After the Arranged Marriage, I Was Pampered by the Powerful Tycoon - Chapter 8

Cheng Ruan was awoken in the morning by the third round of the alarm clock.

Pulling open the curtains, the sunlight outside was so bright it was a little dazzling. Cheng Ruan dazedly extended a hand to cover his eyes, letting the light flow through his fingertips.

After a long while, he came back to his senses and stepped barefoot onto the carpet, his ankles still retaining the lingering finger marks that had not yet faded.

One didn’t need to think to know who left them.

He didn’t have a meeting that morning, so Cheng Ruan could finally sneak a break. He had just walked to the living room holding a cup of freshly ground coffee when Wu Zhou’s call came in impatiently.

Cheng Ruan connected the call: “What’s wrong, Wu Zhou?”

Wu Zhou sounded very excited, out of breath as he said: “Xiao Ruan, have you heard! The matter of Ren Han and his aunt is actually true! And it was found out by his old man!”

“It’s said the photos were mailed to the Ren family. The old man Ren had a heart attack on the spot, was angered into the hospital. After waking up, he directly escorted Ren Han to go admit his mistake to his uncle. Now Ren Han is probably scoundrel-cursed, right hahahaha…”

“Ah?” Cheng Ruan didn’t expect this situation either, for a time he didn’t react. “Is it this stimulating?”

Wu Zhou slapped his thigh: “Far more than stimulating! Simpy wished I was at the scene! When their family suppressed you like that before, always against you and making trouble in the business world, and also Ren Han, having been against you since childhood, mouth extremely cheap. Now he finally has retribution!”

Cheng Ruan lowered his eyes, taking a sip of coffee: “That’s also him bringing it on himself.”

Wu Zhou was still immersed in the joy of eating melons: “I have already let the frontline personnel continue investigating, to inquire further and report again.”

Cheng Ruan thought he was too gossipy, and folding his legs, said: “Don’t be too proud. If your former brother-in-law knew you fought with Ren Han yesterday, probably you’d be grounded for another month.”

“Don’t!” Wu Zhou panicked. “Let him know and I’m finished! Wait, Luo Mingzhi has a good relationship with him, he hasn’t told him already, has he?”

“Now you know to be afraid?” There was a smile in Cheng Ruan’s eyes. “Why didn’t you think of so much when coming to the forefront for me.”

“However… based on Gu Lin’s style of being swift and resolute, if he knew, probably you wouldn’t be able to bounce around until now.”

“That’s right too.” Wu Zhou nodded after realizing late, and suddenly with a bright idea, said: “Xiao Ruan, I suddenly thought… who do you say… was the one who exposed Ren Han’s matter?”

Cheng Ruan thought with his finger touching his chin: “How could I guess that, Ren Han’s mouth offended not few people, all these years the Ren family also had many enemies, anyone is possible.”

Wu Zhou asked intentionally: “Do you truly not know or falsely not know? Aren’t going to continue pretending to me, are you?”

Cheng Ruan was confused: “It wasn’t me who did it, how should I know.”

Wu Zhou instantly was making a fuss: “It wasn’t done by you? You and he against each other for so long, yesterday you heavy-handedly attacked for your best friend, shouldn’t you seek revenge for me?”

Cheng Ruan was speechless: “If I did it, would I still be waiting for you to come notify me?”

“That’s also true.” Wu Zhou nodded. “Then who else would do such an immoral… oh no, such a holy thing?”

Cheng Ruan shook his head: “I don’t know.”

Cheng Ruan took advantage of the free time to return to the old residence.

The old grandpa was in the back garden watering flowers. Seeing Cheng Ruan come over, he laughed such that his eyebrows and beard wrinkled together, and the watering can in his hand was passed to the housekeeper on the side: “Boss Cheng manages thousands of things daily, thought to come see the old man today?”

“Grandpa.” Cheng Ruan walked to the old grandpa’s side. “You just love teasing me.”

The old grandpa said: “Otherwise? You haven’t come back after finishing getting married, can I not tease you already?”

Cheng Ruan shrugged helplessly, fingertips pinching and playing with the orchid that had just been watered by the old grandpa: “Then you should continue teasing.”

After joking for a while, the old grandpa got down to business: “By the way, Xiao Ruan, I heard you’re going to Mu Yao Town tomorrow?”

Cheng Ruan nodded, slowing his footsteps to accompany the old grandpa walking: “Previously a plan was discussed, some of management intend to go together to Mu Yao Town to see once, considered as research and inspection.”

The old grandpa understood, glancing at Cheng Ruan: “Going together with Luo Mingzhi, or?”

“Of course going separately.” Cheng Ruan revealed a “thinking too much” expression. “I absolutely won’t with him, simply hard to imagine.”

The old grandpa didn’t agree: “How can you not dare think? Your relationship is already different, plus again you’re business partners, eventually you should be a little more familiar.”

“On the contrary, I feel, you should live together after marriage.”

Cheng Ruan took a step back and covered his chest exaggeratedly, saying: “Grandpa, I before haven’t discovered you were actually so open-minded, even able to accept me marrying a man.”

The old grandpa sat down on a finely carved marble chair, accepting a teacup and tasting a sip: “What do I have that I can’t accept, the decision was made by yourself, just bear the consequences yourself.”

“When I was just striving on my own, you also said that.” Cheng Ruan sat down opposite him, holding the teacup and said, “You said, although I’m the justifiable heir, I also need to display my own abilities, can’t live a lifetime under your protection.”

The old grandpa was brought into a certain memory by Cheng Ruan’s words, his expression moved slightly: “Xiao Ruan, your mother’s matter… I’m very sorry.”

“If I knew early it would be like this, I should have properly disciplined that beast Cheng Duan.”

“It’s okay, grandpa.” Cheng Ruan lifted his head and looked at the sky above his head, his gaze following the traces of the flying bird. “It’s not your concern, so long has already passed, I already don’t remember early on.”

The old grandpa knew Cheng Ruan had a thorn in his heart, yet didn’t have the heart to expose it, finally giving a sigh: “You have already done it, as long as I’m here, I will not let that woman’s child get a single bit of the Cheng family.”

Cheng Ruan answered lightly: “Yes.”

After accompanying the old grandpa for a meal, Cheng Ruan returned to his room, and found the wedding ring at the bedside cabinet.

After marriage, he returned to the old residence once, and the ring was just left behind here at that time.

The ring’s design was very simple, a plain circle, no carving, no decoration, it was just the most ordinary ring, but it very much conformed to Cheng Ruan’s requirements for a wedding ring at that time.

“Luckily I found you.” Cheng Ruan satisfactorily slipped the ring onto his ring finger, and raising his hand, scrutinized it for a while.

Let’s see what Luo Mingzhi uses as a pretext to talk about things next time.

At evening time, Cheng Ruan walked down the stairs. The old grandpa was sitting on a rattan chair with eyes closed, nurturing himself.

Hearing Cheng Ruan’s footsteps, he asked: “Not going back after finishing eating a meal?”

Cheng Ruan stopped in front of him: “No, grandpa, still must go back to pack luggage.”

The old grandpa opened his eyes, seeing the ring in between Cheng Ruan’s fingers.

“I heard about Ren Han’s matter, doing it like this was still a little too reckless.” The old grandpa suddenly mentioned. “Next time you have time, bring Luo Mingzhi back together.”

Cheng Ruan originally wanted to instinctively refute, but on second thought it was also not necessary, giving an affirmation, enjoining the old grandpa to take care of his body.

The scenery outside the car window moved rapidly, the city’s neon lights lit up, Cheng Ruan unconsciously played with the ring in between his ring fingers, before his eyes, inexplicably, Luo Mingzhi’s face that was always cold in expression emerged.

Not right, how could he think of Luo Mingzhi.

From Jin city proper to Mu Yao Town on the periphery was about two hours by car. After learning Luo Mingzhi would arrive at ten o’clock in the morning, Cheng Ruan was forced to get up very early, leaning in the back seat dazed in morning sleepiness.

Cheng Ruan’s gaze was scatter-brained as he sucked on the iced coffee prepared by Lu Ling, an introduction of the latest situation of Mu Yao Town coming in his earphone.

“Mu Yao Town is located halfway up the mountain, the mornings have mostly heavy fog weather, day and night temperature difference is rather large, vegetation grows and thrives…”

“Due to limitations of terrain and geographical location, the town’s young adults are leaking seriously, the elderly and children staying behind are the majority, actively pushing forward high quality integration of culture, commerce, and tourism has become a new path of enterprise…”

Cheng Ruan a second ago just let out a yawn, next second suddenly a sharp braking, only saw a blurred silhouette slowly sway past in front of the car.

Because it was a heavy fog day, and on a mountain road, although normally there wouldn’t be any pedestrians on this road, the driver’s car speed was also put extremely slow, but even as such, he was still startled by the human silhouette that suddenly appeared ahead.

“Stop by the side.” Cheng Ruan keenly discovered something was not right, opening the car door and walking down.

Approaching, only then was it discovered that it was an elderly lady wearing neat clothes, although looking somewhat confused in mind, the clothes on her body were very clean, hair was also combed very neatly, looking as if she shouldn’t appear here at this time.

Lu Ling also opened the car door and walked down, observing the elderly lady a bit, trying asking: “Hello?”

The elderly lady didn’t answer, a few “yi ya yi ya” sounds coming from her mouth, yet there was no way to hear clearly what she was saying.

Lu Ling looked at Cheng Ruan inquiringly, Cheng Ruan could only say: “Call the police first, wait for the police to come.”

Mobile phone was not yet dialed, the elderly lady beside the car suddenly had limbs twitching, then fainted on the ground with eyes tightly closed, appearing in a flash to fall into unconsciousness.

Seeing this, Cheng Ruan quickly arranged things: “Lu Ling, you have emergency experience, immediately rescue, I’ll call 120.”

Along with Lu Ling’s rescue, Cheng Ruan forced himself to calm down, controlling his trembling hand, and dialed the 120 phone number.

The fog surrounded all around, appearing reluctant to dissipate for a long time, the morning dew was deep and heavy, the air was consistently permeated with a water vapor.

Ten odd minutes later, the ambulance from the city center came flashing its lights, the elderly lady who recovered a little consciousness was lifted onto the ambulance, the fist Cheng Ruan had all along clenched also gradually loosened, his palms completely cold sweat.

Cheng Ruan appeared to have loose strength, saying: “Secretary Lu…, you follow and go look.”

Lu Ling looked at him not too firmly: “Mr. Cheng?”

“After all, it was us who first discovered her, go look first, wait for her family members to come.” Cheng Ruan said. “If medical fees are needed, cover them first, to be taken from my account.”

Sending off the elderly lady, the whole way returned to calmness, not much time and then arrived at Mu Yao Town.

The fog just now had already dissipated by some amount. Cheng Ruan walked down from the car, next door coincidentally parked was Luo Mingzhi’s used car.

Looks like Luo Mingzhi also arrived.

Hotel personnel came to arrange luggage. Cheng Ruan followed guidance into this hotel with the longest history in Mu Yao Town, the decoration inside was extremely high-end and luxurious, rather somewhat golden and magnificent in flavor, truly not like a hotel that would appear in a small town.

He had before read Mu Yao Town’s industry report, here was the industry left by Luo Mingzhi’s parents early on.

Cheng Ruan walked out of the elevator, taking out the room card preparing to open the door, didn’t think that after a few “di di” sounds, the room door remained motionless.

Cheng Ruan tried again, there still was no reaction.

“Strange.” Cheng Ruan pulled the handle, placing the room card on the induction area for induction again, still there was no movement.

Cheng Ruan reached and pulled out mobile phone to make a call to the front desk, at the same time the phone was connected, the door in front opened responding to the sound.

Cheng Ruan caught off guard locked eyes with the expression-plain Luo Mingzhi, so scared the room card dropped on the carpet.

He quickly crouched down to pick up the room card, the front desk lady in the call was still asking: “Mr. Cheng? Is there any need for assistance?”

Cheng Ruan realized he might have swiped the wrong room, quickly hanging up the phone: “Sorry, it’s me who was mistaken, no longer needed.”

He picked up the room card in hand to check: “5201…”

“Not right.” He lifted his head to look at the room number, a face of doubt, “It is 5201…”

Cheng Ruan lowered his head turning the room card over to look back and forth: “Is it my eyes that have a problem?”

The Luo Mingzhi who all along was left hanging on the side leisurely said: “You are not mistaken.”

“Here is 5201.”