The Dragon Beside Me - Chapter 114

Ma Hao Dong noticed the change in her granddaughter’s expression and realized that he might have sounded a little strict.

He let out a cough and spoke, “Grandpa is not angry. I am just worried about you. It hasn’t been a long time since you came to this town. Other than your cousins, you did not know a lot of people in this town. Grandpa was worried that you might be tricked by some rascals.” This time, his tone was gentler.

Her heart warmed, knowing that her grandpa was only concerned about her.

“What did my cousin tell you?” Su Ruan asked.

Ma Hao Dong frowned when he recalled his conversation with Ma Yu Xi. “Nothing. Your cousin was really good to keep a secret from me.”

Su Ruan smiled. It was good to know that Ma Yu Xi was someone who can help her to keep a secret.

“Grandpa, don’t be angry. I promise you that I am not getting tricked by some rascals.”

“You are not going to tell me about that person?”

Su Ruan hesitated. “It’s not that I am not going to tell you. After all, that person is someone you know.”

Ma Hao Dong looked at his granddaughter inquiringly.

“It’s your neighbor. Long Fei.” Su Ruan held her breath as she waited for her grandpa’s reaction.

It took Ma Hao Dong to process her granddaughter’s words. “When did the two of you get so close?”

Ma Hao Dong was aware that their family came from a different background. The thought that his granddaughter was close to this young master made him worry.

After all, Young Master Long Fei was someone he was not familiar with. The man often stay in the old mansion each time he was staying in D Town.

There were not a lot of things that he know about Long Fei. There were a lot of people who look after him, but because he did not try to mix in with the townspeople like his grandfather or father, Ma Hao Dong had thought that Long Fei was a stuck-up child from a rich family.

That was it until that man had saved his granddaughter from drowning.

A thought came to his mind.

Ma Hao Dong finally recalled that Long Fei had often visited his orchard and was seen with his granddaughter after that incident.

“Well, we ran into each other previously. Then, he found out that I used to work with that magazine and helped me to get a writing job.”

These past few weeks, Ma Hao Dong has been busy with the matter of his orchard that he did not have time to look at what Su Ruan was doing.

Of course, he was unaware that Su Ruan had gone out with Long Fei a few times under the pretense of discussing work matters.

Still, Ma Hao Dong did not believe that the two of them would go out, enjoying their time together to attend the carnival to discuss work. Moreover, he had never heard that Long Fei had ever attended the carnival before.

Ma Hao Dong was suspicious.

That young master surely had some intention towards his granddaughter.

However, seeing that Su Ruan did not want to mention her relationship with that young master, Ma Hao Dong decided not to ask.

“Grandpa, I know what I am doing.” Su Ruan held her grandpa’s arms and flashed a cute smile. “Don’t worry about me, alright?”

It seemed that he had forgotten that his granddaughter was now a grownup. Perhaps, because Su Ruan often stayed with her father, Ma Hao Dong often thought of Su Ruan as a little child.

He had not many chances to watch her grow up and now, she has already grown up this big.

Ma Hao Dong looked at her and finally heaved a sigh. “Forget it. As long as you know what you are doing then it’s alright. Grandpa only wanted you to be more careful.”

“Un. I know.” Su Ruan hugged her grandpa’s arms and smiled. “I know that you cared about me very much.”

Ma Hao Dong looked at her granddaughter helplessly when she started to act coquettishly with him. “It’s late. Go back to your room and get some rest.”

After saying a few more words with her grandpa, Su Ruan went back to her room. She took her phone and saw the message from Long Fei, telling her that he had reached home.

Su Ruan quickly replied to his message, telling him to rest early.

Her movement halted as she placed her phone on the side table. Her heart skipped a beat, thinking that their interactions that night were very similar to a couple.

As the feeling came, Su Ruan quickly suppressed it. She needed to take things slow. She did not want to get hurt again.

…

Meanwhile, after sending a message to Su Ruan, Long Fei picked up his pace and headed to his study. Once he was sure that he was alone, he dialed a number and waited.

“Hello? Ah Fei?” Long Yu Heng’s groggy voice came from the other line.

Long Fei glanced at the clock and realized that it was past midnight. “You were sleeping? Sorry to disturb you.”

“It’s fine.” Long Yu Heng coughed. “You wouldn’t call me unless it was something important. What happened?”

According to his knowledge, Long Fei had gone to the carnival with Su Ruan. It couldn’t be that this man was calling him to brag about his date, right?

“That old man’s granddaughter is here in D Town,” Long Fei said.

“That old man? Who is it? Professor Chen?”

“Mhmm…”

Hearing his words, Long Yu Heng sat up on his bed quickly. His sleepiness quickly disappeared. “What? What is she doing there?”

“I don’t know.” Long Fei’s expression turned darker.

He only met Yu Zhi Yi briefly and heard that the girl, Shen Yue came to the town with him. Because he was accompanying Su Ruan around, he did not have the chance to investigate. Moreover, he still needed to be cautious, especially after that old man had almost caught him not too long ago.

“Yu Heng, help me to check if they are making any suspicious movement.”

“Un. I know.. Ah Fei, you need to be careful.”