BXBX NOVEL Chapter 415: Is There Something Wrong?
Chapter 415: Chapter 415: Is There Something Wrong?
On the other side, Liu Mingyu forced a slight smile, while Lin Ruoxi sat quietly on the sofa, deep in thought. When Yang Chen entered the room, both women looked up at him.
Yang Chen smiled and nodded, indicating that the trouble had been resolved.
Liu Mingyu initially looked relieved, but then a trace of guilt appeared on her face.
Yang Chen walked up to Liu Mingyu and discreetly patted her on the shoulder. He didn\'t hide his concern for his woman, even with Lin Ruoxi present. Yang Chen believed that instead of being overly cautious and secretive, it was better to honestly express his feelings.
Lin Ruoxi watched Yang Chen\'s subtle gesture indifferently, unconcerned with Liu Mingyu\'s anxious glance.
"Let\'s go," Lin Ruoxi suddenly said.
Yang Chen, who had just sat down, asked in confusion, "Go?"
"I\'m not feeling well," Lin Ruoxi said, her face expressionless.
Yang Chen smiled wryly. This was definitely not a physical discomfort but rather an emotional one.
"Are you unwilling?" Lin Ruoxi seemed slightly angry, her voice growing colder.
Yang Chen didn\'t know what had upset this lady, but he knew that going against her wishes at this moment would clearly signal that he didn\'t want to continue their relationship.
"Alright, since you\'re not feeling well, let\'s go back," Yang Chen said as he stood up and told Liu Mingyu, "We have to leave now, but don\'t overthink things."
Liu Mingyu, anxious, looked at Lin Ruoxi, who was also looking at her and shook her head slightly.
With her years of experience at Yu Lei, Liu Mingyu naturally understood that Lin Ruoxi was indicating that this matter had nothing to do with her.
"Drive slowly and take care of President Lin," Liu Mingyu said softly, her voice nearly drowned out by the music in the private room.
Yang Chen nodded, turned around, and left the room with Lin Ruoxi.
Their departure left the sober employees in the room puzzled, but when they asked Liu Mingyu, her only explanation was that President Lin had something to attend to and Director Yang was driving her home. The details remained unknown.
Meanwhile, having left the Purple Moon Pavilion nightclub, Yang Chen leisurely followed Lin Ruoxi to the parking lot, both of them silent. They got into the car and drove out of the parking lot onto the main city road.
The night was deep, and the outside lights created a splendid and colorful scene.
The car\'s radio was playing an operatic song by a certain Andre when Lin Ruoxi, who had been staring out the window at the night scenery, suddenly turned off the radio.
"You still didn\'t listen to me in the end," Lin Ruoxi said, sounding somewhat dejected.
Yang Chen frowned slightly, "What\'s the matter?"
"I just heard something at the door. The man who called you \'brother-in-law,\' the one they call Young Master Tang, is Tang Wan\'s younger brother, right?" Lin Ruoxi looked intently at Yang Chen.
Yang Chen smiled awkwardly, "That guy can\'t keep his mouth shut. Don\'t listen to his nonsense."
Lin Ruoxi shook her head gently, "I\'ve told you before not to get involved with Tang Wan, but you never listen to me. Can\'t you control yourself around beautiful women?"
"Ruoxi, I really didn\'t pursue Tang Wan. She came to me first because she likes me. I can\'t just kick her away, can I? Besides, I never asked her out. We\'ve recently had some work-related interactions, and her brother Tang Jue happened to meet me in Zhonghai," Yang Chen explained helplessly. He wasn\'t trying to shift the blame onto Tang Wan but simply stating the facts.
Lin Ruoxi seemed slightly surprised but didn\'t look pleased. "Even if Tang Wan came to you, if you really had nothing with her, how could Tang Jue keep calling you \'brother-in-law\'? I heard it clearly through the door. And I\'ve warned you before, I don\'t stop you from seeing other women, but you must not get involved with Tang Wan. Do you know how powerful the Tang family from Yandu is? Do you know how complicated Tang Wan\'s background is?"
Yang Chen chuckled, "So you already knew Tang Wan is from the Tang family in Yandu. I only found out a few days ago. It seems my wife quietly knows a lot of information."
Ignoring Yang Chen\'s teasing, Lin Ruoxi continued, "Do you think Tang Wan could control Fenglin Group and be its chairman just by herself? Do you think Secretary Fang Zhongping is really so infatuated with Tang Wan that he doesn\'t dare touch her? If Tang Wan didn\'t have the Tang family\'s backing, Fang Zhongping could have forced her hand long ago. He wouldn\'t have pursued her for over twenty years without taking action."
Yang Chen hadn\'t thought of it this way. Lin Ruoxi\'s explanation made him realize the true reason behind the situation.
No wonder Fang Zhongping had persisted in waiting for Tang Wan for over twenty years despite her cold treatment. As the closest man to Tang Wan, how could he give up the chance to rise quickly? After all, from an intimacy standpoint, he and Tang Wan shared a child, Tangtang.
"So, does this mean Fang Zhongping now hates me, thinking I stole his top position?" Yang Chen laughed self-deprecatingly.
Lin Ruoxi looked at Yang Chen with frustration, "How can you still laugh? You\'ve not only offended the Fang family but also potentially provoked the Tang family. You... you... you\'re just..."
"I\'m just what?" Yang Chen found Lin Ruoxi\'s red-faced, anxious expression amusing.
"You\'re a scoundrel!" Lin Ruoxi said angrily.
"Oh, come on, you should say, \'You\'re my wonderful husband, and I won\'t let anyone take you away,\' that would be much cuter," Yang Chen said regretfully.
Lin Ruoxi wished she could hide her face, shrinking into her collar. How could this man be so shameless, saying such cheesy things out loud?
Although she did want to say, "You\'re my husband," how could she say it so bluntly?
"Don\'t worry," Yang Chen comforted Lin Ruoxi as he took advantage of her distraction to gently touch her soft cheek. "I understand why you were so upset just now, but you don\'t need to worry too much. Although I don\'t like trouble, I\'m not afraid of it. I\'ll handle the issues with Tang Wan, Fang Zhongping, and the Tang family. Everything will be fine."
Lin Ruoxi pressed against the car door, avoiding Yang Chen\'s hand. Her moist eyes were full of shyness. Their intimate gestures had become more frequent recently, making her heart race and making her feel unlike herself.
"I don\'t care about your romantic affairs, just don\'t let Aunt Guo think it\'s my fault that you\'re out causing trouble. I\'ve already warned you," Lin Ruoxi said with a heart full of grievances. What kind of wife was she, helping her husband filter through his lovers?
Though she hadn\'t fulfilled her duties as a wife, the number of Yang Chen\'s lovers was just too many.
Yang Chen, however, suddenly fell into deep thought and remained silent all the way home, making Lin Ruoxi feel uneasy.
When they arrived at the villa, the lights in the living room were still on, and the TV was broadcasting the evening news rerun. However, the only person watching TV was Guo Xuehua. Wang Ma and Hui Lin had presumably gone upstairs to sleep.
Guo Xuehua, wearing pajamas and a blanket, with her hair down, looked extremely fatigued despite her enduring beauty.
Hearing the noise, Guo Xuehua turned around and saw Yang Chen and Lin Ruoxi walking in together, a loving smile of relief appearing on her face. "You\'re back. Did you have fun?"
"Yes," Lin Ruoxi responded softly. "Aunt Guo, you don\'t have to wait up for us. We\'re not children."
"In front of elders, you\'ll always be children. Which parent doesn\'t worry about their kids? You\'ll understand when you become a mother," Guo Xuehua said with a smile.
Lin Ruoxi lowered her head, not daring to respond, fearing the conversation would lead to the topic of having children. Although she was mentally prepared to spend her life with Yang Chen, she felt she needed much more time to mentally prepare for having children.
Even though they had been physically intimate, that one experience had left Lin Ruoxi deeply traumatized. Before meeting Yang Chen, she had never even held hands with a man. In her world, there was no concept of romantic relationships. But in the end, she had inexplicably lost her virginity to a scruffy kebab vendor in such a wild and unmemorable night. At that time, Lin Ruoxi had genuinely contemplated suicide.
Even though Yang Chen has completely transformed into a different person now, for Lin Ruoxi, there are too many scars that are difficult to erase, and fear naturally arises.
Yang Chen looked quietly at Guo Xuehua with a complex expression.
Guo Xuehua was a bit puzzled and asked her son with concern, "Yang Chen, is there something wrong?"
Yang Chen took a deep breath and grabbed Lin Ruoxi\'s small hand with one hand, causing Lin Ruoxi beside him to be horrified. He wondered if this scoundrel wanted to use the convenience of being in front of Guo Xuehua to make himself do something embarrassing?
"Ruoxi, you are not allowed to call her Guo Yi, but in the future, you must call her Ma," Yang Chen said.
Lin Ruoxi was stunned, and Guo Xuehua stood still in place.
As Yang Chen spoke, he grabbed Lin Ruoxi and, as he knelt down, made Lin Ruoxi\'s body involuntarily fall to the ground.
"Mom, I didn\'t kneel during the Chinese New Year. Now, as children, we all kneel down and kowtow to Mom. The old man is right. In this world, no parents owe their children. I have no reason not to call you \'Mom\' because the person who shot me is not you, but that person."
After Yang Chen finished speaking, he knocked his head heavily on the ground.
Lin Ruoxi stared blankly at Yang Chen as he finished a series of things. In the end, he was a bit confused, but still couldn\'t help but kowtow to Yang Chen, blushing and yelling softly, "Mom."
At this moment, Guo Xuehua was already in tears, wanting to say something, but unfortunately couldn\'t help but cry.