Chapter 43 I Want Candy
He stood at the door for almost a minute.
Ruan Xingmian held his breath and dared not breathe.
Why did he open the door?
Why does he have a key too?
Does Sister Ji Ling know?
The dilapidated earthen-walled house of my childhood, the leaky windows, the sound of footsteps wandering outside the wall, the sound of a man smoking, the cough choked by smoke, and a dark, wrinkled face poking in at four in the morning.
His cloudy eyes stared into the room with malice.
The screams of childhood fear.
The figure of my mother-in-law staggering over with a bamboo pole in her hand.
Horrible memories came flooding back.
Ruan Xingmian's feet felt like lead.
Is it possible that a girl like Ji Ling, who comes from a wealthy family and is loved by her parents, would be spied on by a man maliciously?
Ruan Xingmian thought that the peeper was the young Liu Xiangyu, but never imagined that it was Liu Laodong, who looked sixty but was actually less than fifty.
Those lost underwear...
There are signs of rummaging in the house...
Cold sweat trickled down her back as she clutched the corner of her clothes tightly, her knuckles turning white as if they were about to sink into her palms.
The Adam's apple rolled uncontrollably, and when swallowing saliva, the throat felt a stinging pain like sandpaper rubbing against it.
Ruan Xingmian was about to open his mouth to scold when there was a slight click and the door closed.
From beginning to end, Ji Ling in bed knew nothing.
Ruan Xingmian gasped for breath and leaned against the wall for a long time before regaining his composure.
She wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, moved step by step to the bed, gently lifted Ji Ling's quilt, swallowed her frightened saliva, and slowly found her voice: "Sister Ji Ling, get up quickly..."
An hour later, Ji Ling took Ruan Xingmian downstairs.
Sitting at the dinner table were Liu Ma and Liu Laodong.
Liu Xiangyu is not here.
A woman in her thirties was busy in the kitchen.
That was the cook hired by the Ji family.
Ji Ling said that since she was a child, the Liu couple and the cook had taken care of her food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Her parents moved all over the country, and her uncle's family didn't like her. They accepted her house but never came to live there.
A few years ago, Ji Cong incurred a huge debt from online gambling and wanted to sell some of his properties for cash, but his father disagreed, and the relationship between the two brothers became even more strained.
She had few friends since she was a child, and gradually became close to the Liu family.
"Mianmian, my parents trust the Liu family very much, and my dad is a rough man. He won't think it's a big deal to open the door and stand at the door to take a look. At most, he will fire them."
Not to mention that the Liu family had a bunch of "sincere" reasons for her own good waiting to be justified.
“So, I’m going to catch a big fish.”
Going downstairs to eat, the two pretended nothing had happened.
Liu Ma was particularly enthusiastic and Liu Laodong looked very calm.
Ji Ling coughed and said, "Auntie Liu, the door lock of my room seems to be broken. Please find someone to replace it. By the way, the new room door card only needs a spare card. Don't forget to give me both cards."
"Hey, okay, I'll ask someone to change it at noon."
Aunt Liu agreed immediately and asked with a smile: "Why did it suddenly break down? I only need a spare card. I don't have a card, so I can't clean your room..."
"Whatever I say is what it is. Don't worry about it. I'll call you when I need to clean up."
Liu Ma wanted to say something, but Ji Ling raised his hand in annoyance.
After lunch, Ji Ling went back to the room to pack her things. Her plan had changed, so she had to send Ruan Xingmian back first.
As soon as Ji Ling left, Liu Laodong put down his bowl and chopsticks and left the restaurant.
The cook doesn't come to the table.
As soon as Ji Ling's figure disappeared, the smile on Liu Ma's face faded by one third.
"It's been a while since our Lingling brought friends home to spend the night. Is Xiao Ruan also studying at University A?"
You guys are listening, what kind of listening are you?
"No, my brother and Sister Ji Ling are classmates."
Ruan Xingmian created a brother out of nothing.
Aunt Liu smiled and asked, "Xiao Ruan looks very beautiful. What does your mother do? You don't look very old, so your mother must be much younger than me. I also have a daughter in her twenties."
No wonder this person is so good at chatting because he is liked by Ji's parents.
He started by asking about the mother's job and age.
He has a humble attitude and knows how to interact with others to stimulate discussion.
"My mother?" Ruan Xingmian paused. She could never find a mother in her two lifetimes. She answered the question nonchalantly, "My mother is indeed younger and prettier than you."
"Your family must be quite ordinary, then." Aunt Liu's smile gradually faded. "You're dressed like this. To be honest, Miss, my wife doesn't like Lingling playing with children from poor families. She's afraid she'll come across as poor and be targeted by poor people when she goes out..."
Ruan Xingmian raised her eyebrows slightly. This is how all of Sister Ji Ling’s friends were driven away by you.
"So what if I'm poor? My brother is smart and Sister Ji Ling likes him. Once my brother and Sister Ji Ling get married, our family will no longer be poor."
Ruan Xingmian narrowed her eyes. "Aunt Liu, you have a son and your family is poor. Is this also your plan? A toad trying to eat swan meat..."
I don’t know if it was because she was hit on the heart, but Aunt Liu’s face turned completely black, her face was as black as charcoal, her facial features were instantly distorted, and she looked very scary.
Ruan Xingmian had a neither humble nor arrogant smile on his face, but his eyes were filled with cold murderous intent.
Old hag, you can't hide your fox tail anymore.
After leaving the house and driving out of the community, Ji Ling asked: "What did she say to you just now?"
"She said your mother doesn't like you playing with poor kids."
Ji Ling slapped the steering wheel angrily: "My mother never said such a thing. To be honest, I spent a lot of time with Liu Ma when I was a child, and many of my values were transmitted by her."
After stepping on the brakes and waiting for the red light, Ji Ling realized belatedly: "No wonder many of my friends avoided me the next day after I came to their homes once. During my adolescence, I felt so painful and wronged, thinking I had done something wrong."
As soon as he got home, Ruan Xingmian took out a red and blue snakeskin bag, bent down and pulled a large cardboard box from under the bed.
He grunted and put things in.
Two bottles of pepper spray.
A powerful flashlight.
Self-defense electric baton.
Self-defense alarm...
Put everything into the bag and demonstrate how to use it while putting it in.
"Sister Ji Ling, I just bought these and haven't used them yet. Try each one and see if they fit you."
Ji Ling was amazed: "Mianmian, what have you been through since childhood? Why do you have so many anti-wolf tools and use them so skillfully?"
Ruan Xingmian smiled softly: "It's better to take precautions before they happen."
Ji Ling was shocked: "I put it under the bed on purpose. You wouldn't use it to prevent Gu from waking up, would you?"
Ruan Xingmian smiled sincerely and shyly: "That's not the case."
Ji Ling tried it, but some of it was not very good, so Ruan Xingmian taught him carefully.
I couldn't help but worry: "Can you really do it?"
Ji Ling planned to go home and live every day, using herself as bait to catch him red-handed, charge him with attempted rape, and send him to jail.
Ruan Xingmian still wanted to accompany her.
"Don't worry, I'll take this bag of goodies with me and ask my aunt for a reliable and strong man to hide in the room. We'll definitely catch him red-handed."
Ji Ling is full of confidence.
Ruan Xingmian was worried.
This was her first time confronting the plot, and she felt half nervous and half scared.
She didn't know if they could succeed.
"Don't be afraid, Mianmian. Go and sue them now. At most they'll be detained for a few days, but I won't be able to vent my hatred!"
If you want to play, play big.
"Are the people at my aunt's place reliable?"
Ruan Xingmian thought of Gu Xing.
The only person she can trust now is Gu Xing. It would be great if Gu Xing were still here.
Ji Ling opened her arms and hugged her. Ruan Xingmian was taller than her, so she buried her head comfortably on her shoulder. "Trust me! We can do this. Please help me keep an eye on the surveillance cameras, and we'll keep in touch."
…
Saturday night was calm, and Sunday was also uneventful.
Apart from the one borrowed by Sister Ji Ling, the assistant, who was neither tall nor strong, crossed his legs and complained that the takeout was bad.
I don’t know if this assistant is reliable.
The two of them argued so fiercely that Liu Ma almost discovered that she was hiding a man in the house.
…
In another city, Teacher Qin, with bags under his eyes, raised his head and took a sip of the life-saving black coffee in his hand.
"Go to bed early today, apprentice. Master can't stand it any longer. We can't go back on Tuesday even if we rush."
This year, National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival fall on the same day, and luckily they are also on a weekend.
There is no such abominable word as "commutation" here, and the holiday is a full twelve days long.
Of course, this does not include him and Gu Xing.
Gu Xing wore headphones, his fingers flying, without looking up: "I will finish my part. I bought a high-speed train ticket for tomorrow afternoon."
Qin Zhen was stunned: "You want to go back."
Gu Xing sniffed the Fengyoujing with an expressionless face, rubbed his neck twice with his big palm, sat up straight and continued to type on the keyboard, his eyes fixed straight ahead: "I will be back the day after tomorrow morning, you don't have to worry about my part."
The farewell holiday is just around the corner.
If he doesn't go back tomorrow, Ruan Xingmian will be taken home as soon as the day after tomorrow comes for the holiday, and he will not be qualified to follow her home.
Qin Zhen was puzzled: "You've been rushing around all night, what are you doing? Packing your luggage to go home?"
Gu Xing didn't want to answer at first, but suddenly an idea flashed through his mind. His fingers landed on the blue-black keyboard, and his Adam's apple rolled: "I want some candy."
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