By the time Lin Ruoxi finished talking and was ready to go down the hill, more than half an hour had passed. Yang Cheng did not feel anything, but Lin Ruoxi's nose and cheeks were red from the mountain breeze.
When they were going down the hill, Yang Cheng took off his coat and put it on Lin Ruoxi.
Lin Ruoxi tried to decline, but she could not push Yang Cheng away. She felt warm in her heart, but she still said faintly. "You don't have to do this. It's just a short walk. It's fine."
"It'll be too late if you catch a cold. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. If you catch a cold or fever, it'll be bad luck." Yang Cheng said.
The two of them went down the hill and walked back to the car. Lin Ruoxi suddenly thought of something and asked. "You said that Zhenxiu has started to repeat her studies?"
"Yes." Yang Cheng was surprised that Lin Ruoxi would ask about this.
Lin Ruoxi asked again. "Is she still living alone?"
Yang Cheng suddenly understood. "You want to bring Zhenxiu home for New Year's?"
Lin Ruoxi hesitated for a moment and nodded. "If she is willing. I think it'll be too sad for her to spend New Year's alone. We can bring her to our house. It'll be more lively with one more person. Although it's New Year's tomorrow, we can help out with cooking and preparations. I think she'll like it. "
"You're really like Zhenxiu's sister. You always think of her." Yang Cheng joked.
Lin Ruoxi shook her head. "You don't understand. Zhenxiu is a memory of my grandmother. When I first met her, she was still a little girl with pigtails. I don't have any siblings. To me, she's a little sister that I watched grow up with. I have some special feelings for her. "
"I'm not against it. Why do you need to explain?" Yang Cheng smiled and started the car.
Lin Ruoxi rolled her eyes at him. She took off Yang Cheng's coat and folded it on the back seat.
When Yang Cheng drove to Zhenxiu's rental house, he saw Zhenxiu carrying a big cardboard box upstairs.
Zhenxiu was wearing a light orange coat that looked a little old. Her hair was tied up in a simple ponytail, and there were some black and gray stains on her pretty face that still looked a little childish. Even though it was a cold day, there were still sweat drenching her bangs.
"Lass, what are you carrying?" Yang Cheng got out of the car and walked to Zhenxiu. He took the big cardboard box from Zhenxiu's hands.
Zhenxiu thought that someone was trying to snatch it, but when she saw that it was Yang Chen, she heaved a sigh of relief. Revealing a bright smile, she said, "Brother Yang, why is it you? It's nothing, just some secondhand revision books.
Yang Cheng took a look. There were some science and English books in the cardboard box. They should be cheap books that Zhenxiu bought from somewhere. He smiled. "Even if you want to study hard, you don't have to work so hard. It's almost Chinese New Year."
Zhenxiu's face was a little gloomy. She forced a smile. "It's fine. It's just Chinese New Year. I'll read some books and do some other things. It'll be over soon."
"If you say that, your Sister Ruoxi will be sad. She especially missed you. She came with me to pick you up for Chinese New Year's Eve dinner." Yang Cheng pointed in the direction of the car.
Zhenxiu seemed to be a little flattered. She saw Lin Ruoxi with a faint smile on her face. She got out of the car. Zhenxiu bit her lower lip and couldn't say anything.
"Let's go. Stay at our house tonight. We'll get together for Chinese New Year. It's better than you being a lonely girl." Yang Cheng said, "Don't try to be brave in front of me. I'm not an outsider."
This sentence suppressed Zhenxiu's refusal.
Zhenxiu knew that if she refused again, she would be letting down the two people who cared about her. So she nodded. "I'll put the books down and come downstairs."
More than half an hour later, Yang Cheng drove home. But compared to when he left, there were two more women in the car.
When they got out of the car, Lin Ruoxi didn't forget to take Yang Cheng's coat before entering the house.
In the living room, Guo Xuehua, Mother Wang, and Hui Lin were peeling beans together. They were talking and laughing. When they saw Yang Cheng come back with Lin Ruoxi, and suddenly there was a young girl that they didn't know, they were a little curious.
Zhenxiu noticed Guo Xuehua first. She had been in the orphanage for so many years. It could be said that she saw Guo Xuehua's portrait every day. She couldn't help but be stunned.
Lin Ruoxi explained, "Aunt Guo is Yang Cheng's mother. She lives here now."
"Ah!" Zhenxiu exclaimed. "Ms. Guo … She is Brother Yang's mother?!"
Zhenxiu didn't expect that there would be such a coincidence.
"Yang Cheng, Ruoxi, this little girl looks so delicate. Whose child is she?" Guo Xuehua saw that Zhenxiu was looking at her in shock, so she couldn't help asking with a smile.
Yang Cheng gave a look to Lin Ruoxi. He would let Lin Ruoxi explain it to him.
So, Lin Ruoxi briefly explained Zhenxiu's story. Only then did Guo Xuehua realize that Zhenxiu used to stay in her orphanage. But she had seen so many orphans that she couldn't remember which one was which.
"Since we are so fated, you can stay in our house. It doesn't have to be for the Spring Festival. Don't you have to study for the college entrance examination? How can you do well if you study while running a small stall? Why don't you stay in our house for the next six months? Ruoxi and Yang Cheng treat you like a younger sister. You don't have to be so restrained, "Guo Xuehua's kindness toward children who had no parents exploded again. After hearing about Zhenxiu's rough past, she couldn't help but say that.
Lin Ruoxi was stunned. She didn't expect Guo Xuehua to make such a suggestion.
"Oh, right." Guo Xuehua realized that she had ignored Lin Ruoxi's opinion. After all, it was her house. "Ruoxi, I just suggested it. It's okay if you don't think it's convenient."
Of course, Lin Ruoxi wouldn't think it was inconvenient. Instead, she regretted not thinking about it earlier. She shook her head and said, "It's okay. I think it's better that way too."
Zhenxiu shook her head hurriedly. "That's not okay. I … I've already received a lot of help. How can I still stay in Sister Ruoxi's house … That … That's not good."
Yang Cheng patted Zhenxiu's head. "If I ask you to stay, then stay. You can't go back even if you want to. I won't be sending you off." In his heart, however, he thought that there were more and more people in the house. Huilin was here, his mother was here, and now Zhenxiu, who was like a sister to him, was here too.
Unfortunately, his only man was still living in the 'female dormitory'. It was just that the size of the 'dormitory' was expanding.
Under the persuasion of the women, Zhenxiu had no choice but to give in. However, if she wanted to stay here, she still had to go back to her small rented apartment to get some necessary luggage and books. Naturally, this matter was settled by Yang Cheng.
Just when Yang Cheng was about to sit on the sofa and watch TV, Lin Ruoxi shouted, "Where's your coat?"
Only then did Yang Cheng remember that he had taken off the coat and put it on the woman. He said casually, "Throw it over."
Lin Ruoxi was a little displeased. She had bought the coat for Yang Cheng. She was not happy to throw it away so casually.
"Catch." Lin Ruoxi threw the coat to Yang Cheng.
In the process of throwing, a string of sparkling and translucent objects fell out of the pocket and landed on the ground with a "ding" sound.
Everyone was stunned. It was a crescent necklace.
Hui Lin happened to be nearby. She squatted down and picked it up. She looked at it and exclaimed, "What a beautiful necklace. Is it made of platinum?"
Lin Ruoxi also noticed the crescent necklace. It was exquisitely made in the shape of a crescent moon. It looked simple, but the lines were very soft. It was indeed a high-quality necklace. The platinum material was also very high-end.
She remembered that it was Yang Cheng who put it in his pocket. It couldn't be something that he wore himself. Could it be … a gift for a woman?
Was it for her? Lin Ruoxi blushed, but then she realized that it was not right. Wasn't her gift the 'dumpling doll'?
Lin Ruoxi couldn't help but look at Yang Cheng.
Yang Cheng said, "Oh. That was given to me by Zhenxiu. I've been carrying it with me. Luckily, it wasn't broken."
Seeing that Yang Cheng had been carrying it with him, Zhenxiu smiled happily.
The platinum necklace that Zhenxiu gave to Yang Cheng!?
Zhenxiu lived such a hard life, yet she still gave the platinum necklace to Yang Cheng!?
Other women didn't think too much about this situation. They only thought that Zhenxiu and Yang Cheng had a good relationship, but Lin Ruoxi had seen Yang Cheng flirt with too many women, and there was even a mistress that she knew very well.
Usually, she tried her best not to think about it, but now, even Zhenxiu, who she regarded as her younger sister, Zhenxiu, who was only eighteen years old. Could it be that she had something to do with this guy!?
Involuntarily, Lin Ruoxi's eyes turned cold, and the way she looked at Yang Cheng became a bit unkind.
Yang Cheng felt a chill run down his spine. Only then did he notice that Lin Ruoxi was looking at him angrily and discontentedly. He suddenly understood what this woman was thinking, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Darling Ruoxi, don't think too much. This is a souvenir that Zhenxiu gave me to thank me for helping her. It's not what you think, there's really nothing between me and Zhenxiu. "
Lin Ruoxi was startled, but then her face turned red. She turned around in a panic and walked upstairs, saying, "Who cares what you have to say."
The other women were also quite embarrassed. Only then did they understand what this couple meant.
Zhenxiu's face was full of shyness, and she looked at Yang Cheng embarrassedly.
Hui Lin and Mother Wang both had smiles on their faces, but Guo Xuehua heard something else.
Yang Cheng said, "There's really nothing?" Didn't that mean that there was something between him and other women other than Zhenxiu!?
Although they hadn't seen each other for more than twenty years, blood was thicker than water. Guo Xuehua quickly discovered the special meaning in her son's words. Thinking about the strange estrangement between Lin Ruoxi and Yang Cheng, she couldn't help but think, could it be that … her son was also a womanizer!?
If that was the case, there was another meaning behind Lin Ruoxi's coldness towards Yang Cheng and refusal to share a room with him.
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