My Groom Ran Away - Chapter 22

Cheng Yuelin’s allergies, he took the medicine for three days in a row to be considered complete. But he would rather go to the company in a high-necked sweater every day than leave to work. Ruan Zhiyin was moved by his diligence.

Compared with a few years ago, he has really changed.

In high school, Cheng Yuelin always stepped on the tipping point of her good temper, but now, Ruan Zhiyin can feel that Cheng Yuelin is also trying to get along well with her.

Ruan Zhiyin used the remaining crabs to make sauce-stuffed crabs and scallion-flavored crab noodles, but this time they all went into her own stomach. Cheng Yuelin eats bland noodles every day, not too picky.

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In the company, the North City project has been proceeding in an orderly manner.

According to the final contract signed by both parties, Lin Heng invested 65% of the capital, but the rest of the development work is fully responsible by Nguyen Thi, and the subsequent profit will be divided into fifty to five.

The conditions of the contract were so good that Ruan Zhiyin was a little bit frustrated, and even speculated about the purpose of the process. After all, apart from cooperating with him in shaping his identity and image, he didn’t seem to be doing anything else.

Up to now, in this marriage, she has benefited more.

There has been no movement in Lin Cheng since Qin Ju was injured and hospitalized, and the medical cooperation case that had progressed well before was also shelved.

Although Ruan Zhiyin didn’t want to admit it, it was indeed Qin Jue’s recent move to clarify the relationship that caused Lin Cheng to converge. Even if he didn’t want to see the North City project progressing so smoothly, he was cautious not to do anything in this situation.

It’s just that this has made Ruan Zhiyin more disgusted with Qin Ju, and she really doesn’t need to passively accept his so-called ‘help’.

In the conference room, Ruan Zhiyinzheng and Lin Heng’s responsible person made the final decision on the contract.

“Vice President Ruan, do you have any other terms you want to add to the agreement?”

The person Lin Heng sent to connect with Ruan is called Zhong Yi, the director of the development department.

I thought that as the investment party, this director Zhong might take Joe in the advancement of work, but the facts proved that she was wrong. The other party’s exceptional communication and respect for her.

Thinking that he had taken the North City project from the team of Director Zhong, Ruan Zhiyin was a little embarrassed.

After browsing the contract, Ruan Zhiyin raised his eyes to look at the other party: “The details that need to be added have been added before Xiang Bin. I will check and confirm it later, and I will go over and sign the contract in person tomorrow.”

“Okay.” Zhong Yi responded with a smile, hesitated for a while, and then tentatively asked, “Do you want to discuss the ribbon-cutting issue with Mr. Cheng personally?”

Ruan Zhiyin was stunned when she heard the words. This was the first time someone bluntly expressed her personal relationship with Cheng Yuelin.

During this period of time, although Cheng Yuelin showed off his “love” several times in front of Qin Yue and others, Ruan Zhiyin also understood that they would not really believe that they and Cheng Yuelin were married in a normal relationship.

But Zhong Yi’s question made her clearly realize: In the eyes of many people, she and Cheng Yuelin are indeed husband and wife, and they have the closest connection.

This feeling is indeed somewhat subtle.

When studying abroad, she also had a roommate who rented together, but Cheng Yuelin was different.

Although they live under the same roof and get along more and more naturally, they are not ordinary roommates.

Ruan Zhiyin suppressed the strangeness, caught a glimpse of Zhong Yi’s eyes, smiled calmly, and nodded: “Well, I will mention it with him.”

The government’s planning permit has been issued, and the detailed planning and design of the planning department has been completed, and construction will begin shortly thereafter.

Even if the previous work was done by the following people, the matter of starting work and cutting the ribbon really required Cheng Yuelin to attend.

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“Boss, Lin Zhe’s entanglement with his wife…probably that’s it.”

In the president’s office, Bai Bo had just reported on Cheng Yuelin’s investigation before he had done so, and then quietly squeezed his sweat for Lin Zhe in his heart.

Seeing Cheng Yuelin’s eyebrows frowned, his complexion became more solemn, Bai Bo paused, and said: “Although the Lin family is not pure, the wife seems to have taught Lin Zhe a lesson, and Lin Zhe has been hiding behind his wife.”

The Lin family really raised their hearts. I don’t know what the so-called, the young lady who is serious about her going home, they actually made up the abacus to let Lin Zhe get close to Ruan Zhiyin and marry him home.

Didn’t this hit the boss’s gun?

Cheng Yuelin’s white and slender knuckles tapped on the tabletop, his tone condensed: “Go and throw out Lin Zhe’s mess, don’t forget to add an identity to him.”

In the words, the bottom of his eyes was cold.

Bai Bo realized in an instant that although Cheng Yuelin didn’t want to influence his wife, he wanted to ruin the other party.

I also blame Lin Zhe for a lot of bad debts. Not only did he falsify his academic qualifications, he also organized cheating on important exams. Lin Cheng took the time to smooth it out for him.

The other party is Lin Jingfei’s cousin. As long as someone protects him, the marketing account must be willing to take over this traffic. Under covert manipulation, they can be sent to prison for a few years.

In addition to Lin Zhe, Lin Jingfei’s reputation has plummeted, I am afraid that it will be implicated again.

After all, Lin Zhe’s affairs were settled by Lin Cheng, and Lin Jingfei was probably also an insider.

Boss, this is the two people in one breath, absolutely!

Bai Bo nodded and was about to get up and go out. Cheng Yuelin seemed to think of something again. He suddenly stopped him and said casually, “Do you know what the employees are talking about recently?”

He cast his eyebrows at Bai Bo, asking about Qian Fan’s weird look in his eyes at noon–

“Brother Lin, after all, he is at work. Some things should be paid attention to. Don’t show the employees the jokes.”

Cheng Yuelin didn’t know it at the time, and couldn’t help asking Bai Bo now.

Bai Bo met his gaze, his expression tangled, he hesitated for a long time, and then tactfully said: “Boss…or else you should stop wearing high-necked clothes tomorrow.”

Cheng Yuelin condensed her eyebrows for a moment, as if she had finally thought of something, her eyebrows were raised slightly, her thin lips were faintly pursed, and she paused for a moment: “Well, I see.”

He didn’t expect it, but it was because of allergies that he changed into high-collar clothes, and he would still have this kind of… fascinating misunderstanding in the company.

Seeing that the boss seemed to be in a good mood, Bai Bo was relieved and finally turned and walked out of the office.

After he left, Cheng Yuelin rubbed his eyebrows, chuckled lightly, and it took a while to clear out the uncomfortable and disordered thoughts.

I was going to see the contract documents sent by Zhong Yi, the phone on the table rang–

Reached out and connected to the phone.

Officer Ye’s voice was with indelible joy: “Mr. Cheng, your father’s assistant back then surrendered to Lanqiao.”

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Cheng Yuelin received a call from Old Man Ruan after Officer Ye. When he came to the old house alone, he ran into Ji Yijun who was about to leave after visiting Old Man Ruan.

As the two looked at each other, Ji Yijun smiled and greeted him: “Cheng, long time no see.”

“Mr. Ji.” Cheng Yuelin nodded slightly, but didn’t call him “little uncle” like last time.

Ji Yijun didn’t care too much, nodded lightly, and returned: “Uncle Ruan has been waiting for you, I’m leaving now.”

After speaking, he headed towards the door.

When he walked to the door, he turned his head and glanced in silence, just in time to see the half of Cheng Yuelin’s disappearance in the stairwell.

Ji Yijun remembered that when he met Cheng Yuelin for the first time eight years ago, he was still a half-year-old boy, and directly handed him the information of Yang Xue and others, and left straight away.

Going round and round, it can be regarded as getting what you want.

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When Ruan Zhiyin returned to the villa, the huge living room was dark with no light.

The moment she turned on the light, she frowned and smelled the bitter and faint smoke in the air.

Looking at the man in the living room, Ruan Zhiyin paused and said: “Cheng Yuelin, why don’t you turn on the light?”

The opposite party sat on the sofa expressionlessly, his eyes faint, and a few cigarette butts were thrown in the ashtray on the coffee table.

Cheng Yuelin did not speak, but she sensitively sensed that he was depressed.

Ruan Zhiyin got up and walked to him, and asked, “What’s wrong with you?”

Cheng Yuelin came back to his senses and slowly met her gaze, then smiled clearly and shook his head lazily: “Oh, it’s okay, I smoked a few cigarettes.”

When going out, Ruan Zhiyin said that he would go shopping with Gu Linlang after get off work. He didn’t expect her to come back so early.

Ruan Zhiyin met his indifferent appearance, and sighed: “Smoking hurts the body, so I will smoke less in the future.”

This was the first time she saw Cheng Yuelin smoke.

Cheng Yuelin raised his eyebrows, his eyes jokingly, and chuckled: “Ruan Zhiyin, why are you so concerned about my business lately? Are you even taking care of my smoking?”

Ruan Zhiyin choked slightly, took the cigarette case on the coffee table, condensed his eyebrows, and replied, “I’m afraid I will be forced to smoke your second-hand smoke, which will harm my body.”

Then, she pointed to the words on the cigarette pack and said: “Smoking is harmful to your health. If you don’t have any cravings, you should smoke less.”

During this period of time, I didn’t see Cheng Yuelin smoking a cigarette.

They got along well during this time, and she didn’t want to watch him fall into the smoke.

Cheng Yuelin responded casually: “Yeah.”

When the words fell, I caught a glimpse of her eyes and shook his head again: “I know, I won’t smoke anymore.”

He is not very addicted to cigarettes. He seldom smokes, at most two when socializing. Just now he smoked a few more when he was in a bad mood.

Now that she was talking about smoking, her emotions disappeared a lot.

But as soon as he finished thinking about it, he heard Ruan Zhiyin looking down and asking him: “So, why did you smoke here just now?”

Cheng Yuelin raised his eyes to look at her, with a faint scrutiny hidden in the bottom of his eyes.

After a while, he chuckled lightly and looked out the window with a vague voice: “Probably, some things were solved, but he found that it was not as liberating as he imagined.”

In the case that year, the most critical witness was Xu Xin, the assistant to Cheng’s father. The funds were handled by the other party, but Xu Xin disappeared after Cheng’s father was in prison.

When Officer Ye called, Xu Xin, who had returned to Landbridge and surrendered because of his father’s death, had already explained clearly what he knew.

Although other evidence is needed, Cheng Yuelin has almost pieced together the whole story.

Thinking of this, Cheng Yuelin leaned loosely on the sofa, the corners of his lips twitched, and looked back at Ruan Zhiyin: “Ruan Qibi, in fact, you said I was arrogant and ostentatious at the beginning, and it was pretty good.”

Just like his father, his business was too aggressive back then, he robbed too many people invisibly, and he would end up ring after ring.

Cheng Yuelin knew very well that the interests of the shopping malls are paramount. If it were him, wouldn’t it be possible to blend in quietly?

When I think of this question, I feel a bit hollow in my obsession.

Ruan Zhiyin didn’t expect that Cheng Yuelin was still introspecting, and he felt more and more irritated, and comforted him slowly: “Don’t think about it this way. In fact, you have many advantages.”

“Oh?” Cheng Yuelin raised his eyebrows and looked at her, seemingly waiting for the following.

Ruan Zhiyin pursed her lower lip: “I mean it, and you are better now than before.”

Cheng Yuelin said lightly: “For example?”

Ruan Zhiyinnian was in a bad mood for him, so he had to search his mind to deal with his persistence——

“For example…you take the initiative to take the housework to clean the dishes every time. Many men can’t do it.

“You pick me up to and from get off work every day, and you haven’t said that it’s annoying.”

“You have helped me a lot lately, but haven’t asked too much.” At least so far.

After that, she looked at the man and smiled again: “Although you were a little arrogant at the time in high school, you are also clean and self-conscious. You don’t bully classmates, indulge in premature love, and change girlfriends like other dudes.”

This proves that his nature is not bad.

Otherwise, she would not have chosen to call Cheng Yuelin at the wedding.

But as soon as he finished speaking, the man gave a faint smile: “This is a mistake.”

Ruan Zhiyin looked at him blankly.

I’ve mispoken? Where is it wrong? She was clearly complimenting him, why did he deny it?

When Cheng Yuelin met Ruan Zhiyin’s clear eyes, he knew that she was not conscious at all, so she withdrew her mind and said in a melodious voice: “Didn’t I—have bullied you?”

Ruan Zhiyin choked slightly when he heard the words, and suddenly he shook his head and smiled: “I’m not talking about bullying, and I’m going back, so I don’t care about you anymore.”

At most, he tortured her to talk about topics, do homework, or leisurely seek out some trivial things to make trouble when she wanted to find someone to ask questions.

She would surely be embarrassed by him right now, but she silently sent him back to the station, and watched him read the repentant manuscript in front of all the teachers and students of the school, and she was relieved.

Cheng Yuelin looked at her expression, and then changed the subject: “Are you free this weekend?”

Ruan Zhiyin glanced at him, and after a few moments of thinking, he nodded: “What’s wrong with you?”

“Well, accompany me to a dinner party.”

Cheng Yuelin didn’t say it clearly, but Ruan Zhiyin had understood from the other’s expression that she would cooperate with him to’show affection’ in public by then.

However, this was originally negotiated in the marriage agreement, so Ruan Zhiyin did not refuse, and responded casually: “Yes, I will spare time.”

The man turned his eyes slightly, then stood up, took out a bunch of keys from the drawer of the coffee table, and handed them over.

Ruan Zhiyin hesitated to take it, and then said, “What is this?”

“The second-story cabinet on the left side of the study has a lot of jewelry. You can choose one.” Cheng Yuelin looked at her leisurely, and saw that she seemed to refuse, and continued, “It’s the birthday banquet of Mrs. Yan, just to help me choose it. Pick and see if there is something suitable as a gift.”

He had said so, Ruan Zhiyin was really hard to refuse, nodded, and took the key to the study on the second floor.

The decoration of the study is exactly the same, the shelves are neatly filled with books, and the desk in the middle is large and tidy.

Although she doesn’t come here often, she also knows which cabinet Cheng Yuelin is referring to on the second floor on the left.

Using the key to open the heavy safe door, and seeing the dazzling array of belongings piled together inside, even Ruan Zhiyin couldn’t help being surprised.

Fortunately, the security in the villa area is good enough, otherwise the thief could really make a fortune by pointing at his full safe box of jewels.

After thinking about it for a while, she chose a ruby ​​necklace with generous terms from these jewels.

Ruan Zhiyin had dealt with Mrs. Yan several times. The other party was 50 or 60 years old, and his favorite jewelry was red blood stone. The ruby ​​on this necklace is not too heavy in grams, but it is very rare because of its transparency.

When she was about to close the safe, she suddenly glanced at a bracelet in the corner.

That was a hot-selling item from the T family in the early years, and Ruan Zhiyin also bought one in his sophomore year.

It’s just that she was rather unlucky, and before she had time to wear it, she met a pickpocket on the way back to school, which meant she had never owned it.

During that time, Ruan Zhiyin was always thinking about discussing the dissolution of the marriage contract with his grandfather and studying abroad.

This bracelet was the best-selling one in the T house that year, and the price was not expensive.

Ruan Zhiyin would notice it, in fact, because it is too inferior in the background of many jewels.

At first glance, other jewels were bought from auctions, but this one is obviously not.

So why did Cheng Yuelin put such a bracelet in the safe?

But as soon as he got up, there was a voice behind him——

“Have you chosen?”

Cheng Yuelin leaned against the door with one hand in his pocket, his gaze fell on the chain in Ruan Zhiyin’s hand, raised his eyebrows, and said lightly: “Ruan Ting, don’t you want to choose this one?”

“Then, you can’t choose.”

The man’s ending sounded lightly, with a leisurely tone.

“Why?” Before thinking about it, the voice had already preceded the thought.

After returning to her senses, she was about to explain that she didn’t want to choose this bracelet, but Cheng Yuelin had already wrapped her arms and walked over slowly.

He is tall and looks at her condescendingly, his eyes deep: “What do you think?”

Ruan Zhiyin frowned slightly, pursing his lips as he said: “What is the special meaning?”

Otherwise, he wouldn’t put such an ordinary bracelet in this pile of jewels, and he would even make room for it.

Cheng Yuelin chuckled her lips loosely, gave a chuckle, stared at her with deep eyes, and spoke casually: “You just said that I didn’t have a puppy love in high school, but you were wrong–”

He hesitated for a moment, and then recalled the conversation with Grandpa Ruan today.

He raised his eyebrows, and his deep voice was neither salty nor weak: “This bracelet was left to me by my first love, so I can’t just give it to you.”

The author has something to say: Cheng Zai: Good fellow, I chased the thief and ran two streets back then.

Under the statement, once Cheng Zai confessed, he would not leave any misunderstandings between the two and give others the slightest possibility of digging the wall~