Why don’t you tell me bedtime stories? (Part Three)

After hearing such great news, Ren Xingliu felt refreshed and decided to reward himself with two more bowls of rice. 

After washing up, he hummed a tune while walking downstairs. Just as he arrived outside of the dining room, a familiar aroma assailed his nose, making his index finger twitched.

There were two caretakers in the Ren Family, and the one who was responsible for cooking had the surname of Shen.

Ren Xingliu quickened his pace and turned into the dining room, eagerly shouting, “Ms. Shen, did you make chicken soup with silver-silk noodles? Hurry up and serve me a bowl…”

Before he could finish speaking, he paused his steps. 

At the dining table were a man and a woman with a shocked expression. Needless to say, the woman was the Empress Dowager, Ren Zhu.

The man was tall, handsome, and looked very familiar. This man should be someone he knew, but right at this moment, he couldn’t place a name to the face.

He really couldn’t. After all, it was more than a decade ago.

It seemed impolite to directly ask “Who are you?” Ren Xingliu decided to trust his memory, and silently looked at the man again, consciously searching for memories related to this man without leaving any trace.

It seemed impolite to directly ask ‘who are you’ directly. Therefore, Ren Xingliu decided to believe in his memory and silently seized up the man once more, searching for memories related to this person without looking so obvious.

Little did he know that this silent gesture instantly made the two people tense up.

Ren Zhu subconsciously clenched her chopsticks, asking, “Xingliu, why are you home?”

Ren Xingliu had been living on campus for a while now, but yesterday, he made a last-minute decision to come home, and since he got home very late, he didn’t alarm anyone of his return and went directly into his room. 

Which was why Ren Zhu wasn’t aware of his presence at home.

“It’s the weekend.” Ren Xingliu noticed her nervousness and was puzzled. He just shook his hanging arm and said, “Plus, it’s about time for the plaster cast to be removed.”

After he finished, he continued to glance at the man out of the corner of his eyes. Why couldn’t the Empress Dowager get the hint? Come on, give him some sort of clue! Said the man’s name or something!

She was embarrassing him! 

Unexpectedly, as soon as he moved his gaze, the man couldn’t sit still anymore. He showed a helpless smile and said, “Well, I have things I need to do, so I’ll be heading out…”

“He Lang!” Ren Zhu furrowed her brows. She looked as if she wanted to say something but didn’t in the end.

This was when Ren Xingliu finally remembered who this man was.

He Lang, one of the Ren Luo Corporation’s division directors, as well as Ren Zhu’s boyfriend.

The Ren Family owned an empire, and Ren Zhu, the weaker sex, inherited the family business without getting married, not to mention being a single mother. This naturally attracted many rumors, including some very ugly peach-colored news.

Just the hearsay about who Ren Xingliu’s biological father was, was too many to count. 

Ren Xingliu had been overly protected since childhood. With his already glass heart, he got into many fights because of those rumors.

Then unexpectedly, while he was in secondary school, Ren Zhu got a boyfriend.

He Lang was Ren Zhu’s subordinate, who was also ten years younger. One could imagine how unpleasant the rumors became.

What’s more, Ren Xingliu has lived in this kind of circle since he was a child. He has seen many people who will do whatever it takes to get the upper hand. If he is provoked by someone with intentions, he will only accept He Lang. 

Moreover, Ren Xingliu had grown up in this kind of circle, where he saw many people who would do anything for the sake of advancing. As soon as a doubt was planted by others, it would be the end of the world before he accepted He Lang.

A few years ago, Ren Zhu tried to invite He Lang to eat at her home a few times, but Ren Xingliu wasn’t having it. The smallest fuss he caused was flipping the table on the spot, but the most serious fuss was going straight to the office and causing trouble, which only happened once.

Afterward, that was the last Ren Xingliu had seen of He Lang.

So, he wasn’t to blame for not recognizing this person at once. It really had been a long time since he had seen this person. It was no wonder these two were so nervous with him here.

Ren Xingliu found this funny. Looking back at his former self with his current state of mind, even now, it was hard to assess his feelings at this moment.

He was unable to describe the regret, after all, youthful spirits often let impulse get the better of them. Things just change with the passage of time, and right now, it was indeed a bit childish.

As the president of the Ren Empire, Ren Zhu had single-handedly expanded the family business to its current state, this was before she tied the knot. So, what was wrong with having a love life?

The Emperor of the Sheng Dynasty managed an entire country with three palaces and six courtyards.

As for He Lang, there is nothing much to say. Ren Xingliu was young and didn’t understand before, but looking back now, Ren Zhu couldn’t think of what he could think of.

As for He Lang, there was nothing more to say. Ren Xingliu was young and didn’t know better. But looking back now, did he think that Ren Zhu wouldn’t figure out anything he could?

Let’s take ten thousand steps back, even if Ren Zhu’s eyes had wandered off, and He Lang’s motives were impure, Ren Xingliu couldn’t care less now.

Anyone who wandered through chaotic times would learn that nothing was more significant than life and death. 

As long as Ren Zhu was happy.

With this thought in mind, Ren Xingliu didn’t mind He Lang’s presence. Instead, when hearing him say that, he didn’t quite agree and said, “Leaving just like that? That’s not very good.”

The two people at the dining table: “!”

Here it came! 

Today’s meeting was completely an accident.

Ren Zhu was going on a business trip today. Due to a temporary change of schedule, He Lang sent the project materials to his home early in the morning because he was afraid that he would not be able to catch the plane in time.

Ren Zhu was heading off a business trip today, and due to a late-minute change on the departure schedule, He Lang had to deliver the materials on the project straight to her place early in the morning, so she wouldn’t be in a rush to catch the flight.

It so happened that Ms. Shen had prepared breakfast, and since Ren Xingliu wasn’t at home, Ren Zhu asked He Lang to join her before leaving. 

Who would have thought that man proposes, but god disposes.

The moment they saw Ren Xingliu appear at the entrance of the dining hall, Ren Zhu and He Lang froze almost reflexively.

It wasn’t so much to say they froze out of fear, but they were inevitable to feel nervous.

The young master’s temper was really too great, and the incident a few years ago still left them with lingering fears. The incident was brought to an end only when Mr. Ren came forward. He Lang also wisely did not appear in Ren Xingliu’s sight again. 

It was just that this young master’s temper was too explosive. In their hearts, there was still a lingering fear from the incident that occurred a few years ago. That matter was only able be resolved after Mr. Ren had intervened, and He Lang, being the sensible one, had not appeared in Ren Xingliu’s sight again.

Then now, without warning, he was spotted by Ren Xingliu, in his home no less.

One could imagine how angry Young Master Ren would be right now. Based on his temper, if he wanted to stir up trouble, who knew what he would do.

Flipping the table wasn’t a big deal, the only fear was he would act neither lightly or heavily and ended up hurting himself. 

Therefore, after weighing his options in this split second, He Lang quickly chose to avoid the situation.

Ren Zhu, however, disagreed. A few years earlier, Ren Xingliu was still too young and couldn’t be reasoned with, which was why they had to yield to him.

But now he is about to graduate and start working. When he joins a company in the future, he will need support. If you continue to indulge his temper like this, you really can’t tell whether you love him or harm him.

But now he was about to graduate and start working, that meant entering the company. He must have the strength to support himself. It was hard to say if giving his temper free range was out of love or to ruin him. 

However, she still had a plane to catch later, and really didn’t want any conflict to happen at this time. After careful consideration, she agreed with He Lang’s approach.

Who would have thought that just as He Lang was about to get up, Ren Xingliu would say such a sentence.

—Leaving just like that? That’s not very good.

He Lang’s scalp tensed the next second.

Sure enough, Young Master Ren was about to throw a fit. It seemed that he didn’t intend to let He Lang leave so easily.

He Lang instinctively supported himself with the edge of the dining table. His mind raced, trying to figure out how to respond. With a calm face, he said, “So…what do you want me to do?”

Ren Zhu’s heart also sank, worried that Ren Xingliu would cause an unmanageable scene, so she must stop this.

They saw Ren Xingliu frowned and continued, “At least finish the noodles, no?”

Ren Zhu: “?”

He Lang: “??”

They swallowed back their words as confusion surfaced in their eyes, wondering if they had misheard him.

Ren Zhu hesitated for a moment and asked with uncertainty, “You want He-shu to finish his meal before leaving?” 

“If you can eat, then eat.” Ren Xingliu glanced at He Lang and sneered, “There’s still so much left. Isn’t that too wasteful?”

The bowl in front of He Lang was still full, with chopped scallions floating on the golden and transparent soup. It was clear that the soup had just been served.

The feud between him and He Lang had passed like clouds, but he couldn’t stand it when it came to wasting food.

Especially when it came to this delicious chicken soup with silver-silk noodles.

Ren Xingliu denounced this very much!

Ren Zhu: “!!”

He Lang: “!!!”

They didn’t hear it wrong! Ren Xingliu actually said that, and with a rare calm and peaceful tone. 

There were no swords drawn, no bow bent, no weapons were drawn and pointed at each other, more so, there was no physical action… although, there was some disdain.

This was already a scenario they never thought would happen.

Ren Zhu and He Lang exchanged a look. Both of them saw a trace of dismay in the other’s eyes. This was so unexpected that they didn’t know what to say for a moment.

After a good while, He Lang finally snapped back to his senses. Feeling grateful for the invitation, he sat back down. “Then…I will finish eating before I leave.” 

There was still hope for this child.