Xu Ruantang thought about it all night, but still couldn't figure it out.
It seems that every time she argues with Chen Ji, neither of them is wrong, but something just feels off.
She's right to seek revenge.
Chen Ji was right to stop her, fearing it might lead to disaster.
So who was wrong?
Xu Ruantang stayed in Shenzhen for a few days. Huan Yuanliang introduced her to the place where she used to study, which turned out to be a specialized training class.
Shenzhen is indeed different; people are very willing to spend money to learn technical skills. There were more than twenty people in the class, all of whom came from all over the country.
Aside from attending classes, she hasn't left the hotel in the past few days.
The main reason is that it's too hot in the summer.
After class that day, everyone went outside and discovered that a heavy rain had already fallen.
After the rain stopped, the temperature dropped considerably.
"Miss Xu, this place is very close to the river. Would you like to have dinner together and then go for a walk?"
The man standing next to Xu Ruantang spoke with a slight upturn in his voice, his youthful face full of smiles.
The man was both a teacher and a friend introduced by Huan Yuanliang.
Perhaps because of Huan Yuanliang, the teacher always took great care of her in class.
Xu Ruantang always deliberately kept her distance.
Xu Ruantang never accepted his invitations after class, always using the excuse that it was too hot to move.
At this moment, Xu Ruantang did not answer directly. She lowered her head, took out a very beautiful ring from her pocket, put it on, and then looked up at the man. "I'm sorry, I made an appointment with my husband yesterday to call him as soon as get out of class is over."
As Xu Ruantang spoke, a gentle smile appeared on her face, her expression full of happiness. "Teacher, you don't know, my husband is a soldier, but he's also very clingy. I think he's probably already waiting for me by the phone right now."
Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed across the man's face, and he said with a touch of regret, "Miss Xu, so you're already married? Then I won't bother you any longer, you go ahead and do your work."
Xu Ruantang nodded, "Okay, goodbye teacher."
She turned and left.
It was unusually cool, and Xu Ruantang wasn't hungry at the moment, so she decided to take a stroll along the riverbank.
She actually quite likes the sea and the river.
After the rain, the air was filled with moisture, which felt cool against my skin and was very comfortable.
Xu Ruantang walked aimlessly along the riverbank, with pedestrians passing by from time to time.
There were families of three taking a walk with their children, a man and a woman holding hands, and elderly couples strolling leisurely.
Shenzhen has an open atmosphere, and holding hands and hugging seem to be commonplace.
Xu Ruantang was all alone.
Since she came to Shenzhen, Chen Ji has seemed to have disappeared from her life.
Wang Xiuxiu made two phone calls to the hotel, but he didn't respond.
She recalled the original plot of the book as described by Wang Xiuxiu, in which Chen Ji committed suicide for his wife who was having a difficult childbirth.
At that time, she thought that the wife might be her, but now she has to doubt that she was just being delusional.
Chen Ji didn't seem to care about her that much.
Xu Ruantang had never been in a relationship, so she didn't know what it was like for other couples to argue.
She's been thinking a lot these past few days. Sometimes she feels she's not wrong, but the next moment she wonders if she's being too dramatic. From Chen Ji's perspective, she's not wrong either.
And she became the deserter he despised the most.
So he got angry and that's why he ignored her?
Xu Ruantang now understands. When her former roommate was heartbroken, she comforted her verbally, but in her heart she couldn't understand why a man would make her become someone else.
It turns out that unless it happens to you, everyone is a relationship expert.
Those grand principles, spoken one after another, become completely ineffective when applied to oneself.
Feeling agitated, she raised her hand and struck the railing.
It hurts, but a little pain will help me stay awake.
He's just a man!
No matter who leaves me, I'm still myself!
There are countless men in the world, if I lose one, I'll just find another!
The expected pain did not come; instead, her slap landed on the arm that had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
The man's arm muscles are well-defined, clearly the result of years of regular exercise.
Looking ahead, she saw a long scar on the back of her hand and looked up in shock.
Their eyes met, and the man's deep, unfathomable black eyes gazed at her as his thin lips parted slightly: "Does it hurt?"
Xu Ruantang was stunned for a moment.
Chen Ji was asking if her hand hurt from hitting someone.
"What's it to you?"
Xu Ruantang spoke faster than she thought; after finishing her sentence, she lifted her foot and walked forward, as if determined to shake off the long-legged man following behind.
How did he manage to get through this? As a soldier, how could he just leave the army like that?
A thought popped into Xu Ruantang's mind: Could it be that Chen Ji had sneaked out?
That won't do. He'll be punished and put in solitary confinement!
She wanted to stop and ask, but she couldn't let go of her pride, and her legs moved forward at a trot.
Xu Ruantang was panting heavily as she ran back to the hotel.
Chen Ji reached out and grabbed her arm. "There are no rooms available. I have nowhere to stay tonight."
His voice was tinged with laughter, and there was an unusual hint of roguishness in his tone.
Xu Ruantang turned around and looked at him as if he were a monster. "Then stay at the guesthouse."
After saying that, she turned to leave.
"Wife, I was wrong."
Chen Ji's voice was not quiet; it was magnetic and deep.
People coming in and out all around were looking this way.
Even the hotel receptionist looked up, craned her neck, stopped what she was doing, and glanced over with a gossipy look.
Xu Ruantang never expected that Chen Ji would say these words so loudly in such a setting.
He walked over to Xu Ruantang in a few steps, took her hand, and said sincerely, "Wife, I know I was wrong. You can be angry, but you can't ignore me."
Xu Ruantang tried to shake his hand off, but it was no use. Instead, it looked like the two of them were flirting, waving their hands in the air.
That's so embarrassing.
Xu Ruantang had no choice but to pull him away quickly.
If we don't leave now, we'll lose face in Shenzhen.
Chen Ji glanced indifferently at the receptionist who was still watching the show, "If you're throwing a tantrum, I'll come down and complete the registration later."
The receptionist nodded blankly.
The main reason is that this man is too handsome. The receptionist has seen countless people, but this is the first time she has seen a man with such a noble temperament, yet who is not at all pretentious!
He was so tall, yet he bent over to coax his wife, and he was still so self-righteous about it.
If it were anyone else, they would have just walked away.
As soon as Xu Ruantang went up the stairs, she tried to let go of Chen Ji's hand.
Chen Ji refused, and instead of loosening his grip, he held on even tighter.
If he knew her floor and room number, he would have carried her up the stairs.
Xu Ruantang maintained a cold expression throughout.
She repeatedly warned herself that she absolutely must not do something as stupid as "washing underwear with a cold face"!
If she could, she wouldn't want him to come into the room.
It wasn't that she was afraid of Chen Ji, but that she was afraid of herself.
He was afraid that she would be tempted by his good looks and forget the cold treatment she had received these past few days, and that the man would coax her back with a few words, and that the matter would be over so easily.
This matter cannot be left unresolved, otherwise it will become a trigger for their arguments in the future.
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