A few days passed by.
On Friday afternoon, when the school bell rang, the classroom erupted in cheers.
Ruan Yue lowered her head and packed her schoolbag. After getting up, she took a look at her mobile phone and found that Ruan Chengyi had sent a WeChat message a few minutes ago: [Dad is here to pick you up, the car is parked opposite the milk tea shop.]
Sure enough, it came...
As this thought flashed through her mind, she stopped and replied: [I'll be right out.]
"Who are you standing here waiting for?"
A familiar male voice came from beside him.
She turned her head, and Lu Chen threw his schoolbag on his shoulder with one hand, walked backwards beside her, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Where are you going to go back?"
After December, the weather in Ningcheng became colder day by day, but he was handsome. He wore a black sweater inside and a gray short coat outside. I don’t know if it was really anti-freeze. The hem of the shirt is pulled up, and a narrow waist can still be seen.
Ruan Yue put on her mobile phone and walked forward, asking casually, "Can you get your clothes on?"
She really can't see him acting like a fool.
Seeing the trace of dislike on her face, Lu Chen was not annoyed. He lowered his head and neatly pulled the zipper all the way to the top, with his chin resting on the neckline and looking at her, "Is that so?"
"..."
Ruan Yue took a look and continued to walk forward.
Lu Chen turned around and followed, with a courteous expression on his face, "I'll see you off."
During this time, every Friday after school, he couldn't get rid of it like a piece of chewing gum. Ruan Yue had been taking the bus a few days ago, so he let him go. Ruan Chengyi came to pick her up today, so she naturally didn't need him to see her off, and replied with a flat face: "No need, my dad will pick me up."
Hearing her mention her father, Lu Chen thought of that Maybach.
My car worth 3 million yuan is naturally more than n times more comfortable than a bus.
but…
Thinking of her mention of "parents going to divorce", he was somewhat worried, and asked tentatively, "Are your parents reconciled?"
Ruan Yue's eyes darkened, "It's none of your business."
Lu Chen could only shrug his shoulders, "Don't ask any more questions, that's fine, I'll take you to the school gate."
In this regard, Ruan Yue let him go.
Behind them, they followed a lot of students from the next class. Ding Chuchu and the two close friends were among them. They watched Lu Chen patiently coaxing others all the way, and one of the girls told Ding Chuchu in a low voice: " I heard from the two boys in the back row that Lu Chen has been chasing Ruan Yue all this time, but Ruan Yue doesn't pay much attention to him, he's very cold."
"And there's—"
The other girl had a sour tone, "Do you believe that Lu Chen has studied hard? He not only memorized the text but also handed in homework. It seems like a different person."
"It seems that I really like her."
"What do you like? Don't you think that her family is rich. If you catch up with her, you will save decades of struggle in the future. Ruan Yue is an only child."
"Okay, stop talking."
Ding Chuchu interrupted the two with a depressed face, "Why do you keep talking about her, what does she have to do with us?"
"Hey, is that Ruan Yue's father?"
The two girls were about to change the subject when they raised their eyes and saw Ruan Yue walking towards a man.
The man was in his forties, tall and elegant, wearing only a dark suit on a cold day, standing by the side of the road with a sparking cigarette between his fingers, he turned his head and saw Ruan Yue's At this time, he raised his hand and threw the cigarette butt into the trash can one step away.
"Uncle Ruan?"
Ding Chuchu murmured and stopped in her footsteps.
Not far away, Ruan Chengyi also saw her, but ignored her, raised his hand to take the schoolbag from Ruan Yue's hand, patted her on the shoulder and said, "Get in the car."
Ruan Yue nodded, opened the rear door and sat in.
Zheng Yunkai started the car and saw Ding Chuchu's figure in the rearview mirror. He sighed inwardly and drove the car out of the parking space without saying a word.
The car drove on the road for a while, Ruan Chengyi smiled and asked, "When is the final exam?"
"In the middle of next month, after the exam, we will have a holiday."
"That is not bad."
Ruan Chengyi nodded and said, "You can also come to participate in the twentieth anniversary celebration at the end of the month. It will be fine tomorrow and Saturday. Your mother and I will take you to measure the size, and we will decide the dress to wear then."
"Um."
Ruan Yue responded again.
Looking out of the window again, the pictures from the past emerged in my mind.
At this time in the previous life, her grandfather was still recuperating in Ningcheng due to a fall. Without the trouble she and her mother went back to their hometown, everyone in the village was almost one-sided in favor of her father and Ding Meijuan. Some people reprimanded her mother for being unfilial. Neighbors are not as good, and some people praise Ding Meijuan for being virtuous and virtuous.
Even her grandparents have repeatedly spoken up for her father, thinking that her mother chose Ruan Chengyi by herself back then, but she has been separated from her in-laws for so many years, which is really wrong.
In this situation, her mother already had a deep prejudice against Ding Meijuan, but she couldn't help it. She forced a smile and attended the company's 20th anniversary celebration.
It was her dad's big day.
At this twentieth anniversary and year-end celebration, his grandparents attended in all their costumes and supported their son-in-law. Her grandparents were supported by Ding Meijuan and Ding Chuchu, enjoying the compliments from everyone, and boasting these irrelevant two people to the sky. Create enough topics for the dinner party.
When she went to the bathroom, she heard people saying that her mother had treated her parents-in-law harshly for many years, and that her grandparents had guilt in their hearts, and they had no children, and they had to support their son-in-law when they retired.
After that, her father's business grew bigger and bigger, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was in full swing.
It can be said that before her grandfather retired, he still exerted his enthusiasm and spared no effort to push her father into the business and political celebrity circle in Ningcheng.
They probably didn't expect this person to be so shameless.
After using them, he trampled on their daughter recklessly.
But what can I do
People who cherish their face all their lives are most afraid of losing face, so in the end when her mother divorced, they could only sigh in front of others: "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, old and young people, these things, I don't understand , I can't control it."
From the beginning to the end, the one who was accused was her mother.
It's a pity that she wants to save face and be indifferent to others. No matter how much she suffers, others won't see or hear her, and they won't speak for her at all.
Do it all over again and let it all end in this celebration.
…
Ding Chuchu went home full of worries.
The fact that Ruan Chengyi personally came to pick up Ruan Yue from school was like a thorn, making her extremely uncomfortable.
After knocking on the door, she asked Ding Meijuan while changing her shoes: "Mom, did you send those photos to Ruan Yue's mother? Why did Uncle Ruan pick Ruan Yue home again?"
Ding Meijuan ignored her and walked straight into the house.
Ding Chuchu figured it out by herself, and couldn't help but think about the good again, "Ah" said with a smile: "Uncle Ruan didn't come to pick her up to talk about divorce with her mother, did he?"
She thought hard, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that Ruan Chengyi's action of smoking at the school gate carried a deep meaning, she nodded and smiled to herself, "It must be like this, right?"
"Why don't you be stupid to death?!"
Ding Meijuan slapped her across the face, slapping her dumbfounded.
After living together for many years, Ding Chuchu was beaten by her for the first time. Ding Meijuan's grievances had accumulated for several days, and she hit her hard. She slapped her face and slapped her face down on the dining table.
Ding Chuchu covered her face, forgot to cry, and stared at her in disbelief.
"divorce?!"
Seeing her innocent face, Ding Meijuan suddenly remembered the humiliation she had suffered at Ruan Chengyi's place, raised a hand and poked her face angrily, and said angrily, "Why divorce? You can mess up all good things. Yes! Let me ask you, what are you thinking about if you don’t study hard all day at school! Look at how your grades have deteriorated! Instead of focusing on business, you only think about comparing yourself with others all day long. It’s okay now, don’t Speaking of getting married, you don’t even know if your tuition fees will be covered in the future!”
She scolded and scolded a lot, Ding Chuchu felt dizzy just listening to it, and didn't dare to make a sound. When she finally had enough of scolding, she straightened up dazedly, and burst into tears.
"do not Cry!"
Ding Meijuan snarled, "It gives me a headache to see you! Debt collector, go back to your room and do your homework!"
After being scolded, Ding Chuchu bit her lip and went back to the room.
Ding Meijuan was so angry that she watched her go in, raised her hand to press on her temple, and felt a throbbing pain in her lower abdomen, she supported the edge of the table with one hand, and sat down on the sofa.
…
That afternoon, Ruan Chengyi picked up Ruan Yue and went to the government compound together.
He has been saying good things to Zhao Bingzhi these days, and Zhao Bingzhi saw that he picked Ruan Yue up again, so he couldn't say anything harsh in front of the child.
Seeing that the timing was good, Ruan Chengyi chatted with the father-in-law for a while, talking about various things such as the year-end celebration to be held together with the 20th anniversary.
The old lady suspected that he was abusing his daughter at home, but after asking several times, Zhao Bingzhi refused to admit it, and the matter became a mystery for a while. Seeing that the granddaughter had made peace with her father, she felt that the child must still yearn for his father's love , and let go, letting Ruan Chengyi take the mother and daughter over.
After returning, Zhao Bingzhi still slept in the guest room.
Ruan Chengyi knew her character, she was soft and not hard, and she didn't mess around. She just played the role of a good father and husband. Purchased a new car.
For all of this, Zhao Bingzhi let it go, and Ruan Yue accepted it all.
…
On the eve of Christmas, Ningcheng ushered in the first snow of the year. It snowed heavily for several days in a row, and it didn't show any signs of stopping until the 30th.
Ruan Chengyi's company's celebration dinner was held in the banquet hall of a five-star hotel in the city center on the evening of this day. At around six o'clock, Zheng Yunkai drove the car into the underground garage and stopped, looked up at the rearview mirror, and said with a smile, "Miss Madam, we're here."
Today is the weekend, Zhao Bingzhi didn't go to work, and Ruan Yue didn't go to school. After lunch, the two went to the beauty salon for maintenance and styling. Zheng Yun drove there early and waited two hours before picking him up. Seeing the mother and daughter dressed so grandly, they couldn't move their eyes away.
Hearing what he said, Zhao Bingzhi gave a "hmm" and told Ruan Yue, "Put on the coat first, and then take it off after you get up, don't catch a cold."
"knew."
Ruan Yue responded and followed her out of the car.
"Watch out for speed bumps."
Noticing that both mother and daughter were wearing high heels, Zheng Yunkai reminded him several times along the way, and when he finally reached the elevator, he pressed the up button, smiled and said to Zhao Bingzhi, "Boss Ruan has arrived at the banquet hall, but the celebration hasn't started yet. , I'll take you to the room first? It's on the fourth floor."
"OK."
Zhao Bingzhi nodded.
Smiling all the way to send the mother and daughter to the room, Zheng Yunkai withdrew.
After walking out of the room, he paused, breathed a sigh of relief, raised his hand to wipe away the sweat that didn't exist on his forehead, feeling inexplicably uneasy.
The proprietress of my family can see that life is particular, but she is not the kind of person who loves to dress up. The style in daily life is extremely cold, the clothes are always black, white, gray and beige, and even the makeup is always sparing.
But today, she is wearing a high-end custom dark green velvet evening dress, a necklace and ring inlaid with emeralds, with a cold and indifferent style, she insists on perfectly interpreting the clothes that are extremely picky about skin color and figure, with an extremely An oppressive cold aura.
As for her baby girl...
His temperament and appearance followed his mother's, but today he was wearing a red dress. He was just at a good age, with fairer skin than snow, long legs and thin waist. The moment he saw it, two comments that he remembered when he read a magazine appeared in his mind. : Indispensable beauty, just right beauty.
Mr. Ruan didn't know what to think about such a pair of fairy-like treasures in the family. He was so confused for a moment and was confused by a woman of Ding Meijuan's class.
And that unrefined old lady added to the chaos.
If the two groups meet in a while...
Zheng Yunkai didn't even dare to think about it, sighed, shook his head, and walked away quickly.
There is heating in the hotel.
After entering the room, Ruan Yue took off her long down jacket, stood by the mirror, lowered her head and smoothed the raised skirt.
"Tuk-tuk-"
There was a knock on the door outside, she was stunned for a moment, and asked as she walked, "Who is it?"
"Miss Bingzhi."
man's voice
Ruan Yue was even more puzzled, and was about to turn her head to look at her mother, when she listened to her order: "Open the door."
"oh."
She answered.
After opening the door, he found that the face of the man in front of him was faintly familiar.
"Is this Yue'er?"
The man didn't look away at all, he looked at her for a few seconds, suddenly smiled, raised his hand and took a look at her arm, nodded and sighed, "It's really pretty, and the dress is also pretty."
Inside, Zhao Bingzhi got up, seemed a little surprised, and asked with a smile, "Why are you back?"
"It's the end of the year, why don't you come back on vacation?"
The man raised his eyes and looked over, his cool voice dropped a decibel, "Beautiful!"
Ruan Yue was a little surprised by this word. She tilted her head and her eyes fell on his tough side face. In an instant, she remembered him.
In the previous life, the dinner party was about to end, and she saw him from a distance, drunk and drunk, because he wanted to shake his fist at her father, he was dragged out of the banquet hall by a few juniors from the same clan at his grandfather's side.
What identity, but I don't know...
At this moment, Zhao Bingzhi tilted his head and smiled, pointed at the man and introduced to her: "This is your Uncle Yan. He grew up with his mother and has been in the army. You haven't seen him before."
"Why haven't you seen it?"
The man gave her mother a dissatisfied look, "I hugged her when the moon was full, oh, when I was just three years old, I even sent a puppy here."
"Are you a puppy? She was so scared that she cried for days!"
When mentioning the past, Zhao Bingzhi's eyebrows and eyes were slightly annoyed and funny.
The man also smiled, and reached into the inner pocket of the suit with one hand, took out something and shook it in front of Ruan Yue's eyes, "It's almost eighteen, here, Uncle Yan gave you a coming-of-age gift."
He pinched a thin string under his fingertips, and a piece of blue-white jadeite with excellent water head hung under the rope. The craftsman used ingenious skills to follow its texture and match its color, and carved it into a lifelike shape of a small fish. The slightly raised tail is playful and vivid to the extreme.
It's worth a lot just by looking at it...
But with such a posture, he took it out casually, as if it was an inconspicuous gadget used to amuse children, Ruan Yue hesitated for a moment, and didn't know whether to accept it or not.
Zhao Bingzhi next to her glanced at her, raised his chin, "Take it."
"Thank you, Uncle Yan."
Ruan Yue picked up the things, lowered her head and thought for a while, she went in and took her handbag, and said to the two with a smile, "It's a bit stuffy in the room, I'll go out to get some air."
As soon as she left, the room seemed a little quiet.
Zhao Bingzhi was the first to break the deadlock, and asked with a faint smile, "Did the old man call him back again? There are almost 40 people, and it's time to settle down."
The man also laughed, but didn't answer her, and changed the subject: "Where is Ruan Chengyi, why don't you come up to take a look after leaving you two in the room?"
…
After going out, Ruan Yue stuffed Xiaoyu into her handbag.
She was no longer a child, and she was sensitive to some unusual emotions from the man's words and deeds just now.
This person seems to like her mother
But it seems that she is a few years younger than her mother, more than 30 years old, with such a tall and straight figure, tough and handsome face, it is not unmarried.
She was a little confused, so she walked to the side of the sofa and sat down. After hesitating, she took out the USB flash drive that had been prepared inside, and looked at it over and over with her fingertips.
How can I use the computer connected to the LED display without anyone noticing for a while? If I really use these photos to replace the company's development promotional photos, there will be no room for turning around.
Will her mother break down
"Understood, I won't run around."
In the corridor beside her ear, a familiar voice suddenly interrupted her thoughts.
Ruan Yue slightly raised her eyes, and saw Ding Chuchu walking towards her through the wide dark green leaves of the big potted plant.
She was wearing a little white dress and light makeup, looking very happy.
Ruan Yue held the fingertips of the USB flash drive and grabbed it all at once.
This mother and daughter even came
Unexpectedly, it seems that there is God's will in the dark.
Ruan Yue didn't have time to think about who they came with, after all, they would get mixed up with Ruan Chengyi no matter what.
She tilted her head and took out the cell phone in her handbag.
Ding Chuchu was about to walk to the potted plant when he suddenly heard Ruan Yue on the sofa talking on the phone in a low voice.
"I know that as long as I change the photo, they will definitely divorce, but I can't just ignore everything just to make my mother divorce him."
"My grandparents are also here. What if I see this kind of photo of my dad and someone else and get angry?"
"I don't think it's appropriate."
"I can't just cheapen that woman."
"Forget it, don't say it, let me think about it."
She was talking, hung up the phone with a bad face, and looked down at a small USB flash drive in her hand.
Ding Chuchu didn't dare to breathe, so she stuck to the wall and carefully observed Ruan Yue. After a long while, she saw Ruan Yue get up, her face was tangled for a while, and she casually threw the USB drive into the garbage beside the coffee table barrel.
When Ruan Yue left, Ding Chuchu watched her get off the elevator, walked over immediately, and took out the USB flash drive she had thrown away from the trash can.
Ruan Yue went to the banquet hall on the first floor.
Ruan Chengyi was at the door, talking and laughing happily with a few men in suits and leather shoes. When he saw her, he waved, "Yue'er."
Ruan Yue walked over, looked at the men standing there, and asked with a smile, "Hello, uncles."
"Is this Xiaoyue?"
"Ling Qianjin is already this big."
"It's really good-looking. Boss Ruan is blessed. He married such a generous and decent wife, and this child can teach well!"
"Are you in high school?"
One of them asked Ruan Yue with a friendly smile.
She said "hmm", "I'm already a sophomore in high school, and I'm going to be a senior in high school next year."
"I'm so envious."
The man looked at Ruan Chengyi again, "You China Merchants Bank, I don't know what kind of dragon you will attract in the future. It's not like that bastard in my family who knows to fight against us every day. Look at my hair. He was pissed off."
When a group of men talk about children, they will inevitably compliment each other.
Ruan Yue didn't stay with her for too long. When she saw Ding Chuchu enter the banquet hall, she smiled at everyone and followed behind.
Right in front of the banquet, beside the LED screen, and in front of the podium, one of Ruan Chengyi's assistants was checking the computer when a girl suddenly approached him.
The two hadn't met each other before. He smiled and was about to continue looking at the computer when he heard the girl ask, "Excuse me, can I use the computer?"
The assistant was taken aback, and then heard her say: "I'm today's guest, oh, I'm from Uncle Ruan's hometown, and I'm Ruan Yue's classmate... Just now I accidentally splashed water on the USB drive, I want to check if it's okay, there It is very important to have our final review materials."
A well-behaved and quiet girl, the young male assistant naturally felt sorry for asking for help like this. He minimized the file and moved out of the way: "Then hurry up."
"Thanks!"
Ding Chuchu said gratefully, and inserted the U disk into the interface.
She was wearing a strapless skirt, and the boy was too embarrassed to get too close, so he took a step to the side, waiting for her to check the USB drive.
After a while, just when he felt impatient, the girl pulled out the USB flash drive, smiled at him and said, "I'm sorry, thank you so much."
When she walked away, the boy lowered his head, checked that everything on the computer was fine, then held up the microphone again, ready to leave.
When she looked up and saw Ruan Yue, she quickly smiled and said, "Miss."
"I'll use the computer."
Ruan Yue greeted him, then went to the computer, quickly opened the folder to check it, and within half a minute, she let go of the mouse.
Thinking that she was going to check something, the boy didn't come close. Seeing her leave, he met with a few colleagues and finally confirmed the celebration process.
At seven o'clock, the celebration officially began.
The crystal lights in the banquet hall are dazzling. At a glance, there are crowds of people, with fragrant clothes and temples. The scarlet carpet runs across the center of the ground. The banquets on both sides are lined up neatly. The opening music is played from the speakers, making the atmosphere lively and festive.
Celebrities from the business world in Ningcheng sat at several tables, and some people from the political circle came to join in. Ruan Chengyi and Zhao Bingzhi were the focus of the audience, surrounded by a group of people, smiling and greeting each other.
Ruan Yue was separated from the main table by two seats. Through the brilliant light and shadow, one could see the gratified faces of her grandparents, the polite and polite smile on her mother's face, and, on Ruan Chengyi's face, the spring breeze blowing on her face and looking like a gentleman. , Appropriate expression.
"Our family, Chengyi, has been different from other children since he was a child. Other children loved to play when they were young, but he is not. The first thing to do when you come home from school is to do your homework..."
Ruan Yue turned her head and saw the old lady at the other table who was talking eloquently.
There was a gap with Ding Meijuan. She didn't praise Ding Meijuan this time, but Ding Meijuan sat next to her for some reason, listening to her talk, and looked at the man in a suit not far away very naturally, as if she just heard the old lady talk about it. , then pay attention to the object of her praise.
"You grandma, you are really noisy."
A male voice next to her interrupted her thoughts, Ruan Yue looked over in a daze as if she had just woken up from the shackles of her previous life.
Her table is full of relatives and friends from her mother's side.
Sitting next to her was that Uncle Yan.
Ruan Yue already knew when someone greeted him just now. His full name is Yan Shuning. He is nearly forty years old and still unmarried. I hope he won't disappoint her after a while.
She calmed down, breathed a sigh of relief, took a sip of the Coke in the goblet, and said with a smile: "Everyone likes to be lively when they are old."
at the same time-
The voice of the dinner host came through the microphone: "Next, I would like to invite Mr. Ruan to give an opening speech. Welcome!"
The author has something to say: Thanks to all the little fairies who followed up and left messages~