In the humid sea breeze, Yang Cheng's words were like a warm current, making Zhenxiu's body and mind soften.
After a moment of silence, Yang Cheng put down Zhenxiu in his arms and stroked the girl's hair.
The orange light from the cable-stayed bridge shone on their faces. Zhenxiu's tear-stained face was a little childish as she pouted, "Hitting me with a stick and then giving me a carrot. Brother Yang, are you trying to pick me up, so you're doing this on purpose?"
Yang Cheng's mouth twitched, "Can't you think of something good in your melon brain? For example, as an older brother, you need to correct your younger sister's lifestyle. "
Zhenxiu bit her lower lip and suddenly tiptoed and pecked Yang Cheng's lips!
Yang Cheng didn't expect Zhenxiu to do this. He only felt the cold and soft lips slightly pressing on his mouth and then leaving in the blink of an eye.
Zhenxiu's charming face blushed. This was the first time since she was born that she took the initiative to kiss a man.
"Don't let your imagination run wild!" As if to cover up her embarrassment and shyness, Zhenxiu raised her head and chest and said with a red face, "This is a kiss from a younger sister to an older brother. There's no other meaning!"
Yang Cheng sighed silently in his heart. The more this girl said so, how could he not know what she was thinking?
However, his side was already chaotic enough. Moreover, he had always treated Zhenxiu as a younger sister and was like a family member at home. How could he have any excessive thoughts towards her?
Moreover, when Zhenxiu entered the house, Lin Ruoxi had already suspected it. Now if he really did something ridiculous, how would Lin Ruoxi view him? A complete beast who wouldn't let a single one of them go?
Moreover, Guo Xuehua and Mother Wang were also a little unreasonable.
Zhenxiu was a sensible girl. Of course, she knew this. However, sometimes, people couldn't control their feelings.
Yang Cheng smiled faintly and didn't reply. He acted as if nothing had happened and said, "Let's go home and eat dinner. I'm hungry. If we don't go back soon, they might take away the food."
Zhenxiu breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, but she also felt a little disappointed. She nodded and followed Yang Cheng back to the car.
Twenty minutes later, Yang Cheng quickly drove home.
As soon as he arrived at the door, Yang Cheng suddenly slapped his forehead. "Aiya!"
Zhenxiu was shocked. She didn't know what happened to Yang Cheng. She asked doubtfully, "Brother Yang, did something happen?"
Yang Cheng smiled bitterly. He really made a mistake. Just now, he picked up Zhenxiu, called Guo Xuehua, and asked Qiangwei to investigate Jiao Yanyan's background. How could he forget to reply to Lin Ruoxi's text!?
This time, Lin Ruoxi must have thought that he was deliberately angering her and throwing a tantrum with her!
People weren't saints, and it was inevitable to make mistakes. But this time, Yang Cheng wanted to cry but had no tears!
With a sigh, Yang Cheng shook his head to indicate that it was fine. Then, he opened the door and walked in.
In the house, Guo Xuehua and Mother Wang were sitting on the sofa. They didn't turn on the TV. Obviously, they were waiting for Yang Cheng and Zhenxiu to come home.
Seeing that Zhenxiu came back safely, Elder Guo and Elder Wang were relieved. They quickly arranged for Yang Cheng and Zhenxiu to have dinner. The food was still hot, which warmed Yang Cheng's heart.
As for Zhenxiu, she was asked many questions by Guo Xuehua. Zhenxiu's eyes were a little red.
Of course, Zhenxiu wouldn't tell them the truth. That would scare the two elders to death. So, she simply made up a story that she colluded with Yang Cheng. As for whether Guo Xuehua and Elder Wang believed her, it was another matter.
After dinner, Zhenxiu wanted to help wash the dishes, but Mother Wang felt bad for the girl who had been studying for the whole day. So, she only asked Zhenxiu to go upstairs to rest.
Seeing that Zhenxiu went upstairs, Guo Xuehua moved closer to Yang Cheng and asked, "Son, did you bully Zhenxiu?"
Yang Cheng was stunned. "Why would I bully her …" After saying that, he felt guilty. It was for her own good that he threw her into the sea.
Guo Xuehua squinted at Yang Cheng for a while and said, "The Starmoon Group in Korea wants to bring Zhenxiu back. Although Zhenxiu doesn't want to leave now, they are her real family. Who knows when Zhenxiu will go back to Korea. Treat Zhenxiu well while she is still in our house. If I find out that you bullied Zhenxiu, I will stand on the same side as Ruoxi! "
Yang Cheng's scalp went numb. Who would threaten his son like that? He smiled bitterly and said, "Alright, alright. You make it sound like I'm so evil. Why would I bully that girl for no reason? I can't even take care of my own business."
Guo Xuehua nodded. It was obvious that she had noticed something, but she did not pursue the matter further.
Yang Cheng walked back to his room upstairs listlessly. It had been a long day. He walked into the bathroom and took a shower. After changing into a clean short-sleeved shirt and shorts, he was about to go to bed early when he heard someone knocking on the door.
Judging from the frequency of the knocking, Yang Cheng immediately determined that Lin Ruoxi was back.
Only this woman's knocking would sound so solemn.
Yang Cheng was helpless. He had to face what he had to face. So, he walked to the door and opened it. He smiled apologetically and greeted, "My dear wife, you're home. Hehe, it's been hard working. Is there anything I can help you with?"
Lin Ruoxi had her hair tied up. She was wearing a wide-collared suit and ankle-length beige trousers. Her slightly tired face was calm and indifferent. Her black gem-like eyes were staring at Yang Cheng.
"Don't you know that you're very childish?" Lin Ruoxi said coldly.
Yang Cheng couldn't complain even though his hot face was stuck to a cold butt. "This … Listen to my explanation. I just had a lot of things to do, so I forgot …"
"Forgot? Too many things to do? You have time to call home, but you don't have time to send me a text message. Even if it's just two words — — 'How are you doing', you can't even spare me the time for two words? "Lin Ruoxi asked coldly.
Yang Cheng was speechless. He was indeed in the wrong. He took the initiative to call her to ask about Zhenxiu, but in the end, he didn't tell her how Zhenxiu was doing.
"Do you know how anxious I was during the meeting? I put my phone on the table and stared at it while I was waiting for your text message." Lin Ruoxi said, "But, you didn't even send me a single word until the meeting ended absent-mindedly."
Yang Cheng didn't dare to get down to business with Lin Ruoxi's piercing gaze. Shanshan smiled and said, "Actually … If you're in a hurry, you can call me. It's not like I'm in a meeting, I really forgot …" No other meaning. "
Lin Ruoxi sneered, "Call you? How would I know that you didn't want to ignore me on purpose? "
"That's not right." Yang Cheng hurriedly explained, "I definitely didn't mean to avoid you on purpose. Ruoxi, just believe me. I really forgot."
Lin Ruoxi stared at Yang Cheng for a while, then turned around and walked back to her room, "Forget it, what you think is none of my business. I'm tired, I'm going back to my room to rest. "
Yang Cheng frowned. Wouldn't this matter worsen the already tense relationship between the two of them?
At this moment, Lin Ruoxi suddenly stopped in her tracks and said in a low voice, "I forgot to tell you … Because you don't have the ability, Qianni's condition is very bad right now. If you can't let those women who like you live a good life, then you'd better put away your playful thoughts."
Hearing that, Yang Cheng hurriedly asked, "What happened to Qianni?"
"What's wrong?" Lin Ruoxi sneered, turned around and said, "Do you really think that just because you're called a god by others, you're really a god? Do you really think others have no self-respect? I really don't know what you're thinking. You actually let Mom and Auntie Ma meet, and you didn't even tell Auntie Ma about your marriage with me. What's even more ridiculous is that you actually colluded with Mom to hide it from me … "
Yang Cheng's face was a little awkward, "You …" You know? "
"Why don't I know? Do you really think these things can be hidden from the world? I also know that you're working in a Sichuan restaurant with Auntie Ma. She scolded you that day, and Qianni was absent-minded at work. "Lin Ruoxi said," In fact, it doesn't matter if you hide it from me or not. I advise you to give up. Auntie Ma won't agree to it. Instead of letting Qianni suffer like this, I think it's better for you to break up. "
Yang Cheng frowned. He suddenly thought of a question and said, "How do you know that I took Mom to see the mother and daughter that day? Did Mom tell you? "
Lin Ruoxi snorted, "Mom has always been helping her son. Why would she tell me these things?"
"Did Qianni tell you?" As soon as Yang Cheng finished speaking, he immediately said, "Impossible. Why would Qianni mention these things to you?"
Lin Ruoxi realized something and said with dissatisfaction, "Who told me that it's so important? Yang Cheng, what are you thinking!? "
Yang Cheng took a deep breath and said, "Only Qianni and I, as well as Mom and Auntie, know about this matter. Did I tell you? What I mean, you know it yourself. "
Lin Ruoxi's pretty face turned pale. She was so angry that her body trembled, "You mean … I'm spying on you?"
Yang Cheng shook his head indifferently, "Spying on me, I can definitely find out, but spying on Qianni is something I can do … When we went to Hong Kong on a business trip, weren't we both in your calculations? With your means, it's not difficult to know these things. If you didn't use some method to spy on Qianni, how could you know what happened that day? "
"You actually think I would do that kind of thing!?" Lin Ruoxi's eyes widened. Her eyes were slightly red.
Yang Cheng touched his forehead in pain, "Ruoxi, I don't blame you for doing these things. I just hope that you don't look at Qianni as an enemy, and don't do that kind of thing to Ming Yu and Anxin. This isn't cheating in the business world. If Qianni knew that you did this, how disappointed would she be? "
"Disappointed?" Lin Ruoxi was so angry that she laughed, "Heh, that's right. How disappointed would she be? What, aren't you disappointed? Finding out that I'm actually a snake and scorpion, an incomparably sinister woman, aren't you disappointed? "
Yang Cheng shook his head, "I don't know. I feel like my mind is in a mess."
Lin Ruoxi bit her lower lip and turned her head. She inadvertently reached out to wipe the corner of her eyes and walked straight back to her room.
When Lin Ruoxi closed the door, Yang Cheng raised his head and let out a turbid breath.
Whenever he thought of Mo Qianni's dejected look at work, Yang Cheng found it hard to calm himself down. But at this stage, he couldn't think of any good way to make up for it.
Lin Ruoxi's words and actions made him feel helpless. He didn't know how to reconcile the contradictions and misunderstandings between them.
Thinking of this, Yang Cheng didn't feel sleepy anymore. He walked downstairs and planned to go to the kitchen to get a bottle of red wine. He wanted to drink a glass before returning to his room to sleep.
When he reached the kitchen, Mother Wang had just finished tidying up and was preparing some ingredients for tomorrow's breakfast. When she saw Yang Cheng coming downstairs, Mother Wang seemed to recall something. She hesitated for a moment before saying, "Young Master, I want to ask you something."
Yang Cheng nodded. "What is it? Mother Wang, why are you being so courteous with me?"
Mother Wang smiled and said, "Young Master, I can't help it. I want to ask, do you and Miss Mo … have anything to do with each other?"
Yang Cheng was stunned. This Miss Mo, of course, was referring to Mo Qianni. But how did Mother Wang know about it?
"Mother Wang, why would you ask this …" Yang Cheng frowned.
Mother Wang seemed to have confirmed something. She sighed and said, "Sigh, this matter has blown up … I didn't know about it at first. But this morning, Miss Mo's mother, Auntie Ma, called our house and asked if Miss was at home. Miss is at work, so she asked me for her phone number …
I was just curious and wanted to ask why Auntie Ma rarely called. When the old CEO was still alive, she would call to ask about Miss Mo's situation. We haven't contacted each other in recent years. Who knew that Auntie Ma would only say something like 'I'm sorry to General Lin' and 'I'm sorry to the old CEO', so I thought of something … "
Yang Cheng was completely stunned. His heart felt like it had been pierced by a needle. He murmured to confirm, "Mother Wang … You mean … Auntie Ma … called Ruoxi?"
Mother Wang nodded. "She probably did. She even asked me for her phone number. What's wrong? Did something bad happen to Young Master?" Mother Wang asked worriedly.
Yang Cheng raised his head and sighed. He finally understood why Lin Ruoxi knew what had happened that day, why Lin Ruoxi knew that Ma Guifang had rejected him, and why Lin Ruoxi had looked so angry and cold when he said that she was being monitored.
He could only smile bitterly. He couldn't say a word.
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