Seeing this, Mu Heng hurried over and squatted beside her, "I'll do it."

Ruan Mengmeng stopped what she was doing and looked at Mu Heng who was concentrating.

He didn't mind the dirt on his hands. He carefully dug out a carrot and handed it to Ruan Mengmeng. Suddenly he realized that Ruan Mengmeng was wearing a white dress. Then he withdrew his hand and put the carrot aside.

Ruan Mengmeng didn't know where to put her hands.

After a while, Mu Heng had dug up a few carrots and held them in both hands. He walked back slowly with Ruan Mengmeng.

The setting sun lengthened their shadows, casting them on the ground. Ruan Mengmeng was mesmerized by the sight.

Suddenly, Mu Heng said, "Since my grandma is not sick, you don't have to worry about her. All my previous requests are invalid."

Mu Heng admitted that he was very selfish. He brought Ruan Mengmeng here in a domineering way, but when he found out that his grandmother was not sick, he was afraid that Ruan Mengmeng would become suspicious.

Ruan Mengmeng raised her eyebrows, stopped, and said to Mu Heng: "Are you dumping me? Do you think I'm a woman who can come when you call and go when you wave?"

Mu Heng lowered his eyes and retorted: "No."

He looked at the dirt on Ruan Mengmeng's hands and said calmly, "I don't want to wrong you."

Now it was Ruan Mengmeng's turn to be surprised.

Mu Heng raised his eyes slightly, looked directly into her eyes, and asked, "Do you remember what I said last time?"

Ruan Mengmeng's eyes flickered slightly, she avoided his gaze and did not answer.

Remember.

How could she not remember that someone who looked so serious could say such weird words.

Mu Heng chuckled, "It's okay if you don't remember. I'll just say it again."

The breeze blew Ruan Mengmeng's beautiful hair, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone on her face, which made Mu Heng's heart beat.

He said softly, "It's rare to meet someone who's right for you in life, so why shouldn't I pursue him? I've said before, as long as you're willing, I can protect you for the rest of my life."

"I, Mu Heng, always keep my words. Just remember that."

Mu Heng's voice gently hit Ruan Mengmeng's heart. She was stunned and didn't know how to face it for the first time.

If it was any other man, Ruan Mengmeng would refuse without hesitation.

But it was Mu Heng who made her hesitate.

Ruan Mengmeng knew the reason for this hesitation, but was afraid to admit it.

Mu Heng understood Ruan Mengmeng. He glanced at the look in Ruan Mengmeng's eyes and said calmly, "Don't rush to answer. Think about it slowly. I won't force you. If you come to me, we can be together."

He spoke lightly, as if he was discussing business, and with full confidence that Ruan Mengmeng would eventually be with him.

Ruan Mengmeng sneered and raised her beautiful eyes: "Where do you get the confidence and courage to think that I will accept you? Also, do you think marriage is a joke? If you say you will be together, then we will be together."

Mu Heng didn't mind her ridicule and said in a light voice: "We are very compatible. This is enough for me to believe."

Ruan Mengmeng's eyes flickered, she understood what Mu Heng meant.

They have never concealed their true selves in front of each other, and even some of their little secrets are known to the other party.

Moreover, when they spoke, even if he didn't finish a sentence, he understood her heart, and she could hear what he meant.

This is tacit understanding.

Damn tacit understanding too.

They started to tie Ruan Mengmeng and Mu Heng together.

Ruan Mengmeng laughed at herself, "You calculated wrong, you think you are absolutely sure, but I am not..."

"If you knew my past, you wouldn't say what you said today."

Ruan Mengmeng's eyes were slightly cold, and she intended to scare Mu Heng away with some cruel facts.

If a man knew that the woman he liked had been in that kind of place, he would not believe that she was still innocent, and would not love her without material desires.

However, who is Mu Heng? He is the young master of the Mu family. He has certainly seen the cruelty in the darkness. What else can scare him?

What else can't he bear?

Mu Heng looked at Ruan Mengmeng's increasingly cold eyes, and finally sighed slightly, saying lightly: "I know."

Ruan Mengmeng's body was shocked. She looked at Mu Heng in disbelief and heard him say, "It is precisely because I know that I want to protect you even more."

The secret that Ruan Mengmeng had been hiding was discovered by the man in front of her. She felt cold all over and her whole body froze.

Mu Heng had no intention of telling this matter, but it seemed today that if he didn't speak out, he and Ruan Mengmeng would not be able to take the next step.

"I wasn't by your side before, so I can't change the past, but I will protect you in the future. Let's see who dares to touch a hair on your head."

After Mu Heng knew about this, he ordered Liu Huo to seize all the people and evidence involved in the trafficking of Ruan Mengmeng, and... he also got rid of the man who had touched her that year.

You will definitely say that since the past is over, there is no need to be so obsessed with it.

Mu Heng doesn't think so. If Ruan Mengmeng can't break away from the past, she won't have the courage to start over and live a new life.

Ruan Mengmeng's expression changed, "You pity me?"

She clenched her fists slightly, and this action caught Mu Heng's eyes. He said calmly: "There's no need for me to wrong myself by being with you just because I feel sorry for you."

What he meant was that he was not pitying her, nor was he putting himself in a difficult position.

"I don't want to hear it."

Ruan Mengmeng turned around indifferently, walked away, and left Mu Heng there.

Mu Heng looked at Ruan Mengmeng's back and thought to himself: It doesn't matter, as long as he has decided on something, he will definitely keep it.

The afterglow of the setting sun gradually faded away and the sky darkened.

Ruan Mengmeng returned to Madam Mu's residence.

The servants saw the young master and his girlfriend walking in one after the other, seemingly having an argument?

They all shut their mouths and dared not make a sound.

Ruan Mengmeng and Mu Heng walked into the kitchen one after the other. Madam Mu, who was cooking, saw them and said lovingly, "Are you back? Dinner is almost ready."

The careful Zhang Wan noticed the strangeness on Ruan Mengmeng's face, and glanced at Mu Heng again, still with no expression on his face.

She raised her eyebrows slightly. Just when she went out to pull a few carrots, they were already quarreling?

Mu Heng put the carrots in the sink. He saw Ruan Mengmeng washing her hands, so he quickly rinsed his own hands, grabbed Ruan Mengmeng's hands and carefully cleaned the mud off her fingers.

Ruan Mengmeng frowned, glared at him, and tried to pull her hand back, but Mu Heng grabbed it with his skillful strength.

Ruan Mengmeng was obviously still angry, but Mu Heng had a calm expression and didn't care.

Zhang Wan glanced at the two of them, smiled slightly, and stopped worrying.

Ruan Mengmeng finally turned a blank face and let Mu Heng wash her hands, washing every finger clean.

After finishing, Mu Heng continued to wash the carrots.

Madam Mu was about to add the seasoning when she suddenly asked, "Mengmeng, can you eat spicy food?"