Chapter 442 - If I Enrage You, You Might Just Run Back to the Ruan Family (1/2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Who on earth was leaving their house at such hours?
From the corner of her eyes, Ruan Danchen caught a glimpse of the two people walking out of the elevator—they looked like the people living a floor beneath them.
She did not get a good look at them. Immediately, she buried her face against Qi Chenglin’s neck and pulled her hair to the front, covering her flushed face. She did not instruct Qi Chenglin to put her down.
If he put her down, she would have to face her neighbors—how awkward would that be? She would rather play dead in Qi Chenglin’s arms.
Seeing her ‘if I can’t see them, they can’t see me’ attitude, her neighbors burst out laughing.
The people living beneath them was an elderly couple who had already retired. Their business had been handed over to their son while they enjoy retirement at home.
They were going out tonight because they heard that their youngest daughter-in-law was pregnant with a second child. Since their youngest son lived in the same residential area, the elderly could not resist rushing over to his home. Unexpectedly, they ran into this lovey-dovey young couple.
The old man grinned. He did not feel like he had interrupted the young couple at all. In his usual booming and confident voice, he asked, “Out here to play?”
“…” Ruan Danchen was speechless.
Why was that old man not leaving yet?
“No, we’re just out for a romantic time,” Qi Chenglin said calmly.
The old man’s eyes twitched. Initially, he wanted to tease Qi Chenglin more but it seemed like things were not going to plan—the words could not leave his mouth. Before he could think of a witty comment, his wife dragged him away.
While walking away, the old man turned around and shouted pridefully, “My youngest daughter-in-law is pregnant with her second child! I’ll be sure to bring you some red eggs after the baby shower.”
Qi Chenglin snorted softly. The old man did not hear him. Qi Chenglin asked, “How many months in?”
“We just got the news today! Only one month old,” the old man answered joyously.
Hearing that date, Qi Chenglin’s mood brightened. He smiled and said courteously, “Take care, mister.”
The old man was astonished—since when was Qi Chenglin ever so polite? Even he knew that this brat was quite small-minded.
When it came to business, his two sons had fallen victim to the Qi brothers countless times—the old man could not forgive and forget. He wanted to use this as a chance to make Qi Chenglin envious, yet Qi Chenglin’s reaction was not what the old man expected.
Qi Chenglin did not pay much attention to him either—he entered the already-open elevator door.
The old man’s wife pinched his arm. “What are you bragging about? Don’t you know you shouldn’t jinx it in the first three months!”
In the elevator, Ruan Danchen wanted to be put down, but Qi Chenglin refused. Still holding her in his arms, he instructed, “Press the button.”
Ruan Danchen reached out and pressed the button to their floor. Covering her face out of embarrassment, Raun Danchen muttered, “They saw me. How humiliating.”
“Since they’ve already seen you, there’s no point in putting you down anymore,” Qi Chenglin pointed out. He was determined to carry her all the way back to their home.
“Am I not heavy? Where did u get all this strength from?” Ruan Danchen patted his shoulders and squeezed them—they were extraordinarily muscular.
“Just enjoy it while I can still carry you. When you become fatter and fatter, I won’t even be able to pick you up anymore,” Qi Chenglin teased.
“…” Previously, Ruan Danchen thought that this man was quite the romantic, but after hearing that, she ground her teeth and grumbled, “I don’t need you to carry me around now either! I hate you!”
She twisted and turned in his arms. In truth, Qi Chenglin’s arms were already sore, but he was still reluctant to put her down. Even so, her struggling was making him lose his grip. Hastily, he pushed her against the wall and readjusted his grip—with the wall supporting her, he was not afraid of her falling anymore.
“Stop fooling around. Aren’t you afraid you’re going to fall and hurt yourself?” Qi Chenglin ordered firmly.
Hearing that, Ruan Danchen did not dare to move anymore. She clenched her teeth and mumbled, “When my tummy gets bigger, I’ll ask you to carry me whenever I like.”
“Sure,” Qi Chenglin answered with an I-will-do-anything-for-you smile.
Influenced by Qi Chenglin’s subtle coaxing, her anger subsided, but she still puffed up her little cheeks.
…
The next morning, Ruan Danchen and Qi Chenglin headed to the hospital right after sending Qi Youxuan to school. Ruan Danchen had not revealed this matter to the little one yet as she wanted to settle everything appropriately before explaining it to him.
It was quite a complicated matter, so Ruan Danchen was still pondering how she could simplify it for the little boy.
By the time they reached the hospital, Chen Minxia was out of the room going through the procedures required to get Ruan Keshan discharged. His injuries were not severe—he only stayed the night as a precaution. However, judging from the wreckage of the car, Ruan Keshan was exceedingly lucky to have escaped without major injuries.
“Have you two had breakfast?” inquired Ruan Danchen.
“Yes, yes, we did.” Ruan Keshan was so nervous and excited to see Ruan Danchen that he became tongue-tied.
When Chen Minxia came back in, she heard her husband asking the pointless question, “Have… Have you two eaten?”
Although it was a silly question, Ruan Danchen did not laugh or mock him. With a soft expression, she nodded and replied earnestly, “Yeah, we’ve eaten too.”
Chen Maixia entered the room and announced, “Everything’s done. We can leave now, but before that, we have to drop by Dad’s place to get his DNA sample.”
Chen Minxia had taken a day off from work and followed in Qi Chenglin’s car to Grandfather Ruan’s house.
On the way there, Ruan Keshan unveiled many things about the Ruan family.
He talked about everything that has happened in the family—no matter big or small. He even told her about the minor details in their daily lives. However, he did not say much about their search for Ruan Danchen—he never revealed the hardship they went through to find her. Even so, this only made Ruan Danchen more upset—it made her want to get closer to them.
Nonetheless, she knew that Ruan Keshan did it because he did not want to upset her. He did not want to let her think he was just wanted to whine about those few tough years either.
Ruan Danchen also understood that the fact that she was the granddaughter-in-law of the Qi family made the Ruan family feel the need to be cautious when speaking to her. After all, she was a relative they had not seen for twenty-seven years. They did not want to cause any misunderstandings at the slip of the tongue.
There was nothing Ruan Danchen could do about it. She could only hope to tear down these walls of theirs by spending more time together and learning more about each other’s lives.
Ruan Lichuan had left for the airport with his assistant early in the morning. The only person at home was Liao Qiying, also known as Grandmother Ruan.
Liao Qiying came from a well-educated family as well. Her father was the conductor of the National Orchestra. Liao Qiying was also a renowned pianist who had now retired. Rather than toiling as a piano instructor, she decided to devote all her time to her family and to searching for her long lost granddaughter.
Many families had used their connection with the family to try to convince Liao Qiying to teach their children. Nevertheless, she rejected all of them.
She was busy looking for her granddaughter—she had no time for others’ children.
Chen Minxia and Ruan Danchen had the same opinion—since this matter still had some uncertainties, they wanted to avoid revealing it to the elders just yet so it would not stress them out.
Ruan Zeshan and Chen Minxia, on the other hand, did not mind at all. They had confidence in both Qi Chenglin and Ruan Danchen—they had long seen her as family.
Nevertheless, it was only natural for the elders to be a little skeptical. How could they just take Qi Chenglin’s word for it when it was something so important?
Thus, Ruan Keshan and Chen Minxia did not inform Liao Qiying yet. Afraid that Grandmother Ruan will suspect something when she saw Ruan Keshan’s injured lag, they decided that Chen Minxia should go up alone.
After a short while, Chen Minxia came back down and produced a small plastic bag from her handbag. Inside it contained a few strands of hair. “Done.”
Grandmother Ruan had curly hair while Grandfather Ruan’s was straight, so they were easy to distinguish.
The four of them headed to the DNA test lab. With Qi Chenglin present, things were sped up significantly, as usual.
Once they had submitted all their test samples, they went to a cafe and sat down to wait for the results, which would take approximately four to five hours before they could receive it.
Since they had been apart for so many years, they did not know much about each others’ lives—time flew by as they filled each other in about little details of their lives.
As for Ruan Danchen and Qi Chenglin’s past, she revealed it to them with Qi Chenglin’s permission.
“That monster!” Ruan Keshan yelled after hearing Ruan Danchen’s story. Needless to say, he was furious at Liu Ronghua.
“She… She… Monster!” Ruan Keshan clenched his fists. His body trembled with rage. “We only found out that she was in B City through the news a while ago. It wasn’t easy to find her and yet she dared to lie to my face! She told us that when she went back to the hospital, the child was gone and you have no relations to us what-so-ever!”