Ruan Xi held the dark green bead in his hand, observing it over and over again, and quietly injected supernatural powers into the bead. However, the bead did not react at all, and it looked as if it could not be deader.
This situation was truly bizarre. In his previous life, he had been a wood-type user, and wood-type abilities, to a large extent, represented "vitality." He had once tested it and found that even injecting his abilities into a stone would give it a hint of life force, preventing it from being completely dead. So what was going on with this bead? Wasn't it... a little too dead?
This kind of "complete death" actually made Ruan Xi feel that it was abnormal.
"Master Xi, is there anything unusual about this bead?" The surprise and danger that the butler had originally imagined did not happen. Instead, it was eerily quiet, which made people feel even more surprised.
How could something like this be able to cause such a strong reaction from the lady?
The housekeeper frowned slightly, his mind had been turning over and over countless times, but he still couldn't figure it out, so he had to look at Ruan Xi.
"I don't feel anything, absolutely nothing, but there must be something in this bead. I'll take it back and study it slowly." Things have already begun, how could Ruan Xi give up halfway? Although this bead did not give him any vitality feedback, the color of this bead gave him an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
What is it exactly?
With such doubts, Ruan Xi returned to his room. Although he was obviously tired, he could not fall asleep. He tossed and turned in bed, holding the bead and looking at it.
"What on earth is this thing?" Ruan Xi didn't know how many times he had asked this question. During this time, he even bit the bead with his mouth, but he couldn't break it and couldn't taste anything. It showed its "insignificance" everywhere, but it also reminded Ruan Xi of its specialness everywhere.
Ruan Xi's thoughts were almost a tangled mess. He rolled over suddenly, but he couldn't control the strength well and rolled directly under the bed, instantly knocked unconscious.
"Fuck..." I felt like a fool and couldn't bear to look at it.
Ruan Xi rubbed his arms and legs that were hurt from the fall and secretly despised himself. At this moment, there was a knock on the door and Miao Shulan's hesitant voice came from outside.
"Xiao Xi, it's time for dinner..." No matter how much more she said, it wasn't that Miao Shulan had nothing to say, but she couldn't say it, nor did she dare to say it. Ruan Xi's attitude towards her was already obvious, and she didn't want to face her son's rejection or even ridicule.
Miao Shulan knew very well that Ruan Xi did not have much feelings for her. Instead, he might be full of resentment. He would reject and mock her without any mercy.
Ruan Xi would frown reflexively when he heard Miao Shulan's voice. He really didn't want to get entangled with her. However, he also knew very well that the original owner had feelings for her biological mother, and they were deep. Even if it was just to thank the original owner for "saving her life", he couldn't really do anything to Miao Shulan. However, Miao Shulan was the original owner's mother, but not his, Ruan Xi's mother. Such a distant relationship was already the limit of what he could do.
In that incident, Miao Shulan was the victim, but she was definitely not completely innocent. If it was said that Miao Shulan's tragedy was caused by Zhong Jing, then the original owner's tragedy was also caused by Miao Shulan, and she was not wronged at all.
Thinking of this, Ruan Xi frowned even more. After standing there for a long time, he finally sighed and walked forward to open the door.
"Xiao Xi..."
"I know. I'll be right here."
"Hey! I'll wait for you in the restaurant..." Ruan Xi's attitude was an unexpected softening for Miao Shulan. She was so excited that her eyes suddenly turned red. She subconsciously reached out to hold Ruan Xi's hand, but stopped at the last moment, holding it there awkwardly.
Ruan Xi sighed in his heart, but did not make any extra movements. After nodding, he closed the door again and planned to change his clothes and comb his hair before going downstairs. After all, he had been rolling around in bed for several hours.
Before going downstairs, he checked the old lady's pulse to make sure there was nothing wrong with her body. Only then did he feel at ease going downstairs to eat.
In the restaurant downstairs, all the Ruan family members were there, except for the old lady. Ruan Huaqing came forward with a smile, took Ruan Xi in his arms and sat down on the chair next to her. "Fortunately, you are at home today. I heard from the housekeeper that my mother suddenly fell ill. Fortunately, you treated her in time. You..."
Ruan Huaqing stopped here. Ruan Xi could guess what she wanted to say next, but she didn't intend to let her say it out loud to avoid adding to the embarrassment.
"Don't worry, auntie. Grandma is fine. Besides, I will go home every few days. If there is an emergency at home, you can contact me at any time. I will be back soon." The implication was that he still had to leave because he had things he had to do.
"...I understand. Thank you for your hard work, Xiaoxi. It was my fault before..." Thinking of the series of troubles she had caused, Ruan Huaqing felt extremely guilty and regretful. Even the accidents that happened to other people in the family were caused by her. She subconsciously wanted to apologize, but Ruan Xi interrupted him and his guilt.
"Aunt, you are not wrong, it's the people who want to hurt you. Don't punish yourself with other people's mistakes. If you really feel sorry, you should try to live a good life, so that grandma can feel at ease and have no worries." Ruan Xi's words obviously had more to say. Others might not understand it for a while, but Ruan Huaqing understood it immediately. There was a hint of surprise on his face, but he said nothing.
Ruan Xi was very satisfied with her aunt's knowledge and understanding. She smiled and patted her arm, "Let's eat. We will go up to see grandma later. Maybe by the time we finish eating, grandma will have woken up." Ruan Xi's words were gentle from beginning to end. There was no sharp edge to them, but they were completely impossible to ignore.
Zhong Jing was also taken away and it is impossible for her to come back for the time being. In the eyes of others, the instigator of all this is Ruan Xi. Ruan Chengye and Ruan Ping are okay. They are dull and slow to react, but they are not confused about right and wrong. But Ruan Fei is different. The way she looks at Ruan Xi is exactly the way she looks at an enemy. If eyes could turn into entity, Ruan Xi would probably have been pricked into a hedgehog.
Obviously, Ruan Fei didn't consider what her mother had done at all, but only considered who did what to her mother. She didn't care about the cause and effect, she only hated her and there was no need to delve into it.
Ruan Xi expressed helplessness about this and ignored it completely. Since he couldn't reason with her, then he would just not reason with her. Anyway, he could use the old lady's prestige to play the role of a tiger pretending to be powerful.
In this way, Ruan Xi ate his dinner with peace of mind. It must be said that the Ruan family's cooking skills were quite good. There was a little bit of the taste of the private dishes of his previous life. Of course, it was only a little bit.
Ruan Xi was concentrating on eating his meal. Noticing Ruan Huaqing put down his chopsticks, he quickly finished his work, stood up and said, "Let's go, let's go see grandma."
"I...I too...can I? I'm worried about my grandmother..." Who else could speak like this? Ruan Xi turned around and saw who else could it be but Ruan Ping?
"Go ahead, maybe grandma has woken up by now." Ruan Xi agreed generously, but ignored the eager gazes of the original owner's parents, turned around and walked upstairs.
As soon as he reached the second floor stairs, Ruan Xi saw the housekeeper hurried over with a look of obvious joy on his face. Ruan Xi immediately went forward and asked, "Is grandma awake?"
"Madam is awake. Master Xi, please go and take a look. I'll go prepare something for her to eat."
"Okay." Ruan Xi walked into the old lady's room first. Seeing her leaning against the headboard, looking quite well, she smiled and walked over to her, saying gently, "Grandma, how are you feeling? Are you feeling unwell?"
"I'm fine, don't worry." The old lady replied with a smile. She looked up and saw Ruan Huaqing and Ruan Ping walking in one after the other. The smile on her face deepened a little. "Huaqing, Xiaoping, you're here too. Please sit down."
"Mother."
"Grandma, are you feeling better? Are you still feeling dizzy?"
The housekeeper said that the grandmother fainted because she was overworked and suffered from an acute headache. Ruan Ping was an honest man, so his focus was naturally on the headache.
"I'm not dizzy anymore. Xiaoxi's medical skills are very good. The housekeeper said that he gave me a few injections and I was fine." The old lady was still in the mood to joke, but Ruan Xi couldn't help but frowned slightly.
I always feel like the old lady's relaxed demeanor seems a little too real. Is she overthinking things? I always feel like something's not quite right...
Ruan Xi's doubt did not last long, because it was soon confirmed.
The old lady had actually completely forgotten all the information about the "Tree of Life" that she had mentioned before. She didn't remember what she had said before she fell into a coma, and she didn't even know that the safe existed. Ruan Xi tried to probe her several times without making a sound, but it only made him more frightened.
Why does it seem like you have lost your memory?
"Grandma, you said before that you would show me the treasures in your safe. You won't forget about it after a sleep, will you? I won't do that. I'm so curious now!" Ruan Xi tried to speak again, but this time, she was overheard by the housekeeper who came in with food.
"Master Xi, are you talking about the safe where Madam kept the gifts that Master gave her? That is Madam's lifeblood. It is only natural for Madam to go back on her word." The housekeeper's words were obviously meant as a joke, and the old lady was amused and laughed out loud.
But Ruan Xi's heart sank again and again. Looking at the housekeeper's expression, there was no trace of disguise at all. Could it be that not only the old lady had lost her memory, but the housekeeper too?
This is so weird!
While Ruan Xi was silent, it was not known whether the old lady was in a very good mood or had a sudden idea, but she actually opened the safe that contained the gifts her husband had given her, took out the treasures inside, and told the stories of these treasures one by one.
Another safe, hidden even more secretly, was completely forgotten.
But why can he still remember everything clearly?
Ruan Xi reached his right hand into his trouser pocket, pinched the dark green bead, and an unknown light flashed in his eyes.
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