Ch. 1011..1020
Chapter 1011: Don’t even think about having a wedding
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The more Zhao Ru thought about it, the more upset she felt. Why did all the good things in the world fall into the hands of others? She studied hard, but her results were average. She worked hard, but she still lived a poor life every day. It was true that she could make money as an internet celebrity, but she could not rely on shooting videos and selling things online for the rest of her life. Moreover, the money she had earned in the past year was too little. She could buy a few luxury goods and it would be gone.
She had come with a fan today. Although this fan was ugly, every time she did a live broadcast, this fan would give her a gift of more than 100,000. That was why she had agreed to attend the banquet together with him today.
However, she did not expect to see Tao Zhi here today, the man she had always wanted to see in her dreams. Zhao Ru knew that Tao Zhi was rich when she was in high school. He bought her sister clothes that cost a few million.
When she found out that Tao Zhi was the eldest young master of the Tao family in the Capital, she liked him even more. If she could become Tao Zhi’s wife, she would not have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of her life.
Zhao Ru was very happy to meet Tao Zhi again. She was about to talk to him angrily, but she heard the people around Tao Zhi call him ‘groom’. It turned out that one of the main characters of this wedding was Tao Zhi!
Zhao Ru was unwilling. She wanted to see what kind of person would marry Tao Zhi.
So she went to the dressing room upstairs. Unexpectedly, she did not see the bride. Instead, she saw her old classmate, Tan Ron. Compared to her high school days, Tan Ron was even more beautiful. She was taller, had a well- proportioned figure, and had a good face. Zhao Ru thought Tan Rou was the most beautiful girl she had ever seen.
Zhao Ru stood there in a daze. Wiry wasn’t she the one marrying Tao Zhi today?
Just as she was thinking, a door not far from her opened. A girl wearing a beautiful white wedding dress slowly walked out. Her wedding dress was really too big, and there were many diamonds on it. It was obvious that it was very expensive.
Zhao Ru quickly hid behind a big vase, trying to hide from the people who came out.
“Seriously, why isn’t there a toilet in this hotel’s dressing room? You actually have to come outside to go to the toilet? That’s too unreasonable!” Li Li complained.
Tian Tian didn’t mind. “This place isn’t a dressing room to begin with. We booked the entire hotel today, so we can use the fifth floor as a dressing room. Normally, this place could only be used as a private room. Who would build a toilet in a private room?”
Li Li thought for a moment. If she met someone else in the toilet while she was eating, she would definitely be so disgusted that she couldn’t eat, so she didn’t dwell on this problem anymore.
She, Lan Ning, and a few makeup artists helped Tian Tian lift the dress. They could reduce the weight of the dress and also ensure that the dress was clean and white when the bride appeared. It was just a little troublesome.
Zhao Ru hid behind the vase and looked at the bride. The bride was indeed cute, but she was definitely not very beautiful. She felt that this bride was not worthy of Tao Zhi. She was much prettier than her, so why couldn’t she marry Tao Zhi?
Thinking of this, Zhao Ru felt more and more indignant. After Tian Tian and the others entered the bathroom, she rushed to Tian Tian’s dressing room. Seeing that there was no one inside, she walked in.
There were seven or eight dresses in the dressing room. They looked very new and were probably specially prepared for the wedding.
Zhao Ru touched the dress a few times and felt that the fabric felt very good. She took a closer look and found that the wine-red dress was decorated with rubies.
Zhao Ru had seen many gemstones before, but she had never seen such a beautiful gemstone. The ruby was as bright as blood, and she couldn’t take her eyes off it.
“You’re so ugly, yet you’re wearing such beautiful clothes. Are you worthy of this dress?” Zhao Ru was so jealous that her eyes turned red. She felt more and more comfortable touching the ruby, so she reached out and pulled the ruby off.
Zhao Ru still felt that it was not enough after she had finished one. She used both hands to tug at her clothes. “Now that I’ve ruined all your clothes. How are you going to get married?”
Tian Tian’s dress was too complicated, so it took her a long time to go to the bathroom. The kitchen was far away, and Tan Rou couldn’t come back in a short time. This gave Zhao Ru time to ruin it. When Tian Tian and the others came back from the bathroom, half of the dress had been ruined.
Chapter 1012:1012 Remedy
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Zhao Ru heard the voices outside and immediately ran out from the other door without being noticed by Tian Tian and the others.
Tian Tian and the others walked in while chatting and laughing. The moment they entered, they saw the ruined gown. “Alt, my gowns!”
She couldn’t care less about the complicated gown she was wearing and jogged toward the clothes.
“How did this happen?” Tian Tian was so anxious that she was about to cry. “We’ve only been out for a while. How could these gowns be ruined?”
The clothes that were damaged were all clothes with gems on them. The gems were all pulled off, revealing threads of different lengths. It was extremely ugly.
Li Li was also shocked. “What happened? Who came in and destroyed the clothes?”
Lan Ning was also very confused. “Who would do such an evil thing?!”
Tian Tian was really crying. “What should we do? I still have to change my clothes later. If my clothes are ruined, how can I wear them now?!”
Lan Ning took the rest of the clothes over. “Tiantian, don’t worry. These gowns haven’t been destroyed yet. Change into them first. We’ll think of something else for the rest of the clothes.”
“Where’s Xiao Rou? She definitely has a way.”
“Rourou said she was hungry,” Lan Ning replied. “She went to the kitchen to get something to eat. She even asked us if we wanted to eat.”
Li Li was very anxious. “Send her a message to come back. We’ll think of a way together.”
Before the message was sent out, Tan Rou came over. She carried an exquisite food box with some small pastries in it for Tian Tian, who had just finished her makeup.
“What’s wrong? What are you all standing there for?” Tan Rou walked in and saw the ruined clothes.
“Who did this?” Tan Rou placed the lunchbox on the table.
“When did you find out about this?”
“It just happened. Tiantian said that she wanted to go to the toilet, but her clothes were too heavy. We went with her. In the end, when we came back, we saw that her clothes were ruined.”
Tan Rou frowned. It was too late to change the clothes now. If she wanted to follow the previous procedure, she would have to add a few new gowns.
“Li Li, drive my car. Go to Jade Water Elegant Residence and get a few new gowns. Just pick the clothes we placed outside the cabinet earlier,” Tan Rou arranged.
Li Li took the keys and did not say anything. She immediately went back to the Elegant Jade Water Residence to get the extra dresses. Fortunately, Tao Zhi and Tian Tian had prepared a lot of gowns. Otherwise, today’s schedule would have been affected. Although it wasn’t impossible for them to prepare the same gowns for Tian Tian now, Tan Rou didn’t want Tian Tian to feel wronged. This was an extremely important moment in Tian Tian’s life, and she couldn’t let Tian Tian have any regrets.
Tian Tian was still very upset. She did not know who she had offended. Why would someone want to cause trouble at her wedding?
Tan Rou was very calm. She consoled Tian Tian. “It’s been such a short time. The person who caused trouble must not have walked out of the banquet hall. I’ll go and help you catch that person now.”
Tian Tian’s eyes were red. She looked up at Tan Rou. “Rourou, is there someone who is dissatisfied with me? I know that I still have a lot of shortcomings, but I’m already working hard. I’ll work hard to be a qualified wife.”
Tan Ron’s expression was very serious. “Tiantian, you’ve already done a good job. No one is dissatisfied with you. Don’t worry, I’ll catch that person before your wedding!”
After she finished speaking, she arranged for the makeup artist to put on Tian Tian’s makeup again. Then, she instructed Lan Ning to stay by Tian Tian’s side and not leave her side. Even if they had to go to the toilet, they had to leave two people behind to guard the things.
After that, Tan Rou went to the hotel’s surveillance room alone. When she came in the morning, Tian Tian didn’t like the surveillance cameras in the dressing room, so she got someone to turn off the surveillance cameras. However, the surveillance cameras in the corridor outside were not turned off. As long as someone came in, they would be photographed.
Tan Rou could almost guess who did it. When Tan Jing was still alive, she had brought Zhao Ru to her birthday party. She could tell that Zhao Ru liked her brother. Now that Tao Zhi was getting married, why would Zhao Ru be willing to see him marry another woman?
Tan Rou should have been careful when she saw Zhao Ru in the corridor. If she had chased Zhao Ru away, this wouldn’t have happened.
Tan Rou made a call and ordered, “Seal off all the exits. A treasure of mine was stolen. Don’t let anyone out.”
Chapter 1013:1013 Capture
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Tan Rou had secretly ordered this matter. After all, this was her brother’s wedding. If the guests knew that an accident had happened, it would cause panic among the guests.
“Xiao Rou.” Zhuang Liu rushed over. “What happened?”
“Zhao Ru snuck in,” Tan Rou said simply. “She took the gemstones off Tian Tian’s gown and destroyed four of them.”
“Zhao Ru? Who is that?” Zhuang Liu couldn’t remember at all.
“The lackey who has always been by Tan Jing’s side.” Tan Rou smiled.
“After Tan Jing’s death, she no longer had anyone to support him and did not dare to show off in school. However, I didn’t expect her to be so bold as to come and ruin my brother’s wedding.”
Zhuang Liu did remember Tan Jing, but he really couldn’t remember Zhao Ru.
It didn’t affect him much. He just needed to catch the person who caused trouble with Tan Rou.
“Where is she?” Zhuang Liu asked.
Tan Rou replied, “I don’t know. I’m going to check the surveillance cameras now. Come with me. If she hasn’t left the hotel yet, then the two of us will quietly capture her without alerting the other guests. If she walks out, I’ll be in charge of investigating the surveillance cameras while you go and arrest her.” “Do we need to arrange a few more people?” Zhuang Liu asked again.
Tan Rou thought for a moment and replied, “Don’t inform the others yet. We’ll make arrangements after we confirm Zhao Ru’s location.”
“Sure.” Zhuang Liu followed Tan Rou to the surveillance room.
The surveillance camera captured Zhao Ru sneaking into the makeup artist’s room. About seven minutes later, Tian Tian and the others came out of the bathroom, and Zhao Ru ran out of the room next door.
The security guard in the monitoring room was very nervous. “Miss Tan Rou, we’ll send someone to capture this woman now. We won’t let her escape.”
It was over. This was the marriage between the Tao family and the Tian family. The boss had held a meeting with them a few days ago and told them not to make any mistakes. However, the wedding had not even started yet, and the dress had been destroyed. Wouldn’t their hotel be in big trouble?
“No need. Watch the door closely,” Tan Rou said. “If anyone goes out, find an excuse to stall them.”
The security guard was so anxious that he was sweating. He kept saying, “Yes, yes, yes. We will guard the door. We will never let a fly out.”
Tan Rou and Zhuang Liu stared at the surveillance camera carefully and finally found Zhao Ru on one of the surveillance cameras at the edge.
Tan Rou sneered. “Found her! Time to get her!”
Zhuang Liu didn’t say anything. He immediately went to the surveillance camera to catch Zhao Ru.
As for Zhao Ru, she was extremely nervous. She had a bag full of gemstones of different colors, and she could spend half a month just by selling one of them. She only wanted to destroy the clothes, but when she got the gems on the clothes, she couldn’t bear to leave them behind. Hence, she stuffed all the gemstones into the bag she had brought over, intending to sell them.
Zhao Ru took the things, so she didn’t dare to walk out. She walked and looked around, trying to avoid as many people as possible. Finally, she was almost at the door.
Suddenly, the phone in her bag rang. This gave her a fright and she quickly hid to the side to answer the phone.
“Hey, what are you doing?” Zhao Ru said in an unfriendly tone.
Opposite her was the rich boss who had brought her in. “Ruru, why did you take so long to go to the toilet? And why did you lose your temper? Did I offend you?”
Zhao Ru’s bag was now filled with priceless gems, so she did not have to look at the pig-like man anymore. “What are you shouting for? I just went to the toilet. Can’t you wait for me a little longer?”
The little rich boss was a little puzzled. “Ruru, are you having trouble in the toilet?”
Zhao Ru rolled her eyes. “No. Don’t bother me anymore.”
The other party took it that she was unhappy because of constipation and did not argue with her. “Oh, then you can continue. I’ll call you when the wedding starts.”
Zhao Ru nodded and hung up. Zhao Ru was annoyed by his delay, but she felt better when she saw her bag.
She patted the bulging bag in her hand and said with satisfaction, “Fortunately, I still have these gems.”
“Heh? Are you sure that these are yours?” A familiar voice suddenly came from behind.
Chapter 1014:1014 Stealing the Gem
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Zhao Ru was so scared that her face turned pale. She quickly turned around and grabbed her bag tightly. “When did you come?”
“I just arrived,” Tan Rou said with a faint smile as she walked over slowly.
Zhao Ru looked away. “What do you want?”
“I’m here to look for you! You want to run away just like that?” Tan Rou laughed.
Zhao Ru clutched her bag tightly. “I didn’t take anything.”
With that, she ran away.
She turned around and was caught by someone. Zhuang Liu grabbed her collar and threw her in front of Tan Rou. “Where do you think you’re going?”
Zhao Ru fell to the ground and her bag fell to the side. She quickly grabbed the bag back and shouted, “How dare you hit me! I’m going to call the police!”
Zhao Ru’s voice was so loud and sharp that it hurt Tan Ron’s eardrums. She squatted down and pressed Zhao Ru’s acupuncture points so that she couldn’t speak or move.
“You actually dared to call the police to arrest us. You’re too bold.” Tan Rou found it ridiculous. She reached out and grabbed the bag that Zhao Ru was holding tightly. When she opened it, she saw the gemstones inside. They were all taken from Tian Tian’s dress.
“Do you know how much these gems is worth?” Tan Rou picked out a ruby the size of a fingernail. “One ruby is worth more than 100,000. You stole so many of them. How many years should you be sentenced to?”
Zhao Ru was frightened. She kept crying and blinking as if she was begging Tan Rou to let her go. Tan Rou didn’t look at her. She gave the bag to Zhuang Liu and dragged Zhao Ru to Tian Tian.
At this moment, a fat man ran over with sweat all over his head. He wiped his sweat and said,” Ruru, what’ s wrong with you? ”
Then, he looked at Tan Rou and the others. “Who are you? Wiry are you bullying my Ruru?”
In order to catch Zhao Ru, Tan Rou had changed her bridesmaid dress and was wearing an ordinary dress. Zhuang Liu was wearing a suit, but even the waiter was wearing a suit today. If there was no tag on him, it would be difficult to tell.
“Is this the person you brought along?” Tan Rou looked at the fat man with disdain and asked.
The fat man nodded and said, “Yes, today is my cousin’s wedding. I brought my Ruru here to attend the wedding. Wiry did you arrest her?”
“Tian Tian is your cousin?” Tan Rou despised this man even more. Why would Tian Tian have such a form?
“Yeah. Tian Tian’s grandmother is my grandmother’s distant cousin, so we’re naturally cousins.”
Tan Rou was instantly speechless. “Move aside. I want to take the criminal away now.”
The fat man refused to let them go. “Where do you plan to take my Ruru?”
Zhuang Liu sneered and said patiently, “Your girl stole a gem worth ten million. Where do you think we should take her?”
The fat man was dumbfounded. “You… What did you say?”
Zhuang Liu didn’t want to waste his breath on him. He urged Tan Rou.
“Rourou, let’s go over quickly. The wedding will start in an hour.”
“Yeah, let’s go up first.” Tan Rou nodded.
The fat man stopped them. “Who are you?”
“It has nothing to do with you. Get lost!” Tan Rou said angrily.
The fat man was really frightened by her. He stood there in a daze for a long time and did not move. When he reacted, the two people had already disappeared.
Zhao Ru almost fainted from the shock. She only took a few gemstones, how could it be that serious?
Li Li had already brought the gown over, and Tian Tian was choosing a suitable gown when she heard a muffled sound. It seemed like something had fallen to the ground.
“Oh my, What happened?”
“This is the person who ruined your gown. I’ve caught her and handed her over to you to deal with.”
Tian Tian frowned at her. “Why did you ruin my gown?”
Zhao Ru’s acupuncture points were sealed, and she couldn’t explain it clearly.
“I don’t think we know each other,” Tian Tian continued. “So, how did I offend you?”
Tan Rou squatted down and opened Zhao Ru’s acupuncture point so that she could talk.
“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have destroyed your gowns!” Zhao Ru immediately apologized.
Chapter 1015:1015 Don’t Forgive Her
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Tian Tian asked the same question. “I’ve never seen you before. Why did you ruin my gown?”
Zhao Ru’s eyes flickered. “I…
“Zhao Ru, is that you?” Li Li recognized the woman with heavy makeup. “I didn’t expect you to become a thief after so many years.”
When Zhao Ru saw Li Li, jealousy and anger welled up in her heart again. At first, she followed Tan Ron, but later, she found out that Tan Jing was the real eldest daughter of the Tan family, so she went to Tan Jing. She didn’t expect that she would choose the wrong person in the end.
On the other hand, Li Li, who was dumb, not only participated in the National Physics Competition with Tan Ron’s help, but also successfully got into Capital University. How could Zhao Ru not be jealous?
Li Li walked to Zhao Ru angrily and asked through gritted teeth, “Are you crazy? Could it be that you can’t bear to see others being better than you? Tan Jing has been dead for so many years. Don’t tell me you want to follow in her footsteps?”
Zhao Ru shivered. She was very close to Tan Jing at that time, so she often had nightmares when she heard about Tan Jing’s death. It was not easy for him to forget about Tan Jing. He did not expect these people to awaken his memories about Tan Jing again.
Tian Tian was confused. “Li Li, do you know this person?”
Li Li replied, “Yes, she was a high school classmate of Rourou and me. At that time, she had been doing bad things with an evil person. Once that person died, she had been quiet for many years. I didn’t expect to see her again under such circumstances.”
Tian Tian said seriously, “Li Li, although this person is your classmate, she stole my gemstone and ruined my gown. I will still sue her in court.”
Li Li smiled. “Tiantian, don’t worry about our relationship. When we were in high school, we didn’t have a good relationship. We even fought every day.” She was exaggerating a little, but the difference was not big.
“Don’t sue me. I’ll return the gemstone to you now!” Zhao Ru panicked. “Not a single gem is missing. Take a look for yourself.”
Tan Rou was afraid that Tian Tian’s heart would soften. She reminded her, “Tian Tian, you can do whatever you want. If it’s not convenient for you to handle it, then let me handle it for you.”
Tian Tian nodded. “Yes. Today is my most important day. No matter who comes to cause trouble, I won’t let them off easily.”
She pointed at Zhao Ru, her round face full of anger. “Although you didn’t take the gemstone, every dress you destroyed cost millions. If you don’t pay up, you’ll go to jail!”
As soon as she finished speaking, the door to the dressing room was pushed open. Under normal circumstances, the bride and groom should not meet before the wedding. However, Tao Zhi rushed over when he heard that Tian Tian’s gown had been damaged.
The people from the Tao family and the Tian family also rushed over. They wanted to see who had the guts to destroy their wedding.
Tao Zhi looked at Tian Tian in panic and asked nervously, “Tian Tian, are you okay? It’s all my fault for not paying attention and letting the bad guys slip in. I’ll deal with it now.”
Tian Tian smiled and shook her head. “It’s fine. Rourou and Brother Zhuang Liu have already caught her.”
“Brother Tao, do you still remember me?” Zhao Ru asked anxiously.
Tao Zhi’s reaction was similar to Zhuang Liu’s. He had only met Zhao Ru a few times, so he didn’t remember her. “Who are you?”
“I’m Zhao Ru, Rourou’s high school classmate,” said Zhao Ru.
Tao Zhi still couldn’t remember, but Tan Rou reminded him, “Big Brother, she’s the one who often follows Tan Jing around.”
Hearing the name Tan Jing, everyone in the Tao family’s expression changed. After so many years, Tanjing’s name was still so disgusting.
“Punish him severely! Since you’ve hung out with Tan Jing, you must have caused a lot of trouble for our Rourou,” Mrs. Tao said angrily.
“Now that you’ve fallen into our hands, don’t think we’ll let you off so easily.”
Tian Tian also knew the hardships Tan Rou had suffered in her early years. When she heard that this woman had also bullied Tan Rou, she said with a serious expression, “Then you don’t need to pay any compensation. Just wait for the court summons. You should go to jail!”
Chapter 1016:1016 Dreaming of You and Me
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Since Tian Tian didn’t want to let Zhao Ru off so easily, the others had no objections. They planned to hand Zhao Ru over to the police and punish her as they pleased.
However, since the wedding was about to start, they couldn’t focus on Zhao Ru, so they locked her in a room and arranged for two people to watch her.
The following wedding process was very smooth. The groom appeared, followed by the bridesmaid and the bride, followed by the boy and girl flower girls who gave the wedding rings, and finally, the parents of both parties.
Tan Rou and Zhuang Liu were sitting closest to the stage. This was similar to the place where she sat at the wedding last time. However, she did not plan to snatch the bouquet this time. She would leave it to those who needed it.
Zhuang Liu sat beside Tan Rou, but he kept glancing at one person out of the corner of his eye because that person had been staring at Tan Rou since she sat down. Tan Rou was taking photos of Tian Tian and Tao Zhi and did not notice that someone was looking at her.
When she came back to her senses, she realized that Zhuang Liu was actually in a daze. “Alt Liu, what are you looking at?”
Zhuang Liu came back to his senses and smiled. “I’m just watching the wedding. Today’s wedding is quite grand, but our wedding will definitely be more luxurious than theirs in the future. Weren’t you thinking of a garden wedding? We’ll get married there.”
After being interrupted by him, Tan Rou did not ask the previous question. “Alright, I’ll listen to your arrangements.”
Tian Tian and Tao Zhi had already completed the main process of the wedding under the host’s guidance. Next, they would go to the guest tables to toast.
Since there were too many guests, Tian Tian and Tao Zhi couldn’t toast each of them, so they divided the wine according to the table. When they arrived at the side of the stage, Tian Tian and Tao Zhi stood in the middle. The guests sitting at the tables on the left and right also stood up to greet them.
As they were separated by the stage, Tan Rou did not notice who was sitting across from her. She only knew that the two tables closest to the stage were for the groom and bride’s family. The groom’s family sat on their side, and the bride’s family sat on the other side.
Tan Rou saw a familiar person sitting at the table opposite her. Just as she glanced over, that person turned around to look at her.
Tan Rou wasn’t surprised to see Tian Yong because this was Tian Tian’s wedding. As her cousin, Tian Yong would definitely attend the wedding. However, she did not understand why Tian Yong kept looking at her. Could it be that he had not been taught a lesson last time?
Zhuang Liu hooked Tan Ron’s finger and said softly, “Don’t look over there. That person isn’t as good-looking as me.”
Today was Tao Zhi and Tian Tian’s wedding day. Zhuang Liu did not want to cause trouble here. Otherwise, he would have gotten someone to throw Tian Yong out long ago.
Tan Rou shifted her gaze and smiled as she turned around to toast Tian Tian and Tao Zhi.
After the banquet ended, the members of the Tao and Tian families sent the guests off separately. Tan Rou followed behind her parents and helped to send the guests off.
Zhuang Liu was not a member of the Tao family, and Zhuang Xi was here today. After dinner, he spoke to Tan Rou for a while before going to talk to his brother.
Tian Yong hesitantly walked over. He quietly appeared beside Tan Rou and said, “Tan Rou, I want to talk to you.”
“I have nothing to say to you,” Tan Rou frowned and said in a low voice.
“This is the last time. I won’t pester you anymore,” said Tian Yong.
Since Tian Tian and Tao Zhi were married, Tan Rou would definitely see Tian Yong again in the future. She did not want to be bothered by Tian Yong every day, so she agreed.
“Fine.” Tan Rou said a few words to her parents before following Tian Yong to the side.
Tian Yong looked at Tan Rou’s beautiful face. It seemed like he couldn’t see it clearly. He couldn’t tell if this was reality or a dream.
“Xiao Rou, how have you been recently? Did Tan Jing bully you again?” Tian Yong suddenly asked.
Tan Rou was very surprised. Tan Jing had already been dead for four to five years, and how did Tian Yong know about her and Tan Jing?
After he finished speaking, Tian Yong seemed to have suddenly woken up. He patted his head and said, “I’m sorry. I’ve been dreaming recently. After I wake up, I can’t tell reality from dreams. I keep feeling that I’ve killed you.”
Tan Rou wanted to say, ‘That was in my previous life’. However, she couldn’t say it. So, she asked, “What did you dream about this time?”
Tian Yong said one by one. Tan Rou pondered for a moment before saying, “Dreams are all fake. Don’t let your imagination run wild.”
Chapter 1017:1017 Stomachache
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Tian Yong was pleasantly surprised. “Are you concerned about me?”
“No, I’m just annoyed at you.” Tan Rou sneered.
“If it’s possible, I’m hoping that you stop dreaming about me. It’s disgusting.”
Tian Yong was disappointed. “Do I make you hate me that much? I was wrong in the past. I will correct it. Will you forgive me?”
Tan Rou knew that he was unable to differentiate between reality and fantasy again, so she said loudly, “Stop daydreaming. When you have time, go buy some calming incense. Light them up and smoke them into your brains. Otherwise, you’ll go crazy every day.”
After saying that, she turned around and left. She thought that she would give Tian Yong some medicine someday so that he would stop dreaming and forget what he knew.
She treated everything that happened in her previous life as a dream. She didn’t want to remember it, so she naturally didn’t want others to remember it either.
Tian Yong still wanted to say a few more words to Tan Rou, but he saw that Tan Rou had already walked far away. He was just about to call out to Tan Rou when he saw Zhuang Liu walk to her side. When the two of them met, smiles appeared on their faces.
Tian Yong looked at them silently. In the end, he shook his head and turned to leave the banquet hall.
Zhuang Liu was discussing something with Zhuang Xi when he saw Tan Rou and Tian Yong talking at the side. Although he trusted Tan Rou very much, he did not want to see other men by Tan Ron’s side. Therefore, he hurriedly ended his conversation with Zhuang Xi and immediately returned to Tan Ron’s side.
Tan Rou and Zhuang Liu walked to the back. They didn’t need to interfere in the matter of sending the guests off. They were just following behind to make up for the number of people.
“Aren’t you going to ask me what Tian Yong said to me?” Tan Rou said.
Zhuang Liu smiled. “If you feel like telling me, you would. If you don’t, I wouldn’t mind either.”
Tan Rou held his hand. “Are you sure you wouldn’t mind?”
Zhuang Liu couldn’t maintain the smile on his face. “Of course, I do.”
Tan Rou told him, “He’s saying that he still dreams of me. I plan to prescribe him some medicine so that he can sleep peacefully and stop dreaming.”
Zhuang Liu felt relieved. He held Tan Rou’s hand back. “My Rourou is so kind. You’re actually going to help him instead.”
Tan Rou just felt annoyed. “If we get married in the future, won’t you be annoyed that he says he dreams about me every day?”
Zhuang Liu must have felt annoyed. “Yes, Rourou, prescribe more medicine for him. It’s best if it’s the kind that will make him forget about you after he takes it.”
Tan Rou laughed when she heard that. “How can there be such medicine?
Don’t be jealous anymore. I won’t see him again.”
“I won’t be jealous.” Zhuang Liu smiled. “A good man won’t be jealous of others.”
Tan Rou felt goosebumps all over her body. “I find that you’re getting weirder and weirder. Are you possessed by some monster? Why do you keep saying strange things?”
Zhuang Liu didn’t think that he was strange. He just said whatever he thought in his heart.
Tan Rou didn’t argue with him and continued walking. As she walked, she felt a little uncomfortable in her stomach.
“Air Liu, my stomach doesn’t feel well. Wait for me here for a while.” Tan Rou said.
“I’ll go with you,” Zhuang Liu said.
Tan Rou didn’t refuse. Anyway, Zhuang Liu had nothing to do here. “Let’s go then.”
Perhaps there was something wrong with what she had eaten today, or perhaps Tan Rou had not eaten in the morning and drank too much alcohol at noon. Her stomach was very uncomfortable now, as if there was a knife stirring inside.
“Ouch!” Tan Rou clutched her stomach and squatted on the ground. Cold sweat trickled down her forehead, and she was in so much pain that she couldn’t stand up.
Zhuang Liu didn’t know what was happening inside. He thought that Tan Rou had diarrhea and delayed the time, so he patiently waited for her by the toilet.
Tan Rou held onto the door of the toilet cubicle. Fortunately, the toilets in this hotel were relatively clean. Otherwise, she wouldn’t know where to put her hands.
After waiting for seven to eight minutes, Zhuang Liu also noticed that something was wrong. He sent a message to Tan Rou, but he did not receive a reply from her.
Hence, the great CEO Zhuang couldn’t care less about his image. He stood at the door of the women’s washroom and shouted, “Rourou, are you still inside?”
Tan Rou’s stomach was hurting right now, so she didn’t have the strength to answer Zhuang Liu. She could only knock on the plastic door a few times with her fingers, telling Zhuang Liu that she was still inside.
Zhuang Liu heard her knocking on the door, but he did not understand why she did not speak. “Rourou, are you in pain?”
Tan Rou replied in a very soft voice, “Yes…”
Chapter 1018:1018 Gastritis
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Zhuang Liu wanted to go straight into the women’s washroom, but he couldn’t go in yet. What if there was someone else in the women’s washroom? Others would think that he was a pervert.
“Xiao Rou, do you have a stomachache? Wiry aren’t you talking?” Zhuang Liu asked again.
Tan Rou had no strength left. She tidied up her clothes and struggled to get up to open the bathroom door. As she was a little dizzy, the door made a lot of noise when she opened it.
Zhuang Liu was very nervous. He shouted from outside, “Is there anyone in the women’s bathroom?”
Other than Tan Rou’s voice, no other voice answered him.
Zhuang Liu quickly walked into the women’s washroom and found Tan Rou’s location based on the sound. He knocked on the door and said, “Rourou, what’s wrong?”
Tan Rou didn’t answer him. She just knocked on the door.
Zhuang Liu was very anxious. “Stand back. I’ll kick the door open.”
The toilet was small. If Zhuang Liu kicked the door in, he would hurt Tan Rou, so Tan Rou could not let him kick the door.
“Wait a moment, I’ll go out right away.” Tan Rou’s voice was very soft. From her voice, one could tell that there was something wrong with her body. “The space inside is relatively small. If you kick the door, you will kick me into the wall.”
Even though Zhuang Liu was very worried about Tan Rou, he still did as she said. “Okay, I’ll wait for you outside.”
Tan Rou used her trembling hands to unlock the lock in the toilet. She regretted not bringing silver needles today. If she had, she could have inserted a few needles into her acupoints to reduce her pain.
When she finally opened the toilet door, Tan Rou had already lost all her strength. At this moment, she looked like she had just been fished out of water. Her entire body was soaked in sweat.
Zhuang Liu was worried sick and went up to hug her. “Rourou, where are you feeling unwell?”
Tan Rou opened her eyes and said weakly, “My stomach… It hurts…”
After saying that, she fainted.
Zhuang Liu kept calling her name and rushed her to the hospital. He did not alert the Tao family because today was Tao Zhi and Tian Tian’s wedding day. He could not disturb them. Besides, he was Tan Rou’s husband, so he could take care of her.
The doctor first asked about the situation and then carefully examined Tan Rou. The answer was that Tan Rou ate too little staple food and drank too many iced drinks and alcohol, causing acute inflammation. Zhuang Liu thought that they had woken up too early today and had no time to eat breakfast. At noon, because they had to toast, Tan Rou drank a lot of alcohol and iced drinks. He should have noticed this long ago.
The doctor gave Tan Rou an IV drip and instructed Zhuang Liu, “Don’t eat anything spicy or cold for the next week. Don’t eat raw food, especially marinated seafood. Have a soft diet for now. Don’t take anything that’s too hot too or else your stomach won’t be able to take it.”
Zhuang Liu answered one by one. “Thank you, doctor.”
About half an hour later, Tan Rou woke up. She lay on the bed, and her stomach didn’t hurt as much anymore.
“Rourou, how are you feeling?” Zhuang Liu asked.
Tan Rou shook her head and smiled. “My stomach doesn’t hurt that much anymore.”
Zhuang Liu said, “You’re suffering from acute gastritis. You probably didn’t eat anything in the morning and ate too much cold food in the afternoon.”
Tan Rou felt that her body wasn’t that weak. It wasn’t to the extent that she would get acute gastritis after skipping two meals. Suddenly, she thought of something. “It should be my period. During my period, my immune system will become weaker. Plus, I can’t eat cold food before and after my period. It’s been too hot these two days, and today’s situation is special, so I forgot that I can’t eat cold things before and after my period.”
Zhuang Liu blamed himself. “It’s all my fault. I don’t even know when your period is at. I’m incompetent. Xiao Rou, tell me your period. I will remember it next time.”
Tan Rou blushed. “This is my own business. There’s no need for you to remember it.”
Zhuang Liu insisted, “No, I must know! Fortunately, I’m by your side this time. If I’m not by your side next time, what will you do?”
Tan Rou wanted to say, ‘It won’t happen next time.’ But when she saw Zhuang Liu’s eyes, she couldn’t bring herself to say it.
Chapter 1019:1019 Taking Care
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Tan Rou told Zhuang Liu about her period. She did not expect Zhuang Liu to remember it because most men could not remember their partner’s period. Many men would get angry when their wives asked them to buy sanitary products. No man should buy these things for women.
“Do my parents know?” Tan Rou asked, “If they still don’t know, don’t tell them. They must have been busy these two days. I don’t want them to be distracted by my matters.”
Zhuang Liu did not tell the Tao family. Even if he told them, it would be useless. Could they share Tan Ron’s pain? Moreover, it was a good time for him to be alone with Tan Rou. He had to seize the opportunity and be a qualified husband.
Tan Rou sent a message to her mother, telling her that she had gone to Zhuang Liu’s house and would not disturb her brother and sister-in-law.
The Tao family took it that they were tired after a busy day and went back to rest early. They did not think too much about it as they would then see her again at night during dinner.
Zhuang Liu didn’t want Tan Rou to go. The doctor had told her not to eat spicy and cold food. It was best to drink more warm porridge to recuperate, so he didn’t want Tan Rou to go to the banquet at night.
However, the moment he opened his mouth, Tan Rou rejected him. “If I don’t show up, they’ll be worried about me. I promise I won’t eat anything there. At most, I’ll drink some hot soup.”
“Does your stomach still hurt?” Zhuang Liu asked.
“Muchbetter,” Tan Rou replied.
Zhuang Liu had no choice but to agree to Tan Ron’s participation in the banquet that night. However, he also made his own request. “You must not drink alcohol at night, and you must not drink any more cold drinks. I’ll get to the kitchen to prepare porridge for you. Is that okay?”
Tan Rou felt warm in her heart. She agreed to Zhuang Liu’s arrangement. “Okay… However, you must not let Dad and Mom find out. I don’t want this to happen on the day of my brother and Tian Tian’s wedding. Moreover, the elderly are more superstitious. If they knew that such a thing happened on this happy day, they would probably be unhappy.”
Zhuang Liu naturally understood this. “Alright, I’ll be careful.”
When it was time for dinner, Tan Rou and Zhuang Liu arrived early. When they arrived, no one else had arrived yet, so Zhuang Liu could arrange for the kitchen to prepare some porridge for Tan Rou.
However, in order not to expose the truth that Tan Rou could only eat porridge, he prepared porridge for everyone. However, the others had porridge with many ingredients, while he and Tan Rou only had the simplest plain porridge.
During the meal, Zhuang Liu had been taking care of Tan Rou. He took advantage of the time when others were chatting and replaced the wine in Tan Rou’s glass with a little warm water. However, as long as someone wanted to drink with Tan Rou, Zhuang Liu would return and drink it for her instead so that she wouldn’t have to drink any.
“Xiao Rou, why aren’t you eating?” Mother Tao was very attentive. She quickly noticed that Tan Rou was only holding his chopsticks and not eating. She asked, “Is the food tonight not to your liking?”
The Tao family was a little nervous. They were the ones who arranged the dinner tonight. If Tan Rou didn’t like it, it would be their dereliction of duty.
“No, it’s alright.” Tan Rou smiled and picked up some steaming boiled prawns and placed them in her bowl. “I ate too much at noon. I don’t feel like eating.”
Mrs. Tao didn’t suspect anything. “You’ll still have to eat some. Otherwise, you’ll be hungry at night.”
Zhuang Liu naturally picked up the prawns from Tan Rou’s bowl and put them in his own bowl. Then, he peeled the prawns for her. “Mom, don’t worry. If Rourou gets hungry tonight, I’ll make her something to eat.”
His words surprised the others because in their impression, the Zhuang family’s third young master had always been a serious person. After becoming the head of the family, they felt that he was even more difficult to get along with. They all thought that Zhuang Liu didn’t need to eat. They didn’t expect him to not only eat, but also cook for himself.
“The head of the Zhuang family knows how to cook?” Tiantian’s mother was surprised.
“Auntie, I’m just a junior here. You can just call me by my name.” Zhuang Liu said.
She couldn’t call Tian Tian’s mother that. Although Zhuang Liu and Tian Tian were of the same generation, he was already the head of the family and was in charge of such a big company. How could she dare to call him by his name?
“I heard Xiao Rou say that Xiao Zhuang is very good at taking care of people. Ah Zhi, you have to learn from Xiao Zhuang!” Mrs. Tao said with a smile.
Chapter 1020:1020 Warmth
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Tao Zhi didn’t know how to cook, and he had never learned how to cook. Firstly, he didn’t have the time to learn, and secondly, he didn’t need to learn how to cook. After all, some aunties cooked at home. Even if there was no cook, he could call someone to send food over.
“This is what I should do,” Zhuang Liu said proudly.
Tan Rou saw Zhuang Liu’s expression and could not help but laugh.
Zhuang Liu turned to look at her and placed the peeled prawns into her bowl. “This prawn is boiled in plain water. It’s sweet and delicious. You can have a few more.”
The doctor only told Tan Rou not to eat raw seafood. He didn’t say that she couldn’t eat cooked prawns. Plus, they were steamed prawns, so Zhuang Liu peeled a few more prawns for Tan Rou.
Tan Rou ate very slowly. She had to eat a small prawn in three portions while waiting for the porridge to be served.
Mrs. Tao was very happy. She kept praising Zhuang Liu and forgot about her son.
Tan Rou couldn’t stand it anymore. She reminded her, “Mom, my brother is also very outstanding. Don’t forget him!”
Mother Tao was stunned for a moment. Then, she smiled. “Oh my. My son-in- law is too outstanding. I almost forgot about my son.”
Tian Tian’s mother did not want her son-in-law to lose to Mother Tao’s son- in-law, so she also praised her son-in-law with all her might. Seeing that the praise competition was getting more and more lively, the elders of the Tian family and the Tao family could not help but interrupt them. “Alright, it’s not up to you to decide whether a son-in-law is good or not. It’s still up to your daughter to determine that.”
“They’re both very outstanding!” Tian Tian and Tan Rou said at the same time. Then, they looked at each other and smiled.
After the meal, the Tian family returned home. Tao Zhi and Tian Tian went to the new house arranged by the Tian family, while the Tao family returned to the residence of the Elegant Jade Water Residence.
Tan Rou followed Zhuang Liu home. Since they were already married, the Tao family would not object to them living together.
As soon as they entered, Zhuang Liu went to pick Tan Rou up. This shocked Tan Rou and she subconsciously hugged Zhuang Liu’s neck.
“What are you doing? Why did you suddenly pick me up?” Tan Rou rebuked.
Zhuang Liu said nervously, “You haven’t fully recovered yet. You shouldn’t walk so much.:
Tan Rou didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “I’ve already walked so far. This bit of distance wouldn’t make a difference.”
Zhuang Liu did not agree. He insisted on carrying Tan Rou to her room.” Before you recover, I won’t let you walk.”
Tan Rou was very touched. She hugged Zhuang Liu’s neck tightly and said, “Then I’ll have to trouble you for the next few days.”
That night, Tan Rou’s period arrived as scheduled. The pain of acute intestine inflammation and the pain of her period mixed, caused Tan Rou’s face to turn pale. It was said that a doctor could not treat himself. Although Tan Rou was a doctor, she could not treat herself. Once she fell sick, she would also have to seek help from another doctor.
With Zhuang Liu’s status, he did not need to bring Tan Rou to the doctor at all. He could just call a private doctor to his house. Although he had always lived in the capital, he would sometimes come here to deal with the branch company’s matters. He still had to arrange for a private doctor. Moreover, the Zhuang Corporation had invested in private hospitals. It was very easy to call a few private doctors over.
Tan Rou’s medicine was left in the Capital. She really did not expect to fall sick. Sickness came like a mountain. She had no way to get medicine for herself.
She was lying on the bed and was in a lot of pain. Suddenly, she felt a pair of hands gently pressing on her stomach. The hands were very warm and massaged her stomach very comfortably.
Tan Rou opened her eyes slightly and saw Zhuang Liu massaging her stomach. She was very touched. “Ah Liu, thank you.”
Zhuang Liu wished he could lie there for Tan Rou. These simple gestures were nothing.
“Xiao Rou, I wish I was the one in pain.” Zhuang Liu said with a pained expression.
“If you lie here, my heart will ache too,” Tan Rou objected.
In short, the other party would be very distressed if either of them were to lie on the bed.
After pressing for a while, Zhuang Liu removed one hand and placed it on the hot towel. When his hand was warm, he placed it on Tan Rou’s stomach. Zhuang Liu was using such a method to keep his hands warm.
A warm current flowed from Zhuang Liu’s hand to Tan Rou’s stomach. Tan Rou felt that her stomach was much more comfortable. It seemed that Zhuang Liu’s massage was really useful.