Chapter 50 Chapter 50 Because I Like You
Ruan Xiangyi searched the kitchen for something, but after searching for a long time and finding nothing suitable, she rushed out with a rolling pin. Zhao Qingshi had never seen such a ferocious look on her face before, and he was so frightened that he quickly ran after her.
Ruan Xiangyi protected Lin Manshu behind her: "Please go out, you are not welcome here."
She held Lin Manshu's hand and realized that her hands were shaking.
Lin Manshu was afraid that Zhao Qingshi would hear these ugly things, so she grabbed her hand and said, "Go upstairs! This is none of your business!"
Ruan Xiangyi didn't want to, she wanted to stay and protect her.
Lin Manshu was about to collapse. She thought she had implicated her. She turned to look at Zhao Qingshi and said, "Qingshi, Mom, please help me take Xiangyi upstairs. She is pregnant."
"You must be Xiangyi." Su Shunyi's expression changed immediately upon recognizing her. She wiped her tears behind her ears and glanced at the man beside her. Lin Manshu saw what she was up to and interrupted her, "If you want to do anything, come at me. Don't hurt my daughter!"
"Sister, I just wanted to see my son. When you tried to stop me, did you ever think that you also hurt my son?" Su Shunyi straightened her back a little.
son?
Ruan Xiangyi realized that this person was Ruan Shuyu's biological mother. Judging from Lin Manshu's reaction, she was not surprised, which meant that she had known it for a long time.
Su Shunyi said, "We've met before. Remember when you went to deliver documents to Ruan Fu and were stopped outside the office for over an hour? Do you know what we did during that hour?"
Su Shunyi, determined to break off relations, looked at Ruan Lingyu and said, "Don't you want to know why I got involved with your father? Well, you have your stepmother to thank. She created the opportunity for us. She has always known about my involvement with your father."
Ruan Xiangyi was stunned.
"After giving birth to you, your mother could no longer have children. But your Uncle Ruan wanted a boy to inherit the family fortune, so your mother agreed to let Ruan Fu bring one home from outside. However, Ruan Fu had already had sex with me at that time. When your mother found out, she was very angry and came to find me alone. At that time, you seemed to be only a freshman in college. Do you know what the result of their negotiation was? She spent 10 million to borrow my belly to buy you a brother. Haha, do you think your mother is a good person? She can do anything when it comes to her own interests. But your mother's eggs are not very good. Why don't I get pregnant after sleeping with Ruan Fu for a few times?"
Lin Manshu slumped on the sofa, her eyes vacant, her daughter's happiness was all over.
The rolling pin fell on the carpet with a dull sound and rolled a few times. Ruan Xiangyi tilted her body and almost tripped. Fortunately, Zhao Qingshi hugged her shoulders in time.
Zhao Qingshi patted her shoulder to comfort her, then glanced across at her and said sarcastically, "You're speaking so indignantly, but what's your purpose in standing here? Did you not get the money or was it not enough?"
"I don't want money! I just want custody of my son!"
"How can there be such a good thing? You take the money and then want custody?"
"I can give you my money back!"
"What are you planning? Do you think others can't see it? After taking the money, you found that it was not enough, so you planned to come back to fight for the inheritance. You must know that illegitimate children are also eligible to inherit, so you dare to come here so blatantly. But I still advise you kindly to quit while you are ahead, otherwise you will get nothing in the end." Zhao Qingshi chuckled, "Let me warn you one more thing. If you are unable to solve the problem, don't offend me again after offending Ruan Fu. Your confidence is a joke to me. Do you think I care? I never looked at Ruan Xiangyi's family background when I married her. Even if she is not a member of the Ruan family in the future, she will always be the title of Mrs. Zhao in this life. But you are different. You bullied her, and I will get back at you."
Lin Manshu raised her head, as if she saw hope again.
What Zhao Qingshi said was actually to reassure Lin Manshu. She was more worried than Ruan Xiangyi about the instability of their marriage. She might have other selfish motives, but she was more hoping for the best for her child.
But how could they think that he would ignore her and look down on her just because of such a trivial matter? What does it have to do with her?
After a lot of commotion, Ruan Fu finally showed up at the door. His aunt didn't dare to get involved and could only stand at the door waiting for the savior to come back.
Zhao Qingshi said to Lin Manshu, "Mom, Xiangyi and I will go back first. Please call us if you have anything."
Lin Man regained consciousness and stood up: "I'll see you off."
"No, you have more important things to do."
Ruan Xiangyi murmured: "Mom, take care of yourself."
Zhao Qingshi took Ruan Xiangyi's hand, picked up her scarf and coat that were on the sofa, helped her put on the coat, and carefully put the scarf around her neck to cover her chin, for fear that she would be blown by the wind.
Lin Manshu felt completely relieved.
Influenced by her biological father's decadent private life, Ruan Lingyu did not believe in true love until she saw them. Suddenly, a part of her heart awakened, and she understood the meaning of marriage. She also understood that if she or Li Wenyin had married Zhao Qing, Zhao Qing would never treat them like this.
Because they are not Ruan Xiangyi.
He only loves Ruan Xiangyi.
When passing by Ruan Fu, Zhao Qingshi ignored his intentional flattery and said bluntly: "If you can't handle this matter well, I don't mind sharing the burden with you."
The threat is on the table.
Ruan Fu sighed inwardly: "I'll deal with it right away."
Back at Xiangshan No. 1, Zhao Qingshi found Ruan Xiangyi still in her spirit at the Ruan family's house, so he gave her two hours of private time. When it was time for dinner, he knocked on the door to call her.
Since she started working, she has been able to digest negative emotions quickly and figure things out after a long time.
After dinner, Ruan Xiangyi ran to the study to find Zhao Qingshi: "I have something to tell you."
Zhao Qingshi turned off the computer, took off his glasses and put them aside, then pulled her chair over so they could sit face to face. "Go ahead."
Ruan Xiangyi thought about the words, but couldn't remember where to start, so she decided to start from her childhood: "Actually, my last name is not Ruan like Uncle Ruan. My father's last name is also Ruan, Ruan Jicai. He is the only family with this surname in our town. My father was a middle school teacher. He passed away when I was 14. When I was 15, I followed my mother to the Ruan family. If I hadn't lived with my mother in the Ruan family, I would be a very ordinary girl, unsophisticated and not dressed so exquisitely. But we would never have had the chance to meet."
She lowered her eyes: "I don't mean anything else. I just want to tell you that if my mother divorces Uncle Ruan, I will no longer be the second daughter of the Ruan family. At that time, will you still be willing to be with me, you..."
"Do you want to be scolded too?" Zhao Qingshi interrupted her. He knew that she was influenced by that crazy woman today and guessed that she would fall into this trap. After hearing what she said, he couldn't help but poke her forehead with his index finger, feeling angry.
"It hurts." she murmured.
"Do you feel the pain?" Zhao Qingshi sneered, what a heartless man.
Ruan Xiangyi nodded: "It hurts."
It seems like he has surrendered, but in fact he is deliberately torturing you.
"Xiangyi, I understand your mother's concerns, but she doesn't know why we got married. She thinks it's just a marriage of wealth. Do you think so too?"
Ruan Xiangyi raised her head blankly, her heart pounding wildly: "Isn't it..."
Because of the children?
She felt that this reason was more convincing.
"Of course not."
"Child?" she probed.
"Not really." If she continued to guess, she probably wouldn't be able to guess his feelings until dawn. Zhao Qingshi said, "I married you for no other reason than that I want to live with you, understand you, cherish you, love you, and protect you."
"Do you understand?" he asked.
Ruan Xiangyi understood, but her brain was about to crash.
How could he have such an idea at that time...
"Aren't you wondering why both parents suddenly asked me to marry you?" Zhao Qingshi said slowly, "To tell you the truth, I was the one who orchestrated all this. I arranged for the two families to meet and told them that I would be responsible for you."
Ruan Xiangyi's eyes were filled with shock: "Then everything you said before was a lie."
"Yeah, that's right." Zhao Qingshi revealed himself, "I'm just like that. From childhood to adulthood, nothing I want can escape my grasp. I'm just that overbearing and unreasonable. But you know it's too late. Now that you're standing by my side, there's no way I'll let you go in this lifetime."
"What's the reason why you said you wanted to live with me, understand me, cherish me, love me, and protect me...ah?" Ruan Xiangyi was eager to confirm something.
Zhao Qingshi took her hand, ran his fingers across her palm and interlocked theirs: "Because I like you."
It felt like something hit her heart hard, numb and warm, like a balloon inflated and ready to float up at any moment.
Ruan Xiangyi suddenly pulled her hand back.
His palms felt empty, and Zhao Qingshi's eyes were slightly surprised.
The chair brushed against the ground, and Ruan Xiangyi stood up, as if she was scared and ran away. Until the moment the door was closed, Zhao Qingshi was still unable to recover for a long time, with a frown on his face.
How did she react?
Did his love catch her off guard like this?
Ruan Xiangyi didn't know what to do. She just felt like she was going to float up at any moment. She went downstairs to get some water, drank some, and paced back and forth. Her face felt hot, so she kept fanning herself, but it was still very hot, so she went back to the kitchen to get some water to drink.
She was holding the cup and was blocked by him at the edge of the cupboard.
"Why are you running?" he asked dissatisfiedly.
"I'm thirsty." Ruan Xiangyi held the cup and took another sip, her lips glistening with water.
Zhao Qingshi didn't say anything, staring at the water cup in her hand, not knowing what he was thinking.
Ruan Xiangyi took small sips of water, and finally the cup was empty. Zhao Qingshi took it away and carried her directly to the countertop, supporting himself with his hands on both sides and leaning forward: "Do you want to drink more?"
Ruan Xiangyi couldn't explain why the fire in her heart was getting hotter and hotter.
"I..." Just as she opened her mouth, her lips were bitten by him.
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The author has something to say: I originally wanted to post this last night, but I fell asleep while writing...
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