Chapter 19 Chapter 19 The Heart Purifying Mantra
Seeing the child was so stressed out, Gu Huaiyan didn't dare touch him. He had to withdraw his hand and ask, "Are you having trouble at work? Tell me about it. Maybe I can help you solve it."
Even if Ruan Zhao didn't want to say it, as long as he thought about the difficulties he encountered and let him know, he would be able to consider the child's face and help solve the problem without anyone noticing.
Xiao Zhao, who was driving in the front seat, didn't even dare to turn his head, for fear that he would be strangled by Gu Huaiyan's eyes as soon as he turned around. It was really weird that President Gu actually cared about the difficulties other people encountered at work. If the young master was replaced by someone else, he would be scolded by him!
Ruan Zhao took a deep breath and felt even more guilty. He thought: There is no problem at all. I just don't dare to face you...
"Don't panic, wait until you want to say it." Gu Huaiyan didn't show any emotion and even said a word of comfort. He sat up straight and his eyes gradually revealed coldness.
Did he just not want to face me? He had only been working for two hours and he had such thoughts? Did he meet someone or what happened?
Xiao Zhao just felt a chill on his back. He glanced at the air conditioner in the car in confusion and thought: It's on right, it's hot air.
The pet supplies supermarket was not far from here, only about fifteen minutes away. After parking the car, Gu Huaiyan took Ruan Zhao inside. As it was almost time for lunch, Gu Huaiyan asked Ruan Zhao, "After we buy the things, shall we go to a restaurant for dinner?"
When Ruan Zhao heard the word "restaurant", thoughts of dates and roses immediately emerged in his mind... He shook his head quickly, trying to get rid of those inappropriate thoughts.
"I want to go home and eat."
Gu Huaiyan frowned, which meant that she didn't want to go on a date with him anymore.
The child has grown up and has his own ideas? Gu Huaiyan was restless and inexplicably irritated. He looked at Ruan Zhao who was pushing the shopping cart in a hurry in front of him, obviously not wanting to go with him.
"Zhao Zhao!" A crisp voice came from behind the shelf next to him. Gu Huaiyan looked in the direction of the voice, and a hint of vigilance flashed in his eyes.
A girl with a high ponytail came out.
"Xiao Zhen!" Ruan Zhao's eyes lit up. He didn't expect to meet Xiao Zhen here again.
It turned out that I made a new friend, a girl.
Watching Ruan Zhao talking to the girl with a smile on his face, Gu Huaiyan picked up a bag of pet snacks from the shelf next to him and walked over.
"Who is this?" Xiao Zhen, whose conversation was interrupted, glanced at Gu Huaiyan and always felt that the other person's eyes were a bit scary.
"This is..." Ruan Zhao thought of respecting Gu Huaiyan. Gu Huaiyan had called himself his family before, and he probably didn't want others to know their relationship, so he patted Gu Huaiyan's arm and said, "This is my family."
Family? Haha, Gu Huaiyan was so angry that he almost laughed. He had already reached the point where he wanted to cut off all ties with him.
Xiao Zhen glanced at Gu Huaiyan. Although this man looked very respectable, his eyes were like a beast pretending to be good and wanted to eat people. She smiled awkwardly and said quickly: "Well, I have something to do. You guys take your time to walk around." After that, she ran away.
Ruan Zhao frowned as he looked at Xiao Zhen's back, and said to Gu Huaiyan, "She is very busy at school."
"Oh, is that so?"
"She has internships on Friday and Saturday."
"You seem to care about her."
"Well, she had a date with her fiancé on Sunday, so that's how I got the job."
"You didn't even know she had a fiancé..." Gu Huaiyan woke up from a dream, "He has a fiancé?"
Ruan Zhao looked at him with confusion: "Huai Yan, are you too tired recently? Why are you a little absent-minded?"
"I didn't." Gu Huaiyan denied it with a cold and arrogant look on his face.
"Then why did you bring a bag of dog food for Diandian?"
Gu Huaiyan looked down at his hands and said calmly, "I don't see any strong cat food. Diandian is a short-legged cat, so this is good for him."
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Mrs. Ruan contacted Ruan Zhao two days ago. On the one hand, she reminded him and Gu Huaiyan to wear more clothes as the temperature had dropped. On the other hand, she asked them what time they would go there on Sunday.
Ruan Zhao had a job, so he went there just in time for lunch.
He hasn't seen his parents for almost half a month since he went to Gu Huaiyan's house. To say how much he misses them, it's actually not that bad. It's probably because he has been living in an orphanage and has no concept of home. To say that he doesn't miss them, Ruan Zhao sometimes even feels a lump in his throat when talking on the phone with Mrs. Ruan.
Fortunately, the weather was fine that day, with a clear blue sky, as if the haze of the previous few days had been swept away. Ruan Zhao was wearing a maroon cotton coat. When he got off the car, he tucked his chin into his collar, and his big eyes were wide open as he looked around the courtyard.
"The two flower pots in the corner have been replaced, and the trees have been trimmed." Ruan Zhao talked about the differences between the yard and before he left. "And there are new floor tiles here. I wanted to stand here and look outside before."
Ruan Zhao walked along the bricks to the courtyard wall. Through the black iron fence, he could see the fountain in his neighbor's house.
Gu Huaiyan stood in the courtyard waiting for him until Mrs. Ruan came out of the house: "Hey, Zhaozhao, why did you go there? That's where they go when they water the flowers. The floor tiles are slippery, be careful not to fall."
"Auntie, I'll go call him over." Gu Huaiyan smiled, walked onto the newly laid tiles, and extended his hand towards Ruan Zhao.
Ruan Zhao was walking back when he heard the sound. The floor tiles were only laid in a narrow path, and Gu Huaiyan just happened to block his way. He could only pat Gu Huaiyan's hand gently and whispered, "You blocked me."
Gu Huaiyan did not move or speak, pretending to be deaf.
Ruan Zhao glanced past him at Mrs. Ruan, but he didn't expect that Mrs. Ruan was staring at the two of them. He hesitated for a moment, then quickly recited the mantra "Mr. Haiclam, put on your clothes, Mr. Haiclam, put on your clothes" to clear his mind before handing the handbag to Gu Huaiyan.
Gu Huaiyan raised the end of his eyebrows slightly. It seemed that Mr. Hai Bang was a very particular person. He wore three layers of clothes inside and three layers outside every day.
"The two boys have a good relationship..." Mrs. Ruan happily invited them into the house, and then told Aunt Zhang to call Father Ruan down to eat.
Gu Huaiyan pulled Ruan Zhao and teased his palm intentionally or unintentionally.
Then he heard: [Mr. Hai Clam ripped off his clothes...]
He thought the fairy tale had finally made some progress, but before he could finish, Ruan Zhao suddenly shook off his hand, blushing and saying, "Walk carefully, Dad will be coming down soon."
In fact, Ruan's father was not strict. He even sent a text message to Ruan Zhao when it rained two days ago to remind him to put on more clothes as the temperature had dropped. Although the message was forwarded, Ruan Zhao didn't know about it. Seeing the long text message with emoji expressions, Ruan Zhao was very upset.
He respected his father, so he mentioned that Ruan's father could achieve the effect of a pure heart and few desires.
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Huaiyan really stopped bothering him, which made him breathe a sigh of relief. Of course, he did not notice that Gu Huaiyan's face behind him turned pale.
Mrs. Ruan prepared all the dishes from her hometown, and during the meal she also brought out the waxberry wine she brewed herself.
She poured a glass for Gu Huaiyan and another for Ruan Zhao: "Zhao Zhao, try it. Your brother and Huaiyan loved to drink this when they were little." Ruan Cheng and Gu Huaiyan had been secretly drinking Mrs. Ruan's bayberry wine since junior high school.
Ruan Zhao glanced at Gu Huaiyan. Considering what happened at the cocktail party last time, he was a little worried that he would get drunk. But Mrs. Ruan then said, "Just drink it as a drink," so he felt relieved and even he couldn't help but drink a little more.
When the meal was almost over, Ruan's father put down his chopsticks and asked Gu Huaiyan: "Huaiyan, Zhaozhao said that we want to launch a salty product for the New Year's Day. What do you think?"
When it comes to business, Ruan's father believes in Gu Huaiyan's ability, so he ignored Ruan Zhao who was still drinking red bayberry wine and directly asked Gu Huaiyan for his opinion.
"I want the salty one!" Ruan Zhao said with a blushing face before Gu Huaiyan could say anything. He usually didn't speak loudly, but he had drunk a little wine and was afraid that something might go wrong. He said in a hurry, "I like the salty one. Dad, you promised me."
Mrs. Ruan frowned helplessly upon seeing this and reminded, "Zhao Zhao, there are no salty wedding cakes." She did intend to use this new product launch to officially announce Ruan Zhao and Gu Huaiyan's engagement.
"I want salty taste..." Ruan Zhao still wanted to fight for it. It had been clearly agreed before that they would decide on their wedding cakes, but it seemed like Mrs. Ruan disagreed.
"Zhao Zhao you..."
"Auntie, Zhaozhao is drunk." Gu Huaiyan grabbed Ruan Zhao's hand under the table, as if to calm him down. Ruan Zhao had been anxious since his father mentioned the new product. He knew that Ruan Zhao liked sweet things, but in order to please him, the usually gentle person now loudly made requests.
"This child..." Mrs. Ruan stood up and wanted to take Ruan Zhao to rest.
"It's okay." Gu Huaiyan patted Ruan Zhao on the shoulder and brought the small cake on the table to him. "This is the New Year's Day product your family launched last year. Try it and give your opinion."
Ruan Zhao, who had just wanted to argue with his parents, listened to Gu Huaiyan's words and obediently picked up the spoon and started to serve as Gu Huaiyan's Chief Experience Officer.
Seeing this, Ruan's parents didn't know what to say.
"In fact, the distinction between sweet and salty tastes doesn't have to be so clear." Gu Huaiyan kneaded Ruan Zhao's thin and soft fingers under the table, and kneaded them very interestingly. "For example, butter, cream, cheese, etc. with sea salt are all fine."
"Delicious." Ruan Zhao licked the cream on his lips, not sure whether he was praising the delicious cake or saying that Gu Huaiyan suggested the taste.
Gu Huaiyan glanced sideways at the scarlet tongue tip rolling up the white cream and felt his mouth dry. He subconsciously tightened Ruan Zhao's hand.
"Huai Yan, come here for a moment." Father Ruan didn't say yes or no, he just left his seat and walked towards the study.
Gu Huaiyan glanced at Ruan Zhao, then let him go, got up and followed him.
"Huai Yan, you know, I watched you grow up, and I naturally treat you as my own child." Father Ruan took out a document from the bookcase. "Before we brought Zhao Zhao back, your aunt and I always thought that you would be with Cheng Cheng. You have been smart since you were a child, and you have your own ideas in your heart. So when you said you wanted to marry Zhao Zhao, I knew that you actually had no plans to get married."
Father Ruan placed the document in front of Gu Huaiyan: "Your aunt wants you to be with Zhaozhao, but we can't keep you in the dark."
"What do you mean?" Gu Huaiyan was still thinking about the blush on Ruan Zhao's face. After hearing what Ruan's father said, he suddenly felt a little nervous.
Regarding Ruan Zhao, he could even feel a fear of the unknown in his heart.
"Take a look." Father Ruan opened the file in front of him. "Zhao Zhao was very withdrawn in the orphanage. It was already pathological. Although it is not clear why he has become no different from a normal person now and it does not affect his daily life, he is not a good candidate for marriage. He looks obedient and well-behaved, but none of us knows what he is thinking. Huai Yan, your aunt and I have treated you as our child since your father left. We are very happy that you can take care of Zhao Zhao for us these few days. Although you get along well, if you want to get married, Zhao Zhao and Cheng Cheng are not your must-have options, especially Zhao Zhao. After repeated consideration, I decided to keep him with us."
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