There was a suffocating silence between the two of them. And the source of this silence was Cheng Jun, so Ruan Qiuqiu was at a loss.
Cheng Jun: "…"
Ruan Qiuqiu: "?? What happened? Why do I feel like there's something wrong with your expression? "
Cheng Jun was silent for a long time. Just as Ruan Qiuqiu was about to lose her patience, he asked slowly, "Didn't you feel that something was wrong when you ate the cake?"
Ruan Qiuqiu suddenly fell into a daze.
"What do you mean? Don't tell me you really gave me a spoiled cake?! "
"It's not the cake."
"Could it be that it's the plastic box …"
"I stuffed a diamond ring into it."
Ruan Qiuqiu: "?"
"It's inside the cake."
“？？？”
Ruan Qiuqiu was stunned for a moment. Then, her mind went blank. "You mean I ate a ring? Wait, how much is the ring? "
The first thing she thought of was the price of the ring.
"A few hundred thousand."
A few hundred thousand?! Ruan Qiuqiu turned pale with fright and waved her hand without hesitation.
"Go, go, go! Hurry up and drive me to the hospital. It's still early. Maybe I can get it out with a gastric lavage! "
Cheng Jun: "…"
"Hurry up, I won't be worth that much even if you take me apart and sell me!" Ruan Qiuqiu was so distressed that she wanted to cry at the thought of losing a few hundred thousand. She urged Cheng Jun to get into the driver's seat while she sat in the back, clutching her stomach. She prayed in her heart that there was still time.
The car started. Cheng Jun drove in silence.
It was supposed to be a romantic thing, but it turned out to be a blunder. Ruan Qiuqiu felt even more distressed at the thought of having to spend more money on the hospital. For a moment, she didn't know whether to feel distressed for the money or for herself.
The car suddenly quieted down. One of them sat in the front while the other sat in the back. Ruan Qiuqiu looked at the back of his head. She didn't need to look to imagine Cheng Jun pretending to be calm. She suddenly burst out laughing.
"I really have to hand it to you. How did you come up with such an old-fashioned idea?"
Cheng Jun's tone was unsteady. He held the steering wheel for a while before he said, "Learning."
Ruan Qiuqiu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"What kind of idea did he learn from?"
After the shock, Ruan Qiuqiu calmed down and prepared to go to the hospital to have her stomach pumped. At this time, recalling Cheng Jun's actions just now, she suddenly had an idea and asked, "You didn't want to surprise me just now, did you? Could it be … fireworks? "
Cheng Jun: "… No."
"I actually guessed correctly?"
The fireworks and the diamond ring really made him look like a domineering CEO. It was a pity that the plan could not keep up with the changes. She did not get what she wanted and still had to go to the hospital.
Ruan Qiuqiu probably didn't expect such a scene.
Touching the diamond ring in her stomach, Ruan Qiuqiu was both amused and speechless. Turning his face away, he gazed at the frigid scenery of ice and snow outside the car window. His voice suddenly softened. "Actually, there's no need to use rings or fireworks. I don't love money as much as you think. "
Although on the surface, she was always shouting about how expensive and valuable things were, in fact, she didn't have much desire for money. It was fine as long as she had enough money to spend. When she really put on the diamond ring, she still had to worry about breaking it or losing it.
"That's not what I think."
Ruan Qiuqiu was stunned. "Huh?"
Cheng Jun drove while saying, "If money can make you stay, maybe I won't be so worried that I can't sleep."
"…" For a moment, she was surprised and looked at Cheng Jun in a daze.
"I won't stay in the living room in the middle of the night, afraid that you'll slip away."
"…"
"When I go to work, I'm always worried that I'll be alone when I go back."
"…"
"It's easy to make surveillance video and location, but I never thought that I would use it on you. Just half an hour ago, even in the most challenging competition of my career, I have never felt so nervous and uncontrollable. "He held the steering wheel with one hand and was silent for a moment.
"If only liking someone could be as simple as programming. Maybe I can find a bug, crack your firewall, and make a virus that can shake you. "
"…"
A scorching heat gradually ignited on Ruan Qiuqiu's cheeks. It was so hot that it almost melted her heart into a pool of water. She didn't expect that a straight man like Cheng Jun could be so moving when he said such words of love.
Silence was restored in the car. She could vaguely hear the sound of the tires rolling on the snow, as if Ruan Qiuqiu's protective wall was cracking layer by layer.
She thought that between the two of them, she was at a disadvantage. She was afraid of being hurt, so she didn't dare to like him and didn't dare to take the initiative. She said that she wanted to try, but in her heart, she was despicably hiding. Even if he repeatedly tested her outside of her hard shell, she still had to pretend that she didn't know anything and maintain indifference.
Ruan Qiuqiu's gaze fell on her knees. She clenched her fists and looked a little uneasy.
"Actually …"
"Ding Dong Ding Dong …" Cheng Jun's mobile phone rang, but he instantly pressed it. He stiffly held the mobile phone. After a while, he asked, "Actually what?"
In fact, she couldn't like him at all?
In fact, she already had someone she liked?
In fact — —
"You answer the phone first." Ruan Qiuqiu coughed and avoided the topic.
She was like a snail hiding in its shell sneakily sticking out its tentacles. If there was a slight change, it would immediately shrink back. No matter how much one knocked, it wouldn't come out. In a place where Ruan Qiuqiu couldn't see, Cheng Jun's expression was a little gloomy for the first time.
Even so, the expression on his face and the tone of his voice were still calm and slow as usual.
He dialed the phone back and called, "Hello."
The phone was from the hotel manager. His tone was a little panicked, "Boss, I took the wrong cake. There's no ring inside … It's an unforgivable mistake. I've already asked the chef in charge to pack up and get out …"
"You have the ring?" Cheng Jun interrupted him.
The hotel manager was stunned for a second and then responded, "Yes, yes, yes, it's in the hotel. Don't worry, I've kept it well. It won't be lost!"
The most beautiful idiom in the world was probably a false alarm.
Cheng Jun's slow voice was so calm that there was no fluctuation in it, which made the hotel manager feel uneasy, "Boss … If you want to punish me, then punish me. I'm also responsible for not supervising properly. I …"
"You don't have to go."
"Huh?"
"Call the chef back. He'll pay double this month's salary. "
The hotel manager was stunned, "Bo, boss?"
The response was the beeping sound of the boss hanging up the phone.
It was very quiet in the car. Sitting in the back, Ruan Qiuqiu could hear everything clearly. Her mood was a little complicated. Just now, she was holding her stomach as if she was carrying a treasure. Now, her stomach was worthless, probably only worth a few pounds of meat.
… However, not having to go to the hospital to have her stomach pumped was the best thing for Ruan Qiuqiu.
The two of them sat in the car, continuing the awkward silence.
The beautiful atmosphere was completely destroyed. At this time, continuing to pour out one's heart was simply adding insult to injury.
Ruan Qiuqiu coughed, looked out the window, and said, "Let's go back. I'm hungry."
"Do you want to go to that restaurant?"
"Don't."
She was really a little scared. She was afraid that Cheng Jun would make some strange "surprise" again. Ruan Qiuqiu still remembered the lesson of almost flying to another city last New Year. She pursed her lips and said, "Next time, let's inform in advance. I don't want to waste energy again."
If there was a next time.
Cheng Jun lightly nodded. She didn't know how he was feeling at the moment.
The car slowly started. On the way here, they could still chat a little. On the way back, they became two mutes. Neither of them spoke. Ruan Qiuqiu's elbow leaned against the window. The sky outside was already dark, dotted with a few twinkling stars. Although the quiet light was scarce, it was still trying to refract its own brilliance.
The corner of her mouth unconsciously carried a little smile.
Back at the hotel, the two of them tacitly didn't mention what happened in the car. There weren't many people at the hotel's buffet. The two of them silently finished the meal. Ruan Qiuqiu could clearly feel Cheng Jun's sudden decrease in appetite.
He actually only ate one staple food. It was simply a red rain from the sky. It was unbelievable.
The two of them silently walked through the corridor and entered the guest room.
It was indeed a little early to go to bed. There were still a few hours until midnight. This year had really passed. Perhaps watching the Spring Festival Gala was not a good choice.
"Then —"
"Then —"
"You first."
"You first."
Ruan Qiuqiu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "When did we have such a tacit understanding?"
Cheng Jun turned his face away and didn't answer. Instead, he slowly said, "It's late. Let's go to bed."
At this time, Ruan Qiuqiu took a few steps forward and walked in front of Cheng Jun. She was shorter than Cheng Jun by a head, which made her look even more petite and lovely. Cheng Jun didn't speak. He used his eyes to ask Ruan Qiuqiu what she wanted to do.
Ruan Qiuqiu's eyes were calm, but the tips of her ears were red.
She opened her arms and said awkwardly, "I'll allow you to hug me for ten seconds. You're not allowed to refuse … "
Before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted. The next second, Ruan Qiuqiu fell into a familiar yet strange embrace. The slender and strong arms hugged her tightly, as if afraid that she would run away. Ruan Qiuqiu struggled uncomfortably, but was hugged even tighter.
Her nose was filled with Cheng Jun's pleasant scent. It quenched the coldness of the snow, but gradually melted and wrapped around her hot skin.
Ruan Qiuqiu's cheeks were also faintly pink, which made her look extremely attractive and unbelievably cute.
"Let's do the internal test first. There's probably still hope. "
Perhaps, she shouldn't have rejected him so quickly. No one knew what would happen in the future.
Cheng Jun's muffled answer came from the top of her head. His voice was hoarse.
"Okay."
"…"
"…"
There was another silence.
Ruan Qiuqiu said, "That … ten seconds are up. You should let go …"
"Not yet."
She was hugged even tighter. "Nine more seconds."
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