Chapter 24

Ruan Zhiyin turned her head and saw Cheng Yuelin standing a few steps away from her, smiling and raising his eyebrows in a relaxed manner.

She didn't expect he would hear what she just said.

Ruan Zhiyin felt a little uncomfortable when she thought of the “husband” she had just said to show Wang Xiwei how close they were.

But she quickly decided to change the topic and asked, "Why did you come so early today?"

Although it was almost time to knocking off work, Cheng Yuelin arrived half an hour earlier than usual.

Cheng Yuelin paced to her side."I came to meet someone nearby,"

He glanced at Wang Xiwei who was still standing beside Ruan Zhiyin."Should we leave now?"

Ruan Zhiyin knew that if she does not leave now, when she got off work later, Wang Xiwei might still be waiting here. So she quickly said goodbye to Kang Yu, nodded to Cheng Yuelin.,"Well, let's go."

Cheng Yuelin narrowed his eyes and took her hand.

Wang Xiwei anxiously stepped forward and said, "Mr. Cheng, wait a minute. My father wants to meet you. You..." Halfway through the sentence, she paused again.

Her father asked her to talk about Lin Cheng with Ruan Zhiyin, but she didn't know what to say when it came to Cheng Yuelin.

In the end, Wang Xiwei could only bite her lip and said, "Can you give my father a chance to make up for what he has done?"

Cheng Yuelin lifted his eyelids and said with a sneer, "If he has the time and capability to beg everyone for help, why don't he think about how to give up a rook to save the king? Being greedy will only lose more."

His words imply that Wang Shao clearly has another choice, but he refuses to take that.. After all, going to jail and losing family wealth is really not a good choice.

If it wasn't for Xu Xin, who hid in Southeast Asia, Wang Shao, Zhao Bing, and the Fang family would not be able to live peacefully for such a long time.

Now that Xu Xin came back and confessed, it is impossible for Cheng Yuelin to let these people remain out of the law’s reach.

After what Cheng Yuelin said, the two ignored Wang Xiwei and got into the Bentley parked not far away.

The car drove all the way out of the parking lot.

Cheng Yuelin then let go of her hand, stopped for a while, and said, "Don't worry. The Wang family won't have the time to come to you again."

After today, Wang Shao must have figured it out.

"Um." Ruan Zhiyin nodded. She lowered her head and asked, "Uncle Liu said, you went to see grandpa yesterday?"

“Yes,” Cheng Yuelin said softly.

His father was imprisoned that year because he acted too aggressively and wanted to monopolize Luowan's project, which aroused the dissatisfaction from too many people. He was later framed into a scheme. Although the Fang family and the Wang family lead the scheme, there were many people behind the scenes, and there was even the Ruan family.

Cheng Yuelin knew it was Lin Cheng was the one involved, but Mr. Ruan still called him over in person.

He was afraid that Cheng Yuelin would blame Ruan Zhiyin for that.

Of course, they also said something else

But there is no need to tell Ruan Zhiyin these.

So he changed the subject: "Ruan Yingying."

"Um?"

"You called me “husband”, which it's a good call." His voice was light and calm, with a little appreciation.

Ruan Zhiyin recalled what just happened, and she immediately blushed.

She paused for a second and explained, "I said because I want Wang Xiwei to stop bothering me."

Cheng Yuelin leaned on the seat, turned his head around to look at her, and said in a lazy voice, “ I almost forgot that you should change the way you call me in front of other people.”

"I didn't expect you to say this in such a natural way."

Ruan Zhiyin was speechless.

After admiring her dumb expression, Cheng Yuelin smiled, "In this case, please keep it in front of outsiders in the future, Mrs. Cheng."

After he finished speaking, he put on his earphones and closed his eyes.
While Director Zhong's previous words suddenly came to Ruan Zhiyin’s mind because of this “Mrs. Cheng”.

Everything happened recently has been much better than she imagined before moving into the villa.

If she can get along well with him and keep being this Mrs. Cheng, it seems... not that bad.

/ / /

On the weekend, Ruan Zhiyin and Cheng Yuelin attended Madam Yan's 70th birthday banquet together.

After all, it is a serious occasion, and it takes a lot of time for women to dress up. When Ruan Zhiyin came out of the room, Cheng Yuelin was already standing in the living room waiting for her.

Hearing the sound of small footsteps, he turned around.

He dressed in a straight dark suit, with a simple white shirt and a crisp tie, and even his hair looks a bit more handsome than usual.

Ruan Zhiyin couldn't help but look at him and smiled.. She thought to herself that her contracted marriage is quite worthwhile. As long as Cheng Yuelin doesn't speak, his is indeed pleasing to the eyes.

The man's gaze also stayed on her at the moment, and there was an imperceptible surprise flashing in his eyes.

Of course he knew that Ruan Zhiyin was pretty.

They went to the best high school and it does not have so many rules and regulations about how students dress themselves. Many girls wear a little makeup to school. However, Ruan Zhiyin is the only one who always simply puts on a ponytail and never put on any makeup.

But even so, there are still many boys who keep their eyes on her. Later, after hearing some occasional remarks frrom other girls, she start to wear glasses.

At that time, Ruan Zhiyin only cared about homework and exams. Cheng Yuelin always took her glasses when she wasn't paying attention, which annoyed her, but he really didn't like her wearing glasses and trying to hiding herself in a shell. She shouldn't be covered up by a pair of glasses.

Ruan Zhiyin looks really stunning dressed up in a such a formal way, and this dark blue slim dress really complements her fair skin.The smooth hair is rolled up behind the head, revealing the slender neck, and her clavicle is delicate and charming.

Cheng Yuelin couldn't take his eyes away for a while. He paused for a while, nodded at her and said, "Very Nice."

It took Ruan Zhiyin a while to realize that Cheng Yuelin was complimenting her outfit today.

Unexpectedly, he actually learned to praise people. However, she was happy to accept the compliment.

So she smiled at him, "Thank you. Let's go."

/ / /

The Yan family is a wealthy family that is almost on the same level as the Qin family.

The head of the Yan family is now Yan Xiude, the eldest son of Mrs Yan.

Although tonight is for the birthday banquet, many people came here to bond with each other for their own business..

Ruan Zhiyin hold onto Cheng Yuelin's arm naturally after got off the car. The moment they appeared at the banquet, the chatter in the hall immediately stopped.Many of the guests started to look at the two of them.

Ruan Zhiyin was not surprised. Her engagement with Qin Jue did not end in the most pleasant way and she married Cheng Yuelin all of a sudden. Their shocking marriage even made Qin Jue and Lin Jingfei's gossip less appealing. When the two appeared together this time, people naturally wanted to see if their marriage is real.

Yan Mingfeng put down the wine glass in his hand and greeted them, "Mr. Cheng is here."

Although Yan Mingfeng is Yan Xiude's son, he has very little talent in business. He always has scandals with different female celebrities, and none of them lasts for more than a month.

However, he was quite polite to Cheng Yuelin.

In fact, it should be said that in the business field, no one really dares to be rude to Cheng Yuelin. After all, those who have offended him in the past few years just got themselves into more trouble.

When Ruan Zhiyin first returned to China, she heard many people talk about Cheng Yuelin. His decision is always thoughtful and wise, and once he decided, he also carry out his plan at all cost without any hesitation.. Linheng developed so fast because of that..

Ruan Zhiyin couldn’t imagine how hard Cheng Yuelin was when the Luowan project was discontinued.Aall the contractors came to Cheng Yuelin and ask him to pay the debts for his father. Went through the most difficult time, no wonder he became who he is today.

The Yan family and Linheng had a lot of cooperations with each other. Although Yan Mingfeng is Yan Xiude's only son, he has two other cousins who also would like to benefit from their business, so he has always wanted to build a solid relationship with Cheng Yuelin.

In order to please Mrs. Yan, the Yan family invited quite a lot of people to this banquet, and many of them came to chat with Cheng Yuelin.

Ruan Zhiyin find it a little in appropriate to be there when they talk about their own business, so she said, "Lin, I'll go find Linlang."

This 'Lin' was Ruan Zhiyin's last compromise.

'Husband'—she really couldn't call him that naturally in front of everyone. Cheng Yuelin insisted that 'husband' was better, but in the end he reluctantly agreed.

Hearing her words, Cheng Yuelin glanced at her, nodded, and said in a clear voice, "Don't run around. Come and find me when it's over."

Only then did he let go of the hand around her waist.

When the people around saw this scene, they couldn't help but think about their relationship. Cheng Yuelin used to attend such occasions with his assistant Bai Bo. Now he not only brought his newly-married wife, but his words were also gentle and considerate.

Although the wedding was absurd, it was an indisputable fact that Ruan Zhiyin became Cheng Yuelin's wife.

People thought that the two would be distant but now it seems that they were a little more intimate than expected. Whether the intimacy is true or not, it means that Cheng Yuelin value his relationship with Ruan Zhiyin and no one should offend her in any way.

Yan Mingfeng silently took this scene into his eyes, and after Ruan Zhiyin left, he cast a playful look at the man, "Unexpectedly, Mr.Cheng also began to cherish pretty woman."

Cheng Yuelin frowned slightly and said, "Of course, we are husband and wife."

Yan Mingfeng can tell the warning in his eyes, "Of course. Mr. Cheng is really considerate to your wife."

/ / /

After all, Mrs. Yan was old, and after staying for a long time, she couldn't help but feel a little tired. Not long after the banquet started, she went back to her room to take a rest.

In the past few months after Ruan Zhiyin went back to China, she also attended a few banquets with Qin's mother.

Fang Weilan didn't come today. Maybe it was because the Yan family didn't invite her, or she declined the invitation.

Ruan Zhiyin felt that it should be the latter because she saw the gifts from the Qin family on the list..

Fang Weilan care a lot about reputation, and since all the drama happened not long ago, it is understandable that she choose not to attend an occasion like this.

In the past, she always followed Fang Weilan to flatter each other among the ladies, but now Ruan Zhiyin doesn't want to pretend anymore and only want to talk with Gu Linlang on the outdoor balcony.

"Cheng Yuelin seems to treat you very well." Gu Linlang said.

Because of Cheng Yuelin's attitude towards Ruan Zhiyin, many people came to chat with her in a kind and attentive manner. The two had to flee and find a quieter place for private conversation.

Ruan Zhiyin smiled and nodded casually, "Probably... Anyways, both of us get what we need. It is just that his temper is still a bit too much."

Gu Linlang could tell that Ruan Zhiyin and Cheng Yuelin got along with each other pretty well. She shook her head and said, " I think you've opened up more."

Since Ruan Zhiyin came back, Gu Linlang has rarely seen her such a relaxed state.

Ruan Zhiyin was stunned, "Really?"

Thinking about what happened recently, after she started to live with Cheng Yuelin, she did seem to put down a lot of burdens.

He is always nitpicking her on trivial matters, arguing with her with an arrogant attitude, and finally makes her unable to maintain her so-called good manner.

"You haven't returned to China for too long, so you probably don't know what Cheng Yuelin is like in other people’s eyes.. When I first met him four years ago, he always appeared to be cold and indifferent. I've never seen the cockfighting look you and Yanchu talked about."

Ruan Zhiyin frowned slightly, as if she could not imagine the overly indifferent Cheng Yuelin in Linlang's description,

The two didn't chat for too long when Fang Weirui suddenly walked into the balcony.

After meeting Ruan Zhiyin's gaze, he greeted, "Zhiyin, long time no see."

"Um.” Ruan Zhiyin nodded, and saw Fang Weirui's turnded his head around when she looked over. She smiled and looked at Gu Linlang, "I'm going to the bathroom."

After saying that, she got up and left, and walked back to the banquet hall.

Fang Weirui looked at her walking away and felt a little more ashamed about the massage he just sent.

/ / /

Ruan Zhiyin didn't know how Fang Weirui felt about her at the moment. She just knew that he was Qin Jue's good friend, and she didn't want to stay there and talk to him. She also did not want to provoke any dispute between Gu Linlang and him.

But Ruan Zhiyin didn't expect that when she came out of the bathroom, she met the person she didn't want to see the most.

She haven't seen him for a while. The man is getting thinner and thinner, and the suit that was originally cut and fit also seems to be a little loose.

She paused for a few seconds to think and then understood why he is here.

It was Fang Weirui who told Qin Jue she was here, so that Qin Jue decided to come here even if he did not plan to attend the Yan family banquet at first.

Seeing Ruan Zhiyin's distant gaze, Qin Jue, who came in a hurry, seemed a little uneasy.

He had just been discharged from the hospital the day before yesterday, and he had not planned to come to the Yan family's banquet.

During this time, the longing for Ruan Zhiyin took root and became stronger. After receiving the news from Fang Weirui just now, he finally couldn't help the longing that spread in his heart, and drove over alone.

She didn't want to meet him again, but Qin Jue desperately needed a chance to explain everything to Ruan Zhiyin.

Qin Jue stretched out his arm and blocked her way, "Zhiyin, let's have a proper talk."

Ruan Zhiyin frowned in displeasure and raised her eyes to look at him. "It was Fang Weirui who told you that I came to the Yan family's banquet?"

Qin Jue paused, "Don't blame him. I just couldn't find a chance to explain everything to you."

His recent mental state is really concerning. Fang Weirui of course knows why he is like this so he must do something to help..

"What are you trying to explain?" Ruan Zhiyin couldn't help but laughed. She never felt that her choice to end with Qin Jue was because of any misunderstanding.

"I..." Qin Jue hesitated.

After a while, he decided to meet Ruan Zhiyin's gaze, and finally said, "I did not fall in love with Jingfei, not now, nor in the past. We didn't date back then, and it was just because of... a dispute between me and my family."

After he finished talking, he smiled bitterly and said in a low voice, "Zhiyin, I always love you, but you are too calm."

Over the years, he always felt that there was something between Ruan Zhiyin and himself.

Although they have been in love for almost three years, they were always so busy. At first, they were busy studying. After he started his business, he was so busy that he could hardly sleep well.

They are all people with clear goals and did not often stop to spend some time with each other. For Qin Jue, Ruan Zhiyin is not only a lover, but also the best partner.

Ruan Zhiyin was always by his side, making him feel that there was still a lot of time left for them. There will always be one day when she will let go of all her burdens and open up to him, but now she left him determinedly.

So, what exactly made her so angry?

Qin Jue thought about this question for a long time and seemed to have an answer.

Ruan Zhiyin never mentioned his and Lin Jingfei's past, and he didn't want to admit his ridiculous mentality when he was young. But now, he would like to clear up all the misunderstandings.

At least, in Qin Jue's view.

Finished what he would like to say, Qin Jue's eyes were locked on Ruan Zhiyin’s beautiful face, trying to capture the slightest emotion from her.

But Qin Jue didn't expect that Ruan Zhiyin said expressionlessly, "So what?"