Halfway through the meal, Ruan Danchen received a call from Xiao Yang. Before entering the mall, she had exchanged numbers with Xiao Yang so that they could contact each other after the meal.
"Miss Ruan, have you finished eating with Young Master?" Xiao Yang asked.
"Not yet. It took me a long time to queue up," Ruan Danchen explained.
"Well, I just received a call from Young Master Lin. I'm going to Sheng Yue to pick him up. If you're done eating, can you wait in the restaurant? I'll pick you up after I pick him up," Xiao Yang said over the phone.
"No problem. Go do what you need to do. Don't worry. We'll sit in the restaurant and go shopping later." Ruan Danchen smiled.
Xiao Yang hung up and Ruan Danchen told the little boy what had happened.
Qi Youxuan was nonchalant and continued to eat his sushi. His stomach was bulging, but he was still not full.
"Auntie Ruan, I want to go to the bathroom," Qi Youxuan said softly.
Ruan Danchen got up, took her bag and led him to the bathroom.
Liu Ronghua was eating with her friends. This Japanese restaurant was first opened in City S and had a good reputation. When she heard that there was another one here, she immediately invited her friends over.
As they were eating, she suddenly saw a familiar figure.
Ruan Danchen?
Liu Ronghua was stunned. Her eyes followed the figure. It was indeed Ruan Danchen. She was not mistaken.
"I'm going to the bathroom," Liu Ronghua said and followed her.
When she arrived, Qi Youxuan had already entered the bathroom and Ruan Danchen was waiting for him outside.
"Danchen." Liu Ronghua walked over slowly. She looked at Ruan Danchen with a sad and pitiful expression. "What a coincidence. You're here to eat?"
Ruan Danchen was stunned. She saw that Liu Ronghua was dressed in a dignified manner. She was wearing expensive jewelry. Just like her name, she was elegant and dignified.
Time seemed to favor her. Even after seven years, she looked the same as before. There were not many traces of time on her face. Her figure was still as slim as a young girl. She was very healthy and her complexion was good.
Ruan Danchen did not expect to meet Liu Ronghua here.
It made sense. All these years, she had not met her because the world they lived in was different.
Liu Ronghua was chauffeured to and fro, while she squeezed into the subway and bus. Liu Ronghua always went to high-class restaurants, and this restaurant was really not cheap.
She would either order takeout or cook for herself. When she went out to eat, she would only order street food. After all, it was difficult for her to order food in a restaurant alone.
Ruan Danchen nodded. She had mixed feelings in her heart. She didn't know why, but she just couldn't say "Mom". Sometimes, she even wondered if she was too cold-blooded to not even want to acknowledge her biological mother.
After so many years, although he would call Liu Ronghua every year on Chinese New Year's Eve to say hello, he really hadn't seen her once.
Ruan Danchen's throat was sore, and she couldn't breathe freely through her nose. She could only open her mouth to breathe. Her eyes were also sore.
"Danchen, it's been so many years, but you've only given me a call every year on New Year's Eve, but you've never come to see me. It's been seven years, and this is the first time we've seen each other. No one would believe us if we told them. " Liu Ronghua sniffled and looked so sad that she wanted to cry. "Danchen, do you still hate me so much?"
"After so many years, there's nothing to hate. It's just that I can't face you and the Shen family calmly. And if you always see me, Shen Jialiang won't be happy. Sooner or later, you won't see me anymore. Why bother? "Ruan Danchen said faintly, suppressing his sobs.
If one were to talk about hate, there really wasn't much.
She really couldn't forgive what they did in the past. But now that she had such a cute son like Qi Youxuan, she couldn't hate him.
"No, you're my daughter. How can I not see you?" Liu Ronghua hurriedly said, "All these years, I really missed you, but I didn't dare to take the initiative to call you. I was afraid that you would think that I wanted something from you. "
Ruan Danchen shivered. Her face was snow-white and her hands were ice-cold.
"Danchen, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that." Liu Ronghua also hurriedly said.
Ruan Danchen licked her dry lips and sniffled. She couldn't help but ask the question that she had held back for seven years. "Then what about at that time? When I was in the hospital, other than the first time you told me that news, you never went to see me again. After that, I still went to school at A University. The school was there, and it couldn't run away. You also didn't look for me. "
She didn't want to ask. For the past seven years, she called Liu Ronghua every year, but she didn't ask. She was afraid that she would be disappointed. Why bother making things difficult for herself?
But now, Liu Ronghua looked like she missed her very much, like a mother who was hurt by her daughter. Her heart repeated the same question over and over again. Since you miss me so much, why didn't you look for me at that time?
"I …" Liu Ronghua blinked her eyes at a loss. She lowered her head and hesitated for a while before she raised her head and said, "At that time … the situation didn't allow it. You were in the hospital at that time. You quietly went through the discharge procedures and left without telling me. I think you really hate me. You don't want to recognize me as your mother and don't want to have any involvement with me anymore. After all, your reaction was so big that I didn't dare to look for you. I was afraid … that even if I went to look for you, you wouldn't see me and would say something that would break my heart. So I didn't look for you. "
Ruan Danchen didn't say anything. What she wanted to say was that Liu Ronghua said that she didn't dare to look for her at first. But after she called Liu Ronghua, Liu Ronghua still didn't look for her.
Liu Ronghua knew where she worked but didn't go. She probably didn't want others to know about their relationship, right?
After so many years, although Liu Ronghua didn't become Mrs. Shen, she was still addressed as Mrs. Liu. Maybe it was because she didn't want others to know that she had a daughter of her age, or because the Shen family didn't like her relationship with Liu Ronghua and didn't want the outside world to know about her existence, so Liu Ronghua didn't dare to look for her.
Ruan Danchen just quietly twitched her lips and smiled mockingly.
"Danchen, I …" Liu Ronghua had just opened her mouth when the door of the men's bathroom opened.
Qi Youxuan walked out and said happily, "Auntie Ruan, I'm done. Let's go back and continue eating."
He came over and held Ruan Danchen's hand.
"This child is …" Liu Ronghua's expression changed slightly and she looked at Ruan Danchen in confusion.
They hadn't seen each other for so many years. Was she already married and had a child?
But Ruan Danchen never said it on the phone.
Ruan Danchen's heart tightened and she quickly protected the little fellow behind her. She was afraid that Liu Ronghua would recognize her and she was also afraid that the little fellow was too innocent, so she directly introduced herself.
If Liu Ronghua and the Shen family knew the identity of the little fellow and knew that she had a relationship with Qi Chenglin, she didn't know how they would use her.
What she didn't want the most was to let the little fellow be used.
In fact, Liu Ronghua and the Shen family had never seen Qi Youxuan since he was taken away by Qi Chenglin.
And the Qi family protected Qi Youxuan very well. They never let Qi Youxuan show up in the media. Even the kindergarten he went to had good security.
Since Qi Chenglin took Qi Youxuan away, he had nothing to do with the Shen family. Shen Jialiang didn't pay attention to Qi Youxuan anymore. He was not a child of the Shen family. After that, the Qi family also guarded against the Shen family.
From then on, the Shen family and the Qi family had completely cut off contact. At this time, even if she saw Qi Youxuan again, Liu Ronghua wouldn't recognize him.
Qi Youxuan didn't answer immediately. Ruan Danchen breathed a sigh of relief and just said lightly, "He's my friend's child."
Liu Ronghua said, "Oh." Just as she was about to speak to Qi Youxuan, she saw Qi Youxuan tugging at Ruan Danchen's clothes. "Aunt Ruan, I'm not full yet. Let's go back and continue eating."
Qi Youxuan also saw that Ruan Danchen's attitude towards Liu Ronghua was different. She was very defensive, which was very different from the way she treated her neighbor last time.
And he also remembered Ruan Danchen's instructions not to casually introduce himself to strangers, so this time he was very obedient and didn't take the initiative to say anything.
"I'm sorry, the child is hungry." Ruan Danchen said lightly.
Liu Ronghua reluctantly twitched the corner of her mouth and said somewhat unhappily, "Then you should go quickly."
Ruan Danchen nodded and took Qi Youxuan past Liu Ronghua.
After a few steps, she was stopped by Liu Ronghua again. "Danchen."
Ruan Danchen turned around and heard Liu Ronghua ask, "Are you still not coming back for the New Year this year?"
"I'm going home for the New Year, but the Shen family isn't my home." Ruan Danchen said lightly, "Moreover, they won't want to see me. It's the New Year, why bother each other?"
Ruan Danchen saw that Liu Ronghua was silent and seemed to have nothing else to say, so she left with Qi Youxuan.
When they returned to their seats, Qi Youxuan saw from afar that Liu Ronghua had also returned to her friend's side. He was a little curious, but he didn't ask.
After eating for a while, he was full. Ruan Danchen wiped his mouth and took Qi Youxuan to pay the bill.
While they were checking the bill at the cashier, Liu Ronghua walked over again and said to Ruan Danchen, "Danchen, this meal is on me, okay?"
"No need," Ruan Danchen said coldly. "I promised the child that I would treat him to a meal."
"Danchen, don't stand on ceremony with me. I know that it's not easy for you to live alone. You don't earn much at work, and you still have to pay rent and living expenses. You should save as much as you can, right?" Liu Ronghua smiled and took out a credit card from her wallet.
Ruan Danchen listened to her words and felt very uncomfortable. She looked at the credit card in her hand coldly and stopped her from handing it over to the waiter. "This money is also Shen Jialiang's, right?"
Liu Ronghua was stunned for a moment, and her movements froze.
"I may not earn as much as the pocket money that Shen Jialiang gave you, but I'm quite comfortable spending my own money. I promised the child this meal, so don't make me an adult who goes back on his word, "Ruan Danchen said. She took out her card and handed it to the waiter.
Liu Ronghua had hit a snag here, so she could only embarrassedly take back the card. She couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Danchen, do you still hate me? You have to be so clear with me that you're not even willing to spend my money. "
"It's better to be clear. I don't want to owe Shen Jialiang or you anything, even indirectly." Ruan Danchen said coldly. Suddenly, she felt her legs being hugged tightly.
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