The taxi drove all the way to the downstairs of the residential area where Chen Muyun lived.
From more than a hundred meters away, Ruan Qingqing watched Ruan Qingling get off the taxi. She felt that Ruan Qingling seemed to look in this direction intentionally or unintentionally.
"Are we stopping here?" the driver asked.
"Stop." Ruan Qingqing got out of the car. It was already evening. She walked behind a flower bed and stood there quietly. Ruan Qingling in the distance did not look over at her again.
The two women waited for seven or eight minutes.
Finally, someone walked quickly into the community and walked towards Ruan Qingling. He was wearing a well-ironed coat and a clean white shirt, and he looked tall and handsome, with a dignified appearance.
He looked at Ruan Qingling, then suddenly turned around and looked around. Ruan Qingqing's heart suddenly became silent.
Ruan Qingling smiled broadly at Chen Muyun and stretched out her arms as if to hug him. However, Chen Muyun pressed her hand down and did not hug her.
The two of them said something and a smile appeared on Chen Muyun's face. Ruan Qingqing had never seen him smile like this before, frivolous, conceited, and complacent. Ruan Qingling kept looking at him with a smile, as if he was the only one in her eyes.
The two turned around and walked into the corridor.
When they stepped onto the stairs, Chen Muyun finally pulled his hand out of his pocket and put his arm around Ruan Qingling's shoulders.
Not long after, the lights in Chen Muyun's house came on.
Ruan Qingqing's mind was blank. She thought, what did I just see?
Do they know each other, are they familiar with each other, are they good friends?
Is it that Ruan Qingling who is secretly in love with someone and seduces them? Or is he Ruan Qingling's boyfriend?
Just yesterday, he and her agreed to be together for the rest of their lives. He said it was the same for him, and there would never be anyone else.
Ruan Qingqing has really made up her mind to cherish this relationship wholeheartedly from now on.
Since she chose to accept Chen Muyun a year ago and stopped waiting and looking for him, then she and Luo Pingjiang have come to an end.
She would never allow herself to be indecisive. She has never betrayed anyone since she was a child, and she will never betray Chen Muyun, who is so loyal to her.
But what did she just see?
Luo Pingjiang's voice suddenly rang in my mind: Open your eyes wide, see me clearly, and see him clearly.
Luo Pingjiang, do you know something too?
Ruan Qingling’s previous words were still ringing clearly in her ears: her boyfriend had just graduated from graduate school and returned to Huaicheng, and they had been together last weekend and the weekend before.
During these two times, Chen Muyun said he was working overtime and could not even be contacted in between.
There was indeed no intimate physical contact between the two of them just now. To be precise, Chen Muyun avoided it and was even paying attention to his surroundings.
But the eye contact and interaction between the two could not deceive Ruan Qingqing. It was a very sticky and intimate feeling. In the end, Chen Muyun also put his arm around Ruan Qingling's shoulders.
Ruan Qingqing suddenly had a thought: If she asked, would Chen Muyun explain that it was just a hug between friends?
Ruan Qingqing felt it was extremely absurd, her chest felt full and she felt suffocated and uncomfortable. She rushed out of the flower garden and downstairs, looking up at his window, but her legs seemed to be nailed down and she could not move. Then she felt nauseous and cold all over.
She took out her cell phone, found his number, stared at it for a few seconds, and still burst into tears.
Over the years, he has always been by her side, caring for her in every possible way and without any regrets. In the year since they confirmed their relationship, they have been close to each other and inseparable. He gave her his most sincere and passionate love.
And for the first time, she tried to accept a person, tried hard to be good to him, and worked hard to manage their future every day.
From then on, she had company, was needed, cared for and desired. And he was always there for her when she needed him.
Ruan Qingqing put the phone to her ear.
After seventeen or eighteen rings, the phone automatically hung up and no one answered.
Ruan Qingqing suddenly felt embarrassed. She looked up again and looked at the window. The window was quiet and the light was soft and bright. After an unknown amount of time, she turned around and walked out of the community.
Ruan Qingqing didn't take a taxi but took the bus. The bus swayed along the way, people came and went, and she always leaned against the window, watching quietly.
When she walked into the nursing home, Chen Muyun's call finally came back.
She also wondered, since when did Chen Muyun often not answer her calls immediately, but call her back afterwards?
She picked up: "Hello?"
It was very quiet on the other end, and his voice was gentle and indifferent: "Qingqing, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Ruan Qingqing heard herself say, "Oh, it's okay. I was just asking if you want to have dinner together?"
He was quiet for two seconds, then smiled: "Missed me? Not today, my boss asked me to work overtime, and I'm still at work, so I'll probably be busy until late."
"It's okay, you go ahead and I'll go eat by myself."
"I'm sorry, wife...hiss..." He suddenly took a breath, as if he was pricked by something.
Before Ruan Qingqing asked what happened, he explained, "It's nothing. I bumped into the corner of the table."
Ruan Qingqing: "Okay, I have something else to do so I'll hang up first."
She raised her head and looked at the dark night sky above the yard, and a thought came to her mind: It turns out that I have never owned anything.
Ruan Qingqing returned to her room and didn't want to eat. For a moment she was so confused that she didn't know what to do.
Looking back now, Ruan Qingling came specially to donate money, and every word he said was so explicit.
And when she and Chen Muyun were downstairs, every expression and every movement kept replaying in Ruan Qingqing's mind.
But she didn't want to think about it anymore, she thought it was ridiculous. She had never had such an experience before. How was she supposed to activate this time bomb? And then, completely break up with Chen Muyun?
She thought that she should face this problem tomorrow after she calmed down completely and spent a night there.
She turned on her computer and began writing an unfinished small program. It’s just a workload that usually takes about 10 minutes to complete, but after half an hour, I’ve only done a little bit. Her mind is confused and her heart is empty.
Someone knocks on the door.
Ruan Qingqing didn't want to pay any attention, but still answered: "Come in."
Zheng Tao stood at the door and said, "Are you back? Have you signed the contract? I need to get it stamped. I can't put it off any longer."
There was only one desk lamp on in the room, and half of Zheng Tao's face was hidden in the darkness. If Ruan Qingqing paid attention to his expression as usual, she would have noticed that his eyes were flickering and his urging tone was a little deliberate.
But Ruan Qingqing was absent-minded at the moment and did not look up. She just said "OK" and took out the store lease termination contract and the resignation agreements of two employees that Zheng Tao had given her a few days ago from the drawer. She opened them without looking at them carefully again and signed her name in the places where her signature was required.
Zheng Tao smiled quickly, walked over, took the contract, and said, "Okay, then you go ahead, once you sign it, it'll be over, and we'll all be relieved. Uncle won't bother you anymore."
Ruan Qingqing replied "OK" and continued to stare at the screen.
But she didn't work for long before someone came to disturb her again, knocking on the door. Ruan Qingqing frowned unhappily and looked up.
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