October in Yancheng is already very cold. It was only five o'clock in the afternoon and the weather was already dark.
In a painting studio located in a busy city, the lights have been turned off one after another at the workstations, and only one independent office is still lit.
Ruan Youning was concentrating on painting the drawing board in front of him, completely unaware that the weather outside the window was already dark.
The painting on the screen on the drawing board is exactly a picture of butterflies playing with flowers. The white butterflies are lifelike, as if they are about to emerge in the next second.
It wasn't until the last stroke was finished that Ruan Youning put down the pen with great satisfaction.
She breathed a sigh of relief and realized that it was already seven o'clock in the evening.
When she turned on her phone, a few messages popped up, the most conspicuous of which was the person she noted as "Ajing".
"Miss you, Ning Ning."
These four simple words, without any ambiguity, hit her heart hard.
Ruan Youning hurriedly glanced at the time. The message was sent at six o'clock.
She was so busy working that she completely ignored this information.
Ruan Youning bit her lip, feeling so sweet in her heart that she was about to call the other party back, but unexpectedly, a calm and magnetic male voice came from the door.
"Ning Ning."
Hearing this, Ruan Youning looked up and smiled as soon as he saw the person clearly.
"Shi Jing!" Her voice couldn't hide her happiness, "Why are you here? I was just about to send you a message."
Song Shijing was wearing a black trench coat, and the softness in his eyes offset the coldness of his facial features. He strode forward and handed the hot drink in his hand to Ruan Youning.
"I couldn't wait for your reply, but I didn't want you to be distracted from my work, so I kept waiting for you downstairs."
His voice was somewhat muffled.
Without Ruan Youning asking, she knew that Song Shijing had been waiting for her at the door for at least a full hour.
The sweet taste of the hot drink went straight to her nose, but Ruan Youning had no intention of drinking it. She rubbed Song Shijing's face with her hands.
"Idiot Shi Jing, how could I think you were disturbing me? With you by my side, I will be even more motivated!"
The two were so close that Song Shijing could clearly smell the fragrance of Ruan Youning.
The fragrance made him feel at ease, and all the worries at work today were gone.
Song Shijing's eyes were filled with smiles.
The next second, his kiss fell on Ruan Youning's forehead.
Cherished yet extremely touching.
His move was so unexpected that Ruan Youning's face turned red, but he couldn't help but hug the waist of the man in front of him tightly.
She actually liked his kisses...
She and Song Shijing were very standard childhood sweethearts. After more than ten years in China and six years of bachelor's and master's degrees abroad, their relationship naturally developed naturally.
After returning from abroad, the two parents naturally put the marriage on the agenda.
After twenty-four years of love, the two have become intimate.
The kiss was brief, just like a glimpse of water, and then Song Shijing helped Ruan Youning pack things in the office.
He was very meticulous, sorting the manuscripts on the table into categories and coding them neatly.
After Ruan Youning saved the electronic backup, he was a little idle.
She looked at the hot drink aside, thought about it, and took a sip to drink.
This was Song Shijing's wish, and she couldn't waste it.
The warm drink entered his stomach, and Ruan Youning once again sighed at Song Shijing's attentiveness.
Looking at the small studio and the busy man, Ruan Youning felt extremely soft in her heart.
In just three months since she returned to China in July this year, she has her own small painting studio and her upcoming wedding.
Everything is so peaceful and warm.
She loved it.
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Everything was put away quickly, and it was already half past seven. Naturally, we wanted to eat together in the evening.
As soon as I stepped out, I felt a chill.
Before Ruan Youning could breathe out how cold it was, Song Shijing noticed it with keen eyes.
His big hand caught Ruan Youning's hand and put it into his coat pocket with a calm expression.
This system action is so familiar.
Ruan Youning felt bad, and the little hand that was caught couldn't help but scratch the palm of the big hand.
Song Shijing raised a doting look on his lips and just let her go.
The two got in the car quickly. Ruan Youning took his mobile phone, thought about it, and decided to tell his parents.
On the other side of the phone, Ruan's mother smiled and said, "Ning Ning, you and Shi Jing should have a good meal. Shi Jing has told me about this a long time ago."
ah.
A flash of surprise flashed through Ruan Youning's heart, and she hurriedly responded to Ruan's mother.
"Yeah, I understand. Mom, you and dad should also have a good meal. My daughter is home with you."
Her face was hot, and she couldn't help but peek at the man in the driver's seat who was driving intently, feeling secretly guilty.
She is so careless...
Song Shijing had to worry about even this little thing.
Song Shijing obviously noticed her gaze, and with a free hand, he gently squeezed her palm.
The warm touch made Ruan Youning's heart throb, and she couldn't help but squeeze the man's hand back.
Song Shijing drove the car without squinting, but the corner of his mouth curved into a smile.
As if aware of the movement in the car, Ruan's mother asked, "Is Shi Jing by your side?"
Hearing this, Song Shijing responded and greeted politely: "Auntie."
"Oh, we are almost a family, why should we call her aunt? From now on, we are not allowed to call her aunt, we have to call her mom."
Mother Ruan's voice came over the phone, full of enthusiasm.
Ruan's mother is very satisfied with this determined son-in-law.
Not only because of the superior family conditions of the Song family, but also because Song Shijing and Ruan Youning were childhood sweethearts.
In a family like theirs, where both parties know each other well and like each other, there is nothing better than being together.
Song Shijing responded with a smile, but Ruan Youning became embarrassed.
How could it be so obvious...
She sounded ashamed, fearing that Ruan's mother would say something else, so she quickly changed the subject: "Mom, has Cheng Cheng gone home?"
Her words were very useful. As soon as she finished speaking, she heard a sigh from the other side of the phone, followed by Ruan's mother's slightly complaining voice.
"I don't know where this guy has gone. He's clamoring that he won't rely on family resources and insists on starting his own business. He doesn't know what he's doing every day. He's just socializing. I don't know where he got so much money at such a young age. Socializing. It’s rare to be able to come back before twelve o’clock any day!”
"This guy" in Ruan's mother's mouth is naturally Ruan Youning's younger brother, Ruan Zhicheng.
Ruan Zhicheng is three years younger than Ruan Youning. After graduating last year, he started his own career in full swing.
Ruan Youning also asked several times about his younger brother's career.
Ruan Zhicheng coyly said it was related to the live broadcast and nothing else.
He vowed that he would tell his family after making achievements.
"Ning Ning, see if you can urge Cheng Cheng to go home early. He listens to your sister the most. This child doesn't need to work hard at home..."
"Your father and I just hope that you two siblings are safe and everything goes well."
Ruan's mother muttered and mentioned these words over and over again countless times.
Ruan Youning hurriedly responded to Ruan's mother's words, saying that she would definitely urge Ruan Zhicheng to go home early.
Only then did Ruan's mother hang up the phone.
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Ruan Youning's call did not avoid Song Shijing, and Song Shijing naturally heard what the two said clearly.
As Ruan Youning's childhood sweetheart, he was very familiar with Ruan Zhicheng.
When Ruan Youning was three years old, Ruan's mother gave birth to a child. Since then, the Ruan family has had one more boy.
The small world of Ruan Youning and Song Shijing also has a small oil bottle.
After Ruan Zhicheng could walk and talk, he liked to cling to Ruan Youning. He would follow Ruan Youning and Song Shijing every day, refusing to listen to the yells of his sister and brother.
This stickiness is when I graduate from the college entrance examination.
After the college entrance examination, after careful consideration, Ruan Youning and Song Shijing both went abroad to study for undergraduate and master's degrees in Australia.
Ruan Zhicheng naturally stayed in the country, but as long as he was on vacation, he would go abroad to visit Ruan Youning.
The children of Ruan father and Ruan mother are happy, so naturally they have no objection.
Ruan Zhicheng is still young, and he is not tired at all after flying across the ocean for more than ten hours.
In his words, he is a man and he must have the perseverance to endure hardships and stand hard work.
It's just a ten-hour flight, and he won't back down.
This run came to the end of Ruan Zhicheng's college entrance examination. Ruan Youning felt sorry for him running back and forth, and was about to suggest to his younger brother whether he should directly come to Australia to study at university.
Unexpectedly, Ruan Zhicheng shook his head and refused.
He refused to say why he didn't go to Australia. Afterwards, Ruan's mother quietly told Ruan Youning the reason - it turned out that he didn't want to wait for Ruan Youning to graduate from graduate school and leave him to live alone in Australia.
The two siblings were so close that even Ruan Zhicheng treated Song Shijing with respect.
No matter what he buys, Ruan Zhicheng always buys two copies.
One is Ruan Youning, and the other is naturally Song Shijing.
In his words, Brother Shijing, you must be good to my sister! Don’t be fooled by those little green tea and white lotus flowers out there! Childhood sweethearts can't resist the fall from the sky!
No wonder Ruan Zhicheng said this, it was just because Song Shijing's appearance was so outstanding.
Song Shijing's facial features were very standard. His red phoenix eyes had an air of nobility, his nose was high and his thin lips were pursed, giving him a sense of alienation.
But judging from his appearance, Song Shijing was a particularly cold man, but he had a bookish air because he read a lot.
Two strong contradictions gave him a sense of abstinence.
How could Ruan Zhicheng know what Ruan Youning meant to Song Shijing.
He loves Ruan Youning more than his own life.
Song Shijing's eyes were heavy and he pursed his lips, but did not reveal his emotions.
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Ruan Youning hung up the phone and called Ruan Zhicheng.
Obviously, the call didn't go smoothly.
The call automatically hung up soon, and the words "No one answered the call" made people angry just looking at it.
Ruan Youning patiently continued to click and dial.
Seeing that his patience was gone, he answered the phone belatedly.
"Hey, sister - today is the first anniversary of the company's establishment, and the net profit has reached...!!!"
The boyish voice that belongs exclusively to the young man Chaoyang came from the phone, full of joy.
What followed was the sound of loud stereos and women's laughter.
He couldn't quite tell what he was doing - Ruan Youning frowned and made a conclusion, but Ruan Zhicheng definitely wasn't in the company honestly!
The DJ sound coming from the phone became louder and louder, and the woman's sweet laughter almost reached Ruan Youning through the phone.
What is Cheng Cheng doing?
Ruan Youning was patient and tried not to think about bad things.
She raised her tone and asked loudly: "Cheng Cheng, when will you go home tonight?"
However, her words were quickly buried in the noise.
