When Ruan Yiqian hadn’t returned for several days, and upon his return immediately spoke those words, combined with the fact that Shen Mianmian was an orphan from Licheng, and that Mianmian had disappeared there, too, and the two were of similar ages, Ruan Lingyu’s heart skipped a beat.
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Ruan Yiqian hadn’t expected Ruan Lingyu to be so perceptive and hurriedly said, "Mom, what are you thinking, I just thought of Mianmian, then I felt sorry for Mianmian. If this news gets out, it won’t sound good and it might affect our relationship with Xiaonan."
Upon hearing this, Ruan Lingyu breathed a sigh of relief, "Shen Mianmian is indeed too clever, I see that her relationship with Xiaonan is not as simple as it appears on the surface. If she gossips in front of Xiaonan, she might indeed drive a wedge between Xiaonan’s and our affections. I think..."
"Mom." Ruan Yiqian interrupted her, "This is Xiaonan’s matter, it would be better if we don’t get involved."
He was sure that if she knew Mianmian was Mianmian, she would regret what she was saying now.
"As for Xining, she..." Ruan Lingyu started to say, Cheng Xining really liked He Nan. If Shen Mianmian didn’t step aside, Xining would be very sad.
Ruan Yiqian seemed to guess what she was about to say, "Mom, I think, we’ve been doing some things wrong all along. We can love Xining, but we shouldn’t transfer all the love we had for Mianmian onto Xining. If we find Mianmian, and she learns about this, she will definitely be very sad."
When Ruan Lingyu heard this, she was stunned. This was the second time she had heard this. Could it be that she was really mistaken?
Feeling suddenly as if a stone was stuck in her heart, Ruan Lingyu stood up, "I don’t feel well, I’m going to rest."
Seeing Ruan Lingyu’s complexion wasn’t good, Ruan Yiqian also felt some heartache for her, but said nothing. Over the years, Mianmian was the one who suffered the most. Mianmian was supposed to be a beloved daughter, living a better life than Cheng Xining but due to a family mistake, her entire life was nearly ruined.
Compared to her, who has suffered more?
With a sigh, Ruan Yiqian turned back to his room, took a set of clean clothes, and went to take a shower. These past few days, he had been so busy running around that he hadn’t had the chance to properly bathe.
Ever since the news that Shen Mianmian had bought a haunted house spread, everyone had been secretly discussing it every day, and the discussions became more and more bizarre. Aside from studying, their pleasure was in following Shen Mianmian’s every move.
Every yawn from Shen Mianmian was said to indicate her weakness, as if she were almost at death’s door, which made her almost believe she was dying.
Lu Siyuan, alarmed by these talks, made time to check on Shen Mianmian regularly, fearing she might not be alive. After school, he would even see her to the entrance of her residential area. Shen Mianmian found this absurd but ignored the gossip.
She believed that after some time, when the hype died down, naturally, no one would pay attention to it anymore.
On this Friday, as Shen Mianmian and Yang Xiaoxi were heading back to their place, they reached the entrance of the building only to see someone already there. As they approached, they realized it was Ruan Yiqian.
Shen Mianmian and Yang Xiaoxi exchanged glances, clearly unaware of the reason for his visit.
"I bought too much fruit and was passing by, so I thought I’d drop some off for you to enjoy," Ruan Yiqian took the initiative to greet them.
Only then did she notice several bags at the entrance, which contained at least a dozen pounds of fruit.