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Zhu Ruiyan did not answer him. She sat down on a corner of the sofa and curled his legs, burying her head down. She stared at her toes without touching them.

Her expression was very calm and she wasn't as dazed as before, but it was as if the world had left her behind. Her fine hair was hanging down, and her delicate little face was especially pale.

Qin Yizhao felt that the current Zhu Ruiyan was like a porcelain doll that would shatter if it was touched.

Qin Yizhao frowned, he sat beside her and said in a bad tone, "All of you should stop seeing each other in private, that kind of person is not worthy of your concern."

Zhu Ruiyan would never be concerned about Zhang Shuai again. He was only a little disappointed and frustrated with his abandoned youth. In his most beautiful years, he did not recognize a person, and felt a little powerless towards his.

Qin Yizhao did not let her off, and said fiercely: "Tell me, you will never meet again."

Zhu Ruiyan said obediently, "We will not meet again."

"I repeat, you will no longer be involved with those beasts."

"I'll never get involved with that kind of beast again."

Qin Yizhao continued to stare at her and did not speak further.

After a long while, he asked, "Your mother went back?"

"Yes." Zhu Ruiyan answered honestly.

"That scum Zhang Shuai, you almost got married?" Qin Yizhao asked again.

Zhu Ruiyan didn't know how to reply. Only when they were about to get married did she realize the true nature of that person. It could be said that when they were in love, they met someone who was not right.

"The one who met the wrong person?" Qin Yizhao seemed to know what she was thinking.

Zhu Ruiyan raised her head to look at him, but Qin Yizhao did not look back at her, instead he looked to the outside.

Afterwards, he turned around and looked at Zhu Ruiyan again, "When humans are young, they meet someone who is wrong, it's normal. But, it's not easy to see through someone's wrong personality, but to learn from it, one must not make mistakes."

Zhu Ruiyan looked at Qin Yizhao who was beside her. She did not know whether all that Qin Yizhao had just said was to comfort her, or to talk about his past.

Zhu Ruiyan replied obediently, "I understand."

After that, Zhu Ruiyan went into the kitchen to busy herself. It was almost time for lunch, she had to prepare lunch.

When Zhu Ruiyan finished making up, she started to make dumplings. Qin Yizhao's voice sounded, "I think I heard you say before that your father drank too much just because he didn't have a job?"

Zhu Ruiyan replied, "Yes."

"How long since you had a job?"

"About seven years." Zhu Ruiyan replied softly.

Qin Yizhao walked over and saw that she was busy, "Are you making dumplings?" His tone was filled with surprise.

"Yes, New Year's Day is also considered the new year. It's a custom to eat dumplings during the new year." Zhu Ruiyan whispered.

Qin Yizhao listened and nodded, he felt that Zhu Ruiyan's hands were really clever, she knew how to do anything, with a pinch, a dumpling shape formed. Qin Yizhao felt that it was interesting and washed her hands clean. "Let me help you."

"You've done it before?"

"Nope." Qin Yizhao replied honestly.

"Fine." Zhu Ruiyan handed over the rolled dough wrappings and stuffing to him. Qin Yizhao placed the noodle onto his palm. He was clumsy, but Zhu Ruiyan thought that it was too funny, but she didn't dare to laugh out loud to prevent himself from getting caught.

Qin Yizhao watched Zhu Ruiyan's movements first, then followed his own example. After scooping up the stuffing and placing it on the dough, he started to wrap the dumplings around. A dumpling was also formed, but the dumpling looked to be disabled, and its sides hadn't been closed well, hence it was easy to be cooked and scattered.

Zhu Ruiyan looked at Qin Yizhao's work and felt a little happy in his heart. This man who was proficient in everything was stronger than her, and now he had finally found someone weaker than her. Although this was a matter of the kitchen.

"So ugly." Qin Yizhao looked at his work and spoke a rare sentence of truth.

"This is not bad. You see, at least the filling is covered and it looks like it's a dumpling. Although there are some small cracks, it would be better if it was closed." Zhu Ruiyan took it and looked at it carefully, then picked up a few good words to encourage him.

"Fine, just laugh if you want to, it looks weird like this." Qin Yizhao looked at Zhu Ruiyan.

"Hahaha …" Zhu Ruiyan laughed out obediently, "Aren't you going to fail with this?"

"You woman, you really dare to mock me." At this time, she was really obedient.

"Alright, I won't laugh at you." Fine, I won't laugh at you. Zhu Ruiyan could not stop laughing.

Qin Yizhao was good at making rolls. He could cook in the past as well, and would cook for himself for a few years. However, he had never made dumplings himself.

"Hey, what was your dad doing?" Qin Yizhao continued to speak at the front, the two of them working and chatting together, the atmosphere was good.

"It turns out to be the workers from our place. When the factory was closed, they were laid off, and I don't know what to do anymore. If I wanted to be abandoned by this world, I would have changed. I would have started taking drugs, gambling, drinking, and so on." Zhu Ruiyan's tone was light.

Qin Yizhao understood very well that those who lived at the bottom of the ladder, could not accept the life arrangement after not having a job. Before, they had a stable income, but after not having a job, they became disheartened.

"What is your hometown?"

"Sichuan County. I grew up there, so it should be my hometown. "

Qin Yizhao thought for a moment, "Write it to me later, the names of your parents and your family's current situation."

"What are you doing?" Zhu Ruiyan asked.

"You don't need to know." Qin Yizhao said indifferently.

"You're investigating me." Zhu Ruiyan didn't want to say all of this, "If you don't tell me, then I won't write."

"I'll get your dad a job and put him under control." Qin Yizhao told her, "We can't do anything to him, let's start from here and let him find a job. Maybe his temper will improve a little."

"Is that so?" Zhu Ruiyan was stunned, she never thought that Qin Yizhao would help her find a job.

"Is there anything wrong with my words?" Qin Yizhao couldn't help but tease Zhu Ruiyan when he saw his stupefied.

Zhu Ruiyan's heart was filled with warmth as she stared at Qin Yizhao. She was so moved that her eyes were emitting a hazy watery feeling, "Zhao, don't be so nice to me."

"It was just a small matter. I know some people over there." Qin Yizhao chuckled, "Give your father a job, and he will stop beating your mother. More importantly, you won't come to see me covered in wounds."

"Zhao." Zhu Ruiyan quickly lowered her head, not wanting him to see the mist in her eyes. She lowered her head and said, "Don't be busy, he is not worth helping. He has already changed, she is no longer the same person."

"There will be arrangements after the new year. This kind of small matter is easy to settle." He had been too busy recently, so he couldn't afford to waste time. It would be easy to settle things after the Spring Festival, but he wasn't in a hurry anyway. It was impossible for a master like him to beat up his wife and daughter who didn't do anything important every day.

Zhu Ruiyan wiped away her touched tears and looked at Qin Yizhao steadily: "Zhao, I thank you, but you don't have to do this. I'm worried that if he doesn't improve, he will make things difficult for us in front of our acquaintances."

"Just be a bit more obedient. Just take it as thanks." Qin Yizhao said as he was busy.

"Mm, I will listen to him." Deep down, she was deeply moved. This person had truly treated her very well. He wasn't the kind of person to show kindness to an underground lover like an ordinary man. But she had nothing to repay him.

"These faces are pretty good, right?" Qin Yizhao was a little proud, and looked forward to Zhu Ruiyan's praise.

"Not bad, it was much more successful than your dumpling."

Probably because he was moved by the matter of Zhu Jianjun arranging the work for him, the bottom of Zhu Ruiyan's heart reverberated with warmth, and even his voice was filled with gentleness.

During the process of cooking, Zhu Ruiyan thought of the shirt and tie she bought at the market. She rushed to the door happily and handed over the gift to Qin Yizhao. "Zhao."

"What is this?" Qin Yizhao came out to receive it.

Zhu Ruiyan opened the package, "I bought clothes for you." Zhu Ruiyan lowered her head, she did not know if Qin Yizhao was interested in the things she bought.

Qin Yizhao was surprised, "You bought it for me?" He was stunned.

Zhu Ruiyan showed the clothes to him, "I don't know if it suits your decision."

Qin Yizhao's face showed no expression, "Let me see."

Zhu Ruiyan took off the clothes on her body and stared at Qin Yizhao's face, "It's pure white, I saw that you used to wear this color before, that's why …"

"Good." Qin Yizhao looked and nodded, "Is that a tie?"

Zhu Ruiyan nodded his head in embarrassment. She had guessed it right, and she took apart the packaging and showed it to him.

"Then after you get in the water, you can wear these tomorrow."

"You want to wear it?" Zhu Ruiyan saw that his answer was too straightforward.

"If you're buying it, why should you wear it?" Qin Yizhao asked, "This kind of clothes are easy to match and the color of the tie is also good. Un, it's not cheap, next time you buy something cheaper."

"Not cheap?" Zhu Ruiyan thought that she had heard wrongly. This shirt was only worth a few hundred yuan. Of course, if she were to buy it herself, she would feel that it wouldn't be cheap. She was afraid that this person would feel like she was being too cheap and wouldn't be able to handle it.

Qing County is so poor, as the county governor, I wear so many clothes, just how would others look at me? Although I have done well, all the money came from innocent sources and I have never done anything against the law, but other people might not think so. As the county governor, you still have to pay attention to your image.

Zhu Ruiyan listened to her in a daze, "I'll prepare it for you later so that you can wear it tomorrow. Do you want to use your Qing County tomorrow?"

Qin Yizhao replied, "Yes."

In the morning, Qin Yizhao had already rushed to the Qing County. Before he left, he said to Zhu Ruiyan, "If I don't come this week, you should go to my place. Remember to bring the key with you."

"Alright."

"Then go by yourself." Zhu Ruiyan left just like that, and went to her unit.

When it was the weekend, Zhu Ruiyan went to Qing County, and the two of them disliked each other for the entire weekend. On Monday, Qin Yizhao sent Zhu Ruiyan back to the city.

It was probably because he ate too many of those emergency contraceptives. Zhu Ruiyan's cycle was irregular and his period was more than a week ahead of schedule.

Tuesday was the first day of the cycle, and Qin Yizhao was in Qing County. When Zhu Ruiyan thought about the last hospital, she took a leave to go to the hospital to find Duan Yu.

Zhu Ruiyan was too embarrassed to say anything, but she did not want to take any more pills, since that kind of medicine would cause too much harm to her body.