Chapter 35. ☆ Heirloom jade bracelet.

In the winter vacation for First High School, the second year of high school opened a day earlier than the first year, and classes started on the sixth day of the year.

In the morning, Ruan Mengmeng gave up sleeping and made a bowl of rice noodles with pig’s feet for He Yiyang and a bowl of rice noodles with ribs for the jealous Ruan Hai, in order to coax two men who were very important to her.

At the lift door, He Yiyang stroked Ruan Mengmeng’s head, “Be good at home, every hour ……”

Ruan Hai made a lunge and cut off He Yiyang’s words with his fat, agile body. He stood in front of He Yiyang,”Send a WeChat to Dad first. Dad is the man who loves you the most.”

Ruan Mengmeng snapped angrily, “Dad ……” and was at a loss for words. Did he know everything, and how did he know?

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Ruan Hai’s body was wider than He Yiyang’s, but he was shorter in height. So, He Yiyang lifted his chin and smiled slowly at Ruan Mengmeng.

Ruan Mengmeng was stunned. Her face was as red as a ripe peach, her eyes were shy and playful, and she didn’t know where to put them.

“What are you doing?” Ruan Dahai turned around alertly. He was looking for death by hitting on my daughter in front of me, wasn’t he?

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Especially when he saw Uncle Hai’s jaw drop. He wanted to refuse but was stopped by his grandfather. He Yiyang’s admiration for his grandfather was like a huge river of water.

When she heard him mention the bracelet, Ruan Mengmeng lowered her head and looked at her fingers. She kept sighing: What the hell was the daughter-in-law of the He family? She had only had her ID card for a year, okay?

“Since it’s so valuable, can I return it to you?” Ruan Mengmeng hesitantly said her thoughts. “This, this, I think it’s too early.”

He Yiyang’s face instantly pulled down. It was dark and heavy. How dare this little fatty back out?

A head flick went through, and Ruan Mengmeng screamed out in pain. He Yiyang said angrily: “If you’re told to keep it, keep it. Even if you can’t lose your bracelet, you can’t lose it! That’s it. I’m off to class.”

Ruan Mengmeng pursed her lips and rubbed her forehead with a pitiful response, “Good riddance. I’ll put it in the safe.”

“Idiot!” He Yiyang cursed a little bitterly.

Seeing that her forehead was red from his own flick, he relented. He bent down to hug her, “Mengmeng, only you are qualified to keep the jade bracelet. Do you understand?”

Ruan Mengmeng pouted, “I understand. This is being entrusted with an important task. I …… am flattered.”

He Yiyang: “……”

That was right. After all, they were too young. His grandfather was a bit abrupt, but the family was all together for the New Year. What was the difference between giving two years earlier and two years later?

Also, why did it sound as heavy as a family that had fallen on hard times and entrusted the family treasures with the intention of rising again in the future?

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It was obviously a token of love!

Ruan Mengmeng was so heartless. There was no match for her!

He Yiyang sighed in disbelief. He smiled at her and walked towards the lift.

Ruan Mengmeng also knew she was being stupid, so she smiled and hugged He Yiyang’s waist. She shook it, saying nervously, “I really know, my IQ isn’t that bad.”

He Yiyang cupped Ruan Mengmeng’s face and rubbed it, smiling dotingly, “No, this time it’s your low EQ.”

She had already admitted her mistake, but she was still disliked? Ruan Mengmeng laughed sweetly, “Haha ……”

When she turned on the TV, it was playing the sixth season of Natsume Tomoyuki. Ruan Mengmeng sat cross-legged on the sofa, cozily hugging a pillow to admire her natal male god – Natsume Takashi.

“Natsume is so gentle, it’s so healing.” Ruan Mengmeng sighed flowerily when her phone suddenly rang.

“Hello, Jiajia …….”

Ruan Mengmeng just said hello, but even if the phone was not on speaker, she could hear Chen Linjia’s rant, “Why didn’t you tell me when you rejected Lu Zhengyuan? Why didn’t you stay with him? Ruan Mengmeng, do you still didn’t treat me as if we were growing up together?”

Ruan Mengmeng waved her hands, forgetting that Chen Linjia on the other end of the phone was invisible.

“No, no, I definitely don’t mean to hide anything from you! It’s not that I misunderstood Lu Zhengyuan’s relationship with you before.”

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While secretly sighing at Chen Linjia’s good information, Ruan Mengmeng continued, “He is very nice, but I don’t like him.”

Chen Linjia was suddenly silent, so quiet that Ruan Mengmeng’s heart panicked.

Looking at her phone, which was still on the line, she wondered, “Jiajia?”

“Mengmeng ah, this is Auntie Lili. Would you like to come and play at Lakeside Villa today? Auntie misses you.”

Ruan Mengmeng jumped up from the sofa and said excitedly, “Good New Year, Auntie Lili! You’re back from Canada? …Nnnn, I’ll take a taxi over later.”

In all seriousness, it had been more than half a year since she had seen Huang Lili. Ruan Mengmeng was so excited that she jumped in place. In her heart, Huang Lili was the mother she longed for.

While rummaging through the storage room at home, Ruan Mengmeng called Ruan Hai to ask about the gifts she wanted to bring to the Gu residence for New Year’s Eve.

Ruan Hai couldn’t say anything over the phone, so he simply went home to pick up his daughter and went to the Gu residence with her.

The Lakeside Villa was on the outskirts of C City. It was a top-notch villa area for the rich and famous, with a beautiful setting, backed by a small peak in the Nanyue Mountain Range and a shimmering lake in front. It was a place of great natural beauty and feng shui.

Huang Lili stood at the gate with Chen Linjia, after calculating the time, to greet the Ruan family’s father and daughter.

As soon as they got out of the car, Ruan Mengmeng jumped straight into Huang Lili’s arms and said sweetly, “Good New Year, Aunt Lili.”

“Good, happy new year to you as well,” Huang Lili said with a warm smile. “Have you lost weight?”

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“Snort,” Chen Linjia next to her said proudly, spitting out with her arms around her chest, “It’s good that she didn’t gain weight for the New Year. How can she still lose weight?”

Huang Lili looked askance at Chen Linjia, and smiled and nodded to Ruan Hai. She turned and led the way inside, “Hai ah, Lao Gu is at home. He heard that you were coming and did not go out. Why don’t you two talk for a while?”

Ruan Hai was stunned and said, “That’s great. Gu is a legend in the business world. He’s home, so I can ask him for advice.”

Gu Wei was over fifty years old and had started with nothing like Ruan Dahai, but his business territory was ten times bigger than Ruan Dahai’s and he was a prominent figure in the country’s real estate industry.

Huang Lili’s words were meant to be a recommendation, so how could Ruan Hai not understand?

He and Chen Xueming had been friends for many years. When he died of cancer, Huang Lili married Gu Wei instead. At the wedding, Ruan Hai, as one of the few female friends and relatives of Huang Lili, was also introduced once, but Ruan Hai was not a climber, so he politely clinked glasses and skipped it.

Now, Ruan Hai also does not want to hug the big thigh. He was really just escorting his daughter, but probably no one will believe it.

Huang Lili and Ruan Hai had known each other for more than ten years, so she knew how he was. She said, “Old Gu and Xueming were university alumni in their early years, so they were just chatting and reminiscing about the past.”

Ruan Hai smiled politely.

Gu Wei was a few years older than both he and Chen Xueming. He had never heard Xueming mention such a person before, so it wouldn’t hurt to meet him for a while.

“Then you adults can talk,” Chen Linjia took Ruan Mengmeng’s arm, “Mengmeng and I have something to talk about too.”

Ruan Mengmeng:”… ” Why did she have a premonition that she was going to be cross-examined?

“Okay, I’ll go talk to the housekeeper. Haihai and Mengmeng will stay for lunch.” Huang Lili was in a good mood. Her normally pale face was smiling gently today, “Jiajia and Mengmeng can go over to the greenhouse. I’ve baked some biscuits, so I’ll ask someone to bring them over later.”

Chen Linjia glanced at her and said reservedly, “En, you just got better. Don’t stay outside too long.”

Huang Lili’s eyes wavered and she smiled.

It was just after spring, and the greenhouse was full of beautiful purple and red flowers. Ruan Mengmeng and Chen Linjia were both sitting in the middle of the courtyard enjoying the view.

Spring and young girls always look beautiful and harmonious from a distance.

Chen Linjia kept staring at Ruan Mengmeng, not saying a word. She just looked at her eyes in the wrong way.

Ruan Mengmeng didn’t know what to say, so she kept her head down and let her friend gaze at her. But she was bored, so she could only pinch a fragrant biscuit and nibble on it.

When she got to the third piece, Chen Linjia couldn’t stand it anymore.

“Fireworks, roses, tablemates that once shared secrets ……”

She dragged her chair closer to Ruan Mengmeng and frowned in disbelief, “Lu Zhengyuan fits the male protagonist of a teenage comic very well ah. You really haven’t moved?”

Ruan Mengmeng shook her head, “No.”

“How could that be?” Chen Linjia still doesn’t believe it. “You said before that you like gentle, warm smiles and strong guys inside. Lu Zhengyuan fits all of them. The most important thing is that Lu Zhengyuan also likes you, so you really don’t have any good feelings?”

Ruan Mengmeng was soft and optimistic, introverted and passive. Chen Linjia genuinely felt that Lu Zhengyuan was suitable for her best friend, so she set the two of them up behind the scenes.

“Zhengyuan is very nice and I appreciate it, but ……” Ruan Mengmeng touched the jade bracelet she wore on her left wrist, “he won’t work. He can only be a good friend.”

“Why not? Is he not handsome enough, not good enough, not good enough for you, or do you not want to fall in love right now?” Chen Linjia was a bit anxious, “You have to say a reason, ah. Nowadays, a sentence expressing only wanting to be friends is a bullshit rejection. Friends and ‘I’m lonely today, you help me’ play one-night stand?”

Ruan Mengmeng was frightened, “I didn’t mean that. I’m not going to do that or anything!”

“Then what the hell is it for?!” Chen Linjia was fierce and impatient. “Is it because you have a crush on someone behind my back?”

Ruan Mengmeng was torn. It wasn’t that she was afraid of Chen Linjia being mean; it was just that she didn’t know what to say when she thought that she and He Yiyang hadn’t gotten along since they were kids.

Moreover, she had only just figured out what she wanted, and there was still a mental barrier to getting from brother to boyfriend.

But the fact was that they had kissed twice. Hey…

Her head was stretched and shrunk. Ruan Mengmeng said, “Brother and I confessed.”

Chen Linjia did not seem to hear, “…… what did you say?”

“Uh, it’s ……” Ruan Mengmeng licked the corner of her mouth, brewing the courage to say it again. But before she could speak again, Chen Linjia exploded.

The chair was lifted to the ground by her, and she cursed angrily, “This son of a bitch, He Yiyang, is eating grass from the nest? I had suspected that he was up to no good, but it turns out that ……”

Chen Linjia suddenly stopped in the middle of her sentence, cupped Ruan Mengmeng’s chin, and lifted it up. Her face was full of dark clouds, and she spoke conspiratorially.

“He Yiyang has a poor character, a poisonous mouth, and a hard heart! He has been arrogant and unreasonable since he was a child and always resents you! What else does he have but a pretty skin and a barely-there brain? Mengmeng, who do you choose between me and him?”

Ruan Mengmeng was dumbfounded for a while, but she couldn’t do anything and said, “Jiajia ……”

This weak baby wimp look was something Chen Linjia couldn’t stand. She 100% compromised every time, and this time was no exception.

But Chen Linjia was really angry, she thought that He Yiyang and Ruan Mengmeng both were inappropriate in every way, and her nostrils were furiously big.

“Humph!”

Releasing her grip on Ruan Mengmeng’s chin, she glared at her in anger, and with the expression of an old mother who was worried about her bad days in the future, she walked around with her waist crossed in a rage.

Finally, Chen Linjia clenched her fist and said with an oath, “If He Yiyang, the cold face, bullies you, I won’t let him off the hook.”

“Jiajia ah ……”

Ruan Mengmeng’s eyes were red; her best friend was genuinely thinking of her.

“Oops, you’re doing this again. Don’t hug me,” Chen Linjia tried to push Ruan Mengmeng’s hand away but didn’t make an effort. Her words were unforgiving, “I can’t stand you. All you can do is act spoiled.”

“Hey, hey, hey.” Ruan Mengmeng hugged even tighter.

Acting spoiled didn’t work for everyone; only for those who liked her.

“By the way, let me ask you, how did He Yiyang confess?” Chen Linjia asked.

“Huh? Tell you….. “Ruan Mengmeng looked at the sky and the ground left and right, not daring to look directly into her friend’s eyes.

“Mamma! He came hard didn’t he?”

Ruan Mengmeng: “……”

To a certain extent, childhood friends who grew up together can understand seven or eight points of their nature.