âDo you need me to take you back?â Huang Rong checks the time. âLetâs have dinner together tonight! Thereâs a new hotpot restaurant behind our school.â
âThe landlady is coming today. I told her last time that the water pipes were aging. So the landlady will come with a plumber. Youâre not on my way, either. I can go home by taxi.â But Xue Juan says, âBesides, there will be a traffic jam now. If we got caught in traffic, it would be hard to go home.â
âOkay. Letâs contact later!â
Seeing Huang Rongâs car goes away, Xue Juan returns to the hospital.
Lang Ruoxian is reexamined. The doctor says that he is fine and he should pay attention to the rest. As Yan Hua pushes him with his wheelchair to the elevator, Xue Juan comes out of the next elevator and rushes to them.
âMiss Xue?â Yan Hua sees her and says in surprise, âHavenât you left?â
Xue Juan enters the elevator. She says with some embarrassment, âThe elder in my family isnât well recently. So I just went to see a doctor for consultation.â
âIs Mr. Lang fine?â She looks at Lang Ruoxian. âIâm so sorry. You would not have been involved in it without us.â
Lang Ruoxian looks at her blankly. âItâs nothing to do with you. Itâs an accident.â
âWell, I heard from Rong that we havenât found the diamonds yet. If we couldnât find them all the time, would some people get us in trouble again?â
Yan Hua says, âI hope not. This case will become an injustice without finding any criminals.â
âBut why doesnât the owner of that jewelry store want diamonds?â Xue Juan asks with her head to one side. Her round face looks lovely. âThey are all diamonds. Are they different from other diamonds?â
âYou should ask him.â Yan Hua smiles, âHe doesnât want the diamonds. We have no idea.â
When the elevator reaches the first floor, Xue Juan helps Yan Hua lift the wheelchair out of the elevator. Yan Hua asks her, âWhere are you going? We can give you a ride.â
âIs it convenient?â Xue Juan is embarrassed, âIâll go to the company.â
âHuang Consortium, right?â Yan Hua asks the bodyguards to lift Lang Ruoxian into the car. âWeâre convenient. Letâs go!â
When they arrive at Huang Consortium, Xue Juan smiles and waves goodbye to them. But Yan Hua feels something strange when she looks at her warm smiling face.
âDo you feel that...â She doesnât continue to ask her question. Because that she doesnât know what to ask.
Lang Ruoxian says nothing all the way. But this time, he suddenly raises his hand and pokes her forehead. âItâs almost Spring Festival.â
âYeah. Whatâs wrong?â
Is it an important festival for you? She thinks.
âLang Xing will come.â He says.
Yan Hua is stunned, âItâs because of Shu Yafei, isnât it?â
âItâs their wrong. They owe you because they didnât deal with justice.â Lang Ruoxian curls his mouth. âYou donât need to be polite to him whatever he says to you. Even if you treat him badly, Grandpa will compensate you something. Donât hesitate to accept them.â
âAs for Shu Yafei...â The man looks somber in his eyes. âShe will not stay quietly in the north. As long as she dares to come back, no one can save her at that time.â
Yan Hua looks away silently. She feels a little sympathy for Shu Yafei. Then she feels warm in her heart.
âWell... Actually, you donât need to do this for me...â
âShe has harmed you several times. So I canât let her go.â Lang Ruoxian pulls Yan Huaâs hands down on his leg with his hands slowly. âIâll feel sad if I make you angry. How dare those people bully you?â
Yan Hua is so happy to hear that.
No, she canât do that! She thinks.
âYou... Donât talk nonsense.â She retracts her hands. âBe careful. What if other people see us?â
Lang Ruoxian looks at her and laughs so heavily, âJust let them see. Itâs no big deal that we make headline again.â
âI donât want to make the headline.â Yan Hua shows the whites of her eye. She looks at her mobile phone and ignores him.
Lang Ruoxian keeps staring at her all the time. When they arrive at Langâs mansion, Yan Hua escapes from the car quickly and rushes into the living room. Then she finally lets out a sigh of relief.
âMommy?â A fat little boy stands in front of her suddenly and stares at her. âIs there a bad man?â
Yan Hua looks around. She finds that Lang Cha is sitting on the sofa in great state but looks at them in secret.
âNo... Mommy is just thirsty...â Yan Hua quickly goes to the kitchen, âI just want to come back to drink water quickly.â
Seeing that Yan Hua runs into the kitchen, Gungun also wants to follow her. But the bodyguard pushes Lang Ruoxian with his wheelchair to come in at that time.
âUncle!â Gungun runs to him and stretches his hands happily.
Lang Ruoxian holds him on his legs. Gungun pats his head. âAre you thirsty?â
âIâm not thirsty.â Lang Ruoxian looks at Yan Hua, who hides in the kitchen to drink water. She stretches her head to peep at them. He laughs, âMommy is thirsty. She talks too much.â
Gungun nods. He slides down from Lang Ruoxianâs legs. Then he runs to Yan Hua and raises his little head to look at her.
âWhat... Whatâs wrong?â Yan Hua squats down to look at him and their eyes are level. Suddenly, she has a bad presentiment.
So she covers his mouth quickly as Gungun opens his mouth.
âBeating chicken... Uh, uh, uh.â
Itâs so dangerous that Gungunâs going to say this word. Yan Hua is fear of that. She hugs Gungun in her arms and says to Lang Cha, âGrandpa, Gungun told me that he wants to pee. Let me take him to the bathroom.â
After they go upstairs, Lang Cha coughs to draw others attention. Then he asks Lang Ruoxian with a straight face, âWhat did the doctor say?â
âIâm fine. I will recover after half a month.â Lang Ruoxian slowly stands up and sits on the sofa.
Lang Cha feels a little awkward, âThe thing about Yafei...â
âGrandpa, you should talk to Yan Hua about that. Iâm not the victim.â Lang Ruoxian says with a faint smile, âBut itâs useless to say anything. Youâve sent her to another place.â
Lang Cha stares at him, âWhat else should we do? She is Lang Xingâs only kid. Sheâll take care of him when he is old. Besides, she is just a little girl. What do you think what we should do?â
âI didnât say anything. Why are you always so excited?â Lang Ruoxian is going to pour water for Lang Cha with his hands.
Uncle Lee is beside him. He quickly picks up the cup and says, âYou donât need to do this, Childe Ruoxian. Let me do it!â
âLang Xing will come here during the Spring Festival. He said that he would apologize to Yan Hua personally. I donât believe Yan Hua will be as narrow-minded as you are.â Lang Cha snorts. âItâs over now. Do you hear me?â
Lang Ruoxian shrugs. âAs long as she doesnât appear in front me anymore, I wonât care about her. Grandpa, you know why she did those things. So if she turns back to disgust me, please donât blame me for I donât give you face.â
âI see.â Lang Cha is sulky. âLang Xing has sent her to the north. He wonât ask her to come back except something happens.â
One day, Huang Rong has dinner with Xue Juan. Xue Juan suddenly claims that she is going to resign.
âWhy? Did someone bully you in the company?â Huang Rong is shocked.
Xue Juan quickly stops her, âNo. I donât cause troubles. I just graduated from college. No one would bully me.â
âBut why do you resign?â
Xue Juan eats a mouthful of food, âI want to move house. The landlady wants to increase the rent. I can bear that. But she also wants me to pay half the money for changing water pipes.â
âShe is a great bully.â Huang Rong drops the chopsticks. âLet me talk to her!â
âItâs useless.â Xue Juan signs, âThe middle-aged woman who is my neighbor told me that the landlady didnât want to let me live any more. There is a new restaurant in front of the community. So they want to rent her house as a staff dormitory. And they can give her more money.â
Huang Rong chuckles with angry, âItâs obvious that she wants to drive you away!â
âYes. So I find another house. Itâs coincident that the house is in the street behind Lang Consortium. Maybe I will try to find a job there.â Xue Juan adds, âOr I will find a new job in the company around you. But itâs too far away from your company.â
She says the address of her new house. Huang Rong thinks for a moment, âItâs far enough and not in the same district. It takes two hours to go there. And it takes at least one hour to go there by subway.â
âHave you rented the house?â Huang Rong wonders, âWhy do you rent a house before you find a new job?â
Xue Juan laughs proudly, âIâm not silly. That house belongs to my neighborâs daughter and it is for rent. I thought it was too far away. But after I went to see it. I found itâs very good. The rent is the same as it is now. And the environment is much better.â
âYou often help a middle-aged woman carry things and get express delivery. Does this neighborâs daughter rent you a house?â Huang Rong is somewhat impressed. âNo wonder. It must be a bargain for you.â
Xue Juan nods heavily, âSo I donât want to miss it. I tried to hand in resume to Lang Consortium. And I never expected that I passed!â
At the end of the year, every company has an annual meeting. Lang Ruoxianâs wound has completely healed. So he and Lang Li take part in the annual meeting together.
âAre you sure you can convince shareholders?â On the car, Lang Li is not confident, âIf not, I will personally chair the shareholdersâ meeting after the Spring Festival.â
âDonât worry. Dad.â Lang Ruoxian smiles, âAfter the Spring Festival, they will beg me to come back.â
Lang Li frowns. âWhat did you do?â
âYou will know then.â
Although Lang Ruoxian has not been appointed now. But he is still Lang Liâs son, which is like a living sign. More and more people come to talk with him at the annual meeting. When he finally finds a quiet place to avoid these people, he hears another quarrel in the corner.
âSorry. I just treat you as my superior.â Itâs a womanâs voice.
Then there is a manâs flirtatious voice, âI can be your superior or something else. Iâve hinted at you many times. I donât believe that you donât know what I mean.â
âMr. Li, please find someone else. I really canât.â It sounds that the woman is a little anxious, even with a crying voice.
âAh. I like this kind of woman like you best.â The man smiles filthily.
Then it seems that the man touches the woman. The woman wants to shout. But her mouth is covered and she just makes a dull voice.
Lang Ruoxian rubs his eyebrows and goes out. He doesnât know the man. The company is so big that he canât know everyone. But he knows the woman. No wonder her voice is familiar.
âLang...Mr. Lang?â The man finds someone coming. But he didnât expect that the man is Lang Ruoxian. He is so frightened that he immediately lets the woman go.
The woman, like a frightened rabbit, hides behind Lang Ruoxian and whines. It sounds seductive and pitiful.
âMr. Lang, I...Iâm just kidding her! Hah. Xue, donât take it seriously. I...I should go first. Someone is waiting for me over there. Hah, hah. Mr. Lang, goodbye, goodbye! â
Lang Ruoxian turns around and finds the woman is looking at him timidly. She wears a pink skirt to show her charming figure. Her big eyes are full of fear and excitement.
âMr. Lang. Thank you!â
Xue Juan blushes, âIf you didnât come, I wonât know what would happen today.â
âItâs all right.â Lang Ruoxian raises his hand and interrupts her, âNext time, pay attention to not being alone with men.â
After saying that, he turns around and leaves.
Xue Juan is in a daze. Thatâs... Thatâs it?