Chapter 43 Chapter 43 Audacious
Chapter 43
Fortunately, the two of them stopped making noise and slept soundly in the car.
When they arrived at their destination, he moved people in one by one, which wasn't that difficult.
Just in the middle of it, Ruan Yan suddenly woke up again.
She was mumbling something.
He listened closely and vaguely heard a sentence: "I really want to go home..."
He explained, "It's too late. I don't want to wake your family. You and Luna can sleep at my place tonight and go back tomorrow morning."
She was still murmuring intermittently, her voice thick with nasal sounds, and she went from sobbing to bursting into tears.
"I really want to go home... Mom and Dad..."
"I miss you guys so much..."
"Dad...Mom...where are you..."
Only then did he hear clearly what she said.
Thinking of how her mother passed away due to illness when she was young and her father passed away a few years ago, he couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for her who had lost both parents.
So he reached out and patted her shoulder to comfort her.
"It's okay, it will be fine, it will all pass."
Ruan Yan didn't know when she started to lose her memory after drinking.
She vaguely remembered that she and Luna had danced a lot and drank a lot.
She hadn't had such a satisfying drink in a long time. Later on, she seemed to have hallucinations and actually saw Zhou Paopi, the Zhou Paopi of Lu Peishi.
Then she felt her body become light, as if she was dreaming.
In her dream, she saw her parents, whom she had never met. They were sitting in the living room of Ruan Mansion and smiling at her. Although their faces were blurry, she felt very close to them.
They also reached out to hug her.
"Baby, baby, come on—"
Although she had never heard them calling her, she inexplicably felt that their voices were very familiar and warm.
She ran towards them with her arms open happily, but what she ended up hugging was a ball of cold mist.
“Dad, Mom!”
No one responded to her.
The warm smile disappeared, and the Ruan Mansion also disappeared.
The surroundings became the old house where she had lived for decades. In the damp and moldy air, she was the only one huddled in the corner.
"Mom and Dad, where are you?"
"I miss you guys so much..."
Her nose felt sore and she felt very wronged. She tried to hold it in, but finally she couldn't control herself and burst into tears.
Her body was falling down little by little, and in the dim light, a gentle force suddenly supported her.
"It's okay..." the voice whispered softly in her ear.
"It's going to be okay. It's going to pass."
He hugged her, soothing her panic and sadness, letting her cry in his arms.
The night was dark and his voice was very soft, but it seemed like her salvation and support.
The moment the rope slipped from her hands and she fell out of control, she was caught steadily by a soft landing point.
…
This is all just a dream.
It was already the next morning when she realized that the man hugging her and comforting her seemed to be Lu Peishi.
She opened her eyes and saw an unfamiliar suspended ceiling, an unfamiliar sofa, and unfamiliar floor-to-ceiling windows...
This isn't Ruan Mansion! This isn't her bed!
Ruan Yan was so frightened that she jumped up and ran out of the room without even having time to put on her slippers.
When she opened the door and walked into the corridor, she saw the familiar environment and slowly realized that this was Lu Peishi's home.
The memories of the disconnection also came flooding back.
So, it was indeed Lu Peishi?
Is it true that when I held her in my arms and comforted her softly last night, she wiped her tears and snot on my shirt?
Ruan Yan walked back to her room in a daze and sat on the bed for a long time sorting out her memories and thoughts.
The final conclusion was that it was all her fantasy.
Just like last night when she dreamed of her parents whom she had never met.
Thinking about it this way, I feel much more at ease.
She put on the slippers scattered under the bed, went to the bathroom to wash up briefly, and then went downstairs.
The living room was quiet, with not a single person in sight.
Ruan Yan was puzzled. How could Lu Peishi go out so early in the morning?
At this moment, a sound came from the stairs.
Luna yawned as she came down. Seeing Ruan Yan, she greeted her and asked, "Where's my brother?"
Ruan Yan shook her head: "I don't know, I haven't seen him since I came down."
Luna poured herself a glass of water and then, with her hair disheveled and her face pale, she lay on the water bar, yelling, "Ah, I feel so uncomfortable, so uncomfortable."
Ruan Yan was also sitting there listlessly, and her condition was not much better than hers.
Both of them were suffering from the typical hangover.
Being hungry exacerbated her stomach discomfort. Ruan Yan suddenly thought of something and asked, "Can you eat snail noodles?"
Luna nodded wearily.
"I used to love having a bowl of snail noodles after a hangover," she said, looking at the listless man across from her. "I know there's a restaurant nearby that's really good. They deliver quickly if you order takeout."
Luna raised her head suddenly, and her lifeless eyes suddenly lit up.
Sure enough, it took less than half an hour from placing the order to delivery.
Even through the takeaway box, I couldn't resist the familiar and strong smell. The whole bowl of noodles was topped with sour bamboo shoots, snails, bean curd, black fungus, peanuts... The bright red color made people salivate.
Ruan Yan couldn't wait to open the chopsticks and took a big breath, feeling indescribable joy.
The wandering soul returns in a second.
For her, this is the best hangover remedy.
Luna over there was also concentrating on eating. The spicier the food, the more refreshing it was and the more energetic she felt. She was really intoxicated by it.
"This is the first time I've eaten snail noodles after waking up from a hangover. I didn't expect it to be such a perfect match."
The two noodle lovers found a soul resonance in the uniform slurping sounds.
What broke this harmonious atmosphere was the sudden appearance of Lu Peishi with a very bad look on his face.
He looked at them unhappily: "What smells so bad so early in the morning?"
It can wake him up from his sleep.
"Snail noodles," Luna replied first, "Brother, do you want some? We ordered an extra portion of yours too."
Lu Peishi looked at their bowls in disbelief. Such a disgusting smell, and they were actually food for humans?
His frown deepened: "No need."
As he said this, he immediately opened the window to ventilate and get rid of the smell.
Looking at Lu Peishi's figure, Ruan Yan couldn't help but recall the scene in her dream last night.
Gentle comfort, generous hands, and a soft and warm embrace...
It is really hard to reconcile these scenes with the man who now looks indifferent and disgusted with them.
As expected, dreams are just dreams, and there is a huge difference between them and reality.
She slurped her noodles more slowly, still not understanding why he was in her dream.
Just as I was thinking about it, Lu Peishi, who was making coffee over there, looked over unexpectedly.
Their eyes met in the air.
Ruan Yan flashed her signature smile at the right moment and naturally interrupted the conversation: "If Mr. Lu doesn't want to eat snail noodles, how about trying this sauce-flavored meat pie?"
The corners of Lu Peishi's mouth twitched.
From the beginning, Ruan Yan had been stealing glances at him with an inexplicably burning gaze from time to time. As soon as he turned away, she would avoid his gaze.
He couldn't help but think of the confession she made behind his back at her last birthday party.
Revenge...pretend becomes reality...
She really dared to say that.
How audacious it is to use him as a tool for revenge.
Lu Peishi thought that now she must be unable to let go of the entanglement with that man for many years, and at the same time she couldn't help but succumb to his powerful charm.
Every time she sees him, she must feel very conflicted, right?
Just like just now, she couldn't help looking at him, and was finally caught by him. She pretended to be calm and asked him casually if he wanted to eat some meat pie with sauce.
Lu Peishi poured purified water into the coffee cup and pretended to be busy.
She never forgot to think about him even when eating. She was really trying to please him all the time.
Ruan Yan pushed the meat pie wrapped in greasy paper on the table forward. "Although this is a gift from the boss, it tastes really good. It's crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and it bursts with juice when you bite into it."
Seeing that Lu Peishi didn't say anything, she continued, "It's really delicious. Luna and I just ate two. One was dipped in the snail noodles. After absorbing the soup, it was so satisfying to take a bite."
Lu Peishi was not grateful. Why should he eat something with such poor hygiene and that came with it as a gift?
I originally wanted to say forget it since he wasn't interested, but suddenly it occurred to me, could it be that Ruan Yan had bought it specifically for him?
Because she was worried that he didn't like snail noodles, she thoughtfully bought this meat pie with sauce, but she didn't want to make it too obvious, so she pretended that it was a "gift" from the boss?
Looking at her bright smile, he quickly came to a conclusion in his mind, well, that's right.
Seeing that Lu Peishi didn't react for a long time, Ruan Yan thought that this guy would probably put on a sour face again.
Forget it, if you don’t want to eat, then don’t eat. You are really hard to please.
She moved the meat pie back a little, intending to share it with Luna.
Luna exchanged a glance with her, then looked at Lu Peishi, who had an expressionless face. She knew that he never ate this kind of junk food, so she remained silent. Just as she was about to smooth things over, she heard a very faint voice floating over her head: "Leave it there. I'll eat it later."
Luna: ? ?
As she stared at Lu Pei with wide eyes, she began to doubt her ears.
Is he sure he meant "leave it there" and not "throw it away" or "throw it in the trash can"?
Lu Peishi had really not intended to accept Ruan Yan's kindness, but considering her sincerity and that he was her boss after all, he had always been considerate of his subordinates. After thinking about it, he decided to reluctantly take a bite or two as a token of his appreciation.
Holding the coffee, he sat down opposite them. He took out several tissues and put them in his hands. He picked up a piece of cake and took a small bite. The crispy crust fell off.
Luna's eyes continued to widen in surprise.
Who was this person in front of her, wearing LV silk pajamas and eating a meat pie with a sauce? Was this still her brother Lu Peishi?
Hadn't he always looked down upon and disdained this kind of junk food before?
Seeing that Lu Peishi seemed to be enjoying his meal, Ruan Yan asked, "How is it? It's really good, isn't it?"
Lu Peishi chewed slowly and hummed softly: "It's okay."
Ruan Yan thought that since he said "average", it must be extraordinary. You know, his scoring standards are usually quite strict.
It seems that my appreciation of food is not bad.
Feeling proud, she continued to recommend: "Would you like to try the boneless fried pig's trotters and spicy soup?"
Soft and sticky pig's trotters wrapped in sugar, and spicy and thick red soup.
Luna glanced at the carbohydrate bomb combination, then looked at Lu Pei, who always paid attention to the scientific proportion of light and healthy breakfast. At this moment, he said in her ears like a hallucination: "Oh."
The snail noodles that Luna had just put into her mouth slipped back into the bowl.
what?
What’s going on?
Lu Peishi calmly scooped a spoonful of spicy soup, frowned at first, and then calmly drank the second and third sips...
In the end, I couldn't help but choked by the spiciness and started coughing.
"Is it too spicy? If you can't handle spicy food, eat less." Ruan Yan beside her reminded gently.
Lu Peishi endured the burning sensation on the tip of his tongue and said stubbornly, "Who said I can't eat it?"
Are you kidding? Does he look like such a weak man?
The result is that the cough becomes more and more severe.
"It's so spicy and you still don't admit it."
"Ahem...it's you who made me eat it."
"You're eating just because I told you to. You're never this easy to talk to."
“…”
From the beginning till now, Luna, who had been frightened by everything that happened before her eyes, was no longer startled. After calming down, she began to observe the two people carefully.
They sat facing each other, one of them was obviously too spicy to eat but still insisted, while the other one handed him a tissue and made a few sarcastic remarks...
The way they get along is too harmonious.
The expression on Luna's face became more and more meaningful, and her eyes moved back and forth between the two people several times.
Is there something...incestuous going on between the two of them?
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