Spoiled Sparrow

"Of course, you've helped me so much."

Lin Yun'en nodded firmly.

next second.

Zhang Yao sat upright on the sofa, his legs crossed: "That girl who came to the police station with you last time was quite nice."

"She won't do!" Lin Yun'en immediately rejected.

After saying that, he realized he had gotten too emotional and added, "She... has a boyfriend, it's not appropriate, it's not appropriate."

"Is that so?" Zhang Yao raised an eyebrow. "That's a real shame."

As an outsider, Dong Chenye couldn't stand Zhang Yao no matter what he said, and his words made Dong Chenye think too much.

After learning that Zhang Yao was a policeman, he had to think carefully before saying anything.

But Lin Yun'en, being oblivious, kept making small talk.

He could only play a supporting role on the sidelines and change the subject.

*

"Qingqing, how was it? Did you like today's food?"

Lan Yin used serving chopsticks to put some food on Ruan Qing's plate, and also put some in Fu Chen's bowl.

Fu Chen looked up at her and said, "Thank you."

Ruan Qing quickly swallowed the food in her mouth and spoke, "It's especially delicious. This is the best food I've ever had here."

Watching her eat, Lan Yin surprisingly finished a bowl of white rice.

Aunt Liu stood to the side, her lips curling into a smile that she couldn't shake.

She took the nourishing soup that the maid brought and placed it on the outer edge of the table.

Fu Chen personally served Ruan Qing and Lan Yin each a bowl of medicinal soup.

Aunt Liu, who was standing nearby, added, "Madam, Miss Ruan, this is a nourishing soup that the young master specially asked the kitchen to prepare. These medicinal dishes were all air-freighted from the place of origin two hours ago. Please try them."

"Huh?"

As soon as the casserole was placed on the table, Ruan Qing smelled a strong aroma of medicinal food, a perfect combination of color, aroma, and taste.

"You should eat more." She held her breath and moved the bowl in front of Fu Chen.

Fu Chen looked down at her resistant expression and suddenly had an idea.

He raised his hand, pinched her face, picked up a spoon, scooped up a spoonful, and poured it directly into her mouth.

"Drink." He was terrifyingly forceful.

Ruan Qing choked and coughed as the soup was forced into her mouth. Lan Yin slammed down the soup spoon: "Fu Chen, what are you doing?"

The coughing of the person in front of him and his mother's questioning instantly cleared his mind. He let go and wiped the soup residue from the corner of her mouth.

The atmosphere between the mother and son suddenly became tense. Lan Yin stood up and said, "I'm done eating."

She glanced at Fu Chen, then left without looking back.

Ruan Qing followed Fu Chen's gaze and saw that the bowl of nourishing soup was still untouched on her plate.

A fleeting look of melancholy crossed his eyes. Ruan Qing met his gaze, silently picked up the bowl, pinched her nose, and brought it to her lips.

"I'll drink, I'll drink..." Anyway, you can't keep this up for more than a few days.

She swallowed with difficulty, taking small sips, her expression almost uncontrollable, her hand pinching her nose tightly, not daring to let go.

What exactly did Mr. Fu Chen put in it? It's even more bitter than Chinese medicine.

"yue~"

In the end, I couldn't resist the strong protest of my taste buds and accidentally spat out a small mouthful.

Fu Chen reached out and caught it: "Never mind, I won't drink it anymore."

Ruan Qing quickly grabbed a tissue, her eyes fixed on Fu Chen: Why... did he catch it with his hand...?

President Fu has become stupid; not only did he not dodge, he didn't even grab a tissue.

Ruan Qing muttered under her breath, "You made your mother angry, why don't you go and comfort her?"

Fu Chen glanced at her: "What did I do wrong?"

His arrogant tone suggested that he genuinely didn't think there was anything wrong with what he had just done.

Fu Chen had never shortchanged her when it came to money, and Aunt Lan Yin was also thinking of helping her escape.

Before you leave, do something good and help bridge the gap between this troubled mother and son.

She placed her hands on Fu Chen's shoulders and lectured him earnestly, "You don't understand, do you? Pay me 50 for tuition."

Fu Chen wiped his hands clean: "What unit?"

Ruan Qing's eyes darted around: "Of course it's 10,000. That's a piece of cake for the BOSS."

"You're so pathetic." He grabbed her wrist and looked at the bracelet.

"This jade bracelet would have a starting bid of 3000 million at an auction house. Someone with tens of millions in assets would only be interested in my 50?"

Ruan Qing was so shocked that she blurted out, "Huh? This...this isn't an antique, is it?"

He released his grip: "What do you think?"

His expression didn't look like he was joking...

Good heavens, how can you wear this on your hand? It should be enshrined.

After thinking about it, I decided to take it off.

"Wear it."

Fu Chen held her hand: "This jade bracelet is a dowry passed down through generations of the Lan family. My mother didn't have a daughter, so it would be a waste to bury it in the ground. Wearing it can keep her thoughts on you."

It turned out to be the case.

"Then I'll wear it."

She initially thought the bracelet was just average-looking, but now that she knew its value, she liked it more and more. Her eyes lingered on it, admiring its 3000 million value.

Fu Chen lifted her head, drawing her gaze: "So, what did I do wrong?"

Ruan Qing pried his hands away: "You have such an overbearing attitude."

"Think about it, if your dad's actions towards your mom when she was young were put into a modern novel, it would be considered forced love in a marriage of convenience between a wealthy family."

"The crux of the problem is that the novel's heroine falls in love with her arranged marriage partner, while your mother not only doesn't love him, she also despises him."

"so......"

Fu Chen smiled and asked her, "So what?"

Ruan Qing rested her forehead on her hand: "Therefore, she despises everything and everyone that goes against people's wishes."

She pointed at Fu Chen: "Just now, you forced me to drink against my will."

Fu Chen teased, "But didn't you used to like me like this?"

Ruan Qing hurriedly covered his mouth, pressed half of her body against his chest, and looked around.

After confirming that no one was around, she released his mouth and murmured, "That was before... and I said I only like it at night, so please be a normal person during the day."

Damn it, they had only been eating for a short time then, and the two of them were still in the stage of hunger and exploration.

That summer, Ruan Qing was obsessed with all kinds of online novels and insisted on dragging Fu Chen to try out every single plot of the novels.

Who knew that his hidden potential was unlocked, and from then on, there was no stopping him.

Thinking about those expired candies now, she can't help but feel melancholy.

Sweet moments are too fragile and easily broken in the face of reality.

Fu Chen stroked her cheek and lifted her chin: "Before? I think you still like it now."

No, I don't like it.

Weird.

Ruan Qing couldn't bear to look into Fu Chen's ambiguous eyes any longer. She pushed him away with both hands and stood up: "Go and coax him. Relationships need time to develop."

"I'll just walk around here by myself."

"Don't even think about it, just stay in your room obediently."

Fu Chen raised his hand: "Assistant Zhang, take her back."

Assistant Zhang entered from outside and stood next to Ruan Qing: "Miss Ruan, please."

Ruan Qing gritted her teeth: "Who told me to stroll around the garden?"

You can't trust a man who goes back on his word!