Chapter 45 Chapter 45 Feeling Lost
Chapter 45
The car stopped in front of Ruan Mansion.
Lu Peishi gripped the steering wheel, glanced at Ruan Yan beside him, and reminded her intentionally or unintentionally: "I am not a person with old-fashioned ideas. Although I have always been very principled, under special circumstances..."
He paused, emphasizing, "Principles can be flexible."
Ruan Yan was actually a little drowsy and tried hard to suppress the urge to yawn: "Oh, so."
He probed, "So you understand what I mean?"
Ruan Yan’s inner thoughts: What do you understand?
Mouth: "I understand."
Lu Peishi breathed a sigh of relief silently, feeling relieved.
Since the effect has been achieved, just stop there. There is no need to make some things so clear.
"Okay, go back and rest."
"Okay, thank you Mr. Lu for taking me back. I'll go in first. Bye."
Ruan Yan quickly unbuckled her seat belt and got out of the car.
Lu Peishi, who was in the car, stared at her back as she walked towards Ruan Mansion step by step under the clear moonlight.
His words tonight must have set off a huge tsunami in her heart.
I hope that after she comes to her senses, she can break up with that man as soon as possible.
Then the next thing will be a natural progression...
Of course he has this confidence. After all, good men as considerate as him are basically extinct in the market.
…
Ruan Yan didn't know what had suddenly stimulated Lu Peishi tonight, and he kept spouting some obscure and difficult truths.
But she didn't have the energy to think about it.
She was really sleepy at this moment, and just wanted to take a hot bath and have a good sleep.
*
Lu Peishi went on a business trip to City E this week, and Ruan Yan was basically idle with nothing to do.
The issues at the last project site were almost resolved, and everyone didn't have any important projects on hand. It was a rare opportunity for them to have some free time, so they organized a dinner party in the evening.
There are only a few people in their group, but the atmosphere is good.
Everyone was in a good mood, and Ruan Yan didn't spoil the fun. She joined everyone in eating, singing, laughing and having fun.
Liu Mengmeng was in high spirits and kept taking selfies with people. Ruan Yan also took a lot of photos and selected a few that she liked and posted them on WeChat Moments.
"Xiao Yanyan, come and sing too." After singing a few songs, Liu Mengmeng handed the microphone to Ruan Yan.
Ruan Yan declined, "Ah, no thanks. I'm not that good at singing. You guys should sing instead."
"Hey, we're not here for a singing competition, why do we have to sing so beautifully?" The microphone was forced into her hand. "Here, the next song is also my choice. I'll warm up your voice first."
Ruan Yan had no choice but to continue.
Liu Mengmeng chose a very old song, which she happened to know how to sing but was not very familiar with it. She sang it haltingly at the beginning, but her emotions gradually improved in the chorus.
"I have a special affection for you. Only after experiencing it can I know how deep my love is. It's so deep that it hurts in my heart. The pain is all touching. I am really, really different..."
She was singing with great concentration, and only after the song ended did she realize that Liu Mengmeng was secretly recording a video with her mobile phone.
"What are you doing? You didn't even tell me in advance. I didn't even have time to control my expression."
Liu Mengmeng came over with her big white teeth bared and replayed the video.
"Look at this light and shadow, this angle, isn't it amazing? Doesn't it make you look like Dilraba Dilmurat?"
Ruan Yan stared at the screen for a long time: "Baby, but you didn't even take a picture of my face."
"This is called hazy beauty and atmosphere. It's popular now." Liu Mengmeng admired her work with satisfaction, and posted it to her Moments with a few clicks.
In City E, Lu Peishi was busy all day and returned to the hotel to rest at night.
After taking a shower, he poured himself a glass of red wine. Whenever he was not used to the hotel bed on a business trip, he would rely on this to help him sleep.
He stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in the room. The bright lights and extravagance outside were blocked by the thick glass, and the flickering neon lights were reflected in his dark pupils.
He opened his phone, dealt with some work-related content, and then opened his Moments.
There should be a group dinner tonight, and he saw that the group members had all posted photos of eating and singing.
Scrolling down, I saw a video posted by Liu Mengmeng. The person on the cover looked familiar.
I clicked on it and saw that it was indeed Ruan Yan.
Although only a slightly blurry side profile was revealed, he recognized her at a glance.
This seemed to be the first time he heard her sing. In contrast to her sweet appearance, her voice was somewhat ethereal and airy, full of storytelling, and easily drew people into the emotions.
The video looped countless times before Lu Peishi came to his senses.
He poked his finger on the screen, hesitated for two seconds, and finally saved the video.
He took a sip of the red wine in his hand, and the moist liquid slid across the tip of his tongue, and he felt empty inside.
It took him a long time to realize that this feeling of loss came from loneliness.
Although he was used to traveling on business, this was the first time he felt lonely, which was quite puzzling.
The cell phone suddenly rang. It was Xiao Li calling.
Xiao Li said that Lu Zhenlin was hospitalized this morning.
"Brother, Dad didn't let me tell you that he was in the hospital, but after thinking about it, I still think it would be better for you to know." Xiao Li said.
Lu Peishi was shocked and asked him several detailed questions. Although he said that Li Rongzhen told him that he just had a fever, Lu Peishi was still worried after hearing it.
After hanging up the phone, seeing that it was already very late, Lu Peishi did not call Lu Zhenlin directly, but contacted the hospital to inquire about the specific situation.
After confirming that Lu Zhenlin really just had a fever and high blood pressure, and had no other problems, Lu Peishi finally breathed a sigh of relief, but there was still a faint cloud in his eyes that could not be wiped away.
He knew that Lu Zhenlin didn't tell him about his hospitalization because he didn't want to worry him, but he still felt a little uncomfortable.
How to say it, there was always some estrangement and awkwardness in the relationship between him and Lu Zhenlin. Lu Zhenlin had always been cautious in his attitude towards him. He also had always had a grudge against Li Rongzhen, and as a result, he had been lukewarm towards him over the years.
It would be a lie to say that he didn't hate them. When he was little, he envied those children with happy families, but he could only carefully spy on other people's happiness and pretend that he didn't care.
Only when he grew up did he realize that a dark childhood was a wound that could never be healed no matter how strong his heart became as an adult.
…
At ten o'clock in the morning, Ruan Yan took a car to the most authoritative Provincial First Hospital in City C.
She walked into the elevator according to the floor and ward number recorded on her phone, and finally arrived at the 19th floor.
This floor is the high-end ward area, and the people who live here are either rich or noble.
Ruan Yan registered at the nurses' desk in the corridor. A nurse who seemed to have just finished her ward rounds walked up to her and said, "Ward 1902. The patient isn't here right now. He went downstairs for a walk."
Then he looked up at Ruan Yan and asked, "Excuse me, who are you to him?"
Ruan Yan raised the bouquet of calla lilies in her hand and said, "I'm here to give him flowers on behalf of his son."
"Okay, then come with me."
The nurse took her to the door of a ward.
I pushed the door open and sure enough, there was no one inside.
It is worthy of being a high-end ward area. It is the first time that Ruan Yan has seen a ward with such complete facilities.
Just like a hotel suite, it is not only spacious and elegant, but also has a wardrobe, refrigerator, microwave oven... and various expensive-looking instruments.
The nurse helped her put the flowers in the vase on the table.
"Are you going to wait here for them to come back?"
Ruan Yan thought about it and realized that she had completed the task assigned by Lu Peishi. Since his father was not there, she should go back first.
"No, please tell Mr. Lu when he comes back that these flowers are from his son. Mr. Lu will be back to visit him this afternoon."
Ruan Yan walked out of the inpatient building, and the golden sunlight fell on her. The weather was really nice today.
She slept late in the morning and didn't have time to eat breakfast. When she passed by the hospital cafeteria, she smelled the fragrance, so she bought some rice balls and soy milk.
The hospital has done a great job of landscaping, with clusters of flowers and lush green plants everywhere.
Ruan Yan was sitting on a bench beside the flower bed, eating a rice ball. On the other side of the flower bed, there was a middle-aged man moving flower pots. Ruan Yan had noticed him for a long time.
He moved several pots of flowers that were right under the windowsill of the inpatient building to the middle of the flower bed.
After moving each pot, he would hold his waist and rest for a while, looking quite exhausted.
A pot of flowers is not light. Seeing that the person was exhausted, Ruan Yan stuffed the last bite of rice ball into her mouth and decided to go over to help.
Just as he approached the other person and hadn't opened his mouth to speak, the middle-aged man who was bending over to move the flowers suddenly lost his balance, staggered, and almost fell.
Ruan Yan quickly supported him and said, "Be careful!"
The man who got the help breathed a sigh of relief: "What a close call! It would be a shame if such beautiful flowers were damaged."
He turned around and thanked Ruan Yan again: "Thank you, girl!"
She was almost injured, but the first thing she thought about was whether Hua was okay. Ruan Yan thought this person was quite interesting.
"It's okay, you're welcome." Ruan Yan lent a hand and helped him move the flowers over.
"Uncle, why was this flower moved here?" she was curious.
The middle-aged man was a little out of breath from exhaustion, but he still explained seriously, "This Strelitzia needs plenty of sunlight to grow well. The windowsill is close to the shade of the tree, so the light is not uniform. This spot is empty and unobstructed. The sun is so bright today, so I wanted to move it over here to get some sun."
"So that's how it is," Ruan Yan said, enlightened. "Don't move. Let me move those two pots over there."
As he spoke, he started to work skillfully.
"Thank you, little girl."
"You're welcome. It's just a small favor."
Ruan Yan was moving the flowers with great effort when she heard a soft voice from the other side: "Old Lu——"
A graceful middle-aged woman trotted over and asked, "Why are you here? I've been looking for you for ages, and you don't even have your phone with you."
She noticed Ruan Yan next to her and looked at the middle-aged man and asked, "Who is this?"
"I was just moving flowers, and this kind girl who was passing by came over to help." The man did not mention that he almost fell.
"What did the doctor say? Your body hasn't recovered yet, you can't get tired!" The middle-aged woman scolded him, pretending to be angry but also gentle.
Then he looked at Ruan Yan with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work, little girl."
Ruan Yan patted the sand and dust stuck to her hands and said, "It's okay."
It turned out that this middle-aged man was here to see a doctor. Ruan Yan initially thought that he was a gardening staff member of the hospital.
After saying goodbye to the middle-aged couple, Ruan Yan took a taxi back to Zhuo Lu.
As soon as Lu Zhenlin returned to the ward, the nurse came to tell him that a young lady had just brought him flowers.
"It seems to be your son's subordinate. She said your son will come back to see you in the afternoon."
Lu Zhenlin nodded. He had just talked to Lu Peishi on the phone that morning, and somehow he knew the news of his hospitalization.
"Alas, I didn't want to distract him from his work. I told him that my minor problem was not a big deal. Now he has to rush over to see me when he gets back from his business trip. It's really annoying."
Li Rongzhen poured him some warm water and said, "He's worried about your health. He wants to see you alive and kicking before he can rest assured."
Lu Zhenlin smiled: "Yes, this kid doesn't say it, but I see it every time he cares about me."
When he thought of Lu Pei, his expression was both relieved and worried: "He's so busy all day, I don't know if he has time for a relationship."
Li Rongzhen reminded: "Didn't Xiao Li say last time that there was a beautiful girl next to him? She seemed to be an employee of the company."
"Yes." Lu Zhenlin never had the chance to ask him more, so why not take this opportunity to ask?
A lot of time has passed, and their relationship must have become closer, right?
Thinking of this, Lu Zhenlin felt much better.
*
Xiaoman didn't expect that the little girl who came to the flower shop last time would come to bother her again.
In the afternoon, she took Xiao Xingyun for a walk outside. As soon as she returned to the flower shop, she saw the familiar face at the door.
Xiaoman was still teasing Xiaoxing and passed by him without changing her expression.
Just as I was about to push the glass door open and go in, a slightly childish voice rang in my ears: "Hey, I have something to tell you."
Still with that arrogant tone.
Xiaoman didn't want to pay attention to her and just left her with a cold back.
Seeing Xiaoman's indifference towards him, Xiao Xiao got angry: "I have already checked your identity and background!"
Xiaoman turned around and stared at her with cold eyes.
"Yes, I went to investigate you!" Xiao Xiao looked up and met her gaze. "Your background, your real name, where you're from, and what shady things you've done—I already know it all!"
"Ruan Yan!"
When he called out the name, Xiao Xiao felt very proud when he saw the change in her expression. "Are you willing to talk to me now?"
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The author has something to say: I have modified the outline, and the later developments may be slightly different from the original text, but these are just some minor plot changes, and the main line remains unchanged!
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