My Groom Ran Away - Chapter 7.3

“Uncle, does Qin Jue know that you think him and Lin Zhe are comparable?” Ruan Zhiyin coldly laughed and lowered her voice. “Besides, what does Lin Zhe like about me? Does he like that I stabbed him with a knife?”

Whenever Lin Zhe saw her, he would be so scared he would tremble. Jiang Anzheng always felt that Lin Zhe being scared of her was unusual. In fact, his gut feeling was not wrong. It was definitely something unusual.

When Lin Cheng heard her last sentence, his eyes widened. “You! It was intentional that year!”

He had thought that Ruan Zhiyin’s personality had changed because the marriage had fallen through. He had never would have thought that the sleepwalking she had when she was young was fake. So all these years she had deliberately pretended to be harmless and foolish.

That year Lin Zhe had gotten just a scratch, but he had indeed become frightened by Ruan Zhiyin. But his nephew was the one who was in the wrong first, so Lin Cheng did not make a big fuss.

Ruan Zhiyin expressionlessly looked at Lin Cheng’s shocked pupils. She thought that he should not be this surprised.

Children who grew up in the orphanage were very sensitive and were best at discerning what people thought from their body language. The orphanage mother treated the children well. But she did not allow them to be too pure and simple. For these children with no one they could rely upon, how would they be able to protect themselves if they could not detect malice?

The funniest thing was, the Lin Zhe she had stabbed that year was given a cushy job by Qin Jue with a few words from Lin Jingfei. How absurd.

During the argument with Qin Jue that day, Qin Jue said that she had become too harsh. Maybe it was not a lie. He loved the ‘kind and obedient’ her. If she no longer pretended, who knew how things would develop?

Things in his world always went smoothly and well. She yearned for such a life but it also repulsed her. She tried her best to get close to it, but she had still failed.

She put away her emotions. Ruan Zhiyin no longer feigned any civility and directly went past him into the dining room.

It was almost time for the meal and the dishes were already ready. Just as she wanted to look for Uncle Liu to call the people down, the door suddenly opened. Cheng Yuelin was leaning over slightly and was supporting Grandfather Ruan down the stairs.

Lin Cheng who had just sat down in the living room saw the situation and quickly went over. He then supported Grandfather Ruan to the head seat at the dining table.

The food was then brought to the table and the four people took their seats one after another.

Grandfather Ruan was in a good mood. You could see his sunken cheeks shaking with laughter. “Today is a family dinner. Yuelin, you should be at ease.”

“Grandfather, don’t worry.” The man responded with a grin.

Ruan Zhiyin raised her eyes and looked at the side of Cheng Yuelin’s face. She was a bit startled. With his personality, she never expected that he would be patient enough to please her grandfather.

She suddenly remembered that he had grown up with his grandfather and she understood a little. Even though it was just a transaction between them. He had already long surpassed his ‘duty’.

But she did not know whether he would take this opportunity to suggest a few other conditions.

Lin Cheng caught this scene, and after a while, he suddenly opened his mouth. “Father, there are a few things I want to discuss with you.”

“What is it?” Grandfather Ruan looked at Lin Cheng.

“Yinyin said that she wants to give the Bei Cheng project to Lin Heng. The company had prepared for this project for a long time. We cannot just say give and we give it. It is just too reckless. It would be difficult to explain to the stockholders.”

Lin Cheng implied it was Ruan Zhiyin’s proposition that was harming the Ruan Company’s profits. Moreover, he was also hinting that Cheng Yuelin had a motive for marrying Ruan Zhiyin.

Grandfather Ruan muttered to himself, but he nodded his head. “The project has been given to Yinyin. Yuelin is also the Ruan family’s grandson-in-law. If this project is too heavy to be handled by only the Ruan Company, we should let Lin Heng handle it.”

Lin Cheng’s face stiffened. He never would have thought that Grandfather Ruan would have this reaction. He half-jokingly said, “Father, you have only met President Cheng once, but you favor him so much already.”

Grandfather Ruan furrowed his brows, a bit displeased.

Cheng Yuelin put down his chopsticks and leisurely raised his eyes. He leaned back lazily and indifferently said, “Who said that Lin Heng is planning to develop the Bei Cheng project alone?”

Lin Cheng did not understand what he meant. At that moment, he subconsciously looked at Ruan Zhiyin beside him.

Cheng Yuelin followed his gaze and turned his head. His pair of peach blossom eyes were filled to the brim with an indulgent tenderness that a person could drown in. His voice was calm and light. “So it turns out that Yinyin… Was going to treat me so well.”

Ruan Zhiyin: “…”

The man deliberately emphasized the last word. So she instantly understood the subtext behind his words. ‘The play must be performed well.’

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