Her calm face had a rare hint of stiffness, and then she nodded slightly: "Uh-huh."

  He leaned back in his chair, crossing his legs.

  For a long time, neither of them spoke, and the atmosphere was somewhat awkward.

  "Shall we go to school?"

  Counting the days, although the university started late, its also time for it to start.

  She shook her head: "No."

  Seeing her stop talking, Ruan Jianglin didnt continue asking, he wasnt a person who dug deep into things.

  It was just a sudden interest, so I casually asked a question, and it wasnt that I really wanted to know.

  Looking out of the glass window at the airport, its a dull gray outside, suffocating.

  "Go home, a small town in the south called Qing Su, my fathers hometown."

  The word "father" is extremely unfamiliar to Jiangyan, except for the fragmented warmth in her memory, she cant think of anything else, but its the softest part of her heart.

  Its also unknown how it happened, but when he mentioned this, Ruan Jianglin suddenly remembered that he seemed to have seen her somewhere before, not in the small woods of Tangman School.

  It was at Jiang Hong International that time.

  "Ive seen you before." he said.

  Jiang Yans heart skipped a beat, unable to tell whether it was excitement or surprise that he actually remembered their first meeting, which was how many years ago.

  The man spoke in a native Beijing dialect, teasing her with his tone, and she couldnt forget it.

  She raised her eyes and looked at him, just in time to collide with his deep gaze, like a small deer lost in the forest, falling into the hunters trap.

  "You forgot, we met at Jiang Hong International." He looked back at her.

  Jiang Yan tugged at the corner of her mouth, unable to articulate whether she felt a sense of loss or something else.

  It turned out he was remembering a different time.

  She smiled, her cold face added a few points of charm: "Yes, we had met before."

  Ruan Jiang Lin remembered was the time she was beaten by Zheng Hu Li.

  Seeing her smile with a few points of bitterness, Ruan Jiang thought that he must have touched her sore spot, so he stopped talking.

  "She continued: Thats not my father, its a high branch my mother climbed."

  "My dad died early, he died of cancer."

  Her tone was light and airy, unable to express any sorrowful emotions.

  She always seems too calm and collected, giving people a feeling that she has an elusive sorrow.

  She held the paper cup and could feel that the water inside had cooled down.

  She took a look at the time and she should go through security check now.

  Jiang Yan dragged her luggage, which had lost a wheel, but she had forgotten about it.

  In front of Ruan Jiang, dragging a broken suitcase was somewhat embarrassing.

  Ruan Jianglin smiled at her and asked if she needed help, she didnt refuse.

  As it happened, his team arrived too, and his assistant even bought him a cup of coffee, and also got one for her.

  However, she is not used to drinking it, its American style, and always feels like vomiting.

  She forcibly suppressed it and didnt touch that cup of coffee again.

  Thanks to him, he also upgraded his cabin.

  At first, Jiangyan thought it was just a coincidence that they were going through security checks together, but later when they reached the same boarding gate, she realized that Ruanjianglin and she were heading to the same destination.

  Its as if she had planned it out in advance.

  She sat next to him, still by the window, able to see the soaring height of takeoff.

  It was just a gray and hazy sky, but now its a bright blue sea and sky.

  She fell asleep unknowingly, and Ruan Jiang let the flight attendant get a towel to cover her body.

  To say that Ruan Jianglin is not a philanderer, he really is a good man.

  He also helped her find a hotel room right across from his own, so she cancelled the hostel she had originally booked and was more than happy to do so.

  I originally thought he was here on a tour, but even touring doesnt require bringing an entire team. It wasnt until later, from their conversation, that I realized they must be here for an on-site inspection.

  The place to be inspected is still in Qing Su Town. However, its just a small town in Lin City. They arrived in Lin City almost at night, and the mayor arranged for them to go the next day.

  On the plane, seeing her look surprised, Ruan Jianglin teased her and said let her be a tour guide.

  She hurriedly pushed back, she couldnt even find her way herself, how could she be a tour guide? A place that hadnt been returned in over a decade was long forgotten.

  Luckily for Jiang Yan, her missing luggage was taken by Ruan Jianglins assistant.

  Arrived at the hotel, put down luggage, Ruan Jiang Lin told her to go downstairs for dinner.

  Ruan Jianglin brought a team that looked like industry elites, with a foreign friend who was probably from London and spoke with a thick London accent, which sounded somewhat amusing to listen to.

  His team has a lot of people, but the number of people he receives is more than the total number of his team.

  Doesnt seem like theyre here to inspect investments, more like someone from upstairs sent them to put on a show.

  At the dinner table, Ruan Jianglin sat beside her, against the light, the magnificent lamp shining on him, his outline was extremely clear, and it also made people have an unrequited dreamy feeling.

  There were not only people from his team on the dinner table, but also the former real estate boss of the place he was inspecting. Upon hearing that he had arrived, he rushed to drive from Qingjiangsu.

  Originally a real estate tycoons family, I am no match for Ruan Jiang, who grew up with a golden spoon in his mouth as the young master of a wealthy family.

  His speech always carries a rustic and coarse tone, Ruan Jianglin was still okay at the beginning, but later he probably got annoyed by his chatter and scolded him with two sentences, and the nouveau riche knew to shut up.

  Hes probably tired today and didnt even pick up two chopsticks of food, or maybe the dishes here just dont suit his taste.

  Anyway, he was in no mood today, leaning against the chair, and without caring whether others were still dining, lit a cigarette.

  His appearance of swallowing clouds and spitting out fog gives an indescribable sense of laziness, and his eyes always seem to be filled with tenderness.

  Jiang Yan took advantage of his inattention and put some dishes into his bowl.

  He noticed it himself, but didnt move his chopsticks, and Jiang Yan originally hadnt intended for him to pick up his chopsticks either.

  Although he didnt exert himself much, he drank a bit of wine, and the rich young masters arrogant attitude became even more apparent, his hurtful words slapping people in the face.

  After he left his seat, others also dispersed.

  Jiang Yan followed behind him, he slowed down and she also slowed down, but his legs were long, no matter how slow he walked, Jiang Yan couldnt keep up.

  She walked with her head down, not noticing that the person in front had stopped, and bumped into them, bumping her nose painfully. She reached out to touch her nose, fortunately, it didnt bleed, or she would have been utterly humiliated.

  He suddenly stopped because his phone rang and vibrated.

  He answered, Jiang Yan couldnt hear clearly what sound was on the other end of the line, but she could vaguely guess which of his red favorites it was.

  He seemed not to have noticed that Jiangyan had bumped her nose, or perhaps he knew but didnt want to say anything. He answered the phone by himself and didnt say a word to Jiangyan.

  Tonight at dinner, his patience was exhausted, and he had no good temper. Even when Gu Qing asked him a few more questions on the phone, he became impatient.

  "Mr. Ruan, I miss you."

  "Im done for."

  He hung up the phone decisively and turned around to find that the little girl who was just behind him had disappeared.

  Ruan Jiang glanced at the door of the opposite house and then returned to his own room.