Ruan Danchen's hands were trembling, and she couldn't buckle the seat belt no matter how hard she tried.
Just as she was anxious and annoyed, a clean and elegant big hand suddenly appeared in front of her. The bones were clear, and the nails were clean and short. Before she had time to react, Qi Chenglin had already held her hand firmly and forcefully. He fastened the seat belt with her.
Then he let go of her hand and started the car to leave, leaving only Ruan Danchen's hand. She felt that her hand was hot and numb, and it was not natural.
Her hand that was held by Qi Chenglin slightly clenched into a fist and hid it under the bag. She turned her head to look out of the window, and her heart was beating wildly.
Qi Chenglin glanced at her side face. The light makeup was clean and beautiful.
After he was engaged to Shen Zhijing, he also delayed until the child was born. He said that he wanted to do a paternity test, and the Shen family was not afraid.
But the Shen family did not know that he did not test whether You Xuan and himself were biological father and son, but to test the compatibility of Shen Zhijing and You Xuan. The result was completely not a match.
At that time, he took the report to the Shen family, threw the report in Shen Jialiang's face, and took You Xuan away.
He did not ignore that there was one more person in the Shen family at that time, who he had not seen when he first came to the Shen family.
In fact, since that morning, before the paternity test report came out, Qi Chenglin had never entered the Shen family. When he left, Qi Chenglin paid a little attention to Liu Ronghua.
Later, he investigated Liu Ronghua and knew that she had a daughter named Ruan Danchen.
Qi Chenglin had some memories of that night. He remembered the feeling of holding her, the feeling of kissing her, and her smell, but he did not know what she looked like.
Qi Chenglin suspected Ruan Danchen, so after investigating Ruan Danchen's identity, he also investigated her.
She was really suspicious. Ever since that incident, Liu Ronghua had been living in the Shen family, although up until now, Shen Jialiang had not married her. And Ruan Danchen did not go to see Liu Ronghua.
She earned her tuition fees for school by herself. For a long time, her life was very poor. It was not until she started working that her situation gradually improved.
If it was really Ruan Danchen, then if she was not doing it for money, was it just to let Liu Ronghua live in the Shen family?
Not long ago, at Qi Chengzhi's wedding, he sent the drunk Ruan Danchen home and heard her mutter "sorry" in a daze. At that time, his whole body froze.
That night, the woman in his arms kept muttering "I'm sorry" suddenly came to his mind.
Before that, he didn't remember, but because of Ruan Danchen's "I'm sorry", it seemed to have turned on a switch in his memory. He suddenly remembered a lot of things, including the "I'm sorry" she kept saying, and the fact that she changed her mind at the last minute and didn't want to frame him again.
It was at that time that he confirmed that the woman that night was Ruan Danchen.
Thus, the two of them did not speak along the way. Ruan Danchen was nervous, while Qi Chenglin had something on his mind.
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…
His black Mercedes-Benz stopped in front of Ruan Danchen's house. Before getting out of the car, Ruan Danchen said, "Wait here for a moment. I'll go up and get it."
"…" Qi Chenglin looked at her speechlessly. "I want to use the bathroom."
Ruan Danchen: "…"
In the end, Qi Chenglin still entered Ruan Danchen's house.
Ruan Danchen lived alone in a one-bedroom house. It wasn't big, and the living room was very small. It was used as both a living room and a dining room, so it was a little crowded.
As soon as Qi Chenglin walked in, the small house became even more crowded.
Ruan Danchen saw that Qi Chenglin didn't go to the bathroom and was actually looking around her house in the living room. She couldn't help but ask, "Young Master Lin, do you need to use the bathroom?"
Qi Chenglin nodded lightly. He didn't close the door when he went in. He washed his hands and came out.
Ruan Danchen: "…"
"I'll go get You Xuan's gift," Ruan Danchen said and went back to the house, leaving Qi Chenglin alone in the living room.
She took out a big bag from the closet. The gift for You Xuan was already in the bag.
When Ruan Danchen came out, she was speechless.
Qi Chenglin didn't know when he had taken off his suit jacket, loosened his tie, and unbuttoned one of the buttons on his shirt. It wasn't too much, and his tie was tucked into the lapel of his shirt. The sleeves of his shirt were also unbuttoned and rolled up a few times, revealing his muscular arms.
Just by looking at it, he felt that his arms were hard and especially powerful.
His suit jacket was casually placed on the sofa, and he sat on the sofa. He picked up a home improvement magazine on the coffee table and read it casually.
Ruan Danchen walked up to Qi Chenglin, but she was still a step away. She didn't dare to get too close. She coughed dryly to attract Qi Chenglin's attention. "Young Master Lin, this is a gift for You Xuan."
Qi Chenglin glanced at the big bag. There were square boxes inside, and he didn't need to count to know that there were six of them.
"Did you not eat tonight?" Qi Chenglin didn't take the bag. He just shifted his gaze away from the magazine and asked in a calm voice.
His voice wasn't loud, and for some reason, it was a little hoarse. It made Ruan Danchen blush.
"Weren't you in a hurry to come back to get the gift?" Ruan Danchen said unhappily. He made her lose a high-class buffet. With her current financial situation, she couldn't bear to eat such a good buffet.
"…" Qi Chenglin pouted. "I didn't eat either."
"If you knew, why didn't you finish eating before leaving?" Ruan Danchen was getting more and more unhappy.
"…" Qi Chenglin pursed his lips. How could this woman be so insensible? He took out his phone from his pocket and called home. "Auntie Chen, is You Xuan asleep? Hmm, is he? Then let You Xuan answer the phone. "
It seemed that Auntie Chen had gone to look for Qi Youxuan. While Qi Chenglin was waiting, he had time to explain to Ruan Danchen, "Auntie Chen said that You Xuan misses me. I want to talk to him."
"…" Ruan Danchen didn't understand what Qi Chenglin was explaining to her.
"You're such a big child. Why do you miss me after not seeing me for so long?" Qi Chenglin said into the phone again.
"Dad, what are you talking about?" Qi Youxuan stuck his white and chubby index finger into his nostrils and picked at his nose.
"You miss me. Get Xiao Yang to pick you up." Qi Chenglin ignored his son and said to himself.
"Dad, what do you want? I still want to watch cartoons. If there's nothing else, I'm hanging up. " Qi Youxuan said impatiently. Just now, when the cartoon was getting exciting, he was called over by Auntie Chen.
"Yes, I'm at Auntie Ruan's house." Qi Chenglin continued to ignore his son and said to himself.
Qi Youxuan's little fat hand paused and his eyes lit up. Just as he was about to say something excitedly, he suddenly looked around furtively.
Qi Zhongxun and Guan Liya were watching a palace drama that was being broadcasted over and over again. They were so engrossed in it that they didn't seem to notice him at all. After Auntie Chen called him over, she left.
Qi Youxuan covered his mouth and the phone with his little fat hand and asked in a low voice, "Dad, you're at Auntie Ruan's house. Do you mean that I should go over too?"
Qi Chenglin curled his lips with a faint smile. He glanced at Ruan Danchen and said, "Yes."
"I'm going over now. Call Uncle Xiao Yang and ask him to pick me up!" Qi Youxuan raised his voice excitedly and forgot to keep a low profile. He immediately attracted Qi Zhongxun and Guan Liya's attention.
After hanging up the phone, Guan Liya asked curiously, "Where are you going so late?"
Qi Youxuan thought about Ruan Danchen and was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. He shook his little butt and said, "Dad wants Xiao Yang to come and pick me up. I don't know where it is."
He hadn't been to Auntie Ruan's house even once, so he naturally didn't know the address.
Guan Liya was worried and called Qi Chenglin again. After confirming that he was really going to pick up Qi Youxuan, she said, "Then bring the child back early. Whether it's to your house or here, don't forget that he has to go to kindergarten tomorrow. Let him go to bed early."
Qi Chenglin hung up the phone and said to Ruan Danchen, "Youxuan misses me and insisted on coming over. He has already eaten. Let's eat something first."
When Ruan Danchen heard that Qi Youxuan would come over, she couldn't help but be happy. She was so excited that she even panicked a little. "Youxuan is coming over? I don't have any snacks at home. Why don't I buy some? "
"…" Qi Chenglin's face turned cold and he said unhappily in a deep voice, "He's on a diet and doesn't eat snacks."
"Oh yes, that's true." Ruan Danchen thought of Qi Youxuan's slightly chubby figure and felt that it was time for the little guy to lose some weight. "Then I'll go buy some fruits? There's no fruit at home. Youxuan can't come over without anything to eat, right? "
She remembered that the little guy loved to eat and was not picky. As long as it was delicious, he was especially easy to deal with.
Qi Chenglin pursed his lips. "I'm still hungry."
Ruan Danchen was speechless.
"Cook for me first. When you're full, I'll drive you to buy some," Qi Chenglin said with a livid face.
Ruan Danchen didn't know why Qi Chenglin was unhappy. Qi Youxuan was also his son, and he didn't know that she was Youxuan's mother. Why wouldn't he be happy to be good to his son?
"Okay then." Ruan Danchen could only say that and went to the kitchen.
But in fact, there was nothing to eat at home. She usually worked overtime at the company and didn't eat out to save money. She only ate instant noodles and ham sausages subsidized by the company.
When she wasn't working overtime, she would go to the supermarket to buy packaged vegetables to cook.
Although those packaged vegetables were more expensive than those in the market, the quantity was small. It could be eaten after one meal, and it wouldn't be wasted. If she went to the market to buy the leftovers, she didn't know if she would have to work overtime the next day. It wouldn't be worth it if the vegetables went rotten.
She had just worked overtime yesterday, and she was thinking of going to the buffet today, so she didn't buy any vegetables. There were only a few packets of instant noodles at home.
Thinking about how Qi Chenglin, who was sitting in the living room, caused her to miss out on a high-class buffet, Ruan Danchen was angry. She took out two packets of pickled vegetables and threw them into the pot.
But thinking about Qi Chenglin's arrogant aura, he seemed calm and noble even when he was sitting in the small living room at her house. She wondered if he had ever eaten something like instant noodles at this age. Even if he worked overtime, he would probably eat the high-class lunchboxes from Dynasty.
This kind of instant noodles really didn't match Qi Chenglin's aura. Just thinking about it made Ruan Danchen feel that he was really wronged by being treated like this. He looked especially sullen.
After thinking about it, Ruan Danchen took out two eggs from the fridge and cracked two poached eggs into the pot.
The house that Ruan Danchen rented wasn't big. Qi Chenglin sat in the living room and soon smelled a very strong fragrance, but the more he smelled, the more he felt that it was wrong. Why did it smell like instant noodles?
Just as he thought about it, he saw Ruan Danchen come out with a bowl of soup and place it in front of him.
Qi Chenglin: "…"
It really was instant noodles, but there was an extra poached egg on it. Should he thank her?
"You're making me eat this for dinner?" Qi Chenglin looked up in disdain and raised his eyebrows at Ruan Danchen.
"…" Ruan Danchen looked back at him unhappily. "If it's possible, I also want to finish tonight's high-class buffet. This instant noodles is quite different from a buffet, but I don't have anything at home."
"…" Qi Chenglin's lips trembled. "Why didn't you tell me that you didn't have the ingredients? You could have gone out and bought them! When you said that you wanted to buy fruits for Youxuan, why didn't you say that you didn't have the ingredients at home? Didn't you think of buying some vegetables on the way? "
This woman was doing it on purpose!
Ruan Danchen: "…"
She turned around speechlessly and went into the kitchen. Qi Chenglin was stunned. He thought to himself, Was she angry?
She clearly looked like she was very afraid of him before, but why was she so bold now!
Not long after, he saw her come back with another bowl. It was a bowl of instant noodles for herself. Ruan Danchen looked at Qi Chenglin unhappily. Was it reasonable for her to not eat the buffet because of him?
Now that she was eating instant noodles with him at home, she felt upset no matter how she thought about it.
Qi Chenglin had no choice but to finish the instant noodles. It was actually quite delicious, but it wasn't healthy.
"After dinner, go to the nearby supermarket to buy some fruits for Youxuan," Ruan Danchen said.
"No." Qi Chenglin wasn't happy eating. It was obvious that he and his son were treated differently.
"…" Ruan Danchen glanced at Qi Chenglin. "Didn't you say that you were going to bring me there?"
"I don't eat well. I have no strength," Qi Chenglin said coldly.
"…" Ruan Danchen said speechlessly, "Then I'll cook a few more packets for you?"
Qi Chenglin: "…"
Qi Chenglin was so angry that he didn't say anything. After finishing the noodles, he left the bowl on the table.
Ruan Danchen took the bowl away. After washing it, she took her wallet and keys and said, "Young Master Lin, wait here. I'll go buy some fruits."
"Okay." Qi Chenglin really didn't send her off. He turned on the TV with the remote control as if he was at his own home. He casually switched to the financial channel on the sofa.
There was a fruit store near the neighborhood. Ruan Danchen bought some fruits there and went home. It took her more than half an hour to get home.
Not long after she got home, Yang's chauffeur sent Qi Youxuan over.
Ruan Danchen opened the door and saw Qi Youxuan standing at the door. Yang even dragged a 20-inch box over.
"Miss Ruan," Yang greeted her politely.
Qi Chenglin had also walked over and stood behind Ruan Danchen. Ruan Danchen felt that he was about to lean against her back. She was nervous and uncomfortable.
"Young Master Lin," Yang called again.
Ruan Danchen took Qi Youxuan in and saw that Yang had also brought the box in. She asked, "This box is …"
"My belongings are in it." Qi Youxuan lowered his head shyly and blushed.
As soon as he said that, he sniffed with his little nose. The smell of the instant noodles was still there.
"Dad, did you eat at Auntie Ruan's house?" Qi Youxuan asked unhappily. He didn't even call him to eat here. It was really not nice for his dad to eat alone.
"It's just instant noodles," Qi Chenglin said with disdain.
"Look at your disdainful face. Even if Auntie Ruan made instant noodles herself, I would still be happy eating it." Qi Youxuan gave Qi Chenglin a look that said, "You really don't know how to behave." He reached out his white hand and held Ruan Danchen's hand.
Ruan Danchen's heart trembled. She held his hand and looked down at him. She heard Qi Youxuan say, "Auntie Ruan, I want to eat it too."
"Instant noodles are not nutritious. They're all preservatives. They're unhealthy," Ruan Danchen said softly. "Are you hungry?"
"It's not healthy for him to eat it. Why didn't you say anything when you gave me a stomach full of preservatives?" Qi Chenglin narrowed his eyes and asked darkly.
Ruan Danchen was speechless.
"You're on a diet. Why are you eating instant noodles at night?" Qi Chenglin said to Qi Youxuan in a rough voice.
"But I didn't eat enough tonight." Qi Youxuan twisted his little stomach.
"Should I call Grandma and ask how much you ate tonight?" Qi Chenglin raised his eyebrows.
"…" Qi Youxuan immediately stopped talking. He pouted and lowered his head unhappily. He said softly, "Dad is so annoying."
Ruan Danchen couldn't bear to see Qi Youxuan in pain. She squatted down and said softly, "Auntie Ruan doesn't have any ingredients at home. If you're not that hungry, wait for me. I'll go buy some ingredients and cook for you."
Qi Youxuan was just about to agree happily when Qi Chenglin's unhappy, mellow voice sounded again, "If he's hungry, just give him instant noodles. Where are we going to buy groceries at this late hour? The supermarket is about to close."
Qi Youxuan opened his mouth to speak, but Qi Chenglin glared at him. Qi Youxuan could only hold Ruan Danchen's hand obediently and said, "Auntie Ruan, just cook a bowl of instant noodles for me to eat. As long as it's cooked by you, I love instant noodles too."
His childish voice was soft and he spoke slowly. It sounded particularly pitiful and made people feel sorry for him.
Ruan Danchen wanted to go out to buy ingredients for him, but she looked at the time. The supermarket was indeed closed at this time, so she said, "Okay."
Qi Youxuan happily dragged his suitcase into the living room. He was as familiar with her as his father. "Auntie Ruan, where's your room?"
Ruan Danchen was stunned by his speed. She always felt that Qi Youxuan was a little like a person at this time. After thinking for a long time, she realized that he was like the old lady of the Qi family. They were also familiar with each other and she didn't have a chance to refuse.
However, Ruan Danchen never had the thought of refusing Qi Youxuan. His every move could make her heart especially soft. Before she had time to think, she pointed in the direction and Qi Youxuan dragged his suitcase directly into his bedroom.
Qi Chenglin followed closely behind. He entered very naturally and said, "Come in and don't touch anything."
It was as if he was supervising Qi Youxuan.
Ruan Danchen could only follow the father and son in speechlessly. She saw Qi Youxuan lay the box horizontally and open it. There was a pillow, a set of pajamas, a toothbrush and a cup for brushing teeth, a bottle of Johnson & Johnson's children's face cream, and a toy teddy bear.
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