Xu Ruantang was just saying that he was a thousand-year-old stone, but in the blink of an eye, she herself became a thousand-year-old stone.
Chen Ji was incredibly blunt, and even she found it hard to keep up.
"You've said so much in one breath, I don't know which sentence to answer. Why don't you ask again?" Xu Ruantang's voice trembled slightly.
Chen Ji smiled and said lazily, "Okay, then let me ask you, have you missed me?"
Of course there are.
At that time, she thought it was unrequited love, and she felt sad whenever she thought of Chen Ji. Sometimes she would even hate herself for not being able to control her heart.
Later, he learned from Xu Hanli that the scar on Chen Ji's hand was left by Xu Hanli, not by Tang Wan, and that he had never liked Tang Wan.
Naturally, I thought of the night Chen Ji got drunk; it turned out he was confessing his feelings to her that day.
Upon further reflection on their interactions, she suddenly realized that there had been signs all along that Chen Ji had feelings for her.
It all started with him calling her "wife" over and over again.
Bubbles started forming in her heart again.
After the bubble burst, I realized something was off. Who confesses their feelings while drunk, and in such a vague way?
Xu Ruantang took Chen Ji's hand, but instead of answering his question, she asked, "This scar is so long, it must have hurt a lot back then, right?"
Chen Ji asked in a gentle tone, "It doesn't hurt. Why did you suddenly ask that?"
"I wanted to ask." Xu Ruantang touched the scar and asked, "Chen Ji, what is Tang Wan's nickname?"
"Wanwan."
When he said those two words, Xu Ruantang found them surprisingly pleasant to hear.
She endured it all day, but still managed to take a small bite out of Chen Ji's hand.
Because of this scar, there was a huge misunderstanding between her and Chen Ji, and she was determined to get revenge.
She had no idea how much trouble her actions had caused Chen Ji.
The two lay on the same bed, facing his wife whom he had been thinking about day and night, and whom he couldn't eat without. Chen Ji's breathing became erratic.
"And what about me?" Xu Ruantang lifted her eyelids and looked at Chen Ji. "What do you think my nickname should be?"
After taking a deep breath to calm himself, Chen Ji slowly and deliberately spoke: "Tangtang."
"No, my nickname is Ruan Ruan." Xu Ruantang corrected him, then asked, "Did you ever like Tang Wan?"
Xu Ruantang's questions were like bombshells.
Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Ji blurted out, "She's my sister-in-law, how could I possibly like her?"
After saying that, he realized something was wrong, and his tone became slightly flustered: "Wife, is someone gossiping?"
He was aware of the rumors about him and Tang Wan, but he never cared.
But things are different now. Now that he has someone he cares about, he is naturally afraid that Xu Ruantang will be affected by those rumors.
"Yes, Cheng Dan said that the scar on your hand was from saving your sister-in-law, and she said a lot of other things, saying that your sister-in-law is a taboo subject for you, and that I shouldn't cross your line."
Xu Ruantang repeated Cheng Dan's previous words in detail.
Cheng Dan tried to sow discord between them, and if they hadn't been unrelated at the time, she would have succeeded.
However, she later misunderstood Chen Ji because of this.
Chen Ji frowned unhappily, "Don't listen to her nonsense. The scars on my hands are from a fight. I don't want others to talk about them because of rumors."
Xu Ruantang looked at Chen Ji with a smile on her lips, "Chen Ji."
"Um?"
"You and Cheng Dan are a perfect match, haven't you ever thought about being with her?"
Chen Ji's voice was calm as he gently stroked Xu Ruantang's hand, saying, "No, I don't like her."
Xu Ruantang had a mischievous idea for him, because Chen Ji, who answered her questions one by one, was so different from his usual self.
It's strangely kind of cute.
"You're twenty-eight years old, haven't you ever liked anyone else?"
Xu Ruantang's voice was soft and gentle as she raised her pretty face, completely unaware of the impending danger.
Chen Ji stared intently at her with his dark eyes, a smile playing on his lips. "Do you think I'm old?"
Before Xu Ruantang could answer, Chen Ji suddenly lowered his head.
This action came without warning. Seeing the handsome face approaching, Xu Ruantang subconsciously closed her eyes.
After a while, a cool kiss landed on her forehead.
Xu Ruantang's mind went blank. She opened her eyes in a daze and heard Chen Ji say, "Don't be afraid, I won't do anything reckless."
She said she wouldn't do anything reckless, but since he held her all night, she didn't get any sleep at all.
joke.
The first time I was hugged by a man, and he was my crush.
She slept lightly for the first half of the night, and occasionally had the urge to grope his abs, but she managed to resist.
I finally fell into a deep sleep in the middle of the night.
When I woke up in the morning, there was no one beside me.
There was a note and three hundred yuan on the table. Xu Hanli had brought the money back and gave it to Chen Ji when he saw him yesterday.
Chen Ji said that he would pick her up from Xifosi Market and take her home after he finished his work in the afternoon.
Xu Ruantang put it away immediately. She had been eyeing the money ever since she saw the letter of commendation, and now she finally had it in her hands.
It turns out that being a good person can bring good fortune.
As for Chen Ji's offer to pick her up, she didn't take it seriously at all. He was so busy, it didn't matter if he couldn't find the time.
As Xu Ruantang was getting ready to leave, Chen Lin, who was standing at the bottom of the stairs, called her back.
"Come with me to the study."
Chen Lin looked serious.
The old lady came out of the kitchen, but before she could speak, Xu Ruantang stopped her, saying, "It's alright, Grandma, you go about your business. I'll go take a look."
She wasn't afraid of Chen Lin at all; after all, they were both human, and humans don't eat each other.
Upon entering the study, Chen Lin's sharp gaze swept over us, his tone authoritative: "Have you and Chen Ji reached a conclusion regarding the child's matter?"
Chen Lin had asked Chen Ji in the morning, but couldn't get a single word out of him, and was left feeling very angry.
So he stayed home and waited for Xu Ruantang, thinking that one of them would have to make the decision.
Xu Ruantang said in a calm tone, "I said yesterday that I won't get involved in this matter."
It's not that she's trying to shift the blame, but rather that she couldn't make that decision in the first place. If she could, she would definitely have chosen to keep the child.
"Don't think I don't know that whether the child stays or not is entirely up to you!"
Chen Lin spoke in a low voice, but his tone was stern: "I originally did not approve of your marriage to Chen Ji, but since things have come to this, I also intend to let you two live a good life together."
"Last time you saved the kids in the military region, I thought you at least had some sense of the bigger picture. You and Chen Ji are husband and wife, how could you possibly stand idly by?"
As Chen Lin spoke, he looked at Xu Ruantang with a sharp gaze, "Do you know how much of an impact it will have on Chen Ji if we don't return the child?"
Chen Ji won't let the child leave because of you, yet you're here trying to distance yourself. Is this how a wife should act?!
“He’s a soldier, and you’re part of the Chen family. Everyone knows about the child now. If you really care about him, go and persuade her to send the child back as soon as possible!”
Xu Ruantang lowered her eyes and sighed inwardly.
Sure enough, no matter the era, the leader always speaks the same amount of time and energy, giving you absolutely no chance to speak.
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