Chapter 73 Sweet Romance

Ruan Yi sat in the back seat of the car on her way to the hospital, happily swinging her legs and watching the street scene flash by outside the window.

My phone suddenly started vibrating incessantly in my bag, as if it were acting strangely.

Ruan Yi took it out and saw that the unfamiliar number that popped up on the screen had sent more than a dozen messages. The tone of the message was so nonsensical that it was obvious what it meant.

It must be that crazy Shen Xun.

She has already blocked one of Chen Xun's accounts.

It's because he always speaks like he's on fire, constantly giving orders and showing absolutely no manners.

Ruan Yi had seen all the messages Shen Xun had sent earlier. He had clearly promised that the engagement would be postponed until Ruan Yi had fully inherited the group.

My tongue was completely numb from sucking! It can't just go back on its word, can it?

Ruan Yi wanted to roll her eyes at the screen.

Although she felt that he was not quite right in the head, based on what Ruan Yi knew about him, he was at least a mentally unstable person who kept his word.

Only then did she feel relieved enough to block him, but unexpectedly, this person was like an unkillable cockroach, and came back with a different account.

The content wasn't as aggressive as before, but it still had a strange, awkward quality to it.

Why did you block me?

"I'm just asking what you're doing, is it really that big of a deal?"

"Reply to the message quickly."

"Reply to me, reply to me, reply to me..."

I typed "reply to me" hundreds of times.

Ruan Yi wrinkled her nose at these words, thinking, "Is this person just born without the ability to speak properly?"

She guessed that it might be a language disorder that comes with late-stage cerebral palsy.

Whenever she thinks of him, Ruan Yi feels a pang of sadness.

Actually, before high school, they were best friends, the kind of friends who would tease each other whenever they met and neither of them would give in.

Ruan Yi always laughed at him for playing basketball like a gorilla, and while he was arguing, he would secretly let her copy the answers during exams.

The two argued constantly, but never really got angry.

At that time, probably no one expected that things would turn out like this, with even having a normal conversation feeling like a war.

Especially after she grew up, the people around Ruan Yi spoke in a gentle and mild manner.

Fu Jingchen maintained a gentlemanly demeanor on the surface, while A Zhi, needless to say, was sweeter than anything else.

Fu Wang doesn't like to say what's on his mind, but he's "delicate and easily pushed over"!

In comparison, the surname Chen stands out conspicuously, and one can't help but find it irritating.

Inside Shen's office.

He sent out line after line of text, but the chat box remained stuck in his monologue.

He muttered something under his breath, his finger hovering over the screen for a long time before finally not typing anything.

It wasn't like this before. Before, even when Ruan Yi was angry, she would glare at him and argue back, calling him crazy and cursing him to step in dog poop when he went out.

They can't break up no matter how much they argue.

But now, Ruan Yi is too lazy to even argue with him, and simply uses silence and blocking to draw a line.

It must be those two! Fu Jingchen, that persistent ghost, and Ruan Yi, that arrogant younger brother.

These two must have spoken ill of Ruan Yi openly or secretly a lot, and who knows what methods they used to sow discord!

The phone was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly vibrated again.

Shen Xun thought it was Ruan Yi who replied to the message, but when he opened it, it was a push notification from the official account.

He took a deep breath and typed a line of text quickly: "If you don't reply to me, I'm booking a plane ticket to the US right now to find you."

The message notification popped up, but he suddenly felt a wave of weakness and grabbed his phone, wanting to smash it against the wall.

"What if she replies?"

The man finally managed to hold back and just threw it hard onto the sofa.

The leather sofa made a dull thud, as if it were venting his pent-up frustration.

Chen Xun scratched his hair in frustration, slumped onto the sofa, and his mind was a mess.

He and Ruan Yi should be the kind of couple you'd find in a sweet romance novel.

They are a couple who have been rumored to be bound together since high school, and they come with a built-in "arranged marriage" buff.

He was stubborn and didn't mean what he said, and she was incredibly cute and naturally naive. He was fierce at the time, afraid that he would kiss Ruan Yi to death, after all... it's not a good thing to taste forbidden fruit too early.

The two seem to be constantly teasing each other, but in reality, they understand each other's thoughts with just a glance.

He liked to tease Ruan Yi on purpose. The girl would glare at him angrily, but she would never take it to heart. When he said the opposite of what he meant, she would tilt her head and think for a couple of seconds, and she could always accurately pick out the concern hidden in his words.

Those were such wonderful times. They seemed like a match made in heaven. Even the head of the teaching department looked at them with a mix of teasing and helplessness, as if they were a couple.

Because of his foul mouth and that one awful remark, everything went wrong.

He wanted to apologize, but Ruan Yi thought he was playing tricks. He wanted to get closer, but Ruan Yi treated him like a monster. He said something to show concern, but Ruan Yi interpreted it as a provocation.

Everything he does is wrong.

Shen Xun felt that the world had probably gone mad.

They had a perfectly sweet romance story, but they had to veer into a tragic love drama. Does getting a wife these days mean you have to overcome countless trials and tribulations?

If he had known that his words would cause such a huge mess, he would have preferred to sew his tongue back up.

Chen Xun sat on the sofa for a long time, then suddenly got up, rushed to his desk, and picked up the photo frame on the table.

The photo shows Ruan Yi at the high school sports meet. She is wearing a sports uniform, with her hair in a high ponytail, and she is smiling sweetly at the camera. There is a bit of cream on the corner of her mouth, which he smeared on her.

The man stared at the photo for a few seconds, then suddenly pressed the frame against his face, his nose brushing against her cheek in the photo, until the edges of the frame were burning hot.

"My fiancée, my little fiancée..."

Jiang Qingyue had just pushed open the glass door to the office.

Then I saw my son rubbing a picture frame against his face, muttering something under his breath.

She was so frightened that she stopped breathing.

I didn't see my son, I only saw a hopeless madman.

Mother Shen silently withdrew her foot and closed the door.

I watched a horror movie in broad daylight.

Ruan Yi looked at the latest message on her phone but still didn't reply.

She gazed at the street scene outside the window, but her heart was like a lake with pebbles thrown in, rippling with complex emotions.

Fu Jingchen's recent behavior has been too abnormal. The emotions hidden in his eyes are unfathomable, and she can't figure them out.

But the best explanation right now is that she really shook the plot. Her mother is alive and well and has not repeated the same mistakes. This is clearly proof of the butterfly effect.

Does the butterfly effect make people straight?

It's a bit absurd... but it's not impossible!

Does that mean she can stop being led by invisible threads and truly be herself?

When this thought popped into my head, my heart felt a little hot.

Her decision to see Fu Wang was also influenced by this thought: if she had the freedom to choose, why couldn't she try to be with Fu Wang?

Who would want to be stuck in a mission-like storyline forever?

She is a person, not a tool to be manipulated.

Previously, I always thought about achieving a certain goal and following a set path, but now my mindset seems to be different.

Perhaps because she has learned more and met more diverse people, she seems less prone to panic. She has also gradually come to understand that she needs to find her direction amidst the chaos.

Especially after arriving in the United States.

Vague, overlooked memories keep popping into my head.

It seems that some of those chaotic memories from her past life are starting to come back to her.

I don't know where it came from, but my sense of clarity is getting stronger and stronger. It's as if I've broken free from some invisible shackles. Even what I should do and what I want are much clearer than before.

She just wanted to get everything back on track, to be someone's appendage, not a plot device, but simply Ruan Yi, someone who could enjoy life to the fullest.

Instead of being caught in the middle of several men, constantly on edge and insecure.

I worry all day long about whether they will end up sleeping in the same bed.

Why do I feel this way after leaving home...?

What does it feel like to escape control?