Du Ruo walked out of the factory gate and just got into the car when the mobile phone in the passenger seat started rang. It was a gift from Ling Yun.
When Ling Yun left, he said, "There's an old saying that goes, 'When in Rome, do as the Romans do.' You should sing the songs that suit the mountains you visit. Since you live here, don't be disgusted by this or that.
The thing you want won't be available for at least ten or eight years. Can you just sit there and wait? Keep the cell phone; it'll be convenient for us to keep in touch."
Du Ruo thought about it and realized that it was indeed inconvenient for her to contact him if anything happened. Not to mention anything else, she was away from home. There had to be a way to contact him for company matters, stock matters, and children's matters.
Du Ruo picked up the phone and heard Brother Chen's voice from the other end.
Chen Yuan said, "Mr. Du, didn't you say you wanted to go and see the land yourself? I've made an appointment with someone for tomorrow, are you free?"
Oh, Shang Yi just came back and wants to see you. I asked him to wait here. If it’s not convenient for you, I can ask him to go to your house. "
Du Ruo: "It's convenient. I'll go over now. We'll talk about the land when I get over there."
Du Ruo drove the car to the traffic light and the mobile phone next to him rang again.
Du Ruo smiled. With the phone, she felt like a rope was tied around her body. She felt like she was not free anymore.
Du Ruo pressed the answer button, and unexpectedly, Yuan Tingchuan's voice came from the other end of the line: "Hello, this is Yuan Tingchuan."
Du Ruo slowly drove the car to the side of the road and stopped, frowning: "Excuse me, is there anything I can help you with?"
The two of them were keeping a certain distance. They hadn't communicated since Mrs. Yuan's visit. For Mr. Yuan to be able to call her, he must have been well-informed. You know, she hadn't even warmed up to the phone yet.
Du Ruo was always a little wary of Yuan Tingchuan, fearing that things would go against her expectations.
Yuan Tingchuan hesitated for a moment, a rare moment, before he said, "I'd like to meet you and talk to you. Is that convenient for you?"
Du Ruo looked at the sky outside the window and said, "If it's nearby, it would be convenient. If it's in Hong Kong, I'm sorry, I don't have time."
Yuan Tingchuan's voice was a little low: "I'm nearby, at Lina Cafe."
Du Ruo looked at his watch and said, "I only have thirty minutes. I've already made an appointment."
Yuan Tingchuan paused for a moment and said, "Okay."
After hanging up the phone, Du Ruo felt a little amused. He was such a big shot, and she actually said that she was busier than him?
When Du Ruo arrived at the coffee shop, Yuan Tingchuan was sitting by the window, staring at the street scene outside in a daze.
Du Ruo walked to the table, sat down directly opposite him, raised her hand to ask for a cup of coffee, and said nothing.
She didn't know why the boss asked her to come, she was waiting for Yuan Tingchuan to speak.
Yuan Tingchuan's gaze was still fixed on the window, and he spoke in a low voice, "My family has been a merchant since the Qing Dynasty. We've experienced the ups and downs of war, but luckily we didn't completely sink.
I grew up with my grandfather, and my parents were no better than strangers to me. At the most, Mrs. Yuan and I only spoke less than ten sentences a year. We usually sat together, looking at each other in silence.
When I had my son, I thought about satisfying him as much as possible and didn't want him to be like me. Unfortunately, things did not go as I wished. Although I tried hard to be a good husband and a good father, I still did not succeed.
The Yuan family is no different from other families. Beneath the surface of happiness, there are undercurrents. If you don't step in, you will be forced into a corner.
The only thing I can do for mother and son is to keep myself clean. I don't have any ambiguous relationships with any woman, and I don't even get too close to any woman. The only thing is that I don't have time."
Du Ruo listened quietly. She could hear a lot of sadness in Yuan Tingchuan's voice.
Du Ruo also felt a little emotional. She knew that starting a business was difficult. She had experienced it in her previous life and was moving forward in this life.
She could understand Yuan Tingchuan. She had thought about this before. Since she was reborn and her son was by her side, she wanted to be with her son all the time. After all, they had no shortage of money.
But there are undercurrents around you, and if you are not strong you will be swallowed up. It is better to rely on yourself than on others. Only when the mother and son are strong, will all problems be solved.
Yuan Tingchuan's voice rang in my ears again: "My life is not as glamorous as it seems. The busy work and the treacherous social interactions have worn away too much of my enthusiasm.
My grandfather has suggested several marriages for me, but I have no interest in them. They would just be a repetition of my previous life. What's the point?"
Du Ruo stroked the edge of the coffee cup with her slender fingers. She didn't say anything. She had a vague premonition that Yuan Tingchuan probably had something to tell her.
After laying out so much groundwork for no reason, the boss couldn't possibly be looking for her to be a confidante, right? If payment was an option, she could still consider it, but it looked like payment was out of the question, so Du Ruo had no interest in it.
Yuan Tingchuan turned his head to look at Du Ruo. The woman's delicate face was white and almost transparent in the sunlight, her eyes were shining, and there was a polite and distant smile on the corner of her mouth.
It was the first time he realized that there was a woman he couldn't see through, and his heart was vaguely moved.
He recalled one night when he held the jade pendant with body temperature on his chest in his palm, and felt a strange throbbing in his heart.
Looking at the indifferent expression on Du Ruo's face, Yuan Tingchuan sighed inwardly. This was contrary to his original idea.
Yuan Tingchuan pondered for a moment and said, "Since we last spent some time together, I really like that feeling. I sincerely ask you to consider it. I hope I have the honor to spend the rest of my life with you."
Du Ruo smiled: "Mr. Yuan, what you like is your business, I have no right to interfere. However, I can be sure that I like my current life very much and am very satisfied with the current situation."
Yuan Tingchuan looked into her eyes and said seriously, "People's preferences are not static. Perhaps, at some point, you will change your mind."
Du Ruo smiled: "I also want to give these words to Mr. Yuan."
Like? Han Ming had also said that he liked her very much, and that bastard was indeed somewhat sincere back then. The problem was that this love needed to be measured, and only she knew how much it meant in the end.
It is better to rely on yourself than on anyone else. She has lived two lives and understands this simple truth.
Besides, the big man in front of her was notoriously unpredictable, and she knew him well in her past and present lives.
Du Ruo looked at the top of Yuan Tingchuan's head and was surprised to find that the black color on the boss's head had disappeared.
Du Ruo was quite interested in this. She asked curiously, "Mr. Yuan, has anything special happened around you recently?"
Yuan Tingchuan smiled slightly: "Yes, if you promise me, I will tell you."
Forget it, Du Ruo suddenly felt that he was not that curious anymore.
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