Chapter 317
"Why did you think of taking Ningning and the others to pick cherries today?"
Xia Ruoan took a crystal clear cherry with an attractive luster from Leng Zexi with curiosity on her face, turned to look at Ouyang who was sitting next to her, and asked in confusion.
She gently bit the cherry in her hand, and the juicy flesh melted in her mouth instantly. The sweet and delicious taste made her eyes light up and she praised it endlessly: "Where did you pick it? It's so delicious!"
After saying that, he couldn't wait to put another one into his mouth.
Seeing this, Leng Zexi smiled gently, reached out his hand and gently placed it under Xia Ruoan's mouth to catch the fruit core she spit out, then stood up and walked to the trash can not far away and threw it in accurately.
After returning to his seat, Leng Zexi looked at Xia Ruo'an who was eating with gusto and deliberately teased, "Is it because these cherries are delicious in themselves, or because they were picked by your precious sons, so they are extra delicious?"
There was a hint of helplessness in her tone. After all, I had never seen her like cherries so much before.
Xia Ruo'an was slightly stunned, then she reacted, rolled her eyes at Leng Zexi coquettishly, and said, "Both!"
"These fruits are very sweet. Plus, they are picked by my lovely sons, so of course they are the most delicious!" As she said this, she continued to enjoy the delicious cherries.
At this time, Ouyang, who had been quietly observing the interaction between the two, suddenly showed a surprised expression. He looked at Xia Ruoan, hesitated for a moment, and then slowly said: "Ruoan, Zexi...didn't he tell you about Ningning?"
Hearing this, Xia Ruo'an immediately stopped chewing and looked at Leng Zexi blankly, his eyes full of questions and worries. He asked anxiously, "What's the matter? What's wrong with Ningning? Tell me quickly!"
However, at this point, this matter can no longer be concealed.
Leng Zexi told everything that happened today with a serious expression: "Ningning was embarrassed today. Madam Lu deliberately didn't give him cherries to eat."
Hearing this, Xia Ruo'an's eyes widened, her face full of astonishment and disbelief. She subconsciously put down the fruit in her hand that she was about to put into her mouth, and asked anxiously: "Lu family? No, as an elder, how can she treat a child like this!"
"Although Ningning is a bit naughty on weekdays, she is always well-behaved and obedient outside. How could she be treated so specifically by Madam Lu?"
At this moment, Xia Ruoan was angry and anxious, and his emotions were difficult to control.
She stared at Leng Zexi anxiously and asked again: "What on earth is going on? Tell me quickly!"
Seeing this, Leng Zexi hurriedly spoke to comfort him, "Ningning is fine. Later, Sui Sui and Niannian took the initiative to hand the cherries in their hands to Ningning, and successfully comforted him."
"Not only that, but when the other children saw this, they all took out the cherries in their hands and shared them with the three of them."
"So Ningning is fine now, so don't worry too much."
Despite what Leng Zexi said, Xia Ruoan's heart was still hanging in the air.
She still looked worried, and murmured to herself, "No, I'm still a little worried. I have to call and ask in person."
After saying that, he pretended to take out his cell phone to call the passerby.
Leng Zexi knew very well how much Xia Ruoan cared about Ningning, so he naturally understood how she felt at the moment.
So he gently patted Xia Ruo'an's shoulder and advised softly: "Okay, it's really okay, just rest assured."
"My mother mercilessly slapped Madam Lu in the face. This slap was very satisfying and finally helped Ningning get rid of her anger."
"Our Leng family and your Ou family, including your third brother, have already spread the word that from now on, we will no longer have any form of cooperation with the Lu family."
Leng Zexi said slowly, with a hint of helplessness on his face.
"Actually, if you think about this matter, I am partly responsible."
"Lu Xi from the Lu family has always had a crush on me, but I can swear to you that I don't have any feelings for her at all." Leng Zexi looked at Xia Ruoan sincerely and explained.
"After we got married, Lu Xi left for a foreign country in a fit of anger and has not come back yet."
"But the two elders of the Lu family thought that it was because I married you that Lu Xi suffered such a severe blow and left in anger."
"They thought Ningning looked a lot like you, so they took out all their anger on Ningning and targeted her everywhere. Sigh... To be honest, Ningning is so innocent."
As Leng Zexi spoke, he gently rubbed his brows, as if these things were giving him a headache.
After hearing this, Xia Ruo'an was speechless. She looked up at Leng Zexi and asked, "Do you really have nothing to do with that Lu Xi?"
"You know, I heard that the Leng family has always had a close relationship with the other families, and it is said that Lu Xi is your childhood sweetheart who grew up together."
At this moment, Ouyang, who had been listening quietly to the conversation between the two, suddenly chuckled, and then looked at Leng Zexi with a half-smile, as if waiting to see how he would respond to Xia Ruoan's questioning.
Leng Zexi looked at her suspicious eyes and couldn't help feeling a little helpless.
He shook his head gently and said sincerely: "She and I are really not familiar with each other at all, let alone childhood sweethearts."
Then, he further explained: "You know, there is a big age gap between her and me, and we don't have much interaction on a daily basis."
"Although I used to be relatively close to her older brother Lu Hai in elementary and middle school, we have gradually become distant since entering high school."
Having said this, Leng Zexi was afraid that she would not believe him, so he quickly added: "So, I don't have any feelings for that Lu Xi at all, so you must not have any random thoughts."
After a pause, Leng Zexi's eyes revealed a trace of deep regret, and he sighed softly: "Actually, if I think about it carefully, I really hope to be your childhood sweetheart if possible."
"Unfortunately, fate played a trick on me. When I met you, it was already too late.
Just like that, I missed your childhood, childhood and teenage years. Whenever I think of this, I always feel extremely regretful. "
After hearing these words, Xia Ruoan was stunned for a moment.
After a long while, she came back to her senses, a gentle and sweet smile bloomed on her face, and she responded affectionately: "Don't worry, from now on, I will always be with you for the rest of my life."
At this moment, Ouyang on the side couldn't help it anymore and coughed twice, interrupting their sweet love.
He was seen mumbling with a look of resentment on his face: "I really can't stand you two. I was thinking about watching the show and seeing if Leng Zexi would be asked to kneel on a durian because of this incident."
"I never expected that not only did I not get to watch the fun, but I was forced to eat dog food here. This is really too much!"
As he spoke, Ouyang kicked the huge durian at his feet, indicating that he was ready to watch the fun.
Seeing this, Leng Zexi could only smile bitterly and felt speechless about this friend who loved to join in the fun.
"I said that both of us avoid durian, but I didn't expect you to bring a durian over! It turns out this is specially prepared for me." Leng Zexi teased with a faint smile on his face.
Ouyang turned to look at him and explained, "I just brought it here as a favor. This durian was specially asked by Niannian to be bought for you."
Hearing this, Leng Zexi couldn't help but frowned and fell into deep thought.
So that's how it is. It seems that I didn't properly handle those tangled peach blossom debts before, so Ningning was bullied by others, and in the final analysis, they just wanted to take the opportunity to make things difficult for Ruoan.
However, at this moment, the first thing that came to his mind was Ningning's aggrieved little face, and for a moment he did not realize that it would be Nian Nian.
He is indeed a person who does great things quietly.
After Leng Zexi came back to his senses, he cast his gaze towards Xia Ruo'an who was sitting quietly beside him, and asked carefully in a low voice: "How about... I kneel down and admit my mistake to you? After all, this time it was indeed caused by my negligence."
Xia Ruo'an looked up at him and asked with a smile, "If I tell you to kneel, will you really kneel down obediently?"
Faced with this question, Leng Zexi did not respond immediately.
After a moment's silence, he suddenly stood up and walked straight towards the durian.
Then, in full view of everyone, he knelt on his knees without hesitation.
Xia Ruoan was shocked when he saw this. He quickly stood up and rushed forward to try to hold him back, shouting, "Don't kneel."
At the same time, her eyes fell on the durian, and she saw that it was densely covered with thin, sharp thorns, which made people feel creepy just by looking at it.
A stabbing pain seemed to pass through her eyes and straight into her heart. She couldn't help but think to herself how painful it would be to kneel down.
Xia Ruoan looked at Ouyang with a mixture of laughter and tears in her eyes. This must be intentional.
"Zexi has nothing to do with Lu Xi. It's just that the Lu family thinks they are right. Zexi himself is innocent."
"After all, it wasn't Zexi who drove her away. Just because she likes Zexi, does that mean Zexi has to be responsible for her? If that's the case, I will also be punished. There have been many people pursuing me since I was a child." Xia Ruoan looked at Ouyang and said.
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