Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Trembling
Chapter 6
The Ruan Mansion has a large courtyard garden. Ruan Yan was bored on weekdays and spent most of her time in the garden.
The green lawn is lush and smooth, with clusters of huge hydrangeas blooming heavily, and clusters of layered peonies that are plump and full, bright and juicy, and the nearby basil, summer jasmine, and thyme complement them beautifully.
A gentle breeze blows the refreshing fragrance all over the garden.
As Ruan Yan watched, she couldn't help but feel itchy.
She ran to ask Aunt Wang: "Is there any place around here that sells plant seeds?"
Aunt Wang thought for a moment and said, "Are you talking about the flower and bird market?"
She remembered that there was one near her daughter's school, which was quite close, only about ten minutes away.
"Let the driver take you there? It will be quick." Aunt Wang said.
It is indeed as Aunt Wang said, that place is very close.
When we were in the car, it rained briefly outside, but it cleared up again before we reached our destination.
Before getting off the car, Ruan Yan specifically asked the driver to go back first, as she wanted to walk back slowly after shopping.
The road was wet. After the rain, the flower and bird market was still as bustling as ever. The crowded paths were bustling with people, filled with the aroma of life.
Ruan Yan plunged into this "paradise" hidden in the bustling city, looking here and there, liking everything and being curious about everything.
In a short while, the harvest was plentiful.
She came out sweating profusely, carrying a large bag of seeds and succulents. Before she could walk back, she was attracted by a street stall.
Although the store is not big, it looks very warm.
Embedded in the alleys of the city, surrounded by the world of red dust.
In addition to snacks and drinks, the store also has a wide variety of notebooks, stationery, and stickers.
Ruan Yan picked out some snacks and candies, and as soon as she paid, she opened a piece of watermelon-flavored bubble gum and put it in her mouth to chew.
It still feels the same as when I was a child, except that the free tattoo stickers seem to have more unique patterns.
She casually tore off the sticker and slapped the Peppa Pig wearing a big gold chain on her arm. At first glance, she looked like a social person.
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"Well, finally, I wish everyone a happy holiday."
"oh--"
As the head teacher on the podium clapped his hands and finished the last sentence, everyone cheered in unison from the bottom of their hearts.
Xiao Wen put all the homework and some small items on the desk into her schoolbag, zipped it up, and her mood was as bright and clear as the sky outside the window after the rain.
It's finally vacation time.
I stayed behind to clean up with a few classmates. In less than ten minutes, when I left, most people in the school had already left.
Xiao Wen walked out of the school gate and saw several luxury cars of unknown make parked across the street. Students in school uniforms got into the cars slowly.
Rongsheng Middle School is a famous private school in City C. Most of its students are either rich or noble, but there is also a small number of outstanding students like Xiao Wen who are attracted by full tuition exemption and high scholarships.
Knowing her family's special circumstances, she made a silent wish in her heart from the first day of school, hoping that she could spend three years here in peace and stability without distraction and get into her ideal high school.
So she has always been honest and dutiful in class, timid, not causing trouble, never seeking the limelight, and quietly keeping a low profile like a speck of dust.
But many times, trouble comes to us on our own initiative.
Another reason why Xiao Wen is overly self-deprecating is that she has a particularly ugly and obvious burn scar on her arm.
Every Monday when we have to wear the school uniform, that ugly scar becomes the target of everyone's ridicule and disgust.
Every time she lowered her brows in silence, trying hard to hold back the tears welling up in her eyes.
She was an outsider among the outsiders and therefore had no friends at school.
Fortunately, as time passed, she gradually got used to her solitary life and put all her attention on studying again.
Like most schools, Xiao Wen's class also had a few uneducated and rebellious male classmates who always liked to form gangs, bullying one person today and another tomorrow, and they enjoyed it.
Xiao Wen was very careful to avoid contact with them, but she was still targeted by them.
They got the news from somewhere that Xiao Wen's mother was a nanny, and spread it around the class with bad intentions, and from time to time they would pass by her and mock her, saying, "The nanny's daughter."
"Nanny's daughter, get out of my way."
"Nanny's daughter, don't you have eyes?"
"Hey, nanny's daughter, please copy my homework for me, hurry up."
…
Xiao Wen didn't dare to talk back, let alone resist, and just endured it silently every time.
She knew her identity and she had no right to cause trouble here.
Besides, her mother is already tired enough from work, and she doesn’t want her mother to worry about her affairs anymore.
Just bear with it a little longer, it will be alright if you bear with it a little longer. She always told herself this.
There are many luxury cars parked at the school gate every day to pick up and drop off children, and Xiao Wen has long been accustomed to it.
Walk straight ahead along the street, then take a shortcut through two alleys, and it will take about fifteen minutes to reach Ruan Mansion.
It’s neither close nor far.
It had just rained and it was getting hot again. The hot sun was shining on the dark grey exterior walls, and the moss that filled the cracks in the concrete walls was wet.
Xiao Wen carefully avoided the small puddles on the road, and her steps became lighter as she thought about the upcoming vacation.
Her happy mood lasted until she noticed something was wrong behind her.
"Hello, the babysitter's daughter."
"Nanny's daughter, why are you walking so fast?"
"Hey, look at the scar on her hand. It's getting more and more disgusting."
The rustling sounds at the beginning gradually turned into unbridled laughter.
It's those scary boys in the class again.
Xiao Wen didn't dare to look back and quickened her pace.
She subconsciously turned into the alley, hoping to get away from them quickly.
Bang—as the laughter behind her grew louder, her arm was hit hard by a stone.
It hurts so much.
"Hey, nanny's daughter, didn't you hear me calling you?"
While she was covering her hit arm, they caught up with her.
"We were asked to peek at our answers during the final exam, but you didn't cooperate and that's why we did so poorly on the test."
"That's right, you're so arrogant, why don't you show us the answer?"
Surrounded, Xiao Wen was at a loss as to what to do and stepped back repeatedly: "I'm... I'm sorry..."
When she was taking the math test that day, they happened to be sitting near her. She had wanted to compromise and show them, but the invigilator noticed and kept looking over here to remind her. Under the teacher's sharp gaze, she backed off.
"What's the use of saying sorry?" the boy standing in front of her yelled at her fiercely.
Xiao Wen was so scared that she stood against the wall with red eyes.
"Oh, I'm crying, look—"
A group of boys started laughing again.
"You're just a nanny's daughter. You're not even worthy of being our classmate, okay?"
"Asking you to show us the answer is a sign of respect for you."
"Do you believe that I can just tell my dad to kick you out of this school?"
The boy next to him touched his arm and whispered, "Hey, didn't you say that if you rank last in the class again this time, your dad will kick you out of school?"
The boy who was being undone clicked his tongue: "Stop talking nonsense!"
Xiao Wen held the strap of her schoolbag tightly, not daring to shed tears. She wished that a superman could come down from the sky to save her.
But looking at the alley where few people passed by, she felt a little desperate.
"Hey, nanny's daughter, how are you going to compensate us for our losses?" one of the boys said in a gangster tone.
Xiao Wen bit her lips, too scared to say a word.
"What are you bastards doing?"
Suddenly, a powerful female voice called out from behind.
Xiao Wen looked up in disbelief.
Several people also subconsciously looked back.
They saw a very beautiful girl walking slowly towards them, stepping on the scattered shadows among the trees.
There was a faint cold and sharp light above her head, which made them inexplicably startled under the bright sun and moon.
Then, they let the girl push them away and directly and domineeringly protected the trembling Xiao Wen behind them.
Miss Xiaoyan?
Xiao Wen couldn't quite believe the person in front of her, but she still shrank behind Ruan Yan as if she had found a lifeline.
Seeing this scene, one of the tall men, in order to establish his authority, came to his senses first and said boldly: "You... who are you? We don't know you, why are you meddling in our business?"
"What are you doing? Are you guys bullying me?" Ruan Yan crossed her arms, pointed her nose at them, and said slowly, "Why don't you open your eyes and see who you are bullying!"
"You are in cahoots with her. You are also the nanny's daughter, right?"
Seeing the tall guy taking the lead, another guy with acne all over his face also stood up to speak.
As soon as he said this, everyone seemed to suddenly understand, and their expressions were obviously not as reserved and nervous as before.
"Oh~ So you're together."
"The friend of the nanny's daughter must also be a nanny~"
"That's right, people from different social classes should make friends with people from the same social class."
"Hey, babysitter's friend, do you know what our family does? Are you sure you can afford to offend us?"
Ruan Yan: “…”
These bastards, have they read too many crappy novels with perverse tendencies? Where do these evil and corrupt ideas come from?
Look at what has happened to the beautiful flowers of our motherland, who have been poisoned into such a state.
Ruan Yan tossed her hair and said coldly, "You got it the other way around. Are you sure you can afford to offend me?"
"Who do you think you are? How come I can't afford to offend a little bitch like you?"
"Oh, Xiao Wen, your nanny friend is really trying to get ahead of herself. She's really overestimating her own abilities!"
Another boy with a protruding mouth and a long face couldn't help but complain: "Stupid, what cockroach? It's a mantis trying to stop a chariot! If you don't know how to use idioms, don't use them randomly, okay!"
"..." Xiao Wen, who was hiding in the back, stammered, "It's like trying to stop a chariot with a mantis arm..."
"Hah!"
A sudden shout frightened everyone.
They looked in the direction of the sound and saw Ruan Yan clenching her right fist and hitting the palm of her left hand hard, revealing the sticker tattoo on her wrist at the right time.
Then, she hooked her toes and kicked, and the old brick flew up from the ground and rolled several times in the air. Just as it was about to fall, she raised her hand and caught it accurately, and then broke it into two with a loud noise.
The whole process was done smoothly without any delay.
Compared to the relaxed look on Ruan Yan's face, the people at the scene all looked stunned.
Ruan Yan's quick and lightning-fast movements just now were deeply imprinted in their minds, shocking them so much that they couldn't recover for a long time.
This is exactly the effect we want.
Ruan Yan gently brushed off the dust in her hands and raised her chin towards the young men: "So, are you convinced?"
The acne-prone boy, stung by her gaze, swallowed hard and nodded desperately.
At this moment, Ruan Yan's acting urges suddenly struck again. She quickly showed them half of the tattoo on her wrist: "Have you seen this pattern? Now you know who I am, right?"
Several heads went from nodding to shaking their heads in unison.
“No…I don’t know…”
"I'm the one who sends chills down the spine of people within a 500-mile radius when they hear my name..." At this point, Ruan Yan deliberately stopped herself. "Forget it, I can't reveal my true identity, otherwise, something terrible will happen."
She adopted an enigmatic expression again. "My identity is quite special. I can't let too many people know about it. You understand, right?"
I don’t know if it was because her acting was too good or her aura was too strong, but the guys were so scared by her that they could only nod.
Ruan Yan was very satisfied with their performance.
"Xiao Wen is my sister, and I'm her elder sister. I'm protecting her. If anyone dares to bully her again," Ruan Yan pointed at the pile of broken bricks on the ground, "they'll end up like this. Do you understand?"
Several pairs of eyes looked at the tragic scene on the ground, then looked at Ruan Yan in shock: "I understand... I understand..."
very good.
Ruan Yan glanced inadvertently out of the corner of her eye, and her peripheral vision saw Xiao Wen behind her. She kept her head down, her neck was very thin, and her shoulders were bony, which made her feel distressed.
Then, she thought of something.
"Besides, what's there to brag about with your parents' occupations and status? You're students, so what should you brag about the most? Tell me, what's your ranking in class?"
No one said anything.
"Come on, why don't you answer?" Ruan Yan asked.
"No....34th..."
"Thirty-eight..."
"Third from last..."
Their voices grew quieter and quieter, until they were so embarrassed that they could not even lift their heads.
"Oh, it doesn't sound that great. Our Xiao Wen has always been among the top three in her grade!" Ruan Yan couldn't help but puff out her chest, her tone full of pride.
Hearing this, Xiao Wen quietly looked up. When Ruan Yan said this, her neck was raised high, and her dark eyes were shining, as if she was really proud of her sister.
She seemed to have a feeling that she was being cared for by her sister.
Then, that uneasy heart suddenly seemed to sink into soft clouds, or fall into a warm and solid embrace, and was no longer afraid at all.
"At your age, what's the point of comparing your parents and family background? You didn't earn it through your own abilities. Since you're all in school, whoever learns more and gets the better grades depends on their own abilities."
Ruan Yan said seriously, "I'm not saying anything bad about you, but look at you guys with poor grades, you're so shameless. You dare to show off like this? Don't you feel ashamed? Don't you have any sense of shame? It's good enough that our Xiao Wen doesn't look down on you, how dare you bully her?"
Due to Ruan Yan's authority, they were taught a lesson like grandsons and dared not say a word.
"Do you know you're wrong?"
A group of unrelated grandchildren nodded repeatedly.
"Each of you give my sister a sincere apology. Today's incident will be put behind us for now. But if I see you bullying her again, don't blame me for showing no mercy. Do you understand?"
Powerless to resist, they continued to nod obediently.
After apologies were made tremblingly, under Ruan Yan's tacit gaze, the young boys fled the scene as fast as birds and beasts.
"Okay, it's solved, perfect--" Ruan Yan put her hands on her hips, feeling very proud of herself.
She and Xiao Wen looked at each other, and the next second, they both laughed at the same time in tacit understanding.
"Sister Xiaoyan, thank you for helping me." In fact, Xiao Wen had a lot of things to say in her heart, but she was not good at speaking, and the only word that came out was thank you.
"It's okay, it's nothing, let's go home."
They walked out of the alley side by side.
As Ruan Yan walked, she suddenly felt a warm sensation on the palm of her hand.
When she looked down, she saw that it was Xiao Wen who was carefully holding her hand.
When Xiao Wen noticed Ruan Yan looking at her, her nervous expression became even more awkward. She hesitated for a moment, as if she wanted to retreat.
Ruan Yan promptly shook her hand and winked at her: "I'm so thirsty from what you just said. Come on, have some milk tea with me."
The sky was gradually dyed with orange sunset glow. It was not gorgeous, but had the kind of gentleness unique to the early summer evening.
The breeze gently blew through the tips of her hair, and Ruan Yan held the hand of the gentle and lovely little girl beside her.
The air was filled with the sweet fragrance of an unknown flower, and two people were chatting leisurely.
"I performed pretty well just now, didn't I? Didn't you see any flaws?
"Yeah, I was scared!"
Xiao Wen said, "Sister Xiaoyan, what's the matter with your tattoo?"
"Oh, this is a long story, hahaha. By the way, do you want some candy? I have a lot of snacks here..." As she spoke, Ruan Yan held up a plastic bag with the name of the convenience store printed on it.
The two of them were chatting and laughing as they passed by a black tungsten-colored car parked on the side of the road.
No one paid attention to the people in the car, leaving only strings of crisp laughter echoing in the quiet path.
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In order to handle a difficult merger and acquisition case at hand, Lu Peishi stayed up until the early morning last night and only slept for less than three hours. After the meeting in the afternoon, he was about to go back to rest when he was interrupted by a phone call.
Following the old man's instructions, he has to go to the school to pick someone up today.
When he arrived, school had just been over. Lu Peishi leaned against the car window with one hand, looking at the young faces pouring out of the school gate. In a trance, he seemed to see the little boy from the past.
“Mom—Mom—”
"My dear Ah Shi, slow down and don't fall."
"Mom, you're still sick and can't be exposed to the wind. Go back to the car quickly."
"Okay, Ah Shi, you must be tired, come and give mom a hug."
At that time, the happiest thing for him was to see Shen Qingling coming to pick him up after school.
…
"elder brother!"
Lu Peishi's thoughts were brought back to reality by the shouting.
Lu Yanli had been standing outside the car door since he hadn't known when. He said to him, "What are you thinking about? You're so lost in thought. I called you several times but you didn't respond."
"Nothing, just work." Lu Peishi replied indifferently.
Lu Yanli walked around to the other side, opened the car door and got in.
"Brother, do you really agree to let me live with you?"
"Yeah." Lu Peishi casually unscrewed a bottle of water and handed it to him.
"No drinks? I want to drink Fat Otaku Happy Water." Lu Yanli threw his schoolbag into the back seat and began to rummage around.
Lu Peishi frowned slightly: "Drink if you have something to drink."
What's this "fat otaku happy water"? Why are kids talking so hard to understand these days...
"Lu Yanli."
"Here!" Every time Lu Peishi called his full name, his nerves tensed up as if by reflex.
Lu Peishi tapped the steering wheel with his fingers: "Before you live with me, I have to make three rules for you."
Lu Yanli subconsciously straightened his back.
"First, go to bed early and get up early. Don't go to bed later than 10 o'clock at night and don't get up later than 7 o'clock in the morning."
Lu Yanli nodded and said, no problem, it’s not difficult at all.
"Second, the prerequisite for being able to manage your own time is to complete your daily homework first."
"Third, don't bother me casually, and don't pester me to do boring things with you." After a pause, he added, "If you have any questions about homework, you can always ask me."
He glanced at Lu Yanli, who was staring at him blankly: "Can you do it?"
"Yes!" Lu Yanli said in a clear voice, with his mouth corners wide open.
Lu Peishi sighed softly in his heart, is he that happy?
I really don't understand why this guy always likes to pester me.
It happened to be dinner time. Lu Peishi navigated to a nearby restaurant and was about to go in when Lu Yanli beside him suddenly shouted, "Brother, wait!"
He stared out the window, as if he saw someone.
"What's wrong?" Lu Peishi was puzzled.
Looking in the direction Lu Yanli was staring at, he saw a slender figure with a schoolbag on her back walking forward alone with her head lowered. Behind her, three or four boys, also with schoolbags on their backs, were following her stealthily.
"Know him? Your classmate?" Lu Peishi asked.
Not getting an answer, Lu Yanli was obviously absent-minded.
Lu Peishi's car slowly followed behind them.
Seeing the distance between the girl and the boys getting shorter and shorter until they turned into the alley, Lu Yanli could no longer hold his temper.
"Brother, I want to get out of the car." He held the door handle with one hand.
Lu Peishi parked the car on the side of the road: "You sit in the car, I'll take care of it."
He didn't want Lu Yanli to get into trouble.
"No need." Unexpectedly, the boy's voice was firm.
Lu Peishi lowered his head and met a pair of determined and stubborn eyes that he had never seen before.
"Brother, I'm grown up now, and there are some things I want to solve on my own."
Lu Peishi was stunned.
This kid seems to have really grown up.
After a while, he compromised: "Be careful."
"Yeah." Lu Yanli turned his head, and before he could exert force on the car door, he saw that the situation over there seemed to have changed.
I don’t know where this beautiful sister came from?
The beautiful sister protected Xiao Wen tightly behind her and said a few words to those people.
What happened next was too sudden and beyond his expectations.
Watching the beautiful sister's smooth and flowing movements, Lu Yanli was so stunned that he even forgot to get off the car.
He just stared in amazement as she cleanly and efficiently dealt with those boys and drove them away.
This... this is too amazing, is she a superwoman...
It was not until the backs of Xiao Wen and that beautiful sister gradually disappeared from his sight that Lu Yanli gradually came to his senses.
"Brother, that sister is so amazing and beautiful, right?" he sighed sincerely.
“…”
Lu Peishi watched the whole process coldly, and his face still looked expressionless.
Haha, you are playing some boring tricks again.
Lu Peishi withdrew his gaze and frowned.
Why is this girl always haunting and omnipresent lately? Is she everywhere?
The author has something to say:
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Ruan Yan: I changed my personality temporarily today. I am a social person. Ruan Yan (hands a cigar to the boss)
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