CH 51

Speaking of He Yiyang, Ruan Mengmeng’s excitement was high. Her face was flushed and her eyes were as bright as light bulbs. He Yiyang was the switch.

“Brother has been an amazing person since he was a child. He is the best one in the crowd at everything he does. He is the school bully and the male god.” Ruan Mengmeng said with a flourish, “Has grandpa heard of him? He’s very, very good looking, and he does a lot of things, like taekwondo, sparring, and plays the saxophone.. “

Ruan Mengmeng spoke vividly and vividly, and Wen Taihe, who was opposite, also listened carefully, and his eyes were full of kindness.

“He’s a perfectionist, especially strong ……”

The phone in Ruan Mengmeng’s jacket pocket suddenly rang.

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“Grandpa Wen, sorry.” Ruan Mengmeng held up the phone to indicate.

Wen Taihe nodded amiably and reached out to signal to her to go ahead.

After some thought, Ruan Mengmeng got up and walked to the side before picking up the phone. “Hello, brother.”

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“R ……”

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“I want to eat a delicious cake!” Ruan Mengmeng understood in seconds.

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He Yiyang dotingly said, “Okay, snacker.”

Ruan Mengmeng hung up the phone, looked at the old man again with a much more reserved expression, and, after much deliberation, said, “Grandpa Wen, I’m an outsider and it’s not good to talk too much about some things. Well, Aunt Yunfen never mentioned you to brother either. Now is the critical period of the college entrance examination, so I would like to ask you to wait until my brother is done with his exams, okay?”

Wen Taihe: “Naturally. I haven’t asked your name yet. “

“My name is Ruan Mengmeng,” Ruan Mengmeng said apologetically as she got up, “Grandpa Wen, I’m sorry. I have to go first.”

“Ah Hua, see Miss Ruan off.” Wen Taihe said to the butler, who was not far away.

Ruan Mengmeng waved her hand, “No need.”

“Miss Ruan, please.” The butler helped pull open the door of the teahouse.

Ruan Mengmeng: ……

The butler didn’t leave until he saw the cake shop.

Sitting by the window, He Yiyang saw a stranger following Ruan Mengmeng not far or near, with a decent demeanour that could not be seen as malicious, and seemed to have a hint of professional respect.

Ruan Mengmeng came in and smiled curtly at He Yiyang. “Has brother been waiting long?”

“Your face is all red. Have some juice first,” He Yiyang waited for her to moisten her throat, then knocked on the table and asked, “What were you doing just now? Which of your friends has a housekeeper at home?”

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“Ahem,” Ruan Mengmeng was shocked by his keen insight and said vaguely, “Just a former friend, hahaha. Oops, I’m hungry. The steak here is good. Would you like to try it, brother?”

He Yiyang’s mouth twitched as his upper body leaned forward, getting closer and closer to Ruan Mengmeng’s face.

Ruan Mengmeng tensed, unconsciously clenching her hands, and the pupils of her dark almond eyes dilated.

She knew she was changing the subject clumsily, but even more so, she didn’t know how to lie.

“I’ll tell you in a couple of days, okay ……”

Gently scratching her nose, He Yiyang smiled and didn’t press the issue any further.

Before the college entrance examination, He Yiyang was relaxed, watching movies in his apartment, flipping through books, holding Ruan Mengmeng as a pillow, and watching the latest season of “Natsume Tomodachi” together.

Grandpa He wanted to come and accompany him to the exam, but He Yiyang refused. The weather in June had already entered a high temperature mode in C. What should he do if the old man got heat stroke when he stood outside the school all day?

Moreover, with his achievements, he was already admitted to H City University of Finance and Economics. It was enough for him to perform normally and showcase his abilities.

Ruan Hai also called the day before the entrance exam to encourage him, which in He Yiyang’s eyes was much more stern than his own grandfather.

“I know, Uncle Hai, I have confidence in myself. Also, there’s one thing to talk to you about ……”

He Yiyang looked at Ruan Mengmeng, who was lying on the sofa with her legs crossed, playing a game. He hesitated for a moment, but still spoke out about the suspected housekeeper character he met two days ago.

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The adults were fighting, so the family members had to be even more cautious and careful.

Whenever Ruan Hai told Ruan Mengmeng that he was on a business trip to a neighbouring city, He Yiyang guessed it should be to investigate the forced expropriation and demolition incident in Taoxi Town back then.

Chen Xueming was the lawyer representing the collective villagers of Taoxi Town back then. Because of the powerful pressure from certain interest departments, Li’s Xinjing Real Estate bought off some of the villagers with money, leading to a delay in appealing the second trial.

A few years later, the riverside office building developed by Xinjing Real Estate was the scene of three deaths, and Li directly found a scapegoat, and they were imprisoned. Although he didn’t know how it worked, the force was fierce and straightforward, causing a great psychological deterrent to villagers in Taoxi Town who still wanted to expropriate their legitimate interests.

The ordinary people, especially the honest people whose ancestors have been dealing with the fields for generations, could only swallow their losses with blood and tears.

There is a proverb that says God’s justice could not be served by man, which in most cases has a comforting psychological implication.

When justice was most desired, it was suppressed by some treacherous people, and as time wore on, many people forgot the pain and avoided the humiliation.

But when someone unravelled the bloodstained cotton gauze again, the wounds would stimulate the awakening of memories, and the backlash was bound to be more urgent.

The twenty-year statute of limitations period for the case of a farmer surnamed Chen, in Taoxi Town, who died of injuries caused by the forced demolition of his house by a property owner would soon be up. The ‘pot bearer [1]’ for the three lives of the new Riverside development has also been released, ensuring that certain colluding interests will start using black tactics in order to snuff out the last bit of fire.

And now that Ruan Hai and Gu Wei were clearly involved, He Yiyang felt that things wouldn’t pass so easily, but he had more than enough heart.

“Brother, what are you looking at?”

Ruan Mengmeng brought in a plate of fruit and moved closer to look at the notebook on He Yiyang’s lap.

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The page showed the ruins of a crumbling adobe house, and a man with a grim face and bloody flesh below his thighs was hidden between grey and yellow bricks. Above his head, the mechanical arm of an excavator was raised to cover the sky, and the man’s bloodshot eyes were staring death in the face. His monstrous hatred could be felt through the screen.

Ruan Mengmeng shivered in fear, “Don’t look, don’t look. You’re going to take the entrance exam tomorrow. Why are you looking at this? It will affect your mood.”

He Yiyang: “Okay, I won’t look.”

Ruan Mengmeng pressed her chest and gave He Yiyang an irritated glance. The man’s hatred on the news was so terrifying that a glance at him made her heart jump with panic.

“Scared? Come on, purr purr fur,” He Yiyang hugged her onto his lap and changed the subject. “You don’t have to accompany me to the exam tomorrow either. Just wait for me at home.”

“No, I want to stay with you.” Ruan Mengmeng insisted.

“I want to eat your braised fish and seafood wontons for lunch.” He Yiyang cupped Ruan Mengmeng’s face with one hand. “You’ll just cheer me on at home and do as you’re told, eh?”

Ruan Mengmeng puffed out her cheeks for a moment. When she saw that He Yiyang was serious, she said, “Okay.”

Early the next morning, Ruan Mengmeng made pork trotters and rice noodles with rich noodle yards. He Yiyang ate there while Ruan Mengmeng nervously walked around the room.

“Mengmeng, sit down,” He Yiyang took her hand. “You’ve checked the college entrance exam bag five times. There’s really no need to be so nervous.”

“I’m not nervous or tense.” Ruan Mengmeng shook her head and waved her hand, saying so, but her face was stiff.

He Yiyang laughed and stroked her head, “Then give me a kiss to encourage me?”

Ruan Mengmeng obediently closed her eyes and lifted her head to wait for him to kiss her.

“I want you to kiss me.” He Yiyang wrapped his hand around her tightly clenched little fist, where she ‘wasn’t nervous’, but her palms were sweating. “Take the initiative, quick. Share your good luck with me too.”

“En, give it all to you.”

Ruan Mengmeng pressed her lips against his and kissed them, “Brother is the best!”

When He Yiyang finished his last exam, Ruan Mengmeng, Ruan Hai, and He Zhenhua were all waiting at the entrance of the school.

“Why are you all here?” He Yiyang exclaimed.

“Hahahaha, of course it’s a celebration.” He Zhenhua walked up the hill and reached out to hook his grandson’s shoulder, but found it was too tall, so he retreated and patted his shoulder, “Tsk, why are you so tall? I’ll borrow you to pick fruit at Lao Wang’s house next door. Let’s go for a walk.”

He Yiyang: “… I’ve just finished my exams and I’m celebrating?”

“Ha, aren’t you very confident?” Ruan Hai squeezed him.

He Yiyang: …… It felt like these two adults were trying to use him as an excuse to relax and have fun.

Ruan Mengmeng took his arm and smiled softly and sweetly, “Brother, let’s go.”

Standing in front of a resort spa hotel, He Yiyang’s face was expressionless as he grimaced in his heart. The three of them were carrying one luggage bag each!

His grandfather and Uncle Hai each pulled out a pair of swimming trunks, tossed the luggage to him, and walked away with their shoulders linked .

“You two, this way please,” the hotel greeter pointed the way.

Four single rooms, one for each. He Yiyang regretfully handed a room card to Ruan Mengmeng, “Take it.”

Ruan Mengmeng went to take it, but she couldn’t pull it out. She looked up in confusion and met his burning eyes. Her heart jumped, and her face instantly turned red.

The air suddenly turned hot. Ruan Mengmeng retracted her hand and lowered her head shyly.

He Yiyang’s breath tightened sharply as he looked at her shy appearance. He opened the door to his room, threw his book bag on the floor, and swept her up into his arms for a passionate kiss.

“Mengmeng ……”

“Mmm.”

Ruan Mengmeng wrapped her arms around his neck and stood slightly on tiptoe.

[1] Pot bearer – a scapegoat. A person who takes responsibility for another’s actions or deeds, whether good or bad, by design. The phrase “carry this wok” is also used since they are interchangeable.