should never bother with me."
Linheng has invested in and developed a lot of real estate in Jiahong, as well as other technical businesses, but Qin's business has only been deployed in X province in the past two years.
The other party met Cheng Yuelin, but he didn't expect that, just wanting to save Qin Jue's face, he would almost do bad things, so he could only pay 120,000 points of care.
Ruan Zhiyin raised her brows slightly and said with a smile, "I don't really understand what Section Chief Wang said is negligent. Do you want to say that the meal last night was too boring?"
When Section Chief Wang heard the words, sweat broke out on his forehead.
He was only hinted by the assistant Zhai by Mr. Qin's side yesterday that he thought it was a couple arguing, so he made a phone call. He thought, even if this Miss Ruan might be to blame, preparing for this game today would be considered an apology, how could he have expected this to happen.
The other party is now clearly implying a warning.
After Ruan Zhiyin hinted, she changed the subject with a smile: "Since you also think that the food is not delicious, you still have to learn a lesson in the future, are you right?"
Section Chief Wang carefully glanced at Cheng Yuelin, who was standing by the side and did not speak, and wiped his sweat: "Yes, yes, Miss Ruan is right. Don't worry, it will never happen again."
Give him ten courage, and he doesn't dare to help dismantle this married person. I don't know what the hobby of that Qin always has to think about his wife.
…
With the help of Section Chief Wang, the subsequent conversations went smoothly, and the cooperation intention was basically set.
The rest is just a process, Ruan Zhiyin handed it over directly to Zhang Chun, then pulled out and went to Xu County with Cheng Yuelin.
Xuxian and Jiahong are not far away, and it only takes more than an hour to drive. However, unlike Jiahong's prosperity as the provincial capital, Xu County is just an ordinary county town, with a much simpler environment and a slow pace of life.
The two set off at nine o'clock, and before eleven o'clock, the car drove into the old town of Xu County.
The streets were crowded with people. There aren't many cars on the road, so it's not congested. The brand-new asphalt road is interspersed with bluestone alleys, children are fighting at the door of the store, and there are snacks on the road pushing cars.
Ruan Zhiyin looked at the scene around her, feeling both familiar and unfamiliar.
Even though she saw some storefronts buried in her memory, she has been away for ten years, and Xu County has changed a lot after all.
The car passed through the old old town and stopped at the gate of the orphanage with the navigation.
As soon as the two got out of the car, a middle-aged man wearing this tunic suit and glasses greeted him and asked tentatively, "Excuse me, is this Miss Ruan?"
"It's me, you are Dean Yu." Ruan Zhiyin nodded with a smile, "I'm really bothering you, you're still waiting for us here."
"It should be." Dean Yu also smiled.
The men and women in front of them have excellent looks and excellent temperament. At first glance, they are from a wealthy family. When Cheng Yuelin nodded to say hello, Dean Yu couldn't help feeling a little cramped.
After leaving the orphanage, Ruan Zhiyin subsidized the tuition fees of several orphanage children every year during their college years.
Dean Yu is an orphanage who came six years ago, and has always had some contact with her, but has never met. The other party didn't know that Ruan Zhiyin had lived in the orphanage, and she only regarded her as a kind supporter.
Ruan Zhiyin said again to Dean Yu's kind smile, "By the way, we brought something for the children in the orphanage."
"It's expensive, let me show you around?"
Ruan Zhiyin nodded: "That's hard work for you."
Before coming to Xu County, Ruan Zhiyin asked Kang Yu to help her prepare some clothes and books, all of which were in the trunk.
Dean Yu called the staff of two orphanages to move things, and then led the two into the orphanage.
Ruan Zhiyin and Cheng Yuelin unhurriedly followed behind Dean Yu, listening to Dean Yu introduce the current situation of the orphanage.
I thought that after returning to the orphanage, there should be a long-awaited kindness.
But the new buildings around her were completely different from the old impressions in her memory, and Ruan Zhiyin suddenly felt a little strange.
Looking at the roster that Dean Yu brought, it also contained names that she was not very familiar with.
Also, she has been away from Xu County for ten years, and everything has changed, including... the orphanage she calls home.
There was some inexplicable sadness in my heart.
She murmured, "The orphanage has changed a lot."
Dean Yu only thought that she had been here before, and nodded with emotion and explained: "In the past few years, the county has helped to renovate twice, and also expanded two buildings in, and the layout has changed. There are often children who go out to send The money back is much better than the old orphanage."
Ruan Zhiyin nodded slowly, glanced at the cafeteria that had been converted into a dormitory, and caught a glimpse of a five- or six-year-old girl with a ponytail standing behind a pillar a few meters away.
Dean Yu naturally saw it, and deliberately shouted at the child with a straight face: "Yuanyuan, everyone is taking a nap at the moment, and you sneaked out again?"
The little girl called 'Yuan Yuan' shrank back towards the pillar, then leaned out again, strode reluctantly, and walked towards Ruan Zhiyin's dormitory door.
When he walked to Ruan Zhiyin, Yuan Yuan secretly glanced at the beautiful dress on her body, afraid that Ruan Zhiyin would see it, and quickly retracted his round and shy eyes.
"Wait, this is for you."
Ruan Zhiyin took out a few candies from the side pocket of Cheng Yuelin's suit and handed them to Yuan Yuan with a smile.
The road from Jiahong to Xuxian was under construction, and it was bumpy. They left early in the morning without having breakfast. Afraid of hypoglycemia, Ruan Zhiyin deliberately put a few candies in Cheng Yuelin's pocket and ate a few on the way.
When he persuaded the man to eat candy just now, he resisted a little, and finally only reluctantly tasted one at her request, so that there was still a lot left.
Ruan Zhiyin was wearing a skirt and had nowhere to put it, so she stuffed all the candy into the pocket of his suit.
Yuan Yuan took the candy from Ruan Zhiyin's hand and whispered, "Thank you, sister."
Then he lowered his head and trotted into the dormitory.
Looking at the short back disappearing in the corner, Ruan Zhiyin couldn't help laughing. Back then, she would always sneak out with Linlang during the lunch break.
—
After coming out of the orphanage, Dean Yu knew that they had to stay in Xu County for two days and had not booked a hotel, so he led them to an express hotel near the orphanage.
The hotel was not far away, so Dean Yu sent them to the door and said embarrassedly, "I don't know if you can't live there, so there is only this hotel nearby."
Xu County is only a small county town, there are no tourist attractions, and it is true that you cannot find a good hotel.
Ruan Zhiyin didn't care, she just glanced at the man beside her.
Cheng Yuelin nodded towards Dean Yu and replied with a light smile: "It's good here, we'll check in by ourselves, you can go back."
Dean Yu breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and left, the two walked into the hotel and checked in.
After taking the room card and going to the room, after opening the door, she smelled a damp smell, Ruan Zhiyin glanced at the man beside her again.
I still remember that in the second year of high school, the school organized a two-and-a-half-day spring outing. Cheng Yuelin also complained to her life team leader because of the peculiar smell of the hotel room.
When he arrived at the university, he didn't live in a dormitory, but lived in the apartment that Cheng's father bought him near the school.
Cheng Yuelin caught a glimpse of her strange eyes, raised his eyebrows, and said casually, "What?"
"You used to..." She hesitated.
The man understood in an instant and patted her head: "Think I can't live here? Then you think too much. The beds for fifty-one nights are already crowded. Can I still mind this?"
The tone was very relaxed.
When the words fell, Ruan Zhiyin raised her eyes to look at him, her eyes becoming a little complicated.
"what happened again?"
He noticed her silence.
Ruan Zhiyin shook her head, suddenly stretched out her hand and hugged him, her voice muffled: "A Lin, during the years when Uncle Cheng's accident, did you... have a bad time?"
She wanted to ask this sentence all the time, but because she knew his arrogant self-esteem, she didn't find a suitable time to say it.
The corners of Cheng Yuelin's mouth twitched into a shallow arc, and he spoke in a calm manner: "Ruan 嘤嘤, is this hurting me again?"
He hugged her back, patted her on the back, and then said, "Don't feel bad. I heard that people's sufferings in life are fixed. It's not necessarily a bad thing to experience early."
Except occasionally thinking about her a little harder, most of the time, Cheng Yuelin would make himself so busy that he forgot his exhaustion and ignored everything else.
Hearing his words, Ruan Zhiyin raised her head slightly: "Are you serious?"
"Of course." Cheng Yuelin smiled, "Aren't you married to me now? This shows that you and I are very lucky."
Ruan Zhiyin smiled: "So you want to say, like you, I've endured all the suffering?"
Cheng Yuelin shook his head.
Seeing the doubts in her eyes, the man's flexed index finger hooked the tip of her nose and explained, "You have suffered more than me, and you will enjoy more happiness in the future. Maybe, my suffering is not over yet, and I will have to rely on it in the future. You keep it."
Hearing this, Ruan Zhiyin rolled her eyes, she couldn't help standing on tiptoe, and kissed the corner of his mouth gently: "Okay, I'll take care of you."
Somehow, with his few words, the sourness that surged up in his heart just now faded away.
—
After simply packing up the things, the two walked out of the hotel hand in hand.
Ruan Zhiyin came back this time mainly to visit the dean's grave. The dean is buried in Fu'an Mountain, south of Xu County, and they won't be able to go there until tomorrow morning.
"Where do you want to go now?" Cheng Yuelin asked her sideways.
Ruan Zhiyin looked at the wide and unfamiliar street in front of her, and thought for a while: "Take you back to my old high school?"
"Hmm." He replied softly.
Ruan Zhiyin was already a sophomore in high school when she transferred to Lanzhong. In her first year of high school, she was still studying in Xuxian No.1 Middle School.
Xu County has changed a lot. Although the distance is not far, the two still ask passersby to get there.
When asking for directions, the other party heard Ruan Zhiyin's skilled local accent. She was surprised that she didn't know where No. 1 Middle School was. She suspected that she was deliberately approaching her and making a joke.
When they finally got to Xuxian No. 1 Middle School, they learned that today happened to be the day of the big holiday, and the school was closed at this time, with no students and no teachers.
"What should I do?" Cheng Yuelin raised his eyebrows and looked at her.
Ruan Zhiyin felt a little regretful: "It's a pity, I wanted to take the time to sneak in with the students, but there is no way out."
"It's not difficult to get in." Cheng Yuelin smiled at her with great interest, and when she saw her eyes looking expectantly, he said, "I will take you over the wall?"
Ruan Zhiyin glanced at him: "I don't want to jump over the wall."
She was wearing a skirt, it was really not very elegant to go over the wall. And Ruan Zhiyin has been a good student for more than ten years, but she can't do anything to get over the wall and enter the school.
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw a gray-haired figure appearing in front of the security room at the entrance of the school, her eyes lit up, and she hurriedly dragged Cheng Yuelin over.
Across the school gate, Ruan Zhiyin said to the figure not far away: "Uncle Tang, do you still remember me?"
The old man who was stopped by her slowly turned his head, and the slightly cloudy eyes carefully recognized it, and asked uncertainly: "Are you... Xiaoyin?"
Ruan Zhiyin smiled, her eyes soft: "It's me, I didn't expect you to be here, I thought you should retire."
Uncle Tang seemed very happy to see her, his wrinkled face blossomed with a smile, and he waved his hand and said, "I'm retired, but it's not comfortable to stay at home, so I come to check the door every month during school holidays."
After speaking, the old man's eyes fell on the man beside her.
Ruan Zhiyin then introduced: "This is my husband. I'm going back to Xu County to visit Dean Chen's grave this time, and I want to take him back to school to see."
"Hello." Cheng Yuelin nodded politely.
"It's good, it's good, it's really tall."
The old man stared at each other and nodded frequently.
After a short while, he opened the door for the two of them, gave Ruan Zhiyin a look, and said with a smile, "Go in."
The two looked at each other, thanked Uncle Tang, and entered the empty school just like that.
After walking a few steps, Cheng Yuelin shook his head and looked at her: "Ruan 嘤嘤, I followed you through the back door? Do you still know the school's security?"
Ruan Zhiyin paused and explained: "Uncle Tang used to live next door to the orphanage, and he often gave food to the children of the orphanage. His son was working outside, and his wife went again, and usually no one took care of him. I think He sometimes stays in the security room and doesn't care about eating, so he will help him go to the cafeteria to make a meal."
"Later..."
"Then what?" He raised his eyebrows.
Ruan Zhiyin smiled and said softly, "When I called the orphanage later, Dean Chen said that Uncle Tang went to the orphanage in the year of my college entrance examination and said that he wanted to send me some college tuition."
At that time, when Ruan Zhiyin left the orphanage, Dean Chen only said that her relatives came to her, but did not mention who the other party was.
Uncle Tang knew that she had good grades and would definitely be admitted to university, but he was worried that her so-called relatives would not pay her tuition fees.
During her days at the orphanage, she did receive a lot of kindness.
When the words were over, seeing Cheng Yuelin's eyes calm and staring at her in a trance, Ruan Zhiyin raised her eyebrows and asked him, "What are you looking at me for? Is there something on my face?"
Cheng Yuelin squeezed her hand, hooked her lips, and then said, "No, I was thinking that your dean is very good and taught you very well."
All the kindness she received came from her kindness and gratitude. Even though she lives in Xu County, she has always worked hard to make herself excellent and never slackens.
Ruan Zhiyin was stunned for a while, then responded lightly, and murmured, "President Chen... is indeed a very good person."
Before the dean left, he did not forget to send her the Jade Buddha, but when the other party died, she was not by his side.
At least, in this matter, she owed Qin Jue a favor.
Cheng Yuelin took her expression into his eyes, his eyes darkened, but he didn't speak.
In the huge campus, there are no students, it is very quiet.
"No. 1 Middle School hasn't changed much." Ruan Zhiyin led Cheng Yuelin into the teaching building of her first year of high school, saw the timetable posted in the corridor, and said to him with a smile, "There are many students in Province X every year, and the quality of teaching in No. 1 Middle School is high. It’s not the best, but it’s very strict. I was living on campus at that time, I would get up at six o’clock every day to study early, and I would not go back to the dormitory until ten o’clock for evening self-study.”
Cheng Yuelin listened, and glanced at her with idle eyes: "No wonder, in the next two years, every day was like a chicken blood."
After he finished speaking, he smiled and said, "Ruan 嘤嘤, he also said that I was a cockfighter. I think you have more fighting spirit than me."
"I cherished time." Ruan Zhiyin glanced at him, turned her eyes, and suddenly said, "I found it, look at this."
Her slender fingertips pointed to the bulletin board on the side wall of the corridor, with a few photos posted on it.
The front one is somewhat familiar, and below the photo is written in pen—
Outstanding Graduate: Ruan Zhiyin, A University.
There are some photos of other people next to them, all of them are students admitted to prestigious schools, side by side with her.
Facing her proud eyes, Cheng Yuelin's eyes paused, and he suddenly thought of the expression she looked at the school bulletin board every time she got her grades in the third year of high school.
That was when she was rarely happy.
Sometimes he looked at it from a distance, but he didn't know whether her happiness came from her high ranking results, or because there was always another person's name in line next to her name.
"what happened to you?"
Ruan Zhiyin felt that his eyes were a little strange.
Cheng Yuelin suppressed the emotions in his heart, hooked the corner of his mouth lightly, and patted her on the head: "It's okay."
Ruan Zhiyin frowned slightly.
This is the first time, I have noticed his unclear emotions, but because of his nonchalance, I don't know how to comfort him.