Chapter 22 Gift Yu Jingmo: "It's already very sweet."...
A man's self-esteem is a wonderful thing.
Tian Ruan's innocence disappeared so easily in Yu Jingmo's mouth.
The scene was very quiet for a moment. In this silence, passers-by couldn't help but keep silent and look at them curiously.
If the floor wasn't too high, Tian Ruan wanted to jump directly from the fence.
Lu Qiuyan opened his mouth and spoke with difficulty: "Oh..."
Yu Jingmo retracted his grip, embraced Tian Ruan and walked away, as if they were really close.
After a long while, Lu Qiuyan said, "Your father and Xiaoba are indeed husband and wife."
Yu Shang's expression was stiff. "That's right."
"They are so loving."
“…”
The two walked towards the e-sports city in silence, both feeling awkward and speechless. Although Lu Qiuyan looked cool, he was actually lively by nature. He pulled Yu Shang and said, "Hurry up, there's less than an hour left. I'll teach you how to play CS."
Yu Shang responded and temporarily put the little embarrassment behind him.
After leaving the square, Yu Jingmo let go of Tian Ruan, as if nothing had happened: "Anything happening this afternoon?"
Tian Ruan's mind went blank, his ears felt hot, and he shook his head.
Yu Jingmo took him back to the company and placed him in the office as a mascot.
Tian Ruan was not idle either. He read two books in the afternoon with great efficiency. They also had afternoon tea. He had cappuccino and tiramisu, while Yu Jingmo had black coffee and soda crackers.
Tian Ruan shared his cake: "Mr. Yu, please have something sweet."
Yu Jingmo: "It's already very sweet."
“?” Black coffee is sweet?
Apart from that, the only thing that distracted Tian Ruan was that the assistant secretaries would greet him when they came in and out: "Hello, Madam."
Tian Ruan said to Yu Jingmo awkwardly: "Tell them not to call me Madam, it's weird."
Yu Jingmo said openly: "Have you forgotten why you married me? It will only be considered a success if everyone recognizes your identity."
"……oh."
"If you are not happy, tell them in person. This is your right as my wife."
Tian Ruan thought for a moment, and when Assistant Xu and Secretary Annie came in again, he said, "You don't have to call me every time. I'm reading a book. Don't disturb me."
Assistant Xu immediately complied: "Yes, ma'am."
Annie looked sympathetic. As the wife of Yu Jingmo, her only way of entertainment was reading... The life of a wealthy family was so boring.
Tian Ruan: “?”
Anne put on a smile and said, "Yes, ma'am."
An entire afternoon just slipped away. In the evening, Tian Ruan and Yu Jingmo returned to the Yu Family Manor together. The housekeeper was enthusiastic: "Mr. and Mrs. came back together. They are really a couple in heaven. They can't be separated for a moment."
Yu Jingmo: “Yeah.”
Tian Ruan was shocked: "Huh?"
Yu Jingmo: “Yeah.”
Tian Ruan: “…” Don’t waste words!
The next morning, Tian Ruan got up early. Today was Yu Jingmo's 30th birthday. Although his "gift" had been given out, he still had to make some preparations, such as making breakfast for him.
In the huge kitchen of the main house, besides Liu Ma, there were two servants busy picking and washing vegetables and making dumplings.
"Madam, why are you up so early?" Aunt Liu was preparing to make sweet porridge. There was a glass jar filled with freshly picked osmanthus flowers at hand.
Tian Ruan said, "I'll make an omelette."
"Let me do it. Your hands are tender. Be careful not to get burned."
"It's okay, I did it."
Liu Ma couldn't persuade him, so she took out two free-range eggs and an omelette pan, "You're too thin, eat two eggs."
Tian Ruan smiled and started frying eggs.
The oil sizzled in the pan, and the eggs quickly turned white and took shape, with slightly yellow edges. Tian Ruan shook the pan, and the aroma of the eggs and peanut oil wafted out, and the yolk gradually became semi-solidified.
Yu Jingmo happened to come down and was about to go out. Tian Ruan heard the noise and quickly called out, "Mr. Yu!"
"?" Yu Jingmo came over and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Fried eggs." Tian Ruan poured the fried eggs into the plate, "For you."
"Is this also a birthday present?"
"Um."
Yu Jingmo sat at the table, using a knife and fork to break the fried egg into pieces and put it into his mouth bit by bit.
Tian Ruan held her face and watched him eat, her eyes sparkling.
This was the scene Yu Shang saw when he came in. He paused and looked away uncomfortably, "Is the meal not ready yet?"
Aunt Liu came out hurriedly and said, "It's Mr.'s birthday today. Eat a bowl of longevity noodles in the morning and it will be ready soon."
Tian Ruan asked: "Is the longevity noodle one stick?"
"Yes." Aunt Liu smiled, "Rubbing it for half an hour, you can't stop when eating."
Yu Jingmo: "Auntie Liu makes longevity noodles every year. She will make it for you on your birthday too."
"Okay." Tian Ruan and Liu Ma said at the same time, both laughing.
Just when the master and servant were living in harmony and the family was happy, the housekeeper walked in with Mr. Yu. Old Man Yu was leaning on the ground with his cane, his back hunched, but his posture was still dignified.
"Grandpa, why are you here?" Yu Jingmo stood up calmly.
He stood up, and Tian Ruan and Yu Shang could no longer sit.
With the help of the housekeeper, Mr. Yu sat on the dining chair and waved for them to sit down as well. "I heard from Xiao Xu that you are not celebrating your birthday this year?"
"If there is a 'gift', I will watch and accept it." Yu Jingmo said.
Mr. Yu was silent for a while, "Are you annoyed by those relatives?"
"Not really."
"That's annoying. That's fine. If there's anything, the second and third brothers will take care of it. You'll get married this year, so you can just live on your own."
Yu Jingmo looked at Old Man Yu calmly.
Old Master Yu sighed, "When people get old, they become soft-hearted. I don't have many years left to live, so I'm too lazy to worry about the affairs of you younger generations." Then he took out a small box from his pocket, "This is a gift for you."
The butler picked up the box and handed it to Yu Jingmo.
Yu Jingmo opened the small red velvet box, revealing a small platinum diamond ring. It was of antique style and exquisite carving, and was obviously handmade.
Mr. Yu said, "This was a twentieth birthday gift I gave to your mother a long time ago. Later, she had difficulties and sold it. I searched for it for several years and redeemed it."
Yu Jingmo was startled, and stroked the surface of the ring with his fingertips, "Thank you, Grandpa."
Old Master Yu stood up slowly, holding onto the edge of the table. "Okay, I'm leaving now. You guys live your life well."
Yu Shang said, "Master, I will take you there."
"Okay." Grandpa Yu smiled, obviously very satisfied with his eldest grandson, even though he was not his own blood.
Tian Ruan was not surprised. In the original book, Old Man Yu was just a tool for the protagonist to attack his family business, and his role was not as many as Helan Si.
Aunt Liu happily served the longevity noodles, "Sir, may you have a long and prosperous life and everything goes well. Eat this noodle, and the spirits of your ancestors in heaven will bless you with peace and happiness."
Yu Jingmo smiled and said, "Thank you." Then he told the housekeeper to put the box in his parents' room.
Although Yu Jingmo's parents had passed away long ago, Yu Jingmo had kept their room to store their belongings over the years.
Yu Jingmo slowly finished his longevity noodles and said to Tian Ruan, "I'm going to worship later, are you coming?"
"Worship?"
"Every year on my birthday, I go to pay respect to my parents."
Having said that, it is written in the original book that Yu Jingmo would go to the cemetery to worship his parents early in the morning on September 20th every year, and Yu Shang would go with him.
During the worship ceremony of that year, something happened that shocked the entire Su City - Yu Jingmo was assassinated.
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