At this time, there were still a few vendors doing business on the road. A car, an umbrella, and a person were enough to support a family.
Li Ruo suddenly remembered her adoptive mother. She used to set up a stall in weather like this. She never complained about the hardship, but only said that she could buy Ruo Ruo's favorite glutinous rice cakes again tomorrow.
The images from tonight also came to mind, with the figures of two mothers constantly taking turns.
Li Ruo let out a long breath, feeling a mix of emotions she couldn't quite describe.
...
Perhaps it was what happened that night that angered Wen Huaiyan, because for several days in a row, she was left alone in the villa.
Li Ruo's right to go out was also taken away. Every day, the place closest she could get to the outside world was the patch of sky in the courtyard.
Li Ruo was not surprised, and even felt that Wen Huaiyan was much gentler than before.
During this time, she was mercifully allowed to go to the Li family's house, sign the papers, and take away the shares that had been agreed upon that night.
When she signed the document, Wen Huaiyan's secretary was by her side, which was considered as her support.
Having spent so many years by Wen Huaiyan's side, she had never seen him so thoughtful.
In the past few days, whenever Li Ruo had free time, she would think about the scene of signing the document that day.
Li Rao sat opposite him, her face flushed and full of reluctance.
Sun Lan glared at her fiercely, her eyes filled with a desire to devour her alive.
As for Li Daocheng, he probably wanted to say something to salvage the situation, but he didn't expect his secretary to be there as well.
Finally, when Li Ruo was leaving, Li Daocheng took her to a corner and quietly asked her what her relationship with Wen Huaiyan was.
Looking into Li Daocheng's greedy eyes, Li Ruo smiled slightly.
"We have the most ordinary relationship. Mr. Wen felt sorry for me being all alone and helpless, so he was willing to give me some support."
But she knew that a family like the Li family, which preyed on people, would never willingly give her shares.
Another day has passed, and night has fallen without us even realizing it.
Li Ruo put away the magazines she had left in the yard, fearing they would get wet and soaked if it rained that night.
As she expected, just before dawn, a thunderclap came crashing down from afar, followed by a hurricane sweeping across the world, accompanied by lightning and thunder.
It was a rainy night.
Although it was nearing late autumn, Li Ruo still kept the air conditioning in the room very strong.
She curled up completely inside the soft, thick blanket, as if that gave her a sense of security.
Li Ruo was afraid of rainy nights, especially rainy nights.
When she was a child, her adoptive mother had to shoulder the burden of the family, and her older brother lived in a boarding school, so every time it rained, Li Ruo was the only one at home.
The courtyard was so dilapidated that any adult man could easily climb over the low wall and get in.
That night, if her adoptive mother hadn't returned early, Li Ruo would probably have already...
From that day on, she began to fear every rainy night.
"Squeak—"
A faint sound of a door opening could be heard, and Li Ruo, lying in bed, instinctively trembled.
She peeked out with her little head, her eyes cautiously looking towards the doorway.
A familiar figure appeared in sight.
First, the man's near-perfect face appeared in the light and shadow. He lazily walked to the table at the foot of the bed, took off his coat, and went into the bathroom.
Throughout the entire process, he treated her as if she were invisible.
The sound of running water could be heard as the man began to bathe.
Strangely enough, as Li Ruo listened to the sound of the water, her initially panicked and uneasy heart gradually calmed down.
After an unknown amount of time, the sound of water inside suddenly stopped, with only a few drops still falling onto the ground.
As the bathroom door was opened, a bolt of lightning flashed outside the window.
Thus, everything in the world becomes transparent.
Li Ruo saw Wen Huaiyan casually wiping his hair with one hand, his exquisite and superior face expressionless.
His face seemed a little red, as if he had been drinking.
As he turned around, his slender waist, wrapped in a bath towel, came into her view.
Wen Huaiyan came this way.
He pulled back the covers and lay down beside her.
Li Ruo looked at it cautiously, only to be met with eyes as deep as the ocean.
Li Ruo let out a long breath, feeling as if her left chest had been squeezed.
"Mr. Wen, you've arrived."
Wen Huaiyan didn't speak, but just scrutinized her.
Li Ruo knew that Wen Huaiyan was waiting for an explanation.
"Would you be willing to give me a chance to explain what happened that day?"
Wen Huaiyan remained silent, which was taken as agreement.
So Li Ruo began to speak slowly, word by word.
She talked about how she was bullied after being taken back, how difficult it was for her to get by in that family, and her hardships.
She sniffed, avoiding eye contact with the other person.
"Mr. Wen, I'm sorry I didn't tell you about that day beforehand. I didn't mean to. Could you... please not leave me?"
Li Ruo cautiously looked into his eyes, but Wen Huaiyan was backlit, making it impossible to see his expression.
After a long pause, Wen Huaiyan suddenly chuckled softly.
"You know me very well."
"What."
"You know what I hate."
Li Ruo panicked for a moment.
But she quickly calmed down.
“Mr. Wen, your status is too high for me to presume to understand. I just feel that anyone would have felt bad about what happened that day.”
"I am only analyzing from the perspective of an ordinary person, and I did not deliberately observe or speculate about you."
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