Chapter 503: Its your fault
Han Ruochen noticed that the man was holding two bags of fruits in his hands. Her eyes fell on the bright red apples and she could not help but feel a little greedy. She had never eaten apples as red as these ones. Nor had she ever seen these red apples in the county before. They were probably from the capital. However, even though she was hungry for the apples, Han Ruochen did not ask Zhai Muchen to share some with her. In her heart, she was confident that there would be a day she would buy these apples on her own.
Zhai Muchen parted his lips. He wanted to say that he bought these apples for her but when he noticed the flash of determination in her eyes, he knew that the woman would feel upset if he offered her these apples now. So he suppressed his desires of treating her better and cleared his throat. "My sister is back, so I brought these apples for her."
"Your sister is back?" Han Ruochen felt a pang of sadness when she heard that Zhai Mumu was back but then she calmed down and ignored that feeling. "Then I guess you wouldn’t need me to take care of your meals from now on? Comrade Mumu will take care of your meals from now on."
She was actually quite happy for Zhai Muchen; she knew how it felt to stay alone and it was a good thing that Zhai Mumu was back. At least she would be able to take care of Zhai Muchen and his meals. Even something as small as this could bring great warmth to a cold home.
"She does not even know how to boil water." Zhai Muchen rolled his eyes when he heard Han Ruochen say that Zhai Mumu could prepare his meals from now on. He would only eat meals prepared by Zhai Mumu when he wished to end his life. He then glanced at the woman in front of him and questioned in a somewhat sullen voice, "What’s the matter? Do you not want to cook for me anymore?"
It was like she was deliberately creating a distance between the two of them. And boy, he didn’t like it one bit.
"No, No, that is certainly not what I meant." Han Ruochen never knew that Zhai Mumu did not know how to cook, nor did she have any intention of stopping cooking for Zhai Muchen. "If you don’t mind, then I can continue cooking for you. Anyway, it is our family who is taking advantage of you." Zhai Muchen was the one who was bringing all kinds of good ingredients every time he came to her house, and it was all thanks to him that her father was able to recover so soon.
What was more, Han Ruochen knew that Zhai Muchen was doing it for their family. The stuff that he brought every time was particularly suitable for nourishing Han Yichen’s body. If he wanted, he could have asked her to cook something that would suit his taste, but he didn’t. Hence, Han Ruochen suspected that Zhai Muchen was deliberately going out of his way to help her.
Only then did Zhai Muchen smile. "As long as you are willing." He had no intention of letting the entire Han family take advantage of him; he only wanted one person to take advantage of him, and that was Han Ruochen. He then glanced at the wristwatch that he was wearing and remarked, "You should go back home; it’s already late. It will get dark if you wait any longer." He knew that Han Ruochen was strong, but he had no intention of letting her get into trouble.
Han Ruochen nodded. She tugged Han Beijiang closer to her and then walked toward the bus stop.
Zhai Muchen watched her go and, after thinking about it a little, he got into his jeep and followed the bus that was heading toward the fishing village.
Han Ruochen naturally had no idea about this; when the two of them arrived at the village, she simply took her brother back home but throughout the entire journey she kept having a feeling that someone was following her. She frowned and continued to look behind her but she did not see anyone.
Unbeknownst to her, Zhai Muchen, who had been following her, was caught by Han Ziyan, who had just returned to the fishing village. She and her mother had just returned to the village and noticed a green jeep parked at the entrance of the village; of course, Meng Yunhan did not pay attention to it, however, Han Ziyan did.
As someone who worked in the county, she knew that this jeep was not a simple model. In fact, it was quite expensive! What was more, when she saw the side profile of the man, she at once knew that it was the same man who came to see Han Ruochen at the hospital last time.
She followed his gaze and naturally noticed him looking at Han Ruochen.
Once again!
Han Ziyan gritted her teeth. She could not understand what was wrong with these men. Why were they so obsessed with Han Ruochen? What was good about her? This man even drove this far all because he was worried about Han Ruochen. Why? What was wrong with her? Why wouldn’t this man look at her?
"Ziyan, what are you looking at?" Meng Yunhan called Han Ziyan when she noticed that she had not followed her back home.
"Coming, Mom." Han Ziyan restrained her gaze and looked away from the jeep. She did not want her mother to know that such a good man was looking for Han Ruochen. She knew that the reason her mother loved and cared for her was that she always believed in her heart that Yun Xinye would one day turn things around.
After all, he was from the county, while Han Yichen was from the village. In the end, her mother only cared about the good life that her father could give her. If she realised that Han Ruochen actually had such a good man pinning after her, would her mother even care for her?
"Where are you looking?" Meng Yunhan asked when she realised that Han Ziyan’s eyes kept flicking in a particular direction.
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My five weeks daughter had a fever yesterday and I had no other choice but to take some time off.