Chapter 40 - Ruo Ruo from the Du Family (1/2)

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After speaking, as though afraid she would reject, the car had already turned around and left. Wen Xinya noted the car license plate number: RexS99999. This special license number was rarely seen in the city. Rex was the English name Rex when translated to Mandarin, it meant king, ruler, or emperor. The five nines that preceded meant Nine-Five. In ancient Country Z, Nine-Five was usually meant to refer to a king or a ruler!

Who is he exactly, that he could unscrupulously use the English word Rex and even dared to arrogantly use five nines for his car plate number?

He looked as though he had gracefully walked into her life, but in reality, he had aggressively and overbearingly barged into her life.

His identity was shrouded in a heavy black fog, blurring her vision and confusing her. Her gut feeling was telling her that he was dangerous and that she should not be near him and maintain a good distance from him.

She thought of her past life when she loved a man so deeply. She gave him her everything but all she ever received from him was a heartbreaking betrayal. It was at that time that she gave up on herself.

Having a second chance at life, she never thought of accepting a man, to let him barge into her life. However, Si Yiyan was different. He never sought her permission before aggressively conquering her life. It was as though her rejection, faced with such intense aggression, was turned into a weak attempt.

Wen Xinya shook off her own confusing thoughts, refusing to think about the annoying problems of love and feelings! In this life, she was not going to let love chain her down again. There were many, many things that she had to do.

Wen Xinya remembered the first time she came to Grandpa Du’s medical house and was shocked that it was actually an isolated mansion located at the mountainside of Mt. Ling.

“You thought that a ‘medical house’ was an actual thatched cottage, didn’t you?” Uncle Zhang said with a laughter, trying to tease her.

Wen Xinya was tongue-tied. Looking at her confused expression, Uncle Zhang burst out laughing. He even told Grampy when he returned to the Mo Family. And then Grampy told Grandpa Du about it. On the same day, Grandpa Du deliberately called to tease her, “If you like a thatched cottage, I’ll have one built right beside my mansion someday.”

“Miss Xinya, you’re here. Please come in!” The servants from the Du Family liked to call her by her first name. She was aware that Grandpa Du did not like what the Wen Family had done to her. They had forced her to stay at the Mo Mansion. That was why he instructed the servants to greet her by her first name only.

“Mother Hao, I’ll help myself. Please carry on with your work!” Wen Xinya felt at home and was comfortable at the Du Family. She did not feel like a stranger at all.

“Mother Hao, do we have a visitor?” Suddenly, from the living room came a sweet, warm voice, as if it was coated with honey.

Mother Hao hurriedly replied, “Oh, it’s Miss Xinya.”

Wen Xinya raised her head and saw a young girl with curly and messy black hair. She was in white pajamas, and on it was printed pictures of cute bears. She came down from the second story in a pair of cotton bunny-eared slippers. This girl was Grandpa Du’s granddaughter, Du Ruo.

Grandpa Du’s son, Uncle Du Zhong, favored western medicinal practice and did not follow Grandpa Du’s path of career. And because of his busy work schedule, Uncle Du had a divorce when Du Ruo was 5-year-old. Du Ruo was brought up by Grandpa Du. She was influenced by him and had a great interest in Chinese traditional medicinal practice. That made Grandpa Du extremely happy. However, when Du Ruo grew up, she diversified into the faculty of Chinese health and nutritional practice. Grandpa Du was not happy with her decision but could not do anything about it. Every time when he spoke about Du Ruo, he had a sense of regret.

“Xinya, you’re early today!” Du Ruo walked towards her with a happy mood. Her eyes were still half-closed as if they were covered with mist, probably because she had just awakened.