Yang Cheng took the phone and saw that it was another unfamiliar number, but he still picked it up gloomily.
"Is this Yang Cheng?" A familiar female voice came from the other side.
Yang Cheng was stunned. He couldn't remember who it was for a while, but after careful consideration, he remembered that it was Abbess Yun Miao's voice!
Yang Cheng didn't want to be too intimate with this junior sister of Song Tianxing, but he couldn't be too cold either. After all, Song Tianxing was half a master to him. When they parted in Tibet, Yang Cheng thought that they would never cross paths again in this life. He didn't expect that she would take the initiative to call him. While he was surprised, he was also a little perturbed.
"Abbess Yun Miao, I thought that I would never cross paths with you again in this life," Yang Cheng said slowly.
Abbess Yun Miao snorted coldly, "Yang Cheng, I've already said that I will take good care of you on behalf of Senior Brother Song. Don't think that I'm just making empty promises."
"Abbess, Song Tianxing and I aren't even considered master and disciple. I respect him and am grateful to him, but it doesn't seem to have anything to do with you, right?" Yang Cheng said.
"Since you've cultivated the Endless Resolve Restoration Scripture, you're the successor of Shushan. According to seniority, you're my junior nephew. How can it not have anything to do with me?"
Weren't you and Lin Zhiguo the ones who pushed Song Tianxing into the fire pit? Yang Cheng cursed in his heart, but he couldn't say it out loud. Otherwise, this old Daoist nun would come up with a lot of reasons to humiliate him. For Song Tianxing's sake, he couldn't just kill her.
"Abbess, the Yellow Flame Iron Brigade should be busy capturing the two jinnins of Yamata Sect now. How can an expert like you have time to call me?"
"Hmph," Abbess Yun Miao snorted, "I don't care about the actions of the Yellow Flame Iron Brigade. The Group of Eight can choose not to participate in the activities. I don't want to act with people like Lin Zhiguo. I called you today to remind you of something. "
Yang Cheng asked, "What is it?"
"I've said it before, I want Hui Lin to be your wife!"
Yang Cheng was slightly stunned. The image of Hui Lin's shy and beautiful face appeared in his mind. She was beautiful, but how could she give it to him so easily?
"Reverend, I've only met Hui Lin once. Why don't you let her be my wife? Don't you think about your own granddaughter? Her lifelong happiness is not a joke. "Yang Cheng advised.
"She's my precious granddaughter. I won't let her suffer. After all, the eyes of an old man are still more accurate! "
Yang Cheng snickered inwardly. You're the one who misjudged me.
"Ahem …" Yang Cheng said solemnly, "Abbess, you should give up that idea. A wife is not a pair of clothes or pants that you can change at will. I appreciate your kindness, but you can keep her."
"Why don't you accept it? Do you think that Hui Lin isn't as good as Lin Ruoxi?! "Yun Miao questioned angrily.
"You can't say that. I've said that Hui Lin is good. But since I've been married to Ruoxi for so long and we've just settled down, how can I change her just like that? It's irresponsible to both Hui Lin and Ruoxi. Moreover, I don't know Hui Lin at all, and Hui Lin doesn't know what kind of person I am, "Yang Cheng said.
Yun Miao couldn't deny it. "Do you think that Lin Ruoxi knows? You're not using your real identity to face the people around you. These are all excuses. Since I've chosen you to be my granddaughter's husband, I have my reasons. You don't have to make excuses! "
"As the saying goes, it's better to tear down a bridge than to break up a marriage. Abbess, why do you have to be so forceful?" Yang Cheng frowned.
Yun Miao smiled. "I didn't say I want to tear down the bridge. I just want to change the other side before the bridge is built."
"I don't have any feelings for Hui Lin. What good can come out of it if she directly interferes with me and Ruoxi?!"
Abbess Yun Miao argued, "Don't tell me that Lin Ruoxi married you because you had feelings for her? From what I know, that's not the case. "
"Abbess Yun Miao, you can say whatever you want, but I won't accept it," Yang Cheng said hesitantly.
Abbess Yun Miao was silent for a while. "Alright, I'll ask you one last question. If you can answer me with certainty, I'll give up on my idea."
"Ask away!" Yang Cheng's nerves tightened.
"I'll only ask you this. Do you think that Lin Ruoxi loves you?"
'Does Lin Ruoxi love me?!'
This question was too sudden. Yang Cheng wasn't prepared for it at all.
"If you answer that she loves you, then I won't hold you up any longer."
At this moment, Yang Cheng felt his mind go blank. Countless scenes unfolded in his mind like a scroll. Every scene and sentence caused him to sink into deep thought …
'Do you really think I'm willing to marry you?!'
'If you cooperate with me, after three years, three years at most, when my career is completely stable, we'll go our separate ways. You don't have to bear any responsibilities …'
'You think I'm willing to bring you along? You're a shameless person who would spout nonsense …'
'I'll give you a huge reward, more than what you can sell mutton skewers for the rest of your life!'
'When I, Lin Ruoxi, have decided on something, I won't go back on it. Just follow the agreement and cooperate with me for three years. Don't cause trouble for me.'
'I'm not going to follow the Lin family's stupid rules! I won't be so thick-skinned as to not let you go. Once the contract is up, it's up to you whether you want to stay or leave! '
'You're useless! Get lost! I don't want to see you!! '
…
Yang Cheng was a little confused. He didn't know how to answer this question.
Abbess Yun Miao laughed on the other end of the phone. "How is it? You can't bring yourself to say it, can you?"
"This has nothing to do with Hui Lin." Yang Cheng hesitated for a moment before sighing.
"How is it unrelated? This concerns my granddaughter's lifelong happiness and my wish for the rest of my life," Abbess Yun Miao said loudly. "I've already decided to let Hui Lin come to Zhonghai next month."
"What?!" Yang Cheng couldn't believe it.
"You heard it right. Next month, Hui Lin will go to Zhonghai alone to look for you. This is her 'cultivation'. As for the results of her cultivation, neither you nor I know. I'm only asking her to look for you once she arrives in Zhonghai. As for the arrangements after that, it's up to you. In any case, you can't mistreat Hui Lin. Otherwise, I'll settle the score with you even if it costs me my life! "Abbess Yun Miao said firmly.
Yang Cheng was about to cry on his bed. What kind of arrangements are these?! She's coming next month?! And it's only Hui Lin?! How am I supposed to deal with a living person like her? I can't possibly let Hui Lin end up like Chen Rong, going to Qiangwei's bar to be a waiter or even a gangster.
"That's all I want to say. Let's keep in touch next time …"
"Wait, wait!"
Yang Cheng still wanted to decline, but Abbess Yun Miao had already hung up.
Yang Cheng threw his phone away and sat on his bed dejectedly. He frowned as he thought about how Hui Lin, that little nun, would suddenly appear by his side next month. His head hurt tremendously.
However, the question that Abbess Yun Miao asked just now kept circling around in Yang Cheng's mind, making it hard for him to sleep peacefully in the afternoon.
Since he was no longer sleepy, Yang Cheng didn't intend to force himself to sleep. He sat on his bed and watched television until the evening. Mother Wang called him for dinner.
When he walked downstairs, Lin Ruoxi was already sitting there, eating slowly as usual. Seeing Yang Cheng sit down, she simply nodded.
Yang Chen sat face to face with her and looked at her silently.
Lin Ruoxi seemed to feel uncomfortable under Yang Cheng's gaze. She frowned and said, "Let's eat."
"Ruoxi, we're husband and wife, right?" Yang Cheng asked.
Lin Ruoxi's movements froze. Doubt and confusion flashed across her eyes. She looked at Yang Cheng for a long time with a complicated expression. In the end, she didn't answer. Instead, she asked, "Did something happen?"
Yang Cheng was slightly disappointed. He forced a smile and said, "It's nothing. I was just thinking about how much time we have left before we can divorce according to the contract."
Lin Ruoxi's hand, which was holding the bowl, trembled slightly. She said, "Oh." She didn't say anything else and continued eating.
Yang Cheng shook his head. He picked up a bowl and scooped some rice for himself.
Throughout the meal, both of them had their own thoughts. They didn't even know what they had eaten.
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